SHINGENMOCHI'S GAME DIARY
Quick summaries of Japanese games
Scene 3: Return to the Human WorldTalk to the angel by the star-shaped portal to return to the surface world. It'll be your first time venturing into the human world by yourself as a guardian. Upon arriving at Uoruro, you will overhear two kids debating about the name change on the guardian angel statue. One named Needo says it has changed from Eziel's to whatever you named your character. The other says the name has always been the same. Needo goes on to say that there are no such thing as angels. After the scene, you can start moving around.
Statue: Clicking on the statue actually lets you see a funny comment: "The guardian angel statue has your name carved on it, but it doesn't look like you at all."
Needo: Clicking on Needo lets you hear him criticize Rikka for praising angels, although it also seems that he has a crush on her.
On the
house on the right, just before the angel statue, you'll see Rikka's grandfather. Apparently, he feels bad for being unable to help Rikka because his isn't as strong as he used to be. He then wishes that his son was still alive.
By the
well, you can overhear a conversation between two women. One expresses concern that the village chief's son apparently sometimes goes out of the village on his own. Another mentions how monsters haven't appeared in the area lately and thanks the guardian angel for it.
To the left of the well is a kid complaining about how Needo acts all high and mighty just because he's the village chief's son. The kid then prays to the guardian angel to bring some divine punishment on the little punk. Right below the kid is a dog that leads you to a
Memento Ring. The description says: A precious ring dropped by a grandmother. Enter the item shop next to the dog and check the cabinets. Move over to the western part of the village.
Nun: Trying to talk to the nun makes her think that she just heard someone's voice.
Lower house by the river: A man talks about how rumors about ghosts have become more frequent lately. Outside of the house (by the river), a man talks about Rikka. He says Rikka has been working hard to keep the inn going while also taking care of her grandfather ever since her father died.
Village chief's House: Enter the westernmost house and you'll see the village chief. He'll complain about his son Needo, who does nothing but play and goof around. This makes him conclude that Needo's prospects of being the next chief are dim at best. Upstairs, the chief's daughter talks about how all the chief and Needo do is argue. She also reveals that Needo is always nice to her, though.
Inn: The guest inside the first room talks about how nice the service is in the inn and how wonderful it would be if it was bigger. Click at Rikka and you'll hear her ruminate about whether to serve bean soup or potato stew to the guest. She then says how she could have more variety with her meals if she had meat.
Stable: In the area by the Inn and chief's house, you'll see a red-haired woman who talks about how the stable owner has been working hard because he wants to a buy a new horse. Enter and you'll see tons of shining, um, "treasure." Apparently, the guy is supposed to clean the place up but is too sleepy. Do his job for him and you'll get a star aura from the grateful man, who can now buy that new horse.
Enter the
church and you'll see a woman praying to the guardian for help to find her missing Memento Ring. What a coincidence. Pick the first choice to give her the ring and you'll end up putting the it in her pocket. The woman will be surprised to find the ring, which was apparently passed down from her grandfather. She expresses her gratitude to you and you get another star aura. With two star auras now in hand, it turns to night.
At the
entrance, you'll see a man give thanks to you for keeping the village safe from monsters even during night time. At the
house by the entrance, you'll overhear a woman grumbling about her husband not giving her thanks for doing all the house chores: "Just because I'm not the guardian angel doesn't mean he can't give me thanks, too!" I'm guessing it's due to the fact that her husband is talking in his sleep about how warm and comfortable the bed is and giving thanks to you, instead of his wife (apparently, she was the one who dried out the futon earlier in the day under the sun).
Barn: You'll see the barn owner talking to his horse about how he'll be getting a female mate soon (i.e. the horse, not him).
Chief's house: The village chief is stewing about how Needo isn't home yet and how he'll give him an earful when he gets back. Upstairs, his daughter is sleeping soundly.
Church: You can overhear the woman who got the lost ring say that she'll clean your statue tomorrow as a way of giving thanks. Up on the left is the nun, who expresses gratitude as well.
Cross the
bridge and you'll meet Eziel, who asks if you're surprised to see him in the village now that you're its protector. He says he plans to go around the world, with Uoruro Village serving as his first stop. He also says that in addition to helping the living, one of the duties of an angel is to save the souls of the dead who remain in this world. He then says that even you should have heard the voice of one such soul in the village.
Item shop: The owner recalls an event about a half a year ago where someone died after being attacked by monsters somewhere near the village. He then wonders whether that has anything to do with the much talked-about ghost.
Needo: You'll run into him having second thoughts about going home because he'll likely get chewed out by his dad again. At the same time, the ghost rumor is apparently scaring him as well, so he says maybe going home is a good idea.
Ghost: Click on the ghost and you'll hear him wondering why everyone is ignoring him. He then expresses surprise that you can see him and asks you why everyone else can't.
"Huh? Wait ... that appearance ... are you an angel?," the man asks. "I see. I had my suspicions but I guess ..."
He then asks you if his suspicion (about being dead) is correct. I picked yes.
"Thank you. Now I've realized that I've passed away. It was so painful to have people not see me. Now I can pass on." You get another star aura.
"Good job," Eziel says. "That soul has no regrets and was able to go to heaven."
He then asks you if you want to return to the world of angels. Remember the comment from that angel earlier about a strange-looking shooting star in the sky? Well, you'll soon notice the "Heaven's Express" rushing through the sky. The sight of the mysterious train makes Eziel change his mind about staying in the surface world and he decides to go back with you.
SHINGENMOCHI* Unlike this blog's TURNING JAPANESE feature, the TABITABI DIARY does not provide line-by-line translations but just quick summaries instead. 'Cause life's just too short sometimes and actual translations take way too much time.ドラゴンクエストIX: 星空の守り人
Dragon Quest 9: Guardian of the Star-filled Skies
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