Brody's POV

After I got my school uniform on, I went to Junes food court where Yosuke and Chie were waiting at a table and they were in their uniforms too "We really stick out....Guess it doesn't help that we're in our school uniforms on a Sunday" Yosuke said "The sale should end soon, so that'll get rid of some of the people wandering around here" he said "Alright.....let's get going" Yosuke said and we nodded "Chie, it's not too late to--" Yosuke started "I'm going!" Chie said "Fine, but don't push yourself, got it?!" Yosuke said and we all nodded and went to the TV world.

*At the TV world*

As we arrive and Yosuke and I put on our glasses and we see Teddie in a corner holding his head, he looks frustrated. "Wiah it really is that bear from last time" Chie said "What are you doing?" Yosuke asks "Can't you tell? I'm thinking about stuff" Teddie said.

*It seems he's been thinking about himself all this time....

"I've been deli-bear-ating over it for a long time now" Teddie said 'Oh god' Izanagi said "Hey, that wasn't a bad joke. Heehee...!" Teddie said cheering up "What did you think Sensei?" Teddie asks me

*That was good
*......

"That was good" I said 'like hell it was, I thought we were done with puns now that we are away from Papyrus' Izanagi said 'I'm sorry but Teddie is too cute to say it was bad' I said 'The nerve you have' Izanagi said ".....So... did you figure anything out?" Yosuke asks "Eh, it's probably useless to think about it too much. I've seen the inside of your skull, and it was empty" Yosuke said and Teddie walked over to us "How rude!" Teddie said and then hugs me "Senseiiiii Yosuke's mean with me" he said and I sigh "There there" I said petting Teddie making him purr "Listen...someone came here yesterday right?" Chie asked "Wow! There's a girl with a better nose than me?!" Teddie asks "What's your name miss?" He asks "M-Miss? Uh....I'm Chie. But never mind that! Tell me more about that 'someone'!" Chie said "I think it happened a little after I talked with you guys. After that, it felt like someone was here" Teddie said "Is it Yukiko-san?!" Yosuke asks "I don't know. I haven't looked..." Teddie said "The presence is over that way. That's where they are" He said pointing at the west "Over there huh?" Chie said and we all run there.

*Yukiko's Castle Entrance*

We arrived at the entrance of a castle, the same castle we saw in the Midnight channel "What the...? A castle?!" Chie asks "Y'think this is the place ghey showed on TV last time?" Chie asks "You're positive that no one's behind a camera for that bizarre midnight program?" Yosuke asks "Program...? I don't know" Teddie said "Maybe people on your side can see stuff in this world. It might be that" Teddie said "And I told you before! There's only me and shadows here!" He said "There's no 'camera' stuff goin on. This world has been like this from the beginning" he said " 'From the beginning'...? That's what we don't understand!" Yosuke said "I dunno...Can you guys explain everything about your world?" Teddie asks "I've never seen this 'program' thingy before. So I don't know" Teddie said "Well...is that really what's happening? Are we really looking into this world?" Chie asks "Because the first time Yukiko showed up on that channel was before she disappeared. Doesn't that seem off?" She asks "I mean, Yukiko saying stuff like 'score myself a hot stud'? That's not like her at all!" Chie said " 'score'? 'Stud'..?" Teddie asks "Yeah I couldn't believe it either...Yukiko-san would never say anything like that" Yosuke said "I wonder...is this kinda like what happened to me last time..?" Yosuke asks "There's a lot of stuff I still don't get. But after hearing your story" Teddie said "I think that 'Program' happens because of the person who appears on it. Or something like that..." Teddie said "So....Yukiko is producing that show herself?" Chie asked "Ugh, I don't get this at all!" Chie said "Hey...Do you feel Yukiko's presence from inside?" She asks "I'm pretty sure" Teddie said "So, um what's this 'scoring with a hot stud' thing...?" Teddie asks "Yukiko's here...I'm going on ahead!" Chie said ignoring Teddie and ran inside the castle "Geez! We better follow her!" Yosuke said and Teddie gasped "What?" Yosuke asked "Are you a hot stud sensei?" Teddie asks making me blush 'hehe' Izanagi said "Now's not the time for that bear!" Yosuke said "Oh! Take these sensei" Teddie said.

