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Intermission

It's that time again. Time dick around for a bit until I feel like doing the next chapter.


Oh. Not!Ilyana has a request for me.


So there's a new place opened up call Harajuku and it turns out this place has it's own Idolasphere.


I'm not sure why but I get the feeling that the lady running the clothing store is supposed to be reference to somebody. Wether it's an FE reference (the most likely one to be honest) or a SMT reference is the question.


Oh. So the new Idolasphere is an arena. One of the FE mainstays.


By the way, Ellie hasn't joined the team yet.


Bwahahahaha! Maiko's sidestory starts off with her hung over. XD


She wants to cure her hangover with vodka and both of the answers Itsuki can give are varying levels of done. XD


According to Tharja this isn't the first time Maiko has shown up to work hung over. Why am I not surprised?


Welp. We got all the ingredients for the hangover cure. Let's see if this works.


"Do you think Ms. Maiko is irresponsible?"

>Yes
>Well I wouldn't go that far...

Pick yes and Itsuki answers without hesitation and a smile on his face. No fucking mercy. XD

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Maiko has been working in the background for a while apparently. She's the reason why you don't have the police breathing down your back.

Well at least that explains why the law enforcement isn't that involved.

Side story complete!


Time for Touma's next side quest!


Touma wants talk to me about girls?


Kids that age should be that cynical.

That just makes them come off as edge lords.


The kid thinks Touma is going to hit him. Touma just apologises for lying in his lat side mission.

Me thinks this kid has some emotional baggage attached to him.


...

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The kid's parents are divorced. Ouch.

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Wow. I just keeps getting worse for this kid.

Being sidequest kid is suffering

Touma wants to be able to flirt with confidence. Does this mean what I think it means?

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Turns out he's going to fill in for the main actor in the show he's in. They need the masked hero to appear unmasked before transforming because they want attract more female watchers. Turns out Touma is the type of pretty boy they need to fill in for the main actor.

Touma isn't that confident in his ability to woo females though.

Hell yeah it means what it thinks it means. Time to be a wingman!

Let's help Touma pick up some chicks!


Clueless chick magnet Itsuki does it again! XD


Performa get!

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Success. All the ladies now love Touma!

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. Just because we're friends doesn't mean I need to know everything."

Legitimate words of wisdom right there.

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Damn. Touma is concerned over that kid because he use to be in the same situation as him.

Apparently Touma's parents ran off when he was a kid due to debt so his Grandpa had to raise him.

He wants to be a on a hero show so much because during those dark times when he was younger he saw a hero show and it inspired him to keep on going.

Side quest complete!

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Tsubasa has a case of the nerves.

Again.


I will admit that Tsubasa's nervous freak outs tend to have a habit of being quite amusing.


Itsuki: Hmmm... Let's try practising for your upcoming Meet-and-Greet.

Itsuki: I'm a huge fan! *Holds out hands for a handshake*

Tsubasa: Huh?! Wha?! sjfkldahflisdfahal;sf?!

Itsuki: Yeah, this is pretty bad.


And thus social anxiety was conquered using the power of freebie marketing.

Behold the might of Economics!


Performa get!


*Facepalm*

You tripped over nothing Tsubasa. Really living up to the cute, clumsy girl stereotype.


Sidequest complete!


Kiria seems pissed.

...

Let's talk to her!


Pffftt...

Bwahahahahaha!!! Maiko accidentally got Kiria a gig on a show called "Absolutely Cute" and now she's seething in rage over it. XD


Kiria just burst into flames of rage and...

"...I'll kill you all... I'llkillyouI'llkillmyselfI'llobviouslykillMaikoandthenforobviouslynoreasontallI'llkillToumatoo..."

Fuck. I'm dying over here. XD


Looks like Kiria has history with cute stuff. One that apparently makes her not proud of liking cute stuff.

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Kiria use to like cute stuff as a kid but as she got older her looks cot more fierce and didn't suit her anymore.

It's always a shame when people can't like things anymore because it'll clash with their image.

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One of her close friends told her when she was younger that cute stuff was gross. This has apparently stuck with her since then. Kids hating things that they think are childish just because they want to seem adult like are always a sad thing to see for me.

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I feel bad for laughing at her outrage earlier now.

It looks like Kiria plans on venting by killing cute looking Mirages. Let's see how well this works out...


