Hello again! I'm back with a new chapter and... this is not going to end well if you the story at this point already. So far, I have been brainstorming on my My Hero Academia OC Fic. I have been considering making the chapters shorter for ease of release and burden on myself to avoid burnout, even 8K words is a lot for me.

I know about Catherine: Full Body since it's an Atlus product but here's the thing, I was never into that even on the PS3! I played the demo, it was fine but it didn't do me any favors.

If you noticed I decided to change the title from the Phantom (not) Twins to The Phan Sibs! Easy to roll off the tongue, and it's better description of them. Don't worry the twins joke will still be around.

I also decided to change the voice actor Samuru Seta (the father of my OCs) it used to be Jason Douglas but I decided his voice was too gravelly so I decided either Marc Diraison or Lex Lang at this point, it's a flip of a coin.

Also, I got Cheryl-Anne to do another commission, this time it is a picture of Rei Seta! Unfortunately, I can't post links in here but you can see the picture post on Ao3! It's under the similar name Persona 5: The Phantom "Twins" or the same username as mine over there.

Well, enjoy the new chapter! Fav, Follow, Review, I'll take any constructive criticism!

Chapter 10: The Decision

Fortunately, not too many students go to the rooftops nor the rule to not go there was enforced with the exception for the gardening club, who seemed to have already done their gardening with the recently watered flowers were any indication. Kotone carefully picked Morgana from Ren's bag and pet his head a few more times before setting him down.

"Thank you, Miss Kotone." He thanked her. "At least you know how to handle people with consideration."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." Ryuji scoffed knowing it was a dig against him. "Can we get to what you know about Kamoshida?"

Smiling proudly. "It has to do with what Glasses said earlier. You'll need to attack his castle."

"What do you mean?" Ryuji asked.

"I think, it means we have to go back to the castle?" Kotone answered his question while unsure.

"Yes, because the castle is how Kamoshida views this school." Morgana went into teacher mode again. "He doesn't know what happens in there but it's deeply connected to the depths of his heart. Thus if the castle disappears, naturally it would impact the real Kamoshida."

"What'd happen then?" Ryuji asked with focus.

"A Palace is a manifestation of a person's distorted desires. So if that castle is no more then…"

"Then his desires would go away." Ren finished his sentence.

"Precisely! You sure do pick up things fast." The cat complimented him.

"For real!" Ryuji cried out. "He's gonna turn good!?"

"Just like that?" Kotone asked.

"But… is that really getting back at him?" He wondered seemingly still wanting payback despite the opportunity to make things right.

"Erasing the Palace essentially means forcing the owner to have a change of heart," Morgana explained. "However, even though their warped wants disappears, the crimes they committed will still remain. Kamoshida will become unable to bear the weight of those crimes, and he'll confess them himself!"

"For real!" Ren, Ryuji, and Kotone said at the same time. The cat only smiled more in pride.

"Since the Palace no longer exist, he'll forget what we did there as well. Even though he won't remember at all in the first place. Not only we were able to bring him down but there won't be a trace of our involvement."

Ryuji could barely hold in his excitement, well more excited than his peers. "That's amazing, you're one incredible cat!"

"True, except for the cat part."

"This is too good to be true," Kotone whispered, glad that another path had been open for them, a chance to right the wrongs. It was a Godsend.

"So how do we get rid of it." She asked.

"By stealing the treasure held from within."

"Stealing?"

"I'll tell you more once you three agree to move forward with this. It's my most valuable, secret plan, after all. If you want me to help you out, I'll gladly teach you. What's your call?"

"Our luck's running dry looking for witnesses. Guess we have no other choice but to go along…" Ryuji stated.

"It's sure as Hell better than mine." Kotone agreed.

"I'll go with it." Ren agreed as well, but there was a strange gut feeling that's telling him something else. "But something tells me that there's a catch to this."

