Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition

By Tayla Drago

Episode # 133 - True Faces Between Humans and Shadows

Talk about a tough rescue mission this has turn out to be to come back to Shido's Cruise Ship Palace 'calling him Lord Shido' in the Metaverse to get three move VIP key cards to be left...Already having two of them so far, for Makoto to be the backup leader, while Morgana and Jackie navigated, and Futaba to hack through the entire Palace with her skills for the other Phantom Thieves Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, and Haru to rescue Keiko; who has been kidnapped by Fallen One to be under his own magic type of love spell. With Aika and Hitomi connecting something on their end to each VIP rooms for Kiwa, Daisuke, and Tohru to do something to stop Junko in any way, with more proof. More to do still. They still need to stop Fallen One, as well as get to Shido's Treasure to changing his heart next once the other three VIPs are found. In the Safe Room, they talk about a few things before continuing on.

Futaba: So...What should we talk about? Anyone?

On what they've been so far since they got there, let's see...

Morgana: For one thing, Shido's golden statues which can turn us into mice to help us sneak by Shadows to go anywhere that's smaller to crawl into. I think for Aika and Hitomi to for their parts, I hope Kiwa can get what they need in Shido's Palace without getting caught

Ryuji: I'm sure they'll be fine on their own. Anyways, what we've been through so far...We got through the diner had these weird foods for Ooe to be responsible of murdering Principle Kobayakawa from the mental shutdowns and the train one.

Ann: Some people like to work for the ones like Shido to be higher ups to get away with anything.

Yusuke: Everyone else in this Palace are rich snobs who only care about themselves and Shido.

Makoto: Fallen One has place a magic spell to have Keiko fall for him and using Akechi-san to be someone he's not who we must rescue.

Haru: And with two letters of introductions are in our hands, we just need to get three more to use them as key cards to get to Shido's Treasure. Ah...I think that's about it so far.

Futaba: Let's not forget, we're doing all of this to save Big Sis's life by using her strategy for good use, so let's make Joker proud!

They were doing very good so far to try to keep on going without stopping for one bit, even Jackie tries to make sure that they have to go to the slots room next to be the cruise ship's own fancy type of gambling area.

Makoto: So now all we have to do is to keep going to the direction leading us to the slot machine room in any other way. Morgana. Jackie. You two do what you have to on the right path we need to go next.

Jackie knows of the best ways to give it a try – while also fighting, sneaking around, getting some items, and so on. Telling them to get going, it was time to leave the room as they got their equipped things 'which they need' and they were all set to go.

Yusuke: Then let us be off to continue on.

Doing the same old thing to get through from within the Palace to try to get to the slot machine room next 'rather being the casino', it could anywhere...Also watching out for swat team Shadows.

Futaba: Be careful with these Shadows, they look trouble.

They'll be careful to fight back for sure with a sneak attack. As they check in some of the doors of each room could lead them to the third VIP person to be at, but this one will be a bit harder to do for Jackie sees weird things inside like bats flying out all over the place, or Morgana with tons of treasure all over.

Morgana: Treasure...! So much of it in gold-!

Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru: Mona!

Morgana: What? Fine...I won't take any from there...

Well, he does take one rare golden token and then leaves with the others. Trying out the other doors for Futaba comes across the ocean's view on how well the ship was moving.

Futaba: Wow...you know for a Palace, this is bay far the biggest one we've ever been in.

Nice wide ocean side to see, but now wasn't the time for sight seeing here. From out of the back deck, the Phantom Thieves have to be careful from sniper type of Shadow who might want to shoot them all down.

Morgana: Looks like we made it out.

Makoto: Wait...Look, over there!

They see the Shadow in time to take cover for Jackie almost didn't, but Morgana pull his Persona friend out of danger.

Ryuji: The hell's that?!

Futaba: A tough Shadow for Shido to make to keep us out.

Makoto: Our only shot is got the sneak attack. On my mark. Jackie, trap these men on this floor with ice.

With the little Persona doing so...Yusuke and Ann take those two strong Shadows down, from gun shots and slicing and dicing them.

Yusuke: Too close.

Ann: But we made it, right?

But wait, one more was left...Only for Jackie to fight back in time to finish the last one off in seconds.

Futaba: Threat gone for now. We can go on a bit more.

Moving on...This outside also has a pool and bar to be in to look really nice of a good view from outside of the ship/Palace. And before they could go through another door, someone stops them. Huh...? A cognitive being?

Vulgar Man: Hey, you guys! I'm talkin' to all of you. Come over here for a sec.

Ann: Does he mean us...?

Looks normal to be all in Shido's heart to think of, but this one looks like trouble for what Futaba can pick up on and Jackie as well.

Futaba: Careful...! This one looks too powerful to defeat than the swat squad, trust me!

Vulgar Man: Are you guys makin' a mess?

Morgana: No, of course not! Why wouldn't we?

Vulgar Man: Well, I tried...It's my turn to fight back.

With the snap of his fingers, he gets out one of the gun sniper FBI type of Shadows to take out the Phantom Thieves.

Ryuji: That's not good!

Turning into Heretic Goats for the Phantom Thieves to take out for Futaba backs them up with offense and defense skills to use.

Futaba: One powerful up, coming right up. Help me out, Prometheus! And my new attack...Web Cage!

Trapping a few of them for the Phantom Thieves use a all out attack together to finish them off. Piece of cake. This man was stupid to try to take them on to be in trouble now, with their guns pointed at his face.

Yusuke: A very close one there, but we all made it...

This almost made Jackie lose air to be panicking a lot. And get this...the cleaner was them, they clean out people to killing anyone off scene, not a cleaner of the entire ship. So now they get it.

Ryuji: Cleaner...? Them who almost had us killed?!

Haru: That has to be it. The last one is a cleaner who's a VIP member.

Futaba: Makes perfect sense to me.

Still, they have to be careful from the other ones who could be the ones next time.

Makoto: Then we'll save him for last.

Yusuke: And for now we'll go after our next target of the TV Station president in the entertainment hall ahead.

