I need to write a sequel to Challenge Accepted. Because I have an idea. UknownHero here and welcome to another chapter of Senran Persona! Yeah, this chapter took a month and half… or more. I lost track of time considering I'm either busy with university… or wasting time and playing video games. I have, like, a couple of stories with already-started chapters but I haven't finished them yet. Luckily, I have a month's break coming up soon to finish them up.

Anyway, let's answer some reviews. To KaiserDragon and ThunderDragon: Okay, first off, don't copy reviews even if it's your own review and two, I just remembered that in the previous Author's Note that it was suggested that you post your review twice in case. Anyway, for your actual questions 1) Yes, Akira will max out all his Confidants… off-screen. We're only going to focus on writing the new Confidants in their own separate chapter. We've planned it out kinda roughly but as soon as we hit the point where the player will have freedom over what they do, expect to see a Confidant chapter after it. 2) I know. And I am going to try and milk it as much as I can. And, I think I stated this previously, it's up to the reader to make their own head canon as we'll be writing in the platonic scene and the romantic scene. It'll make sense once it's up. However, only the Senran Girls in the Phantom Thieves will have romance scenes with Joker only. No pairings outside of that. To Toilettk: Now you just have to wait and see.

That's it for now! But now let's Reach Out for the Not Lies!

Load Game… Start!

Chapter 9: Investigation Escalation


(4/13, Early Morning)
(Shibuya, Shin Megami Apartment Complex)

Early the next morning, Asuka woke up first with a cute yawn escaping her mouth.

Sleeping with someone else next to you gave off a warmth that just couldn't be replicated, especially during the colder seasons. It was so nice that she just wanted to bury herself in her pillow for the rest of the day.

Though... there was something off...

Even though she opened her eyes, she was still seeing nothing but black and for some reason couldn't move her arms to rub the sand out of her eyes. Her face also kinda felt a little sweaty and lastly and most importantly...

SHE COULDN'T BREATHE!

"ZZZZZZ..." The sleeping Homura calmly breathed in and out with a peaceful smile on her face as she held her roommate close, pressing her head into her own chest like she was a plushie.

The Good Shinobi's eyes soon widened as she realized what was going on. "WMUPH MUP! WMUPH MUP! WMUPH MUP!" Asuka's muffled screams got out as she lightly hit her roommate back's to wake her up as currently she was being suffocated by her large breasts. She must've rolled over her in her sleep and now she on top, blissfully unaware that she was killing one of her only friends. 'Not like this! Not like this Homura-chan!' Asuka thought as her panic increased.

"Mwuh..." Homura groaned out as she felt something slapping her back, slowly opening her eyes from her peaceful sleep to see that she was still in her pajamas. "At least I'm not naked this time..." She soon mumbled out in slight annoyance about being woken up but then she remembered the events of yesterday, so with a sigh of exhaustion, she rolled off her futon and onto the floor, ready to start the day.

Meanwhile, Asuka was recovering from yet another near-death experience with swirls in her eyes. That seemed to be happening a lot since she got her Persona.

'You have had a lot of near-death experiences even before gaining a Persona, this is just the first time it has been happening multiple times in a row over several days.' Kaeru pointed out. 'Just take some deep breaths before you get up. You're a little woozy...' She then advised in concern.

"I think my life flashed before my eyes." Asuka meanwhile panted out in an exhausted manner. 'Wow, I didn't realize how one sighted it really was... and how much I spent it naked.' She then thought with an embarrassed blush on her face.

The tan skinned girl then turned her head to see her roommate. "Oh, you're awake. Had a nice dream?" Homura casually asked as she stretched her limbs. "Come on Asuka, we have a King to dethrone." She then added while rubbing the other girl's head.

"I... I think I'm gonna need a minute Homura-chan..." Asuka breathed out, recovering from earlier before noticing something after looking down at themselves. "Hey! We're not naked this time!" She then exclaimed with a smile.

Homura in turn smirked as she nodded in agreement. "Yeah. It surprised me too." She then admitted while still rubbing the other girl's head. "Guess I should say thanks for not stripping us both while we were sleeping." She soon added in a joking tone.

Within the tan skinned girl's head meanwhile, Wolverine was giggling in amusement to the joke. 'You know, if this keeps up one of these days someone's gonna walk in and think you two are fu-' She soon started, however...

"S-Shut it Wolverine..." Homura mumbled out, interrupting her Persona's words with a mental blush.

Asuka meanwhile immediately blushed to being reminded of that. "I-It's not a problem Homura-chan." She replied in a slightly meek tone while looked at her roommate in a curious manner. "Um Homura-chan, you're still rubbing my head." She then got out.

"Yeah I know." Homura simply replied, not even being phased by what she was doing. "Honestly after everything that happened yesterday, our talk last night and sleeping together... I gotta say I really feel good..." She then admitted in a calm tone with a kind smile.

Asuka lightly gasped to that as she looked at her roommate. "Homura-chan..." She muttered out in a surprised tone. 'She must be making an effort to change herself huh Kaeru.' She meanwhile thought in a happy tone.

'Hmm... She's slightly improving, but still has a long way to go.' Kaeru stated in the Good Shinobi's head. 'Wolverine possibly knows this too as your roommate is developing, changing herself from what she was in the past after learning the complete truth.' She then added.

Homura then stopped rubbing her roommate's head as she looked at her. "But enough about that, we should get ready. We can't take that asshole down in our pajamas." She then reminded.

Asuka in turn nodded in agreement to that as the two then got to their feet. "Yeah!" She replied as they both went to get their uniforms on after taking their pajamas off.

As they got dressed, Homura couldn't help but stare at her roommate in a dazed manner as her words from last night echoed in her head. 'Homu-nee...' She thought as just thinking about it still made her a little nervous. "This is gonna bother me for the rest of day, isn't it?" She quietly muttered to herself.

"Hm, is something wrong?" Asuka asked in concern as she wrapped her scarf around her neck.

Homura was a little hesitant but relented, knowing that if she didn't get it off her chest soon it'll cause her trouble down the line. "Um... Well... Er, you... It's..." She hesitantly started as her head then went red with awkwardness and embarrassment. "YousortofkindofcalledmeHomu-neeinyoursleeplastnightanditsortoffreaksmeoutbutatthesametimeI'mveryflatteredbutIconsidermyselftooshittyofapersontobeconsideredanythingclosetobeingafriendletaloneearntherighttohave-neeinmynameandI'mreallyreallysorryifI'mnotmakingsenseitsjustthatI'mnotusedtothiswholecaringaboutothersthingthankstoHebijoAcademyandohmyfuckinggodI'mreallyhavingapanicattackrightnow." She soon blurted out at a rapid pace before quickly shutting her mouth after taking in a deep breath. "Damn... I really overreacted there..." She soon thought in embarrassment and realization.

'Yes you did...' Wolverine stated in agreement, the image of her giving Homura an un-amused look on her face (er... eyes?) flashing in her mind.

In response to that, Asuka was... understandably confused, having no idea what the hell her roommate just blurted out. She didn't even think half of that were real words. "Huh?" She soon got out in confusion as she innocently tilted her head.

After calming herself down, the tan skinned girl looked at her roommate with a small embarrassed blush on her face. "Um... I mean... You kind of called me Homu-nee in your sleep..." Homura quietly mumbled out.

To hearing that, Asuka looked at the other girl with a disbelief tone after hearing that. "Eh?" She once more got out in confusion. "I... called you Homu-nee in my sleep?" She soon asked, blinking a couple of times to make sure she heard that right after getting her bra and panties on. 'Was that why she was holding me so close when I woke up?' She meanwhile thought while getting her uniform on.

"Y-Yeah..." Homura answered in an awkward tone as she also got her uniform on. "It... honestly surprised me last night when you called me that..." She then admitted in the same awkward tone.

"I-I see... I must've unconsciously called you that while talking in my sleep... sorry Homura-chan..." Asuka got out in her own awkward tone while getting her skirt on. "I guess usually being in the same dorm as Ikaruga-chan and Katsu-nee caused it since they're a year older than me." She then admitted while rubbing the back of her head.

To hearing that, the tan skinned girl started to rub her chin a thinking manner. "Hmm..." Homura hummed out before realizing something. "Well what's your birthday then? I mean we're both second years, but one of us has to be older than the other." She then stated.

The Good Shinobi's eyes widened to that. "Oh! Well I was born September 8th." Asuka revealed.

Homura in turn nodded to that. "Ok... and I was born on the 3rd of January." She then replied. "So that would mean..." She soon started.

The Good Shinobi in response to hearing that smiled with delight. "Ah! So even though we're second years, you're older than me Homura-chan." Asuka soon stated. "So I guess it's alright in some way." She then added.

"I guess that's true... it felt awkward with you calling me Homu-nee, even though you called me that in your sleep." Homura soon admitted while rubbing the other girl's head. '...Though... it wasn't all that bad...' She however admitted in her head with a more solemn tone.

Within the tan skinned girl's head, her Persona continued to witness the small changes occurring with her other self. 'Hehe, seems like she's developing well to reforge herself as her own person... though time will tell as she matures herself...' Wolverine soon stated.

The other girl in turn blushed in embarrassment as the tan skinned girl rubbed her head in a affectionate manner once more. "Ehehe..." Asuka meekly giggled out.

The tan skinned girl then took her hand off her roommate's head. "But enough of that, we still gotta finish getting dress, eat, then head to Shujin." Homura reminded, listing off each thing needed. "We have a rebellion to start and tyrant to overthrow." She then added with a smirk.

As Asuka nodded in agreement, the two finished getting dressed as they then started prepared a quick breakfast some eggs and toast to eat, doing so as they talked further about their plans what to do when they get to their school.

Soon after they finished, they both placed their plates in the sink, got their bags and phones and prepared to head out, Homura heading out the door first with Asuka right behind her, however...

"Oh right." Asuka thought in realization as she stopped walking followed by her taking her phone out and opened the calendar app. "Ok... plans for this Sunday, sparring match with Homura-chan then shopping..." Asuka muttered to herself as she typed all of their plans down. "Hmm... we'll need to get jobs so we can get more money. I'll talk to Homura-chan about it tonight." She meanwhile decided in her head.

"Come on Asuka! We don't want to be late!" Homura called out her reminder.

"Hai!" Asuka called back as she looked back at her phone. "And save!" She concluded before putting her phone away, getting her bag and heading out the door while closing and locking it behind her before catching up to her roommate.

"So what was that about?" Homura then asked as the two started walking.

Asuka in turn rubbed the back of her head as a small giggle escaped her lips. "I was just putting our Sunday plans down so I wouldn't forget." She revealed as she then gave off a nostalgic expression. "Ikaruga-chan always said you should schedule yourself and have a plan." She then added while sighing in a slightly relaxed manner. "I wonder how they're doing. I hope nothing bad has happened to them..." She soon got out in concern.

"Ah I'm sure they're fine Asuka, what's the worst that could happen?" Homura then asked while shrugging her shoulders as they walked down the stairs. "I mean it's not like we're jinxing them to something insane happening to them every time we mention 'em." She then added in a joking tone with a smirk on her face.

"Hehe, I guess that's true Homura-chan." Asuka giggled out her reply in agreement. The mere idea of that happening was ridiculous after all.


(Asakusa, Hanzō Shinobi Girl's Dorm)

Meanwhile at the same time...

"This is... unusual..." Ikaruga got out as she struggled to get one of her bras on, though now it felt tighter. "It couldn't be... have they gotten bigger!?" She soon asked herself in a mutter, surprised and shocked to this being a possibility as she then took it off. "Wait a minute... When did I go to sleep last ni-" She started as she then saw the reason. "Oh." She soon deadpanned as she took notice of the cause.

"Void... Breast God..." The tied-up Katsuragi mumbled in her sleep, rubbing her face against a pillow.

"Stop touching me Katsu-nee. Stop touching me Katsu-nee. Stop touching me Katsu-nee..." Hibari chanted out while staring off blankly into space, not even acknowledging her nudity.

Meanwhile, Yagyū was unconsciously cackling madly as she laid near the pink haired girl with blood trickling down her nose.

"...I... I don't... I can't fathom that it's not even a week yet." Ikaruga thought in disbelief. "I didn't think Asuka would be this important to everyone... or how reliant Katsuragi-san is on her for her sanity… and ours." She then added.

"BOOBS! VOID!" Katsuragi snapped awake and yelled out in a voice not too dissimilar to a demon filled with excitement and lust... Before promptly falling unconscious with swirls into her eyes.

Ikaruga soon started to groan in irritation to what she heard as she rubbed her forehead in a stressed out manner. 'If Katsuragi-san doesn't cease this soon, I will take her to Hanzō Academy's hidden room and trap her in one of the torture devices... Kiriya-sensei probably won't mind in the end...' She thought to herself, deciding that would be the best course of action.


(Aoyama-Itchome)

As the two kunoichis were heading for the school, they eventually caught up with the male glasses wearing Persona user and greeted him as they all started walking together, revealing some new information along the way.

