Baku sat by quietly as Haruka and Minoru conversed, through some miracle; what he'd really wanted to do was to tell Minoru how wrong he was. But that won't get us anywhere, will it? A dejected sigh escapes him as Minoru leaves the room. He looks to the others and offers them a stern nod.

"Well, whatever we do, we have to become stronger. I plan to start training hard soon, and... well, I would really like it if you would come along. Any of you," he pauses to stare at his drink pensively, "because I think Yachiyo-sensei and the others are only correct about one thing: these 'persona' things are the key to fighting back whatever the hell these things are."