Persona 3: Boku Ga Shinigami de Shinigami Ga Boku De
Note: As I mentioned in the summary, this story will have some plot twists from the story and as I mentioned, Hamuko will cross paths with Minato and they will both transfer to the same dorm. Anyway, I think it is best that you just read it, enjoy!
Prologue: A Transfer Student With The Title "Shinigami".
Port Island Station...
Minato Arisato P.O.V
...I am once again in this place where I lost everything. Yes, this is where I lost my parents, ...due to an "accident". No one knows the truth. I am living in a dark world in which I am the darkness that wishes to destroy the darkness that corrupts people. Yeah... I wish to become... Whoosh... a Shinigami, one who brings death to the evil that destroys people's goodness and I'll be the death of negativity itself.
Normal P.O.V
In a certain room...
splaash.. The water fosit is left open. A female student wearing pink school uniform is sitting on the side with her back facing the wall. She's carrying a pistol gun on her right hand... She then points it on her forehead. "Huff. Huff. Ah." Her hands shake as she slowly prepares to do something infallible to the gun... "Huff. Ah..." She gulps then closes her eyes then... "Ge..." She slowly pulls the trigger then... Drop! ...she could not complete what she was intending to do. All the while, at the railings across an artificial island...
Back to the transfer student...
Briiek...! The train passes by the sea with the light of the moon being reflected on it. "Attention passengers, we clearly apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay, next stop is..."
Flash! "...Ah...?" A blue hair passenger stares at the view outside then suddenly a blue butterfly comes to his mind and he find himself feeling renewed as if he has just been introduced to a new world. "..." He decided to ignore it for a while since-
"...Iwatodai." the last stop has been stop by. The train doors open allowing the passenger to go off the train. "This is the final train bound for Tatsumi Port Island. Please take care to board before our departure. Iwatodai. Iwatodai..."
The young man exits the train then... Bump! "Gyah!"
"Hm?" He catches a red-brown pony tail hair female student in bridal style before she came in contact with the ground. "Daijobou?"
"Hai... Hai, daijobou." She straightens herself up. "Arigatou. Ha ha, I must have been a hurry I didn't notice that someone was in front of me."
"Ah, so what are you in a hurry for?" He asked noticing that she is wearing the school uniform of the school he'll be attending.
"Eh? Oh uh well I'm on my way to my dormitory that is just straight from here, though I have to admit I didn't expected to arrive this late." That's true. There was some malfunctioning on the railings earlier which causes a delay on the trains to arrive at the station which was the cause why the transfer student and perhaps even her to arrive late. "What about you? Where are you headed to?" The transfer student then realizes that they may be heading for the same dormitory. He looks at his transfer sheet.
"Hm, what is the name of... or rather, where is the dormitory that you are headed to?"
"Hm? Uh well," She checks at her transfer sheet as well. "it's at Iwatodai, at this street this we are on ha ha."
"Is that so? Well then, it seems we're on the same destination."
"Eh? Really?"
"Ah, I'm on my way to the Iwatodai dormitory as well." He shows her his transfer sheet.
"Oh wow! Hehe, what a coencidence! It must be fate that we are heading for the same place!"
"Yeah... Maybe."
"Heehee, sa, why don't we go together." She clings onto his right arm.
"O-Oi." Not that he was embarrased, but people might think they are dating if they are on that position. "It's not far from here you know. We're just have to cross a..." Amidst their conversation in the station, the clock on the above wall shows that it's about to hit midnight. ...Tick... tock...tick...tock...tick. Sharp! ...It's midnight... "Then we have to... huh?" The transfer student and the girl then notices the changes on their surrounding. It became dark green all over the place and there doesn't seem to be any electronical equipment that is working, they realize that when their headphones, both white and red, have died out. They also cannot hear or at least notice anyone nearby... or anywhere for that matter. It's like the world is... a graveyard.
"Uh... Where... did everyone go?" The girl asked frightened by the atmosphere.
"I dunno but..." The transfer student checks at his transfer sheet. "...I think it would be best if we go now, it's getting late." He notices the time on the clock above them.
"Oh, r-right." They both made their way with the girl clinging onto his right arm.
Later...
Tap, tap, tap... The two remain silent as they pass by the neighborhood. There are a lot of coffins on the streets much to their curiosity and terror well actually it's the girl, Hamuko Arisato, who is terrified by the unnatural objects all around them. Minato Arisato, the transfer student, was surprised to hear her surname is the same as his though there was no time to be surprise by it since they seem to be a scene in which something horrible has happened. "..." He just stepped on a blood colored water. Hamuko does the same then they notice the size of the moon. It gives an eerie sensation about it as if it's a sign of something dreadful will happen. "The moon is big tonight."
"Y-Yeah huh?"
"..." He could tell that she's terrified at it. She's a girl after all. "...Hm." He wonders if he can become a big brother for her. ...Though he decided that he'll think about it later.
Later... At the Iwatodai dormitory...
They finally arrived at their intended destination. The light was still on much to Hamuko's relieve as she did not want them to go in without being welcomed by someone like a dormmother or at least a resident of the place. "We're here." Minato said.
"Hm... Hm." Hamuko nods. They then enter in with him opening the luxurious looking door. They are in the living room with the lights on. Both of their bags are laid on the floor. "Hello? Is someone still up?" Hamuko is the first to step in first.
Minato removes his headphones and... "You're late. I've been waiting a long time for you." A voice said.
"Huh?" He turns to his left. There's boy sitting by the counter.
Snap. "Now if you want to proceed... Please sign your name there." He points a document file on the counter that opens as if responding to his hand gesture. "It's a contract. Don't worry, all it says that you'll take full responsibility for your actions. You know the usual stuff."
"..." He is uncertain by what he means by "the usual stuff" and he feels like fear is running through him. "Ah..." Then instinctively, he grabs the feather ink on the side of the "contract" and signs his name on it. The boy is delightened and he stands up and picks up the contract.
"No one can escape time." He holds it on his chest. "It delivers us all to the same end. You can't plug your ears and cover your eyes." He flips the "contract" and it disappeard... He then reaches out his hand to him. "And so it begins..." ...Then he disappeared into the shades on the sides with his hand disappearing after he said that and there was only darkness in the room, the light has strangely turned off.
"Huh? Minato-kun, did you turned off the lights?" Hamuko comes back.
"Huh? Uh well no I-"
"Who's there!" ...! Both are taken by surprise at the student that came down from upstairs. "Wha," She becomes weary of them. She seem to think that it is unnatural that they are here as if they are invaders that are not suppose to be here, which made the two, especially Hamuko, feel unwelcomed and frightened.
