Leg 9.2
Chihiro
*cough*
He shoved the last of the curry into his mouth and pinched his nose, as if that would help with the pain.
"There, I'm *hic* I'm done."
He took a sip of water as the waitress took his plate.
"Final question," she said. "What country does not border Thailand? Burma, Malaysia, or Vietnam?"
"Malaysia," Chihiro replied, gasping in pain. "Oh god."
He put his elbows on the table and clasped the back of his neck.
Shuichi
"Vietnam," Shuichi said, hiccuping.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nekomaru was running, pulling Nagito along with the rickshaw.
"We need to look for a marker where we have to get out and switch, alright?" Nagito said.
"I'm lookin'!" Nekomaru shouted. "I'm just in the zone! And, even if I do miss it, that doesn't mean you're not allowed to look too! It's not a Roadblock!"
He continued running and then tripped over a rock, causing the rickshaw to fling Nagito in front and into a car.
"I'm getting Greece flashbacks," Nagito said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Here are the rickshaws," Hajime said. They picked one as Chiaki got into the back and Hajime began running.
"Are you good?" Chiaki asked. "I'm not too heavy, am I?"
"No, you're fine… I'm just concerned about running a mile and a half." Hajime replied. "And my tongue is still on fire, and I'm blind out of my right eye. So you're going to have to help me look for the arrows and the markers, okay?"
"Got it," Chiaki replied.
Chihiro
Chihiro's hands shook as he put some of the extremely hot fried rice into his mouth and washed it down with water.
"It felt like my tongue was pressed against an electrical socket." Chihiro explained. "I just cannot say in perfect words exactly how it felt."
Shuichi
Shuichi panted as he ate his mild rice. "I don't even know whether this is spicy or not. Did I get it right? I'm still dying over here."
After a few more minutes, he shoved the last spoonful of rice into his mouth. "There. I'm done. Give me the clue."
The waitress laughed as she grabbed the empty plate and came out with a single pepper.
"Oh, you're killing me, girl," he said. He just grabbed the pepper and popped the entire thing into his mouth as he downed a glass of water, then spat it out all over the table and floor, coughing. The waitress handed over the clue as he got up and ran to Kaede.
"That sucked," Shuichi said.
"Well, in that case, I'm glad how things turned out," Kaede replied, laughing at his pain. They ripped the clue open.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
"Detour. Chair or Flair?" Kaede read. "I think we should do Flair."
"Alright."
Nagito and Nekomaru
A few cars honked around them as they were running in the middle of the street. Dead smack in the center.
"Go around!" Nekomaru shouted. Drivers shouted at them in Thai, but they couldn't understand anything.
Hajime and Chiaki
"It's getting to me," Hajime said, profusely sweating. "I don't know how much longer I can go without taking a break."
"Just clear your mind. It's fine if you take a break, but do your best," Chiaki replied.
"True, night fell on us," Hajime said. "But it was still around eighty to ninety degrees and the humidity didn't make this easy."
Chihiro
Chihiro finished up the dish as he pushed the empty plate away from him and off the table, where it shattered. However, he was in too much pain to care about that as the waitress sweeped it up and shot him a nasty glare. She then brought out the pepper.
"I… I have to eat this?" Chihiro asked. The waitress nodded as he took a little nibble and began to tear up.
"Oh god I can't!" he said. He looked at Hina waiting as he reluctantly popped the whole thing into his mouth and chewed as the waitress handed them the clue. He grabbed the clue and chugged his glass of water, which fell out of his hand and smashed on the floor, but he could really care less due to the pain.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 4th Place
"Detour," Hina read. "Think you could carry me for half a mile? Carry 110 pounds?"
"I'm not sure," Chihiro replied. "I don't know how much the rickshaw itself weighs. I'd avoid it."
"Fine, we're doing flair," Hina replied.
Leon and Ibuki
Leon stared out the window of the cab, pissed off.
"God, if we get eliminated from that stupid elephant, I'm going to lose my shit."
"Come on, you're sooo neggo. We have a Roadblock and a Detour coming up. Ibuki swears that we will make up the time!"
They got out of their cab and ran up to the clue box.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in Last Place
"Roadblock," Ibuki read. "Ibuki'll do it!"
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito pointed to a sign that said 'Switch', lit up in red and yellow light.
