[June 12, 2020, Friday]
[Omoramachi, Naha, Okinawa]
[Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum]
[10:50 PM]
[5 Days prior to Ryuji]
(An exhibition is being held with a revealing addition of a new painting, Which is Yusuke's)
(Yusuke is seen to be wearing a suit that has a black bow tie with red accents. He is looking at his painting.)
Yusuke: ......
(Yusuke analyzes his work.)
Yusuke: (Hmmm.....I could've refined it more, I also miss that part too.)
(Yusuke continues to look by.)
Yusuke: .......*yawn*
(He walks away.)
???: Well if it ain't the prodigy himself!
Yusuke: hm?
(Yusuke looks back.)
(A middle-aged man in a grey suit approaches to Yusuke.)
Yusuke: Oh.....Shinpachi-sama.
[Kosuke Shinpachi: A renowned artist who has a distinctive style that can match up to Madarame. He is fairly known in the art world and most of his works have received high praise, Some may say that he is a rival to Madarame but Shinpachi doesn't find it as so.]
Shinpachi: I must say, you look dashing in that suit.
(Shinpachi shakes Yusuke's hand.)
Yusuke: I can say the same.
Shinpachi: So how is the late Madarame's student doing?
Yusuke: Doing fine as usual, I've been working on a lot of projects since quarantine. Such as this one.
(Yusuke briefly points as his painting.)
Shinpachi: Good to hear! We can't wait to see another work that can rival the past.
Yusuke: Y-Yeah.....(Clearly I have no intention on being the next someone.)
Shinpachi: So-
(Shinpachi points at his other new painting placed next to Yusuke's.)
Shinpachi: What do you think?
Yusuke: Hmm....So far so good. Reminds me of Madarame's early works if I have to be honest.
Shinpachi: Oh, Thank you! It took me almost a month to complete this.
(Yusuke nods.)
Shinpachi: So do you plan on sticking around in Okinawa?
Yusuke: Unfortunately no, I'll be heading back to Tokyo tomorrow.
Shinpachi: Ah, that's fine. You can always come visit here if you like. Quiet peaceful around here, You can see why it's a tourist hotspot.
Yusuke: I agree, I must say it's a nice place here.
Shinpachi: I heard you have a knack to walk around, Don't you even get tired?
Yusuke: Not at all really, I get used to it. I usually get ideas on the way.
Shinpachi: Ahh, A type of man who gets any type of inspiration.
(Yusuke pulls out a hand sanitizer, he sprays onto this hands and rubs it together. He then checks his watch.)
Yusuke: Well, I have to get going now.
Shinpachi: Sure, Take care!
Yusuke: You too.
(Yusuke walks away, he exits the museum.)
[10:57 PM]
(Yusuke is walking back to the nearest hotel he is booked in.)
Yusuke: (I hope Ren is doing okay.....)
.....
(Yusuke accidentally bumps in by a passing person.)
Yusuke: Sorry....
*sigh*
(Yusuke continues walking back.)
[Yusuke's hotel room]
(Yusuke enters in, He inserts his key card to its dock which opens the lights to his room.)
Yusuke: ......
(He undresses his top and puts on his dark blue buttoned shirt, then drops down to his bed.)
Yusuke: *relief sigh*
....
....
(Yusuke thinks about what Ren explained in the chat.)
Ren: "Maybe it'll take time to come. There wasn't anything happening for us to summon, They just came back."
Yusuke: "Well I guess it must be fate that triggers it?"
........
Yusuke: A fate that triggers it......?
....
....
Yusuke: What if my Persona only came back at the heat of a moment?.....No.......Why would it exactly come back?
....
....
Yusuke: I'll think it over tomorrow. Best if I start energized.
(Yusuke yawns, He then closes the lights and goes to sleep.)
[June 13 2020, Saturday]
[10:00 AM]
(The alarm clock is beeping.)
Yusuke: mmmm.......
