Leg 4.2
Hajime and Chiaki
"I see the race flag up there!" Hajime pointed. They got to the side of the river and tied up their kayaks before hopping off. Afterwards, they ran upstairs to the plaza in front of Notre Dame.
"There's the clue box!" Chiaki pointed. They picked up their clue and ripped it.
"Detour. Tour or Taste?"
In this Detour, teams will have an opportunity to travel the streets of Paris or taste test traditional French cheeses. It will be their choice: Tour or Taste.
[D] Tour
Paris is the city with the third most international tourists per year. As such, many people capitalize on this by offering rickshaw tours. In Tour, teams must travel to the Centre Pompidou where each of them must drive a bicycle rickshaw full of passengers through the streets of Paris to the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, and then return back to the Centre Pompidou. Once they return to Centre Pompidou, the passengers will give teams their next clue. While this option may seem straightforward, teams will have to get directions themselves and pull a heavy weight.
[D] Taste
Cheese is one of France's national delicacies. In Taste, teams must travel to this marked stall at the market Marche d'Aligre where they will taste twenty-five different types of French cheeses. Then, teams will have to travel to the marked stall at the market Marche Bastile where they will have to taste each cheese and place the correct name over it. Once every cheese matches their respective name, teams will receive their next clue. However, if they don't, teams might have to return to the first market to taste the cheese again.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 1st Place
"I think we should do taste," Chiaki said. "From the distance between these monuments, Tour should be around thirty minutes on a normal bike, but we'd be pulling two people each. I think it's too risky."
"Yeah, I agree," Hajime replied.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Ibuki, how strong are your legs?"
"Ibuki's legs are pretty strong…" Ibuki replied
"I think we should do Tour," Leon said. "Twenty-five cheeses are just too much to remember by name and taste."
Tenko and Himiko
They were rowing as their boat began to tip to the left.
"Uhh… Himiko?" Tenko asked. Their boat continued to tip as water began to fill it. In due time, they collapsed into the river.
"Dammit. Ugh… the finish dock's right there. Let's just swim over," Tenko said.
Nagito and Nekomaru
"The first three teams left pretty early," Nagito said. "Hopefully our rowing can help catch up to them. But I'm leaving it to Nekomaru right now because my rowing is worthless and a waste of energy compared to his."
Nekomaru was power-rowing, almost smacking Nagito in the face several times.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Nagito and Nekomaru are getting away," Kaede said.
"That's alright," Shuichi replied. "We've just got to focus on not getting last."
Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 3rd Place
After they had gotten out of the river and pulled in their kayak, they tied it down and ran upstairs to Notre Dame.
"Detour." Himiko read. "I think we should do the cheese challenge."
"Alright, you make such great choices, Himiko!"
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto was behind Sayaka. "Sayaka? You're holding the oar backwards."
Sayaka tried to adjust it as she dropped it into the water. Makoto used his oar to pull it back towards him.
Miu and Kazuichi
"Come on, noodle arms!" Miu said. "If this is all the energy you've got, then your future girlfriend's going to be very disappointed in bed."
"I react better to praise! Leave me alone!" Kazuichi bit back.
Chihiro
Chihiro sat down with a bottle of water, simply staring at his guillotine and then staring at the model and the rest of the completed guillotines the other teams left behind.
"It's painful," Hina said. "I can see it right now, I can see what's wrong, but I can't tell him."
Chihiro took a drink of water and then stood up. He looked at the blade on his guillotine, then looked at the blade at the model guillotine.
"Is this it?" Chihiro asked, taking out the stocks on the bottom of the guillotine so that he could slide the blade out to the floor. When he did that, he pulled the blade out and flipped it over, then slid it back up the frame and locked it in place.
"Can I have a check?" Chihiro asked.
"It's good," The judge replied, handing Chihiro the clue. He smiled as he ran up to Hina.
"I'm sorry," Chihiro frowned.
"It's alright. Let's focus on getting back with everyone else."
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
"Row yourselves down the River Seine."
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki exited their cab as they ran into the market. "Marked stall… marked stall…" Hajime murmured. "Here it is!"
They ran up to the stall where twenty-five cheeses were on display. "That's a lot." Chiaki said. Hajime didn't give any more input as they began tasting the cheese. "So why don't you taste the left side of the table, and I'll taste the right," Chiaki said.
