Please do not ask about the reasons for the delay, I will tell you right here
First, I was busy with the final exams
Second, I was finishing Persona 5 Royal (although I haven't finished it yet)
So far I have destroyed Futaba's Palace (or tomb) and now I have more information about Persona 5 and the gameplay mechanics, dialogue, and the design of the palaces.
The personas I mentioned are the first personas I got in my game (it was strange for me, but personas like Izanagi pic, Raoul, Kaguya, etc. could be purchased for free)
[General Ironwood's office]
"Clover, are you telling me you failed?" said General Ironwood in anger
"Unfortunately, General," said Clover
"Tell me how a thief defeated you," said General Ironwood in anger
"Sir, the leader of the Phantom Thieves has as much fighting skill as an experienced Huntsman," said Clover
"You are a special team of the best huntsmen and huntresses who have been on the battlefield all their lives, while according to you, they were only seven kids," said General Ironwood
"General, please give us another chance," said Harriet
"Give me a reason why I should give you another chance," said Ironwood
"Because we were the only group that succeeded in finding them," said Harriet
"You still think you found them. We questioned your informant and discovered he was never near that warehouse. You found the Phantom Thieves because they wanted to. You are dismissed," said Ironwood
"General, Commander Clover believes that the Phantom Thieves have a secret power, a power they call Persona," said Marrow
"Persona! You just have an unproven theory that Phantom Thieves have a secret power," said Ironwood angrily
"Sir, the leader of the Phantom Thieves knew he couldn't defeat me without Persona, but he wasn't willing to use it, why should he hide a power that could guarantee his victory?" said Harriet
"I think I told you that you are dismissed," said Ironwood
"General..." said Harriet
"YOU ARE DISMISSED" shouted Ironwood
[Mementos]
"Joker and Mona haven't arrived yet?" said Panther in worried
"What are you worried about? They both escaped certain death, the commander of a group of Huntsmen compared to Akechi and the destruction of the Metaverse is nothing" said Skull
"I know, but still..." said Panther
"Were you worried about us?" asked Mona
"I wasn't because I knew you two were thicker-skinned than Clover," said Skull
"So this is part of the show where we have to separate?" said Noir sadly
"I know it's hard, but it's necessary," said Joker
"So you are leaving Atlas Trickster, I wanted to wait longer but I have some gifts for you," said Merchant
"Gift?" asked Joker
"Your arcana is not compatible with this world, that's why you can't have any other Persona in this world except Grim Personas, which are without elements, that's why I brought you some Personas from your world," said Merchant
"What personas?" asked Joker
"One Persona for one element, Raoul for the Curse element, Kaguya for the Bless element, Izanagi Picaro for the Electricity element, Pyro Jack for the Fire element, Lachesis for the Ice element, and Jatayu for the Wind element," said Merchant
"Two elements left," said Joker
"Couldn't bring the other two," said Merchant
"Thank you very much," said Joker
"Don't be happy, I also have bad news" said Merchant
"Bad News?" said Noir
"Destroying Palaces is not without consequences, with the destruction of Palaces, negative thoughts are released in the form of Shadow in Mementos, and there is a very, very small possibility that they will appear as Nightmare in the real world," said Merchant
"So it's not that safe here, I guess we should rather hope they turn into Nightmare," said Mona
"Have you lost your mind? Turning negative thoughts into a nightmare is the worst possibility," said Merchant
"You mean Nightmares are a special form of Grimm?" asked Queen
"Nightmares are like symbiotes, they connect to the victim and imprison the victim in a palace that they create in their mind, and then they eat every ounce of the victim's existence and start multiplying," said Merchant
"It got so scary," said Panther
"Do you know a way to stop the Nightmares?" asked Fox
"It's just like stealing treasure, only you have to kill Nightmare instead of stealing treasure," said Merchant
"Are There Dangers of Mental Shutdown?" asked Oracle
"If Nightmare dominance the victim, there will be bigger problems than Mental Shutdown," said Merchant
"What happened with the destruction of the palace of Frank Dupin?" asked Joker
"Several shadows unleashed in Mementos, luckily no sign of Nightmare," said Merchant
