Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition

By Tayla Drago

Episode #155 - Copycatting at One Another

The first request to do in Mementos later, and a few more to go probably to get Maruki's path to open up for the Phantom Thieves. For now – Keiko has some time to having the bonding of her Sumire to grow 'even for her and Kiwa's love'. With laundry to be done next for Kawa as Becky lends Keiko a hand to get cleaner armors.

Kawa: Just leave the dirty work to me, Keiko. And please don't stay up too late now.

Keiko: I won't. Thanks again, Becky.

Next to be getting some items to buy from Tae's clinic.

Tae: Check out these new batches. I hope it's nothing for you.

It should be for way later on...And then to Shibuya – Central Street for Keiko to meet up with Lava to be hanging at the Velvet Room door and as always to be outside where Iwai's shop was at.

Keiko: Hey, Lava. (I almost forget she can do this like the twins had.)

The same old thing, yes.

Lava: Good day-thank you for coming, Keiko...If I may be abrupt, could I ask a favor of you?

Keiko: Sure. What type of favor?

She was so different than when Lava was Caroline and Justine.

Lava: The truth is...I still have memories from when I was split in two...Spending time with you for some girl time and visiting al sorts of places together. So, I have been wondering...would you show me your current home?

Keiko: Sure! We got plenty of time before Akechi comes over.

Lava: Thank you, Keiko. I would like to see the room that has shaped you into the person you have become. I do understand my thing is not the most appropriate, given the current state of the world, but...

Keiko: Then what are we waiting for? Let's go.

A good friend to lend another a hand.

Lava: Are you sure...? Thank you again so much. Let us be off immediately.

To Cafe Leblanc they go before Akechi arrives. For Keiko finally takes Lava to her upstairs room where she sleeps in to be a lot better since she arrived in April. How time goes by fast.

Keiko: Well, this is my room. Sorry it's nothing like a family home is. But it will once Akechi and I move in and get married real soon.

Lava: This is a storage room, yes? But where is your room?

She doesn't know she was in Keiko's room already.

Keiko: Ah...Not a storage room, Lava. This is the room we're in right now.

Lava: Oh! I would never have guessed. So you prefer cramped, dingy spaces? How fascinating...Pleas tell me more about yourself.

Keiko: Me? (The other twins were pushing me around a lot to care.) I go to school as a second year, I study well, got an odd family to still be good at heart, work out, liking making food, I love my Akechi, my friends, and I like helping out others.

Looking around Keiko's room to see the tool table was the first to look at.

Lava: Oh...I'm sensing some unusual energy around this desk.

Keiko: This one? This is where Morgana and me make some good tools for Mementos or the Metaverse Palaces.

Lava: Your infiltration tools are made here? Could I possibly try my hand at it?

Keiko: No problem, but it might be tough for beginners.

Does Lava know how to make some tools by hand?

Lava: Thank you and I've made a few tools quite different on my end, it just been a while. Now let us se what I can do after a few centuries ago.

Keiko: (I shouldn't ask how old she really is...)

Sitting down for Lava wanted to ask Keiko on what type of tool she will make.

Lava Now, what should I make? Ah! I know-to show my gratitude for rescuing me, I shall craft for you a secret. I think you'll be rather pleased with it.

Keiko: I can't wait for my surprise.

Getting to work to have...some problems on Lava's end.

Lava: Hmm...This is trickier than I expected-Oh? Uh-oh. Well, I can fix that...

So far, no luck was happening.

Lava: Ouch!

Keiko: Are you okay?

Lava: Cursed screwdriver-how dare you defy your wielder?! Okay me! Drive those screws! ...Ugh! Oh, screw it! Megido-

Keiko: Please wait! No magic attacks in my room...

Getting off the chair to feel bad for Lava couldn't make Keiko anything.

Lava: ...It seems my time out-of-body has led to my becoming somewhat undexterous. while it pains me to say it, your secret weapon will have to wait. More importantly, I should be using this time to learn more about you.

The next part of the small tour.

Keiko: Okay, good. This is the bed I sleep in to make it look better and more roomy.

Lava: Keiko, is this your bed?

Keiko: It is as I just said.

Lava: It's...surprisingly similar to the one in your cell. Can you truly rest here?

Keiko: I like how Mr. Sakura got it set up for me and the covers to clean once in a while.

For Akechi and Keiko sleep in it together and sometimes Morgana on top of it besides the cat bed.

Lava: For your and your lover, how sweet. Still, this space seems somewhat cramped for a fully grown human and a feline like my Morgana. Looking a lot like a pet cat in this world. May I sit?

The two girls sit on the bed together.

Keiko: It is good to sit on too.

Lava: Optimum firmness, ideal warmth...I'm not sure why, but...I feel so calm here... *yawn* ...Zzz...

