Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition
By Tayla Drago
Episode #17 - Send out the Calling Card
From taking a break to heal up, have some items, others to sell at Iwai's store later, and for Keiko/Joker, Morgana/Mona, Ryuji/Skull, and Ann/Panther to be ready to continue on to steal Suguru Shadow's treasure in a bit. But first, Keiko gets some other Personas' powers in the Velvet Room again; leave it to Igor, Caroline, and Justine to help her out. What's new on the list today? And for the rest that Keiko has to use to have power for her mask?
Tayla: Persona #17 - Berith
According to the writings in The Lesser Key of Solomon, Berith is the twenty-eighth spirit listed in the Goetia. He rides a gigantic red horse and burns those without manners. He is a Great Duke of Hell with twenty-six legions of demons under his command. He is depicted as a knight or soldier wearing red armor and a golden crown. In order to speak with him the conjurer must wear a silver ring and hold it before his face. He gives true answers to all things past, present and future as long as he is asked, but when not answering questions he is a liar. He can turn any metal into gold, give dignities and confirm them.
Tayla: Persona #18 - Andras
According to the writings in The Lesser Key of Solomon, Andras is the sixty-third spirit listed in the Goetia. He is a Great Marquis of Hell with thirty legions of demons under his command. He is depicted as a humanoid with an angel's wings and an owl's head, riding a black wolf and holding a bright sword. Among the spirits of the Goetia, Andras is one of the most violent and dangerous to summon. The conjurer and any attendants he may have must stay within a magic circle at all times no matter how much Andras tempts them to leave it, or he will surely kill them. He is able to control a person's anger or inflict rage upon any person the conjurer desires and tempt people to kill their servants or masters. If so asked, Andras will gladly kill any person the conjurer desires, and in certain demonology it is suggested that Flauros is his servant.
Tayla: Persona #19 - Succubus
A demon from European folklore during the medieval ages, which takes the form of an attractive female to seduce men. Its male counterpart is the Incubus. They draw energy from men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death of the victim. Lilith and her daughters, the Lilim, are considered succubi.
Looks good for Keiko to have.
Caroline: Make use of them well, Inmate!
Justine: Stop by for more next time.
Igor: Farewell, Ms. Trickster, until the next time we meet.
And out of the Velvet Room again and back to the castle to go back on the elevator to the other room next, they were ready to go.
Ann: All good, now it's time to get back to work.
All good to go! Back inside of Suguru Shadow's Castle Palace they go back into. From there, near the main entrance's hallways of the Palace itself, through the portrait, and into the other hidden room for a shortcut to find to be in right away. And to the elevator to go up to find the Treasure to be hiding somewhere to not stop at all...The other gear Keiko works on, it had another elevator down below, where the waterfall was in other cages hanging around.
Ryuji: Look over there!
Seeing another Shadow guarding the door of vines, with another Willing Seed was it, the third and final one.
Ann: That viny door...We probably need to get in there, but it's guarded pretty well.
Keiko: We need to fight it in order to get us another Will Seed.
That has no other choice but to do so.
Morgana: Right again, I can sense a Will Seed beyond the door, but...it's gonna be rough going.
Keiko: Yeah, but we can fight on.
They have to fight with this one to make it through...For this Knight Shadow was ready to stop them, but the four Phantom Thieves.
Shadow Knight: There you are! You're not taking another step!
Ann: What kind of selfish reasoning is that!? The only one who needs to be punished is-
Yeah, we know. It looks like a penis monster, but it isn't really! Okay?! Keep that part to yourselves please. Ha! It goes by the name Mara, really?! Bad looks with a bad name too!
Ann: A-Ahhhhhhhhh!
Keiko: Ew! Gross!
Well...I didn't see this part coming at all. Wow.
Morgana: It's coming!
Really, Morgana...? You just had to say it.
Tayla: Persona #20 - Mara
In Buddhist myth, Mara is also known as "The Evil One," a tempter, through the deceit of regarding the mundane and negative as alluring, and personifies unwholesome impulses, unskillfulness and the "death" of the spiritual life. In many religions that incorporate the cosmology of the Hindu originated Trailokya, Mara is said to sit atop at the Sixth Heaven of the Desire Realm that includes the mortal world, and is said to be both that which ensnares souls in Samsara by deceiving them with promises of happiness in the Desire Realms, and who is the ultimate obstacle of any who desire to achieve enlightenment into nirvana and sunyata. Feeling threatened by the enlightenment the Buddha was trying to bestow upon humanity, he attacked Gautama Buddha when he was meditating beneath the bodhi tree. He was defeated when the Buddha simply touched the tips of his fingers to the earth, whereupon all the gods descended in a tremendous roar to pay homage to him. Though Mara was defeated that time, he still lingers in the world, hoping to seize the souls of the dying and unenlightened. Originated in Sri Lankan Buddhism, a demon who was riding Girimehkala with a penis-headed image tried to stop Siddharta Gautama from reaching enlightenment through meditation. The most common story depicts Mara using his beautiful daughters in an attempt to tempt the Buddha; he later marched his demonic army to scare him, however this ended in failure for Mara. Its manifestation in the series is likely a nod to the metaphor of Devaputra-mara, the disillusion of Mara as an objective being.
They got to fight against this type of Shadow; for Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann by using their skills to give it everything they got. But that's now all – they also learn some new attacks on their own and move to keep with their Persona for Morgana to use against the one powerful Shadow.
Tayla: There are some I've come up with here.
Morgana: Okay! It's time to unlock your new attacks to use against this...thing. Let's give it a go. Whatever comes to mind, say it and strike the enemy down hard. Watch me...Furious Fangs!
A direct hit! Morgana has the power of wind/air, it's the same thing. And from there, Ryuji and Ann give it a try with their own attacks next to stopping Mara together.
Keiko: (Morgana, that was amazing...!) Panther! Skull! Show this Shadow no mercy!
For them to be looking at each other 'to really have a thing more than being friends', they give it a go.
Ryuji: You ready?
Ann: Let's do it.
And a double attack they do on one Shadow as a tag team duo attack.
Ryuji: (Lemme see what mine is...) Raging Storms Clash!
