What?
Nooooo!
What's up with these lights?
Here it comes!
Polydeuces!
Akihiko!
Iori!
Penthesilea!
Ouch!
Yamagishi! You still can't reach him?
Hold on a second, please.
It won't be much longer.
Yuki! Yuki! Can you hear me?
Yamagishi?
Thank goodness, I've finally reached you!
Looks like everyone's been scattered in a Shadow attack.
Are you all right, Yuki?
I've sustained some damage.
Hermes!
Good job, Iori!
Take that!
Akihiko!
This one's mine!
Iori!
Iori?
What do you think you're doing, Junpei?
Junpei!
No good!
Junpei's infatuated right now!
He can't tell the enemy from his allies!
Sorry, you guys!
Wait, what? What's the situation?
Yukari-cchi...
You sure look hot!
Run! Junpei's in a state of...
Total creepiness!
Sorry, live strong.
Watch it, he's got some strange moves.
He seems to be a Shadow adept at psychological attacks.
So he's the one who pulled that?
Persona!
This is the moment I've been waiting for!
I'm doing this!
Why, you...
You're so dead, you know that?!
I don't know why, but my cheek is killing me.
That's due to a lack of training.
Whaaaat?
Yuki...
About what happened earlier...
If you tell anyone, we're done, okay?
You mean about the shower?
I said don't talk about it!
L-Listen, am I really getting through to you?
Now that's what I call a show.
What do you say, Jin?
Are they the enemy?
It's almost time to hook up with that guy, so why not just ask him?
I see. Good idea.
Hey!
Don't stop all of a sudden!
Jeez, what is it?
I don't know why.
But I feel really good.
Welcome to our Velvet Room.
More than three months have gone by since you started coming here.
How is the state of your heart?
At any rate, it is now summer.
Rumor has it that summer is a mysterious season
that releases people from their inhibitions.
I hope you'll take this chance to unleash every desire you harbor,
and enjoy your youth to the fullest.
However...
Please beware of the shadows that creep ever closer.
Hey, boats sure have a way of getting you all pumped up, huh?
I mean, like this sea breeze that you can't experience on land...
Would you pipe down already?
You're not a kid!
Ah... Right now, I'm one with this breeze!
A change-of-scenery trip, huh?
We should thank Mr. Ikutsuki.
Hey!
I can finally see it clearly!
Awesome!
Ya... ku... shi... ma!
We're here! We made it! Yakushima!
Blue sea, white beach!
Man, this is what you call youth, huh?
Just kidding!
Wow! The ocean's so beautiful!
Ah! Contestant Yukari!
It's a much bolder design than I'd envisioned, eh?
Has your confidence nurtured by your grueling training led to this audacity?
The parasols...
Do you think we're allowed to just use any one that's free?
Whoops!
Next up, Contestant Fuuka!
Hold up...
Fuuka...
you...
Are you the type that looks slimmer than you are?
And finally, providing the grand finale is...
What's going on?
What's that commotion they're making?
Wow!
Kirijo-senpai, you look gorgeous!
Seriously! So fair! So pretty!
Have you already applied sunblock?
N-No...
Not good!
You need to put sunblock on, or you'll get burned!
Oh, right, you're right.
Awesome... awesome... I love it!
She's right!
Your skin's too lovely not to!
I'm so envious of how fair your skin is!
How does that make any sense?!
Coming to the southern seas in the summer, and going on a hike in the woods?
Now that it's come to this, let's do it!
I'm calling it Operation Yakushima Surf-fishing!
You mean Operation Hook-up?
Well, what else can we do?
None of the girls want to be under the sun!
If it's an operation, Yuki's got to take the reins.
Gotcha.
Hey, what do you want to do next?
I'm starving!
I checked my guidebook.
What's that?
Back attack - success!
All right, the battle gong has sounded.
What's this?
Creepy!
All righty!
Since you're all pretty adorable...
I'll be happy to join you in a lesson.
Yes... in... deed...
Operation - epic fail...
If this were actual combat... we'd be dead.
What's wrong, Iori?
Right at the eleventh hour - an unbelievable wave!
You really are cruel, God!
I mean, she's seriously hot!
I agree.
Uh, are you alone?
I'm... J-J-Junpei.
Ju?
Uh... um...
If you're free, wanna talk or something?
I am looking for someone.
And that someone is not you.
Uh, listen...
Do you like the ocean?
What do you want?
Uh, I mean, the ocean's great, huh?
They say that among triathlon athletes,
the ones that train in the ocean
are way stronger than the ones who mainly train in pools.
Just as you'd...
I have no need for information of that nature.
I haven't lost.
I haven't lost, all right?
Hey, he's into it for once!
It's almost time for full tide, huh?
