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Shibuya
{Play Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE OST - Shibuya}
Shibuya seems busier than ever, but at least everything is back to normal at least, Aoi Itsuki thought. It's been several hours since he slept and woke out of bed. He found himself yawning, perhaps he should have gotten more sleep but on the other hand, he needs to be ready for work so there's not much to say about it. He did recall meeting a strange snowman mascot waring armor calming to be his new ally sent by Tiki his feelings on the matter seem neutral but he wonders if that means Touma and Yashiro get their own as well.
The Jack Frost seems friendly enough and is loyal to Tiki apparently.
"I thought I told you to NOT GET IN MY WAY!"
Suddenly something flashed in his hallucination, "Wha-!" his eyes widen in shock when Shibuya turns into an apocalyptic wasteland- he squinted and shook it out his head.
"Hey, Itsuki!"
He opens his eyes, his hallucination of a ruined Shibuya disappeared, and quickly turn around to the voice, "Kanae," he sighed in relief he was thankful that he was finished with his studies.
Itsuki's classmate titled her head with a worried expression, "Hey what's wrong?" she asked.
"I haven't got enough sleep," Itsuki laughed.
"That explains it," Kanae Urabe said, "Well anyway I thought I say hello and see how you're doing but it seems like you overslept a bit," she laughed.
"Yeah, you got me," He smiled, "So do you want to go to the cafe? I know that you want to talk to me about something."
"Well..." Urbe shifted her gaze, "That was the idea but I was wondering if you see a girl with pink hair?" she whispered up close to Itsuki.
"Huh?" Itsuki Aoi blinked in surprised as he back a few steps, "What does she look like?"
"Aside from the short Pink hair, blue eyes, about my height, I think," Kanae said thinking out loud, "Funny enough but she snooping at our school the other day but then the next day she wasn't."
"I see..." Itsuki muttered. The memory of this Pinkette had faded in his mind but he remembered snippets bumping into this person with that same hair color. Wondered if she's the same person that Kanae was talking about, "Who do you think it could be?"
"Well, one thing that did come to mind would be, the famous piano player but – why am I talking about this? No, I think it's someone else."
"I never knew you're such a Rin fan Kanae," He smiled. For some reason, Itsuki felt awkward even talking about that mysterious girl to his classmate.
"Would you get serious?" Kanae put her hands on her hips.
The raven-haired teen scratch the back of his head, "Sorry. You're probably right; I did run into this person but she looks strange to me… with that blue sailor school dress…"
"Huh? Did you say something?"
Itsuki slightly stammered, "Nothing! I'll see you later," He waved at her and took his leave.
"Oh! Itsuki-kun wait!"
"What is it?" Itsuki stop in his tracks, Kanae catch up to him, "Tell her that I said 'Hi'! Also, my gut feelings tell me that she's somewhere in Shibuya," Itsuki nodded, "Alright got! Thanks again Kanae!"
"No problem! Best of luck, you're going to need it!" Kanae giggled before turning to the train station, she waved goodbye to Itsuki and he waves back.
{Switch to Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Survivor 2 OST - Exploration}
Itsuki spent hours of training with Eleonora & Touma at the Uzume Lessons Studio. During a break from their training, Itsuki told them about a Mysterious pink haired girl.
"A Mysterious girl, huh?" Touma mused, "You sure about what Kanae-chan said?"
"Yeah, I wasn't sure if I got a good look at her but I think I know her from somewhere," Itsuki said thinking, "I think she could be a Neighbor of mine."
"You seem to know a lot of people in your Neighborhood," Eleonora rolled her eyes.
"Tokyo is a big place after all," Itsuki said still thinking, "However I did felt something strange about her though."
"Huh?" Eleonora raised a brow with her hands on her hips. Her phone began to ring, "Oh great it better not be who I think it is..." she grabs her phone from her pocket and looked at her Topic Message. She grumbles.
"Who is it?" Itsuki asked.
