The Mask I Wear

Jealous Sinner

In the Shinjuku district, at a local bar where Ohya frequents, she hears two government officials talking about who will be the new prime minister of Japan. They both wanted one person to run the country: Masayoshi Shido.

Sae's Palace

The Phantom Thieves got their hands on a club member's card. A key item that is needed to meet Sae face to face.

Oracle: Sweet. Looks like we're registered. Now that we have this, we can start storing all the coins we win electronically.

Skull: That's handy.

Fox: No more heavy coins to carry.

Nevermore: The more you carry, Fox, the faster you get your own 22s.

Oracle: I registered it to a random name. Here you go.

Mona: Come on. We should at least get a chance to put some thought into it.

They were then met with an assistant to the casino and gave us a new card to make it officially club recognized.

Oracle: Okay this time I went with Shinji Nakanomatsu. Is that one cool with everybody?

Mona: It's cool.

Oracle: You're being a real pain in my butt.

Mythos: Sounds formal. I like it.

Oracle: Even Mythos agrees with my taste in codenames.

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Mythos' POV

After some hellish high stakes gambling, we finally got the card needed to go to the upper floor. We hear Sae's shadow come up on the screen.

Shadow Sae: Well if it isn't my favorite group of troublemakers. You're full of young spirits.

Nevermore: Bitch!

Queen: We have to help.

Shadow Sae: I'm afraid your failure is guaranteed. I am the manager of this establishment. I make the rules that you follow.

Crow: You can't necessarily draw the deck.

Shadow Sae: But I can. Criminal trials can be seen as a gamble. But prosecutors have an inherent advantage when it comes to setting the table.

Panther: What does she mean?

Queen: Japan has the highest conviction rate in the world. If there is a trial, 99% of them end up with guilty verdicts. Even if you're innocent, once you've tried, you have little chance of winning.

Me: Isn't there a fair game in the judicial system that is called...I don't know... right to a fair trial!

Shadow Sae: Indeed it isn't. And the same will happen to you. You'll be found out eventually. Losses will not be tolerated. I will win. I have to win. Even if I do so on false charges.

Queen: False charges? You don't mean that! Do you?

Nevermore: She wants to shave points off of her own game.