Itsuki is shocked over Kiria's plan and Tharja is very unamused.

Tharja: You realise that makes no sense. right... ? You've really got issues, lady...

You know you've messed up when Tharja of all people is calling you out.

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Currently at 6 slain. Kiria appears to be in pain. Me thinks she doesn't want let go of her fondness of cute things as much as she believes that she has to.

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She really wants to dispose of the cute loving part of herself but I don't think she's realised how much harm this crusade of hers causing to herself.

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And thus she accepts that she is who she is.

Performa get!


And there's that creepy side of Tharja that we all know and love.

Except this time she's channelling Haruka from Senran Kagura with her talk of turning people into dolls.


Now that was adorable.


Sidequest complete!

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So Tsubasa needs help in getting ready for a commercial for the drink Amrita Shower.


Touma suggests that Tsubasa should work on getting some cat-like charm. She takes this as learning how to be cat so now I need to find a cat somewhere in Shibuya.


Tsubasa thought she was chasing a cat. Turns out it was a raccoon. And it stole her crepe. XD


She's- She's meowing at it. And it's working. Wow.

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It worked. She actually understands what devilish charm is because she stared and talked to a cat for ages.

Performa get!


Sidequest complete!


That's enough sidequesting for now. Time to move on with the main story.


Text: Hey, hey! Break time's over!
Audio: Hey, hey, hey, hey! You can't wait this!

Gotta love that Engrish. XD

Intermission
End

Chapter 3
The Next Generation

It's Mamori again. Going by the title of the chapter I get the feeling that she's gonna have a major part in it.


Barry's Audio: Ohhhh! Mistake!

You can tell that the Japanese VA is having fun with this guy. XD


Barry is quite the fan of Mamori.


Wait, what?!

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Barry use to be a mirage master?!

Mamori sure is excited and she has a god reason to be. She's finally gonna be able to sing to others.

You go kiddo! Live out your dreams!


Take note, she's not an idol but a traditional Japanese singer. I'm actually kinda interested in what her music sounds like.

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So it turns out that Horinozawa got possessed when to do some promotional shots for Daiba TV. That's the same place where Tsubasa's audition took place. You know, right at the start of the game?

Well then. That was unexpected. Yashiro just suddenly decided to pay the Fortuna office a visit.

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He's looking for Tiki. This is not a good sign. Not a good sign at all!

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He know that Tiki is a Mirage! All hands on deck! We've got an emergency on our hands! This not a drill! I repeat! This is not a drill!!!

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"Hand over Tiki. That is my one demand."

It's a good thing that I'm not Itsuki because I would of broken Yashiro's nose for that one.

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The bastard just waltzed right past us and entered the Bloom Palace.

This isn't going to end well for us, isn't it?

Oh shit! This is happening! This is really happening!

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Yashiro is a Mirage Master and we're fighting him in the Bloom Palace!

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Yashiro: You will stand down!
Itsuki: No! I refuse to!

Time to kick some arse!

Boss battle!


The boss is level 35 and my highest level character is 28. This isn't going to end well for me.

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You bastard!!!

He one shoted my party on the second turn!

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Upon learning that Tiki doesn't remember anything, Yashiro just up and left.

The hell is this guy's problem?!

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Apparently Yashiro was around when that mass disappearance happened 5 years before the start of the game.

Turns out his dad was the main actor on stage along with Ayaha. Ouch.

And now the Serenade studio is being attacked by Mirages.

This is not what I was expecting to happen when I first saw the title of this chapter.


Crap.

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Barry has been possessed.

Ellie finally joins the team!

Her Mirage is Virion.

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Time to head to the Daitou TV station!


Phew. Mamori is alright. Too bad I can't say the same about everybody else who was there...


Man, this dungeon is going full on with the traditional Japanese look.


Some helpful advice for dealing with Savage Enemies: If you hit them they charge forward in a single direction with out turning. Use this to move past them.


Sidequest time!


Ellie is nervous about something. This is very unlike her.


What.

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Itsuki needs to go on a date with Ellie.

This is because she needs to play a character who is all about love and Ellie hasn't dated before.

Oh boy. Brace yourselves. Shipping is coming.

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This is only so she can get into character. It's not like she's kinda interested in Itsuki or anything you dummy!

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The dialogue tree for this sidequest let you roast Ellie and it is hilarious. XD

So the other half of her biracialness is Scandinavian. That's not something you see in Japanese works that often.

