The Kansei University track team accepts Kakeru's past and begins running once again.
Their hellish training camp continues, and once they return to the city, they busily engage in recruiting for the fan club, fundraising, and job hunting. The last traces of their amateurism fade as every one of them swells with the strength of a true athlete.
The ten of them sprint through a single fleeting summer.
As Hanako watches over their brilliant progress, they begin to see a certain path leading towards their future.
A single man's dream passes from one man to another.
Nico-chan and King draw ever closer to achieving official records. Only one man remains...
But there are plenty of other guys out there
لكن يوجد الكثيرون هناك
Aber weißt du, es gibt in dieser Welt noch viele andere,
die sich ebenso sehr anstrengen.
Sin embargo, de seguro muchos otros
Sin embargo, seguro que muchos otros
Mais des gars
qui ne se ménagent pas,
Però, sai, là fuori ce ne sono tanti 
che si stanno impegnando come loro.
Mas há muitos outros lá fora
Но наши парни далеко не единственные,
кто из кожи вон лезет ради цели.