1. "This story is fiction.Copy !req
2. All names of characters, places andCopy !req
3. organizations in the story are fictional.Copy !req
4. Follow the traffic rules and drive safely."Copy !req
5. Information, it's an era
where it travels in a secondCopy !req
6. But you don't know what
choice you should takeCopy !req
7. "Money can't buy my love"?Copy !req
8. Guys who say that crap
get the lariat three timesCopy !req
9. Following the manual you just hold each otherCopy !req
10. You don't realize there is no loveCopy !req
11. Before you suffocate, shout Ho!
In the midnight dreamCopy !req
12. You can't even take a breath
in the sleepless cityCopy !req
13. Never showing weakness but laughingCopy !req
14. Safety is in lies, truth is emptyCopy !req
15. On the edge of danger,
I wanna shout and break out!Copy !req
16. Now we gotta start let's get move!Copy !req
17. Let's move into the brand new worldCopy !req
18. Let's dive into the brand new tripCopy !req
19. Frightened by the wide worldCopy !req
20. We've just begun, now we go
full speed and funky beatCopy !req
21. We will shine around the worldCopy !req
22. Trip to the world
Yo! Here we go unknown worldCopy !req
23. We newborn travelersCopy !req
24. The unfamiliar walk is still charmingCopy !req
25. The place you want to go is under your feet!Copy !req
26. So many people in this worldCopy !req
27. It's not as if there isn't
backstabbing once in a whileCopy !req
28. Let's warp past these boring thingsCopy !req
29. And go straight to our reason for livingCopy !req
30. That's our law!Copy !req
31. That punk!Copy !req
32. Hey, you!Copy !req
33. I know you're the one who
hit me from behind yesterday.Copy !req
34. Are you kidding me?Copy !req
35. —That was your fault.
—What?Copy !req
36. Your car was going so slow
that I couldn't anticipate it.Copy !req
37. I never thought you could
attack a corner that slowly.Copy !req
38. I tried to brake, but... bump.Copy !req
39. What did you say?Copy !req
40. Calm down, Iketani!Copy !req
41. If you insist, then we'll race under my rules.Copy !req
42. If I lose, I'll be on the ground
begging for your forgiveness.Copy !req
43. What do you mean, "your" rules?Copy !req
44. It's nothing.Copy !req
45. We call it the "duct tape death match."Copy !req
46. Duct tape death match?Copy !req
47. I hear the Speed Stars' Eight-Six
is a downhill specialist.Copy !req
48. Tell this Eight-Six kidCopy !req
49. that I'll be waiting here
next Saturday at 10 p.m.Copy !req
50. I'll see you then.Copy !req
51. I think that punk just challenged you, Takumi.Copy !req
52. He didn't recognize your face, though.Copy !req
53. Go for it, Takumi!Copy !req
54. Duct tape or whatever...Copy !req
55. Beat that jerk badly and
make him beg for forgiveness!Copy !req
56. It sounds too risky, Itsuki.Copy !req
57. He can't steer in this race.Copy !req
58. But, Iketani...Copy !req
59. Takumi beat the FD and the R32.Copy !req
60. His little rule won't make any difference.Copy !req
61. I'm sure he's been practicing a lot this way.Copy !req
62. Takumi, it's too risky.Copy !req
63. Don't take the bait.Copy !req
64. I have no desire to, really...Copy !req
65. Good for you. Just ignore him.Copy !req
66. "Act 13: First Date"Copy !req
67. What? A duct tape death match?Copy !req
68. —Yeah.
—That's reckless.Copy !req
69. Is Takumi...?Copy !req
70. As usual, he's calm and unexcited.Copy !req
71. He's not into it at all.Copy !req
72. I want him to do it!Copy !req
73. It would be so refreshing to beat that jerkCopy !req
74. and make him apologize!Copy !req
75. He drives a Civic, the rival
of the Levin and the Trueno.Copy !req
76. In my day, we raced in a variety
of ways under different rules,Copy !req
77. but the duct tape death match was
one of the most dangerous ones.Copy !req
78. Is it really that dangerous?Copy !req
79. It doesn't sound like it.Copy !req
80. Itsuki, get in your car and try it for yourself,Copy !req
81. then you'll understand.Copy !req
82. —Well...
