Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition

By Tayla Drago

Episode #125 – The Story up to this Point

From the start on how Keiko Amamiya/Joker got capture by the cops on a crime she do of murdering Okumura or two others, Sae hearing her entire story, a strange butterfly to tell her something to sound like a little girl trying to help her out, going back how it all started, and now up to this point for the Phantom Thieves were made big to be set up on a crime they didn't do at all. It's hard to believe from what Keiko got drugged up to try to remember the rest little at a time.

Keiko: And...I guess that's all I can tell you... (I remember half of everything so far up to this point, but there was something else missing...Something big, but I can put my finger on it...What is it?)

As well as Ren Tsuba was not real to be a Persona-User to Sith to make their escape, he was the traitor to trick Kiwa 'to know of his real cousin', Aika, Hitomi, and Daisuke. What's for them to do now? The only thing both Jackie and Jose can do now was to wait. Back at the underground base, with Sae wanting to capture the Phantom Thieves, but she now knows everything with a change of heart to understand more and more. Well, without her Palace to get destroyed this time – what was up with that one? Hmm...More on that later, promise. Anyways, back to Keiko telling Sae everything she was remembering so far.

Sae: ...I see. So that's what led you to your ending up here. What a disappointing end to the hero of justice, to be a woman of all others name Keiko Amamiya as this Joker leader. Sorry.

Keiko: No, it's fine...

Sae: I still can't believe it...but I now have a general idea of the methods you used for your crimes. There's much more I'd like to ask, but my allotted time is nearly up...

Almost having a time to be over real soon, so Keiko better tell Sae for her help before it all ends.

Keiko: Oh... (Right, I have to tell her everything I can remember and hurry.)

Sae: I do have a suggestion though...Care to strike a deal?

Keiko: What deal...?

Sae: If you cooperate with me, I'll consider lightening your sentence. In fact, Keiko, you can have anything you wish to be on a house arrest. Living with anything you need, a nice work out equipment, go places to have some of the specialists of mine to aid you, and have some people you know to visit you. Maybe your boyfriend who wants to live with you, Goro Akechi. Think about it...

A fair deal for Keiko to not be in jail again to be gone for a while from everyone else probably if she takes it.

Keiko: What deal...? That?

It's hard to decide right now while she was still a bit drugged.

Sae: I have a responsibly to solve this case. I will win, even if it means brokering a deal with you, Keiko. Your operation was leaked, and you failed to change my heart. There's not point in being obstinate now.

Keiko: But I think we did change your heart... (Didn't we?)

They must've changed her heart and for Sae to see the rest of the truth with her own eyes.

Sae: You've corrupted the order of his country and caused an uprising against its very existence. You'll most likely be given life imprisonment of the death penalty...Unless you accept my proposal. Going forward, I will read the list of people who are closet to you and this case. Tell me honestly whether or not the following are involved with the Phantom Thieves.

Oh, boy...The listing on what Keiko has been through so far.

Keiko: Well, I...I...

Sae: First, the friend who you've been with since the day you transferred to Shujin and once had a crush on you – Ryuji Sakamoto. One of the victims of the Kamoshida case – Ann Takamaki. Ichiryusai Madarame's pupil – Yusuke Kitagawa, who also had a crush on you once. The daughter of Wakaba Isshiki and former leader of a made group – Futaba Sakura. The heiress to the Okumura Foods legacy and daughter of the CEO – Haru Okumura. Young journalist who's the first year of Shujin too, Junko Sakurai. An young ace detective prince who sometimes works with me and who's your boyfriend, Goro Akechi. And...the frequently-probing student council president of Shujin Academy – Makoto Niijima. Along with some cat-like creature name Morgana and a walking lively snowman who goes by "Jackie" in that world you go to...A strange doll name Jose, a backup name Kasumi Yoshizawa. Along with the members of the team Metropolis 12 besides Wakaba and Sakurai to lead the team – Aika Iwamura, Hitomi Kanakubo, Daisuke Jodojon, and Kiwa Tsuba along with his cousin to be...unknown; the few survivors from the Midnight Strike murders. Those are your accomplices in the Phantom Thieves case, are they not?

Keiko: No... (My friends...) No, I can't.

Sae: So you won't sell out your friends...Then let me change the question...I find it hard to believe that high schoolers could have pulled off these crimes by themselves. Were there not others others outside of your direct group who encouraged your crimes or lent their aid? Not to repeat myself, but remember that your life will be forfeit if your sentence is not lightened.

She was right, what will Keiko choose if she doesn't remember the last few parts to be very important.

Keiko: I know, but-!

Sae: ...You had the cooperation of people outside your group, did you not? Can you tell me about them?

Keiko: Well, there are so many people I had to remember...

This was a lot harder than it looks...

Sae: ...I see. So you, Keiko, won't speak a word about either your teammates or your collaborators? Do you even understand the position that you're in? ...Let's discuss one other person, remember? Your lover Goro Akechi. There are reports that he was acting alongside the Phantom Thieves as well to aid your team secretly before he even joined your group. Is he part of the team too as Junko Sakurai is as well?

Keiko: (A...A...Akechi-Cun...) I-! Umm...

Sae: So he may or may not be part of your team but he is your lover. Very well...And a possibility that Junko was the most? Really...So be it. You clearly have no intention of barging with me.

Keiko: But I...don't know a thing...Really...!

This girl was strong and pretty, but Keiko would never lie to anyone like Sae, even if she wanted to stop the Phantom Thieves.

Sae: Even now, you're still acting as though you're the hero of justice...? You teammates have sacrificed you in order to escape, yet you, Keiko, wish to defend their honor? Why won't you talk about them?

Keiko: Why...? (Wait...) Because it goes against justice on me and them!

She's starting to remember something so far...But Sae find thing whole thing on what Keiko's say is not true at all to slamming her hands on the table.

Sae: Don't be ridiculous! You're not the one to decide such things!

Keiko: Then answer me this, Sae...You call this whole thing justice?!

Good call back there...

Sae: ...Justice? ...Then tell me, Keiko! What is this "justice" you speak of?

Keiko: You want to know what it is...? (I feel like myself again so far.) It's call sticking to the right path.

Also right about saying those type of words as well.

Sae: Sticking to the right path...? That's no different from us! You continue to stand firm...Are you implying that we have no evidence on you? ...You're right – we have nothing. And it doesn't help that your story sounds like a fairy tale! But many people have fallen victim to this! We need to learn the truth. The truth, huh...? I don't even know what's right anymore. And it's all due to your strange story!

Keiko: (What about...? Yeah.) And what about the real murderer?

About the Black Mask to be Megami Sakurai and such or someone else from Fallen One and Queen Lilith, who can it be? If the Fake Ren Tsuba and Sith aided the Men in Black and those two other Shadows, then who are the real murderer besides the master mind to be a human being?

Sae: After all this, you're still-

Keiko: (Hey, the drug is starting to wear off. This is good...Come on, help me remember...!)

