Seirai Stormchasers: Part I

Seirai Stormchasers: Part I is the first part of the .
==Steps==
Speak with Katheryne in Inazuma City's Adventurers' Guild
#Go to the Adventurers' Guild
#Look for the adventurers on Seirai Island
#*Talk to Etsuko
#Go to investigate the Warding Stone
#Follow the cat footprints
#Explore the shrine
#Check on the Offering Box
#Go to the village and look for materials with which to initiate repairs
#Defeat all the Treasure Hoarders
#Go to the Treasure Hoarder Camp
#Defeat all the Treasure Hoarders
#Search for repair materials in the camp (0/3)
#* Obtain Box of Nails, Planks and Rope
#Return to the Asase Shrine and fix the Offering Box
#Report back to Neko
#Seal the Warding Stone
#Touch the paper charm hangers (0/3)
#Repair the Warding Stone
#*Rotate the stone to the correct position (rotate bottom stone twice)
==Gameplay Notes==
* After speaking with Neko, the player is granted the 
==Dialogue==
;(Talk to Katheryne)
:Katheryne: Hello there, Adventurer. Have your recent adventures been going smoothly?
: You could say so.
: There's no commission I can't complete!
:Katheryne: I would expect no less of you. Keep that up, and I'm sure you'll be a most excellent adventurer.
:Katheryne: Speaking of which, the Guild is currently looking for adventurers to explore Seirai Island. Would you be interested?
: Seirai Island?
:Katheryne: Yes. It is an island to the south of Narukami Island, with some parts of the island being subject to constant wild storms that have impeded the Guild's exploration work thus far.
:Katheryne: While we have sent two adventurers, Miss Etsuko and Mr. Taisuke, to remain on Seirai Island and investigate a way to calm the storm...
:Katheryne: I'm afraid that they haven't come up with any leads thus far...
:Katheryne: If you're interested, go to Seirai Island and have a look. It has also been said that the island is full of buried treasure.
:Katheryne: That said, please be careful while you explore Seirai Island.
:Katheryne: After all, we have yet to determine the cause of those storms.
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;(Talk to Etsuko)
:Etsuko: I'll need this book... and this one... and this one...
:Etsuko: Ah! Hello there. You're... an adventurer? Hmm. Am I right to say that you're here to investigate this island?
: That is the case.
: You could say that.
:Etsuko: I see... In that case, you can explore the periphery of this island a bit.
:Etsuko: But don't wander too close to the center of this island as you please. The storms there are not to be trifled with.
: Is there no way to solve this issue?
::Etsuko: Not for now... Actually, I haven't even figured out the cause of these storms yet.
: Are there only storms over there?
::Etsuko: Yes. Strange, isn't it? It's almost like... something's drawn a boundary for the storms.
:Etsuko: That fellow Taisuke keeps insisting that the storm must have been the work of the Archon, meant to block ordinary people from violating a sacred site.
:Etsuko: I didn't believe a word of it at first, but then we discovered some very strange stone structures in the area.
:Etsuko: Taisuke read in a text he found that these structures are known as "Warding Stones."
:Etsuko: And according to the legends, these stone structures really are ritual implements that can be used to seal certain things.
:Etsuko: Unfortunately, the stone structures we found were all busted up, and not one looks like it's been repaired in who knows how many years...
:Etsuko: *sigh* We lack the clues we need to solve this mystery. How very frustrating... But since it's work, I suppose we've just got to give it a go.
: Where did you find them?
:Etsuko: Not far. Taisuke's been there the whole time investigating. I just came back to help him grab some books. If you want to go have a look, I can just take you there.
:Etsuko: The quicker we solve the mystery behind that Warding Stone, the sooner we can report back to the Guild.
:Etsuko: Just... hold on a moment while I bundle this stuff up...
:;(Etsuko finishes grabbing the books)
:Etsuko: Alright, that's that. Let's go!
;(Upon approaching the Warding Stone)
:Taisuke: This seal... No, no...
:Etsuko: Taisuke, I brought the resources that you asked for.
:Taisuke: That's odd. This architecture doesn't fit...
:Etsuko: Hey, Taisuke!
:Taisuke: Ah!? E—Etsuko, come on, you don't have to be so loud. You almost gave me a heart attack! I mean, you didn't, of course, but haven't you ever considered that the racket you were making might attract monsters?
:Etsuko: Yeah, yeah! Look, I called for you several times already, and you didn't respond at all!
