Set Sail (Light Novel) Chapter 86, Ice Castle (1)
The leader of class B, who was weak and weak, was not taken seriously by the alliance of classes E and G, and the leader of class E looked at class A. "Kill them first. Streamer...... I'll take care of that guy later, and I'll have to do it quickly. She glanced at the countdown on the scoreboard. Time is running out! β
"Hmm!"
One of the girls opened his mouth, "I'm going to break his shield." β
The wind was surging on the field, the streamer turned his back to them, ignoring everything behind him, raised his head and looked at the top of his head, it was still a blue sky, a long white cloud, but the sunshine on his head was a little vicious.
"It's a good feeling to be looked down upon." Streamer raised his head and thought about a lot of past events.
The storm of the battle between the three classes lifted the flowing skirts abruptly, the loose clothes hunted in the wind, and the curly blonde hair rippled in the wind.
Everything that happened behind the scenes has nothing to do with me, Streamer said.
Glancing at the countdown in the standings, I wonder if the time will be in time.
"Forty seconds left?" Streamer index finger touched his cheek. "Hmm...... Let's take their time. β
The sound of the explosion behind him was endless, and with the shouting and scolding of the stupid guy in Class A, the shock wave from the explosion surged rapidly in all directions, wave after wave, spreading in all directions like ocean waves. Blown streamer curly blonde hair, straightened into silk.
The streamer didn't seem to care, calmly turned on the projector on his watch, and swept the next game arrangements one by one.
Sports Week in the North Sea.
Week, of course, is a seven-day event.
There are five or six matches a day, and the length of the games varies.
But if you want to say the most interesting event, of course, it is the last one that is specially marked with a red shading.
Streamer, very much looking forward to it.
When the projector was turned off, the streamer noticed the passionate commentary of Coke on stage.
"Class E and Class G joined forces, and Class A was finally outnumbered and lost to our women's legion."
The leader of Class A was in a mess, lying on the field and looking at the sky. "Sorry for the defeat......" glanced at the streamer in the distance, "Ah...... Did the guy get out of the way? What a mistake! β
A hearty and beautiful female voice came. "Stupid, I conceded." Sugar Candy said to hit the guy.
Just at the last second when the streamer unlocks the second purple fortress, the bell for the end of the game rings and the game is over.
Until the last second, the unlocking progress on the fortress stalled at 99%.
"Is it still a little short of time?"
Streamer indifferently let go of his left hand and walked off the court.
The leader of class A outside the arena coughed twice and politely greeted the streamer who came up. "It's unfortunate that it's just a little bit off. Ha ha...... Ha ha...... Hahahaha......"
Streamer almost stole the first place, but fortunately, he didn't have enough time. The villain's wicked smile echoed in his ears, and the streamer automatically ignored this guy, and looked helplessly at the sun above his head. It's a little hot! "Well, let's go take a shower!"
The first quarter of the sports week, under the commentary of Coke, came to an end.
"Alas, today's game is really boring, that streamer guy really doesn't have any motivation at all. I'd like to see him fight with the others, ......."
On the way to the relaxation area, there are a few cabins selling cold drinks, ice cream, smoothies, freshly squeezed watermelon juice and everything.
Nangong held a spoon and a bowl of shaved ice in his hand, walked in the shadow of a row of big trees, and complained all the way.
"Hey, Nangong, isn't that Coke?" The little orange slapped Nangong's head hard and shouted. Although Nangong couldn't detect the strength of the virtual image of Little Orange at all.
"Coke? What is he doing there sneakily doing over there? Nangong narrowed his eyes, this kid felt like he was doing something bad.
Nangong saw Coke bent on his waist, staring at the other side, and looked at him along his line of sight, Nangong saw a boy and a girl chatting by the side of the cabin, but after a while, the boy next to him left.
"Ke~Le!"
"Huh? Good ice? Good ice! Good ice! Good ice-" put an ice cube in the cup into Coke's T-shirt, Coke's body was like an electric shock, he immediately straightened up, withdrew his gaze, swirled around Nangong who suddenly appeared in front of him, and said dissatisfiedly: "Nangong, what are you doing in this kind of place?" β
"That's what we asked you!" Little Orange said. "Is someone doing something unspeakable?"
