Yu arrived back at the Dojima residence only to notice Dojima and Nanako were sitting at the table and talking only to notice him.
"Oh, you're back." Dojima mentioned. "How's Yukiko Amagi doing?"
Yu paused briefly before smiling. "She's doing well, I'm glad she ended up ok. Do you think that means it's over?"
"I don't know if it's over, we still don't know who was doing this or why." Dojima admitted. "Then again, Yukiko is safe so that's the important thing."
"Yeah, the bad guy didn't get to hurt your friend." Nanako agreed with a smile.
Yu smiled back. "Yeah, you're right Nanako."
Dojima nodded before getting up. "Well, to celebrate why don't we invite everyone over for dinner tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Yu inquired uncertainly. "Um… could we do it the next day?"
"I don't see why not, but is there any particular reason you don't want to celebrate tomorrow?" Dojima asked before pausing. "Actually, that should be fine."
"Thanks uncle." Yu said calmly before turning to Nanako. "Is that ok with you?"
Nanako nodded. "Yeah, we can make sure we get enough stuff for everybody."
Dojima smiled. "Then it's settled, you can let your friends know and we'll have everything set for tomorrow."
"Alright, I will." Yu nodded before smiling and heading up to his room.
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"Oh, good morning Dojima-san." Adachi mentioned calmly. "Is everything alright?"
"Well mostly, miss Amagi is safe but we don't have any real lead as to who the culprit might be." Dojima admitted. "Where's Shirogane?"
"He hasn't come in yet." Adachi answered before frowning. "Is the Midnight Channel even a lead we can rely on?"
"I don't know, but for now it's our best lead and if we're lucky the more we keep an eye on it the more likely it is we can figure out how it can lead to the culprit." Dojima replied. "It showed us the victim so there must be a connection between whoever's behind this and that castle."
"I guess, but we only ever saw the Midnight Channel once and who knows…" Adachi started before pausing as Naoto walked up to them.
"Adachi-san, Dojima-san." Naoto stated calmly. "Are you both free at the moment?"
"Yeah, is everything alright?" Dojima inquired.
"It is, I just wanted to ask you both something." Naoto replied. "This case, have you considered the possibility of a group rather than an individual being responsible?"
"A group, you mean multiple people?" Adachi asked in shock only to frown. "That could explain it."
"It could, but I have a feeling we aren't dealing with more than one perp." Dojima admitted.
"A feeling?" Naoto inquired. "That's hardly enough to discredit the possibility."
"I agree, but I've been working with Dojima-san for a while and his detective's intuition is usually right." Adachi admitted.
"Well, if you're certain." Naoto noted. "Then what do you suggest we do next?"
Dojima closed his eyes before pausing. "Adachi, I need you to do something for me."
"No problem, what is it Dojima-san?" Adachi inquired.
"See if you can get a record of the weather since Mayumi Yamano's body was located." Dojima answered. "Something tells me the key to this whole case might be there."
Adachi blinked in confusion before his eyes widened slightly. "No problem, I'll go see if I can get that information for you."
With that Adachi walked out of the station.
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"Are you serious Yosuke?" Chie asked in shock. "There's no way, it's too dangerous."
"That's true but think about It Chie we managed to keep Yukiko safe but whoever did this is still out there and someone else could get thrown inside the TV." Yosuke pointed out. "We're the only ones who can do anything."
"Yeah, but what if something happens to us while we're in there?" Chie argued. "There has to be a better way."
"Maybe there is, but I don't know what it is yet and that's the easiest way to make sure we're strong enough for whatever comes next." Yosuke mentioned.
"I… I agree with Yosuke." Yu added. "If we can keep people safe it's worth it, and if anyone starts feeling overwhelmed, we can head back right?"
Yukiko, Yosuke, and Chie turned to him hearing that before Yukiko frowned.
"I really don't want to go back to the castle, but Yosuke does have a good point and if we can keep people safe it might be worth it." Yukiko admitted. "Just as long as we can leave if we have to."
"Of course, this is just to help make sure we're prepared in case." Yosuke mentioned.
Chie sighed in defeat. "Alright, let's head in."
With that said the four of them headed to the electronics section of Junes before looking around to make sure nobody was nearby as they passed through into the TV World.
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Adachi looked at the stack of papers in his hand as he walked back to the police station only to frown. "This definitely confirms that whatever's going on is related to that… but we still don't know what the key is."
"Excuse me, young man can you please help me with something?" asked an old lady.
"Huh?" Adachi asked before noticing she had a TV next to her. "Oh… well I need to head back to the station, but I guess I could help out."
"Thank you." the old lady smiled. "I just need some help getting this back home because my old one broke the other day."
"I'm sorry to hear that." Adachi apologized before picking up the TV. "Which way are we headed?"
"Just around the corner." the old lady answered as she started walking with Adachi behind her.
A bit later Adachi went to shift his grip only for his eyes to widen as he noticed his fingers had passed completely through the screen before he managed to adjust his grip completely and carry the TV to the old lady's house where she thanked him.
