The group had been in shock by the situation. Here they thought they would have to deal with some pervert---But it turns out it was a kid just like them. And now with the elderly man in the car, neither of them could understand what was going on at that moment.
"Forgive me---" The Unforeseen Boy said to Ann, "---But I saw you from the car… And I couldn't help myself from chasing after you. I didn't even notice the calls from Sensei… But thank goodness I caught up to you."
"Uh---Oookay?" Ann said, confused.
"Do you know what is happening?" Ren asked.
"... I have no idea…" Dide replied.
"You're the woman I've been searching for all this time!" The Unforeseen Boy proclaimed as the group had been taken back.
Each of them seemed to draw their own---Yet similar conclusions.
"Wait a minute---" Ren soon thought as she blushed, "---Is this a---"
"This can't be a---But could it be---" Haruto thought.
"---A love confession?!" Kiku thought as she blushed, "This is the first time I've ever seen one!"
"Talk about love at first sight!" Ryuji thought, "He seriously just met her!"
"Oh yeah, this is 100% a love confession! I've seen this before!" Didie thought before looking at Kai. "and of course--With a third party--things can only go so well.."
Kai couldn't help but growl in his head as he stared daggers at him, "I'M GONNA KILL THIS BASTARD!"
"Please---" The Unforeseen Boy said, as the group leaned forward while Ann turned red, "---Won't you---"
"W-Wait, h-hold on---" Ann said as she started to stammer.
"Here it comes!" Ren, Kiku, Dide, Haruto and Ryuji thought.
"THIS GUY IS GONNA BE BURIED SIX FEET UNDER!!" Kai thought as he looked ready to throw down.
Though they didn't expect him to finish the sentence with---
"---Be the model for my next art piece?!"
Immediately, the group fainted out of shock from the question alone.
"A-A-A-A-A-A A model?!" Kai asked as he turned red as he recovered.
"THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GONNA ASK?!" Dide shouted as he immediately stood up. "A MODEL!?"
"Please understand!" The Unforeseen Boy said, "All that I've drawn till now has been lacking, but I feel passion from you unlike anyone else!"
"THIS MAN'S HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS!" Morgana exclaimed in the bag, quickly earning a bonk from Dide to quiet him.
"Wait---" Kiku said as she stood, "---Draw?" She soon tilted her head, "Are you by chance an artist?"
"Yeah, this isn't a recruit for some shady business?" Ryuji asked as it took him back.
"How dare you!" The Unforeseen Boy said, offended, "It's nothing like that!"
"Whoa, whoa, okay--" Haruto said as he calmed him down, "---We're getting off on the wrong foot and obviously we're misunderstanding your intentions here." He soon turned to the Unforeseen Boy, "To start off, you're obviously not some kind of stalker, or a shady guy, so, would you mind telling us who you are?"
"Oh!" The Unforeseen Boy said as he immediately fixed himself up, "Where are my manners? I'm a second-year at Kosei High's fine arts division." He soon bowed his head in greeting, "My name is---Yusuke Kitagawa."
"Kitagawa huh?" Dide said, "Now why does that sound familiar ...?"
Kiku couldn't help but look at the Unforeseen Boy---Or rather Yusuke in a curious sort of way.
"This is so strange…" She thought as her head started to hurt, "... This is my first time meeting him but I swear I've seen him before…"
"I'm Madarame-sensei's pupil---" Yusuke soon explained, "---And I am being allowed residence at his place. I'm striving to become an artist."
"Is that so?" Kai said as he gave him an odd look.
"That's weird---I swear I've heard of that name before…?" Haruto said.
It soon clicked with Ann in particular, "Wait---Do you mean THAT Madarame? The one who was Good Morning Japan the other day?"
Haruto's expression brightened, "Oh yeah! He's that famous artist isn't he?!"
"Yeah, that's him!" She said.
"You two know that guy?" Ren asked.
"You mean you've never heard of him, Ren-san?" Haruto asked before he explained, "Madarame's the only man alive that has various art styles and even won an award recently!"
Dide added "NOW I KNOW WHERE I 'VE SEEN HIM! HE WAS IN THAT ONE ART SHOW! HE WAS IN THAT CROWD SEEING MADARAME SHOW IS LATEST WORK!"
"Oh? Are you familiar with him?" Yusuke asked.
