Chapter 67 The Lonely Little Mermaid

The Fukuoka Competition is a world-class championship. It is held as scheduled every year. Players who have enough points or have qualified in the trials can choose whether to participate in the competition.

Iikawa Haruka does not have too many nostalgia for Fukuoka, the hometown of Hakata Ramen. She came here only for the beautiful little mermaid.

She sat in the taxi, and the headphones were the commentary of the semi-finals of the Fukuoka Competition.

"After two years, we once again see the beautiful swimming style of Nanase."

Iikawa Haruka closed his eyes and rested. This time he returned strongly with a far-leading result. He wanted to challenge himself and the world again.

After experiencing confusion, he wanted to win the most brilliant crown in the swimming world this time after seeing through the fog in his heart.

In addition, he should also want to meet those people he missed again on the competitive stage.

After the commentary ended, Iikawa Haruka also arrived at the hotel.

Iikawa Haruka walked into the hotel carelessly. She seemed not to hear the commentary about Albert or Jincheng.

As the world-class leaders today, it is impossible for them to be present without splashing.

Unless, they are not present in this Fukuoka competition.

Albert and Jincheng Feng did not participate in this Fukuoka competition. The media reported that they are all training for the Olympics next year.

Jincheng Feng is currently training in the UK and will join the national team training after returning home.

Albert has been staying in Sweden. He has been training in the club.

Ikawa Haruka browsed the reports about them on the Internet. She thought that this time it would be a game for the old friends to gather together.

Logically, they would not miss this game.

In addition to the gold content and popularity of the World Championships, she did not believe that they did not want to compete with Nanase Haruka again.

Ikawa Haruka ran her fingers over Nanase Haruka's photo. She was more curious about what Nanase Haruka was thinking now than the person who did not appear.

After the game, Tou Ryuji took Nanase Haruka back to the hotel where they stayed. Now with Ikawa Haruka's sponsorship, they no longer lived in a simple B&B like before.

Soft and comfortable European-style bed, soothing aroma of rose essential oil, spacious toilet...

Nanase Haruka sat in the spacious bathtub and let the warm water drown him. He stared at the warm yellow ceiling with absent-minded eyes.

Rin has now officially become a butterfly swimmer, and the red-haired figure can no longer be seen on the track next to him.

From the preliminaries to now, he has always had an easy time competing. In this pool without "them", the movement of water flowing through fingers has become easy.

He really wants to feel the gaze of a predator again, and he also wants to feel the resistance brought by the water flow again.

He really wants to see the white, red or orange figure in the lane next to him.

Nanase Haruka stretched out his hand to cover the dizzy white light in front of his eyes. The warm ceiling and the cold white light made him feel top-heavy.

"Pah"

Makoto Tachibana walked into the room, and he opened the bathroom door and said helplessly: "Haru, I told you not to soak for so long."

Makoto Tachibana passed her hands under Nanase Haruka's armpits and lifted up the little mermaid who was reluctant to leave the water even though she was dizzy and dazed: "Are you dizzy? It's like this every time..."

Nanase Haruka listened with one ear and let it out with the other, her head was empty and her eyes were dull. He always felt that listening to Makoto's nagging made him feel more dizzy.

Although he couldn't tell east from west, Nanase Haruka still pursed his thin lips stubbornly.

Makoto Tachibana used a fan to fan him, and his eyebrows curved: "Are you feeling better?"

Nanase Haruka pouted and said expressionlessly: "Yeah."

"Thank you."

Makoto Tachibana smiled good-temperedly at the awkward Nanase Haruka: "You're welcome." Haru is so cute.

"Tomorrow is the finals, go to bed early tonight."

He couldn't help but give a few more instructions. Haru was delicate and sensitive. If he thought too much or had emotions suppressed in his heart, he would not sleep well at night.

Nanase Haruka was lying on the bed, and his cell phone was ringing.

[Good luck in the finals. Go to bed early. Don't think too much and concentrate on the game. ]

He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth for a moment, and Oikawa was the same as Makoto.

He looked at the text message on his phone, and Makoto's voice echoed in his mind.

After Nanase Haruka slowly typed a few words, she obediently put the phone on the bedside table and fell asleep.

