HI!

YEAH, HI!

HI!

SOOOO... I FUCKED UP!

So... Somehow, during the EARLY stages of editing these last two chapters, shit got messed up. And what I posted last night was 80% of the last chapter plus some extra content.

That was... It was a fuck up. In all honesty, it was.

When the Hawaii chapters were written, it was as one giant chapter that I messed around with, splitting it into different lengthed parts and what not. Trying to make them fairly even. And I probably did not delete a section when I was moving stuff around

That is me, Grey, being a fucking idiot. Haha.

So... to keep with the pacing, I have added and moved stuff around. Next chapter will be a bit shorter than it was originally planned, not too much shorter, and I have added some extra bits. Bringing this chapter to what I consider a minimal chapter length. I hope you all still enjoy it.

Authors note and reviews from the previous post are still below so everyone can see

Sorry again for the fuck up

Diran The Ultimate Autist: We have made mention/reference to P3 every now and again

Kakino Nashiko: You don't need to use so many quotation marks around every few words, buddy. Caroline and Justine... yes, obviously, they fuse to form Lavenza. But because of time lines and stuff, they are a SEPERATE Justine/Caroline than what makes Lavenza
Basically, Lavenza is from an alternate future.

David Polii: We know about Makoto Yuki. Obviously. We have referenced him. But... he is a bit busy being a DOOR right now. Also, why would he be a Confidant? Yu isn't.

Shooting Star Dragon 3000: The shrimp truck thing is actually something that caused us issues, as that was EVERY girls date in the original so we've had to change things up for this chapter

Guest chapter 43 Feb 29: Incorrect! It is a reference to Persona 1 and the Ice Queen route! There was a tower with the exact same gimmick as that Palace!

Obiki Doragon: Yes. We know. Does not need to be said EVERY chapter. Pointing out spelling errors, especially big ones, is helpful. But the same critic again and again, especially when I am doing what I can with it, is not helpful. I am sorry if I am snappy here, but I am stuck with the tools I have. With the issues (dyslexia) that I also deal with. I get you are trying to help, and again it is appreciated, but the same thing every chapter is not helpful. Especially since we WOULD like to hear what people LIKE about the chapter, not JUST the spelling

Here are some reviews answered by Ghost:

Obiki Doragon: Yeah, it's a pain.

KuroAkuma94: Yeah, it'd suck. But Ryuji knows about the harem trope in manga and anime to know that if you get involved, things go badly.

Shooting Star Dragon 3000: Yeah, trying to make some 'American Memories'. Oh well. And, no, I don't get the reference, but I know OF Hawaii Five-O.

David Polii: We mentioned/showed Yu and Makoto in previous chapters. So Ren kinda knows about them.

TheHyrulianHero: Fuck, so sorry to hear that. And yeah, there's more repercussions in the 'Morgana Leaving' arc.

Kakino Nashiko: The 'Synchronising' between Lavenza and the Twins? They're different people, so any attraction that they have to him is entirely Justine's and Caroline's. And they are attracted to him, so that fantasy might happen later. And about the TV Tropes page; yeah! Holy shit! I told Grey about it in February and it's awesome!

Diran The Ultimate Autist: Glad you've enjoyed this chapter.

UltimateCCC: Ren's gonna need more than just a couple of energy drinks during that. laughs

To everyone: Thank you so much for understanding. It has been a rough time for me and my family, but we are getting through it. We hope that you all enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: We do not own Persona 5. That belongs to Atlus.

Co-written by GhostKaiser23


AUTHOR'S NOTE

And we are back, with the Hawaii mini-arc almost over!

Thank you, everyone, for the kind words to Ghost. We do have some of the best readers

Anyway, on to the chapter! Fun time!


Persona 5 New Game Plus, Joker's Second Chance
Chapter 53
Hawaii Part 3


"Hey Hifumi, sorry. Hope I wasn't leaving you waiting." Ren spoke as he walked towards his friend

"No, of course not. I was just enjoying the rest of our time in the sun." She admitted.

"Not much time left before we head back home. I'm sorry you couldn't get to L.A." Ren apologised.

"Oh, don't think of it. Hawaii is just as nice." Hifumi answered. "Plus, less smog to see the stars."

