Leg 6.2


Nagito and Nekomaru

Nagito stood up and brushed his pants off before hopping back into the driver's seat of the car. "Fine. Nekomaru, let's just go and turn around as soon as possible. I'll drive."

Nekomaru sighed and got into the passenger seat. As they went off, Nagito looked behind them and made an illegal U-turn as soon as they were out of eyeshot.

Ibuki: 1st Attempt

Ibuki dropped her spear as it clashed with the shield, and she shook her hand in pain.

"That was a lot more vibration that I typically get with my-" Ibuki started.

"Woah, woah there!" Leon said.

"I was going to say my guitar and drums!"

"Oh,"

"Damn it," Leon said. "Just get it quickly. My nerves are killing me."

Kazuichi

Kazuichi leapt backwards as he dropped his spear and tripped backwards.

"Damn it!" he shouted.

"Just get it done, Kazuishit!" Miu shouted.

"Kazuishit?" Kazuichi asked.

Makoto and Sayaka

Sayaka pushed them off the dock as they began making their way in front of the starting buoys, but they tipped over again.

"Come on!" Makoto shouted.

"We each had two oars, one for each hand, that were secured to the side of the boat. Those boats were a huge pain in the rear," Makoto said. "They were extremely narrow, which meant that it was very difficult to balance and tipped over extremely easily. And, this boat had a sliding seat that was meant to help us build up momentum and speed, and it was difficult to balance while also rowing and sliding."

They groaned and climbed back into the boat, and continued rowing to the buoys.

"Are you ready?" the coach asked, on a jetski.

"Yes!" Makoto shouted.

"300 meters, 2 minutes. Go!"

Makoto and Sayaka: 1st Attempt

Makoto and Sayaka began rowing with their backs facing the direction of the finish buoys. They put both oars in the water as their boat immediately began to tip over.

"Lean! Lean!" Sayaka shouted.

"I'm trying!" Makoto rebutted.

Their boat tilted as they submerged.

"Ack!" Makoto shouted, spitting water out of his mouth.

"This is going to be a long day," Sayaka said.

Hajime and Chiaki

"How much longer do I drive for?" Hajime asked. No response. "Chiaki?"

He stopped at a light and turned to see that she had already fallen asleep.

"This girl… how can she sleep at a time like this?"

"Ugh… I couldn't sleep on the plane."

"That's fine, but try your best to stay awake so you can help me navigate."

Chihiro and Hina

"Have you picked up that three of the teams are working together an awful lot lately?" Chihiro asked.

"Not really… what about it?"

"I think Makoto and Sayaka, Shuichi and Kaede, and Leon and Ibuki have some kind of alliance going up."

"Now that you mention it… they did team up at the market challenge yesterday."

"While we were driving, the realization kind of hit us that we were going up against a three-team alliance." Hina explained. "If it was just a two-team alliance, that wouldn't be that big of a deal, but since it's three of them, we suspect they're trying to make it so they're the only ones that get to finals."

"People are entitled to do what they want on this race," Chihiro said. "It's not like it's against the rules. But since we're outside of that alliance, we need to dismantle it if we want to stand a chance in this competition."

"Assuming all three teams make it past this leg, why don't we make an alliance with the teams outside of that alliance?" Hina suggested.

"That's… not a bad idea. But I'm not sure about bringing Nagito and Nekomaru into the finale. They're probably our biggest competition here behind Shuichi and Kaede."

"I'm not saying we have to bring them to finals, just recruit them long enough to help knock down their 'musical alliance' to one or two members."

Shuichi and Kaede

"You know, it's kind of relaxing just following someone else without having to argue with each other about navigation." Shuichi said.

"But what if they're going to the wrong place?" Kaede asked.

"We always have the Express Pass if something goes wrong," Shuichi replied. "I sure do hope that Leon and Ibuki use theirs today so they can get through to the next leg."

Ibuki: 2nd Attempt

Ibuki pulled out her shortsword as she swung and stabbed it. The performer blocked it and swung at Ibuki as she parried two attacks. She fell to the ground as the performer 'stabbed' her.

"Good job!" the judge shouted, holding up the clue.

"Fuck." Miu said. Ibuki ran over to the judge and got the clue, and ran over to Leon to rip it open.

Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 6th Place

"Make your way on foot to Technopolis," Leon read. "Go get changed. Quickly."

"Oh, finally. My boobs are killing me in this armor."

As Ibuki ran to the changing tent, Kazuichi stepped up and began the performance.

Makoto and Sayaka: 2nd Attempt

The timer started his stopwatch as they began rowing.

"Alright, Sayaka, just keep stabilizing it. Don't worry too much about rowing."

"Got it," Sayaka replied, simply standing still in her seat and trying to adjust her center of gravity.

This strategy worked as they reached the end.