"Well, there are always risks involved. If we erased the Palace, there is no doubt that the person's distorted desires will be erased as well. But desires are what we all need to survive." The three widen their eyes.

"The will to sleep, eat, fall in love, those sorts of things." He continued.

"What you're getting at?" Ryuji questioned.

"Maslow's hierarchy of needs," Kotone explained out loud. "It's a psychology theory of human needs, the most basic needs of all humans are physiological, breathing, food, water, sex, warmth, sleep, basic things humans need to survive. And in a way that is a desire. If that were to go away."

"Then they would be no different than someone who has shut down entirely. They even die if they're not given proper care." He warned.

Like a Mental Shutdown, from the news. Kotone remembered.

"They might die!" Ryuji sounding shocked.

"Will you let me finish what I have to say!?" Morgana complained.

"Will their death be our fault?" He starting to show doubt now.

"Aren't you guys determined enough to face those kinds of risks?" The cat asked in a serious tone.

"Hey." The blonde student turned to his peers. "What do you think."

"I don't want him dead. I want to bring him to justice, alive" Ren said. "Kotone?" She was in deep thought, her face unmoving, thinking about the risk of killing Kamoshida in attempts to change his heart to confess his crimes. If he were to die before exposing his crimes, he would be lionized, remembered as a former Olympian turned High School coach, and his crimes would never reach the light of day.

"Koto-?"

"Sheesh!" The black cat interrupted them. "I come all this way, and this is what I get. It's not like anyone will ever find out."

"That's not the point! If we were to go around secretly doing whatever we want, we'd be no better than that effin' Kamoshida." He countered back angrily.

"Kotone?" Ren asked again noticing her unusual silence. "What do you think?"

"I think we should do it." Kotone spoke up, surprising the two boys. She knew there is no other way, all the witnesses were too afraid to speak up, the parents and principal were covering them.

"Didn't you heard?" Ryuji fired back. "He could die!"

"Could! Ryuji!" She emphasized. "Could! It's a risk that he COULD die, doesn't mean he will! It's a risk we have to take!"

"Kotone! Don't be too hasty!" Ren reasoned. "Even it's a small risk, we shouldn't assume it won't happen. It could be too risky to-"

"We have to!" She yelled back. "There IS no other way! Nobody is talking! Kamoshida has his base covered! We'll be careful, he'll confess. Like it or not! This is the only chance to stop him!"

"Even if he might die?" The raven-hair student asked with concern. He understood where she's getting at. They are running out of options but doing something this risky too fast could lead to disaster.

"It's either that or I join the volleyball team undercover." She adamantly replied. "We have to take this chance."

"Okay then. I'll come back later. Make sure you guys work this out and made your decision by then." Then the cat ran off to places unknown.

"Man, we're getting all worked up for nothing. Damnit!" He cursed once Morgana went out of their sight. "I'll try and see if I can figure out another way."

"Yeah, we should think about it till tomorrow and we'll meet up and discuss this," Ren replied.

"I think we should do it." Kotone reaffirmed her position on the issue. "I know it's a risk but we are running out of options. That or I'll join the team."

"I know, but it's best we don't rush into things headfirst." Ren acknowledged her desire to help. "But I think we should sleep on it for now."

"Okay." Kotone agreed after taking a few breaths to calm down. "But something tells me, it going to get worse if we delay any further, cause sooner or later, Kamoshida will learn about our investigation and he will retaliate." She gave her final thoughts on the whole situation.

"We'll all decide on this tomorrow, after school, on this rooftop," Ren concluded the meeting.

The three called it a day and went on their separate ways, Kotone decided to stay at school to out the cooking club for the first time, Ryuji had to pick up some groceries for his mom, and Ren decided to head back the cafe, thinking it's about that time he should head back without Sojiro getting pissed for his tardiness.

As he made his way to the Aoyama-Itchome Station, he got a text from Ryuji.

