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Welcome to Tartarus (VII)
Day: 18/Saturday Month: July Year: 2009
Afternoon
"Kill me..." I said with my face on the table in my place
"You look like a mess…" Iori pointed out.
"I hate exams…"
"I feel like we've been through this before"
The school day was over along with the exam week, now I was lying on my desk while the rest of the gang surrounded me, Yukari, Makoto, Fuuka and Junpei, for his part Junpei seemed like he was the only one who had a hard time as Always in exams.
"I had to squeeze 5 days of exams into 3...Kirijo was not forgiving..." I said dryly.
"That must have been hard," Makoto falsely commiserated.
"Well at least we still have Yakushima" Yukari said
"Hey?" I looked at her confused
"Oh, I thought Mitsuru told you the other day, we're going to Yakushima on Monday."
"What?! She did not tell me!"
"Ah… that may have been revenge for your petty comment I heard about her fashion sense."
"Don't remind me... now I need to go buy a swimsuit..."
"We were about to go shopping anyway, so I'm sure you can find one while we're out."
"Oh, do Yuka-tan and Fuuka-chan still need to go swimsuit shopping?" said Iori excited
"Junpei, your face is creepy..." I spoke
"No, we already bought them" said Yukari
"Aww… what a pity…"
Leaving Iori's disappointment aside, we all went out together to go shopping, Fuuka saw her brunette friend and went to spend the afternoon with her, we were all happy to see her enjoying her school life, now she just needed to improve her kitchen... it is just my passive skills that have prevented me from getting sick like Makoto
"I'm really surprised at how much she's changed" Iori said seeing Fuuka with her friend in the distance
"Adolescence is a wonderful thing, so full of vitality" spoke the Ikutsuki traitor who was also leaving school
"Mr. Principal!" Yukari exclaimed
"Oh hello, come find someone, you may as well introduce yourself now"
From behind Ikutsuki comes a boy, Ken Amada, the youngest person carrier of all, that is if we do not count the dog (although that issue is subject to debate), there was also Akihiko who seemed to be the one who would take him to the bedrooms.
"Hello" Ken greeted us.
"Hi Ken, nice to meet you, I'm Tyron Miller, you can just call me Tyron"
"I'm Ken Amada. A pleasure!"
"He is going to stay in the dorms due to his…circumstances of his" Ikutsuki told us.
"I heard about that…something about his parents…" Yukari continued.
"It was just me and my mom, but she had an accident and she...died, it happened 2 years ago," Ken said grimly.
"Now one of his relatives is paying his school fees but staying in the primary school dormitory is not appropriate for a child his age, so I decided to move him to his dormitory for the summer."
"That's fine?"
"Of course, it has the potential"
Reading between the lines it was definitely safer for him to stay in our bedroom due to shadow attacks, although it is not that often to find shadows outside of Tartarus, there are still times when we go out to explore the surroundings to eliminate them, since after all these are the ones that spread the apathy syndrome in the city.
"Very well, since you will be living with us, why don't you join us for some shopping? I will buy you some sandwiches" I said to Ken
"I'm not a child, I don't need snacks" Ken tried to defend himself
"Who said sandwiches are just for kids? He just looks at Junpei, he is a bit older, but he always eats snacks"
"Hears! Who are you calling a little older?!" exclaimed Iori
"Time? He doesn't refute the snack part."
"Well... yeah, who doesn't like snacks?"
"There you go, I'm sure Junpei would love to have more competition to play video games."
So we all got out of school, we spent time at the mall buying what we needed, Junpei and Ken immediately went to play some games while taking most of the snacks, it seemed that Ken had a good relationship with everyone.
Day: 20/Monday Month: July Year: 2009
Tomorrow
"Look! look! We are finally here!" sue me a was excited
"Incredible! Ya-Ku-Shi-Maaa!" I celebrate Iori
We had had a relatively quick trip, the island was really beautiful, a big volcano in the center and a forest that covers the beach, I had dreamed for a long time to see this kind of tropical paradise, I was happy to finally fulfill that dream, everyone he was admiring the view the same way I was… it took me a couple of seconds to recap the thought.
