Bounty: False Monarch
By: Anonymous
Difficulty: ***
Requested: The defeat of the False Monarch, hidden somewhere in the Forsaken Lands.
Bring proof of its elimination to Doppel to receive your reward.
P.S. This mission is extremely dangerous. We're not responsible if you take a beating.
Ant Kingdom, Underground Tavern
[First talk to Doppel]
Doppel: ...Howdy, look what the wind brought back.
Vi: Hi, Doppel.
Leif: Another ladybug? We thought…
(minibubble) Doppel: !
Kabbu: What are you saying, Leif? This Doppel sir is a fine Beetle.
Leif: ...Kabbu.
Kabbu: What?
Leif: ...Nothing. It's nothing.
Vi: A-Ahahaha, anyways... Um, this is Doppel! He runs the bar.
Doppel: That I do. Give the folks a bit more space to be free. Rowdier.
Kabbu: Err... What do you mean, Doppel?
Doppel: We handle jobs no one else can, pardner. Those too dangerous for the regular explorer.
Doppel: And in exchange, we get some nice favors with the Queen's folks…
Vi: And a big bunch'a berries!
Leif: Sounds interesting. What kind of jobs, then?
Doppel: Monsters. The type that wipe out squads by themselves.
Kabbu: …
Doppel: Scared?
Vi: As if!
Doppel: If you want to know more, mates...check the board here.
Doppel: And come see me if you complete any of them.
Kabbu: ...We will. Team, let's get rid of those pests.
Leif: Someone's pumped…
Vi: Agreed! Let's go get rich!
Vi: Er...carefully!
[Check quest board]
Doppel: Interested in that quest?
Textbox: We will do it!
Not now.
[We will do it!]
Doppel: Alrighty. I'm counting on you.
[Not now.]
Doppel: No rush.
Termite Kingdom, Industrial
[after talking to Doppel]
Common Delilah and Stratos Spy
[first talk]
Stratos: Hey. Fancy meeting you here.
Kabbu: Stratos! Delilah! What are you doing here?
Delilah: We were examining the old ruins at the corners of the Forsaken Lands!
Delilah: Way back in Bugaria's beginnings, they say Ants camped there on the way to what would become the Ant Kingdom.
Leif: Oh, we've heard of that. They abandoned that area pretty quickly. The Forsaken Lands were too harsh.
Stratos: Mhm. It seems a weird tribe of bugs has set foot in there now.
Stratos: It was quite unsettling how they stared at us without saying anything... So we left.
Delilah: Yeah, be careful if you happen to wander near there! Those bugs smell like trouble!
Vi: How do you even get there anyway? N-Not because we're planning to go or anything.
Delilah: There's this place with many strong wind currents...it should be west from there.
Delilah: ...Seriously, though. Be careful near that place.
Kabbu: We will not carelessly ignore your warnings. Thank you for the information!
[talk again]
Stratos: You should pack up before you leave to the old city.
Stratos: I get a really bad feeling about that place.
Delilah: To reach the old city you just need to keep going west.
Delilah: Be careful, though! Those bugs there are real weirdos!
Forsaken Lands, Abandoned City
[Overworld Spy, before defeating False Monarch]
Kabbu: This place has seen much better days.
Vi: Why'd all these bugs wanna live here?
Leif: Their choice of home is not the only strange thing about them…
Kabbu: They do give off a peculiar feeling... Let's be on guard.
[Spy Mothflies]
Kabbu: Uh…
Leif: Something about these bugs rubs us the wrong way.
Kabbu: Indeed. They seem intelligent, but avoid conversation.
Vi: They can be all weird if they want. Let's keep looking around!
[Let’s talk]
[before defeating False Monarch]
Venus: This settlement was used by the very first Ant Queen when she first arrived in these lands.
Venus: ...But now it's full of these weird mask-wearing bugs. What's their deal?
Disguised Mothfly: ** ***? **…
Disguised Mothfly: ** *****!! * * *****!!
Disguised Mothfly: ** *. ****? **. * * *!
Disguised Mothfly: ** ******! ***! ***! ***!
Forsaken Lands, Abandoned City Tent
[Overworld Spy, before defeating False Monarch]
Kabbu: ...! T-Team, I feel a great threat. Be on guard!
[Overworld Spy, after defeating False Monarch]
Vi: What was UP with that thing!?
Kabbu: I struggle to comprehend how a mass of flies could behave that way…
Leif: This tent was here before them, right?
Leif: We wonder if...Elizant stayed here at some point.
Vi: This ain't fancy enough for a queen, right?
Leif: If they were traveling, there'd be no place for too much luxury.
Kabbu: Sadly, there's no real way to be sure. But it's fun to speculate.
(minibubble) Leif: Yeah.
Forsaken Lands, Abandoned City
[Overworld Spy, after defeating False Monarch]
Leif: Everyone's gone…
Vi: Was everyone a bunch of Mothflies in hoods too?
Kabbu: A mystery... Just what in blazes was going on here...?
[Let’s talk]
[after defeating False Monarch]
Venus: Huh, the weird bugs all left. I suppose you had something to do with that, right?
Ant Kingdom, Underground Tavern
[talk after taking quests]
Doppel: Back already?
[if no new defeats]
Doppel: You haven't defeated the remaining bounties yet. When you do, we can talk about a reward.
[if defeated something]
Doppel: Ah...I see you defeated that nasty False Monarch…
Doppel: May I have that crystal it dropped?
Doppel: ...Yes, this is a genuine deal. Here is your reward.
Doppel: Nice doing business with you. Please find the other bounties and your reward will be waiting.
[beat last bounty]
Doppel: Well, would you look at that. You actually did it.
Vi: Yup! All the baddies are down!
Leif: You weren't kidding, Doppel. They were quite troublesome to deal with.
Kabbu: Knowing Bugaria is safe from those monsters is a great relief!
Doppel: ...Ain't that the truth. I'll give you something extra, for all the trouble you've gone through.
Vi: Neat! Thanks, Doppel!
Doppel: Take care, you brave bunch.
[talk again]
Doppel: You've done Bugaria a great service. Let's see if the Queen takes notice…