The Queen wants answers as to how Megumi beat her with her completely ordinary motorcycle.
Summary
At Professor Kurihara's lecture, Megumi notices how half the class is empty. Unbeknownst to her, this is because the Queen had specifically targeted Megumi for a race despite not being the thirtieth student like she usually does, and everyone behind them assumed they were already late.
Meanwhile, the Queen finds Megumi's KSR motorcycle in the campus' parking lot and is shocked to find that it is completely stock. While she can't believe she lost to such a bike, Megumi finds her outside and tells her to stay away from it. The Queen recognizes Megumi as her opponent and shows her to her Yamaha motorcycle, where Megumi is impressed by all of its special parts.
Megumi thanks the Queen for the chance to get a close-up look at her bike, but the Queen stops her from leaving and asks her what's her bike's secret, but Megumi tells her there is none and that it's just a stock bike. The Queen doesn't believe her and thinks she's hiding a secret that she demands to know, and she tries cajoling her by slinging an arm around her shoulder. Realizing that the Queen won't leave her alone until she gets an answer, Megumi tells her to meet up tomorrow at their usual spot to race, where she'll tell her why she'll never win, but that only further convinces the Queen that she's hiding a secret.
Megumi brings her bike to the Temple for maintenance when Belldandy finds her. She comments that she works hard on her bike, but Megumi downplays it and says it's because she rides it hard and needs to make sure everything is perfect. Keiichi greets her and immediately asks what she wants, saying that every time she comes over to tinker in his workshop, she needs a favor from him. Belldandy finds their sibling banter adoring and tells Keiichi that he must really care about his sister, something he immediately denies.
Finally, Megumi tells them the reason she came over again, and it's something Keiichi can hardly believe.
Trivia
- At just fourteen pages in length (including the cover), this chapter is by far the shortest in the manga up to this point.