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"Welcome to the Velvet room."
Akko entered the room, finding no one but the tiny maid standing in a corner looking at her massive tome. "Wonderful! You're back together, Lavenza-chan?"
"Indeed I am," she said. "How may I help you?"
Akko looked around, "Where's Igor-san?"
"Master Igor is currently away, his whereabouts unknown to me," the girl answered. "If you have any business involving Personas, I am afraid you will have to wait for his return."
"Oh, that's okay! I am not really here for that," Akko smiled. "Actually, I just wanted to hang out with you, Lavenza-chan!"
"Hang out with me?" she asked, confused.
"Yeah! We never had time to get to know each other right?" Akko said with excitement. "You're my guide right? You can probably do a much better job if you know me personally!"
"An interesting request, Accused," Lavenza pondered. As she did so, the memory of her previous guest; he who she considers the world's greatest man, flashed through her mind...
"... Very well. Let's get to know each other, Acc-"
"Wait hold it!" Akko asked. "Can you call me by my name when we hang out?"
"But we are in the court-"
"But I am not actually being judged right now, right?" Akko reasoned. "So this means it's personal time, so you don't have to call me that!"
"Hm…" Lavenza pondered again, "You are correct. I shall refer to you by your real name when we hang out, Akko." she smiled. "What do you wish to do during a "hang out?"
"Hmm!" the brunette pondered. "Let's just talk!"
So Akko spent the next thirty minutes making conversations with Lavenza; mainly talking about what she likes, her favorite foods, and so on.
"So… you don't have any parents?" the brunette asked.
"As a Ruler of Power, I do not believe so," Lavenza answered. "However, I do have three older siblings. Two older sisters and a brother."
"That's great, Lavenza-chan!" Akko replied. "I'm an only child… You don't know how jealous I get when I see some other kids with amazing siblings."
"Is that so?" Lavenza muttered. "I haven't seen my sisters and brother in a long time. All of them had left the Velvet Room for one reason or another. I was originally going to do so as well, but ultimately decided to stay with Master Igor."
"Well, I am glad you didn't!" Akko said before waving her hands. "Wait… that came out wrong! I mean... I'm just glad that I got to meet you and if you had left then..."
"I understand, Akko. You do not have to explain yourself," Lavenza smiled.
"Oh… ok." Akko took a breath of relief. "Thanks Lavenza-chan, for talking with me."
"And to you as well, Akko. I too feel that with our exchange, we have taken the first step toward a genuine bond…"
*Shatter*
Thou art I... and I am thou...
Thou hast acquired a new bond…
It shall aid thee in thy journey to inspire.
With the blessing of the Fortune arcana, thou shalt ignite the fires of inspiration in the hearts of the people.…
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ [X] Fortune Rank 1 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
"Eh… EH?!"
Lavenza opened her huge tome as the tenth arcana rose from its pages. "I as the Wheel of Fortune?"
"That's amazing, Lavenza-chan!" Akko cheered.
"Indeed." A smile graced Lavenza's lips. "May I make a request?"
"Anything, Lavenza-chan!"
"I wish to see your Wild Card ability to the fullest," she stated. "For a Ruler of Power, there's no greater experience then seeing one's power reach their full potential. Therefore from now on, I shall make requests for specific Personas to be created."
"That sounds… really expensive," Akko sighed. "But I'll do it! You can count on me, Lavenza-chan!"
"Then I look forward seeing your power grow," the attendant bowed. "May we meet again very soon."
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Another day, Akko was walking down the hallway when she was approached by two familiar girls.
"Leona! Zoe!" she greeted. "How's it going?"
"We're doing fine, Akko. Thank you," Leona answered. "We are just letting you know that we managed to gather enough girls to make a Chariot club!"
Akko's eyes widened with excitement. "That's wonderful!"
Zoe proudly puffed up her chest, "And we couldn't have done it without you. Buuuuuuut," she trailed off. "We've gotten a bit of backlash about it from the teachers and a few students. We'd be lying if we said everything was hunky dory."
