Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition
By Tayla Drago
Episode #7 - Ryuji Sakamoto – Skull
Year 20xx
Day #4 - April 4/12th Tuesday
Another fine day at school for Keiko to get there in time on a rainy day 'cool for the months and what day it changes, same with the weather too', and having a new umbrella with her this time to stay dry.
Keiko: (I had another strange dream...Fate…and awakening…? More importantly…I need to hurry and get ready for school...)
From getting out of bed, getting cleaned up, eating, taking the train to school, and walking the rest of the way there to know where to go this time; for the dream Keiko just had to see Igor, Caroline, and Justine again to explain more about what just happened and what's the come later on – one question was left on this girl's mind was about the castle with the different Suguru and her other fake bad self to be thinking about.
Keiko: (Hmmm...Nothing's happening in the castle with the other Suguru who's king and such and the other version of me is all sexy like...Still, Igor told me to be on my guard. I just hope Morgana is okay on his own.)
As Keiko leaves the store to leave an open sign for Sojiro before taking off 'with an umbrella' to take the train to one station first, and then another one to Shujin...As Keiko was waiting for another train to arrive – she hears people talking about someone who goes to the same school as her, another female student.
Ponytail Student: Look, isn't that her?
Sleepy Student: You mean that one with the red ribbon? Uh, I guess so?
The one standing in front of Keiko was the one with the long red hair the other students were talking about.
Ponytail Student: She's so thin...It's not far, I've got my hair in a ponytail too...
Sleepy Student: Okay, and what's that got to do with being thin?
OK...? What's this girl have to do with anything for them to know about? Keiko didn't feel anything bad from her but loneliness. On the train to see an elderly woman standing around. The girl felt bad to let her sit in her place instead 'as Keiko happens to watch and hear the whole thing'.
Ribbon Hair Girl: Please, take my seat. My station's coming up.
Old Woman: Are ya sure? Then...
Nice of her to do it, but...a greedy businessman takes the old lady's seat instead. Rude!
Ribbon Hair Girl: Oh wow, what speed! I mean-Excuse me, that seat was for this lady...Oh...
And rudely enough too, he just sleeps on the train ride. For Keiko to be seeing this, she needed to do something.
Keiko: How rude. Say, do you want for me to wake him up for you?
But instead...
Ribbon Hair Girl: It's all right. I can understand his position as well. I'm sorry I couldn't be of any help.
Old Woman: It's all right. Don't you worry.
Ribbon Hair Girl: Please allow me to carry your luggage, at least.
What a nice person she was.
Old Woman: Thank you! Ain't it heavy, though?
Ribbon Hair Girl: Not at all! I train plenty.
All was good because this girl was kind, in good shape, and she was strong.
Keiko: (This girl's something else. Also, she seems to go to the same school as me. Must be new.)
Leaving the train to get to Shujin just in time for Keiko, but the girl sees her again to say something. Yeah, she seems to go to the same school as Keiko does.
Ribbon Hair Girl: Pardon me...
Keiko: What's up? Oh, you're the girl from the train.
Ribbon Hair Girl: I just wanted to say this...Thank you so much for earlier.
Bowing to Keiko to thank her for remembering what she was trying to do.
Keiko: Oh! Um...With up? Sorry, I have a lot on my mind right now. But I do care for good people. Don't get me wrong about it, I do care.
Ribbon Hair Girl: It's for speaking up when I offer my seat on the train.
Keiko: Right, that. It's just what I do.
Seeing the badge years on what grades they were in.
Ribbon Hair Girl: You're a second-year at Shujin Academy, correct? I'm a first-year student there myself.
Keiko: So you're a first year? Cool. And yeah, I'm a second year since I just moved to start off a bit different.
Ribbon Hair Girl: Really? No joke, huh? Also, thanking you totally slipped my mind back on the train, and I didn't want to be rude to my senpai. That means my special teacher senpai.
Keiko: Calling me "teacher" is fine.
Good enough, for the girl bows again to Keiko before taking off.
Ribbon Hair Girl: Please, excuse me!
Keiko: See you later then.
As the two girls leave, one boy was following the girl with the long red hair to know her a lot for he was at their age to be a very shy type of guy. With funny brown hair, blue eyes, wears the same boys uniform of the school, and to look good for someone who's all quiet and shy around other people 'to do well in school'.
Shyness Male: There she is...She hasn't changed since but her looks, I have to help her in any way possible.
Whoever he was seems to be mysterious 'one of my OC male characters in it to talk about way later'. From arriving in the area, Keiko walks up to get inside of Shujin just in time to make it through the school day.
Keiko: (Seems like nothing's bad to be going on here...I just need to make it through and then think about the dream and from yesterday later on. I hope the other girl will be fine too.)
She goes on her school life to be learning a lot in her classes for others to be surprised by the rumors not being true at all, from questions to answering from one teacher name Mr. Ushimaru to like where this was going for Keiko to do well in school.
Mr. Ushimaru: I'm the social studies teacher, Mr. Ushimaru. I'll be teaching you the rules of society this year. Bizarre incidents have been occurring frequently. Those are but the actions of such scum. We don't need crude people like that in this school. Understand?
What a fine way to make it through the day to ignore the rumors for Keiko to be fine with it all, others were liking the other girl with the long red hair, to be skillful at gym stuff the most. After class for the day to end, Keiko sees Suguru talking to Ann again for her to also overhear their conversation – from asking to give her a ride home and such from the accidents to be going on, but she does some photo shooting to one day becoming a model as she kindly says no to him.
Keiko: (It's the blonde girl, she seems to be talking with Kamoshida.)
Anyone else find this scene a bit wrong like I do too?
Suguru: Hey there, Takamaki. Are you looking for a ride home? Things have been pretty dangerous lately with all those accidents.
Ann: Sorry, I have a photo shoot today. It's for the special summer issue, so I can't afford to miss it...
Suguru: Hey, now…Being a model's fine and dandy, but don't work your pretty little self to the bone. You mentioned you weren't feeling well, right? Something about appendicitis?
Ann: Yes, I keep planning to go to the hospital, but I've been too busy…Sorry to worry you.
Suguru: You must be lonely too. I feel bad for keeping your best friend at practice so often. That's why I asked you out in the first place. And please be careful like some troublemakers from the new girl Amamiya, at least I hope she's not.
