p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"Monday, March 15th, 2010, Kirijo Lab/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru had been searching for data on the Abyss of Time ever since they promised Minako to help her escape from it. They scoured every location associated with Shadow experiments. While they uncovered numerous documents and reports, most of them didn't directly connect to the Abyss of Time. The mystery remained unclear to them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's been 5 days since we have met at the dorm, we try to find about Abyss of Times, but nothing is useful at all." Mitsuru badly sighed. She tightly closed her lips./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Most of them are shitty useless. All document we could is nothing, but a scum experiments." Shinjiro felt irritated. His face looked unhappy./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I hope everyone will be all right. What about Akihiko, is he doing fine?" Mitsuru questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""He spends most of his time in that Velvet Room. he tries to practice his Persona fusion, but it fails as an accident many times." Shinjiro said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Well… he tried to be suitable for his new ability. Just give him some time." Mitsuru smilingly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sigh…"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is she'll being safe?" Mitsuru worried about Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You afraid Minato's friend would attack her again? I don't think they would do. She's stronger than us here. She's real tough nut if you ask me." Shinjiro encouraged Mitsuru./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hehe! You're right." Mitsuru made a small laugh./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Um… Mitsuru.."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? What's wrong?" Mitsuru curiously asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Well… if we finished searching this, would you… go somewhere else, like a restaurant.. with me? Shinjiro asked, his face slowly flushing with embarrassment. He even tried to hide it from Mitsuru./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course! Why not? I thought I would ask you the same." Mitsuru pleased Shinjiro what he said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Before they'll continued to speak further, someone call up to them. Both of them surprised it's come from Fuuka./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They both nodded and Mitsuru picked up the phone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Kirijo-senpai!" Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru judged from Fuuka's tone, it looks like she found something that so important, so she contact with her all the sudden./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is that you, Yamagishi? How long has it been?" Mitsuru calmly questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's been busy during practicing computer skill, quite hard but it's a lot of fun. I tried to speak with my parents about this many times. It looks like they allowed me to study what I want seriously." Fuuka gleefully chattered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm glad you're happy about your hobby, Yamagishi." Mitsuru being proud of Fuuka./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thanks!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro still doubted why Fuuka called them all the sudden./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Fuuka, why do you call us for a sudden or do you want to share what you found?" Shinjiro questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Regarding the Abyss of Time, which both of you requested clues about, I used Kirijo-senpai's ID to access and analyze the data. Finally, while searching through Ikutsuki's report, I discovered a valid piece of information." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru felt happy that their investigation progress has a slightly advanced./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru inquired about her findings in Ikutsuki's report. "And what do you find in those data?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It seemed they have found that place for 10 years, they rarely explored in there, they just left it without care since they thought it'll be disappeared with Tartarus and not worth with their investigation."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru confused…if Tartarus and the Abyss of Times should be disappeared together when the other side has lost their parallel dimension, then why does it still exist in the Minato's world?/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru totally confirmed in their mind, that it must be some force didn't allow them to move forward, making a time loop and trapped them for a reason... Something that only deeply connect to them…Minato's Friends./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""They said more about this too, "If we need to keep balance to allow Tartarus to be exist, don't interfere what inside of Abyss of Times. It'll make them lose balance and cause something terrible. They said like that. But I still can't find any evidence about that yet." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The balance? What did they mean by "losing balance"?, they thought. They both pondered over about what Fuuka reported to them…What did terrible things would happen if they're lost the balance?.. Maybe they would be too cautious, or it wouldn't be true at all. To them, it's enough information they want from Fuuka./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thank you for reporting to me, Yamagishi. I'll inform the others later," Mitsuru expressed her gratitude./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're welcome. If I can gather another clue, I'll report back to you." Fuuka said and quickly hanged up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru shared a brief pause before mutually deciding to press on with their conversation./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What do you think about what Fuuka said earlier?" Shinjiro questioned curiously./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I wondered…what kind of force allowed that place to continue existing?" Mitsuru pondered aloud./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everything is still unclear to us Maybe next weeks, we should gather everyone in the dorm again, to discuss what we found about the Abyss of Times." Shinjiro suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I agree. At least, we can ask them what they found during this week."/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"After returning from the second door of the Desert of Doors, they gathered in the dorm to discuss what they had found behind it./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru gazed at Minako. her mind swirling with numerous questions she wanted to ask directly. Questions about Minako's experiences, about herself, and about her interactions with the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? What's the matter, Mitsuru-senpai?" Minako asked, looking confused./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Eh... Could I... ask about your world? Is it different from here?" Mitsuru inquired hesitantly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako ruminated for a moment before answering her question./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Actually, I'm totally surprised that all of you still feel like my friends in every aspect." Minako said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Really, Minako-san?" Ken asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako calmly nodded "Personality, likes or even expression… Everything is still the same."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh, so that's why you look familiar with us and can manage those incidents even though we've never met you before," Aigis remarked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That's right…" Minako said, looking depressing as she grappled with the realization was being trapped in the world that her friend didn't know about her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Yukari seemed to understand her as well./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey! Could we change our subject? This is getting too gloomy to us. I mean…just chilly chatting." Yukari suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako looked surprised Yukari wanted to about something that unrelated to the Abyss./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And what do you want to ask her about?" Akihiko asked Yukari./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""How about…" Yukari rolled her eyes around the lounge. She looked fun when she can poke one's nose into someone' else business./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Her love stories! Hehe!" Junpei casually interrupted Yukari./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Junpei!" she angrily shouted at Junpei for interrupting her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? Why do you want to know about my love life, anyway?" Minako's cheeks flushed red instantly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh, come on! You know that Sanada-senpai has a fangirl around them, didn't ya? He ain't interested in girls at all too. I just wonder how you managed to capture his heart. Hehehe..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Both Akihiko and Minako slowly felt embarrassed. Everyone also shook their head about Junpei's inappropriate manner. Moreover, that was completely unrelated to what they wanted to discuss in the first place./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What a freaking question you ask, you Stupei! Huh.. never mind." Minako teased him, though felt embarrassed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-chan! Not you too!" Junpei exclaimed, shocked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako let out a deep, heavy sigh before speaking, aware that everyone was waiting her to tell them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She began by telling her first time when she went to Hagakure Ramen in Iwatodai strip mall with Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""During last year, early June, Akihiko-senpai asked me to join dinner with him in Hagakure Ramen. He insisted orders Extra-large special ramen for both of us. Aki was so stubborn about going to another restaurant and brought me around. I couldn't even eat another bite…I'm glad we just ended that meals and return to the dorm." Minako relieved, loudly sighed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Akihiko, you're desperate guy in her world too? Give me a break." Mitsuru exclaimed, feeling headache./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm… speechless." Ken exclaimed, falling silent./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone in the dorm seemed to giggle with small laughs./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey! I'm sure the other me was doing like that because he cares about you." He tried to find an excuse for the other him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course, he is…" she giggled but hiding her true feelings behind her face the same times./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko noticed her expression and he thought the other him must be so important to her, even called him with nickname that only Shinjiro and Miki would call him. He felt delightful to the other him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako continued speaking smilingly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""After that, he always brought me to the shrine every time we had a free time, to exercises for heathy. It was.. so tired. But seriously, I never thought exercising will make me feel relaxed like that. But in that moment, he kept sneezing, but when I stared at him, I just only kept saying "I said I'm okay" Don't you think he's cute? Hehe..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The more she spoke about Akihiko, the happier she felt./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone kept giggling about Akihiko without knowing that he felt flushed red over his cheeks. He wondered how clueless he is in her world. Her story had his mind in a complete spin./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She tried to concentrate and continued telling the next parts of her story./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And when I tried to go with him, he always brought me to the Beef bowl shop, but that's not all. Moreover that, his fangirls kept following him, they were totally annoying to me. I can even sense a hostility from their eyes…without even looking at them" Minako said, feeling irritated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh! I have that experience with Minato too. We always being misunderstood when they thought we're actually lover during the first time he transferred to the school. Hahaha!" Yukari said with a mixture of tension and happiness as she reminisced about her own moments with Minato. However, beneath her smile, there was a hint of sadness in her expression./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And you know what? Aki is so clueless about girls. He doesn't know what those girls want from him… About recognizing woman emotions, he doesn't know any of it too. I'm so clueless about those parts," Minako said, feeling herself blush even more./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And when he talked about the type of girls he likes, he said 'Girls like you'... I didn't even know how to react to that. I mean…. Seriously!" She covered her face with embarrassment./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone in the dorm happily chuckled even more. The dorm was surrounding by laughing's echo./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hahahaha! Akihiko, you should know about a woman better." Mitsuru smilingly teased Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey hey!, that's me in her world, he ain't real me at all, Mitsuru!" Akihiko protested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And how can you explain about your date book on your desk? I saw it on recording when you read about it." Mitsuru said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh shit!" Akihiko spilled out his own word accidentally./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So, his secret has been exposed.. Hehehe!" Fuuka giggled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""He's totally clueless about a woman *chuckled*" Ken loudly chuckled, trying to hold his lips./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Not you too, Yamagishi, Ken." Akihiko flushed over on his cheeks again./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko gazed at Junpei, feeling both irritated and embarrassed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's your fault, Junpei."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Huh? Why me?" Junpei asked, feeling confused./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're the one who asked that stupid question to her! Look! she's even more embarrassed on her face." Akihiko shyly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And who would've thought that she'd actually spill her own things?" Junpei tried to find an excuse for him, continued teasing him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Whatever." She began boringly speaking./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako kept telling her own story without a care, allowing others to talk. Everyone seemed to notice and stopped chatting./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We were truly happy during that time until..." Minako suddenly stopped speaking, falling silent. She seemed not want to tell any further./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-chan?" Fuuka said, worrying about her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…" Minako remained silent, the weight of her unspoken words hanging heavily in the air./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone began worrying her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…Sigh…" Minako sadly sighed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What's wrong? Minako-san." Aigis asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""... Until that day was becoming, October 4th " Minako said, her words causing a wave of tension to wash over everyone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone remembered that incident quite well…no they couldn't forget that day. Because that day, Shinjiro was dead from shooting by Takaya./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Shinjiro-senpai was shot by Takaya and fell into a coma. Even though he survived, Aki didn't know how much longer Shinjiro would live."