EDIT: Well, this is akward... I recently discovered that Unicorn is actually from the Faith Arcana in Royal. But then again, considering that Unicorn has been a Hierophant Persona for a long time and he also returned to be a Hierophant Persona in Scramble...
Chapter 5: A Fool or a Clown?
After the first period of class at the same day when No-Tardies day took place, the day passed out like normal. Much time latter, it was time for the extracurricular classes. Joker now has finally joined out a club as a way climb up ranks and reach Satsuki and so he decided to join the Gardening Club to make homage to one her fellow thieves Haru Okumara, not to mention that the club president is one of the Honnouji Emperors. Luckily for Akira, for being Akira he was immediately promoted to a One-Star, so he changed himself to his new One-Star Goku Uniform and felt a small surge of adrenaline. Not as intense as the 2-Star hall monitor outfit, but he felt it. His club was located at one of the terraces of the Academy.
"Well what do we have here? It's the student who defeated Lady Satsuki! I'm Kusanosuke Yaguruma president of the Gardening Club and one of the now 5 Emperors of Honnouji!" The club president who looked odd for a student told Akira.
"Nice to meet you, I think you already know my name due to my great victory from yesterday." Akira told the president.
"Yeah, yeah. I don't care! For your first assignment, we shall give you emm… let me see…" Yaguruma was searching for the smalles garden. "There! Your first task is to make a beautiful garden using that small chunk of land."
Joker knew that he wanted to make him suffer, but he still took the challenge.
*A Few minutes of Gardening later*
"Nyehehehe… Alright rookie, let's see if you're able to at least make some weed grow with your Goku Unifooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!" Yaguruma's jaw instantly dropped after seeing Akira's beautiful petunia. The color, smell and hydration had 1 word in common, Perfection. "H-h-how did you, h-h-how did you…?"
"Well, first I started playing with my Goku Uniform's powers. What I gathered is that the Gardering One-Star Uniform is capable of instantly creating botanic life depending on what the wearer feels and thinks as long as there's fertile ground where the uniform can touch. I first started to think about negative things and what I grew was a violent venus flytrap. I then tried with different emotions until I made a petunia from every happy memory I had with my friends on my last school before being transferred here." Akira told the president referring on remembering all of his happy times back at Shibuya and all of the Social Links he made. "By the way, is that sniper part of the club?" Akira pointed out to a man with a mohawk holding a sniping riffle ready to head-shot Ryuko.
Yagumura then noticed that the mysterious man has stepped on his garden like nothing. "That intruder! I won't let him get away from stepping on my flowers!" the president along with the rest of the One-Stars approached the Mohawk man.
Even without seeing them, he knew something was wrong. So he stopped his attack on the girl and stood up. "What do you want…?"
"Nyehehehe! I just wanted to meet the guy who was up here looking for our flowers patch." The president told him. "And I must give you a thank you for that."
But the burly man ignored the Gardener as he lights up a cigarette.
"Hey! This is a non-smoking area!" Yagumura complained, but the just still ignored him.
"As far as I'm concerned, if you rely on Life Fibers, you and your Life Fiber farm that you all call garden can suck it." He responded.
"Huh? How do you know about the Life Fibers and that we make them here?" The president gasped at hearing that the man knew about the existence of Life Fibers and also that the Gardening Club is the responsible of creating artificial Life Fibers from the plants they make as a way to finish stitching Goku Uniforms if the Academy runs out of Life Fibers of the Original Life Fiber.
"None of your business, Jackass." The man replied before throwing his lightened cigarette to the garden, causing the Life Fiber farm to get set on fire and completely burning the entirety of it.
"M-m-my sacred garden bed… All b-b-b-burned up… THAT'S IT! SHOW THAT MOHAWK MANIAC THE POWER OF HONNOUJI'S BOTANY!" Yagumura commanded his lackey (Except for Akira who was still making his little garden) pour water onto his Life Fiber flowerpot on his back creating a giant Life Fiber carnivorous plant ready to attack the man. "Meet my Gardening-spec, Green Thumb-enhancing Two-Star Goku Unifotm! And now that you know its name, PREPARE TO BE PLANTED!"
But rather than dying like a normal person would, the man surprisingly survived. He stands on one of the killer plant's parts and took out his gun shaped like a sewing machine and he shoot what it looks like sewing needles hitting all of the One-Stars leaving them fully weak.
"Are you kidding? Guns don't work on Goku Uniforms!" The president shouted while summoning more man-eating plants to attack the man as he continued to shoot until the plant "ate him". "Nyahaha! Gooble that sucker Jr.!" The emperor ordered his plant, but the plant then slowly started to wither and decay along with him getting weaker. "B-b-but how? M-m-my power is gone…" Kusanosuke muttered as he knelt down on his dead garden and the man pointed his gun at the president.
"There are 2 things you need to know. 1: I smoke whenever I want, 2: Never interrupt me… EVER!" But before the man could finish the president, Akira threw a sharp leaf at the man to stop him and it was effective giving the club president enough time to escape.
"Hey, I don't know what you want, but have this clear. I decide whenever he lives or not." Akira told the man.
The man just looked at the teen. "So you're the infamous Akira Kurusu, the No-Star that defeated Satsuki Kiryuin."
"Hehe… Never though that my name would spread on the citizens of Honno."
The man just sighted. "There's two things you must know. 1: I don't live here, and 2: I don't care if you are as strong as Satsuki or that you want to reach her. If you're wearing those parasites you call Life Fibers, then you're considered my enemy." The man told Akira before throwing a smoke bomb making him disappear from the thief's eye.
Akira was still suspecting that he could return very soon.
Sometime later
"Out of my way you freaks!" Ryuko who activated Senketsu while blushing shouted against an army of One-Stars wearing uniforms that were one half a lab coat and the other the normal Goku Uniform on a laboratory. "What's wrong with you? Don't you think that taking hostages is kind of overused? That bastard Fukuroda tried once and look what he's gotten into!"
"haha! You're so cool Ryuko!" Mako told her friend while being tied to a metal table.
"Shut up you whore! Your friend is not a hostage!" The president who wore a similar Goku Uniform as his underlings that the other half was a Life Fiber muscular system and looked like a certain dimension-hopping nihilistic scientist. "In fact, she happens to be the Biology Club's human guinea pig!" The scientist exclaimed while his army of One-Stars armed with scientific and medical weapons targeted Ryuko.
"Ryuko, you only have 60 seconds until your blood runs out! Think you can take them all?" Senketsu told Ryuko.
"Rgh! If only Fuzzy Hair would know about this those biology freaks would be dead in 10 seconds, but NO! He had to attend his club responsibilities!" Ryuko reclaimed while spinning her scissor blade at such speed like Zoro it deflected all of the proyecties thrown by the One-Stars. "But I always up for a challenge!"
"Ah! B-but how?" The president gasped in fear as he looked in fear how all of his attacks were useless.
Ryuko then activated her scissor blade's Decapitation Mode. "Save your little knives for the boss! It will take more than that to beat me!" Ryuko caused an explosion, demolishing the entirety of the Biology Club's Lab. "Finishing move! SEN-I-SOCHITZU!" Ryuko made his signature move destroying the president's Goku Uniform and absorbing the Banshi and leaving the rest biting the dust while finishing her transformation. Even though Ryuko hasn't fully awakened her Kamui, she at least managed to de-transform at will.
