Captain Blues: Ahoy-hoy! Here is the next chapter in this juggernaut of a fic. Before we start, I wanted to inform people that if you enjoy this, then check out my new persona fic Syndicate of Phantoms. The pitch is simple.
Ren is the son of Makimura Makoto of Yakuza 0 and he becomes a Yakuza with the Phantom Thieves to stop corruption, with appearances from his (maybe) future step-father in the Mad Dog of Shimano, Goro Majima.
It's about two chapters in and I really hope everyone reviews and enjoys! Now, onto the chapter!
Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate
Chapter Eighty
Sumire: Warning! This chapter will have some trigger warnings for a lot of things Kaneshiro will do. Reader discretion is advised.
[Opening Scene: Shibuya – The Blue Butterfly (Late Afternoon)
Theme of the Blue Butterfly: Butterfly Kiss from Persona 5]
"Welcome to the land of the living, sleepy head," Tae humourlessly welcomed as Sumire leaned off the exam table and looked around in confusion.
"Where am I?" Sumire asked Ren as she looked at him.
"You're in the Blue Butterfly, a clinic near my place," Ren answered. "It was the closest place available to take you after what happened."
Sumire blinked.
What ha—
Sumire's eyes widened in surprise as she remembered all she had gone through in that strange place. Sumire placed a hand on her chest and closed her eyes. While she couldn't reach her sister, she knew she was there by the unfamiliar but tender warmth in her chest.
Sumire opened her eyes and looked back at Ren as tears filled her eyes. She remembered everything…From Kasumi's death, her suicidal depression, meeting that man whose face she couldn't recall, her fallout with Ren, and her return to that man to erase what she said to Ren.
She remembered it all.
"Ren, I—" Sumire began but immediately stopped. What could she say to him? The things that she said and called him that day she was forced to see him in that detention center. It was unforgivable to her ears, let alone his.
"How are you feeling?" Ren asked with a melancholy look in his eyes.
She didn't deserve that look.
"I'm okay," Sumire answered as best as she could through the lump in her throat. "I-I should get back home. But I'm still new to this city and I-I don't know where it is."
"Perhaps I can help," the black-haired man spoke up. "Hello, my name is Detective Hasegawa Zenkichi. A…friend of Ren's. I could escort you home…if you'd like."
Sumire looked from Zenkichi to Ren, and when Ren slowly nodded, she said, "That would be nice. Thank you…" Sumire looked back at Ren and said, "I know we should talk about the past but I…I don't know where to start, truthfully."
"It can wait until you get better," Ren told her. "I'm literally in no rush to hash the past."
Sumire nodded but noticed an inquisitive expression on Zenkichi's face. "Just get some rest, you went through a lot and truthfully, I may need Tae to look me over."
"Okay," Sumire agreed. "We'll talk soon then."
Ren smiled, the first genuine smile she had seen from Ren in such a long time. It only made Sumire feel even worse.
"Soon," Ren confirmed.
Sumire then watched as Ren staggard on his feet as he shook his head. "Ren!" Sumire exclaimed as she got off of the exam table, only for Zenkichi to catch him before he could fall.
"Are you alright?" Zenkichi asked.
"I just got really dizzy all of a sudden," Ren murmured with a shake of his head.
"Alright, alright, teenage drama is over," Tae told them as she made a shooing motion. "I have to check over my guinea pig. Everyone clear out."
[Scene Change: Shibuya – Café LeBlanc (Evening)
Theme of Café LeBlanc - Beneath the Mask From Persona 5]
After Tae checked him over and Sumire and Zenkichi dropped him off before Zenkichi took Sumire home, an exhausted Ren walked up to his bedroom from the strangely empty Café, only to blink in surprise when he saw two familiar faces.
"Hello, inmate," Caroline greeted with a deep pout on her face. "You haven't visited in some time. You are lucky Master is pleased with your growth, otherwise, you would be punished severely."
Ren looked around for a moment. "H-How did—" Ren began.
"We can traverse in this realm using the Velvet Door, the same way you can enter the Velvet Room by using it," Justine calmly explained. "Just not for long periods like our siblings can."