*Obtain Revival Bead x 3

"Oh, and this too. I gathered all these myself. I'll give them to you, Sensei!" Teddie said

*Obtain Peach Seed x 5 and Soul drop x 5

"Did I score on you yet Sensei?" Teddie asks "We'll talk about that later" I said flustered 'You can't deny he's excited' Izanagi said 'Shut up' I said.

*Inside the Castle*

*After traversing the castle, with some minor fights and getting control of Yosuke's actions in battle*

*Current Party Status

Brody Lv 4

Hp 94/105
Sp 57/64

Next Exp 109

Izanagi Lv 3

St 10
Ma 9
En 8
Ag 9
Lu 7

Next Exp 189

*Izanagi learned Rakunda

*At the second floor*

"Hmm...You're good at fighting Sensei" Teddie said "Compared to you, Yosuke stinks.." he said "Shut up Ted!" Yosuke said "Though I do admit....You have a knack for this stuff. Guess the monsters trained you" Yosuke said "Doesn't he?" Teddie asks "So you should be the one to give Yosuke orders during a fight" Teddie said "It ticks me off to hear Teddie say that stuff, but I don't wanna cause trouble doing my own thing in battle..." Yosuke said "So don't hesitate to order me around. I'm counting on you" Yosuke said and we walked to the big door infront of us "There she is!" Teddie said "Chie-chan is in there!" Teddie said

*Open the door?
Yes
No

I opened the door and we go inside, and we see Chie in the middle of the room looking ahead "Chie! Are you alright?!" Yosuke asks "Chie...?" He asks "She said that red looks good on me.." we hear Yukiko's voice "Yukiko-san?!" Yosuke asks "I hated my name...Yukiko...'Snow'...." Yukiko's voice said "Snow is cold and it melts quickly...It's transient...worthless..." she said "But it's perfect for me...apart from inheriting the inn, I'm worthless..." she said "Still....Chie told me that red looks good on me" she said "Are these...Yukiko-san's inner thoughts? I remember hearing Saki-senpai's, too..." Yosuke said "Yeah. This castle is probably here because of this Yukiko person" Teddie said "Yukiko.." Chie said "Chie was the only one who gave my life meaning..." Yukiko's voice said "She's bright and strong, and she can fo anything....She has everything that I don't..." she said "Compared to Chie? I'm...I'm.." she said "Chie protects me....she looks after my worthless life..." she said "And I....I don't deserve any of it..." She said "Chie is so kind..." she said "Yukiko, I-I...." Chie said " 'Chie is so kind' huh? What a joke" a voice like Chie said and infront of Chie appeared another Chie, must be her shadow, she has the same eyes and aura as Yosuke's shadow "It's just like Yosuke!" Teddie said "She lost control over her suppressed self! Now it's a shadow!" He said "Are we talking about THAT Yukiko?! She says I'm protecting her?!" Shadow Chie asks "She says she's worthless!" She said and chuckles "Thay's how it shoulf be, right?" She asks Chie "Wh-What are you saying?" Chie asks "Yukiko's soooo good looking....sooo fair-skinned....sooo feminine....She's the one all the guys drool over" Shadow Chie said "Whem Yukiko looked at me with such jealousy....man, did I get a charge out of that" she said "Yukiko knows the score. She can't do anything if I'm not around..." She said "I'm better than her...Much, much better!" She said "No! I have never thought that!" Chie said "What're we gonna do?" Yosuke asks

*We need to protect Chie
*I don't know
*......