"We finished it," Makoto said. "What's our time?"

"2:19," the timer said. "You need to try it again."

"Clearly that didn't work," Makoto said. "Sayaka, why don't we both row, but just try to keep our bodies in a straight line."

Sayaka nodded.

Kazuichi: 2nd Attempt

"Bravo!" the judge clapped, handing Kazuichi the clue.

Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in Last Place

"It's about fucking time!" Miu scolded. "What, were you just thinking about porn while practicing?"

"It only took me two tries! Lighten up!"

Nagito and Nekomaru

Nagito and Nekomaru were on the road, backtracking to the sign.

"I can't believe I made that mistake," Nekomaru said, somewhat disappointed. "That put us… what, forty minutes behind? The other flight could catch up and overpass us."

"No, Nekomaru, it's my fault," Nagito replied. "I was stupid thinking that steaming garbage like me could direct you well enough to get us there."

"Nagito… think high of yourself! You won the leg for us yesterday!"

"More like my luck won the leg for you." Nagito replied.

Makoto and Sayaka

"Wait, are we allowed to get a moving start, or do we have to start stopped at these buoys?" Sayaka asked.

"Oh, that's a good question," Makoto replied.

"You can a moving if you want. I just need to start the timer once you pass these starting buoys."

"So we can build up momentum," Makoto said. "I like that idea."

"Yeah, it takes us a while to start moving at an efficient pace."

Makoto and Sayaka moved further away from the starting buoys as they began rowing to build up momentum. Then fell in the water before they even reached the starting line.

"Let's try that again," Makoto said.

Chihiro and Hina

Chihiro and Hina pulled up to the Nautical Club with Shuichi and Kaede behind them.

"Let's go! Beat them!" Hina shouted.

"It doesn't matter!" Kaede shouted back.

They ran into the building as they picked out their rowing instructors.

"Alright, Mr. Muscle" Kaede said. "Show us the ropes!"

Makoto and Sayaka: 3rd Attempt

Makoto and Sayaka started far from the buoys and began rowing.

"This is alright…" Sayaka said. "It's tough, though."

They continued making sure their bodies moved in a completely straight line.

"Graaah!" Makoto groaned, sliding his body back and forth on the sliding chair. "Come on!" he shouted.

They continued as they passed the buoys.

"1:57." the timer said. He held up their clue, wrapped in waterproof plastic, and clipped it to Sayaka's lifeife jacket.

"Let's get back to the pier," Makoto said, rowing back to the pier they came from, then collapsing again.

"Screw it, let's swim," Makoto said. Sayaka laughed as they left the boat in the middle of the bay and swam over to the pier, where both Shuichi and Kaede as well as Chihiro and Hina were getting into their boats.

"Hi," Kaede said. "Is it hard?"

"Kind of," Sayaka replied. "Just make sure that you keep your body-"

Then she saw Chihiro and Hina sort of listening in, when she leaned in and whispered into Kaede's ear.

"Keep your body straight. It's easy to tip over, and get a moving start so you don't waste time trying to move from a standstill."

Kaede nodded and whispered it to Shuichi. Hina rolled her eyes, got into the boat, and paddled out to sea.

"That settles it," Chihiro said. "They're working together and trying to keep us out of it."

As the two teams left out to the water, Makoto ripped their clue open.

Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 1st Place

"Make your way to the next Pit Stop!" Makoto read.

[i] Drive to Pit Stop: Temple of Poseidon

This is the Temple of Poseidon, one of the Ancient Greek Temples still standing at the southern tip of this peninsula. Teams must now drive themselves here for their Pit Stop. The last team to find me may be eliminated.

"If Nagito and Nekomaru aren't done, we can finally get a win in this competition!" Sayaka said.

Nagito and Nekomaru

Nagito and Nekomaru pulled up to the racetrack as they ran inside.

"I really hope we didn't lose too much time," Nagito said. As they reached the racetrack, seven instructors lined up side-to-side.

"Who wants to help us ride a chariot?" Nekomaru asked. He pointed to a really buff guy.

"You!" he shouted.

Hajime and Chiaki

They picked out their instructor as he led them out to the dock.

"Oh, the other two are here!" Hajime pointed out. "We can catch back up after that stumble"

Chihiro and Hina

As they paddled out a bit to practice, they kind of stumbled as their boat kept tipping over.

"Chihiro, why don't we try this?" Hina asked. "I'll do the heavy rowing, and you try to stabilize the boat and keep it from tipping over."

"Alright… I don't see why not."

Shuichi and Kaede: 1st Attempt

They got a moving start as they passed the buoys and the timer began his stopwatch.

"Go!" Shuichi shouted. "Row! Row like your life depends on it!"

Kaede tried to row, but groaned as the boat began to tip over.

