The Limit Zone Nightmare

Synopsis

2017, the opening of the 12th Cyber Formula WGPX. Having won the glory of the Double One the previous year, Hayato Kazami was in top form, with four straight wins from the opener. In qualifying for round 5, Hayato is struck by a strange sensation while driving. That night, Bleed Kaga visits Sugo, hears Hayato's account, and advises: 'don't misjudge your own limit.' The race. Hayato and Randoll were locked in a fight for victory. At that instant, Hayato is again struck by a strange sensation. But this time it is a sensation of time flowing slowly, a phenomenon in which he can see the racing line and even the figures and emotions of his rivals. In it, Hayato senses the Theodolite driven by Henri Claytor, a debutant in this championship, closing in, and swiftly dodges. But he can't fully dodge Randoll behind, and Hayato is flung off the track, machine and all. Though he escapes with his life, Hayato's return this season becomes hopeless. And Randoll, faced with his parents' fierce opposition, decides to retire. To Hayato, who recounts what happened to him, Kaga teaches about the 'Zero Zone,' the 'limit zone of perception that must not be crossed.' The race, without Hayato and Randoll, ends after an extremely close battle with Shinjo's victory — Aoi Formula's long-awaited first win. In rehabilitation, Hayato was tormented by nightmares of the 'Zero Zone' every night. Asuka asks him to quit racing. Hayato decides to retire to chase a new dream and proposes to Asuka, who had supported him until now. The two vow to search for a new dream together.