Alice went to the changing room where she changed her casual attire to her racing attire. After changing, Alice went to the break room to grab something, but then she saw Sugimoto lazing around on the sofa playing on his phone.

"Well, well, isn't it ironic that my GREAT Senpai is lazing on the couch and not getting ready for training?" She sarcastically said.

"Hmm? Yeah, I'll do that in an hour or so." He said casually.

Alice stared at him just laying on the sofa without a care. Sugimoto's laziness got on her nerves.

"Seems like somebody doesn't take his racing seriously, huh?" Alice told him.

Sugimoto ignores her and continues to scroll on his phone. Alice walked out slamming the door behind her. She proceeded to begin warming up before doing some exercises.

"That Senpai of mine surely is a lazypants, even though he is supposed to guide me. Tuff luck for him since I'm going to prove my worth here!" She mutters to herself.

As Alice was doing her warm-ups, the manager came to inspect the team and saw her outside the garage.

"You seem to be quite eager." The manager told Alice.

"Well, I have to stay fit right? Unlike my Senpai over there." She said while pointing at him sleeping on the break room's sofa.

"That's his way of preparing I guess. Just let him be for now." The manager sighed.

Alice looks frustrated by Sugimoto's way and the manager notices it. He decides to show her something instead.

"Hey, want to see what you will be driving?" The manager asked her.

"Sure, I was curious about what I will drive for the team." She replied curiously.

"Alright then, follow me." The manager leads the way.

Alice followed him and he brought her to the front of the pit lane, and her eyes widened as she saw the car parked in front of the pit lane garage. It was a clean blue BMW M6 GT3 with no sponsors or stickers. She began inspecting the car's exterior and interior.

"A BMW M6? It's the GT3 version as well. Where did you buy this manager?" She asked in a curious tone.

"An old friend of mine wanted to sell this car that was in midst condition, he barely used it since he bought another car and used that more often." He replied proudly after getting a good deal.

"Damn manager, that's a good find." She said.

"Catch!" The manager shouted.

The manager threw the keys towards her and Alice managed to catch it. She looked at the keys and saw the BMW logo on the key shine from the sunlight.

"R-really? You're letting me drive this car?" She was surprised by his sudden gesture.

The manager nodded and Alice smiled widely. She climbed into the seat and turned on the ignition. The car's dashboard lights up and the engine starts, she gives it a few small revs, and the engine roars loudly.

"Woah, the engine sounds nice." She muttered to herself as she admired the car.

After holding the car's wheel for a bit, she suddenly began massively adjusting the seat and the steering wheel height to her preference. Alice is a bit shorter than her peers in high school. The manager noticed her adjusting things in the driver's seat and decided to check in on her.

"Doing alright in there?" The manager asked her looking a bit nervous by all the commotion in the car.

"Y-yeah, just adjusting a bit." She told the manager while adjusting everything.

"A-a bit huh?" The manager awkwardly watched her.

After adjusting everything to her liking, she began driving off onto the Akinabalu circuit for a test drive.

The Akinabalu circuit consists of many straights, corners, and chicanes. To ease it up, it will be divided into a few sectors.

Sector 1 consists of a long straight that goes into the first turn to the right. This is where the drivers start and finish the race. The pit lane is located on the right side of the track.

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Sector 2 consists of the infamous triple consecutive hairpins that lead into a short straight that leads into a chicane to sector 3.

Sector 3 consists of 2 long straights and a chicane. The first long straight goes into chicane that exits to the second long straight. At the end of the straights is a right-corner turn to Sector 4.

Sector 4 is the trickiest, this sector consists of a S-curve and a long C-curve that ends in a final chicane that connects to Sector 1.

Alice takes the first corner into the hairpins and notices the car corners smoothly. As she completed the second sector, a small grin formed on her face after feeling the car rotate just as she wanted it.

"Woah this car handles great in the corners!" She said as she felt a wave of adrenaline as she continued onto the next sector.

Alice exits the second sector and continues onto the straights. Alice pushes the pedal to the floor trying to find out the top speed of her car on the straights.

"This is fast." She muttered to herself.

After completing the straights, Alice finally reaches the final sector of the circuit and that's where her M6 shines as it was a well-suited car to handle such corners. she maneuvered her car around the sharp turns with ease and got through the S-curves sector easily. After that, she tested the car on the final sector and it went smoothly.

"Incredible handling." She muttered while admiring the car.

She completed the entire track and she's back to sector 1. She pushed the pedal to the metal on the longest straight of the track.

