Asphyxia // PERSONA 5 FF [ under editing ]

CH 05 │Revelation

“I never imagined myself to be normal,”

“As if I'm not allowed to be...”

Part 1

It seemed to be a normal morning at the café. The café had warm-colored lights rather than the regular ones, giving off a relaxing feeling. On the shelves were books and board games aesthetically arranged. The café truly had a mellowed ambiance, allowing the customers to calm their nerves before starting their day.

Each of the customers was enjoying the coffee served for them, along with some variety of cakes. They were busy with their own world, as they did the things they desired to do freely in that nice place.

The purple-haired girl was no exception among the crowd. The girl silently enjoyed her coffee as she let her eyes scan through the pages of the book she was reading. She let her eyes wander the pages in a fast-pace, in the process she picked up what the book was about. Clearly, from her skill, she was an avid reader.

And, it was about time.

The girl then closed her book hastily and uncrossed her legs. She let down the empty cup on the table gently, before wearing a casual smile.

As she stood from her seat, she turned to her right, and that was when─

Kyoko bumped into a man who had quite the body build, her book hitting the man's hot coffee causing it to splatter on his chest. The coffee did not only splashed on the man, but also to her book resulting in some damage in the pages.

"What the hell did you just do, you stupid chick?!" The man got furious, clicking his tongue as he felt some burning sensations in his chest.

"My apologies," Kyoko bowed, then looked back to the man. "Sir, I'll buy you a shirt as compensation."

"Just a damn shirt! Do I look like I can't afford one?!" The man complained. "My chest is fucking burnt! Whaddya gonna do 'bout that, huh?!"

The girl clicked her tongue in annoyance, though subtly to avoid even more complaints from the man. His voice was so freaking annoying for her, to the point that she wanted to cut off his tongue─ but clearly, it was not the time for that.

"Sir, then you better─" Again, Kyoko tried to offer something to compensate, but the man interrupted her.

"This is my favorite shirt, you idiot!" The man again yelled, even louder. His voice completely got the attention of the customers who, too, seemed annoyed at all of his complaints.

Plus, the shirt he was wearing was pretty lame too.

"If you'll just refuse everything I offer, then I'm afraid I can't help you." Kyoko sighed, giving off a shrug before starting to walk away from the scene.

Her actions caused the annoying man to get even more furious, even tempted to just beat her up. What he hated the most was her guts─ especially the fact that she doesn't seem to be intimidated or scared by his actions.

Before the girl could fully leave, the man grabbed her by the arm. He earned an annoyed 'tch' from Kyoko, who clearly got pissed by the fact that his skin touched hers, making her feel disgusted.

"How dare you just─" The man met the girl's eyes. The girl's eyes had a piercing and fiery gaze that bore holes into his face. Her brows knitted, as she slowly lost her temper. After seeing her intimidating gaze, he failed to continue his sentence.

"Who the fuck cares, asshole?" Pushed to her limit, Kyoko blunted out, anger dripping in her voice.

"What did you just say?!" The man yelled angrily, trying to keep a tough act despite being scared. He was a man; he couldn't show how frightened he was. His body was bigger, so she was definitely weak against him! Or so he thought.