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| |stageType=Story | | |stageType=Story |
| |name={{PAGENAME}} | | |name={{PAGENAME}} |
| |previousStage=Lost Gold Vyn Investigation 02-02 | | |previousStage=Lost Gold Vyn Investigation 02-02 |
| |nextStage=Lost Gold Vyn Investigation 02-04 | | |nextStage=Lost Gold Vyn Investigation 02-04 |
| |description="However, using such a beautiful story as an excuse for committing crimes is nothing but sacrilege." | | |description= |
| |stageCost=None | | |stageCost=None |
| |firstClearReward={{Currency|Astral Memory}} x20 | | |firstClearReward={{Item icon|Hunter's Badge}} x50 |
| |originalFirstClear={{Currency|Hunter's Badge}} x50
| | |unlock={{Item icon|Emergency Medicine}} x280, {{Item icon|Lumber}} x70, {{Item icon|MRE}} x210, {{Item icon|Drinking Water}} x140 |
| |unlock={{Item icon|Emergency Medicine}} x260, {{Item icon|Lumber}} x65, {{Item icon|MRE}} x195, {{Item icon|Drinking Water}} x130 | |
| |originalUnlock={{Item icon|Emergency Medicine}} x280, {{Item icon|Lumber}} x70, {{Item icon|MRE}} x210, {{Item icon|Drinking Water}} x140
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| |scriptHeader=Tile unlock: Obtain Insect Repellent
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| |characterLinks=You!Main Character,Vyn!Vyn Richter
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| {{SL|You|This herb smells very refreshing. I wonder what it's called?}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|This is an insect-repelling herb only found in Nosta. Crush it and apply its juice to your skin to repel insects.}}
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| {{SL|You|Wow. How do you know about this unique herb?}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|I have an interest in botany.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|I did some research about Nosta before coming here, so I still recall this fact.}}
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| {{SL|You|Some research...? You must have a photographic memory, Dr. Richter.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|You flatter me. I simply choose what to remember depending on the situation.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|And now, it appears that I have made the correct decision indeed.}}}}
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| |scriptHeader=Deserted Island Forest
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| |characterLinks=You!Main Character,Vyn!Vyn Richter,Zachary Clarke!Zachary Clarke
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| {{Float|{{Background location|name=Deserted Island Forest|location=Nosta|image=Woods - Day.png}}}}
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| Zachary walks in front and occasionally turns back to look at you and Vyn.
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Vyn, I didn't expect you to also be interested in the gold.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|Everyone desires wealth. It is human nature, and I am only human.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Dr. Richter, I don't think it's very nice to act like this in front of your girlfriend.}}
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| {{SL|You|...}}
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| Zachary misunderstands your relationship, but judging from the situation, there's no need for an explanation.
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| Hearing Zachary, Vyn looks at you with a smile and directly takes your hand into his.
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| {{SL|You|V—Vyn...}}
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| Catching the hint from his eyes, you change the way you address Vyn.
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| {{SL|Vyn|There is nothing wrong with this. We plan to be together for a long time, so I should be authentic with her.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|Allowing her to see who I really am will allow her to make the decision to leave or to stay.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|Besides, is it not exhausting to wear a mask even in front of those close to you? Zachary.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Sigh... I didn't know you two were so close that you could share such a huge sum of money.}}}}
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| |scriptHeader=Forest Camp
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| |characterLinks=You!Main Character,Vyn!Vyn Richter,Zachary Clarke!Zachary Clarke
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| {{Float|{{Background location|name=Forest Camp|location=Nosta|image=Misc Location - Campsite (Day).png}}}}
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| {{SL|You|Parchment? People still write on parchment in this day and age?}}
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| Vyn takes the clue from Zachary and carefully examines it. He only hands it to you after confirming that there is nothing wrong with it.
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| The clue is written on rarely seen parchment.
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Vyn, how can you just give her the clue like that?}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|Why not?}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|N—Never mind...}}
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| Vyn says no more to Zachary, and turns around and studies the words on the parchment together with you.
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| {{SL|Vyn|The writing seems to have been written by quill.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|This method of writing is very old-fashioned.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|The poem on it is even older than the quill used. It comes from the Book of the Dead, a text from ancient Egypt.}}
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| {{SL|You|The Book of the Dead?}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|It is a book containing the religious beliefs and customs of the ancient Egyptians.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|In ancient Egypt, whenever someone died, they would write the Book of the Dead on papyrus and place it into the grave.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|This poem is like a pass, and also their guidebook in the underworld.}}
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| {{SL|You|I looked into the history of Nosta before coming here. The local culture doesn't have much in common with the ancient Egyptians.}}
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| {{SL|You|The second-in-command used the Book of the Dead to make the riddle. Was it purely out of personal interest?}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Probably. As I said, the second-in-command was fairly cultured.}}
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| Your eyes go back to the parchment and you start to read the mysterious riddle...
