"I know that. I have no doubt that what we did was right," Yusuke said firmly. "Only that it was enough. We cannot continue to rise against evil in our own world if we are trapped here."

Akira didn't have to say it. Yusuke knew, without the Phantom Thieves he would still be alone, still be strung along like a puppet by a deranged would-be artist. His fellow students had ended up continuing the cycle of abuse or taking their own lives, he could have easily wound up in the same trap.

But the seed of rebellion had been planted in him, and a change of locale wasn't enough to stifle it.

"I want to continue our work here, but there is...conflicting information. I do not yet know which path to take."