Hello, everyone! I'm back with a new chapter! Chapter 4! I hope everyone will enjoy this new chapter! Without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
Kai woke up in the Velvet Room again as he got up and saw Igor.
" Welcome to the Velvet Room. I thought about resuming our previous conversation tonight. That is why I have summoned you. What are your thoughts? Are you being accustomed to this place?"
" Don't be stupid."
" Ah, glad to hear it. It seems you have nerves of steel. Your rehabilitation determines whether ruin can be stopped. Yet, such a feat cannot be done by you alone. But today, you entered a partnership with someone who awoke to the same power, haven't you?"
" You mean Sakamoto?"
" Involving yourself with others is an important foundation for your recovery. You've done well. That said, I am not advising the formation of superficial relationships. It must not be of frivolity, but a ring of those who would, by morals or faith, lend you their strength. In other words, they are bonds with those who have been robbed of their places to belong. The expansion of said ring will, in return, help you mature as well."
" That ring you're talking about... You're not involving Aichi in this, are you?"
" Well, it does seem like he'd been granted access to the other world."
" Why? You said he wouldn't need to if I took his place. And plus, that Shadow was after him like a hound dog."
" It seems like his powers are starting to grow."
" Powers...?"
" Personas are the strength of heart... The stronger the bonds that surround you, the more power your Personas will gain."
" This isn't answering my question."
" There are countless people in the city who have talents that a weakling like you doesn't. You better rack that noggin of yours and get them on your side. We'll change that into power."
" Indeed. You should be prepared to use even myself, or your ambitions will not come into fruition. We have a deal then. Well, you will understand it all in due time... Continue devoting yourself to your rehabilitation."
" Now this conversation's over! Get lose, inmate!"
The next morning came as Kai got ready as usual while Aichi woke up with a groan.
" Had a good sleep last night?"
" Yeah... Because you were with me."
" I'm glad."
Kai leaned in to kiss Aichi on his forehead as he blushed.
" Remember. Don't ever doubt yourself. I would never do anything to hurt you. I want to make you happy and see that precious smile of yours again. So... No matter what we'll do after this, I'll always be with you."
" Thank you..."
" Now, let's go."
" Yeah."
Aichi went into the pendant as Kai started heading to school. Once it was the afternoon, they watched the volleyball rally for a bit before they finally went out to ask around, however, their investigation had no progress by the end of the day, even after asking Mishima, who'd been stopped by Kamoshida in their conversation. They decided to end their investigation for the day as Kai sighed.
" The principal and parents all knew and yet..."
" They never reported?"
" I don't get it. Why?"
" Is it because Kamoshida is a volleyball champion? But that's just..."
" I know, Aichi. Goes to show how rotten the society really is."
" What can we do now...?"
" I don't know... Let's just head to sleep. We'll have a lot more to think about it tomorrow."
" Okay. I'll help as much as I can too."
" Don't get yourself into trouble though."
" I won't."
" Well, let's continue the investigation tomorrow. You need some sleep too."
" You should be the one who needs more sleep. You're doing this all for me, after all."
" I don't mind."
Kai turned off the lights as they drifted off to sleep together for the night again. The next day, Kai yawned while listening to the class and talking to Aichi as Ryuji suddenly started texting him in regards to the investigation. Once classes had ended, Kai was about to go meet Ryuji when he saw Shiho.
" ... What? Oh... I'm in the way, aren't I? Sorry..."
" Your face... You've been hurt?"
" Huh...? Um, well... Hm, you don't look familiar."
" Changing the subject, huh."
" I guess the volleyball team really don't want to talk about it..."
" Could you be that transfer student from Class D?"
Kai nodded his head.
" Um, this might not be any of my business, but don't let the rumors get to you, okay...?"
" Those things don't bother me."
" I'm glad to hear that. My best friend is often misunderstood too, all because of her looks... Ah, sorry. I didn't mean to drag on like that. Anyway, I have to go to practice... I'll see you around."
Shiho walked off after that as Kai walked to the practice building to meet Ryuji.
