The second phase of the tournament was scheduled to begin in two days.
For most teams, it was a brief and well-earned reprieve. A time to recover, relax, and indulge—sleeping in, eating shamelessly from food stalls, and wandering the confetti-dusted streets of Celestial City their casual clothes rather than the stiff combat school uniforms.
But for Kain Newman, the concept of "downtime" had never really existed.
Still, even he couldn't deny the strange allure of the city this time of year that practically seduced him to relax and enjoy himself.
