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Wake up. Go to school. Come back. Do homework. Sleep. Repeat.

These were the everyday processes of Akira a few months after his retirement from the Phantom Thieves.

He had decent friends in that school, but he could never forget the friends he had back in Tokyo. In fact, it would be one hell of an effort if he tries to forget them.

He fought with them, talked to each and one of them almost every day, and took a rollercoaster ride with them for months on. He experiences the lows, and also their highs.

Akira could also never forget that shot of the last bullet, which fired from his pistol, and shot into Yaldabaoth.

Those last moments, burned into his hands, just became his dream every day.

He would always wiggle his fingers, in attempt to mimic a gun in his grip.

He pulled the trigger on his invisible gun, made gun noises with his mouth, and snickered at himself of what a child he is.

"But...maybe it's not too bad." Akira said as he smiled. Morgana, who was now living with him, also snickered.

"Heh. It's only normal for this to happen. Although it's a shame that you lost your Meta-nav, its maybe for the best." Morgana said. Akira nodded.

"Yeah. You're right. Perhaps it's just for the best." Akira said as he stared at the ceiling.

Silence ensued, and Akira stared at the ceiling for another good minute and sat up straight.

"You miss being a Phantom Thief too, don't you Morgana?" Akira said as he smirked. Morgana flinched back in surprise.

"n-No! I completely think it's just the natural course of things-"

"Yeahhhhh... Natural course. I'll take that as a yes." Akira said as he laughed. Morgana groaned as he scratched his ears with his legs.

"...I guess you got me there then. I do miss being a Phantom Thief. The truth is, I myself is kinda getting used to this cat visual." Morgana said as he yawned.

"You wanna sleep or get some snack?" Akira said. Morgana put his head down in thought and answered.

"Sleep. I'll save the tuna cans for later." Morgana said. Akira nodded.

"Alright, lights out. Sleep tight Morgana." Akira said.

"You too Akira." Morgana said as he laid down on the soft clump of bedsheets.

Akira turned off the lights and jumped on his bed.

He took off his glasses and closed his eyes.

"Heh...maybe I'll wake up in the Velvet Room tomorrow..." Akira said as he laid back and slept.

"Mmm...Morgana...just two more minutes..." Akira said as he felt a nudge against his shoulders and back.

The tapping soon turned into a violent push, and Akira fell off his bed.

"AHH! Come on, Morgana! It's the weekend!" Akira said as he rubbed his eyes.

But now that he thinks about it, that didn't feel like Morgana's gentle and soft paws, it rather felt like a bumpy wooden stick.

Akira put on his glasses and focuses his sights on his fronts. But even with his visions a bit blurry, he could already guess who it was, from the blue aura around it.

"...Lavenza?" Akira said as he fixed his glasses. "Is it.. really you?"

Akira's eyes focused onto the blue aura in the dark room, and he saw her into her glowing yellow eyes.

"Good morning, Trickster." Lavenza said. Akira stood up and hugged her at once.

"LAVENZA! I missed you so much..." Akira said as he put his head over her shoulder. Lavenza smiled and patted him on the back.

"I did too, Trickster. But I believe the meet and greet can wait later." Lavenza said as she snapped her fingers.

Soon after, a blue steel door appeared, and Akira recognized it right away.

"The Velvet Room..." Akira said. Lavenza walked towards it and looked at Akira.

"Oh, and you might want to bring everything you need to. You will be there for a while." Lavenza said as she stood in front of the door.

Akira nodded and stabbed his fingers on Morgana's tummy. Morgana yelped and woke up.

"WAH! Akira...for god's sake...what is it?" Morgana said as he stretched his body. During the process of it, Morgana noticed Lavenza.

"a-Ah! Um...Good morning. It's been a while, miss." Morgana said. Lavenza nodded.

Akira found a duffle bag in the closet of his room and began packing his clothes. Morgana jumped in front of his interest.

"What's going on? Why are you packing your bags all of a sudden? In fact, what are you doing?" Morgana asked as Akira was holding his airsoft gun. Akira smiled.

