Well, this is it. Hey, UknownHero here and welcome to another chapter of Senran Persona. So, at the time of writing, it's gonna be my birthday in like... 3 days. Today is February 1st for me so yeah. It's kinda nice that this time my birthday comes a month before school starts. Most of the time it's usually the next day. Though I do remember that one summer holiday lasted until April if I recall correctly...

Ah, enough of my rambling. Time to answer some questions.

Um... yeah there's nothing I want to answer apart from apologizing to Vein Bloodborne. Sorry, but there were a bunch of reviews asking for a couple of things and people asking me to write lemon is usually a pet peeve.

So that's it. Let's confess our sins.

Load Game... Start!


Chapter 21: A New Beginning


(5/2, Early Morning)

(Shibuya, Shin Megami Apartment Complex)

Asuka didn't realize as she woke up that morning how much her life would change upon going to school today.

Homura meanwhile was the same as she had woken up, her eyes open as she looked at the ceiling. "Hey." She got out.

"Morning." Asuka replied. "Today's the day." She then muttered out.

"Yep." Homura replied with a nod. "...Should we pack our things, just in case?" She then asked.

"Let's...wait and see..." Asuka hesitantly answered as the two sat up. "It's just...so much has happened." She then reminded.

"I know..." Homura replied in agreement. "As much as I hate to admit it, it's because of us meeting Akira and Ryuji that we've grown so close." She soon informed. "I...I honestly don't want this to end Sis..." She then admitted in a mutter.

"Me too. All we've done...All we've risked...it couldn't be for nothing..." Asuka got out. "Homu-nee...I'm so scared..." She then whimpered as her body shivered.

Eyes widening to witness this, Homura cupped her roommate's cheeks into her hands and looked at her straight in the eyes. "Hey hey hey. Look at me Sis. No matter what happens, we will figure something out. Even if it forces us apart, I won't our bonds die so easily. I swear it." She reassured.

"But...But..." Asuka stammered out.

"Sis, I know you're stronger than this. You wouldn't be here in the first place if you weren't. Now calm down." Homura stated in a soft tone.

Asuka nodded shakily as she tried to settle her breathing down. "S-Sorry, I'm just worried that our fight with that monster was for nothing..." She then confessed.

"It won't be. I won't let it!" Homura declared. "...Somehow." She then muttered.

"Hm?" Asuka hummed out.

"Remember, we promised to be each other's sword and shield." Homura then reminded as she leaned forward and kissed the other girl's forehead.

CHU!

"And neither can work as effectively without the other." Homura then stated. "We better get ready for school now. If someone saw us like this, they might get the wrong idea." Homura soon quipped out with a smirk on her face.

"Er...Sh-Should we just stop sleeping in the nude if you're worried so much about that possibility?" Asuka suggested as she rubbed the back of her neck.

"Nope, you're too soft." Homura immediately answered. "And you made me not want to sleep with clothes on either." She then confessed.

"O-Oh..." Asuka got out, though smiled at the reason. "S-Same here, you're soft too." She then replied.

"Thanks. Now come on, the bathtub await." Homura replied. "...But no bath bombs this time." She then added.

"Huh? Wait, why-Oh, right..." Asuka started to ask before remembering the event from a few nights ago. "I really gotta throw out a few of those bath bombs..." She then muttered.

"No need, we just need to have better control when we use them. Remember, ultimate baths in the future." Homura advised and reminded. "Meanwhile, I think we still have Big Bang Burgers in the fridge..." She then informed.

"Hmm...maybe I could use the burgers in a different way." Asuka soon suggested. "Like weapons." She then added.

"Or cook them in a different way." Homura also suggested with a sweatdrop. "Why did you think about using them as weapons?" She then asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Uh..." Asuka got out as she looked to the side. "J-Just getting creative here..." She sheepishly explained.

"The world is a shinobi's best weapon..." Homura muttered out. "I'll go prepare the bath." She then informed as she went to the bathroom.

"Hai." Asuka replied with a nod. "Then I'll make breakfast." She then decided.

Homura however shook her head to that. "Nah, let's just get some bread along the way. I have a feeling that we need to get to school as soon as possible today." She replied.

"Yeah. Me too." Asuka got out with a nod as her roommate stood up.

The two girls soon took their bath in silence as they washed each other off before getting out and drying themselves off.

"No matter what happens, I will protect my precious Asuka..." Homura soon thought as she watched her roommate get her green lingerie on. "Precious...and sexy..." She unintentionally and vocally got out.

The brunette in response stopped getting dressed as she heard that. "What was that?" Asuka however asked.

"Precious...and sexy..." Homura offhandedly repeated as she got her crimson lingerie on.

In response, Asuka blushed as crimson as her roommate's underwear to the compliment. "T-Thank you Homu-nee..." She stammered out as she got her uniform on. "Y-You look sexy too..." She then counter-complimented.

To that compliment, Homura blushed back as she realized that she had started this with her own compliment. "...We should start cooking breakfast." She soon got out as she finished getting her uniform on as well.

"Hai." Asuka replied in agreement as the two headed for the kitchen.

"...Sorry for the compliment Sis, I don't know what came over me..." Homura awkwardly apologized and explained.

"It's ok Homu-nee." Asuka replied as the two continued to get ready as they fully got their uniforms.

"Alright, ready?" Homura soon asked while adjusting her blazer.

"Let's do this." Asuka answered with a brave look on her face before they headed out the door, prepared for whatever the world was going to throw at them.


(Shujin Academy, Front Gate)

The two girls had finished their breakfast by the time they got to Aoyama-Itchome and were walking in relative silence, listening to the gossip around them.

"Mondays are such a drag..." A sleepy-looking student yawned out. "Why couldn't they give us today off, too? We have the rest of the week off starting tomorrow..." He then complained.

"Wait, Golden Week is tomorrow...!?" Asuka thought in surprise. Wow, time flew by pretty fast.

"Thank God, Golden Week ..." Homura muttered in relief. "Now only if we can last that long..." She then thought.

"Yeah, it's ridiculous. Speaking of, what's up with the school? All that graffiti and and those calling cards for Kamoshida." The serious-looking student then questioned. "All of it said stuff like You destroyed her and Stealing his distorted desires. I wonder what that means..." He then asked.

"I dunno. Probably just some bitter students or somethin'. Heard the principal is trying to get to the bottom of it." The sleepy student replied.

"Tch. You mean his lapdog, Miss President Bitch?" The serious student got out. "She's been grilling a bunch of students since that happened. People are getting pretty pissed at her for thinking they were involved." He then remarked.

"Did they just insult Makoto-chan?" Asuka whispered in anger.

Homura however placed a hand on her roommate's shoulder. "People can have their own opinions Sis. Don't get too angry over it." Homura whispered back. "I mean, they're wrong, but let them be." She then added while glaring at the students.

"Okay..." Asuka sighed out as they continued past the two fools and arrived at the gate.

