Part 30: Things Get a Little Annoying

Chapter 3: Things Get a Little Annoying



: How did this happen again?

: Well, you might find this a little crazy...

: Try me.

: She was staring off into space while muttering something about the prince.

: ...Does she do this often?

: You have no idea.





: Seth...

: No, your highness.

: Oh, come on, it'll make you look dashing.

: Princess, I would charge headlong into battle for your sake, but you cannot make me wear an eye patch.



So, this chapter presented me with some issues. Not so much in terms of challenge, but...



Well, let's just say that enemies are starting to ramp up a little in terms of speed.



Bazba's a bit tougher, but still manageable. If I'd used a different strategy than deploying Seth as requested, having him switch to the hand axe would have been quite the helpful tactic.



You guys said that I should focus less on Ross. Doesn't mean I can't have him break stuff.



Garcia got really lucky this chapter. Almost every fight resulted in a hit. Unfortunately, the same held true for the other side, but that's what all that bulk is for.



: Is that your friend?

: Y-yes, that's him.

: Does he often talk to himself when he's trying to sneak around?

: He's...not a very good thief.



: Be quiet, Neimi! I'm trying to be stealthy here.

: Y-yeah...You're doing a great job.

: Thanks!



So here's the deal with Colm in a nutshell. Due to the boosted stats from Hard Mode, the enemies are fast enough that he can't reliably double most of them. This bears repeating: the character whose only saving grace is his speed can't double enemies. That's something, all right.



Breaking through to the main room. Not much to say, except-



Well, we might need to rethink our strategy if this keeps up. Just giving the fans what they want.



The chests have nothing new in hard mode. Colm's ones have the hand axe, iron sword, and iron lance as usual. Nothing really special.



This might have been a bad strategic move here...



But what's life without a little risk?



Oh yeah, the thief? 10 speed, just like Colm. If there's one thing that enemies will do often in Hard Mode, it's outspeed us. That'll be problematic if we want to continue using Gilliam.



Eirika gets back at the little sucker, but we're still out a vulnerary.



I'm doing all sorts of unconventional stuff with Vanessa today.



But she's got to stay competitive somehow.



As mentioned, I'll be feeding bosses to Seth. There's a situation coming up where getting some stat points under his belt will be really helpful.





: Is that so?



Franz gets a mighty level by taking down the mercenary. That's the way to keep on the roster.



Did I mention that I plan to focus on Natasha more this run?



: So I heard.





: I-it's just that...I-I think these people are pirates.

: Wait, then that means...treasure...

: So we're following them?

: Do you even need to ask?

Next Time: At least we can double monsters. We don't suck that much yet.

Total Resets: Still zero.