[Kabukicho, Shinjuku]
[8:24 PM]

(Ren passes through a crowd people from the crossing, he stops and glances at the red neon signage.)

Ren: .....

Morgana: It's been awhile we've been here.

Ren: I agree.

(The earpiece on his right ear makes a brief static.)

Ren: ?

(He lays his fingers onto it, the static clears up.)

Futaba: "I spy..... my little eye."

Ren: Hm?

(Morgana looks upwards, his eyes widened in surprise.)

Morgana: Look!

(Ren then looks up too, a drone is seen on the sky, being about 5 meters (16 feet) above from them.)

Ren: Is that you?

(The drone spins around to its right, then stops.)

Futaba: "Yup! Would be best to keep an eye on you like how I always do."

Morgana: 'Least you got our back.

Ren: I'm heading in.

(Ren enters into Kabukicho.)

[Ichiban-Gai Street]

(Ren walks through the crowd of people with his hands in his pockets, his eyes slowly going left and right with a cautious look on his face.)

Ren: So they had a shootout with the yakuzas, right?

Futaba: "Yeah, at least it's something new from them after all those years. What, you're planning to ask one of the families?"

Ren: Yeah.

Futaba: "Uhm..... you think a bunch of middle aged men would trust a guy like you?"

Morgana: I mean-..... he got a politician to trust him.

Futaba: "Yeah- fair enough."

Morgana: Yakuzas kinda creep me out, I once stumbled upon a magazine detailing about..... human trafficking....

Futaba: "Surprised a cat's knowing much about the human world."

Morgana: Hehe, it really isn't so bad. Sometimes.

Ren: Hey even after all that, the yakuza are a tiny bit more morally upstanding than the mafia. Iwai-san for example.

Morgana: Speaking of which, I wonder how Iwai's doing?

Ren: Right..... I haven't heard of him in a while.

Morgana: 'ya think he's still in the know of what's going on in the yakuza world?

Ren: I sincerely doubt, especially since he left that life.

Futaba: "You're in the underworld's belly, might as well find what's in there."

Morgana: I still feel a little nervous around here. You don't know who you're gonna bump into.

Ren: Futaba, while I try to get any info about the Kaneshiros, you got anything else about them?

Futaba: "Not yet, but I'm wooorking as we speak. "

(Ren continues walking through the crowd.)

Ren: .....

Futaba: "..... Now why do I feel like this is going nowhere?...."

Ren: Thanks to the government's anti-gang laws.

Morgana: The yakuza used to be EVERYwhere back in the 90's, good job to them!

(Ren reaches the end of the street, he takes a turn to the right.)

.....

.....

Ren: ?!

(His eyes quickly widened and slowly
stops walking..... He feels a chilling sensation in his spine. His face slowly makes out an uneasy expression.)

.....

.....

(His pupils turn into blue as he slowly falls deep into his thoughts, the noise surrounding him becomes dampened out, feeling nothing but the sensation that is getting stronger.)

Ren: ?......

.....

(A dark ghastly figure stands afar behind Ren, being shaped as a woman. Long coattails are seen at her back, flowing with the wind that's going to the right.)

Morgana: Ren?.....

Ren: .....

(Ren remains paused, not hearing Morgana's words at all.)

Morgana: Ren?! You okay?

Ren: .....

.....

.....

..... !

(Ren's eyes completely widened up, he quickly turns to his back, and lets out a brief gasp.)

Ren: ?!

Morgana: W-woah!

(Ren pants as he tries to look around what's ahead of him..... seeing nothing but small buildings and people passing by.)

Futaba: H-hey- Ren! Are you okay?!

Ren: .....

(Ren briefly closes his eyes and shakes his head.)

Ren: S-sorry! Let's keep going.

(Ren continues walking ahead.)

.....

....

(Ren looks at a very large building from his left. Futaba notices.)

Futaba: "Ah.... Toho Cinema. I'd never regret watching King Of The Monsters in IMAX there."

Morgana: Lucky you! The theater back in Ren's place didn't even have the option.

Ren: I'm impressed the Americans did a good adaption, shows they really have love for us.....

