Chapter 7: Champion Victor

At Hotel Krat, talk to Sophia.

Approach Antonia and choose "Of course." (For the "Free From the Puppet String" ending, choose "There's nothing left.").

Search the counter where Polendina normally stands to obtain the Note Left at the Counter.

Go outside and search near the fountain.

Talk to Polendina and choose "Show the wedding ring" to get Gemini's Iron Protection. (Note: This choice isn't available if you told the truth to Julian in the last chapter).

Talk to Venigni.

Talk to Geppetto twice and choose "Grand Exhibition," "Barren Swamp," "Krat Central Station," and "Alchemist's Headquarters."

Talk to Sophia again.

At Estella Opera House Stage, continue out of the opera and through the streets full of sad puppets.

Look for a ladder going up near some shop booths and open the chest to obtain the Clock Sword.

Hop down and continue through the tunnel.

Clear out enemies and enter Lorenzini Arcade.

Continue forward to the center of the arcade and repair the Stargazer (a type of fast travel point).

From the stargazer, face the locked gate and take the hallway to the right.

Search the corpse at the end to obtain the Lorenzini Arcade 1st Floor Key.

Return to Hotel Krat and talk to Sophia. (Note: You should get a cutscene (a non-interactive cinematic the game plays automatically) and a slight change in appearance. Keep watch on the stargazer selection and return there when you see Sophia's icon).

Return to Lorenzini Arcade. Take the hallway opposite the locked door and use the key to unlock the gate.

Turn left and continue down, clearing out enemies. (Note: Half Moonstone drops from the Dimensional Butterfly nearby).

Go down the ramp to the flooded cellar and prepare for a fight.

Defeat the Mutating Carcass to get the LADA F250 Frame.

Continue through the cellar and up the stairs.

Search the ground to obtain Monad Charity House Concert.

Continue up the steps to the first floor. Large enemies patrol this hallway, so run until you can duck into a room on the left.

Go forward into the restroom and search the body to obtain Scandal! V, the Tragedy Behind the Flamboyance.

Press the button to open the shortcut.

Turn around and search the fountain to obtain the Arcade Underground Passage Key.

Talk to the Traveling Merchant. (Note: Traveling Merchant sells Attribute Purification Ampoule for 260, Special Purification Ampoule for 200, Thermite for 280, Fire Canister for 390, Fire Abrasive for 440, the Circular Electric Chainsaw for 3,200, and the Indomitable Amulet for 2,400).

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Return to the basement and continue through the previously locked gate.

Turn right through the acidic gas. (Note: It's a great time to use an Attribute Resistance Ampoule).

Look for a passageway shrouded in acidic gas. (Note: Dark moon Moonstone of the Covenant drops from the Dimensional Butterfly here. Alchemical Booster drops from the second Dimensional Butterfly here).

Open the safe to obtain the Spear of Honor.

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Continue through the tunnel past where you entered the section with gas to find a few carcass enemies.

Turn left up some steps to the upper level.

Press the button to open a shortcut.

Return to the stargazer and rest.

Go back down the steps and turn left through a few rooms.

Search the ground to obtain The greatest show on Earth is coming!

Go down the steps to the cellar and get ready for a very tough fight as you approach the barrels.

Defeat the Puppet Jester to get the Hunter's Amulet. (Note: This is another mini-boss that seems impossible at first. The key is to break his weapons using perfect guard. You can also retreat once the carcass enemies break out of their cells, and let them beat the jester up a little. If his weapons are broken, they might even be able to kill him).

Check the shelves to obtain La Bleiwies.

Continue up the steps.

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Use the Stargazer and choose "Talk with Venigni."

Go through the door you unlocked to exit the arcade.

Follow the sound of joyful, triumphant music to the Grand Exhibition Plaza!

When you reach the fountain, ignore the two sets of steps going up to the Grand Exhibition and check on the right for a side path through a small park.

Continue forward through the gate and turn left to a small garden with a patrolling puppet.

Defeat the Mace Puppet to get the LADA Shock Cartridge.

Climb the metal staircase to the cable car.

Lift the lever to ride to the second floor of the Grand Exhibition.

Press the button to lower the ladder.

Repair the Stargazer.

At the Grand Exhibition Gallery, open the front double doors.

At Rosa Isabelle Street Entrance, talk to the Old Lady at the Window to get the Venigni Commemorative Coin.

Return to Hotel Krat and talk to Pulcinella. Choose "Request appraisal of collectibles" and then "Venigni Commemorative Coin" to get Half Moonstone.

Return to the Grand Exhibition Gallery. From the stargazer, turn left and continue along the path up the steps to the second floor.

Follow the path back outside onto a balcony. (Note: Technique Crank drops from the Dimensional Butterfly here).

Go down a nearby ladder.

Defeat the Axe Puppet to get the Strength Amulet.

Open the chest to obtain Quartz.

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Rest at the stargazer, if needed.