"That's a good idea," Hajime replied. Hajime sliced a bit of camembert and stuffed it into his mouth. "That one's pretty good."
Chiaki took a slice of emmental and chewed it thoroughly.
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki got out at the Centre Pompidou and ran up to the several stations of rickshaws attached to bikes.
"It says we each have to take one, right?" Leon asked. Ibuki read it and nodded. They each got on one of the bikes and began pedaling them to the center of the plaza where two passengers each got inside.
"Alright, you need to visit the Arc de Triomphe, do a full circle around the roundabout, and then go under the Eiffel Tower. When you return here, I will give you the clue," Leon's instructor said. He nodded.
"Let's go!" Ibuki shouted, beginning to pedal it but having some issues.
"This is hard!" Ibuki complained.
"Ibuki did not think about how hard it would be to tow two other people on a cart behind a bike." Ibuki explained.
"Do you want to switch?" Leon asked.
"No, no, Ibuki is fine. Let's go!"
Leon put effort into pedalling but was clearly struggling.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime continued eating the cheeses. "Man," he said.
Chiaki took a bite of Brie de Meaux and then took a bite of Brie de Melun.
"These cheeses have almost the exact same name," Chiaki said. "The Melun was stronger, but they look identical. This is not easy."
"So once you've eaten several types of cheese," Hajime said. "The flavors begin blending together in your mouth and it's hard to tell what flavors come with the cheese you've just put in your mouth, or the cheese that you had previously eaten and just has lingering flavor. What we ended up doing after realizing this was taking a drink of water in between each cheese."
"A lot of them taste exactly the same to me." Hajime replied. "Do you think we should switch?"
"No, I think we should just continue this. The other Detour looks hard."
Tenko and Himiko
Tenko and Himiko entered the market to see Hajime and Chiaki tasting the cheese.
"How is it?" Himiko asked.
"This is hard," Chiaki replied. "We can get through this though."
Himiko chopped off a piece of Roquefort and then spit it out. "I don't like that."
Leon and Ibuki
"Ngh!" Ibuki groaned.
"Are you alright?" Leon asked, turning around.
"I'm fine… this is real tiring."
"The navigation wasn't a real issue for us," Ibuki explained. "These were famous monuments. Of course everyone knew where they were."
"But," Leon continued. "The real challenge was managing the pedicab while there were two people riding behind it. It was very difficult and exhausting to pedal. Luckily, there were three wheels so we couldn't tip over."
They had biked back to the Place de la Concorde to see all of the guillotines already built. "Everyone's already done with the Roadblock," Ibuki said.
"Ibuki, that doesn't matter right now."
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place
"I think we should do the biking," Nagito said.
"Definitely… definitely." Nekomaru replied.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 5th Place
"We're not physical, we should do the cheese challenge," Kaede said.
"I know we're not a physical team, but the cheese challenge seems too complicated," Shuichi argued.
"Though we did win two of the three legs so far," Shuichi said. "We definitely aren't the strongest team physically. We got through on mental challenges and sheer luck. But that doesn't mean we absolutely can't do physical challenges once in a while."
"Alright, what if we just start with the cheese challenge, but we can switch if it's too difficult." Shuichi said. "But we're going to have to leave early."
"Alright," Kaede said, smiling.
Tenko and Himiko
"I hate this," Tenko said, pulling a slice of cheese out of her mouth.
"Those cheeses were unforgiving," Tenko said. "It was very difficult to tell which cheeses went with which names, and a lot of those names were very similar. There were like four types of cheese that began with 'Bleu', like two types of brie… it was absolute chaos."
"I don't know if I can do this," Tenko said.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime wolfed down a slice of Pelardon. "That's all on my side."
"I've got down mine," Chiaki said. "Let's go find this other market."
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto and Sayaka rowed into the marked pier and tied down their boats. "That was great!" Makoto exclaimed. Sayaka took his hand as they ran up the stairs to Notre Dame.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 6th Place
"I think we should do the cheese challenge," Sakaya said.
"But that's… err… twenty-five cheeses sound like a huge hassle. Especially if a lot of them taste the same. Biking should be straightforward because the locations are two major monuments."
"Come on! It'll be fun!"
"Fine."
Tenko and Himiko
"Tenko…" Himiko said. "I'm on cheese overload right now."
