Part 8: Everyone is so fake when they shake your hand; And they kiss your ass 'cause their makin' cash

~Update 6: Everyone is so fake when they shake you hand; And they kiss your ass 'cause they're makin' cash~

Welcome to Chapter 2 everybody. We wrapped the last update, and Chapter 1 as well, by watching the Star Children beat up Asmodeus while Wake and Narika just kind of stood around and talked a bit. It was kinda sad actually. So we sealed Asmodeus away to end its embarrassment and then tossed the Matryoshka off to Ruby and Mark while everyone celebrated a job well done.

We also found out one of Wake's driving motivations for his weird monster blood lust. Then the writing and/or translation team proceeded to completely botch the entire scene with hammy dialogue. Good stuff.

So what's happening here in Chapter 2? We'll get to meet the next party member, maybe bond with her a little bit, and we'll go over some of the additional features of Fort City.


-School Route-

Dammit I'm tired. Shouldn't have stayed up so late working on phrases. Hm?


Punk: Yo, hold up, little lady!




Punk: C'mon, don't be like that. Isn't that they Academy uniform? Hahaha, it's so cute. Just hang out with me for a while. A cute little first-year like you...


(Again? I'm not nearly awake enough for this crap, but Zorro is still asleep. Ughh....)

What was that?


Punk: I was saying, why don't you and me have some fun and--


Not that part!


Punk: ...Huh?


I'm...

I'm a third-year, dammit!

*Bruce Lee/Saitama up in here (I don't know when you're reading this, take your pick based on One Punch Man's current Meme level)*



Hmph.

*Female Disciple leaves*

(Huh, what do you know? Problem solved itself. Took him out in one punch too. Wish I could get Narika to swing like that.)


-Headmaster's Office-

Hey, you wanted to see me?



I don't like the sound of that. What's going on?

The fact of the matter is... the President of AngelMarker wishes to meet you. It seems he wants to see the hero that sterilized a Dusk Circle.

The broadcast stations will be filming the meeting. He'll want a big to-do.

That man always tries to connect everything he does with his business. I'm sure this meeting is part of another one of his corporation's publicity stunts.

And the Church is okay with this because....?

We... sort of need a publicity stunt of our own. We got wrapped up in the whole 'God's Gift prophecy', then it ended up taking years for it to actually come true. The Church really wants to rub this in the face of all the naysayers.

It's all about vested interests. I'm sorry, but you're dragged into it this time.

Can't say I'm excited about it, but who am I to pass up a good networking opportunity? Alright, I'll do that whole song and dance then.

I'm glad to hear that. Well, then, my boy. I'll be counting on you.


-2nd-Year Classroom-



Figures you'd be excited about that. I'm the one that has to go up there and plaster on the fake smile.

Think about it! AngelMarker Industries is the megacorporation that built Fort City. Rumor says that all the Academy's funding comes from AngelMarker.

This is a little bit strange by the way. Why would AngelMarker be the only one financing this? You'd think both the Church and the Government would be dumping money into this place considering its global importance. It trains God's chosen disciples and also acts as a defensive line against the oldest and most dangerous Dusk Circle in the world.

Oh trust me, I'm not letting the opportunity pass me by. I'm just saying I'm not stoked about being used as a prop for AngelMarker's marketing division.

At least, not when I'm not getting paid for it anyway.

So how did you hear all about that stuff?

Hey, I'm not a part-timer at an AngelMarker lab for nothing.

I've never met President Rhiod Marker myself. So, when's that meeting going to be?

It's happening tomorrow. They're kind of fast-tracking it. Not that I mind, the sooner it's done with the sooner I can get back to actual important things.

You mean monster killing?

Well not only that, but yeah, that's a big one.


-President's Office-

*cameras flashing during this scene*



This is the wish of all the people of the world, and the duty of the Aterra Church. AngelMarker Industries will continue to strive to develop technology to aid you.

