(Akira POV*)
...Well that could have gone better. I woke up in the same bedroom I woke up in earlier with my arms above my head as if someone shackled my hands to the front of the bed frame. Luckily I'm not they're just really heavy cuffs. No one else seems to be inside the room I looked over to the nightstand it was 9:30 A.M.
'Arsene are you there?'
'Yes.'
'What the hell happened?'
'You got caught by the big woman.'
'No shit, I'm asking "How?"'
'I'm guessing she was biding her time for you to drop your guard but it wouldn't even matter in the long run. As her strength was completely superior to yours. '
'Gee thanks Arsene.'
'Hey don't get snippy at me just because you got caught. She seems to be a professional so don't get too discouraged. It's not your first time getting caught in real life or the Meta-verse.'
'What are you talking about? I never get caught!'
'Oh reallly? In your first palace going in the second time, Ryuji had to save your ass by awakening his persona because of the trap Kamoshida set.'
'That's-'
'Don't forget about that time Madarame tricked you guys into stealing the wrong painting during the heist. And I don't even want to mention all the robots you had to defeat in Okumura's Palace you get caught all the time!'
'Alright! Alright! I get it I'm not a very good Phantom Thief!'
'You think you're any better in real life?! Makoto caught you, Sojiro caught you, you let Akechi trap you. You can't even keep the secret that you're a Phantom Thief to any of your confidants.'
'That's it I'm switching to Raoul!'
'You can silence me but you can't silence the trut-'
'*Vrooosh*'
'Ah much better. Hey, what's up Raoul?'
Raoul is one of the personas that just doesn't talk to me I don't know why even if I initiate the conversation he just doesn't talk. Don't get me wrong he isn't the only persona that does this Izanagi, Orpheus, Messiah Athena, etc. The only common thing I found with them is that they're free in the compendium I tried summoning/fusing them like the others but all they said was their greeting and nothing else. I wonder if I did something to upset them. It's kind of a shame too I love using Izanagi No Okami Picaro and Raoul's powers it makes things so much easier taking down the Reaper.
'Figures nothing.'
Because of these heavy cuffs, I had to roll myself out of bed. I looked over to the closet to find that It was dead-bolted shut much like the outside door to this room. I can barely stand with these weighing me down. I slowly made my way to the window with it being morning I can better tell where I'm at. I'm not anywhere near Shibuya but I am in a heavily populated area maybe Saitama? That's where the woman in black says we were driving too I've never been there it's too far away even by train standards.
I then looked back down at the cuffs then at the window. I could shatter this and call for help but did I get picked up by cops? I guess I don't need to worry about cops as I don't have a record here. But there's a lot of unknown variables here. They have all of my stuff including my school and regular ID if Shujin doesn't exist I could be in trouble. Not like I gonna tell them I'm from another world probably think I'm crazy. I wonder what differences there are in this world other than the people compared to my own. Well screw it I don't have a plan so scared teen it is. It's shattering time.
...God this glass is harder than it looks, I hit it three times and it doesn't have a scratch. It's not at all easy it takes most of my energy just to raise both of my arms around my shoulder because these cuffs are too heavy. I heard the door open and close as I took another shot at the window.
"Are ya done?" (???)
"Nope." (Akira) I replied in a raspy voice taking another hit at the window.
"You need a lot more force to break that." (???)
I took a breather and turned my body to see a red-headed woman that has two different eye colors and stitches above her nose.
"Then what do you expect me to do?" (Akira) I've seen multiple personas and the 'big woman' so no one's appearance can shock me even if I'm not in the Meta-verse.
"How about you calm down and take a seat so we can talk." (???)
"Why would I wanna talk to a child trafficker like you!?" (Akira)
"...Child what?! We're not traffickers!" (???)
"Riight then why would you take my phone and my clothes!?" (Akira)
"You had a heat stroke you slept through a hospital visit!" (???)
"Shocking that I don't belie-" I was cut off as the same woman in black entered the room. Damn It there are too many of them now better not mess with them.