"Wooho! You're the best Ryuko!" Mako threw herself at Ryuko to hug her.
Ryuko then proceed to shrunk down her scissors. "Wow! When did you learn how to shrink your scissor Ryuko?" Mako asked with excitement as both girls sat over a giant chain.
"Meh… it's not that big of a deal." The teenage girl responded.
Senketsu then sighted. "Your blood has been quite salty lately. It explains your cocky attitude"
"You can tell stuff like that about how my blood taste?"
"Yes. I can spot every change in your physiology. From your weight to your waistline." Senketsu's comment made the girl gasp in embarrassment.
"Hey! That's none of your business!" Ryuko exclaimed.
"You should still hold back to the croquettes!"
"I'm gonna eat whathever I want damn it! Look, I don't need all of my energy while fighting all of those dorks don't I!?"
"Throwing tantrums is bad for you, as is greasy food." The Kamui tried to calm down Ryuko.
"GOD, WOULD YOU SHUT UP!? And why that smug look on your face!?" Ryuko was starting to freak out.
"How can I even look smug if I didn't have a face?"
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE COMING OFF! Ryuko tried to pull of Senketsu out of her.
"Gosh that's hilarious Ryuko! You're like a comedy duo but with just one person." Mako told her friend grabbing her attention.
"Oh gosh, I'm so sorry. You were talking with Senketsu again weren't you? My bad." Mako apologized to her friend while she brough up her lunch from her chest. "Anyway, close call back there huh? It would have sucked if they cut my tummy open cuz if I eat my lunch, it will spill out."
Ryuko was busy thinking of other things. "Eating lunch is the last think she should worry about… if you don't watch your back you could get…" When Ryuko took another look at Mako, she discovered that she was covered in needles absolutely paralyzed and fell to the ground. "MAKO!"
"Don't worry, your friend's okay. Those needles have a therapeutic effect. When she wakes up, she will feel fresh and energized." The same man who attacked the garnering club walked to approach Ryuko. "But your uniform will not receive no mercy!" The man shouted as he started to shoot needles at Ryuko, but one of them hit her on the foot paralyzing her. The man then pushed the girl throwing her into the ground with his left foot holding her arms disarming her from her blade with his rifle pointing at her face.
"You bastard! What club are you from?" Ryuko shouted at the mysterious person.
"Take out your clothes." He responded.
Ryuko just shrieked at that answer. "Let me guess, you're from the pervs club and you´re the captain." Ryuko was about to start to spit nonsense until the man shut her.
"There are two things you must know: 1: I'm not a pervert." He responded, but Ryuko then tried to get himself free, but the man shot a clamp from his glove leaving the girl's other arm trapped. "2: I won't let you transform anymore. You'll die on this range, so take out your clothes."
Ryuko just kept staring. She would rather die than getting stripped in front of a stranger.
"Then, have it your way." Before the stranger could pull the trigger from his gun, a pin got stabbed on his right hand where the gun was. The man just got up and left Ryuko in peace.
"Hey! Where do you think you're goi-" The man shoot the clamp from his glove liberating Ryuko.
"I'll be back tomorrow, to strip you…" The man told Ryuko before leaving.
Time has passed and everyone at Honnouji went back to their homes. Except from one fellow who was wearing a colorful 2-Star uniform.
"Oooooh! Who lost this pretty toy?" The mysterious president who has a high-pitched noise asked while picking up the clamp they Mohawk man left behind.
Back at the Makanshoku's residence, the family was now eating what it appeared to be much better-quality croquettes.
"Wow sis! You're chowing more than usual!" Mataro told her sister while gobbling up his croquettes.
"I Know I'm starving! I'm feeling great though, my fatigue is gone, I don't feel sick and I'm all refreshed and energized." Mako responded proving what the mysterious mad said was true. "And you should thank Ren for getting all of this food!"
"Well being a One-Star has its advantages. I can have all the food I want at a cheap price." Ren told everyone while eating some croquettes.
"Haha! That's good to hear. You saved me the trouble from selling Mataro's organs if you didn't had that priviledge." Barazo thanked Akira.
Such comment from his dad made the little rascal spit all its food. "You're really going to do that? You're batshit insane dad."
"So are we celebrating something special?" Sukuyo asked while serving Mako and Akira more rice.
"Oh yes! Today is Ren's last day at the slums. Since he's now a One-Star, he must move to the One-Star apartments above the slums! So, what better way to celebrate than to have one las dinner together." Mako explained the situation while shoving her face with food.
"Wait! You're going to go? Come on! Why don't you stay here? Yeah, it maybe not has that fancy hot water on showers, has like a thousand rats or maybe the atmosphere is unpleasant, but you still have us." Barazo tried to convince the thief to stay.
"Even if I wanted to, I'm afraid that I can't by Honnouji's law. Since I have been promoted to One-Star status by joining the gardening club, I must move to the One-Star appartments." Akira told the family. "By the way Ryuko, better eat your food or Guts and Morgana will eat everything on your plate." Akira advised the angsty girl pointing at the pets chowing down her meal while Senketsu was screaming in panic from all the food leftovers that were getting stick on him.
"Thanks, I'm done…" She just standed up and went to her room.
"Oh well, more for me!" Morgana said while figting Guts for more food.
"I think I'm gonna see Ryuko." Akira then got up after finishing his plate and going outside.
"Be sure to snap some sweet pictures of Ryuko if she's naked!" Mataro requested his friend.
Ryuko entered her room and put off Senketsu and place him on a Tubular Hanger leaving her on her bra and panties.
"Can we talk Ryuko?" Joker asked the almost-naked girl making her yell and point her scissor blade at the teenager.
"Alright Fuzzy Hair, you came here to see me naked you pervert?" Ryuko threatened the phantom thief, but he just easily disharm her by kicking the blade.
"Hey, don't blame me for crimes that I haven't committed yet. I just wanted to talk, that's all" The Fuzzy hair replied. "I see something bothering you. Is there something wrong?"
Ryuko didn't want to answer, but with Senketsu at risk it was her best choice to tell him about what she encountered. "I don't know you, but there was a man with a shitty Mohawk who shoot Mako with what appeared to be needles. He wanted to strip me like if he was some sort of pervert and used a variety of gadgets or some shit like that." Ryuko responded.
The description Ryuko made matched with the mysterious man that attacked. "How odd… I actually met that man…"
Ryuko Gasperd at Akira's response. "Is he one of Satsuki's shitty servants?"
"No. He told me that anyone who wore Life Fibers was considered his enemy. He attacked the Gardening Club with the needles you mentioned. If I wasn't there, the president would have been severely injured. Still, I don't know why he's doing it." Akira wondered himself while packing all his stuff.
"Hey, I have a question… Will you help me beat that mohawk bastard?" Ryuko asked the thief.
"Unless he has any evil demeanor, I'm afraid I cannot do that but have sure that I will protect you." Akira had everything ready.
Sometime later, The Makanshoku were ready to say goodby to the thief.
"Here you go Ren. A bag full of croquettes as a way to say goodbye to you." Sukuyo gave the trickster a bag full of croquettes that it was too heavy for him.
"By the way Ren, you're free to visit us any day and since you're also part of the family I shall give you medical attendance free of charge. I'm gonna tell you that even if we have different social status, you're still part of the family Ren! We're gonna miss you so much!" Barazo cried in tear while the teenager just hugged the back-alley doctor.