Futaba: What's your favorite in the series?

Ren: Tokyo S.O.S. You?

Futaba: Ooooh, I'm leaning more on Giant Monsters All Out Attack orr Final Wars.

Morgana: You two are really into the Millennium era of the series huh?

Ren: Heh yeah, they're really fun to watch. Anyway- lets continue!

(Ren continues walking ahead, past the building....)

.....

.....

(He reaches the end of the street, seeing a karaoke place in front of him, beside to its right is a street leading straight ahead while there's another opening on the left in front. He takes for the street leading ahead. He starts to pass by the array of restaurants, sex shops, etc.)

Ren: .....

Morgana: ..... Jeez.... not everyone has a low set of standards.

(Ren stops and looks at his right, seeing a bar located on a building. He reads it's signage.)

ＢＡＲ   ＣＲＯＳＳＲＯＡＤＳ
にゅぅカマー

Ren: Made it.

Morgana: Wow, been awhile we've been there!

(Ren enters in to the building's entrance, going to the door of the bar. He stops and takes off his bag.)

Ren: I'll leave you here as usual.

Morgana: Mmm.

(Ren opens the door and enters inside.)

[Bar Crossroads]

(He closes the door behind him, he sees Ohya who's now wearing a white office blouse and black pants, whilst the bartender, Lala, remaining with the same look as usual. The two notice Ren.)

Ohya: Ren!

Ren: Hey!

(The two smile at each other out of excitement.)

Lala: It's been awhile Ren-san. How's home?

Ren: Good as usual. Actually though, I'm planning to move here.

Ohya: Really?!

(Ren sits down next to the left of Ohya.)

Ren: Yup.

Ohya: Wow, I've heard about you visiting here in your vacations. I guess I expected that!

Ren: Haha..

(Ren smiles and scratches the back of his head.)

Lala: Nice seeing you two again. You want something, Ren?

Ren: Oh- I- I'm fine really...

Lala: Suit yourself.

(Ohya fixes her seating and clears her throat. She looks at Ren at his eyes.)

Ohya: Is that an earpiece?

Ren: Oh- Yeah that's my friend there, don't worry.

Futaba: "I'm not a copper or anything, We're on the same side!"

Ohya: Hehe a fellow phantom thief. So..... you're asking me for help, And what would that be?

Ren: Yeah.....

(Ren fixes his seating, he shifts his tone into a bit more serious manner.)

Ren: Have you caught word of the shootout involving the Kaneshiro mafia and the yakuza?

Ohya: Heh..... I'd knew you ask that. Past seems to creep up to you, huh?

Ren: Yeah, hehe. I wanna know if you have any critical info about this.

Ohya: This being a recent event, I barely got anything out of it. They have been upping their game in terms of hiding everything about themselves, even with Kaneshiro gone.

Ren: To think, they're going that far. I haven't heard much about them and- assuming that, they're going for power now.

Ohya: That's what I believe. They've been in a steady pace before you took on against Kaneshiro. Ever since his arrest, they've been aiming for power in terms to keep themselves afloat.

Ren: Damn..... do you know what family they were fighting against?

Ohya: Talk about some perfect timing, I recently got ahold of that.

Ren: Really?! Alright- alright..... so who is it?

(Ohya repositions herself, being close to Ren.)

.....

Ohya: Fukumitsu family of the Kaneko clan.

Ren: Fukumitsu...

Ohya: They've been around Kabukicho for years now, small family but highly respected. They also have an office set up around here.

Ren: I take it you passed by it for some time now?

Ohya: Yep.... planning to go there?

(Ren smiles and slightly tilted his head in response. Ohya understands and smiles back.)

Ohya: You're one dangerous man, well just what I'd expect really.

(Ohya pulls out a small notepad kept from her pocket and her pen, she rips out a sheet and writes down the address as Ren watches.)

Ren: .....

(She finishes, and hands the paper to Ren.)

Ren: Thanks.

Ohya: One more thing.

(She grabs something out from her pocket, revealing to be a pin. She hands it to Ren.)

Ren: Hm?

