Roland arrived on the roof of the Ujou Building.
Apart from the city nightscape that filled his vision, there was nothing special here.
There was an unfinished concrete floor and wire fencing around the perimeter, with nothing to obstruct the view except a water tank.
The rooftop itself had no unusual fixtures.
But the scenery there was abnormal.
Seen from a rooftop ten stories higher than the surrounding buildings, the nightscape was more unsettling than beautiful.
It was like climbing to the top of a slender ladder and looking down at the world below.
"I understand a little of humanity's obsession with heights now. Standing somewhere like this, even ordinary people can have this bird's-eye view."
Roland sighed and looked at the woman beside him.
"But if its extent is limited, even the most wonderful scenery is nothing more than a cage."
Kirie Fujou floated beside him, wearing white clothes as exquisite as a formal gown, her black hair reaching her waist.
The slender hands and feet exposed by her outfit further accentuated her elegance.
With her delicate brows and cool eyes, she could probably have been counted as beautiful even among beauties.
She appeared to be only in her twenties, though of course there was little point in judging a ghost's age.
The woman in spirit form nodded gently, standing beside the edge of the building, seemingly only one step away from falling.
In the dark city night, like a deep sea untouched by light, the scattered lights seemed like deep-sea fish blinking.
-I want to jump.
When people saw such a sight, this impulse would arise unconsciously. Their survival instincts restricted them from possessing such a view, urging their bodies to hurry somewhere safer, and if they momentarily lost control, they would pay for admiring this scenery with