"I guess I have to pull you now," Nagito said. Nekomaru put down the rickshaw as Nagito stepped down and switched spots. Now with Nagito pulling it, he was showing some considerable difficulty pulling Nekomaru.
"Hngh…" he groaned. "At least I'm moving. I can do this pace for half a mile."
"Come on, Nagito! Put some oomph into it! Come on! You want that million, right? Don't think about me! Just think about how your journey depends on this challenge!"
"I was having some trouble pulling Nekomaru, because he weighed like 220 pounds or something," Nagito said. "After a while, my hands became blistered over the weight of Nekomaru and the cart. But of course, I still tried my hardest"
"NGAAAAHHHH!" he shouted, inching forwards.
Hajime and Chiaki
"We don't see Nagito and Nekomaru at all," Chiaki said. "But we know they're not that far ahead of us. They only left around maybe five or ten minutes before us. I doubt they did the other detour."
"All we have to do… ugh… is make up that time." Hajime replied.
"Are you alright? You sound like you're dying."
"I'm fine, just exhausted… and I have to use the bathroom after all that water I consumed earlier… and I can still feel that pepper…"
Shuichi and Kaede
"Do you know what flair bartending even is?" Kaede asked.
"It's a method of bartending in which you toss the bottles and glasses around while making a cocktail, and it's supposed to entertain the customers."
"Is it like juggling?" Kaede asked.
"Kind of? I'm not sure how complex it could be but this could either be so much easier than the rickshaws or ten times harder. But you know how we do at the strength challenges."
Their taxi stopped as they got our and ran into the blocked-off street.
"Marked bar… marked bar…" Kaede muttered. They found the bar marked with a red and yellow sticker as they ran inside.
"Alright, what do we have to do?" Shuichi asked. They went up to the bar where they watched the bartender demonstrate.
The bartender grabbed the first bottle with his left hand and half of the cocktail shaker with his right. He flipped the bottle with his left hand and caught it sideways by the neck, and swung his left arm downwards to his right arm as he tossed the shaker in the air, over his right arm, and caught it. He threw both the bottle and the shaker in the air to swap hands. Then, he spun the bottle around and caught it while upside down to pour the contents into the shaker. He repeated it a second time for the second liquor and capped it. Then, he tossed it around and juggled it for a bit before grabbing it and shaking it again, then pouring it out into the glass.
"Oh, damn," Shuichi said. "That is so complex, there are so many things that could go wrong."
"We should at least try it," Kaede replied. "Before we even consider switching."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina arrived right after Shuichi and Kaede finished watching the demo.
"How'd they catch up so fast?" Kaede asked. She ignored them as they began practicing and Chihiro and Hina began to watch the demo.
"Oh my god," Chihiro said, fingers squeezing his temples. Hina looked in awe.
"That was more like a circus act than a bartending method," Chihiro said. "It was amazing, but I really doubt that we could get that down on our first attempt."
Ibuki
"Mountain Jewel," she said. The waitress went out back to bring a plate of pad thai as she ate it up rapidly, but ended up choking on it. Leon had to run behind her to give her the Heimlich maneuver.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito gasped and wheezed as he continued pulling Nekomaru.
"Are we there yet?" he asked, dead inside.
"I see the endpoint up there!" Nekomaru shouted. "Keep going! Don't fail me!"
"Being a Team Manager is helpful in a situation like this," Nekomaru said. "I can encourage anyone! I'M NEKOMARU NIDAIII!"
Nagito walked the extra few feet as he dropped the rickshaw and collapsed on the floor. The person waiting at the location handed him a bottle of water and their clue.
"Thank you," Nagito said. He ripped the clue open and read it between pants.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Nagito read
[i] Proceed to: Surakul Pier
[i] Boat to Pit Stop: Koh Panyee
Teams must now make their way back to the Thai mainland to Surakul Pier. Once they arrive at the pier, they must take one of these long-tailed boats down the river to the island and fishing village of Koh Panyee, where I will be waiting for them. The last team to check in may be eliminated.
"Alright, we can do this!" Nekomaru shouted. "Let's get another first place!"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Hnnnnggggg!" Hajime shouted.
"Up here!" Chiaki pointed.
"Where? You're behind me."
"To your left! 10 o'clock! We switch now!"
