Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition

By Tayla Drago

Episode # 136 - Masayoshi Shido

It finally has been done to expose Shido for what he has done for others have trouble believing on what was what all over for the Phantom Thieves are back to take his Treasure, for Shido Shadow will be ready for anything against them; as Sae helps them out to also expose Junko Sakurai 'who's really Atsuko Sakurai to no longer be human but Queen Lilith true form' for her to escape back to the Metaverse with her unknown beast male lover. Thanks to Kiwa, Daisuke, and Tohru's help...Allowing for Aika and Hitomi to back Team Drago up in Shido's Palace for the final showdown and last gem to get; while the last false god and the last Shadows to be stopped later on. However, more Queen Lilith will be back...With the message been send to the two enemies the most – Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru make it back outside of the Diet Building to enter back at Shido's Palace 'with Akechi on standby to back them up again' for it is time to make a move. With a lot of people questioning about Shido's crimes to get some answers for the cops to block their path from getting inside of the place.

Keiko: (When we knew we would say those things to Shido, who know they'll be others to ask some questions and still cheer us on.)

Some good news so far while others were confused on what to believe in anymore.

Haru: A lot of people are gathered here...

Yusuke: Our calling card has had a tremendous effect.

A lot to make a great calling card to go up live by hacking.

Futaba: I'm real proud of that one!

Ryuji: All they're doin' is makin' noise though...

Ann: Seriously. They should just go home and sleep...

Makoto: Even after what happened, not many people want to see Shido have a change of heart...And after Sis and Kiwa's idea to exposed Junko to really be Atsuko Sakurai who's still alive as a monster. To sell her soul for some living being to sound like trouble and a friend to suffer the same fate...What we're about to do is just, right...?

There was nothing to worry about, they all did the right thing.

Keiko: Yes we are, Makoto. We'll be fine. Good thing Aika and Hitomi will join with us thanks to Kiwa, Daisuke, and Tohru to do the rest of exposing Lilith of the liar she really was.

Morgana: That's right. Have we ever acted outside of the scope of justice?

All this to not give up on it now.

Makoto: You have a point.

Just then, Morgana spotted someone coming by.

Morgana: Hey, look overt there.

It was none other than Ohya herself to get her real journalist type of story about Shido to be nothing but trouble all along as she leaves from the group of people.

Keiko: Ohya? (Someone sure looks happy.)

Ohya: To thin she'd actually go after Masayoshi Shido...Youth is incredible. This has me excited as well. That girl really keeps the news rolling in.

Good thing she was a bit busy to not notice them right now 'to still keep it a secret for Ohya to get her stories'.

Morgana: She doesn't notice we're here...right? That keen journalist nose is a force to be reckoned with.

Keiko: Ah...Guys, she's not the only one...Yuuki's here too.

Yep, they also see Yuuki running to the scene next.

Morgana: Whoa! Why Mishima's here?! Man, that kid's impressive...

But he means well to spread the word of the Team Drago of the Phantom Thief of Hearts can still fight back.

Yuuki: The Phantom Thieves are just. I guarantee it.

Ryuji: Heh...Now that's what I like to hear.

Good to have good friends like he was.

Morgana: There may not be many of them, but we have to cherish our fans. Let's go change Shido's heart!

It was time to go to the Metaverse of Shido's Cruise Ship Palace for the Phantom Thieves were ready to change Shido's heart for good! And hey Ohya and Yuuki aren't the only ones who were cheering as well as Sojiro, Kiwa, Daisuke, Tohru, Akechi, and Sae; they were a few more others to wish Keiko and the other members on her team the best of luck from behind the scene.

Iwai: A justice only we know, huh...?

Yoshi: If only I were twenty years younger...

Hifumi: Your victory is certain.

From Hifumi, Iwai and Yoshi, to the Shujin Academy from outside of the building to have some students and Kawa to watch it all...

Excited School Girl: Isn't this crazy?! The Phantom Thieves are totally insane!

School Girl's Friend: Aww, I wish I'd gone straight home! I could've seen it in person in Shibuya that way!

The teacher sees some of the students still love the Phantom Thieves...

Kawa: To think she would turn out to be such a very odd person...

Even in Shinjuku area for Chihaya to be seeing this while working, to feel out how Keiko was holding up.

Chihaya: It's almost like we're praying to the Phantom Thieves here.

And down town for Tae to let Akechi get some rest to be walking around the area to also hear the news.

Fussy Man: Wasn't there a rumor going around that the Phantom Thieves were murdering people? I knew they were no good the moment that stuff came up. I bet they're just a bunch of scumbags.

Airhead Girlfriend: Ohhh, I see. That's scary!

Like they should talk to not knowing anything.

Tae: They just don't get it.

Even at the video game store for Shinya to read about the Phantom Thieves' comeback.

Shinya: The bigger the target, the more exciting things get, right?

Same with Kasumi Yoshizawa hopes for the others will make it through, as she had her own dreams to follow and waits for Kiwa to get back with some good news.

Kasumi: You can do it, Phantom Thieves. Same with you too, Keiko, you and the others be careful in the other world.

Let's not forget about Igor, Caroline, and Justine were also watching.

Igor: Good luck out there, Ms. Trickster...You're going to be needing it.

As for the twins bet on the final showdown to be, for one to say differently for the other to agree with.

Justine: I bet anything for the Inmate will pull this off who ruined her life after tonight within an hour or so.

Caroline: Oh, yes. You're on, Justine! Let's see if it does happens.

Even the other girl getting better was Junko Sakurai, to wake up from her long sleep. What will happen next? And with that...From the real world, and into the Metaverse of Shido's Palace again for the Phantom Thieves to transform themselves.

Keiko: Now then team, it's time to move out. (This is it. It's time to stop Shido right here and now, so no backing down from this one.) Suit up! Code name – Joker!

Morgana: Suit up! Code name – Mona!

Ryuji: Suit up! Code name – Skull!

Ann: Suit up! Code name – Panther!

Yusuke: Suit up! Code name – Fox!

Makoto: Suit up! Code name – Queen!

Futaba: Suit up! Code name – Oracle!

Haru: Suit up! Code name – Noir!

And they were ready and Akechi to hear and see everything else at the clinic to back the team up.

Akechi: It's fun to be doing this again. Keiko, do what you have to. All you stop Shido, he's not my father anymore.

That's more like it. Also for Akechi to hold on to the gem of Jackie's until the Persona also recovers was nice of him to do...Aika and Hitomi follows them from up top of the Palace.

Keiko: Templar and Jester.

Hitomi: We got this.

Aika: Don't you guys die on us, got it?

And off they go. For the fireworks to go off all over the ship area above them, it was show time! Heading inside of the Palace to save, get their powers, weapons, guns, and everything else all set to make a move to head towards the elevator to go up again; with Keiko singing on their way up to the Treasure room to stop Shido and get the last Brightful Gem. This is it! Another song from Lyn Inaizumi – Life Will Change.

