Chapter 7: Beneath the Mask
A day after Sanageyama's battle, Ryuko was waking up from her futon still wearing Senketsu. That last battle left her really tired so she didn't had time to change clothes. Still, she's still can't left from her head about how underpowered she was compared to Sanageyama's new uniform and she doesn't know where she placed her Scissor Blade.
When she got up from her bed, she tripped and fell. "Argh… Damn misplaced wood!" She cursed while falling flat face-down. But when when got up, she noticed that it was her own Scissor Blade who tripped upon. Not only it was there, but it also has the same note Sanageyama left her. But when the sun rose up, she noticed that there was something written on the back. It was the following.
"Ryuko Matoi, if you're reading this, that means that you're alive. I'm truly sorry for borrowing your Scissor Blade without your permission, but it was essential for the defeat of the Chair of the Sports division. I must admit that the Elite 4 are opponents that don't play around and live up to their title and even I had a lot of trouble into dealing with the Kendo Club President's Shingatsu. I know that you are feeling weak lately compared to me or Satsuki on that matter. But speaking of Sanageyama, his tyranny has finally ended as he was permanently demoted to No-Star. With 3 members left, I hope that one day, you become strong enough to challenge them."
-Akira Kurusu
"So if Kurusu really defeated Sanageyama, then that must mean we have 1 obstacle down. But even if that's the case, we need to destroy and absorb as many Goku Uniform as possible if we want to rival the Elite 4 Ryuko." Senketsu advised his wearer about the trials they're about to take in the future.
"Kids! Breakfast is ready!" Sukuyo announced that her croquettes are finally ready.
"OH BOY! CROQUETTES!" Mataro, Mako and even Ryuko shouted in joy at the same time as the 3 hurried up to see who could be on the table the first.
"IT'S TIME FOR DINNER!" The entire family (including Ryuko who said It more calmly) shouted before chowing down on croquettes and rice like wild animals.
"Yuuummy!" Mako rejoiced while stuffing her face with rice.
"Ow Mom! Your cwroqwuetes ware was wawsesome was webe!" Mataro marveled at her mother food with her mouth full.
Barazo then still wondered the secret ingredient of her wife's croquettes, but his mouth was so full, it can barely make understandable sentences.
"Hmhm… The trick is giving everything a good chop, then you mix it with potatoes and voila!" Mrs. Makanshoku after so long, has revealed her secrets at cooking.
"Whathever it is, your croquettes are the best!" Ryuko responded with a smile on her face.
"Daw! I love to hear that." Sukuyo thanked about Ryuko's compliment. "Please, have some more." She then offered a bowl full of those crunchy snacks.
"Nah, I'm stuffed. Thanks for dinner ma'm." Ryuko left her sticks on the table.
"It's a shame Ren isn't here anymore to enjoy our family dinner time. He's missing all the fun and food. But well, if it wasn't for him living on the One-Star districts, we would be eating from our own garbage." Mataro said while still chewing, the latter cause her mother to smack her by the head.
"Don't forget to not talk while eating. And by the way Ryuko, I've prepared a warm bath outside just for you." Sukuyo advised her guest as Ryuko said thanks to that and went outside. This of course, caught the eye of Barazo, Mataro and even Guts.
At the Makanshoku's "Bathroom", Ryuko was starting to take out Senketsu before chuckling for a little bit.
"What's so funny Ryuko?" Asked Senketsu.
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about how great having dinner time with everyone was." Ryuko responded while smiling.
"How so?" Asked the Kamui.
"Well, I think I already told you about Dad and Mom… But, ever since I entered Honnouji Academy, I've met a lot of amazing people. Mako with her naïve optimism lighting me up everyday, Fuzzy Hair saving my butt and also inspiring me, the pervert teacher that even I must admit I owed him and lastly Mako's family for letting me staying at their home, even if the condition of it is very questionable. I, never cared about a family since well, I never had one to begin with… But when the Makanshoku's and the others are there enjoying food together, it gave it a much better taste that I could imagine the happy times coming back." Ryuko contested while remembering the dinner she had recently and the times she spent with her friends.
Senketsu closed his eyes for a while. "Speaking of which, you still remember what Akira told you right? About what are you going to do after finding out who killed Isshin?" Senketsu asked her wearer.
"To be honest… I'm not sure. I know that once I'm done with that, I'll have to leave Honnouji Academy, including all of them… I don't know Senketsu, but I feel a sensation that a part of me doesn't want to leave the island…" Ryuko muttered before finally entering the bathtub.
Meanwhile, Mataro, Barazo and even Guts were peeping on Ryuko, until a gun was pointed at them.
"Peeping as usual I see…" Akira starled at the 3 menacingly while summoning Arsene and 2 Venus Fly-traps.
"EEEEEEPPP! We're sorry!" The 3 screamed and apologized before running away like cowards.
*The Next Day*
The trio was sitting on their favorite spot to eat.
"Let's eat." Both Ryuko and Mako said before gobbling up their lunch, except for Ren who was just thinking about what trick will Honnouji try today, will they send Gamagori? Convince or even force the citizens to hunt down Matoi? Use the entire Makanshoku family as prisoners? Make Jakuzure stalk him until he gets enough? Who knows, but he's ready for anything.
"Hey Fuzzy Hair, I noticed that you haven't eaten your lunch. If you don't want it, you can give it to me." Ryuko pointed at Akira's lunch.
"No, it's just that I'm not hungry now." He responded while giving some of his food to Morgana.
"By the way Ren, aren't you suppose to attend the Garnering Club at this time?" Mako asked really curious.
"You see, the issue is that Yamamura and his cousin are still on the Nurse and Medicine's Club after they got defeated by the Comedy Club. Members of the Garnering Club are free to do whatever they want until they both recuperate from their wounds." He responded while petting his cat.
"Well, at least I'm sure that I will not be bombarded by fruits and weeds for a long time. I think that's the only decent thing that came out from that clown." Ryuko joked while grabbing her sticks to grab one of her croquettes. But her lunchtime would be interrupted by a Knife coming from who knows stabbing part of the food. "Aw geez… Here we go again…" Ryuko sighted and looking where her next challenger was.
Her new challenger was a 2-Star with Knives all over him and with a Life Fiber knife Pompadour. "Ryuko Matoi! I'm the President of the Knife-Throwing Club Jack Naito! I'm here to take your Kamui for the glory of Lady Satsuki!" The President taunted while doing a Jojo-like pose and was ready to take down the edgy girl.
"You Asshole! You destroyed by lunch with that shitty knife of yours!" Ryuko angrily yelled at the individual and ready to fight, but she was stopped by Kurusu.
"Sorry, but she's under my protection!" The thief shouted while trying to scare him with Arsene, which resulted Naito running absolutely terrified from him.