"Hey Akira-kun." Asuka greeted as the Leader walked up to them.

"Asuka. Homura." Akira replied, nodding at the two.

"Good to see you two today." Morgana spoke up, popping out of the bag for a second.

"Good morning Morgana-chan." Asuka soon greeted as she began petting the not cat's head.

"You seem pretty cool today, Akira." Homura noted as she crossed her arms under her breasts. "Forgot what day it is?" She then asked.

"No. Just that there's no point in worrying about it right now." Akira answered as he pushed up his glasses. "How about you guys? Ready to face your destiny?" He then questioned.

"Yep. We can't delay it any further." Asuka sighed out. "Moh...This is killing me...!" She then admitted in nervous tone.

Homura however placed a hand on her roommate's shoulder. "Stay calm. Whatever happens, we can deal with it." She reassured.

"I just don't want everything we've done be for nothing..." Asuka soon mumbled out.

With that, the three started heading into the red, black and white graffiti covered school.


(Gymnasium)

Things had been quiet at the beginning save for the students still talking about the graffiti and the rumors about the P.E. Teacher, however during the early morning, an announcement went off requesting all the students to head for the gymnasium.

"Huh. I didn't know we had an assembly today..." Akira muttered out with a frown as they made their way closer to the stage.

"Yeah, came out of nowhere." Ryuji stated. "So lucky though. I had homework that needed to be turned in." He then admitted.

"And no sign of Kamoshida anywhere." Asuka pointed out.

"It's like he dropped off the face of the earth." Homura frowned as she crossed her arms. "Well, if he doesn't show up, does that mean our expulsions are invalid...?" She soon asked.

"I don't think that's how it works." Ann pointed out. "This is probably about either the calling card... or Shiho..." She then deducted.

"Well, whatever it is, we can all agree on one thing: This blows hard." Homura sighed out as the principal waddled onto the stage.

"Let's begin this school-wide morning assembly." Kobayakawa announced through his microphone.

"God, every time I look at him, I still shudder at the fact that he has no neck." Akira whispered quietly. "Like, where does his chin start and end?"

"No kidding." Asuka softly replied.

"As you all know, a tragic event took place the other day. Thankfully, we have been informed that she has pulled through, and she will recover soon." The principal informed over the microphone.

"You know, I expected for the principal to announce that we lost the tournament as the tragic event." Ryuji admitted.

"...Well, I can see that." Ann muttered out.

"Everyone here has a bright future ahead. I implore that you rethink the importance of life and blah blah blah..." The principal continued, eventually going into nonsense, at least to the thieves.

"Did they seriously wait an entire two weeks just to say the same suicide prevention junk they tell all the schools?" Homura groaned out. "Should've done it sooner, ya moron..." She then muttered in annoyance.

"Yeah..." Asuka muttered in agreement. "Idiot no neck principal..." She then mumbled out.

Suddenly, everyone heard a door open.

Ann was the first to react and turned to see who it was. "Ah...!" She gasped out.

"Huh?" The principal got out in confusion. "Mr. Kamoshida, what the-" He soon started, however.

"I...have been reborn." Kamoshida suddenly began with a shameful expression on his face.

"Eh?" Asuka got out as she heard that.

"...Holy...shit..." Homura whispered out as her eyes widened. "Is he..." She soon asked as she watched the PE teacher began walking to the stage.

"That is why I will confess everything to you all..." Kamoshida continued as he walked up on stage in front of everyone.

"It worked?" Ryuji quietly got out in disbelief.

"It worked." Akira replied with a smirk as the whispers began.

Kamoshida then gave off a shame filled expression as he looked at all of his students. "I have repeatedly done things that were...unbecoming of a teacher. Verbally abusing students... physically abusing my team... tearing down anyone who stood up to me and... sexually harassing... and abusing female students. And more. So much more." He began listing off.

"More?" A few students started to murmur.

"I am the reason why Shiho Suzui tried to kill herself!" Kamoshida revealed as he fell to his knees, crying all the while. "I thought of this school as my own castle... where everyone bent to my will. There were even students that I sentenced to expulsion... I ruined their lives... just because I didn't like them! I will, of course, rescind those..." He soon confessed.

"Yes!" Akira, Asuka, Homura and Ryuji mentally cheered as they pumped their fists.

"I am...truly sorry for putting innocent youths through such horrible acts..." Kamoshida sobbed out. "I am an arrogant, shallow... and shameful human being. No, I'm worse than that... I am nothing more... than a demon." He continued before placing his forehead on the ground. "I will take responsibility... and kill myself for it...!" He declared as he pulled out a kitchen knife, causing students and staff to gasp and panic.

This in turn caused the group's eyes to widen in shock. "Stop him!" Asuka exclaimed.

"Shit, I thought he was just gonna confess not make him suicidal!" Ryuji quietly got out before turning to the Shinobi. "What are you doing standin' there. Stop him!" He then whispered.

"If we do that, we're as good as dead!" Homura pointed out. "Should we really let him kill himself though...?" She then whispered as she tried to think.

"Aaahhhh! I don't wanna watch!"

"He's not really gonna do it..."

"What's gotten into him!?"

"This can't go on ViewTube like this!"

"Kamoshida-san, please rethink your actions!"

"Do a flip!"

"You are one sick person..."

"Don't you dare you bastard!" Ann however demanded in a furious manner, her voice echoing over the chaos and getting everyone's attention. "Shiho is still alive even after all the things that made her want to die! You have no right to run from this!" She soon declared.

Feeling a fire burn in his soul, Akira decided he had enough of staying quiet. "From all the things you've done... death is merely a mercy!" Akira called out.

To that, Kamoshida dropped the knife in the same shamed filled manner. "You're right... You're absolutely right. All of you... Kurusu, Sakamoto, Takamaki, Shirokage, Shinkukage... I'm so sorry. I should be punished under the law and atone for my crimes..." He sobbed out.

"You better you bastard!" Ryuji shouted out as students started to step away from the group. "You broke my leg and lied sayin' it was self defense you prick! You practically ruined my life!" He then declared

"You revealed my record, which is illegal under all circumstances!" Akira soon declared.

"You tried to fuck me and Asuka you sicko!" Homura shouted out.

"You took advantage of Ann-chan all this time!" Asuka called out.

"And you destroyed Shiho!" Ann finished. "We were the only ones willing to speak up, and you tore us down! There is nothing you can do that'll make us forgive you!" She then declared.

As those statements were made, other students began muttering in shock and disbelief to what they heard from the group.

"Holy shit..."

"He did all of that?"

"He tried to seduce the new girls?"

"What a sicko."

"Th-They must be lying!"

"Doesn't look like they're lyin' to me."

"It's true... it's all true...!" Kamoshida cried out. "As of today, I will resign from my position as a teacher and turn myself in. Someone, please call the police!" He soon began begging in a frantic manner.

"The police!?"

"Is he serious now!?"

"Is he really gonna get arrested?"

"H-Hey...was that calling card for real?"

