I'm sorry that you had trouble with the race. In the next update, which should be released soon, the race will be slightly easier to beat and, if the player is not able to beat Haru on their 7th try, Haru will admire their perseverance so he becomes their friend. I hope that makes it more enjoyable to play.
Hey I'm sorry I went off like that it's just race mechanics always rubbing me in a lot of other players the wrong way when it comes to indie games like these oh and one more thing don't forget about what I suggested for the cheat menu for Android devices to make it easier on you you could put it underneath the setting that allows you to change the time there you could push Max this character's affinity out or unlock all items in the backpack with a Max stack or allowing you to change what your characters in the game look like flo we can give her different accessories than what she has on oh and if you can make it so that after a certain amount of hearts Sean gives us a discount in his shop