Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition
By Tayla Drago
Episode # 29 - Hidden within the Art Works
Year 20xx
Day # 37 – May 5/15th – Sunday
As night goes back to soon turn to day time 'to be raining outside...With lots of rumors to spread from the Phan-Site and people talkin about the Phantom Thieves, some to start liking their work more and more to hopefully do to change others' hearts. And for morning to have the sun rising was the day of the art place for Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann to go to; arriving there to be nice and big but it was crowded with lots of people to love the art works of Madarame's master piece. Well, a lot of it to be seen you know? The other four couldn't believe their eyes.
Keiko: Wow...! Are you guys seeing this? It's so amazing! Look at all of these art works!
For that and so much people to be here.
Morgana: But it's so crowded...
Ryuji: It'll be a pain in the ass if anyone sees you, Morgana, so don't stick your head out too much, all right?
Morgana: I get it already.
Morgan hides to stay n Keiko's bag for Yusuke sees the others to be very happy that Ann arrived and Keiko as well.
Yusuke: You came! And so has your friend, Ms. Keiko.
Ann: Umm...yeah.
Keiko: Hi, Yusuke. (It's nice of you to call me that, but you're not really my type if I wasn't dating Akechi.)
He was nice to the girls to then saying the rest of his 'sort of' greetings to Ryuji.
Yusuke: And you came too.
Ryuji: Keiko's not interested in you, pal...And what'd you except when you left us those tickets?!
Ah, he's way over doing this from Ryuji's jealousy between Keiko and Ann.
Yusuke: Ms. Keiko, have fun enjoying the tour of the finest arts and have fun. And please, Mr. Sakamoto, make sure that you don't get in the way of the other visitors.
Keiko: Thanks, I will. Ryuji, it's fine. He's not my type...
Ryuji: But he might do something for modeling on Ann...!
Yusuke started to show Ann around the entire place to give her a grand tour.
Yusuke: Come now. I'll show you around. I'd like to speak more more about the picture I'd like to draw too.
And from there, Ann goes off with Yusuke to leave Ryuji, Keiko, and Morgana to have a look around the art exhibit.
Ann: Well, see you guys later.
For the three to be on their own, Morgana worries about Ann to be go with Yusuke.
Morgana: Will Lady Ann be all right?! What if he drags her behind some painting and tries something funny?!
Ryuji pushes Morgana back into Keiko's bag before he gets spotted.
Keiko: Morgana, please...!
Ryuji: I told you not to come out!
A close call that was.
Ryuji: Are we really gonna "appreciate" the fine arts? Can't we just go home, Keiko?
Keiko: Ryuji, no. We're here to learn about this Madarame person and to make sure if Yusuke is taken care of Ann to not do anything bad. And I love the art works here...We can't leave our friend behind for you to worry about Ann.
Ryuji: Me...? Worry about Ann?! She's bad ass to take care of herself. I'm more worried about this Yusuke guy coming on to you!
He's got the wrong idea.
Keiko: I already have a boyfriend and he's not even my type. You are only my friend! And in case you didn't notice...Ann likes you more than a friend!
Morgana: What!?
Good thing Morgana shouted inside of Keiko's bag. And for her to admit to Ryuji of Ann's feelings for Ryuji to be saying it, but does he get it?
Ryuji: Ann's what...?! Keiko...you're cute when you're being serious.
And losing the topic to get down to business around the art museum.
Keiko: (I hope getting through to him with the love of Ann will happen soon enough...) Look, we better start having a look around.
Ryuji: I guess we should do a quick pass through it all...Uh...Which way are we supposed to start?
Keiko: Let's try around here.
Moving up a bit to have a better look around, to then see Ichiryusai Madarame himself to be talking to people about his fine art work.
Ryuji: Hm? It's that old man from the other day.
Keiko: That's Madarame.
The two and Morgana watch and overhear lots of news reporters film live on news TV to talk to the artist himself. Wow, he was the talk of the town. For someone to say about him to be punished with a change of heart why? The mystery still remains to find out for themselves somehow...
