Sakamichi meets Kinjou, who tells him to become stronger. He learns that Makishima and Tadokoro have come to cheer on the team as well and tells the rest of the team shaken by the first day's loss. Team Sohoku resolves to approach the rest of the race with a new attitude. Meanwhile, the similarly defeated Midousuji of Kyoto Fushimi begins planning a new strategy for the second day's race... The morning of the second day dawns. Hakone Academy's Shinkai Yuto strikes up a conversation with Sakamichi. "Let's race at some point today."
金城と出会い、もっと強くなれと言葉をもらった坂道。さらに巻島と田所も応援に来てくれていると知り、１日目の敗北で揺らぐ手嶋たちにその事を伝え、チーム総北は２日目以降のレースを新たな気持ちで挑む決意をした。一方、同じく１日目に敗れた京都伏見の御堂筋も、２日目のレースに向けて新たな戦略を立てていた...。そして迎えたレース２日目の朝。坂道に箱根学園の新開悠人が話しかける。「勝負しましょう、オレと、今日どこかで。」
사카미치 일행은, 전 주장・카네시로의 말을 듣고 기세가 오른다. 한편, 교토 후시미의 미도스지는 숙소에서 모습이 사라지는데... 그리고 맞이한 전국 체전 둘째 날. 스타트 전에, 사카미치는 어느 남자로부터 선전포고를 당한다.
In dieser Episode trifft Sakamichi Kinjō, der ihm sagt, dass er stärker werden soll. Außerdem erfährt er, das Makishima und Tadokoro gekommen sind, um das Team anzufeuern, was er den anderen erzählt.
