Golden Ship

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## Golden Ship

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### Event Start

20 July 2023 After maintenance 15:00 (UTC+9)

## Sources

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**Golden Ship** is the 16th story event in *Goddess of Victory: Nikke*.

The event is centered around Mast, who is on the hunt for forgotten pirate treasure.

## Story

It's said the legendary pirate Captain Alligator left one last cache of treasure aboard the Golden Ship. It just so happens that Mast discovers the map leading to said trove, and decides to chase after it...

### Prologue- An Adventure Foretold

On a sweltering summer day, Mast, the (self-proclaimed) privateer of Aegis, is bored out of her mind. Having finished her part of the preparation for the Admire's charity auction, her time is now spent either greeting the guests or watching the "festivities" unfold.

Today's auction is being hosted by Yan of Talentum, but Mast couldn't care less for some dusty relics from the surface. It's all shaping up to be just another boring day of glorified begging to scrape by...until Yan unveils the next item.

It's a fragment of a map left behind by Captain Alligator, a pirate from times of old. Mast's heart leaps at the idea of following a map to a pirate's forgotten treasure, which according to Yan is stowed away on the Golden Ship this map leads to. Eyes agleam with desire and excitement, Mast decides she must obtain that map at all costs. A grand(?) adventure(?) is about to begin...

### Pieces of Map to the Golden Ship

The protagonist gazes upon the map that Mast has presented to him. Or rather, the fragment of it. The man himself is skeptical of the map's legitimacy, chalking it up to Yan hyping up a random piece of paper in order to sell it for a higher price. This one fragment cost Mast all of her savings, as disclosed by her parrot Morgan.

The protagonist's concern is that by purchasing the map fragment, Mast violated regulations forbidding Aegis from participatiing in their own auctions. The would-be privateer clarifies that doing so is allowed if the item itself fails to find a buyer. The fact that Mast blew all of her savings on a piece of paper *nobody* wanted to buy does not do his confidence any good. The now-destitute Mast assures the protagonist that the Outpost and the Admire can provide her all she needs, be it a bed, shower, or even ~~leftovers~~ food to scrounge up.

Despite the protagonist's assertion that Yan pulled a fast one, Mast is insistent that this map is real ~~plus Yan gave her a free swimsuit~~. Even on the chance that this map and/or the treasure is a fake, she felt something when she laid eyes on this map. The call to adventure, that roused her blood like nothing else before it. The protagonist is convinced that at the very least, he's not going to dissuade Mast from this endeavor, and relents. There was *one* thing she wanted to show him, however...

A close inspection of the map fragment reveals triangles that look like trees, and an "X" mark next to them. The fragment also contains scrawls from its author, detailing the Golden Ship that houses Captain Alligator's treasure. If this map is real and Mast finds that treasure, she'll bounce from rags to riches in an instant. To that end, Mast wants the protagonist to be a part of this adventure, promising a 50% cut of the treasure if they find it. The reason for her generosity being that treasure map or no, the Ark isn't going to let a Nikke like Mast run around the surface without a commander to keep an eye on her. Without the protagonist to authorize her expedition, this endeavor will be dead before it even hits the water.

The protagonist accepts going on this adventure, and Mast profusely thanks him. Before Mast can run off to pack her things, however, the protagonist has one thing he plans on doing. Since trying to find a lost treasure with only one map fragment is the definition of needle in a haystack, he intends to search the Ark for more map fragments. But since the two of them alone combing the Ark would be *another* needle in a haystack situation, he's commissioning someone else to assist...

That someone else turns out to be Cafe Sweety, more specifically its leader Frima, who has yet to switch out of her swimsuit for some reason ~~probably laziness~~. While Sugar and Milk are out on their own jobs, Frima herself seems content to ~~laze about~~ rest in the cafe for today. The lazy fixer initially refuses to take on any work, but perks up when she hears the words "Golden Ship", believing the map will lead to a literal ship made out of gold. The idea of finding something *that* shiny and valuable makes Frima's motivation do a 180, and she agrees to take the job. Hearing the duo's plan to scour the Ark for more map pieces, Frima pledges her support to the search.

### Those in Search of the Golden Ship

A few days later, Mast and the protagonist are shocked to hear Frima has actually found more pieces of the map. Except for the *teeny tiny detail* in that the pieces are on the surface. In a box. Smack-dab in the middle of Rapture territory. The person who found the box ran after seeing the Raptures, and since the area in question is a desert, the ever-shifting sands have likely buried the box by now.

Thankfully, Frima has the coordinates of the desert where the box was found, albeit without an exact location. Mast suddenly has an epiphany as she remembers *someone* she knows who's a master at finding things in the sand, and thanks Frima for the tipoff promising due compensation. Frima herself declares she'll go with on this adventure, wanting to see the Golden Ship for herself. Heartened by this newfound travel companion, Mast promises to split her own share of the loot with Frima. The two Nikkes march off to get their newest travel companion as the protagonist watches in silence.

The "sand-digging expert" Mast was referring to turns out to be Anchor, her fellow squad mate in Aegis. The marine life enthusiast is reluctant to gallivant on the surface, even knowing the protagonist and Frima are going to accompany them. Eventually, Anchor comes around, intrigued by the idea of going on a real seafaring adventure on a real ship, especially the Golden Ship that she believes might have "golden starfish", of all things. It helps that the Admire, and by extension Aegis, have the next two weeks free of any events.

With the crew assembled, it's time to set off in search of the Golden Ship...'s map...'s fragments. Agreeing to pack their things and meet up tomorrow morning, the gathered crew belts out a "Tally-ho!" in anticipation of adventure...

### Searching for the Golden Ship

The next morning, the adventure begins. The sweltering heat of the desert is definitely a damper on the initial enthusiasm, but the crew presses on. At Mast's behest, Anchor fires up her radar to being scanning for the box, which fortunately is made of metal. She picks up a ping from the northwest, and the crew sallies forth. When they reach the spot, Mast digs with gusto to find...a cat's food bowl. While the expedition leader's face scrunches in disappointment, the protagonist suggests trying to find a bigger ping on the radar. Anchor's next hit is to the east, and the crew digs with gusto to find...a buried Rapture?!

While Anchor sheepishly remarks that Raptures are *also* made of metal, Frima whips out her gun and silences the Rapture with a shot to the core. The crew compliments the fixer on her quick reflexes, but by her testament, they weren't quick enough. A swarm of Raptures gathers on the crew's position, lured by the cries of the unearthed one. Surrounded on all sides, Mast declares a fight unavoidable.

With the Raptures dealt with and the crew unscathed, Anchor tries to find something bigger than a cat bowl and smaller than a Rapture, leading to...no results. In response to this, Anchor decides her radar is on the fritz and ask the protagonist to perform percussive maintenance on her radar...which would mean *concussive* "maintenance" on her *cranium*. Needless to say, the protagonist firmly vetoes this plan, asserting Anchor is *not* some kind of old-timey appliance by tugging her cheek to elicit a reaction.

Mast assure Anchor that her radar can accomplish this task, especially since she's trained with Helm to even be able to find things underwater. With newfound confidence and a suggestion to try looking for squares, Anchor closes her eyes to scan...and finds something to the west that *seems* to be the right shape and size. The crew digs at the destination Anchor specified and finally find the box containing the map pieces.

Elated over this discovery, Mast showers Anchor and Frima with praise as she combines the map pieces together. Going by the symbols on the map, it seems the treasure is located between some trees and the shoreline of an ocean. In fact, Mast can *recognize* this shore, going by her studies of *every single shoreline* in the Ark's vicinity, all in preparation for the Admire's maiden voyage.

Blushing at the crew's praise for her dedication, Mast notes that the shoreline depicted in this map isn't too far from their current location, and guides the crew towards it...

### Towards the Golden Ship

Following Mast's guidance, the crew ends up spending a cold night in the desert, as the shore is too far away to reach in a single day. With the chill starting to adversely affect the protagonist, Mast decides to have the group huddle up around him in order to keep him warm. The press of bodies certainly does *something* to keep the protagonist warm...

The journey takes the crew by a beach, whereupon the protagonist decides to take a break since Mast and Anchor are so enamored with the sight of the ocean. The former Nikke decides now is the right time to don that swimsuit Yan provided her, which elicits a compliment from the protagonist. With Frima already dozing off under a tree, Mast and Anchor frolic into the ocean, inviting the protagonist along.

After several such stops, the crew finally arrive at the destination on the map. The triangle of trees, the nearby ocean, it all matches up. Frima notices something off to the right and points it out to the crew. It's a ship, certainly...but it's a dilapidated wreck on the verge of falling apart. The crew shares a collective moment of disbelief; is *this* supposed to be the Golden Ship?

### Golden Ship, Discovered?!

Mast briefly considers that the map might be inaccurate, or that the Raptures have altered the local topography, but eventually comes to the conclusion that this is it. All that tribulation, and *this* is the denouement for their adventure. Already, the sight of the clearly-not-golden wreck is dousing Frima and Anchor's enthusiasm, only narrowly salvaged by Mast's proposal to scour the wreck for anything of value.