:Etsuko: Well then. Guess who's got all the resources you asked for? And guess who's brought a little help from the Guild to boot?
: Why hello there.
: An honor to make your acquaintance.
:Taisuke: Oh... Oh! Pleased to meet you, yes, nice to meet you indeed! My name is Taisuke, and I'm an adventurer with Inazuma's Adventurers' Guild...
:Etsuko: Yes, yes, very nice. We're all adventurers here, no need for the whole song-and-dance.
:Taisuke: Oh, don't say that! We should at least exercise some basic courtesy.
:Taisuke: We busy ourselves out in the wild so often, It's only right that we maintain a good attitude and outlook during our down-time.
:Etsuko: You... Ugh, never mind...
:Taisuke: I've told you many times, haven't I? A good attitude starts with treating people with politeness...
:Etsuko: Okay, enough already. How are your Warding Stone studies going?
:Taisuke: Basically, we've made zero progress. All we've found out is some strange tracks.
: Well, that was quick.
:Etsuko: No progress, huh... We've been here for quite a while now. If we don't make some headway soon, we should probably ask the Guild for additional help.
:Taisuke: A—Additional help? Wouldn't that be the same as admitting that we're not up to the task?
:Etsuko: Taisuke, I believe I've said this before. We're professionals. Taking commissions is work.
:Etsuko: Our goal is to finish our work, not prove ourselves.
:Etsuko: If we screw up while trying to prove ourselves, we'd lose more than we'd gain.
: That's professional ethics for you...
:Etsuko: Thanks, but I wouldn't claim to speak for anyone else.
:Etsuko: Some Guild members say that I've got no spirit... Others say that I just work for the sake of working.
:Etsuko: But whether they like it or not, I've got the highest commission completion efficiency in the Guild.
: So, what's your reason for being an adventurer, then?
:Etsuko: Work. Mora. That's it, really.
: Simple goals, I see...
:Etsuko: Well, maybe it's because my goals are so simple that the Guild tents to send me out to complete commissions more often than most.
:Etsuko: Heh, but it seems like I won't be able to clear this one solo.
:Taisuke: Miss Etsuko... Please keep your spirits up. The Guild did give us this commission, after all.
:Etsuko: I'm already giving it my 100%... It's just too much to ask for me to give my 120%.
:Etsuko: Well, whatever. Tell us about those strange tracks.
:Taisuke: They're a cat's tracks. They go from this Warding Stone's side and stretch all the way out.
:Etsuko: I remember you mentioning that they belonged to a cat... That doesn't sound like it would have anything to do with this Warding Stone.
:Taisuke: Well, but we could still follow these track to have a look...
:Etsuko: Yes, yes, they are quite strange. But I'd say that we should focus on the Warding Stone.
:Etsuko: Once we've worked out how it functions, we can go follow these tracks.
:Taisuke: Miss Etsuko... Are you just unwilling to walk any further, by chance?
:Etsuko: No, I'm being rigorous. Let's start already.
:Paimon: Looks like they're determined to look into that Warding Stone first...
:Paimon: Still, Paimon's quite concerned about those cat tracks.
:Paimon: Since they appeared just beside the Warding Stone, maybe they really do have something to do with it.
:Paimon: Let's follow them and see what we can find!
;(Talk to Etsuko again)
:Etsuko: *sigh* It really stinks, not being able to find any leads...
;(Talk to Taisuke again)
:Taisuke: The books do say that the Warding Stones are implements for sealing rituals.
:Taisuke: However, the form and shape of this one doesn't quite match up with what we find in the text...
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;(After walking for a while)
:Paimon: The cat footprints continue onward from here...
:Paimon: Let's keep going, Traveler.
;(Upon approaching the shrine)
:Paimon: This is... a shrine?
:Paimon: Well, that's where our footprints lead. Let's go in and take a look!
;(Upon walking up to the shrine)
:???: Haah... At last, human guests.
:Paimon: Th—That cat... It's t—talking!
:???: Ho. Does the sight of me frighten you so?
:Paimon: P—Paimon's just never seen a talking animal before...
:???: Most rude of you. Are you not a talking animal also?
:Paimon: Paimon isn't an animal!
: Hey, hey, calm down...
:Paimon: Hmph!
:Paimon: Actually, hmm, we have met quite a few talking animals, haven't we.
: We met a talking dragon, yes.
::Paimon: Eh? Dragons count as "animals"? Paimon feels like they belong in a higher class than that...
::Paimon: But well, Dvalin does talk...
: Didn't we meet a talking snake?