I ask that you Disciples, in turn, do your best to put our breakthroughs to use.

(Assuming your damn employees will give them to me. Damn Ruby, you better be counting your blessings. I could get your ass fired right now if I wanted to.)

I have high hopes for your continued efforts.




-Outside AngelMarker-

Glad that's over with. I don't like having to suppress my inner jackass for so long.

(Hm? What's Alec doing over there with the President?)

I'll be returning to the Academy now.



I understand.

Alec, do not let me down.

There's no need to worry, Father. Please, excuse me.

Alec is President of AngelMarker's son!?

I'm kidding, that shouldn't really surprise anyone. I didn't mention Alec's last name when he was introduced because it would have confirmed it a chapter early, but it's 'Marker'.

So we get to see another reason why Alec is such a hard ass. On top of managing defensive lines, seeing other Disciples get ripped apart by monsters, and having everyone in the school dumping expectations on him; he also has to deal with his father being the President of AngelMarker and all of those expectations.

Alec's entire life is under a suffocating amount of pressure.

(So Alec is the son of President Marker? Damn, that cannot be good for his stress levels. Make no wonder he acts like a machine.)


-2nd-Year Classroom-



It's amazing that you got to meet the president of AngelMarker! I'm so jealous!

I can't wait to be an S Rank and make a name for myself so I can be famous, too!

Listen guys, fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. That was the first time anyone around here has treated me with anything resembling genuine respect, and even then I was still being used by people. I've been treated more as a weapon than a person. You would think--



What the hell, Chlotz! Can't you see we're having a conversation here?

(Yeah, that figures. See Chloe? This is why I don't tell other people about my problems or worries. Just wasting breath.)

Sorry, but I've got urgent business with him.

What 'urgent business' could you possibly have to discuss with me?

Wait, is it monsters? Are monsters attacking? I could really use an outlet right about now.

I'll tell you about it over there.

*Wake and Chlotz leave*

Well, tell more about what you thought about the meeting later, Wake!


-Hallway-

So, what's the urgent business?

I saw the meeting! You looked so nervous!

That's what you wanted to talk about? Why didn't you just join the conversation?

No, it's not about that. The Qualifying Exam for the third-year Elites was held yesterday. And lo and behold, one of the female Disciples was promoted to S Rank! Aren't you curious about what kind of girl she is? Why don't we go see her right now?

That's what this is about? Go and check her out yourself Chlotz. If she's an S Rank then I'm sure I'll be meeting her soon enough anyway.



Hmm...

C'mon man, stop being an ass. You know you like hanging out with me.

I'll admit, you are a consistent source of entertainment. Alright, I'll go with you, if only because I don't want to miss you potentially embarrass yourself.

Awesome! To the third-years' classroom, then!


-3rd-Year Classroom-

So, who are we supposed to be looking for exactly?

It's supposedly a girl named Serina...



Gonna stop you right there, sport. I don't want to be accidentally associated with you if someone hears you say that.

Well, I don't see anyone like that around here, anyway... Could she have gone home already?


3rd-Year Disciple A: Oh, are you...?


No, I'm not openly perverted like he is. Don't get the wrong idea.

Why did you say 'openly'?

I have a libido Chlotz. I just know how to control it. You should learn sometime.



Oh, that. Yeah, that's me. Chlotz here dragged me up so we could meet the new S Rank.


3rd-Year Disciple A: Ah, you mean Serina. Serina! God's Gift is here to see you! ...Hm? She was here a moment ago.




The library, huh? If we hurry, we might be able to catch her. Let's go there!

Slow down, Chlotz. Do you even know where the library is?

Haha, very funny. Come on, already.


-Library-

I wonder if Serina's here. Let's split up. I'll try looking in the back!

How do I even know who she is? All we've got is a name.

Didn't I tell you already? Look for a cutie with a huge rack!

*Chlotz leaves*

Starting to regret following him. Maybe if I leave I can--

Hm?