Dide nodded, "Yeah! Not to mention, I had peeps who commissioned Madarame for Art to put for their houses!"
"So---That's who he is?" Kiku asked as she gestured to the elder man in the car, who gave a friendly wave.
"That's right." Yusuke said.
"Yusuke---" The Elderly man---Madarame said, "---Come, we're going to be late."
"I'm sorry sensei!" Yusuke said, "I'll be right there!"
"That old guy's really Madarame huh?" Ryuji asked.
"Looks that way." Kai said.
SNAP--Went Kiku's bag suddenly as it dropped to the floor causing her books to be scattered about; including a small sketchbook that had landed face open. "Ah!" She exclaimed, "My books!"
"Oh no it broke?!" Ann said, as they quickly went to help pick them up with the others.
"Oh Dang it!" Ryuji said.
"We should've really gotten a new bag." Haruto said as he helped pick them up.
"We can buy a new one after school, let's help carry them okay?" Ren said.
"So-Sorry for the trouble." Kiku said.
Yusuke soon picked up the sketchbook, noticing the drawing that had been in it. "Is this your sketch?" He asked turning to Kiku.
Kiku immediately turned red with embarrassment before she swiped it back. "Ye-Yeah---But I'm not very good. It's more like a side thing really."
"I didn't know you sketch." Ren said.
"IT'S A SIDE THING!" Kiku exclaimed.
Yusuke seemed to ponder something before he told them, "Madarame-senseis exhibition will be at the department store near the station this weekend. I'll be there to help out on opening day. Please come by."
"Huh?" Kiku and Ann said, realizing he was talking to them in particular as he handed them tickets.
"It would be great if you could give me your answer in regards to being a model then---" Yusuke said before he turned to Kiku, "---And it'll be helpful for you too when it comes to that sketch of yours."
"Helpful?" Kiku asked, confused as she looked at the ticket.
"Wait a minute, is he ignoring us?!" Kai exclaimed.
He soon turned over to the others, "I bet you have no interest in the fine arts, but I'll give you tickets too."
"OI, WHAT'S WITH THAT TONE?!" Dide exclaimed as he raised his fist.
"So he's got a type…" Kai said as his eye twitched.
Thus he handed them each tickets to the exhibit; even though it seemed like the guys were given their own tickets out of pity.
"Well then---" He said, "---I hope to see you there."
Thus he went to join Madarame in the car before they drove away. Ryuji couldn't help but shake his head, "That guy's as easy to read as a book…" Ryuji said.
"And stuck up." Dide said.
"Takes one to know one.." Kai said only for Dide to smack him lightly.
"Seriously, what kind of tone would he take with you when he finds out you draw?" Morgana asked Kai in particular.
Kai merely clicked his tongue, "I ain't interested in things like that. I got my own reasons for when I sketch."
"Sure ya do." Morgana said with a sly smile.
Kai only gave a glare before he noticed Kiku looking at the ticket. "You know---" He soon said, "---I don't think you've ever mentioned the fact that you like to draw."
Kiku flinched as she started to sweat bullets.
"Would you mind sharing or---" Kai started to say before---
"GOTTA GO, WE'RE GONNA BE LATE KAY SEE YA BYE!!" Kiku suddenly exclaimed as she hightailed it so fast she left a dust cloud behind, startling them.
"Well, that was a new one." Ryuji commented.
"I'll say." Dide said before he soon noticed the time, "HOLY CRAP WE GOTTA GO!" He soon grabbed each of them before he started to make mad dash himself, "HURRY BEFORE CLASS STARTS!!"
"WHERE DID YOU GET THIS KIND OF STAMINA FROM?!" Kai shouted as they found themselves going down the block.
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-After School-
The group looked exhausted after the day. Between the test and Dide literally carrying them to their classes, it went by normal as usual. By the time classes let out they all looked like they were ready to collapse out of sheer exhaustion. Though for Kiku and Haruto however---
---They had sheer panic.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THE TEST WAS TAKING PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE DAYS?!" Haruto exclaimed.
"We thought you guys knew!" Kai said.
Dide added, "Yeah, Your homeroom teachers didn't tell you?!"
"HECK NO!" Haruto shouted, "WE COULDN'T PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THAT!!"
Kiku groaned, "Our lives are so over! Goodbye school life!"