"Exactly." he nodded, looking at her form. Seeing how she was dressed. Hifumi was wearing a long blue skirt, a white button shirt with flowers upon it and a pair of light blue flip-flops. Her hair was tied up near the back with a flower clip. "You look good." he nodded

"Thanks, so do you." Hifumi answered as she tucked her hair a little. "You know, it's funny... I've been so busy that I forgot to bring my shogi board." She joked.

"Well, it IS a holiday." He grinned

"It is nice, being away from the church and away from the Shogi tournaments." She admitted.

"You know you don't HAVE to spend all your time in the church, don't you?" he chuckled

"I know, but it's sort of a 'safe haven'." Hifumi joked.

"I get that, I get that." he chuckled "Take it you're not up for a swim?"

"Well... I wouldn't say that." She answered. "I'm wearing a swimsuit underneath." She admitted.

"W-Wow." he coughed, having been joking but the idea of the beautiful girl in a swimsuit? Definatly appealing

"Well, when at the beaches, of course." Hifumi responded as she began to casually strip off her outer clothing

'Ha...' Ren thought to himself as he looked at her.

Hifumi had stripped off to her bikini, showing a floral pink bikini and bottoms as she bundled her skirt and shirt together. "Should be safe here." she mumbled, hiding her bag away

"Y-Yeah." He nodded as his glasses began to fog up a little. And why?
Because he was just smashed in the face with how BEAUTIFUL she was!
'Oh... my god. Was she always-?' He thought to himself.

"Ooh! It's cold." Hifumi touched the water with her toes.

"W-H-Huh?" Ren blinked in shock, returning to the current moment

"The water, it's cold." She admitted. "Care for a swim?"

"S-Sure." Ren took his glasses off and rested them on her bag as he and Hifumi went into the ocean, bracing themselves from the cool water as they tried to get warm. The sun, just beginning to set, giving the place a beautiful orange glow

Both Hifumi and Ren were now slightly submerged in the water, swimming around near the shallows and enjoying the sea and reef. Hifumi had seen how Ren was looking at her and it filled her with confidence. While this was the perfect setting for her to confess to him, she didn't feel it was the right time.
She wasn't ready.
And if she did confess... would it ruin their friendship?

The two continued to swim until the light began to fade away.

"Splash." Ren joked, splashing some water onto Hifumi's back as they emerged from the water one last time

"Hey!" She gasped as she was splashed, then splashed him back playfully. Ren let out an elated laugh as the two emerged from the sea, walking towards their clothes "That was great." She smiled as they left the water, the sand crunching under their feet.

"Yeah, it was." He admitted. "You're a good swimmer."

"Thank you, it has... been a while, but I manage." She responded.

"I guess heading back home is a little sad, right?" He asked.

"Yeah, just a little." She answered. "But memories are oh so important." She smiled as she dried her hair

"Yeah, you are right." He nodded with a soft smile

"Oh, here are your glasses." Hifumi passed him his glasses.

"Thanks." He answered, rubbing the lens with his thumbs quickly.

"I guess I'll see you back home sooner than we want, right?" She asked.

"Yeah, we will." Ren nodded with a soft smile

"I err... I better head back to my hotel room." Hifumi blushed a little as she looked at him. She gave Ren a kiss on the cheek and hurried off

...

"Ha?" He blushed as he touched his cheek where she kissed him and stood frozen in his spot. 'What... the hell?' He didn't realise that Hifumi... has feelings for him. It was truly a shock for him.

...

"Oh god, was that why she went to Chihya?" Ren whispered, remembering when he saw her and Ohya going to the blonde fortune teller. What were the chances that they BOTH went there to do with him? And neither knew? How strange...

...

"Wait, wasn't Haru there too?" Ren whispered

Beep! Beep!
Beep! Beep!

"Gah! My alarm!" Ren gasped, snapping back to reality. Hurrying off, heading to Kawakami's room 'Crap, crap, crapcracpcrap!' He thought to himself as he ran.


*elsewhere*

We find ourselves in Kawakami's bedroom... where the harem was gathered

"Alright, everyone's here." Sadayo smiled as she saw everyone. Ann, Makoto, Shiho, Lavenza and herself. She was supposed to be sharing a room with Haru Okumura for the trip. However she managed to convince Haru to switch with Makoto for the night

"Thanks for doing this, it's gonna be fun." Shiho commented.

