Metaphor: ReFantazio

It wouldn’t be an Atlus Persona-esque RPG if there wasn’t some element of reading involved, and as is always the case, you can read books to boost your Social Stats (AKA your Royal Virtues).

There are a handful of books to read in all (7), and they can only be read when you’re in transit to a location on the Gauntlet Runner - i.e. heading to a dungeon, a small neighbouring town, etc. You’ll find the bookcase in the room adjacent to the kitchen.

Each of the below books boosts a specific Royal Virtue and a new book will become available when you add a new ally to the team. The book will take 3 passages of time to read it, and once you’ve completed it, you’ll get an additional Royal Virtue boost. The books you can find in the bookcase are as follows:

• New World Travel Diary (Imagination)
• Pride and Persuasion (Eloquence)
• Bygone Days (Heismay) (Tolerance)
• Top Secret Poetry! Do Not Read! (Junha) (Courage)
• How to Walk Outside the Island (Eupha) (Tolerance)
• Literacy Workbook (Basilio) (Imagination)

The seventh and final book is a bit different, and to unlock it you’ll need to head to Angler’s Inn Square in Port Brilehaven and speak to the candidate Julian who is by the fountain (he only shows up in the daytime and when it’s not raining - we’re also sure he doesn’t turn up there in the last month too… at least he didn’t for us). Once you speak to Julian, he will give you the book, “The Magical Future,” which improves Wisdom.

Simply read all 7 and the ‘Bookworm’ achievement is all yours.