"That out of do it." Ren sighted while sitting again on the giant chain while Mako was just enjoying her lunch. But their peace would be interrupted again once a Nankin Tamasudare screen made out of Life Fibers assaulted Ryuko, but the girl managed to dodge the attack.
"Nyahahaha! Nice one, but now's my turn." Another 2-star who was covered in a Nakin Tamasudare screens made of Life Fibers who looked odd for a high schooler chuckled as he introduced himself. "I'm President of the Nankin Tamasudare Club, Kagesaburo Kagero!" He cried out his name directly at Ryuko's face, but her answer was a Sen-I-Sochitzu leaving the President fully naked.
And when they thought it was over, a plunge attached to a rope managed to stick itself into a part of a wall revealing the next warrior to be a 2-star female student on a Clown 2-Star uniform.
"Ohohohoho! I'm the President of the Tight-Rope Walking CluAAAAAAAHHH!" The unnamed President got quickly blasted away by Unicorn's Hamaon.
"Geez! This is the second time we face a 2-Star clown. Have some originality at least, won't ya?" Akira complained about the lack of creativity on the President's uniform.
Ryuko went to the chain to sight. "Heh, at least I'm glad the barrage of lame-ass Clubs is finally over." She said in relief believing it was over.
She was wrong.
From nowhere, a rain of fencing swords rained over Matoi and revealing the next President who was a slim individual with a fake moustache and wearing a 2-Star Goku Uniform resembling the 3 Musketeers.
"Hohoho! Bonjour milady, I am ze President of ze Fencing Club, Legér Bonnet! And I'm here to-BWAAAAAAA!" The president got stripped from his Goku-Uniform due to Ryuko easily defeating her.
"Sen-I-Sochitzu, again…" She sighted as she effortlessly defeated the President. "And now let me guess… I'm going to be assaulted by a Pirate Club." And Ryuko's prediction was almost right as she was assaulted by 2 Cannonballs that she managed to slice in half, causing them to explode.
From the sky, a literal small flying Pirate Ship with the Honnouji Academy Symbol appeared with the President who was wearing a 2-Star Pirate Goku Uniform descended from an anchor.
"Yahahahahahar! Avast Mateys! You can call me Uyeno Hiroshi, President of the Pirate Swashbuckaaarrrrrr Club, and I'm here to take yer booty, that being yer Kamui just to clarifAAAAAAAAARRRR!" The Pirate then did a last Arr before his uniform got destroyed by Ryuko's Sen-I-Sochitzu. She was getting bored about so many clubs going against her, and it was more than usual. But her rest would be again interrupted as a rain of Steam Ironer and Acid Bubbles assault her.
"Owowowowowow! HOT HOT HOT HOT!" She screamed as she was being burned by the falling Ironers and bubbles. "About time the Honnouji's Janitor team decided to challenge me, oh wait! Your name is the Maidens Club isn't it?" Ryuko taunted what she thought to be the infamous Maidens Club.
"Hihihi! To the contrary!" Instead of being the aforementioned Club, they were 2 Twins with pig-tails who in height were pretty small like a loli. One had pink hair and was wearing a 2-Star Maiden Uniform and was riding a floating Iron Board made of Life Fibers as if It was a Hoverboard and the other had blue hair who was wearing also a Maiden 2-Star goku uniform and was stuck on a Spider-Like washing Machine small mecha made of Life Fibers.
"I'm President of the Ironing Club Mami Emiko!" The pink haired introduced herself.
"And I'm Yumi Emiko, President of the Washing Club!" The blue haired girld shouted.
"Ryuko Matoi, we're here to clean your Clo-KYAAAAAAAAHH!" Both maidens got Sen-I-Sochitzu'd once again with one slice from Ryuko's Scissor Blade, leaving the unconscious bodies with the rest of the defeated Presidents.
"And there goes the 10th President defeated today." Akira wrote down on a notebook the Clubs Ryuko has defeated and dismantled. Today was a new record.
"I just can't believe it. A Knife Throwing Club, A Tight Rope Walking Club, A weird Fencing Club, A Pirate Swashbuckling Club, an Ironing and Washing Club? Man, gimmie a break…" Ryuko grunted before de-transforming and eat her lunch in peace alongside Mako who didn't bothered all the revolt that happened.
"But at least look at the bright side Ryuko, you absorbed more Life Fibers for your uniform than usual. So that mean that you have become stronger by now." Akira tried to cheer her friend up while finally eating his lunch.
"I can't say otherwise Akira. With every Goku Uniform destroyed, Ryuko and I become stronger. But still, those Club Presidents were weaker than usual. There's something wrong about this." Senketsu muttered to himself.
"I know but geez! Since when Honnouji Academy had those super-specific clubs?" Ryuko wanted answers about why the sudden appearance of this weird clubs.
"oh, those guys? If I remember correctly, the first wave was from the Acrobatics Club, the other one were from the former Kendo Club and lastly those twin sisters were from the Maiden's Club." Mako pointed out at the unconcoius and naked bodies.
"Yeah, but why they didn't just stay on their lame-ass clubs? I mean, this is getting out of control!" Matoi protested the sudden rising of Club Presidents.
"The reason is simple Ryuko Matoi, it's because of you and your Kamui." Iori the Emperor of Honnouji responded while walking where the group was.
"Aw crap! Not another one!" Ryuko did not think it twice on pointing the sewer with her Scissor Blade.
"Would you please calm your fumes before trying to kill me? I didn't come here to fight, yet. I'm here because I wanted to supervise about the overabundance of Clubs." Iori told the trio.
"So anything new Iori Sir?" Akira asked to to his former companion.
"Not now Kurusu." He responded while not putting too much attention on the thief's comment.
"Yeah, yeah. Less talk and more answers! Did you sent those freaks to attack me?" Ryuko was still mad at the Sewing Club President about the whole situation.
"I don't know how many times I have to tell you to not threaten people who don't have any business with you. You want answers? I didn't and neither Lady Satsuki or someone from the Elite Trio." Iori tried to explain the situation to calm the angsty girl down. "They attacked you by their own will. I doubt that you haven't forgotten that if someone here defeats you, they'll be immediately promoted to 3-Star, but to do so you need first to be a 2-Star and also be a Club President. And with Sanageyama's recent expulsion from the Student Council, everyone is fighting for the empty seat and become part of the Elite 4. But due to the sudden excessive rising of Clubs, the Goku Uniform's quality are getting worse and worse by each second." The emperor then proceeds to accommodate his glasses before doing a facepalm. "Sight… To think Sanageyama's idiocy would cause an instability at Honnouji Academy."
"Geez, that's pathetic…" Ryuko now pittied the poor 2-Stars she recently demolished. "But I mean, having Power on a uniform is great and all, but is there another benefit other than a cool set of clothing?"