She was sleeping while sitting down so easily.

Keiko: (She fell asleep...Does Lava sleep in any random places?)

Soon Lava started to sleep talk.

Lava: You fiend! You'll pay for splitting me in two!

Keiko: Huh?

Lava: Let's see how your "holy" grail holds up to this sledgehammer! That that-Huh? It didn't work?!

Keiko: (Seems like she's fighting someone in her dream...)

Lava: W-Wait! You can't...Ahhh! No...I-I'm being split again! Ahhhh!

A bad dream to wake up Lava to jump off of Keiko's bed.

Keiko: Ah, are you well?

Lava: ...Was I...talking?

Keiko: You were sleep-fighting. Must've been a bad dream there.

Hey, it happens to other humans in the world.

Lava: Please, forget whatever you heard, Keiko...It was just so comfortable...Perhaps I allowed myself to relax a little too much.

Looking around again from above.

Keiko: This is where I do a little of my training on this thing.

Lava: I sense some residual energy here as well...Ah, I see. You use it for training? May I ask for a demonstration?

Getting her gym clothes on, Keiko does some push up for Lava to cheer her own.

Keiko: I've gotten really better at this...

Lava: Come on, Keiko1 One, two, one, two! Put your back into it, Keiko! You think you can save the world like that? One, two, one two! One, two, one two! Don't expect me to go easy on you! I'm doing this for your sake.

Keiko: (My arms are going to cramp us...But I won't give in like this.)

Then coming down to lying on the floor to be fine by taking a breather.

Lava: Well done. Such commendable willpower!

After getting cleaned up for the bath house to showering and getting dress again to show her video game console next.

Keiko: And this is where I play my video games and watch TV shows and movies. Also...Keiko had a cool Phantom Thieves logo of a poster on her wall too.

Lava: I can sense some lingerling energy around this television...Of is it actually coming from the box attached to it? What is this?

Keiko: As I said, it's where you play video games on here. Wanna try it out, Lava?

Lava: I've only heard of them in stories, but is this one of your world's vaunted "video games"?

Keiko: It is.

Lava: They say that once a player begins, they're unable to tear themselves away. If it truly can entrance humans to such a degree...Could you play a bit for me?

Keiko: I got some good ones. Watch me.

Sitting down near the TV, Keiko shows Lava on how playing video games work out.

Lava: I see-you're piloting the spaceship and your objective is to destroy the oncoming enemies...Look how they scatter! This is quite impressive...You weave around each bullet with dizzying precision. Wha-! There's so many of them now...Oh, you're surrounded! Look out! On your right! I mean, left! No, they're in front now! Use the boost! Look, it's the boss! Fire the beam cannons! Annihilate it!

Liking the game play and Keiko to be doing well for Lava to watch everything, she did it once again.

Keiko: Done. (...I've beaten the game.)

Lava: Keiko, you did it! The world is saved!

Keiko: It just a game.

She was still learning.

Lava: ...Ahem. A most dexterous display. I can certainly see why humans get so passionate about these games...Perhaps I'll ask my master if we can install one in our room.

Keiko: I hope so.

Soon to be sitting down the nice coach to have a fun time tonight.

Lava: I've enjoyed this firsthand glimpse into your daily life. It was quite illuminating. Before I became whole, I visited many places with you and gained a wealth of new experiences. Thanks to that, I fee like I've come to understand humans better like you, Keiko...And perhaps more importantly...I feel like I understand you better. So, thank you.

Keiko: Don't mention it, Lava.

Lava: Though you have cast off your shackles, I will still await you in that room. Now this is a token of my gratitude for today. Please, take it.

A little item for Keiko to use for later on.

Keiko: Thanks. You did try to make an item for me, but I like this one better.

Lava: I'm glad you like it. Still, it would be a shame it I were to leave so soon...May I stay a little longer for us to have more girl time?

Keiko: Okay.

Talking a lot more to be hanging out, Keiko then escorts Lava back to the Velvet Room. Heading back to Leblanc for Akechi walks back with his fiance.

Akechi: Your such a caring girl. I see Lava likes our world, she's a great friend.

Keiko: She is...And you're my world and everything, Akechi-Cun.

Akechi: You're the best in mine as my girl, Princess.

For Kawa to be done and leaves for the night, leaving Akechi and Keiko to come back to start making love together to be sleeping well, another day at school to then seeing each other a lot more again. Soon they will live together even before getting married.

Year 20xx

Day #280 - January 1/14th – Friday

Going on a train ride to school while Keiko and Morgana see people looking happier to get to work and such lately. On the way to Shujin, Ryuji wanted to walk with Keiko to get inside of the building.

Ryuji: ...Yo, Keiko.