He could feel that his bond with Barazo is becoming stronger.
I am thou, thou art i…
Thou have acquired a new bow
It shall become the wings of rebellion that breaketh the clothing of captivity
With the rebirth of the Death Persona
Thou have retrieved a power dormant within the soul
That shall lead to salvation and new power…
The Death Tarot card descend toward his hand, indicating that he has awaken a Persona from the Death Arcana being Alice.
The family gave the thief a group hug before saying goodbye as he walked the streets of the slums at night toward his new home. But on they way, they found out the same Mowawk man from before heading to a bar.
"So he's the one you told me about Akira?" Morgana asked his friend.
"Yes. Now that I think about it…" Akira then snuck behind a window to spy on the mysterious man.
Not only he was there, but also his teacher. "I already know what you are gonna say Tsumugu. Never interrupt me again am I right?"
What Joker gathered now is that the man that assaulted the garnering club is named Tsumugu.
"What do you want?" Tsumugu asked.
Aikuro was as relaxed as ever. "Pull up a seat. There aren't any Kiryuin spies anywhere here." He responded, even though he knew about Akira spying on them.
"What do you want!?"
The blue haired nudist just sighted. "I want you to leave Matoi alone. It's a critical time for her."
"I can't do that."
"Except for the Kansai region, the Kiryuin's forces have taken over every single school in Japan. If we don't stop them, Ragyo will have full control over the school uniforms forcing every student in the country to wear Life Fibers. Since the distribution of school uniforms are managed by the government, those uniforms are the only remaining set of clothing without any trace of Life Fibers." Mikisugi told his partner. "And did you remember what Dr. Matoi said? "Use my Kamui against the Kiryuin's machinations." And that why everyone on Nudist Beach signed for. All you're doing now is getting in the way."
But Tsumugu ignored mostly everything he said as he lights up another cigarette. "Those outfits that she and Satsuki are wearing are way too dangerous to live."
"I get that, but Matoi could prove to be a powerful ally alongside Akira." Mikisugi said while serving himself some sake.
"You mean that kid who humiliated Satsuki? I'm sorry, but I don't trust brats who wear Life Fibers." Tsumugu contested while grunting.
"Hey now. I think he's pretty different from the average Arrogant student of Honnouji. His Personas proved to be extremely powerful on various occasions. And besides, with the sudden appearance of Shadows on Honno, we need him on our team. Because it would be a calamity if he joins the Kiryuin's cause." Mikisugi argured with Tsumugu.
"Hmph… I don't care. If I can kill those abomination by my own, Nudist Beach won't need a pretty boy like him." Tsumugu responded while remembering fighting 2 Jack-O-Lanterns yesterday on his way to Honnouji and defeating them both. "As for Matoi, if she or Satsuki are consumed by their Kamuis, they would cause more problems that could rival that rainbow witch." Tsumugu told Mikisugi. "That's why I have to destroy them. Even if Senketsu was made by Isshin…"
"People and clothing aren't enemies. Isn't what Kinue used to say?" With that comment, the teacher touched the commando's nerve making him break a small cup with his own hands.
"I owe you one and I'll do anything you ask. Except when if comes to a Kamui!" Tsumugu exclaimed.
"Sure whathever, but if the rest of the team finds out about this, I'll have no other option than to take out all of your gear." Mikisugi remined the Mohawk man as he walked away.
"So be it! I'll go after that Kamui even as a filthy nudist. Even if I hate being naked…" Tsumugu told Mikisugi. "So tomorrow Maiko Ogure shall deliver more supplies right?"
"Yup. That girl sure has potential, but I'm warning you…" Mikisugi told Tsumugu while he left the bar." Hey, don't have any wrong ideas. And besides, what's with you spying on other people?" Aikuro told Joker as the teenager took a seat.
"So you know this guy?" Akira asked his teacher.
"Yes. He's a member of my organization. His name is Tsumugu Kinagase. Just like me, he used to work alongside Dr. Matoi until the Kiryuin's assault…" Mikisugi told the thief.
"Speaking of Isshin… do you know who killed him?" Akira asked the nudist.
"To be persisted, no… I wasn't there when he was assassinated…"
"I see… But back to the point. Why does he hate so much those who wear Life Fibers? And who's Kinue?" Akira asked.
"Well, it's really complicated. Kinue also worked alongside Isshin Matoi. With the Kiryuin's plan to use Life Fibers for their twisted scheme of total world control, we all concluded that the only way to defeat Life Fibers is with Life Fibers. We were sure that Life Fibers have another fatal weakness, but since the Kiryuin are so powerful, they somehow managed to bury the knowledge of that weakness from every person in the world. We broke sweat and blood into making a perfect Kamui that could obey, No… Sync with a human like if they're friends. But due to Life Fibers being sentient, it was hard to do so, costing us a lot of casualties… One of which resulted to be Kinue Kinasage who well… lost her life…"
"So you're saying that she's his sister?" Akira gasped.
"Precisely. Tsumugu then swore to destroy every single Life Fiber on the universe to avenge her sister…" Aikuro responded while looking at his reflection coming from his cup of sake.
"Geez… That's just… sad…" Morgana sighted.
"And now with him after Senketsu's head who's our only beacon of hope and you, he could indirectly help the Kiryuin conglomerate. Please, I'm asking you to protect Ryuko from him. She's having a hard life and even harder now with the pressure Honnouji Academy is putting on her. Tsumugu isn't a bad individual and has good intentions, its just that his blind vendetta could cost us a chance to overcome Satsuki and her ambitions. So don't hurt him or anything and make him see the big picture." Aikuro requested the phantom thief.
"Heh! Funny thing is that Ryuko asked me the same thing. I'll do what I can Aikuro-Sensei, I know what it feels when you lose someone really important so maybe I could help Tsumugu." Akira promised his teacher remembering the loss of his fellow teammates.
"Thanks Akira. Talking with you has made me surer that everything shall be fine. With all these things of Kamuis, Club Presidents and Kiryuins it's great to have someone who I can talk and who actually hears my lectures. After all, history was created to learn from it and not repeat those same pitfalls humanity has made." Aikuro told Joker with a sign of relief.
He could feel that his bond with Mikisugi is becoming stronger…
I am thou, thou art…
Thou have acquired a new bow
It shall become the wings of rebellion that shall breaketh the clothing of captivity
With the rebirth of the Hierophant Persona
Thou have retrieved a power within the soul
That shall lead to salvation and new power…
The Hierophant arcana fell to the trickster's hands liberating his Unicorn from his slumber. The trickster felt confused. He swore that Unicorn was from the Faith Arcana, but he has felt those times that Personas change Arcanas suddendly. He htough it was some sort of Deja Vu...
"Well, I have to go. I'll go to sleep on my new apartment." Akira told his teacher before getting up and leaving.
"Good journey." He only replied.
What they didn't knew is that Tsumugu heard the full conversation and just grunted before leaving.
So Akira strolled toward the One-Star apartment while dealing with a good chunk of shadows assaulting him until he made it. Thanks to the key they gave him alongside his Goku-Uniform, he managed to enter. The room was a massive improvement over the things they call home at the slums. It had a fully functional kitchen, a comfy bed, cable TV with a streaming service provided by the Kiryuins, a clean bathroom with hot water and a bedroom. The only thing bad about this is that he will be alone without the family's antics.
