Um… Are you being asked to break this child’s heart right in front of the kids?

Well, from her parents’ perspective at that time, Inori-chan was truly a child who couldn’t do anything…

Moreover, it’s a competition that is also the cause of the serious situation my sister is in, so I really don’t want her to participate even more.

In summary, the parents are saying to shut this kid up.

It’s something that takes both money and time, so as a parent, there are a lot of these kinds of things…

In the beginning, Inori’s mother didn’t understand Inori enough to complain about being treated as a toxic parent.

The ones that suddenly come to mind before going to bed.

>>11

There are actually kids who are nourished by schools like this.

The school is also a source of nourishment, so they respond leniently and prolong the process of quitting.

It’s actually not good that studying is unnecessarily getting delayed.

Knowing that it costs 300,000 to 400,000 yen a year to start figure skating, I can’t easily blame Inori’s mother.

Parents should love their children unconditionally!

However, the reality is that both parents and children will gradually shrink away if the other party does not meet expectations…

Doing it in front of children might seem questionable from an adult’s perspective, but…

Not every parent has the luxury of time and money to indulge a child’s tantrums.

What is the best way to handle something like this?

Well, my mom has reflected on it…

>>19

If I don’t reflect on this, I’ll just make mistakes somewhere else.

If my sister hears this, she might punch me.

The sports done on an ice rink are quite expensive due to rink usage fees and transportation costs, and for figure skating, there are also coaching fees…

Inori-san was constantly being told by those around her that she was no good compared to her older sister, and it was a time when her mother was also a little off.

It’s not that I don’t love you; I’m just giving up on you.

Most parents in this world would say no if their child said they wanted to skate seriously.

>>27

Don’t say it in front of the child.

>>35

But parents from the Showa era are like this.

I heard figure skating costs 3 million a year…

It’s probably not such a rare story from a parent’s perspective.

It’s not much different from sending a child to a sports club or a tutoring school even if they want to draw.

There is a difference between saying it and not saying it.

When we were talking about making you quit middle school, you said you didn’t want to be hurt unnecessarily.

I think that place hasn’t changed from the beginning… it was just that the exposure was too much.

No matter what you let them do, they’re always behind everyone else, standing out in class, and on top of that, they’re a child who won’t stop catching earthworms even when told to.

I was a child who did poorly in both studies and sports, always digging like a worm, so it’s understandable that I would want to focus on something more practical for the future rather than skating.

Even if you say that it wasn’t a good time to have a baby, sometimes humans just let those things slip out.

I want you to listen with a more relaxed attitude.

My sister is an obviously talented girl, so she’s only being treated this way.

Maybe if my sister is below average, she probably won’t be able to reach the scene in the image.

That’s why discussions about making tuition free or providing subsidies for extracurricular activities arise in real society.

There are reasons other than money that make me not want to let Inori do it.

My sister is frustrated because she broke her bone.

I don’t know how Inori-san was, but there are children who cry and scream without being convinced even when their parents try to explain, so I don’t think that’s such a rare reaction.

I think that for a fifth grader, they should be able to discuss things more, but for Inori Mama, it seems that her child wasn’t capable of that.

It’s a good thing that Inori-san happened to be an extraordinary skater…

I never imagined that my passion and talent for skating were of medalist caliber.

In other words, from a parent’s perspective, I think the older sister might get worried seeing her younger sister skate freely.

>>42

However, this way of making them give up could potentially lead to this child becoming ill if I’m not careful.

No matter how much you want to make someone quit, this way of breaking their spirit makes you wonder if you have any humanity at all.

Even the things I wanted to do have ended up like this.

I think they weren’t really intending to make anyone do anything seriously at this point.

>>45

It’s the opposite.

Everything I’ve wanted to do so far has ended in disaster.

I don’t want to let him get hurt uselessly anymore.

The original creator of Hikaru no Go briefly had a skating manga in Jump, where the main character also didn’t get any help from their parents, ultimately running away to live in a dorm.

Even if it doesn’t escalate to bullying, it’s a level of pressure that’s almost at the point of school refusal.

Even if it’s just for fun, there are some noisy anonymous people around…

>>49

I guess you remembered the painful past when your parents stopped you from doing what you wanted to do.

>>54

Even if I try, I’ll probably just end up struggling and drifting to the bulletin board anyway.

Rather, I’m surprised that my sister is so cheerful!

It’s not that Mom is saying this because she doesn’t know anything; she understands to some extent that there are reasons other than economic ones.

No matter how hard I try, I’ve learned from experience that in the world of talent and aptitude, if you don’t start young, it’s not enough, and if there’s an accident, you might have to retire.

