Author: New chapter arrives! Once again, hope you guys enjoy and please review! Your opinions are crucial to me! *remain calm but scream internally*.
Hello Me To Yu (You)
"Knock, knock!"
It was 6 o'clock when you arrived at Adachi's house. The heavy rain did not make you feel comfortable at all although you had put on a rain coat. The doorbell was terribly damage, on purpose. You also noticed some cracks behind it. Somebody must have had enough of ringing sound. You knocked the door again, doubting that he would go anywhere early after losing his job. No one answered. After waiting for more than thirty minutes, you decided that it was time to go. You hanged the plastic bag with your prepared food on the door knob.
"Adachi-san, I have got some food for you! I will come back after two days!". You tried your best to shout lot of words, which was kinda out of character.
"Shuddap! Let people get some sleep over here!". You heard a high-pitched woman voice across the street.
You left the house. When you were about to turn right at the intersection, you turned around to look at the house one more time. Through a dense raining layer, you could hardly see anything. But you believed the door was slightly opened.
It was not a perfect day for a camping trip. The rain did not stop until midnight. Therefore, activities were limited. But those were only fun activities. You still had to do community services while it was raining.
"Great! I thought last camping trip was already the worst!", Yosuke complained while picking up trash.
"Oh my… you guys would not believe what I have found…", Chie exclaimed. There was a diaper on her hand. Even with mud, you knew it was already used.
"Ew…", Yosuke frowned. "That's nasty! Why can't people clean up their own mess! I am so jealous of Kanji right now". Kanji cut his hand really bad while holding a broken empty glass bottle. He was allowed to rest early.
"Just finish this quick, then we can eat soon". Naoto was definitely the most serious person in the group. This was already her fifth trash bag (each student had to had at least five bags). The whole group agreed.
"Cockroach!", Yukiko suddenly yelled.
Everyone, including other students near them, immediately raised their guard.
"Wh-Where is it, Yukiko-senpai?", Rise's face had turned green.
"I-I do not know. I just saw it on that tree a few sec…". Yukiko turned around to face you and suddenly became silent.
The group's atmosphere also sank. You had a very bad feeling about this. Something was moving on your left shoulder.
…
"P-Partner", Yosuke stepped slowly towards you first with a wet old newspaper. "I-I'm with you, man!"
Your face remained blank. Only you knew how much you appreciated your bro. As Yosuke raised the newspaper, you closed your eyes and accepted your fate. Your shoulder suddenly felt lighter. Then, the girls started screaming:
"Aaaaah! It's flying!". Said Rise in panic.
"Yosuke, Yu-kun! Be our hero!". Said all the girls.
The next thing you knew, you and Yosuke (and the cockroach) were pushed and fell into a drain. At least King Moron was not here to v…
"Oh man, I swear someone just vomited there few minutes ago."
…
"Worst day ever!". Your bro shouted next to you.
Lunch time finally came. Kanji looked at Yosuke and you, questioning.
"History has repeated itself, I tell you". Your friend got one sentence to say, then headed to the changing room. You followed him after telling Kanji what happened. Fortunately, this camping trip did not require self-cooking at lunch due to the limit of time. However, you were not entirely safe yet. At least the lower-classmates ate in a different place (by that you meant Rise).
"Guys". Yukiko brought you her bento. "Can you tell me how much I have… improved?"
She incredibly blushed right now. You opened the bento and saw an unidentified mixture with rice. At least the colors were less dark compared to last time. You looked at the food, then looked at her "I will be very sad if you do not eat" face. Yosuke clearly gave you a "not to eat" sign. As a gentleman, it seemed you had no choice but to eat it.
As soon as the food touched your tongue, your vision faded away. You could hear your friend called you.
"Partner!"
…
Thanks to you, Yosuke did not have to eat the food. You also brought enough food for three men that night (Kanji sneaked into your tent, again). At least you did not starve. It was an improvement for sure. That night, you became the hero of the Investigation men. Lying on the ground, the heavy rain slowly lulled you to sleep.
You had a dream. A young man appeared in front of you. He had gray hair, same as you. You could not see him clearly in the dark.
"Hello, Yu-kun. Meet Yu-kun". The man said.
"Do you know the truth?". You asked.
…
"Which truths are you currently seeking?"
You hesitated.
"I am not sur…"
"What do you want, really?"
…
"Do you care about your friends?". He asked another question.
"Yes"
"Your family?"
"Yes"
"Heh…". He seemed to be fascinated.
"What about Adachi-san?"
…
"Yeah…"
"LIAR!". The man immediately snapped you. "You cannot care about everything and everyone! Nobody is perfect. In fact…". He glared at you fiercely. "You did NOT care about ANYONE! Even Nanako-chan."
"What do you mean?". You knew everyone's situation. You sympathized with their thoughts. You loved everyone and everyone loved you.
"Why did you choose to come back to Inaba, huh? Was it because of your doubt about Adachi-san?". Yes. "But was it about Adachi-san?". Y…. "No!"
The man laughed while you were still confused.
"It's not that complicated, Yu-kun. You do notice others' single details. It's just that your motivation does not come from your heart. It comes from your brain. It is pure curiosity. But that what makes you a good detective after all. Have to have a cool head, you know? Except for the time you rescued Nanako…."
"I DO care when my friends are suffered! Or when they are sad!" You yelled back.
"Oh no, no, no. That concern is not yours". The other Yu looked at you pitifully. "You are a lucky kid, Yu. The chosen one. And that comes with a price". He stated.
What did he mean?
"Why do you have more than one Persona, YU?"
What?
"You think Adachi-san is the ONLY puppet master?"
Huh?
"Think again. What is your final goal this time?"
…
"Come again when you figure it out, Yu."
As you fell into darkness, your head repeated a saying from someone you temporarily forgot.
"They all want to be heroes…"