"Wei Yong" You are the Hua of Twilight Ice

After the silence of death, there must be some hope of new life, isn't there?This also relieved the depressive emotions layered on top of the previous songs, and Victor also let go of the deformed armrest that was almost caught by him.

The presto here, the piano fugue in Variation [-], the whole cadenza, and the epilogue of the final Scherzo all made Victor feel much better, and even the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously. There was an arc, not as obvious as when he laughed before, but the childishness in the relaxed state will never disappear no matter what.

What's more, this kind of childishness is what he wants to keep the most. Probably, it should be the same as before, right?

The positive melody revealed at the end of this piece is like the dawn at the end of a long night, and it is so gorgeous until the last note.

The conductor and the first violin on the stage led the whole band to bow, and a moment later, the dark brown baton was raised again——suddenly, the warm sound of the piano sounded like underground magma spewing from the top of a mountain that has slightly revealed the light of the world .

No one can tell exactly what kind of feeling this is. Perhaps it is because of the emotions that have been suppressed for too long in the previous music that the sudden burst of notes has such an impact.

""From the New World"!" The middle-aged man sitting next to him exclaimed in a low voice, "It's Dvořák..."

Victor ignored the burning blood in his throat caused by the man's exclamation. This was the last piece of music on this tour. He felt that he seemed to understand something, and he had a premonition that the answer was about to come out.

This representative symphony of the national school of music has a beautiful and atmospheric melody, not showing off skills but focusing on inner feelings.This is not a sense of substitution, but to truly express one's own emotions through the music, and let the listener recall his own experience because of the tune, instead of just resonating with the performer.

The beginning of the piece is the prelude to the small wide board, and the introductory part is the rhythm of the string group, the wind group and the timpani. The melody is very familiar, but the roar of the whole band and the continuous bottom tone echo each other.British horns and bass sax set off a dark night, while the violin, oboe and marimba floating above give people the feeling that they want to wave goodbye to pain and sadness.

This also explains why when Victor quickly grasped the keynote of the "Ninth Symphony in E Minor", he would have such a reaction.The melody of this piece of music is beautiful and melodious that the classical music school does not have. When the theme part appeared for the first time, it was full of accumulated sorrow. This is a folk tune of the Magyar nation, which makes people see the busy and mediocre life In the midst of all this, there is always steadfast... hope.

The tempo slowly slows down and the key rises.This compound trisection is the most famous passage in the entire symphony.The bass chords of the woodwind instruments are sad and almost intense, but the fluttering British horns make Victor feel a strange beauty.This kind of beauty is almost morbid, but this kind of beauty is really irresistible. Only those who can understand it know that this is a kind of emotion rooted in the heart, just like the interlaced melody of flute and oboe in the second theme, which makes people uncomfortable , and cannot be changed.

Victor probably understands this kind of ambivalence. His emotions go up and down, and he will start to doubt himself or fall into depression at any time. For Victor, who has never been so indecisive, this feeling is not at all comfortable.Suddenly, there was a very desolate feeling, and the reason in Victor's heart told himself that the situation between himself and Yuuri would not be like this now, but in such a tune, it was hard for him not to think about it.

Some protruding teeth almost pierced the lower lip, Victor sighed softly again, well, this is not like his usual self at all.He didn't know why he, who could act like he didn't care when he said goodbye to Yakov that day, couldn't deceive himself anymore.Is it because you have experienced the long-lost "Live" and "Love", so you can't adapt to leaving?

When the music entered the scherzo, the tone suddenly became brighter, echoing the jumping rhythm. This sudden change made Victor slightly stunned. This style continued until the fourth movement of the sonata style, although it was The reappearance of the theme seems to have outlined a bright future in my mind.The light of imagination and hope is intertwined into a torrent, hitting all the negative depression accumulated before.

The composer who was born in a remote village in Bohemia, spent the best time of his life away from home, and returned to the Czech Republic persistently - Dvořák wrote this symphony amid such reluctance and longing Victor can understand all kinds of thoughts in the beautiful and touching second movement, and also understand the hope that cannot be ignored in the brilliant coda.

It was at this time that Victor made his decision.This concert meant a lot, and he was so smart that he could understand it.Hosenfell didn't know anything about Victor when he chose the music, so did he tell people that even if they will be painful and sad, they must stick to what they have decided, maybe for a while, and hope Will it come?

It's just that, coincidentally, among these "people" now, there is an extra Victor who may not be called a human being in a narrow sense.

In a Chinese proverb, this is also called "unintentionally inserting willows and willows into shade".

While the entire audience was applauding sparingly and shouting "br□□o" and "Encore", Hosenfell glanced at the thoughtful Victor, and his voice was deep but clear. into Victor's ears.

