Here we go next chapter where Aqua has her second day, first classroom and meets the famous first year that transfered as well
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Persona 5 Royal Fanmake Gaston Arc Chapter 7
Famous First Year
Aqua wakes up from the strange dream. 'Fate…and awakening…? That's odd but no need to focus. I best get ready and hurry to school.'
She got dressed into her uniform, had breakfast and left the café and flipped the sign to open. She turns and see it was raining again.
"Good thing I was prepared this time" Aqua said as she pulls out an umbrella and opens it and heads for the station.
She managed to catch the train and squeezes in. As she road the train she overheard a conversation with some students.
"What was the conductor thinking charging into the station at top speed like that?" A light-hearted student said.
"Didn't you hear? The guy totally lost it." A Mellow student replies. "It's been happening a lot lately."
"All these accidents are because people are suddenly losing their minds, right?" The Light-hearted student asked.
"Well, between the economy sucking and how depressing the news always is, it's not all that surprising." The Mellow student said in response.
Aqua chose to no eavesdrop any more and focus on getting school on time today.
Aqua made it to the Beacon line and waiting with others for the train.
Just then a spikey haired male student said to a sleepy female student "Look, isn't that him?"
"You mean the one with the brown hair?" The girl asked him "Uhm I think so?"
Aqua looks to see the brown haired spikey haired male, one from the prologue but this is her first meeting him for context, he was wearing the Citadel uniform as well.
"He's so thin…" The male student said "It's no fair, I've got my hair styled spikey too…"
"Okay, and what's that got to do with being thin?" The female asked confused.
At that moment the train arrives, and everyone boards the train. On the train the Brown Spiky Haired boy had gotten a seat and Aqua was close by.
The boy looks to see an older woman with some bags and stands up and said to her "Please, take my seat. My station's coming up."
"Are you sure? Then…" The old woman said smiling
However just as the boy stepped aside to let the Old Woman sit down, a businessman next to the old woman quickly snipes the seat and sits down.
"Oh wow, what speed!" The boy said in shock. He then said smiling "I mean-Excuse me, that seat was for this lady…" The man briefly looks then dozes off. "Oh…"
Aqua looks and asked the boy "Should I 'wake him up'?" She was annoyed at how insensitive this man was at taking a seat that wasn't offered to him.
"It's all right. I can understand his position as well." The boy said with a smile. He then looks at the Old Woman sadly and said, "I'm sorry I couldn't be any help."
"It's all right, dearie. Don't you worry." The Old Woman said to him smiling.
"Please allow me to carry your luggage, at least." The boy offered to her.
"Thank you." The Old Woman said to him but asked "Ain't it heavy, though?"
"Not at all! I train plenty." The boy told her smiling proudly.
Soon the train reaches the station and Aqua was on her way to the school. She hears someone running up to her and looks to see the Spikey brown-haired boy coming up to her.
"Parden me…" The boy said smiling and then bows to her. "Thank you so much for earlier."
"With what exactly?" Aqua said not sure what she did to deserve thanks.
"For speaking up when I offered my seat on the train." The boy said smiling "You're a second year at Citadel Academy, correct? I'm a first year there myself. Thanking you totally slipped my mind back on the train, and I didn't want to be rude to my senpai."
Aqua was surprised at that, she never been called a senpai even in her old school but she was happy the person least doesn't fear her though seems like he doesn't know the rumours yet.
"Please excuse me!" The boy said and leaves
Aqua shakes her head and heads to the school. As she nears it she overhears to female students talking about playing volleyball in gym and one isn't happy to have that Rhodes girl on her team. Apparently she was a bit of a model and a famous one too and apparently was involved in Gaston in was is assumed a romantic way.
Aqua thinks and believes she may have seen the Rhodes girls in some magazines she looked at, namely ones relating to that Dual Monsters game or some cosplay. Either way she admits she wasn't bad looking, but dating Gaston, that had to just be a silly rumour.