Ann: ...Thank you. Please excuse me.
Once Ann leaves, Suguru gets a bit mad for not having his way with her. Ew! For Keiko feels her pain somehow.
Suguru: Tch...
Looks like one of her friends was in the volleyball team to spend a lot more time with the teacher than with Ann a lot, and for Suguru to tell her to also be careful around Keiko "if" she starts to act badly to keep that part in mind. For this teacher to say if something were to happen to her for Ann to excuse herself to not like being around Suguru a lot, to keep on trying for this man, really? Freaky...
Keiko: (What was that all about...?) ….!
Thought to be caught, Keiko takes off for Suguru to be passing by to stare and smell her hair a little. Ew!
Suguru: Hello, Amamiya. I hope you're behaving.
Keiko: Me?! I mean, of course I'm behaving well! Why wouldn't I be?!
Suguru: I just don't want to see you get into trouble too much, come talk to me and I can solve all of your problems. Maybe you can consider joining my volleyball team. Try it out first, I'll keep score on your skills. Think about it now.
And teachers or parents don't do anything about this at all.
Keiko: Are you sure?
Suguru: It'll be fun. Make friends, try something new, and less troubling with Sakamoto if you join. Be safe walking back home. But if you need a ride back, I can drive you.
Trying to wrap his arms around Keiko next, she pretends to look at her watch to try to act like Keiko was running some errands for her excuse to leave.
Keiko: (What is he...?) Ah, oh! Look at the time! My parents want me to buy some grocery food on the way home. Thank you anyways, Mr. Kamoshida, but I'm good. Bye!
Leaving out of school for Suguru wasn't done with Keiko just yet.
Suguru: I have ways to get what I want with the ladies real soon.
So mess up, this even has Keiko to almost puking in fear and disgusted.
Keiko: (I hope Ann's not going out with Kamoshida, this whole thing doesn't seem right. And we met...!) Ah, sick! I'm getting hit on by a perverted older man! Gross! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! I better get going...
Well, that's not all what's been going on, the same thing with Keiko telling Ryuji about Suguru trying to put her on the volleyball team, she had to say something to him. Speaking of which...she sees Ryuji from outside of the school to be – looking for something around the parts for the other world with the castle and the king Suguru again. He was already on to that part, huh? Even before Keiko could do it first.
Keiko: (Speak of the devil...) Ryuji, hi. W-What are you doing?
Ryuji: Yo. Keiko, I know that you and I are thinking the same thing, right? From Kamoshida acting like a king and his castle to be in a different area than it is in the school? It can't just be a crazy dream we just had.
Keiko: No, it wasn't. And by standing around to look at your phone will lead you to somewhere...For what I'm guessing is what you're doing right now.
Ryuji: You mean this thing, right?
Ryuji then shows Keiko his cell phone with the same logo eye on it like hers has it.
Keiko: Hey! You got this too?
Ryuji: Its weird I know. I think we're not dreaming one bit. I want to find out what the hell's goin' on, are you in?
Seems like she was to figure something out.
Keiko: I'm in. The first thing we need to do is look at this phone to figure out the rest on where to go next.
Ryuji: Cool...But before that, take this.
He hands Keiko to use a toy gun on the enemies to keep their distance from hurting them again, really Will they buy it?
Keiko: A gun?!
Ryuji: Its fake, see?
He shoots out little metal balls coming out of it instead of bullets.
Ryuji: I had this for a long time. I know its not real, we can't carry guns without a license. Just use this to get those knights guys away from us.
Now Keiko sees where Ryuji was getting at.
Keiko: Oh, that? Okay, thanks. (Jesus, Ryuji! Please don't scare me like that again!)
Ryuji: OK, so if we have...whatever we got on our phones, it could be...some type of navigation map of some kind from another world?
Sure looks like it to be both on their cell phones.
Keiko: I think so...it did something yesterday without any of us knowing about it.
Ryuji: Then let's give it a shot.
Keiko: So soon?
Typing something in, the app itself knows where Ryuji and Keiko wanted to go back to the place right away. It was better than pointing around the areas you're standing at to look like a complete fool.
[Metaverse Navigator: Kamoshida...Shujin Academy...Pervert...Castle...Beginning navigation.]
Sounds like they got something to go back again to know what to do since Keiko could fight and Ryuji to follow her.
Ryuji: Here we go...Then, we went in a certain direction, and-
Once he hits the button, something around the two changes.
Keiko: Ah, Ryuji, I think you just hit something.
Ryuji: Hey, what're you–-...Huh?
He sees what was going on like Keiko was.
Ryuji: What the hell?!
From the phone to show the icon, the screen makes it all fuzzy, something changes in Keiko and Ryuji's surroundings, and from the school becomes a castle 'a type of Palace in the Metaverse' for them to go back there again. But that's not all...Keiko's clothes changed into the other look she uses in battle with the mask on her face again to happen once she enters into the Metaverse.
Keiko: It looks like it worked. (So that's what the strange app does.)
Ryuji: Look! It's that castle from yesterday!
Getting a closer look at the main entrance, there was no doubt they were in the right place.
Keiko: Entrance of a castle to getting ourselves captured and almost killed...Yep, this is the one.
Ryuji: We made it back...That means whatever happened yesterday was for real too...
Ryuji then sees Keiko's clothing has changed again.
Ryuji: Wow! Ah, Keiko...Those clothes are back...! That happened last time too, huh?
Keiko sees herself in the clothing again to still look very odd wearing them.
Keiko: You're right! It came back on me...! It looks very different to my true self.
Ryuji: But what's with that outfit?!
Keiko still hated to be stared like this.
Keiko: Don't look at me...! I don't know!
Ryuji: I don't blame you for it either.
She tells Ryuji again.
Keiko: No, serious. Quit looking at me all weird-like.
Ryuji couldn't help but to find Keiko cute to hide his feelings for her. Oh, boy...
Ryuji: I'm not staring! And what's going on here?! This doesn't make effin' sense at all...
Just then, they hear a voice coming from Morgana to find them from hiding.
Morgana: Hey!
Keiko: Morgana, you're okay. (That's good to know.)
Morgana: That I am, Madame Keiko. Hello to you again. And please keep quiet. You too, Ryuji. Stop making a commotion.