And now they enter in the casino room of the cruise ship for all of them to see so many things for anyone to go all out, so much to play and lose your money too...not like what Sae's Palace was, to be completely different. For more items to get, treasure chests to be opened up, stopping some Shadows, to sneaking around from others, exploring a bit from the new room they were in, and relaxing for the moment to finish touring the casino room. With lots of slot machines downstairs for anyone to play them, and to find the TV Station President somewhere to have tons of people watching this man play a lot to win.

Haru: Hmm...Isn't the man sitting over there one of them?

Seems like it for Jackie tries to get a closer view of this person.

Ann: He's the president of a TV Station, isn't he?

Makoto: He gives letters of introduction to executives of companies who are willing to sponsor his programs. That's a difficult condition to meet...

So how will they deal with the third one here...?

Ryuji: Wanna just beat it out of him?

But for Jackie to do something for its friends, Haru wanted to give it a try as well.

Haru: Let me handle this. Wait for me, Jackie-Chan.

The two will do this while the others wait for both Haru and Jackie to give the signal to the rest of the team.

Ryuji: For real? But...

Morgana: I'll allow it. Both you and Jackie have got this, Noir.

Haru: Yes, Senpai!

There they go...With Jackie being a advertisement type of showing to dance and do tricks for the TV Station President dude to watch and then Haru asking him to have a Letter of Introduction next, he seems willing to question about it.

Male TV: A letter of introduction? But you're so obviously a child with this...weird walking snowman thing.

Haru: I'm Haru Okumura, daughter of the president of Okumura Foods. I believe we sponsored you as well. This here is my little friend/mascot of our ice cream products name Jackie, the Snowman to be part of the next catalogs in future marketing.

For Jackie to be waving hello and the man hearing a lot about Haru and her father.

Male TV: Oh, you're her? It's true that I'm quiet indebted to President Okumura. He funded us extremely well, after all. However, it looks like he got a little carried away. My condolence.

Haru: …

Trying not to take it in too hard to keep this to herself.

Male TV: And this next mascot of an ice cream you say? This thing...? How new. Regardless his exploiting management...Mr. Shido asked me to defend him as much as I could. I even throw some extra security on his way, but there were limits to what I could do. The damage almost reached up to Mr. Shido himself. President Okumura had to be cut off.

You mean have Junko's illusions murdered Okumura, is that it?

Haru: Cut off...

And it would appear that this man had some help for Shido to make it look like the Phantom Thieves have murder Okumura, but they didn't.

Male TV: It seems he didn't just cast him off the ship, but also used him to trap the Phantom Thieves. Bravo, Mr. Shido. Truly a nasty maneuver.

Jackie tells Haru to get the letter right away to quickly snap out of it. Okumura wasn't that all nice, but he would've lived a better life to changed after he was saved without Junko murdering the greedy man. And get married to Tohru to change and live well with his little daughter to be born.

Haru: Won't you please give me a letter of recommendation? Once out company recovers, I will arrange for us to cooperate with you in a sponsorship role and on how you can make Jackie your biggest hit yet of commercial selling ice creams.

It would be weird if it did really happened since Jackie can only live in the Metaverse.

Male TV: You're the daughter of the late president. Do you really have the authority to do that? Your employees probably resent you...Well, that's not important. I'm in your father's debt, after all. I can repay some kindness to his daughter. And I'll consider about a mascot to add for my next show in a commercials to become a great hit.

And from there, Haru has it to have three now to be two more to go. It was hard to do and to her a dirty secrets of her father's death just now.

Haru: Thank you...very much...

Male TV: But my, your father truly was a fool.

He just had to say other things to be mean and such like this...

Haru: I beg your pardon?

Male TV: He could've lived a life of luxury if only he'd done what he was told. You know, I'm the one who broadcast the moment of his mental shutdown. Our ratings shot up 'cause of that! And a young high schooler with powers took care of him for us free of charge! And to leave Ms. Hitachi as a traitor and heartbroken was even more priceless.

Laughing about it and enjoyed something from someone to die from Junko/Queen Lilith's hands is not funny at all or breaking down Tohru in sadness, all of this to make Haru get mad for Jackie to not blame her one bit.

Haru: ...Stop it.

Male TV: Hmmm...?

Haru: How could you talk about my father's death like that...? Ms. Hitachi almost loss the baby because of this mess!

Male TV: Hm? That's just business. It was Tohru's fault in the first place. Also, if you like, we could get you in a documentary. "Overcoming death to rebuild a family company..." You're so cute, you might just get good ratings.

Not funny to say or to laugh about to do a show documentary about it, so rude!

Haru: Junko...! I will not forgive you for that! You have better apologize to my father!

As Jackie tries to defend Haru from the Male TV guy and his two friends, this was the Phantom Thieves sign to go in there into battle.

Morgana: Time to save her!

Just in time for Jackie hits the other men with ice shards to push them all away.

Male TV: Are you...thieves?!


He and his friends turn into Shadows to fight them, from a Hanuman and two Garudas.

Tayla: Persona #133 - Hanuman

Hanuman, also known as Anjaneya (son of Anjana, an Apsara), is son of the wind god Vayu. He is as tall as a mountain, his face shines scarlet, and he has a long tail. He is the hero of the monkey army. His roar is like thunder, he is able transform into anything, fly, and has great strength.


He is one of the most important characters in the epic Ramayana where is perform many heroic feats. He is most famously known for aiding prince Rama (one of the avatars of Vishnu) in defeating the demon king Ravana by leading an army of monkeys.

Getting some in the air, Yusuke freezes them up to soaking them wet with water.

Yusuke: Guide me, Kamu Susano-o! Frozen Waves!

And then for Ryuji to use some of his lighting attacks next.

Ryuji: Seiten Taisei, time to kick some ass. Lighting Flash Attack!

And electrocuting all three of them to be done with for the two were really hurt, as well as the TV Stanton President to look scared. That there was way too easy of a battle.

Haru: Okay! We have the letter of introduction! I assume as part of the media, you have knowledge about quite a few important topics. We will not take your life, as long as you share the knowledge that you've kept from the public.