"Don't you remember Ryuko? The more Stars means a better life." Mako reminded Ryuko about the hierarchy of Honno works while feeding her a croquette with one of Jack Naito's Knives. "They're just desperate, all they want is a better lifestyle for themselves and their families. But that's how things work here." She said while looking at the sky. "By the way Iori sir, who's supervising the Sports Division Clubs now?"
"It's Lady Satsuki herself who's doing it." He responded.
"Hngh… I sometimes forgot how unfair and messed up Honnouji's System is." Akira grunted while covering his face with his left hand.
Speaking of Club Presidents, Ryuko got an excellent idea. "But now that I think about it, I think I got a perfect idea."
*Later*
Ryuko slammed and stabbed a wooden plank saying Fight Club while Mako and Akira were next to her with Mako holding a flag saying "You wanna fight?" While Akira was holding a sign saying, "We're Open".
This action brought up the attention of the Chair of the Disciplinary Committee and immediately went where the new club was.
"What's the meaning of this Matoi?" Gamagori asked and wanted to know what was Isshin's daughter's planning now.
"Don't you see ya' Rule-obsessed freak? Can´t read perhaps? I'm tired of these weird-ass clubs attacking me on every corner! So I decided to create my own weird-ass club." Ryuko smug at Gamagori in response. "From now on, you shall call me Ryuko Matoi, President of the Fight Club!"
Gamagori was disgusted by the idea. A bunch of rebels starting a club on their perfect system. "Tch! There's no way a club like yours would be approved by the Student Council."
But Gamagori's comment would be proven wrong once that familiar flash of light enveloped the top of Honnouji.
"I'll approve this Fight Club of yours Matoi." Satsuki declared out. After all, this is her opportunity to finally get Kurusu on her side.
"Oh boy, here we go again with her shitty monologues and all that garbage." Ryuko sighted about Satsuki's entrance.
"How have the tables have turned Matoi. Have you and your band of criminals give up and decided to finally be part of the Kiryuin's system?" Satsuki's smirked knowing that Matoi's Club this will drastically benefit her.
"Hah! More break it apart into pieces and shatter it until nothing remains!" Ryuko barked back.
"But the question will be if someone of you 3 can't get their new club will get over your heads." Satsuki teased the 3 before walking back to her chamber.
About how Satsuki acted when Ryuko announced the Fight Club, he knew that she's plotting something, or maybe she's glad that the 3 finally decided to get into the Club system.
"Alright then, let's get your paper-work started." Gamagori snapped his fingers, summoning his One-Star students of the disciplinary committee carrying chunks of paperwork and proceed to place a table on front of Ryuko.
"Huh. You sure changed your gears quick Gamagori. I guess you can't defy Lady Satsuki's orders." Kurusu pointed out at the Chair of the Disciplinary Committee's change of idea.
"Exactly Kurusu. As one of Honnouji's Golden Rules, Lady Satsuki's orders are absolute, and even i can't deny them. So when she makes a decision, I must accept it. Even if it benefits Cocky and arrogant rebels like you and Matoi." Gamagori explained himself about the whole thing. "Matoi, are you sure you want to become Club President of the Fight Club?"
"Yup." She responded. "But I don't need any of your Weak-ass Goku Uniform. With my Kamui Senketsu, I'm more than enough." She responded with full confidence while placing her legs over the table.
"Very well." Gamagori then told the One-Stars to drop the piles of paperwork and documentation onto the table. "As President, you'll submit an activity club every Friday. Each month, you will file an expense report and a request for the next month's budget. You also have to file a room request form, what can your Club bring to help to fulfil Lady Satsuki's ambitions, on what division your Club belongs, a Club member organization chart and a list of their families. And you also have to attend Club President Student Council meeting where we shall inform and discuss about the Club activities and our next steps toward our plans to extend Honnouji's Empire every morning at 7 A.M. No Tardies!" Gamagori finished from flooding Ryuko with her new responsibilities as Club President, that frankly erased her smile from her face. Not to mention the mountains of paperwork the One-Stars left for her.
"Umm… Actually, my buddy Mako is gonna be Club President." Ryuko pointed at her friend in hopes of escaping the responsibilities.
"WHAAAAT!?" She shrieked loudly. "W-what are you talking about!? I-I'm not the president! I'm only the Vice-President! Ren's the one who's going to be President!" Mako quickly passed the title of Club President to Akira before carrying all of that tiresome paperwork.
The thief was quiet while Gamagori brought up a clipboard and put some glasses to add Akira Kurusu on the list of Club Presidents. The reaction of both the thief and his cat was a big and loud…
"Wait… WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?"
*Later*
"Are you really sure Ryuko? I-I don't think I can carry all that responsibility all by myself! I just can't believe that you're the one who proposed the Fight Club an you want to avoid the duties that managing a club brings!" Akira complained about Ryuko's lack of responsibility while they were walking at the hallways. Also, it was the one of the few times Joker has lost all of his cool and became anguished.
"Are you kidding Fuzzy Hair? You're recently defeated Sanageyama the toughtes guy of the Kanto region and also Satsuki Kyriuin just to remind you and you're scared about pieces of paper? Ha! Looks like all that confidence of yours was flushed down the toilet! Besides, we have our Club all set up, and that's our plan." Ryuko laughed at Ren losing his cool. "And by the way, what's with the new One-Star uniform?"
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you. Since I became Club President of a different Club, I had to abandon the Gardening Club. But since I'm a One-Star, I now have to wear the Goku Uniform most of the One-Star posses, particulary the ones from the Disciplinary Committee." He responded Ryuko's Question. "I'm gonna miss my plant powers for a while…"
"Speaking of which, I wonder why most of the One-Stars look all the same?" Morgana wondered how all the One-Stars can look so alike. He mostly thinks that they could be clones or something else.
"And besides Ren, since I'm now the Vice-President of the club, not only my family will have a better place to live and Ryuko will finally know the meanie who killed his dad, but you'll also climb up ranks and reach Lady Satsuki." Mako pointed about the benefits they could get.
"Yeah but still."
"Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase?" Mako begged on one knee on front of Akira doing puppy eyes.
"And even if you still refuse it, I'm afraid you can't. Gamagori has already pointed you on the list of Club Presidents of Honnouji Academy." Senketsu reminded his friend.
Well, the trickster didn't have any other choice. He already knew this school was batshit crazy. "Fine, I'll do it."
"YAY!" Mako jumped in joy before giving her friend a bear hug.
"UGH! You're asphyxiating me Mako!" Akira could not breath due to his bubbly friend's affection.
"Oh, sorry. I sometimes got myself go wild." Mako then released Akira from dying due to hugs.
"Alright then, let's kick some Presidential butts!" Ryuko exclaimed while taking out her Scissor Blade.
