Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition

By Tayla Drago

Episode #166 - Our Future is yet to come

Not bad to be on house arrested for the days to go by quickly; with Keiko and Akechi to be fine with other things to be going on in between - with Keiko walks back with Sae, they waited for Akechi next to finally have a few moments with Shido for the father and son to have some trouble to get something off both of their chests, for now was the best time to do it since Shido's heart has been changed. Oh, boy...I hope this doesn't turn too ugly. Still, we haven't seen him in a while huh? Well, at least he was arrested for good and found guilty real soon.

Officer: Akechi, Shido's waiting for you in the other room.

Here he goes then.

Keiko: Akechi...

Sae: He'll be fine, Keiko. Trust me.

If this lawyer knows better, then Keiko senses things for Sae to be right. With the young Ace Prince Detective sitting from across each other for Akechi stares at Shido to be all chained up to be willing to talk to Akechi normally face to face to be in the room alone with the guard just standing out side of the door.

Akechi: Hello there, Shido. Well, here I am as promised. So let's talk. I got another meeting I have to go to next.

Shido: Yes, my apologies, Akechi, I'll try to make this short. I'm glad I can talk to you like this after my heart was changed by the Phantom Thieves...Who would've guessed you worked for them to becoming one yourself.

Akechi: You're lucky it's just you and I in this room. And so what? I was a Phantom Thief and a detective...but none of them anymore to have my work on the line.

Shido: So that's why you and your girlfriend are in the same boat...You really do love her and not your old man, huh? Well...I can't say I blame you one bit. I did murder your mother by poisoning her because I wanted the woman to tell anyone from the crimes I've done to last this long to raise you a little as a kid. And to be alone to do so much in your life time...That Loki was part of your Shadow self who you defeated to have your heart changed. But before that, answer me this one question...Did you really wanted to kill me?

Ah, man...! At least Loki's ghost made a difference in the end. With Akechi almost wanting to do it but knew it was wrong to do it the old justice way instead, until Loki almost made him. So he was thinking about it from the bad Shadow self to grow stronger to falling in love with Keiko like he did.

Akechi: ...Dammit...! I don't know how to answer that question to you.

Shido: Very well. Try this trick. Close your eyes, clear your mind, and tell me how you feel about it. Let it all out on me. Go on, I can take it.

And so, he does for Akechi to think hard to go through the bad times to soon have the better ones to let it all out.

Akechi: You want to know how I really feel about you...? Fine, I'll tell you everything. What you've done to me and my mother to try to ruin my life...I wanted nothing more than to die! Until my master, a man who's a brilliant detective who taught me a lot to be like him came in to rescue me to get justice against you; I wanted to learn more about what you're doing years later to hear about a girl you place from false charges on to keep your line of work to have another woman murdered! By Junko's doing who was really her sister Atsuko Sakurai...I can see why she still betrayed you...What Loki try to do to me and make up for it in the very end...to try to kill you, I didn't wanted to but he tried to poison my mind; and for Atsuko to see her being a children's author book who should've pass on to lose herself from someone who does love her to gain more power to both ended up dead...What if I was her instead? I thought I wanted to be killed, for the girl you have ruined her life to clear her criminal record to be no more was Keiko Amamiya, the woman who I am in love with...! The only thing I'm more mad about beside destroying my life, and my mother's death...IS YOU MAKING MY PRINCESS SUFFER!

Going up to Shido to hold him by the shirt for him to get punched by Akechi, no...! For the guard almost tried to stop him, but instead...he punches the wall to bleed a little to bruise to be inches from Shido's face. A close call for Akechi sees he can control his rage against his nasty father to let it out and then say something else next.

Shido: I see...Feel better now?

Akechi: I guess I do...It wasn't the punch I wanted to do, is the look on your face right now and the way the Phantom Thieves defeated you is what I really wanted to see. And my wish came true. Now I'm done.

Shido: I'm happy that you're happy, son. It's fine if you don't want to response or forgive me, but I do want you to know this since I'm able to say it to you in person...Akechi, I'm sorry for everything I've put you through and being a rotten father, I truly am. There...I said it.

From them staring at each other for Shido to say those words 'with feelings' to Akechi for so long, he gets up from his seat to leave for the guard to see him out and to say one last thing to his father.

Akechi: That's all I wanted to hear. I'm glad I got it all off my chest now...This is the last time we'll talk like this and for me to say this one more time. Farewell, Father.

Shido: Farewell.

Once he leaves the room to be crying for Shido can finally be put away for good, as Akechi started to cry too by letting all of this out after the last sixteen years to finally come to an end for him. Soon Sae and Keiko see Akechi feeling sad.

Sae: Akechi-san. He's done it...

Keiko: Akechi-Cun, it's okay. It's all over. You told him.

He lets the rest of his sadness as he and Keiko hugged.

Akechi: Keiko...I didn't hurt him...I fought back. I'm me and only me to make my own decisions, and it felt wonderful...

Keiko: Oh, Akechi...If you still want to wait for tomorrow to make the speech-!

Akechi: Sae-san...Can you tell the press I'm ready to talk in fifteen minutes? It'll be fine, Keiko, I want to do this.

Wow, he really wants to still go for it to Keiko's surprised and Sae's to make it happen for him to feel better now since Akechi's finally leaving his past behind at long last to move on a bit more on what he needed to say next.

