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"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay. Next stop is, Iwatodai." The announcer on the train said. I shook his head and looked down on his phone. "And so it begins..." I sighed towards the roof of the train, and gazed outside the train window, where everything was dark, and the only thing he could see are building and car lights.

I looked around myself, and checked the surroundings. There weren't a lot of people inside as it was nearly midnight, and it was dead quiet because everyone is either on their flip-phones tapping away, reading a newspaper, or listening to music.

Me on the other hand, had a lot of things to clear up his mind, as to why and how is he going to do this. I sighed again, and brought back the memories of what happened a few hours prior.

I woke up in cold sweat, and before he even opened his eyes, he realized that this feeling he had on the bed he was on, wasn't the bed in his room. He immediately realized where he was from the feeling of the bed he was lying on. Ren stood up immediately, and luckily he wasn't wearing prison clothes this time.

It's been a while since Yaldabaoth has been defeated, but what calls? Didn't I already receive my emancipation? I walked out of the prison cell, as there were no doors, and Igor was sitting on his chair behind the table, and Lavenza was standing beside him like always.

Igor was tapping the table as I drew closer to him, and Lavenza was looking a bit worried. I was getting more curious than worried of what is happening to both of them. As I neared Igor, Igor finally spoke up.

"It is nice to see you again, my dear guest." Igor said as he clasped both of his hands. His wide eyes still seem to freak Ren out still to this day. Lavenza, who was next to Igor's desk, bowed to Ren. "It is good to see you again." Lavenza said as she smiled, but that smile soon turned into a face of worry. Ren knew something was up at this point.

"Okay you guys, spill the beans. What's going on here?" I said with a worried tone. Lavenza sighed, and Igor's wide eyes closed a little bit. "My dear guest...we have a favor to ask you." Igor said, with his hand stretched out towards me. Lavenza still had a worried look on her face.

"What is it?" I asked. Lavenza sighed, and opened her book. As the book started to flip pages like mad, it showed a image of a women chained together in a dark room with a stone floor. The person was looking down, but her attire seemed...eerily similar to Lavenza's, as it was all blue, but her attire looked like she was an elevator attendant.

Lavenza cringed, and she immediately closed the book after 5 seconds of this image in front of her. "I apologize, I just...can't take this too well..." Lavenza said as she put the book to her sides.

"You see...the person you just saw was one of my residents here at the Velvet Room. She took a leave in order to save a person who she dearly cares for...a wild-card persona user like you." Igor said as he gave a small chuckle. "My, my. It seems fate has struck the guests once again. The favor that I am asking you for is, that you go back to the "journey" that this wild card user had." Igor explained. Lavenza nodded. "The only way to save her from captivity is for you to experience and repeat what this wild card user has experienced. The "memories" from this journey will help break her free." Lavenza said as she took something out of her pockets. It was a flip-phone, a toy gun, and a MP3 player with a clip-on headphones.

"You might need these throughout your journey." Lavenza said as she handed it to me. I examined the ancient phone, which he was surprised to even see one in this age, and the toy gun, which was the one he used the most, and then MP3 player. He was curious as to why she gave him a MP3 player and clip-on headphones. "Well...it has some nice songs on it..." Lavenza said as she smiled. "...And it is also a object that this wild card has left before he saved the world..." Lavenza said as she put her hands on her chest. "Oh. And also, all the other belonging you wish to have will be in this bag. It includes what you most need in a journey like this, and a notebook explaining everything you need to know." Lavenza said. "So...you're giving me a travel itinerary on the past?" I joked. Lavenza giggled. "Yes. In a way."

"I apologize, but I believe it's time. Let's get going then, shall we?" Igor said as he picked up his pen and swung it across mid-air. As the pen swung, a circular portal opened next to his desk, which initially showed a gust of wind in which covered my face because of the force. Soon after, the wind disappeared, and it was only a oval shaped blue energy portal. Igor made a hand gesture to make me go inside, and Lavenza nodded. I slowly stepped towards the portal, with the bag that seem to pile up with more stuff as I stepped closer to the portal.

I stopped mid-way. "But...if I die...what will happen to me?" I asked. Igor looked down in denial of that thought, and Lavenza smiled bitterly. "Don't worry, I am sure that won't happen." Lavenza said. I nodded with somewhat of a approval, and finally stepped towards the portal, which I was greeted with a bright light.

And now I'm here.

I walked through the front entrance of the subway station, and as I expected, the clock hit midnight. Everything had a glint of green, and puddles of blood were on the floor. The people that were still here turned into coffins, and all the lights that were there were all gone. My phone stopped working, and as did my MP3 player.