"We're coming out of retirement, that's what we're doing." Akira said. Morgana jumped in excitement.

"Yes! I've been waiting for this moment! Where are we going, miss?" Morgana asked as he neared Lavenza.

But Lavenza on the other hand looked more worried than excited. "...Is something wrong?" Akira said as he zipped his duffle bag, and picked it up.

"No...its nothing. Let's go." Lavenza said as she opened the door to the Velvet Room. Morgana and Akira nodded towards each other and entered the door.

As the duo entered, Akira looked around the Velvet Room. Morgana jumped in and stretched.

"Well...it's sure been a while." Akira said as he also stretched, with his arms wide open.

"Ah...what a nice reunion. It had surely been a while, Trickster..." A voice said. Akira grinned at that voice.

"Igor...I missed you too." Akira said as he walked towards the two chairs. Akira sat on the one on the left, and Morgana jumped on the one on the right.

Igor sighed and looked up with his wide open eyes. "My dear guest...I know it has been a while...but I have a very important task to ask." Igor said.

"What is it? Do we have to change another person's heart?" Akira asked with excitement. Igor shook his head.

"...More than that. It's..." Igor snapped his fingers and a flat square energy of light appeared in front of them.

"...!" In the image, it was a similar person that looked like she had a similar attire as Lavenza. She wore all blue, but she wore in a style of an elevator attendant.

"She's...dead?" Akira said as he pointed towards the vision, where it showed the women on the floor.

"..." Igor was silent. Lavenza was looking away and in denial.

"So...um, what do we have to do?" Morgana said. Lavenza shook her head and looked up.

"In order to save her, you must travel to that dimension where her guest was in, and prevent the event from happening." Lavenza said as she flipped open her book.

"...I'm going to guess it's not going to be that simple." Akira said. Igor nodded.

"Yes...the journey will be long, but it will be similar to the journey that you have finished a few months back." Igor said. "We would like to support you, but when you get to that dimension, we will not be the same as right now, and will be ourselves during that time. And that dimension will have varying factors compared to the one that our original guest has taken." Igor explained.

Akira and Morgana looked at each other and nodded. "Alright, we'll do it. It's not like anyone else would do it anyway." Akira said.

Lavenza smiled, and Igor nodded. "Very well. I wish on your safe journey. Please, if you will." Igor whipped his blue pen in mid-air, and a circular portal appeared.

"Wait...before you go..." Lavenza walked towards Akira and Morgana. Lavenza held out a small blue bag, and Akira put it on his hand and put it in one of the pockets of the duffle bag. "Oh, and you might want to use a fake name when you get there. It might cause a problem if people begin looking for you in that dimension." Lavenza said.

"I don't know what that bag is, but thanks!" Akira said. "Hey Morgana, why don't you jumped into the bag also? I'm pretty sure I have enough space for you." Akira said as he opened his bag.

"Well... you're awfully nice today." Morgana said as he jumped in, and Akira zipped his bag.

Akira stood up straight soon after and took in a deep breath.

"Phew...so another chapter of Akira Kurusu starts, huh? I've always wanted a sequel." Akira said as he smiled and soon took a step into the blue portal.

Igor was looking down in worry, and Lavenza was also.

"Please...be safe." Lavenza whispered.

Soon Akira's body was completely into the portal, and he was surrounded by a bright light now.

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"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay. Next stop is, Iwatodai." The announcer on the train said.

Akira shook and woke up, and he was sitting on a train. He looked around. The place wasn't packed, and it was roughly around night-time. There was a person at the end of the compartment, who had her hands in her face, possibly crying, but other than that, no one was in the train.

Akira felt a heavy weight around his shoulders, and he looked on his left. A beige-haired girl was leaning her head on his shoulders, and Akira flinched in shock.

"Um...alright." Akira said. He didn't exactly hate this, but it was making his shoulders a bit tired.

Soon Morgana pulled out his head out of the bag. "So...are we here Akira?" Morgana said as he shook his cat head. Akira nodded.

