Floating [free] [True Haruka] [Zong Rin]

Water is a living thing.

Even when the water surface is calm, it will not let go of any slight ripple, but holds its breath and waits for its prey.As long as you jump into the water, it will immediately show its fangs and attack you.The water will wrap around your body, trying to take away the freedom of your hands and feet.The more you resist it, the more entangled it becomes, until your physical strength is exhausted.

But as long as you give up resistance and adjust your posture, the water will soon become quiet and obedient.In this position, use your fingertips to create a slit in the water, and slowly slide your body into the slit, from wrist to head, chest to abdomen, and finally feet.

Don't fight the water, but accept it.Don't deny water, but acknowledge each other's existence with it.The important thing is to feel the water, feel the water with your skin, eyes and heart.Believe in yourself without doubting what you feel.

Nanase Haruka's hand touched the wall of the pool, and she raised her head from the water.

He didn't open his eyes or shake his hair, he was waiting—waiting for that all-too-familiar, warm hand, and the sound of "Xiaoyao" that woke him from the water realm—so that when When he heard the coach calling him Nanase-kun, he still didn't fully wake up, and almost subconsciously answered, "Don't add the word 'small'."

In this way, in fact, I don't really mind being called that by my own little tame after so many years.It's just a saying—it's a habit, like the hand that person always reaches out.It seems that if you don't say something like that, Nanase Haruka is not like Nanase Haruka.

Thinking this way, Nanase Haruka finally climbed the floating handle on the wall of the pool, and jumped out of the pool with his calf.This should be the method most people use.However, Nanase Haruka would not be the majority of people in any way, not to mention that there was a guy who would be uneasy if he didn't pull him out of the water with his own hands, so this method was new to him.

The current guy - Tachibana Makoto, should be sitting peacefully in the classroom, wearing black half-rimmed glasses and listening hard... Makoto is always like that, taking everything seriously.

"... Nanase-kun's progress is obvious. I don't think it will take long before you can make your mark in the competition." The coach finally concluded with a smile, "Next time in a world-class event in Australia, I will arrange for you Participate. Then...the Rome World Championships should be the beginning of Nanase-kun's real career."

Nanase Haruka waited absently to take a bath.He lowered his head and stared at the mirrored water on the ground, not fully listening to what the coach said.

If Makoto was there, he would say that he shouldn't indulge in his own world willfully, and listen to others' speech, right?

Such an idea suddenly appeared in Nanase Haruka's mind.If Makoto is here.

In this way, Yao felt twisted, as if he had done something wrong and wanted to correct it in a panic.When he managed to pull himself out of "his own world", it happened that he only heard the last few words.

Nanase Haruka stood there in a daze, and the water slowly slid down his body drop by drop.

From a very young age, he felt that everything in this world is water.All are floating in the water.Tiny as a mayfly, floating in the vast ocean of the world.Every mayfly has its own water area, and once others get too close, they will be repeatedly pushed away by the gentle waves-this is an irresistible thing.The more you want to get closer, the easier it is to be pushed away.

Rin Matsuoka couldn't help laughing after hearing this statement, and said, don't give yourself such a strange reason for your indifference!

But no matter how you say it, the fact is like this.

Like that time in Australia.

The moment he lost Matsuoka Rin, he subconsciously turned his head slightly to look for Tachibana Makoto.The one who always smiles softly, stays close to her no matter what happens, who is obviously younger than herself but always takes care of herself and makes herself feel extremely at ease, Tachibana Makoto.

Empty.

not here.No, how could it be there.

Nanase Haruka was in a trance.The crowd all over the street didn't seem to be in the same space as him.They glide lightly across the edge of Nanase Haruka's waters, and the hustle and bustle is isolated like this. They are them, and it has nothing to do with Nanase Haruka.

Tachibana Makoto, who spent all the time since birth, all the tenderness that melted into his waters little by little, evaporated after the first quarrel, unaccompanied in a foreign country.

panic.Lonely.

Rin Matsuoka, who just turned around to buy a drink, came back. He looked in surprise at the Nanase Haruka who had Liushen Wuzhu written on his face.This guy has strong self-care ability and is not a road idiot—so what are you afraid of?Are you afraid that I will leave him and run away?Don't trust me so much, you bastard.

Rin Matsuoka threw the drink in his hand to Haruka Nanase with some displeasure.That light throw seemed to break something, Nanase Haruka's body was shaken suddenly, and she returned to normal in an instant.It was the same Nanase Haruka, with a calm face and Furui without waves—if Matsuoka Rin hadn't just stood aside and watched Nanase Haruka for a long time, he would even suspect that he was dazzled.

"Well... Forget it, he must be in a bad mood right now... It's better not to ask him."

Nanase Haruka sat side by side with Matsuoka Rin who didn't pursue it. Matsuoka Rin raised his eyebrows and complained in surprise. He jumped in without facing the fountain. It turned out that he was a person who took off when he saw the water.

Nanase Haruka remained silent as always.

There is no human habitation in the waters, so lifeless.Water without aura also loses its attractiveness.

Crowds all over the street can't do it, not even Rin Matsuoka.

Tachibana Makoto said, it wouldn't work if it wasn't for Xiaoyao.

And only then did he realize that it would be impossible without Zhenqin.

He used to think that what Makoto said was a little inexplicable, or in other words, it was incomprehensible.

But now he feels that there is no more appropriate statement than this.

Without Makoto, his vast sea area would be deserted.The world, which was already boring, will become meaningless.

Without Makoto, it will not work.

No one can do it, not even Rin.

If you have to tell the difference between Makoto and Rin intuitively, for example, if it is Makoto, you will never leave without him knowing.Just like Sousuke Yamazaki is a road idiot who will get lost in his own school, but because Matsuoka Rin is with him, he will not get lost even once.

forever... huh?

Haruka Nanase walked slowly towards the shower area.

If we are not together, it is meaningless to say whether we will leave or we will get separated.

The beginning of a career.

Countless Australian... start.

The author has something to say: It's been so long... I'm really looking forward to the free movie version_(:з」∠)_

Really rare summer memories.