He has been warned, to say one more thing about all of it.

Male TV: Remember that...Kaneshiro guy? The one from the mafia who ended up on the news a while back? Well, the money he was gathering all went to Shido-san.

Wow, who would've thought Junya once worked for Shido.

Makoto: Shido and Kaneshiro were connected?

Male TV: Indeed-as well as that old man Madarame. His counterfeit business, along with Kaneshiro's mafia, aided Shido-san quite a lot financially.

Shocking to them all, it makes perfect sense on how they were doing al of this.

Yusuke: I understand now...

Ryuji: Hey, you were forcin' the news to be about Junko and Shido all the time, right? I'm sick of 'em! And having Akechi's body be controlled on that Fallen One Shadow, it's bad enough to see him suffer the most! ...Wait, this guy's not a real person. Tellin' him ain't gonna do shit for us.

Male TV: Don't kill me...Please...?

Jackie uses some snow making skills to scare the man away to not bother with the Phantom Thieves anymore to run off screaming.

Haru: Good work, Jackie. Now we have the third letter of introduction! And he better do anymore news again from the media. But that's not all, he also told me that both Shido and Kaneshiro were working together.

Makoto: They are connected in some way? It's like he just said, it's all true.

Haru: Not just him, but Madarame. From money, doing other things to be a crime, and such to get Shido to the top as prime minister.

Now it all makes perfect sense.

Yusuke: I see...I get why that was the case.

Ryuji: And the news about Shido and Junko...? I'm so sick of all this bullshit! The real Akechi better not give up on us.

Makoto: In any case, we have two more to get. Let's get going.

Haru: Come on, we have to take down Shido himself!

With them heading to the next room for Morgana to navigate and Futaba to use her hacking skills.

Futaba: Time to go.

They'll be there in no time to save Keiko, Akechi as well, and get two more letters up ahead. Another casino room for Aika and Hitomi to take care of quickly to get some data next and connections.

Daisuke: Damn, look at us. We're like national spies than thieves like this. But I love finding dirt against the bad guys.

He was enjoying his job as a real security guard, huh? Mean while back in the real world for Keiko to be trapped in a bubble in the Metaverse for Fallen One in Akechi's body and Queen Lilith as Junko were in a talk show with the two hosts once again to talk about their work – detective skills and journalist talents to fool everyone else to work very well. Not good at all...!

Male Host: I would never had imagined that their leader would commit suicide. Scoop of the century by the hero herself ladies and gentlemen, Junko Sakurai!

People see Junko to act all smile like to get applauded like this.

Junko: Ah, hi...

Male Host: Akechi-san, did you...or did you two...anticipate this curious turn of events?

Akechi 'Fallen One': Oh, certainly not to this extent...But it is important to note that she was the mastermind behind the recent commotion. Getting captured for Junko to risk her life in the name of the law to get her story must have wounded her pride irreparably. Such things happen often to insurgent leaders.

Or so they all think to be told a big fat lie.

Female Host: According to the police, the whereabouts of the other members are still currently unknown. Considering they no longer require testimony from the leader, the investigation will be hard to-

For Junko to give her partner the sign to say something in the middle of the talk show.

Akechi 'Fallen One': May I butt in for a second?

Male Host: Of course.

Akechi 'Fallen One': The Phantom Thieves may have laid low since then...but they must not be excused! For Junko wants to make sure what is real or not for her story; and I don't care if they come after me or even try going after my dear friend there! For the victims and to my sweet Keiko of their evil deeds, and for their families...I will capture the remaining Phantom Thieves, no matter what!

Loving the speech there for other cheer Akechi and Junko one.

Junko: (Smooth, you idiot...real smooth...)

Sitting back down to get back to the topic at hand again.

Akechi 'Fallen One': ...My apologizes. I didn't mean to get so worked up.

Male Host: No wonder they call you an ace detective of justice! What passion! And Junko to be the clumsy, smartest, but still a carefree hard worker journalist. How about we use this opportunity to poll the audience. Those who believe the detective of justice will annihilate the Phantom Thieves and Junko to get her story of a life time, press your buttons now!

The ratings go up to only 50 on this one...Yikes.

Junko: (What a bunch of human suckers.)

Male Host: My, everyone in the audience agrees! Looks like you can't back down now, both of you.

Akechi 'Fallen One': I will do the best I can...Oh, but I do have to study for my college entrance exams and for Junko to do the same to become a full time journalist. We might not be able to promise that...

Junko: You said it, Goro!

This has others laughing for Fallen One has them all fooled and Junko as well, all according to plan to work together with Shido to fulfill their own needs.

Fallen One: (None of these people know that I was an outcast from the other world to end up this way...No longer a god, but a false one. Enemy to all Shadows in the Metaverse. And for Akechi to have wanted people to like him, to prove he can do so much more to feel all alone until he took away the girl I love...! I didn't come this far just to back down, I have to make him feel the hatred and rage to get back at the man we're using. I love to see families fighting at each other, the darker side of him like I am that is. This boy was trying to be an honor study, studying hard, and became an ace detective to try to stop us...Almost. I don't mind taking over his type of life if its only to have Keiko by my side forever. And thanks to Queen's app of the Nav to come up with powerful illusion from her fake sister of her other self to kill as this Black Mask character, her dumb story, moving around as the Shadow appearance to have Witch helping the Phantom Thieves out, and for her to act dumb to get some information to stop them so far. Now all that remains for me before I see Akechi murder his own father...I will have Keiko bare a child for me from our love. I'll be my own type of justice to become a God in all worlds soon enough.)

Well, we're getting to know about Fallen One as Akechi's Shadow 'so far'. Getting back to the show for the two hosts continue to talk with Akechi for Fallen One using his body to still play the role.

Male Host: But still, wasn't their leader's suicide a letdown for you and Junko, given how long it took the cops to apprehended her? I think if it were me, I would've collapsed from the shock.

