It is morning in Tokyo and Haruka, Shinichi, Tsuyoshi and Jirou decide to give Donbura a good cleaning as a thanks to Master Kaito always coming to help them when they need it. He’s out preparing for his third photobook. Jirou says he will take this opportunity to head home to celebrate his adoptive father Terasaki’s birthday.
Ace asks his “dad” Girori why Game Master would want him eliminated, especially as he’s saved the world several times already. Girori says he has no idea. Tsumuri, watching from afar, flashes back to the green room when Game Master Girori said that the more Ace wins, the closer he gets to uncovering the truth about the DGP. Win realizes Ace must lose so they can erase his memory. Tsumuri is unsure if this is fair, but Girori says it is necessary for the DGP to survive.
Teams fly to Iceland for the Penultimate Leg where they will be Racing through an Expedia-inspired adventure. The Final Four board helicopters to take them to a glacier, the Pit Start for today.
Tsubasa reports his Juto abduction experience to Auntie Yuriko. He isn’t sure how he was able to escape, but assumes someone saved him. Auntie Yuriko asks him to keep in touch if he remembers more.
Grandpa Tanba says he doesn’t want to be a burden to them youngins anymore. Keiwa protests, but Grandpa Tanba says all of them still have the rest of their lives ahead of them. All the potential and happiness are still waiting for them.
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Teams continue the Mega Leg by driving an Audi convertible to Ronda, Spain and finding a tour guide holding the Andalusian flag on top of Puente Nuevo. Luis & Michelle arrive in Ronda first and open the next clue revealing the Detour: Bend Over Backwards or Dress for Success.
Sononi approaches a sleeping Tsubasa and sees that he’s the real one and not the Juto version. She asks how he was able to return to normal, but he says it’s none of her business. As Tsubasa walks away, Sononi lets out a big smile and tucks her hair behind her ear.
Ace asks Tsumuri if she really hates being his sister that much and she says absolutely. Papa Girori tells them to come in for breakfast and both he and Tsumuri ask why Ace is using this fake family to go digging around the DGP. Girori points out that his wishes so far have had no rhyme or reason. And his latest wish, to become a DGP staff member, is the most suspicious of all.
Teams fly to Malaga, Spain for the 8th Leg of the Race which will be a Mega Leg. Derek & Claire and Luis & Michelle open the first clue, containing zero euros, telling them to head on foot to Plaza de la Merced. The other three teams depart at 8:15am.
Tsuyoshi is on edge so much about his Miho-chan that he even yells at his boss. The Donbros, wanting to cheer him up from whatever he’s going through, invite him to Donbura to treat him to some parfaits. They think he’s just overworked and try to encourage him. He apologizes for being a bit out of it. But once they mention Miho, he gets up and leaves.