And that's it, I finished Trails of Cold Steel II.
I spent so much time on this epic journey that it's hard to believe that it's really over... I won't be able to return to Class VII on my days off anymore.
In a way, I'm graduating alongside them, and I love this game for making me feel that way.

Between the conquest of the Vermillion Castle, Chancellor Osborne's return from beyond the grave, Rean becoming a national hero over his exploits in the annexation in Crossbell, his fateful meeting with Lloyd and Rixia, the final free day at Trista and, eventually, our adventures in the Reverie Corridor, I couldn't say how often I thought that the game would soon be over. But now that I've reached the ending, I have no regrets. I feel like every major character and NPC plotline was resolved in a satisfying way, and even without cliffhanger, I'd love to know how this tale continues.

If I had to rate the game right here and now, it'd be somewhere between Trails to Azure and Trails in the Sky SC as my #2 game in the series.