some information for completing the game without unnecessary difficulty Tips and tricks Let me preface this guide with two things if one wants to find information on chest locations, equipment, or the gachapon their are other guides which can help immensely. Secondly this guide is merely supplement to help prevent a variety of issues I see posted in the discussion board and make your journey much more enjoyable. 1. Once the first chapter is completed you unlock the arena, complete the arena every chapter as their are important items locked away in it such as the crossbow and synthesis book 2. If not acquired it will make the following chapters after 4 really difficult. 2. the crossbow can be used to cheese certain Colosseum fights and be used greatly in the second half of chapter 7. 3. Every mokyu shop and the arena has a blue crystal which allows you to respec stat points from level up. you can also purchase a respec potion as well for little cash. 4. maxing out equipment is always a priority, try maxing out the stick in later chapters such as 4 or 5 as that unlocks a experience boost for maxing out weapons. 5. there is a hidden boss in 5 which requires saying no to siro first then when gau is with you go back to siro to make her come with you. Now beat the regular boss of the chapter and it should appear . note this will alter some of the story for ch 6 and 7, its best to just do it as its an achievement. It also changes the story for ch 6 and 7. 6. karon disappears during the back half of ch7 so be prepared to lose access to all karon abilities, knives bows and the crossbow are incredibly useful and vital in this part. Also stock up on all available healing items as well before going back to averting the girls death 7. if you do not have the crossbow for chapter 5 and need to get the green orb use a magic staff. 8. there are 6 optional bosses that are hidden throughout the game you can most likely start to kill them by chapter 7. a. The first is in the ch 3 and should be the first one you should tackle their is a rock that blocks the entrance located next to some fire slimes near a pit of lava, its below where the mokyu shop first appears in the volcano. you have a unseen time limit kill him before he does his screen clear b. The second is in ch 5 underground save that one for around last. they have an attack that petrifies you do not block it as it will break your guard as it will follow up with an attack that will do ludicrous amount of damage but little to no guard damage. c. The third is in chapter 6 when you first get to Elysium go left their is an invisible road this should be the third to fourth you beat . she has an attack that causes projectiles to fall from the sky for a long time so just hide under the two platforms in her room, she also summons these mushroom patches that prevent summoning destroy them to continue summoning. d. The 4th is in ch 7 sage tower their is a ladder you need to go up it you will soon find a guard make him go to sleep, the boss is in the next room he should be either third or fourth to beat. Note you can not get to the top of the sage tower until you get Karon back as the ladder requires multiple jumps and usage of skills to reach. he can also summon mushroom patches that block using items so destroy them as well, he also has black hole attack that makes a gravity well below him that lasts a while so to properly attack him run to the other side to the arena he will teleport. usage of eliminate is heavily recommended. e. The final two are in your base hub Rispadar Town, one is in a house that is on the same screen as your home use the goblin key to open the door. This should be the second you should face. she makes clones during her fight and if you damage them it will unleash a massive barrage of bullets so be sure to guard. f. The final one in castle town is only unlocked after beating ch 6 go to the well on the screen that leads to the arena you can go into it now save that one for around last as well. be wary of the hands, eliminate is also heavily recommended hear. don't forget the Pegasus boots. 9. love can be acquired 4 times throughout the play through before the final dungeon post game. The first can be found in chapter 4 by giving kuro the herb through mouth another by saving shiro in ch5 by beating the optional boss. The next is found in chapter 8 when the town is invaded by demons you will see 3 minibosses in a area you can't enter except you can still kill the outside of the area by using ranged weapons and long ranged melee weapons after killing them you can acquire love from talking to the baker's daughter hiding behind the tree. the final one is earned by beating the bonus arena. 10 can be acquired from friendship levels that unlock when the final dungeon unlocks. Which means you only need to farm 2 love in total this can be expedited with using the rune of rebellion to help acquire love easier. You need 15 love for the final weapon and 1 to make a powerful Libra item. Additional love can be found in the final dungeon dropped from boss chests 10. after ch 1 you will acquire the Libra scale and at the beginning it will have two scale pans, there is an additional 8 you can find 1 every chapter starting ch 2 and one from the mokyu gachapon. I heavily suggest using this mechanic as it can boost stats that are normally unalterable such as status resistance. 11. their are two incredibly useful accessories one is the dragon boots found in ch 5 shop it grants another jump. While the Eternal Gallia are in the ch6 Elysium in a chest, it grants continuous dash no longer requiring the dash skill in karon.