Interview Lady: We continue to be truly surprised by your imagination. You have such expansive styles, it's hard to believe that it all stems from one person...Where in the world does all your inspiration come from?
He wasn't camera shy to answer some questions to the public people.
Madarame: Well...It is rather difficult to put into words...They naturally well up from within my heart like bubbles rising one after another in a spring.
One artist's work can never be told for some to describe it in words.
Interview Lady: Naturally, you say...
Madarame: What's important is to distance oneself from wordly desires such as money and fame. My atelier is a modest shack, but it is more than enough to purse true beauty.
From the word "shack" catches Ryuji's attention.
Ryuji: ...A shack?
Keiko: What of this "shack" he's speaking about?
Keiko was even confused from the word too.
Interview Lady: I see...So the act of emptying one's mind gives rise to inner beauty. Still, to think we could hear the word "shack" coming from the great artist Madarame.
Madarame: You would understand if you saw it. Hahahaha...
The artist laughs afterwards. For Ryuji and Keiko were trying to think on what Madarame was saying about the word shack.
Ryuji: Wasn't the word "shack" something...
Keiko: She said something about Madarame of a inner beauty to think you can hear the word shack...something like it, whatever the news cast also said.
With a lot more fans showing up for the art work to see and the artist to meet in person himself.
Costumer: Madarame-san is actually here?!
Businessman: Over here!
Fan Girl: I'm so glad I cam on opening day!
Not good! Lots of fans of Madarame was coming in a lot from men and women to gather around the man, to push Keiko and Ryuji to try moving away from the crowd quickly before they get crushed.
Keiko: Please don't crush me!
Ryuji: Hey, stop pushin'...! There way too many people! Keiko, stay close to me!
Even for Morgana tries to hang in there inside of Keiko's bag without getting killed from the inside.
Morgana: I'm getting crushed...
The three try to get out of this mess from the many crowd.
Ryuji: Anyway, we gotta head for the exit! Keiko! Don't die on us, all right?!
Keiko: I won't! I'm right behind you, Ryuji!
They got out just in the nick of time – Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana were fine. As for Ann to enjoy the touring of the many art works with Yusuke to show how much he loves his teacher's work to do much more like him. A nice day for a nice exhibit to see so many amazing different art.
Ann: I didn't know there were so many types of Japanese art.
She loves all that she was seeing.
Yusuke: Usually one concentrates on their own style. However, Sensei creates all this by himself. He's special.
Just then, Madarame walks up to Yusuke to see how he was doing with Ann to show her all of his finest works.
Madarame: There you are, Yusuke.
Yusuke: Sensei!
Madarame: Ah, the girl from yesterday. Are you enjoying the exhibit?
Sure looks like it!
Ann: I don't know how to put it into words…but it's really amazing.
Madarame: You're sensing something from the artwork…That alone is enough to give us artists satisfaction. I hope this becomes a wonderful piece, Yusuke. Well then, if you'll excuse me.
He then leaves to do something else in the room.
Ann: You'd imagine artists would be difficult to approach…but he seems really friendly.
Yusuke agrees with Ann on that part.
Yusuke: Indeed.
As Ann was looking around some more...She spots one very famous painting of them all to see up close.
Ann: Oh, this is it - the painting I wanted to see in person.
A nice one with colors of a pretty land area to look at all day, it was like staring into the window of the outside world.
Yusuke: ...This one?
Ann: I guess it's the painter's anger? I'm not sure, but I sense this… strong frustration from it. To think such a cheerful and gentlemanly person could make such a piece...
From Yusuke praising Madarame's work; and for him to see Ann to love his work a lot to like to see his friends to feel happy; and one she really wanted to see to show emotion of anger and sadness to be made like this – only for Yusuke to feel upset to like some other works than this one certain pain.
Yusuke: ...
Ann: Something wrong?