"Cut! I'm not the kind of person you think! β
"Do you know that guy over there, Coke?" Nangong's eyes locked on the girl in the cabin.
"Uh-huh......" Coke muttered.
"This kind of expression, that is, acquaintance?"
"Annan, my junior high school classmate. Alas, I didn't expect to run into her here anyway. Since graduating, she has not been found. An Nan has had a good academic performance since she was a child, and although I knew that she would be admitted to the kind of school with a high ranking in the world, I really didn't expect that she would be in Beihai. β
"I said Coke, that classmate of yours is quite pretty, I feel like she is the type who is considerate and gentle, and is good at housework, nay, does she have a boyfriend?"
"You don't have to care about this! Anyway, don't you have grapefruit? β
"Yuzu boss? Hey, Nangongβ" Little Orange half-squinted and looked at Nangong with a very dangerous look.
"If you don't come, I have nothing to do with Yuzu." Nangong had ice cubes in his mouth and glanced at Xiao Juzi angrily. "If you want to blackmail me with this, you might as well excuse me."
"Huh?" Little Orange wondered. "Since we came to Beihai, Nangong seems to be a lot smarter!"
Cola: "My grades at that time were very poor, in fact, I didn't expect that I would be able to get into Beihai, alas, ......"
"Sigh what? This is fate, Coke! Don't you confess? β
"What are you talking about! Really...... Hey, little orange, don't talk nonsense. Well, the Ministry of Information has something to do with me just now, so I'll go first...... "Coke kind of wanted to flee the scene.
"Do you like her? Coke. Nangong ate shaved ice and looked at the girl curiously from afar.
"Forehead ......"
"If you don't work hard, you're going to be snatched away. I don't know much about your tech world, but I've heard of it, college, it's a great place for hormonal eruptions. β
"Uh, you guys...... Where did you hear this word? β
The sun was dazzling overhead, the leaves were shrunk and rolled up, the water vapor above the small river was steaming, the light was refracted and the insects were chirping in the ears.
Nangong looked at Coke and then at the girl: "Well, Coke, do you like her?" β
"Hello...... Love it! β
Nangong bit the ice cube in his mouth and slapped it Coke's back. "So what are you still rubbing? Don't hurry up yet! β
"It hurts...... Hurt! Hey, it hurts! Nangong! β
Nangong turned the small spoon in his hand to the other side, where there was an acquaintance: "It's not just me, look over there." β
"Huh? Xia Han? β
Nangong saw that Xia Han was chatting happily with a boy in the shadow of the tree, the boy was quite mature, and he felt that he was a senior. Holding a bouquet of flowers in your hand, uh, that's ...... Vindicate?
"Then you can go too!" Saying that, Nangong kicked out this guy who was grinding and usually loved Rory's ramblings. "This is youth, little Coke, come on, don't forget my kindness when the time comes!"
Cola staggered through the grass in the flower bed, and just wanted to scold Nangong's kid, Cola found that he had come to the girl named An Nan.
Before Cola could raise her head, she could hear this nostalgic and familiar female voice.
"Huh? Is it Coke? Long time no see. "My hair was simply tied up, and I was wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of shorts, and it was obvious that I was dressed in a sports outfit, probably just participated in a sports program.
He has fair skin, elegant movements, and a very pleasant appearance.
Standing farther away, Nangong can only take a look at it here. "I didn't expect Little Cola to like this genre! Tsk......"
"Ah...... Yes! You...... Hello! Annan. Coke didn't know how to speak for a moment.
"Obviously I was acting so smoothly in the commentary seat just now, why did I suddenly stutter when I saw my old classmate? But because you remember my name! An Nan smiled and said a light-hearted joke.
"Hmmm! How could that possibly be forgotten? β
"What?"
"Ahh It's nothing! Since junior high school, you've ...... How are you doing? I didn't even know you were in Beihai and you were still in the same school as me. β
"Hmm...... I heard your voice in the commentary booth before, and to be honest, I was really shocked just now! At the beginning, I was often called by the teacher in class, sleeping, failing exams or something. Cola, you were able to be admitted to Beihai, and you really studied at home secretly, right? β
"Uh...... Belch! "Huh! To be honest, even I didn't know how my damn test paper led me to the North Sea. Maybe, this is what Nangong said about fate!