" Dammit. What the hell..."
" Judging by that, I'm pretty sure you still couldn't get them to say anything."
" Yeah. All of 'em kept sayin' the same shit Mishima was talkin' about...! Kamoshida had to have told 'em about something! At this rate... it looks like we'll have to go to him directly..."
" Should've done that earlier. Though, it's not like it'll work either."
" I know. But seriously, isn't there something we can do? No way I'm gonna give in like this! Can you think of anything?"
" We can't call the police without evidence and we can't go violent, that much is obvious. But how about... we punish the king?"
" The king...? You mean that other world's Kamoshida? I didn't think of that, but... Is there any meaning to-"
" I finally found you..."
They got surprised at that and looked around as a cat leaped onto the table.
" Don't think you can get away with not paying me back for helping you."
" That voice... Is that you, Morgana?!"
" H-He's so cute...! I wanna pet him...!"
" A-Aichi..."
" How dare you, up and leaving me the other day!"
" The cat's talkin'?!"
" I am not a cat! This is just what happened when I came to this world! It was a lot of trouble finding you two."
" Wait... You came to our world?! Does that mean you've got a phone?!"
" You don't need one when you're at my level. I did get pretty lost making my escape though..."
" That aside, why can you talk?! You're a cat!"
" How should I know?!"
" You hearin' this too...?"
Kai nodded as they turned back to Morgana.
" Then it really is Morgana..."
" You guys are having a rough time of this, hm? I heard you mention something about witnesses."
" Oh, shuddup."
" You know, I could tell you a thing or two about what to do about Kamoshida. You were pretty close just a moment ago."
" God, that condescendin' attitude! This thing's gotta be Morgana!"
" You were still doubting me?!"
" Ack...! Quiet down!"
That was when students passed by behind Kai as they talked about having to find a cat while being able to hear it meowing for awhile.
" Meow...? Does that mean only us two can understand what you're sayin'?"
" Looks like it."
" What the hell's goin' on...? Anyways, what you were talkin' about earlier... Is it for real?"
" You're quite the skeptic for being an idiot."
" Hey, tell us more. Then again, this probably ain't the best place... Here, stick it in your bag for now! It should be just small enough to fit!"
" Hey! How dare you treat me like-"
Ryuji stuffed Morgana into Kai's bag as they quickly went up to the rooftop. Kai placed down his bag and opened it as Morgana came out of it.
" ... Don't be so rough with me!"
" Enough of that! You said you know how we can do something about Kamoshida, right?"
" It has to do with what this guy was talking about earlier. You'll need to attack his castle."
" What do you mean...?"
" That castle is how Kamoshida views this school. He doesn't realise what happens in there, but it's deeply connected to the depths of his heart. Thus, if the castle disappears, it would naturally affect the real Kamoshida."
" What'd happen?"
" A Palace is a manifestation of a person's distorted desires. So, if that castle were no more..."
" I see. His desires would also disappear along with it."
" Precisely! You sure pick up things fast!"
" For real?! H-He's gonna turn good?! But... is that really gettin' back at him?"
" Erasing a Palace essentially means forcing the owner to have a change of heart. However, even though their warped wants disappear, the crimes they committed remain. Kamoshida will be unable to bear the weight of those crimes, and he'll confess them himself!"
" You for real?! That's possible?!"
" And since the Palace will no longer exist, he'll forget what we did there as well. Not only will we be able to bring Kamoshida down, but there won't even be a trace of our involvement."
" That's amazing! You are one incredible cat!"
" True, except for the cat part!"
" So? How do we get rid of the Palace?!"
" By stealing the Treasure held within."
" Stealing...?"
" I'll tell you more once you agree to go ahead with this. It's my most valueable, secret plan, after all. If you wanna help me out, I'll gladly teach you. What's your call?"
" Our luck's runnin' dry lookin' for witnesses. Guess we have no choice but to go along..."
" Yeah."
