After morning training ended, Koichi was in no hurry to take Gold Ship back.
The sea was right beside the racecourse.
He could take Gold Ship down to the shore for a look, while Megumi Mitsumori and Miku Kuchiki headed straight to the plaza inside the racecourse.
The racecourse had every facility they could need. Besides places to eat, there were plenty of things to do, including an area where visitors could try horseback riding.
Quite a few racehorses had retired to become riding horses there.
Even the scenery around the plaza was lovely.
Since it was their first visit to Hakodate Racecourse, the two women naturally wanted to have a little fun.
As for Hakodate Racecourse's most distinctive architectural feature, it was probably the way visitors could watch the horses make their way from the paddock onto the track from all sorts of angles.
There were partially underground viewing areas, as well as places to watch from the stairs above.
It was Miku Kuchiki's first time visiting a racecourse for fun, so she was understandably excited.
If Megumi Mitsumori had not held her back, she felt Miku would have run off to play in the children's area.
She was a grown woman, yet she still acted like a little kid.
Koichi had reached the shore too, and along the way, they had seen quite a few people jogging by the sea.
Judging by their outfits, they were all seasoned fitness enthusiasts.
He had little interest in that himself. His days consisted of going to and from work, then finding somewhere to browse his phone or read.
"Consider this a little extra activity. I'll take you for a walk by the sea, then we'll head back for a bath."
Koichi jumped down from Gold Ship's back and took hold