"It's gonna be okay." Ren said, "We still have the nights to prepare ourselves, okay?"
"Then it's time to head back to my place! No time like the present!" Ann said.
Before they could move they suddenly heard Ren's phone chime. Ren looked over his phone and noticed that he had gotten a message from Mishima.
"Huh?" Ren said, "What's this?"
"What's up?" Ryuji asked before he looked over his shoulder.
"Remember how I told you Mishima made the website?" Ren asked, "Apparently, he found a request."
"A request?" Dide asked. "As in---They're asking for our help?!"
"You mean we're actually gonna use that for reference?" Kai asked.
"Well, what's the request?" Ann asked.
Ren soon read the message, "Oh, this is serious--It says, 'My ex-boyfriend has started stalking me. I don't know what to do. His name is Nakanohara Natsukio.'"
The group looked shocked by this.
"A stalker?" Kiku said, "That's terrible!"
"I've been in that situation before, and it can get bad!" Dide said as he shuddered, "Sounds like if we don't do something now, it'll get worse before it gets better."
"Yeah and it's not like the police are gonna be of any help." Kai said.
"So we got a name, we can just go and change his heart lickity split!" Ryuji said.
"But---We don't even know the keyword to his palace." Haruto pointed out.
They soon heard Morgana chuckle as he came out of Ren's back. "Actually---This time we won't be needing a palace."
This time they looked confused by this sort of thing. "What do you mean Mo-chan?" Kiku asked.
"I've actually been wanting to take you guys there for sometime, though because of your wound I couldn't risk it." Morgana explained before he smiled, "But now that you're fully recovered, we can head on over."
"Where?" Ren asked, "A Palace?"
"Eh---More or less." Morgana replied as he hopped out of the bag before he walked along the wall, "But before we head on over, it's only fair that someone gets Shiro."
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-Awhile Later; Shibuya Station Entrance-
Dide ultimately ended up being the one to get Shiro, though he had to sneak him in a large duffle bag to be on the safe side. He had met up with the others as they were waiting outside of the entrance with Morgana.
"Well that didn't take long---" Ryuji said, "---But why is he in your duffle?"
"Yeah, I could hop on the subway, you know?" Shiro said.
"And risk a ticket and or Jail?" Dide asked. "Nah, Not on my watch."
"But it should be fine right?" Shiro asked, "I've seen cats do that."
"Yeah but cats are sneaky." Kai pointed out, "You're a dog and don't exactly have silent feet."
Shiro's ears dropped, "Okay, fair point but you don't gotta be harsh about it." He soon turned to the group, "So---We're going to deal with a stalker guy right?"
"That's the idea." Ryuji said.
Ren turned to Morgana as he asked, "Okay--Where do we start? How do we change his heart?"
"We go to the one place where his heart can be found." Morgana said, "Kiku, you have a phone now don't you? Would you mind bringing up the Meta-Nav app?"
"Uh--Okay?" Kiku said, confused as she took out her phone from her sweater pocket. The phone itself had been decorated with a couple of small stickers and an owl.
She soon tapped on the Meta-Nav icon as the app opened up. "It's strange--" Kiku said, "---I only just got this phone two days ago, and the app was already on the second I set everything up."
"I know it's even on mine---And I literally got this yesterday!" Haruto said as he showed it on his home screen.
"We can worry about it later guys." Ann said.
"Right, right, right---" She said as she looked at the app, "---Okay, so, we have the name--We just need a location right?"
"It's how it worked the last time." Ren said.
"Actually---" Morgana said, "---We don't need a location this time. Just enter exactly what I say. The keyword is… Mementos."
"Me… Men… Tos…?" Kiku attempted to pronounce, though they noticed that her phone picked up on the word.
"CANIDATE FOUND." It suddenly said as they looked startled by it, "BEGINNING NAVIGATION."
Before their very eyes, they saw as the world started to be engulfed in a set of familiar red rings
And before they knew it---The crowd of people that had been before them… Vanished without a trace.
"THE HELL?!" Kai exclaimed.
"The crowd's gone?!" Haruto shouted.
Dide looked around startled, "C-Creppy! It's like a ghost town!"
"That's strange…" Ann said, "... It kind of feels like I'm walking on air…?"
"What is this?" Ren asked.
"Yes!" Morgana cheered, "I knew it would work!" He soon hopped down onto the floor, "Now, follow me!"
