Chapter 3: Just Another Day
"Takumi! Wake up."
"Huh, great no way its this early." Takumi yawned stretching his jaw as far as he could.
"The car's warmed up already, and the Tofu's ready as well. Takumi you really need to learn to sleep earlier, you look like your engine blew again." Bunta poured water into a cup practically overflowing the it.
"Ryousuke only gets three hours of sleep and he's fine" Takumi muttered and then looked to the cup Bunta was holding. "You never make this any easier do you, after six years how do keep putting more water in that thing."
"Just don't get any water stains on my IMPREZA's carpet and maybe I'll go easy on you someday." Bunta lit a cigarette and brought it to his lips.
"Right…" Takumi stretched one more time before climbing inside CG8.
After delivering the Tofu Takumi began his usual down hill run. This was his home course he was practically invincible here. He knew this mountain better than anyone. He had driven there nearly everyday since he was thirteen. "Even Akagi's White Comet, Ryousuke himself couldn't beat me here, I doubt things would have gone the same way if I had raced him on Akagi…"
But no one could touch him here. Originally Takumi had thought that there was no way he could go faster, he had mastered Akina. The 86 was the Ghost that struck fear in and inspired local street racers. Nevertheless ever since he started driving this IMPREZA, Akina became a whole new experience he could push the throttle harder than he had ever imagined. Takumi was going faster than he could have ever imagined and he liked it, but he still couldn't accept something. In right hands a car like this could become an unstoppable force. On the togue anything goes, but a car any more powerful than this one would seem unfair.
Latter, as the day gave way to the night the Emperors prepared for their show down on Tochigi.
"This car is the perfect weapon, its like a samurai's katana, deadly and quick. If an opponent makes the slightest mistake this car will vanish from their sight completely." Seiji smiled, he sill preferred his own car to this one. But he was still going to take full advantage of this weapon. Its abilities were unlike anything he had ever felt before.
He had only lost three times in the previous year. This first to Akina's 86, the second to Takahashi Keisuke at Akagi, and the last and most embarrassing had been here on his home course against a local SW20. Kyouichi had always told Seiji that loosing was not an option, but in the event of a loss one had to eliminate their own weaknesses. Seiji had improved, as had the EMPERORS' as a whole and with this perfect machine his destiny would be sealed. He would partake in the destruction of Project D.
To do what no others, no even a professional could do. This sent an evil shiver down Seiji's back as he prepared for his final run of the night.
"Oh cute, you don't see one of those around Tochigi too often." Seiji said to himself sarcastically, as he saw a red sports car coming down the mountain. He quickly jumped in his vehicle of destruction, and prepared to annihilate the red blur that was coming.
"I can always use an appetizer." Seiji smiled "This is just a preview of what's to come."