Just before we start, I want to say that some scenes shown in the preview from the previous chapter might not be 100% accurate, so there are some things you might not see. I do come in with a game plan before I start, but I end up tweaking some things as I go along which could involve changing challenges from a Roadblock to a Route Info, or just scrapping a challenge altogether (IDK if you've been noticing, but I have actually been going back and tweaking some previews for some of the earlier chapters when I realized something just wouldn't work). Anyways, I've worked extremely hard for this finale. You better like it. Enjoy!
Also, be sure to read until the very end.
Previously on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition:
Twenty-two Hope's Peak Academy students lined up at the Starting Line at Hope's Peak, and branched off into eleven teams of two.
*Teams drawing cards to select their partners*
*Nagito picking Nekomaru, Makoto picking Sayaka, Hajime picking Chiaki, Tenko picking Himiko, Kaede picking Shuichi, Miu picking Kazuichi, Sonia picking Kaito, Leon picking Ibuki, Chihiro picking Hina, Celeste picking Akane, and Rantaro and Hiro formed by default.*
Once the teams were picked, they began on a twelve-country race through the world.
"Fly to Los Angeles, USA," Tenko read.
"Fly to Montreal, Canada," Shuichi read
"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" Miu read
"Paris, France"
"Marrakech, Morocco,"
"Athens, Greece,"
"Port Elizabeth, South Africa,"
"Dubai, United Arab Emirates"
"Phuket, Thailand,"
"Guangzhou, China"
"Seoul, South Korea,"
Along the way on this marvelous journey, eight teams were eliminated.
"Sonia and Kaito,"
"Hiro and Rantaro,"
"Celeste and Akane"
"Tenko and Himiko,"
"Miu and Kazuichi,"
"Makoto and Sayaka,"
"Nagito and Nekomaru,"
"Shuichi and Kaede, I am sorry to say that you are the last team to arrive and you have been eliminated from the race," Monokuma said, with Shuichi and Kaede nodding and tearing up.
In the end, three teams remain to take down the million.
Hajime Hinata and Chiaki Nanami stayed in the middle of the pack for the first few legs with flight issues and miniscule mistakes. But eventually, they established themselves as one of the strongest teams on the race, winning a total of three legs.
After a disastrous first half of the race, Chihiro Fujisaki and Aoi Asahina improved after getting last in a non-elimination leg in Leg 4. But starting with leg 6, they proved themselves worthy, getting six second-place finishes and a first place finish on the penultimate leg
Leon and Ibuki seemed doomed from the start, running close to elimination with only two top-three finishes. However, they persevered, sticking through the race and finally making the top three.
Tonight, one of these three teams will arrive first at the finish line, and will win the one hundred million yen, and the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition!
This is Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main palace and residence of the monarchs of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. It will now be the starting point for the final leg in a race around the world.
Chihiro and Hina won the previous leg, and will depart first at 8:00 AM.
Chihiro and Hina: 1st to depart, 8:00 AM
"I'm so pumped up!" Chihiro said.
Hina smiled and ripped the clue open. "Fly to your final destination city, Tokyo, Japan!"
[i] Fly to Final Destination: Tokyo, Japan
Teams must now fly one thousand miles eastwards, over the Sea of Japan, to their final destination city, Tokyo. Once teams touch down in Tokyo, they must make their way to the Tokyo Tower to find their next clue.
"We're going home!" Hina cheered. They hailed a cab and got inside as they made their way to the Incheon airport.
"It's the finals, and we're in it!" Hina cheered.
"We finally got a win yesterday," Chihiro said. "But that doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how well we did in the past. We have to win today or everything would've been for naught."
Leon and Ibuki: 2nd to depart, 8:07 AM
"Tokyo!" Leon read. "Wow!"
"To be fair, after our performance, I was convinced that we would be eliminated sometime or another," Leon explained. "But we made it, which I am still having trouble believing."
"We're the only team with no wins so far," Ibuki said. "But Ibuki thinks that we can try our best, push through, and win that hundred million yen!"
"This is it. The day we finally show everyone how strong we really are." Leon said.
Hajime and Chiaki: 3rd to depart, 9:34 AM
"Fly to your final destination city: Tokyo, Japan," Hajime read. They put their stuff into a cab and went off to the Incheon airport.
"I can't believe this," Hajime said. "Final three."
"Yesterday was a rough leg for us," Chiaki explained. "We were stupid and misread our clue multiple times, and that put us seconds away from elimination,"
"We got lucky, but luck is not going to pull us through the finish line today," Hajime said. "I know we have the skill to do it. We just need to make sure we give it our all and we'll be certain to come out on top"
"We have to give it our all! This is it!
Hajime and Chiaki walked into the terminal as they sat down with the other two teams.
"Did you have a nice rest?" Chihiro asked.
"Yeah, we did," Hajime replied. "Such a nice relief after the stress of yesterday."
"Final leg," Chiaki said.
"Final leg." Leon confirmed.
Hajime put out a hand. "May the best team win."
Everyone shook hands with each other.
"It's gonna be us," Chiaki said.
Tokyo, Japan
The sun set over Tokyo. As such, the buildings all lit up, the billboards became prominent, and less cars roamed the streets.
And at the airport, one significant plane arrived.
Tokyo International Airport: 8:30 PM
The three teams rushed out of the airport and outside to the line of cabs waiting for them.
"GO GO GO!" Leon shouted.
Hajime and Chiaki
"We need to get to the Tokyo Tower," Hajime said. "As fast as possible."
"Get in," the driver replied.
Leon and Ibuki
"We're so excited," Leon said. "We've never really been able to hold onto a lead through the entire race, but we're hoping that that can change today,"
"We're back home!" Ibuki cheered. "We have no language barrier, our driver understands us, this is definitely something that will make this leg a lot more enjoyable."
Chihiro and Hina
"We have a one in three chance of winning one hundred million yen," Chihiro said. "We just need to make sure we minimize mistakes and hold out onto any leads we might have."
Hajime and Chiaki
"We know it's possible for us to win," Hajime said. "For the entire race, minus the first because of flight mishaps, and last leg, we've been far in front of Leon and Ibuki. We've been swapping spots with Chihiro and Hina for more or less the entire race, so we're more concerned about them, but we can definitely get in front of them if we give it our all."
"This is it. Do or die." Chiaki said.
The Tokyo Tower shimmered in the night sky of the city as a cab pulled up to the base.
Leon and Ibuki
"The clue box is right there," Ibuki pointed. They ran up and ripped it open. "We're the first ones here!"
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"Roadblock," Ibuki read. "Who wants to see the city from the bottom up?"
Leon looked up at the tower. "There are three ropes hanging down. That's not good."
[R] From the Bottom Up
The Tokyo Tower is a miracle of architecture, created in 1958 and inspired by Paris's Eiffel Tower. It is also the second tallest building in Japan, second to Tokyo's Sky Tower, measuring 1092 feet (333 meters). Now, teams must gear up… and climb it.
Teams must now gear up in harnesses and use these mechanical ascenders to climb the approximately 400 feet between the ground and the lower observation deck. Once teams have climbed their way up to the deck, they will be treated to a surprise before receiving their next clue.
"I'll do it," Leon said.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place
"I'll do it," Hina said.
Chihiro read the rest of the clue. "Alright… at least it's not going to be a disaster like LA."
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in Last Place
"I want to see the city from the bottom up," Hajime said. "Climb the tower? That's insane."
Leon
After getting suited up, Leon came out to the roof of the topmost observation deck as he was clipped to the rope.
"Alright, you just need to push the ascender up with your hands, then pull up with your legs," the instructor said.
"You've got this!" Ibuki shouted. Leon nodded as Leon leapt up the rope and then pushed the ascender upwards. He then pulled his legs up, and then pushed the ascender back up again.
Hina
"Looks like this requires a lot of both upper and lower body strength," Hina said. "Which is good… I can definitely catch up to Leon, not sure how good Hajime is at this, though."
Hajime
"I can't believe this. I'm going to be climbing the side of the Tokyo Tower. How awesome is this?"
Leon
Leon huffed as he pulled himself up again. "Wow…" he said. "This is tougher than I would think."
"I'm an athlete," Leon said. "I run a lot, I'd like to say that I have a lot of upper body strength as well, but oh god this was tough."
"GRaaah!"
Hina
"Go!" the instructor said, as Hina lifted off the ground and began pulling herself up.