The inside of the ship isn't much better. The structural integrity of this boat is completely shot, and anything they find is either a worthless bauble or so old and crusty it falls apart in their hands. After the crew pulls Frima from a hole in the floor, the slothful fixer notes that the patch she stepped on was the *only* weak part of the floor, almost as if someone had set a trap there. Just then, a voice chimes in, asking the crew to make tracks before a dust cloud falls on Mast. With growing suspicions, Anchor uses her radar to discover they're not alone. Someone *else* is here in this ship.

Mast calls out to the stranger, and they decide to oblige. A strange bell-toting Nikke appears trying to solicit a toll from them. As both sides argue over claims to this ship and anything of value on it, the debate is cut short by the appearance of Raptures. Mast beckons the protagonist to her side as a firefight ensues.

With the dust settled, the two sides get right back into arguing. The Nikke introduces herself as Chime, claiming she's looking for treasure in the name of "the Crown" so she can "revitalize the kingdom". As part of said mission, she followed a treasure map leading her here, and was disappointed to find the pickings only amounting to an empty chest. While Mast and the protagonist perk up at the mention of a chest, Chime bemoans that any prospects for this boat likely turned to dust with the rest of the structure after the Raptures ran roughshod in it. The would-be treasure hunter pulls out a few more maps and bids a snarky goodbye, disappearing with the jangling of bells. The crew decides to find that chest Chime mentioned, and see if she missed anything.

The box is found, but is so old Mast has to be careful she doesn't break the box with a touch. It's certainly empty, but then Mast's hand catches on a handle beneath the lid. Pulling it reveals a secret compartment containing a small golden box. A jubilant mood spreads as the crew gathers around to see Mast unopen the box, and on the count of three, she does so...

### Traces of the Golden Ship

The meager sight of a single journal is like a raincloud on the crew's spirits. While Mast apologizes to the others for pulling them into an inadvertent boondoggle, the protagonist rifles through the journal's pages, noticing the words "Pirate Journal" on the first page...

Those words hit Mast like a gunshot, and she grabs the journal from the protagonist's hands. The journal details the expedition of the ship "The Benediction" helmed by Captain Mac. That can only mean one thing; this ship is *not* the Golden Ship. With renewed vigor, the crew looks deeper into the journal for information.

The journal is penned by Captain Mac himself, a man with dreams of becoming lord of all pirates. The map he found is said to have been a blessing from the god of oceans, which he took as a revelation proclaiming his destiny to be a great one. The crew speculates that the map they've followed to The Benediction is the same map Mac spoke of, meaning he was also a seeker of the Golden Ship. They leaf through more pages in hopes of finding a clue to their ultimate goal.

The next entry details Mac's crew, which consists of a single-minded fool shouting about adventure, a lazy fool who sleeps constantly, and a curious fool who keeps finding random objects. The protagonist can't help but feel like these descriptions sound awfully familiar...

Mast skips ahead to the last entry or so, where Mac details the beaching of The Benediction. Though he found priceless artifacts hidden away in the "Pirate's Eye", his ship is no longer able to take his crew across the seas, thus his journey ends here. In hopes that others will follow in their wake and continue the adventure, The Benediction's crew split their map into two pieces, hiding one of them in the desert. The "Pirate's Eye" where they hid their treasure can be found if one follows the ocean god's guidance. The entry ends with well-wishes from Mac for whatever adventurer finds this journal.

After a moment's contemplation, Mast has an idea of what the "Pirate's Eye" could be, and sets off with the crew in tow.

### Golden Ship

Mast marches onto the ship's deck, gesturing to the crow's nest up the mast. It makes sense to call it the "Pirate's Eye", as the nest is the highest view point of the ship. The gathered explorers search for a way up, but only find a tattered ladder on the verge of falling apart. Mast volunteers to risk a bad fall from the ladder, as she was the one who started this adventure, and kept egging everyone on with promises of treasure. As the (unofficial) leader of this expedition, it's her responsibility to take the plunge and, if there is treasure, bring it back with her own two hands. The collective affirmations that treasure awaits light a fire in Mast's eyes, and she slowly ascends the ladder.

It's touch-and-go for several minutes, but eventually Mast reaches the crow's nest safely. Swigging from her flask to ease her nerves, Mast looks about the nest and catches sight of then open ocean and shining sands, untouched by human hands for decades. The surface world...is truly a beautiful place. Then Morgan flies off to another part of the crow's nest, squawking up a storm.