"Me too," Tenko replied, spitting out some cheese onto the floor. "Do you want to switch, Himiko?"
"Yeah," Himiko replied.
Leon and Ibuki
Ibuki took her hands off the steering and put her hands up in the air. "Yes! Yes! I can feel the rush of energy flowing through my toes!"
"MIND THE TRUCK!" Leon shouted, just as Ibuki slammed against the back of it.
"Ouchie!" Ibuki groaned, grabbing her face.
Nagito and Nekomaru
They arrived at the biking challenge and hopped onto the bikes as they began pedaling off.
"WAIT!" The passengers shouted, "We need to be on there!"
"Oh, haha!" Nekomaru said, stopping. The passengers each got into the backs of the rickshaws as Nagito and Nekomaru went back off again.
"Oh, that is significantly harder," Nagito said. "No matter. I have hope that my weak, insignificant legs will get through this."
Hajime and Chiaki
They stopped running as they arrived at the second market, panting. "Alright, let's find the marked stand."
They ran around the market and found the massive stand, which had 25 cheeses on it and an assortment of name tags on the side. "Alright, we got this."
They took a slice of each cheese and put up the names of each cheese as they saw accordingly.
"Can we get a check?" Chiaki asked. The judge walked up and shook his head.
"No?" Hajime asked. Chiaki swapped the names of the two Bries.
"Check now?"
"No."
Hajime swapped the names of two of the blue cheeses. "Check?"
"No."
Chiaki swapped the names of the bries back. "Check?"
"It's good." the judge said, giving Hajime the clue.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 1st Place
They smiled as Chiaki ripped the clue open.
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop" Chiaki read.
[i] Proceed to Pit Stop: Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was the residence of the royal family back before the times of the French Revolution. It is now a historical monument, and the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. The last team to check in with me may be eliminated.
"We're going to see Monokuma and get this leg over with," Hajime said.
Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in 7th Place
"This better be a good Detour. I'm excited and sopping wet right now." Miu said. Kazuichi ignored her as he ripped the clue.
"We should do the cheese," Kazuichi said. "I'm not that good at anything… physical."
"Is that what your last girlfriend told you?"
"Hey! Get a new joke!"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki circled around the Arc de Triomphe in the roundabout. But Leon was visibly distressed as it was quite busy and there were no lanes.
"Ibuki! Don't get killed!" Leon shouted.
"Don't tell Ibuki what to do!" Ibuki retaliated.
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto and Sayaka arrived at the cheese booth. "Where is everyone?" Makoto asked.
"When we arrived at the Cheese challenge, we realized there was no other teams at the stand. We weren't sure if that was a good or a bad thing," Makoto explained.
"We figured that either they all did the other Detour or got done with this Detour rather quickly." Sayaka said. "It could go either way, but we were getting some bad feelings."
Makoto shaved off a slice of cheese and popped it in his mouth. "That's pungent."
Tenko and Himiko
Tenko and Himiko arrived at the biking challenge at the Centre Pompidou as they each picked up a bike and the passengers stepped on.
"Alright, Himiko, are you sure you can handle this? If we start, we're not switching back."
"Tenko, I'm fine! Stop treating me like a little kid!"
Himiko tried to pedal to realize that she couldn't quite do so. She put all of her force and weight into the pedal, and it just barely moved.
"Nyyyeeehhhhh!"
"Aww, you're so adorable when you're overwhelmed!"
"NYEEEEEEHHHHHHH!" She shouted, mustering up all of her strength. "Why isn't it moving!"
The camera panned down to where she was clenching the bike's brake.
She tried again, face getting all crinkled in work and agitation. "NYEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH!"
Shuichi and Kaede
Makoto and Sayaka turned around. "Oh, thank god," Makoto said. "Wait, weren't you in front of us?"
"Our cab was slow. Anyways, how's it going, alliance members?" Kaede asked.
"It's going fine," Sayaka replied. "This challenge is hard. Why don't we just divide the table into fours? So we only have to remember six each?"
"That's good thinking," Shuichi agreed. They each separated the table into four sections of six.
"Oh, this is much more manageable," Sayaka said.
Hina and Chihiro
Hina was doing most of the paddling while Chihiro was rowing alongside her, but not quite adding anything significant.
