The story begins in a tavern in Bolderfall, a town in the Clifflands. Entering the bar was a young man with white hair and dressed in purple as he approached the bar. "The usual." he said.

The barkeep went to get his order as the man listened to some fellow thieves talking.

"You know that thief's at it again. I hear he lifted everything off a merchant." one said.

"Probably didn't get his fill from that fancy mansion the other day. Can't believe he made it past all those guards." the other said.

"They were more like decorations than actual guards." Therion said to himself.

"Someday we'll make it just as big as that thief." the first one said.

"You said it partner." the other said.

"Partners in crime huh?" Therion thought.

Therion's past is a sad one. From the start of his childhood he was already a thief and also already tossed in a cell 10 years ago. It was there he met a man named Darius, who would come to help raise Therion's talent as a thief as they escaped together and became partners.

"Fill er up." Therion said having emptied his drink.

"Here ya go. Now beg pardon but...you wouldn't happen to be after that Ravus' treasure, would you?" the barkeep asked. "If ye are...I suggest you think again. I heard a wouldbe fortune hunter was thrown in the dungeon the other day."

"So what's the score?" Therion asked.

"A score...maybe more." the barkeep said. "But House Ravus ain't known to be kind to those who covet their wealth. But that mansion attracts more thieves like moths to a flame. Its those rumors that keep them coming. They say they're rich enough to buy up the whole town...maybe more."

"Just one town? What about the neighbors?" Therion asked.

"Can't say for sure. No one's ever seen the treasure." the barkeep said. "Even that master thief would have his hands full. You seem like a smart young man so I'll say it again...stay away from the manor." he said.

"Thanks for the advice." Therion said leaving. "Next time...I'll have a tale of my own to tell." he said to himself as he left the tavern and began heading to the manor.

When he finally arrived, he saw the manor of Ravus was heavily guarded like no ones business. There were guards, trained hounds, even tripwires on the walls to signal alarms of scaling.

"Looks like they aren't messing around." Therion said. He looked to the front gates and saw a merchant being turned down. "Hmmm… maybe the easiest way in really is the front door."

Therion backtracked back to Bolderfall and overheard two merchants talking. "I trust he won't be missing this." Therion said stealing a letter of introduction off one of them.

He then returned to the mansion and approached the front gate.

"Halt!" one of the guards said. "State your business!"

"No need to get so angry. I'm merely a simple merchant, here to offer my wares." Therion said. "I want to show the lady of the house the finest fabrics in the realm."

"Oh yeah...where's your proof?" the guard said.

"Oh...you mean this?" Therion asked showing the letter.

"That's….!" The other guard said.

"Oh, so you know what this is. It's a letter of formal introduction. Written by House Ravus itself." Therion said. "If you turn me down, you wouldn't want anything bad to happen to your positions, would you?"

"Uh...let him in!" the guard said as the gates opened.

"Thanks, gentlemen." Therion said showing himself in. "Now the real fun begins." He said going in through the window.

He snuck his way through the manor and to the treasure room. He soon came across what he was looking for.

"And there it is. This is all it is? Take what you can get I guess…" Therion said.

He slowly reached for the blue gem sitting on its pedestal when suddenly a click of a gun made him stop dead in his tracks. Behind him was Joker, pistol aimed at his head as the Phantom Thieves were inside with him.

"Not a step further." Joker said.

"Tch… so I wasn't the only one after the Ravus treasure." Therion said. "Well, too bad for you band of masked weirdos… and little cat. I was here first."

"Look, I'm not a cat. And we just want that puny little gemstone." Mona said.

"That gemstone is worth much more than any of your lives could fathom." A voice said as the thieves turned to see a butler near the door.

"What the?! The hell did you come from?!" Skull asked.

"Oracle, I thought we were clear. You didn't pick this guy up?" Jack asked.

"No...he was completely under radar." Oracle said.

"Who the hell are you? Not anyone can sneak up on me like that." Therion said.

"I should be asking all of you. Not just anyone can get this far into the mansion." he said.

"No, but you're about too." Mona said. "We're the Phantom Thieves! We take what we want, when we want. Our goal is to be known worldwide."

"I should congratulate you then on being the first thieves to make it this far." He said.

"You sound as if you wanted this to happen." Therion said.

"And what if I did? Though I guess I did. The reason we tightened security and recruited that barkeep to tell tales." he said. "We always had high hopes but kept meeting disappointment...now we see not one but several promising thieves."

"So...what's the angle here?" Jack asked.

"I need not explain that to all of you." he said as the doors shut. "Allow me to fully introduce myself. My name is Heathcote. I am a butler in the service of House Ravus."

"A butler?" Panther asked.

"Yeah, like youre gonna stop us. Were taking your treasure!" Mona said leaping to the blue gemstone.

"Fat chance…" Therion said kicking Joker's hand as he misfired as he tossed a dagger at Mona.

"Mreawr!" Mona screamed in fear.

"Get em!" Skull said brandishing his metal bat as the Phantom Thieves attacked Therion.

"Oh this simply won't do." Heathcote said drawing his blade as he got before the thieves and knocked them all into the walls with a swing.

"What the…?" Therion asked.

"How's this guy so good?" Queen asked.