"Mo-chan, wait!" Kiku exclaimed.
They soon ran after Morgana, with Shiro getting out of the duffle bag. As they entered the station, and headed down the stairs, the scene around them began to change. And not to mention---Their appearances changed as well, but they didn't quite realize it.
Until they spotted Morgana---Or rather Mona in his own form and the strange red space inside the station.
"What the---?!" Ann---Or Panther said, "---Your form changed?!"
"And our clothes changed too?!" Ryuji--Or rather Skull said.
"What the hell is this?!" Kai or rather Gunslinger said, "How did this happen?!"
"This---Is new." Shiro---Or Wolf said as he looked at himself, realizing he had been standing on two feet, "I didn't even realize I changed."
"Me too." Kiku said looking at herself in the familiar dress, "I guess it's because it's come naturally?"
"Well, talk about a insta-henshin." Dide--or rather Dayzer said as he tapped his belt.
"Yeah, but how did this happen?" Haruto---Or Crescent pondered.
"Morgana---" Ren---Or Joker said, "---Is this Nakanohara's Palace?"
"You're REAL quick on the uptake." Skull said shocked.
"Yes---And no." Mona explained, "Let's say this is like a Palace, but it's different then what we went through with Kamoshida."
"Well, what do you mean?" Dayzer asked.
"To put it simply---" Mona said, "---This is everyone's palace!"
"... Everyone's Palace?" Kiku asked, confused.
"You see, the only ones with a standalone palace like Kamoshida are those with extraordinary strong desires." Mona replied, "The others that don't have their own share one massive unified Palace, which would be here."
"In a train station?" Crescent said.
"Yes, in a way they're all connected." Mona said as he went down the escalators with the others following behind them.
"Then---It's all stuck together in a way?" Skull asked, "Even though they don't know each other."
"This is what's called the collective unconsciousness." Mona added, "Though---I don't expect you to understand it."
"HEY!" Skull shouted offended.
They soon got to the bottom of the stairs where they noticed a strong gust of wind coming from a large tunnel.
"So the heart we're looking for is in there?" Wolf asked.
"Along with the other shadows, yes." Mona said, "Don't worry, finding the guy will be easy."
"If you say so." Joker said, "We should get going."
"Yeah but---" Dayzer said, "---Those are train tracks. I don't know the exact rules of this world, but we have to worry about the third rail zapping us and killing us if we make one wrong step."
"I don't suppose that magic belt of yours comes with a train, doesn't it?" Gunslinger asked.
Dayzer cleared his throat, "If you must know--In times like this, i would need some kind of gimmick to summon a ride that can get us there---Sorry if it sounded like sarcasm, I actually do have something."
He gave his belt a tap as it said "Ressha!" The Belt printed what appeared to be a Train Pass before Dayzer waved the belt as it said "Liner."
The belt shined as the group looked with anticipation ready to see their ride.
Though---
POOF---The belt went as it left them confused, especially since nothing appeared onto the tracks. Though Dayzer's eye twitched, "OH COME ON!!"
"Well---That was disappointing…" Skull said as he slouched.
"Yeah---Very anticlimatic…" Wolf added.
"So much for a ride." Panther said.
"I guess it'll be awhile before you actually get the hang of that." Crescent said.
"Don't worry! I got transportation down too!" Mona said with a wink.
"Really? How?" Joker asked.
Mona chuckled, "Just watch as I play my trump card!" He soon struck a pose, "MORGANA MORPHIN TIME!!"
He soon jumped high into the air before they saw a puff of smoke. Much to their own surprise when he landed on the ground----
---He was now a car; a van to be specific.
"EEEEEHHHHH?!" The entire group shrieked in confusion.
"A CAR?!" Panther shrieked.
"YOU'RE A FUCKING CAR NOW!?" Gunslinger shouted.
"WHY ARE YOU A CAR?!" Wolf exclaimed.
"For some reason there's a widespread cognition among ordinary folk that cats can turn into buses." Mona reasoned.
"HOW DOES THAT APPLY TO THIS?!" Crescent shouted.
"THIS LOOKS SOMETHING OUT OF A HIYAZAKI MOVIE!" Dayzer exclaimed. "AND HE WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH!"
"WHERE DID THAT LOGIC COME FROM?!" Wolf and Skull exclaimed.
