[Chapter 1]

[Chapter 1]

[----Day 1----]

The chapter begins with a quick (well, slow really) pan over a familiar city. Once the scene ends, check the terminal and view all 4 requests. There will a scene at the table going over the request details.

Sergei will ask you to take KeA to her class. Head up to the 3rd floor and enter room 304 (KeA's room) to trigger the next scene. Once you have KeA, head to the 2nd floor and out that exit. You'll notice the area is under construction. Head back in and exit from the first floor. Once you go up both stairs, you'll trigger a scene where the boys go off to class with KeA. Now it's time to gear up, and start our requests. You can press START to quick jump to anywhere in the city.

Head back down the stairs and head into the weapon shop. Wazy and Elie already have their latest weapons, but you'll need to gear up Noel and Lloyd. You can exchange sepith for mira. You can see the exchange rate on the left.

Girondo Arms Dealer, sells:

* シンハンマー / Shin Hammer / 800 Mira [STR+180, DEF+4]
* シャルロッテ / Charlotte / 800 Mira [STR+175, RNG+4, Accuracy+5%]
* レザーフィスト / Leather Fist / 800 Mira [STR+180, 10% chance of critical hit]
* アッシュピーター / Ash Peta / 800 Mira [STR+185, RNG+3]
* ファイバージャケット / Fiber Jacket / 100 Mira [DEF+110]
* 強化デニム / Reinforced Denim / 500 Mira [DEF+120 ADF+5]
* スパイクギア / Spike Gear / 100 Mira [DEF+60, MOV+1]
* トレッキングブーツ / Trekking Boots / 400 Mira [DEF+65, MOV+1]
* シルバーブローチ / Silver Brooch / 500 Mira [Prevent Poison]
* コーラルリング / Coral Ring / 500 Mira [Prevent Paralyze]
* マーブルリング / Marble Ring / 500 Mira [Prevent Mute]
* ルミナスグラス / Luminous Glass / 500 Mira [Prevent Blind]
* クールネックレス / Cool Necklace / 1000 Mira [Prevent Burn]
* フレイムジッポー / Flame Zippo / 1000 Mira [Prevent Freeze]
* ミスティストール / Misty Shawl / 1000 Mira [Prevent Petrify]
* ティンクルピアス / Twinkle Earrings / 1000 Mira [Prevent Sleep]
* スティールリスト / Steel Wristband / 1000 Mira [Prevent Stun]
* フローラルボトル / Foral Bottle / 1000 Mira [Prevent Confuse]
* ホーリーチェイン / Holy Chain / 1500 Mira [Impoper Translation: Disable fighter with one hit]
* ロングバレル / Long Barrel / 100 Mira [RNG+1]

Buy new weapons for Noel and Lloyd. Don't buy any new armor, as with how it'll work out over at the Department Store, you'll get 2 boots for the females, and 2 body pieces for the males. So the new gear on Wazy and Elie will be moved around so you don't have to waste Mira here on armor.

At the Department Store, on the 2nd floor there are 3 shops.

Hansons Shoes (first shop on the left) sells:
* エナメルミュール / Enameuel / 600 Mira [DEF+68, SPD+3, Female Only]

Boutique (first shop on the right) sells:
* ニードルパーカー / Needle Hoodies / 800 Mira [DEF+135, STR+5, Male Only]

Accessories (Shop at the southern end of the 2nd floor) sells:
* みっしぃテイル / Mishi Tail / 500 Mira [DEF+5, Evasion+5%]
* メーガドゥータ / Sky Messanger / 3000 Mira [Prevent Paralyze and Mute]
* サニーペンデュラム / Sunny Pendulum / 4000 Mira [Prevent Freeze and Petrify]
* ルナーペンデュラム / Lunar Pendulum / 5000 Mira [Prevent Poison, Burn, and Blind]
* スターペンデュラム / Star Pendulum / 6000 Mira [Prevent Stun, Confuse, and Sleep]

Downstairs there is an item shop, and an ingredient store. The ingredient store is useless until we get

some recipes. Once you buy your equips/weapons/items, then let's go to Genten, next to the Department

Store. Talk to Wendy to start:

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[エニグマⅡの講習 - Enigma II Training]
[Client] Wendy
[Pay] 500 Mira
[DP] 3