"Oh, thank god," Hajime replied. They got up and swapped places as Hajime poured his bottle of water over his head.
A taxi went by them.
"Oh, and there's Nagito and Nekomaru," Hajime said, pointing to a cab. "Hopefully the Pit Stop is somewhere far and somewhere they can get lost. They're still in first place right now, but we do want them out of here."
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi and Kaede picked up their first bottles as they flipped them, simultaneously dropping them.
"Oh my god," Kaede said. "I jus- this is impossible,"
"Don't get worked up," Shuichi replied. "Let's just calm down and practice it."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina flipped their bottles as they both caught them successfully. Then they brought their left arms over as they flipped the bottom of the shakers, dropping them.
"I'm not sure if this is the right choice," Chihiro said.
"We had to do this perfectly twice, then do a bunch of maneuvers with the cocktail shakers afterwards," Chihiro said. "We felt like perfecting this so BOTH of us would be able to do it with no mistakes would just take too long, so we got out of there quickly."
"I think we should switch," Chihiro said.
"I'm not saying that this isn't going to take a while, but are you certain you can drag me for half a mile?"
"It'll be exhausting, but I'm certain we'll be done with the Detour faster."
"Alright, let's do it! We're switching!" Hina shouted, running out of the bar.
Leon and Ibuki
Leon watched as Ibuki gobbled down the rest of the pad thai.
"Alright, next!" She shouted.
The waitress came back out. "Which river divides Thailand and Laos?" She asked. "The Mekong River, the Chao Phraya river, or the Tha Chin river?"
"Erm…" Ibuki said. "Eenie meenie minie mo. Chao Phraya."
The waitress nodded as she brought out the curry as Ibuki picked up the bowl and chugged it. When she was done, she wiped her face.
*COUGH*
She coughed all over the table as she downed some water. "Oh… that was a mistake!"
"You're doing great!" Leon shouted.
"Ibuki is normally fine with spicy food," Ibuki said. "But this was cursed with the flames from hell!"
She took another swig of water as she coughed and spat it all over the rice.
Hajime and Chiaki
Chiaki winced as she took a few more steps towards the end goal.
"Come on! Just a few more steps!" Hajime shouted. Chiaki gasped as they reached the end and she released the rickshaw.
The person handed over the clue.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way to Surakul Pier and take a longtail boat to Koh Panyee for your next Pit Stop. Warning: the last team to check in may be eliminated. Alright, let's get outta here." Hajime said. Chiaki said nothing and poured the water bottle over her head.
Shuichi and Kaede
"I think we're ready to try," Shuichi said. He and Kaede stepped up to the bar as they began the procedure.
Shuichi and Kaede: 1st Attempt
Shuichi and Kaede flipped the bottles with success. After bringing their left arms over to the right arms, they flipped the open shaker over their left arm and caught it again. But when they flipped them in the air to swap hands, Kaede's shaker hit the bottle as they crashed onto the floor.
"No," the judge said. "No good. More practice."
"Argh," Kaede said. "This is so hard."
"We can get this," Shuichi replied. "We can do this if we practice enough."
"But if we switch-"
"If we switch, we'll be fifteen minutes behind Chihiro and Hina at the next challenge. Our best bet is to just continue doing this for as long as we-."
"So what if we're fifteen minutes behind Chihiro and Hina? What if we stay here and Leon and Ibuki fly by the rickshaws?"
"Kaede, we're not switching. We're here, we can do this, we're staying."
Leon and Ibuki
"Last question," the waitress said. "Which of the following countries does not border Thailand? Burma, Malaysia, or Vietnam?"
"Erm… Vietnam?" Ibuki asked. The judge handed over the fried rice which she ate with extreme ease. She cleared her plate quickly and pushed it to the waitress.
"I'm done, right?" Ibuki asked. The waitress laughed as she brought one single pepper. Ibuki ate it with no thought and coughed up the stem.
"Oh, god," Ibuki said, fanning her face. The judge handed her the clue as Ibuki chugged the water pitcher and poured the rest on her head.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in Last Place
"Alright, good job, Ibuki!" Leon shouted. He stood up and grabbed his bags, until he noticed something underneath the chair he was sitting on.
"Oh… L… Leon…" Ibuki panted. "What a… are you waiting for?"
"Nothing…" He replied. He bent over and picked it up. "There's a Japanese passport here."
