Story walkthrough and strategy guide for January in Persona 5 Royal. Also included are recommended activities for the protagonist to do each day.
Here is our Persona 5 Royal storyline walkthrough for the month of January. It contains recommended overworld and metaverse-related activities for the Protagonist organized per day. This walkthrough is played on the Japanese version of the game and applicable for at least normal mode.
Sunday
Afternoon
- Story
Evening
- Story
Monday
Morning
- Story
Metaverse: ??? Palace – Second Infiltration
- Share among the party members the SP Adhesive 3 accessories
- Equip cleaned sooty armors to party members
Evening
- Story
Tuesday
Afternoon
- Story
- Got to Shibuya Underground Mall
- Look for Ann
Evening
- Story
Wednesday
Afternoon
- Go to Shibuya Station
- Look for Makoto
Evening
- Story
Thursday
Afternoon
- Go to Shujin Academy
- Look for Ryuji
Evening
- Story
Friday
Afternoon
- Go to Ueno
- Look for Yusuke
Evening
- Story
Saturday
Afternoon
- Go to Kichijoji
- Look for Haru
Evening
- Story
Sunday
Afternoon
- Go to Akihabara
- Look for Futaba
Evening
- Story
Monday
Afternoon
- Story
Metaverse: Maruki Palace – Third Infiltration
- Showtime Attack: Joker and Crow now available
- Refuse to accept his deal
Evening
- Story
- Go to sleep
Tuesday
Morning
- Story
After School
- Story
Evening
See Also
Persona 5 Royal Confidant guide: conversation choices & answers, romance options, gifts & skill unlocksPersona 5 Royal: Jazz Club GuidePersona 5 Royal Kawakami confidant guide: Temperance choices, romance & giftsPersona 5 Royal Mishima confidant guide: Moon choices & answers- Go to sleep
- Morgana – Magician Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Zorro and Mercurius fuse to its third tier persona form, Diego
Wednesday
Afternoon
- Classroom Question (Knowledge +1)
- Option #3: “8,000,000”
- Option #1: “Myriad”
- Follow the butterfly
After School
- Story
Evening
- Story
Thursday
After School
- Story
Metaverse: Maruki Palace – Fourth Infiltration
- Sumire Yoshizawa – Faith Confidant Rank Up: 5 → 5.5
Evening
- Go to sleep
Friday
After School
- Maruki palace infiltration mission starts
- Buy SP Recovery items:
- Yongen-jaya – Bathhouse, across Cafe LeBlanc (Yellow vending machine)
- Yongen-jaya – Street Vendor (in front ot Takemi Medical Clinic)
- Shibuya Central Street – Inside the Arcade (White vending machine)
- Shinjuku – Beside Mran Mran General Store (Blue Vending Machine)
- Shinjuku – Beside Hinokuniya Bookstore and across Crossroads bar (Blue Vending Machine)
- Akihabara – Across Maid Cafe (Blue Vending Machine)
- Akihabara – Alley between the Pink Emotion Car and the Green Japanese Bike (White Vending Machine)
- Kichijoji – Beside the Fried Food Shop (Blue Vending Machine)
- Go to Yongen-jaya Second-hand Shop
- Buy 1 Black Kotagana
- Go to Shibuya Sports Shop
- Buy 1 Foreign Protein
- Go to Shibuya Airsoft Shop
- Sell treasure items
- Customize gun weapons
- Go to Kichijoji Stoneon Shop
- Buy 3 Black Rock accessories
- Go to Kichijoji Chinese Stall
- Buy 1 Steamed Bun
- Spend time with Sumire
- Use phone or map to quick travel
- Sumire Yoshizawa – Faith Confidant Rank Up: 5.5 → 6
- If you carry a Faith Arcana persona, confidant boosts will be increased by 1
- 1st to 9th Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- Phone-call Choice – Option #2: “Stop running away” (Faith +2/+3)
Evening
- Mementos Mission Request: “A Silent Voice” now available
- Go to Kichijoji Bargain Sakai
- Exchange “Limited-edition Steamed Bun” for “Resist Phys Ring”
- Spend time with Lavenza
- Special Prison Event at the Protagonist’s Attic Room