Morgana: Hey, Madame Keiko. It's Ryuji.

They stop to seeing him to continue walking next. Was there something on his mind like Ann was from yesterday?

Keiko: Ryuji, hey. What's wrong?

Ryuji: Don't say it like that, leader babe...So, Keiko...You got time later or whenever you can talk soon? There was somethin' I wanted to talk to you about. If you're free, I mean. Just keep me posted when you are before the dead line ends.

Keiko: Then I'll keep you posted when I can see you for us to talk then.

Ryuji: Sweet, thanks! It was definitely worth waiting around...

A bit odd he did though.

Keiko: If you say so...Ah, we should get to class now.

Ryuji: ...Crap, is everyone else already at school?! We gotta book it, Keiko!

From Ann and Ryuji to talk to later so Keiko will get back them real soon. They make it for Keiko to be studying and passing well in Kawa's class 'for her to be please still'. Hours to be passing by...and another group text message happens during class time again.

[Yusuke: About the actualization...]

[Haru: Did something happen?]

[Yusuke: One of my fellow artists no longer works in the medium.]

[Haru: You mean they gave up painting?]

[Yusuke: To be precise, their entire history and existence as a painter are no more.]

[Ryuji: For real?!]

[Junko: I believe it can sometimes change anyone's life line and personalities, rather they're alive or made up who was once alive.]

[Futaba: Actualization sure is some spooky stuff...]

[Ann: But doesn't that mean Maruki just killed their dreams?]

[Yusuke: No-in this reality, they have apparently always been in archery. They're quite skilled as well, from wha I've gathered.]

[Ryuji: Seriously? But...why archery?]

[Akechi: Hmm...I don't know the exact reasoning, but it was most likely Maruki's judgment call. He praised into your associate's cognition and concluded archery to be the best fit for them.]

[Junko: And without our help, all of you would've been completely different.]

[Makoto: So that's what Dr. Maruki considers "salvation"...]

[Akechi: He probably concluded that the arts we just generating suffering for them...Why make people happy by making them different in their lives?]

[Junko: I suppose he thought this would be a superior path?]

[Yusuke: Now that you two mention it, they did say before that they were stuck in a terrible slump...]

[Sumire: But doesn't that mean all of the effort up until no is just wasted?]

[Junko: More like copycatting our daily lives to me.]

[Akechi: But protecting people from their pain must matter more than their lost efforts. From his point of view, of course.]

[Keiko: I see this not as a real utopia to Maruki's point of view, but a real hellhole.]

[Junko: She's got my vote.]

[Makoto: It may be to them, Keiko-Chan...We all get it. But not to me or the rest of us. I could never live with myself like that and we will bring back reality the way it's suppose to be.]

No way would I live in on what Maruki made either and Morgana agrees with the rest of the team. Around the Akihabara for people were out to have a great time and talking about it...Hitomi hears a lot to getting some book reading down near a book store.

Hitomi: (People should be sadly complaining about their lives to make them feel better. Acting like this in a bad up reality is like a lie, it'll only hurt us seeing it more and more from the real truth.)

Good point there. Next up for Hitomi telling the other teammates on what she was seeing today, Keiko and Morgana go to Kichijoji – Downtown Area to meet up with Sumire and Kiwa for more bonding time once again; it was time for more training to be done with some help from a female coach who aided both Sumire and Kasumi for quite sometime now.

Sumire: Come on, Keiko! I want you to join me and Kiwa to my Coach Hiraguchi from when I do my routines. You're welcome to watch me.

Kiwa: It'll be fun.

Following the two girls for Sumire to grab Keiko's arm to go to the gym right away with joy.

Keiko: Okay, let's go. Sumire! Don't pull my arm so hard! You're too strong...!

She didn't mean to...Arriving there for Kiwa to wave to Sumire and be watching the back room, the place like the one in Shibuya looked nice and bigger for Keiko does some work out too and Sumire for a bit until her gym teacher arrives.

Sumire: Kasumi helped me through this special regimen several times. It gets tough after a while. Your limbs start feeling heavier the longer you keep them up. Whenever we did this before, all I could focus on was how well Kasumi was doing. And how much I wanted to stop. Kasumi was probably so disappointed in me...I got tired out so quick...

Then this gym teacher must be very tough on her students.

Keiko: Ah...Wow. Maybe...Sorry, who knows...? Were you frustrated back then?

Sumire: I know I disappointed myself, at least. Kasumi never doubted herself for a second...And then there's me...Oh...I think it's almost time for my coach to shop up. I'm kind of nervous.

Keiko: (At least she won't be like Kamoshida was.) Say, Sumire...Is she scary or strict?

Yeah, which one was which?

