As Jester, Akemi, their friends and Miyuki went into the next area, they stopped when they see a floating thin grey robot on the opposite side of the area in front of them.

"Hey, there's some kind of weird robot over there…" said Yukari.

"I'm getting an FOE reading from that robot! Be careful, everyone!" said Rise worriedly to them.

"I see. So that's an FOE…" said Mitsuru as she glance at the thin robot FOE with a curious look on her face.

"It doesn't seem all that strong-looking compared to what you guys and girls say, though. It's just floating there. Not too scary to me either." said Junpei.

"Don't make assumptions based on appearances, Iori. We don't know what it's capable of doing." said Mitsuru sternly to Junpei.

"Yeah, yeah. I'll be more careful. Anyway, let's just avoid the thing and-" said Junpei.

"Oh! Everyone, I'm picking up another, stronger FOE reading!" said Fuuka worriedly to them, cutting off the rest of Junpei's words.

"Gotcha. So where is it, Fuuka?" asked Junpei.

"It seems to be moving? It's getting closer… Oh no, it's just to everyone's left! Please be careful!" said Fuuka more worriedly to them.

"To our left, huh…" said Junpei before he and the others turned to their left and saw a huge muscular white robot with huge round-shaped iron fists as it's hands approaching them.

"Oh my, she's right! There is another FOE and it does look strong and dangerous." gasped Rise with a worry look on her face.

"Wait, what the-!? That thing's terrifying! What's the deal with it's hands!? Are those f-for… p-pummeling us!? Oh, I'm gonna freak out! That thing is like Queen-level scary!" said Junpei with a freak out look on his face at the second robot FOE.

"Hey, he just say that you're as scary as that robot FOE, Queen." whisper Paladin in a deadpan tone of voice to Queen.

"Hey, what do you mean by that!?" snapped Queen as she glared at Junpei. "I'm not that scary… am I?" added Queen with an unsure look on her face now.

"Of course you're not as scary as that robot FOE, Queen. It's just him saying some stupid words when he's afraid." said Akemi reassuringly to Queen.

"Hey, I resent that!" snapped Junpei as he scowled at Akemi for insulting him.

"Hey! Now ain't the time for stupid jokes! If we don't run from it, we're screwed 6 ways to Sunday!" snapped Shinjiro anxiously and worriedly to them.

"Yeah, we know. Let's find a way past it." suggested Jester as she look around for any escape routes.

"Understood. Let's take the path behind us!" said Mitsuru.

"Alright, now that we've reached an agreement on our direction… RUUUUUUN!" said Junpei calmly then anxiously to them before they quickly turned to their right, run toward and went through the door to the next area away from the 2 FOE robots.

"Alright, guys, you're all safe! The reading of that FOE is gone now." said Rise happily to them after they managed to get away from the 2 FOE robots.

"What the hell happened back there!? That totally freaked me out!" said Junpei.

"That was rather odd… The large robot pursued us, but the small one stay in it's spot and didn't budged a bit…" said Naoto with a confused look on her face.

"… Meaning the small one is a surveillance type that sends out orders to the other large robot once the enemy is in it's sight." said Crow.

"Wait a sec-are you saying that those 2 FOEs are partnered up!?" said Panther with an outraged look on her face.

"Well, it does seem to make sense. If we're discovered by the small FOE, the large FOE will pursue us. This is rather troublesome…" sighed Mitsuru with a troubled look on her face.

"But, think of it the other way-we should be fine as long as we prevent being spotted." said Yukiko.

"Yeah! Although, wouldn't it be even easier if we just beat up the small one?" said Kanji.

"You have a point-I'm not getting a very strong reading from the small one, but…" said Rise.

"let's leave the decision to Jester. However, I'll say that it'd be wise to avoid any unnecessary fighting-even more so when we're up against FOEs." said Mitsuru as she glance at Jester.

"Duly noted, Mitsuru-san." said Jester as she nodded at Mitsuru before they went down a different pathway until they came back in the same room where the small and big robot FOEs are and standing behind the small FOE before they quietly walked away from the small FOE.

"Oh! Look, everyone!" said Chie as she stopped, raised and pointed her finger at the large FOE that's now sitting immobile on the ground. "Doesn't that FOE look like it's just sitting around like we'd hoped for!?" added Chie with a happy look on her face.

"It seems this went as planned. C'est magnifique." said Mitsuru with an approving nod of her head.

"Great, we can keep moving now!" said Mona as he glance and nodded at Jester.

"Yeah, come on, everyone." said Jester before she, Akemi, their friends and Miyuki went on to the next area away from the 2 FOE robots.

