-HATA HATA VILLAGE-
Plenty of new stuff to see in the shop. Upgrade where you can. The Ice Bracer
has good DEF, but it doesn't up AGI like your current armor, so you might pass
on that one. The Silver Ring has more DEF then the Ring of Fairy, but the
latter increases MPWR and MDEF, so I'd go with that. If you go down the SE
adder to the beach and talk to the man fishing, he will fish something up for
you, either a Fresh Fish (healing item) or 5G. You can go into a building, then
come out and talk to him again to have him do this as many times as you want.
The General Store has a couple new items, but nothing you need and you're
likely out of cash anyway. Start climbing the mountain.
-SWORD MOUNTAIN-
ENEMIES: Centipede, Pteranodon, Ammonite.
New monsters here, but nothing special. Head towards Raduk's place, when you
come to the bridge you'll see an armor-clad figure sitting there. This is
Kimendoji, Master Raduk's apprentice. It seems he was about to go speak with
Raduk as well, and joins you for the trip. After a round of introductions and
an odd feeling Kimendoji has about Pietro, he joins the squad.
This guy is pretty beefy. He's a great physical attacker, but has some support
skills as well, such as a Insight that heals himself and those right around
him. He has pretty bad MPWR, but he doesn't need it anyway. His biggest
downside is that his attacking skills, Death Blow and Moon Slash, don't have
much range on them. The gear he starts with is also not very good, you may want
to head back to Hata Hata and give him some upgrades. I'd give him a Fire Charm
if you can afford it. He and Gami Gami Devil can do the Detonation Combination
Attack, which has a pretty big range and a fair amount of damage. It's also
pretty easy to set up.
After you're done upgrading and/or oogling the samurai, head up Sword Mountain.
When you reach Raduk's house, head inside. The green light can be used as an
inn. Jumbo says it might be a good idea to save, I'd take his advice. Head into
the back room. After a bit of a conversation, Raduk teleports the group to a
jungle where the Sealed Sword of Remoria is. Only a human king can pull the
sword, this must be why the darkness took over King Paulo. He also sends
Kimendoji with Pietro.
-JUNGLE-
ITEMS: 1000G, Forest Shower, Sword Jewel, Elusion Bracer.
ENEMIES: Mantrap, Dagon, Zard (Boss).
Oh boy, this is a big area, but there isn't any reason to go to most of it.
Head NW from the starting point. There's a green light here that can be used as
an inn. Now go NE three times, you should be at a dead-end with four chests,
[1000G], a [FOREST SHOWER], a [SWORD JEWEL], and an [ELUSION BRACER]. Head back
to the green light. Now head NW twice, then NE once, then NW twice. You should
get a scene as soon as you enter this area. Someone's standing in front of a
sword stuck n the ground and muttering to himself. Sounds like he's waiting for
the Dark Lion King. He sicks his pet, Zard, on you!
[ZARD]
Zard: 3078 HP.
Attacks: Normal Attack, Feed (Attack in front).
Odd note here, for whatever reason Gami Gami Devil and Kimendoji are sharing a
space when the fight starts. Why do you care? Simple, you can Retribution them
both at the same time if you don't have either move. This guy really isn't very
hard at all, just smack him with FA + Skill. Moon Slash is crazy, especially
Retributioned and Requested.
After the fight, Kimendoji threatens the man for information. Before you can
get any out of him, the Dark Lion King shows up, takes the sword, and attacks
Pietro. Kimendoji makes the Dark Lion King back off with some swordplay, then
the strange man and the Dark Lion King run off.
After an odd scene about n island surfacing and some tablets, we see the Dark
Lion King breaking the seal on a large door using the Sealed Sword. This ends
Book Two...
--BOOK THREE: ISLAND OF RUINS--
Pietro is reporting what's happened to Queen Sania, saying he will find him
again. Queen Sania gives him permission to do so, and tells Pietro her side of
how she met Paulo.
-POPOLOCROIS CASTLE-
Head outside. As you pass the throne room, you'll meet up with Gami Gami Devil
and Kimendoji. Narcia comes running in saying that Gilda found the Lion King,
but isn't sure exactly where he is yet, and you should go see her. Head to
PoPoLoCrois.
-POPOLOCROIS-
New stuff in the shop, and the Exotic store is open again. There is also a new
store in the Exotic Store's basement. Upgrade where you can, then head for
Takinen Village.