The next day, as both Keiko and Mallory walked down the street to Shujin with the other students, they overheard a conversation between 2 female students walking in front of them.

"Did you see Kamoshida-sensei play yesterday? He was so awesome! I think I might ask for his autograph after school later." gushed the excited female student excitedly to the other female student walking next to her.

"I dunno if that's such a good idea… I hear that you shouldn't go near the PE faculty office. People say you can hear weird sounds, like screaming, even though no one's there…" said the nervous female student nervously to her.

"What? That's probably just a rumor spread by fans to scare the competition." said the excited female student as she raised and waved her hand dismissively at what the nervous female student told her.

When both Keiko and Mallory heard what the 2 female students just said to each other, they glance and exchange surprise and worry looks with each other as they head into the school.

XXXX

Several hours later, in the classroom…

As Keiko, Mallory and the other students were quietly listening to Kawakami-sensei's lecture, both Keiko and Mallory felt their phones vibrating and they discreetly pull their phones out and glance down at their phones under the desks.

RS: So about witnesses… I was wondering if we could get something outta Takamaki.

KA: Why? She's not on the team.

RS: Just hear me out! You know how we didn't get a thing from the volleyball team? That's why I figured that it'd be a good idea to talk to someone who knows them.

MC: Oh yeah? Like who?

RS: Some girl named Suzui. Takamaki's and her are BFF and she's a starter in the team. I tried to talk to that girl during break, but I got nothing from her. That's why we should have Takamaki talk to her.

KA: Are you sure about that, Ryuji? Because I think it'll be quite hard for us to tell her to talk to Suzui-san just to help us.

MC: Keiko's right and got a point, Ryuji.

RS: Oh yeah, sorry. Lemme see what else I can come up with. Let's meet up later in the courtyard's resting area.

KA: Alright.

MC: Got it.

After both Keiko and Mallory's done in messaging with Ryuji on their phones, they turned them off and discreetly put them back into their pockets and resumed listening to Kawakami-sensei's lecture.

XXXX

An hour later, in the courtyard…

"Shouldn't you be heading to volleyball?" asked Ann as she glance at Shiho.

"Uh-huh…" replied Shiho as she nodded dispiritedly at Ann.

"That bruise above your eye… Is that from practice too?" asked Ann concernly to Shiho when she look closely at Shiho's face and noticed the bruise above her eye.

"Y-Yeah…" said Shiho as she nodded a bit nervously to Ann.

"Are you sure you're not pushing yourself too hard?" said Ann even more concernly to Shiho.

"I'm okay… Volleyball's the only thing I can do right…" said Shiho dejectedly to Ann before they heard the ringing sound of Ann's phone coming out of her blazer pocket.

"Shouldn't you take that?" asked Shiho in a confused tone of voice when she saw that Ann isn't taking out and answering her phone.

"It's probably just my part-time job… I think." replied Ann dismissively to Shiho.

"I see. I… should get going now." said Shiho a bit reluctantly to Ann.

"Shiho… Are you sure you're okay?" asked Ann worriedly to Shiho.

"Uh-huh…" replied Shiho as she stood up and began walking away from Ann (who also stood up and watched her leave with a worry look on her face before she take out her phone and answer it).

"…Yes? Today won't work… I'm… I'm not feeling so good… Sorry… Bye." said Ann apologetically to the person on the other end of the line before she ended the call, put her phone back into her pocket and left the resting area just as 2 male students came in before they began gossiping about her.

XXXX

Keiko and Mallory are on their way to the courtyard to meet up with Ryuji when they saw Shiho standing near the doors and staring silently down at the phone in her hand with a troubled look on her face and both Keiko and Mallory decide to stop and talk to her.

"Hello there." greeted Keiko politely to Shiho.

"Heya." greeted Mallory to Shiho as well.

"…What?" said Shiho as she glance up in surprise at both Keiko and Mallory for suddenly talking to her. "Oh… hello to you 2 too. I'm in the way, aren't I? Sorry…" added Shiho apologetically to them.

"No, it's fine, you're not in our way so you don't have to apologize to us." said Keiko reassuringly to Shiho.

"Yeah. Don't you worry about it-" said Mallory reassuringly to Shiho as well before she noticed the bruise above her eye. "Are you alright because that bruise above your eye look like it hurt a lot." added Mallory concernly to Shiho about the bruise above her eye.

