[Tales of Zestiria JPN] Rountabel Palace & Boss: Echidna (Second Mode)

*Please read description* -Playlist:    • Tales of Zestiria 「Passion that Illuminate...   Once again, credits to shockinblue of Gamefaqs, thanks to her walkthrough and the summaries she does about the story! I'm also using the Prima Official Guide. I was thinking about recording this when I start a New Game+ along another boss I skipped back in the day (Lunarre 2) but who knows when I'll be doing that... so we're doing a bit of time travel instead! It also serves as a filler while I'm getting the next set of videos ready~ And now that we're done with backtracking, expect some story progress in the next videos! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After Uuno agrees to be the Lord of the Land for Ladylake, the mysterious dude from before mocks the party for talking to thin air. He gives Sorey an invitation to Sorey from Chancellor Bartlow, bidding him to come meet for a discussion regarding the well-being of Ladylake. Sorey agrees to go to Rountabel Palace, but Alicia’s worried about dragging him into Hyland’s dirty politics. At the entrance of the palace, the guards will be incredibly rude but will lead Sorey and Alicia to a waiting room. At the waiting room, talk to everyone and check the bookshelf near Mikulio to do a new Discovery and get a cute skit. Speak to the guard once you’re ready. Sorey is called for his audience but Alicia’s held back for a separate meeting. Follow the guard to the Round Table chamber. The big shots are all gathered. Lailah translates what the old men are saying so that Sorey can better understand: they’re suspicious of the friendship between Sorey and Alicia, and want to find out if they’re plotting something. The council members threaten to denounce him as a fake Shepherd if he doesn’t become their puppet. They also try to bribe him and also threaten Alicia. Sorey refuses and Alicia barges in, but Bartlow orders the guards to stop them before they can leave. While fighting the soldiers, the Seraphs comment how strong Sorey has become, regular humans are no longer a match for him! Alicia warns Bartlow not to bother the Shepherd anymore, but all the council members can think of is how screwed Hyland would be if Sorey helped Lowlance instead. The windows blow open and the assassin’s guild, the Scattered Bones, enters the room. Bartlow hired them to kill Alicia but the guild has their own pride and decided they wouldn’t fulfill the job. Alicia pleads for them not to kill Bartlow, because terrible as he is, Hyland still needs him. The assassins are impressed and leave the council members with a warning and some rough treatment. Bartlow takes the chance to ring an alarm to call more guards, so the assassins tell Sorey and Alicia to follow them to escape. The main doors are sealed and more guards appear, but Sorey doesn’t want to fight them for fear to kill them. Follow the assassins to the wine cellar and they will reveal a secret passageway! They tell the party they’re on their own from there. Alicia didn’t even know there was a passageway leading to the Vivia Waterway Ruins! Explore this new room to get a few new Discovery points, some monoliths and some nice items (Alicia gets a lovely Ribbon with Exceed as its skill). Near the star you’ll have to fight Echidna and three Lamias. Back in the day I despised this fight but now that I know what I’m doing, it’s really easy. In any case, dispatch the Lamias first and then focus on Echidna. She will cast Heat Red and use the powerful Screwdriver attack to knock everyone down while dealing tons of damage. After the battle, Mikulio claims that Sorey is a weird guy, so Alicia should be wary. Lailah says that the people who hang around with weird guys are also weird. Mikleo tells her to check a mirror. Of course, Lailah being who she is says her reflection shows a beautiful maiden. Sorey also realizes they’re in part of the Waterway Ruins and is excited that Ladylake is build over such an extensive old ruin. As they exit, Sorey falters. They decide to head to the inn to rest. Alicia tells them she’s decided to go to Marindo, dangerous as it is. Sorey decides they can all go together to help Alicia.