The short answer
In Ruan, alternate the main investigation with checks of the Guild board and notebook. Keep a separate save before the Academy sequence: demo players report being unable to leave once they enter, even with unfinished requests.
Before you start
- Prologue complete
- Chapter 1 demo save
- Optional objectives reviewed before story transitions
Follow the investigation
This supported outline deliberately stops short of claiming every conversation trigger. If an older guide names a different item or answer, follow the current remake’s journal and keep a save.
- Report to the Ruan Bracer Guild after the chapter’s travel and briefing.
- Follow the white-shadow investigation through the current map and journal objectives.
- Revisit the local leads around the orphanage and Manoria when directed.
- Before proceeding to Jenis Royal Academy, make the optional-content check below.
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Before the final investigation
Deadline status: player-reported in the current demo, not independently tested by Kingy. Do not assume a request marked Medium remains reachable inside the demo, or that classic SC’s Chapter 2 cleanup rules apply here. Exact quest deadlines and total collectible counts still need remake evidence.
- Finish requests you want to complete during the demo and collect their available hand-ins.
- Review shops, the Recipe Book, Fishing Notebook and books collected so far.
- Create a separate manual save outside the Academy sequence. Keep it after making your final demo save.
Complete the chapter-ending section Reveal solution / story details
The reported route continues through the old schoolhouse and underground investigation. The basement climax leads to the end of Chapter 1 and the trial. Prepare recovery and party roles before entering rather than planning a shopping return during the sequence.
Keep both the pre-sequence file and a finished-demo file. At launch, use the documented transfer option; Chapter 2 and later routes will be added after the released build is checked.
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Research checked 2026-09-12. This is a source-based guide; Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps. Evidence and coverage.