Episode 3: A Guided Tour of Landsol
Yuuki and the others continued towards the summit, but as they neared the top, Anne's magical detection ability was beginning to dull.
Anne
Hmm, no good. I have a vague sense of where they are, but...
Kokkoro
Anne, shall we give it a rest?
Anne
There might just be too many Gigases. I can feel them! But I just can't narrow down their positions...
Pecorine
The sun is starting to set... Why don't we return to Landsol for now? If we don't come down from the mountain before it gets dark, we might end up stranded.
Ruu
"Land sole"... Is that the place where you live?
Pecorine
That's right! It's a super big capital city, with a castle and everything!
Ruu
A castle!? I wanna see!
Pecorine
Then, let's have dinner in Landsol tonight!
Ruu
Yay! We're getting to eat a lot today!
Pecorine
I know a good restaurant, so let's go there!
Anne
Hey, Grea. Do you think the dinner that Pecorine's talking about is... you know, that?
Grea
Yes, I think it has to be.
Scene: A restaurant in Landsol.
Pecorine
Here, they'll turn the ingredients we brought into delicious cuisine!
Pecorine
We brought a lot of rare ingredients today, so I'm excited to see what kind of food they become!
Woman
Here you are, thank you for waiting!
Kyaru
... At first glance, it looks normal enough. But only at first glance... Ha ha, ahahaha...
Pecorine
Mmm! Looks delicious! I never thought they could make such nice-smelling soup stock out of that nasty monster! I guess, when it comes to cooking, you never know until you try!
Pecorine
Thanks for the food! Nom, nom... What a rich soup! This salad is also great -- it has crunchy tentacle pieces mixed in!
Grea
... It really is tasty.
Anne
Yeah! I wouldn't mind eating this every day!
Kyaru
I don't get why you can all just eat this so calmly...
Kyaru
I really just want to eat some normal food... Munch. U-Ugh! Why does it taste so normal!?
Ruu
Ahh... Monsters sure are tasty. Maybe I really should try eating you... Drool.
Grea
... Ruu. We said that you're not allowed to eat Omeme.
Ruu
I-I know that! I was just kidding!
Grea
Sigh...
Later.
Pecorine
Ahh! That was a full course meal, from the first entree to the dessert! Super satisfied!
Pecorine
Now that we've eaten a nice, big dinner together, we'll be energized for tomorrow's expedition in the mountains!
Anne
Yes. Thanks for everything, everyone!
Scene: A yard in Landsol.
Pecorine
Heya! Anne, Grea, Ruu! Did you sleep well?
Anne
Yeah! The bed was really fluffy! My magic is fully charged, too!
Anne
... But my magic detection ability doesn't seem to be any better. Hmm...
Karin
Um, pardon me. Do you have a moment?
Pecorine
Karin! Good morning! Um, has something happened?
Karin
Yes, there's been a report from Gastros Mountain. It seems that a large number of previously unseen monsters have appeared.
Kyaru
Are those monsters giants, by any chance?
Karin
Yes, that's right... It seems you already know.
Kokkoro
The truth is, yesterday, we were exploring that mountain for the purpose of our guild activities, when we witnessed those monsters, the "Gigases," ourselves.
Karin
I see, so that's what happened. In that case, would you be willing to accept an official request from the Guild Management Bureau to investigate and suppress these monsters?
Pecorine
Leave it to us! Ah, but there's one bit of trouble...
Kyaru
Hey. Does the Guild Management Bureau have any devices that can detect magical energy? If we have that, the expedition will go much more smoothly.
Karin
If you need a magic detector, then I can certainly make one available.
Karin
However, the device is on loan to another guild right now, so it'll take a few days before I can give it to you.
Pecorine
I see... Then, let's put the expedition on hold for now.
Karin
I'll contact you as soon as the device is available for you to pick up. Until then, please excuse me.