You're...
For now, my priority will be to evade danger.
Welcome home!
Welcome home.
Looks like you enjoyed the sea.
Yes.
Please show them to the living room.
I'll be along shortly.
Very well.
Everyone, please come this way.
Chairman, sorry to impose, but...
So there really are such things as maids.
Very well.
I'll get the discussion going, then.
I'm counting on you.
Do you have a moment, sir?
Enter.
It's been a long time... Father.
I apologize for all the people and commotion on your day off.
Since you have come to visit me...
that means that you've resolved to tell them the truth, correct?
Yes, sir.
Don't blame yourself, Mitsuru.
I've told you time and time again.
This is not a sin for you to bear.
However, it is a fact that we have been making them fight while hiding the truth.
Deceit was a matter of course.
Two in harmony surpasses one in perfection.
Since we separated from the Nanjo Group,
these words have been passed down through the Kirijo Group.
Mitsuru, try to believe in people.
However you may keep it all to yourself, it's just individual power after all.
There are things in this world a person cannot do alone.
Yes, sir.
Our research shows
that there's a total of twelve large Shadows that appear during every full moon.
Twelve large Shadows...
Why do such things even exist?
And why is there a Dark Hour, for that matter?
Tartarus, too.
Come to think of it, there's so much that we don't know.
About that...
allow me to explain.
This is my father.
I'm Takeharu Kirijo.
Mr. Takeharu is the current head of the Kirijo Group.
All your equipment and whatnot...
It's all thanks to Mr. Takeharu's support.
The Kirijo Group...
Are you Yukari Takeba?
Uh, yes.
I see.
This must have been fate, as well.
Either way, I knew that I needed to tell you all the truth.
And now that there are people abusing the Dark Hour,
it's all the more imperative that I do.
Abusing the Dark Hour?
Is it almost midnight?
Good evening.
W-Who are you guys?
What's the deal with this?
Address, name, age, occupation, and so on and so forth.
There's no question that this is you?
What are you talking about?
I don't get it!
There are people who hold a grudge against you.
And so we've been hired to get revenge.
Revenge?
That's got to be some kind of mistake!
I haven't done anything!
The evil intent that you're aware of
has no bearing on the evil intent sensed by your opponent.
After all, people all hear what they want to hear,
and believe only what they want to believe.
Don't tell me you're those avengers-for-hire that I'm hearing about on the internet...
N-No! No!
Stay away from me!
That was magnificent, your voice just now.
The important thing is that emotion you showed.
He's not dead yet.
Leave him be. It's just a matter of time.
Up to your moronic antics as usual, huh?
Is that you?
You've got some balls.
We're just complying with demand, that's all.
If we kill during the Dark Hour,
it'll only be replaced by another incident or accident.
What do I care, as long as I get what's coming to me.
Jin, give him that thing.
You can thank me the way you normally do.
Hold up.
This time, rather than compensation, we want information from you.
About those Persona-users.
Lately, they've been partying quite hard every time there's a full moon.
And they seem to be spending a lot of time in that tower.
What would you say their objective is?
You know, don't you?
Won't you tell us?
How should I know?
So you don't wish to tell us?
Because they're your comrades... Is that it?
Wrong!
I'm not one of them anymore.
Ah...
I swear I don't know.
If I find out anything, I'll clue you in.
We'll be looking forward to that.
The Shadows possess a myriad of strange powers.
According to our research, they can even interfere with time and space.
In the past,
there was someone who tried to use those powers for his own personal gain.
That person was Kouetsu Kirijo.
He was my father, and Mitsuru's grandfather.
What my father Kouetsu tried to create by harnessing these monsters' powers
was a divine time manipulation device.
Time manipulation...
Just as it implies.
To control the flow of time,
and remove all obstacles and exceptions to the rule before they occur.
You could call it a tool to manipulate the future at will.
W-Wow...
Talk about a supersized ambition...
To complete this divine device,
my father hired special researchers,
and had them collect a massive amount of Shadows over several years.
But ten years ago,
during the final stages of the experiment, there was an accident,
and the power of the now-uncontrollable Shadows
would end up leaving its dreadful mark.
That would be the Dark Hour and Tartarus.
Just a minute, though!
If what you just told us is true, then why does the school turn into Tartarus?
Don't tell me... the site for the experiment was...
That's right.
The site for the experiment was indeed...
Gekkoukan High School, ten years ago.
Calm down.
Not gonna bite you or anything.
A person?
But you're...!
There's something that I'd like you all to see.
What's this?
It's the only existing footage of the accident,
left by an on-site researcher.
I hope that someone with a conscience sees this video.
I've made the most unthinkable mistake.
Blinded by my own success,
I took advantage of the head's plan and did something foolish.