I guess it's his way to say hello to the two of them to see Morgana again. He didn't mind Keiko to be smarter than she looks, and Ryuji to be dumb and annoying.
Ryuji: Ah...You?!
Morgana: I see why the Shadows are acting up so weirdly, I had to see it for myself of you two coming back here again. Almost dying here and then coming back...Not bad, I guess. But it's a very risky decision to make.
He was really worried.
Ryuji: What is this place? ...Is it a school?
Oh, boy...Here comes a lot of explaining coming from Morgana himself to tell Keiko and Ryuji all about it.
Morgana: That's right it is.
Ryuji: But it's a castle!
Keiko: How is a school and at the same time a castle? This Metaverse thing...
From what Keiko was told a lot from Igor himself since last night in her dreams, guess it's all true.
Morgana: At least you're paying attention, Madame Keiko. And that's because this "IS" a castle...But only to the castle's ruler.
And that ruler is none other than Suguru himself to be far different from any other person in the Metaverse.
Ryuji: The castle's ruler...?
Morgana: I think you both called him Kamoshida? It's how his distorted heart views the school.
Huh...? So weird to hear something like it to be done from Kamoshida's doing in the Metaverse on the way he sees things from his heart to be distorted of some kind.
Ryuji: Kamoshida...Distorted...?
Keiko: Is he broken?
Ryuji: Or explain it to us that does make sense!
Morgana: I shouldn't have expected a moron to get it...
Ryuji: What did you say...?
You asked for it, Ryuji. Morgana does so for them to get it to but not until they start to hear someone screaming the castle 'done by the Fake Keiko's doing'.
Ryuji: What was that?!
Keiko: Sounds like someone's in trouble!
Morgana: It must be the slaves captive here.
Now he tells them...
Ryuji: It is real...! We saw other guys held captive here yesterday...I'm pretty sure they're from our school.
Morgana: Most likely on Kamoshida's orders. It's nothing out of the ordinary; it's like that every day here. And with you two escaping, he's probably not taking this too well.
Really? Having students as slaves in Kamoshida's castle and the fake Keiko as well? This makes Ryuji really mad to kick the wall to know that he was ready for anything.
Keiko: And all of this to get others to play volleyball, even me... (Oh, no...! Now I know I don't want to do it, but still. The other fake me...I don't get it.)
Now Keiko tells them to have Ryuji twice as mad.
Ryuji: He said what...? Keiko...I don't believe this...! That bastard! Do you hear me, Kamoshida!? You hurt others to get to Keiko next, and you'll be sorry!
Keiko: (Ryuji...?)
He must really be mad with reasons for both Keiko and Morgana to never see him acting like this and it's not because of the Fake Keiko which Suguru Shadow has made.
Morgana: I don't know what happened, but you really have it in on this guy a lot.
With that Ryuji wanted to see the prisoners for himself.
Ryuji: Hey, Mona-Mona!
Morgana: It's Morgana!
Ryuji: Whatever, take us to where the prisoners are at!
Keiko wanted to see for herself what was really happening and why Morgana wasn't panicking so much.
Keiko: Please, Morgana? Take us there. Look...From having Arsene, some type of different powers, and my sword-knife type of thing, and...the gun to fake the others out with, I can still be useful in battle for you.
For he had no other choice.
Morgana: Since you'll help me out, Madame Keiko, okay. But having a toy gun? Weird...Of course, in this world, you can make anything seem and feel real...Maybe it might come in handy. Then follow me, you two.
Maybe Morgana was on to something for Keiko's weapon to suddenly become a real-life gun in the Metaverse. Weird, and yet it might be useful. With him taking Keiko and Ryuji through a hidden path to sneak back inside of the castle where they escaped from, this was their chance to look around again – but this time be ready for anything.
Morgana: This is our infiltration point.
Ryuji: Ain't that where we escaped outta last time...?
Seems like it still has an opening of the castle parts without Suguru Shadow or the other Shadows noticing at all. Wow...
Morgana: That's right. Not barging in through the entrance is one of the basics of phantom thievery.
Ryuji: How're we supposed to know about that stuff...?
Morgana: I'll make sure to teach you two more as we go. Come on, follow me!
Morgana goes through it first for Keiko and Ryuji to follow him from behind to get back inside the castle.
Ryuji: So, uh...Keiko. So, uh…sorry for draggin' you into all of this…But I can't just forgive that bastard Kamoshida doin' whatever the hell he wants! Really though, thanks for comin' along. I owe you big time!
Keiko: It's fine, Ryuji, I get it.
A nice way to smile for this girl, huh? Getting back inside to still have bad feelings from the Palace type of the Metaverse again. To stay close together this time, without getting caught again.
Ryuji: Man, this place is as creepy as always.
Keiko: A nightmare that will never go away.
Well, they wanted to go back again and here they were now.
Morgana: Mm-hm. Now, make sure you do exactly as I say, all right? ...Follow me!
Seeing the hallway entrance room to see it changing from a kingdom part of the Palace, and into a school gym room to fade in and out.
Ryuji: Hey...We went by here when we came in the front...
The room changes appearance suddenly, then changes back.
Keiko: A school is a castle! (This is getting weirder and weirder by the minute.)
Ryuji: What the...?! I was seein' double or something just now…! Was that Shujin!?
They'll get used to it all soon enough.
Morgana: I've told you before. This place is your school. Regardless, we don't have the time to stand around. Who knows when a Shadow might show up. Come on, this way!
Ryuji: I'm ready!
Morgana: Ah...you know you're only watching, right?
Sorry, Ryuji, but it was for the best.
Keiko: Then I'll give it a surprise attack from behind. Follow me, boys.
They started to sneak inside the castle as they stayed very close to one another; to see from the inside the school building appearing and disappearing while still being in the castle itself, this one might be tricky to do.
Morgana: Shoot...I had a feeling there would be guards here...
One Knight Shadow to be scouting back and forth in the next room.
Keiko: Looks like trouble.
Morgana: It looks like we're going to have to start fighting our way forward.
Ryuji: F-For real...?
Yes, but with a plan in mind.
Morgana: Oh boy. I'll just teach you the basics of battle for now. You'd better not forget all of this. Always try to ambush enemies instead of rushing everywhere headlong. Attack from behind wherever you can, Madame Keiko. You'll need to rip their masks off to momentarily break the control that the Palace ruler has over them. If you succeed, your opponent will be caught off guard, allowing us to jump in for a preemptive attack.
