Chapter 71 Medley

Nanase Haruka's first photo was taken at a medley race when he was a teenager. It was also his first time to participate in a medley relay and the first time he made so many friends.

It seemed like fate had destined them to be together since their first encounter in childhood.

In the Fukuoka competition two years ago, he also participated in the medley relay with them and won first place as he did when he was a teenager.

But today on the Olympic stage, those unfamiliar and familiar faces have long since changed.

Except for Matsuoka Rin, everyone else is far away from the stadium.

Tachibana Makoto became a coach and stayed in Japan with Hazuki Nagisa who did not enter the national team; Yamazaki Sosuke went to Germany for recuperation due to a recurrence of his shoulder injury and is learning how to become a rehabilitator; Kirishima Fumiya and his brother went to the flower-growing family.

But apart from no longer being together, they are still engaged in water-related professions.

Nanase Haruka is the fourth runner and he is at the end of the team.

He looked at the red hair in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little more relaxed.

He was absent-minded and side-glanced, and the figure outside the field made him feel at ease.

On the night he won the gold medal two days ago, the phone call he made accidentally still made him startled.

After he came down from the podium that day, he could only see the white skirt that disappeared at the exit.

At that time, he wanted to talk to Haruka Ishikawa, but he himself was not quite sure why.

After returning to the Olympic Village in the afternoon, Nanase Haruka looked at the setting sun outside the window. He inexplicably thought of Haruka Ishikawa's amber eyes and the flaxen hair that shone lightly in the sun.

He was too busy with the competition to say a few words to Haruka Ishikawa, and Albert's words always lingered in his mind.

Nanase Haruka pressed the number that he had already memorized in the evening light. After three blind tones, he heard a familiar and warm female voice.

Nanase Haruka played with the dolphin pendant on the phone with her fingers and said, "I am Halu."

Haruka Ishikawa glanced at the vigilant Ishikawa Toru and whispered with a smile, "I am also Halu."

Haruka Ishikawa was shopping with his brother who would return to Argentina soon. They were shopping crazily in an Australian health product store.

Ikawa Toru knew this boy who had the same name as his sister. He had met him while having breakfast in the Olympic Village.

Before meeting Nanase Haruka, Ikawa Toru had also met Kageyama Tobio, so when he met Nanase Haruka for the second time, he had a lot of questions in his mind.

He clearly saw Tobio had left the cafeteria, but he came back not long after.

Later, after he and Ikawa Haruka went to watch Nanase Haruka's game, he realized that they were two different people.

Ikawa Toru thought of these three similar faces. He rubbed Ikawa Haruka's hair and teased: "You are really loyal." He could see that Ikawa Haruka liked boys with this kind of appearance.

Ikawa Haruka smiled and said nothing at the time, and Ikawa Toru took it as her tacit consent.

He thought back to the time when he was worried every day that Kageyama Tobio would become his brother-in-law. Fortunately, Ikawa Haruka was as changeable as he was.

Now Ikawa Toru raised his eyebrows and put his ear close to the phone.

Ikawa Haruka pushed his head away and turned his back: "Do you have something to tell me?"

Nanase Haruka rarely called her, usually she would send her a message or talk to her in person.

Nanase Haruka pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "Are you convenient now?"

Ikawa Haruka pulled Ikawa Toru to sit on a bench on the street: "Convenient."

Ikawa Toru glanced at them, it was obviously not convenient for them.

Ikawa Haruka blinked at Ikawa Toru and raised his fingers to gesture twice.

Nanase Haruka's eyelashes fluttered and left mottled shadows: "I..."

"You today..."

He didn't know what to say to her at all, and he also wanted to know if Ikawa Haruka heard Albert's words today.

The crowd kept flowing, but Ikawa Haruka heard the shallow breathing sound in his ears, which was the sound of rolling waves coming towards him.

Ikawa Haruka stretched out his hand to block some of the dazzling sunlight, and the strands of light flowing through his fingers looked like the shining gold in the boy's eyes after winning the medal.

The image of Nanase Haruka's eyes flickering flashed through her mind, and she said lightly: "I heard that sentence."

She knew what Nanase Haruka wanted to ask, and he was particularly concerned about it at that time.

Ikawa Haruka smiled: "The question is whether you want me to hear it or not?"

Nanase Haruka's bright blue eyes couldn't help but stagnate: "Whether I want to or not, you heard it."

"There is a game tomorrow, Dong Sang is calling me, I'll hang up first."

Ikawa Haruka combed her hair with her fingers, her eyes fell on the phone, and the little mermaid fled in panic.

Ikawa Haruka pulled Ikawa Toru, who was looking at her with an inexhaustible look, and stood up: "Let's go, I want to buy some lutein." Lutein is good for the eyes, and beautiful blue eyes need to be well protected.

Nanase Haruka felt palpitations for this girl who could always accurately capture his thoughts, even though he was now standing on the court and far away from her.

Ikawa Haruka's eyes moved, and she saw her right hand making a gesture of answering the phone at her ear, and Nanase Haruka's fair cheeks were stained with a light red.

Nanase Haruka dodged her gaze and fell headfirst into the neck of Matsuoka Rin in front of her.

Matsuoka Rin quickly turned around and said in a panic, "What's wrong with Haru? Are you feeling unwell?"

Nanase Haruka raised her head from Matsuoka Rin's neck as if nothing had happened. He used both hands to turn the red-haired boy's head to the front, "It's okay."

Ikawa looked at the earlobe that was as red as a branding iron from a distance, with a satisfied smile on his lips.

It's fun to tease the cold-faced and awkward little mermaid.

Nanase Haruka stabilized her heartbeat and rubbed her hot fingers.

He looked at the sparkling swimming pool in front of him. Before answering her question, he had to immerse himself in the swimming pool.

After the game started, the players jumped into the water one by one.

The mixed relay is a team event that requires concerted efforts. The outstanding performance of one person cannot reverse the game. Only when four people work together can they stand out.

Matsuoka Rin put on her goggles, and the sound of the elastic band of the goggles being pulled was like a sharp blade being unsheathed.

He smiled brightly, his eyes looking straight ahead: "Haru, you'd better watch this time!"

This was the first mixed race after Matsuoka Rin became a professional butterfly swimmer, and it was a competition with Nanase Haruka.

He has grown a lot in the past two years, and he wanted to let Nanase Haruka take a good look!

"Swish!"

Matsuoka Rin jumped into the water with broad and powerful arms.

Water splashed and sprinkled on Nanase Haruka's arms and calves.

Nanase Haruka stared at the figure flying over the water like a fluttering butterfly, and his eyes flashed with every bit of their time together in the water.

He used to feel hesitant about everyone's departure, and he also felt confused about his own freedom.

But all this will be relieved in the end. With the help and company of his friends in those days, he has safely passed through and grown up to this day.

And now seeing Rin moving forward in the swimming pool, he was relieved again.

Even if Rin no longer chooses free, he has not changed, which can be seen from his swimming style.

"Haru!"

When Nanase Haruka heard Matsuoka Rin's shout, she cut through the water like a meteor across the sky.

Oikawa Haruka's eyes followed the silver fish under the clear water curtain like a shadow. He was still agile and had the momentum of breaking through the bamboo.

Oikawa Haruka didn't care about the result of the game. When the strength reached the top and the performance was normal, the result of the game would naturally come to light.

After the game, Nanase Haruka's Olympic journey came to an end.

So after this game, Nanase Haruka must have a lot of things to do.

The victory or defeat between them will be left until everything is settled, and she will ask him for the result.