The things I hate most in this world.
Are cockroaches and Yodaka Jun.
So if I was told to choose between a cockroach smoothie or being told to do his shopping,
I'd choose the cockroach smoothie.
If he saw your current state Yodaka Jun'd probably go do his own shopping.
So that's the only thing really strongly eating away at your heart?
Eh?
You admire him so much that from the bottom of your heart you grow resentful.
Admire him... Me?
Eh? Ah! W-Wait!
Hold on tight!
Hitomi-san!
Ah, you're bac-
Oh?
Um, for Rioh-san's song, can we fit it in?
Eh? What's this situation?
That's fine. Since he skipped his turn, we'll do it twice?
Yes.
For Rioh-san's song, I'll skate it once.
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White Cat Lesson
Huh, why's that?
T-Tsukasa-sensei is?
But, really why is he?
For Rioh-kun's lesson, apparently.
Rioh-kun.
Take a good look at my Tsukasa.
Seriously what's with this development?
Besides can he even dance?
He sure can.
Coach Tsukasa can mostly memorize anything he's seen.
Coach...
What a fast back cross!
He gets into top speed so fast!
Amazing!
No way I could skate like that anymore.
Coach Tsukasa almost looked cool there...
So Coach Tsukasa was this good!
They're wrong. Certainly he's far better than expected.
But the surprising part isn't that.
Outside of jumps, this person's skating style...
Is exactly like Yodaka Jun's!
Such a good spin!
Accelerating with his hips?
Smoothly fast, a delicate and strong.
Deeply tilted blades.
His long limbs so freely dancing in the air.
So beautiful it's breathtaking.
The skating that my coach is capable of.
His fingers stick in your mind.
His ever-changing rhythm keeps drawing you in.
Accelerating again in his steps?
He's even able to do that?
Moreover each step and turn he makes,
is so clean and beautiful.
Is it possible? When it comes to pure skating,
he's even better than Yodaka Jun?
Next up is the triple Salchow Rioh-san tried.
This choreography is probably supposed to be based on jumps, so...
All or nothing.
Rioh-san fell so this is just my own guess.
But Coach Sonidori would most likely follow up with turns after landing...
Ah! A flying camel spin!
Even though I fell,
how does he know my choreography?
That takes me back.
For the spinning movement of our Choreo,
we used Tsukasa-kun's long legs to show off.
Rioh-kun, Coach Tsukasa's pretty good isn't he?
Eh? Ah, um.
Ice dancing, you know. It's like a three legged race on ice.
If you aren't in tune with each other you'll fall.
If there's a difference in ability you can't even do basic steps.
But even though Coach Tsukasa started late, he never gave up on improving his ability.
"I'll never let this chance slip by"
"I have to make this ice my own"
With his tenacity we were able to make it to All-Japan.
Even when he was told he had no ability he kept at it.
He's really accomplished some amazing things as a skater.
Ahh! It's already time for us to resurface the ice!
Sorry everyone! Ice resurfacing time!
Here, buckets! Scoops are first come first serve!
A-Ah.
Hey everyone! Got enough ice?
An ice resurfacer's not enough to fill holes.
You've got to make sure you fill them up yourselves!
Coach was really cool out there.
I want to see it again!
Inori, you got any ice over there?
How was it? Tsukasa-sensei's awesome isn't he?
Mike thinks good skaters are ones who can jump.
Ehhhh?
Rioh-kun, you thought he was good right? You were so absorbed in watching him after all.
Demanding Agreement
ちょっと黙ってて
Is it ok to take this bucket, Coach?
Sure, go ahead.
Alright! The ice resurfacer's coming in!
Everyone out!
Alright!
Let's get out.
Inori, let's go to the bath.
Yep.
Good morning! Thanks for caring for us today as well!
You're always early aren't you.
Sorry, it's just no matter what I've never got enough time.
Good morning.
Oh? Rioh-san!
Um, we've got about an hour before they let us onto the ice.
I know that.
I thought Coach Akeuraji would be here before anyone else.
Take this.
Huh?
Raise your head.
No. Actually could you look to the side.
Eh? Ah... Coach, you should try keeping it professional.
I can't do that in front of such a fine student!
Name
Goals
Sonidori Rioh
Write your biggest goal in the center, write other important goals around that
Jump a triple double combo
Write some more about how you'll achieve your biggest goal
You did good. You did good, Rioh-san.
