Medalist - Ch. 53 - Mermaid and Blade

[iluvthis]

Omg Im so happy to see Iruka again! Ive been craving to see more of her relationship with Mika and vice versa considering previous chapters, glad to see more in that aspect even if they still havent officially interacted and think of eachother instead.

 

[exxeld]

Ending caught me off guard got me misty at the gym lmao. Its crazy to see Inori with such a disperse degree of facial expressions she's really grown up but while I'm happy to see Inori get back on her feet and work alongside Tsukasa, I'm really not happy about Tsukasa giving up his original dream for Inori.

I wanted to see them grow together on the ice and while I'm sure Tsukasa will do a great job as a coach, I wanted to see him strive for his dream after he's realized just how actually talented he is.

 

[claudio_rolna]

Inori is so tall now

 

[Ldark]

Finally they had a good talk! Specially with Inori considering how much she was saving up, now hopefully we see them work better in her mental state too, so something like last contest won't happen, even if she fails.

 

[reiken123]

i just want to say : fuck iruka parents .
thanks for the chapter i love medalist

 

[DianatheAscian]

When I got to page 19 I said out loud "Oh yeah she's defiantly a middle schooler now" lol.

 

[conqjw7]

Adversity FC... we will be back

 

[Arqa]

Whole chapter had me like this and they’re not even on the ice, insane manga

https://imgur.com/VbtxWoV

 

[irondark30]

Correct me if I’m wrong, I didn’t read much into it, but is the whole being reborn as a dolphin and hurting herself a euphemism for suicide?

Also I liked her analogy of the two choices, with my own spin, cause if I had to pick which route I’d root for, Inori or Hikaru’s coaching routes, I’d certainly pick Inori’s. Hikaru’s is just too lonesome

 

[krkj]

I didn't understan pg 35. What is Hitomi deriding and then motivating?

 

[trixg315]

I didn't understan pg 35. What is Hitomi deriding and then motivating?

Tsukasa's harmful behavior of overtraining and not taking care of himself properly.

 

[zharashiki]

I FUCKING LOVE injury arcs in my spokon series!

I want to see a psychological exploration of my characters as they come to terms with their misfortune and despair.
I want to see them develop and build real resilience, perseverance, and sheer grit in the face of adversity.
I want an inspirational story of hope, where they bounce back and reignite themselves after everything they've built comes crumbling down.

 

[Yumiiiiii]

wonderful chapter!!

thank you for the translation

 

[Ajira]

That's too much content for a single chapter...

 

[krkj]

Tsukasa's harmful behavior of overtraining and not taking care of himself properly.

Nono, I get what's happening literally. I'm rather confused about the wordings used in the middle and bottom right blocks around motivations behind becoming am athlete/greatest-athlete.

 

[eveningcalm]

Nono, I get what's happening literally. I'm rather confused about the wordings used in the middle and bottom right blocks around motivations behind becoming am athlete/greatest-athlete.

she's saying tsukasa should be aiming to be a great athlete if he wants to get back at them, instead of indulging in his harmful behavior and wallowing in regret.
fucking knew that was a bit confusing.

 

[krkj]

she's saying tsukasa should be aiming to be a great athlete if he wants to get back at them, instead of indulging in his harmful behavior and wallowing in regret.
fucking knew that was a bit confusing.

Thanks for confirming. I had a faint idea that was the meaning intended but I still can't exactly "map" the words with that intention. I can't exactly articulate it

 

[LordofAlI]

Iruka is so fucking cool. Honestly everyone is.

 

[doomrider7]

I FUCKING LOVE injury arcs in my spokon series!

I want to see a psychological exploration of my characters as they come to terms with their misfortune and despair.
I want to see them develop and build real resilience, perseverance, and sheer grit in the face of adversity.
I want an inspirational story of hope, where they bounce back and reignite themselves after everything they've built comes crumbling down.

We could've actually had that with Inori, but naaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I do like the angle with Iruka though, but I'm honestly not seeing the bounce back. I think she'll TRY, but never quite make it again and retire due to injury with Inori carrying more "prayers".

That in mind. Inori is never beating Hikaru in a competition. What I think will happen is that they both MAYBE go to the Olympics together with Hikaru as a main in the team and Inori an alternate and Hikaru golds and sets some major world records, but either retires or falls off the top due to injuries and mounting physical stress. My thoughts are that Inori will "beat" Hikaru by medaling and beating her record in the NEXT Olympics and that's how they'll "prove" Jun wrong by having Inori have a much longer career at the top.

But as far as direct competitions go, she's never beating Hikaru and I think her career will be significantly more mixed with a much spottier record.

 

[thecronosone]

That in mind. Inori is never beating Hikaru in a competition.

Disagree, her lose with the quad might imply that they will compete again only in the Olympics but inori is beating hikaru in the manga at some point, hell most of the manga's best developments are the way it makes the underdog win against the prodigy.