(Yusuke wakes up and tries to snooze the alarm as his eyes are closed.)
.......
(He managed to snooze the alarm clock.)
Yusuke: ........
(Yusuke slowly opens his eyes, he gets up.)
....
....
(Yusuke looks over by the window.)
Yusuke: (Checkout goes by afternoon, Best if I get a breakfast.)
[10:42 AM]
(Yusuke, after finishing his breakfast. Heads out from the hotel.)
Yusuke: (Well this would be my last day here, Best if I get a good look on Okinawa one more time.)
(Yusuke walks around the city of Naha.)
Yusuke: [https://img.wattpad.com/4a7c1aea71f9455ad7b72dcfd09e765e8cd3e296/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f784e792d613346363574494441413d3d2d313130363536393232392e313639376432353638623966353239343935323438383736393130322e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Yusuke: ......
(Yusuke is finger-framing the scenery as he continues walking.)
Yusuke: hmm.....hmmmm...
(He puts away his hands and continues looking around.)
Yusuke: I can sense a colorful vibe on this place but.......I can't get anything eye-catching. *sigh* Must be my mental block up again.
(Yusuke continues to walk around.)
Yusuke: .......
(He passes by a person.)
???: Isn't that?
Yusuke: Hm?
(Yusuke turns around, he sees a woman about her age.)
College Student: Are you Yusuke Kitagawa?
Yusuke: Yes.
College Student: I-I'm a fan of your work!
Yusuke: (A fan?.....that's something I don't get everyday.)
College Student: I saw one of your paintings in Tokyo and I'm excited that yours came here too!
Yusuke: A-Ah! That's nice.
College Student: May I have your autograph?
(She hands over her notepad.)
Yusuke: S-sure!
(Yusuke tries to find his pen.)
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College Student: H-here, you can use mine.
Yusuke: Thanks.
(He signs her notepad.)
Yusuke: There.
College Student: Thank you!
(She slightly bows.)
Yusuke: You're Welcome. Do you happen to be an art student?
College Student: Yes, I'm trying to make an art about the desires of humanity. And I'm inspired by your works!
Yusuke: Huh, Well I'm flattered about this honestly. Thank you.
College Student: It's a pleasure meeting you Kitagawa-sama!
(She slightly bows again.)
Yusuke: Likewise.
(Yusuke bows back as he smiles. The student then walks away.)
Yusuke: (Wow.......never expected that I have someone who looked up to me. Maybe I am becoming like Madarame.)
(Yusuke continues walking, searching for ideas.)
Yusuke: (Hmm.....the marketplace. Maybe that would be good.)
(Yusuke stops before a crossing road ahead of him.)
Yusuke: ....
(Cop cars dash through.)
Yusuke: !.......Huh? What's going on?
(Yusuke overhears the people around him.)
"Hey have you heard of that artist?"
"Yeah, He has been recently murdered!"
"I don't know if it was just me but I noticed that there's a strange drawing on his face."
"His body is left there right in the entrance of the museum!"
Yusuke: ......What?
"Who was it?"
"Can't exactly remember....was it Shinpachi or something?"
(Yusuke makes a shocked expression.)
Yusuke: S-Shinpachi!?
(Yusuke dashes to the Museum.)
[Entrance of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum]
[11:04 AM]
Yusuke: *huff*......*huff*
(There is a large crowd ahead of him. He tries to pass through.)
Yusuke: 'Scuse me!......Excuse me...
(Yusuke is stopped by a police line.)
Police Officer: Hold it right there, You're not allowed to enter.
(Yusuke makes a slight shocked expression, as he sees Shinpachi's dead body.)
Yusuke: Shinpachi-sama....
(He observes Shinpachi's face.)
Yusuke: .......Wait....What the...
(Shinpachi's face is marked over with his blood. )
Yusuke: That....marking.
(The markings of his blood show resemblance to a mask of a Fox, similar to Yusuke's.)
