Hearing Mikki Rocket's words, hearing that hesitant, bewildered tone, Kitasan Black understood at once.
To help Mikki Rocket before, she had gone out of her way to learn a great deal. She knew very well that Mikki Rocket's current Trainer had once been Senior T.M. Opera O's Trainer.
Just like the rumor of the "Monster of Fuchu," ever since partnering with T.M. Opera O, that Trainer had never again guided a Horse Girl to victory in a major race like a G1.
This had left a deep impression on her, and she had happened to hear about it even before Mikki Rocket started asking around.
At the time, she had only thought that no matter what happened, she would never terminate her contract with Anjing Zhen. The two of them would keep striving together until the very end.
Now, as she went further and further in the Shining Series and saw more and more, she gradually came to understand that a legendary Horse Girl like Senior T.M. Opera O would undoubtedly place enormous pressure on both her Trainer and Mikki Rocket.
With such dazzling achievements under her belt, even if one could not surpass her, surely one should at least stand shoulder to shoulder with her, right?
Probably every junior who faced T.M. Opera O thought that way, and that Trainer must have had similar thoughts as well.
Realizing this, Kitasan Black not only asked Anjing Zhen about it, but also put herself in Mikki Rocket's shoes.
She discovered that just as Mikki Rocket had always admired T.M. Opera O, she herself had always admired Tokai Teio.
If it were her, if she debuted yet never managed to achieve results on par with her senior, she would surely feel a tangled mix of frustration, shame, and guilt.
Putting herself in