“Sometimes, it feels like I don’t really have any options either.”
CHAIN-LINK EVENT
WARNING: this Event is part of an Event Chain! You've lost all control over your own actions and must now sit back while
someone else takes the wheel. Enjoy the ride while it lasts, and hope that you did things right before taking the plunge!
The third contest is about to begin, and Imani makes the introduction together with Miku and Touka, who's happy to finally get an opportunity to show her strengths. This contest is an obstacle run, but after Imani explains what obstacles both contestants will face, Touka wants to get out of it, because she feels like this competition won't allow her to show her strengths after all. Imani refuses and gives both girls a few minutes to prepare.
In the interim, Futaba and Sana have a conversation, noting how both of them have seemingly become more confident, though they don't say what caused their respective change.
The contest begins and contains the following obstacles:
The first obstacle is the Sea of Balls' reclamation of scales – Both girls have to find a fish that is located in the ball pit, though it contains other things as well, some of which are bananas, baby alligators and something that brings Miku discomfort. Miku is the first one to find a fish, but it latches itself onto her fingers, giving Touka enough time to find one too.
The second obstacle is the Wise Turtle, which will give them a vow if they accept the fish the girls offer to them.
The third one is a wedding ceremony in which both girls need to recite the vow they received.
The forth obstacle is a shelf full of vitamin pill bottles, but before Imani can explain what they need to do, which is later revealed to be quite a lot, the event jumps over to Io and Otoha. Io starts to get annoyed by their current school life as she's forced to spend more time with other girls since she's here, but Otoha notes how they're surrounded by incredibly kind and supportive girls like Chika, Rin and Noriko, whereas both of them are unlikable and have no qualities that would make them reliable friends. She can relate to her feeling more comfortable at their old school, but when Io starts to talk badly about Rin and her depression, Otoha calls her out and reveals that she would've beaten her up for what she said if she was still Rin's girlfriend, only deciding against doing it now out of pity.
The contestants reach the fifth obstacle, the pirate's treasure, which is revealed to be a blowtorch. At this point, Imani reveals that both girls are on a time limit, claiming it's a hidden obstacle, and they will receive ten negative points if the pirate ship blows up.
The sixths obstacle is the escape from the ring, which is achieved by crawling under it. Miku can easily do so due to her petite figure, whereas Touka being more physically developed has trouble fitting under it.
The final obstacle is the brazier which one of them has to lit up to win. Miku is the first to reach it and, while she has no idea how to use a blowtorch, she makes a random guess and manages to light the fire. Unfortunately, Imani used too much inflammable material, and the fire grows out of control.
Once the fire is extinguished, Miku is declared the winner, and while Touka congratulates her, she retracts it after she makes an insulting comment about her.
