In a professional ice rink, staff will clear the rink, repair the ice surface and compact the ice every two hours.
Taking advantage of this gap, everyone temporarily left the ice rink and put on ice skates.
"What a strange feeling..."
Yuki Ichinose took two tentative steps wearing ice skates covered with hard plastic covers.
It's like a pair of shoes, but not quite. It's like walking on two long boards. Although you can maintain your balance, it feels very strange.
"The skates used by tourists look like this. When we take off the plastic cover, it will be fun."
This is not the first time Shiina Ai has come to play, so she is used to it.
The ice skates used by tourists are different from the ice skates you buy yourself. After all, the former are universal and the latter are adaptive.
"How are you going to compete later? Speed skating or figure skating?"
Sato asked as he changed into his skates.
In the field of skating, speed skating and figure skating are two completely different sports.
Among all the major winter sports, short track speed skating and figure skating are the events with the highest ratings and the most attention.
Speed skating focuses on competition, while figure skating focuses on performance, and both are highly entertaining events.
"You can do either. You don't have to compete right away. You can wait for him to warm up and get familiar with the game before you compete."
Putting on the ice skates skillfully, Daiki Yamamoto is very confident.
As for skating, he took skating classes when he was a child and practiced for several years.
Perhaps he does not have the talent to develop into a professional, after all, it is a job for young people, but his ability is still very strong, better than many people.
"So kind?"
Kurosawa Mitsuru, who was also wearing ice skates, looked at him in surprise.
"I don't want to beat you, and you said I haven't skated for a long time and I'm a little unfamiliar with it, which is an excuse for not admitting defeat."
Yamamoto Daiki glanced at him and said indifferently.
"Let's compete in speed skating first, while there aren't too many people and the venue is pretty empty."
Facing his arrogance, Kurosawa Mitsuru smiled and said.
It's a rare opportunity to come to the ice rink. Although he doesn't plan to accompany Miki Baiyu on a date to complete the mission, the experience card for the skating skill is still there. It's a good opportunity to experience the fun of skating.
"First the speed skating competition. Are you planning to compete in both?"
Hearing this, Yamamoto Daiki understood the underlying meaning and confirmed it.
"Any questions?"
"If we compete in both, and one wins and the other loses, how do we decide the winner?"
"Then let's use speed skating to decide the winner, which is the most intuitive. Figure skating is more difficult to distinguish."
"good."
Daiki Yamamoto agreed with this competition.
As the two people discussed the content of the game, the others just watched and did not interrupt.
After deciding on the matters, everyone set off.
When I came to the ice rink again, the staff had already entered the final stage and were gradually leaving.
“Here I come.”
With their return, Miki Nishikawa was somewhat excited and wanted to see the level of Senior Kurosawa and his group.
Although she felt that their level was not that high, if it was very bad, they would have a chance to perform.
"Have we been discovered? Why don't we leave?"
Miki Baiyu stuck his head out and took a look at the opposite side. He felt that Senior Kurosawa and his girlfriend were facing this side, so he couldn't help but back off.
"No way, it's so far away... Don't you want to see how they skate? It's not too late to leave after watching."
Miki Nishikawa didn't care about it. It didn't matter even if she was discovered. This was a public place and she was not peeping into other people's privacy.
At the same time, after confirming with the staff, Kurosawa Hikaru and his group removed the hard plastic protective covers they used to walk on the ground and officially went on stage.
“This feels really good.”
With his feet on the ice blade and standing steadily on the smooth ice rink, Kurosawa Hikaru felt as if he had returned home, and a feeling of joy surged out of his body.
Experience cards are different from permanent skills. They can only unleash their power in appropriate situations.
Maybe it was on ice, but he felt like he was walking on flat ground.
"ah!"
At this moment, Yuki Ichinose also walked onto the smooth ice rink, but before she could start skating, she felt her body lose balance and fell forward.
Kurosawa Mitsuru, who had been on guard, saw her situation, stretched out his arm and grabbed her waist to prevent her from falling.
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time, and hold on to the fence to get used to it first."
Kurosawa Mitsuru helped her stand upright and comforted her.
Skating and swimming have one thing in common: they are not land sports.
The former may fall and lose balance, and the latter may be submerged in water. Both have different risks, and beginners must take it slowly.
"Uh-huh."
Yuki Ichinose looked up and saw his reliable look. She was very moved and felt extremely safe. She nodded obediently.
“Is this guy not just bluffing, but can he really skate?”
Seeing this scene, Daiki Yamamoto, who also came on the field and slid a few meters away, couldn't help but look sideways.
It takes a little skill to support someone on the ice and do it so smoothly, but not much.
After all, they were wearing tourist figure skates, not professional speed skating competition skates.
