Disclaimer: I do not own Persona 3 or Persona 4 nor any of it's characters.
A/N: This is a new story idea I've wanted to try ever since I started playing P3 (I played P4 first.) A crossover between the two. The idea changed as I played P3 due to how it ended and The Answer after the main game. Certain optional thing are included. Chidori is alive, both optional battle with one of the Velvet room sister from the games did happen, stuff like that. Also P3 protagonist is not dead, dead. The way he dies make me think he just slipped into a never ending coma, due to having no life force sort of thing.
Chapters for this story may take awhile. I decided that rather then many short chapter a few much longer ones would be better. The day only changes when it is written. P3 main is call Minato Arisato and P4's is called Souji Seta as they are the names in apparently in the manga version. (I haven't read them I will one day.) Anyway. Here we go.
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Never Fear
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Chapter 1 – A New Mystery
Sunday 13th of January 2013
It was a cold day in Okina City, and the train station was just as cold as the air outside. It was a familiar scene for Souji, who had many times stood in this station with a single suitcase awaiting the train to Yasoinaba Station over the last year. This time however, Inaba was not where he was heading, he had no time to visit them, in truth he was meant to be at school. The train he would be taking today would be heading in the other direction, to a place he had only gone once before.
Tatsumi Port Island and the surrounding IwatodaiCity had everything, including what would be the next step in his life. It hadn't been long after he had left Inaba just under a year ago, that Souji had decided that he wanted to go to college, his year in Inaba somehow with everything that had happened had been the year his intelligence improved and his school became better then ever before. After being sent to different schools year after year he wanted to take his life somewhere.
Iwatodai City was home to one of the best colleges in all of Japan and was well known for having course running in almost every field to the highest degree a qualification and Souji was determined to get a place. So determined that even 2 months shy of graduating from secondary school he was heading up to the City in order to take his college entrance exam in person. "The train pulling into platform 3 is the 12:34 train to Iwatodai City Station." A female seemingly robotic voice said over the station intercom. Souji watched as the train pulled onto the platform and picked up his suitcase before stepping on board the train. Placing his small case on the overhead luggage area Souji quickly took a seat and turned to look out the window.
Pi Pi Pi ...Pi Pi Pi...
The sound of Souji's phone caused him some measure of surprise, and quickly he pulled his phone out and pressed the answer button as he put the phone to his ear. "Heya partner, how you doing?" The sound of Yosuke's voice came over the phone, a tone of cheer to his voice. "I'm doing alright, how are you and everyone doing?" Souji asked in return. "We're doing good, well apart from Chie is driving your uncle insane and Teddie doing the same to me." Yosuke replied quickly not sounding as happy as before. "Anyway dude, Yukiko told me about your exam, just figured I call to wish you luck." Yosuke continued. "My exam isn't till Tuesday!" Souji said sounding slightly annoyed to be wished luck early. "I know, I know but things are busy round here." Yosuke said and Souji could hear a shout behind his words. "Sorry partner, Gotta go call me when you finish your exam." Yosuke said before hanging up.
Souji put his phone away back in his pocket before sighing. At least the phone call had distracted him for a little while. He hadn't noticed but the train had already left the station and was now on it's way to his destination. Wondering what the next few days in Iwatodai by himself was going to be like. The journey was going to be a long and boring one, and he didn't really feel like answering anymore phone call at the moment. Sliding a hand into his pocket he turned his phone off before leaning back into his seat and trying to sleep the journey away.
Hours passed as Souji slept on the train. Slowly he awoke because of a voice next to him. "Sorry to wake you but this is the last stop." A tall male dressed in a uniform said to him. "The last stop, we already passed Iwatodai City Station?" Souji asked sounding a little worried. "Don't worry sir, this is only Port Island Station, Iwatodai Station is only last stop, it won't even cost you any extra to jump on the train back in the opposite direction." The train station attendant said. "Err..Thank you." Souji said kindly before getting up and collecting his suitcase. "No problem." The man said with a smile.
