# E8 - Birds of a Feather
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**[00:26] ENA**
I'm impressed, Asahina-kun.
**[00:28] ENA**
You lapped pretty fast
for your first time in the car.
**[00:31] HARUKA**
The setup made it easy to drive.
**[00:33] HARUKA**
The car kept up no matter what I did.
**[00:35] TOSHIKI**
It does at first.
**[00:37] TOSHIKI**
From that baseline,
you'll refine your setup.
**[00:40] TOSHIKI**
You'll get rid of everything
you don't need and go even faster.
**[00:46] TOSHIKI**
The number two driver can't do his job unless
he can keep up with the number one driver.
**[00:52] TOSHIKI**
So I'm counting on you, Asahina.
**[02:33] HARUKA**
Kouya...
**[02:35] HARUKA**
Has he not been home for a while?
**[02:41] SIGN**
Komaki Futoshi
**[02:41] SIGN**
Incoming call...
**[02:41] SIGN**
Komaki Futoshi
**[02:41] SIGN**
Komaki Futoshi
**[02:41] SIGN**
Incoming call...
**[02:41] SIGN**
Komaki Futoshi
**[02:41] SIGN**
Incoming call...
**[02:41] SIGN**
Komaki Futoshi
**[02:41] SIGN**
Incoming call...
**[02:42] SIGN**
Komaki Futoshi
**[02:42] SIGN**
Incoming call...
**[02:43] HARUKA**
Hello?
**[02:44] FUTOSHI**
*Hey, Haruka. Where are you?*
**[02:47] HARUKA**
At Kouya's apartment.
**[02:48] HARUKA**
The lights are on, but it doesn't seem
like he's been home in a while.
**[02:52] FUTOSHI**
*Yukihira-san just contacted me about that.*
**[02:57] FUTOSHI**
* Madoka-chan said he was*
* gonna be away for a while.*
**[03:02] FUTOSHI**
* She thought you might've gone to his place*
* since you asked for his address,*
**[03:06] FUTOSHI**
*so she called me in a hurry.*
**[03:08] HARUKA**
Then where's Kouya now?
**[03:10] FUTOSHI**
*He didn't tell her that, either.*
**[03:16] FUTOSHI**
*Anyway, there's something else.*
**[03:20] HARUKA**
Something else?
**[03:21] FUTOSHI**
*Well, actually...*
**[03:25] HARUKA**
Belsorriso wants *me* to be
their number two driver?
**[03:29] FUTOSHI**
Ena-san has invited you to join the team.
**[03:32] KOTAROU**
After Harunaga's crash
put him in the hospital,
**[03:35] KOTAROU**
Tokumaru was promoted to number one.
**[03:38] KOTAROU**
They're looking for a decent number two.
**[03:42] HARUKA**
But he called me a mobile chicane.
**[03:46] KOTAROU**
Well, I haven't forgiven him
for that either, but...
**[03:51] KOTAROU**
Maybe they realized what you could do
if they swapped our second-hand crapbox
**[03:57] KOTAROU**
for a shiny Belsorriso machine.
**[04:00] FUTOSHI**
This machine's previous owner
drove it for quite a few seasons.
**[04:05] FUTOSHI**
Naturally, he gave us
a discount on it, but still.
**[04:09] FUTOSHI**
Y'know, Haruka, I don't think it's a bad offer.
**[04:13] FUTOSHI**
Belsorriso's got money and know-how.
**[04:16] FUTOSHI**
And most of all, you'd get to practice more.
**[04:19] HARUKA**
But Belsorriso's our rival.
**[04:23] HARUKA**
I want to keep fighting for Komaki Motors.
**[04:25] FUTOSHI**
Haruka, you don't plan to end
your career in F4, do you?
**[04:30] FUTOSHI**
Above F4, you have F3, F2, and F1.
And GT and rally. All kinds of pro categories.
**[04:40] FUTOSHI**
You need results if you want to go pro.
**[04:42] FUTOSHI**
If you don't win lots, teams won't reach out
to you, and you won't get any sponsors.
**[04:48] FUTOSHI**
I wish you could race in
F3 with Komaki Motors,
**[04:52] FUTOSHI**
but we just don't have the money for that.
