My Opinion of the Keffals/Chris Chan Interview

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Just this morning, Keffals has uploaded an abridged version of his interview with Chris Chan. For those who care to view, the following is the video:

I may have indicated as much already, but when Chris Chan trails off into pseudo-spiritual babble, I mostly just trail off, assuming that he’s adding nothing of value to the discussion. But I have noticed some amount of consistency in his delusions, which indicates that he has given them some thought. Whether he sincerely believes his own bullshit, there’s at least some amount of premeditation in his spouting-off.

Having said that, when someone has a guilty conscience and therefore a motive to obfuscate, and they’re not making sense, it’s not a bad idea to ask whether their statements are truly designed to be understood.

During the interview, Chris said something revealing in a way that he probably didn’t realize. While he still vehemently denies committing the crime with his mother that he previously gave an unprompted and disturbingly detailed confession to, he stated that the crime was committed by another Chris Chan in another dimension. But this was considered important for Chris Chan to bring up, even though he denies that that other-dimensional Chris was actually himself.

For one thing, this sounds like a form of dissociation, an obvious way for Chris to cope with the guilt of committing a crime by convincing himself that the crime wasn’t really himself, but instead a different version of himself in another dimension.

What’s more, this explanation opens the gateway to potential gaslighting on the part of Chris, where Chris can attempt to convince people that their memories of Chris’ crime, and his confession to it, are actually memories that leaked from another dimension, causing us to remember things that, according to Chris, didn’t actually happen with the Chris Chan of this dimension.

Remember that Chris Chan has previously stated his belief in a “dimensional merge”. Whether he believes in it or not, it still is something that he can view as a tool to exonerate himself.

Also, at some point in the interview, Chris pivoted to talking about Donald Trump, for whom he clearly has disdain, even though nothing about Trump’s presidency or political career has had any noticeable impact on Chris, himself. Another example of how parroting left-wing talking points can melt an already weak mind.

Chris Chan also brought up Russia, making them out to be a modern-day Babylon, and in the process, sounding like so many false prophets of days gone by. He said that Putin would “fall by his own sword”. As I see it, Russia has a high likelihood of facing a collapse for some reason or another within the next few years. But the idea that Chris has any amount of special insight about it is laughable.

By the way, Chris Chan really needs to drop the whole schtick where he pretends to be Jesus Christ. Anyone of Christian background would find this grossly offensive. What’s more, Bible prophecy indicates that, when Jesus does return, the coming would be with great glory, and the entire world would become aware of Christ. This doesn’t sound like what’s happening with the author of Sonichu.

I’ve suspected previously that Chris Chan’s messiah complex was some form of malingering, an obvious attempt to further an insanity defense. Chris Chan’s insistence long after his trials indicates a sincerity in his delusion.

Chris Chan did a lot to attempt to capitalize on the discussion, wanting to convince those who block him on X that they were just going to get harassed anyway, whether they block him or not. This is, of course, shitty reasoning, as anyone aware of Chris Chan is aware that he’s the kind of guy you want to stay away from, as he tends to bring with him some unwanted attention.

Of course, Chris Chan still sees himself as the victim of his own bad reputation, which he himself did plenty to cultivate. He brought up Bluespike, even though Chris could’ve easily handled him by not responding to him. He brought up the gal-pals who were actually trolls, when he could’ve been skeptical of anyone claiming a strong interest in him in spite of never meeting him, and being scammed by multiple people with the same routine in the past.

Like many predators that have been outed, they want people to just leave the past in the past, and just pretend that they never did what they did. Because Chris can’t identify with normal people, he doesn’t comprehend how normal people handle forgiveness. If someone has had a career in grand larceny in their history, and we all collectively decide to not punish him, that doesn’t mean that we’d consider him just the same as everyone else for a position as a bank teller.

Chris Chan committed incest. While he may have avoided punishment, most people would still prefer that he not attend conventions. Especially considering that he continues to deny that he committed the crime, in spite of the evidence. We don’t want him near our kids, we don’t want him near ourselves, and we don’t want him leaving replies on our X updates.