"NO TAKING OUT WEAPONS INSIDE THE HALLWAYS!" the voice of Ira could be echoed to a large scale.
Ryuko only frowned in response. "Geez! What a douche."
*Sometime Later*
Meanwhile at the Courtyard, Maimu Okurahama the President of the Folk Dance Club who had a 2-Star Goku Uniform resembling a female No-Star uniform with the 2 Life Fiber stars being on each side of her shirt alongside 2 extra arms made of Life Fibers and was also wearing a weird glass helmet protecting her whole head was practicing her dancing attacks alongside her One-Star female servants.
"Maimu Okurahama!" Akira appeared behind the president alongside Mako who was carrying the flag of the Fight Club. "I'm Akira Kurusu, Club President of the newly formed Fight Club of the Sports division. And one of my Club members want to fight you and claim your Goku Uniform!" The thief announced out while Ryuko was preparing herself.
"Hey Bubbleheads! I wanna test out if you're mediocre dancing moves can overcome my Kamui. But why do I ask if we already know the outcome?" Ryuko activated her Life Fiber Synchronize and was ready to face the whole Folk-Dance Club all by herself.
"Ha! Keep dreaming Matoi! We're going to dance over your corpse before you can make the first move!" Maimu accepted the challenge right before blowing her whistle to put her One-Stars into the battle and turn on a CD-Recorder playing a childish tune.
"HIGH-SPEED MAIMU MUTILATOR!" The Folk-Dance President cried out as she and her One-Stars holded hands surrounding Ryuko entirely. "Let's Dance!"
The Folk-Dance Club started to dance in circles while Ryuko tried to wait until they attack.
"They're just dancing around? I don't know how that's going to serve Lady Satsuki, but if I learned something is that everyone in Honnouji can weaponize even the most mondain of routines." Akira analized the situation to know what's the Folk-Dancing Club's fighting style is.
"Heh… Are you all going to dance in circles until I die of boredom?" Ryuko was still underestimating her opponents even after Sanageyama gave her a humiliating beatdown.
"Folk Kick!" All of the Club Members were kicking Ryuko at the same time on bare parts where Senketsu isn't covering her in perfect synchrony due to their Folk-Dancing.
"Folk Kick!" The Club kicked Ryuko again.
"Folk Kick!" They kick her again, but this made the girl finally snap and go full serious.
"Sen-I-Sochitsu!" Ryuko cried doning her finishing move leaving the entire Folk-Dancing Club naked and defeated while Senketsu absorbed the Banshis of the Uniforms. "One down, and a bunch more to go!"
"Horray!" Mako rejoiced while Akira just smirked.
"You know, Maimu's Goku Uniform reminded me of a certain spaceman dwaf with a helment and whistle." Akira looked at Maimu's unconscious body who reminded him of Olimar.
"Huh? What are you talking about Ren?" Mako's curiosity got the best out of her.
"Well, i also met that time a Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Yoshi, an angel boy, Pikachu,Kirby and even Sonic the Hedgehog. I can't remember if I actually went against them or if it was just a dream. But that's not important, we have more Clubs to handle!" Akira told his friends. He told the same thing about the whole Smash Bros fiasco to Sae Nijima when he was prosecuted, but their time would be short since the school bell tolls, announcing that the Academic activities are over for today.
"Aw crap… And I wanted to go against more Clubs…" Ryuko frowned while de-transforming.
"Oh right, I have to fill the paper-works for tomorrow. Wohoo…" Ren sighted as he went to pick-up the One-Star bus to go back to his apartment.
*Back at Akira's Room at night*
Ren and Morgana were sitting on a desk making all of the paperwork Gamagori left the trickster.
"Alright, let's get this ball rolling." Akira stretched for a bit, placed his paperwork on the table, grabbed an energy drink and a pen to get this thing over.
"Let's See, oh! Here's a group of easy ones. Start with those." Morgana pointed his paw onto one of the towers of paper and that's the one where Akira began to write.
"Alright, Club President's Name: Akira Kurusu. Vice-President: Mako Makanshoku. Club members: Ryuko Matoi." But when Akira passed to the other page, he discovered that it was a vast extension of the list of Club Members.
"Jeez! They truly expect for all Clubs to recruit almost all of the school." Morgana gasped at the large amount of papers dedicated to the name of the Club Members.
"Very well then, what should I fill now?" Akira thought while biting his pen. But behind him there was an infamous and familiar individual.
"Hey there Akira, what you're doing?" Nui asked with her usual smile to the thief.
"What do you want now Nui?" Akira dropped his pen and wanted to know her "friend's" visit.
"Hihihihi. You know how am I Aki, so I heard Lady Satsuki approved your new Fight Club. Congratulation! You have finally become one with Honnouji." Nui clapped while jiggling.
"Yeah, yeah whatever. Now would you please be a good girl and leave me alone? I'm trying to do paperwork here. Unless you want to help me, I'm going to ask you in the kindest way to leave my room." The thief requested the grand couturier to get lost, before he Megidola's her ass to the moon.
"Daw… Don't be such a party pooper. Besides, I think your coconut-headed friend wants to help you." Nui pointed at Mako who was carrying a giant backpack and was on the entrance door of Akira's apartment. The thief and the cat were amazed about how Mankanshoku was able to sneak to his home without being found out by any of the guards or Shadows.
"Hi Ren!" Mako salute her friend while entering.
"Mako? What are you doing here at this hour?" Akira wanted to know his friend's appearance.
"I knew that you could collapse for lack of food due to the sea of paperwork Gamagori sir gave you Ren, so me and my family decided to deliver you a bag full of power croquettes." Mako replied while slapping her bag full of delicious croquettes made of love. She continued to walk until she had eye contact with Nui Harime. "Oh, my, gosh! What a cute girl! What grade are you in? are you a transfer student?"
"What are you talking about?" Nui didn't knew what to say about the bobble-head's questions. "I'm just Akira's pretty eevy littly secretly admirer. If I guess correctly, you're Mako Mankanshoku the Vice-President of the Fight Club. Nice to meet ya." Nui grabbed Mako's hand and shake it like crazy leaving the optimistic girl dizzy.
"By the way, if you're also a student of Honnouji Academy, would you like to join the Fight Club?" Mako asked with a warm smile.
"Sorry luv, can't do that. I'm not from Honnouji, but I'm one of Satsuki's little pets if we put it on a way your tiny-peanut brain can understand of course." Nui mocked Mankanshoku before poking her nose with her index finger.
"I'm still wondering how many times Lady Satsuki has to tell you that you're not allowed to enter Honno City." Iori who was entering the room reminded the Life Fiber abomination about her leader's frustration.
"OOOHH! Iori, my good friend. You just came here in time." Nui wrapped her hand over his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?" Akira joked like he sometimes does when talking with someone.