Either way she hurries to the school, she made it safely here this time unlike last time, what was with that castle anyway? Regardless she heads in
Luckily Mrs Forger was happy to see Aqua made it on time and lessons happened normally. Now it was time for Social Studies and Aqua saw the teach for that was none other then Miss Finster
"Listen up you lot, I'm the social studies teacher, Miss Finster. I'll be teaching you the rules of society this year." Miss Finster said to them serious "Hmmm…You all look like you've been spoiled growing up. Can't wait to see which of you little hooligans disappoints me the most this year."
Aqua winces at that, Miss Finster sounds like a strict and serious teacher. She probably has the best interests of the students in mind but still…hard not to be intimidated by her, plus Aqua knows she is no doubt one of the top ones to disappoint her with yesterday and her situation. She just have to prove herself a good student.
"Speaking about disappointment, a certain dictionary defines a year as 'a period of 365 disappointment'." Miss Finster said beginning the lesson. "The books title is about as cynically satirical as the rest of it. It's 'The Devil's Dictionary', by Ambrose Bierce."
Miss Finster then looks around and looks at Aqua "Hey, new kid." Aqua looks to pay attention "Tell me what the Devil's Dictionary defined as the chief factor in the progress of human race."
Aqua thinks about it, she read about this dictionary before and said knowing the answer "I think that was Villains."
"Correct, through 'Malefactors' to be specific but I'll accepted it." Miss Finster said impressed with Aqua able to get it. "You actually knew that, I see?"
Aqua smiles proudly at that.
"Sure, villains can affect the course of history." Miss Finster began to explain "But remember that this definition is a sardonic witticism nothing more. Here in the real world, villains don't push humanity forward. All they do is spread chaos and strife."
The class begin to murmur and the black-haired female student said "Wow, she go it right…is she really a criminal?"
"She seems like a punk, but maybe she's actually serious about studying?" The brown-haired girl said.
Aqua nods smiling, feeling smart but just happy to show she was serious about school.
"I know you've all heard the reports of these agitators stirring up trouble." Miss Finster said "We don't have any room for criminals here. Now in school, and not in society. Am I clear?"
Aqua felt like that was directed at her but more like an ultimatium, shape up and prove you deserve to be here or leave. She took it to heart.
As Aqua spend the rest of the day at school she overheard students talk, they were traking about the brown spiky haired first-year she met and that she was incredible one who just transferred like her and naturally they were talking about her and what the rumours were saying.
Soon it was after classes as Aqua leaves the classroom and sees that Rhodes girl ahead of her, in class Aqua had learned, her first name was Alexis and also see Gaston coming up the stairs and approach the blond-haired girl.
"Hey there, Alexis." Gaston said smiling. "Things have been pretty dangerous lately with all those accidents."
"I'm sorry but I have a photoshoot today." Alexis said looking uncomfortable "It's for the special summer Dual Monsters event issue, so I can't afford to miss it…"
"Hey now…Being a model and dualist is fine and dandy, but don't work your pretty little self to the bone." Gaston said to her "You did mention you weren't feeling well, right? Something about appendicitis?"
"Yes, I keep planning to go to the hospital, but I've been too busy…I'm sorry to worry you." Alexis said to him.
"You must be lonely too." Gaston said "I feel bad for keeping your best friend at practise so often. Oh, and…be careful around that transfer student in your class. She's got a criminal record, after all. If something were to happen to you…"
"…Thank you. Please excuse me" Alexis said and leaves waching quickly.
"Tch…" Gaston said looking annoyed and leaves for the third floor.
"Wow…second time I eavesdropped on a conversation with Gaston, guess he never looks around or isn't worried." Aqua said "So…the rumours about them true…even so Alexis didn't look all too happy with him, almost like she was trying to avoid him."
She thinks as she heads for the stairs to leave the school.
As Aqua walks out the gate she hears someone call out "Hey" She looks and sees it was Uzi approaching her.
"Oh Uzi, what's up?" Aqua asked the Drone girl.
"I want to talk about the castle from yesterday." Uzi said to her folding her arms. "I tried to tell myself it was all just a dream…but I couldn't do it."
Uzi shakes her head as she added "I can't act like nothing happened. It's all connected to that jerk Gaston after all." She looks serious "I want to find out what's up with that place, no matter what. And you know, you're the only person I can rely on for this stuff. So you in?"
Aqua thinks she admits, she was curious too but no idea if they can ever go back. She said "Sure. What do we do next?"
"Nice!" Uzi said with a smile "Okay, glad we're in this together. I think we should just try and retrace our steps from yesterday. In the meantime, you're walking to the station, right? Let's go together."
She then adds smiles "Let me know if you notice any other weird buildings on the way."
Aqua nods and thinks 'Uzi doesn't seme like a bad person. I should just go along with this…' She then follows her to the station.
They soon stopped outside the store where they first met.
"If a huge castle like that really exists, I'm sure we'll find it in no time." Uzi said to Aqua. "…When did they build something like that though?"
"I am not sure; I am new here after all." Aqua said to her.
Uzi nods and looks around and points "We walked that way from here, right?"
"I think so" Aqua said thinking on it.
"When you put it that way, I'm not so sure anymore…" Uzi said rubbing her head "…Okay, this way. Let me know if you notice something."
Aqua nods and the two begin to walk taking the route they went yesterday but then end up back at the front of the school.
"Huh? We're at school…" Uzi said surprised. "There wasn't anything out of place along the way, right? I didn't see no castle either…"
Uzi sighs annoyed and said "…We must've made a wrong turn somewhere. Let's try again."
"Wait again?" Aqua said shocked.
"Don't worry, I won't mess up this time." Uzi told her confident. "Let's go."
The two tried again and ended up outside the school again.
"Bite me, for real?!" Uzi said looking down. She then leans on the wall near the gate "Is it smaller then we think it is?"
"That castle was no where near small" Aqua said recalling.
"I guess, then what do you think?" Uzi asked her.
"Hey, why don't you check your phone, didn't you struggle with service in that place?" Aqua suggests.
"Yeah, but I already did. Even checked the map app and I didn't see anything like it around here…" Uzi said sighing but then gets an idea "Huh? Phone…Hey, that reminds me didn't you have a navigation app thingy on back then?"
"Wait…navigation app?" Aqua asked confused.
"I dunno if it was or not, but I heard stuff that sounded like one coming from your phone." Uzi said thinking "You know, didn't it say stuff like 'returned to the real world' or something like that? Let me see your phone for a bit."
"Okay then." Aqua said and hands her phone in the Heartless case to Uzi.
Uzi looks at the phone and then asked "What's this eyeball-looking thing?"
Aqua figured she meant that Metaverse Navigator app and said "It just appeared one day, and I can't delete it…"
"Wait, what?" Uzi said surprised and looks up then back at the phone "What a weird app…" Her LED eyes widened "…Oh wait, this is it!"
She smiles happily and said "I knew it, it IS a navigation app! There's even your search history!" She shows it to, Aqua. "Oh yeah, I'm such a genius!"
"Huh…well so it is" Aqua said nodding and surprised.
"Let's try using it." Uzi said to her.
"But I don't really know how to use it." Aqua admits to her.
"Then I'll do it." Uzi said nodding and looks at it
"Gaston…Citadel Academy…Pervert…Castle…" The Metaverse Navigator said, "Beginning navigation."
"There we go!" Uzi said smiling "…Then we went in a certain direction and…" Suddenly there was a wave of purple mist around them, and she asked "Hey, what're you…Huh? What the robot hell?!" She looks at the phone.
On the phone was the eyeball symbol flashes on the phone and the two look and see the school turn into the castle before their eyes.
"Look! It's the castle from yesterday!" Uzi said in shock. The two rush to the large front doors and the drone girl said turning to Aqua "We made it back…That means what happened yesterday was for real too…Ahhh! Those clothes!"
Aqua looks at herself and just now realizes she was in that armour that appears when she was to engage in battle, she guesses from what Gatomon said her body was now use to whatever power Arsene granted her.
