Yukari looked at the sea. Maybe if she kept standing there her mind would solve things on its own. There were footsteps from behind. She knew who it was.

"Remember what I told you at the hospital? How my dad died when I was little...? That's him, in the record. He was a scientist who died in that incident."

Yukari sniffed and repeated what she had been thinking while standing here. "Nobody knew the truth, so there were all sorts of rumors. People were really mean to me and my mom. We had to move a few times..."

"But all this time I told myself 'It wasn't his fault!' you know? 'He's my dad. He'd never do anything wrong.' That sort of thing."

"And there's even a letter he wrote ten years ago, saying he loved me..." Yukari wiped her tears away. "It said 'To my family', but it was pretty much all about me. Who wouldn't believe he was innocent when he did that? It can't be him. He was so good to me, right...?"

Still, silence.

"Then my Persona awakened back in spring and I was asked to join SEES. This is my chance, I thought, working with Mitsuru Kirijo herself. I thought I might find out what really happened. We all see Mitsuru-senpai didn't really tell us anything, so Fuuka and I dug through things and now we got to see that... recording."

"He did it, we saw that! He's guilty. He was responsible, so tell me, what was I doing this whole time?" Yukari clenched her fists. "Wasting time? Running around in circles? Proving that he's innocence? Of course, there's nothing... What I want doesn't exist."

"Why does reality have to be so harsh? I tried so hard to fight my fear, and this is what I get."

Yukari stared at the ocean. Even the sea was making noise unlike someone behind her. Just there, silently judging.

"... Aren't you going to say something...?" Yukari asked. "Nothing ever fazes you, does it?" That's why he didn't know how to comfort! "How can you be like that all the time? So compare to you, I'm annoying and pitiful, right?" Yukari turned around. "Don't act like you know everything! You don't know…"

And there he was, Minato, right behind her, always there.

He didn't deserve to be shouted at.

"… I'm sorry," Yukari whispered. "My head's a mess. I don't know what to do anymore. I… I'm totally lost…"

"... Have you let it all out?"

"Huh?"

"Have you said everything you wish to say?" Minato asked.

Yukari slowly nodded.

"So…" Minato began. "Why are you lost?"

"Huh? Weren't you listening!?" Yukari snapped. "My dad was a scientist. He helped them with all the Shadow experiment! And then he asked us to help fix his mistake?"

"And is that really a bad thing?"

"Well of course! I thought my dad's a good person and that he's innocent!"

Minato looked at her with a slight frown. "So now you thought he's bad and guilty? And that made you sad?"

Yukari wiped her eyes. "I guess… I failed what I was trying to do this whole time. What am I supposed to do next? There's nothing..."

"You have a goal," Minato said. "Finding the truth? Not a bad thing to do for someone... Mitsuru is on your side now, so why don't we keep finding the truth?"

"But we saw it. That record-"

"Made you believe your dad was guilty, and told us to fight all the twelve full moon Shadows."

"And that's the end!"

"Is it the end?" Minato asked. "Is there really nothing else? You learned that your father is partly responsible for the wrongdoing of a whole organization, and you think there's nothing left for you to do?"

Yukari looked down. "Well…"

"You've believed in your dad for so long. Ten years… That's already amazing, Yukari." Minato glanced at her. "I'm sure there's something more, something that motivates you all this time, something that's not just a guilty or an innocent."

Yukari widened her eyes. "Something more…?"

"It's your dad, so I can't really help," Minato said. "But if I have to give my two cents, I'm sure he's a good father. Why else would you do so much for him?"

Yukari let herself thought about it more. Why? Why she did so much for her dad all these years? Why did she believe in him?

"... Because I love him," Yukari said. "And I know he loved me, no matter what. I believe this. I know it to be true."

"Even that exact moment in the recording, do you think he loved you?"

"Of course. And I still love him. My dad is always my dad." Yukari smiled. "It feels so good to say that."

Minato smiled too. "So, what are you going to do now?"

"Keep fighting alongside SEES and keep finding the truth." Yukari looked at him. "Ya know, you really are one of a kind. I'm sorry for acting like this."

"It's okay."

"You're right." Yukari wiped the tears for the final time. "I remember… I still remember him. I know that we love each other. When I thought about him, I always feel like… I have the strength to do anything. I wonder if he felt the same…"

Yukari looked up at the stars.

"I know he felt the same. I could feel it. So, from now on, I'll remember him. I'll trust him… I'll keep believing, and I'll keep fighting." Yukari nodded. "Thank you, Minato-kun. I'm alright now. Thanks for listening."

"Just Minato is okay."

"Okay… Minato. But if I still put kun behind your name, I can't help it, 'kay?" Yukari grinned. "Lemme guess, Mitsuru-senpai asked you to check on me, right?"

Minato nodded.

"Heh, you are being honest… Come on, I want to hear your voice a bit more."

"You've heard enough."

"Aww."

Then the sky turned green. The red sea reflected the moonlight.

"Oh, it's the Dark Hour…" Yukari whined. Deep blue sea was beautiful. Looking at the blood red sea was not fun at all, and the green sky was disturbing too. "I don't want to be here any longer. Let's go, Minato."

Then they heard a sound. A sound of something unnatural, something SEES could immediately recognize.

"W-what?" Yukari looked around. "Is it a Shadow?"

"Most likely," Minato said.

The Shadows crawled out from the forest and circled around them. Yukari and Minato didn't bring their Evokers here. There's no weapon. They really had nowhere to escape. Then, Minato saw something jumping high into the sky. Something white, yellow, red, a contrast to the emerald green sky. Blue round eyes stared at him.

"I have found you."

Bullets rained down on the poor Shadows. They disappeared as fast as they came. The white girl dropped down in a sitting position. She slowly stood up and walked to Minato.

"I was correct. There is no mistaking it." The blonde hugged Minato, ignoring Yukari and footsteps from afar. "I have been searching for you. My highest priority is to be with you."