Persona 5 X Male Oc

Chapter Forty Five: The Phantom Thieves plan

Makoto: There were two things we were able to confirm while we were checking the Metaverse. First, our clothes didn’t change when we were down in the interrogation room. Second, the scenery and details outside of the Palace proper were the same as in the real world. 

Ann: Once we heard that from Makoto, we secretly went to check it out without Akechi knowing. 

Makoto: There was one more thing we absolutely needed to make this work… A perfect cognitive replica of Ren in the Metaverse’s interrogation room. 

Yusuke: Since Ren had yet to be caught though, there obviously wouldn’t be anyone in that room. 

Sento: But seeing that replica of him changed the entire plan it was the day to begin it. 

Makoto: Yes. Once we saw the casino guests and police officers, we were convinced this would work. They looked no different from actual living people. 

Ryuji: After that, we just had to work our way into the Palace like usual while keepin’ Akechi in the dark. 

Makoto: Everything went as planned up until we defeated Sis’s Shadow. However, it was then that we were met with a terrifying unexpected police ambush. As a result, even though we managed to grab the Treasure, we couldn’t get it out of the Metaverse… Except that was all an act. We had prepared an empty briefcase beforehand and merely acted like we were taking the Treasure. This was because we knew the police would be coming for us. 

Ann: We made sure before the operation that the police would be waiting to ambush us. And just as expected, he totally took the bait. 

Makoto: Ren-kun getting captured by the police went exactly how we planned it. 

Sento: Except we had to add me getting killed in an explosion was last minute. Just like what I mentioned before. 

Sae: And I had been interrogating him with no knowledge of this. But, how did you lure Akechi into this… cognitive world’s interrogation room? 

Futaba: All I needed were the coordinates. Hehehehe… 

Yusuke: Akechi disposed of the fake in the Palace and left thinking he had been victorious. It must have been truly hilarious for our leader who sat idly in the real world’s interrogation room. Surely he was acting quite cocky by himself in that quiet chamber. 

Sae: So that’s why you gave me your phone… I only took it because of what you told me. 

Yusuke: It’s a shame I didn’t have the opportunity to see that for myself. 

Ren: I couldn’t see it either. 

Sento: Don’t say that, I never saw the whole thing while I was healing my injuries. 

Sae: All I could do was try to handle all the messages that started coming to me on his phone. Huh… So in other words, I’ve been to the Metaverse, albeit for a brief moment. 

Yusuke: In our experience, there is little danger when someone enters their own Palace for so short a time. 

Haru: That’s the other reason we had him give it to you. We needed you to listen to Alibaba, deceive the guard, and ultimately aid in his escape. By having you head back to the interrogation room, we could return you to the real world as well. 

Futaba: I mean, I had to think of some way to keep you from running into Akechi mid-assassination. 

Sae: …Astounding. I hadn’t the slightest idea that such a grand operation was taking place within me. 

Ann: I’m so glad Ren was able to persuade you during the interrogation. Even though we knew Akechi’s plan, we were pretty worried about that part.