XXXX

A few minutes later…

As Jester, Akemi, their friends and Miyuki went into the next area, they stopped when they see the same floating thin grey robot on the opposite side of the area in front of them before they turned to their left and see the same large robot.

"Ack! It's another one of that large robot FOE!" said Yosuke with a worry look on his face.

"And we're at a dead end! What're we gonna do!?" said Skull, worried as well after he turned to his right and saw that they're indeed at a dead end.

"Will you 2 be quiet and calm down already?" groaned Miyuki as she shake her head at both Yosuke and Skull.

"The gate that alternates between open and closed states is just up ahead…" said Mitsuru with a pondering look on her face.

"True. What say we lead the large FOE there?" suggested Jester.

"Oh, that's a great idea, Jester. If we lead the FOE after us through the gate then the other currently closed door will open for us, is that it?" said Panther.

"Yep, you got it, Panther." said Jester as she smiled proudly at Panther.

"I can definitely see that working. Let's give your plan a try, Jester!" said Mona as he nodded approvingly at Jester's plan for the large FOE robot before they began leading the large FOE robot through the gate, saw that the other currently closed door opened up and they quickly run through the opened door before it closed up behind them, preventing the large FOE robot from pursuing them before they went down several more pathways and doorways until they arrived and stopped in the next area.

"There's no sign of Aigis or our leader… Where could they have gone?" said Yukari with a worry look on her face for their leader and Aigis.

"Same goes for the robot that look like Aigis-and she's supposed to be the key to changing this movie…" sighed Akihiko.

"You guys had been searchin' all over here when we run into you guys, right?" asked Skull as he glance at Mitsuru.

"That's correct. However, our findings were extremely limited… There were mechanism and obstacles everywhere-we had reached our wits' end by the time we met you all." said Mitsuru with a troubled look on her face.

"Well, nothing to it but for us to keep on staying cautious and careful as we proceed onward, Mitsuru-san." said Jester.

"How right you are, Jester. As expected of a leader to always be as cautious and careful for herself and her teammates." said Akemi as she smiled and nodded at Jester.

"If only we could get some useful information from somebody…" said Fox as he crossed his arms and closed his eyes with a pondering look on his face.

"But who? We've only met you all and then later on robots so far in this movie." said Mitsuru.

"Lemme just make this crystal clear: no seeking intel from the large, dog-shaped robots. Got it? It'd be best to find an unarmed intel source that won't attack us on sight." said Mona.

"If only it were that easy for us to find a benevolent one…" muttered Paladin.

"Hmm… Where could we find a robot to speak with?" said Queen with a troubled look on her face.

"Arf! Arf arf!" barked Koromaru suddenly to them.

"Hm? What're you barkin' at?" asked Shinjiro in confusion at Koromaru.

"Probably because of that lone black robot standing over there, Shinjiro-senpai." said Akemi as she raised and pointed her finger at the black robot (which make them turned to glance at the robot) standing by itself in a corner of the pathway.

"Oh, you're right and look over there! It's a weak-looking robot, all by itself!" said Ken with a surprise look on his face at the lone robot.

"Oh, you're right. I'll attempt to question it." said Queen.

"Queen… Are you sure? Won't it just get suspicious right away, like with that cop in Kamoshidaman movie-" said Skull unsurely at Queen.

"Come on, doubting her again, Skull? In that case, I'll accompany you, Queen." said Paladin as he scowled at Skull.

"Yeah! I-I'll do better this time and thanks for accompanying me, Paladin." said Queen as she scowled at Skull as well before she glance and smiled softly at Paladin.

"Yeah, that's the spirit, Queen." said Jester as she smiled and nodded at Queen.

"Well then, please be careful. We'll be watching from here." said Naoto as she nodded at Queen before they watched both Queen and Paladin make their way toward the black robot.

"Hey there." greeted Paladin politely to the black robot (who stay silent and didn't return his greeting).

"Ah, excuse us… There's something I'd like to ask you-" asked Queen.

"BREAK IS AT 1500." said the black robot.

"Huh?" said Queen with a confused look on her face.

"TODAY PRODUCTION RATE IS CURRENTLY AT 80%. 2% DECREASE FROM YESTERDAY'S AVERAGE-" said the black robot.

"Why is this robot saying gibberish for?" thought Paladin in disbelief at the black robot.

"Um, that's not what I wanted to ask about-" said Queen.

"5 CASES OF ERROR CORRECTION. 21 CASES OF SCRAP TREATMENT…" said the black robot.

"It's no good, Paladin… I can't communicate with it." said Queen with a dejected look on her face to Paladin.

"Hey, it's fine. At least you try, Queen." said Paladin reassuringly to Queen.

