"Is everything alright man?" Yosuke asked.
"Yeah, actually I might have some good news for when we get back to Inaba." Yu said with a smirk.
"Awesome, well in that case we should look around town for a while." Kanji said. "It's not everyday you get to hang out in the city."
"That sounds like a plan, actually I have the perfect place in mind." Rise said with a grin. "I'll go set everything up."
"Alright, thanks Rise." Yu said calmly.
"Oh yeah, is Marie coming along?" Rise asked. "I need to know how many people to reserve space for."
"Well, Rise, are you and Marie becoming fast friends?" Yosuke asked.
"It's not that, I just think that after everything we've all gone through we shouldn't let someone just stand around on their own." Rise said. "Plus there are a few things I need to ask her about."
"You mean her outfit right?" Yukiko asked.
"Well mostly the cool hat, I might get one in orange or pink." Rise said as she ran off.
"Well I guess that means we should go tell Marie what's going on." Chie said.
"Agreed, let's split up and try to find her." Naoto said calmly.
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"Oh, hey Aika." Chie said with a smile. "How's the trip so far?"
"It's alright, actually I'm thinking of asking for the recipe of the Hagakure bowl to take home." Aika said calmly. "How about you?"
"It's been different than what usually goes on back home." Chie said. "Oh by the way have you seen Marie anywhere?"
"You mean the girl with the blue hat?" Aika asked. "I haven't seen her since we got here."
"Oh, thanks Aika." Chie said. "See you later."
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"Come on, how tough is it to find someone in this place?" Kanji asked irritably.
"Well this city has several buildings that Marie might have entered, perhaps it would be quicker to just ask if anyone saw her." Naoto suggested calmly.
"Yeah, that's a good point." Kanji said before walking up to an older man. "Excuse me, have you seen a girl wearing the Yasoinaba outfit and a blue hat?"
"No, I haven't seen anyone like that." the man said. "I'm sorry, is your friend lost?"
"No, we just want to meet up with her that's all." Kanji said.
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"I had a feeling you would be somewhere around here." Yu said calmly. "The view is different isn't it."
"It's not the same as that hill." Marie said. "Still it has it's own wonders. Still, what's up are we heading back already?"
"No, actually Rise's reserving something for us later, you're welcome to join us if you want." Yu said calmly.
"Your friends, they've all already acquired their persona right?" Marie asked. "So now you're seeking the truth."
"Yeah, that's right." Yu said. "It's never been easy but slowly we're getting closer to finding out the truth."
"That's just like you, well I guess if anyone can figure it out it would be you." Marie said. "Alright sure, what is she planning?"
The moment Marie said that Yu's phone started to ring. "Hello, Rise?"
"Yu-sempai, everything's all set." Rise said. "I already talked to the others and we're going to meet up in an hour in front of this awesome place called Club Escapade."
"Ok, well Marie and I will meet up with you guys then." Yu said.
"Great, see you two later." Rise said before hanging up.
"Well, apparently we're going to a club." Yu said.
"Ok, so what exactly is a club?" Marie asked curiously.
"It's hard to describe, you really need to see it for yourself." Yu said honestly.
"Well I guess we should make sure we meet up with them." Marie said calmly.
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"Oh, a girl in a school uniform and a hat?" asked a man in Aiya. "Yes I've seen her."
"Thank you, could you tell me where I can find her?" asked a man in a delivery outfit. "I need to speak with her."
"Well she probably went with the rest of the school on that annual trip." the first man said. "They'll be back in two days."
"Thank you very much, you've been very helpful." the deliveryman said before leaving.
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"Oh, there they are." Yukiko said. "Yu, Marie, over here."
"Sorry about the wait, we were talking on a bridge into town." Yu said calmly. "Wait Rise, how exactly did you manage to reserve this place?"
"Easy, two years ago I had a show here." Rise said. "Everything was ready when the power went out and it was cancelled, the manager owes me for back then."
"Oh, well in that case let's celebrate like there's no tomorrow." Chie said enthusiastically as the group entered the club.
"It's really loud in here." Marie said. "Do you guys hang out in places like this often?"
"No, we rarely go to clubs." Yosuke said. "Partially because we don't have any back home."
"Oh, that makes sense." Marie said calmly.
Suddenly Rise stood up. "That's it, King's Game." she said.
"Wait, are you serious?" Naoto asked. "That's not exactly a good idea."
"Let her have her fun Naoto." Yu said. "If anything bad happens we can just let it pass."
"If you say so partner, so how exactly does this King's game work?" Yosuke asked.
"Oh, it's really simple." Yukiko said. "There are eight sticks, seven of them have numbers on them, and one has a red mark, the person who gets the red one gets to pick something someone else has to do."
"Exactly." Rise said. "Kanji get the chopsticks ready."
"Wait why do I have to do it?" Kanji asked.
"Just do it Kanji, the sooner we start the sooner we'll get it over with." Yu said.
"I guess so, alright give me a second." Kanji said before marking eight chopsticks and handing them to Rise.
"Ok, now then, everyone pick a chopstick." Rise said.
"Alright, so who's the king?" Chie asked.
"I am, so now I get to have one of you do something right?" Marie asked revealing the red chopstick.
(The first day of the school trip is coming to an end and the Investigation team has started the King's Game. Next chapter someone else will be thrown into the TV world. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
