Author: Ok, guys! Rise has been put in the story. I cannot believe I keep forget she is also a member of the team! My plot is still so random and although I have predicted an ending, I'm currently stucking in the middle. It would be great if you guys could give me some comments about the story so far. Thanks for reading anyway and please enjoy! \(^v^)/

Sending In The Clowns

Rise came back to school today. You already heard from the Investigation team about her previous travel. It seemed that the manager really wanted her to perform for the last time. Rise only accepted to go because the location was one of her beloved places. You did not pay full attention in the story at that time, since idols were not your favorite subject. Furthermore, you did not want to get involved in her life too much. The same went to Chie and Yukiko. Your relationship with the girls had been quite awkward since you noticed their attraction towards you. You did not want their friendship went berserk, so you rather stay neutral. Besides, you realized you were not interested in them beyond friendship. Yosuke usually gave you a "seriously, dude, why not all of them?" look. You chose to ignore. Kanji would rather take the situation on a whole new level.

"Senpai, are you sure you do not swing that way?"

Again, you chose to ignore.

Rise was extremely overjoyed when she saw you. She tried to hang out with you as much as she could. Therefore, you found it impossible to gather more information about Adachi. You really wanted to tell the team about your doubt. However, with everyone's current judgment, you did not believe they would listen to you until you had your logical thoughts sorted out.

You spent another night alone with Nanako. She showed you some old tricks you taught her. It had been a very pleasant night.

"Dad has been a great dad recently". Nanako said. "Besides from the shifts he has to take in some particular day, dad has stopped staying up late".

You knew what your uncle did at nights. After maxing your social link with Dojima, he told you about the death of his wife. He had taken plenty of time to find out who was responsible for that horrible traffic accident. You were certain that he had not found out the culprit when you left Inaba four months ago. Did he figure it out? You could not help but feel curious. You decided to talk to him about it later on. Since there was only Nanako at home, you did not want to go to work and leave her alone. Moreover, it was raining today. You instinctively turned on the Midnight Channel when the time came. The same man appeared. You had a bad feeling about this.

In order to talked to Dojima, the next three days were wasted just to gained more expression. It was already Sunday. The Investigation Team intended to go to the amusement park with Nanako. You did not want to miss the opportunity to be closer to your friends. Chie asked the group to ride a roller coaster first. Naoto had not played any extreme game before, so she seemed to be curious. Teddy jumped around showing his interest. Kanji was fine with the idea. Yukiko, Rise and Nanako also agreed.

"Guys, Why don't we start with something… lighter?". Yosuke certainly did not enjoy this.

However, you could see that no one really thought his opinion was important. The girls looked at you with pleading eyes. Although you inclined to follow Yosuke's suggestion, you could not say no to the majority of girls. Well, how bad could it be?

"Dude…, how could your face remain calm the entire trip?". Yosuke looked very sick. His eyes were still filled with dismay.

The rest of the team were ready for a new game. You decided to take care of Yosuke while the others played. Then you realized you did not have to, since your best friend only spent his time in the bathroom vomited. The amusement park was too big to find your friends, so you had no choice but to sit on a random chair waiting for them to come back. You felt tired. To be honest, that roller coaster made you feel horrible, too. You were being upside down all the time, not to mention how high it was. Fortunately, your blank face had saved you some respect from the team. You believed this experience had gained you a large amount of courage.

As time was passing meaninglessly, you took a look at the surroundings. A man selling balloons suddenly caught your attention. He was wearing a lousy clown costume with a bunny hat. You could tell the person creating this costume did not put a lot of effort in his/her job. The decoration was so random (in a bad way) and dirty. Those rabbit ears were dislocated. And the guy's face would definitely bring you nightmares. The only things being noticeable on his mixed color face were his big red smile and the black area around his eyes. With that kind of appearance, you were certain that he did not get many customers. Having nothing else to do, you felt that you should buy balloons for Nanako and everyone. You came to the man, only to realized there were eight balloons available. Enough for everyone, except for you. But you did not mind. The man did not speak, just smiled. You assumed that the man was mute. He gave you the balloons with a proper price. Just when you were about to leave, he pulled your shirt and made a "wait" sign. He blown a new balloon, then pointed at you.

"Is this for me?"

The man nodded. This one was for free. You left after showing your appreciation to him. You did not recognize how he knew the number of members in your group. There was also a familiar feeling running through your soul, but you overlooked it. After Yosuke felt better, you guys spent most of the time walking around before meeting the rest of the group. You gave each of your friend a balloon. Nanako was overly satisfied with your "small present". You kept in mind that you should take her out more frequently.

"I cannot believe this! I have come to the amusement park just to be knocked out and come home with a balloon. There were so many pretty ladies around and all I did was spending time in a bathroom!"

Yosuke started complaining. It seemed your friend was almost cry in despair. Meanwhile, Chie was pleased to see him in distress.

"You should appreciate what you have, Yosuke. Anyway, it was a great day for me."

The group agreed. You could not help but feel slightly sorry for your bro.

You came home with Nanako. She hanged the balloons near a shelf under the calendar. Dojima already told you that he came home late. After Nanako went to sleep, you watched TV in the living room to kill time. You wanted to talk to Dojima about the case of his wife. As you looked at the floating balloons, you were surprised. Because of the light, you could see through them. It turned out your balloon had something in it. You decided to use a sharp object to blow it off. The balloon popped revealing a small note:

"Revenge"