May 31
The Phantom Thieves arrived at Smash Central. Morgana asked, "So, shall we invade K. Rool's palace today?" Ren shook his head. "Let's not strain ourselves. We won't be productive if we wear ourselves out everyday. Besides, this is a chance to meet heroes." Futaba fist pumped. "Yes! I'm going to go see Mega Man and ask him to sign my comic! Mona, you're with me." Morgana scowled. "Why do I have to go with you?" Haru said, "Mona-Chan, you know how uncomfortable Futaba can be without others." Morgana sighed. "All right."
Ryuji set up his fun plan. "I'm gonna go see Little Mac and Wii Fit Trainer. See how they can work out." Ann looked at him. "You sure you're not just gonna check the Trainer out?" Ryuji stuttered. "Er...no. I'm serious. I heard those two train to the max."
Haru smiled. "I was actually invited to a tea party with the princesses." Ann's eyes widened. "Can I go? I heard Princess Peach makes the most delicious cakes!" Haru nodded. "Of course, Ann-Kun." Makoto asked, "What about you Yusuke." He smirked. "I shall seek out the Inklings and Bowser Jr. I shall compare my works with theirs and see if their unorthodox styles can inspire a glorious new piece!"
Makoto modded, "Sounds good. I plan to visit Robin and the Pokémon Trainer. I want to talk with some fellow strategists. Maybe they can give me some tips." Ren said, "I'm going to make some coffee for our heist tomorrow." For some reason Personas got more energy from coffee and curry. And with that, the team went their separate ways. Ren saw Sonic walking around, and went up to him.
"Yo, Ren, you need another ride to Crocodile Isle?" Ren shook his head. "Not today. I decided to get to know some of the Fighters here." Sonic smirked. "In that case, how about we go to this dance studio on Wuhu Island." "Sounds good."
At the dance studio, Sonic was stretching. "You know, I may not have a dancing game like you and Mario, but I like to think I'm one of the best dancers on the roster." Sonic started breakdancing with a windmill, a freeze, and a head spin.
Joker was confused by the dancing game bit (sometimes what Sonic said was very confusing), but he was impressed with Sonic's dancing skills. "All right, Joker. You're turn." Joker started doing his street ballet, his pirouettes combined with hip hop moves providing and odd combination.
Sonic nodded. "Not bad. Aside from running, I think this is the best way to work out." Joker nodded. "Agreed." Sonic smiled. "I feel like the three best dancers in the Smash roster are you, Bayonetta, and I." Joker thought of Bayonetta's incredibly sexy dance moves.
When they finished, Sonic noticed Ren checking his phone. "Watcha checking?" "The Phan-Site. It's a fans chat a friend of mine made to support the Phantom Thieves. It allows us to see requests for changes of heart and our popularity." "I'll have to check it out."
Ren felt his bond with Sonic was getting stronger.
That evening...
Ren was walking around and ran into the Hylian Hero, Link. Ren heard of how he saved Hyrule and how he was a master of weapons. "You're Link, right?" Link looked at him and nodded. "Yep." Ren looked at the weapons. Link said, "I heard you use knives and guns." "Yeah. But they're only useful to me in the Metaverse and Smash battles. They're just replicas outside of those two battles."
Link said, "As a knight of Hyrule I need to be trained in all sorts of weapons." "Don't you use those gun type items in battles?" "Yes, but honestly I keep missing. I need a professional's guidance." Ren thought about it. He wanted to learn how to use multiple weapons as well. He proposed, "Let's make a deal. I'll teach you how to use a knife and gun if you teach me how to use other weapons." Link nodded. "All right. Just don't expect it to be easy."
The two were at Mementos soon. "All right. We're in Mementos so my replicas will work." Ren handed Link his first gun: Tocachev. "All right. You're a beginner, so you should use both hands. You'll feel a bit of recoil so keep a firm grip. And the number one rule of guns, even if you know it's unloaded, pretend it's loaded." Link grabbed the gun with bond hands.
"Now, shoot that subway sign." Link aimed like a bow, but he missed. "Like I said, more recoil than a bow. You should have some more shots in there. Keep trying." After a few more tries, Link got the sign.
Link sighed. "I have to admit. This is harder than it looks. It doesn't take as much work as a bow, but it's somehow more complicated.
Ren and Link left Mementos when they were done. Link said, "I still feel empowered by shooting that thing." Ren said, "That happens to people who are new. Just try not to let it get out of hand." Link looked at Ren. "If you ever need lessons on other weapon types, just ask and I'll be happy to help." The two felt their bond get stronger.
I am thou, thou art I. Thou hast acquired a new vow.
It shall become the wings of rebellion that breaketh thy chains of captivity.
With the birth of the Courage Persona, I have obtained the winds of blessing that shall lead to freedom and new power…
Link asked, "Shall we train another time?" Ren nodded.
Ren got back to his room to find Morgana wipes out from meeting legendary fighters. Ren joked, "Morgana, you should get some rest." He then realized something. He forgot to make coffee. But training and dancing had worn him out. Tomorrow then.
Jun 1
Ren was at a small kitchen in the Smash Central making coffee. Just then, a dog girl came in tiredly. "Anything to eat?" "Aren't you the assistant mayor of Smashville?" "Secretary officially. I've been helping around here too and it's tiring." Ren sympathized for her. "Would a cup of coffee do you good?"
Isabelle chuckled. "I don't suppose you can make a mocha, can you?" "One mocha coming right up." "Wait really? Can you put extra milk and sugar in." Ren did as told and handed her a cup. She sipped it. It was like an explosion of flavor. "HEY EVERYONE! COME TASTE JOKER'S COFFEE!"
Half an hour later...
Almost all the fighters and even some Assist Trophies were lining up for Ren's coffee. Ren called out, "One Blue Mountain, regular milk, two sugars!" Link walked up and got his coffee.
The other Phantom Thieves we're watching Joker. Ann smiled, "Looks like Ren's gotten popular for more than just fighting." Ryuji, holding a soda, asked, "How can everyone stand that bitter stuff?" The thieves heard a bunch of Smashers.
Samus was sipping, "Not bad." Simon enjoyed his as well. "The beans have a lot of flavor." Corrin enjoyed some as well, "I hate to hurt Jakob's feelings, but he's got competition."
Futaba grinned. "He better thank Sojiro for this later." Sonic and Mario walked up to Ren. Sonic greeted, "Hey Ren, our drinks almost done? Mario and I are about to train for the Summer games next year." Mario grinned. "You can-a never start to early!" Ren smiles. "One iced latte for Sonic and one Chuckoccino for Mario." The two sipped theirs. Mario jumped up. "That's It! So nice!" Sonic smirked. "Shall we start training." Sonic ran off with Mario chasing after him.
After a long morning, Joker was tired out from making coffee. He was just glad he finished the Phantom Thieves coffee. Joker decided to just do a few more battles in Smash before finishing the day. He got into bed that night with Morgana lying on his chest. "Are we going to infiltrate the palace tomorrow?" "Yep. Respite is done."