(Ren glances at the pin, being colored black with a golden inner circle and a symbol that says "Fukumitsu".)

Ren: Their pin. How'd you get it?

Ohya: I was there during the shootout. One of the members bumped into me when they were running away from the cops.

(Ren nods in response as he keeps it in his pocket.)

Ohya: Ren, I get what you need to do but there are some things that are worth knowing in case if you didn't know.

Ren: Like what?

Ohya: You've heard people trying to be like the phantom thieves, right?

Ren: Yeah, I've heard.

Ohya: Well..... I've been hearing rumors that a phantom thief has been recently sighted around here.

Futaba: "What?!"

Ren: A phantom thief?

Ohya: Yeah, they said "he looked liked the leader".

(Ren's eyes widened up as he heard Ohya's words.)

Ohya (cont'd): But I'd like to think it's not your doing, especially said phantom thief doesn't line up with your type of actions.

Ren: Like how?

Ohya: Some say they often cause trouble to others, rebelling like they have some sort of vendetta by the use of murders and such.

Ren: .....

Ohya (cont'd): That alone is enough for police to step in.

Ren: I figured.

Ohya: And about the police..... I need to warn you about this too, Ren.

Ren: Hm?

Ohya: You're well aware that the government wants you outlawed?

Ren: Yeah?

Ohya: Well there's a detective from the organized crime bureau who joined like 2 years back and is making waves in the force. He's bringing in a lot of criminals ever since..... but also..... he's determined in getting you and the rest of the Phantom Thieves arrested.

(Ren's eyes widened up again.)

Ren: What?!

Futaba: "Oh great!"

Ohya: I've seen him a few times, he seems young but he is hellbent in his job..... it's as if he wants to wipe your faces off from the earth. He'd go far beyond his jurisdiction.

Ren: For someone who's like that, it's impressive....

Ohya: He's smart, doing a lot of work for a mid-ranking member. He managed to earn the trust from the force and the government has recently heard of him.

(Ren briefly looks away, feeling upset yet with a sense of discomfort and fear on his face. He then looks back to Ohya.)

Ren: Have you tried interviewing him?

Ohya: Never get the chance, he's always busy.

Ren: Damn..... What's his name?

Ohya: Watanabe, Naoya Watanabe. ...... Ren, be careful. He might go for Kaneshiro too. If he sees you... You might be just one of the two birds for his stone to throw.

Ren: Yeah, I will.

(Ren stands back up.)

Ren: Thanks again, Ohya-san.

Ohya: Don't mention it, you already helped me enough years back, this is the least I can do.

(Ren smiles.)

Ohya: So does this mean the Phantom Thieves are back in action?

Ren: Maybe.

Ohya: Heh..... Okay good luck, Ren.

Ren: Nice meeting you both again, I'll see you next time.

Lala: Likewise.

(Ren opens the front door and exits the bar.)

[8:50 PM]

(Ren closes the door, he picks up the bag with Morgana and puts it back to his right shoulder. He walks ahead, back at outside.)

Morgana: What you got?

Ren: The yakuza family that the Kaneshiros had a shootout with are the "Fukumitsu" family. Ohya wrote me a location of their whereabouts.

Morgana: Nice! Anything else should I know about?

Ren: There are rumors of a phantom thief around here.

Morgana: What?-..... That must explain the people who are trying to be like us then?

Ren: Yeah.

Futaba: "That's not all! There's a detective who wants to arrest the living hell out of us."

Morgana: Great! Another detective..... How ironic....

Ren: His name is Watanabe. Because of rumors about someone's out there who's trying to be like us.

Morgana: 'Can't believe that. Now we got someone behind our butts 24/7! Last time we had one, it didn't end so well.

Ren: Yeah..... Futaba, can you run a data on him?

Futaba: "Who first?"

Ren: The phantom thief.

Futaba: "Alright, hold on."

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.....

.....

Morgana: "Awfully long, what's the hold up?"

Futaba: "I-..... I got nothing about them. Tried going through social media and backtracking every possible CCTV camera around Kabukicho....."

Ren: That's fine, what about the detective?

