Clearing the game at this point leads to the alternate ending "The Legendary Hero".
The canyon has a Jarry Bird (Imp Ace) pair on the way out now, but they have normal defenses and, if anything, should be less trouble than the Jarrys were on Crono's first visit now that the party is larger and stronger. Regardless, now that they've arrived, the local bar seems like a good place to gather information.
魔王軍が橋まで攻めて来てるって
話だが本当か？
at the front and the Magus's army is making
attacks as close as the bridge?
has taken the bridge!
もうオシマイかー。
Are we done for?
Is this the end?
もうだいじょうぶだ！
so everything's fine now!
He'll save us!
I'm typically rendering the more respectful 勇者様 (yuusha-sama) as "Hero" and the more generic 勇者 (yuusha) as "hero".
あらわれたんだよ！ ついに！
伝説の勇者様がねっ！
それで、王様に会うため
城に向かったって話だ。
いやー、これで魔王軍もオシマイだな！
He's appeared! Finally!
The legendary Hero!
And they say he headed to the
castle to meet the King. Wow,
the Magus's army is done for now!
The legendary Hero has appeared!
He went to see the King.
Now Magus's army hasn't a chance!
News both good and bad. This calls for further investigation.
The bridge, which was broken during the last visit to this era, is now swarming with soldiers. "Courage and Pride" plays.
ガルディア城からのホキュウはまだか！
Knight Captain: The food's bottomed out...
Aren't the supplies from Guardia Castle here yet!?
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Our rations have run
out!
Have the supplies from Guardia
Castle arrived yet?!
おとぎ話だとばかり思っていた……。
今となっては勇者様の力を信じるしかない。
I always thought it was a fairy tale...
Now there's no choice but to trust in the Hero's power.
the Hero and his legendary medal...
Now it turns out he's our only hope.
情けない事だが、勇者様だけたよりだ。
It's shameful, but our only recourse is the Hero.
ourselves.
Our only hope is the Hero.
突撃を開始しました。
have initiated an assault.
Hero, the best knights of the Kingdom
kicked off the offensive.
げきとつしたようだ。がんばってくれ……。
each other in the middle of the bridge. Keep at it...
troops are locked in battle, at the
center of the bridge.
May we emerge victorious!
魔王軍をうちやぶれるのだろうか？
with his strength alone?
take on Magus's army?
With the soldiers barring the way across the bridge, the party has to turn back.
Possibly as a result of the intensified fighting, there are fewer monsters in the forest now, with several encounters removed completely. You're unlikely to fight anything there unless you go out of your way to do so. The free Shelter is still available, though, so take advantage of it.
SOLDIER: Halt!
Who goes there!
もう、だいじょうぶだ。
勇者様があらわれたんだからな！
army, but everything's fine now.
For the Hero has appeared!
but the appearance of the Hero, saved
us.
今ここを通って王に会いにいかれたよ。
He just now went through here to see the King.
He just went to see the King a moment
ago.
The apparent passive verb いかれた (ikareta) here is a somewhat archaic honorific form.
The chancellor is in high spirits.
ついに伝説の勇者様が姿を
あらわれたのじゃ！
つい先ほど、ここに立ち寄られ
王に会いに行かれましたぞ。
The legendary Hero has finally
made his appearance!
Just a short time ago, he visited
here and went to see the king.
The legendary Hero has finally
appeared!
He just arrived a moment ago, to meet
the King.
Crono and the others head to the King's room. Elite soldiers stand guard outside the room.
みずから剣をとり戦ったのです。
もし伝説の勇者様が現れたという
知らせを受けなければ、王は引かずに
あのまま戦死されていたやも知れません。
personally battled the Magus's army earlier.
Had we not received word that the legendary
Hero had appeared, the king might have fought
on to the death instead of falling back.
Magus's troops. Had he not heard of
the arrival of the Hero, he might have
fought to the death!
はじめ、あのお方を勇者様とは気づかず
ただのこぎたないガキだと思って
けとばしてしまったのです。
しかし私は許されました。
なんと心の広い人物でしょう。
さすがは勇者様です。
I'm afraid that at first, not realizing that
person was the Hero and thinking he
was just a filthy brat, I turned him away.
However, I was forgiven.
What a generous personage.
It is as befits the Hero.
I treated him badly, thinking he was
just some brat.
Luckily, he forgave me.
A hero, HE IS.