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako trembling with stressed while continuing talk about Shinjiro./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Before he slipped into a coma, he said to me, 'Take care of Aki'... I feel lost... I didn't know what he meant by it... And now, I think I do. What he means to leave everything behind without regret." Minako said casually, though her words carried a weight of uncertainty and sorrow./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone felt saddened by Shinjiro's situation again, even though they had tried to put it out of their minds./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""When I visited him in the hospital, I saw Aki inside Shinjiro's room. He wished for Shinjiro to wake up from his bed someday, but there was no sign of life in him. He... cried over there... I didn't have the courage to comfort him." Minako explained, tears flowing down her cheeks./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko thought the other him in Minako's world, would also share the same fate as him, to face inevitable grief in their heart./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako stared at Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""When I was asked about Shinjiro by you, I now truly understand what happened."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako gathered her courage./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is he...already dead?" she asked, her voice trembling with sadness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"No one spoke, surrounding the dorm in complete darkness and completely voiceless, Minako seemed to find her answer, remained silent./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought up the past, should I? In the end, it's just a waste of time, like Yukari said before," Minako apologized, feeling regretful for dredging up painful memories./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako..." Yukari felt guilty for her earlier speaking during investigating second door, realizing now the impact it had on Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No, that's wrong!" Akihiko stood up, angrily shouted./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Aah!" Minako exclaimed in shock, hearing Akihiko's word./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No, Minako! It's never waste of time. Even they died, they're still live on in your memories. Shinjiro in your world is still alive, Minako. Don't make that sad look." Akihiko warmly gave her a courage./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…. Why do you care about my feeling that much? You don't even know me. You're…"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Before she would speak any further, Akihiko held her hand tightly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If I were him and met a girlfriend like you, I'd do the same," Akihiko said warmly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Aki..." Minako responded, her voice filled with emotion./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako glance around the dorm, calmly staring at the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Could I just... call you all by only first name? I don't want to use any honorifics anymore." Minako requested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The other S.E.E.S looked, nodded each other in silent agreement before paying attention back to Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course, you can always call us like that if you want. Besides, even though we've never met you, you always be a part of ours in this too." Junpei happily said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yeah, after hearing your story, it's clear you've faced the same struggle as us." Yukari warmly agreed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others unanimously nodded even Metis didn't know about Minako. But she felt Minako's actually the most gentle and kind person she met./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone…..Thanks." Minako shed her tears out, nodded them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The atmosphere of the room calmed down, no gloomy and sorrowful./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis waved her hand. "Before we'll begin to investigate the next door, could I go somewhere else?" Aigis requested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course, Aigis" Fuuka nodding in understanding./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But what happened in front of everyone was Aigis stood up that wide spot, not moving. Everyone seemed confused, except Minako, she knew Aigis must go to the Velvet Room./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako stood up and walked near her, touching her body./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako, what're you doing!" Akihiko shouted, concerned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ack!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Suddenly her mind had been warped into the place that she knew well./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ah…..Ah…" Minako felt dizzy, trying to stand up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She was looking around her, blue room, elevator… there's no mistake. She knew this place is Velvet Room. And in front of her is Igor and some Velvet Room assistant she didn't know. She looked like Theodore, she thought she maybe had some connection to him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis was sitting on Orpheus' Harp chair. She looked back and saw Minako standing behind her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-san! What're you doing here? How can you come here?" Aigis extremely shocked, seeing Minako standing there./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I used to be a guest of this room too. Of course, I must know what you are trying to do in here."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ah! It seemed we have an intriguing accompany here too. Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis seemed to confuse, she didn't know Minako also know this doll man too./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Igor. I'm delighted to make your acquaintance again," Igor said with a bow./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Igor suddenly noticed the tome that Minako was holding. Recognizing it as a Persona Compendium, he calmly smiled back at her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's been quite a while since we met again in this place. How do you feel, my most remarkable guest?" Igor inquired, his tone carrying a sense of curiosity./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""To be honestly, Igor… I'm lost." Minako sadly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I see... Hm... It seems you have reawakened your true power with your own resolve. Not a Wild Card, but stronger than that." Igor said, his gaze thoughtful as he observed Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh, forgive me for my manner. I totally forgot to introduce her to you. She's Elizabeth. She's also a resident of this place, like Theodore and myself," Igor explained./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Elizabeth gently bowed to Minako "Please to meet you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're Theodore's sister, right?" Minako asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You mean my little, stupid brother... Oh yes! He's my brother," Elizabeth answered with a playful grin./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She observed Elizabeth for the first time, noting her playful and cheerful demeanor, which seemed almost overwhelming at times. She knew she would be a handful for a while./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Elizabeth's eyes lit up with excitement as she noticed the tome in Minako's hand./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""This is... a Persona Compendium? How marvelous! You have crafted it with your own resolve and struggled to uncover the truth about yourself. This is a power you have truly awakened." Elizabeth exclaimed, her excitement clearly saw./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But amidst Elizabeth's excitement, Igor's expression remained serious as he spoke of the fate that Minako must face in the future, making Elizabeth remained silent./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If you awaken your power and possess a tome that only belongs to the Velvet Room... Hm, it seems your fate has been intertwined with her," Igor said while gazing at Aigis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What do you mean? How is my fate intertwined with Aigis?" Minako questioned, seeking clarification./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Your face is not bound by the Velvet Room. It is you who created that fate for yourself," Igor explained cryptically./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Huh?" Minako responded, puzzled by his words./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Igor let out a small laugh, but there was a seriousness in his demeanor./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'll help you this one." Igor offered himself to clarify Minako's doubt./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""My dearly Nyx, What I can see from you…. Your journey is not the same as hers, but you will need them to find the answers you seek. And with a Persona Compendium, it confirms it by itself. You will become a master of the Velvet room in your own world. With that, I'm afraid we can't interfere or assist you in that world any longer." Igor elaborated, shedding a bit more light on the situation./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So, you knew who I am."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako expressed boredom. Even Igor couldn't help her in this. She thought it was impossible. Her? As a master of that room? She didn't even know how to perform ritual in the first place./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But-" Igor interrupted her before she would speak./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""With a suitable master who can hold that tome like you, you may be interested in playing a role, being a officiant who performs Persona Fusion for that automaton, don't you think?" Igor offered, suggesting that Minako could perform Persona Fusion for Aigis instead of him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But.. I.." Minako exclaimed, feeling worried./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Don't worry, I'll teach you how to perform these rituals. After that, you're on your own." Igor reassured her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-san…Are you sure… going to help me?" Aigis asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako ruminated for a while before making her decision. She realized that if she needed to find answers, she must help them in some way./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She nodded to Igor "Yes, I'll accept the role as Persona Fusion officiant to help Aigis."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thank you, Minako-san" Aigis thanked, holding Minako' right hand./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Good! Now come near me, I'll show you how to perform Persona Fusion. Elizabeth, transfer Agis's all Persona Compendium progression into her tome." Igor commanded./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes, Master." Elizabeth said, casting blue magic cycle between Minako and her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All runic or ancient alphabet came out from Elizabeth's tome, transferring into Minako's tome./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Preparation is complete." Elizabeth reported to Igor, bowed to him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Now then, my guest would become your guest from now on," Igor said, smiling as he looked at Aigis. "And you don't need to come here often. She will become your assistant."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ye…Yes." Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako checked her tome, finding that all the Personas that Aigis had been registered were now present. However, the number seemed too low to her. Aigis maybe not use to about using Persona Compendium that much. All rituals were written here, but about the number of Persona, it only had only 15% of all registered Persona./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Aigis, register all of your owned Persona here." Minako requested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes?" Aigis asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If you want to fuse for more powerful Personas, you need to gather those Personas and register them here, so you call them anytime you want. Since I'm your new assistant, you'll need me to perform Persona Fusion. And of course, I must check your condition to ensure you can contain your Persona safely," Minako explained to Aigis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sure!" Aigis agreed, nodding in understanding./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako opened her tome, casting her magic circle around her. Aigis's Persona emerged from her body like a tarot card, floating into Minako's tome. Her progression had been updated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's done."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Now then, Lady Nyx. First, ask your guest about a Persona they want to fuse. You must clearly concentrate your thoughts to draw the owner's Persona from them." Igor instructed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako nodded to Igor and turned to Aigis, asking her which Persona she wanted to fuse./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Which one you want to fuse, Aigis?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I don't have any experienced like this before, could you recommend me something?" Aigis anxiously asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Let's see…" She used her tome to check all Aigis's Persona she had owned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All Aigis's Persona: King Frost, Power, Orpheus, High Pixie, Kusi Mitama and Titan./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I see. With your current power. I would say Yatagarasu is the best here by fusing King Frost and Power." Minako recommended to Aigis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Agis nodded "If you say so, I believe in you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began concentrated her mind, drawing two Persona out of Aigis's body. It's a two-tarot card with Persona inside of the card on the table./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Good. Now you must imagine the incidents your guest faced during their journey, including a fate. With that, you can perform a different ritual you think it's appropriate to you." Igor instructed Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Understand."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began to ponder over…If they encountered the same as incident as her, the only one she instantly considered in her mind…..Death. She knew everyone facing death every day in their life to protect humanity without fearing death…especially with Evoker. It must be the way Minato fused his persona here, she thought./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She used her tome to gather all the energy, the pages got flipped by her power and sent the two Personas to be fused. The two Personas floated and directly approached Aigis's head./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*crack* Fused Persona went inside of Aigis's head while Aigis gained a new Persona./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Marvelous! You can figure out how to perform. You don't need any help from us."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako couldn't help but wonder how much he had been through in his life for his fusion ritual to become so intense like this. She didn't even have a ritual like this./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone's waiting for you. For now, we must apart. Until we meet again…" Elizabeth said,/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Wait-"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She warped Minako and Aigis out of the Velvet Room without warning./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Both Aigis and Minako returned from the Velvet Room, feeling confused about the sudden situation they had experienced earlier./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others in the dorm seemed just as confused as Aigis and Minako. From their perspective, all they saw was Aigis standing up stiffly like a pole, while Minako suddenly disappeared from their sight and returned to them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako, are you all right?" Akihiko swiftly approached Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I… Well… a little dizzy, I suppose."