Walkthrough:The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap/J-man Zelda Fan/Part Two

J-man Zelda Fan's walkthrough of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Part Two "Flaming Fun" (Mt. Crenel's Base, Mt. Crenel, Cave of Flames)

Moving On
Continuing right along, folks! Before going to see the elder, let's make another Heart Container! Go back outside to the Village and turn right. On the right, you should see a dock running up parallel to the Shrine. Walk onto that and at the end, turn right. Walk all the way to the end of the pier and pick up a fourth Piece of Heart! Now we have five Heart Containers. Now you can make your way back to Gentari. The elder will tell you about Melari at Mt. Crenel, and instructs you to go there to reforge the sword and get the next element. So, exit to the left. On the outside and after you've gone through the log, go in the little mushroom house. Talk the Minish inside and he will give you the Bomb Bag! It's about to get dangerous, kids.

Grow back to Hylian size and follow the path out of there (you'll need to blow up the rocks). You can either use the red mushroom at the next area to jump across the chasm and go that way, or just go up and then eventually left. On your way, blow open the cave that you will pass. Go inside and open the chest to receive some more Mysterious Shells. Exit the cave and make your way up the stairs. Either kill the Peahats by stunning them with the Gust Jar and then using the sword, or avoid them and go all the way back to Hyrule Town, which is no longer in the midst of the Picori Festival.

When you enter the village, a scene will play out in which the Hurdy-Gurdy Man and his admirers will come and talk to you and inform you about Kinstones. This things only come in halfs, and you must find the person with a matching half. Fuse two together and "something good might happen!" Basically, these little medallions will be a huge part of your quest from here on out. The Hurdy-Gurdy Man will give a free Kinstone Bag and teach you how to fuse. And what do ya know? You're in luck. If you fuse with the Hurdy-Gurdy Man, a tree covered in vines in South Hyrule Field will be transformed and the vines blocking the entrance to the tree will disappear. Let's go see what's in the tree, shall we? The tree is in the bottom right of the field. You can check where it is via the icon on your map. Make your way down there and go in to find another Piece of Heart!

The Spin Attack
Next, we have to learn the classic ability, the Spin Attack. Go back to Hyrule Town and go west until you get to the river. Go down and go in the house with a chick on top. Inside you will find Swiftblade, one of the Blade Brothers. Talk to him and he, in his most special way, will bestow upon you the power of the Spin Attack. Now all you have to do is hold down the button your sword is assigned to until it's charged up, then release it to unleash a Spin Attack. Now we need to make our way to Mt. Crenel.