"Y-you sure about this?" Makoto asked as she looked at the others, seeing them in various states of undress

"We're all girlfriends here. We should feel comfortable around each other." Lavenza added as she stood there in just black thigh highs, bra and thong.

"Yeah. Besides, considering what we are doing tonight..." Kawakami commented, flinching a tiny bit in shame about what was going to happen tonight, as she wore a pair of super small blue bikini bottoms with white and yellow stripes, alongside a white t shirt that she had tied up just below her breasts in a way that showed off her stomach and hugged her breasts sensually. The shirt having a red flower pattern with a black number 14 on top of it

"I guess so..." Makoto mumbled, still the only one fully dressed, and beginning to get undressed herself

"If you want..." Ann purred, wearing just her floral print side tie bikini bottoms. She crawled along the bed, cupping Makoto's cheek

"A-A-Ann..." Makoto stuttered in embarrassment

"I can 'take charge', we all can. You don't have to go further than touching him. He won't enter you. But we can push you to the edge so you don't back out." Ann encouraged "And if you REALLY want to stop? If we are REALLY going too far? Watermelon."

"W-Watermelon?" Makoto stuttered out

"It's our safe word." Shiho said casually, blushing herself as she got undressed "I-I-I mean it's a-a safe word. Yeah. Not that-that we use it or anything. No, not at all. That-That would be crazy."

"Oh my gosh." Makoto shuddered in nervousness, realising that this was happening. She knew what would happen, it is why she wanted to be here, but it just hit her.

"Get naked." Ann ordered "Get naked and I'll tell you what to wear."

"O-Okay." Makoto blushed "Can you... All not look."

"While you are stripping." Ann said, a small compromise, as the girls turned their backs to Makoto

"This makes sense." Lavenza commented

"What does?" Kawakami asked

"Ann's treatment of Makoto. She is more dominant." Lavenza explained

...

...

"What?" Kawakami blinked

"Everyone in the harem has some interesting sexual preferences." Lazenza explained "In this room alone we have myself, Shiho and yourself, Sadayo, are all submissive. Ann is, meanwhile, a switch with a preference for being dominant. ... I am unsure of what Makoto will prefer."

...

"Pardon?" Shiho squeaked

"What about the other girls?" Sadayo blushed, but also curious

"Futaba is most definitely submissive. Takemi is dominant. Ohya, I have not seen her much." Lavenza continued casually "And Ren is a pure switch." She added with a grin

"Don't I know it." Ann giggled, unable to help herself as she let out a perverted giggle

"Alright, I'm-I'm done." Makoto squeaked, the girls turning around...

"Oh wow! Makoto, your ass is... It's great!" Shiho gasped in praise

Makoto blushed at that, being praised like that as she covered herself nervously before trying to be more relaxed.

"Here." Ann said, holding out a pair of black pantyhose to Makoto

"Pantyhose?" She asked

"This way your pussy is out while also being covered." Ann said without much shame "We can touch, lick, kiss, tease and rub, and Ren can get a thigh job or rub himself against you, with no REAL penetration happening." She explained with a grin "So no one will get carried away!"

"You've been spending too much time with Futaba." Shiho sweatdropped

"You think?" The blonde blinked in genuine shock/confusion

Makoto didn't say a word, blushing as she slipped them on

'Wow, they look snug.' Lavenza smirked cutely as she saw the camel toe.

"My normal ones." Makoto spoke to herself, blushing, as she felt her pantyhose hugging her thighs and hips. Settling comfortable halfway up her toned stomach

Knock
Knock

"Looks like the main man is here." Sadayo smiled

"Okay, okay, places!" Lavenza called out.

"Places? We had places?" Shiho asked

Knock
Knock

"Can I come in?" Ren called

"Yes, come on in." Sadayo answered as she opened the door just enough for Ren to come inside without other people looking in.

Ren walked in, trying to keep his breathing in check. Why did the hotel have to have five floors with no free elevators? "Sorry. Stairs..." He apologised as he saw them and his eyes widened as his glasses fogged up. He took them off calmly... And nearly dropped them in wonder "Am I in heaven?" He half joked

"Possibly." Shiho answered.

Click

Sadayo locked the door behind her, relaxing a little. "What do you think?"