- Enduring Soul skill card obtained
Saturday
Afternoon
- Classroom Question(Knowledge +1)
- Option #2: “Iwate”
After School
- Spend time with Sumire
- Use phone or map to quick travel
- Sumire Yoshizawa – Faith Confidant Rank Up: 6 → 7
- If you carry a Faith Arcana persona, confidant boosts will be increased by 1
- 1st to 2nd Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- 3rd Choice – Option #1: “Are you OK?” (Faith +2/+3)
- 4th Choice – Option #1: “It’s not like that at all” (Faith +2/+3)
- 5th Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- 6th Choice – Option #1: “Of course” (Faith +2/+3)
- Phone-call Choice – Option #3: “She’s tough, but passionate” (Faith +2/+3)
Evening
- Play Crossword(Knowledge +1)
- Mementos Mission Request: “Cry, My Beloved Sister” now available
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Sunday
Afternoon
- Futaba Sakura – Hermit Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Necronomicon and Prometheus fuse to its third tier persona form, Al Azif
Evening
- Examine TV downstairs for Home Shopping Program
- Buy “Body Remodeling Lucky Bag” battle boost items
- Buy SP Recovery items:
- Kichijoji – Fried Food Shop (+30 SP item)
- Go to Kichijoji Jazz Jin Club
- Invite Akechi (Justice +2)
- Akechi’s persona learns “Ali Dance” skill
Monday
After School
- Buy SP Recovery items:
- Yongen-jaya – Bathhouse, across Cafe LeBlanc (Yellow vending machine)
- Yongen-jaya – Street Vendor (in front ot Takemi Medical Clinic)
- Shibuya Central Street – Inside the Arcade (White vending machine)
- Shinjuku – Beside Mran Mran General Store (Blue Vending Machine)
- Shinjuku – Beside Hinokuniya Bookstore and across Crossroads bar (Blue Vending Machine)
- Akihabara – Across Maid Cafe (Blue Vending Machine)
- Akihabara – Alley between the Pink Emotion Car and the Green Japanese Bike (White Vending Machine)
- Kichijoji – Beside the Fried Food Shop (Blue Vending Machine)
- Sumire Yoshizawa – Faith Confidant Rank Up: 7 → 8
- If you carry a Faith Arcana persona, confidant boosts will be increased by 1
- 1st Choice – Option #1: “Get her attention” (Faith +2/+3)
- 2nd Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- 3rd Choice – Option #2: “I get you” (Faith +2/+3)
- 4th to 5th Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- 6th Choice – Option #3: “I’m in love” (Faith +2/+3)
- 7th to 8th Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- 9th Choice – Option #2: “Go on ahead” (Faith +2/+3)
- Phone-call Choice – Option #3: “Online shopping” (Faith +2/+3)
Evening
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Tuesday
After School
- Go to Akihabara Gigolo Arcade
- Play UFO Machine
- Acquire Buchimaru-kun Doll
- Ryuji Sakamoto – Chariot Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Captain Kidd and Seiten Taisei fuse to its third tier persona form, William
Evening
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Wednesday
Afternoon
- Classroom Question(Knowledge +1)
- Option #2: “Impressive”
After School
- Sumire Yoshizawa – Faith Confidant Rank Up: 8 → 9
- If you carry a Faith Arcana persona, confidant boosts will be increased by 1
- 1st Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- 2nd Choice – Option #1: “I don’t mind” (Faith +2/+3) (Inside Cafe LeBlanc)
- 3rd Choice – Option #1: “Let’s have a look” (Faith +2/+3)
- 4th Choice – Option #1: “Of course” (Faith +2/+3)
- 5th Choice – Option #3: “This is just the beginning” (Faith +2/+3)
- 6th Choice – Option #3: “No need to hold back” (Faith +2/+3)
- 7th Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- For Romance
