Kobayakawa was on his way to the police station. He had almost been fired from his job because of that brat Shiho. Yu told him she wouldn't squeal, but apparently her savior's life meant less than he thought it did. Now, it was time to follow through with his promise. He pulled out his phone, and looked at the photo of Yu examining a machine pistol, with Akechi and a strange woman behind him. Once he showed this to the police, their lives would be beyond repair.

At that instant, he suddenly felt a massive headache at that thought. When it vanished as suddenly as it came, a tear fell from his cheeks. More victims added to the pile. More tears flowed from his eyes. True, Akechi and Yu might have done something illegal, but it was in retaliation for his actions, and he knew it. It was all to deliver justice on him. They were just children, trying to live their lives, and he put his foot on their throats. He forced them to do this. He deserved to be punished, for everything that he had done.

With his new resolution, Kobayakawa looked at the picture, and continued to march to the Police Station.

The group found itself in a predicament. After they had entered the purple circle, they were automatically flung back into the real world. The momentum from their panicked sprint made them collide, rather hard too, into a concrete wall, and also each other, leading to them all sprawled out on the ground in a pile. Picking themselves up off the concrete, they took a moment to get their bearings.

"We're… back in the real world." Akechi groaned, still out of breath from the sprint.

"Does that mean… we succeeded?" Shiho asked.

"Well, let's look around for the Treasure." Morgana suggested.

The looking didn't take long, as they found a diploma laying on the sidewalk next to them. Yu bent over and picked it up. He saw the words 'Shujin Academy' on it and his eyes almost popped out.

"What the? This is Kobayakawa's high school diploma!" he exclaimed.

"What?! I thought it was a seal stamp." Akechi pointed out, walking over and examining it.

"Yea, about that…" Morgana began sheepishly.

"Morgana, I swear, if we did all that for nothing…" Yu started.

"The Treasure in the waking world and the Palaces are completely different!" She hastily blurted out.

"What?!" Shiho, Akechi and Yu all yelled at the same time.

"See, when someone brings a Treasure into the waking world, whatever was inside the Palace will transform into whatever was the source of the distortion here in the real world."

"That makes. No sense." Shiho pointed out.

"Their Treasure in the waking world is basically the object that led to the formation of the Palace. So, it was whatever started their ambitions here in the real world. Right?" Yu rephrased.

"Yea!"

"Oh, that makes much more sense. But, does that mean Kobayakawa still has his real diploma?" Shiho asked her teammate.

"Yes. But, since we have this, it meant that we escaped with the Treasure."

There was a moment of silence before Yu asked the inevitable question.

"So what happens now?"

"I don't know. We've done all we can in the Metaverse. Now all that's left is to wait." Was all Morgana could say. The Akechi picked up the diploma and turned to the others.

"If there truly is nothing we can do, then I say we head home."

"And you'll take the diploma with you?"

"Yes, simply because the only person who lives with me is Morgana. I imagine having to explain why you have a diploma that isn't yours to the adults responsible for your well being will be rather difficult." Akechi answered with a pleasant smile.

With nothing else needing to be said, the heroes returned to their respective homes, to await whatever came next.

Akechi didn't have to wait long. No sooner had he dropped the diploma in the trash did his cell phone start ringing.

"Who is it?" Morgana asked.

"My boss." Akechi answered, picking up.

"Hello Azuma-san. How may I be of service?"

"Hello Akechi. We need you at the station. We have a man come by, claiming he came to turn himself in. Says his name's Kobayakawa, and that he'll talk to you specifically, and only you."

Akechi's grin exploded onto his face.

"Kobayakawa's in the station?! Has he confessed to any crimes?!" He asked, not even trying to hold in his glee.

"Well, he said he's done things 'unbecoming of a teacher', whatever that means."

"I'm on my way! Ensure no one, except maybe Sae-san, speak to him! And get Principle Ushimaru from Shujin down there please."

He turned to Morgana, a gleam in his eyes.

"Call the others and tell them to get to the station! Kobayakawa turned himself in!"

The guide from the Velvet Room opened her phone and frantically began to type.

Morgana: Gush, gytd!

Yu: What are you trying to type?

Morgana: Guys! Guys!

Shiho: What is it Morgana? Did something happen?

Morgana: Yea something happened! Akechi says get to the station, Kobayakawa turned himself in!

Yu: WHAT?!

Shiho: That's great news! Unless he's turning over Yu's blackmail...

Yu: We're on our way!

Yu and the others had arrived at the station, where Kaneshiro and Morgana were waiting.

"Glad to see you could make it. Akechi's already interrogating him." The cop informed.

"Good. Has he mentioned anything about you-know-what?" Shiho asked. Yu shot a look to Kaneshiro on reaction, to which the cop replied.

