In the real world…

After Joker, his teammates, Isamu and Sophia stepped into the portal and came out at the other end of it, they saw that they're back in the Shibuya that they knew and is familiar with and that it's night-time already.

"This is the real world… right?" asked Ryuji as he turned around to glance at Akira, Sumire, Morgana, Minato, Hanzo and Isamu.

"Yeah, it is, Ryuji." said Akira as he nodded at Ryuji.

"Yep, looks like we're back all right." said Morgana as he popped out of Akira's bag.

"Oh, thank goodness we're out of that place and came back to the real world and our clothes have change back to normal somehow… Ngh!" said Isamu in joy and relief to them before she winced then fell on one knee on the ground.

"Are you alright, Toudou-san?" said Hanzo concernly to Isamu as he helped her stand back up.

"Yeah, I think so. Just feel exhausted all of a sudden…" said Isamu weakly to Hanzo.

"Yeah, that's what happened when someone awakened to their Persona their first time and about our clothes, we'll explained that to you later, Toudou-san. But don't worry, you'll be back to normal after you rest enough." said Minato calmly to Isamu.

"I see, glad to know that." said Isamu as she nodded at Minato while Akira heard and felt his phone vibrating with something, take his phone out and glance down at it.

"You've successfully returned from the Jail. Welcome back." Said EMMA in a congratulatory tone of voice to Akira and the others.

"Jail?" said Morgana with a confused look on his face.

"Huh? Did I just hear your cat talk, Kurusu-kun?" asked Isamu in surprise and confusion to Akira about Morgana (who scowled at Isamu for calling him a cat).

"Yeah, you did. This is Morgana but you met and know him as Mona in the alternate world that we just left." replied Akira.

"O-Oh, I see. That'd explain on why I didn't see Mona around." said Isamu with a nod of her head.

"Hang on-Sophia! Where'd she go?" said Ryuji as he suddenly noticed that Sophia's not with them and look around for her.

"Now that you mention it, she's not with us and not just her, where's Ryoji Mochizuki too?" asked Isamu as she and the others concernly look around for both Sophia and Ryoji.

"Don't worry about Ryoji Mochizuki, he's fine and back where he came from and that's another thing that we'll tell you about it later, Toudou-san." said Minato reassuringly to Isamu.

"Yeah, that's right, Minato." said Pharos to Minato from within his soul.

"… Alright." said Isamu as she nodded at Minato.

"I don't think I'm seeing her…" said Morgana with a worry look on his face.

"Where did Sophia-san go? Wasn't she with us earlier?" said Sumire, worry as well.

"Hey, Shorty! Get your ass over here!" Ryuji suddenly yell out, which surprised the people standing near them before they began whispering and scowling at Ryuji.

"Don't suddenly yell that in public, idiot!" snapped Morgana in annoyance at Ryuji.

"Morgana's right. You should have…" Hanzo started lecturing Ryuji only to be cut off by an unexpected voice.

"Need something?" said Sophia's voice suddenly to Akira, his friends and Isamu (which surprises them when they heard it).

"Was that… Sophia's voice!?" gasped Morgana.

"Yeah, it sure is, Morgana." said Minato as he nodded at Morgana.

"Where is she!?" demanded Ryuji as he look around for Sophia.

"I'm in front of you all, inside Joker's phone." said Sophia's voice to them from inside Akira's phone before they glance down at his phone and saw a red circle with a face on it moving around in his phone.

"Wow, she's truly inside Akira's phone." said Minato.

"Yep." said Pharos in agreement with Minato.

"What's with the floating head?" said Ryuji in confusion at the moving red circle in Akira's phone before the circle enlarged itself until to completely covered Akira's phone screen and reveal Sophia to them.

"Yo." greeted Sophia.

"Hello there… I mean, what?" said Sumire with a surprise look on her face at seeing Sophia in Akira's phone.

"Whoa! She just popped up!" said Ryuji, surprised as well.

"Yeah, we can see that she did, Ryuji-kun." said Minato in a deadpan tone of voice to Ryuji.

"Oh, did you all change your outfits?" said Sophia as she noticed that Akira, Sumire, Mona, Ryuji, Minato, Hanzo and Isamu were wearing different clothes now.

"Is that really you, Sophia?" asked Morgana in surprise at Sophia.

"Yep. I'm really me. But, who are you?" replied Sophia before she asked Morgana a question.

"I'm still Mona. I just look like a cat in this world." replied Morgana.

"Mona? You're Mona? So, you really weren't a raccoon." Said Sophia in surprise then disappointment at Morgana.