"Wait, you guys have siblings?" Ren asked with an exhausted tone.
"Of course. There is Elizabeth, Theodore, and Margaret," Justine explained. "Elizabeth went missing some time ago to find a girl that was beloved to her. Theodore assists a guest with a Papillon Heart in his own room, and Margaret is enjoying her life in this realm with two mortals, one, a previous guest, and another, a singer."
"A girl that was beloved to her?" Ren asked.
"Yes…A girl whose sacrifice saved us all. That is all I can discuss regarding her," Justine answered.
"Enough about her siblings. Inmate! The next time we arrive in this realm, you better be here within two seconds of our arrival!" Caroline exclaimed as she swatted her baton against the floor.
"Wait a second," Ren began, "How will I—"
"You will know as we will use this bell," Justine calmly answered as she held up a bell and jingled it.
Ren suddenly felt extremely dizzy, however, this feeling quickly passed.
Well, that explained the intense dizziness he felt earlier in Tae's clinic.
"Now, there is something we wish to discuss with you," Justine revealed. "And that is the next step in your rehabilitation."
"Oh, right, that thing," Ren remembered. "Been a while since I thought about that."
"Well, think about it often, Inmate!" Caroline exclaimed. "Because there are several places in your realm's society that may foster your rehabilitation. You will prove the value of these places to Justine and I in person."
"Wait, hold up, what?" Ren asked.
"Did I stutter, Inmate?" Caroline asked. "My sister and I will select various locations we suspect could be vital to your rehabilitation."
"Should you recognize a place that we mention, then you are to escort us there," Justine added as she glanced at Ren. "Does that sound acceptable to you?"
"So…You want to go on adventures with me?" Ren asked. "Is that what I'm hearing here? That's adorable."
"Inmate!" Caroline screeched with
"Those ears must be for decoration," Justine sighed. "This isn't a dalliance into your realm. This is a mission. One that is needed for your rehabilitation. You must work just as hard at them as you do the rest of your duties."
"Alright, I will take it very seriously," Ren said with a tired smile. "But, is it possible to rest? I've been going nonstop and I really need some sleep."
"I suppose you can, Inmate," Caroline answered with displeasure.
"Be sure to rest, for tomorrow, your missions begin," Justine told him.
Ren nodded and then he felt that strange burst of power he hadn't felt in a while but what he also noticed was both of the young wardens' eyes glow a bright yellow.
And creepily, with a voice he never heard from them before, the two said;
"I am thou, thou art I…
Thou hast acquired a new vow.
It shall become the wings of rebellion
That breaketh thy chains of captivity.
With the birth of the Strength Persona,
I have obtained the winds of blessing that
shall lead to freedom and new power…"
Their eyes faded and the two looked around in confusion while Ren groaned.
That voice…deep inside of him, it felt familiar, but why?
[Scene Change: Shibuya – Unknown Location (Evening)
Theme of Hideout: Crazy Party from Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSX Ver.)
It was the sound of music that woke Eleonora up to her situation. With drowsy eyes, she looked around to see a bunch of well-dressed men, talking and enjoying drinks.
Through her blurry eyes, she saw the blurry forms of Tsubasa and Eiko, both of whom looked unconscious as the well-dressed men took pictures of them.
That woke Eleonora completely.
"Get away from them!" Eleonora screamed, which prompted the men to turn to her, all of them laughing.
"Well, well, well, look like the movie star has awakened to her newest scene," a low, slimy voice taunted.
[Theme of Kaneshiro Junya: Dungeon ~ Black Market ~ Megami Ibunroku Persona]
Eleonora turned her head to see a short and overweight man with long slicked back brown hair and dark amusement in his brown eyes. He wore a cheap indigo suit with a black button-down shirt and golden jewelry, such as rings, a necklace, and a watch.
"Well, morning, sleeping beauty," the man greeted as approached her and smacked the top of her head with a thick stack of yen. "You've awakened just in time for your photoshoot."
