I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

"No...it's a long story...I think there's something wrong with the nerve conduction..."

What spirit... what channeling... what is she talking about?

"Well..." I said as I entered her room through the window, "Is there no one else in your family?"

I looked around and saw the typical style that girls like... pink wallpaper and plush toys all around.

"My parents are usually very busy with work."

...It's not easy. Like me, I've rarely seen my parents...

"In that case, do you want to go out for a walk?"

I completely gave up the idea of ​​"leaving quickly" and wanted to do something for her...even if it was just a little bit.

"..." She seemed a little bit unconvinced when I said this, but after she realized what I said, she immediately showed her happiness.

"Well, that's up to you!"

.....................

"Why do you need to change clothes?"

She asked me with some confusion.

"My personal habit..."

It's just to prevent being discovered again.

"Is that so..." She didn't seem to think too much about it and then looked at the surrounding scenery.

"The flowers are blooming..." She looked at the flowers planted along the roadside to beautify the environment... I can't remember their names...

"Yes, after all, the weather has become warmer, and people should take advantage of this time to exercise more."

"yes..."

I'm actually able to stroll leisurely through the streets of this city during the daytime, and with a girl... It feels like a dream...

"Hey, I haven't asked your name yet. My name is Amy, what's yours?"

She suddenly looked up from her wheelchair and asked me.

"....." At that moment, I hesitated, so I didn't tell her my real name.

"Lu...Lucef."

I made up a name and told her.

"Oh... is that so? What about Rusef..." She savored the name as if it were a piece of candy.

Is that so strange...

"Oh, by the way, do you know that one?" she said, pointing in a direction, and I looked in that direction.

Even though there are tall buildings all around, it still cannot compare to a single building.

【Qilisal Tower】

The tallest building in the city.

"I really want to go up and take a look..." she said.

"...There should be a sightseeing elevator..."

She probably hasn't been there before...

"I know, and I've been there... but that's not the highest point." She pointed at the tower, but her hand didn't move downward. "Look, the sightseeing area is there, and the tower is so high... the view from there isn't the same view you'd get from the real tower."

...Is that so... Actually, it's true...

"I was thinking...if my legs were better, I could learn to climb. Then I could really see the whole city from a high tower."

From the tower... can you see the whole city?

"Okay, let's stop talking and go back."

She turned and looked at me.

"..." I didn't respond to her.

"Um...Rusef?"

"Now, if you saw that view, would you be happy?"

I ask her.

"Well... indeed... but that's just my dream... and it may not come true..." She smiled, as if to comfort herself.

"What if... I could let you see that view?"

"Ugh?"

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Thief... It's always been a dishonorable name, always associated with bad things... And in truth, I've never done anything good. Stealing is a daily occurrence. Even the guys I frequently trade with look down on me from the bottom of their hearts...

I know all this...and I don't want to change anything.

It's just... I want to fulfill her wish.

It's just a small wish, and if it were me, I could do it easily.

If I let her see that scene...it would be the same on TV, even though it's a little different, but that's all I can do...

....................

"Just sit in front of the TV and watch it at 8pm."

"Eh? You mean someone's going to take photos of the night scene? But...that's impossible. Something like that...would cost a lot of money, right?"

"Don't worry about it."

She recalled her conversation with him and waited for eight o'clock to come.

......................

Eight o'clock.

"It's already eight o'clock, as predicted by the number one thief, Lu Ren. Will he really appear atop the city's tallest tower, the Qilisar Tower? Our TV station has dispatched a helicopter for live coverage..."

“….Wow…so awesome!”

Amy felt a little unbelievable, because Lucef had just said that this thief named Lu Ren would appear in the tower soon... Could it be that he had the ability to predict the future?

Amy looked at the TV screen excitedly, but unlike others, she didn't care whether the thief would appear. Instead, she looked at the city through TV... It was really beautiful.

"It appeared! As expected, a figure appeared at the top of the tower..."

Immediately afterwards, several spotlights shone on the figure, and the camera quickly zoomed in.

Amy was a little unhappy that she couldn't see the scenery because of this, but when she saw the face of the number one thief, she was suddenly stunned.

"......"

"Lu...Lucef?"

At this moment, he was standing at the top of the tower, and the wind was blowing his hair wildly.

"He seemed to be saying something, but the wind was so strong I couldn't catch it... I could only tell by the movement of his lips..."

Amy was also trying to interpret his words.

"........"

At this moment, Lu Ren on the top of the tower suddenly jumped to the side, and a huge hang glider appeared on his body.

The camera moves with him.

"Look carefully at this entire city."

The hang glider flew around the tower several times, and the camera followed closely enough for Amy in front of the TV to see it clearly.

"So... is that so..."

I should have been happy... I should have watched carefully...

But why do tears fill my eyes?

.....................

That's it. Now you can see it clearly.

Then, it's time for me to leave.

Thinking of this, I dodged the spotlight that had been following me and flew into the darkness in the distance.

......................

That day is a long way off.

I kept hoping he would appear at the window again, not with a panicked look, but with a smile:

"Hey, are you satisfied with the scenery from last time?"

...But that's all I can think of.

"Amy, it's time to leave." My mother knocked on the door and reminded me.

"Okay, I'm ready, come in."

I put the half-finished painting in my drawer.

"Oh, you're dressed like a princess." Mother smiled and pushed my wheelchair. "Then let's get ready to go."

"Ok."

Today is my birthday. Knowing that I like the tower, my parents decided to take me to a restaurant on the tower to celebrate my birthday.

Actually... they don't know that the tower has a new meaning for them...

Well, that's fine, since that was once the place closest to him.

...............

"Have you left already..."

I looked at Amy's family who had already left.

"...Well, it's so rare that I want to come see you, but you're going out again..." I sat on the open windowsill, looking at her desk, and suddenly remembered that she seemed to be drawing something just now.

But there's nothing on the desk now.

"..." I jumped into the room and opened the drawer of the desk... Sorry for taking your things without my permission.

"..." It was easy to find the paper.

"Oh..."

It's a tower...it's a really nice drawing...and the one next to it is me, I think. It's a little simple...but you can still tell from the hang glider next to it...

"Ha..." That's great, it seems she doesn't hate me.

"Then I'll take it as a souvenir..."

Then he jumped out...wait...

I turned around and closed the window.

It's a bad habit to leave the windows open when you go out.

Meet

【Extra Story】 Encounter

"Please get up, my husband..."

Before the word "Master" was even called out, I turned off the alarm clock... This voice is not emotional enough... Not to mention the impact on my ears, the sound itself has no value in existence.

"Really..."

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the poster on the wall.