It was all up to Keiko to do so.
Keiko: I'll see what I can do then.
Ryuji: So we wanna get the jump on 'em and make the first strike...Okay, got it!
Morgana: Just stay next to us, Ryuji. Anyways, let's go!
Doing so, Keiko sneaks at the Shadow from behind...and removes his mask.
Keiko: Show me your true form!
Direct hit! And then heading downstairs in the prison cells they go and stopping other Shadows of their Persona forms to fight with for Keiko 'to learn how to use an ambush type of move to rip off the Shadow's masks from behind' and Morgana to do from their powers, swords, and guns for Keiko's work and so was Morgana's slingshot.
Morgana: Engage into battle, Zorro!
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Ryuji continues to follow them to be very good sneak attacks to go smoothly for Keiko to be in at all of this. But there weren't any prisoners in their cells right now. They were all emptied.
Ryuji: Why ain't anyone here...?
Keiko: They're all gone.
They were all gone to not have anyone else in it like there was yesterday.
Ryuji: Dammit, they were here before! Where's they go?!
Morgana: Quiet down!
Ah, hello? Ryuji...? Remember? There are more prisoners down below the castle, a bit more than the room you guys were in right now.
Ryuji: Oh yeah, there were more of 'em further in too...!
Morgana: They might have been transferred already...
Hearing some footsteps to be drawing near...
Keiko: Ah, you guys...
More knight Shadows were on their way to the area.
Ryuji: Crap, I can hear footsteps comin'! Lots of 'em!
Morgana: It would be a problem if they discovered us now…Hey, let's head into that room. We should be able to hide in there until they leave.
Well, more knights were coming to be too many to handle – for Keiko, Morgana, and Ryuji to make a run for it into an empty room to be good for them, and other parts to go into if they're in the Palace itself. From the room they were in felt like they were in a classroom to be empty, to also be known as a Safe Room.
Keiko: Again in this room too...
Morgana: See? What did I tell you two? We are in a school to be part of Kamoshida's distorted heart of what he thinks of the place.
They see what he meant there.
Ryuji: You shitting me? Nothing makes sense anymore...
Keiko: I know, Ryuji, but Morgana's right. It proves from the world we are in right now is how Kamoshida sees it. And yet from your hatred for the man and trying to put me in something I don't want to be part of...You must really have it out on him.
Morgana: For I call this type of place a "Palace".
Keiko heard from Igor last night.
Keiko: (Kamoshida's Palace...)
More like - Kamoshida Shadow's Castle Palace to me.
Ryuji: A Palace?
Morgana: This is happening because Kamoshida thinks of this place as his own castle.
Ryuji: Is that all...? That son of a bitch!
For Ryuji to sort of get it not to still be mad at the man.
Morgana: You really have a grudge against this man, do you, Ryuji?
Ryuji: Hate doesn't even cover how I feel! Everything is that asshole's fault!
Morgana: Just be careful to not let your emotions get the better out of Kamoshida. Anyways, Madame Keiko, you wish to know more about your clothing, right?
Keiko almost forgot about her new battle look.
Keiko: Huh...? Oh, yes! Please tell me.
Ryuji: Likewise.
For Morgana to respect Keiko's appearance, Ryuji does to...feel a little turn on of some kind just seeing her in an outfit Keiko was in.
Morgana: There's nothing to fear, it happens when you're in this world too. Anything distorts according to how a ruler pleases within the Palace like the school. In order to prevent distortions like this, one must have a powerful will of rebellion. Your appearance, Madame Keiko, is a manifestation of that. It's the image of rebellion you hold within.
From Keiko wanting to save many lives when Ryuji was in danger and herself, it makes even more sense.
Keiko: Yes, that explains why I've become like this...
Just then, Ryuji interrupts...
Ryuji: Forget the clothes, I want to know about you, Morgana! Who or what are you?!
Yeah, what was he? Since he looks like a cat but he said he wasn't.
Morgana: I am a human – an honest to god human.
A human...? Really?
Keiko: Human in a...creature form? That's odd...
Ryuji: No, you're honestly more of a cat!
For Morgana can't remember what his other true form looks like to be stuck like this.
Morgana: This is, well...It's because I lost my true form...I think. But I do know how to regain my true form. And sneaking into the castle is one of the reasons for a further investigation. But I was caught bumping into you two...so there. And what he did, I was torture the same from Kamoshida too! He's going to pay! And trying to hurt a beautiful woman, that's low.
He is a gentleman to the ladies at least for Keiko of her kindness and bravery.
Keiko: Oh, that's a nice thing to say.
Ryuji: This is seriously crazy!
And now, back to the searching of the prisoners next.
Morgana: Come on, once the coast is clear, let's continue onward.
From easing up to recover real quick before moving out for the three to continue on. By waiting to pass by the Knight Shadows to be talking to each other about something for the three to over hear them.
Armored Soldier: Hm, I thought I just heard something move over there...Guess it was my imagination...
Guard #1: And what of the slaves?
Guard #2: They're all in the training hall with the Mistress. I'd assume they're screaming in pain by now.
Guard #3: Very well. By the way, I heard we may have intruders around. Stay on your guard.
Leaving, this was Morgana, Keiko, and Ryuji's chance to check out the other prisoners from down below 'without Fake Keiko seeing them'. And that's by going back to where it all started again.
Morgana: Did you guys hear that?
Keiko: I did.
Ryuji: They said trainin' hall, right?
Sounds like it.
Morgana: I think that's just a little further ahead. Let's go!
Getting past the other knights from down below and fighting back for Keiko and Morgana to be doing great from swords, Personas, and guns.
Morgana: Ugh...There's a guard on duty here...The way to the training hall should be just beyond those bars...
Keiko: We just need to get through this Shadow...
But how can they do it this time...?
Ryuji: So...what're we gonna do? Do we gotta fight it?
From fighting and still being careful when doing so.
Morgana: Seems like it. Just don't let it notice you beforehand...If it does, the Palace's security level will rise.
Always keep it down to 0%. Because if it goes up to 100%, then it's game over.
Ryuji: A-And what do we do if that happens? Run away?
