'Seriously, is it really okay to be going through Federico's bag like this?' 'It's just a routine check while he's away at the ceremony—we're making sure all his gear's in order.' 'You were the one who wanted to know why his halo looked that way. Don't tell me you're no longer curious.' 'Fine... I am, but this feels sketchy...' 'Then why don't you go touch it yourself and come back and tell us what that thing on his halo is?!' '...Forget it. I could never do something like that, not with that poker face of his.' 'Which is why I'm guessing it's some sort of emotional amplifier or something.' 'Don't be ridiculous. You don't really believe people can hang things on their halo, do you?' 'My neighbor's cousin's classmate, who works in a psych ward, said it's possible to attach things to a halo now. Some new tech.' 'That sounds a bit dubious—I read a book on psychoanalysis the other day, and it said that your halo is shaped by your inner thoughts. If you ask me, Federico probably wants to empathize with others, but he's physically unable to, which is why his halo has a 'hearing-aid' on it.' 'Well in that case, I think his hearing-aid needs a new battery...' 'Oh, come on. He cares more about how many bullets are left in his gun than anyone else's feelings. I'd say that thing on his halo is an indicator showing how much ammo he has left.' 'That <i>would</i> explain how he always knows...' 'Nonsense. I've known—uh, been around—Federico since we were young. That thing was there even before he became an executor.' 'Are you guys crazy? Have you ever seen anyone else hanging stuff on their halo?' 'Alright, alright, if it's really some kind of external attachment, we'll know by looking through his bag. Captain Gianna, have you found anything?' 'It's all pretty normal—magazines, water, and... an umbrella. So he didn't stash it in his bag?' 'I told you it's not some weird peripheral device!' 'He's so attached to it that he won't take it off, even when he's about to be made a Saint. Is he planning to show it to His Holiness the Pope?' 'What is who planning to show me?' 'Y-Your Holiness?! Has the ceremony ended? Why are you here?' 'I should be the one asking you that question. Why are two executors and a captain of the Pontifica Cohors off duty, sneaking around here with a notary apprentice?' 'We just wanted to know what that device on Federico's halo is for!' 'Oh, that thing? Just think of it as a height marker.' 'A... height marker? Your Holiness, how do you know that?' 'Of course I know. I've been watching him for over ten years. The taller he grows, the more antennas he has. At first, he had only one, and now he has several. Ah—Federico has grown quite tall.' 'Over ten years? Did the Law choose him to be a Saint that long ago?!' 'Saint? Of course not. Back then, Federico was just Federico.'