It's probably too late to avoid an unprecedented disaster.
But I'm going to leave you this footage as atonement.
Anyone who's watching this! Whoever you are...
I want you to listen carefully!
With the explosion, most of the Shadows we collected have scattered to neighboring areas!
If we're going to end this nightmare, our only option is to eliminate them all!
This is all... my fault...
I'm truly sorry...
Dad...
So you knew all about it, Kirijo-senpai...
That it was my father who caused that incident.
Takeba...
Everything...
You knew everything, so...
You spared my feelings and hid that from me?
Is that it?
Takeba, you're wrong about that... I...
Don't do that.
Don't pity me!
Sorry, Yuki.
Would you mind if I left this to you?
It's the Dark Hour now.
You shouldn't be wandering outside alone.
Did you come out here to tell me that?
My dad...
they told me he died in that accident ten years ago...
At the time, there were all these groundless rumors.
Since Dad was in charge, he was seen as Public Enemy Number One.
My mom and I were forced to constantly move back then.
But I always believed...
that there was no way that Dad was to blame.
That there was no way that the dad I loved could ever do something evil.
But...
Eiichiro Takeba...
Our lead researcher at the time. He was a brilliant man.
It was us, the Kirijo Group, that discovered, used, and then drove him to that incident.
Eiichiro may as well have been left for dead by the Kirijo family.
All of the blame lies with the Kirijo family.
That's why I...
When I found out that I had powers,
I didn't think it was a coincidence.
I was afraid,
but I thought that if I stayed close to the Kirijo Group,
I might learn something about my dad.
But in the end, my being here didn't mean a thing.
Because it was Dad...
because it was all Dad's fault.
It might not have meant anything to you, but it meant something to me.
Being with you and the others, I never get bored.
I don't think it's such a bad thing.
This kind of thing can be fun.
Is that what you call it?
"What you call it?"
What's that?
Sounds ridiculous.
With the others... huh?
Want to head back?
Shadows?
Why would they come here?
Let's get out of here!
It's me.
What did you say?
R-Right.
I'll get right on this on my end as well.
Did something happen?
This doesn't look good.
The Shadows being held in a research facility near here have escaped,
and are nowhere to be found.
Oh, no!
Yukari and Yuki don't have their Evokers on them!
Let's go look for them!
No way!
A girl?
What's she doing here?
I have found you.
There's no question.
You're...
Look out!
I shall remove all obstacles!
Persona Raise Up!
She's a Persona-user?
What? What's this?
I have found you at last.
I've been searching for you for so long.
The most important thing for me is to be by your side.
Hey! What's going on here?
Are you all right?
Hey! That girl!
What's up with that, Makoto?!
Let me introduce her.
Her name is Aegis.
As you can see, she's a maiden robot.
How do you do? I am Aegis.
I am in the midst of a Shadow sweep.
An anti-Shadow weapon?
Such a thing exists?
She sustained critical injuries in combat ten years ago,
and has been stored here in this lab ever since.
There was never a peep out of her no matter what,
so we didn't think we could ever activate her,
but she suddenly sprung into action today.
But why?
I have no idea myself.
However...
My top priority is to be by your side, Makoto.
I know!
Since she's finally in working order,
do you think you could let her join forces with you?
Whaaat? This girl?
You sure about that?
Thanks to your father, Takeba, our goal is finally in sight.
Bolstering our manpower should be a good thing.
Oh, uh...
what do you mean by, "thanks to my father?"
Well, in that video we just saw, he said that
the Shadows they'd collected had scattered, didn't he?
It's actually those Shadows that have shown up on the night of the full moon.
And Eiichiro is telling us to annihilate the Shadows.
In other words, it all begins with those twelve escaped Shadows.
You mean, if we eliminate them all,
both the Dark Hour and Tartarus will vanish.
Exactly.
What do you say?
Isn't that good news?
We can erase it...
What Dad did.
Only us Persona-users can defeat the Shadows.
And so Takeba,
I'd like you to continue to lend us a hand, if possible.
I'll do it.
If that's what it will take to atone for what my father did.
I appreciate that.
So there are only six left, huh?
What's wrong, Yuki?
Not enough to satisfy you?
It is morning.
I would like you to wake up now.
It is time to get up.
Ae... gis?
You have been roused without incident, I see.
Mission accomplished.
What are you doing here?
There's a sign that says "Be five minutes early,"
so I thought I would wake you up five minutes earlier.
Okay, then I'm gonna sleep for five more minutes.
That I cannot allow.
Sorry, can I come in?
Makoto, you must get up.
Huh? It's open.
Aegis?
What are you doing here?
I can disable the lock on a door like this in less than two minutes.
But that's breaking and entering!
