Part 33: Chapter 23 – Family Reunion

Chapter 23 – Family Reunion



Welcome back. Last time it was revealed to us that Katri is the Princess of the Kingdom of Salia and that for reasons unknown her parents are still alive for no apparent reason. So it’s time to get rid of another usurper and reunite another family.





The chapter is called the Maiden’s tears.





: Rishel, you understand, do you not? Should you betray us then the thief will hang!









: I got it. Your parents are being held captive in that castle’s dungeon, right? Katri, would you be happy to meet them?

: Yes, this seems like a dream... and it’s all thanks to you. Thank you Holmes.

: Hey, quit it! It’s not like I’m doing all of this for you anyway!

: Yes, I know that, but...

: Hmph... Shall we go? That guy called Ahab, I’m going to beat the crap out of him with my own hands!



So, time to start the chapter. The castle troops won’t come after you and Rishel has a siege tome which I would like to preserve. So we are going to take it slow for the first few turns. Let’s take a look at what we are dealing with.











The Shields are going to be annoying for sure but otherwise they seem to lack a punch as long as we protect our squishy members.



Rishel is an awesome unit thanks in part to his personal tome. Still he won’t do anything in this chapter and I’ll take later about him.



Ahab once again lacks a means to attack at range so Alicia gets the honor of tearing him apart. Even if I wasn’t using her, he isn’t a problem at all apart from his Brave Weapon.









Both sides approach each other slowly and only the pegasus knights are on the move so that they can create room for the reinforcements to spawn.



Some more reinforcements come from the east. These ones have Lances equipped.





Lionheart is starting his part of the map that is going to result in killing tons of pegasus knights. With this level he can now one shot them, which comes in handy.





The pegasus knights start mounting their attack.



And they continue to get reinforcements.





Lionheart and Zachariah take care of some of them.



As does Attrom.



A few bow knights spawn in the top corner of the map but will need some time to come down due to the terrain.





More strength is always nice.





Well… could be better but it could be worse as well since Defense is pretty important.



We are almost finished with killing of reinforcements.



On the sixth turn someone sneaks up on the fortress.



This scene only plays if you visit the inn in Chapter 3 and recruit Narcissus in Chapter 9 (before he runs away with your money). Otherwise you’ll be forced to kill/lose Rishel to proceed.

: I went to the village and they told me that Ahab got you. And that Rishel became one of his lackeys!



: Calm down kid! Now, tell me what happened. Hm... Hm...I see... so that’s how it is. Got it. First of all let’s get out of here. We’ll think about Rishel later.

: We have to help Rishel! It’s all my responsibility!







: If Rishel hears that you’ve escaped he can become free, right? You just need to go to his side and talk to him! Ain’t that easy as pie? Men must have guts and woman must love... the saying goes like this, doesn’t it? Do yer best Bud!

: Narcissus!



So now we have a way to recruit Rishel. Unfortunately Bud has neither weapons nor defense meaning she will die if any enemy comes her way. So we have to be cautious when moving her to our position.









Lionheart and Holmes continue to kill pegasus riders with the support of Plum and Holmes gets a bad level from it.



Zachariah acts as a stopgag between us and the enemies forces who are trying to attack him...







But fail to inflict any meaningful damage since the guy with the Armor Slayer refuses to move.



Zachariah himself however isn’t amused by my constant abuse of him





Lionheart switched to a sword and killed a pegasus on a counter resulting in a defensive level up.



Bud slowly but surely makes her way towards our group.







Lionel and Attrom cut up some Bow Knight reinforcements and Atrrom gets a decent level from it.





Shigens however turns out less great…



With the reinforcements dead and Bud having caught up to our group it’s time to lure out the armor knights so that Bud can make a beeline for Rishel in order to not get targeted by his siege tome.





Alicia makes short work of the first one and gets an ok level. Speed is always nice.





Meanwhile Lionel takes out the other one with some help from the rest of our army. His level unfortunately hits the less important stats but everything is fine as long as it isn’t empty.





Plum enables Bud to go the distance…



And to start the talk with Rishel. Everything worked out nicely.





: Yeah, Big Bro Narcissus came and…

: Great! I was worried! Bud, never steal again. If you break this promise again, I won’t forgive you!

: I won’t... sorry... Rishel.. I won’t.

: Thanks, Bud.

Anway I do not want to waste Rishels tome, so I have him retreat. Ahab won’t attack Bud so we are safe in that regard.



Lionheart will be the one to initiate the slaughter for some unique dialogue (which Rishel probably would have had as well...)





: Your brother Robert was an insolent youngster too, but to think that both of you would turn against me... how much will you torment me!

Newsflash: The Queen is their sister, of course they would betray you, you moron...

: Heh, how foolish. What attacked the main family for his ambition and threw the kingdom into chaos was none other than yourself! There are no more words to be said. Pay for your sins with your life!