"Are Nightmares unnormal?" asked Queen
"No, Nightmares are rare but not unknown, one Nightmare is born out of every 1 million Grimm... You better leave here because your time here is like the normal world and the Vale train leaves 1 hour and 23 minutes later" said Merchant
"Wow, we forgot," said Panther
"Then we must say goodbye quickly," said Fox
"Too hard," said Skull sadly
"Come on, it's not that hard," said Mona
"Maybe for you two but not for us," said Skull
"Calm down Ryuji, we won't be separated forever, this mission is supposed to be the hardest mission of the Phantom Thieves, so let's start our mission with a good spirit," said Queen
"Right," shouted everyone
"Before I go I have to take Futaba and Makato to Pietro," said Joker
"Following You Leader," said Oracle
[Petro Clinic]
Ren, Futaba, and Makato enter the clinic
"Hello, how can I help you?" asked Pietro
"Hello, we have a request for you," said Ren
"what request?" asked Pietro
"I'm going to Vale to set up a cafe, but I can't take my friend with me to Vale, I wanted you to accept Futaba as an apprentice and Makato as an assistant," said Ren
"It was a little sudden," said Pietro
"Futaba is a genius, she can do magic with an old phone, and I can be a good secretary for you too," said Makato
Pietro paid a little more attention to Ren and then noticed a sense of familiarity in his eyes
"I don't think it's a problem," said Pietro "(at least this way I can pay my respects to you)," thought Pietro
"Thank you very much" Futaba and Makato
Ren bowed in thanks
"Where are you from?" asked Pietro
"We are from a nomadic tribe, so we don't have much contact with other places," said Makato
"Do you know how to use Aura?" asked Pietro
"Um..." Makato and Futaba
"I'll teach you," said Pietro
"But I have to catch the train" Ren
"In that case, you'd better get going and catch the train, but before you go, I want you to deliver this letter to my daughter Penny in Vale City," said Pietro.
"I certainly will," said Ren, then took the letter
Ren bowed and then left the clinic
As Ren walked away from the clinic, he acquired a new arcana
Ren's new arcane was called Creator
[Train]
Ren was sitting on a seat and reading a magazine about Cafes and restaurants in Vale City
"Are you researching Vale Cafe?" asked Morgana
"Yeah and so far I've only been able to find one, it's called The Quill and Ink Restaurant," said Ren
"How is the place?" asked Morgana
"Apparently, because of the Faunus uprising, some of the Faunus servants attacked and injured the human workers, so now they desperately need new workers," said Ren
"Sounds great," said Morgana
"Yeah, especially since they need someone to make good coffee," said Ren
"I don't think we could find a better place in the Vale," said Morgana
"Agreed, I think we'll get to the Vale by tomorrow," said Ren
"Then you better get some sleep because we have a hard day ahead of us tomorrow," said Morgana
"I agree," said Ren
Ren slept on a bed in the cabin of the wagon and Morgana slept next to Ren as usual
[velvet room]
Ren woke up in a velvet room, but this time the room looked like a thief's hideout. Ren looked around a bit and noticed Igor, but Lavenza was not with him
"Welcome to the velvet room," said Igor
"Igor, I didn't expect to see you here," said Ren
"Maybe this is really the last time we see each other in this world because I am very limited in this world," said Igor
"Then you must have some important news for me," said Ren
"In this world, we gave someone the power of the Joker Card. The Joker Card is actually the wild card that you have. She is still a rookie and her power is very limited. I want you to find the owner of the silver flames and teach her. Tell her how to use her new power," said Igor
"Who owns that flame?" asked Ren
"You will meet her soon, and she can help you a lot," said Igor
Ren's eyes started to get heavy again and closed very slowly
"While I'm not here, you can take advice from Lavenza," said Igor
[Train, Vale City]
"Ren wake up we've reached the Vale," shouted Morgana
Ren woke up to find that it was morning and the train had stopped at Vale station
"Did you have a sweet dream?" said Morgana while laughing
"I dreamed of a smiling man with a long nose," said Ren
"Igor! What did he tell you?" asked Morgana
"Told me to find the owner of the silver flame," said Ren
"Tell me the details later, for now, we have to get off the train," said Morgana
Ren picked up the backpack that contained the things he needed and Morgana jumped into Ren's backpack as usual