"I'm assuming she's talking about the model gun? Relax kid, I ain't a snitch."

"No, and if he did, I'm sure that Akechi will make sure that it's stricken from the records." Morgana informed.

"You're correct on that account Morgana." Akechi said, walking up to the group with the biggest smile any of them had seen on him in a long time, and carrying his suitcase.

"How's the situation looking?" Yu asked.

"It's the best case scenario, for now. Kobayakawa confessed, on tape, and deleted all the blackmail material he had on everyone. All that's needed is for Sae-san to get down here and prosecute the bastard."

"And when will she be here?"

"Right now Narukami." Sae said, walking into the station.

"Hello Sae-san. Thanks for coming on such short notice." Akechi greeted.

"Cut to the chase. Who are we dealing with, and why is he so important? You made him sound like the Prime Minister."

Akechi opened up his suitcase and handed her the papers within. She began to skim through them as Akechi gave her the rundown.

"Yuuto Kobayakawa. Former boxing coach at Shujin Academy." Akechi began, everyone noticing how Sae's eyes widened when Akechi said 'Shujin'. The detective continued.

"He confessed to a number of deplorable crimes. Rape, abuse, assault and blackmail. I've been trying to take him down for years, and I can confirm that all of these claims are true."

"Did he try any of those on Makoto?" Sae growled, visibly starting to crumple the papers.

"No. I suspect he knew that if he did try, she would go straight to you."

Akechi's words cooled the prosecutor's ire. Sae then noticed Shiho and Morgana.

"What are you all doing here?"

"Akechi called the three of us in, as potential witnesses. Shiho especially." Yu lied.

"Oh, that's right, you were his most recent victim, weren't you?"

"That's right." Shiho answered.

"Alright, in that case, follow me. I'll gather your testimonies and use them as evidence."

Yu sat in the interview room, the last of the four to give their testimonies. Morgana told the story of how she found Shiho busted and bruised, Shiho told about how Ann was forced against her will to date multiple boys to get dirt on them, and how Shiho herself was almost driven to commiting suicide. And finally, Akechi told the whole story of his war with the coach, from the lockup of Kamoshida, to the destruction of his teams, to the calling cards by the Phantom Team. And now, it was Yu's turn. He took a breath to steady himself, and sat down on a leather seat. He had nothing to fear, right?

"Hello Narukami. To be perfectly honest, I hoped we'd never be in this position." Sae greeted, albeit solemnly.

"Well, look on the bright side. I could be the criminal, rather than the victim."

Yu saw Sae allow herself a small smile.

"True enough. But we're here on business, so let's get straight to the heart of the matter."

Sae's hardened features returned as opened her files, then her notebook and pen, and started asking questions.

"First of all, can you tell me how you got involved in this? Tell me everything."

"Well, it all began the day I was born."

"Narukami, I'm trying to do my job. Don't think you're afforded special privileges just because you're in my care."

"Yes Sae-san. Sorry, Sae-san." Yu replied before clearing his throat.

"So, it all began shortly after I arrived at Shujin. I found out that my record was leaked, due to all the whispering from other students. That was when Akechi confronted me and told me about his history with Kobayakawa. After that, a few days had passed, and Kobayakawa summoned me to his office. What Akechi said was true: Kobayakawa had the entire student body under his thumb, and he wanted me to join that number."

"I see, so he obtained blackmail on you. What was it?"

"Sae-san, I'd prefer it stay private, so-"

"Didn't I say tell me everything?"

Yu turned away from her. He had to think of something, and fast. A flush rose in his cheeks as he gave his most believable lie yet.

"It was a video of me dancing in the panda costume."

"You in the panda costume? Dancing?" Sae asked flatly.

"Y-yea."

"Why do you wear that if you're so embarrassed of it?" The wine-red eyed woman questioned.

"It's… comfy."

Sae let out a loud, exasperated sigh before continuing.

"Moving on, Kobayakawa said that the moment school was out, you and Akechi bolted through the doors like cheetahs. I can understand Akechi, he was under suspicion of delivering the calling card. But why did you run?"

"Akechi said that he would have a better chance at surviving Kobayakawa if he had a 'potential witness', and dragged me around until he got the call."

Sae scribbled down some notes.

"Well, your testimony lines up with the others. Thank you Narukami. This trial will be over in a few days. Come on, let's go."

The two got up and Yu gave Sae a small bow before the two returned to the others, all of them, especially Akechi, waiting anxiously.

"What's the news?"

"Honestly, if this keeps up, we might not even need to hold a trial and send him straight to lockup." Sae reported.

"If only." Akechi mused.

"Heh. If only." Sae replied.

Suddenly, the police doors opened and in stepped in Ryuji, Futaba, Ann, and Kawakami.

"Ah, our second batch of witnesses are here." Akechi pointed out.