RS: Hey, I heard something that got my attention.
RS: That Suzui girl… Looks like rumors are going around her and Kamoshida.
RS: If true, it's no wonder I couldn't get her to talk.
KoS: He must have a hold over her then.
RS: Maybe but there's something bugging me.
RA: What do you mean?

Ren texted as he got in the subway.

RS: I know Suzui and Takamaki since middle school.
RS: There's just no way Kamoshida's their type, y'know?
RA: TBF, I don't think he's any girls' type.
RS: Still, those rumors, I gotta wonder where they came from.
KoS: Suzui's in the team and Takamaki was seen in Kamoshida's car? Maybe that, you saw how his Shadow acted towards me, what's to say he thought the same thing about me to other girls?
RS: Good point, I'll ask around some more.

"Approaching Platform Ginza, please watch your step." A male subway announcer spoke through the intercoms reminding Ren that his stop was approaching. Strangely enough, that subway announcer voice reminded him of Kotone's brother for some reason.

He quickly put his phone back into his trousers and as he made his way through the station, out of sheer coincidence, he saw Ann looking at her phone with a group of people with cameras, most likely model work.

"Yeah, sorry, you can go home, we decided to pick someone else, we'll give you the transportation money to cover the cost." The cameraman informed Ann who didn't look at all too sadden.

"Sure thing."

"Okay, Mika! You're up!"

"Sure thing! Coming!" The woman with long brown hair and eyes, sporting a light blue dress and a pearl necklace replied.

Ann simply shrugged, took the transportation money and her bags and readied to head out. He decided to follow her in attempts to talk to her when he was able to call her out, Ann's phone rang and when she answered her face turned to disgust.

"Will you give it a rest!?" She was arguing loud enough for him to hear but it seemed that she didn't care as she walked to the exit of the station. "I told you, I'm not feeling up to it.."

Is she talking to who I think it is? Ren stood silently and listened and hoped to figure out more through her responses.

"Wait, what…. !?" She stopped in her tracks. "That's not what you promised! And you call yourself a teacher!? This has nothing to do with Shiho!"

It is him.

Her call got disconnected before she could say anything more. She was speechless, her body shuddered in fear, grief starting to consume her.

"Shiho's… starting position…" She whispered as she curled up to her knees. She looked at her phone again at the most recent call list, her thumb hovered over the call button of the person she was just talking to. She was breathing heavily, not sure what to do next.

Should I? She gripped her phone tightly. No, I don't want to! I DON'T WANT TO! But Shiho… for her sake…. I… I...

"Ann?" Ren caught her attention. She immediately shot up meeting him to eye level.

"Wait were you listening?" She asked.

"You were talking loud, I just saw you and…" He attempted to counsel her.

"So you heard it all didn't you?" She sadly asked.

"Yes, it's about Shiho, right?" He replied with sympathy.

"Shiho…" She whispered tears started to come out her eye ducts til she couldn't hold it in anymore and starting sobbing.

"Hey, let's go somewhere and talk about this." Ren comforted her.

He took her to the nearest restaurant he saw in Shibuya, a place called Big Bang Burger and took the booth at the corner and request for some privacy with the two having a glass of water. They just sat there in awkward silence. She was holding something back inside of her, wanting to let it all out but couldn't find one and it was eating her up. For the entire time, she didn't look at him, just staring off to the side.

"... I don't get you." Ann said, unable to get understand why a random stranger from school would go out of his way to help her but she decided to comply and followed him to Shibuya. "It was just an argument." Ann simply stated.

"With Kamoshida. Right?" Ren pushed his "glasses" up. She simply sighed and traced her finger back and forth in a straight on a napkin.

"You heard the rumors about me and Mr. Kamoshida?" She looked away. "That we're getting it on?"

"Yes, but I know it's not true." He said

"Yes, you're right." She turned to look at him. "That was him on the other line. For a long time, I avoid giving him my number. He told me to go over to his place after this…" She scoffed. "You know what that means." She crushed the napkin in anger, looking down at the table. Ren only clenched his teeth.