"You are all beautiful." He smiled at them all

"Good answer." Lavenza smirked playfully as she looked at him, as they all looked at them

Ren stood there, looking at the girls who had captured his heart. Not ALL of them, of course, but doing THIS? With all of these girls together? Sadayo, Lavenza, Shiho, Ann and Makoto. Getting ready for a night of passion with all five of them? Makoto even willing to experiment and try to get comfortable and explore herself? It made him feel special, it made his heart beat like crazy. And for blood to rush downwards

He would do his best to make tonight special for all of them.

...

He hoped so, at least...


*Elsewhere*

We find ourselves with Ryuji and Yusuke, the two sat at Big Bang Burger as they watched the sun set

"This blows... today's the last day here." Ryuji pouted as he took a bite of his burger, grumbling under his breath as he quietly ate away

"Yes, it is a shame that we will have to leave such a beautiful location soon." Yusuke hummed with a quiet nod, gently sipping his drink

"I know, right?! This place is, like, insane! Awesome! We gotta come back here one day, as a team!" Ryuji encouraged with a grin

"I am unsure if it will be that easy, I do not know if Morgana will be able to acompany us with flight restrictions." Yusuke responded calmly

"Eh, we'll get a cat sitter. It's not a big deal." Ryuji shrugged simply, making Yusuke blink

"Not a big... he is a part of the team, Ryuji!" Yusuke balked in shock

"Eh, he's a cat. Don't be so serious." Ryuji handwaved, soon having another bite of the french fries with his mean "... Not as good as I remember. Still surprised Big Bang Burger exists here in the US."

"The... company has certainly been gaining traction in the past few years." Yusuke blinked, the blue haired artist looking around the crowded fast food place

"And it's definatly a case of cutting corners. These fries are more air than potato." the blonde flinched "And they're so small they taste of nothing but salt."

"Agreed." the artist mumbled

Meanwhile, Haru was silently looking out at the resteraunt with her bodylanguage showing how... forlorn she was. Guilt and sadness in her eyes as she looked at the resteraunt... before walking away. Heading back to the hotel, in the second room she was staying at tonight since Ms Kawakami needed the room for some reason...


*back in Japan*

We head back to Japan, the day was busy with people going about their daily lives.

In Yongen-Jaya we go to Dr. Takemi's Clinic of Internal beautiful doctor was at her desk as she made note, humming to herself as she sat back in her chair. Double checking, tripple checking, her notes as she thought about... about how much her life had changed. Since her precious Guinea Pig had entered her life.

Her Guinea Pig, her assistant and patient. Her lover, her boyfriend.

A loving smile spread across her face as she opened her phone. Seeing the picture of herself and Ren holding each other close

...

She ran her thumb across the picture with a happy sigh and closing the phone. Getting back to work, creating even greater medicines to help the Phantom Thieves as best she could!

...

She did wonder how the others were doing on their holiday...


*elsewhere*

Iwai was sat calmly in Untouchables, his feet resting on the desk with his hat slightly ripped forwards over his eyes and his arms crossed over his chest.

The older man humming as he... not exactly restedm but blocked out the world around him.

He'd honestly had a few interesting months, he had to admit. And his store had definatly gained a bit of a boost in sales thanks to that Amamiya kid.

'Hehe~, he's definatly helped out a lot.' Iwai thought, thinking about how himself and his son was definatly growing closer.

...

He frowned a few moments later, his fingers tapping against his arm. And why? Well... because of all the noises he was hearing outside his store

...

"Hakuza." he mumbled, noting that the activity had been increasing recently. Just great. He would have to keep his eyes/ears open more

...


*elsewhere... ? ? ?*

We remain in Japan as we rush across Tokyo once again... but we aren't exactly in Japan right now. Not how it should be.

No.

Instead...

We find ourselves within the Metaverse. It's red and black world spiralling around all like a mythical sea of despair

We head into the black twisted and chimeric realm of Mementos. The world seemed to back off and around a particular person traversing its labyrinthian caverns. A being wearing black heeled boots on black and dark-blue tattered and frayed-ended trousers.

click, step.
click, step.
click, step.

"Now, where are you? You can't be far now." The figure spoke as their body swayed with confidence and twisted malice.

Going up his legs, it showed that their trousers were candy-cane striped black and dark-blue stripes; wrapped around their thighs were a pair of black belts with silver buckles.