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Oh. So that's why Ellie is so obsessed with Hollywood.

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Ellie admits that this isn't really helping her out with knowing what a date is and gets kinda upset that this was a waste.

Itsuki thinks otherwise.

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Clueless chick magnet Itsuki strikes again!

Performa get!


Virion: Just do as I've taught you and you'll be fine.
Ellie: You haven't taught me anything though.


Ellie acting: Won't you love me too?
To be continued...


Sidequest complete!


Looks like for the first part of this dungeon we have to light 4 lanterns. The only problem I have this that thERE ARE MIRAGES SPAWNING FUCKING EVERYWHERE!

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Sidequest time!


Maiko is planning something and Kiria doesn't like it.


Kiria and Tsubasa are gonna do a duet? Cue intense fangirling from Tsubasa in 3... 2... 1...


I think we broke her. XD


Bwahahahahahaha! Tsubasa passed out while standing up. XD


So Maiko wants Kiria to act cute for the duet. The thing is though while Kiria may like cute things that doesn't necessarily mean she can act cute.

Then there's the other problem of making Tsubasa stay calm enough to work together with Kiria. XD


Kiria called Tsubasa cute. Tsubasa reacted accordingly. XD


Tharja is troll. And apparently ships Kiria x Itsuki.

Tsubasa isn't sure who she's more jealous of when it comes to the possibility of Kiria x Itsuki. XD


Tharja made Mirage golems and called them Bord and Cord. We have to fight them.


And they've gone haywire. That's our Tharja!




Turns out Cord thinks Kiria is hot while Bord is into Tsubasa. Okay...


Wow. I am seriously under levelled for this sidequest.


Helpful note: The Mirage who acts as the receptionist at the Arena has a request for you. You can only accept it if you walk behind the desk and talk to it.


Putting the sidequest temporarily on hold to go further into the dungeon.


Mid-boss time!


This sure isn't holding back on me. The boss fights are starting to get really tough.

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Yashiro is here.

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It looks like Yashiro is a big fan of the whole "friends" thing.

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Yashiro doesn't like Itsuki, but why?

And now we have to sing the theme song of Dia Witch Iroha to progress...


Well Kiria seems to like it. XD


Perfoma get!


Oww. I think I got tooth cavities from watching that.


Oh snap! An actual timed mission!


MOTHER FUCKER!!!

This is the tenth time so far that I've been ambushed by Savage Enemies!


Boss battle!

Heaven or Hell! LET'S ROCK!!!

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Mamori?! What are you doing here?!

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Holy crap! Mamori's words are actually getting through to Barry.

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OH! That's why possessed Barry is shredding that guitar.

It's his axe.

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Mamori is about to sing to free Barry from the Mirage's grasp!

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"Shut the hell up! I'm trying to have a moment here! Quit butting in!"

Welcome back Barry!

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So Barry was being possessed by Draug. Wait a second... Wasn't he one of the good guys?

Fuck. This boss is tough.

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You know what they say, third time's a charm.

Man, that was tough. That boss not only hit hard but they could also take a hit.


Oh snap! I got a Master Seal from that boss!

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Man, Draug refuses to go down. He's still standing after the beating I gave him.

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Oh! Draug use to be Barry's partner. I guess we know why he isn't a Mirage Master anymore.

Barry wants Mamori to save Draug.

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Mamori is apparently overflowing with Performa so it looks like she's gonna have to join this fight at some point. However Barry trusts Draug enough to protect her.

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Mamori wants to help everybody. I guess this means I just me a new party member.

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Draug has been freed! He's one of the good guys again!

Welcome to the team, Mamori and Draug!


Oh. Fancy seeing you here Hatanaka.

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So Daiba TV recently appointed a new president? That is interesting.

Could the new president be a puppet for the Mirages?

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Seeing that no info could be found on this guy I'm gonna guess that it is highly likely that he's working for the Mirages.

All's well that ends well.

Chapter 3
The Next Generation
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Intermission

Time to complete a bunch of new sidequests. And finish the one I put on hold because I was too under levelled for it.


Welp. I can only have one sidequest running at time. I'll just cancel Kiria's for now because I am most certainly not ready for it.


So Tiki wants to eat a doughnut. Makes sense seeing she can't exactly leave the Bloom Palace.


