Hokkai Ranch.
After wrapping things up in Osaka, Koichi returned on his own, while his agent went to Tokyo.
Most of the paperwork had to be handled in Tokyo. When the time came, he would head back there from the ranch, then depart from Tokyo.
Before leaving, he would also visit Epiphaneia again.
After all their work over the past few days, Epiphaneia and Kenichi Ikezoe had become somewhat familiar with each other and learned to work together.
As for how they would perform in the Newcomer Race, that would depend on how things went on the day.
"Young Master, do you think we should renovate the stalls for Ship and Sweetie?"
Mirai asked Koichi, who was sitting in his office chair.
Once he went abroad, getting in touch would be harder, given the time difference.
"If you want to do it, go ahead. Just pay for it out of the ranch's account."
Koichi had no objections.
Renovating the stalls would not cost much.
The racehorses worked hard in their races, so there was nothing wrong with giving them something nice.
Their ranch had no need to squeeze every last bit of value out of its racehorses.
"Start with Divine Might's stall. Give it a trial run first, since he isn't home right now anyway."
"No problem. I'll start contacting people when I get back!"
Mirai was delighted that her young master had agreed so readily.
They could try things out with Divine Might's stall first, then renovate the others if it went well.
Given Epiphaneia's current situation, he probably would not return to the ranch until winter.
For his breaks in between, they would definitely have to find a nearby ranch where he could rest out at pasture.
The Training Center was simply too far from their ranch. The