PSA: House Roberts Strange Red Smoke

Pearl Abyss really let the story take a backseat to gameplay this time, and it's honestly pretty disappointing.I've restarted this section multiple times trying to get Strange Red Smoke to trigger. After screwing around with different routes, I finally figured out the right way to do it:

1. Finish the Estate in Dismay quest chain.
2. Don't go west of Hernand toward Scholastone through Bleed Bandit territory. If you do, you will trigger Veil of the Red Smoke early which breaks Strange Red Smoke.
3. When the game tells you to head to Scholastone, skip the main road. Instead go straight over the mountains toward the spire (avoiding the Bleed Bandits territory). Warspike should still be under House Celeste control at this point.
4. After finishing up in Scholastone, Strange Red Smoke should pop for House Roberts. On the way back, avoid the Bleed Bandits area again so you don't trigger Veil of the Red Smoke.

It's pretty clear this is a screw-up with the order of events. Strange Red Smoke should obviously trigger before you go to Scholastone. Bug, sloppy coding, whatever — but this sequence actually works.