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Summary

Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16‑Sai is the Game Gear follow‑up to Madou Monogatari I: 3tsu no Madoukyuu, first hitting Japanese shelves on May 20, 1994 under Sega’s banner. The title resurfaced on the Project EGG service in December 2023 as Madō Monogatari II 16‑year‑old Arle, though it still carries only its original Japanese text. What makes this RPG stand out is its departure from traditional numbers: character growth is shown through facial expressions and sprite changes instead of stat sheets. Combat is equally unconventional—there are no physical attacks, only four elemental spells (Fire, Ice Storm, Thunder and Bayoen), each exploiting specific enemy weaknesses. This blend of quirky presentation and elemental strategy gives the game a memorable, if niche, charm.

Storyline

Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16‑Sai (often just called Madou Monogatari II) picks up eleven years after the first adventure, with Arle now sixteen. She runs into Schezo Wegey on the Game Gear version and promptly calls him a pervert, a line that became a running gag. The mischievous Lynx lures her toward Schezo, setting the stage for the next ordeal.

Arle is suddenly warped into a grim dungeon where most of her powers vanish. Using her wits and a touch of sex appeal, she tricks the demon guards, snatches a key, and makes a daring escape, even as a dead body in a prison cell threatens to seal her fate. Before confronting Schezo, she battles a Dark Dragon that burns and shrinks the beast, leaving only its scorched skin behind.

A tiny bird named Millu appears and tells Arle about a mystical jewel hidden deep within Lyla’s Ruins. When she spots the light of an exit, Schezo spots her and a fierce fight erupts; in the PC‑9801 version he is decapitated, yet his bloody head continues to attack before finally passing away. After defeating him, Arle faces a rotting test body fused to the exit walls and discovers letters on the ground addressed to Satan from Rulue.

Before the final floor, she must gather three colored stones and place them in a Carbuncle‑shaped chamber. This triggers a showdown with Satan, who finds Arle beautiful and proposes marriage—though he appears without his usual horns and wings. Pigra offers a paid heal before the battle, and after Arle defeats the Dark Prince, she meets Carbuncle, who carries the coveted jewel inside his head. Rather than taking it, she befriends the creature, and together they leave Lyla’s Ruins.