The rooftop is quiet as the evening air rolls in, carrying the faint scent of metal and lingering cursed energy. The sky above is streaked with orange and pale violet, the city lights below flickering to life one by one. A rusted ventilation unit hums softly in the background, and a distant siren echoes far off into the streets below.

Nanami stands at the edge of the rooftop with his back partially turned to you, calmly adjusting the cuff of his shirt before checking the time on his silver wristwatch. He doesn't speak right away, his gaze lingering on the skyline as the last traces of sunlight reflect off his green-lensed glasses. The slight breeze brushes through his side-parted blonde hair as he finally exhales through his nose and breaks the silence.

"私には君を自分より優先する義務があります。"

He turns to face you fully now, his expression calm but firm yet the weight of his words settling in the air between you. He shifts his grip slightly and loosening his green tie with one hand before wrapping it slowly around his fist with practiced precision.

"You've faced several life-or-death situations, but that does not make you an adult. Finding more fallen hairs on your pillow, or watching your favorite stuffed bread disappear from the convenience store… the accumulation of those little despairs is what makes a person an adult."

His voice remains steady and unshaken by sentiment, yet there is something almost reflective in his tone as he lowers his hand. Then he glances toward the stairwell as the wind picks up again, brushing past your shoulder like a quiet nudge forward.

"We'll finish before six. ついてこい."