Sae: I'll make sure they hear you out. Give me a minute...

And from there in fifteen minutes later, Sae has done it for her and Keiko to hear Akechi out to talk to the right people from lawyers, some police officers, detectives, and a few presses from the news 'the real trustworthy ones' as they sit down in a room to have Akechi say something about aiding the Phantom Thieves. Will he go to jail, lose his job as an ace detective, or worse? Well, they've decided already to see what Akechi has to say first.

Keiko: (Good luck, Akechi-Cun...)

Feeling better now, he says it.

Lawyer Man: So, ah...Akechi-san, you wanted to say something before hearing your fate...?

Akechi: Actually, I do. I had a lot to think about since last night and today after seeing Shido to ask him a few questions...But I'm ready now. I've admit these things to all of you who have worked and trusted me – I wanted to become a detective to have nothing more than to stop my father and it finally happened. From the traitor journalist Junko Sakurai on the crimes she has committed who had me kidnapped to try forcing me to murder Shido who've ruined my life, but I didn't to be saved by the Phantom Thieves who changed his heart and stopped Junko for the real murderer of the mental shutdowns and psychotic breakdowns who almost frame the others...to the woman I'm in love with as leader of the Phantom Thieves. And yes, I also admit that I've been aiding them too after they let me see the truth on who they really were way before changing my heart. And I'm happy to help them until the very end to do it all behind your backs, please understand. Whether you want me to apologize about it or not, I want to bring justice without killing Shido to let my pain finally come to an end; to think about this last part was hard whether I get arrested to losing my job – so I've decided to quit as a detective to aid the Phantom Thieves in the future again after serving my time to with the hero I truly love. I think we're done here, so if you all excuse me-!

But before he leaves, the others stop him to say something way better than blaming words on the young Prince of the Ace Detective himself.

Officer: Wait! Mr. Akechi! Don't go...We get it. Like you, Ms. Amamiya is a hero to do what's right to be on house arrest to have her false charges from Shido to be lifted and hearing you admitting the rest on what you didn't mean to do but because it did to put your life on the line to the Phantom Thieves to not be enemies to us, we've decided even a lot more after your speech to say this. You're not fired.

Akechi: Excuse me?

Say what...?

Media Woman: Yes, still be a detective and finish high school once you and your...girlfriend are done being on house arrest to still help us while you make sure that the Phantom Thieves are in line with the law if they come around again. That's right, Mr. Akechi, you'll be leaving for a few more months in payment monthly with Ms. Amamiya to help us put Shido and his goons behind bars. So, please don't leave the police force.

Hey, that sounds like a great deal to do to have Sae and Keiko happy to hear the news and Akechi to be smiling for him to accept to work things out.

Akechi: Yes...Thank you very much.

Lawyer Man: And thank you for being honest with yourself unlike Shido was to the world almost...Akechi-san, you're doing us all a favor for also turning yourselves in for the greater good.

They shake on it, Akechi comes back out, Keiko and him hugged it out, Sae leaves them out of the building, and they leave the building and returning back to their apartment, something else happens next. The three see the people out there to be cheering for Akechi and Keiko as a Phantom Thief leader of a hero to them all to wish them the best of luck to be loved, but it was better than nothing to walk out of there smiling.

Sae: Sometimes, most things can work out differently for those who do something right. I'm proud of both of you.

Hours later...Sae, Akechi, and Keiko did one thing first, and that's by placing a box of photos of Junko and Atsuko, with the notebook, an old photo of Ginza, the Blood of Oath story book, a kunai knife, and the Shujin Academy girl's uniform to be packed away and buried somewhere in the park grounds of Shibuya to buried the once friendly Atsuko side along with a Jack Frost key chain 'to win from a crane game' to go with it to make a stone craving of Junko Sakurai only with some flowers for them to never be forgotten to then leave for their friends to do the same thing to later on. What other people say about Junko next was something to remember throughout the rest of Japan all over.

Teenage Boy: Junko Sakurai? Who was that...?

Teenage Girl: You haven't heard about her? Well, they say she was a student from the late children's books to be The Blood of Oath about a woman who fell in love with a beast who was an outcast to the whole world.

Teenage Boy: "The Blood of Oath"? Sounds like a scary story to me.

Teenage Girl: No, it was for children. They say from Junko to look up to that old woman who died from long ago when she was little, Junko try to re-make it for others to remember Atsuko's work...I think they might've been related.

Teenage Boy Oh yeah...you're right! So, what happen to Junko?

Teenage Girl: They say she was the criminal of the mental shutdown and psychotic breakdowns all along to feel Atsuko's pain to have others not understand her at first to get some attention...they say she died from a heart attack at young age to be dead since al they found was her skin and blood from a home where her own parents abandoned the poor girl. So she might've been killed more by Shido's henchmen. Scary...!

Teenage Boy: That sucks...All they knew about her was a student to Atsuko until the very end this year and the story is being made into a move later this coming Summer. Now that's what I call crazy! But somehow good. I kind of love the book.

Teenage Girl: Me too! I hope like the Blood of Oath one, that more will be done to remember the late Junko and the legendary Atsuko by then. Still, that girl could've serve some time if she surrender quietly to the cops...Oh, well.

Teenage Boy: Some good things can turn out bad to be a sad one, I guess...Don't worry about it, you just got to remember the good times that someone did have once to never be forgot to move on still. Trust me.

