Ah, the Museum of Truth and Vanity—Atlus has done it again, blending the surreal with the sadistic for us completionists. This latest episode of Crossroads of Fate in Persona 5: The Phantom X drags us back into the Metaverse alongside the Phantom Thieves, and if you want every Destiny Badge and Meta Jewel, you’ll need to sniff out collectibles like a truffle pig in a palace. I’ve cleared it all, and here’s how you can too.

Before you so much as glance at the double doors, respect the basics: your Wonder must be at least Level 60, or the shadows will fold you like origami. Yusuke and Anne are handcuffed to the bench for most episodes, and Lufel will later take a forced vacation. Your best buddy for Yusuke is Kotone Montagne—she chains Ice attacks with him to shatter enemies like a frozen puddle under a sledgehammer. Now, let’s sweep every corridor, because missing a single museum brochure is like ignoring the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle with the box staring at you.

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Episode 2-1: Parking Lot Prowl

Don’t barrel through the main doors just yet. Linger in the parking lot like a seagull over a dropped chip. Snipe every chest and squash the Powerful Shadow. Once the asphalt is spotless, then you may open the double doors to meet Fox and Panther. The boss here is more of a handshake than a fight—dispatch it and move on.

Episode 2-2: Brochure Hunt in the East Wing

This receiving hall is a brochure dispenser in disguise. Turn around, head east, and yank the lever near the reception desk. You’ll find a Museum Brochure and a Powerful Shadow guarding a chest. Grab the Treasure Key Chest from the green bench—it’s the skeleton key for the Central Circular Room’s treasure. Back at spawn, there’s a brochure practically taped to your starting point, and a chest hidden behind laser fences. Use the Chroma Module Camera to make a wall painting vanish like a magician’s assistant; then zigzag through lasers, pull another lever, and bag the last chest. Three brochures, five chests, one shadow—100% complete.

Episode 2-3: Laser Disco

This floor is a buffet of collectibles with a side of lasers. Start by turning around for a brochure, then push the wall pad to kill the beams. After a cutscene, hit the right-side button, grab the chest, and pluck another brochure from under a roaming shadow’s nose. Circle behind a blockade for yet another chest, press a switch, and beat the shadow blocking progress. Before following the marker, open that steel gate with a lever—inside lies a Strong Shadow and a chest. Back on the main path, snatch the third brochure. Now, instead of beelining for the Golden Chest, peek behind the stairs for a hidden chest beside a planter. Only then should you claim the gilded prize.

Episode 2-4: Crooked Paintings Know Your Secrets

The 2nd Exhibition Room is a labyrinth that chuckles at your sense of direction. Follow the marker to a control room, crawl through the ventilation shaft, and drop into a hexagonal puzzle box. A crooked painting hides a switch; press it to lower barriers, then clamber onto ledges to cross laser fences. Beat a Powerful Shadow for the Security Key Card and another brochure. Use the computer to deactivate sensors, check both restrooms (the ladies’ room yields a chest, the men’s room a brochure), and keep an eye out for more crooked artworks. One such painting disables electric fences, letting you snag a Chroma Film Module and a chest. Later, turn the camera 180° to expose a secret room with a chest and a Powerful Shadow—your final collectible. Point the lens at the bottom ledge to reveal the last chest, jump down, and call it a wrap.

Episode 2-5: Garden of Perspective Tricks

The Central Garden starts easy: grab a brochure from a stand, smash vases for 600 Konpaku Gems each, and harvest two chests around the pool while dodging patrols. Then Wonder steps into a Penrose Stair labyrinth—a structure so disorienting it felt like gravity had taken a sick day. This optical illusion maze will be familiar to Persona 5 veterans. Climb the impossible staircase, beat the shadows, collect a chest on the second layer, and snag the final brochure from a small dais. After the cutscene and boss, you’ll crack 100%.

Episode 2-6: The Maze That Hates You

Floor one is a teaser: grab the chest to the right, turn opposite for a brochure and a treasure room behind a Powerful Shadow. Inside, press a switch, get two chests (the key sits atop a keyboard). Back in the main hall, disable lasers, crawl through a duct, and claim another chest and brochure. Break statues for Konpaku Gems, then use the camera to erase a wall painting. After another shadow brawl, press switches to lower laser fences, grab the last brochure, and beat a Boss Shadow to spawn the Golden Chest. Climb the stairs, cross the platforms, and snatch victory.

Episode 2-7: Lounge of Hidden Switches

The Treasure Hall Lounge feels like a camera tutorial with teeth. Grab the left-side brochure and right-side gems, erase a painting, and head left to beat a Powerful Shadow for a Gold Chest. A locked chest requires a key perched on a ramp—nab it. Move forward, turn left, slay a shadow for another brochure, and note a second locked chest whose key waits near the end. Use the Chroma Key Module to reveal switches, turn the camera 180° to unmask yet another, and open the Golden Chest. A shortcut unlocks for those earlier locked chests; the final key lounges on a blue couch in front of a painting. Scoop it up, backtrack, and 100% is yours.

Episode 2-8: The Painting-Hopping Ballet

Start by turning around for a brochure and some smashable art. Grapple up, crawl through an air duct, and after a battle, flip a switch to kill lasers. Open a door for a brochure, a vase, and a chest. Continue smashing statues like a polite vandal. Then you’ll enter the painting puzzle—a sequence so trippy it felt like being trapped inside a surrealist’s dream. First painting: three camels—follow right. Torii gate—enter right, then move forward. Jungle with a rock—go to the right corner, jump out. You’ll land on a lifter, press a switch, and a new painting appears. Climb the jungle rocks, return to the camels, pass through the Torii, and finally navigate the sea painting to land on another lifter. Repeat the route one more time, exit onto scaffolding, and the boss awaits.

Episode 2-9: Second Penrose Waltz

Another Penrose Stair Labyrinth, but this time you’ve got the rhythm. Grab a key from a couch, smash objects for gems, and press a wall switch. Head down the ramp for a brochure, kill shadows, grab another brochure, and open the chest with the key. A crooked painting reveals a switch that opens a room with a Powerful Shadow guarding a chest. Loot it, check the opposite bathroom for gems, then enter the mind-bending staircase. Claim blue chests on side branches, shift perspectives by moving down ramps, and beat the final Powerful Shadow for a brochure and Gold Chest. Follow the waypoint for a Purple Chest, pick up the last brochure en route, and stomp the sub-boss. Break two more objects before leaving.

Episode 2-10: Dvesha, the Living Canvas

The finale throws you straight into a boss fight against Dvesha, a quartet of animated paintings: Right Eye, Left Eye, Nose, Mouth. Attack the Eyes first—they lock onto your party like a heat-seeking critic. Once they’re blind, pummel the Nose to force the Mouth open. Rotate targets and watch for prompts like “Dvesha is looking at Yusuke”—that's your cue to slap the Eyes with single-target moves. Parts regenerate, so burst them down before the boss can catch its breath. Keep the pressure high, and the gallery burns to the ground. Congratulations, Phantom Thief! You’ve conquered the Museum of Truth and Vanity and can now claim your haul at the Gallery Auction.