Asan Ranch

Asan Ranch is a short region between Mt. Asan Area and The Lord's Chambers, this region has a camp and can spawn Tea Fairies

## Dialogue

Diary 1:

"Grill's Animal Rehabilitation Diary 0-1: I've been trying to raise animals for a while, but I'll start writing some things down now. I miss the days when I worked with an old friend to put together some recipes. I was lost and miserable in the first few years I returned as a spirit. After that disaster humans disappeared from the dungeon. Everyone I knew had disappeared. Why was I able to return as a spirit, but others couldn't? What should I do next? I spent most of my time holed up in the dorm rooms and and crying. I lay on that sofa and kept longing for the days when everyone was still around. If Simmer was there, she'd probably laugh at my situation, and make me some food to feel better. But she's not even here. I don't need to eat, I don't need to sleep. I just need to sit and let time pass. For an immortal spirit, time is the most useless thing."

Diary 2:

"Grill's Animal Rehabilitation Diary 0-2: In these ruins, I'm surrounded by all sorts of plants and flowers. As time passed, these slowly turned the place into a forest. A fairy flutters between the vines, using its magic to shoot down a predatory spider. An illusion mantis sneaks up on it, and swiftly cuts it in half. As it picks up the two halves of its meal, the enlightenment shroom nearby releases its spores, and the mantis breathes them in. In a few days, the spores will have taken over the entire mantis, allowing new shrooms to grow. Life continues to try its best, growing and evolving. Humans are gone, but I think there may still be things worth living for, worth protecting. I still miss my friends, my recipes, and I still wish I could eat her home-cooked meals. But I need to learn to focus on the here and now, on more important things. For me."

Diary 3:

"Grill's Animal Rehabilitation Diary 0-3: A quick survey of this facility revealed that most of the facility is in disrepair, and unsuitable for plant and animal life. I'll need to do some pretty major repairs and renovations if I want to expand this tiny ecosystem. I'm just one person, so it might take a very very long time. But I've got all the time in the world! I don't have a body, but I can use some of my dragon skills to put something together. I spent a long time tinkering with it but now I look like a giant flying monster. Oh well. As I was flying around fixing wires and pipes, I was discovered by a group of talking plants. Now they're calling me the Lord Protector of the Forest. Haha, that's interesting. They're also worshipping me, I think, which is kind of troubling. I never wanted to become the leader of a cult. But seeing them working and running in circles around me is pretty fun."

Diary 4:

"Grill's Animal Rehabilitation Diary 0-4: Tea fairies are cute, shy creatures that look like moving tea bushes. They're simple creatures without the intelligence of the plant people. I found an area in Mount Asan that's suitable as their habitat. I just need to replicate an old-school tea plantation and they should feel right at home. But as I was clearing the land, something crept up behind me and tried to scare me. It was Simmer, with her big stupid face! I still remember that smug look on her face from all these years... She wouldn't tell me why it took her so long to come back as a spirit. But she told me she had these big plans. Dangerous plans. I tried to reason with her, to talk her out of it, but we got into a big fight. I think I shouted too loudly at her, and she left sadly. I don't know why I was so angry. Why couldn't she see how this city was teeming with life, and the work I put into maintaining it? I still think I'm right."