Souji quickly go off the train and head to the other platform and not long after he had taken another train back one stop and got off at Iwatodai Station. Pulling up the elongated handle of his suitcase, he wheeled it along. As he walked Souji pulled out his phone and turned it on, in order to check the time. 4:54 was displayed in the top right corner of the phone's screen. Deciding that it was already late, Souji decide to go and get something for dinner before heading to the hotel he would be staying at during his few day stay. Rise had taken all of them to a small place not far from the station when they had been here before on a school trip last year, and he decided to eat there before heading to the Seaside Clamshell Inn. It was a love hotel he knew, but it was cheap and it was better to stay at a hotel he already knew. After eating and checking in at the inn Souji went to sleep for the night planning to wake early in the morning and on the floor rather then the stupid water bed.
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Monday 14th of January 2013
Pi Pi Pi... Pi Pi Pi...
The sound of Souji phone ringing as he had set the phone to woke him at 7:00 on the dot. Souji was normally quite good at getting up early, and the additional sleep on the train yesterday made it even easier. Reaching for his phone as he sat up off the floor pushing the cover that made his make shift bed aside he stopped the alarm and rose. After a quick shower and a new set of clothes from his suitcase, Souji sat down on the unused water bed and opened his phone again to check for any messages. As normal there were some, one from Yukiko, one from Chie, a missed from Rise and some other texts from his school friends at his school in Okina City.
Yukiko message was short but sweet, wishing him luck and explaining that the inn was too busy and she didn't want to forget to do so. Chie was longer and didn't wish him luck at all, it was mostly about Nanako and Ryotaro, how Ryotaro was trying to tell her to wait until the school year was over before bugging him about how to become a police officer, and how she was spending a lot of time with Nanako to get it across she was there to stay. Apparently Nanako had even started to call her big sis.
The messages from his mate in Okina were also of the luck wishing sort, some annoyed that he managed to given time off just to so he could take a exam in another city. He couldn't help but wonder what the missed call from Rise was about as she didn't think to leave a voice mail. Deciding to call her back later, Souji went downstairs, surprising the inn staff when he asked for breakfast which didn't happen very often. After the quick meal Souji decided to head into town, buying a couple books at a store not far where he had eaten last night, he then from memory headed toward the college he would be taking the test at tomorrow, as he wanted to make sure he knew the way.
Iwatodai Community College was a tall but not very large building compared to the Gekkoukan High School they had visited last year. That was due to not as many people going on to college as did high school, but for just the main college building it was larger then he expected. The main dorm for the College was apparently a few streets away from what he remembered, but if he got a place here he would probably ask his parent to consider paying for other accommodation at least in part. Standing out side staring up at the building, the plastic bag in his hand full of books a voice came from behind him. "Excuse me do you need any help?" Turning Souji looked at the speaker. A Shorter women stood there, and Souji had to admit from first glance she was attractive, wearing a pink short dress with white fur and dark laced arms and sides, he forced his eyes not to wander. "No I'm okay I was just making sure I could find my way here to take my entrance exam tomorrow." Souji replied.
"Well the best of luck for tomorrow, I've go to just to my lecture maybe I'll see you next term then." The girls said politely before quickly walking off a inside. "She seemed nice enough." Souji said to himself. "I better go back to the inn, and try and fit in some last minute study." He added before walking off giving the college building one last look over his shoulder.
Close by another pair of women watched Souji as he walked away. "Is that him?" The first a short slim blond women wearing a long light blue dress asked. "Yes I recently found out about him after visiting my old home." The second replied a much taller women, with white blond hair and yellow eyes, wearing a matching set of clothes made up of a dark blue sleeveless dress, large dark blue boots and a pair of glove and hat to match. "I have to talk to him, I must." The first women said attempting to follow Souji. The second put a hand on her shoulder to stop her. "Aegis do not let you emotion get the better of you after having them so long." She said. "But...but you said he might be the answer to saving Minato without dooming the world, I can't let that slip by Elizabeth didn't you leave the Velvet room to help me do that?" Aegis asked sounding slightly sad and anger at the same time. "Yes and I will, but you must trust me." Elizabeth replied. "Come we don't want to risk any of the other spotting us here together they might wonder why." She added before leading Aegis away.
