Previous Part: Prologue

モトの町 Origin Town HomeTown

This could just be a town called "Moto", but it can't be mere coincidence that the town the adventure proper starts in has a name meaning "origin".

Ryu and Bosch stand in an office, facing an older man behind a large desk or small table.

 {ボッシュ}
「長老! 仕事を下さい!
オレたち もう いちにんまえッスよ!
 {Bosch}
「Doyen! Please give us an assignment!
We're ready for it!
 {Bow}
「Elder! Please give us
work!
 We're full-fledged
workers now!

A doyen is a senior member of a group, profession, or society. I wanted something less generic than "elder" and this seems to work.

 長老
「わかっとる わかっとる
ホレ、これじゃ‥
 Doyen
「I know, I know.
Here, have this one...
 Elder
「I know, I know
Here's a job for you ‥
 {ボッシュ}
「んー どれどれ‥?
 なにー! 『ペットをさがせ』 だぁー!?
 {Bosch}
「Hmm, what's this...?
 What!? "Find a pet"!?
 {Bow}
「Hum, let me see‥?
 What! `Find a pet'!?
 長老
「‥気に入らんか?
 Doyen
「...you don't care for it?
 Elder
「‥ You don't want to
do it?
 {ボッシュ}
「気に入るワケ ないッスよー!
こんな チンケな仕事!
 大体、ペットに にげられるなんて
ロクでもないヤツに きまって‥
 {Bosch}
「Of course I don't like it!
It's such a lousy assignment!
 Besides, anyone whose pet
runs off on them can't be very...
 {Bow}
「Of course I don't want
to do it!
 A silly job like this!
 Beside, you've got to be
pretty stupid
to lose a pet‥

Just then, a young woman with purple-tinged white wings walks into the office. No, she's not Nina.

「‥あの 長老さま?
 私のペットを さがして下さるのは
この方々ですの?
「...excuse me, master doyen?
 Are these the people who
are going to find my pet?
「‥ Sir?
 Are these the men that
will find my pet?
 長老
「これは、ミイナ様‥
いや 彼らは 気に入らないそうなので‥
 Doyen
「Ah, lady Mina...
Well, they don't seem interested in...
 Elder
「Oh, Mina‥
 Well, they don't seem
to want the job‥
 {ボッシュ}
「ちょ、ちょっと待った!
だれも やらないとは 言ってないッスよ!!
 {Bosch}
「H-hold on a minute!
No one ever said we wouldn't do it!!
 {Bow}
「Wait, wait a minute!
 Nobody said we wouldn't
do it!!
 {ボッシュ}
「ミイナ様!
ペットのことは、この{ボッシュ}に おまかせを!
 ミイナ
「まあ、ありがとうございます
 {Bosch}
「Lady Mina!
Just leave your pet to me, {Bosch}!
 Mina
「Oh my, thank you.
 {Bow}
「Mina!
 You can leave it to me
to find your pet!
 Mina
「Well, thank you
very much
 {Bosch}
「ねえ長老! オレたちに まかせれば
もー だいじょうぶッスよね!
 {Bosch}
「So, doyen! Just leave it to us,
and everything will be perfectly fine!
 {Bow}
「Elder!
 Leave it to us and
everything will be fine!
 ミイナ
「それでは お願いします‥
私のスージーちゃんを 見つけてください
 では また後で‥
 Mina
「Then please take care of things...
Please find my Suzi.
 I shall see you later...
 Mina
「Well, I'll leave it to
you then‥
 Please find my Suzy.
I'll be seeing you
later‥

The credits give the pet's name as Suzy Q, which is believed to be a reference to musician Suzi Quatro.

Mina leaves.