"So Ryuji's got the app now huh?" Homura stated in a serious tone after hearing this information as the three started walking towards the school.

Akira in response to this nodded to the statement. "Yeah, he texted me saying that he got it last night." He revealed.

"Well that's good, we won't be limited on people being able to use the Metaverse app." Asuka admitted with a smile.

"Though, I have to ask where this app comes from..." Homura soon muttered out.

"It's... It's from a... It's from a mysterious benefactor." Akira cryptically answered. "Not sure why he's helping us, but so far I'm not complaining." He then added.

"What kind of person would give high school students a way into the minds and hearts of others?" Asuka asked in a curious yet serious manner. "And are you sure you can trust this person?" She then added in a skeptical tone.

"...Honestly, I'm not sure." Akira admitted. "We just have to trust him for now." He then added.

The tan skinned girl then took out and looked at her phone to see the app, narrowing her eyes to it. "I don't know about this... I mean, we had these apps before we got our powers. We could've been easily just normal teenagers, and yet out of all people we were chosen to have this app, supernatural in nature yet tied to modern technology..." Homura voiced her thoughts before rubbing the back of her head before placing her phone away. "Maybe I'm just over-thinking things but... keep your eyes peeled around this Benefactor, alright?" She then requested.

"Don't worry; I won't let my guard down." Akira soon replied with a nod.

As the three continued heading for the school, they ended up overhearing some students that were walking in front of them.

"How annoying- we've barely started high school, and already they're making us play at a volleyball rally?" A dissatisfied first year stated.

"How unfortunate." Akira muttered in a deadpan tone.

"And why are they pitting us against the teacher team? Kamoshida's gonna crush us." The dissatisfied first year then admitted.

"Che, basically just another ego booster for that perv..." Homura meanwhile muttered out annoyance.

"Ryuji-kun already said that yesterday." Asuka pointed out.

"It doesn't make me feel any better." Homura whispered back. "And certainly not for the volleyball team..." She muttered to herself.

"Mmhm." Asuka hummed out in agreement.

"We get to see his technique live and in person though." A bandwagoning first year then reminded. "We should totally get spiked on!" He soon added.

The Good Shinobi in turn to hearing that almost dropped her jaw in shock. "They can't be serious!?" Asuka got out in disbelief.

"Sounds like they are..." Akira replied while keeping his composure.

"Yeah ok." The dissatisfied first year replied. "You're gonna get you face smashed in." He then added. "Just look at how banged up the volleyball team is. What the hell goes on during their practices?" He soon asked.

"It's not practice, it's torture..." Homura quietly muttered out in a detestable tone.

"We really gotta do something about this..." Asuka then stated in a serious and quiet tone.

"And we will... But not now." Akira soon stated in his own serious and quiet tone.

Soon enough, the three Persona users arrived at the school and entered the main building, still ignoring the whispers of lies and rumors that were forged by the physical education teacher.


(4/13, Morning)

(Shujin Academy, Classroom)

In three of the Persona-users classroom, their homeroom teacher was at the chalkboard looking at all her students with an exhausted expression on her face. "Ok quiet down." Ms. Kawakami called out as this got the attention of all the students that were chatting among themselves. "Alright then, listen up people, as you know, the volleyball rally is today." She informed.

"Ugh..." Homura mentally groaned out with an annoyed expression on her face while her roommate frowned to knowing this.

"Just great..." Akira meanwhile quietly muttered to himself.

"Head to the gymnasium once you've changed. Got it?" Ms. Kawakami soon instructed.

'This is gonna suck, isn't it...' Asuka soon thought as she sighed.

Any extended amount of time around Kamoshida was surely going to make the Good Shinobi do something she might regret.

"Can I kill myself so I can't go?" Homura openly asked with a deadpan tone.

To that question, everyone there wasn't sure if it was a serious question or not...

"That's not funny Shinkukage..." Kawakami sighed out. "Just don't complain and endure it if you hate it so much, and try to make the best of it. There are some things you can't fight after all..." She then stated.

'We'll see about that.' Akira thought as he smiled deviously, concerning the teacher and causing the girls to perk back up.

Somehow, the teacher felt that today was not going to end well...


(Shujin Academy, Girls Locker Room)

As the two kunoichis headed into the locker room to get changed, they both felt as though there was a lot of attention on them as they were looking at their lockers that were next to each other.

"Homura-chan..." Asuka whispered out in concern as they began to take off their uniforms.

Homura in turn nodded to that as she slightly motioned her to look back to see other girls that were changing staring towards them with anxious, angry, curious and envious stares, causing her to sigh in annoyance. "Oi, if all of you got something to say, get it out of your mouths already!" She demanded in the same annoyed tone.

And as demanded, a multitude of girls approached the two kunoichi as they began bombarding them with question after question with no sign of stopping.

"SERIOUSLY! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU TWO EAT!? Can I have some of that!?"

"Those are not real! They are definitely not real dammit!"

"Are you part-cow or something!?"

"Why do they jiggle so much!? You're wearing bras for fuck's sake!"

"Are you two pregnant or something!? What's the baby's name!?"

"Do you do porn? It's... It's for research, I promise!"

"How the fuck do your uniforms form around your breasts!?"

"How do you two still have spines with those mammies!?"

Asuka in turn blushed at all the questions asked towards her as she covered her naked chest with her arms with an innocent expression on her face. "I-It's really not that big a deal having big breasts..." She admitted. "T-They really get in the way when I do things and guys give me perverted stares at times... they can honestly be a hassle at times..." She soon revealed.

"Asuka's right." Homura soon stated in agreement as she looked at the other girls. "Just having big breasts doesn't really mean much, they would just prove that guys are perverts if that's the only thing they're attracted to. What matters are a good personality, some brains and being who you are, not just how you look. If you really think breasts are going to win you a guy, then you aren't worth it to begin with." She then added in a serious tone.

To that declaration, silence went through the entire locker room as the group of girls looked at the two kunoichi with serious expressions to the tan skinned girl's words.

"...Fuck that! I want a boyfriend!" One of the girls suddenly shouted out after a while. "I don't mind being fucking shallow! Give me your secrets, goddamnit!" She then demanded while bringing up her hands in a groping manner followed by multiple other girls.

"Yeah share the love!"

"We deserve breasts like that too!"

"Come on!"

"Give us your secrets!"

As such, the begging for larger breasts occurred once more from the other girls as she continued to gather around the two kunoichis.

"You know, I kinda miss Hebijo. It wasn't the best but at least I won't get ganged up bycunts!" Homura muttered out in annoyance to her roommate as the girls closed in on them, chanting I want tits. They were perfectly capable of fighting them off but taking down the entire female student body would look bad on their permanent records.

"...What's a cunt?" Asuka meanwhile asked in a whisper, ignoring their impeding groping for a second.

The tan skinned girl in response to that almost face faulted to hearing that. "You should go out more." Homura deadpanned before bracing themselves.

But before the hoard could get in closer...

"Alright you girls, that's enough." A mature yet stern voice called out in a calm matter.

Suddenly, the breast-crazed students stopped and turned around to see a very angry and annoyed face glaring at them.

The newcomer appeared to be a third year since she had gained the attention of the other girls. The brown bob cut haired girl had her arms crossed over her chest as she was just in a t-shirt and red sweatpants as she glared at the harassing girls with eyes that seemed to be a reddish-brown, but bordering more towards red.

"Now then, you have ten seconds to go back to your business and stop this useless effort or else the principal will be informed of your harassment. And don't bother denying if I do, I know all your faces." She calmly stated, the sunlight slightly hitting her eyes making it seem like they were glowing.

To that statement, the group of groping girls flinched as they briefly bowed to the one that ordered them to stop. "I'm sorry Kaichou, it will never happen again!" The Shallow Girl quickly apologized before everyone quickly scurried back to their lockers to continue changing.

"That's what I thought." The red eyed girl breathed out in relief before looking at the two girls... before shifting her eyes down slightly. "..." She said nothing more as she looked at the two girls.

"...Take a picture if you want. It'll last longer." Homura muttered out in annoyance before seeing a few flashes. "Oi! That wasn't an offer!" She soon declared, annoyed that someone took pictures of them.

"M-My apologies, just... Th-They are quite large." The newcomer muttered out as she compared her chest to theirs.

"I-It's alright... just please change the subject." Asuka soon requested as she blushed in embarrassment.

The newcomer then coughed into her fist to regain her composure. "I also apologize for how they were acting." The brown haired girl then got out to the two transfer students. "They should know better then to harass other students." She then added.

Asuka in turn sighed again as she got the red and white gym uniform with the addition of her scarf. "It's alright. I've... dealt with this kind of thing before in the past." She vaguely admitted as she thought of her blonde shinobi friend.

"Same, I've had to deal this kind of thing back at my old school as well, so I've dealt with that kind of thing too." Homura admitted in agreement to her roommate.

"Right, you two are the new transfer students." The brown haired girl got out as she offered a hand. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Makoto Niijima, a third year and the student council president of Shujin Academy." She revealed in a polite manner.

To hearing that, the tan skinned girl gave off a slightly intrigued look as she fully got the gym uniform on. "Hmm..." Homura hummed out. 'The student council president... she could be useful...' She soon thought as she looked at her roommate.

Asuka meanwhile grabbed the other girl's hand as she shook it in a friendly manner. "It's nice to meet you Makoto-san, I'm Asuka Shirokage." She introduced herself in a polite time with a smile on her face before letting go.

The tan skinned girl then brought her hand out. "Homura Shinkukage." Homura simply introduced herself as she shook hands with the girl.

To hearing that, Makoto smiled back with a nod to the two girls as she and the tan skinned girl ended their handshake. "Well it's a pleasure to meet you two." She replied as she slightly relaxed herself. "So, how are you two finding Shujin Academy so far?" She then asked in a curious manner.

"Well…" Asuka started before she and Homura mentally paused.

The two then reviewed their memories of the past three days.


"We're experiencing technical difficulties in the lower line."

"What the-AH!" Homura shouted out as she was grabbed from behind, her arms painfully pulled behind her back, causing her to drop her weapons, and lifted off the ground.

"Your charge is 'unlawful entry'. Thus, the men will be sentenced to death... and the women will become concubines for his Majesty, with disloyalty and/or disobedience being punished by death."

"I am thou, thou art I..."

"PERSONA!"

"So, we're in a castle in a supernatural world with our gym teacher as its ruler, discovered modern ninjas exist and now we have the power to summon mythological or fictional characters by ripping off our masks while wearing stylish outfits that come out of nowhere and following a cartoon cat who can also summon a mythological/fictional character to the exit while avoiding knights that can turn into fairies, jack o' lanterns and devils with boners." Akira said as they followed said cartoon cat.

"Stop lying... STOP LYING DAMMIT!" Homura yelled out as her outfit began to burn away. "GET OUT OF MY HEAD! I'M FINE! I'M COMPLETELY FINE!" She demanded in denial.


There was a few seconds of awkward silence for Asuka and Homura as the traumatized looks faded from their faces.

"It's going... fine..." Asuka lied as she tried to smile.

"Yeah, it's... this school is great..." Homura coughed out.

Makoto however noticed the slight shift in their tone of voices as she just raised one of her eyebrows before sighing. "Well if you have problems, you can always come to me. As the School Council President, I'm always here to help." She stated her offer with honesty.

"Th-Thank you, we'll keep that in mind." Asuka replied as she visibly struggled to keep up her smile.

"Because believe me, if we told you the shit we went through, you'd probably think we're crazy." Homura meanwhile thought while mentally rolling her eyes. "The voices in my head don't help with that statement." She then added.

'Oh, fuck you.' Wolverine grumbled out in annoyance.

"Well you two seem to be pretty close, are you friends?" Makoto then asked in the same curious tone.

"Oh! That's-" Asuka started in a slightly flushed manner to the sudden question, however...

"We're roommates in the same apartment building." Homura replied, causing her roommate's eyes to widen to thinking that they weren't. "...But we are friends..." She then added as a grateful smile came across her face as she then started to pet and rub her roommate's head, who in turn blushed in embarrassment to the action.

'You're acting awfully affectionate to someone you've met not even a week ago.' Wolverine soon got out.

Homura meanwhile continued rubbing the other girl's head as a small smile graced her face. 'It's as I said in the Palace... Asuka's my first real friend... She's someone I have to protect...' She mentally declared.

'That's called a Declaration of Protection.' Wolverine soon informed. 'And usually, those aren't said by people who are Just Friends.' She then added in a witty tone.

'Don't even go there! I don't think of Asuka that way... she's become special to me...' Homura soon mentally admitted in a serious tone. 'It's only been three days... but I really mean that...' She then added in her head with a solemn tone.

Asuka's embarrassed blush never left her face as her roommate kept rubbing her head, but she silently gasped to what she had said about her before regaining her composure and looked at the student council president. "Yeah, Homura-chan and I are friends." She got out as she soon smiled. 'She actually said it...' She meanwhile thought in disbelief, but still with happiness.