I walked along the streets, and everywhere I step there's a puddle of blood. I knew this is what it said on the handbook, but I never expected this much of blood. I was only continuing where my instincts were leading me to, and luckily, I actually found my way to the dorm.

As I opened the door, the main hall was almost dark, and there were 3 sofas arranged neatly in a rectangle, and a medium sized TV. There was a desk next to the entrance, and if I'm correct, there should be a boy sitting here in a prison outfit.

"It seems you are a bit late today." A voice said next to me. I turned around and yep, it was correct. A boy in a prison outfit.

"Here, sign your name here." I felt a bit of nostalgia, because this time it was a boy telling me to sign my name, not an aggressive cop that drugged and beat me up every second of my interrogation.

I signed my name on the paper, and the boy smiled when I returned it. It was a bit creepy, but I could live with it. "So it begins..." The boy said as he faded away. Okay, now that's creepy.

"Who's there?" Oh. Another person. I turned from the desk and...it was a pink-cardigan brunette. With a gun to her head. This is already getting great...

"I'm not sure if she knew how to use a gun, but you're supposed to aim it at the person you feel danger from." I explained as I adjusted my glasses. "Shut up! Who are you?" Although she must've felt danger right now, my outfit didn't turn into my Phantom Thief outfit yet, which is good, because I don't want to be caught this early on. I think to myself what to do, but I really can't do anything but talk her down-

"Takeba, wait!" A voice from upstairs said towards "Takeba". A tall, crimson haired person came down the stairs, and for some reason she reminded me of Makoto. "Takeba" turned back and smiled at her, and put her gun back to the holster as if nothing just happened.

"I didn't expect you to arrive this late." The redhead said. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm." Mitsuru explained. "Who's he?" The brunette asked Mitsuru. Well, I guess it's normal for you to be curious to the person you nearly drew your gun towards. "He's a transfer student. It was a last minute decision to assign him here." Mitsuru explained. "Is it okay for him to be here?" The brunette asked. Okay, this girl is really weird. First she draws a gun in front of me, in fact, AT HERSELF, and now she's worried like as if I'M the one that's going to kill her or something?

Either way, I listened in to the conversation. "I guess we'll see..." Yeah, me too. But I don't think I'll last for too long if I live in the same dorm with a person that's in possession of a firearm. Especially when she tried to aim it at herself. "This is Yukari Takeba. She'll be a junior this spring, just like you." Oh good. Why doesn't she be the same class with me while we're at it?

"...Hey." She said. She seemed awfully quiet compared to a minute ago. Oh well, I guess I'll make my introduction here. "Nice to meet you." I said with my hand stretched out towards her. She grabbed it, and I tightened my grip, then she flinched. This was a sign of warning towards her for freaking me out. "What's wrong?" Mitsuru asked. "...Nothing." Yukari said as she stole a glance at me. I smiled back warmly.

"Your room's at the second floor at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there." Mitsuru said. "Oh...I'll show you the way. Follow me." Yukari said.

We both climbed the stairs, and faced a long hallway with 2 rooms on the left side and 3 rooms on the right side. We walked towards the one at the end of the hallway, and Yukari stopped and faced me.

"This is it..." Yukari said. "Pretty easy to remember, hey? Since its on the end of the hall." She said as she smiled. "Oh yeah, and make sure you don't lose the key. Or you'll never hear the end of it." She said with a sigh. For some reason this sounded like second hand experience. She turned back after the sigh. "So, any questions?" Hm... let me make my first move. Lavenza said to do everything that I can to make the situation as high as possible before moving on.

I turned around and faced my back against her, so she doesn't see the handbook. I flipped the pages and reached to hers. It had her name, her picture, and basically all the information that a government should have on her. I glanced over and closed it after a brief observation. I turned around facing her and sighed. She widened her eye in curiosity. "So...what's the question?"

I thought about talking about her parents, but then I thought to myself that it would be a bit too early for that. I rubbed my chin, and turned back to her. "It's nothing. Have a good night." I said with a warm smile. Yukari blushed a little. "o-Okay. Wait." She said as I was grabbing onto the handle of the door. "Don't tell anyone else about this, alright?" She said with a bit of worry in her voice. "That you tried to draw a gun against me? You're a nice person, so I wouldn't exactly want to see a person like you in prison. I'll make sure I keep my mouth shut." I said. Yukari smiled. "Thanks. You really do understand people well." She said. "Unlike someone else..." She said.