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Souji returned to the Seaside Clamshell Inn, his leg tired from walking as much as he had, and the handles of the plastic bag digging into his hand due to the weight of the books. Reaching his room he tipped the books out on to the water bed and picked up the first of them. 'The History of Philosophy' was written on the front. It had taken a long time for him to choose the subject he wanted to learn in college but Philosophy seemed like the best idea, in a way it touch on most other subject to a certain degree, normally about there existence not the subject itself but he believed that it would be enjoyable to learn. He knew that studying just the subjects he want to take was a bad idea, so the other books hit the more general subject like maths and science. The college entrance exam was a general exam to get a basic idea of the academic abilities and if the student would be good for the school.
Still Souji was confident that he would pass with flying colors. He had learned a lot during his year at Inaba both in school and in life and as much as he didn't like sounding egotistically he was easily one of the smartest people his age in the country not a genesis but still impressively smart. Going from book to book studying seriously, a couple hours passed and it was coming up to just after lunch when a familiar sound happened.
Pi Pi Pi... Pi Pi Pi...
Souji quickly tumble around knocking books aside and reclaiming his phone from the side of the bed and quickly awnsering. "Hey Rise." Souji said pretty certain it would be her. "Hey good guess Senpai, how did you guess it was me?" Rise's voice said over the phone. "I saw that I missed your called I was going to call back later but when my phone rang I guessed it was you trying again." Souji explained the smile he wore coming across in his voice. "Cool Senpai. Anyway I don't have long before my new manager drags me off but I heard you were Iwatodai are you busy tonight?" Rise asked, and Souji imagined that she was dancing on the other side of the phone. "Not really but I have a test tomorrow." Souji replied having a idea were this was going.
"Well have a guess where I am." Rise cheered. "Err I don't know, England." Souji replied a obvious fake guess. "No I'm over on Port Island and you'll never guess who meeting me at the club tonight." Rise said the glee in her building and building with ever word. "Who?" Souji asked. "Naoto, she just finished a case here, and we arranged to meet up tonight. Come join us." Rise said the last demand shouted to the point Souji pulled the phone away from his ear. "Sure I'd love to see you two after so long, when should I be there?" Souji asked yet another question. "6:00." Rise said happily. "Alright I'll be there." Souji said. "Yay gotta run Senpai." Rise said the joy in her voice painful to the ear. "Bye Rise." Souji said returning to his study once Rise had hung up.
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"This does not feel right." Aegis said as she kept a eye out down the street in either direction. "I will do what I must in order to save him. I must know that you will to." Elizabeth said crouched in front of the main door of the old dorm. "Just be glad that the Kirijo group did not reopen this place for other use but decided to leave it be just in case." She added as a small glowing card appeared in her hand and she slide it between the double doors, the doors suddenly swinging open. "It does not feel right, I could have asked Mitsuru to let us in." Aegis said as the pair of them stepped inside. "I will not reveal myself outside the Velvet room to anyone other then who I wish." Elizabeth said sternly. "Now come on, we must find it." Elizabeth said locking the doors from the inside and heading farther inside.
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Souji walked calmly through the Paulownia Mall and up to the main doors of Club Escapade with a solid single handed push, one of the double opened inwards and Souji stepped inside. The club hadn't change since he had been here with the other on that school trip. The dance floor had people not too many be still a few and the people talked. Ignoring the dance floor though Souji headed up to the second floor, he was slightly early but he knew that when the others showed up. As Souji reached the top step he notice a old man sitting there. For a second the man looked happy but then his expression turned to disappointment. "Not many people come up here, I thought you were him for a second." The old bald man in robes said. "Sorry?" Souji said apologetically and confused.
"Don't worry boy, come sit down chat awhile." The man offered kindly. "Okay I need to wait for my friend anyway." Souji replied taking a seat next to the man. "Ha ha, not different from how me and him meet, but unlike them life is good." The old man said. "I don't understand." Souji said sounding confused. "I'll explain, a few year back I was depressed and would drink most night a week. My family had left me and then this boy came and spoke to me one day. He listened to my rambling and eventually helped me bring up the courage to reconcile with my family. I come in here every few month just hoping that he would come here again so I could thank him for the time he showed a old man." The old man said without giving Souji time to speak.
