Sakamichi turns his pedals in order to fulfill his promise to battle Manami at the Inter-high. He and his team catch up to Hakone Academy, but it's not the lead pack. Ashikiba and Midousuji have gone on ahead. Due to the change in circumstances, Manami tells Sakamichi that they can't battle. Teshima orders Sakamichi to go after the lead pack. Steeling his resolve, Sakamichi and Imaizumi race their pace. Meanwhile, at the lead pack, in contrast with Hakone Academy, Kyoto Fushimi, and Kumamoto Daiichi, Naruko battles alone, believing his teammates will catch up!
Why is the Kumamoto Daiichi 
team that passed us scattered?
Warum ist Kumamoto Daiichi,
obwohl sie uns überholten,
¿Por qué el equipo de Kumamoto Daiichi
que nos pasó está disperso?
¿Por qué el equipo de Kumamoto
que nos pasó está disperso?
Pourquoi Kumamoto s’est dispersé
alors qu’ils nous avaient dépassés ?
La squadra della Kumamoto Daiichi 
che ci ha superato
Por que a Kumamoto estava
toda dispersada quando a passamos?
Почему обошедшие нас Кумамото
 Даити в таком состоянии?