"Good morning dad." Nanako said with a smile. "Oh, are you going somewhere?"
"No, well not yet. I was thinking we could go out for dinner tonight." Dojima said. "What do you think Nanako?"
"Yeah, that sounds fun dad." Nanako said with a smile.
"Alright, in that case I'll call and make some reservations. You can go ahead and start the game Nanako." Dojima said.
"Ok." Nanako said loading up their file.
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"So are there any other questions?" asked reporter on the TV.
"Yes, what exactly are your plans while leaving your career?" asked a reporter.
"I'm going to help out my grandmother at her Tofu shop back in my hometown." said a tired looking girl.
"Dad, it's Rise-chan." Nanako said excitedly.
"Rise, you mean Rise Kujikawa?" Dojima asked. "I have a bad feeling about this."
"Do you think she'll be on the midnight channel dad?" Nanako asked.
"I wouldn't be surprised." Dojima said thoughtfully.
"Is Rise-chan quitting her job on TV?" the game Nanako asked.
"No, it sounds like she's just taking some time off to rest." the game Dojima said. "Still, she didn't exactly pick the best time to come to Inaba."
"Are you quitting because of any health related issues?" asked a second reporter.
"No, my health is fine." Rise said quietly.
"Then is it a personal reason?" the second reporter asked.
"What?" Rise asked in confusion.
"That's enough questions, this interview is over." said a man before walking off with Rise.
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"Dude, can you believe it?" Yosuke said in shock. "Rise Kujikawa is going to be here in Inaba."
"If you ask me her timing couldn't be worse, especially with the culprit still on the loose." Chie said quietly.
"That's true, and if our theory is right she would be a huge target." Yukiko said thoughtfully.
"You're right, we should check the TV tonight." Yosuke said.
"I agree, we'll catch this guy in the act this time." Chie said enthusiastically.
"I don't know, something about this seems almost too easy. We're missing something." Dojima said thoughtfully. "We'll have to wait and see what happens."
"Ok." Nanako said quietly.
"Still, if we're right it might be possible to at least learn who the culprit is." Dojima said. "We'll have to wait and see what happens."
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"Welcome back." the game Nanako said. "It's raining again."
"Looks like we need to check the midnight channel again, though I have a feeling we both know who's going to show up." Dojima said.
"Do you really think it's going to be Rise-chan?" Nanako asked.
"There's only one way to find out." Dojima said as the cutscene started and a silhouette appeared on the TV. "Well that's definitely her, though she hasn't been thrown into the other world yet."
"That means we can catch the bad guy right dad?" Nanako asked. "Do you know who it is?"
"Not yet, but I have a feeling we'll find out soon enough." Dojima said thoughtfully.
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"That was her, Rise Kujikawa. She has to be the next victim right?" Chie asked.
"I agree, she fits the pattern we came up with." Yosuke said. "We need to make sure she doesn't get kidnapped."
"In that case we should head to the Marukyu Tofu, she should be living with her grandmother right?" Yukiko asked.
"Oh yeah, she said that in the interview didn't she?" Yosuke asked. "So we need to go and warn her about what's been happening before the culprit gets to her."
"Right, we'll catch this creep no matter what." Chie said enthusiastically.
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"Alright, keep it moving." the game Adachi said as cars kept driving past the tofu shop. "Huh, oh what are you guys doing here?"
"Oh, well we came to see Rise. This guy is a huge fan." Kanji said.
"Hey, but yeah I am a fan of Risette. Actually, why are you here Adachi-san?" Yosuke asked.
"Well you guys obviously know that Rise Kujikawa is here in Inaba so I guess I can tell you. Everyone is trying to park in front of the shop to get a look at her, and we don't have enough people to watch the traffic right now." the game Adachi said.
"So in other words they have a detective working the streets instead of looking into whatever the heck's going on." Kanji said. "Don't you have cops to do this stuff?"
"Oh, well like I said we don't have many people." the game Adachi said nervously before walking off.
"Nanako, remind me to talk with Adachi about being frightened of teenagers." Dojima said in annoyance.
"Ok." Nanako said. "Do you think we'll be able to keep Rise-chan safe?"
"I hope so." Dojima said. "Though something tells me we'll have to fight her shadow first."
"Well this was a waste of time, there's nobody in here except for that old lady." Yosuke said.
"Is there something I can do for you gentlemen?" asked an old lady walking up to Junes Dojima, Yosuke, and Kanji.
"Oh, we were just stopping by to pick up some tofu." Kanji said. "Well most of us, Yosuke-sempai over here wanted some Ganmodoki."
"I see, Rise would you mind getting some Ganmodoki for this young man?' asked the old lady.
"Sure thing grandma." Rise said quietly. "How much would you like?"
"Um…" Yosuke said. "I mean, no what am I doing. There's actually something we wanted to talk to you about, did you here the rumor yet?"
"You mean about the midnight channel, yeah, I actually saw it last night." Rise said.
"Really, and you're not scared?" Yosuke said quietly. "They say that announcer was on it before she died."
"Well that wasn't me though, the bust size." Rise said. "Mine aren't that big."
"Oh, well don't let that get you down, I mean you look amazing Rise-chan." Yosuke said quickly.
"Well we just wanted to warn you that you should be careful." Kanji said. "There's something weird going on so just keep your eyes open."
"Thanks, I will." Rise said with a smile. "It's nice to just talk about something other than my career."
"I have a bad feeling she'll be kidnapped soon." Dojima said quietly. "Looks like we're getting another team member soon."
"Yeah." Nanako said happily.
(Rise Kujikawa has been warned about the kidnappings, but Dojima still thinks she'll get thrown into the TV world. Next chapter Dojima, Nanako, and Adachi will arrive at the boss of the third dungeon. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)