Kokkoro
Hm, so we can't borrow it immediately... I wonder what we should do in the meantime, Master.
Yuuki
1. "Let's all do something fun together."
2. "Let's laze around."
Option 1.
Ruu
Wow! Sounds super fun! I wanna eat... I mean, see all kinds of things!
Option 2.
Kyaru
Living quite the depraved life over here... We're all here, so how about we bring Anne and the others somewhere interesting?
End of branches.
Pecorine
Then, until we can borrow the magic detector, let's show Anne and her friends around town!
Grea
... Will that really be okay?
Anne
If Pecorine and her friends are offering, then we should take them up on it! Grea, you should come along too, of course!
Kyaru
Well, then, how about we check out Prosperity Avenue? We've got to show you that we have cuisines other than monster cuisine.
Scene: A town square in Landsol.
Anne
Ohh! Huh! I see!
Grea
Anne, make sure you watch where you're walking.
Anne
Ha ha! Sorry, sorry! But this town really is different from ours! Look! I've never seen candy like that!
Ruu
I've never eaten anything like it! Nom! Nom! Ruu! I can't stop eating... Cough, cough!?
Kyaru
Don't just pack them into your mouth like that! Here, drink some water!
Ruu
Glug, glug... Cough, cough... Y-You saved me. I almost died there... But now I can eat even more!
Kyaru
Like I said, don't just pack them into your mouth! Do you want the same thing to happen again!? Eat them more slowly!
Grea
... Sorry about that. Ruu doesn't mean to misbehave. But she's upsetting you... I guess.
Pecorine
Kyaru might look upset at first glance, but the truth is, she just a kind person who gets worried! She's worried about Ruu right now!
Kyaru
S-Shut up! Don't call me kind! I can hear you, you know! And besides, you're talking really loudly!
Grea
So that's how it was... I'm sorry for misunderstanding, Kyaru.
Kyaru
No, the misunderstanding is happening right now! I'm not kind or anything! I just happen to catch a glance at Ruu every so often, that's all!
Ruu
Guuuh... It hurts...
Kyaru
Ruu! You've gotten them caught in your throat again!!
Anne
Ahaha, I can rest easy knowing that Kyaru is looking after Ruu. Ah, Pecorine, what's this store?
Pecorine
This one is a general store. It seems to be really popular with girls nowadays.
Anne
Oh, I see, then let's take a look! There's got to be something that suits Grea in there! Though, Grea looks good in anything, really!
Grea
... Ugh, Anne.
Kokkoro
... Lady Grea, you look happy.
Grea
Eh?
Kokkoro
You were looking at Lady Anne with a very happy expression just now.
Grea
W-Was I making such a face...? How embarrassing...
Anne
Ahh, that was fun! We really got to see a lot of Landsol!
Grea
The products and the scenery were all quite different from Mysterchia... It was refreshing to see.
Ruu
I super love Landsol!
Pecorine
Ha ha, I'm also happy that I got to show you all some of my favorite parts of Landsol!
Pecorine
Let's visit a bunch more places tomorrow! You came all this way, so please, tour as much of Landsol as you can!
Scene: In front of a house in Landsol.
A few days later...
Anne
All right! We borrowed the magic detector, and I'm feeling great! Let's go take out those Gigases!
Grea
Right. We also need to collect all of the magical fragments, so that we can activate the spell to transport us back to Mysterchia.
Ruu
But... If I go back to Mysterchia, then I'll have that assignment waiting for me, right? I... I think I'd rather stay here...!!
Anne
Hmm, there's certainly a lot of fun to be had in Landsol, but... If we stayed here forever, then we'd never get to see our friends at the academy again, right?
Ruu
Wah!? I-I'd miss them!! I'll do my best to collect all the pieces!!
Pecorine
Everyone, are you all ready? Then, let's go look for those Gigases!
Yuuki and company set out for the mountain once more, to defeat the Gigases and collect the magical stone fragments.