"No!" Kaede shouted. "Don't tip on me, boat!"

Their boat filled up with water as they collapsed to their left with a splash, and Shuichi pounded the hull in frustration.

Chihiro and Hina: 1st Attempt

"It looks like Shuichi and Kaede got a rowing start before they reached the starting line," Chihiro said. "I think that's a smart decision."

They lined up a few meters in front of the starting line as Hina began rowing to get it moving. Chihiro stuck out his oars on the sides so it would be harder to tip over.

Hina made almost no facial expressions as she slid the seat and rowed nonstop for the entire length, as Chihiro kept stabilizing it the moment the boat tipped over.

"Nice job," She said.

"I really think that, at least for picking partners at the Starting Line, that we have the best matchup in terms of strengths." Chihiro said. "Hina covers my lack of physical strength, and I can make up for it by being better at most mental challenges. Except for building guillotines."

Hina began groaning after they had reached around three quarters of the course, but continued.

"I have a lot of upper body strength, that's true, but when I'm rowing that fast for that long distance, alone, that's difficult. Not to say I can't handle it."

"Come on, Hina!" Chihiro encouraged. They passed the finish buoys as the timer looked at his stopwatch.

"1:34," he said. "Good job!"

"Whoo… ooh…" Hina panted, speaking between breaths. "I might've gone too overboard… but th- that's good!"

"They got it?" Shuichi asked.

Chihiro slowly paddled them back to shore because it was "the least he could do' after doing absolutely nothing. They walked up to the dock just as Hajime and Chiaki were getting into their boat.

"Hey!" Kaede shouted. "Do you have any tips for us?"

"Kaede asked us for a tip…" Hina said.

"No, absolutely not. At least not with what happened with them and Makoto and Sayaka just a few minutes ago." Chihiro said.

Chihiro spoke quietly to Hajime and Chiaki so Kaede and Shuichi wouldn't hear.

"What we did was have one person stabilize it while the other person rowed." Chihiro whispered. "And get a moving start. Don't start from a stop."

"Got it," Chiaki replied.

Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place

"Make your way to your next Pit Stop, the Temple of Poseidon." Chihiro read.

Nagito and Nekomaru

"You have to click with your mouth to get them to go," the instructor said, handling the horse. "And you have to lightly pull on the rope depending on what direction you want them to go. Don't pull too hard or else you'll hurt them,"

"Alright," Nagito said.

"If you want to stop them, pull both ends at the same time."

"I see…" Nekomaru said. "Alright, let's go!"

"No, wait… you need heavy safety gear… this is dangerous."

Leon and Ibuki

"Hi, do you know how to get to this Technopolis place?" Ibuki asked.

"It's right there," the pedestrian said, pointing to a building six meters away from them.

"Oh, thanks," Ibuki replied, running over to the marked cars in front of the building.

"Hang on," Leon said. "Chihiro and Hina should be behind us, and Kazuichi and Miu too. Why are there only two cars here?"

"Ibuki thinks we should talk about that after reading" Ibuki said, pressing fingertips together.

Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 6th Place

"Detour. Wheels or Water?" Leon read. "Let's do… water? What do you think?"

"Water sounds great!"

They got into their car just as Miu and Kazuichi ran to their car.

"They're right on our tails," Leon said.

"That's not that big of an issue, right?"

Leon wiped some sweat off his forehead. "Something's up here. Could they have gotten on some earlier flight?."

Miu and Kazuichi: Currently on Last Place

"Detour. Wheels or Water," Miu read. "Wheels. I want to do wheels."

"Alright… it doesn't have much to do with brute strength so I'm fine with it…" Kazuichi stammered.

Leon and Ibuki

"Why were there only two cars there?" Leon asked, hands on the wheel.

"Don't sweat it, Leon!" Ibuki said. "It's not a big dealeo."

"No, it is a big deal if it is what I think it is. We might have to use the Express Pass today."

Miu and Kazuichi

"I'm getting a bad feeling," Kazuichi said. "Chihiro and Hina were behind us… but our car was the only one there."

"Shut up and get your ass out of your mouth! They're behind us! End of story!"

Nagito and Nekomaru

Nagito and Nekomaru stepped onto the back of a chariot after suiting up in heavy helmets and padded suits.

"It's hot in here," Nagito said. "Whatever. Let's get this done."

Nekomaru began clicking with his mouth as the two horses began to move. Steadily walking at first, they evolved into a steady gallop.

"THIS IS AWESOME!" Nekomaru shouted. Nagito pulled the right side so the horse would turn, but they turned so fast that the chariot flung both of them off and flipped upside down. Nekomaru collided into the floor as Nagito collided his head into the racetrack wall.

"I take it back! Not awesome." Nekomaru shouted. Nagito didn't respond and laid limp on the floor. "Nagito?"

