In kamoshidas palace Joker, Ryuji, and Mona are running through the halls of Kamoshidas castle fighting through shadows and looking for the treasure. The trio find kamoshida in a room with guards Joker and Mona prepare to take down the king but they were pined down by two guards. Ryuji was the only one left and he did have a persona yet.
Kamoshida's shadow kicked Ryuji to the ground "what are you gonna do you peice of trash!"
"I'm gonna kick your ass!" The boy counters
Ryuji screamed out in pain. Blue flames surrounded to boy and a skull like mask covered his face. Ryuji tears the mask off in a pillar of blue flames. He blasts away the guards on Joker and Mona. He completes his transformation by yelling out "CAPTAIN KIDD!" The ghost pirate aims a bolt of lightning at the king blinding him and grabs his two friends to make their escape.
In the real world
The two boys and their cat are walking out of the school when they run into Makoto who has a face of horror at the sight of the two broken boys.
"AKIRA WHAT HAPPENED? Why are you all beat up? Did you get into a fight? You just got here!" Makoto started panicking and Akira had a hard time calming her down.
"Makoto it's ok." Akira couldn't tell her about the palace. "Ryuji this is Makoto, Makoto this is Ryuji."
"Hi Ms.prez." Ryuji says in a shy voice.
"That's not important who did this to you?"
"It's nothing Makoto I promise." Akira lied. "But we have to go I'll text you tonight ok?"
As the two (and morgana) run off Makoto yells after them "Get back here Kurusu!" This only scares Akira more and he runs faster.
Makoto grabs her phone and dials a number "Haru I need to talk to you."
The next day in the palace after Ann's awakening the theives are wandering Throught the halls looking for the treasure when they find a long room with girls laying on the floor. The girls are waring very little to no clothes at all and at the end of the room is Kamoshida sitting in a throne with a shadow Ann at his side. The team approaches the kind when something catches Akiras eye. To his left on a bed was a shadow Makoto. Makoto wasn't waring anything but a blanket she was making lewd faces at Akira. Akira was outraged.
"This is what he thinks of her isn't it?" Jokers face was red in rage.
"Calm down Joker we know how much she means to you but we can't beat him yet!" The other theives try to calm their leader down but nothing works.
"They are right you know. You can't win." Says Kamoshida.
Makoto gets up and walks towards Joker "you can't beat king Kamoshida. Besides this is what you want right? You want to play with me."
"YOU PEICE OF SHIT!" Akira shouts as he stabs at the shadow with his knife. The shadow dissolved into nothing only leaving Kamoshida. "And you Kamoshida, you will stay away from Makoto and if you don't..." Joker Simmons Arsene and launches an Eiha into Kamoshida's chest "if you don't. Then next attack will kill."
Kamoshida is doubled over in pain coughing up blood onto the floor. "You savage she was my slave and you think you have the right to threaten me?" Joker prepares the final fit before the other Phantom Thieves Jump in the way.
"Joker stop!" Panther yells.
"We can't kill him here without killing him in the real world" Morgana explains.
"He's right we just need to get the treasure." Skull says.
"We have to get him out of here before he kills Kamoshida." Says Panther. "I never thought I would be preventing someone from hurting Kamoshida."
"Yeah but we need to go!" Skull says while he holds Joker back. He's not doing a very good job.
In the real world.
"That asshole deserves what he got" Akira says coldly.
"Look we know you like Makoto and what ever but you can't kill him." Morgana scolds Akira.
"Wait!" Akira says with his face turning red. "I don't like her."
"You don't like Makoto? I thought you did because you're with her and the way you reacted to her being in kamoshida's palace." Ryuji gives the group a confused look.
"No I don't she's basically my sister, my best friend I don't like her like that." The raven haired boy says. That was a poor choice of words Akira because the girl in question was listening in on your conversation from behind a corner.
"Akira doesn't like me? Why am I sad about that? I knew he didn't and I don't like him. Do I?" Makoto felt a pain in her heart. She doesn't know why. She never felt this way before Akira showed up at Shujin. Ever since that day he was different. He wasn't the shy, dorky kid Makoto had known. He is confident, smooth talking, and has a criminal record.
Makoto decided to go up to Akira to talk to him "H-hey Akira." She catches her self stuttering. "Are you ready to study?"
Akira had completely forgot about his study sessions with Makoto "oh yeah I'm ready to go now if you are." Akira isn't sure why he is about to do this but he runs up and hugs his friend. Makoto was surprised at this sudden embrace but she kinda liked it.
"Ok let's go." the brown haired girl says.
In the library the friends are studying but it's hard for Makoto to concentrate when the students around her are whispering lies about Akira.
"Is he really studying?"
"I bet he's just here so the teachers think he's a good kid."
"Don't say that stuff he'll kill you if he hears you."
"I hear he works for the Yakuza."
"He's trying to steal Kamoshida's girl"
That last one bothered Makoto the most she wasn't sure why but it did. She was surprised to see that Akira wasn't phased by all the rumors and he was actually getting his work done. It was going like their study sessions usually do but Akira was acting a little weird.
"Do you trust Mr.Kamoshida?"
"What do you mean?" Makoto asks.
"Do you think he is a good teacher or do you believe the rumors?" Akira says the image of the shadow Makoto still freshly implanted into his mind.
"I'm not sure I never took any of his classes."
"Can you do me a favor then?"
"What is the favor?" Makoto asked.
"Can you just stay away from Kamoshida?" Akira has a sad look on his face.
"Akira why is this about? You've been acting weird ever since you've been to Tokyo is everything alright?" Makoto now looks a little scared.
"Just promise me please." Akira begs his friend.
"What's wrong Akira let me help you. Whatever it is I can help."
Akira was close to breaking. He wanted to tell her everything. The metaverse, The velvet room, Kamoshida's crimes. But he can't. She would never believe him. That's what hurts him the most.
Akira was about to respond but was interrupted by a smiling Kamoshida. It was the most disgusting smile Akira had ever seen.
"Hello Mr.Kamoshida" Makoto says casually.
"Hello Ms.Niijima." Kamoshida responds. "I see you're helping the transfer student. I would complement you for trying to fix a broken soul like his but it's pointless, he will be expelled soon enough."
"Expelled?!" Makoto asks "is there anything I can do to prevent that?"
Kamoshida saw his chance and took it "well if you would like to discuss it we can talk about it in my office."
"That will not be necessary Mr.Kamoshida." Akira interjects.
"Akira it's fine if I can help you to not get expelled then I will." Makoto comforted her friend. It didn't work. "Let's go to your office to talk about it."
"Sounds good Ms.Niijima." Kamoshida leads the way out of the library to his office.