"Sorry I can't be much help, Hina." Chihiro said. "I don't have much upper body strength."
"Don't worry about it. We just need to focus on getting in front of at least one other team."
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito was biking the rickshaw in the middle of the street just as two trucks went at almost top speeds on either side of him, edges barely scraping the rickshaw.
"You're making me uncomfortable," the passenger said.
"I make everyone uncomfortable," Nagito replied.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki paid their cab driver as they exited their vehicle and ran towards the palace.
"Monokuma? Where is that bear?" Hajime asked.
"He's over there," Chiaki pointed.
Monokuma waved as they approached him and jumped on the mat. "Hajime and Chiaki," he said. "You are team number ONE!"
Hajime and Chiaki: 1st Place
Hajime hi-fived Chiaki.
"It's about fucking time!" Monokuma said. "I have some more good news. For winning this leg of the race, you have won a trip for two on a cruise line to Indonesia."
"That's great," Hajime said.
"Do you think you surpassed everyone else's expectations?" Monokuma asked. "You're a reserve student, and untalented like these other folks here."
"Well, at the end of the day, we're all just normal people. Some of us have talent, some of us don't, but we're people nonetheless."
"It feels great after being quite average in the first three legs, we finally get a win in today." Hajime explained. "It means the world to me."
Tenko and Himiko
"NYEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH!" Himiko shouted, still gripping the brake but not quite realizing it.
"Oh, Himiko! The brake!"
"Nyeh?" Himiko asked. She looked back at her pedals. "What do you mean?"
"You're gripping the brake!"
"Oh." She said. "What a pain. Let's go."
She tried to move, but found more resistance than she was expecting. She grunted a bit before getting enough practical movement.
Makoto and Sayaka, Shuichi and Kaede
Makoto and Sayaka assembled their cheeses as Shuichi and Kaede assembled their side of the cheeses. They glanced at each other's work as they put them up identically.
"Check?" Sayaka asked. The judge handed her the clue, then handed Shuichi the clue.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 2nd Place
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
"Yeah!" Kaede shouted. "We-"
"Make a great team?" Sayaka asked. "Yeah, we do."
"How did you kno-"
"I'm psychic!"
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
"Detour. Tour or Taste?" Hina read. "I think I would be better at the biking, but I'm not sure if you can handle it. No offense."
"It's alright. I doubt I can do that."
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki biked underneath the Eiffel Tower as they went back and got back onto the road.
"Is that good enough for you?" Leon asked the passengers.
"Yeah, as long as we've got a photo!"
Ibuki was too exhausted to make any of her cheerful remarks as she panted and followed Leon.
"Ibuki, are you alright?"
"Ibuki is okay… ibuki is okay…"
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru wrapped their rickshaws around the Arc de Triomphe as their passengers snapped pictures.
"I sure wish I could be in your shoes right now." Nagito said, looking at Nekomaru, then zig-zagging through traffic and cutting off other cars in the roundabout. The passengers were visibly distressed and clinging onto the sides of the rickshaw for dear life.
"What are you doing?" the passenger asked.
"Oh, don't worry. I'll be fine."
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu and Kazuichi arrived at the cheese Detour as they began shoveling cheese into their faces.
"Hey, dumbass!" Miu shouted. "Don't put more than one cheese in your mouth at once!"
"I'm multitasking!" Kazuichi replied.
"Fucking moron!"
They continued tasting.
"I'm going to get a fucking orgasm from this cheese."
Tenko and Himiko
Tenko was riding with barely any struggle while Himiko was sweating profusely and clearly putting all of her leg work into the pedals. Himiko took off her mage hat and threw it at the passengers. "Hold… huff… hold that please"
Himiko continued groaning, trying to keep up with Tenko.
Makoto and Sayaka
Makoto and Sayaka got out of their cab as they opened up the trunk and slammed it after grabbing their things, just as Shuichi and Kaede's cab pulled up.
"It's a long sprint from the road to the palace." Makoto said. "Hopefully they don't beat us to the mat."
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi and Kaede carefully counted out their money and handed it to the cab driver before getting out and running to the palace, right behind Makoto and Sayaka. Makoto and Sayaka reached the Pit Stop mat first, and jumped on it.
"Makoto and Sayaka, you are team number two." Monokuma said.
