And we return to the racetrack, where Hiro’s sudden appearance is creating quite the stir…
Champ! Champ! Champ! Champ!
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Champ…
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Ah, the other day…
Taro has realised that this guy he keeps bumping into is the former champ.
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Hey, is it true that he's the real champion?
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Before the current champion, that person was the Japanese champion.
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He had been winning with overwhelming strength for over a year.
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And before long, people started calling him Champ.
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There's no doubt about it that he was a true Zero-Yon champion..
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Then one day, he suddenly disappeared..
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The rumor is that he lost to the Americans and ran away…
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Knowing him, that couldn't have happened...
Well. It sort of did. But we know it wasn't running away, he did it to defeat every single person in America for the sake of Japanese pride.
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…The champ is back!
Champ! Champ! Champ!
Oh dear, it's the current ’champ’, Derek…
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Everyone stop it! I'm the champ now.
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This guy is no champ!!
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This guy lost to the Americans and ran away.
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You cowardly coward!
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(Why this guy? Why are you getting so worked up?)
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Cowardly people are cowards. If that's the case, then why not just leave it alone?...
Hey, it's Asami!
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No!
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He didn't run away because he lost to the Americans.
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I chased after him!
Lady, you didn't chase him. You set up a situation where you sabotaged his car, encouraged him to move to the USA, worked illegally for the better part of a year feeding venomous animals and beating up gangs spend several million dollars, all to convince your uncle that racing is dangerous.
But we saw your boobs, so…
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That girl was the one the other day…
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He went to America.
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He came back as the US champion, the real Zero-Yon champion!!
Well, that part is true.
Champ! Champ! Champ! Champ!
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Stop it! I'm the champ!
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Hey you. Challenge me right now!
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The winner will be the real champion! That's great!!
He's just challenged Hiro to a race!
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I'll just call the office.
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So please wait..
We will now begin an exhibition match. The winner of this match will be ranked #1 in Japan.
The red NSX (front) is the current Champ, and the white GT-R (back) is the previous Champ.
Ooh. We get a race where we don't participate.
Woah, Hiro absolutely destroyed Derek…
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Awesome! It’s by far the best!!
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Oh my.
Oh my, it’s Hiro! And he’s coming to talk to US!
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Hey, I met you at Minato Tower…
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I was really impressed by your running.
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…So I’ll definitely beat you!
Taro, as always, with the insane over-confidence.
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You… Zero-four?
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yes
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Currently ranked second.
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I see.
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Well, I have one piece of advice for you: Find a good tuner.
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Tuner?
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That's right, without a good tuner you can't drive well.
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Well then, good luck.
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A tuner?
Do we really need another tuner? I feel we got this far using the various shops…
Maybe there are some more tunes we can unlock?
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Taro-san.
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Prize money. It's 2,000,000 yen.
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That's great.
Okay, it looks like that is it for Group A. Next step is challenging Hiro!