1) Talk to Wendy to obtain 2 new master qartz [ピクシィ Pixie] and [クロウ Claw]
2) Go to the menu screen, and set the 2 new master quartz to the people you want.
3) Talk to Wendy again and you'll get a Spirit 1 quartz (ATS+6%, ADF -3%). I suggest giving it to Elie.
~You will be unable to continue until you fight at least 1 battle~
4) After fighting a battle, report to Wendy to complete the request. You will get a quartz that enables a minimap.
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Since you can't continue until you do a fight, you can get quartz from Wendy or unlock new slots. The

quartz that are offered at the moment are:

*防御1 / Defense 1 / 40 Earth [DEF+6%, STR-3%]
*毒の刃 / Poison Blade / 150 Earth [10% chance of attacks inflicting Poison]
*HP1 / HP1 / 40 Water [MAXHP+10%]
*魔防1 / Anti-Magic 1 / 40 Water [ADF+6%, ATS-3%]
*封魔の刃 / Mute Blade / 150 Water [10% chance of attacks inflicting Mute]
*攻撃1 / Strength 1 / 40 Fire [STR+6%, DEF-3%]
*封技の刃 / Paralyze Blade / 150 Fire [10% chance of attacks inflicting Paralyze]
*回避1 / Evasion 1 / 40 Wind [Evasion+10%, DEF-1%]
*暗闇の刃 / Blind Blade / 150 Wind [10% chance of attacks inflicting Blind]
*行動力1 / Speed 1 / 60 Time [SPD+10%]
*命中1 / Accuracy 1 / 40 Space [Accuracy+20%]
*精神1 / Spirit 1 / 40 Mirage [ATS+6, ADF-3%]

So to be able to fight a battle, since you can't leave Crossbell, we'll need to do:

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[メゾン・イメルダの手配魔獣 - Dispact Beast in Imelda's Maison]
[Client] Government (Seriously, it's that bad)
[Pay] 1000 Mira
[DP] 4

1) First, we need to get the key to the Maison. Head into the west alleyway, and into Imelda's shop.
2) Talk to Madame Imelda, get the key, and then head to Downtown. Head south/east down a ramp, then go up the stairs to the east.
3) Examine the door. With the key you can open it.

Heading downstairs will lead you to your target. There is a chest on the first floor containing x30 of each sepith if you take the north door. The 2nd door in the hallway down the stairs leads to a chest that has an EP Charge I. The 3rd door leads to a red chest containing Accel Shoes. Going north, in the next room, don't go up the stairs yet. The door to the north has a monster chest in it. After defeating the monsters you will get Move 1 Quartz. Further down that way is a room that has a red chest containing Blind Blade quartz. Head back then up the stairs.

4) Engage the Superior Mosquito (HP:9809) at the back of a maison.

After the fight you'll get Wazy and Lloyd's combination craft, also the beast dropped a Defence 1 quartz.

The request is cleared.
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In Downtown, you can go to the factory in the bottom area. There you can use U-Material to upgrade your weapons. I recommend doing this at the start of every chapter if you have the U-Material to spare.

Now on to the next request.

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[帝国書記官の身元確認 - Investigate the Identity of Empire Agent]
[Client] First Division Investigators
[Pay] 1000 Mira
[DP] 4

1) First head to Government District, and go into CSPD Station. Go into the conference room and speak with Emma.
2) Head to Back Street (the alley way), and a scene will trigger when you walk to the middle.
3) Go to East Street, and then enter the dragon inn. Scene will trigger. You can now cook!
4) A man near the Acacia apartments mentioned he saw your target head to central square. Head to the top floor of the department store. Another scene will trigger.
5) Run through the back street to get to the entertainment district. Head into the casino, and go to the 2nd floor for another scene. Enjoy your boob grabbing scene.

After the scene, the request is complete.
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Return to your dorm and report in your requests and you should of gotten a scene where Lloyd gets a phone call (make sure you went back to Wendy to finish the enimga training request!). Don't worry about the 4th request [西クロスベル街道の手配魔獣 - Dispatch beasts on west highway] as this will be taken care of as we head to our main story target.

Before we head out, make sure to update your weapons/armor/accessories/orbment if you haven't already.

Rest up, but before we hit the road, there is a hidden request we can quickly take care of first. Head to west street, then go north into the residential street. This will trigger the start of our hidden request.

