Maid in Bunny:Forest Temple

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Forest Temple Map
* You start on X-7 with a Save Point.
* Go east, north, east to V-6. Press the buttons in the right order to open the passage.
: NE - SW - NW - SW - NE
* Go north to V-5. Grab the Key.
(Note: Some rooms close off when you enter until all enemies are defeated.)
(Note2: The Bomb monsters have a high chance of dropping Bombs upon their defeat.)
* Go north to V-4. Solve the statues puzzle by pushing them on the slabs. Collect the Map.
(Note: There's a page listing all the statues puzzles in the game.)
* Return to the entrance (X-7) and go east, north, east to Z-6. Take the Key.
* Go north, north, west, north to Y-3 (unlock the door). Solve the second statues puzzle.
* Go west to X-3.
Scene:
Elena eventually meets Mina for the first time after the events in the Castle, and is very happy to see her. Mina, on the other hand, maintains her expressionless attitude and places a Time Bomb on the narrow bridge, destroying it. As she flees the scene, Yuri appears and observes the sabotage that has just occurred. He claims that the cat maid intends to hinder their progress, but Elena seems to think that there must be some other reason. The magician suggests to be much more careful from now on, and once again wonders if her companion's nature is simply very trusting, or just dull.
* Return east to Y-3, then go south to Y-4. Blow up the center of the southern wall with a Bomb and proceed south to Y-5. Push the stone in any direction to open the door.
* Go west to X-5. Collect the Magic Hand.
New Item: Magic Hand
The Magic Hand is not very powerful (same damage as the Duster) but is useful in the early game.
Having it as your secondary weapon prevents any accidental deploy of Bombs.
* Place a Bomb in the center of the northern wall and enter X-4. Use the Magic Hand to flip both switches and pick up the Purple-2 Gemstone.
* Go back to X-5, then west to W-5. Blow up the southern wall in the center and go to W-6.
(Note: Due to the extensive use of Bombs, if you deplete them before this room just take the longer route toward the entrance. You can replenish your stack by killing Bomb monsters in V-5.)
* Go to V-4, unlock the door and proceed east to W-4. Use the Magic Hand to flip the switch and open the door.
* Go north to W-3. There is a Save Point in this room. Collect Health-Up #3, then blow up the eastern wall below the Save Point.
* Go east to X-3.
Scene:
Mina, coming from the north, flees the room before Elena appears. The rabbit maid thinks she saw someone behind the smoke but, then again, it could have been her mind playing tricks.
* Go north to X-2 and approach the demonic door.
Scene:
Elena tries to push the door without results. When Yuri appears and inspect the door, he senses a barrier surrounding it. It’s much weaker than the one surrounding the Castle, so the magician concludes that something close must be powering it. While he’s intent on examining the door, a green monster pops out from a hole in the ground, hiding when Elena turns to look. Every time she tries to spot it, it reappears behind her back, until the poor maid’s head begins to spin. Yuri unsuccessfully joins Elena in her attempt to catch sight of the monster, until they come up with the ingenious plan of looking in opposite directions.
It turns out the “monster” is actually a group of slimes, and they found themselves surrounded. Yuri deduces that these slimes could be the guardians of the door, so he disappears to leave Elena with the usual task of fighting.
BOSS: Suraran
This group of slime is a fairly easy opponent, but can become very nasty if you aren’t quick or precise enough. The fight resembles a game of Whack-a-Mole.
Only one slime can pop up at a time, but its position is always random. If you cannot catch it in time, there’s a chance it will spawn several mini-slimes across the arena. If you aren’t fast enough, the ground will be crawling with these things in a very short time. This is the only “attack” Suraran knows, so speed is of the essence.
The best strategy would obviously be to strike the visible slime before it vanishes. If you hit it, it won't release any mini-slimes. If you don’t succeed, try to take out as many mini-slimes as possible before it appears again, and quickly run and strike it when he does.