Ghurhg-huhg.

Shadows backed off as they saw this figure, trying to get the drop on him. This figure was strong.

Up from the trousers, it was revealed that they were all part of a single costume piece, with a black leather belt and silver buckle around their hips. The black and dark blue candy-cane stripes continued to swirl around the figure's body up to its neck with simple silver buttons in the centre of its chest to its stomach.

Grurcgh!

A large shadow lunged forwards as it tried to attack the figure.

BZZZZ!
SLASH!

Coming from the tattered sleeves of the black and dark blue costume, fluttering with a tattered black cloak behind them, attached to a black bat-wing styled shoulder pad with a single silver rivet and black leather belts, clawed dark blue gauntlets that looked like talons as in its hand was a silver handled sword... with a long serrated blade that sparked as it was swung, cleaving the Shadow in half and dealt massive damage to the Personas within.

"At least give me a challenge!" The figure ordered, summoning their Persona from their mask.

Upon their brow was a black knight helmet, full neck protection with a protruding chin near the mouth, a hexagonal joint for the head of the mask as it was curled near the back and pointed almost like horns with a pointed front to emulate a beak with the top and bottom and a pair of blood red visor eyes.

Erupting in a burst of Fire and Curse, DESOLATED the Shadows that attacked them.

"Pathetic." The figure sighed as they lowered their hand to their side and sheathed the sword. "At least that thing would be a decent warm-up." They continued to walk through Mementos and search for that certain person.

Minutes had turned to hours... And still nothing.

"Damn it." The figure growled as it hit the side of the wall with its fist. "I can't get any lower than this? That man must be locked deep within Mementos. Well... at least there is a contingency."

chink.
rattle.

"Ah, right on cue." The black figure spoke as they turned around and saw the figure... of The Reaper as they pulled out a silenced pistol and fired.

Blue flames surrounding him as he returned to the real world...


*In Japan*

We find Principal Kobayakawa walking through the busy city of Tokyo, blotting his bald head with his handkerchief as he was nervous...his heart had felt heavy and full of guilt from the weight of his sins. He was ready to confess them to the police. "I. I must set this right. I must confess."

He was at a crosswalk and waiting for the light to change to green and follow the crowd... as he did so, he saw people. Black-suited men wearing sunglasses as they stood there and stared right at him.

His eyes widened as his body froze

His blood ran cold

And a horn filled the air

Kobayakawa was horrified as he saw the black-suited men, he was deaf to the world... and didn't even hear the sound of the horn, nor the sound of the wheels, as-

SLAM!

His body was fully hit, his overweight body slamming against the front grill of the large truck, his mind went blank as he was flung forwards and splattered onto the ground.

While the innocent people were screaming in fear and shock, the black-suited men continued to look at Kobayakawa, before acting like 'concerned citizens' as they went to Kobayakawa's side and tried to 'stabilise him'.

Kobayakawa's eyes flitted up to the men, bones broken, his body bleeding, shaking like a leaf... as he began to choke as he could feel pressure on his throat. A precise grip on his windpipe while people were either gathering around to contact the ambulance or just rubbernecking from this scene, it looked like the black-suited man was taking his pulse. Kobayakawa continued to die, blood spilling from his body, his lungs begging for air... before he could feel his heart stop and his eyes rolled back into his head.

The men shook their heads as Kobayakawa lay dead on the pavement, their 'innocence' to try and save this man who just stopped in the middle of the road was looked over as they left through the crowd.

One of the men pulled out a phone and typed a message.

The egg has cracked.

A moment passed as the reply came.

Good. Return to the HQ.

And the message thread was deleted as the sim card was pulled from the phone and smashed.

Goro Akechi smirking softly as he watched from the crowd...


Fool: Rank 10

Magician: Rank 10

Lovers: Rank 10

Chariot: Rank 10

Sun: Rank 10

Lust: Rank 9

Strength: Rank 9

Hierophant: Rank 8

Devil: Rank 8

Death: Rank 7

High Priestess: Rank 7

Emperor: Rank 7

Hanged-Man: Rank 7

Temperance: Rank 6

World: Rank 6

Fortune: Rank 6

Tower: Rank 6

Star: Rank 6

Hermit: Rank 6

Moon: Rank 6

Empress: Rank 5