On a frozen lake, the pure white scenery was reflected on the surface…-.
On a lake some distance from the town, with no other signs of life, it was normally silent and still.
However for today, cheerful voices echoed into the distance.
Tiga: “Here I go…. Ready, and! Hup!”
Marchia: “Oooh, Tiga’s flying~! Can you stick the landing this time!?”
Tiga: “There! ….whoa! Ah!”
Tiga executed a splendid jump on the ice, but landed on a major slant…-.
In the end, he lost his footing and fell on his backside.
Graysia: “Haa…”
Tiga: “Damn! I failed again!”
Marchia: “Ahaha! You’re really not good at this at all!”
Marchia spun around in circles on the ice before coming over to Tiga and lending a hand.
Tiga: “Graysia and Marchia, it’s amazing you guys can do it so smoothly! You’re both so skilled, like how do you do it…”
Graysia: “Of course, because there are countless opportunities to skate around in this country.”
Marchia: “I was a failure in the beginning too, but it was fine once I got the hang of it!”
Tiga: “Yeah! But I’m only able to get the jump right. I felt even more weightless than I did before. I just can’t seem to get the landing part right.”
Graysia: “You won’t understand if you just keep relying on your instincts. Do you actually intend to practice the things I taught you before? I came to teach you how to skate you know.”
Tiga: “Of course! We came all the way to the Land of Snow for that. Right Marchia?”
Marchia: “Well, I’m not very good at teaching so I just came to play. Gliding across this huge lake is a rare chance for me!”
Before, the three princes had met in Gartina in the Land of Jewels, and at that time, they had promised each other that they’d all come to the Land of Snow to skate together some day.
Now, Tiga and Marchia were visiting the Land of Snow and they intended to fulfil that promise…-.
Marchia: “But Graysia’s so sincere~. We kind of forced you into the promise yet you’re here keeping it.”
Graysia: “…a promise is a promise.”
Marchia: “That’s what you say, but you were actually looking forward to skating with us weren’t you~?”
Graysia: “What!? That’s not…”
Tiga: “Oh so that’s what it was! You never change!”
Seeing Tiga grinning, Graysia let out a big sigh that pushed up his bangs.
Graysia: “Ah, whatever, hurry and stand up! …you want to land the jump right? Do it again.”
Tiga: “Alright, thanks! Time for a crash course until I can do it!”
Marchia: “Now then, how long can you go for? It’d be great if we can go till the sun sets!”
Graysia: “Oh give me a break…”
Tiga and Marchia burst into laughter at Graysia’s bitter expression.
The bustling ice skating classroom seems like it will continue for some time yet.
END