Cola swallowed, her expression becoming serious, and she was visibly nervous. "That...... Annan, at that time when I graduated, well......"
"Huh? What the? β
Seeing the girl looking at her blankly, Coke was a little overwhelmed, and her eyes didn't know where to put it.
"IβI've always had a word."
"Tell me about it."
"I like you, Nan. Don't look at me like that, I'm serious! β
"When I graduated, I thought we would never see each other again. However, until I saw you over there just now, I couldn't believe that the girl who looked familiar just now was really you. Maybe that's the kind of fate they say, right? Xiao Nan? You said...... Right? But when it came to the back, Cola stared at the expression on the face of the girl opposite and began to become less confident.
After saying this, Cola even felt like he was breathing.
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"Xiao Nan?"
"Let's be ordinary friends! Sorry......"
An Nan's voice was very soft, but to the ears of Coke, it was sound word by word.
"Annan ......"
"Sorry, Coke."
"It's okay, I already knew." Cola lowered his head, his eyes became confused, and he comforted himself: "It's okay, it's okay, I already knew, I should have understood." Well, then I'll go first. β
"Coke ......"
Ignoring the girl's gaze, Coke left the scene as if she were running away.
"Hmm, are you alright?" Nangong asked. He bought a large handful of ice cream cones tied into a bouquet from the side and sat down on the bench leisurely. "Dumped? Why don't I give you one? β
Nangong saw Coke's obvious loss, don't look at this guy's usual giggling, there are so many words that he can't finish. But...... This feeling, this guy is serious.
Alas!
"Life has been sad and parted since ancient times, and how can it be in the morning and twilight!"
"Hey, Nangong, you're not right, right? Also, this poem doesn't seem to be the right time now. Little Orange put up a small face and said seriously: "Look, Coke he was dumped, and people are not wishful thinking, and they have a long-distance relationship in two places." β
"Are you feeling better? Let's go, I'll treat you today, and you can eat as much as you want in the leisure area. β
Coke hugged Nangong and cried bitterly. "Nangong, Nangong, Nangong !!"
"I see! Hey, snot, your snot-"
was pushed away by Nangong in disgust, Coke frantically smashed his head against the tree, and the leaves next to him fell down with a bang.
"Hey, vandalize public property, be careful to be seen by the president." Little Tangerine said.
"It's all your fault for instigating me to confess! It's all your fault Nangong! It's all your fault! β
"Isn't it nice to be like this now? Said what he had always wanted to say. "Three K
"Woo woo woo-"
Coke's spirit instantly became even more depressed: "I knew it!" But that's fine, at least it conveys my thoughts. β
Coke wiped away tears and snot. "When I said it all, I felt a lot more relaxed. It's a regret when I graduated, and now I finally have the opportunity to say it. Although that's how it ended. Ha ha...... Hahaha-"
"I say, why are you laughing so ugly?" Nangong complained.
"Please be happy, little Coke!" Little Orange didn't forget to mend the knife.
"Treat! In the evening, there is tomorrow's meal, this week's, all, you have it! I swear to eat your belongings! β
"Why?"
"I don't care!"
"Well, why should I make trouble for myself, I'm such a big idiot!" Nangong sighed and said distressedly.
On the way to the recreation area, there is a lot more to it than a beautiful view. Tangtang, Xia Han, and Christina were chased by a bunch of boys to confess, even Yuzu, who had just transferred to another school not long ago.
"You males are so!" Little Orange said in a certain haughty gesture.
"Ahh This ugly and beautiful world! A fire, burn it! Cola had a terrifying smile on her face.
"How does it feel...... How many of us are redundant in this school? Nangong changed the subject: "Oh! Speaking of which, Coke, haven't you been playing lately? β
"Absolutely! In addition to the narration tasks, I also participated in many other sports. After all, in the whole of Beihai, it is quite rare to find a boy as versatile as me. β
"Seeing that this kid is still as stupid as ever, then I can rest assured."