"This car is faster than I expected." She uttered to herself.

Alice continued to drive around the track a few times and began testing the brake zones of the car. She quickly got used to the car and started doing hot laps around the track. After a while, she drove back to the pits and saw the manager standing in front of the pit garage.

"So how was it?" the manager asked her.

"The car felt amazing manager, thanks for letting me drive!" She said while feeling confident in the car.

"I'm glad to hear that, sadly this car isn't as modern as the other cars in our category." The manager told her.

"I don't mind, the M6 is a great car!" Alice reassures the manager.

Alice got out of the car and stretched her arms. While stretching, she notices another car under a sheet at the pit stop.

"Hey, manager, who's car is that?" She said as she pointed towards it.

"Ah that's Sugimoto's car, let me uncover it real quick." The manager said.

The manager went over to the car and pulled the cover off it, revealing a polished black Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992).

"T-That's Senpai's car?" Alice said feeling awed and intimidated at the same time.

Alice began looking around the car and admired it while touching its wing. As she was inspecting the interior, Sugimoto approached them after he awakened from his nap.

"How was your rest, Sugimoto?" The manager asked while smiling.

"Sup chief, it was a good nap" He answered him.

"Looks who finally woke up, slept like a pig senpai?" Alice teased him.

It seems that Alice and Sugimoto still aren't in terms with each other yet. As they were arguing, Sugimoto looked towards Alice's car and chuckled.

"So you're going to drive in that tin can huh?" Sugimoto said teasingly.

"Heh, I bet this tin-can could whoop your sorry butt!" Alice told Sugimoto.

"Y'know, even without a warm-up I could always beat you in a race, kid." He told and teased her again.

"Are you challenging me senpai? Cause to me it feels like you're challenging me to a one-on-one race." She asked furiously.

"You bet I am, I'm going to smoke that sorry excuse of a car of yours." Sugimoto said confidently

"You're on Senpai!" She became fired up

The manager backed up and watched them fight from afar. Alice and Sugimoto stared into each other with fury in their eyes. After their staredown, Alice proposes something to him.

"Hey senpai, how about we put a bet on this race of ours?" Alice told Sugimoto.

"Huh, a bet? I gladly accept." He said agreeing to her idea.

"Alright then, if I win, you would first stop calling me a kid. Secondly, be my servant for the rest of the week." She told her side of the bet.

"Sure, but if I win. You'll have to mop the floors for the rest of the month." He said his side of the bet

Alice thought for a few moments, she began seeing the pros and cons of the bet. On one hand, she could have a personal butler, on the other hand, he gave a bet that could tarnish her dignity. After a few seconds, she reluctantly agrees.

"Alright, it's settled. The first one to cross the finish line after three laps win the bet." Alice told Sugimoto confidently.

"Alright deal!" Sugimoto said agreeing to the bet.

They glared at each other once more before going to their respective cars and starting their engines. Alice and Sugimoto put on their helmet and gloves and began driving toward the starting line. Alice parked at position one and Sugimoto parked at position two on the grid. The manager began communicating with them on the radio.

"I want a clean race from both of you. There will be 3 laps in this race so make every second count. The first to cross the finish line wins, are you ready?" The manager told them.

"You bet I am." Sugimoto told him through the radio.

"Yes sir." Alice told the manager on the radio as well.

As the drivers mentally prepare for the race, Alice decides to trash-talk Sugimoto for a bit.

"Hey gramps, try not to get lost on the way there okay?" Alice said mockingly.

"Heh, you know what kid, I'm feeling a bit generous today. I'm going to give you a 5-second head start." Sugimoto told her confidently giving himself a handicap

"Hah! An easy victory for me! You better not regret it Senpai!" She told Sugimoto.

"Though I have a 5-second advantage, he's still driving a 911 GT3 RS. I need to extend the lead as much as I can before he catches up to me." She thought to herself.

The manager held his stopwatch and began communicating with the drivers using the radio.

"We're going on go, got it?" The manager told them.

The drivers agreed and could feel the intense atmosphere as they waited for the manager to begin the countdown.

"3"

Alice checks her mirror looking at his car behind her. She sees the black Porsche, making her feel intimidated.

"2"

Sugimoto looks at her car in front of him. He could hear the blue BMW revving up.

"1"

Alice gripped her steering wheels and a grin formed on her face.

"Go Go Go!" The manager yells into the mic, indicating the start of the race.

Alice's wheel spun and left a trail of smoke behind her, Sugimoto waited for a full 5 seconds before launching his car and began chasing after her.