'I believe it was due to you unintentionally calling something a kin to an older sister... it may have triggered a new desire within her...' Kaeru meanwhile deducted, her other self giving off a mental blush to being reminded of what she say the night prior.

The student council president then looked at the two with a pleased expression. "Well, Shirokage-san, Shinkukage-san, if there is anything you need to tell me, again I am always here to help if needed." Makoto reassured with a kind smile as she left the locker room. "And please tone down the language; it's for a better learning environment." She soon requested.

"Okay, we will!" Asuka called out before sighing in relief as the two were left alone as they adjusted their gym uniforms. "...Do you think she knows about Kamoshida and the abuse?" She soon asked in concern.

After giving it a thought, Homura in response shook her head in a negative manner to the question. "I don't think so. No way would the principal let information such as his star teacher doing what he does get out, not even to the student council. I can figure he cares more about keeping a good reputation thanks to the volleyball team over everything else going on." She replied in a serious tone.

"So do you think we should tell her about the abuse?" Asuka then asked as she closed the locker holding her uniform.

Once more to the new question, Homura shook her head in a negative manner as she did the same. "Not now, there could still be a risk that she could cause more of a disturbance if she goes and asks the principal about it and that in turn could lead him to try and figure out what we're doing." She responded in a serious tone before crossing her arms over her chest. "For now let's just meet up with Akira and Sakamoto and get through this stupid rally." She then added.

Asuka in response nodded to that. "Alright." She replied as the two started heading out the locker room.


(Shujin Academy, Gymnasium)

Within the gym, the volleyball rally was going swimmingly... considering the bored face of Ryuji, the disinterest in Akira, the sadness and concern of Asuka, the I'm-gonna-kill-myself-if-I-have-to-sit-through-this-shit-for-another-10-minutes aura of Homura, the pretty mass of misery that is Ann Takamaki and the total care-free, I fucking rule the school with an iron fist and if you dare disobey I'll have you killed, kind and joyful smile of Kamoshida.

"Ugh... I can still kinda see Kamoshida in speedo..." Ryuji admitted with a wince. "That's gonna haunt me for the rest of my life." He then added.

"Join the club." Akira replied with a sigh. "...You think his Shadow's dong is bigger than it is in reality or..." He then wondered.

"Kurusu!" Homura interrupted, not wanting to hear this right now while her roommate silently blushed.

"What? It's proven to be untrue that bigger penises actually give better pleasure to their partner. It actually turns off some women due to how painful it might be." Akira casually explained, not even minding that there were girls sitting near them. "Which is fitting considering..." He started once more.

"We are not talking about Kamoshida's junk here out of all places." Ryuji quietly shouted out. "Change the subject! Change the effin' subject!" He then demanded.

The glasses wearing boy merely adjusted his glasses to that. "Sorry, but we have to pass the time somehow until we start... you know." Akira sighed out.

"Maybe... we can talk about how our others are doing." Asuka suggested after the blush faded from her face. "Kaeru's doing fine. She's helping me think clearly and stuff." She soon revealed.

"Same with Arsène." Akira replied before looking at the tan skinned girl. "Hey, is Wolverine alright?" He asked, concerned about what happened yesterday.

The tan skinned girl in response nodded to that. "She's good now, and hopefully it stays that way." Homura replied before looking towards the blond. "How about you Sakamoto, how do you feel with your Persona in your head?" She soon asked.

"Well... kinda hard to say considerin' I only got him yesterday." Ryuji answered while rubbing the back of his head. "But he's fun. Told me a pirate story before bed last night. Gotta say, really weird but kinda awesome." He then admitted.

"Yup." Homura replied with a smile. "...I wonder if our Personas can help us cheat on tests." She then got out in a curious manner.

'Don't push thou luck.' Their Personas responded at the same time. 'I am thou, thou art I and if thou is an idiot, so am I.' They then revealed.

"Alright, alright! So much for not studying..." Akira grumbled under his breath.

As soon as the Persona-users apologized to the voices in their heads, they suddenly heard face meeting ball, turning their heads to see that the P.E teacher had just spiked the ball into a familiar dark blue haired student's face.

"That... had to hurt..." Homura admitted while wincing in pain as the boy fell to the ground. "He totally did that to Mishima on purpose..." She then added.

"That's pretty obvious." Akira stated in agreement.

The blond as nodding in agreement to that as he glared at the teacher. "He'll pay soon enough..." Ryuji declared in a serious tone as the injured boy was sent to the infirmary.

However, Asuka was silent. Her hair was covering her eyes as she stood up without a word and walked to the volleyball court, standing where her abused classmate was knocked off his feet.

When she looked up, Asuka was glaring at the King with a fury that had been building up the past few days.

At that moment to the other Persona-users, only they saw a green wisp of Kaeru appearing behind Asuka as her Phantom Outfit appeared for a split second while a rebel's smirk graced her face.

"Holy... " Homura got out in surprise to this occurring. "Asuka, what are you doing!?" She called out for only them to hear.

"What... just happened...?" Akira whispered out as he heard his Persona laugh within his mind.

'A rebellious soul is not bound to a plain of existence.' Arsene chuckled evilly. 'Allow her to avenge the powerless alone, it is what her heart demands!' He then declared.

Asuka's smirk however never left her face as she took hold of the volleyball. "Kamoshida-sensei, would it be too much trouble if I could join in place for Mishima-kun?" She requested in a confident tone for everyone in the gym to hear while playfully tossing the ball in the air.

"...Wait what!?" Homura got out with wide eye in confusion to the sudden request.

"Huh, this'll be interesting." Akira started as a small grin came across his face.

"Wait seriously!? For real!?" Ryuji got out in disbelief and excitement.

As this request was made, multiple other students looked on at the confident transfer

The Good Shinobi then spun the volleyball hand on one finger. "What's wrong? Afraid that a girl might show you up?" Asuka remarked in a surprisingly smug tone while placing her other hand on her hip.

'Don't let your emotions influence your actions.' Kaeru meanwhile advised. 'As much as you want to make him realize his mistake, think it through a little before you act.' She soon added.

"I did." Asuka muttered under her breath as she stretched and bounced on her feet a little to make sure she was limbered up. However it had the very obvious side-effect of causing her large chest to jiggle around, making the once-bored students that weren't already worshipping the P.E teacher to suddenly take interest in the match while some of the girls gave off envious stares.

"Ugh..." Homura groaned out in disgust as she rolled her eyes. "God, this is what I was talking about back in the-KURUSU!" She then started as she then looked at the glasses wearing boy with an irritated expression.

"What?" Akira meanwhile asked, his phone up and recording. "I'm just doing what every person with a smartphone does when anything interesting is happening: Film it and upload it to the internet." He then stated.

"Why?" Ryuji questioned in slight confusion.

"A little payback for exposing my record." Akira answered with a smirk as he zoomed out and turned his phone sideways for a wide screen image. "Alright, Shirokage. It's showtime." He then quietly declared.

Asuka meanwhile shrugged her shoulder in a confident manner as she closed her eyes. "I mean since you've been winning so far, what difference would it make if I join in? That is, unless you're actually scared of someone showing off their dominance?" She soon asked in the same taunting tone as she opened her eyes once more with the rebel's grin on her face.

To hearing that taunts, multiple students looked on in shock to the transfer student who said that, surprised that someone would even stand up to the P.E teacher.

"Did she actually just say that?"

"Man she's got some some balls for taunting Kamoshida-sensei."

"No, she has a vagina. Balls are weak and vulnerable and can't take a beating!"

"That makes her kind of hot."

"Not to mention she was pretty cute looking on the first day she got here."

"Think she's got a boyfriend?"

The teachers meanwhile looked at one another as they were having a small discussion over the matter.

"Well I don't see why she can't join in."

"She did request it in a polite manner."

"But doesn't it seem a bit confident?"

"Makes you wonder how good she is?"

Meanwhile holding back his obvious anger to the blunt taunt towards him, Kamoshida soon nodded to these comments as he looked at the girl. "Alright Shirokage, let's see what you got." He replied with a smile while eyeing her body.

Asuka then tossed the ball to the teacher's side as the P.E teacher caught it. "Thank you Kamoshida-sensei." She replied, her rebel's grin still not leaving her have for a section as she got herself ready along with the other boys that were on the students team, who were all blushing towards the girl on their team now.

"Well this is a surprise..." Homura muttered in an impressed tone while a smirk appeared on her face.

'Her inner rebellious nature must be on the surface at the moment.' Wolverine contemplated.

Homura nodded in agreement to that as she then noticed the P.E teacher eyeing her, causing her eyes to then narrow in a held back anger. "Oi Asuka! Take him down!" She then called out.

Asuka in response to that gave a thumbs-up. "I plan to Homura-chan!" She replied with excitement.

"This is gonna be brutal." Akira muttered out.

"Daaaamn, she's really egging him on, she tricked Kamoshida into letting her in on the match." Ryuji got out in a even more impressed tone.

At that moment, a whistle blew as the new match between the students and teachers started.

The server threw the ball up and...

That was as far Ryuji got as he realized volleyball matches weren't as exciting as anime portrayed it as, mainly since Asuka was playing rather conservatively. He ended up pulling out his phone and watched some real action... Provided by Dead or Alive: Xtreme 3.

However it only took a few minutes for things to get exciting.

Kamoshida spiked the ball, the now dangerous object ready to smash another student's face in. However, Asuka dashed in front of Kamoshida's target and blocked it, managing to hit the ball into the air.

Seeing her chance, she leaped into the air. Higher than anyone else has ever seen.

The students could only stare in awe at the sight of the Good Shinobi in the air, her sweat glistening in the light and her breasts defying all laws of physics as she went for it.

"CHESTO!" Asuka mentally declared as she slammed the ball with her palm, sending it back.

BAM! CRACK!

With Asuka's spike, it struck the ground in front of the P.E. teacher, causing the wood to crack… before bouncing up and hitting him square in the gonads so hard that the volleyball burst as a result.

To witnessing this, Homura idly wondered if that crack was from the wood or his pelvic bone. Or even both.

The P.E teacher's eyes meanwhile dilated to the sudden rush pain going through his lower body as he face paled. "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!" Kamoshida soon wailed out in pain with tears in his twitching wide eyes as he held the area of impact and fell to his knees.

The reactions were simultaneous to witnessing this.

Every male in the room that wasn't Akira or Ryuji instinctively covered their crotches and winced while making some sort of weird squeaking noise, as if they were hit as well.

The females meanwhile were laughing in playful amusement towards Kamoshida's pain where even Ann had a giggle escape from her lips as she couldn't help herself.

Akira simply stopped recording and took a picture with his phone.

Ryuji couldn't help but let out a whoop and grin madly at seeing this.

Homura however was desperately trying to stifle her laughter.

And Asuka had no idea what just happened. She may have blacked out for a couple of seconds there, only focusing on the P.E. teacher and allowed her body to do the rest.

However, it only took several seconds for Asuka to realize that maybe she struck the ball a little too hard as she blinked a couple times. "WAAAAAAH! I'M SO SORRY!" She exclaimed as she flailed her arms in a panic to what she did.

'Told you so.' Kaeru fake-coughed out to this occurring.

As this was occurring, the other teachers gathered around the fallen man in concern while some of the students looked on as they tried to see the P.E teacher.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"That hit struck hard."

"You're not gonna be moving right for a while coach."

"Man though, that was an impressive hit though."

"I guess she must've been an athlete back at her old school."

"Dude, the ball broke and the impact where it bounced into his 'nads cracked. What kind of school did she go to for that to happen!?"

"Something must've been wrong with the ball..."

These and such mutters were heard from both teacher and students, creating a multitude of emotions among them.

"A-Are you o-" Asuka meanwhile began to ask in concern, however...


"I'll focus on this one's execution. And after I'm done with Sakamoto and you, I'll have with these offerings you brought."


A shiver then ran through the girl's spine as she frowned at the fallen man with narrow eyes. "Nevermind." Asuka soon thought as her previous anger towards the King returned as she then decided to leave the court after calming herself down and let the other teachers help him to the infirmary.

"Huh, she just realized what she did." Akira chuckled out with a sweatdrop.

"AHAHAHA! Oh, this is gonna be an awesome year!" Ryuji laughed out as he wiped away the tears.

Homura meanwhile was still holding back her laughter as she looked at both her flustered roommate and the injured P.E teacher as he was being carried to the Nurse's Office. 'Hehe, if that wasn't an accident, something like that would be instantly thought of being evil.' She offhandedly thought.

The tan skinned girl's Persona however just groaned to that statement. 'Oh please, you know fully well that the Good and Evil titles of a shinobi are all just bullshit created by old assholes to segregate shinobi from one another because of ideals. There is no Good or Evil shinobis in reality.' Wolverine remarked in annoyance.