That won't do, Makoto.
It is time to get up.
You were to stay in the strategy room at night!
Listen to me!
Everyone's in an uproar as you weren't there when we woke up!
I believe that the best place for me to stand by would be right here.
Any problems?
Wha-What are you talking about?
Looks like they're all getting along.
Wonderful - wonderful!
Never mind that, Chairman.
Is that a fact?
That he...
Yes.
It was the night of the 20th, when we were in Yakushima.
Apparently, he was taken into custody for wandering about during the Dark Hour.
And to think that Shinji of all people...
What a coincidence...
How are you planning to deal with him?
Hmm, that's quite a dilemma.
He may have the potential, but he's still in grade school.
Long story short... it's his will that should be respected, I suppose.
The Dark Hour.
A hidden period of time that ordinary people know nothing about.
Not something I can just wrap my head around.
Was it like that for you that day, too?
Mom...
Thank you very much!
Hey.
About Amada, I want to thank you.
Normally, that would've been our job.
I just found him by accident, that's all.
I don't think that was any accident.
Just as expected, you can't escape from that power of yours.
Is that what this is about?
The thing is, we've finally found a way to eliminate the Dark Hour and Tartarus.
For real?
Come back, Shinji.
Don't let that power go to waste.
I'm fine letting it go to waste.
I've abandoned my power.
I don't intend to go back.
That again?
How long are you gonna be bound by that?
Just forget about it! It's all in the past!
Hey, Shinji!
You're just as bound by the past as I am, and you know it.
I'd like you to act as his bodyguard.
Bodyguard?
As long as he has Dark Hour potential,
he's highly vulnerable to attacks by the Shadows.
I suggested that he come in this dorm with us, but he brushed me off.
Not only that,
but it seems that he's still walking about outside during the Dark Hour.
Why would he do a thing like that?
I don't know.
But ever since he lost his mother - his only blood relative - two years ago,
he's been acting somewhat reckless.
Since you come from a similar background,
I thought you'd be able to reach out to him, but...
All right.
Why are you still here, Koromaru?
The priest isn't even here anymore.
It's tough, isn't it?
Being left behind...
I see.
Here in this dorm, for the time being?
It's quiet, huh?
Because it's summer vacation right now.
I'm the only one who's still here in the dorm.
Shadows... huh?
I don't need a bodyguard.
Sorry.
For someone like me...
I don't mind.
Because if the enemy shows up, I can fight them.
That's not like Koromaru.
He's always such a quiet dog...
Why is his voice...?
It's the Dark Hour right now...
NAGANAKI SHRINE
What the heck is this?
Don't tell me...
You're protecting...?
A dog?
Don't tell me...
It was him.
It was him who killed Mom.
Did I get him?
Or did it get me?
A dog that can function during the Dark Hour?
Is that even possible?
Are you all right, Amada?
Do you feel calmer now?
Yes.
Okay, we're all done!
You did a good job, too, Koro!
Koromaru wishes to fight with us, on our side, it seems.
Aegis, you can talk to dogs?
Yes.
I will repay you for saving me.
That is what he seems to be saying.
Oh? You sure have a strong sense of duty, don't you?
But how can he fight?
No, I think it's feasible.
The fact that he was somehow able to interact with the Shadows
shows that Koromaru has what it takes to be a Persona-user.
Can a dog really use a Persona?
If properly trained, he could become a better warrior than you, Junpei.
Pretty interesting, huh?
Very well.
I'll inform the Chairman about Koromaru.
But his care and feeding is up to you.
Got that?
Sure, no problem.
Rest assured, I'll turn him into a fine canine warrior!
Um, me too.
Please let me fight, too!
You're all fighting that monster that just showed up, right?
So let me help you out.
Please!
Why, all of a sudden?
It's really vague and all, but I remembered something.
Two years ago...
it was them that killed my mom!
So please!
Let me fight with you all!
Good for you!
Wanting to avenge your mom at your age... you're gonna make me cry!
You don't have a problem, do you, Senpai? Let's let him join us!
But...
All right.
But if you're going to fight, then you're going to look out for yourself.
Right!
That's what I like to hear!
Okay, from tomorrow, Amada and Koromaru will undergo boot camp with me.
I'll go, too.
Mr. Yuki... Um...
Thank you for what you did just now.
And I look forward to working with you from now on.
Sure.
What do you think you're doing?
I brought this up before.
We want information from you as repayment.
Huh?
Did you really think that we didn't know you were in touch with them?
Or is it that you can't bring yourself to sell out your comrades?
Give it up, already.
I told you they're not my comrades.
In that case, there's no need to show any restraint, is there?
Please tell us.
What exactly is their objective?
I've been away.
I don't have the goods on them.
