Part 20: Chapter 13 – The Granada Privateers

Chapter 13 – The Granada Privateers

Welcome back. Now it’s finally time to take Maerhen down for good.







This map is called the Sea Serpent of Senay.





: ......

: ...... ...Don't let him get away this time!

Let’s look at the notable part of the opposition.



On the far western end of the ship we have a mage that should be summoning stuff with his Harpy staff. For some reasons he never did it even though I was uncapable of killing him in one round with Mahter.



One of the 2 mercenaries on the map carries a Thunder sword which can be quite a pain since nobody short of Alicia really resists it. The other mercenary carries a Claymore.



Lastly we have another mage with a more direct form of attack. These guys are accompanied by a bunch of Archer and normal Pirates, all equipped with Shields with is responsible for quite some tedium on this map since we do not really have the strength to ignore them yet.



Here is the stat spread for Renee. Quite a nice case for gameplay and story segregation given that she could just warp away from her captors....



Maerhen is still as unimpressive as ever. His shield is annoying but he is no real threat and usually doesn’t attack you anyway.



Lastly we have a new face. Krishna is a mix between a thief and a myrmidon. She is more combat capable than most thiefs but a far shot from a full fledged myrmidon. The charms will help out and the Main Gauche while being a pitiful weapon at least raises her Evasion by 20%



First turn is spent getting our team in position. Unfortunately I did a horrible job...



leading to Shigen getting killed... Thank god for his personal sword.





Alicia murders our first opponent of the day. She gets an ok level out of it although I would love some more magic for once.



Shigen enters the boat as well and takes bloddy revenge. This triggers another conversation.







: Ulp...

: Stop! You can take me as a hostage instead. So let her go!

Yes please, I want to see his face when she turns into a dragon

: What!? Wait, you idiot!

: No, don't! I can't put you in danger...

spoilsport



: Oh...

: Now go. Hurry!

: Y-Yes!

: D-Don't just stand there, you morons! After her! Don't let her get away!

: N-No! Stay back! Don't come near... Ah!? Ahhh, noooooo...







the dumb pirates just threw her off the ship on the high sea…



: Renee!? Renee, no!

: Dammit... Hey, assholes... Now you've really pissed me off...

: You're nothing but scum, all of you... I was an idiot for letting you hire me!

And with that Krishna joins our side, while surrounded by enemies without having a way to hurt them. So we better get our asses over there to save her.









We continue to slaughter the pirates with an ok level for Julia and a bad one for Vega.



Krishna starts to eat lightning. Luckily she dodged the rest so she still has both charms.





Mahter finally kills the mage who still did nothing and grabs another summoning staff for Katri.



Time to save Krishna, who starts off by using one of her herbs.



Mahter grabs a nice level from dodging an axe.



Krishna not only manages to dodge the blow of the Claymore mercenary, but also stole his weapon, which is great cause he is now standing empty handed and can’t OHKO her any longer.





The RNG giveth and taketh away













Some more level. Not the best level but at least strength is kinda nice for Atrrom and Lionel.



Even on healing duty Katri manages to kill stuff.





Our cavalry units still don’t seem to agree with me.





Katri continues to laugh in my face for having to be deployed. Luckily she is only the staff chick and as such not quite as reliant on good stats. Also











Holmes takes the first shot at Maerhen…











We finish of Maerhen in short order and finish the map with a great level for Attrom.



: Yes...

: We've looked all over for her. She's gone for good...

: Yes...

: If only the current wasn't so strong, we could've found her... Dammit...

: Yes...

: Attrom, you need to snap out of it, too. We couldn't help it.

: ......

: Attrom... Please... It's not your fault...

: I know... But...

: ...Attrom. There's supposed to be a legendary orb in the ruins of Castle Leda that bring the dead back to life. ...You want to go check it out?

: What!? Holmes... Is that true!?

: "The Orb of Resurrection, Dakryon... It's said to be made from the tears of Utona herself. One of the ancient kings of Ledah, Graus, took it from an underground temple in Mt Sierro. He later hid it in his castle's treasure chamber.

: Holmes, please! I'll do anything to bring back Renee! Please! I need that orb!

: All right. But there's just one problem. Cranion, the Holy Dragon of Ledah... It's been over ten years since the Six Heroes defeated it. It's about time it woke up.

: Cranion...

: Yeah... If Cranion wakes up while we're there, there's no way we'll survive.

: Holmes, let's go! I'll do my best... So please!

: Sigh... I don't want to put you through any more hardship than I already have, you idiot...





: I don't really have any place to go. Actually, I was wondering if I could join you, but what do you think?

: Fine by me. You're pretty good with your sword, and we could always use more grown-up women around here. I'm sick of having to deal with little girls all the time. Yo, Shigen. It's okay with you, right?

: Can't say I agree. She's a swordfighter, but she's a thieving one. There's no way she's coming along without scheming something. She's definitely up to no good.

: My, my, what have I done to deserve that kind of talk? You can keep watch over me if you're that worried.