Futaba: "Give me a sec....."

.....

Futaba: "There! Naoya Watanabe. Born in July 22 of 1993, Mother, unknown.... Father, unknown. Working at Division 4 in the police force, has made a total of 112 arrests so far, ranging from known yakuza families, felons and alike..... Huh... for someone who's recently big around these parts, his information is..... quite barebones."

Morgana: Oddly smells..... fishy.

Futaba: "Yeah, or maybe my hacking skills are just rusty. But anyway- Ren, we gotta steer clear from him as much as we can!"

Ren: I know.

(Ren pulls out the note Ohya wrote, he reads it.)

"Their office is located around Hanamichi-dori street. You know? Around that parking lot full of club ads? A first right and few steps ahead into the narrow streets and you're there. As expected, someone's guarding the entrance. I don't know how are you gonna deal with that but I'll leave this up to you."

Morgana: Hanamichi-dori....

Ren: I think I know where that is, Let's go.

(Ren walks his way to the mentioned street.)

[Hanamichi-Dori Street]
[9:00 PM]

(He arrives, seeing the parking lot with its green barriers being covered up with club advertisements.)

Ren: Ohya said the first street to my right....

(Ren looks to his right, seeing a narrow street that's filled with restaurants and bars. He enters in and looks around.)

Ren: .....

Morgana: .....

Ren: .....

(He then stops before a 5 story building that's big enough to hold 3 stores or an entire average restaurant. He then looks down to the entrance that leads to the stairs, seeing a largely built man in a purple suit with a white shirt under it. He notices a small pin stuck around the right lapel of the suit.)

Ren: ..... ?

Morgana: Hmm?

(Ren approaches the guard.)

Fukumitsu Guard: Hm?

(The guard notices Ren, he gets in his way.)

Fukumitsu Guard: Hey, this place's off limits kid.

Morgana: Like I expected.....

(Ren, glances at the pin. It bears the Fukumitsu name.)

Fukumitsu Guard: Hey! Are you deaf or something? Scram!

Ren: S-Sorry!

(He then walks away from the guard.)

Ren: Even if I try to mention my reasons, they won't let me in.

Futaba: "So what's the plan?"

Ren: I don't know yet.

(Ren looks up into the building, glancing at its features.)

Ren: .....

(He sees 5 windows going down and 4 across, each of them being closed..... He then notices a window on the bottom left that has an air duct below it.)

Ren: !

Morgana: Any ideas?

Ren: Yeah, hold on.

(He locks his eyes on the air duct, and follows the route..... he turns right, leading him in to an alley between the family building and a neighboring building. He sees the other end of the duct, being far high up.)

Ren: So that's where it is, and now how do I get there?

Futaba: "Hold on....."

(Futaba zooms in her drone camera, seeing the window with an air duct from below.)

Futaba: "Ren, are you thinking of infiltrating the building?"

Ren: Yeah.

Morgana: Hooooo boy, let's see if you still got it!

(Ren looks at the end of the air duct..... he then sees a small pipe on the building from the left of the duct. He then looks down, seeing a plank placed on top of a scaffolding. Morgana notices too.)

Morgana: A scaffolding. How convenient!

Ren: (A scaffolding..... neat but I have the feeling someone might catch me climbing up, most especially the guard at any moment. I need to get up there quick.....)

Morgana: As long as we don't make a noise, no one would catch us. Hey Ren! How about I get to the window first just for a bit of a heads up?

Ren: Doesn't sound bad, alright go ahead.

(Morgana jumps out from the bag, he switches into his bipedal Metaverse form. He then leaps upwards all the way into the top of a scaffolding and lands. He then leaps again, going over the end of the air duct and landing into a part of it that leads to the window. He quickly walks his way to the window.)

Mona: Alright, made it!

(Mona then looks at the window, he then puts his paws into the bottom gap of the window and pushes it upwards.)

Mona: Unh-.....

(The window refuses to move upwards.)

Mona: Okay..... time for the cheeky approach.

(Mona lets out a claw from the index of his right paw, he pierces it into the upper left corner of the window. He then begins slowly cutting, his claw makes its way to the opposite end.)