::Paimon: Oh! You mean that snake named Changsheng?
::Paimon: Was that really not a "herb"?
:Paimon: Well, whatever the case, this is the first time Paimon's met a talking cat...
:???: Such wanton yammering! I am no "talking cat".
:???: This is the Asase Shrine, and I am Neko, the provisional head priestess.
:Neko: Other felines address me as "Her Ladyship, the Provisional Head Priestess". But since our fates are twined, you may dispense with such formality.
: Do other cats talk too?
:Neko: Surely. You just comprehend them not.
:Neko: But you are no fools, certainly, considering that you knew to follow mine instruction.
:Neko: Most boring things would be if you were as dull as those other two humans, picking and scratching at rocks as they do.
:Paimon: Rocks, huh... Oh you mean the Warding Stone from before?
:Neko: I know not what they are named. It is a pile of rocks with a rope tied across it, no?
: So you were the one that asked those cats to...
: So those cat footprints were your doing...
:Neko: I did indeed call upon some felines to frolic there. Consider it a test of your intellect.
:Neko: Hibiki unsealed those rocks a good, long time ago. It has much to do with those...
:Neko: ...Those purple, tingling, hair-raising, ill-meaning things.
:Paimon: Purple, tingly things... Do you mean Electro?
:Paimon: Well, Electro is running amok here on Seirai Island, that's for sure...
:Neko: I can instruct you in the manner of operating those rocks. But in exchange...
: Want our help, do you?
:Neko: Ah there it is again, your superb comprehension. Mine eyes did not judge you poorly, human.
:Neko: Provisional head priestess of the Asase Shrine I may be, but there are some tasks that mine paws lack skill in.
:Neko: For instance, the shrine suffers from a dearth of incense. Were Hibiki to see it in such a sorry state, she would surely be grieved.
:Neko: Much thought did I give it before realizing that if the shrine's Offering Box were to be fixed, people would come deposit Mora there, thus reviving the shrine.
: It's not quite that simple...
:Neko: Mora is stuffed into the Offering Box. When it was yet whole, many people would come and stuff Mora into it, thus making the shrine most busy indeed.
:Neko: Once the box was damaged, no one came to put Mora in, and thus did the shrine fall silent...
:Neko: It thus stands to reason, then, that should this box be repaired, people will return to offer Mora, and the shrine will be revivified. Is that not so?
:Paimon: It's hard to fault that reasoning... But at the same time, something doesn't fit...
:Neko: Whatever the case may be, I remember that people always came to maintain the Offering Box, which was why the shrine thrived and the incense within burned well.
:Neko: The human in charge of those repairs lived in the village over there, but he hasn't come in a good long time...
:Neko: Indeed, after that huge, huge storm, Hibiki, Domeki, and the others never returned, either.
:Neko: Whatever the case may be, I now fully understand that so long as the Offering Box is repaired, the shrine can be restored to its former glory.
:Neko: As such, you shall help me to repair the box, and I will teach you the way to seal those stones.
:Paimon: Do you really know how to work with those Warding Stones?
:Neko: Hah, naturally. Many a time have I seen Hibiki seal them... and unseal them, too.
:Neko: There should be no problem at all.
: Should?
::Neko: Meow, meow, meow?
::Paimon: Seriously, You're playing dumb about something like this!?
: Well, I'd pass for a dab hand at repairs.
:Paimon: But if we wanna fix the box, we're going to need a lot of materials.
:Paimon: You know, like wooden planks, nails, ropes... Do we have that sort of stuff here at the shrine?
:Neko: I have maintained this shrine exceedingly well. No such detritus exists here.
:Paimon: But those are exactly the things we're gonna need!
: Well then, where can we find these materials?
:Neko: I am a cat. Where would I obtain knowledge of such things?
: Where did the person in charge of maintenance live?
:Paimon: That's right! The person in charge of maintenance must've kept some spare supplies. We can go have a look...
:Neko: Mmm, that is a fair point you make. Bring forth your map — I shall mark the location out for you.
:
:Paimon: Wow, she really marked it out...
: Huh, so that's how you make marks — with your claws...
: Those are some flexible claws you've got.
:Neko: But of course.
:Neko: There. I have given you the general location you require.
:Neko: I shall leave the box repairs to... you... Meow...
;(Talk to Neko again)
:Neko: The repairs... please... Meow, meow...
: Why'd you stop speaking...
::Neko: Speaking your language is... tiring... Meow...
: I'll get the box fixed, don't worry.
