[It's something he takes note of, the way she speaks of her home in the past tense. It's... A little sad. No, it is sad. Kazuya can't imagine not having a home to return to with his friends, but even now, even if he returns, it's not going to be the same either, is it?

Part of him really does dread leaving this place, to see what exactly is going to happen to everything, to everyone, to him when he returns.]

They do that too, where I'm from. Where everyone gathers in large groups to celebrate the new year... There's even a country where I'm from that makes an even bigger spectacle of it than we do. It's pretty nuts. For me... I prefer just going to the quieter festivals leading up to it. Where my friends and I could just hang out and maybe play some carnival games.