Hello.
Ryo-kun, come take care of your bags.
Okay!
Oh ware izukoe Oh, where am I?
Oh ware yobukoe Oh, the voice that's calling me
umetsukusu jouhou Immersing information
ikigurushii kono joukyou This suffocating situation
jibun ga inai I'm not here
kono sekai no bousou The world is going out of control
tada musekinin ni toubou Run away irresponsibly
dokoe ikuno Where am I going?
Huriyamanu ameni The never-ending rain
zubunure oitekareta kokoro ga Soak the neglected heart
kuzure yuku chokuzen no koe wo kike Listen to the voices before it collapses
sasayakana kizunade ii I'm fine with the subtle connection
sotto anata wo dakishimeru kara I will hold you gently
kasaneta inochi ga yukkurito ima kokyuu shite iru The overlapped souls breathe slowly
sobani iruyo "I'll be by your side."
Oh ware izukoe Oh, where am I?
Oh ware yobukoe Oh, the voice that's calling me
I've been looking for you.
Smoking is prohibited on the premises.
It's not lit.
The status result from three days ago.
No deaths, fortunately, but the number of Apathy Syndrome victims...
It's not as bad as ten years ago, but cases where this many people contract it at once...
They've surely asked about the cause.
Yes.
What did you tell them?
That it's still under investigation.
We're the same.
The Chief and us.
Even if there weren't press regulations, that's all I could say...
Have you gotten a hold of him?
No.
Niichan?
Shin hasn't been in since this morning.
He was back late last night, right?
Seemed like it.
Does he say where he's going?
Nope.
It probably means he wants to be alone.
He's really good.
Yeah.
I wonder if he's gonna go to an art school?
I don't think he's considered it yet.
I see. Well, he's got other things besides his future to think about now.
The brother came back after half a year with a Persona from his dreams...
I mean, I guess he didn't "come back."
But you should be glad...
...he's still alive.
You could've received a call unexpectedly to hear he was dead.
You still have to hope that as long as he's alive, one day you'll see him again.
Yeah.
Morimoto?
I'm sorry. Um, I...
You dropped this, too.
So, you had it.
Yes.
Is it working for you?
Good.
I should give it back to you.
Don't worry. If it's working, you should keep it.
Thank you.
Do you come here often?
Yamasaki told me about it a while ago.
This place looks similar to the facility grounds where you two used to live.
Yes. I do, sometimes.
Um, Kanzato-kun?
Huh?
Um, w-well...
What's your future goal?
Umm... Nothing special, at the moment.
I'm sorry. This wasn't an appropriate time.
Are you looking to go into translation or something?
Oh, sorry. I saw a pamphlet for a foreign language institute earlier.
My teacher recommended it to me...
You are very smart.
No... I'm good at memorizing, but not applying the knowledge...
I'm bad at either one.
Yeah...
Oh, I mean, no, I don't think so!
You're artistic, athletic...
and so kind.
I-I should go home now. I'm sorry!
Hey, Morimoto...
Beef bowl ramen, huh?
Delivery!
Come in.
You can leave it there.
Counselor.
I need to speak with you.
I'd like to know the truth about what you, former chief Kanzato,
and headquarters executives are covering up.
What we witnessed three days ago...
Isn't everything related to that?
Apathy Syndrome, Reverse cases, and ten years ago?
As you suspected,
I came here to silence everything related to Personas.
Officially, anyway.
Please, have a seat.
I'm home, Rune!
I'm home...
Of course he's not back.
Hey, welcome back.
I-I'm home.
Sorry, but could you get the plates?
Who is this?
Go on. Eat up.
I made it with what was available, but it's pretty good.
E-excuse me...
Do you have any isotonic water?
We have some bottled water.
They're good for you when you don't have an appetite.
Buy some.
Right...
When did it start coming out?
What?
Your Persona.
How well are you able to use it?
Persona... you say?
That's right.
It's... not like I can use it.
It came out a few times when I was in danger.
Hey, Shin!
Yes?
Is this water... old?
You're right.
Young, growing men should not undervalue water, the source of all life!
I-I'm sorry.
Oh, the tap water in this area comes from a natural spring, so it's pretty tasty.
Um... May I ask who you are?
Sanada Akihiko.
First of all, eat.
Let's talk about your brother.
Takuro, where's Kanzato-kun?
Oh...
What about your work? Are you off?
I'm going there in a bit. I got the late shift.
Don't you have to study?
I am.
You're gonna go full-time at Sexy Dynamite?
It's Sexual Bomber!
Same difference.
Then, you should get certified as...
I know!
You need to be more considerate.
About what?
Hey!
You two, do you have time?
Um...
What's up, Inui-san?
