"The residents of the Chikusei-so will run in the Hakone Ekiden together." Kakeru responds strongly to Haiji's rash suggestion.
All the residents are amateurs when it comes to long distance running. Nobody takes Haiji's words seriously.
The residents attempt to carry on with their college lives, but Haiji's shadow approaches.
Threatened by Haiji's mysterious pressure, several tragically fall to Haiji's hand.
Kakeru tries to leave the Chikusei-so, but he runs into Nico-chan in the city.
Meanwhile, the Chikusei-so's bath breaks for unknown reasons, and they decide to go to the "hellish" public bath instead...
You ever seen a runner 
as rough around the edges as me?
أسبق ورأيتَ عدّاءً ضعيف الأساسيات مثلي؟
Hast du schon mal ’nen halbgaren
Läufer wie mich gesehen?
¿Has visto a un atleta
tan dejado como yo?
¿Has visto a un atleta
tan dejado como yo?
T’as déjà vu des coureurs
aussi bruts de décoffrage ?
Hai mai visto un corridore
 di lunghe distanze robusto come me?
Já viu um corredor de longas
distâncias tão tosco como eu?
Много повидал марафонцев
с моей комплекцией?