[Discontinued] Second Fool (Persona 5 Harem)

5: An Awakening

As Keiji walked down towards Cafe Leblanc, he noticed that no one was around. Well, it wasn't that strange. This was a small area, and there was probably some event that was going on.

It was still strange to not see a single soul though. It felt like a ghost town, even though he knew it wasn't. Keiji closed his eyes, feeling the gentle breeze on his skin as he walked through Yongen-Jaya.

As he approached Cafe Leblanc, he didn't find a Cafe Leblanc. No, instead he found a castle like structure. Giant stone walls rose up from where the entrance would be, and a giant stone building stood behind it.

"What the..." muttered Keiji, staring wide eyed at the structure. Did he take a wrong turn? As he looked around, he confirmed it. This is where Cafe Leblanc should have been. But it wasn't.

So Keiji pulled out his phone, and there it was. The Metaverse Navigator. He was inside of the Metaverse, which meant that this was someone's palace, with how distorted it was.

He went to the search history, and noticed that the location was Cafe Leblanc, and the distortion word was fortress. The person who owned the palace's name wouldn't show up.

How was this possible? There was a castle palace, sure, but not a fortress one. Joker and his band of thieves never went to this fortress. And you would think that they would have to, considering it was at Cafe Leblanc.

Wait. Cafe Leblanc...Could it be Sojiro?!

What, but why?! Keiji quickly shook his head. No, it wasn't confirmed. The name for who's palace this was wasn't showing, so he had no idea. But who else would think of this place as a fortress?

Keiji couldn't do this. He didn't have a persona, he didn't have anything. So, he tried to go back. But the app wouldn't let him.

"Damn it!" Yelled out Keiji in frustration. He couldn't get back, and there was a giant fortress in front of him.

Keiji gazed at the fortress. If he couldn't leave...

No! It's too risky!

But...

In the end, Keiji knew it. Keiji knew he would go in. Why? Because he was fool. In his past life he was, and in this one too. He knew that.

And that was why he started climbing the walls of the fortress. It wasn't easy, considering he didn't have that power that Joker and his thieves did.

Maybe he would take Ryuji on that offer of joining the track team. If he was going to be in the metaverse, that would greatly help.

Keiji couldn't believe he was doing this. He could've just left! Waited to be transported back! But he didn't. Because he was a fool.

Because she knew deep in his heart, he wanted this. He wanted to help the Phantom Thieves. He wanted to help people. Just like how he died.

Keiji grunted, pulling himself over the top of the stone wall, laying down at the top. That was scarier than rock climbing. But he had done it.

Glancing down, he noticed that the stone building was circular, with a small courtyard spanning around the whole building. In that courtyard walked multiple shadows. The monsters that would attack on sight.

But this time, they weren't guarding, like every other time in the games. They were attacking the fortress. Now Keiji really was confused.

The shadows followed the orders of the palace ruler, so why would they attack the palace? Only if their ruler ordered them too. But why?

And then an idea struck Keiji. What if, someone else saw Cafe Leblanc as a fortress, and they wanted to get inside. It would explain the palace, and the shadows.