Ibuki took it from him, opened it up, and read through it. "It's Nekomaru's."
"They can't check into the Pit Stop without it. Even if they could, they can't leave the country without it." Leon said. "We're in last, and we need this right now. Let's just leave it here, and hope they don't know where they left it. If we see them, and they ask about it, just say nothing."
"While leaving the Roadblock, we noticed Nekomaru's passport on the floor," Leon said. "We know that they won't be allowed to check into the Pit Stop without their travel documents and they would have to go back for it. So, we just decided to leave it on the floor where we found it. It's not our fault that they lost their passport. If they're that irresponsible, they pay the price."
Leon ripped the clue open.
"Detour. Flair or Chair?" Leon read.
"Flair!" Ibuki shouted.
Nagito and Nekomaru
"Yeah, here's good," Nagito said. Nekomaru unzipped the fanny pack to get the money to pay the driver, but he poked around a bit first.
"What are you doing?" Nagito asked.
"Oh.. uhh…" he said, taking literally everything out of the pack.
"You have the money! What else do you need?"
"My passport's gone." Nekomaru replied.
"What?"
"I unzip my fanny pack to get our money for the driver, then I just realize that my passport isn't where it normally is," Nekomaru said. "And my heart just sinks."
"We have to turn around," Nekomaru said.
"Are you kidding me?" Nagito asked. "I can't believe you did that, dude."
"Fuck," he said.
Nagito frowned and hunched over the armrest with his fingers at his temple.
"I know I said that I wouldn't mind if we're eliminated, but if we were, I'd want it to be because we're objectively weaker than the other teams, not because of some stupid mistake like this."
Nekomaru sighed. "Like you said when we met, your supreme good luck is always followed by equally bad luck,"
"This has nothing to do with luck. This is just you being irresponsible and inattentive. Now, we have to go the entire twenty minute ride back to Phuket. Nice."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina got out of their cab as they ran up to the rickshaws.
"This doesn't look too bad," Chihiro said. "Let's just try it."
"Alright, if you say so," Hina replied. Hina got in front of the rickshaw and picked up the bar as Chihiro sat in the back.
"You're really light!" Hina said. "We can blast through this first mile and a half."
Hina began running with very little difficulty.
"Woah!" Chihiro shouted. "You're fast!"
Shuichi and Kaede: 13th Attempt
Shuichi and Kaede simultaneously poured the first bottle into the shakers. They picked up the second bottle and tried to repeat the process, but the liquid spilled out and they were failed.
"Dammit." Kaede said, gripping her upper arm.
"It's alright. There's no other teams yet, so we can just continue doing this over and over again without having to wait. We're definitely getting better."
"I don't understand how we're supposed to throw the shakers around without spilling the liquor. We literally have to spin it around!"
"Well, that's what you're supposed to do. If you flip it around fast enough, inertia will keep it inside. As long as it's not too slow."
"Got it," Kaede said.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki rode in their cab as they saw Nagito and Nekomaru pass them in the opposite direction.
"What?" Hajime asked. "What happened?"
"Something must've gone seriously wrong," Chiaki said. "Or their driver decided to turn around for some reason. That's their problem, not ours. We should just continue."
They continued in silence as their cab stopped and they fed him some cash. They ran down to the docks and found the marked boats.
"How do I drive this?" Hajime asked.
"There's a motor on the back," Chiaki replied. "It shouldn't be too hard to drive."
Hajime and Chiaki stepped inside as Hajime untied the rope connecting the boat to the dock. He pressed a button on the boat as they went off, away from the docks, and down the river.
"Make sure to look for route markers," Hajime said.
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro stepped out as he swapped spots with Hina.
"That took around ten minutes," Chihiro said. "Wow… I hope Shuichi and Kaede are still struggling. This half mile will take a while."
He groaned as he picked up the handles of the rickshaw.
"Are you okay?" Hina asked.
"I'm fine," Chihiro groaned. "I can do this."
He began walking and pulling the rickshaw.
Shuichi and Kaede: 23rd Attempt
Shuichi and Kaede filled the shaker with the second liquor as the bottle slipped out of Shuichi's hands and clanged about the floor.
"Butterfingers," Kaede teased. "We were so close, too. Are you like that with evidence?"
"I'm tired and my arms are sore. Leave me alone."