There's technically a panty shot here, but I think the text box overlay obscures it well enough. Not bad though, took us until Chapter 2 for the game to bust one out. That's some restraint. Unless you count Chloe's transformation I suppose.

Also, typical warning about clicking these music tracks. Possible spoilers and NSFW, all that stuff.
Music: Opposite Bank of the Heart (Serina's Theme)



Need a hand there?

...Huh?

I asked if you wanted a hand reaching that book. You're gonna pull something if you keep stretching like that.

Oh... Thanks for you concern. It's okay. I'll get it myself.

C'monnnn... Dammit, I'm so close!

(Oh for God's sake.)

Here, just let me get it for you. I'm serious, you're going to hurt yourself.

Ah... Hey, don't get in my way--

I wouldn't be getting in your way if you would just let me reach the damn book.

Eek!

*crashing sounds*

Wacky anime hijinks are afoot. You all know what's coming next.

Owwwww...

*sighs* Sorry. You okay? Didn't club your head or anything did you?



Get your body off my hand. I'm the one trying to stop you from busting your forehead off my nose.

*Wacky anime misunderstanding slap*

You pervert!

(So it's gonna be one of those days, huh? Fuck you Star God.)

That wasn't on purpose, okay?

Like hell it wasn't!

Oh piss off with that. What, you think I regularly roam the library waiting for girls to overextend themselves and fall from book stacks?

Yikes... She slapped the God's Gift. That's one hell of a girl!

Huh? He's the God's Gift? Oh... Now that you mention it, he does look familiar...

It was an accident, okay? Sorry I tried to offer you assistance.

H-Hrgh... I know. I'm sorry I slapped you so hard.

But not sorry you slapped me in general?

Don't get carried away.

Whatever. Here's the book you were trying to get. Next time, just ask the librarian or use a ladder.



Y-You... You moron!

That's not the book I was looking for!

*Serina fucking books it*

Why the hell is an academic library even stocking this kind of tabloid garbage? I've got my doubts this is peer-reviewed.

*sigh* I guess we couldn't find our beautiful new teammate after all.

Yeah, that sure is a shame. Anyway, I've got stuff to do. I'm out.

So that went exactly the way that anyone could have guessed. You didn't really think we were going to get through a JRPG/Visual Novel without the classic 'guy and girl fall over and guy ends up touching boob' routine, did you? Don't be silly.



With that incredibly dumb ass trope out of the way, we are thrown back to the Fort City map. There are a lot of random ramblings to hear from Ruby and Mark, and Chlotz has some more dating wisdom to impart, but we're going to save those for the upcoming half update. For now, let's keep the story moving. We still don't have our new teammate or access to the next dungeon yet.


-Laboratory-

There's a scene before this where Wake gets a message from Ruby while he's downtown. It's literally a single screen with one line of dialogue of Wake going "Huh, what's this about?", there is no need to show that. Let's just get to the important bit.

I'm here. What's going on? Monster attack?

No, it's not a monster attack. Stop opening up with that question.

You're the first one here, God's Gift. Enzea, he's the one people are talking about.



So, you're Wake. I'm Enzea Marker.

This gentleman is a VIP from AngelMarker Industries.

Yeah, I gathered as much from the fact his last name is Marker. Thanks Ruby.

That being said, I don't have to introduce him anymore, since that sums up everything nicely. Thanks Ruby. I still hate you though.

I'm sure my father's request to meet you must have been an inconvenience. I apologize on his behalf.

It's cool. Not like I wasn't using it to my advantage either.

You're a sly one aren't you? I like that.

Enzea is the son of Mr. Marker, AngelMarker's President. A few years ago, he took over the Fort City project for his father. That's around the time I joined the lab here... at his request.

I still believe I made the right choice. I think hiring you was still the most beneficial decision I've made until now.

*chuckle* Of course it was.

Oh god, just fuck already. Did you call me here for a reason other than to disgust me?

