Hayata Hayata, a middle-distance runner whose last high school race ended in disappointment, was planning to find a job in his hometown of Iwate after graduation...

However, he finds out that a private university, acquired by a major IT company, has established an ekiden team to compete in the "Hakone" relay race and is planning to hold a nationwide audition to recruit scholarship students. What's more, the team manager is a popular idol!