The period from the plot to the arrival of the plot is also the time for oneself to adapt and adjust to the state.

Takeuchi Shu has a clear positioning of his strength.

In the last life, Takeuchi Shu was an underground driver, and his best result was to win the provincial league championship.

Don't underestimate it, although it is not national, but it is really hard-won.

You must know that the circle of underground riders, although few people understand it, there are tens of thousands of people who are obsessed.

He spent eight years dedicating himself to the honor of this league title. Takeuchi is not a very talented driver, and he is not a genius who has just stepped into this circle and can win consecutive championships.

In that life, my hands were covered with calluses and I paid for blood and sweat.

The position of the tiger's mouth has been torn many times due to improper force, and it has endured unimaginable pain for ordinary people.

So he belongs to the kind of driver who strives to grow, and over the years, he has honed his skills, completely relying on his love and paranoia for racing. He always believes that one day, he will be able to stand on the podium of professional competitions and prove his dedication over the years.

But it's a pity that he is the closest he can get to being a professional driver.

There was an accident that ended his career as a driver, and his life!

So after coming to this world, he chose to escape and use his identity as a painter to cover his soul as a driver, because he couldn't face the accident calmly, and the loneliness of losing his previous efforts.

Now that he's found himself, Takeuchi is clear about one thing.

That's my state, not the peak. And even if he is at his peak, he can't make a comparison with the drivers who appear in the initial D one after another, and make a comparison beyond reality.

So before improving his strength, Takeuchi Xiu needs to be the best version of himself.

Drag racing is a skilled job, but it's also a skilled trade!

From another point of view, although Takeuchi Xiu has mastered the skills accumulated over the years, he is now lacking a very important thing...... That's the state of competition!

The only way to find this competitive form is to run laps!

So Takeuchi Shu returned to Akinayama, and now what he has to do is to keep running the mountain road.

One lap, another lap!

It sounds silly, but it's the most straightforward practice.

Until you recognize yourself and find the competitive state before you cross!

When the purple EG6 keeps driving on the mountain roads of Akinayama, it emits the roar of the engine.

An increasingly complete soul is constantly matching the physical body.

......

Half a month later.

It is said that time flies quickly, and that is for those who are not prepared.

And those who are prepared make time in the unit become substantial.

During this time, nothing special seems to have happened.

But it can't erase the wonder and essence of life, everyone is changing invisibly.

Driving the EG6. Takeuchi Shu will persist every day, insist on coming to Akinayama, hone his driving skills, adapt to the details of the mountain road, and try to recover his competitive state.

In this month and a half, he ran hundreds of times to Mt. Akina.

It was all chosen during the day, and Takeuchi Shu deliberately avoided running laps at night, because now he didn't want to directly face Takumi Fujiwara, who would help deliver goods at night. Because in Takeuchi's view, he will be the opponent he has identified in his life.

Hundreds of trips to Mt. Akina will make ordinary people so bored that they vomit.

But let Takeuchi Xiu enjoy it, this very down-to-earth and familiar process. Every time you run through the mountain roads of Akinayama, you will have a different mood and experience.

Akinayama is fascinated and always stimulates his fullest nerves.

Half a month later, Takeuchi Xiu has already felt that his competitive state has awakened. At any time, you can cope with the arrival of a game.

During this time, Takeuchi Shu occasionally went back to Keiko to live.

will also take care of Ah Shu from time to time, talk to this kid, and ask him about the daily life of working at a gas station.

In addition to his big personality, Ah Shu's ability to bear hardships and stand hard work also impressed Takeuchi Xiu.

When he first went to the gas station, he told Takeuchi that he was scolded a lot, and he often misunderstood the number of the fuel gun and the oil corresponding to the model. But after making a lot of mistakes, he also has a long memory. In addition, he is very good at doing things and helping his seniors to be busy.

So Ah Shu is in the gas station, but he has a good popularity, and the work content is becoming more and more handy.

Ah Shu tells Takeuchi that the boss appreciates him. He even promised Ah Shu that after he graduated, if he didn't find a suitable job, he could continue to work here.

As a senior in high school, seeing that he is about to graduate, he has already planned a way out, which is commendable.

And Takumi, who went to work with him, stayed like Ah Shu and gained a firm foothold in this gas station. Although he doesn't have Ah Shu's ability to speak, when he works, he is not impatient and very stable, leaving a good reputation.

Everything is the same as usual, calm and smooth pace of life.

Until this day.

Takeuchi Shu, who had just left Keiko's house, received a call from Ashu.

"Uncle, are you free at night?" The moment he answered the phone, he heard Ah Shu's loud voice.

Takeuchi sat in the car, fastened his seat belt, and said to the phone, "What's wrong?" He didn't directly say that he was fine, because he wanted to hear what Ah Shu was looking for him.

"There's a game in the evening, come with me to watch it!" Ah Shu said with great interest.

Race?

Takeuchi Shu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "What game?" It won't be holding the TV and watching football and basketball, right? ”

"It's not that kind of competition!" Ah Shu was a little excited, and still said excitedly on the phone: "It's drag racing, drag racing!" ”

Hearing this, Wu Neixiu was shocked.

Could it be ......

A gleam flashed in the depths of his eyes, he looked at the date on the phone display, and took the earpiece back to his ear: "Be specific." ”

"It's my gas station Iketani senior! He's the leader of the famous Speedstars, I've heard of ...... It is to take on the challenge of RedSuns, the team from Akagi, and hold a race at Akinayama tonight! Ah Shu spoke in detail, and he was excited, as if he was looking forward to seeing a drag racing race in person.

And so it was.

Takeuchi Shu calmed down, it's time to come after all!

Compared with Ah Shu, who stayed out of the matter, in fact, the person who should really be excited should be himself.

For him, a time-traveler who has read comics, this is the beginning of the plot. Koichiro Iketani faces an alien challenger in Mt. Akina.

"How's it going, uncle...... Interested? Ah Shu was in a hurry, and there was no movement on the other end of the phone.

Takeuchi Xiu smiled softly: "Wait for me at night, I'll pick you up." ”

"Good!" Ah Shu really wants to have a companion for himself.

Hung up.

Takeuchi sat in the car and didn't think about lighting the fire and starting the car for a long time.

While he was stunned, the phone rang again.

When I saw the name of the caller, it wasn't a long-winded Ah Shu.

It's the characters around whom the event revolves.

A handful of names in the address book.

Iketani.