"Haha. How funny, oh right, I forgot to introduce myself completely to you. I am Iori Shirou, Club President of the Sewing Club and one of the Emperors of Honnouji, and the most powerful one." Iori presented himself by vowing.
"Aw come on Iori. Why don't you don't you present me over that croquette head" The main designer of the Kiryuin conglomerate asked her former partner on learning to sew and stitch Goku Uniforms.
Iori had no other choice but to follow Nui's little request. "And about her, I want you to meet Nui Harime, member of the Kiryuin Conglomerate and The Grand Corturier of REVOCS. We both were students of Lady Ragyo who taught us how to create Goku Uniforms."
There was a silent second there.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?" Mako cried out.
Hallelujah!
"I cannot believe this! I'm in front of the Grand Courtier of REVOCS herself! And she's a fan of Ren? That's the weirdest and most awesome thing I have seen! Are you perhaps secretly in love for Ren? Or maybe you're inspiring yourself into making a dress based on Ren? Or maybe-"
"Shhhh! No one cares about what the hell you're spitting missy." Nui shut Mako from continuing her Hallelujah.
"Now if you excuse me Nui." Iori walked where Akira was. "Remember what I told you about how the quality of my Goku Uniforms will decrease due to the giant amount of Club Presidents?"
"Umm… About the who what?" Akira didn't remember very well. "By the way, how's my 2-Star Goku Uniform?"
"It's still under development. But I'm afraid that due to my fear of the quality of the Uniforms going downhill, your Uniform could be destroyed by the most minimal of damages."
"So, what are you going with this?" The thief asked.
The emperor then brought out a list from the pocket of his lab coat. "I want Matoi or your Fight Club to eliminate the 60% of Clubs on this list. Most of them are those super-specific Clubs so dealing with them won't be a real challenge."
Akira took a peek alongside Harime and Makanshoku. It was a list full of very but very specific Clubs.
"Oh look! Lady Satsuki approved a Cake Decorating Club. How adorable." Nui pointed at the name of the club.
"And yummy." Mako complemented.
"And what do I get in return?" Akira wanted something since he's not going to take request for free, and much less from 3-Stars.
"Me and Innumuta will owe you one. He's also concerned about the current situation revolving the Clubs. Not to mention that you truly helped us into neutralizing the berserked 5-star." He told the trickster while leaving but stopped for a minute. "And remember, this is between you, me and Innumuta. So do not tell anything about this to Lady Satsuki or the other 2 members of the Elite Trio."
"Oooh! Defying Lady Satsuki I see? Gosh Iori, you naughty boy." Nui teased Iori while pinching his cheeks.
"I'm only doing this because it could endanger Lady Satsuki's ambitions. So don't get any wrong ideas Nui." The sewer then left Akira's apartment and went back to Honnouji Academy to continue developing the S.C.C.
"You know, I'm kinda getting bored so good luck managing your club." Nui left the room while Mako said goodbye.
While Nui was exiting the building, she heard a gun reloading on her behind. More specifically, a needle gun.
"Well look who decided to get out from its banana tree. None other than the leader of the naked monkeys." Nui then turned around to see Mikisugi pointing her with a Needle Gun similar to Tsumugu's.
"Did Satsuki or Ragyo sent you here?" Mikisugi who wasn't trembling in fear asked the Grand Courtier.
"Pfffft! Don't be silly, but then again what can I expect from a naked fool like you? I just came here all by myself. But if there's something Lady Ragyo is interested, is in the new student." She responded with her obnoxious smile.
"I'm sorry missy, but Nudist Beach will tell Mr. Kurusu about who the true enemies are before the Life Fibers can reclaim him." Mikisugi told her with a confident smile.
Nui only puffed her cheeks and quickly grabbed a giant Needle Blade from her flat ched and was now threatening the undercover leader's throat. "Daw! Aren't you piggies soooo cute? Still thinking that you can change your hopeless fate."
"Go on! Kill me! I would rather die like a man than living as food for the Life Fibers." Mikisugi still showed bravery at the face of death.
Nui just smiled for a moment. "Hihihi. How funny of you. You know, I would kill you at this moment, but then again, I want to keep you alive alongside those monkeys so you all can witness the beginning of the end of your insignificant species like a happy family. Besides, it could be really anti-climatic for this Fanfiction." Nui then liberated the teacher from the trap.
"And by knowing my identity, the most notable thing you will do is to inform it to the Kiryuin's branches." Mikisugi grunted at the Grand Cortuier while rearranging his glasses.
"Nah. I won't tell anyone. You know how I love to tease Lady Ragyo and Lady Satsuki."
"I see then. But what are the Kiryuin planning with Akira you Life Fiber Abomination?" Mikisugi asked one last question.
"That's easy. We'll transform him into into the perfect Honnouji Soldier. By the looks of it, it's going pretty, pretty well." She responded while laying her head on her parasol.
"So if Akira decides to join the Life Fibers then fine, Nudist Beach will not go down to some brats wearing parasites as clothing." Mikisugi threatened Nui Harime while pointing his gun at her head. "And whathever you do, do NOT approach Matoi. UNDERSTARD!?"
"Hihihi. Sorry honeybuns, but I don't fulfil promises." Nui told him while disappearing like thin air from the teacher's sign.
It was the next morning and it was 7 A.M. It was time for the first meeting of the Club Presidents. Both Akira and Mako who had eyebags an carrying the paperwork they filled the entire night were heading toward the Club Meeting room where all of the Club Presidents were present with the Emperors being on first seat alongside the Elite Trio.
"ATTENTION!" Gamagori caught the non-Emperor Presidents' attention to ge on their seats. "As you may know, a new Club has entered to our system. As it's your duty as Club Presidents to welcome him with open arms. President of the Fight Club, I require your presence over here!" Gamagori called out the trickster to step where the Chair of the Disciplinary Committee was to later turn around and see the Club Presidents. "Hope you have already fulfilled your paperwork, but why should I hope that from a rebel and cocky teenager like you?"
"Hehehehe! Bold to assume that I didn't fulfilled my paperwork." Akira chuckled about Gamagori's assumption. "Mako, if you please?"
"TA DAH!" Mako appeared from nowhere pulls off all the paperwork from her bust and all the areas were full.
Gamagori's jaw dropped at the instant dropped by the mere sight of all the paperwork the trickster has accomplish to fill.
"Well, to be honest I couldn't have done it if it wasn't for my trusty Vice-President." Akira smirked while patting Mako on the head.
"That's right Gamagori Sir! Mako Makanshoku! Vice-President of the Fight Club!" Mako said with enthusiasm.
"Hmm… So we meet again Mankanshoku." Gamagori narrowed at the girl. He didn't know why, but he found the girl's personality… Pleasant.
