Nekopara: Overdrive

Chapter 2

"Oi Tora, shortcake and a chocolate milkshake again? You just had that yesterday. You'll get diabetes at this rate y'know?" a short, brown haired munchkin commented from behind the counter.

"Bite me Azuki, I dont think I want to live past the age of 4 or 5 if I'm living in a messed up world like this." Tora replied while he sat down at the table.

Azuki sighed as she added, "Tora....you know, sometimes that kind of defeatist attitude is why you're so unhappy right now. Maybe see things more positively and things will work itself out."

"Easy for you to say, you have a job, a family, a kind and loving master to hug and cuddle you in bed daily, I have none of that good stuff." the boy replied as he finished his cake and started slurping down his milkshake.

"Yeah...you can say I'm having it pretty good right now. But there is more to life than just having a job, a family and a partner. I feel as if I haven't found it yet though." Azuki comments as if to make Tora feel a bit better, albeit failing, as he finished his milkshake and replied "Yeah, thanks for your philosophy Azuki, I'll see you soon.", then proceeded to stand up and leave.

"Tora you baka..."

As the boy walked towards his 180SX, he walked past 2 men standing beside a heavily modified Mazda RX-8 and Audi S5. One of them seemed to be smoking.

"So, you up for tonight's race?"

"Race? What race?"

"Didn't receive the text?"

"Nah, my phone's been going crazy recently, where's this race at?"

"Hakone Turnpike, 2300 hours"

"A high speed course with tough corners...."

A real life street race! Tora thought as he overheard their conversation about a race happening that night, and got his curiosity piqued as he knew he wanted to see a street race with his own eyes.

Night fell, as Tora got up from his nap and started his 180SX, only for the engine to not start at all. Turns out, the battery was dead as he had left the headlights on last night. Of all times to die... he cursed under his breath as he set up the charger to recharge his battery as he left for Hakone Turnpike on bicycle.

Upon arriving, he noticed the RX-8 and S5 from earlier parked at Hakone Observatory, along with a couple other cars. Tora hid behind a bush as he listened in to their conversation.

"Ugh...these guys are always late....."

"We'll wait for 10 more minutes, if they don't come the race is cancelled."

"We've scouted and closed off the course for the race, so there should be no danger of traffic obstructing our race."

The sound of a V8 engine could be heard as a BMW M5 pulled up to the start line.

"What took you so long, you know both us and the League members hate waiting." the guy with the RX-8 asked.

"Girl's been very freaky, wanted more than a second round." the racer in the M5 replied

"Whatever, get in line."

The M5 lined up at the start beside a Nissan 350z as a bald man stepped up and explained the race.

"This will be a downhill sprint race to the toll-booth at the bottom of the hill. Winner gets an exclusive shipment of aftermarket parts from the League as well as 2 million yen in cash."

"Ready? GO!" he signalled as the two cars took off.

"You think our guy can win this race?" the guy in the S5 asked