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Case File 4
20 May 2009
S.A. Renegade
Looking for Fickle Dew
You get this from the Shin Sekai owner if you talk to him in chapter 3, but you won't be able to complete this case until Chapter 4. You get the Fickle Dew as a reward for completing Off The Map. Then just hand it over. Easy. As a reward, you get the Hiranya.
Photog Needed (2)
You get this one from talking to the Shin Sekai owner. As always, it's real easy-like. Just go to Tsukigata Village, check the Fire Tower in the north part and snap the photo to get Tae Sticker x2.
Bug Collector (2)
In my opinion this one's easier than the last bug collector quest. You get it from negotiating with demons. It asks you for a Stag Beetle. You can get one for sure by taking the heavy treasure box in the Cursed House quest. If you didn't do that, you can also get one by running around with the Finders keepers ability in the Shinoda Shrine, and the item find rate for Stag Beetle is a lot higher than the one for vanilla beetle so it shouldn't be too hard. You get 3 Topazes for this.
My Wish (1)
This one's really easy. You just have to hand over the Hiranya you got from the Looking for Fickle Dew case. As a reward you may as well not have received anything.
Low on Stock (2)
This one requires you to hand over 2 Rakuyou Chalices. See, this is why you don't sell stuff like this. You can get a Rakuyou Chalice for sure before this case over at Kasumidai. It's in the small passage where you need to transform into Antoine to go in. The second one though? You'll just have to keep playing normally until one drops in battle. You get an Element #115 for your trouble.
Leanan Sidhe in the Sky
This one requires that you hand over a Leanan Sidhe, except she needs to have Ma higher than 20. This presents a problem considering the Leanan Sidhes you pick up off the street come with about 15. It's gonna take a bit of work to get her Ma over 20. Well, first of all you need to GET a Leanan Sidhe. That's easy. They're found in the Great Summoner's Hall, in Tento Sanctuary and in the Training Hall B4.
Once you have her, what you need to do is fuse her with a Spirit Kusi Mitama to boost her Ma. Not once, but TWICE. And how do we even obtain a Kusi Mitama? Hwell. That's going to take a bit of work. Here's how it goes: First, you'll need to create an Element Erthys and an Element Aquans. There are several ways to make them. For example, fusing two Fury order demons creates an Erthys. Fusing two frost order demons creates an Aquans. Once you have these two, fuse them together to create an Element Undine. Next, you will need to create another Aquans. Fuse him with the Undine to create Kusi Mitama. Fuse this Kusi Mitama with your Leanan Sidhe to boost her Ma by 3 points, bringing it to about 19. Then simply repeat the same process to create a second Kusi Mitama and fuse it to Leanan Sidhe again to make her Ma go past 20. Then you'll be able to hand it over and complete this damn case.
Golden UFO
You get this from the Shin Sekai owner during chapter 6.
A shrine in the center of the capital? Well that can't be anything other than the confinement chamber. I mean there ain't nothing in the center but that. So take the case and head on over there. Oh, the Great Kohryu is gold. Well. I guess that solves this case! Great Kohryu will also grant you access to the 333rd floor. Intriguing. Let's go there right now!
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I never got this case, but word on the street is that you can only get it if you tell Nagi to apologize to Geirin after the Great Summoner's Hall incident. If you tell her to just keep quiet like I did, you'll miss this case forever. COME ON! How was I supposed to know that? I mean, am I expected to answer every question differently on my second playthrough? Fuck you. And fuck your dogs too.
Ghost Customer
You get this case from the Herald of Yatagarasu. This case is great because you win the Streetcar Pass if you do it. No longer will you have to pay those obscene prices to get around! I mean come on. 1000 yen to go to Tsukigata and back? 's ridankalus. The case calls for you to go to a shrine in the south part of the capital. Now WHERE could this be. Any sensible person will assume it's the Oumitsu shrine over at Sakuradayama. But nope. Turns out it's the Training Hall South. COME ON! That ain' even got shrine in the name!
But anyway, head over there. You'll find Raiho standing on the north part. Talk to him. It seems he's the ghost customer! And is looking for a fight, even! As much as we love Raiho, we'll have to kick his ass.
---Boss: Frost Raiho---
My level: 42
Raiho is a complete joke compared to what he was in Devil Summoner 1. Even though he says he's stronger. Unlike Devil Summoner 1 in which he has 4 friends, in this one he only has one Pyro Jack. Not impressive. Don't worry about him, if you kill him Raiho will just summon a different demon. So just concentrate your attacks on Raiho.
Raiho is frail to fire, so bring in demons who know Agi skills, but don't bring in Pyro order demons unless you want trouble. He only has two attacks, a physical Combo and Samurai Frost which does multi-hit ice damage. Because of this I recommend using demons who are strong against phys (or better yet, null it), and who null ice (or even better, drain it). Fury Triglav is a nice choice, he's resistant to phys so he can take a hit, and he drains ice so he laughs at Raiho's Samurai Frost. Meanwhile unlike Frost order demons he can actually learn Agi.
