The things I hate most in this world...
are cockroaches and Yodaka Jun.
If I had to choose between drinking a cockroach smoothie and doing his shopping,
I'd choose the cockroach smoothie.
If he saw this, Yodaka Jun would probably go do his own shopping.
So that's the thing that's been dragging your spirit down?
Eh?
You admire him so much that you end up feeling deeply resentful.
Admire him... Me?
Eh? Ah! W-Wait!
Hold on tight!
Hitomi-san!
Ah, you're bac-
Oh?
Um, can we squeeze Rioh-san's song in?
Eh? What's going on here?
That's fine. Since he skipped his turn, want to run through it twice?
Yes.
For Rioh-san's song, I'll skate it once.
Suddenly, the double-bladed shoes tarnish and rust, as the rain traces their edge
kizukeba kutsu wa yogore sabitsuita moroha wo tsutau ame
Our desire never dwindles, waking up only makes us dream again
akogare wa sono mama de yume kara mezameta saki ni wa yume
I hear the sound of your cry, fading into the sky that swallows it whole
kikoeta sono nakigoe kieiru temae no kubosuru sora e
Only to find you curled up, overwhelmed by the depths of your desire
akogare no sono saki e uzukumaru kimi wo mitsukeru tame
Go! Go!
yuke yuke
Let your impulses propel you and soar at unreachable speeds
oitsukenai sokudo de tobe inparusu kasoku shite yuke
Embrace this moment before it fades away
kieta kono toki wo kanjiru tame ni
You were born for this
umarete kitan da
Rise above expectations, carve your destiny as the wind sweeps through your hair
mirai wo tsukande kitaichi wo koete hitai ni fukisasu kaze
In this moment, nobody can deny your brilliance
ima ni mina yo kitto kimi no mabushisa ni daremo ga kizuku darou
Let your voice radiate your worth, glide through the endless sky and rise above everyone's gaze
fusawashii koe de shisen wo oikoshite kokuu wo koete ike
I release your hands
michigaeteku kimi no yubi kara ima
As I watch you take flight
te o hanasu
White Cat Lesson
Huh, what's going on?
C-Coach Tsukasa is going?
But really, what's he doing?
Apparently it's for Rioh-kun's lesson.
Rioh-kun.
Take a good look at my Tsukasa.
Seriously, what's going on here?!
Besides can he even dance?
He sure can.
Coach Tsukasa can memorize just about anything he's seen.
Coach...
What a fast back cross!
He gets up to top speed so quickly!
Amazing!
No way I could skate like that anymore.
Coach Tsukasa almost looked cool there...
So Coach Tsukasa was this good!
They're wrong. He's certainly far better than I expected...
but that's not what's surprising.
Barring jumps, this person's skating style...
is exactly like Yodaka Jun's!
Such a good spin!
Accelerating with his hips?
Smooth, but fast.
Delicate, yet strong.
Deeply tilted blades.
His long limbs freely dancing through the air.
It's breathtakingly beautiful.
This is the beautiful skating my coach is capable of.
His fingers stick in your mind.
His ever-changing rhythm keeps drawing you in.
He's using his steps to accelerate again?
He's even able to do that?
Moreover, each step and turn he makes,
is so clean and beautiful.
Could it be that his pure skating skill is even better than Yodaka Jun's?
Next up is the triple Salchow Rioh-san tried.
This choreography is probably supposed to center around the jumps, so...
Gotta try.
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!
But I fell there!
How does he know this part of the 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.
You know, ice dancing is 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."
Thanks to his tenacity, we were able to make it to the All-Japan.
Even when he was told he had no talent, 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 isn't 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 really staring at him, after all.
Agreement is mandatory
Shut up already.
Is it okay to take this bucket, Coach?
Sure, go ahead.
Alright! The ice resurfacer's coming in!
Everyone out!
Alright!
Let's go.
Inori, let's go take a bath.
Sure!
Good morning!
Thanks for another day of your help!
Early as usual, I see.
Sorry, it's just I never seem to have 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.
Here.
Huh?
Raise your head.
