Persona 3: Era of Madness

Chapter 8: Leads

Makoto spent his whole day going to classes and studying. While in his class he heard several rumors on the murder cases that have been happening. They've become far less frequent since SEES and the investigation team have begun exploring the TV world. Makoto wondered if the cause of the shadows in the TV world were a cause of Nyx being destroyed. One rumor caught Makoto's attention, "I hear that it's a police officer whose been responsible for the TV murders. pretty scare huh? If it's true then thats a scary thought on our law enforcement. You think it's true?" Makoto was very intigued about the rumor and so he asked about it. They said all they knew about it was that one of the Tokyo police officers named Adachi has been acting a bit strange since he joined the department a few months ago. The murders slowly originated roughly the same time he became a police officer.

"There you are. We're gonna be late to class. C'mon Mitsuru-senpai is already waiting." Yukari said as she ran up to Makoto. They had a class with Mitsuru to go to. The three sat together as Makoto gave the two the info he gathered. "You think this officer Adachi could be the murderer? But why would a police officer go against his own moral to protect the people?" Yukari asked. The whole idea gave Makoto chills. Being unsure of the future made Makoto nervous as he finally had no more answers to what the future held. But he was also determined to continue his journey through life.

"It's a scary thought but I've heard of some police abusing their power so they can legally carry a gun. It's rare but not impossible. I think we should dig deeper into this mistery." Makoto then got back to his studies. Mitsuru and Yukari were nervous to say the least. They were worried that if the rumor is true, then a police officer was the one responsible for killed innocent women via the TV world. The rest of the class was filled with silence as they continued their studies and left the campus for the day. Makoto and Yukari explored around town trying to dig up any more information. They stumbled apon Shinjiro who was on the same mission. "Shinji, find any info out?" Makoto asked.

"Some. A lot of guys are saying that the women who've been murdered weren't exactly loyal to their partners. It's got me wondering though how Junpei got thrown into that hell when he's not a woman. Though he does act like one a lot. Anyway, I was just about to head back to Kirijo's mansion. Not much else to find out for a while. We should also check in on those younger kids, the investigation team I think they were called. From what I hear that Yu kid has befriended a cop. Kinda like how Aki was friends with Kurosawa-san." Shinjiro walked past them and they soon all walked back to the mansion.

Yu was talking with officer Adachi while he was walking back from school. Adachi was asking him some odd questions but he paid them no mind. They were mostly questions about people Yu knows who haven't been the best of friends with their partners. It felt like he was trying to see if the girls at his school were being loyal to their boyfriends. Yu wasn't very worried about the questions but he would eventually realize just how strange it would be. Adachi soon left Yu before he reached his house. Yu had a younger cousin he had to take care of because his uncle wasn't always in the right mind to do so. He was a drunk from time to time because he only had Yu and Nanako. It wasn't all bad for Yu though, he had friends who he could hang out with and if he wanted to get his anger out he would always go to the TV world and fight shadows. Rise was also a big help in his life. Rise was a girl that Yu found himself getting closer and closer with as they continued to interact with each other. Similar to Makoto's and Yukari's relationship Rise and Yu were reaching the point of becoming partners in love.

Yu decided to call up the investigation team and gather them all up to enter the TV world. They have been training hard to push to become close to the power of SEES. Yosuke and Chie along with Yu were the founding members of the investigation team. All of them were persona users. Yu was their leader because he was the eldest member at the time of its creation and he also wields the wild card. An ability very few persona users have which allows them to use many different persona. Yu led a team of Yosuke, Yukino, and Chie into battle while Rise provided support from afar. They have become quite strong within the past couple month since they met SEES. Each member of the investigation team has been studying under each SEES member except for Mitsuru and Makoto, Yu still wasn't fond of them but he learned to respect them for their hard work. Yu didn't ever ask them how they reach such power but it did peak his curiousity once or twice.

Makoto was sprawled on his bed when Yukari walked out of the bathroom. She looked down at him, "What exactly are you doing?" she asked. Makoto just looked at her with puppy dog eyes as she started to lift him. As she got him to his feet he dropped to one knee as he looked up at her. She was very confused with why he was stumbling around. That was until he gave he a huge surprise gift. It was one she would never say no to in a million years. Makoto held out his had as he opened a small box. Inside the box was a beautiful golden ring.