"We need to protect Chie" I said "That's right Sensei" Teddie said and we walked closer "N-No, don't come near me! Don't look at me!" Chie said to us "Chie, calm down" Yosuke said "No...No this isn't me!" Chie said 'Well she did it' Izanagi said "W-Wait stupid! Don't say anything else like that!" Yosuke said and Shadow Chie chuckles "That's right. I'm the one who can't do anything alone..." she said "I can't win as a girl, let alone as a person....I'm pathetic" she said "But Yukiko....she depends on me..." she said and chuckles "That's why she's my friend...I'll never loosen my grip on her...She's too important to me" She said "No....That's not how I think of her..." Chie said and shadow Chie chuckles "So, you're just gonna turn your back and deny me again?" She asks 'She's antagonizing her so Chie refuses her' Izanagi said "But things are different now. When the time comes.....I'll be the one left standing" Shadow Chie said "You won't mind right? I'm still you!" She said "Shut up! You're...." Chie said "Chie no!" Yosuke said "You're not me!" Chie yelled and Shadow Chie chuckles "Heehee.....Ahahahahahahahahaha!" She laughed and trnasformed "Aagh!" Chie yelled passing out and Shadow Chie transformed.

And we entered a battle.

"I am a shadow....The true self..." Shadow Chie said "What do you guys think you're doing? Trying ro defend the 'real' me?" She asks "Then you're gonna pay the price!" She said "Shut up! Quit being a pain!" Yosuke said.

I first use Rakunda, which lowers the enemy's defense for three turns and then tell Yosuke to use Garu which causes light wind damage and is her weakness so she's knocked down.

"Let's go Partner" Yosuke said and I nodded and we charge at her doing an all out attack causing her 358 hp of damage "Looks like you won't understand without a little pain!" Shadow Chie said and used Mazio that causes light electric damages to all enemies, I resist it because Izanagi resists electricity but it's Yosuke's weakness so it knocks him down "Ahahaha, how lame! You're all so deadly serious, and we've only gotten started!" She said and used bottomless envy which makes Yosuke dizzy, I attack but because Yosuke is dizzy he can't attack. "Arw you guys idiots?! Why are you protecting her like that? She's nothing but a grubby bitch!" She said and after her turn we attack again and she's almost dead "Ngh...Don't make fun of me...You're nothing against me" she said and after her turn I deliver the finishing blow and we defeat her.

Exp
120 Exp

Money
7000 yen

Item
None

*I feel a surge of energy inside after the recent battle

Level Up!

Brody Lv 5

Hp 87/116
Sp 45/72

Next Exp 147

Yosuke Level up!

Jiraiya Lv 4
Next Exp 33

St 10
Ma 8
En 8
Ag 10
Lu 9

After the battle ended Chie stood up groaning "Chie! Are you okay?!" Yosuke asks "What happened..?" Chie asks "...." Her shadow stood back in her normal form "What's the matter..? Got nothing to say anymore?" Chie asks "Stop it, Chie. It's alright" Yosuke said "B-But..." Chie said

*You're more than that thing
*Everyone has different faces
*We understand

"You're more than that thing" I said "B-But I..." Chie said "He's right....I went through the same thing" Yosuke said "So I can understand....I mean...everyone has a side like this...." he said and Chie walked to her shadow "Yeah....I kinda get it now. You are me..." Chie said "A side of me I couldn't forgive....That I tried to ignore..." She said "But you still exists. You're a part of me..." she said and shadow Chie nodded.

*The Strenght of heart required to face oneself has been made manifest...

Shadow Chie transformed

And vanished turning into a card going into Chie's soul.

*Chie has faced her other self...
*She has obtained the facade used to overcome life's hardships, the Persona Tomoe!

