Miss Violet: Hello Class. The final chapter before the double heist. After this is pure chaos so I hope you're ready! Time to start class!

Persona V: Reversing the Wheel of Fate
Chapter Sixty-Eight

[Opening Scene: Shibuya – Café LeBlanc (Evening)
Theme of Café LeBlanc - Beneath the Mask From Persona 5]

"So, SoJo, what's the plan today? Still want me to try and scrounge up any leads about your kid's whereabouts?"

Sojiro cleaned the coffee cup in his hand and stared at Ohya with a tired expression. "He's not my kid, Ohya," Sojiro commented as he placed the cup alongside the others. "But he is my responsibility. This is the second time something serious has gone on with him."

"Yeah, the first with Kamoshida's plot, and now him being missing. Add that to your worries about Futaba, I'm starting to think you're bad luck," Ohya told him with a teasing tone, which caused him to snort.

"I've been thinking that for a long time already, Ohya. This string of incidents isn't anything new in my life," Sojiro commented.

What started as a fun little fling had turned into something serious between them. They had been spending long nights and mornings together, and Ohya has taken a shine to Futaba.

And even though his daughter was distant when the reporter was there, when it was just the two of them, she often spoke about how cool Ohya was to her.

It was foolish of him to let a news reporter into his life, especially considering who he used to be.

And yet, he felt disarmed around her.

He was beginning to trust her.

Such a strange notion for someone like him. The last person he trusted was Futaba's mother and while there were brief moments of what-ifs, they had never gone anywhere close to this feeling with Ohya.

To him, Wakaba was like something out of reach. Almost ethereal to him. And yet, this thing with Ohya felt tangible. It felt real to him.

What a dangerous thought.

Ohya tilted her head at his comment. "You know, you say things like that, and it makes me want to pry into that life of yours," Ohya teased, which caused him to grin.

"If you do that, I'd have to kill you," Sojiro joked, which caused Ohya to laugh. "But, if you manage to find anything, even if it was a little hint, that would be good."

"I got you," Ohya told him. "So, what should I d—"

The doorbell chimed as someone entered the café and when Sojiro turned and looked, he saw a face he hadn't seen since she moved from Shibuya.

"Hey Kid," Sojiro greeted with a smile as Amamiya Minako stood at the door.

"Hey, Old Man," Minako greeted with a warm smile.

Memories of a young girl looking for a better life for herself and her younger sister flashed in his mind.

Sojiro walked from behind the counter while Minako walked forward and without hesitation, flung her arms around him in a tight hug. "It's good to see you again, Sojiro," Minako greeted with a tight squeeze.

"Old? I can still run circles around you, whippersnapper," Sojiro chuckled as he pulled away to glance at her. "You've aged like fine wine, Kid."

Bashful, Minako murmured, "Thank you."

"Hey, hands off my man," Ohya jokingly admonished, which caused Sojiro and Minako to laugh.

Minako turned to face Ohya and with a smile, she said, "Amamiya Minako. You must be Ohya-san."

"Oh, you know me?" Ohya asked.

"The old man talks about you often when I call for an update about my son," Minako said, which caused Sojiro to grumble.

"Still a brat, I see," Sojiro sighed.

"You taught me to be this way," Minako retorted.

Sojiro grinned.

She had become so beat down and demure after she married, so to see a hint of the girl he had taught so long ago return was a nice feeling.

"Wow, I can't wait to hear this story eventually," Ohya commented.

Minako nodded and turned to Sojiro to ask, "Boss, have they located him yet?"

"Not yet," Sojiro answered with a frown. "But the police are working hard to find him and his two missing friends."

Minako sighed and sat down at the counter. While his former student was a youthful woman, she also looked weathered at this news. "I just pray that they find him and his friends safe and sound," Minako said. "I don't think I could ever forgive myself if he's found any other way…."

Sojiro opened his mouth when the phone on the counter rang. "Hold on," Sojiro said as he approached the phone. He picked it up from the base and said, "This is Café LeBlanc. Sakura Sojiro speaking."

"This is Hasegawa Zenkichi," Zenkichi informed. "And we've found Amamiya Ren and his two friends."

"That is good news," Sojiro sighed, feeling the weight of his worry lifted off his shoulders somewhat. "One moment." Sojiro took the phone off his ear and placed it against his chest as he said, "Ren and his friends have been found."

"Yahoo!" Ohya cheered as Minako let out a deep breath of relief, tears springing to her eyes.

"Can we see him?" Minako implored.