Makoto and Sayaka: 2nd Place
"Yeah!" Makoto said, hugging Sayaka.
"And Shuichi and Kaede, you are team number three."
Shuichi and Kaede: 3rd Place
"It's not first, but we beat at least two other teams that had a thirty minute jump on us." Shuichi said. "We should at least be proud of that."
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki biked back onto the pavement at the Centre Pompidou, and stepped off as the passengers handed them the clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 4th Place
"I'm so tired," Ibuki said between breaths.
"Can you run some more?" Leon asked. "We're going to need that. That took longer than it should've."
Miu and Kazuichi
"Oh… fuck." Miu said, bending over and staring at the twenty-five cheeses in agony.
"This… this is not fucking okay," Kazuichi said. "I'm going to puke…"
"Now… the cheese challenge had me feeling terrible." Kazuichi explained. "I'm not sure if it's because I'm eating while I'm tired and stressed, or if I picked up a stomach bug in Rio yesterday, but I was fucking nauseous."
His cheeks puffed out as he swallowed it back up again.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito wiped the sweat off his forehead as he arrived at the Eiffel Tower and unscrewed the top of a bottle of water.
"This is brutal," Nagito said. "How much do you guys weigh?"
"That's rude," the passengers said.
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu drank an entire bottle of water before stepping off to the side. "Alright, let's just get to the other fuckin' marketplace!"
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina arrived at the Detour just as Miu and Kazuichi were leaving.
"How is it?" Chihiro asked.
"S-see for yourself," Kazuichi replied.
Chihiro and Hina ran up to the stand as they looked at all of the cheeses.
"That's a lot," Hina said. "Don't worry. We can get through this!"
Tenko and Himiko
They were on their way back to the museum after visiting the Eiffel Tower. Tenko looked behind her to get a good glance at Himiko, who was struggling to keep up with her.
"Come on, Himiko! Put some more work into it!"
"Nyeh… c-car."
"Huh?"
A car had began to exit its space as Tenko smacked against it, throwing her off the bike and almost throwing the passengers off the carriage.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru had returned to the front of the museum at the Centre Pompidou as the passengers handed them the clue.
"Thank you!" Nekomaru's passengers shouted. Nagito's passengers trembled in fear. "Just… just go."
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 5th Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Nagito read.
Leon and Ibuki
"Leon and Ibuki, you are team number four." Monokuma said.
Leon and Ibuki: 4th Place
"Who got in front of us from the second flight?" Leon asked.
"Makoto and Sayaka, and Shuichi and Kaede."
"Damn… good thing we're in that alliance." Leon said.
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu and Kazuichi arrived at the second cheese shop as they instantly began shoving cheese into their mouths.
"This… this is hard." Kazuichi said.
"These cheeses are familiar, but I don't remember the names…" Miu said. After tasting them, Miu and Kazuichi shrugged and randomly placed the name tags on top of the cheeses.
"That's not correct," the stand owner said. Miu rearranged them. "That's not correct."
"Fuck," Miu said. "Why are you so bad at this!"
"Me?" Kazuichi asked. "I remembered some. Why didn't you remember ANY of them?"
"W-well… I figured that you had it under control… so I left it to you… But CLEARLY that didn't work out!"
"Of course it didn't work out, you dumb bitch!"
"Dumb bitch?" Miu asked, face showing arousal.
"How did we survive this long?" Kazuichi asked, facepalming. "Let's head back to the first market."
Nagito and Nekomaru
They ran up to the Pit Stop mat and jumped on it, as Monokuma greeted them.
"Nagito and Nekomaru," he said. "You are team number five."
Nagito and Nekomaru: 5th Place
"Alright.." Nagito said. "It's our worst yet, but it's not a big deal. If we keep hoping, we can push forward!"
"I like your spirit, Nagito!" Nekomaru shouted.
Tenko and Himiko
Himiko panted heavily as they arrived back at the Centre Pompidou.
"Here is your next clue," the passenger handed.
Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 6th Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Tenko read.
"We wasted time switching detours," Himiko said. "We must've spent half an hour at the cheese challenge. That nullified our lead."
"All we can do right now is hope that other teams are still struggling at the cheese challenge." Tenko said. "And I have a feeling they are."
Chihiro and Hina
"Mmm…" Hina said. "That's good cheese."