"Yup, and we're sure to rock this Club! And don't worry, we can talk about the Fight Club." She joked about while Gamagori's One-Stars took the paperwork.
"Mmmm… You're so handsome on that Uniform…" Nonon started to daydream about the handsomness of Joker while biting her lips looking how good his ass looked rocking on those pants.
"Could you turn down the volume of your horniness Jakuzure? We're on the middle of a meeting so behave yourself!" Innumuta gave Nonon a chop to her back in hopes of waking her from her love trance.
"Anyway, you can take your sit you 2." Gamagori ordered Akira and Mako to got to their respective placed where the other Presidents were.
"Before we could start, I want to remind you that there's a vacant seat on the Elite 4. If your Club manages to do well or manage to reclaim the Kamui of Ryuko Matoi from the Fight Club, Lady Satsuki could consider implanting one of you into 3-Star and become an official member of the Elite 4." Gamagori informed everyone. Sure, Akira and Mako could just take their friend's Uniform and give it to Satsuki, but they would never betray a friend for their own personal gains. "Now that everyone's here has arrived in time, we can start the Daily Club Meeting!"
The meeting was mostly normal since it consisted mostly on an analyzis on the production and progress all the clubs and about the plan to invade the Kansai region.
"And that's how we shall asure victory for Lady Satsuki against Kobe. Now, if someone has a request for their respective Club, talk now or be quiet." Innumuta told the Club Presidents, causing Akira to raise his hand. "Yes Mr. Kurusu?"
"I request to have the P-5 Gymnasium for the Fight Club to incorporate itself." He requested.
Innumuta then took a look at the part of the room request and he saw that it was all full. "Very well, your request has been approved."
"And right this way, it's the Honnouji Academy gymnasium. It contains 50 gym rooms perfect for implementing Clubs from the Sports Division. "Gamagori guided Ren, Mako and Ryuko to an elevator inside the Gymnasium until the arrive in front of the gym room P-5. Gamagori then proceed to bring out the key out of his pocked and opened the door of the gym.
"Woohoo! Our own gymnasium room! Having a Club is the best!" Mako rejoiced about all the room by themselves while running and flailing all around.
"Here are the keys of the gym. And better not screw this up Kurusu." Gamagori threw the keys of gym P-5 to Joker who managed to catch them flawlessly before leaving.
"Jeez. All that paperwork sure drained you all up. You look like a zombie!" Ryuko pointed at Akira's eyebags.
"Don't worry, I just stood all night doing paperwork. I'm surprised Mako is still alive and kicking after all that night." Joker told his friend before yawning. "By the way, I already gave you your Schedule of today's fights. All of them are against those super-specific Clubs so it will be easy to defeat them. You only need to defeat the 60% of them to fulfil today's quota." Akira handed Ryuko the list of the Club Presidents Iori gave him.
"Woah. Look at the names of these Clubs! Bulb Fixing Club? Furry Club? Ramen Cooking Club? Lock Opening Club? Yellow Pain Art Club? Grass Tap Club? Down Serve Tennis Club? Geez! Some of these Clubs sound way too weird to be true." Ryuko stated about the abundance of weird clubs. "By then way, what were you bozos talking about on that Club meeting?"
"It was mostly about the status of the Academy's progress and production on their military forces and about some plan to invade the Kansai Region. Damn… I'm gonna feel bad for those bastards at Kansai…" The trickster felt pitty for Kansai while laying on Ryuko's lap and putting his right arm on his forehead before taking a power nap.
"Oh boy… Here he comes with his pervy demeanor again." Ryuko sighted while carrying the thief to a nearby bench. "But well, can't blame him. Alright Senketsu, ready to kick butts of presidential scales?"
"Heh! Just tell me when and we're ready to give those Clubs a Goku Uniform Inspection." The Kamui Joked before Ryuko transformed and continued to her quest.
"Alright ya' clowns! I'm Ryuko Matoi from the Fight Club! Shibata Kenshin from the Uni-cycle bakery motocross club, I'm coming for you!" Matoi at a baking skatepark and pointed to the President having a Goku Uniform be a combination of a Motocross gear and chef's outfit while riding a Life Fiber Uni-Cycle.
"Oi, Good eye mate! Here to taste our new cakes with da' flavah' of DOOM!?" Kenshin exclaimed on an Australian accent while charging against the edgy girl alongside his One-Stars while carrying pastries filled with bombs.
"Sen-I-Sochitzu!" Ryuko sliced the members of the Clubs, destroying their Uniforms and absorbing the Banshis. Some leftovers of the desserts fell over Ryuko's cheeks and then proceed to taste the cake. "Meh, I ate better."
"Bwahahahahahaahahahaha! I am Dr. Hirayama Masato! President of the Life-Creation-by-using-stuffed-animals Club! You'll be the perfect test dummy to test the limitations of my Life Fiber Teddy Bears!" The President who wore a doctor and had Life Fiber gloves that help him to give life to his Stuffed animals ordered his Teddy zombies to attack Ryuko.
"Sen-I-Sochitsu!" Ryuko Stripped Masato from his Goku Uniform and destroyed his creations leaving cotton all scattered across the Laboratory.
"Wahahahahahaha! Ciao Signora Matoi… It's-a-me! Oki Torvald" The President who had a hooded cloak similar to a cult leader and had whip-like Life Fiber Spaghetti noodles for arms greeted the Kamui wielder "and-a-welcome to the Cult Club of-a-the Flying Spaghetti Mon-"
"Sen-I-Sochitzu!" Ryuko proceed to destroy the cult and spilling a red substance all over her Kamui. "Aw, gross! I got their blood all over me!"
"Don't worry Matoi, it's only Tomato Sauce. Humans say it goes great on pasta." Senketsu replied.
"Oh! Oh god! Ryuko alert! Ryuko alert!" A nerdy Club President who had a Goku Uniform similar to Satsuki's outfit before donning Junketsu freaked out alongside their One-Star Club members. The whole Club was filled with Satsuki posters, figurines, magazines with her posing on REVOCS clothing on the cover and even Waifu Pillows of her, and they cost alot. This disguised Ryuko to a whole another level.
The President the grabbed his replica of Bakuzan and posed the same manner as Satsuki. "I am Muranaka Akihiro! President of Satsuki Kiryuin's Fan Club, and in the name of the glorious Lady Satsuki, I will-"
"SEN-I-SOCHITZU!" Ryuko bellowed and disposed of the fanclub as fast as possible while destroying all of the merchandise.
"Oh baby… You finally came." A male and handsome Club President who wore a Goku Uniform similar to a combination of an Incubus and a Lovecraftian god. "I am Takei Hisao, President of the Lovecraftian Pleasure Club, and you're in a world of pleasure and hurt-"
"SEN-I-SOCHITZU!" Matoi roared stripping the President and One-Stars from their Uniforms, causing them to moan of pleasure and lust.
