[Of course, the question goes right over Onoda's head, but Makishima doesn't mind as he turns the bicycle around and wheels it over to Onoda. He remembers when he was his age, with nothing but his bike at his side, no one to ride with. When he'd entered high school he'd been so excited to be able to join the bicycle club and be able to ride with people with the same passion as him, people who were vastly different from him but understood that sensation of freedom when your feet are on those pedals and your hands on the handlebars, the wind in your hair and the scenery passing you by.

He'd fall over a million times just to be able to have that feeling.]

That's not what I meant, but it's a good enough answer. But tell me. Are you able to ride with anyone you want now? And how does it make you feel?