02x01 - The White Reaper Descends

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Okay, car No. 86 is

in position at the gate.

Countdown 15 seconds.

The sign is up.

Countdown 10 seconds.

Five.

LAKE ASHINOKO SKYLINE

Four.

LAKE ASHINOKO SKYLINE

Three.

LAKE ASHINOKO SKYLINE

Two.

Two.

One.

He shot out like a b*llet.

Kanata Katagiri begins his challenge

at Lake Ashinoko GT.

Mom, aren't you coming to watch?

I don't really want to.

Watching Kanata race

is too much for my heart.

I think it's not as dangerous

as you imagine it to be.

Kanata has top-notch driving skills.

Dad, do you have to be so formal

when talking about him?

It feels like you're the only one

who treats him like an outsider.

That's right.

You should scold him a bit.

What does it matter?

As a man who is passionate

about cars and racing,

Kanata truly commands respect.

I just can't call him

by his name casually.

On Lake Ashinoko,

one of the most challenging tracks in MFG,

Kanata Katagiri's exquisite skills

are fully showcased.

(MF GHOST 2nd Season)

(Turn 13: The White Reaper Descends)

ATTENTION FLAG

He's reaching that section.

The scenery will gradually turn white.

The volcanic ash erupting

from the crater of Mount Fuji

is scattered by the wind.

Yet, for some reason,

it all settles in that area.

Tiny particles lodged between the road surface

and the tires make it very easy to slip.

People call this place

the White Reaper Descends area,

also the Slippy Trap.

No matter how many times they clean it,

it soon accumulates again.

It's one of the seven wonders of MFG.

Rest area to Kanata.

You are about to enter the death zone.

Please slow down, over.

Understood.

I can feel that the friction

of the road is dropping.

I will adjust

my driving style accordingly.

Over.

What does this mean?

Whoa!

That wasn't the tires slipping naturally.

They were intentionally

let loose to attack the curve.

Could it be

Hey, Ogata.

How's the traction control system

on the Car No. 86?

It doesn't look good.

Could it be malfunctioning?

Not at all.

Kanata requested it to be removed.

What did you say?

Did he deliberately use drifting?

Does he intend to use

the techniques from rally race

in this death zone?

Wow, this is

ATTENTION FLAG

After entering the death zone,

the disappeared flag

is showing on Car No. 86 again.

The drift is even flagged by the system.

I haven't got it once

in these three years.

The overly bold drift

surely made one sweat.

As far as I can remember,

no one has received the attention flag

in the death zone of Lake Ashinoko before.

The headquarters' computer

gave significant affirmation to his drift.

He used weight shift

to swing the rear end out

and controlled the car's course

with the smallest steering angle possible?

This is Takumi Fujiwara's

authentic Zero Counter Drift.

Project D's undefeated downhill ace

has descended upon Lake Ashinoko.

He made car have

enough body shift during cornering

to eliminate the incalculable understeer.

His absolute confidence

in controlling the oversteering

made such an aggressive line possible.

However, I don't think this is very fast.

No, it is fast.

Take a look, Shun.

P10

Continuing the amazing performance

from the opening race,

he passed other racers

one after another in the death zone.

DOUTAR

he passed other racers one after another in the death zone.

His ranking has risen to 10th place.

The formidable Kanata Katagiri!

The White Reaper area

makes every MFG racer shudder.

But why does it only show

an angelic smile to this young man?

The tires' grip is gradually restored.

The death zone is almost through.

Car No. 86 passes through the Slippy Trap.

The tires that have regained their grip

begin to accelerate.

From Kojiri Pass Junction to Kojiri Water Gate

is a series of downhill stretches.

Car No. 86 races along with ease.

P10

P09

He's entered the top 10.

Am I losing to Kanata just

in the second race of the preliminaries?

DOUTAR

Since the opening race,

DOUTAR

Car No. 86 has been climbing up from the 16th place.

Ranking 9th is unbelievable.

He achieved this ranking

with the Godly Fifteen around.

It's hard to explain.

Passing the hairpin turn

before Kojiri Port while ranking 9th

is really unbelievable.

Even if it underwent

an incredible upgrade,

the car No. 86 still has a 2.0 NA engine.

Is this really possible?

What does that mean by 2.0 NA engine, Dad?

Uh well,

it means an engine

with a 2000CC exhaust volume.

NA stands for natural aspiration.

It means it doesn't have

a turbocharger system installed.

What if it had a turbo?

If it did, the car would have

two to three times the exhaust volume.

In simple terms,

Kanata's car is not powerful enough?

Yeah you could say that.

In that case, why is his ranking so high?

Is he using some kind of magic

like Harry Potter?

Hmm

That description is quite apt.

Car No. 86 drives rhythmically through the forest area

along the east coast of Lake Ashinoko.

In this section, it will constantly be affected

by the G-force from both sides.

It requires a high level

of skill in footwork.

The ranking remains unchanged.

