Everything of this place is so bright and colourful . It's the second day of staying over where Break Beyond Festival sets in , spending yesterday just resting and wandering around the main area . Today , the Neosaints are allowed to do more than that now that everyone was registered and ready to officially celebrate the Mass Metaexodus . Micah ends up walking alone , away from their Hierokoinonia partners who wanted to stay at a particular area for longer . There is so much for them to see , so they decide to leave the others and roam further into the place

Though , they find themself feeling smaller , and something in their chest hurts . Micah holds their hands against their chest , not understanding why , though , the longer they dwell on the feeling , realization builds and Micah sees it has to do with Warlock not being here with them . " Warlock . . . " Micah whispers , sniffing and rubbing their eyes . They hope Steel can secretly take as many photos as he can so they can share them to Warlock after the festival is over . They turn to walk on a different path , but something — someone happens to be in their way and they stumble back after the impact , eyes widen . " O- oh , " Tears fall on their cheeks from the shame that is making their emotions more overwhelming to bear .

Micah rubs the tears away and dips their head to the Antigod who they had bumped into , " I - I - I am so sorry ! " they deeply apologize , catching the cotton candies in the other's hands and they sigh a relief that they didn't make them drop the sweets . They can sense Philos' presence forming , curious as asking Micah if they're okay to handle the interaction , and Micah internally nods , slowly feeling empty again , yet now a bit more drained . " I just - " they try to explain in case they ask , feeling their throat burning , " I just miss someone . . . "

At least , they aren't lying . This Saint seems significant not to fool them .

Leo has been enjoying his time in the Break Beyond Festival . It's his second time celebrating the Mass Metaexodus and being part of the lovely experience , so he's quite excited to see what this year will come . He has the honor of being the host for the combat tournament of 2023 , and it is a rather daunting role to have . Although it shouldn't be as hard as managing the Head position that he was given last month . There is still a lot about being a Head that he has to learn , and , perhaps , being a host for the Break Beyond Festival can give him greater understanding of what it means to be a Head , as only the Heads of the institution are allowed to have one to two festival hosts .

He's expecting to find some Saints who he had first met from the festival last year . He contacted them prior to entering the airship and were able to find that several of his friends from other Divisions were coming to Break Force Festival . He can't use his phone now to reach out and find their whereabouts , so he's hoping he'd be able to stumble upon any of his long distant friends soon . To his surprise , however , while he was wandering across the area for his own interest of what is different with the environment from last year , he got bumped into by someone who appears to be hurting . Finding the tears on their cheeks , Leo's expression twists as he's given an apology for something that's only a pure accident .

" It's okay , I know you didn't mean to , " Leo gently reassures them , frowning at the vague explanation . He wonders if they meant someone from outside Break Beyond Force or . . . " I assure you , time always pass by quickly , but you'll get a lot of wonderful memories from times like this that you can get to share to the ones who you dearly miss in the end , so do not lose your lights . " Remembering that the cotton candies in his hands , he offers one of the treats to them with a delicate smile , hoping it'll help make them feel at least a bit better . He knows sweets are one of the best ways to make one happy . " You're welcome to take a cotton candy from me , I can always get another , " he encourages .

" Or , if you like , I can get us both an extra . I'm a cotton candy lover , you see , " Leo smirks , not minding the idea of having to pay for someone who he doesn't even know their name . It's worth more seeing one feel better again .