Yeah...It was best for the world didn't know the whole thing to leave them be to only know of the late Junko Sakurai instead 'who was really Atsuko Sakurai'. R.I.P. - Atsuko Sakurai/Junko Sakurai/Queen Lilith/Megan Sakurai/Black Mask, Jackie the Jack Frost, Janet, and Mochizuki. And real Junko Sakura too, along with their loss brother Ginza Sakurai to finally be put to rest. We'll miss all three of you on the good things from you once, and the bad side to finally be defeated as you and your lover Yaldabaoth can finally live on within the after world forever. Also for reality to be normal again too...

Akechi: We should get going now, Keiko.

Keiko: Right. At least we made a special grave of the Sakurai siblings in the end for them, I hope they like it.

So, how do the others aided the two to go free in the last week or two...? Yeah, what's been going on was this...Makoto gets a call from her house to hear someone she knows of to tell her some good news. For Shiho seems to give her something for Ann to tell her to work something out to make it all happen, while Sae does the rest of the work.

Makoto: Tell Shiho-san that I said thank you. Let us save Keiko-Chan, no matter what.

Sojiro visits the police headquarters to talk to the investigator about what Keiko and Akechi told him for Sae to trust a lot on what he was telling him next of the entire story, to also be questioned too on his side of the story to keep everything else a big secret.

Sojiro: I keep telling you, I'm Keiko's my guardian is all. I don't know anything else other she's a good kid! What more do you want me to say? Now you know for sure how a good person Keiko is, can I go home now? If when you can, send this message out to her...Tell Keiko I said hi.

Tae herself was making her career work as a doctor for business to be going well to help out her patients to love her being the best doctor in Yongen-Jaya's clinic.

Young Man: Thanks, Dr. Takemi. I'll be sure to do those things.

Tae: I'm glad you're getting better, sir. Do keep at it. If you need to know from your description, be sure to call me at anytime before taking your medicine.

Young Man: I will.

A lot to help others to not test on certain people from her medicines works really well. Looks like back at Shujin Academy to have lots of teachers to make sure that Keiko's false criminal record to go away with Kawa's help to make it all possible now that they know it was all Shido's fault, and her grades to be good pass her second year at high school.

Kawa: And that's why you must remove from the crimes that 2nd year student Keiko Amamiya from one thing she didn't do. With her school work she's doing on her own for us, she'll pass with flying colors. What kind of teachers are you to be any good if you don't do your jobs right?! Well...? Please help me out!

Her words get to Ms. Usami, Ms. Chouno. Mr. Hiruta, Mr. Inui, and Mr. Ushimaru to help out Kawa after her fine speech to reach out to the five and the rest of them. While Iwai gets two of his friends to help him out by getting Keiko to be proven innocent in any...fair way of course to help out a young friend like she was to him.

Iwai: I want to protect Keiko...I'm beggin' you, guys! Yeah, Keiko's my friend to be both cute and somethin' else in her young age. Now make sure to get the word around to not let anything bad happen to her, ya got it? Good.

Down town had Yuuki doing something very important to be holding something big in his hands. Hmmm...What could it be?

Yuuki: Please...! Please, I beg of you! Please help me collect enough signatures! I want to help out a friend who's innocent! Keiko Amamiya's really a good woman! She always fights for the sake of others...She's...She's also my best friend who I care about!

A lot of attention Yuuki was getting to get people to sign the petition to help him get Keiko and Akechi set free real soon...Aw, how sweet of him.

Chihaya in Shinjuku was working hard to question her about Keiko's freedom to have a prediction of for her to read their minds, it...really doesn't work like this type of job completely. But having a friend she knows of like Keiko to make something.

Chihaya: You see...you have all come here and were all able to come to our senses is because she saved us! And now she's in a crisis herself, I believe it's our turn to save her this time! Keiko-Chan. But our words won't do any good, but asking for others for their word will, please spread the word to others. Won't you pleading goes against the police to join me? Please!

That''s a big yes to make all of this happen...At night time, Ohya questions on others in the area about Keiko on who she was to get a good name out for her, to own her young friend so much.

Ohya: Please! Tell me everything you know about this high school female student! I need more testimonies to get this girl free from the things she has done for others like myself too! You seem to have trouble once for Amamiya to come to help you out, correct? You can tell me anything, I'll listen.

This real journalist won't give up without a fight like this one, huh? You go, girl! Hey, some good people from the whole politician things with some supporters for Yoshi to see and gather, to help each other save a young friend of his being Keiko herself. Since she did for him, now Yoshi himself will do the same thing with her next.

Yoshi: ….A certain young woman is with a bad dilemma due to unjust troubles from the government! Keiko is suffering from a crime she didn't commit! She is a promising young woman who will support this country's future! Without justice, what good is there if someone uses it like it was nothing to them? This cannot be allowed!

Even in some of the arcade places for Shinya tells his younger to some older game players 'even his friends' to help him out to save Keiko to get out of this mess too. For a kid like him, to do anything to the Phantom Thieves for so much good they've done.

Shinya: ...Look at the gaming screen here. This girl ranked number one in these rankings like I did. Isn't Missy's high score amazing? I really wanna play against her again...but I heard she got arrested for some crime she didn't commit. But...I can't help her out by myself. Like online forms and signatures to save a certain young woman who's got game like Keiko Amamiya aka Missy does. This doesn't make any sense to have my friend arrested on something she didn't do at all! ...Please...! Help me out here!