"And their reasoning is just horrible! I rather they just tell us to our faces that they think our club is dumb and that they don't want us!" Leona groaned.
"Let me ask Diana for help then. I'm sure if we had her you'd have a much easier time!"
"You'd do that?!" Zoe gasped, her heterochromic eyes twinkling with excitement. "It would be a great help, Akko." Leona said. "If you managed to get her help, we'd owe you a great deal."
"Aww come on, don't worry about that." Akko drawled. "I'm just doing my part!"
"You're doing more than your fair share if you manage to get Diana Cavendish to help us out," Zoe said. "Anyways, wanna see the club room? We could use a bit of help decorating!"
"You bet! Lead the way!"
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"Thanks a ton Akko!" Zoe called. "We'll make this club the best thing since chocolate mooncakes!"
"No problems guys! I look forward to it!" Akko cheered and left.
Just as she stepped outside, she found herself face to face with a third year student. She was a bizarre looking person for sure, with bright orange, spikey, shoulder length hair. Yellow and white highlighted a few of her locks, making her hair look like the setting sun. Her skin was pale, almost unnaturally so.
"Finally, it took like what? Five years for a new club to form? I wonder if it'll finally break the mold?" she muttered before turning to Akko. "Oi, you. Are you a member of this club?"
The way the young woman looked at her with her narrow red eyes radiated confidence in her superiority.
"Kind of? I will be when they're official." the brunette replied. "Why? You a fan of Shiny Chariot too?"
"Shiny Chariot?" the young woman questioned. "I don't think I've heard of this "Shiny Chariot". What is it?"
Akko's eyes widened. "A newbie!"
"Weeeeeeell~ you, my friend, have been missing out!" the brunette said. "Shiny Chariot was the ultimate stage performer, her magic was unparalleled to any other!"
"It was huh?" the young woman drawled, an eyebrow raised. "I'll be the judge of that."
"If you join, I'm sure we can show you why Shiny Chariot is the most inspiring thing in the world!"
Their talk was interrupted as two more seniors appeared behind the bright haired girl, both equally as pale with platinum blonde hair.
"Mistress, it's time for class…" one of them whispered before recognition set in. "T-The demon girl!"
They put themselves protectively between the bright haired girl, baring their long, claw like nails as they snarled with anger.
"Stand down, what are you both doing?" the bright hair girl questioned.
"Mistress! This is that summoner that everyone's been talking about!" One of the seniors said.
"Oh that?" she realized, eyeing Akko. "You? Really? This is surprising."
Akko sighed, "I wish people would stop calling me that… That was an accident."
"Indeed, this is clearly a misunderstanding," the bright haired girl stepped forward while grabbing her servants' shoulders, pulling them back. They retreated behind their master, finally dropping all pretense of aggression. "From our conversation you don't seem the type to do that sort of thing out of malice.
"Thank you…" Akko sighed in relief.
"How convenient of them to forget about the actual demons in this academy…"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Oh, you don't know?" the bright haired girl said. "There's many things in this school that go bump in the night. For example, try studying in the library around midnight. You'll find yourself chatting with a ghost."
"I should check that out!" Akko exclaimed. "Thanks for the info!"
"Fufu… The pleasure is mine... I look forward to seeing you around… ah..."
"Kagari Atsuko! But call me Akko for short!" the brunette answered. "And you?"
"Please, call me Lizzy… my full name is a mouthful and not cute at all," Lizzy stated. "Alright, I'll see you around Akko."
As the brunette watched the senior walk off with her followers, she couldn't help but wonder one thing.
"Wow, she had some loooong fangs… Don't guys find those cute?"
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Following the advice of the strange senior, Akko snuck into the Library at midnight. The towering bookshelves coupled with inky darkness gave the usually inviting space a very unsettling aura. However, for one Kagari Atsuko, a girl who had traversed the Cognitive World on a weekly basis and had already seen her fair share of vile creatures and unspeakable horrors, found the place rather tame in comparison. Akko shone her flashlight into the dark, finding nothing unusual. "Hello? Mr. Ghost. Are you there?"