Inside the room, the king is in bed, with Queen Leene by his side.
くれたのですわ。
もう私も年老いたかな……。
サイラスの消そくが、つかめぬ以上
あのバッジを持った少年こそ
残されたゆいいつの希望……。
少年は、魔王を倒せる伝説の剣を
もとめて南の大陸へ向かったよ。
Have I grown old already...?
As long as we are unable to catch hold of
any news of Cyrus, it is that boy who holds
the badge who is our sole remaining hope...
The boy went to the southern continent in search
of the legendary sword that can beat the Magus.
I've let down my kingdom.
Since we cannot locate Cyrus, our sole
hope rests on the boy who has the
hero medal...
He searches the southern continent,
for the sword that can defeat
Magus.
Now, to see if anything can be done about the food...
つけようと、大いそがしさ。
recover the king's strength, the Head Cook is very busy.
to the front lines while keeping the
King healthy.
……。
へッ、てめえ達だけで
この国を守ってると思ったむくいだ。
Head Cook: What? Big bro!?
......
Heh, that's what those twits get for thinking
thinking it's just them protecting this country.
CHEF: What?
My brother?!
He's...
That's what you get for thinkin'
that you're the only ones fighting for
your country!
いつまでも、つまんない意地
はりあってんじゃないよ、男だろ！
Wife: You!
Don't keep up this pointless stubborn thing
with each other forever! Aren't you a man?
MAID: Hey!
Stop bickering!
Grow up!
るせえ！ お前に何がわかる！
Head Cook: ......
Shaddup! What do you know!
CHEF: ...
Pipe down!
What do you know?!
This looks pretty hopeless, so the party leaves. But as they near the castle entrance...
The head cook runs up.
これを持ってってくれ！
Head Cook: *pant, pant*...
Take this with you!
CHEF: ...
Take this with you!
持ってけ。
Head Cook: And this is for you guys.
Take it.
CHEF: And, this is for you guys.
Take it, will ya.
伝えといてくれ。
生きて帰って来ねえと
しょうちしねえってな！
Head Cook: And give that
idiot a message for me:
I ain't gonna let you not
come back alive!
CHEF:And tell that fool...
He had better come back alive!
With the kitchen so busy, it should come as no surprise that they can't spare the time to feed Crono's party. Similarly, wounded soldiers occupy all the beds in the guard room, so there's no free healing to be found there, either.
On that note, here's a line from one of several who doesn't even get to rest in a bed. I remember wondering what he was talking about when I first played the game, and it turns out that it's a translation error.
とうじて来やがった。
three great generals into the battle.
fierce warriors.
Anyway, back to the bridge with the food...
It looks as though the fighting intensified while Crono and the others were away. Few soldiers remain, and several lay unmoving.
かなわないのか……
the Magus's army after all...?
Magus's troops.
しかしわが軍は、大きないた手をこうむって
しまいました……
But I'm afraid our army suffered a very
serious blow...
somehow, but our troops have
suffered heavy losses.
新手をくり出して来た。
今は危険だ。 下がっていなさい。
Knight Captain: The Magus's army has
sent out a fresh supply of troops.
It's dangerous now. Stay back.
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Magus's army has
the advantage now.
Keep back!
Crono gives him the food from the castle.
そうですか、あいつが……
Knight Captain: Wh-what!?
I see, he...
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Food rations!
The cook...he has saved us all!
The music fades out.
死んだならば、弟に……
Knight Captain: Sir Crono, if I die here,
tell my little brother...
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Sir Crono, if I do
not make it back...
...give my brother my thanks...
There's a sudden commotion with sounds of battle. "Battle" starts playing.
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: WHAT is going on
here?!
A soldier rushes over from the bridge.
もうささえきれません！
We can't hold any longer!
attack!
They're breaking through our
defenses!!!
The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0x57.
ガルディア王国騎士団のめいよにかけ
魔王軍をげきたいするのだ！
Knight Captain: Don't whine!
On the honor of the Guardia Royal
Knights, repel the Magus's army!
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Stop sniveling! It
shames the Knights of the Square
Table!
We shall DESTROY Magus's troops
and bring honor to our King!
もうひとがんばりしてくれ！
Knight Captain: This is our last line of defense.
Hold out a while longer!
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: This is our last line of
defense.
We must let no one through!
The soldier runs back into the fray, and the knight captain turns to Crono.
