Yin
Lost Sands, Far Grasslands Border
Maki: Good. You've arrived quickly.
Yin: ...Muh! Muh!
Leif: So who's the cute little thing?
Kina: Just some stray from the streets…
Maki: Now, Kina. Don't be rude.
(minibubble) Kina: Hmph.
Maki: This is Yin. I found her while spying on the Wasps.
Maki: She should have become a Moth moons ago. And, well, her condition fascinates me.
Kabbu: ...Is that so? That's weird.
Vi: Yeah. Never heard of a super old caterpillar!
Kina: Whatever. We've got work to do. I just hope she doesn't slow us down…
Maki: We'll head in first. Make sure you're well prepared.
Kabbu: We've never been more ready!
Leif: Uh, right. See you there.
Far Grasslands, Entrance
Kabbu: And so, we arrive.
(minibubble) Yin: Muh muh!
Vi: Hey, Kabbu. You're from the north, right?
Leif: We do recall hearing it once or twice.
Maki: You had many tales of this land when we first met. Would you serve as our guide?
Kabbu: ...Yes. To be sincere, I've been waiting to return to this wretched place.
Vi: Uh, what? Wretched?
Leif: You've been acting weird. What's going on?
Kabbu: I have only bad memories of this border. Listen, and listen well.
Kabbu: These are the Far Grasslands. They connect the Lost Sands with the Wasp Kingdom.
Kabbu: Given the state of affairs, it is likely their walls are sealed. Even if we walk north to them…
Leif: We wouldn't be able to get in.
Vi: How did you get here, then?
Kina: There's obviously some off-path or something…
Kabbu: That is correct. East of here...is...the Wild Swamplands.
Kabbu: Hideous monsters, wild tribes, thick water at every turn…
Kabbu: It's...very dangerous.
Maki: Kabbu, I had no idea it was this dreadful…
Maki: I'll take your words to heart, Kabbu. It's clear this is not a journey we can underestimate.
Maki: Kina, you should stay behind with Yin.
Kina: What? Are you crazy? You know how strong we are together!
Maki: I cannot risk this young bug suffering a harsh fate.
Maki: Please, I beg you to watch her until I return.
Kina: Grrr! You always do this! You always run off without me!
Kabbu: Kina... Please, try to understand your brother!
Kina: I'll watch Yin. But I do it for you, brother. Not for her!
(minibubble) Yin: Muh muh!
Kina: If you don't come back...I'll beat you up!
Maki: ...Sigh. Not an easy day for anybody.
Leif: We aren't at the swamp yet, but we cannot relax.
Vi: Yeah. It's east of here, right? I'll make sure there's no traps around!
Kabbu: This area changes constantly, so I can't tell what's ahead.
Kabbu: Stay close to me. Let's go!
Kabbu: (Forgive me, team. If I told you my plans, you'd…)
Defiant Root, Entrance
Kina: Ugh. What am I supposed to do with you now?!
Yin: M-muh muh!
Kina: DON'T YOU "MUH MUH" ME! I SEE HOW YOU KEEP LOOKING AT MAKI!
Kina: YOU BETTER NOT THINK OF DOING ANYTHING FUNNY OR I WILL END YOU!!
Yin: M-muh! Muh muuuuh!!
Leif: We'd best, uh, catch up with Maki soon.
Ant Palace, Main Room
Yin: M-Muh muh!
Ant Palace, Main Room
Mothiva: What's going on? What's the big ruckus?
Kabbu: Well, you see...
Zasp: What!? To think this would happen behind our backs…
Mothiva: This is your fault! How dare you all lose!
Maki: We did what we could. At least we can say we were present.
Mothiva: Why you…
Kina: Mothiva... You've gotta learn to shut up sometimes!
Zasp: Watch your mouth, pink freak.
Maki: Watch your mouth, lest it suffers an unfortunate strike.
(minibubble) Kina: Hehe, Maki~!
Mothiva: Shut it! Or we'll take you all on right now!
Leif: We can't afford to waste any time. We can argue when the kingdom's safe.
Maki: Hmph. It's good to see some have their priorities straight. We'll go ahead on our task now. Try not to beat each other up.
(minibubble) Yin: Muh muh!
Kabbu: Must we always have these quarrels?
Mothiva: Well, duh! Do you know how frustrating it is to live in your short, meager shadow!?
Vi: Come on! We've beat you once already! Shut up!
(minibubble) Leif: Take a hint.
Zasp: As if you're the only team who's grown.
Mothiva: Whatever. We'll settle this later. Can't get too agitated before my show today.