Hajime and Chiaki: 1st Attempt

Following Chihiro's suggestion, Chiaki stabilized the boat with oars as Hajime rowed.

"Graaah!" Hajime shouted. "My arms are… giving out on me!"

"TIME!" the timer shouted when they were ⅔ of the way across.

"Is this really how Chihiro and Hina did it?" Hajime asked. "That girl has to have a lot of upper body strength."

"I truly did not understand how Chihiro and Hina finished it that way," Hajime explained. "Whatever worked for them clearly was not working for us. Maybe it's that Hina had way more strength than me, or maybe it was that we were doing something wrong, but we had to switch out our strategy."

"Why don't we just row like normal?" Hajime asked. Looking at Shuichi and Kaede on their whateverth attempt, they noticed them collapsing into the water. "Okay, never mind."

Makoto and Sayaka

"I know the Pit Stop's real far away," Makoto said. "We asked some guy at a hotel and he said it was supposed to be around forty five minutes from the Detour. Hopefully we haven't gotten lost yet."

"We don't know if Nagito and Nekomaru are done with the Detour yet," Sayaka said. "As for the other teams at our Detour, they could be right on our tails or twenty minutes behind us. We're not sure. We know that Hina could definitely pull through that challenge, and they could be already done."

"Whoops."

Chihiro and Hina

"You have to make a left," Chihiro said.

"Are you sure? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure… don't yell at me…"

"I'm not yelling at you." Hina said. "I'm just uncertain. I feel like this road is a little too out of the way."

Makoto and Sayaka

"We're pulling up at the temple now…" Makoto said, pulling into a parking spot. Meanwhile, Chihiro and Hina's cab pulled up right behind them.

Chihiro and Hina

"Wait, is that Makoto and Sayaka?" Chihiro asked, slamming their door. "It is! I recognize that blue hair!"

"We could beat them in a footrace." Hina said. "Run!"

Makoto and Sayaka

"Shit, they caught up!" Makoto shouted. "Go! We have to get that first place in!"

Monokuma sat at the Pit Stop mat, overlooking the ocean behind the temple. Makoto and Sayaka stepped on it a few seconds before Chihiro and Hina.

"Makoto and Sayaka, today's your lucky break, huh?" Monokuma asked. "I am proud to tell you that you are team number ONE!"

Makoto and Sayaka: 1st Place

"WOOOOO!" Makoto shouted, hands in the air. He hugged Sayaka for a solid five seconds before letting her go.

"And of course, Chihiro and Hina, that means you are team number two."

Chihiro and Hina: 2nd Place

"Alright!" Hina said. "That's not bad!"

"It's a great improvement from our last two legs!" Chihiro said, eyes gleaming.

"Now, Makoto and Sayaka, for winning this leg of the race, for the next flight you will take, you will receive a free upgrade to first class!"

"Alright," Makoto said. "That sounds great."

"The next flight you will take will be the longest one on this race, so you better appreciate it and use it wisely." Monokuma said.

"We will. Ooh! I hope it's Emirates! They have a shower on board for their first class!"

"What the-" Hina started.

"So, I understand there was a little scuffle at the airport this morning between you and Nagito?" Monokuma asked.

"It wasn't really a scuffle," Sayaka replied. "Nagito just gives me bad vibes. I don't like that. It's making me paranoid."

"It's not that big of a deal," Makoto said. "But we want them out."

Shuichi and Kaede: 5th Attempt

"Row!" Shuichi shouted. "Graaah!"

Kaede was too exhausted to respond. They passed the end buoys.

"What's our time?" Kaede asked.

"1:57." he replied, clipping the clue to Shuichi's life jacket. "Go open and read it back at shore."

They began paddling back to the pier, but the boat capsized again as they gave up and just swam to the dock.

Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place

"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Shuichi read. "The Temple of Poseidon in Sounion."

Nagito and Nekomaru: 2nd Attempt

"Alright, Nagito, pull it gentler," Nekomaru said.

"Okay, okay," Nagito replied. Nekomaru began clicking with his mouth as the horses began to move again.

"Don't worry about the speed," Nagito said. "We just have to do five laps without getting thrown off. Timing doesn't matter."

"Does the amount of clicks indicate speed?" Nekomaru asked.

"I would think so," Nagito replied. Nekomaru slowed down his clicking as the horse slowed down from a gallop to a trot.

"Now turn!" Nagito shouted, pulling gently on the horses' reins. The horses turned normally as they felt a small pull from inertia.

"Alright, we just have to make sure we don't turn too sharp or don't go too fast at the turns, and we'll be fine," Nagito said.

Hajime and Chiaki

"Just think of yourself like you're impaled on a pole and you're just sliding back and forth. Like you can't go from side to side no matter what."