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What happened? You touched her and disappeared like that!" Fuuka questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I went somewhere else and received some kind of... Persona fusion instruction..." Minako said dizzily./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began to concentrate her mind, focusing on the others in the room./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I think I can improve Aigis's Persona to be stronger right now…. No she must have my assist." she strongly announced./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That's good news to us." Mitsuru calmly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then we should proceed to our goal immediately. We don't know for sure how much times we'll got trapped here."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone unanimously nodded to Metis's adivce, approaching to the door with full equipment and some supplies./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"Abyss of Time, Caina/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They went through and finally reached the other side. Their first impression of this dungeon was not much different from the previous door. The structure and floors still resembled Tartarus./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others S.E.E.S began discussing their plans while Fuuka scanned the area with Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""All right, everyone! Now we have some time to discuss here while waiting both Fuuka and Minako to finish their task." Mitsuru lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""This dungeon… is not totally not much different from what I expected." Ken mumbled.*"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I began to believe that all those of thing was waiting for us." Yukari said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But why? Why is it happening to be us?" Junpei say./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""How should I know! I'm also clueless, same as you, Junpei." Yukari grumbled, feeling irritated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But anyways, we should wait for their scanning to finish first. We don't know how dangerous it is here," Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Don't tell me it'll get more dangerous the further we investigate," Akihiko exclaimed, feeling tense./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…" No one spoke up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey! Metis! Do you know something?" Akihiko asked Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? Oh yes... From all your earlier speaking, it may be possible," Metis agreed, considering the potential risks ahead./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Again! You've given us an unclear answer!" Akihiko expressed his dissatisfaction with Metis's response./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""How could I know? I only know what I know," Metis replied with frustration./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I don't even know how Shadows existed in this Abyss in the first place. I said too many times that everything is deeply connect into all of you, and what you're doing is to ignore it? That's completely ignorant!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko's fury flared at Metis's response, his anger can't hold in both his expression and demeanor./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You little s-"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began to feel annoyed by the argument between Metis and Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Did both of you remember what I said, or did I need to repeat it with seriously tone? I nearly lost my attention to check area around because of you." Minako expressed her anger with her frustration./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Both of them, especially Akihiko, immediately closed their lips, sensing Minako's growing frustration and not wanting to provoke any violence or terror from her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako continued to scan with Fuuka while the others seemed to fear her as some points./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We have Kirijo-senpai as Queen of the execution, and now we have Minako-chan as a goddess of destruction… Damnit.." Junpei groused./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I hear you, Junpei!" Minako scarily shouted behind him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes ma'am" Junpei exclaimed with fear./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"After 5 minutes, they had thoroughly searched all the floors./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Judging from what we have found, there are 20 floors we must go below, and moreover, there are two inevitable boss encounters we will face. Two bosses is 7th and 14th floor" Fuuka reported to everyone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""20 floors! Oh man I ain't get a fully rest." Junpei expressed his tire./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Only 20 floors, Iori-san. Right, Koromaru?" Ken said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*bark* Koromaru happily barked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That's mean we actually need to face them without a chance to avoid at all." Mitsuru seriously pondered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"While everyone began to be stress about dealing with a boss Shadow. Aigis suddenly could figure out about their plans and decided to discuss with the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I think we can find a way to get out of this." Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What's your plan, Sister?" Metis questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I think we can spill up in two teams, just like we did in the previous door. But this time, we need two team to defeat two bosses separately. First boss will face me obviously and the last boss, Minako will be the last one."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone seemed shocked by Aigis's plan. If they split into two teams, it meant that the other team couldn't provide instant assistance to help them. This was a risky plan./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But Minako seemed confident in Aigis's plan./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then we should face the first boss, so we can think about a plan later." Minako suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone seemed to disagree with the plan, but they had no choice but to go along with Aigis's decision if they want to reach the final floor swiftly./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They quickly defeated Shadows as they descended, with Aigis gathering a new Persona on each floor until they reached the 7th floor. Finally, they faced the first boss./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The Shadows they encountered were Death Castle and two El Dorado Beasts. They seemed it was similar to shadows they had defeated in the past, but Fuuka could sense immense power came out from them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Without of delay, Fuuka began scanning those Shadows with Minako's enhance power./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""The Castle Shadow is null to ice but weak to wind. It seems to have high endurance, so physical attacks might not work if we don't debuff it first. As for the two Lion Shadows, they have low stats and are weak to ice but null to fire, so they should be relatively easy to defeat. This means Kirijo-senpai and Yukari-chan must be here to exploit their weakness. And be careful! those lions have an ice evade skill." Fuuka analyzed, assigning roles to the team based on the enemies' vulnerabilities."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru and Yukari calmly nodded./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Okay then, Me, Aigis, Yukari, Koromaru and Metis will be here to defeat them. Akihiko, Minako, Junpei, Yamagishi and Amada, all of you keep moving forward until you face second boss, finishing it." Mitsuru ordered to all of them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Roger that, Mitsuru… Come, all of you!" Akihiko commanded the rest./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes!" Junpei expressed cheerful./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Um…" Minako exclaimed, feeling anxious./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Let's go!" Ken said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All of them decided to swiftly move forward without drawing attention to them, leaving those bosses to Mitsuru's team./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Now we know all of their weaknesses. Aigis, do you have another Persona with ice spell?" Mitsuru questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes, Minako just helped me improve my Persona. I completely believe it'll be easy," Aigis spoke confidently./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Okay then. Let's execute them."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru and Aigis prepare to summon their Persona, assigning to the same target./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Persona! *crack*" Aigis summoned Yatagarasu that gathered from some Shadows while Mitsuru summoned Artemisia, Yatagarasu casted Bufula and Bufudyne. One shadow haad been defeated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Nice!" Yukari happily said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""bark* Koromaru delightfully barked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Don't be happy yet. We still have two enemy lefts." Mitsuru warned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*howl* *crack* Koromaru summoned Cerberus, casting Masukukaja to increase their dodging./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Come, Artemisia" Mitsuru casted another Bufudyne again, but it could dodge./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Damnit!" Mitsuru expressed, feeling disappointed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis decided to help Mitsuru to cast ice spell again./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yatagarasu! *crack*" It worked. One shadow knocked down from Yatagarasu./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone, now!" Aigis begged them for attack./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*stab* *twang* * *Schlink*span lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม /spanKoromaru quickly approached stabbed Shadow's head while Yukari shot her bow from afar. Mitsuru pierced Shadow's musk with rapiers and Metis bashed with her battle axe as final blow. Another Shadow was defeated, only Castle's still left./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yukari, it's your turn!" Mitsuru asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Understood. Come, Persona" Yukari summoned Isis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*whirl* Isis cast Garudyne upon Castle Shadow. It seemed to be knocked up, but it remained tough./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're quite tough one but…..Persona!" Artemisia casted Ice break, reducing their ice resistance to average. After that, she casted Rakunda again./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone, Attack!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone nodded and summoned their own Persona. Metis took the front, distracting a Shadow away from Aigis's friend. Aigis prepared her handgun units, spreading them all around the floor. Koromaru and Yukari used their own Theurgy./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*bark* Cerberus came out with a menacing bark, preparing to unleash the Hound of Hades, a multiple-hit attack infused with dark magic./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Meanwhile, Yukari concentrated and aimed her bow at the Shadows. With swift precision, she shot multiple arrows, floating herself with Isis's wind, and delivered a final blow to the lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Take this! *Whirl*," Yukari exclaimed, pulling her bowstring with all her strength. With her final blows, all the Shadows on this floor were defeated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Good job, Yukari." Mitsuru highly praised Yukari./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm not that good," Yukari said humbly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But Metis felt she was not useful at this time. The only thing she could do was distract the enemies away from her allies. She felt dissatisfied./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis felt sad in her expression and approached her. "It's all right, Metis. You have done well."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But…I!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Something you don't need to be that special to help someone." Aigis encouraged Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sister... If you say so," Metis replied to her with lingering doubt in her mind./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone decided to move forward quickly, hurrying to reach Akihiko's team./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Before 10 minutes, At Akihiko's side, they finally reached to 13th floor, nearing the boss they needed to face. Fuuka told the others to rest here, eating their food cans here./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Fuuka, did they defeat them yet?" Junpei questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""They seemed to have defeated two Shadows, only one enemy left," Fuuka reported. The others were pleased with Fuuka's report./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""About the boss, do you know anything about them?" Ken questioned about their target./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""The number of Shadows, same as 7th floor," Fuuka replied./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So much large Shadows…" Junpei grumbled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako wondered about her ability to use Theurgy. After the battle, she still couldn't sense any of it within herself. She may be to test her thought in this battle./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But suddenly, all of them expressed shock, seeing that black figure from afar. They knew this battle wouldn't be easy./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Fuuka, we shouldn't waste our time here. We need to face them right now." Minako suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But we just rested here! We shouldn't do anything reckless!" Fuuka disagreed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then what will happen if that black figure reappears again? We can't let ourselves get ambushed again. Besides, I don't even know about my Theurgy neither." Minako insisted./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But-"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko pondered over the exchange between Minako and Fuuka. If they needed to be ready for every fight, they couldn't afford to get trapped again. Minako's suggestion seemed to be the best option to them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We should keep moving."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Senpai!" Fuuka and Junpei expressed her shock./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We don't know for sure when that thing will come to us again. We need to act first." Akihiko carefully suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's settled then." Minako said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They quickly stood up and reached to 14th floor, facing the last of this door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Fuuka carefully scanned three bosses with Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Three enemies! Two of them with is weak to wind, we need someone like Yukari-chan to cast wind spell to them. That Dancer Shadow, reflect to slash, null to pierce, absorb to Ice and Wind. No weakness on them. Be careful about Dancer Shadow, it has a high magic stat, dodging every skill that come to all of you." Fuuka reported everything to the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako interrupted Fuuka. "Wait! There're more. Those two Shadows have a resist against all three physical attack types. We can only use our magic attack from our Persona."