Long Live the Queen of Ninja Warrior and YODC

For anyone who missed it, here's Ayako Miyake blitzing the brand new Women of Ninja Warrior (Kunoichi 7) Stage 1 with nearly 23 seconds left. How can someone that looks so ghostly be so damn powerful?

And here's her unfortunate downfall. That sound you hear at 00:45 is my heart cracking in half:

Oh yeah, and if Ayako Miyake's the Queen of YODC, then Rie Komiya is the Princess.