Months have passed after the double-disqualification disaster at the Tennō Shō, but Orfevre did anything but slow down. Training sessions stretched longer into the evenings, then into the night, often under weather that others avoided. Where others recovered, she repeated. Where others rested, she refined. At the same time, the world refused to let it fade. Broadcasts, discussions, and expectations continued to circle her name, especially with the next G1 race, the Takarazuka Kinen, approaching.