Now let's get back to a snowbound edition of Cold Steel IV Act 3!
Oh hey, I just reported the last request and now I'm at the second highest rank for the game! Should be able to get to the highest rank by the end. Oh wow, this new Master Quartz I got is pretty good, up to 45% more physical damage when you're at high HP levels and 18% HP recovered for each enemy killed as a secondary. Wandering around some more, we get a nice reunion between Alfin and Priscilla at the Cayenne Mansion in Ordis. They've arranged for Priscilla to be able to meet up with the Emperor before his surgery, so that's good. I also come across another sidequest while I'm in Ordis. Apparently, Leonora and Shirley are about to throw down until Rean intervenes and suggests a swimming competition instead. It's weird how utterly unimportant Shirley has been in this game, but the swimming mini-game is fun.
I find the wanted monster and it proves to be tougher than usual. Now I've got 7 bonding points to use! Next we head to Alster to take care of Toval's request. There's been a monster lurking near the village lately, damaging equipment and injuring people. They've tried to hire people to get rid of it, but no one has been able to yet, so the mayor suggested everyone should temporarily relocate to Aragon. We gather intel around town to learn more about the situation. By the end of it, Rean and company are convinced someone's controlling this monster and the mayor is behind it somehow. Turns out he's conspiring with that Wads dude from Kleist's business to establish a logistics network, but he's also gotten his hands on some Ouroboros archaisms. Rean managed to call in Herman to help stop the plan, and it was cool seeing him use his motorcycle to run the bus off the road. After beating an archaism, we learn Rean also called in Estelle, Joshua, and Toval. Finally, Hugo arrives with Becky, but all that happens is that Wads essentially gets fired and not much else. Regardless, this finally wakes up Hugo to what he's been doing and realizing he's been going about it all wrong, so all's well that ends well, I guess!
