#character:yu

> The Food Court...

> Kanji and Ken have spread out notes. It looks as if Kanji was teaching him...

Kanji: "Ah, Senpai! You came!"

Yu: > "How is it going?" >> "Mr. Teacher, I have a question!"

Kanji: "...Save it for later, please. I'm kinda not feeling it..."

Ken: "Kanji-san. I think I forgot how to do this. Our teacher in school explained it once, but I can't remember..."

Ken: "What are 'deciliter' used for?"

Kanji: "Umm.... Well... That's when, well..."

Kanji: "...Somethin' the liter decimated."

Ken: "They... decimated them?"

Kanji: "A-Am I wrong?"

> Kanji seems to be having trouble. Maybe you should give him a helping hand...

> What is commonly measured in 'deciliter'...?

>Money >Population Density >Beans >>It's generally not used

> You whispered into Kanji's ear...

Kanji: "A-Ah, I see...!"

Kanji: "Hey, Ken. They don't use deciliter. Like, nobody, nowhere, never."

Ken: "They don't use them...? But why would we have to study about it then?"

Ken: "And I'm sure, our teacher said something... I even wrote it down in great detail in my notes."

Kanji: "You're one smart bean, huh?"

Ken: "...Beans!"

Ken: "That's right, it was beans! You use centiliter to measure the quantity of beans!"

Kanji: "Ah, s-sure... Not like I didn't know beans about that-..."

Kanji: "S-See? I knew that! I totally just wanted you to remember by yourself!!"

> It looks like you gave Kanji the wrong answer...

Ken: "Kanji-san, I didn't know you knew that many things! Are you good at Japanese Class, too?"

Kanji: "Y-Yeah. Leave it to me!"

Ken: "In Japanese Class, we learned that the chinese character "生" has the most possible readings out of all. Our teacher said it had eight of them."

Ken: "It's the "i" in "ikiru", the "u" in "umu", the "ha" in "haeru", the "o" in "ou", and then you can also read it as "nama" or "SEI" or "SHOU"..."

Ken: "I'm missing one, but I can't remember what it was. I can only remember that it was a Hiragana, so a native Japanese word, and I am sure it stood on its own, without Okurigana..."

Ken: "Ah... Ahh... You guys' school's pretty... far in the curriculum, huh...?"

Kanji: "...Just a moment, Ken. I'm gonna remember any moment now."

Ken: "...?"

Kanji: "S-Senpai...! I need a hint, please, some kinda hint...!"

> Kanji pleads you for help with a whisper...

> The remaining reading of the character "生" is...

>e >>ki >shi >chi

> You whispered into Kanji's ear...

Kanji: "Got it!!"

Kanji: "Sorry for the wait. I just remembered, it was 'ki'. Try to remember that."

Ken: "Ah, that's right! The last one was 'ki', meaning 'raw'!"

Kanji: "I-It was, right!?"

Kanji: Yeah, it was! Just keep it in mind, it's always 'ki'! Got it memorized?"

> It seems like you gave the right answer!

Ken: "Thank you so much! I feel much more at ease now!"

Kanji: "Ahh... Are we gonna call it quits then?"

Ken: "Umm, could you still help me with English?"

Kanji: "E...English!? B-B-B-But you're a GRADE SCHOOLER!! Isn't it, like, a decade too early for that!?"

Ken: "Our teacher said they might be putting English classes on our curriculum soon."

Ken: "I think they're not sure about it yet."

Kanji: "Uhh..."

Kanji: "'Aight! I guess I can teach you a thing or two! 'Bout English, of course!"

Ken: "Wow, what is it?"

Kanji: "Well, you know we have the word 'gussuri' meaning 'fast asleep', right? Well, guess what. That's actually short for the English 'Good Sleep'!"

Kanji: "So, just keep that in mind, and you're not gonna forget what the words 'good' and 'sleep' mean! 'Cause together, they're 'Gussuri'!"

Ken: "..."

Ken: "That's... actually a very famous mistake. It should be trivial knowledge that that's not true."

