This is a story walkthrough for Phase 1: Trusting the Path to the Future in Scarlet Nexus for the Xbox, Playstation, and Steam. Here you'll find a guide on how to complete this area, a story section, boss strategies, a list of enemies, and a list of items that can be found.

Phase 1: Maps

Kikuchiba: Mid-Level Shopping District

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Floor 2

Kikuchiba: Upper-Level Construction Site

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Floor 2
Floor 3

Mizuhagawa Disctrict: Construction Site

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Floor 2
Floor 3

Phase 1: Trusting the Path to the Future Story Walkthrough

Kikuchiba

	Objectives
1	Pull up the World Map and head over to Kikuchiba Mid-Level Shopping District.
2	Starting from the alley, pace forward and turn right until you reach the ! mark. A cutscene will play.
3	Continue forward and take out the Other in the car park. Progress through the alley and take out the remaining Other.
4	Climb the stairs. Continue forward and take out the Others in the car park.
5	Climb the stairs. Defeat the Others and Continue forward going East. Go through the open hole in the fence and climb the stairs. A cutscene will play.
6	Follow the length of the street, clear the area, and then climb the stairs and enter the Upper-Level Construction Site.
7	Continue forward, clear the area, and climb the stairs. Continue moving forward, clear the area, and then turn left to reach the ! mark. Climb up the ramp at the far left until you reach the ! mark. Prepare for a Boss Fight.
Boss Fight	Boss Battle: Gunkin Perry

Suoh City Ryujin Ward

Mizuhagawa District

12	Clear the area and continue forward. Climb down to the lower area and clear the area. After defeating all the Other, circle around the nearby construction area going Southeast and go down the ramp to Level 3. A cutscene will play.
13	Clear the area. Defeat Bandeau Pendu using Hypervelocity, and defeat the Auger Sabbat by breaking its shell. Afterwards, a cutscene will play.
14	You will then be transported to the Hideout. A cutscene will play.

Hideout

15	Investigate the table between Hanabi and Gemma and receive a message from Kasane. Reply Yes to Kasane's request to come to Kikuchiba. Complete the Standby Phase to proceed to Phase 2.

Phase 1: Standby Phase Available Bonds

Hanabi Bond Episode 1

Upon reaching the Hideout for the first time, players will have the option to begin a bonding episode with Hanabi in the Hideout.

This episode is available during Standby Phase 1 and can be initiated by talking to Hanabi.

Hanabi Bond Episode 1

Kasane Bond Episode 1

Upon reaching the Hideout for the first time, players will have the option to begin a bonding episode with Kasane in Kikuchiba.

This episode is available during Standby Phase 1 and can be accessed after investigating the table in the middle of the living room.

Kasane Bond Episode 1

Phase 1: Boss Fights

Gunkin Perry

Charge up your Psychokinesis bar and lead Gunkin Perry under the Special Objects hanging above and press L2 to drop them on Gunkin Perry. Doing so will deal a huge amount of damage to the enemy.

How to Beat Gunkin Perry

List of Enemies Encountered

Kikuchiba

Enemies Encountered
Fuel Pool	Buddy Rummy
Scummy Pendu	Vase Paws

Mizuhagawa District

Enemies Encountered
Auger Sabbat	Bandeau Pendu

General Tips

Explore the Surrounding Area for Loot

There is a lot of loot to be gathered in this area. Make sure to explore the level thoroughly to obtain helpful HP recovery items for battle.

Kill All the Other

You must kill all the Other in the area to progress through the map.

Exploit Enemy Weaknesses with SAS

Experiment with different SAS to get a feel of how fighting and enemy weaknesses work in Scarlet Nexus.

Phase 1 Obtainable Items

Marked Items & Data Spot Locations

Kikuchiba: Mid-Level Shopping District
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Floor 2
Kikuchiba: Upper-Level Construction Site
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Floor 2
Floor 3
Suoh City Ryujin Ward
Main Street
Mizuhagawa: Disctrict Construction Site
Floor 1

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