New Unity unlocked! I can now change the class of one of my Mirages!


And all of the doughnuts were bought by a high school girl.

Bloody scabbers...


Awkward silence...


No... It can't be...


It fucking is!

Tiki=Waifu bought the doughnuts!


Kindness pays off! She just gave us one of her doughnuts as a thank you for saving her earlier in the game!


Wow. Tiki is really excited to try these doughnuts. XD

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Oh. She can't interact with anything from our world. That includes the doughnut we just got her. And she was so excited to taste it...

Time for food connoisseur Itsuki to reveal what this doughnut tastes like!


Okay, now that was funny. XD


Sidequest complete!


And now Barry wants me to fetch a limited edition Mamorin charm for him. Oh boy...

Itsuki: I'll get the charm for you if focus on finishing Tsubasa's lesson.
Barry: Excellent. Exactly as planned.

Translator's note: Planned means Keikaku.


#BlameBarry

Damn. All sold out.


Because we're a regular at the Hee Ho Mart we get insider info as to where to find more!


We got the Salesclerk's Topic ID because it was easier to share info that way.

Turns out Maiko bought the last Mamorin charm.


And it turns out that she bought it for Mamori. Oh dear.


"Where are za boods?! Where are za boods?!"

Engrish level: Barry


Barry stills wants the charm but he sure as hell doesn't want to take it from Mamori.


Speak of the devil...

Mamori enters the scene!


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Mamori just gave the charm to Itsuki as a thank you gift for all he has done so far. The look on Barry's face as this is happening just sells it. XD

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Now for the big decision. Do I give the charm to Barry or do I have Itsuki keep it for himself?

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Despite offering it to him Barry just can't accept it.

But that isn't a problem. Mamori had another one for him.

Awwwwww.

In the end Tsubasa didn't get her lesson.


Sidequest complete!

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Class change!

Tharja went from Dark Mage to Sorcerer!


Looks like Mamori is worried about Barry and Maiko.


Looks Mamori briefly mentioned that she would like to do some singing gigs and Barry being the overly excited Uncle that he is wants to get her off of the show "Microwavin' with Mamorin" to do them.


The thing is though, while she does want to sing more she doesn't want to stop being Mamorin.


Mamori now wants to build up her confidence but doesn't know how. Luckily for us, Draug has a cunning plan.


Oh. We're gonna met Lorenz. I wasn't expecting that.


He's been cursed though so before we get any advice from him we're gonna have to beat the curse out of him.


Bonus boss battle!

The bigger they are the harder they fall!


Fuck me, that was a tough fight.

What is it with generals a being a bitch to fight in this game?


And thus Mamori was able to snap Lorenz out of his curse.


Mamori: Please help me be more confident!
Lorenz: You beat the crap out of me even though I am stronger than you. You have more than enough courage to spare.


Performa get.


Sidequest complete!

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And I'm back! Sudden important personal business came up so I was away from my home for the past couple of days.


So there's two side stories for me that I can do and one more that can be unlocked that can be completed in this intermission. However... the unlocking requires grinding and the two other missions are way too high a level for me at the moment for me to do. (They're in the high 40's and I'm currently in the mid 30's and the level recommendations on hard mode means you will die if your party members aren't at least at this level as a minimum requirement.)

So I'm going to progress the story and come back when I'm properly levelled.


If you're ever having trouble with Mirages on the overworld just cast Slowma or use a Fasterine S. They last for ages and make navigation way more easier.


Another note: Get the Radiant skill Open Session on your party members as soon as possible. It allows them to join in on Sessions even when they are sub-cast which means tons of damage dealt against bosses.


Nobody is a bigger fan of Mamori than Barry.

Nobody.

Chapter 4
The Audition

Tsubasa isn't doing so well on her school work. Ayaha is not impressed


Tsubasa: Hey, I do study! A- And besides, when am I ever gonna need to use calculus in real life?

You'd be surprised actually.My last job had using a shit ton maths along with physical labour.


Tsubasa has been chosen to play the lead in a new TV show called "Sneeze Detective Maho". So that explains the chapter title.


Tsubasa doesn't believe and ask where the hidden camera is for this "prank".

Is she gonna pass out while standing up again? Because that was hilarious the last time it happened. XD


Directed by a guy called Kuen Tarachino. Now that's a subtle reference.


Oh. Ellie has been casted for a role on the show as well.


