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I will now draw the teams for the next round.

Team Four.

Team Five.

Damn it.

All men.

Team Four and Team Five, please go to your towers.

Oh, man. I was looking forward to killing you guys.

Come on. Don’t lose your spirit.

Tug-of-War needs more than just raw strength.

Well then, what it’s about, huh? We just go out and speak to them?

All you need is a good strategy in Tug-of-War and combined with good teamwork, you’ll be able to win when you are against stronger teams.

Only one thing can help us now.

• It’s the Lord himself, I know it.

You can barely stay standing, old man.

So shut up and keep all your strength, okay?

Wait a minute, let’s hear what the old man says.

Okay, when I was young, we always like Tug-of-War.

It’s a game I know well.

And back then, I would always win, even if there was a wrestler on the other team, and it seemed the odds were stuck against us.

Listen closely, and I’ll tell you how my team and I were able to win even when it seemed impossible.

First off, having a good leader is very important.

The person is at the front and keeps an eye on how the other team is performing.

And the rest of the team focuses on the back of their leader’s head and follows their lead.

If the leader seems weak or looks like their spirit is beginning to falter, then the game is already over.

And then at the end of the rope, you’ll need to have someone strong and dependable

like the anchor of a ship.

After that, it’s all about how you arrange the rest of your team.

If one player is on the right side of the rope, then the next one should be on the left, all the way down the rope.

Both of your feet should be facing straight forward, and then, hold the rope in your armpits.

That way, everyone can put in all of their strength.

Finally, and this is absolutely the most important thing.

Once the game begins, for the first ten seconds you have to hold your ground.

You should lean back, practically lie down.

Push your lower abdomen up to the sky, as hard as you can.

And throw your head back to the point where you can almost see the groin of the person behind you.

If you do that, the other team won’t be able to pull us to their side.

Just hold like this for ten seconds.

Then the opposing team will start to get frustrated because they are thinking, “Why won’t they budge?”

Because they believed that they were much stronger.

If you can hold out for that long, you will be able to catch a moment in your opponents’ hold, and their rhythm breaks.

Now’s our chance!

Pull it together!

We’re losing! Goddamn it!

Get yourselves together and listen!

Let’s try something. Take three steps up when I signal.

Up? What now? But that’s the edge!

Look, just trust me and they’ll fall!

There’s no way I’ll do that!

We might as well try!

No way! I can’t do it!

Move up or you’ll die!

On count of three!

• One! Two!

• Three!