Ah, right. I wanted to introduce everyone to a new member of the team.



Slipped away from you, huh?

That's nothing unusual for her, actually. She slipped away while the High Priest was greeting us, and now we can't find her.

I knew forgoing that baby leash was a bad decision, yet here we are.

Nevertheless, my men are searching for her, so they should return her in no time.

I might as well go and help search then.

Is that so? That'll be helpful.

Beats standing here listening to you two drool over each other. Would you let me know what this girl looks like?

Let me send a picture of Torri over to your Vis-o-matic. There you go. Cute, huh?

Sure, whatever you say. I'm out. Oh, and I swear to Star God, I better not come back here and find you two going at it in the middle of the lab.

*Wake leaves*

He is certainly more of an ass than I anticipated.

Right?


-Downtown-

Oh, hi Mark.



I was already there. When I heard about Torri I figured I might as well help look.

Oh, you're part of the search party now? Seriously, she's such a pain.

Torri's supposedly a little strange. She'd been at a different research lab until now.

Three guesses what Torri's character archetype is. First two don't count.

Lab? She's a researcher?

Oh, uh... Never mind. In any case, it doesn't look like she's around here.

Any idea where she might be?

Enzea's men are searching around the Church and Chlotz is checking the base... Can you search the Academy?

Sure. No problem.

Oh, and... If you went to the lab, then you must have met Enzea, right?

I did actually. Why?



Uhh... I guess? I dunno, he seems nice enough. Grosses me out a little when Ruby is around though.

Well, everybody's got their own tastes.

Right. I'm going to go search for Torri now, okay?

O-Oh, right. Yes, of course.


-Hallway-

Torrrriii! Here, kitty kitty kitty!

(Maybe I should try clapping instead?)


-School Store-

Where is.... Oh, there we go.



Hm...? Did someone say my name?

That would be me.

Who are you? I think that I don't believe that I'm aware of who you are.

...Right.

My name is Wake. I'm a student at the Academy. I came looking for you.

You're looking for me? Why are you looking for me?

Pretty sure you already know the answer to that one. Look, they gave me your picture.

...Was Mr. Enzea angry?

Nah, he wasn't angry. I think he blames himself more than you.

I was told that I'm not supposed to follow strangers...

They keep treating me like a child. Do I come across as childish?

Don't really know enough about you to tell. You did kind of wander off without telling anyone though. That's a pretty childish thing to do.

....

Torri?

....

You hungry?



(Oh for god's sake, I can't believe I'm actually going to have to do this. I'm going to have my face plastered on the evening news.)

Excuse me? Could I get one of those, please?


[Store Lady]: Thank you.


This is what you wanted, right?

Huh...? You... You're giving it to me?

On the condition that you go with me back to the lab.

Thank you... You're a nice person.

Well, at least someone thinks so. C'mon, back to the lab.

Oh, and we need to have a chat about this whole 'instantly following a stranger because they gave you candy' thing. Enzea kind of missed a step in his legal guardian advice.


-Laboratory-

We're back. I found her.



Torri, you suddenly disappeared. You had me worried.

I'm sorry...

Well, the Fort City is filled with all kinds of interesting stuff. I can understand why she'd want to do a little sightseeing now that she's here.

Am I going to be going to the Academy here from now on?

That's right. Starting tomorrow, you'll be a Disciple at the Aterra Academy.

I see. I'm looking forward to it...

Well then, it's about time I returned to my company. Ruby, I'll leave her to you.

I understand.

Wake, your cooperation as a God's Gift is essential in exterminating the monsters. I'm granting you as much access to our company as you need to attain that goal. Now, if you'll excuse me.

*Enzea leaves*

As much access to the company as I need to attain my goal, huh? Well how about that.

Do not start with me. We have an agreement.

I didn't say anything about any previous events. I just want to make sure you understand that I've got you by the ovaries now, Ruby. I've met with both the President and his heir apparent, so let's make sure we don't have any more repeats of that thing we both agreed never happened.

