FOREWORD DON'T READ THIS WALKTHROUGH IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISH SCENARIO MODE This is a walkthrough in normal campaign mode. My friends told me that writing a complete walkthrough is certainly not a good idea. They warned me that I should left somethings for you to discover. Unlike other informative FAQs, don't expect it is a in-depth FAQ. Actually there is no sure-win tactics in VMJ. I don't even have a chance to write a complete FAQ for expert mode (I haven't beat it yet). I will try to give you some hints for each battle and list out what is important in the battlefield. The campaign mode in standard kit is somehow simpler. CONTENT It is also scenario mode. Stories about 8 main characters are quite different. However, there are still many common points. I will try to explain what is happening during the game since someone may not know Japanese or Chinese. Remember that this is a huge scenario with 8 different versions. So I am here just want to explain you the story briefly. The story is based on that of bright side summoners. e.g. Momosuke, Rorenso, Setsuha. 2 female summoners partially fit in this category. Moreover, you can expect the stories about Himika, Rokurou are very unique. What are the difference between beginner, easy, normal, hard mode? For beginner mode, you are granted 10 - 15 levels over your opponent. Your character begins with level 11. For easy mode, you are granted around 5 levels over your opponent. Your character begins with level 5. For normal mode, your opponents have approximately the same level as your character. Your character begins with level 1. For hard mode, your opponents always have 5 levels advantage over you. Your character begins with level 1. Give you some more idea here. For beginner mode, Last battle : yours lv 50 vs enemy lv 33 For hard mode, Last battle : yours lv 40 vs enemy lv 45 At the beginning, your character does not know any spells expect their custom spells. You got 4 soul items (balance toy, glass crane, oil lamp, tinkle bell) initially, so you can summon Kukuritsuzumi, Suikaku, Leimyoutou and Nagami. Once you beat one map, your character will be promoted by 1 level. You also gain a trophy, either a spell scroll, or a soul item, or possibly none in certain maps. Your opponents are fixed for each map in campaign mode. Their level, summoning skills and magic skills depend on what difficulty you have chosen and whether you are playing in standard kit or power up kit. I will not list those information in this FAQ. It is too tedious. You can always read that information during your game. Chapter 1 - Eastern Japan After a long travel, you finally arrived in the capital of shogunate. Kiri, the female ninja, invited you to the Great Yamato temple. She said that you were the chosen one by the elder in the Great Kagura temple. She did not explain the detail and you just followed her and thought that it should be a good trip. There are 5 maps opened for you to choose. A recommended play sequence as follows. Musashi (Rorenso), Awa (Takuwan), Izu (Kikuka), Kai (Setsuha), Suruga (Rokurou) Kikuka, Setsuha, Rokurou have more soul items. Musashi opponent : Rorenso trophy in standard kit : thunder drum (Wakatsuraishi) trophy in power up kit : thunder drum (Wakatsuraishi) Story : Rorenso, a traveler from outside, met you. He discovered that you were also a summoner. He would like to practise his summoning skills with you. Kiri agreed, she thought that it should be a good training. After the battle, he said that he will continue his training and battled you again. (Note that if you choose Rorenso to play, you will face a fake Rorenso. He will attack you without giving you a reason. After the fight, he will hear a voice from an old man. The old man will satisty with his performance. Similar holds if you choose a character as same as that chosen by computer) battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 0/10) Exceptionally easy! Rorenso does not have magic stones supply at all. But be careful of his "Ura Emma", it is range 4. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 1/10) Easy battle, use Nagami to pick up magic stones and your character advances. Awa opponent : Takuwan trophy in standard kit : Dharma doll (Dearuma) trophy in power up kit : Dharma doll (Dearuma) Story : Takuwan, the muscular monk, asked (begged) you for money. Kiri discovered that he was the infamous cheater. The fight simply began. After he lost, he retreated and wanted a dinner and sleep. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 0/10) There are 7 magic stones surrounded you, and Takuwan has only 1. Do you expect you will lose? Beware of his mighty range attack, and victory is yours. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 2/10) There are much of water in the map. Suikaku and Otodogyuuki rules this map. Beware of Takuwan's range attack. If you have Otodogyuuki, you may find that he is very useful in guarding magic stone even he is not in water. Izu opponent : Kikuka trophy in standard kit : stone carving lion (Kinoozuno) trophy in power up kit : ox's head shaped stone (Otodogyuuki) Story : Kikuka, daughter of an overlord, blocked your way. She got angry since you called her a little girl. After you taught her a lesson, she was upset and ran away with tear. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 1/10) You have 3 magic stones initially (use Nagami to capture them all). With this advantage over her, this battle is quite easy. Notice that Kikuka can summon Wakatsuraishi. In this stage, you may not find a good superior to him. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 3/10) Nearly symmetrical map. Nagami from enemy camp is very trouble since Leimyoutou can not move across the river. Kai opponent : Setsuha trophy in standard kit : dark bottle gourd (Midorosuiko) trophy in power up kit : dark bottle gourd (Midorosuiko) Story : Setsuha, the immigrant monk, discovered that you had quite many soul items, so he challenged you. After the battle, Kiri and you were discussing the rare beast hiding behind Setsuha. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 1.5/10) If you have Wakatsuraishi, you can try to steal his magic stones. Notice that time is kept to be sunset/sunrise in this map. Both Kinoozuno and Wakatsuraishi cannot fight in their full power. There are many detours in the map. It may take you some time until you reach Setsuha. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 2/10) That is a map where Otodogyuuki rules as there is a water path covering the whole map. Setsuha will hide behind the plants use Wakatsuraishi to deal with him. Suruga opponent : Rokurou trophy in standard kit : wooden figure (Tamanoutena) trophy in power up kit : wooden figure (Tamanoutena) Story : Rokurou, the ninja master, appeared. Kiri did not know him and she warned you talking with a ninja was a waste of time. After he lost, he retreated. He then talked with a strange man and asked for his pay. He told the strange man that you had quite a potential to be a excellent summoner. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 3/10) Your enemy is a ninja. The battle is not so easy. Beware that he may be fast enough to give you 2 hits before you can counterattack. Wakatsuraishi is very useful there. Summon him even it is at night. Nagami is useless in this map as she cannot swim. Wakatsuraishi has magical range attack so he can attack Kukuritsuzumi from shore. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 3/10) Neglect the first 3 magic stones and rush to the center of map. And then use Otodogyuuki to grab magic stones on your left; Nagami to grab magic stones at the bottom; Midorosuiko and Suikaku to heal and cure. The battle would be very easy. After 5 matches, you met Momosuke, the semi-final boss of Chapter 1. Mikawa opponent : Momosuke trophy in standard kit : scroll of god of luck (spell Fukunokami) trophy in power up kit : plastic model of bream dinner (Jakoudai) Story : It was the first time you met Momosuke. His blade was talkative and rude, and you did not realize that you actually talked to the living blade not him. It made you angry and you was going to beat him. (It flirt with Shuren; It claim it will tear the lovely pet of Setsuha apart etc) After the battle, you eventually discovered that the dirty words were from his blade, not him. He told you he decided to go to Owari and save the captured girls. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 0.5/10) There are many magic stones near you but not him. He may send his best thieves to monkey around but your guard dogs are ready to bite. Dearuma is the right magic stone hunter in this round. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 4.5/10) A symmetrical water map. There are few floatstones on water so Tamanoutena can stand on them and fire. Expect to see many Suikaku and Kukuritsuzumi playing hide-and-seek there. You and Kiri arrived Owari. That is final boss of Chapter 1. Owari opponent : Gamon trophy in standard kit : none trophy in power up kit : scroll of god of luck (spell Fukunokami) Story : You saw an altar. Mary Lu and Gamon prepared to offer sacrifices to the gods in order to own the power of Falling Stars. Was that simple? After you beat Gamon, you told him that he was fooled by Mary Lu. He did not give up and ran away. And then you saved all the girls. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) Unlike the summoners you fighted before, Gamon knows every summoning skills which you have learn. You have 3 magic stones initially but the key point is how to get the magic stones on two side. The main difficulty here is that he can shoot down every magic stone grabbers from your camp easily. Remember that if you do not advance and let him do so, you must fail your mission. Try to use Tamanoutena (attack 12) to drive him back and Wakatsuraishi (move 6) to grab magic stones. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 5.5/10) You match Gamon in a plain terrain with few of barriers. Remember that he has a range 7 attack. Standing on your original magic stones and summon lots of Nagami to capture magic stones. Always make sure you have much more MP than him. Chapter 2 - Rain in shadow Omi opponent : Momosuke trophy in standard kit : snow white hairbrush (Yukinago) trophy in power up kit : stone carving lion (Kinoozuno) Story : Okay, you met Momosuke again. He was very upset since he failed to save the captured girls. You did it for him and you were merely a girl. To encourage him, you decided to have a match on him. (You might face your fake once again. If you won, you will hear the voice from the old man again. By the way, if you choose a male character, Momosuke will be fooled by Mary Lu. He think you are the bad guy who captured all girls and fights you.) battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 1.5/10) You are fighting in a small indoor battlefield and you should avoid direct combat to him. The fast mover liked Wakatsuraishi and Dearuma have advantages in this map. Wakatsuraishi is especially useful since he has an occur type magic attack. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) Small indoor map. This map is symmetrical. You have one more magic stone than your opponent only. Jakoudai rules this map since earth natials are too weak in this stage. Jakoudai is strong enough to foil heaven units as well. Yamato opponent : Himika trophy in standard kit : sproll of ghost flame (spell onibi) trophy in power up kit : white feather fan (Byakuusen) Story : Finally, you arrived the Great Yamato temple. Himika welcomed you. She requested a fight with you to show you were not show-off. After the battle, she said that the elder was not in the Great Yamato temple but she knowed where the elder was. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 3/10) Another indoor map. There are many magic stones in the rooms. You should send Dearuma to grab them because her Kinoozuno are really trouble. Himika has plenty of MP. It is not difficult to see a summoning of Yukinago. Be prepared that you do not have an effective earth fighter yet at this stage. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6/10) Another indoor map, nearly fair play. There are 12 rooms and each room has several one hex-width passageways and one magic stone. Wakatsuraishi rules this map, since they have ocurr type magic attack and they can pass through chokepoints. In contrast to Wakatsuraishi, Kinoozuno's gunshot would be blocked by the well and chokepoints you placed. There are 4 maps opened to you. A recommended play sequence as follows. Kii (Shuren), Wakasa (Kikuka), Inaba (Rorenso), Tanba (Rokurou) Rokurou has more scrolls and summoning skills. Kii opponent : Shuren trophy in standard kit : lucky cat porcelain (Yakushakaibyou) trophy in power up kit : red bronze tea pot (Yorozumitama) Story : Did you remember the strange man with special hair style? You met him in the first time. Kiri seemed to know him. Behind him was a shy girl. She had her first travel to Japan and she was also a summoner. The man sugguested a match between you and she. After the match, she told you why she was there. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 3/10) Time is kept to be "dim". It is a symmetrical battlefield. This map does not contain water terrain. Maybe Shuren is a extreme good swimmer but don't neglect that she is also a fast runner. By the way, Shuren tends to summon more water natials than the others. It could be her fatalness weak point. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6.5/10) A map filled with water. It show you how Shuren rules in water. Byakuusen works very well in this map, she can protect your Suikaku. Suikaku can protect her from the assault of Otodogyuuki as well. If you are careful enough, you may discover that there are 2 more magic stones on computer side. Wakasa opponent : Kikuka trophy in standard kit : disk of highest wisdom (Asuraomote) trophy in power up kit : lucky cat porcelain (Yakushakaibyou) Story : You met Kikuka again. She was there searching something interesting to play. While she saw you, she got angry since you suggested she to go home. After the fight, she ran away with tear again. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 3.5/10) Time is kept to be "dim". That battlefield is nearly symmetrical. Yes, you have only a few advantages over her. There is a lake containing 5 magic stones. Yakushakaibyou should be very helpful but you may not have it yet. Kikuka should have enough MP to cast her Ikusahime in this stage. Be prepared. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 4.5/10) Unlike standard kit, it is an outdoor map. All magic stones are located in water. Summoners are put on a small island. Since there are plenty of magic stones, Kikuka have many chances to use her custom spell. Inaba opponent : Rorenso trophy in standard kit : scroll of Yama (spell Emma) trophy in power up kit : snow white hairbrush (Yukinago) Story : You met Rorenso. After the training, he wanted a match with you again. After the fight, he told you that he was terribly dejected by what he saw in Japan. He hoped he could do somethings for Japan. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 4/10) A dim map. You have definite advantage on magic stones but your enemy have advantage on terrain. Yukinago, Kinoozuno, Tamanoutena are his main forces. Tamanoutena is a frustrating enemy. His projectile attack range is extremely terrible when he is on the top of hill. More importantly, he is a flyer so he can hit and run. Dearuma is your first magic stone grabber. Yakushakaibyou is your bomber. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) A rectangular indoor map. It is filled with rain water but not all magic stones are under water. Yakushakaibyou is your best magic stones hunter and he find a new challenger - Byakuusen in power up kit. 2 new members in power up kit are very active here. Tanba opponent : Rokurou trophy in standard kit : red bronze tea pot (Yorozumitama) trophy in power up kit : disk of highest wisdom (Asuraomote) Story : Rokurou challenged you by unknown reason. After beating him, you found that he was actually sent by Mary Lu. Since Rokurou failed his mission, Mary Lu refused to pay him his money. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 4/10) A dim map. You have advantage on magic stones. Beware of the suicidal attacks from his camp (Asuraomote and Kukuritsuzumi). The ninja never hesitates to use this tactic to stop your advance and capture the magic stones with his quickness legs. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6.5/10) You have a bit advantages over Rokurou. It is a map with no water. There are plenty of magic stones near you. Summon Nagami to get them all. Rokurou is at the top of hill initially. He will approach you in no time, and his archers will guard him from the hill. After beating 4 maps, you will be guided to Naruto. The highest in the Great Kagura temple should be there. She is the boss of chapter 2. Naruto opponent : Miroku trophy in standard kit : none trophy in power up kit : sproll of ghost flame (spell onibi) Story : You eventually found her in a thatched cottage. Before explaining everything to you, she wanted to have a test on your strength. After the test, she told you the stories about Muu and Himika. Both of them were orphans and fostered by the Great Yamato temple. She taught them dance and spiritism. Muu was her talent student but she left the Great Kagura temple in some day. Miroku thought Muu should somewhat relate to Falling Stars. Maybe Muu were giving an evil plan to cause another Falling Stars. You were the chosen one to prevent this even greater calamity coming to Japan. Fortunately, in order to unleash the full power of Falling Stars, one must own a priceless artifact named the Crying Evil Mask. This artifact was kept safely in the great Izumo temple. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 3/10) A dim map. Although it is a boss map, it is not very difficult. You have definite advantage on magic stones. Of course, Miroku has lots of abilities as she is a boss. In the begining, you should advance first and let Nagami pick up the magic stones near your initial position. Don't afraid of her high class natials, you should concentrate on getting magic stones. She has move 2 only, so she is impossible to match your quickness. Easy battle! battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) Unlike the map in standard kit. This map is not very easy. However, it is still easier than the map you played before in power up kit. Since you are at the top of hill, there are no reasons not to summon the archers. Strongly recommend Tamanoutena. He is your right marksman. Miroku rarely moves, she is just sitting there and concentrates on summoning. Don't think this is a easy battle. You have to prevent your enemy in getting too many magic stones. Chapter 3 - Alley under sandy wind You had a new journal toward the great Izumo temple. Before getting to this temple, you wandered over 5 different places. There are 5 maps for you to choose. A recommended play sequence as follows. Mimasaka (Takuwan), Awaji (Shuren), Bizen (Mary Lu), Bitchu (Himika), Bingo (Setsuha) Mary Lu, Setsuha, Himika are stronger than the others. Mimasaka opponent : Takuwan trophy in standard kit : tight binding headgear (Tieseiteikun) trophy in power up kit : tight binding headgear (Tieseiteikun) Story : You met Takuwan again. He asked for your new soul items this time. The fight was unavoidable. After finishing him, he shouted you that you should sell your soul items to help poor people. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) The battles become tougher beginning from chapter 3. This map is basically symmetrical. Magic stones are dispersed in the whole map. To capture magic stones, there will be a tough choice between Nagami and Wakatsuraishi. Takuwan will use Wakatsuraishi as his main forces. The best superior to him is Tieseiteikun which is actually a trophy after beating this map. You have no choice but summon the guard dogs althrough they are not good at guerrilla warfare. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 4.5/10) This map contains forest and water only. All 12 magic stones are located under the lake in central position of map. Straightforward battle. Awaji opponent : Shuren trophy in standard kit : globefish shaped stove (Rante) trophy in power up kit : globefish shaped stove (Rante) Story : You found her near a lake. She requested a battle with you as she lost in the previous battle against you. Although she was well trained and she was confident of her abilities in water, she lost again. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 4.5/10) Don't be fooled by the story. You do not necessarily step into water. Most of the magic stones are on the ground. However, it does not mean that Shuren is easy to beat in this round. It may be the first place to show your Tieseiteikun. The main use of him is to catch the magic stone thieves. Believe me or not, Tieseiteikun is the most useful fire natials especially in earlier stages. (Kinoozuno is the second best to me) battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 4.5/10) There are very few of water terrains in this map but all magic stones are put inside water. You cannot use your usual heaven units to get magic stone. Strongly recommend Yorozumitama to do this important task. Bizen opponent : Mary Lu trophy in standard kit : decorative ship (Kaichoufukusen) trophy in power up kit : decorative ship (Kaichoufukusen) Story : It was time to punish Mary Lu. (If you choose Rorenso, there would be a great debate between them.) Mary Lu believed that Shogunate should no longer rule Japan. It brought only hardship to japanese. Of course, you did not agree that simply by the fact that you did not want further wars. You fought and then she escaped after she lost. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) There is a lake at the center of map. It is time to show your Rante. The map looks symmetrical but Mary Lu has move 3 only. Yorozumitama is your magic stones grabber there. Beware that Mary Lu is a healer, so try to finish any damaged enemies who is starting to flee. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 4.5/10) There is a lake at the center of map and all magic stones are located on the shore. Put at least one Rante in water. It is a very strong unit in this map as there are nearly no barriers in the map. Bitchu opponent : Himika trophy in standard kit : bronze bell (Nailrioujou) trophy in power up kit : bronze bell (Nailrioujou) Story : You met Himika. She was upset by what had done by her sister. She was going to find Muu. Hopefully, she could stop her sister's madness. She wanted a training since you since she now believed you were the real summoner. You fought and continued your way. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5.5/10) This map is nearly symmetrical. Who gets the magic stones located at the center, who is the winner. To terrify your opponents, your should consider Asuraomote. (learnt from the ninja) Hopefully, Himika is not very fast. If you manage to rule the central battlefield, victory is near. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) This map favours your side a bit. Magic stones are scattered. Separation between magic stone and magic stone is around 4. That means you should use Nagami. There is no water here, so you can rely on Jakoudai. Bingo opponent : Setsuha trophy in standard kit : coral chest box (Nootsh) trophy in power up kit : scroll of Yama (spell Emma) Story : Setsuha was a fanatical soul items collector. Once you showed your new soul items to him. He got fever and started to speak to oneself with self-complacency. His pet tried to stop him but it was no use. At last, you agreed to have a match on him to show whose soul monsters were better. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) A plain terrain with plenty of magic stones. It will be a magic stones stealing contest. Nagami, Dearuma, Tieseiteikun are all ready and set. Don't forget your hard earned Kaichoufukusen. It can heal and do the same important job as mentioned before. Althrough Setsuha is a flyer, he don't have any advantages in this terrain. However. you should be careful since he knows many of summoning skills. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6.5/10) You are put on a hill where is far away from majority of magic stones. Whole map is divided by a field. Summoners with walk type will suffer a large penalty on movement. Tamanoutena is extremely useful here and Wakatsuraishi is your magic stones grabber. Setsuha is very tough to beat since he knows a utimate healing spell. You finally arrived the great Izumo temple. You hoped the elder of the temple could lend you a hand. Before you got in the temple, you had to face semi-final boss in chapter 3. Oki opponent : Isami trophy in standard kit : scroll of datura (Mahobafudou) trophy in power up kit : coral chest box (Nootsh) Story : A female samurai blocked your way. She was a bodyguard of the great Izumo temple. She didn't let you pass through since you had no proof on permission. While you tried to convince her, she attacked you. After she lost, she sugguested that she could acknowledge the elder first before you guys could enter the temple. You agreed and waited. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 6/10) A terrain with huge altitude variation. If the prediction is correct, she will attack you from the right and send a couple of Tieseiteikun and Kaichoufukusen to grab the floating magic stones on the left. Expect to see Tamanoutena again since she is on a hill. You may attemp to lead her to the right in where are fewer magic stones and let your natials focus on getting magic stones. She should summon lot's of strongest units to deal with you. They drain out lot's of MP from their master but you are not actually there to fight her. At the same time, your natials should have captured majority of magic stones in this map. And then you can counterattack. It is a fairly dangerous strategy so be sure not to get killed before your tactic is success. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) The battle here is even tougher than that in standard kit. There are corrosive land everywhere so be caution when moving. Magic stones are located on plateau and there are some in water as well. You should send Wakatsuraishi and Yakushakaibyou to get them all. This is a difficult map as Isami has move 5. She can run to the center of map faster than all your summoners and finishs all your natials responsible for magic stones hunting. Plateau there is strategically important. You can try to trap her by your flying archers. A pity that Yatonokakuya is not here. After a long time, she didn't return back. Suddenly, you heard a loud cry from entrance of the temple. Kiri and you rushed to front gate of the temple to see what happened. Izumo opponent : Shadai trophy in standard kit : none trophy in power up kit : scroll of datura (Mahobafudou) Story : You found Isami was seriously hurt. Facing her was a blue skin wizard called Shadai. He introduced himself as Muu's right-hand man. Isami warned you not to underestimate him. After a violent fight, he fled. You two entered the temple. A little witch supported Isami and brought her to a rest. You told the elder everything about Muu. Since the Crying Evil Mask couldn't be destroyed in simple way, more importantly, it was a priceless treasure belonging to the temple, he finally desided to hide this treasure in a forbidden garden. After the long travel, all of you got tired and you stayed overnight in the temple. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) Another difficult map, the wizard has fairly high magic power and he can fly with distance 4. That mean MP supply is not a matter for him. Prepare to summon Nootsh. No doubt he will summon Mahobafudou to assault your army. Yukinago is good either. Shadai could cast Arahatata so all charmed units will awake. Don't expect so much on the kiss of Yukinago. Magic stones are separated. I don't think you have free time to get them all, so focus on the magic stones near Shadai. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 8.5/10) Exceptionally hard map you first meet in power up kit. This map is tailor-made for him. He gets magic stones like crazy. You must run into the temple to stand a chance. It is unfair that he can summon Mahobafudou and you can't. Jakoudai is your grunts. They are cheap but fast and strong. If you have free time, send a Yakushakaibyou to grab the magic stones in water outside the temple. It would be better. Chapter 4 - Cave to the hell At the morning, both Kiri and Isami disappeared. The most shocking thing was that the mask disappeared as well. You had no choice but chase after them. Hazuki, the little witch, worried about Iasmi and she joined you. She will be your guide on your way. There are 6 maps opened for you to choose. A recommended play sequence as follows. Sanuki (Takuwan), Awa (Miroku), Aki (Rosenso), Iyo (Setsuha), Suo (Kikika), Tosa (Momosuke) Momosuke is strongest and knows lots of summoning skills. Miroku knows more spells than the others but she suffers from a map which is unfair to her. Sanuki opponent : Takuwan trophy in standard kit : bamboo shot (Yatonokakuya) trophy in power up kit : bamboo shot (Yatonokakuya) Story : Before you met Takuman here, there was a dialog between Mary Lu and Takuwan. Takuwan begged Mary Lu for money. Mary Lu shouted with anger and ordered him to leave her at once. Takuman followed and finally realized that he did not need to do so. After he saw you, he attacked you rudely and he lost. He was beaten again and again and he was quite appreciate your combat skills and wondered what you were fighting for. You told him about Muu and Falling Stars. He said that, if you found the dark witch, please helped him and other sufferers to give her a punch. (You might fight your fake at the third time in this chapter. After you beaten your fake, the strange old man with 3 eyes appeared. He was there to teach you about that knowing your own weakness was very important. You asked for his help to aid you against Muu. He refused and said that there were none of his business since he was immortal.) battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 6/10) A forest terrain, and it is always dark. You gain Yatonokakuya as trophy in this round and she will rule in following few maps. Movement of most of summoners are highly restricted including your opponent. Concentrate your forces on central battlefield, there are many magic stones there. If you fail, it is fairly difficult to recapture them again owing to this hard terrain. Nagami is your first runner. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 8/10) Forest terrain in dark. This is a difficult map, you may want to choose other maps first before it. Basically, you must walk either in forest or water. Keep in mind that if you move in water, attack from Takuwan is rudeness. If you have Noikusa, this map would be easier because movement of fire natials are highly restricted and Noikusa can both swim and fly ingoring all adverse terrain. By the way, don't forget to put a globefish in water. Awa opponent : Miroku trophy in standard kit : steel helmet (Oomitsunu) trophy in power up kit : steel helmet (Oomitsunu) Story : You was surprised at seeing her there. You went to tell her what had happened in the great Izumo temple. She claimed she already knew everything since she had an ability named "infinitely far sight". Now, she would like to test your strength again. After you won, she highly appreciated your skills. You wondered whether she could reveal where Kiri and Isami were. She apologized for her failure. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 4/10) A dark map, your opponent is Miroku. Since the map is large, it will spend quite a long time to advance. Similar holds for Miroku in a even worse sitution. If you able to put Yatonokakuya and Tamanoutena on the top of mountain located in central battlefield, the rest is just a piece of cake. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6.5/10) A dark map again. Magic stones are located near computer side comparatively. Flying archers rule this map again. It is crucial that you cannot allow Miroku to move near the center of map. Otherwise, this map will become very hard to beat. Use your archers to drive her back. Iyo opponent : Setsuha trophy in standard kit : blade of exorcist (Noikusa) trophy in power up kit : blade of exorcist (Noikusa) Story : It should be the third time you met him. Hazuki seemed very interested in the rare beast. What she really interested was how to cook the animal to be a delicious dinner. She could not stop her mouth water. Now both of you and Setsuha had more soul items than before, you two decided to have a final match. After you won, he congratulated you and wished you a success journey. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) A dark map again, but it is not a forest terrain. Setsuha does not have the advantage although he is a flyer. There are quire many corrosive lands in this map and there are 6 magic stones at the center. Yatonokakuya is your marksman. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6/10) A dark map and plain terrain. Magic stones separation is around 6. Wakatsuraishi is good but it is at night. Kinoozuno is downgraded and Yatonokakuya is upgraded. Although there is no bouns attack range on plain for archer, she is still very helpful. Hopelessly, you may not have Yatonokakuya yet as Takuwan's map is quite hard to beat. Suo opponent : Kikuka trophy in standard kit : scroll of drought (spell Hideri) trophy in power up kit : scroll of drought (spell Hideri) Story : After she was beaten twice, she missed her country and family. She thought that you were so rude on her. Suo was a beauty spot. She got better mood there. Hopelessly, you met her once again. That reminded her lots of unhappy memories. She fought you again and lost again. At this time, she decided to go home and see her daddy. It should be a happy ending to her. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) A dark map with water terrain. All magic stones are located under water. Noikusa, Yorozumitama, Yatonokakuya are your main forces. Don't forget to put a Rante into water. keep in mind that Kikuka knows a spell which can boost up all abilities of all units. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) A huge dark map with lots of water. Majority of magic stones are located under water. New members in power up kit will be active again. In order to get magic stones effectively, you should choose Noikusa. If MP is not enough, choose Yakushakaibyou. He also does a good job. Aki opponent : Rorenso trophy in standard kit : scroll of flood (spell Amagoi) trophy in power up kit : scroll of flood (spell Amagoi) Story : You met Rorenso again. You told him about Muu and the mask You asked him whether he had seen Kiri and a female samurai chasing after her. Althrough he didn't seen them, he would really want to lend you a hand. Unfortunately, he was told to return to his country so he could not aid you. He sugguested a final battle between you and him. Now you won, he congratulated you and hoped you could defeat Muu. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 5/10) A dark map with plenty of water terrain and with few of magic stones supply. Noikusa, Yorozumitama, Nootsh, Yatonokakuya are your main forces again. Rante is also effective there. It is expected that Rorenso will use water natials to attack you since the river is extended to the whole map. Cast spell Hideri wisely, it can turn the tables. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6/10) A special dark map. It is filled with plains and rivers alternately. You have a few advantages over Rorenso. All magic stones are put under water. There are no obstacles in this map, with archers as main force is a good idea. Tosa opponent : Monosuke trophy in standard kit : scroll of white lotus (spell Koganekozuchi) trophy in power up kit : scroll of white lotus (spell Koganekozuchi) Story : Monosuke were fooled by the old man with 3 eyes as same as you. He would like to beat the old man to prove his strength. As a pity that you did that long ago. The immortal just disappeared and never came back. After knowing this, he was upset. He requested a battle with you. If he defeated you, you defeafed the old man, he could still prove that he was better than the immortal. Of course, he lost again. His blade could not stop laughing. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) A dark maze map with complex terrain. Monosuke has a few advantages. All archers's attack ranges are restricted by the barriers. Monosuke will utilize his best grunts as chokepoints and protects his damaged units. His defensive abilities are very high as well in contrast to your reduced firepower. If your summoner has an excellent occur type attack spell, you can finish him easier. Otherwise, this map can be played over one hour! battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) A dark maze map. Magic stone supply is very limited. Recall you that Otodogyuuki and Byakuusen both have "occur" type attacks. They are very useful in a labyrinth. They don't receive penalties in dark map. Actually, I still count on Wakatsuraishi in this map. He is an excellent thief although he may not be an excellent spell caster at night. After beating 6 maps listed before, you will face final boss of Chapter 4 in Nagato. Nagato opponent : Gamon trophy in standard kit : none trophy in power up kit : scroll of battle crane (Oosuikaku) Story : You saw Gamon again. You fought him simply because he challenged you. He seemed to know something about Muu too, and he was looking for Muu. You wondered what was the evil plan in his mind this time. He told you he would rule Japan instead of the worthless Tokugawa shogunate. In order to bring peace and wealth to Japanese, casualties and victimization are unavoidable. After fighting him, you saw the strange man with special hair style. He used to be Kiri's companions. He told you that he had seen Kiri in Bungo and also told you about her history. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 8/10) A one dimensional battlefield. It is Gamon again, a die hard battle is coming. You cannot play any tricks there. Power is the only essential factor which determine who will win. No tactics and no advises. Good luck! battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 8/10) Gamon has terrain advantage and you have magic stones advantage. Think carefully to grab all your magic stones. Gamon will come to the hillside very soon. Fighting against him when he is on hilltop would be extremely painful. You will not forget this terrible experience. Chapter 5 - Volcanic country At the very beginning, you have to face Muu. There are no other maps for you to choose. Bungo opponent : Muu trophy in standard kit : Ice skate egg (Akorokamui) trophy in power up kit : Ice skate egg (Akorokamui) Story : You arrived Bungo to look for Kiri. Surprisingly, Muu and Shadai were there. It was even unexpected that Muu was wearing the Crying Evil Mask. (indicated by Hazuki) You couldn't believe your eyes and Shadai sugguested that you should ask Kiri for reason. When Shadai was going to teach you a lesson, he was stopped by Muu. Muu would like to deal with you by herself. Although you won, You discovered that Muu didn't use her full power against you in the battle. Now if you could find Kiri, everything would be revealed. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 8/10) Very tough battle. Muu has 3 levels advantages over you even in normal mode. She knows ALL summoning skills and spells. Fortunately, the map slightly favours your camp. Yatonokakuya is a good unit to summon if you are fighting an army which is stronger than yours. To use her highest class unit to aid you seems very good but remember that she also know Arahatata. Charmed units will awake after taking their punishment. Good timing is very essential here. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 8/10) This map is similar to the map in standard kit. The main difference is that more magic stones are put under water in power up kit and there will be a violent water battle. Muu is very strong here as same as her in standard kit. Maybe weather control magic could help you a lot only if you remember that Muu is not a fool. To look for Kiri, there are 4 maps unlocked. A recommended play sequence as follows. Iki (Mary Lu), Chikuzen (Himika), Hyuga (Rokurou), Hizen (Shuren) They have the same level and same abilities but Shuren's map is harder. Iki opponent : Mary Lu trophy in standard kit : scroll of gold (Byakuren) trophy in power up kit : stone mortar (Daidahoushi) Story : You saw Rokurou and Mary Lu together. Rokurou refused to serve her again as she did not pay him the money. Rokurou left. Mary Lu had to face you oneself. She always thought that the people in shogunate were incorrigible. After beating her, you showed her your opinions about current shogunate. You also listed many examples of good people you met in your travel. She got sick about your naivete. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) She has a higher level than your character, and she can get magic stones much easier than you. Maybe the game designers want to show you that Mary Lu is good at healing, you are put at the top of hill initially and ready to fire your arrows to her. You should summon your best shooters at once. This map seems difficult but it is actually easier than the previous two. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) You are fighting Mary Lu in a beautiful map. The trees are counted as obstacles. Your flyers cannot pass through them and gunshot of your archers are blocked by them. Both Wakatsuraishi and Dearuma do a good job here. Jakoudai is fine also. Since you must spread your forces to grab scattered magic stones, Mary Lu will show you why a healer rules maze map. Her healing spell can heal 4 HP for all her friendly units. Single combat is strongly not recommended. Chikuzen opponent : Himika trophy in standard kit : evil skull (Gokuoukashaku) trophy in power up kit : evil skull (Gokuoukashaku) Story : You met Himika again. She wanted to battle you again. After you won, she believed deeply that you would be able to save Japan from the calamity. She begged you not to hurt Muu, her sister if possible. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) There are lava terrains everywhere. Units will suffer 3 HP deduction per turn while they stepped on such terrain. There are many magic stones on the small island surrounded by a river. Since terrain in this map is quite complex. Noikusa should be your general purpose natial. Summoning a Rante into the river is also a good idea. Your opponent is Himika, she has a very high rating on magic power. This battle is hard but the trophy is a fire soul item. (one out of remaining two) If you find it is really hard, you can get the clay doll first, so your character can be promoted a bit levels. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 6.5/10) A nearly symmetrical map. There is also an island in river on which there are many lava terrains and magic stones as well. It is expected that you will get to the island before she does. The point is that she has owned 3 magic stones alreadly. 