But instead, he changes his mind to show Ann something else instead 'for Yusuke was hiding something'. Weird, I wonder why...? Yusuke then shows the rest of the touring to Ann some more.
Yusuke: Don't mind me. There are better pieces than…this one. Come now, this way!
She catches up to him for more to see.
Ann: H-Hey...!
So odd for Yusuke to act like this for Ann to find that to be very weird 'the same way I did', you know? Hours had passed by fast for the other three to be waiting for Ann to be having fun with the art tour with Yusuke for Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana got out of the mass of crowd unharmed to get shoved a lot to still be standing.
Ryuji: That old lady totally elbowed me...
Keiko: Be happy you don't have long hair like I do...! Ouch!
Ryuji: ...But thanks to that, I remember now.
Something big to be told for Ryuji to remember something very good.
Keiko: Remember what...? Ah! We left Ann behind-!
I think Ann can handle herself from Yusuke if she has to...
Ryuji: Ann's fine, she can defend for herself. Not bad for a hottie who can fight back like you two can.
Keiko: Ah, Ryuji...What was it you remembered? (Less daydreaming, more thinking please.)
Looks like he does care about Ann a lot deep down. Ryuji tells Keiko about what he does remember from what he say on the Phan-Site postings to show her about it next.
Ryuji: It's about the post online...Here, Keiko, look at this...
Keiko looks at the web page...as Ann finally leaves to meet up with the others, to feel mad for being left out.
Ann: Why'd you guys leave without me?!
They were being pushed by other crowds of people was why.
Keiko: Ann, you got through the crowd. (And we wouldn't leave you behind, we were force to.)
Ryuji: You got it all wrong; we got dragged into this huge crowd and-
I think Ryuji has trouble explaining more than Keiko does for Ann to understand.
Keiko: It's fine, Ryuji, Ann gets it. Sorry about that.
Ann: It's fine...
See? She gets it from Keiko to know what really happened.
Ryuji: ...Eh, anyways. You gotta look at this too. This post might be about Madarame.
Yep, they got something about Madarame...From the target they stopped to mention his name, seeing the man and his work, and a lot more to be said on the Phan-Site for others to post things about the man on not what he really appears to be.
Keiko: More clues? That's good news for us.
Ann: Yeah, it is...What's it say?
For the two girls listen in 'and Morgana' as Ryuji reads the post to them.
Ryuji: "A master of the Japanese arts is plagiarizing his pupil's work. Only his public face is shown on TV."
In other words - Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the representation of them as one's own original work. Plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics. That's what Madarame's really doing to his students. Take the student's work for himself to get all the credit to ruined their lives but his, and that's illegal.
Ann: Plagiarizing?!
Keiko: Madarame is...? But that's like cheating!
So that's what the word "shack" was getting to Ryuji a lot to hear it today during Madarame's interview on TV.
Ryuji: I didn't think much of it when I first saw it, but hearing "shack" and "Madarame" triggered it.
He then reads some more about Madarame on the Phan-Site...
Ryuji: "His treatment of the pupils who lived with him is awful. He teaches nothing and bosses them around." "He treats them inhumanely as if disciplining a dog..."
Keiko: That's wrong! He treats his students like slaves to do the work for him to show no proof of their real art work of theirs to do so much on to not see it's not really his hand work! (So awful!)
Morgana gets out of the bag to overhear this as well to agree with Keiko to be hating on what others say about Madarame's real doing is all true.
Morgana: Abuse on top of plagiarism, hm...?
Ryuji: You guys know what this means, right? If this is real, it'll be a hug scandal.
If that's true, but how does Yusuke really feel around Madarame since he was living with him...?
Ann: I wonder if Kitagawa-kun posted this. I mean, he IS a pupil of his.
Keiko: I hope he's okay to not be happening to him next.
Ryuji: Who knows? It's anonymous and all...
Then we all know what means to feel that Madarame's a big fake of an artist, for the Phantom Thieves to investigate this mess next.