: Hmph... Well, Holmes is the boss. It's his call.

: Then she's coming along. Welcome aboard, Criscinne.

: I'm Katri. Pleased to meet you, Krishna.

: O-Oh... Sure. Pleased to meet you, too, Katri.





: Hey, Katri... That's Maerhen, isn't it! You weren't trying to save him, were you?

: He was still alive, so... I... I couldn't let him die...

: Out of the way! I'll finish off the bastard!

: Wait, Holmes! This must be a sign of forgiveness from Utona! We can't kill him!

: Sign of forgiveness, my ass! He just doesn't know when to die, that's all! He's like a cockroach!

Continue please.

: But...

: Shut up! You let this piece of shit live, and he's just gonna keep up his sick ways! You haven't forgotten what happened to your stepfather and Attrom's sister, right? I don't want to see kids like you crying because of something that a bastard like Maerhen does again!

: I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

: Argh! For Utona's sake, stop crying already! All right, fine!

: Huh...?

: You win. Do whatever you want with Maerhen.

: ...You don't mind...if I save him?

: I can kill him off whenever I want to, anyway. You can have him for now.

No! Don’t go weak on me...

: Holmes... Thank you...







: Oh, thank goodness. But don't do bad things any more, okay?

: Of course! You've been so good to me, so I'll quit my pirate's ways. You have my word for it, girlie.

: Okay... I'm trusting you...

: Oh, missy, I got one more favor to ask of you. You up for it?

: Yes, what is it?

: I want you to come to Port Mars with me. Don't tell the others! There's somethin' I want to show you.

: Something to show me? What is it?

Don’t trust the guy so easily... How did you survive this far?

: Well, that's a secret, missy! Can't tell you till we get there. Hehehe...





: Aha... Gotta do some lady things, huh? Well, our ship doesn't have any bathtubs or anything... All right, I guess we can stop by.







: T-Torture chambers?

: Hehehe... Missy... There ain't no one but you and me down here. Now shut your mouth and get inside that room!

Told you...





: Huh?

: It's me, Katri... Thank goodness you're all right. I've been worried about you.

: Huh? No... B-Bishop Law!?

: I see you're shocked. Well, so was I when the pirates dragged me in here. I thought they were going to kill me. But Maerhen is a very religious man, so he treated me well. He did keep me trapped down here, but never once did he try to hurt me. Even after the pirates all fled from the hideout, the guard made sure to bring me plenty to eat and drink every day.

: Lord Bishop... Lord Bishop... Oh... Lord Bishop...

: You must have been through much while I was gone. I'm sorry that I couldn't be there to protect you, Katri. But you seem to be more radiant and happy than ever. I see you have met some wonderful people.

: Yes... I'm very happy... I'm so happy, it's almost frightening...

: Well, are you finished with your heartwarming reunion? This is to pay you back for saving my life, missy. Well, I was one who kidnapped the bishop first, but no matter, eh? All right, we're done with my hideout. Both of you, get out. Holmes is waiting outside.

: Merhen... Thank you...





: ...And who's this monk you're with?

: This is Bishop Law from Marl! He's my stepfather!







: That would be a very long story to tell. You would not be able to understand the whole of it yet. I shall tell you when the time is right.

: All right... Tell me whenever you're ready.

: Hey, Holmes! Would you mind tellin' your guys not to treat me like I don't exist? This is just ridiculous.

: Trust me, I really don't want to treat you that way. But... You know, it's like you're ruining my day whenever you come near me. So just stay out of my way, all right? Thanks.

: Whaddya mean, thanks!? It's like you're all tryin' to bully me! Man... Little Katri's the only one who understands me... Sigh...

And that’s it for the chapter. Maerhen and Krishna join our merry band. Let’s see what they have to offer and then we’ll be off to hunt for the Orb of Resurrection.

Character Information

Krishna



Character stats

Myrmidon -> Swordmaster


Skills

Steal (starting), Rising Dragon (lvl 17)

Krishna is the better of the two new recruits this chapter. However this means she only sucks less than Maerhen. She has decent starting stats but abyssmal growths which render her gimmick of being a fighting thief kinda useless. If you were lucky she might gain enough magic to use her with using magic swords but otherwise you’re probably better off using a pure thief if you want to steal stuff because even with a promotion she won’t stand up to the opposition for long and Holmes can open doors and chest just fine.

Maerhen

Bandit Chief



Character stats

Skills

Steal (starting), Picklock (starting), Mug (starting)

Do I even need to say anything? I have no idea what the plan was with Maerhen but he’d be better off dead. He is the worst unit I have seen in any game of this kind and as such I won’t even start to use him. Also Holmes wasn’t kidding that he feels like Maerhen is ruining his day by standing next to him. As a secondary effect of Mug, which steals off a killed unit with 100% accuracy (which given his stats will never happen) it lowers the Evasion and Accuracy of allied units within three squares of Maerhen by 50% just to prove a point at how sucky you can make a unit.