Ren: Okay..... huUP!

(Ren makes a jump onto the scaffolding, he clings to the edge of the plank and quickly pulls himself upwards. He then sticks himself face-front into the wall to prevent from falling.)

Ren: Okay, made it!

(Ren looks to his right, seeing the air vent leading upwards to its end, tall enough to block his path like a wall.)

Ren: Damn- right!

(He looks up, seeing the pipe being above the end of the duct. His eyes follow where the pipe is going, leading into where he is standing.)

Ren: ..... Nyup!-

(He jumps and clings into the pipe, with his dirty, black and white, Air Jordan 1 shoes gripped to the wall at ease.)

Ren: (Glad I made a call wearing these, my oxfords would surely kill me if I were in this situation.)

(He then begins moving to the right as he clings to the pipe, passing over the end of the air duct. He then lets go of the pipe, landing on top of the air duct leading into the window, barely making a noise.)

Ren: Shit!-.....

(Ren stays still for a bit.)

.....

.....

(He then sticks his back to the wall and slowly makes his way to the window.)

.....

(Mona reaches back to the corner of where he started, completing a full rectangle cut..... the window then begins to fall into Mona.)

Mona (whispering): Zorro!

(Zorro is summoned, he catches the glass.)

Mona: Phew....

(Zorro then lays the glass on the floor inside as Ren arrives, Mona notices.)

Mona (whispering): Perfect timing, get in!

[Fukumitsu Family Office]
[Floor 1]

(Ren leaps into the opening of the window and rolls onto the floor on landing. Mona follows. They find themselves in a dimly lit small room with stacks of boxes on the wall and a door to their right.)

Futaba: "Great job you two!"

Mona: Haah... I missed this.

Ren: Alright, all I need to is just get some info.

Futaba: "How though?"

(Ren stands up, blue fires appear and surround him before dissipating away, revealing into his Metaverse form.)

Joker: I'll think of a way.

(Joker lowers his stance.)

Joker: Let's keep ourselves low.

Mona: Right behind you, you sure you still got this?

Joker: It'll come back to me.

(Joker opens the door, exiting the room. They enter into another room that's empty yet the lights are brightened up. But then a man in a gray suit is seen leaning on the wall and taking a smoke. He notices Joker and Mona.)

Fukumitsu Member: !?

(The member's eyes widened out of shock as he dropped his cigarette.)

Joker: ?!

Mona: Crap!

(Joker sprints to the member, whilst the latter pulls out his phone.)

Fukumitsu Member: INTRU-

Joker: HUP!

(Before he can fully say his words, Joker quickly makes a clockwise sweeping kick with his right leg.)

Fukumitsu Member: UWAH!

(He hits the ground, Joker then stands back up and pins the member down by grasping his neck firmly. The voice of an another Fukumitsu member is heard on the latter's phone on the floor.)

Phone: "Hasebe?! What's wrong?!"

Joker: !

(Joker quickly grabs the phone and nears it to the member. He glared at his eyes with a threatening intent as he slightly opened up his hand, softening the hold.)

Phone: "Hasebe?! Do you copy?!"

Fukumitsu Member: Y-yeah! I just slipped again, that's all!

Phone: "Sigh... you had me worked up for nothing."

(The call ends, Joker throws away the phone. He then pats around the member's waist..... he felt something beneath his pockets. He pulls it out, revealing an AMT Hardballer pistol.)

Fukumitsu Member: Tch-...

(Joker quickly lets go of him. He disengages the magazine to check for bullets inside, which they are, fully loaded. He quickly slams it back in and pulls the slide rack before snapping itself back. He then aims the gun to the member's head.)

Joker: I want to speak to your patriarch.

Fukumitsu Member: Who sent ya, the Kaneshiros?!

Joker: Look at me in the eye, do I look like I'm from the mafia?

(He glances around Joker's appearance.)

Fukumitsu Member: What the..... what's with that getup?

(Joker grips firmly to the pistol as his index rests on the trigger. He nears the gun to the member's head.)

Joker: Answer my question.