Marebito?
Multiple Personas were embedded in their psyche.
Regardless of their compatibility, they were made into Persona users.
You were attacked by them several times, right?
The one who went out of control three days ago was also one of them.
They forcefully extract others' Personas and absorb them into their own artificial one.
Reverse is the term we use to refer to the bodies of those attacked by them.
But why?
We haven't gotten to the bottom of that.
However, it's clear they are conducting unnatural research and unreasonably killing people.
Ayanagi City is considered brimming with Persona latents.
How do you know that?
We gathered as much through research Kanzato Ryo and I were involved in.
Another theory says the population increased ten years ago
after the Toyama Bay Apathy Syndrome outbreak.
Even though the number's been declining, Ayanagi City is still ideal for the Marebito.
We were able to predict someone like them beforehand.
To fight back, we needed natural latents with high abilities.
We needed to find Persona users among kids.
We used Shadow Extraction as one such method.
What!?
We don't know who started it, or how, but its effect correlates to the Persona's power.
We decided to find the kids with high abilities based on those rumors.
Rumors!?
That's right.
How can officials do that sort of thing based on rumors?
Rumors among kids are fairly reliable, especially regarding issues like this.
We believe they're mostly accurate, despite sounding meaningless.
That's why you knew so much about Shadow Extraction,
and leave the dorms past curfew, even though you're the manager.
But the Marebito had the same idea.
Only, they seemed to have a more effective way...
Half a year ago, we completely fell behind them.
And what was the effective way?
If they didn't get ahead, Takashi, Tasaka-senpai, and the other Reverse victims...
...wouldn't have had to go through that!
Why couldn't you have protected them earlier!?
Plus, even if it was to find strong Persona users,
many kids became apathetic due to Shadow Extraction!
Look at Morimoto, too!
All we can do is apologize.
Then...
The list aniki had...
Can I listen, too?
Kanzato and I were involved in plans to establish a special force.
A Persona Force, formed only of those with high enough abilities to handle supernatural cases.
However...
The plan fell through within a year.
There was strong opposition from various fields.
Then, something came up we couldn't do anything about.
The age limit.
There's no specific age set, but we know when a person is old enough to become an officer,
their Persona can no longer be used.
But Ryo-niichan was...
You could keep using it by taking a certain drug, as a sole exception.
It's the same substance regulating Complex Personas.
Why would he go so far?
A sense of duty.
He didn't say much to me, either.
He voiced his desire to resume the plan,
and even after cancellation, kept in touch with the development leader.
That's how aware he was of this crisis.
After a while, a special force to prevent Persona misuse was established at headquarters.
Candidly speaking, our only task was to smudge the truth.
Even above us, there are people who belong to the other side.
Fighting against the Marebito is a lonely task with no support.
Even so... Whoever is capable must commit to it.
Sanada-san...
Was that... our brother?
I don't know.
Ito Kunio Kanzato
The message was passed to the appropriate people.
Now it's all up to them.
Here, too.
Did you already know about his Persona?
Yeah.
I see.
We'll just have to ask him in person, right?
Yeah.
Kanzato Shigeru Kanzato Haruka Kanzato Yuki
Were you?
It's a coincidence.
Ito Yuuna
It's me.
Roger that. Don't you take your eyes off of him, Narasaki!
And... make sure to report to Sanada.
Ito-san.
Thank you for taking me back to the dorms the other day without a question.
I ended up calling you a buncha times, though.
But it's all fine now. I got most of it.
I...
No need.
Just think about your brother's feelings.
Itsukara yume miru koto When did I start pretending like I didn't dream of anything?
Wasureta huri wo shitetan darou When did I start pretending like I didn't dream of anything?
Chiisana mado akeru yuuki mo naku With no courage to open a small window, I waited for a miracle.
Kiseki wo matteta With no courage to open a small window, I waited for a miracle.
Ushinau mono nado nakatta anohi no yona I'm not as innocent as I used to be in the days when I had nothing to lose
mujakisa wa mou naikedo I'm not as innocent as I used to be in the days when I had nothing to lose
namida wo nugutta ato niwa After wiping away the tears
atarashii jibun ni deaeru I'll be able to meet a new self
subete wo nakushitemo mitsuke rareru monoga arukara Even if I lose everything
subete wo nakushitemo mitsuke rareru monoga arukara There are still some things to discover
kesenai kizumo itsuka Even the scars that remain
watashi rashii hokori ni dekiru will someday become my pride
Time for those without masters.
Even extended, it eventually comes to an end.
Even before arriving, or after departing,
they are destined to wander.
The hurt, honored guest with no home.
The parting and gathering of consciousness.
The harmony and silence that must exist.