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[暴走車の取り締まり（隠し） Crackdown on Speeding Car (Hidden)
[Client] Kate (Police Division)
[Pay] 1000 Mira
[DP] 3+2 (Depending on choices)

1) A scene will trigger once you enter from west street. Once done, follow the car to the entertainment district.
2) Speak to Kate by Hotel Millennium. When prompted to answer a question, answer:

[暴走車を安全に止める方法は？ How do we safely stop the speeding car?]
answer with [行き止まりに誘い込む Lure to a deadend] (3rd option)

[暴走車を止めるのに相応しい場所は？ Where should we stop the speeding car?]
answer with [行政区 Governmental District] (2nd option)

A scene will take place, and this will end the request.
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Now once all ready, head out the west exit of Crossbell.

In this first area, there is a normal chest north east near Crossbell that contains a Celestial Balm. Then continue down the path, and north will be another normal chest with a Clear Balm.

Next area, south/east, near the little pond will be a monster chest. After the fight you'll get an EP1 quartz (MAXEP+10%). West of the pond down a slope will be a normal chest that has x40 of each sepith. In

the northern part of this area (near the train tracks), there is a normal chest that has an EP Charge I. Then down the slope more near the tracks is a red chest that has a Steel Wrist in it. Continue to the next area.


South/western part of this next area will be a monster chest. I think this quartz increases your cooking success? I'm not sure, sorry. Up near the north you'll get a cutscene. When prompted with the question:

[列車に乗っていた乗客の数は？ How many were riding the train?]
Answer: 52

You'll then notice the monsters you were supposed to kill for that request are already slaughtered. Thus, the request is lost. Behind the monsters is a normal chest that has Spicey Bomb Rice, which when used has 80% of causing burn.

Next area head south. There will be a normal chest with a Teara Balm. Then further south there will be a normal chest with U-Material in it. Keep going south and you'll trigger a scene.


[Knox Woodland Road]

East up the slope will be a red chest with an Anti-Magic 1 quartz. There will be a scene as you continue down the road. Obvious normal chest on your way back to the road with a Teara Balm.

Next area, east up the slope, there will be a monster chest with lv100 monsters. Skip this until later.

Continue south and there will be a chest that has x40 of every sepith.


[CPS (Crossbell Police School)]

After a cutscene, head inside the main building. When prompted with the question
[セルゲイが呼んだ用件は？ What business did Sergei call you for?]
answer with: [交通基本法の講習 The basics of transportation laws]

After the scene head outside and talk to Sergei. Congrats, you now have wheels. Don't go racing like those punks did. Examine the car, and then select Crossbell as your destination. Now enjoy the nice ride back to Crossbell. However, we're going to make a pitstop and show KeA the new car. Head up the stairs into the church, take a right and view the scene. Now head back to the car. Enjoy the scene, and this concludes day 1.

[----Day 2----]

First thing is first, you'll want to check the terminal for the requests before you leave.
If you haven't upgraded your weapons with U-Material at the shop yet, now would be a good time. As well as try to fully unlock all slots for each character.

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[不審住戸の調査依頼 - Investigate Suspicious Residents]
[Client] City Hall
[Pay] 1000 Mira
[DP] 4

1) First enter City Hall and talk to the receptionist. She'll give you the details of the request.
2) Head to the residential street in the west. Head down the stairs and check the first house there on the left. A scene will take place.
3) Go to the Fishing Center on east street. You'll get a scene when examining the door.
4) Enter Garnate jazz bar at Back Street in the middle alley. Talk to the men at the table to trigger a scene. After this scene, you can now fish at fishing spots. This is a good way to get sepith at times.
5) Now to go to Lotus-Heights in Downtown. Check the first door in sight, north, to trigger a scene.
6) Lastely, head back to east street, and go to Acacia apartments, go to the 2nd floor and enter the room on the left. Talk to Bond (man in blue) to trigger another scene. Once done, report back to the

receptionist in City Hall.
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[消えた雨傘の捜索 - Search for a Missing Umbrella]
[Client] Oscar
[Pay] 500 Mira
[DP] 3+2 (+2 for correct choice/actions)