3 magic stones is enough for her to summon many high class natials. Hyuga opponent : Rokurou trophy in standard kit : clay doll (Ishikohenge) trophy in power up kit : clay doll (Ishikohenge) Story : Rokurou appeared again. He was not sent by anybody this time and he wanted to challenge you. He knowed that there will be an upcoming calamity from his insight. He thought he was powerless to prevent it. After he was beaten again and again, he believed he could rely on you, and he left that tough task to you. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 6.5/10) This map is not easy either. The terrain here is very complicated. A river divides you and Rokurou in two side. There are forest terrain as well as hill terrain. Noikusa would be very useful there. This map is designed for ninja. He can fire his throwing knife from height to kill your Rante in water. He can move back and summon Nagami in charge of stealing and then moves to the front line to battle you again with no time. You may be driven back and forth in this map. Don't be frustrated. That is all he can do on you. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) There are 5 magic stones on hilltop. Only flyers can reach them. The rest of them are put under water. Both Amagoi and Hideri could change the terrain quite a lot. After casting Hideri, there will be only a narrow path for walkers and the whole map will be filled with water. Ninja has definite advantage in water. So don't let this happen. Give the ninja a sudden attack by using weather control magic is also a good idea. Hizen opponent : Shuren trophy in standard kit : heavenly mirror (Gouten) trophy in power up kit : scroll of gold (spell Byakuren) Story : After she lost two times, she was always dreaming to defeat you in some day. She trained herself seriously and challenged you once more. After you beat her again, she gave up and wished you a successful journey. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 9/10) This map is very hard. Shuren has 3 magic stones initially. The map favored computer side very much and you are put at a corner. Not to mention that Shuren never loses in any foot race. There is a tricky point. It does not contain too many water. However, after you cast Amagoi, the map will be full of water. All natials which can't swim receive a huge HP penalties. This map does not have too many magic stones. Whether you can capture her 3 magic stones will determine between victory and defeat. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7/10) A huge map surrounded by water. Magic stones are evenly separated on the whole map. Shuren will show you how a fast runner rules this map. If she get to the center of map, almost all magic stones will be under her control. You cannot let this happen, send your best flying soldiers to interrupt her. Nagami should be your magic stones hunter as separation between magic stones are always larger than 6. According to what Shadai had said, Kiri should be in Ryukyu. Before getting to Ryukyu, Shadai showed up again. He is semi final boss. Satsuma opponent : Shadai trophy in standard kit : rainbow conch (Ookanatsu) trophy in power up kit : heavenly mirror (Gouten) Story : He spoke ill of Kiri. You did not believe she was the betrayer. By the way, He gladly battled with you as Muu was not there. You driven him back and ran to Ryukyu. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 9/10) The map highly favored computer side and you are put on the top of mountain. The number of magic stones here is huge. To avaid Shadai earning his cheap magic stones, you must send your marksmans first and then your magic stone hunters. After he gets too many magic stones, it will be very difficult to turn the tables. battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 7.5/10) There are not many magic stones in this map, and Shadai get 3 of them initially. You are on the top of hill so you should prepare shooter rather than magic stone hunter at the first round. Personally, I like Yatonokakuya since time is almost at night. You cannot stay in hilltop forever. There are only 4 magic stones. Send your fastest running legs (or flying wings) to grab 5 magic stones near the edge of map. You reached Ryukyu, and hopefully Shadai was not lying. Ryukyu opponent : Kiri trophy in standard kit : wooden dragon statue (Hinoorochi) trophy in power up kit : rainbow conch (Ookanatsu) Story : You found Kiri was sitting toward the ocean on a shore. Kiri was sorry about what she had done, but she refused to tell you what really happened. She requested for a battle with you. After you won, she told you all the stories. Her ninja family used to be the servants of a great general of Tokugawa shogunate. With his violent army, all opposing countries were destroyed. That was why Japan was united and Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan. Blood and life were the costs of this temporary stable. At one night, a punishment from heaven was given to him as well as other militarists. The Falling Stars assaulted Japan heavily and the general was killed. Muu was the daughter of the general and suddenly became an orphan. Muu's abnormal experience make her faithfully believed that faults of people had already angered the heaven. Muu thought that it was time to put the people to the end. Annihilation of bad would be a creation of good. Kiri used to a playmate with Muu when they were young. She was also a loyalty servant to Muu. She aided Muu to steal the mask and willed to do everything else for Muu. She regretted what she had done so far but she had no choices. After a long struggle, Kiri decided to stop Muu's fever. According to Kiri, Muu should be in Samo island to start her ceremony. How about Isami? Hazuki was nervous about the safety of Isami. According to Kiri again, she went to Samo island as well. That journey was too danger for Hazuki. So she left and Kiri rejoined. battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 8.5/10) A map with complex terrain again. Magic stones are scattered over the whole map. There are 2 rivers in the map. After using Hideri,
two rivers will join and there will be water almost everywhere.
The problem is that Kiri will not be affected by water but your
character may be. Don't expect you can take Kiri easily and she
is waiting for your silly mistakes. 
battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 8/10)
Terrain here are also very complicated. You find magic stones 
everywhere. Some of them are put under water. Kiri does a 
excellent job in such terrain. Like the map battled with Rokurou,
casting weather control magic wisely could help you a lot. The 
problem is that Kiri has higher magic power rating than Rokurou
and she could cast a counter weather control magic easily.


Chapter 6 - Samo island


From now on, you cannot choose your stages and you have to beat
them one by one.


Ugachi
opponent : Gamon
trophy in standard kit : none
trophy in power up kit : wooden dragon statue (Hinoorochi)
Story : Gamon went to Samo island as same as you. He was the man
who never yielded. He believed that power was everything who needed. 
He was still interested in the power of Falling Stars and wanted to 
use the power to create an ideal kindom. After you beat him, he might
agreed that you had more power than him. He retreated and wish you 
a success.

battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 10/10)
Another one dimensional battlefield. It is your first bright map. 