"He didn't have a heat stroke the doctor just said that he was exhausted." (Woman in Black)
"..."
"What cat got your tongue?" (Woman in Black)
"You were the one that picked me up." (Akira)
"Ah! I'm glad it looks like you don't have amnesia." (Woman in Black)
"I told you I didn't," I muttered. "Look if you're not child traffickers can I get my stuff and go."
"No can do hun. You see with magic being in your blood you can't be by yourself." (Woman in Black)
"...I have magic in my blood? Is it killing me?!" Satanael did say that there is Magic in the atmosphere but I didn't think it was in my blood!
"Why are you so surprised? Tio saw you use-" the redheaded women stop talking when the woman in black raised the back of her hand to her.
"Thank you Bina you can go now." (Woman in Black)
"But you said I could interrogate him." (Bina?)
"Maybe next time." (Woman in Black)
"Fiiine." (Bina?) She complained as she left the room as she closed the door.
"You shouldn't mess with her she might hurt you." (Woman in Black)
"And?" (Akira)
"Let's just say she hits hard." (Woman in Black)
"I'll hit harder." I said with a sly grin.
"Hahaha of course." She said as she moved to the bed and took a seat. "Why don't you sit let's have a chat and I'll explain your situation." She gestured to the bed for me to sit next to her.
"I don't have a choice do I." (Akira)
"Come on I don't bit." She said as she patted where she wanted me to sit. I feel that she's winking at me but she's wearing sunglasses so I can't tell. A better question is 'why is she wearing sunglasses indoors?' Reluctantly I sat down next to her.
"Alright good so how long have you been able to use magic?" (Woman in Black)
"I don't know any magic." It's not technically a lie and I don't consider the ability to use persona magic as Morgana said it's just an armor of the heart. It's not like I can use it in real life anyway.
"But someone here saw you make a coin appear out of thin air. Not only that you avoided a lot of their cameras." (Woman in Black)
"Oh come on your cameras weren't exactly hidden and the coin was easily hidden between my fingers." (Akira)
"In the hallway, they weren't exactly hidden but in the other room, you escaped to there were. Secondly, it would be too dark to tell where any of the cameras are located in the hallway when all the lights are out the building was designed that way. Yet you avoided all of them with no visibility whatsoever you could even calculate where the spots they couldn't reach. That's just no blind luck so care to explain." (Woman in Black)
"Well, it's not magic I can tell you that straight out right now." 'If spirit and Magic are the same... No that can't be it I can't use my Spirit in real life. Wait that doesn't make sense either I can use my inventory in real life but I got that from my Awakening, not my confidants... What's the difference between Spirit and Magic?'
"Is something the matter?" (Woman in Black) My expression usually turns grim when I'm thinking about something. It's a form of PTSD from when I was drugged and abused in interrogation. Trying to recall a whole year drugged-up isn't exactly easy.
"Just a headache." (Akira)
"I see when you should stop trying to use your magic the cuffs will your magic from circulating." (Woman in Black)
"I wasn't trying to use magic I was trying to figure out what magic is." I said as I activated my third eye ability. Yep, the room is caked in blue. I guess the third eye isn't a magic ability but is it a spirit ability? But it doesn't use any of my SP nor does it tire me out and I can use it in real life the same as my inventory. Great so I have no way to learn magic from the abilities I have now. Wait can my personas teach me magic? Can I make my persona a confidant?
"Do you always look like that when you're thinking?" (Woman in Black)
"Pretty much." (Akira)
"I thought you were just lying at first but you are just thinking. If it was because of the cuffs you would have stopped trying to use magic a long time ago." (Woman in Black)
"Gee thanks for believing in me. Oh by the way I can easily take these things off so can you just take them off for me they're too bulky." (Akira) I asked her with a dead expression.
