[After getting to know two of the members of Kessoku Band.]
[You were introduced to the remaining members as well——]
[Ijichi Nijika is a gentle girl, and being around her feels like a warm spring breeze.]
[Yamada Ryo does not like to talk much, but when the topic turns to music, she can always go on with a long, detailed explanation...]
[Unfortunately, rock music is far too stimulating for someone like you who has a heart condition.]
[You have never listened to their live performances, only watched their MVs online.]
[At the same time, you learned that Toru is acting as their manager.]
[You were curious about this boy, but had no intention of getting to know him more deeply.]
[Toru might be charming.]
[But for someone approaching death, such a beautiful young man is undoubtedly a kind of poison, so you deliberately keep your distance from him.]
[Deep down, you long to experience a romantic love like others your age, but such a thing is nothing more than a luxury.]
[Like a canary trapped in a cage, you have no right to fall in love.]
[However, romance is not everything in a girl's life.]
[You gained a sincere friendship——]
[Kita Ikuyo takes special care of you at school, showing concern over every little thing, to the point that it even makes you a bit uncomfortable.]
[You once even doubted her sexual orientation...]
[Later, after Kita Ikuyo secretly told you that she had a boy she liked, you finally put that strange suspicion to rest.]
[One day in May.]
[Because she happened to hear that you wanted to see pandas, Kita Ikuyo deliberately took you to Ueno Zoo one weekend.]
[The pandas were very cute, and you bought a lot of merchandise.]
[To accommodate you, you moved very slowly, resting for a long time after just a few steps, which made you feel a trace of guilt.]
["It's okay, Kanade, don't worry. I've been here many times. I got tired of pandas a long time ago." Kita Ikuyo's words dispelled your guilt.]
[You felt a little curious.]
[Why was she so good to you?]
[And why did she even take you to the zoo?]
["Because Kanade wanted to see pandas, so I brought you here."]
[Her answer was unexpectedly simple.]
[At that moment.]
[You had a thought——]
[If you were to leave this world in a few years, Kita Ikuyo would probably be very sad, right?]
[On the way home, you told her about your worries.]
["I've looked it up. Heart disease isn't an incurable terminal illness. As long as you replace it with a suitable heart, you can live for a long time..."]
[Kita Ikuyo continued to comfort you, saying, "If that doesn't work, we can also ask Kitahara-kun for help. He might have a way."]
...
[That night, when you returned home and lay on your bed, your mood was more relaxed than ever before.]
[You fulfilled a wish you had always had.]
[Perhaps the other wishes in your heart might also come true one day...]
[Before you leave this world.]
[You hoped for it so deeply.]
[Time quickly moved into June.]
[Thinking back to the ball sports tournament at the end of May.]
[You were unable to participate because of your poor physical condition.]
[But you saw Kitahara Toru and Kita Ikuyo being active on the field.]
[Gotoh Hitori, on the other hand, shrank into a corner. For someone with severe social anxiety, sports were still far too difficult.]
[After entering summer.]
[The temperature gradually rose, and thanks to it, your physical discomfort increased, but it did not worsen to the point of hospitalization.]
[That summer, you wanted to watch fireworks once and attend a festival once.]
[Some time ago, you made a list of wishes for your life——]
[
In summer, watch brilliant fireworks once, （）
Watch the stars together with someone you care about, （）
Truly fall in love with someone, （）
Do a good deed without seeking anything in return, （）
Experience an extreme sport once, （）
Seriously watch a sunrise and a sunset once, （）
Laugh until tears flow, （）
...
Go on a hiking trip once, （）
See pandas, （√）
Go skiing in Hokkaido, （）.]
[The long list was recorded in a blank notebook.]
[You did not know how many you could complete, you just wanted to do your best.]
[Life lasts only about 1,000 days. Even if you completed one dream every 10 days, you could still complete 100...]
[That would be enough.]
[On this day, you sat in the classroom, gazing into the distance.]
[The setting sun was blocked by the buildings. The crimson light was about to fade beyond the horizon. It was the first time you had watched a sunset so seriously...]
[The sunset is infinitely beautiful, yet so close to dusk.]
[It was truly beautiful.]
[So beautiful that you did not even notice the sound of footsteps appearing behind you.]
[Toru looked at the notebook in your hand, slightly lost in thought. He did not disturb you, only silently accompanied you in watching the sunset.]
[As the sun sank, time slowly passed.]
[By the time you came back to your senses, the sky had already darkened.]
[You used a pen to mark the list.]
[Seriously watch a sunrise and a sunset once, （√）]
["Is it really enough for your last wishes to be just this?"]
[Toru's voice made you turn your head back.]
["Yes, it's enough."]
[For you, whether these wishes could be fulfilled at all was already uncertain.]
["That's true. Living each day as if it were your last does make life much more interesting..."]
[Toru smiled, then said, "But I think giving up hope too early is not a good choice."]
[Toru's empathetic words made you feel somewhat displeased.]
[Without having suffered the same pain, how could he say such things so easily?]
["You've never had a terminal illness..."]
["Maybe I really have."]
["Liar."]
[You did not believe him.]
[For more than ten years of your life, you have lived under the shadow of illness, so you understand this pain deeply.]
[There is no hope.]
[Miracles are nothing more than lies told to children.]
["Tachibana-san, if you need help, I can become your eyes, and witness and fulfill your wishes in your place."]
[Eyes?]
[What does that mean?]
[Noticing your confusion, Toru explained, "Some of Tachibana-san's wishes are almost impossible to achieve, like experiencing an extreme sport. In my opinion, that's simply not possible."]
["Your heart cannot withstand that kind of burden."]
[So...?]
["Let me become your eyes. The dreams you cannot achieve, I will achieve them in your place."]
["I will travel to glaciers, volcanoes, and the deep sea for you, experience the most thrilling projects in the world. Tachibana-san, illness cannot restrain a free heart."]
["I can help you complete this wish list."]
[How could a wish list be completed by someone else?]
[You wanted to refuse, but the words of refusal would not come out.]
["Oh right, during the process, I will start a livestream just for you. The technology of this world is so advanced, it really is wonderful."]
["I heard that even the Arctic has livestream signals."]
["Tachibana-san, I will carry your eyes with me, no matter where I go, to the ends of the earth."]
["Are you willing?"]