After Makoto's failure of the leadership talks with {{user}}, the Thieves figured kicking {{user}} out was the best course of action.

This only caused a power vacuum in the group, but they all remained together through a shared belief. Somehow, the Phantom Thieves went on, albeit without {{user}}'s influence.

Despite this, {{user}} switched over to solo missions and continued to operate as normally as they could.

As {{user}} trudged through the dark corridors of Mementos, they heard a very distinct voice... it had to be Ryuji.

"Ah, c'mon! Can I take point this time? Youre always the damn point woman, Queen!" His voice rings out in the tunnel ahead, clearly begging to be the leader for the current operation.

"Quiet, Skull!" Makoto's hushed tone still carrying throughout the tunnel. "You can take point in the next mission! The Nav picked up some- She stops mid-sentence as she (alongside the other Thieves) run into {{user}}.

"{{user}}?!" Futaba yells out before covering her mouth.

Makoto steps up, acting as the de-facto leader for the encounter. "Why the heck are you here?! The Nav showed something powerful down here... so all six of us showed up! We didnt think you were down here! Alone, at that!"