Wait, what. Itsuki got a part as well? Something smells fishy here.


Oh. He's just an extra. Now that makes sense.


To Daiba studio!


Even Yashiro, the aloof jerk that he is, thinks that it's weird that Tsubasa was casted for the main role of the show even though she only recently started to take acting lessons.


Annnndddd Tsubasa has stage fright. I can't say that I didn't see that one coming.


Wow. Now that is some of the shittiest acting I've ever seen.


Wow. Itsuki's acting is shit as well.


Clueless chick magnet Itsuki strikes again!


And the Daiba TV studio is now under attack by mirages. Big shocker there...

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It looks like director Tarachino has been possessed by a Mirage.

He's still as big of a Prima Dona director as he was before. XD

Ellie is more upset that the filming has been disrupted than the fact that people are collapsing from having their Perfoma stolen. Girl, you need to get your priorities straight.


Time for a new dungeon!

I'm a getting a "Big Brother is watching you" vibe from the large TV screens that are scattered about.


Cool. I can strengthen Carnages now.

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Sidequest time!


So the producer of Mamori's show wants to add some new elements to the show now that Mamori is getting better as an entertainer.


Luckily for us Ellie happens to be an older sister.

Thanks Max for helping me pick Ellie by the way.


Seeing that I have 3 younger brothers the dialogue tree ended up being ridiculously easy to go through.


Performa get!

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And it turns out that Ellie was casted as the role of Mamori's big sister on the show. Well that was helpful.

Turns out is was Maiko's idea to cast Ellie.

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And now Mamori wants to tray and call Itsuki "big brother/onee-chan". Eh. I'm already use to Tiki doing it so I guess it doesn't really matter.

Sidequest complete!


Maiko has suddenly thought of a cunning plan involving Tiki and Mamori. What could possibly go wrong?


Oh dear. She wants Tiki and Mamori to do a collab. I better get my insulin shots ready then.


And thus I got my first Duo Art in the game. They can be used during long sessions and can even extend the length of ongoing sessions.

You know what they say: There's no kill like overkill!


Great... This dungeon is a maze... A maze that changes depending on which door you go through.

Time to break out the pen and paper!


Freakin' finally! This maze is a major pain in the arse!


Mid-boss time!


I knew this was too easy! The fuckers revive if you don't finish them all on the same turn!


Get rekt ya bunch of scrubs!!!

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Even when he's possessed by a Mirage Tarachino can still recognise that we gave those Mirages the arse whoopin' of a lifetime!

Aha! I've finally figured out how the maze works!

The warp rooms correspond to the TVs!

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You know, for guy who's an even bigger tight arse when possessed by a mirage he still manages to give helpful advice.

Go figure.

What the fuck?!

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How the fuck did they manage to capture Ayaha?!

Now that is some quality acting right there.

We'll have you Hollywood in no time, Ellie!


And know it's time for "Acting Lessons With Ellie"!

Can Tsubasa finally learn how to act? Find out tonight! Same bat time, same bat channel!


Time to head back to the office in order to search for clues!


Performa get!


Sidequest time!

We're gonna finish off that Kiria quest from earlier!


Tsubasa passing out while standing up never gets old. XD


Alright Bord and Cord! I'm ten levels stronger now!

Bring! It! On!


The first time I fought these two they slaughtered me. This time I slaughtered them.

The catharsis was real with this one.


Performa get!

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Tharja totally ships Kiria/Itsuki.

And Kiria is showing signs of liking it. XD

I thought Kiria was about to have one of her fits again. Nope. Turns she was bursting from excitement this time. She's certainly accepted the cute loving side of herself.

I'm gonna miss the fits though. They were hilarious. XD


Sidequest complete!


Duo art get!


Alright. Time to get back to the main story.

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Let's save Ayaha!

...Again.

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Holy crap! Tsubasa actually pulled it off!

She acted well!

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...Mother fucker. That wasn't Ayaha at all.

Tarachino, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!

Mid-boss time 2: Electric Boogaloo!


Holy crap! Charge and Concentrate really let you do some serious damage!


A winner is me!


Savage Enemies.

Savage Enemies everywhere.


So I didn't realise this but I've managed to pick up two more Master Seals. Time to do some promoting!


Class change!

Draug is now a General and Caeda is now a Wyvern Knight.


