Meiji Jingu, Gaien Ice Rink, located in Kasumigaoka-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

Arriving at the destination by subway, everyone was in high spirits.

After all, in the hot summer months, the ice rink is a natural place to cool off, and it also adds to the competition...... Although the rewards and punishments for this heads-up are not very good, everyone is eager to see the level of Hikaru Kurosawa.

It's just that before everyone can enjoy themselves directly, when they come to the outer garden skating rink, there is a sign on the gate that says "not open".

"Why didn't you open the door?"

Seeing the closed door, it was already gearing up, and Yamamoto Daiki, who couldn't wait, was a little surprised.

"You are so familiar with the outer garden, you don't even know, how do we know."

Seeing this opportunity, Hikaru Kurosawa spoke.

"Even if I know it well, I haven't been paying attention to this skating rink, how do I know why it didn't open today?"

Sensing his yin and yang weirdness, Yamamoto Daiki choked for a moment and said.

"The rink hasn't opened yet, so please come back after 10 o'clock."

Because Hikaru Kurosawa and his party were standing at the gate in a majestic manner, a staff member not far from the side came forward to explain.

This staff member is a middle-aged uncle wearing a blue uniform, with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, and his appearance has left traces of time.

"Are you a staff member here? How can we get in early? ”

Yamamoto Daiki heard this explanation, realized his identity, and immediately said.

"The outer garden is usually open to members and professionals training in the morning, and is only open to general visitors in the afternoon. It's summer vacation, it's the peak season, and it's already time to advance, so please wait a little longer. ”

The middle-aged uncle just looked at them carefully at this request, and then explained.

"I'm professional."

Hearing this, Daiki Yamamoto immediately patted his chest and said confidently.

"I don't know if you're it?"

Seeing his arrogant appearance, the middle-aged uncle suddenly realized that he had underestimated him, and suddenly became serious.

"I'm from Hokkaido."

“……”

Hearing this answer, the middle-aged uncle was speechless.

This guy, do you think that you are from Hokkaido, even if you are a professional?

"Uncle, what kind of eyes do you have? Do you want to compare yourself to me? ”

At this gaze, the young and vigorous Yamamoto Daiki was immediately unhappy.

"Please come back after 10 o'clock."

In the face of such a provocation, the middle-aged uncle was very impatient, he didn't bother to deal with him, just dropped a sentence and planned to turn away.

"Please wait a minute."

Seeing his attitude, Hikaru Kurosawa spoke.

"No matter how much you say, I won't let you in before 10 o'clock. If you can get your membership card out, say otherwise. ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged uncle glanced back at him and said.

Although this man seems to be quite temperamental, very sven and intellectual, not as rude as the countryman from Hokkaido, the business hours have not yet arrived.

"You can't go in and skate, so can we go in and have a look?"

Hikaru Kurosawa knew that they didn't have a membership card, but he still negotiated politely.

"Go in and have a look?"

Hearing this request, the middle-aged uncle couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's only 9:15 now, you see we're all here, waiting here, waiting in and waiting, it's just more than half an hour, please be accommodating."

Hikaru Kurosawa took out his phone and glanced at it, and then said.

"It's not impossible...... However, you must not go skating, before the official opening, you have to press the ice, clear the ice, make up the ice, you can only watch from the sidelines, you can't make a loud noise and disturb others. ”

The middle-aged uncle saw that he had a good attitude, and looked at their group again, there were eight of them, and after thinking about it, he changed his mind.

The group was all kids, interested in skating, and there was no need to turn people away.

If it is a material that can be made, it may be possible to become a permanent member of the ice rink in the future.

"Thank you very much for your understanding."

The negotiation was successful, Kurosawa Hikaru glanced at everyone, smiled at each other, and then thanked him with a slight bow.

"Remember to buy tickets, you can play when the time comes, and don't cause trouble to others."

Seeing that the attitude of this group of children was very correct, the middle-aged uncle nodded slightly, and glanced at Yamamoto Daiki with warning.

In terms of the dress of this group of people, although they are more sloppy, judging from the exchange just now, this guy is the most noisy.

"Got it."

"By the way, you have to play in the outer circle, the outer circle is a venue for tourists, don't rush into the inner circle."

Thinking about it, the staff was very nagging and admonished.

The inner ring is mainly used for spinning and jumping training, while the outer ring is used for slow gliding.

"Okay."

In this regard, everyone should also speak down, play in other people's venues, and naturally follow other people's rules.

The staff took a few more glances at Kurosawa and reminded him to keep an eye on everyone, so the door was opened for them.

