"Oh Yosuke, do you think we can stop by Junes tomorrow?" Yu asked as Yosuke walked up to him.

"Huh, sure but don't you think we can relax for a day or two?" Yosuke asked.

"No, not for that. My uncle wasn't able to get time off during Golden Week and I thought I'd cheer Nanako up by letting her hang out with us." Yu said.

"Oh, sure why not." Yosuke said. "Though wouldn't Nanako want to spend time somewhere a bit more fun than Junes during Golden Week?"

"Nanako definitely loves Junes Yosuke, I'll give her the good news." Yu said. "See you tomorrow partner."

"Right." Yosuke said with a grin.

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"Nanako, I'm back." Yu said. "I bumped into Yosuke and he said it was cool if we stopped by Junes tomorrow."

"Really, yay." Nanako said excitedly.

"Yeah, but we should get some rest before that alright Nanako?" Yu asked calmly.

"Ok." Nanako said with a smile. "Good night."

"Good night Nanako." Yu said calmly.

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"Hey there they are." Chie said. "Yu, we're over here."

"Hello Yu." Yukiko said with a smile. "Oh hello Nanako-chan."

"Hello." Nanako said quietly.

"Hey Nanako-chan, why did you want to spend Golden Week here?" Chie asked. "I mean can't you just come to Junes whenever you want?"

"We were supposed to go on a trip but dad had to work." Nanako said sadly.

"Oh, well then we'll just have to have fun hanging out today right guys?" Chie asked with a smile.

"You're very kind to Nanako-chan Yu." Yukiko said. "You're just like a big brother."

"Big bro." Nanako said thoughtfully.

"Hey, you said you were going to go on a trip right?" Yosuke asked. "Doesn't that mean you'd need food?"

"Hey that's right." Chie said.

"If we knew we could have stopped by to help make something for you." Yukiko said.

"Whoa, you're one lucky girl Nanako-chan. Though I wonder if it would be as good as what your mom makes." Yosuke said thoughtfully.

"Yosuke, actually…" Yu started to say.

"I don't have a mom." Nanako said sadly.

"Oh, sorry I didn't know." Yosuke said.

"It's ok, I may not have a mom but I do have a dad and now I have big bro too." Nanako said with a smile.

"You have more than that Nanako-chan, you have a bunch of friends too." Chie said.

"She's right, we can hang out whenever you want Nanako-chan." Yukiko said with a smile.

"Thank you." Nanako said with a smile. "Your friends are really nice big bro."

"Yeah, I'm glad you're enjoying the day Nanako." Yu said calmly.

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"Hey Yosuke, you really should be more considerate for Nanako-chan." Chie said as they walked away from Junes.

"I didn't know, but after hearing that I'm even more determined to solve this case." Yosuke said. "That way both Yu and Dojima-san can spend time with Nanako-chan."

"Yeah, you're right." Chie said as Yu and Yukiko walked up to them. "Oh hey, you guys going home?"

"Yes, I promised my mother I'd help her out at the inn tonight.." Yukiko said politely.

"Hey man, I just wanted to say I'm sorry about what happened earlier." Yosuke said.

"It's alright, there was no way you could have known." Yu said. "Still, after spending time with Nanako I think we all know what we should do next."

"Yeah, I agree." Chie said confidently.

"Right." Yukiko said in agreement.

Thou hast strengthened thy genuine bond… It leads thee closer to the truth... Thou power to fuse Fool personas has increased.

"What are you talking about big bro?" Nanako asked.

"We were just talking about spending time with you right guys?" Chie asked quickly.

"Of course, anytime you want we can hang out alright Nanako-chan?" Yukiko asked.

"Yay." Nanako said with a smile.

"Oh crap, I forgot." Yosuke said suddenly.

"What are you talking about Yosuke?" Yu asked.

"Yeah, forgot what?" Chie asked.

"They're doing an inspection at Junes because of the robberies that have been going on." Yosuke explained.

"Oh, well hopefully everything ends up ok." Yukiko said calmly. "I should head back to the inn."

"That's a good idea, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Yu said.

"Alright, see you tomorrow partner." Yosuke said.

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"Morning Nanako." Yu said with a smile.

"Good morning big bro, are you going out?" Nanako asked.

"Yeah, I thought I would explore a bit more today." Yu said calmly.

"Ok." Nanako said turning on the TV.

"I'll see you tonight, and maybe we can talk for a while alright?" Yu asked.

"Yeah, that sounds great." Nanako said happily as Yu walked out of the room.

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"Chie wasn't kidding about there not being much to do here in town." Yu said looking around the train station. "Well as long as I'm here I might as well grab something to drink. Then I'll probably head to the shrine to give my respects and then head back home."

"Oh pardon me young man do you happen to know how to get to Marukyu Tofu?" asked an older woman.

"Sure." Yu said politely before giving the woman directions.

"Thank you very much young man." the woman said.

"You're welcome." Yu said calmly.

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"I'll just pay my respects and then head back home." Yu said before a fox appeared on top of the shrine with a leaf in its mouth. "Huh, what are you doing up there?"

As he asked that, the fox jumped down and gave the leaf to Yu before disappearing.

"Oh, hello there young man, paying your respects?" asked an old man walking up to Yu.

"Yes, did you happen to see a fox a second ago?" Yu asked.

"I'm afraid not, wait what's that you're holding?" the old man asked. "That leaf, could I see it for a moment?"

"Sure, is everything alright?" Yu asked as the old man rubbed the leaf on his leg.

"Everything is wonderful, this is a rare medicinal herb that doesn't even grow in Inaba. Thank you very much long man, now I'll be able to play with my grandson again." the old man said with a smile before walking off.

(Yu's bonds are growing stronger, and he has a new "little sis". Next chapter another individual will appear on the midnight channel. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)