However, from the calm and composed attitude of Kurosawa Mitsuru on the ice rink, as if he was walking on flat ground, it is enough to show that he can skate, and he has skated quite a few times.
After all, for most people coming to the ice rink, it is almost the same as for most people swimming, and the feeling of discomfort is obvious.
"Do you want to warm up first? Get a feel for it?"
After helping Yuki to stand by the fence, Kurosawa Mitsuru looked at Yamamoto Daiki.
"No, let's just start the game."
Faced with such counterattacks and provocations, Yamamoto Daiki knew that he could skate, so he put away his contemptuous thoughts.
In this game, there may not be any financial loss in terms of betting, but in a circle, face is far more important than a little money.
He wants to prove that he is indeed not as good as Kurosawa in some areas, but in some areas, he is still better than Kurosawa!
"Then let's get started. Speed skate around the outer circle. How many laps do you want to skate?"
Kurosawa Hikaru looked around the ice rink and asked.
"Three laps."
"You designate the starting line."
"Right there."
Daiki Yamamoto pointed to a red cylinder not far away, which was used to distinguish the outer and inner circles of the ice rink.
After saying that, he moved his feet without saying anything else and slid over smoothly and quickly.
Maybe because he is tall and strong, he looks rough, but his movements on the ice are light. When he comes to the starting point, he steps to the side and stops just in front of the cylinder.
"Shiina, you will count down later."
Seeing this scene, Kurosawa Mitsuru was not in a hurry. He just said a word and followed closely.
The feeling of stepping on the ice blades is completely different from walking or running... You only need to swing your legs once to slide a long distance.
"Call me Blue."
Hearing this unfamiliar name, Shiina Lan saw him running away and shouted somewhat unhappily.
"I'm ready."
Coming to the parallel line in front of the cylinder, Kurosawa Hikaru glanced at Yamamoto Daiki occupying the inside line and didn't care.
"I'm ready."
Yamamoto Daiki also shouted when he heard this.
"Kurosawa vs. Yamamoto, speed skating competition, about to begin, countdown!"
Letting Shiina Ai host and countdown would really suit her expertise, and she would shout at the top of her lungs.
She has a loud voice and is very experienced in warming up and supporting the audience.
Such a big commotion immediately attracted everyone's attention and made them realize that they were going to compete in speed skating.
Hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru lowered his body slightly and began to make preparatory movements.
To be honest, the outcome and penalty of this duel are of no importance to him.
What's more, he didn't mind losing a game on purpose, as he wasn't that competitive... For example, he lost to Hinata and Sato so that they would look good in front of their girlfriends, but he didn't want to lose in front of Yamamoto.
“3.”
As the countdown began, Daiki Yamamoto lowered his body slightly, tensed and relaxed it, adjusted his breathing, and made full preparations.
“2.”
“1.”
As soon as the words came out, Yamamoto Daiki's feet swung suddenly, and after swinging left and right several times in succession, he rushed out first.
He is very big, but his movements are very fast, like a charging tank.
He was fully focused and gave it his all, not daring to slack off at all, as he wanted to beat Kurosawa no matter what.
He can't beat Tong in studying, he can't beat Tong in archery, and if he can't even beat Tong in ice sports, which is what he's best at, then if Tong compares him with Kurosawa again in the future, he really will be speechless.
"Are you following so closely?"
Continuing to lead, although Yamamoto Daiki did not see Kurosawa Hikaru from the side, he heard the sound of two ice skates cutting across the ice.
One voice was his, and the other was Kurosawa's voice. He was following closely behind them like a shadow.
"Can't make any mistakes! Get rid of him at the first turn!"
Realizing this, Daiki Yamamoto felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He looked nervously at the first bend ahead and began to accelerate.
The distance is too close. If he makes a mistake, he will be overtaken.
Having said that, he is very confident when it comes to speed skating corners.
Because of his long arms and legs, he is good at using ice to break through corners.
Fast is the only way to go fast on a curve, everyone can speed up on a straight line.
Even though they are not professional racing skates but figure skates, even so, if a person uses the skates skillfully, the speed of movement on the ice is faster than sprinting.
In a blink of an eye, Daiki Yamamoto arrived at the bend, accelerated, leaned his body, and used his palms, which were worn for warmth and protection, to hold the ice and support his body to prevent falling.
“No mistakes!”
As he began to perform the skillful movements, he felt that he had successfully turned the ball, and he was delighted.
But before he could be happy for long, a dark shadow suddenly rushed out from the side.
The next moment, before he could rush out of the bend, the black shadow had straightened up again, swung its legs, and began to accelerate.
When he passed the bend, straightened up and accelerated, the figure had already put some distance between him and him.
"How is it possible..."
Seeing that back, Yamamoto Daiki's expression was very shocked, and he felt frustrated that his weapon was destroyed by someone.