"We are...but I'm having a bit of a problem." Akira said as he looked at the girl. She was sleeping like a baby and had a white t-shirt with a black skirt. She had a decently plain attire.

"Any ideas Morgana?" Akira asked as he tried to move his head towards him without waking her up. Morgana looked down in thought.

"Hm...how about you wake her up without making her notice it's you?" Morgana said. Akira rubbed his chin.

"How would I even do that?" Akira said. He thought about it and searched his bag. He put the bag on the empty spot next to him and searched without waking her up.

"Ah! Got it..." Akira said as he found a mist spray that he put in. "Why do you even have that?!" Morgana said.

"Hey, hey. I need to take care of my beauty now." Akira said. Morgana looked in disbelief.

"...Okay, I'll be honest. I don't know why this is in here either." Akira said as he picked up the mist.

"Buuuut, that's not what was worrying about here." Akira said as he smirked and pressed on the spray softly, but a huge gush of mist sprayed in front of the girl's face.

"Oh, Shit!" Akira said. He noticed that the button on the top was too loose, so more mist came out than expected.

"Oh god, what did you do?!" Morgana said. Akira quickly disposed of the mist spray first.

"I don't know, but this thing is definitely made in China!" Akira said as he whispered to Morgana.

"Mmm...What the hell?!" The girl woke up, and she did NOT look happy.

Akira looked away and pretended to groom Morgana. "h-Hey! I'm not a girl!" Morgana said.

"Shut up!" Akira whispered. But he felt a cold hand grab his shoulders, and he stopped everything he was doing and turned back.

"You...what the hell is this...?" The girl said as she wiped her face. Akira gulped and opened his mouth.

"Um...that's...facial mist." Akira said. His entire body was shaking now, and he could feel a great deal of energy coming from her.

Akira was prepared for anything, but this time, he felt like he can die.

"Oh, okay." The girl said as she finished wiping her face, and she sat back. Akira looked dumbfounded.

"w-Wait, you're not going to do anything?!" Akira said. The girl opened her eyes and growled.

"As much as I hate this...facial mists did help my skin moisturize. So you have my thanks." The girl said. "WHAT?! Is that really how it works?! Who even is this girl?!" Akira said in his mind.

He had so many questions, but the train arrived right at the moment he was about to ask the first question.

"This stop is...Iwatodai. Please do not forget your belongings when you leave." The announcer on the train said.

"Well...time to go, Morgana." Akira said as he picked up his bag. Morgana nodded and went back inside.

"Wait...wasn't someone right next to you?" The girl asked as both of them were leaving the train. Akira shrugged. The girl flinched.

"So you were talking to yourself...How fitting." The girl said. "WHAT WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!" Akira exclaimed.

"Geez, use your adult voice!" The girl said as she covered her ears. "Anyway, where are you going?"

Akira checked his pockets for possible instructions and took out a piece of scrap paper from the blue bag. He picked it up and read it.

"Iwatodai Dormitories..." Akira read out. The girl looked at the paper, then looked at Akira.

"Huh. So the dorm is coed. Well, looks like we're going to the same place." The girl said. "Speakin' of which, what's your name?"

Akira remembered Lavenza telling him to use a different name.

"...Ren Amamiya. What's yours?" 'Ren' said as he nodded in satisfaction of his new name.

"Mika. Mika Seno. Prepare to die if you do anything weird." The girl said as she flicked her long beige hair and smiled. "Okay, this girl DEFINITELY has some problems..." Ren said as he groaned quietly.

"What was that groan for?!" Mika said as she pointed her fist at Ren. Ren shook his hands in denial. "Nothing! Nothing! Come on, let's go before it gets-"

Then the clock hit midnight, and the Dark Hour started.

The people around the halls of the subway station turned into coffins, and the walls around them all illuminated green light.

There was also blood on some walls, which Mika got close to and rubbed her finger on.

"Yep, this is definitely blood." Mika said. Ren looked in disbelief. "Yeah, I don't think this is the kind of place you would find tomato juice lying on the floor either. Isn't it pretty obvious it's blood?" Ren said.

