Sakamichi meets Kinjou, who tells him to become stronger. He learns that Makishima and Tadokoro have come to cheer on the team as well and tells the rest of the team shaken by the first day's loss. Team Sohoku resolves to approach the rest of the race with a new attitude. Meanwhile, the similarly defeated Midousuji of Kyoto Fushimi begins planning a new strategy for the second day's race... The morning of the second day dawns. Hakone Academy's Shinkai Yuto strikes up a conversation with Sakamichi. "Let's race at some point today."
...when you said you'd 
work hard this year, too.
Hab mich gefreut, als du sagtest,
du hängst dich auch dieses Jahr rein!
cuando supe
que te volverías a esforzar.
Cuando supe
que te volverías a esforzar.
Comme quoi, cette année,
tu t’impliquerais encore.
Quando ti ho sentito dire che
ti saresti impegnato al massimo anche quest'anno.
Quando você disse que ia
competir outra vez, este ano.
когда ты заявил, что и в этом
году будешь стараться.