If you’re interested in one transgender asking another transgender softball questions, the interview doesn’t disappoint. That aside, it’s plain to see that, between Chris Chan and Keffals, it’s Keffals who is operating with more intellectual horsepower. It just so happens that that horsepower is directed towards degeneracy.

The Collab Between Chris Chan and Keffals Makes Kiwi Farms Easy To Justify

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Apparently, Chris Chan is planning a collab with Keffals. This was according to Chris, as he posted the following on X:

You may know who Chris Chan is, as he is considered the most well-known of all lolcows. A couple years ago, he committed a sexual offense involving his own mother, becoming a case study in true crime, and ascending to horrorcow status.

Keffals is a bit more obscure, but perhaps far more enraging. He became known for making HRT drugs at home to sell to minors without their parent’s knowledge or consent, and ran an infamous “catboy ranch”.

The packaging for his bathtub-made HRT contains the phrase, “Keep out of reach of parents.”

Both persons are males who pretend to be women, and both hate Kiwi Farms with a passion, so it wasn’t terribly unlikely that the two would have eventually found each other.

If you’re unfamiliar with Kiwi Farms, it’s an online message board that initially focused on discussing Chris Chan, but has since pivoted to discussing the ridiculous things that social media personalities do. It’s often made out to be a hive for online bullies, and while it’s true that many of its members are unsavory individuals, I think the board as it is now can be justified. In fact, I’ll go ahead and do that now.

Suppose that arson was legal. As in, you could do it, and the law wouldn’t lay a finger on you. Would you do it?

If you’re like most people, your answer would be, “No!”. This is because most people would see arson as immoral, regardless of what the law allowed.

But suppose that, not only was arson legal, it was actually incentivized. Five dollars for each house destroyed. Odds are, most people would still refuse to do it, and would be outraged at such an incentive, if it were to exist.

However, some people would jump at the offer. “Five dollars, per? Hells yeah!” they’d scream, before getting to work. We would call such people “sociopaths”, because what little they’d have to gain is something which, in their minds, outweighs the suffering that they’d cause.

But suppose that homes were being destroyed, but rather than by acts of arson, instead through influence. Suppose that a level of abstraction separates the act that destroys the home from the home being destroyed, in such a way that allowed for plausible deniability on the part of the influencer.

The influencer might influence people to drink base liquids, eat laundry detergent, dive from moving speedboats, take prescription drugs without a prescription, idolize dangerous terrorists, make self-destructive lifestyle choices, and many, many more acts which, if people were to try them, the likely outcome is that families could be torn apart, property could be damaged, and even lives could be lost. And while all this is going on, influencers are financially rewarded just for the attention that they get.

If this were to happen, and if it were financially incentivized, would you see that as a problem?

Let’s drop the hypotheticals. After all, you probably knew what I was getting at when I brought up the influencers. The fact is, influencers do encourage destructive behaviors. These behaviors have caused damage that these influencers didn’t have to face consequences for. And yes, these influencers are being financially incentivized to accrete attention to themselves, even if the attention is through the promotion of destructive and socially corrosive ideologies and activities.

These influencers are the sociopaths who don’t give a damn what damage that they might cause for you or for anyone else, so long as they’re getting the attention that they want, and the money that they really care about.

These sociopaths are among the many influencers on social media.

They don’t have to believe what they’re saying. And they usually don’t. They don’t have to see the communities, families, or individuals whose lives they are destroying. And they couldn’t bring themselves to care. They might even convince you that they’re your friend, when in reality, your mere attention only slightly enables the transaction that is their sincere desire.

By now, you’re probably wondering what can be done about these influencers. The answer is to shine a light on them, and subject them to the ridicule and satire that is richly merited.

That’s where Kiwi Farms comes in.

If it weren’t for Kiwi Farms, deviants such as Chris Chan and Keffals would have a much easier time being the predators that they are.

And now that the two have found each other, it’s become much more important that an eye is kept on the two. Because if the two are the miscreants that they are independent of one another, just imagine what they can come up with working together.

Coach Red Pill Might Have Actually Died In Ukrainian Prison This Time

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It happened again. There’s another news story going around about how Gonzalo Lira died in Ukraine. Gonzalo Lira went by his pen name, Coach Red Pill. Remember him?