苦戦しております……
クロノ殿、助太刀願えませぬか？
Knight Captain: As you can see, our army
is fighting a difficult battle...
Sir Crono, might I ask your assistance?
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Our troops are
suffering greatly.
Sir Crono, will you assist us?
Crono agrees to help.
橋の向こうのたもとにおります！
これをお持ち下さい。
きっとクロノ殿のお役にたつはず。
Knight Captain: We are grateful! The Magus's
army is at the far end of the bridge!
Please take this.
It should surely be of use to you.
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: We are eternally in
your debt!
You will find Magus's troops
across the bridge!
Take this with you!
くれぐれもお気をつけて。
Knight Captain: The Magus's army is a
tough foe. I insist that you be careful.
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Magus's troops are
highly trained.
Please be on your guard.
Crono's party begins crossing the bridge. They soon see skeletons slaughter several soldiers. A vaguely familiar green ball of lard with a tail floats up...
魔王３大しょうぐんの、ビネガー。
いだいなる魔王様の敵に、死を！
ワシのかわいいムスコ達よ！
こやつらに死をあたえるのだ！
Vinnegar of the Magus's Three Great Generals.
Death to enemies of the great and mighty Magus!
My dear children!
Confer death upon them!
Those who dare defy Magus have to
answer to me!
Yes my children...
Give 'em a taste of doom!
His name is an obvious reference to vinegar, but (in keeping with the pun-ish theme), I've tweaked the spelling slighty. Vinegar would normally be 酢 (su) in Japanese anyway.
The Skeleton (Deceased) duo attacks, while Vinnegar rarely does anything but sit there. Skeletons are difficult to harm... except when using (non-Dark) magic attacks, which kill them easily. Oops, guess they weren't expecting to go up against spellcasters. Once Vinnegar realizes he's alone, a message appears in the status bar:
...probably supposed to mean that Vinnegar is in a pinch. Later occurances indicate that he outright says this himself.
Alternately, you can attack Vinnegar directly.
In this appearance, he's monster ID 166, which is virtually immune to magic but has normal physical defense.
Hitting him a few times breaks his concentration, eliminating the skeletons. Now that I know about this, it's probably the better option, especially when Robo is in the party, or on a second or later playthough where Crono may very well be strong enough to OHKO him.
thought.
And he runs away. Crono and the others chase after him. He stops near the bodies of a few soldiers.
The character in the second position speaks.
Lucca: He's pretty swift when it
comes to running away.
見すぎていたようだ。
しかし、今度はそうはいかんぞ。
Vinnegar: It looks as though I
took you a bit too lightly.
But that won't happen this time.
OZZIE: Seems I misjudged you.
But I won't do that twice!
Vinnegar does some magic and the corpses rise as Skeletons.
OZZIE: Grrrr!
You're through!
This battle is exactly like the last one, except that there are three Skeletons instead of two.
He runs away again, this time all the way to the far end of the bridge. Crono and the others pursue.
Upon catching up, the internal storyline progression tracking variable becomes 0x5A.
おしまいだぞ！ ホントだぞ！
Vinnegar: Th-this time for sure,
it'll be over for you too! Really!
OZZIE: That's IT!
Now you're finished!
The second character responds.
クロノをナメルと
イタイ目見るわよ！
Marle: What's with you!?
Underestimate Crono and
you'll pay for it!
Marle: Don't mess with Crono,
or you'll really be sorry!
コウフクシナサイ。
Robo: YOU have NO chance.
SURRENDER.
Robo: You cannot win.
You had best surrender.
Vinnegar starts chanting again. The party hears a rustling sound from the bridge, and they turn to see piles of bones come together and combine to form a giant skeletal monstrosity.
魔王様の敵をたたきのめせ！
Vinnegar: Go, Junkdragar!
Take down the great Magus's enemies!
OZZIE: Go Zombor!
Crush Sir Magus's enemies!
Boss battle. Fortunately, physical attacks work just fine against Junkdragar (Zombor). Though magic also works, Aether and Fire heal the top half (monster ID 180), while and Water and Dark heal the bottom half (ID 179), so it's easier to avoid anything elemental. Junkdragar has fairly strong attacks, but nothing too devestating, especially if Marle is around to combo healing skills. The top half steals all MP from the party member that finishes it off, but this is more annoying than dangerous. Kill the top half first, as the top without the bottom is far more aggressive than the bottom without the top.