Something was coming up to Keiko here...

Sae: Are you listening, Keiko? The side affects of the truth serum should be wearing off. I won't be deceived by such a poor act.

Keiko: ("I won't be deceived"...I feel like...I'm forgetting something important...)

Then another word for Keiko to remember from the time she was talking to Morgana alone in the teacher's lobby room from the school festival about a month ago...

Morgana: ...You realized it too, then, Madame Keiko. It was our conversation about pancakes, right? There's no way she could've reacted like that if she hadn't heard me.

From right there, it appears that someone in the group is a traitor who could be a girl, but who is it...? Keiko still has trouble what Morgana meant there. And yet, the time was about to end with Sae to be too late to say or do anything.

Sae: Hey...Can you hear me, Keiko? It seems your mind is clearing up...But unfortunately...my time has run out...Although I find your story to be quite interesting, I won't be able to speak with you any longer.

Keiko: What...? But don't you want to win? (No! Not yet...I have to tell Sae...!)

She tries not to give up on something that Keiko's suppose to do with Sae to say something.

Sae: ...Huh? What are you getting at? ...That's right. No matter the results of this case, I won't be receiving credit. I even had to call in a large favor to conduct this interrogation...

Then another memory was coming back to Keiko to try to think even harder...

Keiko: (That's right...If I remember...)

Another flashback when Morgana asked something from Futaba to do him and Keiko a little favor to look up on something, or someone...

Morgana: So, how did that thing we asked of you to look into go? Niijima mentioned a special interrogation room, didn't she? Good. It looks like we can make this work if we lure them there.

Something was coming back to have the police force all bought into something done by Keiko herself, Morgana, and Futaba to plan this around this month of November...All of this was going well so far. But still, the talk with Sae is about finished now.

Sae: Hey...Hey, are you still listening to me, Keiko? ...Our time's up. We're done talking here...Goodbye.

Before leaving, Keiko says something to Sae to have her listen. For the only shot she had left.

Keiko: Wait, Sae! Is this what you've planned?

Sae: Planned...? Why are you saying such odd things? Anyhow...there's one last thing I want to ask you, Keiko. There's something that's been bothering me for some time now. Recently I was removed from my post as head of the investigation and was told to remain on standby. A short while later, I received word you were caught in an act...within some bizarre phenomenon...But that was all I was told. You were told someone sold you out, correct? Is that's true, who could it have been? Don't you have any idea, Keiko...?

When the cops arrested Keiko to say those words, as it also comes back to her.

Keiko: ("Sold out"...That's right...There's something I need to do.)

Another flashback to remember for Keiko as she, Futaba, and Morgana were talking about the real killer and traitor behind this whole thing to try putting the whole pieces together into one.

Morgana: My suspicious were true in the end. Still, to think her true intention was to sell us out...from the story book, murdering, the made up family member, and our enemies so far, who would've thought it turn out to be this person out of all other people we know of...And what she did to the others from that murder night from five years ago, with some backup. All that's left is to figure out a way to hand it over. It's all up to you, Leader.

Keiko: Hand what over? Please tell me so I know what I'm doing first...

Morgana: The smartphone, duh. We've been talking about it this whole time. Giving her the phone without arousing suspicion will be easier said than done. We'll be counting on you to pull this one off.

Yeah, something was already planned out for Morgana to remind Keiko to do the rest on this girl person that they know of.

Sae: What's wrong...? Might you have an idea as to who sold you out...?

Keiko: I think I know who if I can recall... (At least I'm starting to remember so far.)

Sae: What do you recall, Keiko?! If you know something, you must tell me! I won't allow things to end like this!

There was one for Keiko to tell Sae about the cell phone to be sitting on the table of Keiko's to be next to Sae's side to see it.

Keiko: The phone...

Sae: You mean...this? I've been told the lock on it is quite complicated. But, it's only a matter of time until it's cracked. What's so important about this smartphone? Are you going to unlock it and show me the data?

Another flashback of Futaba to be working so hard for Keiko and Morgana to get something done for her to sleep, as they talk to each other on other things.

Morgana: Let's let her sleep, Madame Keiko. She hasn't slept for days while she's been getting the app ready. Now we gotta figure out a way to show her the phone.

Keiko: Her? Are you sure?

Morgana: Makoto and the others should have told you. I'm talking about the true culprit here. You know, the traitor. It's not the faker we should worry about, he's a decoy. It's her you need to worry about the most.

Yep, it's all coming together now...

Sae: Hey...What are you trying to get at here, Keiko? And what about this smartphone?

Keiko: Show it to the true traitor, you know...the culprit.

Sae: The true culprit...?!

It was also there for Keiko to remember the voice message from the phone call of a certain someone talking to another person about something big.

Young Woman's Voice: [We could say she stole the guard's the gun and committed suicide during her imprisonment...How about that? Public security questioning will occur on the first day...and with that room, my task will be simple. For the other one...? Leave it to me and my other friend to deal with him...And thus, the dangerous criminal responsible for the mass mental shutdowns shall end her own life.]

Whatever Keiko was trying to remember about the phone call that this strange woman had with a certain person, it must be bad news for Sae demanded to hear more about it to get up from her seat.

Sae: Please! I need you to be clear with me! Who am I supposed to show this to?

Keiko: I already told you who.

Sae: What do you...? ….?!

On what Keiko just say to Sae just now, it finally comes to her.

Keiko: I think you know who I'm talking about now, am I correct? (I should've know it was all of "her" doing...)

Meaning someone was closer to Metropolis 12 from the start to have Fake Tsuba create the false illusions on Daisuke, Aika, Hitomi, and Kiwa. And once the other Phantom Thieves' put the pieces together, it makes sense now.

Sae: My god...You're referring to her, aren't you? Please tell me, Keiko!

Keiko: You have to trust in me, please, Sae...I'm telling you the truth.

Letting out a big sigh here for Sae, she doesn't know what to believe in to see that Keiko wasn't lying at all.

Sae: *sigh* What are you plotting? I can't even begin to fathom it.

Hearing a knock on the door from the outside of the room, Sae's time was up from talking to Keiko.

Keiko: It's time then... (I did all I could now.)

Sae: It would seem so, Keiko...But it appears my time is up. This is as far as our conversation can go. This will be my last involvement with this case...Heh...Very well. I've listened to your whole story, so I may well play along to the end. And that honest look in your eyes...I used to view the world the same way too, once. I'll place my bet on you. I just need to show her the phone, right?

Besides her Shadow self once was mean before, but that aside for Sae will trust in Keiko's words the best she can do. Maybe that's one thing to do for the Phantom Thieves to saving Sae's heart only and that was it, to be working out so well.

Keiko: I'm counting on you, Sae, the rest you'll do in a little while... (I feel as Sae finally understands me...)

Another slot to fill up Sae's confidant to grow – Confidant and bonding up to ten in max and to trust in one another for her to get a badge, the Black Badge of Justice.