Morgana: In that case...It's possible the Madarame we heard about in Mementos is referring to the same one.
Ann: A man like that doing such a thing...? I wonder if we can ask that Shadow from earlier about this.
Keiko: I don't know, can we...?
Then Ann thought about something to do...
Ann: Oh. Actually, we just need to talk to him in reality.
One problem, how can they? For this next part will be hard to ask that type of question on how they can do it.
Ryuji: And how do we go about that, Ann? Are we gonna explain it all, startin' with Mementos?
Morgana: Besides, if we make a move out in the open, there's the possibility that Madarame will find out.
Best to play it safe, I guess...
Ann: Oh...Yeah, right...
Ryuji: Keiko, what do you think about Madarame? Doesn't he seem suspicious?
I think Keiko felt something for her to tell the others on how she felt about Madarame being a fake was real and all.
Keiko: I sense something odd for Yusuke's, he's no threat to it all. No...It's his teacher. I feel something dark to be lying in front of everyone else like it's nothing to him to keep it all bottled up in a bad way. I think he's suspicious, Ryuji.
And there you go.
Ryuji: I know, right? Keiko, you're loveliness of quick thinkin' gets us somewhere. This all fits way too well to just be a coincidence. If this post is legit, ain't this the kinda target we've been waitin' for?
From those type of things from people's mess up distorted hearts types, it has to be the Phantom Thieves next target to be none other than Madarame.
Ann: Well, yeah, but...Is it really true...?
Hold that thought – Ryuji, Keiko, and Morgana needed to learn what Yusuke wanted Ann to model for him part next.
Ryuji: By the way, what'd you do about the whole modeling thing?
Ann: Kitagawa-kun gave me his contact info. And, the address to his sensei's atelier.
Yeah, that gives Ryuji and Keiko an idea thanks to Ann's help.
Keiko: He did...?
Ryuji: He said he lives there, right? Perfect timing. Let's try goin' there tomorrow. We're off to Madarame's house right after school!
In other words, Ann might have to model for Yusuke in order for them to get close.
Ann: Huh? You want me to model tomorrow?! This is too sudden...
Slow down, Ann.
Keiko: We got your back if Yusuke does something bad, Ann, we promise.
Ryuji: What? What are you getting at, Ann...? We're just gonna talk to Kitagawa.
I guess Ann jumped the gun there to go along on what Ryuji said instead.
Ann: Oh, that's what you meant...Ryuji, be more serious next time.
Yeah, they got this in the bag. For the four headed on home for today afterwards for Keiko and Morgana were back at Cafe Leblanc after a long day at the art museum/exhibit to be ready for school tomorrow and then seeing Yusuke at his teacher's shack place to find out more on what's really going on.
Morgana: Remember, Madame Keiko. If the rumors about Madarame are all true, then we'll do something about it.
And for that for making some more coffee for Sojiro to like the taste so far, the two headed for bed as Keiko hopes Yusuke would be fine from the likes of Madarame for it to be true or not.
Keiko: (Others who take credit on someone's work they didn't do but you did...For Yusuke has a goal for someone like Madarame to be ruined for him, but why? I don't like people taking their dreams away. Not one bit.)
You said it, Keiko, it's not only wrong but a crime as well. Really, it is!
Year 20xx
Day # 38 – May 5/16th – Monday
Another day at school for Keiko to still learn some good teaching in Mr. Inui's class to give out questions of history of arts for her to answer to, as well as Takuto wanted to say something to the students during the afternoon.
Takuto: Sorry to trouble you guys. Just wanted to ask come questions from time to time, not only to heal up from the mind but body to answer on other problems. I love to learn from the healing matters is all...
I think they didn't mind learning from Takuto is so...
Keiko: (I see he's doing well in fitting in.)
So, about Madarame's work 'or so people believed in'...Once school was over to head on to the train to go see Yusuke at Madarame's place as promised for Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann to find out what was really going on, all of it in any way.