"Vicha, you are very talented and hardworking. I believe you can become an excellent blood race and no longer be controlled by desire." He spoke slowly but solemnly. "No one can persuade you to ignore the feelings in your heart. It may be an accident that our European tour in Germany is so coincidental. But I hope you can remember the unique experience you felt today."

The young Blood Marquis covered his lips and continued to whisper in the voices of people calling for Encore, "After all, we are also your elders and friends. Although we didn't look for you before, we also hugged you when you were young." .So, the advice I can give you as an elder is, don’t let yourself get confused, think about what you want..." He paused for a moment, and added softly when Mr. Conductor walked onto the stage again One sentence, "...but if... you are really tired or confused, you will always be welcome at Castle Kunish."

After he finished speaking, he turned around, stopped talking, and turned his gaze back to the returning band in the middle of the stage.

After using "Song of the Wanderer" as the encore, the Prague stop of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra's European tour officially came to an end.No one noticed when the two men who were sitting on the left front side of the concert hall disappeared, and no one noticed the figure flying across the sky over Prague.

Back at Nikiforov Castle on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, nearly a month passed quickly, but it was not slow. When it entered mid-November, Victor did not hesitate to put the bottle of the ancestor’s The blood is opened.Sure enough, the space inside this small pendant far exceeded Victor's imagination, and one-sixth of the blood filled the tall glass.

The moment the blood with inexplicable power flowed through his throat, Victor didn't know how to describe his feeling. The burning sensation of the originally burned part was replaced by a sudden tingling pain. The sharp pain only lasted for a few seconds. , but for Victor, who has more sensitive five senses, it seems like a few minutes.But in fact, the stinging pain was only less than five seconds, and then he felt surprised that the instinct for blood that had always existed seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. He was a little uncomfortable, but more of a temporary relief .

In this way, you can go to the game.

When Victor arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport, he was pulling his suitcase alone.As soon as he got off the plane, he saw a little old man with an angry face standing at the exit.

As soon as he saw it, he just got rid of the reporter with the short cannon, his face was still flushed, but he blocked Victor's way with full momentum.Although he was wearing a top hat with the brim pushed down, Viktor knew it was Yakov!

Seeing his coach's blushing, thick neck, and unrelenting posture, Victor sighed in a low voice.Yakov didn't yell at the airport due to the traffic flow, but he still dragged Victor's arm, which he had grabbed, and strode into his car, staring at Victor's waist-length silver hair, his face turning black. The bottom of the pot, "What do you think is going on? Do you want to compete? If there is any contradiction, you don't want anything?"

Yakov asked three questions as soon as he came up, and it was obvious that if Victor did not explain, he would not let him go.

"Yakov," Victor said softly after being silent for a while, "Yakov...don't ask any more questions? I can only say that this has something to do with my grandfather. You and Yuuri are involved...you should know."

The smile of the silver-haired young man was as gentle as when he said goodbye to Yakov at Sheremetyevo Airport.He shook his head slightly, "Yakov, I trained obediently, um, I wasn't lazy. Don't worry about me, but now, I can't come back, don't tell Yuuri that you came to see me, can you?"

These words immediately made the little old man who was still angry feel uncomfortable. He kept a cold face for a long time before he gave Victor a hard look, "It's better not to be lazy, or I'll see how you behave yourself." Destroy the signboard!"

Then Yakov roared "You can figure it out!", started the car, and seemingly reluctantly sent Victor to the hotel, then turned around to pick up the players who had just been left behind by him.

After watching Yakov leave, Viktor silently apologized to his awkward coach who cared about others but was too embarrassed to say so, but his eyes immediately became firm.Yes, anyway, he'll play with the utmost seriousness that Yuuri has to watch himself, even if he's looking at the targets he's determined to overtake.

In addition, for others, even if there is a one-year window period, the "Emperor on Ice" will still be the "Emperor on Ice". From the very beginning, Victor's gentleness and courtesy have his own pride .

The first game after a year, he knew how important it was. This was not only an explanation for Yuuri's return to the competition, but also a proof that Viktor Nikiforov would not leave the iceberg easily. field.It seems that such enthusiasm Victor has not felt for a long time.

Victor didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

The day before the game, during public training, Victor, who did not need jet lag at all, arrived at the ice rink early.

Victor did not let coach Yakov accompany him to the game. Although he would appear with Yakov two days later, both he and Yakov knew that this was just to deal with the media.It's not time to go back yet, this season's campaign is destined to be completed by Victor alone.A coach with a sharp mouth and a bean curd heart also vaguely understood that it was not a simple matter for his friend to disappear inexplicably, so he acquiesced in his student's decision.

For Victor, this is the first time he has returned to the field alone in a year. Although he is alone as before, this is different from the original feeling of the past ten years. Originally, when he was in Barcelona , he had thought that for the first match back on the field, Yuuri would be waiting by his side, hugging him in the k&c area, but now...