"I already told you that…" sighed Morgana.

"There, there, Morgana-senpai…" said Sumire as she gently patted Morgana's head.

"Wait, why're you on his phone now?" asked Ryuji.

"Why am I… Because I'm an AI." replied Sophia.

"An AI!?" said Morgana in surprise at Sophia.

"That'd certainly explain on how and why you're in a box before I touch the box and wake you up from it and why you were able to change your looks, copy our Persona and fighting skills and create a weapon of your own, Sophia." said Akira with a small nod of his head at Sophia.

"Yes, exactly as you said." said Sophia as she nodded at Akira.

"A, uhhhh… That's that smart thing, right?" said Ryuji.

"Futaba told us all about it. She's an "artificial intelligence"." said Morgana.

"For real!?" said Ryuji with a shock look on his face.

"Yeah, she did. Don't tell me that you've forgotten about it, Ryuji-kun?" said Minato as he shake his head at Ryuji.

"Guess I did forget, huh?" sighed Ryuji as he scratch his head a little.

"Anyway, we're glad to see that you're fine and here with us, Sophia." said Akira in a relief tone of voice to Sophia.

"Yeah, Akira-senpai's right, Sophia-san." said Sumire.

"I have your phone to thank for that. As I left the place with you all, I was thrown into endless light. When I tracked down Joker's scent, I ended up here." said Sophia.

"His "scent"? Who're you, Morgana?" said Ryuji.

"So, since she's an AI, she turned into data when she came to this world." said Morgana.

"Zat mean you're livin' in his phone?" said Ryuji.

"It is somewhat small, but it's cozy and has everything I need. Care to join me?" said Sophia.

"Haha… I don't even have the energy for a comeback right now." groaned Ryuji tiredly at Sophia.

"Anyway, it's a big relief knowing you made it out of there safely." said Morgana as he smiled at Sophia.

"Yeah, Morgana-san's right." Said Isamu in agreement with Morgana.

"Hey, but what about those other people we saw in there? Are they still… you know?" said Ryuji concernly to Akira and the others about the 3 guys that they saw in the other world.

"I don't know… But I seriously doubt normal folks would be able to fight against that." said Morgana sadly to Ryuji about the 3 guys.

"Yeah, the way we saw how those white-masked things plunge their hands into their bodies and take something out of them is quite…" said Isamu with a worry look on her face.

"Scary? Creepy? Too much?" said Minato.

"Yeah, something like that." said Isamu as she nodded at Minato.

"We should rescue them." said Akira.

"I get what you're saying, but if we charge in without a plan, we're just going to wind up captured by them again. A new part of the Metaverse has it's own version of a Palace that we access through EMMA… It even has a ruler Shadow… Odds are that something horrible is happening right now." said Morgana.

"In that case, how about we all head back to Leblanc?" suggested Akira.

"Oh, good idea, Akira-senpai." said Sumire happily to Akira.

"You're right. Talking about this here is no good. Let's get to Leblanc. We'll hammer out our course of action with everyone there and also we need to introduce her to them too." said Morgana before he gestured his head at Isamu.

"Hm, introduce me to them? What do you mean… don't tell me, there's more of you besides you guys?" said Isamu.

"Yeah, that's right. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll like them once you met them, Toudou-san…" Hanzo told Isamu reassuringly.

"And what about her?" asked Ryuji as he glance at Sophia in Akira's phone while Hanzo's talking to Isamu.

"It appears I cannot exit this phone. When I came to this world, I connected to the Internet and learned a great many things… But my memory is still erased. I also found no means of data recovery. Furthermore, I'm stuck here. What should I do next?" replied Sophia sadly to them.

"Just take it easy, Sophia." said Akira reassuringly to Sophia.

"Also, introducing Sophia and Isamu Toudou to everyone else will probably make the explanations." "said Morgana.

"Wonder how THAT'S gonna go over… Especially when they heard all the Palace type shit…" sighed Ryuji.

"There are more phantom thieves?" said Sophia in surprised to them all.

Yeah, we got ourselves a whole gang. One of them will probably flip her wig over you, too." said Ryuji.

"Okayyyy… That sounds pretty fun." said Sophia excitedly to Ryuji before Akira type and sent messages to Goro, Ken, Yusuke, Ann, Makoto, Haru , Futaba, Kanakubo-sensei and Doctor Maruki, telling them to come to Leblanc for a meeting before he, Minato, Sumire, Morgana, Ryuji, Hanzo and Isamu went to the subway station and take the train to Yongen-Jaya.