Once again, I'll be in your care today. Coach Akeuraji.
Woah! A flat?
You alright?
Ah. I'm fine! It's just my gramp's car!
What's fine about that?
Yeaahhh!
Thanks so much for coming!
Nah, even though I was slamming it the trip was a lot longer than I though!
Outsiders can go home.
Wait a minute, Rioh-san!
This is a suspicious person right?
Judgmental?
Am I wrong?
I called him over.
This person's a special instruct coach...
A coach?
Shirone Kohaku! Call me Shiro!
Huh?
Coach!
Good morning!
Uwah, there's some sorta gangster here.
Morning!
Special training camp day 2. Starting now!
Mike-chan, you put it on?
Yeah.
Then here we go. One, two!
So cute!
Among the top figure skaters,
a lot of them learn the basics of ballet.
So for that we've got a ballet coach who's come here all the way from Nagoya!
I'm Shirone! Nice 'ta meetcha!
Coach Shirone's won domestic championships in ballet.
He's a great coach!
I thought you were some gangster from a slum.
What's a slum?
Ah! Coach Tsukasa, wassup! How'd it go?
The road service people were pissed.
Hearing you were driving on the highway with such a broken down minitruck.
Seriously? Sounds crazy!
Why are you so cheerful about that?
Well I mean Coach Tsukasa got yelled at in my place!
Well then let's start with warm ups!
First off rotate your wrists and ankles and bend forwards!
He's bending them at such a weird angle!
It's not really that unusual.
Eh? You've done this before, Rioh-kun?
A ballet coach comes to our club once a week.
Though every other day for me and Hikaru.
Mike-chan, you?
I started it for skating.
But it was boring so I quit after 2 days.
I-I see.
Let's start with En Bas! Lower your arms and take this pose!
Keep a fist-sized space between your armpits and keep your hands in ballet form!
Stretch out to your nails!
Like this?
Next is en avant!
Imagine you're holding a ball, and face your palms towards your stomach!
À la seconde.
En haut.
Tendu.
Retiré
Now let's continue with matching the music!
Continue? What was I supposed to pay attention to?
Um well, if I'm told so suddenly...
Eh?
Why can everyone do it?
This girl. She's starting at me so intensely.
Hey, you've stopped moving.
Alright! Let's take a 5 minute break.
Then let's gather in the middle for a center lesson!
Inori...
Don't mind it.
You can already do a triple, Inori. No need to mess with stuff like ballet.
Eh?
You're sure not into it.
Do you even know why we're doing ballet lessons?
I don't care.
It's boring.
I mean we're just flapping our arms around, is there any meaning to this?
Shhh! Mike-chan he can hear you!
Eh? A-Wha- What's wrong?
