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Commentator
<Alright, the baton's been passed to our ninth group's second competitor!>
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Akito
(I have to finish in under forty seconds if we still want to keep our hopes of winning alive.)
Akito
(The water spider is going to eat up a lot of my time, so I have to save as much as I can during the high vault...)
Commentator
<Okay, there's the high vault!
Our competitor will need to launch himself over eight layers to succeed.>
Our competitor will need to launch himself over eight layers to succeed.>
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Akito
(I have to get it right the first time if I'm going to post the fastest time possible.)
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Commentator
<A beautiful jump!
He cleared it on his first try!>
He cleared it on his first try!>
Commentator
<Next, we have the water spider!
In front of our competitor is a pool that's eight meters wide and fifteen meters long!>
In front of our competitor is a pool that's eight meters wide and fifteen meters long!>
Commentator
<He'll need to stand on a pair of special inner tubes in order to cross, with only a pole to help support him. But he's done well so far! How quickly can he finish?!>
Akito
(The straps on these inner tubes are a bit loose. I'll need to keep that in mind...)
Akito
(I want to finish fast, but is it worth taking a big risk? No, don't rush. Slow and steady wins the race!)
Haruka
(The waiting area's right next to the water spider stage. I can see clearly see what's happening.)
Haruka
(Shinonome's doing...
Good, he's moving at a decent speed...
He's also conserving energy by staying calm.)
Good, he's moving at a decent speed...
He's also conserving energy by staying calm.)
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Commentator
<Wait, he's stopped all of a sudden!
Is something wrong?>
Is something wrong?>
Haruka
(What's going on?
He's looking down at his left foot. It's still above the water...)
He's looking down at his left foot. It's still above the water...)
Haruka
(All he has at this point are his right foot and the pole. How is he supposed to get to the finish line now...?)
Haruka
(He only has one foot and that pole now, so it won't be easy for him to maintain his balance... But I'm sure he can do this!)
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Audience
Whoa!
He's using only one foot!
He's using only one foot!
Audience
But he's staying afloat...
He's using that pole to keep his balance, while using the other inner tube as an oar!
He's using that pole to keep his balance, while using the other inner tube as an oar!
Audience
He's like a real ninja!
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Akito
(My foot's going to sink if I lose focus for even a second... I have to carefully shift my weight, while maintaining this posture!)
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Commentator
<He finished!
Despite what happened, he was able to cross to the other side!>
Despite what happened, he was able to cross to the other side!>
Commentator
<He's taken the inner tubes off, and is now running towards his teammate!>
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Commentator
<Our ninth group's hopes now rest with their final competitor! She's using the momentum her teammate created in order to absolutely fly!>
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Haruka
(Despite Tenma and Shinonome running into some trouble, we're still in contention. If I do well here, we might just win... No, not might.)
Commentator
<Alright, she's reached the wall she'll be climbing!>
Haruka
(Five meters...
This is very similar to bouldering. I need to choose where to place my hands and feet carefully.)
This is very similar to bouldering. I need to choose where to place my hands and feet carefully.)
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Audience
Sh-She's so fast...!
Audience
Yeah, and she's got her route all figured out! She's basically going straight up it!
Audience
Wait a second...
Isn't that Haruka Kiritani?!
What's she doing here?!
Isn't that Haruka Kiritani?!
What's she doing here?!
Akito's Voice
To be fair, we are talking about a former top-flight idol going rock climbing.
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Haruka
(I didn't have any issues climbing that wall, so my current time should be pretty good.)
Commentator
<She's reached the final obstacle!
How much time will she need to clear it?! Let's hope that she doesn't disqualify herself by falling in!>
How much time will she need to clear it?! Let's hope that she doesn't disqualify herself by falling in!>
Commentator
<Her final test! The hanging poles!>
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