There was no time to play, it was time for the kids to get to work and they do. And let's not forget about Hifumi to be live on TV from her show to say something special after today's programming for the newscaster and the camera man to record, learn, and hear from all of this on what she has to say about her friend Keiko to hopefully see again real soon.

Hifumi: ….Yes, it's all thanks to a certain young woman who's a friend of mine name Keiko Amamiya. I was able to play fairly from my fixed matches in shogi much better now for her words help me escape from the mess I was once in. With a honest heart like Keiko has shouldn't be put away by the police to be on house arrest forever...This time, I wish to be the one to help her out! My best friend!

Hell even at the gym, Sumire beg of Hira to help her to bowing down to her, Kiwa, and Shibusawa out to save their friend.

Sumire: Please! She or her boyfriend doesn't belong in juvenile detention type of house arrest at all...I swear I'll make up for the missed practice. Please, let me take just a short break!

But she just stood there and said nothing yet.

Sumire: Ah...Coach?

Hira: ...No deal.

Sumire: But...

Let her finish speaking up first...

Hira: I've got a few connections up my own sleeve that'll probably be more useful than simply doing your own legwork...I'll also try calling around to check if any of my other trainees have some useful info...But, if I do this for you, it means you're continuing practice as scheduled, got it? I'm sure it's what she'd want for you, too.

Now that'll work out just fine.

Sumire: Thank you so much, Coach! Wait until I tell Kiwa and his cousin the good news!

Strong words for those who know how much of a good person Keiko really was to everyone else in the the area...Later that night, Keiko was dreaming to be in the Velvet Room again 'just her this time' to be in her jail cell to be open up now and being in her normal clothes this time and no prisoner's uniform on, but this time for both Igor and Lava to be there to set this girl free now from her rehabilitation to be all over and done with.

Keiko: Huh? The Velvet Room again...? I'm back! Lava! Igor! The jail cell's for me are open once again...I'm happy to see you two still looking well!

So were they for Igor to be laughing with joy.

Igor: *chuckle* Magnificent. We're happy to see you too again, Ms. Trickster. Sorry, but I have to call you by your once code name still.

Lava: But...you're confident in reality now, Keiko, even after you escaped the prison within your heart...What an ironic turn of events because you wished for the fortune of others over your own well-being. Even when you fixed all worlds to not be fused, to end up this way in the end. But for Akechi to join with you, you two will one day be wed.

That's how Keiko is.

Keiko: It just how I do things to care about others is all...I would do it all to be on house arrest there than away from the real world for it to disappear forever to happen twice, so I'm fine with it and so is Akechi-Cun.

Lava: Still...It will do. You choose the correct path with your own volition. You did not compromise your beliefs for personal gain to the end of the battle.

Soon, Keiko reaches her hand out for Lava and Igor wishes to give her a final gift to keep of her own final Confidant to grow ten times more already to be held with the many cards into one powerful one.

Keiko: Wow...What is it? Even without being a Phantom Thief anymore...I can sense things like this one to have the same feeling I do.

Lava: That's correct. The last Arcana you have taken hold of is "The World." It is the willpower to stand up in this world on your own feet, unswayed by no one. That will become that basis of hope toward the future with your teammates who share the same belief. Now that you've gained that power, you are no longer an existence that wanders alone...Use it well, Keiko, use it very well for more good some day to happen again.

She takes it to us it well for something to come around of the Phantom Thieves' return someday, who knows...

Keiko: Thank you, I will use it well someday. (The Phantom Thieves to make a combat one day may be...)

Igor: My own duties end here as well...You were truly a remarkable guest, my dear.

Soon Igor disappears somewhere else on the other side of the strange world that Keiko first came to for him to leave, followed by Lava to do the same thing too for her to see them no more for the room to be completely emptied now...

Lava: Take care, Keiko, it was fun on what we both had together.

The Velvet Room disappears for her to see everything goes into the light to be empty of nothingness all over, all but the one butterfly to fly by Keiko as she goes back to sleep in the real world. With Jose in the real world to settle in, they'll hear from him on him moving in with Keiko and Akechi real soon.

Keiko: I'll miss you both. Igor. Lava. Thank you for everything and...goodbye.


Oh, and one more Confidant of Keiko's to have already all upgraded too.

Tayla: Wild Card Arcana # 28 – Keiko Amamiya


In the Persona series, the wild card is the ability to form a contract allowing one to access and summon multiple Personas and switch between them in battle, and the ability to change bonds into strength. The wild card is most closely related to the Fool Arcana, with its Tarot numeral being zero (0). The term is also associated with the capabilities of Fusion Spells, where multiple Personas are summoned at the same time in order to execute a powerful attack.

Year 20xx

Day #310 - February 2/13th – Monday

Finally, a week has passed by quickly as Keiko and Akechi to have a good life living together to be on house arrest to be watched to sometimes get out sometimes for the trial to go through, for them to work from cooking at the hotel place for Keiko to do a lot and Akechi for some paper work from photo murder mysteries to solve for the other detectives and cops. So, they get paid fairly to buy some normal things...While also having some fun together! The next morning – Sae comes to visit Keiko and Akechi about some good news she wanted to say to the two lovers who'll soon get married in a year or two 'for it will happen'. So, it was finally official.