"Pyro Jack. As you know he's been living inside my cell phone, spamming me texts messages..." The blond actress said while texting back the pumpkin demon. After they had returned to the present Eleonora, Tsubasa, Kiria & Mamori's demons have teleported into their cellphones.
"That bad huh?"
Eleonora place her hand on her hips, "More like nagging, he always wants to check up on me and I only know him for at least 24 hours!"
"You could just mute him," Touma suggested.
"Shut up," Eleonora glared at the redhead, and looked at her phone and got a text reply from that pumpkin head demon, "Oh. This is interesting."
"What is it?" Istuki asked.
"Apparently Pyro has been listing to our conversation and claimed that this girl is somewhere in Illusionary Shibuya," She said as she texted back her demon.
"Really," Touma asked surprised, "He can listen to what we say?"
Eleonora huffed after she got done, "Is there no speakers built in - course he could hear!"
"Then if that's true then that girl might be endangered," Touma said concerned.
"I'll go," Itsuki announces.
"Well not with you alone you're not," Eleonora pointed finger at Itsuki, "I'll go. Someone will have to keep you from dying again." Itsuki nodded and turned his attention towards Touma, "How about you Touma?"
"Sorry bud, I still got to rehearse and if I slack off again I may get into trouble," The redhead said with an apologetic smile as he scratched the back of his head.
"Whatever," Eleonora simply shrugged, "Tsubasa is also rehearsing so that leaves Mamori and Yashiro."
"Okay then I'll go call them," Itsuki said and dialed the number from his phone.
{Stop Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Survivor 2 OST - Exploration}
Meanwhile...
Tomorrow Tokyo (21)
Henry's Beach House, Tomorrow Tokyo Beach
{Play Persona 3 Fes OST – 3-31}
Located somewhere in the beach stood a Pagoda themed Beach House, it is prettier than a mansion and on a similar size and scale too. Henry had since brought his new friends to stay inside, the Joker had been cradling the unconscious Ayaha while being led to the guest room and laid her down on the master bed, he and Morgana had stat down on lounge chairs, opposite to Aya's bed ever since. The rest of the Phantom Thieves, on the other hand, had taken the moment to marvel at the futuristic technology, while Nah and Raidou were half impressed. Futaba blurred out the 'twenty questions' about the future tech to Henry, he was willing to answer every one of them.
Nah sat down with a cup of tea poured by Justine as the chatted to each other. Raidou sat on the opposite and the warden girl had poured him some tea as well, the black cat Gouto-Douji curled up on the table.
Makoto unserved the pair before getting her friends attention in the living room.
"So… I guess now that Henry had paid for the mortgaged we don't have to worry about sleeping without a roof in our heads. Thank you Henry-kun." The Honor Student said politely.
"Think nothing of it Milady, you have done so much it's the least I can do—pulse its free of charge! Just don't bring it up to Anna-chan…"
"Hm," Makoto raised a brow, "I thought this was your home."
"This really is my home," The Angle Rabbit laughed, "I'm just Anna's Housemate—don't worry though I've already called her while I was paying those bills; she said you all can live here as long as you like!"
"Okay," The Burnette simply shrugged, "Moving right along, I assumed you all have an idea on what should we do next?"
"Really? Are you kidding?" Futaba huffed with her arms crossed, "It pretty obvious on what we should do next; go see Tiki!"
"Well…" Makoto felt a little nervous, "Akira refused to come out of that room until Ayaha is awake & Mona is staying with him. I don't know what Ayaha will do when she wakes up."
"I don't know," Haru said thinking out loud, "Her skin isn't all pale anymore so she could be alright."
Ryuji rubbed the back of his neck, "Yup, I thought as much Haru-chan, after that epic battle we had with Akira's cousin she was back to normal."
"Coming from you that a little surprising," Ann said.
"What can I say I got over it pretty quickly, gotta think about Oribe-chan."
"Yeah," Ann smiled warmly, "Oribe-chan will be so happy that we have found her sister."
Makoto closed her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest, "But we have to think about how we can return to our world first," She opens her eyes and glace to her right to were the small angle rabbit was standing, "Henry, do you know when the medical team will be arriving?"
The pinked rabbit snapped out of his thoughts when the doorbell ring, "Oh, right on time!" he exclaimed and hop to the door.
Makoto was a little dumbfounded at the weird timing.
The door open to reveal an energetic young girl with shoulder-length light blue hair (probably twelve years of age) wearing a white Askar Mage dress with gold trimmings, holding a healer's staff. And with her a flame pink Mirage Casper wearing a Witch Doctor Hat.
"Patty! Good timing," Henry jumped in joy. The blue haired girl known as Patty smiled, "Hello Henry, long time no see!"
The Witch Doctor Casper only nodded and followed Abby inside. The Mage girl and the Casper stopped at the living room and introduce themselves to the several newcomers.
"Hi, my name is Patty, it's a pleasure meeting you all," The twelve-year-old bowed politely, "and this is my assistant Surf," She gestured to the Casper by her side.
"Um, hello?" Ryuji blinked confused, "Hey, I thought we are going to get cute—"
Ann elbowed him.
"Ouch, what the—"
"Try to be more polite," The pigtailed blond young woman said.
"Sheesh, how many time do I have to get beat up over this?" Ryuji muttered while he rubbed his sides.
Ann rolled her eyes, "It is nice to meet you, Patty-chan, Surf-san! Don't mind my friend," she smiled.
Patty, "The pleasure is all mine; you guys are like celebrities—I mean, the very idea of meeting the 'Warriors of The Night' is such a huge honor!"
"Warriors of the Night?" Yuskue asked.
"Yea! I know you guys like the Phantom Thieves naming but I think a lot of people here like to call you guys—oh wait, where am I going with this? Oh silly me I got a little sidetracked," Patty bowed.
The Witch Doctor Casper huffed and looked both ways "Sorry but were not summoned here just to get an autograph, from would be superheroes anyway… Mew~!"
Patty pouted at the cute pink ghost.
Makoto rolled her eyes, "Our friend was being possessed by a monster. She is in the guest room unconscious, two of my other friends are watching her."
Patty blinked, "A Monster? What kind of Mon—ohhh, you talking about Grima, Henry told us all about it!"
"D-did you say G-G-Grima?" The ghost looked at Patty, his human partner's cheerful expression confirmed it, "M-Mew, I did not sign up for this," the Mirage shivered.
"So?" Patty shrugged, "Our specialty is to expel all evil spirits from the host as well as my abilities to heal, right?"
"Yea but… this is Grima we are talking about, Mew! How are we going to exercise that?"
"Well in case you forgot, I'm the daughter of a high ranking noble of Askr-"
The Casper flailed his arms, "Mew, don't say out loud, it's confidential and gods are not like demons! Then again…"
"Right on the money~" Patty winked at her friend, "If lord Chrom & Grand Master Robin can do it so can we!"
"Ugh, but that's the thing—we're not like the heroes, Mew," The Pink Mirage Spector wined.
The rest of the party felt confused and at the same time puzzled but all in all awkward, except for Nah, as her face brightens at the mention of Chrom & Robin she was almost tempted to ask Patty more questions about Chrom. Patty rolled her eyes at her Casper friend, she decided to ignore him just to focus on Makoto for more question about the patient. After that Patty chatted with Ann, Yuskue, Haru, & Futaba; Makoto & Ryuji joined Nah & Raidou to the table.
"Hey, who's the kid with the Casper?" Morgana emerged out of the room to wear Ayaha was resting.
Makoto made a sighed, "That's… our medical support team," She sweatdropped.
"Really? Well, it could have been worse," The Shadow Cat shrugged.
"What's so bad about a healer?" Inquired Nah all across the table where she is sitting at and drinking her tea.
"N-nothing at all it just wasn't what I expected."
Nah snickered, "In your words, you would rather be an attractive nurse."
"My thoughts exactly," Ryuji remarked.
"Pfff… oh, give me a break… I wouldn't settle for a nurse unless she's sixteen & rich," Morgana scoffed, "This kid looks too young and I rather… you know what never mind."
"Hey, you're Mr. Morgana aren't you?" Patty waved as she ran up and beamed at him.
"Yup, that's my name don't wear it out."
"So how was the patient?"
"She's out cold," Morgana remarked, it would appear that this girl knew all about his group that he wouldn't be so shocked if this healer is another fan.
"Out cold?" The Pink Casper joined Patty, "Couldn't you be more descriptive, Mew?"
"As in not waking up after being a colossal Dragon's puppet," Morgana rolled his eyes. Both Patty and the Mirage exchanged glances then back to Morgana as he continued.
"Aya is perfectly find, Futaba & myself have not detected anything weird about her."
Patty blinked, "Really?" and then pouted, "Well that's disappointing I was really wanting to put our exorcism skills to good use," Her expression changed back to happy, "Still though we need to check up on the patient if you don't mine Mr. Mona?"
Morgana nodded, "Sure, she's right this way." He pointed his paw to the room at the upper floor and lead Patty, the Casper, Henry & Phantom Thieves member to follow him.
Nah, Raidou, Gouto, and Justine had remained at the table, and there was silent before Justine spoke up.
"Say, Ms. Nah, perhaps you like to go site seeing around the city?"
Nah just got finish drinking her tea and place it neatly on the table, "Pardon me?"
"You seem rather ready to head on out, I figured you might be a little bored."
The little Burnette half Manakete thought about for a moment, part of her wanted to go see Tiki as soon as possible, and her mother as well, and the other had chosen to wait it out for the 'Phantom Thieves' to be fully ready to venture out.
However…, "You are correct I am bored, all these fancy contraptions are neat and all but that not doing it for me… not to say that I'm not impressed at what this 'Beach House' had to offer but… Anna would probably charge us or something."
"Finding a new Inn might be a good option anyway Lady Nah," Justine happily nodded, "Now that I think about I should be on my way as well."
"Hm?"
"My sister has been wondering if I'm coming back; she's at the same place as Lady Tiki."
Nah blinked, "O-oh right," she rose from her seat, "We should go with you to Lady Tiki as soon as possible anyway if you allow us."
Justine smiled, "Of course, Lady Tiki, Ninian & Fae would be sooo happy to see you."
Nah and Raidou exchanged glances then back to the Jailer, "As in the other Divine Dragons, they're here too?"
"Yup, they are currently with Lady Tiki at the Sky Realms."
Illusory Shibuya
{Switch to Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE OST - Illusory Shibuya}
The Sky was dark and cloudy, water droplets flouted everywhere... and a dark labyrinth with it holographic pitchers of Tokyo flouted everywhere.
Itsuki, Eleonora, Mamori and Yashiro entered through the portal.
"Hey," spoke a voice from behind them, they turned around only to see Tiki=Waifu enter through the portal.
Itsuki and Mamori were surprised to see her though Yashiro and Eleonora are unsurprised.
"Takana-san, what are you doing here?" Gasped Mamori her Paravati appeared by her side.
"We saw you guys heading towards that portal, so we followed," Tiki=Waifu said simply Mirage Nowi appeared by her side.
"And it looks like you guys are on a mission," Nowi said as she looked around the dark city.
Itsuki sighed, he pondered for a moment before speaking up, "Yea, we got a tip that a girl with pink hair entered this part of the Idolaspear."
"I had a feeling it might be it. I've heard gossips, while I was busy working on my laptop at Café Seiren."
"You have?" Mamori asked.
Tiki=Waifu nodded, while she held her laptop close "It's been gossip like crazy at school as well."
"Forgive for asking but what is so special about this girl?" Asked Paravati.
"She beat up some bullies with her 'dance moves'," Tiki=Waifu said bluntly.
Paravati sweatdropped, "I imaged Lord Itsuki knew about this."
"Pretty much," He remarked, "I got that tip from Kanae and from Ellie's pet talking Jack o Lantern."