1) Head over to Morges bakery (west street) and talk to Oscar who is behind the counter. When prompted to select an answer. Choose the 4th (middle) option "東通りの住民 - Residents of East Street".
2) To east street we go~ Go to the house on the north eastern end (near the exit). Once in, talk to the old woman at the oven. scene is triggered.
3) Head over north to the waterfront. In the middle, near the lamppost, there is a woman holding a blue umbrella with yellow trim. Talk to her to trigger a scene.
4) Go behind the lighthouse, and a Mei should be there with a pink umbrella. Speak with her to trigger a scene. After the scene, you'll automatically be returned to the bakery. This completes this request.
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[βテストの参加報酬 - Reward for Participating in Beta Test]
[Client] Chief Robert
[Pay] 1000 Mira
[DP] 3+1 (+1 for winning the mini game)

1) This is going to be easy. Start by heading to the IBC. Scene will trigger when entering if you have not been here yet. Talk to the receptionist to trigger another scene, and get the Primary Card.
2) Return back to your home, and check the terminal to install the game. If you win, you get an extra DP, so do your best! Controls are pretty straight forward. Use Circle to rotate, then press Triangle + L to use your CP to decrease the total lines you have. Press Triangle + R to increase the total lines they have. The better you chain the more cP you get. Best to use your CP when you have as much as you can.
3) Once you finish the game, the request is cleared.
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Once you have finished with all requests, head to the exchange shop in downtown. Talk to Ashley over in the corner. A scene should trigger. Once you leave there should be another scene, then try to exit Downtown. You'll be stopped by a familiar person, Wald. A quick fight scene between Wald and Wazy begins. It's impossible to lose really. Just give him a good thrashing.

Return back to terminal and report all requests, then once you leave you'll get a phone call from Fran.

[マインツ山道の手配魔獣 - Arrangements to Dispatch Beast on Mainz Moutain Road] is now open to complete. However, there is also a hidden request that we should take care of first.

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[教団事件に関する取材協力（隠し） - Cooperative Interview Regarding the Incident with the Cult (Hidden)]
[Client] Nielsen
[Pay] 1000 Mira
[DP] 3+2

1) Head to The City Library and speak with Miles near the bottom of the stairs. First prompt select the top answer (to agree to the interview). You'll be taken upstairs for the interview.
2) When prompted, answer the questions with these answers:

[6年前に、DG教団の一斉検挙作戦を実行した勢力とは？ 6 years ago, who were the forces that cracked down on DG?]
answer with [その両方 - Both] (the 3rd option)


[ヨアヒム・ギュンターはDG教団の指導者だったのか？ Why was Joachim Gunther the leader of the cult, DG?]
answer with [幹部司祭の一人 - He was the lead priest] (the 2nd option)


[DG教団のルーツは何年以上前にると考えられる？ How long ago did does the roots of the DG cult stretch back to?]
answer with [500年以上前 - More than 500 years ago] (the 2nd option)

That should conclude the interview. Hidden request is now cleared.
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Once done, report it if you like for the reward. Prep everyone with their orbments to your liking, as well as get all the items you need at this point. Time to hit the road, to Mainz mountain road! (Just a tip, don't use Arts on the Eil Gummies. They have ATT guard to the 4 basic elements.)
South after crossing the first bridge will be a red chest containing Luminous Glass, which prevents blind status effect. If you feel like fishing, at the next intersection, take a right and follow the path down to the dock. Otherwise, there is nothing in that direction.
In the next area, there will be a basic chest on the left, containing 40 sepith of each kind. Just next to it is the beast for our request, and below that monster is a red chest containing a Burn Blade quartz.

#===========================================================
# Neon Abyss Worms x8
# Recommended Level: 53~54
# HP: 5348
# Resist: Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Stun, Death, and Burn.
# Sepith Drop: 8Ea, 6Fi, 4Ti, 2Sp, 4Mi.
# Element Stats: 100Ea, 110Wa, 125Fi, 100Wi
#
# There are two ways to do this fight. Either use AoE attacks out the wazoo and zerg them down as fast
# as possible, or take them down one by one. Each time you hit a worm, on their next turn they will
# use a powerful AoE earthquake move that does a good 1.4k damage.
# If you can't kill them fast enough, stick to 1 by 1 method.
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After killing the beasts, you will get a manual which unlocks Noel's and Elie's combination craft.

Continue down the road. There is an EP Charge I in a chest just before going to the next area, south.
In the next area, take a right up the hill, cross the bridge, and there will be a monster chest. This chest contains x8 Humming Gators. Easy fight compared to the worms. After the win, you'll get an Strength 2 Quartz. Continue down the road, and at the bus stop there will be a scene. It pretty much just points you in the direction you need to continue going. It's just a quick stop at the doll workshop.