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| {{SL|You|"He leaves his secret residence..."}}
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| {{SL|You|"Sailing on a boat of night..."}}
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| {{SL|You|"Isis remains among the Nile's reeds, mourning for you in the dark swamp..."}}
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| {{SL|You|Are all the geographic descriptions here referring to a place on Nosta?}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|There's no doubt that the gold is hidden on Nosta. These clues are referring to somewhere on this island as well.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|So, you immediately headed here after landing because one of the riddle's locations is around this area?}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|I've given you the clue. Can't you solve it yourself, Dr. Richter?}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|If I remember correctly, Joshua was released from prison, but he is still prohibited from leaving the country.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|How exactly did you bring him to Nosta?}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|...}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Being held in the palm of your hand like... Fine, follow me.}}
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| |scriptHeader=Deserted Island Forest
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| {{SL|You|"Mourning for you in the dark swamp..." According to the map, there's a marsh not far from here.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|We can just keep following him. You must have solved this riddle before you came. Right, Zachary?}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|...}}
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| Zachary has been very quiet since. After hearing Vyn's words, he immediately sits down on a tree stump.
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Let's take a break, Dr. Richter.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|My endurance can't keep up with young people like you.}}
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| Looking at the time, it's been half a day since you landed. You sit down to rest for a moment.
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| Vyn hands you some food and water from his backpack. Most of the supplies are in his backpack, so he has a greater carrying burden.
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| {{SL|You|Vyn, give me some of the things from your backpack. It's too exhausting for you otherwise.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|I am fine. We will be in the mountains after crossing the swamp. The road is not easy to traverse, so you should minimize your burden.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Vyn... I really envy you.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|I also once had someone I truly loved. If she wasn't gone, I probably wouldn't have become who I am now.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|I know that people laugh at me behind my back and call me greedy. It's not like I want to be like this.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|But, I really am... so poor...}}
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| {{SL|You|...?}}
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| Zachary seems to be lost in his own thoughts. His eyes grow misty as he talks.
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| You and Vyn look at each other, equally surprised.
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| {{SL|You|(We've taken everything that Zachary has said with a grain of salt.)}}
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| {{SL|You|(But this sudden change in demeanor... Is he faking, or is he revealing his true feelings?)}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|My wife and I met in university. We both came from a rural area to study in Stellis.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Once we graduated, my wife and I were lucky enough to find employment in the city.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|We thought that as long as we worked hard, we'd soon be able to live a good life.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|But none of us ever expected that she'd be diagnosed with leukemia before we got married.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Both of our families used all of our money for her treatment, but in the end...}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|In the end, we finally found a compatible bone marrow donor for her, but we couldn't afford the cost of the operation.}}
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| {{SL|You|...}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|The last thing I could do for her was marry her and buy her a rose with the 20 dollars in my pocket.}}
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| {{SL|You|Zachary...}}
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| You don't know what to say to comfort him. You hand him a piece of tissue paper.
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Thank you...}}
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| Zachary wipes his tears and looks at Vyn.
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|Vyn, not everyone is lucky. If I were as rich and powerful as you, then I wouldn't have worked with Joshua.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|Zachary, I deeply sympathize with your tragedy.}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|However, using such a beautiful story as an excuse for committing crimes is nothing but sacrilege.}}
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| {{SL|Zachary Clarke|...!}}
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| {{SL|Vyn|Have you rested enough? If so, we should continue onwards.}}}}
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| |summary=[[Vyn Richter|Vyn]], the [[Main Character|main character]], and [[Zachary Clarke]] travel together in search of the lost gold. While following a clue from the Egyptian Book of the Dead toward a marsh area, Zachary requests a break, where he expresses envy at the relationship between Vyn and the MC and tells a story of how he lost his wife and all of his money. | | |summary=[[Vyn Richter|Vyn]], the [[Main Character|main character]], and [[Zachary Clarke]] travel together in search of the lost gold. While following a clue from the Egyptian Book of the Dead toward a marsh area, Zachary requests a break, where he expresses envy at the relationship between Vyn and the MC and tells a story of how he lost his wife and all of his money. |
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