Ryuji: Look at us...Takin' a train ride from school, it's funny for us Phantom Thieves to go on it together like this. Huh?
And that has anything to do with things why...?
Keiko: We're just acting like normal people is all. (Ryuji can be odd, but he's a very dear friend to me.)
Ann: OK...? Look, Ryuji it was the only train we can take to be the fastest to our destination. And we can bring pets on here.
They have no choice but Morgana's a cat to get on a train to hate being called a cat.
Morgana: Hey, you are you calling a pet?!
Ryuji: Idiot, keep it down...!
Keiko: But no one understands Morgana but us other than making some meow noises.
So true to not talk but to be meowing a lot for others with no powers.
Morgana: I'm getting to our destination here! You should call me master, not a house hold pet!
Kid: Kitty!
One kid grabs hold of Morgana's tail to feel so much pain all over his body to be screaming, but for the other to be letting out a big meow. That's got to hurt! Not good for Morgana to take his anger on a child to save the girl's life for Keiko to do something.
Keiko: Ah...Please don't do that, it's a stuff toy who gets to make sounds when being patted from the head. (Morgana, suck it up and play along.)
And he does it to withstand the pain of his well for the little girl to buying the whole thing.
Kid: Now that's funny. Bye-Bye.
And she leaves to be a very close call. Ryuji laughs, and both Ann and Keiko felt bad for him with the tail part.
Morgana: That hurt...!
A speaker goes off to announce the next train stop.
Announcer: [The next stop is Shibuya. Shibuya. Doors will open on the left side.]
Ann: Oh! Here's our stop. Perfect timing.
Morgana: The pain...It hurts...!
Getting off the train for Ann leads the way to the address where Madarame and Yusuke live at for the other three to follow her.
Ryuji: I hope you know where you're going, Ann.
She tries to look at the address on a piece of paper the best she could.
Ann: Okay, I know the way on foot...
Ryuji: On foot?! From walking and taking the train for us being Phantom Thieves?!
Keiko: It'll be fine, Ryuji, why are you complaining? It's a good work out.
Seems like they have to from leaving the train station and outside to start walking to the area together.
Morgana: Madame Keiko has a good point to be walking on foot, Ryuji. Just deal with it.
Ann: All right, let's go!
Walking around from the under ground train station of Teikyu Building Station Square for a bit with the four going up stairs and down town to finding the area from walking through a crowd of people, they were getting close. With Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann finding the place will be their first to not be so lost after this somewhere in Shibuya. Meanwhile...Remember the SIU Director who Sae works for and such? And the events to be be going on with the people's shutdowns to look up on? Well, he soon does a lot of research on Suguru's case to see what he did at Shujin Academy. For he sees it was all coming from the high school to look into more.
SIU Director: Suguru Kamoshida...Former Olympian...Teacher at Shujin Academy...Reason for turning himself in is…a heavy conscience, huh…The human mind doesn't change that easily…let alone their natural temperament. Shujin Academy…Seems doubtful…Perhaps I'll have someone look into it, just in case...
Oh boy, I don't like the way he said it there. He looks like trouble...Anyways, the four Phantom Thieves have finally arrived at the place where Madarame lives in, a real shack along with his student Yusuke too. For something like a shack type of home, it doesn't look like crap or a run down type of home to be normal.
Ryuji: Is...that it?
Ann: We're at the right address...The door plate does say "Madarame".
Keiko: And by shack, this is not what I kind of picture the place to look like from my head.
Looks like they've made it.
Ryuji: Uhh...Ann, you ring the bell.
From Yusuke wanting Ann to model for her was bad enough to try to start something and researching all about Madarame at his place.
Ann: Me?! The walls won't collapse when I do, will they...?
Keiko: It's fine. It's a normal home type of shack, not a rich type of mansion manor.
I think they'll be just fine.
Morgana: No one sneeze or we'll blow this house down, OK?
Keiko: You guys, we're over thinking things. This isn't the Three Little Pigs story. Let just go.