"While I'm climbing, I can see Leon up ahead of me," Hina explained. "And it looked like he was using mostly his arms to do this. I could easily tell that while you do need some arm strength, these… ascenders I think they were called? Anyways, these ascenders were mostly used for leg strength."
"I'm not… not sure… how fast I'm going…" Hina huffed. "But I'm… catching up…"
Hajime
"Oh, I am way behind them," Hajime said, beginning his ascent up the side of the tower. "Come on… hundred million… exhaustion… for a hundred million…"
"COME ON!" Chihiro shouted. "YOU CAN DO THIS, HINA!"
"YOU'VE GOT THIS! JUST STAY CALM! DON'T WORRY ABOUT FALLING BEHIND; WE CAN CATCH UP LATER!" Chiaki shouted.
"I WISH I WAS UP THERE! THAT LOOKS AWESOME!" Ibuki shouted.
"I'm so glad she's doing this," Chihiro said. "I was so afraid back in LA, and that wasn't even that physical in comparison to this."
"Yeah, we'd be so far behind if I was the one doing this," Chiaki agreed.
Hina
"I'm definitely… gaining… on him," she said between breaths of air. "I don't want… to waste time… looking down at Hajime... This tower… this tower goes on forever!"
From a far-away view, Hina was clearly closing the gap between her and Leon as Hajime slowly fell behind. But they were only around halfway up.
Leon
"This is the most… physically exhausting… worse than rickshaws… worse than statues… this is hard… I want a rest…"
But he didn't as he kept progressing.
Hina
Hina kept pushing and gasping for air as she got past Leon.
"What?" He asked. "How?"
Hina didn't say anything and kept up on her way to the top.
"Does this ever end?"
Leon
"Damn, she just passed me!" Leon shouted. "GOD DAMMIT!"
He raged as he tried to speed up, but couldn't catch up to the slowly advancing Aoi.
Hajime
"HHNNNNGGGG!" Hajime shouted, hoisting himself up further but obviously struggling. "Man!"
Hina
Hina grabbed onto the edge of the observatory as the guides pulled her inside and undid her harnesses.
"That was fricking brutal," she said. They instructed her to follow them into the elevator, which went up to the top observatory. Once they reached the top, they led her outside the window to a platform and clipped her into something else.
"What is this?" she asked. No response.
"Go walk out on that plank," he said.
"Oh, god," she replied, walking carefully to the end of the platform. The instructor clipped the clue to her harness.
"Alright, go!" he shouted, pushing her off the edge.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!" Hina shouted, falling but then jerking back upwards from the bungee cord.
"Oh my god," she breathed. "Oh my god."
Hajime
"Oh my god," Hajime said, watching Hina. "We have to do that?"
"He surprised me!" Hina shouted, getting pulled back up to the top observation deck.
Leon
At this time, Leon gripped onto the window of the observation deck as he was pulled inside, completely unaware of what Hina had just done.
"That was real tough," he said. They unclipped the rope as they went into the elevator.
"What now?" Leon asked.
"You'll see," the assistant replied.
Hina
Hina was pulled back up to the top of the tower and safely inside the observation deck as they got the harness off of her and gripped the clue in her hand. As she darted back to the elevator, Leon came out.
"What did you do?" Leon asked.
"Go up there and see for yourself," Hina replied. She got inside the elevator and clicked the down button.
Leon
Leon stepped to the end of the platform.
"That's a nice view, isn't it?" the assistant said.
"Yeah, It is a real ni-"
Then he pushed him off.
"AAAAAHAHAHAAAAAA!"
He bounced in midair from the bungee. "What the fuck what that? Warning me would be nice… fuck you instructor! Fuck you, Hina! I hate everyone!"
Hajime
Hajime grunted as he pulled himself up, almost three-quarters of the way. "Damn… we're going to have to catch up later…" he muttered. Then he heard Leon's outburst and laughed.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 1st Place
"You did great, Hina!" Chihiro said. Hina ripped the clue open.
"Make your way to Shibuya Crossing and search for your next clue,"
[i] Proceed to: Shibuya Crossing
Teams must now make their way to the Shibuya Scramble Crossing and search for their next clue.
"Let's go!" Hina shouted, jumping into their cab.
Leon
Leon made his way back down to the ground as he reunited with Ibuki.
"You were A-Mazing!"
"Thanks," Leon replied, opening the clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way to Shibuya Crossing," Leon read.
Hajime
"Come on!" Hajime shouted, pulling himself upwards. "Just a few more feet… my arms are giving out on me…"
He groaned as he finally made the few feet push up to the observation deck, then grabbed on.
Chihiro and Hina
"That was just the first challenge," Hina said. "And it was so hard! I can't imagine what else we're doing today… especially the final challenge. That's going to be difficult, no doubt."
"We just have to push on through," Chihiro said.
"Yeah, we definitely have the capacity to beat the other teams at this."
Leon and Ibuki
"That looked AWESOME!" Ibuki shouted. "Ibuki wishes she was you."
"I wish you were doing that too," Leon replied. "It sucked so much."
Hajime
Hajime was hooked up to the harness.
"So you see up there? "The assistant asked. "You see that little thing up there? I think that's a UFO."
"What?" Hajime asked, looking up. "Whe-"
Then the assistant pushed him off the edge.
"AAAAAAAAHAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
He was then hoisted back up. "Oh my god, I can't believe that just happened…" he puffed. "That was so nervewracking…"
He made his way back to the ground where he reunited with Chiaki.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 3rd Place
"Make your way to Shibuya crossing," Hajime read.
Chihiro and Hina
"I think we're here," Chihiro said. They got out of their cab as they looked at the busy intersection.
"Oh my god," Hina said. "We have to find our clue here? Look at how crowded it is!"
"I doubt it's on a person," Chihiro said. "If it was, though, it has to be someplace that stands out. They don't expect us to ask each of the two hundred million people here."
Leon and Ibuki
"Oh my god, we're supposed to find our clue in this mess?" Leon asked. "It's so crowded I can barely see a foot in front of me!"
"Come on, Leon! Enough with the negativity!" Ibuki scolded. "Let's find this thing!"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Sorry about how long that took me," Hajime said, upset in the cab. "They have an even greater lead now."
"It's okay," Chiaki replied. "There's still the entire rest of the leg. They could trip up, we could push ahead, we just don't know.
Chihiro and Hina
"What if it's by the dog statue?" Hina asked.
"Hachi?" Chihiro clarified. "Let's go check."
Leon and Ibuki
"We're so lost," Leon said. "It's so crowded that it's hard to tell whether or not we're passing right by it!"
"Ooh!" Ibuki said. "What if it's on a billboard?"
"Billboard?" Leon asked, looking up. "Ibuki, it's not going to be on a bi-"
He looked at the giant screen on the Shibuya 109 building.
Amazing Taiyaki! Race to Wakaba!
"Amazing Taiyaki! Race to Wakaba…" he said.
[i] Proceed to: Taiyaki Wakaba
"I think that's it! It has the right colors and everything!" Ibuki said.
"Let's ask someone," Leon said. He turned to a passerby. "Hey, do can you google something for us?"
"What?"
"Google Taiyaki and Wakaba."
"It's showing me some pastry shop,"
"Alright, thanks," Ibuki replied. "Is it in Tokyo?"
"Yes it is."
"Thank you!"
Leon and Ibuki raced back to the road where several cars were waiting for the crossing to switch back into a regular road. As a result, it was quite easy to pick up a taxi.
"Hi, we need to get to Taiyaki Wakaba," Leon said, getting into the cab.
Chihiro and Hina
"There's Leon and Ibuki," Hina said. "Oh… no… they got into a cab…"
"Did they get it?"
"Hopefully not, hopefully they went to the wrong place."
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki ran into the crossing as they saw Chihiro and Hina still looking.
"Did you guys find it?" Hajime asked.
"No," Chihiro replied. "We're still looking."
"You didn't see a clue box or a person with red and yellow clothes, have you?" Chiaki asked.
"Definitely not, we'd be out of here by now if we did!" Hina replied.
Leon and Ibuki
"Great work, Ibuki!" Leon said. "I still saw Chihiro and Hina there, and I'm certain Hajime and Chiaki are still far behind. We're in first now!"
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro looked up. "Maybe it's not on the ground. Maybe it's supposed to be up here somewhere."
