Persona 4 Golden Advent
To all those reading this, I'd first like to say thanks for taking time to read this, and the reason I made this was because I really liked the Persona Series. I decided to write my own intake to P4G, so hope you all enjoy it.
16 year old Detective Katsuo Yamato finds himself in the quiet town of Inaba after being called in by the Prefectural Police in regards to the recent murder case of Mayumi Yamano in the peaceful town. He never expected it to turn into a serial murder case, with himself being one of the only ones capable of stopping it. {NaotoxOC}
(Yasoinaba Station/April 13, 2011/Afternoon) [Weather: Cloudy]
A red haired boy with eyes that's the same color as his hair walked out of the station. Currently, he was wearing a white short sleeved jacket, a red blazer, dark red pants, and black shoes. His ears were plugged by his white headphones, as he dragged his luggage to where he was supposed to be picked up by his current colleagues for the job.
"… They're not yet here, huh?" The boy asked himself, looking around, placing his headphones on his neck. "Maybe I'm just too early."
"Hey, over here!" A male's voice said from his right.
Turning there, he saw a man who has short, grayish black hair, gray eyes, three-day stubble, and broad shoulders. He was wearing a dark gray shirt with pulled up sleeves, a loose, light red necktie and a brown belt with a metal buckle as well as a pair of dress pants along with dark brown shoes.
Walking closer to the man, the red head studied his features, as he usually does to people he doesn't know.
"I'm Ryotaro Dojima, and you must be the one I was waiting for?" Ryotaro asked, the red head nodding. "Well, since this was a sudden request, and that the Amagi Inn is currently booked, you'll be staying with me and my family, that alright with you?"
"It's fine." The red head said. "But sorry for intruding into your home like this, Dojima-san."
"Haha, it's no trouble." The man chuckled. "Besides, my nephew moved in two days ago, so what's so bad about one more addition? In fact, he'll be attending the same school as you, as a second year, if I remember correctly."
"So he's my sempai then…" The red head hummed, wondering what his sempai was like. "Oh, I'm sure you already know this, but my name's Katsuo Yamato. A pleasure to meet you, Dojima-san, and sorry for the late intro." Katsuo smiled apologetically at the grown man.
"Come on, stop apologizing." The man chuckled again. "As long as you're here, you're family. Besides, me and your old man are old friends."
"Huh, so that's why he was so adamant with me taking this case…" Katsuo thought as he and Ryotaro entered Ryotaro's car.
(Dojima Residence/Evening) *Katsuo's P.O.V*
"Well, this is the place." Dojima-san said as we entered the house. "Make yourself at home."
"Thanks, Dojima-san." I smiled while looking around, now noticing two people in the living room.
One of them was a young girl whose age is probably six, with brown hair tied in two short pigtails, and brown eyes. She must be Nanako Dojima, Dojima-san's daughter. The other one, a boy this time, looked like a seventeen year old, with silver hair, and silver eyes. He must be my sempai in Yasogami High.
"I'm back."
"Dad! Welcome back!" The young girl said happily to Dojima-san. When she noticed me, she became shy. "Um, who's he?"
"Hey there, my name's Katsuo Yamato, and I'll be living here for the year. Nice to meet you, Nanako-chan." I greeted the young girl, who smiled and waved back. I then turn my attention to the other resident. "You must be Yu Narukami, right? A pleasure to meet you, Sempai."
"Sempai?" Narukami-sempai asked.
"Ah, right, sorry…" I rubbed my neck sheepishly. Forgot the fact he doesn't know yet… "Starting tomorrow, I'll be attending Yasogami High as a first year, and since Dojima-san told me that you're a second year student there, that makes you my Sempai."
"I understand." He nodded his head with a smile. "Welcome to Inaba, Yamato."
"Please, Katsuo will be fine, Sempai. I'm not one for formalities." Honestly, I hate formalities, especially if it's with people who'll take care of me.
"Katsuo, then." I smiled at his response.
"I'm hungry…" Nanako-chan said.
"Haha, I guess it is just about time we ate. Katsuo, go put your stuff in your room first, and then wash your hands." Dojima-san said, pointing me to where my room's going to be. "I think I'll wash my hands while you're at it."
I nodded as I made my way up the stairs.
'So this is where I'll be staying for the year huh? While I do admit that this might be fun, I have to remember that I'm still here to help solve a murder case… Current victim: Mayumi Yamano… From what I'm told, the cause of death is unknown, and the body was found hanging on an antenna… What kind of sick bastard would do that…'
(Yasogami High/Class 1-1/April 14, 2011/Morning) [Weather: Raining]
"Alright class, settle down!" My homeroom teacher, Ms. Miyamoto, said to the class as I stood next to her desk while wearing Yasogami High's winter uniform, but unbuttoned, a red T-shirt under it, and my white headphones on my neck. "Now, I'm sure you've all heard by now, but we're having a new student with us today." She then turned to me. "Now please introduce yourself to the class."
