Jyugo, Uno, Nico, Trois are attacked by Ruka’s powerful weapon, Bashosen. Honey tries to fight him off, but at this rate, all four will perish. Trois tells Jyugo and Uno to go ahead of them while they fight Ruka. Uno takes Jyugo’s hand and run towards the stairs. But Jyugo is concerned about Honey and Trois who are fighting for them...

If you look at the letter, you can tell immediately.

Various wheels begin to turn at ACCA Headquarters as the prospect of a coup looms ever closer. After receiving yet another cigarette in Yakkara, Jean heads to Pranetta where only rocks and sand can be found and the denizens live underground. Despite living under such harsh conditions, the people of Pranetta are full of hope that their mining industry will succeed.

Nobunaga is headed to Kyoto and sends messengers to Rokkaku Shotei in southern Oumi, but he refuses to help in any way. Feeling like he has no other choice, Nobunaga heads to southern Oumi with an army of 60,000. However, the Rokkaku Clan had the 53 Leaders of Koga working with them.

The first-year race has started. Sugimoto, whose goal is to become the sixth regular, rides among them. However, first-year duo Kaburagi and Danchiku show off their awesome speed...

Finally, the fight everyone's been waiting for. Ace wants to win, not so much as winning the tournament but as defeating Lance. Ace is going to give everything he's got, but it looks like Lance isn't going to hold back either. Will Ace be able to win?

A new teacher is staying after school grading tests for her class. When she glances out the window, she sees a student in an unfamiliar, old-looking school uniform, laying white powder lines in the schoolyard. The teacher steps outside to issue a warning, but the student is gone, and the white line continues into the school building. So she follows it inside to find the student...

Ran, Yuuko, and Azumi are doing stretches in the schoolyard. Ran, a girl who never slacks off in any competition, couldn't be more fired up. Today is marathon day, and Ran was leading the pack, but then...

Tekkadan revives and launches an attack, aiming to escape the battlefield. Meanwhile, the fight between McGillis and Gaelio becomes increasingly ferocious.

Dan and the other senior Riders meet up with Lute's party in the desert, where Chief Nolma shares some info that changes the course of their quest.

The First Stage is coming to an end on the third day. Destined to battle against each other for the third time, the serious face-off between Tokoha Anjou and Rin Hashima unfolds. With their full fighting spirit clasing, what will be the outcome of their fight...?