Page 9 - Takedown
Sayuki is awake and dressed, wiping Karl's handgun with a hand towel. She cuffed the hands of Karl on the bed while sleeping. When the man wakes up, he notices that and shakes his hands.
Karl: "What's this?"
Sayuki: "I don't know that you'll wake up rather late. I don't want people who make me wait."
Karl: "Let me go."
Sayuki: "Too late, hot plate. Oh, I put a sleep-inducing drug on your drink last night. So that's why you have a long, wonderful sleep."
She raises her right hand and then the SWAT team comes out from the bathroom, aiming guns at Karl.
Sayuki: "You are under arrest under charges of kidnapping and multiple murder. The Grim Reapers Organization is officially disbanded."
Then she shows her CIA ID.
The team take out the naked Karl out of the bed.
Sayuki: "Put on some clothes. It's rather indecent to see you walking around naked along the lobby."
Karl: "Why you..."
Sayuki: "And also, I won't give my virginity to some lowlife, and trying hard person."
Agent Collins enters the room as the team forcibly put clothes on Karl.
Agent Collins: "You spent a rather hot night together, huh? But I gotta congratulate you for a job well done. Our years of investigation have finally paid off. Excellent work, Sayuki
Kanonji."
Sayuki: "It's such a pleasure working with you. But it's not over yet. We have to head to Suzuka fast. We have to stop Lee Hyun Jae from executing Karl's orders of elimination of Takuma."
Agent Collins: "Right. Let's go!"
The team put Karl on a van outside the hotel. While Sayuki and Agent Collins ride in a helicopter with some SWAT members as well.
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It's the 2nd to the last lap, and Takuma is still struggling to pass Lee.
Takuma: "What should I do? If I will pass him, he'll attack me! I don't want this car to be in pieces!"
However, Lee lets him pass. And then the 88C-V hits the 787B's rear, sending it off course.
Takuma: "Dammit! I have to control the car!"
Takuma feathers the throttle so as to keep the 787B from spinning out.
Takuma: "What kind of a racer are you? Are you a psycho!? And I don't like Kimchi!"
Takanori: "Aniki, what's your status?"
Takuma: "Minor damages on the car. And so far, no mechanical damages."
Takanori: "Copy that."
Then at the straight, Lee once again brakes hard. Since the two cars are too fast, Takuma brakes too and steers to avoid the maneuver, but the 787B hits 88C-V's rear and pummels off course.
Takuma: "Are you trying to kill me!?"
Takuma: "Chikushou!!!"
The final lap. Takuma attempts another passing maneuver, but to avoid being hit, he actually overtakes Lee on the outside lane and even slightly going off-course.
Takuma: "That didn't work. He just passed me again."
Then they approach the hairpin, Takuma attempts to pass Lee once more. The two cars are side by side.
Takuma: "This hairpin...
....is my last chance!!!"
Lee attempts to fishtail the 787B, but Takuma bravely steps on the accelerator but only halfway so that it won't lose control.
Takuma: "Cooperate with me, 787B! In this hairpin, I played with the accelerator a few laps back. Now, I'm using it just halfway!"
And it does, the 787B manages to evade the 88C-V's attempt by increasing its speed on that hairpin without loss of traction.
Takuma: "Yossha!!!"
Takanori: "Why?"
Takuma: "I took the lead now."
Takanori: "Great! Now hold it till the goal!"
The 787B now unleashes its true power on the straight.
Takuma: "That was dangerous... But it's fun, somehow."
The crowds cheer wildly as the legendary race machine crosses the finish line first.
While decelerating, Takuma slides the Lexan window open and puts his right arm out. He shows a thumbs up. Seeing this, Takanori does the same thing.
Takanori: "That's the signature Kanonji thumbs up!!! Do it with pride!"
Before crossing the line, however, a big SWAT team van blocks the 88C-V and then the SWAT team surrounds it. Lee comes out of the car and then is handcuffed.
Takanori: "I wonder what's going on? Why arrest a racer here?"
While cruising in victory, Takuma sheds a tear.
Takuma: "I did it, Otoosan. And your car is so much fun to drive! Thank you very much!"
The sun shines very brightly during the rest of the day.
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The next day, Takuma visits the Kanonji mausoleum at the cemetery. Not only he laid flowers on Ben's grave, but also he laid down the gold trophy and medal. He takes a brief moment to close his eyes and pray silently.
After that, he looks at the framed picture of Ben.
Takuma: "Otoosan, these are for you. I piloted your car to victory once again..."
When he goes out, he looks back.
Takuma: "Farewell, Otoosan... I hope you taught everyone your life lessons in heaven."
When he walks away, Ben, in his spirit form, shows a smile as he looks on his adopted son walking away.
At the evening, Takuma is at Kaido's tuning shop, assessing the damages that the 787B had received.
Takuma: "These are such nice battle scars."
Kaido: "Don't worry, these are rather easy to fix. So, any news on that opponent?"
Takuma: "It turned out that he is working with a shady underground racing organization which is the mastermind of all race car driver disappearances. And that group is now taken down for good. Now, everything is back to normal."
Kaido: "So, what are you planning to do now?"
Takuma: "Keep on racing. And probably settle down..."
Kaido: "Hah! You have a girlfriend?"
Takuma: "I have catching up to do with her right now. Well, see ya."
Takuma leaves the tuning shop, with his hand bidding farewell.
The End