"Ah." Hamuko hides behind Minato.
"Huff. Huff. Ah." The resident of this dormitory, a female student, takes a deep breath then... Dr- She's about to draw a pistol gun then...
"Takeba, wait!"
"Guah!" Another female student came down and stopped her before she does something explicit. She has a long red hair and eyes. She seems to be a senior from what the two look at it. Then out of the sudden... Tick. ...The power comes on and the headphones of the two are back to their full volumes. "Eh, hee." The first girl smiles at her.
"Hm." The red girl turns to the two blue and crimson hair newly residents of the dormitory who are still confused by what just transpired. They turn off their headphones for a while. The girl walk up to the two. "I didn't think you two would arrive this late."
"Oh uh... we're sorry." Hamuko said bowing in apology. Minato remains calm on his position. He has that kind expression on whatever situation he finds himself into. He developed this kind of calm feat of his through the experiences that he became to get used to ever since he was on his elementary days, even now, he's still the same person he was back then. Not that he mind, but he prefers to be this way in any kind of situation so that he can think clearly and do not get agitated or stressed out. That is something he is very good at and it because of that that people find it hard to solve the hints on his face to read his mind. This has helped him from time to time as he does not wish to let anyone get involved on him for his past is... a tragic one and he does not wish to share that painful past to anyone as they might get affected by it or they may think that he's uncaring due to his blank expression as if he does not care about what the others are thinking or does not care about their problems. Deep inside him however is a very courageous young man who is not afraid to get himself involved with what the problems that others are facing and he is willing to help them find a solution to it. He does this as a way to help anyone change their negative view about the world into a positive one as he considers himself as a Shinigami that brings death to negativity. That has been his way showing his frienship and love for those who are close him.
"There's no need to apologize. My name is Mitsuru Kirijo, I'm one of the residents of this dorm." They then turn to the first girl who turns to the second girl who is a senior to the three of them.
"Who are they?" She asked.
"They are the new residents of this dorm that I mentioned a while ago. One of them is a transfer student." She refers to Minato.
"Is it okay for them to be here?" She asked with a concern on her facial expression.
"I guess we'll see. This is Takeba Yukari. She'll be a junior this spring just like you two."
"Hi. I'm Yukari."
"Hm. Nice to meet you." Minato said without changing his expression.
"Oh uh yeah, nice to meet you too."
"Nice to meet you, Takeba!" Hamuko greeted cheerfully.
"Oh uh just... call me Yukari will you?" She prefers to be call by her first name by other girls. This is why she recommended that. Since they seem to be appear on the same grade. It's just fine for Hamuko to call her that.
"Hmnhmn. Alright."
"It's getting late so you should go to bed. Your rooms are the end of the hall of both floors. Arisato, your room is on the boys dorm. And you... Hamuko Arisato, your room is at the end of the girls' dorm." The senior student, Mitsuru, informs the two.
"Oh, okay. Ja, we'll be going now."
"Uh ah. Do make sure you rest well tonight."
At the second floor...
The two are led by Yukari to the end of the second floor's hall where Minato's room is. "This is it. Pretty much to remember huh? Since it's right at the end of the hall. So, any questions?"
Minato thought this is the right time to ask about the mysterious boy earlier. "By the way,"
"Hm? Yes?"
"...Does that kid live here too?" Both girls give him a confuse expression.
"What kid? What are you talking about? Come on, it's not funny."
"I didn't see any kid earlier. Were you dreaming Minato-kun?" ...They seem to be don't know what he's talking about.
"Um by the way, mind if I ask you something? On the two of you way here from the station, was everything... normal?"
"...?" By "normal", meaning something that is not out of place but since there were a lot of out of place objects that they witnessed earlier, their answer would be no but since they don't want to alarm her, they decided to... "No, everything was fine." "okay."
"I see... Nevermind that. Well I better take her to her room. See you later then."
"Ah." Minato is about to enter his room then...
"Uh by the way, make sure you don't lose your key or you'll never hear the end of it. Good night."
"Good night Minato-kun!" Both girls give him a goodnight wave as they head for the second floor.
"Now then..." He stares right in front of his room. His nameplate is on it. "I better get some sleep. I'm so sleepy from all that long trip." He said as he enters the room and closes the door and locked it. He takes a shower then went straight to bed as a way to clear his thoughts of what happened tonight. He hopes that nothing will happen... though that is just wishful thinking. Now he's life is going to change forever... Along with some new acquiantances of his who will be involved in a conflict with the world and themselves. A malevolent entity will be crossing their paths and spread darkness on the world. The wild card is needed and the wielder of it shall change the world. ...And that is him.
In the morning...
He prepared himself for his first day of school. "Ah. Today is when school will start." He said looking on the mirror. "I better get going." And then...
Knock, knock. "It's me. Me and Hamuko are already ready. Are you awake?"
"Minato-kun, are you there? Or have you already left?" It's Yukari and Hamuko. He opens his door since he doesn't wish to be rude to any women. He's that sort of person which makes him attractive to women. He also has the tendecy to get himself involved with the problems of other women and helps them solve it. This has been his way of showing his courtesy to them and that of others as well.
"Ohayou! Did you sleep okay?"
"Ohayou Minato-kun!" The two girls greet him.
"Ohayou." He greets back while rubbing his right eye. "So, should we go now?"
"Hm. Kirijo-senpai asked me to take you two to school. It's getting late so let's go. The train will be arriving at any second at the station."
"Yeah, let's hurry!"
"Heehee, someone sure is excited on their first day of school."
"Yeah..." He follows the two girls. Hamuko seems to have the habit of being cheerful all the time. He wonders if he can be like that but sadly, he cannot for he is seems to be opposite personality of her. One can only wonder if they are meant to be opposite like they are siblings in which Minato is the overprotective older brother and Hamuko is the cheerful younger sibling due to them having the surname "Arisato" which might make people think that they are siblings or related to each other. He figures he'll be explaining this to some people soon.
At the train...
"So that's it." Yukari introduces the two to on the transportation to get to the artificial island, Port Island, where their school, Gekkoukan Highschool, has been established. The two stare out of the window with different expressions. "See? There it is." Minato has a calm expression on his face while Hamuko is very eager to get accommodated to their school environment. The train makes a long trip through the sea with the sight of the private school institute on the windows in which some students are excited while the others simply think of it as just another day in school.