"Wait, wait, wait---" Skull soon said, "---Why didn't you turn into this when we were in the castle!?"
"I would have if I could!" Mona said, "But that castle was cramped! There were ton of stairs and no way this fits on top of a chandelier---"
"Alright we get it." Gunslinger said as he went to Mona who was now a car. He soon opened the car door, before he said to Panther and Kiku with a tip of his hat, "Ladies first."
Panther couldn't help but give a soft laugh, "Such a gentleman."
"Thanks Kai-kun." Kiku said with a smile before she and Panther got in the car. The others soon followed behind as they took a seat in the back.
"All aboard! Let's go!" Skull cheered.
"Fuck yeah! Onward noble car!" Dayzer cheered.
The group looked ready to go, as they waited in anticipation. Though---
"What are you guys doing?" Mona asked as the group was left perplexed, "Why are you sitting in the back?"
"Uh… We're waiting for you to drive?" Gunslinger said, "You know---Because you can do that?"
"Does it look like I can do that!?" Mona said as they felt the van jump a little, "I am a car ya know?! I can't go anywhere unless someones behind the wheel!"
"WHAT?!" They all shouted.
"But---You can turn into a car!" Crescent said.
"Yeah, that doesn't mean I can drive myself!" Mona argued, "You know how ridiculous that sounds?!
"Says the talking cat who can turn into a car!" Wolf said.
"NOT A CAT!" Mona shouted, "AND DON'T BE A HYPOCRITE!!"
"Okay--well who's gonna drive him?" Dayzer asked. "Cause I'm not gonna do it."
"Yeah, I wouldn't trust you behind the wheel anyway." Gunslinger said, making Dayzer's eye twitch.
"Shut it you." Dayzer replied.
"I---Guess I'll drive." Joker said.
"Wait, do you even know how to drive?" Panther asked as Joker went to exit the car.
"I've---Driven with a gamepad." Joker replied awkwardly before he moved himself to the front seat.
"Well something's better than nothing---" Gunslinger before calling out, "---SHOTGUN!"
"Damn it!" Dayzer Crescent, and Skull exclaimed as he climbed over to sit at the front with Joker.
"Ya snooze you loose!" Gunslinger shouted.
"Oh rub it in, will ya?" Dayzer said
JOker and Gunslinger started to look around the dashboard. "Um---Where's the key?" Joker asked.
"Why would you need a key!?" Mona asked, "Just press the button!"
"A button?" Gunslinger and Joker said.
"Wait, a car can start with a button?" Kiku asked.
"Ohhh He transformed into one of those cars." Dayzer said. "It's all the rave."
"Yeah but without a key?" Crescent asked, "Isn't that more of a problem? What if someone steals it?"
"Who would wanna steal a stupid cat like him?" Dayzer asked
"AGAIN! NOT! A CAT!" Mona exclaimed.
"Wait, so where's the button to start?" Gunslinger asked.
"Oh its next to the steering wheel." Mona replied.
Joker looked and indeed saw a red button next to the steering wheel. He pressed it as the car started up, and they were taken back when they heard Mona… Purr?
"Ooooh yeah… That feels nice." Mona said as the group looked visibly disturbed.
"Ew." Was all Skull could say.
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Thus they started to drive through the tunnels exploring the mementos. As they did they noticed how baron and vast it had been with the walls and ceiling practically painted in the color red. They noticed the shadows that had been roaming about as Joker carefully drove.
"Man, there's so many of them here." Panther said.
"Yeah, there's even more than in Kamoshida's Castle." Crescent said.
"Compared to what we fought before, this should be easy.." Dayzer said.
"I wouldn't count my chickens before they hatch." Mona told him, "The Mementos here can be really unpredictable. Especially when it comes to the shadows around here."
Skull looked out the window, noticing the aura around them. "You're not kidding, those guys look tough."
"Where would even find Nakanohara in this place?" Kiku asked.
"Don't worry, it's gonna be pretty easy to spot." Mona said, "We just have to---WATCH OUT FOR THE BUMP!"
Joker shrieked before he veered, as they felt the bump. Though they also heard the sound of a--
CLUCK!
"Cluck?" The group asked. They looked over as they noticed the sound came from the bag Dayzer had carried Wolf in prior.
They all looked at the duffle bag before Kiku opened it up. Much to their own surprise---
---It was Harumi and Momodu, Dide's pet chicken and rooster.
"WHAT THE WHAT!?" Dayzer exclaimed, "WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE!?"
"WHY THE FUCK ARE YOUR PETS HERE?!" Gunslinger shouted.
"THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!" Dayzer shouted
"Bawk bawk!" Momodu said.
"How did they get here?!" Joker asked.
Wolf soon realized something, "Ooooh---That's why the duffle bag felt crowded."
"NOTICE THESE THINGS FASTER!!" Gunslinger and Dayzer shouted.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait---You didn't even know that they were in your bag?!" Mona said, "What the heck you freaking amateur!?"
"Oh Shut up, you stupid Cat-Car hybrid thing!" Dayzer shouted before turning to his pets. "Seriously, you two. To think you snuck in without my notice. Well it's too late to go back and put them home."
"You mean we;re taking them with us?" Panther asked.
"Well that's just great." Gunslinger said only to be met with the rooster and chicken's pecks as he screeched. "AH! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP!"
Crescent soon noticed something in front of them. "Uh guys---Does that look out of place to you?"
The group looked ahead before they noticed a red spiral. The path before them looked to be vanished. They each stepped out of the car before Mona shifted back. "What in the world is this?" Panther asked.
"This doesn't look like the other tunnels…" Joker said.
"This is what we're looking for!" Mona said.
"That ol thing?" Dayzer asked. "Looks like one of those Spirals you see in a certain videogame with hardcore music and high speed action.."
"Trust me, he's there!" Mona said, "I sense it!"
"I'm sorry you can sense it?!" Gunslinger said.
"When you're a professional like me it comes natural." Mona said with confidence.
"Oh now you're just showing off." Dazyer and Gunslinger said with a look of disdain.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Crescent said, "Let's go in!"
"Right." Joker said.
Dayzer only sighed as he said, "This CAN'T get any weirder."
With that, Joker hit the pedal as they went through the portal. In almost a blink they found themselves on the other side. It looks like it was the end of the tracks, and appeared to be a dead end. They looked ahead and noticed a man standing at the dead end. He appeared to have a bowl cut and was wearing a suit.
"Huh--Now this is new.." Panther said.
"Is that him?" Kiku said.
"Oh yeah that's definitely him!" Mona said.
Crescent looked over the shadow of Nakanohara as they kept their distance. "That guy looks professional from the suit---" Crescent said before he saw a tag, "---He's a City Hall Worker?!"
"Some city hall guy became a stalker?!" Skull said shocked.
"Now that's not surprising considering what you hear in the news." Dayzer said as he shuddered
"Feh! Fucking Creep if you ask me!" Gunslinger added.
"I don't know how much evil he's done---" Panther said, "---But we have to do something if he's bothering other people!"
"So---What do we do from here?" Kiku asked.
"Follow my lead." Joker said.
Joker soon stepped forward as the shadow soon noticed them.
"Who are you?!" The Shadow Nakanohara said.
"Are you that stalker?!" Panther said, "Haven't you ever stopped to consider how your ex feels?!"
"She's my property!" The Shadow Nakanohara stated aggressively, "I can do whatever I want with her!"
"She's not yours to own!" Kiku told him, "She's a human being!"
"Like that matters!" The Shadow Nakonohara said, "It's not like she didn't treat me like a plaything! What's wrong with me doing the same?!"
"You can't treat someone like shit just 'casue they did it to you!" Skull told him, "What a load of crap…"
"Yeah! Two Wrongs NEVER make a right!" Dayzer added
"Feh! Says who!?" Shadow Nakonohara asked.
"Sauys every sensible person who's not as insane as you!" Gunslinger said, "Newsflash buddy, no one cares about your problems!"
"Yeah!" Crescent said, "We're going to change the hearts of people like you!"
"THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FAR WORSE THAN ME!" Shadow Nakanohara shouted, "What about Madarame?!"
The group flinched at this as they looked confused.
"Madarame?" Kiku said confused.
"He stole EVERYTHING from me!" Shadow Nakanohara stated, "And yet---You're letting him off the hook?!"
"Uh---" Crescent said, "---Is he talking about the artist, Madarame?"
"... I think he is…" Skull said.
"But---Why?" Dayzer asked.
Kiku soon stepped forward, before asking, "What makes you think Madarame stole from you? What did he take from you?"
"WHY WOULD TELL A USELESS BITCH LIKE YOU?!" The Shadow Nakanohara before he changed---Into a demon imp. He soon charged intending to tackle Kiku but---
---Joker quickly thought fast as he picked up Kiku before moving her out of harm's way as it roared with anger.
"WHAT?!"
"Now you've done it." Joker said.
"Time for a full assault!" Dayzer said as he tapped his belt before he came in with a punch only for the Shadow to move his head out of the way
"HA! You missed me!" The Shadow said though he wasn;t counting on the after effect of Dayzer's punch as he was blown back to the side as he screeched.
"No you don't!" Panther shouted as she quickly got out her whip before she countered when he tried to attack.
"Ha! You think a mere explosion and a tiny Whip is gonna--" The Shadow Nakanohara asked before he was wrapped before getting flung as he screeched who
"Nice teamwork, Panther!" Dayzer complimented
"Same to you with those explosions, Dayzer!" Panther added.
The shadow screech before he tried to attack the two but not before he was met with a couple of bluuets to his arm as he screeched. He turned to see who it was as the person responsible was GunSlinger.
"YOU LITTLE---" The Shadow shouted before he was shot by Gunslinger.
"Eat lead!" He shouted as he fired again.
The Shadow cried out as he was pushed back. Though he dodged the bullets before he charged but----
"BILLY THE KIDD!" Gunslinger called out as his persona manifested. Billy the kidd soon got his guns set on Nakanohara before he opened fired as the Shadow screeched
"H-HEY! THAT'S OVERKILL!" Nakanohara shouted.
"Yeah, so's you're stalking!" Gunslinger before he held out his hand, "Your turn, Dayzer!"
Dayzer nodded before he tapped Gunslinger's hand.
"ADZE!" Dayzer shouted as his persona came next before it came in with a kick
"CRECENT!" Dayzer called out.
"On it!"Crescent shouted before he hit his hand.
He soon went at the shadow before he summoned his persona with a call of, "ALADDIN!!"
Aladdin manifested before he swung his sword, manifesting both flames and wind. It attacked the shadow head on in a fiery tornado causing him to fly upward.
"Now it's your move---Kiku!" Crescent shouted.
Kiku nodded before she made a dash forward, slapping Crescent's hand. She soon hopped high in the air before calling out her Persona.
"ALICE!!"
Her Persona manifested before she began to fire rapidly towards the shadow as it cried out in pain.
"He's weakened now!" Joker shouted, "Let's attack him together!"
"Right!" The group said.
The group soon leaped and charged towards the shadow. They attacked on all sides giving the shadow no time to react. Kiku even struck a pose at the end as the Shadow had fallen in defeat. "And thus ends your reign!" Kiku said triumphantly.
The shadow soon changed back into Nakanohara; he looked more calm yet fearful.
"I-I'm so sorry." The Shadow Nakanohara said, as he looked remorseful, "I-I don't know what came over me. That… That evil teacher used me, then threw me out on the street. That's what caused my fixation on her…"
"... You mean Madarame…?" Kiku asked. The Shadow Nakanohara nodded in response.
"Why would you call him evil?" Panther asked, "He's a harmless old man."
"... He's… Anything but that…" The Shadow Nakanohara said, "... I… Just didn't want anyone to throw me out again…"
The group still looked confused though Dayzer sighed as he spoke up, "No one's gonna throw you out again. Look, Love can be---finicky sometimes. You found the right person but next thing you know, shit hits the fan and now you're a mess. But you don't have to be a mess forever."
"Huh?"
"You just gotta learn to pick yourself up. Fix the pieces and find someone, who'll love you for just you. Afterall---" Dayzer soon had a smile, "---It's as people say, they're plenty of fish in the sea. Just---Don't do what you did again in case it doesn't work out."
The Shadow Nakanohara couldn't help but smile, "... You're right… I'll put an end to my love for her, and apologize…"
"That's---A pretty good start." Dayzer said, giving him a pat on the back.
Just like that, his body began to glow a familiar blue light making the group jump. Though just before he could vanish completely, he only asked for one thing…
"Hey… You can change people's hearts right? Please, won't you change Madarame's heart---Before more people fall victim to him?"