 {Bosch}
「まかせてくださいよ 長老!
 あんなに カワイイ子の ペットなら
よろこんで 見つけちゃいますよ!!
 長老
「‥‥‥ゲンキンな やつじゃな
まあ がんばってくれ
 {Bosch}
「Just leave it to us, doyen!
 If it's for a girl that cute,
we'd be glad to find a pet!!
 Doyen
「.........quite calculating of you.
In any event, do your best.
 {Bow}
「Please, elder, leave it
to us!
 We would be happy to
help such a pretty girl
find her pet!!
 Elder
「‥‥‥ You are a
calculating man
  Well, try your best
 {Bosch}
「いやっほう! ヤル気が出てきたぞ!
 さあ行こうぜ、{リュウ}!
ともかく 町へ出て、話をきこう!
 {Bosch}
「Wahoo! I'm raring to go!
 Let's get moving, {Ryu}!
We'll ask around out in town!
 {Bow}
「Ya hoo! I'm really
excited now!
 Let's go, {Ryu}!
Let's leave this village
and ask around!

Let's talk to some of the other Rangers first.

「よお {リュウ}!
お父さんのこと 何か わかったかい?
 ずいぶんムカシに いなくなったんだろ?
おれたちも 何か聞いたら 教えるよ
「Hey, {Ryu}!
Have you found anything about your father?
 He disappeared a long time ago, right?
We'll let you know if we hear something.
「Hi {Ryu}!
 Did you find out
anything about your
father?
 Didn't he disappear a
long time ago?
 If we hear anything,
we'll let you know
「レンジャーってのは、べんり屋でさ‥
いろんな 仕事が あるんだよな
 でも 変な仕事は やだな
「Rangers are like handymen...
We get all kinds of jobs.
 But spare me the weird stuff.
「A ranger has to do
anything‥
 There's all kinds of
 work
 But I don't want to do
any weird stuff
 シルビア
「レンジャーの仕事も
カッコいいのばかりじゃ、ないわねえ
 ペットさがしなら まだマシよ
家のそうじを 頼みにくる人も、いるのよ!
 Sylvia
「Ranger assignments aren't
all glamorous, you know.
 Finding a pet isn't so bad.
Some people ask us for housecleaning!
 Silvia
「A ranger's job is not
all cool
 Looking for a pet is not
so bad
 There are people who
come and ask to have
their house cleaned!

It seems the Rangers are basically a guild of contract workers for hire. Though interesting from a worldbuilding standpoint, that doesn't help with our mission. Mina and two white-winged guards are staying at the inn, though, so maybe they can give us a little more information.

「スージーは さんぽが好きで
よく 遠くまで行ってしまうのです‥
「Suzi loves taking walks,
and often wanders far away...
「Suzy loves to take walks
and she often goes
far away‥
「ミイナ様は 時々 この町に来られます‥
 何をなさっているのか 知りませんが
私のカンでは、
だれかに お会いになっている ようです
 ボーイフレンドでしょうか? くすくす
「Lady Mina comes to this town now and then...
 I don't know what she does,
but my gut tells me that she's
seeing someone.
 A boyfriend, maybe? Tee hee!
「Mina comes to this
village sometimes‥
 But I don't know what
she does here
 I think she comes to
meet someone here
 Could it be a boyfriend?
giggle giggle
「ミイナ様のペット、スージー
見つけてあげて下さい‥
「Please locate Suzi,
Lady Mina's pet...
「Please find Mina's pet
Suzy

That doesn't really help either. Lets ask some of the locals.