From Morgana's wind skills, Ryuji had lightning attacks, so what was Ann's?
Ann: (I can do this...) Burning Claw!
She had fire powers, awesome! Keiko finishes it off with her other attack for melee attacks only to use the other one on Shadows to turn them into good Personas. It was a dark type of power.
Keiko: (I can make daggers from my powers to be darkness to stop the bad Shadows. In that case, I'll take it.) Here I go! Daggers of Darkness! (Cool! We just learn some new attacks for one each of us.)
And boom, it was gone!
Ryuji: OK! We can keep movin' now after we get this Will Seed first!
Ann: I-I'm so done with this place…
I know how she feels.
Morgana: Hang in there, Panther. We're almost at the Treasure.
Keiko: That type of Shadow was by far disgusting.
Having the third Will Seed now, all three have finally got it.
Ryuji: Whoa, what the hell was THAT?! It got all...I don't even know how to describe it...C'mon, Mona! You never told us what these Will Seeds'll do!
This was new to Morgana for seeing this for himself.
Morgana: So THAT'S what happens...I never expected that-I mean, I never expected anything less than that to happen!
Keiko: That's our Morgana for you.
Yeah, he just said that as an act. So just go along with it.
Morgana: Well, I AM quite brilliant! What really matters is the power I'm sensing from it. Maybe it could give us an upper hand somehow in the future?
Ann: Wait, we're just...taking it? I'm not totally sure that's a great idea...
It seems to be fine to do.
Morgana: A phantom thief makes use of any available tool to accomplish a mission. Who knows what we'll find next? If we find ourselves in a situation where this could be useful, let's see what it can do!
And now to the elevator to go up to find the Treasure to be hiding somewhere to not stop at all, from end to see and another where they've left off...While sneaking around and fighting other Shadows, maybe. Seeing other things with more teenage girl's half body statues was still wrong to look at them! Going up stairs next to come across a statue of the dumb smirk on his face of Suguru Shadow king for the four to discover.
Keiko: Now this is just wrong...!
Ann and Keiko were both grossed out from seeing something like this. Tell us about it.
Ryuji: Sorry, Joker. I don't blame you either. Ugh, seein' this face pisses me off every goddamn time...
Morgana then discovers something about the strange looking statue...
Morgana: This statue...No, it might be dangerous to tamper with it. Let's keep going for now.
Good call, even more for the other to go to another room down the longest hallways...only to stop because it was too close from getting cut in half.
Keiko: Wow! (Ah, man...! I almost died...!)
Ann: Whoa, that was close...! Wait...What is this...?
A booty trap from the looks of it with lots of sharp blades swinging around all over from above.
Morgana: It's a classic security measure. My tail might've been in serious danger if we tried to force our way through...
Ryuji: Oh yeah, same with Panther's. So...What do we do? No way we're gettin' through here as is.
There has to be a way to get through the place somehow and turn off the blades from running, but how...? Keiko felt something from her Third Eye to see from the statue of Suguru Shadow's statue to be a way of playing around with the buttons.
Keiko: Wait...There might be a way we can stop it. (Best way to hide it from others.) The statue of Kamoshida, this has to be the only way.
They take a look at it again.
Ryuji: Yo, Joker, you think these controllers on those swinging things?
Keiko: I believe so, Skull.
She was right, they were. Trying to move on from it, but nothing happened. Something else was missing.
Morgana: I didn't think it would be that easy. We'll probably need some kind of key for it...
Seems like they have to again.
Ryuji: We gotta look for a key again? What a pain in the ass...
Ann: Where would it be though? There weren't any suspicious rooms on our way here.
Thinking on where they could find the key comes next in order to go to the next room they need to go through.
Morgana: Hmm...What do you think, Joker?
Keiko: Well, let me think...
She places her hand to feel out the strange energy from the statue to figure something on finding the key. Keiko/Joker might have the answer.
Keiko: (This must be the answer we needed.) An enemy is the key.
Could it be true?
Morgana: Hmm...That probably would be the most likely scenario...
Ryuji: Like a Shadow? A Shadow's roamin' around the room around now? We've beaten a lot lately to find nothing.
Yes, but some of them have something hidden from within done by Suguru Shadow to make sure he hid it very well.
Keiko: Think carefully on what we need to find from them who has the key, one of the Shadows doing.
Morgana: She's right. The key is for this tower, so it would have to be one of the Shadows around here. On top of that, it would have to be a relatively high-ranking one.
That could work!
Ann: Then we just need to look for Shadows like the stronger ones and defeat them!
Morgana: Then let's do this, Joker! We need to find the Shadows with one of the two keys!
So they needed to find two keys from the two powerful Shadows. And off to find the keys they start to search back in the room to find a very strong one who has it...'with the stairs being made for them to go back up or down a lot' to stop another knight type of Shadow.
Keiko: One down.
And one more to go for them to have two keys they needed. Still, they have to still be on their guard to stop other Shadows who stand in their way. Some are stronger than the others.
Ryuji: H-Hey, this Shadow did have something...But what the hell is this? An eye?
Seems like it, for it's one of the two keys they needed.
Morgana: Oh, I just figured it out! This must be how we stop those scythes!
Ann: Oh, yeah…Now that I think about it, the statue didn't have eyes...
Yeah, seeing how big a show off Suguru Shadow really is.
Ryuji: Ugh, how much grosser can he get? So this is gonna stop those things, huh? What a ball-chin dick!
This made Morgana, Ann, and Keiko laugh from a silly nickname on who Suguru really is for Ryuji to say. Nice one.
Keiko: So true, Skull.
Morgana: It was. Well, we'll need one more. Another guard captain probably has it. Let's try checking the other floors, Joker!
Keiko: To the next strongest Shadow to find.
To the next room to sneak around the other parts of the Castle Palace of the Metaverse, more Shadow type of knights were surrounding the other floor rooms for the other four to be seeing them. So many of them.
Ryuji: Crap…They all look like high-rankin' soldiers! Are we gonna have to beat all of 'em!?
It's almost like finding a needle in a haystack.
Tayla: Persona #21 - Angel
Angels have been recorded in various religious lore as celestial beings who faithfully serve God. In the Quabbalah, they are said to inhabit the sephirah Malkuth and are led by the archangel Sandalphon.
