5 Confidant: Priestess

Y/n: "Your Name"

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Y/n's POV:

I slowly opened my eyes, I was in "my" room.

'How did I get here?' I wondered, getting up and looking at the mirror, there was no scratch on me, 'Was it a dream?' I wondered, looking down at my left wrist – surely enough the watch was there.

I blinked and took it off – it seems like it wasn't like ben ten's omnitrix, I can take it off and put it back on whenever I want – something I appreciate. It would've been weird to bathe with a watch on my wrist.

I shook my head and tried to clear it, 'Who was that woman I saw yesterday?' I wondered putting my right hand on my chin and trying to remember what she looked like. All I could remember was her blond hair and green eyes – everything else looked like a blur in my head.

'Did she bring me here?' I questioned, walking downstairs, where I saw Junior cleaning some cups, he shifted his attention to me and didn't seem too happy.

"There you are," Junior said, narrowing his eyes at me, "What part of, don't get into trouble did you not understand?" he asked, I shrugged – to start with I don't even remember him asking me not to get into trouble.

"Nevermind that now I guess." He sighed and shook his head while going behind the bar. I headed to the kitchen and started making my breakfast.

Bacon and eggs, I didn't have much creativity when it came to my breakfast.

After I ate and cleaned my dishes I walked outside, "Where are you going?" I heard Junior ask as I took a step outside, "Buying clothes." I told him, he blinked and then looked up and down, probably noticing the clothes I am wearing right now were riddled with holes and some blood stains – not the most social outfit one could have on.

"Alright, here," Junior handed me a bunch of cash – I'm talking like five thousand lien,"I promised to provide for you, that means I have to pay for your clothes as well." he said, making me nod.

"How come you never give us that much when we want to buy clothes?" Melanie asked, arriving through the back door, "Because unlike you, I get paid to take care of him." explained Junior, making me feel so welcomed.

I took the money and gave a small nod to thank him before walking out of the club and searching for clothes.

Before I got to the clothes however I passed through the electronics shop I saw earlier. I stopped and went inside.

'How much is a scroll?' I asked myself, looking around – then I saw the newest model in-front of me, and couldn't help but widen my eyes.

<100,000 lien>

'Why so expensive?!' I asked myself, looking for an older model.

<2,000 lien>

This wasn't just an older model – it was the oldest holographic scroll model. I sighed and looked at exactly how much money I had on me.

<6,000 Lien>

I thanked Junior in my head for giving me five thousand lien, otherwise I wouldn't have enough money to buy this new older model scroll.

I closed my wallet, put it on pocket and then walked to the front of the store.

"Hello, is this all?" asked the man in front of the shop, "Are you sure you want this model? It's quite... well old." he said, I nodded and took out my wallet.

"Very well then," he said, handing the box the scroll was in back to me, "That'll be 1,500 lien." he said. I looked up at him and then knitted my eyebrows. He seemed to notice my expression.

"We're having a sale for old electronics, they're taking space and that's the opposite of what we need right now." explained the cashier. I could understand that logic, so I happily took out my wallet and placed 1,500 lien on the table before taking the box with the scroll.

"Thanks for shopping with us," said the Cashier as I turned around and walked out of the store, "Hope you shop with us again." he continued as I exited the shop. I had a scroll, now I needed clothes.

I looked going from clothing shop to clothing shop trying to find some normal clothes to use – for some reason the normal I am used to doesn't exist in this world, and for some reason every outfit around here has to be combat appropriate.

It was afternoon already and I was so outside the commercial district right now, I could see beacon from the distance... I looked up and saw it was afternoon already.

'Guess normal clothes are hard to come by.' I thought sighing and walking inside the last clothing shop I would be in today. Sighing I entered the clothing shop.

It was quite large, with three different floors, there were also not that many people here – which is always a bonus in my part!

'This has to have regular clothes clothes, it has to.' I thought, walking around some of the ails of the clothing shop. Everything here looked so... expensive and very out there... in other words not the kind of clothes I want. I mean, why would anyone want thirty belts on their jacket... THEIR JACKET!!! I'M NOT IN YU-GI-OH FOR PHIlEMON'S SAKE!

Sighing and walking towards the stairs to the next floor I mentally crossed my fingers, hoping to find one normal set of clothes in this forsaken land of combat clothes.

I walked upstairs and kept looking around.

"My lord! What are you wearing?!" I heard someone shout, my curiosity took the better of me and I turned for the source.

I saw a girl who seemed a little older than me glaring at something or someone. She had short dark-brown hair, her eyes were hidden by sunglasses. Her brown hair was styled in wavy locks on one side of her face, dyed with a gradient that starts as dark brown and transitions to caramel.

She wore mostly black and a coffee brown all around, on her belt she had a lot of bullets, like enough for a mini-gun.

She looked livid.

'Man I sure am glad I'm not the one who pissed her off.' I thought, turning around and looking for clothes gain.

"Don't ignore me!" I heard her say, I turned around and looked at her, "Yes you!" she said, pointing forwards, I turned around and looked around, we were the only people in this floor.

'Oh...' I looked at her, 'I'm the one she's mad at.' I realized as she slowly made her way towards me. She wasn't that tall – a little shorter than me I'd say.

She lowered her sun-glasses and then looked at me up and down, "How did you do this to your clothes?" she asked, I sighed I could feel she was the persistent type, no normal human being would yell from the distance like she did.

"I got into a fight against some armed men, and they riddled me with bullet-holes." I said the truth, there's no way anyone would believe that – of course not, one would think I'd be dead if I was riddled with bullet-holes, but Helios is a very OP persona capable of regenerating me... apparently.