Keiko 'singing': It's not a game

I'm not a robot AI challenging you

I'm not a phantom

I'm in your face and

I'm here to see it through

Right before your eyes

Watch us multiply

Come to claim our rights - it's time

As our power grows

Trying' to stop us shows

(You) Might as well go trying stop time

So you know that we're out there

Swatting lies in the making

Can't move fast without breaking

Can't hold on or life won't change

And our voices ring out, yeah

Took the mask off to feel free

Fought it out in the debris

Now we know that life will change

Ain't it a shame

I'm not a figment of your ailing old mind

I'm just as real as

I'm just as dangerous

As you, so know you'll find

A taste of your own meds

Fire in every breath

Fire inside your head, your heart

And as your crippled brain

Tries to fight in vain

Your empire will fall apart

And you'll know we were out there

Swatted lies in the making

Your empire for the taking

Can't hold on or life won't change

And our voices ring out, here

Took the mask off to feel free

Fought it out in the debris

Now we know that life will change

Keiko/Joker, Morgana/Mona, Ryuji/Skull, Ann/Panther, Yusuke/Fox, Makoto/Queen, Futaba/Oracle, Haru/Noir, and Akechi to be on standby 'to still be Crow' were all ready to do what needs to be done...

Tayla: All eight of the Phantom Thieves 'with Akechi backing them up' vs. Masayoshi Shido/Samael 'to see that in a bit'. Here we go!

Arriving into the big hallway meeting to still look empty for the Treasure waits for them to take 'to also have a steering wheel of the ship as a fan above them'...And standing on the front to have his back turn for them finally see in person was Shido's Shadow to be ready to face him to change his heart and get the last seven of the Brightful Gems to be the color pink.

Akechi: There he is... (Don't be scared...! Keiko and the others are going to do this for everyone and me.)

Ryuji: Shido!

Seems like he looks normal to show his true colors in a bit...which of course we already know about that part...

Shido Shadow: Where did you lowlifes obtain that power...? ...Not that it matters. If you have a complaint, I'm willing to listen.

He has some nerve saying those things like this like Shido's a know it all of a complete dick head!

Keiko: Shido! We have come here to take your Treasure, change your heart, and take the last gem away from you!

Yusuke: And what you had Loki do to Akechi! Why?! He...He's your own son!

Like Shido Shadow cared about Akechi at all to be nothing of a real son of his.

Shido Shadow: So Lilith murdered Loki before I could for you to rescue Akechi, huh? No matter...Hmph, I had a feeling it was something like that, but like it matters to me at all. He reminds me too much of that woman. I also have an idea as to why that Shadow wanted to take over Akechi's body for a good reason besides getting some girl to love him back. He was hoping to open to his rage to grow and to try to kill me, was he not? But no, he couldn't...Because he's too scared to have others who are closes to him get hurt. What a coward. He's sharp as well as Loki was the most, but in the end that Shadow's nothing more than a heartbroken fool to his own father to be kicked out of his home; as Akechi suffered so much because what I did should've died with the woman who I left behind. I intended to dispose of them both as soon as I became prime minister and Lilith too, once I track her down next. Still, I might have someone go and have Akechi to be in some accident to end up dead. As for the other two Shadow spies, they should be in hiding if they know what's go for them.

Such a terrible thing to say! Even if he's no good father, he should never say to his only son who was hurt for so many years.

Ryuji: What?!

This gets to Keiko even more. She snaps to have Akechi try not to cry about it to see that he's not alone anymore to have friends and the woman he truly loves.

Keiko: (Grr...! Damn him...!) Shut up! Akechi-Cun would've had a good life with family to love him, and then you screwed everything up to try hurting him! I won't let you take him away from me again! And even if we hated Loki on what he try to do to me and try becoming like him in rage mode...He didn't have to die!

Shido Shadow: Oh, I'm sorry...Did I struck a nerve to you, leader...? You are the girl alive and kicking. You love him, don't you? Who needs love when you can have fun and have the power to control everything? That's my true goal!

Keiko: You think power comes from your demands and wanting to control all things, does it? Well, think again! Love and friendship had help us get to understand each other to break free from the bad things which pulled us down, to fight back and helped those who are weak against people like you! Because of them and my Akechi, I would've been a slave to Loki to never finish this task to get to you or the other bad guys from the very beginning.

Shido Shadow: Oh, and like you would know more...? I could never keep someone like the two stronger Shadows or that stupid boy with such intimate knowledge of my past alive. I have no son. And he calls himself an "ace" detective. And for the other two helping me out...The two Shadows who wanted the girl and the others to impress her lover to stand by my side without knowing about my real plans. From Lilith hiding from me, and Loki destroying himself saved me quite a bit of effort though.

Not only he could've killed Akechi, but the same with Loki to be happy he's dead after he did all the things for Shido and will do the same thing with Queen Lilith next.

Ann: How could you...?!

And that's not all he did, Shido ruined the others of their lives and family ones they cared about.

Futaba: You stole my mom's research...and took her life!

Haru: Everything you've done has been for your own selfish gains! You even killed my father...! As well as hurting Ms. Hitachi the most...! I will never forgive you!

Again, like Shido will listen to any of them...For Akechi to now see how mess up his own father was, he stops crying to see the kindness from others to get mad now with real reasons to fight back this time.

Akechi: His crimes must be stopped...!

Shido Shadow: Sacrifices are inevitable in the path of reform. I only require that the foolish entrust themselves to their superiors. I shall guide them. As for Lilith, when I find her to end the bitch's life, the six gems you have and this one will be go for my fortune to make some million bucks to be more powerful and famous than I'll become real soon. Those who talk behind my back is as good as dead.

None of us don't like Queen Lilith, but to dump those who aided others to end up dead for Shido to do something so selfish is very wrong to do!

Ryuji: The hell makes you think you're so much better than everyone else?!

Ann: You never would have been able to make it this far without Queen Lilith and Loki's help! As much as they're bad, but Loki found out what love was to risk his life for all of us to escape your Cognitive Akechi you've made and think of him to be nothing! And Akechi's upset because you ruined his life to try to bring you to justice, only for him to get hurt!

No kidding!

Shido Shadow: They only appeared because of the expectations God held by me. Moreover, it was thanks to me that Loki was able to properly use his power on Akechi to control to begin with. The "changing of hearts" that you've been doing...was nothing more than proving the public.

No, they were helping others out!

Yusuke: How selfish! You were unable to win by honest means, so you used foul tricks to ascend the political ladder.

Makoto: A cruel person like you has no right to stand leading the citizens of this country. You're nothing but a criminal who rose above others by climbing a staircase of sins.

