The residents of the Chikusei-so experience a crushing defeat at the track meet.
When Kakeru sees his teammates complain and praise one another for their powerlessness, he explodes. While trying to calm down Kakeru, Nico-chan reveals his feelings towards running that he's been hiding. Kakeru advises him to try as hard as possible. The next morning, Kakeru and Nico-chan abandon Haiji's coaching and begin training alone. Meanwhile, in order to regain the comic reading time that was taken from him by practice, Prince plans to have a certain item delivered to the apartment...
Don't die while standing
during the Hakone Ekiden.
لا تمت واقفاً أثناء هاكوني
Bitte stirb nicht im Stehen
während des Hakone, ja?
No te vayas a morir de pie
durante el Hakone Ekiden.
No te vayas a morir de pie
durante la Hakone Ekiden.
Ne meurs pas debout
lors du Hakone.
Non morire in piedi durante
 la ekiden di Hakone, d'accordo?
Por favor, não vá morrer em pé
durante a Hakone Ekiden, certo?
Не умирай, пожалуйста,
стоя во время марафона.