Enough for them to handle those easily in battle. After getting the keys and sneaking away from the other Shadows, the Phantom Thieves have done it, to go back upstairs to turn the blades off next. Some of them to weaken, shock, freeze, burn, put to sleep, or poison somehow did the trick.
Ryuji: Sweet, we got both of that bastard's eyes! Let's go stop those swingin' things!
Morgana: Good work on the attack moves, you guys. We're getting close...We have both eyes now. Try putting them in, Joker!
Keiko: I got it.
She places the two eyes in the statue where they're supposed to be. Once they were both in, Keiko moved the mouth to open wide and the blades all stopped moving to get through the other room now.
Ryuji: All right! We can get across!
Continuing onward to also get more treasure chests to open up 'or to unlock'...Sneaking around some more to fighting with some Shadows in the castle to take breaks at times when needed; for more rooms to go through and more stairs to be made for them to be getting closer little at a time for Keiko/Joker, Morgana/Mona, Ryuji/Skull, and Ann/Panther. To get up top of the two statues to keep on climbing because in the other room was the king himself, his knights, and Fake Keiko were all there – leaving the four to sneak through while they were still in hiding.
Keiko: Here we are.
Ann: And we're in.
Ryuji: What luck!
Morgana covers Ryuji's mouth at the last second before they are heard. If they were caught, then it was game over.
Fake Keiko: ….
Morgana: Be quiet, you idiot...!
He has to if Ryuji wants to become a thief. As the four see and hear Suguru Shadow from down below them who was just sitting on his throne.
Ryuji: Oh, shit, it's Kamoshida...!
Ann: And a ton of soldiers...
Keiko: And the fake me too.
Well, Ryuji said it quietly and was shocked this time. It looks like he had something to say to his minions to learn the news of the intruders 'being them who aren't captured yet'.
Suguru Shadow: Have you not captured the intruders yet?!
His army was too scared of Suguru Shadow when he's this mad at them.
Knight: I apologize, my liege!
Some of these guys were in trouble because Fake Keiko executes on for her king with her whip by removing the helmet off the armor suit to drop down.
Fake Keiko: Get back to work, men! Or else you'll all end up like this weak pussy. Move it!
When the bad mistress says so, she means business.
Suguru Shadow: When I get my hands on those thieves but the two girls, I'll-!
Fake Keiko: My King, our little friend said to be careful with the gem to give you everything you could ever ask for. Don't throw it away now from this mess we're dealing with. For your sake and the Queen's too.
From the red gem that Suguru Shadow has...? What's so important about it?
Suguru Shadow: Don't worry, my Mistress, I won't slip up. I got everything under control.
Fake Keiko: Of course, my King.
Those two are up to something odd...Also, who was the mysterious friend of theirs? At this rate, this will at least buy the four some more time leaving the others to continue to move on.
Morgana: I bet he'd never imagine we're in the same room as him. Come on, let's keep moving...
Keiko: And quietly before someone sees us.
Luckily they were all able to pass by for the knights to get lectured by their king and mistress, it was good that no one saw them passing by the upstairs room, for they entered into the next room where another big door was right in front of them.
Ryuji: This sturdy-lookin' door's pretty promisin'. Let's head inside!
With the four on one side of the door to push it open together, they go into the room where the main treasure was in.
Keiko: (From a big door like this close to Kamoshida's throne room, I think we've made it.)
And they did to discover from within the next room to have lots of other coins, gold everywhere, and other rare things. But with the rarest treasure of Suguru Shadow belonging to him the most for them to see up close...
Ryuji: Whoa, what is this place? Holy shit! That treasure thing's gotta be in here!
Lookin around the room as they see some odd item floating in midair, to be the main Treasure they were looking for.
Ann: Hey, what is this? It's...floating in the air.
Keiko: Could it be...? (This has to be it.)
It was so Morgana could smell it for miles.
Morgana: Hehe...That's the treasure. We finally found it!
Keiko: And you're sure about this, Mona?
Morgana: Just hold on a second. I was planning on telling you more once we made it this far. Simply finding the Treasure isn't enough. We'll need to make it materialize before we can steal it.
Keiko: That makes much more sense...this is more than an air thingy floating in this form it's in.
For Keiko to know a little, but not all of it leaving her, Ann, and Ryuji confused.
Ryuji: Whaddya mean...?
Here comes the next important part to learn about.
Morgana: Desires have no physical form by nature. Hence, we'll first need to make the real person aware that their desires are in fact a Treasure. Once they're desires might be stolen, the Treasure will finally show itself.
Ann: But how do we do that?
Like any other honor among thieves to be famous to steal with good reasons only...by sending out their Calling Card.
Morgana: We warn them. Tell them, "We're going to steal your heart."
Keiko: A calling card then? Just like from the Anime show Lupin the 3rd. This will be so much fun to do in real life.
Now they all understood what they had to do next.
Ryuji: So we're gonna send out a calling card?! That's totally what a phantom thief would do!
First part of the plan to be done, then moving on to plan 'b' next in between.
Morgana: Once we do that, the Treasure will appear for certain...! I think!
On a more serious part, huh? Morgana...
Ryuji: That again...? Either way, sounds like it's worth givin' it a shot!
Keiko: I agree too.
Morgana: Our infiltration route is secure. All that's left now is to pump out a calling card in reality, then come back to take the Treasure!
From sending out a Calling Card to Suguru back in the real world, the Shadow of himself will show it back in the Metaverse, and then they'll take it.
Ann: This is it, huh?
Keiko: Let's do this.
Morgana: That's the spirit! Once we send out the calling card, there will be no turning back. Just let me know when you guys are ready. We'll head back to the hideout and send out the calling card!
Sounds like a plan.
Keiko: I think we're done here for today. Let's send out the calling card and come back for the Treasure later.
Ryuji: Yeah! Let's get the hell outta here before Kamoshida finds us!
Keiko: Let's get some sleep, you guys. Good night. And a safe trip back home.
So back into the real world to go back to from the school rooftop hideout was next once they left the building, for Keiko to also see the Velvet Room real quick, for the twins had something to say to her next.
Caroline: Listen up, Inmate!
She said it by surprise to make Keiko freak out.
Keiko: Ah! What is it, Caroline...? (Damn, she didn't have to be so loud.)
Caroline: We're introducing a new regimen to your rehabilitation in the form of Challenge Battles. Like another gym training just for you. For these trials, we will permit the cognitions of your comrades to fight at your side too as a little bonus.
Like something to build up more power and strength just in case. Good idea, twin girls.
Keiko: Yeah? I like the sound of that.
Caroline: Hmph, cry your tears of joy!
Justine: Depending on your results, in combat, you will receive some form of compensation for your efforts. Should you prove successful, there is no doubt that you will be rewarded and strengthened in body and mind.
Caroline: We've even prepared a special stage for you to undergo this part of your rehabilitation.
A lot to be done to still be worth it.
Keiko: Ah, thank you...?
Justine: Take this opportunity to demonstrate the furthest reaches of the strength you've gained up to now. Should you wish to attempt this at once, we shall oblige you.
She'll remember this well, girls. See you two and Igor next time. Now leaving the Metaverse of Suguru Shadow's Castle Palace, it was time to plan out next. And...Huh? A Cait Sith Shadow who escaped and he was spying on the Phantom Thieves? Anyways, once they're back in the real world, both Ryuji and Ann return back to their homes, same with Keiko and Morgana at Leblanc too. So tiring, but the more they train the stronger they'll get.
Morgana: I'm pretty exhausted from going to the Metaverse...
Keiko: Same here, Morgana.
Morgana: Let's hurry to bed and get some rest. You did great today. You tired, Madame Keiko?
Keiko: I am.
After getting a few text messages from Ryuji and Ann, they'll be ready to do what must be done, and to call it a night.
[Ryuji: You back home yet, Keiko? I'm pooped...And as always, you were amazin' today. Also, it hit me a goddamn ton of bricks right when I sat down...]
[Ann: Well, I guess we did walk pretty far in. I'm glad we found that Treasure thing though.]
[Ryuji: So Kamoshida'll turn into a good guy if we steal that, huh...Either way, it's up to you when we send the card, Keiko.]
[Ann: Call us over to the hideout when you're ready.]
[Keiko: Nice work, guys.]
[Ann: See ya!]
It was good to have friends like Ann and Ryuji. For Keiko to make a move on when to send the Calling Card next, it'll happen within the two days the most.
Morgana: The real challenge is coming up, Madame Keiko. I hope you're ready.
Keiko: I am, Morgana. All three of us are.
Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann know what they all have to do first by sending out the calling card to the real Suguru. As Keiko does some crossword puzzles to solve a few more, then calling it a night after she is done.
Morgana: We're all tired I guess. Come on, Madame Keiko, let's go to bed.
Keiko: OK, good night.
From studying at times too for Keiko to getting done at Leblanc sometimes can also be useful for her. And as Sojiro closes the cafe for the two to get some sleep first to plan on their next move after school 'as usual'.
Year 20xx
Day #13 -April 4/21st – Thursday
Another day at school for Keiko to get there just fine 'as Morgana stayed in her bag during the day to watch and listen in'. Keiko and Ann talked on the way to school.
Ann: Hi, Keiko.
Keiko: Hi, Ann.
Ann: You know when I first met you, I thought you were weird. Then a lot more to try getting attention almost without knowing about it, but now...I see you as a good person you really are.
A nice thing to say for Ann Takamaki to be more open minded with Keiko.
Keiko: Ah, thanks Ann. That's for you to say. I also know you're a good person...I can sense things like this. For some strange reason, I was born with powers like this one.
Ann: And it works in this world too?
Keiko: A little, but not as much as the Metaverse does to come in handy for me.
A lot of power can be used for good as something else.
Ann: I never knew that.
Keiko: You should've seen how Ryuji and Morgana responded to that part when I told them.
The two girls laugh and soon become true friends.
Ann: So funny. Anyways, Keiko, I'm here if you ever need anything. Please don't be afraid to speak up. (A strange new girl with powers, she somehow reminds me of Shiho almost.)
Keiko is making some good friends already. She was also doing well in her biology class with Mr. Hiruta for Keiko was very good answering the questions very carefully 'and other students to start to get use to her smarts to not seeing her so scary at all'; for Ann, Ryuji, Yuuki, and Shiho trust in her so far for the other school members do as well and some teachers to watch on Keiko's hard work so far to behaving very well.
Mr. Hiruta: Hi there, everyone...I'm Mr. Hiruta, your biology teacher. You must all be shocked by what happened with Suzui-San. It was a shock to me too…Although, I can relate to how she felt. Her eyes were devoid of life as they looked upon this sad, hopeless world. Well, I suppose everyone views the world differently. Let's have a test.
Cool choices so far, huh? And new powers...Keiko comes back for her and Morgana shop for some items to heal, recover from other affects, and other things to get and returning to Iwai's shop to get some more from selling some goods to use some of the money for other weapons and equip parts for the four teams next. And from Iwai to being doing well and some other issues to fix later that have nothing to do with Shadows anymore with Iwai', he looks better than ever...Besides not smiling too much. So this was normal for him.
Iwai: Oh, it's you again, Keiko. Nice to see ya.
Keiko: Hi, Iwai, I'm glad business is running well for you. I got some money and a few more to use after selling you some goods to get other ones.
So it would seem that Iwai could tell Keiko wasn't a bad person to still run his business very well.
Iwai: Is that so? Nice...Okay, what would you like to get? More will be updated from time to time when you come around every day. I thought I would let you know that part before you decide on what to buy for today.
Good deal there...From Keiko getting a gold brass plate for herself, a type of vest for Ryuji to use, Morgana with a neckerchief, and Ann with a baseball type of jacket. With a few more things to save some money for the next time she comes back, Keiko was all set to pay the rest next before leaving.
Keiko: (These will do nicely for us.) Thanks, Iwai, see you next time.
She leaves after paying and Iwai hopes to see Keiko again.
Iwai: Stay out of trouble, Keiko, and take care.
With a few more to get the rest of the items at a nearby store for Keiko to do next from both an outdoor shop or an indoor store to be all set. I think they were good to go with Ann and Ryuji to meet up with a head back to the Metaverse of Suguru Shadow's Castle Palace in a bit.
Morgana: Good job, Madame Keiko, we're all set to go.
Keiko: With good gear and things to put on and more items and Personas that we got so far, I think we should be good to get the Treasure from Kamoshida's Shadow with some upgrading for each of us to have.
One thing on Morgana's mind was to ask Keiko a small question.
Morgana: How are you getting good with having so much power? It's amazing.
Should Keiko tell Morgana about Igor and the twins?
Keiko: (Should I let him and the others know...?) Well, I guess I got some help from others to back me up while we do the rest of the work.
It was better than lying, Keiko wasn't lying completely...So now what? They had time during the afternoon to walk around before they could meet up with the other two, as Morgana gets some fresh air to find Ann and Ryuji near the school building for them to go back to right away.
Morgana: I'll take your word for it at least...Listen, Madame Keiko, you stay in this area while I gather Lady Ann and Ryuji to get a few more items before we meet back at the hideout together. So make sure you don't leave the train without me.
Keiko: Okay, but will you be fine going on your own, Morgana?
Morgana: When I go walking alone, I take care of myself as a cat very well. There's no need to worry. I'll come right back.
You heard him, Keiko. So she continues walking around the area of Shibuya to get the things done an back to Shujin in a bit, she then started to hear noises to be getting closer...It was a lot of girls in a huge crowd to be running really fast to be chasing someone all over town, with Keiko caught in the middle to try making a run for it. Anywhere away from the entire crowd!
Keiko: Ah! Please don't trample me! (Since when they allowed people to have traffic of fan girls to try to hurt others in the middle of all of this?! I'm nothing like they are from hot male celebrity chasing! Absolutely not!)
Lucky for Keiko to not be part of the group like them...Running really fast to not get hurt like some people were, someone saves her from within the shadows to be hiding to pull Keiko out of the way before more girls come around the area to keep on going. We know she wasn't being chased, but someone who just saved her was...
Keiko: (That was too close...!) Thank you for saving me...!
And shock to behold, Akechi was the one who was being chased by the girls to hide from them to save Keiko's life to have one girl to like than the other fan ones. He was friendly to people like them, even the girls.
Akechi: It was my pleasure, Keiko.
Keiko: Ah! It's you, Akechi! With those girls running around to find you because you must be famous for a young ace detective prince.
That he was. For any girl he would rather be with is Keiko, for him to be hugging her with Akechi's arms wrapped around her waist to feel weird to really be blushing to first to feel the feelings of love.
Akechi: A lot of girls think I'm cute. I do make my fans feel happy, but the only ones I want by my side is this cute girl right here...I miss you...
He meant it from the hug and touch for Keiko to be feeling.
Keiko: You...miss me...?
Akechi: I hope you're not too jealous. I could never replace you for any other girl.
This makes Keiko freak out a bit to move away in fear.
Keiko: What!? Akechi! What do you mean you like one girl being me?! And why would I be jealous? (This is so much for me to know more about love here!)
This made Akechi laugh to make him smile.
Keiko: (Oh, no...Now he's laughing at me.)
But she didn't only for Akechi to laugh with her 'and not at her' to hug Keiko again.
Akechi: Keiko, you're so cute when you look shy! I just love that about you so much!
Did he just say "love" to Keiko? It looks like he meant it well for her to hear Akechi very clearly.
Keiko: Love!? (Oh my God...! It's really happening! I know we just met, but is there an old saying...It's love at first sight? To me of all people with one of the cutest guys in the world who's a detective too!) Love me? In real life?! You love me, Akechi? (This can't be happening!) Don't get me wrong at all, but...From all you're doing to me against Kamoshida, for us to be meeting up a lot, and helping out each other is all too sudden. A cute guy like you falling for some regular looking girl like me?
He wasn't afraid to admit it.
Akechi: This is your first time for a boy to really like you, isn't it? It's okay, Keiko, I meant every word being true. And yes...I want for you and I to get to know each other very well first, we'll start by going out together. One step at a time for our love to grow. Maybe then the fans will still like me without giving me the chase.
Keiko: You really are serious...
Akechi: I am, more than anything in the whole wide world.
Here's a little on what Keiko learns from Akechi and why he was seriously falling in love with Keiko with a good reason ever since they first met.
Akechi: I can tell from the look in your eyes, Keiko, you're alone and something happened to you to live with it for the rest of your life to help others, like I do. We're a lot alike. I've chosen to become an ace detective prince because of my family...It wasn't good for my Mother or my Father to have a rotten childhood, but I stayed strong for someone to train me as the new detective in the area to stop crime and protect innocent lives, that's what my mentor taught me. I became stronger and never gave up on my career. I love the life I'm living in still, it just...none of them won't fill my heart. Living a school life while working can be tough with real friends in the police force. However, it was destiny when I rescued you from the two thugs for my heart to race when I first laid eyes on you.
Wow, he was being serious because Keiko sees this for herself.
Keiko: That we did from the train station. (I've never seen a guy admit his love to me like this.)
Akechi: Ever since we first met and so much again and again to help you stop a gym teacher from causing trouble to the other students, yourself, and healing your gentle hand...I thought about it. And my heart was saying this. Keiko, I want nothing more than to get to know you a lot more, for us to go out together to slowly be together as a couple. Please?
He begs Keiko to go out with him.
Keiko: Go on a date with you? (My heart is going crazy all of a sudden!)
Akechi: With me having a normal life with someone I know and love, it'll make my life a whole lot easier. I'll be happy and never be alone again. Keiko Amamiya, my "princess"...Please become my girlfriend. This has nothing to do with the other fangirls to stay away from me, I just want to really find a girl who I love to be with me.
Well, this proves that Akechi really loves Keiko so much. For her to start to feel the same way to be treated for the real love to be feeling for one another – Keiko holds Akechi's hands to see someone who really cares about him. A caring boy who was in the different school to be an ace detective prince, but the same age as she was. This could work out for them, no doubt about it.
Keiko: (I've never been in love before...But, I really want to give it a try to grow with this man who saved me and still is. Sorry, Ryuji and Yuuki. But...My heart belongs to someone else who has also given me a special kiss.) Akechi, I want to become your girlfriend. Yes. Let us go on a date and get to know each other little by little. Just you and me, taking things slow.
Good news, huh? Oh, hell's yeah!
Akechi: Keiko...!
He was happy to be hugging Keiko again and she hugs back this time.
Akechi: Thank you, Keiko. This makes me so happy. Let's go out as much as we can. And...start off with a lovely embrace, to now kissing.
Pulling Keiko close to him, Akechi kisses her on the lips 'to her surprise' to enjoy their first kiss to be a very sweet one to have Keiko feel shy 'for the first time' to make her blush everywhere.
Keiko: (Oh, wow...Akechi...is kissing my lips too passionately for me to stop. I feel like time has stopped for us to never leave each other, for this...our love.)
Then slowly pulling away from one another, Keiko enjoyed it and so did Akechi.
Akechi: That was nice. I really want to go out with you today, Keiko. So much to show the world that we're now a couple. But sadly, a lot of fans stopped me from having any fun to go back to work before calling it a night. What a petty thing. However, we should set up the date for you and I later. In a few days, all right? Once I make Kamoshida talk first, then we'll go out. Work comes first. I'm afraid to still be thinking about you every day.
He means well to still go out with Keiko afterwards to deal with Suguru for her, for the rest of it sounds like a date.
Keiko: A date...Later...Okay...
Snapping out of it from love, the kiss she just had.
Keiko: Sorry! I heard what you said.
Akechi: Heh, I know you did, Keiko. Then it's really a date. How about we exchange numbers and Chat ID to talk when we can.
They do it right away to have each other's cell phone numbers to texting too.
Keiko: Of course. I wish I could've hung out more, Akechi, but I guess we both have to go now. Sorry.
Akechi: I know. But it'll work out for us. You go home and rest and leave your mean old gym teacher to me to make him talk by admitting to his crimes soon enough, wish me luck. Keiko, I hope to see you again real soon.
Keiko: Me too. Bye, Akechi.
The two leave to miss each other to know it'll be another day, Akechi and Keiko are now a couple...to slowly build up their relationship that is.
Akechi: Bye, Keiko, I'll miss you the most. (Finally...the girl of my dreams...She's such a beauty, Keiko Amamiya, my princess.)
Cute, huh? With Keiko walking around the building back to Shujin Academy again, then hearing Morgana calling out to her, it was time to go.
Morgana: Madame Keiko! There you are!
Keiko: Hi, Morgana! (This feels nice to have a handsome boyfriend who really cares about me...) Sorry to worry you.
Morgana: Not at all. I've found Ryuji and Lady Ann who are both waiting for us on the school rooftop. We're heading back to our hideout right away before the entire school building closes up.
Keiko: Understood.
She was ready for Morgana to look happy to see Keiko like this to question himself since there wasn't anything wrong about it.
Morgana: Now we're talking! (Madame Keiko is all of a sudden in a good mood, it must've been a boyfriend she was talking about.) In any case, let's not keep Lady Ann and Ryuji waiting any longer.
The date will happen for Keiko and Akechi in no time to meet again. As all four of them meet back with each other at the rooftop of the school once again. From the school day to go through and all set for money and other equipment to items good to go; now that leads on is how they'll send out the calling card next. Noted...Well, it's true for cats to hate getting too much water on them. So Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann all gathered together at their hideout to stand near the door to the place and not get wet from the pouring rain to talk about the calling card to set it up and how to do it. Because planning little things out at a time wasn't going to be so easy to do, things like this always take careful planning before doing anything else from it.
Keiko: We're all here, Morgana, whatever we need to plan this carefully. All of us have to.
Let's hear the strange cat-like person out...
Morgana: All right! All that's left now is to send out the calling card and take Kamoshida's heart!
Just one question for Ryuji needed to ask.
Ryuji: Couldn't we have just send one at the beginnin' of all this...?
Keiko: Doing that won't be so easy if we don't know what you're doing first, Ryuji. If you haven't read the Manga books or watched Lupin the 3rd Anime series, you don't know what you're missing.
I don't think he reads those types of Manga books.
Morgana: Madame Keiko does have a very good point there. And it's not that simple. A treasure won't stay materialized forever. Once the impression is gone, the Treasure will disappear. I think it'll last around a day, at most.
For a day to last for one day once the calling card is out to make a move? That is hard to try to do.
Keiko: A day at most?
Ryuji: The hell...? That's like no time at all...Anyways, we can send a callin' card right now, yeah? Let's do it and steal that bastard's heart!
Okay, we all get it. Morgana then tells the three on how to do it by sending the calling card to Suguru.
Morgana: The Palace will go away once you take the Treasure. Make sure you've done everything you need to.
And what's the decision going to be? Keiko knows the time is right to train and find the Treasure's location to finally be making a move next.
Keiko: (This is it. All for nothing...We have to do this.) Everyone, let's send out the calling card now.
Good answer!
Ryuji: I've been waitin' to hear you say that, babe!
Keiko: Ah...Thanks, Ryuji...?
Saying the word 'babe' to Keiko in a nice way, for Ann hated it.
Ann: Don't call her that!
Ryuji: What?! What did I do this time?!
Okay, so they were going to do it.
Keiko: All of this to save ourselves, have enough to make Kamoshida confess, and save the volleyball members for both Yuuki and Shiho's sakes.
Ann: For them both! I agree, Keiko!
This was going to really happen.
Ryuji: So tomorrow's finally the day.
Ann: So we send the calling card in the morning...and carry out the plan by the end of the day, right?
Sounds like it.
Morgana: Correct. The effect won't last that long...Are you worried?
Not to Keiko who wants Suguru to stop harassing her, same with Shiho who almost killed herself, trying to blackmail Ryuji and Yuuki, hurt every other student, and the same with Ann who was ready to do it all. And with those Cognitive selves to see, there will be no more once Suguru Shadow is down for the count.
Ann: Heh. Waited too long.
Keiko: And I won't go down from the likes of him! (Besides, I have someone else...To start off our relationship with.)
So they were all in on this, the first stealing of someone's dark distorted heart type of desires to really happen.
Morgana: Perfect.
Ann: We're going to pull this off, no matter what!
Morgana: So, who's going to write the card?
The next part was to have any of the four write out the calling card and send it to Suguru, but which one will do it?
Ryuji: Leave it to me!
Looks like Ryuji Sakamoto wanted to do it.
Keiko: (That was fast!) You will, Ryuji? Are you sure?
Ann: Why?
Ryuji: Why...? Why wouldn't it be me?!
Because it was someone who keeps messing up to be stopped by them with powers to use, with no mistakes to be happening. Maybe that's why.
Ann: This is important. Are you sure you can handle the pressure?
Even Morgana was with the two girls on this one.
Morgana: I must agree.
Ryuji: I really wanna get him good! Lemme write it! C'mon, please?
Keiko trusts in her first friend she had made so far and leaves the calling card to Ryuji 'besides not hitting on her a lot'.
Keiko: All right. I trust you to do it, Ryuji.
This makes Ryuji happy to have Keiko say yes to him.
Ryuji: Yeah, I got this! Keiko, you're the bomb and a real hottie! I can almost kiss you!
Ann: Now's not the time!
Ann's shouting stops Ryuji from doing anything weird at Keiko.
Morgana: Serves you right. Just don't fail us from this task at hand please.
Ann: Hey, are you sure about this...? If they find out our identities, all this work will be for nothing...
So they each have to be very careful about doing all of this.
Ryuji: I know, I know!
Keiko: I guess we're all good to go for tomorrow after school, we just wait once the card's been sent first.
Looks like it, everything was all good to go.
Morgana: All right then! Tomorrow it is! You'd better not slack off on this.
With them placing their hands out in a circle for Keiko, Morgana 'for his cat paw', Ann, and Ryuji will be ready for anything to stop Suguru Shadow and getting a hold of his Treasure to steal it together once the calling card goes out in the morning first. And then they make a move back at the Metaverse of the castle type of Palace after school's over.
Keiko: Then let's do this. (All of this for tomorrow, we can do it.)
Ryuji: Got it!
Ann: I'm ready for anything!
The thieves know what they must do one step at a time. From school to over for Sojiro to see Keiko home and Morgana getting out of her school bag, to go upstairs to make another lock pick to use for another treasure chest if there's any more of them later on, to then getting some sleep for the big day tomorrow.
[Ryuji: Man, there's so much I wanna write on the calling card. It's kinda tough figuring out what to say.]
[Ann: Are you sure you're really capable of this?!]
[Ryuji: Don't worry, I got it. I even made a logo for us.]
[Ann: ...A logo?]
[Ryuji: Yup. You'll get to see it tomorrow.]
[Ann: Well that's worrying...]
[Ryuji: Anyways, you guys should rest up. If we screw up tomorrow, we're totally done for.]
[Keiko: Leave it to me.]
[Ann: We'll be counting on you guys.]
[Ryuji: Just remember, we can't trust any shitty adults. That's why we gotta do this ourselves. Anyways, let's pull this off and surprise everyone!]
Whatever logo sign Ryuji can make will be good to see tomorrow. As Ryuji will send out the calling card to Suguru without him noticing it was from the four of them, it will be their chance back at the Palace next.
Morgana: Get some rest, Madame Keiko. While we wait for Ryuji to send out the calling card, we'll head back to take the Treasure to take from Kamoshida. So be ready.
With tool making, Keiko goes to sleep and so does Morgana too, they are ready. And they will go for the next day to come. Nice way to show the logo of the Calling Card being hit on the day it's supposed to be sent on, looks cool.
Year 20xx
Day #14 -April 4/22nd – Friday
Well, it was today. For Ryuji has done it for the team to make the calling card the way that no one else will notice and posts it on the billboard 'to be tons of them all over' the entire school for other students to see it on their way to their class's to stop and look on what it says. With Ann passing by to act like she has nothing to do with anything as she overhears the whole thing carefully on what the other students have to say about it.
Male Student #1: A calling card..?
Male Student #2: I heard it was already posted by the time everyone got here this morning.
Ann acts like she wanted to know what was going on to read what Ryuji wrote on the calling card that he made.
Ann: "Sir Suguru Kamoshida, the utter bastard of lust...We know how shitty you are, and that you put your twisted desires on students that can't fight back. That's why we have decided to steal away to those desires and make you confess your sins. This will be done tomorrow, so we hope you will be ready. From, the Phantom Thieves of Heart."
Yep, this was no doubt Ryuji's doing for Ann to already take a good guess on his handwriting.
Ann: ...Wow.
For Keiko and Morgana 'to read it through her school bag' on what Ryuji just wrote and posted for Suguru to see.
Keiko: I think he did it...Maybe a little too much.
Morgana: More like a lot! Overdoing it there, Ryuji?
Yep...As Ann sees them standing in the hallways to see their calling card send out on the first try has been done.
Ryuji: Not bad, eh? I looked up a bunch of similar stuff online for reference.
He did help out to give 'some' good credit to him.
Keiko: It was good, Ryuji... (Just be more careful on how and where to post them, and not so much next time.)
Ann: Um...Yeah...I know what you want to say, Ryuji...But it sounded like an idiot trying to be an adult.
Ha! That's funny for Ann to say it at Ryuji, the same with Morgana.
Morgana: Your logo's a little lacking, too.
Ryuji: OK, y'know what? Th-that ain't true!
Now because of so many calling cards for students to question about their favorite gym teacher they thought they know and like, well not anymore.
Female Student #1: Did Mr. Kamoshida do something wrong...?
Female Student #2: Does this mean the rumors are true?!
Male Student #1: Wait a sec...Is someone gonna take something from Mr. Kamoshida...?
Male Student #2: What's with this weird logo? And who are these Phantom Thieves of Hearts people...?
Seems to be working...
Keiko: So much for their favorite celebrated type of gym teacher now, huh?
Ryuji: Not anymore he isn't...And it got everyone excited, so it's all good, yeah?
With Yuuki reading it as well, he had a feeling that something was going on but in a good way. And speaking of Suguru, he shows up down the hallways to see what was posted up the billboard to see for himself. And of course, he wasn't too happy about it to act all cool still. For the other four to see him, they try being normal students without making a scene right now.