When the boss dies, "Courage and Pride" starts playing, and there's no sign of Vinnegar, who scurried away as soon as the battle started.
橋を守りきる事が出来ました。
しかし、魔王を倒せない事には
こんぽん的な解決にはなりません。
Knight Captain: Thanks to you, we were
able to defend the bridge to the end.
But there will be no overall resolution
unless we can defeat the Magus.
KNIGHT CAPTAIN: Thanks to Sir
Crono, we held the bridge! But,
unless we defeat Magus, this is an
empty victory.
This village is just across Zenan Bridge. Incidentally, there's no village here in A.D. 1000. Crono and the others stop to gather information.
伝説の剣グランドリオンは
デナドロ山の奥に眠ると言われてる。
でも、すっげーおっかない魔物が
剣を守ってるって話だよ。
It's said that the legendary sword Grandleon
sleeps within the Denadoro Mountains.
But, the story says a reeaal scary monster
is guarding the sword.
Masamune lies deep within the
Denodoro mountains.
But it's guarded by terrible beasts.
My brief rant about the name change is on the items page, where it belongs. In short, why not just leave the name as it was?
うわさは、本当かしら……？
でも、伝説の勇者様があらわれたからには
もうだいじょうぶですよね！
army will invade soon is true...?
But now that the legendary Hero
has appeared, everything's okay!
in?
Well, the mythical Hero has appeared
so we'll be all right!
巨大なハンマーをもったオウガンどもが
うろついています。
でも、ハンマーさえもやしてしまえば
へっちゃらですよ。
prowl the Denadoro Mountains
to the east.
But they're no problem if you
just burn their hammers.
Denodoro Mountains to the east.
But burn their weapons, are they're
pussycats.
しているらしいぞ……。
もしそうなったら、どこへ逃げても同じ！
みんな死んじまうんだよ……。
……ってなワケだで
俺はこうして酒に逃げてるのさ。
ヒック！
bring forth an immense evil power...
If it happens, anywhere you'd run'd
be the same! Everyone'll die...
...and that's why I'm escaping
into alcohol like this.
*hic*!
immense evil...
If he succeeds, there will be nowhere
to run.
We'll all perish!
That's why I'm living it up now!
もし人をさがしておるのなら、
ここの主人に聞くがよろしかろう。
ところで、知っていなさるかな。
たつまきのエネルギーは、かまいたちを
ぶつけてやれば、消えてしまう……。
自然ってのは、いろんなものの
調和とバランスでなりたっとるのさ。
If you're looking for someone, you should
probably ask the owner here.
By the way, I wonder if you knew this?
If you strike tornado energy with a
wind scythe, it dissipates...
Nature, see, consists of the harmony
and balance of various things.
If you seek someone, ask there.
By the way, EnergyWhirls will dissipate
if you use your "Slash" attack.
There's balance in nature.
What are "EnergyWhirls"? This is meant to be a clue to an upcoming battle, and I can only assume this translation was supposed to be a placeholder but never got cleaned up. The translation as a whole was reportedly quite rushed, to the point that it's almost a wonder it's coherent at all.
あやつるという話よな。
そこいらの魔物どもの術など
くらべものにならぬ
おそろしいものだそうな。
ancient lost magical arts.
Supposedly they're overwhelming
beyond all comparison to what
your typical monsters can do.
which the monsters can't match.
Check the sparkle in the northern house to find a locked drawer, then, assuming Crono found the Mianne pin-up photo in Manoria Abbey, talk to the old man. After his usual line...
おぬしがそこにかくしもっとるのは
きんだんのミアンヌ・ブロマイド
![[heart]](ctheart.png){kind=small}
！？そのブロマイド、わしにくれるなら
いいものをやるが……、どうかね？
Is that a banned Mianne pin-up
photo
you're hiding there!?Give me that photo and I'll give you
something good... how about it?
Is that a Naga-ette Bromide you've got
there?!
I'll trade you something good for it.
How about it?
The not-actually-an-item is otherwise useless, so choose とっかえっこしよう！ ("Let's trade!").
わーい、やったぞ、ベービィ！
よし、ちょこっと待っておれよ。
All right, yeah, baby!
Okay, wait just a minute.
Yahoo! Now just hold your horses and
I'll be back in a jiffy!
He rushes to the drawer and back.
じゆうにもって行くがいい。
それじゃ、ブロマイドはもらっとくぞ。
うひょひょ……。
You can take it whenever you want.