All I've heard is if they take out all those huge enemies,
the Dark Hour and that creepy tower will vanish.
That's all.
Eliminate the Dark Hour?
What's that supposed to mean?
Why would Persona-users want to eliminate the Dark Hour?
And that Tower of Destruction as well?
Huh? Did you say Tower of Destruction?
Takaya...
Yes, apparently we need an audience with them.
Eliminating the Dark Hour is no less than a rejection of our "power."
That's the one thing we can't allow them to do, under any circumstances.
We thank you for your information.
Jin...
Oh, by the way...
It seems like yet another interesting type has joined their ranks.
Good job, Koromaru!
Amada, don't let your guard down!
Right!
Sending such a child to the battlefield...
Either way, it has nothing to do with you, correct?
And now, if you'll excuse us.
Makoto, the enemy seems to be over there.
What is this place? Who would've thought there was such a huge space underground?
Apparently, this was an underground facility used by the military during the war.
A wartime relic, then?
That Shadow reading...
it is from somewhere back there, right?
A most accurate grasp of intel.
Impressive!
Who are you?
However, you shouldn't fancy yourselves the only ones with data at your disposal.
What are you talking about?
My name is Takaya.
This is Jin.
Also known by some as Strega.
Strega?
Now then, we have observed all the hard work you've put in until today.
I hear that you look upon it as a noble battle to protect the people.
But tonight I've come to put a stop to that.
A Persona?
Does this mean we're locked in?
What?
What's that sound?
From up above?
Since we're here, I took the liberty of using what was on hand at this base.
But this is...
You guys, don't breathe it in!
It's a toxic gas that will paralyze your nerves!
It's one thing to tell us not to breathe it in, but...!
Why would you do a thing like this?
It's simple, really.
You are trying to eliminate the Dark Hour, so you're a nuisance.
If the Shadows and the Dark Hour are eliminated, our powers might also vanish.
We can't allow that to happen.
You need to rethink what it means to do away with the Dark Hour.
You people need to realize.
That you lead a far fuller life now than you did before you knew about the Dark Hour.
What? What's that sound?
Now what's going on?
Do you wish to go back to your former, empty daily lives?
What you're doing is merely an act of hypocrisy,
we don't want people such as you to eliminate the Dark Hour.
Therefore, we ask you to make your exit now.
Really? Now you're going there?
Let's take care of this fast, and get out of here!
Now!
The enemy Shadow is still viable!
Did they just separate?
My strength is sapped.
Amada!
Are you all right?
Aegis!
Danger - detected!
Aegis! You can't do it alone!
It is my job to protect you!
Disabling all limiters!
Orgia - activate!
Is this for real?
Amazing...
Is it about to fuse?
I won't allow it!
Is she overheating?
This is an unexpected development.
Aegis!
- Yuki! - Makoto!
Stop it.
Is this the end for us...
now?
Castor!
This Persona is...
Shinji?
Toto...
They got it!
Hey, are you alive?
You're...
You saved me again, didn't you?
Thank you very much.
No need to thank me.
Are you all right, Aegis?
Yes. I always rise after a fall.
That's not how you use that phrase.
Well, Aragaki-senpai's agreed to join forces with us,
so aren't we looking even more invincible now?
Want to go to Tartarus today?
What, again?
We've been going there every day lately!
And in fact, there's no reason to go, is there?
I mean, once we defeat the four Shadows that are left, it'll all be over.
Anyway, about that festival the day after tomorrow...
Fuuka, are you wearing a yukata or not?
I'm planning to...
What's going to happen when it's over?
What's gonna happen?
Well, needless to say...
Needless to say,
we'll go back to our normal lives without all the battles.
Probably... I'm pretty sure...
Good job getting through summer school.
Amada!
Did you come to meet us?
Yes. It's not like I had anything much to do back at the dorm.
Hey, you're going too, right? To the festival?
I don't know...
Mr. Aragaki...
Is he going, too?
What's this, Amada?
You want to go with Aragaki?
Well...
But he doesn't seem like he goes for that kind of thing, so...
Why don't you just ask him?
Hey!
Yuki!
Go with him, will you?
Fine with me.
Thank you very much!
When the fighting's over... huh?
Nothing left.
Seriously, there'll be nothing left.
Move.
What?
Can't you see you're blocking me? Move.
Oh, right...
My bad.
There you go! That's your dinner.
Oh, jeez, too hot for you?
My bad!
There, there...
Slowly, now.
Eat it real slow, now.
Is it good?
We're back.
Welcome home.
Something going on?
No, all quiet on the home front.
Uh... Excuse me, Mr. Aragaki...
By any chance, are you going to the festival the day after tomorrow?
I was just wondering...
