"Woah, Narukami... what was that?" Hanamura asks but I ignore it. "Narukami...?" I raise my right hand and took a good look at it. I can just feel the power coursing through my veins. I can still vividly see the card, floating in my hand. "My other self... how does it feel to have this power...?" Izanagi as I giggle in affirmation. "Good..." Taking a deep breath, I hold my hands over chest while breathing out.

Yui Narukami has faced her other self...
She has obtained the facade used to overcome life's hardships, the Persona Izanagi!

"NARUKAMI!" I come back to have Hanamura shaking me. "H-Huh...? H-Hanamura?" I look at Hanamura with unfocused eyes. My body feels lethargic. I dropped to my knees as Hanamura's grasp tightens on my shoulders. "Narukami! Are you okay!? Narukami!?" "H-Hanamura...? What happened? SATONAKA!" I try to get up but I fell again. "Narukami, just stay. I'll get Chie, and we'll get you out of here."

Hanamura goes to Satonaka as she sits up. He explains what happens to her briefly and walks up to me. Hanamura gets down, indicating for me to get on his back. I do so as the two of them begin walking. "I'm sorry Hanamura... I should be walking... but I appreciate it." my arms tighten a little bit around his neck as I rest my head on his back. Sleepiness consumes me as my eyes slowly close to the movement for Hanamura walking.

My eyes flutter open as I am not where I was before. I was in the Velvet Room. Huh? Where's Igor? "Hmm?" Margaret turns to face me as her face shows small traces of shock, "Dear! This is unprecedented... a guest arriving when my master is away is rare in itself but to do so when he said that you won't return until your contract is forged has never happened...". She began to think and look at the book on her lap. "Well, nothing here happens without reason... maybe he thought it was for the best." her gaze returned to me. "I guess I should make your visit here worthwhile. You've seen to have awakened to your power. The Persona, Izanagi. With this power, you are able to overcome the ordeals that await you. If you have any questions, now is the time to ask." Okay... "What is Izanagi? Actually, what is a Persona?" Margaret takes a sip out of one of the glasses next to her, "A Persona is a manifestation of your psyche. Consider it a 'mask' that you wear to undergo life's hardships. You have the power of the wild card, which means you are able to hold and use multiple Personas, which is rare among humans." she places the glass back in its original place. "Why am I invited here?" "I don't know myself. The Velvet Room is like a person in itself. The guests it invites is it's choice. We residents, aside from my master, have no clue why it happens. If you wish to know more, ask my master when you see him. Is that all?" She smiles at me. Is it all? I guess I can ask Igor next time. "Yes, my questions have been answered." I bow my head as she chuckles. "Then, I bid you farewell, my dear guest." And with that, everything goes white.

I opened my eyes to find that I'm still on Hanamura's back. "Oh, Narukami's awake, Yosuke!" Satonaka's voice rang in my head as I jumped off of Hanamura's back. "Thanks Hanamura! I guess I needed a small rest after giving my all protecting you two!" I smile gleefully and took a look around. We're back on the stage. "How long have I been out? How long have we've been here?" The two of them sat me and told me everything I needed to know. We just got there and it took us around half an hour to get there. "Huh? You guys are still alive?" I turned around to see that bear from last time. "You! What's going on here?" Hanamura yells at the bear as it hides behind me yet again. "Please, don't yell at me... miss! Please tell him not to yell!" The bear's voice was shaky which made me scold Yosuke for raising his voice. "Hey, calm down Mr. Bear! We aren't dangerous, and we can see you're not either. Do you know where the exit is?" I ask while petting the top of his head in between his ears. "Mr. Bear? You can call me Teddie! And yes, I can show you the way out." Teddie purrs and stomps his foot three times, "Here you go, a way out miss!" "Thank you Teddie. Bye-bye!" I watch Satonaka and Hanamura leave the TV so I can follow them out.

My eyes open to see that we're back in the electronics department of Junes again. I stood up and began wiping my skirt as I heard groaning from behind me. Turning around, the scene of Satonaka leaning on a shelf and Hanamura laying on the floor, starting to stand. "You two okay? I ask as the two of them nod and slowly stood up too. "Did we... make it back?" Probably Hanamura, just don't freak out. "Attention, shoppers. Our daily limited-time sale will now begin at the side dish area on the first floor. Why not try the delicious, fresh produce Junes picked for you this morning as your side dish for dinner tonight? All ages are invited to take advantage of this incredible bargain!" Huh? "Crap, it's already that late?!" Guess that Hanamura knows what that announcement was, "Looks like we were in there for quite awhile..." Satonaka seems to know too. Hanamura's gaze left Satonaka and I as he turned around. "Hey! It's that poster from that room!" He pointed at a poster that had a familiar person on it. "Misuzu Hiiragi. An enka singer that sticks to the traditional stuff. My parents introduced her to me two years along with her ex-husband, Taro Namatame." I explained as the two other's jaws dropped. "You met a famous person?" "I meet famous people yearly. My parents may be strict but they also spoil me since I'm an only child. I personally find it boring after the first three."

"W-Well... wait! Wasn't she on the news special yesterday? Actually, she was just mentioned. It was about her husband and his affair." Yeah that's right, Satonaka. That was the part of the news I thought was stupid. The three of us started contemplating about that room. The Yamano death also came into mind as well. I feel so bad for Yamano... didn't personally know her like Misuzu or her husband, but I knew her from Taro. He would talk about her since they were friends, didn't knew they got THAT close though. Us three split up with the conversation still open. Rain started picking up so I rushed back home. Thank god that I didn't get as wet as yesterday. "I'm home!" I call out as I heard both Nanako and Dojima call out to me. So Dojima is here, I was expecting him to be out again. "Hey, Yui... I got something I've got to tell you. It's about a student at your school, Saki Konishi. You know her?" I nod at him and waited for his reason why he brought her up. I wish he didn't. "Her parents rang up the station, she's gone missing." Konishi~Senpai... I hope you're found. You were so kind when I met you...

"Achooooooo!"

I sneezed. It wasn't loud but it was one that made my vision a little blurry. "*sigh* You must've caught something, it has been a little chilly lately. Hold on..." Dojima goes into the first aid kit and pulls out a packet of ibuprofen and cold medicine. I took the recommended dosage for each and went straight to bed while Dojima telling me to take some when I wake up.

Friday 15th April 2011

There was a morning assembly at school. I was still woozy from the cold medicine I had to take this morning so Nanako helped me make sure I was okay on my way to school. Students were talking about the police as sirens went pass. We met up with both Satonaka and Amagi so Nanako went on her way to her school. The moment we stepped into the school grounds, Amagi got a call from her parents saying that they need her at the inn. So the ones in the assembly that I was with was Satonaka and Hanamura. "Senpai... answer, please!" Hanamura seemed worried but when I asked him what was up, he would just tell me it's nothing.

"I... regret to say that I have a terrible announcement for all of you. One of our third year students, Ms. Saki Konishi of Class 3..." Konishi~Senpai...? What happened!?

"... has passed away..."