Hina then looked up as well. "Oh my god, there it is!"
Amazing Taiyaki! Race to Wakaba!
"You think that's it?" Chihiro asked.
"It could be…"
"Fine. Let's try it. But where would it be?"
"There's a Taiyaki place called Taiyaki Wakaba,"
"Cool, let's go!" Chihiro said, running back to the road and getting into a taxi. "Taiyaki Wakaba. As fast as possible, please"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Look! Amazing Taiyaki, Race to Wakaba!" Chiaki pointed.
"Great find, Chiaki," Hajime replied. "Now, we just need to know where exactly that is."
"Sir," Chiaki said. "Do you know if there's a Taiyaki place called Wakaba?"
"Yeah, Taiyaki Wakaba,"
"Great, thanks,"
Leon and Ibuki
The cab pulled up to the taiyaki place as the clue box lingered outside. "The clue box!"
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"It's time to make some taiyaki,"
[i] Make Taiyaki
Taiyaki is a Japanese pastry, shaped like a fish, and filled with red bean, chocolate, or other fillings. Teams must now learn how to make thirty perfect ones. Once the judge deems every taiyaki perfect, teams will receive their next clue.
"Alright," Leon said. "Let's do this."
Leon and Ibuki watched the demonstration. The demo first greased up the taiyaki pan and then poured the batter in around half of the way. Then, he used a piping bag to squeeze some red bean into it before covering it up with batter, tilting it to get it in the places it didn't reach, and flipping it over over the stove.
"Seems easy enough," Ibuki said. "Let's a go!"
They made their way to their station where they each had a pan containing three molds each. They greased it up as Leon poured some batter into his as Ibuki began to pour some batter into hers.
"This is relaxing," Ibuki said.
"Yeah… it's not really as stressful as climbing the side of a tower, and I doubt I can get hurt doing th-"
Then he touched the hot iron.
"AAAHAHAHh! That's hot!"
They squeezed some red bean into it before topping it off with more batter and closing it to flip it over.
"How long do we wait?" Leon asked. Ibuki pointed at a wall sign that said "2.5 Minutes Each Side"
"Alright," Leon said. "Wait, I don't have a watch."
"Leave it to me!" Ibuki said. "Ibuki is great for keeping tempo!"
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make Taiyaki," Chihiro read.
"Ooh! Sounds fun!" Hina shouted.
Leon and Ibuki
"That was less of a lead than I expected," Leon said. "Whatever. It's still a lead."
"I'm gonna open it. I wanna open it. I'm totally gonna open it." Ibuki repeated.
"Sure, open it. If it's not done, I'll just continue with mine."
Ibuki opened it up. "It looks done."
She tried to pick it up but squealed from the heat. She ended up turning it over and slamming them on the mat to loosen them.
Chihiro and Hina
"How do we do this?" Chihiro asked, watching the demonstration.
"Looks simple enough," Hina replied "Come on, we don't need to watch much more."
"But how long are we supposed to cook it for?"
"We'll just eyeball it."
"That's not how procedures work…"
Leon and Ibuki
"Now!" Ibuki shouted, opening up the pans.
"Oh, that's perfect!" Leon said. They banged the pan on the table to release the taiyaki as they greased up the pan again.
Chihiro and Hina
"Now, I guess?" Chihiro asked. They nodded as they opened it, revealing the fish shape.
"Oh, Hina, that's no good," Chihiro said.
"What? Why?"
"You see? It's too soft and undercooked."
"Graah!"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki flipped over their pans as Ibuki began counting down. Chihiro began watching them.
Chihiro and Hina
"Hina," Chihiro said. "Let's time ours off of theirs. Look at their taiyaki. It looks perfect."
"Alright," Hina replied.
Leon and Ibuki
"Alright, now!" Ibuki said, opening up the pans and dumping them out.
As Leon and Ibuki began pouring their next layer of batter, so did Chihiro and Hina. They closed the pans just as Chihiro and Hina did, and flipped it over at the same time.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in Last Place
"Alright, let's do this!" Hajime shouted.
"Shit," Leon said. "Whatever. We still have a good lead."
"What do we do?" Chiaki asked.
"Oh, you just pour the batter in and wait for an hour," Leon said.
"Yeah… no…" Chiaki said. "Not cool."
Chihiro and Hina
They mimicked Leon and Ibuki's actions as they flipped over the pan and let the fish out.
"Oh, these look gorgeous," Hina said. "I have to resist the urge to eat it right now."
"If you eat it, we'll have to redo it. You can eat it when we're running out the door."
Leon and Ibuki
"I think Chihiro and Hina are following our timing," Ibuki said.
"It's fine. There's nothing we can do about it. As long as we don't make any mistakes, we'll maintain our lead at this rate."
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki poured the batter into the pans and then squeezed the red bean inside. They then closed the pan and flipped it over.
"Oh, crap," Hajime said, turning on the stove. "That was close."
Leon and Ibuki
"Can we get a check?" Leon asked. The judge walked up and first inspected the outside of each taiyaki. Then, he took a knife to cut them open and inspect the red bean inside.
"It's good," he said, handing over their clue.
Ibuki jumped up and down. "WOO!"
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to Harumi Wharf," Leon read.
[i] Proceed to: Harumi Wharf
Teams must now make their way to Harumi Wharf, where they will find their next clue.
"Yahoo!" Ibuki shouted, running outside and hailed a taxi.
"Harumi Wharf," Leon said. The cab began moving. "We've got a good lead, at least a five-to-ten minute lead on Chihiro and Hina. It's not huge, but it could mean the difference between first and second place."
"This feels amazing!" Ibuki shouted. "First place! I think it's the first time we've been in first while leaving a challenge!"
"It's definitely a good feeling," Leon replied.
Chihiro and Hina
"Dammit," Hina said.
"It's alright," Chihiro replied. "We can catch up later. We just have six more to do then we can get it checked."
Hajime and Chiaki
"How long do we cook it?" Chiaki asked.
"I'm not sure," Hajime replied. "It can't be that long.
"Oh, over there!" Chiaki pointed. "2.5 Minutes."
"Were going to have to time that ourselves," Hajime said. "I don't have a watch."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina dumped their taiyaki onto the table.
"Check?" Chihiro asked. The judge came in and looked at the outside, then sliced them open. He then set three of them aside.
"These ones have the bean leaking outside of the taiyaki," the judge said. "Redo them."
"Dammit," Hina said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Okay, now," Hajime said, flipping the pan over and dumping out the taiyaki. "That looks good… maybe a little too brown…"
"It's fine," Chiaki replied. "Just keep going."
"Are we allowed to check these so far or do we have to do it all at once?" Hajime asked.
"You can get it checked now," the judge said. He walked up and looked. "These are too overcooked. Do it again."
He scooped them into the garbage can.
Chihiro and Hina
"Can we get a check now?" Hina asked.
"It's good," the judge replied, giving them their clue.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place
Hina grabbed a taiyaki and stuffed it in her mouth. "Let's go, we need to catch up to them."
Hajime and Chiaki
"God dammit," Hajime said.
"Don't worry," Chiaki said. "Let's just continue this challenge. There's no one on this course but us."
Leon and Ibuki
"Sir, can you go any slower?" Leon asked. "We're going like half the speed limit.
"I'm going fast…" he replied. "Anyways, here you are."
They got out of their cab and sprinted towards the clue box.
"Roadblock. Who wants to light up Tokyo?"
[R] Light Up Tokyo
The Tokyo Bay Fireworks Show is an annual event where over 12,000 explosions light up the night sky. In this Roadblock, one team member must look at this example and replicate this fireworks setup. If the judge approves of their work, teams will set it off and receive their next clue.
"If you did the last Roadblock, your partner must do this one," Leon read. "Alright, it's you! Don't let me down!"
"Got it!" Ibuki shouted, running over to the fireworks display. The display itself was made of ten rows of mortars which were all bolted together and secured with a wooden plank on either side.
"So what we had to do for this challenge was to go into the trucks and find the rows of tubes that were the correct size and amount as the example," Ibuki explained. "They already gave us the rows, we didn't need to assemble the rows ourselves, but we did have to look for them inside the trucks. There were five trucks there to make things confusing. Anyways, after, we just had to bolt a wooden plank to both sides well enough that the system would be secure, wouldn't tilt, wouldn't fall over, and wouldn't fall apart."
