Sojiro’s Confidant is one of the earliest you can unlock outside the core group of the Phantom Thieves, though there are more stumbling blocks than usual on the road to maxing it out. You need to boost Joker’s kindness and handle a few other situations in Mementos along the way. Make sure to give Sojiro gifts that he likes to speed up the process as well. As with all Confidants in Persona 5 Royal, you can boost your relationship with Sojiro faster if you include a Persona of the matching Arcana during rank up events – Hierophant, in his case. This guide uses point values for answers with a matching Persona in your roster, so adjust the point value down by 1 if you don’t have one on hand. Most of Sojiro’s choices only give +1 without a Hierophant Persona, so if you want to get through the ranks quickly, it’s more important than usual to have a matching Persona. Berith is one of the easiest Hierophant Personas to acquire early in the game. You can fuse it with Personas recruited from Kamoshida’s Palace – Incubus and Jack o’ Lantern. Orobas is the next Hierophant Persona. Once you reach level 17, you can fuse Silky and Onmoraki to obtain it.
Sojiro Confidant unlocks
Rank 1: N/A Rank 2: Coffee Basics
Joker can make coffee at the cafe that restores SP to one ally (making coffee takes time)
Rank 3: N/A
Rank 4: Leblanc Curry
Joker can make curry at the cafe that restores some SP to all allies (making curry takes time)
Rank 5: N/A Rank 6: Coffee Mastery
Joker can make coffee that restores a substantial amount of SP to one ally
Rank 7: N/A Rank 8: N/A
Rank 9: Curry Tips
Joker can make curry that restores a substantial amount of SP to the party
Rank 10: Curry Mastery
Joker can make curry that restores a large amount of SP to the party
Sojiro Confidant choices and availability
Sojiro is available at night on every day of the week except Tuesday and is available day and night on rainy days. You’ll find him behind the counter at Cafe Leblanc. However, the Sojiro Confidant is locked at rank 4 until the deadline for Futaba’s Palace passes on August 21. Even if you complete the Palace early, you still have to wait for the actual deadline to pass before you can continue with his Confidant.
Sojiro Confidant rank 1
No choice matters until the end. Just keep doing what you can. And don’t cause any trouble, right?
Got it
Sojiro Confidant rank 2 choices
You know what I’m talking about, right?
Making coffee (+2)
Ugh… I don’t know where he caught wind of this place
That guy seemed suspicious (+2)
Besides, ladies love a guy who knows his coffee. This isn’t such a bad deal for you
I want the ladies to love me (+2)
Seems like you’re a quick study, so I hope you’ve got the hang of it
Got it (+2)
Sojiro Confidant rank 3 choices
Are you listening to me? What grind are you supposed to use?
Medium fine (+2)
Sorry, something just came up. We can keep going with the lessons some other time
Is it trouble? (+2)
But don’t worry, I’ll put you to work. We’ve got lots of time on our hands.
I’m ready to work Thanks in advance (both give +2)
Sojiro Confidant rank 4 choices
That’s because the acidity and the bean flavor profile all depend on the bean ratio. Pretty deep, huh?
Tell me more
It looks like Sojiro’s in trouble. What should I do…?
Call Sojiro’s phone
Just let him do his thing, and get on with the job. Got it?
Understood (+2)
Sojiro Confidant rank 5 choices
Again, rank 5 is locked until after August 21, when the deadline for Futaba’s Palace passes. And what about you?
I think I’m addicted!
I thought my pick-up lines were the best in town, but not a single one worked on her… Heh…
She wasn’t normal, huh
That’s why when I took her in, I vowed to keep this recipe alive until she could eat it again.
It really paid off in the end (+2)
…It’s only a problem when she asks for it three times a day
She needs a balanced diet (+2)
Sojiro Confidant rank 6 choices
By the way, what are your thoughts on So-chan’s life of solitude?
To each his own (+2)
Doesn’t quite seem to be the best environment for Futaba, now does it?
Shut your mouth
I don’t even know how he managed to find me here… Maybe paying him was a mistake
Saving Futaba was no mistake
Futaba’s fast asleep… Didn’t mean to get you tangled up in all this mess
If I can help somehow (+2)
Sojiro Confidant rank 7 choices
To unlock the rank 7 event, you first need to max out Joker’s kindness. Feed your plant and clean the cafe to boost Joker’s kindness quickly. At the end of the day, the coffee and the curry people love so much are both just… excuses
You might be right (+2)
The next two choices don’t matter And that’s only because you helped us connect, so… thanks for that
Feel like a real dad now? (+2)
Sojiro Confidant rank 8 choices
How about you? Anything you’d wanna add to the menu?
Something with curry?
God damn… What a pain in the ass. Don’t you have enough problems already?
I was just protecting Futaba
The Mementos quest “Money-Grubbing Uncle” unlocks after this. Rank 9 only becomes available after you complete this quest.
Sojiro Confidant rank 9 choices
How is it… living with Sakura-san? Please, you can speak honestly
It’s great
…Sojiro?
Congrats You have a great daughter (both give +3)
God, I’m a joke. Getting all sentimental like this? At my age?
All give +2
Sojiro Confidant rank 10 choices
There’s only one choice to make in the rank 10 event, and either choice gets you +3. Kindness will only get you so far in your Tokyo life, and you’ll need to brush up on your smarts if you want to pass your classes with flying colors - or just check out our Persona 5 Royal classroom answers guide.
