Buddy: "You know, those villagers are like: The bandits came down from the mountains. Yeah, no way. Bunch of liars."
LMAO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFUPHdIbF9E
"That about covers it. Are there any questions already?"
"Pff-ahahahaa!"
"Translation: I have no idea what is going on, but we are doing it."
"Loooove aaaand justiiiiceee!! Krrr-chr-chrr! Tsk-aww... Ish, you are overthinking things! Pff-ahahaa!"
"Oh yeah? Says the one who cannot decide on elements so just goes in raw Astral energy and all! Tch-heh... You gotta teach me that someday."
"You going in raw? Mhmmm-hm-hmm..."
"Silence yourself."
"...At any rate. I am sure questions will come along the way as usual. Haaa..."
"Oh oh ohohoh! I have a questions! Questiooon!"
"Ask away."
"Do you know why Nurechs fight the crazed way they do? Because they are... ahahahaaa... wait... pff-ahaahaa-haaa, because THEY ARE NUTS!! Aahahahaaaaa-haaa!! Haa... aaa... ahahaaa! Krrch-chr-chrr."
"...You KNEW this was coming! Ghh... You are here to prevent disasters, are you not? Gaah!"
"Uh-huh. She resisted your Silence spell you secretly tried to cast."
"Pfff-ahahahaaaa! Iiish! You can say... ahahaaa... that the spell remained.. SPEECHLESS!! Ahahaaaaa!"
"Gaaaaah! Well, I-"
"Enough. We are going to Seggesmund first. I need to speak with the Praetor there and his Mystics."
"Haah. All right, but friend... Do we have the time? ...Of course we do. You would not plan this on a whim. No pointless choices from you. Gehehe."
"SEGGS!!"
"Indeed, but I could have mentioned it sooner. There is something that troubles me about this whole situation and it would not hurt to mention it to Praetor Sssuh-allasss."
"Weeell, it is not like pointless choices immediately imply bad choices, right? Pff-ahahaaa! We had plenty of those!"
"Yeeep yep, suuure did! There just MIGHT... juuust MIGHT be this... tiiiny correlation between those and your suspicious involvement whenever that occurred. Hmmmm-hm. Mmmmmm! Miss?"
"Krrch-chr-chr-chr... Pfahahaaaa-ahahahaaaaaa-KYAAAHAHAHAAAAAA!!"
"Maaaan..."
"Let's get going then. I... I hope this could be the last time we set out like this."
"Friend! Do not say that! We go with you no matter where and what happens! That is what we do!"
"What Ish said! Ahahaaa!"
"...Ishmaiyel, my friend, I will leave you to contemplate on that. Often, it is better you arrive to some conclusion before I state what I meant. You have stayed by my side since the beginning. It is exactly that bond I want you to consider."
"...My friend."
"Tsk-aaawww! Guys, I miss the days when there were four of us! Buuuuut! BUT! Me and Ish are here to deliver you safely to Astara too! Pff-ahahaaa! I do not feel like facing that kind of... WRATH! GAAAH! FIRE AND BRIMSTOOOONE!! Ahahaaaaa! Rember... wait... ahahahaaa... remember THAT!?"
"Hahahaaaa!"
"Mm-hm-hm-hm. I do not think that is something any of us can forget. I had to scold-"
"By your standards anyway, my friend."
"-her for that. I agree. Now... Shall we?"
"Ta-ta-tata-daaaaaa! Tata-taaaaaa! Aaadventure caaalls! ...Pff-ahahaaa! Gonna jump off the cliff, guys! SEE YA!! Levitate!!"
"WHAT!? YOU!? What in the-"
"Mm-hm-hm-hm. Haaa... I am going too. Float should be just as useful here."
"WHAAAT!? YOU TOO!? What is going on here!? ...Heeeeeeey! And... DAMMIT! Oooh, this is just... GREAT! And you leave Ishamaiyel stranded on the cliff! Just like this! Gaaaah... hrrhaa!"
