Episode 1 - Eternal Punishment Arc Season 1

## File Mission #01: The Time is a Charm

**File Mission #01: The Time is a Charm** (ファイルミッション #01：時間は魅力(ふぁいるみっしょん #わん：じかんはみりょく), *Misshon Fairu #01: Jikan wa Miryoku*) is the 1st episode of *Persona 2: The End of Seven Sisters High School - Eternal Punishment Arc* anime series, which serves as the final chapter of the Seven Sisters Series.

The episode was originally broadcast in Japan on July 11th, 2020, and was simulcast with English and Malay subtitles by Netflix the same day.

In the summer of 2023, during the first volumes of the second part of the third season being streamed, this episode was released on tonton Animax in Malaysia.

## Summary

Makoto Sanada falls under scrutiny as the battle between the Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation, The Masquerade of Evil and Numeros rages on!

## Gallery

*For episode screencaps, see: **Episode 1 - Eternal Punishment Arc/Image Gallery***

## Plot

The episode opens with a narration from Sarah Silverman, explaining the state of the world during the events of the Great War which led to the rise of the Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation. The flashback then shows Kyosuke Miyamura, Akihiko Sakakura, Ruruka Ando, and Izayoi Sonomura engaging in a fight with Sies, Dos, Siete, and Cinco on a bridge. Saiko Kimura is seen elsewhere, disarming Cuatro as she attempts to have sex with a tied-up civilian. The battle continues as Uno and Shiori Miyashiro look over the chaos and hell world.

In the next scene, helicopters are seen transporting the various Assassination Specialized Execution Foundation leaders to the off-shore location to gather there in secret. Tetsuo commented on how it had been a long time since they had all been together like this and confirmed that he had gathered them all so they could decide what to do about Makoto. Ruruka Andoh pointed out that if they were all gathered together like this, they could be wiped out easily, and fed a macaroon to Izayoi who was resting his head on her lap. Tetsuo mentions that this building was personally constructed by Kyosuke and that under his control they would be safe, though Ruruka remained doubtful.

Great Gozu tries to reassure her by saying that the Numeros and other terrorists organizations have been active and Akihiko begins to argue. He said that just because there was less activity doesn't mean a thing and that the problem is that the Numeros are still alive at all. Akihiko turns to Tetsuo and tries to remind him of the "old man bastard" Tetsuo, who would have agreed to exterminate the Numeroses without a second thought. Ruruka, Saiko, Izayoi, and Daisuke Bandai begin to argue and get off-topic, and then they fall silent when Kyosuke enters the room. He climbs onto a chair and walks across the boardroom table to Tetsuo. He said that, as long as the Numeroses and The Masquerade of Evil are still active, more people will continue to suffer and that this was no time to be indecisive. He tried to persuade him similarly to Akihiko and was interrupted by Great Gozu, who told him to act more respectfully in the Chairman's presence as Kyosuke sat down and they began the meeting.

As Makoto arrived by helicopter, Kyosuke showed the room photos of the Numeros, The Masquerade of Evil, and the Bloodhound of the Army, and several people questioned why Makoto would have saved them. Tetsuo mentioned his status as the Hero of The World and the one who killed Shiori Miyashiro after the battle 5 years ago, reasoning that they should at least talk to him in-depth before jumping to conclusions. Kyosuke wondered if Makoto really was the Hero of The World who saved the world and Ruruka insulted Makoto that his defeating Shiori was just really an act and pretentious like a hero or was just really dramatized and he was allied with the all villains the entire time. They continued speaking until Makoto, Melissa Mayuzumi, Akane Sanada, Saori Hasegawa, Junta Sanada, Junko Sanada, and Sarah entered the room as Makoto greeted the room and everyone turned their attention to glare at him, with the exception of Chisa. Kyosuke immediately placed Makoto under arrest and ordered Akihiko to handcuff him, despite protests.

Akihiko sarcastically apologized that he had to do this to the "hero" who brought down Shiori Miyashiro to death and then punched Makoto in the stomach once he was handcuffed. Despite Sarah patronizing him, Akihiko continued to assault Makoto, saying that none of them deserved to be seen as heroes after all of the lives they sacrificed. He hits him again and when Melissa attempts to intervene by summoning her personas to attack him but Izayoi throws a kunai at the wall directly behind her. Ruruka threatened her, saying that next time she'll have Izayoi throw one at her head or she forced to behead her head by herself. But Akane shot behind the wall as the bullet scratched Ruruka's shoulder and blood spilled, threatened her by saying if you threatened his wife with her mean acts or he'd be forced to put them both in prison. Ruruka growled, seeing Akane shoot her shoulder, and angrily and aggressively shouted to command Izayoi to throw his kunai but stopped when Junta slashed the air on Ruruka's face surface, threatening her by saying if she threatened his friends again or he would execute her including Izayoi. Akihiko pulled at Makoto's hair and told him to stand as Great Gozu tried to intervene, politely asking Akihiko to stop, then threatened to be his next opponent if he continued. Sarah then slashed and pointed her pink rapier-shaped saber at Akihiko's eyes, threatening him to let Makoto go or she would kill him, insisted that Makoto was a misfit for questioning and deserved time to recover from his injuries, causing Kyosuke to agree and temporarily dispense the meeting.

While waiting to call the meeting back, Kyosuke was left in a room alone with Chisa. He asked her if she wanted to rest and Chisa playfully told him that he doesn't have to be so formal when they're alone together. She went to stand beside him and told him not to push himself so hard. Kyosuke began to say something, then stopped himself, instead telling Chisa to go and check on Makoto, leaving him alone in the room.

At the same time, Melissa and Sarah were seen in the bathroom when Melissa questioned why they couldn't see Makoto. Sarah thought it was because they suspected them as allies, so they were trying to keep them apart. Melissa was worried that Sarah would also be suspected and she told Melissa not to intervene too much because this was a 14th Division problem while she wore red lipstick on her lips and Melissa cracked her fist. Melissa disagreed, saying that just because she was in the 13th Division doesn't mean that they shouldn't stick together, making Sarah neutral smile.