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tonight, morning after, same difference when you don't sleep.

alright so i can open red doors.
problem: how the hell do i know where all of them are? Rab mentions two, ruins near Zwaard and not-Nord area i gotta go to but i know there's plenty more i've seen. also doesn't help that the next objective listed in map is going to not-Nord land, i figured it would be but damn. guess i'll hit up the first place he mentions, those ruins.

...uh.
that's it?

i got to the ruins, opened the door, got 3 chests and a purple orb was indie. also got a choker. and... that was it. i expected more than that. like was i supposed to struggle or something, have the purple orb be a missing orb lost to time that nobody knows where it is? like all you need to do is talk to your party and you'll be told everything.

well, let's see how awkward this makes future cutscenes as i'm pretty sure this one should come after snow place or a trigger for it somehow. i also can't get past the purple magic circle in the other ruin part so that's for later, i guess.

this is one of those times when i'm glad i kept bumping this topic as i can just look through what i've said to find a red door.
...the map is annoying on this too. if i'm in the area specifically the red door appears but if i'm in a nearby area it's just a red dash, no way to tell exactly. but i collect a few.

hometown
downtown slums
not puerto rico - falcon knife. hits twice? i'm interested. with dual wield, does that mean i hit 4x or does the effect not stack? let's find out.
island near it - slime crown. this is also apparently not-australia.
ruins - got it already. recipes, purple orb, enchanted something, choker shiny.
not hawaii - zombie mail, seed of life, mini medal.
not-Vietnam i think - first place i did it.

fortunatley i'm still a believer of exploration and feel i'm missing something. so i start going down the line of places and find the following:

hotto - noticed the field red line. went out, saw door, horsey to it. banishing blade. inferior to my current sword, shame. honestly the hunting here took longer than i'd like so i'm just gonna end with that.
galloping city - guess i didn't note it, bad me. but it's right on the map, done. a couple items, mini medals, recipes.
not italy - more recipes and items. mini medals, woo. this one has me confused though as uh... there's a pumpkin in here along with a lighted candle. somebody wanna explain this to me? how is it that a room that, in a room explicitly opened by a magic key, there's a candle and pumpkins to run over? seriously, what wizard is taking care of this place?
octogonia - another field place. takes a while to get there and it's connected to the inn by the ruins so i just go there and horsey does the job. oh damn, 3 mini medals.
island near THE STRAND - falcon blade. tried the knife already, it stacks. neat. however it only stacks for that one hand so it's 3 attacks, not 4. whatever, Sylv, you've got a new weapon.
slime island is, unfortunately, the other gated door type. making a note here because i'm sure that'll be annoying then too.
island to the north has nothing.
island south of THE STRAND - other gated door too. silver door i guess i should call it?
island only viable teleporting water thing, centralis or something like that, had a door. sainted soma. not sure what that is, sounds like a healing item of sorts but doesn't read like one. ah well, i assume it matters like the slime crown does.

i uh, can't help but notice that i can't find my hometown or the slums.
looking at the map... i can go everywhere but the center of the continent. hotto area has my teleporting door, i think.
okay. hm.
i look at the water map... then the normal map. every single harbor point has been hit - except one. it's also the coast by the center continent. alright let's see what happens. i land on the emerald coast and... yep! okay, that's the other door, cool. the one in my hometown is fancy and can be gotten by falling off a cliff easily. it's a Wristorative, aha! puns. heals 10HP. kinda shit by default but maybe at +3 it'll be amazing, it's by far the fanciest red door yet. i'll see in a few, i got a downtown slum to hit up.

i'm also kind of weirded out that there's no guards posted anywhere anymore.
like, anywhere.
not at checkpoints. not at the entrance to the fucking city. nowhere to be seen. i guess the in-game logic is they're looking for me on another island and wouldn't expect me to be able to teleport everywhere for free? but they know i've got a boat and can be approached by the coast so uh... yeah, incompetence? incompetence! oh hey there's a guard inside so i talk to him.

have we met? n-no. never.
man we share the same hair color? what a coincidence. we also probably share the same clothing, way to hold a sword, and it's not like my blue haired buddy over here exists. what a coincidence on all fronts, aha-ha-ha.

(holy shit they're really incompetent.)

i decide to test this theory by going to the castle and Erik stops me just before going up those steps. fair enough, i'll just meet his buddy in the square directly around. even he says i shouldn't be here and i agree, however i can spend literally endless days doing nothing and the staff is too incompetent to realize a thing. i finally make it to the downtown area and... get... 5000 gold.

...that's it?
i spent all that backtracking for 5000 gold?!
maaaaan.
like i'm glad to have 3 spots on my Zoom list that should've been there but this is some bullshit. there were 5 perfectionist pearls along the way too but seriously this is a bummer. i talk to a priest, save, and just get to work on recipes and +3s. damn, that HP healing one is a 3 star item? guess it will be something worthwhile after all. i manage to get it to a +2 where it heals 20 HP and that's nice, a doubling, but i dunno how much better that is in one more. still, the best equipment i work is for Erik: Robber Gloves +3 so he can steal. Bloodletter +3 makes that knife go from a 6% instant kill to 12%, hell yeah. i was with a 2% for a while so this will be a nice jump. dunno if it has any impact with the Falcon Knife's double hit but whatever, that's still on him too. i give him the crit boosting item instead of evade (paper? charm?) because 3 hits is a lot of opportunity to do it. i'll take the evasion, i guess. Sylv gets the Falcon Blade +3, which is the same power is Platinum Sword at base. guess they're finally getting caught up to. i teleport to mini medal school because i've got a lot to drop off.

...oh yeah there was a red door here.
bit of a weird move to hide a mini medal in this place too but whatever, i'll take it along with the other items. and... a third uniform. they really want me to run the harem party i see. not a bad idea game, not bad at all. Veronica, you're a schoolgirl now. technically wouldn't the best farm team here for drops be Erik + 3 girls? man, i didn't sign up for this cuckolding. fuck you, Gogeta-ripoff. i get another Falcon Blade and am close to an Agility Gilet! uh... hm. 2 Falcon Blades. sounds nice. i'm a bit tired of the forge though and wanna get back to the game, so i just slap it on Sylv and move on. he's honestly my least used party member right now. Zoom to Sniffleland, save at the statue, and get to the red door.

this city can use a shovel.
a shovel could dig them all out of ice in 2 hours, tops. this is a reminder that Shovel Princess is a great light novel that's so utterly incomprehensibly stupid it's wonderful.


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