"That's why there's this crap on the school..."

Meanwhile, the group looked on in shock as their prior anger faded.

"Wow, this feels so surreal and bizarre..." Ryuji admitted. "From a cocky piece of shit to beggin' for forgiveness..." He then added.

"He had a change of heart." Akira soon stated.

"Homu-nee...that confession..." Asuka started as she looked at the begging and whimpering teacher.

"Was awesome Sis?" Homura guessed, still looking towards the bowing and crying teacher.

The brunette however shook her head to that. "No...just kinda sad." Asuka admitted. "I feel no sympathy for him, don't get me wrong but...there's something about this that makes it feel...off." She soon revealed.


(?)

Meanwhile, in a room only lit by her computer, a hacker just cracked her knuckles, ready to watch the chaos.

"Hehe, ask and you shall receive." A young female voice declared as she adjusted her glasses with a smirk on his face. "Boop." She then got out as she pressed one key.

[Video Uploaded]


(Shijin Academy, Gymnasium)

BZZZT! BZZZT!

"Huh?" Several students and even some teachers got out as everyone suddenly checked their phones.

"A notification?" Homura wondered out loud before checking it, her eyes immediately going wide. "...Oh FUCK!" She swore out, but only her roommate and friends heard her. "How the hell!?" She soon whispered in confusion and in a panic.

Because everyone else was already screaming.

"S-Suzui-san?"

"What's Kamoshida-sensei doing?"

"Wait a minute, he isn't gonna!?"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

The video...the one tan skinned girl had filmed...it was sent to every person in Tokyo and already gained over a million viewers and comments.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?"

"Dude, that's just messed up!"

"Oh God, hentai did not prepare me for this!"

"P-Please calm down everyone. It...Th-This footage is obviously doctored." The principal tried to convince everyone, but was drowned out by everyone screaming.

At that moment, a message appeared on everyone's phones.

[This is not doctored or edited footage, this was taken the day before the attempted suicide of Shiho Suzui.]

[From, the Phantom Thieves of Heart.]

Immediately the teachers paled as the sobbing of Kamoshida was heard.

The Principal meanwhile also paled to reading this as he began sweating like crazy. "O-Oh no..." Kobayakawa muttered.

Akira at this point wisely decided to delete his copy of the video right there and then as the rest of Thieves did.

"Well, I'd say he's going to jail." Akira simply and calmly stated despite the chaos around him.

"Yeah..." Asuka got out in agreement, a smile soon forming across her face. "Now...Now I feel satisfied..." She then revealed.

"Let's head out. This is not gonna end for a while." Morgana soon suggested from within the Leader's bag.

"E-Everyone! P-Put your phones away immediately! This assembly is over!" One of the teachers ordered in a panicked manner.

TWACK!

Someone kindly responded by throwing a shoe in their face.

"Screw you asshole!"

"Go to hell!"

"How the hell did you let him get away with this shit!?"

"I thought it was all rumors...What a piece of shit..."

"Fuck this, I'm going home!"

"Hell yeah!"

"Whoa, they're going all out." Asuka muttered.

"...Eh, fuck it." Homura casually got out with a shrug before discreetly walking over to the fire alarm and pulling it. "Cheese it!" She soon ordered.

BRRRRRRRRING!

And thus from that day forth Shujin Academy, and the rest of the world for that matter, would never be the same again.


(Shujin Academy, Rooftop)

The group soon met up again on the rooftop of the school, they also looked down to see several students arguing against the teachers.

"So you've been keeping this from everyone the entire time!?"

"You're no better than that sick bastard himself!"

"Please, I didn't know myself! It's all new to me!"

"Liar! My parents are gonna sue the shit out of you and this school!"

"Yeah! I'm gonna transfer! I never want to see this shitty school again!"

"Please return to your class! I'm begging you!"

The Vice Leader soon sighed as she looked at the angry mob. "I feel bad for Kawakami-sensei." Asuka admitted. "She already seems stressed out as it is." She then added.

"Yeah, we should give her a gift basket or something." Akira suggested. "Or booze." He then added with a grimace.

"We're minors. We can't buy alcohol." Ann pointed out.

"Who said anything about buying?" Homura rhetorically asked. "Come on, you know two shinobis." She then reminded.

"Eh, that's probably a bad idea. If Kawakami does drink, she would've been drunk since the day we met." Ryuji stated.

"Hey, can we get back to the fact that our first successful heist ended up like this?" Morgana spoke up. "Look at them down there! They're finally fighting back!" He soon declared.

"Yeah, I still can't believe we started an effin' riot." Ryuji got out.

"Heh, prison riot..." Akira chuckled under his breath.

Asuka in turn giggled to that. "Yeah..." She also muttered under her breath.

"I guess we ignited the students' rebellious spirits. Maybe now they'll finally stand up for themselves and do what's right." Homura stated.

"The Phantom Thieves of Heart..." Akira whispered out. "Who knew thieves could be heroes." He then remarked with a smile.

"Well, a hero would've done this out of the goodness of their heart. We...mostly did it for revenge. Totally deserved revenge, but revenge nonetheless. At the very least, we're anti-heroes." Homura pointed out. "Still, this is a nice side effect to stealing his heart. Plus, we got some serious cash out of it and that's always a win." She admitted with a smile.

"Still though...how did the video get released...?" Asuka wondered out loud.

Suddenly, at that moment Akira's phone vibrated. He swiftly pulled it out to check it what it is. "You owe me...?" He read out loud.

"Eh?" Asuka got out in confusion. "What is that supposed to mean?" She soon asked.

"Is it from our mysterious Benefactor?" Ann guessed.

"I don't know. Maybe." Akira answered. "But I've been hearing that students are assuming that it was security cam footage so..." He then deducted.

"There's no way we can be blamed for this." Homura finished as they all high-fived one another.

"Yeah. Finally, something good came out of this...I don't know what to call this." Ann sighed out as she sat down on a nearby chair.

"Is something wrong, Ann?" Akira asked.

"I almost didn't want you to catch him." Ann suddenly confessed as she clenched her hands into fists. "If I just didn't think for one more second, I would've let him hit the ground. I was almost a murderer." She shakily admitted.

"Don't worry. We were all in that dark place before." Ryuji comforted as the two shinobi girls nodded. "It's okay to think that but as long as you don't act on those impulses, you'll be better than the bastard." He then added.

"That...doesn't exactly make me feel a lot better but...You're right. I am better than him." Ann breathed out. Just as she said that, three students came including a familiar dark blue haired boy.

"Huh? Um, how did you know we were up here?" Homura asked.

"We...We saw you guys." Mishima answered. "From everyone in the volleyball team, we'd all like to say that...we're sorry. We all knew the truth, but we pretended that we didn't." He soon confessed.

"Yeah, sorry for spreading rumors about you guys. I got you all wrong..." The tall female student apologized.

"I didn't know at all..." The black-haired student sighed out. "With Kamoshida threatening you all and pushing himself on you...it must've been so hard...!" She soon admitted.

