Quick Links
One thing that setsPersona 3 Reloadapart from the other entries in the series is that certain social links are tied to one another, with you meeting a new friend through one you’ve already established. Not only do you meet Yuko through joining the track team, but she’s also your source for another social link later on.
Spunky and lovable, your social link with Yuko sees you help her train the kids in her neighborhood to outrace a group of older bullies at school, helping her finally give a bit of thought to her life goals along the way.
Updated on July 03, 2025:Now that we’ve finished our guides for the game, we’re back to give our guide to Yuko’s Persona 3 Reload social link some more information, including extra affinity info and helpful hyperlinks.
This guide contains spoilers for the Strength social link in Persona 3 Reload.
How To Unlock The Strength Social Link
Since Yuko is the team manager for the Track Team, you’ll need tojoin the Track Teamto meet her. And while youautomatically join the teamon4/23, the game considers this the start of your Chariot social link withKazushi Miyamoto, her best friend, instead.
After practice, you’ll bump into Yuko at the shoe lockers, though, and be given the chance toask her to walk home from school with you. She’lldeclinethis time, but she’ll remember you asked.
Keep working on her, though!The next time you go to Track, you’ll once again see Yuko by the shoe lockers.Ask her to walk home with you again, and this time, she’llaccept, triggering a cute scene at Cafe Chagall before your Strength social link formally begins.
From there, you can spend time with Yukoany daythere isn’t track practice. She’ll be waiting for you at the end of2F Hallwayat Gekkoukan High.
From here, you don’t need to worry about the track team unless you’re also trying to befriend Kazushi - as far as Yuko’s triggers go, it’s only the first two ranks of Kaz’s social link that intertwine with hers.
Yuko is also your source for beginningMutatsu’s social linkin Persona 3 Reload - she’ll tell you about a monk at Club Escapade during her Rank 4 scene. He will not show up in Club Escapade before you hear about him there from Yuko.
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… How about you, (your name)-kun? Are you enjoying track and field?
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Also, I wasn’t really in the mental state to do this alone today.
What happened?
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And before I knew this, I’d dozed off. I ended up handing in a blank paper.
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But come on, it’s way too early to worry about the future, isn’t it? We’re still just teenagers.
You haven’t thought about it?
Does this happen often?
Do you know who did it?
Friends of yours?
They called you my boyfriend. That must have made you feel awkward, huh?
What do you think I should do?
Why not give it a go?
I mean, why not, right? Please? Honestly, I don’t think I can handle it on my own…
Elementary school kids really learn fast, don’t you think?
That’s not normal?
It’s because you teach so well.
Should I change the training routine? Maybe they should be running more.
… Oh, (Your Name), why don’t you give them some advice, too?
Age difference really matters when you’re as young as they are. Do you really think they can beat the sixth graders?
Wanna make that true?
Are you sad?
Are you relieved?
Maybe we should throw a little party. You know, to celebrate our first attempt at coaching.
I was out buying stuff that might be useful for running practice, and I ran out of money.
Stuff for the kids?
Hmm… Oh, do you like children?
Would you want it to be a boy or a girl?
All it did was make me more confused than I originally was. Guess I’ll have to go ask again tomorrow.
Why go through all that trouble?
Can you guess what it is?
A track and field star?
An instructor?
A nursery teacher?
I realized now that I might have been relying too much on you.
Are you like this… just with me? N-No, no, th-that can’t be it, huh…
It’s because I love you.
It’s because you’re a close friend.
(* Romance)What’s happening…? Is this a dream?
(! Friendship)So you should really be careful about that. It could land you in some hot water.
I guess I could have told you this next part at school, but I wanted to talk somewhere quiet.
Is it that important?
What is it?
I know they were kind of a handful, but they also have an endearing side to them, don’t you think?
What does that mean?
Ugh, this is so heavy. I shouldn’t have crammed everything in there…
Stuff for the track team?
Want me to carry it?
It hasn’t even been that long since we coached all those kids though, huh?
It’s from those kids. They told me to “make sure I give it to (Your Name)-san.”
Where’s yours?
Kinda makes me wanna do it all again. What about you?
Only if you’re doing it, too.
During your Rank 10 (Max) scene, regardless of if you’ve chosen Yuko’s romance or platonic path, she’ll give you theKids' Letter, which allows the fusion ofAtavakain the Velvet Room.