Akechi 'Fallen One': True...It did make me feel somewhat dizzy...Just a little though. For Junko to go through so much to aid me, it was very scary at first. Perhaps my mind was worked up due to the major task I had undertaken to have some help in the end, of a first year in high school with skills of all people...

Just then, someone's cell phone goes off during the show to sound really annoying to the hosts.

Male Host: Hey, who is that?! If you don't turn off your phone, the Phantom Thieves might change your heart!

Making everyone else laugh to also have Fallen One hear something, as well as Junko to hear about this too.

Junko and Akechi 'Fallen One': ...A phone?

For them to see Junko's look on her face and Akechi 'Fallen One's' to look serious, could they've figured it out to be right about it?

Male Host: See? Even Akechi-san and Junko's faces are stiffed up.

Akechi 'Fallen One': A-ah, sorry about that. I'm not bothered. Just make sure to turn it off when you go to the movies!

Having them laugh again for the show to continued for Junko and Fallen One talked after it was over about the whole issue on how Keiko's still alive.

Junko: Dammit! I knew they would pull this one off from my notebooks to figure it out to my cell phone...! How could've I been so stupid?! To hell with the Phantom Thieves!

Fallen One: Calm down, your majesty.

Temper problem this woman has, huh? Pushy...

Junko: You calm down! I know telling Shido will be bad enough, we have to keep quiet about this. That's why they can't rescue Keiko at all.

Fallen One: Or Akechi who I love using his physical form.

A show off to show his looks in human skin to love it for Junko/Queen Lilith ignores him.

Junko: I get it...And do you have to act and look too sexy?

Fallen One: I need his powers for something, to awake his dark past for something good...And look, either Shido and I will get the other gems for you. So just chill out and leave it all to me. I need to go back to my Keiko, and you do...whatever your goals are, see you later. (Time to fine and dine with my girl.)

With Fallen One going back to Keiko to be stuck and free back in his little hideout, Junko hopes that all will go well on what's to come next.

Lilith: I don't judge by your love to say the least from what you once was...Like my love to save for a good reason why.

For them to not get caught, how long will that last for them? Or to Shido? Back in Shido's Palace for the Phantom Thieves continued to find another room to get around for two more letters remaining.

Futaba: Besides the cleaner and IT President Guy, we're almost done.

Yusuke: Where could this IT guy be?

There was a problem with this one...

Makoto: We don't have a clue on where he is. Oracle. Mona. You two do what you have to by knowing the other way around the Palace, same with you too, Jackie. Lets keep going. Come on, let's have Templar and Jester finish up while we go on ahead.

And so they do without anyone noticing a thing, to be dumb or doesn't care at all. The little Persona was on it for Futaba and Morgana do their other tasks too. Going around to the same old thing and sticking on the right path carefully, to get some items, Shadows to beat, part to hide from the other ones, and so on; as well as seeing the weird head painting thing from Japan with an odd face gets to everyone else for Jackie to hate it and smacks it like a pinata.

Yusuke: Such bad taste in art Shido has.

Futaba: This thing will give you nightmares.

Continuing on...To check around from the outside and inside of the Palace, and then comes across the Cleaner again.

Cleaner: Guess who?

Ann: Not you again!

Cleaner: You think you can beat up my men and get away with it like the last time?

Ryuji: Ah...you're the one who attacked us first.

He did attack first at them out of nowhere.

Cleaner: Yeah, yeah, I'm just doin' Mr. Shido a favor, OK? This time I'll get you thieves for good! The more I send out, the harder it'll get to defeat.

Another Shadow appears to fight off against the Phantom Thieves again by the Cleaner's doing. More goat types to fight them off for they had some fire power for Jackie and Yusuke's combo powers to cool and wash up their fire to become completely soak, and then Morgana becomes a car to run them over.

Morgana: Time to burn rubber and eat my dust in defeat!

The Cleaner leaves again to be back for more later.

Haru: It never ends for him...

Morgana: We fought back, that's all that matter the most. Time to look for the IT President.

The Cleaner who kills people with some Shadow doesn't play there, now doesn't he? Moving on...The fourth VIP member has to be somewhere in the Palace for other members to go to, but where at? Well besides getting the second Will Seed to fight against three female Shadows; nothing the Phantom Thieves couldn't handle. It was really hard to look and sneak around from other Shadows like this, time to go down the elevator to the next floor up another floor. Getting to a brand new room, they need to figure out on what they have to do next.

Makoto: Where could this IT person be...?

There's a lot of people all over, it could be anyone.

Yusuke: It's hard to say who it could be from all of this crowd.

Futaba: We could ask them little at a time. Because the last thing we want to do is to go in the bathroom where he is now taking a dump.

Gross 'it almost made Jackie sick just thinking about it', but not happening to go with option a instead. Just then, Makoto figures it out.

Makoto: Wait...IT company president doesn't go anywhere but work somewhere for no one else to see him...He's in his office.

Futaba: I hope he does eat, get out, and go to the bathroom. Mine was much different.

Yeah, way different for her than with this guy.

Ryuji: Why don't we try asking a few people still about this guy at the restaurant here.

Ann: Good thinking, Skull! Any information these people can get us will be very useful.

Besides fighting off some of the Shadows...Asking the bartenders about the IT man to work hard to never leave his office to keep Shido's work to go on, others question themselves about how he manage all of this, others who don't care to be rich and snobby, and so on to get some information they needed so far. For someone to not leave the room to eat, sleep, bathe, or use the bathroom quite differently is really gross. Asking one waiter at the restaurant again for him to answer their questions.

Waiter: Yes? You all wish to be seated and dine today?

Time to play the part.

Makoto: Actually, we heard you people also do room servant too, correct?

Waiter: That we do...

Makoto: Well, we wish to deliver some food to the IT president who's very busy. And since he never leaves his room, we would like to bring it up to him. Mr. Shido wants us to complete with his task if we can eat afterwards.

Seems to work for this man to fall for it.

Waiter: Really? From Mr. Shido himself? You must work very hard. Of course, we'll have it done right away.

