Disclaimer: Persona 5 belongs to Atlus.

Notes: I decide to publish this in english too, since the most of the fandom use english (spanish is like, dead or not even exist). I translated this with help from some friends and st. Google, so, if there are any mistake, please tell me. Thank you! And I hope you like this story.

Edited: I want to thank Queenofdragons2 for helping me with the correction of this chapter. Thank you very much!

[June 10, in the afternoon]

"And that was Goro Akechi, the high school detective!" said the hostess, ending the program. "This will not be the last time you see him, so stay tuned!"

The camera stopped recording and both presenters thanked Akechi again for having attended before withdrawing from the stage. All the students withdrew from there as well, only a few still hanging around, waiting for other classmates or observing the place.

Off stage, Akechi sighed tiredly; the interviews were significantly more exhausting than he thought they would be. He then felt that he was being watched by someone, so he looked to the side and saw the young man with whom he had debated with during the program.

He thought of going to thank him for behaving like the counterpart; thanks to him, they had managed to create an attractive atmosphere for the spectators, but before he knew it, the young man was in front of him.

"Akechi."

Akechi reacted to the call and looked up, meeting the young man's eyes. For some reason, they seemed strangely familiar.

"I'm glad you're still here," the young man said with a smile. "I wanted to thank you for putting out your opinion of the Phantom Thieves. It's always refreshing to hear a different argument."

Akechi smiled. "Then you really think they do more than the police."

"Totally," he said with a smile; Akechi also held his. "And even though we have different points of view... Or maybe because of it," he said looking to one side, then looking back at Akechi, "I want to talk to you again. Would that be ok?"

Akechi blinked in surprise. This was an unexpected turn of events. He had never expected to find some kind of rival thanks to the program.

"Of course," said the young detective. "It's no problem for me. I think we can both benefit from our conversations."

"I'm glad we think the same," the other boy said as he adjusted his glasses before pulling his phone out of his pocket. "I'd like to exchange phone numbers, so we can talk at any time."

"I can see you're quite audacious," Akechi said with a smile as he pulled out his own phone.

"Well, it's not every day you meet such a handsome detective," said the student.

Akechi's cheeks colored slightly.

He really is bold, Akechi thought.

With a sound, both phones indicated that they had exchanged information.

"I must go now, Detective," the young student put his phone in his pocket. "I hope we'll talk soon," he said with a smile.

Akechi returned his smile. "Goodbye."

The young student turned and walked off the stage. Akechi looked at the screen of his phone, where he saw the information of the young man.

Akira Kurusu… , he thought. What a strange boy...

A strange pain suddenly went through Akechi, scrunching his eyes shut as he clutched at his chest.

He opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by a dark space with a brilliant card in front of him. When he tried to reach out to it, several chains appeared around it, hiding the light from the card and preventing Akechi from getting closer, but to his surprise, one of the chains suddenly broke, leaving a small ray of light from which appeared a small sphere that went to him. Akechi held it in his hands and the light went into his chest, making him feel a powerful sense of energy that caused him to close his eyes tightly. When he reopened them, he was in the TV studio, leaning against the nearby wall.

What was that…?

[June 10, during the night]

Akechi was in the metaverse, near the palace of Kaneshiro, the "owner" of Shibuya.

Akechi looked up at Robin Hood, his new Persona, which had a bright, heroic appearance.

"Somehow I have a new Persona… How did this happen?" he asked himself with a hand on his chin. "Even my attire changed to match him. This is really weird…" Akechi narrowed his eyes, "and I'm pretty sure it's that guy's fault, though I'm still unclear at what level…"

Akechi sighed and, with a snap of his fingers, Robin Hood turned into a red mask that settled on his face.

"I'll have to find out..."