I am thou, thou art I...

Thou has turned a vow into a blood oath,

Thy bond shall become the wings of rebellion and break the yoke of thy heart.

Thou has awakened to the ultimate secret of the Judgement, granting thee infinite power...

Still knocking on the door for the security guard was telling Sae to get ready to leave the room.

Sae: ...I'll be going now.

Keiko: Thank you again, Sae...

As she leaves, Sae was hoping that she was doing the right thing on what Keiko was telling this lawyer on what to do next...

Sae: What good would this do though...?

Once she leaves the room to walk down the hallways...For a few hours earlier for Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, Morgana, Akechi, and Junko were worried about Keiko's safety and the other Metropolis 12 members since Junko didn't hear back from them'. As Jackie and Jose waited around...Akechi agrees to break his girlfriend out of jail to escape together, as Junko would come with him to have a scoop to write down as a witness to make something up for the others to believe in; this plan might work out for the others wish for the two the best of luck since they can go into the place like Sae could. Hours later – they've arrived for Akechi to be seeing Sae taking off as Junko would catch up as he gathered her things.

Junko: Hi, Ms. Niijima! It's been a while since we last saw you!

Looking happy for Junko and Akechi playing it cool, Sae was lost a little on why the two were at a time like this.

Sae: Sakurai? Akechi-san?! Wh-Why are you two here..?

Junko: And why you seem so surprised?

Akechi: It's fine, Junko, maybe Sae-san just had a long day. Nothing more.

A lot to be going on with this woman so far...

Sae: I needed my director to step in to get access and I was directly responsible for this case. How did you two get approval?

Hard to say, but they were there to rescue Keiko.

Junko: Ah...We just got lucky? I don't see the problem with that, Ms. Niijima.

Akechi: Like she said, from the same reason you did. I am heading up to investigation team, after all. And Junko here wants to get her story, so I had to accompanying her. (We have to pull this one off, for Keiko...) It's only natural I'd have the right to interrogate the culprit as well, don't you think? Just not by myself.

This was very surprising for Sae to hear about this.

Junko: Ah, Goro...We should've told Ms. Niijima about it first. Sorry.

Sae: They assigned you command...?!

Whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves here! For Junko tries to calm Sae down before Akechi could explain the rest of this whole thing better.

Junko: Calm down...!

Akechi: She's right...That was a joke, of course. I'm glad to see you back to your normal self again, Sae-san. (It worked.) We're merely here to assist with the public security interrogation and just Junko getting her story, that's all. I am surprised it's this far underground though...There aren't any others incarcerated here, yes?

Junko: Yeah, I'm very surprised myself. Nobody would ever know if things got a little violent...scary.

From there, Sae had to tell one of the two about another member in the Phantom Thieves group to learn more about him or her true identities.

Sae: If I remember correctly...didn't, Akechi-san, didn't say there was another culprit or two besides the Phantom Thieves?

Akechi: I think there is...

But then, Junko just laughs about it to try explaining something to Sae and Akechi about it.

Junko: Oh, that...? Hahaha! I think that was a lie Goro had to spread to set them up. Right, Goro? To fool the Phantom Thieves? That's it!

Elbowing Akechi a little to the arm for Junko to tell him to come up with something.

Akechi: (Right!) Oh, Oh yes! Well, it's nothing like Junko just said. I'm sorry. I've forgotten to tell you all about this, Sae-san. I really feel bad about on what I almost did. You need to trick your enemies more to fool your allies a little.

Junko: What he said!

Hard to play along for them, but Sae seems to understand this more and more.

Sae: ...So it was you, Junko Sakurai. You're the one who sold out the Phantom Thieves.

From Sae getting that part right, this comes to Akechi's surprise there for he didn't know about this at all.

Akechi: (What?!)

A flashback on what Keiko was trying to tell Sae about something from a few minutes ago...

Sae: I need you to be clear with me, Keiko! Who am I supposed to show this to? ….?! My god...You're referring to her, aren't you?

It would make perfect sense...Thought it would've been Sae for wanting t o work hard to bring justice, Akechi for not believing in the Phantom Thieves at first, but instead it was the young journalist to be lying to the team the entire time...None other than Junko Sakurai herself. A clumsy hyper active girl like this young fifteen year old high school girl?

Akechi: (Of course...I can see what the rumors of a journalist would spread such lies...! Junko sold us out! And from five years ago for the other partner to be...Ren Tsuba, holy-! I knew looking up his name was too good to proof of him not being real.)

Junko: Ah...Goro, sorry I didn't tell you about this. My bad...! And Ms. Niijima, is there a problem? Hello...?

She acts silly again to try getting Sae's attention, for her to show both her and Akechi something from the smartphone like Keiko told her to do. Will it work? From the look in Akechi's eyes, he knows about something like this already. Huh...?

Sae: Ah, Sakurai...Akechi-san...Does this phone look familiar to either one of you?

Junko: Hm? Excuse me?

Akechi: This phone...?

From one look, something happened to change the entire atmosphere in the area for Akechi to feel something from someone in this room. It looked like it worked somehow.

Junko: …? What is this phone again?

Akechi: I think it's a type of smartphone... (I was right all along.)

Doing something behind his back for Akechi to act fast, Junko was confused for her to be the closes one to the phone when Sae showed it to them.

Junko: I know what it is, Goro. It just...I wonder why Ms. Niijima showed it to us just now. Weird...

Sae: It belong to the leader of the Phantom Thieves. I believe you both will need it for your investigation and journalist scoop.

Akechi: I don't think I want it if I know what they're planning...

Junko: Nah, I wouldn't want it if was acting like one a while ago, you know?

Sae: True. I guess so because it was all a set up. Go in there, you two.

As Sae leaves the place, this has Junko to be smiling in a wicked way to say this to herself.

Junko: Foolish woman...

Once all was clear, Akechi and Junko to go down the elevator to go into the room that Keiko was in the carry out the task at hand.

Akechi: (Here goes nothing...Princess...) Junko, you wait for me in the interrogation room for us to get Keiko out in a bit while I get some evidences to prove to the court on Keiko's innocents. I think I can get a few to gather up. Let's do this.

Junko: Yes, let's make it all happen. Sorry about before, but I had to do what needed to be done. See you in a bit, Goro.

Akechi: It's fine.

With Akechi going into the other room, Junko smirks again to have another plan in mind to keep Akechi out of this.

Junko: What an idiot...Hey, he's coming...

Whoever she was talking to as a single to move out, it wasn't good at all. As Akechi got the proof from one of the computers...

Akechi: I got it. (This should be enough for-!)

Only to be attacked from behind by someone to inject him with something to place his magic on Akechi's body to be stunned and unable to get away from it, that's painful...! And for Junko to walk to the security guard to ask to come in.

Junko: Excuse me, sir. May I ask for you to accompany me please? I have to do my story to get from the leader of the Phantom Thieves and going in unarmed to interrogate a murderer makes me uncomfortable...

