Persona 5: Infinity [HIATUS][UNDER EDITING]

Chapter 38 {Pyramid of Wrath}

(A/N: As the title says, It's Futabi's Palace in this chappie! :3
Without any further ado, BUCKLE THE FUCK UP!!! 'CUZ HERE WE GO!!!)

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Opening

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------The Next Day: Café Leblanc's Attic------

The usually quiet attic of Leblanc began brimming with life and noise once more once the members of the Phantom Thieves climbed the stairs to it after attending Shujin's urgent assembly like told. Ryuji and Ann were complaining to one another about how pointless the whole thing was, while Makoto was trying her best to lower their loud and energetic voices like always, it was a weekday and she didn't wish to bother Sojiro or his business. Yusuke was complementing Ren again regarding the ratio of his room and how tidy and clean it was despite it being nothing more than an old attic. As a result, the whole attic was brimming with life and chatter after it was left quiet with only Ren and Morgana in it for a good while, and what made Ren appreciate that little moment more was the fact that his friends were the ones occupying its quietness.

While the others sat down and already made themselves comfortable like they were at home, Emiko was the last to climb up the stairs with a dull expression on her face, already fed up with Ryuji and Ann's loudness all the way from the school to Leblanc. However, she paused her tracks near the stairs next to the table placed there when her brown orbs met the sight of the white lotus she left with an anonymous note to Ren on it in full bloom, not showing any sign of dying any time soon. Her eyes were locked on the flower as they sparkled ever so slightly at the mere thought of how Ren kept it despite not knowing who sent it and how it added a little bit of life and color to the attic... it indeed looked so nice there.

"Do you like flowers?" Ren asked as he stood next to the girl.

"I... don't hate them." Emiko replied.

"This may sound stupid, but I actually like flowers, especially the lotus which I was named after. It was my mother's favorite flower, that's why."

"Your mother's...?" Emiko repeated, a sudden tint of sadness colored her tone.

"After her death, let's say that a lot of things changed between me and my dad. So that's why I was so happy when someone unknown left it to me. It brought me back a lot of memories about mom and my childhood. I'm really grateful to the person who sent it, whoever they were." The happiest smile made its way onto Ren's face as his grey eyes lit up as well.

He looked so happy-- peaceful even from the fond way he spoke about his late mother and recalled his childhood memories, the flower clearly meant a lot to him and held a great significance. And seeing how happy Ren looked gave Emiko a sudden wave of happiness and peace as well, knowing all too well that she drew a smile on his face the same way he did a few times already now. She felt like she had finally paid her debt to him, even if it was in secret, thus she couldn't help her own lips from curving upward to a joyous smile of her own, feeling rather satisfied and glad about herself, knowing that she's added some joy in Ren's life. It felt sweet in its own unique way.