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then we don't have much time yet. Everyone, stand by!" Akihiko commanded them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako shifted her current Arcana into Empress Arcana, accessing Wind spell./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Come, Thanattos! *crack*" Minako summoned Thanatos, casting Magarudyne into Shadows that wearing Crimson mask./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*fwoosh* Strong wind floating those Shadows into the wall, making them wide open to attack./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But before they can continue to attack, Shadows casted Virus Breath into them. Most of them except Minako got inflicted by Poison./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Damnit… it drains out of our health…." Akihiko dizzily said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I can't…. hold this…."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako realized that their situation became dire again. Minako suddenly shifted her Arcana into Priestess, using Scared Protection from her own skill, curing all aliments and random buff with defensive buff./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ah! So…. good…" Junpei relieved./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thanks god! It's good to have you at our side." Akihiko complimented,/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They will be got less damage for a while, but she can't be reassured for now. They need to find a solution to defeat those two Shadow quickly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If we can't fight them like this, this would be got them put on the edge until Mitsuru's team will help them." She thought in her mind./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She shifted Arcana into Temperance Arcana, casting Serene Offering. All of them has more action for their Persona, they could spam their magic attack to, but something was wrong about it./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-san, our health…. Ah…" Ken groaned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I…can…" Junpei tried to stand up but could only a few moments before falling on the ground./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh Shit!" Minako hiddenly exclaimed, glowing her stress even more./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She didn't realize that this skill required to sacrifice some of their health in order to activate it more than usual./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She needed to finish this battle before her friend will be reduce their health into Death./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako…Ack…..Ah…." Akihiko extremely tired from spamming Ziodyne. His Persona suddenly disappeared from his exhaustion./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""..." No one spoke up. The silence filled the floor with a sense of hopelessness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"span lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"In the dire moments, Minako sensed her Theurgy gauge become fully filled. She decided to rely on it./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"span lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So, this is my Theurgy…..Please... please help them!" A red aura surrounded her body as she called upon her power. Dark energy formed into a large ball and emitted from her tome. She knew this was the only way to defeat them all./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Time to finish them all!" Minako aimed her ball into those Shadows./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*KABOOM!*span lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม /spanThe dark energy ball crashed into the ground, causing a large explosion that engulfed all the Shadows, instantly defeating them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others seemed return to normal./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone!" Fuuka said, expressed extremely scared./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thanks, Minako-chan." Junpei appreciated Minako's help./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But next time, don't use that power to us again if you don't sure about the consequence, please…" Akihiko truly begged, trembling with exhaustion./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm sorry…everyone. I cause so much trouble again." Minako apologized./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We're survived because of you. We're fine, don't blame yourself, Minako-san." Ken smilingly spoke up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If you say so, Ken-kun…."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako decided to shift Arcana back to Hierophant to cast Mediarahan, fully healed them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Another 6 floors, everyone. Please keep moving." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in .01in 0in;"The remaining group members unanimously agreed and kept moving to the final floor without hesitation./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"New Theurgy Unlocked: Minako/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Gauge Condition: When she shifted into another Arcana, her resolve to find her answer becomes clear./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in .01in 0in;"Dark Requiem: Deal heavy Almighty damage attack to all foes 3x./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"At the 20th floor, they found the door they had been seeking. Aigis's team was the last to arrive, coming in later./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is everyone all right?" Mitsuru questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We nearly lost to those Shadow. I'm glad Minako could be reaching her Theurgy and help us." Akihiko relieved./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Set that aside for now... The door." Minako stated calmly, pointing towards the door with her finger./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""A second cause in lie in there." Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If we open it, we might uncover the cause, right? Or perhaps something else linked to Ken's past." Yukari mused, weighing the possibilities./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""There's a possibility in that. We don't know until we will try it by ourselves." Metis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Please proceed, Aigis-san." Ken encouraged, allowing Aigis to open the door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes." Aigis nodded to Ken and slowly walk to the door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She opened it and another golden shining light piercing into their eyes. Including someone' lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"Akhikiho's Past, Unknown/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"A school hallway is shown. It seemed this was Akihiko's Past during middle school. He wandered around the school without direction. He was not interested in anything too./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Akihiko-kun, wait!" His fangirls noisy said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko wasn't even glancing back to them and walked away./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Akihiko-kun!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"He didn't even want to listen to the voices that tried to approach him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hold on a sec. You're the captain, aren't you?" This was some man voice./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Argh, quit pushing! Practice time is over!" Some boxing member club held them up, not want them to speak with Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"School Boxing Scout: Hey you! Sanada-kun, right? Boxing Scout came to him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""...That's right." He began speaking./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That was an amazing bout! I've never seen a junior high fighter deliver a KO like that! I'm with the school you were up against in the finals. What do you say about enrolling with us? We'll give you a fat scholarship- you'd only have to pay half your tuition!" A scout tried to persuade him with a ton of scholarship in Boxing career./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey... you're from another school!? That's against the rules and you know it!" Some male student said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sorry, but I don't see any reason to join a school that places second. ...Get outta here." He completely rejected proposal without care./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Squeee! Akihiko-kun is so cool!" Fangirls expressed happy, even getting excited./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You here that? He'd never go to your loser school!" He funnily mocked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"He seemed truly unpleased about being rejected from Akihiko. "Come on already! Go home! ...Dammit, we can't leave until you guys do!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*sigh* Akihiko loudly sighed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""*chuckle* Couldn't you have handled that a little more politely?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"A girl who approached him, it's look like a young Mitsuru walked into him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I heard it gets crowded after practice, so I waited here instead. Third year, class C... Akihiko Sanada."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Whatddaya want?" Akihiko question./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""...Aren't you going to ask who I am?" A girl questioned back./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No need. Whatever you've come for, I don't want to get involved. All I want is to train and get stronger."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's nothing troublesome. I have a very simple request."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""A request...?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I have enemies that need defeating. They're not people, I assure you. You wouldn't be bound by the rules of boxing. No, the enemies I speak of... they're related to what you've recently been experiencing each midnight."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""...!?" He realized immediately that must be connect to the hidden dimension he faced it every day./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You see, I'm in the same situation. I experience the same thing you do. The difference is, I know what it means. If you come with me... I'll share what I know with you." She giggled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Who are you?" Akhiko directly asked her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm a third year, like yourself."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"A girl revealed herself as a Kirijo's heir, Mitsuru Kirijo./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Kirijo...? I've heard that name before."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You said you wanted to build your strength. What you really need is a riskier challenge."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru pulled out an Evoker to Akihiko/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And with this... you can challenge "them."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"And then everything was blacked out./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The door disappeared, like a last time they opened previous door. But this time, doesn't even connect to Ken's Past. This time, a The Devil Arcana had also been here. Minako swiftly pick it up and it emerged into her body./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone ponded over…This memory was not a painful memory, just like Ken, how can they even connect each other? Is there even have a clue in here? They thought./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""The door vanished this time too..." Metis surprisingly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""First Ken's past, and now mine... What in the world does it mean?" Akihiko was confused by what had happened."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I have no idea, either..." Ken shook his head./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And this memory doesn't have any connection to the Ken-kun's past too…I totally confused." Minako also shook her head like Ken./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""This is a mystery we must uncover." Mitsuru said, glazing at Akihiko for a while./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They both spoke up together with happiness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That really brought me back, though... We were both in junior high then."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""To tell the truth, I thought that girl was crazy until I first summoned my Persona. What was I supposed to expect when you gave me what looked like a gun five minutes after meeting me?" Akihiko/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All part of the plan... That was the best way I could think of to get your attention. If I'd asked you to do something like "fight for justice," I knew you'd never listen./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ha! You can say that again."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"While they were talking, Metis seemed curious about school in Akihiko's past./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So that was a "school"..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes, it was. But it was only a small portion of a school."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Really? Then, it's actually much bigger than that?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes. ...Have you really never been outside before?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Well... That's..." Metis seemed to not want to answer, perhaps because she didn't have any memories besides her sister./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I didn't mean to embarrass you. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Thinking back on it, they kept me from leaving the dorm at first, too." Aigis warmly encouraged Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Do you... also go to school, Sister?" Metis questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I did... but after this spring, I won't be going anymore."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Huh? How come? All your friends go... They are your friends, right? You like to be around them, don't you?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Why...? It's because I... um... Well, I thought it over, and it was my own decision."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh... I see." Metis expressed her sadness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You know... I don't think Metis is a bad person at all." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No, not really bad... More like..." Yukari tried to think ablut Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""A child, I would say that *chuckle*" Minako slowly chuckled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""*chuckle* Maybe so..." Fuuka also laughed with Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We've been taking her so seriously up till now, but... She's just a kid inside, isn't she?" Junpei said, feeling good about Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I agree" Ken agreed with Junpei./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Anyways, Minako. Could you understand what we saw in those two memories? Your Arcana and their past?" Mitsuru questioned Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone also glanced at Minako, awaiting her answer./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm totally blank about it too... but..." Minako seemed to find some connection between them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""About what?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I believe that the door we seek must be deeply connected to all of you." Minako spoke directly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako described further, "First, we saw Ken-kun's past and now Akihiko's. I assume we'll see everyone's past that is causing these time loops. Seeing those Main Arcana card floated is oblivious."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're right" Metis said. "And if we reached the final door, we'll eventually understand everything."