Ken: "The word 'gussuri' is a native Japanese word. It's taken from the sound of snorring."

Kanji: "...Seriously?"

Ken: "B-But! I still believe in you!"

Ken: "Mistaking native vocabulary for a loanword happens to the best people, you know!"

Kanji: "Loan...word...?"

Ken: "Ah, um... That are words that are taken from foreign languages."

Kanji: "...Why do we need a word from that? I can tell it's not Japanese, 'cause they're written in Katakana."

Ken: "That's not really true. There's words written in Katakana that aren't loanwords. Look, there's an example on this print-out. See? One of these."

Kanji: "Four words in Katakana, huh..."

Kanji: "..."

Kanji: "...Ken. Wait just a sec."

Kanji: "Senpai. What'dya think...?"

>Kanji looks troubled. You might need to give him a hand again...

>One of these words is not a loanword. Which is it?

>Ikura (Salted Salmon Roe) >>Ichigo (Strawberry) >Konpeitou (Star Shaped Candy) >FureeFuree (Hooray,Hooray!)

Kanji: "I'm sorry. I try 'n try... But I just ain't cut for this..."

Kanji: "A-Anyway, I'm gonna try and tell him."

Kanji: "Hey, isn't it... 'ichigo'?"

Ken: "Ah, that's right! Kanji-san, that was pretty good!"

Ken: "'Ikura' comes from Russian, 'Konpeitou' from Portuguese, and it looks like 'FureeFuree' is English!"

> It seems like you gave the right answer!

Kanji: *sigh*

Ken: "...Kanji-san. Are you alright?"

Kanji: "...I can't do this. I just ain't cut to be a teacher. If my Senpai hadn't helped me out here, I'd have just stuttered around like an idiot all day..."

Kanji: "I can't be a teacher. I just ain't the type..."

Ken: "...Maybe. Maybe you're not cut for it."

Kanji: "Ungh..."

Ken: "...But actually, I think most people really aren't cut to teach. Not even the ones who are teachers."

Ken: "Wouldn't it be great for you to just be a teacher your own way?"

Ken: "...I think it would be."

Kanji: "..."

Kanji: "Y'know, you're the one here who should be a teach."

Ken: "T-That's nonsense! I can't teach people, absolutely not...!"

Kanji: "Oh yeah. That was a thing."

Ken: "Huh...?"

Kanji: "What you said just now. Our word for 'absolutely not' is 'zenzen'. That's a loanword from Chinese, but we don't write it in Katakana. Stupid loanwords, 's like they're taunting me."

Ken: "...Ha Ha! That's right! Maybe it should be taunting you more, if it makes you think like that?"

Kanji: "Shaddap!"

Kanji: "...Senpai, 'scuse me. You had to watch me make an idiot of myself..."

Yu: >> You didn't look like an idiot. > I'm just here for the reward.

Kanji: "R-Really...? That kinda makes me feel better."

> Kanji's face has turned a little red.

Kanji: "Hey...Ken. Or, rather... Mr. Amada."

Kanji: "Teach me. If I wanna catch up with studying, I'd better get started with Grade School Level."

Ken: "M-Me!? I don't know if I can do that..."

Kanji: "Sure you can! You're a smart kid, you hold no candle to me, trust me!"

Ken: "...You switched that around just now, didn't you?"

Kanji: "Huh? Switched what?"

> It looks like Kanji had a break-through.

>The Food Court...

>Your friends seem to be entertained by something...

Naoto: "I see, so Aigis-san comes to wake you every morning."

Makoto: "...Ah, yeah. I guess she does."

Teddie: "Oh, I cannot bear my own jealousy right now! I wish I had such a cute voice wake me in the morning, rather than ol' Yosuke!"

Aigis: "The Waking Assistance belongs to my most important tasks."

Aigis: "Lately, I have also received a feature which allows me to gradually increase the intensity of my alarm, little by little."

Naoto: "You increase the intensity? What exactly does that mean?"

Makoto: "Ahh..."

Makoto: "Aigis, I'm really glad you care so much, but could you please stop firing a rifle above my bed every morning?"