Of course, lowering the game speed help immensely in this fight. It takes 12 hits with the Duster to get rid of Suraran.
Scene:
The door is now open and Yuri reappears to congratulate Elena, only to freeze when he notices she still has a mini-slime on her head.
Mina walks into the room, staring deeply at the rabbit maid. Yuri recognizes her killing stare and yells at Elena to avoid her. Mina dashes and quickly strikes the ducking maid, catching the slime and sending it flying on Yuri’s head. Elena is troubled by the cat maid’s actions, but Mina puffs again and leaves the room, followed quickly by the furious Yuri. Elena is still perplexed, but eventually realizes that the path to the Jewel is clear.
* Go north to X-1. Collect the first Jewel.
Scene:
In the Castle, Doclund senses a disturbance in the barrier.
Meanwhile, Rosalia is busy getting “acquainted” with the Prince, who doesn’t seem to appreciate this kind of intimacy. He asks her to let him go, and when she refuses, he begs her at least to undo the spell on his father. Rosalia denies his plead, saying that from now on they will be the only two humans in the Castle and that, in case he feels lonely, she will summon some monsters to keep him company.
Doclund knocks at the door and enters the room, clearly realizing he interrupted something awkward.
He notifies Rosalia that one of the Jewels must have gone missing, but Rosalia seems more bothered by his interruption than by his statement. She replies that the barrier was in fact his idea, and that there are three more Jewels still in place anyway. She continues by saying that if anyone has a quarrel with her, she can always deal with them, barrier or not. Doclund is shocked by her arrogance, and points out that the missing Jewel is a clear proof that she has an enemy in the kingdom. Rosalia eventually agrees, and orders Doclund to send some units to the temple and to protect the Eastern Ruins by “summoning the monster”. The Prince, feeling like a third wheel, return to his room, leaving the pissed Rosalia and the apologetic Doclund to their affairs.
Scene:
Outside the temple, Nash has finally managed to get out of the hole. He’s saddened by Mina’s departure, when suddenly she comes rushing out the door, grabs him, takes him to a secluded area and puts an adhesive binding on his mouth. In that moment, Yuri runs out the temple, notices the hole and quickly stops, but the incoming Elena collides with him, accidentally pushing him in the pit. When Yuri calls out to her, the ever-clumsy rabbit maid doesn’t even notice the hole, and falls inside it as well.
Nash removes his plaster and realizes that the purpose of the hole was to entrap Elena. When he ask for an explanation, Mina hears someone else approaching and covers Nash’s mouth with an even bigger binding. Inside the hole, Yuri begins to understand that the reason behind Elena’s bullying is her lack of awareness, and reaches the conclusion that Mina must have a deep grudge with her. Unexpectedly, a man’s voice calls out from above, offering help.
The kind man liberates them and introduces himself as Leon. Elena recognizes the name and his features, and immediately thinks he’s the same Hero who lived 500 years earlier. The misunderstanding is quickly cleared when Leon explains that he is actually a descendant of that brave warrior, and bears the same name in his honour, but he’s just a travelling swordsman. The thought that this man may be the person that Rivea is looking for crosses Yuri’s mind, but the magician has no intention of carrying out any mission or saving the country, and remains silent. Leon advises them to move soon, for he saw a group of mosters approaching, and directs them to Castle Town. Elena and Yuri thank him and continue on their way.
Mina starts to follow the couple, and Nash frees himself for the second time. Realizing that his beloved maid abandoned him again, he stumbles toward Leon, heartbroken. The swordsman is intrigued by the soldier’s mood, so Nash confesses that he’s in love with a person that doesn’t seem to care about him, and that he has been left behind several times now. Leon consoles him by suggesting that perhaps she keeps on leaving him because she knows that he will always chase her. After pondering on these words, the dog soldier immediately recovers, and full of confidence begins to follow Mina's scent again, just in time before a group of demon Knights arrive on the scene, surrounding Leon who courageously begins to fight.
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