Part 150: 10/21/09

10/21/09

Once again people have ended up in Tartarus, and this time there was no option to wait.



Good morning. This is Elizabeth.
I am calling to inform you that more humans have strayed into Tartarus.
There are two of them this time… And it seems that one of them is your acquaintance.
Don’t dawdle in rescuing them, hmm?
Goodbye, now.

Especially later when I found out who was missing, but we’ll get to that.



…Well, we’re almost done. It feels like it went so fast.
…So many things happened, but…
I’m glad that I was able to become friends with everyone. …What about you?
I feel the same way.
…I’m glad to hear that. I will do my best until the very end.

I wanted to see how Bebe was doing, he’s managed to talk his uncle into letting him stick around so far but who knows if that’ll change.



Aelita-samaaa!
I ‘ave come up wiz a great idea to show Japan’s charm to my uncle!
I will show ‘im a kimono, and make ‘im understand the beauty of Nihon!
It’s a nice idea.
Since you agree, Aelita-sama, I ‘ave nozing to be afraid of!
> Bebe seems very excited.
Ze kimono eez a Japanese treasure!
If I show it to my uncle, he will surely let me stay in Nihon.
Ze design will be…
…ze mascot of ze Sweet Shop!
I zought of zis design because…
Aelita-sama took me zere!
> Bebe seems to be counting on you.
> Your relationship is stronger now!

I don’t know if it’ll work or not, but at least he’ll have fun doing it.



I am no longer confused!
I will ‘urry up and make ze kimono!
I will sew like ze wind!
> Bebe began working on his project with all his might.
> You decided to start working on a scarf, like he mentioned before.
> This will take a while…
> You worked alongside Bebe for a long time, then decided to go back to the dorm.

Back to business. The Lost are growing in numbers even faster than before.



The number of The Lost has been increasing lately…
But, there’s only one Shadow left. Once we destroy ‘im, it’ll be all over.
We need to save this town.
You’re right.
…Gotcha.
Let’s put a smile on everyone’s face!

And I’ll die before I let those damn Shadows take her.



Newscaster: It was off by a few days, but the cultural anthropologist’s prediction came true again.
He has announced his intentions to continue his research on…
> …The news continues.
Newscaster: …Next up, we have news regarding another rash of people reported as missing.
College student Ryohei Nakatsugawa (19), along with Maiko Oohashi (9), daughter of office worker Takahiro Oohashi (36)…
…have both gone missing within a very short timeframe.
The police are desperately searching for leads, and ask for the public’s assistance with any information.

So there wasn’t really much choice.



She was always so down…
Girl’s friendships are so weird.

I don’t know that Ken even believes the Dark Hour is going to disappear when we finally defeat the last Shadow.



I’ll be sure to tell my mother and Shinjiro-san about it, though.
Hmm… If it does really happen…
I want to see what it’s like to be an ordinary elementary school student.

Even if that turns out to have been a lie, though, we’ve got to have that hope.



I guess I’ll try to sleep more.
I don’t get much sleep on the nights we go to Tartarus.
Arf!
You either, Koro-chan?
But, you sleep all day, Koromaru.

We rushed down to Tartarus, and fortunately just minutes after entering were able to find Maiko.



A bit later we found the other guy as well.



A bit later Fuuka found what we’re all hoping is the last Guardian in Tartarus.



The 160th floor!
It’s still far away, but keep that in mind…

And she learned a new ability, none of us are sure what it does but we’ll figure it out.



My Persona has gained a new ability.
This ability is… special. Even I don’t know what it will do.
But it could potentially turn the battle to your favor!
Please let me know when you would like to use it.

Before we headed for the Guardian, I swung by Elizabeth to drop off the bits of some Shadows.



The Wondrous Magus is a tough foe, is it not?
And yet, you still have managed to fulfill my request.
As my master says, it seems you have unlimited potential.
Please accept your reward.
> Obtained 340000 yen.

They were kind of annoying to track down but it’s not like we had anything else to do.



To defeat Shadows carrying this type of item must have been difficult.
By the way… Occasionally, you may encounter Shadows that resemble things in your world.
Be aware that they may share other similarities beyond their appearance.
Please accept your reward.
> Obtained Spirit Bracers.

I felt kind of strange too, like I had some new power I didn’t before.



The Guardian was just one big Shadow.



It was almost ridiculously powerful, but still doesn’t seem any more like the source of any of this madness than any other Shadow here.

Video- “Mythical Gigas”

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Boss Battle: Mythical Gigas
Okay, so let’s start by saying this thing is total bullshit. The ‘strategy’ for him is basically to constantly have a Tetrakarn shield up while keeping buffs and debuffs up and praying because otherwise he’ll just sweep your whole party with his stupidly powerful attacks. I was already pretty fed up after an hour of searching for Wondrous Magi, though, so I just powered through him without giving any pretense to acting like I was using the proper strat.

A few floors later, we found what we think is the top of the tower.



…but there’s nothing there…

There was another Old Document, but it only raised more questions really.



If that’s saying what I think it is…



That means you’ve finished exploring the 4th block of Tartarus.
However, I feel your greatest challenge is yet to come…
My master and I have watched your growth with great delight… I hope you will be alright.
Please accept your reward.
> Obtained Megidoloan Gem x 1.

Why do I get the feeling we’re missing something big?