This may not be perfect, but it certainly is amazing. First off, learning of that extra Sorcerer's Ring usage for a teleporter in the Underground Ruins allowed me to really optimize Chapter 2 (thanks again, Sprayzz!). Only a couple parts being a little slow there, but Chapter 2 was otherwise perfect. Honestly, this run doesn't really have many mistakes in the field (around 3 extra encounters to barrel through, but that's it).

The only fight that was really slow was Hawk 2, at the end of Chapter 6. But in my defense, I took it slow because I did not want to risk losing the run with that kind of lead just because Hawk decided to be a dick and repeatedly target me. Yeah, it was slow; but it was also far safer. In the end, I still gained a lot of time in Chapter 6 because I didn't screw up the block puzzle in the Temple of Earth. Finally, those Alice, Decus, and Richter fights in Chapter 8? Those were absolute things of beauty. Not very often do you get to watch these fights get completely shellacked!

Funnily enough, I was actually initially aiming for a 4:11. But that huge lead after Chapter 6 allowed me to skip 4:11 entirely by the end of the run. The amazing Alice, Decus, and final Richter fights in Chapter 8 solidified that a 4:10 was going to happen instead!