It worked for the waiter to get it done and for the Phantom Thieves to get to IT President's office in no time.

Ann: We did it!

Morgana: Way a go, Queen!

And from the map should lead them to the upstairs of IT himself for them to get to him next letter.

Haru: Is it pretty close? It must be somewhere upstairs.

Yusuke: There has to be another way up...

Again, this one will be twice as different unlike any other...For Jackie tries to think hard as well, they have to come up with something to getting up easily. Still, this is the Phantom Thieves here to do their best for all seven of them 'with Jackie's help' to save Keiko and Akechi and get two more letters, for them to be finding their way around the place to reach close to where the IT guy's office was at for Jackie to feel some cool air coming from somewhere.

Morgana: What is it, Jackie? Is it his office above us? Up there...?

Sure looks like it to be from outside of the ship on deck to be getting much closer.

Makoto: We just need to find some way to get inside his office next. Good work, Jackie.

This made this Jackie Frost very happy to hear it was very helpful to them. Without going to this vent to smell like rotten fish, they go to a lower port hallway instead to find the location they needed to be in they can climb up from outside of the ship 'where the boat was hanging aside' and up a little to the top for Morgana to do it first.

Morgana: And away we go!

Makoto: That's one way we can go up easily like this.

Ryuji: Then what the hell are we waitin' for then? Let's get climbin'!

The others soon join up to climb carefully and not to get caught by any searchlights to getting there just in time, or other people seeing them from their room windows. To one more VIP room to be open up from an odd window type of the door, this is the place.

Futaba: We're here!

They all go inside of IT man's room to be a nice looking one, for he was busy too for someone who never leaves there. For Morgana, Jackie, Makoto, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Futaba, and Haru just needed to get the note and fight him too 'for they know it's going to happen either way'. Speaking of Jackie, it had something in mind and for Morgana's tool making skills and some of its own magic to be useful for something to use it on.

Yusuke: That must be the IT company president.

Futaba: I'm gonna go!

Now it was Futaba's turn to take on this task to know about what this man does, for her to not be scared of going there alone.

Haru: By yourself?

Futaba: He'll be on guard if we all go together...Plus, it's IT stuff! This is my time to shine, this is all for Big Sis.

Makoto: Should we leave it to Oracle?

From Jackie to be a cheerleader to support Futaba all the way through this, and Morgana can tell that Futaba has gotten a while lot better since she joined in with a change of heart thanks to the Phantom Thieves.

Morgana: I think she'll do fine. Oracle, we're right behind you. (All for Madame Keiko would've go with the plan.)

Futaba: It's been left to me! Hehe. It's like that show where the kid goes shopping alone for the first time. Hehe, this is gonna be tough.

Someone feels excited about doing this.

Ryuji: She's feelin' good enough to joke around, so maybe this'll be fine after all...?

Ann: Just yell if things get dangerous, OK?

Acting like a solider, Futaba walks straight into IT man's office with two other girls to be talking about business...Being surprised on what her plan will be to get he letter.

IT Man: What the?! Who're you?!

A bit nervous, Futaba tries to give it her all.

Futaba: P-P-Pardon my entrance sudden!

IT Man: Those clothes...I-I mean, why did you come in from the window?!

Futaba: W-Well, the door's locked and you weren't answering! How else am I supposed to get in here? Oh, but I get how you feel! There's totes nothing better than relaxing in your own room!

He didn't for this person who was talking to the IT President was a girl to show up like this.

IT Man: A-A girl...?

Futaba: You're an IT guy, right? I can tell we talk the same language!

She then walks up to IT man's desk, to then doing something on her computer laptop while helping him on a few things to trick him to give Futaba the fourth letter they needed.

IT Man: Th-That's not what matters here. Just who are...Hmmm?! Is that your laptop?

Futaba: Hehehehe...This little guy caught your attention, huh? I made it myself!

Who knew that Futaba could make computers by hand too, that's awesome! He loves how she works on computers like this one.

IT Man: This is amazing...To think you could do this much on a mobile device...

Futaba: Wanna see the benchmarks? It can pump out some awesome numbers. Although normally, I just use this one as sub-processor when I'm hacking into a dump system.

IT Man: Hacking...? Do you mean like cyber attacks?

She then says the group from Medjed next of her own game to play as Alibaba only.

Futaba: Hehehe...Ever heard of Medjed?

IT Man: Well, of course.

Futaba: Try not to be surprised by this. Actually, be surprised. I am Medjed! I'm the one who took down the fake!

This catches this guy off guard.

IT Man: Huh...?!

Futaba: Don't believe me, huh? Here, this is proof.

Showing her works to have this guy believe that Futaba's the real deal.

IT Man: This is the project server...! You identified all of them?!

Futaba: If you want my skills, I need a letter of introduction.

IT Man: Man...To think the website we prepared got crashed so easily by a mere child...

That was too easy, now they have one more letter to get.

Futaba: Huh.? Y-You prepared it...?

IT Man: That's right. Why did you have to go and destroy our work?

Not good for her to say that she's a Phantom Thief to let it slip from Futaba's lips, but stops in time.

Futaba: Because I'm a Phantom-I-It was just because I couldn't give someone using the Medjed name without my permission. So, why'd you send Medjed after the Phantom Thieves?

Oh, he is behind that mess for Futaba to figure that part out to be all IT Man's doing.

IT Man: There was no reason to choose Medjed per se. Their popularity was convenient for us though. We knew the Phantom Thieves couldn't target an anonymous group, after all.

Futaba: That's why...?

IT Man: Medjed's defeated was supposed to be an act, so their actual fall was quite a shock to me and Junko-san. We were planning on shutting it down anyway though, so it really didn't conflict with our plans. The Phantom Thieves must've enjoyed their moment in the spotlight, not knowing would be so short-lived. You see, you gotta abuse a tool like the internet. Well, the word abuse doesn't really describe it. The real charm comes in making use of the internet in innovate ways that circumvent legal restrictions.

Doing those things to put the murder blame on the Phantom Thieves like it was a fun game? It was very wrong to do!