To hearing that remark, the tan skinned girl merely sighed in depression and realization to this fact. "That... might be true..." Homura hesitantly admitted. "But to change something like the Shinobi Code would be difficult..." She then responded before looking towards her embarrassed roommate. 'Hmm... I wonder how the others at Hebijo are doing...' She offhandedly thought as she and the others got to their feet and left the gym to discuss their plan against the P.E teacher while new rumors started to form.


(Hebijo Academy)

Meanwhile at the same time within a traditional Japanese castle-like building...

Four unique appearing girls were going through their own activities to pass the time when they weren't going through their shinobi training.

The green haired girl sighed in an emotionless manner as she twirled her knife. "I may not have emotions... but I'm really bored..." Hikage admitted.

"Hai, without Homura-san being around, things seem less active around here besides the other students training..." Yomi stated in agreement with a nod while watering her bean sprouts.

As the discussion was going on, the oldest members of the Elites was going through test tubes before looking back at the others. "Now now girls, Suzune-sensei gave Homura-chan a very special and important mission in Tokyo, and I know that you miss her, but the mission she was given is of absolute importance. I am sure right now she's getting closer to her objective." Haruka responded in a mature tone with a seductive smirk on her face.

The youngest of the group in turn looked up from her laptop in agreement to the oldest member of the group. "Haruka-sama is right; Homura will be back when her mission's done." Mirai replied.

"I guess..." Yomi responded in a hesitant tone before sighing in slight boredom as she continued watering her sprouts.

"Oh... I just remembered something... if you see a little pink blob roaming around, I assure you that it is safe and-" Then, just as Haruka finished that word, there was a monstrous roar as a bright pink tentacle appeared behind her and wrapped around her chest, instantly dissolving her clothes into nothing. "Um, no worries, I think I found it." She soon declared.

"...Haruka-san, what exactly were you doing?" Hikage meanwhile asked.

"Well, I can assure you what I was not doing and that was creating a sentient, assassination dil-" Haruka started.

"You know what, it's better if we don't know." Hikage soon interrupted.

"HARUKA-SAMA!" Mirai exclaimed in concern while flailing her arms in a panic before rushing to her side as more and more pink tentacles burst into the room.

It was just another fun day at Hebijo, with the newer students quickly getting used to chaos. By now, it was just another occurrence that happened while attending this school so they just ignored it as they let the more advanced shinobi deal with the threat, going about their day like nothing was happening.

There were a total of 23 deaths, 145 cases of tentacle rape and 290 cases of consensual sex that day.


(4/13, Afternoon)

(Shujin Academy, Courtyard)

After the incident in the gym, the four soon left to discuss their plan, however...

"Moooh~! I can't believe I snapped like that..." Asuka got out in shame while sitting on one of the benches with her hands on her lap.

Homura meanwhile had a satisfied smirk on her face as she looked at her roommate while sitting beside her and patting her back. "Come on Asuka, what you said and did was completely badass and completely worth doing to that bastard." She encouraged before crossing her arms over her chest. "Guess this means you have a bit of a bad girl in ya huh?" She then teasingly added in amusement.

The Good Shinobi in turn blushed to what her roommate was teasing her with. "Well... in middle school, I did used to get into some fights with both boys and girls before Jii-chan told me I needed to be a sword and a shield... he even told me that again before coming here to Shujin." Asuka soon revealed. "I guess Kamoshida pissed me off to the point where I went back to my middle school antics..." She then admitted.

"And is that a bad thing?" Akira rhetorically asked. "I know the type of person you are Asuka. You wouldn't pick fights unless you had a reason so don't worry about it, because that was awesome." He then added with a smirk.

The blond also nodded to the encouragement being given to the embarrassed girl. "No kidding! You spiking that asshole in the nuts was awesome! Let's see him try and stop us now with him waddling around icing his junk!" Ryuji replied in agreement while also having a satisfied smirk on his face.

To that reply, Asuka couldn't help but not snort in amusement to the mere image of the P.E teacher trying to follow them around and interfering while waddling around and holding an ice pack to his lower area.

"There ya go. I'm sure his Shadow definitely felt that so don't feel guilty for the asshole. Besides, what's the point of a sword if you don't use it to attack? A strong shield needs an equally strong sword." Homura then encouraged. 'Sword and shield huh...' She meanwhile thought once more in a solemn tone to her roommate's words.

'Wise words to go by.' Wolverine soon declared in a calm tone. 'Remember them yourself.' She then advised as the tan skinned girl merely nodded in response to that.

This in turn relaxed the Good Shinobi as she took in a deep breath. "Thanks guys." Asuka replied in a relieved tone.

Meanwhile, Akira became a little bit more of an understanding of how the Good Shinobi thought.

"Oh, is the video uploaded yet?" Ryuji asked, remembering that the glasses wearing boy filmed the entire thing.

"Yep." Akira replied, seeing a few of the students looking at their phones and either wincing or laughing to the video. "Not expecting it to go viral, and the principal will probably be taking it down but at least the school will know the star of the Shujin has a weakness." He then declared.

"Yeah, a critical hit to the 'nads." Homura laughed out in amusement before she she settled down. "Alright, enough with the petty crap. Let's get serious. Taking a shot at his ego isn't going to be enough if we want Kamoshida to pay." She soon stated as the others nodded in agreement. "Sakamoto, still remember all those faces back in the torture chamber?" She then asked.

"Perfectly. Got their names and everythin'." Ryuji replied with a nod.

"Good." Asuka got out as she then realized something. "There were a lot of people back there. We won't be able to get to them all with the time we have." She then stated.

"Then we split up." Akira suggested.

He then took on a thoughtful expression. It would be best if he and Ryuji had one of the girls with them since they were more trustworthy in the eyes of the student body, despite the rumours. Looking at the two shinobi, he saw an opportunity to gain more of an understanding of how one of them worked, which could help him deepen his bond with them later when they have the time to hang out for real.

After a bit of deliberating, he made his decision.

"I'll go with Asuka to the classroom building while Homura will go with Ryuji to the practice building." Akira soon declared. "Kamoshida's probably forcing them to keep their mouths shut so we're going to have to get creative and take advantage of any vulnerability they have. It'll make interrogating them more effective if we pair up, give us options in our approach." He then explained.

His reason being that since Asuka was rather friendly, she had the most potential to get information out of the volleyball team without getting too physical.

"Like shoving our breasts in their faces?" Homura muttered out sarcastically while rolling her eyes while her roommate lightly blushed to the thought of that idea.

"If you have to." Akira answered with a nod while ignoring the sarcasm. "Anything to get proof that Kamoshida is abusing them. Nothing is off the table except anything physical." He then added in a serious tone as the two girls blushed red.

"Alright, sounds like a plan." Ryuji agreed as he pulled out his phone. "Sendin' you a few names right now. We only have so much time until volleyball practice starts so we better get this shit done before then." He then informed.

"Okay. I'm so fired up! Let's do this!" Asuka excitedly declared as she pumped her fist. "PERSONA!" She then openly cheered with the same amount of excitement.

Homura however silently face palmed as her roommate's cheer of a seemingly random word got the attention of everyone around them, meanwhile causing said girl to realize what she did and blush while a giggle escaped her lips as she rubbed the back of her head. 'It had to be the least subtle ninja in the country...' She soon thought, though was slightly amused by her attitude.

Akira meanwhile just chuckled in amusement to that as he adjusted his glasses. "As Asuka said, let's do it." He calmly declared.

"Hell yeah!" Ryuji replied while pumping his fist.

Homura nodded in agreement to that as she looked at her roommate. "Akira, make sure Asuka stays safe and if Kamoshida somehow appears at anytime, avoid him." She then ordered in a serious tone.

"Homura-chan..." Asuka got out in slight embarrassment to what her roommate said.

The glasses wearing boy merely nodded to that. "Of course." Akira replied in the same calm manner. "Come on, people, let's start a coup." He then added with a rebellious smirk on his face while adjusting his glasses.

With that, the groups of two went off in search of evidence to use against the P.E teacher.

(Shujin Academy, Classroom Building Second Floor)

With the leader and vice leader...

Akira was looking over his phone to see some of the information being given to his. "Ok, Ryuji said that one of the guys he saw was someone in Class D, our class." He then informed.

Asuka nodded to that as she took a quick peek inside, immediately noticing one of the students who had bandages on his head and over one of his eyes. "I see him... but he looks really hurt and scared Akira-kun..." She then admitted in a depressed tone.

Akira nodded in agreement to that as he looked at the vice leader. "All the more reason to question him for information." He soon reminded.

"Right." Asuka replied in agreement.

At that moment, the two entered the classroom as they approached the injured volleyball team member.

"What...?" The injured boy soon asked as the two approached him, first noticing the boy of the group. "Are you skipping out on the volleyball rally? I guess I expect it from you transfer." He then added.

"..." Akira in response didn't say anything to that, though he was getting slightly annoyed of the false label placed on him.

"We just wanted to talk." Asuka however said in the boy's place. "We have a few questions about the volleyball team." She then added in a sweet tone.

The injured boy then turned his head to the girl as he gained a nervous expression from recognizing her. "H-Hey, aren't you the girl in the video that spiked Kamoshida in the nads?" He then asked.

Asuka in turn dropped her head in shame to that. "Moh... It was an accident..." She muttered out her response.

The boy then shifted his head away from the two. "Y-You really shouldn't have done that. Be-Because Kamoshida might be, you know, can't do his..." He began to say, however...

"Cut the crap. Is Kamoshida hurting you during practice or not?" Akira bluntly asked.

This in turn caused the boy's eyes to widen in shock. "Wh-What? He would never..." He got out.

The girl in response to this gave off a concerned expression to the injured boy. "We only want to help you. You can't keep this up or else something bad and permanent will happen to you." Asuka declared in a calming tone. "What you're going through isn't worth it. Please, just talk to us. No one will know." She soon requested.

The volleyball team member however just looked away with the same fear filled expression on his face. "S-Sorry... I-I can't help... Just leave me alone..." He got out as he walked past the two and left the classroom.

To witnessing this, Asuka sighed in depression to this occurring. "I can't believe it's that bad..." She got out.

Akira in turn nodded in agreement to that. "Yeah..." He replied.

Then as Asuka took in another deep breath, she lightly slapped her face and pumped her fists. "Well, I can't let myself get depressed. Just gotta remain positive." She got out, to encourage herself and keep her spirits up.

To witnessing this, Akira let out a little chuckle in amusement to the display. "You can be a pretty happy girl Asuka." He admitted.

Asuka nodded back to that as she let out a cute giggle while rubbing the back of her head. "Hehe, Jii-chan and my friends back home at Hanzō Academy tell me all the time I'm the positive one and I always encourage others around me." She then admitted.

Akira's smile never left as the two started to leave the classroom. "Well there's nothing wrong with that." He then stated.

"Hehe, thanks." Asuka replied with a smile.

"Hmm... A supportive person that remains rather optimistic even in situations like this..." Akira soon thought, getting a little better at understanding the Happy Squirrel.

Asuka then pumped her fists in a cute manner once more. "Alright Akira-kun, let's keep searching! Someone's gotta admit Kamoshida's crimes to us eventually!" She soon declared in a positive manner.

Akira in turn nodded in agreement to that declaration as they resumed their search.

(Shujin Academy, Practice Building)

Meanwhile with the other group...

"Come on now, I'll let you touch my breast~ Why don't you talk to me a little~? I'll show you a world only few have seen~" Homura seductively offered to the very nervous and scared looking boy, slowly pulling down her shirt a little to expose her cleavage a bit. "Please~? I can feel Handsome Jr. wanting to meet me, and I'll happily give him a kiss if you just talk about your experiences in volleyball~ I'll let you on a little secret: I frequently forget my underwear and today is no exception~" She then revealed with an equally seductive smirk.

Ryuji meanwhile looked on at the display as he also had a blush on his face. "Damn... she's really trying to get the info out of him..." He thought.

"S-Sorry, but I'm not into you! Please leave me alone!" The volleyball member fearfully declared with a massive blush on his face to the bouncing cleavage being shown to him as he then walked off at a fast pace.

As the she watched the boy left, the tan skinned girl's expression became one of annoyance as she readjust her gym uniform. "Damn... Came off too strong..." Homura lowly swore out. "But we tried everything else before but none of it worked. Kamoshida really got to them. Their spirits might be all broken at this point..." She muttered out in annoyance. 'That's the last time I try pulling a Haruka...' She meanwhile thought, remembering her seducing friend back at Hebijo. Then suddenly, their phones rang. They quickly pulled them out and saw a new message from Akira and Asuka.

[TheWildJ0ker: Heads up. We recently saw Kamoshida up and waddling so keep your eyes peeled. I think he's heading to either the gym or the practice building.]

[SushiRoll27: We're running out of time! Be careful guys!]

"And of course, more shit we have to deal with." Homura sighed in frustration as they put away their phones.

