Hearing the fireworks go off behind her, Yoimiya gradually slowed her steps.
Until she finally stopped and turned to look at the fireworks blooming behind her.
At that moment, no competition mattered to Yoimiya anymore.
All that remained in her eyes were those fireworks.
Meanwhile, at the competition's award ceremony, everyone also noticed the fireworks blooming over there.
Even Mona finally put down what was probably her umpteenth bowl of rice and looked up at the fireworks in the sky.
Brilliant, dazzling fireworks bloomed across the sky.
Brilliant, dazzling fireworks bloomed across the sky, making the dark blue night seem especially dreamlike.
[Yoimiya: Wow, such beautiful fireworks!](?ω?)
[Atori: Miss Mona finally put down her food. Looks like she really has been eating all day.](??ω??)?
[Vanessa: Is your stomach really okay after eating that much?](′?ω?)?
Even she couldn't possibly eat all day long.
[Cion: I get it! Oroboros! It's Oroboros! She must have caught Oroboros's attention.]m9(`д′)!!!!
[Aha: Th-that... is probably impossible.]( ̄ェ ̄;)
[March 7th: Exactly. We aren't even from the same world. Even Aeons can't watch over people across worlds, right?]╮(??ω??)╭
[Cion: Can't argue with that.]
Even if They wanted to watch someone, that person would at least have to be in the same universe.
Of course, special circumstances were excluded.
For example, if certain beings from other universes came into contact with items related to Their Paths, then if that person's will was strong enough, They could still turn Their gaze toward them even across universes.
The odds of that were extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely low. It was practically only theoretical.
It was far more likely that those beings would embark upon a Path on their own.
(Though Pathstriders in Honkai: Star Rail, like Stelle and Cion, generally embark upon their Paths after catching an Aeon's eye. But I feel that