With a nod, I faced my classmates with a smile. "Hey there, my name's Katsuo Yamato. A pleasure to meet all of you."
*murmuring*
"Hey, wasn't he on that interview before?"
"Oh yeah! It was something about a detective, I think."
"No way, was he sent here to help deal with that dead body found on the 12th?"
"A real teen detective, here in our class… Awesome!"
"Man, his interview from the 9th was great, sad that it was only shown once…"
'That interview was shown here?' I thought it was already out of here after day one of it airing…
"Okay then, Yamato-kun, you'll be sitting over there." Ms. Miyamoto pointed at an empty seat near the window. Lucky.
Once I sat down, I noticed an empty chair beside me. 'Must be an extra chair.' I thought to myself, before refocusing on the case I need to solve. 'At any rate, I have to go to the Amagi Inn tomorrow, so I guess I won't be coming here for a day…'
(After School)
I was just about to leave the building, when I saw Yu-sempai with two other people walking with him.
"Hey, Sempai!" I greeted him as I studied the other two.
The first one, a female, has brown, bowl-shaped hair, and brown eyes, wearing the female version of my uniform, but instead of the usual, she wore a modified Yasogami High uniform with a light green, high collared athletic jacket adorned with several decorative pins. The other one, a male, has slightly unkempt fawn colored hair, and brown eyes. He was wearing the standard male uniform, like me, but with a V-neck shirt underneath, and has red headphones on his neck. Both were confused at my appearance.
Sempai, who was wearing the same as me and the other other male, but with a long sleeved button-up shirt instead, wasn't confused by me being here.
"Katsuo, were you just about to head home?" Sempai asked with a smile.
"Actually, can you tell Nanako-chan and Dojima-san that I won't be coming home tonight? Dojima-san should know why." I told him, since I received a message telling me to stay the night at the Amagi Inn for some investigating and questioning later and tomorrow.
"Sure, but why?"
"Detective business. I'll be back tomorrow afternoon, so I won't be at school." I said in reply, to which he nodded at. I already told him yesterday at dinner, after all. I then turned to his companions. "Hi there, my name's Katsuo Yamato, and I'm Yu-sempai's housemate, nice to meet both of you."
"Same here, I'm Yosuke Hanamura, this guy here's classmate." The male greeted.
"And I'm Chie Satonaka, their classmate." The only female of the group greeted. "And did you say detective business?"
"I'm not supposed to say what about, but yeah." I replied, before I remembered. "Oh, sorry, I need to leave soon and pick up some stuff at the station. Don't worry about my clothes for the night, the department took care of that. It is just one night, after all."
(Amagi Inn/Evening)
"Hello there, how may I help you?" An attendant in the front desk asked me.
"Yes, I'm here about the lodgings the police have made for me in regards to the investigation." I told them. When they asked me why, I told them my position and showed my ID for verification.
They told me to wait as they check if my room is ready, and also apologized to me, but I just said that I was wearing my school uniform so it wasn't their fault. But still, this place is amazing. Just seeing it reminds me of that hotel my family visited on our family outing three years ago… Those were great times…
"Um, excuse me?" A feminine voice said, as stood up to see a girl who has long, straight black hair that is kept neat with her red hairband, with her eyes being black. "Are you Katsuo Yamato?"
"Ah, yes, that would be me, Ms…?"
"My name is Yukiko Amagi, and I go to the same high school as you, as a second year." She smiled, pointing at my uniform.
"Oh, then nice to meet you, Amagi-sempai."
"Nice to meet you too." She greeted back. "Now please follow me, your room is this way."
Amagi-sempai led me to where my room was, and we made small talk on the way.
"Oh, so you're also a classmate of Yu-sempai?"
"Yes, though I had to leave early because I had to help out here today." She explained. "So what brings you here?"
"Well, I was supposed to question the manager of this Inn in regards to Ms. Yamano's case. And then I was asked to search around for any clues."
"Oh, so that's why… But I'm sad to say that my mother is currently sick, so I'm filling in for her until she recovers." She told me.
"Hmm… Then I'll just have to search around for now, but since you're in charge right now, mind if I ask you a few things tomorrow?" I asked.
"Sure." We reached my room, and we said good night as I closed the door.
'So Ms. Amagi is sick, and her daughter is the one filling in for her… Too bad, because the mother was the one who interacted the most with Ms. Yamano, according to the files at least, meaning that she might have a clue on who did it… Looks like I'll have to add a day or two in my reservation here…' I think to myself as I lied down on the futon prepared for me and slept immediately.
(?)
"… Huh?" I opened my eyes when I felt something weird. "What the hell?"
