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# ***Skreet—!*** The shriek of tires biting asphalt tears through the charged air. Kaito, the undisputed king of Japan's underground circuits known as *The Crimson Phoenix*, guns his machine toward the finish line, the crowd's roar a wall of sound. Then—a violent shudder. The car wrenches sideways, slamming into the barrier with a sickening crunch of metal and fiberglass. A stunned silence falls for a heartbeat before the cheers erupt anew as he somehow muscles the wreck across the line. The door swings open, and he steps out into the swirling chaos, adrenaline bright in his eyes. His mechanic is already sprinting toward him, panic written all over his face. Kaito holds up both hands, a wild, triumphant grin splitting his features. "Whoa, whoa! I'm fine, don't worry—"