Eh?
Before Miya Atsumu could even react, he was forced into motion, picking up speed under the guidance of the snowboard beneath his feet.
“Eh?!”
Feeling the speed spiral out of control, Miya Atsumu cried out in terror, "Shoyo! How.. how do we stop this!!"
Hinata was also startled. After steadying the little kid, he used his ski poles to accelerate and quickly chased after him: "Atsumu-senpai! Brake! Brake!"
Miya Atsumu was incredibly panicked: "How am I supposed to brake—"
The composure on his face had completely vanished, his expression frantic and distorted, as if Suna had already taken hundreds of unflattering photos of him.
Having not heard clearly at all, Hinata was still shouting, "Brake!"
As Hinata rushed forward, he reached out toward Miya Atsumu, wanting to grab him to help him pivot and slow down.
But Miya Atsumu misunderstood his intention and grabbed him, attempting to use the reaction force to come to a sudden stop.
Having been yanked by Miya Atsumu, Hinata instantly realized something was wrong, but it was already too late to adjust.
Waaaaah—
Ah—
The two of them almost simultaneously lost their balance and tumbled together into the netting on the side of the ski slope, colliding so hard they were both dazed.
The skis also flew through the air, crashing into the snow right next to the two of them.
Hinata, who had used Miya Atsumu as a cushion, scrambled up. "Atsumu-senpai, you have stars on your face, they're spinning.."
Miya Atsumu lay on the snow and began to contemplate life.
How did he remember skiing being such a cool sport? He came here to add some handsome photos to his Twitter.
But this sport isn't friendly to him at all..
Just then, a figure wearing blue ski gear and a snowboard suddenly appeared from above.
He reached out to steady his board, landing not far from them after a brief moment of airtime.
Hinata had only just stood up to pick up his scattered equipment one by one.
Upon seeing the two of them, the newcomer quickly changed direction, the curtain of snow kicked up by the edge of his snowboard becoming his perfect backdrop.
Even Miya Atsumu could only say it was cool in this situation.
The newcomer came to a steady halt in front of the two, scanning them up and down through their goggles and masks.
Miya Atsumu, still sitting on the ground, was a bit dazed.
—Who is this person?
The ski suit was very thick and covered him completely, he was also wearing a hat, so not even a single strand of hair was visible.
Hinata recognized the person immediately: "Hoshiumi-senpai! What are you doing here!"
The newcomer raised a hand and pulled off the goggles and hat from his face, his hair, which had not been styled with hair gel, lying flat and orderly against his face.
Hoshiumi shook his head, trying to get his hair, which had been flattened by his hat and goggles, to lie flatter.
He pulled down his mask, a look of pleasant surprise on his face: "Shoyo! What are you doing here!"
It wasn't "you guys"; he selectively ignored Miya Atsumu on the ground.
Hinata stepped right up and, keeping a distance of one ski length, raised his hand to give Hoshiumi-senpai a high five. "We're here on vacation!"
I was actually planning to message you today and go visit Karasuno tomorrow, but I didn't expect to run into you here, Hoshiumi-senpai.
Hinata chuckled, feeling incredibly happy about this unexpected encounter.
Hoshiumi was equally happy; he had originally expected they wouldn't have the chance to meet until their next training match, but he hadn't expected to run into him here.
Then I'll show you around tomorrow and treat you to the best ramen near our school!
Long live Hoshiumi-senpai!
Hinata was still immersed in Hoshiumi-senpai's brilliant performance just now: "Hoshiumi-senpai, you were so cool just now! You just flashed right past them!"
Hoshiumi stood tall, chest out. "Do you want to see more?"
Hinata nodded: "I want to see!"
Hoshiumi said decisively, "Then I'll do it one more time."
Hinata cheered, "Yay!"
Amidst the boiling joy, there was one person who was quite unhappy.
Miya Atsumu struggled to pull himself up from the ground, his face clearly written with displeasure.
That Hoshiumi guy..
How can he be so persistent!
Chapter 250: The Two Hundred and Fiftieth Fox
Under Hoshiumi Hikari's direction, Hinata found a good spot to stand near the starting point of the beginner slope, while Hoshiumi had already taken the nearby cable car to the advanced slope located at the mountain peak.
Hoshiumi Hikari, who was already in position, waved toward them, Hinata waved back.
Miya Atsumu had already taken off his skis, with his arms crossed over his chest, he looked up at Hoshiumi's figure with a look of displeasure. "This guy.. is his desire for attention really that strong?"
