Special thanks to Miss Hanamura. For correction and mistakes I made for this chapter.

To let everyone know. Somewhere around the next chapter or so, I may start skipping time a bit during the story. Also this chapter is the last chapter before Kai and the others began traveling to Tir Na Nog.

One last thing is here are the current results for the polls on who should return to the S.E.E.S

Aigis: 4 votes

Koromaru: 2 votes

Fuuka Yamiagishi: 2 votes

Akihiko Sanada: 2 votes

Koromaru, Fuuka, and Akihiko are all tied by 2 votes and the poll will end tomorrow. So we only need one more vote for one of the three for them to make a return back into the story.

Well anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter :D

Chapter 6

Minato and The World

Tuesday, April 17, 2013

The following morning, The Fool had waken refreshed and energetic, as if all the stress from his body disappeared.

'I don't feel sleepy anymore.' The Fool thought and decided to get dressed for school, this time tying his ribbon properly, but still leaving his blazer unbuttoned. He then headed downstairs and saw Mitsuru, Rin, and Daiki sitting at the table eating breakfast. Ken was not there since he's still recovering from his temporary knock-out. The Fool then joined the group for breakfast and began stuffing his mouth with toast.

"So, how are you feeling?" Rin asked the Fool. He swallowed his food before speaking to him.

"I feel great. Like all my stress just disappeared in an instant. I don't feel tired anymore." Said the Fool; he was continuously eating while talking to the group of Persona-users.

"Impressive recovery Akira. That was quite unexpected of you." Mitsuru replied. The Fool simply nodded and finished his breakfast and grabbed his school bag.

"Well, we'll be heading out!" The Fool shouted and left for the monorail along with Death and The Hanged Man. They arrived at the monorail and headed to school, where they got to their class and took their seats. Kai noticed Michiko was absent once again. He simply shrugged and waited for the first bell of the day to ring. This time, Mr. Ekoda was teaching. The trio of Persona-users thought his lectures were a pain in the ass and once again ignored this one. Kai decided to sleep in class, Rin ignored him all together, and Daiki listened to music. This time, Mr. Ekoda called on Rin to answer one of the questions.

"Hitoshi! Who established the Kamakura Shogunate?!" The stupid teacher popped another random question once again and Rin answered simply..

"That's simple, it was Minamoto No Yoritomo. I'm not stupid." Rin said sarcastically. The whole class was surprised just like they were with Kai. Chattering around the room happened once again—talking about how Rin said the answer so naturally like Kai. Mr. Ekoda was also a bit uneasy like the last time with Kai and just continued on with the lecture, as always.

Lunchtime

The lunch break started and everyone began to rush towards the lunch line, including the Fool, Death, and Hanged Man, who were barging through people to get to the front line and get a decent meal. This time, they were successful with Kai obtaining a yakisoba bread, Rin a croquette bread, and Daiki having a melon bread for lunch.

"Phew... Thank goodness we got there first and got ourselves the good stuff other than those nasty plain rolls." Rin said in disgust. Daiki agreed with him and Kai was just eating his lunch.

"Eat your lunch..." Kai said before continuing to eat his food with a red tint on his face like always. The trio then ate their meal happily and had their stomachs filled up.

"Man, that was good..." Rin cheered happily. Daiki simply gave a thumbs up.

"I'm still hungry..." The Fool said bluntly and the both of them fell onto the ground dumbfounded with his response.

"Dude! You sure can eat a lot, you know that?" Kai simply nodded his head and the bell signaling the end of the break rang. The three then left back to their class to finish the rest of the day with a few more boring lectures once again. It was mostly Mr. Ekoda's lectures, but Ms. Toriumi gave them the last lectures of the day before the day had ended.

Afterschool

School was over and both Rin and Daiki were exhausted, whereas Kai seemed to have some energy left. Rin then approached The Fool with an exhausted look.

"Kai, today we have to move some of the new tenant's belongings into his room this evening. Don't go and bailing on us tonight." Kai nodded his head and left to the monorail, deciding to check out Paulownia Mall to saw how much has changed. When he arrived, he saw that it changed a bit. One of them was that there was a Junes near the mall and another was the new remodeling of the actual mall itself.

'Man this place is huge!' The Fool began to wander and explore around the mall, looking at it's different stores and shops. The Fool saw a club, a coffee shop that serves coffee that will make you look good, and a karaoke bar where he could hang out with everyone else later on. He also noticed a glowing blue light at the back alley next to the karaoke bar and decided to investigate it out of curiosity. What he saw was the door to the Velvet Room and he decided that he would a pay a visit to the bluenette, Minato. He took out his Velvet key from his pocket and unlocked the door. He entered the Velvet Room, and saw the blue-haired man Minato sitting down, as if he was expecting him to come.

