The airship flies down the hole easily enough, reaching a massive cave with oceans of magma. There's a bit of a problem, though...

Sure enough, the Red Wings have already arrived and engaged a group of tanks in combat. The Enterprise, unfortunately, gets caught in the crossfire.

The EasyType simplifies Cid's きょうこうとっぱ (kyoukou toppa, forcibly break through) to とっぱ (toppa, break through) and adds a quirky ぞい (zoi) to the end of the sentence.

Cid accelerates. It doesn't seem to do much good.

The Enterprise shudders ominously. Fade to black.

Fade from black. Cecil slowly picks himself up from the deck and looks around.

The Enterprise won't fly for now. Fortunately, there's a castle just two steps away.

Security dwarves block off most of the castle, though the item shop is accessible and sells more supplies than ever.

On a side note, the dwarven greeting ラリホー ("lali-ho") may have some connection to the British phrase "tally-ho" originally used in fox hunting. A sleep-inducing spell in the Dragon Quest series with the name ラリホー may also be related. Then there's "heigh-ho", best known from Disney's Sleeping Beauty...

The only NPC of any particular interest is the little girl dwarf in the entry room.

The party goes in to see the king.

Remove Cid's equipment now, and also put him in the back row. You'll see why soon enough. Also swap any fire armors you may have equipped for something neutral, since Flame weakness is going to be a liability.

The king's name is written ジオット (JIOTTO), resulting in a soft 'g' sound (roughly gee-ought or gee-otto overall). Like "geode" or "geology", come to think of it. So perhaps "Geott" would be more appropriate? Something about that just doesn't look quite right, though. Meanwhile, the EasyType here mirrors an earlier change to Tella's dialog and standardizes Yang's まにあわなんだか (ma ni awananda ka) to まにあわなかったか (ma ni awanakatta ka).

Perhaps fearing that せんたい (sentai, hull) might have too many homonyms or just be too technical, the EasyType replaces it with ひくうてい (hikuutei, airship).

The idiom literally means "as long as my eyes are black". And why is he so willing to tell complete strangers where to find the Crystal, anyway?

The EasyType reduces このぎょくざの　うら (kono gyokuza no ura, behind this throne) to このうら (kono ura, behind here); possibly ぎょくざ (gyokuza, throne) seemed redundant or too obscure.

Yang steps forward as the music abruptly comes to a halt.

Something moves behind the wall. Yang continues to stare at the (rather obvious) secret door while everyone else looks around.

The dwarves open the door, and the party files through to find... dolls? The door shuts behind them.

The creepy dolls do a creepy dance with creepy music.

Calcabrina is another demon from Dante's Inferno. The name might mean "brine walker" or "grace stomper".

Now for one of the stranger boss battles in the game. The three Brina (in front) are considerably weaker than the three Calca (in back), with 369 hit points instead of 1,369. Kill off all three of either type, and...

Calcabrina might as well be a whole new battle. It can hit fairly hard, though at least there's only one of it. It counterattacks any Flame, Ice, or Thunder magic with Flame, Tsunami, or Lightning as appropriate, which is unlikely to be an issue with no black mage in the party. Just avoid attack items if your version has them. Physical attacks don't trigger anything, so go wild, and Berserk may help as well. Other than the counterattacks and an occassional Glance (Confusion) and Hold spell, it just uses boring physical attacks, so there's not much to worry about.

The dolls may eventually unfuse...

...which gives back the original three Calca and three Brina, effectively resetting the battle. However, it's not time based, but rather a counterattack script that runs when the big doll goes under 100 hit points without dying, so consider yourself unlucky if you see it happen.

In the EasyType, Calcabrina cannot split once fused, and also has a convenient weakness to Flame. The English version includes neither of these changes.

It's also possible to win by killing all the little dolls. Leave one of each type to avoid triggering the fusion, then be ready to take out the last Brina immediately after the last Calca goes down. Depending on your play style, it may be more trouble than it's worth, though.

None of the dolls have any elemental strengths or weaknesses, so attack with your strongest weapons. And make sure that Cecil survives the battle...

In the DS remake, I found it rather simple to kill off the individual dolls, and the battle was no trouble that way. Reportedly, the fused doll hits harder, can inflict Confusion on attack, and counterattacks physical attacks rather than magic. Of course, just like in the original, you don't have any offensive mages at this point, so you're mostly stuck with attacking physically. Attack items and certain augments can get around that to an extent, but no one in this party has a high enough intelligence stat to make them particularly effective. Standard anti-counterattacker strategy is to use only your strongest attacks, which in this case mostly means Yang striking when maximally charged up, while your white mages in particular focus on healing and defense.

The dolls leap in tandem, then vanish.

Golubaeser appears in the room and walks up to Cecil.

It's not quite the Tower of Babel, which would be バベルの塔, but the name does appear to be based on it. The sounds used here are more precisely ba-bu-i-ru, which makes the NA version name a good rendition all things considered. I just think the dash looks unnecessarily awkward.

The EasyType replaces じんち (jinchi, human comprehension) with そうぞう (souzou, imagination).

Golubaeser attacks, but wait, we just had a boss fight! So, this is going to be one of those unwinnable ones, right? Sorry, but no. It is highly scripted, though. Golubaeser initially has absolute invulnerability to everything, and before much of anything has a chance to happen...

Golubaeser uses Spellbind Chill, paralyzing everyone.