"If I turn him down, he would take my friend off as a regular on the team... " She tensed up. "I've been telling myself this is all for Shiho's sake." She slumped back into her seat. "I can't take it anymore."

He wanted to say something to help her but couldn't find the right words, maybe he needed to let her vent it out and remain silent.

Tears started trickled down from her eyes. "I had enough of this! I hate him! But still, Shiho's my best friend. She's all that I have left at that sorry excuse of a school!" She looked up to Ren straight in the eyes, tears trailing down on her face. "Tell me, what should I do?"

He only gripped his knees tightly, he could only remember Morgana's proposition.

"Sorry." She started to wipe her tears away. "I shouldn't have asked. It's not your problem."

It is now. He thought, at this point, he might agree with Kotone to go to the Palace.

"What am I saying?" Sounding confused. "I've barely talked to you before."

"Maybe that's why." He said. "Almost everyone in the school already made up their minds about you. I'm new here, with my own set of problems."

That reply gave her a small smile. "You're so weird. Usually, people ignore me. You don't seem like a bad person like the rumors said. Are you really one?"

"Even if I am, would I even admit that." He playfully replied.

"Heh, you wouldn't if you are. Still, they said that you assaulted someone, almost killed them… kinda have a feeling they were exaggerations."

"They were."

"You seemed lonely-almost like you don't belong anywhere." He only remained silent, his expression changed a bit, dropping his playful side to something deeper and sadder. She struck a core there and she wasn't wrong. "We're the same in that regard. Maybe that's why it was so easy for me to talk to you."

"Is there really no way for me to help Shiho? … I wish he'd just change his mind." Ren clenched his knees again, knowing full well that it could happen… if he decided to go through with it. "Like forget about me, and everything." She slumped back in the chair. "As if something like that would ever happen…"

"Yeah, that would be too convenient." He half-jokingly and half-seriously answered. She only chuckled in response, playing it off as a joke.

"I wasn't asking for a serious response. But I do feel a bit better now." She replied in a more relaxed voice after having to spill all of her stress out to someone to help a lot. "... I gonna head home." She gathered her bag and cup of water and stood up from up her seat.

"Don't tell anyone what I told you okay?" She requested Ren to keep everything confidential. "I'll find a way to persuade Kamoshida."

"Don't worry, my lips are sealed." He gave her his promise, she only smiled at his sincerity.

"Well… thanks." She said. "I… I needed that."

"Your welcome. Takamaki-san." He replied. "I'll be here if you need help."

She smiled thankfully as she left the restaurant, leaving Ren alone with his thoughts. So much had been explained from that one meeting with Ann. She was just as much of a victim to Kamoshida as the volleyball team and why the…. fake was like that in the castle. To be honest, the real one was far prettier than the fake one.

He paid the bill and started to head to the subways to go back to LeBlanc, thinking about Ann's story. After hearing it, he actually considered going to the castle to steal the treasure now despite the risks of killing him. There's hope for her to persuade him away but for how long? Maybe she could join the team in helping to expose Kamoshida?

"The train to Yongen-Jaya has arrived. Please watch your step." The male subway announcer said through the intercoms interrupting Ren's thoughts. He quickly got in before the doors closed in.

"Last call to broad."

Seriously…. that subway announcer sounds a lot like Kotone's brother. Come to think of it, he sounds like that guy from that fantasy game? Ren wondered about that for a bit as the train took him to Yongen-Jaya.

Kotone's first time trying cooking was…. not too much of a disaster… at least it didn't smell bad before her club members had to drown themselves with water to get rid of the spiciness. The strange thing was, she tried to make an omelet rice so it was the first time the club to experience. Despite that, her inclusion to the club was more welcoming than she expected even though they were dismayed that Ren also joined the club as well. At her insistence, she would be around him "keep him in check" and felt it was necessary to "help him" all lip service to ease their minds. While they relented, they made no secret that they don't approve of him at all. After the club meeting, she met up with Kaz who just finished his archery practice and decided to walk home together.

