Persona 5: Infinity [HIATUS][UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 23 {The Detective Prince}

(A/N: Now here we are, at last, the social studies trip chapter! A gift to all the Akechi fangirls out there, including me of course, lmao. Without any further ado, BUCKLE THE FUCK UP!!! 'CUZ HERE WE GO!!!)

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Opening

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------Next Day: Shujin Academy Hallways------

It was the same morning routine as usual with Ren walking straight to Shujin's main building while scrolling through the news of this morning online on his phone. But what was different that morning is that Ren kept sniffing a couple of times or sneezing every now and then. The cold he caught the previous day from the rain still had its effects, though he felt a little bit better since Sojiro bought him some cold medicine from the pharmacy while he was in the public bath... and that was rather an oddly kind gesture coming from him, although he kept complaining about how he should've been more careful about his health. With all those thoughts roaming his mind, his grey eyes were wandering aimlessly through the many pages and articles online, until a certain piece of news caught his full attention.

"'Scam Outbreak in Shibuya.' 'Students are the primary victims. Organized crime is suspected here.'" He read the headlines while making his way into the school building.

"Students getting scammed? That's scary... you should be careful when you go to Shibuya." Morgana popped his head out of the bag.

"You're right..." As the noirest placed his phone inside his pocket.

When Ren was walking in the hallways, he heard murmurs coming nearby... and so to fill his curiosity, he walked toward the direction of the voice until he came across three students standing in front of the bulletin board.

"...What's this? 'A request to the student body'...?"

"It says they're looking for information. I heard Principal Kobayakawa put it up."

"'Please consult the student council president if you have any details.'"

"So we can go to her for anything?"

"Why the student council president though? What does she have to do with Principal Kobayakawa?"

"I mean, Niijima-San is his favorite. Maybe that's why he asked her to do it."

".........." Ren narrowed his eyes in suspicion before walking away to his class.

"Niijima-Senpai, huh...?"

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------ Student Council Room------

Along the way, Makoto couldn't stop thinking about the announcement that was posted in the school's hallway on the board. She knew at that moment that her reputation has gone deep into the ground even more than it already was among her peers and juniors. Makoto was angry and furious due to the fact that Principal Kobayakawa posted that announcement without her consent and approval. Shujin's student council president bit her thumb as she opened the door of the student council room, knowing without any doubt that she has become the talk of the school everywhere because it made her look worse than ever. Once she stepped into the room, she was met with two pairs of worried eyes that belonged to fellow two male and female student council members who didn't look any less troubled than her.