Ok. We've spent enough time in cutesy Choro-Q land we better come back to the Zero4Champ reality…





The reality in which we lost once again, to that asshole Fujiwara!





: I lost…



Not only did we lose. He slaughtered us. 12.48 vs 10.86…


: Hahahaha


: I guess it was all talk.


: Why don't you just stop doing zero-yon?


: Damn it!


: Next time, I'll beat you!


: I'm looking forward to it!



It's not all bad though. We won every other race, so we've graduated from Group F.





: Taro-san. Prize money. It's 250,000 yen.


: That's good for you!



Well. Look at the brightside. Things aren't looking too bad.

We now have over a million yen of cash in the bank and Arm could still be considered competitive, it's just that nepotist asshole rigged things so he could compete in a lower class.

Let's try out our luck in Group E by calling the High Zero4 Secretariat.





: I got it. Taro is in E class. 251st Place.


: Opponents are ranked between 200 and 275.



Let's go to the circuit.


: Today's race will be a 64-car tournament. There will be a prize for the top 8, so please do your best.


: Okay let’s win!


: Taro-san, it's about time. Please arrive at the starting line. Your opponent is ranked 268th.






First up our opponent is a white Corolla...





We manage to defeat them, but they're much closer to our times in this class.





Next up is a car we haven't raced before - The Integra Type R!





Ah we dispatched this guy pretty easily. Maybe we can get through Group E on our first try?





Ooh, our next race is against the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2. We haven't encountered one of these yet, not even in the shop.





Damn! He's defeated us by half a second.





: I lost…



Damn. I thought we would get another shot, but it seems we're out of the tournament. I guess we didn’t make it into the final 8...


: Well, there's no prize money.


: Let's just go home.



We did manage to get to rank 240 however, which is not a bad effort so far...





: Hey, were you doing zero-yon?



This guy looks familiar… Where have we seen him before?


: You're right...


: Yes, I'm number one in the Zero-Yon rankings, which means I'm the Japanese champion.From now on, call me Champ.



Oh right. This is the guy that we saw Fujiwara bowing to out of respect for his hand techniques, and we thought it was embarrassing

Showing respect for others. Hah! What a clown that Fujiwara is.

We're not going to show this dickhead any respect.


: You're an idiot, who would call you that?


: What's that about you? You can't even get into the top 200.



Well… We were close! That last guy was rank 203…


: It's way too early to start talking like you're all high and mighty.



I guess this guy is the number one Zero4 Champ. Boo.

(I was hoping we would be facing off against Hiro for the finale. :( )





: Shut up. I'll blow you up someday too. Wash your neck and wait.


: Hahaha, you're the one who took me. That's fine. I'm looking forward to it.


: Damn, what an annoying guy...