"Ah, I see."
Nodding in understanding, Kitasan Black suddenly noticed that Spring and Autumn Equinox looked a little dejected. After thinking for a moment, she quickly guessed why.
It was probably because she had seen how outstanding her good friends were and couldn't help thinking of herself.
Ever since she was very young, she had known the Satono Sisters, as well as Senior Kobayashi Ricky, who was a little older than her, and so many other children.
Yet despite being around the same age, while quite a few of her friends had begun to stand out, she had still been worrying over not having a Trainer. She had even wondered whether her talent was simply too lacking—otherwise, how could she have fallen so far behind her friends?
Now that she had gone through so much training and so many races, thinking carefully about it, what she saw before her sometimes might not have been the truth—at least, not all of it.
Thinking that, she suddenly smiled, took Spring and Autumn Equinox's hand, glanced at Almond Eye, and headed toward Chinatown.
"...Senior?"
Not expecting Kitasan Black to do that, Spring and Autumn Equinox was a little surprised.
"As for me, before I debuted, a lot of people thought I couldn't run middle-distance or long-distance races."
Smiling as she tilted her head, Kitasan Black spoke of past events.
"Little Bun probably knows about that, right?"
"Mm! I do!"
Spring and Autumn Equinox nodded without hesitation.
"I've watched every single one of Senior's races and every interview! There was even an interview where you mentioned this!"
Then, her expression turned serious.
"But those people had no eye for talent at all. Senior was obviously amazing—they just couldn't see it!"
"Couldn't see it... I don't know about that either."
Shaking her head, Kitasan Black