(Dammit, this is all going pear-shaped on me very quickly.)


-Showers-

Awww, yeah. It's time for a steamy shower scene.

I never gave it much thought until now, but what is with this dorm? My room has everything, but I've got to go a locker room in order to get a shower?

A steamy shower scene for the ladies, that is. And also dudes who like dudes, not gonna judge.



Does this warrant a DBAC banner? Seems like a double-standard not to, but I don't know of anyone who would lose their shit about this. Maybe I should make a version with a '?' at the end.

Kinda young to be running Fort City. Then again, at least he's an authority figure that doesn't seem to be creeping on the students. That alone makes him qualified in my opinion.

*Vis-o-matic beeping*

Dammit, Ruby! That better not be you spying on me through that thing! I warned Mark about what would happen!


-Downtown-

Damnit, calling me out in the middle of the night. This better be important Ruby.



Unfortunately.

They really work us hard, don't they? They even had me looking for someone earlier. That's not in my job description!

You should have known what you were getting in to when you signed up. Maybe if you had looked at the application instead of Ruby...

Yeah, yeah... Let's just go. We need to hurry.


-Laboratory-

Alright, we're here. What do you want at this hour?

Oh! You're...

It's the slapping girl.



But an hour ago, the government approved the plan to infiltrate the second Circle.

The Dusk Circle is in a location with much stronger Dusk Energy than the previous one. Right now, there is a land unit deployed to the area around it. An S Rank Disciple who knows the area is part of that combat unit.

If this Circle can be sterilized, she'll then join your team in fighting monsters.

That's why you called me here at this hour? Ugghhh... Wasting my damn time.

I heard about her. She's really distinguished.



Huh? She's even stronger than Ms. Chloe?

She's very strong in combat. And, as it happens, her figure's a knockout, too!

Ohhh dammit.... Can we please not do this right now? I'm--

It's not as great as mine, though.

Hm... I think Narika's got a bigger bust than her, though.

O-Oh no, mine is nothing...

If you're calling yourself nothing, how do you think that makes us feel?

Huh? Huh!?

Hey, uh, aren't you ladies forgetting that we guys are here, too?

Girls, girls, you're all pretty. Can we please get back on subject? I'd like to get to bed at some point tonight.



By the way... Who's that tiny girl over there?

Wh-Who're you calling tiny!?

S-Sorry! I apologize! Please don't slap me!

Ah, sorry about that. I should've introduced her earlier. This is Serina, the third-year that was promoted to S Rank the other day.

WHAT!? Are you kidding me!?

Wasn't the new S Rank supposed to be a big-busted, beautiful older girl!?

Well, sorry that I wasn't some big-busted, beautiful older girl.

Everyone stop talking about boobs! Knock it off!

Come on now, the strength of your bonds is important to make strong Star Children. Make sure you get along with each other.

That reminds me, what about Torri? Isn't she part of our team now, too?



She should be ready to fight alongside you by the time summer comes along. In any case, we will be able to move into the second Dusk Circle at 10:00AM tomorrow.

Get plenty of rest tonight and build up your energy for tomorrow's assault.

Haha, funny. Nah, we're not going out at the crack of dawn tomorrow. I only agreed to take your advice into account inside of Labyrinths. I call all the shots outside of them. I'll go when I'm goddamn ready.

Fine, fine. Just let it go already.

Also, regarding the Dusk Circle that you have already sterilized... Although it has been sterilized, there are still monsters living within the Labyrinth. It would be helpful if you could slay those monsters when you have the time to spare.

I believe that would be a good training ground for those of you who need it. Well, if there are no other questions, you're dismissed. Thanks for your time!

To finish off this update, we've got a few aspects of Fort City to go over that I've been procrastinating on. Let's take a tour.



As you can see, there have been some updates to Fort City. Before we check those out though, we need to talk about the Fort City Level that you see in the bottom right, there.