"Hina… focus. Remember the names!"
"Oh. I forgot about that. I just want to indulge in some delicious cheese."
"The flavors are subtle, but there is a difference," Chihiro said. "Do you think you've got them down?"
"I need to taste these a few more times." Hina replied. Just then, Miu and Kazuichi came running back into the market.
"What happened?" Chihiro asked.
"We got it wrong! We have to taste them again!" Kazuichi replied.
"Oh my god," Hina said. "We still have a chance."
Hina picked up a glob of camembert and plopped it into her mouth. "Alright… I think I have it."
They ran out to their cab, who was waiting for them. "Marche Bastile?" Chihiro said. The driver nodded as they got in.
Miu and Kazuichi
"Remember the names, Miu!"
"Alright, alright, I've got the fucking message, now let me actually do it"
Miu and Kazuichi continued tasting cheeses, nerves full of adrenaline and body full of stress.
"If they get this on their first go, we're screwed." Kazuichi said.
Tenko and Himiko
Tenko and Himiko's cab pulled up to the palace as they paid him and grabbed their heavy backpacks. "Alright, let's get Monokuma!" Tenko said, running up to the mat.
"Tenko and Himiko," Monokuma said. "You are team number six."
Tenko and Himiko: 6th Place
"You guys seem to be in some kind of middle of the pack loop," Monokuma said. "5th, 8th, 7th, 6th. It looks like any time you seem to get some kind of significant advantage, you blow it enough that your lead evaporates but you're not in too much danger."
"I guess… bad luck?" Tenko suggested. "We can do better. I'm sure of it. Right, Himiko!"
"y-Yeah!"
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina arrived at the second market and ran up to the marked stall, where there were more cheeses.
"Alright, let's do this." Hina said, taking a slice of the blue cheese and placing a name tag over that, while Chihiro started with the softer cheeses on the other side of the table.
"Can we get a check?" Chihiro asked. The judge walked up and looked at the table. However, Hina swapped the names of Bleu d'Auvergne and Bleu de Gex.
"No," the judge said.
"Was that an answer to the table, or an answer to my question?" Chihiro asked.
"Sorry, but it's not correct," The judge said.
Chihiro swapped two of the bries. "Can I get a check now?"
"No."
Hina swapped Pelardon with Camembert. "Check?"
"No."
Hina was about to swap two more random cheese names until Chihiro put out a hand to stop her.
"Hina, we're digging our own grave here. Let's just go back and retaste the cheese."
"But… Miu and Kazuichi can beat us!"
"Randomly swapping cheeses is going to take longer than going back to the first market and trying them again. Let's go."
"Fine."
Miu and Kazuichi
"I know I said I liked it at first," Miu said. "But I'm getting sick of it after dealing with it for so long. Kind of like your face."
"Why are you like this?" Kazuichi asked, gripping his beanie to stifle his tears.
"Well… I'm ready to go!" They ran outside, Kazuichi taking off his beanie and wiping his tears with it before hopping into their cab just as Chihiro and Hina's cab came back.
"W-Was that Chihiro and Hina?" Kazuichi asked. As they stepped outside. Kazuichi's face lit up with glee.
"They didn't get it either!" Kazuichi said. "We can still win this."
Chihiro and Hina
"I think they just left," Hina said, clearly distressed. "Let's just do this quickly and get back to the other market. It's not too far."
They went line by line, tasting each cheese.
"Wait," Chihiro said. "Why are we relying only on our taste? Let's just see if we can match up the names to their looks as well. They're clearly different."
"That won't matter if Miu and Kazuichi get it this time."
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu and Kazuichi went back to the second market and approached the cheese stand again.
"Hi, we're back!" Kazuichi said. They tasted each of the cheeses again and put up the signs accordingly.
"Can we get a check?" Miu asked. The judge looked at it and shook his head. Miu swapped the names of the bries. "Check now?"
"That's good," the judge said, handing Miu and Kazuichi the clue.
Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in 7th Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Kazuichi read. "Comeoncomeoncomeon"
"Don't tell me to come! I'll come when I want to come!"
"Now is not the time for pervy jokes!" Kazuichi scolded. Miu's expression bolded as they ran outside and jumped in their taxi. "Palace of Versailles."
Chihiro and Hina
Hina continued tasting the cheeses.