"I refuse to believe Kamoshida has them all under his feet." Ryuji growled. "There's gotta be someone in the team that still has their will left. There's gotta!" He then convinced himself.

Homura in response sighed as she rubbed her head. "We just gotta keep asking around. I mean we just gotta talk to the ones that are bandaged up." She soon replied.

"Right, we can't give up now. Not only when we just started." Ryuji agreed with a nod.

"Then let's go Sakamoto." Homura declared before looking towards his leg. "So... the doctors couldn't fully help your leg recover?" She then suddenly asked.

"Hmm?" Ryuji got out in confusion.

'Why the interest?' Wolverine meanwhile asked within the girl's head.

"I'm just curious." Homura simply replied both physically and mentally. "And... I'm trying to start a conversation. Never really was one for talking much." She then admitted while rubbing the back of her head.

The blond in turn sighed to that as he tapped his leg to the ground with the tip of the foot. "Well, it somewhat recovered, but it's been a while since I ran like I did back when the Track Team was around before Kamoshida took over and well..." He then started admitting before trailing off.

"Right..." Homura replied while rubbing the back of her head. "Tricked by the dick into letting himself get hit so you would get the trouble..." She got out. "I know the feeling all too well..." She then admitted.

'Mainly because of that bastard Komichi back in middle school for you...' Wolverine meanwhile remarked in anger.

'Thank you, Wolverine, for reminding me why my life was ruined.' Homura thought in a tone mixed with sarcasm and genuine thanks.

"That reminds me, I haven't heard how you or Asuka-san ended up here. I gotta hear your stories too." Ryuji pointed out.

"And you will continue to not hear our stories." Homura automatically replied.

"Why not?" Ryuji had to ask. He received a glare as he remembered why. "Oh, right. Because you're a-" He then guessed.

"I will slice your head off if you finish that sentence." Homura casually threatened. "All you need to know, you already know. So don't ask anymore more questions." She soon stated.

"Al-Alright." Ryuji nervously got out as they walked in silence, looking for more interrogation targets.

Homura however sighed as she saw the nervousness. "Fine, you get one question and I better like it." She said in an annoyed tone.

Sighing in relief, the blond started to rub the back of his head in a awkward manner. "So uh... that seducing you tried doing with that guy..." Ryuji soon started while getting closer to talk quietly. "That somethin' you learned as a shinobi or...?" He then asked before trailing off.

"Well... yeah... but... have this friend..." Homura started as an image of said friend in her shinobi clothes appeared in her head, test tubes between her fingers, going Hora, hora, hora, hora! "You know what, it would probably better if you don't know who I'm talking about." She soon stated with a sigh while shaking her head.

"What?" Ryuji asked in confusion.

"Exactly." Homura replied before hearing the bell ring. "Huh?" She then got out.

"Shit, we're outta time already!?" Ryuji exclaimed.

"Damn it, we don't have anything yet." Homura growled. "Maybe we can ask one or two more people before they get to practice. C'mon, we have no time to waste!" She then declared in a hasty tone.

And with that, the two rushed off to try and find someone who would give them any information on the physical abuse.


(4/13, After School)

(Shujin Academy, Courtyard)

The two leaders of the group soon arrived back at the courtyard in exhaustion from their search as they waited for their comrades.

"What's taking them so long?" Akira muttered out as he checked his phone.

"Hopefully getting more information than us." Asuka breathed out.

"So you mean any information?" Akira deadpanned before they both sighed in unison. They would say today really wasn't going their way, but they didn't necessarily have a good day yet ever since arriving in Tokyo.

"Hey, can I talk to you for a second?" A female voice got out.

"Hmm?" Asuka hummed out as she and the glasses wearing boy turned to see a familiar ash blonde. "Takamaki-san?" She then got out.

Akira meanwhile still had his hands in his pockets as he looked at the ash blond. "What is it?" He eventually asked in a curious manner.

"Don't worry, it'll be quick." Ann replied before crossing her arms over her chest. "Anyway, what's with you? Like, how you were all late the other day. You guys looked sick back then, but some people still think it's a lie." She soon stated.

"We... We caught a cold on our way to school." Asuka hesitantly lied.

"...I guess that makes sense." Ann replied with a shrug. "But there's also these weird rumors going around too." She then revealed.

However before the two could answer...

"What do you want with them?" A familiar male voice asked.

The three then turned to see Ryuji and Homura walking up towards them.

"Right back at you. You're the only one here not in our class." Ann pointed out.

"We just happened to know each other." Ryuji replied.

"Why are you here anyway? You haven't given us a second glance since Monday, why talk to us now?" Homura questioned, suspicious of the girl's motives.

"...What're you planning on doing to Kamoshida-sensei?" Ann bluntly asked.

"HUH!?" Ryuji exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn, she found out. Though, no much of a surprise considering how public our actions were." Homura thought, kicking herself a little for not being more effective in their questionings.

"Wh-Why would you think that, Ann-chan?" Asuka chuckled out nervously. "It's not like we're doing anything dangerous or anything..." She soon added.

"At least not as dangerous as the shit Kamoshida calls volleyball practice." Akira quietly mumbled under his breath while the blond of their group came to a realization.

"...I see. I gotcha." Ryuji growled out. "You're all buddy-buddy with Kamoshida after all." He then accused.

'...That's isn't it.' Akira thought as he narrowed his eyes, remembering the ash blonde's interactions and expressions with the teacher.

"Ryuji-kun... you think Ann-chan's trying to get us in trouble?" Asuka meanwhile asked.

"I don't think. I know." Ryuji answered.

"At least we can agree on that first part." Ann stated. "And this doesn't involve you Sakamoto!" She then declared.

"Yes. It does." Homura stated as she frowned, remembering the P.E teacher's cognition of the ash blonde. "It involves all of us except you. I doubt you'd understand what's really happening." She soon added in a serious tone.

"Yeah, if you found out what we're really doin', what Kamoshida's been doin' behind your back, you'd dump him right away." Ryuji then revealed.

"What...? Behind my back?" Ann got out in confusion and surprise.

"If you knew who he really is, you wouldn't like it." Akira soon stated. "Look, walk away now and we can forget about all of this. You won't understand what's going on until it's too late." He then added.

'She might end up getting dragged into the Metaverse after all.' Akira mentally added.

Ann just sighed in frustration. "Anyways, people are already talking about you four." She informed.

"Oh? Really? I thought people were talking about another group with a criminal, a delinquent, an idiot and a whore in it." Homura sarcastically remarked. "Thanks for the info. You can leave now." She then requested.

"What's your problem?" Ann seethed with narrow eyes. "I'm just telling you that no one's gonna help you." She then declared.

"Kinda knew that already." Akira murmured as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"We don't need your help. We can take care of ourselves." Homura hissed as she glared at the ash blonde while getting in front of her roommate. "Now are you just gonna stand there looking pretty, or you going to leave and suck the pain out of Kamoshida's dick right now?" She then growled out.

"Homura-chan!" Asuka exclaimed in disbelief to her saying that.

"Wh-What!?" Ann gasped out. "I-I'm telling you this to warn you!" She then declared.

"And I'm telling you to leave us alone before I get your boyfriend arrested for fucking a minor. Now get out of here or else that pretty little head will be on the sidewalk." Homura threatened.

They glared at each other for a few seconds, sparks flying between them as they dared each other to make a move. The others could cut the tension between the two with a knife.

"...Fine." Ann finally responded in a low tone as she walked away, fuming.

"That was pretty harsh, Shinkukage-san." Akira commented with a frown.

"Homura-chan, why did you say that?" Asuka meanwhile asked. "That was too much..." She then added.

"Sorry, but I had enough of bullshit for one day." Homura replied with an exhausted breath escaping her mouth while placing a hand on her roommate's head. "So, I'm guessing no one got anything from our victims?" She then asked.

Asuka in response shook her head in a negative manner. "They were all too afraid of Kamoshida..." She answered in a depressed manner.

Meanwhile, Ryuji stared at where the ash blonde left his view. "You've really changed, huh, Takamaki..." Ryuji muttered to himself, though it got the attention of the others.

"You know her?" Akira asked.

"We just went to the same middle school, is all." Ryuji answered. "But... ugh, whatever. What's important right now is the fact that we have nothing." He then revealed.

"Yeah, we basically talked to everyone we could on our end. No luck." Homura sighed out. "Ugh, this is frustrating. This entire thing was a waste of time. There's no one else we can talk to." She soon declared in annoyance.

The four soon started to contemplate on what to do on the matter at hand with with their situation.

"...What about Mishima? The guy who got spiked earlier." Akira suddenly suggested, getting the attention of the others. "He should be in the infirmary right now resting and with Kamoshida gone, we can just talk to him without worrying about getting caught by the King." He then explained.

"That was... the generic-looking guy with the collar and chain around his neck back in the castle right? The one who's always covered in bruises at school." Ryuji got out, trying to remember the guy's face before the others nodded at that. "Sweet! Let's go get him! It's our last chance to get this shit done." He then declared.

"What if he doesn't talk, like the others?" Asuka pointed out.

"We'll make him talk." Homura replied darkly, her fists clenched.

To hearing that reply, Akira didn't like the look in her eye, but he was willing to accept what the tanned skin girl would do to the boy as long as it didn't go too far.

Homura soon started walking as she looked back towards the others. "Come on! Let's get him before he leaves!" She soon started in a hasty manner.

Nodding in agreement to that, the others went off to follow the tan skinned girl.


(Shujin Academy, Classroom Building First Floor)

As the four rushed towards the school entrance, they were able to see a familiar dark blue haired boy.

"Oi! Mishima-kun!" Asuka called out to get his attention.

Blinking in confusion to that, said boy turned around to see the group, though had to hold back a blush from the two girl. "O-Oh, Shirokage-san... Shinkukage-san..." Mishima got out in a nervous tone.

"Hey, do you got a second?" Ryuji soon asked in a serious tone.

To hearing that, the blush faded from Mishima's face as he he looked at the blond. "Sakamoto...?" He got out in confusion before looking towards the other boy. "And you too...!?" He then got out in a more nervous tone, but this one being more filled with fear then embarrassment.

"Hey, are you okay? You don't have a concussion or something?" Asuka then asked in concern.

"I-I've had worse... I'm just not that good..." Mishima responded as he tried to fake a smile, only to sigh and look down sadly. "Look, I have to tell you something... About Kamoshida..." He then revealed.

This caused the group's eyes to widened, thinking that the boy might be willing to stand up and speak, unlike everyone else they've met so far.

Akira took a quick look to survey the area. "If you wanna talk about him, we better get out of here before he comes around." He then advised.

But before anything could be done...

"What's going on here?" A familiar adult voice questioned in a serious tone.

The group then turned their head to see the P.E teacher waddling towards them with one of his hands holding an ice pack towards his lower region.

"Fuck..." Homura mentally swore to seeing the teacher.

"Speaking of the King..." Akira sighed out.

"Mishima, isn't it time for practice?" Kamoshida questioned as he approached the group.

"I-I'm not feeling too well today..." Mishima replied, not necessarily lying but still wanting an excuse to leave.

"What? Maybe you're better off quitting then." Kamoshida suggested, causing the boy to snap to his attention. "You're never going to improve that crappy form unless you show up to practice." He then stated.

"Um, Kamoshida-sensei, can you please let Mishima skip practice for today?" Asuka spoke up while her roommate held back the blond from approaching the teacher. "He... promised to tutor me tonight." She quickly lied.

"I-I did?" Mishima asked in surprise, before wincing as the glasses wearing boy subtly kicked him in his already bruised shin before giving him a look. "I-I mean, I did! Right, sorry. I f-f-forgot." He then remembered.

"Huh? This early? Exams aren't coming anytime soon and you just got here." Kamoshida stated. "Plus, Mishima's special training can't be interrupted. Come on, Mishima. We're going to be late." He then ordered.

"I heard Mishima-kun is good at math and I'm absolutely hopeless at it." Asuka admitted. "Please, Kamoshida-sensei, it'll only be today."

"Hm..." Kamoshida then took on a thoughtful expression. "Alright, I'll let Mishima go home for today." He soon stated.

"R-Really...!?" Mishima gasped in surprise.

However, the others knew there was going to be a catch to this, and they knew what it was going to be.

"But only if you and your friend join the volleyball team. The girl's team needs a few more members to reach official capacity." Kamoshida added. "So what do you say? Just so you know, you'll be stunting Mishima's growth here if you accept." He then stated.

"You son of a bitch..." Ryuji growled under his breath.

'It's a no-win situation.' Akira analysed with a frown. 'If she accepts, Kamoshida will take advantage of her. If she doesn't, we'll lose Mishima.' Then he thought a little deeper. 'However... this decision is between playing the short game and the long game. If Asuka accepts, we can convince Mishima to speak up against Kamoshida and wrap this up rather quickly. But if she doesn't, we're just gonna have to think of something else. What to do...' He then added to his thought while trying to come up with a solution.

