Tokyo Psychic

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Their real goal is... to break up the Persona team and defeat them one by one as much as possible.

......

At this moment, whether it's Narukami Yu.

Or perhaps it's the Shadow Patrol led by Shiomi Kotone.

Without exception, they all found themselves in a fierce battle.

Because the anomaly within the Impression Space happened so suddenly, Narukami Yu was unable to successfully rally his former allies. Only a professional singer currently active in Tokyo was able to assist him in the battle.

After all, it would be quite a long drive for those former teammates to get from Yasuo Inaba City to Tokyo.

Even Shiomi Kotone only managed to grab her temporary roommate, Yukari Takeuchi, and a few members of the Shadow Patrol in Tokyo for an emergency trip.

The Mind Thieves' elevator begins to descend.

Suddenly, a dazzling rainbow-colored halo appeared near the elevator where Narukami Yu was in the distance.

That represents the clash between versatile moves.

The clouds were evaporating, the sky was shaking, and the space where the rainbow light swept across immediately revealed countless cracks accompanied by a violent roar.

The strong gusts of wind swept across thousands of meters, causing the members of the Mind Thieves in the elevator to instinctively grab onto the elevator's support pillars to avoid being blown off.

Akira Kurusu used the rope fired from his grappling gun to secure himself to the center of the elevator, while he held Morgana by the scruff of his neck with one hand.

Morgana's outburst wasn't because someone had grabbed the back of his neck.

Rather, it is because this apostle of the Velvet Room can see many sights that humans cannot see through the confrontation between Narukami Yu and "Narukami Yu" in the distance.

For example, the twisted and extreme flames of anger of "Narukami Yu" almost covered the entire sky, and his pure and resolute will tore apart most of the world like thunder in an instant.

Then, in the completely opposite direction, flames actually shot into the sky, like blooming roses, unfurling their enormous petals under the heavens.

Then came another clash of omnipotent powers—a Persona fusion attack called [Armageddon].

Toyokawa Shoko looked at Narukami Yu's location with some concern, then turned to look at Shiomi Kotone's location. "Narukami-senpai and Shiomi-senpai should be alright, right?"

Akira Kurusu lifted Morgana above his head, and it obediently sat on Akira Kurusu's shoulder.

"If I'm not mistaken... it will soon escalate to ground warfare."

Morgana made his judgment with a solemn tone.

It could sense that the evil god, who symbolized remorse, was preparing to flee again.

【Armageddon】, a technique imbued with the power of the 【cosmos】 by Kotone Shiomi, is simply too powerful. Furthermore, her companions are all battle-hardened Personas, possessing exceptional tactical planning and unparalleled teamwork...

This caused Judah, who did not possess a universally effective damage move of the same standard, to quickly fall into a losing position.

He is already powerful enough.

Whether facing the Mind Thieves or the Shadow Watchers, he is confident that he can instantly kill all the masked individuals except the contractor in a sneak attack.

But He chose to attack head-on from the very beginning of the battle.

The contractor who was in charge of the battle among the Shadow Watchers that He faced was exceptionally powerful.

As a result, this "traitor" and "assassin" who has mastered time and space is unable to bypass Shiomi Kotone and is also unable to unleash her true strength.

Let's assume Judah escaped again.

Then, the "Yu Narukami," the embodiment of anger who was "betrayed" by her, will have to face alone the contractors of the third generation of the Velvet Room and the Personas they each lead—

"Tens of thousands of proverbs!!!"

Seemingly realizing his predicament, "Narukami Yu" no longer restrained his anger.

Deep crimson flames erupted from his dark golden pupils, his skin cracked continuously, and then something as hot as lava rolled out from it, cooling into a grayish-white outer garment on his body.

The bones are lengthening, and the muscles are filling in.

His appearance gradually deviated from the human realm, and at an extremely rapid pace, he developed into Izanagi, the "father god" in Japanese mythology.

Akira Kurusu disregarded his companions around him; he had to help Yu Narukami immediately.

He held the grappling hook gun in one hand and pulled out the Persona summoner from his pocket with the other, aiming it at his forehead.

"Persona! 'Satanyal'!"

The rebellious fallen angel spread his sky-covering black wings and aimed a huge gun at the distant Lord of Takamagahara.

"【Armor-Piercing Sin Round】!"

Akira Kurusu issued the order without hesitation.

With a deafening roar, the bullet, imbued with humanity's original sin and possessing omnipotent power, hurtled towards "Izanagi".

Narukami Yu, who was confronting "Izanagi", looked at the approaching [Great Sin Armor-Piercing Bullet] with some surprise.

Am I still within his attack range?

Soon, Narukami Yu understood Kurusu Akira's intention—

This spear must pass through "Izanagi" before it hits him, and that guy absolutely will not allow himself to leave so hastily.

He will do everything in his power to stop this bullet.

Narukami Yu thought of the girl in the Phantom Thieves who had the ability to rewind time, and he understood why Kurusu Akira dared to try it.

As expected, this [Great Sin Armor-Piercing Bullet] did indeed attract all of Izanagi's attention.

Narukami Yu stretched out his right hand toward the sky, with azure flames surging from his palm.

Then, within the flames, a World card gradually solidified.

He crushed the [World] card, a bullet gathering within it. With his left hand, he pulled out a Persona summoner, a gift from his predecessors the Shadow Walkers had given him years ago, and loaded the bullet into it.

Narukami Yu aimed the gun at his forehead and pulled the trigger.

Through the resolve to die, he resuming his ultimate persona, "Izanagi-Okami".

Unlike the normal state of "Izanagi Ookami", it now seemed to be shimmering with a vast moonlight.

The "Tens of Thousands of Proverbs" is a secret technique he mastered three years ago.