"What's up Tyron?" a wonder Iori
"I think he had a dream of sometime going to an island like this, I guess it's a dream to cross off the list"
"Anything else you will remember?"
"Maybe at some point go to a snowy mountain… Or was it mountain climbing? Something with visiting a mountain"
As soon as we got to the island we went straight to the Kirijo farm, on the way I had seen the shops and they were huge compared to those in the city, being a hotel zone it made sense, but all the elegance that it let out was still great the place.
"Wow..." Fuuka was surprised when we arrived
"It's like we're in a rich and famous lifestyle episode" added Iori
"You can say it again, look..." I said pointing inside
With that several house cleaners appeared, they all seemed impressed, although Mitsuru already let out that aura of noble and rich, the way we were received by house cleaners made it quite clear, on the other hand it was not just the maids, there was a man of appearance tough guy with an eyepatch standing in front of us, this was Takeharu Kirijo, Mitsuru's father.
He just gave Mitsuru a simple look and nod before leaving, most of them seemed a bit flustered by the intimidating appearance before Mitsuru also turned to look at us.
"That was…?" Fuuka started
"Your father?" Yukari finished
"He was scary..." Iori said shuddering.
"He seemed like a good guy to me," I added.
That comment earned me an incredulous look from everyone, I just scratched my head a little embarrassed, although his appearance is rough and all, he was above all a good guy, once we all went to our rooms it was time to change for spend some time on the beach.
"Perhaps it is best to wear a shirt..." I said to myself when I saw the scar on my chest
So with a red bathing suit and a black shirt, I wanted to go straight to the others, but there was something with a much higher priority, I start to see the places a little randomly since I really do not have the slightest idea what the house was like, in the game never really got a chance to explore this deep on this site.
"I'm lost..." I said looking around
"Too much if I may add" if someone asks me if I scream like a girl when listening to Mitsuru's father I will deny it
"Thanks to whoever is looking up there!"
"You're one of the new members right? The amnesiac who can summon the person of him out of the dark hour?"
"Yes... about that... it is only half true... Could I have a word with you?"
"I was planning to have a chat with you tonight. Can it wait until then?"
"No, this is something very important... it's something I can't even tell the others..."
"I'm a busy man, so I can't give you too much time, will it be alright?" he said with a calm look
"If I will be brief, being amnesiac is only half true, I don't remember anything about who I was before waking up during the dark hour… but one thing I can say is that I have memories of a possible future, many things related to shadows… "
"Explain" he looked at me without changing his expression
"The largest shadows will continue to appear on nights with a full moon, they all represent the first arcana, but there are not 12 arcana... there are 13, the last one is the arcana of death..."
"Are you sure about that? How can I trust you to tell the truth?
"I know it's hard to believe, I still can't believe it, but seeing how things have happened since I arrived, I'm sure things will end well..."
"If so, why tell me? You could just let everything play out as normal."
"Yes I could... but if I follow the current formula... some people will die... some people who don't deserve it..."
"And I guess I'm one of those people?" deduced Mitsuru's father
"Yes... there are up to 4 people that I'm sure will die, I just don't feel like it's something they deserve, including you Mr. Kirijo"
I did not know how seriously Takeharu was taking me, but the fact that he did not walk away like I was crazy was already something, he was being sincere in every sense of the word, perhaps that sincerity got to him since he let out a sigh before looking at me
"How does Mitsuru take it?" I finally ask
"She... she's been overwhelmed by it for a while, she needed Yukari and everyone's helping to get her up to speed with things..." I explained.
"It's okay…"
"What?"
"I don't mind being a sacrifice to save this world"
"No… You cannot throw away your life just like that! It is not fair to anyone, not to you, not to Mitsuru, she does not deserve to have to carry that weight from such an early age... she should be able to enjoy her youth... "I said trailing off a bit at the end
"Are you speaking from your own experience?"