At Gekkoukan Highschool's school gate...
cycle. "Ohayou." A female cycling student greets Yukari.
"Ohayou." She greets back. Minato and Hamuko are behind her with Minato being the one on the middle and Hamuko is following behind him. "Well this is it." The three of them stand before the school gate where the sight of the main building can be seen. A lot of students are on their way there as well as them. "We're here. Welcome to Gekkoukan Highschool, hope you two like it."
"Wow!"
"Ah." Two Arisatos with different reactions. The blue with a calmer reply with the crimson having a enthuastic reply. Some students have taken notice of the two.
"Hey, are those two new here?" A female student asked.
"Sure looks like it."
"Yeah. I've never seen those two here before. That guys over there, he's kinda mysterious if you ask me. It makes you think he's a very interesting guy. *giggle* I think I'm fallen for him."
"Seriously? Well I think I've fallen for that cute new student there!" A male student said looking at Hamuko. "She's so cheerful and... bright. It makes you think she's the type of getting excited for something that is new to her. And those eyes of her..."
"Hey, don't give that drooling look. You're starting to sound like a pervert."
"..." The two could hear the students whispering. They think this is what those who are transferees here would expect in their first day of school.
"Sigh. Don't mind them. These rumors will drop off soon so don't get too worked up about it okay?" Yukari said.
"Hai." "Hm. Okay." They both said with different reply again. They enter the lobby with the first to come to their attention is that the first thing to see are the lockers for the certain students to use to safekeep some of their stuff to which Hamuko thought of putting some of her things on while Minato only taking notice of her expression. Some students are on the bulletin board that is near the stair. Various reactions can be heard, some are approved of their assigned homeroom, some are disappointed, mostly male students. Some of the female students complain as well but most of them are can be said the type of students that tend to be trouble for other staff members. Needless to say that they are those who break school rules when they are outside of the authorities' eyes. While Minato is gentle and respectful to women who talk to him, there are certain woman traits that he doesn't take value and one of those is the traits that these women have.
"Geez Kaz, why are you in your P.E uniform? School has just started! You better ought to find somewhere you can change into your normal uniform if you don't get into trouble." A female student said. She's speaking with an athletic student who, as she said, is wearing a jogging suit, the one that is used in P.E classes at the gymnastic club of the school where physical fit students join to either show their athletic talents or simply wish to since they enjoy the physical activities that they do there. This one seems to be one of those. He is either eager to show his skills and ability in one of the clubs at the gym or it is because he's not good at the subjects that require academic such as science and the one with the most probability, Math.
"Ah... Yeah, I gues so. Alright you don't have to give that stare as if I'm some kind circus beast that parades on a show in the school ground. By the way, where's the bulletin board for our homeroom assignments?" The athletic male student asked.
"IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE! You're in class 2-F, I'm in a different class so I won't be able to watch over you. Sigh. I get worried about you sometimes."
"Taught by... Toriumi-sensei! Oh man, well she IS older than me but, I was hoping for Kanou-sensei..." A brunnete hair student said with a girl with long black hair that is tied into a pony tail beside him.
"Oh it's over there. Oh... it's not the same class as him." She said with a disappointed expression. The one she's referring to is... ...the one who is oblivious of her presence. Minato glances at the students on the bulletin board.
"What a lively students that we may be acquianted to." He commented on them.
"Hm? Did you say something Minato-kun?" Hamuko asked.
"No, nothing at all. Anyway,"
"You're okay from here right? You two should visit your homeroom teacher first. The faculty office is right there to the left. And that concludes the tour! Any questions before I go?" Yukari asked.
"Not really, no." "Um, which class are you in by the way?" Hamuko asked while he simply declines the permission to ask questions. They are indeed the opposite personality when one looks at them. Not that Minato was complaining but he does have some intent of befriending anyone but he figures that they will not satisfy his interest since... well he's frantically not interested in a lot of stuff since he has become mature in an early age so he figures he should just remain silent since it might ruin the mood of any conversation that he joins in while Hamuko is eager to join any conversation that can fit her personality and maybe even her interest when she brings it up.
"Me? Uh well I haven't checked yet so I don't know. Anyway, about last night... don't tell anyone what you saw okay?"
"...?" Both give a questioning expression on what she said though it does have some point since if they do tell anyone about the bizzare objects and the boy last night... well actually even if they do tell anyone, they doubt that they will believe them so they simply give a nod to their guide. Yukari that is.
"Well I gotta go now. See you later." She left the Arisatos.
"Well then, should we check our homeroom assignments?" Minato suggested.
"Hm! Let's!" She replied cheerfully, again, she does reply in the same expression whenever someone invites her to some interesting activities.
"..." Minato figures that she's quite naive and perhaps have no idea about how dark the world can be sometimes. He figured that he can be a big brother for her since he has experienced those dark experience many times now and even now, and he does not wish for someone enthuastic and innocent... and cute as her to suffer those kind of struggles. "Come on, they are posted on the bulletin board over there." He said pointing the bulletin board.
"Hai, hai! Lead the way fearless leader. Heehee!" She follows him playfully. They check the bulletin board for they're names.
"Hm..." He cannot find his name due to the long list names with a "A" beginning on them and they are not arranged alphabetically. "Hrgh..." He figures that he should just give up but...
"Ah, found it!" ...his "little sister" has already found the answer he's looking for.
"Urgh." He places his hand on his forehead with a slight annoyance with his failure since he figured that he'll be the big brother figure between the two of them.
"Hm? What's the matter?"
"Nothing." He ignores her and check their names. "Arisato Hamuko" and "Arisato Minato", yup that's their names alright and they are both assigned to Class 2-F. "Hn?" Looking below, he sees the name "Takeba Yukari" on it. ...It seems the three of them will be on the same class. "...What a twist of fate." He thought.
"Um Minato-kun... are you... angry with me?" She asked in a teary expression.
"Ugh." He figures that it may be because he ignored her. "...Nothing. Let's go, we need to go to the faculty office." He's about to go to the faculty hall but-
"Minato-kun... We're still friends right?" She asked in a more teary expression.
"...Yeah. So don't give me those tears, you're making me feel guilty about myself."
"Oh h-hai. S-Sorry." She wipes them off.
"Come on, our homeroom teacher awaits us."
"H-Hai." She follows him. They made their way to the faculty hall and they spotted a foreign student who seems to be from France speaking with a teacher with kabuto on his head and they also spotted two timid female students who seem to have gotten lost on their way to the library. They passed by the two parties without letting them acknowledge their passing, they enter the faculty office on the left side of the hall.