Yusuke: No [https://img.wattpad.com/df8976902c4bf2acdad40a5ea5fb6fb15b07fb4f/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f6c58357a396a345a3361564f4a513d3d2d313130363536393232392e313639383634616464353639633865623239323237393633303635332e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Yusuke: No.....
Police Officer: Alright everyone please move away from the crime scene!
(Bunch of police officers fend off the crowd alongside Yusuke.)
Yusuke: ....
(Yusuke walks away from the crowd.)
Yusuke: .....
(He starts walking back to the hotel.)
Yusuke: I must tell everyone about this.
(Yusuke pulls out his phone.)
....
....
(But it won't turn on.)
Yusuke: Tch......
(Yusuke puts away his phone.)
Yusuke: .....
(He walks back to the hotel.)
[11:30 AM]
[Yusuke's hotel room.]
(Yusuke is packing up his things.)
Yusuke: ......
(He finishes packing his stuffs, He then closes the zipper and heads out the door.)
Yusuke: *phew*
(He walks to the elevator.)
......
(He pulls out his phone and tries to turn it on.)
Yusuke: Come on.....
(As he walks while trying to turn it on, He accidentally bumps into a man walking by.)
Yusuke: Oh sorry-
(An envelop fell to the floor.)
Yusuke: hmm?
(Yusuke picks it up.)
Yusuke: Excuse me sir, you dropped your-
(As he goes back up, the person has disappeared.)
Yusuke: What in the?-
(Yusuke runs through the hallway to find the person.)
.....
Yusuke: Where did he go?
(He looks around, the person is nowhere to be found.)
Yusuke: *sigh*
(Yusuke keeps the envelop in his pocket.)
(5 minutes later.)
(Yusuke exits the hotel and hails for a taxi. He then keeps his luggage in the trunk and enters in)
Yusuke: The airport, Please.
Taxi Driver: Yes sir.
(The taxi drives away.)
Yusuke: .......
(Yusuke thinks about Shinpachi's death.)
Yusuke: (That mark on his face.......Why does it bare resemblance to my mask?)
....
....
(Is this some kind of?......no.)
....
....
(Yusuke pulls out his phone again and tries to turn it on for the third time.)
...
(The phone still refuse to open.)
Yusuke: Tch!...(I charged that thing not too long ago. Is the battery broken?)
(Yusuke keeps away his phone)
Yusuke: *sigh*
...
(He then remembers the envelope kept in his pocket.)
Yusuke: (I wonder what's on that envelope?)
(He pulls out the envelope from his pocket and inspects it.)
Yusuke: hmm...
(Yusuke opens up the envelope.)
Yusuke: !!
(Inside the envelope, reveals a calling card with red and black circles.)
Yusuke: (No....)
(Yusuke slowly pulls out the calling card.)
Yusuke: !?
(As he expected.....It's the Phantom Thieves' calling card.)
Yusuke: No way [https://img.wattpad.com/15bb03a27774b7b93a8743f1cfcc992a090424fc/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f4b5755396e5953364c554f6c46513d3d2d313130363536393232392e313639613036626531633463666336303139343035353033303436302e706e67?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Yusuke: No way......
(Yusuke flips the calling card.)
Yusuke: !!!
"cAre to Play my gAMe, KitaGawa?"
(Yusuke makes a shocked expression.)
Yusuke: H-What?
......
(Yusuke is frozen.)
(The taxi has arrived to the airport.)
Taxi Driver: Sir?
Yusuke: .....
Taxi Driver: Sir!
(Yusuke returns to his senses.)
Yusuke: Y-Yeah sorry....
[Naha Airport]
[12:13 PM]
[Naha Airport][12:13 PM] [https://img.wattpad.com/11c15e14c333973e0a6ab02728ede8c47a15bcbb/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f69426f6b714b7a755f74366f55773d3d2d313130363536393232392e313639613134623135373234336131363739313639323339343437352e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
Yusuke: ......