Eleonora scowled and fought against her bindings as the man whipped out his cell phone and added, "Well, not your photoshoot. Theirs." With a press of a button, the flash on his phone went off in front of the unconscious bodies of Eiko and Tsubasa. "Such a clean shot, don't you think?" the man asked as he showed Eleonora the picture. "I like to call this shot, "the fawns surrounded by hungry wolves." Interesting, isn't it? I wonder how much this could fetch?"
The man asked as Eleonora bowed her head and asked, "What do want, Kaneshiro?"
Kaneshiro tilted his head in thought. "What do I want? Money sounds good, right gang?" Laneshiro asked his crew, who cheered in response to his question. "But how much I wonder…" Kaneshiro reached down and popped open his briefcase to reveal rows of money. He took out six stacks, removed the band around them, and launched them into the air, causing a rain of money, much to his men, and the women that sat intermixed with his mean, to cheer.
"Hm, Nine Million Yen….That sounds about right for the amount I just spent. Oh, that's right, there were five of you at that building, wasn't there? Nine million wouldn't be enough. 3 times five…Mia-chan?"
A beautiful brunette with dark and strung-out brown eyes, a beauty mark beneath the right side of her mouth, a choker with a purple Magatama charm hanging from off it, and a sizeable bust looked up as Kaneshiro caressed her left cheek with a stack of money. "Yes, Kane-kun?" the woman cooed with a raspy voice.
"Tell me, what is three times five?" Kaneshiro asked.
"Fifteen, Kane-kun," the woman answered with a distant smile.
Kaneshiro smirked, turned to Eleonora, and said, "You see, despite the number of times I hoped to fuck the brains out of her, she still has some semblance of intelligence. Hell, the amount of times I've slid my cock down her throat, she still has her voice. And to think, Mia Fey was once a brilliant defense attorney."
The woman giggled as Kaneshiro tossed his phone to one of his men, who caught it, as Kaneshiro sat in between Eiko and Tsubasa, much to Eleonora's rage. He moves his arms around the shoulders of the sleeping girls and observes them for a moment. "You see, it doesn't matter how careful you think you are, Movie Star, I always find a way. Mia found that out the hard way when snagged her sister after she failed to get my brother off his murder charge. Now, she's my prized whore, where the only defense she'll ever give is why I should breed her versus painting her face."
"You're a monster," Eleonora growled.
"Moi? I'm a businessman with enough money to buy you and everyone in this city. In fact, if I wanted, I'd slide my dick down your leader's throat, and her sister would thank me for it after I toss a few million yen at her," Kaneshiro laughed. "Now, let's talk business. I've been watching you and your little group for a hot minute. From the things I've seen, you're attached to this one, aren't you?"
Kaneshiro reached and squeezed Tsubasa's right breast. "She's quite developed. I can easily see my dick sandwiched between them. Can't you, Movie Star?"
"You son of a bitch!" Eleonora raged as Kaneshiro chuckled and turned to Eiko.
"But this one. That girl. Your leader, I assume, seems fond of her. I wonder how fond of her she would be if I let my men run a train on her. Now, that sounds like a plan, doesn't it? I wonder how your leader would respond to seeing a picture of her body covered with the cum of my men. And I wonder how you would react to see your dear friend with my cock rammed down her throat. I think that would be enough retribution for your little whore of a student council president putting my name in her fucking mouth and interfering in MY affairs," Kaneshiro hissed with rage glowing in his eyes.
Incensed, Eleonora pulled at her bindings with her jaw hurting from how clenched it was. "So, here is the deal, Movie Star. Twelve million yen, delivered, in three weeks, with you, the student council president, and that blond boy personally delivering it to me. Or else you, these two cock-sleeves, Niijima Makoto, and anyone close to any of you will be operating in my Soaplands. And don't fret. These two won't be touched until then and not a moment sooner."
"I'll kill you," Eleonora screamed.
"Be sure to give them my regards when you wake up," Kaneshiro chuckled and snapped his fingers. "Dump her where she can be found."
Eleonora continued to scream before something covered her mouth and everything went black.
