Aoyagi ignores Teshima's attempts to stop him and goes back to save Kaburagi, who has fallen behind. Meanwhile, with encouragement from Koga, Kaburagi begins to regain his form, but he's still not at full strength. That's when he sees... Aoyagi! Believing Aoyagi has also become exhausted and fallen behind, he moves up and begins racing ahead instead! They catch up to the pack in front of them. In order to get ahead of and out of the pack, Aoyagi hands Kaburagi a note from God so he'll increase his pace. On that note is written the lyrics to a certain song...!
Before we started, nobody noticed
 that he wasn't feeling well.
Als wir losfuhren,
ist niemanden aufgefallen,
Nadie notó en la salida
que no estaba bien.
Nadie notó en la salida
que no estaba bien.
Ça m’étonnerait que quelqu’un
ait remarqué avant le départ
Prima che la gara iniziasse, nessuno si era accorto
Ninguém percebeu que ele
estava mal, hoje de manhã.
Перед началом никто
не заметил, что ему плохо.