Hiiragi--39-s Practice Diary -final- -k-drive-- 〈LEGIT | 2024〉

And then, finally, it powered down.

“Today I almost crashed into a wall. But I didn’t. Because the K-DRIVE believed in me. Or maybe I’m just too stubborn to die. Either way, I’m going to get faster. I promise.”

She straddled the bike, felt its warmth through her racing suit. “K-DRIVE,” she said, “execute final route: Spiral Down.” Hiiragi--39-s Practice Diary -Final- -K-DRIVE--

The AI, which she’d programmed years ago with a voice chip from a broken toy, responded in its childish, crackling tone: “You got this, Hiiragi. Let’s fly.”

She smiled.

Here’s a short story based on the title Hiiragi’s Practice Diary -Final- -K-DRIVE-- .

She didn’t stop.

Hiiragi was not normal. And the K-DRIVE was not a normal bike.

The tunnel swallowed her. G-forces pressed her chest against the tank. The K-DRIVE banked left, then right, its stabilizers screaming as they fought to keep her glued to the curved wall. A normal bike would have spun out. A normal rider would have blacked out. And then, finally, it powered down