"What's going on Rise?" Yu asked.
"There's a ton of shadows gathering where you saved me." Rise said.
"Wait, why would they be doing that?" Kanji asked.
"Wait you guys, what if the culprit's in the TV world now?" Chie asked. "Maybe he's working with the shadows somehow."
"Chie, I think you might be right." Dojima said. "If that's the case, we need to get going now."
"Right, the sooner we catch whoever's been doing this the better." Yosuke said.
"Hold on you guys, is it really a good idea for Naoto-kun to be put into such a dangerous situation?" Yukiko asked. "He doesn't have the same power as we do."
"I assure you I can handle myself quite well." Naoto said calmly.
"Alright, in that case let's go." Yu said. "Rise, keep an eye on the shadows."
"On it, Himiko." Rise said while her persona appeared.
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"Excuse me, is this the Inaba police department?" asked a young man.
"Yes it is sir, is everything alright?" Adachi asked.
"Actually, I wanted to come and talk to you about the recent murders." the man said.
"The murders, do you know something about them?" Adachi asked.
"I think so, I noticed a weird pattern to the cases." the man said. "I think I know who the next victim is going to be."
"Really, who?" Adachi asked.
"You." the man said before grabbing Adachi and covering his mouth with a cloth.
"What the, you're the perp?" Adachi asked as he lost consciousness.
"No, but I'm going to make sure to save you just like the others." the man said walking over to the TV and throwing Adachi inside.
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"Jiraiya, Power Slash." Yosuke said.
"What's going on?" Chie asked. "These shadows just keep coming."
"I don't get it, are they protecting the guy who did all of this?" Kanji asked.
"Wait, we've got a bigger problem." Rise said suddenly. "Sempai we need to go back."
"What do you mean?" Yu asked.
"Someone just appeared in here, and that means their shadow will try to kill them." Rise said.
"In that case we need to go." Dojima said.
"Big bro, what's that thing?" Nanako asked when a giant shadow appeared.
"I have no idea." Yu said. "We can worry later though, someone else was thrown into the TV."
As soon as he said that Yu crushed a small stone and the investigation team vanished.
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"Oh man, how the heck did that happen?" Adachi asked himself while getting up. "What the, how did I end up here?"
"Come on you guys, whoever it is they're right over here." Rise said from the other side of a door.
"Alright then, let's get going." Yosuke.
"Just be careful, we have no idea what we're going to run into." Dojima said as they opened the doors.
"What the, there's nobody in here." Chie said. "Rise, are you sure someone was thrown in here?"
"I'm positive, but how did they get out on their own?" Rise asked.
"Perhaps they possess the power you all have been demonstrating." Naoto said suddenly. "If that were the case it would be possible for him to exit and enter at will."
"That's a good point, but the problem is we still have no idea who the culprit is." Dojima said. "Hopefully Adachi had better luck."
"We'll have to wait and see." Yukiko said. "Well should we head back?"
"Right, let's go." Teddie said confidently.
"Oh yeah, why are you still wearing that?" Rise asked. "You don't need to."
"I know, but it feels natural especially in here." Teddie said before Yu crushed another stone and the group vanished.
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"That was unbelievable." Naoto said. "How in the world were you all able to keep it secret for so long?"
"Would you have believed us if we told you?" Yu asked.
"No, I suppose not." Naoto said. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Right, get some rest Shirogane." Dojima said. "As for the rest of us we should get some rest too."
"Oh yeah, you should pack up for the trip, it's tomorrow." Yu said.
"That's right, we can all meet up when we get there." Yukiko said.
"That sounds like a plan." Naoto said. "I'll see you all tomorrow."
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"Oh Dojima-san, you're back." Adachi said.
"Yeah, wait why do you look so tired? What happened here?" Dojima asked.
"That's the thing, the perp arrived in the station." Adachi said. "I didn't get his face though."
"Wait, the perp was here and he got away." Dojima said. "What happened?"
"Well he came in claiming to know about the murders, but when I started questioning him he made a break for it." Adachi said. "At least we know that it's a male."
"That only slightly narrows it down." Dojima said in annoyance. "You know what nevermind."
"Dojima-san, we're going to catch this guy." Adachi said. "I know we will."
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"Oh, it's you." Marie said.
"Marie, how are you?" Yu asked.
"Big bro, who's she?" Nanako asked.
"Oh, this is a friend of mine." Yu said. "Nanako meet Marie."
"You're big bro's friend, but I haven't seen you before." Nanako said.
"I don't go to his school, but he spends some time with me on occasion." Marie said.
"Oh, I need to help out a friend from school." Yu said suddenly.
"I thought you were showing me around town." Marie said irritably.
"Oh, I can show you something while big bro helps out his friend." Nanako suggested.
"Alright, thanks Nanako." Yu said. "Is that ok with you Marie?"
"Sure, it should be fine." Marie said quietly. "Well let's go."
"Ok." Nanako said happily before walking off with Marie.
"Alright, now to go meet up with Ayane." Yu said.
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"This is Samagawa Marie-chan." Nanako said cheerfully.
"Yeah, so what's so special about this place?" Marie asked.
"Well, it's where I used to go with my mom and dad when I was younger." Nanako said. "I thought we could come here and talk."
"What's the point of that?" Marie asked. "It's not like we have anything to talk about."
"That's not true, we can talk about a lot." Nanako said. "Why is big bro showing you around?"
"You're a strange girl Nanako." Marie said with a smile. "Alright, but first I want to know more about this place."
(The investigation team is preparing for the school trip, and Nanako has met Marie. Next chapter the school trip will begin. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)