(The Third Floor, In front of You in Wonderland)
Souji, Tsubaki and, Naoto along with their Persona are see Yosuke and, the others has standing in front of another booth. The sign say: You in Wonderland not Cosplay Café
"What gives? There's no cosplay café here" Yosuke telling to him "But, you look disappoint for this too, Yosuke" Jirayia say teasing
"H-Hey! What do you mean by that!?" Yosuke asked nervously
"Hrm? Was I only dreaming?" Teddie asked confuse
"How dare you! You give Teddie-Dono wrong information!" Kintoki yelling angry to Yosuke and Jirayia
"Why are you angry to us for!? That beside, we're not your guide!" Jirayia yelling back to Kintoki
"Hey, are you sure this place is the Cosplay Café before?" Yosuke asked
"Yeah, I remember it saying cosplay café in the pamphlet through. Maybe there was a last-minutes change?" Rise question confuse as well
"But, that is really fast for changing from the cosplay café into this" Himiko comment it
"…..Why don't we try going inside?" Naoto suddenly suggestion
"Huh? You're into this stuff?" Yosuke asked surprise
"C'mon, she's detective. I bet she'd masqueraded as others before cosplay was a thing" Kanji explain not make any sense
"YEAH! ... Really?" Sukuna ask "I don't know about that… Hmm…." Take said and crossing his arms
"Um, that's… Well, I'll let it pass without comment" Naoto said nervously and, she covering her faint blushing on she face with blue cap "More importantly, Senpai. May I ask you to open this door on my cue?" Naoto suddenly request to Souji
"All right" Souji answer
"I'm glad you catch on quickly. Well then, here goes…." Naoto preparing her revolver, the weapon she always use for fighting with the Shadow
"I should go with you as well" Tsubaki ready for his medieval spear, the weapon he always use for fighting with the Shadow
"Whoa, why're you two pulling out your weapon here!?" Chie ask worried
"Three, two, one….Go" Naoto count the numbers then everyone has go to inside in You in Wonderland
(Inside You in Wonderland)
The gangs are go to inside the booth and see, the decoration looks different and the space room is so large. Everyone looks confuse after see this. Souji give eyes contract to Tsubaki and to Naoto for telling there is something wrong in this school and this booth
"What the-?" Jirayia asked confuse after, he go inside in this place
"This place…. Is not like the Café is" Tomoe say
"What is this place?" Konohana asked worry
"…" Izanagi and Alastor has silent treatment
"Izanagi-kun? Are you okay?" Konohana ask
"Hm? I'm okay" Izanagi quick answer to Konohana's question
"Is this display based on a children's story? It must've been a lot of work…" Yukiko comment when she's take good look around the display's decoration
"Rise-san please search this area with your Persona" Naoto suddenly request to Rise for summoning Persona in out of blue
"W-What?" Himiko and Rise saying shock "Wait a sec. We're at school! I can't summon Himiko in here!" Rise said uncomfortable for summon Himiko
"Yeah, why are you making her for call me out for no reason?" Himiko asked confuse "Yeah, this is so awkward" Rise saying agree to Himiko
"Just do it, Rise" Souji said to Rise "It'll be fine" Tsubaki said to Rise
"Fiiine, if you insist…." Rise say embarrassing but, more embarrassing she must summoning Persona in front of Tsubaki and Souji, she worry if she failed for summon Himiko
"But, don't blame on us if this gets weird or anything else, okay?" Himiko telling to them
"We get it, just do it" Jirayia say annoying to Himiko
"P-Persona!" Rise has summoning her Persona, Himiko
"W-What?" Rise shock same goes for everyone see Himiko was suddenly appear after Rise call it "I-It worked!" Rise can't believe from her own eyes, she able summoning Himiko in school
"I-I'm here…!" Himiko asked confuse
"I knew it" Naoto take her hand on her chin "Yeaaaah! This is so awesome! Himiko's here!" Sukuna said excite
"Are we... inside the TV?" Yukiko asked shock
"B-But, we never went into one…" Konohana say confuse
"And I don't see any fog here either" Yukiko say confuse
"Rise. Can you scanning in this area?" Souji asked
"Sure Souji-senpai, Himiko!" Rise ordering to her
"Ok!" Himiko's scan has replace on Rise's eyes for scanning this area "… Hold on… I'm sensing Shadows up a head" Rise announcement to everyone and the gangs after hearing Rise's analysis this area in shock
"What the-!? The Shadow?" Tomoe ask shocked
"Figures" Alastor scratch his head
"How many shadows in this place?" Izanagi asked to Himiko and Rise