Sumire: You could say either one...She's tough on us, but she's a great mentor. She's been helping Kasumi and me for a long time. Even through all my stupid delusions as Kasumi, she never stopped helping me...I don't know what I'd do without her.

Keiko: Oh, there she is.

Hiraguchi 'Hira' for short walks up to train Sumire in her routines again to bow to the teacher. And some other thing to sense out? The two girls and Kiwa felt it to keep a look out...Another Shadow maybe. Even with Maruki taking over, it still was going on.

Sumire: Hello, Coach Hiraguchi!

Hira: Sumire...? Maybe it's just my imagination, but...you seem like your old self again.

She hasn't see Sumire in a while to Hira's surprise since Sumire was almost Kasumi.

Sumire: Y-Yes...I'm sorry I worried you. Um, I've...I've been runnin away from what happened to my sister.

Hira: ...So you realized. Are you okay now?

Sumire: I'm not totally back to my normal self, but I'm working towards a new goal. With new friends, support from my family, and my boyfriend who's watching over thee.

The coach also sees Kiwa watching from behind.

Kiwa: Hi, Coach Hiraguchi!

Hira: Same here, Tsuba. Good to see you two as a couple finally!

Sumire: So you see, Coach. I want to be the best in the world...So now, I'm going to do what I can as Sumire.

Along with Keiko watching and cheering her best friend, Hira gets her student to try changing for the better.

Hira: I see...By the way, who's this girl?

Keiko: Ah! Hi there. I'm Sumire's friend, my name is Keiko Amamiya.

She seems to be tough and cool looking for a new coach in Shujin from the looks of it, as much as training Kasumi back then and Sumire today.

Sumire: Oh, um, what she just said. This is my senpai from school and my best girl friend. We both came here for a lesson other than Kiwa on stand by from doing his own work out already.

Hira: Oh, so you're the Keiko...Fine. Let's have you go first, Sumire. You can star with your combination.

It was time to learn the moves.

Sumire: Y-Yes, ma'am!

From combat fighting, Sumire punches to keep her reflexes in tact without stopping to surprise everyone else in the room. Not bad...

Tall Man: She's got some amazing moves...

Fit Man: That was so freakin' fast...She's really got those aggressive moves down. She really is just like her sister...

Not bad for Keiko, Kiwa, and everyone liked Sumire's moves to get better compare to Kasumi a while back. With Hira seeing the whole thing and thinking really hard on this one...

Hira: ...Okay, you can take a break. We'll do some more later.

Time to take a breather for Hira will be right back.

Sumire: Phew...hah...Th-Thank you very much!

Kiwa (Good work out there, Sumire.)

With Sumire stretching out her muscles while Keiko did the same thing and talking to each other, until Hira came back.

Keiko: She's back.

Bowing to her gym teacher.

Sumire: Um, Coach Hiraguchi...Thanks for all your help today. It means a lot to continue on where Kasumi and I left off, I can do the rest for her.

About that, Hira stood in silence for a few seconds to say something much different.

Hira: ...You said you were going to perform as Sumire this time. I didn't see that at all. All I saw out there was Kasumi...or a shadow of her, at least.

Sumire: Wh-What...?

Not good for Kiwa to rush to his girlfriend's side.

Kiwa: Hey! You can't just-!

Keiko: Kiwa, wait! It's not worth it! The truth hurts sometimes to learn from these things, it can suck at first to really mean well later.

It's about words of learning, not hurting to be told.

Hira: Thanks, kid. Listen, Tsuba, chill out and listen. Listen, Sumire...Kasumi defined her performance by her boldness, yes. But that's not something you can appropriate for yourself. It came from the energy within her. That's what made her Kasumi. I told you to think about who you really are. Seems like you still don't understand what I meant.

Sumire: ...

Hira: You need to stop hiding behind Kasumi. If you keep denying yourself like this, how can she still call you her rival?

Sumire: Huh?! What's that supposed to...?

It just something for her to not do next time from training only.

Hira: I never wanted to draw attention to it, but Kasumi had a very competitive streak. She hated to lose. She would always tell me...She was so jealous of her little sister, and her delicate, grateful style. "I can't lose to her," she said. She wanted you to see that.

More and more memories to hear about on what Kasumi said about her sister.

Sumire: She...She said that?

Kiwa and Keiko: No way...!

Sumire: Th-That's...impossible. Kasumi could do anything , and I...I was nothing...

Not really to Kira's point of view.

Hira: I've said all I wanted to say. But I suggest you think a little harder about it.

Sumire: ...

Now to do more work out stuff.

Hira: Okay, it's your turn now, Ms. Amamiya! Get ready!

Keiko: Oh! Right, I'm ready!

Afterwards for Keiko did well for Kiwa watched and Hira got her water bottle out to drink, Keiko checks on Sumire next.