No. Actually, could you look to the side.
Eh?!
Ah... Coach, professionals should keep it together better.
I can't! Not in front of such a fine student!
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!
How does that make it okay?
Yeaahhh!
Thanks so much for coming!
Nah, even though I was flooring it, the trip took a lot longer than I thought!
Outsiders should 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 instruction coach...
A coach?
Shirone Kohaku! Call me Shiro!
Huh?
Coach!
Good morning!
Uwah, there's some sorta gangster here.
Morning!
Day two of our special training camp begins now!
Mike-chan, do you have it on?
Yeah.
Then here we go. One, two!
So cute!
Among the top figure skaters,
many of them have a basis in 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.
You were driving on the highway in 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.
And every other day for me and Hikaru.
And you, Mike-chan?
I started it for skating.
But it was boring, so I quit after two 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 learn from that?
Um, well, if I'm told so suddenly...
Eh?
Why can everyone else do it?
This girl...
She's starting at me so intensely.
Hey, you've stopped moving.
Alright! Let's take a five 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. You don't need to mess around with ballet.
Eh?
You sure don't care for this.
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, what's the point of all this?
Shhh! Mike-chan, he can hear you!
Eh? A-Wha- What's wrong?
I need you to deal with this, Coach, or I'm seriously gonna lose my mind.
Uh... you seem pretty cheerful, though.
We really should go with the "ballet is fun" plan.
It's fine! Just keep at it.
But... they aren't reacting well. 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!
You all saw that I kept that fist sized space between my armpits?
It's true.
When you practice ballet, you learn to envision your body differently.
You're able to control your posture at all times more easily.
At all times?
In ballet lessons, we check your posture every day!
Thanks to that, you'll be able to skate naturally using the same movements and angles.
Your body will memorize the beautiful poses.
So your heart can run free!
You'll keep perfect posture even when dancing with emotion!
You won't fall.
So? Does that change your view on these super plain ballet lessons?
Now there's a good reason to do them!
After talking with Coach Tsukasa.
He's suddenly so confident.
If I hadn't hated ballet back then...
I'd be four years ahead of where I am now.
It feels like I'm gazing at a far-away peak.
That's good.
I can start building myself up now.
Coach! Can you do ballet at home too?
I want to practice it every day!
Oh? You've got spirit!
She may be able to do a new jump,
but that doesn't mean she can immediately match it to her song.
I need to restructure the program to work them in.
The choreography and positioning need to be adjusted.
Jump
First half: Not tired, so easier to land.
First half
Second half
1.1x bonus!
Where to fit in 2A?
Second half: Extra points, but easier to mess up.
Take smaller steps and try putting your arms forwards.
Alright!
I'm focusing too much on the landing and it's affecting my posture.
Keep my posture in check and my fingers in the ballet position!
Nice! Very nice!
You perfectly nailed that double axel!
With this, we have everything we need for the level 6 badge test.
Everything's come together!
Thanks to your ballet lessons!
It probably would've been better if I'd done it earlier...
but I can't go back in time to change that.
So... Mike will...
win.
And I'll show everyone this was the right decision!
A Triple Salchow! Tarou!
The timing in which I pull in my arms after liftoff.
And the advice Coach Akeuraji gave me...
Take it easy in your attempts.
It's alright if you fail. You can try again as much as you like.
A triple toe loop into a double toe loop?
R-Rioh-san!
Mike too!
See, I did it! Easy-peasy!
Ehhh?!
Once you can land a triple, landing a triple-double is just a matter of having enough strength.
Coach Tsukasa! Is it alright if I practice it too?
Huh?
I'm giving it a try!
In the end, Inori-san wasn't able to land it immediately.
I can't do any more.
Even so...
Alright! Another 10 seconds!
by keeping at her basic physical training and skating practice...
I did it!
she was able to land it by the end of the training camp!
It's our last night, so we're having a barbecue!
Thank your parents for this one!
Eh? You got your hair cut like that because you like cats?
This is Mike's identity.
What you're doing is like a super work of art!
Art?
Basically, since I landed it first,
my Coach Akeuraji is awesome.