"I HeeHoo-Heard that…" Muttered the Pyro Jack as he appeared by Eleonora's side, "Anyway like the boy was saying she is somewhere around here—lucky I can smell Pinkette girl from HeeHoo to here so I think I can track this stranger—"
"Wait, you can sense too?" Nowi asks astonished at the Jack o Lantern Demon.
"Why of course, I'm a HeeHoo Demon after all! Could you please don't interrupt me while I was talking?" Pyro Jack hiss at Nowi.
"Sorry," Nowi said sheepishly.
"As I was saying I think I can Track this stranger—"
"I think it's better to just show us Pyro," Eleonora's facepalmed, "Not that our Mirage could do similar things or anything…"
Pyro Jack stammered, "Y-yes, right away your elegance. F-follow me."
Itsuki and the others followed Pyro jack through a rout. They encountered a few hostile Mirage but they were easily dealt with thanks to Mamori, Druag, and Paravati. The rout seems familiar which Elly had pointed out to her Jack o Lantern Demon.
"Huh? Really?" Pyro Jack asks stunned.
"Unless we have something we should know about then yes," Eleonora said as she expected her fingernails.
"I and the Lady have been on this route before," Viroin appeared beside his young blond mistress, "We've been carrying our own tasks in stopping the Mirage before we meet Itsuki & the others."
"I did not realize, HeeHoo…"
"Think nothing of it, my orange round chum, I happen to have a copy of a journal." He said cheerfully and conjured a booklet that levitated above his hand, "That I wrote under milady's direct supervision of course!"
The small booklet flouted to Pyro Jack side, "You HeeHoo-have my thanks sir Viroin. I won't fail my Lady." he bowed.
Eleonora sighed, "That's nice. Now let's keep—"
They suddenly heard a girl's scream—to Itsuki, it remembered him on when he first meets Chrom & Ceada.
"The person's scream is coming from over there!" Mamori announce. "I can feel it too," Spoke Paravati.
"Then we better hurry," Itsuki said.
…
{Switch to Devil May Cry 1 Soundtrack - Red-hot Juice [Phantom Appearance ~ Battle]}
A brown curved long beak, it's head covered in brown leather with a sharp axe blade on top, it appeared to be a giant birds head with a serpent body covered with bird feathers. It stood tall from the black void where it came, in fact, the rest of its body is in the void but it could move with the void regardless.
The egret-snake hybrid creature peered down as it looked at its prey.
Yoshizawa Kasumi collapsed on one knee, both hands dived rapier to the floor for support and panted. Kasumi has red long hair tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon tied into a bow and red eyes. She wore a black mask and a black strapless leotard with a matching jacket with three tails and ruffles on the sleeves, a black choker, red gloves, thigh-length hose, and ballet-like heels.
Her head was down as samples of her blood ran down from the right side of her forehead.
"Who you think you are anyway?"
Kasumi clenched her teeth as she struggled to lift her head up to look at the white clade Zhu Yin Sister who was playfully twirling her staff as if she was cheerleading beside the bird-snake, "You're too late for groveling and begging. No one tries screws around with us unless they are killed or eaten!" The Zhu Yin Sister raised her staff.
"This confrontation is pointless," Kasumi spat, "I don't even know who you work for."
The Zhu Yin Sister frowned, "Don't play dumb with me—I know you're the Mirage Master that Lady Ursula wants to get rid of."
"A Mirage Master?" Kasumi had a flash of thought as she struggled back up, "There must be a mistake—"She trailed off for a moment was she really going to allow this Mirage to leave her be? No, she's not going to bargain for her life and let them go on a killing spree, expectceily if one of them is a Mirage Resin. Kasumi may not be a Mirage Master but that doesn't mean she can't fight with her Persona ether.
Kasumi draws her rapier forward, "What if I am?" her eyes glared at the two hostile Mirages, "And who is Ursula? Better not be the sea witch Ursula from the 'Little Mermaid'."
"How dare you speak of Ursala-Sama—no she is not the character of the storybook! Hey, you're just trying to make a fool out of me!" The Zhu Yin Sister snap and stomped her feet on the tile floor, "We'll see how you smile at this!" the white clade Zhu Yin Sister Shot pink lighting from her staff.
