Anyway, enough of that! More Cold Steel IV Finale!
We're off to Crossbell to find Diana after I pick up Juna and Randy. We talk to the clerk at Tallys' General Store, and she said that Diana came there to buy some honey. She used to be a regular a decade ago, and now they outright confirm she's Elie's mom. The clerk says Diana was supposed to contact some people back in Milsante, but she never did. That's when the Junior SSS appears. Momo saw her turn a corner, but when she followed after her, she had completely disappeared. Ryu says this isn't the first disappearance in the area lately either. There were three others before Diana.
Afterwards, we contact the rest of the SSS to help us with the search. I guess this is meant to be a "closure" type of sidequest for the Crossbell team like the Hamel sidequest was for the Liberl team. Now we're out investigating the missing people, and it does feel an awful lot like Trails From Zero now! Although we're kind of limited where we can go during this section, we ask the relevant witnesses and then we have a Q&A section as we try to narrow down the answer to the mystery. I was able to answer them all correctly, and now we're headed to the Geofront near Station Street, just like old times! Speaking of which, it's the old Geofront music!
And much like in the Hamel sidequest, everything suddenly turns red and mysterious. Going through the Geofront is pretty fun as we rescue all the missing people. Eventually we find Elie's mom and we have to fight another one of the Seventy-Seven Devils. The fight is pretty easy, and we get a nice reunion scene with Elie and Diana. Afterwards, the final Pom Party opponent is revealed, and it's Tio! We get a really nice Master Quartz for beating every opponent, too!
Next up is Bridget's request. She's meeting with Alan at the boat dock near Crossbell, and he's got some Zauber Soldats with him. Apparently, Alan plans on replacing Rean as the new national hero in this war against Calvard. Rean recruits Patrick to help us snap Alan out of the hold the curse has on him. Patrick thinks Alan is still subconsciously bothered by the fact that he's a commoner and Bridget is a noble, so her parents don't approve of their relationship. Ferris surmises that maybe Alan believes becoming a national hero will prove he's worthy of her.
The game warns me that a high level Divine Knight battle awaits me. They manage to get most of the Thors class to come along to help snap Alan out of it. Patrick gives Alan a verbal beatdown, and then Rean calls in Valimar, this time sporting his old tachi instead of the Sword of the End. Patrick mans a Spiegel to help even the odds a bit. The Zauber Soldats are still a pushover, even when we're outnumbered. After the battle, Bridget slaps some sense into Alan, quite literally. I guess this sidequest was closure for the Thors crew. Even Beryl randomly shows up out of nowhere, which gets lampshaded in a great way. This is also the quest that allows me to achieve the top rank!
