Okay~ as promised, here's chapter two! Hope you'll like it~ Nana-chan will tells about circumstances as well as introducing some recurring characters in advance!
LET'S HOP TO THE STORY!
Disclaimer - I don't own K-ON!
Beta-ed - ChiptuneImpulse
Change-log: 06/06/2011 – Beta-ed and edited by ChiptuneImpulse, edited Yui's dialogue.
07/06/2011 - battle stance changed, several dialogue changed.
Perspective 02
Blind Chase
As Yui arrived to her home, three figures greeted her. She knew that the three of her kouhai might be here because they told her that they'll study at Ui's place.
"Welcome back, neechan!"
"Oh, Yui-senpai, welcome home—"
"Hello, senpai."
Yes, as follows, First there is Hirasawa Ui, her beloved sister as well as—umm, her caretaker. Nakano Azusa, her little kouhai which is from the same light music club whom Yui likes to hug and Suzuki Jun, a player from Jazz Club whom befriended the other two is sitting neatly near the table. There are some books and cookies on the table.
"A-zu-nyan~" Yui hugged Azusa, while Ui and Jun just giggled at their behavior.
"Anyways, you look pretty tired, senpai. What happened?" Azusa asked out of curiosity, Yui almost jumped. "You can have our cookies, as well as some milk."
"Thanks Azu-nyan~" Yui tried to hide everything she could.
Of course, about that Persona thing, the way she battles and that she risks her life on that. She think that she'll be slashed on the spot if she spilled it out to her three innocent kouhai.
"Oneechan, why is there a cut on your cheek?" Ui pointed directly to the plaster that covered Yui's wound.
"Ricchan accidentally scratched my cheek earlier," a complete innocent lie. "These cookies are good! Are [these] handmade?"
"Yeah, we just made them earlier." Jun added. "And we also helped Ui cooks for dinner,"
"That reminds me, what's dinner tonight, Ui?"
"I think it was curry rice?" Ui said to herself a finger to her chin while looking up.
Yui grinned happily, "Yay! Let's eat!"
"Senpai, it's not past the dinner time yet and please, stop hugging me!"
The night ended peacefully and the three, they already forgot about the scratch on Yui's face. They just talked mostly random things. After the dinner feast, both Jun and Azusa walked home, and shortly after helping Ui wash the dishes, Yui fell asleep straight after her head reached her pillows.
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But to her surprise, she awoke in Velvet Room. The interiors were still the same, same cakes and same tea set. She gazed at the sofa; Igor still sat there with the woman—who appears to be his assistant.
"Hello there, young lady." Igor greeted her. "Seems you already awakened to the power…"
"You mean Persona, Igor-jiisan?"
"Indeed," Igor smiled vigorously. "Persona is a manifestation of your psyche. A mask that has gone through many hardships of your life,"
"…Psyche…?" Yui repeated.
"It takes time to understand," he smiled again—eerily. "Your ability is unique; it's the number zero. It may mean nothing, but can be filled with infinite possibilities. And it requires my help to do so,"
Yui nodded—but she understood nothing.
"Please hold onto this," Igor handed a blue key to her. "From now on forth, you are our guest, and you come here on your own."
For the first time, his assistant finally talked. "I'm Margaret. I, too, will help you in your journey." She paused. "I presume you'll be able to find the truth you seek for yourself."
Yui couldn't help but only grinned at every word that they said to her. "Sorry, umm, I don't really understand all of this~"
"You'll see it for yourself in your journey," Margaret continued, she smiled warmly.
"Remember, the power of bonds will always be your strength," said Igor again, reminded the airhead. "Until then, farewell,"
/
The brand new day has started; the school feels like it went out quickly—every incident that happened yesterday was like a gust of wind. Well, both Yui and Ritsu still gaze on the two empty seats on the homeroom of 3-2. They two still recorded as sick, but in fact, they're missing but no one knows where or when. Ritsu already made up with Sawako-sensei, but she still apologies every time she sees the two brunettes.
As promised yesterday Nanako, Ritsu and Yui gathered again in light music clubroom. Luckily, Azusa seems to be has an errand to run, so she didn't have to butt in to their secrets, for now.
"I'll explain it, but…" Nanako paused. "You two have to come with me to my home,"
"Huh? What for?" Ritsu asked.
"There's someone I need to introduce to, and we need to buy some equipments before going to the Remnant Time. And yeah, I need to fetch evokers for you too."
That explains it, so they three are going to go to Nanako's dorm. Nanako's dorm is…well, as she said, is one of those regular dorms that is located in town. But there's some difference in it, REALLY big difference. That place can't be called a 'dorm' by the two brunettes, perhaps because that place can be called as 'the most place that people avoid to go when they're in problem'.