" ... Good. Oh, right. There's one more thing I should tell you. If we erase a Palace, there's no doubt that the person's distorted desires will be erased as well. But desires are what we all need in order to survive. The will to sleep, eat, fall in love, those sorts of things."
" What're you gettin' at?"
" If all those yearnings were to vanish, they'd be no different than someone who has shut down entirely. They may even die if not given proper care. So..."
" They might die...?!"
" Will you listen to everything I have to say first?"
" Would their death be our fault...?"
" Aren't you determined enough to face those kinds of risks?"
" Hey... What do you think?"
" Well, it's true that in the face of risking a life, you can start to hesitate. But if this is our only way to save those abused students, then we might have to take this risk."
" For real?!"
" Sheesh... I come all this way, and this is what I get. It's not like anyone will ever find out."
" That's not the point! If we just go around secretly doin' whatever we want, we'd be no better than that effin' Kamoshida..."
" Isn't this your only option? ... I'll come back later. Make sure you've made your decision by then."
Morgana went off after that as Ryuji kicked the floor in frustration.
" Man, we're gettin' all worked up for nothing... Dammit! I'll try and see if I can figure out another way... C'mon, let's get outta here."
They went their separate ways home after that as Kai went into the train station, that was when he noticed Ann talking on the phone.
" Will you please give it a rest?! I told you, I'm not feeling up to it... Wait, what?! That's not what you promised! And you call yourself a teacher?! This has nothing to do with Shiho! Ah... Shiho's... starting position..."
As Ann crouched down, seemingly about to cry, Kai watched on as Aichi started telling him to cheer her up and walked over to her. Upon noticing Kai, Ann jumped up in surprise.
" Wait... Were you listening?"
" It wasn't on purpose."
" Haven't you heard of privacy? ... No, I was out of line. Sorry. So how much did you hear...?"
" Something about your friend."
" Shiho... It's nothing at all. Nothing..."
Ann wiped her tears again and started running as Kai's eyes followed her.
" Go after her. She's definitely in trouble."
" I know and I think I also know who was on that other line."
Kai went after Ann after that. After managing to find her, they sat down in a small restaurant to have a talk about Ann's troubles. That was when Kai found that Kamoshida had been bothering Ann for a long time and also using her best friend, Shiho, for her starting position in the volleyball team. Once the conversation was over, Ann stood up.
" Don't tell anyone what I told you, okay? I'll try and think of a way to persuade Kamoshida. Well... thanks."
Ann left after that as Kai got his bag and went back to Leblanc. He sighed after sitting down on his bed when Sojiro left. Aichi appeared beside him as he held his hand.
" This is our only option, isn't it...?"
" I can't think of any other way either... I know Sakamoto can't find another way either. We just have to do it."
" We won't... kill him, will we?"
" I know that method will not trigger a mental shutdown like the incidents... I just know it..."
" I trust you. If you think it's right, then I'll follow what you say. We have to save them. Only we can do that. No... You and Sakamoto-kun, with Morgana, can stop Kamoshida."
" You'll be there with me. I'll make sure to protect you."
" But..."
" Don't worry about it, Aichi."
" Yeah. Thank you. And please, Kai-kun... Help those two girls... Suzui-san and Takamaki-san. They need help."
" I know, Aichi. I will do something about it, I promise."
Aichi laid his head on Kai's shoulder as Kai leaned in to sniff a little of Aichi's scent.
" You still smell good."
" Don't say such embarrassing stuff..."
" It's not embarrassing if we're lovers. Besides, what I said is true."
" Kai-kun..."
Aichi suddenly winced as he felt a piercing pain in his head and held it.
" Aichi?!"
Kai held Aichi as he continued to wince from the pain.
" Aichi, what's wrong?!"
" My head...! There's someone talking...!"
" Do you seek power?"
" W-Who are you?!"
" You will know soon enough. You and I are one and the same after all. Now tell me. Do you seek the power to protect the one you hold dear?"
" I... I..."
" Do you want the strength to protect and fight alongside him? If so, I can grant you my powers."
" I... I want to protect Kai-kun and fight alongside him...!"
