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the military held the ship we were going to take, so we are really just taking the land road. That's two whole minutes less to save the queen.

military arrives. GTFO

Estelle wants to ask Josh out. This is cute.

there will be a fighting tournament. perfect timing

the bad guys are smart. they order to arrest any bracer who tries to enter the capital. But professor Alba shows up from nowhere and vouches for us

downside is that we now have an escort who cant fight

the royal villa off limits. which is a problem cuz that's where we were going to

welcome to Grancel. where people get to enjoy the GDP produced by the other 4 major areas

The music is the same as the school's

Ok I'm mistaken, the royal villa isn't where the royalty lives, they just go there. The castle at Grancel is where they live. I wonder why the army is bothering to block the villa, though.

we find the fisherman's guild, led by Mr. Fisher, which seems more like a secret society of fishermen who rule over all bodies of water than just a mere guild

we arrive at the guild, where a bunch of seemingly important characters are leaving for the tournament.

we report to the guild on whats going on and leave to go to the castle.

there are no quests. Outrageous!

we obviously can't enter the castle. Silly kids, the way to sneak into a castle is by jumping on the moat, swimming to the corner of the area and entering a small hole that leds into the royal gardens, where about 6 guards are running in circles. Then you get past them and meet the princess.

Duke Idiot is running the country since the Queen is sick. And since he is well, an idiot, Colonel Richard is the one actually in charge. Of Course.

We enter the coliseum, to watch some fights, because all obvious plot progression avenues are closed.

The ongoing match is Bracers with Unique Sprites and Animated Faces vs Generic Soldier Squad

It's a massacre.

I'm particularly awed by the Bracers' ability to move backwards to a more favorable position and then attack in the same turn. That's a skill my party has yet to gain access to.

Next is a team of 4 generic lowlifes from Ruan vs... Zin. Just Zin. He's so cool he came without a team.

I feel sorry for the generic lowlifes.

Zin gets 4 turns for each turn those guys get. Doesn't make sense, but it's not like he needs it either, his stats are completely busted compared to theirs. Then he uses a kamehameha, which he definitely couldn't do when he was a party member. I'm calling management.

so the winner of the tournament gets to visit the palace. thats our plot hook. We need to convince Zin to let us join his "team" since applications for the tournament are closed.

Josh prefers the simpler plan of sending non-protagonists, though. Josh, that has zero chance of working.

we go meet the non-protagonists, and before we can say anything, they suggest my plan.

... they know.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/9/AAO9CbAAEUi5.jpg

Estelle is HYPED, though. And that's a lot of birds.

still no quests and I'm definitely rioting. Are you telling me I'm gonna be stuck on Bracer Rank 2 for the rest of the game? Lame.

We go into the bar looking for Zin, and the music stops. A piano is playing

HE

is back

whether you like it or not.

he does play a mean piano, tbf

and once again, he attaches himself to the party like a leech

He teases Estelle x Josh and she hits him so hard he won't wake up

the guard at Calvard's embassy entrance is super chill. It's nice to have a neighbor you weren't at war with in recent history

npc dialogue has been pretty boring since the chapter started because all everyone talks about is the main plot. Which they know less about than the protagonists. So it is a bunch of "I can't believe the royal guard is bad!". Which is repetitive.

I'm exploring the overworld to look for Zin. There are some huge crocodile enemies that have 1400 hp, can kill a character in one hit and call for backup. I think I'm a little overwhelmed

they give a ton of xp though, which means the game acknolwedges I'm underleved. I think i'll grind here for a while

Joshua learns a skill named "Evil Eye". Those crocodiles have messed with the wrong kids

Evil Eye is very good.

I just gained like 2 levels in 15 minutes. Too much Haze leads to being underleved, I suppose

Zin comes to rescue us from a mob. He is lv 33 and we are lv 26. lmao

Zin accepts the team up. But we are short one person for a 4-man party. Estelle says it loudly: "Is there not anyone who can join us?"

Bad idea, Estelle. Because that's the cue for the piano to start playing.

Zin can tell Olivier uses guns just by observing the way his eyes move. Wow.

On the next day, the party meets up. Zin suggests we grind. I aint gonna try to argue with the man. when the guy 7 levels above yours says grind, you grind.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/0/AAO9CbAAEUi6.jpg

I think thats the most sepith i'll ever get from a single fight in this game

done grinding. got just 2 more levels, but xp gain is starting to get pitiful. Also found Defense 3 and Shield 3 in chests which is nice

Zin's training routine must have been completely insane if he actually got to lv 33 here

I'd guess he meditated very intensely under a waterfall, but the only waterfall in this kingdom is on the other side of the map

Now to figure out where to put 24 quartz.