"P-Police Station?" Yui gaped when she saw the board. "Ricchan, we're going to be jailed!"
Some thoughts crossed Yui and Ritsu's mind about Nanako's a criminal or something but she decided to shrug it off.
"You're hallucinating!" Ritsu slapped her head playfully. "But…yeah, who's the one you want to introduce? And… why it's in the Police Station?"
"It's my father colleague, and yeah, he's an officer in this area."
Nanako smiled as she opened the glass door, while the two brunettes started to sweat. The Police Station itself was empty at that time, they wonder why.
"Akihiko-senpai, I'm home!" Nanako shouted inside.
And there are was a silhouette of a tall man with silver hair coming from behind the counter. He was wearing a red-long sleeved shirt and holding a white suit. He doesn't wear any formal clothes or uniforms. He's just...plain, but he has a charismatic aura around him.
"Oh, welcome home, Nanako." He smiled wryly. "Who're these two? Are they the twos you're talking about yesterday?"
"Yeah, umm… senpai, this is Sanada Akihiko-san, he's an officer here and he was a Persona-user."
"…Wow!" Yui says in awe.
"Akihiko-senpai, these are Tainaka Ritsu-senpai and Hirasawa Yui-senpai,"
"Nice to meet you two," he gives a wry smile again.
It feels like suddenly an eerie sound snapped Yui's trance. She hears sounds from her mind unconsciously. Her introduction like...somehow makes a line rope of bond between her. Was this the power of bonds that Igor told her?
Thou art I, and I art thou
You have been blessed to bestow skills of Persona of Emperor Arcana
"So...Whaddya guys need here, some weapons?"
"Weapons...You sold weapons here, Akihiko-san?" Ritsu's eyes gleamed.
"Yeah, you can say it like that. I'll provide weapons for you all from now on." Aki giggled. "For today—as a welcome party, all weapons are free—but excluding those armors and other items, okay?"
Seemed that Yui and Ritsu's face are brighter than usual, they quickly darted off to those weapons that Akihiko talked about. There are some swords, as well as guns and even spears. Nanako can't help but hold her laugh when she saw her senpai's childish expression.
"I leave evokers on the back," Akihiko patted at Nanako's shoulder. "Take care. I'll be on computer."
"Senpai, wait a sec." Akihiko stopped abruptly on his pace and turned around.
Nanako took a deep breath. "I-Is this enough? I mean...well..."
"You're doing your best. I won't bother you out." came the short reply. "I'm searching about that too, so don't worry."
Nanako nodded in agreement and let his figure disappeared, then again she gazes intently at her senpais who seemed to enjoy their selves in the paradise of weaponry.
"Nanako-chan, am I really suited to use this sword?" Yui took out an Imitation Katana.
"I think it suits you well, senpai." Nanako commented. "And Tainaka-senpai; are you already choosing what kunai that should you bring? We're in hurry, remember?"
"O-Oh right, we need to rescue Mugi and Mio, right?" Ritsu packed the kunai she picked out. "Let's head back, shall we?"
When Ritsu stepped out the Police Station door, she accidentally bumped into a tall man. Ritsu is taken aback, but the man seemed to be okay. That man is wearing a beanie and a kind of warm sweater. He seemed to be back after shopping—considered by the belongings he brought in the plastic bag.
"...Sorry," his tone is quite harsh, but he helped Ritsu to stand up. "You guys okay? What're you guys doing here—oh...?"
He stopped when his eyes laid on Nanako.
"Hmph, so it's you, huh? What the hell are you doin'?"
"H-Hello, Shinjiro-senpai...What will you cooks for dinner today?"
"Just wait and see," Shinji darted off the topic. "Then..., go. Sun is going to set soon if you're not hurry."
"Nana-chan, who's this man?" Yui bowed at him politely—looks like the man himself felt embarrassed.
"O-Oh, uhh, I'm a detective who works here. My name is Aragaki Shinjiro," he replied constantly. "Well, just go. I need to work at the dinner,"
The three then leaved the police station; and Shinji still stood up there in silent as her black eyes watch them leave. Sigh escaped from his lips as he thinks hard about something that popped into his mind when their figures disappeared from sight.
"She dragged anyone at this now? ...What a stupid brat," he sighed again. "Aki, why you allow her to—"
"It's her choice; you know that, Shinji." The silver-haired man showed himself from back of the computer.
He clutched his beanie. "Yeah, I know that, but…"
"You still can't accept it, huh? Well, me and Mitsuru, too…" Akihiko sighed as he rested his chin on his palms. "We can't do anything else, maybe if she really eager to, then she'll found him."