"Ah, welcome back! How have you been?" Minato smiled at the turquoise-eyed boy. Kai then took a seat in front of him and decided to talk to the former Wild Card.

"I'm fine. I just decided to come and visit you, that's all..." The Fool responded.

"Ah, is that so..." The bluenette replied before having a change of expression, like he wanted to asked him something.

"Um... Is there something you want?" Asked Kai and the bluenette was a bit hesitant, but nodded after a bit.

"Yeah, actually I have a request. I would like to go outside the Velvet Room and see Iwatodai once more. Plus..." The blunette's stomach began to growl. "I haven't eaten anything ever since I became a resident of the Velvet Room, so I want to get a decent meal too." Minato replied with a bit of red on his face.

"You can travel outside the Velvet Room?" The Fool asked. Minato then nodded his head.

"Indeed, we have permission to leave the room at will, the only condition being that our guest accompany us outside." The Fool nodded his head.

"I see... Then I guess I'll accompany you outside." With those words, the blunette's expression turned bright and the two headed outside the Velvet Room which, to Kai's surprise, that the resident of the Velvet Room could actually appear in his world.

"It's been a long time since I've been in Iwatodai." Minato said with a light smile and his stomach began to grumble. "Sorry about that... I'm starving and I want to get something to eat. Know any good places?" The blunette asked. The Fool nodded his head and led him to Hagakure in the strip mall.

"Two orders of the special, please!" Minato ordered and the owner of Hagakure began to look at him with surprise.

"Hey, you look familiar... Have we met before?" He shook his head.

"I think this is the first time we met. Why do you ask?" Minato asked him.

"Well, you sort of remind me of a deceased customer I had four years ago. He was one of my favorite regulars and you resemble him exactly. But I'm sure its a mere coincidence." The man then headed back into the kitchen to get their order.

"Man, I can't wait..." The blunette began to drool. Kai then turned over to him.

"Do you know the owner here?" The Fool asked the blunette who was still drooling.

"No, I don't think so. At least, not that I know of..." Minato replied. But Kai knew that by his expression he was lying and he knew the man. He just wasn't admitting it. The Fool decided to play along for now.

"I see..." Kai simply replied. Both of their orders were then ready. However, it wasn't like your average bowl of ramen. It was about 6x times bigger than the regular bowls and had more noodles and meat in it along with a few other things.

"Here's two Hagakure specials. Enjoy!" The owner said. Both Fools were drooling, ready to devour them. As soon as they were placed on the table, the two of them began to chow down, slurping down the noodles and eating the meat, eggs, etc. After which, they began to drink the broth and empty out the whole bowl. Both of them gave a satisfied look, especially the blunette.

"That was good... I haven't had anything good like this for about four years now." Minato said with a face of satisfactory. The Fool nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, it was delicious..." He responded. The two of them paid for their meal and continued to explore the malls of Minato's request until the evening. They both headed back to the back alley of the Paulownia Mall and in front of the Velvet door.

"I had a good time... We should do this again sometime again." Minato said. The Fool smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, we should..." He simply replied. The blunette then headed back to the Velvet Room and waved farewell to The Fool before closing the door behind him. Then a voice rang in Kai's head again.

"?!"

*Crash*

Thou art I...And I am Thou

Thou hast established a genuine and unique bond...

Thou shalt be blessed when chooseth to create a

Persona of The World Arcana

'Rank 1 World Social Link'

The sound of a new Social Link and the bond between Kai and Minato was formed. The Social Link was also a unique one at that. It also started getting dark and The Fool rushed back to the dorm to help move some more stuff for the new tenant. He was already 30 minutes late when he got to the door and entered the dorm, where he saw a bunch of boxes once more and the three members carrying some too.

Evening

"Where were you? We started 30 minutes ago and we're still far from being finished." Death said, having trouble carrying one of the boxes and climbing up the stairs.

"I went to get something to eat..." The Fool replied. Both Daiki and Rin shuddered at the thought of how much Kai ate and where.

"You must have quite the appetite, Akira." Mitsuru responded. Both Daiki and Rin both thought at the same time 'No kidding!' and continued carrying up more boxes to the tenant's room. The Fool nodded and began carrying two boxes at a time with no trouble. Every minute, Kai went back up and down carrying the boxes with ease and was getting the job done for them fast. In just about 20 minutes or so, they finally finished moving all of the transfer student's belongings into his rooms and with some time to spare.

"Damn. I'm beat." Rin was trying to catch his breath and Daiki was sitting down, doing the same thing too. Kai simply went into the fridge and grabbed some milk from the fridge and poured some in a glass cup. He began taking sips from the cup.

"So when is the transfer student going to arrive?" The Fool asked the head of the Kirijo group.

