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Your dialog choices are important with Maruki, and you do need a matching arcana persona when talking to Maruki for a bonus. You start Rank 1 on May 13, and at that point in the game it may be tricky to have a Councillor arcana persona because your character level may not be high enough for the lowest level Councillor arcana persona.
The exceptions are Rank 0→1→2 (you begin with two rank ups) and Rank 9→10, where dialog choices and matching arcana persona don’t matter. You only need to get to rank 9 for Councillor, the last one is automatic after that.
NOTE: You should try to talk to Maruki whenever he’s available, his contract with the school will eventually end and he will leave on November 18.
Automatic Councillor 0→1→2 on May 13
Talk to Maruki (Practice Building 1F), Councillor 2→3
Q1: 1 or 3 (So they have, huh? OR Thanks to you, probably)
Q2: 1 or 2 (Of course OR Yeah, our deal)
Q3: Any
Q4: 1 or 3 (That one seems necesary OR It’s a seed for new loves)
Q5: Any
Q6: 1 (Good work over there)
Go to School, Practice Building 1F, talk to Maruki, Councillor 3→4
Q1: Any
Q2: 1 (I know, right?)
Q3: 3 (Is that what you’re researching?)
Q4: Any
Q5: Any
Q6: 1 (That sounds fun)
Q7: 1 or 2 (I feel completely fine OR It’s part of our deal…)
Talk to Maruki in Practice Building, Councillor 4→5
Q1: 1 (This looks great!)
Q2: Any
Q3: 3 (You know, you’re right)
Q4: 1 or 2 (My senses lied to me! OR Hey, as long as it tastes good)
Q5: 2 (I guess so)
Q6: 1 or 3 (I really don’t mind OR It was thought-provoking)
Talk to Maruki in Practice Building, Councillor 5→6
Q1: 2 or 3 (Another cup OR We’ve got curry too)
Q2: 1 (I can do that)
Q3: Any
Q4: 3 (So give up)
Q5: Any
Q6: Any
Q7: 1 or 2 (Calm down OR What’s going on?)
Talk to Maruki, Councillor 6→7
Any choices are fine
Talk to Maruki, Councillor 7→8
Q1: 2 (What do you mean?)
Q2: 1 (Ooh, really?)
Q3: 1 (Thanks for the food!)
Q4: 3 (We’ve made a deal)
Q5: Any
Q6: 1 or 2 (I sure do OR Let’s celebrate)
Q7: Any
Q8: 1
Talk to Maruki, Councillor 8→9
Q1: Any
Q2: 1 (Kind of sad…)
• Note: Maruki leaves the school in a few days, but “9” is his maximum rank for now, don’t worry!
Automatic Councillor Rank 10 on November 18
