(Planet Juxta, Just outside a prison cell, Leo's POV)
Leo had just successfully broken out of his ninth prison cell in the past twelve days when he spotted a slightly concerned Charles waiting for him near the exit point.
"What's up, Commander? Why do you look so dejected? Don't tell me you finally ran out of prisons to throw me in," Leo asked with a cocky grin, stretching his shoulders as if expecting another challenge.
Charles, however, didn't return the smile. Instead, he raised a hand and gestured for Leo to settle down, his expression more serious than usual.
"Look, son…" Charles began, his voice slower and heavier than usual.
It was then that Leo, the last person to learn about his own circumstances, felt a familiar pounding in his temples, as the moment Charles told him about the public bout, a massive headache began to form in his head, as if the universe had chosen this exact moment to remind him of how absurd his life had become.
