Chapter 16: Mementos

Xxxxx Next Day Xxxxx

Lunchtime

The five of us meet at the courtyard when lunchtime.

Ryuji said the Phantom Website getting know well .

"I thought we'd be ignored , but it looks like some people believe I'm our calling card ." Ryuji said before he saw a request on the site . " Yep , there are plenty of request for us . They want is to change the heart of this or that nutcase . "

" That's it ! "Morgana e xclaimed as we turned to him . "After school , come with me ! I've got something to show you guys ! "

Xxxxx After School Xxxxx

In front of Central Square

" What're you bringin us here for ? "

"Just do as I told you . "

"All right , I've got the Phantom Aficionado Website up . Now what ? " Ryuji asked as he showing the site .

" Look for a post with a full name on it ." Morgana said .

"I already said there's no info on any big shots . Don't you remember ? "Ryuji sighed .

"  'He won't listen to what I say .' No wait , there's no name on this one . " You read one of request .

"Look for more serious request ! "Morgana said .

"  'Someone's bad mouthin' me in online chat rooms ' . This one's got a name . "Ryuji found another request .

"Ignore those . Aren't there any post about more serious trouble ? "

"How about this one ? " Ann read . " 'I don't know what to do about my ex who's stalking me . His name is Natsuhiko Nakanohara .' "

"You have good taste , Lady Ann ! " Morgana said before he want Ryuji open the app of Meta-Nav . He said that the key word this time is only 'Mementos' .

"Mementos ? "

" Your destination has a hit . " A voice
coming from Meta-Nav .

You saw the aura has changed then you guys realise that everyone disappeared .

"All right ! Follow me ! " Morgana run to underground station as we all follow him .

Xxxxxx

First thing toy arrived at the underground that the place has changed . You guys also saw that Morgana has changed form.

"Look , we're changed too ! " You exclaimed as you saw your Phantom outfit .

"Morgana . Is this Nakanohara's Palace ?" Joker ask .

"This is certainly a kind of Palace , bit it's different from the last one , in that it's everyone's Palace . " Mona explain as he go to underground again . "A palace as grand as Kamoshida's 'castle' only forms when a person's wishes are extremely distorted . So , instead of many individual Palaces , the general public has one gigantic shared Palace . "

"So that's what this is . "

"Mementos . " Joker finished .

"So , in short , we can use this place to change the hearts of people who don't have a Palace ? " Panther said .

"Exactly ! " Mona exclaim as he put his paw at his hip . "This means the time has finally come ." Mona make his pose . "Morgana ! Transform ! " Mona jumped then suddenly changed into the car .

"Come now , Angel and Panther .Ladies first!"

"A car ? ! "

"No way ? ! "

"This comes form the way cognition materialize in the Metaverae , plus a bit of extra training . It' s not dissimilar to how you guys transform ."  Mona explain .

"How ? " You still shocked seeing that .

"Among the general public , cat's turning into buses' is an extremely widespread cognition."

The four of us enter and sit down at the backseat .

"All aboard ! Let's go ! " Skull said .

We wait for a few seconds but Mona still not move .

"Why are you all just sitting back there ? I'm a car , remember ? I'm not going anywhere unless someone drives me . " Mona explain .

"You can't drive yourself Mona ? " You asked .

"Do you know how to drive ?" Panther asked at you .

"No . . . " You shake your head as you ask your brother .

" Time to bust my moves !"Joker exclaimed .

"That's right Joker ! You're prolly move skilled than I am too . " Skull said as he hop at front seat same with Joker .

" All right ! Let's go ! " Joker start driving . Later we all saw some shadows wandering around. Then we found that place lead to something deeper .

We found that some guy surrounding with black aura around him .

"There ! It's Nakanohara ! "

"Who are you ? " That guy ask .

"So you're the stalker , huh ? Haven't you ever stooped to consider how your ex feels ? " Panther say to him .

" She's my property ! I can do whatever I want with her ! "That Nakanohara shout .

"What a load of crap . We're gonna change the hearts of all the bastard like you ! " Skull point at the guy .

Suddenly that guy about to burst into something . " That's right Madarame . . . He stole everything from me , but you're letting him off the hook ? ! "

"Madarame . . " You heard Joker saying that .

"So why am I the one who gets persecuted ? ! "He changed into shadow .

"Here he comes ! Get ready for All-Out-Attack ! " We attack him together to defeat him .

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"I was wrong . I'll go back into real me ."Then the guy disappear.

"Yes ! Next let's check on something !" Mona said as he lead us to somewhere else .

We stopped in front of the red path that Mona told us . The the path suddenly open itself .

"A new area has been confirmed . Updating guidance information . "

"Just as I thought ! " Mona exclaimed as he sound relief hearing that . He also explain there's more path underground to us . He said that after we defeat Kamoshida this path can be opened .

" It's creepy . . " Panther mutter before she asked how big is this place .

Mona said he don't know too . He said that he don't remember who he is it why he in that form .

"Mona . . . "You put you hand on your chest .

He said that he can return to human form if he solved the riddle inside this Mementos .

"So I'm going you guys to help me ! "Mona said to us .

"Right ! "

"Sure ! "

"Of course we help you Mona-chan ." You hug him tightly .

"Angel . . . "Mona blushing . He also said that he has request that Phantom Thieves must only target real fiends , the bigways .

" I'm with you there ! " Panther nod .

"No objections ! "Skull said .

" It's all for one and one for all . We share a common destiny . "

"So it's must be unanimous ? " Joker ask .

"Yeah ! "

"Roger ! "

Xxxxxx

Published : 11 June 2019