>>53

I understand.

Let’s get it done quickly.

>>56

Money is tough, isn’t it…

>>53

Isn’t it difficult for a teacher to generally say “Leave it to me” in front of the children?

>>63

Well, I think they were expecting a discussion about how tough it can be.

I don’t mean to say anything bad, but I don’t think Mom thought Inori-san was thinking that deeply.

>>63

Let’s just get it over with quickly.

I wonder if things would have been different if my sister had been at home.

I feel that, in that situation, the parents are only paying attention to the older sister, and regardless, the parent-child relationship seems likely to become strained.

It’s really scary that a person who is normally cheerful doesn’t even glance at this place anymore.

Lately, Mom has clearly been acting strange, hasn’t she?

Since I became aware of Inori’s determination and my own condition, I’ve completely changed.

I think the developments after that are quite understanding parental moves.

No matter how understanding a coach is, if the parents are unsupportive, they’ll go elsewhere.

There are reasons for my mother to end up like this.

If we unravel that, it’s my mother’s mother (Inori’s grandmother) who is at fault.

(I was trying my best not to become like Inori-san’s grandmother.)

My mother thinks that my husband and my sister (Mikato) are wonderful people.

Compared to that, Inori-san, who resembles me, is not seen by me.

It was more of a kind of obsession than a sense of responsibility.

>>64

It was mentioned casually in the fanbook, but it’s quite a painful upbringing, isn’t it…?

It started like this, but it’s good because it’s properly purified.

Considering the age, it’s a bit too late to start now… that’s what was actually said, right, Inori-san?

Is it wrong for parents not to notice that their child has a talent specifically for figure skating?

>>68

Don’t say such ridiculous things!!!

>>70

I’m being treated like a toxic parent for not being able to do that reckless thing and stifling my child’s talent.

>>87

Could it be that it’s not just a joke and they’re serious…?

Even having an excellent older sister didn’t work.

It’s pretty late even if I do it, so hmm…

In comparison to my older sister, who is an absolutely perfect person, Inori, who was seen as slightly below average or borderline normal by society, was simply unable to do much.

While my sister is a versatile genius, Inori-san is a genius who can only do one thing!

>>73

When you think about it, this family seems like an ordinary household, but the talent is incredible.

I think the reason my older sister quit skating was because our mother broke her bone.

Personally, I felt that if I were to cause my mother any more trouble, it might be best to stop.

It’s because there were other things I wanted to do.

But honestly, it’s true that just having talent in skating, without it, it seems like I wouldn’t be able to function properly in society…

I saw a medalist for the first time in an anime.

It’s pretty harsh to think that starting at Inori’s age is considered too late for figure skating… I thought.

When I started reading, I thought my older sister would come out saying, “Ha! There’s no way you can skate, inori! Gahaha!” and I was bracing myself for it.

>>78

I thought that my big sister was just doing it on a superficial level.

I didn’t think that Anai Iruka-chan and others were at a level that could be lightly roasted.

>>85

I was surprised by this.

I thought that after just starting, Inori-chan would quickly surpass her older sister’s level and a rivalry would emerge, but it turns out they are top-level players…

There are already social misfits whose lives are falling apart except for skating.

I just think that Inori-san can really pour herself into this, and her athletic ability itself is not bad at all.

Later on, some children become sensitive to the perceptions of adults, but looking at the pictures, I wonder if they were properly relying on their parents or if they were just being selfish.

If it’s a child who tends to hold back, we should let them do it.

Given the precedent set by my sister and Inori’s behavior up until now, there is no way a parent would want to throw their child into expensive and dangerous extracurricular activities.

If at least you were as understanding and capable as my sister, I wouldn’t speak to you like this.

Your sister is a model overseas; she’s quite a capable girl, isn’t she?

The scene where I realize I was protecting myself is amazing… it had such high resolution.

It seems that thanks to skating, I have escaped from being a child who couldn’t exercise.

Having abs is important.

The family is so close that it’s almost too good, the Kessoku family.

I think Inori Mama must have been at her peak of anxiety at the beginning.

Inori has formed such an attachment that she’s homesick and crying because she can’t see Inori Mama.

I needed a parent who would tell me that a bulletin board was absolutely impossible for me.

>>90

You can’t handle the bulletin board.

Stop it.

>>90

Despite being highly suited for anonymous message boards, not developing that ability is a shame.

My sister and I have both won the Chubu Tournament…

It’s actually our mother who wants my sister to stop doing what she wants.

So I achieve my dreams without speaking about them, hidden from my mother.

My older sister is resourceful.