—Okay.Copy !req
83. Don't let go of your right hand,Copy !req
84. and steer all the way to either side.Copy !req
85. Sure.Copy !req
86. This is as far as it goes!Copy !req
87. Leave the wheel there and come out.Copy !req
88. Okay.Copy !req
89. See how much you steered.Copy !req
90. Sure.Copy !req
91. What? This is it?Copy !req
92. I steered as far as I could.Copy !req
93. See?Copy !req
94. How can you turn corners like this?Copy !req
95. Let alone drive the pass...Copy !req
96. Steering can only be used to initiate the turn.Copy !req
97. You have to turn by sliding the rear tires.Copy !req
98. —All the corners.
—What?Copy !req
99. But Takumi is a drift expert, so he can manage.Copy !req
100. It's not that easy.Copy !req
101. You can't counter,Copy !req
102. which makes it harder to control the drift.Copy !req
103. Oversteering means a spin,Copy !req
104. but if you go "under" into
a turn, that'll be the end.Copy !req
105. This rule definitely favors an FF driver.Copy !req
106. —He drives an EG6, right?
—Yes.Copy !req
107. Its accelerator eliminates oversteering,Copy !req
108. so he can attack corners at full speed.Copy !req
109. Its side brake also eliminates "under."Copy !req
110. But an FR such as the Eight-Six
needs to continuously driftCopy !req
111. through a narrow area as if
walking on a tightrope...Copy !req
112. It's better to avoid it.Copy !req
113. Darn...Copy !req
114. Talk like this may trigger his interest.Copy !req
115. Uh, boss?Copy !req
116. —Isn't that Kenji?
—Oh...Copy !req
117. Iketani...Copy !req
118. I did a little research on
that punk from the other day.Copy !req
119. He's Shingo Shoji of the Myogi Night Kids.Copy !req
120. Shingo Shoji of the Night Kids...Copy !req
121. He's their number two,Copy !req
122. but he's confident enough to call himselfCopy !req
123. the fastest downhill racer of the Night Kids.Copy !req
124. He'll stop at nothing to reach his goals,Copy !req
125. so he isn't popular with his teammates,Copy !req
126. especially their leader, Nakazato.Copy !req
127. I see. That's why he's challenging Takumi.Copy !req
128. So that he can take over the Night Kids.Copy !req
129. He's been spreading a
rumor about this already.Copy !req
130. A rumor?Copy !req
131. A rumor that the Speed Stars are scaredCopy !req
132. and avoiding Shingo's challenge.Copy !req
133. And he mentions nothing about duct tape.Copy !req
134. He's making us look bad.Copy !req
135. What a jerk!Copy !req
136. He's trying to drag Takumi
into the race no matter what.Copy !req
137. Oh!Copy !req
138. Takumi...Copy !req
139. I have no interest in racing him at all, really.Copy !req
140. That's good.Copy !req
141. You don't have to accept all the
challenges that come your way.Copy !req
142. —Forget about it.