As the two entered for Keiko to see Junko showing up with the other guard and for Akechi to be capture by Fallen One himself to have his powers to keep the young ace detective away from Keiko.

Akechi: You!

Fallen One: Long time, no see, Crow. Or should I say...Goro Akechi. Now then...you're coming with me.

Akechi: No...! No...! KEIKO!

The Shadow does something to Akechi's body to be in pain to then disappearing afterwards. But that's not all...in the room, Junko grabs the guard's gun out of his belt to point it at the man. Oh no!

Guard: Ah! What're you-

One shot to the heart for Junko to really fire one off and kill someone like this, he wasn't the first...she has killed a few more to shock Keiko on what she was seeing.

Keiko: Junko! What have you done?!

Junko: I owe you for all of this...Thanks. That's right, Keiko Amamiya. AKA Joker, and leader of the Team Drago of the Phantom Thief of Hearts. You and your little friends were vital to our plan. And now, It will be completed. Your popularity truly was quite stunning. That just made using you all the more worthwhile...

Keiko: (No...! So it was true, Junko has finally shown her true colors.)

From the event from five years ago...Junko puts her powers to the test to have loss her family in a car accident from her powers with no sister being real. With her creating Cthulhu to become Ren Tsuba to murder just Kiwa's family but him to lose contact with his real cousin being Shibusawa; with Sith spying around to give out the sign, Junko Sakurai to do so to create the Black Mask to kill of Aika and Hitomi's family for their other mother gets out for Daisuke to get her out to have his kids...they might be daughters related to Daisuke. No way...Jose loss his family too to end up in Mementos; still unknown why other than murdering the woman, Koba, and Okumura to then having Fake Ren and Sith mess with the security controls to have the others hurt but Kiwa and Daisuke on death's door while the bad cat aided Fallen One and Junko to be another Shadow as Queen Lilith herself. With them doing this behind Junko or Fake Tsuba's backs to solve it all, for Aika and Hitomi know of the sign for them to return and Daisuke to rescue Kiwa from the faker. He's not the real powerful being, it's really the two Shadows and the mastermind! Now you guys get it? Also, remember these hints?

Witch: Show yourselves or die!

Aika: Whoa! Easy there, ninja girl! We come in peace. Wow...Sounds so lame comin' out of my mouth.

Hitomi: Heh, I think it was cute. Anyways, she's right. We're here to talk. But...Let's go into a empty room with less Shadows around.


They knew, and yet they play along without know of Junko as Witch to foul everyone and they did on her, for they knew something was up.

Same with Junko being Mistress during the time as their fake boss.


[Mistress: Know your enemy, the real one who's part of this curse Palace and fight back. Learn the main enemies as well to then telling each other on who you really are, and then end this nightmare in the name of Futaba Sakura, she'll soon be awaken to her own powers to aid you in the name of her mother Wakaba Isshiki. If you know those paths, then all of you thieves can change everything for everyone against the real killers. The traitor is out there with the murderer and the master mind somewhere from any of the two worlds.]

Yeah all planned out, and when Daisuke met up with Tohru at the hospital...

Daisuke: It's you!

Tohru: Huh? Do I know you?

Daisuke: Something about being a supporter of the Phantom Thieves...?

Tohru: I thought there were more than maybe eight or nine of them. So, what do you want?

Daisuke: Well, I wish to know if you know anything from those who hired you to work from your powers and...don't ask. We had ways of knowing some of the things.

Tohru: Oh, please...Like I would talk to someone. I've loss the man I live, to serve time, be care for my child, being questioned a lot about the Phantom Thieves for me to tell them on what I know of only, and...What more do you people want with me?!

Daisuke: Look, just tell me anything else you know of. Even a little, I don't care. My friends and I were attacked to try to remember who it was. Just help out a friendly security guard here, Hitachi-!

Tohru: That's Ms. Tohru Okumura to you...who's a widow now.

Daisuke: Sorry.

Tohru: ...Look, you really want for me to tell you?

Daisuke: Would it be fine with these to write them on to tell me privately instead?

Tohru: Very well, I'll do this. But just this one time so pay attention.

Daisuke: I won't tell if you won't from me.

Tohru: Deal.


They talked. For Tohru remembers seeing what looked like Ren Tsuba at some point, and heard a voice on the phone to sound like a young teenage girl, the security knew he would find something from there and he did. Which led to Kiwa to figure it all out to alert Aika, Hitomi, Daisuke, and Kasumi only. Leaving Junko and Fake Tsuba in a big loop.

Kiwa: ….You guys get it now?

Tsuba: Kiwa...

Aika: Are you sure?

Kiwa: I am.

Daisuke: I didn't get out of the hospital early to hear all of...this!

Hitomi: But he's not wrong. We should've known.

Aika: So now what do we do?!

Kiwa: Only one thing we can do. Keep playing our parts since Daisuke's back. We work, with the other two as back up, my cousin, our boss, and leave the rest to me, okay? We can do this.

Tsuba: I trust in you then.

Daisuke: The hell with it, I'm in too.

Aika: Same.

Hitomi: So am I.


Kiwa: In any case, let's get back to work for now...

I guess they were all aboard on it, leaving Shibusawa to see Kiwa with Aika and Hitomi a lot to run into them. For he was Kiwa's real cousin and last in his family and parents to be alive.

Shibusawa: Say, ladies? Sorry but can we talk?

Aika: What's up?

Hitomi: Can we help you with someone, good sir?


Shibusawa: Well, a lot for me to help you out on something. You see...I'm looking for someone.

And one more being of Fake Ren making tons of mistakes saying about Kiwa was attacked by a Shadow only and not along with him too, he made it from one of his other illusions to look like he was too but he really wasn't. Wow, way to slip up the tongue, huh?

Tsuba: And...I guess that's it other than saving Kiwa's life, so thanks again.


And from the photo to scan from the computer, it all made sense. A set up for Kiwa to lay Fake Tsuba to leave a trap for Daisuke along with both Aika and Hitomi to return just in time to stop him, but he and Sith escape. We won't be seeing them anytime soon. The backup was just a set up, leaving the real murderer was the dangerous one of all to be the Queen Lilith herself to act like Junko Sakurai.

Junko: You guys are the best friends ever. Almost jealous how cool your leader is. Keiko-Senpai...I don't know how you do things, but sometimes I wish I was a bit like you are than I am.

With Keiko trying to get up from her seat, Junko says something to make her stay still.

Junko: Hold it! I already have Akechi with a friend of mine to keep as a little hostage for a while to end your friends, after I end your life first. That's right...We have your boyfriend right where we want him, but I didn't think he would come with me but he did to fall for my trap, what an idiot. And that goes same for using Metropolis 12 people and fooled with their memories long enough with Sith and Ren out of the picture, whatever. It was fun while it lasted.

This has Keiko feel Akechi out for Fallen One has gotten hold of her...