"I don't know... it's just a feeling that refuses to leave me, like I've already gone through this stage... and I just watched it go by... something like that?"
"You sound older than you look"
"On paper I'm still the youngest of the group, that's without adding Aigis and Koromaru"
"You already know about Aigis, but who is Koromaru?"
"Surprise, that's one I really don't want to ruin, surely you'll feel a certain humor like me when you find out."
"In that case, what do you expect me to do?"
"I want to be prepared for this specific day, Ikutsuki has told us that when we defeat the big shadows the dark hour will stop, that's a lie, he is hiding something from us, I know what it is, but the information on the matter itself is not It's really important right now."
"To think that he is playing with all of us for all this time…"
"That's fine, it's something we can use to our advantage"
"How?"
"It's a bit long, but the simplest thing is that you continue as usual, keep acting as if you don't know anything yet, we will defeat the last shadow on November 3, after defeating it we will celebrate the next day, during that time Ikutsuki will take Aigis for maintenance, but what he'll really do is install a control system on it, he'll use it to capture us all, no need to worry, I'll take care of that, all you need is for your suit to be bulletproof that day, the cause of your death is a shootout with Ikutsuki and a bullet in the chest"
"There are a lot of questions I want to ask, but there is no time for that right now, I will give you the benefit of the doubt boy, we will follow that plan"
"I guess I'm lucky I'm not wearing a straitjacket at the end of the day, it's already lucky I can find it this time, see ya"
I had already taken enough time to explain the whole situation to Takeharu, and the most surprising thing was that he really seemed to believe what he was saying, he did not want to take too much away from my knowledge, but at the same time it was likely that I could not save him if I kept quiet. For that reason alone I decided to take a risk, so with my renewed humor I went to where the boys were already ready waiting for the girls to arrive.
"You took your time Tyron" Iori told me
"Yeah... I really was not sure if it was a good idea or not to go out without the shirt, you see my scar is not very pretty" I said the first thing that came to mind
"Scar?"
"You see, Tyron here woke up with no memories during the dark hour with a large chest wound, honestly it's still lucky he survived that" Akihiko said for me
"It seems that since I woke up I spend a lot of my time in the hospital"
"We can see?" I asked curious Iori
Shrugging I lifted my shirt, just like always the scar runs diagonally from the right side of my hip to my right shoulder, the good thing is that there were no swimming lessons so I had to go without the shirt, because although for the most part it was a brand now, I didn't want to have to make something up about how it got there in the first place.
"Incredible…"
"More importantly look over there"
Without trying too hard Junpei's attention was easily drawn to Yukari who had just arrived in her bathing suit, more impressive Fuuka who really was one of those who looked skinny in her uniform, but what definitely took my breath away was Mitsuru.
"What's up Tyron?" I wonder Mitsuru
"Beautiful…"
My brain was obviously not at 100% capacity (I doubt it was even at any of them) when I saw Mitsuru, she looked absolutely beautiful and I just spoke my mind, when I realized my face get hot Mitsuru did not seem to be any different either as she was not used to such frank praise.
"L-let's play..." I said trying to sound casual.
"Y-yes"
Still a little embarrassed I went to where the others were already gathered playing, it was fun swimming, hitting the watermelon (they almost hit Junpei several times) making sandcastles, we were having a good time until Junpei went into pervert mode making the girls angry with the.
Night
"I really should have had a camera"
After a fun-filled afternoon we all went back to the Kirijo estate to have dinner and hang out a bit, I must admit that I got lost more than once trying to find where we were going, but the kind house cleaners helped me a lot in those cases to be able to get to my room
"Tyron, are you in?" called Mitsuru
"Yes, what's up?" I answered opening the door
"My father wants to talk to everyone, we will not meet in the meeting room"
"I'll be there in a moment"
I was just about to leave when I remembered what could happen, I quickly went back to my suitcase and hung my Evoker on my waist, I quickly opened the door to see Mitsuru in casual clothes... the same one I had recommended the time we went shopping.