Fukumitsu Member: O-okay- okay! He's at the fifth floor!

Joker: Fifth floor huh?

(Joker pistol-whips the member's head, knocking him out unconscious.)

Joker: Thanks.

(He looks at Mona.)

Joker: Let's continue.

Mona: Yeah.

(Joker notices a small elevator in front, he calls it in then enters.)

[Elevator]

(Joker and Mona are waiting as the elevator slowly takes them to the fifth floor.)

Mona: ....

Joker: O-.... Ow!

(He suddenly feels a pain from his back, he puts his right hand to its lower side.)

Mona: What's wrong?

Joker: It's been a while since I fought.

Mona: Yeah, considering how flashy you fight sometimes. You haven't gone into doing workouts for a long time now.

Joker: Yeah- I know-.... I'll just- get used to it again!

Mona: I do gotta say. At least you're adapting. Taking in some nods from Makoto's style of figthing.

Joker: Learned from her that's its best to hold an enemy down. Risky approach but usually gets the best of them at first.

(The elevator makes a chime. Joker readies out the pistol.)

Joker: Let's go.

[Fifth Floor]

(In a hallway with one single door on the right and sets of windows on the other end, sees a largely built man serving as the guard before the door. The elevator makes a ding before the doors open, the guard notices.)

Fukumitsu Guard: Hm?

(The doors reveal Joker, with the pistol aimed at the guard. He quickly makes his way out.)

Fukumitsu Guard: What the?!-

(The guard quickly assumes into a defensive stance, Joker nears to him.)

Joker: Don't bother to try, you're done for.

Fukumitsu Guard: Tch-

(The guard lunges at Joker.)

Joker: ?!

(He slams Joker into the wall between the windows, dropping the pistol.)

Joker: AUGH!-

(Joker quickly responds with a knee strike along with Arsène onto the abdomen of the guard.)

Fukumitsu Guard: URK-

(He staggers back. Joker quickly jumps to the wall, and kicks himself away from it, landing to the back of the guard. He grabs the collar of the guard's suit, and throws him down.)

Fukumitsu Guard: GAH!

(Joker then quickly grabs for the pistol he dropped and aims it at the guard's head, before he can get back up. He is now held down.)

Fukumitsu Guard: The hell you want?!

Joker: Your patriarch, I'd like to speak with him.

Fukumitsu Guard: I don't know what the hell you are, but you won't get past that door!

(Joker lays the barrel to the guard's head.)

Fukumitsu Guard: Tch-.... Go ahead!

Joker: .....

(The door nearby opens, grabbing the attention of the two.)

.....

(It reveals an old man wearing a tan-colored kimono. He steps out from the door after hearing the noise from their fight. He looks at Joker holding the guard on gunpoint.)

Old Man: ..... Let him in.

Fukumitsu Guard: B-Boss!

(Joker looks at the old man as he puts up his mask, revealing his face.)

Old Man: You did a good job slipping through my men in this building and pinning my captain, no one has ever gone through us especially a youngling like you with this much contention. Seeking answers without resorting to a riot. No man in the yakuza has ever done that.

(Joker lets go of the guard. The guard then stands back up.)

Joker: And you must be the patriarch?

Old Man: Yes, my name is Kokuten Fukumitsu. I take it you're no Kaneshiro man.

Joker: I'm looking for answers about the Kaneshiros.

Fukumitsu: Then why us?

(Joker grabs something out from his pocket, revealing to be the Fukumitsu pin. He shows it to Fukumitsu.)

Joker: One of your men drop this during the shootout.

Fukumitsu: Hmph..... Come here.

(Fukumitsu enters through the door and into the room. Joker and Mona follow.)

[Patriarch Room]

(They see themselves in a tatami room. Fukumitsu sits down before a small with his legs crossed, whilst Joker in a seiza-form in the other end. Mona sits down next to him.)

Fukumitsu: I take it you're one of those phantom thieves the public have been dying upon years back?

Joker: Yeah.

Fukumitsu: Impressive for a young man like you. You've been under the radar for years, and yet you came back at such a time like this. Tell me, how can you..... change hearts?