" Very well. I have heeded your resolve. If that is what you want, I will give you the strength you need. Use it well."
Aichi sighed in relief as the pain subsided.
" Are you okay?"
" I-I'm fine... There was this voice speaking to me in my head and telling me that it could grant me the power I needed to fight and protect you."
" Aichi..."
" If I do have these powers now... Please let me fight with you then."
" But it's too dangerous."
" It's the same for you! Since we can face this together now, can't we protect each other? I don't want to see you hurt again while I'm powerless."
" Alright. But if it gets too dangerous, I want you to stand back, okay?"
" ... Okay."
" I love you so much."
" Me too."
" Goodnight, Aichi."
" Goodnight, Kai-kun."
They drifted off to sleep after that. The next day, Kai was listening to class while talking to Aichi again when Morgana suddenly popped out from under his desk as he quickly hid his surprise.
" Have you made up your mind? No matter how much thinking you do, there's only one option. You'd be better off just listening to me."
" What are you even doing down there?"
" Hm? Did I just hear a cat just now?"
" M-Meow!"
" Could that rumoured cat be somewhere nearby...? Settle down! We're in the middle of an important lecture!"
Kai then felt his phone vibrating as he saw Ryuji's message with Morgana. That was when a classmate suddenly stood up.
" Hey... What's that...?!"
" Enough! This is a classroom!"
" Wait... She's going to jump...!"
" Suzui...?"
" Shiho...?"
" Oh my god... No... Oh no..."
" It can't be..."
" Kai-kun!"
Kai ran outside with Ann as they looked out of the window. Shiho was standing at the rooftop as she immediately jumped down.
" No... Why...? Shiho...!"
Ann ran past him as Kai was still recovering from the shock.
" Suzui-san... That can't be... K-Kai-kun!"
" I-I know... I didn't think... What did Kamoshida do this time...?!"
" We've got to see what's going on!"
" Yeah!"
Ryuji met up with him as they squeezed out of the school and went in front to see that the ambulance had arrived to bring Shiho to the hospital.
" Kai-kun. I saw Mishima-kun running."
" Yeah, I saw him too. He knows something."
Telling Ryuji what he'd seen, they immediately went after Mishima as they cornered him to talk to him.
" That hurts!"
" Why'd you run like that? Huh?!"
" I didn't run..."
" She jumped and tried to kill herself!"
" ... L-Leave me alone..."
" Just tell us what you know."
" He's right! We ain't tryin' to get you busted. We won't say you talked either!"
" Suzui... She was called out by Mr Kamoshida!"
" Wait, what?!"
" I was called by him a number of times too... to the teacher's room. It wasn't just me or Suzui either. He'd nominate someone when he was in a bad mood... and hit them."
" So the physical punishment thing was for real..."
" But yesterday, he called Suzui out of the blue. She didn't make any mistakes or anything... Mr Kamoshida seemed really irritated that day, so it must've been... worse than usual..."
" He didn't...! That son of a bitch...!"
Ryuji ran off as Kai clicked his tongue and ran after him. Mishima followed behind him as they followed Ryuji to the PE Faculty Office to see Kamoshida.
" ... Huh?"
" You bastard! The hell did you do to that girl?!"
" What are you talking about?"
" Don't play dumb with me!"
" That is enough!"
" What you did... wasn't coaching...!"
" What did you say?"
" You... You ordered me to call Suzui here... I can only imagine what you did to her...!"
" You're going on and on about things you have no proof of... Basically, you're making these claims because you can't be a regular on the team, right?"
" That's not what this is about...!"
" Even if it is exactly as you imagine it to be, hypothetically speaking... what can you do? We just received a call from the hospital. Suzui's in a coma, and her chances of recovery are slim... How would someone like that make a statement? There's no chance of her getting better, I hear... The poor girl."
" ... You're a rotten human, Kamoshida! You drove her to suicide!"
" Aichi...!"
Kai placed his hand over the pendant to stop him as Ryuji turned to him in surprise before looking back at Kamoshida.