—Yeah...Copy !req
143. Whatever happened to
the race with the Eight-Six?Copy !req
144. I'm all ready to go.Copy !req
145. It's up to him now.Copy !req
146. Don't worry...Copy !req
147. I'll drag him out, no matter what.Copy !req
148. Looks like it'll be an interesting race.Copy !req
149. Takeshi!Copy !req
150. Shingo, I hear you're
planning something big...Copy !req
151. Do what you want,Copy !req
152. but don't do anything to insult
the name of the Night Kids.Copy !req
153. What's so funny?Copy !req
154. Isn't it you who has insulted our name?Copy !req
155. What?Copy !req
156. I wonder who lost to that obsolete Eight-Six...Copy !req
157. with a powerful R32?Copy !req
158. Shingo...Copy !req
159. A loser should be off sulking somewhere.Copy !req
160. Still acting like a leader
and giving me a lecture...Copy !req
161. You make me laugh.Copy !req
162. I'll avenge you, Nakazato.Copy !req
163. Be thankful.Copy !req
164. Shingo, someday you'll find out...Copy !req
165. how fierce that Eight-Six is.Copy !req
166. Well, Takeshi is on the skids.Copy !req
167. He's pitiful, really.Copy !req
168. Shingo, you're the new
leader of the Night Kids.Copy !req
169. First, I have to send the Eight-Six
of Mount Akina to the scrap yard.Copy !req
170. Hello! This is Takeuchi...Copy !req
171. Is this Saori?Copy !req
172. Itsuki?Copy !req
173. Of course, I remember you.Copy !req
174. Yeah. A drive to Akina Lake?Copy !req
175. Okay.Copy !req
176. Really?Copy !req
177. I'll meet you at that bus stop at 1:00, then.Copy !req
178. Yeah, bye!Copy !req
179. Yeah! I just put an end to years of no girlfriend!Copy !req
180. I'll make it count!Copy !req
181. Here you go.Copy !req
182. Hey, Dad...Copy !req
183. What is it?Copy !req
184. Is a duct tape death match...?Copy !req
185. No, never mind.Copy !req
186. A duct tape death match...Copy !req
187. Takumi...Copy !req
188. You're good at driving cars.Copy !req
189. Takumi, I wouldn't mind going with you...Copy !req
190. on an overnight trip.Copy !req
191. I'm very conscious of her lately...Copy !req
192. Thank you very much!Copy !req
193. Where is Itsuki?Copy !req
194. He was just washing his car...Copy !req
195. Where did he go?Copy !req
196. "Practice Guide"Copy !req
197. I see, I see...Copy !req
198. Is this where you were hiding?Copy !req
199. Um, I, uh, was just resting...Copy !req
200. It's rare to see you with a book.Copy !req
201. That's just, uh...!Copy !req
202. Let's see: "Love Manual:
How to Impress Your Date"!Copy !req
203. That book is just...Copy !req
204. The reason you're reading
this book is because...Copy !req
205. you have a date?Copy !req
206. Yes!Copy !req
207. Is it with that Saori girl you mentioned before?Copy !req
208. What about me?Copy !req
209. I picked it up at a bookstore yesterdayCopy !req
210. and have been studying it.Copy !req
211. You seem to have very little
advice on things like this.Copy !req
212. That hurts, though you're
probably right about that.Copy !req
213. Things are easier nowadays.Copy !req
214. In my day, we had to feel our way through...Copy !req
215. Let me see: "You should
have her by the third date.Copy !req
216. Create a romantic setting for your first kiss..."Copy !req
217. I got that covered, boss!Copy !req
218. So, like I mentioned before,Copy !req
219. I would like to take a day off.Copy !req
220. That's why... Sure.Copy !req
221. I envy you, you little...Copy !req
222. I look cool!Copy !req
223. I wonder where she is...?Copy !req
224. I'm here, Itsuki!Copy !req
225. I'm so happy!Copy !req
226. Welcome—Copy !req
227. I don't need gas.Copy !req
228. I came to get the answer to my invitation.Copy !req
229. You did tell him, didn't you?Copy !req
230. Yeah. He said he had no interest in it.Copy !req
231. That's a laugh.Copy !req
232. I didn't know that the Eight-Six was a chicken.Copy !req
233. He can't be scared of a
duct tape death match, can he?Copy !req
234. That's all right. I'll make him want to do it.Copy !req
235. So cute!Copy !req
236. "Ropeway Depot"Copy !req
237. We street racers don't talk
about "turning" a corner.Copy !req
238. We "attack" it.Copy !req
239. Maybe I should get a license.Copy !req
240. Why not? I'll teach you how to drive.Copy !req
241. I'll think about it.Copy !req
242. Oh, wow, Mount Fuji of Akina!Copy !req
243. It's so beautiful!Copy !req
244. Well, girls are suckers for romance...Copy !req
245. The first kiss should be at a romantic setting...Copy !req
246. The first kiss...Copy !req
247. Now is perfect. Go for it, Itsuki!Copy !req
248. Wha...?Copy !req
249. Itsuki?Copy !req
250. Sorry...Copy !req
251. Yeah...Copy !req
252. An awkward silence... What should I do?Copy !req
253. I found you.Copy !req
254. An EG6? He bumped me.Copy !req
255. Am I going too slowly for him?Copy !req
256. He's on my tail.Copy !req
257. Darn, I can't look bad in front of Saori!Copy !req
258. Saori...Copy !req
259. I gotta speed up.Copy !req
260. Hang on for a bit!Copy !req
261. Stop, Itsuki!Copy !req
262. This is a street race!Copy !req
263. I can't stop now!Copy !req
264. I have to protect Saori...Copy !req
265. Listen up, Itsuki got in an accident!Copy !req
266. —What?