Keeping going up the stairs, and on the 2nd little branch off, there is a red chest containing Country Gear (boots). Boots are male only and give AGI. If you have the accel shoes on Wazy, I suggest putting these on Lloyd. In the next area will be the doll workshop. Get a quick scene, then head back to the bus stop. Now continue west towards Mainz, the mining town.

In the tunnel, keep going towards Mainz. There will be a little ramp on the right that goes up before you get to the next area. Take this ramp up and there will be red chest with a Holy Chain. Keep going South East and there is a monster chest. It contains x8 Spotted Murders. Careful, these guys have a move that has a chance of doing 1HKO. Use combination crafts to quickly wrap this up. After the fight you'll get a Impede 1 quartz (30% chance per attack to cancel Art casting).

Finally, in this last area before Mainz, there is an EP Charge I in a chest just up the ramp and to the east. Once you get it, go back down the ramp and into Mainz.

[Mainz - Mining Town]

If you want a new recipe, read the menu on the wall at the inn, you should probably rest up unless you just leveled up. When ready, go visit the mayor in the house east of the inn. After the scene, get any items you need around the area and head back out to the road. Go up the ramp and north, and talk to Ganz.

!NOTE!: ONCE YOU ENTER THE MINES, YOU CAN NOT LEAVE UNTIL YOU COMPLETE THIS REQUEST.



[===============The Old Mine===============]


Once you enter, there is no turning back. You now gain access to the Burst command. In battle, when the burst gauge is full. On the attack command, press Right to switch to the Burst icon. Burst lets you do a rush free for all attacks. Casting is instant. All stats are boosted by 20%. Also each turn during burst increases everyone's CP. If you wait too many turns once your burst gauge is full, it will decrease by 1 segment. Also, Burst requires all 4 party members to be alive.

For monsters in this area, Photon Shot is a very powerful spell to have. Mainly with Elie if you have her on the ATS setup.

If you head down the ramp, all there is is a lv85 monster chest. Leave this for later. So return back up the ramp and head east first. Follow the path all the way until the dead end where there is a red chest, which will contain a Polka Dot Dress. It's female only (obviously), so I suggest giving it to Elie. Now head back to the enterance, rest at the pillar, and head north.

At the fork, keep going north to a room that has a red chest containing a Misty Toll. This prevents petrification. Head back to the fork then head east. Keeping following the path through a few rooms, then you'll come across a normal chest containing x50 every sepith. Keep following the path until you go under the bridge. West will be a red chest containing a Foral Bottle. This accessory prevents confusion.

Continue following the path again to the east. Keep going and you'll get a scene recapping what Burst does, and in this room is a red chest containing a "Fragment". Monsters from this room on out will be a little stronger.

Keep going, and eventually there will be a normal chest with a Burst Up in it. Further down the path, you'll find a normal chest containing x50 of every sepith. Then further down a chest with a Teara Balm in it. Keep going and there will be a monster chest. You'll be fighting x4 Vermon Salamanders and x4 Mosuitas. You'll get the ATS 2 quartz. In the next room, there will be yet another monster chest where you fight a crap load of mushroom monsters (I forgot to check name and amount). But using Noel's Sleep Grenade will make this fight a snap. You'll get a Victory Headband. In combat, CP amount gained per action is increased.

Don't bother going South/West, that road is a deadend for now. So head north. Rest at the pillar, and save (on a 2nd save file if you haven't been doing so already). Some prep before the boss fight, make sure Elie has Aura Rain set for her S-Break. Also try to have everyone as close as possible to 200 CP at the start of the fight. You'll need Noel for her Heavy Smash.

When you enter the next room, you'll get a scene. You'll then be prompted to choose an answer.
Choose [可能性は低い - Unlikely] (the 2nd option) for DP+1.
Randy will replace the person in the 4th slot. He is forced to fight with you (or rather, you are forced to fight with him!)
Now it's boss time!

