Kichikuou Rance:Walkthrough

Rance, Chief of Bandits (Prologue)
The game starts with Rance leading a group of bandits in north eastern Helman. There are two main ways to play this phase: the normal way and the "Bandit King" ending.

The Bandit King Ending
To acheive the Bandit King ending, you need to defeat Ruberan of the Ruins Guard. To defeat her, you need a bit of luck, but a level or two will help a lot. Thus you want to stall for time before she attacks.

Every week raid Uradiostock (the town on the right) using all 4 captains (doesn't matter if one melee group cannot hit enemies), and H with Shiiru. Save every week. By the time you get to the third week of June, Rance should be at level 3 whereas everyone else should be at level 2.

When Ruberan attacks you, have Soul and Bound on auto-attack mode. Have Shiiru attack Ruberan every turn. Have Rance use Rance Attack every other turn. If you are lucky enough, Rance will survive long enough, and deal enough damage with Rance Attack, to defeat Ruberan.

Once you win, your group of bandits move down south to Zeth. After a few years you gain enough power to be more influential than the nations of the world. Thus you reached the Bandit King end.

The normal way
The normal way to play the prologue is to provoke Ruberan and have her defeat you, so you will flee and start the main story. Because some events in the main story trigger on specific the calender weeks, you want to optimally get out of the prologue as soon as possible to be better prepared for the events.

After you have done Harem with either of the girls, raiding Goraku (left town) will cause you to capture Anasel. After Harem with Anasel, she will inform you of a girl named Merushi, and at the same time the people of Goraku will request the Helman military to help them out. Ruberan of the Ruins Guard will volunteer to take care of the bandits. The next time you attack Goraku, you will capture Merushi, but at the same time Ruberan's troops will show up and overwhelm your troops.

Rance will escape towards the Leazas border, while Soul and Shiiru get locked into the prison at Borugo Z. Then the Opening of the game will play.

The Constructions
The Hospital is the most essential construction, for the sake of keeping Merim and Miri alive. If you build the hospital first, it'll be finished about the time you obtain Merim via optimal schedule, so you can make the most utilization of her.

The second important construction is Maria's research building. You need to talk to Maria once, attempt to H Maria once, and talk to Maria once more for it to show up to be built. When it is completed, visiting it a certain number of times (~5?) will cause the attack power of Maria's troops to increase. Visiting it a few more times (~5?) will lead to the completion of a great cannon that will be located in the town of North. You may spend a city event to set it's target, then every week for the first battle at that location, the cannon will eliminated half of the troops of the first unit. This helps greatly offensively and defensively.

The third important construction is the Girl Officer Academy. It will produce two fairly decent captains after a few visits and a few weeks of waiting.

Of arguable importance is the Magic Research Building. After its completion, you may ask the researcher to power up Asuka, Merufeis, or Shizuka's magic power. The time required to increase magic by 1 is twice the current magic level. For example, Shizuka's initial magic is at 8, thus it will take 16 weeks of research to reach 9. It takes a long time, so it pays to start early. On the otherhand, the increase might be considered too small for such a long time, so whether it is worth the efford depends on the player. Note that Asuka and Shizuka both have "bombing" skills, so boosting their magic power can potentially make a big difference against massive enemy forces.

The Library is associated with one H scene and the acquisition of Bound. Bound isn't a strong character overall, so there might not be any hurry to get him if you won't be using him much. On the other hand, getting him early can allow him to accumulate a few levels to be useful later on.

The SM tower is of the least importance. It's only for H scenes and character endings, and can definitely wait til the very end.

The People
Talking to Reira in Captains mode will make her show up in the Harem. Trying to H her will cause you to be rejected, but then the Royal Guard will now appear in the Harem. After H-ing the Royal Guard, talk to Raira in Captains mode, and now you can H Raira. To get her unhappy end, let Lia handle the negeociations with JAPAN (bottom choice, see JAPAN section). She will be traded to JAPAN. To get her happy end, after you are able to H her, let her fight alongside Rick for 4 battles.

Talking to Korudoba three times will reveal that he has a wife, Fururu. After the third talk, Fururu will be in happy ending mode. If afterwards Kurudoba dies, Fururu will be in the unhappy end, and available in the Harem.

Talking to Menado will make her show up in the Harem. Trying to H her will cause you to be rejected. Afterwards talk to her twice, then let her fight in two battles where she shall retreat with less than 400 troops. Then on a random turn Maris will report something, after which point talking to Menado will lead to an event with a Black Army soldier, Menado, and Kanami. This is her happy end and will enable you to H her. If the last event with the Black Soldier doesn't happen, then she will die during the Creator phase of the game and get unhappy ending.