Chie then fell to her knees tired "H-Hey! Chie!" Yosuke said "I'm okay...just a little tired.." Chie said "You don't look okay. But I bet you can use the same power we have now" Yosuke said "Hey what should we do?" He asks me

*Let's go back
*Let's take a break

"Let's take a break" I said "Okay lets go back to the entrance then" Yosuke said, Chie protested but Teddie explained that the shadows only attack normal people when the fog lifts in the TV world, which means we got time till it gets foggy in our world. The fog appears after it rains but it's been sunny lately so we should be in the clear for a few days.

Chie submitted to the plan and apologized for rushing in.

*No worries
*Let's go together next time
*I know how you feel

"Let's go together next time" I said and she nodded "Yeah, well save her no matter what" Yosuke said "Right!" Chie said and we all left.

*Back at the entrance of the TV world*

"It feels like my head it's gonna splot open....are you guys okay?" Chie asks

*We're totally okay
*Why just Chie...?
*It's thanks to these

"It's thanks to these" I said pointing at our glasses "Oh yeah...What's with the glasses? Did your eyesight go bad?" Chie asks "Man...you didn't notice until now? How panicked were you...?" Yosuke asks "Tum de dummm! I got a pair ready for Chie-Chan too" Teddie said handing her a pair of glasses and she puts them on "Whoa! What the--?! This awesome! It's like the fog doesn't exist!" Chie said amazed "Why didn't you whip those out earlier if you had them?" Yosuke asks "I made them right now! You didn't tell me she was coming! It was all so sadden! I mean sudden!" Teddie said "Huh....so that's the trick. I was wondering how you guys could see where you were going" Chie said "Hey, is it alright if I keep these?" Chie asks "Fo' sho!" Teddie said and I chuckle making him blush "We'll have to stop here today....But I'll be back with these puppies!" Chie said "You guys beyyer not come here without me, got it?!" Chie asks "Yeah, let's all promise each other...Nobody goes in alone. It's way too dangerous" Yosuke said "If we don't work together, we won't be able to solve this case or save Yukiko-san....right?" Yosuke asks

*You're right
*I disagree

"You're right" I said "Yeah, I agree. I promise too" Chie said

*Let's save Yukiko!
*Let's solve the case
*This'll be a breeze for us

"Let's save Yukiko!" I said and they nodded "Alright, so from tomorrow on, we'll try and come here as much as we can after school...and that includes days off" Yosuke said "Hey...would you mind being our leader?" He asks me "You were the first to get this power, and you're way better in a fight than either of us" Yosuke said "I think it's best for all of us if you set the pace of the investigation, and we follow your lead" he said "I'm cool playing second banana" he said

*Leave it to me
*Ehh..sure why not
*No

"Leave it to me" I said smiling "Okay. We're counting on you" Yosuke said "I mean, I'm more the advisor type, y'know? An ideas man, not an executive" he said "I'm with Yosuke. If you're the one calling the shots, I'd feel a lot more comfortable about this" Chie said "I'm with Yoduke too. If you're the one calling the shots, my pillow will be a lot more comfortable at night" Teddie said smiling "Teddie, would you please stop talking? I'm really on edge right now" Chie said.

*I've been unanimously appointed team leader.
*My days of pursuing this case alongside my friends have begun...

I feel time stopping around me as a card appears infront of me.

*Thou art I....And I am thou...
*Thou hast established a new bond...

*It brings thee closer to the truth....

*Thou shalt be blessed when creating Personas of the Fool Arcana....

The card went inside my soul.

*I have established the Investigation Team Social Link of the Fool Arcana!

*I may earn an Exp bonus when fusing Personas of the Fool Arcana!

"Okay. Let's get some rest for today so we're ready for tomorrow on" Yosuke said "And don't forget to check the weather forecast. It gets foggy after a lot of rain, so let's keep an eye out" he said "Also, let's make sure we gear up for next time" he said and we nodded and left the TV world.

After we return to Junes and Yosuke and Chie leave I decided to leave so I save

*You've become the leader of the Investigation team. The feeling of the obstacles you'll face in your search of the truth Fills you with Determination.

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