"I'm sure there's a ton of other people who want to apologize to each of you." The tall student informed. "We're so sorry..." She apologized.

"I guess we have the Phantom Thieves to thank for allowing us to see the truth." The black-haired student got out.

"Don't." Akira spoke up.

"Eh?" Mishima got out in surprise.

"Look, if you don't stand up and shout, you wouldn't have needed the Phantom Thieves in the first place." Akira stated as he pushed up his glasses. "The first step to changing life is trying. Get your voice out there, because you'll never know how far it will reach." He soon revealed in a calm manner.

"Wow, for a criminal you're really wise." The tall student complimented. "Oh! Sorry! I didn't mean..." She soon began in a flustered manner.

"It's okay. Just don't expect the Phantom Thieves to help you next time." Homura replied politely. "Stand up for yourselves and maybe this wouldn't have spiraled into...that." She then added as she saw a student lay out a teacher. "Oh...that's...that's definitely a dislocation..." She winced out.

"Oh. Well...I guess school's done for so...I'll see you all tomorrow." The tall student stammered out as she and the black-haired student left the rooftop.

"I can't apologize enough for what I did to you." Mishima soon began. "...I swear, I'll make it up to you someday." He promised as he left as well.

"Mishima-kun... You don't have to..." Asuka whispered out before smiling.

"Looks like Kamoshida ain't the only one that had a change of heart." Ryuji got out. "Like...the entire school did..." He then added.

"Maybe all those dumb rumors are done for." Homura then stated.

"Who cares about that junk." Ann got out as she shook her head. "All I wanted was for Kamoshida to pay." She then admitted.

"Yeah. But at the very least going to school won't be such a pain now." Asuka got out with a nod.

"Oh! We should all visit Shiho in hospital and tell her the good news!" Ann suggested.

"We did talk about that, huh?" Asuka giggled out.

"Hey, did someone record the confession?" Ryuji asked.

Akira merely smirked as he pulled out his phone. "Every single second." He revealed.

"It's probably on the internet already, but good thing you did Joker." Homura replied. "Well, we better separate for now before people get suspicious." She soon suggested.

Nodding in agreement to that, the group headed for the door to leave the rooftop as they did as such.

Meanwhile...in the alleyway where the Phantom Thieves called their hideout...The tall student looked around before taking out her phone and started calling someone. "Hello?" She began.

"Provide confirmation." A mature voice requested.

"This is Prisoner, confirmation code: Romeo, Echo, Bravo, Echo, Lima." The tall student responded in a serious tone as she looked over her shoulder.

"Confirmation accepted. Proceed, Prisoner." The mature voice responded.

The tall student in response sighed in relief. "Good, 'cause I have some really juicy stuff I need to tell you!" She soon informed.

"Is this about the Kamoshida case you contacted me about earlier? Is he in custody?" The voice then asked.

"Yep, Suguru Kamoshida is getting arrested as we speak." The tall student then informed. "These Phantom Thieves may have actually changed his heart. It's best we meet tonight. Same place and time?" She soon asked.

"Of course. Your payment will be ready by then." The voice informed.

The tall student nodded at that. "Roger that Weaver. Also, I'm sending you some names. They seemed really suspicious so maybe you can look into them." She then informed before going into the IM app.


(Kanda, ?)

[Prisoner: Akira Kurusu. Ryuji Sakamoto. Ann Takamaki. Asuka Shirokage. Homura Shinkukage. Second years. Shujin Academy.]

"Hm...I'll look into it. Thank you Prisoner." A girl with light gray haired and a white bow wearing a dark blue bordering on black school uniform replied before hanging up. Suddenly, she heard someone running up behind her so she turned around, only to see a fellow student stop as she caught her breath.

"Yumi-kaichou! I'm glad I caught up with you, we need to talk about the newspaper club's budget." The exhausted student got out.

Said girl in response smiled kindly to that. "Of course, Kasumi-san." Yumi politely replied as she put away her phone. "Lead the way." She then politely requested as the two walked off.


(5/2, Daytime)

(Shujin Academy, Hallway)

The group soon met up again after classes were dismissed as they hung out in the hallway.

"Hey, why don't we all buy flowers for Shiho-chan?" Asuka suggested as they headed for the school gate. "I'm sure she'll appreciate it." She then added.

"Gah, I don't know anything 'bout that though..." Ryuji groaned out. "I know they have meanings, so I'm kinda scared I'll say through flowers I'm happy you're in a coma, bitch." He then added.

"That would be...awkward." Akira got out. "Also, it's in yellow carnations." He then added.

"How do you know that!?" Ryuji called out.

"Quiet down, ya dumbasses." Homura grumbled out.

"Well, there's nothing a little internet searching and asking around won't fix." Ann pointed out. "Come on, I know this awesome flower shop near here that we can get them for cheap." She then revealed.

However for the tan skinned girl, she had other plans. "You guys go ahead and do that. I got some things to do before leaving. Let's meet up at the front gate once we're done." Homura got out.

"Really? Well, okay Homu-nee." Asuka replied with a nod as they waved her good-bye and walked out of the school.

Homura meanwhile smiled as she looked at the retreating figure of her roommate. "Ok, now to start changing the world. Er, school." She thought to herself as she went into the other direction...


(Shujin Academy, Principal's Office)

And in front of the graffiti covered door to the principal's office.

The tan skinned girl then smirked as she looked at the door to the principal's office. It was her idea to make it look like it was covered in police tape with FREEDOM OFF LIMITS on it. "Well, time to get Shujin under our group's thumbs and improve it for the better." Homura thought to herself as she brought a hand up.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Wh-Who is that? Do you not realise I'm very busy at the moment!" The principal called out in an obviously panicked tone.

"It's me sir, Homura Shinkukage." Homura politely informed. "May I come in?" She soon asked.

"O-Of course! M-My door is always open to any problems." The principal nervously answered.

Homura however rolled her eyes to that. "Except when it came to Kamoshida." She thought to herself as she opened the door. "Pardon me." She politely informed as she closed the door behind her.

The overweight man however nodded as he looked at the girl. "Not a problem, how are you finding the school, Shinkukage-san?" The principal soon asked as he failed to keep his cool.

"Fine...despite recent events." Homura replied while rubbing the back of her neck.

"Please don't tell me you're going to transfer to a different school and press charges! I had several students already do that today." Kobayakawa suddenly and desperately begged.

Homura meanwhile had to hold back a laugh to the begging. God, it was awesome to see him squirm. "Not at all sir, I had just transferred and I won't let something like what Kamoshida did get to me." She maturely replied with her hands behind her back.

"W-Well, thank you Shinkukage-san. You seem to be a very reliable person." The principal soon praised.

"You don't think that at all, do you. I'm more reliable than your belt." Homura mentally deadpanned. "Thank you sir, despite my outburst in the gym, I am usually a very calm person." She then informed.