**[04:54] FUTOSHI**
If you want to aim higher, you'll eventually
have to drive for someone else.
**[04:58] FUTOSHI**
It'll happen sooner or later.
**[05:01] HARUKA**
But...
**[05:03] FUTOSHI**
Well, why don't you at least
go hear what they have to say?
**[05:06] FUTOSHI**
You can make a decision after that.
**[05:25] ENA**
Asahina-kun.
**[05:30] ENA**
Thanks for coming.
**[05:31] HARUKA**
Hello.
**[05:43] TOSHIKI**
Hey.
**[05:45] HARUKA**
Tokumaru...
**[05:46] TOSHIKI**
How are you feeling?
**[05:48] HARUKA**
Okay, I guess.
**[05:50] TOSHIKI**
Oh, come on now.
**[05:51] TOSHIKI**
You're supposed to say "I'm great!"
even if it's a lie.
**[05:55] TOSHIKI**
People will think you lack confidence.
**[05:58] TOSHIKI**
Drivers need silver tongues.
**[06:01] TOSHIKI**
Otherwise, we can't trick people
into sponsoring us.
**[06:04] HARUKA**
Huh? Trick them?
**[06:06] ENA**
Tokumaru, choose your
words more carefully.
**[06:10] ENA**
And on this team,
"tricking" the sponsors is my job.
**[06:14] ENA**
Anyway, Asahina-kun,
let's get you into a car.
**[06:17] HARUKA**
What? I thought I was
just here to talk today.
**[06:21] ENA**
It's all right. I got your height and weight
and put in a seat that's a pretty close match.
**[06:26] HARUKA**
But...
**[06:26] ENA**
Oh, what size helmet do you wear?
**[06:29] ENA**
Could you measure Asahina-kun's head?
**[06:32] STAFF**
Yes, sir.
**[06:32] STAFF**
This way, please.
**[06:33] HARUKA**
What?
**[06:37] PIT CREW A**
The car's set up to maximize Sector 3,
so watch out for oversteer in 100R.
**[06:42] PIT CREW A**
The tank's half full at 20 liters.
**[06:45] PIT CREW B**
The GT cars were out this morning,
so there's rubber on the track,
**[06:48] PIT CREW B**
but the wind's picked up,
and track temp has fallen.
**[06:51] PIT CREW B**
You'll have a headwind on the straight.
**[06:54] PIT CREW B**
You'll have less downforce
in the corners, so take care.
**[06:57] HARUKA**
Got it.
**[07:24] ALICE/ID**
*Come on now. Don't be so gloomy.*
**[07:27] ALICE/ID**
* I'm here to visit him.*
* What's the point if I'm gloomy?*
**[07:38] SATSUKI**
Hey, Alice-chan.
**[07:40] ALICE**
Satsuki-san?
**[07:41] ALICE**
Should you be moving around already?
**[07:44] SATSUKI**
I'm just doing a little light rehab.
**[07:46] SATSUKI**
My muscles will atrophy if I don't
move around, slowing the recovery.
**[07:55] ALICE**
You're not fine at all.
**[07:59] ALICE**
S-So heavy.
**[08:01] ALICE**
This is too heavy for rehab.
**[08:07] SATSUKI**
I need to hurry.
**[08:10] SATSUKI**
I don't have much time.
**[08:15] ENA**
Your times were good.
**[08:17] TOSHIKI**
You'll do even better
with a more tailored setup.
**[08:19] ENA**
Asahina-kun.
**[08:20] ENA**
Do you know what makes a fast driver?
**[08:24] HARUKA**
Huh?
**[08:25] ENA**
There's only one way to drive fast,
but it's difficult to do it perfectly.
**[08:29] ENA**
Multiple small mistakes can
pile up and add to your time.
**[08:34] ENA**
A fast driver is one who is precise for
the whole race and doesn't make mistakes.
**[08:39] HARUKA**
No mistakes?
**[08:42] ENA**
You're like Harunaga.
**[08:44] TOSHIKI**
Oh, give me a break. Is he gonna
turn into a playboy like him?
**[08:49] ENA**
If he drives for us and keeps placing
highly, he might attract fans.