Keiko: Hi, Sae.

Sae: Hello to you both, Akechi-san and Keiko. Long time no see...Ah, other than the police interview and Shido, we all met last on Christmas Eve, right? ….Mm. Never mind, it's nothing.

She knows a little to leave the rest of it be.

Akechi: It's good to see you again, Sae-san...Just not to be in a place like this.

They were fine for Akechi to be joking about to see Sae smiling...

Sae: It's good to be on house arrest at least, right...? I have two great pieces of news for you two love birds today. First, we finally managed to prosecute Masayoshi Shido. He'll likely be found guilty. I'm grateful for you, Keiko, for your cooperation wit the trail. And you, Akechi-san, to finally facing against your father to admit your troubles to still keep your job in the end. What luck for others like you to have a change of heart like me. For each of your testimonies proved to be very useful.

Keiko: I'm glad to hear, we both are.

She already heard the news of them getting married later on to be happy even more to be their friends. To have even more friends to do something good to help them out, to getting out of this mess.

Sae: To be frank, it seemed almost hopeless at this point. But thanks to the civil protests, some of the more indecisive prosecutors came to our side. It will likely be some more time until the hearing begins, but this is the first step to true change. The only charges right now are for breaking election laws, breaking funding control laws, and bribery. I knew that proving the Metaverse's existence would be difficult...but I still find myself dissatisfied.

Akechi: I guess some of the people don't believe in it...That makes sense.

Sae: Shido did admit to all of this crimes though, including everything you know about. Now for the others good news. As of today, both of you are finally free to go.

This was wonderful! For Keiko and Akechi were finally free to go today to no longer be on house arrest, this was great!

Akechi: I'm happy to hear. I can work again.

Keiko: We get to go home? Yes!

Sae: From soon to be married and moving in together, so much to be going on for the both of you. Also, Shido's confession brought light to the truth o your case, Keiko. For Akechi-san's has been set free for others to understand his reasons to be left off the hook, and you to not be charge on something you didn't do anymore. We were able to prove in your innocence in the original assault change that led to your arrest. But not more, Keiko. You're a free woman that you always been. Your sentence will no doubt be rescinded. You're a free woman. The others did everything they could for you.

Lots of friends helped them both out.

Keiko: Others...? You mean our friends?

Akechi: They must've been worried about us.

A lot more than they already know of for them to do so much...

Sae: They did. The family who knew of the woman who was murdered who was the victim in your case as a witness was the turning point without their help to prove in your innocence, Keiko, but they wanted to help you out for their daughter's sake. She did leave a lot of evidences behind before she passed away. That wasn't all...An unbelievable amount of support has come in from various other places as well. To think they'd be able to track down someone involved in a case from well over a year ago...Regardless, the Phantom Thieves are gone.

Keiko: They really are, I know...we have to live normal lives now. (For the gift from the Velvet Room is just something to hold to a memory then...? Well, we did save Maruki's life since him and Rumi are back together again to start a new. I'm happy for him and with his change of heart.)

Well, it was really hard to say if the Phantom Thieves are really gone.

Sae: All that remains is for us adults to lead society in the right direction...Then again, I have to wonder if you believe what I say.

Akechi: We each made a promise to make it this far, right? And we both trust in you, Sae-san.

Sae: Thank you. Still, I'm glad I was able to save you, Keiko, in court. And you too, Akechi-san, on some other parts that is. I've never felt so happy in my entire life. I'm not quite sure how to put it, but...saving your future meant more to me than my own career to believe in your words to so much to have powers. Talk about girl power, huh? I feel like you even taught me how to live.

For Sae to change a lot thanks to Keiko, Akechi, and the other Phantom Thieves to help her change her heart to not steal her Treasure to have her on the right path this time.

Keiko: Sae Niijima, you're something else...

Sae: That's not true...By the way, there's something that's been on my mind. What did the Treasure of my world turn out to be?

Oh, right...it was her notebook of her father's handwriting when he was a police officer for Sae to keep to remember him by for Makoto to see her carrying around a lot.

Akechi: Oh, right...May we ask why you wish to know why?

Sae: It's fine...I suppose it doesn't matter now one way of the other. (I feel like I know what it was...) There is...one more thing. I haven't even told Makoto about this...But I realized something after meeting with all of you. My most prize "treasure" is the justice I use to protect these important to me. Makoto helped show me that as well.

A lot for Makoto to even talk to Sae a lot in the Metaverse of Sae's old Palace of her Shadow self to understanding more.

Keiko: Makoto's a good person who really loves her big sister you are to her.

Sae: She is...Also, once the Shido case is settled, I'm thinking of quitting my job and becoming a defense lawyer instead.

That's good for Sae to go from being a prosecutor and turn into a defense lawyer to be be much better to learn so much.

Akechi: That's a lot give in, Sae-san. None of us don't know what to say, but...I'm happy to hear.

Sae: Thanks, Akechi-san. I wanted to reform the system, but I'll have to leave that to someone else. Going forward, I want to enact justice not for myself, but for the sake of others.

Keiko: Then I hope you'll become the best of the best defense lawyer ever.

She gets up to give it her all for Sae to change to feel good about doing all of this.

Sae: Thanks, Keiko, I will do my best. Well then, I need to go submit the paperwork for your release, you two. Same goes for you too, Akechi-san, you can't do it on your own yet.