"One, two…. Tons of them! And some really strong ones, too!" Himiko announcement in shock
"Oh man…Seriously!?" Jirayia ask shocked
"Oh, c'mon! If there were Shadows around, there's no way I wouldn't sniff them out" Teddie say
"*sniff *sniff *sniff hmm… See? There's… Tons of them!? The Shadows are actually here!" Teddie say shock after he sniffing with his nose to sense Shadow's presence
"What!? We should get ready for defeating the enemy! We need the soldiers right away! Don't let the enemy invading our Teddie-Dono's homeland!" Kintoki say in panic
"We're not your soldiers! And, this place is not your homeland either!" Jirayia say to Kintoki annoying
"Whoa, there really are Shadows here!? Wh-What should we do?" Chie asked worry
"Let's keep going a little more, we need investigation in this place for a while" Souji suddenly give suggestion
"I agreed" Izanagi say agree to Souji's suggestion
"Okay. I'll back you guys up from here, then" Rise say
"Huh? Then I'm stayin' behind too" Kanji say
"Haha, are you volunteering for bodyguard duty?" Rise say teasing
"Oohh…. That's so sweet" Himiko say teasing
"Shuddup. I don't want hear any complaints if a Shadow attacks" Kanji say annoying to Rise and Himiko
"Yeah! Like Oyabun said" Take say
"Hey, we just kidding" Himiko saying to Kanji and Take
"Ok! I'll wait out here with Kanji" Rise say
"Rise, please be careful…" Tsubaki suddenly saying to her in worry
"*chuckle don't worried! I'll be fine!" Rise telling to him shyness and faith blushing on her face
"Sorry, but I'm going to investigate elsewhere. There's something else that's caught my attention" Naoto suddenly saying to them
"Please tell us if you find something" Tsubaki told to her and, Naoto nod it
"Huh? Oh sure…." Kanji suddenly say and disappoint
"Ooh, what's wrong, Kanji? You're not satisfied, Naoto has leaving without you?" Jirayia say teasing to Kanji
"S-Shut Up!" Kanji yelling to Jirayia and made him blushing on his face
"I'll go with Naoto, then. You guys got nothing to worry about with my partner there" Yosuke suddenly decide
"Wait-What? We don't join in fighting?" Jirayia suddenly asked confuse to Yosuke's decided
"Yeah, because Naoto want to investigation on that place, right? It would be trouble, if she must taking care on Sukuna around" Yosuke explain
"HEY! THAT IS RUDE!" Sukuna yelling with tantrum to Yosuke
"But, he saying is true" Naoto say agreed to Yosuke
"Oohh…. You mean I should becoming a Sukuna's babysitter and, made sure he didn't get some troublemaker, huh?" Jirayia say annoying and figure what Yosuke had said earlier
"That's what I just said, hehe" Yosuke answer to Jirayia with smile
"*sigh" Jirayia sighing on himself and put his right palm on his face
"Well then, good luck for becoming Sukuna's babysitter!" Alastor gives thumbs up and cheerfully to Jirayia
"Shut up, you damn Do-S knight!" Jirayia yelled to him
"All of you, be carefully" Izanagi suddenly said to them
"We've just fine, not worries" Jirayia crossed his arms
"Let us meet back where we just came in from, and don't let your guard down" Souji say
"Okay, then let's move on" Yosuke say and everyone's begin move to their investigation
(Labyrinth: You in Wonderland)
The group has be separated for the investigation: Naoto and Yosuke go to investigation the school, Rise and Kanji has be waiting at in front of exit door and assistant to them as Navigator. As for, Souji, Yukiko, Chie, Tsubaki and, Teddie strolling around the labyrinth
"This place is more likes the maze" Yukiko said when she staring around them
"I think you right, Yukiko" Souji say agreed to Yukiko
"Hm… But, this place is quite interesting" Kintoki comment about this place
"Hm… I agree…" Konohana say agree
"Don't let our guard down because, we're interesting by" Tomoe suddenly telling them
"Oh! Sorry…" Konohana say apologize and shameless on herself
"You don't need for apologize about, Konohana" Tomoe told to Konohana
"..." Souji suddenly remain silent like he feel something is not right in inside his sea of soul
"What's wrong, Souji-kun?" Yukiko asked and look to him
"Oh, it's nothing…" Souji quickly answer "…Hm… I feels something is lost from my soul... don't tell me" Souji thought figure
"Get ready guys, we have the company" Alastor ready for his great sword
The four Shadow suddenly appear in front of them. The ball with mouth and the back is mask
"Whoa! Shadows!" Chie say surprise
"Get ready everyone!" Souji telling to his team for get ready
"Persona!"