"Don't put that frowny face Akira. You have yours truly." Morgana told his friend while getting on his new cat bed as he slept on it.
But Joker will not find himself alone anymore, as some familiar jiggles came on his bedroom. He approached his hew room and turn on the lights.
"Surprise!" The same girl with the eyepatch, parasol and the pink Lolita dress shouted out in excitement as she threw confetti on Joker.
"Holy crap! How did you got here?" Joker gasped after seeing the girl again.
"Hihihi! A girl always guards its best secrets. And after all, congratulation on getting out from dumpsterville and those dumb piggies." The girl congratulates Akira.
"Uh… Thanks I guess…"
"By the way, this room is really nice and comfy! Can we be roomates?" The girl asked while laying on Joker's bed.
She was only received by a cold No from Akira. "My room, my rules…"
"Hmph… What a party pooper… oh well, I guess I'll just go." She said while opening the window. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"Okay then…? By the way, you haven't told me your name." Akira told the girl
She only smiled. "My name is Nui Harime. Ta ta!" She said her goodbyes before floating like Mary Popping thanks to her parasol.
Back at Satsuki's chamber…
"I have intel of the stranger who attacked the Gardnering Club." Innumuta told everyone while showing an image of Tsumugu on Satsuki's wide screen. "His data matched that of the person we had trouble lately." He told Satsuki while showing more images of Satsuki's servants absolutely knocked out alongside cigars.
"The anti-uniform guerilla? He's the one who's been attacking all of our affiliated academies." Gamagori said while looking at the screen.
"Yes, I also found this." Innumuta then changed screen. "His weapon of choice fires needles. Analysis shows that they're made of a special alloy. Apparently, they have the ability to severe the connection between a human body and Life Fibers."
"Ha! A weapon that can take out a Goku Uniform? I'll believe it when I see it." Sanageyama said as cocky as ever.
"Heh! And what about the new girl's Scissor blade you monkey brain?" Nonon mocked the Kendo president while she licked a lollipop.
"Not only that, but we found out that those same needles are capable of taking out those monsters that have recently invaded Honno City." The smart-pants of the Elite 4 informed everyone showing images of the Jack-O-Lanterns absolutely demolished by Tsumugu's needles.
Satsuki who was almost recovered then finished sipping her tea and reading her favorite book Les Miserables. Actually it was a Taboo in the Kiryuin family to read or watch media that promotes rebellion or any idea of rising up against the oppresors. She still remember those days when she and Soroi snuck that book from her mother and Kuroido. "Speaking of monsters, how's the capture of those monsters Innumuta?" Satsuki asked.
"It has been a success by now milady. The Hunting Club has showed a great advancement on capturing those shadows as Kurusu likes to refer them. Currently, we have captured 80 shadows in total. me and Iori are developing a special collar for them to controll them so they can obey every command we give them." Inumuta contesed by showing the clubs capturing the shadows on Honno.
"But back to the important business Inumuta, are we sure the invader isn't attacking alone? There's a high chance that he's with those pathetic fools who dare to oppose Honnouji academy." Gamagori said.
"This time though, his target appears to be none other than Ryuko Matoi." The nerd of the team informed the others.
Satsuku just smirked. "She must be after her Kamui. This is nothing but a struggle between a sandpiper and a clam, nothing more." Satsuki compared the situation of one of a seafood fight.
"In that case, I'll be the one who changes thing and casts the net." Nonon proposed to Satsuki. "After all, I know a way to kill 2 birds with one note."
"Hmph… Changing majors from music to fishing aren't we?" Innumuta joked at the musician.
"Yeah, well the new girl totally wrecked my Biology Club and the Mohawk bastard assaulted my Garnering Club, and thus destroying our supply of artificial Life Fibers. By the way Lady Satsuki, "That" Club has found something that we could use to forbid Matoi from ever transforming and promised to bring both of their heads on a silver plate, but of course I need your permission that is." Nonon told Lady Satsuki if she has authorization of letting loose "That" Club.
Satsuki then gave another evil grin. "Yes, you may."
Nonon then brought up her smartphone to call "That" club. "Well guys, Lady Satsuki has gave you full permission from killing the new girl and mohawk bastard."
"Don't worry Miss Jakuzure, we'll give those 2 a show that will make them DIE of laughter!" The same high-pitched noise responded before giving a maniacal laugh alongside his servants.
Akira woke up from his bed, brushed his teeth, changed his pajamas into his One-Star Garnering Uniform, put Morgana on his duffle bag, made his own lunchbox and went outside to get up to the new and improved One-Star bus after the former one got destroyed yesterday. Most of the One-Stars left the trickster a huge space that separated him from the others due that they fear him.
The trickster was busy thinking about what Tsumugu could throw at Ryuko and him, and ways to counter him. Since his former opponent Maiko Ogure is now developing traps for Mikisugi's organization, he is assure that whatever the Mohawk man has in store, it will be absolutely unpredictable.
Both Akira and Ryuko managed to reach the school without any problem.
"Ryuko, why did you came here with Senketsu? You know if you're wearing him, that guy is going to hunt you down right?" Akira was worried that Ryuko's foolishness could be her undoing.
"Sight… I tried to convince Ryuko to not wear me today, but she insisted because she wanted to be ready if Satsuki challenges her. Well, I had no other choice Akira." The Kamui told the thief as both the girl and trickster were walking slowly to the academy.
Before they could take another step, Joker created a seed from his uniform and threw it to the ground. This made a chain reacton of 100 land mines and a wide barrage of bullets and rockets coming from hidden turrets.
"Alright, the cost is clear. We can procee-"Before the trickster could give the signal, the same clamp from before hit Ryuko's glove and now what it appears to be a super-sticky pink gum.
"Ah crap! You gotta be kidding me!" Ryuko tried to get out all of that gum from her glove, but it was useless.
Akira approached and took a sniff from the gum. "Its… Strawberry chewing gum?"
"Just to be clear, that isn't mine!" Tsumugu's voice could be hear as a barrage of rockets came for Ryuko while he came running.
"Watch out!" Akira protected the girl by summoning Arsene deflecting all of the upcoming needles.
"Heh… So you decided to appear Tsumug Kinagase." Akira smirked at the agent of Nudist Beach.
"Who the hell told you my name? if you don't wish to die, then let me destroy that Kamui before it goes out of control!" Tsumugu warned the teen while still pointing his needle gun at Ryuko. But their confrontation would be interrupted by a storm of pillow, fans and gardening tools. Luckily, Joker summoned a wall of thorns thanks to his Uniform to protect the 3.
"In the early dawn…" A female voice quietly sang as a barrage of written poems were shot at the trio, but Joker counter it with Arsene.
"Aw great! The group of Honnouji freaks has arrived!" Ryuko grunted revealing the clubs Nonon sent.
"It's the Honnouji Rakugo Club, Three Masters!" The 3 leaders who were being carried by One-Stars shouted out with pride.
"We're the 100 poets of Honnouji's 100 Poets Club!" 99 One-Stars and her president said at the same time.
"GARDNERING!" All the members from both the Terrance and Backyard division shouted out revealing the 2 presidents.