With the four approaching to the door for Ann to ring the door bell 'as Ryuji tell her to do it', Yusuke answers it right away.
Yusuke: Who is it? Sensei is currently-
Ann: Um, it's Takamaki.
This changes Yusuke's mind to let Ann to feel more than welcome to come in.
Yusuke: I'll be right out!
Surprising the live in a place like this to be rich and live a normal looking home-like shack to not look as bad as it appears to be.
Ryuji: People really do live here...
Keiko: Seems like it.
Once Yusuke opens the door 'or a slide door', he was happy to see both Ann and Keiko again.
Yusuke: Takamaki-san! And You, Ms. Keiko, welcome-
He stops to see Ryuji was there as well 'and Morgana in Keiko's bag'.
Yusuke: ...You are here, Sakamoto, as well...?
Ryuji: Hey.
Okay, now Ryuji was just being a show off to Yusuke for Keiko tries talking to him.
Keiko: Please be nice to our friend, Ann and I can handle people who can be rude like Ryuji sometimes. But he means well.
Yusuke: I can understand what you mean there, Ms. Keiko.
Ryuji then says something to Yusuke lightly to talk today before discussing about the whole modeling business. For him to be happy for Ryuji to be defended by Keiko, Ann was getting jealous for him not doing anything against Yusuke who likes her.
Ryuji: What Keiko said, she's a total babe. Sorry, but we ain't here to talk about the modeling thing. There's something we gotta ask you.
Here it comes to try being a bit reasonable to Yusuke about his teacher's dirty schemes.
Keiko: Ryuji, remember...Be honest and reasonable. We don't want to upset Yusuke. (Please believe in us, Yusuke...)
For Keiko to tell Ryuji, he says it like it is 'to be saying it right'.
Ryuji: I got it...Is it true Madarame's plagiarizin' stuff? He's abusin' people too, yeah?
But of course, Yusuke doesn't believe in Ryuji's words or about Madarame doing so.
Yusuke: Are you serious?
Yep, he's not believing in them one bit. So Ryuji had proof that it was on the Phan-Site post page.
Ryuji: We read about it online.
Ryuji even shows it on his cell phone to prove to Yusuke even more to see it up close for himself.
Yusuke: This...?
Keiko: Listen, we know what we're saying to you, Yusuke, we don't lie. I hate lying to people. You have to believe in us.
But sadly he doesn't to just laugh about it.
Yusuke: Preposterous! Not only is the plagiarism impossible, but abuse? If he hated children so much to harm them, he would never allow pupils into his home! And I'm the one residing here and studying under him. I'm saying it's not true, so it's beyond doubt.
He thinks so, only because Madarame hiding it all at him to be very good with it for Keiko to feel some type of pain from within Yusuke's heart.
Keiko: (He's hurt. I know Madarame's lying to Yusuke, I can feel it right next to me.)
From Yusuke to not believe in any of it, Ryuji then moves up closer at Yusuke's face to tell him like it is.
Ryuji: You might be lyin' about it!
Almost getting Yusuke off guard, he tells his reasons why he looks up to Madarame a lot. Since he lost his parents when he was young.
Yusuke: That...That is utter rubbish. I had no family when Sensei took me in and raised me into what you see now! If you continue to ridicule the man I owe my life to, you will rue this day!
Ann: ...You really think that?
Now Ryuji sort of done it...For Keiko goes up to Yusuke to slap him across the face in anger.
Keiko: Shut up!
Well, that was out of nowhere...For Ryuji, Ann, Morgana, and Yusuke stood in silence on what Keiko just did.
Ryuji and Ann: Keiko!
Morgana: (Wow, I didn't see that coming...I can't say I don't blame Madame Keiko for doing it.)
She had her reasons.