"What are you doing?" Hina asked. Chihiro was just kind of staring at the cheese.
"I'm sorry… I'm just extremely full right now. Sorry I can't be of use… but I'm trying to remember what the cheeses look like."
Miu and Kazuichi
"We haven't seen them in a while," Kazuichi said. "We don't know if they arrived at the guessing part of the cheese challenge right after we left, or if they're still at the taste testing spot. But all we need is for our cab to get lost or break down or get stuck in traffic to lose this chance."
Chihiro and Hina
"I think… I think I can do this." Chihiro said. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah, I'm ready," Hina said. They bolted out of the market and hopped back in their cab, who was visibly confused about why they kept going back and forth.
Miu and Kazuichi
Miu and Kazuichi's cab pulled up to the sidewalk as they got out and paid. They gripped their backpacks in anxiety as they ran around the palace. Kazuichi literally ran right past him.
"Monokuma's right there!" Miu pointed. "Dumbass!"
Kazuichi changed trajectory and turned around to leap onto the Pit Stop mat.
"Miu and Kazuichi…" Monokuma said. "What place do you think you're in?"
"Hopefully seventh?" Kazuichi asked, wincing. "Maybe better? We just need to stay in this race."
"Miu and Kazuichi… you ARE team number seven and you are still in this race."
Miu and Kazuichi: 7th Place
Kazuichi fell to his knees. "That was the most stressed I've been so far. Even when I walked down that building."
Chihiro and Hina
"That's correct," the judge said, handing them their clue.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop, the Palace of Versailles." Hina read. They walked back to their taxi, knowing somewhere deep down, that they were in last place.
"It's okay, it's okay." Hina said, patting a trembling Chihiro on the back.
"It's all my fault," Chihiro replied. "If I didn't screw up with that guillotine, we could race again. We could race tomorrow. We could win the hundred million."
Their taxi pulled up to the palace as they took a jog of shame to the Pit Stop mat.
"Chihiro and Hina," Monokuma said. "Rough day, huh?"
"It's the toughest we've had yet," Hina replied. "Are we the last team."
"You are the last team to arrive."
Chihiro and Hina: Last Place
They both nodded.
"Got anything to say for yourself, Chihiro?"
"I feel like I've let my partner down, like I've let Hina down, like I've lost our only chance at winning or even competing even more."
He sniffled and wiped some snot off his nose. "Sorry… I'd never think I'd break down in Paris like this."
"Well… you haven't lost your only chance." Monokuma said.
"Huh?" Hina asked.
"This is a Non-Elimination leg."
"What?" Chihiro asked. "Oh my god, we got so lucky."
He cried again and hugged Hina closer.
"Now you may have survived, but on the next leg, you will have to face an additional challenge called a Speed Bump. It's a challenge that only you have to complete to continue racing. Are you up for the task?"
"We're ready, Monokuma," Hina said.
Race Stats:
This Leg:
1st: Hajime and Chiaki
2nd: Makoto and Sayaka
3rd: Shuichi and Kaede
4th: Leon and Ibuki
5th: Nagito and Nekomaru
6th: Tenko and Himiko
7th: Miu and Kazuichi
8th: Chihiro and Hina (Non-Elimination)
Race Average:
Shuichi and Kaede: 2.25
Nagito and Nekomaru: 3.25
Makoto and Sayaka: 4.25
Hajime and Chiaki: 4.75
Miu and Kazuichi: 5.25
Leon and Ibuki: 5.50
Hina and Chihiro: 5.75
Tenko and Himiko: 6.50
Celeste and Akane: 8.33
Hiro and Rantaro: 8.00
Sonia and Kaito: 11.00
Roadblock Counts:
Hajime 2, Chiaki 3
Makoto 3, Sayaka 2
Shuichi 2, Kaede 3
Leon 2, Ibuki 3
Nagito 3, Nekomaru 2
Tenko 2, Himiko 3
Miu 2, Kazuichi 3
Chihiro 3, Hina 2
Celeste 2, Akane 2
Hiro 1, Rantaro 2
Kaito 1, Sonia 1
Next Time on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition
Teams travel their way through the souks and marketplaces of Marrakech, Morocco, where Chihiro and Hina face a delectable Speed Bump, and one team's dream shatters like Moroccan pottery. Who will be eliminated next?