[Good night, I'm asleep. ]

Oikawa Haruka couldn't help laughing, he was so obedient, so cute.

Tomorrow, she will witness the first stunning moment that the mermaid brings to humans after coming ashore.

The beautiful little mermaid will also have her first shining moment after starting again.

The arms that are constantly stretched forward, the figure that is far ahead in the opposite direction and moves forward quickly...

The photographer's camera follows Nanase Haruka closely throughout the whole process, and behind him are a large number of contestants who are trying hard to catch up but are always out of reach.

Nanase Haruka always gives people a magical feeling, as if he is born to be a child of water.

Obviously, his body is not strong and sturdy, and his height is not tall.

But as long as he steps into the water, it is as if he has entered his own free country.

The originally slender body becomes powerful, and it is like a no-man's land in the water, like a fish in water.

Many people are afraid of water. She still remembers the fear of drowning as if she was bound and swallowed by the abyss.

Under the seemingly calm water surface, there are actually fangs. The moment you step into it, you will fall into the tiger's mouth.

The horror and danger of water are lurking in front of Nanase Haruka, just like a mother's cradle.

There was no fear of water on his face. The light in his blue eyes was an emotion called joy.

The moment Nanase Haruka stepped into the calm water, life rushed and flowed.

In the noisy venue, there were people's shouts and the sound of the players hitting the water surface, which was like a mute button when Nanase Haruka reached the finish line.

When Nanase Haruka went ashore, the water drops were reluctant to leave his delicate jaw and ink-stained eyebrows.

At this moment, Nanase Haruka was like a lotus emerging from the water, beautiful, powerful, and impossible to look directly at. Nanase

Haruka ranked first with unquestionable strength. The little mermaid had a golden medal on her slender white neck.

The golden medal shone with a light that could not be ignored. From a distance, it was no different from its owner.

Nanase Haruka touched the medal in front of his chest, and his eyes looked into the distance with a calm and trance.

This medal was meaningless. He was unable to compete with world-class strongmen, and he was the only one in the lane.

Haruka Ishikawa zoomed in with her phone. This was his first gold medal after his comeback, and it was worth commemorating.

In the phone, he didn't look excited or happy about winning the championship. Although he was full of glory, he couldn't hide the loneliness in his empty blue eyes.

Haruka Ishikawa couldn't help but continue to zoom in. She wanted to know what this boy was thinking.

There was bright gold in his blue eyes, and looking deep into his pupils was cold and silent.

He won the World Championships, but there was no joy but more silence.

Iikawa Haruka lowered his eyes. Was the game won too easily?

In front of the vending machine, Iikawa Haruka was holding a bottle of mineral water and waiting for someone like last time.

Nanase Haruka was sitting side by side with her like the first time they met: "Iikawa, you are waiting for me." He said and wanted to take the water from Iikawa Haruka's hand.

Iikawa Haruka handed it over: "Help me unscrew it, thank you."

Nanase Haruka lowered his eyes and unscrewed the bottle cap obediently. He thought that he was going to treat him to a drink like last time.

Iikawa Haruka suddenly pressed the bottle of water with the unscrewed bottle cap against Nanase Haruka's cheek: "You are not happy."

Nanase Haruka squinted her eyes due to the coldness and shrank her neck: "No." How did she know.

Iikawa Haruka didn't expect him to answer truthfully, so he continued: "You should know that the Olympic Games will be held in Sydney in March next year."

"After this competition, you will be called up to the national team. In addition to you, players like Jincheng and Matsuoka will also receive invitations."

"That Odin will also appear at the Olympics. If you don't see him, it only means that the stage is not grand enough. On the huge stage of the Olympics, you will meet again."

Nanase Haruka's eyes reached out to Iikawa Haruka like a kitten, how could she know everything.

His heart trembled and he silently changed the subject: "If you want to go for closed training, you must make time for me in the next few months." He hasn't taught her to swim yet.

The words were ambiguous, and Iikawa Haruka immediately knew what he meant: "If the champion teaches me to swim, I will squeeze it out even if I don't have time!"

Nanase Haruka's cold face curled up a faint smile: "Yeah."