After crossing the Finish Line, Kitasan Black habitually jogged for a while. Once her breathing steadied, she turned back with a trace of regret.
"Was A-Fun Senpai the champion? As expected, saying I wanted to beat my seniors was still too naïve..."
After murmuring that, she pursed her lips and clenched her fists. She gave a self-mocking laugh, shook her head, and looked uneasily toward the commentary booth.
Ever since she was very young, Grandpa had told her that many things in this world were difficult, but as long as she persevered to the end, she would surely see success.
She had always believed that too.
So after several months of hard work, just as she had once said, in the depths of her inner heart, she truly hoped that one day she could become a Horse Girl like her seniors—or even surpass them.
Before the practice race, she had vaguely thought that after three races and three consecutive wins, even if she could not compare to her seniors now, she should still have had a chance in a practice race.
Even if the odds were slim, even if she ultimately lost, she should at least have put on a dazzling performance.
But she had clearly watched her seniors overtake her one after another, cross the Finish Line before her one after another, while she ended up in last place.
No matter how unwilling she was to admit it, she knew that she was still far behind her seniors.
"I wonder what Trainer will say about me..."
She had only just muttered that uneasily when she saw Anjing Zhen approach Tokai Teio and Mejiro McQueen near the commentary booth. After seeming to say something to them, he headed toward her.
Her ears twitched. She unconsciously lowered her head, one foot