::Neko: This matter is in your hands, meow meow...
;(Upon interacting with the offering box)
:Paimon: Ugh, this thing's in a real state! Looks like nobody's come to fix it up in ages.
:Paimon: Forget maintaining it, we might as well make a new one...
:Paimon: Well, let's head for that village quick. Maybe we'll find something we can use.
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;(Upon reaching the village)
:Paimon: Well, here's our village. Let's take a look around.
:Paimon: Eh? Treasure Hoarders, here? What are they doing...
:Paimon: This is bad! We can't have them grabbing those materials ahead of us. Time to stop 'em!
;(After defeating the Treasure Hoarders)
:Treasure Hoarder: Agh! No more, please! We yield, we yield!
: What were you doing over here?
:Treasure Hoarder: We... We were just trying our luck, doing a little digging, you know?
: Tell me the truth.
: Three... Two....
:Treasure Hoarder: Wait! Please! We'll talk, we'll talk!
:Treasure Hoarder: We heard from some people that there was treasure to be had here on Seirai Island, and that the island itself wasn't all that populated...
:Treasure Hoarder: So we decided to come over and see what we could find.
:Treasure Hoarder: But... But we really haven't found anything! This village doesn't look like it's been tended to for archon-knows how many years, either...
:Treasure Hoarder: Forget treasure, we were hard-pressed to find a plank of wood that wasn't broken around here!
:Paimon: Eh? All the wood's ruined? Th—Then how are we supposed to find repair materials?
: Do you have a camp?
:Treasure Hoarder: W—Well, yes we do. But what do you plan to—
: Does that camp have nails, wooden planks, and rope in it?
:Treasure Hoarder: Err, yes, it does...
:Treasure Hoarder: Pl—Please, just tell us what you want! There's no need to speak in code!
:Treasure Hoarder: You've beaten us, so whatever you want Mora or treasure, it's all yours!
:Treasure Hoarder: J—Just please, spare our lives...
: Actually, those things are exactly what I want.
:Treasure Hoarder: Huh? Then... Well, then please, just go to our camp and take whatever you need.
: And what are you going to do?
:Treasure Hoarder: We... We've got other things to attend to, so let's part ways here!
:Treasure Hoarder: Come on lads, let's go! Move it!
;(After the dialogue)
:Paimon: Hmm, Paimon thinks that those Treasure Hoarders might have misunderstood us...
:Paimon: Well, it doesn't matter. Let's just go grab what we need from their camp.
;(Approach the Treasure Hoarder camp)
:Paimon: This should be the Treasure Hoarders' camp. Let's have a look around.
;(After defeating the Treasure Hoarders and collecting the Rope, Box of Nails, and Planks)
:Paimon: Well, we've got what we came for. Time to fix that Offering Box.
:Paimon: You're taking all the stuff, by the way. Paimon couldn't carry them to save her life!
:Paimon: We can probably use these to fix that Offering Box.
;(Upon interacting with the offering box)
:
:Paimon: Well, this should do it. Let's report back to that tal— Uh, let's go talk to Neko.
;(Talk to Neko after repairing the box)
:Neko: Hmm. Well done, well done indeed. I acknowledge your efforts.
:Neko: This should be the first step on the shrine's return to its former bustling state — you are also free to offer Mora, should it please you.
:Neko: As we agreed, then. I shall instruct you in the sealing of those rocks.
:Neko: This island plays host to four such stones. Hibiki once said that there were meant to seal a bird of most prodigious size.
: A bird of... prodigious size?
:Neko: Hibiki said that the bird's strength was a truly frightening thing, capable of singeing the fur off all the cats on this island.
:Neko: This shrine, too, was built to subdue it, so I heard from her.
:Neko: Hmm... Meow... The exact details escape me, and it is a mighty shame that Hibiki is not here, or you could ask her directly.
:Neko: Yet I still recall the sealing methods for the... meow, four stones. You must... Hmm... Meow, meow...
:Neko: Hibiki said that the key is to use the ropes on the rock, and the piece of paper...
:Paimon: Ropes? Paper?
:Neko: The paper on the sticks by the rock's side must become the same as the paper on the rock itself...
: Clear as mud.
: I—I see...
:Neko: You seem confused. Perhaps your comprehension is lacking also... Paper with paper, and rock. Did you get that?
:Paimon: What is this, some weird game of rock-paper-scissors?
:Neko: Rock-paper-scissors? I fail to understand...