Keiko: Yusuke, we're only saying this because we want for you to follow your dreams and goals in life, we don't want to see you get hurt. Believe me. I didn't mean to hurt you, or none of us...But for you to get hurt to see the truth was the only reason why I slapped you. So if you want to get mad at someone, then yell at me! Not them! Because if you hurt my friends, then you'll have to answer to me. I'm not mad on how you're hurting yourself to hide something deep within you, I just hate it when people push down on others to take their hurt and anger out on them and not the person who's only using you.
True, she does make a good point to say sorry to Yusuke for Keiko was only trying to help him out, for him to stare at was like time as stop for his heart began to race. Oh, boy...Another boy was falling for Keiko?
Yusuke: Ms. Keiko...Those eyes of yours...Such anger with a pure heart, someone as pure and as lovely as I ever seen one.
Ah...What did Yusuke meant there? Well, Madarame comes outside to see what the whole thing was all about.
Madarame: Yusuke? What's the matter? I heard you yelling.
What can they all do or say now to get get out of this mess? If he finds out, then it's game over.
Yusuke: These people are slandering you with baseless rumors!
For Yusuke was offended so much, but his teacher didn't care to tell his student to let it be. Oh, really?
Madarame: ...Forgive them, Yusuke. They must've heard some bad rumors and came in a worry for their friend's safety. And the slap you've got from this other fine young lady was scared to help you see things through is all. She must've been very worried.
Well, this is turning out to be weird.
Yusuke: ...Understood, Sensei.
Madarame: Well, even I doubt that a cranky old man like myself could be liked by everyone.
This was getting weird for Madarame was just making up words to be honest, a bit too honest if you ask me.
Keiko: (What's he saying?)
Ann: That's not what we meant...
Like that'll do any good for them.
Madarame: I'm sorry to have butt in on your conversation. However, I do have neighbors around. Won't you please keep it down? Now, if you'll excuse me.
Once the art teacher goes back into his home, Yusuke had to try to say something next.
Yusuke: ...That was discourteous of me...I'm sorry.
Keiko: But I did slapped you.
He didn't mind to then placing his hand on Keiko's to make Ryuji jealous again.
Yusuke: It's nothing, Ms. Keiko, I felt touched by your words on what you meant so sweetly.
Ryuji: Hey! Don't touch-!
Ann stops Ryuji in time.
Ann: Quit it!
Jealous much? Looks like Keiko acts friendly towards Yusuke's kindness.
Keiko: Oh, thank you very much. (I think he's starting to fall for me...Not another one...)
Anyways, Yusuke then has an idea to do that'll fix everything to be a bit better. By proofing in one of Madarame's works to be real to see.
Yusuke: ...I know! I think you'll be able to believe in Sensei if you saw that painting. It's his maiden work as well as his most representative piece – it's titled "Sayuri".
Showing one of Madarame's so called art work of his to be a beautiful woman in the olden times of Japan in the forest, on a foggy night to be all purple colored around this woman. Seeing this on Yusuke's cell phone to prove the others about Madarame wasn't a fake.
Ann: "Sayuri"...?
Keiko: (A fine art work like this to be too good and done by Madarame, right...?) It's very pretty.
Yusuke: It is indeed. This was the painting that inspired me to become an artist.
A nice one, huh? And far from it to be just a work of art.
Ann: It's so beautiful...
Ryuji: I don't know all this fine-art stuff, but even I can tell that this is impressive...
I guess we also know why Yusuke wanted to model a finest art painting of Ann so badly.
Yusuke: When I first saw you, Takamaki-san, I felt the same powerful emotion as when I saw this painting...
Ann: Me?
Yusuke: I wish to pursue beauty like this. And I believe drawing you will be part of that pursuit. I implore you: seriously consider my offer.
He was very serious to have Ann model for him.
Keiko: Ann does want to become a model after all.
Yusuke: I'm sorry that you took the time to come all this way, but I must assist Sensei today. I hope that we can discuss this further another time. And Ms Keiko's more than welcome to tag along with you. If you'll excuse me, then.
He goes back into the house to aid his teacher for today to see them another time.
Keiko: Okay, thanks again...You guys, let's go talk somewhere away from the shack.
