Act of Pride: Blind Fool's Savior

**Act of Pride: Blind Fool's Savior** is the first act of *Monark*.

## Description

After obtaining the Authority of Vanity, you team up with Nozomi to resolve the anomalies in the academy. To stop the Daemonic Pactbearers causing them, you set out to destroy the Ideals they draw power from.

## Objectives

* Talk to people in the TSC Room
* Head to the infirmary
* Find a way to the Main Building - 2F.
* Explore the Main Building - 2F (Mist).
* Answer the call to the Ideal.
* Win the battle and shatter the Ideal.
* Talk to people in the TSC Room.
* Explore the Main Building - 3F (Mist).
* Win the battle and shatter the Ideal.
* Talk to people in the TSC Room.
* Explore the Main Building - RF (Mist).

## Walkthrough

There will be a few scenes at the beginning of the act before control of the protagonist is restored.

### The Ideal of Desire

* Once the scenes end, talk to Nozomi and Vanitas.
* Exit to the hallway. A scene will play.
* Head to the right and take the second door on the right.
* Talk to Dr. Kakeru Hasegawa after the scene to get additional Mental Stabilizers.
* After exiting the infirmary, head right to trigger another scene. The students blocking access to Main Building - 2F will head to the student council room.
* It's a good idea to speak to students and explore the first floor. The student all the way to the right will offer a Psychology Test that may award Ego points. Some smartphone library materials can be found, including one in the Faculty Room.
* When ready, head to the left of the map and take the stairs up to Main Building - 2F.
* Speak to Vanitas.
* In order to progress on this floor, it's necessary to get the delusional Reina Ichijo to move away from the locker she currently believes to be her friend. The needed clue is in classroom 3-C, the one right next to her. Read the memo on the desk close to the windows.
* Talk to Reina and choose the third option.
* Continue past the locker to the next classroom, 3-D and go inside.
* If ready for a battle, approach the pile of smartphones and answer the call. It may be wise to access the Character menu from the smartphone and spend SPIRIT on unlocking some abilities. This also increases character level.
* It may be necessary to add the Fiend to the roster through Unit Placement.
* Start the battle when ready. Defeat the three enemy Fiends to win the battle.

### The Ideal of Reason

* Talk to Chiyo Aikawa and Vanitas.
* It may be a good idea to visit the infirmary to get MAD Gauges reset. There is also a scene to watch there.
* Head to Main Building - 2F for a scene.
* Another Psychology Test is available from the student in the middle of the hallway.
* Continue right for another brief scene.
* It's possible to take the stairs down here to access the closed off part of Main Building - 1F and collect the Academy Advice Column.
* Continue up to Main Building - 3F for a scene. Vanitas will explain about Death Calls and provide a number to the area of the Otherworld where the Singularity connecting the Otherworld's depths is location. Destroying this Singularity in battle will prevent or stop a Death Call.
* Calling and destroying the Singularity before exploring further is the safest way forward. The Fiends don't need to be defeated; the battle ends when the singularity is destroyed.
* Go into the first classroom, 3-E, and check out the memo next to the locker.
* Go back out into the hallway.
* Continue all the way to the black door at the end of the hall and talk to the student, Miki Harai, banging on the door from the other side.
* Ask her how she picked her locker combination.
* Her student ID number is available in the smartphone under Profiles. Look for Miki Hirai in the list to find the last four digits of her ID are 1040.
* Return to classroom 3-E and use the code 1040 to open the locker.
* Return to the hallway and talk to one of the students blocking the doors to classroom 3-F next door.
* Show the student the third-year badge.
* Enter classroom 3-F and approach the pile of cell phones.
* Prepare to fight and answer the call. Defeat the four Fiends to win the battle.

### The Ideal of Will

* After the scenes, talk to Chiyo and Nozomi.
* Optionally stop by the infirmary to reset the MAD Gauge.
* Head upstairs, cross Main Building - 2F, and continue upstairs to reach Main Building - 3F for a scene.
* Continue across Main Building - 3F and head upstairs to Main Building - RF.
* Vanitas will provide a number to another Singularity. Again, it is safest to destroy the Singularity before going further.
* Turn left and proceeding ahead. Read the memo, Retention Notice, at the last plant on the far left side.
* Enter Main Bldg. - RF: Shed.
* Ask the student holding the door closed if he is jealous because he can't graduate.
* Continue through the door to the other side of Main Bldg. - RF.
* Continue to the other side to find the pile of cell phones.
* Prepare to fight and answer the call. Defeat Kurama, Superbia, and the Fiends to win the battle.

### Aftermath

After a number of scenes, Nozomi will leave the party. The protagonist can now leave the building via the front entrance. The next act is chosen by where the protagonist chooses to go and which companion he chooses for the next leg of the story.

* Going to East Street and then into the Library will allow him to team up with Kokoro Surugadai for Act of Wrath: Retribution From Beyond.
* Going to Central Street and to the front of the Club Building will allow him to team up with Shinya Yuda.
* Going to West Street and entering the 2nd Year Building will allow him to team up with Ryotaro Date.