"Your parents?" I said in a jokingly manner, but then realized my mistake. Yukari looked at me with her eyes widened. "Oh...sorry about that. That was a bit insensitive of me." I said. Yukari held down her anger. "No, it's alright. It's your first day here, and you must've been sleepy. You should get some rest." For some reason that last line reminded me of Morgana, and how much he just wants me to rest and not go anywhere.

"Oh, and one last thing." She said. "On your way here, was everything okay?" She asked me. I mean, I saw a puddle of blood, a bunch of coffins sitting up straight and a green moon. This was anything but normal. But I felt like I needed to keep this a seceret, because only Persona users seemed to experience this. "No, not really. No one hangs around during midnight anyway, so..." I said as I scratched my head. Yukari smiled in relief. "Never mind, then." She said. "I'm sure you have other questions, but save them for tomorrow, okay?" She said as she started to go back to her room. Well either way, I said my goodbyes to Yukari, and closed the door behind me.

I threw my bag on the floor and put myself onto the bed, and closed my eyes because of the tiredness I had. So...

...now it begins.

I got up the next morning, and I checked the date for reference, and it was April 7th. It was early in the morning, so I got up, washed myself, changed my clothes to the Gekkoukan High School ones, and looked myself in the mirror. This reminded me of the first day I was going to school in Tokyo. I met Ryuji then, and we were best friends ever since. Then I met Ann, and although she was hot, she was way out of my league. And then I met a bunch of other people, and the Phantom Thieves grew, and got to a point where we defeated the God of Control.

Although this was bringing back a lot of memories, there was a knock on the my room's door. "Hey, it's Yukari. Can you open up?" The voice said. Since I was already all ready to go, I opened the door. "Good morning. Are you ready to go?" She said. "Couldn't be more ready." I said as I grabbed my bag. "You coming with me?" I asked. Yukari nodded. "Yep. Didn't feel like walking alone to school today. So why not go with the new guy?" Yukari said as she smiled. I nodded, and we both headed out.

As we were on the train, I tried the MP3 player that Lavenza gave me. The quality of the headphones were on point, and the MP3 seemed to have some nice songs also. As I was humming to the beat, Yukari tapped me on the shoulder and pointed outside the bright window. I covered my eyes in the sudden rush of light, but then, I saw a huge place with a bunch of buildings in one place. Wait a sec, that can't be-

"That's our school. Pretty surprised?" She chuckled. "Um...to be frank, yeah, I am a bit shocked." I said with my eyes widened a bit. Yukari still had a smile on her face, even when she was staring outside the window of the train. I smiled back at her, not knowing what to do.

The school looked huge even from far away, and if she didn't say it was a school, I might have mistaken it as a company complex. I put my hand on the window and stared in glee. I imagined everything that I could be doing in this school. Sure, Shujin was great too, but this was just on another level. I put my clip-on headphones back on, and began listening in joy.

As we both soon left the train and arrived at the school, she stopped at the entrance of the school. "You can leave from here, right?" She said. I nodded. "I think I can make it from here, thanks." I said as I patted her back. She blushed. "h-Hey! No physical contact without my permission!" She said as she looked down a bit. I smiled. "With all honesty, she is pretty cute at times like these." I thought to myself. "But when she has that gun I might suddenly change all my thought on her."

I made my way upstairs and to the faculty office. A teacher who, for some reason, looked just like Yukari but older, and wore all pink just like her. I don't know if it's coincidence, but either way she noticed me in the room, and walked towards me. "Oh, are you the new student?" She asked. "Yep." I replied. "11th grade, correct?" She said. I nodded. "So you used to be in a small town...How's your city life so far?" Well, I seen a puddle of blood, a green moon, and a dorm mate who tried to kill herself. I think that might as well sum up my journey so far.

But I obviously didn't say that, and bluffed just a little bit. "It's been great. Cities are a bit too much of a hassle to navigate, though." I said as I scratched the back of my head. The teacher giggled. "You'll get used to it eventually. Now, let's see..." She said as she flipped the pages on her stash of paper. "Ren Amamiya...and you're in my class! What a coincidence!" She said enthusiastically. "I'm . I teach composition. And a teacher for 2-F." She said. "Ren Amamiya. As you just said a second ago." I said as I held out my hand. She smiled and shook it. "You seem to be quite the joking type. It's nice to see such positivity coming from a student." said as she continued her smile.