Shuichi looked up as Leon and Ibuki came running in. "Oh, they've caught up." Kaede said. "Maybe they wouldn't have if we had switched."
"Kaede, stop! Stop it already! It's too late to switch!"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki looked at Kaede and Shuichi.
"We still have a chance!" Leon said. "Let's look at the demo."
They walked up to the demonstration and watched it.
"Oh, that's awesome!" Ibuki shouted.
"It also looks… real hard…" Leon said. "I'm not sure if we could do this."
"We could switch if you wanted. We only just got here."
"Alright, let's switch." Leon said, leaving the building.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru continued sitting in their cab, anxiety running high. Then their cab pulled over.
"What?" Nekomaru asked.
"I get gas," The driver replied.
"Gas?" Nagito asked. "Fine. It's better than running out. Make it quick."
They waited as the driver got gas. "Nekomaru, where did you leave it?"
"I have no idea," he replied. "I guess we're just going to have to go to every location we've been to so far to search for it and ask around. Let's go to the zoo first."
"Oh, I really hope it's not in a cab," Nagito said. "If you left it in a cab, we're never seeing it again."
"Maybe we can go to a police station and ask if someone turned it in?"
"I guess so…"
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime steered the boat as they followed the lit-up yellow and red arrows.
"This place would be a lot more beautiful if it was daytime and we could actually see these mountains and islands, but it's alright," Hajime said. "Hopefully we'll be able to see it tomorrow morning at the start of the next leg."
They continued following the arrows until the river emptied out into a small cove, with an island with the race flag on top. "There!"
They inched into the dock as they tied down their boat and turned off the motor, and they stepped off.
"He's somewhere here," Hajime said. "The village isn't that big. Let's just run around and find it."
They ran around a few streets until they saw Monokuma at a lookout spot and leapt on the mat.
"Hajime and Chiaki," Monokuma said. "You are team number ONE!"
Hajime and Chiaki: 1st Place
"Wow," Hajime said. "Two first places in a row!"
"I'm grateful," Chiaki said, hand on her chest. "We're such a strong team, and we can definitely win this if we try hard enough."
"For winning this leg of the race, you have won a trip to Sydney, Australia, which you can enjoy after the race."
"Thanks!" Hajime said. "Wow. I still can't believe it."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro inched forwards, gasping and dripping with sweat.
"You've got this!" Hina shouted.
"T-thanks…" Chihiro replied, using all of his body weight to pull it.
"You're strong! You're so strong!"
Shuichi and Kaede: 31st Attempt
Shuichi and Kaede mixed the drinks together in the same shaker, and put the caps on. They tossed it around for a bit, then began shaking them back and forth. But, Kaede's cap fell off and all of the liquor spilled out onto the floor.
"Oh, come on!" Kaede shouted. "We were so close, too!"
"We'll get it next time," Shuichi replied.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru pulled up to a police station as they went inside.
"Hi, does anyone here speak english?" Nagito asked.
"ฉันช่วยคุณได้ไหม"
They went out onto the street and plucked someone off the sidewalk. "Do you speak English and Thai?" Nagito asked.
"Yes?" the man asked.
"Can you help us translate?" Nekomaru asked.
"A-alright…" he replied. They brought him into the police station as they had a conversation with the police.
"Ask them if someone turned in our passports."
He asked the cop in Thai as the cop gave a Thai response.
"No one turned in a passport," the man replied.
"Ask them if there's a way to get a new Japanese passport."
He translated as the cop replied.
"The only way to get a new passport is to fly up to Bangkok," he said.
"Oh, no, we can't do that." Nagito replied. "Thank you, let's go."
They left the building and went back to the cab.
"Phuket zoo," Nekomaru commanded. "God dammit! I can't believe I'm so irresponsible. I haven't just sabotaged my own race, but yours too."
A few tears came down his face as Nagito made no effort to comfort him.
"Let's just hope that we can find it." Nagito said.
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro dropped the rickshaw and wiped his forehead.
"It's alright, take all the time you need," Hina replied, throwing Chihiro a bottle of water. Chihiro picked up the rickshaw as he continued pulling it.
Shuichi and Kaede: 33rd Attempt
Shuichi and Kaede flipped the bottle and poured the second bottle of liquor into the shaker. They closed it tight, tossed it around, then shook it back and forth. They opened it up and poured it into the cocktail glasses.
