Alice was driving her BMW M6 GT3 and was currently at the Akinabalu Circuit. She passed through multiple cars and was pushing herself to the limit. As she was driving, she noticed a shadowy figure resembling a car in her back mirror. Alice was horrified seeing the car closing in, admitting its dark aura around it. As she was approaching a corner, the car suddenly appeared beside her. Alice tried to look inside the car but couldn't tell what she saw
In a moment, the car hit her and she lost control. She held the wheel as she headed towards the barriers. As she was about to hit it, lightning struck and Alice suddenly woke up sweating. She controlled her breathing and sighed lightly.
"W-What the hell was that dream?" Alice muttered to herself.
She looked around her room and noticed it was dawn. She tries to process what just happened to her in the dream.
"Damn another nightmare?" She muttered.
Alice got up from her bed and made her way to the bathroom. Inside, she opened the faucet and splashed the water on her face to freshen up. She looked up at the mirror and saw herself staring back.
"Man, I hate it when this happens. Why does it happen when I'm tired? This dream also felt so real as well." She muttered.
After she took a bath, she went back to wear her tracksuit and her duffle bag. She went downstairs and noticed that her grandfather was still sleeping, she went inside his room and saw him in bed sleeping soundly. She went up to him and held his hand, she kissed his hand and uttered a phrase.
"Wish me, luck gramps, see you when I return." Alice told him.
Her grandfather was still asleep. Alice smiled lightly and left the room. After checking all her belongings, she locked the doors and went out. She walked towards a nearby bus stop and waited for the earliest bus that came. The bus soon arrived and she got on it. The bus made a few more stops in the city before making its way to the national circuit. During the bus ride, she saw Mount Akinabalu standing tall under the rays of the sunrise. She arrived at the Akinabalu Circuit and went to the garage area.
She walks along the paths laid out on the pavement towards the paddock. There, she saw many mechanics working hard on their cars while the rest were arriving. Alice walked towards the paddock where she met Ghazali who was still working with a few of the mechanics.
"Morning Ally, you're quite early today." Ghazali told her.
"Early bird catches the worm, right? I also woke up early so that's partly the reason." She replied casually.
"I see. Well, there's a few hours left before the race starts, feel free to do whatever you want." He told.
"Alright, I'll be in the break room then." She told him.
Alice entered the break room and she was surprised when she saw Sugimoto sleeping soundly on the sofa. She looked at Ghazali and asked him.
"W-Why is he here so early?" She asked.
"He was with us the entire night. He said he wanted the car to be perfect so he helped us to tweak it to his liking." Ghazali revealed.
"I see, but how did you test it? Isn't the circuit closed for the night?" She asked as she was a bit confused.
"Ah, we may or may not have done some testing outside the circuit." He said.
"So you two were basically illegally racing just to find his preferred tuning. Wait until the federation hears about this." Alice sarcastically said.
A sweat drop appears on Ghazal's forehead.
"Please don't rat us out, we don't want to get sanctioned by the ROA." Ghazali told her, a bit scared by her.