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone seemed to not object to Metis's assumption. They quickly leave the door and went back to the Dessert of Doors./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"New Arcana Power Unlocked: XV: The Devil/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Unbreakable Pact: Spend 150 MP, bound one ally to make a contract with Minako. Half their Max HP but grant permanently boost all +15 stats in battle phrase./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru had been searching for data on the Abyss of Time ever since they promised Minako to help her escape from it. They scoured every location associated with Shadow experiments. While they uncovered numerous documents and reports, most of them didn't directly connect to the Abyss of Time. The mystery remained unclear to them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's been 5 days since we have met at the dorm, we try to find about Abyss of Times, but nothing is useful at all." Mitsuru badly sighed. She tightly closed her lips./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Most of them are shitty useless. All document we could is nothing, but a scum experiments." Shinjiro felt irritated. His face looked unhappy./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I hope everyone will be all right. What about Akihiko, is he doing fine?" Mitsuru questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""He spends most of his time in that Velvet Room. he tries to practice his Persona fusion, but it fails as an accident many times." Shinjiro said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Well… he tried to be suitable for his new ability. Just give him some time." Mitsuru smilingly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sigh…"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is she'll being safe?" Mitsuru worried about Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You afraid Minato's friend would attack her again? I don't think they would do. She's stronger than us here. She's real tough nut if you ask me." Shinjiro encouraged Mitsuru./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hehe! You're right." Mitsuru made a small laugh./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Um… Mitsuru.."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? What's wrong?" Mitsuru curiously asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Well… if we finished searching this, would you… go somewhere else, like a restaurant.. with me? Shinjiro asked, his face slowly flushing with embarrassment. He even tried to hide it from Mitsuru./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course! Why not? I thought I would ask you the same." Mitsuru pleased Shinjiro what he said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Before they'll continued to speak further, someone call up to them. Both of them surprised it's come from Fuuka./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They both nodded and Mitsuru picked up the phone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Kirijo-senpai!" Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru judged from Fuuka's tone, it looks like she found something that so important, so she contact with her all the sudden./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is that you, Yamagishi? How long has it been?" Mitsuru calmly questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's been busy during practicing computer skill, quite hard but it's a lot of fun. I tried to speak with my parents about this many times. It looks like they allowed me to study what I want seriously." Fuuka gleefully chattered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm glad you're happy about your hobby, Yamagishi." Mitsuru being proud of Fuuka./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thanks!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro still doubted why Fuuka called them all the sudden./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Fuuka, why do you call us for a sudden or do you want to share what you found?" Shinjiro questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Regarding the Abyss of Time, which both of you requested clues about, I used Kirijo-senpai's ID to access and analyze the data. Finally, while searching through Ikutsuki's report, I discovered a valid piece of information." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru felt happy that their investigation progress has a slightly advanced./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru inquired about her findings in Ikutsuki's report. "And what do you find in those data?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It seemed they have found that place for 10 years, they rarely explored in there, they just left it without care since they thought it'll be disappeared with Tartarus and not worth with their investigation."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru confused…if Tartarus and the Abyss of Times should be disappeared together when the other side has lost their parallel dimension, then why does it still exist in the Minato's world?/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru totally confirmed in their mind, that it must be some force didn't allow them to move forward, making a time loop and trapped them for a reason... Something that only deeply connect to them…Minato's Friends./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""They said more about this too, "If we need to keep balance to allow Tartarus to be exist, don't interfere what inside of Abyss of Times. It'll make them lose balance and cause something terrible. They said like that. But I still can't find any evidence about that yet." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The balance? What did they mean by "losing balance"?, they thought. They both pondered over about what Fuuka reported to them…What did terrible things would happen if they're lost the balance?.. Maybe they would be too cautious, or it wouldn't be true at all. To them, it's enough information they want from Fuuka./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thank you for reporting to me, Yamagishi. I'll inform the others later," Mitsuru expressed her gratitude./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're welcome. If I can gather another clue, I'll report back to you." Fuuka said and quickly hanged up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Shinjiro and Mitsuru shared a brief pause before mutually deciding to press on with their conversation./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What do you think about what Fuuka said earlier?" Shinjiro questioned curiously./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I wondered…what kind of force allowed that place to continue existing?" Mitsuru pondered aloud./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everything is still unclear to us Maybe next weeks, we should gather everyone in the dorm again, to discuss what we found about the Abyss of Times." Shinjiro suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I agree. At least, we can ask them what they found during this week."/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"After returning from the second door of the Desert of Doors, they gathered in the dorm to discuss what they had found behind it./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru gazed at Minako. her mind swirling with numerous questions she wanted to ask directly. Questions about Minako's experiences, about herself, and about her interactions with the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? What's the matter, Mitsuru-senpai?" Minako asked, looking confused./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Eh... Could I... ask about your world? Is it different from here?" Mitsuru inquired hesitantly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako ruminated for a moment before answering her question./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Actually, I'm totally surprised that all of you still feel like my friends in every aspect." Minako said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Really, Minako-san?" Ken asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako calmly nodded "Personality, likes or even expression… Everything is still the same."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh, so that's why you look familiar with us and can manage those incidents even though we've never met you before," Aigis remarked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That's right…" Minako said, looking depressing as she grappled with the realization was being trapped in the world that her friend didn't know about her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Yukari seemed to understand her as well./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey! Could we change our subject? This is getting too gloomy to us. I mean…just chilly chatting." Yukari suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako looked surprised Yukari wanted to about something that unrelated to the Abyss./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And what do you want to ask her about?" Akihiko asked Yukari./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""How about…" Yukari rolled her eyes around the lounge. She looked fun when she can poke one's nose into someone' else business./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Her love stories! Hehe!" Junpei casually interrupted Yukari./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Junpei!" she angrily shouted at Junpei for interrupting her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? Why do you want to know about my love life, anyway?" Minako's cheeks flushed red instantly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh, come on! You know that Sanada-senpai has a fangirl around them, didn't ya? He ain't interested in girls at all too. I just wonder how you managed to capture his heart. Hehehe..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Both Akihiko and Minako slowly felt embarrassed. Everyone also shook their head about Junpei's inappropriate manner. Moreover, that was completely unrelated to what they wanted to discuss in the first place./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What a freaking question you ask, you Stupei! Huh.. never mind." Minako teased him, though felt embarrassed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-chan! Not you too!" Junpei exclaimed, shocked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako let out a deep, heavy sigh before speaking, aware that everyone was waiting her to tell them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She began by telling her first time when she went to Hagakure Ramen in Iwatodai strip mall with Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""During last year, early June, Akihiko-senpai asked me to join dinner with him in Hagakure Ramen. He insisted orders Extra-large special ramen for both of us. Aki was so stubborn about going to another restaurant and brought me around. I couldn't even eat another bite…I'm glad we just ended that meals and return to the dorm." Minako relieved, loudly sighed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Akihiko, you're desperate guy in her world too? Give me a break." Mitsuru exclaimed, feeling headache./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm… speechless." Ken exclaimed, falling silent./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone in the dorm seemed to giggle with small laughs./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey! I'm sure the other me was doing like that because he cares about you." He tried to find an excuse for the other him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course, he is…" she giggled but hiding her true feelings behind her face the same times./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko noticed her expression and he thought the other him must be so important to her, even called him with nickname that only Shinjiro and Miki would call him. He felt delightful to the other him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako continued speaking smilingly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""After that, he always brought me to the shrine every time we had a free time, to exercises for heathy. It was.. so tired. But seriously, I never thought exercising will make me feel relaxed like that. But in that moment, he kept sneezing, but when I stared at him, I just only kept saying "I said I'm okay" Don't you think he's cute? Hehe..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The more she spoke about Akihiko, the happier she felt./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone kept giggling about Akihiko without knowing that he felt flushed red over his cheeks. He wondered how clueless he is in her world. Her story had his mind in a complete spin./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She tried to concentrate and continued telling the next parts of her story./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And when I tried to go with him, he always brought me to the Beef bowl shop, but that's not all. Moreover that, his fangirls kept following him, they were totally annoying to me. I can even sense a hostility from their eyes…without even looking at them" Minako said, feeling irritated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh! I have that experience with Minato too. We always being misunderstood when they thought we're actually lover during the first time he transferred to the school. Hahaha!" Yukari said with a mixture of tension and happiness as she reminisced about her own moments with Minato. However, beneath her smile, there was a hint of sadness in her expression./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And you know what? Aki is so clueless about girls. He doesn't know what those girls want from him… About recognizing woman emotions, he doesn't know any of it too. I'm so clueless about those parts," Minako said, feeling herself blush even more./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And when he talked about the type of girls he likes, he said 'Girls like you'... I didn't even know how to react to that. I mean…. Seriously!" She covered her face with embarrassment./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone in the dorm happily chuckled even more. The dorm was surrounding by laughing's echo./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hahahaha! Akihiko, you should know about a woman better." Mitsuru smilingly teased Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey hey!, that's me in her world, he ain't real me at all, Mitsuru!" Akihiko protested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And how can you explain about your date book on your desk? I saw it on recording when you read about it." Mitsuru said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh shit!" Akihiko spilled out his own word accidentally./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So, his secret has been exposed.. Hehehe!" Fuuka giggled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""He's totally clueless about a woman *chuckled*" Ken loudly chuckled, trying to hold his lips./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Not you too, Yamagishi, Ken." Akihiko flushed over on his cheeks again./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko gazed at Junpei, feeling both irritated and embarrassed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's your fault, Junpei."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Huh? Why me?" Junpei asked, feeling confused./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're the one who asked that stupid question to her! Look! she's even more embarrassed on her face." Akihiko shyly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And who would've thought that she'd actually spill her own things?" Junpei tried to find an excuse for him, continued teasing him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Whatever." She began boringly speaking./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako kept telling her own story without a care, allowing others to talk. Everyone seemed to notice and stopped chatting./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We were truly happy during that time until..." Minako suddenly stopped speaking, falling silent. She seemed not want to tell any further./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-chan?" Fuuka said, worrying about her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…" Minako remained silent, the weight of her unspoken words hanging heavily in the air./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone began worrying her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…Sigh…" Minako sadly sighed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What's wrong? Minako-san." Aigis asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""... Until that day was becoming, October 4th " Minako said, her words causing a wave of tension to wash over everyone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone remembered that incident quite well…no they couldn't forget that day. Because that day, Shinjiro was dead from shooting by Takaya./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Shinjiro-senpai was shot by Takaya and fell into a coma. Even though he survived, Aki didn't know how much longer Shinjiro would live."