"Hm." They search for anyone in the office and...
"Oh are you two the new students?" A female teacher asked as she approaches them.
"Oh uh yes." Hamuko said bowing while Minato simply give a simple nod.
"My you're polite. Girls like you should be an example to others."
"Oh uh... Th-Thank you."
"Hn." He is not interested in girls' conversation so he just remain silent and look away though Hamuko is quite distress that he doesn't take part of it.
"Let's see... Arisato Minato and Arisato Hamuko. My, are you two siblings?"
"Uh no, we just happens to have the same surname ha ha." Hamuko said laughingly while , again, Minato only looks away and again, much to her distress.
"Oh I see. Well forgive me for my confusion then. Let's see... As for you Arisato... Would you mind if I refer to you your surname Minato-kun while I refer to her by Hamuko? Mina- Arisato-kun?"
"...Ah. I don't mind at all." He doesn't mind anything that is said about him good or bad. Hamuko figures that.
"Very well. Let's see... in 1999 when was that? Ten years ago your parents... *gasp*" Teacher realizes that his student profile is quite dark and full of departure from various places. "I'm sorry, I've been so busy I didn't have time to read this before hand." She apologizes.
"That's okay. I've already come in terms with it." He said though Hamuko is unconvinced.
"Okay... Ja, as for Hamuko-kun..." Teacher turns to Hamuko's student file. "Ah, you're studying here because your parents are working overseas. That's quite a predicament you have compare to..." She tries to find the right words to compare her situation to the blue one, Minato. "Um..."
"It's okay. You can say that my situation is much more lower than that of her." He said without showing any dislike that he is "lower" as he put it compare to the red one, Hamuko, who dislikes of how he put it.
"Hey come on, don't say it like that." Hamuko pouted.
"That's right, you should not look down on yourself. In a way, you are a very special child of the lord." She now refers to religion.
"Yeah. You're a child of the Mother Minato-kun." By "Mother", Hamuko means God for to her, God is a mother since... well since all children come from their mother after all.
"...Yeah." Minato said not minding what the two said. "Anyway we're looking for our homeroom teacher in class 2-F."
"That's me. I'm Toriumi Isako. You can call me Toriumi-sensei. I teach composition, welcome to our school you two." Teacher said welcoming the two Arisatos.
"Oh, Arigatou." "Arigatou!" Both Arisatos replied in an opposite tone with accordance to their personalities.
"Have you two seen the classroom assignments? You two are in 2-F, my class. Oh wait, you already mentioned that you two are in 2-F so I guess you know already. Well, I better lead you two to the auditorium. The class ceremony is about to start. Follow me, Arisatos." She said jokingly as if they are twins with Minato being the older brother who has a low opinion about himself and Hamuko is the cute and cheerful younger sister who is always cheering up her older brother.
"Heehee." "Hm." Again, different replies according to their personalities.
Later, at the auditorium...
"As you begin the new school year, I like each of you to remember the proverb, "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.". When applied to students' life this means..." The principal continues his monologue afront. All the while, Minato is just sitting at the third row in the right side of the huge hall. He's not much paying attention to the speech since he knows that some of them are mere nonsenses that were created by the ideals of inexperienced people, so for him, he sort of despises the arrogances that are being spread all over people in a society thinking of them as mere hypocrites. Though there are some truths in what he is thinking, not all people are like that, one of that is perhaps Hamuko who seems to be true to her ideals despite being inexperience and naive of sort, but he can tell that he's not like all those people.
"Shh hey."
"Huh?" A male student tries to catch his attention. "What is it?"
"You came to school with Takeba and that new transfer student right? I saw you three walking together."
"...I'm also a transfer student you know." He thought.
"Hey I have a question, do you know if the two of them have boyfriends?"
"...What are you a stalker?" He thought. "Don't know, haven't knew them for a long time so I wouldn't know. Maybe Takeba has but I don't know about the other one, or maybe they both don't have. I don't know."
"I see. I thought you might know but I guess not. So how well do you know them?"
"Only met them yesterday. I came here with them since they were the first acquiantances that I met."
"I see. Hm, okay." The male student then gather his male friends and they chat about their conversation.
"What are they, a fan club? Does this school respects someone's privacy?" He thought with a sweat drop on his head.
"I hear talking. I believe it's somebody in Toriumi-sensei's class." A middle age teacher said spotting for anyone speaking. At hearing that, the male students dismiss their gathering and turn their attentions back to the principal in front.
"Shh! Be quiet! You're going to get me in trouble." Toriumi-sensei scolded the male students. Then a lot of talking is heard.
"Sigh. This is going to take a while for the rumors to stop." Minato said with a sigh.
Later... at class 2-F, after school...
"Ah, what a long day this has been." Minato sits back on his seat as he stares outside the window where he can the sunset. He stands up ready to leave the classroom but...
"What's up dude!"
"Huh?" A male student with a cap approaches the reserved blue student.
"How's it going?"
"...And who are you?" He asked rather in a rude tone.
"Hey, I'm just greeting you know. Anyway, I'm Iori Junpei, nice to meet you. I transferred here in my eight grade. I know how tough it is being the new kid so I just wanna say... "hey!", hehe see what a nice guy I am?"
"...Yeah. You are super nice." He shares a handshake with him.
"Haha thanks." Then Yukari and Hamuko come. "Hey it's Yuka-tan and the cutie transfer student!"
""Cutie?" Are you stupid or something? Sigh. Are you at it again? Didn't you ever wonder that you might bother someone if you bother the hell out of them?" Yukari asked.
"Hey, I was just being friendly you know. Anyway where you been?"
"Been to the archery club. I went to pick a few stuff and then I found you here talking to Arisato-kun."
"And I came along with her heehee." Hamuko said with her cheerful disposition.
"H-Hey, you're the other new kid right? I... N-Nice to meet you." Junpei said fidgetting at Hamuko's cuteness and cheerful personality.
"Hehe likewise."
"Hey be careful with this guy his face is like the foster for sexual harrassment." Yukari said to Hamuko.
"What! But- I was just being friendly!"
"If you say so." She then turns to Minato, Hamuko as well. "Anyway looks like we're on the same homeroom." She said almost sounding delightened.
"Ah must be fate." Minato said with a slight joke. Despite his negative view of the world, he too can put up a joke or two, since after all humans are capable of doing that.
"Fate? Uh... I doubt it."
"Yes! yes! It must be fate that the three of us are here!" Hamuko cheered the idea however.