"Y-it looks good on you"
"T-thank you"
I followed Mitsuru trying not to let my eyes fall on the tight pants, or more accurately on her butt that moved from one side to the other, I blame the damn teenage hormones, I started counting all the prime numbers, which helped me stay focused until we reached the meeting room where Takeharu was waiting for us.
"From what I understand, Mitsuru already gave you the short version, the truth is... that we adults are to blame, if I could atone for it with my life I would... now I have no choice but to trust you, what my father wanted." creating with those monsters was a time manipulation device" began Takeharu
"Is that what he was trying to do?" Mitsuru asked
"Control the flow of time... eliminate unwanted events before they occur, with that device you could shape the future to your liking..."
"(Please don't look in my direction while you say it...)" I almost yelled.
"That's crazy…" Iori said.
"However, under my father's direction the investigation began to deviate from its original goal, in his later years my father seemed to have only nihilism in his heart… now that I think about it his madness may be a result of his struggle to free himself from it. , it's natural that you want to know the truth... and it's my duty to tell you" Takeharu continued pulling out a VHS quote
"What's that?" asked Akihiko
"It is the only existing footage of the accident, recorded by a scientist who was at the scene"
With the room darkened, a television was turned on that began to play a video of what looked like a research center, it was the video of the last moments of Eiichiro Takeba, Yukari's father, the latter immediately recognized him.
"I pray that this recording reaches the right hands, my employer has become obsessed with a disgusting idea, this experiment should never have been conceived… I am afraid that what I have done will result in an unprecedented disaster… but if I had not done it the whole world could have paid the price…"
"The whole world?" I think Fuuka asked, he was not paying attention to the others
"Please listen carefully… the shadows that gathered here have been dispersed as a result of the explosion. In order to end this nightmare, you must eliminate them all! I am to blame for this, I knew the risks, but I was blinded by the promise of success… this is the result of my blindness"
"Dad..." Yukari said
"That was…?" asked Fuuka looking at Yukari
"…"
"Dad?" decided to ask Mitsuru
"His name was Eiichiro Takeba... he was the main investigator at that time and a very talented man, but we are responsible, we pressured him to continue the investigation, the Kirijo group is to blame for his mind" Takeharu replied.
"I... I cannot believe it..." Mitsuru was incredulous.
"So that means… my dad caused everything…? The dark hour… Tartarus… the people who die in that incident… Was it all his fault…?" Yukari began to collapse
"Are you okay?" it was not the question you should ask Akihiko
"Is that why you hide this…? Why did you feel sorry for me…? Is that so?!" Yukari snapped angrily
"No, Takeba, I…" Mitsuru tried to justify himself.
"I don't need your pity!"
With that scream Yukari ran away, everyone was shocked by that, in silence Mitsuru saw Makoto who only nodded to go for Yukari, I took the opportunity to throw my Evoker at him which he gladly took, Mitsuru looked devastated, so she knew what He had to do.
"You don't need to be so hard on yourself Mitsuru, all this information was also new to you" I told him putting my hand on his shoulder
"Even so…" Mitsuru said weakly.
"No Mitsuru, you were as much in the shadow of this as the rest of us, you are not a person who would do something like feel sorry for us, you are something that believes in us, you look at us for who we are, you support us, you fight hard. our side, you were willing to accept someone with an origin as dubious as me, now I will tell you clearly, I believe in you with every fiber of my being, in what you fight and what you hope to achieve, because your path will be my way, my strength will be yours, so don't look like that Mitsuru, you are the strong student president who chases me around the school to get me to do my homework" I finished
"I…you…Tyron…thank you, thank you very much" I could feel his voice breaking a bit as he placed his hand on mine
"Whenever you need it Mitsuru"
So we stayed a little longer while he calmed down, Iori, Akihiko and Fuuka went out to look for Yukari and Makoto since the dark hour was about to begin, I for one was trying to ignore the evil look that Takeharu was giving me.
Please do not kill me…