:Neko: Mmm... If your comprehension fails you here... Have you any of those wooden planks left? I will carve an image of what needs to be done.
: S—Sure
:
:Neko: Now, surely, you understand. This is how one seals the rocks, and where they are.
:Neko: Go now, and quickly. The shrine's maintenance yet requires my attention.
:Neko: Hah, now that the Offering Box has been repaired, the shrine shall soon return to its former thriving glory...
: Again, you're really good with those claws...
: Such a detailed carving...
:Neko: Small beans it was, really.
:Neko: Visit the shrine after some days. Once it grows busy around these parts once more, I am certain that more humans will come to pay their respects.
:Neko: I may yet require your aid again then.
:Neko: Hibiki would be most gratified to see this shrine become lively again. Hmm, well, and that Domeki fellow, too... Meow...
;(Talk to Neko again)
:Neko: I really have maintained this shrine well...
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;(Upon returning to the Warding Stone)
:Taisuke: Hmm, so this Warding Stone is actually divided into an upper and lower section, and it can be rotated...
:Taisuke: If we rotate it correctly, something might happen...
:Etsuko: Uh huh. And what is this "correct rotation"
: I've figured it out.
:Etsuko: Oh? You're back. We were just stating to wonder where you'd gone.
:Taisuke: Wait? Seal? Th—This Warding Stone needs to be sealed, you say?
:
:Etsuko: Huh. A talking cat, you say... Guarding an abandoned shrine?
:Etsuko: And that cat told you how to seal the Warding Stones?
:Etsuko: That's... just incredible... Maybe the Guild's rated this commission's difficulty a little too low.
:Taisuke: Miss Etsuko, this isn't the time to worry about Guild evaluations...
:Taisuke: Look! The words on this wooden plank seem to have been made using claws!
:Taisuke: This... is just incredible. Is that cat named Neko still at that shrine?
:Taisuke: Will I need to bring and greeting gifts when I go there to pay respects?
:Taisuke: You know, like fish, cat food, things like that...?
:Etsuko: Taisuke, please. We need to seal the Warding Stone first. Guild commission, remember?
:Taisuke: Right... Right! I'm sorry...
:Taisuke: Alright then, let's figure out how we're supposed to do this sealing business.
:Taisuke: But according to this wooden plank, it isn't going to be that easy.
;(Talk to Taisuke again)
:Taisuke: A talking cat, huh... I sure would love to go see it myself...
:Taisuke: O—Oh, hello there. Miss Etsuko's always done things like that, so don't think too much of it.
:Taisuke: She doesn't look very serious... but she's actually a very skilled adventurer. There isn't a commission that she hasn't seen through to perfection.
:Taisuke: She claims that this is because she's never taken up any commissions that she didn't think she could clear...
:Taisuke: But in my view, having such sound judgment is quite the skill in and of itself.
;(Talk to Etsuko again)
:Etsuko: Sealing this Warding Stone isn't going to be that simple...
:Etsuko: And I'm also quite concerned about one other thing.
:Etsuko: Since what we're doing is "sealing" this Warding Stone to calm the storm...
:Etsuko: That means that someone must've unsealed the stones in general at some point in the past.
:Etsuko: Whoever that is, they're responsible for this storm on Seirai Island.
:Etsuko: But who would... and why would anyone do something like that?
:Etsuko: This is really troublesome. Definitely doesn't sound like something I want to get mixed up in...
:Etsuko: Perhaps it might be better to report back to the Guild and request that they send some extra people to investigate.
;(After sealing the Warding Stone)
:Etsuko: Well, that's this Warding Stone squared away, right?
:Taisuke: And yet the storm hasn't abated at all...
: Looks like we've got to seal all four of them.
:Etsuko: That seems to be the case.
:Etsuko: Well, that Neko's already marked all four Warding Stone locations on the wooden plank, right?
: Indeed. Let's go.
:Etsuko: Yup, let's do this.
:Taisuke: Could I at least go visit the shrine and see Neko...?
:Etsuko: You can do that once the storm's gone. Come on!
:Taisuke: Oh... Okay then...
==Gallery==
Seirai Stormchasers Part I - Balethunder Boundaries.png|The Balethunder boundaries before and after completing Part I
Offering Box Location.png|Offering Box's Location
Offering Box Location Context (Broken).png|Offering Box (Broken)
Offering Box Location Context (Repaired).png|Offering Box (Repaired)
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
es:Cazatormentas de Seirai (I)
pt-br:Perseguidores de Tempestade de Seirai: Parte I