Midosuji decides to drop out of the Inter High and bike back home. However Onoda shows up on the mountainous route, causing Midosuji to end up racing him instead. Onoda unintentionally helps Midosuji return to his team. Before the race begins, Machimiya Eikichi of Hiroshima Kureminami Technical High School tells Sohoku High School and Hakone Academy that they will take first place because it is "in the stars".