"Is it good? Huh?" Kaede asked. The judge walked up and handed them the clue.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
They ripped it open, read the next location, and left the building.
"That took forever," Kaede said. "Hopefully the other detour is harder."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro pulled the rickshaw the last few steps and dropped it at the endpoint. The clueholder handed over the clue as Chihiro smiled, panted, and ripped it open.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 4th Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Hina read.
"I did it…" Chihiro said. "I really did it…"
"You did great! You carried us this leg!"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki made their way to the rickshaws as Leon picked up the end and began running.
"You got this, Leon!" Ibuki shouted.
"Oh, this is heavy!" Leon shouted. "I can do it."
He began walking and pulling the rickshaw.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru got out at the zoo and ran around to the elephant enclosure.
"Search everywhere," Nagito said. "Outside the enclosure, inside the enclosure…"
Nagito and Nekomaru leaned over the railing and looked in the enclosure. But, it was dark, so Nagito took a flashlight out of his backpack and shined it on the ground.
"See anything?" Nagito asked.
"No," Nekomaru replied. "Maybe it's out here on the pathway?"
Nekomaru began running around the pathway and on the path between the elephant enclosure and the entrance, and came up short.
"Nothing?" Nagito asked.
"Nothing." Nekomaru replied.
"Let's just leave and go to the restaurant." Nagito said, sighing. "Even if we do find the passport, we've already unnecessarily wasted so much money on cab fares. Dammit."
Leon and Ibuki
Leon grunted as he ran with the rickshaw as Ibuki sprayed him with a water bottle in the back.
"I would normally tell you to stop," Leon said. "But I'm too exhausted."
"Mush!" Ibuki shouted.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Wait, that cab behind us," Shuichi said. "Is that Chihiro and Hina?"
"Oh, crap!" Kaede said. "Sir, go faster," she told the driver.
"I can't," the driver replied. "I don't want speeding ticket."
Chihiro and Hina
"Pass them!" Chihiro shouted.
The cab passed them and sped up, leaving them behind.
"Yeah!" Hina said. "You go!"
Shuichi and Kaede
"No!" Shuichi shouted.
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki swapped spots as they continued moving on, at more or less the same speed.
"You're going faster than I thought, Buki!"
"Ibuki is stronger than she looks," Ibuki replied. "Ehh… it's still tiring, though."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina stepped out of the cab as they paid and ran down to the docks.
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi and Kaede paid their driver too, and ran right after Chihiro and Hina.
"We can beat them there," Shuichi said. "We can do it."
Each of them stepped into their boats and turned on the motors. At the point where they were both on the water, Chihiro and Hina were a considerable bit ahead of Shuichi and Kaede.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru pulled up in their cab to the restaurant as they ran inside.
"Has anyone turned in a passport?" Nagito asked.
"No," The waitress replied. "Sorry."
Nagito and Nekomaru crawled on the floor and looked at all the tables and chairs.
"Where is it?" Nagito asked. After a few minutes of searching, they ran outside.
"Come on, let's go. It's not here," Nagito said. As he turned around to look at Nekomaru, he noticed a small red square on the floor under a chair outside of the restaurant. Running up to it, he opened it up.
"I got it!" Nagito shouted.
"Great!" Nekomaru replied. "Let's go!"
They got back into the cab as he took them to the pier.
Leon and Ibuki
Ibuki dropped the rickshaw as they handed over the clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in Last Place
"Make your way to your next Pit Stop," Leon read. "Hopefully they haven't found their passport yet."
Chihiro and Hina sailed into the dock and ran to the Pit Stop.
"Chihiro and Hina," Monokuma said. "You are team number two."
Chihiro and Hina: 2nd Place
Hina counted four of her fingers and held it up for Monokuma to see.
"See this?" She asked. "That's the amount of second places we have in a row."
She held up her other hand in a fist. "This is the amount of first places we have total."
"Well, hopefully you'll get it tomorrow. Or they day after. Or the finale."
"We'll see…" Chihiro said.
"Oh, look, here's the next team." Monokuma said, pointing to Shuichi and Kaede running to the mat.
"Shuichi and Kaede, you are team number three."
