Life in Mikage-cho had largely returned to normal. The DEVA System was gone, Personas lay dormant, and the surreal weeks of their second year faded into something rarely spoken aloud. By winter break of their third year, the group remained close, bound by shared survival and quiet understanding. This New Year’s Eve gathering was a simple excuse to be together—before graduation, before futures diverged, and before moments like this became memories.

((No Yuka or Chris/Reiji))