"Tch, what a troublesome…" Shinjiro murmured.
Aki looked to his own shoes, sighed again.
"Let's just see…for now."
/
"So, what else do you know about that so-called Remnant Time?" asks Ritsu as she sits on the club sofa.
Even when there's no Mugi around, Ritsu managed to make some simple green tea to please her guest. Well, nothing can compare Mugi's tea and cakes, after all. Nanako and Yui sat neatly on the usual chair and table—while Ritsu is taking notes and sit on sofa, they begin the talk show.
"Remnant Time..." Nanako inhaled a bit. "According to this town notes, Remnant Time is a time when everything freezes because of an eternal despair. However, the lights, water, even source of telecommunication is still available in that time. A person that's not Persona-user can't enter this time and will simply disappear. The source of this so-called-time is still unknown, and I assigned by Akihiko-san to pursue it."
"I see..." Ritsu wrote down what Nanako says on the notes in front of her.
"Any more question?"
"U-Umm...what is Chaos Bell, Nana-chan?" Yui raised her hand.
"Chaos Bell…Sorry, I don't know the details, but..." Nanako paused. "It is the only way for us Persona-user to go through the Remnant Time entrance as Akihiko-senpai said,"
"Was Akihiko-san a Persona-user, he's so impressive!" Ritsu yelled in awe.
"Y-Yeah, he was." Nanako smiled. "I don't know how powerful he was, besides, he's very dependable and he's a great man."
Nanako took a sip of her green tea and inhaled as relax, then she continued to talk about the problems.
"Any more question, senpai?" her eyes landed on Yui.
"Hmmm, why Evoker is shaped like gun and what's your Persona look like, Nana-chan?"
"I'll show you my Persona later, today I'll be providing backup with a help of radar—well, it's not my Persona-oriented skill to use radar but I can do it," Nanako continued. "Why Evoker is like gun? I don't know. I got it from Akihiko-senpai so he should know more than I am..."
"Okay, at least my unanswered question answered—err, no pun intended." Ritsu stood up. "Let's go to the Remnant Time now!"
"Are you ready too, senpai? I'll be outside school to ring the bell and providing backup, then."
"Yeah, I'm totally ready!"
As Nanako walked out of the clubroom after she got her senpais contact info, Ritsu and Yui waits there with equipments ready. It seemed that Ritsu is eager to talk about something so she patted Yui's back while getting ready with her own equipment.
"I think you should take the lead, Yui."
The airhead can't help but only gaped.
"I-I mean, you have Persona and saves me back then...you're like a hero!" Ritsu stuttered. "And your power is unique, nothing compared to me!"
The airhead still gaped, while the brunette sighed in discontent.
"So, I'm counting on you from now on, leader!" Ritsu offers a handshake. "I'll pay you with my cakes someday~"
"R-Ricchan, you're the one that m-must take leads, not me!" Yui rejected. "But I want the cake!"
"Aww, c'mon! Without you, I'm screwed!" Ritsu grinned. "Look who's talking! Then you're our leader!"
Ritsu forces the handshake and smiled cheerfully at the near-gloomy-Yui. It feels like suddenly an eerie sound snapped Yui's trance—again, alike when she's getting know Akihiko. She hears sounds from her mind.
Thou art I, I art thou.
Thou have been blessed to bestow skills of Persona of Tower Arcana.
SMASH!
"Seems that the bell's already been hit, eh?" Ritsu looked to the door. "Let's go, leader!"
"Ricchan, stop call me leader!"
"No way, accept it!"
"R-R-Ricchan, I can't!"
"You can!"
"I can't, no no no no!"
"Stop arguing, you two!"
An echoing sound stop them, they want to yell 'there's a ghost', but it seemed that sound is belong to Nanako—who said that she'll be providing support with radar. They stopped talking and got out of the clubroom—well, Yui still couldn't accept that she's the leader of the operation now.
When Nanako occupied the speaker of broadcast room anyway? Her voice echoed everywhere, besides, why she's resembled to Azusa's strictness to the airhead brunette?
The two decided to hurry outside.
But suddenly Yui stopped because she saw a velvet-colored door covered the club storage room. Velvet key that she stored in her blazer pocket radiated a warm blue color. It's like she's being drawn to the room.
"What's wrong Yui? We need to hurry,"
"Wait a sec, Ricchan. I forgot something!"
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As she opened the door with the help of the said key, she entered the Velvet Room—much to her surprise. Igor and Margaret are still in their position, and everything's still same.
