01x07 - The Man in the 4 Car

[bunniefuu]

Car No.16, No.18, and car 86 are
heading towards the toll gate.

These three cars are
still in an intense fight.

Okay, the race enters the second lap.

Will Kanata Katagiri give chase again?

Come on, Kanata.

I don't want Kanata to become famous,

but I want to accompany him
in fulfilling his dream.

Awesome!

That bottom looks really good.

Yeah.

Oh no!

I was too careless.

Let's interview Angel No.7,
who just finished her job.

Who is your favorite racer?

Well...

I have just become an Angel recently.

I don't know any of the racers.

Come on.

She obviously knows one of them well.

That's so funny.

Right?

Don't make jokes about your own daughter.

For people I don't know,
I can't say who I appreciate more.

So this year
I plan to do my job well first,

and to know more about MFG.

Sorry,

that's all I can say now.

That's all.

A bit proud.

This is the newcomer, Angel No.7.

All 14 cars have entered the second lap.

The race is just about
to begin, Mr. Kogashiwa.

Indeed.

Almost all racers were controlling
tire wear in the first lap.

According to the previous races,

things will change in the second
lap at Odawara Pikes Peak.

To constantly try to
improve their ranking,

these monster race cars
will gradually unleash their power.

[MF GHOST]

[Turn07: The Man in Car 4]

Ranking the eighth place, Akaba
in car No.2 has unstoppable fierce attack.

The Taylor in car No.8 in front
has already entered his attack range.

It seems his overtaking
is just a matter of time.

I don't think the


can stop the overtaking
of 650-horsepower Ferrari.

I have mastered an important tip.

In the preliminaries, the turbocharger
didn't work due to a sensor failure.

But I still broke my record in sector 3.

The exit of the MFG maze must be there.

Right, Ryo Takahashi?

Watch out. He's about to make a move!

Car No.2 has overtaken
Jackson Taylor's car No.8!

Impressive. I'm at a loss against you.

I think there are three
excellent racers in MFG.

The first one is Beckenbauer.

He is completely different from the rest.

The second one is you, Akaba.

And the third one

is that man who ranked 4th place
and somehow missed this race.

What?

Kou.

The big screen over there is
broadcasting the MFG race.

Is it a replay of a previous race?

No, it's a live broadcast.

How can it be?

You aren't participating in the race?

Kou, is it okay for you to be here now?

Of course.

Because today is your birthday, Sana.

Well...

But you can't make money
if you don't race.

Don't worry about that.

I ranked 4th place.

I earned a lot of money last year.

But I always feel insecure.

You are very mature, good-looking,

and also a celebrity.

Girls will come to you themselves.

I'm really worried.

Those Angels are very cute,
and they have great figures.

They are all old women compared to you.

Why...

I'm just an ordinary high school girl
with nothing remarkable.

That's not true.

How could you be ordinary?

You are very special.

Because

you're only 17.



The number sounds so wonderful.

It shakes my soul from
the bottom of my heart.

There are only two things
in this world that I truly love.

It is me who is fascinated
by 17-year-old girls,

and me who

grips the steering
wheel and pursues the limit.

That's so cool.

I'm not obsessed with money.

Even if I spend all my money on girls,

I just need to work hard to earn more.

Let's go buy your birthday gift.

What?

You can buy whatever you want.
There is no budget limit.

I'm so happy, Kou.

Attack, Mr. Ishigami!

If you're not ahead in sector 1,
you won't get another chance.

I will even if you don't tell me!

Keep quiet. You're distracting me!

I used to believe that the engine
of this car is flawless.

This is the only six-cylinder boxer engine
in MFG that can reach 9000 RPM,

and unleash 500 horsepower.

But now it seems not powerful enough.

Not enough.

It's not enough to compete with that man.

He is impeccable.

I can't find any opportunity to attack.

If you go full speed in sector 1,

there are several spots where you
can exceed a spot speed of 200 km/h.

Some audiences might find it strange.

Why can a drone with a top
speed of 180 km/h keep up then?

It's because the drone in the air
has a faster rotating speed than a car.

Even if it's left behind on straights,
it can catch up in the curves.

Not good.

Things are getting unfavorable.

Goddess of fortune,
please grant me strength.