"He'll be arriving to the dorms this upcoming Saturday and will start attending school on the 22nd. Remember, he doesn't know anything about Persona or the Dark or Light Hour, so it would be best to keep anything about that from him." All of them nodded in agreement. "Another thing is that I give you all permission to travel outside the dorm during the evening if you have anything to do during that time." Mitsuru added. With that, Kai simply yawned, grabbed another cup of milk and drank it before heading to bed. As he began to fall asleep, he began to slowly drift into a conscious dream and saw the memory once more.

"My name is Lugh Lamfada." The brown haired man replied. The guard looked at the man named Lugh and then called in another guard.

"Let the King know that a Lugh Lamfada wants an audience with him." The guard then headed into the castle and they both waited. While they waited, Lugh took out his lyre and decided to play a mellow melody. The sound of the strings strumming got the guard's attention and he was soon in a trance, not paying attention to anything else, but the young man's performance. The young man noticed it and stopped playing.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to put you in a trance with my music." Lugh replied with guilt. The Guard then reassured him.

"It's alright...Your music sort of soothed me and I also want to apologize for my rudeness. I didn't get a good night's sleep last night. But hearing your song has refreshed me. Thank you." The guard said with a smile. The other guard returned.

"The king has accepted his request. He may have an audience with him." He said and the other guard smiled at him.

"I wish you good luck, dear Lugh." Lugh smiled and nodded, following the other guard towards the castle of Tara to meet with King Nuadha. He played his lyre as he walked to the castle and the people of Tara began to get entranced by the enchanted song of the lyre, as if all their stress had been washed away. The brown-haired boy continued strumming the strings of his instrument with elegance and grace. People began dancing, cheering, and laughing from the harmonic music, as Lugh continued on to the castle with groups of people following him. He arrived inside the castle with everyone standing outside and approached the King, as he slowly finished playing his song.

"You play a melodic song. I commend you for that." King Nuadha said to Lugh. He was a man with light blonde hair and a hairy beard. He wears a crown and a king's robe as well. His right arm was silver.

"I thank you for the compliment, dear King." Lugh bowed to the man and so did the king as a show of respect to the young man.

"So, you wish to serve me?" Lugh nodded his head and knelt down in front of him.

"Yes, dear King." He responded. Nuadha then slowly approached him and unsheathed his sword from his sheath. He then put his sword on each of Lugh's shoulder while announcing his oaths.

"Do you, Lugh Lamfada, swear to serve me to the very end until I die?" The King asked the young man.

"Yes. I shall follow you 'til the day you die." Lugh announced. Nuadha then smiled and sheathed his sword back.

"Stand up." He said to Lugh, and the young man simply stood up. "I shall entrust you with my life, Lugh, as my royal guard and friend." He added.

"I shall do my best to protect you, my dear King and friend." Lugh finally replied before the image started blur and soon fade away.

Wednesday, April 18 2013

Kai then woke up from his slumber and looked at the clock. It was still pretty early before he had to head to school and then he thought back on the dream he had last night. 'What was that and why do I keep having it?' The Fool thought before deciding to get dress for school and still have time to kill. He decided to check on Ken and headed to his room. Before entering, he knocked on the door to see if Ken was awake.

*Knock* *Knock* The Fool tapped on the door. The door then opened and in front of him was Ken.

"Oh, Senpai! What brings you here?" The young Justice asked.

"I just came to see if you were alright." Ken then nodded his head.

"Yeah, I'm feeling alright. I think I'll be able to go to school today." He responded.

"That's good to hear." Kai lightly smiled and then checked his watch to see the time. It was about time to leave. "We should get going... Daiki and Rin are probably already at school by now." Ken nodded and they headed to Gekkoukan. Upon their arrival, they overheard some people talking about a rumor.

"Hey, you know Michiko Kawazoe from class 2-F?"

"Yeah, what about her?"

"Well, she hasn't been at school for about three days straight now and I heard from some people that she skipped school because of her break-up with her boyfriend."

"What?! She had a boyfriend, who is it?!"

"You know that transfer student that arrived from Tokyo?"

"You mean Kai Akira of Class 2-F?"

"Yeah, apparently I heard that they started dating a few days after he arrived and he decided to break-up with her in just a few days."

"Lucky bastard! How does a guy like him start dating a girl like her and just break up with her like that?!"

"Beats me, but its a rumor, so its probably not true. Besides, I heard Kai doesn't understand what a relationship is."

"Really? He's that dense?!"

"Apparently. Anyway, I heard that there's some clubs that are looking for people to sign up. One of them's the Music Club. Maybe I should try joining." The two overheard their conversation and Kai was confused as to why they were talking about him.

"Don't worry about it, Senpai. Rumors are pretty common around here and are mostly fake. However, some of them can be true, like the Music Club recruiting people." The Fool nodded his head.

"I see..." Kai replied. Ken's expression then changed into a concerned one.