"Oh, boy," Ibuki said, counting the amount of mortars in a row. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine," she counted. She ran over to the truck and tried to find a row of mortars that had nine of them.
"These trucks are enormous," Ibuki said. "Why are there so many of these?"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Can we get a check now?" Hajime asked. The judge gave them a thumbs' up as he handed over the clue.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in Last Place
"Thank you," Hajime said. They raced back out to their cab.
"I'm not sure if we lost or gained any time there," Hajime said. "But the record shows that we are still behind, and it doesn't matter how far behind them we finish. We need to get into first soon."
Ibuki
Ibuki pulled two rows of mortars out of the truck. "These are heavy," She said.
"You've got this, Ibuki!' Leon shouted. Ibuki walked over and compared them to the model to make sure it was correct.
"Alright," She said, running to her workstation and setting them down on the floor. She ran back to the truck and began searching for more as another cab pulled up.
"Chihiro and Hina are here!" Leon shouted. "Go faster!"
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place
"Roadblock, who wants to light up Tokyo?" Chihiro read. "I have to do it."
"Good luck! It's gonna be attention to detail! Remember the guillotine!"
"Got it!" Chihiro replied.
Ibuki
Ibuki came back and threw two more rows of mortars onto her workstation. "Alright, I need six more," she said.
Chihiro
"Oh my god," Chihiro said.
"When I entered the truck, there were hundreds of tube rows, each with very miniscule differences. Some of them were different heights, some had a different number of mortars, and some of the tubes were just too big." Chihiro explained. "It didn't help that it was really heavy."
Chihiro picked up one as he slowly walked towards his workstation. Meanwhile, Ibuki ran back and came up with two. "How can she carry two?" Chihiro asked.
Ibuki
Ibuki grabbed the last two rows of mortars that she needed and ran it over to the workstation.
"Oh, these are too short," Ibuki said, picking them up and running back to the truck.
Chihiro
Chihiro picked up another and began walking slowly back to the workspace. But he dropped it right over his foot.
"Augh," he groaned.
"Are you alright?" Ibuki asked.
"I'm fine," Chihiro replied.
Ibuki went on her own project.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in Last Place
"It's all me," Chiaki said. "It's our chance to catch up to the others."
Ibuki
"Alright, Ibuki needs a long board," Ibuki said,
"One of the trucks was reserved for the boards," Ibuki said. "But the boards were all different sizes as well. And it was hard to tell exactly how long it needed to be without picking one up and wooshing all the way back over to the example to check the length."
Ibuki rushed to the example to measure the board against the model. "Too short," she said.
Chihiro
"That's almost all of them," Chihiro said. "Two more and I'll be done with this part."
Chiaki
Chiaki was carrying two at a time and was quickly catching up to Chihiro.
"You've got this, Chiaki!" Hajime shouted.
"Go!" Hina shouted. "Go fast!"
"Keep your lead, Ibuki!"
Ibuki
Ibuki measured another plank. "Too long… by around three centimeters… come on!"
"Some of the planks had very miniscule differences," Ibuki said. "Ibuki saw one was around two or three centimeters too long or short. Which was mega dumb."
Chihiro
Chihiro tossed the last row of mortars onto his workstation. "Alright, done," he said. "Now for the wood…"
Ibuki
Ibuki grabbed the second plank and measured it to make sure it was right. "No!" she said. "Too short!"
Chiaki
"Almost done," Chiaki said, digging through the mortars.
"Being the last one there made things a lot more difficult," Chiaki said. "The other two teams have already done their searching, so there are less tubes for me to find, but I was sure I could stick through it."
"Come on… that's definitely too short…"
Ibuki
"Got it!" Ibuki said, running out to the workstation. She opened the toolbox there and pulled out a few nails and a hammer. She put in a nail on the very end of the plank and pressed it against the row of mortars as she hammered it in.
"It's hammer time!" she shouted. The other teams laughed.
"Ibuki, dammit, stop being funny!" Hajime shouted. "You're relieving the tension!"
"Okay, okay," Ibuki replied, smiling. "Just being myself…"
Chihiro
Chihiro pulled out two planks of wood from the truck and made his way down to the workstation.
"Alright, how do I do this?"
He got one of the rows of mortars to stand upright as he began pressing a nail to the side and hammering it down.
Chiaki
"Hgnnn…" Chiaki said. "Got it!"
She came out of the truck holding the two rows of mortars and hauled them off to the workstation.
Chihiro
"I have to make… sure… that everything… is… right…" Chihiro said between breaths.
"I had to be extremely careful that I was doing everything right as I was finishing it," Chihiro explained. "Because if I finished it and something was wrong, if it was something I'd messed up in the beginning, there was a chance that I'd have to disassemble the entire thing and start from scratch."
Chihiro began to bang the end of the nail into the wood, fastening the planks to the mortars.
Ibuki
Ibuki pounded the nail and used her fingers to steady it as she banged it with a hammer.
"I'm getting worried she's going to flatten a finger," Leon said.
"OW!"
"Yup, there it is."
Ibuki stuck her finger in her mouth. "Owchies."
Chiaki
Chiaki went back and forth to try to measure the distance between the mortars with her arms and running back to the planks with her arms awkwardly in the same position to put two of the rows of mortars.
Chihiro
Chihiro pounded his finger. "Gah!"
He sniffled and then wiped the tears off his eyes.
Ibuki
Ibuki hammered the last nail into the display. "Can I get a check?"
The judge walked up and looked at it, looked at all of the nails, looked at the mortars, and looked inside.
[X] No Wires Set Up
"Sorry, no good," the judge said. Ibuki looked back at her apparatus. "Hmm… hmmmhmmm…"
Chihiro
Chihiro continued hammering the nails, hand far far away from the hammer. But, the nail bent. "Okay… nail bent weird… gonna have to pull that out. I still have several more nails to do..."
Chiaki
"Alright, I've definitely caught up to Chihiro," Chiaki said. "Maybe I can pass her if I do this right… but I'll still need to pass Leon and Ibuki…"
Ibuki
Ibuki opened her toolkit again to see a bunch of wires. Then, she went out and saw the wires on the example. "Oh. Oooh! Ibuki is dumb."
She picked up the wires and began untangling them and attaching the wires to the bottom of each mortars, then to the trigger. "Can I get a check please?"
"It's good," the judge said. Ibuki jumped up and down. "Get some of the fireworks and put them into the mortars."
Ibuki ran over to a truck and pulled out a bunch of fireworks and stuffed it into the mortars. The judge handed her the button as she pressed it, launching them into the air and bursting into a fireball of light.
"WOOHOO!" Ibuki shouted. The judge handed them the clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
[i] Proceed to: Radio Kaikan
Akihabara is home to neon lights and is the heart of Tokyo's "otaku culture". Teams must now find this building, Radio Kaikan, and search through its stores to find action figures of both team members. Once teams have both action figures, they will find their next clue tacked onto the bottom.
"Okay, we're going down to Akihabara," Leon said. "Come on, Ibuki, you did great!"
"Thanks!" Ibuki said. "My finger is still owchies though."
"Suck it up. It's for a hundred million yen."
"I thought I would get a nice Leon for a change…"
Chihiro
Chihiro continued hammering the sides until the nails were all the way in. "Alright… I've just got the wires left…"
He bent over and began assembling the wires.
Chiaki
"I'm neck and neck with Chihiro now," Chiaki explained, assembling the wires. "I could definitely pass them. Check please!"
The judge looked at it. "It's all good. Put in the fireworks and set it off and I'll give you the clue!"
Chihiro
"Can I get a check please?" Chihiro asked.
"It's good," the judge replied. "Go stuff it with fireworks!"
Chiaki and Chihiro stuffed their mortars with fireworks. Chiaki fired it a few seconds before Chihiro, leaving a nice light show in the air.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 2nd Place
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 3rd Place
"Sorry," Chihiro said. "They caught up."
"It's not over until it's over," Hina replied. "You did fine. We can catch up later."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Nice job!" Hajime said. "We pulled ahead!"
"We've still got Leon and Ibuki to take care of," Chiaki said. "They've been in first place for most of the leg. That has to change soon or we'll be toast."
Leon and Ibuki
"Is this it?" Leon asked. The driver nodded as they got out and ran into the bustling streets of Akihabara.
"This hurts my eyes after the darkness of the wharf!" Ibuki said, going into the store. They approached the action figures and began going through them.