"That's a grotesque analogy," Chiaki said. "But I understand."

They lined up at the starting line.

"Hang on," Hajime said. "Didn't Chihiro say something about a moving start?"

"I… I can't remember. But either way, that's a great idea. Should we try it?"

"I think we should try the first method. You stabilizing it and me rowing, just getting a moving start."

They lined up a few feet away from the starting line and began, crossing the starting line while still moving.

"Oh, we are going plenty faster." Hajime said. "That's what she meant."

They continued rowing until they passed the end buoys. "1:53," he said, clipping the clue to Chiaki's life vest. "Open it at the dock."

They rowed back to the dock, but Chiaki slipped and fell back into the water before getting back onto the dock.

"You okay?" Hajime asked, trying to stifle his laughter.

"I'm fine," she replied.

Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 4th Pace

"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Hajime read.

Nagito and Nekomaru

Nagito and Nekomaru completed their third lap as their horses continued trotting.

"This isn't as exciting as the first time," Nekomaru said.

"That's alright," Nagito said. "As long as we get it done."

Leon and Ibuki

"This is a… long drive," Leon said. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"

"I'm soooooo certain," Ibuki replied. "Just keep going on this road."

They drove in silence for a few seconds before Leon spoke up again.

"I'm sorry, but I just can't get past the fact that there were only two cars back there."

"Now that you mention it… it is weird."

"I've been mentioning it for the last half hour!"

Miu and Kazuichi

They were driving in almost complete silence before Miu piped up.

"Are you a virgin?"

"W-w-what the fuck?"

"I asked if you're a virgin? Eh, never mind, of course you are. That was a dumb question."

"Where the hell did that come from?"

Nagito and Nekomaru

They passed the finish line at a snail's pace.

"Congratulations," the referee said, handing Nagito the clue.

"That was painfully long," Nekomaru said.

"We got it done, though," Nagito said. "That's what matters."

They ripped their clue and read it right there.

Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 5th Place

"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Nagito read. They ran out of the racetrack and towards their car, just as Miu and Kazuichi came driving in.

"Hey!" Nagito shouted.

"Why the hell are you so far back?" Kazuichi asked.

"We got lost. By the way, Chihiro and Hina were on the first flight."

"What?" Miu asked. "How?"

"Standby flight," Nagito said.

"Nagito, what are you doing?" Nekomaru asked.

"I want to let them know so they have a bigger urge to beat Leon and Ibuki and tear down that alliance!"

"What alliance?" Kazuichi asked.

"They have a musical alliance." Nagito said. "We have to go now. Hopefully we see you tomorrow."

Nagito and Nekomaru stepped into their cab and drove off.

Miu and Kazuichi

"So they really are in front of us, huh?" Kazuichi asked. "I knew something was up."

"They're probably fucking lying," Miu said.

"I don't know why they would lie about that though," Kazuichi replied. "Regardless, we shouldn't slack off or take things easily. They probably are telling the truth."

Miu sighed. "I wanted to relax today."

Shuichi and Kaede

"Shuichi and Kaede," Monokuma said. "You are team number 3."

Shuichi and Kaede: 3rd Place

"Okay… okay… that's fine," Shuichi said. "We're still in this, and we still haven't broken our top 4 record."

"Do you think you can hold onto that record until the end?" Monokuma asked.

"We hope so…"

Hajime and Chiaki: 4th Place

"You're halfway through this race now," Monokuma said. "What do you think?"

"It's a great experience," Hajime said.

"I never thought I'd have much fun disconnecting from my games, but I'm actually really liking this!" Chiaki said. "Hopefully that million will just be that line block that fits just right to get the Tetris."

Leon and Ibuki

"You have to make a left," Ibuki said.

Leon made a right.

"No, Ibuki is telling you needed to take a right!"

"That's not right! That's a one way road! Use your head!"

"Leon, we've been driving for a really long time. I think we're going the wrong way."

"I'm not turning around," Leon said.

"What? Why?"

"I'm not wasting time to turn around. I'm sure there's some kind of alternate route we can take."

"Leon! Let's just ask someone."

"No! We're far from the city. No one here speaks English and that'll just waste time. I'll find it myself!"

"Leon, nothing's in English and we're off the track, and we have no idea where we are! Just ask someone for directions!"

"I can do this alone, thank you! Asking for directions will just waste our time! Dumbass!"

"I think this is the most irrational you've been so far on this race!"

"Shut up and let me drive the damn car! If you had just navigated us well, we could be at the Pit Stop by now!"

Nagito and Nekomaru

"I see Monokuma!" Nagito said, running up to the Pit Stop mat.

"Nagito and Nekomaru, you are team number five."

Nagito and Nekomaru: 5th Place

"It's not as well as we would hope, but we're still in this," Nagito said.