Joker: ..... That's..... out of the question. I only ask about the Kaneshiros.

Fukumitsu: I take it wasn't easy finding him the first time, no?

Joker: Yeah, and you're my only lead.

Fukumitsu: You've came in such timing, we are about to move out back to HQ tomorrow. I'm here to oversee my men thanks to them.

Joker: The Kaneshiros, What are they up to?

Fukumitsu: .....

(Fukumitsu lets out a sigh.)

Fukumitsu: Ever since Junya Kaneshiro turned himself in, those who remain in the mafia have secretly sworn themselves to take the Phantom Thieves of Heart down. Throughout those years since I'd say after.... you took down the running prime minister's? They have been in an aggressive expansion to arm themselves against you.

(Joker and Mona's eyes slowly widened, as they listen to Fukumitsu's words.)

Fukumitsu (cont'd): They've been doing many wars and takeovers against us, to prove how strong they've become since Junya's arrest. That's in order to draw the Phantom Thieves back into their circle.

Joker: Tch-...

Fukumitsu: And that's not the only thing they did.... They allied with an another yakuza family.... The Egashira family of the Horii clan from Hokkaido.

Joker: A family from another clan? They're instigating a war against you?

Fukumitsu: Not just us, but the entire.... aspects of gangs itself.

Joker: What?!

Fukumitsu: Yeah. They're going against our backs too, just to erase all of us.... But themselves....

Mona: A ruthless family aiming for the top....

Fukumitsu: This plan was in the making under Egashira himself. They used the Kaneshiros as an opportunity to target Tokyo as they see their views align. Masking themselves from any further exposure.

Joker: They want to eliminate every possible gang.... By doing it themselves and the mafia.... Didn't you just said they want to erase everything but themselves?

Fukumitsu: Yes.... Which is why I have the feeling their deal was fabricated. They wouldn't join forces for a plan like that.

Joker: I agree... The Kaneshiros are gunning for us, by making themselves stronger with all their hostile takeovers and such. They wouldn't want to get themselves erased by the Egashiras if they want to continue on their goal. This implies that they're willing to backstab them....

Fukumitsu: Indeed.... But the Egashira should be the least of your concern. We in the Kaneko clan are currently formulating a plan to have peace talks with the Horii. I have a feeling if the Kaneshiros were to find out about the Egashira's plan..... they're gonna try and decimate every possible yakuza, starting a war with us and the mafia.

Joker: Good plan.... A divide and conquer... You deal with them, We deal with Kaneshiro.

Fukumitsu: Yes.... Must I inform you. This is all under not the new leadership of their boss.... But under their captain.

Joker: Captain?

Fukumitsu: He's been the driving force for the Kaneshiros, ever since he joined 2 years back. I have to admit, he is as young and skilled as you are. It is thanks to him that he is slowly changing things for us and everyone else. Not only he's been driving us yakuzas out.... but even the chinese triads. Even the cops have taken consideration against him.

Joker: Tch-..... All for that, just to try to take us out?

Fukumitsu: Doing well at it too. Without him, Kabukicho would've been more safer.

Joker: Futaba.... You're getting this?

Futaba: "Y-yeah.... What the hell...."

Fukumitsu: I have no clue of their whereabouts.... But if you bring yourself back into the eyes of the public.... You'll draw him and the rest of the mafia out.

Joker: I figured....

Fukumitsu: Well... that's all I can say... I take it your feud with the Kaneshiro spans to being personal for you?

Joker: Yeah.... Yeah you're right. Just one last thing...

Fukumitsu: Hm?

Joker: This Kaneshiro captain, I need a name.

Fukumitsu: No one knows his real name other than his alias, "Jack".

Joker: Jack... Okay. Thanks.

Fukumitsu: It's the least I can do.

[Fifth Floor]

(Fukumitsu heads out, followed by Joker and Mona. The guard bows before them.)

Fukumitsu: Good luck in changing the Kaneshiros' heart again.

Joker: And good luck against the Egashira.

(Joker bows before Fukumitsu.)

Joker: Thank you again.

