also what do we think about sword route? ive been hesitant to do it due to the snowgrave connections but the more i look into it the more im confused about that

on one hand:

>has many similar themes to snowgrave
>after completing it you cant get the egg, like in sg

>kris is obviously uncomfortable with it like they are about sg in ch4

>john mantle saying how youre going after the shadow crystals because you crave violence

on the other

>the shadowmantle would be the equivalent of the armor drops in other chapters
>>that would make two sets of secret bosses with knight giving a weapon for kris, gerson one for susie and possibly ch5 one for ralsei, and they may all be lightners as well; while jevil, spamton and eram would give armors and be darkners

>aside from the egg it doesnt really have any effects on the rest of the chapter