Tokyo Emergency - Persona 5
The trip across the city was oddly quiet. The gang got the train back, the silence broken only by the occasional traffic noise and Reina softly drumming her fingers on her knee. Yui glanced out the window with wide-eyed awe, and Hayasaka kept checking his phone for maps, verifying the path.
Eventually, they arrived.
Hope's Peak Academy stood before them like a monolith, and for the three uni students, the main building stood tall, pristine, and steeped in a sort of grandeur that was difficult to describe. The gated front, the towering spire, the symbol of the school etched proudly into its façade—it was... kind of intimidating.
"So this is the legendary breeding ground of Ultimates," Reina whistled.
"Does it always look this extra?" Hayasaka asked.
"Only on Tuesdays," Makoto replied dryly.
"Hey, come on. I know it's big," Kaede reassured them, "but it's really just a normal school, like any other."
"That's a huge lie and you know it," Makoto laughed, walking with her.
"Yeah, yeah," she nudged him in the side, chuckling a little. "I'm allowed a bit of embellishment. Now, come on."
Kaede led the way inside, bypassing the main offices with a practiced familiarity. A few students and staff members passed by and did double-takes at seeing her with such an unfamiliar group of people, but none stopped her. If anything, her confident stride was enough to assure them they were meant to be there.
Kaede had planned this long in advance, so security on campus had already given her the go-ahead to bring her band onto campus. It had unfortunately taken longer than she would have liked, but she expected as much, with the academy staff getting ready to lock the school down.
Still, she was persistent.
They passed a few classrooms, the dormitory corridor, and finally turned toward the arts wing. A wide hall with polished wood floors and bright skylights guided them toward a pair of large double doors at the end. Obviously, everyone was wise enough to recognize this as a music venue.
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"Ah! You trying to show us your own big stage?" Hayasaka smirked. Kaede paused before them.
"Brace yourselves," she warned.
"H-Huh?" Yui stammered. "Brace ourselves for what-?"
And with that, Kaede pushed the doors open.
CRRRRNNNKKKK-SHRIEEEEEEKKKK—RRRRAAAAAHHHH!
From Me to You Too - Ibuki Mioda
A sonic explosion tore through the air. It was like a swarm of chainsaws had come to life and learned rhythm.
"AAAAH, JEEESUUUSSS!" Reina immediately covered her ears, as did the others—Makoto and Kaede included.
"I sent you a threatening letter! Added 'I LOVE YOU' in invisible ink! But it doesn't reach you! The straw doll I prepared in the hour of the Ox is looking at me, laughing! Cackling, cackling, cackling and laughing!"
Flashing strobe lights illuminated the cavernous indoor stage space, where a single figure stood mid-solo. Her twin-colored hair flared with each headbang.
The guitar she wielded let off sparks...no, wait...it was fire. ACTUAL fire.
Ibuki Mioda, Hope's Peak Academy's infamous Ultimate Musician, was on stage, mid-performance, jamming out to what sounded like an unholy hybrid of speed metal and demon jazz. She held her guitar like it was a wild animal, fingers moving so fast they blurred.
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Phantom Thieves of Hope - A Danganronpa X Persona 5 Story.
Fanfiction"Makoto Naegi is the Ultimate Lucky Student as the esteemed school of Hope's Peak Academy. Now beginning his second year with little to no problems, Makoto's life is turned upside down when he discovers a cognitive realm known as the Metaverse. Thro...
