Talk:Combat Mechanism/@comment-180.217.135.38-20151224034238/@comment-180.217.183.223-20160111143330

OP here

I learnt my lesson during the underground treasure chest event where I broke tanuki in the level 90s; never brought a sword into battle on severe damage again. Gotou, being an unsmithable sword, I would definitely not proceed with him on severe damage, even if we were on pre-boss node on 6-1 (where i was stuck on forever)

Anyway Gotou was on med damage and internet conked out, logged me out of the game. When I came back in, Gotou was gone from the party as with the time I lost tanuki. I went out for a few hours, he was my 2nd highest level tantou and I was really upset. When I came back a bit later, he was back??? In full HP and sakura fubuki mode???? wtf

I was so happy to get Gotou back I didn't even question it again until I was doing an expert-level regiment battle and I switched to get my oodachi team. To my surprise (and fury??) Mikazuki and Jiroutachi were missing from the team (well at least I finally got to see Ishikirimaru awaken). After returning to citadel, they were nowhere to be found either. After refreshing the game a few dozen times, they were back - also in full health and moral.

The conclusion I got was that it was a game glitch, a pretty upsetting one but nothing more than that. Gotou got lost at Ikedaya and met some friendly enemy yari who nursed him back to health and showed him the way home; Jiroutachi took Mikazuki out for a drink to avoid the yari on E4.

still, ikedaya is creepy af and i'm not going back there after beating 6-4. Not for Akashi. Not for Nihongou. Not for anyone.