: "What’s that for?"

(calm, smoky voice) : "You think the car lost? No. You drove it like you were afraid of breaking it. Tomorrow… we fix that. Hand me the 10,000-yen socket."

(low, almost a whisper) : "It’s not the metal, Itsuki. It’s the road. I heard it. That stretch… it wanted me to lose."

: "He’s not faster. The road is lying to me. It’s pulling me into the gutter. Into the dark."

Here is the text for a hypothetical English dub script of Initial D First Stage Episode 21, titled:

(Dub Script / Episode Description) OPENING CARD: "The white shadow of the Eight-Six cuts through the night. But tonight, the road has a memory of its own." SYNOPSIS (For TV Guide / Streaming):

SOUND of tires screeching, metal kissing concrete.

(nervous laugh) : "So… a little touch-up paint, a new fender, maybe an exhaust that doesn't sound like a dying raccoon—good as new, right?"

: "That’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever said. And you once tried to race a minivan." CLOSING NARRATION (DUB EPILOGUE STYLE): "The Eight-Six sleeps in steel and shadow. But on the mountain, the gutter still glistens with rain and regret. Takumi will return to that corner. Not because he wants to. But because the night… always asks for a rematch." PREVIEW FOR EPISODE 22: