Breath of Fire 2 (problem of lockup after losing BOW first..

I'm having a problem with Breath of Fire 2 on my PSP (ZSNES, homebrew 0.95,
firmware 2.50 & GTA hack).

My issue may be the game itself. I am at the part where you take Bow in the
trash can to the hide out. I go back onto the main map & I crash when
coming out of a battle (as soon as the battle ends & I appear on the main
map).

Any idea how to fix this? I've NOT tried using ZSNES for PC.

I do know the Breath of Fire series usually has emulation problems & needs
hacks/patches to fix.

Any way I can NOT have battles (obviously I'd want to disable this as soon
as I can get into the next town or when ever the game doesn't freeze). I
think it may be a coding issue due to Bow is still part of your party but
not there.