"Huh…? Um, well…" stammered Shiho as she quickly glance away and started fidgeting for a few seconds before she calm down and glance back at them. "Hm, you 2 don't look familiar. Could you 2 be those 2 transfer students from class D?" asked Shiho.

"That's right. My name's Keiko Amamiya and this is my best friend, Mallory Caelum." replied Keiko with a small nod of her head to Shiho before she introduced herself and Mallory to Shiho.

"I see, Keiko Amamiya and Mallory Caelum, huh? I'm Shiho Suzui, nice to meet you two." said Shiho, introducing herself to them as well.

"Nice to meet you too, Suzui-san." said Keiko politely to Shiho.

"Um, this might not be any of my business, but don't let the rumors get to you two, OK…?" said Shiho hesitantly and concernly to them.

"Don't worry. They don't bother us." said Keiko reassuringly to Shiho.

"Yeah. Thanks for your concern for us." said Mallory.

"I'm glad to hear that, that would be for the best… My best friend is often misunderstood too, all because of her looks… Ah, sorry. I didn't mean to drag on like that. Anyway, I have to go to practice now… I'll see you around." said Shiho apologetically to both Keiko and Mallory before she walked past them.

Both Keiko and Mallory watched her leave with concern and pensive look on their faces before Keiko opened the door, went to the courtyard's resting area and they saw Ryuji with his arms crossed and his foot tapping the ground relentlessly.

"Dammit. What the hell…" muttered Ryuji in frustration to himself.

"Did you find someone?" asked Keiko.

"Probably a bust due to the look on his face, Keiko." said Mallory.

"Is that what it looks like?" replied Ryuji sarcastically at both Keiko and Mallory before he clench, raised and slammed his fist against the vending machine next to him as he glance down at the ground. "All of 'em keep sayin' the same shit Mishima was talkin' about…! Kamoshida had to have told 'em something!" added Ryuji in more frustration to them.

"At this rate, we'll have no choice but to confront him directly…" said Mallory grimly to both Keiko and Ryuji.

"We can't, Maly. It's pointless." said Keiko sadly to them.

"Yeah, we know… But seriously, isn't there something we can do? No way I'm gonna give in like this! Can you 2 girls think of anything?" demanded Ryuji desperately to both Keiko and Mallory.

"Us? Uh, well… How about we do a sneak attack?" suggested Mallory.

"That'd be fine if we could do it without getting' caught, but… if we did, we'd be seriously done for. You got any other ideas?" said Ryuji.

"Hm… we can't call the cops because they already don't believe Ryuji and think that he's on drugs when he mentioned the castle to them… Wait a minute! That's it!" thought Keiko to herself before she got herself another idea. "We can go to that other world and punish the king, Maly, Ryuji-kun." said Keiko.

"The king…? You mean that other world's Kamoshida?" said Ryuji in surprise at Keiko.

"Hey, that's a good idea, Keiko. It just might work out." said Mallory as she nodded at Keiko.

"I didn't think of that, but… Is there any meaning to-" said Ryuji to Keiko before he got cut off by an unknown yet familiar voice.

"I finally found you guys…" said the unknown yet familiar voice to Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji, which make them started looking confusingly around the area for the source of the voice and didn't see anyone and also didn't noticed the blue-eyed, black and white cat wearing a yellow collar around it's neck approaching them.

"… You girls say something?" said Ryuji to both Keiko and Mallory (who shook their heads at him).

"Don't think you 3 can get away with not paying me back for helping you." said the cat as it jumped onto the table in front of them (which make Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji gasped and take a few steps back in shock at seeing the cat talking to them).

"That voice… Is that you, Morgana!?" said Ryuji incredulously to Morgana (who turned around and glared disapprovingly at him and Mallory only).

"What the!? How did you get here!?" gasped Mallory in surprise at Morgana.

"How dare you two, taking Madame Keiko and then up and leaving me behind the other day!" said Morgana angrily at both Mallory and Ryuji while Keiko glance at him in silence now.

"The cat's talkin'!?" exclaimed Ryuji even more incredulously at Morgana.

"I am NOT a cat!" said Morgana even more angrily at Ryuji. "This is just what happened to me when I came to this world! It was a lot of trouble finding you two and Madame Keiko."

"Wait… You came to our world!? Does that mean you've got a phone!?" asked Ryuji as he approach Morgana (which make Keiko gaped in surprise at Ryuji before she approach and smacked the back of his head with her hand). "Ow, Keiko! What was that for!?" yelped Ryuji as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Oh my god, Ryuji! How could you ask such a dumb question to Morgana? Are you seriously that dumb?" said Keiko as she scowled at Ryuji while Mallory watched in silence.