Futaba: You little...

IT Man: I'm sure you understand. You're Medjed, after all. Isn't it wonderful manipulating all those information-illiterate idiots?!

Not to you, no!

Futaba: What a third-rate fool...

IT Man: ...Huh?

Futaba: Not only are your skills third-rate, but you stink worse than a third-rate person. Don't treat me like we're equals. I'm gonna reform society!

IT Man: ...What a stupid idea. Don't tell me you destroyed my website for this so-called "societal reform"?

I think she just did all of it already, all of it to finally saying on who Futaba really is.

Futaba: That's right! It's because I'm a member of the Phantom Thieves!

IT Man: What?

Futaba: Picking on the weak and calling that innovative? Looks like I just gotta ban the guy at the root of all this...Shido! Now, you're gonna give me that letter of introduction directly to me or else!

Like he won't give it to Futaba that easily.

IT Man: Why would I?

Futaba: H-How about a computer competition for it?!

IT Man: Huh? Don't be ridiculous! I'd rather just kill you!

Now's a good time to get the rest of the group as Jackie was about finish making something big.

Futaba: G-Guys!

Arriving inside of the room for Makoto, Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Haru, and Jackie were here to help out Futaba and get the letter from this IT man.

Haru: So this is still what happens in the end...

Morgana: Well, now that we know he has one, this should be the easiest way to get it!

For him and two of the other girls turn into Shadows of one Oberon and two Titanias. With Jackie freezing up the grounds for the three to fly all over the room; allowing Morgana to slingshot their wings and Ann to burn them all off for Haru's plants do the rest to finishing them with a little boost from Futaba's help.

Futaba: Let's finish this!

And it's done...

Yusuke: And the deed is done.

The finally have the fourth of the five letters to get one more to go, for this man get knocked out cold for the Phantom Thieves to continue on for the cleaner one being their last VIP to go after.

Futaba: Okeydokey! We got the letter of introduction! I did it to learn how sick this man was on what he has done, both him and Junko! Doing the fake Medjed was one of them, what's the other one, mister? Come on...Tell us!

Ryuji: Wake up and answer the question, you bastard!

Getting back up from Ryuji kicking him to wake up to answer back.

IT Man: The cognitive psience research...

Sounds like it's very important on what he had to say to them.

Futaba: What did you do?! Spill it!

IT Man: After extracting the results of the research, I deleted everything last scarp of the original date. After that, I encrypted everything we had and put it on a domain inaccessible to normal people. Don't get me wrong though. I don't know anything about all the mental shutdowns.

Well, that's another one of the mysteries solved so far on how they did it.

Morgana: Shido...What the hell was he researching?

Futaba: No matter what it was, we won't let him abuse it!

Feeling scared to leave the room just to hide, the Phantom Thieves have to find this Cleaner person to get one more letter they needed. For Fallen One gives Keiko a romantic type of feast of their love...in a mess up kind of way.

Fallen One: He should've kept his mouth shut...I wonder how the last one will go down? What do you think, Keiko...? Be killed quickly or suffer by bleeding to their doom? Hard to have you quiet like this until the spell takes full effected, but you're not fighting back so I'll take it.

Mess up for Keiko to still be under Fallen One's love spell. Another one in the room to use the laptop to make a copy of for Aika and Hitomi to do, leaving the others back in the real world does the rest of the work – to be making some progress so far.

Tohru: So much for my child and me to look forward to in the mid future. I'm so glad I was saved to owe these guys a lot, and for my parents to grand-parents' sakes.

She was getting the hang of things now. While back in the real world, Junko was acting like a hard working journalist to get a phone call from Shido to take it somewhere private.

Junko: We're doing well for the media to just love your work, Shido. There's no need to thank me or that other idiot.

Shido: And thanks to you two, everything is running smoothly the way I wanted it to be. Now then, I have a favor that I asked of Fallen One to do...

Junko: Do tell.

What did Shido ask Fallen One to do for him?

Shido: It's about our loyal costumers of our mental shutdowns. I thought he would get the Phantom Thieves for me to get the gems, and then you can get the other ones for me next.

Junko: And you're sure? The election's coming up soon.

Shido: Just in case, you know. The earlier, the better. The election to be coming up, I want to get rid of others who stands in my way. I have to win this. Now like this false god, neither him or you don't cross me!

Hanging up to try to act cool to have her own plan in mind.

Lilith: Having him do the job to stop the others while still having Keiko...? That has to be it...He wants to get rid of him and then me, I just know it.

What does all of this even mean? Back in the Metaverse again, the Phantom Thieves have to think of a way to get the Cleaner to come to them for one more letter to get.

Ryuji: So...Anyone wanna cause trouble to draw out the Cleaner guy?

Makoto: If we are, we must be very careful with this last one.

Haru: But we've gotten everyone on this map. Have we missed anything else?

It was hard to tell for Jackie tries to get what the map was showing it or Morgana.

Morgana: It's hard to say...Unless...Yeah, the engine room of this ship!

They haven't gone there yet, but they have the map that'll lead the Phantom Thieves to the place where the Cleaner was at.

Yusuke: I don't think we have come across that place yet to be part of this entire Palace.

Ann: Then let's go there, I think we should follow the smoke coming out of it to lead us the way...

Futaba: Then let's give it a try...I'll see what I can get from hacking through. And that's not all...Jackie!

The little Persona's done to make a water gun of Jackie's ice water powers to spray with and Morgana to create the weapon. It's a cure for both Akechi and Keiko to use on them to break free from Fallen One's spell of his.

Morgana: All done thanks to Jackie and me to make this within thirty minutes! The only way to break out of Fallen One's spell, is to soak Madame Keiko and Akechi who is possessing his body to wear off the spell of love and power. It'll work.

Trying it out on a Shadow to feel greedy, and now to be kind and confused. A quick affect on them, but it would appear it'll work quite well.

Futaba: Works like a charm.

Yusuke: Then we can save Ms. Keiko and Akechi, there's still some time.