Leif: You're a paragon of chivalry... Anyways, we're off to the Termite Kingdom, so don't bother us.
(minibubble) Zasp: (The Termite Kingdom? ...Interesting.)
Mothiva: Don't care. See you, dorks!
Kabbu: Sigh… Let's uh, prepare and head to the meeting point…
Rubber Prison, Giant Lair Bridge
[post-battle]
Fuff: N-No! You won't pass! No one can pass!!!
Vi: Knock it off! You already lost!
Fuff: NO ONE WILL PASS! THOSE ARE THE KING'S ORDERS!
Fuff: I...I HAVE TO FOLLOW THE KING'S ORDERS!
Fuff: I...I MUST FOLLOW...
Kabbu: T-This isn't normal!
Leif: That Wasp in the kingdom said everyone'd gone nuts…
Leif: Could this one be controlled too?
Vi: Just let us pass!
Fuff: YOU WILL HAVE TO CRUSH MY BODY!
Vi: ...That works.
Leif: That king employs such distasteful tactics.
Leif: Let's leave this poor guy to the Ant Kingdom.
Kabbu: Indeed. Let's secure the area so reinforcements can come in.
Kabbu: Then, we'll have to give swift chase!
Kabbu: I will send the signal!
Mothiva: Ohohoho! The cavalry's here! Aren't you glad?
Celia: Great work clearing the way, Team Snakemouth!
Eri: Yeah. It's gonna be smooth sailing from here!
Maki: We cannot celebrate yet. The Wasp King is brutally powerful.
Kina: He's gonna pay for bruising you!
Yin: Muh muh!
Elizant: Indeed. But for now, we are fortunate to have gotten this far.
Vanessa: Are we sure it's alright with everyone having come?
Elizant: Queen Bianca has gracefully offered to protect the Ant Kingdom while we fulfill this mission.
Vi: Woah, I thought she was a super pacifist!
Zasp: Can't reason with a mad bug.
Elizant: My knights and trusted explorers! Make your final preparations. We venture into Giant's Lair - No Bug's Land!
Elizant: None have returned from it. We have no legends, no way to know what's inside.
Elizant: But if we do not face this challenge, we don't deserve tomorrow's freedom! Let us pray to Venus and charge!
Levi: What a magnificent rally! I'm pumped up!
Leif: Hmm. She's come far, hasn't she?
Kabbu: Even you were moved, eh Leif?
Vi: Time to kick some butt!
Vanessa: It's time...Bugaria will be saved today, but I too will reclaim my people. Let's go!
Mothiva: Idols first!
Yin: Muh muh muh!
Giant's Lair, Fridge Outside
\Mothiva: This place is absolutely DREADFUL! I've sung in worn down pubs fancier than this.
Kina: Those Dead Landers aren't anything to mess with, either.
Elizant: I pray we won't run into too many of them climbing this behemoth.
Zasp: It seems to be a machine. The giants handled power at such a large scale...
Kabbu: A-And it's a bit chilly near it!
Leif: It reminds us of the Lost Sands' Castle.
Vi: Well, whatever. It can be as tall and as cold as it wants. We're gonna climb it!
Mothiva: Such a simple mind…
(minibubble) Yin: Muh muh muh!
Maki: Let's go in, then...! Wait!
Elizant: What is it?
Maki: Everyone, we've been surrounded!
Vi: E-Eep! What the heck!? When!?
Leif: We should fall back!
Zasp: There's no way out. They've completely pincered us!
Kabbu: Everyone, there is no choice! We fight as one!
Elizant: Well spoken, my knight. I shall assist thee as well!
Yin: ...Muh! Muh muh muh!
Giant's Lair, Roach Village
Yin: Muuh...
Giant’s Lair, Stove
[story, turn off flames]
Kabbu: W-We did it! Besting those fierce flames by hitting a switch…
Vi: Alright! Let's go meet up with the others!
Mothiva: Oh my. You didn't take as long as I expected you to.
Leif: Whatever. Queen Elizant, how is the Roach?
Elizant: We sent him home when the flames were doused.
Elizant: There were many "constructs", but we defeated all of them.
Vi: Nice job!
Kina: The Wasp King's gotta be up ahead for real now.
Maki: Hearing he crossed those flames by himself... I'm still quite shocked.
Yin: Muh!
Kabbu: Everyone, we must not falter. With our combined might, we are Bugaria's hope!
Elizant: Well spoken, Kabbu. It's time for the final battle!
Vi: Heheh. He's got no chance if we're all together!
Leif: Yeah. Even Mothiva should be able to help out a little.
Mothiva: EXCUSE ME!?