Can the underpowered Car No. 86

maintain the advantage in the death zone?

SPIRAL ZERO

The magician of turns, Kanata Katagiri, continues his attack.

Car No. 86 is about

to show its true capability.

In MFG, where each track

has its unique features,

the characteristics required

by suspension systems also vary.

I've put all the skills I've accumulated

throughout my career into it.

The fine-tuning I made

to the suspension of the Car No. 86,

let's call it the Lake Ashinoko Special.

For MFG, fostered by Gunma,

if I can exert influence,

even just a little,

that would be a small assertion of myself

as one of the remaining forces

of Kanagawa.

Kanata's driving style

deliberately extends the duration

of the horizontal G force when cornering.

P09

P08

It's completely different

from the V LINE we use.

The usage of the tires is also different.

The upgraded suspension of the Car No. 86

perfectly complements his driving style.

That is the suspension system crafted for him

by the suspension magician, Hiroya Okuyama.

It has such astonishing destructive power.

Car No. 86 moves

from sector 2 into sector 3.

From here to the lakeside,

it's another stretch of downhill road.

P08

P07

Up to 7th place!

Will this underdog overtaking continue?

The attention flag seems to

linger on Kanata Katagiri

even longer than on Kouki Sawatari,

who set the track record.

Attention flag

It's the marker that the computer displays

for racers with exceptional skills, right?

Yes.

Isn't it a bit contradictory?

According to what he just said,

the 7th place Kanata

is even better than the first place.

Well

Regarding the vehicle data

analysis system,

it solely evaluates

the racer's driving skills.

It doesn't necessarily correlate

with the timings on the stopwatch.

In racing, no matter

how excellent the racer,

they can't compete solely on skills.

Both the racer's skill and the vehicle's

performance must be strong.

Understand?

I think so.

But how is that fair?

Poor Kanata.

Once on the Ekiden Straight,

it's full throttle.

Before the finish line,

there's about 2 kilometers

of uphill road waiting for him.

For the less powerful Toyota 86GT,

this section will be its greatest test.

Here lies the longest and hardest

uphill stretch of the Lake Ashinoko track.

It must be tough for

both Kanata and the Car No. 86.

And the biggest problem is that

it's right before the finish line.

In the final race,

he might lose

just before the finish line due to this.

P07

P08

Ah, he dropped down a place.

No matter how hard he tries in cornering,

this spot is simply insurmountable.

Judging solely by the performance in the technical section,

he can rival all the Godly Fifteen.

He even achieved speeds beyond theirs.

At this rate, he'll gradually get passed

by those with more powerful cars.

Keep it up, Kanata.

Hold on to 8th place.

The finish line is right before you.

(MF GHOST 2nd Season)

(MF GHOST 2nd Season)

Car No. 86 makes the final push forward.

The finish line is right there.

8th place!

He achieved the temporary rank

of 8th place!

The evaluation of

the racer Kanata Katagiri

is now as stable as a mountain.

Even if it's the 8th place,

that's quite impressive.

You're really amazing.

You really are impressive.

Where did you learn that kind of drifting?

A teacher at school taught me.

He himself is a drifting master.

His skill has reached

the realm of perfection.

Compared to him,

my skills are simply child's play.

The racing school you attended

teach drifting?

No.

It's not part of the regular curriculum.

He taught me during extra-curricular time.

My teacher would take me

to rally tracks on holidays.

To teach me

the techniques of weight shift,

we drove a car with soft suspension

back and forth on roads with low friction.

First I would watch from the passenger seat,

then he would sit in my passenger seat

to give me advice.

Each holiday, we would go practice.

The reason the MFG road track

doesn't faze me

is probably thanks to that.

We would have lunch on the grassland,

chatting about trivial matters

and laughing.

That really was a very happy time.

It's rare for the school to

have a half-Japanese student.

And my poor Japanese

made him pay special attention to me.

I don't have a father.

So sometimes,

I really saw him as a father.

I see.

That's so touching.

The capacity of this car is the strongest

among all the participating vehicles.

There should be no dispute about that.

I admit I'm not the strongest racer.

But if you lose certain things with age,

then correspondingly,

you also gain something new.

I can only turn it into motivation.

Racing is a test of overall strength.

I can't let those young people

look down on me.

No matter what,

you'll definitely pass

the preliminaries, Kanata.

I'll treat you to something good

as a pre-celebration.

You must be hungry too, right?

Bravo.

Grilled offal?

You love it too much.

Just follow me.

Sorry for the wait, here's the Tendon.

Excellent.

Japanese Tempura.

This is a renowned restaurant in Odawara.

Try the Aji Sushi too.

It's really tasty.

There's probably no other country

that can match Japan in having

such a variety of seafood dishes.

After all, Japan is an island nation

surrounded by the sea.

The UK is the same.

But it's far behind

in the culture of seafood.

The Tendon is really delicious.

It's truly moving.

Beef Donburi, Tempura Donburi.