"Oh, and there's going to be a Welcoming Ceremony in the auditorium. You should go before it's too late." She said. I nodded in response and walked out of the faculty room. I made my way to the auditorium (and by god this place is harder to navigate then Mementos), and sat in one of the plastic chairs set up beforehand. I sat and the principal spoke about our "jobs" in this school or something...And I nearly fell asleep, before a student behind me tapped me on my back, grabbing my attention.

"Hey...you came to school with Yukari this morning, right?" The student asked. "Do you know if she has a boyfriend?" Hm...how can respond to this without causing a huge meltdown in the entire grade?

"No. She doesn't." I replied in short form. Sometimes simplicity is the best form of speech. "I see...I thought she does, but I guess not..." The student replied. "I hear talking." A teacher from another class said from far away. "I believe it is someone from class..." The teacher said. "Shh! Be quiet! You're going to get me in trouble!" But around me, there were several people talking, so I felt it was all safe anyway.

After the most boring speech in the world, I made finally made my way to classroom 2-F. As I entered, another guy entered from the other door in the other side of the classroom. He wore a cap and seemed a bit easy going, a bit like Ryuji.

The guy neared me and greeted. "Sup dude?" The guy said. "How's it goin'?" The fact that I didn't know him was a huge trouble, and I just asked him who he is. "Who are you?" I asked. The guy smiled. "I'm Junpei Iori. I transferred here when I was in 8th grade. I know how tough it is being the new kid..." Junpei explained. "So I wanted to say "hey". See what a nice guy I am!" Junpei said. Now that I think about it, this guy is actually just like Ryuji.

"Hey, it's Yuka-tan!" Junpei exclaimed. "I didn't know we'd be in the same class again." Yukari sighed. "At it again, huh? You'll talk to anyone if you listen." Junpei groaned. "Come on, Yuka-tan! I was just tryna be friendly with him!" Junpei said as he scratched his head. Hm...why does this look familiar...

It's like Ryuji and Ann fighting...

Okay, wow, that was really weird. I hope this is just a mere coincidence. But now that I think about it, a charismatic red haired girl who is also a leader, and a girl that is always fighting with a certain boy who she was friends with since childhood, maybe?

"Hey, dude, you awake?" Junpei said as he snapped his fingers in front of my face. I flinched in reaction, and Junpei snickered. Yukari groaned. "Not so nice now, huh, guy?" Yukari said as she crossed her arms. "Oh, come on! I was just waking him up! He seemed a bit zoned out..." Junpei said as he fixed his cap. "It's okay, I just had a lot to think about..." I mumbled. "What were you thinking about?" Yukari asked. "Yeah, what were you thinking about dude?"

"Last night..." I mumbled quietly under my breath. Yukari flinched. "w-What?!" She said. I flinched back at her reaction. "n-No, it's not what happened yesterday with me and you..." I said. Oh shit.

"Wait...what?" Junpei said in curiosity. "L-Last night? What happened last night?" Junpei asked as he leaned closer to me. Yukari signalled me to "get-him-away" hand sign. I nodded, and Yukari nodded back.

"It's not what you're thinking about, Junpei. It's... a bit more serious." I said as I lowered my head. "If it wasn't for her...I might've not been here today." I said as I smiled to Yukari. Yukari gave me a secret thumbs up on my acting. "o-Oh...alright, sorry about that, Yuka-tan." Junpei said as he tipped his cap to her. "Oh, speaking of names, what's yours?" Junpei asked. "Ren. Ren Amamiya." I said as I held out my hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Hey, no need to be so formal! But oh well, I might as well." Junpei said as he shook mine back.

Yukari smiled at the scene in front of her. "He's getting along well...I'm glad..." Yukari said as she held her hand on her chest. "He's a nice guy...I can feel it." She checked her phone and noticed it was time for her archery practice. "I've gotta go now. I've got something to take care of in the archery team. Don't start any rumors on that!" Yukari said as she opened the door of the classroom, then left.

"Huh...you're pretty lucky, aren't you?" Junpei said as he put his arms around my shoulder. "You got one of the most popular girls talking to you. And because of that, everyone is talking about you! You even got to school with her this morning!" Junpei said, the sighed. "If only Yuka-tan is that nice to me..." Junpei said as he rubbed his cap. "Hey, I'm pretty sure she's just joking when she's making fun of you." I said to cheer her up. Junpei smiled "Yeah, I'm pretty sure." Junpei said. "At least I hope." Junpei said as he faked a tear. I chuckled. This was going to be a interesting year.

It was late in the evening now, and a few hours before the Dark Hour. Mitsuru was sitting on the end of the 3-person sofa, and was reading a book, with the lamps on next to her on both sides. A grey-haired boy walked up to her with a jacket on his arms.