"Welcome, my dear guest…" Igor welcomed her. "Please, take your seat,"
Yui took a seat on the same couch as always.
"Thanks for hearing my call," Igor chuckled. "I called you here because I want to give you a gift…"
"A gift…?" Yui's eyes glinted in happiness.
"Well, Margaret?" the sharp-nosed old man turned his face to his only assistant. The assistant opened the book on her hold, revealing a black-shining card. Igor gently took out the card from the book.
"Do you know what this is?" Igor face the card open, it reads in 'Mudo'. "This is a skill card that can you obtain upon discovering or completing a Social Links…"
Yui feels dumbfounded, not that she's unhappy about the gift, "Mudo? Skill Card?"
"You must be aware of Social Links already, it's your bond with others," the old man chuckled. "And every skill card can be added to your Persona upon your own choice. For the first try, here, I already gave your Persona the skill Mudo, it's a darkness skill, and I hope it'll help in your journey."
The airhead brunette looked to don't get it, as Igor handed the card to her hands, it disappeared in the warm glow.
"Your Persona can't be fused, unlike those of your predecessor," Margaret added. "But it can be filled with everything. Numerous Skill Cards will be given to you if you discovering or max out your social links, this is an example for you who discovering Tower and Emperor Arcana."
The airhead simply nodded. "I see, so Persona is like a tea cup,"
"We shouldn't keep you here any longer; the ordeal awaits you, young lady…"
/
Dark Sakura High – Light Music Club Entrance
As they two walks out the clubroom, an eerie feeling welcomed them. The hall felt so empty and shrouded by guilt. And they can see shadows are crouching side by side the hall below them. They two waited as their 'emergency analyzer' attempted to search within her radar area.
"Got it...The radar sense something powerful inside the 3-2 classroom, but the way to go directly there is blocked; so you two must tour somewhere else."
"I see, can you guess who is it?" Ritsu continued the contact.
"No, I can't. I'm sorry, senpai. My radar vision is limited," Nanako seemed to sigh. "Umm, there'll be bunch of shadows in the upcoming floors to the class way so please be extra careful,"
The two brunettes bolted through the hall while slashing shadows which gets in their way quite steady, fast and easily. The hall feels empty and long that they must find a way on foot to reach stairs that isn't blocked to reach their classroom—that actually is only in a straightforward way from Light Music Clubroom.
Thanks to Yui's fast-learning ability and Nanako's pushing encouragement and instructions, Yui wasn't hesitating to use her evoker and could attack shadows more efficiently. Ritsu quite adapting into battles, too, as well.
But well, whenever Ritsu tried to go to the class, a force pushed her backwards. And to make the condition more strange, it looked that the outline of school changed. Yui walked down the hall, there was blood over the doors and holes in the walls. Despite the confidence she had from her persona getting more experience in battle, she felt as scared as Mio would whenever she was shown a scary object.
After attempted few roadways and stairs, they finally reach the other side of classroom. Yui's hand trembled when she opened it.
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Dark Sakura High – 3-2 Classroom
After landed their eyes to the empty classroom, they finally found something wrong in front of their classroom. There's a blonde-haired girl lied on the ground, gasping for air so desperately with her blazer tucked open and her eyes closed. Their eyes widen in shock.
"M-Mugi-chan!"
The airhead brunette approached the figure, while the idiot brunette seemed to search around.
"I sense a strong presence there, so be careful!" Nanako almost like yelled.
"Snap out of it, Mugi! Are you okay!"
Ritsu checked her pulse, it's still beating; but, it beats slower somehow. And there's some scraps on her pale skin. Yui rested the blonde's head to her lap. Figures, Mugi have been on Remnant Time for 6 days but…what the hell that just happened to her in past few hours? Did she avenge some shadows before?
"Mugi-chan, wake up!"
Her eyes opened a bit, her lips seemed to tremble and finally she can see both of her best friends circling her in worry look upon their faces.
"Yui…chan, Ric…chan…?" Mugi began to talk. "What…are you doing…here…?"
"Thank goodness you're awake!" Ritsu sweated out.
When the two brunette brag around, they're disrupted by a low, harsh voice in the back of them.
"My, my… Why are you two saving that sick-minded bitch; Ricchan, Yui-chan?"
As they looked at the source, a Mugi-like person already sits on Ritsu's table—she crossed her legs, giving a seductive smile and wink ever—that even Yui want to vomit at sight. The blonde stood up from her rest, approaching her copy self.
"Hey Mugi, wait! What are you—"
"…No…" she clenched her fist. "I'm not like that...!"
"Hmph, you're just a loner—A lone princess who's bitching around school like she has a real friend…eh?"
