Wataru Kimura's Rooftop Fall is the violent act that left Wataru in a coma and exposed the Prince's cruelty beneath a performance of sympathy. The Prince remembers shoving the boy from a department-store roof, while Wataru's grandfather can only describe the uncertain aftermath: he may wake at any time, or never wake at all.

Background and Revelation

The fall enters the scene through a conversation about Wataru's condition. Asked whether his grandson is sick, Wataru's grandfather answers plainly that the boy fell from a department-store roof and has been in a coma in the hospital ever since. His bluntness does not erase the pain in the account; he compares Wataru's absence to a world darkened by the goddess Amaterasu hiding in a cave, and says the family needs the gods to call him back.

The Prince's Recollection

The grandfather's account is not new to the Prince. Although he brings his fingertips to his mouth and acts shocked, inwardly he recalls Wataru's uncomprehending terror at the moment he shoved him out into space. The contrast between the grandfather's grief and the Prince's private memory makes the scene's cruelty depend on a concealed truth: the person performing concern is the person who caused the fall.

Consequences and Significance

Wataru remains unconscious in the hospital, and the doctors offer no certain prognosis: he could wake at any time, or might never wake. The fall therefore leaves the family suspended between hope and permanent loss, while the Prince treats their anguish with inward contempt. In the conversation, Nanao asks about Wataru and listens softly as the grandfather explains the medical uncertainty; the Prince's false display of shock continues alongside his knowledge of what happened. The event is presented not as an accident, but as deliberate violence whose consequences remain unresolved.