"It certainly seems that way. I believe we'd only be wasting time trying to speak to this robot any longer." sighed Mitsuru as she shake her head.

"This isn't anything like how it went for Aigis…" said Fuuka with a troubled look on her face.

"Hey, guys. What do you think that is on that LCD screen?" said Panther as she glance up while raising and pointing her finger at the monitor screen showing a pale-skinned, long brown-haired man wearing a pair of dark glasses on his eyes, a long sleeve, button-up red shirt with matching long pants and black shoes on his feet with glowing words beside the man.

"It seems to be an order demanding an increase in the robot's production rate." said Naoto.

"Who could that be on there? It says, "Great Overseer"…" said Noir with a pondering look on her face at the man.

"W-Wait a sec! I feel like I've seen that long hair and that pair of glasses before…" said Junpei with a realization look on his face at the man.

"No matter how you or the rest of us look at it, that's definitely Ikutsuki-san…" sighed Yukari.

"Is that someone you all know?" asked Yukiko curiously to the members of SEES.

"Yes, that's right. He's the chairman of the board at Gekkoukan High and the club advisor of SEES and who also had fun in saying boring jokes to us… But, why's the chairman the overseer of a robot movie in this world?" said Miyuki with a confused look on her face after she answer Yukiko's question.

"The most likely answer is that he's being casted into the role of an Overseer." said Jester.

"I agree with Jester. This seems to be yet another example of the movie casting." said Queen in agreement with Jester.

"Casting, you say? Elaborate." said Mitsuru.

"Individuals somehow tied to all of us people in the theater world have appeared as characters in the movies… Theater 1 was Kamoshidaman, Theater 2 was Yosukesaurus… Take a closer look at his image. Doesn't it look more like something created with CGI, rather than a real person?" explained Queen calmly to them.

"Hm, now that you mention it, you're right. Whoever this man that look like a CGI copy of Ikutsuki isn't him and he always wear glasses instead of that pair of dark glasses on his eyes." said Miyuki as she nodded at Queen.

"So, you're saying that robot that looks like Aigis, from the trailer-that's part of this "casting" too?" said Akihiko.

"Most likely. In the movie we had appeared within, Yosuke had been cast as a dinosaur, but with his own head." said Akemi as she nodded at Akihiko.

"It look less like casting and more like a bizarre collage to me-I really lost it the first time I saw him…" said Yosuke as he scratch his head a little.

"Yeah. It's not everyday we see a dinosaur with a human head." thought Jester in amusement in her mind.

"Well, the Chairman is sort of like a guardian to us… If you take that into consideration, his casting as the Overseer here isn't all that strange." said Ken.

"Would the fake Ikutsuki-san know where our leader and Aigis are?" said Yukari.

"Doubtful. Just because this Overseer may look similar to your Chairman, doesn't mean they have the same personalities so don't bank on him being on our side." said Crow bluntly to Yukari.

"Crow has a point… If this guy's the big cheese around here… Doesn't that mean he's the one givin' these orders to eliminate individuality and all that shit?" said Skull.

"He'd have to be pretty messed up in the head to do somethin' like that. So, what're we gonna do about it?" said Kanji.

"If he's supervising the robots, there has to be some kind of facility like a security complex or a control center. Why don't we try looking for a place like that?" suggested Oracle.

"It sounds better to me than just wandering around and getting lost. So, where could that facility be?" said Panther.

"Hm, if there is a management facility, I'd imagine it's some sort of central hub… Possibly the innermost part of this city?" said Fuuka.

"Hm… Jester, should we try looking for a central facility in the central part of the city?" said Mona as he glance at Jester.

"Yeah, let's do it." said Jester as she nodded at Mona.

"Alrightly then! It's time to bear-rel ahead to our next destination!" said Teddie excitedly to them before he run ahead of them.

"And there he goes." said Akemi with a deadpan look on her face.

"Ah-Hey! Teddie! Don't go running off like that!" snapped Chie before she run off after Teddie while Mitsuru had a silent pondering look on her face.

"… What's up, Mitsuru?" asked Shinjiro as he noticed the pondering look on Mitsuru's face.

"I was just thinking about Miyuki Arisato. She even knew about the Chairman… Just who could she be?" replied Mitsuru.

"Miyuki Arisato, huh? Well, she doesn't look like she's lyin'… but she's tryin' to act brave, though. Probably out of consideration for us." said Shinjiro.

"Yes, and I do feel awful about that. However, besides the 2 Arisato siblings, we haven't an inkling of who she is… It's only during times like this that I'm envious of Akihiko's impulsiveness." said Mitsuru with an envious look on her face.

