Under the Sky
Chapter Four
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Kato Residence; Nanami's Bedroom
"How's your feeling?" Yosuke asks as the three of them—he; Chie; and Yukiko—take the sofa.
It's been three days since that day. After Yosuke and Yukiko brought her home, she got a cold that night.
"Much better than yesterday," answer the brown haired girl. "How about you guys?"
"We are fine, no need to worry about us," says Chie with a smile. "You are the one got a cold here, remember?"
"Here," Yukiko give her some books. "Today's homework along with today's notes."
Nanami thanked her. "So, any news?"
"I have talked with Naoto-kun," Yosuke explains as he strokes his chin. "About the possibilities of us having a Persona."
"We also has consulted about this to Marie-chan and Teddie," Chie continues. "She said, she has established a shrine for her. Her shrine's location is in the Tsukimori Shrine. We can try to summoning our Persona in there, if you want of course."
If the leader says no, they understand, and they will not to try to summoning a Persona without her words, no matter how they want to.
(This isn't their world, they didn't know if the rules (if there's any) are same with their previous world.)
"I'll think about it," says Nanami after a while. And before she can continue, someone knocking the door.
Chie immediately standing up and opening the door. In front of her were Tsubame.
"I bring snack!" She says with a smile. "And your medicine."
"Ah, thank you for the snack, Kato-san." Yukiko thanked the matriarch politely.
"If you need more snack or drink, just say so!" And with that, she closes the door.
"...Do you think she heard about our conversation?" Ask Chie after a full minute of silence.
"...I don't know."
Saturday; Tsukimori Shrine; Forest Area
"I have setting a barricade here," says Marie as soon as they entered the forest. "You can start anytime."
Nanami nods in gratitude, and before she can say anything, Rise cutting her.
"Are you sure you're alright, Senpai?" She ask worriedly, as she and the others are still concerned about her health.
"Don't worry," She answer with a smile as she ruffled her hair. "I know you guys are still worried, but I'm fine. Honest," Then she step a little away from the navigator. "And beside, it will be not me the one who will trying today."
"Then, who?"
"You," answer the leader of the group. "Between our Persona, yours is the least destructive. And you were the first one in the group who are aware of our Persona's skills."
"Well, I can see the reason behind it," Yukiko chimes in. "At least, our Persona has a skill that can be burn, freezing, making a tornado, electricity, and instant kills. And they are dangerous."
"Correct," She turning her head, facing the copper haired girl. "Do you think you can do it?"
Are you ready for it?—is the real question, but was heard nonetheless between them. I'm understand if you aren't ready yet—is her eyes trying to convey to the navigator.
"Yes," says the navigator with a determined nod.
She nods, accepting her answer, and silently asking everyone to giving her a space.
It took them awhile (—around two minutes, her mind added) to see a blue aura emerged from the ground and began circling the navigator. As a blue card fell freely to Rise's hands, she immediately crushed it.
The sound of a shattering glass was heard in the forest.
It doesn't take a second to see a familiar sight; a woman draping in a white dress; a big telescope for the head; three pairs of hands; a mini version of Milky Way around her; and the summoning was completed.
Rise's gasps loudly. "Senpai!" She calls. "I can see everything—"
That's a sound of distress.
"Dismiss your Persona! Now!"
Just like how the Persona came, it's doesn't take a second how the Persona is gone.
"Are you alright?" She ask softly, glad that without saying anything the others didn't immediately crowding the navigator.
"Yes," She finally answer after many attempts of taking a deep breaths. "I'm sorry for making everyone worried…" She mutters softly. "I, I just surprised, that's all."
Yukiko silently offering Rise a water bottle, in which she accept it gladly.
Everyone sighs in relief. "Can you tell us what happened?" ask Naoto as she and the others creep softly around her, but still giving her a space.
"Because of my Persona," starts Rise after awhile. "My job is a navigator, a tactical support, to analyze," She paused, letting for the informations to sinking it. "Imagine how surprise I am when I discovered how far, how big, the range of my Persona skill. Here's the hint: it's a whole town," She take another sip of the water. "So, yeah, basically I know how many people are currently in this town, how many babies has cried in the past five minutes, and how many ants this town has, and so on."
"I'm sorry…" She says with a sigh. "I didn't foreseen that. I'm really sorry for that, Rise."
"No, don't blame yourself, Senpai!" The navigator immediately began assuring the once-male. "It's not your fault, really! And we didn't see that coming, right guys?" She throw the last question to everyone, in hopes they will helping her to assuring Nanami.
"What she said is true, Sensei," says Teddie with a small smile. "We are a team, remember?"
"C'mon, Senpai. Don't be sad," added the punk with a grin. "We didn't blame you. Hell, this girl even didn't blame you. So, don't blaming yourself."
Nanami smiled, grateful that the others didn't blaming her.
"Alright, so," Everyone turning to Marie. "Do you want to continue or stop for today?"
Hearing the question, everyone immediately turning their focus to Nanami. She ponders about this for a moment before finally saying; "We can continue if everyone agrees."
"Sure."
"No problem."
The leader nods, "Alright. But only one," She stresses the last word. "As for the rest, we can continue for the next weekend."
"Then, who's the next?" ask Yosuke as the girls helping Rise to her feet and moving her away from the field.
"Do you think you're ready?"
He blinks. Once, twice, before finally grinning widely at her.
"Sure."
End of Chapter Four
A/N: thank you for reading!