Well then, I'll be taking the photo.
Uhyo hyo...
And I'll be taking this.
Hee hee...
むふふ……、ミアンヌちゃん……。
Mu hu hu... Mianne...
Hee, hee, my very own Naga-ette pet.
The drawer contains a Magic Capsule, so that was worth the trouble.
There's a familiar person in the village chief's house.
まぼろしの虹色の貝がら……。
これは前金じゃ。
よろしくたのむぞ、トマよ。
Chief: It's the mythical Prismatic Shell
that I want to have you find for us...
This is an advance payment.
I'm counting on you, Toma.
HEADMAN: I want you to find the
mythical "Rainbow Shell."
Here's some front money.
We're counting on you Toma!
俺も伝説の探検家とよばれる男。
きたいはうらぎらないぜ、村長。
Toma: Heh heh, leave it to me.
I'm the man they call the legendary explorer.
I won't betray your hopes, chief.
TOMA: Hey, no problem!
'cause, like, I'm the mythical
explorer.
Good match, eh chief.
よい知らせ、待っておるぞ。
Chief: Yes...
I'll be waiting for the good news.
Chief: Hmm...
I'll be waiting for good news.
いっぱい、ひっかけてくるかな。
Toma: All right, now that that's settled,
I guess I'll go have a drink.
TOMA: With that settled, I'll grab a bite
before I go.
Toma leaves.
魔法ぼうぎょバツグンの
プリズム防具がつくれるのじゃ。
しかしあのわかぞう、ほんとうに
だいじょうぶなんじゃろうか？
自分では、いだいなる探検家などと
いきまいとったが……。
Chief: If only we had the Prismatic
Shell, we could make prism armors
with outstanding magic defense.
But will that youngster really be
all right?
He declared himself a great explorer
and such, but...
CHIEF: We can use the "Rainbow Shell"
to make some reflective armor.
It'll be strong against magic!
But that guy's a little flakey...
Was it a mistake to trust him?
太古より伝わる剣グランドリオンだけ
なんですってね。
えらばれた勇者様だけが
グランドリオンを装備できるのだそうよ！
can beat the Magus is the Grandleon, a
sword passed down from ancient times.
Supposedly only the chosen Hero can
equip the Grandleon!
can defeat him.
And only the Hero can wield it!
でも島のまわりはだんがいぜっぺきで
誰にも近づけないんだよ……。
eastern sea. But it's sheer cliff all around
the island, and no one can get close...
east.
Sheer cliffs make it inaccessible.
ビネガー、マヨネー、ソイソーの３人さ。
できることなら、あいつらとは
かかわりあいにならない方がいい。
血もなみだもないバケモノどもだよ。
Vinnegar, Mayonnay, and Soysaw.
You'd better not get mixed up with
them if you can help it.
They're cold-hearted monsters.
Ozzie, Flea, and Slash.
They're tone-deaf, evil fiends!
Toma is, unsurprisingly, drinking in the bar.
いっぱいおごってくれるんなら
いいネタをやるぜ。
どーだい？
Toma: Yo, how've you been?
I'll give you some good info
if you treat me to a drink.
How about it?
TOMA: Hey, how have you been?
You pay my tab and I'll let you in on
some stuff.
How about it?
Crono decides to humor him again.
ちかごろ南の森の奥にゃ
ヘンな魔物が
かくれ住んでるって話だな。
なんでも、うすっきみわるい
化け物ガエルらしいぜ。 へッ。
Toma: Barkeep, bring another drink!
Word is a strange monster's
been living in hiding in the forest
to the south lately.
I hear it's an unearthly
monster frog. Heh.
TOMA: Hey, one more, please!
Some creepy, dangerous frogs
have taken over the southern woods.
A monster frog...? In any case, Crono and the others continue on.
Southeast of Sandrino Village is a solitary house, ringed by a small forest. Crono and the others check it out. There's a woman living inside.
戦いに出たまま、帰って来ません……。
私達二人は、この森で育ったの。
せめて、この森だけは守りたい。
いつかマルコが帰って来る日まで……。
Fiona: My husband Marco is away fighting
as a soldier, and hasn't returned...
The two of us grew up in this forest.
I want to protect the forest, if nothing else.
Until the day Marco comes back...
FIONA: My husband Marco hasn't
returned from the war.
But these woods mean a lot to us, so
I'm guarding them until he returns.
