A motorcycle filled with equipment, it's Mitsuru's way of finding and analyzing the Shadows.
A strange device, consisting of a green platform and an arc, is located in the corner of the Tartarus' entrance; it will probably become useful, once it's activated.
Junpei, there is no need to prove anything; just fight as good as possible, and we'll be fine!
The round entrance hall of Tartarus, and the Giant Clock, as the main gate...
And yeah, ready to enter Tartarus!
Red stains, there are a lot of stains scattered on this floor, and in this block the Thebel.
Glittering in the dark; must be treasure!
A suitcase with medicine; uneasy, and will venture farther anyway.
Minako slashes fast, with her naginata; a quick first strike, can make all the difference in a fight!
A Shadow, will try to attack it first; being unnoticed helps too.
A Cowardly Maya; these Shadows fall easily...
The Cowardly Maya's weakness is fire, based on Mitsuru's analysis; an Agi skill it is!
We get a Snuff Soul, after the battle with Cowardly Maya.
A staircase to the next floor, and a Shadow nearby.
Will be hunting the Shadow first!
What?!
Mitsuru said, that we won't be advancing to the next floor, today...
Should make better use of this floor then, the second one...
Two Cowardly Mayas, were surprised to see us; allocating Agi skills.
Yukari's call, for an All-Out Attack!
Will heed the call, All-Out it is!
Everyone is happy, and the Revival Bead is obtained.
An All-Out Attack quickly eliminated the Shadows; an All-Out madness...
Ah, a shiny suitcase!
Opening the suitcase, and inside it, more medicine...
Three Cowardly Mayas...
Minako has plenty of spiritual power left, so she'll be using Agi on all of 'em.
Agi skills, and elemental skills, rarely miss; if ever.
Alright, an All-Out team Attack!
A card came to Minako's mind; it was a Pixie card, she is now Minako's new Persona; Minako can now use Pixie, along with Orpheus.
Io has gained strength, making Yukari stronger; Yukari's best assets are healing and wind skills.
Hermes gained experience, increasing Junpei's strength, endurance and luck.
Junpei's Persona is like a Knight; it's heavily armed, and have wings, to fly into battle!
Guess what was behind the Shadow, another suitcase!
Mitsuru detected a Shadow; will be forced to sneak up on it again...
No Quests yet; who will give 'em?
Now the next Shadow gathering, is tad bigger than the others; approaching, without attracting their attention...
Pixie, is a Persona of the Lovers Arcana, and she is resilient to thunder skills.
Lovers Arcana, is best at healing and magic skills; Yukari's Persona Io, is of the Lovers Arcana.
The battle against four Cowardly Mayas; they are of the Magician Arcana, just like Hermes; Hermes, is Junpei's Persona, and it will have Agi skills.
Nice indeed, knocking those Shadows down, one by one!
Last one...
An All-Out Jump in!
The cards, the spin...
Apsaras would be welcomed, into Minako's heart; new abilities await...
And after defeating four Shadows, we get another Snuff Soul.
Io improves, raising Yukari's magic, endurance, and luck!
Hermes got up a notch too, strengthening magic, endurance and of course Junpei's strength!
That is all, for practicing Shadow hunting; now for exploration, we have to find an access point...
Since the way up ahead goes both ways, our team will be splitting up, for an extended search, to find the access point.
Yukari has found the access point; we'll stay here for awhile, to hear what Junpei is gonna find.
Enough running around, regroup!
There was a suitcase in that corridor; what Junpei did...
An access point, it emanates green light, and the waves, the downwards path; the waves will take us to the entrance.
And as for Junpei's gathering, Minako received the item from him, at the access point; it turns out, Junpei has found medicine; the same thing, in all suitcases on this floor...
Yukari, Minako, and Junpei, were transported back to the entrance, by the access point.
We are back in a flash!
Mitsuru asks how it was...
No problems, whatsoever.
The Fool Arcana has grown in Minako's heart, as the bond between SEES members intensified.
Social Links increasing...
