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In laterPersonagames, your party members are some of the earliest and most important Social Links or Confidants you can advance. This wasn’t the case inPersona 3, and it still isn’t the case inPersona 3 Reload.
For instance, while Yukari is one of the first party members you get, her Lovers Social Link is one of the last links you can start inPersona 3 Reload. On top of that, you’ll need tomax out one of your social statsto even have a chance with her. But despite all these hurdles, the Lovers Social Link can give you access to a valuable Persona and one of the game’s more interesting romance options.
General Information
In Tarot, the Lovers Arcana represents romance, beauty, and strong emotions. This fits well with Yukari since she’s the school idol of Gekkoukan and tends to speak before she thinks.
Yukari’s Availability
Yukari’s available days areMonday,Wednesday,Thursday, andSaturday. She stands at the back of the 2-F classroom when you can spend time with her, but you can’t advance her Social Link on days off. Like other classmates, Yukari will sometimes invite the protagonist out during a day off, but the nature of the outing depends on which rank you’re on. You get one dialog choice during this outing, and while two options will give you three relationship points, one option will give you nothing.
Giving Gifts To Yukari
As a potential love interest, you may give Yukari a gift during a day-off outing. However, the game will only suggest that you give a gift if you aren’t ready to rank up. Gifts can give you two or three points depending on how hard they are to get: the Jack Frost Doll and Rose Bouquet are worth two points, while the Brand Wallet, Brand Watch, and Brand Purse are all worth three.
One other way to get relationship points isto spend time on the rooftop garden with Yukari. However, this method only works after you’ve started her Social Link.
UnlikePersona 4and5, advancing Yukari’s Social Link won’t give her any new abilities or evolve her Persona. There are ways in the game to spend time with Yukari to increase her combat effectiveness, but these interactions have nothing to do with her Social Link.
Lovers Rank 1
To start the Lovers Social Link inPersona 3 Reload, you need two things: first, you must wait until the fall term begins in September. Second, you must have reached Charm 6 (Charismatic). If you maxed your Charm stat before September, you’ll be able to start this Social Linkbefore the September full moon.
You can choose any dialog option during this first event, but what you say matters for the rest of them. Read on to learn what the best options are.
Yukari is thinking of adding some flowers to her room.
Lovers Rank 3
Yukari and the protagonist happen across a lost kid in the mall, and the situation reminds her of her mother.
Lovers Rank 4
During another mall outing, Yukari’s mother calls her to say she’s getting remarried. Yukari’s feelings are mixed.
Lovers Rank 5
Yukariloses her wallet at the Iwatodai Strip Mall, and she gets into a bit of trouble over it.
Your choices don’t change how this situation plays out, but if you pick the last option, Yukari will get so offendedthat the Lovers Social Link will Reverse. To fix this situation, you must talk to Yukari on a Social Link day and apologize. Do this on three separate days and she’ll forgive you, allowing you to continue the Social Link the next time you see her. Alternatively, you can use the Rewind function in the System menu to retry the event.
Lovers Rank 6
After her outburst during the previous event, Yukari will apologize, thank the protagonist for his help, and explain why she doesn’t like relying on others.
Lovers Rank 7
Over a meal, Yukari will discuss the idea of going on a vacation to the mountains.
Lovers Rank 8
Yukari hears from her mother again, but this time the conversation is less confrontational.
Lovers Rank 9
Yukari asks the protagonist straight-up where he sees their relationship going. In the originalPersona 3,the romance path was your only option,but inReloadthe choice is yours.
Lovers Rank 10
This event takes place at the mall on the friendship route or in Yukari’s room on the romance route. Aside from that, the conversation is mostly the same and the relationship points no longer matter.
Completing the Lovers Social Link gives you Yukari’s Strap, a key item that lets you fuse the Persona Cybele. You can carry this item into New Game Plus to maintain access to the best Lovers Persona.