Makoto: Then let's finish with this and find Keiko next. Jackie, we would've made it this far without you guiding us. Thanks. Now everyone, follow me.

Off they go to climb up top of the other rooms to make it back down and then crawling through a vent to get back inside of the ship itself; and getting the third and final Will Seed to complete those things. Nicely done! And then seeing through the exit of the Cleaner getting his sniper Shadows to hunt the Phantom Thieves and take them down by any means; allowing them to come down for them to put a stop to the Cleaner himself and his goons before they get to the heroes again.

Cleaner: Huh?! You thieves wanna start some trouble with me? Men, take care of these guys. I'm outta here.

Lots of goat Shadows to transform into them for Jackie and Yusuke do the same thing to soak them wet with ice and water mixed in, to then doing a shoot out group to fire a lot of gun bullets until they were all gone. Not going to be caught off guard this time!

Ann: Hey! He's getting away!

Ryuji: Let's go after him then and give us the letter by force!

The chase begins...but Cleaner locked himself in the room from them for the Phantom Thieves sneak in through another vent to get in easily. Seeing through was a lot of other cognitive working for Cleaner to protect himself from them if they try to come from the front door, for the the seven and Jackie jumps down to give this guy a sneak attack.

Morgana: Surprise!

Cleaner: You guys just don't know when to stop. Is the hit on me really that big? What clan are you from?

To get the fifth and final letter of introduction that is from this guy! What clan are you from anyways? Showing off his jacket to show him being part of some clan to look both strong and deadly as a yakuza member.

Ryuji: ...Clan? Does he mean like, yakuza clan?

That's what the cleaner means.

Futaba: Wait, does he "clean up" problems by making people disappear? I guess I was right about it.

Ann: Crap...! Is he really yakuza?

Futaba: Or at least some of us were catching on.

This makes Jackie freak out to try to do something for the others and fast, without feeling so scared from the Shadows of Shido's anymore.

Yusuke: It seems that bastard Shido has close ties to the underground...

Makoto: How are we supposed to get the letter of introduction from him? Do we have to prove our worth?

The Cleaner then wanted to say something from the Phantom Thieves next.

Cleaner: Hey! I'm a busy man. I gotta deal with cleanin' up problems and all the mental shutdowns, after all. If you got business with me, just spit it out already.

Makoto: Please give us the letter of introduction and we'll leave you be.

Cleaner: A letter of introduction? Why the hell would I give you one?

So much for sweet talking and asking nicely...

Makoto: As I excepted...

Anyone else have a back up plan? For Jackie to act like it was painting something, it brings something up for Ann to say this part next...

Ann: Ummm...Actually, we're here to suggest a tattoo design for you.

Cleaner: A tattoo?

It was Yusuke's turn to get somewhere and get that letter.

Ann: Th-This guy is a great at drawing...H-He's an artist!

Yusuke: What is the meaning of this?! I have no intention of designing a simple tattoo!

Ann: I thought you'd be able to do it, Yusuke...

Like they had no other choice, it was now or never...

Cleaner: What are you squabblin' about?

They got to have Yusuke draw it for their lives were on the line!

Ryuji: Yusuke, draw something! Art's art, ain't it?!

Makoto: We're counting on you!

Yusuke: ….Very well. May at I least decide what I draw?

It's not that easy...Not for this guy.

Cleaner: Uh uh. I won't accept anything 'cept a godly phoenix fitting for my godly personalty.

Yusuke: A phoenix...I'd rather something else...

Cleaner: Makin' excuses now, mister "artist"? You're all talk. People like you are a dime a dozen.

Ouch, now he has done it.

Yusuke: I am not all talk! I can draw anything you want. Bring me a brush and a piece of paper.

A lot of work for Yusuke to do with a paper and paint brush to make the best phoenix design to put his heart into it all, looks really good.

Makoto: Thanks again, Fox, your art is amazing...

With some quick work, touch, and skills to this painting...Yusuke was fast enough to get it done at last.

Yusuke: ...It's finished.

It looked really good, for the others however to start worrying about the design.

Ryuji: Dude, this is totally not gonna work for a tattoo...

Ann: ...Is it a monster? It has some kinda crazy aura...

Haru: A truly...explosive piece...

For others to really like it to still find this drawing to not work at all.

Yusuke: This is my perception of a phoenix.

Morgana: There's no way this is gonna work...

But some how, Cleaner likes it a lot. Really?! I'm surprised it did work.

Cleaner: I ain't seen nothing like this before! I like it!

This surprises Jackie about it as well.

Yusuke: Thank you!

Makoto: It seems like...it went well...?

Yusuke: Well then, I requested a letter of introduction.

He'll allow it for Cleaner has some terms to say before making it official.

Cleaner: On one condition, kid. I want you to be my personal tattoo artist.

Add Yusuke to the yakuza?! No thank you!

Morgana: He wants to recruit you?!

Of course, Yusuke's not an idiot to never join with someone so evil.

Yusuke: I decline.

Cleaner: No letter for you then.

Yusuke: I must decide my own path as an artist. I will not receive aid from others any longer. Now if you understand, hand over the letter. Otherwise, we'll just have to take it by force. By the way, you're more feral pigeon than phoenix.

Nice one!

Cleaner: You cocky-ass bastard! I'm gonna destroy you! I'll rip you open and tear out your insides!

Ryuji: We're still gonna fight after all that?!


Guess so...for Cleaner goes in his Shadow form a giant fighting ogre for the Phantom Thieves and Jackie take this guy on.

Tayla: Persona # 134 – Ongyo-Ki


An oni that was controlled by Fujiwara no Chikata. Ongyo-ki suppressed its aura to prevent enemies from sensing him, allowing him to surprise enemies when he attacked. It has been allegedly said that this is the origin of ninjitsu.

As strong as Cleaner was in battle from strength, huge weapon to wield, and some earth power to control the grounds...Futaba quickly uses her defense up on others and Jackie to freeze up the other three yakuza men only; which allowed for Makoto to punch the Shadow a lot with her fighting skills, Yusuke using his sword against Cleaner, to Ryuji's bat swinging hits, Ann's whip, and Haru's own swinging axe.