Asuka can learn her special skill after Miru has joined Leazas. Let Asuka and Miru fight alongside, and use Miru to attack at least once. Afterwards, a few random events (2?) will eventually lead Asuka to leave the army. A few more random events (4?) at the beginning of turns will bring Asuka back with her skill. It is unkown if the events in this chain are still available after Miru obtain an adult body.

Susume and Wendy will randomly appear in the harem when you enter harem mode. You can get them both to appear on the first turn of Leazas phase by repeatedly entering and exiting the harem without choosing any girls. By default Suzume is in the unhappy ending. To get her happy end, H her twice, then randomly at the beginning of a turn you will see an event between Suzume and a Black Army soldier. Talk to Bales afterwards, and H Suzume again. Initially you cannot actually H Wendy, and she is in the unhappy ending. To be able to H her, you must get to the bottom of the Monster Cave and obtain the Big Boss's Pot. Then randomly at the beginning of a turn Wendy will break the pot, and you will be to use that as an excuse to H her. To get her happy end, you have to build the SM Tower, H her with it, and witness another random event involving Wendy.

Arukoto and Rafaia will join the army from the Girl Officer Academy. The player must visit the academy to meet Rafaia first. Then when it's graduation time visit again to meet Arukoto. The next visit will be the final exam, and the player will be prompted to choose between Arukoto or Rafaia. Always pick Arukoto first. Visiting the Academy again later will let Rafaia also join after 20 weeks or so. To obtain Arukoto's happy end, talk to her 4 times after her joining you, before you H her. H-ing her early (before 4 talks) leads to her bad end). Rafaia will have her happy end simply be being in the army, whether you choose Arukoto first and let her join later, or pick her first.  Her bad end is if you pick Arukoto first and never go back to the Academy so she never join the army.

The Rebellion
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Optimal Play (Rebellion)
! Month || Week || Actions Construction -> Hospital Harem -> Lia Captain -> Korudoba -> Talk Defend North (plains), kill Pegasus Defend Wes (plains), weaken Helen Wes -> Commandeer Harem -> Lia Captain -> Korudoba -> Talk Defend Nos (plains), defeat Merufeis.
 * 3 || 4 || Leazas Castle -> Commandeer
 * 3 || 4 || Leazas Castle -> Commandeer
 * 4 || 1 || Baranchi -> Defeat Helen
 * 4 || 1 || Baranchi -> Defeat Helen
 * Help Merufeis (bottom choice).

Defend Baranchi (street) Wes -> Commandeer Captain -> Korudoba -> Talk Harem -> Merufeis Merchant -> Buy -> Staff of Charisma Defend Eas (street)
 * 4 || 2 || Eas -> Conquer
 * 4 || 2 || Eas -> Conquer
 * 4 || 3 || Orcs -> Conquer
 * Last choice
 * Last choice

South -> Commandeer Captain -> Raira -> Talk Harem -> Merufeis Thief Dungeon -> exhaust top 2 choices


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The Fights
The Rebellion is led by X, the general of the White Army. Other significant participants including Pegasus (former general of the White Army), Helen (second in command of White Army, and daughter of Bales), and Merufeis (magic unit). The Rebels have a total of 7 captains, and in general they split into two platoons to attack Leazas. Pegasus's platoon launches from the town of In, and includes Dozzi and Merufeis, whereas X's platoon launches from Baranchi, and includes Helen, Sekanaku, and Jipuru.

The rebels retreat easily, typically in one or two rounds of fights, or as soon as one of their captain is defeated. Initially most of the Leazas army will be very short on soldiers (who have joined the rebels), thus inexperienced players are encouraged to start slow and defensively, building up strength at first.

Most of the rebel captains will simply die when defeated, except for Helen, Merufeis, and X. Helen and Merufeis are captured when you defeat them. In order to make Merufeis join, select the option to H with her or she will die. She has a curse that grants her powerful magic abilities, but every two months she has to have sex with a man more powerful than her. Helen on the other hand will join you after an automatic H scene. X if defeated will escape, and show up in the next fight again, until you have captured the town of Orcs, the main base of the Rebellion.

Once the Leazas army attacks Eas, what's left of the two Rebellion forces will join together.

