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...
If it's a race for the best time,
إن كان سباقاً لأفضل زمن
In einem Wettkampf um die beste Zeit
sollte jeder allein laufen
Si solo importan los tiempos,
Si solo importan los tiempos,
Si on se base sur le chrono,
Se è una gara per stabilire il miglior tempo
Se isso é uma corrida pelo melhor tempo,
Раз гонка на время,