Let's Play Ys 8 Episode 16: RUN FOR IT!
0So with Dina in our village we can now access another side area and with using her insect repellent we can head to multiple different locations including but not limited to longhorn coast.
There's actually an optional miniboss here in the future so it's really good to unlock this place now.
Look around and you'll find another survivor a young boy named Reja but he won't go with you until you find the thing that saved his life (understandable). Once you find the Pikard and talk to Reja you'll be taken back to town.
Reja has a special feature where he has farming skills so he will take care of any seeds you find and grow you vegetables.
now at this point in the game we're going to do something dangerous and time sensitive but very much worth it. At this point in the story while Hummel is in your party and assuming you've found both Reja and Nia you should have 12 castaways which is enough people to do this task. Go to water and wood hills and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE the enemies here are over double your level and have a lot of HP. While you could kill the plants you stand no chance against the raptors even if you manage to take one down it can get back up. Just run for it.
There is some rubble here that can be cleared out and holds another castaway.
Miralda tends to be one of the last few castaways most people find since you never need to come here and there's scary monsters that can tear you in half. But during this one point you will have enough villagers to clear the rubble and get her as early as chapter 2.
I am making a lot of emphasis of doing this now because without spoiling some story events will happen soon that cause our number of villagers to decrease and Hummel will leave the party (he is only a temporary member afterall)