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Every red buoy is flying by. The oarlocks clatter as oars slice the air in a steady, synchronized rhythm. Your teammates—Xiangling and Gaming at the bow and stern, Chongyun right behind you—are huffing like steam engines. You don’t even need to look to know they’re throwing it all out there.

Your coxswain, Xinyan, is hollering orders. “Go! Go! Come on! Woo-yeah!” Her voice is powerful over the tumult of the water and crowd. “Power 10 in three! Three! Two! One! Floor it! Push, push! Give me more, Starboard, high finish, Port! Go, go, go! Do this shit, Liyue! Drive! Drive!

Your pulse throbs where your spin meets your skull. Your muscles are fervent and straining, fingers tight and strong on the oars.

“Push! Push!” Xinyan yells. “Straight ahead, all together now! Inazuma’s off our bow! Shake ‘em! Go! Nice! Power 20 on two! One! Two! Go, go go! Home stretch!”