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At café known as [Ancestor's Heritage], most of the staff had a meeting in the vacant café.

"I'm Mikoto~!"

"I'm Minato…"

"Arisato," announced the twins in sync. Minato lazily picks up a clipboard and proceeded on to business.

"Sorry for taking some time from your day off. However the manager, George, wanted us, the employees, for any suggestions. Although, we aren't in any trouble, he wanted to know if we wanted to change anything regarding the menu…"

"Oh, you don't have to worry, the cat people are taking care of the shop while we brainstorm," Mikoto Arisato added, "Take it away Aniki!"

Minato groggily nodded.

"When I call out your names please tell if you're present… Hibiki Hibino…"

"Here~!" stated a cheerful girl with orange hair.

"Chikagi Katsuragi…"

"Not that I care but why are you guys in charge?" asked the girl with green hair in twin tails.

"Oh, the manager passed the message on to Aniki and me, so we're just relaying it, Senpai."

There were a lot of unanswered questions to why Minato, Mikoto, Ryoji, and Shinjiro ending up in a parallel world after their respective deaths. The evidence being they all ended up in a place called Fuyuki City and Tatsumi Port Island doesn't exist. However there was no one to answer them and no way to get back. The manager found them and decided to take them in since they had nowhere to go. They are now residents of the strange shop and serving its' regulars. They've been working hard for about a month and undertaken night shifts.

"Ryoji is out since Katsuragi-san punched him out," Minato continued.

"Hah! No surprised there, considering he was hitting on Greenie's wife," said Cell-phone-san, fake name Takeshi.

When the Persona-Users saw a talking and moving cell phone that called itself Takeshi baffled them, but after working a month in the café, the strange became the norm around there. Chikagi grabbed the phone and snapped it in half.

"Shinjiro-Senpai is here but unconscious due to the fact that a girl named Saber was eating at a ridiculous pace, then he tried to keep up with that pace and as a result, burnt out."

Shinjiro was sitting in a chair completely white, as if he had returned from a boxing tournament.

"Metis-san went out on her break and is currently missing…" Mikoto stated.

"…Then Kanaru Morimoto-san went out and went searching for her. She also ended up going missing…" Minato finished and carried on, "Finally, Lancer-san was kidnapped again by a white haired nun…"

"Leaving us, the only employees that shown up today, "Mikoto took over, "So without further ado, let's get the show on the road!"

"Hold on for a second," Chikagi interrupted, "Shouldn't we at least contact the police? It sounds like part of the staff is caught up in various incidents."

"Granted that Greenie was responsible for one of those said incident…"

Chikagi broke the talking cell phone in half once again while it was panting.

"Chikagi-chan is right," Hibiki stated, "We should report to the police for a missing dog…"

"Um, our waiter isn't a dog…"

"Anyways, let's proceed with the meeting," Minato sighed.

"Well, Arisato-kun," Chikagi began disinterested, "since you're sort of in charge, do you have any ideas?"

"No, I just don't care…" he stated bluntly.

"Then why are you in charge then!?"

"Like I said," Mikoto giggling while butting in, "We're just the messengers…"

"…" said Shinjiro.

"Shinjiro-Senpai is right!" Hibiki stated with determination.

"Aragaki-san didn't say anything. Also, you've been working here longer…" said Chikagi.

"Shinjiro-Senpai is a great cook and I can learn from him," Hibiki said, "Anyways he brought up a good point. We should leave the menu as it is, I mean, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Granted that the regulars are strange for ordering Mapo tofu and curry from a café," Chikagi sighed.

"Ah, that priest gives me the creeps. I just get some bad feelings emitting from him," Mikoto interjected, "Right Aniki?"

"Ah, especially that one girl that always orders large quantities of curry," said Minato, "Why are the people who work for the church so weird in this town?"

"But Arisato-kun, I'd say your weirder," Chikagi grinned, "You eat large quantities of food as well."

"Whatever," Minato sighed in resignation.

"…" said Ryoji.

"That's an interesting idea, Mochizuki-kun."

"He didn't say anything either!" Chikagi chided.

"I thought you would suggest that, Ryoji-kun!" Mikoto shouted, "So I made this!"

"Like I said, he didn't say anything!"

Mikoto presented a sculpture of a peculiar Persona. It was detailed from head to bottom and life like. It seemed almost artistic, if it wasn't for the fact that it was Mara…

"It takes a lot of courage to eat Fuuka's cooking, but you just took it to another level, Mikoto," Minato deadpanned.

"Gyaaah, Hibiki don't look!"

Chikagi blushed and covered Hibiki's eyes.

"Arisato-chan, how could you make… That?!"

"Hmm, isn't this normal? If I recall correctly, other countries and cultures make pastries that are shaped like a man's p…"

"Whah, whah, stop! Just stop before you make this an m-rated story! Arisato, what's wrong with your sister? Tell her to put that… dirty thing away!"

"What's going on here?" Hibiki tilted while her eyes are covered.

"Look at Greenie being so pure, innocent, and inexperience. Am I right? Besides all guys have dirty things attached to them," taunted Takeshi.

"Now's not the time you stupid phone," she stomped on him.

"Ever since we arrived here, Mikoto has been rather odd."

Shinjiro stirred and woke up from being unconscious. He looked around and saw the phallic-shaped object on the table. He then looked at Mikoto smiling away. He kept an expressionless face and slowly got up from his chair and walked through the entrance. He then gently closed the door.

"He ran away!"

"W-What's going on?" Ryoji asked weakly, rubbing his head wounds.

"Mikoto, made a man's gen…"

Minato began nonchalantly but Chikagi covered his mouth while covering Hibiki's eyes.

