Tokyo.
After the races in Kyoto ended, Koichi and Saki Ikegami headed to Tokyo.
Naturally, Koichi stayed at the same hotel as before.
Nothing had really changed here. Apart from someone coming in to clean at a set time every day, no one else entered his room.
It was still more comfortable here.
Although the guesthouse had been pretty nice, he still hadn't quite gotten used to it.
Of course, now that he was back in Tokyo, he would be joining the production crew to film the show in a few days. Then, in early February, he would start preparing for the race with Gold Ship.
Saki Ikegami had already made all the arrangements for him.
During their time working together, she had organized his schedule very sensibly. There had been no problems at all.
His money had been well spent.
Beep, beep, beep-
"Have you arrived in Tokyo?"
Megumi Mitsumori called him directly.
They had gotten Gold Ship into pretty good shape at the Training Center. All that remained was to bring him over to get used to the track, since he had never raced at Tokyo Racecourse before.
"We just got here. I only just sat down to rest."
Koichi glanced at the tall buildings outside the window.
Her call really was well timed. She had even accounted for the time it would take him to get from the plane to his destination in Tokyo.
"We're planning to head over to get used to the track sometime soon. We can talk it over when I get back."
"No problem. Are you at the ranch right now?"
"Can't you tell from my background music? There are horses neighing everywhere. We've been working hard on Epiphaneia's training lately. He really seems to be in great form this year."
Naturally, Megumi