The next day.
After getting dressed, Koichi headed to the designated location.
The setup for this interview was no different from a press conference.
The three of them would sit in a row.
The only difference was that the interviewer had been arranged by the officials.
This was also a chance to address the questions everyone outside their camp was eager to have answered.
"Mm, looking good. Want to get some makeup done?"
Ayano Aoe looked Koichi up and down. He still looked half-asleep.
Kotomi had a pretty good eye. This outfit gave him the air of a friendly older guy from next door.
"I'll pass. I spent a while memorizing the script yesterday, so I didn't sleep well."
Koichi rubbed his eyes, then sat down beside her.
He had come over after a quick breakfast. Once the interview was over, he could go back and get some more sleep.
"Then close your eyes for a bit. They still need some time to get ready."
Ayano Aoe tossed him a can of hot coffee.
She had happened to spot it in a vending machine outside, so she had asked her assistant to buy a few cans while she was there.
"That wouldn't look too good, would it? Some coffee will do."
Koichi opened the coffee, then glanced at the staff over on the other side.
From the looks of it, they were taking this interview quite seriously. They had even brought in a professional lighting technician, and the cameras were the kind used by TV stations.
He wasn't actually all that sleepy.
Meanwhile, Keigo Kudo was sitting to one side, resting with his eyes closed.
His good fortune had come so suddenly.
A racehorse under his care was suddenly about to challenge for the Triple Crown, and today he had