"The target has passed Kexi Highland Street and is heading toward Seventh Avenue. This time, the song is 'DejaVu.'" A loud report came through the police radio. From the other end, the opening notes of the racing anthem Déjà Vu could faintly be heard.
"DejaVu" was the racing background music that played in Initial D whenever the protagonist, Takumi, raced and prepared to use life-risking tactics to overtake on Mount Akina. Its rhythm was intensely dynamic, and its rousing sound during the crucial moments of the final battle constantly stirred the audience's adrenaline.
Especially when the words "DejaVu!" hit at the instant of a drift, it was enough to make excitement prickle across one's skin. It was often selected as background music for all kinds of overseas racing compilation videos.
Later, those drift compilations were no longer limited to cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles. As long as something spun and drifted sideways along a strange trajectory, usually more than 180 degrees, or moved in some wildly exaggerated way, it would be paired with "DejaVu." With the music added, those compilations seemed to gain a soul and became incredibly stirring.
Many domestic viewers liked to pronounce the climactic lyric "Déjà Vu" through a homophonic pun, producing the phrase now constantly spammed in video comments: "catch shrimp house."
"Follow the plan and force him onto the designated route toward Seventh Avenue!" Al Swan shouted sternly, his face dark. "Don't tell me what song he's playing!!!"
This Music Hero was getting more and more out of hand. He was practically treating Lower City as his personal racing track, brazenly playing "catch shrimp house."
Was this a provocation against him?!
Al Swan gripped the radio until his fingers turned white. His face was terrifyingly grim, and a ruthless curve lifted at the corner of