Kiwa: Please help me cheer up my girl, Amamiya?

Keiko: I got it, Kiwa. Hey, Sumire.

Sumire: *Sigh...*

Keiko: You okay? (I hope she will be after today.)

Sumire: Thank you, but I'm fine, Keiko. Kiwa knows to worry a little too much, but I still love him. I also noticed my coach was quite impressed with your physical abilities. Compared to you, though...I was pitiful. Me, graceful...? Now that I think about it, I guess that's the one thing my coach used to compliment me on. But even with that, I couldn't match Kasumi's performance at all...And now she says Kasumi saw me as a rival...? I don't believe it.

Kiwa: Come on...I bet Kasumi wanted you to use your own skills to beat your sister, but still make it big time in the end.

Somewhere like it, Kasumi did care about her sister a lot.

Sumire: Really? I mean, all I was doing was imitating her. Ever since the beginning, I was just following Kasumi...That was fine in the beginning. I loved being with Kasumi, and it was fun. But ever since I started noticing the difference in our gymnastic skills, one thing became clear...I'll always be someone less than Kasumi. I'm just worthless after all...

Before Kiwa could say anything else, Keiko does it instead.

Keiko: Sumire, wait...That isn't true. There's one thing you can do. Choose your own skills and not like your sister. It's like copyrighting on things to be nothing but trouble, it's wrong to do. But okay, because you can start over again to do better next time.

Kiwa: (Nice way of putting it.) Yeah! What she said! Do your own moves.

Hearing those words and support from them, Sumire might be getting it so far.

Sumire: Thank you for saying that, Keiko. And you're very kind too, Kiwa. Still, something occurred to me when Coach told me what Kasumi said. I realized...Just like she wanted to show me what she could do, I still want you to see my own abilities. Keiko, do you remember? Like when I tried to show off back at the batting cages?

She didn't do so well hitting any baseballs but one.

Keiko: How can I forget...?

Sumire: Oh...Maybe that's what I need to chase. Maybe that feeling can help me get some confidence! It sounds like even Kasumi liked my more subtle and delicate moves, so...If I mix it with her aggressive style...

What a nice way into putting those into words.

Kiwa: That's it!

Keiko: Yeah. It'll be like a duet with you and Kiwa. With this, Sumire, you'll become stronger.

Sumire: Right? Maybe I'll be able to step up my routine! If the key here is showing you what I can do, then I just need you two to watch me again...! Kiwa. Keiko-Senpai, will the both of you go out with me again.? From a date and hanging out with my best friend too.

They would be more than happy to.

Keiko: Of course.

Kiwa: Sumire...!I could watch you forever. is this...Another love confession?

They were already couple, so it wouldn't matter if it really was one.

Sumire: Kiwa...! Th-Thank you so much. And thank you too, Keiko! As long as I've got you two behind me, I can keep moving forward.

Keiko: We're all in this one! (And the more growing Sumire's doing to get even better.)

With love, friendship, and a dream - Sumire's Arcana and bonding now goes up to seven.

Sumire: I'll think about what else I can do. When I figure it out, I'll let you two know right away. Oh, is it time already? Let's get going.

But before they could leave, a Shadow was about to take control of Hira of all people.

Keiko: I sense a Shadow...! In this gym.

Sumire: Coach Hiraguchi!

Sensing out Hira to not see someone copying any moves of a work out but their own, a Shadow takes over...Allowing for Kiwa's quick thinking to trap it in the Metaverse to battle in a gym world of her own to make her own moves to use against people to follow them in a never ending workout of hers to be a mirror to use cognitive people's moves against them instead of the Shadow, time to save her heart next!

Tayla: Persona #196 - Maria

Maria, also known as Beata Maria, the Virgin Mary or Marie, is the central female figure in many Christian doctrines, especially Catholicism, which regards her as a saint and as the "queen of heaven," ruling over all saints and angels and acting as an intermediary between humanity and God. Mary is also the queen of the White Rose, a realm of pure and utter blessings which resides within the Primum Mobile, the last celestial sphere of Heaven itself.

According to the New Testament, she is the virgin mother of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, impregnated without removing her virtue by the Holy Ghost after being visited by either the archangel Gabriel or Anael. She assisted Jesus throughout her life and followed him in his preachings, she was also one of the women who were witness to his resurrection. She is said to have ascended to the heavens directly without dying.

Maria: OK, class! It's time to get to work in my way. Now show me what you got. Push ups! Sit ups! Swats! Stretches! Yes, I can do what you all do! Give me more!

Arriving in the area to enter in and for Keiko to get on her phone. For backup to arrive.

Keiko: Akechi-Cun! Morgana! Junko! Sumire! Back me up! Kiwa, stay put until we heal Coach Hira's heart.

