MONGIL: STAR DIVE story · Main Quest, Episode 1: The Dreamer Boy's Adventure
Episode 1, Chapter 6: Francis's Analysis
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Branch Master! We're back!
Huh? Already? I guess that's youth for you. Ahh, what wouldn't I give to be twenty years younger...
What happened with the seed investigation? This goblin incident was related to them, too.
Oh! I just got word from Francis that she finished looking into it.
Francis...?
Ah, right. You haven't met her yet, have you?
Uh... She's kind of a weird lady. But she was looking into the seed for us while you were standing guard at Breezeville.
I see...
Cloud's not giving you the full picture here.
Francis isn't just "kind of" weird... She's very, very weird. That's why I'm leaving the task of talking to her to you.
...Of course. *Sigh*
Pretty lady ♡...
Francis... Can we cut the unnecessary flirting and get to the results?
Unnecessary?! Don't you know that love ♡ is what makes the world go round?
Cloud, how brave of you to go against the grain... Who says there's anything wrong with having multiple partners! Love is love is love. ♡
Partners...?
Wh-wh-what are you saying?! It's not like that! It's not like that at all!
Oh... You're no fun. Alright. We can go now.
Go where?! What the heck? Explain!
Who is this charlatan? Are you certain we can trust her?
Oh, Miss Knight! I think you're suffering from a severe love deficiency! Would you like something for that? ♡
No! I have not agreed to any treatment!
Whoa... I didn't think anything could rattle Ophelia...
Ah, Francis! How goes the analysis? Wait, why are you here?!
Let's just say that your adventurers brought back something truly dangerous. ♡ So I had to take precautions and deliver it in person.
Truly dangerous?! What is it?!
It's not from our world. It contains power that doesn't belong here.
I read an old text. I think it was Ten of the Most Interesting Phenomena in Solismenamus? Anyway, people who are exposed to it...
Become confused and are prone to violence.
Yes. I'm sure you've all seen it firsthand. It's that corruption that you were talking about.
Corruption... It sounds so evil, it's like it's making my body burn up...
Hm, that's not a symptom I've heard of before. Quick, while you can still talk, do you feel any violent urges? If push comes to shove, I have a syringe full of...
Step aside. If he is truly beyond saving, I have no choice but to cut him down.
Ah. I, uh, suddenly feel fine. Really. I'm completely fine.
Aha! My hypothesis is that species with high intelligence like humans and demihumans won't be as affected by it.
As affected... So you're saying it still poses a threat to us, Francis?
Yes. That's why we need the help of Custos ♡.
By Custos ♡, do you mean the Warden of Nature from the legends?
Mm-hmm. That's the one.
Custos is an ancient guardian deity.
When it discovers something that goes against the laws of nature...
It smashes♡ them♡ to♡ pieces♡ to bring about balance and peace. ♡
The key to awakening the Warden has been guarded by the White Wolf Pack for generations...
Francis, are you planning on visiting the White Wolves yourself?
Well, there's no other way, right? And the Wolves are quite dashing. ♡
No, you're going with her.
I never agreed to go on a trip with this charlatan!
Oh? First I thought you were the ice-cold type, but you can be hot with anger, too!
How did you know?
I love...
And I mean, I LOVE watching ice melt. ♡
C'mon, Ophelia! Let's go!
And Uncle Miller... Don't forget about those adventurer rank points, okay? See ya!
So where is this "White Wolf pack," anyways?
They live in a cave somewhere on Mt. Luporum. That's all I know.
You there! Stop!
Now what do you want?
To pass through here... requires paying a toll!
You humans are smart enough to know about the toll, aren't you?
O-of course we do! Paying a toll to cross into someone else's land... toll-tally makes sense... How much is it again?
Cloudddd... How clueless can you be? It's a robbery, stupid.
We're being robbed?!
If you'd given us the toll nicely, we'd have only charged you that.
Since you didn't... too bad! Get 'em, boys! Ha!
Phew. We almost got robbed back there.