Haru: It's over for you!

Morgana: Time for an All Out – ATTACK!

With the group combined attacks to be done, the Cleaner was no more to drop the letter to get the last one. They did it! This also leaves Aika and Hitomi with one more hacking skills to do from the underground engines for Kiwa, Daisuke, and Tohru all have everything done for the time being that they needed.

Kiwa: Another missions a successful one. Good job, Jester and Templar. Now there's one thing left to do...

At least they were done there. As for the Cleaner to be standing and laughs about the battle he had as he goes back to normal. And because of it, he lives them the letter to like their fighting skills.

Cleaner: Haha, you punks're tough! I like that! You've got some backbone. All right, I'll give you my letter. Normally I'd have to "clean" you guys up for messin' around on the ship, but...there's no point now.

What an odd and understanding cognitive he is.

Yusuke: You're letting us go?

Cleaner: This place ain't gonna last much longer if powerful soldiers like you guys got in here. Time for me to jet. The captain was great, n' all, but he's gonna have to go down with this ship alone. See ya later, kiddos.

And then he just leaves to walk on out of this Palace to give up and the letter to be given to the Phantom Thieves, he was one of the weirdest and last VIP to be beaten, huh?

Yusuke: That was an unexpected response for a cognition creation...

Haru: Politicians never get too close to their shady connections. They must have only been linked monetarily.

Seems like it to still get the five letters they needed.

Morgana: That must be it.

Ann: Well, we finally have all five. We need to use these to get into the main assembly hall, right?

Haru: Yes, and I believe that will be where we find the Treasure. We've been to most other places to gather the letters – there's almost no doubt about it.

Ryuji: We're gonna take his Treasure, no matter what!

They were ready to get Keiko and Akechi first by beating Fallen One, before they could use those key cards to get to Shido's Treasure to steal next.

Makoto: We've made it this far...As I'm sure you all know, the importance of this particular card is unlike any that's come before. Once we send it, our opponents will know that Keiko-Chan as Joker, who they presumed dead, is in fact still alive but captured for us to rescue her. After we save both her and Akechi-san, we will be putting our backs to the wall.

This was all or nothing then for Jackie was in it all the way until the very end to not mess this one up.

Yusuke: If we lose, our lives will truly be over...

Haru: We can't let that happen, can we?!

Morgana: We won't...It's time for some payback!

The Phantom Thieves will be proven wrong of their innocents, and not as murderers to begin with.

Yusuke: Yes. This is not just a Phantom Thieves matter for Ms. Keiko. It is also a personal matter.

Morgana: Then it's decided. We made it this far to save our leader, Akechi, stop Fallen One, get Shido's Treasure, defeat Junko, the other goons later, one more gem to get, and two more False Gods to defeat.

Makoto: The real question is, how and where do we send the calling card?

How can they do it for Shido to notice so soon...?

Ann: How about we make it super flashy? Our whole big plan was all f or this moment, you know!

A surprise calling card out of the open, huh? A smart idea to do there, to planing it will be the next big thing to do.

Yusuke: Actually, it must be theatrically done. A minor leak will only be crushed by Shido's influence.

Haru: Maybe it doesn't have to be in letter form this time.

This is where Futaba's comes in for her next move...

Futaba: Hehe...It's finally my turn to steal the spotlight.

Makoto: ….What's the matter?

A lot to go around to also expose Junko/Queen Lilith as well.

Futaba: Heeheehee...It's nothing.

Yusuke: Well, there's no use in thinking about it here. Let's head back for now. Time to do the saving of Ms. Keiko and Akechi as promised.

It was time for Jackie to lead all seven of the Phantom Thieves to where Fallen One was keeping Keiko at to be somewhere on this Palace. For this special Persona, Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru have made it up so far to go do what needs to be done for Fallen One gets ready to fight just as soon he have his lovely moments with the hypnosis to be cuddling in bed for him to hug and kissing Keiko to have her wear a swimsuit next for his amusement. Sick Shadow pervert! He was about to do it in his love making bed to have Keiko bare his child next, and then he will kill her friends as Shido order him to once he was done.

Fallen One: So, they've made it with all five letters to get to Shido's Treasure. Not bad...But not as bad they're going to be...This will be the day of our victory of the last Phantom Thieves stands...Keiko, you look very lovely...Allow for me to tell you who I really am that has something to do with Goro Akechi...I was an outcast to be a god once, only to be a different breed than my brother was for father to love than me to kicking me out of Midgar to be reborn again from someone's anger and sadness to take over. I wanted to have it all to discover love...All of it. Now freed to aid one Shadow who wants to be with her lover from down below, and I wanted to find the one who choose me out and with luck to be Akechi's anger of what Shido did to him and his mother to die leaving Akechi sad; all of this to grow in to create me to have this man dead to solving the case who almost stopped the majesty, but I didn't allow our secret to not get out yet. We all have goals, but all this to see you the first time when Akechi rescue you from two perverted men...I felt what real love was to get jealous at the real Akechi, I hate watching it all! But I knew if I aided Shido by becoming one with Akechi again of his Shadow and cognition to use, help out majesty to create illusions of the Black Mask to kill everyone, and soon to change this world. All this just to get you my side from the spell of love to place upon you, and Akechi can try to break free, but only I can after we make love first...Now then, Keiko, give yourself to me.

About to crawl near Keiko in bed to be shirtless for Fallen One finishes what he has started...something of an ice attack breaks down the door to force it to open for Keiko's friends has arrived!

Morgana: Madame Keiko! We're here to rescue you and Akechi from Fallen One's evil cliches!

A close call from the love making didn't happen. Will the Phantom Thieves beat Fallen One to rescuing the two as well? Who is Fallen One as the False/Fallen God if what he said about himself from an outcast to become part of Akechi's anger and sadness...? You guessed it – Fallen One is actually Akechi's Cognitive self to use the power of his Shadow self to have full control of and half evil brother of Thor's side of the family too. More on that next chapter/episode.