Mast comes hollering down the crow's nest, presenting a golden bottle to the rest of the crew. A shake reveals that instead of the bottle, *the liquid* *inside* is golden. Given how it was up in the Pirate's Eye, this is in all likelihood the "blessing of the ocean god" Captain Mac spoke of. Mast apologizes to the others for this journey's haul not being all they'd dreamed of, but then Frima pops open the bottle and takes a swig of the contents...

Mast is alarmed at the sudden action, but Frima seems fine. If anything, she's saying this drink is the real treasure they've been looking for. The others also partake of the drink, finding themselves hit in the mouth by a tsunami of sweetness and fruity flavors. Anchor rolls her eyes at Mast apologizing for the "underwhelming" treasure again when she notices something off in the distance...

The crew looks to the horizon to see a fogbank has rolled in, spying a dazzling golden light and a ship's silhouette before it vanishes just as suddenly...

The crew excitedly jabbers over the fact that the Golden Ship is *real*. Mast cheers and thanks the other for this adventure's happy ending, which confuses the protagonist. This journey was to find the Golden Ship and claim it's riches, so who's saying the journey is over after a mere glimpse of the real thing? Frima and Anchor's promise to come on the next journey further swell Mast's spirits, and she excitedly resolves that next time, they'll find the Golden Ship for sure.

### Hard Mode Epilogue - Brilliant Memories of Adventure

Following the adventures of days past, Mast returns to her daily life aboard the Admire a.k.a. sitting in a corner waiting for the latest charity event to end. Bored out of her mind, her imagination takes her back to her brief jaunt on the surface world.

Deserts where the days were hot and the nights were cold. The vast open sea arrayed before her. The crumbling wreck of The Benediction, and the death-defying scramble up the crow's nest. However she may have felt then, Mast looks back on those moments fondly. She can even feel the breeze and hear the waves if she closes her eyes...

Anchor's call jolts Mast from her reverie, as Helm has tasked them with clearing the tables. Another reminder that the adventure she yearns for can't be found on the Admire, where all she can expect is endless charity and cleaning. Rolling up her sleeves, Mast decides to get to work, figuring if the two of them finish quickly, they can slip over to the Outpost and enjoy a sip of the ocean god's elixir they left with the protagonist.

Though her hands are busy with the tables, Mast's mind is stuck on that image of a ship, shimmering in the fog. Since then, Mast reaffirmed her desire to live a boisterous adventuring life, awaiting the next great endeavor with her crew...

## Gameplay

Event tokens (Rudders) are spent to play stages and earn event currency (Map Fragments) which can be traded in the shop for rewards. Rudders regenerate to a maximum of 5 per day, and more can be purchased for Gems.

### Challenge Mode

Spend Challenge Chips to take on high-difficulty battles against Land Eater. Challenge Chips regenerate at a rate of 1 per day, to a maximum of 3

### Challenge Missions

One-time missions that reward extra Map Fragments for completing event stages. Clearing at least 12 missions earns the CG "Ocean's Treasure" to decorate the Lobby with.

## List of Bonus Nikkes

Complete stages using the following Nikkes for a chance to earn extra Map Fragment on completion. Bonus stacks up to 100%.

## Version Updates

### New SSR Nikke: Mast

Special Recruit duration: From the end of the July 20, 2023 maintenance to 4:59:59 August 3, 2023 (UTC+9)

The new Nikke Mast will be available in the Special Recruit on rate-up for a limited time, and her Molds will be for sale in the Mileage Shop.

After the rate-up ends, Mast will be added to the Standard/Mold Recruit pools in a later update.

### Campaign Update

Chapters 23 and 24 of the main campaign will be added to the game

### Lost Sector Update

Areas 16 and 17 will be added to the Lost Sector

### Union Raid

From 12:00:00, July 28, 2023 to 4:59:59, August 3, 2023 (UTC+9)

Unions Lv.3 or higher can take on bosses to earn Union Chips that can be traded in the shop for rewards. Please note that Union members cannot leave, be kicked, or disband while the raid is in session.

### Full Burst Day

From 5:00:00, July 29, 2023 to 4:59:59, July 31, 2023 (UTC+9)

Simulation Room and Interception rewards will be doubled during Full Burst Day.

### August Mission Pass

Event duration: From 00:00:00 August 1, 2023 to 23:59:59 August 31, 2023 (UTC+9)

The Mission Pass will be refreshed starting August. The premium track offers additional rewards, including the costume Sunrise Market for Yan

## Trivia

* The globe with a handprint of a face featured in the event splash art is a reference to "Wilson the Volleyball", a popular "character" from the 2000 American survival film *Cast Away*.
* The Nikke Chime who was mentioned in the Main Story has her first appearance in the game.

## References

Notes

References
1. ↑ https://twitter.com/NIKKE\_en/status/1680396871146110988