outcome
Rejecting Maruki means choosing a world that still contains loss, accountability and uncertainty. The ending argues that a shared future has value precisely because nobody owns the right to edit another person's pain.
Persona 5 Royal
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Royal's last choice is meaningful because Maruki offers genuine relief, forcing the Phantom Thieves to define freedom as more than feeling happy.
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What it means
The ending completes the central question of Persona 5 Royal: A group of students steals corrupt hearts, then must decide whether a painless reality is freedom.
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