*CRASH
The Persona-users summon their Persona. First moves is, Souji and Tsubaki, their Persona move dashing to the two Shadows
"Cleave!"
*SLICE
*SLICE
Izanagi and Alastor slicing on two Shadows in the same time into piece then disappear into the black mist
"Agi!" *FWOOSH
Konohana casting her fire magic to one shadow but, the shadow is still alive
"Leave this to me! Skewer!"
*SLASH
Tomoe slashing on previous shadow where Konohana casting her fire magic to that shadow then, disappear into black mist
"Bufu!"
*CREECK
"Eh?"
Kintoki cast his ice magic on the last shadow but, the shadow is still alive and moving forward to Teddie and Kintoki for attack
"H-Hiii!" Teddie groan scare
"Zio!"
*BZZZTZZ
Izanagi quickly casting the lighting magic to the Kintoki's previous Shadow then disappeared into black mist. Teddie and Kintoki sighing relieved
"Thank you, Izanagi-sama!" Kintoki bow politely to Izanagi "No problem, but, keep your guard up if, the enemy still around us" Izanagi lecture to him and Kintoki nod admit
"Woohoo! You guys defeated that shadows! Great Job, guys!" Himiko saying cheer to them with communication "Especially, Izzy-kun! He's always so cool when his's fighting on those Shadows! I Love You!" Himiko telling to Izanagi without hesitate
"W-What?" Izanagi suddenly asked worry
*fwooosh "H-Hey! You don't have to saying like that!" Konohana sudden said annoying after the flame heat up from her helmet
"Oh my, did I saying something to you the cause a jealous?" Himiko said arrogant
*FWOOSH "Uuurghhh…" Konohana feel angry to Himiko
"C-Calm down, Konohana" Tomoe try calming Konohana
"Ladies, this's not time for the event of triangle love" Alastor crossed his arms
"He's right. Let's continue our investigation" Tsubaki said agreed to Alastor
"Hm? Hold on, Senpai! I sense something that's not a Shadow!" Rise suddenly telling to everyone after, she pick someone's presence
"Not a Shadow? Could it be the human?" Izanagi asked
"Yeah, it looks like someone's here" Himiko said
"Let's searching around" Souji say, they're continue their walk and search it
"…. I heard something" Tsubaki response
"You right. I heard something too" Yukiko said
*sniff *sniff
Everyone hear someone has crying has closing by from their position
"Y-Yikes, what is this?" Chie asked worry and hidden to Yukiko's back
"Where's that sound coming from?" Tomoe asked
"From nearby" Alastor said
"Let's check out" Izanagi said
They're walk to the next door and see someone has over there. The man who wearing the Yasogami uniform, collar and black mantel. The young girl who wearing yellow sweater inside Yasogami uniform. The collar boy pointing his crossbow to them
"Is that, those brats are you sense it earlier?" Alastor said
"Yes, that's them" Himiko said
"Who are you?" the collar boy asking
"D-Don't point that at other people! It's dangerous!" Chie told to him and waving her both hands for stop him
"I'm asking who you are" the collar boy lower his crossbow and begin to ask them
"Huh? Well, Uh… I'm Chie Satonaka"
Chie introduce herself first and then, everyone also following her for the introduce to the collar boy and the girl wore yellow sweater
"My name is Yukiko Amagi, this's pleasure to meet you two"
"My name is Souji Seta"
"Tsubaki Nohara, nice to meet you two"
"And I'm Teddie"
"And those thing?" The collar boy glaring to the Persona and, he asking about them
"Hah!"