(Yusuke is sitting by the chair. Thinking both about Shinpachi's death and the calling card.)
Yusuke: (His face bearing resemblance of the mask.....and that calling card..)
(He recalls the time he bumped in with that person.)
Yusuke: (Wait......that man.....)
(Yusuke remembers the man was dressed all in black clothes and his face is mostly concealed.)
Yusuke: (...........!)
(He remembers a similar looking man he bumped in to last night.)
Yusuke: (That man.....I bumped into him when I was walking back to the hotel. Could it be that same person?)
....
(A news fanfare can be heard above.)
Yusuke: ....!
(Yusuke looks up to the TV.)
News Reporter: "This just in, the renowned artist "Kosuke Shinpachi" has recently been murdered. Hours ago he was found dead on the entrance of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum, The police have recently confirmed that he has been stabbed."
Yusuke: ......
News Reporter: "It is also said that his face has been drawn with blood, mimicking the style of a fox mask."
Yusuke: Tch!....
(Yusuke grabs his phone that is charged to a power bank. He repeatedly holds the phone's power button but it still refuses to turn on.)
Yusuke: Damn!
(He lets out an exhale out of frustration.)
Yusuke: I really need to contact Futaba about this matter.
(The departure board starts to flicker.)
"T O K Y O: BOARDING"
Yusuke: Hmph....
[In the airplane, Heading to Tokyo]
[12:54 PM]
Yusuke: .......
(So there's possibly a culprit who wants me to go by his rule in finding him?.......But why me? If he were to do this, he'd do it on Ren.)
....
(Wait.....Ren's situation didn't happen too long ago and Shinpachi's murder followed by that calling card I received. If it were to somewhat link-up......Someone is possibly targeting us Phantom Thieves.)
....
(But why us? We haven't done anything for the past three or four years- No wait....It was Kaneshiro's men for Ren. But who's in it for me? It can't be one of Madarame's associate or even Shido's, not even Akechi would do this type of method.)
(The airplane started violently shaking.)
Yusuke: !
(A chime is heard through a speaker.)
Pilot: "Uh, we are sorry to inform you that we need to make an emergency landing to the nearest runway we can find, The airplane has suffered some severe technical problems. Thank you for cooperating."
(Everyone in the plane is upset.)
Yusuke: Tsk!
(Yusuke makes slow and deep breathe.)
Yusuke: I hope this matter would be resolved quick.
[Fukuoka Airport]
[1:20 PM]
[1,000 KM/620 Miles to Tokyo] [https://img.wattpad.com/d6ca4abf2b20896c2cd1902f7c70daa2535d7ddb/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f762d7262626d66433674624264773d3d2d313130363536393232392e313639613933323961303439663563393131313338393939383734332e6a7067?s=fit&w=1280&h=1280]
[1,000 KM/620 Miles to Tokyo]
(A chime plays through the speaker again.)
Pilot: "We will be landing at Fukuoka airport and staying there until we're able to resolve the problem. Thank you for understanding."
Yusuke: .....
(The airplane lands on the runway.)
[Inside the airport.]
(Yusuke discharges his phone and tries to boot it open, but still refuses.)
Yusuke: It should've been full by now. Maybe I should look around for a repair shop.
(Yusuke roams around the airport.)
[1:54 PM]
Yusuke: Nothing here......I guess this is the entire airport.
*sigh* I guess I'll get the phone done once I come back.
(A fanfare chime plays through the airport's speakers.)
PA Speaker: "Attention for passengers who were boarded for Flight 1286, We inform you that your flight will be expected to resume by tomorrow. Thank you."
Yusuke: *sigh* Guess I'm calling the night here...
[10:00 PM]
(Yusuke is looking for empty benches.)
Yusuke: hmm......
(Yusuke has found himself one and lies down. He tries to put himself in a comfortable position.)
Yusuke: *yawn*
(Yusuke crosses his arms and closes his eyes.)