Miu and Kazuichi: 1st Attempt

Kazuichi rapidly clicked with his tongue as the horse sprinted at almost max speed. Miu pulled the reins as they got flung off the chariot and onto the ground.

"AAAH WHAT THE FUCK!" Kazuichi shouted, taking off his helmet and rubbing his head.

"You pulled it too hard!" Miu scolded.

Leon and Ibuki

"Leon, calm down, calm down, you're getting too worked up, which is something Ibuki almost never says." Ibuki said. "Take a few breaths."

Leon took a few breaths. "Fine. Let's ask someone."

They pulled over to a nearby gas station. "Hey, does anyone here speak English?"

"I speak English," the manager said. "What do you need?"

"We need to get to Volua-men- whatever Nautical Club. Can you help us with directions?"

Ibuki pulled out the map and laid it down on the counter. "Alright, here's the issue. The map you have is for the City of Athens. This place is off the map, so let me get a bigger one for you."

He went to the back and pulled out an extended map. "This one is for most of the peninsula. You can have it, free of charge."

He pulled out a pen and circled a location, then circled another further south. "This is where we are now, and this is where you want to go."

He drew a line going through the streets, connecting them. "This is the route I suggest you go. It's not the direct route, but there's traffic on this route this time of day."

"Alright, thank you!" Ibuki said, leaving the store.

Miu and Kazuichi

Kazuichi got thrown off for the sixth time.

"Miu, this isn't working."

"What am I supposed to do about it?" Miu asked. "Just hold on tight!"

"I'm trying!"

They went again as both Miu and Kazuichi got thrown off the course again at the first turn.

"I think we should switch." Kazuichi said.

"What? No!" Miu replied.

"Now, the two Detours were in completely different towns," Miu explained. "There'd be like a fucking twenty-minute drive between them, and it was totally possible for us to get lost somewhere along the way."

"Given how we kept messing up at the first turn, and there were like a kajillion turns per lap, I felt it would take us longer than twenty minutes to get it." Kazuichi justified.

"I'm not wasting that much time!" Miu said. "We're at this Detour. Let's just do it."

"Fine. But if I have to go to the hospital because of this, it's your fault."

Leon and Ibuki

"There's the club. Finally," Leon said. "I think we should just Express Pass it. We were lost for so long, and I feel like Chihiro and Hina are in front of us."

"Go ahead. No objections," Ibuki replied. Leon pulled out their Express Pass and handed it to the instructor, who went into the back room and pulled out a clue for them.

Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 6th Place

"Make your way to your next Pit Stop, the Temple of Poseidon," Leon read.

Miu and Kazuichi

"Miu, I'm getting dizzy," Kazuichi said. "We have to switch."

"I told you! We're not switching!"

"I physically can't do this anymore. My entire body hurts and I've hit my head more than enough times I can remember. I can't even remember what the Roadblock was this leg."

"Ugh. FINE." she scolded. They took off their pads and protective gear as they ran out to the car.

Leon and Ibuki

"Hi, sir, do you know where this Temple is?" Leon asked. The man shook his head.

"Dammit!" Leon shouted. "Why can't we navigate in this goddamn country! It's stupid!"

He turned to another person on the road. "Hi, can you tell us how to get to the Temple of Poseidon?"

"Temple?" he asked. "It's in Athens. Here, let me show you."

He pointed to a spot where, when translated into English, said 'Temple of Zeus'

"Thank you." he replied.

Miu and Kazuichi

Miu and Kazuichi pulled up to the Nautical club for the Rowing Challenge.

"You know, if you don't like this one, we're not switching back, because that's really retarded like you."

"Alright," Kazuichi replied. "Wait, what?"

Leon and Ibuki

They were driving back north to Athens. "We are on our way to the Pit Stop, this really nice guy told us how to get there," Leon said.

"Hopefully we can get there before Miu and Kazuichi, and hopefully that Detour takes forever." Ibuki said.

Miu and Kazuichi

Miu and Kazuichi got into a boat, which almost immediately tipped over.

"Woah!" Kazuichi shouted, restabilizing it. Once Miu got inside, they began paddling to the starting line.

Miu and Kazuichi: 1st Attempt

"GO!"

Miu and Kazuichi each began rowing, but didn't notice that the chairs were meant to slide. They got around twenty meters before collapsing into the water.

"Dammit!" Miu shouted. "I knew we should've stayed at the goddamn chariots!"

"No!" Kazuichi replied. "This is actually doable! We just need practice!"

Leon and Ibuki

Leon and Ibuki drove their way back into the heart of Athens as they got out in front of the Temple of Zeus.

"We're at this Temple, hopefully we can find Monokuma." Ibuki said. They ran into the temple and ran around on its grounds. "Where is he?"

After a few more minutes of circling around the temple, Leon stopped Ibuki. "Where? I can't find him!"