「この町の北の方は
モンスターが たくさん出るそうだ
 何をさがしてるのか 知らないが
北には行かないほうが いいよ
「I hear lots of monsters show up
in the regions north of this town.
 I don't know what you're looking for,
but you might not want to go north.
「There are many monsters
in the northern part of
this village.
 I don't know what you
are looking for
 but I suggest
you don't go north
「ワシのじいさんが 子供だったころ
フタビ山の向こうに 町があったそうじゃ
 今は 知らんがね‥
「My grandpa said there was a town beyond
Futabi Mountain when he was a kid.
 Don't know about now, though...
「When my grandfather was
a child,
 there was a town on
the other side of
Mt.Fubi.
 I don't know about now
though‥
「何か さがしてるのかい?
 南のフタビ山の 近くで
見知らぬ男を 見かけたけど‥
手がかりに なるかな?
「Looking for something?
 I spotted an unfamiliar man near
Futabi Mountain to the south...
Does that work as a lead?
「Are you looking for
something?
 I saw a strange man near
Mt. Fubi in the
south‥
 does this help you?
「おれの ニャンコちゃんが
くわれちまった ヨウ!
 南の フタビ山に
たちの悪い モンスターが すみついたんだ
レンジャーさん 何とかしてよ!
「My kitty's been eaten!
 Some foul monsters have moved
into Futabi Mountain, south of here.
Do something, Rangers!
「My little kitty was
eaten!
 There is a bad monster
living at Mt. Fubi
in the south.
 Ranger, please do
something!

I think we know where to go now. But first, there's a dragon statue on the edge of the town...

「なんじゃ まだ ワシを
おがむ 物好きが おったのか?
 近ごろは みんな エバ教、エバ教じゃ
竜の神なぞ、だれも かまってくれん
むかしは 良かったのぉ‥
 いや、すまんすまん
トシをとると グチが長くなって いかんワイ
 ワシに たびの話を 聞かせてくれるのか?
「Oh, are there still eccentric
people who would worship me?
 Lately, it's Evaism this and Evaism that.
No one pays the Dragon God any mind.
I miss the old days...
 Oh, sorry, sorry.
Age is no excuse for grumbling.
 Would you tell me about your journey?
「There are still curious
people who would
pray to me?
 Lately everybody prays
to St. Eva.
 Nobody pays any
attention to the Dragon
God.
 It was so nice before‥
 Oh, I'm sorry.
When you get old, you
tend to complain.
Are you going to tell me
 the story of your
journey?

As in Breath of Fire I, the Dragon God statues will save the game, though they generally sit out in the open, largely ignored. And, as the Dragon God's complains hint at, the Evaist churches will also save the game, though the one in this town is currently inaccessible.

While looking at the shops, I noticed another useful change in the GBA version is that items now have icons to indicate their type (helmet, armor, and so on). Especially with the dubious translation, this does a lot to help avoid confusion. Shop menus additionally display indicators when the merchandise would be stronger or weaker (based on raw attack/defense) than what a character currently has equipped.

Also, when in one of the random hunting zones that may appear after battles on the world map, dashing is disabled, so it has no effect on gameplay there. That would have been easy to overlook, so count me impressed! The whole area doesn't quite fit on the screen and should perhaps have been shrunk, though.

On that note, Bosch's field action uses his crossbow to hunt animals in special hunting zones that randomly appear as tufts of grass on the world map after combat. The animals tend to spook if they spot someone, though, and his firing range only slightly exceeds their awareness range. However, when firing horizonally, he can strike animals that are one tile above his line of fire, so take advantage of that. He can also shoot through rocks, but animals can't see through them. Most take two shots to finish off, and the meats they drop act as healing items and also sell for a decent amount of money.

Ryu's field action, on the other hand, is fishing in special predefined fishing spots that may appear as leaping fish along shorelines on the world map after combat. He'll need to equip a rod and bait to fish. Try to cast as close to Ryu as possible to minimize the distance to to reel the fish in, thus reducing the chance of breaking the line and losing the bait for nothing. Like meat, fish tend to have healing effects, though they don't generally sell as well and are frankly more trouble.

Fishing is also the first place I noticed any text changes at all in the English GBA version. They corrected "Equip lod/bait" to "Equip rod/bait". The fact that this error was ever in an English release in the first place is pretty indicative of the quality of the translation as a whole.

Speaking of the world map, there's also a sideshow tent just outside of town, but it's not important yet, so we'll save that for later.