"Is there something wrong? Are we in trouble?" Kawakami asked, her eye bags even more prominent without makeup.

"Oh, quite the opposite. Kobayakawa has turned himself in, confessed to his crimes, and destroyed all blackmail evidence." Akechi informed.

The news was met with a mix of surprise, joy, and relief. Kawakami clasped her hands around her mouth as tears of joy flowed forth. Futaba visibly recoiled, Ryuji's jaw dropped, while Ann jumped for joy.

"For real?!" Ryuji cried out.

"S-so… that calling card… wasn't a prank?" Futaba asked.

"It would appear that way." Yu answered.

"And speaking of the calling card, I would to ask you all… what do you think about this so-called 'Phantom Team'?" Sae asked.

"Well if those Phantom Team guys are for real, then they got my support." Ryuji answered enthusiastically.

"Well, they said they'd make Kobayakawa confess, and that's what he did. So long as he's gone, I'm happy." Ann added.

"Everyone's happy to see that bastard gone, believe me." Kawakami continued.

"Their calling card could be worded better, but hey, I'll take what I can get." Futaba finished.

"So, you're all in support of them?"

"Hell yea!" Ryuji answered, to which the others simply nodded.

"Alright then. Now, if you could follow me, we'll get started."

Sae and the new arrivals went down the hall, leaving Akechi, Yu, Shiho, and Morgana alone. They walked to a secluded corner, where they could talk in private.

"Now what?" Shiho asked.

"Now, we celebrate. We traveled across an ocean, infiltrated a military compound, scaled an active volcano, fought a giant mech/tank hybrid, and won . A little rest and relaxation is the least we deserve." Yu suggested.

"I agree. Anyone have any ideas as to how?" Morgana asked.

"Well, Sae-san still owes me a celebration party from when we took down Madarame. I could let her off the hook and say it's for the four of us." Akechi suggested.

"That sounds perfect. How about an all-you-can eat buffet?" Yu asked.

"Will there be sushi there?!" Morgana asked excitedly.

"Sushi, fried fish, chocolate, deviled eggs, steaks, and even delicious pancakes!" Akechi answered, Morgana's excitement infecting him.

"When will we do it?" Shiho asked.

"How about Children's Day? It's the last day of Golden Week, and that's just around the corner." Akechi asked.

"Then it's settled. Akechi will try to get Sae-san to reserve us a spot at an all-you-can eat buffet, and then we feast to our hearts' content." Yu finished.

The three gave a nod to show they understood their leader. With nothing else to discuss, the four split up and headed to their respective homes. As he was on the train, Yu sent a single text to all of them.

Yu: Good job everyone. You should be proud of yourselves.

"We couldn't have done it without you!" was the reply.

Sae sat in her office alone, finishing the last of the paperwork that would put Kobayakawa behind bars. As she finished up, he mind began to drift. Specifically, to the calling card. Just who, or what, was the 'Phantom Team'? The most obvious culprit would be Akechi, but she couldn't rule out the possibility that it was someone who knew that Akechi had issues with Kobayakawa and would exploit that to cover their tracks. Not to mention, according to both him and the other witnesses, he's been having this feud since his first year of high school. It could be that it wasn't even a student, but a faculty member that got tired with the Coach. No. If it was, they would have gone to the police, and if it was Akechi, he would have done it sooner. The 'Team' could either be a group of people, or one person. A student, one who would have the will to fight Kobayakawa, rather than bow down.

Sae began to think. She may not have Akechi's astounding luck and deductive skills, but she was still intelligent, and her intuition never failed her before. She mentally put together a profile, and started looking though who would match it. A student who just arrived at Shujin and had an axe to grind against Kobayakawa, and was both clever and skillful enough to avoid attention. The public display of a calling card also showed that the 'Phantom Team' believed itself in the right, suggesting that they have a strong sense of personal justice and thus, were willing to be judged by the people. Right then her intuition spoke a single name to her.

Yu Narukami.

Her brow furrowed, thinking back to her spar with Narukami. He refused to give up, to let himself stay down, even though it was clear that he couldn't win. On top of the fact that he tried to help someone getting mugged, despite already being told numerous times to not get into trouble. And then there's the fact that, despite his record being leaked, he had no trouble forming friends. Granted, they were from circumstance, but still, it would be enough to form a team.

Sae leaned against her chair and shook her head. She was jumping to conclusions, just like in the car when Narukami first got here, or when he offered to get on her good side. And yet, the nagging feeling that Narukami was the one she was looking for persisted. She sighed and shrugged. Narukami would be working for her this Sunday. She would observe him then, and if she spotted anything suspicious, then, and only then, would she investigate. She did promise to give him a chance, fair and square.

With that thought in mind, the silver-haired prosecutor went back to work.