Sweet yet deadly, Haru Okumura is the heiress of the Okumura Foods corporation and a third-year at Shujin Academy. After forging a friendship with Morgana and getting rescued by the Thieves from her horrid fiancé, she ends up joining the Phantom Thieves to steal her father’s distorted desires. Here’s a spoiler-free guide on how to max out her Confidant in Persona 5 Royal.

Availability

After 10/30, Haru will start hanging out on the Shujin Academy rooftop. Once Joker starts talking to her and asks to hang out, her confidant will begin. Haru is available after school every day of the week. She is not available on rainy days.

Perks

  • Rank 1 || Cultivation: Allows you to grow vegetables with Haru on the Shujin Academy rooftop. Rank 3 || Follow Up: Chance to perform a follow-up attack if Joker’s attack does not down the enemy. Rank 4 || Celeb Talk: Chance to step in after Shadow negotiation fails, allowing a retry. Rank 5 || Bumper Crop: Increases the total vegetable yield of a single harvest. Rank 6 || Harisen Recovery: Chance to cure status ailments inflicted upon party members. Rank 7 || Soil Improvement: Decreases the total amount of time it takes to cultivate vegetables. Rank 8 || Endure: Chance to withstand an otherwise fatal attack with 1 HP remaining. Rank 9 || Protect: Chance to shield Joker from an otherwise fatal attack. Rank 10 || Second Awakening: Transforms her persona, Milady, into a mythological trickster, Astarte.

Rank Up Events

As with every confidant, having a persona of a corresponding arcana will increase the number of points you earn with them by one. The point increases with an Empress persona on hand are indicated in brackets next to the regular increases as such:

Prompt 1) point values for answers a, b, c [point values with matching persona]

In addition, Haru is one of the confidants where scoring high on exams will also provide a bonus. Ranking first in the entire school will give you 1.5x affinity points while ranking within the top ten will give 1.2x. This stacks with the bonuses from having a matching persona. If you’re receiving bonus points on top of 3 points already, you will still see only three musical notes but gain more within the actual mechanics.

Rank 1

Available after 10/30. The only conversation prompts that will offer affinity points is the final prompt, which occurs when you and Haru are standing outside of Leblanc Cafe.

  • 2, 3, 2 [3, 3, 3]

Rank 2

Requires MAX Proficiency (“Transcendent”).

    1. 1, 2, 3 [2, 3, 3] 2) 0, 0, 1 [0, 0, 2] 3) 2, 1, 1 [3, 2, 2] Phone call) 1, 1, 2 [2, 2, 3]

Rank 3

    1. 1, 2, 2 [2, 3, 3] 2) 1, 0, 0 [2, 0, 0] 3) 1, 2, 1 [2, 3, 2] Phone call) 1, 0, 0 [2, 0, 0]

Rank 4

    1. 1, 0, 2 [2, 0, 3] 2) 2, 1, 3 [3, 2, 3] 3) 3, 3, 3 4) 0, 0, 1 [0, 0, 2] 5) 0, 0, 1 [0, 0, 2] Phone call) 0, 0, 1 [0, 0, 2]

Rank 5

    1. 0, 2, 1 [0, 3, 2] 2) 0, 0, 1 [0, 0, 2] 3) 1, 0, 2 [2, 0, 3] Phone call) 0, 0, 1 [0, 0, 2]

Rank 6

    1. 2, 1, 2 [3, 2, 3] 2) 1, 0, 0 [2, 0, 0] 3) 0, 2, 3 [0, 3, 3] 4) 0, 0 5) 0, 3 Phone call) 1, 1, 0 [2, 2, 0]

Rank 7

    1. 0, 0, 0 2) 1, 0, 2 [2, 0, 3] 3) 3, 3, 3 4) 3, 3 Phone call) 0, 1, 0 [0, 2, 0]

Rank 8

    1. 2, 0, 0 [3, 0, 0] 2) 3, 3, 2 [3, 3, 3] 3) 2, 3, 1 [3, 3, 2] Phone call) 0, 1, 1 [0, 2, 2]

Rank 9

    1. 0, 0, 0 2) 2, 1, 3 [3, 2, 3] 3) 2, 3, 0 [3, 3, 0] 4) 0 (remain friends), 0 (romance)

If friends:

  • Phone call) 0, 1, 0 [0, 2, 0]

If dating:

  • Phone call) 0, 1, 1 [0, 2, 2]

Rank 10 (MAX)

    1. 0, 2, 3 [0, 3, 3] 2) 3, 2, 2 [3, 3, 3] 3) 0, 0, 0
    1. 0, 0
    1. 3, 2, 3 [3, 3, 3]

Non-Rank Invited Hangouts

Occasionally, Haru will text Joker to hang out with her somewhere. While these hangouts will not increase your rank, you will still receive affinity points. Replying to Haru’s messages immediately will incur a 1.2x increase in affinity points. All the same parameters for bonuses apply to non-rank hangouts as well.

10/26 - Cultural Festival Afterparty Date At Shujin

None of the conversation prompts offer affinity points.

Receive “Sakura Amezaiku” (restore 100 SP to 1 ally).

11/6 - Festival at Asakusa

Unavailable if you are Rank 9 or higher with the Devil confidant (Ohya Ichiko).

Make sure to equip a Devil persona with you, as Ohya will also be present.

    1. 1, 2, 1 [2, 3, 2] 2) 0, 0, 0 3) 0, 0 Empress & Devil 4) 2, 2 [3, 3]

Receive the “Kumade” room decoration.

11/13 - Movie In Shibuya

  • 1, 2 [2, 3]

Additional effects

  • Guts +3

Non-Rank Hangouts

If you do not have enough points to unlock the next ranked event (or have already maxed out your bond with her) you can invite Haru out to several different locations. All the same parameters for bonuses apply to non-rank hangouts as well.

Gardening on the Rooftop (General Hangout Event)

No conversation options. You will receive 2 [3] affinity points afterward.

Ogikubo Ramen Shop

  • 3, 2, 2 [3, 3, 3]

Akihabara - Electronics Store

Harajuku - Takenoko Street

  • 2, 1, 3 [3, 2, 3]

Ginza - Sushi Restaurant

  • 2, 1, 2 [3, 2, 3]

Tsukishima

  • 3, 2, 3 [3, 3, 3]

Receive the “Giant Spatula” room decoration.

Meiji Shrine

Only available if you decide to stay just friends.

  • 2, 2, 1 [3, 3, 2]

Aoyama-Itchome - Leblanc Attic

Only available if you are in a romantic relationship.

Odaiba - Seaside Park

  • 3, 3, 2 [3, 3, 3]

Destiny Land

Only available on holidays and if you are in a romantic relationship.

    1. 1, 1, 2 [2, 2, 3] 2) 3, 3, 2 [3, 3, 3]

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