フタビ山 Futabi Mountain Mt.Fubi

Futabi might be 双尾, which roughly translates to "twin tails".

The enemy encounter rate seems to be significantly reduced in the GBA version. That helps to offset the increased gains per battle, anyway, and makes exploring less tedious, especially when combined with the dashing ability. They were either clever with these changes or just lucked out.

Soon after entering, Bosch hears someone talking...

「ヒソ‥ ヒソ
また 来たわよ‥‥‥
 {Bosch}
「‥‥‥ん? 何か言った?
「*whisper*... *whisper*
Here come more.........
 {Bosch}
「.........huh? Did you say something?
「Psst, Psst
It's back again ‥‥‥
 {Bow}
「‥‥‥ uh?
Did you say something?

After we pass through a cave with a handy healing spring, perfect for grinding out a few levels, the voices return...

「‥ラッキー! びけいだわ!
もう、イヌや ネコにも あきたものね!
「...it's our lucky day! What a looker!
I'm sick of dogs and cats!
「‥Lucky! It's handsome!
I'm tired of dogs and
cats!

...and a few steps later...

「よし、そろそろ 行くわよ!!
 さーん にー いちっ それ!!
「Okay, time to make our move!!
 Three, two, one, go!!
「Well, I've got to
go!!
 Three two one go!!

A trio of harpies dramatically swoops down from the cliffs and attack! They'll focus their attacks on Ryu...

「こっちの おいしそうなのは いただき! 「I'll take the appetizing one, here! 「I'll take the best one!
「ずるいわ、おねえさま! あたしも そっちが いい! 「No fair, big sis! I want that one too! 「No fair! I want that one!
「やーん! プッティも こっちが いい! 「Hey! Putti wants this one too! 「No!! Pooty wants that one!!

...except in the second round of combat, when they attack each other instead...

「あんたたちは あっちを おたべ! 「You two can eat that other one! 「You guys eat the other one!
「なにするのよ おねえさまの バカ! 「Big sis, what are you doing, you dummy! 「What are you doing, meanie!
「やーん やめてー おねえさま! 「Waaah! Cut it out, big sis! 「Please stop, Sis!

...before going back to cooperating.

「すききらい してたら ダメ! 「It's no good being a picky eater! 「You must eat everything!!
「そうだわね! 「That's right! 「That's true!
「なかよく たべましょー! 「Let's all get along and eat together! 「Let's eat without fighting!

Putting Ryu in the rear of the "scramble" formation will help protect him. Fortunately, the harpies don't have all that much health.

 {Bosch}
「ひょっとして‥ スージーちゃん‥
いまのヤツらに たべられたんじゃぁ!
 ‥‥‥なかったら いいよな
早いとこ さがそうぜ!!
 {Bosch}
「Could it be... Suzi was...
eaten by that bunch!?
 .........I sure hope not!
Let's hurry up and find her!!
 {Bow}
「Could it be‥ that Suzy.
was eaten by those guys!
 ‥‥‥ I hope not.
We better hurry and
find her!!

A rock blocks the next cave...

 これは 動かせそうだ‥  Seems like we could move it...  I think we can move
this‥

...so we push it out of the way. Unfortunately, that knocks over a much larger rock, which tumbles down the mountain and crushes the first cave entrance, startling a passing merchant fish. On the plus side, it also creates a much shorter path between the east and west sides of the mountain.

 {Bosch}
「‥‥‥な、なんか スゴイことになったケド
‥ま、いいか!
 {Bosch}
「.........w-wow, this is getting out of hand.
...well, whatever!
 {Bow}
「‥‥‥, Th, this is a
lot of responsibility,
  ‥ but I can handle it!

There's a Deadly Flame (FireRock) in one chest in the cave. Hold on to that for now...

Continuning, we have to hop in a hole in the floor of the cave. There's a man here who seems significant, but he's of no relevance for now.