For some reason, in a nearby flower shop, the thieves started to snicker or stifle their laughter.

"Y-Y-You do seem to give off this vibe of...reliability." The principal admitted. "So, why are you here, Shinkukage-san? It cannot be out of the goodness of your own heart." He then asked.

"Well, there is a matter I wish to discuss with you." Homura revealed.

This in turn gained the principal's curiosity. "I am all ears. Please keep this brief however. I have...a lot of meetings to attend to." Kobayakawa requested as he glanced at his phone.

"Well, your star teacher just got arrested for defamation, pedophilia and rape. And let's not forget the almost criminal amount of neglect." Homura stated in a serious manner. "I bet after the police investigates the school, they'll arrest you for hiding Kamoshida's terrible crime. That is, if that's true, which all know that it isn't." She then added, smoothly bullshitting her way to the principal's heart.

The principal in turn to hearing that paled and began sweating a bit as he knew the tan skinned girl had a point.

"And you know, I have been noticing a lot of students are talking about transferring. Looks like funding might be cut too at this rate. That is, assuming the school isn't shut down outright." Homura then pointed out. "Basically, you now need to do something that will increase Shujin's reputation positively." She soon explained.

"And how do you propose we do that, Shinkukage-san?" Kobayakawa soon asked in a more curious manner.

The tan skinned girl in response crossed her arms over her chest to that. "I'll be blunt and cut to the chase. I want to be in charge of a Disciplinary Committee." Homura soon declared in a serious tone. "I am more than willing to make sure an incident like with Kamoshida never happens again." She then stated in a serious yet reassuring tone.

Kobayakawa started to cough a little violently. Eventually it settled down and he cleared his throat. "Ahem...Well...after considering your statements, I wholeheartedly agree. However, you must speak to the Student Council President. I do not have the time to deal with such a matter right now, especially with the soon-to-be developing media attention." The principal replied.

"I understand sir." Homura politely replied with a nod. "Hehe, manipulated this no neck idiot easily." She mentally remarked in a satisfied tone. "Where can I find her?" She soon asked.

"I believe Niijima-san should be in the Student Council room. I'm sure she will be there for at least another hour." The principal informed.

Homura in response gave a small bow to the information. "Thank you sir, I'll take my leave then." She then replied as she then left the office, smirking as she did so.


(Student Council Room)

Makoto was not having a good day.

She was not popular by any means. Her smarts and her beauty, instead of earning her admiration, earned her scorn and jealousy.

But when she came to school that day, when the graffiti and calling cards appeared...well...she wasn't exactly everyone's favourite person.

The graffiti was apparently her fault and now she was saddled with the task of finding which students could do such a thing overnight.

And Kamoshida's confession...God, that tore her heart apart...

How could she have let that happen? Sure, there were rumours but she just wrote it off as nothing...

And now that she knew that someone tried to kill herself because of him...

That she allowed something like that to happen...

What would her father think of her...?

Knock! Knock!

"Excuse me Niijima-senpai," A familiar voice called out from the other side of the door. "Are you in?" She soon asked.

Makoto quickly shook herself out of her thoughts and quickly cleaned herself up, wiping away a few tears, organized her papers and cleared her throat. "Please come in." She soon requested.

Homura opened the door to see the Student Council President going through various papers, barely looking up to see her come in with no evidence of her self-loathing. It looked like the papers she was going through were student complaint forms.

Was she checking for evidence of Kamoshida's cruelty?

"Ah. Shinkukage-san. Good afternoon." Makoto greeted. "Sorry for the mess. The past few days have been quite hectic for me." She then apologised.

"It's not a problem and please, just call me to Homura." Homura replied followed by the request.

"As you wish, Homura-san. Please take a seat." Makoto requested as she watched the tan skinned girl sit down across from her. "So, what do you wish to speak with me about?" She soon asked in a curious manner.

"Well, the principal told me to come to you so..." Homura started and that was all that was needed for her to notice that the Student Council President was suppressing a groan.

Did he really have to rely on her for every single thing?

Despite her (hopefully) hidden annoyance, Makoto could not turn down any student's problem so she kept up her mature and calm facade and spoke. "Ah, well, I'll be happy to help you with any problems you have." She then got out.

"Are you alright?" Homura asked, feigning ignorance.

"Hm? What was that?" Makoto responded.

"U-Um, well, you just seem a little...distracted." Homura soon informed.

"Homura-san, I appreciate the concern but I'm fine. Now, what is it that you need?" Makoto stated in an almost robotic voice.

Deciding not to pry into the situation for the time being, Homura cleared her throat. "Right, I had just from the principal after discussing with him about starting a Disciplinary Committee here at Shujin Academy." She soon informed.

"A Disciplinary Committee?" Makoto repeated. "I've...never heard of that before, honestly." She then admitted. "Please explain." She soon requested.

The tan skinned girl in response nodded to the request. "The disciplinary committee's role is to monitor the professional practice of the me-students in order to fulfill one of the aspects of their mission: protecting the public." Homura explained, reading off her phone secretly. "It ensures that the behavior of our students is flawless and that their deeds and actions respect those of society." She then added.

"Homura-san, a student's job is to study. Not enforce discipline." Makoto stated with a frown. "That's a teacher's job." She then added.

"That may be true, but look how well that went..." Homura couldn't help but sarcastically point out. Though she instantly regretted it upon seeing the Student Council President look a little shaken by that statement. "W-Well...um...in most circumstances but considering what happened...we need to give power back to the students. Adults...they seem to have forgotten the struggles of being a teenager. They think they know better but...sometimes they don't. And that's why I feel that if we have students help students, we can give the world brighter minds and better people. To help them find their place in the world and...maybe even change it one day." She then explained, the words coming out of her mouth as if it was natural.

"Hm..." Makoto hummed out as she thought about Homura's little speech. "I...cannot think of any argument against that."

"Oh thank God, I don't know what came over me there." Homura thought in relief, keeping up her mask of maturity.

Time for the finisher.

"As such it is simple, you want a better school. I want a better future for everyone here. I bet we can reach an agreement, Niijima-senpai." Homura declared with a smirk.

"I think we can." Makoto replied with a nod. "It would surely lighten my workload here." She then admitted while sighing.

This in turn caused the tan skinned girl to raise an eyebrow. "Okay, Niijima-senpai. Enough. Are you stressed about something?" Homura guessed. "Please answer me honestly." She then demanded more than requested in a polite manner.

"Well, between preparing for university and my duties as the School Council President, it can be quite taxing, especially with Kamoshida-sensei's confession today." Makoto stated with a sigh.

"Just out of curiosity...you didn't know the truth about what Kamoshida did right?" Homura soon asked as she narrowed her eyes. "D-Don't take it the wrong way though. It was just something in the rumor mill around the school." She then revealed.

To hearing that, Makoto gasped a little to this new information before she dropped her head slightly in a depressed manner. "...I wish I knew..." She soon admitted in an ashamed tone.

