IORI'S POV:
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"KON'NICHIWA! Tokachi supīdou~ei, RDM Speed e yōkoso." Hello! Welcome to Tokachi Speedway, RDM Speed.
Alanganing ngumiti ako nang salubungin kami nang isa sa mga coordinator ng track race dito sa loob ng Tokachi Speedway. Kahit isa ay wala akong maintindihan sa sinabi nang lalaki na siyang sumalubong sa amin.
"Yamada-san, omukae arigatōgozaimashita." Thank you for welcoming us, Mr. Yamada. Sagot naman ni Ruax.
"Yamada-san, mata koko ni ko rarete ureshīdesu." Sabat naman ni Sytry at mukhang sila lang ang nagkakaintidihan kaya naman lumapit ako kina Warren, Duke at Melvin na pawang mga napilitan ring makipagbatian sa mga Hapon na nasa harapan namin.
"Hindi ba talaga uso ang subtitle dito?" Bulong ko kay Warren.
"Hindi ka nag-iisa, Iori. Wala rin akong alam sa salitang Japanese." Sagot naman nito.
"Eh bakit maalam sa salitang Japanese si Sytry at Ruax?"
"They know how to speak a hundred of languages, Iori. Isa 'yon sa mga patakaran ng agency na kinabibilangan nila." Sabat naman ni Duke.
"Agency?"
"Yeah. They are part of HuPoFEL and one of their requirements is you need to be knowledgable when it comes to languages, being a rich person and so as smart as fvck." Dugtong pa ni Duke.
Napatitig ako kina Ruax at Sytry na mukhang enjoy na enjoy sa pakikipag-usap. Hindi ko akalain na maalam sila sa napakaraming lenggwahe samantalang ako ay ingles at tagalog lang ang alam.
Inihanda na ni Melvin ang ford mustang na gagamitin ko kasama si Griffin na nakasuot nang RDM Speed na siyang nasa driver speed nang kotse at hindi ang jersey namin sa pangangarera kaya naman nagtatakang nilapitan ko ito.
"Hindi ka sasabak sa race?" Usisa ko kay Griffin.
Lumabas mula sa driver seat si Griffin at hinarap ako nito.
"I have a replacement tonight in this race, Iori."
"What do you mean a replacement?"
"Remember that yellow Ferrari in China?" Tanong nito.
Nagsalubong ang kilay ko. "Oo. Anong meron dun?"
"He will be the one to race instead of me."
Umangat ang isang kilay ko at pinakatitigan kong mabuti ang mukha ni Griffin kung nagbibiro ba ito pero walang bahid na joke sa hilatsa nang mukha ni Griffin.
"Sā minasan,-sha ni norikomi, kono kurai yoru ni enjin o unara semashou!"
Rinig kong sigaw nang kausap nina Ruax at Sytry dahilan para mapalingon ako sa mga ito.
"Ano daw?" Wala sa sariling tanong ko.
"He said you need to go inside your car because the race will start immediately." Sagot naman ni Griffin.
Nagkibit-balikat na lang ako at saka pumasok sa ford mustang at dinala ko 'yon sa starting line ng race track.
Tokachi Speedway was part of the new breed of circuits which sprang up in Japan in the 1990s, capitalising on the country's boom in interest in motorsport. Largely flat and featuring a mix of mainly medium and slow speed corners allied to a long main straight, it was the first international standard circuit to open on the north island of Hokkaido.
The circuit features a main 5.091km Grand Prix course, which has seen the bulk of the major championships. This can be divided into a shorter 3.405km Clubman course and a 1.7km Junior course which mainly holds racing school activity and boasts its own small pit and paddock facilities. Both the Clubman and Junior courses can be run simultaneously, while the Grand Prix and Clubman courses are built to FIA Grade 2 standard (though have now fallen out of homologation).
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