Best girl Yusuke (jk jk PUT THE TORCHES DOWN!)

"Hey, uh... are you sure it's him? Or are you just that self-conscious?" asked Ryuji, confused.

"Rgh, I'm not that-" started Ann, but she was interrupted by a blue-haired young man.

On their way to school, Ann suddenly felt like they were being followed, a feeling that she shared with the rest of the thieves.

"Is there something you want?" asked the blue-haired teen.

"That's my line! You were the one trailing us!" exclaimed Ann, pointing her finger at the young man.

The teen looked distraught. He brushed a few stray strands of hair away as he replied.

"That's outrageous."

"I know you've been following us! Ever since the train!" said the blonde, not losing her vigour.

"That's because..."

The boy trailed off, not really having an explanation, but thankfully for the blue-haired man, the horn of a car proved to be quite a good distraction.

"I had wondered why you left the car. So this is where your passion led. All is well that ends well. Hahaha."

The speaker was one elderly man, whose hair was already grey. He was sitting on the backseat of the car that just honked.

"I saw you from the car... and I couldn't help myself from chasing after you. I didn't even noticed the calls from Teacher... But thank goodness, I caught up to you." said the teen, waving his hand passionately.

"Okay..."

"You're the one I've been searching for all this time! Please, won't you-!"

"W-Wait a minute, I-" Ann was somewhat flustered by what she understandably thought was a confession.

"Ryuji, you better be taking notes." commented Shin.

"I can confess on my own, you know!" replied the blond.

"-Be the model for my next art piece?!"

"...Model?" deadpanned the girl.

"All that I've drawn till now has been lacking, but I feel a passion from you unlike anyone else."

"This man's highly suspicious." interjected Morgana, from the inside of Shin's bag.

The teen could see Ann was still thinking, so he said.

"I apologize, it seems you may have misunderstood my intentions. The one I wanted to ask to model for me is that black-haired beautiful man next to you."

While most of the thieves were shocked, Morgana mentally wiped a sweat.

"But where are my manners? I'm a second-year at Kosei High's fine art division. My name is Yusuke Kitagawa. I'm Ichiryusai Madarame's pupil, and I am being allowed residence at his place. I'm striving to become an artist."

"That super-famous artist?!" asked Shiho, shocked.

"The very same."

At that moment, Madarame, who was the one who spoke earlier, called out after Yusuke. The blue-haired teen hurriedly responded and turned back to face the others.

"So that old guy is the one...?" muttered Ryuji.

"Teacher's exposition will begin at the department store near the station tomorrow. I'll be there to help out on opening day. Please come by. It'd be great if you gave your answer in regards to being a model then..."

He paused to take some tickets from his pocket and gave them to Shin.

"I doubt you have any interest in finer arts, but I'll give you tickets too." said Yusuke disdainfully, looking at Ryuji as if he was a monkey.

Afterwards, we bid Shin goodbye, and entered Madarame's car.

"Are you planning on going?" asked Shiho.

"Yeah. We might be able to find out more about Madarame if I go. If Yusuke tells us, that is."

-INTERMISSION-

During lunch break.

For once, Shin went to check on Saki. And that went well...

"Sooo, see anything different about me?" asked Saki, as she held her arms behind her back while leaning forward slightly.

"Oh, oh! Is this that part of the chapter where the girl uses an overused cliche and the guy messes up terribly? Wait a sec, let me think about something stupid to say." replied Shin.

"Ah, there goes the 4th wall..." muttered Morgana.

"Did you just break the 4th wall while I was breaking the 4th wall? That's like, 16th wall breaking!"

"What are you on about? And I changed my hairstyle, you know?" said Saki, confused.

"Why'd you do that, anyway?" asked Shin.

Saki pouted and said.

"A lot of people said I looked like a kid like that. I thought braids would give me some kind of complex beauty look. Don't you think?"

"All it gives me is a lack of handles to grab while riding. But whatever floats your boat." said Shin, shrugging his shoulders.

-INTERMISSION-

"Mmmm, it's over!" exclaimed Ann, stretching her arms.

"It's over..." muttered Ryuji, hoplessly.

"How did you do, Shin?" asked Shiho, who had the more normal reaction of the three.

"I"m feeling confident."

"YOU TRAITOR!!" shouted Ryuji.

The blond took out his phone and said.

"No new info on the site. The number of posts is getting less and less too..."

"Well, we have the tickets to Madarame's exhibition, which is tomorrow. So, wanna go appreciate some fine arts for a change?" said Shin.

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This chapter's additional info is on... The Judgement Arcana!

The Judgement Arcana, in tarot, is associated with realizing one's calling, gaining a deep understanding of life and a feeling of acceptance and absolution.

In gameplay, the Judgement Arcana is commonly associated with a balance of Light and Darkness. Figures of the Judgement Arcana are usually related to Judgement Day myths or are gods tied directly to the judgement of humankind.

Characters of the Judgement Arcana are well-aware, quite intelligent and view the world with infinite possibilities. Most powerful when combining their intuition with their smarts, their thought process is among the most vast and realistic.

It is often associated with reborn organizations of Persona users that were being given new objectives or other characters associated with turning points of the game, and from Persona 3 onward, is an automatically progressing Social Link/Confidant that progresses along the story.

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This isn't related to what I wrote above, but I thought it was funny, so Imma put it here.

Yusuke's Japanese voice is Tomokazu Sugita, who also voiced Joseph Joestar when he was young. Yusuke's English voice is Matthew Mercer, who also voiced Jotaro Kujo.

Yusuke coincidentally shares the same Japanese and English voice actors as Chrom from Fire Emblem: Awakening. Additionally, they both have blue hair and wield swords as their primary weapon. Possibly as a reference to this, Chrom is used to portray Yusuke in his Spirit battle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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Confidants:

Igor (The Fool) - Rank 2

Morgana (The Magician) - Rank 3

Takuto Maruki (The Councillor) - Rank 1

Makoto Niijima (The Priestess) - Rank 1

Sojiro Sakura (The Hierophant) - Rank 3

Ann Takamaki (The Lovers) - Rank 5

Ryuji Sakamoto (The Chariot) - Rank 6

Tae Takemi (The Death) - Rank 4

Saki Yoshiko (The Moon) - Rank 2

Sae Niijima (The Judgement) - Rank 1

Shiho Suzui (The Hope) - Rank 5