"A strange way to make friend but if he helped changed your life just take remember that even if you don't get to thank him. I'm sure he knows." Souji said the situation slightly weird. "Your right kid, you remind me of him a little." The old man said standing and stretching his arms. "Thanks, that's a nice compliment." Souji said. "Don't worry boy. I must go home now, I agreed that these visit would be short and rare with my wife. Have a good life." The monk said. "You to sir." Souji said respectfully, and watched as the man walked away.
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Souji suddenly heard a voice in his head one he had not heard in a long time. Something was different though, it sounded like there were two voices, a new one quiet and hidden by the voice he had come to know over his year in Inaba.
Thou art I and I am Thou
Thou have discovered another's true bond.
You shall receive a new blessing
You may now call on any Persona of the Tower Arcana at will.
And then he passed out.
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Souji opened his eyes and then regretted it, a twisted distortion of a room was around. On his left was a huge open space with high walls and roof behind those walls made of bars the walls moved as if moving downwards in a elevator. The lift side of the room twisted into the other side, the inside of a long limousine, mist moving past and the car moved onward. The movement between the two side didn't match up, and the wall of lift and car touch and didn't touch all at the same time and it made his head spin.
The chair Souji sat in also didn't feel right one half wooden chair the other soft car seat the point the met he couldn't tell. In front of him sat a table and a long nosed man he recognized as Igor sat on his own twisted chair and car seat. "Welcome once again to the Velvet room. This is a strange but pleasant surprise, this room currently seems to be in conflict it should settle momentarily" Igor said in his calm voice, as he said so the room twisted and lurched again until it finally settle on being just the limousine he remembered.
"What going on Igor? Why am I here?" Souji demanded to know with a hard voice not normal for but his confusion got the better of him and made him slightly angry. "I am not sure. I can not explain what has happened but it seems that once again a choice has been laid before you. Please allow me to read you future to see if I can see what is happening." Igor said, pulling out a deck of tarot cards and dealing them as he did the first time they had met.
"As before the first card represents the immediate future." Igor said turning the first card over. "Ahh strange the first card is Tower in the upright position. With these given circumstances I believe it represent a upheaval in life just like it did last time. The second card is the further future." Igor explained and turned the second card. "The Magician in the reversed position, this does not bode well. Confusion and inability to make decisive choices lay in the future. Choice if not made that could have dramatic repercussions." Igor said his expression turning sour.
"I don't understand, we beat Izanami, it should be over." Souji said standing and hitting his head on the roof of the limo. "I can reveal no more, or I would break agreement I am not allowed to. Either way, I can see in your sea of soul, all the your Persona of the Tower clearly in your mind. Such power becoming available may aid you in what might come to be." Igor said seriously. "Igor where is Margaret?" Souji asked once he realized she wasn't there. "She is busy but I will make sure she is here next time you arrive, now go back to the normal world." Igor explained and as he did the Velvet room faded.
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"Senpai? Senpai wake up." The voice of Rise said as she shock his shoulder, and he opened his eyes. "Seriously Senpai you should get more sleep if you have nap here." Rise said smiling cheekily. "Rise where's Naoto?" Souji asked sound dire. "She's not here yet." Rise replied concerned. "Call her tell her to hurry." Souji said standing and thinking to himself. "Senpai what's wrong?" Rise asked frowning. "I'm not sure, but It could be related to the midnight channel. I've just been to the Velvet room, and I'm freaked out." Souji said. "Why are you freaked out as you put Souji-Senpai" A cleanly dressed Naoto said standing at the stairs. "I'll explain." He said.
Souji explained about the voice in his head and the trip to the Velvet Room. He had told his friend of Igor in the past and this trip worried them as much as it did him. "I'll look into crime in the area see if anything strange has happened. Souji do your test tomorrow we'll meet you outside the college once your done. Rise you call the other. Warn them something might be up but tell them not to worry unless we don't check in with one of them for the next few days." Naoto said switching into detective mood. "I'm sorry for ruining the night." Souji said apologetically. "Don't worry Senpai, looking into this means we have to see each for the next few days so it's okay." Rise said. "I'm still sorry. I'll see you both at 2pm tomorrow then, night Rise, Naoto I hope this turns out to be nothing." Souji said and took his leave going back to his room at the hotel for the night.
