Riki's unexpected injury and the existence of a contestant who has been in touch with Togo has thrown the event into chaos. The "Athletic Meet," which started with great pomp and circumstance to revive the shopping arcade, has somehow taken a sinister turn. Kunio asks Togo to cancel the event, but Tadokoro, who desperately wants the prize money to save the shopping district, persuades him to continue the competition.
りきの想定外の負傷、東郷と内通した出場者の存在。商店街再興のために華々しくスタートした「運動会」は、いつかしかきな臭い様相を呈するようになっていた。くにおは東郷に大会の中止を求めるが、商店街を救うための賞金がどうしても欲しい田所の説得に負け、競技は続行されることに。