Not interested.
I see...
Of course not, right?
Mr. Aragaki is a man of mystery.
Despite going out of his way to care for Koromaru...
Care for Koromaru?
Nothing tastes better than the meals prepared by Mr. Aragaki.
Hey... Hey, you! Hold up...
Koromaru says so himself.
What are you saying?
Really? Who knew?
Just now, too...
Hey! Don't tell them!
Oh, hell.
Just for a little while... I'll go with you.
Going to a summer festival with me is totally going to blow, you know.
You mean, you're coming with me?
Yeah.
Good for you, Amada!
Yes!
Ta-da!
What do you mean, ta-da?
You need to don your yukata more graciously, Yukari-cchi.
Oh my gosh, the way you said that is so annoying!
I'm not used to wearing one, so it's really embarrassing.
What's wrong, Mitsuru?
No sign of Aegis, is there?
All I have to do is hit that target, yes?
Sure, but hold up.
You'll be using this one.
I see.
I neglected to take into account the warped barrel and the quality of the cork.
Next time, I won't miss.
Mr. Yuki!
Wow!
You're such a boss, Mr. Aragaki!
Is that tomorrow's breakfast?
Like these are edible!
Not much meat on them, huh?
That's not what I mean!
Here you go.
Thank you very much!
You have secured your emergency rations.
Come on, they're not for eating.
This place here...
It's a secret spot that my mom and I found.
We used to come here together every year.
When my mom died, it kind of hit me.
"Oh, so now all the good times are over for me..."
But now every day is so much fun.
I never dreamed that I'd ever smile like this again.
I wish that...
...it could just be like this forever...
Morning!
Classes start today, huh?
It really is a pain, huh?
All right, class! Listen up!
AEGIS
This is a transfer student who'll be joining you, starting today.
I'm Aegis.
It's such a pleasure to meet you all.
Let's see... items of note...
A humanoid tactical weapon?
Miss! You should assign Aegis her seat!
Oh, that's right.
I would like to have this seat.
That belongs to someone who just happens to be absent today.
That's the same as not being here.
All right, it's settled. You may be seated there, Aegis.
I am grateful.
Because the most important thing for me is to always be near this person.
Hey! Aegis!
What is it?
Huh?
Why are you so pissed, Takeba?
Ohhh? Could this be a love triangle?
Whaaat? For real?
Hey... It's not like that!
Don't just...
come out on your own!
Did you hear about the kid in Class B?
Yeah, it's Apathy Syndrome, right?
Seems like there are more and more of them these days.
Apathy Syndrome, huh?
True...
It seems like the victims start piling up whenever it's almost time for the full moon.
Want to go to Tartarus today?
You really are gung-ho these days.
I will accompany you.
Because exterminating the Shadows is my raison d'être.
Hey, I was just wondering, you know.
If the Dark Hour is over, and there are no Shadows,
what's gonna happen to you, Aegis?
I operate as an anti-Shadow weapon,
and eliminating Shadows is my reason for being.
As such, should my mission be completed,
I will no longer have a reason for being.
Then there's a chance that you could just be shut down?
There is a possibility of it happening.
But that's... really sad.
Lately...
I keep remembering what those people called Strega said to us.
That thanks to the Dark Hour, we might be leading more fulfilling lives.
Yeah, they did say that.
I... don't fit in at home.
My parents aren't interested in anything but my grades,
and they won't even look at me.
Fuuka...
So now that I can use a Persona,
and I feel needed by you guys,
my life is really full right now.
Just like the Strega people said.
It could be that I don't want the Dark Hour to be eliminated.
Hey, long time no see.
You're here again?
Of course I'm here.
If a friend's in anguish, I'll always come.
You're scared, aren't you?
That you might lose the place you shine the brightest,
the place that gave you the chance to meet the people dear to you.
But you know, if something changes, something else will be born.
There's nothing you can do about losing something.
And there's no way that you can fight those changes.
No matter how sad your fate may be.
Then nothing should ever change.
That's true.
I wonder if our relationship will never change?
Or is it going to change one day after all?
Who knows?
Whatever lies ahead of us,
you and I are friends.
No matter what.
Hurry, everyone!
This Shadow is sucking up huge amounts of electricity from the underground cables!
Most attacks won't work on an enemy capable of having such monstrous energy!
Found it!
That's not all.
If it ends up snatching all available electricity,
the Port Island area will become a city of death!
To prevent that, there's just one way to defeat the Shadow!
Please sever the cables connected to the underground generator
and stop the Shadow from absorbing that energy!
Everyone, please!
While Sanada-senpai and Aragaki-senpai buy some time!
Shinji!
This is totally the job for us!
Yeah, totally!
All right, if we just sever this...
