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Kōichi, Daichi and the employees of Kohaze-ya cheer for Hiroto Mogi at the New Year Ekiden Race. During the race, Mogi catches up with his rival Naoyuki Kezuka, member of Asia Industries Running Team and overtakes him in his leg. Then he hands over his sash to next runner Takao Hirase. Hirase runs with all his might and is praised by his teammates though he cannot finish in the first place. After the race, Mogi mentions his Rikuoh in the interview.
The employees of Kohaze-ya cheer for Hiroto Mogi with a banner that says "Go for it, Hitoro Mogi and Rikuoh!"
Rikuoh becomes to be well-known and some runners ask Kohaze-ya sponsor them. And Mogi emphasises in the interview with an editor of a sport magazine that Rikuoh is ideal. On the other hand, Hirase retires from his running career and one night he visits the clubhouse of Daiwa Food. Then the ground is illuminated suddenly and his teammates appear to say good-bye to him (*).
Hirase (Masato Wada) runs his last race
(*) This teammates' surprise also appears in the 7th episode of "No Side Game". In the episode, Ryōta Satomura who leaves the Astros to join the Cyclones visits the clubhouse and meets his teammates.
The images are from the official website of "Rikuoh".