After taking over the town of Orcs, X will be captured, and Rance will have 4 choices. The first three are all punishments, whereas the fourth choice is to ask him to join you. If you choose asking him to join, he will respond that he cannot do it, and Rance will simply let him leave. This is needed to obtain him later.

All Rebel territories will automatically come under your control after taking over Orcs, so the fastest way to beat this phase is by going Baranchi -> Eas -> Orcs.

The People

 * Helen will join you as a captain and in the harem if you defeat her in battle. If you H her too many times, she'll randomly become pregnant and runs away, which is her unhappy ending.  If she levels up while fighting with her father Bales, she'll get her happy end.


 * Merufeis will join you as a captain and in the harem if you defeat her in battle. However, you must pick the bottom choice to H her upon defeating her.  Afterwards if you do not H her for more than 2 months she will die with unhappy end.  To get her happy end, you must take her to the bottom level of the Uncurse Dungeon, which will remove the 2-month H requirement, but also decrease her magic ability.  Then talk to her a few times.


 * To obtain X as a captain, you much pick the 4th option after capturing him. Then after a few months (approximately after September of LP0003), if the Leazas Castle is attacked and you choose not to defend it, X will appear, fend off the enemy, and join you.


 * Mokomoko will enter the harem if you commandeer at the town of South, assuming the DX has not captured her first (unhappy end). You can prevent DX from capturing her by destroying DX first, or simply commandeer at South early on.  After H with her two times, she will leave the harem, then on a later turn randomly come back.  When she's back, she'll have her happy end.


 * Saidou the spy will join as a ninja and enter the Harem (though you can't actually H her) after taking over Branchyia. However, this requires you have seen and clicked on the "Spy" item that randomly appears on the Title Screen before starting the new game.

Expanding Power
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Optimal Play (Expansion)
! Month || Week || Actions Captain -> Menado -> Talk Zeo -> Conquer Harem -> Melfeis Defend Leazas Castle (plains) Defend Leazas Castle (plains) Red -> Cell's Church
 * 4 || 4 || Wes -> Commandeer
 * 4 || 4 || Wes -> Commandeer
 * 5 || 1 || Red -> Peaceful
 * 5 || 1 || Red -> Peaceful
 * Top, top, top

Captain -> Asuka -> Talk Harem -> Melfeis Defend Kamira army's attack (plains) Harem -> Melfeis Rajiru -> Peaceful -> Wait (bottom) Shangri-La -> Attack M Land -> Peaceful -> bottom Wes -> Commandeer Captain -> Bales -> Talk Defend x3 Wes -> Commandeer Captain -> Satera -> Talk Harem -> Reira Defend x2 (make sure Rey attacks) Rajiru -> Peaceful Harem -> Royal Guard Captain -> Reira -> Talk Ricchi -> Commandeer Ricchi -> Meari's House -> 3rd choice Custom -> Conquer Harem -> Menado Harem -> Maria Captain -> Maria -> Talk Toushin Toshi -> Conquer
 * 5 || 2 || Top choice
 * 5 || 2 || Top choice
 * 6 || 2 || Purudogaru -> Conquer
 * 6 || 2 || Purudogaru -> Conquer
 * 6 || 3 || top, bottom
 * 6 || 3 || top, bottom
 * 6 || 4 || Captain -> Satera -> Talk -> Top
 * 6 || 4 || Captain -> Satera -> Talk -> Top
 * 7 || 1 || Red -> Cell's Church
 * 7 || 1 || Red -> Cell's Church
 * Use Miru and Asuka