Ren left the train station. He paid attention to the streets of Vale and was surprised by the similarity of Vale to European cities. Ren took out the scroll from his pocket and entered the address of The Quill and Ink Restaurant into the navigation app
After a few hours of walking, Ren reached The Quill and Ink Restaurant. He looked at the outside of the restaurant for a while and then entered the restaurant
When Ren entered the restaurant, he approached a blond long hair waitress
"Excuse me, I'm here to apply for a coffee maker," said Ren
"You are too young, think the boss will accept your request," said the waitress
"I worked in a cafe before and I have enough experience," said Ren
"I will tell the boss about you, but I leave it up to you to satisfy the boss," said the waitress
A few minutes later, the restaurant manager came to see Ren
"You're much younger than I thought," said the Boss
"I'm more skilled than my age," said Ren
"If we were not facing a shortage of forces, I would have rejected you in an instant, but this time I will make an exception and let you prove yourself," said the Boss
Ren quickly started making coffee. When Ren was in Yongen-Jaya, he learned how to make coffee from Sojiro Sakura. While making the coffee, Ren remembers Sojro's teachings. When the coffee was ready, the restaurant boss drank some of Ren's coffee and enjoyed the coffee he drank a lot
"Perfect, what's your name kid," said the Boss
"Ren Amamiya," said Ren
"You are hired by now, from 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., you will be given room to stay on the top floor. If you have a pet, you can bring it to the room, but it must not enter the restaurant for any reason. From now on, call me Mr. Foster," said Foster
"Thank you very much, Mr. Foster," said Ren
"Okay, Ms. Wendy, can you show Mr. Amamiya's room and then guide him to his workplace?" said Foster
"Yes Mr. Foster," said Wendy
Ren went upstairs and put his backpack and Morgana in the room, then he put on his work clothes and worked until 3 pm.
[Ren's Room]
"How was your first day at work?" asked Morgana
"It was like when I was working for Sojiro," said Ren
"So what do we gonna do now?" asked Morgana
"Better get to know the city better," said Ren
Ren wore a black t-shirt with a white shirt and jeans, took a bag and put Morgana in it, and then left the building.
"So where are we going first?" asked Morgana
"Better go to the bookstore first and buy a book about Aura and how to use it," said Ren
"Good idea," said Morgana
Ren picked up the Scroll and looked for the nearest bookstore
"There is a dust shop nearby that sells books related to Aura," said Ren
"So on to the dust shop," said Morgana
[dust shop]
"Welcome young man, how can I help you?" asked the old salesman
"I'm looking for a book about Aura," said Ren
"Do you want to take the Beacon test?" asked the old salesman
"Something like that," said Ren
"Back there you can find books and magazines about becoming a Huntsman," said the old salesman
"Thank you so much," said Ren
Ren moved towards the bookshelves, when he reached the bookshelves, he picked up one of the magazines related to Aura and read it to check.
"With Aura, you can prevent injuries caused by bullets and knives, other uses of Aura include resistance to cold and heat, the final stage of using Aura is semblance awakening," read Ren
"This magazine can help us a lot, now we have to look for a book that teaches how to use Aura," said Morgana
Ren took the magazine and put it in his bag, then he took a rather large book that had written instructions on "how to use Aura".
At that moment, Roman Torchwick entered the shop with White Fang's soldiers
"Hello old man, we meet again," said Roman
"Torchwick! What are you doing here?" asked the old salesman
"I'm here to finish my unfinished business... grab the dust," said Roman
Then Roman started trying on the sunglasses that were for sale next to him
Ren noticed Roman and the White Fang soldiers so he went out of sight
"Do you think we should let them steal?" asked Morgana
"Of course not," said Ren
Then Ren wore Joker's custom with a blue flame, then Morgana jumped out of the bag and turned into a Faunus.
"Isn't it better not to attract attention?" said Mona
"White Fang's soldiers can see in the dark, but Roman and the rest of the store's customers can't, and on the other hand, Flashbang in the dark for someone who has night vision is like looking directly at the sun," said Joker
Joker approached the electric fuse by taking cover and phantom dash and cut off the shop's electricity very quickly when no one was paying attention.
When the power went out, everything went dark, the White Fang soldiers had no problem seeing because of their animal characteristics. Joker threw a handmade flashbang between the White Fang soldiers and drew the attention of all the White Fang soldiers to the flashbang.
With the explosion of the flash bang, all the White Fang soldiers were temporarily blinded and could not see anywhere
Joker and Mona take the opportunity and quickly knock out every White Fang soldier. But Roman was not blinded because he was wearing sunglasses at the time of the flash bang explosion.
"(That's called luck,)" thought Roman
Roman couldn't see who attacked the soldiers, but he could make out a shadowy figure standing over the unconscious bodies of White Fang.
Roman tried to secretly hit the Joker from behind, but because of the darkness, he did not realize that he was approaching the Joker from the front. Joker easily grabbed Roman's cane and hit Roman's stomach with a back kick. Roman was thrown back but managed to keep his balance.
"This shop is just trouble," whispered Roman
Roman shot a fire dust bullet at Joker, but Joker dodged easily with a small jump to the right. The explosion caused the glass of the window to break and some of the goods inside the shop were damaged. Because of the jump he made, Joker landed behind a shelf, so he didn't realize that Roman used this situation and ran towards the back door. Mona shoots several bolts at Roman, but they do not hit Roman.
"Mona go after him" ordered Joker
"Got it," said Mona
In order not to attract anyone's attention, Joker returned to the position he was there before the attack and turned back to Ren
Mona went out the back door to arrest Trochwick. When Mona looked around, he couldn't find Torchwick, but identifying the escape route was not difficult for a professional thief.
As expected by Mona, Roman had used an emergency ladder to climb a building. When Roman reached the ceiling, he was surprised to see what was in front of his eyes
"A constructive advice from a professional thief, use a grappling hook to climb buildings," said Mona
"How did you get to the roof earlier than me?" asked Roman
"Because, unlike amateurs like you, I'm a real thief," said Mona proudly
"You just stole someone's heart and you think you are a better thief than me?" said Roman angrily
"You don't even know what I stole," said Mona "Don't you have the last word, Torchwick?" asked Mona
"You must be a member of the Phantom Thieves, right? One is one," said Roman
Roman pointed the base of the cane at Mona and then a red bomb shot out of the cane. Mona jumped up and passed over the bomb and landed in front of Roman. Roman quickly stepped his cane towards Mona's face, but Mona put his foot on the cane and did a beautiful Mikiri counter, but instead of plunging the sword into the opponent's head, he placed the sword on Roman's neck.
"Do you still think I'm not a better thief?" asked Mona
"I have to ask them to pay more than what they promised me, the money they offered me for killing you is not worth it at all," said Roman
"Killing us! Ironwood wouldn't do such a thing," thought Mona "Tell me, the Dark Queen gave you this mission?" asked Mona
"Queen of what?" asked Roman
Suddenly, a pistol bullet was fired at Mona, but Mona managed to dodge
When Mona looked at the shot position, he saw Emerald and Mercury
"You two were following me?" asked Roman
"Not really, we were passing by the dust shop when we heard a strange noise and saw a window break" Emeral
"Listen to what I'm saying, Roman, you're going back down the same ladder you came up, right now, and you're going to forget everything you heard," said Mercury
"If it makes my head connected to my body, why not" said Roman
"Hey, I'm not done with you" shouted Mona
As Mona moved towards Roman, a kick was thrown from Mercury to Mona's face. Mona dodged the first blow by ducking, but Mercury hit the second with a sweep. Mona fell to the ground and when he regained consciousness, he saw Mercury's kick in front of his face. Since the Phantom Thieves are very good at dodging at the last second, Mona managed to prevent his face from smashing. Moan quickly got up and distanced himself from Mercury and Emerald.