"Please shut up Arisato! Arisato-chan, I'm begging you to put that away! Ryoji please say something to stop her! This meeting's gone to hell!" she begged.

"Mikoto," Ryoji said in shock, "When did you have time to make Phallus Impudicus, the Shameless Horn? It's an exact replica!"

"Eh, is this what we're resort to?!" Chikagi shouted, "Using dirty jokes?!"

"What's a Phallus Impudicus?" Hibiki asked while still confused about the situation.

"It is an item of immense power," Ryoji began in a serious tone, "Comparable to a Noble Phantasm. Seven Servants and seven Masters compete for the chance of obtaining it and use its power to achieve their ultimate goal…"

"Am I the only sane person in this place? This story is definitely going to be canned…" Chikagi cried.

"So would anyone like to try it?"Mikoto asked sweetly.

"No thanks I'm good."

"Keep that thing away from me…"

"Try what?"

"Mikoto, I do not doubt that the pastry will be delicious but no guy will want to eat that. At least the people I know won't want to try it."

"Heh," Mikoto started to giggled, and broke out in a maniacal laughing fit, "Ha hah aha hah ha…! Oh, naïve Aniki, who said I will give you a choice?"

"!"

Minato leapt from his chair and landed quite a distance away from Mikoto. He drew his blade from its scabbard.

"Oi, where did you get that sword?"

Mikoto brandished her naginata and pointed it at Minato. She kept a cheerful smile but it was at the same time, unnerving how false if felt.

"Don't tell me, you've been corrupted by that cursed grail?"

Minato's usual apathetic and lazy gaze became cold as well as intimidating. He put himself in a fighting stance ready to slash his enemy down without mercy. His once clouded eyes were now filled with determination.

Mikoto smile grew and her cold red eyes met his bluish grey eyes.

"It seems talk is pointless, my dear Aniki," she spoke in a slow creeping voice.

"It would appear so, how regrettable…"

They position themselves to charge at each other and their intent to kill could be felt in the room.

"Oi, stop…!" Chikagi pleaded, "You two don't have to fight. It's just a stupid pastry!"

"The time for talk is over," Minato stated, "Come, let us enact our legend once again and see which one of us is the stronger hero…"

"I wouldn't have it any other way, Aniki," Mikoto grinned, "Even if we're both Wildcards, we will finally bring an end to our legend…"

"To think we were once comrades, brother and sister. Very well, I shall show you the errors of your ways…"

"I shall break the bond between us. Prepare yourself, for I'll destroy your mask…"

The two remained in silence and unmoving. They glared at each other intensely aiming to see if there were any holes in their opponent's defense. In an instant, twin sounds of colliding metal resonated within the café. The twins backed off from each other and a blue aura surrounded them.

"Per…!" Minato began.

"So…!" Mikoto followed suit.

However a bus sign smacked the both of them in the head.

"Quick screwing around, you'll destroy the shop at this rate," Shinjiro chided.

"B-But Shinji-Senpai," Mikoto said while rubbing her head.

Shinjiro took a ladle and smack her gently on the head.

"You use ingredients from the shop didn't you? Just to see Katsuragi's reaction..."

Mikoto looked away and whistle while Chikagi just glared at her.

"While you guys," he pointed the ladle at Minato and Ryoji, "Played along…"

Minato started to clean up while Ryoji laughed sheepishly.

"Seriously you guys are a handful…"

"I'm sorry Chikagi-chan. It was just a small prank, honest," Mikoto made big puppy eyes.

"Okay, okay, stop staring at me like that," Chikagi sighed, "Just don't make that thing again and don't you two go fighting like that. You hear?!"

Despite Chikagi's harsh tone, she was secretly glad that everything will go back to normal. At least normal as it could get.

"Ok, so no changes to the menu," said Minato, "I'll tell the manager tomorrow."

"Meeting adjourn~!" Mikoto finished.

Everyone ordered something to eat at the expense of the twins' and they happily chatted with one another.

"Hey, Aniki," Mikoto whispered, "How do think they are doing on the other side? Y'know, SEES?"

"I don't know…" he replied quickly.

Mikoto frowned and seemed less energetic.

"But…"

She looked up while he smiled.

"I'm sure, that they're doing their best right now, living their lives. After all, strength of heart, when united..."

"…Is barred by no door," she finished smiling.

"Hey, what are you two laughing about? I hope it's not another one of your twin's pranks."

They both look at each other and smiled and said at the same time.

"Nothing…!"

They all laugh and enjoyed each other's company.

Meanwhile…

A blond girl turns around and thought she heard and saw something rather familiar. The image of several people she met popped into her head. At first it made her sad but the feeling didn't last long and remembered their rare smiles as well as their laughter. It made her feel human and those were precious memories. She wasn't sad, but rather happy to have met them. She indulged her nostalgia until a voice called out to her.

"Is something wrong Aegis?"

"Ah, it's nothing Mitsuru. I was just remembering a distant memory."

She smiled and head off to her next mission of locating her dear sister.

To be continued…

Maybe…

"Which is it?!"

TheCipher here~! Thank you for reading. I was honestly nervous when I decided to write this piece since I lack the confidence. I'm not sure if I want to continue to write this since many things in my life may (will) get in the way. Also the fact that I've been rather neglectful to certain projects of mine (that's taboo!). Originally, this story was going to be a Persona X High School DXD, a cafe run by Persona-users but I refrain from that. There was also the idea to do Prisma Illya fighting other class cards that were from other anime like Gurren Lagann or class card Savior but I wasn't really interested in that, so that got canned as well. There was also other unnamed projects but sadly, I will not write them out due to the fact that I'm an amateurish writer at best and other stuff tends to get in the way.

I wrote this on a whim but hopefully it was to everyone's liking. Thank you for reading. m(_ _)m