Good thing they felt it to enter in the Metaverse with the three, huh?

Morgana: Right, Madame Keiko. Another Shadow! Time to transform!

Akechi: With you, Keiko, we fight as one!

Loki: Then let's have some fun...!

Junko: No one's getting in my way!

Sumire: Stay safe, Kiwa. I will save my coach.

It was time to transform for a few of the Phantom Thieves to take care of the job.

Keiko: Suit up! Code name – Joker!

Akechi: Suit up! Code name - Black Crow!

Morgana: Suit up! Code name – Mona!

Junko: Suit up! Code name – Witch!

Sumire: Suit up! Code name – Violet!

They were all set for these five to get the job done, and Kiwa as their backup to have some powers.

Kiwa: Go get them, Phantom Thieves!

Working hard to have the cognitive people to drop, fall, tired out, sweat all over, sleepy, and puking for some to get the good workout to never end for this Shadow.

Maria: Hey! No stopping now, we're only getting started.

Freezing the grounds to make Maria stop and floating in the air from Junko and Black Frost's attacks, they've finally gotten this Shadow's attention.

Keiko: Time out, Shadow! We need a breather. This is no way to get a work out done like this! Forcing on others in your way of doing it to copy for your own and turn against those to follow a dream to make it to the top? We won't allow it! Things take time until it does to do well, eat right, be careful on how you do it, and never do drugs! So now, we'll give you a workout you'll never forget, and it'll be your last!

Sounded like a add for a workout area to go to, and well said for this Shadow wasn't going down or stopping anytime soon. Also yes...this is probably be one of the last people to be targeted by a Shadow like this one. Or a few more later, who knows yet...Just saying. With some hardship on Sumire's end, she won't let Hira become a victim from a workaholic Shadow.

Sumire: Be careful...She's still in there! We have to save her.

Maria: I only give out the workouts, not a bunch of teenagers! Fine...but we're doing things my way. So give me some good ones and show me twenty moves! Let's go.

She won't go down so easily to be her colors from black from the front and white on the back side. Why was that?

Morgana: From our attacks and close in take down...Charge! Whirlwind Tackle!

Attacking Maria first from Morgana's wind powers, but her front to go to backside to switch and feel out the attack to do something right back at him.

Maria: Now...breathe in and out...Whirlwind Tackle!

Junko: get back, you idiots!

A close call to almost cutting their skins apart to destroy the other room of gum things instead.

Akechi: Joker?

Keiko: I'm fine...What just happened?

Sumire: I don't know! It was so fast to see!

With more to come around for this Shadow to be ready for more. Using the kunai knives to throw at Maria to try striking from behind.

Junko: Black Jack, here we go...Steel of One-Thousand Kunais!

An all out attack will have to do the trick here, as both Akechi and Keiko back Junko up on this one.

Keiko: Black Crow, together! Daggers of Darkness!

Akechi: Saber Sword Slash!

Again though, Maria found out to strike back at them times three.

Maria: Three steps of training, so please follow my lead...Steel of One-Thousand Kunais! Daggers of Darkness! Saber Sword Slash!

Pushing them all back to the grounds, they couldn't lay a finger on this Shadow to try cutting to shooting Maria.

Morgana: Eat this!

But no matter what they tried to throw at the Shadow, her work out moves and copying abilities like a real life mirror made her invisible.

Maria: Left! Right! Double back! Again! Once more! Come on, you can all do better.

Sumire: How is she memorizing our attacks?!

I think Kiwa has the answers to scan on this Shadow's skills to look from his cell phone 'to do this trick' and then tell Sumire about it since she was trying to join in but couldn't.

Kiwa: This is bad, you guys! This Shadow's powers are copycatting others to use their attacks back at them and being a mirror. So no matter what moves, weapons, or powers you all use on this one, she just keep coming back up for more.

Even throwing a ball at the Shadow to do pull ups in seconds. It was like a heavy statue with a will and strength of her own.

Maria: Too slow! Come on...Is that the best you each have? I want to see more sweating, kids.

With Morgana, Keiko, Akechi, and Junko feeling all tired out for Maria to finish them off, Sumire/Violet then steps in to try using her sword, gun shooting, Cendrillon, and her fairy attacks to see how the moves work with her own eyes. From the lessons Hira told her today along with Keiko and Kiwa's words of advice, I think she has an idea in mind...

Kiwa: Violet...? What are you-?!

Sumire: Nova Double Take-down!

But Maria attacks right back.

Maria: Ha! Nice try, but I win...Nova Double Take-down!

Lucky for Sumire to see this, and punches the copycat moves to be crushed like broken glass, the Shadow sees her to fight off against her work out methods.