"Well, I must say. Nobody fainted in your first meeting with the cooking club." He snarked as the pair walked down the pathway from the practice building to the second floor of the main building.

"Well, I'm surprised that you actually attended club meeting." She fired back. "But I digress, let me guess, you showed them up again? Oh, did you do the arrow within the arrow?"

He only smirked in response. "Heh.. they talk a big game, but I have seen 6-years olds with better aim at the summer festival."

"Or maybe that you used to do archery back in Yasogami and went shooting with Dad that made you a bit better than the rest. But that's just a theory, Apollo." She sarcastically replied ina playful manner with a smile.

"Hehehehe." He chuckled with no emotion behind it. "They always underestimate us country folks of what we can do. They'll never see it coming."

"Love that song." She replied. "Oh, tomorrow's the day right? Rei's hospital trip? We should go over the plans."

They continued walking down the hallway of the second floor of the main building, discussing about their family plans for the next day. A familiar looking blue-haired student ran past them in a hurry without acknowledging them.

Mishima Kotone thought, she regretted not being able to talk to him during the rally.

It's that kid who got spiked on. Kaz remembered carrying him to the nurse's office and bewildered how a ball to the face would knock him out cold for a good while, and the times he was spiked on multiple times during the game. Makoto also told him in private that she noticed that the number of times and direction whenever Kamoshida spiked the ball, there were times he could have scored but ended up hitting Mishima despite not being in the area of his spikes. Everything with the volleyball seemed so…. off.

"Ann" A girl nearby whispered, it was the same girl that Kaz and Makoto bumped into a couple of days ago. She looked distressed, clenching her phone hard. She was just standing there, breathing deeply

Her again… Shiho, right, that's her name Kaz reminded himself about her.

Wait, it's her! She's in my class! Ann's friend-

"Shiho" Kaz called out, interrupted his sister's thoughts, getting the volleyball starter's attention. "Is something wrong?"

"O-oh, Senpai." She replied. "No, there's nothing wrong. Just need to go to the faculty office."

"Are you doing okay so far? Last time I saw you weren't in the best shape." He asked, silently surprising Kotone.

"Yes, I took it easy, didn't take unnecessary risks during practice." She put a fake smile for assurance, but Kotone knew the truth, but she doesn't have evidence at all. Maybe… she could.

"I have to go now. I need to go now." She started to speed walk past the two siblings.

"Wait! It's Kamoshida, right!" Kotone cried out stopping Shiho from walking any further after hearing that name. "You don't have to." She picked her words carefully to avoid suspicion from her confused brother.

"I have to," Shiho replied. "It's something that I must do." Before she walked away. "Kotone-san. Don't let the whispers about you and your brother bother you, he does everything to protect you. It's nice to have someone looking out for you." It earned a small blush from Kaz who looked away in embarrassment. It's exactly what I'm doing now. For Ann. She thought as she walked away from their view.

"Damnit." Kotone whispered, she didn't even have the chance to stop her, she knew what was going to happen to her, like every other volleyball players in the castle, maybe worse since she's a girl.

Kaz felt a certain aura of uneasiness going on for a while. Shiho's behavior and injuries, Ren asking the volleyball members about Kamoshida, the rally, Kotone's question about the coach when talking to Shiho, he does not like this feeling. Whatever it was, something was rotten in the state of Denmark or rather Shujin.

"W-we should go home, Imouto-san," Kaz said as he was started to head to the entrance. Kotone briefly hung her head in dismay and followed him. Shiho, please, be safe. I'll talk to you soon.

Evening

As expected as Ren entered the doors of the cafe, Sojiro was sitting there working on his crossword puzzle, waiting for Ren to return, he couldn't lock up the store without locking him out, but he wasn't too pleased having to wait for a while.

"You're late. Where have you been?" He asked.