Shido Shadow: The life of the nation as opposed to those of a few sacrifices...There can be no comparison. The ignorant masses only care about their own personal happiness. I am merely granting that for them. That is the social reform that only I, as the one chosen by God, can enact!

All of this for Shido/Shadow self to do it from God to grant him this type of a very mess up thing! Like he's all talk and no show to be the meanest person ever!

Haru: I can't believe you look down on everyone else so harshly...

Ann: I'd never accept a leader who makes a teenager girl to become a monster and Akechi's inner angrily Shadow to murder people! You say it's for this country, but I bet it's all for yourself. Nobody would wish for something like that!

Not all for lying to them to know who he really is. As Shido Shadow walks up the the main chair to be all show to tell his enemies like it is.

Shido Shadow: Nobody? Then why was I chosen? Why are they surrendering to seat of prime minister to me? Everyone denies the value of hard work these days. Instead, they seek to effortlessly gain wealth. That is why I must reestablish this mighty country. One that does not waver...One that others bow to.

Ryuji: Mighty, my ass! That's just as crooked country made by a crook!

Yusuke: We cannot let you do this. You are a disgrace to Japan. Hence, we will take your deranged heart.

There's no holding back against the likes of Shido...For the Phantom Thieves were ready to take his guy out and his Treasure with the gem too.

Shido Shadow: Hmph. Those who disobey me must be eliminated. However...considering the loss of Loki to fall for one of you female members, it would be a waste to kill those who are actually capable. I will allow you to choose between life or death one last time. You, woman in black. Devote your power to my social reform. I will give you and your friends anything you want, be it wealth or status.

Like hell any of them or Keiko will give everything up to join with Shido Shadow.

Keiko: Me...Work for you and my friends...? I decline! All of us do! After ruining my life and Akechi-Cun's...I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU, BALDED BASTARD!

For her to say a lot to have Akechi to be smiling for his girlfriend to never give up like this.

Morgana: Yeah! You tell him, Joker! There's no way we'd follow you!

A wise choice to make there for the others like Keiko and Morgana also agree.

Ann: No matter how many times you ask, our answer's not gonna change!

Soon Akechi speaks up to say something to Shido next.

Akechi: Father...Can you hear me? It's Goro Akechi.

Shido Shadow: You...!

Akechi: You're not the father I thought you would be...You had poisoned my Mother to make it look like she was killed from an fatal illness, am I right...? I knew it had to be you all those years to solve the case for her, murderer. Also, Joker was right for calling you a "balded bastard", but I thought of a better name to call you. I think of you more of a – GIANT DICK HEAD!

Nice one! From being called bald and his head to also be a complete dick, it was so Shido right there to have Akechi fighting back for the others to laugh about it too as Keiko smiles for her boyfriend was standing up against his mess up father.

Keiko: I like that one better! (Akechi-Cun, welcome back. Way to talk back in Shido's face.)

However, Shido Shadow wasn't going to take in the names so well.

Shido Shadow: "Bald"...?! "Dick head"?! Me!? How dare you mock me! All of you!

Calming down, he begins to power up next.

Morgana: So what? Deal with it.

Shido Shadow: It seems the ignorant masses are doomed to remain as much as I thought you were all smarter than that. This is unfortunate...I have no choice but to eliminate you all. A small leak will sink a great ship. Great nations have fallen to such lenience. I will not make such incautious mistakes.

Out of nowhere, the room was filled with other politician cognitions of Shido's to clap for him, get up from their seats, and cheer for Shido Shadow like this.

Futaba: There are tons of them!

Makoto: Since when...?!

As Shido Shadow loves this type of attention to laugh and then something was moving all over the room to shake suddenly. Moving the floors to make stairs to close them all in, they got to reach to the top.

Akechi: He's up there! Hurry!

Get climbing, everyone! As Yusuke goes up first, for Morgana, Ryuji, and Keiko join in 'while Akechi watches'; along with the other girls Futaba, Haru, Ann, and Makoto all join up with them before the thing closes up. Some battle field this is...

Shido Shadow: Let me make myself clear. Do not think of me as you were close to my foolish son to help you out, Loki's foolishness, and Lilith betrayal for the Shadows to act so reckless.

Setting on his golden statue like humans to aid Shido to see the all like it to be ready to fight.

Ryuji: You little...!

Shido Shadow's close then turns into a dictator of a wear king-like army uniform with a cape and spikes on his helmet.

Shido Shadow: Die...without further delay.

He was on top of a golden lion with tons of other statue type of humans covering this thing.

Ryuji: Our cute leader's gone through shit 'cause of you. It's on.

Keiko: What you did to everyone, me, and Akechi...You're going down!

This golden lion was nasty under Shido Shadow's control to roar and was ready to kill from one of cognitive politicians in seconds, for the Phantom Thieves were next.

Akechi: Get ready, there's a lot of power for Shido won't hold anything back...That thing's a mix Shadow. Use your weapons and Personas on this one.

You heard the man, team, get to it!

Shido Shadow: There is no need for thieves in my mighty country...Only myself and the ones who reserve me are needed.

Futaba: Risking our lives to stop rotten adults...That's why we're phantom thieves! Prometheus, it's time to back the team up!

With her offense and defense going up for all seven of the teammates to give it their all. Like outrunning a wild lion on the run, huh? Like in the Rome battles they had from long ago...Being both strong and fast, how can they stop Shido Shadow and a golden lion who's twice as strong? Trying to trample them to moving away and holding on to dear life, and trying to crush Morgana for Keiko to save him quickly.

Morgana: Bad kitty!

Keiko: Tell me about it...!

From tail whipping to move away from and tries clawing at Futaba to moving away to keep this statue busy...for the gun shooting happens to make the beast back away and Shido Shadow to almost get shot for the gold shields him.

Shido Shadow: Guns? You'll have to do better than that to take me down. Come! I dare you to push me off this thing...if you can! Snack time, my pet!

Do something, you guys for Akechi to back you all up like Futaba was doing as well.

Akechi: Try to find a weak point to the gold itself to destroy the whole thing to push Shido down! He's in control of it. Take him off of that golden thing, and it'll be just plain gold itself!

That should work. It was time for a tactical move time...From Ann whipping the lion to get it and Shido Shadow's attention...

Ann: I say whip it, so whip it good! Hecate!

More fire power to be happening to keep the golden lion at bay to try clawing, tail whipping back, or biting back for Ann move backwards away from it. Then more for Makoto to come in skate-like flying to the scene to hive five Ann's to take over next.

Makoto: Catch me if you can. Let's ride, Anat! Full throttle!

Now it's a race type of chase to be fast and deadly to be unable to keep up against her from a giant gold.

Shido Shadow: You can run, but you can't outmatch me.

