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[dream-meister-translations]

PERSONA 5 : THE PHANTOM X

PERSONA 5 : THE PHANTOM X BETA - PART 5

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Wonder approaches Merope who is examining a Rise Kujikawa poster hanging up in the station. 

WONDER : (It's Merope...)

MEROPE : The power of the "Persona" should allow one to enter the Velvet Room through this poster...Let me give it a try.

With an elegant swipe of her hair, she turns the poster into a blue doorway and walks straight through the wall into what we can presume is the Velvet Room. Wonder is watching the whole thing transpire. Scratching his head with confusion.

WONDER : (What was that just now...? Ugh. I don't have time to think about it, I'm gonna be late for school...)

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[The following is a description of a scene cut from the Beta version of the game ]

Above ground, on a crowded platform, Wonder boards the train. He brushes shoulders with a man dressed in a business suit, who nods politely. However, when his gaze lingers on a woman, his expression suddenly becomes unsettling.

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Wonder is standing in the tram, there are three school girls seated on the bench in front of him. One with pigtails and two others whispering to each other. 

GOSSIPING FEMALE STUDENT 1 : Look at that boy over there...

GOSSIPING FEMALE STUDENT 2 : Oh! He's so handsome!

WONDER : (Are they talking about me...? This is a little embarrassing...)

GOSSIPING FEMALE STUDENT 1 : It must be him...He's wearing the school uniform~ 

GOSSIPING FEMALE STUDENT 2 : I didn't expect to see Ichinami-senpai this early in the morning~ 

The camera pans over to a mature looking male who is reclining against the tram and reading a book. 

GOSSIPING FEMALE STUDENT 1 : Quiet down! Causing a commotion won't be good, it might catch his attention. 

GOSSIPING FEMALE STUDENT 2 : You're right, I wouldn't wanna make him think I'm a creepy stalker or something!

WONDER : (Doesn't seem like they're talking about me...)

STATION ANNOUNCEMENT : Now arriving at Shimokitazawa Station.

WONDER : (Time to get off...)

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Wonder is standing in line waiting to leave the station and there are two older men with glasses standing behind him.

WONDER : (Ugh...I can't find my tram pass...)

MAN IN SUIT : What the hell is taking so long?

CONCERNED MAN : If I'm late again, it will count as missing a day of work and my boss will be angry...

He gets out of line and searches for his pass. After a few minutes, he is standing with knuckles to chin, deep in thought. The girl with pigtails from earlier approaches him.

WONDER : (I still can't find it anywhere...)

SOFT-SPOKEN GIRL : Excuse me...I found this monthly tram pass on the tram, did you perhaps drop it?

WONDER : (It's my pass!)

SOFT-SPOKEN GIRL : It is yours right? I could have sworn it fell out of your bag...

WONDER : Yeah, it's mine. Thank you.

SOFT-SPOKEN GIRL : Great! Here you go. I'll be on my way then...

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Wonder makes his way from the station to Kokatsu Academy, heading inside the building.

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[The following is a description of a scene cut from the Beta version of the game ]

A woman is walking, while looking at her phone, when suddenly a man collides with her. The woman, enduring pain and fear, is quick to flinch back and move away. In a rage, the man follows after the woman. She is screaming and so are the other women around. 

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Wonder, now inside his classroom, is sitting at his desk droning away, looking bored while Kumi Katayama teaches. 

KUMI KATAYAMA : Alright, let us begin math class. Hm...Why does everyone look so drowsy? 

KUMI KATAYAMA : I suggest we start with a warm-up for our brains. Wonder, how about you answer this one?

KUMI KATAYAMA : In Japan, there is such a thing as "becoming a delinquent" or "going awry." This ideology originates from a certain creature. What is that creature? 

WONDER : A crow.

KUMI KATAYAMA : Unfortunately, the correct answer is a clam. Most people don't understand why this is. Even I was confused at first. 

KUMI KATAYAMA : Typically a clam has two shells that fit together perfectly. This ideology is derived from the concept of a clam whose shells don't fit. It's as if they've "gone awry." Just like those unruly delinquents. 

KUMI KATAYAMA : It seems like none of you are interested... Very well, open your textbooks and let us continue from where we left off last week...

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The bell for the last class of the morning rings. 

Students are leaving the classroom, but Wonder and Arai are still sitting in their seats. Arai turns in her chair to face Wonder. 

UNSHAVEN MALE STUDENT : Ugh...I'm so bored during class that I start thinking about what to eat for lunch, but I'm not even hungry...

PLUMP FEMALE STUDENT : Why do we still have classes in the afternoon? Ugh...I want to lose weight but it's so hard to stick with it...

MOTOHA ARAI : I saw what happened yesterday. That was crazy! 

WONDER : What do you mean?

MOTOHA ARAI : You were THERE, surely you know what I'm talking about? That lunatic on the bicycle was crashing into everyone on the tram. Thankfully the station staff arrived in time, so no one was seriously injured. But the culprit had disappeared. Do you think he was a "Phantom"? 

WONDER : A Phantom?

MOTOHA ARAI : It's a term they use on a website called "Mogami." Have you heard of it?

WONDER : Mogami?

MOTOHA ARAI : It's a website that posts footage of troublemakers captured by security cameras all around Tokyo. 

MOTOHA ARAI : The person running the website is called "The Wretched God." Of course, that's not his real name. The website is filled to the brim with terms I don't quite understand. 

MOTOHA ARAI : To be honest, I just check it to pass the time. I don't know much else. But, everyone seems to be talking about "Mogami" lately. I heard the number of visitors to the website has tripled in only a few days. It's more than some B-list celebrity fan bases. 

MOTOHA ARAI : Take a look. 

She shows Wonder her phone, on the screen is the front page of the website that says "Mogami." He examines it closely.

MOTOHA ARAI : Anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about. I have something I need to ask you, Wonder. Yesterday, how did you suddenly appear in Shibuya...? You disappeared from the train and then...

SOFT-SPOKEN GIRL : Arai~

The girl with pigtails from the tram approaches the two of them. She seems in a cheerful mood. 

SOFT-SPOKEN GIRL : Oh, you're the guy from this morning...So you and Arai are in the same class, huh? Are you two discussing something private?

MOTOHA ARAI : Ah, never mind. It's nothing important...

SOFT-SPOKEN GIRL : Don't we have plans to go to lunch together, Arai?

MOTOHA ARAI : R-Right. Let's go! Just forget I said anything strange! 

With that, Arai grabs her phone and heads off with the soft-spoken girl, but not before Wonder catches a glimpse of the apps on her phone. The same app that keeps re-downloading itself onto his phone is on her phone too.

WONDER : (That app is...)

Suddenly, Ruferu flies up to the window holding a note in his beak that says "Go to the rooftop for lunch." 

WONDER : (Huh...The note says "Go to the rooftop for lunch." Looks like Ruferu will be waiting for me there...)