"Would you believe me that I actually made friends and talked to them after school?" He quipped back yet it was truthful.

"Don't get smart with me." He sternly replied. "Still, those people better not be bad influences, I don't want you to hang out with them."

Aww, he cares about me.

"Don't worry, they're good people." He replied.

"Huh… they gotta be pretty strange to want to spend time with you."

He simply pushed up his glasses and smirked. "I don't think she will like to be called that."

"She, huh?" sounding almost impressed. He gave a brief yawn. "Look at the time. Seriously, think about how I feel having to stay up here waiting for you. I'm not a young man anymore."

"Right, sorry, sir." Ren apologized before walking to the stairs.

"Hey," Sojiro called out while getting up from his chair. "I'm leaving now, try not to come back so damn late, understood?" He reprimanded the student.

"Right, I… I understand, Sakura-san." Ren obeyed as he went up to the attic. He knew best not to get on Sojiro's bad side, he was never that good at tracking time, that was the reason he came home late and encountered that... man on the night. If only there was something that would remind him of important stuff, like when to go home or to go to sleep.

His phone vibrated with Ryuji asking about Morgana's proposal.

RS: So, whaddya think about what Morgana told us?
RS: I dunno if I get all that stuff about stealing desires..
RS: And Kamoshida's gonna turn like brain-dead if we mess up right?
KoS: IF! Ryuji! IF! We won't mess up!
RS: I know! Calm down! Look, I hate that guy
RS: But I dunno if I really wanna kill the guy.
RA: We're not murderers, we just want to expose him.
RS: True
RS: Anyways, I'm just freaking out about this, but I don't want end up a murderer cause of this shit.
RS: I'll try to see if I can come up with some other way tonight.
KoS: My vote is still going in, there is no other way.
RS: … At least, let me find some other options for tonight.
RA: We'll discuss this tomorrow, okay?
RS: Got it.
KoS: Fine

Ren sighed in exhaustion as he put away his phone and changed into his sleepwear to get ready for bed. As he laid there, waiting for unconsciousness to take over, he just thought about his talk with Ann earlier, the anguish, the desperation, and the fact that she was about to call Kamoshida had he not intervene. As much he didn't want to hurt anyone, hearing Ann's statement made him realized how grave the situation was. Perhaps they should try to steal the treasure with Morgana, there was no telling how long Ann could hold off Kamoshida. All thoughts and worries started to fade away as his eyes slowly closed for the night. Maybe, they would figure something out tomorrow.

4/15/2016 Early Morning
Shujin Academy

The commute to school usually had Ren overhearing other students talking to each other loudly, it made things easier for him to know the general mood in the school. And right on queue, Kotone caught up to Ren and walked with him to school. Ren silently nodded his head to the two girls loud, gossiping in front of them to the other transfer inviting her to listen in with him.

"I can't believe Suzui-senpai missed such an important meeting. I wonder what happened." Kotone recognized her as a member of the volleyball team based from the files that she read.

"Mr. Kamoshida asked to see her…" The other volleyball player told her. Ren and Kotone gritted their teeth after hearing that if Kamoshida's shadow offered any indication…

"You know, I heard rumors that Mr. Kamoshida and Suzui-senpai staying up late. She showed up to meetings though. It's weird she wasn't at the one yesterday…."

What did he do to her? Ren frowned.

Yesterday… Kotone remembered, she still wondered why she said about her brother protecting her. What did that had to do with this situation? The bell rang causing everybody to rush to their classrooms. As the students filed into their desk, she noticed that Suzui's desk was still empty. The fact that Kamoshida called her to meet up with him yesterday and her absence were no coincidence only made her worried more. She remembered what the shadow tried to do her.

Did he….? She only tighten her grip as Ms. Chouno settled the class down to start the school day.

Ann was already in her desk staring out of the window when Ren walked in.

"Hey." He caught the blond girl's attention with his greeting. "How are you holding up?" He was referring to their talk from yesterday.