"I was sure I'd make pancakes out of his face," said Mercury
"Phantom Thieves are also skilled in combat in addition to stealing, but..." said Emerald "Hey cat, why don't you use Aura?" asked Emerald
"I'm not a cat... wait, I'm a cat," said Mona
"I think he has duality," whispered Mercury to Emerald
"With the speed and skill you have, you should have mastered Aura by now, but your Aura hasn't even been activated," said Emerald "Tell me why?" asked Emerald
"(It's not good, these two didn't come here to arrest me, they came to kill me. They're definitely not as powerful as Clover, but they both have the advantage of numbers and are masters at Aura. If only I could use Persona... No, I shouldn't think about winning because I don't have a chance against them alone)" thought Mona
Mona threw a smoke bomb on the ground, blocking the vision of the two Assassins
"*cough* *cough* The old smoke bomb trick *cough* *cough*" said Mercury
"*cough* *cough* I can't believe we fell for this old trick *cough* *cough*" said Emerald
"It's not too late, we have a high ground, so we should be able to see him," said Mercury
When the area cleared of smoke, the two teenage assassins looked around the building, but there was no sign of a cat faunus dressed in Assassin cult custom.
"How did he disappear?" asked Emerald surprisingly
"I think that's why they're called Phantoms," said Mercury
Emerald and Mercury came down from the building, at that moment Ren and Morgana were watching them from a distance
"Are they the ones you said?" asked Ren
"Yeah, they know the Dark Queen and probably were commissioned by her to kill us," said Morgana
"So we found a lead, but I doubt we'll get anywhere by following them," said Ren
"I agree, we are not lacking in skills, but being a dilettante in using Aura changes a lot of things, and not using Persona is a different problem," said Morgana
"It is better to avoid fighting for now so as not to expose our tricks," said Ren
"You're right," said Morgana "For now, we better go back and sleep," said Morgana
Ren and Morgana headed to the restaurant to rest for the night and prepare for Aura training tomorrow.
[Tomorrow afternoon, a park in the Vale]
Ren and Morgana were practicing activating their Auras but failed
"It's no use like this," said Morgana
At that moment, something hit Ren from behind and caused Ren to fall to the ground.
"Ouch Ouch Sorry," said the girl
Ren sat back and looked at the person who bumped into him, it was just a teenage girl in red. If he believed in fairy tales, he would definitely think that she is Little Red Riding Hood. But even more strange than that was the 10,000-page book that was next to her.
"It's okay, things happen, especially when you read a book this big," said Ren
Ren looked at the title of the book and was surprised to see the heading "How to become a real leader"
"What book is this?" asked Ren
"My teammate told me that to be a better leader, I should know tactics and combined moves, that's why she gave me this book," said the girl
"You mean you have to study pre-prepared tactics?" asked Ren
"Something like this, BUT I HATE THIS BOOK" shouted the girl
The girl looked at the book Ren was reading and was surprised to see it
"Teaching how to use Aura!" whispered the girl "Why don't you enroll in fighting schools?" asked the girl
"I entered the Vale for the first time yesterday" Ren
"You live in a nomadic tribe?" the girl
"Yeah that's why I don't know much about cities and neither does Aura, also, I cannot enroll in schools due to my living conditions," said Ren
"Do you want to be a Huntsman?" asked the girl happily
"Something like that," said Ren
"Ah No, I have to memorize this book" shouted the girl
"I suggest you forget reading this book, you have to determine the tactics based on your teammates and their habits," said Ren
"You know leadership?" asked the girl
"Since we don't know how to use Aura, we have to learn teamwork," said Ren
"HAAAA! Will you be my teacher?" asked the girl with a big smile and star eyes
"What?" asked Ren surprisingly
"Please teach me how to become a good leader," said the girl
"So we'll make a deal, you teach me how to use Aura and I'll teach you leadership," said Ren
"acceptance deal," said the girl
"(She didn't even think,)" thought Ren and Morgana
"So the deal is done, I'm Ren Amamiya and this is my friend Morgana," said Ren
"Oh excuse me, uhm I'm Ruby Rose and this is my old friend, Crescent Rose," said Ruby
At that moment, Ruby pulled out a large scythe from her back, and both Ren and Morgana were surprised
"Her best friend is her weapon!" said Morgana
Well, Ren and Morgana's first day in Vale City didn't go so well.
I didn't want to announce it so soon, but I have to, because Ruby resembles Red Riding Hood, I decided to use a wolf.
If you have a suggestion for Ruby's Phantom Thief costume, tell me, the main base is a medieval dress, a wolf mask, a red hoodie, and a black dress.
Some people will probably complain about why I called Ruby the girl. I told the last part from Ren's point of view and Ren doesn't know Ruby
And I think some people have been able to guess whose palace Ruby will enter first