Y-Y-Y-Yours?
How come Rioh-kun gets Coach Tsukasa now? He's mine!
But I was the first one to land it.
Well I was the first one he coached!
We've got fireworks too!
Fireworks?
You're such a kid. Getting all excited over fireworks.
Rioh-kun, let's shoot some fireworks together!
Ah, yeah! I'm coming!
You seem like you're enjoying it, Rioh-kun.
N-No! This is just...
Put them in the buckets when you're done.
Alright.
Coach.
Oh, Inori-san.
Can we fire off fireworks together?
Sure thing.
Now that the training camp's over, it's time for the level 6 badge test, isn't it?
Yep.
Soon, you'll no longer be the Inori-san who is starting late.
Once you're level 6, you'll be an established skater.
You'll catch up to those who started skating at five.
It's a bit lonely.
Lonely?
I joined in late.
And I really hated who I was before meeting you, Coach.
There was a chill, like "I can't stay this way."
I think it's what drove me to work my way up.
That chilling feeling will end when I reach level 6.
When I pass, I'll have to face that old me I hated and say goodbye and thanks.
I see.
Sorry, that was a bit weird, wasn't it?
I-I don't really know how to express it.
Nope, it wasn't weird.
I understand it well.
I was thinking today too.
Those times where I couldn't stand myself...
have really helped me out.
I think...
I've got to give my thanks too.
Coach.
But, I think you were fine, Inori-san.
When you first started and now.
You've always been the same hardworking, diligent Inori-san.
That part of you hasn't changed one bit.
I really think every day is a bunch of fun right now.
I was sad about what I couldn't do before...
but now I'm enjoying overcoming everything, it's exciting.
If I fall, I can get back up.
I can trust myself to do it.
I'm chasing my dreams.
I've loved every day of it.
pajama na kokoro no atashi no kiru doresu wa sekai de ichiban da
Wearing the prettiest dress in the world, my pajama-wrapped heart never stops dreaming
akogare kogarete ano ko to choujousen
It burns with desire for a showdown with her
akogare kogarete ano ko to choujousen
It burns with desire for a showdown with her
akogare kogarete ano ko to choujousen
It burns with desire for a showdown with her
miryoukuteki na sensu de shoubu kiseki teki na chansu de shoubu
A match woven from the threads of fate and chance
miryoukuteki na sensu de shoubu kiseki teki na chansu de shoubu
A match woven from the threads of fate and chance
akogare no konpetishon nekketsu no sensei to
It's a competition my coach and I long for
namihazure senseishon chou suka agaru mochibenshon
Feelings of love and motivation are an extraordinary sensation
yumemiru shoujo de itai itai itai
I want to stay a dreamer forever and ever and ever!
yumemiru shoujo de itai itai itai
I want to stay a dreamer forever and ever and ever!
yumemiru shoujo de itai itai itai
I want to stay a dreamer forever and ever and ever!
dakara kimeru
I made my decision!
mune no chikuchiku ga
My chest is tingling!
hajike kimochi ii ne
I will prove you wrong!
odorokasetai ne kurawanai dis tatakau wa rinku
You can't diss me, I only fight in the rink!
mune no tokimeki de
With a throbbing heart
mata hikaru eye wa ice o aisuru aizu da
With a twinkle in my eye, I prove my love for the ice
mata hikaru eye wa ice o aisuru aizu da
With a twinkle in my eye, I prove my love for the ice
mata hikaru eye wa ice o aisuru aizu da
With a twinkle in my eye, I prove my love for the ice
mi ni matou pinku tatakau wa rinku
Wrapped in pink, I face my opponents in the rink
mi ni matou pinku tatakau wa rinku
Wrapped in pink, I face my opponents in the rink
pajama na kokoro no atashi no kiru doresu wa sekai de ichiban da
Wearing the prettiest dress in the world, my pajama-wrapped heart never stops dreaming
pajama na kokoro no atashi no kiru doresu wa sekai de ichiban da
Wearing the prettiest dress in the world, my pajama-wrapped heart never stops dreaming