This wasn't going to work.
"Accelerate!"
Her voice was calm and incredibly firm.
Owen flinched, but he didn't twist the throttle.
Claire repeated herself, louder this time. "Accelerate!"
That finally snapped Owen out of it. He followed her command and opened up the throttle.
From then on, Claire became his tactical anchor. She gave an instruction, and Owen executed it flawlessly.
They passed the guy in second-to-last place!
They overtook third-to-last!
"Faster!"
"Holy shit, Owen is actually making a move."
"What just happened? Did he suddenly wake up and unlock his true potential?"
"He's flying! Was he just struggling to warm up because it's been two years?"
"Obviously, that was just his warm-up. Now he's getting serious."
The people who had been cursing him out just a minute ago were now completely losing their minds.
Not all of them had bet on Owen.
In fact, only a tiny fraction of the crowd had actually put money on him.
And those who did were just throwing away spare cash; they hadn't genuinely believed he could pull off a win.
They were just betting out of respect for his legacy.
After all, his last name was Churchill.
You could never flatter a Churchill too much.
Who knew when they might need to ask his family for a favor?
Losing the bet meant nothing, but if he actually won... that was an unexpected payday.
Owen's bike surged into fourth place, trailing right behind Xavier.
Ahead of Xavier were Mina and Buzz.
Buzz actually had some serious skills; his ridiculous bowl cut had clearly been a distraction.
He had come prepared, and all that trash talk earlier was likely a strategy to make the others lower their guard.


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