Outside of battle, The Dark Congress is where you will spend most of your time. You can create characters, petition for almost anything in the game, whether it is for enemies to be stronger or shops to list new or better items.
The Dark Congress is based on your Demon Rank, which starts at 0 and can be increased by taking Promotional Exams (a set of battle exams). When your Demon Rank increases, your list of submittable bills also increases. To pass a bill, you need to collect Mana, which is earned by defeating enemies. Finally, you'll need the approval of the Dark Congress, who you can bribe or force to bid your way.
The Dark Congress is one of the most important features in the game and should not be overlooked.
Bribing
The total amount of influence when the Congress is in Attendance is equal to the sum of all the Senator's levels. Therefore, higher level Senators should be bribed first, as their Level = the number of votes they'll give you.
Bribing | Attitude | |||
| Interest | Pts. | Attitude | In Favor? | Pts. |
| Must Have! | +3-6 | Love | Almost Always | 151+ |
| Interested | +2-4 | Total Support | Extremely Likely | 145-150 |
| Slightly Interested | +1-2 | Stronly For | Very Likely | 141-144 |
| Not Very Interested | -1 | In Favor Of | Likely | 135-140 |
| Does Not Want! | -3 | Leaning Yes | Occasionally | 131-134 |
| Either Way | 50/50 | 125-130 | ||
| Leaning No | Rarely | 121-124 | ||
| Against | Unlikely | 115-120 | ||
| Strongly Against | Very Unlikely | 111-114 | ||
| Total Opposition | Extremely Unlikely | 105-110 | ||
| Loathe | Almost Never | 0-104 | ||
The point bonus from bribing Senators increases the number of affection points that Senator has, and thus changes his attitude towards you on votes.
Promotion Exams
In order to get more influence on votes, and thus higher level Senators to appear in the congress, you will need to take Promotion Exams. These exams raise the character's Demon Rank within the congress. A higher rank gives you more proposals to issue, as well as more influence with which to pass them.
A Promotion Exam is a single character fight against several opponents at once. If you win, your Demon Rank goes up, if you lose it's Game Over.