Konohana suddenly scare and quickly hid to Izanagi's back, the both are looked confuse for Konohana's reaction
"You can see us?" Izanagi ask shocked calm to the collar boy and the girl in yellow sweater, the both are nodded it
"I didn't know, someone can seeing on us without the persona" Alastor comment
"I think, they're have the strong energy of spiritual for seeing any supernatural unable to see by naked eyes for example, the Persona" Tsubaki explain, he take his hand on his chin
"Well, you have the point…" Chie answer unsure
"They're our Persona, don't worry, they're not have attention for hurting to you two" Souji telling to them
"I'm Izanagi. I'm Souji-san's Persona"
The first introduce is Izanagi, another Persona begin to introduce themselves as well
"I'm Alastor. Tsubaki-san's Persona and his guardian"
"I'm Tomoe Dozen. Chie-san's Persona"
"I-I Konohana-Sakuya... I'm Yukiko-Neesan's Persona and, just call me Konohana for the short…"
"I am Kintoki-Douji! I Teddie-Dono's Persona and his assistant"
"Well…. You're students at Yasogami High, right? I mean, guessing by your uniforms" Chie asking to them because, the both are wearing the same uniform just like the rest
"Student at Yasogami High…. Yes" the girl in yellow sweater try for answered
"Are you two okay? There should've been Shadows here…. Shadows are…" Yukiko didn't know how to describe about the Shadow
"Do you mean those monsters? They did attack, but I drove them away" he quick tell to them before Yukiko had for explain. The gangs are shock after the collar boy explain he had defeated the Shadow without the Persona
"W-Wait, What-!? Seriously!?" Chie asked shock
"You did? Woow…" Alastor lightly shock and crossed his arms
"By yourself?" Tomoe ask shocked
"Without the Persona?" Konohana ask shocked
"That's impressive" Izanagi said impressive
"Weren't you crying earlier? What's wrong?" Souji ask to her
"I was scared… but Zen kept saying that we need to go in" the girl explain in afraid
"Of course she is, this place's actually the Shadow's nest…" Tsubaki said understanding the young girl's fear
"And, were you planned to go further inside this Labyrinth?" Alastor ask to the collar boy
"That was the intention, but…" he suddenly felt worry to the girl in yellow sweater
"*sniff *sniff But there's still a long, loooong way to go from here. My bear nose works a bit too, you know" Teddie telling to him after, he smelling this area
"Teddie-Dono's direction is 100% true!" Kintoki said
"So, it's gonna take a while, huh?" Tomoe muttered
"Yeah. Shouldn't we go back? I want to check in with Yosuke and everyone" Chie suggestion
"Right, let's get out from here now" Souji say agreed to Chie's suggestion
"Go back…?" the girl suddenly response
"I want to go too… I want to go back! Please, Zen? Can we go back?" she request to the collar boy for go outside in this labyrinth
"… Very well" he finally accept her request "We will come with you" the collar boy say to Souji's team for go outside from this Labyrinth
"Sure, come with us" Souji nod it
"Yes….I am Zen, and she is Rei. That's what we call each other" Zen introduce on himself and the girl to Souji's team
"Zen-kun and Rei-chan, right? Don't worry, we won't leave you here" Yukiko said
"Ah, thank you!" Rei say relief
"Come on, let's go" Souji said to them
The gangs decide for go to outside from this labyrinth along with the new persons; Zen and Rei
(In front of You in Wonderland)
After they're go outside from labyrinth. They're see Rise and Kanji has be waiting them from outside and, Yosuke and Naoto has returned from their investigation other areas in this school
"Izzy-kun!"
*HUG
"!"
Without the warning, Himiko quickly hugs to Izanagi, he actually not feel conformable for Himiko's hugged
"H-Hey!" Konohana suddenly yelled to Himiko
"Are you okay, Izzy-kun? Did you hurt? You want me to take care you?" Himiko ask innocence to Izanagi and touching his face with her hand
"E-Eh… I…." Izanagi can't said anything
*HUG
"K-Konohana?"
