"The residents of the Chikusei-so will run in the Hakone Ekiden together." Kakeru responds strongly to Haiji's rash suggestion.
All the residents are amateurs when it comes to long distance running. Nobody takes Haiji's words seriously.
The residents attempt to carry on with their college lives, but Haiji's shadow approaches.
Threatened by Haiji's mysterious pressure, several tragically fall to Haiji's hand.
Kakeru tries to leave the Chikusei-so, but he runs into Nico-chan in the city.
Meanwhile, the Chikusei-so's bath breaks for unknown reasons, and they decide to go to the "hellish" public bath instead...
The top track and field teams
train every day for years,
تتمرّن فرق المضمار والميدان المتفوّقة
باجتهاد كلّ يوم لسنين
Die besten Leichtathletik-Teams
trainieren jahrelang jeden Tag hart
Los mejores equipos de atletismo
entrenan a diario por años
Los mejores equipos de atletismo
entrenan a diario durante años
Pendant des années,
les meilleurs lycées subissent
Le migliori squadre di atletica
Os melhores times de atletismo
treinam todos dias, por anos,
Парни в секциях каждый день
годами вкалывают как проклятые,