" What was that...?"
" He's right, you goddamn...!"
" This, again...? Does this mean we need to have yet another case of 'self-defense'?"
" You shut your mouth, you son of a bitch!"
Kai quickly stopped Ryuji from punching Kamoshida as he turned to him.
" Why're you stoppin' me...?!"
" Don't let this imbecile get to you. Anger won't get you anywhere."
" But still!"
" Oh? You're stopping him? What a surprise. There's no need to hold back. Why not attack me? ... Ohhh, you can't! But of course, you can't!"
" ... You know I'm just holding back too, Kamoshida. But a trash like you isn't worth my time... In fact... this proves that your life isn't worth anything outside here."
" ... Everyone present right now... will be expelled. I'm reporting all of you at the next board meeting."
" Wha-"
" You can't make a decision like that...!"
" Who would seriously consider what scum like you say? You threatened me too, Mishima, so you're just as responsible."
" Huh...?"
" To think you didn't know why I kept someone as talentless as you on the team. You act like you're a victim, but you leaked his criminal records, didn't you? It's all over the Internet, correct? How terrible."
" Mishima...?"
" He told me to do it. I had no choice..."
" Now, are we all finished here? You're all expelled! You're done for, your futures are mine to take. Now get out of my sight."
" I can't believe this asshole's gettin' away with this...!"
" ... Let's go, Sakamoto. He doesn't know who he's talking to. Listen well, Kamoshida. You're trying to threaten someone that already had a record of being a world destroyer. Why don't you research a little about something called the 'Link Joker incident'? Maybe it'll give you a bit of light on who you're dealing with."
" What...?"
" Take our futures? Let's see it'll feel for you to have your future taken away."
" ... Oh, right! We have that!"
Kai smirked as they left the room and went to the practice building.
" We can't waste any time. We gotta hurry up and go to that world and beat the shit outta that asshole!"
" ... We're not beating him up. We're simply stealing his distorted desires. Can I assume that you've made up your minds about this, about how he might suffer a mental shutdown?"
" ... I have. Someone almost died because of him! I don't give a rat's ass about what happens to him anymore!"
" And you?"
" I've already said my piece and you two heard it loud and clear."
" ... Then it's settled."
" By the way, is gettin' rid of a Palace hard...? You've tried it before, right?"
" ... When did I ever say that?"
" ... Eh? WHAT?! Were you just pretendin' to know?!"
" Is it true you're getting expelled?"
They all got surprised as they turned to see Ann.
" Everyone's talking about it..."
" That asshole's at it again...! So you came all this way to tell us that?"
" If you're going to deal with Kamoshida... let me in on it too. I can't just sit back and do nothing after what happened to Shiho!"
" This has nothing to do with you... Don't butt your head into this..."
" But it does! Shiho's my-"
" I said don't get in our way!"
Ann stayed silent as she ran away after that.
" ... That was harsh."
" We can't take her somewhere like that..."
" I hope she doesn't torment herself over this. When it comes down to it, women don't hesitate."
" We just gotta hurry up and deal with Kamoshida. Let's go already!"
Kai nodded as Ryuji soon remembered something.
" Wait. I need to know one more thing. You're not hiding anything, are you?"
" ... What do you mean?"
" I heard him."
" ... What can I say now...?"
" He's here, isn't he?"
" ... Come out."
Aichi slowly appeared as he hid behind Kai.
" Hello..."
" I knew it... It didn't sound like Kai at all. You were behind him the whole time? Your body..."
" Well, this is..."
" It's a long story. His body... is still under a few circumstances so he's staying as an astral spirit for now."
" Dude... You were normal in that other world. What happened to you?"
" I know... It's shocking. That's why we didn't want to say anything."
" So you've been with him everyday? Even during all of our investigation?"
" Yes. I was helping out with hearing a few things but of course... No results."
" ... We'll talk more once we're inside. Let's go!"
Aichi nodded and disappeared as they headed to the alley and opened the app. Soon, their surroundings warped and changed to the castle again as Aichi appeared.
