Notes: Surpassing the Leader Arc from Yogi

Introduction

• Explanation of the arc and its complexity
• Focus on Hal and Baku’s perspectives and motives
• Importance of understanding the game rules

Baku’s Perspectives and Plans

• Baku wanted to defeat Hal using the leap second at 9:00 a.m. on January 1st
• Initial plan: figure out the pace of the game
• Enter the leap second route and accumulate Hal’s near-death drug to 5 minutes
• Explanation of the leap second route
• Leap second route: playing as the dropper at 8:59 a.m.
• Calculation of leap second route from Baku’s current turn
• Baku's strategy to not check early to accumulate Hal’s drug

Sochi’s Perspectives and Plans

• Sochi knew about leap second from the beginning
• Evidence from Chapter 473: Stopwatch incident
• Sochi sets a trap and confirms Baku’s scheme
• Sochi aims to survive beyond the leap second through strategic memory management
• Sochi’s plan: survive after falling for Baku’s trap
• Subconscious knowledge remains despite memory erasure
• Counter Baku’s strategy by staying below 5 minutes TTD

The Game Dynamics

• Baku manipulates Yaku to choose the speaking clock
• Rock paper scissors to decide the dropper role
• Baku’s initial strategy to understand game dynamics by dying in the first round
• Detailed explanation of rounds and strategies

Strategic Moves and Mind Games

• Examples of Baku’s and Sochi’s strategic brilliance
• Manipulations and bluffs from both sides
• Echolocation and its manipulation by Sochi
• Baku’s three near-death strategy

Leap Second Execution

• The crucial rounds leading to the leap second
• How Baku drops the handkerchief to maintain accumulation
• Sochi's calculated checks to create a small deviation
• Baku's shock at Sochi’s ability to create deviations
• The leap second round: Execution and Sochi’s reaction

Conclusion

• Summary of Baku and Sochi’s plans
• Baku's logical steps vs. Sochi’s perfect mode and supernatural abilities
• Final strategy: Sochi survives in the hospital despite weak CPR
• Both characters remain on equal footing in terms of intelligence
• Encouragement to share the analysis with others