"So I guess that's a no then huh?" Homura stated more then guessed. "...She's a victim in all of this bullshit..." She meanwhile thought, feeling bad for the Student Council President. "Just to let you know...I don't believe they're true." She soon revealed.

"T-Thank you, Homura-san." Makoto responded in a grateful tone.

"Hey, if you're gonna call me by my given name, is it alright if I call you by yours?" Homura soon asked.

"U-Uh...Um...Well..." Makoto stammered out, surprised to the request. "We've only talked once or twice and..." She then pointed out.

"So?" Homura simply countered.

"W-Well...there's an order to social interaction and calling someone by their given name so quickly is rather..." Makoto started explaining before trailing off.

"What? I mean we are friends now." Homura pointed out. "And Akira just calls us by our name and he doesn't care about the order of social interaction." She then explained.

Makoto's eyes meanwhile widened to hearing this. "You...think of me as a friend?" She then asked.

"Of course, we both want to improve the school for the better." Homura replied. "...And it looks like you could use one." She then added with a soft smile.

Makoto...blushed and tried to give the tan skinned girl a response, but ended up sputtering and unable to say anything remotely close to a real language.

"Uh...you okay?" Homura soon asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I-I'm fine!" Makoto squeaked out before clearing her throat, trying to regain her composure.
"Just...I will need some time but I will look into starting this committee of yours. We will be working close together should that happen." Makoto informed. "Is that alright with you?" She then asked.

"Of course." Homura replied with a nod. "Nothing is done in a single day." She then stated.

"Thank you, Homura-san. You should expect this committee to start roughly after exams. Now as you can see, I am quite busy so please enjoy the rest of your day. I have a lot of work to get through before going home." Makoto responded.

"Thank you for you time Makoto-senpai. Have a good day." Homura replied as she prepared to leave with a smile on her face. "Oh, we should exchange contacts." She then suggested.

"Um...that is not necessary at the moment, Homura-san." Makoto stated. "I mean, we may be f-friends, but this will be mostly a professional relationship." She then explained.

"Oh. Okay then." Homura replied, slightly disappointed to hearing that. "Well, I'll see you around. Have a good Golden Week!" She soon added.

"You too, Homura-san." Makoto got out as she watched the tan skinned girl go out the door and closed it behind her...

THUD!

And slammed her head back onto the table.

She failed.

She fucking failed.

Principal Kobayakawa resorted to replacing her in student affairs.

She had failed not only the students...but her family as well...

"I...I'm...I'm not...Please..." Makoto sobbed out, tears staining the student complaint forms.


(Shujin Academy, Front Gates)

Meanwhile, Homura had a proud look on her face as she went down the steps of Shujin Academy to meet up with her friends, who all had flowers in hand.

"Hey, Homu-nee." Asuka greeted.

"You look happy." Akira then pointed out. "Oh, Asuka bought you some flowers to give to Shiho." He then informed.

"Yeah. The lady told me that coriander means hidden worth! I'm sure Shiho-chan would need something like that!" Asuka stated as she offered the flowers to her roommate.

"Thanks Sis." Homura replied as she took them.

"So, what're you so happy about?" Ryuji then asked.

"Well, I made a new friend, though she's still awkward about it." Homura giggled out in amusement.

"What? Really? You makin' friends?" Ryuji got out in disbelief.

"Hey!" Homura called out in an offended tone. "I can make friends too!" She then declared.

"...Really?" Ryuji couldn't help but question.

"Ryuji-kun!" Asuka however got out in a chiding manner.

"What? Just because people feel sorry for us doesn't mean we're gonna make friends that fast. We are still the outcasts of the school." Ryuji pointed out.

"Nope, this time is an actual friend. We're even calling each other by our first names." Homura however revealed with a smirk.

"Oh, I didn't know you cared about that." Akira pointed out.

"I have my moments." Homura admitted. "And from that, I got myself a position in the school." She then revealed.

"What is it?" Ann however asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Hehe, let me reintroduce myself now. My name is Homura Shinkukage, Shujin Academy's new Disciplinary Committee head." Homura maturely and proudly declared as she stood up with a more prim and proper posture. "So all of you better be on your best behavior from now on." She then advised.

"...Eh?" Asuka got out with a confused look on her face.

"Sis, you've been suggesting me to do that for a while. Don't tell me you forgot?" Homura groaned out.

"Ah! I remember now!" Asuka exclaimed. "Homu-nee, you were able to pull it off?" She then asked.

"That is correct." Homura replied in a more mature tone.

"You became the head of a Disciplinary Committee?" Akira got out in an amused tone.

"Doesn't that only exist in anime?" Ryuji pointed out.

"They did, but not any more! It's gonna be starting after exams are done and Makoto-senpai's gonna be helping me start it up." Homura replied.

Suddenly, both Ryuji and Ann covered their mouths and almost burst out laughing before realizing something.

"...Makoto-senpai?" The others repeated in unison, surprised that the tan skinned girl was giving someone that level of respect.

"Yeah? Also, what was that back there?" Homura responded.

"Nothin'. Just the fact that you're taking her out of the job." Ryuji replied.

"What?" Homura however asked.

"Homura-chan, Makoto Niijima-senpai has done nothing at all ever since she became the Student Council President." Ann pointed out.

"Due to secret Principal orders." Homura countered.

"How the hell do you know?" Ryuji challenged. "She could easily just been ignoring people, regardless of Principal Fatass. And if she was told, that just makes things worse! Look, all she cares about is that recommendation letter. Nothin' more." He then added.

"I...I believe Homu-nee." Asuka however informed.

"That's because you'd do anything for her regardless." Akira pointed out.

"N-No, I mean Makoto-chan defended me and Homu-nee in the locker room from a bunch girls bombarding and harassing us with questions." Asuka however explained.

"Okay, if me and Homura were in a situation where you could only save one of us, who would you pick?" Ann asked. "And you can't say both." She then added.

"That's not fair Ann-chan..." Asuka mumbled out.

"Hm...that could happen." Morgana pointed out.

"Sorry...but I'm trying to point out that you don't know her as well as us." Ann stated.

"Yeah. She's just the principal's lapdog." Ryuji got out. "You'll see soon enough." He then added.

"Well, I will see. We'll be working together." Homura informed with a frown. "I will show you she's a victim in all of this too." She then added.

"Like Shiho? Or the volleyball team? Or us?" Ann got out with a frown. "Face it Homura-chan. She isn't as innocent as you think." She soon stated.

Homura however narrowed her eyes to that. "Ann Takamaki, when I entered the room, I saw tears on the papers she had, she was crying obviously out of guilt over what happened." She soon informed in a mature manner. "She! Didn't! Know!" She then stated.

"So she really didn't notice all the injured students?" Ann questioned as she narrowed her eyes. "That makes things way better. She isn't ignorant, she's just incompetent!" She then declared.