"That happened last time too, huh?!" Uzi asked her. "What is with the amour look anyway?"
"I am unsure on it, but I will admit, I don't find it that bad" Aqua said smiling "It really fits me."
"You LIKE it?!" Uzi said in shock "Ugggh! What's going on here?! This makes no sense at all…"
"Hey!" A voice called out and the two look to see it's Gatomon and he runs up to them "Stop making a commotion."
"Ah…You?!" Uzi said surprised.
"The Shadow Hengermen started acting up, so I cam here wondering what it could be…" Gatomon explained "…To think you girls would come back to the entrance when you barely managed to escape."
"What is this place?" Uzi asked him "…It is the school?"
"That is correct" Gatomon said nodding.
"But it's clearly a castle!" Uzi points out.
"That's cause the castle IS the school." Gatomon told her. "…But only to this castle's ruler."
"The castle's ruler?" Uzi asked.
"I think you called him Gaston?" Gatomon said "But blue hair called him Asmodeus as well."
"Fitting I think with the rumours about him and that is his middle name" Uzi said under her breath.
"Anyway, this is how Gaston's distorted heart views that school" Gatomon explained.
"Gaston…Distorted…" Uzi said trying to understand. "Bite me! Explain it in a way that makes sense!"
"I shouldn't have expected a moron to get it…" Gatomon said shaking his head.
"What did you say?!" Uzi said in anger. However, before it escalated the three hear a scream of pain inside. "What was that?!"
"It must be the slaves, captive here." Gatomon explained.
"Wait really?!" Uzi said in shock, and they hear another scream in pain. "Oh man…It's for real! We saw other guys held captive here yesterday…I'm pretty sure they're from our school."
"Yeah, I recall, they were wearing the school gym uniform." Aqua said nodding
"Most likely on Gaston's orders." Gatomon explained "It's nothing out of the ordinary; it's like that every day here." He then sighs "What's more, you two escaped yesterday. He must have lost his temper quite a bit."
"That big jerkward!" Uzi said in anger, but this was a lot more than normal.
"Uzi?" Gatomon asked concerned.
"Are you…okay?" Aqua asked Uzi
"This is so stupid!" Uzi said still angry she then runs, and shoulder bashes the door, but it didn't budge "You hear me, Gaston?!"
"Doing this isn't going to open it, so you know…" Gatomon said to her. "However, I can see you have your reasons."
Uzi still angry walks about to them "Hey, Gatogoto!"
"It's Gatomon!" Gatomon said annoyed.
"Do you know where those voices are coming from?" Uzi asked him.
"Wait…you want me to take you to them?" Gatomon asked and thinks and looks to Aqua "…Well I guess I could guide you there. But only if she comes with us."
"Yeah, I want to come with so let's go." Aqua said nodding, she wanted to make sure Uzi is safe since she lacked the power she and Gatomon had.
"It's settled then!" Gatomon said smiling.
"For real?!" Uzi said with a smile and looks to Aqua "Thank…I mean it."
"All right let's do this. Follow me!" Gatomon said. He then takes them to the ventilation shaft Aqua and Uzi used to escape "This is our infiltration point."
"Isn't that where we escaped out of last time…?" Uzi asked surprised.
"That's right." Gatomon said nodding "Not barging in through the entrance is one of the basics of phantom thievery."
"How are we supposed to know about that stuff…?" Uzi asked.
"My mom has told me, every exit is also an entrance, so this does make sense" Aqua said thinking.
Gatomon jumps into the hole with skill and said "I'll make sure to teach you as we go. Come on, follow me!" He goes in.
Uzi looks at Aqua and said "So, uh…sorry for dragging you into all of this…But I just can't forgive that jerk Gaston doing whatever the robot hell he wants!" She then smiles "Really though, thanks for coming along I owe you big time!"
"It's no problem, let's get moving" Aqua said.
The two then go to re-enter the castle to find the prisoners.
Well Aqua and Uzi have returned to the castle and are going to find the slaves, what will they discover and what will they learn?
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