"I find it hard to believe he's just an ordinary butler. Change of plans, we need to take care of the butler first." Jack said.

"Right!" They said.

"Well...hate to agree with them but...I don't really got a choice myself seeing as how we're stuck here." Therion said drawing a dagger.

Heathcote attacked the group one by one, swiftly dodging their attacks.

"Okay, you asked for it, old man!" Skull said ripping his mask off and summoning Captain Kidd. "Whoop em, Captain! Assault Dive!" Skull said as Captain Kidd fired on Heathcote as Heathcote easily dodged and sliced the persona in half and damaging Skull.

"Skull's taken a major hit!" Oracle said as Heathcote knocked him down and brushed his arm a bit.

"Whoa." Mona said as Heathcote was taking the thieves out one by one. "This isn't good."

"Move out of the way!" Therion said leaping over Mona as he lunged at Heathcote managing to get his side.

"Ooh. I must remember I'm not as young as I used to." Heathcote said slowly getting back up.

"All things aside, you're pretty skilled. But…" Therion said looking at the gemstone. "I think it's time I got what I came for."

"Sorry...but this is my victory." Heathcote said.

"Your victory?" Jack said before noticing a strange bangle on his arm as well as the other thieves. "What the? What are these?"

"Those bangles are a symbol of your failure here today. All who see them will know you failed here." Heathcote said. "And I possess the only key that can remove them. The mark of a convict. The Fool's Bangle they call it."

"Why you…" Therion said.

"However, with all of you being prideful, this is all prime for negotiations." Heathcote said.

"Negotiations?" Jack asked as a young woman with short blond hair entered the room.

"Although you may have broken into my home, I am willing to overlook these transgressions." she said.

"Wait...your home?'" Noir asked.

"Pardon the latent introductions. My name is Cordelia Ravus and I am the lady of the house." She said.

"Regards to your decorator. They sure have a way with traps." Therion said.

"The treasure all of you are after are family heirlooms that have belonged to us for ages...the dragonstones." Cordelia said.

"Stones? As in plural? I just see one." Skull said.

"Correct...see many thieves before you have visited this mansion before and stolen the Ruby, Emerald and Gold dragonstones." Heathcote said.

"And I would ask of you...would you kindly retrieve them?" Cordelia asked.

"I get it… this is a job." Joker said. "And since we all are branded with the Fool's Bangle…."

"Correct… you must work together with your former competition." Heathcote said. "Retrieve all of the dragonstones and I will remove those bangles on your arms."

"You can't be serious… I don't work with anyone." Therion said as this arrangement reminded him of his partnership with Darius in the past.

"I only work with those I trust...and I don't give back what I steal." Jack said.

"Yes, but as long as you have the Fool's Bangle on you, everyone will know of your failure here to steal the Sapphire dragonstone from Ravus Manor. I can see that you pride yourself as the greatest thief of your generation." Heathcote said.

"Damn you…" Jack said. "Fine...as much as it hurts me...I'll do it."

"I apologize for this situation. But we see no other option to escape this predicament." Fox said to Therion. "We must work together."

"Fine...but I'm only doing it to get this stupid bangle off my arm." Therion said. "You'll get your stones back."

(Cue- Persona 5: Life Will Change)

"Just so we're clear, I'm not particularly trusting in you lot. For all I know, you're planning to steal the stones for yourselves the moment these things come off." Therion said. "Course I can't say I blame ya."

"Now...your first task. Rumor is the Ruby Dragonstone is in a town known as Noblecourt up in the flatlands." Heathcote said.

"So you want us to steal from the guys who stole from you? Heh, piece of cake." Skull said.

"I wouldn't be too cocky, pirate boy. This isn't pretend, this is for real." Therion said.

"Pirate?!" Skull said.

"You misunderstand. We are not amateurs. We have commited thefts before." Fox said.

"Dressed like that? What kind of people did you steal from?" Therion asked. "Children's costume parties?"

"You arrogant little…! We'll show you! The Phantom Thieves don't play around!" Mona said.

"Mona, that's enough." Joker said. "As much as it is unbearable to some of us, we have to work together."

"Yeah...so we need to stop fighting and head out." Jack said.

"Noblecourt's a far distance away. Were not talking about a short voyage." Therion said.

"That's okay. Mona?" Panther asked.

"Of course, Lady Ann. I don't like the idea of this guy being indie me, but i can make an exception." Mona said as they headed outside. "Morgana….. Transform!" Mona said as he turned into a van.

"What? What kind of magic is that?" Therion said.

"Surprised? Mona's capable of doing this. Never seen a Getaway van before?" Skull asked.

"I don't even know what a vaan is." Therion said trying to pronounce van.

"Just get in." Mona sighed.

The Phantom Thieves and Therion Piled into Mona.

"Who's turn is it to drive?" Queen asked.

"I'll take the wheel." Jack said. "Didn't do much during the fight so I should be driving." He said getting in the driver's seat.

"Let's get going...onward to Noblecourt." Skull said as the van drove off.

And so Therion and the thieves set forth…

Their mission to retrieve the remaining three dragonstones of House Ravus so that their bands may be removed.

But little do they know of what fate awaited them…