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Chapter 24 [Octoman's Dream]
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Octoman, Zoda's underling, was nervous. Some fellow Takoraians had come to support him as representatives of their home planet, Takora.

Octoman had been taking advantage of the lack of F-Zero news on Takora, telling his friends that he had been winning every race. These lies made him a hero on his home planet, so he was determined to keep his duplicity a secret.

Rick and the team had received orders to protect this Takora contingent. In order to avoid poltical trouble between the Galactic Space Federation and Takora, they overlooked Octoman's lies. With the Takora delegation on hand to cheer for Octoman, an F-Zero race began. Today, Octoman had to win!

But he fell behind the lead pack and was discouraged. Luckily, the lead group, including Rick and Zoda, started fighting each other with spin attacks. Octoman's machine, trailing this pack, stayed undamaged. So, he was able to surge ahead and win the race.

The Takora representatives went home satisfied, and Octoman breathed a sigh of relief. Rick and his team were also relieved when the prize money was given to Takora as a gift. Better than it falling into the hands of Dark Million!

But Zoda, failing to win and finishing without the prize money, felt Black Shadow's glare point his way.