Aigis: "I have received orders from Mitsuru-san to definitely wake you, even if lethal force is required."

Teddie: "Heh!?"

Naoto: "If you use lethal force, the chances that he will not wake at all anymore are quite high..."

Aigis: (smile) "That will not be a problem. Precise markmanship is what one would call 'my speciality'."

Aigis: "There is a one in onethousand chance that I may miss. Even if so, I always make sure to limit my fire-power to be just barely non-lethal."

Teddie: "Just bearly?"

Makoto: "Hey, Yu... how about you borrow Aigis for a bit?"

Yu: > "I'll humbly decline." >> "I'd like to try."

Aigis: "Understood."

Aigis: "As there are no iron structures in the clubroom walls, the chance of causing a fire is heightened. We must be very careful."

Naoto: "S-Stop!"

Naoto: "I don't want to wake up to find the building in flames! That's nothing to joke about!"

Makoto: "...Not at all."

>...?

> Somehow, you feel as if the heat had gone up even more...

Junpei: "Hey, isn't it kinda really hot around here? My shirt is drenched..."

Aigis: "I cannot determine the source, however, it appears that both, temperature and humidity, have risen at an abnormal rate."

Yosuke: "I have a horrible feeling about this... My alarm bells are ringing for a Level 3 emergency."

Kanji: "...Why're you looking at me?"

Yosuke: "Nah, nothing."

"What does heat have to do with a festival anyway?"

"Umm, m-maybe because there's fire?"

"Oh, shut up, you know exactly where this all started going to hell! You just had to start talking about parading around in a loincloth!"

"Hey, I just said I didn't have one! You were the one went and explained all the details! And stop acting like this had anything at all to do with my sauna!"

"I will never be able to go to a parade again..."

"Not even for free candy?"

"Only if I get to pick the flavors!"

Makoto: "I wonder... I've been having a feeling like something was here for a while now."

Makoto: "But I don't know what..."

Koromaru: *growl*

Chie: "Hm? What's wrong, Koro-chan?"

Rise: "Everyone, watch out! We're getting one huge Shadow reading!"

"And then, there it was."

"In all its glory."

"It was majestic... and frightening." 

"..."

Macho Man: "Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah!"

"..."

"..."

"..........."

"..."

"W-Why is everyone looking at me!?"

"Hm, yeah. Maybe we should be looking Senpai instead."

"If you want to pick a fight, go ahead."

Yosuke: "Hell no, there it cooooomes--!!"

Akihiko: "T-This.... Maybe we should withdraw."

Macho Man: "Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah!"

Yosuke: "Ugh- No, don't come here!!"

Yosuke: "Screw it, I'm not gonna get caught by that thing!!" (runs off screen) "Let's get outta here!!"

Teddie: "W-Wait for me!!" (runs after him)

Click here to see a glorious video of the teams being chased by the Macho Man.

Macho Man: "Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah!"

Yosuke: "Why is it following us!? Gimme a break!"

Junpei: "Hey! The way's parting up ahead!"

Makoto: "Let's split up!"

Makoto: "One group distracts the enemy, the other waits up ahead and then takes a preventive strike!"

Yosuke: "OK! Then I'm going left!"

Naoto: "Then I'll be going right!"

>The way is parting. Where should you go?

>>Run Left >Run Right

> You ran to the left side.

> The left way...

> Yosuke, Kanji, Teddie, Makoto, Junpei, Akihiko, Shinjiro and Ken are with you...

Yosuke: "Hey, Kanji, why'd you come this way!?"

Kanji: "Wha- What the hell's your problem, man!?"

Macho Man: "Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah!"

Yosuke: "Holy hell, it's really coming this waaaaaay!!"

Kanji: "Shit, what are we gonna do!?"

Shinjiro: "Ghh, that's how it's gonna be then. Alright, I'm gonna stay behind and distract it. You all go on ahead."

Akihiko: "So you can play the hero all on your own? Heh, no chance. I'm gonna go distract it."

Junpei: "Wait, no, Senpai, I'm gonna do it! Leave it to me!"