- 8th Choice (Romance) – Option #2: “I love you too” (Faith +0)
- 9th Choice (Romance) – Option #1: “Calm down” (Faith +2/+3)
- 10th Choice(Romance) – Option #3: “How cute” (Faith +2/+3)
- Phone-call Choice(Romance) – Option #1: “Better get used to it” (Faith +2/+3)
- For Friendship
- 8th Choice (Friendship) – Option #1: “Let’s stay friends” (Faith +0)
- 9th Choice (Friendship)– Option #3: “I’m counting on you” (Faith +2/+3)
- Phone-call Choice (Friendship)– Option #1: “Glad to hear it” (Faith +2/+3)
Evening
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Thursday
Early Morning
- Read a book on the train
- Read “On Modern Social Thought” book
- If you don’t have a book to read it’s okay
After School
- Sumire Yoshizawa – Faith Confidant Rank Up: 9 → 10
- If you carry a Faith Arcana persona, confidant boosts will be increased by 1
- 1st to 2nd Choice – All choices are Faith +0
- For Romance
- 3rd to 4th Choice (Romance) – All choices are Faith +0
- 5th Choice (Romance) – All choices are Faith +2/+3
- 6th to 7th Choice (Romance) – All choices are Faith +0
- Phone-call Choice(Romance) -All choices are Faith +2/+3
- For Friendship
- 3rd Choice (Friendship) – All choices are Faith +0
- 4th Choice (Friendship)– Option #1: “Its Violet’s effort” (Faith +2/+3)
- 5th Choice (Friendship) – All choices are Faith +0
- Phone-call Choice (Friendship)– All choices are Faith +2/+3
- Sumire awakens her ultimate persona, Vanadis
Evening
- Play Crossword(Knowledge +1)
- Go to Kichijoji Vintage Clothing
- Sell some sooty armor
- Exchange points for rewards
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Friday
Afternoon
- Craft infiltration tools (Proficiency +1)
- Craft Eternal Lockpick (if you have the ingredients)
- Craft Lockpicks
- Craft Limelight
After School
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Kichijoji Temple
- Meditate inside the temple (Fourth Visit)
- Protagonist acquires +5 SP
Evening
- SAVE your current game
- Go to Kichijoji Penguin Sniper
- Play Darts mini-game(Proficiency +3)
- Must reach 4th round for Sumire
- Chosen Partner: Sumire
- 4th Round Encouragement:
- For Sumire – Choice 3: “Believe in yourself”
- Get the Sumire to Baton Pass Rank 3 (re-roll if not)
- Sumire Yoshizawa (Faith +1)
Wednesday
Afternoon
- Classroom Question(Knowledge +1)
- Option #2: “A snake”
After School
- Ann Takamaki – Lovers Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Carmen and Hecate fuse to its third tier persona form, Celestine
Evening
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Sunday
Afternoon
- Go to Shibuya Big Bang Burger
- Buy “Supernova Burger”
- Yusuke Kitagawa – Emperor Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Goemon and Kamu Susano-o fuse to its third tier persona form, Gorokichi
Evening
- Examine TV downstairs for Home Shopping Program
- Buy “Sweet Party Satisfaction Set” healing and recovery items
- Go to Kichijoji Bargain Sakai
- Exchange “Supernova Burger” for “God Elixir”
- Buy SP Recovery items:
- Kichijoji – Fried Food Shop (+30 SP item)
- Go to Kichijoji Jazz Jin Club
- Invite Ryuji (Chariot +2)
- Ryuji’s persona learns “Arms Master” skill
Monday
After School
- Haru Okumura – Empress Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Milady and Astarte fuse to its third tier persona form, Lucy
Evening
- Play Crossword(Knowledge +1)
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Tuesday
Afternoon
- Classroom Question(Knowledge +1)
- Option #2: “Kind-hearted”
- Option #3: “Negative”
- Option #3: “Resentful”
After School
- Makoto Niijima – Priestess Confidant Persona Evolution Event