Sumire: (Now I get it...) Hey, Shadow! You and me with out own work out. Try to keep up with me skills! Go ahead! Copy me!

Liking the moves to do the same thing right back, Maria was ready to take on Sumire to be the last one standing.

Maria: Finally, another trainee joins in. Very well...Shall we begin? Give me your best shot.

Sumire: Here we go...

Using her punching skills to not stop even though Maria copies Sumire to try punching her to avoid the movement for the others watched, while Kiwa was gathering every detail on what his girlfriend was planning to do against this Shadow. Not giving up with the power of magical fairy things and her gymnast skills to try not to get hurt. Still, nothing was fazing Maria to go down.

Maria: Come on! Give me more. I can handle it.

Sumire: You want to copy me some more? Fine. If you like those moves, then try doing this next one.

Doing so again with her ribbon to use to be part of her sword weapon, Sumire/Violet begins to dance and move around a lot as the best work for Maria tries to copy this next movement, however...Kiwa first notices it before Morgana, Junko, Akechi, and Keiko do in a bit.

Kiwa: (Oh...I get it now. Any Shadow who takes over any living human have the same memories with different skills from their hearts. Coach Hiraguchi remembers seeing Sumire doing so many Kasumi's gymnastics moves, but this time. She's doing her own techniques.)

Maria: Now move it...! Huh? Move it! Move it! Hey!

This Shadow couldn't copy Sumire's real movements at all. Remembering the talk on what Keiko and Kiwa told her to make it her own, and not like Kasumi's to make...a few some changes so far.

Sumire: (Yes, this is what Kiwa and Keiko meant. Kasumi, I can't be in your shoes no more. I am me now and I'm sorry from before to be jealous. But you love me to make it this fa,r so I just wanted to say this if you're watching me...Thank you.)

Keiko: Hey! Violet's doing it. (Way a go, Sumire!)

This was going well to weaken Maria now.

Maria: Hey! Why can't I copy you?!

Sumire: I only did my sister's routines to test out to remember others you've seen. My coach hasn't seen my real gymnastics moves until now. So for the new ones you just saw, you don't remember to copying it but attacks you see for a few seconds. It's over!

Coming in for attack for Junko to shielding Sumire and backing her up...

Junko: Nice thinking, Violet. Now then...Harden Armor!

It works for Sumire jumps, flips, cuts around, and shoots Maria from behind to stunning her entire body...With Kiwa coming in with a metal rope to send her flying next.

Kiwa: Now whip...it...good!

Maria was screaming and to be spinning all over the room to hit all of the mirrors and things like a pinball to be tilt hit right into the many weights to come crashing down for her mirrors get destroyed.

Morgana: Strike! Violet, you did it! Hehehe...

Akechi: That was a well fight.

Feeling happy for the others to surround Maria to fail in her workout skills to come a stop.

Maria: Why...? Why didn't you show me those moves earlier? I felt like a complete idiot...

Sumire: Because you did when you didn't give me a chance and I blame myself. Listen, Coach, Shadow or no Shadow...Listen, I was jealous to try doing what Kasumi did, to train and be just like her. No matter what we did to try to make it through and love each other still to go to the top together; after she died to almost lose it all and trying to be just like her, I was wrong. I was running away to try again, no matter how many times I get pushed around to do it again and again. I now know. You can't copy on others, but you can try to think of a new move and use it without holding anything back. What you did was cheating to still be a gym coach and not doing something unfair on others. You needed to learn and I needed to let my Coach's heart learn once she gets better, and maybe...know later on what my path and new moves around that not includes my sister.

Well put words for a newbie like Sumire to save someone with Keiko and the others.

Kiwa: Yeah! Ah...What she just said.

This Shadow has learn a lot after today.

Maria: Wow, was I being such a bigger fool...Fine, keep working hard on yourself to be your moves. Not your sister's or no one else's.

Sumire: Thank you very much. Now Joker-senpai, heal my Coach back to normal.

Keiko: I'm on it. Maria - Light-Law, I've commit thee to join!

Healing Hira's heart back for this Shadow to be useful to copy a illusion for Keiko to use the skills in battle again for later on.

Maria: Right! I can at least work out to aid the team, right? I am thou, thou art I. Maria's here to keep you all in shape and fight back. Just use my copy abilities to fool your enemies well. And remember to eat well and stay hydrated. Later!

There she goes, and Hira to be out cold to look like she was dreaming. Now everything was back to the real world now and back to their normal clothing again to make their live.

Akechi: She'll be fine. She's just resting.

Sumire: Oh, thank goodness!

Morgana: And everything back to normal again. Well done, team.

Keiko: Then we should get going now.

Junko: Good, I'm done here.

Time to get going now.

Kiwa and Sumire: Thanks for the help!