"...you—!"
"What is it, Tsu-mu-gi-chan? Am I bothering you?" that voice began to raised its pitch. "How many bunny that you hug when you're not having a friend? How much tears that you spilled out when you were betrayed in middle school?"
Mugi cover her ears while falling to her knees. "Stop, stop it! You—you don't know anything!"
"You only give me pain, ojou-sama." Copy self sighed. "You said you don't deserved to be happy, but you're jealous toward others, right? Like when Ritsu with Mio or Yui with Azusa…"
"SHUT…UP! STOP BLABBERING! YOU KNOW NOTHING!" Mugi gasped as she yelled.
"W-We must stop this…" but, Ritsu's movement stopped by the hand of Yui.
"No, Ricchan…Let Mugi-chan says anything she wants…before she regretted it later…" Yui shook her head.
"It just when I blabber to my shadow, huh…?" Ritsu looked downwards. "L, Let's just wait…then,"
The two brunettes than can't help but only watch this awful skit. The copy of Mugi released a bark of laughter after Mugi yelled her out, it seemed more furious than before with that locks of bewildering yellow eyes.
"I know everything because… I AM YOU! HAHAHAHAHHA!" the copy self laughs hard. "YOU SAID THAT I'M BITCH THAT MEANS YOU'RE BITCH!"
"NO! YOU'RE NOT—ME!"
"HEHEHEHE…AHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAAHA!"
She said that.
The copy self blasted herself and forming its true form—a long blonde-haired girl that even reach its feet, wearing bloody kimono that's seeing it's inside, a ripped off red muscle along with the arteries—it sized like a normal human, unlike the Ritsu's shadows that looks like miles away. Ritsu step forward to catch the unconscious Mugi and laid it on the ground. Yui takes out her katana.
"There's no other choice huh, leader?" Ritsu grinned at Yui.
"Yeah, we must win this, Ricchan!"
"Senpai, it's going to attack! Proceed with cautions!"
"I am the shadows, the true self," Mugi's shadows voiced—a sweet voice indeed. "Would you be my friend…or…I will sacrifice you,"
The shadow groaned, but it showed out a wide smile like a pervert. The kimono itself looks like it could kill. Ritsu took out her own evoker from her waist bag and put it to her head.
"Onmoraki, Agilao!" Banging sound followed, her Persona aiming fire skill at the middle, but it missed miserably like some magic trick.
"Garula!" Yui as well as tried, but the result is same, the attack is missed. The shadow let out a chuckle.
"Got nothing to hit? You're such weaklings…"
The shadow raised its hand and bent the kimono forward. "Toxic Stings!"
Rain of needle approached the two, leaves Yui a little scars here and there while Ritsu successfully dodged it.
"Tch…" Ritsu raised her evoker again. "Cleave!"
She releases a small physical skill, but, it still missed so easy like wind blows. Nanako even jaws dropped at the scene with mouth gaped. The shadow is indeed strong, or must said; TOO STRONG AND FAST for its size. Yui raised her evoker and unleashed next move.
"Sukunda!" She used buffing spells and the speed level has been decreased for that shadow. But alas, the shadow only smiled at them in pity. It stepped forward several steps, and raised both of its hand open.
"Hama!" It let out a shout; the light skill is pointed to the tomboyish girl.
"WHAT—A-AN INSTANT DEATH SKILL!" Nanako shrieked from the speaker. "Watch out, senpai! It'll knock you out in seconds!"
Yui shield Ritsu unconsciously, but Ritsu managed to switched herself with Yui by pulling the leader strongly to the back until Yui fell backwards. A circle-bending-light is formed around her.
"GAHH!"
The tomboyish girl stood the skill, made herself wiped out instantly and stumbled to the ground with a loud thud. Yui's eyes began to teary to see Ritsu fell.
"R-Ricchan! W-Why!"
"Don't do anything that makes you sacrifice even more, leader…" she let out a sigh. "It's okay if I'm unconscious to let you win,"
"You imbeciles, stop with that sugary talk, I'm tired of it." The shadow mumbles.
"I'll make you pay!" Ritsu pulled the trigger of her evoker. "AGILAO!"
The small fire missed its direction as it directed to the shadow. Yui followed as she spammed Garu skill again. It missed, too. Why the hell it always missed, though?
"Let me finish this for you," The shadow spreads open its hands again, "Mahama!"
Sort of talisman circle-bending-light is formed around them, engulfed them in light trap—bigger from ones that attack Ritsu earlier—as if they're sinking in. They already caught into the skill and…
"ARGH!" Ritsu knocked out.
"GH—!" Yui's weaknesses element is made her knocked unconscious as well.