" Ready?"
" Yeah!"
" Alright! Time to bust on through!"
" What is this?!"
They turned in surprise as they saw Ann again.
" T-Takamaki?!"
" That voice... Sakamoto?! And... are you Kai?!"
" W-W-Why are you here?!"
" How should I know?! What's going on? Hey, where are we...?! Isn't this the school?!"
" I see. Perhaps she was dragged in because of that app thing. If multiple people can enter with the person who uses it, it stands to reason it'll pull anyone nearby."
" For real...?"
" Wait, so this is related to Kamoshida?!"
" Anyways, you gotta leave!"
" No!"
" The Shadows are going to find us if you make a scene."
" No way! It talked?! Oh my god, it's a monster cat...!"
" Monster...?"
" You better explain what's going on! I won't leave until you do!"
" Looks like we gotta force her. But... how're we supposed to do that?"
" Just take her back to where we came in. That's how it worked last time, right?"
" O-Oh, yeah. Can you lend me a hand?"
Kai sighed as he nodded and they dragged Ann out of the distorted world.
" We better be careful from now on when we use that app..."
" You should've checked the tools you used! Why do I, the one who was just watching, know more about it than you two?!"
" S-Shuddup! Jeez, Takamaki found out right when we were startin' off... We gotta deal with this fast!"
" That girl's name is Ann Takamaki, right? Lady Ann..."
They hid behind a wall after that to revise their plan.
" The Shadows have noticed us. You better brace yourselves, got it? We're counting on you, Joker!"
" Joker? That a nickname?"
" Don't refer to it in such a lame way. It's a code name. What kind of stupid phantom thief would use their real name?! I'm not down for that! And there's no telling what kind of effect yelling our real names will have on the Palace... It's just a precaution. So, why's he Joker?"
" Because he's our trump card when it comes to fighting strength."
" Whatever."
" It's settled then! Next up is you, Ryuji. You'll be... Let's see... 'Thug'."
" Are you pickin' a fight with meg?! I'll choose it myself! Hm... When it comes to me, it's gotta be this mask. Honestly, I actually kinda like it. What if we named me after this?"
" Fine... Why not 'Skull' then?"
" Oh! That sounds awesome! I'm Skull! What do we do about this one's code name?"
" I'm fine with anything."
" ... How 'bout 'Mona'?"
" Well, if Joker thinks it's easier to call me that, then I'll go with it. Alright. From here on out, we're Joker, Skull and Mona. We need to be absolutely thorough about using those code names from now on!"
" What about Aichi?"
" Huh? Oh, well... He doesn't even have different clothes so..."
" Don't worry about me. I'm fine with just my name. Besides, I'm not an official Phantom Thief yet without any Persona."
" ... No. I'd feel bad for you. You've been living with Kai without interacting with anyone from the outside world. Besides, there were a few times I could tell that Kai looked like he was forced to say somethin'. I got the feelin' that you were involved in that."
" Well..."
" It's true."
" So we can't leave you out like that just because you don't have a Persona. Let's see... You and Kai are like two peas in a pod, if you get what I mean. So why don't we go with... 'Ace'?"
" 'Ace'?"
" You mean the playing card? ... I see. Since I'm Joker, you got that idea from saying that we were two peas in a pod."
" Well, it is true. You two are a couple after all."
" I guess it's too obvious by now..." Aichi muttered, blushing a little
" Huh... I like it. 'Ace' definitely suits you."
" How so?"
" Well... You're the Ace of my Heart."
" ... K-Kai-kun...!"
" See what I mean?"
" If you guys are done discussing, let's start the infiltration."
" Yeah!"
As they entered the castle through their infiltration route, they encountered a soldier as Morgana decided to teach them hoe to talk to a Shadow after they'd done a Hold Up as Kai fired his gun at the Shadow.
" Seriously?! You guys are the intruders that King Kamoshida was talking about...? It can't get worse than this... What're you going to do with me?!"
" Just give us some money and we'll let you go."
" Huh? So you'll let me live if I just give you money?"
