Pre-Race Provocation

The crowd was buzzing with excitement, fans shouting and cheering for their idols as the opening ceremony hit its peak.

Compared to the warm welcome for the other countries' racers, Maeve's team looked especially lonely—no one paid them any attention, as if the whole event had forgotten they even existed.

The Altria racers were annoyed by this.

"Shade is from Altria, right? How can they just ignor