Keiko: What...? No...! Not Akechi-Cun!

With one person killed, Keiko was next to die by Junko's doing to show her true colors to be a very ugly one.

Junko: Have you finally pieced it all together, Keiko?

Pointing a gun at Keiko's face to look scared and upset, for her to see this plan coming all long to end like this.

Keiko: No...!

Junko: As Goro Akechi would've said...Case closed...This is how your "justice" ends.

And she pulls the trigger at Keiko to be shot in the head and dead. No! Could this really be the end?! With her body dropped on the table, with blood coming out, and for Junko to clean off the gun for her fingerprints to be on there, she then leaves to feel happy on her goal. Hours later, the end about Keiko's death gets out quickly for others to hear, like Sojiro to be the first one by dropping his glass to get a really bad feeling.

Sojiro: ….?

Back at the little hideout – removing the silencer of the gun part to remove and place Keiko's fingerprints and places it in her hands to make it look like a suicide after looking like she killed the guard first, and then herself. Leaving the place on the elevator, she reports back to the first person...

Junko: Hey, stupid. My job is done. You got Akechi?

Fallen One: All set, your majesty. Finally, I may finally become one with him again to be part of the real me.

Junko: I wish you would stop calling me that, you idiot. Just meet back in the office later...Hello, Shido-san, my job is complete.

She next calls up Shido to report back of the news that Junko has carried out with the task at hand.

Shido: I've told you not to call me by that name. Regardless, all that's left is to deal with the remnants.

Junko: By using some made up person who was the Black Mask to go around killing people to set the other Phantom Thieves up and giving them a bad name. The continued deaths of these teenagers would be a bit much, don't you think? I consider making is appear they had a falling out...but that would only amplify public frenzy...It would be best to have each of them meet with an unfortunate accident once the storm blows over.

All to be part of their plan.

Shido: Good, you and the other Shadow has done well for me.

Junko: And Goro Akechi...?

Shido: He can do however he pleases to play along for now since you two are working for me to win everyone over to finally get what I want. Also, is there any possibility they'll want to avenge their leader?

Junko: No chance. They're nothing but cattle anyway...They have no backbone without her guidance. Soon, the gems will be mine to have the crystal thing for myself and you to win to be top of the world starting with Japan. I will keep my eye on them just in case...They won't believe from a clumsy hyper girl of story journalist to be a serial killer, so that sucks for them. I had to kill from the woman, Kobayakawa, and Okumura for almost messing us up. Leaving Tohru Hitachi a widower with his child to die or suffer either way. And for Mochizuki, she almost betrayed me to end my own Persona's life so soon. But it had to be done, I'll take care of the rest from here just for you.

Not only she murder others, but to her own Persona Mochizuki too?!

Shido: I'll be counting on you.

From the Black Mask of a made up girl to disappear with the snap of Junko's hands to show her true looks from the shadows on what or who she might be we all know of...Still can't see who she really is yet in her true form of a Shadow.

Junko: They will live their lives cowering in fear of death. An apt punishment for obstructing our work.

Shido: Make sure to kill that strange cat once you find it as well. And yes, we'll let our spy and his Persona to go free for their good use, we're done with them since they won't talk.

Yeah, we won't be seeing Fake Ren Tsuba or Cait Sith any time soon. For Junko Sakurai to be none other than Queen Lilith to still be hiding in the shadows to not seeing her true looks just yet, not good...!

Lilith: Understood, although I doubt there is anything to worry about. It's merely a stupid cat, after all. I'm more of a dog person myself. More importantly, they should be dealing with the suicide right about now. Things will become quite busy once the word gets out...I'll need to prepare my comments on the matter.

Shido: I must be prepared to deal with it on my end as well. Beyond that...what of the director of the Special Investigation Unit?

The one who's been aiding Junko/Queen Lilith, Fallen One, Sith, and Shido up to this point?

Lilith: All taken care of...Perhaps he'll be struck by a mysterious illness sometime soon...

And she does so right away on the SIU Director to be killed next, from the Shadow self to be killed by Queen Lilith and to his real self in the real world to look like he's dying from a heart attack.

SIU Director: Ngh...No...it can't be...! E-Even me...?! G-God...damn it...! Sh-Shido...

Now he was dead...Like we would feel sorry for this guy. Back at the place, Sae was hiding to be thinking about something. She then gets a call on her cell phone to look at it.

Sae: ...What was that all about, showing Akechi-san and Sakurai this phone...? ...The Phantom Thief Alibaba? Who is this?

Was this part of the plan for Futaba to do...? She uses her other code name of Alibaba to talk to Sae.

Alibaba: [I am Alibaba, a member of the Phantom Thieves. I inquire as your justice, Sae Niijima.]

Sae: How do they know I have this...?!

Alibaba: [Junko Sakurai is evil and Goro Akechi has been capture by her and the real master mind behind this whole thing. Also the one call Ren Tsuba's a fake to work for the real murder for him and Persona Cait Sith to escape from Metropolis 12 members. Junko didn't come to interrogate of her story from the capture Phantom Thief leader with Akechi at all...She came to kill her.]

Playing on what Junko left a message to Shido to play back for Sae to hear to be very shock about this.

Junko: [We could say she stole the guard's the gun and committed suicide during her imprisonment...How about that? Yes, the guard will be one of ours. We'll have to eliminate her after to destroy the evidence though...]

Yep, a shocking twist on the traitor who Junko really is Queen Lilith.

Sae: ….?!

She walks back in the integration room, but Futaba calls Sae back to warn her about something before she could do anything reckless.

Alibaba: [Don't trust in the guard, either. He's an accomplice as well. Now then, I'll tell you detailed steps to take. You must save Keiko Amamiya.]

Wait...was there hope left? All wasn't loss?

Sae: You want me to...save her? Ngh!

Walking down a bit further, Sae felt something for the entire building room to change to make her head hurt a little. She kept on walking for the guard to see Sae coming back...

Guard: ….!

Sae: What is it?

Guard: Um, nothing...! Anyways, what brings you hear? I thought you were done with your business...

Sae: ...Did anyone else stop by? ...Nobody?

The man was lying to Sae...

Guard: Th-There's be no reason for anyone else to come down here!

Remembering the message for Futaba to send to Sae to hear of Junko will also kill the guard after the other gets murderer and Keiko too.

Junko: [Yes, the guard will be one of ours. We'll have to eliminate her after to destroy the evidence though...]

See what I mean?

Sae: So it's all true...

Guard: Of course it's true! Is something the matter?

Sae: It's Akechi-san. He had to make a sudden call, so he won't be able to make it down with Sakurai today.

She had to come up with something, it must've happened before Akechi and Junko arrived.

Guard: Huh?

Sae: ...I've been asked to handle things instead.

Guard: You...But...!

Sae: You know...If you stay here, they'll likely get rid of you to eliminate any evidence. I suggest you go into hiding at once if you value your life.

