Consult this map for this part:
Save your game at the Magic Mirror, then pick up a treasure box in the left corner:
- Item: Medicine
This cave is a loop; however, you cannot go from the east side yet. So, just head west to the next area.
Scenario 7-5: Magoichi to the Rescue
You are now playing as Magoichi. One thing I noticed about Magoichi is that his first weapon is a lot better in combat than the other two. However, this is just my opinion, feel free to use whatever weapon that suits you well.
Now pick up a bracelet right next to you in the silver box:
- Key Item: Green soul Bracelet - this bracelet allows you to absorb souls.
Continue on the loop until you reach a drawbridge. The lever is blocked by a wall demon, so you have to kill it to pull the lever to lower the bridge.
Cross the bridge to the next area. Here, you'll find a Magic Mirror and 2 boxes
- Map: Demon Cave Map - in the red box
- Equipment: Rasha Gloves - in the silver box. It's Magoichi's armor, so you should equip on him immediately.
Keep moving forward 2 more areas, you'll face a red giant bull demon and several minions. Unfortunately, you have to kill them all in order to continue. In the next 3 areas, you'll find a weapon for Magoichi and the key item that can revive Jubei.
- Equipment: Flamethrower + Fuel - it's powerful, but it's gonna slow you down a lot.
- Key Item: Great Powder Tube
Scenario 7-6: Magoichi Finds the Great Powder Tube
Backtrack to the Magic Mirror, then use the "Great Powder Tube" to revive the miner.
- Item: Medicine
Save your game and backtrack to the drawbridge, a mysterious flying demon will steal the "Great Powder Tube" from you. It'll fly away if you take too long to kill it. But don't worry, you'll find it in the next area (west). However, it'll fly away again and again if you fail to kill it in a short period of time, so you have to re-enter the area repeatedly until you succeed.
Once you retrieve the tube back, return to Jubei and use the tube to revive the miners first. Miner on your left will you give a medicine and finally use the tube on Jubei.
- Item: Medicine
Scenario 7-7: Magoichi Releases Jubei
Keep moving forward, passing through several areas. Ekei will show up to help if you play on his route, so make sure to kill all demons before leaving him.
Hidden Red Souls #30: West path of the Demon Cave loop.
Route: Kotaro | S-Rank
Once the cutscene is over, enter the newly opened area for an item:
- Equipment: Blue Necklace - this necklace allows you to absorb souls faster.
Scenario 7-8: Kotaro Finds a Hidden Door
Exit this dead end and continue on the loop.
Note: Many items along the way may have been picked up if you played as Magoichi early.
When you arrived at the drawbridge. Kill the wall demon that attached itself to the lever, then pull it down to lower the bridge.
Hidden Red Souls #31: At the end of the drawbridge.
Cross the bridge to the next area. There is a Magic Mirror, a memo, and a treasure box here:
- File: Tokichiro's Memo #2 - on the ground (This file is not available if you play as Magoichi early)
- Map: Demon Cave Map - in the treasure box
Save your game (important if you play Kotaro's route) and proceed to the next area.
This is just another mini-game where you have to follow in Kotaro's footsteps to avoid the trap. At the end of the demonstration, he'll ask if you remember it, answer "No" he'll repeat again. If you failed, you can either continue or reload the game to retry.
You'll receive random item such ash Secret Medicine, Magic Liquid, or Herb if you've done it perfectly. This can also be a tech book "Dokoutsui Vol. 3" if you failed to obtain it in Keep hall "Fuma Bomb" side quest.
Continue on the loop until you see many furnaces and the red giant demon gang. Stay far away from the furnaces because they can explode. Wait until those giants destroy them so that you have space for combat.
Hidden Chest #8: Normal Bullet x10 - Area next to where you fought the giant red demon above.
Continue and stay on the path until you see a treasure box:
- Key Item: Great Powder Tube
Go a bit further, you'll see a green seal blocking the path.
Hidden Red Souls #32: On the right side of the green seal.
Now use the wind blades to destroy the seal, exit to the area. Here, pick up 2 items, then approach the petrified miner and use "Great Powder Tube" to revive him open the path.
- Item: Herb - in a regular treasure box
- Item: Power Jewel - (Solution: Left Bottom, Bottom Left, Right Bottom, Bottom Right, Left Top)
- Item: Secret Medicine
Now you probably remember there are other petrified miners in the cave. If you haven't played as Magoichi, you probably want to revive them for some "Medicine". However, It is really up to you if you want to run for another loop to revive them and collect the rewards.
Revive Miners (Optional)
- Item: Medicine - the miner is in the Magic Mirror area, south side of the cave.
- Item: Medicine - the other 2 miners in the area close to the cave entrance.
There is another miner at the entrance, but he doesn't give anything. Return to the cave entrance and use the portal to go back to Gifu Castle.