Alright! It was a close one, but we did it!

Uncle Burger has been defeated, and Hiro is now the US Champ!





: Yay, I won!!










: Congratulations, you did it!



And Asami is here to celebrate our victory with us!

Wait, isn't she supposed to be locked up in a dungeon somewhere?

… I guess Dr Claw is a man of his word and didn't spend any time releasing her.


: Ah, Asami-san, why are you here? You were kidnapped...


: What are you talking about? There's no way I'd get kidnapped.






: But on the phone…






Hiro's got a new facial expression here. The face of realization.


: That phone call was all a one-man show. You fell for it.


: Eh?? But it was a man's voice???



: Hehe, I used a voice changer to ward off prank calls. My beautiful voice turned into a scary man's voice.


: Huh?? But why would that be???


: So I'll explain from the beginning


: I have an uncle who is the US champion of zero-yon, and he's called Cobra. Even though he's old, he's still doing zero-fours.


: My aunt is worried about his health. She told him to stop every time. My uncle didn't listen at all.


: As long as he's the US champion, he told her he couldn't quit...


: So is there any way to stop it? My aunt came to me for advice.


: I immediately remembered Hiro, the Japanese champion of Zero-Yon, and thought I'd ask him for help.



Uh huh, and by ’ask’ you mean manipulate into flying to a foreign country, spend months of his time and hundreds of thousands of his dollars?

Couldn't you just y'know know, ask Hiro?


: You're a lazy person at heart.


: I put on a show to motivate you. You need to train harder to beat my uncle. I had to raise your level.



Well she definitely knows Hiro alright. To motivate him all you need to do is imply Japanese cars are slow and let him do the rest.









: Hiro


: You!



It's Sting! The American who set off this whole thing by racing us in Japan.


: I also invited Sting to Japan.



: Your car was being serviced on purpose. When it was taken apart.



Wait, you sabotaged our car!?!? We can accept being manipulated into spending thousands of dollars or guilting is into thinking we're in a life or death situation where a writing truth could end up in rape or death…

….But that's our car man!


: Sting was my student when I was studying abroad. He was a conversation teacher.





: Congratulations Hiro! The child is truly a sweet azuki bean paste made from mussels.


: Study Japanese a little more.



Wait, so Sting has no racing credentials at all?

How on earth has Asami been organizing all of this?


: That's right, what's that phone number???


: The first thing I told him was my home number in Japan. Do you think US numbers are that long? That was the international number to call Japan.


: I changed my number after I came to America. To get you to call here.


:The race setup was difficult. Thanks to his uncle's help and Sting's I managed to do it.



Wait, your uncle wasn’t suspicious about his niece from a foreign country suddenly setting up all these races that directly compete against him?

… Did you also have to set it up so that Hiro never could speak to his girlfriend again?


: That's why I'm talking about Kayo-chan.I knew it well.


: But it was good, wasn't it? We were number one in America. You're a true Zero-Yon champion!






: ………..


: So…


: …..You were tricking me!



Hiro finally figured it out.


: Come on, don't get so angry. I invited a special guest.









: Congratulations, Hiro-kun.


: Hey Kayo-chan! When did you come to America?


: I just arrived.


: I was the one who called her.



That would have been an interesting conversation. ‘Hey, Kayo–chan come to America to watch Hiro race for the US championship. But don't tell him you're coming. By the way, I told him you'd be kidnapped and raped if he loses.'


: Shut up you idiot!



That's right Hiro, shut her down!!

Fun fact, as I endeavour to find more about these games I've found a few Japanese websites that refer to, who we knew as 'Mamiyo Matsunaga' from the first game (a.k.a the Puff Puff lady!) as 'Asami Matsunaga'.

So Asami here was actually in the first game as one of the Four Heavenly Kings we raced! Aka the one who kept trying to trick us with sexual favours.

No wonder Kayo doesn't like her.


: Hiro, you can go back to Japan now, right?


: Yeah



: I'm being selfish and even Kayo-chan I'm sorry for worrying you.


: No, I'm fine.



: But why don't you go home a little later?


: Huh?


: At first, I was planning to pack my bags and go back to Japan as soon as I became number one,


: While living in America I've come to understand a lot of things…


: There are a lot of bad people, but there are also a lot of good people. Anyway, everything is huge. America!



I love this description of America. I want to have it in a t-shirt or a mug


: That's the kind of country America is. I want to show it to Kayo-chan too.


: let's go!






: Yeah!






: Hey, get her a zero-to-yon car. Are you planning to give me a ride?


: Picture?


: I'm saying I'll lend you my car. An American car is nice once in a while.



Yes, but as we literally, definitively just proved, they are inferior to Japanese cars.


: Please spare me.


: My uncle's car is awesome.


: In America, people with talent are quickly recognized.


: …even if you're Japanese.



Well, it seems defeating the crotchety old Uncle Burger has only served to make him nicer to us…


: Come on, hurry up and wave your hands and respond to the cheers!


And Hiro stands, supported on either side by two scantily clad young women, who clearly aren't his girlfriend, as he raises his fist in the air proclaiming victory!






: Wooooooooo!!


: We did it!



As the credits roll, we hear some smooth jazz, and watch Kayo Chan and Hiro ride off to the sunset in The Shelby Cobra.

I guess American cars aren't so bad after all...

Ugh this thing is noisy and dirty and uncomfortable. Should have taken the Miata.