The lighting was too fast, Kasumi blocks it her rapier but the force sends her falling backward. She cried out in pain when she hit the floor. She struggled to get up once more.
"Oh, wow," The Zhu Yin Sister started to giggle, "I guess I don't know my own strength—wait a minute," She made an awkward paused, before erupting in rage, "You Faker, you're not a Mirage Master!" pointed an accusing finger at the human.
"How did she know?" Kasumi thought in shock as her hand clutching her right arm.
"I'm not stupid, you types go down easily compared to Mirage Masters and should know!" The Mirage sneered, "My guess you're trying to take the fall for someone else aren't you~? Ha! Too bad, I'm still going to kill you anyway."
The Zhu Yin Sister twirled her staff up in the air, "Say, goodnight tramp! Meteor Shower!"
Kasumi gritted her teeth, as she looks up to see the flaming rock heading towards her from the sky like a sidewinder missile. She doesn't have the strength to avoid another attack. "So this is it", she closed her eyes, she couldn't believe that this is the end of her, being a trap here in the Idolaspear for five years and haven't aged since now freed only for Veronica's followers are just going to kill her off. She wanted desperately to start a new life and forget about the hurt but death now awaits Kasumi—she waited for the fire to hit her but nothing came so she opens her eyes only to see a bubble shield protecting her. She turned to her left to see a Jack o Lantern with a cloak and a witch's hat with a white-gloved hand holding a lantern.
"Looks like I got here just in a nick of time, HeeHoo," Pyro Jack said.
"What?" The Zhu Yin Sister said flatly.
Kasumi was startled at seeing a Shadow appear and helped her or maybe it's someone's Persona…? She glances to her right when she saw a raven-haired boy of her age slide up between her and the Mirages. Most notably the boy wore something similar to a prince with a white cape.
Itsuki took a glace from behind, "Are you okay?"
Kasumi's heart almost skipped a beat when she looked at his eyes but quickly snapped out of it and nodded, "I'll be fine, thank you."
"Hm. The bubble won't last much longer, as soon as it's gone she should find a safe place Ma am."
Kasumi would protest but the handsome Prince—Err-! The Mirage Master could be right if she was to assume.
"Itsuki, this girl looked badly injured. Perhaps we should heal her?" Chrom inquired.
"Itsuki?" Kasumi wondered in thought, considering that she is a Persona User and a Phantom Thieves Member she too could hear the Mirage and its Master conversation in her head.
"Oh—um! Right," he turned around to face the red-haired girl in a mask and draw up a neon circle with is rapier and written his signature.
[Kasumi: 211+ HP Recovery]
Just like that her broken bones are fix, her attire and complexion cleaned up and the cuts and bruises are gone. In short Kasumi health and stamina is now maxed.
"Thanks again," Kasumi smiled, "Allow me to assistance you as a token of my gratitude," she brought out her gun and raised upward and fired. The bubble popped the moment the bullet made contact.
"Huh?" Itsuki asked surprised as she walked up beside him and gave him a flirty smile before snarling at the two Mirage that attacked her, pointing her rapier at them.
"That mask and her clothes, Is she a Mirage Master? That would explain why she's here—must be part of this group that Kiria & Caroline was talking about," Itsuki thought.
The Zhu Yin Sister was dumbfounded, she then saw four more Mirage Masters joined up with the Mirage Master and the Phantom Thief.
"Isn't that…?" Yashiro wondered out aloud, mostly to himself, as he gazed upon the egret-snake hybrid before them.
"More of them? Seriously?" The Zhu Yin Sister stumped her feet on the floor in a fit of rage, "Humph! You're obviously trying to get in my way, which is fine by me. Birdy get em!"
The Fell Burro Bird screeched and fired a laser beam from its mouth on the ground.
The Party scattered out of the way. The Mirage borrowed into the dark void circle and, like a shark, it charged and went after Kasmui. Which she leaps over it, narrowly avoiding its sharp maw that emerged up to eat her.
