The next day.
After breakfast, Megumi Mitsumori and Miku Kuchiki headed to the stable first to wake Gold Ship.
By now, Gold Ship was probably already rattling the feed bucket.
Koichi was in no particular hurry. He had to wait for Gold Ship to get cleaned up and finish breakfast anyway.
The detached house they had rented was not very big, but it was nicely designed, with three floors and its own parking space.
He stayed on the first floor, while Megumi Mitsumori and Miku Kuchiki stayed on the second.
He had also brought a folding bicycle with him this time.
He could ride it to work in a little while.
Hakodate Racecourse was right by the sea. Visitors could even see the ocean from the viewing stand inside the racecourse, which was one of its distinctive features.
As for the previous evening, they had gone straight to a nearby restaurant for seafood rice bowls.
The ingredients at a restaurant right by the sea really were fresh.
"I'll sneak another ice cream."
Koichi glanced at the doorway, then hopped off the sofa.
Ever since returning home, he had been under Megumi Mitsumori's watchful eye, unable to eat even a bite of anything high in calories. Now that she was gone, surely sneaking a little would be fine.
"Mmm-so satisfying. This flavor really is good."
There were actually plenty of snacks in the refrigerator, all bought at the nearby convenience store after dinner the night before.
Then Koichi turned on the television and switched to the Horse Racing Channel.
Most of the programming on these horse racing channels consisted of race predictions or interviews about active and retired racehorses.
He had only recently started watching this program.
Naturally, the hottest topic right now was the upcoming Takarazuka Kinen.
Just as trainer