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Tuesday 15th of January 2013
Souji awoke early and got ready for his test, worries about last night still fogging his brain but pushing them aside for now. By 11:30 he was out and outside the College about to go inside to take his entrance exam when the girl from yesterday approached him. "Hey nice to see you again, I hope you do okay today." The girl in pink said kindly. "Thank you, a little nervous but I been through worse." Souji replied. "I'm Yukari Takeba, might as well introduce myself now instead of a few months from now." The girl said smiling. "Souji Seta nice to meet you, so what are you taking?" Souji asked to be polite. "Psychology, I made a promise to someone I lost to try and help people who have felt lost to." Yukari said sounding serious and sad for a moment. "That's a noble goal, I wish I could help people like that." Souji said. "If you want to you will, trust me, my friend taught me that." Yukari said. "Well I really need to rush off this time my exam start in awhile." Souji said smiling at her. "Yeah do your best." Yukari said as they went in different directions.
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The voice hit him again, the second voice slightly louder then it had been before.
Thou art I and I am Thou
Thou have discovered another's true bond
You shall receive a new blessing
You may now call on any Persona of the Lovers Arcana at will.
Souji shook his head to clear it and made sure to put the name to memory. Yukari Takeba and that old man, could they truly be those who bonded with someone with a power like his own. "Forget about it for now, I have a test to take." Souji said to himself in order to clear his head before heading inside and going through the correct procedures in order to take his test.
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Just inside the old SEES dorm building, three suited men and a beautiful smartly dressed young women with long reddish purple hair stood as other plain clothes men and women looked around. "Miss Kirijo we've looked all over we can't discover anything out of place, but someone defiantly broke in. If only we hadn't uninstalled the camera system we would know who." One of the plain clothed women said walking over. "Has his room been disturbed?" Miss Kirijo asked with authority. "No ma'am." The women replied. "Continue searching for anything and have guard placed here at all times. I must return to work, keep me informed." The Kirijo women order and then left for her car outside.
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The main door to Iwatodai College opened and a small group of people filed out. Some looked seriously worried and others like Souji looked confident in how they had done. The look of confidence faded though when he spotted the girls waiting for him. "Senpai over here." Rise shouted, jumping and waving. Walking over she noticed that was a long case in Naoto hands. "We should go find somewhere quiet to talk." Naoto said. "I know a place it's hidden off to the side of Port Island Station." Rise said trying to stay cheerful. "I'm always amazed how you managed to know everywhere wherever you are Rise." Souji commented and smiled. "I've found out a few thing in this city that are strange." Naoto said.
The journey to Port Island Station went by in mostly silence and only when Rise had lead them into a back allay area did the silence break. "So what did everyone say?" Souji asked Rise. "There worried and want to be here but I told them that nothing dangerous has happened but if it does we will call them straight away." Rise reply sitting down on some nearby steps. "And you Naoto what did you find out and what's in that case?" Souji turned to Naoto.
"I spoke to a few people and a few year back a lot of people memories seem a little messed up. I only asked because officer Kurosawa mentioned it. I asked him about local crime and where someone might acquire a weapon under the pretense I was investigating a case. He told me the strangest thing, he said that a few years back he had sold some weapons to a group he couldn't remember for some noble cause he also couldn't remember. When he thought about it, it really shook him up for a moment. While I was there though I managed to convince him to sell me one of those weapons so I lure out my fake suspect." Naoto said going on and on and final crouched down to put the case on the floor and flicked the case open.
Inside the case was a plain looking double-edged blade, it was shorter then what he had used back in Inaba most of the time, but still larger enough to use two-handed .A small cross guard hilt probably offered little in the way of protection though but it was usable. "I got it just in case you need it." Naoto said closing the case and pushing it towards Souji. "After that strange memory lapse I started asking around about falsified or incorrect records. I came up with three deaths where the records don't match up with anyones memory and in one case the person is still alive. "Shinjiro Aragaki, record says death by gunshot wound, but everyone remember him being stabbed in a fight. Chidori Yoshino recorded says cause of death unknown and apparently she is actually still alive. Finally Takeharu Kirijo, of the Kirijo group. Recorded death by gunshot people's memories say illness. Something strange happened here a few years ago but what and if it has anything to do with your most recent visit to the Velvet room I don't know." Naoto seemed to drone on but Souji listened completely. She was the trained detective and it was a good idea to listen.