"They're supposed to be action figures of us…" Leon said. "That's pretty cool."
"Agreed," Ibuki replied. "Mega cool!"
Chihiro and Hina
"They're like ten minutes ahead of us," Chihiro said. "It doesn't sound like a lot, but it could mean the difference between first and second,"
"I can't believe that Leon and Ibuki are the ones to beat right now," Hina said. "I would've thought that would be Hajime and Chiaki from the very start."
"That's the kind of game this is," Chihiro replied. "Expect the unexpected."
Hajime and Chiaki
"We've already gone through two roadblocks, the Finish Line is bound to come soon," Chiaki said. "I really hope it's not after this needle in a haystack challenge. Those are practically luck."
"I agree," Hajime replied. "They have to have something we can catch up on. Hopefully the final challenge will trip everyone else up."
"That's assuming it won't trip us up," Chiaki said.
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki walked down the aisle, staring at the figures. "Oh, look, there's Hajime," Ibuki said, pointing to the Hajime figurine. "Oh, it's so cute!"
"Not what we're looking for!" Leon said. "Come on."
Ibuki left it behind and continued searching. "Oh, there's me!" Ibuki picked up the chibi Ibuki action figure. "Look at how cute it is!"
"Yeah, it is pretty cute," Leon said. "But we need to find me before we can leave this place."
"I can't find it," Ibuki replied. "Try the next floor?"
"Yeah," Leon said.
"This place was massive," Leon explained. "And there were so many figures. It was like 'Where's Waldo'."
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki took their bags out of the cab as they ran into the building. "Alright, let's go do this!"
They began browsing the action figure section. "Oh, there's me!" Hajime said, swiping the Hajime figurine.
"That was fast," Chiaki replied. "But if yours is on the first floor, I doubt mine is. Let's move onto the next floor."
Chihiro and Hina
"Come on!" Chihiro said, stepping into the building. They began browsing the aisle as Hina moved right past a Chihiro figurine.
"Do you see anything?" Chihiro asked.
"Nope," Hina replied.
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki went up to the third floor. "Okay… we're bound to see it sometime…" Ibuki said. "Oh! There!"
Ibuki pointed as Leon swiped the figurine. "Good eye!" he said. They looked on the bottom as Ibuki's figurine said "Big" and Leon's said "Egg".
"Oh, I know where we're going!" Leon said.
"Where?"
"The Tokyo Dome! The baseball field!"
[i] Proceed to: Tokyo Dome
Teams must now realize that the Big Egg is referring to Tokyo's main baseball stadium, the Tokyo Dome. They will now find their next clue in front of the stadium.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"I really hope it's a baseball challenge then off to the Finish Line!" Leon said. They ran down the stairs and right past Hajime and Chiaki.
"Oh, crap, they're here already?" Ibuki asked.
Hajime and Chiaki
"It's not here, and Leon and Ibuki just left," Hajime said. "Let's go to the next floor."
"Alright," Chiaki replied.
Chihiro and Hina
"Do you want to move on?" Hina asked.
"Hina," Chihiro said. "I think I see mine… right in front of you…"
"Huh?"
Chihiro walked up and grabbed it.
"Oh… haha… I don't know how I missed that…"
"Let's move on now."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Oh, it's right here," Hajime said, snatching up the Chiaki figurine.
"Don't be too rough with me," Chiaki replied. They looked on the bottoms to see "Big Egg"
"Big Egg?" Hajime asked. "Oh… The Tokyo Dome?"
"I don't know…" Chiaki replied. "Let's ask our taxi driver."
Chihiro and Hina
"Damn… Hajime and Chiaki just left…" Chihiro said. "And I saw Leon and Ibuki leave a while ago."
"It's fine," Hina said. "Don't worry about them. We can do this."
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki ran out to their cab. "Do you know what the Big Egg is?" Hajime asked.
"It's the Tokyo Dome, right?"
"Sure, take us there." Hajime said, getting inside.
Leon and Ibuki
"I am still in awe that we're in first place right now," Leon said.
"Come on, Leon! Don't be so persimmon! We can do this!"
Their cab stopped as they ran out to the clue box in front of the dome.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 1st Place
"It's time to go global," Leon read.
[i] Go Global
Along the race, teams travelled eastwards and completely circumnavigated the globe. And now, teams must measure the distance they've travelled on this journey.
First, teams will be given baseballs to measure with. Using this scale at the Pitcher's mound, teams must estimate their travel distance in miles. If they can get the correct distance within 2000 miles of error, they will receive their next clue.
Leon and Ibuki went inside the Dome.
They approached a massive globe at 1st base. "Okay, so what else do we have to work with?"
Leon picked up a whiteboard. Written on it was "Do calculations and math here! Circle answer before asking for a check!"
"There, we were given a whiteboard, a calculator, and a baseball. That was it." Leon said.
Leon ran over to the sign at the Pitcher's Mound. "Alright, one baseball width is 2,000 kilometers."
He ran back to the globe.
"Okay, okay, let's start our journey," Leon said, placing the baseball over Tokyo.
"Wait," Ibuki said. "Shouldn't we try to find out by rolling the baseball?"
"Good point," Leon replied. "Alright."
He ran back to the board and measured the rotation of the ball. "Okay, one rotation is around 6,000 kilometers."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Here it is," Hajime said. He and Chiaki ran outside in front of the stadium.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 2nd Place
"It's time to go global," Hajime read.
Leon and Ibuki
"Ibuki, get the whiteboard." Leon said. Ibuki picked it up and prepared to take notes. "The first place we visited was Los Angeles in the States,"
"None of the countries and cities were highlighted," Leon explained. "But that wasn't an issue. We did do research on each country and city at the airport, so we did have a good idea of where each place was."
"Okay, distance between Tokyo and Los Angeles is around 8800 kilometers," Leon said. Ibuki scribbled it down.
"Next was Montreal," Leon said. "Around… 4,000 kilometers?"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Let's do this!" Hajime said, running into the stadium.
"They're here," Leon said.
"Ignore them. Don't worry, we can get through this!"
Hajime read the clue and measured the baseball. "Okay, so it's around 6,000 kilometers."
"Wait," Chiaki said.
"What?"
"Our clue says to measure it in miles."
"Miles?" Hajime asked. He looked at the sign, which was in kilometers. Looking behind it, he saw the scale in miles. "Oh, there we go. It's a bit under… four thousand miles. Maybe if I'd have to guess… 3800?"
Leon and Ibuki
"Okay, Montreal to Paris wa-"
"No, Brazil."
"Oh, Brazil. How did I forget that?"
Chihiro and Hina
"Oh! I found it!" Chihiro said, plucking up Hina's figurine. "It's so cute!"
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
Hina picked it up and looked on the bottom. "Big egg…" she read. "That's the Dome, right?"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Okay, Tokyo to Los Angeles is around… 5500 miles." Hajime said, holding the calculator.
"I had a tactic where I would use the dry erase marker to mark a line on the ball, and use that to judge how far it rotated. From that, I would use the calculator and the angle to try to calculate the amount of miles."
"Next was Montreal," Hajime said.
Leon and Ibuki
Ibuki read the clue over.
"Alright, from Brazil to Paris," Leon said. "Boy, this is a long one."
"Leon," Ibuki said.
"Alright, it's around…"
"Leon"
"8,000 kilometers."
"LEON."
"What?"
"The clue says to measure it in miles."
"So?"
"We're doing kilometers."
"..."
Leon threw the baseball on the floor in anger. "Fine. Let's remeasure it! If they have it in miles, they're-"
"Don't worry! They'll make a mistake!"
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime measured the distance between Greece and South Africa. "Alright, around 5,000 miles."
Chiaki scribbled it down.
Leon and Ibuki
"Miles are over here," Ibuki said.
"God dammit," Leon replied. "All that time and work wasted."
He ran back over to their globe and remeasured the distance between Tokyo and Los Angeles.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
"Go global," Chihiro read. "It'd be great if we saw some teams in there."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Then, Thailand to Hong Kong," Hajime said. "I'd say around 1500"
Leon and Ibuki
"Alright, Brazil to Paris, back where we left off," Leon said. "5700 miles."
Chihiro and Hina
Hina measured the ball. "Okay, one ball circumference is around 6,000 kilometers."
"Wait," Chihiro replied. "It says we need it in miles."