"Hehe looks like you've been outnumbered when it comes to being cheerful Yuka-tan." Junpei said referring to Yukari's cheery disposition in school that made her attractive to a lot of male students except him.
"Hmph big deal. Hey..." Yukari then whispers to Minato. "You didn't say anything about... you-know-what did you?"
"Huh? Oh yeah. I kept my mouth shut." He said giving no special attention to the reminder.
"Okay good. Seriously, don't say anything about last night okay?" The three are surprised by her choice of words especially Junpei.
"..." A sweat drop appears at the back of his head.
Yukari notices his stare and the silent atmosphere. "Wh-What?"
"L-Last night...?"
She then realizes the situation immediately. "W-Wait a minute! Don't get the wrong idea you perv!" Slap!
"Ow! Hey! What was that for! I didn't do nothing!"
"Guh I gotta go. I have something to take care off at the archery club, but you better not start any rumors got that?" She then turns to the Arisatos. "You too don't start any rumors you two or I'll never speak to you again." She left as sweat drops appear at their heads.
"Eh..."
"She's easy to get angry with it seems." Minato commented to which Hamuko nodded in agreement.
"You can say that again. Ow... My jaw. But it's your first times here and people are already talking about you guys, believe it or not she's actually really popular, you're the man Arisato!" Junpei congratulates the blue one, Minato, which is sort of annoying to him but he can take his gesture for that is one of the things humans do when they spend their time together to have fun. "Haha this is gonna be a fun year I can feel it!"
"You said it!" Hamuko goes along with his brightened spirit.
Later, at the school gate...
Minato, Hamuko and Junpei decided to go home together. A lot of various people are on the school ground. There are the athletic students, the jocks, running on a lap, a silver hair senior that is surrounded by two women, and Toriumi-sensei speaking with another teacher. "Whoa, check those jocks. Haha they're aiming to become champions this year." Junpei said.
"Champions?" Hamuko asked.
"Ah, have you guys joined any club? If you are, you'll be joining as a new member. There's the kendo club, the tennis club and of course there's the swimming club where all those babes in bikinis are heehee." Hamuko laughs at his pervertness while Minato is disgusted since he's a gentleman to women at any age including Hamuko who is like a little sister to him, or at least he considers her as one.
"A kendo club huh?" Minato said wondering if he should join that swordsmanship club.
"A tennis club huh?" Hamuko does the same.
"Oh, you guys are thinking of joining?" Junpei asked.
"Hmm, sort of. Anyway why don't we all have fun for the rest of the afternoon?" Hamuko suggested to which the two gentlemen, sort to speak, nod.
"Hell yeah! Say, why don't we go to the arcade? I'll teach you guys how to play counter strike."
"Haha sure thing."
"Hm." Minato gives one last look at the main building then follow the two. "This is when that tragedy happens. The tragedy where I lost everything... Huh..." The incident ten years ago played again in his mind, it's not pleasant which is the sole reason why he does not wish to share it anyone even to those who are close to him, he tends to keep all the sadness to himself and let the others have their fun of living their fairy tale lives or at least that's how he view the lives of others. "I wonder... Will I find what I'm searching for...? The truth of this world? ..." He thought then he followed the two with a gloomy expression. The sunset is pleasant with the spring season still hovering the country of the rising sun. The three stayed at the arcade for about three hours then they went their separate ways and went home. Blue and crimson went home together which aroused some suspicion that they are dating to which they corrected with different replies and again, for the second time, with different personalities. Well actually it's the fourth time since they replied at about four questions to certain individuals who asked different questions to them, not that they mind but they would appreciate if they would consider their tired expressions of wishing to have a break with all of their interviewy questions.
Later that evening...
"Welcome back." Mitsuru, who is sitting on the sofa while reading a book, greeted the two as they stand on the entrance.
"We're back." They both said with different expressions.
"Dinner is ready. Go and get something to eat." She said returning to her reading.
"Ah arigatou! Dinner time! I'm so hungry. Haha." Hamuko playfully goes to the dinning room that is just acrosst the living room.
"Hn." Minato glances at the counter where he first met the strange boy last night. That is also where he signed that strange "contract" to which the boy mark that something begun.
"Hm? What is the matter?" Mitsuru notices him.
"Oh uh nothing."
"You really shouldn't be planning on heading outside. Dorms regulations you know, so just stay and enjoy the pleasant evening. You must be tired of adjusting to your new environment."
"Yeah. Yeah... I think I'll do just that." He heads for the dinning room as well to join Hamuko and Yukari, who is texting on her cellphone while sitting on a seat across Hamuko. "Ja, itadakimasu." He sits across her as well and beside Hamuko and started eating the food provided for which are mostly dessert.
"Oh hi, welcome back. So did you enjoy Stupei's company? I heard you guys hang out with him." Yukari greets the two of them as she closes her cellphone.
"Yeah, we had fun." Hamuko said while Minato only nodded.
"Huh. I see. Well, he's a poor sack so be friendly to him will you." She started eating as well.
"Poor?"
"She means he's someone without a girlfriend." Minato elaborates her idiomatic expression.
"Ohh... I see. Wait, he doesn't have one? I thought he did when he mentioned he has someone he's hanging out with."
"Oh that's Tomochika. He's a classmates of ours, he's the one who frequently gets cake for Toriumi-sensei if you can believe it." Yukari said.
"Hm~." Hamuko only wonders on that. The lively dinner continued as the reporter on the news on the T.V in the living room elaborates on an "Apathy Syndrome" case which caught Mitsuru's attention.
"Hmm... What could this mean...?" She thought as she stares at the T.V that shows an expressionless man who seem to be a victim of the so called infection then returns to her reading.
Later...
The junior students in the dorm have already went to bed, leaving only her and another senior student in the dormitory. At that moment... "I'm going out for a bit." He passed by her. "See ya."
"Hm? Where are you going?" She averted her eyes from the book she's reading and turns to him.
"Did you see the newspapers lately? There's a lot going on."
"I know... These critical cases called "Apathy Syndrome" have been increasing lately, though people assume that it is due to stress it's..."
"Yeah right it has to be THEM. Otherwise it's not worth bothering with our time."
"Yeah but it seems to be affecting the city at least partially. The chairman decided to come here for a few days after that I can-"
"Daijobou I'm just going out for a practice with them." The senior student steps out of the house, for the residents of the dorm that is, with an overconfident expression.
Mitsuru expresses a slight dislike of his overtraining. "Sigh. This isn't your normal playing game Sanada." She then returns to her reading.
Meanwhile... At a place where it does not exist anywhere...