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako trembling with stressed while continuing talk about Shinjiro./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Before he slipped into a coma, he said to me, 'Take care of Aki'... I feel lost... I didn't know what he meant by it... And now, I think I do. What he means to leave everything behind without regret." Minako said casually, though her words carried a weight of uncertainty and sorrow./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone felt saddened by Shinjiro's situation again, even though they had tried to put it out of their minds./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""When I visited him in the hospital, I saw Aki inside Shinjiro's room. He wished for Shinjiro to wake up from his bed someday, but there was no sign of life in him. He... cried over there... I didn't have the courage to comfort him." Minako explained, tears flowing down her cheeks./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko thought the other him in Minako's world, would also share the same fate as him, to face inevitable grief in their heart./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako stared at Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""When I was asked about Shinjiro by you, I now truly understand what happened."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako gathered her courage./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is he...already dead?" she asked, her voice trembling with sadness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"No one spoke, surrounding the dorm in complete darkness and completely voiceless, Minako seemed to find her answer, remained silent./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm… I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought up the past, should I? In the end, it's just a waste of time, like Yukari said before," Minako apologized, feeling regretful for dredging up painful memories./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako..." Yukari felt guilty for her earlier speaking during investigating second door, realizing now the impact it had on Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No, that's wrong!" Akihiko stood up, angrily shouted./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Aah!" Minako exclaimed in shock, hearing Akihiko's word./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No, Minako! It's never waste of time. Even they died, they're still live on in your memories. Shinjiro in your world is still alive, Minako. Don't make that sad look." Akihiko warmly gave her a courage./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…. Why do you care about my feeling that much? You don't even know me. You're…"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Before she would speak any further, Akihiko held her hand tightly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If I were him and met a girlfriend like you, I'd do the same," Akihiko said warmly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Aki..." Minako responded, her voice filled with emotion./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako glance around the dorm, calmly staring at the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Could I just... call you all by only first name? I don't want to use any honorifics anymore." Minako requested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The other S.E.E.S looked, nodded each other in silent agreement before paying attention back to Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course, you can always call us like that if you want. Besides, even though we've never met you, you always be a part of ours in this too." Junpei happily said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yeah, after hearing your story, it's clear you've faced the same struggle as us." Yukari warmly agreed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others unanimously nodded even Metis didn't know about Minako. But she felt Minako's actually the most gentle and kind person she met./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone…..Thanks." Minako shed her tears out, nodded them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The atmosphere of the room calmed down, no gloomy and sorrowful./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis waved her hand. "Before we'll begin to investigate the next door, could I go somewhere else?" Aigis requested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Of course, Aigis" Fuuka nodding in understanding./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But what happened in front of everyone was Aigis stood up that wide spot, not moving. Everyone seemed confused, except Minako, she knew Aigis must go to the Velvet Room./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako stood up and walked near her, touching her body./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako, what're you doing!" Akihiko shouted, concerned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ack!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Suddenly her mind had been warped into the place that she knew well./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ah…..Ah…" Minako felt dizzy, trying to stand up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She was looking around her, blue room, elevator… there's no mistake. She knew this place is Velvet Room. And in front of her is Igor and some Velvet Room assistant she didn't know. She looked like Theodore, she thought she maybe had some connection to him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis was sitting on Orpheus' Harp chair. She looked back and saw Minako standing behind her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-san! What're you doing here? How can you come here?" Aigis extremely shocked, seeing Minako standing there./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I used to be a guest of this room too. Of course, I must know what you are trying to do in here."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ah! It seemed we have an intriguing accompany here too. Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis seemed to confuse, she didn't know Minako also know this doll man too./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Igor. I'm delighted to make your acquaintance again," Igor said with a bow./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Igor suddenly noticed the tome that Minako was holding. Recognizing it as a Persona Compendium, he calmly smiled back at her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's been quite a while since we met again in this place. How do you feel, my most remarkable guest?" Igor inquired, his tone carrying a sense of curiosity./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""To be honestly, Igor… I'm lost." Minako sadly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I see... Hm... It seems you have reawakened your true power with your own resolve. Not a Wild Card, but stronger than that." Igor said, his gaze thoughtful as he observed Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh, forgive me for my manner. I totally forgot to introduce her to you. She's Elizabeth. She's also a resident of this place, like Theodore and myself," Igor explained./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Elizabeth gently bowed to Minako "Please to meet you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're Theodore's sister, right?" Minako asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You mean my little, stupid brother... Oh yes! He's my brother," Elizabeth answered with a playful grin./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She observed Elizabeth for the first time, noting her playful and cheerful demeanor, which seemed almost overwhelming at times. She knew she would be a handful for a while./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Elizabeth's eyes lit up with excitement as she noticed the tome in Minako's hand./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""This is... a Persona Compendium? How marvelous! You have crafted it with your own resolve and struggled to uncover the truth about yourself. This is a power you have truly awakened." Elizabeth exclaimed, her excitement clearly saw./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But amidst Elizabeth's excitement, Igor's expression remained serious as he spoke of the fate that Minako must face in the future, making Elizabeth remained silent./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If you awaken your power and possess a tome that only belongs to the Velvet Room... Hm, it seems your fate has been intertwined with her," Igor said while gazing at Aigis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What do you mean? How is my fate intertwined with Aigis?" Minako questioned, seeking clarification./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Your face is not bound by the Velvet Room. It is you who created that fate for yourself," Igor explained cryptically./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Huh?" Minako responded, puzzled by his words./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Igor let out a small laugh, but there was a seriousness in his demeanor./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'll help you this one." Igor offered himself to clarify Minako's doubt./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""My dearly Nyx, What I can see from you…. Your journey is not the same as hers, but you will need them to find the answers you seek. And with a Persona Compendium, it confirms it by itself. You will become a master of the Velvet room in your own world. With that, I'm afraid we can't interfere or assist you in that world any longer." Igor elaborated, shedding a bit more light on the situation./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So, you knew who I am."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako expressed boredom. Even Igor couldn't help her in this. She thought it was impossible. Her? As a master of that room? She didn't even know how to perform ritual in the first place./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But-" Igor interrupted her before she would speak./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""With a suitable master who can hold that tome like you, you may be interested in playing a role, being a officiant who performs Persona Fusion for that automaton, don't you think?" Igor offered, suggesting that Minako could perform Persona Fusion for Aigis instead of him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But.. I.." Minako exclaimed, feeling worried./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Don't worry, I'll teach you how to perform these rituals. After that, you're on your own." Igor reassured her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-san…Are you sure… going to help me?" Aigis asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako ruminated for a while before making her decision. She realized that if she needed to find answers, she must help them in some way./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She nodded to Igor "Yes, I'll accept the role as Persona Fusion officiant to help Aigis."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thank you, Minako-san" Aigis thanked, holding Minako' right hand./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Good! Now come near me, I'll show you how to perform Persona Fusion. Elizabeth, transfer Agis's all Persona Compendium progression into her tome." Igor commanded./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes, Master." Elizabeth said, casting blue magic cycle between Minako and her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All runic or ancient alphabet came out from Elizabeth's tome, transferring into Minako's tome./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Preparation is complete." Elizabeth reported to Igor, bowed to him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Now then, my guest would become your guest from now on," Igor said, smiling as he looked at Aigis. "And you don't need to come here often. She will become your assistant."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ye…Yes." Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako checked her tome, finding that all the Personas that Aigis had been registered were now present. However, the number seemed too low to her. Aigis maybe not use to about using Persona Compendium that much. All rituals were written here, but about the number of Persona, it only had only 15% of all registered Persona./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Aigis, register all of your owned Persona here." Minako requested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes?" Aigis asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If you want to fuse for more powerful Personas, you need to gather those Personas and register them here, so you call them anytime you want. Since I'm your new assistant, you'll need me to perform Persona Fusion. And of course, I must check your condition to ensure you can contain your Persona safely," Minako explained to Aigis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sure!" Aigis agreed, nodding in understanding./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako opened her tome, casting her magic circle around her. Aigis's Persona emerged from her body like a tarot card, floating into Minako's tome. Her progression had been updated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's done."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Now then, Lady Nyx. First, ask your guest about a Persona they want to fuse. You must clearly concentrate your thoughts to draw the owner's Persona from them." Igor instructed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako nodded to Igor and turned to Aigis, asking her which Persona she wanted to fuse./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Which one you want to fuse, Aigis?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I don't have any experienced like this before, could you recommend me something?" Aigis anxiously asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Let's see…" She used her tome to check all Aigis's Persona she had owned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All Aigis's Persona: King Frost, Power, Orpheus, High Pixie, Kusi Mitama and Titan./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I see. With your current power. I would say Yatagarasu is the best here by fusing King Frost and Power." Minako recommended to Aigis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Agis nodded "If you say so, I believe in you."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began concentrated her mind, drawing two Persona out of Aigis's body. It's a two-tarot card with Persona inside of the card on the table./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Good. Now you must imagine the incidents your guest faced during their journey, including a fate. With that, you can perform a different ritual you think it's appropriate to you." Igor instructed Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Understand."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began to ponder over…If they encountered the same as incident as her, the only one she instantly considered in her mind…..Death. She knew everyone facing death every day in their life to protect humanity without fearing death…especially with Evoker. It must be the way Minato fused his persona here, she thought./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She used her tome to gather all the energy, the pages got flipped by her power and sent the two Personas to be fused. The two Personas floated and directly approached Aigis's head./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*crack* Fused Persona went inside of Aigis's head while Aigis gained a new Persona./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Marvelous! You can figure out how to perform. You don't need any help from us."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako couldn't help but wonder how much he had been through in his life for his fusion ritual to become so intense like this. She didn't even have a ritual like this./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone's waiting for you. For now, we must apart. Until we meet again…" Elizabeth said,/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Wait-"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She warped Minako and Aigis out of the Velvet Room without warning./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Both Aigis and Minako returned from the Velvet Room, feeling confused about the sudden situation they had experienced earlier./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others in the dorm seemed just as confused as Aigis and Minako. From their perspective, all they saw was Aigis standing up stiffly like a pole, while Minako suddenly disappeared from their sight and returned to them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako, are you all right?" Akihiko swiftly approached Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I… Well… a little dizzy, I suppose."