Talk:Beloved/@comment-187.191.31.205-20130515183105/@comment-204.250.119.254-20130515191956

Definitely, and she has the best postgame speech.

Mercedes is actually pretty easy to get when you do a speedrun, since a couple of her quests are mandatory and automatically raise her affinity really high if you do them right. Assuming you aren't doing a a speedrun though you'll want to give Liquid Effluvium to anyone else who has high affinity for you, and AVOID doing Aelinore's final quest, because if you rescue her from the Northern Manse her affinity will automatically be maxed out, even if you previously gave her Effluvium, and she'll be your love interest.

To ensure I get Mercedes I bring a few Cloudwines to her duel with Julian. Don't interfere with the Duel, let her get beat. Then talk to her till she gives you her rapier, then gift her the booze.

As long as you remember to lower affinity with others (Try to remember any escort quests you might've done, or the Idol quests, whatever) you'll get her.