"Ah. Ah..." Minato finds himself in a what seems to be an ascending elevator, its' quite huge considering the space of the inside and in front of him are...
"Welcome to the velvet room my dear young man. My name is Igor, I am delightened to make your acquiantance." A long nose old man is sitting on small seat with his hands resting on the small velvet desk in front of him, with them resting on his chin. He turns to the young woman besides him on his left. "This is Elizabeth she's a resident of this place like myself."
The girl gives a hand gesture towards their "guest". "Pleased to meet you." She said with a wink to which Minato did not give a reply.
"This place exist between dream and reality, mind and matter." Flash. Igor then waves his hand and as if responding to it the "contract" that he signed the other day appeared in a flash of light on his desk. "Only those who have signed the contract may enter this place, henceforth you shall be welcomed here in the velvet room you are destined to own your unique blessing and you will require my help to do it, I only ask one thing in return..." Minato gives a stern look on this, he's expecting something retributional sort to speak from his "benefector".
"...What?"
"That you abide by the contract and assume responsibilities for the choices you make." Sounds simple enough, they give help and the responsibility falls to the requester, no charges on it though those who made the decision are the ones who will take the credit for it no matter what beneficial or accursed their rewards will be, that's it how it goes in the "contract" that the requester signed.
"Hm. I understand."
"Good. Hold on to this." Flash. A velvet key appeared in a flash of light in front of him and it lands on his palm. "'till we meet again." Flaash...
The next day...
"Ahh... Ah." Minato wakes up sweaty, he feels like he had a strange dream. "This place is..." He finds himself back in his room in the dormitory once more after his "visit" on that place that does not exist anywhere. "Ah... I must had an odd dream back there." He said wiping off the sweat on his forehead.
Knock. "Minato-kun? Are you awake?" Hamuko's voice is heard on the other side of his door. "Um breakfast is ready so... are you hungry for some eggs and fried rice?"
"Ah I'll be right there." He rises up from his bed.
"Oh ja I'll be waiting for you downstairs."
"Ah by the way Hamuko,"
"Hm? Yes what is it?"
"Have you noticed someone else in this dorm when we first arrived here?"
"Eh? Someone else? You mean other than Yukari-chan and Kirijo-senpai? Uh... well... There's this Sanada person whose room is just in front of yours, does that count him?"
"...I wasn't referring to him though." He thought. The one he's referring to is the strange boy that he met the first he and the crimson Arisato arrive.
"They will come tonight." ...! A voice is heard...
"Huh?"
"You best prepare yourself. Your destiny is at hand."
"..." The voice fades leaving some echoes in Minato's mind. "...Hm." He decided to ignore it for now.
"Minato-kun? Are you still awake?"
"Huh? Oh uh yeah, I'll be right there."
"Okay."
Later... At the school gate...of the school that has the word moon inscribed on it... not through its surface but rather, on its outer shell. Tonight is when the moon will shine a sign of doom...
"Yawn. Ah."
"Daijobou? You look really tired Minato-kun? Yukari-chan went on ahead so she left me to watch over you."
"Ah I'm just a little short of energy. I think..."
"Hm?"
"Yo, guys!" Junpei comes to the two blue and crimson.
"Ah. Iori over here!" Hamuko waves at him.
"Yo. Hamuko-chan. And good morning there Arisato."
"Yeah... You seem to be full of energy." Minato said.
"Of course! I'm always like this everday hehe."
"Wow, you really must be energetic to be this upbeat in the morning." Hamuko said to which Minato mutters'he's probably planning on sleeping on today's class with that load of energy he has'.
"Haha you bet. Oops! The bells is about ring, we better get moving." The three of them head for their classroom.
Later... After school... At Paulownia Mall...
The two Arisatos are toured by Junpei to the infamous shopping mall in the island that is own by the powerful company called Kirijo group, and by just the name itself, it's own by Mitsuru's family. "Did you guys know that this mall is famous for its name which is kinda like the name of the Kirijo group?" Junpei asked.
"Oh really?" Hamuko asked.
"Ah, this mall and the school, in particular, belongs to that rich company so they frantically own the entire environment that is near the artificial island where we go everyday in our lives here." Minato said in an all-knowing-tone. He does know a lot due to him reading a lot of books all the time during his time to various places in the southern Korea. "Frantically, we are living under their conditions."
"Wow. You're really smart Minato-kun."
"Yeah, what, have you been studying or something?" Junpei asked, when it comes to academics, he is probably the most famous for being in the bottom, and by bottom, he is on the lowest score rank. Minato came to think of that and gives him a empathetic look.
"Unlike you perhaps we are living in a world of where everything come and goes. ...the same can be said about our everyday lives. I wish this moment would last. ...but it won't, despite that, I still wish to live in this moment for a long time. That is one of my dearest wish." He thought as a desperate way to wish for time to stop and let the moment last forever. ...though time do not perhaps even exist. Perhaps it just exist on humans' minds and they perceive the world like it has a time but in reality it is only what they thought to be what has come and by and a new age will begin but in fact... everyday is the same day only different in environtment and appearance. That is how Minato perceive the world around him, people living on their ideals that is outside of reality in fear of what is not known to them and they would oftenly destroy one another to ensure that their ideals are the right ones but in fact, those ideals... are those of a facade face of the truth. It is for this facade face that everyone wears that he wishes to become a Shinigami that brings death to negativity to show people reality and that fear is not to be feared. He makes sure of that promise and dedication, should he acquired the power to challenge the world itself.
"Hm? What is the matter Minato-kun?" Hamuko notices him clunching his fist.
"Huh? Oh nothing, anyway won't you show around more Iori?"
"Oh sure no prob. Anyway, there's that club over there too, though of course, it's not for us at least not yet hehe." The club he's referring to is the club Escapade where most people with problems often spend their times to release the stress and other tiring backloads that is burdening them, though of course, these are people are those who are considered by the society as "lazy bums" though that is only what they see of them without even knowing their true personal backgrounds which nowadays society has labeled through their ignorant labeling and barbaric intent of turning into a blind eye when it comes to sufferring. This is something Minato wish to lay to rest as a Shinigami. ...tonight is when he will inherit that title. ...a fated night with the moon shining on the place of doomsday where the summoning of an entity was to take place ten years ago.
Later that night, right before midnight...