I'm about to fight the boss of the chapter and the silly music is playing. Oh boy...

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Tsubasa needs to kiss her character's lover in order to satisfy the Mirage possessed Director.

Guess who's playing the lover? XD

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She's actually gonna do it. She's gonna kiss Itsuki!

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Choices:
>...
>No... I'll do it.

XD

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Oh wow. Itsuki's acting has improved as well. Colour me impressed.

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And here comes the kiss!

I KNEW IT! I FUCKING KNEW IT!

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THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE BALLS TO HAVE ITSUKI AND TSUBASA KISS! XD

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Yashiro?! What fuck are you doing here?!

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Tarachino is finally fighting back! Fuck yeah!

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Speaking of not having any balls earlier, It looks like Tarachino was being possessed by Excellus.

Aw shit.

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We have to fight both Excellus and Yashiro. This isn't going to end well...

Boss battle!

You guys don't have the balls to defeat me!


A winner is me!

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Looks like Excellus just couldn't keep it all together.

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And we got a mysterious shard. I wonder what it does... ?

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So Yashiro was fighting us to test our strength? Did ya really have to team up with ball-less arsehole to test that?!

Well Tarachino, while a bit groggy, is back to normal. All's well that ends well.


Time skip!

We are now ahead by a few weeks!


Looks like the show turned out pretty good. That's a plus, I guess...


Well Tsubasa and Ellie became good friends because of this.

Duo Art when?


Itsuki: We should try being close friends like they are.
Touma: What do you mean? We're already like that, right?
Itsuki: ...
Touma : *Shocked face*

True friendship right there. XD


Yashiro?!

You sure do have a habit of showing up unannounced.


Maiko, I know that you have a habit of coming up with cunning plans but are you sure that you thought this one all the way through?


Aw snap! Yashiro is joining Fortuna entertainment!

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Turns out that defeating him in battle proved our strength to him so now he wants to join our team. Makes sense, I guess...

Well then...

Welcome to the team Yashiro and Navarre!

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"Even when you're on our side, you still kinda sound like a douchebag..."

Touma pulls no punches. XD

Chapter 4
The Audition
End

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Intermission

Holy crap! I've got sidequests coming out of the wazoo at the moment!

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Yashiro apologised to Tiki for his actions earlier in the game. He sure is taking the steps to prove that he's on our side now.

Mirage Navarre for ARMS 2017!


Class change!

Chrom is now a Conqueror.


Maiko has another cunning plan.


Gendo pose intensifies.


Duo art get!


Sidequest time!


Maiko showed up to work drunk.

Again.

Sigh.


She wants Itsuki to grope her. Not even Maiko is safe from Clueless Chick Magnet Itsuki. XD


So what we actually have to do is sort out some of the random junk that Maiko has lying around.


"It was right after that day that I had way too much to drink."

You're gonna have to be more specific than that, Maiko.


Maiko's been running the Fortuna Agency and helping combat the Mirages for 5 years now. Wow.


My Complex 2

Yep. That's totally thing Maiko would give as a gift. XD

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I was actually given the option to let Itsuki be a clueless chick magnet this time. XD

Sidequest complete!


That mini arc over Topic from Barry was quite funny. He's quite the doting uncle. XD


Sidequest time!


Ellie wants to thank Itsuki by taking him out to a movie.

A horror film to be precise. Which happens to be a genre that Ellie openly admits is not one that she is comfortable with watching.

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Turns out that Dandelion in Love is doing a genre shift to the horror genre. I guess she's trying to familiarise herself with the new genre she has to act in.

I knew there was going to be an ulterior motive with her offer!

And now we're raiding an Idolasphere.


We have to beat up some enemies. Should be easy.


Welp. They had friends. Very large friends.


Performa get!


She got so into the monster hunting that she no longer is scared. That might be problem because she's supposed to play a scared high school girl.


And so we went from survival horror to Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

I see no problem here. XD


Huh. The monster in the show looks like the Revenant/Entombed from FE Awakening. Cool.


Oh, by the way. Tarachino is directing the show as well now. That kinda explains the sudden shift in tone. XD


Clueless Chick Magnet Itsuki strikes again!


Holy crap!

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Ellie is finally gonna get to go to Hollywood!

Sidequest complete!


Yashiro hasn't been able to eat in days because his schedule was full. The man apparently lives quite the hectic life.


