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This chapter's gonna be shorter than usual since I barely had any time to write today.

If you wanna blame someone, blame my friends who kept me outside even thought it's fucking cold around here.

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"So, you think this is another one of those security control rooms or whatever?" asked Ryuji.

"This is most likely the place where all the mechanisms in the exhibition hall are controlled from." said Morgana.

"How'd you know?"

"There's so many works hanging from the ceiling, and they all would need a room to control them." reasoned Shiho.

"I see. That makes sense." said the blond boy.

"Even a monkey can understand things if they have a good reason." said the cat.

Morgana had been smiling smugly as he sat with his arms crossed.

"What was that?!" shouted Ryuji.

Ann slapped Ryuji on the back of his head and reprimanded him.

"You idiot, don't be so loud. They're going to hear us."

Ryuji grumbled as he rubbed his head.

Meanwhile, Shin went on ahead and hopped up on a window's ledge and walked onto a few planks of wood held by ropes that spread just below the ceiling of the bigger room underneath.

From up there he could clearly see Madarame, dressed like a gold-obsessed shogun, watching over his treasure. Said treasure was placed up on a circular podium, surrounded by lasers on almost all sides, except over it.

"We're right above it, huh." muttered Shin.

The rest of the Phantom Thieves had also come around after him, though they were much shakier about being so high up than Shin.

"It'd be very easy to get the treasure this way, but how are we going to reach it? If we jump down, we're stuck."

"Look, there's a crane with a hook right here." said Shiho, pointing upwards.

"Now that you say that, I think there was something that looked like the controls for a crane back in the room. We should go and check them out." said Morgana.

And that they did. The hook actually descended all the way down to the treasure.

"So, now that we know this, our plan to get the treasure is as follows: Morgana gets on the hook, and while someone shuts down the lights to make them panic for a moment, we let him down. With the treasure in hand, we'll just have to get out. Simple, isn't it?" said Shin.

"You're using me again?" asked the poor cat.

"Hm... That sounds like something one of Kamoshida's victims would've said."

"Dude..."

"What, too soon?"

"Way too early."

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This chapter's additional info is on... Shiki-Ouji!

The Shikiouji (or Shiki-Ouji) is an exceptionally powerful type of Shikigami that could only be summoned as a servant by the most elite of those that practiced the mystical arts of Yin and Yang. It could be used to scare away demons that cause sickness and to ward off disasters to its master. The Shikiouji's basic nature is said to be very close to that of an Oni and is thus very ferocious, making it very dangerous for average mystics to attempt to summon it.

Shiki-Ouji is the fourth Persona of the Chariot Arcana.

(This persona got a special place in my hear, since after getting it in Madarame's palace I got it to around level 40 without even strengthening it.)

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Confidants:

0. Igor (The Fool) - Rank 2

I. Morgana (The Magician) - Rank 3

1. Takuto Maruki (The Councillor) - Rank 1

II. Makoto Niijima (The Priestess) - Rank 2

V. Sojiro Sakura (The Hierophant) - Rank 3

VI. Ann Takamaki (The Lovers) - Rank 7

VII. Ryuji Sakamoto (The Chariot) - Rank 6

XIII. Tae Takemi (The Death) - Rank 4

XVIII. Saki Yoshiko (The Moon) - Rank 2

XX. Sae Niijima (The Judgement) - Rank 1

Shiho Suzui (The Hope) - Rank 7