Episode 6, Chapter 5: Sticky but Precious

Ohh! What are they eating?

It's looks like a biscuit, but it's sticky.

They're called yakgwa.

The patterns tell me that they were probably made in Wolha.

It looks like they've been scattered across the road starting from there.

Let's follow these pieces to see where they came from.

There's another one here.

Found another one! They go this way.

This yakgwa pouch has Dohwa Garden's insignia on it.

Whoever left these footsteps was small and nimble.

These are... Yeonhwa's for sure. Let's follow them!

Ya... Ya...

Thank you. I'm feeling a bit better now.

What happened?

When I arrived at Dohwa Garden, I met some dokkaebi who'd run there from the forest.

I think Nagi was meeting a woman in blue at Goldwave Shore.

A woman... in blue?

Yes. Clothes unlike anything ever seen before.

It could be that Otherworldly Immortal the old turtle was talking about.

I thought I'd finally got them.

At least your injuries don't seem too severe.

That woman went towards the Shellymander habitat.

She might be the key to figuring out what Nagi's up to. Let's follow her.

Hi! Have you seen a woman wearing blue clothes?

Mander!

N-no, we're not trying to hurt you...

Mander! Mander!

No, that's not it. Please, don't get upset. I...

M-m-m-mander! Mander!

We have no choice! Get ready, Cloud!

Sorry, we didn't want to fight either.

Wait. That shell, doesn't it look different?

That woman... she destroyed everything here. Everything...

So they're sad... It's dangerous.

What? You... you can talk to shells now too?!

Maybe? I'm not... sure.

But I definitely heard a voice coming out of here.

I expected you had a special power, but this...

But this?

My mother said, that long ago, ancient beings...

Could see and hear far, far more than modern creatures can.

Back then, they had the ability to speak with all things.

Oh man, wow! I understand why the shell's so sad then.

And I can't understand anything.

Anyways, who knows...

Cloud is... special.

Ah, I mean... He, he has a unique? A unique ability.

Whatever. Let's get back to finding that Immortal. That's our top priority.

Stop it! What are you doing?!

Wait a sec, didn't we see her with Rin?

...This is a wholly unacceptable margin of error.

Well, congratulations. You arrived fifteen minutes earlier than in my calculations.

Stop this right now!

Now don't get me wrong.

I have no intention of helping someone else's revenge plot.

But like this, there's a 91.3% chance she'll delete you.

So, just this one time.

I'll make an exception.

Reassessing target for deletion.

I'll give you credit for the variable Code mentioned.

That cat too.

What did you do to Nagi?!

We simply shared information from our database that she was lacking. That's all.

Things she should've known...

But were hidden from her by your mother and everyone else.

Things that you know about too, don't you?

Mother said no one was to blame!

You sure?

People phrase things in ways that benefit them.

The next time we meet, I'll listen to your story too.

Of course...

If there is a next time.

Mander! M-mander!

No need to thank us. That woman shouldn't have hurt you.

M-m-mander! Mander!

Uh... The thing is... We need your help.

Could you give us some star conch essence?

Mander...

Please. We need it for somebody who's really hurt.

Mander... M-mander. Mander!

Oh? R-Really? Thank you. We won't ever forget this.

Mander! Mander!

Right. Because we're friends! Mander!

We would've never gotten the essence without you.

Right? Everything's easier when I'm around!