That walking animation though. XD


The poor bastard collapsed just outside of the café. Thankfully somebody helped in while we were making our way there.


Mamori is chewing out Yashiro. Now that's a sight I never thought I'd see. XD


Yashiro wants Itsuki to give him an example of a food report.

Itsuki. The guy waxes poetic over every little thing he eats.

This ought to be good. XD


I was not disappointed. XD


Performa get!

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BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Yashiro is now a guest on "Micowavin' with Mamorin"! XD

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OMFG! I knew that picking the overly dramatic answers would make a funny result happen but I wasn't expecting this!

Fucking priceless! XD

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Yashiro. The personification of the "Comically Serious". XD

Sidequest complete!

[Speedy_Fox_IV]

Well I did have some stuff typed up but my web browser crashed before I could post it.

Short version: Barry needs help.
Tsubasa and Ellie are gonna form an idol duo.
It's all Maiko's fault.
Duo Art when?

And now back to the sidequest.


Well Barry and Itsuki are quite impressed with how in sync Ellie and Tsubasa are now.


Holy crap! 2D animation! I think the last time I saw that was in the game was the Prologue.

Everything else was usually done with the in-game engine or those 3D cell shaded style animations that they used in Awakening and Fates.


"Hah hah hah! I need no praise from some disappointing 3D girl with a 2D chest!"

Holy shit Barry! That roast came out of fucking nowhere!


Sidequest complete!


Duo Art get!


Touma need a hand with something.


Sweet! Touma is finally gonna be able to audition for the lead role in a new action show.

I'm behind you 100% on this one bro!


Seriously?! Now of all times?!

Why did there have to be a Mirage incident?!


Oh fuck!

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That kid Touma has been trying be a role model for went missing!

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So we finally learn what the kid's name is. He's called Riku Suzumoto and he uses the power of darkness has disappeared into the Idolasphere.

Gotta hand it to the police on this one. While they can't do a thing about Mirages it's not like they aren't doing everything to help where ever possible.

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Riku is on top of the building. I sense that a boss battle is about to go down.

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Cain recognises the Mirage presence that is on top of the building.

Say, wasn't Cain part of a duo back in Shadow Dragon... ?

The audition for the role Touma is after is happening while we're trying to solve this incident.

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Touma is willing giving up his chance of getting the role to save this kid. He did promise that he'll be hero to him after all.

This Mirage knows Cain!

And they're green!

Abel!

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It looks like Abel is cursed like Draug was back in chapter 3!

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It's time to save Riku and beat the curse out of Abel!

Boss battle!

Together we'll ride towards victory!


A winner is me!

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Even after he was attacked by a Mirage, Riku still gives us lip.

What a brat.

Performa get!

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It's called "Fight for My Friends"!

OMFG!

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Abel has many regrets for what he has done now that we've freed him from his curse.

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Chrom offered to Abel to join us but it looks like Abel has other plans.

It looks like Cain knows a way to get Touma to his audition.

I'd hate to be the guy who gets in the way of this raging bull!


He made it!

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He got the role!

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He also sang the theme song for the show.

Kiria apparently put him through hell so that he could sing it properly. XD

It's Riku!

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Oh! He became Abel's Mirage Master!

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And now he wants Touma to teach him how to be a hero as well.

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Apparently Riku has only got Abel as an apprentice Mirage Master.

All's well that ends well, I say.


Sidequest complete!


Class change!

Virion is now a Sniper!


Maiko has a new cunning plan, this time it involves Touma and Ellie.


Bwahahahahah! Itsuki's first thought to Maiko's gloom is to ask her if she's hung over again. XD


Itsuki seems pretty shocked to learn that Maiko doesn't spend all of her free time drinking. XD


Duo Art get!


It's time for Ellie's final sidequest!


It looks like Ellie finally has a shot at Hollywood!

If she doesn't take it now we'll never get another chance at taking out those bastards.

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Ellie is having second thoughts as she feels this is all happening too fast.

Hell, even the music has stopped for this scene to show how serious this is.

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Wait, what?!

Ellie wants to go on a date with Itsuki to help her sort her thoughts out.

I know that I've been making "Clueless Chick Magnet" jokes throughout this live blogging but I didn't expect that Itsuki might be one of the reasons why Ellie is so hesitant to go to Hollywood.

Don't do this to me game. You're gonna make me ship this.