"This is so confusing, but good job Naoto." Rise said sighing. "Yeah you've done yourself proud. Were there any names related to those reports?" Souji asked. "A few." Naoto said pulling out a note book now. "I wrote down all the ones in common." She said handing the paper over.
-Minato Arisato
-Yukari Takeba
-Junpei Iori
-Mitsuru Kirijo
-Akihiko Sanada
-Fuuka Yamagishi
"These apparent deaths are related to what's going on." Souji said completely certain. "Senpai?" Rise said confused. "I met Yukari Takeba yesterday and ran into her again this morning, the same thing happened with as did that old man." Souji explained. "I don't understand what's going on." Rise said standing and stomping a foot. "I think a visit to these people, plus the Chidori girl are in order for this investigation to advance." Naoto said. "Your right. Let go eat first, then me and you Naoto will go talk to err... Mitsuru Kirijo, the surnames match with the guy who died so it might be a good place to start. Rise you'll stay on the outside so we can call you just in case okay." Souji said shaking his head side to side trying to clear his rushing thoughts. "Alright lets go to Hakagure." Rise said cheerfully trying to lighten the mood.
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On the rooftops above the Port Island Station back allay. "He has friends with him now, and the small boyish looking girl seems very intelligent and resourceful to notice the inconsistencies between memories and the truth of events of the past so quickly." Aegis said sounding concerned. "We should talk to him already." Aegis pleaded. "No we must allow this to play out, we can't control the situation we can only wait and hope and if it starts to go wrong prevent it from causing any damage he would not want that." Elizabeth said. "Why can't we tell my friends at least?" Aegis asked. "I already explained they would not act uninfluenced if the knew, it will be hard enough to have him meet you last and you to act correctly at that time." Elizabeth replied calmly. "Okay I trust you Minato would never saved the world without yours and Igor's help." Aegis replied.
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"Every day is your day at Hakagure" Rise tried singing as the trio left Hakagure. "Na it doesn't work, I miss Nanako cheerfulness." She added. "It's alright Rise without you joyful attitude I would have gone nuts by now." Souji said kindly. "Awww Senpai likes me." Rise said grabbing Souji in a hug. "Ahem. We have work to do remember." Naoto interrupted the moment. "Your right sorry, I'm going to head back to my hotel call if you need me you two." Rise said. "Sure Rise thanks for helping where you can." Souji said smiling before Rise skipped away. "So Naoto how exactly do we get in contact with Mitsuru Kirijo?" Souji asked. "Easy she is the current head of the Kirijo group, they set up a new office not far Gekkoukan High School. We go there." Naoto said seriously and lead the way.
The journey was short another train jump back to Port Island Station and then a walk to the office building. The two admired the building for a moment mentally preparing themselves for what may happen inside before going in. Naoto took the lead and went straight to the front desk. "Excuse me is Miss Kirijo in the building?" Naoto asked and Souji remained silent he wasn't the detective here. "Yes but she is to busy to see anyone." The women at the front desk replied. "I'm sorry but I must insist. I'm Detective Shirogane, and this is Souji Seta. We must sadly speak to Miss Kirijo about her father death, it has been a few years I know but something has recently come to light." Naoto said seriously pulling her badge out and flashing it to the women.
"I'll call her office but she may still decline." The receptionist said reaching for her phone. "Tell her that the death of Chidori Yoshino and Shinjiro Aragaki could be related also." Naoto said and Souji wanted to stop her from mention the other death so quickly. "Okay one moment." The women said and called the phone speaking quietly so the two couldn't hear. Once the call was over, the women turned back to them. "She told me to lead you straight up." The women said standing and leading the way to the elevator. All the way to the top floor once the lift reopened a large open office with a single desk with a women sitting at it came into sight.
"Thank you you can go, please come in." Mitsuru said calmly. "I find it strange that a detective would come to see me over a death by illness." She said once the receptionist had gone back into the lift and gone. "So you say your father died of illness. Did you know that his death report actually say though he was shot." Naoto said strongly, and Mitsuru face went white. "And what about this Yoshino women declared dead but currently alive." Souji said butting suddenly when Mitsuru said nothing. "What is your reason for asking me these question over clerical errors." Mitsuru replied composing herself.