"Hey, what do you two mean? Nangong, give me another cone! β
"NoβgiveβI'm going to take the last few back for a snack......"
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"Yuzu, do you want to go out and play together at night? There is a night market here. Xia Han called.
At this moment, Yuzu had just finished taking a shower in the dormitory, dried her hair, changed into a loose T-shirt, and was lying comfortably on the bed. There is also a plate of fresh watermelon on the side.
"Night market? Is that kind of thing still allowed in the North Sea? I think the student council should ban those things! β
"Haha! Of course! Nana would never allow them to exist. However, the night market is different, after all, it is a tradition in Beihai, and even Nana can't change it. β
"Decades ago, due to a major event, a large number of graduates at that time did not have enough points for graduation, so in that session, the heads of hundreds of clubs proposed a plan to the Ministry of Affairs to make up the points."
"The Night Market during Sports Week is one of the results of that project. Back then, those seniors took great pains to earn a little more points during the Sports Week. β
"Hmm!"
"It's going to start at five or six o'clock in the afternoon."
"Okay, let's get back in touch then!"
"Hmmm! See you in the evening! β
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Girls, everyone is playing together under the night sky.
The night market runs from the playground to the edge of the river. Different clubs have different atmospheres. Especially the hip-hop and electronic music clubs, which are the noisiest places in the audience.
The noise of singing is extremely active at night, the moonlight shrouds the campus, and the sparse fireflies can be seen in the woods and rivers of the school, chasing the water and slowly drifting into the distance.
Yuzu looked at the people here, the night market here, the playground, and the neon lights arranged at night on the school building. Looking at Xia Han and the others, I couldn't help but think of my hometown. The people on the canine planet, classmates, teachers, neighbors, and Jona's mother......
Realizing that the grapefruit on the side was in a daze, Xia Han couldn't help but interrupt and ask. "What's wrong, Yuzu?"
"Hmmm! Nothing, just thinking about something from the past! Yuzu narrowed her eyes and shook her head gently, facing forward, blowing the wind, and couldn't help but sigh: "Beihai, it's so beautiful." β
In the following days, everyone experienced as few as four games and as many as six games. Rank based on your score. There are obstacle courses, water basketball, and a five-kilometer cross-country ...... around the lake
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Sports Week, Day 4 Afternoon, Outdoor Pool.
"I'm sorry for the miscalculation. If you get the chance, we'll let you go. β
"I saw you sneaking around in the sports warehouse before the game started, what are you doing?"
"Everyone, don't come unharmed!"
"Despicable ......"
"Heh, what else can these villains do?"
"The feud of the last game to win the ball was recorded in our D class."
"Grabbing the ball is also a trick to score points, don't worry about that, it's game time, we're above board!"
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"In terms of momentum, we have to win first......"
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Before the start of the game, Yuzu and Christina saw the verbal exchanges between the players of each class at the water's edge, and in the past two days, the grudges accumulated by everyone in more than a dozen games are probably only a lot more.
There is a strong smell of gunpowder everywhere, and the sportsmanship of friendship first and competition second is completely invisible. It's the people in my own class who have united a lot because of the common goal of points.
The next race was held in the outdoor pool, but the pool had been completely different.
Ice Castle!
The title of the 19th session of the Sports Week is "Water Maze".
The setting is set in a huge outdoor swimming pool, where there is an ice castle made of huge ice blocks that reflect a dazzling light in the sun.
In the future, it will become the most competitive battlefield of this round of sports week, because of the presence of water, they dare to destroy more unscrupulously.
Rules of the game: Each person chooses a crystal ball. Follow the instructions in the crystal ball to complete the corresponding tasks. Each mission is worth at least 3,000 points, and each opponent's bounty is worth 100 points. The captain's bounty, worth 1000 points.
"At the beginning of the race, our players looked very calm." The commentary of this game is not Coke, but a new and energetic face.
Knuckles, necks, and bones all twisted and creaked together, and everyone was ready to go on the shore. Staying on the shore, everyone can feel the coolness of the ice and snow castle in front of them.
"Heh, don't worry, let's go say hello to our old friend first."
The leaders of the many forces met on the shore, both men and women, with bad intentions.