"Obviously, I have to buy a ticket and pay for it, and there are so many restrictions, but it's not that I haven't been here."

Finally crossed the gate of the outer garden, and when the gate closed, Yamamoto Daiki couldn't help but complain.

They had been to the outer garden once before, and they had an impression of the place, but that time it was in the afternoon, not early in the morning.

"You can enter the inner circle if you want, but you have to wait until the official opening time, don't cause trouble."

Okra knew that he really knew how to skate, and he had also entered the inner circle before, but he just reminded him.

It didn't take long for them to move all the way to the entrance of the ice rink, where there was a ticket vending machine next to it.

Buying tickets is very simple, neon ticket vending machines are very developed, basically generalizing various industries.

High school students and adults over the age of 15 are considered adult tickets, and a one-day ticket costs 1,890 yen, plus rental skates, which are paid separately for 520 yen.

It's just that such a price is nothing to their group of people

After all, they go in and out of various occasions all day long, and they are very willing to spend money on this matter.

Inside the huge building, there are many windows and passages.

Inside the window, there are staff in dark uniforms, standing behind the counter, who need to pick up rental skates and protective equipment such as knee pads and helmets for tourists.

After some tossing, they finally officially entered the outer garden.

The Outer Garden Ice Rink is a standard World Championship venue, with a wide area, a high ceiling, and a road for people to walk on the periphery, all of which are separated by fences, allowing visitors to experience skating on the periphery while leaning on the fence.

As I arrived at the venue, the temperature in the room was very cool, as if I had walked directly into an air-conditioned room.

"Wow, it's so cool."

When I came to the ice rink, I was pleasantly surprised to feel the cold wind in my face, and I was surprised to hold the tourists with their hands on skates and embrace the comfort of the air-conditioned room.

Maybe it's still past 9 o'clock, but the sun is high, and she has been running around outside for so long, she already feels hot.

"Be quiet."

Okra heard her loud voice and reminded.

"There are so few people this time."

Hinata looked at the scene on the ice rink and couldn't help but sigh.

When they came in the afternoon, the rink was very lively, not overcrowded, but it was still crowded, and it was difficult for people to play freely.

But this time, there are only a few people on the ice rink, and the venue is so big that you can have a good time later.

"Huh...... She's here too. ”

Zuo Teng, who was also looking at the environment, was surprised after looking around.

I saw a white shadow skating in the center of the ice rink.

Her movements are graceful, like butterflies dancing on ice, light and dreamy.

Although her long white hair is tied up, her beauty like an elf out of a fairy tale is stunning.

Beauty, hibiscus like face, three-dimensional facial features, delicate cheeks, flying pavilion liudan, national color and fragrance.

Her temperament is very exquisite, wearing a purple base and black as a supplement, which sets off her white skin that seems to glow.

"It's the beautiful older sister I saw at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan that day."

When Shiina Lan heard this, she followed her gaze and was amazed.

"Is it really that coincidental?"

In fact, Hikaru Kurosawa noticed Miki Hakuha at a glance when he walked in, faster than everyone else, and couldn't help but have a little headache.

When the ice rink was drawn by lot, he actually found out...... This place may be the place where Miki Hakuha will appear.

But when he thought about it, there were so many skating rinks in Tokyo, and it was not possible to meet them at a time like summer vacation.

You know, it's actually very difficult for two people to meet by chance in the metropolis of Tokyo without making an appointment in advance.

"Miki Hakuha?"

Just then, someone suddenly called out a name.

Everyone followed the prestige and found that it was Daiki Yamamoto.

"Do you know her?"

Matsushita Tong was a little surprised when he saw his boyfriend's reaction.

Her boyfriend is five big and three rough, and he is more interested in video games and fitness, martial arts and other things on weekdays, and he basically doesn't know anything about celebrities and beauties.

Daiki Yamamoto nodded and explained, "She's a celebrity in Hokkaido, a talented girl in figure skating who became famous when she was young. She won the neon junior figure skating championship at the age of 10 and the junior women's world championship at the age of fifteen, which caused a sensation in various cities in Hokkaido. ”

"Wow!"

When Shiina Lan heard these introductions, she couldn't help but be amazed, and looked at the white-haired beauty on the field again, very adoring and envious.

She admires powerful people...... Because she knows her incompetence, she is particularly interested in the stories of the strong and the gifted.

"Is she so good?"

Yuki Ichinose was a little smacked.

She has an impression of Miki Hakuha...... Knowing that this white-haired sister is an honor student of Tokyo University and a younger sister of Brother Guang, she also knows that this sister is her potential rival.

