Persona 5 - The Jester's Point Of View

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Talk about someone having a serious work ethic… Goro had not been expecting progress anytime soon but they were serious… Luka seemed to be eager to figure out this mystery for one reason or another and it was getting somewhat under his skin for reasons he cannot explain. Was it because he feared that they could uncover something they shouldn’t? He was keeping an eye on their progress that way but if it happened so rapidly then… No, he first had to listen to what they had to say. So he led them somewhere else, one of the benches nearby. Yet also far enough from a crowd to overhear. Of course he told them to keep their voice down all the same, just in case. He had to hear them out, one way or another.

“So… Looking at the smaller cases… All of the targets show the same symptoms as others. There’s a gap and the change was sudden. But I think that was already obvious.” Luka began while scrolling through their phone, presumably their notes. “Looking at the Phansite there seem to be quite a few cases at Shujin. It’s not much and maybe it was just dumb luck but given that it had all started there…”

That quick!? No, keep calm. They have said nothing yet. “Please, continue.”

“W… Well… Given that there are rumors going on that the Phantom Thieves are actually Shujin Academy students… It would make sense to take requests from around the area first. If they are located there then they would hear of a lot of incidents in regards to the student body. In fact, they only recently started expanding. And taking Kamoshida into account…” A quick pause on their end. “Can I… Say something? I had a thought since starting this.”

Ugh, there it goes. But he had to hear what it is… “Of course. Please, I would like to hear what you have to say.”

“I think it cannot be denied that there are Shujin students involved.” Luka continued. “Listen, it’s suspicious that their first target was Kamoshida of all people. I asked around the school and watched some reports too. Well, it was all over the news I guess. But anyone who believes that this is a coincidence… I don’t buy it.”

Huh? Now that was something interesting. He could gain insight on their thought process here… How were they even going to connect everything like that?

“This is just speculation but… Let’s treat this like a story for a moment.”

“A story? What are you heading at?”

“Students reported that the school knew what Kamoshida was doing yet they covered it up. All of them. I mean, no one wants their school to be known as a scandal school.” Luka even shrugged while explaining it. “In any case, I think this has been personally charged. Started by at least one student who knew about it and wanted to do something. And when they found a method they went on ahead and use that. I managed to get a closer look at one of the calling cards.”

They got access to that!? What in the— “Weren’t they disposed of?”

“A student handed me one they kept after I told them this was for some report. Told ya I’ve got this!” They responded with a grin. “The first few sentences were interesting. What was it again?” They then scrolled a bit further down before suddenly… “Ah yes!”

‘ Sir Suguru Kamoshida, the utter bastard of lust. We know how shitty you are, and that you put your twisted desires on students that can't fight back. ’

“I compared it to what was written in the calling card for Kaneshiro. They were all over town after all.”

“A… Ah… So in the end you resorted to literary analysis?” Goro asked, very carefully however. He expected them not to go this deep into their research. They were serious about this, finding out who was behind this… Well, it was no easy task for anyone who didn’t know where to look. But if this continued they would just get closer to everything! And he couldn’t have that! But… If they kept it up… A bait… Though he shook that idea off quickly. No, he didn’t need that! They were just proving to be a pain in the neck!