"Trust me, she's already stressed and guilt filled enough as it is." Homura countered in a serious tone. "She didn't say it to me directly, but wished she did do something after she heard about it thanks to Kamoshida's confession. I was able to see it in her eyes." She then informed.

"Well, she should've noticed sooner!" Ann snapped before sighing. "Sorry. Just...I don't feel like forgiving her right now..." She soon admitted in a slightly depressed tone.

"I don't blame you Ann, just make sure not to let any of those rumors about her get to ya." Homura advised.

"I know, it's just...it feels so much easier to just hate her..." Ann muttered out.

"Ann-chan..." Asuka got out, saddened to her friend's words. "You really shouldn't hate someone like that. Kamoshida was one thing for what he did, but this is a different situation since Makoto-chan didn't know." She then added.

"I know, but every time I even see her face, it pisses me off after everything that happened. She did nothing while I watched one of my best friends-" Ann got out before stopping herself. "Just...let me cool off. We should be celebrating right now." She then got out.

"Yeah, I am going to have the school under our thumb now." Homura then reminded with a smirk. "So I'll be able to make it seem like we aren't as bad." She then added.

"And the fact Kamoshida going to jail right now." Akira also added.

"Yeah, now we just need the principal arrested." Ryuji soon remarked.

"Wait, what? We never talked about that." Ann got out in surprise.

"The idea came to me just now." Ryuji bluntly revealed while shrugging his shoulders. "He hid all of the bastard's crimes, so he's gotta have a reason to right?" He then pointed out.

"Which means he possibly has distorted desires." Morgana finally spoke up with a smirk and gleam in his eyes.

"Eh...I kinda don't feel like it right now. We just took down our first Palace and that wasn't easy to do." Akira reminded. "Especially at the start." He added with a wince.

"We should lay low for now." Asuka then suggested. "Give ourselves time to rest after everything we went through in the castle." She soon added.

"An excellent idea Lady Asuka." Morgana praised. "And also an excellent work Lady Homura, if we have the school under our control, it will give us a great advantage in the future." He then added.

"How so?" Ryuji asked with a raised eyebrow. "And don't we sort of already own the school?" He then asked as he pointed a thumb to all the Phantom Thieves graffiti.

"I'll explain it more when things have died down a bit." Morgana replied. "But rest assured, it'll be an important asset." He then declared with a smile.

"Since it's such a great advantage...do you guys wanna join the committee?" Homura soon asked.

"I got my job at Leblanc." Asuka reminded with an apologetic expression on her face.

"Busy with my modeling." Ann simply answered. "Sorry." She then apologized.

"Sorry Homura-chan, I need to help my mom." Ryuji replied with his hands in his pockets.

"I don't want to." Akira bluntly answered.

Homura merely shrugged her shoulders. "Worth a shot." She awkwardly replied.

"So, you guys wanna go visit Shiho now?" Ann then suggested.

"Yeah, it'll be nice to see how she's doing now." Asuka admitted. "I still need to apologise to her." She then revealed.

This in turn got the ash blonde's attention. "Eh? Why Asuka-chan?" Ann asked in confusion.

The glasses wearing boy however narrowed his eyes slightly to that. "Do you still blame yourself for not helping her in time?" Akira guessed.

To that, Asuka nodded softly in response. "Y-Yeah..." She replied in a meek and guilt filled manner.

The tan skinned girl in response to that placed a hand on her roommate's shoulder. "Sis, there's no need to blame yourself for that, you did your best at the time." Homura responded in a sympathetic tone.

"But my best wasn't enough. And that's what makes it hurt more." Asuka however countered. "I just need some closure on this whole situation. So let's go." She soon requested.

"Alright, lead the way Ann." Homura got out. The ash blond nodded before leading the group to the hospital, flowers in hand.


(5/2, Afternoon)

(Shibuya, Hospital)

The Thieves arrived at the hospital and went to Shiho's room, placing their flowers on the bedside table. It was almost uncomfortably quiet as Ann sat next to her comatose friend. None of them other than the ash blonde visited her so they winced at the various bandages and machines she was hooked up to.

"She looks so peaceful." Ryuji whispered out.

"After all she's been through, a coma was probably the best thing to happen to her." Akira admitted.

"She wouldn't be like this in the first place if I just..." Asuka started before shaking her head.

"Sis, stop it. Just be glad she's still alive." Homura comforted her roommate, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "It could've been much worse." She then reminded.

"We...We did it, Shiho. He's gone. He'll never hurt anyone again..." Ann sniffled out. "I wish I knew you could hear me..." She soon whispered in a saddened tone.

However at that moment, the girl in mention's eyes struggled open. "A-Ann?" Shiho muttered.

"Please...don't speak. Just rest." Ann sobbed out...before taking a second to realize who spoke. "S-SHIHO!" She shouted out as she climbed onto the bed and hugged her best friend.

"A-Ann! Catheter! Catheter!" Shiho called out.

"...What?" Homura muttered in confusion and a raised eyebrow to hearing that.

"She's either talking about the tube in her arm...or the tube connected to that yellow bag." Akira informed. "I think. I get my medical equipment confused." He then admitted.

Ann then looked down to see that her knee was pressed down on her friend's stomach. "Ah! Sorry!" She quickly apologized as she got off the bed.

"That's alright. It...woke me a little more." Shiho soon informed before looking around the room to see that there were others here. "Uh...Hi?" She awkwardly greeted with a small giggle.

"That was...awfully convenient." Homura meanwhile remarked.

"I think the word you're looking for is; miracle." Akira then got out.

"O-Oh! Right. Shiho, meet everyone that helped me...um..." Ann began before trailing off. "Well, they helped me through a really tough time. You know Ryuji, but meet Akira, Homura and Asuka." She then introduced.

"Me and Shiho talked before." Akira informed. "But it's good to see you. I'm Akira Kurusu if you've forgotten." He once more informed before glancing at his bag. "Oh, and meet Morgana. Better stay quiet about him though, the hospital doesn't allow pets." He then got out as he pulled the little guy out.

"Nya-ice to meet you." Morgana greeted. "A friend of Lady Ann is a friend of mine." He then got out.

"Aw...she's so cute..." Shiho cooed out.

"GACK!?" Morgana choked out.

Akira and others meanwhile chuckled and giggled in amusement. "Morgana's a guy." He soon informed.

"Huh? Oh, sorry..." Shiho quickly apologized as she tried to pet the cat.

"My name is Homura Shinkukage." Homura got out with a soft smile.

"Asuka Shirokage." Asuka politely introduced herself with a bow. "I'm glad you're alright." She breathed out.

The bed ridden black haired girl then turned her head towards the brunette. "You're...You're the one who saved me..." Shiho got out.

"WH-Mmph!" Ryuji almost yelled out, only for the tan skinned girl to cover his mouth in time.

"We're in a hospital idiot! Pipe it down!" Homura scolded in a whisper.

"Wh-Wh-What do you mean? I mean, I was on the toilet when it happened but uh..." Asuka nervously got out in a flustered manner.

