Before they knew it, half of November had already passed, perhaps because of winter's chill, or perhaps because the rush of work after returning to the farm had left everyone dizzy.
Dry trees and grazing fields with exposed soil lined both sides of the asphalt road, and even the distant mountains were covered in a layer of snow.
True winter would arrive soon.
The air had been piercingly cold since morning.
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Still, while drinking tea, Mika felt a little lighthearted.
"I feel like the president is different from usual today."
Kikuchi had said that in the break room.
But that was only natural.
Because today was a slightly special day.
After finishing the usual morning checkups and stable inspections, Mika crossed the asphalt road at a slightly quicker pace than usual, heading for the grazing field covered in a thin layer of snow.
The two horses playing around ran to the fence one after the other. Moon Radiance, his tongue hanging out like a puppy's, exhaled a particularly conspicuous cloud of white breath.
Mika stroked the black bay horse's head, then took a deep breath.
[Detector] could only be used after a foal was nine months old, and today happened to be that day.
Imitating the young black horse beside her, Mika let out a long "Hoo—" of white breath, and her heart began to race of its own accord.
Under Rachel Ho's somewhat puzzled gaze, Mika unconsciously rubbed her hands together the way Zepp did before drawing cards.
Only then did she open the panel in her field of vision and use [Detector].
``` [Dazzling Move 2028/Moon Radiance (Unnamed)]
[Colt 0]
[Dark bay]
[Distance Aptitude: ?]
[Track Aptitude: ?]
[Running Style: ?]