This story was brought to us by The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News. As you read through the story, you’ll probably get an idea of just how things are going for journalism in Ukraine. Anyone who has ever voiced any amount of skepticism about the war in Ukraine is made out to be pro-Russian.

In a previous post, I pointed out that Gonzalo was jailed and possibly killed in Ukraine after The Daily Beast’s Mark Hay wrote a hit piece on Gonzalo, calling him pro-Putin. At the time, Gonzalo was staying in a country where if a journalist accused someone of being pro-Putin, that’s something that can stick.

I could ask Mark Hay how he feels about this development, but the fact is, when you libel someone, it’s your desire to destroy them. You know how guitarists like those decals that read, “This machine kills fascists”? Perhaps Mark Hay would want one for his keyboard, which reads, “This device kills bloggers”.

While I’m not familiar with Gonzalo’s career, I know that when he went by the handle Coach Red Pill he was outspoken about the state of world affairs, and advocated running off to another country for safety. This was some time before the Ukraine war popped off, and the country that Gonzalo chose to run to for safety just so happened to be Ukraine.

In hindsight, that wasn’t a great choice.

There is an expression that goes like this: truth is the first casualty of war. As I see it, the truth exists independent of anyone’s acceptance of it, and survives any attempt to destroy it. There are far too many journalists who are trying to do just that. And now, a blogger who was in the wrong country at the wrong time has become another casualty in a war between one bad guy and another.

I could hardly focus.

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Forgoing a decent attempt at an intro, here’s the madness:

Honestly, I struggled to keep focus. When someone starts spouting metaphysical pseudo-spiritual psycho-babble in the same way that Chris Chan has been lately, I have a hard time staying engaged. At that point, I just assume that they don’t have anything of value to say, and my mind drifts to something I’d rather be doing. Such as playing a video game, or modifying a recipe, or even something as normally dull as watching some soap opera that my mom liked, which goes to show how long the list of things I’d rather be doing can get when I’m stretching what politeness that I have to wait for them to just finish talking so I can say, “Hey, that was something. Thanks for sharing that. Bye.”

At some point, I caught that she didn’t quite understand how to explain the gender she felt like, which sounds like she’s under-qualified to do as much as exercise simple metacognition. Because of this, I wonder whether she was really successfully stringing her sentences together, or my mind was somehow filling in the blanks in a hallucinatory manner, similar to how holes in a wall can disappear when they are covered by a blind spot.

Now, here I am pondering whether this wonder of a person can so much as operate a microwave unsupervised, or whether this task is delegated to a handler in an institution. In either case, it’s clear that she’s not wanting for something to eat.

What I did get out of the video is that some woman out there doesn’t know how to explain a gender that’s a product of her own imagination, but she’s so cocksure that she’ll assert that she still knows it better than you.

Whatever drugs she’s taking to make her happy, they seem to be working a treat.

Johnny Somali Fined 200,000 Yen

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According to Yahoo News Japan, nuisance streamer Johnny Somali has just been sentenced to a 200,000 yen fine by a Japanese court for obstruction of the operation of a business, which if you know Japanese culture, you know that that’s something that they take very seriously.

If the name Johnny Somali rings a bell, odds are, you’ve heard of the infamous Kick streamer whose routine is going to one of the most polite places in the entire world and acting like a jackass. Japan is basically what you’d get if LinkedIn was its own country.

Johnny Somali (Ismael Ramsey Khalid) was in Japan as a student, but gained infamy with his streams on Kick, which often depict him acting disruptive in public. Among his antics included trespassing on a construction site (for which he was charged, but the charge was dropped), playing loud music in public, getting into disputes with locals, loudly playing adult-rated anime on a train, taunting locals by saying “Hiroshima” and “Nagasaki”, among other antics.

Johnny Somali was largely considered a nuisance, and the Japanese seem to be happy that a court was willing to make an example out of him.

As of this posting, 200,000 yen amounts to approximately $1373.40. Which is probably a fraction of what he made with his Kick account.

I know I’m not the only one for whom a visit to Japan would be a boyhood dream. But I know what to expect while there. If you’re going to go to Japan, it’s expected of you to conform. If you don’t want to conform in an advanced and heavily-educated industrial society, then Japan isn’t the place for you.

