Chapter 7: The Calling Card

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(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Tokyo Daylight)

Ren gets up the next day brushing his teeth and getting ready for school. On his way there, Robin sees him, apparently they were neighbors. Why did Ren not know this from the start? Absolute dumbass. As they made their way to Hanzoku Academy, they discussed about what they saw in Oroka's palace.

"Okay first of all why did you sacrifice me?" Ren asks Robin about the plan in the palace.
"I thought you were gonna stab the man," Robin shakes his head in disappointment. Ren slightly whacks Robin's glasses off but thankfully they didn't fall off his face. He was going off topic, but they needed to make a plan.
"So uh, basically I'm now Thanos." Robin snaps his fingers but sadly no dust was in sight, he forgot he doesn't have his persona.
"Robin that's off topic I swear to god," Ren informs Robin as they made it to the academy. "We'll just discuss this with Kenny and Damien." He says as the bell rings for class. They both went to their homeroom.

(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Layer Cake)

As the bell rings for lunchtime, Ren and Robin make their way to the rooftop. Kenny and Damien follow as well. They started informing Ren about what they saw in Oroka's palace since he was busy distracting him, nearly in danger.
"Is that particle thing like the treasure? What if his treasure is WiFi? Maybe that's why the WiFi was shit there," Kenny wonders as he starts to watch QOONA on his phone.
"I guess?? Also Damien give me back my phone!" Robin points to Damien's pockets as he sighs and hands it back to him.
"Just don't record anything that we see in the palace like its a Logan Paul vlog, remember the suicide forest incident?" Damien reminds Robin knowing how careless he was.
"Ohhhhh yeah that dude," Robin recaps his memory about it, "I'm surprised how he didn't lose that much subscribers though." He mentions to Damien. Ren lightly hits the two getting their attention, they were off topic again.
"So how are we going to get the treasure?? I tried grabbing it but I was't able to." Kenny asks to the three.
"Isn't there a book that contains myths about these 'Palaces' in the Library?" Damien asks knowing Robin has been to the school library many times.
"There is actually, I just hope no one has their hands on it since there's not that much people around here that like myths. Everyone is just focused more on what's happening now than theories.." Robin informs the three quietly disappointed. As the four of them made their way to the Library, the students stare at Ren and start gossiping all over the school. Ren starts to walk quickly ahead of them becoming uncomfortable with all the students gossiping. When they make it to the Library, Robin quickly walks to where the book was located. It wasn't there. The four quietly start to panic as Ren decides to shyly walk up to the librarian.

(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 My Homie)

"Uhhhmm excuse me..???" Ren asks quietly to the librarian not being able to hear him. "Hmmm hello?? Miss...???" He continues trying to get the librarian's attention but fails. Robin pats on Ren's shoulder as he takes the lead.
"Excuse me ma'am," Robin says as the librarian looks up at Robin. Ren looks down quietly, he knew he was being ignored. "Where did the 'Book of the Metaverse' go?" Robin smiles kindly asking the question to the librarian.
"Someone already borrowed it 2 days ago," the librarian informs Robin.
"Can I get their name and classroom if that's okay?" Robin questions the librarian. She nods in response.

"Jelly Aisuru, Room 2-A," The librarian smiles kindly as Robin thanks her as the four leaving the Library.
"She's in our class if you want to talk to her," Damien tells Robin as the four made their way to the classroom still lunchtime. As they entered Room 2-A, the student was sitting down on their desk reading the book. "She's very quite in our class so I think you can ask her about it," Damien says giving Ren a nudge. He shakes a little nervous as he slowly walks up to her desk.
"Hey umm.. is it fine if I can burrow that book?" Ren asks assuming the student will ignore him like the rest. However, she looks up at him and closes the book.

"Sure I actually finished it, I'll just tell the librarian that I handed it over to you." Jelly replies as she hands Ren the book. Ren smiles as he quietly says thank you to her making his way to the two. He showed the book to the four informing that he got it, Ren eagerly opens the book to where it talks about the palace's treasure. The pages were little worn out and the edges were burned.
"In order to see the treasure take its true form, you need to send a calling card." Ren reads aloud as Robin immediately bumps in.
"YO CAN OUR CALLING CARD DESIGN BE A DICK?" Robin asks jumping as Kyle whacks him.
"What if our calling card relates to good WiFi?" Kenny asks.
"What if we actually thought of a good design?" Kyle asks as the three stare at him.


. . .

(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Wicked Plan)

            Sir Oroka Yokubo the foolish man made of lust. You think that all the girls in this academy as your maidens and treat all the guys like complete dog shit! We will take your distorted heart in order to change your foolish ways!

                  From The Phantom Thieves

"Is this seriously a real thing?"

"The design of this card looks really stupid.."

"Did an illiterate child write this calling card?"

"Who the hell are the Phantom Thieves?"

"Is all this true?"

"Damien I told you the design wasn't gonna work!" Kenny says whining as the four of them look at the card design in the distance. The card design was a terrible gradient color scheme of black red and gray back from 2012. A stick figure was stabbing another stick figure in a really spiky green grass background with red colored clouds. It was displayed everywhere in the school.
"As long as we make the calling card, then we can get the treasure because it'll look more quirky!" Damien claims as Ren tried not to cringe at the calling card's design.
"If we find another palace, we're changing that design pronto." Ren tells Damien.
"Wait!!! We don't have our thingies yet in the palace! This won't be fair!" Kenny whines to Ren and Robin.
"You'd probably be too scared to even rip a mask off your face Kenny." Damien makes fun of Kenny as Oroka walks looking around the school seeing the calling card displayed everywhere. He quickly approaches Robin clearly in a panic.

(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Blood of Villain)

"You made that stupid calling card didn't you?! With your stupid little friends here!" He says purposely comparing heights with Ren and Kenny to piss them off. For a split second Ren and Robin were in their rebellious outfit as Oroka was in his palace form.
"I'll be waiting for you! Approach me I dare you!" Oroka's shadow informs the four trying to intimidate them. The three of them change back into their school uniforms. Ren and Robin look at each other and smirk as Oroka walks away furiously. The bell rang for everyone to be dismissed, when everyone was gone Ren got his phone out for the others to enter Oroka's palace.

(Song recommended to play: Persona 5 Life Will Change Instrumental)

As the four of them made it to Oroka's palace, the security became more intense. More powerful guards were surrounding the area. Damien immediately led the three to the safe room that was near the treasure room to avoid the guards. Some doors to get in were now locked having to defeat some shadows to get some keys to unlock it.
"So we need some code names, just in case if we get caught." Kenny suggest as they run to reach the treasure room.
"Okay your code name is Bottom now." Damien suggests and Kenny starts to argue with him.
"No come on! I'm serious right now." Kenny whines.
"Maybe Clown?" Ren suggests as a joke.
"Yes." Kenny answers as the three stop to stare at him. "What? I like it."

. . .

"I want my code name to be Raven," Damien claims as they continue to make their way to the palace.
"Hmm.. I want my code name to be Azazel!" Robin says as Ren was left.
"Uhmm Kamana?" Ren asks and the three stops and look at each other confused.
"What the fuck does Kamana mean?" Kenny questions looking at Damien.
"It means power in Hawaiian shut up!" Ren starts whining and he runs in the treasure room for a head start as the three follow. They made it to the treasure room.
"So the treasure is a throne?" Ren confused looking at the throne made of 24 karat gold.
"Damnit! I thought it was going to be good WiFi with 5 bars!" Kenny yells as his voice echoed throughout the palace.

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