She tries to save this man's life to believe in her, for him to do so right away.

Guard: Y-Yes, ma'am...

Sae: And don't say a word on what transpired here. Trust nobody. Forget this ever happened.

Once the guard leaves for Sae to do something in the room next, the news goes out about Keiko as the leader of the Phantom Thief committed suicide for everyone to learn about it all over Japan.

[Newscaster: And now we return to our continued report. This morning, the police have announced that they have detained a suspect who may face be the leader of the Phantom Thieves group. The suspect is reported to be young woman who is still a minor.]

Not good...! Or so some of them thought. For Ann to hear about it during her model shooting day.

Ann: ….!

One of Ann's co-workers calls out to her to do more modeling shooting.

Camera Man: Ann-chan!

Ann: Yes?

All set for lights and camera of the people set up things for Ann's next shooting scene.

Camera Man: Can I get you to look over here?

Ann: Oh...I'm sorry.

Soon they all see the news on TV about Keiko as Joker to be arrested and killed.

Camera Man: Hm? So he go caught? That group sure was something.

Ann: Y-Yeah...

Camera Man: So, the next shoot got me thinking. How 'bout we have you do an idol theme, y'know? That cool?

Not the best things to hear of doing of an idea at all. Down the streets of a shoe store for Ryuji sees a small TV inside to hear about the news too, as someone old woman sees Ryuji to not see for a long time.

Older Woman: Hm? Well I'll be...Goodness, look at you now! It's been a while, Ryuji!

A woman who works at the shoe store itself sees Ryuji again.

Ryuji: Huh? Uh, yeah...it has.

Older Woman: You stopped visiting so abruptly, everyone was worried about you. It's your second year, right? Are you still doing track and field? I'd love to see you run again.

Yeah, he was upset like Ann was too. Same with Yusuke who's doing his art work at his high school all day long, for he was upset to hear the whole thing; from the three girls watching and listening from the live streaming cell phone.

Female Student 1: I wonder if something happened...

Female Student 2: Yeah...

Soon they leave to see a teacher to check on Yusuke's odd d behavior.

Teacher: You seem stumped for once...Not feeling it today?

Yusuke: Oh, yes...

A bit off from his drawing, but he had to act like his normal self somehow.

Teacher: Oh, I'm not chiding you. Just do as normal at your own pace. With your skills, there's no need to worry about your future.

Believe me, mister, it shows what you really know about.

Yusuke: Normal...Right...

A lot for Aika and Hitomi hear about this to doing their time in school.

Aika: Ah man, Hitomi...

Hitomi: So it really did happen. No...!

Same with Futaba in her bed room to see the sun setting to a bird passing by, while checking on her cell phone on something; and to see the guys talking about Keiko's death on the live stream on her computer, with people posting things non-stop. It was spreading really fast. Kasumi hears this to be worried too.

Kasumi: No...Teacher Amamiya!

This has Kiwa running up to his girlfriend to cheer her up.

Kiwa: I know. It'll be fine. I promise.

Same with it telling it all at Shujin while Makoto was talking to some teacher there.

Specialist Teacher: You never turned it in? That's quite the surprise. I thought I lost this while time! Hahahaha!

Makoto: I'm sorry...

Specialist Teacher: Well, your grades are excellent, AND you're student council president. I'm sure you'll be admitted anywhere you apply. That one Phantom Thief should have followed your example. You hear? It seems she was caught. Some high schooler. I wonder why she turned to a life of crime.

She has heard as well to hide in her tears. As the traffic was bad on the streets of town for the people to be slowly driving out of there, Haru and Sugimura had the TV on to wait for them to get back where they needed to be.

Sugimura: I wish we weren't stuck in this mess. I hope you're not too tired, Haru.

Haru: Oh, no. Please don't worry about me, Sugimura-Chan. I'm quite all right.

Sugimura: Good to hear, I won't want anything happening to you or how we're going to solve the Okumura Foods company crisis. There has to be a way...

Good thing he's on Haru's side and the whole Phantom Thief no caring if they're bad guys or not, and soon...the news drop the bomb of Keiko was killed.

Haru: ...Huh?!

Sugimura: Haru? What's wrong? You're trembling...! Haru?

[Newscaster: We just got word of the young woman just committed suicide while she was in police custody. This station will continue to report an further updates as they arrive.]

From Haru to hear it herself, Ann, Futaba 'to also be typing something', same with Makoto to drop her paper work in shock.

Makoto: *gasp* It can't be...!

Same with Yusuke as well on his cell phone as he gets off the train.

Yusuke: My word...

And of course Ryuji hears the rest on the TV at some other store too. From being shocked...

Ryuji: You're shittin' me...! We got 'em...

And then smiling with joy to except for this to happen. Same with Kiwa to tell Kasumi to good news to stay put, with him, Daisuke, Aika, and Hitomi texting each other back...

Daisuke: You don't think...?

Aika: I think so.

Hitomi: Same here.

Kiwa: Yep, we did it.

This was shocking for Kasumi to hear and confused.

Kasumi: She's alive?

Well now, they know about the whole thing for Keiko isn't dead at all! Yea! Oh no, far from it. As Keiko wakes up back in the Velvet Room to be seeing Igor, Caroline, and Justine again to talk about something else next.

Keiko: Huh..? Oh, right...It worked.

Igor: Hello again, Ms. Trickster...It would seem as though you have been killed. But why were you killed? Why did you have to die? Do you remember...?

Keiko: Remember what...?

He tries to help Keiko remember the rest of the whole thing.

Igor: It seems you forgot an important fact while your consciousness was hazy. Indeed...Your "death" was a necessity for your escape from certain doom. What a tremendous plan. How might you be capable of executing such a feat...? Well then, let us rouse the memories which are missing...

Here we go on the whole thing on how they found out about Junko Sakurai/Queen Lilith's the traitor.

Keiko: (The first time I sensed something was off...That's right. It was during the school festival...)

It was during the school festival for after Junko leaves the room along with Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru left as well as Akechi too. Morgana and Keiko talked about something together 'only for Akechi to be listening in'.

Morgana: Hey, they're going?

Keiko: They're gone.

Now for everything else to be revealed...

Morgana: ...Then you realize it too, then. It was our conversation about pancakes, right? There's no way she could've reacted like that if she hadn't heard me.

Keiko: If that's true, then we can't trust her now... *gasp* Don't tell me...!

Morgana: My thoughts exactly, Madame Keiko. I think Junko's nothing but trouble from the very beginning. It was your social studies trip. We met your boyfriend Akechi and Junko to see her a lot more in the hallways of that TV station...

Keiko: We did.

It was there that they knew each other a little for Akechi wanted something sweet to eat with Ann, Ryuji, Morgana, and Keiko and Junko freaking out to have cake not being pancakes.