>>96

Because I’m doing flashy things like being an idol or a model…

In the story, although they entered junior high, they have this expression on their face before the midterm exams.

It seems that there has been no improvement in studies.

I think there are hardly any readers of Medalist who treat Inori Mama as a toxic parent, because Inori Mama is doing really well.

Most of what I know is from pages that have been cut and pasted, so that’s how I’m being treated.

>>98

At first, it can’t be helped, but since then, they’ve been working really hard with overnight sewing and picking up and dropping off.

>>103

I think they did this when my sister was competing, and the burden on the parents is just overwhelming in this sport.

At first, no one in the story knew whether Inori had any talent or not!

You should have a perspective from God’s viewpoint.

Before I even seriously started skating, my parents were understanding enough to casually buy Inori-san’s worm merchandise.

>>100

Where the hell did you find that shitty T-shirt…?

>>100

I might be a little late, but since it’s cute, I guess I feel like I have to do my best to take care of it…

By the time of the first competition, I was already staying up all night sewing the costumes.

It’s not that I don’t have feelings or that I’m not expecting anything.

I’m just tired.

After retiring due to an injury from being in the top tier, my sister seems surprisingly unbothered.

Is your heart made of steel…?

>>102

Big sister can live without being on the ice, you know…

I think it’s understandable for parents to be nervous if their fifth grader still hasn’t memorized the multiplication tables.

I feel pressured to make the decision of whether to place them in a special class.

>>107

It means that even at a second-grade level, I can’t keep up anymore…

I think I’m the one delaying the decision…

They are deciding that it can’t be done without even trying.

Let me show you how to do it first.

I can do it…! More than anything, this child has determination!!!!

Did you start working for Inori, Mom?

>>109

Simply put, it costs money to raise two children…

Moreover, it’s figure skating.

My sister really loves her little sister, and she even says that she is happy about her little sister growing and doing figure skating, without any jealousy at all.

>>111

Too strong…

Even considering the cartoonish expressions, it must be a world where it’s impossible without the talent and understanding of having a sister who is at the top level in Japan…

There are a lot of people here who have no experience with parenting.

By the way, even now that Inori has become a middle school student, she still occasionally makes mistakes in multiplication!

>>118

I resemble Inori-san.

>>120

You

Right now, on the ice, be gentle.

>>120

GOE-500 million

>>118

I’m glad I was able to do figure skating… I’m really glad…

The figure skater’s costume was unexpectedly hand-sewn by her mother.

It’s not sane to sew on sequins.

Inori is a child who can’t even muster any motivation for anything other than skating, so I can understand why she would react this way.

I guess you’re the kind of kid who can’t do homework by yourself and can’t stick with it in the first place.

I mean, at this point, rather than having expectations for Inori to succeed, it’s actually more correct to keep her away from danger because she’s so far behind.

>>122

Basically, it was probably this side’s consciousness…

>>115

Meeting with Professor Tsukasa, who has the eyes of a hawk, is too much of a destiny…

Multiplication tables in 5th grade!?

Rather, it’s at a level where I wonder why they have talent in skating…

>>125

Passion is more important than talent.

The influence of my sister burning my brain is huge.

>>125

It’s partly because I’m a genius at skating, but also because I love skating that I can give it 120% effort.

I find it cruel yet delightful that Taro is being teased for having his mother help him study.

You’re at a level where you’re told that if you do the group task, it will create more trouble, so just go play somewhere else and do nothing. That must be tough for you.

It’s quite shocking that a fifth grader is still doing homework with their mother.

The mother who does that may seem like she’s spoiling her child, but if she doesn’t, they really won’t do it.

Did you realize Inori’s talent at first sight, Professor Shi?

>>134

Yes

This guy is dangerous.

>>139

Various information is coming out and is becoming clear.

The initial narrator (Mr. Tsukasa) is rather the pattern of a dangerous person.

>>141

The ability to see through things was crazy.

Even though I have the physical ability to escape from Teacher Tsukasa, who is chasing me with all his might, using parkour (?), I’ve had it from the very beginning…

>>136

Non-chan Catch Game

>>143

My mother turned pale.

>>143

This caused the danger limiter to be released.

This is the reason why Hikaru-chan is thrilled with Inori-san’s breakdown.

>>143

I’m going to die from stress!

>>143

I like the manga version more because Inori’s shadow is strong in episode 1, which makes the subsequent catharsis even more amazing.

I understand the feeling that it becomes overwhelming and turns into noise when done in anime.

I tend to escape from things other than skating pretty quickly.

I’m also collecting earthworms while escaping.

