A/N: Ken's arcana is justice.
Ikutsuki kept hinting that if Ken joined too, they could do even more. He almost seemed desperate. Shinjiro made his opinion even clearer than Akihiko. Shinjiro was against Ken joining, and he made sure to say that out loud when Ikutsuki mentioned anything related to the amount of member the group had.
Mitsuru eventually told him about SEES, a group of Persona users trying to keep peace in the Dark Hour. SEES fought with Shadows which threatened to harm the city.
However, Ken never saw them in action. He never saw them leaving the dorm as a group. Sometimes, Akihiko left the dorm during the Dark Hour. Sometimes both Akihiko and Shinjiro went together.
"It's just the entrance," Akihiko said, and Mitsuru let them. Akihiko and Shinjiro always came back worn out after going to the entrance of whatever.
At least one senior was in the lounge during the Dark Hour. They could be keeping an eye on Ken. Do they worry about leaving him alone in the dorm? Even when Ikutsuki was there, too?
"You can take me along," Ken told them one day. "When you need to go out in the Dark Hour, take me too."
Ikutsuki approved of that, and so SEES let Ken tagged along that night. The seniors would rather bring him to the battlefield than let him stay with the chairman. Ken thought it was funny.
They stood in front of the school the seniors were from. When the sky shifted to green, the school twisted itself and reconstructed in the shape of a tower. Mitsuru called it Tartarus, the labyrinth that revealed itself during the Dark Hour.
"We're gonna destroy their nest tonight." Akihiko lightly punched Shinjiro who groaned.
"Don't go higher than the first five floors," Mitsuru said.
They entered Tartarus. The lobby was spacious. Ken felt the vibe of Greek buildings with a magical touch. The pillars were tall and there was a staircase leading to a huge clock above it.
Akihiko and Shinjiro walked up the stairs and they disappeared. Ken blinked. Did they just disappear?
"Can you hear me?" Mitsuru was talking to her… motorcycle, a radio on her motorcycle, to be exact. "I hope you still remember how it goes, Shinjiro."
Akihiko and Shinjiro were in the tower? And they can hear Mitsuru from the lobby.
Ken wished he could see them fighting using Persona. All Mitsuru did was tuning the radio and talking to it.
"Kirijo-san," Ken called her. "Can we talk? I've been thinking about it lately."
"Sure, go ahead," Mitsuru said.
"My mother, she was a good person," Ken began. "And she once told me… my father left her when he realized she was pregnant."
Mitsuru frowned. "That's terrible."
"Yeah. But the important part is, she said that it was two years before the explosion happened on this island. It was eight years ago." Ken stared at Mitsuru. "Eight years ago, it was when this school started its construction by the Kirijo Group. You are a Kirijo. Do you know anything about that, Kirijo-san?"
Mitsuru was quiet for a long time. "Kirijo Group was responsible for the explosion. We have no use of the old buildings, so Kirijo Group built a school."
"And why is Tartarus connected to the school?" Ken asked. "Why is something that was built eight years ago related to the Dark Hour…?"
"It was a mistake..." Mitsuru looked down while half crossing her arms. "The Kirijo Group's experiment led to the explosion. I do not know how Tartarus exists."
She didn't say more. Ken felt like she was hiding something, but he decided to leave it at that. Kirijo Group sure did many things about the Dark Hour. Covering the damage during the time shouldn't be too hard.
"You are sharp," Mitsuru spoke up. "Unlike people from your age, and unlike the other two."
"Thanks," Ken said.
"Amada," Mitsuru looked at him. "What is justice to you?"
"It is a random question to ask, Kirijo-san."
"Mitsuru is fine."
"Alright, Mitsuru-san. If you are afraid I will tell the police about this, I can assure you I won't."
"We appreciate it." That was not the answer Mitsuru wanted to hear.
"Normal people would say justice is laws... Not keeping secrets from police officers, for example," Ken said. "I would say, justice is punishing the bad guys, without exception or ignoring anything. What about you, Mitsuru-san? What is your answer as the heiress of Kirijo Group?"
Mitsuru thought for a moment. "To me, justice is countering injustice. We may not be able to stop the wrongdoing, but we do not turn a blind eye. If someone made a mistake, they should atone to the best of their ability."
"What if they can't? What if there is an exception?"
"We always try to do our best. In an emergency, we would have to consider the majority, and society as a whole."
"... I get it, Mitsuru-san." Ken narrowed his eyes. "It's all about how society views you, isn't it? The minority has to be overlooked sometimes, for the better."
"What are you implying, Amada?"
"Justice, too, depends on people. If people are not looking, there is no justice. And that would be bad." Ken looked at her. "If no one notices the injustice, then you can't bring justice to counter it, Mitsuru-san."
There was a green light in the corner of his eyes. Ken turned around and saw Akihiko and Shinjiro standing there. How? Many unusual things Ken had to accept.
"Welcome back," Mitsuru said. "Let's return for today."
Only I noticed it, Ken thought. I'll bring justice by my own hands if I have to.