At the Combined Cup, Anne breezes through the preliminaries. Once the preliminaries are over with, it is revealed that the Hanamiya girls have made it to the finals. However, they notice that they are second in the team rankings behind Anne's team. Anne is confident the Hanamiya girls will not beat her.

Konomi approaches the climber to ask what she focuses on while she is climbing. The climber, whose name is Mimu Takahashi, explains that she focuses on rhythm games. Inspired, Konomi uses her analytic skills to train. The next day, Konomi takes on Kurea in a race.

The Hanamiya girls meet up at a speed wall for their speed climbing training. After Jun explains the rules of speed climbing to Konomi, she completes the climb where she learns that she needs to analyze the nitty-gritty before she can improve her time. Sayo later tells Konomi about a multi-school speed training camp. Konomi and Jun arrive at the camp where they encounter Akane, Kurea, and Maruno.

Sayo and Nonoka congratulate Konomi for overcoming her weakness by entering in multiple competitions. Shortly thereafter, Anne Kurusu arrives and she announces that she will have an exhibition match with Konomi. Meanwhile, Jun and Akane are working at a gym.

Sayo injures her middle finger during the semi-finals. When she takes on Problem D, she gets the crowd to rally behind her, which motivates her. Once the semi-finals are over with, it is revealed who have reached the finals.

Jun reminisces about how she was loner thanks to her love of climbing. At the competition, Konomi attempts to use her analytic skills to solve Problem D.

While she is alone, Masumi Fujita questions her ability to compete. Meanwhile, Nonoka decides to cheer on Konomi, Jun, and Sayo.

Nonoka reminisces how meeting Sayo inspired her love of climbing. Back in the present, the Hanamiya girls and their rivals are at the competition.

Over a month later, Konomi goes back to the Anti-Monkey Rock with the rest of her club to show off the results of her daily training. After that the Hanamiya girls visit a climbing goods store.

The Hanamiya girls decide to train Konomi to improve her physicality so she can tackle tougher problems. Later, the girls head to a more rural area to do some bouldering with the infamous "Anti-Monkey Rock" that is difficult to climb.

The Hanamiya girls head to the competition where the goal is to solve the problems of the assembled rock climbing sets.

First-year student Konomi Kasahara tries to find a mostly casual club to join when she comes across a rock climbing wall. Jun Uehara, a young prodigy climber, convinces her to try climbing, and Konomi quickly gets interested, using her puzzle solving skills to find ideal routes to the top. Jun is insulted by Konomi's carefree attitude and challenges her to a race to stay in the club.