Wow, another chapter up so quickly. Ah yes, Joshua does have a spark. Joshua's timid personality doing a 180 in that sidequest with Marvel totally surprised me. More Cius x Joshua interaction ^_^. At this point of the game, it does seem like Cius is babysitting Ratix and Iria making sure that they aren't killed.

YEY!
Star ocean 1 and the goodness that is Cius!

There arn't many- or any like this- love star ocean so much i could just...(dies quietly in corner but has ally and fresh sage so will be alright).
This story is great!

OMG a Star Ocean One fic! ^_^ I like how you describe Cius and Cius' perspective on Ratix, Iria, Fear, and Joshua. I always did wonder why Joshua chose Cius to get rid of the boulder, but then between him, Ratix, and Iria I'd pick Cius too. Please keep it up.