Suguru: Who's responsible for this...?!
It almost makes some of them 'including Ryuji the most' to laugh and smile from the reaction on Suguru's face.
Morgana: ...Look at that. A predictable reaction for someone who knows what we mean by distorted desires.
Keiko: And there's the final proof of his guilt.
That it was, big time.
Ryuji: I think it's hittin' him pretty hard.
And seeing Suguru react to the other students snapping a bit of a demand to get some answers makes everyone scared.
Suguru: Did you do this?! Or was it you?!
With the students leaving back to their classrooms in a hurry, Suguru sees the other four standing around to demand some answers from them.
Suguru: ...Was it you two?! Amamiya, it better not be if you know with Sakamoto and Mishima on what's good for you, remember? And hopefully not you either, Ann Takamaki...!
They act all innocent to have nothing to do with it.
Keiko: Kamoshida, what's wrong? We don't know anything about those things...Whatever was posted on the billboard all over. (Like you'll ever find out if you tried.)
That got to the gym teacher.
Suguru: Remember a deal...? So now you're playing dumb...? Getting back at me with Takamaki and Sakamoto's help I see. Eh, it's not a problem. I will still win on our little bet. You other three will be expelled soon enough anyway.
Or will you. For Keiko to sense something from Suguru's Shadow from the Metaverse to get the message loud and clear to wait for them to arrive, luckily he doesn't know who the thieves really are. To be standing right in front of them!
Suguru Shadow: Come...Steal it, if you can!
He leaves to look at them with a dirty look, well not for long you won't, Suguru. But they have him now. With the security levels from his powers raised up from 0% to 100% for more Shadows to guard his castle back in the Metaverse to be more enemies than ever to fight through.
Keiko: I think we got him now, you guys.
Morgana: You bet, Madame Keiko. Judging by Kamoshida's response...I'm sure we had an effect on the Palace!
It did right away once Suguru and his shadow self-got the message, literally...
Ann: Does that mean the Treasure's appeared? We'll be able to get it today, right?
Yes, but it has to be all done only by today to do it or it'll be game over.
Morgana: It's not just "today". It's ONLY today. The impact of seeing a calling card doesn't last long, and it cannot be repeated. This will be our one chance to steal the Treasure.
Ryuji: One day's more than enough for us!
School was now over for them to get going to their hideout and heading back to the Metaverse. With the cops continuing their investigation of Shiho's suicide thing for Suguru to quietly start to worry...Akechi appears again to have a word with the gym teacher only for today and seeing Keiko walking back home with her friends. Oh, this should be good.
Akechi: Mr. Kamoshida? Hello, I'm ace detective prince Goro Akechi. I'm here to investigate the rumors about the events from your volleyball team to ask you a few questions...If that's alright with you.
He makes the best of it counting from the one room to be empty for the two men to talk.
Suguru: Of course, let's talk here.
Akechi: Thank you. Now, about your team member Shiho Suzui who jumped off the school building because she got kicked out of the volleyball team, correct?
Suguru: Yes.
Akechi: And the rumors about you not hurting your team during practice from your games, am I right?
Suguru: Of course.
Asking those questions, Akechi tricks Suguru with one to make him spill the beans.
Akechi: There's one more thing I wanted to ask of you, Mr. Kamoshida. You know one of the students who goes to this school named Keiko Amamiya who was spotted with you smelling her hair, trying to grab hold of her butt, and being a bit in love with her too much for a young teenage girl like she is?
Oh, he has Suguru now!
Suguru: What...? But how did you know? What if the student came onto me?
It was all caught on tape for some parts and one cell phone shot of Suguru trying to go on top of Keiko that she sent to Akechi on the third day they met.
Akechi: I'm afraid you might be wrong. How do I know for you to be hiding it from us...? With these videos...I also happen to be very close to Ms. Amamiya who's been a good person to report these types of problems to me. Maybe some students, parents, or other teachers wouldn't believe in others who are victims to your bad behavior, but the police who work for me and myself are. With enough proof, all you have to do is to confess from your crimes, and we might go easy on you to turn yourself in to serve time in prison. Without using force on you too much. How does that sound?
This was going well for Akechi to help Keiko deal with Suguru in the real world to be in bigger trouble from this point on and in the Metaverse too. And he still was hiding the truth, even from the police and a young ace detective prince himself.
Suguru: But that's impossible...! I would never do such a thing. You're accusing the wrong person, young man.
Akechi: Young man...? I guess maybe you're right, or maybe you're wrong. Who knows. But I do know this about you getting too close to other female students like Keiko herself and for me to warn you with this...
Suguru: What do you mean?
Akechi looked mad to punch right next to Suguru's face to have him scared to warn him about the gym teacher himself, for Akechi was on to his abusing issues at the Shujin Academy students.
Akechi: Mr. Kamoshida...Don't you fuck with me...!
Wow, scary for the good guy to get back at the real bad guy.
Suguru: You can say that to me-!
Akechi: You heard me! Stay away from my Keiko! And if I ever see you touching her badly again or any other female students nearly killing the others, I will stop you myself from being brought to the hospital and then in jail...! I'm leaving, so you better think this over about what you've done and confess if you know what's good for you, Mr. Kamoshida. I won't warn you more than once.
And Akechi leaves with a big warning to leave out for Suguru to think he'll confess thanks to him, but it's the other four's doing – Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, and Ann's. This gym teacher was about to face his defeat soon enough to make him start sweating like crazy during the after school work.
Suguru: (No...! No! This can't be happening to me! Who are these Phantom Thieves of Hearts?!)
Nice...! Speaking of the good thieves, Akechi gets a quick look at the many posted calling cards to remove one of them off the billboard to have a look at it. For this catches his eye to be more than seeing the danger, he wanted to learn more about them.
Akechi: (The Phantom Thieves of Hearts...? Stealing the heart of Suguru Kamoshida? How interesting this is.)
Not that he'll be the enemy, but some things are best left to keep a secret from others who are good, you know? Sometimes...Anyways, stick around! The showdown with Suguru Shadow will begin in the next chapter/episode to be something else. Still, it was nice for Akechi to stand up against Suguru to show a loser like him who was boss. Nice one!