"Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor said calmly. "How can we assist you?"
"Actually, I wanted to thank you for all the help you've given me so far and was wondering if I could do anything to repay you." Yu said.
"I assure you, there's no need to do anything of the sort." Igor said calmly.
"I know I don't need to, but I just thought I'd offer." Yu said.
"That's quite courteous of you, I may keep that in mind." Margaret said calmly.
"Alright, well thanks again." Yu said before leaving the Velvet Room.
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"Welcome back." Nanako said.
"Thanks Nanako." Yu said before his cell phone started to ring. "Hello, Yosuke?"
"Hey Yu, I was thinking we should head back after school tomorrow. We want to be strong enough to beat the shadows and catch the killer right?" Yosuke asked.
"Yeah, you have a point." Yu said. "That sounds good to me."
"Right, see you tomorrow bud." Yosuke said hanging up.
"Is something wrong?" Nanako asked.
"No, that was just a friend from school. We were just talking about meeting up after school tomorrow."
"Ok." Nanako said turning back to the TV.
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"Hey, morning Yu." Chie said running up to him.
"Morning Chie." Yu said calmly.
"I have great news, I called the Amagi Inn last night, and Yukiko should be able to come back to school in two days." Chie said happily.
"That's great, I'm glad she's feeling better." Yu said.
"So am I." Chie said. "It's all thanks to you."
"No, we all helped save her." Yu said. "Oh yeah, speaking of which Yosuke mentioned it might be a good idea to get some training in."
"That's sounds like a good idea." Chie said as the bell started to ring.
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"Oh Yu, are you busy?" Yumi asked. "We have a meeting today."
"Actually I have plans for today, sorry Yumi." Yu said.
"Oh, it's ok. Just thought I'd let you know since you just joined yesterday." Yumi said.
"Thanks." Yu said. "Maybe next time I'll stop by."
"Sounds good to me." Yumi said before walking off.
"Drama club huh, can't say I saw that one coming." Yosuke said. "Anyway, we should head to Junes. The more training we get the better."
"Right, let's go." Chie said enthusiastically.
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"You guys again, what are you doing here?" Adachi asked.
"What else is there to do, I mean it is Junes." Chie said. "There's literally everything here."
"She's right, but what about you Adachi-san?" Yu asked.
"Me, I'm getting myself some food for dinner." Adachi said calmly. "Oh yeah, and Dojima-san's going to be working late today."
"He is, why?" Yu asked.
"I don't know, but I think it has to do with his detective's intuition, though to be fair it sometimes isn't right." Adachi said. "Oh, that's just between us ok? If Dojima-san finds out I said that I don't want to think about how he'll react."
"No problem." Yu said calmly.
"Thanks, I owe you one." Adachi said rubbing the back of his head.
Thou hast strengthened thy genuine bond… It leads thee closer to the truth… Thou power to fuse Jester personas has increased.
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"Huh, you guys are back already?" Teddie asked in confusion. "I don't smell anyone."
"Yeah, nobody from our side was thrown in." Yosuke said. "We came here to make sure we were strong enough in case it happens again."
"Oh, well if you're here to fight the shadows I some more in that castle." Teddie said.
"The castle, you're sure there aren't any shadows somewhere else?" Chie asked nervously.
"Maybe, but we know we can handle the shadows in the castle which means that's the best place to go if we want to get stronger." Yosuke said.
"Fine I get it, let's just go already." Chie said in annoyance.
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"Chie, on your left." Yosuke said quickly.
"Right." Chie said before jumping back as a group of shadows passed in front of her. "Eligor Maragi."
"Nice one Chie, let's try this." Yu said. "Valkyrie."
The moment Yu summoned his persona it struck one of the shadows with its two swords.
"Amazing sensei, you guys are even stronger than before." Teddie said in awe.
"He's right, you two are impressive." Yosuke said.
"Thanks Yosuke." Chie said as a golden shadow ran past them.
"I have an idea, Jack Frost." Yosuke said as the persona appeared above him. "Bufu."
Suddenly the ground in front of the golden shadow froze causing it to crash into a wall.
"Nice one Yosuke, ok let's take him out." Chie said.
"Right behind you Chie." Yu said as the three persona users ran towards the gold shadow and destroyed it.
"That was really smart Yosuke, where did you come up with that?" Teddie asked.
"It just came to me, anyway we still need to find the stairs." Yosuke said.
"Right." Chie said enthusiastically before opening a nearby door to reveal three knight shadows.
"Chie, remind me not to let you open the doors." Yosuke said in annoyance.
"Well, nothing we can do about it now." Yu said. "Izanagi."
"I guess you're right Yu." Yosuke said. "Let's do this Jiraiya."
"Protect me Tomoe." Chie said quickly.
"Don't worry, these three aren't as strong as the one from before." Teddie said.
"Right." Yosuke said. "Hey Chie, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Let's take them down Yosuke." Chie said with a grin.
The moment Chie said that, one of the knight shadows raised its lance causing the three knight shadows to gain a yellow glow.
"This is bad, they're stronger now." Teddie said nervously.
"Jiraiya, Sukukaja." Yosuke said quickly before the green glow appeared around Chie and Tomoe. "Alright Chie, take them down."
The moment Yosuke said that, Chie ran towards one of the shadows and kicked it into the wall while Tomoe spun her naginata and slashed through one of the other shadows.
"Take him down Yosuke." Chie said confidently.
"Right, leave it to me." Yosuke said running up to the third knight shadow and slashing across it's chest causing it to stumble backwards.
(Yu, Yosuke, and Chie are training in Yukiko's Castle and are fighting three Knight Shadows. Next chapter Yu will strengthen a social link. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)