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And it's starting to succeed at that.

It amazing how different Ellie is compared to how she was acting in her first sidequest.

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"H-How can you even say such an embarrassing thing with such a straight face?! You really are the Prince of Denseness!"

"Huh?"

Once a clueless chick magnet, always a clueless chick magnet.

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Flag fucking raised!

The ship has officially set sail!

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She's going to Hollywood!

Performa get!

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Pffftt... It looks like Ellie still has some English Idioms left for her to get the hang of. XD

Sidequest complete!


Man, I really liked these last two sidequests that I just did.

[Speedy_Fox_IV]

So Maiko wants Tsubasa to do a solo concert. I guess that it had to happen eventually.


And Maiko has asked a big shot song writer to write a song for her.


Annnnndddd he can't accept the gig. Turns out there's another job he has to do.


Fake Idol? Azusa?

This looks like it was caused by an enemy Stand! Mirage!

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So this Azusa person is dead. This definitely a Mirage incident.

Holy crap!

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She died because a Mirage devoured all of her Performa!

Time to save a song writer!

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And the mysterious Mirage is Pheros.

Wasn't she a minor boss from the Valm arc in Awakening?

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And Tsubasa sings her song n order to break Pheros' hold over Sawafuji.

Boss battle!


Despite being under levelled I manage to take take down the boss without too much effort.

I guess those skills I've learnt for my party has made a bigger difference than I first thought.


Performa get!


And now Sawafuji wants to write a song for Tsubasa.

Both Kiria and Tsubasa are shocked by this revelation.


All the ladies love Itsuki. Even the ones that aren't human.

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Caeda is hiding something.

That outfit is surprisingly skin tight.


Sidequest complete!


Duo Art get.


Class change!

Cain is now a Paladin.

Intermission
End

Chapter 5
True Colours

Huh. So is there gonna be a big reveal in this chapter then?

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I knew that stone looked familiar. It's a piece of a dragonstone!

Oh So that's why Tiki Ula-loid software.

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It's what let's her maintain her form in the real world.

So this Enter-Kingdom thing looks mighty suspicious.

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Tiki is awake now! And she remembers what happened to cause the mass disappearance from the start of the game!

It's all Gharnef's fault!

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So Tiki saved Yashiro during the mass disappearance. Well that explains why he was so determined to meet her before.

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Oh wow. Gharnef possessed Yashiro's father that night. No wonder why Yashiro's father is dead. Gharnef killed him when he was done with him.

Opera of Shadows?

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So the Opera of Shadows is a ritual that is meant to bring about the end of the world. It does so by summoning the Shadow Dragon.

And if I know my FE lore there's only one character who fits that title:

Medeus.

The FE 1 pandering is real with this game.

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So the back story is that the Mirages lost against Gharnef and the Shadow Dragon. I guess that explains why they were initially our enemies at first.

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Gharnef didn't kill Yashiro's father. Yashiro's father fought back against the possession and sacrificed himself to stop the Opera of Shadows.

The man died a hero.

(;-;)7

Shit's starting to get really weird.

The Cosmic Egg (a baseball stadium) just suddenly started to grow in size.

[Speedy_Fox_IV]

Man, this place looks like it's been to hell and back.


It's not a baseball stadium but just a stadium in general. Looks like a lot of performances, and not just of the Idol variety, happen here.


The entrance to the Idolasphere here is glowing red.

Don't tell me that I'm already at the final dungeon?


There's a big as fuck barrier blocking us.

I happen to know a shrine maiden with no fucks left to give who could make short handiwork of that thing...

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Huh, I just realised this but the trio of idols performing for Enter-Kingdom are the same ones who were in the Prologue. I wonder if they're still possessed by Mirages... ?

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Apparently they're using a dragonstone shard to block our way to the Idolasphere in the Cosmic Egg.

Performa get!

I can finally break down those walls that have been blocking my way since the start of the game!

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It looks like Yashiro has a doppelganger and they plan on having concert to drain everybody's Performa.

Class change!

Navarre is now a Sword Master!

[Speedy_Fox_IV]

Wow. It sure has been a while. Anway, since I last posted here's what has happened in TMS:

Went to an area in the chapter early and only found that out later. Oops.
The Daitou TV Idolashpere is bigger than I thought.
Got some class changes and new weapons.

And that's all I remember.

And now, on with the show!