Tick... tock... tick... tock... tick... Tock. The clock hits midnight, making the environment all over the world dark green and the waters all over the world has become red as blood and most of the people are "sleeping" in coffins. At the station where students get off to to get to Gekoukan high, a group of people who can be considered as "rebels" though in only on the outward view, in the inside view however they can viewed as misguided people who are on a path of ruination. That is something of a price that they will pay tonight... "Yaawn. Ah." A young man gives off a yawn then he takes notice of how dreaded his environment has become. "Huh? What the... What is happening here!"
"Gr..."
"Huh...!" A black creature draws near him... "Wh-What is that! S-Stay back!" His pleads are ignored however.
"Grooaarr..." The creature which eyes are red that are on its "head" has turn to its prey... him. "Grr... Grooaarr!"
"Ugh! Uaarrgh!"
At a certain room in the dormitory...
Mitsuru and Yukari are sitting in front of a huge screen computer drinking tea. "Hm." The one in the monitor are the Arisato blue and crimson.
"What do you think about them?"
"To be honest, I'm not sure. It was just the other day we saw them active during the dark hour, that would had only mean they..." Keplunk Someone comes in.
"Working hard? So how are they doing?" A gentle looking man with long brown hair with glasses asked, he seems to be an acquiantance of the two teenagers, Mitsuru and Yukari.
Mitsuru lays down her tea cup and the tray and stands up. "They went to bed a little while ago, they're asleep now."
"I see..." The gentleman sits down on a couch behind their seats. "These are the new guests I presume?"
"Yes, they arrived just the other night."
"I see, and it seems they have the potential as well."
"Zachou-san do you they're..."
"Well... From the looks of things, it seems they are, however..." The three of them turn to the two new residents of the dorm. "they are rather unique, from my understanding, they were active when they first arrived here yes? During the dark hour?"
"That's right I was the first one to saw them." Yukari said.
"She speaks truth, we don't how but they seem to have adapted to it."
"I see... Hm very interesting." The gentleman who seems to be a chairman in Gekoukan high said observing the two then... Riing, ring. An emergency measure button sounded.
Click. "Command room." Mitsuru responded to it. "...is that you Sanada?"
An small image of the young man the other day shows up in the screen and he's running in a very quick pace. "Huff! You're not gonna believe this, this thing is huge! Unfortunately I don't have time to talk, it's chasing us!"
"Us?" Yukari asked noticing that he's carrying someone on his left shoulder.
"This guy was hanging around at near the shrine and he was knocked unconcious by it so I decided to bring him with me, we're almost there! Prepare the defense security measures!"
"...!" Everyone is alarmed by this.
"D-Does that mean he's bringing that thing HERE!" Yukari asked frightened as she notices that the dorm might become a battlefield.
Mitsuru draws out a gun. "Zachou-san! Please attend to things here we'll prepare for battle!"
"R-Right, be careful!"
At the first floor below...
The young man Sanada quickly comes in with the unconcious highschooler and quickly locks the luxurious looking door, he lays him on the counter. "Ugh." And he sits on the ground with his back facing the door.
"Sanada!" "Sanada-senpai!" Both girls arrive. Yukari notices that he's been wounded and attended to him, she didn't realizes who it is that he brings in the dorm.
"Ugh." Though she attended to his wounds, it seems she only made it open a little bigger. "Ow..." A sweat drop appears on his head.
"Senpai!"
"I'm alright, you better be surprise for that thing is coming here." The "thing" that he mentions can be heard just outside the building then...
"Grooaarr!" Shatter, shatter! ...! The windows have been shattered into a lot of shards!
"Gyah!" Yukari falls down to the floor in shock and surprise.
"It's here...!" Mitsuru said as she holds tight her pistol gun.
Shatter! "Grooaarr!" Black tentacles barge in through the broken windows and the unconcious young man is in danger of being grab by the ones near the left windows.
"Hey! Look out!" Yukari grabs him and lay him on the floor though in a harsh way, it is then that she realizes who it is, "Wh-What the!"
Slam, crack! "Tch, it's here for something, I found this guy strolling near the area and he got attacked by it, Takeba, protect him!" The young man exclaimed as he tries to stand up while holding his left injured left shoulder.
"Get to those two Takeba. Take them then escape through the back." Mitsuru, who has drawn out a rapier, orders the young woman.
"But... Wh-What about you two...? And... " She turns to the young man who is lying on the floor unconcious.
"We'll tend to him. Go get the other two hurry!"
"I-I'm going!"
At Minato's room...
"Ugh. What was that noise a while back? Ah..." He seems to have awaken due with all the commotions downstairs, he's frantically very tired at the moment and he can barely straights himself up, but then...
Knock, knock! "Wake up Arisato!"
"Ugh." That has completely woke him up. "Takeba...?"
"Sorry I'm coming in!" Slam! Keplunk! The door is barged open. "I don't have time to explain but we have to get out of here!"
"Huh?"
"Minato-kun? What's going on in there?" ...Hamuko seems to have heard the commotions as well and she comes down, she's in her yellow pajama right now and she's very sleepy like the blue one. "Eh? Yukari-chan? Why are you..."
"Hamuko! Good, now that you two are here, take these."
"...!" The two Arisatos are taken by surprise as she hands them over a rapier and a naginata, the rapier is for the blue one and the naginata with an Atlus mark on it. The rapier is seems to be an English rapier as it has an elegant appearance that is used by... well... "noble" people, sort to speak. "This are...?"
"Come on we have to get out of here." She frantically dragged the two of them even though Hamuko is still in her pajamas and she is pretty much embarrassed that she's going outside wearing them though she assures her that the people at the moment are sleeping and Minato realizes that the environment is the same when he and her first arrived here and that he has a prominition that something will happen tonight as the light of the moon shines on the city, a sign of revelation... and a calamity that will pass by them it seems. They are led to the back door of the room where the young man who turns out to be Junpei has been laid by none other probably Mitsuru. "Okay we're here. ...And Stupei is here too."
"...!" Both Arisatos are surprised to see him here.
"I-Iori?"
"What's he doing here?" Minato asked. Riing, riing.
"Takeba here." Yukari answers her communicator that is on her right ear.
"Takeba be careful. There is more than one enemy, the ones we're fighting are keeping us busy from-"
Slam! Crack! ...! "Grooaarr!" A slamming sound is heard at the other side of the door and there seems to be someone... or SOMETHING on the other side. Slam!
"Ah... Ahh." It seems Junpei has woke up. "...Huh?" He has taken acknowledgment of his environment. "This place is...? I was in the convenience store then..." Slam! "Whoa!" That "thing" slams at the door again alarming the four of them to take a detour of their exit plan. "Wh-What's going on!"