"Bwahahahaha! It is I, Kusatao Uwabami, Vice-President of the Gardnering club!" A person who looked like Kusanosuke Yaguruma shouted out.
"Nyahahahaha! And its me again you Mohawk bastard, Kusanosuke Yaguruma the emperor and President of the terrace division!" Joker's "Superior" shouted.
"My big bro told me that you messed his garden and so, the Terrance and Backyard division have united to take you all out!" Uwabami exclaimed while preparing himself.
"And look at that! Little Akira decides to protect Satsuki's target! Well in that case I could use your corpse as fertilizer!" Yagamura tried to intimidate the thief, but he didn't show any traces of fear. In fact, he was starting to laugh.
"There's a little catch there…" Akira told everyone as he not only changed Persona to Beelzebub but also made 2 giant venus flytraps that were not as strong as Yagamura's but were just as frightening. "Just as Lady Satsuki, I decide who lives and dies on this school…"
This was enough to make all of the present Clubs tremble in fear. Just as Akira can inflict motivation and hope to others, so he can spread fear.
*Meanwhile inside the academy*
Nonon was watching the whole ordeal from the window of her Music Club room.
"The way you spoke earlier, I'm surprised you sent your weakest clubs down there, except for the Garnering club and "that" club." Innumuta told the pink musician while she waited for "that" club to arrive.
"Heh. Well you must play with the enemy's expectation if you want to catch them off guard. But I doubt your club of Nerds would do any difference." Nonon responded while approaching a small stage with a curtain. "Besides, this could be perfect for you to analyze Kurusu right? because you truly love that. Whathever we learn today, we can apply that during the School Raid trip."
"Never though that under that hat, you were such indulgent Jakuzure, I'm impressed." Innumuta told her.
"After all, I know Lady Satsuki more than the rest of you, so I know how she mostly thinks." Nonon said while raising the curtain revealing her servants ready to play March of the Gladiators.
"So? Do you have more balls than brains? If that's so, then go ahead and try to attack me…" Akira was still threatening the clubs.
The president of the 100-poets Club found what it appears to be a balloon dog on the ground. But rather than being confused, she was trembling in fear. She knows "that" Club is near…
"Are you kidding? She's afraid of a balloon animal?" Ryuko looked confused.
"Remember this, appearances can fool you!" A high pitch voiced could be echoed, making the all the Club presidents tremble more in fear.
From the balloon puppy, a sound of Tic-Tac could be heard, like a … BOMB! The balloon exploded causing the entirety of the 100-Poets Club to pass out while covering the rest of the courtyard in smoke.
"That's the freak who threw you that weird sticky thing." Tsumugu pointed at Honnouji's gate. A bunch of shadowy figures coming from the gate were approaching the Clubs while they were laughting like a bunch of hyennas. When the smoke cleared out, the individuals were revealed. One-Stars who looked like the Joker with their purple tie and suit and green hair. And then it was the Club President who resembled a clown with the red nose, big red Life Fiber shoes and the clown suit alongside a Bubblegum slingshot.
"HEY, HEY, HEY BOYS AND GIRLS! IT'S ME FIZZY THE CLOWN! President of the Comedy Club or better known as "that" club and one of the Honnouji Emperors! Did I mention that I'm the strongest club president of the cultural division?" The clown exclaimed his entrance.
"How I effin' hate clowns…" Tsumugu grunted.
"H-hey! Don't steal the spotlight you, y-y-you…" The President of the Rakugou Club tried to persuade Fizzy into getting out.
"Ehhh? What's that you say? I think you suffer from a sore throat. Maybe if you drink some water it could do some good for you!" The pscychopathic clown then shot a gigantic jet of water from a flower of his attire wipping out the entirety of the Rakugo Club and Gardening Club at the same time.
"Holy shit! That bastard just one-shot an entire Club! But I swear I'm gonna rip that fucking nose from his face and make him tell him how to get this goddam gum out of my glove!" Ryuko still tried to take off that super sticky gum from her glove.
"Gyahahaha… Don't even try pretty girl. That gum is one of the sticky ones." Fizzy taunted Ryuko while the One-Stars threw a rain of Pies against the Garnering Club knocking all of them out. "I came here because I promised Lady Satsuki your head alongside the one of the Mohawk bastards!" Fizzy pointed at Ryuko.
"Sorry, but Ryuko is under my protection. You must be a lunatic if you ever wish to kill her when I'm around." Akira tried to threat the clown.
"Lunatic? Funny story, BECAUSE HERE AT THE COMEDY CLUB WE'RE ALL LUNATICS!" Fizzy shouted while him and the rest of Club members brought up chainsaws and got into unicycles each one of them ready to decapitate Ryuko and Tsumugu.
"Ryuko, run!" Senketsu wanted to convince his wearer to get away from the danger since with no way to transform, she was defenseless.
"Pffft… As if I would run away from a literal clown! I'll rip that shit-eatin' smile of yours!" Ryuko charged forward the president with her scissor blade in hand ready to slice the president of the Comedy Club, but he deflected the attack with a rubber chicken.
"Haven't your dad taught you to not run with scissors? Oh wait, you don't have! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Fizzy joked about the death of Isshin touching a nerve in both Ryuko and Tsumugu who easily was defeating each clown one by one.
"THAT'S IT! YOU'RE A DEAD JOKE!" Both the Nudist and angsty girl cried out ready to kill the clown as the 2 jumped to strike him down.
Fizzy defended himself by inflating his uniform making the 2 bounce to the ground and falling over face up.
"Gyuhuhuhuhuhuhuhu… Time for your minds to be cut in half!" The president raised his chainsaw while laughting maniacly.
"Or maybe its your time!" Tsumugu pressed a button causing a hidden turret he planted yesterday to launch rocked missles against the clown hitting him and giving him enough time to disappear from everyone's faces.
"Aw crap! He's gone!" Ryuko grunted while getting up. But he was about to get intercepted by a group of One-Stars.
"I don't think so!" Joker exclaimed while riding on his unicorn charging against all the No-Stars knocking everyone out.
"Mind if I help?" Joker tried to help Ryuko to get up by lending her his hand.
"Put it there!" On its place, Fizzy electrocuted Joker with a Joy Buzzer making the thief "scream" in agony.
"Fool ya'." Joker told the president as he looked like new. He showed that his palm was protected by a leaf capable of absorbing electricity. "Hear me ya' fool. Even if you think you're the strongest." Akira commanded Unicorn into rushing against the clown sending him flying towards the academy. "I'm always one step ahead of everyone."
"Now that's what I called a Killing Joke." Morgana congratulate his friend.
"Ryuko, we better get outta here. We can postpone school for today." But when he tried to find her friend, he noticed that she disappeared. Even without the ability to transform, she still insisted into hunting Tsumugu.
"That girl… She never learns… Akira, we better go inside and find Ryuko before she gets hurt!" Morgana exclaimed before his friend entered the academy.
It was odd, but Joker could feel an uncomfortable aura surrounding the school.
"How odd… The hallways seem more quiet than usual." Joker mumbled to his cat while walking slowly at the hallways to find the girl with the scissor blade. Unfortunately for him, he has stepped into one of Tsumugu's traps making fall a load of grenades destroying the entirety of it.
He protected himself with Arsene before the explosion could start to be safe and sound.
