Persona 5 / Persona 5 Royal begins in Tokyo and a flashback. The protagonist is sent to Shujin Academy as a means of probation after he saw a politician harass a woman. Blamed for victim-blaming, the protagonist is sent to Tokyo to carry out his probation. For more help on Persona 5, check out our Shido Palace Guide, Okumura Palace Guide, and Futaba Palace Guide. Persona 5 Niijima Palace Entering the Casino. You need to enter the casino by heading.
*Values highlighted in red are optimal choices.
*Followups are Persona 5 Royal Exclusive
Benefits:
| Rank | Ability | Description |
| 1 | Lucky Reading | Temporarily increases the growth rate of a selected social stat. |
| 3 | Money Reading | Temporarily increases money earned from battle. |
| 5 | Fate Reading | Provides a preview of some abilities for a Confidant of your choice. |
| 7 | Affinity Reading | Deepens your bond with a Confidant of your choice. |
| MAX | Special Fate Reading | Provides a preview of all abilities for a Confidant of your choice. |
Rank 1
How to Unlock: This is rather straightforward but does take some time before things begin rolling. You will need to visit Chihaya three times in Shinjuku before she gives you a Mementos Request. After completing this, go see her once more for the first rank of the Fortune Confidant to unlock.
| Followup | I’ll be there. +3 | Such a hassle. +1 | You’re pretty extreme… +1 |
Rank 2
| Response 1 | Encourage her. +0 | ||
| Response 2 | Overturn your fate! +0 | ||
| Response 3 | You’re so stubborn +0 | Open your mind to change. +2 | |
| Followup | Of course I am. +2 | And if I am? +0 | Are you stalking me? +0 |
Rank 3
| Response 1 | Follow his heart. +0 | ||
| Response 2 | Thieves may steal her away. +0 | ||
| Response 3 | I’m not, sorry. +0 | Who knows…? +0 |
Rank 4
| Response 1 | You’re only realizing that now? +0 | Do you want to test it again? +0 | |
| Response 2 | Strengthen your will. +2 | I don’t know. +0 | Trust in yourself. +3 |
| Response 3 | Tell me more. +0 | That sounds so peaceful. +0 | |
| Response 4 | …The chairman? +0 | I’m not sure I follow. +0 | |
| Response 5 | I think it’ll work. +0 | It all depends on you. +0 | |
| Followup | I’m glad to hear that. +0 | I didn’t do much. +2 | Tell me more about your home. +0 |
Rank 5
| Response 1 | You’re such a hard worker. +3 | What about divine power? +0 | You must have lots of free time. +2 |
| Response 2 | But what? +0 | Did you spend it all? +0 | |
| Response 3 | Who was he? +0 | Maiden? +0 | Are you in trouble? +0 |
Rank 6
| Response 1 | I like fortune-telling. +0 | She’s really cool. +0 | I’m doing research for school. +0 |
| Response 2 | …Maiden of Relief? +0 | This has to be a joke. +0 | |
| Response 3 | This guy’s sketchy. +0 | Leave her alone. +0 | |
| Response 4 | What’s a Maiden of Relief? +0 | Who thinks you’re a monster? +0 | You’re just Chihaya to me. +3 |
| Followup | No need to strain yourself. +0 | Be honest with yourself. +2 | We’ll work on it together. +0 |
Rank 7
| Response 1 | You’re not wrong about that. +0 | You shouldn’t have tricked them. +2 | I don’t think so. +3 |
| Followup | Are you gonna be okay? +2 | Be careful. +2 | So the Maiden’s taking action. +0 |
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Rank 7.5
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| Response 1 | How so? +0 | What have you found? +0 |
| Response 2 | Tell me his name. +0 | What’s Fukurai’s first name? +0 |
| Response 3 | I can’t tell you. +0 | Don’t worry about it. +0 |
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Rank 8
| Response 1 | I had no idea. +2 | I know. +3 | |
| Response 2 | I’m glad to hear that. +3 | That’s some good luck. +3 | It’s because you’re strong. +3 |
| Response 3 | Why do you ask? +0 | Hell yeah I am. +3 | |
| Followup | You give me too much credit. +0 | It was all your own will. +2 | I knew it would happen. +0 |
Rank 9
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| Response 1 | You really don’t understand. +0 | Listen to what Chihaya’s saying. +0 | |
| Response 2 | Do you regret what you did? +0 | Well, fate can be changed. +3 | That’s all in the past now. +2 |
| Response 3 | I like having my fortune read. +0 | So I can be with you. +0 (ROMANCE) | |
| Followup | I wanted to hear your voice too. +2 | Oh, you didn’t mean it…? +0 | ….. +0 |
Rank MAX
(ROMANCE)
| Response 1 | You’ve never been here? +0 | It wasn’t that far away. +0 | |
| Response 2 | I support you. +3 | You have strong convictions. +3 | |
| Response 3 | I wonder if you’re right… +0 | So what if I am the Trickster? +0 | You’re pretty sharp. +0 |
| Response 4 | It’s not a problem. +0 | Are you worried about me? +0 | What does it mean? +0 |
| Response 5 | Thank you, Chihaya. +0 | That’s really reassuring. +0 | |
| Response 6 | I don’t care about that. +2 | It’s actually pretty cute. +3 | |
| Response 7 | I was hoping you’d say that. +0 | I don’t want to go home. +0 |
After so many years, Persona 5 is finally here. It’s a game with an incredibly deep and entertaining combat system, and a intriguing plot, but one aspect that makes up the bulk of the campaign is the Confidant system (formerly known as Social Links). This allows players to interact with various characters around Tokyo and learn of their stories, all while at the same time getting benefits such as being able to switch out party members mid-battle, or reversing a dire situation into a beneficial one.
Given that there are so many Confidants with such varying personalities, we wanted to share a guide to which responses are best received by each individual. This ensures you won’t be wasting unnecessary time spending days and evenings with Confidants, and leveling them up quickly. Please note all the values are when you have a Persona with the corresponding Tarot Card in your arsenal.
This guide is only for Confidants that require dialogue choices to progress, so ones that are automatically leveled up through the story (such as Magician) or those that require other means of progressing, such as Strength, will not be listed here.
UPDATE: With the release of Persona 5 Royal, we’ve added the new “Followup” dialogue choices to each Confidant. Click here if you’re looking for the full Persona 5 Royal Confidant Guide as there are a couple of changes.