The Treasure of the Century!

Noooooo! Ugaaaaaaaahhh!

Wh-What was that just now?!

Don't tell me a monster invasion?!

Agggh! No! No! Waaah!

......

Waaaaahhhhhhh!

A-Are you okay...? You seem really upset.

Huh!?

I am! I dropped something really important to me! And now it's gone! All gone!

Hey, hey! I'll hear you out. But first, take a breather and wipe your tears.

Okay, so what is it you lost? It must be a huge deal if it got you worked up like that.

*sniff* It is... Only the lucky few have it. A once in a lifetime item.

You can't just place any value on this thing! It's sought out by the entire world!

W-Wow. You've got my interest. ...So, what is it?

A concert ticket to my favorite idol group!

......

That's too bad. Well, gotta go. Hope you find it.

Wait! Where are you going?! I thought you wanted to help me!

It's an unbelievably rare prize given only to drawing winners! A section S premium seat ticket!

And I was one of the chosen ones! It even has my favorite member printed on it!

Okay, okay! I get it. I'll help you out.

Or at least I'll try to. So, where'd it fall?

Down.

Down?

Wait, wait, wait. When you say down, you don't mean...

Exactly that. It flew away in the wind and down.

......

Look a little bit more and then maybe...

I'M COUNTING ON YOU!!!

C'mon, kid! You gotta be more realistic! It could have flown anywhere!

You said you'd help me! You don't understand! I NEED that ticket!

......

That section S concert seat is calling me! I have to be there!

Please! I'm begging you! Please find my ticket!

You gotta be kidding me...

Anyway, I'll look around as far as Angal.

What? A ticket? And it fell from Eeza?

I don't know where it is exactly. Have you seen anything like that around here?

I haven't. Sorry, I wish I could help.

No, that's alright. But thanks for the offer.

...There's no way I'm going to find it *sigh*...

Surprise seeing you here. What are you doing?

Kikyo! Am I glad to see you! Please, you gotta help me out!

H-Huh? What's happened? Are you looking for something?

Yeah. It's uh... A premium concert ticket, I think he said. And it flew somewhere off from Eeza.

A ticket? In other words, a piece of paper?

I know. And on top of that, it was carried off by the wind...

...Aldo. You do realize how impossible a task that is, right?

I know, I know. I just couldn't say no to him.

You're a kind person, and that's great! But you can't take on everything. If the wind got it, who knows where it's landed? You can search your entire life and never find it.

The only hope you'd have is to track the wind's direction. Still... Even that's not guaranteed.

Track the wind's direction...

Oh...! I think I got it!

...Well? What do you think?

Interesting. So using Riica's calculating functions, it'll lead you to the ticket? It's certainly not out of her capability, but...

Well, Riica? Can you do it?

I can, but it will require some specifics. Such as, the wind's direction, temperature, humidity, and the weight of said ticket.

With this information I should be able to direct you to the ticket's whereabouts!

I had my doubts, but... The future really is incredible!

Right! Then leave it to me!

...My apologizes. I'm unable to handle the sheer amount of data from unpredictive conditions. I've exceeded capacity!

Figures my plan was too good to be true...

It is still too early to give up!

Do you have any other ideas?

We'll need a much larger computing device. I am detecting a computer in Xeno-Domain.

Makes sense. Well, we don't have any other leads, so let's go!

Roger! Anything is possible with science! I'm sure you'll get the answer you seek!

A Xeno-Domain computer, huh...?

We're just looking for a ticket... Not top-secret government information, right?

I should be able to access the computer from here.

Great! Please do.

Right! Now then... Activating overclock mode.

Retrieved 1,207,949,876 items! Entering additional data.

Wh-What happened?!

The server has exceeded its limit! I mustn't end here...! Executing management code Z. Increasing sections 358 to 604 to level 255!

I see it... I can see it! Space... The abyss... The weaving of life's natural processes...!

...Analysis complete! Switching to system's normal mode.

How did we fair? That looked pretty rough.

Indeed... It was far more difficult than the simulation of the birth of life to humanity's development.

C-Cool... So, did you locate the ticket?

According to calculations, it should be at point F-2867.

In other words, somewhere around the Wasteland!

And here I was getting worked up for nothing. That's literally right next to Angal. In any case, we best find it quick before it flies off again!

The probability of that happening is 50%. The longer we wait, the higher that probability becomes!

I'm not letting that ticket get away! Let's get going!

It's great we know it's around here, but it's still going to be hard to find.

...Praise be! We've been bestowed a new precious treasure!

Hm?

Isn't that the Imp Clan? What are they all doing?

It just came out of nowhere! Fallen right from the sky! Could be some kinda old spell book!

Yer wrong! It's got a picture of an ancient hero on it! I betcha this here's a portrait!

You fools don't have a clue! It's a prophecy of this planet's future! A warning of the oncoming apocalypse!

Sorry to rain on your fun, but... Did you say a paper fell from the sky? Is that paper a ticket by any chance?

And who are you?! It ain't yours! It's a gift from the sky! A blessing for us imps!

Keh keh keh! Not like you'd ever know! Even if you did have it, you wouldn't know how to use it! Dumb humans!

...Not exactly. It's some kind of exclusive item for idol fans. Or so I'm told.

It doesn't matter. So, can you give it to me? It belongs to a kid in Eeza. He was in tears over it...

Exclusive...? Sounds pretty fancy. And if the fool who lost it is crying about it...

Then it must be authentic!

What?!

Don't let this dirty thief take our treasure! Destroy him!

C'mon...! Is a fight really necessary?!

Fine! Have it your way then! Get ready!

Thanks. I'll be taking that ticket now.

AAAGHHH!!! Our precious! Our precious treasure!

Our one cherished wish, destroyed! The Imp Clan will fall to ruins!

All is lost! Fated to perish peacefully with the stars!

Ack...! I've seen this situation before... Don't you guys start crying, too!

I know it hurts, but the person who lost it is also in pain.

Our PRECIOUSSSSSSS!!! UWWOOOOGHHH!!!

...Well, better get to the stadium and return this ticket.

Great, you're here! I found your ticket!

Huh? Oh! It's you! You actually found it!

I honestly didn't think you'd pull it off. Way to go!

Huh? O-Oh. Well, it wasn't exactly easy...

I appreciate your help, but I don't need it anymore.

...You what?

After I cried my eyes out and regaining my composure... I realized the ticket was connected to my Citizen ID.

So in the end, all I had to do was prove my identity to get a re-print.

A re-print? Then what happens to the one I have?

Sorry... It's invalid now. It's just a regular piece of paper.

It's kinda dirty anyway. You can just throw it away.

......

Why did I even bother... Ugggggh...

I can't wait for the show! I'm all fired up now with my ticket back in my hands!

Excuse me sir! I'm afraid a performer's fallen ill, so today's show has been canceled. Ticket refund details will be announced at a later date.

What...? It's...canceled?

It can't be... I worked so hard all to save money for this very day!

Who knows when I'll be able to take another day off?! It's all over for me... My concert, my seat, my beloved idol...

IT'S ALL OVERRRRR!!!

...OOOGGGH!!! Our Imp Clan is over! Uwoo...uhn?

I-It's...! Our precious!

Behold! Our precious treasure has made its return to us!

It truly is here to bless our clan! The Imp Clan is saved!

Celebrate, you fools! Our everlasting precious!