The entire team achieves offical records.
Having earned the right to compete in the qualifier, Haiji reports their progress to Coach Tazaki.
Though they still have many challenges to face before they make it through the qualifier, the expections of everyone around them continue to rise.
They even receive an interview request from a TV station. While the others are excited, Yuki alone seems unhappy.
Today, we're taking our first step
towards winning the Hakone Ekiden!
!سنخطو خطوتنا الأولى اليوم نحو الفوز بـ هاكوني إيكيدين
Heute machen wir den ersten Schritt
zum Sieg beim Hakone Ekiden.
¡Hoy damos el primer paso
para ganar el Hakone Ekiden!
¡Hoy damos el primer paso
para ganar la Hakone Ekiden!
C’est le premier pas
vers notre victoire au Hakone Ekiden !
Oggi è il nostro primo passo
 verso la vittoria della ekiden di Hakone!
Hoje vamos dar nosso primeiro passo
para a vitória na Hakone Ekiden!
Сегодня мы сделаем первый
шаг к победе на марафоне!