Almost close to touching Makoto...Morgana comes in to slingshot a lot to push and glove spring punching the beast back to sword dance a powerful gust of win to release.

Morgana: Zorro, now! Here comes my other self!

From going from suck to blow on this thing to lose some balance, a both Haru and Keiko make their move double team up next from jumping in from above Shido Shadow to go on top of the golden lion's head.

Haru: Bloom with beauty, Astarte! Joker!

She then comes it with Arsene to set them on fire to the tail to lose it and had trouble putting it out.

Keiko: Right! Arsene, time to burn this thing up!

Arsene: Yes, Keiko, my sweet.

From a sword hit, plant growth to trap the statue for a few seconds and some fire to put out in seconds for a attack up to get...this guy just won't give up. As the other Cognitive zombies who were upset with Shido Shadow, Aika and Hitomi take care of them in seconds; from weapons, gun shooting, and their Personas to do the rest.

Aika: Laser Explosion!

Hitomi: Brighten Splash!

They all get blasted, cut, and crushed on the rest.

Aika and Hitomi: The rest if up to you, Phantom Thieves. We'll deal with Shido's zombie goons.

From top to bottom, all was good so far. And lucky for Shido Shadow to jump off the lion statue to be long gone and to keep their distances from their enemy.

Shido Shadow: You lowlifes! I hope you understand what it means to turn your back on me!

Futaba: I don't wanna understand!

Shido Shadow: ...Then you shall perish! You shall regret these foolish actions against me...in the afterlife! I don't care if you all have more members on your side, I got more tricks up my sleeves.

This statue golden lion went from running on ground, to then grow wings like a bird's to start flying above them.

Futaba: It changed?!

Akechi: Any gold Shido can control, he can create whatever he wants from it. All of you, be careful!

Shido Shadow: I will destroy you!

Any more ideas in mind...From it to be powerful to create gusts of wind to try blowing the Phantom Thieves away to use their weapons to hold on tightly without letting go, for Futaba to use something magnet type to save herself with. For Morgana goes into his car mode to drive right through this deadly win for the statue tries to crush him with its claws.

Morgana: Come and get me! If you can...

Falling for it to outrun the flying statue...Yusuke comes it to use some samurai sword on the golden lion to be quick and fast, to get Morgana out of there as well.

Yusuke: Kamu Susano-o...Show no mercy!

Morgana: Nice save, Fox!

More ice shards type of attacks were popping out all over the grounds to roll out of there or get frozen to death!

Shido Shadow: What was that...? Trying to rust up my weapon? Like that worked out well.

Keiko: Nope. Just a lot of ice to keep you on hold for me to do something like this from Mochizuki's skill of a ninja.

Futaba makes a hooked rope of a ninja to line hook to lion to be very strong, for Ryuji steps in to electrocute them both.

Ryuji: My turn! Seiten Taisei, give them a shockin' feelin'! Booya!

Shocking the lion to lose one wing to have Shido Shadow keep it up in the air some more to be nothing.

Shido Shadow: That's not going to work...! To think you'd manage this much...Why won't you stop resisting...?! The nation I strive for...is the ultimate realization of the public's happiness!

Now morphing again for the golden flying lion becomes a huge golden pyramid type of shield 'and it was floating in mid air' Shido Shadow with all over to be hard to break down and to reach up to, so not fair.

Futaba: It changed again?!

Akechi: His defense went up twice as much than before!

Which was a very bad thing...

Shido Shadow: The weak must be sacrificed for the sake of grand ideals! That is the natural order of this world!

Trying to shoot and using their weapons to cut, pierce, slice, and slash through for it start fire lots of heavy cannons to avoid getting hit to try not to fall or go flying to their dooms. Keiko was able to get a ride from Makoto to give her a boost to throw some goop and a paper bomb attached to a kunai knife directly into the cannons.

Keiko: I wouldn't fire if I were you... (This one is all for you, Mochizuki, and thank you for everything you did until the very end.)

Shido Shadow: Why? Afraid to get shot? Huh...? The cannons! What have you done to them?!

Seeing the problem for a few cannons were blocked by something strong and sticky to trap all of the cannon balls to hold a lot of fire back for Keiko to get back, as Arsene lights up the fireworks.

Keiko: I warned you...Arsene, timber.

Lighting it up to blow up as the biggest fireworks to go shooting out of the Palace in the skies, for the golden parts get melted, destroyed, and crushed to make Shido Shadow fall down to the ground. Leaving Futaba and her Persona to laser shoot the golden lion to slowly crack and crumble to be nothing but golden parts left all over the entire room. With Shido Shadow looking fine, he wasn't done yet for the final round was about to begin.

Akechi: You're next, Shido!

Shido Shadow: Useless, ignorant masses! It seems even the thieves should not be taken lightly if they come in great enough numbers...

Even he was blaming his powers over nothing at a time like this, how sad...

Ryuji: Once you're losin', you're puttin' all the blame on the masses, huh?!

Shido Shadow: So, you're the one unifying them.

This guy just won't quit at all!

Ann: A touching reunion, isn't it?

Yusuke: The next time you crush a foe, I suggest you do it in a more certain manner.

Futaba: Not that there'll be a next time for you!

He didn't care what the thieves were telling Shido Shadow about something very important.

Shido Shadow: Hm?

Keiko: Oh, have you forgotten? Remember me, Shido? Long ago before this past Spring this year? Suing me on something I did do to groping me and a woman I tried to save?

Something was coming back to him just by looking at Keiko to be reminded...

Shido Shadow: You...You're more than just a member of the Phantom Thieves, aren't you woman?

She removes the mask this one time to Shido Shadow to remember Keiko Amamiya very well.

Keiko: Long time, no see.

Akechi: Keiko Amamiya...My lover...And the woman who her parents never loved again because of one set up!

Ryuji: And this ain't the first time you failed to finish this girl off.

Makoto: You took Keiko-Chan to court and yet you don't remember...? You truly don't care about the fate of others?

Looking at Keiko again from the glare she gave to him when he touched her to be shoved a little only and not pushing him down for him to do on his own...Shido Shadow started to remember her quite well...

Shido Shadow: Wait...Could you be...the one from back then...?!

From seeing the flashback to framing Keiko, having her arrested, and made the woman not to say a thing to end up getting killed in the end...

Keiko: I maybe wanting to live on my own, but I will never forgive you for having my Mom and Dad hate me now...I hate you more than I had to tolerate with them.

Shido Shadow: No! That damn bitch who showed up and stood against me when I was with that woman!

Keiko: And you tried to rape me too!

Placing her mask back on to not hold anything back now.

Akechi: You bastard...! Murdering mother to protect me from you to say I'm a cursed child...and trying to rape my Keiko. To putting her in jail too?! YOU SICK BASTARD!

This only leaves this man to be laughing about it instead.