"Can you explain then why three incorrect death reports have you listed as a person of interest, as the means of death is also incorrect on the death certificate of Shinjiro Aragaki" Souji said talk a step forward so he stood beside Naoto like a equal in the situation he may not be a detective but he was the one who figured who was behind the murder in Inaba last year. "Certainly Takeharu was my farther. Shinjiro my friend, and Chidori is another of my friend girlfriend. I let you come up when I heard you saying she was legally dead." Mitsuru said completely calm now. "You surprise me Miss Kirijo, you speak so calmly of death for one who have lost her farther." Naoto said trying to keep calm himself. "I lost both my farther and friend and another of my friends has been in a coma for around 3 years. I speak calmly of it, that does not mean it does not sadden me." Mitsuru said standing.
"Another friend in a coma?" Souji asked confused. "Yes Minato Ariosto, we attended the same dorm in high school, he fell into a coma on graduation day, the Kirijo Group has tried to help him ever since, and the paper work on that is 100 percent correct." Mitsuru said without worry. "One last thing Miss Kirijo, can you explain why five other member to attend that dorm are also listed on all three of those police reports?" Naoto asked calmly. "I'm sorry but I can't, you would have to ask them that yourself." Mitsuru replied. "Thank you for your time Miss." Naoto said turning to head back towards your elevator. "Thank you, sorry for coming across a little strong , inconsistency really annoys me." Souji said with a slight nodded bow, it was a lie but a good one. "Come Souji, and Miss Kirijo I would like to suggest the increase of security here a important persona such as yourself should be protected, I may be a detective but I shouldn't have been allowed in here armed just so you know." Naoto said shocking Souji, why did she have to tell her that. Following Naoto into the lift, as the doors close he looked at Mitsuru and then.
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Thou art I and I am Thou
Thou have discovered another's true bond
You shall receive a new blessing
You may now call on any Persona of the Empress Arcana at will.
The doors finished closing. "Well that was useful, it happened again. I should probably see if this means we can use Izanagi and the others." Souji whispered to Naoto. "Good point, we'll talk about it later. Good work in there Souji." Naoto replied. "You know Naoto I think I miss you calling me Senpai all the time like Rise and Kanji still do." Souji said with a smile causing the young women to blush. "Shut up or I'll start calling Seta." Naoto said with a huff. "We should call Rise, I think it would be better if we stayed in one place." Souji mused aloud. "Also you should probably call home and inform them your trip will be longer then you first though." Naoto pointed out. "Good idea." Souji replied.
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Back in Mitsuru office, Mitsuru pressed a button on the phone his desk. "Yes Miss Kirijo?" A voice replied. "I need you to please call all of the people on my special list and inform them that I need to meet with them all at the old dorm now, have the people at the dorm except the guards finish up and leave as well." Mitsuru said worry in her voice. "Of course Miss Kirijo." The voice on the phone replied.
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Naoto and Souji left the Kirijo office building and quickly split up. Souji went to collect his belongs from the Seaside Clamshell Inn and check out, while Naoto did the same where she was staying. The pair of them then met back up at Iwatodai Station and took the train to Port Island Station and walked the rest of the way to where Rise was staying. The Port Island Luxury Hotel, and took the elevator straight to the floor Rise was staying on. Down the hall and then outside room 503, Souji knocked and the door was pulled open so quickly he was amazed it wasn't damaged. "How you do?" Rise questioned loudly. "Can we at least get in first please Rise." Naoto said slightly annoyed. "Sorry. Come in, come in." Rise said and let them inside.
Souji quickly sat in a bed side chair while, Naoto was less polite compared to her normal self and let herself collapse on the bed. "So?" Rise asked. "Can you say how it went, I need to relax a little." Naoto said taking off her hat and placing it over her face. "Senpai?" Rise said turning to Souji almost tiptoeing with anticipation of knowing what happened. "She had a answer for everything, only things we did really learn were that one of the people on that list is in a coma and Chidori is the girlfriend of one of Kirijo's friends, but she didn't say who." Souji explained. "Oh maybe it's another one of the people on the list." Rise said. "Not necessarily, I made a call on the way here, about the dorm those on the list lived in. Apparently there was another 2 people living there as well as the chairman of the dorm who apparently killed himself." Naoto informed them. "Oh yeah thanks for reminding me, I have to call home. I'll do it in the bathroom, you two decided on where we are going to sleep." Souji said heading for the bathroom as he said.