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# Fairy Drake
# Recommended Level: 56~57
# Resist: Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Stun, Death, Burn, AT Delay.
# Element Stats: 145Ea, 100Wa, 100Fi, 100Wi, 55Ti, 100Sp, 200Mi
#
# Make sure to keep Noel, Lloyd, and Elie in the party. Keep Noel on Heavy Smash duty to prevent the
# drake from overpowering you. Elie should be able to use Chaos Brand, and Lloyd on healing duty.
# Randy should just keep attacking with Stone Spike or help with items.
# MAKE SURE TO KEEP EVERYONE ABOVE 3k HP!
# Forming a Y formation would be best around the drake to prevent it from using it's breath attack.
# Lloyd on one side, Randy on the other, Noel in front, and Elie in back (try to get her close to a
# back corner if possible).
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The drake drops a Arts Range +1 Quartz.

Once you beat the drake, enjoy the cutscene. Randy will jump out of the car, and you'll have to chase after him. Once in the alley, just run to the middle and head up. You'll trigger a scene. This concludes Chapter 1.

[Prologue]

All stats are according to nightmare mode difficulty settings!

EXP Gain Note: If a character is dead when (a) monster dies (meaning, even if the battle hasn't ended), they will not get the exp for that monster at the end of battle. Only the monsters they are alive for when it dies, is what they get.


[Prologue]

The game quickly picks up with a tutorial fight. If you've played any of the Kiseki games, the battle is pretty self explanitory. Avoid using S-Breaks and just use crafts is possible. You really want to save S-Breaks for when a critical turn comes around. These monsters resist all stat/ailment effects. Once the fight is over, a scene will take place. Near the end of it you'll be given 2 master quartz.

You'll need to equip both of them. Personally I gave [フォース - Force] to Noel, and [シールド- Shield] to Lloyd. You can equip these by opening up the main menu with square, go to Orbment, quartz, then at M-Slot, select it, then pick a Master Quartz. You can change characters my pressing L/R. When you highlight a master quartz, you'll notice the stats boost it'll give you, as well as the element bonus. Keep in mind the element bonus, as this is applied to ALL lines on the orbment. So it'll be helpful later when trying to setup different combinations for arts.

Once done, talk to Dudley to continue. Once you gain control, both Arios and Dudley will be in your party. You can not change their equips, or orbment setup. You can press L when on the field to change who is in front. Press circle to attack. If you strike an enemy from behind, you'll stun them. If you engage them in battle while they are stunned you will get a "Max Party Advantage". This means everyone will go first, get critical turns, and sometimes there will be a team rush turn bonus. For now, keep Arios in front since he has hax katana lazers when he attacks on the field. Making it easy to stun anything, even from the front... (Only Dudley and Arios can do this at this time).

In the first open area, there will be a door you can not open. If you examine it, you'll get a scene. Keep heading north. Head down the ramp, but continue going north/east. There is a room with a normal chest containing x30 of every sepith. Head back and go through the other passage. A scene will trigger. Continue down the path to the north, and there will be an obvious chest containing Celestial Balm. Further there will be a lever. Pull it, and that door back near the enterance will be open. So head back there. Also just a tip, fight everything in sight right now. It's free exp since Arios and Dudley can almost one-shot everything.


Once you go through the now open door, follow the path and in the next big room, take a sharp right. There will be a path that leads to a small room that contains a normal chest with a Clear Balm. Go back to the big room, and head North/West behind the broken rock line, there will be a red chest containing a Flame Zippo (Lighter). It's an accessory that prevents freeze status effect. I'd place it on Lloyd since Noel tends to be in the back. Continue north, and there will be another path that heads east. This will lead to a deadend, but it has a monster. So free exp (which you'll need if coming from no save file). So go back, and continue north.

In the next room, you will be forced to fight x4 Dinosaurs. You can easily clean them up before they even act, even on nightmare mode. Once the fight is over, head east, then at the split head south. There will be a monster chest with x4 dinosaurs. You'll get a HP1 quartz after you win. equip this to whoever you want to do healing/needs more HP. Head back, but continue going north down that path. It'll lead to another room with a normal chest containing an EP Charge I. Now head back, and before going through the path with two tourches next to it, go west. There is a chest in this room that has x30 of every sepith in it. Now go through that other path way with the two tourches next to it.

At the next split, go east. Down the ramp will be a red chest that has a Long Barrel. It's a RNG+1 accessory, so put it on Noel. Once you go to the next area, if you head south, there will be a path that goes west. In this room, there is a normal chest that has a Fissure Arrow. This item has a chance at dealing death. So use it wisely! (meaning, not here.) Head out and go back north, and you'll reach a healing spot. Save if you haven't already.