" Well, something along those lines... Now let it be money or items. Just cough it up!"
" But this happened so suddenly... I actually don't have anything on me... I-I usually do, you know?!"
" W-Wait, what?! Oh... This isn't exactly how I was planning this to go. Uh... Anyway, it can't be helped if that's the case. Time for you to go to hell."
" W-Wait!"
" Sorry, but we're in a hurry."
" No, wait up! Can't we work something out? Don't kill me, please! Won't you let me go?"
" I feel bad for it... Shouldn't we just let it go?"
" What if it informs the rest of the Shadows?"
" Don't worry, Aichi. I'll let it go... to hell."
" Hey, Kai-kun!"
" Ugh! Sorry, but that sounded really lame. That was the best one-liner you could come up with? I say cheesy stuff like that all the time too. Though, I guess I'm more like you than I thought. Whoa, I feel different! Something's happening!"
" What the...?! What's going on?!"
" ... Oh yeah, I remember now! I don't belong to just King Kamoshida... I'm an existence that drifts about in the sea of humanity's soul... My real name... is 'Pixie'! I'm Pixie! From now on, I'll live on inside your heart!"
Pixie turned into a mask as it fused with Kai's mask.
" What was that just now...? What happened...?!"
" Wh-What the hell was that about? The enemy got sucked into Joker's mask!"
" I-I have no idea! I wasn't expecting that either..."
Another soldier ran into the room as they quickly battled it.
" Wow, he used another Persona!"
" Holy... Does that mean you can wield multiple Personas?"
" H-Hey, Mona! What was that about?! What did Joker do?"
" He sealed the enemy's appearance and powers into his mask, and made it his new Persona... I've never seen anyone do that before... didn't even know it was possible!"
" Is this good?"
" Of course it is! Only one heart exists per person, so normally a person can only have one Persona. But this... this is incredible! That ability will give us a huge advantage in battle! Alright, try to do that even more if the opportunity arises! You better help out too, Skull!"
" Hell yeah! We'll hold every last one of 'em up!"
" You're amazing, Kai-kun!"
They continued deeper into the castle as they managed to find a safe room and stayed there to talk about their strategy.
" Aren't there even more Shadows here than before? Just gettin' this far's been a real pain in my ass!"
" It's all because you guys provoked Kamoshida, you know. Still... he seems to be awfully on guard..."
" Anyways, how're we supposed to steal that Treasure thing?"
" Don't be so hasty. First, we need to secure an infiltration route."
" A what...?"
" A path to the Treasure's location. But honestly, I think we'll need a little more manpower in order to accomplish this. At the very least, one more person would be nice..."
" Hey, you said you don't have your memories at all, but somehow you still know about that kinda stuff? Do you think this thing's really got amnesia?"
" Yeah but I trust him, right, Aichi?"
" Well, it does seem weird but there's no reason for him to lie so... I trust Mona."
" At least you two are a step above that moron."
" Don't call me a moron! You sure talk big, but what if it turns out you're just some stray cat in the end?"
" That can't be..."
" Still, why was the princess in such an odd place...?"
" Princess...?"
" I could have sworn we were following the readings of an intruder..."
" It doesn't matter now. We must take her back to King Kamoshida!"
" Who's this princess they're talkin' about...?"
" I should probably look into this!"
Morgana headed outside after that as Kai sighed.
" And yet another question goes unanswered... Stuff like the castle and that navigation app are mysterious... but Morgana's got 'em both beat."
" Remember, code names."
" Crap! Sorry! What was I again? ... Oh yeah, Skull!"
" This is bad!"
" That was fast!"
" Your friend... Lady Ann... She's been taken by Shadows...!"
" Wait, what? We sent her home earlier."
" If Lady Ann does indeed have the app, it could be possible."
" Oh no... Don't tell me it got put on hers just like mine...?! Dammit! We let her out for her own safety, and she just came back in by herself...!"
" Come on, we've got to save her!"
" Right!"
And that's the end of this chapter! Thank you for reading! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!