"Iiiiish!! Come on! COME OOON! Pff-ahahaaaaa! KYAAAA-HAHAAAAAA!!"
"That just does it! WHO do you think you are!? Hmmmmrh. I cannot do that! What am I supposed to do!? Blow up the entire cliff!? Fiiiine! If THAT is what you two want! No! I will build a castle here! And I will wait inside that castle if anything happens until you are BACK! WAIT! Dammit! ...Ghh. Climb down... Yeah, right. ME! HOW? Kashala mureeeh dorona!! Heh... Man. Hahahaa. Hahahaaaa! Coming! COMING!"
https://youtu.be/326hUhX0gxA
"What happens after lived-happily-ever-after?"
"I am not interested in this question, nor any discussion."
"Nihihii! Good Knight, tell us then, what happens after your mission, we ask?"
"Was. I will go back to my previous work. It was not ever assured he would come back during my time. I do not know of any related details. Only that. What my Teacher told me."
"What is previous work?"
"Hmph... Do you eat anything? This is one chance for you to tell me what I should get you."
"Oh, but we are already eating. This sunlight is our food. Berries do us good too, but those we eat now out of human like habits. Honey too and Rainbow Drops we would love to experience once more, alas, none are to be found around these parts."
"Do as you wish then. ...Anything from monster hunting to escorting noble Ladies. Taking on an apprentice. Instructing."
"In case he comes back still?"
"...Yes."
"And so the apprentice takes on another and then another until the time is right."
"...Yes."
"We understand certainly."
"Good. We can go now."
"Please, let us stay here a moment longer. In the meantime, a tale there is about a Fairy Queen. Have you heard it?"
"There are and were many Fairy Queens. I never cared for any particular tale."
"Fair words you speak as tales from Fairies often distorted are. We know one that is unlike the others. The tale is about a Fairy Queen who lived in ages long forgotten by most creatures."
"..."
"Almost killed by her sisters she was. Humans would muse that such a thing among Fairies is common, so is among humans. This one, however, survived the ordeal and fled to a faraway land, she did. Wings broken, injuries many, into a pit she fell. Heavy rain, water and mud would surely close above her when somebody reached out to her. Hand in hand, pulled a boy the Fairy Queen out of the death pit, he did."
"..."
"His face soaked by rain, his clothes muddy, but his smile bright was. She could not forget the face as if his actions were a natural thing to do. The boy asked: Who are you and why are you here? Tired, the Fairy Queen could only ask back: Hard to answer, but the same could be asked of you, boy. Is this what you do? The boy replied calmly: That I know not. Fortunate my presence for you was, Fairy."
"Hmm."
"The first step you took, perhaps, said the Fairy Queen in heavy breath. The first step of many even if the choice is always yours. Silly Fairy! She could not realize the weight of her words, we think!"
"Is that all?"
"Could be. It is what we remember of the story. However, we say there is yet more the Fairy Queen overlooked in her words. Hardly blame her, you can, considering her life almost ended. Nihihi! We muse: Good rest always comes after a good day of work."
"That boy's day never ends..."
"...We want to see what is there after it ends."
"Esha... you said before that you have a very complex name."
"Indeed, we went by such a name once, but worry we would not about such matters now. That for humans is, to name things, and to worry. Nihihi!"
"...Understood. Let's get going then, Esha. We have work to do."
https://youtu.be/POB5F_JAx7I
"ShhhuuuuRAAAAA-RYAAAAAA! SKUUUURRUURURUUUUAAAARRR!!"
""Whoa!!""
"Ah, that is how it is. I sensed the monster when we entered and it must have sensed... us as well. We are definitely in the right place. Some grudges never die."
"GUUURAAAAA-SHKAAAAARAAA!!"
"Seriously, why do they always go like: Graaaaah!? Like... Guwaarr! As soon as they appear? Kinda... like you, Sister! You are also immediately like: Graaah! Grrrrhaaa! Hrrh! Srr-"
"Dimwit!! What even!? How should I know!? This is... BAD!"
