-1068- Would that be okay?

On the windy rooftop of the Keystone Gate, a pair of teenagers wearing the same school uniform embraced each other, appearing somewhat romantic.

However, the expressions of both the boy and the girl seemed quite confused at the moment.

"Huh? Huh?"

Himeragi Yukina seemed to have not reacted promptly to the situation, with a look of confusion on her face, or perhaps subconsciously refusing to understand the developments in front of her, her face slowly turning red.

"Uh..."

Rozen felt quite awkward, holding the girl in his arms, not knowing whether to let go or not, appearing somewhat conflicted.

Until after a while...

"Min...Minamiya Nichiyo...!"

Himeragi Yukina finally regained her composure, stomping her recovered foot on the ground fiercely while her face was already filled with shame and humiliation, blushing angrily as she drew out the silver spear from her guitar case, unfolded it, and aimed the gun at Rozen.

"Wait! It's clearly not my fault just now...!?"

Rozen hastily defended himself, showing no fear of the divine weapon in the girl's hand, but rather concerned about his reputation being damaged.

Himeragi Yukina seemed to have some self-awareness, knowing that the incident just now was mainly her fault, but she couldn't let it go.

"Why did you leave me in a place like this and appear out of nowhere? What exactly are you planning...!?"

Himeragi Yukina shouted in embarrassment and anger.

Speaking of which.

If Rozen hadn't left Himeragi Yukina here, making her only able to catch the breeze in such a place, the accident just now wouldn't have happened.

Of course...

"I didn't think that you wouldn't be able to leave on your own!"

Rozen naturally protested.

Yes.

Himeragi Yukina had been here all along, not because she didn't want to leave, but because she couldn't. The rooftop of the Keystone Gate was not open to the public, basically just an open platform, with nothing else besides that. The only way to leave here was through the underground passage located on the edge of the area, not far from a doorway on the platform floor, like a sewer. If you open it, you can go down the stairs.

Although there is a high-level electronic lock on that door, if you want to unlock it, you either need to know the password or, like Asagi, hack into the system to manipulate the program to open it. But Himeragi Yukina is an Attack Mage, she should at least be able to handle an electronic lock, right?

Moreover, even if she didn't have the skills to deal with the electronic lock, wouldn't it be okay to just jump from here?

As long as there are spells or magic to mitigate gravity or reduce weight, offsetting the tendency of free fall, or simply summoning a familiar capable of flight to take her away, Himeragi Yukina should be able to leave.

Therefore, Rozen didn't expect Himeragi Yukina to be trapped here.

Helpless.

"Who knew you were afraid of heights...."

Rozen pointed out the reason.

When he learned that Himeragi Yukina seemed to be having trouble, Rozen released a familiar with a mindset of just taking a look, letting the familiar fly here to find out what was going on.

As a result, Rozen saw Himeragi Yukina attempting to approach the passage several times, but because the passage was too close to the edge without a railing, she returned pale-faced, only able to cower in the central area with trembling legs.

Seeing this, how could Rozen not understand?

This seemingly serious and meticulous girl actually has acrophobia.

Thanks to this, Himeragi Yukina dared neither to approach the passage nor to jump directly from here, unless she could directly break through the ground, she would be trapped here.

Unfortunately, the girl's phone seemed to be out of battery, and Rozen saw her holding the phone with a black screen through the shared vision with the familiar, looking like she was about to cry without tears.

Unable to bear this, Rozen came directly here.

But...

"I'm not afraid of heights!"

Himeragi Yukina looked somewhat embarrassed, but vigorously retorted.

"I'm a Sword Shaman of the Lion King Agency, with a perfect score in aerial combat training!"

Hearing Himeragi Yukina's overly childish and clumsy excuse, Rozen almost burst out laughing.

But Himeragi Yukina shouldn't be lying, right?

After all, during the confrontation with Rozen, Himeragi Yukina fully demonstrated her bravery and skillfulness, far surpassing others of her age. Even seasoned Attack Mages probably couldn't match her, especially with her spear that can nullify magic and cut through various barriers. She could easily overpower demons and mages alike.

Himeragi Yukina seems fearless in combat in high places, but she still seems to be very uncomfortable with heights. Once her mind relaxes and she becomes aware of her current location, she inevitably becomes nervous.

Rozen shook his head with a smile, then casually offered, "Do you want me to take you down?"

When this sentence came out of Rozen's mouth, Himeragi Yukina's face showed signs of hesitation.

Clearly, this Sword Shaman girl really wants to leave here, right?

But her pride as a Sword Shaman seems to forbid her from doing so.

"Please don't worry, I have a way to leave here."

Himeragi Yukina said so, but her lips were trembling, telling others how insincere she was.

"I don't mind either way." Rozen said with a hint of a smile. "But if we continue like this, you might be discovered in such a place, and then it will be widely reported on the artificial island's news. Would that be okay?"

If a middle school girl appears on the rooftop of the Keystone Gate where passage is prohibited, it wouldn't be surprising even if she is considered to be preparing to jump off. It will definitely be heavily reported on television.

"At that time, wouldn't the name of the Lion King Agency's Sword Shaman cry out?" Rozen's playful tone made Himeragi Yukina's shoulders tremble.

Humiliation once again appeared on Himeragi Yukina's face, making her blush with shame.

Seeing this, Rozen couldn't bear to tease her anymore and could only sigh helplessly, then snapped his fingers.

"Hum—!"

The surrounding space suddenly shook violently, with intense fluctuations.

"Ah..."

Himeragi Yukina exclaimed slightly, staggering.

When she reacted, Himeragi Yukina found herself back on the ground.

This is the plaza gate of the Keystone Gate.

The feeling of being grounded finally made Himeragi Yukina feel relieved and at ease.

Looking at Himeragi Yukina's relieved appearance, Rozen chuckled again.

"This girl really makes people unable to imagine that she's a national Attack Mage of some special agency."

At this moment, Himeragi Yukina gives the impression of being an ordinary girl.

Extremely strong and serious, unwilling to admit defeat, but just an ordinary girl.