Shido Shadow: *chuckle* I see...So it truly is you. Haha...What an interesting turn of fate...But your efforts will be worthless in the end.

Ryuji: What?!

Shido Shadow: Small sacrifices are inescapable for those wishing to be powerful, competent leaders. How would you ever reach your destination if you stopped to count every ant you crushed on the road?

The power to killing people isn't the answer to do at all!

Haru: Are you saying that the people you killed deserved to die?!

Ann: He's totally insane...

Akechi: I thought by stopping Shido would make me feel better, but I've learned a lot before Loki could try to force me to really murder someone...But I wanted to see him in jail to serve for many years in prison when we were done with you...! Death's too good for you to learn the truth on the crimes you've done!

Nor having Shido to be Akechi's father all or to begin with.

Shido Shadow: I wouldn't except the ignorant masses of this country to understand. Thus, I will offer proof...with this! The seventh Pink Brightful Gem, give me your power! I command you!

Using the pink gem to power up and removing his upper clothes to wear something all over his chest for Shido Shadow has the skills to fight.

Keiko: No...He's taking hold of the seventh Brightful Gem!

Samuel: With this, I will win. By forcefully crushing the Phantom Thieves!


Here comes the final battle against Shido Shadow to turn from False God of power.

Tayla: Persona # 144 – Samael

Samael is an archangel in Talmudic lore. He has been known as the seducer, destroyer, accuser and has been regarded as both good and evil in various texts. In rabbinic lore, he was revealed as the chief of Satan's armies and as the angel of death. His name means "poison of God," suggesting he is either the vengeful hand of God or the enemy of God, and it has even been suggested that Samael is the angelic name of Satan himself.

In some early Jewish lore, Samael is the angel of death and chief ruler of the Fifth Heaven with two million angels at his command, residing himself within the Seventh Heaven. In one of these texts, the "Deuteronomy Rabbah" Samael is sent by YHVH to retrieve the soul of Moses. He fails to do so as Moses blinds him by beating him with a staff engraved with God's true name, thus forcing God to intervene and remove Moses' soul personally.

He was also said to be the guardian angel of Esau (older brother of Jacob, who was renamed Israel, father of the Jews). In the Sayings of Rabbi Eliezer, Samael is charged with being the one who seduced and impregnated Eve with Cain. Other scholars suggest it was Azazel who seduced Eve and it was Samael who tempted Eve in the guise of the Serpent.

In Kabbalah, Samael is named as the fifth archangel in the world of Briah who took Lilith as his bride when she left Adam. He was also said to have mated with several of the angels of prostitution.


In some forms of Gnosticism, Samael is an alternate name for the Demiurge.

Akechi: His power's been upgraded ten times more...Give it all you have with your powers and fighting skills now, attack him by removing the gem in order to change his heart next! Do it!

Sounds like a plan there...

Samuel: I...shall win this game!

Like Akechi, Keiko, and the others 'even Futaba' to feel out how strong Shido Shadow/Samuel is now with the gem to make it all happen.

Futaba: What is this power?! Careful! Those muscles aren't just for show!

Keiko: Then let's hit him where it really hurts! Team, follow my lead and give it your all while I use one Persona to help me stay strong to push back at Shido. Come on!

Time to give Samuel some hell! Get him, Phantom Thieves! For him to get stronger power ups to have his skin turn red and get his muscles bigger to not hold anything back, and neither will they. From Ann and Ryuji of their love and skills to use their attacks right at Samuel's face.

Ryuji: Panther! Lighting Flash Attack!

Ann: I'm ready, Skull! Flame Shooter!

A lighting type of arrows to be fire was pretty cool for Samuel to hold them all back with his bare hands to not feel the burn at all to make heat from his own sweats...gross! Throwing some punches to be really fast, it was Makoto and Yusuke's love to make a power move together next.

Yusuke: Please help me, Queen! Frozen Waves!

Makoto: Fox, join me! Viper Sting!

A water mix ice with some venom spray to trap Samuel with...and then breaks out of there in seconds to make the ground shake next to push everyone one back, but Futaba to save them all to make her move to hold this guy down for a few seconds.

Futaba: Mona! Noir! Back me up here...Web Cage!

Now they join in from cybernetic type of move, to wind and plant power to fire at Samuel combined into one.

Morgana: Roger that, Oracle! Here goes...Furious Fangs!

Haru: We're coming to help you, Oracle! Petals of Doom!

From getting cuts from petal plants and air to get hurt a bit to get rid of his wounds for Samuel wants some more...Trying to give the Phantom Thieves a throw down to be a strong feeling from almost getting crushed to not hold up much longer, but Keiko pushes back with her daggers...

Keiko: Daggers of Darkness!

He gets stabbed, to not feel a thing at all...

Samuel: You think this was going to slow me down? Come on, woman! Give it your all with your powers and fight me! Without using any your weapons.

Keiko: Fine by...me!

A hand to hand combat for Keiko's Persona to give her fighting skills and super strength to fight was something to not hold back against Samuel to be amazing to watch and so much heavy blows to throw at one another. No really, the one and one combat of the main character and Shido Shadow did battle to the very end of the game happened like this! Seriously true.

Samuel: Not bad...But there is no reason for me to lose to thieves! I won't go easy on you!

For Keiko to almost had Samuel to have the gem give this guy more power to lift Keiko body to for a smack down, and another to get kicked to move away from her speed to getting elbowed to the back to be pushed back.

Keiko: Ah! Dirty trick...!

Samuel: I will crush your face first! And then I'll crush your friends!

Using her earpiece to throw into Samuel's for Akechi to see this a chance to save his girlfriend with a distraction of his own...by screaming in his ear really loud.

Akechi: (Nice thinking, Keiko, I got this.) SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDO!

As loud as Akechi could scream, it worked to really be having Samuel's head hurting, screaming in pain, his nose to be bleeding out, and hearing a loud beeping sound to not go away after that was pulled out on him to save Keiko's life.

Samuel: Ah! My ears! They hurt...! I can't hear anything! Damn you, Akechi!

Avoiding more of Samuel's powers to jump from, Keiko punches and kicks Samuel many times without stopping to bring on the hurt easily for the others to follow their leader for one powerful group take down.

Keiko: (One thing bad about having super power, it's still bad to have something distract you in every day life.)

Samuel: Nnnnngh...! How are these lowlife brats beating me...?

Akechi: It's just what it is, Shido, it's over for you.

Futaba: Now's our chance! Let's take his Treasure!

Well, he powers up some more to not be done yet.

Samuel: Aaaaaaaahahahaha! Don't think you've won. The power held by the most elite is what rules over our society...It's vexing that I have to use this on some foolish brats...But I will educate you through and through!

Futaba: He's still gonna come at us?!

Like they'll give up at all!

