"...That's right. It's all my fault. I have to make amends."

　"Niizuma ?"

　Muttering this, Niizuma-san slowly approached the window. Sensing something ominous, I headed towards Niizuma-san.

　"Niizuma-san!?"

　Then Niizuma-san put her hand on the window lock. Suddenly, a bad feeling grew in me, so I called out her name loudly. However, it seemed like my words didn't reach her.

　If you just want to see the view, that's fine. If you want to feel the breeze by opening the window, which you're not allowed to open unless you need to, such as to clean off the eraser dust or to ventilate the room, then I'll give in and allow you to do so. ...The result is...

　"...You don't need me, do you?"

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　"Don't mess with me!!"

　My expectations were betrayed in a bad way. My premonition was right. She opened the window and put her hands on the edge of the window me stopped her moving as if to say,

　"Let go!!"

　"Of course it's no good!!"

　"Why?! Let go?! Please, let go."

　"Don't mess with me! If you do, get away from that window!"

　"I'm not kidding! I want to die!"

　When she looked back at me, there was a glint in her eyes. It was painful, but it was far better than having blank eyes.

　"Don't say die!! Live!!"

　"Don't say things like that so easily! I still want to live too! But I don't want to anymore!"

　"What's so bad about that?!"

　"Everything!! You don't know my feelings so don't try and hold me back!!"

　"Of course I wouldn't like that! Why would I have to abandon someone who is trying to die?!"

　"That's just for your own satisfaction! Don't drag me into this! You probably don't care if I'm gone anyway! You obviously think it would be better if I wasn't here!"

　「Stop it already!!」

　"~!"

　I realized that arguing like this wouldn't get us anywhere so I headbutted Niizuma-san with all my might. Both of my hands were occupied, so I had no choice but to do so to calm her down. She flinched and her grip on the edge of the window weakened, so I was able to pull her away from the window.

　Our classroom for first-year students was on the fourth floor, and there was a good chance that we would not have gotten away with just getting hurt. Even if it was just self-satisfaction, we had overcome a major crisis where our classmates could have died. I will never regret that action.

　Self-satisfaction? Ego? Forcing something on someone? If it can save a life, I'll do it as much as it takes. That's what I felt when I saw Niizuma-san holding the forehead she had hit.