—Where?Copy !req
267. Akina Pass.Copy !req
268. They're at the city hospital.Copy !req
269. Can you head over there now?Copy !req
270. Sure.Copy !req
271. "City Hospital"Copy !req
272. Are you okay, Itsuki?Copy !req
273. Iketani, Takumi!Copy !req
274. So, what happened?Copy !req
275. It's nothing. It's not as bad as it looks, really.Copy !req
276. They're keeping me here to
do some tests, just in case.Copy !req
277. Weren't you with Saori?Copy !req
278. She only had a few scratches,
so she went home.Copy !req
279. I steered my best to
protect the passenger side.Copy !req
280. What happened to your Eight-Five?Copy !req
281. I spun it well, so only the
trunk area was damaged.Copy !req
282. Okay, you're done.Copy !req
283. —Take care.
—Thank you very much.Copy !req
284. I was going down the passCopy !req
285. when an EG6 started tailgating me.Copy !req
286. An EG6? Was it him?Copy !req
287. Maybe. It was a red EG6.Copy !req
288. He pushed me from behind at a corner...Copy !req
289. That punk did it again!Copy !req
290. Darn...Copy !req
291. I'll do it.Copy !req
292. Duct tape or whatever,
I'll accept the challenge!Copy !req
293. Takumi, wait up!Copy !req
294. Takumi?Copy !req
295. Oh, I'm sorry.Copy !req
296. Don't let him drag you into it.
This whole thing is ridiculous!Copy !req
297. Don't do it, Takumi!Copy !req
298. I won't lose, no matter what.Copy !req
299. My pride says you gotta be wild and toughCopy !req
300. So no one intervenesCopy !req
301. Never stop, I don't want to stopCopy !req
302. Even if you cry because of a sacrificed loveCopy !req
303. Aim for the peak, sweep the winding streetCopy !req
304. Beep beep! The warning chime is so cheap!Copy !req
305. The sheep should clear the roadCopy !req
306. 'Cuz I'm never gonna stop, streak my dreamCopy !req
307. Easy motivation is total stimulationCopy !req
308. You tried to escape,
but anywhere is a safety zoneCopy !req
309. Something is within your grasp
and something is forgottenCopy !req
310. Even if the world ends it will never changeCopy !req
311. Beasty shout, no one can touch youCopy !req
312. Cross over now to the time of an intense dreamCopy !req
313. Rage your dream, split the darknessCopy !req
314. Like a streak to the peakCopy !req
315. Erase the freezing darkness worldwideCopy !req
316. Rage your dream, and open the roadCopy !req
317. Di-ding down, another round never slow downCopy !req
318. A point 01 second knockdownCopy !req
319. Reverberations left behind,
disappear to the next townCopy !req
320. The losers are left in the dustCopy !req
321. Let's ignore the constraints of logicCopy !req
322. 'Cause they're a painCopy !req
323. A streaker runs naked across the streetCopy !req
324. Something they would knowCopy !req
325. Rage your dream,
continue on the unending roadCopy !req
326. Don't look back on your love or your pastCopy !req
327. Go forward and you'll shine brightlyCopy !req
328. Rage your dream, you're living in the nowCopy !req
329. Wasn't it wrong to involve ItsukiCopy !req
330. and make him spin out like that, Shingo?Copy !req
331. It's okay, as long as I can drag out the Eight-Six.Copy !req
332. But...Copy !req
333. Since I know for sure that I'll
beat him with the duct tape rule,Copy !req
334. just winning isn't enough fun.Copy !req
335. I'll give you a flashy show.Copy !req
336. Next on Initial D, "Evolving Drift!"Copy !req
337. I'll make sure he can taste
the fear of the downhill.Copy !req
338. Don't miss it!Copy !req