Three years have passed, and Narukami Yu has certainly made some progress...

Upon closer examination, this technique, which combines unwavering belief in victory, a willingness to die for the cause, and a willingness to protect others at all costs, still doesn't have a name.

Narukami Yu thought to himself jokingly, "Should we call it 'Hundreds of Millions of True Words'?"

Then he unleashed this brand-new, unnamed ultimate move.

"Izanagi-no-Okami" wields his sword and spear, about to unleash nine consecutive superb universal attribute attacks.

Even with Narukami Yu's current mental state, which has returned to its peak at seventeen, using this move would almost completely deplete his mental energy.

He clung to the elevator pillar beside him, his face pale. As the immense power that nearly obscured the sky poured down, the gale blew the entire elevator up into the air, making it sway left and right like a small boat in the middle of a stormy sea.

Faced with this desperate situation of being attacked from both sides, Izanagi immediately fell into an overwhelming rage.

His pupils flashed with vast lightning.

But just as He was about to exert all His strength to shatter this entire layer of impression space—

Has time stopped?

No, it's not a time stop.

Instead, His thinking began to accelerate infinitely, so fast that He could hardly perceive the passage of time in His mind.

The distant [Great Sin Armor-Piercing Bullet] and the enhanced [Tens of Thousands of Maxims] continued their slow movement.

Izanagi turned his head to look at the uninvited guest who had intruded into his understanding.

The boy in the school uniform stared at him with the same dark gold eyes.

"You can't die here yet."

"You think I'll die?" the eternally wrathful evil god retorted to the boy before him.

“You will surely die, because Judas has already escaped.”

The evil god's anger temporarily showed a weakness, and he looked at Shiomi Kotone's location with some surprise.

Judas, who was supposed to intercept her and the Shadow Patrol, had disappeared without a trace.

The boy explained, "Just as she betrayed the phantom thief in the first place, she has now betrayed me."

"Aren't you the 'savior of villains' that she always talks about?"

"Judas betrayed the Savior." The boy seemed completely unconcerned about Judas's departure. "But now that she's gone, you're the only subordinate I can command from now on."

"Subordinates?!"

"Well, there's no need to worry about that title," the other person said calmly. "Until a new batch of witches is created, I hope you can hide yourself for the time being."

After a brief silence, Izanagi asked the boy before him again, "So, where did Judah go?"

“I don’t know,” the other person said in a low voice. “After all, she never listened to any of my arrangements from the beginning.”

"I will kill her next time we meet."

"Go ahead," the mysterious young man replied with utter arrogance. "Whether she lives or dies will not affect my plans."

"Your words are as disgusting as ever." Despite saying this, Izanagi had already accepted the arrogant man's arrangement.

His form gradually returned to human form.

Then he looked at the other person with those eyes that were always brimming with anger.

"Where should I go next?"

"Impression Space of Takihara City".

"I understand."

The conversation came to an abrupt end.

The figure of the boy in the school uniform slowly faded from the memory of "Izanagi".

Just as he had manipulated the memories of others countless times... this power was irresistible and unfathomable, leaving Izanagi feeling utterly disgusted and enraged.

But it is precisely because of this that even when Izanagi is furious, he must accept the orders of this arrogant boy in every word and deed.

Once their thoughts returned to normal, the Personas in the three elevators revealed that the enemy who had been troubling them had disappeared.

A profound sense of absurdity lingered in everyone's hearts.

The mastermind behind the scenes, who has been manipulating the world in the shadows at all times, has quietly revealed his mysterious methods.

(Both the old and new books have been completely shut down these past two days; not a single chapter can be updated normally. They're all waiting for approval.)

(The revised version of the deleted chapter will be released with tomorrow's update.)

238. The Turmoil at the Start of Summer Vacation (Part 2, Summer Vacation Chapter Begins)

(The post has been restored, the chapters are finally unblocked, and my writing has resumed. By the way, I've deleted and rewritten the original 238 chapters.)

(The writing style will gradually return to its peak in the "Summer Vacation Chapter" that begins next.)

The grand operation to explore the anomalies in Impressionist Space ended in an absurd manner.

The time that followed seemed to have shed all the abnormality. It was peaceful and leisurely, like sitting on the steps of the courtyard with a watermelon in your arms, welcoming the warm breeze seeping through the gaps in the shade of the trees, the refreshing sweetness flowing into every corner of life as you opened and closed your mouth.

Akira Kurusu leaned back on a park bench and glanced at An and Subaru, who were sitting next to him playing on their phones. "You haven't been in a good mood lately."

Anhe Subaru frowned. "Can't you have a little self-awareness...? Suddenly a whole bunch of girls like you. How are you supposed to cheer people up?"

She glared at Akira Kurusu with a hint of resentment, then reluctantly skipped over the topic, "Tomorrow's summer vacation, is that shrine you mentioned all taken care of?"

Akira Kurusu held his girlfriend's small hand. "You can move in anytime. Subaru should have already talked to his family, right?"

An and Subaru rested their heads on Akira Kurusu's shoulder. "Of course it was agreed upon, but Grandma is very unhappy because I made a promise with her last semester that I would go to the film set with her during the summer vacation to learn."

She gazed at Akira's profile with her beautiful amethyst eyes. "Ren, could you come with me to visit her sometime?"

Anwa Subaru talked a lot about Akira Kurusu with "Anwa Tendo," who always hoped that he could inherit her career.

The other party also kept saying that they hoped to have a good talk with the boy who had been taking care of his granddaughter in Tokyo.

Akira felt An and Subaru's clenched hands, which were trembling with anxiety. He made a promise to his girlfriend, "I will find a chance to meet Grandma before the end of summer vacation."

An and Subaru covered Akira's hand with their other hand.