Don’t believe me? Just last year, two people in Japan were arrested over a prank that involved double-dipping with used chopsticks into a communal container of pickled ginger.

There’s speculation on social media that Johnny Somali could be deported from Japan. But for the time being, it’s still only that: speculation. At this point, Johnny Somali has only been fined for his actions. I know that people want to see the Japanese throw the book at him. After all, his antics are infuriating. But at this point, that still hasn’t happened.

But considering the narcissism that we’ve seen out of Johnny Somali up until now, coupled with his tendency to act out on a whim, it’s likely just a matter of time.

Jews in NYC Riot Over Tunnel

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This morning, I opened up X, saw a story about Jewish tunnels in New York City, and thought, “Oh boy, now what is it?”.

Apparently, a tunnel was discovered connecting a Synagogue in NYC to a grate across the street. Since its discovery, the city proceeded to attempt to fill the tunnel up, sparking a riot among the Chabad Jews who carved the tunnel, apparently because they really liked their tunnel.

There’s a bit of misinformation going around about how the tunnel might have been built so that Jews could access their Synagogue during the Covid lockdowns, but if we’re being honest, it’s still not completely clear what purpose the tunnel served. As one might expect, the intellectual dead-ends who blame the Jews for every last problem that they have were quick to assume the worst, because of course they would.

I’ll be honest and say that I’m no expert when it comes to Judaism, but from what little I know, among the Jews, the Chabads are considered to be something of an outlier, similar to how the Mormons are viewed by the rest of Christianity. I really don’t know what kind of religious justification there could be for a tunnel going from a synagogue.

But whatever the reason may be, a bunch of people in black suits and funny hats flew into a rage at the prospect of the city of New York filling the tunnel back up.

If you wanna see, and I don’t blame you, I managed to find someone on social media that hosted a video that had an impartial tone:

Also, I’ll share this because I found the picture cute. Mozel tov mouseys!

https://twitter.com/CueBacca17/status/1744734137695744048?s=20

There’s also some disinformation about this story going around. Which is to be expected, because there is potential to defame the Jews, and there’s an excess of sub-room-temp-IQ wignats who defied the rules of natural selection to survive to the point that wireless internet can be set up for them, with the rest of us probably paying for it in some way. Dispelling disinformation is not my job, and if it was, it’d be a full time job, and probably wouldn’t pay enough considering the muck one would have to sift through. Among these is the claim that the tunnel led to an elementary school across the street, and was used to expedite a child-trafficking ring.

So, I entered “Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters” on Google Maps to check to see whether an elementary school was, in fact, across the street from the Synagogue. This is what I found:

All one really had to do was check Google Maps and see for themselves that there’s no elementary school across the street from the Synagogue in question. If you fell for the lie, then the world must be a scary and confusing place for you. Which it is for the rest of us, but perhaps much more so for you.

As for what the tunnel was really about, I suppose we’ll find out from much brighter people in the days ahead. But considering the sheer number of Jewish facilities in the area, I suspect that they wanted an access tunnel, and went ahead and carved one out without the city’s permission. Which is irresponsible, considering the danger of sinkholes and the possibility of a tunnel collapse. I know that crossing the street can be quite an inconvenience in a place like New York City, but carving a tunnel is quite the investment of time, itself.

If you can think of a conspiracy theory involving Jewish tunnels that actually sounds intelligent, please share in the comments. I’m still yet to hear one.

Why Biden Takes the Jan 6 Riot So Seriously

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It’s now been over three years since the riot that took place at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan 6, 2021. Since then, the left has taken to memorializing the event as a threat to democracy, and Biden himself has incessantly referenced it, including in his latest campaign ad.

No wonder Trump was such an effective real estate mogul, what with his ability to live rent-free in people’s heads.

It’s obvious that to the Biden administration the Capitol riot was no ordinary riot, even if all evidence points to it not being the deliberate insurrection that the left has made it out to be, but instead a demonstration that escalated to a level that was not originally intended.

What is it about the Jan 6 Capitol riot that gets under Biden’s skin? What follows is speculation about what might be happening with Biden’s thinking.

When a person would become President of the United States, they undergo a slight change in their thinking. They’ll begin comparing themselves to previous presidents.