Sojiro lifted his phone and said, "How is he?"

"Pretty beat up and exhausted looking, but he's alright. He just finished his interview with my partner and I. I plan to bring him to the café in thirty minutes if that's alright with you?" Zenkichi suggested.

"That sounds perfect. Gives me some time to get some food prepared for him," Sojiro said.

"Great. We've had him in here for hours. He's bound to be hungry," Zenkichi laughed. "He'll be there before you know it. Until then."

"Until then," Sojiro said before he hung up the phone. "He'll be here in thirty minutes."

"Thirty minutes?" Minako exclaimed, suddenly looking nervous. "That's so little time to freshen up…."

Sojiro chuckled and said, "Come on, Kid. I'll show you to my place so you can freshen up some."

Minako smiled and said, "Thanks, Sojiro."

"I gotta say, Kid. You really know how to play the hero role," Zenkichi sighed as he parked the car on the street that gave Ren the sight of the side of Café LeBlanc.

It had been thirty minutes since Ren had been freed from what was a three-hour interview with Sae and Zenkichi and he was truly exhausted.

Before the police arrived at the spot Makoto had set up, Makoto had given him, Hifumi, and Yusuke clear instructions on what to say and even had them repeat it.

Hifumi was in danger of two men that worked with someone named Kaneshiro Junya. Yusuke and Ren stepped up to fight them, but they were all taken to some location and worked over until they threw the trio in the field.

What concerned Ren was that Makoto took Hifumi somewhere for ten minutes and when they returned with rope and tape, Makoto tucked a picture in Hifumi's pocket.

Why had she done that?

"Hifumi's my friend," Ren sighed. "Who knew they were affiliated with someone like that…."

Zenkichi nodded and said, "I get that, but you're already in some deep mess, considering your role as one of the "Shujin Six." Here is some advice, Amamiya. You gotta be more careful, Kiddo. You never know what type of situation you'll find yourself in if you keep to this role."

Not thinking too deeply about Zenkichi's words, Ren gave a tired nod and looked ahead, only to notice that there was a very new black car parked in the street ahead of Zenkichi's car.

Why did the license plate look so familiar?

"Thanks for the ride, Hasegawa-san," Ren said. "And I'll be more careful."

Zenkichi nodded and Ren stepped out of the car and onto the sidewalk. He lifted a tired hand as Zenkichi drove off and listlessly walked onto the trail that would lead him to LeBlanc's.

Once he opened the door, however, Sojiro sat behind the counter.

"Hey Boss," Ren greeted with a tired smile.

Sojiro stared at him for a moment and then let out a long breath.

"Watching after you is very stressful, you know?" Sojiro said, which prompted Ren to nod in agreement. "I don't think you mean that to be, but it is. And while you'll be in the news again, Mister "Member of the Shujin Six," at least you stayed out of trouble that could get you locked up. That's the only silver lining of all of this."

"I know," Ren agreed.

"But all things considered, it's good to see you alive and well," Sojiro told him with a smile.

"Thanks, Boss," Ren smiled.

"Glad we got that out of the way. Now come on. We're taking a walk," Sojiro said as he moved from behind the counter.

Ren blinked.

"A walk?" Ren asked as Sojiro made it to his side. The older man flipped the sign to "close" and nodded.

"Yeah. A walk. To my place," Sojiro revealed. "I live close by. There is someone at my place that wants to see you."

Ren was confused.

Outside of his friends, who would want to see him?

"What?" Ren questioned.

Sojiro opened the door and motioned for Ren to walk out. Ren walked out the door and stood to the side as Sojiro closed and locked the door. "Come on," Sojiro ordered.

[Scene Change: Akasaka Mitsuke – TV Station (Evening)
Theme of Depression - My Message to You From Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE]

Makoto and Eiko walked to the entrance of the TV station where Oribe passed back and forth waiting for them. The trio had split up after leaving the Big Bang Burger, with Makoto helping set up the pieces needed to bring down Kaneshiro with Ren, Yusuke, and Hifumi.

But just as the sun started to set and Makoto stepped out of the shower, Oribe sent her and Eiko a message regarding Yumizuru Eleonora.

Makoto could only hope that her next piece in bringing down her father's killer was okay.

"Thank goodness you two are here," Oribe said with a tiny, relieved smile on her face at the sight of Makoto and Eiko. "I'm sorry I reached out again so late. I know we were supposed to meet at Inokashira Park, but I didn't know what else to do."

