Shouldn't the team leader have funded some team building exercises or something before sending these five/six strangers onto a dangerous mountain trek together?
The parallels between Yakou vs Kiruma Tatsumi and this fight, with the Nr. 0 taking the Nr. 2 and giving it to Nr. 0, the hate generated towards the Nr. 0 after recognizing their strength etc.
I mean great you got those like 9 seconds extra, but pal you have got a larger body than Usogui, I am pretty sure you use up more oxygen than him anyhow.