Author's Note: Okay, there is something I need to bring up first before we go any further. Currently Ophis is living with Minato under the alias of Phis, same name she used in the light novels, to not gather attention from the supernatural and making everyone believe Ophis is a normal girl or one with some dragon heritage.

Second, there will be a side story after this snippet. To give a look at Minato's life from an outsider's point of view, with the point of view character being a cameo from a different series. No current plans for this character to have much of a presence in future snippets.

Currently I have two more Omakes [non-conan to the snippets] that will appear in future snippets.

Days of a Messiah and Dragon God.

Minato opened his eyes to see a pair of reptilian eyes staring down at him, analyzing him as he slept with no malice to be found.

"Morning, Ophis" Minato said as he sat up from his futon, stretching as he let out a yawn.

"Morning" Ophis answered back as she got to her feet.

It has been a few days since Ophis came to live at the 'Servant Quarters' behind Gentle Etiquette, during which she has been going by Phis to not tip anyone in the Moonlight world who she is.

During the few days of living together Minato has learned a few things about Ophis, like how she doesn't sleep. Instead when he goes to bed she comes into his room and watches him sleep, it was a surprise the first time it happened but he quickly got used to Ophis watching him sleep.

He admits he was desensitised to the idea of people watching him sleep, SEES monitoring the members during the Dark Hour when they slept was one thing since it was part of the security system but Aigis really went all the way.

After getting dressed into his new school uniform, after Ophis teleported back to her own room to change, they both headed downstairs for breakfast. As they were finishing their meal the front door of the cafe opened up with a chim, finishing his meal Minato got up and saw Mrs Nakajima talking to a girl wearing the Kuoh Academy girl uniform.

"Ready to go dear?" Mrs Nakajima asked as she noticed Minato, Minato nodded as he noticed Nakajima's granddaughter staring at him.

The way she looked him up and down told Minato her stare was far from innocent.

"Grandma, this is so unfair" she pouted before glancing at her grandmother, who gave the teenage girl a frown and a stern look.

"Just behave yourself and try not to scare him off" with those words said Mrs Nakajima turned around and began walking back into the back of the cafe, wishing Minato the best on his first day at his new school as she went.

"I wasn't going to do much, anyway. Nice to meet you, I'm Aika Kiryuu" Aika bowed slightly, Minato bowed in return and after some quick introductions the two made their way to school.

The two made small talk on their way to Kuoh Academy.

"So, you're the reason two workers quit?" Minato asked bluntly.

Aika eye twitch "They were planning to go off to other jobs or college. I just made their last day a little uncomfortable" Aika crossed her arms over her chest "Seriously, it was a compliment. Nothing malicious about it"

Minato shrugged his shoulders "Fair enough. So, anything I should know about my new school or are you going to be through me into the deep end?"

Aika enjoyed the change of subject and smirked "Well~ It was an all girls school until recently, meaning there's a lot more girls than guys around. Heck, with someone like you I think you could even get your own harem and keep them all satisfied" Aika's eyes widen as she realized what she just said "I mean happy, I meant to say happy at the end there"

Minato nodded "Of course, we all have a slip of the tongue every once in a while"

Arriving at the school gates Minato took a moment to look at the school building. Kuoh seems to rival Gekkoukan high in size, with the major difference being that Kuoh's buildings were built in a more classical style to Gekkoukan's modern design.

Aika grabbed Minato's hand and pulled him with her to the school building "Come on, otherwise you'll be late on your first day"

Aika did little to hide her smile as a few people turned to look at her rush Minato into the school building.

A nostalgic smile graced Minato's lips 'I'm going to have to deal with rumors on the first day of school again, aren't I'

Ophis used the items given to her by one of the maids to commit onto paper her eventual triumph over Great Red, or to be more accurate she was doodling herself standing on top of a beaten Great Red using coloring pencils and a sketch pad all the rooms had.

Ophis looked up at the clock on the wall, seeing it nearing the time for Minato to return from school, getting up she ripped the paper to pieces before disposing them into a nearby bin. Heading down stairs she took a seat in the employee kitchen and began to help herself to the delicacies on offer, Ophis savored each mouthful of cookies on offer despite the sounds of a crowded cafe.

She kept her eyes focused on a television on the wall, she wasn't the least bit interested but it was preferable to her 'staring off into space' as Mr and Mrs Nakajima put it.

Hearing a door open Ophis turned to see Minato enter through the employee entrance, his bag slung over his shoulder with his earphones hanging around his neck "I'm back"

"Welcome" Ophis said as she chewed on a cookie "How was your day?"

"Pretty good, all things considered" Minato said as he sat down with Ophis "Had a rumor about me starting up but I doubt it'll last long, saw there was an opening on the male kendo team and thinking of getting back into the sport. Saw several devils attending but they bare no malicious intent, oddly enough." he frowned as his hands drifted to his headphones "Got a warning from someone from the student council about listening to music during school hours, but other than that it's been a good day. How about yours?"

"Alright" Ophis said, her eyes focused on Minato's headphones "Does not being able to listen to your music trouble you?"

Minato was a silent for a moment "Not really, it's more of the idea of them confiscating them I have an issue with"

Ophis examined Minato, seeing that having his MP3 troubled him, she decided to ask something that has been on her mind of late "why do you like music so much?"

He was caught off by the sudden question, still he answered her as best he could "I've always liked music, it became a source of comfort for me most of my life, and it let me block out the world for a time"

Minato's mind went back to the time after the Moonlight Bridge Incident and before transferring to Gekkoukan high. What was once a joy for him became a means of retreat from the rest of the world as he used music to block out the noises of the world, especially during trips into the city.

