Kokou no Hito 44

Fucking science. There's no room something meaningless and superficial like that in climbing...

[Kokou no Hito 44 Translated by Kewl0210]
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Title: 44th Climb
Test for Extreme Altitudes

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[Stuff in English is in English.]
Doctor: -----Okay, this'll hurt just a bit.

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酸素ボンベ 主流
Doctor: Now even on 8000 meter mountains, scaling them without carrying compressed oxygen cylinders has become mainstream.
Before high altitude mountain climbing like with K2...
低酸素状態を体験し高所での身体反応をチェックする事が高山病を防ぐ事につながるんだ
Personally experiencing low-oxygen situations and checking a body's reactions to high altitudes is linked to preventing altitude sicknesses.
Nurse: Doctor, I've finished drawing the blood.
Doctor: Then send him to the inspection.
Come on now, the next part is over here.
常圧低酸素屋
Sign: Normal-Pressure Low-Oxygen Room

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設定
It has less than a 2:1 ratio in oxygen content compared to ground level...
You should feel a considerable oppressive feeling on your breathing.
SFX: DAN DAN DAN
Niimi: HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH

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[Homestar, run, go!]

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Mori: That guy,
from that party the other day...
Doctor: He's an an attack team member just as you are.
We're now in the middle of measuring his VO2 max. [The 2 in VO2 max is supposed to be a subscript. Make sure it encodes right.]
Mori: VO...?
"maximal oxygen consumption"----
It's like the displacement in an automobile.
Cars with a large displacement can use comparably more oxygen and can produce comparatively more energy.

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Doctor: In other words, the higher the VO2 max,
the higher the success rate for climbing high altitudes----!!!

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Doctor: Hang in there, Niimi-kun!!
Just 2 more minutes!!
Niimi: HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH
SFX: DAN DAN DAN DAN
Niimi: Kukuh
Doctor: 10 more secooooooonds!!!

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Niimi: UhaAHAa
Something: Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!!!
SFX: DAAN

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SFX: DAN DAN
Doctor: Excellent!! [Once again, already English is already English.]
64.8 milliliters, what a magnificent figure.
With this you could easily reach an 8000 meter peak without oxygen!!!
Mori: Amazing...
Mori: !!
Doctor: Now then, you're up next.
We'll be anticipating good numbers!!

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SFX: Gacha
Mori: WHen I open this,
6000 meter elevation----
SFX: Gachan
Mori: Eh...
It's not as painful as I thought...

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Niimi: You're Mori Buntarou-kun?
Nice to meet you,
14 Mountain Mountaineering Association K2 Attack Team Member Niimi Taku----.
Mori: Yes...
Pleased to.......
Kahah...!!?

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Mori: Wh-What...
My breathing suddenly...!?
SFX: Hyuuu hyuuu
Niimi: Mori-kun, you were personally recommended by Ninomiya-san to get into the attack team, right?
Since I found out about this project one year ago,
I've taken countless test so I could get onto the team no matter what, and finally made it.
SFX: Hyuuu hyuuu
SFX: Giroh (glare)

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Niimi: The K2 East Face is my everything.
Just don't be a burden.
SFX: Hyuuuu hyuuuu

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Doctor: -----All right then, Mori-kun, let's get started.
For 12 minutes, please sprint as fast as you can.
SFX: Dah
SFX: Dah
Niimi: What's with that speed!?
値
Doctor: The VO2 max value is too low......
Even if he raises it through training, things don't bode well.
Mori: It-It's painful...
My body's so heavy...

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Mori: I can't move forward at all...

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SFX: Dosah

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Doctor: A-Are you all right, Mori-kun!!?
Nurse: Doctor, we have the results from the blood test,
please look at the figures for hemoglobin!!!
[GAH! LOOK AT THAT HEMOGLOBIN AMOUNT! DRAMATIC PAUSE!]
Doctor: How could this be......
物質
絶対数が基準値
The the material in his blood that carries oxygen has a far lower count than the average...!!?
Niimi: Wha...
S-so you're saying...!?
Doctor: Yeah...

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Doctor: His body
is not cut out for high elevations......!!!

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Kokou no Hito
The Climber