Although they had seen plenty of bizarre Shadow Monsters along the way, the monster before them still caught everyone completely off guard.
It wore a yellow Queen leather outfit and a triangular hat resembling one from the FFF Inquisition, its legs crossed while the hair behind it hung down like octopus tentacles. Beneath its body were two faceless men riding on each other's shoulders. Of course, if they were normal people, having two people play horse while a third sat on top would have them falling over in less than a second, but... they were not human, were they?
"Watch out!! I can sense that Shadow in front of you... No, a Persona? This is... What exactly did you run into?"
"We don't know either!"
Hearing Mitsuru's question, Gakuhou Yukari looked just as bewildered.
"It feels like this person's Persona suddenly rebelled!"
"What? That can happen?"
"Either way, it's dangerous."
Shiomi Kotone tightened her grip on her naginata and stared at the monster before them.
"Everyone, get ready. We'll take it together!"
"No, there's no need."
But at that moment, Airi reached out and stopped the two of them.
"Since there's only one of it, leave it to me... Mm, step back a little. Be careful not to get caught in the crossfire."
"??"
Hearing Airi's words, the two exchanged puzzled looks, but obediently retreated, shielding the short-haired girl who was kneeling on the ground. Airi then walked up to the "Queen." At the sight of her, the "Queen" flicked her whip.
"You want to stop me too? Then I'll deal with you first!"
"No, I'm the one who'll deal with you."
As she spoke, Airi raised her right hand. At the same time, the space around her rippled like water in a pond. Then—heavy machine guns materialized out of