Morning came. Minato woke up and got ready for the day.

There was a knock at the door.

"Hey, it's Yukari. Are you awake?"

Minato meantally groaned. "Yeah, I'm up." He opens the door.

"Good morning." She smiled. "Did you sleep okay?"

"Kinda, I guess..."

"Well, Mitsuru-sempai asked me to take you to school." She smiled at him. "Just the two of us."

"Why do you-

"Oh yeah, she also wanted me to give you this thing."

Yukari handed Minato a small black box. He opened it and saw an expensive-looking watch.

"A watch?" Yukari asked, slightly annoyed.

Minato put it on his wrist. "It's nice."

"Ugh, whatever. Come on." She grabbed his hand. "Gotta get to the train."

"Oh my goodness, is that my favorite student?" Asked ,

"God, even the teacher?" Minato thought.

"It's good to see you, again." She said, hugging him.

Minato didn't bother struggling, since he started to get the feeling that he'd be getting greetings like this from a lot of random people he swear he never met before.

"You too."

She smiled and let him go. She looked through some paperwork. "Let's see...looks like you're in my classroom again. Just like last ye-

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"Mm.." Ms. Toriumi rubbed the side of her head, it looked as though she had a headache.

"Ms. Toriumi?

"It's nothing...stress, I suppose. Looks like you're in my classroom. 2-F. But first,we need to go to the auditorium. The welcoming ceremony is starting soon. "

Later on, after school, Minato was packing up his things when...

"'Sup, bro."

Minato turned around and saw a student in a baseball cap smiling at him. Great, another "old friend".

"Good to see you, man."

"Great, Junpei's in our class again." Yukari groaned.

"Please, Yuka-Tan. Class wouldn't be the same without me, and you know that."

"That's why I'm groaning.

The door opened. Their upperclassmen, Mitsuru and Akihiko walked in.

"So it is true." Akihiko said with a smirk. "Came home, huh?"

"Uh, yeah." Who the hell is this, Minato thought.

"You feelin' alright?"

"Yeah, I'm good..." At this point, Minato had given up and decided to roll with it.

"Good. Maybe later on, we can see if you still got your old moves."

What?

"Akihiko. You know he just got back." Mitsuru said.

"I know. Just curious."

"But, in any case." Mitsuru began. "How about we all go out for dinner? A sort of "welcome back" party?"

"Sounds awesome." Junpei said.

"Could be fun." Yukari said.

"Sure." Minato said, nodding. Maybe he can remember or learn something his supposed friendships.

later that evening.

"Whew! Dinner was delish!" declared Junpei "Thanks, sempai."

Mitsuru smiled. "But of course."

Minato nodded.

"Oh, there you all are." A male voice said.

" Mr. Chairman."

"So, I hear that a new student has..." He grew pale when he saw Minato.

"Uh, Hi?"

"Uh...W-well, I, uh.." Chairman Itkutski started to sweat. "Nice to see you, young Arisato. Wish I could stay longer, but, I have someplace to be. Chairman business. Busy stuff." He hurried out the door.

"That was weird." Muttered Yukari.

"Eh, adults are weird." Junpei said. "I'm goin' to bed."

"Since when have you lived here?" Minato asked.

"Since always? Don't you remember, man? We all lived together. Went to Tartarus and kicked ass."

"...what?"

"C'mon, dude, quit joking. You can't have forgotten how we all took down N-

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"Ow..." Junpei held his head.

"Junpei?"

"It's cool. Just tired..." He yawns as he walks towards the stairs. " 'night."

"I think we should all rest up." Mitsuru suggested.

"Yeah, full moon tomorrow." Said Akihiko, smirking. "We'll get to see if you 'still got it.' "

"Got what?" asked the confused Minato.

"Ha. There you go again. Always a joker." He walked upstairs. "Goodnight."

Minato turned to the two female students, who were smiling at him, blushing.

"Uh...goodnight!" He hurriedly went upstairs.

"Welcome back to the velvet room."

Minato woke up in what seemed to be a large elevator. There, an old man with a large nose smiled at him. Next to him was a young woman in a blue dress.

"It's so nice to see you aga-

"Okay, no. I draw the line here! " Minato snapped. "What is with everyone? "

"What ever do you mean?" Asked the woman.

"Everyone acting they have a deep history with me, when I know for a fact that I never met them."

"Hm..." The man pondered. "How strange...I sense that you're condition is normal, so amnesia is ruled out. You are telling the truth, however, so are your new friends. Or, old friends, I should say." He chuckles.

"You're not helping..."

"Ah yes. While on that subject of helping..." he waves his hand and three objects appear on the table. A card, a key, and a blue mask. "Your renewed contract has has unlocked your wildcard ability once more, as well as a gift from your tighted bonds with the people representing your social links."

...Minato stared at the man, dumbfounded. "...What?"

"Oh dear...you truly don't remember anything."

"I just got finished TELLING YOU THAT!"

"I see...parhaps the events of tomorrow's encounter will jog your memory. Until then, farewell."

I'm beginning to regret not signing up for Seven sisters high