"I'm going out for a bit." The grey-haired boy said. "Hm?" Mitsuru said in a bit of a surprise. "Didn't you see the newspaper? There's alot going on these days..." The grey-haired boy said as he sighed lightly. Mitsuru sighed back. "I know...people who didn't have problems before are suddenly showing cases of Apathy Syndrome... I've seen it quite often in the news lately also. They say it's because of stress, but..."

"Yeah, it's got to be them. Otherwise it's not worth my time." The grey-haired boy said. "Alright, but be careful out there. You have a one-track mind, so your impulsiveness can get you hurt." Mitsuru said as she closed the book. "Yeah, I'm just getting a bit of practice." The grey-haired boy said as he walked out of the door.

"This isn't a game, Akihiko..."

I opened the door to the dorm in tiredness. It was a long day. I looked for a bunch of clubs, but all I got was just a bunch of girls rioting over me to join their club or be their boyfriend. I sighed, but as I entered, Yukari and some other brown haired guy were sitting on the sofas. "Oh, he's back." Yukari said. "So, this is our new guest..." The brown-haired man said. He also wore glasses. They both stood up as I closed the door behind me, and they both neared me. "Good evening." The brown haired man said. But then, I remembered what I read on the handbook last night in the bathroom.

"So even in a different dimension I get surveillanced..." I mumbled in the toilet, avoiding the hidden camera's angle. Since there weren't anything about (at least I hope) a hidden camera in the bathroom.

I flipped the pages of the handbook, and I noticed a page that was written in all red. I put my fingers on the page as I was flipping it very fast, and stopped the flipping pages. I opened the page, and read the name.

"Ikutski..." I read. "The wolf in sheep's wools... Controlled SEES to his own advantage...One of the main reasons for The Fall." I gritted my teeth as I continued reading.

"Currently a headmaster for Gekkoukan High School...Okay, that's it, I have to set up a plan to kill this asshole." I said as I closed the book fiercely. But I opened the book again to finish reading everything about him. "But how am I going to do this without letting everyone panic...?"

I held out my hand for a handshake. Ikutsuki smiled. "Well, aren't you a one formal gentleman?" Ikutsuki said. I snickered. "Well, you're certainly not the first one." I said as I let go. I smiled a little after the little hand shake. We both talked about how I was doing today and I asked him a bunch of half-assed questions that wasn't even true to some extent. But I needed to do it to cover up myself in some way.

Soon after the talk, Yukari went back upstairs and I went back to the room. But before I got back in, I grabbed a bunch of wires, a mic, and a switch that I bought back at the hardware store near the mall. I entered the mall and searched for the black mark I made with a marker last night. When I found the dot, I closed down towards it.

"So, how's he doing?" Ikutsuki said. The two girls were in front of the control panel observing Ren's room. But no one was inside yet. "Nothing yet...In fact he's not even in his room." Yukari said. Mitsuru sighed, but right after she sighed Ren entered the room with a white plastic bag. He was looking around for a bit as if he was looking for something, and he neared towards the hidden camera. Yukari gasped and Mitsuru widened her eyes a little bit. "h-He found the camera?"

Ren's face filled the camera for a few seconds. He was fidgeting around a bunch of wires, until he drew distance from the camera, holding a black object on one hand, and a small mic on the other.

"You know it's not good to spy on people, right Yukari?" Ren said through the mic. "Now, I know all of these stuff you have is expensive, so I'm just going to turn it off permanently. Only the camera though. The mic will be off too yeah, but I'll turn it on when I need it to be." Ren said. "Well, good night everyone." Ren said as he waved and clicked the switch on his right hand, and the camera returned with no signal.

"...Wow." Yukari had no words to explain what just happened. "Not only did he find the camera, but he also found the wires and managed to connect it back to us." Yukari thought to herself. "This guy is really something else."

Ren didn't actually go back to sleep though. He went back to his desk, turned on the lights, and started flipping through the pages of the handbook again. "Ikutsuki..." Ren knew damn well how it felt like to have a fate of a youth relied on a adult. Especially a bad one. As he continued to think about it, he nearly broke his pencil he had in his hand. This couldn't be repeated, even if this was the past and a different dimension he was in.

But since his plan was still going the way he wanted it, he calmed down and rested on the chair. "This place is already starting to drive me crazy..." Ren said as he got up and threw himself on the bed. When he was about to go to sleep, a loud knock was heard on his room's front door.