While it’s true that there have been protests against the policy positions of previous American presidents, the Capitol riot was the first of its kind, in that people showed up in the thousands to resist the very certification of a man who supposedly had the support of the majority. While it’s true that the protesters don’t represent everybody, they acted on the frustrations of a significant portion of the electorate who believed that they weren’t being represented.

Again, this type of protest was unprecedented in its kind, and grand in scale. What’s more, it was a direct challenge to the Biden administration.

It seems as though a vast majority of people who would run for public office has at least a slight amount of narcissism. Seeing as though Biden has held office for roughly five decades, there’s higher potential for narcissism. In the eyes of a narcissist, they must be loved by most reasonable people, and anyone who would not love them must be unreasonable. This may be playing into how Biden has been coping with the Capitol riot: by making Democracy itself out to be in danger, and making himself out to be a hero, fighting the good fight. In this narcissistic fantasy, the people who don’t accept him must be acting out of malice or ignorance.

After all, to know a narcissist is to love one.

However, an American president doesn’t just compare himself to other American presidents, he compares himself to other world leaders, particularly other influential leaders like those who lead countries such as China, Russia, India, Japan, Germany, and the U.K., just to name a few examples. And, as it so happens, it’s rare for leaders of those countries to see such strong opposition to their leadership, particularly on a day as significant as the certification (or respective ceremony) of their particular appointments.

When you understand this, you understand why Joe Biden and his administration are as insecure as they are.

And, as a further blow to his pride, the candidate that serves as the spiritual representative of the frustrations against the Biden administration is the current frontrunner of the opposing political party, and it’s not even close. And this has occurred in spite of every petty legal obstruction that’s been waged against him, and every attempt to make him out to be an enemy of democracy.

In fact, if the upcoming election were to be held tomorrow, it’s likely that Donald Trump would win. If this were to happen, Joe Biden’s pride would be dealt the cruelest stroke. This would mean that the public, after hearing everything that he had to say about his opponent and his constituency, still sided against Biden. At that point, what would he have left?

While this was speculation, I think it’s reasonable to consider when pondering just what it is about the Jan 6 Capitol riot that Joe Biden seems to take so personally. I’m a bit concerned, because as history has shown us abundantly, when men of power are insecure, they tend to turn to desperate methods.

Personally, I think that this election year is going to be interesting. It’s obvious that there’s a whole lot of pride at stake. I’ve said before that in order for democracy to work, each side needs to see their opposition as legitimate. Both major factions have room to develop as far as that goes, and it doesn’t help that there are people all over who wouldn’t make that easy.

While people ascribe huge significance to the presidency, as I see it, his power should be limited to the point that it shouldn’t make much difference who he is. People should care more about local government, as that can make a far bigger impact on their lives. What’s more, other representatives are significant, considering that if one political party does not control all branches of government, they can’t just push through whatever they want.

Here’s hoping that cooler heads prevail, but to be honest, it’s hard to tell which ones those would be.

Goofball Finds Support For Israel In Fast Food Wrapper

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You’re not ready for this. You’re about to laugh the hardest you have laughed in a long time.

You sitting down? Here we go:

As much as I’d like to believe that this was all some act, I know that people like this actually exist. When you’ve had a job in which you have to interact with the public, you see many different kinds.

But this is truly special. Here’s the kind of person who listens to a televangelist, and thinks that the sermon had some kind of special, hidden message that was intended specifically for them. The kind of person who makes financial decisions based on horoscopes, and names their kids after the first name they hear after turning on the radio, because fuck any chance they could have at living normal.

“Wow. What does that resemble?” Could it be the McDonald’s logo? A helpful reminder of where you just spent your money? The icon to blame for making you fat?

The moment you heard the woman say, “This is in support of Israel.”, you couldn’t see the guy’s face, but you could hear it drop. I know that wage slaves are under enormous pressure to maintain a veneer of professionalism, but I can’t imagine any manager out there would fault him for saying, “Are you serious?”

But you heard her tone, she was as totes cereal as a sack of processed grains at the supermarket.

