Ep. 8: Kakeru and Nico-chan train alone after a track meet defeat at Chikusei-so

Residents of Chikusei-so suffer a major loss at the track meet. Kakeru becomes angry when teammates complain about their weakness. Nico-chan reveals hidden feelings about running while trying to calm him. Kakeru advises Nico-chan to try his hardest. The next morning, Kakeru and Nico-chan stop following Haiji's coaching and start training by themselves. Meanwhile, Prince wants to recover comic reading time lost to practice. He plans to have a specific item delivered to the apartment. This sequence highlights the shift in training methods and personal motivations among the group members following their poor performance.

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