**[08:54] ENA**
Someday, you'll be far
faster than you are now.
**[09:00] TOSHIKI**
What are you scowling for?
**[09:02] HARUKA**
Huh? Oh, it's nothing.
**[09:04] TOSHIKI**
Try to be more agreeable
when you're complimented.
**[09:06] TOSHIKI**
It's part of your job as a driver.
**[09:09] HARUKA**
That was a compliment?
**[09:11] TOSHIKI**
The part about you becoming faster, yeah.
**[09:13] TOSHIKI**
The part about you becoming a playboy
is up to your interpretation.
**[09:22] SIGN**
Komaki Motors
**[09:23] KOTAROU**
Where's Haru?
**[09:25] FUTOSHI**
With Belsorriso. He said he'd be late
since he's having dinner with them.
**[09:30] KOTAROU**
I see.
**[09:32] FUTOSHI**
Hey, don't forget this was *your* idea.
**[09:36] FUTOSHI**
You said it'd be better for
Haruka to spread his wings.
**[09:39] FUTOSHI**
That's the reason I even
agreed to Ena-san's proposal.
**[09:43] KOTAROU**
I know, but...
**[09:48] WAITER**
Today's amuse-bouche is a spiny lobster and
kohlrabi mille-feuille with fennel espuma.
**[09:54] WAITER**
It's meant to be eaten in a single bite.
**[10:00] HARUKA**
Espuma?
**[10:01] ENA**
It's foam made with nitrous oxide.
**[10:05] ENA**
Don't be nervous. You'll get used to it soon.
**[10:10] HARUKA**
Huh?
**[10:12] ENA**
Climbing the ranks means
joining this kind of world.
**[10:19] ENA**
The car was good today, yes?
**[10:22] HARUKA**
Oh, um, yes.
**[10:23] ENA**
It's a new machine that's
only been driven in one race.
**[10:27] ENA**
The chassis and components are nice
and rigid. Everything functions precisely.
**[10:32] HARUKA**
Um, what about Harunaga-san's car?
**[10:35] ENA**
Unfortunately, it was totaled.
It's quicker to buy a new one than repair it.
**[10:41] ENA**
Cars are expendable. Even if they crash,
they can be repaired or replaced.
**[10:46] ENA**
But no matter how much money you have,
you can't replace a driver's life.
**[10:52] ENA**
Komaki and I go way back.
**[10:55] ENA**
Back when we raced with your dad,
Toru, we were good teammates.
**[11:00] HARUKA**
You raced with my dad?
**[11:09] HARUKA**
Are you the blond guy?
**[11:12] ENA**
I was wild in my younger days.
**[11:15] HARUKA**
Did you know my dad well?
**[11:18] ENA**
I see. Komaki must not have told you
out of consideration for me.
**[11:24] ENA**
I was team principal when your
father passed away in that race.
**[11:31] ENA**
Toru was logical, but also passionate.
He loved driving more than anything.
**[11:37] ENA**
He always earnestly
thought about winning.
**[11:40] ENA**
But those are just my personal feelings.
**[11:43] HARUKA**
What?
**[11:44] ENA**
Even as my friend's son, I wouldn't invite you
to join the team if you weren't fast.
**[11:56] SATSUKI**
Alice-chan.
**[11:58] ALICE**
Yes?
**[11:59] SATSUKI**
Do you know what makes a fast driver?
**[12:03] ALICE**
Huh?
**[12:04] SATSUKI**
A truly fast driver is one
who doesn't make mistakes.
**[12:09] ALICE**
Doesn't make mistakes?
**[12:11] SATSUKI**
The circuit is like a balance beam.
**[12:14] SATSUKI**
In races, we drive at top speed
along that balance beam.
**[12:18] SATSUKI**
Go too fast, and you're off.
**[12:21] SATSUKI**
Drive too slow, and you get overtaken.
**[12:24] SATSUKI**
So we drive as close to
the upper limit as we can.
**[12:29] SATSUKI**
That's our balance beam. And I...
**[12:36] SATSUKI**
I fell off.
**[12:40] SATSUKI**
That was my mistake.
**[12:44] SATSUKI**
At this rate, I'll be overtaken
by someone behind me.