"Dammit Asuka!" Homura thought as she glared at the P.E. teacher. "No matter what you say, we're gonna lose!" She mentally declared.


"Ugh..." Homura groaned out in disgust as she rolled her eyes. "God, this is what I was talking about back in the-KURUSU!" She then started as she then looked at the glasses wearing boy with an irritated expression.

"What?" Akira meanwhile asked, his phone up and recording. "I'm just doing what every person with a smartphone does when anything interesting is happening: Film it and upload it to the internet." He then stated.


"Or maybe not." Homura whispered to herself before stepping forward. "I'm sorry, Kamoshida, but we're gonna have to decline." She politely responded in a sweet tone.

"What!?" Asuka, Akira, Ryuji and Mishima exclaimed in unison.

"Asuka, don't you remember? Our part-time jobs are already eating up our schedule already and if we joined, we'd have to quit." Homura explained before getting closer to her ear. "Just go with my lead, I have a plan. I'll explain later." She then whispered.

"What are you doing!?" Asuka quietly sent back.

"Turning this around." Homura mouthed before turning her attention to the P.E teacher. "Yeah, you can take Mishima to practice. Sorry for taking away a potential gold medalist like yourself." She then apologized.

"Dude, what the fu-" Ryuji almost shouted out, only for the other male of the group to cover his mouth and giving him a look.

Ever since Akira saw that the girls were shinobi, he made up a little rule that he would follow for the rest of the year: Trust them and hope to every god there was that it didn't bite them in the ass.

"That's a shame, but the offer still stands regardless." Kamoshida sighed, mentally cursing furiously. He then walked up to the two boys, who were both glaring at him. "And as for you two, if I catch wind of you getting into anymore trouble, I'll make sure you're gone from this school before you even realise it." He soon threatened.

"Bastard..." Ryuji grumbled under his breath.

"That especially goes for you." Kamoshida then stated as he focused his attention to the glasses wearing boy. "Didn't the principal tell you to keep in line?" He soon questioned his reminder.

'He did. It just lasted until you showed up and started teaching.' Akira thought, almost saying it out loud before deciding not to push his already terrible luck.

Ah, fuck it.

"You have an amazing spike." Akira complimented as the light covered his narrowed eyes.

The P.E teacher however just scuffed to that. "Hmph. Just don't get in the way of my practice." Kamoshida grunted dismissively.

'You can literally replace practice with torture every time he says it.' Homura thought, trying to reign in her anger.

"All these unsettling rumours are making the students anxious, after all." Kamoshida then added.

"That's your own goddamn fault. After all, only a teacher would know 'bout his record." Ryuji however stated.

Kamoshida however just scoffed to that remark. "Tch, this won't get us anywhere." The P.E. teacher countered in annoyance. "Let's go, Mishima. Shujin Academy is a place where those with aspirations come to learn. Unworthy students like yourselves don't have any right to be here." He then reminded.

"Worst school in the country." Homura fake-coughed.

'That's a lie.' Asuka meanwhile thought as she glared at the teacher. 'You take those aspirations and crush them under your heel for your own satisfaction! You're not worthy to be around people you piece of shit.' She mentally declared in anger.

Mishima sighed sadly as the P.E teacher walked. "Yes, sir." He responded in a defeated tone.

Though, just as the boy was about to walk to his doom, Akira decided to have one last jab. "...You know I wasn't talking about your spike." He soon called out to the teacher. "Hope you can still have kids!" He then added. 'Actually, I wish she gave you a vasectomy.' Akira mentally remarked.

To hearing that, a few students chuckled, having seen the hilarious video of the teacher getting his balls hit with a ball.

Kamoshida clenched his fists before relaxing, knowing that he was baiting him out. He had experience with this after all. Not wanting to give that criminal scum any satisfaction, he simply walked away.

He had some issues to work out.

"God I want to punch him in face so bad." Homura muttered out.

"I'm so sorry, Mishima." Asuka apologized. "We know what's happening, and we're gonna work on exposing Kamoshida until everyone knows!" She soon declared in a reassuring tone.

"...That's what I was going to talk about before." Mishima spoke up, getting the group's attention. "There's no point." He soon started.

"Huh? What do you mean!?" Ryuji exclaimed.

"Proving that he's physically abusing us... is meaningless." Mishima revealed as he swallowed some saliva. "Everybody... Everybody already knows." He then stated in a depressed tone.

The Persona-users eye widened at that. They could feel the words pierce their hearts.

"E-Excuse me?" Akira managed to get out, thinking it was a sick joke for a second.

"Y-You can't be serious Mishima-kun..." Asuka got out in denial.

"It's all true. The teachers... the principal... Our parents... They all know, and they all keep quiet about it." Mishima explained.

"The teachers and parents are letting this happen?" Homura then questioned with narrow eyes.

"You... You have to be shittin' me..." Ryuji got out in disbelief. "This has gotta be a joke." He then added in denial.

"...Don't be a pain. You don't understand what I'm going through." Mishima soon stated. "Shouldn't you of all people know that nothing's going to help...!?" He then questioned as this caused the blond to flinch at the reminder.

"That's...That's complete and utter bullshit." Homura however growled, reaching her breaking point. "You... You...You deserve all the shit Kamoshida is throwing at you if you're letting it happen. You and this entire fucking school." She then declared with fury.

"H-Homura-chan...!?" Asuka gasped. "Stop... please... not again..." She soon begged.

"Do you really think we don't know the type of shit you're going through? Don't make me laugh!" Homura continued telling the boy off. "You're nothing but pathetic a dog and a spineless pussy! Your mother's a bitch and your dad's a dumbass for not even trying to do anything for you! Do you even think they love you at this point? Because if they're letting this happen, you may as well disown them. Maybe get them for criminal neglect." She then declared.

"Shinkukage-san, that's enough." Akira said sternly, but the girl kept going.

"Hey, are there any bruises on those kneecaps? Because I really hope you spent all that bullshit you call special training on them while Kamoshida fucks your mouth! And you like it, don't you? You like the fucking blood and cum dripping down your throat while your asshole gets rammed by the stupid fucking poles that hold the net! You sick, rape-fetish fucktard! I bet you get off to the memories every night!" Homura shouted out, spit flying onto Mishima's face.

"Hey! Lay off the guy! That's effiin' disgusting!" Ryuji called out. "You're being worse than Kamoshida!" He then stated.

The tan skinned girl however jerked her head towards the blond as her anger never left. "Don't you dare fucking compare me to that bastard!" Homura yelled out before turning back to Mishima, who was trying to escape. "AND DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE! Actually, why don't you!? Why even come to this school if you're just gonna be beaten to an inch of your life? Your future's already ruined, so you may as well drop out! If you're letting this abuse happen, why are you here? Why don't you just go ahead and fucking kill yourself!?" She then declared with rage.

"HOMURA-CHAN, SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Asuka shouted out, having reached her limit. None of them had even noticed that they had attracted a crowd. "Please... That's enough." She soon begged.

That tone in her voice. A tone that said that she lost respect for her. That she was disappointed.

It hurt. It made Homura's heart break apart. "A-Asuka..." She got out, her voice filled with pain and budding regret as she realized her faults.

'Now look what you've done... you went too far...' Wolverine meanwhile stated in a serious tone.

'I-I didn't mean to!' Homura thought in a panic. 'I... I was...' She then mentally stammered out. "I..." She wanted to apologize, but she knew that it was too late for one.

"...Just leave and go home. There's nothing we can do here." Akira sighed out as he walked away.

Soon, everyone left the area except for the tan skinned girl, who could only watch as everybody she knew turned their back on her.

This in turn caused her to lower her head in shame at what she did. "Dammit... Why do I keep making things worse...?" Homura mumbled to herself as she sniffled and headed for the locker room.


(Shujin Academy, Girl's Locker Room)

As most of the girls had already finished changing and left, the two remaining people in the room were the two kunoichis as they silently did as such.

Homura didn't want to be here, not alone with just her roommate with her. She felt like her very presence disgusted her, making her think that when she wasn't looking at her she was glaring.

Meanwhile for Asuka, she was still upset over two matters. The first thing being what her roommate saying about their classmate committing suicide in her angered state. The second... was more towards herself for what she said to her roommate, instantly feeling the regret of saying that as she looked at the other girl's condition where she looked like she was gonna fall apart at any moment.

But before the Good Shinobi could try and break the silence...

"Asuka... I'm... I'm sorry..." Homura suddenly got out in a saddened tone as she looked into her darkened locker. "It's just that... what Mishima said was similar to what happened to me with my parents... who only cared for me being the heiress to the Shinkukage Clan and bringing greatness... not as their daughter..." She then admitted as tears began to form in her eyes.

This in turn caused Asuka's eyes to widen in shock and disbelief to hearing that reveal, but said nothing as she looked at her roommate.

"I... I just..." Homura soon started. "I hate the fact that people can be used so easily for their own selfish gains and believe that they can get away with it... it pisses me off to no ends..." She then admitted.

Asuka in turn gained a saddened expression to learning this, understanding why she had snapped at the boy. "...But you didn't have to tell Mishima-kun to kill himself." She soon replied. "You went too far saying that. All that anger should've been for Kamoshida, not one of his victims." She then reminded.

"I know... it's just... I'm so sorry... I screwed everything up." Homura sobbed out as more tears came out of her eyes while burying her head into the open locker. "Why...? Why can't I ever do anything right!? I'm such a fuckin' idiot!" She shouted out in anger as she punched the wall, creating a small crater in it.

Feeling even sadder for how her roommate was, the Good Shinobi gave off a concerned expression towards her. "We all make mistakes, Homura-chan. Just don't let it get to you and move on. That's what make us stronger in the end." Asuka soon stated. "C'mon, there's always another way. It isn't hopeless, and it never will be. You're not an idiot Homura-chan." She then encouraged.

The tan skinned girl slowly brought her head out of the locker as she looked towards her roommate. "...So... y-you're forgiving me, huh." Homura sighed out in between sobs. "Must be pretty easy compared to forgiving yourself... especially when they hate themselves..." She soon admitted.

"But you can try." Asuka softly suggested as she took hold of her roommate's hand. "Just no more self berating yourself Homura-chan." She then instructed in an attempted mother-like tone.

The tan skinned girl soon rubbed her eyes with her open hand to get rid of the last of her tears. "...Fine. I'll try." Homura replied with a small smile, making her roommate smile as well as they both let go from holding hands. "And you're right about one thing: There is another way." She soon started.

"Hm? What do you mean?" Asuka had to ask as her roommate pulled out her phone.

"We're not alone. We're never alone as long as there are good hearts in the world." Homura declared as she checked her battery life. "After all, what's the power of four people compared to a million?" She soon asked rhetorically with a smirk.

The Good Shinobi in turn to hearing that tilted her head in a innocent manner in confusion. "...I don't get what you mean Homura-chan." Asuka sheepishly admitted.

"Oh don't worry about it." Homura off-handedly replied as she shut off her phone. "You'll never see it coming, Kamoshida! This is your Last Surprise!" She then declared.


(Fast Forward)

"She actually said that, by the way." Akira clarified.

"And why is this important? No, how do you even know what those two were talking about? From what I can gather, there was no possible way you could listen into that conversation." Sae had to question. Unless he was a pervert determined enough to sneak into the girl's locker room, there was no way he would've known that.

"I assure you, all of this will make sense in the end." Akira offhandedly replied in a strained tone. "Besides, you said to tell you every last detail I can remember, so I'm going to do just that. Anyway..." He soon continued.

(Rewind)


(Shujin Academy, Hallway)

After Akira had finished changing out his gym uniform, he started heading towards the gate to meet up with the others.

However he then noticed an injured looking black haired girl covered in bruises as he was walking towards down the pathway to get to the main building.

"..." The girl mumbled out as she looked at her phone before turning her head to see the glasses wearing boy. "What is it?" She soon asked in what appeared to be a defeated tone before her eyes fell a little. "Oh... I'm in the way aren't I? Sorry..." She then suddenly apologized.

Akira however shook his head to that. "I'm sorry too." He replied in a neutral tone.

The girl however also shook her head to the returned apology. "Oh no, it's totally my fault. I shouldn't have been spacing out like that..." She then admitted.

Akira in turn narrowed his eyes under his glasses as he saw how defeated looking this girl was along with the bruises all over her body. 'She must be on the volleyball team too...' He then deducted in his head.

"Hm, you don't look familiar." The girl suddenly said before coming to a realization. "Could you be one of the three transfer students in Class D?" She then guessed.

"Yes." Akira replied with a nod as he held his hand on. "Akira Kurusu." He briefly introduced himself.

The girl in turn took hold of the hand as they shook hands. "Shiho Suzui." She replied while a brief smile came to her face before they ended the handshake. "Um, this might not be any of my business, but don't let the rumors get to you or the others. Ok...?" She suddenly requested.

Akira however just shook his head to that. "They don't bother me..." He replied.