"No! Get back up!" Nanako desperately called. "Senpai, SENPAI!"
…
…
"Oracle,"
As if miracle happens, a force made the two brunettes can stood up again in full force. The shadow dumbfounded at sight.
"What the…hell?" the shadow snickered as it saw its enemies stood up again.
"That shadows can't be defeated." echoes an angelic sound tone. "Your Persona aren't capable of doing so because you two don't have any Darkness skill,"
"Skill to oppose light huh?" Ritsu mumbled. "Wait, who are you? That's not Dojima's sound!"
"You must release out Darkness skill because its only weakness is Darkness itself," the sound echo stopped. "Farewell, may your future be bright,"
"Uhh, Dojima, who the hell is that person?" Ritsu tilted her head. "It's not you, am I right?"
"Well, duh, I'm panicking here and I don't have any oracle skill…" Nanako commented.
The sound dispersed, the shadow is still there—Yui remembered something about the skill she got from Velvet Room earlier—something about Mudo skill.
"Ricchan, I need your help. I have darkness skill; when I'm releasing it, please back me up," there came a short command.
"Wow, so you do?" Ritsu shot a look of awe to her leader in seconds but quickly nodded. "Okay, I'll do it!"
In confident, the airhead brunette closed her eyes, pointed her evoker to the tip of her forehead, pulled the trigger slowly as she aims to the right place. She slowly opened her eyes, revealing her determined brown eyes. She shouted, "Hitokoto-nushi, Mudo!"
BANG! A dark, pitch black force formed at the shadow way, and slowly drained the shadow faint energy.
"NOOOOO!" the shadow showed signs of sinking out of power, and Ritsu gave it a last slam to the bottom with pair of her kunais.
SWOOOSH…THUD!
Some chairs and table there seem to be broken off the shadow act, but then Mugi wakes up from her unconscious state. Looks like her breath went slow and steady now.
"W-What's…?" she looked around to the messy classroom.
The shadow stood up again, gazes at its owner with those teary eyes—which makes the two brunettes let out a gasp. The blonde-haired ojou-sama is loosened the gap between she and her shadow, she gently hugged her shadow before neither Yui nor can Ritsu take any action.
"I'm sorry for what I put through you…" Mugi whispered to its ear. "That's right, everything just an act…I never had any real friend and had been…always felt jealous and hurt,"
Mugi looked back once to Yui and Ritsu before continuing, "But after meeting with them…with Houkago Tea Time, I began to found my place and forgot about you…I forgot about my other self that was the place I blame and hurt in the past…I forgot to share my happiness with you. About band practice, about the tea and cake parties…"
Yui raised her sound and grinned, "We'll be your friends forever, Mugi-chan, don't worry!"
Ritsu nodded, "That's right, no need to act in front of us because we're friends, we accept you no matter how dark your past is!"
Mugi tightened the hug after the encouragement; she let out tears streamed down her blue orbs. "Thanks…for reminding me, my other…me,"
The shadow self vanished, replaced by a warm glow—Mugi's Persona. Her Persona is alike her shadow, perhaps the kimono is neat and it prettily sparks. After seconds, Mugi fallen to her knees and remain unconscious as she's exhausted.
"G-Great job senpai, I was so speechless moment ago so I…" Nanako blurted out.
"Okay… so, have any idea to take Mugi to hospital?" asks Ritsu to Yui. "She's completely frail right now,"
"Maybe we can steal Sawa-chan car key…" the answer that comes from Yui's lip is rewarded a slap of Ritsu.
"Well, there's no other choice though. If any teacher spotted us, we'll be forced to tell about Persona and stuff, right?" said the kouhai.
"It settled then! We'll steal Sawa-chan car key!" Yui then bolted out of the classroom but stopped dead as she opens the classroom door. A figure of tall woman with brown long hair, a shirt and a black skirt greeted them with eerie grin and eerie dark aura. Even Ritsu's eyes widen like a saucer, while Yui stoned.
"SAWA-CHAN!" the two brunettes shrieked.
Yes, it's indeed her homeroom teacher, Yamanaka Sawako. The nickname 'Sawa-chan' is just a specialty towards Houkago Tea Time member.
"My, my… Is that the way to greet your teacher who kindly saves you…?" she's grinned but she still let out an eerie aura around her. "And then, you want to steal my car key…"
Ritsu gaped. "D-Don't tell me the one who use the Oracle-thingy is you!"
"I BEG YOUR FORGIVENESS, SENSEI!" Yui lowered herself.
"Sensei—doesn't that mean that…YOU'RE PERSONA USER!" Nanako jaws dropped.
