It's a strange contradiction

But it's not anime.

I'm right at the end of the game. I've been loving it but I'm a bit eager to just get the last achievement so I can put the game aside. However Emeric is a huge spike in difficulty from the rest of the game. The auto-battles don't help this at all, of course. I have a fighter at Rank 22, with my others around that. They all have best armor and weapons for their class, and even some additoinal skills from the other classes. They all have Iron Will, and my top fighter has a few extra attack moves. Try as I ...

How do you raise Defense on your gladiators I'm getting beat into the dirt even though I have the highest armor my people can wear, but I can't seem to up their Def stat....

so i got the blade and now i'm trying to get the next quest but i dont ever see a shadow on one of the western tourneys, and i'm already at queen's tourney what's going on?