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Intimacy Arc Chapter Eleven: After School Lesson!
Original Release: May 9, 2020 (Fanfiction.net), May 10, 2020 (AO3)
Summary
With Ibuki Mioda's guitar the latest target in a string of musical instrument thefts, Kyoko asks Makoto to accompany her in her investigation, hoping to find some clue to track down their classmates' assailant. But will the Ultimate Detective find herself under assault in turn?
Tropes
- The Cameo:
- Ibuki is briefly mentioned as Makoto and Kyoko are investigating the disappearance of her guitar.
- Mikan makes an appearance as she helps treat Kyoko's injuries.
- It's All My Fault: After saving Kyoko, Makoto blames his luck for both her injuries from their investigation and their encounter with Akafuku.
- Last-Second Word Swap: Kyoko almost calls Jin "Father" before quickly going back to calling him "Headmaster".
- Mythology Gag: Kyoko almost getting crushed on a conveyer belt while being unable to move references her execution in the game's Bad Ending. Even the title of the chapter is named after the execution.
- Not So Stoic: As she's getting closer to getting crushed, Kyoko's face turns purple from fear and believes that she's going to die, and that Makoto abandoned her.
- You Are Better Than You Think: When Makoto starts blaming himself and his luck for Kyoko getting hurt, even saying that she might've been better off if they hadn't met, she tells him that he's made her a better person.
Kyoko: Naegi-kun, stop saying such nonsense. You're not unlucky, and your luck isn't what nearly got me killed. If anything, your luck saved me. I was lucky that you came back to carry me out of there, and I was lucky today that you were here to stop the conveyor belt in the nick of time. So don't go berating yourself and saying that I'd be better off if I never met you. The truth is... your friendship had made me a better person, and I... I can't imagine how I would have turned out if you hadn't decided to be my friend. I... I value you, Makoto...
