That night, Camellia and Sophie met on the Phoenix rooftop garden.

“I almost resigned today,” Camellia admitted.

Sophie looked up at the stars. “Why didn’t you?”

“Because I remembered what you told me once.”

Sophie turned.

“That the world doesn’t need more perfect leaders. It needs honest ones.”

Sophie smiled faintly. “I meant that.”

Camellia stepped closer. “This fight — it’s not just about Phoenix or Vault. It’s about whether truth can survive its enemies.”

“It can,” Sophie said. “If we stop keeping it inside locked rooms.”

Ethan stared at the folder on his desk labeled: “Vault Contingency – Persona Kill Switch”

He opened it slowly.

It contained lines of...