Morgana: There's no way that's this is first time she has heard my voice. I think she made an illusion from being a Phantom Thief like us, but used a Persona until she got greedy to try to tell us something, only to get killed in the end...Mochizuki, she was trying to warn us. This whole deal thing of her joining us and being odd to work alone and a normal working journalist feel sketchy. And for Akechi was trying to make a deal and be part of us, he was warning us about her...He was on to Junko from the very beginning. From the Midnight Strike, the murders, Wakaba...everything. She wanted us to think it was him to be the murderer, but he's not. Junko wants the gems to gather to have the Eternal Pearl's powers for herself. And Ren Tsuba's a fake to work with Sith to trick with their minds more like we were.

Keiko: Then we better be careful researching some more about Junko.

Morgana: Yeah. It's impossible not to think that of her. OK, let's get everyone on the same page right away.

Keiko: And that goes for you too, Akechi-Cun.

He comes up to the room to have a plan of their own to join in.

Akechi: I was aware you were on the same subject. I should've known Junko was nothing but trouble. She heard Morgana talk for the first time, but I knew right away she never had a sister. What I gathered the bones on what it was Megami Sakurai near the place she was staying at, it was all abandoned like and the body's really her. The real one has died since around the 1970's and get this, her name isn't really Junko but someone else's on which the S. also stands for.

Looking at the papers, they got their first clue.

Morgana: I thought you would come around some more since you're now a Phantom Thief like us. I'm glad you're on our side, Akechi, you're doing the right thing.

Akechi: We'll alert the others about the rest. I'll look up more that I can from her, I don't want Junko to catch on to us. As for Kiwa and the others...I hope we leave the rest to them since they're texting us everyone.

So that's how they were also one set ahead.

Keiko: Good thinking.

For Akechi to be working for them undercover, it was a sneaky one to almost fooled us all, but he was fine and yet captured by the enemy now. Another flashback for Akechi to see that Junko's the traitor for Keiko, to be helping out Morgana and Futaba to do something else next.

Morgana: *sigh* ...There's something else we want you to look into. One more person has been on my mind. If it's possible, I want to eavesdrop on their phone conversation. And thanks to Akechi's help, we got the phone number from Junko's notepads to hear her talking to the main boss himself.

Yeah, the one when Futaba was playing with Akechi's phone, he allowed her to see and do stuff to Junko's paper work for Morgana to make her lose them for a few seconds on the ground, she left her contact number on there. But that's not all, Junko wasn't being a journalist, she was just writing down all about the Phantom Thieves' lives and information very carefully to act like a clumsy girl to not act suspicious around the others to notice, until now...This was hard to do before all of this happened at first until they pulled it off somehow.

Futaba: That'll be tough...

Keiko: You can do it, Futaba, you're our last hope left.

Yeah, a great hacker to do so as well.

Morgana: I agree.

Futaba: Hmmm...I'd have to plant a bug directly on the phone of hers...

Morgana: So its impossible even for you...

Like Futaba wasn't going to give up that easily.

Futaba: I didn't say it was impossible! ...OK! I've got a plan!

She tells Morgana in his ear about getting a snap shot of Junko's contact number while taking some photos on Akechi's phone to slip a digital bug on to Junko's cell phone without her noticing a thing. It was awesome!

Morgana: ...That's perfect.

Keiko: But what's the plan?

Morgana: Don't worry, Madame Keiko, I'll tell you the details later. Just give Akechi the heads up, he'll know what it means.

As Keiko does so for Akechi and Futaba also whispers to Keiko on what it was, it was something else for them to pull through in the end.

Keiko: (Futaba's going to do something...? I wonder if it'll be OK...)

Futaba: This is going to be fun! I can't wait!

And somewhere in the Metaverse a while ago for Futaba to be doing something to look like the underground base with both Yusuke and Makoto were helping her out doing some more computer stuff.

Yusuke: I see. So we're going to use this place...

Makoto: It'll be a gamble...

Futaba: I think it's gonna work. You can't tell a thing.

And for Jackie to help the three out to pull this whole thing off, and Kiwa to help out to alert Aika, Hitomi, and Daisuke to play along 'and Tohru wanted to get back at Junko as well', this has Keiko remembers it now for Igor to help her out. Oh, and one more thing...Junko faked being hurt as she paid the Men in Black to run her over with a car to come up with alibi to fool the other Phantom Thieves for getting too close the truth, but that was all a lie. To even get a weak Fake Tsuba to aid her and Sith too for cash to be a decoy. What a bitch!

Igor: It seems you finally remember, Ms. Trickster...This "game" is not over yet. There are still things that must be done. The one called Junko Sakurai is the traitor as the outcast Shadow of Queen Lilith who must be stopped from unleashing the evil which must be kept away at all times. I wouldn't worry about the other two enemies, they're weak to be out of the picture now. They're nothing but cowards.

Good, but we might be seeing those two again later on. For now, the Phantom Thieves have got their target and Keiko was back to normal now.

Keiko: Yeah... (My memories are starting to become clearer...That's right! This is what really happened to me at that moment...)

Want to know what happened to Keiko once Junko leaves from killing her off...? The guard there was a fake to have the real one escaped in time for the other to be...a cognition...? That means Keiko isn't dead but to be another one too, for the real was still alive and looking like herself again.

Arsene: Now you know it all, Keiko.

Keiko: It worked...But still, I never accept Akechi-Cun would be...! No...

All good to be happy about only to get sad of Akechi to get captured to have Keiko worried, and yet it was good because she had the proof of Junko on who she really is now and Metropolis 12 getting their justice so far. Just then, someone comes in to get Keiko out of the Metaverse right away and back to the real world to escape there alive.

Year 20xx

Day # 225 - November 11/21st – Monday

Everyone has already heard the news of Keiko being killed to have one Phantom Thief commit suicide to come to an end, and more later...Great, more lies.

Sae: ...Hey, Keiko. Are you all right?

For her to call out to Keiko, she tries to come around to feel both tired and sad.

Keiko: (What...Happened? It feels like my consciousness is about to fade away...)

Sae: Don't fall asleep until we reach our destination...Keiko, are you listening?

Keiko: Sae... (Could this be the effect of the drug wearing off...? The memories I thought were gone are starting to come back...)

The other memory comes to back Keiko again to have her friends Ryuji, Ann, Morgana, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru talk about something very important together in a group a few nights ago...

Makoto: ...Are you listening?

Keiko: I am.

What were they talking about next...? Other than the Metropolis 12 thing...?

Morgana: Anyway, we need to talk about how to get out of this situation.

Makoto: Futaba's monitoring of Junko's phone has confirmed it...She did indeed have an ulterior motive.

Keiko: And the rest Akechi has to spy on Junko a little more on his end, we have to keep a low profile on this part.

Ryuji: It's on a completely different level than just that.

A hard move to do as part of the plan, but it has to be done.