Golubaeser summons a Black Dragon. It uses Black Fang on Yang, then Cain, then Rosa, instantly Incapacitating them...

...though Cain can avoid this by being in midair. The timing is a bit tricky, since he'll land before the event starts if he Jumps too soon, and won't get the chance to Jump if you wait too long, but it's quite possible, and helpful if you can pull it off.

Also note that if Cain doesn't get out of harm's way, Cecil MUST survive the previous battle. Otherwise, everyone's dead and it's Game Over.

The EasyType makes some changes to the combat scripts so that the music switches here instead of later.

But before he can do anything more, the party fades out to be replaced by a strangely familiar misty dragon, which sprays Golubaeser and his Black Dragon, damaging both. Golubaeser loses his invulnerability, and the Black Dragon is slain.

The party is cured of paralysis, with the animation including the empty spot, oddly.

The music changes from Golubaeser's ominous but not particularly lively theme to the special boss theme normally used for battles with the Elite Four. A green-haired woman in a green dress steps into the empty space in the party formation. The status bar names her as Rydia, but wasn't Rydia about ten years younger...? Now's not the time for that, though, since Golubaeser is still here, and he's upset. Too bad for him he can't take much of a beating.

Golubaeser cycles between Bio, Thundaga, and Fira, casting each to a single random target. Although he's rather quick, his damage isn't unusually high, so the main problem is the fact that half the party is lying motionless on the ground.

Keep in mind that Phoenix Tails don't restore much health, so there's little point in reviving someone unless they can be healed immediately afterward. If Cain survived, that will help considerably. Golubaeser is weak against Flame and Holy for this battle, so use the Flame Sword and Flame Claw for weapons, and Flame Arrows for Rosa if she can afford to attack instead of healing. Rydia should cast Fira or summon Ifrit, which hits a bit harder but takes longer to cast.

About 4,000 damage later (or 3,000 in the NA or ET versions)...

The DS remake gives Golubaeser the Barrier Change skill once the battle starts in earnest, making him weak against one random element while absorbing all others. Rydia's summons have also been buffed so that they're significantly stronger than tier-2 spells, instead of being more or less a tossup in terms of DPS against a single target. Checking his weakness and using the corresponding summon is the ideal way to win here, and the battle redesign feels intentionally geared toward showing off these new summons. Also note that he's not invulnerable at the beginning of the battle, and additionally allows more time to act than in the original. Take the opportunity to buff and (if needed) heal Cecil, and cast Slow on Golubaeser so that he's less of a threat after the scripted event.

Now that it's official that she's the same Rydia... Number of times someone has survived apparent certain death: 4. And, come to think of it, this may be the first time since unintentionally torching Mist that Cecil has said its name without an awkward hesitation.

Anyway, as noted, Rydia no longer has White Magic. Instead, she's learned the Dragon, Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, and Titan summons, plus the Black Magic spells Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, and any others that her current level entitles her to.

She's also technically learned Cura, but with her White Magic command gone, it's hard to tell, not to mention completely useless.

The party starts to leave, when...

Golubaeser turns into a gauntlet for no discernible reason, grabs the crystal, and disappears with it.

You know what? He was looking pretty darn dead, there, so... Number of times someone has survived apparent certain death: 5. On a side note, the DS remake scraps the whole inexplicable "turning into a gauntlet" thing and just has him get up, grab the Crystal, and vanish.

The party reports to King Giott in the throne room.

The EasyType changes だっかんして (dakkan shite, recapture), near the end, to the more common とりもどして (torimodoshite, take back). Also note that the NA version managed to turn southwest into northwest, though it doesn't much matter at this point since there's no way to get there yet regardless, and when the time does come later on, the directions given then are correct. The DS remake also corrects this gaffe, unsurprisingly.

The party confers.

Yang quotes a saying comparable to "nothing ventured, nothing gained" that I feel should be adequately clear without further explanation. However, the EasyType replaces it with このまま　まっていても　どうにも　ならぬし (waiting around like this won't do us any good).

The EasyType replaces ごぶうん (go-buun, good fortune in a military venture) with ぶじ (buji, safety).

His daughter Luca is here too.

Anyway, there's an abusable oversight here. If Rydia casts Dejon before leaving the throne room, it warps the party back into the crystal room. The Crystal is still there since you were never meant to re-enter, and examining it gives the Dark Crystal key item, which lets you skip the entire annoying Sealed Cave dungeon later on. Interestingly, the exit works properly (as does the entrance from the other side), even though this is normally inaccessible. The EasyType nullifies this exploit by outright disabling Dejon inside the castle, and you can't cast it here in the DS remake, either.

The rest of the castle is now accessible, with treasures including a Black Belt (good for Yang) in the west tower, and a Dwarf Axe (powerful and ranged, but inaccurate) and Power Wrist in the east tower. Useful weapons to buy include the Flame Spear, plus Darkness Arrows if you need ammunition. The armor shop sells more flame armors (not useful at the moment), and more importantly, Rune Bracelets and Priest Robes and Hats, handy upgrades for mages.

Head downstairs and through the secret passage once you're prepared.

Most of the dwarf NPCs tend to elongate the vowels at the ends of their sentences like that. To me, it gives them sort of an unhurried, laid-back kind of feel.

Rubicante is another demon from Dante's Inferno, with a name that apparently means "one who grows red". Appropriate enough for fire.

There's a recovery pot right by the exit. Enjoy, and consider doing some level grinding.