"Although, the disappearance of Michiko-senpai does sound a bit fishy. We should let Mitsuru-senpai and the others know about this rumor. It could be related to the tower in the Light Hour." Kai simply nodded his head and the both of them separated and headed to their homeroom classes.

After School

Classes were over and club signs up began. The Fool decided to check out the Music room and see if they were still registering people. On the music room's door, there was a note:

Music Club

Looking for new members to joins. Both beginners and experienced

- Ken Amada

Kai noticed that Ken name was on the note, possibly meaning that Ken could be the Music Club advisor. 'This could be a good opportunity to meet some new people.' He nodded and entered the club room and saw people playing a variety of instruments.

"Kai-senpai?!" A familiar voice was heard in The Fool's ears. He turned around and noticed Ken was a bit surprised to see him here, holding a violin in his hand.

"Oh, Ken. What a coincidence seeing you here. I'm here to join the music club; are you the club advisor, by any chance?" The Justice nodded his head and Kai lightly smiled.

"So, can I join?" The Fool asked him once more. Ken smiled and nodded.

"Sure. I hope we can get along well, Senpai..." He replied.

Kai then felt a faint bond between him and sound of glass shattering and a voice rang in his head once more.

"?!"

*Crash!*

Thou art...And I am Thou

Thou hast established a noble and spirited bond...

Thou shalt be blessed when thou chooseth to create a

Persona of the Justice Arcana

'Rank 1 Justice Social Link'

Kai felt a new bond with The Justice being created, as they continued to talk for a bit more before heading back to the dorm, where the both of them decided to tell them about the rumors of the disappearance of Michiko Kawazoe.

Evening

At the Dorm

The both of them then explained the rumors about everything that they heard about the disappearance of Michiko, excluding the information of her dating Kai to Mitsuru and the others.

"I see... Indeed, I have noticed Kawazoe's mysterious leave of absence. Neither her parents or legal guardians notified me of it, which seemed suspicious." Mitsuru said. All of them nodded in agreement.

"It is a bit fishy that she hasn't been at school for four days now without a notification. But if she wasn't absent for illness, then what?" Rin asked curiously.

"Both me and Senpai suspect that she may have be at the tower, Tir Na Nog." Ken added.

"That's impossible, Amada. The tower's near the Naganaki shrine. Even if she is able to enter the Light and Dark Hour like us, it would be unlikely for her to wander off into Tir Na Nog." Mitsuru responded.

"What if she didn't wander off into the tower..." Kai jumped into the conversation.

"What do you mean, Akira?" The red-haired heiress asked.

"This is just a guess, but what if those Shadows in the Light Hour dragged her into Tir Na Nog? I noticed their behavior before and they aren't like the Shadows from the Dark Hour who are feral creatures. These creatures don't seem to attack unless they are attacked or feel like they're being threatened. Michiko may have been startled by the creatures that the Shadows attacked her out of defense and knocked her unconscious. Rather than killing her, they took her to the Tower instead." All of them except for Ken were shocked about what Kai said.

"If that's the case, then it's a worthy theory to check the tower out. However, I won't allow any of you to explore the tower until the 22nd or until we have more evidence that she was brought to the tower by her own will." The Fool wanted to protest, but found himself nodding his head along with the others. Everyone then decided to hit the hay, but Kai wanted to talk to Ken for a bit more.

"Is it about Michiko-senpai?" Ken asked. Kai nodded his head.

"Yeah, I'm thinking of going to the Tower tomorrow and was wondering if you want to come along." The Fool replied. Ken then sighed and had a worried face.

"If Mitsuru-senpai finds out that we left to the tower, we'll be in deep trouble. However, by the time we actually get to the tower in a few days, I think it will be too late... So, count me in; I'm not letting anyone else die!" Ken face turned into a look of determination. The both of them nodded and decided to keep this a secret from the other S.E.E.S. members and decided to go to bed themselves.

Tomorrow they leave for Tir Na Nog.

The World and Justice Social Link have been formed. As well as next chapter Kai and Ken will travel to Tir Na Nog to find one of their classmates from school.

Here are the overview of the two social link

The World Social Link/Minato Arisato Social Link

People involved in the social link: Minato Arisato

Overview: The Minato Arisato Social Link mostly involves Minato and Kai exploring Iwatodai and eating foods while it also explains Minato's past and his relations to S.E.E.S and in some occasions of his social link. He will accidentally meet a old S.E.E.S member.

The Justice Social Link/Ken Amada Social Link

People Involved in the Social Link: Ken Amada

Overview: The Justice social link revolves around Ken talking to Kai about his past a few years ago and blaming himself on what happened 4 years ago. (He basically tells about Shinjiro Death)

Welp, thats about it. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I'll update as soon as possible. :)