Zasp: Don't doubt it. We'll pull our weight.
Elizant: Everyone. Let's go!
Far Grasslands, Clearing
[Quest: Confidential]
[post-battle]
Kabbu: Oof. Seems we managed to ward them off.
Yin: …
Yin: ...Ma...M-Maki...!
Maki: Yin, you know my name?
Kina: Oh, great. She can talk now…
Yin: N...Nice to me...meet you!
Kabbu: A-Aww! Nice to meet you too!
Maki: Thank you, Team Snakemouth. You helped me keep her safe.
Vi: Yin's our friend too! It's fine!
Leif: She's got quite potent magic...wonder what'll come of it.
Yin: Ma...magic!
Kina: ...Well...back to the castle with us. Right, brother?
Maki: Not yet. First, let me reward you for everything you've done.
Kabbu: S-Sir Maki! These items are…
Maki: About the least I could give you, don't worry.
Leif: We'll make good use of them.
Maki: Is that so? Well, we've been looking for sparring partners.
Vi: Huh? Like...fight you for real?
Kina: Yeah. Brother needs some real challengers!
Maki: If you're interested...you know where to find us.
Leif: Uh, not really. You're always moving around…
Maki: ...The Ant Palace's bridge.
Kabbu: W-We'll think about it!
Yin: By...by-bye!
Ant Palace, Bridge
[after completing quest]
Yin: Go...Good morning! Thanks...for h-help!
[win, first time]
Maki: Incredible...I must admit it, you're all incredibly strong.
Kina: Bleh...I couldn't impress Maki…
Yin: You di...did good, K-Kina!
(minibubble) Kina: ...
Vi: Y-You're strong too, wow!
Leif: It was our honor.
Kabbu: I...I feel like we're truly equal explorers now!
Maki: That's one way to look at it.
Maki: You probably spent a lot of items in that battle...use this to replenish your inventory.
Maki: If you ever want to spar again, let us know. We've learned quite a bit.
Vi: You got it!
Npc Spies
[Defiant Root, Entrance]
Kabbu: I remember Maki saying this caterpillar's name is Yin.
Vi: Isn't Yin too old to still be a caterpillar?
Leif: We can feel a faint magic inside of her. Don't think this is your run of the mill caterpillar.
Kabbu: We need to ask Maki for more information after the mission.
[Ant Palace, Main Room]
Kabbu: Yin is shaking badly…
Leif: Something is going on at the throne room...
[Rubber Prison, Giant Lair Bridge]
Kabbu: Everybody's here!
Vi: Yeah! We're good enough, but this is great!
Leif: It's very reassuring. Heh. We've made good friends.
Kabbu: We cannot afford to lose, for all of their sakes!
[Giant's Lair, Fridge Outside]
Kabbu: At least with everyone here, this place feels less oppressive.
Leif: It's only getting more dangerous as we go.
Vi: We can't stop! If the Wasp King can, we totally can too!
[Giant's Lair, Roach Village]
Kabbu: Our comrades are hurt…
Leif: Without them, we'd be even more hurt, as well…
Vi: Grr...That dumb Wasp King's the reason everyone got hurt! I'll show him!
[Giant’s Lair, Stove]
Kabbu: Everyone's counting on us. We must turn down those flames!
Leif: Easier said than done...
[Ant Palace, Bridge: before talking]
Kabbu: Sir Maki, Kina and Yin!
Leif: Yup. Let's see what's up.
[Ant Palace, Bridge: after completing quest]
Kabbu: Yin's such a good girl! ...Must we fight her?
Vi: She's gotta learn somewhere!
Leif: She radiates magic, too. She won't be a pushover.
Kabbu: Even though she's so young...?
Enemy Spy
An unusual caterpillar who wasn't able to pupate.
With Maki, Kina, and Team Snakemouth's help, she reached her true form.
The sole known user of healing magic, the good she could bring to Bugaria is endless.
Regardless, she's still a bit childish. It will be up to Maki to raise her into an upstanding citizen.
Her favorite food is the Sweet Shroom.
Vi: How's she so strong!? She's like, just barely an adult! N-Not stronger than me, though.
Vi: She's got a lot of annoying magic and items! Sorry Maki, but she's gonna go down!
Kabbu: So this is the true power of Maki's team! ...No, with Yin's magic, they've grown even stronger!
Kabbu: Yin's supportive abilities make her a priority. Even if her defeat may upset Maki greatly!
Leif: Poor thing. Barely out of the cocoon, and already fighting the best of the best.
Leif: ...We say that, but she's no pushover. Even if Maki gets mad, we must defeat her too.