With the four taking off first in a hurry before Hira wakes up.

Hira: Huh...? Funny, I thought I saw Sumire's gymnastics skills before my very eyes...Was it a dream? Phantom Thieves...Monsters...What else is new?

And then Kiwa and Sumire take off together.

Kiwa: I have to say, Sumire, what you did today...was awesome! And beautiful.

Sumire: Come on, Kiwa, you're just saying that...I mean, I just did what Kasumi thought was right to use against the Shadow since it couldn't copy me.

Kiwa: A well out plan, even I didn't see coming.

Sumire: I know what I have to do now. Come on, Kiwa, let's go out after showering first.

Kiwa: You got it...I love you, Sumire.

Sumire: And I love you too.

Well, all was good now. With them going out later, Junko to be doing more of her research, as Akechi, Morgana, and Keiko go to Leblanc for Sumire to call up on her best friend for saving another life today.

Morgana: Hey, Madame Keiko. Yoshizawa's calling you.

And answering the phone call...

Keiko: Hey, Sumire. Again nice job today.

[Sumire: Oh, Keiko-Senpai...Thank you again for coming with me today and saving Coach's life. Well, I did pretty good helping out at least. Coach Hiraguchi's so strict too, isn't she? She wasn't going easy on you at all...But she's still a good person. She used to make me and Kasumi work so hard. She was so hard, she even made me cry a couple times. But Kasumi said she was probably tough on us because she saw our potential. Thanks to Kasumi supporting me with her strength, I kept working hard. It didn't seem like you were struggling at all, though. You might be just as tough as Kasumi...Amazing.]

Keiko: I love a good challenge. Still, I'm glad we did change her heart.

[Sumire: Me too, thank you again. And you liking a good challenge? Oh, I see...So you let the struggle fuel you. I wish I could do that.]

Keiko: Well, give it time. I'm sure something will come up the more you train.

[Sumire: I can't stop thinking about what she mentioned, though...My own energy, huh...? I guess I'm the only one who can find that answer. But I'll try with everything I have. For now, though...I'll talk to you later. Bye, Keiko.]

Keiko: You too, Sumire. Bye.

Hanging up now, Keiko and Akechi to hang out in a bit once Keiko cleans up at the cafe for Sojiro...and then getting a text message from Yuuki on a second target to go after in Mementos next, that makes two so far...A mess up brother to hurt his sister so much to take his anger out of her to have a very bad life; so leave it to the Phantom Thieves to changing his heart.

Operation Quest - Nao Minamoto = Target (O My Young Sister, I cry For You)

Morgana: You guys be sure to get this guys in Mementos soon.

From then doing some crossword puzzle, Kawa making some coffee for them, and then fishing around for a bit, to then hanging out together on their date. Even though they'll be getting marry soon and living together, to still have fun on their date night.

Akechi: Our team's getting stronger everyday. And Morgana's new Persona did change. Just like ours did.

Keiko: I notice too...I wonder if the others will happen to their Personas since I heal their hearts, so maybe.

Well, for Keiko had her third form of a Persona, to Akechi being his second, Junko as well, and both Aika and Hitomi to have theirs in the second form only.

Akechi: And for me to have Loki to use for battle isn't so bad. Only he gets use to him not bad mouthing the rest of the team.

Keiko: I don't think he's a threat in spirit from the dead anymore.

Not a bad way to put it.

Loki: You goddamn right I'm good.

Akechi: That's one thing to be less worrying about...Keiko, what I do without you in my life? You save my heart and others who really care about you. Like our town's cute angel.

Keiko: Oh, Akechi-Cun...And me an angel? I feel like a thievery type of super hero who does good things.

Akechi: Then my super hero princess. My Princess that is.

The two laugh to be cuddling in bed to kissing to each other.

Keiko: Okay, I can go with that. For you, Akechi, I'll take any sweet words you say to me.

Akechi: And for me too, Keiko. Come on, let's watch something on TV together before we go to bed.

Keiko: It does help us fall asleep a lot easier.

They do so to enjoy some coffee from earlier to then for Keiko and Akechi to be in love before they get some sleep...What a day that was, huh? Elsewhere...Sith was watching out from afar from the Shadows to send out was all of his doing by Cthulhu's orders. So all along it was the sneaky cat type of Shadow's doing from the very beginning. So annoying and a bad spy too, huh?

Sith: What a waste this was...All the Shadows have changed...Boring! Grr...! Fine. I can watch a little while longer until you all come back to the Palace. I'll scratch you all up so hard, you'll soon give in to our new world. Even if it coasts me my life! Then so be it.

Hey, he better not be saying such things just because he admires one human he's in love with. Yeah...that sort of thing, but not going to happen for Cthulhu uses Shadows and such like this.