"Better now." She smiled. "Guess, I needed to let it out, thanks for yesterday."

"That's good to hear." Happy to see her in a better state than yesterday. "I'm here if you need help."

"Thanks… still, I haven't heard from Shiho since yesterday. I tried calling her after we talked, and I haven't seen her this morning." Ren only bit his lips, it correlated with what he heard earlier in the morning.

"I'm sure she's fine, but I can help if you want to." He gave her assurance

"Thanks." She replied, despite talking to him for one time, she trusted him.

"Okay, class. Settle down now." Miss Kawakami entered the classroom looking even more tired than before.

Classes went as normal during the morning and by normal, pretty boring, and Ryuji was texting to Ren, most likely about the investigation while ignoring the lecture by Mr. Inui about the Mongolian invasion of Japan. Kotone had to flick small pieces of papers to the back of his head to get him to focus, but he ignored it. She slightly turned her head to the still empty seat in the class from the corner of her eyes and started to worry about her absence.

"It started when Kublai Khan sent emissaries demanding Japan to become a vassal to him but after being rebuffed twice, he decided to invade but didn't have a suitable navy for the invasion yet." He started writing on the chalkboard. "So in 1274, the Mongols first invaded the Tsushima Island, then they invaded the next island-"

"There's some girl on the roof!" One of the students yelled out.

The entire class all woke up from the news, causing a murmur around.

"Hey, hey! Settle down, everyone!" He attempted to calm the class without much success.

"I think she's going to jump!" Someone else cried out causing several students to rush out of the classroom despite Inui's protest.

"The hell's happening?" Ryuji asked Kotone as the two ran out of the classroom.

"I don't who but I got a -" Kotone fell silent and eyes widen after looking up at the window to see the person on the roof, it was the same person she talked to yesterday.

"No."

For once, Kaz decided to pay attention to class rather than staring off in the space, but in the back of his mind, he was worried about today. It was the day that Rei was having the hospital appointment, even though she went through this before with her staying there for a couple of nights, it still worried him every time.

"Kaz-kun" Miss Kawakami called out his name, snapping him back to reality. "Now tell me about Robert E. Howard."

He slowly stood up and answered. "He was an American writer who had health problems and committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at age 30."

"Y-yes, but not that. What were his works in literature." She asked again being more specific in the question. "Don't say he was friends that he was friend with HP Lovecraft."

"He was an American writer in the pulp fiction who was considered the father of the sword and sorcery fantasy genre." He answered. "His most notable works are Solomon Kane and Conan the Barbarian or Cimmerian."

"Thank you, that is correct." Kaz sat down after Kawakami confirmed his answer and she went on with her lecture.

"His stories were published in a magazine called Weird Tales which will lead to the current subject, pulps." She cleared her throat to prepare herself. "Pulps are inexpensive magazines printed on cheap paper, hence the name pulp. It was quite popular in America in the 1920s and 1930s with stories like-"

"There's someone on the roof!" A student sitting behind Kaz shouted out startling him.

"What the Hell!" He snapped at his classmate behind him then students started to the swarm the windows. "Hey! Personal space!"

"Hey! Get back to your seats!" Kawakami tried to maintained order in the class to no avail.

"Yo! Miss Prez! This is something you had to see!" Another student called out which prompted her to stood off her seat to see the commotion outside.

"Guys, best you should-" Color drained from her face at the sight she just saw and stood there in horror, hands to her mouth.

Makoto? Kaz worried and look through the window and saw the same sight that she was seeing, his eyes widen seeing someone on top of the roof standing near the edge.

"Oh no."

So far, Mr. Ushimaru decided not to pick on Ren in the morning, so that was a good start. He was still debating whenever or not the group should go to the castle as per Morgana's advice. After meeting Ann, he considered going there despite the risks of having Kamoshida killed or them killed.

One option was that he could have Ann join them in the investigation, she had a direct connection to Kamoshida so she could find some dirt on him. But it was equally as risky though to put her on Kamoshida's sights if he found out.

