Knock! Knock! Mikasa, who wanted to talk to her brother, knocked on his room.
"Go away!" He shouted.
Mikasa opened the door and went inside. She saw her brother sitting in his bed, looking serious, and was deep in thoughts.
"What'd you want, sis?" He asked.
"Man, I never seen you this serious in my life. You have been looking like this ever since you got here. What's wrong?" She asked.
"It's nothing. It's just something I need to think through on my own." He replied, "Now please just leave me alone."
"Oh, I see, you lost a race, didn't you, I'm so sorry, big bro."
"What! I never lose a race, I've never lost one, and I never will." He stated.
"Then what's wrong?"
"It's the stupid contract."
Mikasa paused for a second si that she could try and figure out herself what was wrong. "The contract said you won't last long in the team or?"
"No, they value me too much to quickly despose of me. The problem is that they just want me to be a substitute." Kaito explained.
"Oh, I understand now. You're too prideful to act as a substitute, I bet you thought that you guys were going to be equals."
Kaito looked down, then he replied, "Yeah, I really thought that we were going to be equals, but niw I'm some sort of substitute. It pisses me off."
Mikasa took a breather, and then she scolded, "So you didn't sign the contract, and you lost the chance to do the job of your dreams because of your ego."
"Hey, don't scold me. Plus, I haven't lost my chance of getting the job. They gave me time to think." He said.
"Well, you better think this through big bro." She replied before leaving his room.
After she left, he continued thinking.
Should I take the job and be a substitute, which could decrease my image because everybody will laugh at me for not being taken seriously by my own team? He suggested to himself.
Or should I take it, and I'll still be doing the job of my dream? He suggested again.
Kaito was the all-powerful, the best rookie racer, the omnipotent, omniscient big shot F1 racer, but he was the most indecisive person outside the race court.
He lied down on his bed and continued thinking until Ring!Ring!
His phone started ringing, he took it and checked who was calling him, his phone was written unknown number.
He decided to answer it to find out who it was from.
*Hi, am I talking to Kaito Ren?* The person on the phone asked.
"Uhm, yes, this is him. Who am I talking to." Kaito asked as well.
*My name is Jack Japperson, the boss of the Red Seraph GP team, and I would like to recruit you to join my team.* The man said.
Kaito quickly got out of his bed and stood on his feet, 'What the! The boss of the Red Seraph GP, I knew that sooner or later, a team would recruit me sooner or later, but I didn't expect them to contact me this sooner.'
Last year was Kaito's final year at Tokyo GP Academy, and certificates were to be handed to them at the end of January, and Kaito was at his interview two weeks after receiving his certificate.
Kaito's progression was happening faster than he thought. First, he was invited by the Shinsei GP team, and now the Red Seraph GP team.
"I'm sorry I didn't hear you well. Can you please repeat what you said." Kaito responded.
*I said we would like to recruit you to join the Red Seraph GP team, and we will make you a full member. You will become an equal with our two racers.* He explained.
"Sir, I would like some time to think about it." Kaito suggested.
*Fine, we shall give you two days to think about it. Good night.* The man said as he closed the call.
Kaito went back and lied at his bed, and then he said, "Man, I really am valued. Many teams want me. I'm pretty sure that I'm gonna be called by another team."
'These guys said that I won't be a substitute, but will I not go to the Shinsei GP team because of that.' He wondered, and after some time, he fell asleep.
The next day, he woke up, bathed, ate, and went to the Shinsei circuit core. Before he left, his sister asked him, "Hey, big bro, are you going to the Shinsei circuit core to accept the contract?"
"No, I'm going to the Shinsei circuit core to decline the contract." He replied and left.
When he reached the Shinsei circuit core, he saw everybody waiting for him. All of them were surprised by his return. They thought he might not return at all.
"Kaito, you're back." They said.
"No, I'll be leaving soon." He responded.
"What! What do you mean by that?" They asked.
"Yesterday , I received a phone call. It was from the Red Seraph GP team. They were recruiting me, and they told me that I won't be a substitute, I'll be an equal with their racers." Kaito explained.
"So you're gonna take the offer?" Alexis asked.
"Why wouldn't I, at least they value me." Kaito responded.