"No no! I think she's one of those shadows!" Ritsu still snickered. "I don't want to believe that you're our lifesaver, Sawa-chan isn't like that~"
Ritsu prepared her evoker. But in swift move, Sawako put out her glasses and death glared Ritsu, makes her drops her own evoker in defeat. The sensei picked out the evoker and shoots her own forehead, revealing the glow of Persona that makes the two gaped in awe.
"Can you see? I'm already a Persona-user from a certain time being so no need to hide out, and I AM THE ONE WHO DID THE ORACLE, got that, Ricchan?" she entered her Death Devil mode as she sighed. "Well, I think we need to take Mugi to hospital for now, we'll have this chit-chat later,"
/
Haruka Municipal Hospital - Evening
Sawako is talked to one of the nurse with brown short hair in front of the doctor examiner room. Ritsu, Yui and Nanako tailed behind her. Sensei says that she has a connection to that nurse.
"…Her minor wounds are already treated, she's just exhausted. And yeah, she'll wakes up soon," as the nurse said.
"Thank goodness," Sawako sighed in relief. "No need for her to spend a night here, right?"
"Yeah, she only needs to rest up on her home for few days to regain her strength," the nurse smiled.
"Can we talk to her now?" Yui barely asked.
"Sure," the nurse opened the examiner room. Everyone is bolted inside except for Sawako and the nurse.
"…So they're Persona users, eh?" the nurse eyed the glasses teacher.
"At first I'm surprised, but it seems they can handle it," the glasses teacher smiled. "They rescued the blonde-hair awhile ago with a little of my help,"
"I see," the nurse nodded. "Well, if you excuse me…" the nurse stepped out to the hallway; Sawako shrugged then comes inside the examiner room.
Inside the examiner room, they three found Mugi already up and about in the hospital bed. She still wears uniform, though.
"Hey, how's your condition, Mugi-chan?" Yui greeted her.
"I'm okay now, thanks to you guys," Mugi smiled cheerfully. "I hope I can join you guys next time! It was so exciting!"
"Join us? You mean you want to be a Persona user?" Nanako gaped.
"You need rest now, don't be so excited!" said Ritsu. "Sawa-chan will take you home after this and we'll tag along," Ritsu pointed to the teacher which is resting on her palms in front of the door.
After awhile, they took Mugi back to her home—and avoided being questioned by her butler—and get home one by one. So, it's only left one person to rescue, but they don't know where the hell she is. As Sawako joined the party, it seems the search will went out smoothly, but…
They don't know yet. Is their teacher really is a nice operator? She said herself in car that her Persona excels skill as same as a radar does. They probably know it later, and today the rested up peacefully.
To be continued.
Okaaaaay~ hey! This chapter's not ended yet~ TIME FOR OMAKE!
It's time for another tea time~ this one is inspired by the Free Time in P3P: Shinjiro Revolution that owned by Skarrow, I really appreciate that nice idea! I'm sorry I borrow the idea though *bows deeply*
FYI, Mugi is on front line, I was thinking first that she'll be the backup but…it must be nice to see her fight instead. And I'm sorry I didn't write how or why they're getting level up or something, I just said that 'they got some experience' or so.
Oh yeah, Social Link in here will go up as this Tea Time section goes, and there's something that's not posted on the main storyline, so pay attention! This section will be just like omake.
After Remnant Tea Time
(Yui revert as a silent protagonist here, like the usual Persona game. She'll interact with other people between choices.)
Meanwhile, Police Station.
As they arrived here to take Nanako home, they saw two persons behind the counter.
Akihiko: Oh…hey again you guys. Are you finishing the task smoothly?Or it remains unfinished?
Yes, but it was so tiring.
No, well…
Shinjiro: Glad to hear that. Yeah, being a Persona-user can be a tiring job, I think you guys will surely adapt into it in no time
Shinjiro laughs, but then he switched to look over Nanako
Shinjiro: . Everything's okay right, Nanako?
Nanako: You could say that, senpai. Even we get a teacher as a support scanner now.
Shinjiro: Oh, so this person is a Persona-user? It's nice to meet you.
Shinjiro pointed at Sawako, but Sawako seems to avoid his gaze.
Ritsu: Umm…can we buy weapons in this time?
Akihiko: Of course you can. Make your selection.
Sawako: Hey, Yui! Pick some for Mugi, too. I'll give you the money, just as my treat today.
Ritsu: Oooh! How generous of you, Sawa-chan.
She death glared Ritsu and handed you 15,000 yen
-Police Station Shop-
Weapons :
Type – Two Handed Sword
-Broad Sword 10,000 yen
-Golf Cub 3,500 yen
-Imitation Katana 1,000 yen
-Gitah Replica 300,000 yen
.