"Oh, I see," Hina replied. "We can't afford to make mistakes like that. The Finish Line is in reach! I can feel it."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Then Korea back to Tokyo," Hajime said. "That should be around 700 miles."
"Okay, I'll add them up," Chiaki said. She scribbled on the whiteboard and circled her answer. "Judge!"
The judge showed up. "Lemme see it."
Chiaki held up her whiteboard. "41000 miles."
The judge looked at it. "That's correct."
"Yes!" Hajime shouted. The judge handed him the clue.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way back to the Main Course building at Hope's Peak Academy for the Finish Line!" Hajime read.
[i] Proceed to Finish Line: Hope's Peak Academy Main Course Building
*Monokuma stood with the eight eliminated teams at the Finish Line mat*
Teams first started this journey at this very academy. And now, the newer, Main Course building will serve as the Finish Line of the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition. The first team to check in at the Finish Line will win the one hundred million yen, and the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition.
"Come on! Let's go!" Hajime shouted. He and Chiaki ran outside. "We're in first, and we're headed to the Finish Line! We cannot afford to screw up!"
Leon and Ibuki
"DAMMIT!" Leon shouted, pounding his fist against the globe. "DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!"
"We have to finish," Ibuki said. "Come on!"
"Fine." Leon said. "We have… distance between Thailand and Hong Kong."
Chihiro and Hina
"They just left, and I think they said something about the Finish Line," Chihiro said. "Not good."
"It's fine," Hina replied. "They could get lost. Don't count our chickens before they hatch. Now, let's continue. Morocco to Athens."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Taxi!" Hajime shouted. "Taxi? Why aren't there any taxis? Grr… why did we let ours go?"
"Just steal one of the ones waiting for the other teams." Chiaki said. "This is a dire situation. We have to."
Hajime ran up to the taxi. "Hi, can you take us?"
"I'm waiting," the driver said.
"Please, please please!" Hajime pleaded.
"I'm waiting. Get a different cab."
"We're in a huge race!"
"Yeah, but they're racing too!"
"Leave him, Hajime," Chiaki said." he's not budging."
They tried the second taxi to a similar response.
"Dammit! Why did we let our taxi go?"
"Let's just run on the street. We're bound to see one soon. It's Tokyo." Chiaki replied.
Chihiro and Hina
"Okay, almost there," Chihiro said, rolling the ball from Dubai to Thailand.
Leon and Ibuki
"And… that's around 700," Leon said.
"I'll add it up!" Ibuki shouted.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Taxi!" Hajime shouted. One finally pulled over.
"We need to get to Hope's Peak Academy. As fast as possible. We're in a huge race for one hundred million yen!"
Leon and Ibuki
Ibuki held up the whiteboard. "40923"
"That's good," the judge replied, handing over the clue.
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way back to the Main Course building at Hope's Peak Academy for the Finish Line" Leon read. "Great. Just great. We lost it."
"We don't know," Ibuki replied. "Stay optimistic, baseball boy! They could have something go wrong."
They ran out to their cab. "Hope's Peak Academy," Leon said. "As fast as possible! We'll give you everything we have!"
Hajime and Chiaki
"I'm unsure," Hajime said. "We wasted a few minutes with the cab drama. We didn't see anyone else leave the stadium but we left the scene, so they could very well be ahead or just behind us. We don't know for sure, but hopefully we're in the lead and the other teams are still trapped at the baseball stadium."
Leon and Ibuki
"We don't know," Ibuki said. "Haj haj and Chiaki could've gotten their cab lost, or they stopped for gas, or a dinosaur ripped their car to shreds, or they got a flat,"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Come on!" Hajime said, rapping his finger in anticipation. "This is nervewracking."
A taxi approached the entrance to Hope's Peak Academy. And out of the taxi, came a team, running through the academy's grounds towards the Main Course building.
Monokuma waited at the Finish Line with the other eliminated teams. Everyone, from Sonia and Kaito to Shuichi and Kaede, awaited for the figures to reveal themselves. Silhouettes formed as they sprinted through the nighttime darkness and approached the lights.
Hajime and Chiaki ran under a light, revealing their faces and their faces of disbelief, running up onto the Finish Line, astonished.
"Hajime and Chiaki," Monokuma said.
"Yeah?" Hajime shouted, covering his face with his shirt in disbelief. Chiaki smiled and heavily breathed.
"Twelve countries," he said. "Twenty-one cities, over 40,000 miles, you are the first team to arrive!"
"YEAH!" Hajime said, wrapping Chiaki in a huge bear hug.
"HOWEVER,"
"Huh?" Chiaki asked.
"Before I am allowed to check you in, there is one final hurdle you must overcome."
"We're at the Finish Line," Hajime said. "In first, but surprise, surprise, there's another challenge we have to complete."
"You're joking," Hajime replied.
"Nope!" Monokuma replied. "I have your next clue, rip and read it right here."
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 1st Place
"AAGH!" Hajime shouted, snatching the clue out of Monokuma's hands. "This is It!"
[i] This Is It
The Main Course Building is the Finish Line for the Amazing Race. But before I'm allowed to check them into the Finish Line, they must first complete their final challenge, over by the Old Building. Here in the courtyard of the Old Building, teams will encounter nineteen objects they've encountered on the race.
U-Turn, Keyring, Bagel, Vinyl Record, Oar, Stone Dragon, Microphone, Soccer Ball, Trapeze, Crab, Teapot, Firework, Cheese, Tire, Baseball, Pepper, Spear, Deck of Cards, Joystick
Teams must then place twelve of the nineteen objects onto this platform. However, the objects must follow these requirements:
Each leg of the race must be represented by one item.
One must be a U-turn
Two must be modern sports equipment
Three either are or hold food or drink
Two are from Detours
Four are from Roadblocks
There are 50,388 possible ways to put up twelve objects on the platform. But only one combination will fulfill these requirements. The first team who completes this challenge will be able to run over to the Finish Line at the Main Course Building, and will win the one hundred million yen, and the Amazing Race.
"I can't believe this," Hajime said. "We were at the fricking thing."
"It's okay," Chiaki said. "We can do this. We have a lead, we can get through this."
Chihiro and Hina
"40,000," Chihiro showed.
"That's correct," the judge said.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in Last Place
"Come on. Let's finish this race," Hina said.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki ran to the courtyard of the main building, where one circular pedestal, divided into three parts by opaque walls, laid. Behind each pedestal was nineteen objects.
"Alright," Hajime said. "How do we go along with this?"
"Let's try to fulfill the first requirement, then go from there." Chiaki said. "Try and identify everything here."
Hajime picked up a spear. "This was from Greece."
Leg 6 Roadblock: Greece
Hajime thrust the spear at his partner's breastplate as he deflected it with the shield.
"That was from the Roadblock," Hajime said. "Make a mental note of that."
"For this challenge, we weren't allowed to look at any notes we had taken during the race, and we weren't allowed to take any notes throughout the challenge. We just had to rely on our own logic and intuition." Chiaki explained.
"We have this bagel," Chiaki said. "That was from Canada."
Leg 2 Detour: Canada
Hajime rolled out his tenth bagel as Chiaki rolled out her twelfth.
"These bagels look great," Chiaki said.
"That's from the Detour," Chiaki said. "And also a food item, so it counts for that too,"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and ibuki ran up to the Finish Line, with Leon visibly upset.
"Leon and Ibuki," Monokuma said. "You are the second team to arrive."
"We know," Leon said. "We've lost it."
"Not yet," Monokuma replied, whipping out a clue. "There's still something you have to do."
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 2nd Place
"Oh my god, we're still in this?" Leon asked.
"Yahoo!" Ibuki shouted.
"I'm saying, it's not over until it's over. Now go get your asses over there and complete the challenge!"
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime picked up an oar. "This is from Greece too,"
Leg 6 Detour: Greece
Chiaki stabilized the boat with oars as Hajime rowed.
"From the Detour…"
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki ran up to the pedestals. "Let's do this!" Leon shouted. "Let's just try to identify what we have to work with."
Ibuki picked up a video game joystick. "Korea!"
Leg 11 Roadblock: South Korea
Ibuki smacked the buttons as she controlled Kirby to suck up Mr. Game and Watch.
"Alright, we've got down Korea," Leon said.
"What about the U-turn?" Ibuki asked.
"That came up in Brazil."