My beloved Angel No.7...

EMERGENCY LANE

This is Ogata. Do you hear me, Kanata?

It's clear, over.

Aren't you driving too fast?
I'm worried about your tires.

Your tire wore out 80 percent after
just one lap in the preliminaries.

If you keep going at this pace,

by midway through the second lap,
your tires will lose grip.

No problem, Mr. Ogata.

I had strict tire management
training at the academy.

In every stint...

That is, the practice of finishing
a predetermined distance.

I've done loads of practice
of wearing out the grip.

You can't wear it out too early,
but it's a must to wear it out.

Because the full-out sprint starts only
when entering the final downhill.

I have the confidence
to do this better than anyone.

I'll complete the race and
rank higher as a gift to you, Mr. Ogata.

Over.

Oh no, I've got goosebumps.

My eyes are getting moist.

Beckenbauer in car No.12 doesn't give
Ishigami in car No.1 any opportunity.

The pure white Porsche CAYMAN
is the first to pass the rest house.

It's completely an overthrow!

Can anyone catch up with this man?

This young man is known as
the Assassin from Stuttgart.

He shattered the honor
of the two-time defending champion!

Car No.9 ranks third,
and No.5 ranks fourth.

Car No.7 Ohtani ranks fifth.

The battle for sixth place is exciting.

Car No.2 is closely behind car No.6.

Is Kaito Akaba going to overtake?

Right here?

Car No.2 has overtaken car No.6,

and moved up to sixth place!

Damn, he squeezed such a wide car
into such a narrow space.

You're too reckless, Kaito Akaba.

Following closely

is Taylor in car No.8
and Oishi in car No.3.

Akaba? Where is Kaito Akaba?

He's 9 seconds ahead of you.
There are two cars in between.

Don't rush, Daigo.

Calm down
and try to overtake car No.8 first.

Damn!

How am I supposed to calm down?

Why do we have such a big gap
in sector 1 with the same horsepower?

The Yajikita Siblings passed by too.

About 6 seconds behind,
a red car appeared!

It's the Toyota 86GT with the weakest
horsepower among the 15 finalists.

He keeps being pulled away by other
cars in horsepower sections.

This must be a quite
tough race for Katagiri.

Despite the insufficiency of the car,
the racer's performance stands out.

Compared to Beckenbauer who is leading

and Kaito Akaba who's
giving chase in the middle section,

he has driving skills
that are not inferior at all.

Car No.13 at the back has
also entered sector 2.

In the latter half of the section
from Mt. Taikanzan to the lakeside,

the road conditions are quite bad.

The car might shake due to bumps.
There is a lot of gravel too.

If I am too aggressive, I could
lose control of the car.

This should be the same for all racers.

But why

only that guy can charge like that?

[MF GHOST]

[MF GHOST]

The leading Beckenbauer is gradually
pulling away from the car behind.

Car No.1 can't catch up at all
and falls behind.

There was a change in the cars
fighting for the third place.

Car No.9, which was racing all the way,
has slowed down.

Car No.5, which Car No.9 once shook off,
is now closely following it again.

Car No.9 seems to have
signs of understeer.

The tires are gradually wearing out.

Damn.

The wear on the front wheels
is faster than I thought.

I can't smoothly control
its heavyweight body through braking.

But the traction of
the rear wheels is fine.

The road is narrow here,
so I won't let you overtake.

I must get the kiss from Angel No.7.

Just wait!

Rest house to Kaito, do you hear me?

Car No.9 has slowed down.

Now those cars vying for third place
have all slowed down.

If this goes on, you should be able to
catch up with him at the end of the race.

Roger that.

I'll catch up with the AMG in front first.

His rear looks bigger and bigger.

Switching the screen now.

Car No.16, Car No.18, and Car 86 are here.

These three cars have
been battling non-stop.

It seems to be the Yajikita Siblings
battling with Kanata Katagiri,

but in fact, the combat power
of these three cars differ.

It's car 86 closely following
the two cars in front.

For Yashio and Kitahara who're chased,
they must be frustrated.

Because no matter how they run,
the car 86 follows them like a shadow.

Kakeru Yashio, 22 years old.

Nozomi Kitahara, 20 years old.

Kanata Katagiri, 19 years old.

