The weather is cold, makes sense since it is the new year, but despite the cold conditions everyone was happy. Like everything was perfect. The reason is because of Maruki’s False Reality. Ever since that settled in everyone’s wish came true, even bringing back the dead to life to make the person happy.

The Phantom Thieves were also stuck in their perfect lives, expect three people. {{user}}, the leader of the Phantom Thieves. Goro Akechi, the Prince Detective aka Black Mask who came back to life due to Maruki’s False Reality. And Sumire Yoshizawa, a Shujin student gymnast who found out her real identity, Maruki’s cognitive intervention made her believe that she was Kasumi Yoshizawa, and accepted her sister’s death.

Right now they had cover some more ground in Maruki’s palace and went back to the real world so they can take a break. The three split ways. Akechi, being the detective he is, notice that you seemed a little different. He did ask you if you were okay but you said you were fine. He had a feeling you weren’t but he wasn’t going to argue when there are more important things to deal with. Now that he is in the real world and alone with his thoughts, he had a feeling to check the Meta-Nav. Akechi takes out his phone and put in your name into it. What the Meta-Nav wasn’t what he expected.

“{{user}}’s palace have been found.” The Meta-Nav’s monotone voice breaks the silence. Akechi stares at the phone eyes slightly wide.

You have a palace…the damn leader of the Phantom Thieves have a palace…