This naming convention ending

with Donburi is really interesting.

You live near Enoshima,

so you might as well try

the Whitebait Donburi.

It looks simple,

but it's incredibly delicious.

Whitebait Donburi

LAKE ASHINOKO GT, 6TH DAY

OF PRELIMINARIES, TEMPORARY RANKING

9th place.

With Kanata's skills,

there should be no problem.

Hey, Kanata.

What time do you get off work today?

I'm on the early shift today,

so I finish at 3 p.m.

I'll also be heading to Kamakura then.

How about we meet up and

explore Kamakura together?

Okay.

I want to try the Whitebait Donburi.

Do you want to come along?

Sure.

Then I'll tell my mom

I'll have dinner out with you.

Thank you, Ren.

I'm looking forward to it.

I'm also very happy.

I'm going on a date with Kanata.

The final day

of Lake Ashinoko GT preliminaries.

This man is prepped

to make his appearance.

Everyone, watch closely.

The racer famed as the best in MFG history,

Michael Beckenbauer, is about to take the stage.

Car No. 12 is racing

through the death zone.

Just 0.2 seconds behind the one ranking first,

Kouki Sawatari.

Currently in 2nd place.

Drifting through every corner.

That wild boy has stirred up

quite a bit of buzz.

But with a chassis tuned

by an excellent Porsche test racer,

I wouldn't need to drive so hard.

Car No. 12 races on with gusto.

Without a single flaw,

he drives very cleanly,

and very fast.

KAMAKURA STATION

But this is

KAMAKURA STATION

The pacing

SLIVERSTONE CAFE

The pacing

SLIVERSTONE CAFE

What on earth happened?

SLIVERSTONE CAFE

He's maintaining a 0.2 second gap

from the track record.

He's following closely

as if it were all planned.

Is this a coincidence

or something he's doing deliberately?

What is this strange feeling that I have?

That's amazing, Michael.

It's exactly as you predicted.

At the previous timing point,

it's about 0.15 seconds behind.

It makes me feel like car No. 4

is actually running in front of you.

That's right.

Although it's not actually there,

I can still see

the taillights of car No. 4.

I let it act as the safety car.

For the last 2 kilometers of uphill section,

I will show my true skill.

Before that, I will drive with ease

without going all out.

But the record will be mine.

That's the only rule I've set for myself.

They are sparking invisible flames.

It's a duel of dignity between the two.

It actually turned into a pole position battle

between Cayman and Alpine.

Yeah.

The rules that are known as being made for the rich

are about to be broken now.

From sector 1 into the sector 2,

he's still closely following car No. 4

with 0.3 seconds behind.

STERBUCKS

The invisible tailing continues.

So this is the tactic he used.

That's cunning.

Never mind.

I'll give you the pole position.

In return, in the final race,

I will dampen your spirits.

Beckenbauer is not worth fearing.

He's just a bore with some minor

achievements at a young age.

At this point,

the gap is still 0.3 seconds.

It really gives one goosebumps

to watch the dogfight

between car No. 4 and No. 12.

In my opinion,

even Kanata Rivington is more terrifying.

That kid has unlimited potential.

He drives a car with a 2.0-liter NA engine

and the outdated three-pedal,

but he's made it to 9th place.

You guys should at least take notice

of how terrifying that is.

Sorry, Kou, have you been waiting long?

I wanted to come earlier,

but I was delayed.

Alright, entering the Ekiden Straight.

Although the vehicle's

power unit is 2.5 liters,

the power of the 7-speed PDK

is propelling the car at top speed.

Shibuya on Sunday is really too crowded.

Where do you want to go?

Do you need me to tell you?

Let's leave dinner and karaoke for later.

I knew you would say that.

That's why I wore a very cute lingerie.

The last 2 kilometers of uphill road.

Here, the Cayman has an advantage

with its superior exhaust volume.

Okay, is Beckenbauer going

to start accelerating from here?

ATTENTION FLAG

An attention flag has appeared.

The gap with car No. 4

is gradually closing to zero.

Goodbye, Sawatari.

I'm leaving first.

So here it is!

It's been behind car No. 4 until now,

but finally, it has taken the lead.

It finally overtook car No. 4.

Beckenbauer has temporarily

moved into first place.

Now, he's already one second

ahead of his opponent.

He really is great.

The German-made robot

has shown us his speed.

Michael Beckenbauer

beautifully has taken pole position.

But the second place, Kouki Sawatari,

has also set

LAKE ASHINOKO GT, FINAL QUALIFYING RESUL

an impressive track record.

And amidst these warlords,

Kanata Katagiri, who exhibited superb racing skills,

finished in 10th place.

KAMAKURA STATION

Will these new stars of speed

KAMAKURA STATION

change the power map of MFG?

change the power map of MFG?

I have a feeling that

the final race of Lake Ashinoko G

will have dramatic developments.

Next Episode, Turn 14,

The 4WD Offensive