umn....no, no i havent -_-

It would take a good 6+ hours to get there.

Uhmm it's not hard, just start meditating when you get up, go to school (or work) and check back when you come back home.
But anyway, year and months do not really affect the gameplay (xcept for the hidden chests of course)

I think you can only meditate for a week straight before you automatically come outta meditation

that is correct, after a week it stands you up and pulls you out of it.

more than 6 hrs, I have been goign for a year to find KIntaro and im on like2-212 hrs already
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