Suddenly, Konohana quick hug on Izanagi's back, she's know, she do it was embarrassing but, she don't want for losing from her
"I-If you feel hurt or anything… I'll healing on you" Konohana said shyness to Izanagi
"I-I…" Izanagi can't said anything
"Hey! Why are you copy on me!?" Himiko ask annoying
"I-I'm not copy on you! It's just… feel nice…" Konohana answer shyly at last part
"W-What!?" Himiko yell annoying to her
"Time out, ladies!" Jirayia suddenly shouted to them "This's not time for you two the triangle of love!"
Konohana and Himiko let go off Izanagi from their hugs. Izanagi sighing relief and, he stare signal thanks to Jirayia
"And, we meet up with someone in the labyrinth. Anyways, her name is Rei-chan and his name is Zen-san" Tsubaki introduce Zen and Rei to them
"H-Hello!" Rei greeting to them shyness and Zen just keep silent
"Hey, Rei-chan and Zen-san" Rise greeting cheerful to them
"Man… she's so cute. Don't you think soo, Yosuke?" Jirayia ask teasing to Yosuke
"Shut up, Jirayia!" Yosuke yell to him
"Uhh… How old're you guys? I mean like…What year are you in?" Kanji suddenly asked curios
"…What year are you in?" Rei asked confuse
"Huh? I'm a first-year" Kanji answer
"… A first-year!" Rei answer it, but she is actually repeat Kanji's answered
"Oh, then we're the same age" Kanji answer
"Wiiiw! They're same ages like Aniki's" Sukuna say exciting "What were you two doing in there?" Naoto suddenly question to Zen and Rei
"I thought we needed to get out of here. We were looking for a place to leave from" Zen explain
"Leave? If you wanna leave, use the school gate. Do you like… have no sense of direction?" Kanji ask confusing
"There is no exit" Zen say
"…huh?" Chie ask confuse
"There is not exit" Zen repeat his word
"Thought so" Yosuke scratch his hair with expression worried on his face
"W-Wait, what!?" Chie asked shock
"What do you mean by that?" Alastor question
"Well… there's a school gate but, we can't get out from here" Jirayia explain
"Are you joking?" Tomoe asked not believe to Jirayia
"I'm not joking around, Tomoe-chan. If you don't believe me, you can asking to Sukuna, he already tried it" Jirayia telling to Tomoe
"S-SERIOUSLY!? NOOOO! WHO'LL BE TAKING CARE MA!?" Take shouted then kneel on the ground with bow dramatic
"SHUT UP, TAKE!" Kanji shouted annoy to Take
"How about the secret passage?" Tsubaki asking to Naoto
"The secret passage that Kanji-kun usually uses didn't exist at all" Naoto say
"Didn't exist?" Alastor asking confuse
"H-Hey! How do you know about the hole in the fence!?" Kanji ask shocking after, Tsubaki and Naoto are knew about his secret passage in this school
"I knew this from Alastor" Tsubaki say "Sukuna told about this before" Naoto say
"We were knew about that from Take-kun, right Sukuna-kun?" Alastor saying to Sukuna
"Yah! Ala-chan's right!" Sukuna said
"TAKE!" Kanji shout his voice to Take annoying
"S-Sorry…!" Take quickly apologize "I-I used it just this morni'. There's no way it ain't there" Kanji explain
"It's not there!" Sukuna telling to him "We're already searched anywhere but, we didn't find it!"