"You've all heard of my abilities, then I'm not welcome, bypass me when you meet, and let you go." The boy's tone was very arrogant!
"Haha!"
"Zizi, this one, I'll count all the accounts of the previous few games. Don't worry, don't even think about slipping away from anything you've done to me before. The grinning face suddenly became cold.
"It's scary!"
"Heh, our Class D, accompany you to the end!"
"I really didn't expect that there would be so many capable people in Beihai, right next to us." Yuzu squatted on the edge of the pool, and her white thin fingers flicked the sparkling, clear and cold pool water in front of her.
Yuzu remembered that Jona had said that there shouldn't be so many capable people in this world!
Xia Han nodded: "I'm afraid it's more than what you see in front of you!" However, the current figure is much higher than what was written in the report of the central region. β
Fez's chin slightly, a little thoughtful. "That Central World report, is it a statistical error?"
Christina, Fez, Xia Han. These three were foreign aid recruited by Class B from the second-year battlefield.
That short-haired blond boy is Fez, don't forget about this guy. However, after changing his uniform, Fez wore a yellow vest with a blue edge this time.
"Yo, Nana, do you have time to talk about a leisurely relationship?" From a long distance, Fez greeted Christina and Xia Han. For some reason, the relationship between Fez and Christina is closer than Xia Han.
"The pesky has arrived, well, it's time for us to go." Christina led the way to the playing area.
This is a squad led by Streamer. One of the four teams in Class B.
Class B team lineup: Streamer (captain), Cola, Fez, Xia Han, Christina, a team of five.
Sugar Candy belongs to the third team of Class B.
The six of them were full of energy and came to one of the entrances to this ice castle in the pool.
Six teams from other classes meet at the entrance of the competition.
Nangong, a member of Class E, raised his head and looked at the top of this palace, where the crystal clear castle glittered in the scorching sun. "It's so high, it looks like it's going to be a good place to play."
"It's really an interesting place, hehe, the hatred that has accumulated from eighteen games...... Today's game is going to be a lot more interesting. Candy Candy, who came from afar, smiled brightly and admired the translucent ice palace. Kidnapping and robbery, intimidation and extortion, what kind of deeds, as long as they don't happen in a blind corner that the referee can see, no one cares. "Hey, hey!" That's the fun!
"Well, it's finally time for me to show off my skills, guys, let's go!" Fez, lazily stretching, walked over, ready to go.
"Oh, streamer! Hey, the minister still has Coke. "Fez, Sugar Candy, and Student Council President Christina. It's all the old faces who have eaten together these days. Seeing the streamer, Nangong was full of fighting spirit. "Compete here, Streamer!"
It's a little tricky! Streamer in the opposing camp. These days, after the game, Yuzu has already learned a lot about everyone's strength at the dinner party in the evening.
On a projection timing board high in the sky, the countdown to the start of the race is playing.
β12β¦β¦ 6γ5β¦β¦ 3γ2γ1οΌ The numbers jumped.
Countless people shouted the countdown in their hearts.
The game scene then unfolded in front of the players' eyes.
The rides in the outdoor pool have been emptied and replaced by the crystal clear ice castle in front of you.
A huge ice palace rises slowly from underwater, crystal clear, reflecting a dazzling glow in the sun, and the water curtain that flows down from the top of the castle carefully hides the exit. The people around can easily feel the coolness in the air.
"So that's what it's all about!" Someone on the water's edge was pleasantly surprised.
The commentator on the commentary seat, surrounded by drones from all sides. Using the holographic projection map of the competition venue, the general structure of the ice castle in front of you is being dissected for the audience, the contestants, and those sitting in front of the various broadcast platforms to watch.
The squad of Class B is ready on the shore and ready to go at any time.
Christina: "Sunshine! β
Coke: "NICE! β
Christina: "Temperature"
Coke: "NICE! β
Christina: "Atmosphere! β
Coke: "NICE! β
Coke and Christina sang and drank by the pool.
At this moment, the time and place are favorable.
"OK, a group of Class B, let's go!" Christina walked in front of the team in high spirits and led the way into the ice castle.
The bell rings and the game begins.