Somewhere in the world, the air fills itself with the eerie feeling that something bad is going to happen soon. As our field of view gets tighter, we’re able to make out the appearances of two young women.
Aries Freeman, a pink-haired beauty with the black eyes of a demon. She’s dressed in her own version of a Japanese style high school uniform. Her soft voice is muffled by her cotton face mask. Making it somewhat difficult to understand the words she is saying.
Sitting on the other side of the table is her best friend, Virgo. A caramel-skinned woman with bright green eyes and silky jet black hair. Her busty, model-like figure combined with her skin tight leather outfit can leave both men and women speechless.
As the two of them enjoy an evenly matched game of Chess, they embark on a pretty interesting conversation.
Virgo: “Ya wanna hear somethin’ crazy?”
Aries: “No, not really.”
Virgo: “Awe come on. At least hear a little of what I have to say.”
Aries: “No. Whenever you ask me that, it’s always something stupid or dangerous. Sometimes it might even be a combination of both.”
Virgo: “What if I told you it was a plan for gettin’ your boyfriend back?”
Aries: sigh “I’m listening.”
Virgo: “Yesterday I went to The Kingdom of Gold Jasmines. And to put things simply, Angels are fuckin’ stupid.”
Aries stands up and slams her hands on the table.
Aries: “You did what!? Do you have any clue how dangerous it is to go to heaven? How did you even make it that far?”
Virgo: “It’s very simple. I forced my way inside, marked my territory, then I let them capture me. After that, I waited until I was alone and then I dipped”
Aries: “See what I mean? Every time you talk, something retarded comes out your mouth.”
Virgo: “If you say mean things like that, yer gonna hurt my feelings.”
Aries: “You know I can’t do that.”
After calming down, Aries sits back down on the couch. After fixing the Chess pieces, the two of them continue their game.
Virgo: “Like I was sayin’. There’s nothin’ stopping us from going into Heaven. Thanks to my glorious plan, we can now enter and exit as we please.”
Aries: “If you really achieved something like that, how come you haven’t told any of the higher ups?”
Virgo: “Because that was only one part of my full plan.”
Virgo: “If we're gonna get Leo back, I’m going to need you and that godly Persona of yours.”
Aries: “Nope, no way. I’m not going to get myself killed because of your ridiculous plans. Plus, how do you expect the two of us to get him back? Do you have any idea how much security is protecting him?”
Virgo: “And that’s where you come in at. You’re gonna persuade the higher-ups to do our bidding.”
Aries gets up and begins walking towards the exit.
Aries: She’s trying to get me killed. “Nope. I’m out of here.”
Virgo: “Where are you goin’!? What about our game!?”
Aries: “You’re crazy. And that’s checkmate.”
Virgo: What the? How did she-?
Cut to Hinan back at Plantation Emerald. She is assigned to the gardens for today. Her job is to tend to all the flowers scattered across the plantation.
Hinan: Why did I have to work on the gardens? I honestly don’t think God can make my life any worse.
James: “Hey, Hinan!”
James calls out her name from a distance.
Hinan: Screw you God.
James approached Hinan with a blatantly fake smile on his face.
James: “What are you up to?”
Hinan puts down the gardening tools. She turns to James and looks him straight in the eye.
Hinan: “I’m gonna be real with you. I don’t like you. And for some reason, you don’t like me. So there’s no reason for you to get friendly with me.”
Hinan: “Unless there is something that you want from me.”
James: What the fuck? Who the hell does she think she is?
Hinan stands up and proceeds to grab all of her gardening supplies. But before she’s done, she has one more thing to say.
Hinan: “I’ll see you around. James Freeman.”
James’ eyes get wider as if he just seen a ghost.
James: “How do you know that my last name is Freeman? I never told you.”
Hinan: “And I never told you my first name.”
James’ face turns pale to the thought of Hinan possibly knowing who he truly is. As he stands there completely speechless, Hinan begins to walk away with the tools in hand.
Hinan: I guess you were telling the truth.
Earlier that day.
Hinan is patiently waiting outside of the main building.
Ryan Rose: “Sorry for making you wait.”
Hinan: “It’s OK.”
Hinan: “So what will be my job for today?”
Ryan: “Don’t worry about that right now. I have something important to tell you.”
Ryan: “I’m pretty sure you’ve met James right?”
Hinan: "Who?"
Ryan: "The boy with the pink hair."
Hinan: “Yeah, I have.”
Ryan: “I want you to stay away from him as much as possible.”
Hinan: “Don’t worry. I already planned on doing that.”
Ryan: Well that makes this a lot easier. “James isn’t who you think he is.”
Hinan: “Yeah I know.”
Ryan: “Can you at least act a little surprised?”
Hinan: “Nope.”
Ryan: I swear I’m going to strangle this little girl.
Hinan: “So is that all you wanted to tell me?”
Ryan: “You don’t want to be here do you?”
Hinan: “None of us wants to be here.”
Ryan: “Then let me help you. I’ll make sure you become strong enough to survive the wilderness on your own.”
Hinan: “Of all the kids here, why choose me?”
Ryan: “Follow me.”
Ryan guides her to the flower batch at the plantation’s entrance.
Ryan: “You see all of these flowers? I want you to smell them.”
She looks at Ryan with a weird look on her face.
Ryna: “Trust me.”
She gets down on one knee to smell the flowers. After taking a big sniff of them, she stands back up.
Ryan: “They smell horrible don’t they?"
Ryan; "Judging from your hair, eyes, and skin. You are from The Kingdom of White Roses, right? So you should know what white roses normally smell like.”
Hinan: “I do. And they don’t smell like this.”
Ryan: “Precisely. These roses are made using the Master’s curse. To any normal person they smell like normal flowers. But to those of us with high levels of essence they smell like total garbage.”
Hinan: “I don’t understand.”
Ryan: “Your father’s name is Genesis, right? ”
Hinan’s heart just skipped a beat.
Ryan: “Okami is the last name of the world renowned blacksmith, who is also a White Rose. I don’t think you having the same name as him is a mere coincidence.”
Ryan: “The reason why I chose you is because I know what you are capable of.”
Ryan turns to look Hinan in the eye.
Ryan: “So let me ask you. Will you accept me as your mentor?”
He reaches out his hand.
Hinan: “No.”
Ryan: “Great. We can get to work as-. Wait, did you say no?”
Hinan: “Of course I did.”
Hinan: “You still haven't told me what you gain from this.”
Ryan: “Don’t worry, I’ll tell you someday. But if I want this to work, now is not the time.”
Hinan: I don’t want to trust him. But he hasn’t lied to me once.
Hinan: “Teach me what you know and I’ll promise to survive.”
She grabs his hand to indicate that she agrees to be his pupil.
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