The young talents are competing fiercely.

Who will be the last one standing?

Don't let your guard down, Nozomi.

Handle every turn properly.

Even minor mistakes will
accumulate and speed up tire wear.

I know.

Aren't you paying too much
attention to the back, brother?

I'm not as weak as you think.

These seconds won
through constant endurance

can sometimes become a rare gift.

This is what racing is.

After the lakeside,

ROUTE 1 HIGHEST POINT, ELEVATION 874 METERS
the race enters the highest point of Route 1.

Every car's tires are
continually wearing down.

What are you doing, Senior Kyoko?

Nothing. Well...

Your waist is too thin.

Even a girl like me wants to touch it.

Not at all.

You have a thin waist too, Miss Kyoko.

Look.

Oh.

I always contract my belly when working.

A little cheat.

Ren, are you in any sports club?

I was in track and field club from middle
school to my first year of high school.

No wonder.

Your legs are so well-shaped.

You are in second year of high
school, so you're 17 years old?

Yes.



I'm really envious.

You must be the youngest Angel ever.

Ren, do you have a boyfriend?

No, I don't.

I've never had a boyfriend.

Really?

Do you have a boyfriend, Miss Kyoko?

You must do.

Not at the moment.

But there is a person I'm fond of.

I've been in unrequited love
for two years now.

I didn't expect that...

Right?

Surprisingly, I don't mess around
when it comes to relationships.

The battle for eighth place is between
Taylor in car No.8 and Oishi in car No.3.

Get out of the way, move!

How could Lord Lamborghini
always be tailing the Porsche?

Once we get to the short straight
at the highest point of Route 1, I will attack.

I'll let you see the power
of a 5.2-liter V10 engine.

The two cars we caught up
on the lakeside pulled away again.

The uphill in the second half
of sector 2 is extremely steep.

It demonstrates how much
horsepower a racing car needs.

While balance is indeed important,

it only matters
if you have the horsepower.

Kanata must be far more
frustrated than I am,

as I am just staring at the screen.

We need horsepower...

That's what we need.

The leading racer has passed
the highest point of Route 1.

The mid-engine Porsche keeps surging forward
without a concern for the monsters behind.

Its four-cylinder boxer engine
only has an exhaust volume of 2.5 liters.

But the one behind the wheel is
the genius racer, Michael Beckenbauer.

In second place is car No.1, Ishigami.

He drives forward alone while calculating
the distance to the car behind.

And behind is the battle for third place.

Aiba in car No.9 and Sakamoto in car No.5.

Although both are 4WD, car No.5 is
disadvantaged due to its mid-engine.

It can't overtake even if it wants to.

The dreadful cornering acceleration
of the NISSAN GT-R still exists.

How long can he hold his ranking?

Don't miss this!

And then there's
the battle for fifth place.

The Ferrari is making a move!

The terrifying Kaito Akaba

begins to show his
real power in the final!

SIXTH PLACE, KAITO AKABA
He finally ranks fifth.

FIFTH PLACE, KAITO AKABA
He finally ranks fifth.

FIFTH PLACE, KAITO AKABA
The ranking in preliminaries didn't affect him at all.

Akaba keeps rushing forward.

No one can stop him now.

Catching up to the third-place
group should be a matter of time.

In seventh place is car No.6, Yanagida.

Following him is the group
competing for eighth place,

Taylor in car No.8 and Oishi in car No.3.

Car No.3 is attacking now!

It's an extremely close battle.

This should make a successful overtake!

Car No.3 is gradually surpassing car No.8!

Will he have the chance to
see the horse badge once again?

This raging bull is chasing
its old enemy with all efforts!

These two Italian supercars,
which were lackluster in the early stage,

begin to dismantle the strength
of the German cars.

Finally, the last section!

As the tires continue to wear down,
the battles just get hotter.

There's no room for slack
on Hakone downhill mountain road.

With an altitude difference of 874 meters,
this downhill section is like a nightmare.

Everyone, he's coming.

The car we must mention in sector 3.

The fiery red TOYOTA 86GT!

As this young man drives down
this Hakone mountain road,

he will be favored by gravity
and make a miracle.

The racer who grew up in England,

Kanata Katagiri is here!

LET'S GO.

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