"In fact… We can't leave this school" Souji saying calmly
"And, there's that clock tower" Naoto say
"Clock Tower? You mean the one in the Seven Horrors?" Chie ask worried
"It would be faster to show it to you Please follow me"
Naoto guide them to the Clock Tower in middle of school yard
(In front of the Clock Tower)
Everyone are shocked after see the full size of Clock Tower with their own eyes
"I-It's for real… There actually is clock tower here!" Chie say shocking
"What's going on here? Why is the clock tower in here…?" Tsubaki ask confusing
"Hmm… It was demolished before Yukiko-senpai and others began elementary school, correct?" Naoto asking to Yukiko about the clock tower in the past
"I don't know exactly when but I think it was around that time, but I thought it was more like a small monument than an actually full-sized tower, at least, I don't think it was so big that a person could go inside" Yukiko explain remind
"Size aside, looks like we can't go inside this one either" Yosuke crossed his arms
"Hm? Even through it's this big?" Konohana asking
"Hah… this tower not have the door or windows either" Jirayia say
"If only we could enter, I thought we'd find some sort of clue" Naoto said disappoint
"I see…." Izanagi put his hand on his chin
"Zen-san and Rei-chan. Do you know anything about this clock tower?" Souji suddenly question to Zen and Rei
"Umm… it's been here all this time" Rei answer it
"Is the clock stopped?" Naoto begin to question to them as well
"It is moving, but it's extremely slow" Zen answer it
"Slow? Why slow?" Sukuna asked
"Neither Rei nor I know anything about this building, but… that bell did ring" Zen say
"So, the bell we heard must have been this clock tower's bell" Naoto has figure the sound of bell come from
"The bell rang and, I entered that labyrinth with Rei. That's where we met you" Zen said
"You went in after hearing that bell?" Tsubaki asked
"Yes" Zen answer
"May I ask why?" Naoto ask
"I felt that… that's what needed to be done" Zen answered her question and turn away his look
"… I see" Naoto say
"In other words, this place isn't Yasogami High" Izanagi say
"Hah" Souji nod it "Why don't we go see Margaret? Maybe, she know something about this place" Souji suggestion
"Yes, that's good idea" Naoto say agreed
Everyone decide go to the Velvet Room for asking Margaret about this place
(Velvet Room)
After they're go inside the Velvet Room, everyone see Margaret is standing there with a very serious expression
"Hmph, what a mess you've dragged me into…" Margaret saying frustration
"Wait, we dragged you into this? But, we're not do anything" Chie asked more confuse to Margaret had saying to them
"Um, what is this place?" Naoto question to Margaret
"It seems this is a haven in the rift…" Margaret said
"Haven in the rift?" Tomoe asked
"A place that exists between dream and reality. It connects to the world of the collective unconsciousness. It must be similar to the TV world you are all familiar with" Margaret explain
"So that's why there are Shadows here and we could summon our Personas" Rise said
"I was shocked back there" Himiko said
"B-But why are we in such a place?" Yukiko asked
"I don't know the reason… but do you remember what I said before?" Margaret saying
"Nothing meaningless happens here, right?" Souji remind, what Margaret had told to them before
"Yes, the reality and this haven in the rift connected via the Velvet Room, and you all descended here" Margaret say "It happened by necessity, Indeed one could call it… Fate"
"Fate….." Tsubaki say wondering
"There is something that you must do here… That is all I know" Margaret telling to them
"What we must do?" Souji asked
"I do not know what it is, but unless you accomplish it, there will be no way back to reality" Margaret say
"In other word, we won't be able to leave here?" Izanagi said
"For real!?" Chie ask shocker
"NOO!" Take kneel on ground and raising his both hands to the sky dramatic
"Take shut up!" Kanji yelling to him
"Is that why the students are acting so weird?" Yosuke crossed his arms and saying
"Weird?" Tsubaki asked to Yosuke
"Well… All students just say is "Yasogami High's Culture Festival is fun" and "Let's go to the carnival shooting gallery" stuff" Jirayia explain
"It's like, the answers they give don't match my questions. We can buy what they're selling through, also. I don't see anyone else I know here" Yosuke following Jirayia's explanation
"Yosuke's right, he should know every single student's face in this school. As for me, I didn't saw any single girls I know in this school too" Jirayia smirked happily
"Shut up you, pervert-frog" Tomoe and Alastor saying same thing annoying to Jirayia
"All they do is speak words. You cannot communicate with them" Zen finally spoke
"Huh?" Yosuke response confuse
"You mean, the students here wasn't human?" Souji asked figure
"They're something like phantoms. Shadows will not attack them" Margaret explain
"How about the Shadows?" Tsubaki asked "Did the Shadow come out from that labyrinth before?"