She was making fun of her friend again for Akechi to take a joke like this one, for not doing the paperwork of the release forms until he's free in a few minutes.

Akechi: I understand...Go right ahead.

One more thing Sae wanted to say before she does those things.

Sae: I'll be seeing you later, Akechi-san, don't work too hard. And Keiko, thank you again for everything you've done. See you later.

As Sae does the work in time to become a defense lawyer afterwards, hours later for Keiko and Akechi leave the apartment for a bit to hug it all out for it feels great going out wherever they want now without anyone else watching on them, no longer on house arrest at least. Feels kind of good, doesn't it? With the people started to clean the place to set up for the two lovers to live in later on...Cool! And waiting for them outside was a car to pick them up, Sojiro was there.

Keiko: It's Mr. Sakura.

Akechi: He's here to bring us back? How kind of him.

Pulling in with his car for Sojiro to finally be seeing them again.

Sojiro: Hey. You two kept me waiting. Geze.

Keiko: Hi! Miss us?

Sojiro: I do...To be honest, I didn't really wanna come...But Futaba just wouldn't stop bugging me. Anyway, you're a free woman now, aren't ya? And you too, Akechi.

Akechi: It's good to get a lot more now...We have so much to talk about.

This has the two lovers to be smiling and holding each other.

Sojiro: It'd look bad on me if you did something again under my watch.

Keiko: Not to me, no way.

Sojiro: All right, let's go home. It's cold, so get in quick. You need a ride home, Akechi? Huh?

Akechi: I think I'll walk home later on. Let's head back to the good old Leblanc.

For them to be getting into the car for Sojiro to drive them back to Cafe Leblanc in time to drive on the highway streets to avoid traffic, just a little...

Keiko: (Just like from the very beginning, huh?) Here we go again.

Sojiro: It's not moving at all...

They hear what was going on with traffic from the radio news to be playing in Sojiro's car, but it was a normal event...No more psychotic breakdowns or mental shutdowns anymore. That goes the same of anymore made up realities.

Newscaster: [Due to the railway incident this morning, widespread delays have impacted the various lines and...]

Sojiro: Another accident, huh? Heh. Reminds me of that day back in April. Remember when we went in introduce you at the school? Remember, Keiko?

This was the first for Akechi to learn all about this for Keiko to remember a lot.

Keiko: I do...I try not to forget as you taught me a lot to prove I'm a good person later on, and I did.

Sojiro: You never change, huh? Thinking back, I was pretty awful to you, Keiko, throwing you in that storage room all by yourself...

This had Akechi a little worried.

Akechi: Come again?

Keiko: It's nothing, Akechi-Cun. Nothing that Sojiro and I can handle. He just wanted to know about me to treat me better deep down.

Akechi: That's good to hear. You love Keiko as your real daughter, huh?

This has Sojiro blushing to do care about Keiko, but tries to hide his feelings to not be so good at it.

Sojiro: Yeah, yeah...Then again, soon you're gonna be...

Keiko: In a few months, I'll be leaving, I know. (It'll be hard to say goodbye that I've been living at Yongen-Jaya for a year now.)

A lot to be sad, and Sojiro shakes his head to not think about it at all to think of the brighter things in life.

Sojiro: Keiko, you made some great friends here. And someone who you fell in love with you and to get married by Goro Akechi himself in a few years. As for your friends, you better thank them when we get back, all right?

Keiko: I will.

It's good to have friends and someone you truly love...As Sojiro drives around back to drop Akechi and Keiko off at Leblanc for it to be closed, they got ready to go back inside on what's to come after two years...

Akechi: Ready, Keiko? Let's head back inside.

Keiko: Okay, Akechi. Well...here goes.

Sojiro soon catches up with to be smiling for Keiko to open the door to see what was waiting inside of the cafe...The other six 'including Sumire and Kiwa too' were all there for Akechi and Keiko to finally come back. From Makoto and Futaba to be smiling, Haru was surprised like Yusuke, Ryuji was grinning with a big smile on his face, and Ann gets up to be very happy seeing them again.

Ann: Hey there!

Keiko and Akechi: Hi! We're back.

Futaba: Namaste! Big Sis and her boyfriend!

Sojiro: Whoa.

To Sojiro surprise for the others to see Keiko and Akechi were now free to go for the others to see them again.

Ryuji: Keiko, you did it! And hey Akechi...Sorry for ever doubting you from the beginning...

Akechi: It's okay, I know how you all must've felt. I was the same with all of you when you were really the Phantom Thieves to learn so much on what good you were all doing. So, I guess we're even now.

All was good to know from their mistakes to trust in each other now, it was great to be back.

So all's well that ends well.

Yusuke: It has been a while.

Ann: Not bad. You two look fine to be on house arrest.

Haru: I'm glad you both seem well.

Makoto: We miss you both.

And soon for Morgana to appear for them to see him, for he was back to hang out with Keiko once again.

Akechi and Keiko: Morgana?!

Morgana: And the best for last - me! So we meet again, Madame Keiko. And Akechi...It's god to see you both.

Happy to see him again, for they were back...Keiko and Morgana run up and hugged each other to be care for since they were gone for a week or two that fast.

Keiko: Morgana! Welcome back!

Morgana: I miss you two lovers.

Good friends, lovers, and such to end up in a good wait to celebrate it now.

