Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance In Pursuit of Knowledge walkthrough

Pursuit of Knowledge side quest in Shin Megami Tensei 5 is one of the quests that takes place in Tokyo. Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance mostly occurs in the game’s alternate reality dimension, the Netherealm. Once you can access both these worlds, you can participate and complete objectives in both locations. Like the Prince of Her Dreams sidequest in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance, Pursuit of Knowledge revolves around the school's students.

But this sidequest has an interesting twist: instead of fighting or doing fetch quests, to complete this mission, you’ll have to answer three demon trivia questions. This article provides all the necessary details you will need to complete the Pursuit of Knowledge side quest in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance.

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How to complete the Pursuit of Knowledge Side quest in Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance

The map of Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance (Image via Atlus)

To initiate the Pursuit of Knowledge side quest, first, locate the Jouin Student on the Tokyo map. Keep an eye on the green dot that represents the student. Once you find them, approach them and initiate a conversation. Once you initiate the conversation, you will have to answer three questions to complete the mission.

The answers to these questions are,

• Original form of Onmoraki: Human Corpse
• The origins of the “demon” word: Cacodaemon
• How to kick out Aitavaras demon from home: Light a Candle

There are no time limitations while answering the questions and you won’t be penalized for giving any wrong answers. You can take the test as many times as you want. But if you choose these answers, there won’t be any need to take the test more than once. This side quest can be completed very quickly if you know what you are doing.

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Rewards for completing Pursuit of Knowledge side quest in Shin Megami Tensei 5

What are the rewards for completing the Pursuit of Knowledge? (Image via Atlus)

Once you correctly answer all the questions, the Pursuit of Knowledge side quest will be completed. When it is done, you will get 700 exp and a Treacherous Neutral Periapt as a reward. Shin Megami Tensei 5 Vengeance is a hard game, and it takes a lot of grinding to reach the levels needed for challenging power bosses.

Side quests like these are especially effective in a game like Shin Megami Tensei 5 because of their easy difficulty and decent exp rewards. Always try to get as many side quests done as possible while you are in Tokyo, because it helps you increase your team's exp level quite effectively.