"It's not a problem miss." Adachi smiled before walking to the station as quickly as he could.
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"Tomoe!" Chie called as her Persona appeared and froze a shadow solid before Yu slashed it in half with his katana.
"I think this is starting to get easier." Yosuke noted calmly. "I told you guys it would be a good idea."
"That's true, but I wish we didn't have to be here." Yukiko admitted as more shadows approached them. "Konohana Sakuya!"
Yukiko's Persona appeared before creating a wave of flames that struck the shadows.
"I understand that, but this is the best place we can go to find shadows to try and get some practice using our Personas." Yosuke pointed out before blinking. "Wait isn't the next floor where we found Yukiko?"
"Now that you mention it, I think you're right." Chie mentioned. "There's nothing up there now, right?"
"Who knows, we've come this far we may as well take a look." Yu suggested.
"I guess you have a point." Yukiko admitted. "But if there's nothing up there we won't have to come back ok?"
"Deal." Yosuke nodded as they walked up to the last floor only to see a shadow resembling a king standing in the center of the room.
"That's… different." Chie mentioned before frowning. "Do you guys think we can handle this one?"
"We're tired, but we should be able to handle one more shadow." Yu answered. "Change, Valkyrie!"
Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko all smiled before summoning their own Personas and getting ready for the battle.
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Adachi walked into the police station only to notice Naoto had left. "Dojima-san, where'd Shirogane go?"
"He had to see his grandfather for something, what's wrong with you?" Dojima questioned. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"I… I don't know what I saw Dojima-san, I was on the way back with the weather records before… look that's not important what is important is what I just discovered." Adachi told him.
"What are you talking about Adachi?" Dojima inquired while taking the records to confirm his suspicions only for his eyes to widen when he saw Adachi pass his arm completely through a television screen in the corner of the station. "What?"
"I don't know, it just happened while I was helping carry a TV for someone. I have no idea why I can do this but… do you think it has anything to do with the case?" Adachi asked as he pulled his arm from the television and just looked at the screen in shock.. "I mean, the Midnight Channel showing miss Amagi in that castle, and…"
"Saki Konishi's body was found dangling from an antenna, just like Mayumi Yamano's body." Dojima finished. "You're suggesting that somehow they ended up in there and that's where the murder took place?"
"I don't know, but. It connects all the pieces and…" Adachi started before his eyes widened. "Wait, you don't think I killed them, do you?"
Dojima stared at Adachi in disbelief before frowning. "Adachi, I know for a fact you aren't the culprit because even if you were at the Amagi Inn prior to Mayumi Yamano's disappearance we were together during Saki Konishi's interrogations and then we sent her home. That aside, let me see the records Adachi there's something I want to check."
"Right away Dojima-san." Adachi said handing him the papers.
Dojima nodded taking them before looking at Adachi. "I doubt you're behind this, but you might have the key to solving it. The only question is, how do we follow this particular lead?"
"I don't know, but there has to be a solution." Adachi admitted.
Dojima just nodded again before frowning. "This case just got a lot more complicated."
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"It's shielding itself from fire attacks." Teddie mentioned as a red shield appeared in front of the shadow. "Hit it with that."
"Right, come Konohana Sakuya!" Yukiko called as her Persona appeared and enveloped the shadow in flames only for it to draw the fire into its body as its wounds faded.
"What the, Ted I thought you said it was weak to fire." Yosuke shouted before jumping back as the shadow started flailing his scepter at random.
"There has to be a solution, we just need to be careful." Yu told him. "If fire didn't work then let's try ice."
"Right." Chie nodded only for the Shadow to raise his scepter as a purple glow enveloped the members of the Investigation Team. "Wait, what's it doing now?"
"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling it isn't anything good." Yosuke admitted as the shadow approached and struck Yu causing him to grunt in pain as he collapsed from the blow.
"Yu, Tomoe take that thing down!" Chie cried as her Persona appeared and a small block of ice enveloped the shadow causing it to instantly freeze in place before the ice shattered and the shadow collapsed.
"Great job Chie." Yukiko smiled while Yu got back up.
"Sensei, are you alright?" Teddie asked fearfully.
"Yeah, I'm ok but we need to take this shadow down before it does anything else." Yu replied.
"Right, let's do this." Yosuke grinned as the four Persona users ran to the shadow and started attacking it relentlessly before it started flailing its scepter forcing them to back away.
"Careful, I think it's planning something." Teddie warned as the shadow stared at the four Persona users before flailing its scepter even more frantically only for Yu to dodge to the side as his Persona appeared and froze the shadow destroying it.
"We managed to pull it off." Yukiko smiled before noticing a fan near the throne. "Huh, what's that?"
She walked over and picked it up.
"Do you think that shadow was keeping it?" Chie inquired. "Maybe you can keep it Yukiko."
"Yeah, maybe." Yukiko nodded calmly.
(The members of the Investgation Team have defeated a powerful shadow and Adachi has discovered he can somehow pass through television screens which Dojima believes may help them solve the case. Next chapter Dojima will talk with Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