 アズサ
「おら、ハンターの アズサだぁ
 えものを おってたら
こんな所に まよいこんだ だぁよ
 Azusa
「I'm Azusa, a hunter.
 I got lost tracking game and
wound up in here.
 Azusa
「My name is Azusa, and
I'm a hunter.
 I was hunting an animal
and ended up here.

Later on, he'll be one of many possible villager recruits, but we'll save that for then.

That's it for the mountain. Beyond lie the remains of a former village.

A fishing spot north of the village has a treasure chest containing an Iron Bracelet (IronBR), but good luck fishing it up without a better rod.


はいきょ Ruins Ruins

Only one house remains standing, and it's in poor repair, though at least there's a Dragon God statue next to it. As we approach the house...

「うっわー!! 助けてくれー
 {Bosch}
「何だ?
おくの方からだ!
「Aaaagh!! Help!
 {Bosch}
「What?
That came from inside!
「Woh Oh!! Help me
 {Bow}
「What is that?
It's coming from inside!

In the building, a swarm of cockroches corner an old man.

「助けてくれ! ゴ、ゴキ‥ごきぶりじゃ!!
 {Bosch}
「大変だ!! 助けなきゃ!
「Help! C-co... cockroaches!!
 {Bosch}
「Oh no!! We've gotta help him!
「Help me!
A, a‥ Cockroach!!
 {Bow}
「Oh no!!
I must help him!

The cockroches aren't strong, but they are quick, and there are a lot of them. This might sting a little. With any luck, Ryu may counterattack a few times.

「‥‥‥‥‥‥?
 うっぎゃー!!
ちちちち、近よるなー!!
「..................?
 Gaaah!!
S-s-s-s-stay back!!
「‥‥‥‥‥‥?
Aaagh!!
Don't come near me!!

And a giant cockroach attacks. It's considerably tougher than the smaller ones, but there's only one of it, and it's not nearly as quick. The biggest problem is that sometimes it just refuses to die.

「ゴキブリは、しぶとくよみがえった! 「The cockroach stubbornly revived! 「The cockroach got up!!!

Worse, it may do this repeatedly, though that typically won't happen. Regardless, it eventually stays dead.

Although reminiscent of how most bosses in Breath of Fire keep fighting well after their visible health bar runs out (they actually just have more health than shown), the cockroach merely has a random chance to revive with partial health when killed. Dead bosses in this game normally just die.

「ふえー、でっかい ゴキブリじゃったな‥
 このニロじじい 長年 ほうろう しとるが
ゴキブリと たべ物を とりあったのは
はじめてじゃワイ‥
「Phew, that was one huge cockroach...
 This old man Niro has roamed the world
for many a year, but fighting cockroaches
over my food is a first...
「Wow,it sure was a
big cockroach‥
 I've been wandering for
many years
 but I never had to fight
for my food against
a cockroach before‥
 ニロ
「また、あいつらが 来る前に
たべてしまわんと いかんな‥
 ほんとは ワシだけで たべる気じゃったが
助けてもらった おれいに
あんたらにも 分けてやろう‥
 Niro
「I'd better eat up before they
come back again...
 I was going to eat this on my
own, but I'll share it with you as
thanks for saving me...
 Niro
「We've got to finish
eating this
 before they return‥
I was going to eat this
all by myself
 but since you saved me,
I'll share it with
you guys‥

He pulls out a pig from somewhere.

 ニロ
「どうじゃ、 うまそうじゃろ!
あんたらには 足を やるぞ!
 Niro
「Looks tasty, doesn't it!?
I'll let you have the legs!
 Niro
「What do you think?
Doesn't it look good!
 I'll give you guys
the leg!

He sticks the pig in a pot of boiling water.