Morgana: Well, the security level will go back down if we can beat more enemies without getting noticed.
Ryuji: Th-That sounds, uh...complicated.
Since he's not fighting with no powers.
Keiko: Not for Morgana or me.
Morgana: She's right. But fine...I'll put together some info about the security level. Just in case. This is still crucial to successful Palace infiltration, so make sure you actually read it, okay? Same with you too, Madame Keiko. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Noted to be up top on the right side of the screen when playing the game...Ha! I think Keiko gets it.
Keiko: (Noted.) I'll reveal the truth!
Stopping the other Shadows for Keiko and Morgana to do in seconds. And the other ones...Well, some they do fight with, but not all of them.
Knight Shadow #1: Hey, have you seen anyone who looks like an intruder?
Knight Shadow #2: No, nobody yet...
And soon to overhear one of the knights saying about the prisoners at the training hall, they needed to stop these two to get through.
Morgana: Shoot...I had a feeling there would be a lot of enemies. It'd be impossible to dodge all of them...
Ryuji: Then, what do we do? Should we try and take 'em down like before?
Maybe something else in between instead?
Morgana: It's not that simple. We still have a long way to go, so we should be conserving energy.
Keiko: We'll be killed this time if we get caught again.
I think Ryuji was starting to get the whole thing so far.
Ryuji: I-I see...Sorry...Dammit, I wish I could fight...I'd at least be able to help out a little bit...Even the gun I gave to you, Keiko.
Keiko: Maybe it can be useful for something...
From Morgana to think through when Keiko and Ryuji brought the gun part up again, he then remembers something big.
Morgana: Huh? That's the toy gun you mentioned?
Keiko: This thing, yes? I thought it was real when Ryuji showed me, I thought it was real and loaded.
Ryuji: I would never give a gun to be real person loaded up with bullets. This thing doesn't shoot anything...
Somehow, Morgana feels this toy gun turn into a real one. Huh? I guess he did say anything someone imagines from this world can make it happen.
Morgana: I see...Well, there is a way...
Keiko: There is?
Morgana: Okay, we'll use that to take down the enemies! Don't worry, I'm sure this'll work. Attack away, Madame Keiko!
Keiko: Ah...Okay, leave it to me.
Attacking the Shadow to fight it for Keiko and Morgana to give her gun I try...For it was very useful in battle to learn about it from Morgana himself to tell her. Nicely done! With Keiko with a pistol, and Morgana with his own slingshot.
Morgana: That's your weapon, and here's mine!
And now that Shadow is gone for good! Using the bullets, it does run out until the next round in battle to recharge again.
Ryuji: Its for real?! But it's a toy! I wish I could fight like Keiko...But I have to admit, I didn't know it was gonna happen. So, it's still pretty cool.
Keiko: Yeah, but...it feels weird in this world. And your slingshot, Morgana, it's very powerful in battle. Why is that?
But how's this even possible?
Morgana: It's because we're in a different world...It's known as a Cognition. It's like being in a dream you can make anything happen to be very real to you, except you're awake to use a toy gun to become a real one from the many dangers you are in. Either that, slingshots, shot guns, whips, and so on. Madame Keiko gets it, don't you?
She seems to be.
Keiko: It does makes sense from making something like this happen.
Morgana: See, Ryuji, this girl catches on quickly. Now let's keep on going to fight back if we have to. The more knights we can take out in a flash, the faster we can still keep on looking. Keep it up, Madame Keiko.
They kept on going for Ryuji to say one thing behind Morgana's back about him talking kindly to Keiko...
Ryuji: Plushie cat pervert...
Does that make any sense there? I don't know...Was he getting jealous over nothing? Through the next corner...
Morgana: A guard...I'm pretty sure that's where we need to be going, too...
Keiko: It would seem like it.
Ryuji: You guys gonna take it down again?
Somewhere along the lines...
Morgana: I guess that's our only choice...But wait, this might be a good time...Okay, I've decided! I'm gonna teach you two a special way to fight enemies!
Keiko: Is it a new technique?
Seems like it. Or rather, it sounds like it.
Morgana: Something like that! Let's go!
Attacking another Shadow for Keiko and Morgana make another move! By stopping more Shadows, both Morgana and Keiko learn a new move to use together once all the Shadows are down.
Morgana: An All-Out Attack!
Keiko: Here goes!
It worked because the Shadows were all gone with the All-Out Attack move.
Morgana: That worked out all according to plan.
Ryuji: What was that SUPER MOVE thing you just did?!
Keiko: Seems like it, Ryuji. That was cool.
A lot of getting used to doing, also to never let the security levels go up any higher by any means for all of this to work out.
Morgana: That was called an All-Out Attack. If you manage to knock all the enemies down, you might be able to use it to beat them all at once. And yes, it was cool.
Ryuji: Yeah, that was over quick!
Moving fast and striking down their enemies in seconds.
Morgana: It's a concentrated attack on the defenseless enemies, after all. Now as I mentioned before, I want you to be the head of your command, Madame Keiko. You can decide when we use this.
Keiko: I'll do my best.
Morgana: Good. Strike the enemy's weakness, knock them all down, then do an All-Out Attack! That's the ideal pattern!
As they were getting closer to the basement floor, where the other prisoners were at and where Fake Keiko was enjoying the show of hers, it was time to go downstairs.
Fake Keiko: Oh, yes...Dance, my slaves! Dance faster!
Whipping too much with no end to this torture at all.
Ryuji: The trainin' hall's up ahead, right?
Morgana: Yeah, it's a little further. Make sure you watch out for any guards along the way.
Almost there to see a sign to say 'Training Hall of Love', again - ew.
Morgana: All right, this is it!
Keiko: Sure looks like it.
Even reading the sign of the room was still too painful.
Ryuji: "Kamoshida's…Training Hall…of Love"…? What kinda bullshit is this!?
Maybe...For Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana arrived at the other cells to hear the other male students from the volleyball team at Shujin Academy to be torture in so many horrible ways 'you name it' – getting whipped a lot while holding on to a net, getting hung upside down to getting cannon volleyball to the face over and over again, running to not get spike to death to try getting some water, and being stuck in a small cages while hanging above the waters of the underground castle.
Fake Keiko: Ah, music to my ears...
This was very wrong to be seeing all of this and for Fake Keiko to be doing.
Keiko: Ryuji, look! Other prisoners are getting torcher so much...! How horrible!
It sure looks like it inside Kamoshida's castle.
Ryuji: Dammit! This is bullshit! This is beyond mess up!
He tries to get the gate open with no luck.
Ryuji: How do you open this thing?!
For two of the boys to go over to Keiko and Ryuji to tell them to behave or they'll be killed, the only thing was to get punished in order for them to live. But still, this is all mess up! Ryuji didn't want to see them suffer to help them out and Keiko to feel bad, for Morgana didn't think for them to be doing something like this – for these people weren't even real.
Morgana: Wait...Wait a minute...Were you planning on taking these guys out of here?
Ryuji: We can't just leave 'em here!
Well, here's the thing for Keiko to figure it out first for Morgana to already know what it is to tell Ryuji the truth.
Keiko: Wait... (They sound and act like the other students from Shujin Academy, but they don't look like real people...) Ryuji, wait. Morgana's trying to tell us the people in the volleyball team aren't real. Although it looks and feels real to this other version of Kamoshida.
And she was right. From them acting strange and sounding sad to live with it for them to say so themselves. Well, they sounded like zombies who don't care more than being sad slaves.
Slaves in Shorts: Stop it...! Leave us alone...It's useless...
Slaves in Long Pants: If we stay obedient, we won't be executed like you guys!
Morgana: You see? These are only humans in Kamoshida's cognition. They aren't real humans that have entered from reality. They're different from you two.
Remember? On what Kamoshida's distorted heart is like in the Metaverse.
Ryuji: Cognition...?
Morgana: It means there's no point in saving them!
Keiko: So that means Kamoshida sees me as this version!
Morgana: Madame Keiko sees they're not human in this world so it's fine! And her other fake, it is bad enough to see her on someone you're not supposed to be. They're different from the real ones in the real world. You could say that these are extremely similar-looking dolls.
And with that said and done thanks to Morgana explaining to Ryuji to finally get it for Keiko to understand it a lot more and why there was Keiko's fake opposite...He knows they aren't real in this world but look like they are hurt back in the real world. Get it now?
Ryuji: This is so mess up!
Keiko: Real or not, it's still wrong to see me and my other self. Do you see that now, Ryuji? (Still, I wish it wasn't so horrifying to see others suffer.)
Ryuji: So this school's a castle, and the students are slaves and Keiko to do these things to be someone she's not...It's so on point that it makes me laugh. This is really the inside of that asshole's head.
And Morgana doesn't blame them either, just seeing the other dolls get beaten up to look and feel a real mess up.
Morgana: Still, this is horrible. It must mean he treats them as slaves in the real world too.
From the Metaverse, and the same as well back in the real world as Morgana said.
Ryuji: In the real world too...?
And from seeing the look alike students to look familiar to Ryuji to being one of his classmates from the volleyball team to tell the others about it.
Ryuji: Wait, I know these guys...They're members of the volleyball team – the one Kamoshida coaches for!
Keiko: They are?
Seems like it...
Morgana: They must be physically abused everyday...There's no way they'd be so beat up normally.
Ryuji: Don't tell me...They're going through similar shit in reality?!
Morgana: Seems like it to have Kamoshida think of them as his slaves.
Ryuji: Then the rumors might be true in the real world, something about Kamoshida treating his team badly to hurt them a lot. Then it must be true.
Talk about a very messed up thing. For Keiko couldn't believe what Suguru was doing to really do this to others and seeing another Fake Keiko in real life to seem ten times worse in the Metaverse.
Keiko: If it's all true, why didn't they tell the police about it? I think they should...
And then, Ryuji had a plan to look all over the other cells to see the other members for himself to get enough evidence he needed to stop Suguru in real life.
Ryuji: I have an idea. Let me look at the students to know who they are, enough evidence to put that asshole Kamoshida away for good. Just give me a minute, Keiko. You too, Morgana.
Trying to use their cell phone camera to not work in the Metaverse but the app, Ryuji has to have a good memory look at the faces instead. It was the only thing left for him to try to do.
Keiko: Okay, Ryuji... (Good idea.) Just look at their look alike faces very carefully since we can't use our cell phone cameras. (I wish I knew why those don't work in this world but the apps itself. Weird...But still, if the rumors are true of this Kamoshida, this could be useful to end this nightmare in the real world.)
And with this plan in stored, Ryuji does pretty good looking at everything who are in different rooms to getting torture so much, too painful to watch for some of it to have Fake Keiko to be enjoying all of this way too much. And from the other rooms, he knows them to help them out next.
Ryuji: I'm done. I know who they are.
Morgana: That's good enough. Then let's stop wasting time! We need to scram!
And with that, it was time to leave to do the rest back in the real world. However, Fake Keiko notices one of the Shadows to take care of something for their king.
Fake Keiko: Oh boys, tell our king we've found a couple of rats to come crawling back. Crush them.
From running out to avoid any more fights...
Ryuji: All right, we're back. We gotta get outta here, quick!
With Morgana leading Keiko and Ryuji a way out of the entrance of the castle to be all clear to go...maybe not! Suguru Shadow and his army of Knight Shadows surrounded the three from escaping to not see this part coming at all 'thanks to Fake Keiko reporting back'. They were trapped in trouble.
Suguru Shadow: ...You knaves again? To think you've come back here to make the same mistake again, you're all hopeless!
For Ryuji won't take it from Suguru Shadow's crap at all.
Ryuji: The school ain't your castle! I've memorized your prisoner's faces real good. You're goin' down!
Suguru Shadow: It seems it's true when they say "barking dogs seldom bite." How far the star runner of the track team has fallen.
What happened to ruin Ryuji's track team with Kamoshida's issues?
Ryuji: The hell are you gettin' at?!
Oh, boy...
Suguru Shadow: I speak of the "Track Traitor" who acted in violence, ending his teammate's dreams. Oh, I can only imagine the pain of the others who were dragged under with your...selfish act.
Ryuji: Ngh...
Now the shadow gym teacher himself has gotten to Ryuji's skin to be news for Keiko to be hearing this and Morgana.
Keiko: What do you mean by "violence"?
Suguru Shadow: You really don't know who Sakamoto really is, my dear? Too bad, how sad. He betrayed his teammate's and crushed their hopes, yet he still carries on as carefree as ever.
Now he has done it.
Ryuji: That's not true!
Suguru Shadow: One's a fool, always be a fool to be dead this time for me to watch.
He gives the knights an order to kill them all and to not have Keiko's face touched in a messed-up kind of way.
Suguru Shadow: You've come along with this fool and are now going to end up dead...How unlucky of you. Go. Kill them all, other than keeping the girl's face unharmed. I like the pretty ones to die lovely, quick, and painlessly. Don't sully up my castle with garbage.
Ryuji: Goddammit...
For the knights to turn into more Shadows to surround Keiko and Morgana to go into battle to keep Ryuji safe.
Morgana: Ryuji, move!
So many Shadows so up to surround Keiko and Morgana in a circle with no way out of this.
Keiko: There's so many of them...!
Morgana: Ngh...We're surrounded!
Tayla: Persona #6 - Bicorn
Bicorn is a demonic unicorn with two horns. The number 1 supposedly represents the purity of man, and 2 represents the seductions brought with the arrival of women. Bicorn supposedly represents adultery. It is said that the unicorn was born from a bicorn and once had two horns itself.
Bicorn: I'll kill you! I'll kill you 'cause King Kamoshida told us! I'll kill 'cause that's what he wants!
For Keiko and Morgana to give it everything they have against the Shadow armies, they were too much for them to stop from a two against three on battle.
Morgana: There's more of them?! This is bad...!
The three took out Morgana and Keiko in seconds to both be defeated.
Keiko: (No...! We've lost...)
From the knights pinning down Morgana with their feet and Keiko from Suguru Shadow's foot to be trapped from them as Ryuji watches the horror happen.
Morgana: Rgh...You piece of-
Suguru Shadow: I bet you simply came here on a whim and ended up like this. Isn't that right?
For this king to tell Ryuji that to mess with him before he could kill the poor student.
Ryuji: No...
Suguru Shadow: What a worthless piece of trash, getting emotional so quickly...How dare you raise your hand at me. Have you forgotten my kindness is supervising track practice?
Ryuji tells of what Kamoshida did to ruin his track team's lives forever to not be really blamed for this.
Ryuji: Wasn't no practice – it was physical abuse! You just don't like our team!
Suguru Shadow: That was nothing. The only achievement is me! That coach who got fired was hopeless too...Had he not opposed me with a sound argument, I would've settled it by only breaking his star's leg.
Not only this shadow part of Suguru's distorted heart to hurt others to ruin Ryuji's life, but to also getting rid of his old gym teacher to get his leg broken from the man was no type of accident at all. Keiko was shocked to hear, even Ryuji was the most.
Ryuji: ...What?
Keiko: He did what?
Suguru Shadow: Do you mean for me to deal with your other leg too?
This makes Ryuji very sad to give up hope to lose it all to be crying down on his knees.
Ryuji: Dammit...Am I going to lose again...? Not only I can't run anymore...the track team's gone because of this asshole...! And trying to have Keiko on the volleyball team which she doesn't want to be in...She'll get hurt from Kamoshida, or worse!
Now Morgana also knows why Ryuji really hates Suguru a lot.
Morgana: So that's why...
Keiko: Ryuji... (How sad.)
Could this really be the end?
Suguru Shadow: Once these two are dealt with, you're next. Hahahaha…!
Laughing in an insane-like to make this king win it all to have Ryuji lose all hope, the other two didn't think so.
Morgana: Ryuji!
Just then, Keiko speaks up to tell her friend to stay strong.
Keiko: Ryuji, please! Stand up for yourself against this bad king! Please don't give up! I don't want to become a volleyball team member to be coached by Kamoshida's mess up teachings or what he thinks he sees in me! Because I won't do it! But this shouldn't stop you from this king's harsh words!
He heard Keiko's cries loud and clear.
Ryuji: (Keiko...!) ...You're right. Everything that was important to me was taken by him...I'll never get 'em back...!
Suguru Shadow: Now you just stay there and watch until it's your turn. Look on as these hopeless scums die for nothing because they died with trash like you.
Well, it looks like Ryuji gets back up on his feet to fight back to not take any crap from Suguru anymore. Not in the real world, or in the Metaverse.
Ryuji: No...That's what you are...All you think about is using people...You're the real scumbag, Kamoshida!
Moving up towards Suguru to look scared to try having Ryuji killed right away.
Suguru Shadow: What are you doing? Silence him!
Ryuji: Stop looking down on me with that stupid smile on your face!
From Ryuji fighting back, he hears a voice for Keiko to feel out for another team member to join in for his powers to awaken to sound like a male type of punk. From the feeling for Ryuji to feeling the pain for it to happen like Keiko felt with hers.
?: You made me wait for quite a while. You seek power, correct? Then let us form a pact. Since your name has been disgraced already, why not hoist the flag and wreak havoc...The "other you" who exists within desires thus...I am thou, thou art I...There is no turning back...The skull of rebellion is your flag henceforth!
From that, Ryuji withstands the pain to show a mask-like skull on his face to have Suguru Shadow's knights try to stop him.
Guard Knight: Hmph. What can you do...? Cower in fear and watch!
Morgana and Keiko were about to get killed...
Ryuji: Aah...Nnnngh...Hraaaagh!
Ryuji removes the mask to have his face to be bleeding, a huge ray of light and wind blowing pushes the knights back for his powers have awakened with his Persona, known as Captain Kidd.
Suguru Shadow: Ugh…This one as well!?
Now they are all done for!
Captain Kidd: Yes, let it all out. My powers are yours to use.
Ryuji: Right on...Wassup, Persona...This effing rocks! Now that I got this power, it's time for payback...
For Morgana and Keiko to see another member to be joining in, it was better to have three more than one or two alone.
Keiko: Wow...Ryuji has powers just like me...
Ryuji: Yo, I'm ready...Bring it!
For the three were ready to fight back for the knights of Shadows didn't back down.
Guard: Don't mock me, you brat!
He turns into another Shadow of a knight on a horse, Bicorns. Two more Shadows and Personas to talk about!
Guard: What troublemakers that bother King Kamoshida with trifle matters!
Ryuji: Kamoshida's cognition ain't changin', right? Then I'll act like the troublemaker I am!