The other one was Kotone's suggestion that she would take up Kamoshida's offer and join the volleyball team and collect evidence of his abuses from within. But he doesn't want her to endure the same horrors that the team suffered, worried that he might do something…. obsence to her if his Shadow's treatment her were any indication.

They were all shitty options, the choice now was to pick the least shitty one.

"There are three branches of our government. The legislative, judicial, and executive and the National Diet, Supreme Court, and the Cabinet are those respectively." Mr. Ushimaru said. "This division of power provides checks and balances, which ensures no one branch becomes unstoppable. Now the role of the Emperor is very small, all he does is-"

"Have you mind up your mind?" Morgana suddenly popped out of Ren's desk, scaring the transfer student who stopped himself from screaming.

"No matter how much thinking you do. There is only one option. You should be better off listening to me." He said smugly.

"How did you get here?" He whispered. "In fact how do you know even where I even sit?"

"I snuck in and I scout out the place before meeting you three." He answered. "So, what's your call?"

"Hmmm, did I just hear a cat just now?" Mr. Ushimaru looked around the classroom to find the source of the meows. The student looked around as well.

"Ummm! Meow!" Morgana attempted to "hide."

Ren gently pushed the cat deeper into his desk and put his finger on his lips to tell him to be quiet.

"Hmm, it must be that rumored cat going around here." He wondered out loud. "Don't lose focus class! We still have a lecture here." He resumed to his lecture. As soon his back was turned, Ren's phone vibrated. It was Ryuji texting him… during class.

This wouldn't end well, if we get caught.

RS: It's no use. I can't think of any other way…
RA: We'll talk after school, just focus on class.
RS: I can't focus. What are we going to do about Kamoshida!
RS: Do we have to go along with what the cat says?
RS: Ugh, that damn furball

"If only he knew I was reading it too." He said in dismayed

"Hey! What's that!" A student shouted while standing from his desk.

"Enough! This is a classroom!" The teacher ordered, miffed by the sudden interruption.

"Wait!" Another female student noticed what she was seeing. "She's going to jump!"

"Suzui?" Mishima stood looking at the window.

"Shiho?" Ann instantly stood up from her desk followed by several other students getting out of their seats and leaving their classroom.

"Hey!" Mr. Ushimaru starting to see the situation getting worse. "Stay in your seats! Do not go outside of the classroom! Let me handle this!" Unfortunately, it all fell on deaf ears. Ann immediately ran out of the classroom with other students to the hallways.

Damnit, this is not good! Ren thought as he got up from his seat to follow Ann. The hallway was swarming with students from other classes looking out the window. Ann rushed to one of the windows to see and her face fell into despair. Ren shortly came out after only to see the same thing in horror.

It was her. The same girl he talked to yesterday. Ann's best friend. Shiho Suzui standing at the edge of the roof looking down.

"SHIHO!" Ann yelled in vain despite Shiho unable to hear her. "Don't do it! Don't jump!"

It was so high, so far from the ground. It could do it. She had to escape from all of this, end the pain.

Ann…. I'm so sorry… I wasn't strong enough….Goodbye

She closed her eyes and took one step forward.

I remembered that scene, it messed me up. I'll say this, Kamoshida is the best villain in the game, cause we all have that creepy teacher in high school. I wanted to put that in the next chapter but I decided to leave a cliffhanger here for the suspense.

Now to that one review.
Rosy: I graduated from college and I am in graduate school now, working on my Master's Degree.

1a: She used to water to wash her face to cool herself down.
C. The PT will meet them in PQ2 and the inevitable P5: Arena
2b. Remember, Ryuji tried to take pictures with his phone camera in the castle and it didn't work?
4a. Whatever the JSDF taught Sam, he taught it to his kids
b. She was born sick, the same illness that Rei from PQ had but had an operation to cure her, but she still had to be regularly checked

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