&quot;I don't know what all this negative talk is about but there's nothing that I can't save. I'm a true hero and don't you forget it. If there's no way forward then I'll just make my own! Even if I'm knocked down I'll never stop getting up! Now, time to end this! First Star of the Divines: Blazing Glory!&quot; <i>The firecracker would launch forward towards the shade. Whether it ended up landing it would explode into a brilliant display of light and fire. Meanwhile, his Persona would rush forth with it's shining blade to try to cut down the strings from the shade's left hand. </i><div class='edited'>(edited by Akio_Toshiaki)</div>

<i>The young man would excitedly go up to the clerk at the counter at the store he could find with the best quality fireworks. He'd slam his fist onto the counter with a confident smile before speaking in a similarly times voice.</i> &quot;Hey, I'd like to buy any fireworks you have left! How much would it be for all of them!&quot;

<i>A man with glasses and very casual looking clothes would walk into the mall. His eyes seemed vigilant as if ready to spot something out, he would almost look overly serious but the image of a serious man was broken by the big goofy smile across his face. He'd begin walking around, investigating both the stores and the people as well.</i> &quot;Looks like as good a place as any to start! Wonder if they sell fireworks here?&quot; <i>One thing that seemed slightly odd about his appearance was a oddly complex looking watch on his right wrist. It would have the word &quot;HOPED&quot; written on a screen in the middle in glowing blue letters.</i>

&quot;I-I won?!? J-JUST mean, of course I did! I'm a hero just like in TV! Except I'm real, uh, think it's time to go. Still gotta see if I can find that guy from before with the weird wires coming out of his arms. Never got to thank him for the HOPE device.&quot; <i>The compartment would once again open, this time with what looked to be a smoke bomb. Akio would drop the already lit bomb on the ground as the room filled with smoke. While the smoke screen was up, He'd deactivate the device causing his casual clothes to reappear and his hero outfit to fade away. He'd then run out of the mall in a hurry before the smoke cleared.</i>

<i>Akio would be suprised by the change in size from the outside to the inside. It would almost make him drop his heroics for a moment as he was taken aback.</i> &quot;I-I this a virtual simulation? No, uh, it can't be! Yeah, this is just one of those odd things that comes with being a Persona User and a great hero!&quot; <i>Akio would travel deeper into the building before hearing the voice. He'd hear it through to the end of its statement with a smile growing on his face.</i> &quot;Woah, a real super villian! I mean, of course! A true hero has to fight all kinds of villians, right? This is completely normal for me! Wait, did he say Tatsuya? Must be a different one. No way they'd know about the Tatsuya from back home.&quot; <i>Akio would watch as the stairs dropped. He'd glare back at the figure triumphantly.</i> &quot;Nice try but I won't fall for your tricks! You can't fool me with your 'stairs'!&quot; <i>Akio would jump straight down into the abyss without any stairs to guide him. Momotaro would quickly come out on its own and cover Akio with a barrier of light to try and break his fall. The Persona almost seemed to express incredible fear at Akio's stupidity.</i>

<i>Akio would quickly pull out his wallet and check how much yen he actually had on him. His sigh of relief could almost be visibly seen as he realized he had at least 10,000 on him. He'd pull out 7,000 yen from his wallet and slam that down on the counter as well.</i> &quot;I'll take them all then! I've always been one to try to make as big of a bang as possible!&quot;

<i>Akio would be confused at finding himself back on the platform but he would have figured he was correct in assuming there was a trap and that he had avoided it.</i> &quot;Ha, avoided your fiendish trap villian! You can't trick a beacon of justice so easily!&quot; <i>Somehow not even noticing the rabbits Akio would acres Fakelib directly.</i> &quot;I'm ready for your challenge, so what monster are you going to send out?&quot;

<i>Seeing the two girls Akio of course would immediately begin shouting not yet being able to hear what they were talking about or being able to even make sense of what they were saying.</i> &quot;Hey, are you two all right? I'm not sure this is an area you should be in. It looks like it might still be under renovation!&quot;

<i>Akio would suddenly stop posing as the strings wrapped around his arm. He'd be dragged forward before using the blade of right arms to try to cut the strings. His Persona on the other hand would attempt to lunge forward with a divine light surrounding it's blade to cut away the strings coming down on top of Akio's head.</i> &quot;Don't you know it's rude to interupt someone's intro! Guess I shouldn't expect manners from evil monsters though!&quot; <i>The compartment on his right wrist would suddenly open to reveal a firework that was already lit. He'd try to hold his wrist steady even through the strings to ain the firecracker at the shade.</i>

<i>Akio would begin to panic slightly at the sight, he hasn't been expecting something like this out of the blue. He'd quickly look over at his watch before calming himself down, as much as the guy shouting could be calm. </i> &quot;Alright! Time to test this out! There's gotta be a first time for everything after all! HOPE Device! Activate!&quot; <i>He'd quickly wave his hand over the watch as it began to glow with a blue light. A robotic sounding voice would begin speaking from the watch.</i> HOPED: &quot;Hyper Oriented Persona Emulation Device...Online. First time user detected. Please input proper phrase...&quot; Akio: &quot;Oh right, never used this one before. Need a phrase look no further! Come forth, Persona!&quot; <i>The watch would seem to respond almost immediately to Akio's words as his whole body seems to glow and wind spiraled around him. Suddenly the casual clothes he was wearing before would be replaced by a leather suit with bits if metal strewn about it. It would be both yellow and white and seem to cover almost the entirety of his body. A red visor would begin to form over the front of his face almost completely bluring it out. Finally two yellow gauntlets would form on his hands. The one on his right arm would have a long metal blade extending from it that was also painted yellow. The one on his left hand seemed to have nothing but there was a compartment at the top of it.</i> HOPED: &quot;Beginning Persona summoning sequence...I am thou, thou art I...Arcana Type: Justice! Momotaro!&quot; <i>A warrior clad in a heroic garb would suddenly appear behind Akio. They held a single long blade in their hand and seemed to be bathed in a holy burning light. On their faces was a mask that looked almost like a metallic peach that had been cut in half.</i> &quot;I am the blade of justice! The light that cuts through all evil! I am the Divine Ranger!&quot; <i>Finally, He'd begin posing with his fist held high in the air almost completely stopping as the strings approach him.</i>