"..By all means take them off." (Woman in Black)
I gave a sly grin as I laid back on the bed letting my arms dangle off the other side of the bed. "Nah if I did that I'd feel like I'm exposing myself I already know there are probably hundreds of hidden cameras in this room."
"That's a gross overestimation if I've ever heard one." (Woman in Black)
"Maybe but you have enough to view every nook and cranny of this room except the closet which I think is hilarious." (Akira)
"And how do you know that? You might have made an inference that there are hidden cameras in every room from what we discussed but you should know that everything in this room is recorded." (Akira)
"It's my pure skill man, not magic. As of right now, you're still recording." I said in a hardy voice. Any smile she had is now gone.
"Who are you?" Said in a serious voice.
"You already know who I am. You have my school ID and my regular ID besides isn't it common courtesy to introduce yourself first." (Akira) Wanting to wave her off but couldn't because of obvious reasons.
"Very well." Before I knew it she quickly mounted me pushing all her weight on my legs and crotch. "I'm Kuroko Smith I'm a cultural exchange coordinator."
"The hell get off!" I yelled trying to raise my upper body only to be pushed back down by her using one hand with the aid of the cuffs making it very easy.
"Now why would I do that when we're having so much fun?" She said as she bounced in place putting a lot of pressure on me.
I then just realized how thick she is it showed the desired effect she wanted as I got hard damn hormones. "See even your little brother agrees. A-Although c-calling him little doesn't r-really fit." she said that she was "adjusting" herself.
Oh god! No, I don't- I'm not having my first time with this slut! As she was getting comfortable I activated my inventory on my hands after I felt the weight of the cuffs disappear I immediately willed the Cane Of Arsene to appear in my hand. As it appeared I felt her hand on my thigh trying to remove the boxers I had on. While her other hand was unbuttoning her shirt. I immediately shot up and placed the blade of the "knife" around her neck. "I said stop!" Trying to sound more intimidating than I looked. It was my first time intimidating a person in real life so my hands are a bit shaky. Also, it's not exactly easy when you have someone that weighs around 230 pounds on you with a hard-on!
The reason why I chose Arsene's Cane was that it's real. I have no clue why but the equipment I receive from itemizing personas is real. Not even chests that contain equipment nor equipment dropped by Shadows are real. Weapons, armors, accessories, protectors all keep their effects even the guns produce real bullets after we leave the Meta-verse. Why or how I have no idea but I have a large number of bullets for my Tyrant Pistol R it also having a full clip in my inventory just in case I need it.
"Haha, so you really can take them off." Miss Smith chuckles as she gets off me returning to where she was sitting.
"What's wrong with you?!" (Akira) I said pointing the knife at her.
"I wanted to see if you could take them off." Seemingly not afraid that I'm putting a knife at her not really.
"That's no reason to sexually assault me I'll sue!" God damn it. I hate the irony. I even sound like him. I hope Makoto doesn't find out.
"Good luck but what good would that do when you don't technically exist." (Smith)
So it's already known huh can't say I'm surprised but I am wondering who are these people are I'm not even sure if I'm dealing with cops I'm more thinking government.
"Well, that sucks." I replied in an indifferent voice.
"You don't seem all that shocked." (Smith)
"I've never seen a woman that big before." I said in a voice as if I'm an old man from the west. While returning my "knife" into my inventory I don't need them trying to confiscate it. Considering that I can't use the Velvet Room here.
"Oh right you met Tio." (Smith)
"Yeah she's very horny." (Akira)
"Haha from the way she described your meeting I thought you wouldn't get the chance to see her horn."
"She has a horn?"
We both let out a small laugh.
"Can you tell me what happened and how you ended up in the forest?" (Smith)
"All right fine but you can't question any of it because I don't know left from right, right now most of it's just a theory." I replied as I laid back down on the bed with my hands crossed under my head laying on my arms.