But what she never expected was that this sister won the national championship in figure skating at the age of ten, and she was the world champion at the age of fifteen, which is too strong, right?

I always feel that the girls around Brother Guang, no matter which one of them are, are very powerful.

"She's really good, Hokkaido was about to tout her to the sky. Unfortunately, she suddenly retired three years ago, and it is said that she broke her leg while practicing figure skating...... Since then, she hasn't competed or even disappeared. I didn't expect her to come to Tokyo, and she's still skating, and she's skating so well! ”

The dusty memory was awakened, and seeing the figure of Miki Hakuha, Daiki Yamamoto took two steps forward and leaned on the fence, a little excited.

"And this is the ......"

Hikaru Kurosawa heard this, and looked at Miki Hakuha on the field in some surprise, his gaze wandering over her bandaged thighs and knees.

Compared with the glorious past, what made him more concerned was the injury.

If he was not mistaken, the second time he met at the camera shop, Miki Hakuha probably didn't practice figure skating because he was injured.

He may not know much about figure skating, but he knows very well that every competitive sport comes with all kinds of injuries.

Injuries to athletes are commonplace.

That's right, he didn't care much about that injury.

Because she didn't seem to be seriously injured, she should have a knee injury, so that she was a little awkward when she walked, and when she stood on tiptoe to help him lift the light, her whole body would be tense and painful.

But if the old wound is not healed, a new wound is added...... Then the problem is serious and worrying.

"She broke her leg before, where did she fall?"

Thinking of this, Hikaru Kurosawa couldn't help but feel irritated and couldn't help asking.

"Knee Ah, you see she still has bandages on her knees...... Is it because the injury at that time has not healed until now? ”

Daiki Yamamoto saw the appearance of the goddess of childhood, and directly left the heads-up matters and grievances behind, but he was worried.

For professional athletes, attention is often highly concentrated in sports that require a high degree of concentration and intense activity, and they will not care about what happens in the audience during the game.

But there is a subtle difference between a game and a training and a training.

Hakuha Miki, who was concentrating on training, swayed with his feet after skating at a constant speed, and then took off into the air and tried to jump forward.

Her movements are graceful and light.

But just as she was spinning in an idle circle, a figure broke into the afterglow.

Perhaps the afterglow of that moment is as if sitting in a car at a super high speed, looking at the trees flashing outside the window, it is difficult to see clearly, and it is difficult to notice.

But what if the tree, both in shape and color, is special?

"Kurosawa-senpai?"

Even though it was a flashing silhouette of the mold lake, Miki Hakuha still realized it, and his heart was shaken.

As this answer came to mind, Miki Hakuha, who was spinning in mid-air, instinctively turned his head to look.

“！”

As her head movements shifted at an unnatural angle, Hikaru Kurosawa was suddenly taken aback.

Maybe his skating skills are not permanent, just experience cards...... But he has skates in his hand, and his perception of skating is triggered.

It is precisely because of this that he knows that in ice skating, jumping is one of the most attractive moves for spectators, but it is also a very difficult action.

Jumping in figure skating requires a good rhythm before jumping, because this movement carries a high level of risk, and if you make a mistake, you may be seriously injured if you are not careful.

The next moment, Miki Hakuha hit the ground, but instead of falling to the ground, she landed with both feet after the triple jump.

This landing is not very perfect, and the body is a little unbalanced.

"That's amazing!"

But even so, in the eyes of a layman like Shiina Lan, it was still a very wonderful performance, and he couldn't help but applaud and cheer.

"She's still holding on!"

Daiki Yamamoto, who is tall, is very touched.

It was Hikaru Kurosawa who was relieved to see that she didn't wrestle.

The action she challenged just now should be a triple jump, and the speed of her body is very fast, and it is possible to be seriously injured in the event of a major mistake.

At the same time, Miki Hakuha, who had stabilized his body, raised his head and looked fixedly, and saw Hikaru Kurosawa under the ice rink.

"It's really Kurosawa-senpai...... How could he be here? ”

Seeing the black hair like ink, elegant temperament, and handsome appearance, Miki Baiyu only felt incredible.

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She never dreamed that during her daily practice in the outer garden ice rink, she would meet Senior Kurosawa by chance.

Did he know I was going to train here?

Or is it the same fate as before?

"Did Senior Kurosawa come with her?"

But at this moment, Miki Hakuha saw the blonde girl beside Hikaru Kurosawa, and her active and restless mind seemed to have been directly poured with a basin of cold water, which cooled down instantly.

