With Ayaka recovered and back in form, Feiyue, whose driving skills were slightly inferior, was naturally no longer the Rainbow Flying Sword's driver.
"You're begging me to beat Ayaka... what do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
Feiyue's gaze was incredibly sharp, yet it wavered. "Beat her with the Little Sheep. Prove that Ayaka isn't good enough, that she doesn't deserve to drive the Rainbow Flying Sword... I can give you information."
"Are you really that vicious?"
"Yes, I'm a vicious girl. I want to take Ayaka's glory away."
"Oh?"
Before Shen Qi, who had lived two lives, Feiyue's act was far too flimsy.
"I won't agree to that. The Spring Race... I'm just after some points in the Spring Race. Making the Finals would be good enough, and a top-five finish would be ideal. I'm not going to compete with Ayaka."
Shen Qi was a Trainee Driver with 125 points, 75 short of T3 certification.
The Spring Race... a top-three finish would pretty much get him to 200 points in one go. Even if he fell short, it wouldn't matter. He could just take it easy and enter a Summer Race.
"Don't!" Feiyue stepped forward, her eyes brimming with urgency. "You have to... you have to beat Ayaka!"
"Then you need to tell me the truth. Why are you asking me to do this?"
"I want... I want Ayaka to leave her role as an experimental participant behind for good."
Celadon City University's research project concerned race car development. Its product was the Rainbow Flying Sword, and it had nothing whatsoever to do with training racing drivers.
Ayaka's extraordinary talent stood in stark contrast to her mentality, which was extremely unsuited to competition.
Or rather, Ayaka couldn't handle that much attention and prestige.
Shen Qi had noticed Ayaka's unhealthy