How do you level that up and what does it do? To explain that we have to look into the Independence feature.



At Wake's dorm room, go to the Team Edit option. Under that you'll find Independence.



Here's the rundown. It's all pretty straight forward. You essentially remove Star Children from your roster permanently in order to build the Fort City experience bar. When the bar maxes out then the City levels up. As Fort City levels up, you get access to new quests, facilities, and enhancements.

Note: Although that tutorial card says "When a Star Child reaches their maximum level", you can give Independence to a Star Child whenever you want. The difference is a level capped Star Child will obviously give better experience for the city.



To provide an example, let's let our Tutorial Team have their freedom and become productive members of society. We say goodbye to Esther, Jacob, and Elly.




Esther gives us almost enough for a full level.



Jacob bumps the level to 2 and almost gets us to 3.



Elly brings us to 3 and just shy of 4. You can probably tell that the required Exp to level the city up increases every level. You can't just keep dumping level 10's in and maxing out the city in Chapter 2. Or I guess you technically could, if you were some type of crazy person, like that dude who got Cloud in FFVII to Level 99 on the opening train platform. Said crazy person is actually a member of the forums. User mateo360 was nice enough to point out that user CirclMastr was the one behind that stunt. Good stuff. That's some dedication.



While I'm here, I put together Team B using Baki the Grappler (name suggested by user Zanzibar Ham. It was too good not to use), Meryl the Swordis (Mother:Fuuko), and Yumi the Grappler (Mother:Narika). These are just classes I ended up with while trying to assemble Team A(wful).



They're gonna hit real fucking hard. Just a side note in case you're noticing anything weird with that stat graph: You can press 'X' (Square on PS) to change the scale's range. The stats will reach well past 1000, so you'll need to be able to zoom out a bit to get a good look at the graph.



With that done, we take a look at what has happened to Fort City. We now have access to the Guild and the Gift Shop. Whenever anything new happens with a facility, the icon will turn Purple. This happens when new Items become available as well, in case you missed the little pop-up.

Let's make the rounds and check out what we can work with. We'll start with the Training Center.



This burly dude is now our point of contact for the Training Facility. He isn't given a name, and he doesn't talk much other than his standard shopkeeper dialogue. This is a shame, because he looks really fucking cool.

What is this guy's story? He looks like he kicked some ass back when he was, presumably, a Disciple. Judging by the logo on his hat and the violet shirt, he is specifically an AngelMarker employee, but he rolls with his own dress code. He is apparently not a suit or lab coat kind of man, and AngelMarker is totally okay with that.



Anyway, since the Lust Labyrinth has been cleared, we can access it in the Training Facility. The enemies are tougher in TF dungeons and experience rewards are higher, but you don't collect any items.



Next up is the Item Shop. We've been here before with Mark, and this shop has always been accessible, but I've been saving it until now because there was really no reason at all to come here in Chapter 1. You could collect every item you needed by just going through the dungeon while training.



Item selection is basic right now. The only thing worth pointing out is Escape Hatch. These let you instantly teleport out of a dungeon no matter where you are. Exit portals aren't really hard to find, but it's still a good idea to have these on hand in case you reach a point where you just really don't want to run around looking for one.



There are a couple of options for Equipment. Wake has a few choices, but none of them are any better than the freely included DLC sword. The Star Children have some okay upgrades to Armor and Weapons available, but you might have already picked up better options while going through the dungeon. No need to go spending money on that yet.

One thing to note here. I had to cut it due to word limits, but there is a small skit in Chapter 1 where Chlotz passes on a message from Ruby about the Heroines weapons. The gist of it is that the girls weapons cannot be upgraded through the shop. You need to collect 'Upgrade Parts' in order to make them better. These parts are typically dropped in certain quests.