If I don't rely on you Coach, I'm seriously gonna lose my mind.
Uh... With that kind of cheerfulness?
We really should go with the "Ballet is fun course"
It's fine! Just keep at it.
But... this reaction. What am I supposed to be teaching them?
Posture. Get them to understand the importance of posture.
Ah! Posture!
I gotcha!
Now, look closely!
A triple! On the ground?
-Amazing -That was a triple!
This landing!
今 着地した時も 脇にちゃんと ゲンコツの空間あったでしょう？
（いのり）あ…
ほんとだ
このように バレエやってると 自分の体への意識が変わって
どんな時でも姿勢を コントロールしやすくなるっす！
どんな時でも？
（琥珀）バレエのレッスンは 毎日姿勢を確認します！
それによって 自然に同じ動きを 同じ角度で できるようになる
体が美しい姿勢を 覚えてくれるから
心が自由になれる！
感情を込めても 姿勢は完璧なままで
転んだりしない
どう？ そう聞くと この超地味なバレエのレッスン
やった方がいいワケじゃん！
司先生と話したら
急に堂々と
（涼佳）あの時 バレエを嫌がったせいで
４年も差ができとる
こんなに遠くを眺めとる 気持ちになるんだ
よかった
あ…
今から積み重ねられる
先生！ バレエって 家でもできますか？
毎日できるようにしたいんです！
（琥珀）お！ やる気あるねぇ！
（涼佳）あ…
（司）新しいジャンプを 跳べるようになっても
すぐに曲に 合わせられるわけではない
（いのり）あっ！
（司）プログラムの 構成に どう組み込むか
振り付けや跳ぶ位置を 細かく調整する
ステップ小さくして 腕 手前に回してみようか！
（いのり）はい
着氷することばかり考えてるから
姿勢が悪くなっちゃうんだ
姿勢を意識して 指先は きちんとバレエの手にして
んっ
いい！ いいじゃん！
ダブルアクセル きれいにハマってたよ！
ああっ
（司）これで バッジテスト ６級合格に必要な準備は
全部そろった！
バレエレッスンのおかげかな！
（涼佳）やっとった方が よかったかもしれん
けど 過去には戻れんし どうにもできん
-（涼佳）んっ！ -（いのり）あっ
（涼佳）なら ミケは… 勝って
これが正しい選択だったことに してやるわ！
トリプルサルコウ！ 太郎！
（いのり）ああ… あっ
（理凰）振り上げからの 腕を引き寄せるタイミング
あと 明浦路先生から 言われたのは…
挑戦は気楽に
失敗してもいい 何度も試せばいいんだから
トリプルトウループ ダブルトウループ！
（理凰）ふっ
-（司）り… 理凰さん！ -（瞳）あぁ！
く くっ… ぐぬうぅ…
ミケだって！
ほらできた！ 余裕～！
えええ！
実は トリプルダブルの コンビネーションは
（司･瞳）わあ…
３回転跳べたら 余力でできるんだよなぁ
（いのり） あ え… あああ…
司先生！ 私も練習していいですか？
え？
（いのり）やってみます！
ああ…
（いのり）おりゃー！ うにゃっ！
あ はは…
結局 いのりさんは すぐにはできなかったが
（生徒たち） ぐぅ… もう無理
それでも
（琥珀）ハーイ！ あと10秒！
うぐぐぐ…
（司）地味な筋力練習や
（理凰） う うっ… う うっ…
スケーティングの練習と 共に頑張り続け
やったー！
（司）ああ！
（司）合宿中には成功させた！
（生徒たちの話し声）
（瞳）最後の夜なので 今夜はバーベキューでーす！
保護者のみなさんに お礼言ってね！
えっ 猫好きだから 髪型もそうしてんの？
これがミケのアイデンティティよ
やってること 芸術じゃん！ パネエ～！
芸術！？
（琥珀･涼佳）イェイ イェーイ
（理凰）つまり 俺が先に跳んだわけだから
“俺の〟明浦路先生が すごいってことで
お お お… 俺の？
なんで理凰君の司先生に なってんの？ 私んだよ！
でも 先に跳んだのは俺だし
先にコーチになってもらったのは 私だもん！
さらに 今日は花火もできまーす！
（生徒たちの歓声）
花火？
子どもだな 花火ぐらいで喜ぶなんて
（いのり）むうっ
理凰君 一緒に花火やろうよ！
あ うん！ 今 行くー！
理凰君だって喜んでるじゃん
違っ！ これは…
終わったら ちゃんとバケツに入れてね
（生徒たち）はーい
先生
あっ いのりさん
一緒に花火してもいいですか？
いいよ
（生徒たちの話し声）
（いのり）合宿が終わったら ６級のバッジテストですよね
（司）うん
もうすぐ “出遅れた いのりさん〟じゃなくなる
６級になれたら もう立派な選手だ
５歳から始めた子たちに 追いつくね
少し さみしいです
さみしい？
（いのり）私は出遅れていて
先生と会う前の自分が 本当に嫌だったから
このままじゃ嫌だって 冷たい気持ちがあったから
いっぱい頑張ってこれたと 思うんです
６級になれた時 冷たい気持ちの役目は終わる
合格したら あの時の嫌いだった自分に
さよならと ありがとうを しないとなって
（司）そっか
（いのり）あっ
ごめんなさい 私 ちょっと変ですよね？
どう言えばいいのか 分からなくて
ううん 変じゃないよ
すごくよく分かる
先生も今日思った
大嫌いだった自分への気持ちが
自分の味方に なってくれてたんだなって
俺も
ありがとうって思わないとな
先生
でも 俺は大丈夫だと思ってるよ
いのりさんは 初めて会った時も 今も
ずっと頑張り屋さんで 偉い いのりさんだった
そこは何一つ変わってない
あぁ… あっ
（いのり･司）ふっ
（いのり）ほんとに今は 毎日とっても楽しいです
前はできないことが悲しかったけど
今は乗り越えた先の キラキラが見たくてワクワクする
転んでも立ち上がれるって
自分を信じられる
夢を追いかけてる
この毎日が大好きです
♪～
～♪