Shuichi and Kaede: 3rd Place
"Okay," Shuichi said. "Not bad… we're not eliminated… so that's alright."
"It's not our best but at least we're still in it," Kaede replied.
"Wow I've never seen someone so upset about third place before." Monokuma said.
"We're used to running in the front," Shuichi replied. "Third place out of eleven? Phenominal. Third place out of five? Middle of the pack… not that great."
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru's cab let them out at the pier.
"Let's go!" Nagito shouted.
"Wait," the driver said, holding up the money. "What is this?"
"What are you talking about? It's the fare!" Nekomaru shouted.
"I don't know what this money is."
"It's literally everything we have." Nagito replied.
"I don't know what these currencies are. I want baht!"
"We don't have any baht!" Nekomaru shouted. "We gave you all our baht!"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki's cab pulled up to the pier as they paid their driver, grabbed their stuff, and ran.
"Was that Nagito and Nekomaru?" Ibuki asked. "Ibuki wonders what they're doing."
"It doesn't matter." Leon replied. "Let's go, while they're still behind us!"
Nagito and Nekomaru
"That's from the United States, that's from Canada, that's from Morocco, that's from Brazil," Nagito said. "You can exchange it!"
"But how do I know exchanging this will cover the fare?"
"It will. And even if it doesn't, it's everything we have! We can't negotiate any further!" Nekomaru shouted.
"Fine. Go." the driver said. Nagito and Nekomaru ran up to the docks and looked up at the boat down the river.
"Is that Leon and Ibuki?" Nekomaru asked.
"It doesn't matter… we just need to pass that boat!" Nagito shouted. They stepped into their boat as Nagito turned on the engine.
Leon and Ibuki
"Nagito and Nekomaru are right on our tail," Leon said, looking behind them. "Hopefully they can't catch up."
Nagito and Nekomaru
"We're definitely getting closer to them," Nagito said. "We'll be tailing them soon. It's only a matter of how far away the island is."
Monokuma waited at the outlook as a boat docked on the island. Looking around the corner, Leon and Ibuki ran over the pier and jumped on the mat just as Nagito and Nekomaru's boat came in.
"Wait," Monokuma said, waiting for Nagito and Nekomaru to arrive at the mat. Once they stepped on, Monokuma began speaking.
"Nagito and Nekomaru," he said. "Have you found your passports?"
"We do," Nagito said, holding up Nekomaru's passport. "But I doubt it matters at this point."
Monokuma nodded. "Leon and Ibuki, you are team number four."
Leon and Ibuki: 4th Place
They hugged each other, happy at still being in the race.
"And, of course, Nagito and Nekomaru, you are the last team to arrive."
Nagito and Nekomaru: Last Place
They nodded.
"And I am sorry to say that you have been eliminated from the race."
Nagito and Nekomaru: Eliminated
"Damn…" Nekomaru said. "We almost came in first… but I was so careless."
"Yeah… we got eliminated…" Nagito said. "And we had such a good and lucky leg today."
"But at least we got to go to nine countries and do these amazing team bonding experiences!" Nekomaru shouted. "I wouldn't change anything!"
"I would've made sure you kept your passport," Nagito replied.
Race Stats:
This Leg:
1st: Hajime and Chiaki
2nd: Chihiro and Hina
3rd: Shuichi and Kaede
4th: Leon and Ibuki
Eliminated: Nagito and Nekomaru
Race Average:
Shuichi and Kaede: 2.44
Hajime and Chiaki: 3.56
Nagito and Nekomaru: 3.56
Chihiro and Hina: 4.22
Leon and Ibuki: 5.11
Makoto and Sayaka: 4.00
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:
Hajime 6, Chiaki 4
Chihiro 5, Hina 5
Shuichi 5, Kaede 5
Leon 5, Ibuki 5
Nagito 5, Nekomaru 5
Makoto 5, Sayaka 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 four face off in the metropolis of Hong Kong.
*Chihiro and Hina running in a lion dance costume through Nathan Road*
"ROOOOOOAR!" Hina shouted. "MOVE!"
A mythological Roadblock puts the stress on Chiaki.
*Chiaki carrying a stone dragon statue*
*sigh* "I don't think I can continue. I should've done the last one."
And Leon and Ibuki have cab troubles.
"No! Turn around!" Leon shouted. "Let us out!"
Who will be eliminated next?
