"Morning Nanako." Yu said. "Did your dad go to work again?"
"Yeah, but he said he'd be back tonight." Nanako said just before the doorbell rang. "Huh, were you expecting someone?"
"I don't think so." Yu said before opening the door to reveal Chie.
"Hey Yu, are you busy?" Chie asked. "I was wondering if I could hang out with you today."
"Sure, that sounds good." Yu said. "I'll be home later tonight Nanako."
"Ok, see you later big bro." Nanako said calmly.
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"Hey, do you mind if I ask you something before we start training?" Chie asked.
"Sure, what's on your mind Chie?" Yu asked.
"Well I had a weird dream last night." Chie said. "We were in the TV and Tomoe starting using Agi instead of Bufu."
"Isn't that impossible though?" Yu asked.
"I don't know, maybe Igor knows something." Chie said thoughtfully. "I mean he did give us that special power before right?"
"It's worth asking at least, we can head over after we finish training," Yu said.
"Thanks." Chie said with a grin.
Thou hast strengthened thy genuine bond… It leads thee closer to the truth… Thou power to fuse Chariot Personas has increased.
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"Oh, good morning Yukiko-san." Yosuke said calmly.
"Good morning Yosuke." Yukiko said politely.
"Do you know where Yu and Chie are?" Yosuke asked. "I figure we may as well get some practice today."
"I agree, Kanji-kun's shadow was really strong so we should make sure we're getting stronger too." Yukiko said calmly.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking." Yosuke said just as Yu and Chie walked up to them.
"What were you guys talking about?" Yu asked calmly.
"We were thinking about heading back for some more training." Yukiko said.
"That makes sense, but Chie and I were going to talk with Igor-san first. We'll catch up with you later." Yu said.
"Alright, let us know if he mentions anything useful." Yosuke said before Yu and Chie entered the Velvet Room. "Well after you Yukiko-san."
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"Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor said calmly. "How may I assist you?"
"Well, I actually wanted to ask you something this time." Chie said.
"Of course, what did you want to ask me?" Igor asked.
"Well it was a weird dream I had about my persona, Tomoe could suddenly use fire." Chie said. "Isn't that impossible?"
"Not at all." Igor said. "Your persona ability was enhanced when you first entered the Velvet Room."
"I remember, that's why I can use all the Chariot personas." Chie said.
"True, however there's more to it than that." Igor said thoughtfully. "Tell me, do you recognize these?"
As Igor said that he revealed two cards, one depicting Tomoe and a second one depicting a horned knight in red armor riding a horse.
"Of course, that's' Tomoe and isn't the other one called Eligor?" Chie asked.
"Yes, a persona of the Chariot arcana capable of utilizing fire." Igor said before the two cards began floating. "Something Tomoe Gozen is incapable of doing. However if perhaps Eligor was to grant power to Tomoe Gozen then wouldn't that change things?"
"Well yeah, but isn't that impossible?" Chie asked before a glowing card appeared in front of her.
"Just watch Chie." Yu said with a small grin as the two persona cards approached Chie before vanishing.
"What just happened?" Chie asked.
"Tomoe Gozen is the persona that you awoke too when you faced your shadow." Margaret said calmly. "As such it holds more weight in your heart than other personas that you acquire. Unlike our guest who can freely fuse his personas as he chooses, the process is slightly different for you."
"Indeed, instead of creating new personas the strength of Eligor will be added to Tomoe Gozen." Igor said. "Albeit only for a short time." (1)
"How short exactly?" Chie asked.
"That is something I don't know." Igor said. "Though I look forward to finding out."
"Of course, thank you for everything Igor-san." Yu said.
"Right, thanks again." Chie said politely.
"Of course." Igor said with a small smile as Yu and Chie left the Velvet Room.
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"Oh there they are, so what did Igor-san tell you guys?" Yosuke asked.
"You'll find out when we get inside." Chie said confidently.
"You heard her Yosuke, let's head in." Yu said calmly.
"Alright, it was my idea anyway so I may as well see what Chie's so excited about." Yosuke said before following Chie towards the electronics section.
"We should probably go after them." Yukiko said thoughtfully.
"Yeah, you're probably right." Yu said in agreement before following Yukiko towards the electronics section of Junes.
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"Careful, that one's immune to ice." Teddie said nervously as floating shadow appeared in front of the Investigation Team.
"Alright, leave it to me." Chie said confidently.
"Chie, weren't you listening?" Yosuke asked in disbelief. "Ice isn't going to work on that shadow."
"Watch and learn Yosuke, Tomoe." Chie said as her persona appeared before a silhouette of Eligor appeared around it.
"Whoa, what the?" Yosuke asked in shock just before Tomoe enveloped the shadow in flames destroying it completely. "No way, how did you do that?"
"That was amazing Chie-chan, why didn't you do that before?" Teddie asked in awe.
"That's my little secret." Chie said as another group of shadows appeared around them. "Let's take them down Yukiko."
"I'm right behind you Chie." Yukiko said with a smile as her persona appeared next to Tomoe and the two of them enveloped the shadows in flames just before the silhouette of Eligor vanished.
"So now what, was that just a one-time deal or can you just do that whenever you want now?" Yosuke asked.
"I think it's somewhere in the middle." Yu said. "I'll show you and Yukiko-san later."
"If you say so partner." Yosuke said thoughtfully.
(Chie has learned a way for Tomoe to utilize fire instead of ice and the Investigation Team is training inside the TV World. Next chapter Yu will strengthen one of his social links. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
(1) (The members of the Investigation team can transfer one persona ability from a persona of their respective arcana to the persona they awoke to when they accepted their shadow. The length of time the ability is retained can be extended based on the social link level Yu has formed with them.)