Leg 3: Brazil
"Ah, shit." Leon said, observing the U-turn board with their faces on it.
"You were right, I guess…" Ibuki said, excitement toned down. "Soccer can't be too hard. Let's just go."
"But there was also a U-turn in Dubai too, right?" Ibuki asked.
Leg 8: Dubai
Leon and Ibuki got out of their cab and ran to the U-turn board.
"Oh, they got U-turned?" Leon asked. "Great. We still have a shot. We choose not to U-turn anyone!"
"Oh, boy, this is tough," Leon said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Ah, this brings back memories," Chiaki said, hefting a stone dragon to the pedestal.
Leg 10 Roadblock: China
Chiaki walked with the dragon statue, hunched over and panting. Hoisting it over the pedestal, she sighed and asked for a check.
"That was a Roadblock," Hajime said.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 3rd Place
"Chihiro and Hina," Monokuma said. "You are the third team to arrive."
"Yeah, we figured," Chihiro said.
"However, the race is not over, there is still one more challenge you could make up some time on."
He produced a clue, which they grabbed and read over.
Leon and Ibuki
"Record? When did we see a record?" Leon asked.
Leg 7: South Africa
Leon and Ibuki ran into the library, right next to Makoto and Sayaka, and placed the record on the player.
"IsiZulu siwulimi olukhulunywa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, futhi bangaphezulu kwamaphesenti angamashumi amahlanu abantu abakwaziyo ukusikhuluma. Ngemuva kwesiSwahili, kungulimi lwesibili olukhulunywa kunazo zonke olimini lwesiBantu futhi ibhalwe ngezinhlamvu zesiLatin."
"Fuck," Leon said.
"Dunno, put it to the side for now," Ibuki said. "Fireworks. That was today."
Leg 12 Roadblock: Tokyo
Ibuki ran over to a truck and pulled out a bunch of fireworks and stuffed it into the mortars. The judge handed her the button as she pressed it, launching them into the air and bursting into a fireball of light.
"Baseball. Also today."
Leg 12: Tokyo
Leon rolled the baseball across the globe as Ibuki calculated the distance.
"Oh my god, this is insane." Leon said.
Chihiro and Hina
"These bring back memories," Chihiro said, running up to the pedestal.
"This looks like a complex puzzle," Hina replied.
"Let's just separate them by leg." Chihiro said. "Let's find something from leg 1."
Hina dug through the items. "Nothing here's from Leg 1."
"What? Okay, what are some of the ones you're not sure about where they're from?"
Hina picked up the deck of cards, record, and trapeze.
"This is a trapeze from Canada," Chihiro said. "Remember?"
Leg 2 Roadblock: Canada
"Wait, can I just hold the bar right here?" Hina asked, gripping the bar.
"Oh, the swingy thing?" Hina asked. "Yeah. That's it."
"I don't know about the cards and the record, though."
Leg 1 Starting Line: Tokyo
Monokuma pulled out a pack of 22 playing cards, each with a number labelled 1 to 22 on them and began shuffling them.
"Each of you will take a card. Whichever number you receive is the order that you will begin to choose your partners."
"Yeah, I have no clue," Chihiro said. "I don't know if there is actually anything from the States in here."
Leon and Ibuki
"Soccer ball was from the Detour in Brazil," Leon said. "We got U-turned…"
Leg 3 Detour: Brazil
"Alright, I think I can do this," Leon said. He kicked the ball as it whizzed right past the goalie's hand.
Hajime and Chiaki
"Tea kettle, only thing from Morocco," Chiaki said. "Let's just try this. Check!"
Hajime and Chiaki: 1st Check
- Trapeze [X]
- Soccer Ball [X]
- Cheese [X]
- Tea Kettle
- Oar
- Keyring [X]
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Joystick [X]
- U-Turn
- Baseball
- Record
"Sorry, it's not correct." Headmaster Kirigiri said.
"Dammit," Hajime said.
Chihiro and Hina
"Cheese was from the Detour in Paris," Chihiro said. "And the Oar could either be Paris when we rowed down the Seine or it could be Greece at the Detour,"
"Umm… I'm not so sure about Greece," Hina said. "Weren't the oars in Greece one-sided?"
"You have a point," Chihiro replied.
Leon and Ibuki
"Let's try this," Leon said, picking up the U-turn and putting it up onto the pedestal.
"Check!" Ibuki shouted.
Leon and Ibuki: 1st Check:
- Deck of Cards
- Bagel
- U-Turn
- Cheese [X]
- Tea Kettle
- Keyring [X]
- Tire
- Pepper
- Crabs [X]
- Microphone
- Firework [X]
"Sorry, it's not correct," Headmaster Kirigiri said.
"Dammit," Leon said. "Oh. I see. We have five food things and we need three. We have to replace two of them."
Leon swapped out the bagel for the trapeze and the crabs for the stone dragon.
"Check!"
Leon and Ibuki: 2nd Check:
- Deck of Cards
- Trapeze [X]
- U-Turn
- Cheese [X]
- Tea Kettle
- Keyring [X]
- Tire [X]
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Firework [X]
"Sorry, not correct," Headmaster Kirigiri said.
Chihiro and Hina
"The tire has to be from the Dubai racetrack," Chihiro said.
Leg 8 Roadblock: Dubai
Chihiro switched the drill to reverse as he kneeled down and very quickly undid all of the bolts. He pulled out the tire, then rolled over the newer tire.
"These keyrings are from the South Africa roadblock, the diving one," Hina said.
Leg 7 Roadblock: South Africa
Hina took off the keys from the ring and clenched them in her hand as she unravelled the keyring.
"And the microphone was from the singing in Brazil," Chihiro said. "But the K-pop stars in Korea also used microphones."
"There were several things that could represent more than one leg," Chihiro explained. "The U-turn could either be Brazil or could be Dubai. The microphone could either be Brazil or Korea, and the oar could either be Paris or Athens."
"We're going to be stuck here all night," Hina said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"If the microphone, pepper, and teapot are the only things for Brazil, Thailand, and Morocco," Hajime said between breaths. "Those have to go on the board. No doubt. That means that the U-turn has to be Dubai..."
Leon and Ibuki
"This record looks familiar," Ibuki said. "Any ideas?"
"No," Leon replied. "But it does look familiar."
"Check!" Ibuki shouted.
Leon and Ibuki: 3rd Check
- Record
- Bagel
- Microphone
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Keyring [X]
- U-Turn
- Pepper
- Crabs [X]
- Joystick [X]
- Baseball
"Not correct," Headmaster Kirigiri said.
"Oh my god," Leon said. "It all comes down to this… please, please, please!"
Chihiro and Hina
"What if the deck of cards represents leg 1 somehow?" Chihiro asked.
"How so?"
"Didn't we draw cards to determine the order we picked our partner?"
"Oh my god you're right!" Hina said. "But that leaves the other requirements. Modern sports equipment. Does a tire count?"
"I would think so? Racing is a sport, right?"
"Modern sports equipment would be the soccer ball, baseball, oar, and tire." Chihiro said. "We have to make sure we only have two of those up there."
Hina brought up the items onto the pedestal. "Check!"
Chihiro and Hina: Check 1
- Deck of Cards
- Trapeze [X]
- U-Turn
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Keyring [X]
- Tire [X]
- Pepper
- Crabs [X]
- Microphone
- Firework [X]
"Sorry, not correct," Headmaster Kirigiri said.
"Check," Chihiro said.
"That is not correct,"
"Check!" Leon shouted.
"That's incorrect."
"We would like a check," Chiaki meekly said.
"That's wrong."
"Check!"
"Check!"
"Check!"
"It's all incorrect."
Meanwhile at the Finish Line:
"Alright, my fellow failures!" Monokuma shouted, directed at the eliminated teams at the mat. "Who do you think will come out on top?"
"Honestly it could be anyone at this point," Shuichi said.
"Anyone but Chihiro and Hina," Celeste said. "They U-turned us. Such a dirty move."
"Of course we want our alliance members to get through it!" Kaede shouted.
"I'm not sure." Kazuichi said. "It'll probably be Chiaki and Hajime! I mean, they got here first!"
"Chihiro is real smart," Hiro said. "But I don't know if he can get this done the fastest."
"We didn't really get to see how well they performed," Kaito said. "I mean, we went home first!"
"I think the same," Sonia replied. "I am not certain because I do not know their performance."