Makoto placed a hand on Oribe's right bicep and said, "It's alright. But tell us what's going on."

"Yeah, What's up, Oribe?" Eiko asked with worry.

"It's Ellie," Oribe answered. "She….I wish I knew how to explain it but….She had a breakdown during the shoot today. She's been in her dressing room since. She's only now just contacted me."

Makoto frowned and said, "Then let's get in there and see how we can help her."

Oribe nodded and the trio walked into the building. After Oribe spoke to one of the security guards, they were led to a dressing room that had "Yumizuru Eleonora" written on a nameplate that was attached to the door.

Oribe thanked the guard and once he left, she softly knocked on the door. "Ellie?" Orbine hesitantly called out. "It's me, Oribe. I came as quickly as I could. And bought two people that can help. Will you let us in?"

For a moment, there was silence.

And then, the door cracked open and Makoto saw the tear-streaked face of Eleonora. "Ori…." Eleonora spoke, her voice hoarse and exhausted. The door opened fully and without hesitation, Oribe's arms wrapped around Eleonora as tight as possible.

Eleonora wrapped her arms around Oribe just as tight as she began to sob. Makoto and Eiko exchanged a look and silently moved out of frame to let the two friends hug it out for as long as they needed to.

[Scene Change: Shibuya – Sakamoto Residence (Evening)
Theme of Sakamoto Residence - Carabia From Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE]

"Welcome home, Ryu-chan."

Ryuji rubbed the back of his neck while Yusuke and Hifumi stared at the woman in Ryuji's home.

The woman was a short, fair-skinned woman with medium-length brown hair that was pulled down into a small ponytail with long fringes on each side and warm brown eyes.

She wore a simple white turtleneck, a pair of blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. If Yusuke and Hifumi had to be honest, she was not what they were expecting as Ryuji's mother.

"Thanks, Mom," Ryuji thanked with reddened cheeks. "Um, Yusuke, Hifumi, this is my mom, Sakamoto Akemi. Mom, this is—"

"I know who they are," Akemi replied with a gentle smile. "You two were the missing teens on the news. I'm glad you both were found safe and sound."

"T-Thank you, ma'am," Yusuke replied, uncharacteristically shy.

"Your words are very appreciated, Sakamoto-san," Hifumi added. "And thank you for allowing Yusuke and I to stay the night."

Akemi smiled in approval at the two and then turned to Ryuji. "Your friends are so polite," she noted.

"You should see some of my other friends," Ryuji cracked, which caused Akemi's warm smile to deepen.

"I hope I get a chance to meet them soon, young man," Akemi playfully chastised.

"First chance I get, Ma," Ryuji promised.

"And as for you two, you both can call me Akemi. No need to be so formal, okay?" Akemi told them.

"Okay, Akemi-san," Hifumi said.

Yusuke merely nodded.

"And until you both are ready, you are more than welcome to stay here as long as you like," Akemi told them with a bright smile. "Besides, It's not very often Ryu-chan brings friends over. A mother might think he's embarrassed by her," Akemi teased.

Ryuji frowned and said, "Embarrassed? Me? No way, if anything, you should be embarrassed by me."

"Silly boy," Akemi said as she ruffled Ryuji's blond hair. "Now, dinner will be ready. Why don't you take your friends upstairs and play some games?" Akemi suggested.

Ryuji nodded and motioned for his two friends to follow him upstairs to his room.

The Sakamoto home was a modest three-bedroom duplex with 1 and a half bathrooms. There was a time when Ryuji and his mother lived in a tiny apartment but his mother recently came into some money due to a wealthy relative passing away.

While it was a pretty sum of money, his mother decided to keep things pretty modest.

Ryuji led the two to his room, which was a simple one with various posters of Phoenix Ranger Featherman, most of them being of Black Condor and a signed poster of Pink Argus without her helmet.

There were other posters as well, such as some posters of Rise and Kiria, some game posters, various soccer players, and finally, a poster of his mom holding him when he was a small kid.

He had a single full-sized bed, a dresser with tons of action figures on top, a tv with a glass case beneath it filled with games, and a desk in the corner that was scattered with papers.

All and all, it looked like a well-loved room.

"Welcome to my room," Ryuji announced with a smile. "Sorry if it's a little messy. I wasn't expecting guests today."

"It is a nice room," Yusuke said. "I've never seen so many things in a room before."

"Same, I keep my room pretty bare, except for a poster of my dad and my shogi table," Hifumi added as she observed a poster of Nishiwaki Yuko with famed tennis player, Iwasaki Rio.