"Uh... L-Let's pull back!" Yukari said nervously to which the blue and crimson nod and they go back upstairs leaving him behind.
"H-Hey! Wait for me!" He runs after to follow them.
At the third floor...
Tap, tap, tap... The four of them continue running towards the roof then... "Grooaarr!" Crash! Shatter! ...! The sound of the door being break down and a vase broken down are heard below. "Wh-What was that!" "What's going on down there!" Both Yukari and Junpei asked frightened. Then they heard something coming their way...
TAP, TAP, TAP! ...it's large, it seems, footsteps are getting closer! "I-It's coming! Keep moving hurry!"
"R-Right you are!" The three follow behind.
At the roof...
Keplunk! The four arrive at the roof with Yukari closing the door. "Huff. Sigh. I think we're safe for now."
Slam! Shatter! "Grooaarr!" ...! That "something" can still be heard even from there.
"Huh!" Turning around they see... "What...!" Multiple black arm slimes climb up from the walls of the building, they all dissolve into the ground as soon as they touch it, then follow by its large black slime body is a blue mask that seems to be its "face" as a black hand is holding it upward and it is using it to "see" its surrounding it seems. "You gotta be kidding me! It climb up the wall!"
"Wh-What is that thing!" Junpei asked frightened.
"Ah!" Blue and crimson take a step back.
"Those monsters... we call them "Shadows"." Yukari said as she drawed out a gun then... "Huff! huff! Urgh!" She points it at her forehead then...!
"H-Hey Yukat-tan! What are ya-"
Bang! Flash! Gust, gust! "Grooaarr!" Some "pieces" of the "Shadow" have been dispatched by some small hurricanes that is produced by the dear head looking figure that bursted out of her in blue mist.
"Huh!"
"Grooaarr...!" The larger "Shadow" lunges forth one its blades on its hands then...!
"Ah...!" Yukari points her pistol gun on her forehead again then...
"Grooarr!" *Agidyne* ...iigNIITE! Ablaaze...!
"Hua!" She is burned out by the wall of fire that the "Shadow" summoned and it caused her to fall down to the ground.
"Yukari-chan!" "Yuka-tan!" Hamuko and Junpei rush to her aid while Minato stays put as her gun rolls down on his right foot.
"Ah..." He stares at it and by instinct, he feels like he should grab it, then he sees things in a slow pace then an image of that boy the other night came to his mind, he says "Go on" with a smile as if encouraging him to pick it up and does the same thing that Yukari did to it.
Meanwhile, at the command room...
"There! They're on the roof!" The young man earlier said as they spotted the four through the security cameras which are being shown on the large screen on the huge computer in the room.
"That gigantic Shadow... Just what it is it after?" Mitsuru ponders.
"Let's go Mitsuru, they need our help!" The two of them are about to rush there but...
"Wait." ...The chairman stops them calmly as he watches what is happenning on the screen...
Back to the four...
"...Hm." Minato picked up the gun then... beat... beat... beat... He could feel his hearbeat accelarating quickly and then... "Ah... Ah..." He slowly points the pistol gun on his temple then... "huff... huff... Ah." He smiles confidently. "Per... so..."
"Huh?" The other three turn to him...
"...NA...!" Bang! Flaash...! Blue mist bursted out of him and blue shards are rotating around him floating. "Arrgh... Arrgh!" "Grooaarr!" A roar of a monster is heard then...
Blast! "Grooaarr!" "Auurgh!" Two figures bursted out of him, one his a reptile looking figure with a black humanoid body that is carrying a long sword on its left hand, the second is a figure has almost the exact face as Minato but its body is metallic and there's a harp on his back.
"Grooaarr!"
"Arrgh!"
"Ah!" The witnesses are surprised and amazed by the phenomenon that the unique young man just performed.
"He summon... two personas?" Yukari asked with a mixture of surprised and amazed expression.
"Thou art I... and I am thou, from the sea of thy soul I've come. I am Orpheus... Master of Strings." The figure who looks exactly like him said as it floats above him then...
"Grooaarr!" The reptile with a humanoid body figure with strange armor that resembles a lot of coffins on its torso waves it off then...! "Grooaarr!" Swing! Whoosh!
"Ugh!" As if being dragged by it, Minato ducks as if he's being pulled by an invisible rope that is tied to his neck then,
"Arrgh!" Flash. The other figure summon a lot of black energy balls then...
"Grooaarr!" Slice! Swarrbb! The reptile figure sliced the "Shadow" in half then it grabs it with its metallic left hand then smashes two arms that it grabs and pulled out of its body.
"Grooaarr!" The "Shadow" agonizes in pain with one part of its arm shaking on the ground much to Yukari's and Hamuko's distress.
"Ah. Huh..." The three audiences, sort to speak, are in awe of the "show" in front of them. Blue Arisato is being accompanied by the figure that resembles his appearance while the more "monstrous" looking figure is brutalizing the attacking "Shadow".
"Grrgrr," It crashes the two arms on its metallic hand then... "Grooaarr!" It gives out a loud roar that is heard all over the area that is near the dorm.
"Auurgh!" Blast! Boom! Boom! The other figure sent the black energy balls to the "pieces" of the "Shadow" and they are all dissintegrated.
"Grooaarr." "Grooaarr!" They all dissolve on the ground, they're remains turn to black mist then to nothing.
"Argh." "Groaar." The two figures disappear afterwards.
"Ah. Ah..." The "audiences" stare at Minato who seems to have become exhausted due to perhaps summoning those two.
"Ah... Ahh... Ugh." ...He falls to ground and lost conciousness.
"*gasp* Ah!" Two girls, Hamuko and Yukari, rush to his aid.
"A-Are you okay!" "Minato-kun!"
"Grooaarr." ...! Two remaining "pieces" of the "Shadow" approach!
"Ah!"
"Guah!" Hamuko then remembers how the blue opposite of her personality summoned those figures and she grabs the object that he used to summon them then...
"Ugh..." The so called blue opposite personality of hers open his eyes a little to see what is the opposite is doing. "Ha... mu... ko." Darkness then overtake him.
"H-Hey!" Both Yukari and Junpei notice that. And then...
"Hiyaa!" Bang! Blast! ...
...The title "Shinigami" has been inherited by the young man... Now the journey begins... where a new beginning awaits this dark world that everyone lives in... ...Will you able to confront the horrors that awaits you...? ...Fear not, for the most powerful "weapon" will be yours and will be with you all the time... Go... and go without falter... with your heart and soul as your guide...
End of Prologue.