"Well, you'd be fun at parties." Mika said as she stood up and wiped her fingers. "Come on, let's go before you piss yourself."

"Well, look who's talking." Ren said as he smiled. Mika glared. "What? Did I say anything wrong?"

"Yeah. And I'll make you pay for it." Mika said as she ran. Ren followed her in hurry. "Hey! It's just a joke! A J.O.K.E!"

Ren, although knowing being with her might be a bit of a trouble, but he was happy he could find a friend so fast.

Mika stopped in front of the dorm, and Ren huffed and sat down on the nearby bench.

"Hah…I didn't…expect…you to be…this fast…" Ren said as he nearly passed out. Mika flicked his forehead.

"That's what you get for messing with me, retard." Mika said. Ren groaned in pain.

"Well, you're not going to sleep there right?" Mika said as she pointed towards the entrance of the dorm. Ren nodded weakly, and stood up.

"Guh…I think I'm going to puke…" Ren said. Mika sighed. "At least do it when we get back…"

Mika opened the door, and Ren still held his stomach in sickness. Mika was about to pat his back, but she was interrupted when she saw a boy on the reception desk.

"Um…Hi." Mika said. The boy smiled. "It seems like you're a bit late today."

The boy wore a prison outfit and had a clipboard in front of him. The boy grabbed it and handed it to Mika.

"Here, sign your name here. And your friend over there." The boy said as he pointed towards Ren who passed out already on one of the couches.

"Ren! This ghost boy told you to sign your name here!" Mika shouted across the main hall of the dorm.

Ren weakly stood up and walked like as if he was at least 60 years older.

"Right…Here you go, kid. Have fun with my private information." Ren said as he finished writing his name and signature.

"So it begins…" The boy said, as he smiled and faded away. Ren saw this and grabbed his head in confusion.

"Mika, you made me so sick that I just gave my signature to a ghost kid in a prison outfit…" Ren said as he laid back on the couch once again. Mika shrugged.

"Well, you sometimes hallucinate when you're tired-"

"WHO'S THERE?!" A voice shouted behind him. Morgana, who was in the bag, woke up because of this scream.

"Wha- What?! What's going on Aki- I mean, Ren?!" Morgana said inside the bag. Mika noticed and stared at Ren's bag.

"Um…did your bag just talk?" Mika said. The dark figure got closer and was now a few feet away from them.

A pink-cardigan brunette faced them, with a gun to her head.

"Uh…hey, sorry to disturb your fun, but I don't think that's how you use a gun…" Mika said as she pointed at the brunette.

"Ren! Ren! Say something!" Morgana said as he bounced around the bag and popped his head out. The brunette and Mika both yelped in shock.

"a-a-A talking cat?!" Mika said in surprise.

"Um….meow?" Morgana said in hesitant fashion. The brunette screamed. "What… WHAT!?" The brunette was about to pull the trigger until another figure came down the stairs.

"Takeba, wait!" The figure said. "Oh. Hopefully, this one doesn't put a gun to her head." Mika said sarcastically.

Ren already passed out on the couch, and Morgana was trying to wake him up.

He sighed and scratched his face. "Ow! Hey, a man's got to rest, Morgana!" Ren said as he woke up.

The person who came down was a tall, crimson-haired person, which it for some reason reminded Ren of Makoto.

"So, you're the leader here?" Ren took a shot. The crimson-haired women nodded.

"I didn't expect you to arrive so late." The redhead said. "My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm." Mitsuru explained.

"Who are they?" "Takeba" asked. "Is that seriously the right question to ask right after you tried to shoot yourself in the head in front of us?!" Mika thought to herself.

"They're a transfer student. It was a last minute decision to assign them here." Mitsuru explained.

"Is it okay for them to be here?" "Takeba" asked. "Okay, this bitch really needs to get her thinking straight, or else I'm going to have at least a quarter of my brain cells killed everytime I see her in this dorm." Mika thought.