"All I had was a bed," Yusuke admitted. "And my easel."

Ryuji frowned at the two of them. "When this is all over, you two need a room makeover," Ryuji noted.

"Oh, your mom. She's very nice by the way," Hifumi said. "She's not like my mom at all…."

"I wonder if my mother was as nice as yours is…." Yusuke said, more to himself than to Ryuji.

For a moment, Ryuji felt bad for insisting that the two come over instead of staying at the Crazy Diamond. But the base wasn't exactly liveable yet, from what Haru said. It had some stuff, but it still needed the plumbing and whatnot to work.

But maybe he could pull a silver lining out of his ass.

"My mom has her good days and bad days," Ryuji said. "Most of those bad days come from me. But, she's a damn good mom and I would trade her for anything. Now, Art and Shogi, let me introduce you both to the wonderful world of hobbies and shows."

Yusuke's stomach grumbled and the tall, lanky teen gave a weak chuckle.

"And maybe the world of food, too," Ryuji added with a sympathetic smile. "But that's all after we finish the calling cards."

"Yes! We should start on that right away," Hifumi said, an eager tone to her voice.

Yusuke nodded with approval.

"Alright. Let's get this party cracking!" Ryuji exclaimed.

[Scene Change: Shibuya – Sakura Residence (Evening)
Theme of Sakura Residence - Sad Memories From Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE]

When Ren stepped into the Sakura household, he felt an immense sadness radiating from every inch of the walls.

Not only that, it felt like he was being watched from somewhere.

But he had no idea why he felt this way about a place he just walked into.

"Ah," Arsène whispered in his mind. "It's been so long….Since I've seen this place."

Ren startled.

'Arsène?! Why can I hear you in this place?' Ren asked.

"Watch and you'll see why," Arsène answered.

Ren felt a wave of something pass and for a moment, this place changed into what he could imagine inside of a pyramid could be.

[Theme of Unknown Palace: The Days When My Mother Was There from Persona 5]

As Ren looked around the image, he noticed someone standing at the top of a stairwell.

It was a young girl with hip-length bright orange hair, with straight-cut bangs and two long strands in the front along with a single small, thin strand at the top.

The girl wore a sleeveless top made of wraps that also covers her neck and exposes her midriff, a gold and jewelry-encrusted Usekh collar, and a white floor-length skirt along with wraps that connect to her bracelets and upper armpieces, and a golden headpiece that has a snake in the front and bares the top of her head along with red jewels.

But it was her eyes that caught him off guard.

She held the same golden irises of a Shadow.

"Arsène…." The young girl spoke, a defeated expression on her face, but Ren could see a hopeful flicker in those eyes. "Hurry…."

[Theme of Sakura Residence - Sad Memories From Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE]

The world quickly blinked back to normal, which caused Ren to shake his head in confusion, barely catching a flutter of orange hair vanish around the corner upstairs.

What in the world was that?

"You alright kid?" Sojiro asked.

"I'm okay, Boss….Just a little dizzy," Ren admitted as he rubbed his forehead. "But your place seems really nice."

"I do try. Well….Why don't you go sit in the living room while I go check in on something," Sojiro suggested.

Ren nodded and walked into the living room, where a familiar person sat waiting. "What's up, little troublemaker," Ohya greeted with a wave of her hand.

"Hello, Ohya-san," Ren greeted with a smile.

"Glad to see you aren't in chains and the ol' black and white striped getup," Ohya joked as she motioned for Ren to sit next to her. "Come on. Take a load off. Let me talk to you for a spell."

Ren sat beside her and said, "Sure."

"I gotta say, you lead a very interesting life, Amamiya Ren," Ohya teased. "My boss has me scrambling to find out everything we can about you."

"About me?" Ren asked, surprised.

"Ayup," Ohya replied, popping the "P" sound. "I guess with your past, along with being the "leader" of the "Shujin Six" and your recent kidnapping, I guess you're becoming quite infamous."

"It's not like I'm trying to be," Ren grumbled.

"Well, at any rate, I was tasked to get an interview with you whenever I got the chance. If you grant me that, I'll pay you back. Whatever you want," Ohya said.

Ren narrowed his eyes in thought.

Something was bugging him.

The name that Makoto had given him….

Kaneshiro Junya.

Why did she give him that name?

And why was it so important to her that he had to tell Sae and Zenkichi that name?