"Honestly, it's any man's game," Rantaro said.
"Chihiro and Hina must win!" Tenko shouted. "No degenerate male deserves to win this race!"
The members of class 78 stayed silent at Tenko's remark.
"Well, it doesn't matter," Himiko said. "Whoever wins, I'll be happy for them."
"Shut the fuck up, loli girl!" Miu shouted. "Why in the fuck would you be happy! You lost!"
"You lost too!" Himiko shouted.
"I'm still disappointed over the passport," Nagito said. "Just my luck to end up with someone who loses it."
"I'm sorry," Nekomaru replied.
"Anyways, I think that if Hajime wins, it'll bring hope to the rest of the untalented scum out in the world! Even me… Ultimate Lucky Student… what a pathetic talent. But it brings hope to me."
"I'm right here," Makoto said. "But regardless of who wins, we should just let everyone know that we all put up a good fight."
"Hi, I'm also here." Akane said.
Time Elapsed: 2 hr 16 min
Leon and Ibuki: Check 34
- Deck of Cards
- Trapeze [X]
- Microphone
- Cheese [X]
- Teapot
- Spear
- Keyring [X]
- U-Turn
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Joystick [X]
- Baseball
"I know this is a great journey, and you want to help us continue living it, but we really want to be done now." Leon said.
"It's wrong."
"My god, headmaster, I'm going to have nightmares about you," Ibuki said.
Hajime and Chiaki
"It's wrong," Headmaster Kirigiri said. "Keep trying."
"What if the deck of cards is leg one for some reason?" Hajime asked.
"Why so?"
"Because we can't find anything from leg one!"
"Oh well… might as well try it."
Hajime and Chiaki: Check 38
- Deck of Cards
- Bagel
- U-Turn
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Record
- Tire [X]
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Joystick [X]
- Baseball
"Still wrong," Headmaster Kirigiri said.
"Oh my god," Hajime said. "I'm going to be here forever."
Chihiro and Hina
"I'm never doing a puzzle again," Hina said. "I'm sworn off puzzles."
"Check!" Chihiro shouted.
Chihiro and Hina: Check 32
- Deck of Cards
- Bagel
- Soccer Ball
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Keyring [X]
- U-Turn
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Microphone
- Baseball
"That's not correct," King Hyrule said.
"Okay, but we're close. I can feel it." Chihiro said.
"But what could we be doing wrong?"
Leon and Ibuki
"To think we could win the race right now," Ibuki said. "It pumps up my blood! We're gonna win!"
"Don't jinx it," Leon replied. "Saying things like that is a jinx."
"Check!" Ibuki shouted.
Leon and Ibuki: Check 36
- Deck of Cards
- Trapeze [X]
- Microphone
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Keyring [X]
- U-Turn
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Firework [X]
- Baseball
"That's incorrect," Headmaster Kirigiri said.
"At this rate, the sun's gonna come up before we finish."
Hajime and Chiaki
"What if… what if the microphone is from Korea?" Hajime asked.
"That makes sense," Chiaki replied. "The K-pop singers did have microphones,"
"Should we try that? Swap out the microphone for the joystick!"
Chiaki swapped the microphone and joystick.
Chihiro and Hina
"We have too many Roadblocks," Chihiro said. "I think that's the only issue."
"Alright, what do we do about it?" Hina asked.
"Swap out one of the items from Roadblocks with a neutral item!"
Hina picked up the record. "Oh my god," Hina said. "I just remembered what this is."
"What?"
"It's from Africa. Remember? We listened to that african language on a record?"
"Oh, that's right!" Chihiro said. "That wasn't a Roadblock or Detour. Swap it out for the keyring!"
Hajime and Chiaki
"Can we get a check please?" Hajime asked.
Hajime and Chiaki: Check 38
- Deck of Cards
- Bagel
- U-Turn
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Record
- Tire [X]
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Microphone
- Baseball
"Sorry, it's wrong," Headmaster Kirigiri judged.
"Oh my god, what are we doing wrong?" Hajime groaned.
"Calm down," Chiaki said. "It's gonna be alright. Don't get frustrated."
"How do you expect me to not get frustrated after being here for over two hours? Especially when we arrived first."
"If you're frustrated, you'll never finish it."
Chihiro and Hina
Hina swapped the record for the keyring. "Can we get a check please?"
Headmaster Kirigiri arrived at the scene and began looking at their pedestal.
"Please, please, please." Chihiro said, fingers pressed together.
"Come on, it's right, you know it's right!" Hina said.
Chihiro and Hina: Check 33
- Deck of Cards
- Bagel
- Soccer Ball
- Oar
- Teapot
- Spear
- Record
- U-Turn
- Pepper
- Stone Dragon
- Microphone
- Baseball
"It's correct!" Headmaster Kirigiri said. Chihiro began tearing up and gave him a huge hug.
"Did they get it?" Leon asked.
"Yeah," Ibuki replied. Leon threw his water bottle on the floor in anger.
"Come on! Let's get to the finish line!" Hina shouted in glee. They stood side by side and ran up to the Main Course Building. The eliminated teams formed two rows as they clapped, and Monokuma showed them to the Finish Line.
"Chihiro and Hina!" Monokuma shouted. "Twelve countries, twenty one cities, over 40,000 miles, you are the official winners of the Amazing race: Hope's Peak Edition and the one hundred million yen, congratulations!"
Chihiro and Hina: Winners!
"OH MY GOD WE WON!" Chihiro shouted, Hina wrapping her arms around him and lifting him off the floor, both tearing up in disbelief.
"I absolutely can't believe this." Chihiro said. "We won the Amazing Race. We won one hundred million yen. We beat eleven teams to this. We did it."
"We were such a good match for this race," Hina said. "Sure, we stumbled at the start, but we never argued, I covered his weaknesses, he covered mine, and that was enough for us to make it here. If I was paired with anyone else, I wouldn't have made it this far."
"It's correct," Headmaster Kirigiri said. Hajime and Chiaki sighed and ran to the Finish Line as the teams gave them rounds of applause.
"Hajime and Chiaki, after twelve countries, twenty one cities, over 40,000 miles, you are team number two."
Hajime and Chiaki: 2nd Place
"Not bad," Hajime said. "Not bad at all."
"We might not have one the hundred million, but we did get this far, we put up a good race, and I wouldn't change anything in the world," Chiaki said. "I got to race with one of my best friends in this wacky adventure."
Leon swapped the joystick with the microphone. "Check."
"It's correct," Headmaster Kirigiri said. They ran over to the Finish Line as the teams clapped.
"Leon and Ibuki, after twelve countries, twenty-one cities, over 40,000 miles, you are team number three."
Leon and Ibuki: 3rd Place
"Now, Leon, don't be upset." Monokuma said.
"I'm not," Leon replied. "We came up short, but we did it. We made the finals. And I'm sure that many people counted us out leg one, leg two, leg three, but we persevered."
"Ibuki is proud of our performance!" Ibuki shouted. "Ibuki definitely would've been eliminated if I was paired up with someone. Even though we fought… and argued… and shouted… a lot… we did it. We made it, and we beat all of these arguably stronger teams. We got to finish it. That's what matters."
The teams broke form as they all wrapped around each other and congratulated each other in a massive crowd, hugging each other and conversing.
The screen faded to black.
Race Stats:
This Leg:
1st: Chihiro and Hina
2nd: Hajime and Chiaki
3rd: Leon and Ibuki
Race Average:
Hajime and Chiaki: 3.33
Chihiro and Hina: 3.50
Leon and Ibuki: 4.58
Shuichi and Kaede: 2.45
Nagito and Nekomaru: 3.56
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:
Chihiro 7, Hina 7
Leon 7, Ibuki 7
Hajime 7, Chiaki 7
Shuichi 6, Kaede 6
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
A/N: Well, that's Season 1 for you! Did you like the result?
This chapter is 12,000 words. That's the longest thing I've ever written in my life. I am proud of myself.
Anyways, be prepared for Season 2 coming soon! As of now, I am still in the planning phase. If you want to recommend countries, go right ahead! But I will say that Leg 1 will almost certainly be set in the Philippines, and we're going in a westwards route this time. Anyways, tootles, and as always, please leave a review! (I cannot emphasize this enough. Out of all my followers and views, I only get around 1-2 reviews per chapter. Leaving a review would really help motivate me for season 2!)