Now it's reversed!
Let's do this, Mr. Yuki!
Looks like they did the job!
Polydeuces!
Shinji!
It's over.
Are you both all right?
Yeah.
Just barely...
But we're totally gassed.
We'll concede the finishing blow to you.
Good job fending it off here, Akihiko, Aragaki.
All right!
I'll be the one to finish it off!
Soon, it's going to be over, huh?
Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
Hey, you!
I asked you, what's that supposed to mean?
Shinji!
Mr. Aragaki!
Please stop!
You saying that you don't want it to be over?
That you're fine with the Dark Hour and the Shadows?
Is that what you're trying to say? Huh?
Knock it off!
Don't give me that crap!
Shinji?
Get away... from me...
Shinji?
Aragaki?
Shinji! What's going on?
Don't tell me he's out of control?
Mr. Aragaki!
Hang in there!
Amada!
Dammit! Stop!
Goddammit!
Shinji!
Are you all right, Amada?
Where on earth did Shinji go?
Shinji!
What did you drink just now?
Answer me, Shinji!
It's nothing.
Hey!
It's a drug I've only heard about before.
That when you cannot control your own Persona,
this drug can forcibly suppress it.
But the after-effects of this drug!
Why? Shinji! Why?
Two years ago on that day,
I did something I'd never be able to take back.
That was an accident!
It wasn't your fault!
Not my fault, huh?
That's bullcrap!
It's a fact that because of me, some kid's life was completely messed up!
So the reason you came back was really for Amada.
Something like that couldn't even begin to be atonement.
I can't even control my own Persona.
And therefore you decided to rely on drugs?
Why?
Why wouldn't you rely on me, and turn to drugs instead?
Why not me?
Would asking you for advice make any difference?
Have the side-effects come out yet?
I won't go yet.
Not until I've taken responsibility in the end.
Both Yuki and Aragaki, eh?
What a headache...
Yes.
Fortunately, we haven't observed any changes in Amada.
Oh, Amada!
Going to bed already?
Yes, good night.
As for Yuki, to be honest, I'm at a loss.
After all, he is irreplaceable in battle.
Is something wrong with me?
I don't know.
But to me, your actions were incomprehensible.
Is that right?
Even so,
the most important thing to me is to be by your side.
Why did it have to be you?
Why?
Mitsuru...
Have you found out anything about that drug?
Dammit!
Is there nothing that I can do?!
There you go!
Good boy!
Do you wish to go back to your former, empty daily lives?
I...
Amada's out late today again, isn't he?
There's a typhoon coming, so I do worry about him.
Well, hey. There's really no need to be worried.
I mean, it could be that he's at that age, you know!
Oh, shut up, Junpei.
Amada!
You're soaking wet! Are you okay?
Yes.
I thought I told you to stay inside as much as possible.
Where have you been?
There was something I just had to take care of.
I'm sorry.
Because there's something I've got to do, no matter what.
Not here today, either, huh?
Oh, crap. She's at it again.
You should say something to her, too, Takaya.
What for?
What reason could there be for stopping someone headed for destruction?
I know, but unless Chidori's power stabilizes,
it's gonna hurt you and me, too.
Like the other day, when we couldn't head them off.
True, that is a matter of concern.
In that case...
what if we were to reduce their power?
In the end,
you decided to bring him along, I see.
Yes.
That's what Yuki wants as well.
The fact is, he's been doing a good job.
I don't know what made him blurt out what he did the other day.
But I do believe that as a teammate,
I can trust his powers and intentions.
He doesn't want to eliminate the Dark Hour.
But he does want to protect his teammates, eh?
That's quite a dilemma.
Excuse me.
Amada... What's up?
I came to say goodbye... I guess?
You've been really nice to me,
so it wouldn't have been right to just leave without a word.
I should get going.
All right, Mr. Yuki - take care.
I'm sorry.
Amada?
Three to go, eh?
IWATODAI STATION SHOPPING ARCADE
The enemy reading...
they're right nearby.
Where's Shinji?
Amada did tell me that he couldn't make it today, but...
Those two are...
Akihiko, don't tell me that...!
Today's October 4, right?
Yamagishi! Try to locate Shinji and Amada's positions!
What? Very well.
Um... Did something happen between those two?
So you came.
Since you were willing to ditch the operation,
you know what this is about, right?
Two years ago...
On a night when we'd gone to take down a Shadow in the city.
At the time, Aragaki had just acquired his Persona,
and he suddenly lost control of his powers.
Lost control...
Unfortunately, there was just one casualty that night.
And that was... Amada's mother.
I'm getting a reading!
Those two are together!
The location is...
The alley behind Port Island Station!
Akihiko!
Shadows!
They're coming!
