As questions fired off like a machine gun, Otoya Shiyuezi's fountain pen raced nonstop across her notebook. Her eyes gleamed with curious scrutiny as she stared unblinkingly at Kitasan Black.
The intimidating presence unique to professional journalists made Kitasan Black unconsciously draw her shoulders back.
Whenever she had faced similar media interviews in the past, Anjing Zhen had usually handled them.
She had seen it a few times by chance. Whenever he had to attend a press conference, reception, or similar event, her Trainer would always spend plenty of time preparing in advance and drafting responses.
Which questions could be answered, which needed to be avoided, what attitude to take, what tone to use—while preparing all of that, he would also draft some answers for her.
With Anjing Zhen's prepared answers, whenever she faced a question, she only needed to determine whether it was something she could respond to, then recall the contents of the script and say a few simple words.
And more often than not, her answers were just things she would normally say anyway, like "I'll train hard" or "Thanks for the support." There was nothing difficult about them.
But with Anjing Zhen absent, facing Otoya Shiyuezi's questions alone, she was at a loss for a moment.
So besides training, A-Zhen usually had to deal with difficult things like this too...
If he were here—
Wait, I can't always rely on A-Zhen, and—
She unconsciously tilted her head. Seeing Almond Eye and Mikki Rocket beside her, Kitasan Black quietly took a breath, just as she would adjust her breathing rhythm during a race.
Feeling much steadier, she quickly thought things over and prepared to decline Otoya Shiyuezi's sudden interview.
Yet the moment she opened her mouth, perhaps because calming down allowed her to consider the other party's