"Actually, there is something I need information on," Ren said. "I bet it'll be on the news but a man named Kaneshiro Junya kidnapped me and my two friends. He didn't talk much about what he wanted, but….I guess I need to know who this guy is. Find that out for me, I'll give you that interview."

Ohya grinned and said, "You know what? I can scrounge up that information for you. It'll be dangerous, however. I may need something else in the future for this too."

Ren hummed in thought and then nodded. "Alright. I'll take that chance," Ren said as he held out his hand. "So, deal?"

Ohya grinned and took his hand in a handshake, "Deal, troublemaker."

Ohya added a wink and Ren smiled, only to feel a familiar burst of power within him.

"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 Devil Persona,
I have obtained the winds of blessing that
shall lead to freedom and new power…"

Was it sad he was getting used to that?

"I look forward to our potential partnership. Though next time, let's meet at Crossroads. Doing business in my man's house is weird," Ohya told him. "It's located in the Red-Light District of Shinjuku."

"I'll do just that," Ren promised.

"Alright, Kid," Sojiro's voice said from behind them, prompting Ren to stand up and turn to face Sojiro. "I just want to give you some warning. You might be shocked and angry, but I want you to hear this person out, alright?"

Ren blinked in confusion and said, "Alright…."

Sojiro motioned for someone to come out with a tilt of his head and slowly, a familiar person entered into the room.

[Theme of Reunion - Emotions From Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE]

"Mom?" Ren asked, a myriad of emotions slamming into his chest at the sight of his mother. A part of him wanted to cry at the sight of her. The other wanted to rail at her for her actions that put him through hell.

Another part of him wanted to just hug her and never let go.

But instead of doing any of that, Ren stared at her.

"Oh, Ren…." Minako voiced as she took a step into the living room.

Sojiro motioned for Ohya to leave and soon, Ren found himself alone with his mom. "Mom…W-What are you doing here?" Ren asked with confusion. "T-The last time we spoke, you….You made it sound like I would never see you again…."

"I thought that too but…." Minako paused, a look of worry on her face appearing briefly. "But when Sojiro called and told me you were missing, I couldn't just sit there. I had to come here. I had to make sure you were okay…."

Ren swallowed the lump in his throat and looked away from her. "Is he here too?" Ren asked.

"No," Minako replied. "I doubt he even realizes that I left, truthfully."

"How can I believe that?" Ren asked with a deep sense of insecurity and hurt filling his voice. "There has to be more to this. You can't just be here for me when you sent me here. You can't just be here. Especially after silently taking his, and that liar's, side over mine…."

Minako's shoulders slumped for a moment and then swelled with renewed confidence. "I know, that I hurt you, Ren," His mother continued as she walked closer to him. "I did something a mother should have never done and betrayed her child. Betrayed you. I can never take away the pain I put you through. But I want to try and be the mother you deserve to have. Please grant this idiotic woman another chance at that. Please?"

Ren finally looked up at his mother and as much as he wanted to say no to her pleas, to not open his heart to the first person that truly hurt him and started the cascade of agony he went through, he could see in her eyes that she truly meant her words.

Tears fell from Ren's eyes as he flung his arms around his mother, who immediately returned his embrace and started to sob. "I'm so s-sorry, my darling little boy," Minako sobbed against his shoulder as she squeezed him as tightly as she could. "I'm so sorry."

Ren knew that this was only the first step after such a betrayal, but he just wanted to believe in her words so badly.

He just hoped that he wasn't making a mistake….

And even if he was, it was just nice to have his mom hug him one more time….

[Scene Change: Akasaka Mitsuke – TV Station (Evening)
Theme of Depression - My Message to You From Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE]

"I didn't even realize what was going on at first," Eleonora started with her head bowed and her hand in Oribe's. "My coworker wanted to get something to eat and normally, I'm not the type to hang out with anyone that isn't Oribe or my normal friends, but we had just finished a particularly hard scene and I wanted to unwind and get to know my co-workers."

Eleonora sighed as Eiko wrote down something in her notebook.

Oribe tucked herself closer to Eleonora's side while Makoto leaned against the closed dressing room door with her arms folded.

"Things were going smooth, and then a drink was given to me by some guy. It seemed like a normal soda so I drank it. The next I remember, I was waking up beside Kaneshiro Junya, wearing clothes I don't remember putting on…."

Makoto scowled.

Date raped….

"He then threatened my career if I didn't fork over three million yen every month," Eleonora revealed with slumped shoulders. "And if I told the police or even my parents, he would send videos of what happened to me in that black spot…."

