Enter the Sports Festival.

It's a magical sight to behold. While you have no idea how long it's taken, but an entire carnival has been set up out in the plains with the capital city of Tolis being hardly visible far in the distance behind. Colourful tents sit over games and food stalls, as well as simple rides, like a merry-go-round nearby, and many people have already began trickling in. You see a lot of regular travellers, and your group draws their attention rather quickly. Yet you can also see that the festival continues farther onward, to a series of various obstacles, from poles to a running track to more, and you can easily spot various figures you've met in the past. It's overwhelming. All you can do for now is enter and hope for the best--you, Niki, Eva, Amara, Nyllia, Yin, Peony, Snow, Alice, Delphi, Vivi, Luna, Laira, Dajy, Bek, Stax, Lynx, Sen-nu, Linzeri, Fang, Lalarin, Mina, and Rose.

However, to control such a group would be a fool's errand. Various members of your group wander off, curious to explore what's to be had, though with so many people present, you're not too worried.

The first individual to grab your attention is the gorgeous, mature kitsune known as Masumi, garbed in an illustrious golden kimono which loosely sags down her smooth, sultry shoulders. As if feeling your gaze like a touch, she returns the look a mere second after, and smiles. Near her are two others you remember. The first is a man with red skin and horns garbed in a purple vest lined with gold buttoned up over a white shirt. Though, he isn't looking at you or her, but another woman as he slicks back his hair with a smirk on his face. However, he isn't left to flirt for long, as the spideress you last met alongside him pulls him away. She has purple skin, pure red eyes, and four tiny, additional eyes on her forehead. She's wearing a kimono as well, though this one is deep violet, and has slits purposely cut to make room for her four additional appendages which curl out from her back.

Taffeta and Cid, you believe the two were called.

You head over along with a few others. "So you did all show up," you comment.

Masumi nods. "I suppose we were too curious to not."

"Where's Vex?"

"With Ms. Saylinor, I believe."

"Ah. Kashura." The very interesting sorceress, to put it nicely.

Anyway, it doesn't seem like I have the biggest group. I've only met a few from each Demon King, but I can see all sorts of people walking around, and some I can just tell aren't simple travellers. Yeah. There's no way this is a trap. It'd be a bloodbath. Though, combat is kinda easier to deal with. At least I'd know what to expect.

Dajy wanders over with a tiny packet of peanuts in her hand which she crunches between her teeth. "It does seem the others Demon Kings are here, Kyle, just as Elok Daven wished. Hopefully whatever his plan is, we can stop."

Cid the devil's eyes turn to the gorgeous high succubus. "Oh. Those are certainly some lovely ladies you have," he says, presumably to you, though he doesn't turn your direction. "Pardon me, m'lady, but you're a demon, and I'm a devil. Many people already mix us up, so why don't we get a little closer and confuse them even more?"

The demoness slowly turns her gaze towards him. With a peanut between her fingers, she squeezes firmly, making quick work of the nut as it shatters to pieces. "Excuse me?"

Cid flinches. "Oh, uh. I wasn't--" He looks behind him for a way out, though Taffeta purposely turns away.

Behind everything, you see a short blur dash by. Then, there's the sound of a ringing bell. Bek stands before a strength testing machine with a mallet in his hands, and such a challenge was nothing to him. He cheers like a gleeful child.

You can't help but smile. "This whole thing is weirdly Earthy."

"Think so?" Vivi steps over and peeks up from the brim of her hat. "I just hope something happens sooner than later. I know it's still morning, but I also know--"

After she doesn't finish her thought, you look down. "You okay?"

"Yeah... It's just, I know my sister is going to be here somewhere."

"If you're worried, stay close to me, okay?"

"I'm fine." She looks up for a moment with pink cheeks before shading her face with her hat. "But thanks."