Other than that, you also have the options to try before you buy, or buy stuff in Bulk. Bulk buying isn't that useful right now since your teams are likely pretty thin. Once you have to start outfitting 9+ Star Children at a time though it actually does get pretty useful. A lot of Armor and Accessories are the same across classes. Weapons are really the only thing that need to be purchased based on specific class.



I've mentioned giving gifts in previous updates. This is where you can buy them. You can also get appearance accessories here as well, such as Earrings, brooches, or weird bat wings that you can equip to the heroine.




Why is the only option to buy in bulk?

Daddy wants to make ALL mommies happy, right?

Crafty little devil, aren't you?

Well, let's see what you've got then.



What is with these prices? 1000 glow for a pillow? 500 for a cup of instant curry?

Hold on a second... Why exactly are you selling lingerie?

Fufufu, I think daddy knows the answer to that. Mommy would certainly enjoy it, wouldn't she?

First of all, you don't know much about women. I've got a feeling mommy would knock me out if I gave this to her. At least at this stage of the relation--It's complicated, never mind. Second of all, exactly which one is your 'mommy'? I think we should have a chat.

...That's a trade secret. Twenty percent off if you agree not to ask any of them.

Make it 30 percent and I'll buy one of everything.

Just this once for the discount. Deal?

Deal.

Wake buys one of everything from his exortionist little mystery Child that preys on sentimentality. Damn money grubbing merchants.



Next up is the Guild. Guild quests are general ones from Disciples and random citizens. Doing these will help expand the Item Shop inventory.




You can accept new quests, submit ones you have fulfilled to get the reward, or view ones you currently have in order to cancel the ones you don't want.

You can only accept a certain number at a time, but this goes up as the game goes on. Also note that these quests stick around and repeat, so if you cancel one you can just pick it up again later, which is nice.

Quests you have previously completed will have a little check mark in the yellow box next to their name. That way you can tell if you have already done it once before. A lot of the quests here are based on Item Collection. So where do we go for Wake's favourite type of quest?



Research Lab quests reward with you weapons and armor. They also expand the Item Shop inventory for the same things. This place works pretty much the same as the Guild, although it deals with Monster Extermination.



It has all the same options as the Guild in terms of Accepting/Submitting/Viewing. We have a bunch of them available at the moment, mostly centering on enemies we dealt with in Lust and enemies in the upcoming dungeon.

This is where we can get access to the EXP grinding quests as well. These quests were DLC in the original game, but are included in the Steam version for free.



You hunt different variations of these little puff balls for good chunks of EXP. There is no reason at all to avoid exploiting this. It really shaves off a lot of time spent grinding, especially if you are trying to level up a Star Child team from scratch (which you will have to do A LOT). It's not like--

Hey, what's the deal with that one?

You mean this one? Hm, I'm... not quite sure. I don't recall approving this submission.




Son of a...

I'm accepting that quest.

What? But I don't even know where it came from. I can't verify the--

That's fine. I know what it is.

It's bear hunting season.

This is part 1 of a DLC Crossover boss fight. Monokuma is the mascot of the Dangonranpa franchise, which Spike Chunsoft also produces. Danganronpa is a franchise I missed the boat on, so I can't give much backstory on it.

As for this quest, we're going to accept it without question. I'm not 100% where he shows up, but I do know it's in the next Labyrinth. I'm just not positive of whether it's the main Labyrinth or a Sub-Labyrinth. Either way, we'll be keeping an eye out for the little bastard.


Next time, we'll spend another half update getting caught up on Serina's bonding events and all that nonsense. Ruby and Mark also get real damn chatty for some reason, so we'll be sitting down for a while to listen to them blather on about various crap.

It will also be time for The Big Vote: Round 1. Once we've seen Serina's events up to her first full gauge, it will be time for the thread to narrow the field. We've got to cut at least two candidates, so will it be Narika, Fuuko, Ellie, Chloe, or Serina? You can read through Fuuko/Ellie/Narika/Chloe events here and here, in case you want a refresher. I will be providing a very brief overview of what their respective arcs have been about so far, though.