Yosuke: "No, you can leave it to me. I'm used to sticky situations anyway, so might just as well jump in."

Makoto: "No, I'm gonna do it."

Ken: "Wait, I'm gonna go!!"

Teddie: "If anyone's gonna go, it's this bear here!"

Yu: >> No, I'm gonna go! > No, Kanji is gonna go!

Kanji: "Can't let'cha do that, Senpai! I'm younger, so I'm gonna take this on for you!"

Teddie: "Just what I've been waiting for~! Well then, Kanji, the bearest of luck!"

Yosuke: "Sorry, Kanji!"

Yosuke:" We're gonna come back with reinforcements soon, so hang in there!"

Kanji: "W-Wait, you're making me go alone!?"

Macho Man: "Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah, Oh-Yeah!"

Kanji: "AHHHHHHH-!"

Yosuke: "Abandon the battlefield...! SEE YA LATER!!"

"Forgive us, Kanji. For we had no choice."

"Hell yes, you had! You coulda helped me!!"

"Your sacrifice will not be forgotten, Kanji... *sob* I'll be bringing flowers to your grave!"

"I'm still alive, you whimpy, little...!"

>Meanwhile...

Naoto: "That scream just now... Kanji-kun!?"

Yosuke: *pant* *pant*

>You met with the girls, who ran the other way...

Chie: "W-Wait! Where's Kanji-kun!?"

Makoto: "No time to explain now, sorry."

Yosuke: "Yeah, for now we've gotta strike back at that Macho thing somehow!"

Naoto: "You can leave it to us. We have just completed the Most Merciless Means to dispose of it."

Junpei: "Oh man! Three "M"s! That's how merciless we're talking!?"

Chie: "Gah! It's coming again!!"

Naoto: "It pains me to think of what we had to use for materials, but... Zen-kun, if you please would?"

Zen: "Then I will just aim at this."

(Zen's crossbow is loaded with something purple and goey. He aims his crossbow at the Macho Man, which is holding Kanji in its hands.)

(He ends up hitting Kanji, who is knocked away.)

Kanji: "WHOAAAAAAAAAA!!"

Akihiko: "H...Hey... I think Kanji might pushing up daisies now!"

Yukiko: "Zen-kun, that's not the right target! Even if I gotta admit that there's a bit of a similarity."

Zen: "...I am sorry. My mistake."

"I LOOK NOTHIN' LIKE THAT THING!"

"But it does look a bit like your..."

"SHADDAP! You wanna go!?"

"Well, at least Kanji being here right now proves he survived."

"Of course he is. Our Kanji's too tough to be taken out by something like that, trust me."

"Yeah. I wouldn't have allowed him to go otherwise."

"That still doesn't mean it was fun, man!!"

(Zen shoots again.)

Macho Man: "Wooohoooaaahhh!!"

(The Shadow collapses.)

Yukiko: "Yes! You brought it down!"

Shinjiro: "W-What the hell!? You seriously brought down an F.O.E. in a single blow!?"

Yosuke: "That really are the Most Merciless Means... Worth every single "M" in there."

"And now that I think about it, there's a fourth "M" we can probably add..."

"Don't you friggin' dare!"

Junpei: "I dunno, I think 'merciless' alone already does a good job in bringing the point across."

Naoto: "...If you are trying to imply that I was being redundant, I was not." (She blushes.)

>You have somehow managed to escape the F.O.E. and regrouped...

Yosuke: "Wheew... That could have turned out really badly... Hey, is everybody alright?"

Naoto: "Yes... Except for Kanji-kun."

Kanji: *staggers* "The enemy's me... I'd better seize it... I won... I took 'em all dow...n..."

Kanji: "Ugh..." *collapses*

Yosuke: "Hey! Kanji!!! HANG IN THERE!!!"

Yosuke: "Huh, wait... What's it he's holding in his hand?"

Naoto: "Could that be... a loincloth?"

Akihiko: "Heh, I see. He took a trophy of his victory. ...Well done."

> You received the black loincloth.

"Great, that means he can go to the parade now!"

"Not in the state he's in..."

