Chapter 33

The next day…

Once both Isamu and Morgana woke up from their slumbers and had their baths (separately) and breakfast with Naoya (who bade them both a reluctant good luck in school and in the Metaverse world), Isamu then let Morgana got into her bag, bade farewell to Naoya before she and Morgana left the house to head toward and into the station, head into the train and managed to find and sat on an empty seat.

"Even if it's crowded, looks like you can still grab a seat if you're lucky enough… While we're riding the train, we've got some downtime. I wonder if we could put it to good use…" said Morgana.

"Hm, if I got lucky and managed to find an empty seat next time then maybe I'll bring and read one of the Narnia books to pass the time, Morgana." said Isamu.

"Narnia books? What is it about, Lady Isamu?" asked Morgana curiously to Isamu.

"I'll tell and show them to you after school later, Morgana." replied Isamu to Morgana before they fell into silence and Isamu got off the train once it arrived in Aoyama station, head toward the school and she stopped in her tracks when she saw 2 female students standing and talking in a small area that had 4 vending machines and decided to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"What's wrong? You don't look so good." asked the first female student concernly to the other female student.

"I haven't been feeling well lately. My head's all foggy, and I have no energy…" replied the second female student weakly to the first female student. "I've tried every drug in the pharmacy, but nothing works. Do I have some new virus?… Or is this the onset of a psychotic breakdown? W-What should I do? Am I going to die!?" added the second female student worriedly.

"Calm down, calm down! Let's go to the clinic, come on. I'm sure the doctor can prescribe something that'll fix you right up!" said the first female student reassuringly to her before they left the small vending machine area together.

"Doctors have the best medicines, huh…" said Morgana as he glance at Isamu.

"What's this about doctors, you two?" said Akira suddenly from behind Isamu and Morgana, which make them winced in surprise a little before Isamu turned and scowled at Akira.

"Kurusu-kun, don't do that to us again. I don't like it." said Isamu slightly sternly to Akira.

"Sorry about that, Toudou-san. It's just that I heard you and Morgana talking about doctors." said Akira apologetically to Isamu.

"Yeah, we were talking about doctors and medicines after we overheard some girls talking about it. Because I think that it might be nice to have some strong medicines to use in the Palace…" said Morgana.

"Strong medicines to use in the Palace, huh?" said Akira as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Come to think of it, there's a clinic somewhere near Leblanc that is run by a female doctor named Takemi-san. Maybe she has some medicines that might help us. I can take you 2 to her clinic later after school." added Akira to them both before they turned and head into the school.

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Inside the classroom…

Isamu, Akira and Ann felt their phones vibrating and they discreetly pull it out to see and read the message under their desks (same goes for Morgana).

RS: Hey. We're meeting up at the hideout after school, right?

AT: Don't text us now. We're in class.

AK: Yeah, Ryuji.

RS: Woah! You mean you guys are actually listening to this crap!?"

IT: It's not crap, Ryuji-kun. Whatever we learn today or tomorrow can helped us in the future.

AT: Yeah, but none of it is really sticking today…"

RS: I know right. Anyway, hideout after school?

AT: Where exactly is this "hideout"?

AK: The school's rooftop, Ann.

AT: Wait. We can still go up there?

RS: Yeah, I'll let you guys in. Welp, I'll be waiting, just come on up once school's over.

AK: Right.

AT: Sure.

IT: Understood.

RS: I'm gonna fine you guys if you're all late!

"Hey, transfer student!" yell Ushimaru-sensei quite loudly and angrily at Isamu when he saw her not paying attention to his teaching (which surprises Isamu before she quickly put her phone back into her pocket). "You! Pay attention! Is that how you listen when someone's talking to you!?" added Ushimaru-sensei angrily to her before he grabbed and threw a white chalk toward her and she quickly ducked down to avoid it.

"Did you see that? She totally avoid it!" said a male student.

"She must have some fast moves to be able to avoid it." said another male student.

"Tch, whatever. Let's carry on." said Ushimaru-sensei to the class as he turned back to the blackboard, feeling annoyed that Isamu ducked down to avoid the chalk he threw at her.

"Good ducking, Lady Isamu. Looks like your proficiency skill is much better than I thought." whisper Morgana as he gave a small smile to Isamu.

"Is that so? I appreciate your compliment then, Morgana." Isamu whisper back to him before she, Akira, Ann and the other classmates resumed listening to Ushimaru-sensei's teaching in silence.

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On the school's rooftop…

"Looks like we're all here. Mkay, let's get goin'!" said Ryuji impatiently to Isamu, Akira, Ann and Morgana after they gathered and meet up on the rooftop.

"Hold on, it's still too early for us to head into the Palace." said Morgana.

"But why? Don't we just gotta steal that Treasure thingy?" asked Ryuji in confusion to Morgana.