"Dammit, Mr Shisou, because of you, we're gonna lose a very valuable asset." Mai complained.
"Man, I really thought I was gonna work for my favorite GP team in Japan for the rest of my life, but it seems like I was wrong." Kaito said as if he was speaking to himself.
"Hohohoho, now now Kaito don't just jump into decisions like that. I'm sure that we can work things out." The driving coach, Mr Nicolo said, as he came from upstairs.
"Shisou is an overly cautious person, but because of his overly cautiousness, he sometimes makes mistakes and also sometimes underestimates every new teammate." Mr Nicolo continued.
"What's your point?" Kaito asked.
"My point is simple, beat me in a race, and we'll change the contract. It'll be like this, if you win the contract will no longer say that you'll be a substitute, but rather in every three races, two of them belong to Shinji and one of them is yours." Mr Nicolo answered.
'This is not a bad proposal since at the Red Seraph GP team, there are already two drivers. If you add me, that makes three, and that means in every three races, one of them is mine.' Kaito thought.
"Ok, I'll take you up on that challenge." Kaito agreed.
"Wait, Kaito, you're not even gonna ask what happens if you lose." Kikyo wondered.
"Lose I'm never gonna lose, so why do I have to ask what happens if I lose." He stated.
"I like your confidence, but I'll tell you what will happen. If you lose, then you will automatically become a member of the team, but using the last contract." Mr Nicolo explained.
"As if I would lose." Kaito stated.
They went to the garage, and they each grabbed their cars, and the others went outside to watch the race.
Mr Nicolo was at P2, and Kaito was at P1.
"Kaito, you better not try to flex like you do with others if you do so you shall lose." Mr Nicolo explained.
Three... Two... One... Green!
Vroom! Vroom! They dashed. The race was to be fifty laps around the 10km training course.
Lap 1...
Mr. Nicolo passed through Kaito and went faster so he wouldn't catch up.
Lap 6...
Mr Nicolo stayed at position no.1, Kaito tried to make the distance between them smaller, but every time he closed in, Mr Nicolo closed out.
Lap 13...
Kaito hit his engine, and it roared. He went really fast, but Mr. Nicolo was still ahead of him.
Lap 25...
Mr Nicolo's tires started degrading, and when he reached lap 26, he quickly went to take a pit stop, but Kaito saw a chance to strike and Vroom! He went ahead.
Lap 27...
His tires started to degrade, and he increased his speed further to 310km/h. He wanted the distance to be irrecoverable.
Lap 28...
Kaito's team saw that he needed to take a pit stop, and they shouted Kaito! Kaito! So he would get a pit stop, but he ignored them. He wanted to make the distance between him and Mr Nicolo irrecoverable first before he went on a pit stop.
Lap 31...
Krrrrrrrrrrr! Krrrrrrrr! His tires degraded entirely, and Mr Nicolo passed him, but lucky for him, he was near the pit stop.
The pit crew went to his aid and completely changed his tires in 1,25s.
He hit up his engine again and went to chase Mr Nicolo.
Lap 37...
Kaito was losing. Mr. Nicolo was now too fad ahead for him to catch up.
'I want to crush this kid's ego. I want to do it before anybody else has the chance to do it. Because this kid has never faced defeat, and once he faces it, he will be crushed. It's better to face defeat in this way.' Mr Nicolo thought before he speeded up even further.
Lap 40...
Kaito was losing. The race was already decided that Mr. Nicolo was gonna win, but Kaito didn't seem upset inside his chamber. Instead, he seemed excited.
"I'm gonna crush this guy so badly!" He said before he increased his speed from 320km/h all the way up to 350km/h.
Lap 44...
Time was ticking, and Mr Nicolo was sure that he had won the race, but then Vroom! Kaito passed through like a lightning bolt.
"What the!!" Everybody was shocked.
"Wow!" They were dazzled.
Mr. Nicolo did not give up so easily. He pressed his accelerator hard, the engine howled, and he went from 330km/h to 340km/h. 'This is exceeding my limits, 330 was already too much, but now 340km
Lap 49...
Kaito went far ahead than Mr Nicolo, and there was nothing that could stop him.
"I found this out a long time ago, but when I'm on the track, I am unstoppable!" He shouted before he did the last lap and won the race.