I think the first thing is more likely. Quickly switching out jobs requires you to have the Bard job, right? So the most one person could get out of it is the benefit of three jobs. And one of them has to be Bard.

[She shrugs.]

Honestly, I'm less worried about how they did it than why they did it. Why target heroes of light? They have to know that we'll crystallize and revive. That's common knowledge...

[She frowns as a very unpleasant thought occurs to her. No, that's crazy...]