[ He appreciates what Yuri is trying to say, despite being unable to find the right words. That was the most difficult thing about this situation: there was never a good word to use. ]
It was to change the hearts of corrupt adults that abuse their power. Their first target was a high school teacher who sexually assaulted female students and abused the team he coached -- it came out very quickly he was likely the reason for a young woman to attempt suicide.
It was their sense of rebellion that lead them into the Metaverse, that gave them their Persona.
[ That much he understood. To take back what Adults have ruined. To prove that they are worth it, and the world deserves better than those with twisted desires. His own sense of justice was lost to the whims of someone who used him, was he just as bad as the adults he hates?
Why did they even bother with him? ]
I hope that helps your understanding to some extent. Their "victims", so to speak, were those who held power and abused those below them. Their targets removed the agency of those around them... thus the Phantom Thieves of Hearts were born.
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[ He appreciates what Yuri is trying to say, despite being unable to find the right words. That was the most difficult thing about this situation: there was never a good word to use. ]
It was to change the hearts of corrupt adults that abuse their power. Their first target was a high school teacher who sexually assaulted female students and abused the team he coached -- it came out very quickly he was likely the reason for a young woman to attempt suicide.
It was their sense of rebellion that lead them into the Metaverse, that gave them their Persona.
[ That much he understood. To take back what Adults have ruined. To prove that they are worth it, and the world deserves better than those with twisted desires. His own sense of justice was lost to the whims of someone who used him, was he just as bad as the adults he hates?
Why did they even bother with him? ]
I hope that helps your understanding to some extent. Their "victims", so to speak, were those who held power and abused those below them. Their targets removed the agency of those around them... thus the Phantom Thieves of Hearts were born.