It's time for another free day, but first, we deal with the aftermath of Rutger's death. Fie has emotionally accepted what happened now, and even Xeno and Leo are ready to help us out now that we've taken on the power of the Palatinate Knight. Now it's time to start thinking ahead to facing off with Arianrhod, and Duvalie is mentally preparing herself for it. She plans to try to convince her to stay on to help them if they win, although I don't expect it to work out that way for her either.
Olivert informs us that Schera, Agate, and Toval have some new stuff to share with us. They say there's a giant pillar of light shooting out of the wetlands of Crossbell, meaning the sanctuary has been moved again. There's no barrier blocking access to it either since there's only one Gargantua class ship. That means we're headed back to Crossbell for the first time in forever. Sharon makes her services available to us whenever we desire, so that's handy. We've also got some new requests we can work through. Alfin and Elise join the party for this next segment, so I'll have access to their Brave Orders. We have no required battle members though, so the randomizer gives us Machias, Altina, Ash, Sharon, and Randy.
We've also got five new bond points, and it looks like it's mostly good options to choose from this time, so figuring out who misses the cut will be tough! There are only two new sidequests this time, one from Toval in Alster and one wanted monster. I imagine at least one optional sidequest will show up, too, like last time. Wandering around the ship, I catch Sara and Angelica talking about Zin and Kilika. I decide to put off bond points until the end this time, but I decide to talk to each one to get a hint at what they're going to be about to help me make my decisions. I also find an optional sidequest talking to Stark. Sidney and Kairi are currently on the surface helping out the main campus with their medicinal needs, but they need a couple of ingredients first.
I can play Pom Party with Gaius now. It takes me several tries to beat him as I continue not to understand how their S-Craft moves do more damage to me than mine do to them! Oh well, it maxed out my bond with Gaius, so whatever. I stumble upon another sidequest in the Courageous II, this time between Wayne and Jessica. He's trying to improve his fighting technique, so Rean calls in Laura and Duvalie for some intense study sessions. I actually have to control Jessica and Wayne for this part? Thankfully, they both seem to take it easy on me since they only use regular attacks, so I'm able to win.
