Chapter 86

Elma and the Car (エルマとくるま) is the eighty-sixth chapter of Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon.

Summary
Elma and Torhu have a contest through the city with their cars.

Plot
Elma now has her driver's license, so Kobayashi agrees to ride with her so Elma can get more practice but Kobayashi is afraid Elma will crash. Tohru arrives very angry claiming she is the only one who can ride with Kobayashi. Kobayashi is surprised Tohru has her own license as well but Tohru explains she did because Elma was afraid of doing it alone but Elma denies it. Elma wants Kobayashi to ride with her at least once but Tohru mistakes this as Elma being in love with Kobayashi and believes they were destined to be enemies. Elma explains she feels better when someone is beside her when driving, like an instructor, and she chose Kobayashi because Kobayashi has the aura of a teacher, which Tohru agrees but Kobayashi seems annoyed. Tohru agress to the idea and both dragons get ready for a race, explaining they were planning a race to see who gets to the checkpoints first but Kobayashi thinks it will be dangerous. Tohru tells Kobayashi her and Elma will follow the law because they have Kanna and Saikawa in one car and Lucoa and Shouta in another as passengers. Tohru states the rules of the race are to obey the speed limit and you have to navigate with a map. Elma asks who will be Tohru's navigator as Kobayashi is riding with Elma but Takiya arrives. Tohru asks to switch navigators, but Elma thinks that will be unfair to him and gets ready to race, telling Tohru if she wins Tohru will have to buy her limited-edition cream bun. Kobayashi sees the first checkpoint is the department store and Lucoa is happy that Tohru and Elma are on friendly terms as Kobayashi teases Elma that her crying moved Tohru. In the other car, Kanna exclaims that with their pace they will lose as Takiya remarks Tohru isn't worried about winning, but Tohru says she always wins. Elma soon wins when she reaches the checkpoint inside the department store at the creperie, and everyone eats some crepes. Tohru and Elma then start the race to the candy store and Elma lets Tohru leave first. Since Elma can't use the expressway, Kobayashi has to look at the map, but soon miss a turn as Elma tells Kobayashi she thought Kobayashi was an expert driver. Kobayashi explains her license is for show and Shouta helps Elma with directions though they still lost. Tohru makes fun of Elma for her inept driving skills but Kobayashi silently says it was from the inept navigator. Tohru and Elma continue their race, but they lost many times because the map was so old and Elma had a horrible sense of direction led, but the race stays a tie. Elma get riled up at the final checkpoint not wanting to lose the race and gets an idea to win. Takiya notices Tohru knows all the roads but Elma insisted to be on even footing, so Tohru agreed and Elma seems to have fun. Tohru says Elma has always been like that, remembering the races they used to have in the past. Kanna and Saikawa notice Elma out of the car, pushing it, so the speed limits won't apply to her and Lucoa promises to erase the memories of outsiders. Elma asks if Tohru is surprised and Tohru, remembering the past again, likes the way Elma is making the race interesting. Elma lost the race as it was a driving race and got an earful from Kobayashi about humans being delicate creatures.

Characters

 * Elma
 * Kobayashi
 * Tohru
 * Riko Saikawa
 * Kanna Kamui
 * Quetzalcoatl
 * Shouta Magatsuchi
 * Makoto Takiya