Well, up till now I always believed that Rhue's comrades got specific new abilities everytime you meet them again, but as I looked around the ep5 database I discovered that apparently there's a levelling up system for them, based on Rhue's AR.
In 'common events', number 266 shows how much AR is needed for the characters to gain a level. I might not be the first one to discover this, but I was just wondering if this could mean something in future episode. Like if you take your time to fight all enemies, Rhue's companions might also be stronger than if you just rush through the game...
The levelling up system is only in E5, actually. After a battle you'll occasionally be told that the party has levelled up. And geez, what losers didn't already fight every enemy for AR anyway?
YEh just hitting the button to get through it is all good, but I like to think of methods of how to beat the enemy in the quickest way. Once figuring out how weak they are, it's just as simple as choosing what moves worked best aginst which monsters and yeh... I thin about too much I know