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...
Prince got the sash this far.
أوصل أمير الشريط لهذا الحد
Ich werde die Schärpe,
die Prinz mir gebracht hat,
Príncipe trajo la banda hasta aquí.
Príncipe trajo la banda hasta aquí.
Ouji-san ha portato la fascia fin qui.
O Príncipe trouxe esta faixa de tão longe.
Принц так старался донести ленту.