The bedridden girl however giggled to that. "You don't need to lie Asuka-san...the red scarf...gave you away." Shiho mumbled out.

Everyone slowly turned their heads towards the Vice Leader, who was looking down at her accessory.

"Moh...Dammit." Asuka swore under her breath.

The tan skinned girl merely groaned. "...Fuck it. She deserves to know what happened." Homura sighed out. "She probably has the video on her phone anyways." She then pointed out.

The rest of the group in turn nodded in agreement to that statement as they looked at the bedridden girl.

"Before we start, you get one free punch courtesy of Asuka." Akira informed.

"Eh? Why?" Shiho asked with a confused expression on her face.

"You'll see." Akira replied as he then pulled out his phone. "Kamoshida had confessed to everything he had done to you and to everyone at Shujin." He then revealed.

"But to actually...um...prove it...er...So you know the day when you got..." Homura muttered out as she looked away. "Well...um...you see..." She started before trailed off.

"Homura sorta...filmed it." Ryuji finished.

"...What?" Shiho got out in a flat tone.

"...Sorry...I was trying to find evidence against him and..." Homura soon apologized as she bowed her head in shame. "But...I just...God, fuck! I should've done something but I was hiding like a fucking coward and-" She self-berated herself, however...

"Hey hey hey...it's...it's okay..." Shiho got out before sighing. "You...If I was in a situation like that, I'd probably freeze up like that too."

"A-Are you forgiving me...?" Homura gasped in surprise.

"...No...No not at all. Actually...I really, really hate you." Shiho admitted. "But...I know you did your best to make up for it so...Asuka-san?" She then started.

"Yes?" Asuka asked.

"Hit her...as hard as you can...over the head..." Shiho requested.

SMACK!

"Aaaahhhh...!" Homura squeaked out as she rubbed the spot where she was struck. "Am...Am I bleeding...?" She thought in concern.

"Be glad it wasn't in the face." Akira quietly got out.

"You want another free shot, Ann-chan?" Asuka then asked.

"No. I've had my vengeance." Ann replied.

"You know Shiho has to leave Tokyo. If the whole...incident wasn't enough, the video being released means her social life and standing is in ruins." Akira quietly pointed out. "It's going to be a very long time before she won't be recognized as the girl in the video." He then added.

Suddenly, the room became silent as they realized their mistake.

"...We didn't think about the consequences of our actions..." Morgana stated.

"W-Well, we'll make sure it doesn't happen again." Homura assured, unaware of the Student Council President's existential crisis.

"T-Though we don't know who uploaded the video..." Asuka pointed out.

"The video was our back up plan though..." Ryuji however got out.

"It doesn't matter. I was probably going to transfer out of town anyways after...what I did..." Shiho sighed out.

"I see..." Asuka muttered to learning this. "Well...I hope you do well wherever you go. Hey, m-maybe you can do volley...ball..." She then suggested, only to shakily finish her sentence. "S-Sorry..." She meekly apologized.

"That's okay, but I don't think I'll be doing any sports anytime soon..." Shiho tried to giggle, which only got sadder to remembering why everything happened in the first place.

"This got awkward fast." Akira thought. "Um...Well, you know, I heard Inaba is quite good at this time of year. Small town, and they have the best...pottery there." He then revealed in an awkward manner.

"I'll...think about it." Shiho muttered out.

"Yeah. Great." Akira mumbled out before going over to the dyed blond. "Should we tell her about...P and S?" He then asked.

"What?" Ryuji asked in a confused tone. "What, you mean about our Personas and Asuka and Homura bein' shinobi?" He then clarified in a whisper.

"...They're what?" Shiho murmured out as her eyes widened.

The others eyes soon widened as they looked at the dyed blond. "...Ryuji..." Homura growled out, her eye twitching. "...Your whisper volume sucks..." She then stated.

"Huh?" Ryuji dimly got out before looking at the bed ridden girl, who was staring at them. "Aw, crap." He swore.

"Goddammit Ryuji!" Ann called out before wincing. That was a little too loud.

"Oh...this is gonna be a long explanation..." Akira groaned out.

Shiho meanwhile smiled softly in response. "I have time." She replied.

"Okay, then I want to preface this with saying we kinda have a talking cat." Akira then informed in a whisper.

"I'M NOT A CAT!" Morgana's muffled voice called out from within the Leader' bag.

"Um..." Shiho got out as she raised one of her eyebrows.

"Erm, as far as we know, only Persona-users can hear him." Homura explained. "...We're not crazy, I swear." She then stated.

"Y-Yeah, um, well...it kinda all started..." Ann began as they went on to explain everything that's happened over the past few weeks.

Afterwards, they remained silent as they let Shiho process everything. "...You did all of that...risked your lives...all for me?" She soon asked.

"Well...Yeah. Kinda." Ryuji replied with a nod.

"It was for everyone at Shijun." Homura then stated.

"But it was you who pushed us to do what we did." Asuka soon revealed.

"This...This is all so weird..." Shiho admitted.

"Yeah, it's been a bizarre adventure so far." Akira got out with a shrug. "So...you believe us?" He then asked.

"I'm...not sure honestly." Shiho responded. "But...if it's true, thank you for doing this." She then added.

"It was nothing." Asuka muttered out as she rubbed the back of her head. "Please don't tell anyone about our secrets. It's really important that you don't say anything about this. Especially to the police." She then requested.

"I promise I won't. But only if you do something for me." Shiho stated.

"Anything." Akira automatically replied.

The bedridden girl then looked at the group with a more serious expression. "Akira...Ryuji...Asuka...Homura...please continue being friends with Ann..." Shiho soon requested.

Asuka in turn smiled softly to that. "You didn't need to ask me that Shiho-chan." She replied. "Ann-chan's a great person." She then admitted.

"You don't even need to ask." Homura replied.

"We aren't going to leave her alone anytime soon." Akira assured.

"Yeah! After all we've been through, no way we're gonna leave her in the dust." Ryuji stated.

Shiho in response smiled softly to that compliment. "Thank you." She replied as a yawn escaped her lips. "I'm going to go back to sleep now." She soon informed.

"Yeah. Good night." Ann responded as her friend closed her eyes. "Oh, I should probably call Shiho's parents. They are going to be so happy!" She got out as she walked out of the room, her phone already out.

"Uh, you should probably inform the doctors too." Akira reminded...before the ash blonde suddenly came back and hugged him. "Whoa! Ann?" He got out in confusion before noticing that she was crying and laughing at the same time.

No one said anything as the Leader let Ann soak his uniform, only smiling at fully knowing that this was a true victory for them.


Save Game... Quit!

Whew! That had a lot of events in it, but here we go. A Senran Kagura character is in the story! Yumi! You know, cuteness is justice? Yeah, that one. Homura starts a Disciplinary Committee which is gonna made up of bunch of OCs! Yeah... that's... that's gonna be a real doozy because uh... we sort of have plans for them.

UknownHero signing off, my friends!