Itsuki Aoi cast a lightning attack at the void which became staggered. Eleonora jumped up and fired her ice arrow at the Mirage. Tiki=Waifu cast lightning at it as well.
Fell Burro Bird emerged up disoriented giving Mamori the chance to chop off its head with one swing of her axe.
*SLASH*
{Stop Devil May Cry 1 Soundtrack - Red-hot Juice [Phantom Appearance ~ Battle]}
The Zhu Yin Sister Mouth hangs open when she saw that birdy's head was chopped off just like that. The Birds head flew up and down then the head and the body turned into vaper. The Party then turned their attention on her.
"W-wait—this is not fair—I was going to win!" The Sister flailed her arms, "F-forget you guys, I-I got to get out of here Ursula-Sama is not going to like this!" She stammered and ran away from the battlefield.
"Did she just mention Ursula?" Tiki=Waifu said as her custom transform back to her school uniform.
"Yup," Nowi chirped as she appeared beside her Human partner, "Pretty wild huh?"
"Indeed guess your right about one thing," The headsets composer girl said.
"Thank's, !"
This made Itsuki think, he turned his attention to Yashiro, "Yashiro do you know what that thing we just fought?"
Yashiro nodded to him, "These types haven't been around for five years, they are part of the Fell."
"Are you serious?" Eleonora faces deadpan.
"The Fell?" Mamori wondered, "How dangerous are they?"
"Very," Yashiro stated, "They are usually the sign of the end of the world."
"I see…" Itsuki muttered with his arms crossed. He's not sure what Ursula's men are doing here but one thing he knows for sure that they have to stop them. He almost jumped when he realizes that a girl in a mask was approaching him from behind him.
{Play Persona Q OST – Strange School}
"Hey, um, I just want to say thank you for helping me out," Kasumi smiled politely at him.
"Happy to assist. So who are you a, um, Mirage Master?" Itsuki asked.
Kasumi laughed, "Nope, not me!"
"Oh, really? I just assumed that you are a Mirage Master based on your outfit." The raven-haired teen sweatdropped.
"I see what you mean there," The black-clad Redhead girl twirled around in front of him, "I do look like a Mirage Master, don't I?" she lances her glove fingers behind her back, tilted her head while giving him a cute expression.
Itsuki begins to notice that her ruby-colored eyes beamed beautifully in excitement beautiful, just as Tsubasa's & Kiria's, underneath that mask and he also could not shake the feeling that he had seen her before—he shook that thought about her away.
"So, what's your name?"
"My name?" Kasumi giggled, "Here I thought you want the full scoop about me."
"It would be nice but I think it would be polite to just know your name." he scratched the back of his head, he looked away for two secants feeling a little awkward around the masked mysterious girl that they saved.
"Well you don't have to beat around the bush, you did save my life, after all, ~" Kasumi took a couple of steps closer to Itsuki with her hands still behind her back.
Itsuki took several steps back, feeling a more awkward, "Our Pyro Jack was the one that created that shield bubble to protect you."
"Hee-Oh please," The Jack o lantern demon raised a brow, "I only served Lady Eleonora as she would of want this. If it were up to me I would not even bother."
Itsuki gave Ellies Pyro Jack a Deadpan look then back to the newcomer, "Don't mind him."
"That's okay Pyro Jacks are notoriously rude creatures anyway," Kasumi pointed out.
"So I've heard," Itsuki remarked.
"Yeeeaa. Anyway, my name is Kasumi Yoshizawa, I'm a member of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts."
"I'm Aoi Itsuki," he bowed.
"It's nice to meet a new face. My name is Mamori Minamoto," the dark brown haired twelve-year-old girl bowed.
"I'm Eleonora but my friends call me Ellie for short," The blond sixteen-year-old actress remarked.
"Call me Tiki=Waifu," Takana said simply. "You look like a super cool biker! I'm Nowi, Tiki=Waifu's Mirage Partner!" Nowi chirped.
Yashiro rolled his eyes, "Introduction aside If don't mind me asking but what is a Phantom Thief like you doing here in the Idolaspear?"
