Kino Kitty

**First Appearance** | Episode 1 (Ragnarok Online)

**Kino Kitty** is a Bard who resides in Morocc. He used to be a member of the Invincible Single Army, which prompted him to change the original lyrics of "At One, I Fall in Love" to turn it from a love song to a romantic travesty. He has a chronic disease that affects the volume of his voice and thinks Minty Eland is whiny, but a good person. He is currently caring for his young niece Jorti after her parents passed on.

His Seal of Friendship is a black cross.

## Story

**SPOILER WARNING:** Plot and/or ending details follow.
Kino was playing a song for his niece when he was intruded upon by an adventurer.

*Even in the sandy wind*

*Even in the pouring rain*

*Even in the falling snow*

*I know it's you~*

The adventurer apologizes for interrupting him and tells him about Minty Eland's lyrical plight. Kino responds that he is insulted that Eland doesn't like the change he made to the original lyrics of "At One, I Fall in Love." He did it because he thought the original song was horrible and refused to sing such romantic notions. The adventurer wonders if he knew the original lyrics, to which he responds he does not remember and the original lyrics are no longer available in new songbooks. He then explains that the original lyrics can be found in an old book of edda (Norse poems), which may be in a bookstore in Juno.

Soon after, the adventurer leaves him to continue caring for his niece. Once the adventurer disappeared, Kino suddenly remembers the original lyrics. He writes down the original lyrics and puts it into an envelope to give to Eland. He did not expect the adventurer to return, but uses this opportunity to send the letter to Eland without leaving his niece by herself. He then overwrites Eland's Seal of Friendship upon the adventurer with his own to let Eland know the letter came from him.

## Song Lyrics

Kino Kitty knows of two songs: "Invulnerable Siegfried" and "The Ring of Nibelungen".

### Invulnerable Siegfried

Brave hero Siegfried

Vanquished a mighty dragon

Its blood coated his skin

Making it impenetrable

Save for one tender spot

Blocked by a single leave from a linden tree

Siegfried was powerful

Certainly invincible

Save for those who knew of his secret

In the end, he was killed by a spear flung into his back

Set into motion by the wrath

And jealousy of a woman

### The Ring of Nibelungen

Rheingold...

Hidden in the Rhein river

If made into a ring

Could rule the world

Protected by a spell

Cursing its thief to never find love

Alberich had known, nonetheless stolen

Love was forsaken for power

Giants built beautiful Valhalla

Matrimony with Freyja, goddess of beauty

Their supposed payment

In not receiving it, they forcefully took her

The gods would give Alberich's treasure

To the Giants for Freyja's return

Loki tricked Alberich

Stealing his ring of power

But Alberich cursed his ring

Before it was returned to him

Envy and death

would befall its wearers

The ring was given to the Giants

Freyja was returned to the gods

The Giants killed themselves

Fighting over the Rheingold

Victims of Alberich's curse~

## Trivia

* Rheingold is a treasure in the Nibelungenlied mythology. Alberich is a dwarf, who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen. Both of Kino's songs reference the Nibelungenlied or The Song of the Nibelungs.

## References

1. ↑ Geffen Bard Quest
2. ↑ Wikipedia 2013 Nov. 12