"Is wearing a loincloth really that important for that...?"

"Nah, they're just being stupid kids. Leave them be."

Shinjiro: "Still, how in the world did you guys manage to put together a weapon that can take down an F.O.E. in one blow?"

Shinjiro: "Having something like that with us, I'd imagine the rest of the way would turn into a cakewalk."

Yukiko: "..."

Chie: "..."

Rise: "..."

Fuuka: "..."

Fuuka: "T-This is no cakewalk at all, OK!?"

Shinjiro: "S-Sorry...!"

Shinjiro: "...What's gotten into her all of a sudden."

"In case anyone was wondering, the fourth "M" was-"

"Nobody needs to know!!"

"I can say from own experience that it is truly the Most Merciless Means to one's-"

"I-It was a coincidence that it worked! It is never going to work again! NEVER!"

"Fourth M? ...Ah, I get it. What you guys used was-"

"-Oh look! Somebody accidentally hit the "A" button! Looks like we will have to go on with the watching now! No time for further discussion! Right? ...Right?"

Naoto: "Ah, well, I... it is not that easy to explain..."

Naoto: "You see... we did not have any other options..."

Naoto: "Of course, we will not be able to rely on this same 'option' again in the future, either..."

Shinjiro: "..Hm?"

Mitsuru: "W-Well, then! This is the last Labyrinth! Let us make haste!"

Rei: "Yeeeeah! We just gotta push on for a bit longer!"

"...We could really just have kept on weaponizing it, you know-"

"NO."

"A girl has her pride, you see."

"And it's a truly merciless pride."

"Yeah. The Most Merciless."

> 3rd Floor, Refreshment Booth "Sweet Sweet Hell"

> ...?

> Without eating anything, an group of boys stands there in an uneasy silence...

Ken: "...Ah, Narukami-san."

Ken: "..."

Yu: >>What's wrong? >Cheer up. >I'll treat you.

Ken: "Umm, well... I'm just thinking a bit."

Ken: "..."

Ken: "I'm thinking about... what it means to be 'free'."

Zen: "It's about what Kanji said earlier, isn't it?"

Zen: " 'You are free to think what you want to think'."

Makoto: "Huh, he really said that?"

Ken: "Y-You heard that!?"

Yosuke: "Sorry, we happened to listen in a little. ...We were worried."

Ken: "Worried..."

Zen: "I, too, do not understand Kanji's words."

Zen: "That is why... I believe we should think a little longer."

Yosuke: "Yeah. You don't need to come to a conclusion just yet."

Ken: "Yeah..."

Ken: "But, the thing is... I... I already have a conclusion..."

Shinjiro's voice: "Huh? You want me to use protein instead of wheat flour?"

>From down the corridor, you can hear Aragaki's voice...

Ken: "...!!"

Akihiko: "Yeah, isn't that a great idea? It would make it taste less of sugar and..."

Shinjiro: "Idiot! You're just gonna the flavor if you mess around with it like that!"

Yosuke: "Aaaaand they're at it again..."

Yosuke: "...Huh? Ken? Where'd he go?"

Ken: "..."

> ...?

>For some reason, Ken has hidden himself under a table.

Akihiko: "It's not like it makes a difference once it's in your stomach."

Shinjiro: "...I hope you're gonna remember those words when you choke on them tonight, when I'll start feeding you nothing but the worst trash for a long while."

Akihiko: "Wha- That's not anywhere near fair, you know!"

> Aragaki's and Akihiko's voices are moving further away...

Yosuke: "Hey, you can come out now."

Ken: "...OK."

Yosuke: "What's wrong with you all of a sudden?

Ken: "I..."

Ken: "I want to change."

Ken: "I don't want to run away like that anymore! I..."

Yosuke: "..."

> ...Everyone fell silent.

> What should you do...?

>Give Ken a pat on the shoulder. >Jab your elbow into Yosuke's side. >>Trip Makoto over your leg.

Makoto: "...!"

> Makoto managed to elegantly dodge your leg...!

Yosuke: "Whoa, dude, that was like the dodge of the gods!!"