Generally speaking, whether you use Agirati/Agidyne or Maragi each has its pros and cons in this fight. The nice thing about Agidyne is that your demon can cast it at Raiho from a distance and be less likely to get hit by his combo. With Maragi the demon has to walk right up to Raiho's face. This means he'll likely take damage from combo if he doesn't null phys, but if he drains ice like Triglav, it means that when Raiho calls down Samurai Frost, it will fall right on top of him for some nice absorption. 's your choice.
It's worth noting that Samurai Frost always goes straight for you, ignoring your demons. So you can kind of lead him into your ice draining demon if you want. Usually though, you'll just want to block it. You can avoid it by running/rolling away, but that'll make you run too far away from Raiho, and the block damage from Samurai Frost is pitiful. If you don't block it, the damage becomes substantial, although it won't kill you outright.
Raiho doesn't go into frail stun very frequently, but when he does, take advantage as always. He's more likely to be stunned if you're comboing him before he gets hit by Agi, but that leaves you vulnerable to his attacks so in general I'd recommend doing most of the damage with your demons' spells.
Like I said just ignore the Pyro Jack throughout the entire fight. For the most part he's harmless. The only annoying thing he can do is use Dormina and sleep one of your demons with a lucky shot. It's a good idea to bring a couple Anti-Minds for that. You can technically wait for someone to smack him out of sleep but that can take a while.
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After the fight Raiho gives you an Aquamarine (useless). And you also receive the Streetcar Pass (not useless).
Off The Map
Items:
-Faerie Photo
-Fickle Dew
Oho! Looks like this case calls for us to check the Tento Woods for signs of a mysterious village. Sounds fun! To get this case, you need to go to Shirahige springs during chapter 4. Anyway, remember the spot in Tento Woods with the animal trail? The one where a mysterious power prevented you from checking further? Come on, you know the one! The one that's been keeping us up at night this entire time because we just. couldn't. figure. out what its deal was. That one. Well finally, after all this time we get to rest easy. Walk up to the animal trail and you'll be engulfed by gas. Sleep gas to be exact. Dude. If we made a drinking game where we had to take a shot every time Raidou faints in this game we would NOT be afraid of the fucking POLICE right now!
You'll be woken up by a Titania. Apparently we're in Faerie Land now. And woah there, Titania wants to keep us trapped here because Raidou's so handsome? I mean I agree and everything but come on, you know I ain't wit dat shit, lieutenant.
Man, did I mention I like the music in this place? Anyway, walk south a little and you'll run into an Oberon. Aren't you supposed to be Titania's husband? And you're fine with all this? That's pretty damn liberal. If you continue going south then go west, you'll find a Pixie. She says Titania and Oberon are always mad at each other and that maybe marriage isn't what she thought it was. Ha! Welcome to the real world. If you check the bushes nearby you'll be able to take a photo for Tae's next case! Make sure you do. Next, walk east to find a Sylph. Talk to her to receive some more information. Now if you try to exit down south you'll just be teleported back.
Go talk to Oberon again. He'll try to help you. He'll mention the Fickle Dew, a love potion that according to him also works as a cure for homosexuality! He will give it to you. You have to sprinkle that on Titania. Go talk to her, and sprinkle the Fickle Dew on her. She'll fall in love with Oberon again. That was easy.
Except the son of a bitch set us up. Now he wants to keep Raidou as a slave. Feh. We'll have to kill them. Wait, couldn't we have done this in the FIRST place? Oh well.
---Boss: Skill Titania and Skill Oberon---
My level: 43
These two aren't particularly strong, but they have a very dangerous combo you need to watch out for. Dormina followed by Eternal Rest will instantly kill you so make absolutely sure you don't get slept. There's a chance that even if you get hit by Dormina the sleep won't stick, or that even if it does, Eternal Rest might miss. But of course it's best not to rely on this. If your demons get slept, you can just throw an Anti-Mind at them, so that's no problem. But if you get slept, no one will help you. Not even a demon who knows Patra. So watch out and stay away from Dormina.
Titania is frail to ice, while Oberon is frail to electricity. So bring in the appropriate demons. Bufudyne/Glacial Blast and Ziodyne/Shockwave work well. I'd recommend killing Titania first since she likes casting Media a lot. You can lay on the spells if you want to kill her fast, but you may also want to stick to strikes while she's frail stunned so that you don't end up without MAG by the end like I did. It's not too much of a problem though, since they both take a lot of damage from strikes. Don't be afraid to get in their face and combo them. Outside of their Dormina + Eternal Rest combination they're not particularly dangerous. Oberon likes to use a phys Combo and Titania likes to use Bufurati, but the damage isn't anything to worry about.
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For completing this case you swipe the Fickle Dew.
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