One thing you’ll have to work on inPersona 3 Reloadis your relationships with the people you meet at school and around the city. Every time you form a new bond with someone, you’ll unlock a Social Link of a certain Arcana with them.

As you deepen your bonds with these people, you’ll grow your Social Link with them and earn rewards that will help you grow stronger in your fight against the Shadows. One Social Link you can form is with an online user you meet in a video game. After Junpei gives you a copy of his old game, you can play it on a holiday and meet Maya, and you’ll be able to unlock the Hermit Social Link.

Persona 3 Reload options when interacting with your laptop in your bedroom

OnApril 28, Mitsuru will tell you that the internet line that was damaged by a Shadow attack will befixed the next day. Junpei will then come up to you andoffer you a copy of an online gamehe used to play.

You’ll be able to play the online game onholidays starting onApril 29, whenthe internet is fully connectedto your laptop.

Persona 3 Reload Maya talking to the main character

This online game is where you’ll meetMaya, the person you’ll bond with to form theHermit Social Link.

Take note thatspending the holidayplaying the MMORPG on your laptop and hanging out with Maya willtake up the daytime. It’ll beeveningonce you’re through with playing for the day.

Persona 3 Reload Maya opening up to the main character

The Social Link you may form with Maya is of theHermit Arcana. You’ll be able to gainbonuseswhenfusing Hermit Personas, thanks to this Social Link.

You can also gainbonuseswhen you hang out with Maya while you havea Persona of the Hermit Arcana.

Persona 3 Reload The Hermit rank up screen

You’ll be able to spend time with Maya andgrow this Social Link’s rankonholidays, where you have free time to play gamesin your room.

To play the online game with Maya, you simply need tointeract with the laptop on your deskin your room. Then,choose to play your MMORPGto begin hanging out with her.

Persona 3 Reload Maya reacting favorably to the main character’s response

After you form a bond with Maya, you may hang out with her togrow the rank of your Hermit Social Link.

Choosing to hang out with her for the day will garner you a+1 to your Social Link. If you want to increase the points you get during your time with her further, you shouldchoose favorable responses.

Having aHermit Persona with youduring your time together with Maya willincrease the pointsthat you get from favorable responses to amaximum of +3 points.

u remember me rite? :O

Of course. (+3/+2)

…Have we met?

hmm… what kinda people r we, playing inside on such a beautiful day?

Don’t you like video games?

Sunshine is overrated. (+1/-)

so ummmmmm…… im drunk! xD

Oh really? o_O (+1/-)

Are you an adult?

but lately i cant get motviated to get work done @ work. =/

You don’t like your job? (+3/+2)

Are you burned out?

Rank 4

its like all she cares about is marrying me off to some dude >=/ whys it her problem?

Don’t wanna get married?

Let’s plan our wedding, then. (+3/+2)

Mr. E is such a stupid eh so bee!! t(-_-t)

Are you drunk again?

Do you mean S.O.B.? (+1/-)

…oh noes! u cant figure out what my job is can u? O_o

A drunken master? (+1/-)

Maya’s a reporter, right?

Are you a teacher? (+1/-)

Rank 6

actually, i only went cuz i was so pissed at that bastard! >:/

What bastard? (+3/+2)

What are you talking about?

Age isn’t the point. (+1/-)

Well, yeah. (+3/+2)

she even stuffs her bra!! lol

She, um… what? (+1/-)

Calm down. (+1/-)

oh noes… now im starting to get sweaty =/

Are you talking to yourself?

Hurry up and tell me. (+3/+2)

thats kinda crazy even for me >_>;

What is he like? (+1/-)

Are you gonna ask him out?

it said their cancelling innocent sin. …think its for real?

No way! (+1/-)

Whatever, I guess.

tatsuya… do u think we’ll still be able to see each other? T_T

No, this is the end.

Don’t worry about that.

maya’s not goin quietly! >=/ i’ll beat em to the punch!

What are you planning? (+1/-)

…i should apologize

About what?

Oh, no worries. (+1/-)

Now they’ll end it for sure.

Is that why you’re sorry? (+1/-)

im thinkin bout quittin the MMO today. i… dun think i’ll c u again T_T

I’ll miss you. (+3/+2)

Thehighest rankyou can reach in your Hermit Social Link isten. When you reach rank 10 with Maya, she’ll show you her appreciation for listening to her and being her friend by giving youScreenshot Data as a gift.

This is data ofall of your conversations with her, and it is actually also akey itemthat enables thefusion of the Persona, Arahabaki.

You can conduct Persona fusionsin the Velvet Room. The entrance to the room can be found inPaulownia Malland on thefirst floor of Tartarusduring theDark Hour.

you may only meet Maya online onholidays, so maxing this Social Link out to reach rank 10can take timeearly on.

That being said, if you chooseunfavorable responsesin your conversations with Maya, it can take time for your bond with her to grow.

The benefits of maxing out your Hermit Social Link is that Elizabeth will give youTwilight Fragmentsas your bond with Maya grows, and you’ll be able tofuse Arahabaki at rank 10.

Getting the Screenshot Data is theonly way to unlock the ability to fuse Arahabaki.

If you’d rather not work on maxing this Social Link out quickly, it’s recommended that youat least unlock the bond with Maya as soon as possible.

This will give you the bonus infusing Hermit Personasearly on, and this can give youstrong Personasthat will make iteasier to deal with Shadows.

It’s better tounlock the Hermit Social Link firstbefore you fuse any Hermit Personas togain bonuses from fusion right away.

In terms ofconnections to other Social Links, playing the MMORPG and meeting Mayadoes not lead you to unlocking other Social Links.

you may put this Social Link off forthe onesyou can unlock at school because those can unlock other Social Links you can grow.