Overtake: Reincarnated in the Racing Realm

Ren's fingers tightened around the wheel.

His cheat ability was already working.

—Decay Conversion Activated—

Analyzing opponent skill… Phantom Drive detected… Converting…

His HUD flashed.

New Skill Acquired: Phantom Echo

Ren's breath caught. He copied it? No—something more.

Phantom Drive let Ryoji blink in and out of reality.

But Phantom Echo?

It created afterimages. False signals.

To an opponent, it would look like Ren was in multiple places at once.

"Let's see how you handle this."

His grip tightened.

—Phantom Echo Activated—

Instantly, three copies of Ren's car appeared across the track.

One to the left. One to the right. One slightly behind.

Ryoji's comms crackled.

"…What?"

For the first time, he sounded unsure.

Ren smirked.

He had just turned Ryoji's own ability against him.

Now he couldn't tell which car was real.

The real Ren was already making his move—lining up the perfect trajectory.

One shot. One chance.

Ren pressed down on the accelerator—full throttle.

The final turn was approaching.

200 meters to the finish line.

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"WARNING: Collision Course Detected"

Ryoji was trying to counter.

His car blinked in and out, testing each of Ren's afterimages.

But he was running out of time.

100 meters left.

Ryoji made a decision.

SLAM!

He swerved, aiming for the real Ren—

—but he chose wrong.

He crashed through an afterimage instead.

It was over.

Ren shot forward.

The finish line was just ahead.

5 meters…

4…

3…

Then—

He crossed it.

[RACE COMPLETE: 1ST PLACE]

The entire stadium erupted.

Ren exhaled, the adrenaline finally fading.

He won.