Keiko: Let's take Shido's heart!

Futaba: You hear that, Shido?!

Powering up some more, Samuel removes the machines off of his body to turn red a lot more with all muscles to use to crush his enemies.

Akechi: Again?!

Futaba: No way! He's even stronger now?!

Samuel: Hmph...Die.

How can they win this time?!

Keiko: Not happening, Shido!

Time to do a team on team type of attack to do for Keiko avoids Samuel's strongest form, to hold back as they play tug-a-war at one another. As the lovers Ryuji and Ann give it their all at Samuel before getting thrown aside, Makoto ans Yusuke to do the same thing, Morgana and Haru as well for their friendship, and Futaba making a shield powerful enough to hold off Samuel's strongest punches to still break; leaving Keiko to use her daggers to slow him down to hit his face to save his own eyes for Arsene to fight back with tons of fire to be trapped for a few seconds 'until it gets blown away by his punches to the ground'. As he and Keiko throw some punches and kicks again, she'll do what she has to for her friends to not get crushed by Samuel's punches again.

Samuel: Hmph...! You will regret your actions...You've angered me for the last time.

Throwing off another powerful wave punch to fire a strong attack, both Keiko and Arsene let's out a fire type of dagger throwing.

Keiko: Arsene! Help me! Double Daggers of Darkness!

So strong to save himself to stop firing everything 'to be a very close call', Samuel messed up. Still, he wasn't done with the Phantom Thieves or Keiko yet.

Samuel: It seems you still don't understand what happens when you defy me...I will destroy you with my own two hands.

It's up to Keiko to try to overpower Samuel on her own before the other can back their leader up.

Keiko: Bring it on!

And half the floor destroyed by Samuel's doing, it was him and Keiko/Joker to fight off and then the others to get back up on their feet.

Here's another song from Lyn Inaizumi - River in the Desert.

Keiko 'singing': It's now or it's never, and I've got to

Make my decision

This time it could be my moment

Is this a mirage or a chance to fulfill my mission?

A river in a dry land

The last ace in a lost hand

A heartbeat for a tin man

Oasis in a singed land

I'm keeping the balance, but I'm standing

On razor's edge now

Move quick or my life is over

One strike, just a feint, then ...

I'm outa his field of vision

Don't ask why I'm ready but I'm ready to

Strike him down now

A chance at a new start

There's no time for indecision

A river in a dry land

The last ace in a lost hand

When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet

Now we need it:

A heartbeat for a tin man

An oasis in a singed land

Remind us what we're here for:

Creating new life

Creating rivers in the desert

My heart is a furnace,

(It's) Hot as hell in my world of conflict

One goal is what keeps me going

Take back what I lost to ...

The bosses of greed and fear, yeah

Don't ask why I'm ready but I'm ready to take

Them down now

The time for a new start

Is constantly drawing nearer

A river in a dry land

The last ace in a lost hand

When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet

Now we need it:

A heartbeat for a tin man

An oasis in a singed land

Remind us what we're here for:

Creating new life

Creating rivers in the desert

When a cool drop of water's all I need

Gotta clear my head of anger and greed

A place to refresh heart and mind,

Can I find

Some time in

Rivers in a dry land

The last ace in a lost hand

When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet

Now we need it:

A heartbeat for a tin man

An oasis in a singed land

Remind us what we're here for:

Creating new life

Creating rivers in the desert

Charging in again...Keiko gets Samuel somewhere to really hurt to the bone of his before unleashing his attack once more.

Keiko: This dagger won't kill you...but it will leave you in pain!

Stabbing Samuel in the stomach to stabbing him a little to his chest really gets to him feeling weak for Keiko to beat him up once more, to use a group attack in one move at a time.

Samuel: Dirty trick!

Grabbing hold of Keiko almost, she jumps on his back to pushing him down hard.

Keiko: You did it first, cheater. And you want to become the prime minister of Japan? I don't think so.

Getting angry, Samuel charges at Keiko to lay down many punches and kicks at Keiko to move really fast from his heavy hits – leaving Keiko to punch and kick back really hard to be hitting Samuel everything all over. Ouch! From there, the rest of the team can aid Keiko on the rest of the finishing moves. And one more for Aika and Hitomi double tag move of a fighting beat down.

Aika and Hitomi: You are out of here, loser!

Nice hit, now the others can make their final move.

Akechi: Now finish him off!

This was their chance to do it!

Keiko: Mona!

From dagger hitting to throw so many of them...

Morgana: Skull!

...To slingshot firing...

Ryuji: Panther!

...Bat swinging...

Ann: Fox!

...Whip hitting...

Yusuke: Queen!

...Sword cutting...

Makoto: Noir!

...Punching and kicking moves of bare knuckles...

Haru: Oracle!

...As well as ax throwing...

Futaba: Joker!

...To also laser shooting with one more hit to use to go a group all out attack for all seven of them to do to start feeling weak on Samuel, and one final punch to the gut from Keiko sends Samuel flying right into his punch bomb type of attack to give him a exploding type of defeat to hurt himself from his own attack this time.

Samuel: CUUUUUUUUUUURSES! I can't lose like this!

Down he goes! With Shido Shadow back to normal for Keiko to walk up to the man, with her gun out...! No! Don't tell me she's going to-!

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

Morgana: What are you doing?!

Was she really going to shoot at Shido's Shadow to kill him for good? From him to be tough and scary, he then started to beg for mercy.

Shido Shadow: Wait! What are you doing?! Don't kill me! I'm sorry! Forgive me! I don't want to die!

Someone say something for Keiko's about to pull the trigger...

Akechi: Princess, don't! Listen to me! Don't become like my Shadow version of Loki was who almost wanted Shido to die, I don't want to end like this! You know better than this and it's not too late! He'll pay for all of his crimes once he's arrested after what he did to me, my Mother, your life, and others he has murdered! Just don't shoot him or the Phantom Thieves will really be killers for the world to know! Please...! Please, Keiko...Don't do it...

Hearing Akechi's words loud and clear, Keiko looked at Shido Shadow's to no do anything like this ever again to then hear a clicking sounds from the gun as a warning to give out, she wasn't going to kill the man who ruined her life but to scare him. It worked to make him cry like a baby. For it's finally over now.

Keiko: Your son's right, you deserve prison more than death for the rest of your miserable life, Shido. We won. Calm down, Akechi-Cun...I did some scaring for you and some for me. Besides...we the Phantom Thieves don't murder anyone, no matter how terrible some of the people can be.

For the others were happy to hear and see this to be feel relived and Akechi as well to like this idea much better, the last gem was taken to have all seven of them now. They did it!

Akechi: Thank you, Keiko. This makes me feel better seeing Shido beg for mercy.

Everyone else cheered to finally stop Shido to make him confess now to have his Treasure too...whatever it really was.

