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There’s plenty of emphasis on time with your social links inPersona 3 Reload, but you won’t meet the character who represents the Star arcana – Mamoru Hayase – until the beginning of August. The good news there is that it gives you time to level up enough to bring a Star Persona with you when you hang out.
Following a summer track meet, Hayase asks you to meet him at Iwatodai Strip Mall for a bite to eat from time to time, unfurling the story of an eldest brother doing his best to fill in the gaps his dad left behind.
Updated on June 10, 2025:Now that we’ve finished our bulk Persona 3 Reload guide coverage, we’re back to add some more info to our Hayase Persona 3 Reload social link guide, including more affinity info and helpful hyperlinks.
This guide contains spoilers for the Star social link with Hayase in Persona 3 Reload.
How To Begin The Star Social Link
Though you’ll be meeting most of your Persona 3 Reload social links fairly early into the game, it’s not until thetrack meeton 8/2that you’ll be introduced to Mamoru Hayase. This introduction comes after a week or so of hearing about what a tough competitor he’ll be at the meet, but after he beats you, Hayase introduces himself and invites you out for food sometime.
After this, you’ll find Mamoruoutside of Wilduck Burgerat the Iwatodai Strip Mallon Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and he’ll almost always be willing to grab a bite to eat.
This is, of course, provided you’ve reachedLevel Four Courage, that is, since it takes a lot to be able to put a sports rivalry aside in the name of making a friend.
How To Rank Up Hayase’s Social Link In Persona 3 Reload
Below, we’ve kept track of alldialogue and response optionsat every rank of Hayase’s Star social link in P3R, including thenumber of points earnedfor each one.
As your Star social link in Persona 3 Reload, you’d do well tobring a Persona of the Star arcanawith you when you hang out with Mamoru.
They’re of a higher level for fusion, but since you don’t meet Hayase until August, you’ll likely have met this level cap by then.
Points with a Matching Persona
Points Without
Hey, eat up - you’re slowing down! Is that all you’ve got?
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You wanna see what I’ve got!?
Not many people can keep up with me. I’m impressed, (Your Name)!
I thought I could win,
That’s why I have to make it big - it’s for everyone who’s been helping me.
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By the way, who would you say is your biggest rival?
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2
For your teammates?
Who’s “them?”
What are you doing?
Slow down and savor it.
Know what that means? If I do well enough, I might score a scholarship.
What’s the big deal?
Are you okay?
I used to come here all the time with my teammates, but…
But what?
Sorry, but I don’t think I can make it today.
Well, what happened?
What did you want?
Stop whining and do it!
Why’d you have to die, Dad!?
Is this… really how it ends for me?
In the end, maybe it was my fault the team couldn’t work together.
Did you win?
Did you lose?
Wow, really?
What will you do now?
Will you quit running?
Go ahead and order extra noodles. It’s on me.
Glad we could meet up one more time before I take off.
“Take off?”
You’re leaving today?
Though goodbyes are always sad, Hayase gives you aCar Keyon his way out of town, which allows you to fuseHelelin the Velvet Room.
