Julia and Elma reach New Los Angeles, which means we get to meet a bunch of other people we might be working with. And considering some people don’t take no for an answer, there’s a good chance we’ll be taking a job with BLADE.
Geo continues helping people around the city, but sometimes he accidentally makes progress as well. Between his budding friendship with Pat and his showdown with Dragon Sky, it looks like our hero’s got a packed schedule.
With Mementos out of the way for now, the Phantom Thieves set their sights on Sae’s palace. Given she’s got her whole place set up as a casino, it’s fair to think she has everything rigged in her favor. But, nobody is so ironclad that a little espionage won’t turn things around on them, even if it is their own home turf.
Julia’s officially in BLADE, which means it’s time to put in some work. As a member of the Pathfinders, it’s her duty to explore the land and set up probes. But while she’s doing that, there’s plenty of people that need help as well. And some of them are lethal to technology. Like, any technology.
Okay. So maybe there’s a few chores that need to be done at Dream Island. But other than that, Geo gets some time to hang out with Pat. Which seems like a pretty nice time… at least in terms of making friends. The specific subject matter is, perhaps, a bit more upsetting.
We now return to Sae’s Casino, already in progress. The Phantom Thieves have taken care of the lower floors, for plebeians who like somewhat regular casino games. But now we’re on the high roller floors, for rich assholes who love sending people into death mazes or blood sports. The one rub is, though, that we’re not rich assholes who have someone to send in on their behalf.
Being a Pathfinder means we’ll be exploring new grounds, so today we’re exploring to the western side of NLA. And as it turns out, there’s a ton of things that are very good at killing this close to our home! Namely the Grexes. Curse them.
Pat has made his decision. He’s going to make friends with Geo and tell him the truth. Rey has also made a decision. He’s only going to do the second part.
Sae’s treasure has been located, but for some reason we’re listening to Akechi and his bizarre leaps of logic and waiting for the deadline. So, while we wait, we may as well do some hangouts. We’re down to the wire on a lot of these confidants, but some of them (Haru’s) are just getting started.
Our first big trip into the wilds comes to a close as we finally start looking for those people who disappeared. And uh, maybe we should have gotten around to it sooner. But at the very least, we came in time to save… a vegetable?
After his encounter with Pat, Geo’s in no mood to make friends. But just as Mega disappears and Geo cuts his Brother Bands, the FM King arrives and puts the world in a crisis. If the planet’s to be saved, Geo’s gonna need to learn how to deal with the sting of betrayal.