"Ok, I'll try." Teddie said before sniffing the air around him.
"Do you smell anything Teddie?" Yukiko asked politely.
"Oh it's no use, I need to know more about him if I'm going to find this person." Teddie said. "I'm a used up worthless bear."
"No you're not, if you need a clue we'll ask around on our side and find out about him." Yosuke said before the group left the TV world.
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"Kanji, oh yes he was spending quite a lot of time with that boy from the other day wasn't he?" Kanji's mom asked. "Where is that young man now, he might know where Kanji ran off too?"
"That's a good point, the only question is where would he be." Dojima said thoughtfully.
"Maybe he's at Junes, everybody loves Junes." Nanako said with a smile.
"I don't know Nanako-chan, there are a lot of people who are unhappy with how well Junes is doing." Adachi said only for Dojima to hit him in the head again. "Ow."
"Don't be an idiot, it's obvious that Nanako has a point. We're talking about someone who's barely in high school, it would make the most sense to check there first." Dojima said.
"Right, sorry Dojima-san." Adachi said nervously.
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"Huh, a boy in a blue hat?" asked a young woman. "I think I saw him earlier but he left already. He might be back tomorrow though."
"Ok, we can rescue him tomorrow right dad?" Nanako asked.
"Yeah, for now we can go and get some rest." Dojima said calmly.
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"Is that the boy we're looking for?" Adachi asked.
"Yeah, hopefully he knows something about Kanji Tatsumi that can help Teddie find him." Dojima said.
"Can I help you with something?" the boy asked before Junes asked about Kanji. "You want to know what I think about Kanji? Very well, to be honest while I was speaking with him he seemed to have a complex of some sort and so I informed him that he seemed to be an odd person, is that satisfactory?"
"A complex, I'm sorry but I don't think that will help much at all." Adachi said.
"Adachi, this is a game. Obviously if that's what he told us about Kanji it will be enough to find him." Dojima said. "Now then, let's go and rescue him right Nanako?"
"Yeah." Nanako said happily.
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"Oh, did you find out more about Kanji?" Teddie asked. "Well tell me."
"I'm telling you, this won't help you find him." Adachi said.
"Huh, a complex. Wait that's it?" Teddie asked. "Well, I guess I can try and sniff really hard."
"Please find him Teddie." Nanako said crossing her fingers.
"Huh, I think I have something come on." Teddie said.
"No way, that's impossible." Adachi said in shock.
"Teddie's really cool, he can find anybody." Nanako said with a smile.
"Well I don't know if he can find anybody, but he definitely can find Kanji." Dojima said as the screen faded to black.
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"Hey Ted, I think your glasses need adjustments, the fog is even worse in here." Yosuke said.
"Yeah, I can barely see where I'm going." Chie said.
"Actually Nanako, I think we should take a break for now, it's getting kind of late." Dojima said. "Tomorrow we'll rescue Kanji and see just what kind of persona he has alright?"
"Ok." Nanako said.
"As for you Adachi, if you feel like stopping by I'm sure Nanako would like that am I right?" Dojima asked.
"Yeah, it's fun playing with more people." Nanako said with a smile.
"Well I can't turn down a young lady's request now can I?" Adachi asked. "I'll try and stop by at some point tomorrow."
As he said that, Adachi walked out of the Dojima's house.
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"Dad, do you think we're strong enough to rescue him?" Nanako asked.
"I don't know, but we're going to find out." Dojima said before going through the door.
"Look, there he is." Chie said.
"Kanji!" Yosuke yelled as the group ran up to him.
"Oh my this is quite the pleasant surprise." Shadow Kanji said. "Two strapping young gentleman come to see little old me?"
"Dad, is that what you were talking about?" Nanako asked.
"Yeah, though like I said his Shadow is taking it to the extreme." Dojima said.
"I said shut up already." Kanji yelled at his shadow.
"Oh please, you know as well as I do that this is what you really want. Please, won't someone accept me?" Shadow Kanji asked extending his arms to the Investigation Team.
"Hey wait, that's really a bad idea." Yosuke said nervously.
"I said shut up already." Kanji yelled at his shadow. "Stop pretending that you're me damn it."
"Oh please, you're me and there's no denying it." Shadow Kanji said.
"No Kanji wait." Yosuke said desperately.
"No way, there's no way that you're me you freak." Kanji said angrily just before a red cloud enveloped Shadow Kanji and knocked him out cold.
"What the, that's not what I was expecting." Dojima said as the smoke cleared to reveal a human statue with a bouquet of roses surrounding Shadow Kanji as two human shaped shadows appeared next to him. "Alright, if I'm right he should be weak to fire."
"There are three of them though dad, what about the other ones?" Nanako said.
"There's only one way to find out." Dojima said as the battle began. "Let's try Agilao."
"It didn't work." Nanako said nervously.
"Yeah, it did damage but he isn't weak to fire. Still there's a chance one of the other two will be." Dojima said. "As for Yosuke, what do you think Nanako should we use Garula or Sukakaja?"
"We need to make sure we don't get hit dad, if we get hit we won't be able to help him." Nanako said.
"Yeah, you're right." Dojima said before having Yosuke use Sukakaja on Junes Dojima.
Suddenly the doorbell rang.
"Oh, do you think he came to play some more dad?" Nanako asked.
"Yeah, I think so." Dojima said opening the door. "You're just in time Adachi, the battle just started."
(Nanako, and Dojima have reached Shadow Kanji and started the boss fight with him. Next chapter the battle will end. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)