Makoto: All right, so let's grab a table!

All set to celebrate on Keiko and Akechi's return. For Sojiro lets them owe the cafe for today...for them, Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru 'to also wait for Sumire and Kiwa's arrival next'.

Sojiro: I gotta head out and grab some groceries. I'm sure you guys have plenty to talk about.

He'll be back with some things to buy - snacks and drinks. While the others talk and waited for the other two lovers to arrive in a bit.

Ann: Now we're only missing two more people!

Keiko: Sumire and Kiwa?

Seems like it for they were informed.

Makoto: She texted me a little while ago that she's finished with practice and heading here with Kiwa...I'm guessing they'll be here any minute now.

With the door opening up, they've arrive.

Kiwa: We're here! Amamiya and Akechi, welcome back!

Sumire: Yes! Sorry we're late! Well, I was to finish with my training.

With Kiwa happy to see his friends, same with Sumire too.

Keiko: I'm so happy to see you guys again.

Sumire: Keiko-Senpai! Akechi-san! Um...Welcome back!

Akechi: Oh Tsuba, I hope you're treating your new girlfriend well.

Kiwa: Come on, you guys know me by now.

For this part to be half the group, they were regroup and back again.

Ryuji: All right, that's everyone!

Morgana: C'mon, Sumire-you and Kiwa take a seat.

All sitting down now, to talk about what happened and so on to be hard to fight a good battle and be back like this again.

Ryuji: Man! It went well, yeah?!

Makoto: I'm so glad we didn't give up.

A nice way to do something right and them being normal now was all worth it.

Yusuke: This was certainly worth the effort.

Ann: We didn't know what to do once you two were gone...But then we realized something.

Akechi: And what's that?

Well, that something was this...

Ann: Even if we don't have the Metaverse or any other special powers, we can still change reality.

Morgana: If we didn't do that at the very least, we'd be betraying the entire reason we stood up to Maruki and stopped Ginza Sakura for good.

Keiko: Wow! You guys did all of this for us? Thank you.

A lot to be grateful about.

Sumire: We'll oppose the injustice of this reality with our own strength...That's what we all agreed upon.

Ryuji: And ever since then, we've been doin' just that-busting out asses tryna get you two outta the clink...Well, almost was one. Being trapped in a big apartment all day long must've sucked.

Haru: Not just us. Everyone who believed in you joined us. Keiko-Chan. And others who like Akechi-san the way he is with less fan girls.

Good enough to still not be spying on him now Akechi's with Keiko and in love to be married.

From those Keiko helped out and such including them as well. All of them helped out Keiko and Akechi up until the very end.

Futaba: Thanks to that, we've got out leader and her lover back!

Kiwa: I got a lot of signatures back...With some helps too.

Yeah, Yuuki helped him out on that one.

Keiko: Thank you, everyone.

Akechi: You've all saved us. For us to have such great friends.

All of this to take the hit to saving all of them to see Shido and his goons in jail, and with Sae helping them out and fix reality on all other things...

Keiko: All of this to saving us next...It's so much to take in.

Ryuji: What're you talkin' about, Keiko? You're the one who took the hit for us and your fiance to see everything to the very end how kick ass we are.

Akechi: More like I was double checking to then joining with all of you.

They had to all ask how they were holding up on their house arrest.

Ann: They treated you two fine, right? Actually...did you lose some weight, Keiko?

Keiko: Ah...I worked out a lot and ate just fine.

Yusuke: If you two ended up in jail, the prison food there wasn't tasteful at all...

Futaba: What if you both did and ate nothing but bugs?

Ew! Nope, not happening.

Akechi: What...? No.

Makoto: You're missing the point.

Ryuji: Eh, they made some bad ass meals on their own since Keiko came here to Leblanc and learned a lot from Boss. And now he's gettin' stuff for our part right now. C'mon, everyone's back together and the other Metropolis 12 members send their love and support since they're a big family now! It's time to celebrate, for us and for them!

But then, they hear a stomach to be growling.

Keiko: Huh...?

Haru: *giggle* I guess you really were hungry, Keiko-Chan.

Keiko: Haru, that wasn't me... (I hope it's not Yusuke's stomach again.)

Haru: Oh? That wasn't you?

Nope, it was someone a lot more than appearances.

Sumire: Sorry about that...

Yusuke: Ah, it was Sumire...

Yep, she has to eat regularly to be a gymnastics.

Futaba: Sojiro'll be back soon-just hang in there!

Another thing to come up for Ryuji to say next.

Ryuji: ...Oh yeah! Uhhh...Sorry for not mindin' my business.

Keiko: What's wrong, Ryuji? You can tell us.

Ryuji: But...Well, we heard from Boss...you're goin' back home next month? Keiko, can' you say here?

A lot to move in to a new home, working, finishing school, and Akechi staying with Keiko when they do go back.

Akechi: We have a lot to do and when we get married soon.

Keiko: We do...

Ryuji: Sure we proved you two are not guilty, but people're still gonna label you, Keiko, the most there back home, aren't they? Ain't it just gonna be uncomfortable goin' back?

It was hard times at first for Keiko, but not anymore.

Keiko: Well...My family was the problem, but they still love me. And after talking to my Mom and Dad, they understood. Same with my brother and sister. They were even happy when I told them I'm getting married soon and living on my own with Akechi. To seeing him later on.