Tayla: Masayoshi Shido/Samuel, defeated!

Hitomi: We did it. Way a go, team! I just love how all worked together there.

Aika: We did. Hey, Joker, our friends saw and hear the rest. We're heading out now. Later.

And see the main villain to his down fall like this. For Aika and Hitomi heading back to the real world for Kiwa, Tohru, and Daisuke wait for their return – both Aika/Templar and Hitomi/Jester did well today. And now to change Shido Shadow's heart to affect the real one happen.

Shido Shadow: How could I...lose?

The others surround him for Akechi got his wish to put Shido away for good.

Makoto: For causing countless mental shutdowns in others, you will atone...with your life.

Ryuji: Don'tcha got something to say to our leader before you go passin' out and for her to change your heart?

He was aware on what will happen next...

Shido Shadow: Yes...I acknowledge...that I incriminated you, Keiko Amamiya, on false charges. I'll make sure of it. I did it to protect myself...I'm so sorry for what I've done...And Akechi, I'm sorry for trying to have you killed the most...I'm a terrible father...I did the same to poison your mother to be scared for any member of the family to one day stop me, and I guess I was. It feels as though it's been quite some time since I have felt sincerely apologetic...

That's all that Akechi wanted to hear to not cry anymore to say this to Shido next...

Akechi: That's all I wanted to hear you say, Father...That's the last time I'm ever calling you the one single word after tonight.

Keiko: And I get it, just confess to all of your other crimes while you're at it. (Finally, I'm free from a crime I didn't do. Man, it feels great!)

All of that for him to take care of to never do this again.

Shido Shadow: Hmph...That may be good...So, I've been defeated...Haha...Hahahaha...Go...Change me already, I'm ready.

Done and done for Keiko to do some on Shido's Shadow...

Keiko:Flaming Heart!

It worked for him to go back to his normal self to pay for his crimes and free Keiko as promised.

Shido Shadow: For me to lose like this...Funny, huh? I guess karma is sometimes a bitch.

Laughing away to be finished for good now.

Akechi: Goodbye, Masayoshi Shido.

Now this getting better...Back in the real world, the real Shido felt his heart changing 'to know what to do later on', for his head started to hurt as a side effect towards it in his office, for his men to see they've all loss this battle. It's all over for them.

Assembly Man: Sir!

Shido: No..Did they succeed...? Hey!

He needed one of his men to help him out, for one was a researcher scientist.

Researcher: Yes, sir!

Shido: Will I really be able to kill the Phantom Thieves if I take that?!

Seeing something in his hand to try crawling to it for Shido wants it.

Researcher: According to Wakaba Isshiki's research...Temporarily collapsing a Palace will take down anyone inside it as well. The abrupt nature of the collapse means they will be unable to escape without extreme luck. However, the only was to purposely erase the cognitive would is by halting biological activity. In other words, this medicine temporarily kill you. There are great risks involved...

Like he cared but to get it over with whatever he lives or not, as long as Shido takes them all down. Wow! After all that he doesn't give up, huh? So stubborn!

Shido: Anything will do! Give it to me!

Researcher: Ah!

Taking the whole thing down, Shido's asking to die like this...? Damn!

Shido: Ngh...No...they're all done for...

From there to passing out on the ground. They must do anything to keep Shido alive, no matter what the coast.

Wealthy Man: How reckless of him...!

Private Doctor: W-We must be sure to transfer him at once if anything goes wrong!

These people are worse like Shido, Loki until the very end, Sith with Fake Ren, and Queen Lilith are to do something this bad. While back at the Metaverse for the Phantom Thieves to locate Shido's Treasure next since they stopped one false god to be six down and one more to go, the last Brightful Gems to finally have all seven of them, and going to leave after someone who ruined Keiko and Akechi's life to finally end. Remember the steering wheel fan, it glows up to shirk as Shido's Treasure for Keiko to get to fall right next to them.

Keiko: Look! Above us!

Ann: Wait, why I wheel? And it's for a ship?

I guess it was easy to guess what it was...

Akechi: Hmm...Shido must've wanted to steer this country in his own way, or so he tried to. This must be his Treasure.

Yusuke: What an arrogant man he was...

Just then the entire Palace started to shake for the ship Palace was about to go down.

Ryuji: What the-?! Huh?!

Ann: An explosion...?

Makoto: But we haven't even taken the Treasure yet...

This was no time to talk, but to escape out of this Palace and back to the real world alive!

Morgana: We'll talk later! Come on, let's grab the Treasure and run!

Akechi: Be careful getting back to the real world!

Trying to get out of there to the way out where they came from as fast as they could run.

Keiko: Akechi-Cun, I'll talk to you when we get out of here and we're not dead!

Akechi: Don't die on me, Princess! All of you get back here unharmed.

Ah...Which is the way out again...?

Ann: Huh?! Didn't we come from this way?!

Ryuji: We can't get through like-

Another huge explosion hits hard to push the others.

Yusuke: What is happening?!

Ryuji: Hey, Oracle!

She scans the Palace to find out some bad news to tell the others about it.

Futaba: The ship is exploding...but why?!

Ryuji: What kinda of sloppy explanation is that?!

Futaba: I don't know what's happening either!

There could only mean one good reason why...

Morgana: Something must've happened to Shido in the real world!

Ryuji: Whaddya mean "something"?!

Morgana: I don't know!

It was only getting worse for them to go down like the Titanic did!

Ann: Standing around here isn't going to help!

Haru: We have to run!

Makoto: Oracle! Are there any other escape routes?!

She tries to get something the best that Futaba can scan the crumbling Palace and fast.

Futaba: I'm looking, but...

But Futaba found something instead.

Makoto: What about that way?!

Seeing the top floor was already running in the waters to sink the entire Palace-like ship down under water, was it the only way to go?

Haru: No!

Makoto: Our path...

Yusuke: Still, where else can we go...?!

More water was coming up and fast!

Ryuji: Crap, this side too!

Ann: Are we...sinking...?

No, they cannot go out like this.

Keiko: No! We can't go out this way! Drowning in the Metaverse to our dooms!

Morgana: Joker's right! We are not going to die like this! Not one bit!

With the Palace exploding down below, water to be riding, people trying to escape off the sunken ship to the emergency boats, and no way out...this looks bad for the Phantom Thieves.

Futaba: We're gonna die! I don't know how to swim!

But wait, Makoto found something that can save them back to the real world.

Makoto: Over there! A lifeboat!

Ryuji: Let's go! We just gotta get there...

Trying to race to the boat side, with the ship tilting down might be kind of hard to do.

Yusuke: It's too far! We won't reach it in time...!

That's when Ryuji decided to make a big move on his own to save the team first...

Ryuji: I got this. Ann, it's gonna be fine, babe.

