The Festival Help mission takes place for a large part of the second chapter. After the orphanage's destruction, the two bracers are pulled off the case and directed to help the Jenis Royal Academy. The students and faculty are putting on a festival and play, and Estelle and Joshua get to take part in two unusual roles.

Client:Student Council
Pay: 5000 Mira, 5 BP
Bonus: 5 BP
Difficulty: Easy
Locations: Jenis Royal Academy
Prerequisite Quest: Orphanage Crisis
Description:

In an unexpected turn of events, we will be acting in a play at the academy festival!

It's a rather strange job, to be sure, but the children from the orphanage are quite looking forward to the play, and we certainly don't want to disappoint them...

1. North of Ruan, turn east at the first fork for the royal academy.
2. We should wrap up any unfinished business before heading out!
3. Arrived at Jenis Royal Academy. First, let's meet with the dean. His office is on the first floor.
4. Jill, the student body president, is in charge of the play.
5. The Student Council room is on the 2nd floor of the clubhouse.
6. Boys and girls will... swap activing roles this year?!
7. We'll be staying at the dorms.
8. Preparations for the next day's events seem insane. Can we help?
9. Beat monsters in the old school!
10. Helped decorate the campus!
11. Delivered research materials!
12. The day of the festival is here!
13. But wait... Where's Joshua? He seems to be at the old building!
14. We gave a stunning performance.

After getting sidelined from the orphanage investigation, you a request is made to you to help out Kloe and the rest of the students at the Jenis Royal Academy. While you may want to v-line to the academy gates, doing so will expire all your current side-quests if left unfinished. Complete those, then head north out of Ruan.

If you are playing on nightmare, you may want to head back to Sapphirl Tower to level up to 20 before proceeding.

The academy is at the end of Vista Forest Road, which exits near the south-east end of the Gull Seaside Way. This area contains similar enemies found south of Ruan, so getting through shouldn't be very difficult.

Once you pass through the gates, you will have limited access to explore the grounds. Head into the largest building in the middle and visit Dean Collins in the far right room on the first floor. After a short introduction, you will have a bit more freedom to explore the grounds before heading into the clubhouse located south of the schoolhouse.

If you want to get the information on the enemies in this area, be sure the Information Orbment is not equipped on Joshua!

Jill is upstairs, next to the stairs towards the top of the screen. Entering this room will start a chain of events that you will need to watch and enjoy. Eventually, you will take control of Estelle and Kloe in the evening before the festival. You can seek out Jill in the dean's office then visit Joshua in the clubhouse, but you will miss out on a few small side-quests. Complete these for extra Bracer Points (BP) at the end of the chapter.

Optional Festival Help Quest #1: Clear Out the Old School Building.

Mr. Effort gave the key to the old schoolhouse, but the student hasn't returned. Upon arriving at the building east of the newer buildings, Mickey runs out, declaring it is full of ghosts. You'll need to defeat all his "ghosts" throughout the building. The Wrap Spiders can be very strong in harder difficulties, so wear Silver Earrings.

1. Near the entrance in the lobby on the main level.
2. Back south corner of the lobby on the main level.
3. Main level north wing - first room.
4. Upper level north wing - hallway.

Optional Festival Help Quest #2: Decorate the Campus.

Janitor Parkes is working on finishing the decorations around the campus to the left of the main schoolhouse entrance. He will ask you to find other areas missing decorations around the campus.

This is basically a spot-the-difference game taking place on the campus school grounds. There are three areas that you need to visit to finish the decorations.

1. Missing flag to the right of the Auditorium Entrance.
2. Missing string of flags above the entrance of the Boy's Dormitory.
3. Missing string of flags above the archway connecting the Schoolhouse and the Clubhouse.

Optional Festival Help Quest #3: Reseach Materials Hunt.

Logic is in the Material Archives room of the Clubhouse, researching Ruan Economics for the festival. He is looking for three books that are missing from the archives. You will need to search the buildings for the books. Find all three and bring them back to Logic.

1. Sitting on a bench in the Boy's Locker Room in the Clubhouse.
2. Waiting on the desk near the window in the Faculty Lounge in the Schoolhouse.
3. Resting on a table in the lower-right room in the Boy's Dormitory.

Once you have finished helping the academy, talk to Joshua at the cafeteria of the clubhouse. The story will advance to the festival.

The festival will fill the academy with visitors and some friendly faces from your adventures. You don't need to speak with everyone, but helping Professor Alba, who is at the cafeteria shop, will continue the story.

During the academy festival, five temporary shops will open around the academy. These shops are only available during the times the festival is active. See the information on these shops here.

After a short conversation and update on the Orphanage story, you will be on the hunt for the now missing Joshua. Head to the Old Schoolhouse east of the academy grounds.

If you missed the optional quest to clear out the monsters, this is your chance to loot the place. You will find Joshua on the balcony on the second floor. This step will complete your actions in this mission. After the festival, head back toward Ruan. Once you reach the Gull Seaside Way, the next story-line quest, Theresa the Target, will take over.