In the next room there will be a scene between Heartman and Ernest. A mini boss appears. x2 Reguna Vurieru. Just be careful keeping people in a line from each other, try to spread out. They are weak to fire arts. So have Noel and Dudley keeping the "heat" on them (harhar) from the back, while Lloyd heals (assuming you gave Lloyd the shield master quartz or HP1 quartz), and Arios deals damage. When you see them charging a move, try to cancel the skill by using Lloyd's Stun Break.

After the fight, Dudley and Arios will run up ahead, but then the path will be blocked off. So now you are split up from them. Also, now you have unlocked Noel's and Lloyd's combination Craft, Brave Heart. Both require 100 CP to use. Once the scene is over, go back to the healing spot, heal up, and then go down the ramp to the east.

In the next room, there will be a path to the north. In that room there will be a normal chest containing a Teara Balm. Go back out and continue down the ramp. When you enter the next room, you'll be forced to fight a Devils Flower. Easy fight, just use Lloyd's Tiger Charge to paralyze it if you don't want to take any damage.

Take a left at the first fork, and continue following that path into the next room. Further in there will be a normal chest with a Clear Balm. Keep following that path into the next room, and there will be a monster chest containing x4 Pink Mush. You will get a Conserve EP 1 quartz once you win. Another good quartz to put on your healer. You'll then end up back at the same room where we fought the Devil's Flower. So go south, then take the pathway that leads east.

Follow the path all the way south, there will be a normal chest containing a Celestial Balm before you turn east to another room. In the next room there will be a healing spot. Further up you'll get a scene. You can go either left or right, the path will loop back either way. I'll cover things from going right. In the next room take the path that goes east. This room has a normal chest near the back that has a Teara Balm in it. Then go back and continue north.

At the four way intersection, go south first. This will take you to a monster chest that has x2 Rock Domina. Using water arts is the most effective way to deal with these guys. Don't bother using crafts of physical attacks, as they will deal little to no damage to them. If you use your EP only for arts and use your Tear Balms for healing, you should be able to finish the battle without needing to use an EP Charge I. The quartz you get is Poison Blade. This gives your attacks a 10% chance at poisoning the enemy. If you need to go back and heal at the healing spot. Then come back to the intersection and go north, and pull the lever. When you return, you'll be forced to fight x1 Rock Domina, and x2 Basilisks.

Have Noel focus on the basilisks, and Lloyd on the rock domina. Keep Noel and Lloyd spread out so they don't get hit by AoE arts. Unlike the monster chest fight, this Rock Domina can summon more basilisks. Use Noel's Sleep Grenade if you feel like you are being overwhelmed by the add-ons.

Once the scene is over, heal up if you need to, then head down the west path. There will be a path that goes off to the west. In that room there will be a normal chest that has a EP Charge I. Follow the path back to the closed door that is now open. Heal at the healing spot first, then head in. A scene will take place, and Ernest will change forms.

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# Demon Form Ernest
# HP: 19135
# Resists: Poison, Freeze, Blind, Sleep, Mute, Petrify, Paralyze, Confuse, Stun, Death Burn, AT Delay
# Element Stats: 185Ea, 170Wa, 165Fi, 145Wi, 135Ti, 175Sp, 120Mi
#
# Have Noel keep on Heavy Smash duty to prevent Ernest from overpowering you. Heal up when need be.
# Stay above 1k HP as he has an S-Craft that he'll use. If you have the EP, you can have Lloyd
# slow Ernest down by using Clock Down. Use it twice in a row to get the double potent effect.
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After this fight there will be a short scene. Arios and Dudley will rejoin you.

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# Final Demon Form Ernest
# HP: 38717
# Resist: Poison, Freeze, Blind, Sleep, Mute, Petrify, Paralyze, Confuse, Stun, Death Burn, AT Delay
# Element Stats: 185Ea, 170Wa, 165Fi, 145Wi, 135Ti, 175Sp, 120Mi
#
# Easy fight now that we have Arios and Dudley back. Try to keep x2 STR up stats on Arios and this
# fight will be over before you know it. Just have someone keep casting Forte on Arios, and another
# keeping everyone's HP up. Then use Arios' S-Craft/Break on critical turns.
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After the fight, enjoy the long cutscene where we have familiar faces join the story. This ends the prologue.