"As far as I know, those monsters you call Shadows have never come out from that labyrinth. I don't know why, but it's always been so" Zen say
"Always?" Konohana say confuse
"How long have you two been here?" Yukiko asked
"Hmm… A pretty long while?" Rei answer
"What about before coming here?" Tsubaki asked
"We were here when we gained consciousness. We don't remember anything before that" Zen telling to them
"Hah?" Alastor response
"Our memories were taken" Rei said
"Taken!?" Chie say shocking after heard Rei had said, they memories were taken
"W-Wait, by who!?" Yosuke asked worry
"I don't know…" Rei answer it
"But, you remember having them taken?" Naoto asked
"But, I remember having them taken" Rei say
"How could someone can take another person's memories?" Konohana saying confuse
"… Could that someone be here?" Izanagi crossed his arms and said
"I don't know" Zen say
"Uh… could our memories get taken too?" Chie ask worry
"I don't know" Zen repeat his words
"Damn… This seems pretty serious" Jirayia said worry
"Huuh… I scare for someone want taken my memories!" Sukuna saying scare
"Same here…" Himiko say agreed to Sukuna's fear
"We were don't know about that" Alastor telling to Himiko and Sukuna
"Wait for real? Does this mean there's a bad guy here!?" Kanji ask shock
"The penny drops!" Chie saying to Kanji
"… In any case, let's look for a way to leave here" Naoto suggestion
"The clues must be in that labyrinth, we should checking at that places again" Souji telling his prediction
"That's only choice we can do right now" Izanagi say
"Mm-mh I agree" Yukiko say agreed
"… I want to leave too. I want to go back with everyone" Rei suddenly said
"Rei?" Zen suddenly ask
"Zen, let's leave together, okay? I want to go back too" Rei request to Zen
"All right. If that is what you wish" Zen said "Souji, I have the favor to request" Zen suddenly said to Souji
"What is it?" Souji ask
"If you are going to enter this labyrinth, I ask that you take us with you, we won't be any trouble. I will protect Rei, and I can fight the monsters in this labyrinth" Zen request to Souji
"Of course, let's look for a way out together" Souji has accept Zen's request
"Yes" Zen say
"I hope we get along" Rei say with light bow to Souji
"*giggle now that, that's out of the way, I'm feeling hungry!" Rei say cheerfully, she bring takoyaki from somewhere and eat it "Hot, hot! *munch"
"Huh? Takoyaki!? Where'd you pull that out from!?" Chie asking shock to Rei
"I know something! Happiness comes in the shape of takoyaki" Rei said her opinion happily
"Whoa… she's a Yosuke-level disappointment…" Teddie comment
"Did you just insult Rei?" Zen ask angry and pointing his crossbow to Teddie
"Eep! I-I would never! I just meant that her distinctive looks and personality are amazing!" Teddie quickly explain in worried to Zen
"HOW DARE YOU! YOU POINTING YOUR WEAPON TO TEDDIE-DONO!" Kintoki yelling to Zen
"No Zen! That's dangerous!" Rei stopping Zen
"Haha… you two get along well" Yukiko say with smile
"I promised that we'd stay together" Rei telling to Yukiko
Yukiko suddenly faith blush after, Rei saying that and, she stare to Souji, Souji notice she's staring on him and give the gently smile to her, Yukiko repeat to him with gently smile as well
"I promised me and Tomoe-chan always toge-"
"That would never happen" Tomoe quickly answer annoying to Jirayia
"Hahaha! Same like always, always get rejecting" Alastor telling to him with laugh
"S-Shut up you, crybabies damn knight!" Jirayia yelled to him
"Hah!? I not the crybabies! It's just you, disco-pervert-frog!" Alastor suddenly snap out from his laugh and yelled back
"What is that!? I know, you're the one who always cried all the times!"
"I cried because, I proud to Tsubaki-san! Oh, I get it! Are you jealous to me, because my partner's very popular than you!?"
"Alastor…" Tsubaki say annoying
"Jealous!? Screw you! Maybe, Tsubaki is pretty than Yosuke's! Once again, I always told to you, WE are the ghost!"