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The lounge of the old SEES dorm was full. It took quite awhile for everyone to arrive but they did. Fuuka sat in her most common seat on the sofa, Koromaru who she now looked after by the TV, Ken sitting on the floor next to him much larger then the boy he once was. Yukari, Junpei took up the sofa opposite Fuuka. While Akihiko stood next to Aegis by the counter top by the main doors. Mitsuru herself stood by the cupboard right of the door.
"Hey you gonna get started already Mitsuru-Senpai. Chidori doesn't know where I am and I don't want her to start digging. It took me long enough to find her after the key incident and try and befriend her all over again." Junpei said sounding agitated. "I still can't believe you Junpei, lieing to her all these years don't you think she has a right to know." Akihiko said. "We gone over this. I don't want her to feel the huge pain the Kirijo group caused her." Junpei almost snarled back. "Guys..Guys. Stop it. Mitsuru." Ken interrupted the two and standing. "Thank you Amada." Mitsuru said walking over to the free chair and sitting in it.
"Today a pair came to my office. A private detective Shirogane, and a Souji Seta. They where asking a lot of question about the death cause by event surrounding the dark hour." Mitsuru explained. "Wait did you say Souji Seta?" Yukari spoke quickly. "Yes why?" The Kirijo group leader replied. "I met him. He took his test to enroll at Iwatodai College today, I met him yesterday when he was checking the school out first." Yukari told them. "Strange, either way the have some how noticed that physical reports from that year didn't change along with memories. Including death certificate for my dad, Chidori and Shinjiro." Mitsuru continued. "Wait why would a College exam taker be helping a private detective?" Fuuka asked confusion getting the best of her. "I don't know and by a slip of my tongue they also know about Minato never ending coma, gladly I stopped before I said it was due to saving the world." Mitsuru tried to cover herself. "Woah Mitsuru you must have been mad to nearly make a mistake like that." Akihiko said leaning back against the counter "I was what but what I'm worried about is that while only a few of the Kirijo group scientist have been informed about Persona again. There is years old documentation of Persona research in some of the company labs, and some private detective are know to go pass what there allowed to find the truth." Mitsuru said sighing.
"Wait so all your worried about is if these guys might try and find out why the death reports are wrong by breaking the law?" Fuuka asked. "Yes my main concern is Aegis's well being. I still believe that the paper work surrounding Aegis originally joining us exist. The only problems is I can't ask were it was original kept in order to move it to a safe place because no one remember where it is. Still if someone were to come across that people would start asking questions about Aegis." Mitsuru explain with a concerned expression. "Well we could just talk to them make it so they don't feel the need to look." Junpei suggested. "Not necessary. All Kirijo group files about me being a anti-shadow weapon have been destroyed already. I made sure of that not long after the abyss of time incident. I did not tell you because I did not know if you would like me having done so." Aegis said causing everyone in the room to look at her, including Akihiko who had to turn his head all the way to the side to do so.
"We'll talk about that later Aegis, even so Aegis isn't the only thing. Certain reports left over my grandfather original experiment my father kept a copy of after we found them. Also the fake video of Yukari father probably still exist somewhere in Kirijo group storage. I think Junpei is right about having to talk to this Seta and Shirogane." Mitsuru said looking to everyone in turn. "Mitsuru right, Souji when met him seemed like a reasonable man, I'm sure if we all sit down and discuss it with him calmly we could convince them to stop looking into the deaths." Yukari said getting up. "Yeah I already know how to explain Chidori death certificate." Junpei said. "Okay let come up with interlinking explanations. Then tomorrow I will contact the detective and tell him that all the members of my old dorm are available to discuss his questions at my office." Mitsuru said getting nods and words of agreement, except from Junpei who said he needed to call Chidori first.
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