Osaka.
"Come on, next stop."
Wearing sunglasses, Ayano Aoe walked at the head of their group.
Even though the group consisted of just her and Koichi.
"Young Lady, don't you have broodmare business to take care of?"
Koichi was dressed much the same, in casual clothes and a pair of sunglasses.
He had originally planned to wander around alone, but happened to run into Ayano Aoe, who had come to the area.
Aoe Ranch had a racehorse competing at Hanshin Racecourse that Saturday, and he happened to be its jockey.
In their line of work, it was perfectly normal for horse owners and jockeys to go out together or share a meal. After all, some owners had very strong opinions of their own.
The decisions about which races to enter and which jockeys to use were ultimately in the owners' hands.
"If everything needed my involvement, Aoe Ranch couldn't function. I was just busier before. Things have pretty much settled down this year."
Ayano Aoe spoke as she looked at one of Osaka's landmark signs.
This was also the busiest part of Osaka.
But they were only strolling around there for the morning. In the afternoon, they were heading to Universal Studios.
"That's true. Our ranch runs entirely without me now. All I have to do is provide enough operating funds."
Koichi thought she had a point.
The last time they had gone out together seemed to have been when they climbed up to a temple in Kyoto before Golden Masterpiece's Kikuka Sho.
"Your ranch manager has been in touch with us quite a bit. He said he'd taken a liking to two broodmares."
They could now be considered partners with Hokkai Ranch. After all, Hokkai Ranch now had plenty of staff and land, so they could board their own