Gamon is almost invulnerable when he reach such a level. Notice that 
there is a path of dragon's footstep extended over the whole map. 
It is strategically important even you don't like a fire serpent. 
Believe me, it will be your first deadly battle.
battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 5/10)
Bright map. I can't believe my eyes, the map is not hard at all. 
Gamon does not have magic stones supply at all. Your task in hillside 
is to hill his magic stones hunter one by one. Since his forces attack
you from hilltop, be careful of their attack ranges. Undoubtedly, 
Gamon is very tough but not tough enough to beat all your soldiers by 
oneself. 


Tae
opponent : Isami
trophy in standard kit : none
trophy in power up kit : none
Story : Hopefully, you found Isami. Once she saw Kiri, she thought
you were in the same gang as Shadai and Muu. She attacked you and 
got hurt. After a long explain, she believed you and Kiri. At the 
same time, evil monsters summoned by Shadai were coming. Isami stayed 
there to stop them so you could further advanced.

battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 10/10)
Another bright map. Isami is at least as tough as Gamon. The map 
highly favours Isami. She has both terrain and magic stone advantages
over you. Make use of her weakness, magic power, you should get as 
many magic stones as you can to retain a high MP regeneration rate 
comparable with her. Aim the magic stones at two sides first, and get 
the magic stones under water. Make sure to use your natials as 
chokepoints. You may find many cheap deaths from your camp. It is
unavoidable.
battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 9.5/10)
One dimensional bright map. Your opponent is Isami but not Gamon.
The map is nearly symmetrical and there is also a path of dragon's 
footstep extended over the whole map. Isami is even tougher than
Gamon. Hopefully, she does not have range attack. That is, she cannot
stay on magic stone and attack you at the same time.


Hate
opponent : Miroku
trophy in standard kit : none
trophy in power up kit : none
Story : Miroku showed up again. Actually, she knew everything which
Kiri and Muu had done. Muu was her student. She could not allow 
anyone to foil her student. Moreover, if you failed to defeat her,
you had even no chance to defeat Muu. She gave you her final test.
Once you beat her, she knew she can count on you. She hoped you could 
put a fullstop on this madness.

battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 9/10)
A bright map again. Miroku is not always easy to beat especially when
she reachs a high level. This map looks symmetrical and you may think
it is not very hard. The point is that there are several magic stones
located at two upper corner. Once it is occupied, it is quite 
difficult to be stolen. For a mage like her, she don't really need a
large amount of magic stones supply. After she get 3 magic stones, 
you may have to get 4 to 6 magic stones to retain the same MP 
regeneration rate. She has weakpoints but it is not easy for you to 
make use of that in this map. You are now falling to a dilemma. If you
don't advance, you do not have enough MP to fight her. If you advance, 
she can attack you from a height with her archers.
battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 9.5/10)
A really water terrain, bright map. After a cast of Hideri, whole map
will be filled by water. She does not be affected since she can fly.
Similar may not hold for your character. It is fun to see purely 
water terrain. 3 new natials in expansion set will be summoned 
frequently in this map. Fire natials there will be suppressed easily. 
Water natials rule this map. Believe or not, Akorokamui is very strong
in this map. It is because the freeze magic of Akorokamui is so 
useful there. Can you see a buried Nagami? Or an Oomitsunu swim like a 
turtle


Kiwami 
opponent : Shadai
trophy in standard kit : none
trophy in power up kit : none
Story : Shadai showed up again. You had fallen to a trap. He prepared
3 fire serpents and going to feed them with your body. After the fight, 
he was defeated and begged for his life. You freed him as you had no 
further time to take care with him. While you were leaving, he prepared 
to attack you from your back. He was hurt suddenly and then fell down. 
It was Mary Lu.

battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 9/10)
This is a bright map with 3 pre-deployed fire serpents on enemies side.
Hopefully, they cannot move. The downside in this map is that your 
movement are highly restricted. It is because you are in a valley and
the effective range of projectile attack from the height are very
large. The upside is that you can make use of his fire serpents. Use
Akorokamui to capture magic stones but don't kill the fire serpents.
left them there to drain away Shadai's MP. Aim all your forces to 
Shadai, and there is still some chances. 
battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 10/10)
A bright map with 3 pre-deployed fire serpents. In expansion set, they
can move. Use Akorokamui again to freeze them but don't kill them by 
similar reasons. Magic stones are widely spread. So your original 
position gives you some advantages only if the fire serpents are 
killed.


Seiryo 
opponent : Muu
trophy in standard kit : none
trophy in power up kit : none
Story : The ceremony was ready. Kiri begged Muu to stop that. Muu did 
not listen. You had no choice but fight. After the violent fight, Muu
had fallen and her mask was broken. The ceremony couldn't be continued.
She was very grateful for you of giving her a solution. She didn't get
an answer of whether all she have gone were wrong or not. Now, you 
proved that she was wrong. It was all over. You stopped a possibly 
greatest calamity in humanity. Your belief was that a world full of 
peace and grace would eventually come.

battle hints for standard kit : (Difficulty : 9.5/10)
Since Muu has a level advantage, her magic power should higher than
all characters you can choose. Similar to the map battling with Miroku,
the map looks fair but it is not that easy at all. Muu get 7 magic 
stones easily. They are all located on the mountain hill. i.e, it is 
very hard to steal her magic stones. You have 5 magic stones. The 
other 7 magic stones are scattered over the whole map. There are 
several magic stones in the lake. They are all inside the gunshot of 
Muu's archers. This map is as hard as those in expect mode. 
battle hints for power up kit : (Difficulty : 10/10)
Hardest level in expansion set. Muu has advantage in terrain. You find
magic stones everywhere. However, both you and Muu cannot reach them 
easily. If you battles Muu with brute force in mountainside, you must 
be the loser. Send out one or two magic stone hunters first, and try
you best to survive. After they bring you the MP, you can counter 
attack.