Boss Battle

Once you make your way into the inner sanctum, you will find a save point next to a large, menacing door. Take this opportunity to use a Tent to replenish your HP, and be sure to equip the Ribbon before proceeding.

In the next room, you will encounter the Job Interviewer and the fight will begin. Start by setting up your defensive spells—particularly Haste 2, Regenerate, and Barrier 2. Don’t bother wasting any MP on attack magic, because the Interviewer is impervious to pretty much everything. Just stick to your heavy hitters and keep up defenses for the first phase of the battle.

The boss has two heads. After you take out enough HP, it will rotate heads and you will be confused by its Ambiguous Gaze. This is why you must equip the Ribbon, because if you don’t have someone free to dispel the other party members, you could be wiped out in a few rounds. During this phase of the battle, you can use attack spells (Fire spells work really well since the Job Interviewer seems to prefer cold), but your physical attacks won’t be of much use. From here on out, it’s all about timing your attacks to slip under the boss’s sporadic Shield spells. It’s tricky, because the Job Interviewer is prepared for pretty much everything, but after a bit of trial-and-error, you can defeat it in a few solid blows.

After the battle, there will be a short cutscene, and you will end up in the tunnel leading to the surface. Be sure to pick up an Elixer in the corner. Once you leave, you won’t be able to go back for it.