What are the odds that two basic colors used on fast food packaging could coincidentally resemble the colors of Israel’s flag? So low that, according to the people who put watermelons in their X posts because the colors are similar to the colors of the Palestinian flag, it couldn’t be a coincidence, and must necessarily indicate support for the state of Israel.

I get the fact that stupid people believe in synchronicities to help them cope with the fact that they’re going to die someday, and that there is nothing special about them, but it’s time to keep it real: belief in synchronicities can destroy your mind. And the above video has shown us a great example.

Dude No Longer Has Free Wi-Fi, Complains To Neighbor

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Sometimes, a guy with a screw loose will come right up to you, and surprise you with what they say. This is one of those times.

A man visited his neighbor complaining that he put a password on his wi-fi, so he can no longer use it for free. And the exchange was caught on video:

I can say first of all that, depending on where you live, it may be illegal to access your neighbors wi-fi without their permission, even if it’s not password-protected.

Second, while it’s great that the man learned well enough to put a password on his wi-fi, he’s probably got some double-digit IQ datasec practices if it took him two years to figure out that that it’s a good idea, and only arrived at that determination after hearing advice. Wi-fi has been widespread for about two decades, and its best practices have been pretty well-established. I can imagine that he’s still yet to use a VPN or ad-blocking software.

Now, let’s get to the heart of the issue at hand. A man has been using another man’s wi-fi for free, without permission. And he’s been doing it for so long and justifying it with his own flawed reasoning that when he suddenly had to do without, he feels slighted.

So, what does he do? He goes up to his neighbor and complains about it, and two worlds collide.

I can only imagine what the guy has been doing with his neighbor’s wi-fi that caused it to slow down to the point that it’s become noticeable. Perhaps he’s been downloading the latest Final Fantasy games in a handful of European languages, not because he has any intention of actually playing them, but because if he’s going to do something so illegal, he may as well go for the gusto.

Of course, we can appreciate just how goofy a guy is that he doesn’t seem to understand how wi-fi works. He knows well enough how to hook up to an unsecured network, but seems to think it’s location based, as though one device on a network can’t tax bandwidth if it’s used outside of one’s personal property. I get the idea that the guy may have had some help connecting.

While the guy suggests a couple solutions to his new lack of access to wi-fi, I have a better one: stop being so cheap and get your own ISP.

Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness Walkthrough Part 7: Black Whistle

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Back to Part 6: Moon Whistle (Part 2)

Now that you’re a Black Whistle, a lot more options open up. For one thing, you can now fast travel up to the 5th layer. What’s more, you can now fast travel from the 3rd and 4th Layers, too. It also costs less Health and Fullness to fast travel.

Now that you can fast travel from layer 4, you can also complete the Nanachi quests more quickly. What’s more, by fishing Hamashirama in the 5th Layer, you’ll no longer be stuck on the one requiring Hamashirama Meat. While you’re at it, you can take a quick trip to the Hidden Hot Spring to take some more relics up with you as you fast travel back up. The relics that Nanachi gives as rewards are usually those that you can find on the 5th layer. You’ll want to hold on to some, as you’ll need at least 5 of each, for a reason we’ll get into later.

Eventually, you’ll reach Nanachi’s Quest 10, in which Nanachi requests 3 Horizontal Layer Board, 5 Vertical Layer Board, and 5 Fox Bone. If you’ve been stocking up on relics, this shouldn’t be much problem. The reward for this one is Nanachi’s Helmet. There seems to be an oversight which allows you to go through the quests again and eventually get another Nanachi’s Helmet. So, unless this gets patched, you can get two.

I understand that a lot of fans are going to want to wear Nanachi’s Helmet on principle. For its weight, it offers some decent defense, and has three equip slots. However, it doesn’t have a light, and takes a lot of time and effort to get to. Personally, I prefer Hablog’s Hat at this point, but if you’ve gotten Nanachi’s Helmet, you’ve earned the right to wear it.

You have more options with your skill points. As usual, you can increase the weight capacity of your backpack so you can take more of that sweet loot back with you at a time. But I highly recommend Skinner, because that will double what you get from fallen primeval creatures, including what you fish up. This is huge.

Armor upgrades from 4-Star Items include the Bone set and the EX Warm set, and Relic Synthesis (Mid Class) grants High level relic weapons that will make some bosses much easier, and a new High relic armor set.