Type – Daggers
-Thief Dagger 13,500 yen
-Kitchen Knife 4,000 yen
-Basic Kunai 2,000 yen
-Chopsticks 0 yen
.
Type – Knives
-Assassin Blade 16,000 yen
-Butcher Knife 10,000 yen
-Cake Knife 4,000 yen
Ritsu: Wait a sec, why a chopstick is here?
Akihiko: Oh…that's Shinji's favorite chopstick, and he sells it for 30,000 yen.
Shinjiro: Shut up, you liar. It just not valuable again to use for eat so I give it for free. You wanna some?
I'll take it, thanks!
No, thanks. I already buy other equipment.
If I take it, will you want to use it, Ricchan?
Ritsu : Hell no! It will be all dull if you attack a huge shadow with just a chopstick!
Everyone laughs.
You feel that your bond is strengthening over a small talk, even if Ritsu is really embarassed.
Ritsu Social Link leveled up to 3!
Akihiko Social Link leveled up to 2!
The talk is over, but there's some time before going home. You decided to talk to Nanako
Nanako: What's up, senpai? Oh yeah, remember that I'll join the front line next time because Sawako-sensei is already in charge for scanning.
Check everyone status/equipment
Cancel
PLv 19 Hirasawa Yui
HP:199/199
SP: 110/110
Weapon: Golf Cub
Armor - Body: Sakuragaoka High Uniform
Armor - Feet: Indoor Shoes
Evoker Style: Amada Ken's Style
Persona: Hitokoto-Nushi of the Fool Arcanum
Skills: Garu, Cleave, Rakukaja, Sukunda, Mudo
Weakness: Elec, Light
Strong: Wind
Nullify: None
Reflect: None
Absorb: None
PLv 19 Tainaka Ritsu
HP: 210/210
SP: 100/100
Weapon: (chopstick LOL) Kitchen Knife
Armor - Body: Sakuragaoka High Uniform
Armor - Feet: Indoor Shoes
Evoker Style: Shirato Jin's Style
Persona: Onmoraki of the Tower Arcanum
Skills: Sonic Punch, Tarukaja, Sukukaja, Agilao, Evade Slash
Weaknesses: Ice
Strong: None
Nullify: None
Reflect: None
Absorb: None
PLv 21 Kotobuki Tsumugi (her starting level is this)
HP: 146/146
SP: 200/200
Weapon: Cake Knife
Armor - Body: Sakuragaoka High Uniform
Armor - Feet: Indoor Shoes
Evoker Style: Takeba Yukari's style
Persona: Otohime of the Empress Arcanum
Skills: Hama, Bufula, Spirit Drain, Recarmdra
Weaknesses: Dark
Strong: Ice
Nullify: None
Reflect: None
Absorb: None
PLv 20 Dojima Nanako
HP: 123/123
SP: 112/112
Weapon: Imitation Naginata
Armor - Body: Sakuragaoka High Uniform
Armor - Feet: Indoor Shoes
Evoker Style: Sanada Akihiko's style
Persona: Nemesis of the Justice Arcanum
Skills: Hama, Zionga, Cruel Attack
Weaknesses: Dark
Strong: Light
Nullify: None
Reflect: None
Absorb: None
PLv 23 Yamanaka Sawako
HP: 145/145
SP: 50/50
Weapon of choice: -
Armor - Body: Simple Blouse
Armor - Feet: Quick Pumps
Evoker Style: N/A
Persona: Succubus of the Devil Arcanum
Skills: Support Scan, Oracle
Weaknesses: None
Strong: None
Nullify: None
Reflect: None
Absorb: None
You randomly see a wry-smiled Akihiko behind the counter. So you decide to ask something
When did you know Nanako?
Why're you so gloomy?
Nothing, just wanna chat.
Akihiko: Huh? I'm her father colleague, and since he's out of country, I decide to be her guardian for awhile with Shinji and Mitsuru here.
When did you know Nanako?
Why're you so gloomy?
Nothing, just wanna chat.
Akihiko: Me? Gloomy? Oh, it's just about a work that I had earlier. An old woman complaining about her bag being stolen by a gang is really pissed me up. But the old woman just simply forgot where she thrown the bag.
When did you know Nanako?
Why're you so gloomy?
Nothing, just wanna chat.
Akihiko: Don't hesitate to ask.
Somehow, you felt sleepy. You decide to go home.
Sawako: Hn? What is it Yui? Wanna go home now?
Yes.
Umm…Wait a sec.
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