Ann: Huh...? Ryuji?

Ryuji: Hang tight. I'll nab the boat!

He goes in on his own to do it to have the others worried about this idea.

Ann: Ryuji!

Ryuji: It's now or never...Here goes! Hraaaagh!

Running hard to put his track training into go use for working out and fighting a lot, to jumping to the other side, and climbing up to reach for the others waited and watch.

Yusuke: Ryuji!

Keiko: Please be careful!

Ann: GO!

Running up fast to jumping, and then pulling the lever, the lifeboat is release to use and escape right away for the others to cheer with joy.

Haru: Yes!

Ann: All right!

This has Ann happy for her boyfriend to do it and hugs Morgana. For Keiko, him, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru make it on there to start the motor and get going with Ryuji to go pick up.

Keiko: Hang on!

Yusuke: We're moving!

Driving the boat to Ryuji's side...only for the entire ship to blow up from the powerful flames to push the Phantom Thieves aside to be unable to reach to Ryuji to get out of there. No! With the smoke and fire clearing up a bit – there was no sign of Ryuji to be found...For Ann was left heartbroken.

Ann: No way...It can't be...Come on, what the hell, Ryuji...RYUJI!

And down goes the Palace and they all got back to the real world but Ryuji for he was nowhere to be found.

Akechi: He can't be dead...! He just can't...!

Keiko: He was...my first real friend and a total pervert...Ryuji, please come back...

All was well to get the gem and Treasure so far...

Ann: *gasp* We're back...Ryuji?!

Trying to find him for the others to look for Ryuji anywhere in the area, but with no luck.

Haru: He didn't...make it out...

Futaba: We gotta go back!

But they can't since once a person's heart his changed, the Palace of theirs is gone forever.

Morgana: That's impossible...

Yusuke: Ha...haha...This isn't funny at all...

Ann: He was our faster runner too...!

Leaving Ann to be crying and Keiko to keep her friend calm, Yusuke gets a hold of Shido's Treasure.

Yusuke: So, this is the Treasure...

From a steering wheel made of gold, it was really a type of pin.

Makoto: It's a legislator's pin.

Futaba: *sniff* *sob*

Even Futaba was crying for Ryuji's loss too for all of the Phantom Thief members to be sad 'and for Ann a lot more', but someone then says something to make them stop.

Ryuji: Maaaaaan, that was close...

Keiko: Ryuji...! (He's alive!)

Stopping for the others and Akechi were all shock to see but Ryuji's alive and well.

Ryuji: For real though, why do Palaces gotta explode so much? Can't they disappear normally? ...What?

Running up to Ryuji, it was really him.

Haru: Didn't you...die?

Ryuji: What!? I got blasted out from the explosion...When I woke up, I was lyin' on the grass...I mean, ain't I alive?

It looks like they were all happy to see Ryuji was fine.

Keiko: Thank God, Ryuji!

Hugging her friend to feel happy, same with Akechi too.

Akechi: Thank goodness you're still kicking. You had all of us worried.

Ryuji: Really? What's this? Ann, your cryin' face is so not cute.

From sadness, and then Ann got mad to start yelling at Ryuji out of nowhere.

Ann: It's your damn fault!

She slaps him in the face.

Keiko: Akechi-Cun...I'm glad we don't do that...

Akechi: Same here.

That had to hurt!

Ryuji: What'd I do?

Haru: We were worried about you!

Futaba: You troublemaker!

Yep, this was life of love and friends to worried a lot about Ryuji's safety.

Ryuji: Wait, what's this about...? H-Hold on...OK? C'mon, I-I almost...k-kinda died...! Uh, you guys are joking...right?

From the four girls Futaba, Makoto, Haru, and Ann beat him up the most...And then Ann helps Ryuji out.

Ann: Much better...come here, you.

The two kissed to make up afterwards to have Ryuji ignoring the pain to not get mad at Ann to let it all out. He'll be fine...

Ryuji: Babe, you're the best...!

Keiko: That had to hurt... (Leave it to Ann to be sad, mad, and then happy in the end like this one.)

With another victory has been done once again, it was time to celebrate by going out to eat next.

Yusuke: I'm feeling a bit hungry.

Haru: Why don't we stop by somewhere before going home?

Akechi: You guys go on ahead, I need to eat my own food at the clinic. Keiko, good work today. I'll see you in a bit.

For Keiko turns off the screen to meet with her Akechi next after they celebrate with her friends.

Keiko: We'll all do it again later, Akechi, see you later tonight. Love you.

Once they hanged up, they all agree to eat first then call it a night.

Futaba: Then, I want sauteed foie gras!

Ah, no more cruise ship food anymore...

Makoto: We're in reality right now, you know. Ah, Yusuke...You don't mind eating with us?

Yusuke: It's fine, Ms. Makoto.

Those two kiss next for the others to keep their eyes away for a few seconds to be a cute scene for Makoto and Yusuke's love for each other.

Morgana: Another victory for us, the Phantom Thieves.

After that, Yusuke says this to Makoto next...

Yusuke: If you want to besides us going out alone, I can draw you once in a while...Maybe naked-!

She just slaps Yusuke hard in the face to be a big no there for Makoto has to help him out, no matter what he wants to draw some girls to be naked for his art work.

Makoto: In your dreams, pervert! Come on...

Helping Yusuke back up for him and Makoto to laugh about it next and the others, it was finally over to stop Shido's rain of terror for good.

Keiko: (I think everything's going to be fine now, just as long as we have each other.) Come on. Let's go eat something.

With Keiko leading for Morgana, Futaba, Haru, Ann, Makoto, and Yusuke 'to not be hurt as much as Ryuji is' to get going...as Ryuji was left behind.

Ryuji: Ah, guys...? Hello? Guys? A little help here, please? I'm hungry and in pain...Guys? Anyone? For real?

And yes, Ann comes back for him in a few minutes even after they just kissed and make up. Same with Aika and Hitomi returning with a good victory for them to cheer.

Aika: Yes! We did it!

Hitomi: Another well victory for all of us!

Daisuke: With a few more things to go!

Tohru: At last, I'm free from Shido's dirty deeds. I don't take orders from him anymore and it feels so good. All for you ,y child.

For them to cheer and jump around with joy, even Kiwa was happy to see that the other things will be done way later on. On the bright side of things, all the seven gems have been found.

Kiwa: Alright, everyone. And now we wait for the results to turn out to be just fine. (Thank you again, Phantom Thieves. You will always be true heroes in our eyes.)

So true for Team Drago of the Phantom Thief of Hearts. And now, they'll wait for Shido to confess to his crimes; and then to stopping Queen Lilith with the final False God to be her lover next 'the rest will have to wait of stopping Sith and Fake Ren way later on', and the seven gems to have them all and to form into the pearl real soon.