Guild HQ has more quests. Accept them all. Even if you don’t complete them, there’s nothing to lose in accepting them.

The Supply Shop has two new sets of armor: the Feather set and the Agile set. There’s also new weapons. The Caravan Fleet has a new set of armor as well, the EX Warm set. There are a couple new charms.

As for which armor I recommend, I’d say go for the Feather set. You don’t get to upgrade it until you get to White Whistle, but when you get there, you’ll be able to upgrade it to an armor set with an excellent combination of defensive ability to weight. Ambitious players may go for the Relic (High) set, but they’re an upgrade of an upgrade, which is a lot of trouble to go to for something that’ll just become obsolete when you reach the final rank.

Or, if you’re thinking ahead and you’re sure you want the best Relic armor when it becomes available, you could instead go for the Agile set. Once you reach White Whistle, the set can be upgraded again to the Agile (Black) set, then upgraded again to the Relic (Special) set. What you go for depends on whether you prefer high defense or more room in your bag.

But the most noteworthy of the Caravan items is the Type 4 Energy Rations, the best food item in the game. They’re light, and restore lots of Health, Fullness, and Energy. The main drawback is that they’re expensive, but it becomes easier to stock up on them with time.

At Laffi’s Shop, there’s a quest that has Hablog’s Hat as a reward. It’s actually not a bad hat, so if you already have the Feather or Agile hat, you might want to chest it until White Whistle, when you can upgrade them. You’re also rewarded with the Hamashirama Pot recipe, which Nanachi loves, and is not a bad recipe to go with until you have an easier time swinging Type 4 Energy Rations.

Laffi also starts selling Zutsugi Root, which you had no problem gathering, anyway. Yay.

Now, onward to adventure!

Near the entrance of the 4th Layer, in the Goblets of Giants, a sidequest opens up which initiates if you draw close to the purple exclamation point. There is a strong boss here, so if you’re not ready for it, you can avoid it by walking along the edge of the platform its on.

OPTIONAL BOSS: Orb Piercer
This battle works basically like any other Orb Piercer, in that it has only one attack, with a ridiculously distant area of effect. The emergency dodge is the only thing that seems effective to avoid it, but not always. Perhaps you have to dodge in a certain direction, like backwards. It does a lot of damage, and causes a special poison condition that does a lot of damage at a time. If you strike its face, you cause a moment of recoil. If you follow it up with one more well-timed strike, you might deny it an opportunity to attack, which is kind of cheesy, but still requires some timing.

The prize for winning is a Thousand-Men Wedge, but you’re expected to return it to Guild HQ, and when you bring it there, you lose it. But if you have it equipped to a piece of armor when you go to the Guild HQ, they won’t take it, but the quest will still count as completed, anyway. This Thousand-Men Wedge stacks with the one you get from Ozen, so if you have both equipped, you do HUGE damage with even weak weapons, but your Fullness drops much faster. So, don’t leave them equipped if you don’t plan on fighting for a while.

At some point, Jiruo will ask to go with you to Ozen at Seeker Camp. With fast travelling, this becomes trivial.

To initiate your Main quest, just climb down into the 5th Layer’s Sea of Corpses 1 to initiate a cutscene. Then your new Main quest becomes Head to Ido Front.

You’ll probably like the 5th Layer. The relics here are really valuable, the creatures here, while dangerous, are easy to avoid, and the map layout is easy to comprehend. What’s more, the Swarm Shockers (Blue) that spawn in when you spend a lot of time in one area aren’t aggressive, so you can take your time fishing if that’s what you’re up for.

There are certain spots in areas like Sandy Ice Area 1 which are large, round, and flat, and might start to crack with a little walking on them. If this happens, get off of them. If they break, Stingerheads will emerge, and if you’re right on the center when it breaks, it’s an immediate Expedition Failed.

In the northeast part of Hail Jail, near the pond, there is an optional boss that has a random chance of spawning with each dive.