 ニロ
「さ、コブタちゃん
‥じゃまな くびわを はずして‥
 おいしい ゆでブタに なるんじゃぞ‥ と
 Niro
「Now, little piggy.
...let's get this collar out of the way...
 You'll make delicious boiled pork...
 Niro
「Now, little piggy
 ‥ let's take off this
bothersome collar
and boil you‥
 {Bosch}
「ところで、じいさん‥
オレたち、ペットを さがしてるんだけど
 ニロ
「なに! このわしが、イヌやネコを
たべてしまったとでも 言うのか!?
 しつれいな!!
近ごろは、たべておらんぞ!!
 {Bosch}
「By the way, old man...
We're searching for a pet.
 Niro
「What! Are you trying to say
I've eaten a dog or cat!?
 How rude!!
I haven't, not recently!!
 {Bow}
「By the way, old man‥
We're looking for a pet.
 Niro
「What! Are you
insinuating that
 I ate a dog or a cat!?
How rude!! I haven't
eaten one lately!!

The pig is turning red...

 {Bosch}
「‥‥‥
ちょっと そのくびわ、見せて‥
 {Bosch}は、くびわを調べた‥
スージーとかいてある!!
 {Bosch}
「.........
Let me see that collar...
 {Bosch} examined the collar...
it read Suzi!!
 {Bow}
「‥‥‥
 Let me see that collar
for a minute‥
 {Bow} checks the collar
Suzy is written
on it!!

(insert dissonant noise as Bosch reads it)

 {Bosch}
「大変だ!! そのブタはスージーだ!
ミイナ様の ペットだーーーっ!
 {Bosch}
「Oh no!! That pig is Suzi!
That's Lady Mina's pet!
 {Bow}
「Oh no!! That pig is
Suzy!
 It's Mina's pet!

Whoops. Maybe someone should have mentioned that Suzi was a pig and not a more conventional pet. Bosch rescues her from the pot.

 {Bosch}
「ふう ゆであがる前で よかった!
 ニロ
「‥ちぇ、ざんねんじゃのぉ
足いっぽんで いいから、かじらせてくれんか?
 {Bosch}
「だーめ!
 {Bosch}
「Phew, good thing she's not cooked yet!
 Niro
「...bah, such a shame.
Could you at least let me chew on a leg?
 {Bosch}
「Not a chance!
 {Bow}
「Woh, I'm so glad
we realized in time!
 Niro
「Darn, it's a shame
 Can I just have a bite
of the leg?
 {Bow}
「Nooo!
 {Bosch}は、ブタをかばんに入れた!
 {Bosch}
「‥うへへ、ミイナ様 よろこぶだろうな
おれいに チューとか、したりして!!
{Bosch} put the pig in his bag!
 {Bosch}
「...uheh heh, I bet Lady Mina will be thrilled.
Maybe she'll thank me with a kiss!!
{Bow} puts the pig
in his bag!

 {Bow}
「Heh heh, Mina will be
so happy
 Maybe she'll give me
a kiss!!
 {Bosch}
「さささ、早く 帰ろうぜ、あいぼう!
 {Bosch}
「Come on, let's hurry on back, partner!
 {Bow}
「Buddy, let's rush home!

So it's a happy ending for Suzi, but I can't help but feel a little sorry for the old man...

「ひもじいのぉ‥ 「I'm so hungry... 「I'm so hungry‥

モトの町 Origin Town HomeTown

Back at Ranger headquarters, we find Mina and her two winged guards already in the doyen's office.

 {Bosch}
「長老! よろこんで下さい!
スージーちゃんを 見つけて まいりました!
 {Bosch}
「Doyen! We have good news!
We've found Suzi!
 {Bow}
「Elder! We've done it!
We found Suzy!
 {Bosch}
「ほら、このとおり!
 {Bosch}
「Feast your eyes on this!
 {Bow}
「See, look!

He puts Suzi on the table.