"Sheesh! What is this? A Fun house or a Michael bay movie?" The trickster joked about the traps that they placed. Not only Tsumugu has placed traps all over the academy, but also Fizzy the Clown as well transforming Honnouji Academy into a Funhouse of DOOM!
"Well, then let's get this ball rolling!" Akira cried out as he got deeper into the academy. The academy's traps varied from automatic Pie Splats to needle turrets and more. But luckily for the thief, this was a cakewalk since this was like a mini palace for amateur robbers.
He dodged trap after trap after trap, until he finally found Ryuko and Senketsu looking up at something.
"Guys? Why you're looking at the roof?" Akira then looked at the roof finding something creepy and shocking at the same time. A load of One-Stars hanging unconscious by not only by Tsumugu's needles, but also things like balloons and even the same gum that's stopping Ryuko from transforming.
"That means they're closer." Joker said.
"I think that's the least of our problems." Senketsu told the trickster as he looked over the hallway that was filled with fart pillows.
"Are your really that scared of clowns Senketsu?" Ryuko taunted her uniform unaware of the danger.
"The outside its not what we should worry about." Joker told her. "It's the inside that counts after all. Mako, are you there?"
"I'm right here Ren, do you need me for something since I have to clean the hallways before class period end, and with the Comedy Club in action, it's gonna be a real nightmare." Mako sighted in disbelief.
"I see then… Pass me 2 croquets."
"OH! So you want a snack eh? Here you go Ren!" Mako searched 2 freshly made croquettes from her bust and she handed them to Akira.
The trickster threw the croquette into one of the pillows making it do a fart sound.
"Hehehehe… That was funny!" Mako giggles innocently.
"So they're just plain ol' fart pillows? That's just lame." Ryuko sighted.
"Are you sure?" Akira threw the other croquette into another pillow causing it to detonate a bomb inside of said pillow provoking an explosion.
"I see… All we have to do is to avoid the fart pillows and we'll be fine." Senketsu pointed out Ren's strategy.
"Precisely Senketsu." The thief replied.
"Oh well, see you later guys!" Mako said goodbye before leaving.
The 2 were cautious into not stepping into one of the pillows if they don't want their brains to blow out as they traverse the fart pillow field. Akira then heard chuckles coming from a door.
"HAPPY MALLET TIME!" Fizzy who was full of needles and almost beaten to a pulp then appeared from a door with a giant Life Fiber mallet as he smashed the ground with it in hopes of hitting Ryuko.
"Got you! Eiagon!" Joker summoned Arsene making the Fool Persona attack the clown with an explosion of darkness.
When the clown got up, he noticed that both the Trickster and Isshin's daughter were nowhere to be seen. Instead, he saw a small blonde girl wearing a blue dress crying on a classroom.
"Hey little girl, are you lost?" Asked the Comedy Club President while approaching the "innocent" little girl.
"Yes… I-I recently moved into Honnouji Academy and everyone has been really mean to me… I am lonely and lost…" The girl continued to cry a sea of tears.
"I know what could light up your mood missy!" Fizzy told the girl as he brought out a unflated balloon and inflated it to make a balloon kitty. "Here you go." The president handed the balloon animal to the girl.
"Thanks mister clown." The little girl said in joy while hugging the balloon.
"You're welcome lassy!"
"By the way, can I ask you something?" The girl approached the clown to whisper on his ear. "Would you… DIE FOR ME!?" Alice's tone changed from innocent to demonish as a bunch of Bugs with dynamite on their back ran against the clown exploding on contact blowing up the classroom and knocking out the Emperor.
"Heh… They all fall for the trick of the innocent girl." Joker said from outside the classroom while returning Alice as a mask, thus the mask transformed back into his glasses.
"Now to find that mohawk bastard!" Ryuko shouted. But from outside a window, Tsumugu swang breaking it to attack the girl cornering her on the boy's bathroom.
"Its about time I finally caught you off-guard. I can't believe how much it took to get you cornered counting that clown, but well that's a Kamui for ya'." Tsumugu said while pointing his weapon on Senketsu.
"You bastard…" Ryuko cursed against the nudist.
"Whathever, its over for you. You cannot transform due to that thing that clown stick into you. The only way to get out of here alive is if you take out your clothes and give me that damn monster you call a Kamui." Tsumugu tried to persuade the girl into stripping.
"Whathever, I'm not gonna strip inf front of a prev-" Ryuko then got kicked in the got by Tsumugu causing her to spit saliva to then latter be smacked by his gun.
"There are 2 things you need to know… 1: There once was a woman. She believed that people and clothes weren't enemies." Tsumugu paused for a moment. "She was a fool… At in the end, she was beytrayed by clothing… TWO!" Tsumugu shouted while loading his gun. "The road you're heading down, leads to the same fate!"
"I-I have no idea what the hell you're talking about…" Ryuko grunted and responded to Tsumugu.
"I guess not…" But before Kinagase could pull the trigger…
BANG!
"Three: Is this really what Kinue wants?" Akira who appeared behind shot a bullet from his gun to call the attention of Tsumugu.
"Who told you that name…?" Tsumugu's tone became more colder after hearing that. Both the nudist and thief were pointing their guns at one another.
"You know who. That woman Kinue wouldn't want to see you like this. Or haven't you forgot his last words? Use Isshin's Kamui against the Kyriuin. And look what you're doing right now." He tanunted the nudist as a way to let Ryuko get away.
"A-akira? What's going on? W-who's Kinue?" Ryuko was really confused about the situation.
"THAT'S NOT OF YOUR BUSSISNESS!" Tsumugu shouted at her face while hitting her again with his weapon.
"Look at you! Hitting high school girls on bathrooms and trying to strip them. How pathetic…" The thief made fun of Tsumugu trying to get into his nerves. "Say, you claim that's you're Life Fibers worst nightmare, but are you capable of taking down real weapons?"
"Hmph… There are 2 things you need to know: 1: You know that I hate being interrupted, 2: I don't think you have enough courage to shoot me." Tsumugu dared the wild card into killing him.
"Oh really?" Akira contested before looking at Senketsu. "Let's find out."
BANG!
Senketsu appeared in from of Tsumugu to protect him from the bullet, but knocking the Kamui in the process.
"You see?"
"Y-you're as batshit insane as those Honnouji Brats!" Tsumugu roared to the phantom thief.
"Maybe, or not." Akira then revealed the bullets inside his gun that looked like berries. "These berry bullets I made with my Goku Uniform are not lethal. Unlike you and the rest of this school, I value the life of others."
"Sure, whathever." Tsumugu grunted before impaling the Kamui to the ground with needles. "Even still, looks like that Kamui just found the perfect timing to escape."
"You're wrong…" Ryuko whispered to him catching his attention.
"No, I'm not. He was just done with you because he didn't found any more use for yo-"
"He tried to protect you…" Ryuko whispered.
"THAT THING IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PARASITE!"
"And now look what you have done… the only set of clothing she has its now biting the dust." Akira complemented. "I know, you hate Life Fibers, but what's in the past stays in the past! Kinue isn't here anymore, and even if you destroy every Life Fiber in existence, it won't change a damn thing."
"And like Hell you would understand!" Tsumugu tried to shut Akira.