After signaling to the nearby staff, Hoshiumi raised his hand and put on his ski goggles.
Actually, that wasn't the case.
He just wanted to completely crush Miya Atsumu after seeing him looking so foolish.
After all, it was a rare sight to see Miya Atsumu make such a fool of himself, so he decided to change his holiday plans for the day; next, he was going to watch and follow the foolish Miya Atsumu from up close.
With a chuckle of good spirits, Hoshiumi Hikari decisively set off, sliding down from the advanced slope.
It was once again a perfect performance; after a beautiful display of skill, he came to a steady halt right in front of Hinata, the snow kicked up during the turn splashing all over Miya Atsumu.
Hoshiumi-senpai is amazing!
That was so cool!!
Hinata cheered, his eyes filled with a longing for such cool techniques.
But snowboarding was much more difficult than dual boarding, he indeed didn't have much confidence that he could master it.
Miya Atsumu let out a soft click of his tongue, huddling deep into the collar of his down jacket, exuding an aura of dissatisfaction and annoyance.
Fine, fine.
Since he couldn't see his face, setting aside the fact that this was Hoshiumi Hikari, he could manage to acknowledge the concept of "handsome" itself.
Miya Atsumu stood with his hands on his hips and looked at Hoshiumi, who had been ignoring him from the very beginning. "Hoshiumi, that's enough."
And Hoshiumi Hikari finally looked at Miya Atsumu at this moment: "Who is this? I wasn't paying attention, I thought it was a roadblock."
Miya Atsumu tried his best to smile.
Hoshiumi withdrew his gaze and turned to Hinata, saying, "Shoyo, wait for me just a moment."
After saying that, he took off his skis and jogged over to the lift station for the beginner slopes, saying something to another tall person who was also fully geared up.
Upon hearing this, the other tall man handed over a small black object, which Hoshiumi played with before hanging it around his own neck.
Hinata quickly identified the two of them: "Great Hirugami-senpai and Hirugami-senpai."
Miya Atsumu took a moment to recall who these two people Hinata mentioned actually were. "Ah, Shwaiden Adler's current Captain."
The two Hirugami-senpais also noticed this side and raised their hands to greet them.
Hoshiumi rushed back immediately, put on his skis, looked at Miya Atsumu. "Alright, let's go."
Only then did Miya Atsumu see clearly what was hanging around Hoshiumi's neck and clipped to his clothes.
—A small recorder, commonly known as a mini camera.
Miya Atsumu felt his vision go dark.
Oh no..
Giving Miya Atsumu a mischievous grin, Hoshiumi raised his hand and shouted, "Let's go, let's go!"
Miya Atsumu, who still knew nothing about skiing, slid down the slope following Hinata and Hoshiumi on the beginner slope, trembling with apprehension.
However, this kind of family-friendly ski slope was quite easy to adapt to. Halfway down, Miya Atsumu had gradually found his rhythm and tried to use his poles to accelerate and catch up to the other two.
The end of the beginner slope was right before their eyes, Hoshiumi and Hinata, who had arrived first, were already looking back at him from the left and right.
Miya Atsumu had a confident smile on his face.
He knew he was still incredible; how hard could skiing be!
But.. in the next second, he realized something was wrong.
—He still doesn't know how to brake.
Hinata couldn't bear to keep watching and silently raised his hand to cover his eyes.
Under Hoshiumi's faithful recording, Miya Atsumu slammed straight into the net at the end of the slope.
With a loud thud, he was trapped in the net like a fish being hauled onto shore, looking up at the sky.
Another small figure slid over, coming to a steady halt in front of Miya Atsumu, followed by several ski resort safety officers and coaches.
Atsumu-senpai is so clumsy.
After Hinata Natsu finished speaking, she turned and gave high-fives to both her brother and Hoshiumi.
Seeing that Hinata Natsu had not lost control and charge down, but had instead controlled her speed and braking position herself, the frantic Coach and the safety official both let out a long sigh of relief.
Xiaoxia left with Coach Kurosu, Hoshiumi looked at the snowboard she was holding in her arms and remarked, "Xiaoxia is so amazing."
He heard Hinata say that this was Xiaoxia's first time at a ski resort, not only had she chosen a snowboard, but she could also ski so well.
Hinata said proudly, "Right? Right? My sister is super amazing."
Unlike some people.