Back then even the deathly silence of the Dark Hour was preferred over the loud noises of the city, even when that silence was broken by the screaming of those unlucky enough to be pulled into the Dark Hour without Personas.

Ophis focused on his words of 'blocking out the world', she wished to regain the silence of the Dimensional Gap but due to how long it was taking she became more tolerant of the noises of the human world. However, using music to block out the more annoying noises was not an option she had considered before.

Making her decision she looked up to Minato.

"I haven't paid any attention to music before, I want to try listening to some"

Minato nodded, he could share with Ophis the music he had on his MP3 and what else he found with this world's music. He had a sizable amount saved up from work already so it was possible to get her an MP3 and headphones, could even make a day of it.

It was always nice to have someone to share music with.

Over the following nights Minato and Ophis would listen to whatever songs they could try out, often staying up late into the night listening to the music channels at what were the current releases and searching the internet for sample tracks.

When Sunday came around Minato and Ophis went to the store and bought a new MP3 for Ophis with all the music she'd selected, she took Minato's advice and made a list of all the songs she found preferable.

Alongside them came a girl that worked with Minato at the cafe, Satou Matsuzaka, a young lady who seemed as sweet as her appearance was. She joined them after overhearing their plans and remembering she needed some things from the store as well, the three went about collecting what they needed with Minato explaining to Ophis customs she was unfamiliar with while Satou snuck glances at Minato and took whatever chance she had to get close to him.

As they walked home to the cafe, Satou having been living at the apartments already when Minato moved in, Minato met the gaze of a man walking past them.

The bloodlust was clear in his eyes, Minato could practically smell it radiating off of him.

They kept eye contact as they passed each other, Minato could feel the man's gaze on his back as they continued down the road. When they turned the corner, with the cafe in sight, Minato stopped and handed the bags he was carrying to Ophis and Satou.

Minato gave the two an apologetic look "Sorry, can you two carrying everything the rest of the way, I need to go on my nightly run. Have to keep up the nightly routine" Minato turned around and ran back the way they came with a particular Persona coming to the forefront of his mind.

That amount of bloodlust coming from someone with traces of Siegfried's power could not lead to anything good.

"You're not worried about Minato" Satou asked Ophis as she watched him run after the dangerous man they had passed by, Satou's eyes drifted to the bag she always carried with herself.

"He's strong, he won't go down easily" Ophis answered, her voice void of concern.

After all, the power he held far out striped that of an Exorcist.

Ophis turned to walk back to the cafe when Satou put her shopping bags on the ground "Sorry, Phis. Can you bring these back, I need to make sure he doesn't get hurt"

Ophis gave Satou a blank look as she ran after Minato, she collected the bags and returned to the cafe with them.

Saying Mr and Mrs Nakajima were shocked little Phis came in carrying what was near her weight in shopping bags on her own would be an understatement.

Side Story: Sweet looking girl.

Satou Matsuzaka didn't pay any attention to Minato when the owners brought him over, merely thinking he was another homeless teen they could take in and help get him on his feet.

The Nakajima's were kind like that, the same kindness that offered her a place at their apartments after Mrs Nakajima found her standing outside her apartment complex in the rain. The offer to stay was available to everyone working at the cafe and all they needed to do was follow a few rules, rules that she happily followed if it meant she could move away from her aunt.

It wasn't until she spoke with him for the first time did she notice something different about Minato. He had this aura around him that she couldn't explain, something soft and warm that seemed to give comfort to others, his eyes sharp and focused while retaining that same gentleness.

She'd admit to coming to prefer working with him over the others at the cafe, no matter the customer the same gentleness remained.

Eventually she'd realize that Minato kindness and gentleness were genuine, something that made him shine with a type of purity Satou hadn't seen before.

A purity that she felt drawn to.

She began studying with Minato, saying she wanted to help him prepare for Kuoh Academy and then that she needed help with some subjects of her own. She picked the topics she wanted him to help her with carefully, to ensure that he didn't catch on she didn't really need the help.

She wasn't entirely sure when she started calling him senpai, it just felt natural.

She began spending time with him more, more than once when she went over to his room she would find him studying, listening to music, or performing various forms of yoga. She was surprised to find out her senpai knew yoga, he said an old friend got him into it and asked if she wanted to learn.

Satou said she'd think about it, she waited a day before telling him she would like to join, not wanting to sound too eager. When she found him crying one night she did her best to comfort him, only saying that the full moon held a lot of memories for him. Good memories and heartbreaking memories, he asked her to keep it between them as he didn't want to concern the others.

He started going out late at night for walks around the neighbourhood, seeming to disappear when he was out of people's line of sight. It was during one of these late night walks he brought back little Phis.

She still wasn't sure what to think of Phis, the little girl seemed indifferent to everything around her and stayed close to Minato whenever she had the chance. She even found Phis staring at Minato sleeping in the middle of the night.

No one saw anything wrong with it, believing Phis had gone through something truly terrible and clung to Minato as a form of coping.

She didn't like it, not at all. Satou knew there was something wrong with Phis, the fact they couldn't seem to find anything on her only confirming her suspicions.

And now, her senpai ran after a man who would kill them without a thought, both her senpai and the dangerous man were gone without a trace.

Eventually she found him with another man thanking him profusely for something, she didn't care as she saw her senpai was okay as she approached him. As she did she saw something that made her blood run cold and her vision go red, across her senpai's back was a slash back. Only cutting his clothes but coming so close to his skin.

The man was long gone, but Satou remembered his face.

She would make sure he wouldn't hurt her senpai again.

Author's Note: So, yeah. There's a little cameo of Satou from Happy Sugar Life, with her being drawn to Minato's purity instead of a little Shio.