"I understand the pain you're going through!" He shouted with all his soul. "1: I once had friends on my past school, and let's say, well he was like a mole for someone truly despicable. But even if I knew about that, I still consider him really close to him, well that's until… He died…" Akira muttered while remembering how Akechi died during Shido's Palace still remembering his last words. "2: The rest of my friends were even worse! The worst part? I saw them die one by one as they slowly vanished while they yelled in despair and agony! Do you think I don't understand!?" Akira tried to emphasize with the nudist.
"Yeah? And what?" Tsumugu tried to not link with the teenager.
"Yeah and what!? Look at Ryuko! Her father Isshin the man you admire the most didn't had any time to visit her daughter and her mother died whe she was still a goddamn infant! She never had any friends during all of her childhood transforming her into the bitter person that she's today! And when she tried to visit her father for once, he dies and left Senketsu resulting to be the only thing that barely resembles his dad! And now you try to take it away!" Akira then approached where is Senketsu was and tried to liberate him from the needles.
"And so what? People and clothing can't communicate. They can't become friends." Tsumugu tried to prove a point.
"No, that's wrong! If I know something for sure, its than Senkestu is something more than a Kamui or a weapon. He's an ally, no! He's a friend of Ryuko and mine! It's true what that woman said, people and clothing can be friends. Why? Because Senketsu has become something more than just a bunch of Life Fiber stitched together!" The phantom thief then pulled Senketsu from the needles liberating him.
"T-thanks Akira…" Ryuko thanked the phantom thief in relief.
"No problem you edgy girl. Better change since we're on the boys bathroom. Next time, try to take care of your friend better." Joker joked while giving Ryuko her clothing.
Ryuko hugged her uniform as she cried knowing that she now has friends she can trust. Mako, Senketsu and Akira.
Even still, Tsumugu was still in denial. "I don't care about your heroic monolouges." Tsumugu pointed his gun toward the girl. "Handle the uniforn, now!"
"The only way you're going to get it is if you take it from my cold, dead hands you bastard…" Ryuko snarled with more bitterness than usual.
"So shall be it…" Before Tsumugu could pull the trigger of his weapon, Senketsu came out from Ryuko's hands and grabbed the nudist by the shoulder.
"Don't you dare hurt Ryuko and her friends. Because if you do, I'll make sure you pay, you got THAT?" Senketsu whispered to the nudist some cold and menacing words. And the most surprising thing of all, is that he heard him.
Tsumugu then gasped. "Wait, d-did that Kamui, just talked to me…? Could it be…?" Tsumugu was trembling of shock of what he experienced.
"Hey, I don't want to interrupt the moment, but who invited the band geeks to our private meeting?" Akira pointed at Nonon's lackeys who looked all the same were outside the bathroom and playing their instruments announcing the chair of the cultural division's arrival.
"Congratulations into defeating the Comedy Club, even Gamagori sometimes has a lot of troube in controlling those buffoons." The pink hair musician told Tsumugu. "Unfortunately, the melody you all been playing has gotten really boring. Now, be a good piggy and hand over the gi-gi-gi-girl…" Nonon's attention got distracted when she looked at Akira. She didn't know why, but she was falling in love with him. She didn't know the reason, could it be his cute nerdy glasses? That messy black hair. That hot slim body. Whathever was the reason, she was blushing like crazy.
"Yo, any problem misses Jakuzure?" Akira asked at the blushing Nonon.
Nonon tried to come back to her senses. "W-w-well, umm… its just t-t-that I want that Kamui that new girl h-h-has! I-I'ts not like I'm falling in love with you…" Nonon frowned with a Tsundere tone.
"Guys, I think I have an idea to give you time to escape." Akira then walked where Jakuzure wants and put his lips on her cheek to give her a kiss.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Nonon squeeled in joy with her eyes becoming hearts and was blushing like crazy. Shen then passes out and falling over backwards with her eyes still shaped like hearts.
"Hey Tsumugu, I know a place where we can go. You think you can take us there?" Akira asked the nudist.
"Sure, but have this clear. Even if you proven to not be my enemy, it doesn't mean I consider you an ally." Tsumugu's clothes started to inflate like a balloon before exploding.
One of the members of the Music Club blown a tuba to clear out the dust the explosion made, just to reveal an active grenade exploding and destroying the bathroom.
"Ryuko. You can wake up." Akira's voice was whispering on Ryuko's ear in hope's on waking up.
"SENKETSU!" Ryuko's head bumped into Akira's giving the trickster a comical bump on its head. She was currently lying on a couch at the living room.
"I'm right here." The Kamui contested. "You should thank that stranger for bringing us to Akira's apartment."
"Wait, this is your apartment?" Ryuko gasped at seeing the whole structure.
"Yup. But if it wasn't for Morgana, I would become insane for being lonely." He contested. "By the way, why don't you take a look at your glove?"
Ryuko took a look at her glove and saw that the gum was removed.
"Thank Mikisugi-sensei for that. I discovered that he lives right next to me." Akira told her friend. "Well, I'll go see him, that means that I'll leave you alone alongside Morgana. If someone asks why you're here, tell them that I gave you permittion to stay." The phantom thief told Ryuko before leaving his apartment.
"Damnit! I can't believe I got my ass handed to me like that-OUCH!" Ryuko moaned in pain from almost getting up.
"We're both in tatters. Don't push yourself." Senketsu advised his wearer.
Ryuko kept laying down on the couch. She has thought it for now, but compared to Akira and especially Satsuki, she was completely weak. Not to mention her embarrassment of being almost naked while transformed is getting on her way. "Senketsu, I don't know how, but we need to find a way to become stronger. I mean, that bastard Satsuki found how to use her Kamui at her fullest, and I don't think Akira will be always there to protect me. I-I don't want to lose you, you're the last thing that my father left behind."
"You said I was just a piece of clothing remember?"
"Well, me and Fuzzy Hair say otherwise." Ryuko reminded her Kamui about what Joker's speech. "You're a friend."
The responded made the black uniform gasp of joy.
"But just promise me that you won't measure my BMI anymore alright?" The angsty girl requested her Kamui, but he declined. Thus, transforming the silent conversation into a unfriendly discussion.
At one of the rooptops of the One-Star apartments, Tsumugu, Mikisugi and Kurusu were sitting on the edge of the building watching the sunset.
"Thanks for getting Matoi out of that jam. I guess my debt to me is finally paid in full now." The teacher thanked his inferior who luckily didn't had all of his outfit destroyed while lighting up his cigarre.
Tsumugu just sighted. "I don't know if you'll call me crazy, but… I heard the girl's uniform talk to me."
"Wait, you can too?" Akira gasped by hearing what the nudist said.
"What? So you can hear it to?"
"Yes. Only I and Ryuko are the only people capable of talking and understanding Senketsu. How, odd…" The phantom thief wanted to know how.
"Even still, you must know 3 important things: 1: I'm giving you and the girl a chance, 2: Don't you ever tell anyone about me and my sister ever again, you got that Aikuro? 3: If she or that eyebrow brat's Kamuis go out of control, I'll make sure to finish the job." Tsumugu told the teacher and student. "Kid, promise me that you'll watch over that Kamui and that kid."
"I'll do it." He calmly responded. "By the way Aikuro-sensei, so its true that Maiko joined your organization?"
"Yup. That girl sure has an untapped imagination in creating all sorts of traps." He responded. "But now with Honnouji knowing about the weapons we're designing, it will be harder to defeat them." Mikisugi wondered if Ragyo's servants could counter their weapons.