...
...
[10:23 PM]
(A clanging noise is heard from afar, Yusuke is awakened.)
Yusuke: mm-...hmm?........
(The noise is heard again.)
Yusuke: Tch.
(Yusuke gets out from the bench.)
Yusuke: Where is that noise coming from?
(Yusuke then searches for the source of the noise.)
......
.......
(The noise continues but being less noticeable. Eventually he founded where it was coming from, which is in the toilet.)
[Fukuoka Airport Toilet]
Yusuke: .........?!
(He sees that there is blood on the floor, Leading it to a man with it's killer.)
Yusuke: What in the....
.....!!!
(The killer is drawing the marks of a Fox mask onto the dead man's face.)
Yusuke: Y-you....
The Killer: hmm?......
(The Killer hears Yusuke and briefly looks at him, Then slowly stands up and faces his entire self to him.)
(He is wearing all black with a hoodie and leather gloves on.)
Yusuke: ........W-what!?
(The Killer happens to wear a Fox mask that's similar to Yusuke's.)
Masked Killer: .....
Yusuke: So you're the one who murdered Shinpachi-san. What is it do you want from me!?
Masked Killer: Hehe...
(The Killer slowly walks closer to Yusuke, As Yusuke makes an angry expression.)
Masked Killer: I didn't expect you to arrive this early, Yusuke Kitagawa-kun~...
Yusuke: Who are you?
Masked Killer: Heh.
(He grabs Yusuke by the collar of his shirt.)
Yusuke: !
Masked Killer: If you plan to play on my game~? First Objective: Don't go to Tokyo.
Yusuke: Tch....And what if I do?
Masked Killer: You know the rules, Kitagawa...
Yusuke: Hmph...
(Yusuke grabs the Killer's arm and pushes him away, escaping from his grab.)
Masked Killer: Tch....
Yusuke: Enough!
(Yusuke throws a punch to the Killer.)
Masked Killer: GHH!
Yusuke: *huff*.....
(Yusuke goes towards the Killer and tries to grab him.)
Masked Killer: Hmph!
(The Killer snaps his fingers.)
(He instantly disappears.)
Yusuke: !?
(He reappears behind Yusuke.)
Masked Killer: .....Persona.
(Yusuke's eyes widened as he heard that word.)
Yusuke: !?...GAH!-
(A dark and ghastly humanoid Persona appears and punches down Yusuke.)
(He hits the ground.)
Masked Killer: Awww, you tried to get ahead in the game. Sorry, but you can't. I'm afraid to say that you failed. We can't allow cheaters now, can we?
Unknown Persona: HMMMPH!
(The Killer's Persona makes a finishing blow on Yusuke.)
(Yusuke closes his eyes and looks away.)
....
....
"HMPH!"
......
......
(Yusuke slowly looks back straight and opens his eyes.)
Yusuke: !?
Masked Killer: Hmph.
(Yusuke's Persona "Goemon" is blocking the unknown Persona's attack.)
Goemon: HMMMPH!
(Goemon pushes the Persona away.)
(Yusuke switches into his Metaverse attire.)
Fox: *huff* *huff*
(Fox stands back up.)
Fox: !
(Fox looks around at himself.)
Fox: W-what? It returned?
Masked Killer: Hmph, As I expected.
Return!
(The Unknown Persona is withdrawn.)
Masked Killer: I'll let this slide and consider it as a penalty. But if you still plan to go against my rule, I won't be merciful next time.
Fox: .......
Masked Killer: Until then.
(The Killer snaps his fingers and he disappears.)
Fox: W-what the!?....
......... *tired exhale*
(Goemon goes back into stationery as Fox switches back to normal.)
Yusuke: ......
(Yusuke looks at the marked dead man.)
Yusuke: So now I know who you are......Alright I have to head out before anyone finds this.
(Yusuke exits the toilet.)
[END OF CHAPTER, TO BE CONTINUED.]