Makoto: "I saw it coming."

Ken: "...Pff. Ahahaha."

Ken: "Um, I apologize for going back to that, but..."

Ken: "I... want to change."

Makoto: "And you can. You can become anyone you want to."

Ken: "Yuuki-san..."

Ken: "..."

Ken: "I can't say it yet, but there is something I would like to ask you one day."

Ken: "I know I can change. And... once I did, I want you... to listen when I ask you that question."

Makoto: "Sure. I'll be waiting."

Yosuke: "You don't have to rush it. Though, I don't know your situation."

Yosuke: "But, you know, the moment you think that you want to change, you've already started changing."

Yosuke: "That's why I don't think you need to worry."

Ken: "...Yeah."

Zen: "...The moment you think that you want to change, you have already started changing...?"

Yosuke: "Same goes for you, Zen."

Zen: "...?"

Makoto: "..."

Makoto: "We've already come quite a way, I think... Is it still far? Fuuka."

Makoto: "..."

Makoto: "Hey?"

Fuuka: "S-Sorry!"

Makoto: "Are you OK?"

Fuuka: "Y-Yeah..."

Fuuka: "I don't know why, but for some reason, I can't scan that room..."

Fuuka: "Coomunication here is much harder compared to up till now as well..."

Makoto: "...I see."

Makoto: "It will probably become even harder once we enter. We might lose contact with you guys."

Rei: "U-Uh..."

Makoto and Rise urge me to be careful before we proceed, but there is no way around it. We need to open the door. However, as we do so we lose contact with Rise and Fuuka. First, we are just disoriented. Then, the ground shakes. The floor under us opens up. We  fall down to the next floor and are separated.

I find myself alone with Rei and Zen on the next floor. Upon closer inspection, we realize that the others are trapped in a nearby room....

Junpei's Voice: "Heeey! Can anybody hear me over there!?"

Rei: "Jun-chan, are you in there?"

Junpei: "Oh! Rei-chan, is that you!?"

Junpei: "Thank goodness, help us out here!"

Zen: "Is anybody wounded?"

Makoto: "No, we are all unharmed. But it looks like we're locked in here."

Junpei: "Yeah, Yuka-tan got so scared, she freaked out and started crying 'Oh, Junpei, save m-"

*punching noise*

Junpei: "-Ouch! Not with the fist, K!?"

Yukari: "Can you hear us!?"

Yukari: "The door's sealed and we can't get through! Can't you open it from over there?"

However, the door appears to be locked. I have no idea how to open it...

Zen: "Hm...?"

Zen: "There appears to be a device next to the door. Red, blue and yellow lamps..."

Rei: "That's... a card reader. It opens the door if you use the right card."

Zen: "Cards? Then they are the keys?"

Rei: "Yeah... The doctors have them."

Zen: "In other words, without a card like that, the door won't open."

Zen: "There are three slots. In other words, we will need three cards to open this door."

Yu: >>Let's search the keycards. >Let's try shaking the door a little harder. >I'll leave it to you, Zen.

Zen: "We have no other choice. These doors are sturdy. It will be neigh impossible to destroy them."

Rei: "But with the cards they will open. Let's search them quickly!"

We find a second locked door nearby. However, it appears to open when you activate two large switches to its sides at the same time. Removing pressure from the switches will make the door close again. You need a certain amount of weight to trigger the switches and there are no movable objects in reach. Zen and I are heavy enough to trigger the switches. Rei, however...

Rei: "...What should we do?"

Yu: >> "We will have to let Rei go in." > "We will have to make Rei heavier."

Zen objects, but seeing how him and I have to hold down the door, we have no other choice. Rei, who has no battle strength on her own, will have to search the dark hall behind the door. And though she is afraid... she volunteers to do it. Determined she says that she wants to help us and make a difference to everyone.

We make a plan. Zen and I hold down the door and I use my hand-drawn map to help Rei navigate as she searches for the card. It's dangerous, as there are Shadows in the room, however, they thankfully appear to be non-hostile until stepped on. Rei is scared, but she moves forward with caution... Yet, she almost loses heart when running into a Shadow and almost being attacked by it.

