"So let me see if I understand what you're saying Dojima-san." Adachi said. "Rise Kujikawa, the idol, was thrown into the TV this time?"

"Exactly, and we were about to try and rescue her." Dojima said calmly before talking to Teddie and preparing to go to Rise's dungeon.

"Dad, when are you going to tell me what she meant?" Nanako asked.

"I'll tell you later Nanako." Dojima said. "Adachi, I'll explain everything." (1)

"Wait, is this what I think it is?" Adachi asked in shock. "Are you sure Nanako-chan should be playing this?"

"Let's just focus on rescuing Rise Kujikawa, we can worry about that later." Dojima said. "Who do you think we should leave behind this time Nanako?"

"Um… Yosuke." Nanako said thoughtfully.

"That sounds like a plan, let's go." Dojima said calmly.

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"How many of them are there?" Adachi asked as another battle started.

"I don't know, but right now the important thing is to try and get through the dungeon and get Kujikawa out of this place safely." Dojima said.

"Dad, can I ask you something?" Nanako asked while Dojima had Kanji use Mazionga.

"What is it Nanako?" Dojima asked.

"Do you think Teddie is ok?" Nanako asked. "He sounded sad before."

"I think he's alright, Teddie's definitely strong." Dojima said. "If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have gotten this far."

"I don't know Dojima-san, she has a point he did sound a little defeated." Adachi said. "Maybe there is something wrong with him."

Wait a minute, is that what's going to happen, Dojima thought before Chie destroyed the last shadow.

"Dad, the stairs have to be in there." Nanako said as the team ran up to a door.

"I agree, but how many floors are in this dungeon?" Dojima asked.

"I don't know Dojima-san." Adachi said before getting hit in the back of the head. "Ow."

"I know that idiot, it was a rhetorical question." Dojima said in annoyance.

"Maybe they keep getting longer dad." Nanako said. "Wasn't the place we saved Kanji bigger than the one we saved Yukiko?"

"That's a good point, which means this dungeon should be around 15 floors if they keep getting bigger." Dojima said thoughtfully.

"Well in that case should you really be using up all your strength this early Dojima-san?" Adachi asked.

"Yeah, I guess you have a point." Dojima said calmly. "We'll need to save our strength for the battle with the boss."

"Yeah." Nanako said. "We need to save Rise-chan."

"Don't worry, we'll rescue her." Dojima said calmly.

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"Dad, I'm really worried about Teddie, he's acting funny." Nanako said.

"She has a point, he does sound a little depressed about something." Adachi said. "Maybe he's afraid that the boss will be too strong."

"I doubt it, besides even if the boss was powerful it should use wind attacks and we're immune to wind with our new persona." Dojima said calmly.

"Assuming the boss even uses wind, for all we know the boss could use fire this time." Adachi said.

"I doubt it, the bosses have been going in a pattern so far, Kanji's shadow used electricity which is the fourth element so if the pattern repeats itself next should be wind." Dojima said.

"I don't know maybe the boss will use light." Adachi suggested.

"I somehow doubt that." Dojima said.

"Dad, behind you." Nanako said suddenly.

"What?" Dojima asked as a shadow attacked him from behind. "Great, that's the last thing we need."

"It's only one Dojima-san. We can defeat it easily." Adachi said before the shadow got a critical hit on Chie and Kanji.

"Adachi, you need to learn not to say things like that." Dojima said in annoyance.

"I didn't expect that to happen." Adachi said rubbing the back of his head.

"Dad should we use the medicine?" Nanako asked.

"Yeah, once we beat this shadow we should consider healing up." Dojima said calmly. "The game is definitely getting harder though."

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"Dojima-san, can I talk to you for a minute?" Adachi asked.

"What is it Adachi?" Dojima asked.

"Actually, I meant could we talk while Nanako tried to get a bit farther in the game." Adachi said nervously.

"Adachi, if you're talking about that, I already told Nanako I'd explain everything later." Dojima said.

"Well it's just she would be so crushed if she saw Rise Kujikawa…" Adachi started to say only for Dojima to hit him in the head.

"I already explained that the Shadows are taking their hidden feeling to the extreme. She knows that Rise isn't really like that." Dojima said.

"Oh, well what if she asks what her shadow is doing?" Adachi asked quietly.

"If that happens I'll take care of it when it does." Dojima said. "Though hopefully the game will make it a little easier."

"Dad, Teddie said Rise-chan is on the next floor." Nanako said suddenly.

"The next floor, looks like it's almost time for the next boss." Dojima said calmly.

"Yeah, the Rise boss." Adachi said hesitantly. "That should be interesting."

"Do you want to play for a while?" Nanako asked. "You've just been watching."

"Huh, oh I'm alright just watching. Thanks though Nanako-chan." Adachi said with a grin.

"Ok." Nanako said.

"Nanako, why don't we have Yukiko heal everyone up before fighting the boss." Dojima suggested.

"Oh yeah, she can make people feel better." Nanako said pausing the game and having Yukiko use Media.

"Watch, the stairs are going to be behind the last door we check on this floor." Adachi said just as Nanako opened a door to reveal the stairs.

"You were saying Adachi?" Dojima asked calmly.

"Ok, I stand corrected." Adachi said. "So now all that's left is beating Rise's Shadow right?"

"Yeah, and then she'll get a persona and help us figure out who the bad guy is." Nanako said happily.

"Yeah, I agree Nanako." Dojima said calmly. I only hope I'm wrong about what's going on with him, otherwise we might not be able to rescue anyone, he thought nervously.

(Dojima, Nanako, and Adachi are about to confront Shadow Rise. Next chapter the boss battle will begin. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)

(1) (Dojima knows with everything the game has demonstrated so far, Shadow Kanji and Shadow Rise in particular, that he'll have to explain quite a few things to Nanako. He just isn't going to explain them while Adachi is with them, and since Nanako wants to play with him he's explaining things when they aren't playing.)