"Whoa! Are you shittin' me?" gasped Shinjiro with a shock look on his face.

"I don't rightly know anymore…" chuckled Mitsuru.

"Um… Is there something wrong? If we don't keep moving, we'll get separated from the others." said Miyuki as she glance back and forth at both Mitsuru and Shinjiro with a confused look on her face.

"Ah, it's nothin'. We're off now." said Shinjiro as he glance at Miyuki.

"Indeed…" said Mitsuru in agreement with Shinjiro before they resumed their exploration of the place, went through a door to the next area and saw that there's an elevator in it before they went toward the elevator and went up to the next floor.

XXXX

Second floor of the A.I.G.I.S movie…

Once Jester, Akemi, their friends and Miyuki arrived and stepped off the elevator into the next floor (with Chie caught up to Teddie and proceed to lecture him for running off), they stopped when they heard a soft beeping noise coming from somewhere above them.

"You guys hear that?" said Spade.

"Yeah, we did. What's that?" said Fox with a confused look on his face.

"There is no conflict, no crime, no greed in this world of ours… It is a perfect world, where a perfect life is promised to all." said a mysterious man's voice.

"A perfect world?" said Oracle with a confused look on her face.

"The reason such a world can be reality is because everyone is the same. Think about how fruitless it is to contrast and stand out. Being like the others-being normal-is optimal." said the mysterious man's voice.

"Hmm… Based on the content of this speech, the speaker is most definitely the robot's Overseer." said Crow.

"Eyes to the right… Eyes to the left… Malfunctioning units that fail to adhere to normality will be eliminated. On that note, may each robot focused on their assigned tasks, with no ifs, ands or ro-buts." said the mysterious man's voice before the voice fell silent.

"… Was that a pun combining "robot" and "but"?" asked Noir.

"Oh, is that what that was? I couldn't tell at all." said Chie with a surprise look on her face.

"That lame-ass pun-no wonder it's got the face of Ikutsuki-san." groaned Junpei as he sweatdropped a little at the pun.

"Yeah, that was extremely bad." said Jester with a cringe look on her face.

"Yeah. It's so bad that I wish I could smack him if he were in front of me right now!" said Miyuki as she nodded in agreement with Jester.

"You would really smack your own school's Chairman…?" asked Yosuke as he glance at Miyuki (who smirk and nodded at Yosuke).

"NO IFS, ANDS, OR RO-BUTS…" said one of the black robots before it and it's fellow robots started laughing.

"What's with these robots? They suddenly started laughing… Are they malfunctioning?" said Mitsuru with a shock look on her face.

"Um, could it be possible that they were actually amused by the pun?" said Ken.

"Then they're really malfunctioned like Mitsuru-senpai said if they like the lame pun earlier." said Paladin as he shake his head at the still laughing robots only for them to stop laughing.

"… TIME TO RETURN TO OUR DUTIES." said the same black robot that spoke out earlier before it and it's fellow robots turned around and went back the way they come from.

"Huh? They went back to work…" said Chie.

"It's just my suspicion, but I think they all have the same AI loaded onto them. They're programmed to focus only on work, and to all have the same reactions…" said Oracle.

"I see. It's just as the announcement and the trailer said… Spurning individuality and embracing normality-that is what's seen as acceptable here." said Fox.

"Hmph… A world where everyone's forced to be the same, huh? That's just disgusting." said Shinjiro with a disgust look on his face.

"Isn't it suffocating to live every day like that? Do they not care about the issues because they're robots?" said Yukiko.

"No. I think our companion Aigis has her own free will." said Yukari.

"It's rare to find a robot with as much personality as she has, but she's still a good example of that. I don't think someone has to always behave a certain way, whether they're a person or a robot." said Akihiko.

"Ooh! Now my curiosity to see what kind of robotics this lady's made of has been maxed out!" said Oracle excitedly to the SEES members about Aigis.

"Just don't try takin' her apart, okay?" said Junpei in disbelief and shock at Oracle.

"U-Um… How do you think she would respond if I were to ask her if… if I could check out her parts as well?" said Naoto.

"Not you too, Naoto." thought Akemi as she shake her head at Naoto.

"What's this? I'm sensing another mecha-nut here too. Mweheheheh… I can understand your desires." chuckled Oracle as she glance at Naoto.

"As long as she's fine with it, I see no issues… However, we need to prioritize reuniting with her and our leader first. Come now, let's hurry on." said Mitsuru.

"Yeah, we will. But first, let's leave this place and take a short break before we came back here, alright?" suggested Jester to them and they all nodded in unison to her before she take out and threw a GOHO-M item on the ground and bring them back to the theater place.