A Morning Drama Heading Toward Summer

The morning after the Aoba Sho.

The staff, including the newly hired Miura and Takahashi, sat around the table after finishing their morning work.

"By the way, summer's almost here."

Covering her mouth as she yawned, Rachel Ho, who had been dozing with her head on the table, suddenly lifted her head and said that.

It seemed the sunlight had been too bright, waking her up.

"Yeah, we'll be needing the air conditioning in the stables and break room again soon."

I added that as I pulled the blackout curtains shut.

Around this time, Hidaka was preparing for the upcoming Select Sale and Summer Sale, and trainers and owners would occasionally come by to visit the farms. Though not for that sort of purpose, Mejiro Farm did have a trainer visiting today.

"You put the stables before the break room—"

Zepp, who was reading racing news on his tablet, turned around with an expression that said, "Just as expected of you."

Meanwhile, Ravide claimed he was going back to sleep, yet he was already standing in the kitchen.

And so, for the first time in a while, everyone at the farm ate together.

"This morning's brisk walk—"

I had barely started speaking when I suddenly sneezed.

According to the morning weather forecast, Mitsuishi was still a chilly twelve degrees today.

Unable to adjust at once to the temperature change from already-warming Tokyo to Hidaka, I seemed to have caught a slight cold after returning yesterday.

Then again, perhaps because of this temperature, the yearlings and foals had all gathered in the paddocks and were unusually sound asleep in their stalls.

Maybe she was simply too comfortable, but Dawn wore an unguarded expression that was rare to see.

After I snapped several photos in a row, the young black horse finally