 ミイナ
「スージー!!
 スージー
「ぷぎぷぎぷぎー!
 Mina
「Suzi!!
 Suzi
「Oink, oink, oink!
 Mina
「Suzy!!
 Suzy
「Oink oink oink!
 スージー
「ぷぷっぷぶう
 Suzi
「Oink, squee!
 Suzy
「Oink oink
 ミイナ
「‥‥‥?
なんだか スージー きれい‥
 おふろに 入れて下さったんですか?
 Mina
「.........?
Suzi seems so... clean...
 Did you treat her to a bath?
 Mina
「‥‥‥?
Suzy is so clean‥
 Did you bathe her?
 {Bosch}
「い、いや‥ ま、まあ そんなとこです
 ミイナ
「まあ ありがとうございます!
‥間に合ってよかった
 {Bosch}
「Y-yeah... s-something like that.
 Mina
「My, thank you so much!
...I'm glad you're here in time.
 {Bow}
「Well, ah, something
like that
 Mina
「I thank you very much!
 ‥ I'm so glad you came
back in time.
 {Bosch}
「何が 間に合ったんです?
 長老
「うむ‥ ミイナ様は
ウインディアに、帰られるんじゃ
 {Bosch}
「In time for what?
 Doyen
「Ah, yes... Lady Mina is
returning to Windia.
 {Bow}
「In time for what?
 Elder
「She is going back
to Windia
 ミイナ
「‥ほんとうに ありがとうございました
ウインディアにも 遊びに来てくださいね‥
 Mina
「...thank you ever so much.
Please do come visit in Windia...
 Mina
「‥I really appreciate
what you have done
 Please come and visit us
in Windia‥
 ミイナ
「みなさん ごきげんよう‥
 Mina
「Farewell, everyone...
 Mina
「Goodbye everyone‥

She leaves with her guards.

 {Bosch}
「そりゃないよー!
仲良くなれると 思ったのにー!
 {Bosch}
「That's not how it's supposed to go!
I though we'd be getting friendly!
 {Bow}
「That's not fair!
 I thought we could
become friends!
 長老
「まあ、そうボヤくな‥
ほれ、ほうしゅうじゃ
 500ゼニーを うけとった!!
 Doyen
「Oh, don't you grumble...
Here, have your reward.
Received 500 zeny!!
 Elder
「Don't pout‥
Here is your pay
Received 500coins!!
 {Bosch}
「‥‥‥ふう
 まあ 考えても見れば
ミイナ様とオレが つりあうワケないよな!
 とりあえず、仕事はおわったし‥
よかったな あいぼう!
 {Bosch}
「.........phew.
 If you think about it, no way would
we be right for each other anyway!
 Anyway, we finished our assignment...
always a good thing, right, partner?
 {Bow}
「‥‥‥ sigh‥
When you think about it,
 there is no way that
Mina could fall for
anyone like me!
 At least we got the work
done‥ Right, Buddy!

That we did. The doyen seems pleased as well.

「そろそろ お前らにも
大きな仕事を まかせられるのぉ‥
「It may be about time to let you
handle bigger assignments...
「I think it is about time
I give you a bigger
job‥

Let's head home, then.

?  {Bosch}
「ふあぁ‥ つかれたなー
 部屋に帰って 休むか?
 {Bosch}
「*yawn*... I'm wiped.
 Wanna go rest in our room?
 {Bow}
「Yawn‥ I'm tired
 Shall we go to our room
and rest?

Sounds like a plan. Let's go take a well-deserved rest.

The Dragon's Tear appears here, and Bosch's Mood increases or decreases based on how much he has to nag before Ryu agrees to go to bed. However, because it was initialized back in the introduction and has been affected by dialog options then and combat since, it could conceivably be anything at this point. If combat has been going fairly well, there's even a good chance it's gone rainbow already. Not that it seems to have much of any meaningful effect.

?  {Boche}
「ふあ‥‥‥ぁ おやす‥み
 {Boche}
「*yawn* .........good... night.
 {Bow}
「Umm ‥‥‥
Good‥night

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