"Screw you, Jirayia!" Yosuke yelling to Jirayia
Alastor and Jirayia still yelling to each other and the next, they're put their weapons and want to pick fighting
"COME HERE YOU DAMN-"
*SMACK
*SMACK
*BRUK
Izanagi hitting Alastor and Jirayia on their head with his's palm hand like the chop make them knock down on the floor
"I keep told to you two, we're friends not enemies and, you two are off from the topic" Izanagi said to them with cold voice and some annoying tone
"S-Sorry, partner/Izanagi-kun" Jirayia and Alastor apologizing in weakly
"Are they always like that?" Rei ask confusing
"Always" Souji, Tsubaki, Yosuke sighing
"And, I promised to get all cozy together in my costume too!" Teddie suddenly said without hesitate "With Miss Margaret, of course!" Teddie blushing
"Then I will fulfill my duty as well. As guest of the Velvet Room. I'll assist you as much as I am able. If you are to fight against Shadows, you will need to make the necessary preparations. Hm…. Where to start" Margaret thinking and ignore what Teddie has said
"She totally ignored me!" Teddie shock
"If we are to fight Shadows, then I worry about our equipment" Naoto suddenly said
"Yeah, we're come in here without the preparation on ourselves first" Tsubaki say agreed
"That beside, we've need the strong weapon for fighting the shadows, just like always" Souji crossed his arms
"Useful tools would be also helpful, and ideally" Naoto say
"Like Crayon?" Sukuna asked
"No, that wasn't helpful" Naoto answering him
"Then again, all of you need someplace to replenish your stamina" Izanagi say
"Yeah. I don't like the idea of having to go without supplies" Chie said agree
"Would this be insufficient?" Zen say and looking his weapon
"It's a projectile device that uses nearby object its effect changes depending on what it fires" Zen explain about how to use his weapon
"Why don't you all use one you all use one too?" Zen ask
"Hmm… I wouldn't feel confident using that. I'd probably shoot Yosuke before I got used to it" Chie say to Zen
"I can so see that happening" Yosuke saying worry
"That's always happen" Jirayia say to Yosuke
"Same goes to you" Alastor said
"Shut up, Ala" Jirayia say annoying
"Seriously, though, we all use completely different weapons. Never mind unfamiliar. It'd be dangerous" Yosuke telling to Zen
"I see… Different weapons for each of you…" Zen say don't know
"So it would help if you had weapons?" Rei asked
"They can help us find a way out" Souji say
"Um, there's a place with all kinds of stuff lying around. I think they have some. Let's go look together!" Rei say
"All right" Souji say
"And we can swing by donut shop on our way!" Rei say excite
(In front of You in Wonderland)
After, everyone have the place for weapons at the art room and for the rest at the nurse's office. Margaret just finished forge to Souji's group's weapon for strong enough to defeating Shadows in the labyrinth but, for the next time we should paying the weapons and the place for rest
"Okay, all's ready!" Chie say and flexible her feet by the kung-fu style
"Yeah" Tsubaki answer when, he flexible his spear
"Tsubaki-senpai, here an few supply from Margaret, please give this to Souji-senpai" Rise giving an few supply to Tsubaki and Tsubaki accept it
"Okay, thanks" Tsubaki answer with gently smile to her
"Senpai… Please, be careful" Rise telling to him with warm feelings and softly smile to him. She made Tsubaki's face glowing bright red to her
"O-Oh yeah… Sure" Tsubaki answer embarrassing
"Hey, hey, why are you blushing for?" Tsubaki surprise, Yosuke suddenly caught him on his shoulder and give him smirk
"N-No…! I'm not blushing…!" Tsubaki complain nervously to Yosuke
"Ooh~ you're so cute, Tsubaki-senpai~" Rise teasing to him cheerfully and made him more bright red blushing on his face
"R-Rise, c-could you please stop teasing on me…?" Tsubaki told to her nervously
"Hmhm~ sorry, sorry~" Rise said cheerfully to her
"Youngest" Alastor saying
"Youngest" Jirayia copy Alastor's line
"Don't copy me…" Alastor tell to him annoying
"Is everyone ready? We've go now" Souji suddenly announce to his group
"Okay, partner!" Yosuke answer "Come on, Tsubaki" Yosuke telling
"Oh, well see you later, Rise" Tsubaki said to her and following everyone go inside the labyrinth
"Well, let's go to Velvet Room" Rise said
"Okay, let's assistant everyone else~" Himiko said, Rise nod it "Hm…?" Himiko looking away
"What's wrong, Himiko?" Rise asked
"I don't know but, I'm get bad feelings about this…" Himiko suddenly worry
"… You're right, me too…" Rise admit it "But, let's not thinking about that and focus to supportive everyone" Rise said positive and the both are walking back to Velvet Room
The re;write chapter has update!
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