And they do to learn and think on what they saw from Madarame's behavior and Yusuke's dream of becoming an artist so badly.
Ryuji: Those two...seem like nice guys, don't they?
Keiko: But it can't be a mistake, right...?
It's hard to tell right now...
Ann: Maybe the Madarame we heard about in Mementos is a different person.
Keiko: Either that, or it's unlikely he has a twin brother...
Ryuji: Man, right when we thought we found a new target, too...
Just because they were stuck in the fork road right now, that doesn't mean the Phantom Thieves shouldn't give up on this. For Morgana asks them to see what the Nav has to say about it.
Morgana: How's the Meta-Nav?
Keiko checks her cell phone, for she, Ann, and Ryuji has gotten something big in the area where Madarame lives in.
Meta-Nav: [Results found.]
Keiko: Huh...? I think I got something.
Ryuji: Hey, the app...
Ann: Was it picking up our conversation...? This display...it means that Madarame has a Palace too, right?! But why?!
Well, I think they just needed to put in the key words to use about Madarame and what he's really doing to get the Meta-Nav to work and it has.
Morgana: "Madarame", "plagiarism"...and then "shack", huh? These seem to be the keywords.
Ryuji: For real though, what the hell's goin' on?!
Keiko: I don't know, it just happened!
Seems like it for someone like Madarame has a castle. Well, all know what that means...Right?
Ryuji: Does an old man like him really have a Palace...?
Morgana: We have the person's name and the location. All that's left if the "what" that Madarame mistakes this shack for to enter his Palace.
Remember how Suguru was with his Palace in the Metaverse? Well, the same can be done and said for Madarame to be a bit different on what he felt to treasure one of the items to most to look real in the Metaverse. And the location they feel like they're really in.
Ann: You mean...like how Kamoshida thought the school was his castle?
Morgana: That's right. Let's try saying some things. They can be random guesses.
Keiko: This is like unlocking a voice password code of some kind.
The question was this – what's Madarame's thing to be thinking about the place he thinks he's in? That's the hardest part to do next.
Ryuji: It's a bit sudden, though...
Ann: Why don't we start with "castle"?
Meta-Nav: [No candidates found.]
For it to say 'no candidates found', it means that the Nav found nothing to keep trying to get something from it.
Ryuji: Then, what about "prison"?
Meta-Nav: [No candidates found.]
Same thing, nothing...
Keiko: Maybe "king"?
Still nothing again...
Meta-Nav: [No candidates found.]
Ryuji: Ugh, what a pain! "Jail"! "Warehouse"! And "Guidance couselin' office"! Might as well add "farm"!
Meta-Nav: [No candidates found.]
And again, they were not getting anywhere.
Keiko: Nothing...Wait, why did you say farm?
Ryuji: I'm trying to guess okay?! Not a single hit...?
Morgana: ...Should we come back another time?
Keiko: But we can't just give up like this...
They have to keep trying to get to the theme of Madarame's life style for something to happen some how, with any luck this time.
Ann: A building that's related to artists...If we think from there, what would it be...?
Lucky for Ann to guess it from the top, what can it be? A store? A museum? Or an art school? The answer is...
Keiko: (Art work...Art work...) I know! Is it art work to show them at a museum, so why not there?!
Once Keiko guesses that word right, for the Nav changes the area to open up to the Metaverse and saying 'beginning navigation'. They've done it!
Meta-Nav: [Beginning navigation.]
Ryuji: "Beginning navigation..." Whoa, really?!
I guess there's only one way to find out next.
Keiko: I think so...Everyone, we're going into Madarame's Palace.
Here we go to look around his place to find any leads or clues to see if Madarame's a real artist or not for Keiko, Ryuji, Ann, and Morgana will do their best to get something from the man somehow and for Yusuke to be saved by any luck. Will something come around the in Metaverse part of Madarame's Palace of a museum type? I guess we'll soon find out what it is next time. Here come the Phantom Thieves!