First of all, it's Lamington, Lamegeton. No idea why I defaulted to a Xenosaga noun, but what can ya do? Secondly, I split this into two. Due to the aforementioned weird stuff, I could only get the prep work done for tonight. To advance, you need an item at level ten. Getting an item to level ten is fairly simple but time consuming. Simply enter the Item World and descend ten floors. Kill if you can, Geo your way away, or throw people to the portals: the choice is yours! So most of the plot is from night two, so let's get to it!
The preamble for tonight's plot is simple: It's Prinny Payday, dood! Etna could pay them, but her vessels are Laharl's vessels, so it falls on him to do so. The fact he follows through on his stuff means he's a tough but fair ruler. I'd vote for him to be Overlord. However, our Prince doesn't want to spend a dime from his own allowance and goes off to find the richest person nearby. And that person lives in Dinero Palace!
Once we dig through the Item World and get a level ten item, we can EQUIP, head to the Gatekeeper. The keyword is EQUIP as it needs to be something Laharl can use. So don't waste time with consumables. The Gatekeeper gives us a Mr. Gencey's Exit if we run into trouble, but we have the option to leave once we reach level ten. Once, in my case, the Short Sword filled with garbage is equipped, we reach our destination.
Stage One has a few humanoid mobs in the way. This acts like most battles, and I'm beginning to see a theme. The ones in the back only advance when we get close. What's odd is a few of them have ranged weapons, so you'd think they'd be more aggressive.
Stage Two happens after our characters realize most of this stuff used to belong in Laharl's Palace. He tells the Prinny Squad to loot everything! Flonne wonders about the difference in the Prinnys between the two worlds. In Celestia, they're maids, but in the Netherworld, they're borderline slave labor. Etna informs our angel that Prinnys contain the souls of useless humans who've died and are now waiting for reincarnation. In Heaven, they work towards redemption. In Hell, though, they have to buy it. Truly, capitalism is great! Since Flonne doesn't know anything about Prinnies, Etna calls her a flower head, and Flonne takes this as a compliment! As for the battle, There's a blue Geo Crystal line preventing us from advancing until we destroy it. It's not really a problem as we outnumber the enemies near the start. There is a new Manticore in the back, along with a healer, but neither should scare you.
Stage Three has us taking on a small army. Most of them are terribly weak, but their numbers can overwhelm. Bring some AoE. There are a few elite guards around you'll need to be wary of, so gang up on them after the level four mobs are dead. The archers in the back are fragile and pose little threat. Before the fight, Etna finds a painting of the King, and Larharl lets her take it. When Flonne asks how he died, Etna says he George Bushed himself and choked on a pretzel. Laharl shows no sympathy at his own father's death, even saying he was about to off him himself, and Flonne begins to plot against him in the name of love.
The Final Stage is where we meet the former vessel, Hoggmeister, reciting Shakespeare to his money. As his name would suggest, he's a pig demon. As Laharl introduces himself, Hoggy has no idea who he is. When the Prince reminds him he's the King's son, he suddenly remembers and compares him to a fishbone in his throat. As the fight starts, the Prince says he's going to take everything Hoggy has, including his life. Flonne says to herself that she'll stop that from happening.
The battle has the same properties as every other fight. Take out the row of monks, and worry about the elite guards after. I'd say to surround Hoggmeister, but he has a move that attacks everything around him, and it does a lot of damage. He's got a lot of HP, but nothing a round or two of targeted attacks can't dwindle down.
After the fight, Laharl remains resolute to kill Hoggmeister until a smaller pig gets in the way. It seems it physically holds back the Prince, giving Flonne time to say her peace. She brings up that the little pig demon was willing to sacrifice himself to save his family as proof that even demons know love. This causes Laharl to remember a conversation with the King when King Krichevskoy asked his son if he loved him. Laharl said he hated him, which would be the default answer for a demon. This causes Laharl to proclaim that this is taking too long and orders the Prinnies to get the money. But to leave a little for the family. Flonne is glad the situation settled peacefully, and we flashback to a scene with Lamington and Flonne. The Seraph told his protege that neither angels nor demons believe demons know love, but he thinks that isn't true. Flonne prays for forgiveness to Lamington as she's going to stay around longer and bring that "hint of kindness" in Laharl into full bloom. The chapter ends, and Hoggmeister joins us. We also get 5000 HL.
The skit for the next chapter has Etna participating in a Food Wars! spoof (eight years before the manga was released). The Prinny Squad is confused, and Etna says they're the ingredients.
Etna 120% takes place tomorrow!
If we had killed fifty of our allies before this, we could have gotten a secret ending. Laharl will go to kill Hoggy, but Flonne dies instead. I'm going for the Good Endings, so I'm hoping I haven't killed anyone yet.
Finally, Etna's diary details her feelings towards Flonne. She's useless, but if she needs to, Etna will kill her. Are all the diaries recaps?
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