[Hanamichi-Dori Street]

(Ren steps out from the elevator, with Morgana in the duffel bag. The entrance guard gives way as Ren walks back to the main street.)

Futaba: "So.... we stumbled upon this entire.... thing..."

Morgana: How is this relating all to Sumire?..... It's..... hurting my head!

Futaba: "An entire gang war.... And she's involved with it.... How does that even relate to the message we received?!"

Morgana: Not to mention that Kaneshiro captain...

Ren: Jack...

Futaba: "Two things to worry about, the detective and that guy!"

Ren: I don't know, it's making my head spin... all I know is this is a step closer to the Kaneshiros... and into her.

Futaba: "Agreed, once we get her back. We're gonna try to sort this thing out."

Morgana: Assuming your Personas come back!

Futaba: "I hope! So what's the plan now, Joker?"

Ren: It seems.... We need to bring ourselves into their light.

Morgana: Simple enough, no?

Futaba: "Best we not be too exposed yet, last thing I want is cops on our asses. I've been keeping all of you afloat from them for years now!"

Ren: Thanks for that as always, Futaba...

(Ren suddenly shifts in a suspicious expression, seeing a gang of men wearing suits approaching him from afar. The rest notice.)

Morgana: I have a bad feeling about this...

(One of the men then points at Ren.)

Ren: ?!

(He quickly turns to his back.... seeing another gang of men, with their guns drawn out and quickly approaching him too.)

Morgana: Oh no! They got us surrounded!

(Ren blinks, the pupils on his eyes turned blue. He switched into his Shadow vision.)

Ren: ...?!

(Each of the approaching men's auras are in red.)

Ren: I knew it, Shadows.

Futaba: "Crap!"

Morgana: Tch-... Yeah I figured as much.

Ren: Futaba, I could really use a hand right now!

Futaba: "They're coming from each possible route around you! You're boxed in!"

Ren: Oh no I'm not.

(Ren sprints ahead, everyone else is alarmed and begins chasing him.)

Ren: *pant*...*pant*...*pant!*

(He begins nearing to the group ahead, who are running against him.)

Morgana: Ren?!

Ren: HMMP!

(Ren makes a huge leap, spinning in a clockwise formation like a missile and passing through everyone. The group of men watch him on the air with awe. He then rolls on the pavement as soon as he landed, then continues running away.)

"Get him! He's our only chance!"

Ren: *pant*...*pant*...*pant*...

Futaba: "These guys aren't here to say hello!"

Morgana: One thing for certain!-

(One of the men pull out their pistol and shoots Ren, a loud bang is heard.)

Ren: ?!

(He ducks as the bullet misses.)

Ren: *pant*... Kaneshiro!

.....

.....

(The chase continues, about 50 men are chasing Ren with their weapons drawn out. Many people around Kabukicho quickly give way for him and the rest...)

.....

[Cine City Square, Ichiban-Gai Street]
[9:34 PM]

(Minutes after hard running, He reaches to the west end of Kabukicho, he shifts to the right and into an open space surrounded by many buildings. More groups of men appear in front of them.)

Ren: ?!

(Ren quickly stops running, he looks to his back... only to see his open path is barricaded by the group of Kaneshiro men.)

Futaba: "Oh nononono! Ren! There's too many of em! You can't get out!"

Ren: I can..... but I'm not gonna like it...

Futaba: "Don't tell me you're gonna!-"

Ren: Persona!

(Arsène is summoned and quickly assumes to his battle stance as Ren transitions into his Metaverse form.)

Morgana: Me neither.... But we got no other choice! Come, Zorro!

(Morgana jumps out from the bag and switches into his Metaverse form. Zorro is summoned and draws out his sword whilst being on the back of Arsène.)

Zorro: It's been a while.... Are you ready to serve them pain, comrade?

Arsène: Yeah, time to put them back into their place.

(Joker cracks his fists and briefly stretches his legs whilst Mona lets out his claws. The Kaneshiros slowly approach them.)

Futaba: "Oh geez- I don't have my Persona yet! Be careful you two!"

Mona: Don't worry! Ready when you are....

Joker: Yeah..... LET'S GO!