"Aw crap! These Clubs keep getting weirder and weirder. But we're almost there. I hope…" Ryuko sighted in relief. But then there could be hear footsteps that caused small queakes around her.
"Ohohohoho!" A chubby Club President wearing a Goku Uniform who was similar to the Stay Puft Marshmallowman on fire and was as tall as Gamagori approached the girl with the dash of red. "I am Moriyama Taro, President of the Marshmallow Roasting Clu-"
"Sen-I-Sochitzu!" Ryuko quickly disposed of the President before he could attack, but it left her Scissor Blade full of marshmallow.
"Yay! Marshmallows!" Mako who was with her friend rejoiced while eating the marshmallow leftovers.
"Well, I guess that's a wrap." Ryuko sighted out in relief after dealing with so many Club Presidents today.
"I think that on this point, you and Mako will be promoted to One-Star status."
"Yawn…" Akira walked where Ryuko was now with full energy. "If I'm guessing by your confidence, I'm assuming that you already finished your battles."
"Yup, 60% of the list completed! Now go on and give that 4-eyes from the Sewing Club this." Ryuko gave the thief the list.
At Iori's lab, he was on his main computer testing the prototype of the S.C.C.
"Alright people, don't get your asses stand there and bring the Shadow!" Iori ordered his One-stars. The minions were pushing a cage revealing to be a Barong ramming its head into the cage that's inside in hopes of being free to the testing area where they test the power of the Goku Uniforms and was reinforced by the most durable of metals the Kiryuin Conglomerate could purchase.
Iori then pressed a button showing the S.C.C. on a place-holder and proceed to pour on a small hole of the collar a liquid substance revealing to be the Persona Fragments he recollected on the ex-Chair of the Sports Division's duel, and fueling it completely.
The tailor's screen showed that the distillation and fueling of the Shadow Controlling Collar was a total success. "It will only be a success if it works." He replied to the PC's message, meanwhile the S.C.C. appeared on an emerging table from the ground in front of the One-Stars. "Alright gentlemen, unleash the beast!"
The One-Stars carefully unbound the Shadow, but they clearly knew that the unknown beast wouldn't receive the kidnapping with flowers on its hands to spread it everywhere it went. The Barong then pounced out of its prison into one on the One-Stars with the desire of tearing down his skin.
Luckily, the Scientifics managed to work as a team and forced the beast into putting the S.C.C. and saving their fellow Club member.
Iori waited for the One-Stars to exit the test chamber. "All set. Initiating S.C.C. Test in 3, 2, 1…" When the countdown reached to 0. The Collar activated giving the Shadows special shockwaves. But rather than becoming obedient to Satsuki, it went full berserk, making the red alarm sound all over the laboratory. Luckily for the Sewing Club, if it wasn't for Innumuta implementing a Self-destructing emergency protocol on the collars, the Sewing Club would be no more.
The collar then exploded killing the Shadows, spilling a black and red goo all over the Test facility.
*Well, I'm not Innumuta or anything, but this sure's gonna hurt on Honnouji's budget's balls" Iori sighted out before taking out his glasses and cleaning them with a small cloth from his pocket.
"Iori Sir, someone's requesting to enter the Sewing Club's laboratory." The Sewing Club's gatekeeper informed his leader through a face-time hologram.
"Requesting the identity of the fool who interrupted me from my work." Iori asked the gatekeeper while putting again his glasses and accommodate them.
"It's Akira Kurusu, President of the Fight Club sir."
"Let him pass." Iori told him before pressing a button to hide the Shadow Controlling Collar before he could enter. He thinks that Akira has already fulfilled his request.
"Sir!" The gatekeeper then pressed a button on his control pad to open the gates of the Sewing Club.
"Iori, the deed is done." Ren handed the list to Iori.
"I hope that you aren't lying Kurusu, you can't trick me into believing that you completed the mission I told you and just crossing the names with a marker." Iori then accessed the list of Club Presidents of Honnouji Academy, and for his surprise, he discovered that the name of the Club Presidents marked on the list were nowhere to be found. "I'm… Actually surprised that you managed to pull it off."
"Well, you should give Ryuko the whole credit. I was drained out by that moment." Akira wanted the emperor to give Isshin's daughter the credit.
"I'm sorry, but when one of your Clubs makes an achievement, it's also your achievement, whenever you like it or not." Iori replied. "But still, I thank you for saving Honnouji Academy for a massive decline on its future line of Goku Uniforms. I owe you one, but as long as it not harshly defies Lady Satsuki's will." Iori told the Phantom Thief with a soft smile on his face.
He didn't know, but he could feel that his bond with Iori was becoming stronger
I am Thou, Thou art i…
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 Hermit Persona
Thou has retrieved a power dormant within the soul
That shall lead to salvation and new power…
The Hermit Tarot card fell into Akira's palm, reawakening Arahabaki from his dormant state. Having a confidant that is near Satsuki Kiryuin would be immensely helpful for him in the near future.
"Well, its all set." Iori told Akira after sending a message to the Kiryuin's branches and Honnouji's mother computer.
"About what?" The thief asked.
"The promotion of Matoi and Mankanshoku. From now on, their ranks will be One-Star."
*The next day*
The Mankanshokus were standing on a balcony of a One-Star Condo watching the beautiful view of the Sea of Japan, all thanks to Ryuko and Mako becoming One-Stars. But of course, Barazo couldn't abandon his Back-alley sign, so he brought it here to relocate his clinic. "Finally, our very own condo! What a great view!" Sukuyo admired the great view over the sea of Japan.
"Yeah, it's great. And I like my new clinic too." Barazo replied with joy while holding a coffee mug. "I just hope that I don't lose any of my back-alley patient though."
"BAH! As long as the Kiryuin are okay with Ren's Club, who gives a crap?" Mataro rejoiced while enjoying the new apartment alongside Guts, Mako and even Ryuko. Speaking of the girls, Mako was now wearing the female One-Star Uniform, meaning that she would act more hyperactive than usual and Ryuko was now wearing a One-Star hairclip.
"We have our own bathroom!" Mako rejoiced on the bathtub while Mataro was tasting the clean water from the shower.
"And the best part is that it has actual warm water." Ryuko was actually letting her optimistic side now while putting her hands on the hot water of the sink.
"Now we have a washing machine! And even an automatic dish-washer!" Ms. Mankanshoku couldn't be anymore happy. She could now use machines to do the chores and spent quality time with her kids and husband.
"We also have air conditioners too!" Mataro pick up his pet to feel the cool winds of the blowing beauty. No more they must risk their blood being sucked by mosquitoes if they want to not sweat like pigs at night. "And there's one on every room!"