"That's not right at all!" Eiko gasped. She then turned to Makoto and said, "He was going to do that to me and Oribe!"

Eleonora gasped and turned to Oribe. "He was?" Eleonora asked.

"He was," Oribe confirmed. "I was being accosted by some of his men but Makoto and Eiko saved me from that."

"Oh, God," Eleonora breathed as she looked at the two girls. "Thank you both so much for saving her from that. I could never forgive myself if he got his grimy hands on my Ori."

Her Ori….

Interesting.

"We were in the right place at the right time," Makoto said. "We don't need thanks for that. In fact, I prefer it if you didn't thank me. Not yet at least…."

"Why?" Eleonora asked.

"Because until I bring him down, I haven't done anything," Makoto hissed. "I will bring him to justice. Not only for you three but for everyone under his thumb. After that, I'll get my thanks…"

It would be too bad that if she did succeed, she wouldn't be around to hear it.

"Then, if thanks aren't what you want. Then allow me to help you, Makoto-san," Eleonora said. "I may not know much, but I can at least do that much."

"It might get you into more trouble," Makoto offered.

Eleonora looked at Oribe and then frowned. "The minute he sent his goons after her is the minute I stop playing nice. I'll do whatever I can to bring him down with you."

Makoto nodded and smiled. Well, who would have thought her one-girl crusade would turn into something like this?

"Alright. What the hell do we have to lose?" Makoto asked. "You're in."

Eleonora smiled gratefully while Eiko and Oribe exchanged smiles.

"So, I suppose the first thing I should ask is this….Where do you drop off the money?" Makoto asked, a plan already forming in her head.

[Scene Change: Shibuya – Okumura Residence (Nighttime-Balcony)
Theme of Meeting: Paulownia Mall from Persona 3]

"Have you noticed something has been off with Shiho and Haru?"

Ann frowned as she turned to Mishima.

"Yeah, I have been noticing some friction there, admittedly," Ann answered her ally. "Ever since the rescue mission, the two of them have been….different. At first, I chalked it up to them both being at odds about what Brainwashed Haru did during that fight, but it seems like something more went down."

The more Ann thought about it, the more worried she became about them. The moment the two of them met, and after Shiho's awakening, the two were pretty close to one another. Them being out of sorts was worrying.

"Should we interfere?" Mishima asked.

"Not yet," Ann said. "Shiho can be shockingly closed off when she wants to be and Haru can be as well. But we should keep an eye on them and how they interact. If it gets any worse, we'll nip it in the bud then and there. We can't be at each other's throats, especially as Phantom Thieves. It could really mess us up in the future…."

Mishima nodded and then chuckled. "Wow, it's like talking to Ren-kun," Mishima noted.

"What? Me?" Ann asked as she pointed at herself.

Mishima nodded. "You sounded like he sounds. Like a leader, I guess. It looks good on you, Ann," Mishima complimented.

Ann flushed and said, "I don't mean to sound like that. It's just….I know how bad things can get when tension is high. I just don't want to see that happen again. Especially to those two."

Mishima nodded in agreement.

((Baby, baby, baby)
(Baby, baby, baby)
Yeaaaaaaah!
(Baby, baby, baby)
(Baby, baby, baby))

Mishima pulled out his phone as he said, "Hold on, Ryuji's calling."

((Fears awake, anger beats louder)
(Round up them, spit out, rollover))

"You have a ringtone for him?" Ann asked with amusement.

She didn't think that they were that close.

((Moment of truth, there ain't no truce))
(But the battle goes on, Shadows of mass destruction...)
(Remix!))

Mishima nodded with a small blush as explained, "He gave it to me while we were waiting for you and Ren after fleeing Madarame's e-exhibit."

Ann nodded.

"H-Hello Ryuji," Mishima greeted after putting the phone on speaker.

"Sup, Little Moe," Ryuji greeted. "The calling cards are complete and I need to know something….Do you know how to hack?"

"U-Um I can but not super challenging projects….Why?" Mishima asked.

"Well….I have an idea of how we can deliver Mitsuyo's calling card," Ryuji answered. "Think you can hack an electric billboard?"

Ann and Mishima looked at each other in confusion.

"Ryuji," Ann asked, making herself known to her friend/crush(?). "What's going on in that delinquent brain of yours?"

All she got in return was Ryuji's diabolical laughter.

Miss Violet: The next chapter will reveal the calling cards and the final battles so….Until then, class dismissed.