The power of perception that Dr. Shi possesses surpasses even that of medalists… it’s like the eye of God.

Could it be that the elementary school teacher who selflessly stayed behind to help me study when I was struggling is an absolute saint?

>>145

Didn’t you cry your eyes out at Inori’s graduation ceremony?

If I fall behind even at school, I’m sure I’d be scolded by everyone for slowing down the others in extracurricular activities, much more than for my studies…

🐺I recognized Inori-chan’s talent right away too…!

According to the fan book parameters, Inori-san doesn’t have much talent but has an overwhelming determination.

Isn’t Professor Shi’s leadership skills at a god level?

>>149

My teacher, Mr. Tsukasa, is amazing!

>>149

Um… but you don’t have a level, right…? Can you really ski?

>>149

I honestly understand this.

In terms of skating, Inori is not someone you can call a genius, as there are many things she can’t do that are usually normal, and she doesn’t acquire skills quickly either.

Chasing after with obsession.

>>166

Wait, I know the obsession is intense, but there aren’t that many monsters like that around!

Inori happened to be skating.

There are actually dropouts who say they have no motivation to study but can work hard when it comes to games.

>>151

I can do my best when it comes to masturbation!

What are you doing!?

I’m glad I was able to meet good adults, including my school teacher, Sekoma-san, and my supervisor.

Well, what Sekoma did is not good, but…

It’s difficult to catch even if an adult man is positioned below.

Thinking back, while Inori-san may not understand, she was a top-class mother when it came to understanding figure skating.

>>160

Rather, it’s precisely because I understand their usual behavior that I decided not to make them do it.

Mr. Tsukasa is a person with talent recognized by Yotaka Jun that night.

That’s why I encouraged you to return to the active scene.

Why am I coaching such a boring kid…?

>>161

It’s interesting that Hikaru-chan’s evaluation is the opposite.

I can feel a hint of madness in my older sister, even though there isn’t much description.

Please do not impose the responsibilities that parents should bear onto others!

A child who can’t even properly do their homework.

If you say you want to go to an art class because you can work hard if you’re drawing, most parents will probably hesitate.

Compared to skating, painting classes cost a lot less, so this example is still not too bad.

Parents aren’t lacking understanding; they’ve reached the limit of their understanding and are being pushed to the edge…

Catch game…

What happens if you fail that game…?

To put it bluntly, it’s just that we only meet with Teacher Tsukasa through Links.

I think my mother is still struggling with her daily life.

Now that we’ve achieved results, it’s good, but if we had irresponsibly let you skate, it would have turned into a money-draining bug, wouldn’t it, Mr. Tsukasa?

>>175

If that doesn’t work, then I’ll just have them quit by the time they reach middle school…

>>179

Looking at it this way, it seems like Nori Mama is thinking things through properly…

>>175

It’s just hindsight, but Teacher Tsukasa is also a monster full of talent, so he must have had an eye for it.

Fortunately, there were many kind and well-rounded adults around, like the Secoma staff and my elementary school teachers.

Inori has become a child who looks for the mood of adults.

>>176

Even after becoming an enhanced player, Inori’s darkness is leaking out…

>>176

This is too impressive, Dr. Gori’s observational skills…

Let’s have the missing night hawk become my sister’s coach and take on the role of the final boss.

My sister didn’t succeed in the actual performance, but it seems she was doing quadruple jumps in practice.

Considerable cream.

In the anime, it was quite a bit milder, wasn’t it?

In this area, it’s completely neglect in manga.

It’s not a response suitable for a fifth grader who has some sense, but since Inori-san’s intelligence does not reach that level, it is given to a kid who doesn’t listen.

You’re just not good at jumping yet, but your learning speed is monstrously fast, right?!

If it weren’t for Teacher Tsukasa, it might have just broken apart…

It’s obvious that there is no continuity or perseverance, so it’s natural to think that taking lessons is impossible.

I want to have a pet that my parents can take care of for me! It’s different from that.

Inori-chan is strong because she is strange.

So I’ll grill it on a higher flame for the best finish.

Even if we only look at the quadruple jumps, the only ones who can land them, including juniors, are still Hikari and Inori.

The current situation is that I’m really not able to do it, but it’s because I haven’t been allowed to do it until now; if I were allowed, I would definitely be able to do it.

It’s difficult to discern that.

It’s a gamble.

It’s impressive that you haven’t gotten toilet paper stuck in the toilet while being abroad.

Well, it’s a sport that you can’t casually just start, so I understand my mom’s feelings.

The aspect of talent mentioned in the fanbook can be seen as a discussion from the highest point of view.