"I agreed with Madame Keiko. You don't need one when you're at my level." said Morgana coolly to Ryuji as he groomed himself. "Though I did get pretty lost making my escape…" muttered Morgana quietly to himself.

"That aside, why can you talk!? You're a cat!" asked Ryuji.

"How should I know!?" Morgana snapped back at him.

"You two hearin' this too…?" asked Ryuji as he glance at both Keiko and Mallory.

"Yeah, I did. And you, Keiko?" replied Mallory before she glance at Keiko (who smirked and decided to mess with them a little).

"Me too, Maly." said Keiko as she nodded at Mallory.

"You guys are having a rough time of this, hm? I heard you mention something about witnesses." said Morgana haughtily to them.

"Oh, shuddup." said Ryuji irritatedly at Morgana.

"Yeah, that's right, we did, Morgana." said Keiko as she nodded at Morgana.

"You know, I could tell you 2 and Madame Keiko a thing or two about what to do about Kamoshida. You were pretty close just a moment ago, Madame Keiko." said Morgana as he glance at Keiko with an impressed look on his face.

"God, that condencendin' attitude! This thing's gotta be Morgana!" said Ryuji as he crossed his arms and scowled at Morgana.

"You're still doubting me!?" yelled Morgana angrily at Ryuji.

"Ack…! Quiet down!" snapped Ryuji in a panic at Morgana before he, Keiko and Mallory heard some teachers talking nearby them.

"We really have to be looking for a cat in a busy time like this…?" said one of the teachers to the other one walking then stopping next to him.

"I just heard a meow somewhere near here. Didn't you hear it?" asked the other teacher.

"Make sure you check every nook and cranny around." said the first teacher as he let out a sigh before the two teachers resumed walking away.

"Meow…?" said Ryuji in confusion about what the two teachers just said. "Does that mean only us three can understand what you're sayin'?" asked Ryuji.

"Looks like it." replied Morgana.

"What the hell's goin' on…?" said Ryuji as he scratch his head in frustration again. "Anyways, what you were talkin' about earlier… Is it for real?" Ryuji asked Morgana again.

"You're quite the skeptic for being an idiot." replied Morgana with an exasperated look on his face at Ryuji.

"As much as we want you to tell us more. This place probably isn't the best place…" said Mallory.

"That's true, Mallory." said Ryuji in agreement with Mallory before he grabbed and lifted Morgana up by his collar and hand him toward Mallory. "Here, stick it in your bag for now, Mallory! It should be just small enough to fit!"

"Hey, how dare you treat me like-" Morgana began protesting and struggling against Ryuji's grip on his collar before Keiko take Morgana away from his grip.

"Stop being so rough on him, Ryuji-kun!" snapped Keiko as she scowled at Ryuji before she gently put Morgana into her own bag (which make Morgana purred happily at her).

"Whatever! Let's go!" said Ryuji as he scowled at Keiko before he began leading Keiko, Mallory and Morgana away from the courtyard and went up the stairs toward the school's rooftop.

XXXX

On the rooftop…

After Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji arrived on the rooftop and Ryuji closed the door behind him, Keiko put her bag down and unzipped it to let Morgana out before she looked around the rooftop and saw some AC machine units, some old tables and chairs stacked one upon another behind Mallory and some plants growing quite healthily inside 2 white rectangular boxes behind Ryuji.

"Here we are, Morgana." said Keiko.

"Yeah, I know. Thanks for bringing me up here, Madame Keiko." said Morgana as he smiled at Keiko.

"Anyways, you said you know how we can do something about Kamoshida, right?" demanded Ryuji as he glance down at Morgana (who turned to glance up at him).

"Yep. It has to do with what Madame Keiko was talking about earlier. You three will need to attack his castle." replied Morgana as he gestured with his head at Keiko.

"Attack his castle?" said Mallory in confusion at Morgana.

"What do you mean…?" said Ryuji as he scratch his head in confusion as well.

"That castle is how Kamoshida views this school." Morgana began saying and explaining to them as he sat down. "He doesn't realize what happens in there, but it's deeply connected to the depths of his heart. Thus, if the castle disappears, it would naturally impact the real Kamoshida."

"What'd happen?" asked Ryuji as he crossed his arms.