"Wake up!" A voice said outside his door. It was Yukari, and it sounded as urgent as ever. "Sorry, but I'm coming in!" Yukari barged in the door right after she said that. This felt a bit familiar for some reason.

As she entered the room, she huffed. "Sorry, but there's no time to explain! We have to get out of here right now!" Yukari said as she continued huffing. "Alright. Let's go!" I said in a hurry. Then a huge thump was heard on the floor above us. "Hurry! Downstairs! We'll leave through the back door!" Yukari said. I was about to head out, then Yukari stopped me by grabbing my arm. "Wait! Take this just in case." She said as she handed a short sword. I examined it, but was soon interrupted by Yukari's urgency. "Okay, let's go!"

We both headed downstairs and towards the backdoor. But then she picked up a call from Mitsuru. She was warned that there were more than one shadows in the building. Like a play on fate, a loud bang was heard on the door we tried to leave through just now. "We've got to pull back, now!" I said as I grabbed her arm and dragged her towards the roof.

As we arrived at the roof, Yukari closed the door and locked it. She sighed. "I think we're okay... for now at least..." She said as she started huffing again. Then a loud thump was heard again. We both look towards the door, and knew it wasn't on the door. Then we looked back, and a loud thump was heard again.

As the thumping got louder, the shadow showed itself under the green moonlight. Yukari gasped in surprise, and shadow took out it's multiple arms that each wielded a sword, and drew closer to both of us. "Those monsters... we call them shado-"

"Stand back. I'll take care of this." I said as I gently pushed her behind me. Yukari then grabbed me by the waist with both her arms to try to stop me. "n-No! You're insane! Don't try to-" But as she talked, my attire began to change, as danger was sensed through my instincts. Yukari pulled back in surprise, and sat against the wall, motionless. "Persona!" I said as I touched my mask. A huge blue wind whirled across the green night sky, and Arsene was summoned.

"Arsene, cleave that bastard!" I said as I pointed towards it. The shadow fell back a little bit, but Arsene left a critical hit on the shadow, leaving it heavily injured. Seeing how this was my chance, I pulled out my gun.

"h-He had a persona too?!" I thought to myself. But since he didn't seem to have any trouble defeating the shadow, I continued to lean back against the wall, helpless.

He then pulled out a gun, which wasn't a evoker, but a actual gun. He smiled grimly at the shadow, and began shooting non-stop, until the shadow melted and disappeared. Soon after, he put his gun back in his pocket, and looked back at me.

"You alright?" He asked. I nodded a bit aggressively, due to my shock from his fighting. He held out his hand and I grabbed it. He helped me stand up, and I nearly tripped, because of the leg damage that I had when I was climbing the stairs. "Here, let's go back. I'll help you get patched up." He said. I nodded in response. Although I was trying to act as normal as possible on the outside...

...but just what on earth is this guy?!

The control room was silent in shock. Not only did the new student have a pretty strong shadow, he even seemed to use a actual gun in battle. His attire also changed, and seemed like he didn't need an evoker to use Personas.

"...Let's go." Akihiko said. Mitsuru looked at him. "Where?" Mitsuru asked.

"...to that new guy, where else." Akihiko said. "Cuz I have a lot of questions to ask him."

I helped Yukari down the stairs as she continued limping on the ground. I felt really bad for her, because she tried to protect me ht I got selfish and possibly made herself feel bad.

When I got on to the ground floor of the dorm, Mitsuru, a Grey-haired guy, and that bastard was waiting for us on the sofas.

"Ah. There you are." Ikutsuki said. I gave a forced smile towards him, as in my mind I wanted to shoot that guy into oblivion.

"We have a lot to talk about. Here, take a chair." the Grey haired guy told me. I nodded and grabbed a wooden chair next to the dining table, and also grabbed one for Yukari. Yukari thanked me, and I nodded.

"... When did you gain your persona?" Mitsuru asked. This is going to be a bit hard to answer...

"Yesterday, when I left the train. I fought a bunch of shadows that were similar to that." I bluffed. This was the best I could do for now. "For some reason my toy gun that I got from my little cousin suddenly seemed to shoot real bullets, so yeah." I said as I shrugged weakly, due to the fact that it's been a while since I used my persona, so it drained a lot of energy in me.

"I see... So you fought off a shadow similar to that all by yourself..." Mitsuru said as she rubbed her chin in thought. But before she said anything, I stood up. "Hey, do you have a first aid kid by any chance?" I asked the grey haired guy. He nodded and pointed towards the dining tables, where a half opened one was sitting there idle.

