25 ...Huh? (1/2)

Sweat dripped down Iwai's head as he felt a pressure coming from Axel's eyes, as if to say, 'Explain. Now.'

With a cough to clear his throat, Iwai said, ”That's what you asked me to get. It's a passport, proof of citizenship as well as acceptance papers for Shujin.”

Axel quickly retracted his glare as a screen appeared in front of him.

[First Ranking Quest: Complete!

Find a way to enroll in Shujin Academy before April 10th.

Reward: 20,000 system points, 20 Status points, Skill - Persona, Skill - Wildcard, 5x Lottery ticket.

Rank: S.]

Ignoring Iwai, Axel closed the screen before he sat down on an empty crate and mentally said, ”System, why is the rank S? Also, show a basic description of the new skills.”

[Host, the rank of the quest is 'S' because of the amount of time you managed to complete it in. Thought there are other minor facts that lead to it being rank S, the most defining factor was time. As for the skills…]

The voice of the system cut off as a screen appeared that displayed the skills.

[Skills: Persona - The manifestation of the users personality. One-off MP consumption when summoning. All skills minus physical abilities consume MP.

MP Consumption: 100.

Wildcard - Allows the user to use multiple personas. Other abilities unlocked when the user is deemed worthy.]

Axel was stunned silly as one thought kept running through his mind after putting one and one together.

'I'M IN FUCKING PERSONA 5!?!'

With all his interactions thus far, it should of been easy to figure it out. However, since arrival, Axel has been too high strung about all that's happened. The familiar yet unfamiliar land, the large crowds, the fact that this was another world. Everything absorbed his attention and didn't allow a momentary break.

Axel felt it would take a while to process everything that was happening, so he quickly said goodbye to Iwai before hastily making his way home.

On the train home, Axel blocked out everyone in his surroundings as he started putting together everything that's happened so far.

Rubbing his chin, Axel sighed as he thought, 'So far, of all the characters I can remember from the main story, I've met Sojiro and Iwai. I've built a slightly good first impression with Sojiro while I have an easy-going relationship with Iwai. Hmmm… my guess is that around April 10th is when the original story starts. And depending on the quests I gain, will decide what sort of actions I will likely take…'

After leaving the station, Axel absentmindedly wandered around the area. Suddenly, Axel awoke from his thoughts as he frowned and muttered, ”I got off at the wrong stop…”

Unlike the area where he lives, everything looked different as he could easily see the wrong station name. However, the area also brought a strange sense of 'deja vu' to Axel in the deepest part of his memory.

Shaking his head to clear out useless thoughts, Axel continued to wander around in an attempt to balance his current mood.

Funny enough, not even 5 minutes after he started wandering around and Axel found himself staring at a store that made him realise why he felt everything looked slightly familiar.

In front of him stood an old, retro looking building with a large red and white canopy with the word 'Leblanc' written in the middle.

A sudden burst of excitement took over Axel as he quickly opened the door and entered.

Looking around inside, Axel noticed one thing that was pretty much consistent in the game and somehow carried over to real life. The cafe was empty. There were no customers in any of the booths while a familiar looking face stood behind the bar while wiping a cup.