Defend vs Jeek using Rance Ice -> Peaceful Captain -> Maria -> Talk Wes -> Commandeer Peach Paradise -> Top -> Rance Construction -> Maria Research Harem -> Miri Shifteria -> Conquer Temple AL -> Visit AL HQ Temple AL -> Visit AL HQ (Elizebeth) Hanna -> Peaceful Harem -> Shyariera Temple AL -> Visit AL HQ (Gauin) Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk Rokkuasu -> Peaceful -> Top Harem -> Miri Temple AL -> Conquer -> Top Harem -> Miri Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk After the Rebellion is put down, the player may start taking over other territories. The AL Church wild re-request a pledge. Additionally, the Demons under the command of Kamira will start attackig Leazas.
 * 7 || 2 || Harem -> Merufeis
 * 7 || 2 || Harem -> Merufeis
 * 7 || 3 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 7 || 3 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 7 || 4 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 7 || 4 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 8 || 1 || (auto) Asuka event (reload to get it)
 * 8 || 1 || (auto) Asuka event (reload to get it)
 * 8 || 2 || Shangri-La -> Deathcoco's room -> Bottom
 * 8 || 2 || Shangri-La -> Deathcoco's room -> Bottom
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The Little Princess
At the end of the first turn after the Rebellion, two waves of monsters will assault Leazas Castle. The monsters are easily defeated, but the second wave include the demon Ra Saizeru who cannot be harmed (even if you kill off all her troops). Miki, Kantaro, and Sunlight will show up at the castle, and the next week the player will be given two choices regarding what to do with Miki the Demon King. The top choice is to H the Demon King, which gives a CG but forces the Demon King ending a few weeks later (and lead to Miki's unhappy end). Thus, the normal thing to do is the bottom choice, "see how it goes". The beginning of week 3 will give Rance access to the Holy Sword Sunlight, at which point Rance's attacks will finally be able to harm the Demons. At the end of week 3 two demons will join Leazas to protect Miki, giving you additional captains to fight the Demons. However, the very same turn both Rey and Kamira will begin attacking separately, so make sure your anti-demon resources are spread out.

Except for scripted battles, in general the demon army will retreat as soon as the demon takes any damage.

The AL Church
At the beginning of the third turn after the Rebellion, the player may choose to keep paying 650 every month to the AL Church (top choice), or make them an enemy (bottom choice). The bottom choice will cause battles with the AL Church almost every week, against Temple Knights and regular peasant followers. It will also decrease the maximum troop size of many of your captains, as AL followers defect. While the enemies are not too strong, the constant battles may become a drain on the captains especially during major military campaigns against other nations, not to mention it shuts out the happy end for Cell and Elizebeth.

Continuing to pay tribute to the AL Church will allow you to visit the AL Headquarters as a city event if you have conquered the neighboring Shifteria. Starting with the second visit, Rance might randomly encounter Elizebeth, and request the pope to let her into Rance's "service". On subsequent visits, the pope may randomly offer Rance Gauin, his temple knight, into Rance's service.

At any point in the game you may attack the AL Church, even if you have decided to continue paying them tribute. However, if you cannot take them out in a single week, you will suffer the same defect penalty as when you reject paying them tribute. After the church is defeated, choosing the

The Free Cities
When fighting the cities in the Free Cities Alliance, most of them offer the play the choice of either "persuade" the individual cities to join you, or to fight them (and a third choice to cancel). Some cities will offer bribes, others mights request bribes, some cannot be persuaded, and some give you other benefits when persuaded. In general, this can be a good oppertunity for the player's army to rest and recover from the previous war, while still expanding the territory at a constant pace. On the other hand, the fights in general are not overly challenging, and can be a good way to earn experience for your captains.

The four most important cities are Red, Custom, Shangri-La, and Toushin Toshi. Since Shangri-La forces the player to skip 3 weeks of game time, it's best coupled with the Rajiru wait.

Getting the Demon Sword Chaos

 * Defeat Rey first
 * Find out Demon Jeek has stolen Chaos from Cell
 * Fight Jeek

Optimal Play (Helman)
! Month || Week || Actions Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk Borugo Z -> Conquer Harem -> Shiiru Zeo -> Commandeer Rog B -> Conquer
 * 8 || 3 || (auto) Asuka event (reload to get it)
 * 8 || 3 || (auto) Asuka event (reload to get it)
 * 8 || 4 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 8 || 4 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * Do NOT harm the old man

Red -> Commandeer Harem -> Merufeis Nagasaki -> Conquer Rajiru -> Commandeer Harem -> Soul Defend Rog B, defeat old man. Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk Sudori 13 -> Conquer
 * 9 || 1 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 9 || 1 || Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk
 * 9 || 2 || Bottom
 * 9 || 2 || Bottom
 * Kill Nero

Harem -> Kaoru Hanna -> Shinoda's House Defend Sudori 13, defeat Cream, bottom Captain -> Kentaro -> Talk Conquer -> Sudori 17 -> Top Leazas Castle -> Chyurippu Research Harem -> Uichita Leazas Castle -> Chyurippu Research Micro Glad -> Conquer
 * 9 || 3 || Construction -> Girl Officer Academy
 * 9 || 3 || Construction -> Girl Officer Academy
 * 9 || 4 || (auto) Asuka event (reload to get it)
 * 9 || 4 || (auto) Asuka event (reload to get it)
 * Focus fire on last group


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