I grabbed the entire kit and brought it to the table, and grabbed some alcohol and rubber it on her thighs. My heart was beating a bit too fast when I was doing this, and I looked up to Yukari's face and she was a bit red also. The 3 people next to us were also sitting there, unsure of what to say in this situation.

As I finished patching her up, I packed up the first aid kit back to what it was before, and before I left, Yukari grabbed me by the arms and said "thanks" as she blushed. I smiled and told her to stay safe.

I got back to my seat and the grey haired guy started talking again. "We have a request for you." He said. "We would like you to join our group-"

"SEES, right? Sure, I was waiting for it for a while now." I said as I also noticed my Joker outfit revert back to my casual clothes. Mitsuru looked a bit shell-shocked that I knew it beforehand, the grey haired guy gave me a "who-the-heck-is-this-kid" facial expression towards me, Yukari was almost similar, and Ikutsuki had a shit eating face, probably because he didn't want this "grand scheme" of SEES going out to the public, but I possibly made him guess that it was. And god, I love that shit eating face he had. Every muscles on that face deserve to have that kind of expression for once.

I sipped on some coffee they prepared for me a while back. "... What?" I said as I put down the coffee. "I said I'll join, what more you guys want?" I said as I crossed my legs and arms in comfort. "a-Alright. I hereby appoint you as a member of SEES through this armband and a evoker." Mitsuru said as she opened a briefcase with a gun similar to what Yukari tried to shoot herself with the other day, and a red armband with 4 letter "S.E.E.S" written on it with two black stripe below it. I pulled the briefcase towards me, and examined the gun. "Sorry for the sudden question, but can you explain to me what this gun is?" I asked.

"Of course. This is a evoker. Unlike you, we require this to summon our personas. This is possible because the plume of dusk is built inside this gun." Mitsuru explained. "Plume of dusk? Can you catch me up on that also?" I asked. "The Plume of dusk is what makes this gun operable during the dark hours. As you might have noticed, all machines stop working during the dark hour. So with this plume of dusk built in it makes the machines work again." Mitsuru explained. "Thanks for answering my pathetic questions..." I said as I scratched my head, although I clearly could've just checked the handbook again, but I needed to start a bond with these guys somehow. Mitsuru chuckled. "There aren't any questions in the world that are useless questions, as long as they get answered." Mitsuru said with a small smile. "Well, I guess that makes the meeting adjourned. Let's all go to sleep then." Ikutsuki said as he stood up. Oh, I'll make you sleep forever soon.

After our meeting was adjourned, I made my way up the to the room. As I was climbing the stairs, I was sunken in deep thought. Did I really make the right decision coming to this dimension? What will be my benefit if I finish this journey? And most importantly, how are the people going to think about this? Should I even tell them if I get back to my place? There were just so much questions, but no answers.

When I made it to the second floor, Yukari noticed my heavy steps, and came forward. "Hey, what's wrong?" She asked. I slowly raised my head towards her. "I...I miss my parents a bit, that's all." After I said that, I realized I made a bit of a mistake.

"Parents, huh..." Yukari said as she sat down on a chair nearby. "How are your's?" She asked. "Well, you see, I was under prohibition for a crime that I didn't commit. It went on for the next 6 months, until I was finally cleared of charges and went back to my hometown. But my parents never did contact me once when I got to Tokyo." I said as I scratched my back. "But still, I liked my parents, because you know, they are parents after all." I said as I smiled bitterly.

I read about Yukari for a bit last night also, so I might as well have to make a move now.

"I know your dad, Yukari." I said. Yukari flinched. "w-What?! Well, then who is he?" Yukari said as she looked extremely panicked. "...Eiichiro Takeba. Killed by his superiors for having an opinion." I said as I stood up and neared Yukari. Yukari seemed terrified "b-b-But...how?" She asked. "My parents had a lot of acquaintances in the Kirijo group. But it's too bad most of them aren't even alive anymore because of a certain someone." I said with my fists balled up in anger (obviously an act). "In fact, you joined this school so you can learn more about your father's death, correct?" I said, but Yukari didn't even move a finger because of the shock. I sighed. "You're mom got stressed overtime and started dating a bunch of men, and even started ignoring you." I said. She didn't look like she was even going to react to a single thing I say at this point. I sighed again, and grabbed her to my room. "h-Hey! What are you doing?!" Yukari exclaimed. "Be quiet! Others will hear!" I whispered to her ear as I dragged her to my room.