"I'll keep that in mind." (Smith)
"Alrighty then I fought against a man that had a messiah complex that had manipulated my reality. In the aftermath of the battle I fell through a crack in space and time as reality was resetting." (Akira)
"...So you won?" (Smith)
"I guess." (Akira)
"...How did you manage to win if they could manipulate reality?!" (Smith)
"I'm a trickster I can beat them in their own domain. Which I have to if I want to fight them." (Akira)
"...Can't you trick them into going to your own domain?" (Smith)
"Doesn't work that way sweetheart I don't have one." (Akira)
"I'm flat just confused at this point." (Smith)
"Well that's what you get for trying to figure out a trickster." (Akira)
"Well you're more dangerous than I thought if you could do all that. Why did you get arrested? How did you get arrested? Why didn't write any of this down in your journal?" (Smith)
"Relax I'm not as dangerous as you think first off I can't display any of my power if I'm not in a domain. Secondly how do you even know I got arrested?" (Akira) I don't want to explain what a Palace is right now hopefully she won't ask any more questions.
"The journal you've been carrying around is mandated probation diary it has a barcode at the end of the book." (Smith)
"Oh, I see... I was placed under false assault charges when I got a drunk man off of a woman clearly saying no when I was on my way home from the gym. He ended up injured and I got arrested because he used his "power" over her to testify against me." I told her in a somber voice.
"...I'm sorry to hear that.. At least it got overturned." (Smith)
"..Oh right you read my diary, thanks I guess." (Akira)
".. No problem look I don't know if you ever can find your way back home but I'll help you any way I can."
"...Thank you." After she heard my reply she got up from the bed and stretched a little.
"Come on let's get you some more clothes you gotta to be hungry as well." she said as she gives me her hand.
"I am thank you." After I grabbed her hand I heard chains break.
I am Thou Thou Art I
Thou Hast Acquired a New Vow
It Shall Become The Wings of Rebellion
That Breaketh Thy Chains of Mortality
With the Enchantment Of The Judgment Persona
I have Obtained The Wind of Blessings That
shall lead to Immortality and More Power
Rank 1 Spirt Eyes
In addition to Third Eye ability Can tell how much Magic someone has by The Aura They Give Off
That'll be useful in trying to figure out my own magic. But before I try to figure out my own magic.
"Where's my phone?" I asked as she was helping me up.
"Oh it's being hacked right now." she said as we made our way to the door.
"...Wait you can't hack a trickster's phone?!"
"What's why not? If it's about porn I won't make too much fun of you." She stopped dead in her tracks as we talked.
"It has nothing to do about tha-" I was interrupted as her phone started ringing. "Here we go."
She looked at the caller ID then looked back at me she probably has a worried or shocked expression can't tell with the sunglasses on she isn't smiling at least. I just shrugged my shoulders as I continued to the door with her following behind me.
"Hello?" She asks in a worried tone.
"It's all gone Smith!! It's all gone!! Our files our backups and our backup, backups it's all gone!!!" (Phone Guy) She immediately hung up you should never doubt Alibaba.
As I open the door someone attacked me by my waist making me take a few steps back. Whoever she was she was a naked dark-skinned girl with long silver hair shoving her face in my stomach. As she screams "Tricksterrrr~".
"Smith why is there a naked loli hugging me?!" She ignored the question as she made her way to the door my eyes were glued on Smith even though her friend kept hugging me. She shut and lock the door before she said "Good luck."
"Smiiiiith!"
A/NI guess you're all wondering where I've been for the past few months will other than work drum roll please* nowherethat's right my dumbass forgot the password to this account I had four emails and accidentally created a few accounts trying to figure it out so yay for my dumbassnessand you want to know the worst thing about this is I didn't even finish Nocturne although I did finish Resident Evil Village even though I said I wasn't going to play it Nocturne is hard okay see if I got it on the PlayStation 4 instead of the switch I maybe would have played it more so yeah that's where I've been for the last few months so hopefully, I'm gonna writing again yaaaaayand trust me I know what I was writing for the Thou Art I stuff if you look through the games you'll know it's not the same don't complain I made it like that!all right cool Author out!