Time always slips through our fingers when we're not looking.
In the blink of an eye, the break was over.
Gold Legend fell back into her old routine.
"Maybe this is what life is supposed to be—cycling on, never changing."
In the training room Gold Legend gazed at the snow outside and murmured.
"...You being poetic again?"
Trainer stopped what he was doing, looking slightly startled.
"It's called elegance. What would you know?"
Gold Legend shot Trainer a scornful glance.
"Elegant? You?" Trainer burst out laughing.
"...Double the price of your drinks tonight!"
"My apologies, totally my fault. Please spare my poor wallet!"
"Come on, you're a veteran Trainer and you can't even cover your bar tab? With my discount, even doubled it's cheaper than market price," Legend said, puzzled.
"Well, various reasons... and you know how pricey those drinks are."
"Are they?"
"...People really can't understand each other." Faced with the genuine confusion of the wealthy young lady, the broke Trainer shed bitter tears.
"If it's that bad, work at the bar to pay it off," Gold Legend said casually.
"No can do. As a Trainer, I have to maintain proper dignity."
It's a matter of attitude.
"Speaking of which, didn't you fail your confession? Why are you two still going drinking together? Isn't that embarrassing?"
Classmate Gold Legend tilted her head and asked. When the Shop Owner reported this to her, she was so shocked she couldn't even hold her game controller steady.
These two actually didn't get together? I don't approve.
"Ah, that, rather than saying the confession failed, it's more like I was the one who asked for it."
The Trainer scratched his head, not embarrassed at all. In his eyes, Classmate Gold Legend was already at the level of a best friend.
"What do you mean?"
"We're both Trainers, after all, and our careers are on the rise. Moreover, given our friendship, suddenly changing our relationship would be quite troublesome. So, for now, let's keep things as they are. When the time is right, I will properly and solemnly confess again." The Trainer's eyes shone with determination.
...So you chickened out?" Classmate Gold Legend was unmoved.
...Don't be so direct." I'll lose face that way. The Trainer said awkwardly.
"One more thing, your cowardice prevented me from seeing a good show, so the price of your drink tonight is doubled." Classmate Gold Legend shook her phone; an unsent text message to the Shop Owner was displayed on it.
"Please, my lady, show mercy!!!"
Then, the belated members of Spica saw the unsightly scene of the Trainer wailing and hugging Classmate Gold Legend's leg.
After Mejiro McQueen and Gold Ship teamed up to give him a wrestling lesson, the Trainer sat on a chair, bruised and swollen.
Recalling the feeling just now, the Trainer looked at Classmate Gold Legend with a strange expression.
"I say, Legend, have you gotten stronger again?"
...Honestly, you look like a complete pervert right now." That bruised and swollen face, savoring something, is really terrible, to be honest. Haven't you seen McQueen's face turn dark?
"Don't joke, I'm serious." To avoid another execution, the Trainer straightened his expression.
And then it got even more disgusting.
"Even if you say that, I'm just training as usual." Classmate Gold Legend shrugged, "You know my training schedule."
"Indeed, but you truly are a monster!" The Trainer exclaimed.
"Alright, alright, how should we arrange today's training, Trainer?" Teio interjected with her distinctive voice.
"It's snowing outside today, so let's go indoors. We'll do some simple strength training today." The Trainer looked at the weather outside the window and said.
"I thought we could go play in the snow." Gold Ship said, a little bored.
"Well, well, training outdoors in this weather, it wouldn't be good to catch a cold." Daiwa Scarlet also said with some regret.
"That's true, but you actually really want to try it, don't you? Training in the snow sounds so romantic." Vodka teased Daiwa Scarlet.
Then the two tangled into a knot.
"Alright, since it's decided, let's go." Classmate Gold Legend said with a smile.
"Oh!" x5
"By the way, Legend." The Trainer suddenly called out to Classmate Gold Legend, who was about to leave.
"?"
"Do you know Silence Suzuka?"
"Not very well." At least, she shouldn't know me well.
"It's like this, Ah Hua recently told me about her situation, so I'm a bit concerned." The Trainer's expression was troubled.
...So what does that have to do with you asking me if I know her well?" Classmate Gold Legend was puzzled.
"Aren't you the famous Socialite of Tracen Academy?"
...Where did that come from?" How did I, a socially anxious person, become a Socialite?
"No? That's troublesome." The Trainer scratched his head, pulled a lollipop from his pocket, unwrapped it, and stuck it in his mouth. "I originally wanted to go talk to her, but for some reason, she ran away as soon as she saw me."
"I think that reaction is quite normal." You should know what your reputation is like.
"Well, in any case, can you find a way for me to talk to her?" The Trainer gave up.
"Don't ask the impossible." Classmate Gold Legend put on a troubled expression, "However, Silence Suzuka…"
"?"
"It actually seems possible." A light bulb lit up above Classmate Gold Legend's head.
"Oh, as expected of you. Then I'll wait for your good news." The Trainer nodded happily.
"However, have you thought about what you're willing to pay?" Classmate Gold Legend looked at the smug Trainer, extended her hand, and asked.
"Uh…" The Trainer's smug expression froze, turning into a conflicted one.
He pulled a lollipop from his pocket and tremblingly placed it in Classmate Gold Legend's hand.
"Is this okay?"
"What do you think?"
The Trainer desperately closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his pupils were filled with resolve.
"How about one day?"
"Three days!"
"Two days, no more!" The Trainer said firmly.
...Alright." Classmate Gold Legend nodded. "Then the bartender job for the next two days is yours. It'll be good for the Shop Owner to rest. Don't worry, the salary is fine."
...There's a salary?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course, there's a salary for work."
"I've thought about it carefully, and actually, three days isn't impossible." The Trainer said seriously… The nearly full moon gradually rose high into the sky. A transparent grey cloud faintly obscured the moonlight.
Classmate Gold Legend came to the stands of the training ground, watching the figure running in the field.
"Hm-hm!" A light laugh was so clear in the silent night.
"Hmph." The figure stopped. She looked around and said with a smile, "Indeed, this quiet scenery, I never tire of seeing it."
She looked up at the moon, then around her, a radiant smile on her face.
"The fresh snow has just cleared, and the full moon hangs in the sky. I have this scenery all to myself."
For some reason, this scene felt familiar, as if it had been seen before.
"You're not alone."
A somewhat familiar voice came.
The girl was startled, turned to look, and then froze.
If you meet on a fresh, clear snowy night, with the full moon in the sky, a brilliant white shadow spread below, and bright silver flowing above.
And you walk towards me with a smile, between the moonlight and the snow, you are the third kind of peerless beauty.
For some reason, the girl recalled this sentence.
"Hello, Silence Suzuka, we meet again."
The peerless beauty smiled charmingly and spoke to the girl.
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