Akechi: If there was a problem, I have a god talk to them. But from what Keiko told me so much about to work things out...I say they're good people.

Keiko: Still, it'll not be the same without you guys around...

It'll be sad real soon for one more month.

Makoto: What's the matter? We were all so excited a moment ago.

Akechi: Sorry, it maybe got a little out of hand.

Then Makoto thought of a good idea.

Makoto: ...How about this? If our leader is leaving, the Phantom Thieves are truly disbanding, correct? Today we can celebrate Keiko-Chan and Akechi-san's release...and commemorate the day of our disbandment.

Sounds like a good idea there, and yet to sound very funny.

Ann: What kind of commemoration is that?

Makoto: I was serious when I said it...

She is trying to come up with something.

Haru: It sounds like a good idea to me.

Kiwa: Me too! I want in!

And soon, they all like Makoto's silly but really thought idea.

Ryuji: I guess you're right! We just gotta double our excitement for today!

All was good, and then Morgana had something else to say next to think about for a while now.

Morgana: About that-there's something I need to tell you guys...I've decided to go with Madame Keiko. She's pretty special after all. If that's fine with you too, Akechi. Since you two will be living together to still finish up you high school by next year, right...? Plus, we need someone there in case Madame Keiko almost turning back into a delinquent!

For that to not happen for Morgana to help Keiko out on it to also learn the news about her and Akechi moving in together to be a drive there.

Akechi: Lucky guess...

Keiko: Morgana, you're more than welcome to stay with us and Jose. He needs a home.

I hope he does join with the three...

Morgana: Either way, I was you guys to add a farewell party to the one we're having tonight and for Madame Keiko and Akechi's upcoming engagement.

Kiwa: Two parties in one day, huh?

Ryuji: I dunno...Is that important?

Sounds like it.

Haru: Excuse me, Keiko-Chan. But...You're not leaving for another month right?

Keiko: That's right I am.

Yusuke: Then it is far too early for a farewell party.

Makoto: That'll just muddy the purpose of this celebration.

Oh, boy...Morgana, you better say something else next to fix this little error to learn about it please. Otherwise, it'll just be sad.

Morgana: Grr...! How dare you! Sumire, at least you're on my side, right?

Sumire: Uh, me? Then...What say we call this a second-round welcoming party?

That sounds a bit better.

Morgana: That's the ticket! My re-welcoming party! Nobody can complain about that! So, for the food at my party...I demand suichi. Suichi!

Soon Sojiro has come back with the stuff and to see Morgana as he was talking to everyone else.

Akechi: Boss is back.

Sojiro: Man, you guys're loud. I could hear you from outside.

Morgana: Chief! They're so mean!

Sojiro: Noisy as always...

He knows about Morgana can talk to not hear him, but to sense it out a little to still be treated like a house cat.

Morgana: Hey! I'm not some...normal cat!

Sojiro: I can't understand what you're saying to me you know. Here.

He does try to give Morgana some food, Sojiro was trying to he helpful.

Morgana: No, I would much rather have suichi than something like-...Hmprh?! This is delicious...!

Something tasted good for Morgana to have it.

Sojiro: Sheesh, what an assertive little guy...I wonder where he got that form.

Morgana: Heh, that's just part and parcel of who I am-the one, the only - Morgana. As a human of Lady Lavenza's love and being a cat in this world. I'm just myself.

Well, that's our teammate of the Phantom Thieves...

Ryuji: Stop tryin' to talk so big. You're just a cat now.

Keiko: Ah, this again? *chuckle*

Morgana: Shuddup, Ryuji! I don't need to hear that from some dumb ape!

Now they started fighting again.

Ryuji: What was that?!

Morgana: It's things like that. You get angry so fast. Oh, and you're vulgar.

Ryuji: You little...! Why don't you go disappear again?!

Nope, twice was enough now.

Ann: Ugh shut up! We're supposed to be celebrating, not fighting!

Makoto: They're at it again...

Still, they wouldn't want this life to change in their real reality either way.

Sojiro: You guys never change, do you?

Futaba: Seriously...That weirdo Inari.

Keiko: What does Yusuke have to do with anything, Futaba. Oh, you.

Yep, she had to say it at Yusuke again.

Yusuke: Who are you calling a weirdo?!

Sumire: Don't worry. Being weird is just a sign of your individuality.

Ann: Uh, you don't need to defend him about that...

Either way, it was fine to live this way to be themselves.

Ryuji: Hahaha! Well anyways, we're all here now! Let's kick this party off!

Kiwa: Yeah! I'm ready to celebrate with new friends and my girlfriend.

Yusuke: Very well...

For foods and drinks to serve up.

Futaba: Sojiro! I want sushi!

Keiko: Then what are we all doing just sitting around? Let's...party! (Friends are good to have to also add to our wedding in a few years and like them, and a few more next.)

What a day this all turn out to be for Akechi and Keiko to make this day count to also have Morgana back in the cat form. He can be human in the Velvet Room to seeing Lava at least, huh? As well to getting the Phantom Thieves back in action again? Only time will tell on day, who knows. It might happen before any of them will even know it. But for now – the three, Sojiro, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, Sumire, and Kiwa all celebrated on the many things to happen this coming month and so much more before Keiko leaves to her new home soon with Akechi. And with for one more to be shown of the final part of the series to see how it all ends off. Yeah!