107. The Book of Falco

A piece of advice''... sounds very suspicious... What are you trying to achieve?

We're not trying to achieve anything. Uh... Aren't you investigating the ruins? It'll be most efficient to ask the chief directly.

Ask the chief...? I see. It's so simple. How did it not occur to us?

Oh, man! Why haven't I thought of that?! I guess brain work really isn't my strong suit.

Hehehe, sounds like my advice has helped. I'll get back to work then. Bye, guys!

Hey... Sigh, never mind. Anyway, we somehow got a hint in such an unexpected way.

She's so mysterious... Can't believe she gave us such useful advice. I can't tell if she's our enemy anymore.

But is it really going to work? From what Taweret told us, ruins-related subjects seem to be quite sensitive, right...

Don't worry about this! I've spoken to a few chiefs. They all seem to enjoy chatting with people.

I was just chatting with them about the weather. Then they just kept rambling on and on until I almost fell asleep while I was standing up!

The other chiefs must be like that too!... That's my guess!

Talkative people can be annoying too...

If we start a conversation with them about the ruins, there is no telling how many hours these chiefs will ramble for...

I'm guessing not many people would ask about this often. They will certainly make the most of the opportunity and chat with you until the next day!

They deserve the credit for having so much love for their tribes.

... Ahem. Let's each do our best to end the conversation as soon as possible after getting the information we need.

Let's go find out from them now. Taweret, could you please lead the way?

Certainly! The main tribes near the capital are the Golden Marsh Tribe, the Silver Marsh Tribe, the Ibis Tribe, and the Stannum Tribe... These are pretty much the ones.

Golden Marsh belongs to Wadjet, so we'll just skip it. Then the remaining ones are the Silver Marsh tribe, the Ibis Tribe and the Stannum tribe. Okay, let's get it done quickly.

Ruins? Ah, it's great when you young ones want to learn more about history. These ruins are said to be built a thousand years ago...

Legend has it that it has the same origin as the music passed down the generations since the beginning of our tribe...

You're asking about the ruins? I always urge people to stay away from them. There is an ancient tale that has been circulating here.

According to the tale... someone once broke into the ruins and came back completely changed. All the children should have heard of this story.

Ah, are you the kids who are investigating the ruins in Nebu? I just heard about you guys, so I'm just on my way to search for some old documents.

...! Y-yes! That's us. Do you perhaps have any information about it?

Well, we used to have a chief who was an avid history enthusiast.

It is said that he tried to personally investigate the major ruins in Nebu, so he got in contact with the chiefs of the other tribes.

There's one letter between him and other chiefs that stands out to me.

But the sender's name is illegible now, here it is. Look.

The Book of Falco is the key to solving the mystery of the ruins.'' ''Everything will be found in the book'', Well, this is what is written in the letter.

The Book of Falco...?!

Awakener, I remember it was...

That's right. Fenriru mentioned it once when I first joined Teslovik, then Horus also mentioned it last time we came to Nebu...

And today is the third time we've come across the name.

I didn't expect to hear this name again in a place like this...