It took him one season to get used to being accompanied, and another season to get used to being alone again.The only difference is that he finally understands the meaning of the two L's that his grandfather said.

When night fell in Brest, Viktor left the hotel. The ice rink was not far away. He jumped in through the half-opened window and practiced all night as in St. Petersburg.If there is anything that can be called an advantage of being a half-blood, it is probably that he can practice all night long, and he has physical strength that humans don't have.

Now my physical strength can be compared with Yuuri's little monster, right?Viktor thought as he put on his skates.After the practice, he still needs to tidy up the ice rink and eliminate the traces left by the ice blade, so as not to be seen by others, which he has been very proficient in these days.

Smiling slightly, Victor quickly stopped thinking about anything other than skating. He stepped onto the ice rink, put the jacket aside, and then lightly kicked the ice and slid into the center of the ice rink.

Different from the daily training, Victor skating on the ice rink somewhat casually, the purpose is to adapt himself to the ice rink, and also to calm down his restless mood a few days ago.Mohawk steps, swallow-style spins, inner-blade bobs...even a Behrmann spin that has no pressure because of the physique of the vampires—if someone else sees it, it will definitely have a shocking effect——Young man After the era passed, Victor hadn't done this action for a long time.

Sure enough, the ice is a place where you can relax yourself. When the time just reached midnight, Victor probably mastered the feeling of skating on this relatively unfamiliar ice rink.Instead of playing his own music, he turned sideways directly, with his right foot pointing behind his left foot, and his two hands gently opened toward the oblique back side of his body.This is the beginning of [Flamebeforemidnight]. At this time, although there is no music, Victor's ears seem to be beating again.He raised his right hand, bowed his head, and turned around to slide.

At the foot is a beautiful big character with an outer edge. When taking the Choctaw step, Victor raised his right arm from the back to the front.The elbow drives the forearm, brushes from the side of the face and continues upward.After the first theme appeared, he turned his hands over, with his palms facing himself, and dropped his elbows back to his eyes. After a group of joint rotations, the program officially entered the middle part. From here, Victor arranged a 4F and a 3A.There is also a 4Lz+3T placed at the end.

After Victor practiced [Flamebeforemidnight] twice, he switched to free skating [TheMaskWillInFire]. After skating only a few times, Victor left the ice rink. He really blended into the During the performance, the music was suddenly in my ears. With such an adaptation effect, I am afraid that I don't need to continue to practice more.For Victor, whose technical level has always been difficult to catch up with, this kind of emotional state is exactly what he needs, and he doesn't worry about the rest.

It's just that it's less than half a month away from Japan, Yuuri, he probably won't watch his first comeback match, right?When he returned to the hotel room and threw himself on the bed without turning on the light, Victor smiled helplessly.However, before meeting Yuuri again, Victor will not let himself give up, and this is also the experience he gained from the concert at the Deutschland.

Unless Yuuri actually tells himself that he won't forgive, Viktor won't give up hope.

But now the first place is the current game. After Victor has made up his mind, he will not think about other things. Although he does not need sleep as a half-blood, he still closes his eyes and lies on the bed, even if he closes his eyes. repose.

The public practice time officially started the next morning. To everyone's surprise and no surprise, reporters and anchors from various media completely occupied the live broadcasting station, and it was full. There was no room left. I almost took out the octopus collected in the stage.

"Hello everyone, this is Brest, France. According to reliable sources, this competition will be the first round of the comeback of the famous figure skater and Russian star Viktor Nikiforov. Now the news has been confirmed. Nikiforov Walking out of the lounge..." Almost all the media, from the New York Times to Pravda to the Yomiuri Shimbun, reported information related to Victor. "Whether the ice emperor's return journey can continue the glory, please wait and see!"

Victor flashed a wink at the camera, and then continued to walk towards the entrance and exit of the ice rink.He didn't know what mood he was in now, he was excited because he was back on the field, but he was also nervous because of the rift in his relationship with Yuuri, and even...

It was probably a feeling of mixed feelings. In short, he was not in the mood to joke with the audience at the other end of the camera.To be in such a mood at this very moment, Victor never imagined.

But Victor is Victor, he knows very well how to adjust his mood and state before the game.

When Victor walked out of the lounge, he was already completely in the mood of [Flamebeforemidnight].He is not in the "acting" situation like when an actor is making a movie, but he has truly mobilized his emotions.When he took his windbreaker, Yakov was obviously taken aback when he saw his state.His proud student, who didn't know what he went through when he was completely unaware, now seems to have reached a new level in skating!

He wasn't sure if this could be considered a good thing, because just now when he saw the emotion in Victor's eyes that was definitely not substituting, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

Now, Phichit has started his own short program - ""Happy Song of the Last Night", selected from the Thai movie "Old Things"." The male voice of the announcer introduced it like this.Coach Celestino was still staring at Phichit in the middle of the rink with his arms folded as usual.

