She made a promise as well, but unlike Aigis, it was to herself. Yukari finally admits her grief over the protagonist. Yukari attempts to steal the key from Aigis, but Metis reveals that it's impossible. Aigis, Metis and Fuuka claim all eight keys, which fuse into the Final Key. Now unable to agree on how to use the keys, SEES determine that they must fight each other to decide. However, the rest of the team feels this is too dangerous, which spurs tension between the group.Īigis and Metis facing Yukari and Mitsuru for the Final Key.

Yukari wants this alternative because she wants another chance to save the protagonist, which Mitsuru supports her on. However, Metis presents SEES with an alternative: instead of unlocking the front door of the dorm, they may also use the keys to travel back in time, to before the fight against Nyx and the death of the protagonist. By combining the keys, they would be able to end the time skip and leave the dorm. After defeating it, each of them obtain a key. ? disappears into flesh and butterflies.Īt the top of the seventh and final door, SEES fights a Shadow-like version of the protagonist. After seeing several of these flashbacks, SEES discern that the events shown in each door relates to how that member had awakened to their Persona. At the top of each dungeon, SEES witness an event from the past of each member. The Abyss contains seven doors, the insides of which contain multi-floor dungeons, similar in design to Tartarus it is in these areas that the game's combat takes place. Underneath the dorm is the Abyss of Time, the cause of the time skip. Aigis is able to subdue Metis, whose actions were an attempt to end the time skip and save Aigis, who she calls her 'sister.' She also gains the protagonist's Wild Card ability. In the midst of fighting Metis to protect her friends, Aigis' Persona, Athena, transforms into Orpheus, the original Persona of the protagonist. Later, a large door-like hole opens in the floor of the dorm, and SEES is attacked by Metis, an anti-shadow weapon similar to Aigis. Aigis reveals to the group that she will not be attending school next year.ĭuring their last dinner party, the SEES members discover that they are trapped in their dorm, and that the day March 31st is repeating itself. The school year has ended, and the dormitory they stayed at is to be closed down soon. A confused SEES can only speculate that his death is related to him using his life force to defeat Nyx. During the opening sequence, it is revealed that the protagonist peacefully died in his sleep while he was resting with Aigis at the rooftop of Gekkoukan High. The events of The Answer begin on March 31, 2010, a few weeks after the end of The Journey. Plot For information on The Journey, see Persona 3 → Plot

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