I was in a strange place… It looked like the interior of a limousine, with the entire place being filled with the color blue. That isn't what I'm worried about, though. In front of me, is an old man with a balding spot on top of his head, a creepy smile, and a really long nose… On his left side is a woman that has platinum-blonde hair, pale skin and golden eyes, and is dressed entirely in dark blue with matching high heel shoes with black and golden accessories.
"Welcome, to the Velvet Room." The one with a long nose said. "Do not be alarmed, you are fast asleep in the real world. I have summoned you from your dreams."
"Velvet…Room?"
"My name is Igor, and you, my boy, have a journey that coincides with another." The long nose man, now named Igor, told me. "I believe that you have already met him." He then turned to the woman. "This is my assistant, Margaret."
"This room is only accessible to those who, in one way or another, entered a contract may enter." The platinum-blonde said. "Though sadly, you have not yet made a contract nor have you heard the call to your awakening."
"Yes, quite so." Igor stated looming at me, still with that creepy smile. "Though today is only us introducing ourselves to you. Until you and the other one have made a contract, you will not have free access into this room."
"Then can I please go back now? I sort of have a long day tomorrow, so…" Honestly, I can't even understand what this is all about…
"Very well." Again with that creepy smile… "But be warned. Just as the other, you have the same destiny. If this mystery goes unsolved, your future may be forever lost." The place is starting to get foggy… "Until we meet again."
"W-Wait a minute, what's that mys—"
(Junes/Electronics Department/April 15, 2011/Afternoon) [Weather: Raining]
"Okay, so I mostly got nothing more than what the files already stated, a new dead body was found and was just brought in this morning, and I found out that it was someone from my school; a third year who goes by the name Saki Konishi…" I contemplated these facts as I walked towards the TV section while wearing my casual clothes. "Not to mention, that strange dream I had last night…"
"Those idiots*sob*" Hey, that voice…
"Satonaka-sempai?" The girl crying in front of a TV with a rope looked at me with recognition. "Um, what's wrong?"
"*sob*Those two idiots*sniff*went in there…" She pointed at the flat-screen TV. "A-And the rope got c-cut, and, and*sob*"
"In a…TV?" I asked her, walking closer to the television, holding my hand out to it. "Are you serious right now? And by two idiots, do you mean Yu-sempai and Hanamura-sempai? Why would they go into a T—"
"You can do it too!?" Satonaka-sempai shouted, looking at my hand that went into the TV…
"W-What the hell…!?" What is this? My hand is actually in a TV!? But how!? "Wait, 'You can do it too'? Did the others—"
"Yeah! Narukami entered the TV with Hanamura!" Sempai cried out. "And they, and they—!"
"Yu-sempai went inside…" If what Satonaka-sempai said is true, then something is inside this TV. "Guh…" What's with this headache…
"Thou art I, and I am Thou. Thou art the one, who will open the gate." What the…
"Sempai, I'm going in." That voice just confirmed it, something is going on in here…
Without waiting for much, I jumped into the TV…
(Inside TV) *Third Person's P.O.V*
"You're the only ones I can ask. Will you promise me?" A bear like thing asked the two teenagers.
"I promise." Yu replied without any hesitation.
"Th-Thank you!"
"Damn bear… Practically holding a gun to our head…" Yosuke complained before sighing. "But… It's true that we came here to figure things out. So far, we're completely in the dark—"
"Waaaahhhhhhhhh!"
"Hey, did anyone hear that?" Yu asked while looking around.
*thud*
"Ow… Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to just jump in…" Rubbing his aching back as he stood up, Katsuo noticed the three looking at him. "So Satonaka-sempai was telling the truth… You guys are inside a TV!"
"Katsuo? What are you doing here?" In Yu's mind, he doesn't question how the young detective got in, just why he's here.
"And didn't he just say something about Satonaka?" It was then Yosuke remembered about Chie. 'Holy crap, she's going to kill me!'
"Honestly? I just jumped in because I was curious, especially about that weird voice I heard." Katsuo shrugged like it was nothing. "Also add to the fact that I heard you guys entered a world you barely knew about, with your only weapon being that golf club I see behind you, Yu-sempai."
Nervous chuckling was heard from the two in question, making Katsuo sigh at their unpreparedness.
"You're both lucky I always bring these with me…" Reaching into his blazer, he brought out two weird looking guns with blades attached on it. Spinning it a bit, he nodded, approving of it. "Now, tell me what you guys were doing that would warrant you entering here?"
"…Where should I begin?" Yu asked. Both he and Yosuke were scared and amazed by his choice of weapons.
So how was it? It might seem a bit rushed, maybe even forced in most parts, but my OC Katsuo's weapon choice is actually one of my preference aside from a katana.
Oh, and if anyone who reads this happens to have also read my other stories and are wondering if I'm going to continue them, then the answer is yes, but until I can think more on ideas for them, I'll be focusing on this one.
Well, see ya~!