**[12:48] SATSUKI**
The team will get another driver, and once
they don't need me, they'll throw me away.
**[12:53] ALICE**
They'd never throw you away—
**[12:55] SATSUKI**
But they will!
**[12:57] SATSUKI**
If I'm not back behind the wheel before
someone else shows up, I won't have a car.
**[13:09] ALICE**
Satsuki-san, you talk about
James Hunt all the time.
**[13:14] ALICE**
You said Hunt was a genius
who attracted good luck.
**[13:20] ALICE**
Didn't Hunt become
champion by scoring points
**[13:24] ALICE**
while his rival, Niki Lauda,
missed races due to his crash?
**[13:30] SATSUKI**
I'm surprised you know that.
**[13:32] ALICE**
I looked it up. I wanted
to get to know you better.
**[13:37] ALICE**
Anyway, Lauda was badly
burned in that accident.
**[13:40] ALICE**
He was hovering on the brink of death.
**[13:42] SATSUKI**
That was unavoidable.
**[13:45] SATSUKI**
It can only be described as unlucky.
**[13:47] ALICE**
But after that, Lauda recovered extremely
quickly and returned to racing, right?
**[13:55] ALICE**
Was that luck, too?
**[13:57] ALICE**
Are you sure he didn't
just work really, *really* hard?
**[14:06] ALICE**
I-I-I-I'm sorry, I-I-I...
**[14:13] ALICE**
Satsuki-san?
**[14:15] SATSUKI**
Niki Lauda became champion
the year after he returned to racing.
**[14:20] SATSUKI**
As a logical man, rather than relying on luck,
he achieved that through his own strength.
**[14:26] SATSUKI**
I see. I wanted to be like Hunt.
**[14:30] SATSUKI**
But I should've been emulating Lauda.
**[14:36] TOSHIKI**
It's true that Asahina makes few mistakes,
**[14:39] TOSHIKI**
and he isn't afraid to
attack at crucial moments.
**[14:42] TOSHIKI**
With more practice, his times will improve.
**[14:46] TOSHIKI**
He's way better than Yuitani.
**[15:02] FUTOSHI**
Hm? I thought Ena-san treated you to dinner.
**[15:06] HARUKA**
Yeah, I guess.
**[15:08] KOTAROU**
What? The food wasn't good?
**[15:11] HARUKA**
No, it was. We ate at
an expensive French restaurant.
**[15:14] KOTAROU**
Wow, bougie.
**[15:16] HARUKA**
There was gas in the water.
**[15:18] KOTAROU**
What? Belsorriso puts gas
in their drivers, too?
**[15:23] HARUKA**
And nitrous oxide.
**[15:25] KOTAROU**
Don't they use that to make
engines more powerful?
**[15:29] FUTOSHI**
Putting nitrous in an F4 car
is against the rules.
**[15:33] KOTAROU**
What else?
**[15:34] HARUKA**
I forgot.
**[15:35] KOTAROU**
You're too young to be going senile.
**[15:38] HARUKA**
The dish names were really long.
**[15:42] KOTAROU**
"This is a something-or-other thingy
from such-and-such place,
**[15:45] KOTAROU**
prepared with so-and-so technique
on the chef's whim." Like that?
**[15:48] FUTOSHI**
Oh, that means it's expensive.
**[15:51] KOTAROU**
So they're worlds away from a team like us
that struggles to afford tires to practice.
**[15:55] FUTOSHI**
But you earned their recognition,
Haruka. That's great.
**[16:00] HARUKA**
Huh?
**[16:01] FUTOSHI**
Ena-san called.
He said you have a promising future.
**[16:10] FUTOSHI**
Is the stuff in the microwave ready?
**[16:13] FUTOSHI**
My pot stickers and rice.
**[16:20] KOTAROU**
Well, if that old dude praised you,
it must be true.
**[16:25] KOTAROU**
But I know way better than he does
that you'll get even faster.
**[16:30] HARUKA**
Yeah. Belsorriso just has money.
**[16:33] KOTAROU**
We can't compete with them there, though.
**[16:38] HARUKA**
You know the setup I prefer
better than they do.
**[16:43] HARUKA**
You're better at making it
so I can attack, too.