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What happened? You touched her and disappeared like that!" Fuuka questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I went somewhere else and received some kind of... Persona fusion instruction..." Minako said dizzily./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began to concentrate her mind, focusing on the others in the room./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I think I can improve Aigis's Persona to be stronger right now…. No she must have my assist." she strongly announced./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That's good news to us." Mitsuru calmly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then we should proceed to our goal immediately. We don't know for sure how much times we'll got trapped here."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone unanimously nodded to Metis's adivce, approaching to the door with full equipment and some supplies./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"Abyss of Time, Caina/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They went through and finally reached the other side. Their first impression of this dungeon was not much different from the previous door. The structure and floors still resembled Tartarus./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others S.E.E.S began discussing their plans while Fuuka scanned the area with Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""All right, everyone! Now we have some time to discuss here while waiting both Fuuka and Minako to finish their task." Mitsuru lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""This dungeon… is not totally not much different from what I expected." Ken mumbled.*"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I began to believe that all those of thing was waiting for us." Yukari said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But why? Why is it happening to be us?" Junpei say./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""How should I know! I'm also clueless, same as you, Junpei." Yukari grumbled, feeling irritated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But anyways, we should wait for their scanning to finish first. We don't know how dangerous it is here," Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Don't tell me it'll get more dangerous the further we investigate," Akihiko exclaimed, feeling tense./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""…" No one spoke up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey! Metis! Do you know something?" Akihiko asked Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hm? Oh yes... From all your earlier speaking, it may be possible," Metis agreed, considering the potential risks ahead./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Again! You've given us an unclear answer!" Akihiko expressed his dissatisfaction with Metis's response./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""How could I know? I only know what I know," Metis replied with frustration./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I don't even know how Shadows existed in this Abyss in the first place. I said too many times that everything is deeply connect into all of you, and what you're doing is to ignore it? That's completely ignorant!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko's fury flared at Metis's response, his anger can't hold in both his expression and demeanor./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You little s-"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako began to feel annoyed by the argument between Metis and Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Did both of you remember what I said, or did I need to repeat it with seriously tone? I nearly lost my attention to check area around because of you." Minako expressed her anger with her frustration./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Both of them, especially Akihiko, immediately closed their lips, sensing Minako's growing frustration and not wanting to provoke any violence or terror from her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako continued to scan with Fuuka while the others seemed to fear her as some points./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We have Kirijo-senpai as Queen of the execution, and now we have Minako-chan as a goddess of destruction… Damnit.." Junpei groused./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I hear you, Junpei!" Minako scarily shouted behind him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes ma'am" Junpei exclaimed with fear./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"After 5 minutes, they had thoroughly searched all the floors./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Judging from what we have found, there are 20 floors we must go below, and moreover, there are two inevitable boss encounters we will face. Two bosses is 7th and 14th floor" Fuuka reported to everyone./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""20 floors! Oh man I ain't get a fully rest." Junpei expressed his tire./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Only 20 floors, Iori-san. Right, Koromaru?" Ken said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*bark* Koromaru happily barked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That's mean we actually need to face them without a chance to avoid at all." Mitsuru seriously pondered./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"While everyone began to be stress about dealing with a boss Shadow. Aigis suddenly could figure out about their plans and decided to discuss with the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I think we can find a way to get out of this." Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""What's your plan, Sister?" Metis questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I think we can spill up in two teams, just like we did in the previous door. But this time, we need two team to defeat two bosses separately. First boss will face me obviously and the last boss, Minako will be the last one."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone seemed shocked by Aigis's plan. If they split into two teams, it meant that the other team couldn't provide instant assistance to help them. This was a risky plan./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But Minako seemed confident in Aigis's plan./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then we should face the first boss, so we can think about a plan later." Minako suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone seemed to disagree with the plan, but they had no choice but to go along with Aigis's decision if they want to reach the final floor swiftly./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They quickly defeated Shadows as they descended, with Aigis gathering a new Persona on each floor until they reached the 7th floor. Finally, they faced the first boss./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The Shadows they encountered were Death Castle and two El Dorado Beasts. They seemed it was similar to shadows they had defeated in the past, but Fuuka could sense immense power came out from them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Without of delay, Fuuka began scanning those Shadows with Minako's enhance power./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""The Castle Shadow is null to ice but weak to wind. It seems to have high endurance, so physical attacks might not work if we don't debuff it first. As for the two Lion Shadows, they have low stats and are weak to ice but null to fire, so they should be relatively easy to defeat. This means Kirijo-senpai and Yukari-chan must be here to exploit their weakness. And be careful! those lions have an ice evade skill." Fuuka analyzed, assigning roles to the team based on the enemies' vulnerabilities."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru and Yukari calmly nodded./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Okay then, Me, Aigis, Yukari, Koromaru and Metis will be here to defeat them. Akihiko, Minako, Junpei, Yamagishi and Amada, all of you keep moving forward until you face second boss, finishing it." Mitsuru ordered to all of them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Roger that, Mitsuru… Come, all of you!" Akihiko commanded the rest./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes!" Junpei expressed cheerful./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Um…" Minako exclaimed, feeling anxious./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Let's go!" Ken said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All of them decided to swiftly move forward without drawing attention to them, leaving those bosses to Mitsuru's team./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Now we know all of their weaknesses. Aigis, do you have another Persona with ice spell?" Mitsuru questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes, Minako just helped me improve my Persona. I completely believe it'll be easy," Aigis spoke confidently./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Okay then. Let's execute them."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru and Aigis prepare to summon their Persona, assigning to the same target./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Persona! *crack*" Aigis summoned Yatagarasu that gathered from some Shadows while Mitsuru summoned Artemisia, Yatagarasu casted Bufula and Bufudyne. One shadow haad been defeated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Nice!" Yukari happily said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""bark* Koromaru delightfully barked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Don't be happy yet. We still have two enemy lefts." Mitsuru warned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*howl* *crack* Koromaru summoned Cerberus, casting Masukukaja to increase their dodging./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Come, Artemisia" Mitsuru casted another Bufudyne again, but it could dodge./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Damnit!" Mitsuru expressed, feeling disappointed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis decided to help Mitsuru to cast ice spell again./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yatagarasu! *crack*" It worked. One shadow knocked down from Yatagarasu./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone, now!" Aigis begged them for attack./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*stab* *twang* * *Schlink*span lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม /spanKoromaru quickly approached stabbed Shadow's head while Yukari shot her bow from afar. Mitsuru pierced Shadow's musk with rapiers and Metis bashed with her battle axe as final blow. Another Shadow was defeated, only Castle's still left./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yukari, it's your turn!" Mitsuru asked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Understood. Come, Persona" Yukari summoned Isis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*whirl* Isis cast Garudyne upon Castle Shadow. It seemed to be knocked up, but it remained tough./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're quite tough one but…..Persona!" Artemisia casted Ice break, reducing their ice resistance to average. After that, she casted Rakunda again./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone, Attack!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone nodded and summoned their own Persona. Metis took the front, distracting a Shadow away from Aigis's friend. Aigis prepared her handgun units, spreading them all around the floor. Koromaru and Yukari used their own Theurgy./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*bark* Cerberus came out with a menacing bark, preparing to unleash the Hound of Hades, a multiple-hit attack infused with dark magic./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Meanwhile, Yukari concentrated and aimed her bow at the Shadows. With swift precision, she shot multiple arrows, floating herself with Isis's wind, and delivered a final blow to the lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Take this! *Whirl*," Yukari exclaimed, pulling her bowstring with all her strength. With her final blows, all the Shadows on this floor were defeated./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Good job, Yukari." Mitsuru highly praised Yukari./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm not that good," Yukari said humbly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But Metis felt she was not useful at this time. The only thing she could do was distract the enemies away from her allies. She felt dissatisfied./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Aigis felt sad in her expression and approached her. "It's all right, Metis. You have done well."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But…I!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Something you don't need to be that special to help someone." Aigis encouraged Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sister... If you say so," Metis replied to her with lingering doubt in her mind./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone decided to move forward quickly, hurrying to reach Akihiko's team./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Before 10 minutes, At Akihiko's side, they finally reached to 13th floor, nearing the boss they needed to face. Fuuka told the others to rest here, eating their food cans here./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Fuuka, did they defeat them yet?" Junpei questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""They seemed to have defeated two Shadows, only one enemy left," Fuuka reported. The others were pleased with Fuuka's report./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""About the boss, do you know anything about them?" Ken questioned about their target./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""The number of Shadows, same as 7th floor," Fuuka replied./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So much large Shadows…" Junpei grumbled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako wondered about her ability to use Theurgy. After the battle, she still couldn't sense any of it within herself. She may be to test her thought in this battle./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But suddenly, all of them expressed shock, seeing that black figure from afar. They knew this battle wouldn't be easy./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Fuuka, we shouldn't waste our time here. We need to face them right now." Minako suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But we just rested here! We shouldn't do anything reckless!" Fuuka disagreed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then what will happen if that black figure reappears again? We can't let ourselves get ambushed again. Besides, I don't even know about my Theurgy neither." Minako insisted./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But-"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko pondered over the exchange between Minako and Fuuka. If they needed to be ready for every fight, they couldn't afford to get trapped again. Minako's suggestion seemed to be the best option to them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We should keep moving."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Senpai!" Fuuka and Junpei expressed her shock./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We don't know for sure when that thing will come to us again. We need to act first." Akihiko carefully suggested./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's settled then." Minako said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They quickly stood up and reached to 14th floor, facing the last of this door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Fuuka carefully scanned three bosses with Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Three enemies! Two of them with is weak to wind, we need someone like Yukari-chan to cast wind spell to them. That Dancer Shadow, reflect to slash, null to pierce, absorb to Ice and Wind. No weakness on them. Be careful about Dancer Shadow, it has a high magic stat, dodging every skill that come to all of you." Fuuka reported everything to the others./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako interrupted Fuuka. "Wait! There're more. Those two Shadows have a resist against all three physical attack types. We can only use our magic attack from our Persona."