“……”

Realizing that he would come here to accompany his girlfriend, Miki Hakuha pursed his lips, feeling very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, the second time I met Senior Kurosawa in the photography shop, the grievances and sadness that I had not let go of that day came to my mind.

That day, she was just at the suggestion of the clerk to help raise the light.

At that time, even though she had a bruised knee and it would hurt to lift something high, she still tried to help.

She didn't expect such a small thing to be able to get a good reaction, but Senior Kurosawa was afraid to avoid her, and found that she had to be alone with her, and the act of turning around and leaving, this feeling of being disgusted by doing good things, was really uncomfortable.

The more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I became, and the more I thought about it, the more sad I became, Miki Hakuba looked at the figures of Hikaru Kurosawa and Yuki Ichinose standing outside the ice rink, and the corners of his eyes suddenly turned red, and he had a feeling of wanting to cry.

"No...... Can't cry in front of him. ”

Realizing such an emotion, Miki Baiyu suddenly came back to his senses and resisted very much.

Retracting her gaze like lightning, she turned around and stepped on her skate, sliding quickly and fluently, to the other side.

This action was very short-lived, leaving only a back for everyone.

"I feel like she was about to cry just now, isn't she afraid to face everyone in Hokkaido?"

Daiki Yamamoto watched her back, got off the ice rink and left with other girls, and couldn't help but say.

"Does she know you? How could she possibly know that you are from Hokkaido, it is estimated that the jump just now was imperfect, which made her feel ashamed. ”

Hinata was speechless when she heard his self-moving words, and complained.

This guy is too narcissistic, he is a genius girl in Hokkaido, who are you Yamamoto.

"She dances so beautifully, why do you feel ashamed?" Shiina Lan doesn't understand very well.

"The more powerful the character, the higher the requirements for self." Zuoto took over his girlfriend's question.

"It's so beautiful, can skating still look so good?" Okra can't help but admire.

Because she had skated, she knew how hard it was to make that jump on the ice.

"It's okay."

Matsushita Tong's character is not admitting defeat, not to mention that the beautiful sister is still someone her boyfriend cares about very much, and her mouth is very hard.

As they discussed, neither Hikaru Kurosawa nor Yuki Ichinose spoke.

"Why did she look so aggrieved in her eyes just now?"

Hikaru Kurosawa was a little surprised, very confused in his heart, and also empty-hearted.

He was a little surprised when he bumped into Miki Xuemei, but he wasn't very worried.

Because he has already indicated that he has a girlfriend, although it is not a formal refusal, but the attitude is very clear.

That's right, when I met by chance in the camera store before, Miki Xuemei didn't dare to talk to him.

Although under the mediation of the clerk, when she walked to the side to help with the light, the love was still uncontrollably revealed, looking at him as if she was looking at the person she loved the most, and the love was so strong that she was about to draw.

What he didn't expect was that today's Miki schoolgirl saw him, and her reaction after being surprised was very aggrieved and sad, and she even had red eyes that were about to cry.

This reaction makes people feel quite guilty, and it is even more empty-hearted...... After all, it makes a girl cry.

In fact, Hikaru Kurosawa knew that he had broken Miki Hakuha's heart.

Because at the beginning, when she was semi-confessing, she pulled herself, and considering that the long-term pain was better than the short-term pain, she directly stated that she had a girlfriend, and completely cut off the relationship between the two people, this kind of untrustworthy and backsliding.

But this incident is not the reason why she is so aggrieved, after all, after being rejected by him, Miki Baiyu still came to watch his game, and even liked him more.

"Is it because of Yuki Kono? But I didn't do some intimate behavior with Xiao Yuki in front of her. ”

"Forget it, I have nothing to do with her, I don't care what I do."

Hikaru Kurosawa quickly gave up thinking.

"Brother Guang can also skate, and she can ...... They didn't know each other at the ice rink, right? ”

Yuki Ichinose didn't say anything, but after looking at Miki Hakuba's figure leaving, he couldn't help but glance at Hikaru Kurosawa beside him.

Maybe she mustered up the courage to ask, but Brother Guang's answer at that time was very ambiguous, just saying that she liked him, and he rejected her confession.

What kind of story has happened between the two of them is unknown.

Why Miki Bai Yu was about to cry just now, and why he turned to leave, I'm afraid only Brother Guang knows.

"Brother Guang's woman's fate is so good...... Miss Fujiwara is like that, Miss Igarashi is like that, and this Miss Miki. ”

Thinking of the figure skating performance just now, as well as Daiki Yamamoto's introduction, Yuki Ichinose retracted his gaze and couldn't help but think.