Taking advantage of the first bend, he overtook Yamamoto Daiki and rushed to the front, finally accelerating without any hesitation.
“Woo woo woo!”
Because it was not a professional competition but just a spur-of-the-moment competition, Kurosawa Hikaru did not have a full set of equipment, and as he continued to accelerate, he felt the extremely strong wind resistance.
Even so, he bent over with his hands behind his back, like a sharp knife, breaking through the air.
Maybe the skill of skating is a trial card, not permanent, and it is entry-level, but his physical fitness is too strong and his control over his body is also very strong.
As long as he masters the skating techniques and has an absolutely strong body, he can exert a power of 1+1 greater than 2.
No longer having to worry about hitting anyone, Kurosawa Mitsuru accelerated recklessly, wanting to try out how fast he could go.
The distance between the two people is widening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
What’s even more frightening is that with every bend they come into, the distance between them will widen.
"Brother Guang is so awesome."
Seeing this scene, Ichinose Yuki was very excited.
"Wow... Kurosawa's cornering speed is so fast."
Seeing this scene, Shiina Lan couldn't help but exclaim and cheer.
Because they had been to the skating rink twice, everyone knew how good Yamamoto was... It was precisely because of this that when she found out that the ice skating rink was drawn in the lottery, she felt sorry for Kurosawa and felt that the chances of winning were slim.
But now, Yamamoto, who seemed very powerful and invincible to them, couldn't even be defeated by Kurosawa Mitsuru.
"Such a big gap opened up in the first lap. It seems that the victory or defeat has been decided."
Sato watched as Kurosawa Hikaru circled the ice rink, passed the red barrel at the starting point again, and entered the second lap. He glanced at Yamamoto who was left far behind, and said in surprise.
He originally thought that Yamamoto would win the match. Even if Kurosawa could skate, it would be good enough for him to keep up with Yamamoto's speed.
But what was beyond expectations was that this match was a one-sided crushing victory for Kurosawa.
“Is this genius?”
Hinata looked at Kurosawa on the ice rink and felt awe-inspiring.
When we first met, Kurosawa Hikaru introduced himself as a student of the University of Tokyo, which was already a big news... but it turned out that he could sing very well, even at the level of a professional singer, and he gave everyone a concert at the karaoke bar.
When they met for the second time, Kurosawa Hikaru stood on a huge stage like the Neon Budokan, with an arrogant attitude, holding a Japanese bow, and crushing the whole audience.
This is the third time they have met... Not only can he skate, he is even better than Yamamoto, and the gap is not just a little bit.
Such a Kurosawa gave him the feeling that no matter what happened, he only needed to make a slight move to crush mortals.
"Is Kurosawa-senpai so good at skating? He's so fast even on figure skates!"
At the same time, on the other side of the ice rink, Miki Nishikawa was staring in amazement.
Maybe there was no timer and the opponents were not very strong, but she had loved skating since she was a child and had watched every Winter Olympics and even been to the event once.
That's right, she could see that Senior Kurosawa was very fast... at least over 40 kilometers per hour.
In fact, this speed is neither the limit nor exaggerated for professional speed skaters.
But the problem is that Senior Kurosawa was wearing figure skates, or skates used by tourists. If he was given a pair of speed skating shoes, wouldn't he be able to go even faster
Miki Baiyu didn't say anything, but just stuck his head out from the door, his eyes following Kurosawa Mitsuru's figure, as if he was glued to him.
“Is he such a good skater…”
Looking at him riding on the ice, his figure standing alone, calm and confident, Miki Baiyu's beautiful light blue eyes were extremely hot.
To her, Kurosawa-senpai was already handsome and charming.
He can play the piano, romantically and gorgeously.
He knows Kyudo and is elegant and handsome.
He is very special. Every movement of his hands, feet, frown and smile seems to sparkle.
The most important thing is that there is a bond between the two of them that is invisible and intangible, but can be felt.
Now, he can actually skate, and he skates so well.
If they are together, they can practice pair figure skating together.
If they were together, they could do a lot of things together.
Following the figure, just as she was obsessed with it and her imagination was running wild, a golden figure came into her sight.
Noticing this, Miki Baiyu subconsciously looked over and saw Ichinose Yuki.
"It's a pity there is no if..."
Seeing the existence of this real girlfriend, Miki Baiyu's restless and fanatical mind instantly cooled down.
Perhaps she has a very honest personality and knows what she wants. In order to pursue it, she will take action and fight for it with courage.
But the problem is that Senior Kurosawa has a girlfriend.
Unlike the championship, she really couldn't compete in this matter and could only wait and see.
Maybe she could rely on her looks, talents, and charm to seduce Senior Kurosawa, but that wouldn't work.