To hearing that, Shiho nodded as she had one of her arms hold the other while frowning. "I'm glad to hear that." She replied before taking in a breath. "...My best friend is often misunderstood too, all because of her looks." She then revealed before realizing what she was saying. "Ah, sorry. I didn't mean to drag on like that." She suddenly apologized.

Akira once more shook his head to that. "Not at all." He responded in a solemn tone.

"A-Anyway, I have to go to practice..." Shiho soon revealed as the defeated expression returned to her face. "I'll see you around..." She then added before slowly walking away.

"Yeah. Be careful out there." Akira soon replied as he watched the defeated girl leave, causing him to narrow his eyes at how she was and to ball his fists in anger. "Damn..." He then muttered as he headed to the main building.


(Shujin Academy, School Gate)

As classes had ended and everyone changing back into their normal uniforms, all of the students started to leave for home or to enjoy themselves.

However for the four Persona users, they were by the school gates as they were pondering on what to do next after their tan skinned friend apologized for her ranting, who meanwhile was bowing to them.

"I... I'm so sorry everyone. The things I said... There's no excuse for the things I've said, and... Damn it! Just... I'm sorry..." Homura apologized in a shame filled tone.

"It's alright Shinkukage-san, you were obviously stressed out and you went and lashed out at Mishima..." Akira stated as he adjusted his glasses.

"But... still..." Homura then got out in a hesitant manner.

Ryuji however just rubbed the back of his head to the bowing girl. "It's fine, just stop doing that. Er... You're kinda makin' a scene." He soon added.

Asuka meanwhile looked on at her roommate's constant apologizing to their two male friend as she gave off a small smile.

"But still... That went well." Homura eventually remarked sarcastically while hefting her bag after she finished bowing.

"Still can't believe that people are just letting him abuse the students." Asuka sadly mumbled out. "How long has this been really happening?" She soon asked.

"From my guess: since he started working here." Akira grimly answered. "Having that type of influence over anything is a scary thought." He then added.

"But this is total bullshit!" Ryuji however growled out as he kicked the ground. "We're probably the only people who've spoken up in years, and we just so happen to be the voices most people choose to ignore!" He soon stated.

"Because he already made sure we're seen as nothing more than scum and sluts." Homura soon remarked in anger and annoyance. "I am not going home until we have something to show how much of a bastard he is." She then declared.

"Because if we can't, we'll have no other choice but to take care of it ourselves." The Evil Shinobi mentally added. "And I don't think I can hold myself back with what he's done." She darkly thought.

"And what are you gonna do?" Ryuji had to ask in a curious manner.

"Do what every person does with a smartphone when seeing anything interesting." Homura replied as she pulled out her phone.

A flash of recognition appeared in Akira's eyes.

"Film it and upload it to the internet." Akira realized as he smiled deviously. "Don't get caught now." He then advised.

Homura in response to that rolled her eyes. "Oh please, look who you're talking to." The Evil Shinobi remarked in a somewhat cocky tone before vanishing.

"...Well, that was easy." Ryuji admitted after a few seconds of silence before a grin formed on his face. "Heh, sure pays with having ninjas for fri-" He then started, however...

"Ryuji-kun!" Asuka quickly interrupted in a hasty manner before pouting with a puffed up cheek.

"Er, right. I mean... Sorry..." Ryuji got out.

"It's okay, Ryuji-kun, just watch what you say from now on." Asuka then advised.

"As soon as she uploads the video, we start sharing it as much as we can. Get the word out and let the world know Kamoshida's true colors." Akira instructed while adjusting his glasses.

"I don't know... Things can go wrong." Asuka muttered out in concern.

"Well, whatever happens, we deal with it. We're not stopping until he pays." Ryuji soon declared as he cracked his knuckles.

"Right, but we should lay low for a bit afterwards. I'm gonna expect Kamoshida to keep an eye on us now." Akira suggested. "Well, a closer eye on us. Knee-level deep in shit and such." He then added.

"Alright, let's hope Shinkukage gets enough evidence so not even the principal can bullshit it away under a rug." Ryuji stated with a smile on his face. "Can't believe we're this close to taking him down." He then added.

"You do realize when people say that, things tend to go wrong sooner or later. You just jinxed us." Akira pointed out.

"Aw, c'mon man, you've been watching too many crappy movies." Ryuji laughed out. "We should hang out on Sunday. Still gotta make it up to ya for yesterday." He soon suggested before turning to his female friend. "Er... You and Homura can come with if ya want. I'm payin'." He then offered.

The Good Shinobi in response smiled to the offer. "Maybe. Homura-chan and I already have plans Sunday, but we can join you if we have the chance." Asuka replied.

"Alright cool." Ryuji replied with a grin. "I better get going, later guys." He then added with a small wave to the two as he started heading home.

"See ya!" Asuka called out as the glasses wearing boy waved the blond goodbye as well. "We should get going too before we miss our train." She soon suggested.

Akira silently nodded before they both started making their way to the train station, making small talk all the while.


(Shibuya, Station Square)

Later on, Akira waved the kunoichi goodbye as she went off to head back to her apartment while he went up the stairs in the other direction to prepare to change lines, however as he did so...

"Will you please give it a rest!?" A familiar voice asked in a annoyed tone.

"Hmm?" Akira hummed out in confusion, turning his head to see a familiar blonde haired girl with a frustrated expression on her face as she was on her phone. "Takamaki-san?" He thought as he continued to listen in.

"I told you, I'm not feeling up to it..." Ann soon got out in a slightly more depressed tone. "I'm sorry about what happened to you at the rally but..." She then started, but then stopped as it seemed to appear that she was listening to something that was being said on her phone.

Akira then watched as the blonde's eyes widened in shock. "Hmm?" He hummed out once more out of concern this time while adjusting his glasses.

"Wait what!?" Ann got out in shock. "That's not what you promised! And you call yourself a teacher!?" She then stated in anger.

To hearing that, Akira narrowed his eyes as that statement made it obvious who she was talking to. 'Kamoshida...' He thought.

Ann then narrowed her eyes in the same amount of anger and frustration. "This has nothing to do with Shiho!" She soon declared.

Akira meanwhile just listened on as he didn't want to disrupt the discussion between the blonde and the P.E teacher.

Suddenly, the sound of the call ending was heard as it started letting out a low beep. "Ah!" Ann got out in shock to this occurring.

Akira then watched as the blonde went down to the ground in a depressed manner. "..." He said nothing to this happening, but his narrow eyes remained.

"Shiho's... starting position..." Ann then muttered out in concern.

'I should talk to her...' Akira mentally decided as he walked over to the ash blonde.

When Ann noticed a shadow above her, she looked up to see the glasses wearing transfer student as she stood up herself and backed up a bit. "Wait... were you listening?" She soon asked.

"...Not on purpose." Akira replied with honesty.

Ann sighed in response to that as she shook her head. "Haven't you heard of privacy?" She then questioned.

Akira in response to this adjusted his glasses as he looked at the girl. "Sorry." He simply replied.

"..." Ann in turn sighed to that before shaking her head again. "...No, I was out of line. Sorry." She soon replied in a exhausted manner as she then wiped her face as what appeared to be tears forming from her eyes.

Then after a small moment of silence as other pedestrians passed them, the ash blonde took in a deep breath. "So... how much did you hear?" Ann soon asked in concern.

"...A lot..." Akira responded in a neutral tone. "That was Kamoshida wasn't it? And it was something about a friend?" He then guessed.

Ann in turn looked down to the ground as she gained a depressed expression. "Shiho..." She muttered out. "It's nothing at all. Nothing..." Ann tried to convince the glasses wearing boy, but he was having none of it. She then wiped away the tears in her eyes and ran off.

"H-Hey, wait!" Akira called out before sighing. "Nothing, huh? Don't try to convince yourself." He muttered out before chasing after the girl.

He couldn't let this go even if he tried.


(Shibuya, Shin Megami Apartment Complex)

Meanwhile...

Asuka opened the fridge as she looked at the available ingredients, clad in only a towel as she took a shower earlier after getting back to her apartment. "Hmm... What should I make for dinner tonight...?" She muttered to herself. "Maybe something meat-related? It would help Homura-chan's mood if I make a steak or something..." She soon deducted before realizing something. "Right... we still have to talk about getting part time jobs." She then muttered out with a sweatdrop as she took out a steak from the emptying fridge and started to prepare it.

Asuka's head soon dropped a little as she looked at the cooking steak as she used one of her hands to hold up her towel. "...Is someone really evil just 'cause a code says so?" She mumbled out.

'Well, at the end of the day you're both trained killers. There's no changing from that path.' Kaeru pointed out. 'Lies, deception, sabotage, assassination, theft... they're all things you're expected to do as part of your profession. The only difference is the type of people you target and inflict these actions upon. So what of codes, they are only meant to define boundaries which can't be crossed, and yet as a shinobi, those lines shouldn't exist in the first place. You should only be loyal to people for your own reasons.' She soon stated. 'Besides... why are you asking yourself this? You knew the answer before you even asked it.' She questioned followed by the the reminder.

"B-Because I needed a second opinion..." Asuka replied in a hesitant tone.

'That second opinion is from yourself. What don't you understand about I am thou, thou art I? You know this, but you're still questioning yourself. Quite literally in your case. I am simply the mask you show to the public, hiding the true self underneath.' Kaeru soon stated in a tone full of wisdom. 'So tell me, why are you asking me as if I'm someone else?' She then questioned.

"...Because, Because I'm... I... I don't know." Asuka sighed out.

'Well, there's always tomorrow. You'll figure it out eventually.' Kaeru then stated. 'Anyways, your regret and dread are clouding your thoughts so you aren't thinking as clearly.' She soon advised.

Asuka's head then dropped to that. "...I was too harsh to Homura-chan with Mishima-kun... wasn't I?" She then asked, guilt and sorrow laden throughout her voice.

'You were...' Kaeru replied. 'However she also felt regret for what she said... especially when she revealed more to you in the locker room, opening her heart even more as a result...' She then reminded.

"I guess we still have a lot to work on, huh." Asuka muttered to herself. "We can always be better." She then declared in a determined manner.

'And you cannot blame her for her ranting with everything she had been through.' Kaeru once more reminded.

Asuka in turn shook her head to that. "No... Homura-chan went through so much more pain than I did due to deceptions and lies..." She admitted as she continued preparing the steak. "I want to help her... but how can I actually? She said I reminded her of herself when she was younger..." She then contemplated.

'The best thing you can do is continue what you're doing and be her friend. That's all she needs.' Kaeru answered. 'By the way, your towel is on fire.' She then informed.

"Eh?" Asuka got out in confusion before looking down at the bottom of her towel, her eyes widening at the flames. "OH CRAP!" She screamed out as she quickly took it off, throwing it to the ground and started stomping on it frantically.

'Next time, don't cook while talking to your Persona.' The Good Shinobi thought as she quickly got some water in a cup and put out the flames.

"Whew! That was close." Asuka breathed out in relief, turning off the stove before shivering. "And... I should get some clothes on." She soon realized.

Suddenly, her phone rang. She quickly went to get it and saw Ryuji, Homura and Akira were on IM. She opened it up and read through what was written so far before joining in on the conversation.

That's when things got troubling.

"What the..." Asuka quietly started as she stared at the screen. "Homura-chan... Please..." She then got out in concern.


(Shibuya, Central Street)

Meanwhile, the two Shujin students decided to sit down at a fast food joint known as Big Bang Burger they had some glasses of water in front of them.

"I've got nothing to say to you." Ann stated. "It was just an argument." She then added.

"And yet, here you are. So that means you do have something to say to me. And those tears say otherwise." Akira said. "Look, we're not friends and I'm not trying to become one, but what happened back there isn't something I can ignore." He soon stated in a serious tone

"We barely know each other." Ann muttered out.

"That isn't an excuse to ignore someone who clearly needs a shoulder to lean on." Akira stated. "I wanted to at least apologize for my friend back at the school... it was a rough day for her thanks to Kamoshida." Akira then got out. "Actually, we all had a few rough days thanks to Kamoshida. Nevertheless, sorry for what happened." He soon corrected.

"No kidding..." Ann mumbled out.

"Just talk to me. No one will ever know." Akira said in comforting tone just as the waitress came by and gave them their drinks.

Ann couldn't help but sigh. She could try and hide it, but at this point... well, there was no point to hiding it. "...You've heard the rumours… haven't you?" She then asked. "About Kamoshida-sensei." She soon added.

Akira had to stop himself from scoffing. He was one of the many prime examples of Kamoshida's control over the school. And that wasn't even scratching the surface. "A little." He eventually replied with a bit of sarcasm in his tone.

"Everyone says we're getting it on." Ann continued as she played with her glass. "But... that's so not true...!" She angrily declared. "That was him on the other line. I avoided giving him my number... for the longest time..." She soon revealed.

