"Why are there so many of them? First up there and now down here?" said Isamu as she glance at Joker, his teammates and Sophia after they fight and defeated the large group of Shadows.
"I don't know but you'll get used to it soon enough like we did, Toudou-san." said Blanc.
"I see…" said Isamu.
"Okay, we beat them." said Sophia slightly cheerfully and calmly to them.
"Wait, wait, wait… You're so effin' strong! You shoulda told us right away you could fight!" said Skull excitedly to Sophia.
"But none of you asked me." said Sophia.
"She's right, we didn't ask her whether she can fight or not, Skull." said Seraph in agreement with Sophia.
"Not just that, but your clothes! What in the world…? It's completely different from our own transformations." said Mona.
"I copied what you all do and ended up like this." said Sophia.
"How convenient and sharp for you, Sophia." said Joker with an impressed look on his face at Sophia's transformation.
"Yeah, I agreed with Joker-senpai, Sophia-san." said Violet with a nod of her head.
"That ain't the issue… More importantly? Uh, are you some kinda Persona-user?" asked Skull.
"Persona?" said Sophia with a confused look on her face.
"The things you were using during the fight-those boxes flying around." said Mona.
"I see. So that's what the strange beings that came out of us are called." thought Isamu to herself about Personas.
"That was a weapon. I needed it to fight." said Sophia as she glance at Mona, which make him sighed and sweatdropped a little at her words (same goes for Joker and the others).
"Sophia… Just what in the world ARE you?" said Mona in more confusion at Sophia.
"I am Sophia, humanity's companion." said Sophia.
"Yeah, we already heard that one from you earlier." sighed Skull again.
"Hmm… There's still just too much we don't know. But we don't have the time to figure it out now, either. Getting out of here needs to be our number one priority." said Mona.
"Yeah, we really don't need her getting anymore attention from the enemy. Hey, let's just have her help us out like Toudou did earlier too! Considering what we just saw, I don't think we'll have a problem." said Skull.
"Yeah, you've a point about her, Skull." said Blanc in agreement with Skull.
"Agreed. We've no idea what's ahead of us, the more firepower, the better. Can you lend us a hand, Sophia?" asked Mona.
"Okay. I've got it." replied Sophia as she nodded at Mona.
"We'll be counting on you, Sophia." said Joker.
"Right. You'll be counting on me." said Sophia as she nodded at Joker now.
"Guess we got ourselves another new member so soon after Isamu Toudou, huh, Seraph?" whisper Ryoji as he glance at Seraph.
"Yeah, we did, Ryoji." whisper Seraph back at Ryoji.
"Well, let's move! Lead the way, Shorty!" said Skull.
"Hey, don't call her shorty just because she's short and call her by her name, Skull." said Isamu as she scowled at Skull (who scowled back at her).
"Understood." said Sophia as she nodded at Skull before she, Joker and his teammates and Isamu ceased their conversation, turned and trying to make their way out of the place while encountering, fighting off and defeating shadows and also finding and obtaining useful items and treasure things like Soul Drops, Devil Fruits and money in the place.
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A few minutes later…
"Hey, you guys? Do you guys think this open door leads outside?" asked Isamu hesitantly to Joker, his teammates and Sophia as she spotted and glance at the open door in front of her.
"Only one way to find out, Toudou-san. Come on, you guys." said Joker before he, his teammates, Isamu and Sophia went through the open door, went up a staircase before they stepped outside and saw that they're back in Shibuya. "Looks like you're right, after all. Good job in telling us about it, Toudou-san." added Joker gratefully to Isamu.
"Yeah, thanks, Joker." said Isamu thankfully to Joker.
"We finally made it out!" sighed Skull with a relief look on his face.
"This is still the Metaverse, though. Stay on guard." said Mona cautiously to Skull.
"Please wait." said Sophia as she noticed something to her right.
"What is it, Sophia? Find something?" asked Mona as he and the others glance at Sophia.
"… I have found it. "A way outta here" is nearby." replied Sophia as she raised her right arm and pointed her finger at something in front of them.
"For real!? Wait, how'd ya figure that out?" asked Skull in disbelief at Sophia.
"I suddenly knew it, like, PHEEW." replied Sophia.
"Huh? PHEEW?" said Violet with a confused look on her face.
"Pfft, my goodness." thought Isamu as she chuckled in amusement again at Sophia "PHEEW" word.
"Pheew"? Seriously?" groaned Skull as he shake his head at Sophia.
"The exit is close. Follow me." said Sophia before she sprint forward and away from them again.
"Hey, wait! Sophia!" said Mona concernly to Sophia.
"Again? What is it with her running from us when it comes to encountering shadows or finding exits?" sighed Seraph.
"There, there, Seraph." said Ryoji as he patted Seraph's shoulders a little.
"Yeah? What's her deal?" said Skull.
"I don't know, but we need to move it and follow Sophia!" said Mona more concernly to Joker and his teammates and Isamu about Sophia and they glance and nodded at him before they took off running after Sophia.
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Another few minutes later, on a wooden walkway…
"Is this the way out that you mentioned to us earlier, Sophia?" asked Mona as he, Joker and his teammates and Isamu glance at the circular-shaped, sparkling and swirling green thing against the wall in front of them.
"Yes, this is what I had detected previously." replied Sophia as she nodded at Mona without looking.
"Uhhh, and it iiiis…?" said Skull hesitantly and concernly to Sophia about the thing.
"Isn't it the way out that Sophia told and lead us to, Skull?" said Blanc as he scowled at Skull.
"Blanc's right and it's fine, it leads outside." said Sophia reassuringly to them.
"Leads… outside?" said Mona in confusion to Sophia.
"Everything will get all WOWWOWWOWWOW for a moment, but then you all will be outta here." said Sophia more reassuringly to Mona.
"What the hell kinda explanation is that!? How do you know we'll okay?" said Skull worriedly to Sophia.
"Trust me, Joker." said Sophia as she glance at Joker.
"Sure and we might as well try it, everyone. Who knows, maybe it did lead outside." said Joker.
"If Joker say so, then we should try too." said Violet.
"I'm glad you're willing to trust me." said Sophia happily to Joker.
"Hmm… Looks like we've only got one option here." said Mona to Joker and the others before they began making their way toward the sparkling and swirling green thing only to stopped and turned around when they noticed Sophia didn't go with them.
"Huh? Ain't you comin' too?" said Skull.
"I am… What should I do?" said Sophia with an unsure look on her face.
"You can leave this place and come with us, Sophia." said Joker.
"Joker's got the right idea, Sophie. This place is crawling with Shadows. Staying here would only end bad for you." said Mona.
"Mona-senpai, right. Sophia-san." said Violet in agreement with Joker.
"But…" said Sophia more unsurely to Mona before she fell silent.
"Geez, what's it gonna take?" sighed Skull before he grab hold of Akemi's arms and bring her toward the thing.
"Wah! What're you doing?" said Sophia in disbelief and shock at Skull pulling her toward the exit.
"We don't leave folks behind to us. Just get into the damn portal with us!" said Skull in slight exasperations at Sophia.
"Don't be like that to her, Skull-senpai!" said Violet in disapproval at Skull.
"So you want me to come with you guys? Okay." said Sophia as she slowly nodded at Skull.
"Good and don't forget it, Sophia-san." said Seraph as he nodded at Sophia.
"Welp, here goes! One, two…" said Skull as he glance back at the portal before he, Joker and his teammates, Isamu and Sophia walked toward and entered the portal.