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===The Helpless Ones (1) (Ikebukuro Colosseum)===
===The Helpless Ones (1) (Ikebukuro Colosseum)===


After subduing Oniwaka and his thugs, Kengo confronts the Protagonist about them helping him out even though he told them to focus on Shiro before the group turns their attention to Oniwaka. Despite their attempts to get him to resolve this peacefully, Oniwaka rebukes their offers of friendship and understanding, claiming their success makes them blind to what people like him have to go through. He renews his attempt to steal the power of Kengo's Sacred Artifact, but a slash of light separates the group out and causes Oniwaka to disappear. When they reunite, the first thing they notice is that Kengo and Oniwaka's clash appears to have triggered another {{Exception}} event. However, there appears to be no immediate danger as the Exception inside {{Transient icon|Thor}} appears to be struggling to escape into Tokyo.
After subduing Oniwaka and his thugs, Kengo confronts the Protagonist about them helping him out even though he told them to focus on Shiro before the group turns their attention to Oniwaka. Despite their attempts to get him to resolve this peacefully, Oniwaka rebukes their offers of friendship and understanding, claiming their success makes them blind to what people like him have to go through. He renews his attempt to steal the power of Kengo's Sacred Artifact, but a slash of light separates the group out and causes Oniwaka to disappear. When they reunite, the first thing they notice is that Kengo and Oniwaka's clash appears to have triggered another Exception event. However, there appears to be no immediate danger as the Exception inside {{Transient icon|Thor}} appears to be struggling to escape into Tokyo.


Cut to diner. Shiro, Shuichi, and Duo receive the news of the Exception's
Cut to diner. Shiro, Shuichi, and Duo receive the news of the Exception's arrival over the App, causing Shiro to assume that Shuichi deliberately allowed this to happen. However, Shuichi and the Protagonist, who is talking to Shiro via phone, reassure him that thing haven't spiraled out of control enough to cause any immediate damage. When Shiro becomes annoyed that Shuichi would 'turn a blind eye' to the threat Exceptions cause, Shuichi informs them that he's learned of similar incidents where Exceptions were rumored to have appeared before hoping that Shiro's burgeoning guild can get through this.
 
Cut to Colosseum. As Kengo struggles to comprehend what's going on, Oniwaka is seen attacking Ikutoshi and Macan, though he's been driven into a feral rage monster due to an influx of power.
 
Cut to diner. After getting caught up, Shuichi explains to Shiro that Oniwaka is likely a Transient that took on a human identity. He theorizes that Oniwaka's Appropriation Rule must have overloaded from the near limitless power of Kengo's Infinitude Rule and, being the original owner of the Sacred Artifact, turned him into a micro Exception.
 
Cut to Colosseum. By this point, Claude and Nomad has caught on that something is wrong, though Claude assumes this is nothing more than a fight he can propagate for his own amusement.
 
Cut to diner. Shiro, after figuring out that Shuichi intended to see how an Exception event would happen in an enclosed space, realizes that Kengo and Oniwaka, already ranked within the Berserkers system, need to re-establish the hierarchy to get rid of Thor. However, as Oniwaka's too unstable to cognitively go through with it, he plans to have the Protagonist calm Oniwaka down enough to form a pact with him and act as his proxy.
 
Cut to Colosseum. During the conversation between Shiro and the Protagonist, Exception-Oniwaka has already absorbed Macan's power, though he is visibly struggling under the strain of all the energy. At the same time, the Protagonist's group (minus Andvari after he ran off to hide) run into an injured Ikutoshi, who informs them of what's going on. As Bathym stays behind to help Ikutoshi, the Protagonist and Kengo intercept Exception-Oniwaka before he can finish off Macan. This causes Exception-Oniwaka, on the verge of dying from the power overload, to try and take as many people out with him.


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