Recently, many players have been troubled by the addition of the second story "Opela". Regarding this issue, the most detailed strategy process is provided below. Let's take a look. In this game, there are quite a lot of tasks, and each task provides hints, which can be found by players as long as they pay more attention.
Join through side quests
The time is the end of the Arms Tournament ~ After the plot of picking herbs, take refuge in Lakul
First, you must meet the conditions for not adding Ashton to the team.
First meeting in Silton's tavern. Then you can choose whether to join the team in the Mountain Palace.
Hoping that Ernest would join the team at the same time, Rakuul took Opela to the depths of the Godly Forest to investigate the spaceship before taking refuge.
If you want Opela to join the team at the same time, you cannot go to the Divine Protection Forest to investigate the spaceship before meeting Opela.
In fact, the solution shared by Opela in the guide for "Star Ocean 2 Second Story R" is very simple. I believe everyone can figure it out by doing their own research. If you have other better solutions, you might as well leave a message in the comment area and let me know, and I will update it quickly.