"Oh, welcome back." Nanako said turning to the TV.
"Thanks Nanako." Yu said calmly before going up to his room.
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"Morning Yu, hey how's Yukiko-san?" Yosuke asked.
"I don't know, has Chie seen her recently?" Yu asked just as Chie ran up to them and forced herself under Yosuke's umbrella.
"Sorry about that, mine kind of broke." Chie said.
"Broke, how did you kind of break your umbrella?" Yosuke asked.
"Well, I was practicing a move from one of my kung-fu movies and it didn't work the say it did on screen." Chie said in embarrassment.
"Somehow that doesn't surprise me." Yosuke said. "Oh well, I guess I can't really be surprised. Oh yeah, do you know how Yukiko-san is doing?"
"Yukiko, she's resting up at the Amagi Inn." Chie said. "I'll stop by after school and see if she's feeling any better."
"Good idea." Yu said before two people walked past them talking about sports teams.
"Oh that's right, the basketball and soccer clubs start recruiting new members today." Yosuke said.
"They do, I might consider joining one of them." Yu said as the bell started ringing. "We should hurry up so King Moron doesn't lecture us."
"Right behind you partner." Yosuke said before the three of them started running towards the school.
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"So you're heading to join a sports club right Yu?" Chie asked.
"Yeah, I'm only here for one year so I was thinking of trying to see as much of Inaba as I could." Yu said.
"Oh yeah, that's right." Yosuke said. "See you later partner."
"See you Yosuke." Yu said walking out of the room.
"Oh yeah, that reminds me Yosuke, are you busy today?" Chie asked.
"Sure, what's up?" Yosuke asked.
"I wanted to talk with you after school, if you don't mind." Chie said.
"No problem, we can talk at Samegawa." Yosuke said.
"Alright, thanks." Chie said with a small smile.
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"Hold on you guys, come here for a second." said a man in red tracksuit.
"Huh, what's going on?" asked a blue haired boy in a basketball jersey.
"We have a new member joining today, the transfer student Yu Narukami." the man said.
"It's nice to meet you guys." Yu said calmly.
"Nice to meet you too Yu, I'm Kou Ichijo. So do you have any experience with basketball?" the blue haired boy asked.
"A little." Yu said.
"That's good, you'll fit right in." Kou said. "Between you and me there are some people here who don't even understand the rules."
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"What did you want to talk about Chie?" Yosuke asked.
"Well, it's just that I wanted to say thanks for saving me, and helping rescue Yukiko." Chie said quietly.
"Hey, don't mention it. That's what friends are for right Chie?" Yosuke asked with a grin.
"Maybe, but I mean you could have died trying to save us and you didn't even have that power when you saved me." Chie said. "What would have happened if things had been worse?"
"Chie, you don't need to worry about that." Yosuke said. "I mean yeah it wasn't the easiest thing in the world but it's in the past now. the important thing is that you and Yukiko-san are safe and weren't killed by your shadows."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Chie said. "I think I'll stay and train for a little while."
"Alright, see you tomorrow Chie." Yosuke said before walking off.
"He's right, but I wonder if Yukiko will be forced to fight now." Chie said thoughtfully.
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"Not bad, you're pretty good Yu." Kou said with a smirk.
"Thanks, you're really good at this Kou." Yu said as a male in a blue tracksuit ran up to them.
"Huh, Daisuke? Did you guys finish early?" Kou asked.
"Yeah, oh you must be the transfer student. Nice to meet you, I'm Daisuke Nagase." Daisuke said.
"It's nice to meet you Daisuke." Yu said.
"Ok you two, enough chatter. Since you finished early you can help us put the rest of the balls away, then we can head to Aiya for some food." Kou said tossing a ball towards Daisuke.
"I get it." Daisuke said. "Come on, let's get started."
"Right." Yu said calmly.
Thou Art I… And I art thou… Thou hast established a new bond… It brings thee closer to the truth… Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Strength Arcana…
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"So this is Aiya?" Yu asked.
"Yup, I'm surprised you haven't been yet." Daisuke said.
"Yeah, you don't know what you've been missing." Kou said with a grin. "Aiya's definitely the best place to eat in Inaba."
"I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the recommendation." Yu said.
"No problem." Kou said with a grin. "Well, I need to head home, see you guys later."
"See you tomorrow Kou." Daisuke said before the three of them left Aiya.
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"Welcome back." Nanako said quietly.
"Thanks Nanako." Yu said before the phone started to ring.
"I'll get it." Nanako said answering the phone. "Hello?"
"Hi, um is Yu there?" Chie asked.
"Uh huh." Nanako said. "It's for you."
"Thanks Nanako, hello?" Yu asked.
"Hey, it's me." Chie said. "I was wondering about Velvet Room, do you think we could talk with those two tomorrow?"
"I guess so, why do you want to talk to them Chie?" Yu asked.
"There's something that's been bothering me about the power they gave me and Yosuke." Chie said. "Plus I wanted to ask if they're going to get Yukiko involved, especially since she has one too now."
"I get it, we can stop by after school tomorrow." Yu said.
"Thanks Yu, see you tomorrow." Chie said.
"See you Chie." Yu said calmly.
"Was that one of your friends from school?" Nanako asked.
"Yeah, my friend Chie wanted to ask if we could hang out tomorrow." Yu said.
"Oh, ok." Nanako said quietly.
"Yeah, good night Nanako." Yu said.
"Good night." Nanako said before Yu went up to his room.
(Yu has joined the basketball team, but Chie wants to talk with Igor and Margaret. Next chapter the investigation team will return to the Velvet Room. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)