[@Mega Birb] As for an actual update..
The machina got stronger, because of some buffs and some people switching sides. But the Demons have still yet to lose a battle in which a vassal or faction leader did not step in to fight. Currently we're fighting over where people who aren't PCs get reincarnated slowly into new forms whenever Marianne gets around to it.

The GMs have decided to bring back objective battles, and reserve their own characters for boss battles rather than use them in the field.

Helena, a character who is mysterious nothing, convinced Lillian and Miyu to leave the Nexus. They are currently chatting.