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Then we don't have much time yet. Everyone, stand by!" Akihiko commanded them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako shifted her current Arcana into Empress Arcana, accessing Wind spell./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Come, Thanattos! *crack*" Minako summoned Thanatos, casting Magarudyne into Shadows that wearing Crimson mask./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*fwoosh* Strong wind floating those Shadows into the wall, making them wide open to attack./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"But before they can continue to attack, Shadows casted Virus Breath into them. Most of them except Minako got inflicted by Poison./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Damnit… it drains out of our health…." Akihiko dizzily said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I can't…. hold this…."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako realized that their situation became dire again. Minako suddenly shifted her Arcana into Priestess, using Scared Protection from her own skill, curing all aliments and random buff with defensive buff./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ah! So…. good…" Junpei relieved./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thanks god! It's good to have you at our side." Akihiko complimented,/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They will be got less damage for a while, but she can't be reassured for now. They need to find a solution to defeat those two Shadow quickly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If we can't fight them like this, this would be got them put on the edge until Mitsuru's team will help them." She thought in her mind./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She shifted Arcana into Temperance Arcana, casting Serene Offering. All of them has more action for their Persona, they could spam their magic attack to, but something was wrong about it./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako-san, our health…. Ah…" Ken groaned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I…can…" Junpei tried to stand up but could only a few moments before falling on the ground./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh Shit!" Minako hiddenly exclaimed, glowing her stress even more./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She didn't realize that this skill required to sacrifice some of their health in order to activate it more than usual./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She needed to finish this battle before her friend will be reduce their health into Death./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Minako…Ack…..Ah…." Akihiko extremely tired from spamming Ziodyne. His Persona suddenly disappeared from his exhaustion./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""..." No one spoke up. The silence filled the floor with a sense of hopelessness./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"In the dire moments, Minako sensed her Theurgy gauge become fully filled. She decided to rely on it./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So, this is my Theurgy…..Please... please help them!" A red aura surrounded her body as she called upon her power. Dark energy formed into a large ball and emitted from her tome. She knew this was the only way to defeat them all./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Time to finish them all!" Minako aimed her ball into those Shadows./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*KABOOM!*span lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม /spanThe dark energy ball crashed into the ground, causing a large explosion that engulfed all the Shadows, instantly defeating them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The others seemed return to normal./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Everyone!" Fuuka said, expressed extremely scared./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Thanks, Minako-chan." Junpei appreciated Minako's help./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""But next time, don't use that power to us again if you don't sure about the consequence, please…" Akihiko truly begged, trembling with exhaustion./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm sorry…everyone. I cause so much trouble again." Minako apologized./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We're survived because of you. We're fine, don't blame yourself, Minako-san." Ken smilingly spoke up./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If you say so, Ken-kun…."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako decided to shift Arcana back to Hierophant to cast Mediarahan, fully healed them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Another 6 floors, everyone. Please keep moving." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in .01in 0in;"The remaining group members unanimously agreed and kept moving to the final floor without hesitation./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"New Theurgy Unlocked: Minako/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Gauge Condition: When she shifted into another Arcana, her resolve to find her answer becomes clear./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: none; line-height: 100%; padding: 0in 0in .01in 0in;"Dark Requiem: Deal heavy Almighty damage attack to all foes 3x./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"At the 20th floor, they found the door they had been seeking. Aigis's team was the last to arrive, coming in later./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Is everyone all right?" Mitsuru questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We nearly lost to those Shadow. I'm glad Minako could be reaching her Theurgy and help us." Akihiko relieved./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Set that aside for now... The door." Minako stated calmly, pointing towards the door with her finger./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""A second cause in lie in there." Aigis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""If we open it, we might uncover the cause, right? Or perhaps something else linked to Ken's past." Yukari mused, weighing the possibilities./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""There's a possibility in that. We don't know until we will try it by ourselves." Metis said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Please proceed, Aigis-san." Ken encouraged, allowing Aigis to open the door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes." Aigis nodded to Ken and slowly walk to the door./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"She opened it and another golden shining light piercing into their eyes. Including someone' lang="hi-IN"ส่วนบนของฟอร์ม/span/p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"Akhikiho's Past, Unknown/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"A school hallway is shown. It seemed this was Akihiko's Past during middle school. He wandered around the school without direction. He was not interested in anything too./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Akihiko-kun, wait!" His fangirls noisy said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Akihiko wasn't even glancing back to them and walked away./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Akihiko-kun!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"He didn't even want to listen to the voices that tried to approach him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hold on a sec. You're the captain, aren't you?" This was some man voice./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Argh, quit pushing! Practice time is over!" Some boxing member club held them up, not want them to speak with Akihiko./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"School Boxing Scout: Hey you! Sanada-kun, right? Boxing Scout came to him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""...That's right." He began speaking./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That was an amazing bout! I've never seen a junior high fighter deliver a KO like that! I'm with the school you were up against in the finals. What do you say about enrolling with us? We'll give you a fat scholarship- you'd only have to pay half your tuition!" A scout tried to persuade him with a ton of scholarship in Boxing career./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Hey... you're from another school!? That's against the rules and you know it!" Some male student said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Sorry, but I don't see any reason to join a school that places second. ...Get outta here." He completely rejected proposal without care./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Squeee! Akihiko-kun is so cool!" Fangirls expressed happy, even getting excited./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You here that? He'd never go to your loser school!" He funnily mocked./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"He seemed truly unpleased about being rejected from Akihiko. "Come on already! Go home! ...Dammit, we can't leave until you guys do!"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"*sigh* Akihiko loudly sighed./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""*chuckle* Couldn't you have handled that a little more politely?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"A girl who approached him, it's look like a young Mitsuru walked into him./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I heard it gets crowded after practice, so I waited here instead. Third year, class C... Akihiko Sanada."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Whatddaya want?" Akihiko question./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""...Aren't you going to ask who I am?" A girl questioned back./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No need. Whatever you've come for, I don't want to get involved. All I want is to train and get stronger."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""It's nothing troublesome. I have a very simple request."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""A request...?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I have enemies that need defeating. They're not people, I assure you. You wouldn't be bound by the rules of boxing. No, the enemies I speak of... they're related to what you've recently been experiencing each midnight."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""...!?" He realized immediately that must be connect to the hidden dimension he faced it every day./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You see, I'm in the same situation. I experience the same thing you do. The difference is, I know what it means. If you come with me... I'll share what I know with you." She giggled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Who are you?" Akhiko directly asked her./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm a third year, like yourself."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"A girl revealed herself as a Kirijo's heir, Mitsuru Kirijo./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Kirijo...? I've heard that name before."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You said you wanted to build your strength. What you really need is a riskier challenge."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Mitsuru pulled out an Evoker to Akihiko/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And with this... you can challenge "them."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"And then everything was blacked out./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"The door disappeared, like a last time they opened previous door. But this time, doesn't even connect to Ken's Past. This time, a The Devil Arcana had also been here. Minako swiftly pick it up and it emerged into her body./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone ponded over…This memory was not a painful memory, just like Ken, how can they even connect each other? Is there even have a clue in here? They thought./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""The door vanished this time too..." Metis surprisingly said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""First Ken's past, and now mine... What in the world does it mean?" Akihiko was confused by what had happened."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I have no idea, either..." Ken shook his head./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""And this memory doesn't have any connection to the Ken-kun's past too…I totally confused." Minako also shook her head like Ken./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""This is a mystery we must uncover." Mitsuru said, glazing at Akihiko for a while./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"They both spoke up together with happiness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""That really brought me back, though... We were both in junior high then."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""To tell the truth, I thought that girl was crazy until I first summoned my Persona. What was I supposed to expect when you gave me what looked like a gun five minutes after meeting me?" Akihiko/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"All part of the plan... That was the best way I could think of to get your attention. If I'd asked you to do something like "fight for justice," I knew you'd never listen./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Ha! You can say that again."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"While they were talking, Metis seemed curious about school in Akihiko's past./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""So that was a "school"..."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes, it was. But it was only a small portion of a school."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Really? Then, it's actually much bigger than that?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Yes. ...Have you really never been outside before?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Well... That's..." Metis seemed to not want to answer, perhaps because she didn't have any memories besides her sister./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I didn't mean to embarrass you. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Thinking back on it, they kept me from leaving the dorm at first, too." Aigis warmly encouraged Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Do you... also go to school, Sister?" Metis questioned./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I did... but after this spring, I won't be going anymore."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Huh? How come? All your friends go... They are your friends, right? You like to be around them, don't you?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Why...? It's because I... um... Well, I thought it over, and it was my own decision."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Oh... I see." Metis expressed her sadness./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You know... I don't think Metis is a bad person at all." Fuuka said./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""No, not really bad... More like..." Yukari tried to think ablut Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""A child, I would say that *chuckle*" Minako slowly chuckled./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""*chuckle* Maybe so..." Fuuka also laughed with Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""We've been taking her so seriously up till now, but... She's just a kid inside, isn't she?" Junpei said, feeling good about Metis./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I agree" Ken agreed with Junpei./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""Anyways, Minako. Could you understand what we saw in those two memories? Your Arcana and their past?" Mitsuru questioned Minako./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone also glanced at Minako, awaiting her answer./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I'm totally blank about it too... but..." Minako seemed to find some connection between them./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""About what?"/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""I believe that the door we seek must be deeply connected to all of you." Minako spoke directly./p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Minako described further, "First, we saw Ken-kun's past and now Akihiko's. I assume we'll see everyone's past that is causing these time loops. Seeing those Main Arcana card floated is oblivious."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;""You're right" Metis said. "And if we reached the final door, we'll eventually understand everything."/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Everyone seemed to not object to Metis's assumption. They quickly leave the door and went back to the Dessert of Doors./p
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p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;"New Arcana Power Unlocked: XV: The Devil/p
p style="margin-bottom: .11in; line-height: 100%;"Unbreakable Pact: Spend 150 MP, bound one ally to make a contract with Minako. Half their Max HP but grant permanently boost all +15 stats in battle phrase./p