Yukari is tired; all battle participants are, they are getting used to the Dark Hour, little by little.
And when Junpei is tired, he thinks about food...
Akihiko praising us, says we have done a good job; he would've been there for us, if he hadn't been injured...
Tres bien; an applause from Mitsuru; and we'll be heading back, real soon.
As a leader, Minako will have the privilege to decide on the party, those who will accompany her to Tartarus.
And Apsaras, is able to cast Bufu, the freeze skill; she is of the Priestess Arcana, and her strength is ice, and her weaknesses are Slash attacks.
Pixie doesn't have any major weaknesses, and Orpheus doesn't have any strong points.
Will try to reach Igor at the Velvet Room, since Minako has gathered two new Personas.
Igor starts off with an explanation, of what he really does in the Velvet Room...
In the Velvet Room, new Personas can be created, with Igor's ability to to perform fusion; Minako will have to give Igor the Persona cards though...
Minako has close to 170 Personas within her, just waiting to be summoned; Minako doesn't have the power to really use them though, it will change however, as she improves.
The more experienced Minako will become, the more Personas she'll be able to reach out to.
Minako is the first with this many possibilities, from all the previous visitors of The Velvet Room; according to Igor.
More Social Links should be established; an advise from Igor, to strengthen Personas.
Fusion skill inheritance...
A Persona who mainly heals, won't be inheriting any physical skills; Pixie?
A Persona with an affinity to one element, won't inherit any other; Hermes affinity is Agi, and all other elemental magics, will be excluded.
A proficiency with Darkness, won't allow Light; and Light, won't allow Darkness.
And Personas that like to Bash, Slash, or Pierce, will have a hard time inheriting any magic skills.
Personas can have more than one proficiency, and thus can inherit far more!
There are some Personas, that can inherit any skill, yet those are very rare...
The Incense cards that enhance Personas are: Paige, King, Queen, and Ace; affects that these cards give, can be passed to new Personas through fusion, so it's safe to use them at will.
Accidents happen...
A Unicorn, can be acquired by fusing all three of Minako's Personas; it will have to be postponed, as the resulting Persona, is too powerful to handle, at this point.
It is farewell to the Velvet Room, till we see each other next time.
Will be heading back to the Dorm...
The 22nd of April, Minako goes to school, and meets Akihiko along the way; happens, they were taking the same train.
Confusion, ain't a problem, feeling all right.
And yeah, Junpei is overreacting to all of this.
Akihiko is so bored; now that's a lot of pain...
Akihiko really wants to fight Shadows, even though he was injured; he is the boxing champ after all!
There is no need to sneak into the fight Akihiko, there will be a chance to rough up.
If Akihiko wears Junpei's hat, then...
Whatever; he'll defeat more Shadows after the recuperation is finished, far more...
An assembly...
Mitsuru from class 3-D is announced as the newly elected council president.
Our Mitsuru takes to the stage, and gives a speech about convictions, goals, and how we the students, should change our daily lives, to accommodate the tasks and responsibilities of improving our school experience.
Junpei, didn't understand a ward of Mitsuru's speech, based on his reaction; asks Minako, did she understood anything that was said?
"Of course" Minako shouts?!
Seriously, was this speech even meant for Junpei?
After the assembly has passed, the classes started...
Miss Toriumi will be teaching today.
Today's subject, the Meiji-era literature.
Okay, Miss Toriumi is tired of the same textbooks, in every class; er...
A poem replacement, to our novels of today...
Tiresome, yet, Minako should stay awake!
Serious look on Miss Toriumi's face, as she sets her eyes on Kenji, who appears to be sleeping...
And while Miss Toriumi put so much feelings, into reading this poem; the poem about a Mountain peak and a cloud; well, the views on top of the Mountains, are gorgeous.
Kenji will get an additional essay, and will have to bring a piece of cake with it too; without any cheap stuff...
While Kenji will have his tough homework, Minako on the other hand, listened to the lecture, and her Academics improved even further.