Rival

When Suzuka goes home to visit a certain Kazuki, Yamato chases after her, and eventually finds her house, which turns out to be very big. At the doorstep, he meets Suzuka’s sister, who takes him to see Suzuka and Kazuki. When he realizes Kazuki is dead and Suzuka was visiting his grave, he goes home without even letting Suzuka know he was there. In addition, he learns that Kazuki was also a rocket starter, and that he greatly resembles him.

涼風の部屋にある和輝の写真を、偶然見てしまった大和。たまらず涼風を追いかけ横浜へと走る。家の前でウロウロする大和を、涼風の姉が二人の元へと連れて行く。そこには、墓前に手を合わせる涼風の姿が。大和は涼風の姉から、和輝が全国大会の直前に事故に遭い他界したこと知らされる。「どことなくキミに似てるかも」と姉に言われ、大和は、涼風が自分と和輝の面影を重ねていたのだと、やりきれなくなる。