70 Kamoshida's Palace Raid Part 1

It's been a couple days since Axel's tussle with Sae and he was still over the moon about it. Even though she was virgin, Sae turned out to have a very high libido.

Every night since then, Sae would show up at his house for dinner before very clearly hinting at what she wanted.

The only bad thing that came from this was that she and Ann ended up meeting. Axel would never forget the slight hurt expression both girls made, though they quickly hid it with a smile.

Both girls knew that he had other girls but that didn't stop it from hurting. Well, at least until it became midnight, where they learned the hard way that they needed other girls if they wanted to survive.

I mean, they literally passed out halfway through the night when Axel decided to get slightly serious.

However, this situation also got Axel thinking. As he silently sat at his desk while watching Kawakami teacher the class, Axel gently prodded the snake in his sleeves and whispered, "Hey, Stella. Do you think I'm a manwhore?"

"Yup. You not only slept with Olivia but you also bedded Ann and that prosecutor lady. Hell, it hasn't even been that long since we arrived in this world yet you already got two girls. And that's not even counting Makoto and Shiho." Replied Stella.

Axel groaned at himself. Maybe he should slowly down a bit? At least take the girls on a proper date before doing anything else.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated in his pocket. He stealthily pulled it out and opened the lock screen as a small chat bubble popped up.

"Ryuji: Hey guys! I have the note, photocopied and ready to spread. Should we do this or should we do this?\u001a"

"Ann: I can't wait to punch that prick in the face for what he's done to Shiho!"

"Akira: Agreed. That man has been ruining the lives of others for too long. He needs to repent for what he's done."

"Ryuji: Woah. Things just got serious! But I got your back, partner!"

"Axel: Okay people! Once we start, there's no going back! Ryuji, we're counting on you to post the note everywhere. He needs to see it for the treasure to be tangible."

"Ryuji: I've already done it."

Once the bell rang and people flooded into the halls, everyone became slack jawed as the halls were filled with red posters.

Ann light pulled a poster off the wall and didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she slowly read the poster.

[Sir Suguru Kamoshida, the utter bastard of lust.

We know how shitty you are, and that you put your twisted desires on students that can't fight back.

That's why we have decided to steal away those desires and make you confess your sins.

This will be done tomorrow, so we hope you will be ready. From the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.]

Everyone turned and stared at the smug look Ryuji was giving them as he said, "Pretty good, right?"

Ann facepalmed. So did Akira. And Axel. Even Morgana. Hell, even Stella facepalmed, and she didn't even have hands.

Ann sighed through her hands and said, "He's an idiot. A big, stupid, idiot. Ryuji, there are literally thousands of different words you could have used and all you could do was… this!"

Ryuji seemed to take an invisible arrow to the chest as he growled, "Hey! If it works then there's no problem, right!"

No one stood by what he said, causing Ryuji to slouch down to the ground as a dark cloud formed above his head.

Axel sighed, "Guys, Ryuji's… 'poster' may be a bit rough around the edges but it gets the job done. Remember, tomorrow after school is when we strike so prepare everything you need before hand."

Everyone nodded with a burning determination in their eyes. Axel knew that everyone single person here had a different reason for going through with tomorrow's raid but he was sure of one thing.

Tomorrow, Kamoshida was going to pay for everything he's ever done, and then some.

---

It was now later at night. Axel was comfortably laying in bed as he contemplated tomorrow. He was heavily prepared for the raid, with his inventory stuffed with medicine, food and drinks.

However, he was still a bit worried. The palace and it's shadows were still too strong for Ann and Ryuji. Akira, on the other hand, was like a fish in water when it came to combat.

Even though his persona wasn't that strong, he took advantage of the gaps Arsene made to either make distance for pop shots or close the distance for a lethal blow.

And then there was Morgana. It could easily be seen that Morgana had way more combat experience than anyone.

Obviously, Axel had more combat experience when it came to the real world and monsters but Morgana easily dispatched any shadow that dared bare it's fangs at him or anyone of the Phantom Thieves.

Luckily, Morgana liked to teach the others how to properly fight in the metaverse so they were slowly but steadily working towards being better Phantom Thieves.

Sighing, Axel glanced over at the snake that was currently trying to stuff an entire burger in it's mouth before her next match started.

He chuckled softly when she accidentally fell off the coffee table, her muffled cries ringing out as the next match started.

Axel quickly ran over and put her back on the couch as he spoke with an amused grin, "It's better if you eat slower, you know? Then things like 'that' wouldn't happen."

Stella rolled her eyes at him before refocusing on her game, her cheeks stuffed with her burger. Shaking his head, Axel watched her quickly get a double kill as he said, "You coming with me tomorrow? We haven't actually seen what happens when you enter the metaverse."

Stella didn't speak or take her eyes off the screen as she nodded. Axel wasn't the only one curious about what would happen to her when she entered the metaverse.

A soft chuckle escaped Axel's mouth as he stood up and headed towards his bedroom. Just as he came up to the door, he stopped and turned back as he said, "Turn it off soon, Stella. We have a big day tomorrow."

"Yes dad!~" Replied Stella in a teasing tone.

Axel missed a step and stumbled abit before luckily catching himself with the wall. He gave the cheeky snake an exasperated look before quickly heading to bed, ignoring the bout of playful laughter coming from behind him.

---

With the ringing of the bell telling everyone that school was over for the day, Axel and the others all met up on top of the roof.

Everyone had a bag on their back that seemed to be chock-full of items. Axel nodded appreciatively at the group for coming prepared as they quickly entered the metaverse.

However, as the group stood before the palace, Axel panicked as he felt Stella's weight disappear from around his arm.

Just as he was about to leave the metaverse to look for her, someone grabbed his shoulder as a familiar and sensual voice whispered into his ear, "What's wrong, Axel? Did you lose something? Or maybe… someone?"

Turning around, Axel stared at the familiar form of his familiar and smiled as he quickly gave her a hug, "Stella! I thought something bad happened to you! I'm glad you're fine."

Out of all the things she was expecting him to do, that wasn't one of them. She blushed heavily as she felt a very addictive warmth envelope her body.

Her face got even redder when she saw that everyone was looking at them. In her embarrassment, Stella quickly pried Axel off her and hid behind him.

Axel was about to tease her when a chill travelled up his spine. A slim hand suddenly landed on his shoulder and, unlike Stella's playful grasp, gripped his shoulder so hard he winced.

"Axel… WHO is that!" Screamed Ann as she glared at the woman behind him.

"Uh… I can explained." Replied Axel, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.