"Don't underestimate the dangers of that place. We need to prepare first." replied Morgana as he scowled at Ryuji.

"Ain't that Persona shit we got enough to deal with it?" said Ryuji as he scowled back at Morgana.

"That's exactly what I mean when I say don't underestimate it. You'll end up dead if you mess up in there. So again, we need to prepare before we head in." said Morgana.

"But… how exactly are we supposed to do that?" asked Ann.

"I'm glad you asked, Lady Ann. First we need to find and purchase better equipment for all of you." replied Morgana as he glance and gave a small smile to Ann.

"You talkin' about weapons? I know a kick-ass place!" said Ryuji with a wide grin on his face.

"In that case, you can handle that side of things, Ryuji." said Morgana approvingly to Ryuji. "The only other thing would be stocking up on medicines since fatigue is unavoidable for us in the Palace… Luckily for us, Akira knows and told us about a doctor that works in a clinic in Yongen-Jaya so we'll leave that to him." added Morgana approvingly to Akira.

"Yeah, that's right." said Akira with a nod of his head to them.

"And one last thing, there's something that I need to tell all of you." said Isamu. "My uncle can hear Morgana speak to me yesterday and the reason why is because he used to be a Persona-user like us."

"W-What!?" yell Ryuji in a loud and surprise tone of voice to Isamu.

"Keep it down, Ryuji-kun!" snapped Isamu.

"Are you serious, Toudou-san? Your uncle can hear Morgana speak and he used to be a Persona-user?" asked Ann, surprised as well.

"That… is unexpected." said Akira.

"It's true, Lady Ann, Akira and Ryuji." replied Morgana.

"Then is he still a Persona-user now, Toudou?" asked Ryuji.

"No, he's not a Persona-user anymore, Ryuji-kun." replied Isamu sadly.

"That's too bad. If he's still was one then maybe he could help us take down Kamoshida." said Ryuji with a disappointed look on his face.

"Now that we told you all and got that out, Lady Isamu, Akira and I'll be leaving for Yongen now, so meeting adjourned for today!" said Morgana before he, Isamu and Akira bade farewell to both Ann and Ryuji and they left the rooftop and the school, head toward the station and take the train to Yongen-Jaya. Once Isamu, Akira and Morgana arrived in the station near Yongen-Jaya, they got off the train and Akira proceed to lead and bring them to the clinic building between a fitness center building and a small apartment.

"Well, here we are, Toudou-san and Morgana. The clinic of Tae Takemi-sensei." said Akira to them both before they head into the building and walk up the stairs.

"So what kind of person is doctor Takemi, Kurusu-kun?" asked Isamu slightly sceptically to Akira.

"She's a hardworking and competent doctor that use to work in a large hospital until something happened to her and she moved here, Toudou-san. Although the people who live in Yongen-Jaya don't think so. They say and spread false rumor that she's lazy and that she create and sell illegal drugs to peoples, but that's so not true of her." replied Akira.

"I see… I know that feeling." said Isamu solemnly to Akira as they reached the third floor of the building, saw a door with the words "Takemi-sensei Medical Clinic" and went into the room.

After Isamu, Akira and Morgana went into the room, Isamu take a brief look around the small brightly lit waiting room before she glance at a fair-skinned, short dark blue hair, brown-eyed, punk-looking woman sitting behind the receptionist wearing a sleeveless short black dress with a red belt tied around her waist, a black studded choker around her neck, a white lab-coat over her dress and black platform high heel shoes on her legs.

"Hm? Oh, hello again, Akira-kun." said the woman to Akira when she lifted her head and look up at him, Isamu and Morgana.

"Hello, Takemi-sensei." said Akira.

"So, what brings you here to my clinic today, Akira-kun? And who's the pretty girl with you, your girlfriend?" said Takemi-sensei teasingly to Akira.

(That's future foreshadowing there, Takemi-sensei, XD).

"W-What? G-Girlfriend? Of course she's not!" stammered Akira as his face turned red a little.

"Y-Yeah, he's right, doctor! We're just classmates!" said Isamu as her face turned a little red as well (while Morgana smirk a little at their embarrassed reactions).

"Relax, you two. I'm just kidding." said Takemi-sensei as she chuckle for a short while at them both before she glance at Isamu. "So, is this your first time coming here, miss?" asked Takemi-sensei.

"Uh, yeah, that's right. It's nice to meet you, Takemi-sensei." replied Isamu politely to her.

"Hmmm… Well, whatever… so, what are you two here for today?" asked Takemi-sensei again to them both.

"Well, I've been having some really awful nightmares lately, Takemi-sensei." replied Isamu.

"And I'm just here to give her some moral support, if you don't mind." said Akira.

"…Fine. Please head to the exam room, you two." said Takemi-sensei before she stood up, walked out of the receptionist and slowly ushered both Isamu and Akira into the exam room.