OPTIONAL BOSS: Interference Device #5
There’s really not much to this boss. If you’re using the strongest Relic gun, you might defeat it pretty quickly, especially if you’re at a high level. This boss has a chance of respawning with each dive, which is great considering its potential rewards. Upon defeat, it will reward you with random relics. Most of them are relics that you could obtain from the other layers, but you have a small chance of obtaining more Thousand-Men Wedges this way. There is also a small chance of obtaining a Star Compass, which isn’t that great, but it’s the only way to obtain Star Compass in this game, which might matter to you if you’re a completionist. To save scum for the relic you want, first determine whether this boss appears on the current dive. If so, restart from an auto save, then use a mail balloon right before initiating this battle, for convenience.

Ido Front can be accessed by going from Sea of Corpses 1 to Sea of Corpses 2 to Eternal Garden to Hail Jail to Sandy Ice Area 1 to Ido Front. There, you can enter Ido Front Internal.

This is it; it’s time to confront the Sovereign of Dawn, Bondrewd the Novel. If you remember everything you’ve heard about him, you might think that Bondrewd is some kind of monster. As it turns out, he’s worse than you might have thought: He has a fetch quest for you.

Five each of Maze Twine, Double-Bell Ball, and Spiraling Heat Stone. If you’ve been doing the Nanachi quests, you’ll have a slight head-start. Each of these are relics that you can find in the 5th Layer. If you’re down to the last two and are getting frustrated looking for the last ones, you can resume from an autosave if a sparkling red ore near an autosave didn’t give a relic you wanted.

Once you have all the relics you need, you need to bring them all to Bondrewd in Ido Front Internal. They’re heavy, so you’ll want room for them. You’ll also want to be combat ready, because a fight begins once you return to Bondrewd, relics in hand.

BOSS: Bondrewd the Novel
If you have at least one Thousand Man Pin equipped, this battle will probably be too easy, and you could probably just finish it up by running up to Bondrewd and swinging away until he stops doing mean stuff. Otherwise, you’re going to want to have relic weapons and plenty of healing items. If you hate quicktime events, you’re going to want to finish him quickly, because one of Bondrewd’s attacks, Gangway, can hit you anywhere you’re standing, and can only be avoided by quicktime event. His melee attack is a swing from his tail, which has a decent range. He also has a ranged attack, Far Caress, which begins as a dark sphere surrounding your character, which then shrinks around them. You can avoid this with Emergency Dodge. Once you’ve done enough damage, a quicktime event initiates in which you must mash a button. Fail it, and the battle continues with Bondrewd gaining a little more HP. Otherwise, you’ve won.

Once Bondrewd is defeated, you’re rewarded with two items: Prushka’s Hat and a replica of Bondrewd’s whistle. The hat is probably lighter and provides less defense than what you might be wearing, and doesn’t have a light. It’s more of a trophy item than a practical equip. As for the whistle, it increases arm and leg injury resistance when equipped to a piece of armor. Not bad.

But it’s not over yet, because there’s one more battle. It’s up to you to prepare or face the final boss, head on. If you’re ready, proceed from Ido Front Internal to The Altar.

FINAL BOSS: Tiare
Tiare is your size, and he’ll run about, trying to draw close with his hatchet. He uses a combo attack similar to the way you can if you’ve been spending Skill points on your weapon. He can also unleash a burst of energy that radiates in all directions, with little warning. The plus side to this is that after the attack is complete, you get a huge opportunity to attack. Like with Bondrewd, once you’ve whittled his health down, a quicktime event initiates in which you have to mash a button. If you fail it, the battle resumes, with Tiare regaining a little bit of health. If you succeed, the battle is over, and you’ve won.

After the battle ends, you’ll obtain a Life-Reverberating Stone, but you’ll need to approach the pod to gain the benefits associated with becoming a White Whistle. Doing so will make the credits roll.

Once the credits roll, you’ll get to save the game, and can resume from this Clear Data on the surface as a White Whistle. You’ll also have a replica of Lyza’s White Whistle in your inventory. This can be equipped to a piece of armor to increase your critical hit rate.

Congratulations on becoming a White Whistle!

For those who might become adventurers, there is a choice: Death, or unfulfilled longing. Which one is more dreadful? For those who are adventurers, the choice is already made. What awaits those for whom even death is not a deterrent? That is decided by the adventurers.

To Part 8: White Whistle