"But then you had no choice." Akira stated with a frown as he pieced it together in his head. 'Suzui-san... her starting position... Kamoshida... the cognitive version of Takamaki-san...' He thought before revealing that he worked it out. "You started hanging out with Kamoshida, because you wanted to help your friend, Shiho Suzui, get the starting position on the volleyball team because you felt like you owed her." He then deducted. "You engaged in enjo-kōsai." He soon added.

"It's not... Well, that's completely..." Ann stammered to try and defend herself before giving up. "But... It kind of is, isn't it?" She soon admitted.

"But instead of money and expensive gifts, you traded dates for giving Suzui-san a better position in life." Akira soon stated. "It isn't real enkō but it's similar to it." He then admitted.

"Never went out on a date with him, it was only being with him after school and between classes." Ann stated.

"But he wanted more, isn't it?" Akira guessed; the image of the Lustful King with his arm around the bikini-clad version of the ash blonde appearing in his mind.

Ann hesitated, before she sighed again. "He told me to go to his place after this." She then revealed as she crushed her napkin. "...You know what that means." She soon remarked in disgust.

"Unfortunately." Akira replied, keeping up a calm facade while internally he wanted to castrate the man.

Besides, with Homura getting irrefutable evidence right now, that wouldn't be necessary.

"If I turn him down, he said he'd take Shiho off as a regular on the team..." Ann continued, her voice cracking a little as her body shivered. "I've been telling myself this is all for her sake... but I can't take it anymore." She soon declared in a quiet tone.

'She's doing so much for one person...' Akira thought as he clenched his fists under the table. 'Maybe too much. Does Suzui-san know what she's even doing? Maybe it would be best to tell her tomorrow before Ann does something reckless.' He then added to his thoughts.

"I've had enough of this... this bullshit." Ann growled. "I hate him!" She then declared in a strained manner.

"...But you're thinking about doing it anyway." Akira stated as he narrowed his eyes.

"S-Shiho's my best friend... I'd do anything for her." Ann sobbed out, tears running down her face. "She's all that I have left at that sorry excuse of a school! Tell me... What should I do...?" She soon asked as she continued crying.

Akira couldn't help but tighten his grip on his knees. Kamoshida was taking advantage of Ann's friendship with Shiho for his own personal gain. Mainly, to satisfy his lust for her.

He didn't think Kamoshida could sink lower, but as it turns out, there was a false bottom at the end of the hole.

Okay, that analogy sucked but he thought he got his point across.

"Sorry... I shouldn't have asked. It's not your problem." Ann sniffled before taking in a deep breath. "What... am I saying...? I've barely even talked to you before..." She then got out.

"It's fine." Akira simply replied as he leaned forward. "Are you glad you got that off your chest?" He soon asked.

"A... A little..." Ann admitted. "It's just... Sorry, all of this is my fault." She soon apologized.

"No it's not." Akira responded in comforting tone. "I should be the one apologizing for being nosey after all." He then added.

"...You're so weird." Ann muttered out. "Usually everyone just ignores me." She then admitted.

"Heh, I actually envy you a little." Akira however remarked with a sad smile.

"Yeah..." Ann replied as she got a good look at the boy. "Are you really a bad person as the rumours say...? You just don't seem like the type of person..." She had to then ask.

"Don't worry, y'all. I'm bad to the bone, bitch." Akira remarked in a mock gangsta voice before blushing and rubbing the back of his head. "W-Wait, that sounded way better in my head! S-Sorry about calling you a bitch and all..." He quickly apologized.

Ann snickered before she went into full-blown laughter. "Is that supposed to cheer me up? Because it's working!" She laughed out before calming down and sighing sadly. "I kinda had the feeling they were all just exaggerations. You seemed lonely at first... almost like you didn't belong anywhere..." She soon admitted.

"What do you expect; My parents living overseas for work so I have to move here for a year?" Akira remarked in a attempted amused tone before sighing as well. "God, I wish it was that simple..." He quietly mumbled out.

"Yeah, we're just about the same in those regards." Ann admitted. "Maybe that's why it was so easy for me to talk to you." She soon added.

"I've been noted to be charismatic by some." Akira admitted.

"And humble too." Ann joked.

Akira couldn't help but smile at that. This showed that she was relaxed around him.

However after a while, Ann then gained sad expression once again. "...Is there really no way for me to help Shiho...?" She soon asked.

"Yes. Tell her what you've been doing with Kamoshida." Akira answered.

"Ugh, but that would only make her feel guilty and... she did so much for me..." Ann stated in a guilty manner. "I just wish I could change his mind... Like, to forget about me and everything... As if something like that would ever happen." She then admitted before sighing.

"...Yeah. It would be nice, huh." Akira also sighed out while adjusting his glasses so the sun reflected off them.

Wait a minute...

'His Palace.' Akira realized in his head as his eyes widened. 'If that place is connected to his heart... and his Shadow is just his repressed self...' He began to think.

"But maybe you can..." Akira mumbled to himself, barely audible to the girl in front of him.

"What was that?" Ann asked.

"N-Nothing." Akira hastily replied. "Um, just... It could happen one day. Kamoshida might turn over a new leaf. Have a change of heart." He got out.

"I wasn't asking for a serious response, you know." Ann replied with an amused smile as she stood up and grabbed her bag and drink. "I'm gonna head home. Don't tell anyone I told you, okay? I'll try and think of a way to persuade Kamoshida." She soon requested.

"Don't worry about it though. I doubt you'd convince him." Akira replied.

"Now who's the one feeling hopeless? I bet I can think of something that'll help you. You did help me after all." Ann countered. "Well... thanks. See you at homeroom." She then added.

"Same goes to you." Akira responded but just as the ash blonde left the restaurant, he stopped her. "But you have to tell her you've been doing... or else I will. You shouldn't sacrifice your future for hers, and vice versa. There's always another way, okay?" He soon added.

"...I'll think on it." Ann replied before exiting the restaurant.

As he was alone in the restaurant, Akira suddenly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. Guessing it was Homura with the evidence, he opened up IM and checked what it said. He frowned and quickly typed in a message.

He didn't like the answer.

"...Shit." Akira swore as he stuffed the phone into his pocket and started heading home.


(Shibuya Central Street, Ore no Beko Beef Bowl Shop)

Meanwhile, Ryuji was eating at the beef bowl shop when he heard his phone ring, indicating he got a message from IM. While stuffing his mouth with more meat, he casually took it out and looked at what was going on, texting back with his response.

A few seconds later, he almost choked on some beef when he saw the last message.


(Shujin Academy, Practice Building Second Floor)

As Homura went through the halls in the stealthful manner, she made sure to examine any and every detail from the remaining students.

"When you don't him, he's there and when you do need him, he's suddenly missing." Homura grumbled to herself. "Come on, Kamoshida-sensei... Where are you? I only want to make you fam-" She muttered before she then stopped herself and quickly hid around a corner as soon as she saw a familiar miserable-looking boy sluggishly going through the halls. 'Mishima...' She soon thought, wincing as she saw that the boy looked even more beaten down than before.

However the Evil Shinobi noticed that he seemed... nervous. Almost if he didn't want to do something. Either way, she had the feeling he was heading somewhere, so she started to follow him.

Eventually, he crossed paths with a girl, who also looked rather beaten-up and miserable. "Another volleyball team member..." Homura guessed as she honed in her senses, a foreboding feeling running down her spine.

"Suzui..." Mishima got out. "Are you leaving...?" He soon asked.

"What is it...?" Suzui asked as she turned to the boy.

"Kamoshida-sensei asking for you..." Mishima hesitantly answered. "He's in the P.E. faculty office." He then informed.

"What did he say?" The injured girl had to ask.

"I don't know." Mishima replied with a defeated sigh. "Well... I have to go." He then revealed before running off.

'Kamoshida's Office.' Homura mentally repeated. 'Didn't Sakamoto mention that sometimes people can hear screaming from there?' She soon thought. 'I guess that's where he personally beats students.' She added as she then smirked and pulled out her phone. "Which is some serious evidence against him." She then declared.

'But wouldn't that involve letting an innocent, defenseless student get beaten?' Wolverine pointed out.

"If I can get the footage, she'll be the last of Kamoshida's victims." Homura replied off-handedly. "I'll take her to the hospital later anyway if she needs to." She then added.

"But for now, let's do this." Homura whispered out as she started following the girl to Kamoshida's office. As soon as she opened the door wide enough, the kunoichi got into the room, found herself a nice hiding spot and started recording.

"Sorry for calling you here like that." Kamoshida started in an apologetic tone as he was sitting down with one of his arms on the table behind him while the other was still holding the ice pack to his lower area.

In response to that, Shiho held one of her arms with the other as she gave off a nervous and uncomfortable expression. "What... did you need me for?" She soon asked in hesitant manner while attempting to look away.

Kamoshida in response took his arm off the desk as he rest it on his lap. "Suzui, from what I've seen, it seems your performance has dropped quite a bit lately." He then stated.

'As a result of your abuse, no shit...' Homura meanwhile thought as she kept recording the two.

Shiho in response to that dropped her head slightly. "...Yes." She replied in a exhausted tone.

"If this goes on, I might have to rethink making you the starter at the next meet." Kamoshida soon revealed.

To that reveal, the female volleyball student's eyes widened in shock as she looked at the P.E teacher. "Y-You can't!" She exclaimed

"Don't panic. Whether I actually make you a starter or not still depends on you." Kamoshida explained before a lecherous and vile grin soon appeared on his face as he eyed his student. "As long as you can keep quiet until I'm finished Suzui..." He then declared with a threatening and wicked tone in his voice while licking his lips.

'...What?' Homura thought, her mind going blank as she heard that.

"K-Kamoshida-sensei!? W-What are you..." Shiho barely got out in a fear filled and hesitant tone as a lustful and wicked chuckle from the P.E teacher soon followed.

Meanwhile from her hiding spot, Homura was frozen on the spot.

It took her brain several seconds to catch up on what it was processing.

No... this wasn't happening... was it?

No, no this can't be right. It was only just abuse and...

Shit. Shitshitshitshitshitshit! This wasn't supposed to happen and WHY WASN'T SHE MOVING RIGHT NOW!?

She didn't know what to do now. He was tearing her apart and she let him tear this girl apart piece by piece.

Every voice in her head told her to perform a simple task: KILL THE FUCKING SHITHEAD RIGHT NOW! HE'S WORSE THEN KOMICHI! DO IT! DOITDOITDOIT!

But then, there was another voice. A kinder... softer voice... telling her to stop. To think it through. To be the better person. She had more than enough to make sure he was put away for good.

In the end, she ran.

She got out the room as quickly as she could, leaving everything from that horrible experience behind except for her bag and her phone, which was still recording.

She ended up on a rooftop several blocks from Shujin, emotionally and physically drained from everything she had to go through today as she fell to her knees. Seeing that she was still recording, she stopped it.

And when the shock, confusion and disgust finally faded away... it was quickly replaced by rage.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Homura soon roared out to the coming evening sky until she ran out of air, her cry echoing around the city.

It wasn't enough. She wanted to fight, she wanted to destroy, she want to burn something to the ground, she wanted something to die.

And yet she just laid there on her hands and knees, tears running down her face. She looked at her phone, containing all the evidence of Kamoshida's true self and the ticket to sending him to Hell where he belonged.

She wanted to destroy it so it would give her a reason to kill him, so there was no other choice. The only thing stopping her was her more rational side. Otherwise known as her Persona. And even that part of her was also holding back some fury with what she witnessed.

'He'll pay... that bastard will pay for this in the end...' Homura soon thought in a raspy yet determined and dead serious tone as she kept breathing heavily after she finished screaming.

'You already know now... he can never be forgiven...' Wolverine meanwhile declared in a dead serious tone. 'Imagine the scenario if your dear roommate was in that girl's place... would you be able to handle it? Him putting his hands all over her, touching her in a abusive and lustful manner without any remorse or sympathy... then throwing her away to repeat the cycle with another...' She then added in the same tone while her yellow eyes glowed with fury.

In response to that, Homura's eyes widened in a fear filled manner as her mind soon created the image of the female member of the volleyball team was replaced with her roommate begging for her help, angering her even more as she started shivering in fury while more tears fell from her eyes. 'Never... He will never touch Asuka... over my dead body dammit...' She then added to her thoughts in a more protective and serious manner as she dashed off the rooftop away from the school, pulling up the IM on her phone as she kept moving from roof to roof to head back to her apartment with an expression full of rage.

[Homura S: Meeting. Tomorrow.]

[Shut7heFUp: You got footage?]

[Homura S: Oh I got more than footage. Meet up on the rooftop after school.]

[TheWildJ0ker: Why? What's wrong?]

[Homura S: So many things. You won't understand until I show it to you but...]

[SushiRoll27: Of course we will Homura-chan. Just tell us why.]

[Homura S: ...]

[Homura S: He went too far now...]

[Homura S: We're gonna kill that sick son of a bitch.]

Save Game… Quit!

WHY DID WE PUT IN SO MANY ELLIPSES!? God fucking dammit...

UknownHero signing off, my friends!