There's nothing to do here now, but it's important much later. Journeying on...
South of Sandrino, and southwest of Fiona's hut, is another, larger forest.
Monsters here include the Chomp (Gnawer), Edible Frog (T'pole), and infrequently a Nu. Chomps will eat nearby Edible Frogs when attacked. When not eaten, the frogs resist physical attacks, and have zero magic defense but resist all elements, which effectively makes most magic deal normal damage but further hinders physical/magical combos. The rare Nu will only fight if the party runs into another enemy while it's on the screen.
The woods are fairly unremarkable, except for a bush deep inside that seems a bit odd. It conceals a ladder that leads down into a crude, but livable, dwelling, complete with furniture. "Tranquil Days" plays inside. There doesn't seem to be anyone here at first, but...
Frog drops from above and lands in front of Crono.
どうした、剣でもならいに来たか？
何ッ……！？
王がたおれられた、だと……？
……。
そうか……。
Frog: Hey, Crono!
So, here for sword practice, maybe?
What...!?
The king has collapsed, you say...?
......
I see...
Frog: 'Tis thee, Crono!
Thou art here to practice thy
skill in swordplay?
What?!
The King hast been injured?
......
I see...
He walks over to the corner, perhaps looking at something, perhaps just wanting to be alone.
悪いが…… 一人にしてくれ……。
俺は勇者などではない。
俺には、どうする事もできん……。
Frog: There's nothing I can do.
Sorry... but leave me alone...
I'm no hero or anything.
There's nothing I can do...
Frog: 'Tis nary a thing I canst do...
Please be on thy way.
The Hero, I am not.
I can do naught.
"At the Bottom of Night" plays, but Frog won't say anything else, so Crono and the others leave him, at least for now.
South of Fiona's hut and southeast of Frog's dwelling is another town. This one is also here in A.D. 1000. One house in particular is of interest.
トンビがタカを生んだってヤツかね……。
だが、どうひいき目に見ても、そんな
ごたいそうなヤツじゃねえんだが……
ま、勇者の親父ってのも悪くねえやね。
ヘッヘ。
about even normal parents having genius kids...
But no matter how good you look at it, this's
like a huge exaggeration, ain't it though...
Well, being the hero's old man ain't bad either.
Heh, heh.
It must have been all that oatmeal!
And to think that I'm his father...!
わしの血じゃな！
ファファファ……！！
That's my blood in his veins!
Ha ha ha...!!
That's from my side of the family!
Heeheehee...
It's damp, well-shaded, and there are monsters around. Not much else to say. "Underground Waterway" plays. Soon after arriving, Crono and the others hear someone yelling.
"Merry Specchio" plays. A boy runs by them almost too quickly to see, and a big fat orclike monster follows. It's one of those Ohgan monsters mentioned before, but this one is unarmed and pathetically weak. After they beat it, the boy comes back into sight, long enough to see that he has scruffy black hair, wears a red cape, and carries a small shield.
あ、あんちゃん達も、アブナイぜ
とっとと、ズラかんねーと。
Boy: Th-this is a horrible place!
Y-you guys are in danger too.
Gotta run away quick.
BOY: Th, this is a terrible place!
Y, you'd best run away while you
can!
The boy flees again as another Ohgan approaches. This one has a huge hammer, hits hard, and takes little damage, but any fire attack (hopefully Lucca is on hand) burns the hammer and reverts the beast to an ordinary weakling, like the last one.
The hammerless Ohgan (Goblin), in addition to a feeble attack, has zero physical defense and magic defense, making all attacks roughly twice as effective as they would be against a typical enemy. Conversely, with a hammer, the Ohgan (Ogan) has high defenses and resists all elemental damage. If you don't have Lucca in the party to burn the hammer, kill them with magic, as elemental spells will deal about 1/4 normal damage, while physical attacks deal only about 1/8. Other monsters in the mountain include the Bell (Bellbird) and Freelancer (Free Lancer), neither of which has any particular resistances or vulnerabilities.
The internal storyline progression tracking variable is now 0x5D, starting the next chapter.
The victory at Zenan Bridge certainly seems important, but given that Guardia already survived without intervention and this was their last line of defense, it apparently would have been won regardless. Anyone could have delivered the food, and presumably they eventually would have figured out that they should just focus attacks on Vinnegar, who doesn't have any particular resistance to conventional attacks. Overall, this chapter doesn't seem to have had any historical impact.