"And you survived?" she asked, making me shrug, "Do you have some kind of healing semblance or something?" she asked. I turned around and looked at her with the corner of my eye, "Semblance?" I asked, she knit her eyebrows.

"You don't know what a semblance is?" she asked, I shook my head. She sighed before quickly looking at me, "Wait, if it wasn't your semblance how did you survive?" she asked, I looked at my clothes – showing that some bullets had hit me on the chest, man regeneration powers are OP.

"I got lucky?" I said, she didn't seem to buy it and sighed, "Whatever, come with me." she said, I looked around and then at her, "Sorry, I don't feel like following a random stranger." I said, giving her a small nod before turning around and walking towards more clothes I don't want to look at.

I felt someone grab my shoulder and immediately turned around to see who it was... It was just the girl from before. "Look, tell me your budget for clothes and I will help you find something." she said.

I looked at her and narrowed my eyes, "Alright, I've got 4,500 lien of budget." I told her, she gave me a smirk and nodded.

"Anything you are looking for in particular?" she asked, putting a hand on her chin and looking at me up and down.

"Yes, I don't want anything flashy or combat related." I told her, hummed, "Something casual." I explained, she looked around the store and tapped her foot, "I see. This will be hard, flashy combat outfits are in fashion right now." She lowered her sunglasses to look at me and smirked, "I have just the thing." she said, walking towards the back of the store.

I shook my head and took out the small box with my new scroll inside. I opened it and took the scroll out – it had no damage on it, and... it was a small white rectangular prism with smooth edges and a yellow button in it's right side.

I pressed the button with my thumb and saw the rectangle in front of me split in half, and then open up a holographic screen.

'I am most definitely not where I came from...' I thought, looking at the sci fi holographic screen in front of me. It was too much – how was this only 2,000 lien? Someone explain this to me? Seriously, what the fuck?!

Oh, I'm setting it up already, great. I don't have an email here so I pressed in create new at the bottom left corner.

After logging myself in the scroll made a quiet digital ding sound and then increased in brightness.

'Aura? What is that?' I questioned, pressing maybe later in the scroll, which then opened up – it looked like a smartphone... it was a holographic smartphone.

'...' I didn't know what to think. I pressed the yellow button and saw the two halves of the scroll join together once again.

A few seconds later the girl from before came back with several things on her hands and shoulders. From jeans to jackets she had clothes normal people would wear!

"Try these on – just know that I guessed your size, so it might not fit you that well." She said, making me nod.

I grabbed the clothes she brought and went to the nearest changing room. I changed into the clothes and found out they were the perfect size, they fit but were slightly bigger just in case...

'I feel violated.' I thought, just how did she guess everything like that... that's a bit disturbing, I know what I'm glad I didn't ask... for underwear, I do not want to see if she can guess my size. I got out of the changing room wearing the clothes she gave me.

"Yes, that's much better." she said lowering her sun glasses again, "Alright, now go try the other ones." she said, sitting down as I went back inside the changing room.

I changed into various outfits – the best part was that she somehow got fairly cheap clothes and when I bought everything I spent exactly 4,500 lien, which means I'm broke... but also that I have clothes.

"Thanks for the help." I told her, she looked at me and nodded, "You were in desperate need honey." she said, making chuckle.

"The Name's Coco, Coco Adel." she said, taking out a scroll – it was the newer model one, so she's either rich, or she saved up for a long time to get that scroll. I didn't really care if I was being honest.

"I'm Y/n Kurusu, thanks for the help Coco." I said, giving her a small nod to thank her. She hummed and then looked at me, "I have an idea."

"Let's swap scroll info." she said as I took out my scroll, her eyes went to my older model but she didn't say anything – I appreciate that. "There, call me if you get riddled with holes again." she said. "Let's hope it doesn't get to that..." I said, she smirked and chuckled, "Sure." she said, as I said my goodbyes and went towards Junior's club.

It was almost night right now so I went to my room, put my clothes away and then placed my scroll – which had very little battery to charge before getting changed into my new pijamas, getting into bed and going to sleep.

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(A/n: Recommended song Persona 3's Aria of the Soul)

I was back in the velvet room... of course I was.

"Welcome to the Velvet room." Igor said, I looked up to see him and Violet. "You've brought the scroll I told you about," Igor said with a smirk, "I have gifted you with something called the Metaverse Navigator app," he said, as my eyes widened, "It will allow you to enter the incarnation of the Collective Unconscious," I widened my eyes.

"There you must dig deeper and deeper, it is a resource for you to get stronger – and hopefully one day... yes one day you will be able to break these shackles fate has bound upon you." he said with a chuckle.

"Oh, that is an important ability we had to discuss," he said, suddenly there was a bright light in-front of me. From the light came a small card which descended slowly downwards. It was red in color and held the number 2 on the top and bottom, the image inside was of a woman sitting down and reading something.

"But today, you entered a partnership with someone, haven't you? Involving yourself with others is an important foundation for your journey. Movies not only focus on one performer, but also expand themselves to other characters." Igor said as the card slowly descended to me.

"You've done well. That said, I am not advising the formation of superficial relationships. It must not be of frivolity, but a ring of those who would, by morals or faith, lend you their strength," he said as I reached out for the card which shattered on the palm of my hand.

"When you are in trouble, no matter how small or how large, this person shall aid you with precise analysis is that not so?" asked Igor with a chuckle.

"You've gained the arcana of the Priestess from forming a bond with Coco Adel, deepen this bond and you might gain skills and abilities from the arcana." Violet said, standing up.

"We will see each other soon, bye for now," Igor said as I felt my conciseness drift away, "Performer."

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