"We got a legit toilet!" The back-alley doctor couldn't believe that he's now sitting on a REAL toilet. It has been so long since he took a dump on one of those since his childhood. But the experience was about to get better once the jet of water from the High-Tech toiler hit Barazo, making him do a pleasant moan, on a comedic way of course.
"Hey Ryuko, isn't our new room the best!" Mako asked while laying on the underside of a bed bunker on a girly room with all sorts of cute plushies. "I love love being a One-Star!" Mako rolled all around her new bed while covering herself on blankets to become a bed burrito.
"I guess you were right. More stars mean a better life." Ryuko replied while looking at the window.
"Enjoying your new home?" Asked Akira while entering the Mankanshoku's room.
"REN!" Both Mataro, Mako and even Guts launched themselves into the trickster to give him a group hug.
"Thankyourentankyourentankyourentankyouren!" Both brothers were babbling the thank you repeatedly.
"Ugh… Y-you're welcome! But can you get off? You're asphyxiating me!" Akira plead the brothers to freed him from their arms before they could pop him.
"Ren! It's great that you came here to join us, like old times." Barazo told happily to the thief. "And its also really convenient that we're living in the same building."
"Well, I negotiated your relocation with the Student Council. Though students can't live on the same home, excluding the No-Stars, I managed to give you a room right next door to me and Mikisugi-Sensei." Ren replied while Morgana was playing with Guts.
"And you just came in time! Cuz' dinner's ready and you're invited!" Sukuyo was carrying huge chunks of food including rice, gourmet soup and her iconic croquettes.
"Let's eat!" The whole family, including Akira and Ryuko exclaimed as they sit down on the table.
"No more mystery Croquettes tonight, no sorry-bob. From now on, we shall have croquettes of 100% angus beef from real cows and pigs! Not the ones Lady Satsuki refers to of course." Ms. Mankanshoku presented a dinner table full of food and Croquettes that would water the mouth with just the mere sight.
When the kids took a bite of the croquettes, they could feel that their souls were reaching heaven. Sukuyo's Mankanshoku's cooking skills were from another world (no pun intended). It was the poor-quality of the products she used to cook with that was holding her back.
"Twere swo fwrikin gfwood!" Mataro was crying tears of joy by just tasting the crunchy goodness.
"I'm so glad that you're enjoying it Mataro." Mako's mom flattered by her son enjoying his meal. "If you want more, there are more on the pla- WHERE DID ALL THE CROUETTES GO!?" Sukuyo gasped by seeing the whole plate full of croquettes was empty they all looked around who on the family ate them all, but the culprit was a gigantic surprise.
Akira was caught devouring the hundreds of croquettes, as evidence by his mouth being full of the tasty treat and his One-Star Goku Uniform full of croquettes leftovers. "Ehhhh… Sworrgy, bwits gyust twat bwi bwalsbro bgweat bwgit gbralot glob gblutsfwo." Akira blushed in embarazment knowing that the Mankanshokus know about his eating skills. After all, he has done all of the Big Band burger challenges.
There was a silence between the room for a few seconds.
"YOU TRULY ARE A MANKANSHOKU!" The family including Guts gave Kurusu a group hug with a sea of tears running though their faces knowing that he's truly part of the family due to his eating habits.
Ren swallowed his food before talking. "You aren't mad?"
"Why should we? My mom can make one million croquettes and never be tired." Mako replied while giving a happy smile. "Thank you Ren! Thank you so much for getting out from the slums and see all of my family truly happy! This is all that I wish, and we all owe you a big one! Now I shall give you as the title of my 2nd super duper hyper mega ultra best friend!" Mako cried out tears of joy, thanking the phantom thief from getting her family out of poverty.
He could feel that his relationship with Mako was becoming stronger…
I am thou, thou art i…
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 Star Persona
Thou have retrieved a power dormant within the soul
That shall lead to salvation, and new power…
The Tarot card of the Star Arcana fell towards Akira's palm, reawakening Lucifer the morning star himself from his slumber.
"H-hey, don't give me all the credit! Thank Matoi for doing the dirty work. Me and Mako just do the dirty work." Akira wanted to give Ryuko some of his glory.
"Nah, there's no need. As long as we're all happy, it's enough for me." Ryuko denied. For her, having the Mankanshokus and Akira as some sort of pseudo-family was enough to fill the void on her heart.
Some time later, Ryuko went to have a calm bath on her new bathtub. Until she heard bumps on the window beside her. She opened the window revealing Akira and Mataro tied to ropes and with buckets full of soap and window cleaners on their hands.
"YOU DAMN PERVERTS! CAN'T A GIRL BATH HERSELF IN PEACE ON THIS SHITTY PLACE!?" Ryuko was ready to cut the duo with her Scissor Blade.
"I swear! We were just cleaning the windows! The window cleaners couldn't come today, so we have to do it ourselves!" Akira replied and was enough to stop Ryuko's attack of rage.
"Well, except for my dad and Guts. You can go ahead and smack them." Mataro pointed at his dad and dog peeping on her. Matoi was surprised about how much Mako's brother has changed to a better person and became a less pervert kid. But he's still a money-loving scammer and troublemaker.
Ryuko sliced Barazo's and Gut's ropes sending them falling to the ground.
"W-we're okay." Barazo raised a thumb's up, informing that he wasn't dead from the impact.
"Guts!" The dog barked.
"Heh… even if those peepers are getting it harder here, some things never change." Ryuko smiled while Akira closed the window.
Everyone was finally in bed, ready to sleep. Except for Mako and Ryuko who where still awake, but on their jammies.
"This is like a dream come true isn't it? Everyone's so happy now, including Ren." Mako still couldn't believe it. She and Ryuko were now One-Stars and living the life. "From now on, I shall work harder on my duties. I will become Honnouji's best Vice-President for the sake of my family, Ren and you Ryuko."
"Yeah, I know you will." Ryuko replied before the 2 closed her eyes.
But what both didn't knew, is that Nui Harime was spying on the 2 on their window while strangling a High Pixie until her head pops off. "Hihihihi! Oh Mankanshoku, Mankanshoku, Mankanshoku. If you only knew on the type monsters and evil piggies Lady Satsuki's system turns good ol' people like you into."
Confidant Summary:
Iori Shiro – The Hermit: The President of the Sewing Club, Emperor of Honnouji and most entrusted soldier to Satsuki besides the now Elite Trio. He told me that he and Nui were taught by Satsuki's mother about the creation of Goku Uniforms. That explains a lot.
Persona Obtainned: Arahabaki
Mako Mankanshoku - The Star: The Optimistic, bubbly and hyperactive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mankanshoku and closest friend to Ryuko and me. No matter how grim a situation becomes, she's always the spark of light on a cloud of darkness.
Persona Obtained: Lucifer