"This temple was literally the size of a bungalow surrounded in completely flat land. When I did a full circle and couldn't find Monokuma anywhere, I knew something was up," Leon said.

"Excuse me, sir?" Ibuki asked. "Is this the Temple of Poseidon?"

"Poseidon?" the man replied. "No. This is the Temple of Zeus."

"Zeus?" Leon asked. "Where is the Temple of Poseidon?"

"Oh, it's like an hour south of Athens." he replied. Leon gave Ibuki a deadpan.

"Oh my fucking god," Leon said. "We made our way all the way into Athens only for us to be going the wrong way the whole fucking time. This is stupid. STUPID STUPID STUPID. I hate Greece."

Miu and Kazuichi: 4th Attempt

"Come on, row!" Miu shouted. "Put those noodle arms to use!"

"I'm trying my hardest you know!" Kazuichi rebutted. This time, they didn't sink, but they reached the finish line in 2:30.

"No," The timer said. "Do it again!"

Then they flipped over. "Fuck!" Miu shouted. "We could be at the Pit Stop if you had just let us do the chariots!"

"You fell off the chariots too, so shut up about the damn chariots!"

Leon and Ibuki

Leon and Ibuki drove back down and revisited the exact same gas station from earlier.

"Hi, it's us again!" Ibuki said. Leon was so angry he couldn't talk.

"Oh, what do you need?" the manager asked.

"We need to get to the Temple of Posiedon." Ibuki said. "Can you help us?"

He picked up Leon and Ibuki's map. "It's right here. At the very southern tip of the island. Just follow this route and you'll be fine."

He used a blue pen to trace a route for Leon and Ibuki as Ibuki grabbed Leon's hand and ran outside.

"Thank you again!" Ibuki shouted.

"I can't fucking believe this." Leon said.

Miu and Kazuichi: 7th Attempt

"Dammit!" Kazuichi shouted. "2:05. So close!"

"Oy, vey," Miu replied. "Let's do this again."

"Umm… actually…" the timer said. "It's getting too dark to let you two continue the Detour. You have one more chance before we close it."

"One more chance?" Miu asked. "Fine. We have to get it this time."

Leon and Ibuki

"We wasted two hours in that," Leon said. "There is no way that Miu and Kazuichi are not done with their Detour yet. We're fucked." he said, giving a nervous laugh.

Miu and Kazuichi: 8th Attempt

"Kazuichi, we have to get this," Miu said. "Let's go."

They began rowing as they were going rather fast. "Come on… come on… come on…" Kazuichi murmured. They had almost made it to the end until they capsized into the water.

"FUCK!" Kazuichi shouted.

"Over here!" the timer said, pointing to the dock. They rowed over and stepped out.

"We have officially closed the Detour, so here is your next clue," the timer said. Miu grabbed and ripped it open.

Miu and Kazuichi: Currently in Last Place.

"Make your way to your next Pit Stop." Miu read. "The Temple of Poseidon. Let's go."

She and Kazuichi stepped into the car.

Leon and Ibuki

"It's night… a clear indication that we're fucked." Leon said.


Monokuma awaited the next team underneath the Greek night sky. He watched as one team came out of their car and ran up the hill towards him.

"Miu and Kazuichi, you are the sixth team to arrive."

"We're still in this," Kazuichi said, hugging Miu in relief.

"However,"

Kazuichi looked up at Monokuma in disbelief.

"You had received the clue without completing the Detour or using an Express Pass, and for that, you have incurred a two-hour penalty."

Kazuichi fell to his knees while Miu looked with anguish.

"But- but we had no fucking choice! They closed the Detour!" Miu said. "God, you're such a picky bitch, Monokuma!"

"Regardless of the circumstances, you did not complete the Detour, so you have a penalty. We're being nice to you, actually. The regular penalty is six hours. Now please, go sit on the bench over there and wait out your penalty time."

Miu and Kazuichi: Penalty time remaining: 2:00:00

"Kazuishit, we could've avoided this by not switching detours and just getting the chariot thing done!"

"Well excuse me for not wanting to go to the hospital for brain damage!"

Leon and Ibuki

"I don't care anymore," Leon said. "We're out. Even if Chihiro and Hina were on that last flight, they would've overpassed us by now. Let's just find Monokuma and get eliminated.

Miu and Kazuichi: Penalty time remaining: 1:36:42

"You know, we had a decent race so far," Kazuichi said, on the verge of tears. "Like, we met, started the race, went to six countries, did all this shit, won a leg, got five hundred yen each..."

"Hopefully they're lost. Hopefully they don't reach the mat until a week from now." Miu said. "Hopefully they're fighting and on the side of the road, beating the shit out of each other. If they could get lost for this long, they could get lost for another two hours."