- Johanna and Anat fuse to its third tier persona form, Agnes
Evening
- Play Crossword(Knowledge +1)
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Wednesday
Afternoon
- Craft infiltration tools (Proficiency +1)
After School
- Spend time with Chihaya
- Avail Money Reading service
- Go to Attic hideout
- View Mission Requests
Metaverse: Mementos
- Reach the last floor of Mementos
- Go to Jose’s shop
- Check Jose’s shop whenever you unlock a new Mementos Path
- Max out “Mementos Change – Exp Earned”
- Invest stamps on “Mementos Change – Item Earned”
Clear 2 Mission Requests
- Rank S: A Silent Voice
- Location: Da’at 3
- Rangda (Exploit Bless weakness)
- Rank S: Cry, My Beloved Sister
- Location: Da’at 7
- Yosh*tsune
Evening
- Spend time with Kawakami
- Use Cafe LeBlanc payphone to call her
- Ask for free massage service
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Thursday
Early Morning
- Read a book on the train
- If you don’t have a book to read it’s okay
After School
- Go to Attic hideout
Metaverse: Maruki Palace – Fifth Infiltration
- Reach treasure area of the cognitive palace
Evening
- Spend time with Kawakami
- Use Cafe LeBlanc payphone to call her
- Ask for free massage service
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Friday
Afternoon
- Classroom Question(Knowledge +1)
- Option #2: “To friends of friends of friends”
After School
- Mementos Mission Request: “Idols and Unicorns” now available
- Go to Akihabara to investigate
- Go to Akihabara Gigolo Arcade
- Play UFO Machine
- Acquire Jaga-kun Doll
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Kichijoji Temple
- Meditate inside the temple (Fifth Visit)
- Protagonist acquires +5 SP
Evening
- Play Crossword(Knowledge +1)
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Saturday
AfterSchool
- Mementos Mission Request: “Fakeman Show” now available
- Go to Kichijoji to investigate
- Spend time with Chihaya
- Avail Money Reading service
- Go to Attic hideout
- View Mission Requests
Metaverse: Mementos
- Go to Jose’s shop
- Check Jose’s shop whenever you unlock a new Mementos Path
- Max out “Mementos Change – Item Earned”
- Hunt for secret boss, Reaper (if you can)
Clear 2 Mission Requests
- Rank S: Idols and Unicorns
- Location: Da’at 13
- Unicorn (Exploit Curse weakness)
- 1st Choice – Option #3: “What about your family?”
- 2nd Choice – Option #2: “You’re not going to tell your kids”
- 3rd Choice – Option #1: “The kids don’t think so”
- Rank S: Fakeman Show
- Location: Da’at 15
- Macabre (Exploit Bless weakness) and Legion
Evening
- Spend time with Kawakami
- Use Cafe LeBlanc payphone to call her
- Ask for free massage service
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Sunday
Afternoon
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Kichijoji Temple
- Meditate inside the temple (Sixth Visit)
- Protagonist acquires +5 SP
Evening
- Examine TV downstairs for Home Shopping Program
- Buy “Transcendence Delicious set”
- Buy SP Recovery items:
- Kichijoji – Fried Food Shop (+30 SP item)
- Go to Kichijoji Jazz Jin Club
- Invite Ann (Lovers +2)
- Ann’s persona learns “Spell Master” skill
Monday
After School
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Kichijoji Temple
- Meditate inside the temple (Seventh Visit)
- Protagonist acquires +5 SP
Evening
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
Tuesday
After School
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Kichijoji Temple
- Meditate inside the temple (Eighth Visit)
- Protagonist acquires +8 SP
Evening
- Free Time
Optional Activity
- Go to Shibuya Protein Lovers Gym
- Drink Foreign Protein or Moist Protein