Makoto: Not only was she trying to frame us and the Metropolis 12 members, but she was the true culprit behind bot the psychic breakdowns but also the mental shutdowns...The whole sister thing, Junko never had a real one, a lie and that's not her real name which also has to do with the children's book – The Blood Oath, the one Aika and Hitomi did some report about it. She offer to assist us and them was simply a plot to frame the Phantom Thieves...and kill off Keiko-Chan. If we go into Sis's Palace as Akechi-san suggests, we'll likely be met by a large ambush of police forces.

So, they all figure it out.

Yusuke: To think Junko Sakurai would be this far gone...I know now what it means to feel a chill down my spine. Furthermore, she wishes to bring the police squad from reality into the Palace...

How did they pull it all off?

Makoto: If the nine of us can enter at once, it's not inconceivable to think a larger group is possible. She may even be able to bring the vehicles or other special pieces of equipment.

All of this for Queen Lilith to make a Black Mask illusion to be her doing all along with Fallen One's help to make up a girl name Megami Sakurai to not be real, and Junko Sakurai to be a fake name of a made up person for Queen Lilith to come up with.

Ann: So this really was just a setup to shift the blame onto us...

Morgana: Since Junko showed herself to us to be Witch, she made us go after Okumura, the once we triggered the change of heart, she killed him...All of this for Akechi to warn us about her little at a time, Jackie knew and soon we all did.

All of this for the person to know that something was up, then something must've happened to its human master to be someone else. So much of Megami being Jackie's master, then who was...?

Haru: And she told us she has seen the real culprit to be her little sister to be mind controlled...but it was her the entire time! But Junko's Persona was real to die by her own master's hands...How awful!

Ryuji: This whole time she was workin' with Akechi and Makoto's sister who's no journalist, she was really just some homicidal maniac! C'mon, we gotta take that bitch Junko down! Isn't that recording we got enough proof to do it?!

Makoto: No, Ryuji. Junko is merely a tool. Her orders come from elsewhere...The grand mastermind behind this all. From Ren Tsuba was a fake on who Sith's master is are all fakes to aid Junko, they were use for payment. An unimaginable fiend capable of arranging the murder of a suspect of a police station...

That part to find out about Shido to be behind the rest was hard to do at first...

Yusuke: Unless we find out who that is, we will continue being targeted even if we defeat Junko...This might put our lives and Akechi's...

Haru: But...what means do we have of learning his identity?

Yusuke: We'll have to make Junko say it for Akechi might be on to this mess too...though once we do, that mastermind will likely eliminate us.

That's what they have to do.

Makoto: I think that will will be the case eventually regardless of whether or not we learn her identity. The only reason it hasn't happened yet is because we're an easy target to blame for Keiko-Chan's crimes. If the master mind realizes that's no longer possible and abandons that plan, Junko may opt to kill us immediately.

Talk about a bald move they have to do.

Ryuji: Dammit...So we don't got a choice but to go with that bitch's suggestion. She wants us to hold on to the gems to get the rest to make a pearl to snatch and have us killed!

Ann: But if we go into the Palace as told, Keiko will get arrested and then murdered by Junko...And who knows how Akechi will feel for losing his lover.

Just then, Futaba was thinking about something important.

Futaba: Palace...The Palace...

Makoto: ...Actually, there's something I'd like to say regarding-

From there, Futaba had a very good idea.

Futaba: Aha! We can use the Palace to our advantage!

Keiko: Wait, we can...? But how?

A big shock to be very lost on what Futaba meant there.

Ann: Wh-What's this all of a sudden?!

Futaba: There's a way...A way to get pass Junko AND get the mastermind to lay off of us, all while learning his identity.

Haru: Really...?!

Ryuji: You gotta be kiddin' me...!

So, how did Futaba and Jackie get the room thing to be in the Metaverse to save the real Keiko?

Futaba: She wants to kill Big Sis, why not let her? That is, inside the Palace...

They like the plan there already.

Keiko: Oh, I get it now... (Clever Futaba...)

Makoto: Yes. We could have Junko kill the cognitive Keiko-Chan, all the while believing she killed the real one.

Futaba: Yeah, that's it!

Makoto: It seems that's our only option. Listen closely, everyone. I have a plan for how we can carry this operation out...I think we'll need Jackie's help with this too and tell it what's really going on.

So they talk about it for Keiko say these things in between too.

Keiko: Hey, everyone...If anything were to happen to me, listen well...I want to go through this one just in case.

Whatever she told them, I hope they can remember it well. End of flashback there for we go back to the present day next for Sojiro to be working hard at Leblanc for coming through the door was Sae helping out Keiko to try to walk again.

Sojiro: Keiko...? My God! You're still alive! But how?!

Sae: Help me out, Sojiro.

They lend Keiko a hand for the planned worked out and to soon to tell the others about it, but before that...

Keiko: They got a hold of Akechi-Cun...They took him away...It was all a set up to get to him while our plan worked...! No!

Sae: She's been saying it all day...But it's true. The real killer and mastermind have kidnapped Akechi-san. This was all Junko Sakurai's doing.

Not good to hear at all.

Sojiro: Junko Sakurai...The young reporter? She's the killer?!

Keiko: No...! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Akechi-Cun!

Running upstairs all upset to try to get her leg strength again, Keiko rushes into her room to start crying badly to lose her lover to the likes of Shido, Fallen One, and Queen Lilith. Other than Fake Tsuba to be gone and Sith, these three are more to worry about. All of the plan has worked out so far, but not to Akechi to put his own life in danger.

Sojiro: Keiko, wait-!

Sae: If we don't get her back in this plan she and the others thought about, we'll let the killer win. They won't be able to stop her...! Dammit! Keiko was right all along. We better go talk to her.

Looks like they have to now.

Sojiro: Follow me, Niijima, and let me do all the talking for her. I know she'll listen to me.

I hope so, besides that Jackie having a strange feeling from reading a digital copy of the Blood Oath, something comes back to the little Persona to remember something on who it really is...Who is this mysterious Persona of Jack Frost? With the others to soon join back with Keiko, will know point out to Junko Sakurai/Queen Lilith as the true culprit and stop Shido and Fallen One too for them to save Akechi? And he made Megami Sakurai as well. Hopefully and to make Keiko feel better from still being alive to come this far.

Keiko: (Akechi-Cun...I'm scared...I don't want to lose you...!)

Sad, huh? Also, you like my version here? Bet you guys didn't see this one coming. And don't worry, something good will happen to save Akechi and get back at Junko, for she's the major villain in this one with more to say and do next on how they did and plan to expose Junko as the liar and faker she really is next time. But hey, the other four members from Metropolis 12 – Kiwa, Daisuke, Aika, and Hitomi have to go see their leader too with the others.

Kiwa: Guys, lets go meet up with Joker. (Kasumi, stay strong. You'll see your friend again real soon.)

Aika: I'm in!

Hitomi: Me too.

Daisuke: Me three.

Wow! Never mess with these guys to be on Junko's lies and the faker of Tsuba all along huh? All of this, they knew what was up and acted throughout this point. And now for the next part the other details will be told.