(Shizuku's going so fast! Even though she's blindfolded! I have to find a way to catch up to her!)

And there's Haruka with an excellent save! Despite Shizuku rocketing off, Haruka managed to keep her away from that big bump in the sand!

(Oh no! I was probably supposed to tell her about that.)

(But I finally managed to catch up to Shizuku and Haruka!)

(And the watermelon... Wait, how'd it get over there?!)

Shizuku! Left! Further left!

You'll end up in the water if you go that way!

Okay, going left!

Oh no! Shizuku, wait!

That isn't left! You're going backwards diagonally!

What a turn of events!

Minori wanted Shizuku to move to her ten o'clock position but somehow ended up at her seven!!

And that's the best part about this activity! You never know what's gonna happen!

<Geez, I laughed so hard that I spat out my tea!!>

<Shizuku did such a beautiful turn that I wasn't really sure what happened there for a second.>

(I knew Shizuku didn't have the best sense of direction, but I can see why she wasn't allowed to do this...)

(What do I do now...?)

(Shizuku's faithfully doing everything Minori and I are telling her to do, but she's been moving further and further away from the watermelon...)

(We need to get her moving back in the right direction...)

(I... I have to get her back on track!

I need to move to the front and...)

Wh-Whoa...!

That was close...!

(Hmm... I'm having so much trouble running. My feet keep getting stuck in the sand. If only I had a strong core like Haruka or Shizuku...)

(Wait, there's no time for that right now! I have to keep running as best I can and keep up with the others.)

(Also, if I keep worrying about my footing, I won't be able to guide Shizuku to the watermelon...!)

Oh, it looks like Haruka's figured out how to guide Shizuku! She's gently leading Shizuku by the hand!

It's like she's at the helm of a ship!

What an incredible sight...!

Not only that, she's doing all this while making sure they maintain their speed! Talk about great support!

(She's right. Haruka's gently pushing and pulling against Shizuku while not getting in her way!)

(Wait, no...! I don't have time to admire her..! I should be guiding her!)

(But I'm having so much trouble running in this sand that I can't relay any information...)

(What can I do...?

How can I help Haruka and Shizuku...?)

(Yeah, that's it...!)

Thirty seconds left!

<They aren't gonna make it.>

<This is harder than I thought.>

Shizuku, please slow down until I say otherwise!

Huh...?

<Huh? Why?

<You want her to slow down? But you're running out of time.>

Just waaaiiit!!

M-Minori seems to have some kind of plan. She's sprinting towards the watermelon all by herself at full speed!

Huff... Huff...!

Shizuku! Haruka!

Over here!!

Follow my voice!

I'll keep calling your names like this!!

Okay, I think I understand!

Haruka, I'm going to increase my speed.

(Okay, got it.)

Wh-Whoa!

Haruka and Shizuku are running at nearly full speed now! Straight towards the watermelon too!

They might just...!

Yay! We made it in less than three minutes!

2’ 56” to be exact! It was close, but your last-ditch plan made such a huge difference in the end, Minori!

Yeah, I never would've thought to run towards the watermelon and call for my teammates.

Me neither.

Thank you for guiding me like you promised, Minori.

Hehe...

Yeah, that was an incredible comeback.

But...

You get a zero for entertainment value!!

Wh-Whaaat...?!

Wh-Why? Because we succeeded on our first attempt?!

Oh, I think it's because you fell out of the frame...

Exactly! Your amazing idea sort of went to waste because our only camera is this phone. You ran so far away that our viewers couldn't possibly have seen what happened.

It would've been much easier to film if you'd broken it up into two separate sprint sections instead of just the one.

I... I see...

You're an idol, so you need to know where the cameras are! Got it?!

Yes, ma'am!

Good answer!

Now, with that in mind, let's do our second attempt!

Yeah!

Yeah!