If Kurosawa-senpai abandoned Ichinose Yuki for her, he might also abandon her for other girls.
"Is there nothing I can do but wait?"
After thinking it over, Miki Baiyu withdrew his gaze and looked at Kurosawa Hikaru who was speed skating on the ice rink, with anticipation in his heart.
Faced with the current situation, there is nothing she can do.
She can only wait, wait for Senior Kurosawa to return to being single... As long as such an opportunity comes, she will definitely pursue it without hesitation.
The outcome was decided in the first round, and Yuki Ichinose's mind was not entirely focused on the competition.
When love rivals meet, they are extremely jealous... Even if there is no quarrel, the existence of Miki Baiyu still makes her extremely concerned.
"Why doesn't Brother Guang like her?"
Even across the ice rink, Yuki Ichinose could feel the sincere love of Shiraha Miki and felt confused.
She was originally alert because Miki Baiyu was so beautiful. Her white hair was so beautiful that it seemed otherworldly, dreamy and absolutely beautiful.
Especially after watching the video of Miki Baiyu participating in a competition at the age of ten, she fully realized that this girl was just like Guang Ge’s other two girlfriends, a beautiful girl who sparkled from the inside out.
But after continued observation, she found that the threat posed by Miki Baiyu did not seem as great as she had imagined.
This figure skating genius didn't even dare to walk directly to the fence outside the ice rink to watch the game. He could only hide and carefully peek at Brother Guang.
"What happened between Brother Guang and her?"
Because there was no threat, Yuki Ichinose recalled that when Shiraha Miki saw Brother Guang just now, her first reaction was grievance and sadness, and she was about to cry, so she couldn't help but feel concerned.
Such reactions and emotions definitely cannot be the result of nothing happening.
Besides, Guang Ge is so good at skating, and Miki Shiraha is a figure skating genius... They might have known each other for a long time.
"Could she be Brother Guang's first love? But she once deeply hurt Brother Guang, and Brother Guang broke up with her. She wants to get back together, but Brother Guang doesn't want to care about her anymore."
With her thoughts in a whirlwind, Yuki Ichinose looked at Shiraha Miki opposite her and had some strange ideas in her mind.
Smart men will never talk about their ex-girlfriends.
Maybe Brother Guang once said that she was just a junior schoolmate, they had met a few times, their relationship was not very good, and he clearly rejected her confession.
But Miki Baiyu's reaction seems far from that simple.
Brother Guang is obviously a playboy, but he turned away such a good girl. It's really strange.
But if Miki Baiyu had hurt Guang Ge, then everything could be explained.
Soon, Kurosawa Hikaru skated around the perimeter of the ice rink three times and reached the finish line.
"Hei Ze Ze, you are awesome!"
Seeing Kurosawa Hikaru stop after the finish line, Shiina Ai couldn't help but cheer.
“Invincible.”
Sato also applauded.
In response to their praise, Kurosawa Mitsuru smiled, then slipped and walked towards them.
"Yuki-chan, I win."
When he arrived in front of the fence, Kurosawa Mitsuru leaned slightly on the handrail and looked at Ichinose Yuki.
"Brother Guang is awesome."
Ichinose Yuki came to her senses, realized the game was over, and immediately applauded.
"… "
This reaction made Kurosawa Mitsuru look at him sideways.
I always felt that she was absent-minded, her attitude was a bit perfunctory, and she didn't seem happy about her victory.
"Is it because of her?"
While thinking, Kurosawa Mitsuru subconsciously looked across and saw a flash of white that was hastily hiding.
Perhaps everyone in the gala circle knows Shiraha Miki as a figure skating genius.
But in Xiao Yuki's eyes, Miki Shiraha is her love rival.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t see it normally, but when you see it, it’s hard not to be jealous and not to care.
What's more, when he was speed skating just now, Miki Shiraha had been staring at him, and Yuki might have discovered this.
If her problem is not solved, Xiao Yuki might not be able to have fun today.
After thinking for a while, Kurosawa Hikaru reached into his pocket and took out his cell phone.
He woke up the screen, opened Line, and found Miki Baiyu in the friend list. His fingers flew as he typed a line of words.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Kurosawa Hikaru made up his mind and pressed the send button.
"Huh..."
After doing this, Kurosawa Hikaru put the phone back into his pocket and let out a long sigh.
At the same time, Miki Baiyu, who had already taken off her gorgeous skating suit and changed into casual clothes, was hiding behind the door nervously because she was afraid of being discovered. Suddenly, she felt the cell phone in her handbag vibrate and make a prompt sound.
Hearing the voice, she reached into her small bag and took out her cell phone.
Because of the incoming message, the phone's black screen was awakened, and a message from Line appeared in the center of the screen.
Kurosawa-senpai: "Can you please stop staring at me? My girlfriend will be jealous."