Phichit's left hand is raised obliquely upwards, and his right hand is downwards. With both hands, he puts out a finger flower full of Southeast Asian characteristics. He looks sideways at his right hand. With his left leg as the center of gravity, the other leg touches the ground with an ice blade at his side. This is a Very Theravada-style opening action.The base tone of his performance costume is calm blue, and the swastika pattern embellished in the slight gradient is also like the dotted stars, changing from the light and agile silver to the solemn white and gold with some treasures.Naturally, this is also the element expressed in the movie "Old Things". There are joys in the world and solemnity from Buddhism, which is very in line with the theme of "Song of the Last Night".

With obvious syncopation and dotted rhythm, the sound of the music changes from weak to crescendo from far to near, just like a Buddha with scattered flowers walking into the world from the western sky, the music suddenly became lively, Phichit arranged a series of The successive steps of jumping, starting from here, are the hustle and bustle of joy everywhere in the world.

Next is a set of rotations, Yan-style rotation followed by squat rotation, and then foot-changing squat rotation. The mood of "Happy Song of the Night" was pushed to a small climax at this time. From here, it is the middle part of the short program .After the low-waist bow step, there is a glide like a knife-lifting swallow, and then a smooth acceleration...

When the crisp bells rang out the noisy tunes, the concentrated arrangement of the Axel triple axel jump, the back-and-out ice quadruple jump, and a group of 4T+2T joint jumps appeared in this marimba cascade. , Phichit did not seem to be in the best condition in the first round of this season, and fell down when the second quadruple jump landed on the ice, but he managed to mobilize the atmosphere of the scene just like the previous games.

At the end of the last jump-and-squat spin, Phichit changed to an upright spin, and many people started to beat the rhythm, but at this moment, the hustle and bustle and joy suddenly disappeared, replaced by the tranquility of dawn, All the vanity of the world dissipates and fades with the sudden enlightenment of the Buddha who fell into the mortal world, and in an instant it becomes the "quiet joy" written in the scriptures.Finally, he tapped the ice surface with his left foot behind his right foot, raised his left hand in front of his chest, and stared at his right hand stretched behind him with fingers spread out.This ending action is different from yearning for the joy of the world at the beginning, but the real peace after sinking.

I have to say that this short program of Phichit actually has a very profound meaning, such images as religion, human world, and tranquility are enough to make people think deeply. It is conceivable that he will have a deeper understanding in the future and truly perfect this program. , What kind of classic will "Happy Song of the Night" become.

After Phichit, Victor was the last to appear.When he walked towards the entrance and exit of the ice rink, he happened to pass by Phichit who had just come off the field.Thinking of the phone call with Yuuri before, Phichit raised his eyebrows angrily after seeing Victor.

When he saw Victor's state and slightly pale complexion the next second, he froze for a moment, wanted to say something but still didn't say anything.He probably felt that Victor was what every skater wanted to achieve by "skating with heart".Although Phichit has not yet reached this level, but also as a player, he also has a little feeling.To have this kind of emotion, and it originated from Victor himself, I am afraid there is something else that other people don't know about, right?Phichit, who always had the quickest thinking, was puzzled, but he still didn't say anything to Victor. He waved his hand to the audience with a smile, and then went to the K&C area.

"Phichit Chulanont, a performance full of regional characteristics, scored 86.62, a very good score in the personal record!" said the broadcast.

A few seconds later, the male voice on the broadcast suddenly became excited, "Next, the last one to play is the one who returned to the competition after a year-the hero of Russia, the emperor on ice-Victor Nikiforov!" The anchor Mr. with a French accent was obviously very excited, and even the speed of his speech accelerated a bit when he didn't notice.

"Eh? Nikiforov has grown long hair again." Although Viktor's hair was always a little above his waist, in the eyes of others, it could be regarded as long silver hair.

Victor entered the arena with the same expression as before, and skating to his ready position did not seem to be happy because of the cheers from the ice fans.

When the viola's aria sounded, the announcer paused in surprise, "The track is a symphony sketch created for this program, [Flamebeforemidnight], and the choreography is Nikiforov himself!"

"This is our first time listening to this piece of music, what kind of feelings will it bring to people? Let's wait and see!" After saying these few words, everyone looked at the silver-haired man in the ice rink very intently.

The audience was immediately attracted by Victor's performance costume, with a classic Windsor collar and a black shirt with a slight curve in the center of the collar.The clabat at the collar hangs naturally, anchored to a sheer translucent tulle that transitions from translucent crimson on the outside to sheer white to sheer revealing the black underneath.

This is a kind of elegant beauty that belongs to grown men.