Tayla: Persona #7 – Eligor
The 15th spirit of the Goetia and a fallen angel, he is a great duke and appears in the form of a goodly knight carrying a lance, pennon (flag) and a scepter. He can discover hidden objects, kindle love and lust, along with procuring the favor of lords and knights. He marshals armies and causes war. He governs over 60 legions of spirits. According to the Grand Grimoire, he is a direct subordinate of Fleurety.
Tayla: Persona #8 – Captain Kidd
William Kidd was a Scottish pirate and privateer in the 17th century. His early career was spent in the Caribbean, where he aided the besieged English colony of Nevis by ransacking the attacking French. In recognition of his actions, the King of England awarded him a letter of marque, granting him legal protection so long as he remained loyal. However, during a voyage to the Indian Ocean, his crew plundered a neutral ship without his knowledge, branding him an outlaw once more. Eventually, he was captured and sent to London, where he was tried and executed. As time went on, Kidd's reputation as a pirate became the stuff of legends and folklore, with many tall tales being told about his adventures, most famously involving him burying plundered treasure to protect it from his greedy associates.
Ryuji: Blast them away...Captain Kidd! Let's do this!
For the knight to have two more Persona to stand by his side, they fight. For Ryuji's sword-like pole weapon, Captain Kidd powers, and powerful cannon gun to fight back to have some lighting powers, a shotgun gun type of weapon, and a Bludgeons to use in combat as Keiko and Morgana do the same against the first two and then the other knight one on a horse. A scary horse at that. And having three on the winning side to us an All-Out Attack move, they've done it.
Eligor: I am...a loyal subject...of the glorious King Kamoshida...So why...have I lost...?!
Ryuji: It just proves that Kamoshida ain't anything special.
And it was destroyed, leaving Suguru Shadow left for Ryuji, Keiko, and Morgana to try stopping him next or any of his army.
Ryuji: *gasp* *pant* ...How 'bout that?!
The other two loved how Ryuji fought back.
Keiko: Incredible! Ryuji, you got powers now just like me.
Morgana: Whoa...So Ryuji had the potential too...
He tells it off at the king next.
Ryuji: Even if you apologize now, I ain't forgivin' you...!
Suguru Shadow: I told you that this is my castle. It seems you still don't understand...
And it gets weirder to see besides the Fake Keiko…what looks like Ann herself in a bikini outfit, wore pink shoes, with a crown on her head being his queen, and one of the worst cat ears to be standing by Suguru's side to look very messed up. Huh...?!
Ryuji: Wh-Takamaki?!
Keiko: That Ann girl? What is she wearing?! (And I thought my other version was bad enough.)
For Morgana to be seeing this, he finds Ann to be very pretty.
Morgana: Oh...! Wha...What a meow-velous and beautiful girl...!
Yeah, but remember in the Metaverse this wasn't the real Ann to be doing something with Suguru at all.
Ryuji: What's going on?!
It was a mess up scene, we know. For Keiko could already tell this wasn't the real Ann or her other self was 'which was a very good thing'. I don't think she would do this with Suguru so much or at all.
Keiko: Something seems off. (His Palace means how he sees Ann and me in the real world but more in this one.)
Ryuji: Yeah...you're right, Keiko...She wouldn't turn into something...like this! Nor with you with the other one.
Keiko: Please don't remind me.
Suguru Shadow then touches his Ann 'or Cognitive Ann' to have fun for Ryuji finds that to be sick.
Ryuji: Let go of her, you perv!
Suguru Shadow: When will you finally understand? This is my castle – a place in which I can do whatever I want. Everyone wishes to be loved by me...that is, everyone besides slow-witted thieves like you. For the one with the black hair, I rather make you into my slave.
Ouch, now he has done it for Keiko to tell the king off.
Keiko: I would never become your slave or something you're making up of your own Ann or the other me, you sick pervert! (Nor would I be loved by a man like him, he's too old and cruel to others!)
Ryuji: Takamaki! Say something!
Morgana sees that Keiko was right to not be the real Ann.
Morgana: Calm down, Ryuji, Madame Keiko's on to something. This isn't the real girl you say it is. She's the same as those slaves and the other bad Madame Keiko – another being made from Kamoshida's cognition of her!
Suguru Shadow: Are you jealous? Or are you, missy? Well, I'm not surprised. Women aren't drawn to problematic punks like you, Sakamoto, or that cat thing.
So upset to be so mean and selfish Suguru 'or his Shadow self' is.
Ryuji: Dammit...!
Now he gives his other army another command to do next.
Suguru Shadow: Clean them up this instant!
More knights were coming for Morgana tells the other two to retreat for the time being.
Morgana: We're outnumbered. Let's scram before we get surrounded again!
Ryuji: Seriously?!
Keiko: We can't die like this!
So they have no other choice until the next time they come back, for this isn't over yet.
Morgana: Thank God you have a smart brain in there, Madame Keiko.
And so, they do just that 'for now'.
Ryuji: Ngh, fine...We'll expose what you really are, no matter what! You better be ready for us...!
From that saying coming from Ryuji himself, Suguru Shadow laughs to accept the fight with them to being king still in his world.
Suguru Shadow: Hahaha! I was beginning to get bored of torturing the ones here with my Mistress! Come at me whenever you want, if you don't care about your life! Hahahahahaha!
From the freaky laughter coming from King Suguru Shadow, this was Keiko, Ryuji, and Morgana heading into their hideout type of escape room right away to lose the knights afterwards.
Morgana: Ignore him. Let's go!
You heard the cat-like creature just now.
Fake Keiko: There they go again, my King.
Placing his hand on Fake Keiko's and holding his Cognitive Ann to wait to play again.
Suguru Shadow: Let them go for now, Mistress. We'll get the girl and kill off anyone else like the other two who stand in my way. The more they try to get past me, the more fun we get our chance to strike back.
With one thing to have in Suguru Shadow's hands, he had everything he needed for power – for it looked like a type of red gem to be glowing. Huh? And so as the other four catch their breaths on a close call that was, to get back to the real world next for the next step to take the next morning 'if possible' back at school later to stop the other Suguru. But it won't be so easy, the first thing to do is to leave the Metaverse to see for themselves off for Morgana to have one thing in mind...But it was still cool for Ryuji to awaken his powers with Captain Kidd as his own Persona, cool huh? Yep.