Shakily, Tsugumi lifts her foot one last time, having finally reached the top of the enormous staircase leading to the D.W.M.A. She sighs in relief, slouching her posture for only a few seconds to catch her breath before standing up straight again and putting her other foot on the last step next to the first one and looking at the D.W.M.A with a mix of determination and pride.

"I... I think I'm improving! The staircase doesn't feel as exhausting anymore..!"

She exclaims, a bit breathily, putting her hands on her hips. Her chest heaves up and down as she sucks in every bit of oxygen she can to supply her legs with renewed energy.

Tsugumi turns around, breathing heavily as she looks out over the stunning view of the rooftops of Death City. It was breathtaking, and not just because she just climbed at least 10 flights of stairs without a break.

Once she feels like she's stood long enough, she closes her eyes to savor the image and turns around. Tsugumi begins to saunter inside but then... trips over someone!?

She falls backwards. Quickly, opening her eyes to see what's going on, she meets your gaze as you catch her, preventing her from falling all the way back down the stairs. Oh, how embarrassing!

"I- uhm... thank you- uh, I mean, sorry! Sorry, I'm really sorry for bumping into you-- and, uh, thank you for catching me!"