*That night at Honnouji Academy*
A truck coming from REVOCS was driving its way to Honnouji Academy to deliver new Life Fibers to Satsuki. The truck then was parked at the underground parking lot where it was received by members of the sewing club who were ready to receive the alien threads.
Rei Hooromaru came from the co-pilot's door with a clipbard at hand while Shiro Iori the President of the Sewing Club and the strongest Emperor of Honnouji came to receive the package.
"Rei Hooromaru, never imagined that you'll be here." The President got surprised by Ragyo's Secretary's presence. "What happened to the usual delivery boy."
"He got sick and Lady Ragyo wanted me to check if everything's going according to what her daughter told her to do." She responded before handing over the clipboard and a pen. "Now sign here."
Iori sighed the delivery. "There. Alright people, time to load those Life Fibers into the vault." When Iori gave the signal, the truck's back opened revealing a box full of Life Fibers.
The members of the Sewing Club tried to carry the box, but it felt more heavier than usual. In fact, there was someone inside.
"TA-DAH!" The Grand Courtier popped from the box of Life Fibers to surprise everyone.
"The Grand Courtier!?" Both Rei and Iori gasped at the same time.
"Hello Iori, we haven't seen for a while." The Life Fiber abomination waved her hand to say hello. Let's say that both of them are the only people that can stitch and sew Life Fibers and create Goku Uniforms with Nui also knowing how to create Kamuis.
Yes, Nui Harime is pretty dangeruous when you´re to near her, but she was still an ally to the Kiryuin conglomerate and also a kidna wild card for both Satsuki and her mother. In fact, Satsuki, Soroi and Iori are the only ones who know about her existence because if others would find about her, it could be terrible about thinking what twisted things could she do to her.
"Grand Corturier? What are you doing here?" Rei asked while Nui got out from the box and landed the ground.
"Oh, you know, I'm a free spirit that can go whenever I want." She said while waving her body left and right. "Besides, a little birdy told me that Satsuki was really interested on a certain One-Star."
"You mean Akira Kurusu?" Iori asked. "Then better be fast, because you know how Lady Satsuki gets if she discovers that you are on her realm."
"Well, lets just say I have been lately spying on him and also talked to the pretty boy. I must say that snowman Persona of his is really adorbs." She said on her usual optimistic tone. "Besides, what if I tell you that he has a set of clothing without any trace of Life Fibers?
"What!?" Rei gasped at such response. Ragyo and her descendants made sure to buy or simply destroy every single clothing distributor to assure that every single human on the planet wears sleeping COVERS and destroy all remaining Life Fiber-free clothes. Innumuta's analysis said that they only remained only 3 sets of clothing without Life Fibers in the entire world (That being Mataro's, Takarada's, and Mikisugi's) who are called "Clothing of Hope". If it exists a fourth one, it could ruin everything that the Kiryuin family has achieved, since Life Fibers even if they're dormant can alter the memories and manipulate the minds of their Hosts and that's why the government or any other powerful organization hasn't done anything to stop the Kiryuin's ambitions throught history. Having one of those clothes is like waking up from the Matrix and finally knowing everything.
"I tried to take it, but that poopoo-head kept insiting!" Nui said while puffing her cheeks.
Iori then had to do anything. Maybe having one of the clothes of Hope could also help Satsuki into overthrowing her mother and rule the world with an iron fist and being worshipped as a savior. "We're fine Nui Harime. Lady Satsuki can handle it by her own. And before you said anything, remember that she's the daughter of Lady Ragyo."
"I have to admit, but Iori is right." Rei told Nui and luckily, she didn't went full pscycho mode. "Lady Ragyo expects that you're able to convince Kurusu into her army. Once she does, she would want a talk with him and her daughter." Rei told the sewer before entering the truck alongside Nui and exit Honno City.
*Inside the Sewing Club Laboratory*
"Huh! That's a lot of Life Fibers. I wonder what Lady Satsuki's going to do with them?" Sanageyama got surprised that Iori brought more Life Fibers than usual inside a big crystal box.
"She wants me to mass produce One-Star Goku Uniforms you moron. What else could she ask for? Make a sweater?" Iori responded.
"That's weird, see everytime we talk about increasing the number of people on Two-Star uniforms, Lady Satsuki shuts the idea every, single, time." The chair of the Sports division said.
"That's because by increasing the amount of Club Presidents, we're risking into lowering the quality of the uniforms. It's a concern I share with her." Iori told him.
"But with the sudden increase of Club Presidents due to Satsuki promising her students to be promoted to 3-stars if they manage to bring Matoi's Kamui to her, I say she has quickly changed her mind." Innumuta informed everyone. "But then again, I'm not surprised." Innumuta's collar opened so he could talk more clearly. "Ryuko's arrival changed everything."
"You said it. And now we have that Anti-Uniform knuckle-head to deal with too." Sanageyama complemented.
"Not to mention Akira's admission, his enigmatic Personas, him defeating Lady Satsuki and now the sudden infestation of Shadows in Honno. And we can't forget Lady Satsuki donning the Kiryuin's Kamui." Iori told the 2.
"2 people that can wield a Kamui and survive, and 1 that can rival their power without wearing Life Fibers. I just can't believe its possible." Innumuta couldn't even compute about the 2 factors.
"No way. I'll never imagine the day the Information Chair admit getting his mind blown." Sanageyama made fun of the brains of the Elite 4 for not being able to analyze something.
"That's the thing about this place. Each day is more fascinating than the last." Innumuta told him.
"You got a point there brainy. But me, I came here since I heard that guys like me can cut loose here. And now that Matoi's here and my mind is defeating Kurusu, I have an appetizer before the main plate!" Sanageyama told his plan on defeating his female counterpart.
"Easy does it Sanageyama. Lady Satsuki gave explicit orders that the Elite 4 do nothing but watch. And anyone who isn't her its forbidden to engage him in combat." Innumuta reminded the monkey about her supreme leader's orders. But he just ignores him while exiting the Lab.
"Oh? She did? Huh…"
Confidant Summary:
Barazo Makanshoku-Death: The loving father of the Makanshoku family and an infamous Back-alley doctory at the slums know for killing more patients that he cured. The arcana and job reminds me of Tae Takemi.
Persona Obtained: Alice
Aikuro Mikisugi-Hierophant: Former Life Fiber researcher, Leader of a mysterious organization founded by Ryuko's deceased father with the aim of taking down the Kiryuins and undercover History Teacher of class-K with a questionable sexuality. He's an ally I can count and I hope I learn more from him and his organization.
Persona Obtained: Unicorn
Well, that sums up the 5th chapter of the fanfic. But before I continue, I wanted to clarify a power hierarchy or tier list of Honnouji's Students and etc to explain how powerful everyone is. And remember that tiers don't always decide the outcome of a fight, if one of the fighters exploits the weakness of the other and uses its brain to win.
S+: Satsuki Kiryuin (Shadow Satsuki)
S: Akira Kurusu
A: The Elite 4
B: Ryuko Matoi (Unawaken Kamui) The Honnouji Emperors (With Iori being the strongest, followed by Fizzy the Clown and then the former Tennis Club Omiko Hakodate.)
C: The rest of the Club Presidents
D: All the One-Stars
E: The No-Stars
