(Recommended song to play: Persona 5 Life Will Change)
-Ren's POV-
"After the intruder! He's getting away!"
"Hey you got this right? There's no other way out!!"
"Don't worry our leader has this in control right bro?"
"Jesus Christ you guys are crackheads..."
"Please stay safe and don't get hurt!!"
"Hmm.. careful! More shadows are coming up ahead!"
"You guys are actually dumb if you think this is going to work."
"Even if our leader is on his own, I believe he'll do a good job."
Running through the roof here is a difficult task with these shoes, but thankfully I've gotten used to them ever since. Palaces never fail to surprise me whenever we steal their treasure. Shadows start appearing all over the place. Yet, it's still upsetting to see how strong one's desires can be to create a palace of their own and out of Mementos..
(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Escape)
"He's heading over there! After him!!"
Shit! Go go go go go go! This is way worse than a mile run for P.E. I don't even have an exit route... or perhaps. Right the window!!!
"Kamana! What the hell!!! You could've injured yourself!!"
Well you can't blame me what else was I supposed to do surrender and have them shoot me?! Not a chance. Plus, I look graceful anyway.. but something doesn't feel right..
"Wait... what th-?!"
(Recommended song to play: Persona 5 Encounter)
-Ren's POV End-
Ren immediately gets up waking up to the same room he was sleeping in. A nightmare perhaps? Hopefully some of his dreams were possible predictions. Ren sighs in relief as he heard a ring from his phone.
Chatroom:
Kenny:
Hey!
Kenny:
Anyone up?
Ren:
Yeah what's up?
Damien:
I've been up ever since
Robin:
Get some sleep D:
Damien:
N o
Kenny:
I agree with Robin get some sleep for once in your life Damien
Kenny:
Anyway
Kenny:
Since that we don't have school today..
Kenny:
Do you guys wanna hang out at the arcade nearby?? It's at Shibuya!
Robin:
I mean.. I'm kinda broke..
Ren:
I can try paying for it
Robin:
Nah nah bro you don't gotta do that
Damien:
If I can asks my parents maybe they'll let me
Kenny:
Alright! Can we all possibly meet in 30 minutes?
Robin:
Yeah I just woke up so I might be a little late
Damien:
I'll be on my way then
Ren:
Yeah I'll just get ready as well
Kenny:
Okay! See you guys there!
Chat End
As Ren turns off his phone he quickly gets up to brush his teeth and puts on his outfit ready to go. Before he stepped out of the door, he turns to his father.
"Dad! I'll be hanging out with Kenny, Damien, and Robin at the arcade for a bit!"
"Alright stay safe okay?" His father says as Ren nods gently closing the door behind him. He made his way to the train station heading to Shibuya. As he made his way to the arcade a little early, he looks to his left seeing a bunch of people ganging up on one person. He turns on his phone to record the audio that he knew he might need just in case. Ren takes a deep breath. He was a little terrified but begins to walk toward them to confront them.
(Recommended song to play: Persona 5 Disquiet)
"Hey! What the hell are you guys even doing?!" He asks in a demanding tone. The group did nothing but laugh leaving Ren confused but not letting his guard down.
"Out if anyone that could've confronted us it had to be you???" One person in the group said as they start to approach Ren.
"Aren't you the kid that has a probation? Y'know we can just report you and your life will be in ruins.." Another one says as Ren begins to shaken up. They weren't wrong, eventually the group start to surround Ren. One of them tried to grab his arm but.
"Hey. Cut it out. I've already told you boys to get out of this area." A mature male figure stands near a shop called.. 'Untouchable'. He took his cigarette and drops it on the ground crushing it with his shoe making sure it didn't cause a fire. "Leave my son and the kid alone or I'll just call the cops on you." He warns the group as the boy lets go if Ren's arm, they departed. Ren looks at the male figure in relief.
"Thank you.. I'm sorry that I wasn't much help.." Ren says as the man shakes his head. He turns on his phone to stop the audio recording and places his phone back in his pocket.
"Nah.. it's my fault for not watching over my son.. good job distracting them for a bit." He sighs as Ren holds his hand out to the man's son. He slowly grabs his hand and helps him up.
"Thank you so much.. I was really getting tired of them..." he says as he goes into the store.
"Hey since you helped out a little why not you get one item in the shop? I'm the owner of it so you don't have to worry about it.." The man said offering Ren.
"Really? Uhmm... sure." He says as he walks into the shop.
(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Layer Cake)
As soon as Ren walks into the shop, a different atmosphere filled the room. The shop was filled with a lot of toy guns, bullets, weapons, etc. Out of curiosity, Ren takes out the ripped page Oroka gave him after his confession.
"In the cognitive world, if something looks real then it will become real." He reads it quietly to himself. He quickly grabs his phone to text someone.
Private Chatroom:
Ren:
Hey Robin
Ren:
By any chance do you have a toy gun?
Robin:
Yeah why?
Ren:
Bring it whenever we go to a palace
Ren:
Remember the page Oroka gave me?
Robin:
Oh yeah!!
Robin:
We didn't get to finish reading it though
Ren:
It's alright I have it with me
Ren:
So we can continue reading it at the arcade
Robin:
Alright I'll see ya there! ✨
Ren:
Right!
Chat End
Ren turns off his phone. So if Robin already has a toy gun.. then who else doesn't have one yet? Oh right! Kenny! The man went to his chair as Ren looked around trying to find any gun that could look appealing to Kenny. The man's son taps on Ren's shoulder and points to a gun that looked pretty good. He nods his head.
"Do you mind if I take that one?" Ren asks kindly as the man looks at him.
"Nope not at all like I said one item, and it's all yours." He says as he gets up from his chair bringing it down the shelf. He places it in a bag and hands it to Ren. Ren smiles as a way of saying thank you. Before he was about to leave, the man's son walks up to him holding his hand out expecting a handshake.
"I-I'm Shurui Shai..! Nice to meet you! A-again thank you!!" Shurui says in a rush. Ren smiles completing the handshake.
"No problem Shurui! I'm Ren Kincho!" Ren replies as Shurui's father goes back to his chair.
As Ren leaves the shop the two wave good bye to each other as he continues to make his way to the arcade.
(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 My Homie)
The second Ren walks into the arcade, he immediately heard two familiar voices.
"Damien this isn't fair!!! Stop winning!!!!"
"It's not my fault that you're just bad at this game."
"No I'm not!!!"
Ren quietly laughs and walks towards them.
"Hey guys! Did Robin arri-" before completing his question, Robin runs in the arcade panting.
"Sorry I'm late!!! Whew!" Robin says out of breath. Ren lightly pats Robin on the back.
"You didn't have to run here you know?" Damien says as his match with Kenny ends.
"I know some of us just got here, but can we all go to the private rooms real quick? There's still stuff from this paper Oroka gave me.." Ren asks as everyone nods in agreement. As everyone went into the private room, Damien having to pay it for a little.. at least it was pretty cheap.. thankfully no security cameras were there. The four of them look at the paper reading the parts they haven't finished reading yet.
"At palaces people with such power can do whatever they please and cause mental shutdowns."
"A mental shutdown???" Kenny says confusingly.
"Thinking about it there's been a lot of accidents occurring lately.." Damien says as they all begin to look at each other.
"The way to cause a mental shutdown is.. damn that part is ripped off!" Robin says as Kenny looks at Ren.
"Did Oroka rip off that part??" Kenny asks as Ren shakes his head showing an answer that said 'no.'
"That means someone has that part.." Ren says as everyone quickly check in their pockets to see if they had it. No one did.
"Speaking about the page thing... wasn't Yuri's palace a little too difficult???" Kenny asks and Ren and Robin agree.
"Yeah the shadows there were more powerful than the ones at Oroka." Ren says as Damien steps in.
"Maybe you guys can go to that Mementos place and get stronger there while finding people's palaces there." He suggests and Kenny jumps from his seat.
"Wow Damien! That's a really cool but stupid idea! I hate it!" Kenny says sarcastically.
"Maybe we can do that tomorrow though, it's getting a little late." Robin says as he gets up from his seat. As everyone left except Kenny, Ren taps on his shoulder to get his attention.
"Also here, it'll work when we're at palaces. Its a toy gun so I recommend bringing it with you whenever we go to one." Ren informs Kenny as he hands the bag to him. Kenny looks into the bag a little and jumps in excitement.
"Eeeeee!!! Thank you Ren! I'll see you and the others tomorrow then!" Kenny says as he immediately walks out of the room and arcade. Ren left the private room seeing Damien paying for the rent. The two making quick eye contact Ren waves good bye making his way to the train station and back home.
(Recommended song to play: Persona 5 Beneath The Mask)
As Ren opens the door, he saw his father asleep as usual. He takes off his shoes and goes to his room changing into his sleeping clothes. He lays down on his bed turning on his phone. Wondering if the accidents were still happening he checks the live news. His answer? Yes, another one occurred on his way home thankfully it wasn't his.
(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Days of Sisters)
He continued to check other news channels and saw one mentioning about the rumors of him and Yuri dating. Immediately noticing he turns off his phone upset and forces himself to sleep. Struggling to sleep he puts his face into his pillow and turning around, now hugging it as he faces the ceiling.
"Can these rumors stop for a least a day...?" He asks himself looking at the window. "I have school tomorrow.. which means I have to deal with that again.." He sighs as he questions himself. Why be the one in the wrong? Why be the guilty one? All he did was standing up for himself. With his mind all over the place, he falls asleep slowly hoping that everything will eventually go away.