Sadly Lionheart can’t finish the job therefore we have to take drastic measures...









Alicia flurries him away for some defence.



Thus we finished the map and as a bonus got a Master Sword in mint condition.



: Whoa.. This is no time to get all emotional! Gotta get the royal couple out of the dungeon.









: I got it, I got it! I’ll get them out no matter what! Don’t you worry.

: Ok.



: I see... Ahab sent you, didn’t he? Do not get any closer! You shall not lay your hands on the Queen!

If Ahab imprisoned them in the regular dungeon, did they have any guards or did he basically abandon the entire dungeon to keep things secret?



It’s amazing that once again, none of the parents look anything like the child or vice versa. Genetics don’t seem to exist in Japan.

: We resisted until this day, dreaming of meeting our little Maria again, but I don’t have any strength left... I do not wish to live any longer...

: Maria! Do not let weakness overcome you! We must believe in Zachariah’s words. Little Maria is definately alive! We will meet her again one day. And we cannot lose until that day comes.

Why do you believe Zachariah? He helped Ahab for crying out loud. He kept you imprisoned... why is everyone insane

: Lord Father.

: Who...are...you? What...did you jsut say?

: Maria? It’s you isn’t it?

: Do not be fooled! This is one of Ahab’s tactics.

Would anyone kindly tell them that Ahab lies in a pool of his own blood? Zachariah? Lionheart? Holmes? Anyone?

: No, I can feel it.. This child is my daugther, it’s Maria! Aah.. Noble Utna I thank you! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this miracle!

: Lady Mother...

: Maria... Truly... You finally returned to us... You became so big and so pretty....

: Lady Mother... *sob* Lady Mother *sob* *sob* *sob*

: Aah.. so helpless! Look at her crying like some brat. I can’t bear the sight of it, dammit!

: So lucky you are, Katri...

Sniff... *sob*

: Who are you, sir? It appears that my daugther is indebted to you, but can you let me know the situation?

: No problem, but let’s get out of here first, ok? This place is too gloomy, I can’t stand it!









: My deepest apologies.



: At the time of Ahab’s revolt you were only a young man not even 20 of age. I hear that you also saved Braad and Selba... As my brother-in-law you have proven your loyalty well!

: That is true, Lion. You brothers have stayed loyal till then end, even at the time of Ahab’s revolt. I am proud of you, as a sister. Robert has been killed by Ahab’s soldiers in order to protect us.... He left a wife and three children... Heaven knows how big his regret must have been... Lion, are Claris and her daugthers doing alright?

: Yes, mylady. My Sister-in-law is in good health. Her three daugthers, Verna, Mahter and Frau all grew up splendidly and are busy with their respective duties as Pegasus Knights.

Two of them sit around spinning thumbs outside the castle at the moment...

: However, Unfortunately I have to tell you that Elder Octobas has passed away.

: Octobas has? It cannot be because of an illness... What in the world happened?

: Lady Claris will talk to you about that in detail, I’m sure... Your Majesty, first of all let us head for the Salia hidden village, where the head priest resides.







: Meriah? Oh yeah, that girl that disappeared from the church in Braad in order to find her brother? I see. So you are the brother in question then.

: You know my sister?

: I never met her myself, but I heard the story from someone who knows her. You said your name was Rishel, right? We’re all going to Salia village now, so won’t you join us for a while? Afterwards I can give you a hand in looking for your sister, you see? Even if you go back to Braad now you won’t be able to find any clues, I bet.

: I guess so...











And that’s it for this chapter.

Character Informations

Bud

Thief



Character stats

Skills

Steal (starting), Picklock (starting), Forest Fighter (starting), Elite (lvl 10), Dragon Saint (lvl 40)

Bud is another thief in this game. She is the only to learn Elite which is a point in her favor and if you want to grind her up she will learn Dragon Saint (Astra) at lvl 40. However both her strength and defence growth are atrocious meaning you can only use her in combination with magic swords for which she needs to accumulate Wlvls. All of this is quite a bit of work for a mediocre fighting unit at best. If you want to have a fighting thief I would wait for Narcissus since he is the most RNG proof out of the folk although he lacks Steal.

Rishel



Character Stats

Mage -> Sage

Skills

Gale (starting), Earth Saint (starting), Anti-Evil (level 15), Continue (lvl 32)


Rishel is the last unpromoted mage you get and by god he is amazing on account of his personal tome. His personal tome Sunflame negates the one weakness mages have by giving Rishel a whooping 10 defence as long as it’s equpped. This mean at base Rishel already has 16 defence almost as much as Zachariah without his problems. It also has 15 might, 3 range and 70 uses making it even more amazing. Stat wise Rishel comes with decent bases and the best growths from the mages as well as another point of movement. Usually he turns out to be your best mage.