"Can you be quiet? I am trying to study here…"
Surprised, Akko turned to the voice, her eyes meeting with a green flame candle lamp. Trailing from the lamp she found a young girl with dark skin, light brown eyes, and long teal-blue hair that swept over her right eye. She wore Luna Nova's uniform with a bright yellow sash.
"Oh! Excuse me! I didn't think someone else would be here this late…"
"Me neither," the girl said timidly. "I'm sorry if I scared you…"
"Oh, no worries! It'll take much more than that to scare me!" Akko said proudly, "Anyway, what are you doing here this late? And what's your name? My name's Kagari Atsuko! But just call me Akko."
"My name is Molly, Molly McIntyre," the shy girl answered. "I'm here to study and practice my magic."
"Wow, you're really hard working…" Akko asked, "But won't you be dead tired tomorrow morning?"
"I don't need sleep," the girl shrugged. "Don't ask me how, it just works."
"Well that's not fair…" Akko grumbled. "I wish I didn't have to sleep either!"
Molly chuckled, "Yeah, life's not fair. It never was and it probably will never be." She gave Akko a smile. "But that's what working hard is for right?"
"Woah… that's deep." Akko said. "You and I think alike!"
"Well then, if great minds think alike then how about we become friends?" Molly smiled and reached out a hand. "If fate had brought us here tonight, then let's not waste the opportunity."
"Yeah!" Akko said, taking her hand. "It's nice to meet you, Molly!"
*Shatter*
Thou art I... and I am thou...
Thou hast acquired a new bond…
It shall aid thee in thy journey to inspire.
With the blessing of the Death arcana, thou shalt ignite the fires of inspiration in the hearts of the people.…
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ [XIII] Death Rank 1 Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
"Her hand's really cold…" Akko thought before retracting her limb.
Molly smiled earnestly. "The pleasure is mine, Akko… Now, since you're already here, would you like to study with me?"
Akko thought a bit and then shook her head. "Hm… sorry. I don't think I can tonight." she apologized. "But I'll be sure to come whenever I can!"
"That's too bad… perhaps some other time then," Molly said. "I'll be right here every midnight so just come speak with me if you feel like it."
"Thanks! Good night Molly!"
The girl waved goodbye as Akko exited the library.
"Friends huh?" Molly frowned, before returning to her worn textbook. "I wonder if I'll finally be able to keep this one."
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The moment she exited the Library, Akko encountered the familiar bright haired girl, "L-Lizzy?! What are you doing here this late?"
"Oh nothing, just checking to see if you found the ghost of the Library," the bright hair girl asked. "Did you?"
"Nope, but I found this one girl!" Akko cheered. "Her name's Molly! I can't wait to see what I can learn from her!"
Lizzy's expression was unreadable. "... Is that so? Oh well, I guess it was just a legend in the end. But thanks for checking anyway."
"Yeah it's a shame, but what can you do?" Akko shrugged. "But if you have any more tips about Luna Nova's secrets, let me know!"
"Fufu, aren't you brave?" Lizzy chuckled. "I'll be sure to do that, I promise."
"Good!" Akko nodded. "Alright, good night Lizzy. I really need to go to bed…"
Lizzy moved out of the way to let Akko sneak back into her room. She turned to look at the library with a sad expression.
"This year is going to be an interesting one, huh? Perhaps your suffering will finally come to an end..."
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AuthorNCS: C'mon Lavenza, go find your Trickster already.
I really like Molly, but I also think Chamber of Time's plot can be a little less... contrived/video gamey. Don't worry, as always we can polish it to be better.
Hm... Lizzy huh...? Wonder what's that shortened as...? Liza? Elizabeth? I don't know./s
CH15 coming at mid June. Until then, see'ya all next time.