"That is your Lava Shark so be cautious. While it is not what it used to be once... it will not be easy."
"Really!? THIS thing!? Huumm... Who in the Penumbra named it!?"
"Does it matter!? Just... grrrh... DO NOT MOVE, dimwit!!"
"Pfaah! Whateeever! Charging! We have a Fire Barrier! Easy peasy Succubus thighs sq-"
"Shut up! Th-That was... That was for the lava! Dammit! I... HOW SHOULD I KNOW if it works against... THIS THING too!?"
"Tssh-haa... Should you, hrrham, Magicians not be a little more versatile? We already won! Get to it, Sister! Barriers!"
"J-Just... Graaaaah!! FINE!!"
"Calm down. That barrier is certainly going to be helpful. I planned a lot for this possibility, but the barrier changed it for the better. He is right. There is no difference."
"Haaaa... WHY ME!? Oookay... Ooooookay... Calming... down. Haaaaa..."
"Peeerfecto, Sister! Nooow! Haaaah!! Let's show this- ghh!? Bro!"
"She cannot extend the barrier that far still. The enemy is restricted to the lava lake. Despite that... you want to charge straight ahead."
"He is a dimwit!! I just... sssrha! SEE!?"
"Mmm-hm-hm. Quite."
"Pfff-tssss-haaha. Ghh... Whatever. I am at your command, Bro. Sister? Do it!"
"As you wish. L-Look... just follow him, o-okay? P-Please!?"
"Nuuu... uuu... Sister, Sister. There there."
"Sh-shut uuup! It... It is lava! Just do not do anything TOO stupid!"
"Bro, so do you know these things? It looks quite angry!"
"Trust that it is... me whom it hates here the... most. Lava Sharks... they... Hrh. They were once rampaging Dragon clans. Driven into these caves and sealed here. Time... taught them nothing. The Dragons went insane and turned into various monstrous creatures. I... Kcchrr-Krrh!"
"Bro! BRO! All good! That is... ENOUGH. Got it! Got it."
"..."
"Sister?"
"I... was told once, by other Magicians, a similar tale about certain monsters like Hydras or Nubberas. Sailors... they also have their sea monster stories just like those, but, um, about Leviathans. It just... all fits. It just... Gaaaah! Why... me."
"A lone warrior... That powerful, huh... Weeell, anyways! We have a Lava Shark to roast! Gehehe! You know, Bro, for all that cheating with the Soulsphere business-"
"Dimwit!!"
"-and clearly not being able to accomplish much over the course of centuries-"
"Uh-huh."
"-it is as if the Goddess herself watches over you the most! I might be ALMOST jealous! Theeeen agaaaain... Geheh! I will only die when I feel like it. She would die of boredom otherwise."
"SHRUUUUUU-RAAAYYHHAAAAAA! GUUUU-FUUUHAAAAAAA!!"
"WATCH OUT, you dimwit!! That lava lump ALMOST hit you. DAMMIT!! FUUUU...GAAAH! WATCH IT!!"
"Ghh... The barrier works better than intended!! Geh. Nice, Sister! Neeheheh!"
"Gaaaah!!"
"Mm-hm-hm-hm-hahahaha! I... suppose she does."
""Huh?""
"I suppose she does. Thank you, both."
""What..?""
"All right, guys, listen closely and follow exactly what I say. The stories... you mentioned. They..."
"Bro..."
"..."
"I say this without an ounce of exaggeration. Those stories are all true."
""!!!""
"Not alone..."
"SHUUUURAAAYAAAAHAAAA!! GUUUURYAAAAARUUUU!!"
"Indeed. We made them happen."
https://youtu.be/h3_sqNLBbe4
"Guys! What is going on? Ghh... I will get to your side in a moment!"
"Daaaaa-aaaa-aaamn! Pffhaa... Hanging in there, Bro!"
"Nhaaaaa..! D-D-DAMMIT!! Huurgh... ghaa... YOU... DIM... WIT!! You had one JOB!! And that was to walk carefully on the ledge!"
"Yeah, well, Sister, you had ONE job and THAT was to WALK carefully on the OTHER ledge. Ghh. Hang on..."
"...Shut up! A... A bat scared me!"
"You just starting out or something? What if ghosts did it? Huuuh. Huuuuhuhuu! I have not heard any squeaking other than... hrrh... your stomach. ...Whoa!"
"Dimwit!! HOLD ON, DAMMIT!!"
"Holding on!"
"Gaaaaah! I swear... grrh... that you CANNOT die until you two... have a dozen kids. Lived happily ever after! Fff-- gaaah!"
"Sister, you- whoooo-huhhuuu-uuu! Mmmmm-hmmm! I take everything back! I might as well be dead! Uuuhuuu, thiiiis is what you call a Golmoran treasury! Goddeee-eess!"
"Whhhh- WHAAAAAAT!? G-G-G-Golmo- WHAT!? DIMWIIIIIT!!"
"Ouch! Do not... kick! Sister, seriously, you have... TASTE! Oooohoo! That is my girl! Taste! In more ways than- OUCH!! KICK ME! MMMMMM!"
"SHUUUUUT UUPPPP! DIMWIT, YOU ARE... YOU ARE RIDICILOUS!! DIE! No... but... Gaaaaaah!! I hope that you go to PRISON as soon as we come back!!"
"Hrraaah... Pfah! Sister, the only way you can see me dead is either on the run or if something happens to you. I will seek out your older brother and tell him to blow me up into dust! Now... gh... harden those arms or something!"
"I-I-I... I ALREADY DID! Why do YOU always need to STRESS ME SO MUCH so I PANIC and... just... gaaah! LEARN THIS CRAP!"
"Kinda sad, Sister. If you ask me."
"DIMWIT! Start climbing!!"
"You know... It would not work anyway, I bet?"
"What!? Just-"
"No no no.. Gehehe. I mean, I can imagine your brother? Maybe? Like, he is this cool dude... He is like sipping, I dunno, Landturtle milk and he says: Hm. What a swell guy. Slllrp. I am going to ask my hot Inquisition girlfriend to bail him out to make my sister happy."
"This... This is... just... Graaaaah! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? Is your life flashing or something!? SHUT IT! None... MOST OF THAT is not even... Gaaaaah! Dimwit! CLIMB!! CLIIIMB!! This hardening effect does not last long!"
"Tsssh-haaah... Fiiine! Hrrh. Quality-quality legs, Sister! Mmmh! You need to... hrrh.. learn some martial arts style. Gehehe."
"Why did you jump after me, you dimwit!"
"Of course I did! To let you fall into the fire river!? Besides, all worked out with the hardening! Good! So... Shut it!"
"NO! YOU shut it!"
"Hhr. Guys-"
""Shut it!""
"Uh-huh."
""Ghee!!""
"Haaa... You two... you are... You are complete dimwits. I have not been this irritated in centuries."
"Wow! We are breaking all sorts of records lately! When even corpses are mad, you know you did something!"
"Yes, but... Hush!"
"Mm-hm-hm-hm. Haaa..."
"Bro, just do not make that face. You always make that face."
"Always?"
"Well, not always, but like... Slightly less than always?"
"Mm-hm-hm-hm. I see!"
"S-Sure."
"Mm-hm-hm-hm-hahahaha!"
""!!!""
"Astara! I love you! This time..."
"Sister... Astara. Is that... huh."
"I... I do not know. I just... I do not know! He has been searching for her all this... time. All those... lives. He seems sort of happy."
"He does."
"We lost time! I had to clear monsters ahead, but watch our backs. Do at least that."
""Ghh! SIR!!""
"Mm-hm-hm-hm. Do be careful."
https://youtu.be/lIczkMX0XxA