Zen: "Calm down. Can you hear me? We have Takoyaki here. Your favorite Takoyaki."

Rei: "T-Takoyaki...?"

Rei tries to calm herself by imagining the Shadows were harmless Takoyaki. It doesn't entirely work, but she can at least calm herself enough to continue her search for the keycards. Finally, with her last bit of energy, Rei manages to retrieve the last card from the corner of the room. She comes back and falls into Zen's arms. She has made it through unharmed...

We unlock the door. Chie storms out. She, too, looks like she thought she had had to die. Yukiko, on the other hand, seems to have enjoyed the little... challenge. 

We regain contact with Rise. If there was one good thing to this whole detour, it will have to be that it led us exactly where we needed to go. We are almost at the last set of stairs...

Naoto and I are congratulated for having solved most of the puzzles for everyone to progress, however, she declines the praise, insisting that her fear has impaired her on our way. She instead points out that especially Kanji has kept his cool surprisingly well through the whole ordeal, and Aigis-san confirms this. She tells us she has observed our heart-rates as we went through the Labyrinth and that only Kanji and Shinjiro-san stayed entirely calm all along. However, when Naoto congratulates Kanji on this fact, Kanji is so flustered that Aigis senses his heart-rate suddenly accelerating. She tells us that. Naoto is convinced that Kanji's nervousness must mean that a ghost has appeared and shrieks. 

...She will never not be oblivious to how he feels, will she?

In the end I believe that this Labyrinth was a mentally taxing experience for all of us (with the expection of Shinjiro-san), but I believe we all proved great bravery during our progress and have overcome a great challenge together. 

I am especially impressed Rei's bravery. She acts very young, and has no way to defend herself from the Shadows, yet she risked her own safety for everyone else's sake. She may consider herself weak, but... Truely, I believe she is very strong. She reminds me a lot of Nanako in a way.

...I wish I could tell her that.

I cannot help but wonder what happened to her... and to Zen...

> 2nd floor, "Thrill-Seeker Paradise"

> Your friends have gathered...

Teddie: "Sensei! Wanna play Yoyo-fishing with the bear-uties, too?"

Yu: >Bear-uties? >>Bear-Pile on the fishing-game!

Margaret: "Oh, you will be playing Yoyo-fishing as well? ...Would you wish to compete against me?"

Marie: "Margaret is stupidly good at this."

Elizabeth: "Young Lady! If you dare to speak in such a tone, you will be struck down!"

Elizabeth: "...This was an attempt to imitate the mannerisms of my sister. How did I do?"

Margaret: "It sounded nothing like me. Not even remotely."

Marie: "Sounded just like her."

> It seems you will be playing with the Velvet Room Attendants...

Elizabeth: "At any rate, I cannot help but notice that what is being fished in this game of "Yoyo-fishing" are in actuality water-filled balloons."

Yosuke: "Huh? Ah, I guess they are."

Rei: "Yo-chan, you've fished so much!"

Rei: "Hey... don't you need bait for this!? Are you using dried calamari!?"

Yosuke: "Balloons don't eat calamari, you know."

Rei: "But calamari are so tasty!"

Yosuke: "Doesn't matter how tasty they are, they still won't eat them!"

Rei: "They won't eat... even though it's tasty!? Are they fastening...?"

Yosuke: "They are balloons!!"

Kanji: "Anyway, Yosuke-senpai, you're really damn good at this."

Kanji: "If you'd only show that kinda skill when it comes to havin' group dates."

Yosuke: "Can we please... not remember that...!?"

Margaret: "A Group Date... I have heard of such things."

Junpei: "I bet you got that from that Teddie too, right? Something like 'It's the crossroad of destinies...!' or stuff?"

Margaret: "Oh, that is what it is?"

Margaret: "I believed it to be an event in which men and women who have neither met nor known each other before exchange trivial, superficial information about themselves in order to evaluate each other based on their own, selfish needs for satisfaction and attention..."

Margaret: "...At least, that is what I have heard."

