where is the softlock? just leave the island, power up, and come back.
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Eliza is located inside a quest area that is inaccessible due to the slave brand. And the only NPC who can remove it is inside this zone. I had already returned to the main island and stayed there for some time. Now I couldn’t go back to Fishtopia. Online research has shown that the stigma of slavery cannot be eliminated. I had to use cheats so that I can continue rescuing Eliza. If there is an opportunity in the game to remove or hide the slave brand in another legal way, and not just through Eliza, then please forgive me and tell me how.
I don't mind that the Slave Brand can't be removed because Elice is dead or something. Because this is really my problem. But the game does not allow secret entry into the temple for salvation, where the narrative implies covert entry. But this became clear after many hours and the saves before the fakap were lost.