We're gonna make short work of them!
Don't jump the gun - Shinji! Amada!
It was two years ago today.
My mom died right here that day.
Officially, her cause of death was a traffic accident,
but that was no accident.
I saw it...
My mother was murdered!
It was you who killed her!
Persona!
Polydeuces!
There was nothing good about my life.
It was painful just to go on living.
And that's how everyone treated me.
No matter where I went, they felt sorry for me.
There was a time when I thought about dying,
but I can't face my mother like this.
So I made up my mind!
That I'd go on living until I avenged her!
All right!
Let me!
What?
While we were summoning...?
Takeba!
- Are you all right? - Yes.
Hey! Yukari-cchi!
Wh-What... is that?
That's...
At first I thought it was the Shadows.
But I was wrong.
The other day, it came back to me clearly.
When I saw your Persona go berserk...
That's how you killed her, huh?
My mother...
No way are you getting away with that!
So...
I'm going to kill you myself!
This is no good!
You guys, are you all right?
Iori! Takeba! Koromaru! Where's Yuki?
Persona!
Makoto!
Not good!
Mitsuru!
Let's start by holding off this one!
Now!
Yuki!
Take out that roulette thing!
If you don't hurry, Shinji's gonna...
Do it.
I won't resist.
It's the penalty for constantly running away from it.
The reason I left my team,
and why I suppressed myself with drugs.
It was all because I wanted to forget.
But it didn't work out.
My body refuses to forget.
I find myself here before I know it.
Even though it's a spot I don't want to see.
It won't do you any good to tell me that now!
Sure, I know.
I'm not gonna make any excuses.
It's something that I did.
I'll pay the price.
But... There's just one thing I should warn you about.
Warn me?
If you take the life of even a wretch like me,
you'll end up shouldering the same burden as me.
Just be sure you're ready for that.
What's up with that?
Is that you begging for your life?
Even if there's nothing but hate inside you,
someday you'll end up shouldering it.
Without fail.
Don't mess with me!
No way am I ever shouldering something like that!
You're absolutely right.
Of course you'll never shoulder such a thing.
Nor is it even necessary.
Yuki!
Makoto?
Oh, no!
What he's about to do...
That's revenge.
Since his mother was killed, it's okay for him to kill, too.
You bastard!
Of course...
Either way, you're going to die, eventually.
Even if this boy doesn't get his revenge.
It's been quite a while since you started using drugs to suppress your Persona.
You don't have much time in this world.
What's that supposed to mean?
Is it true?
You're just gonna die on your own?
Even if... I don't do anything...
On your own?!
How is that fair?
Then what... what was I doing all this time?
What actually brings on death probably doesn't matter.
Young man,
I'm not discerning the scent of living from you - in a different way than him.
After slaying him, you were planning to die yourself, too, weren't you?
But that's just a matter of who goes first.
Either way, both of you are going to die, anyway.
Don't gimme that!
Yuki!
You've got to take out that roulette-thing!
Akihiko!
Die!
Yuki!
Persona!
Mitsuru!
Take care of the others!
Akihiko!
Shinji...
Now, then, in lieu of your dying words, let me ask you.
There's a data gatherer among you, is there not?
You see, you have better data than we do,
so we can't protect the Shadows.
Please tell me.
The identity of this nuisance.
What's wrong?
Won't you tell me?
Or are you no longer able to speak?
I don't know who...
It's me.
Is that true?
It's true!
Because I can do that...
that's why, even though I'm just a kid, they let me join the fight!
What are you talking...
I wasn't asking you.
I don't care anymore.
My revenge is over.
I see.
In other words, you've lived enough.
So wonderfully prepared.
I'll take care of you first.
Now go in peace...
What did you do that for?
What good would it possibly do you to save this child?
Shinji!
What a buzzkill...
Shinji!
Aragaki!
- Senpai! - Senpai!
Shinji!
Stay with us! Shinji!
Let's treat those wounds right away!
What's that look on your face?
You just got your wish, for God's sake.
- Senpai! - Aragaki-senpai!
Shinji!
These wounds are too deep!
We can't do anything until the Dark Hour ends!
You don't have to...
get rid of your hate right away...
Just turn it into power...
Remember, you're still just a kid...
For what lies ahead of you...
Live.
No way...
I...
Aki...
Take care of him...
Right...
This is how it should be...
Oh, man... Does this have anything to do with us?
Who knows?
I mean, did you even know Aragaki?
How could I have known him?
He never came to school, remember?
Anyway, who knew that you could really get caught up in these violence incidents?
I don't know if he got caught up in it. Wasn't it probably just a fight?
I mean, I'm sure he was that type of guy anyway.
You shut up.
What?
I said, shut up!
Iori! Sit down!