"Alright, now we can talk freely." I said. Yukari still looked dejected over the thought of her dead father and her crappy mother. I sat down next to her and grinned. "Tell you what, you know what that huge tower in the middle of school is, right?" I asked her. "Um...Yeah." She said quietly. I chuckled. "Well, it seems like you're not much of an idiot then I thought." I said. I was getting out of control at this point.

I have to stop.

But I can't. I have to clear things up and make things better for everyone.

"...What if I tell you that you're dad was the only one who tried to stop it from being made?" I said. Yukari stood up in anger. "Okay, listen up. I've had enough of your bluffing! If you wanted me to believe stuff like this, then why-"

"Shhh..." I said as I put my finger on her lips. I adjusted my glasses and took out a thumb drive out of my pocket, and shook it around as a smile started to form around my face. "Here, take this. It's a video that might change your life. Forever." I said as I handed the drive off to Yukari. Yukari, with no strength in her hands, grabbed the thumb drive. Before she left, I told her one last thing.

"Your dad always loved you, remember that." I said. Yukari stopped midway, and then left soon after.

And then I woke up.

It was all a dream. I don't know if I should be glad or afraid that it was a dream. I held out my hand in the air, and balled it up to a fist. "Eiichiro...Takeba..." I said quietly.

"What was that?" A voice from the front door said. I flinched at the hearing of that voice. It was Yukari. "u-Um, it was nothing. Just coincidence." I said. Yukari tilted her head. "Hm...I swear I heard something familiar..." She said as she tapped her head with one finger. "Oh well. If you says so." She said. I gave a small sigh of relief.

I then looked around and noticed this wasn't the dorm. This was the hospital. I stood up immediately from the shock, and Yukari flinched. "h-Hey! Don't move so much!" She said. "y-Yukari, what day is it today?" I asked. "Um...the 17th." She said. I've been out cold for a solid week? For what kind of reason?

"After you finished talking about your parents, you just suddenly collapsed on the floor. We took you to a hospital immediately, and luckily the doctors said it was because of lack of energy. Probably from summoning your Persona." Yukari explained. I looked down onto the hospital bed and analyzed my surroundings. It was all white, like all hospitals, and there was one flower next to mine. But my analysis got cut off as Yukari began a conversation with me.

"I, um..." She muttered. "What is it?" I said. Yukari shook her head. "I'm sorta like you, actually." She said. "In what way? The shitty parent part?" I said. "You're half right on that part..." She said as she groaned. "You see, my father died in an accident when I was young. My mom and I aren't exactly on good terms either..." Yukari said as she sighed.

"...You're all alone too, right?" Although both my parents were still alive, there's no way I would be able to see them in this dimension. I nodded to her question. "To be honest, I already knew about your past..."

So did I, Yukari.

"So I didn't see it as a fair trade, so I wanted you to know about mine." She explained. Then I thought about the big accident that happened at this place.

"Back at 99', there was a big explosion in this area, right?" I asked her. She seemed very surprised. "Um...yeah." SHe muttered quietly.

"Now that you mention it, my dad was actually in the explosion. He died, but no one knows what happened. He was working in a lab ran by the Kirijo group. So, I'm hoping if I stick around long enough, I'll be able to find answers." She said. I nodded everytime she finished a sentence. She then looked at me and got a bit of a sad expression on her face.

"I'm sorry...You wouldn't have to go through all this if I wasn't such a coward..." She said as she sighed. "It's alright. I'm okay with just the fact that you're safe next to me." I said with a smile. She blushed. "t-Thanks. But still..."

"Here I am telling you all this the minute you wake up." She sighed again. "I've been thinking about a lot of things while I was waiting for you to wake up." She explained. " 'I'll tell him everything that I've been hiding from him as soon as he wakes up. I'll tell him the truth." She said.

"So thanks for listening. I've been wanting to share that story with someone else for a long while now." She said. She looked down on her phone and checked the time, and she looked back up. "Alright, I need to get going. I'll let the others know you woke up." She said. "Take it easy, alright? Be a good patient!" She exclaimed with a bit of laughter. She began to leave, until she stopped midway. "Bye!" Then she opened the door to this room and left.

I grabbed my glasses and wiped it with my shirt, and wore it back. I looked out the window, and it was all just white lights of the afternoon sun. I sighed and fell back to bed.

Time for another day of excitement, I guess.

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I'm was thinking about what kind of romance Ren should have in this story. I felt like I wanted to try a Harem route, because in P3 you weren't allowed to romance more than 1 girl. Let me know in the reviews what you guys think. But on second thought...

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