Okay. With our American travels over, let’s head back to Los Angeles because we need to make a phone call and it's the only place in the USA where a telephone exists.
It's been awhile since we were last here! I'll bet Uncle Burger and Aunt Asami have missed our presence…
We can now select Challenge, to call Dr Claw and organise the final race!
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Okay, this is the last one.
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I'm going to challenge the US Champ!
Bring bring
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Hello, this is Hiro. Can you arrange a match with the US champion?
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What? A match with Cobra?!
Cobra eh? I wonder why sort of car he drives… it's surely not another Camaro situation is it?
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Even idiots should take a break. You're not an opponent he can compete with.
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Does Cobra mean the US national champion?
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That's right.
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I was that Cobra. I'm qualified to take on the challenge. Defeat the boss on each course and collect three medals to earn the right to challenge!
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What? Did you really collect three medals?
You bet your ass we did. We are W I N!
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To be honest, I was surprised. I never thought you would go that far.
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Okay, I'll set up a race with Cobra.
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However, the way to race with Cobra, It's a little different from before
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Let me explain how to race a Cobra.
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The races are on ice, wet and normal conditions. Run the three courses in order.
Uh huh… just like every other race we've done…
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If you lose even once…
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At that point, Cobra wins.
Got it. So…. just like every other race.
I'm guessing the difference here is we have to race on ice, then wet, then normal.
Hopefully not in the same car…
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So even if I win twice at the beginning, it's no good if I lose on the normal course?
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That's not right...
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You idiot! Dry asphalt, i.e., a normal course, is the real zero-yon!
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If you lose then it means you don't have the skill!
It's not the dry races we're worried about. They're the easy ones… it's the ice and wet ones that give us all the trouble
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What a pathetic guy to think about what will happen if he loses before even starting the race!
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If you're not confident, just go back to Japan!
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Damn it! If you say so, I have no choice but to do it. I just need to win all three times!
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And one more thing…
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Tomorrow, when you go to the circuit and meet Cobra, provoke him, and if Cobra loses...Make him promise to retire from Zero-Yon.
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Huh? What does that mean?
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As you know, in Los Angeles, people bet money on zero-fours.
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But Cobra is too fast for the bet to be valid.
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No one wants to bet against Cobra. That's why I want to retire Cobra.
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He has a huge fanbase.
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As long as they don't lose to anyone, you can't retire them
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So when you fight, you provoke him.Get a promise to retire. Just in case you win.
What do you mean, ‘Just in case’ we win?
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Hey, stop messing around!
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If you just listen quietly, you'll be kidding me.
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Why am I doing this for you? I don't have to do that.
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I would never do something like that!
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Is it okay to say something like that?
Alright. For once Hiro's sticking up for himself. Why do we always have to accept these ridiculous conditions?
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I think your girlfriend was called Noguchi Kayo. She seems like a very cute girl.
Wait… what? This just took a dark turn. How does Dr Claw know Kayo-Chan.
Is he… threatening us?
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Why did you say that?
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I know everything, even that you live in Setagaya.
Woah. This is getting very personal all of a sudden…
Even we didn't know that Hiro lived in Setagaya.
Setagaya for the record, is a ward in Tokyo, known for a building with a giant gorilla climbing it.
Sorry, back to Hiro's girlfriend being in mortal peril…
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If she's important, You'd better listen to what I have to say.
I mean, the verdicts still out on whether she's still our girlfriend or not, but we don't wish her any harm.
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It's dirty!
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Don't lay a hand on her!
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It's up to you whether you get involved or not. Now what should I do?
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Okay, I promise. Let Cobra bet his retirement on this, so leave her alone.
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That's fine. I don't want to do anything too rough. See you tomorrow at the circuit.
*click*