**[16:46] KOTAROU**
Well, I've known you a long time. Their cars
are just fast 'cause they're new and rigid.
**[16:51] HARUKA**
Yeah, it *was* fast.
**[16:56] HARUKA**
And the suspension was precise.
**[17:15] KOTAROU**
Where's Haru?
**[17:16] FUTOSHI**
With Belsorriso.
**[17:18] FUTOSHI**
They're at Motegi today.
**[17:22] KOTAROU**
I see.
**[17:24] FUTOSHI**
Are you still upset about that?
There's no point dwelling on it.
**[17:28] KOTAROU**
I know. I know that.
**[17:31] KOTAROU**
I understand up here that
it's better for Haru to drive for them.
**[17:36] KOTAROU**
But it hurts in here, damn it.
**[17:42] FUTOSHI**
Honestly, for someone with a crude computer,
you've got such a delicate engine.
**[17:47] KOTAROU**
What? Are you insulting me?
Was that an insult?
**[17:47] SIGN**
Komaki Motors
**[17:50] FUTOSHI**
No. I meant you're just like your late mom.
**[17:57] TOSHIKI**
Hey, good work today.
**[17:59] HARUKA**
I thought you were going to yell at me.
**[18:01] TOSHIKI**
What? But you're keeping up with me.
**[18:04] HARUKA**
I was at a complete loss
until I learned your line.
**[18:07] TOSHIKI**
You did well. This afternoon,
you'll practice towing me along that line.
**[18:12] HARUKA**
A slipstream?
**[18:13] TOSHIKI**
Yeah. Lead the way, Haruka-chan.
**[18:18] HARUKA**
"Haruka-chan"?
**[18:32] HARUKA**
*Tokumaru's sticking right behind me.*
**[18:35] TOSHIKI**
* Not bad. He's easy to follow*
* since his line is so precise.*
**[18:39] TOSHIKI**
*This will allow me to conserve everything.*
**[18:41] HARUKA**
*Next, the slipstream.*
**[18:53] TOSHIKI**
*That's it, Asahina.*
**[19:02] TOSHIKI**
* I can tell he's used to*
* being passed. Not bad.*
**[19:08] TOSHIKI**
*What's this? Is he trying to pass me?*
**[20:18] TOSHIKI**
What did you think you were *doing*?
**[20:21] HARUKA**
What do you mean?
**[20:21] TOSHIKI**
You're the number two driver.
You're supposed to focus on supporting me.
**[20:25] HARUKA**
I am. I towed you like you said.
It's not like I passed you.
**[20:30] TOSHIKI**
That's not what I'm talking about!
**[20:32] TOSHIKI**
What's the point of forcing a teammate
into a mistake by pressuring them?
**[20:37] TOSHIKI**
I'm sure you got to thoughtlessly drive
however you wanted before,
**[20:41] TOSHIKI**
but you're on a team now.
**[20:43] TOSHIKI**
Pay attention to the people around you.
**[20:49] TOSHIKI**
Damn it!
**[20:50] TOSHIKI**
That's not right. What am I doing?
**[20:56] TOSHIKI**
Did Satsuki have all that pressure on him
when he was driving up front?
**[21:13] HARUKA**
What am I doing?
**[21:18] SIGN**
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**[21:18] SIGN**
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**[21:18] SIGN**
Portfolio
**[21:27] HARUKA**
Tokumaru's right.
**[21:29] HARUKA**
I was driving how I wanted:
alone and without a thought.
**[21:34] HARUKA**
I wasn't looking at others. Without
realizing it, I was putting pressure on them.
**[21:39] HARUKA**
Is that why Kouya disappeared?
**[21:44] HARUKA**
Kouya was criticized
for taking this picture
**[21:47] HARUKA**
and lost the ability
to photograph people.
**[21:50] HARUKA**
Was taking this picture a mistake?
**[22:00] SIGN**
Tour Planner
**[22:00] SIGN**
Iwate Prefecture
Ofunato City
**[22:01] SIGN**
Iwate Prefecture
Ofunato City
**[22:06] SIGN**
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**[22:06] SIGN**
Birds
**[22:06] SIGN**
of a Feather