"I guess we'll see…" Mitsuru said as she put her head down in thought. "Yeah…me too. Especially Ms. Pink Takeba over there." Mika and Ren thought to themselves.

"This is Yukari Takeba. She'll be a junior this spring, just like you." Mitsuru explained. Ren and Mika both looked at each other and sighed. "So we have to be with her…" They both thought in unison.

"…Hey." She said as she had her hand out. Ren stood up and shook it. "Ren Amamiya. Nice to meet you. I think you might want to learn how to use a gun again." Ren said with a tired face. Mika nodded in agreement.

"Yeah…I don't think a gun is supposed to be shot at self if there's an enemy in front of you." Mika said as she looked down.

Yukari looked a bit insulted but held it in for some reason.

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

"Um...I'd rather have a non-armed person lead the way-Oof!" Mika was cut off by Ren's sharp nudge on her sides.

"Know your limits, smartass!" Ren said. Mika rubbed her sides and groaned. "God...I'll get you back for this...!" Mika said Ren followed Yukari upstairs, and Mika followed Ren.

The trio climbed the stairs and faced a long hallway with 2 rooms on the left side and 3 rooms on the right side. They walked towards the one at the end of the hallway, and Yukari stopped and faced Mika and Ren.

"...Um, I don't know how to put this but...it seems like there's no room for Mika." Yukari said. Ren looked in disbelief. "What?"

"Well, looks like its back in the streets for you." Ren joked. Mika growled. "Fuck...Alright then, I'll stay in Ren's room for a while." Mika said calmly.

Yukari and Ren both looked at Mika in shock. "w-What?!" Ren said. "y-You can't just make up your own decisions like that!" Yukari exclaimed.

Mika crossed her arms and sneered. "Don't worry, as long as Ren doesn't do anything weird, I won't either." Mika said. Yukari reddened up a bit.

"Okay, not that kind of weird, but alright. I'm going in!" Mika said as she grabbed the keys from Yukari's hand and barged in.

"Sorry, she's a bit...impulsive." Ren said as he sighed. Yukari nodded. "I pity you. Good luck, and good night." Yukari said as she waved and left.

"Hey! Come in, or I'm going to lock you out of your own room!" Mika shouted across the room.

"Hey, hey. Keep it down. This is a dorm at midnight." Ren said as he walked into his room.

Morgana jumped out of the bag and went near Ren. "So, how do you like it so far?" Morgana asked. Mika was speechless when she saw this.

"So, this is the talking cat..." Mika looked in deep interest. Morgana groaned, but gave up, as he's already accepted the fact that everyone looks at him like a cat.

"Well, wash up or something...I guess. What do girls do before they sleep?" Ren said. Mika thought about for a bit.

"...Seriously? You need to think about this kind of things?" Ren said as he sighed in disbelief. "Hey! Then, what do boys do before they sleep?" Mika exclaimed.

"I dunno, brush their teeth and sleep?" Ren said. Mika sighed. "You sure they don't do anything else...?" Mika said as she gave a dirty smirk.

"No, and go to sleep before 2 am, or I'll separate your bones and muscles." Ren said. Mika nodded in defeat. "Yes, sir." And she went to the bathroom.

Ren sat on the bed and laid back. "God...she's just like a little sister. I never thought I'd be saying this, but I feel like Futaba was better than her." Ren said towards Morgana, who was cuddled up on the end of the bed.

"Well, there's a reason for her to have this kind of connection with you, probably. Ooh, maybe she's a wildcard like you!" Morgana said. Ren snickered. "Her? Wildcard? Yeah, tell me more, cuz I haven't had a good laugh for a while." Ren said.

"You never know Ren...plus, you're a complete stranger to this dimension. You'll never see it coming..." Morgana said as he closes his eyes.

"I'll pretend you didn't say that." Ren said. But Morgana didn't respond, and already fell asleep.

"...I guess you're right." Ren said as he took off his glasses and closed his eyes.

He didn't brush his teeth, but he told himself that he was going to do it tomorrow morning.