I hear screaming. Did something happen?

Hi there, Rin.

Mari?! Waaauugh! You're gonna outpace meee!

You don't have to try so hard to escape me. I'll feel so alone. Let's just leisurely make our way through the race.

Leisurely and race don't go together! I'll shake you off at the next curve!

I thought you might be like that.

Oh! Would you look at that adorable black spotted kitty over there!

Kitty?!

Where? Where's the kitty? Kittyyyyyy!

Sorry, Rin… If you want to win, you've got to harden your heart and be prepared to trick your friends… Anyway, bye!

[Fade in/out.]

Oh, Elichika!

I thought you'd show up.

Oh, did you? Did you wait for me? I'm so happy! It's just the two of us in this race now. We can keep going for a one-two finish!

*Giggle* And I'm sure you don't intend to be the “two” in that scenario, right?

Oh, I wouldn't say that. I don't mind coming second under you, Eli. Actually–

Didn't you fall during dance practice the other day and injure your back? You were wobbling along like a baby deer for a while there. Wasn't that rough?

It was. You're well-informed.

How humiliating that must have been for you. I completely get why you're rush… Huh?

Right, right… I have something I want to say to you, too. Kanan sent me an interesting picture yesterday… A picture of you.

A picture of…me? From Kanan?

The moment I saw it, I burst out laughing and couldn't stop! That's the kind of picture only someone who's known you forever could take… Pff, hahahahaha!

Hey! What kind of picture did Kanan send to make you crack up so much?

Wait, is it a picture of when I accidentally ate a croquette with fermented soybeans mixed in instead of minced meat?! Or when I woke up with a puffy face with sheet wrinkles on it?!

Oh, that might have happened too!

Too?!

Mm-hmm. Once this race is over, I'll show it to Rin and the rest. It'd be a shame if I were the only one who got to enjoy such funny pictures.

H-H-Hey! Hold on a second!

Hmm?

Someone's coming… Is that Rin? Or did Setsu and Hanamaru catch up?

No. It's me!

R… Rina?!

Now's when I show you how stubborn someone in last place can be. I'll be taking the number one spot!

Rina-chan Booster, “Maximum Acceleration!”

Whaaaaaaat?!