Kasumi smile fell, "Well… it's kind of a long story but basically, I was a trap here for… I don't remember."
"I see… you're the missing redhead girl from five years ago," Yashiro crossed his arms.
Itsuki and Mamori were surprised at Yashiro's conclusion while Tiki=Waifu and Eleonora became skeptical.
Kasumi's ruby eyes widen in surprise, not because Yashiro knew who she was before but the fact that he claimed that she's been gone for five years.
"Five years?' Her voice began to tremble. She remembered the final confrontation with the Fell God and how she was willing to throw herself in the jaws of death to save her friends and everything she cared about. The next thing she knew she woke up here in the Idolaspears version of Shibuya twelve hours later.
Kasumi removed her mask without hesitation, "Has it really been that long?"
Yashiro nodded, "The moment I saw a ponytailed redhead dressing up as one of the gangs I figured that you are the person that supposedly died. Plus Navarre mentions a disturbance in Performa in Illusionary Shibuya so we figured we check it out." He explained.
"My thoughts exactly," said Tiki=Waifu while she took a selfie picture of Kasumi without the mask.
"I thought were searching for somebody else. Some Pink haired lady," said Eleonora. Virion appeared beside her.
"So far I haven't found the pink haired lady in question my dear lady," said Virion, "It safe to say that she's gone out of the Idolaspear."
Eleonora scoffed, "Or maybe it was a Zhu Yin Sister posing as a person all along."
"Well not all is lost, we found someone that could hold out on her own!" Nowi beamed, "And she's part of this Phantom gang. Maybe she'll be on our side."
"Why wouldn't she be I've seen her fight those Mirages. I think she's trustworthy," Mamori smiled.
While Eleonora, Mamori, TIki=Waifu, Virion, Nowi, and Pyro Jack are talking Itsuki & Yashiro notice that Kasumi collapses on her knees.
"Are you okay?" Itsuki asked worriedly.
Kasumi was in a state of shock and sadness she almost didn't hear him the secant time, "Huh?" she looked up at him, "Sorry I just a little bit to…"
"It's okay I understand," Itsuki reached his hand, Kasumi reached up for his hand and pulled her up, "Believe it or not you not the only one that disappeared five years ago."
Kasumi blinked, "Really? You mean-"
"Yea, but," He frowned, "We don't know where she is right now." He admitted.
"In that case let me help you," Kasumi said.
"What? Are you sure?" Itsuki asks surprised.
"I'm doing it for my own reasons but let's not forget that you saved my life and I owe you for that," Kasumi reached out her hand to Itsuki.
Itsuki hesitated for a moment but he did remember something in his premonition and he was pretty sure that Kasumi was in it, fighting alongside her group and Itsuki's.
"Alright," he smiled as he held her hand, "Anything I can pay you back?"
Kasumi had a faint blush on her cheeks—
"Itsuki," Chrom appeared beside his Human partner, "More Mirages are approaching this area I think it's best to take our leave for now."
Kasumi snapped out of her thoughts.
"Right, I've been planning on checking up on Tiki," Itsuki nodded to Chrom.
"Yeah," Chrom crossed his arms, "She might have something for us to do other than looking for Ayaha."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Ayaha?" that name struck Kasumi like a cord she could have sworn she heard it somewhere- Tsubasa's sister had that same name. Now she definitely wants to go with Itsuki.
…
Meanwhile somewhere
One Hour Later
"Looks like the cost is clear your highness. Humans returned back to their world."
"Could you not call me 'your highness'?"
"Sorry, my mistake. Who would have thought going out into the wild would case so much attention, to Veronica at lest."
"I know, it was totally worth it!"
"Whatever. As long as we're not captured."
"Oh lighten up! My little sister Patty get to have all the fun doing work while I was stuck at the palace regal stuff."
"Like I haven't heard that that last time. Can we go home now? I don't want to get into trouble with your Dad and Mom and let's not forget about the Ceremony!"
"Sigh. Okay, okay fine let's get out of here."
"Finally!"