"A Palace is a manifestation of a person's distorted desires. So, if the castle were no more…" said Morgana before he trailed off and glance at Keiko.

"His distorted desires would disappear." said Keiko.

"Precisely, Madame Keiko! You sure pick up things fast!" said Morgana proudly at Keiko.

"For real!? H-He's gonna turn good!?" sputtered Ryuji in surprise before he trailed off into silence.

"But still, will this method you just told us really get back at him?" asked Mallory.

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

"You for real!? That's possible!?" said Ryuji excitedly to Morgana (who nodded to him).

"And since the Palace will no longer exist, he'll forget what we did there as well. Not only will we be able to bring Kamoshida down, but there won't even be a trace of our involvement." said Morgana smugly to them.

"That's amazing! You are one incredible cat!" said Ryuji as he smiled joyfully at Morgana.

"True, except for the cat part!" snapped Morgana in mock-annoy at Ryuji.

"So? How do we get rid of the Palace!?" asked Ryuji excitedly to Morgana.

"Wow, someone sure is very excited about it." thought Keiko as she and Mallory glance in slight exasperation at Ryuji.

"By stealing the Treasure held within." replied Morgana.

"Stealing the Treasure…?" said Ryuji in confusion to Morgana.

"What do you mean by that, Morgana?" added Mallory.

"I'll tell you 2 and Madame Keiko more once you 3 agree to go ahead with this. It's my most valuable, secret plan, after all. If you 3 wanna help me out, I'll gladly teach you three. So, what's your call?" said Morgana coolly to Keiko, Mallory and Ryuji (who glance at each other).

"Our luck's runnin' dry lookin' for witnesses. Guess we have no choice but to go along…" said Ryuji to both Keiko and Mallory before he trailed off into silence.

"Yeah, you're right." said Keiko as she nodded to him.

"Let's do it then." said Mallory as she nodded as well.

"…Good." said Morgana as he smiled approvingly to them before he remember something. "Oh, right. There's one more thing I should tell you three."

"Sure. What is it, Morgana?" said Keiko.

"If we erase a Palace, there is no doubt that the person's distorted desires will be erased as well. But desires are what we all need in order to survive. The will to eat, sleep, fall in love-those sorts of things." replied Morgana.

"What're you gettin' at?" asked Ryuji confusingly to Morgana.

"If all of those yearnings were to vanish, they'd be no different than someone who had shut down entirely. They may even die if they're not given the proper care. So…" replied Morgana before he trailed off and glance away from them.

"They might die…!?" said Ryuji in a shock tone of voice to Morgana.

"If we do this to him, he might end up like those mental shutdown victims that Maly and I saw happening on TV?" thought Keiko with a grim look on her face.

"Will you listen to everything I have to say first?" said Morgana irritatedly at Ryuji for cutting off his words.

"Would their death be our fault…?" asked Ryuji quietly to himself.

"If it is then it's not good." said Mallory with a worry look on her face.

"Aren't you determined enough to face those kinds of risks?" said Morgana in a no-nonsense tone of voice to Ryuji.

"Hey… What do you two think?" asked Ryuji as he glance at both Keiko and Mallory.

"We'll have to risk it, Ryuji-kun. For the sake of those who suffered because of him." replied Keiko gravely to Ryuji.

"I'm with her, Ryuji. She's got a point." replied Mallory in agreement with Keiko's words.

"Sheesh… I come all this way, and this is what I get. It's not like anyone will ever find out." said Morgana in exasperation to them.

"That's not the point!" said Ryuji as he glared down at Morgana. "If we just go around secretly doing whatever we want, we'd be no better than that effin' Kamoshida."

"Isn't that the only option for you three?" retorted Morgana as he rolled his eyes at them before he stood up, turned around to walked toward and stopped in front of the partially opened door. "…I'll come back later or tomorrow. Make sure you three have made your decisions by then." Morgana added to them before he walked through the door and left them.

After Morgana left them, Keiko stood up and make her way toward one of the chairs and sat down before she, Mallory and Ryuji sighed in unison.

"Man, we're gettin' all worked up for nothing… Dammit!" snapped Ryuji in exasperation to himself.

"So what are you gonna do now, Ryuji-kun?" asked Keiko as she glance at Ryuji.

"I guess I'll try and see if I can figure out another way… I'll see you girls tomorrow so let's get outta here." replied Ryuji grimly to Keiko before they stood up, turned and leave the rooftop.