Leon and Ibuki

"Damn it." Leon said. "Sorry, Ibuki, we're going home."

"Today could be a non-elimination," Ibuki said.

"That's positive thinking," Leon replied. "Let's just find Monokuma and get eliminated before we suffer more."

Miu and Kazuichi: Penalty time remaining: 0:59:25

"This is really painful to sit through," Kazucihi said.

"If you want to kill time, go to the bathroom to jack off."

"..."

Leon and Ibuki

"I see it," Leon said. "I see a race arrow."

They got out of their car and picked up their bags, and made their way up to the mat, passing by Miu and Kazuichi who were in the shadows enough that they didn't see them.

Miu and Kazuichi: Penalty time remaining: 0:16:28

Kazuichi threw a water bottle on the ground and put his head in his knees.

"Leon and Ibuki…" Monokuma said. "Rough day?"

"Yeah…" Leon said. "Just tell us the bad news."

"I am sorry to tell you that you are the last team to arrive."

"We figured," Ibuki said.

"Are you done? Do you feel like you're done?"

"I don't want to be done, but that's the reality." Leon said.

"Once again, you are the last team to arrive. However,"

Leon and Ibuki listened in closer.

"Miu and Kazuichi have incurred a penalty. You checked in before their penalty time was over, so you are officially team number six."

Leon and Ibuki: 6th Place

Leon and Ibuki looked up. "W-We're still in the race?"

"You're joking!" Ibuki said, holding her hands on her 'horns' with ecstasy.

"Miu and Kazuichi, please come to the mat."

They walked up to the mat, either sniffling or aggravated.

"Miu and Kazuichi, I am sorry to say that you are officially the last team to arrive. And I'm sorry to say that you have been eliminated from the race."

Miu and Kazuichi: Eliminated

"Dammit," Kazuichi said. "I felt like we could've done better had we gotten a little further in this competition."

"We're still friends, right?" Miu asked.

"I guess you can say so... " Kazuichi replied. "An interesting friendship to say the least."

"At least we gave it our all," Miu said. She and Kazuichi turned away from the Pit Stop and the temple, and walked off.


Race Stats:

This Leg:

1st: Nagito and Nekomaru

2nd: Makoto and Sayaka

3rd: Shuichi and Kaede

4th: Hajime and Chiaki

5th: Leon and Ibuki

6th: Miu and Kazuichi

7th: Chihiro and Hina

Eliminated: Tenko and Himiko

Race Stats:

This Leg:

1st: Makoto and Sayaka

2nd: Chihiro and Hina

3rd: Shuichi and Kaede

4th:Hajime and Chiaki

5th: Nagito and Nekomaru

6th: Leon and Ibuki

Eliminated: Miu and Kazuichi

Race Average:

Shuichi and Kaede: 2.50

Nagito and Nekomaru: 3.17

Makoto and Sayaka: 3.33

Hajime and Chiaki: 4.50

Chihiro and Hina: 5.33

Leon and Ibuki: 5.50

Miu and Kazuichi: 6.80

Tenko and Himiko: 6.80

Celeste and Akane: 8.33

Hiro and Rantaro: 8.00

Sonia and Kaito: 11.00

Roadblock Counts:

Makoto 4, Sayaka 3

Chihiro 3, Hina 4

Shuichi 4, Kaede 3

Hajime 4, Chiaki 3

Nagito 3, Nekomaru 4

Leon 3, Ibuki 4

Miu 3, Kazuichi 4

Tenko 3, Himiko 3

Celeste 2, Akane 2

Hiro 1, Rantaro 2

Kaito 1, Sonia 1


Next Time on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition

The final six travel to Port Elizabeth, South Africa where Nagito meets his match.

Nagito pointed at a cheetah, who tried to attack him through the fence. "I see you! You can't kill me! Because you're just a stupid cheetah!"

Teams get themselves into nail biting situations.

Hina diving in the water, sharks instantly swarming around her. "EEK!"

And the divide between the teams continues.

"We need to demolish that alliance." Nekomaru said. "Take out as many members as we can."

"Anyone who isn't part of the alliance is someone who needs to leave." Makoto said.

Who will be eliminated next?


Holy shit this chapter is long, the longest one yet. But anyways, we are officially halfway through the race. Please be sure to follow, favorite, leave kudos, and comment. Keep in mind that the next upload will be Elimination Station, not the South Africa leg. That will come after. This is also your last chance to ask questions to the eliminated teams that will be answered in the Q&A. If you want to ask questions to teams not eliminated yet, you can wait until the 2nd Elimination Station, which will take place right before the finale (even the final 3 will be asked questions). Even if you don't have any questions, please comment and review because I love to see who reads my stories and I love to hear feedback, and please tell me your predictions and hopes for the second half of the season.