The Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race finally begins.
Haiji was right, and Section 1 moves at a slow pace while the teams try to feel each other out.
Prince, who bears the heavy responsibility of starting the race, takes up his position behind the other runners and conserves his strength.
It's all part of Haiji's plan to take the top.
Haiji also sends a message to Prince through Tazaki in the coach's vehicle and heads to the Tsurumi Relay Station where Musa waits.
The group raises its pace. Prince desperately hangs on.
And in the back of his mind, he recalls a conversation he once had with Haiji...
Twenty-one runners wearing sashes
will wrap themselves in a gust of wind
واحد وعشرون عدّاءً مرتدي أشرطةً سيحيطون
أنفسهم بموجة رياح
Los 21 con sus bandas se verán
envueltos por ráfagas de viento
Los 21 con sus bandas se verán
envueltos por ráfagas de viento
Vingt-et-un coureurs
s’échangeront le témoin
Vinte e um corredores vestindo faixas
vão se envolver em uma rajada de vento
Двадцать одного спортсмена с лентой