Junpei: "Oh... Looks like you're too far out of the innocent age group for that..."

Elizabeth: "The Group Date... It is the truth of the universe..."

Junpei: "Um, stop, please."

Elizabeth: "!?"

Teddie: "Sensei, the group date went just like these things always go for us."

Teddie: "What can I do to make it go better?"

Yu: >Empty your heart. >>Close your heart.

Kanji: "I see!"

Junpei: "He's lying. If you do that, you've missed the point right from the start."

Marie: "Are you guys done?"

Marie: "Hey, I lost at the shooting game. Can you get me that sheep doll?"

> ...You played the shooting game on Marie's request...

Makoto: "There's nothing here. We should go back."

Yu: > Let's go back without getting disencouraged. >> I'm loosing my motivation here.

Makoto: "Hm, yes. Me too..."

Yosuke: "Showing your true colors, huh?"

Makoto: "Ah, sorry."

Yosuke: "Hey, hey, it's not like I'm mad or something. I know it's gotta be hard being one of the leaders."

Makoto: "No, that's not it. But maybe I'll have to use my right eye soon..."

Yosuke: "...!?"

Yosuke: "D-Don't tell me your right eye...! Does it have some hidden power...!?"

Yu: > Well, now this is getting interesting! >> Stop, it's too dangerous!

Makoto: "Eh, what? I was just going to brush back my hair. I can't see a thing in this dark place..."

Yosuke: "A-Ah, I see... Haha... Hahahaha..."

Yosuke: "-Seriously, dude, just cut your hair!"

Makoto: "What a pain."

>The Food Court

>Your friends seem troubled with something...

Yukari: "Oh, Narukami-kun! Perfect timing!"

Yu: >> What is it? > I've got a horrible feeling about this...

Yukari: "So, well, we were just wondering if we could ask you about a little something~."

Junpei: "Just give it up already, Yuka-tan. That's private talk, plus, I bet he has nothing to tell anyway."

Yosuke: "Oh, but he has!"

Yosuke: "'Cause, y'know... You'll have to ask him yourself, but my partner here's pretty popular!"

Yukari: "And you're probably not."

Junpei: "I feel for you, Bro. So much..."

Yosuke: "Ah, so it's the same for you...?"

Junpei: "Well, but I do have a girlfriend. Her name's Chidori and she's a goddess!"

Yosuke: "Gh! Dammit!!"

Yukari: "Hm, she's your girlfriend already? Well, then..."

Yukari: "So? How's it with you guys? Your love lives, I mean?"

Kanji: "Umm, a-actually, there's nothin' specia-"

Yukari: "Oh, you don't have to say it, Kanji-kun."

Kanji: "Wait... Isn't that discrimination or something!?"

Yukari: "But I thought you had your eyes set on Naoto-kun anyway?"

Kanji: "Wah!?"

Kanji: "GNN... W-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!!!?!"

Yukari: "Huh? Wait. You were trying to hide it? Now, that's a real surprise."

Kanji: "Uhh... Uuuuuhhhhh? Uwaaahh!? Wha... AHH!?"

Junpei: "His panic's painting one pretty clear picture right there."

Junpei: "So, leader? How 'bout you?"

Yu: >I've got a girlfriend. >>I've got my eyes set on someone. >I'm a wilting flower.

Junpei: "Seriously`So you're not together already? What level are you on then? Any idea how you're gonna go about it?"

Junpei: "Well, to be honest, I can relate. I've been trying to get my relationship with Chidori up one more rank too, y'know?"

Junpei: "Right now, I'm just worried if it's a good idea to say 'Hey, wanna get with me?' straight out."

Yukari: "You're frustrating to listen to."

Yosuke: "Hey, hey, can we quit the topic now?"

Kanji: "Yeah! Think of poor Yosuke-senpai. He's got no luck with the chicks whatsoever."

Yosuke: "Sh-Shuddup!! I'm popular with girls! I'm plenty popular!"

Kanji: "You mean the middle-aged ladies in you guys' grocery department?"

Yosuke: "Don't... talk back at me..."