Cosmicon, Roll On Again! (Adventure Mission)

(Approach marked location and interact with Paraprince)

Some time ago, shortly after you and Silver Wolf tore through Fulwish TV...

Paraprince: Bibibi... Great Raccoon, I've been following all the news these past few days — it's incredible!

Paraprince: After the Great Raccoon unleashed their divine might and totally wrecked Fulwish TV, the latest online public opinion poll shows that Fulwish TV's approval rating on Planarcadia's Brand Popularity Rankings has plummeted below 0.05%!

So what's that remaining 0.05% about?

Paraprince: Probably a bunch of weirdos. Don't worry about them.

Flattering, but it doesn't change the fact that you're slacking off.

Paraprince: NO NO NO, Great Raccoon, don't get the wrong idea! I'm here to scout out business opportunities!

Paraprince: —Great Raccoon, don't you think that with Fulwish TV going down, this is the perfect opportunity for our Furbobo Weekly to expand beyond Dovebrook District and dominate Seafeld City's media scene?

Paraprince: You could even say it's the best timing of all: the absolute, ultimate best!

Paraprince: From my investigation, the hottest commercial street in Seafeld City is gearing up for its annual "Commerce Street Showdown". Right now, it's prime registration time for shop owners!

Paraprince: Ahh! If Furbobo Weekly could enter the showdown, forget winning first place. Just the brand exposure alone would have Wishbae flooding into our account like crazy!

You're way too good at making empty promises.

Paraprince: I'll have you know I graduated from the Furbulous Future Academy!

(Trailblazer): Sounds great, but we need to think things through before making any business decisions...

I bet shop rentals in Seafeld City cost a fortune, huh?

Paraprince: No biggie. We don't need to set up a permanent shop in Seafeld City. We can just do one of those trendy pop-up stores, y'know?

So what, we're opening a shop to sell magazines?

Paraprince: Seafeld City already subscribes to Furbobo Weekly. This time we're pushing Furbobocom merch. The key is spreading our friendly, approachable brand image and expanding our reach!

Paraprince: The Great Raccoon has connections everywhere. If only we could invite a brand ambassador with real star power, that'd be perfect!

How does this showdown even work?

Paraprince: It's a battle of brands in commercial warfare. A battle with cardsCosmicon Collective!

Looks like participating is the only option here.

(Trailblazer): Paraprince, you actually thought this through? Well, now I really can't find a reason to say no.

Paraprince: Bibi! The boss's right-hand isn't all talk! This is amazing, the Great Raccoon's entering the Commerce Street Showdown!

Paraprince: Then look forward to the surprise that I, the Paraprince, have prepared for you!

Before long, Furbobo Weekly's pop-up shop is set up on the street.

Paraprince: Three, two, one...

Fellow Furbos: Welcome, welcome! Furbos might be ordinary, but Baseball Raccoons aren't! Welcome to the Furbobo Weekly pop-up shop, boss!

Everyone's here? Now that's what I call pulling a crowd!

Paraprince: We totally didn't rehearse any of this. It's all straight from the heart!

One, two, three, four, five... why's one furbo missing?

Paraprince: They lost at rock-paper-scissors, so they had to stay behind in Dovebrook District to watch the house.

Loud and proud. Our motto is...

Fellow Furbos: ...

Furli: ...No cavities?

Paraprince: We don't sell toothpaste... Great Raccoon, look, the poster's done. We just need a loud, catchy slogan to top it off.

(Trailblazer): So you haven't come up with a slogan yet? I'd better put some thought into this...

Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?

Bruce Furlee & Tiger Furlee: I regretted buying Furbobo Weekly the moment I did. (Regretted what?)

Bruce Furlee & Tiger Furlee: Regretted not picking up Furbobo Weekly sooner. (Ugh! What a mess that was.)

This is the one!

Think again.

You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!

Paraprince: Exact-bo-ly! If you don't read Furbobo Weekly, your taste stays stuck right here. You'll never become a truly refined furbleman.

This is the one!

Think again.

Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!

Furbulitzer: Win this showdown and Furbobocom can celebrate New Year early!

This is the one!

Think again.

Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!

Furli: Zzzz...

Furli: Oh, right! We're a magazine dedicated to producing wholesome, healthy content.

This is the one!

Think again.

Fellow Furbos: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)

Paraprince: Catchy and memorable. As expected of the Great Raccoon! But, about the brand ambassador thing, could the Great Raccoon maybe...?

Don't worry, I've got a surprise in store for you guys, too.

(Trailblazer): Now welcoming Furbobo Weekly's ambassador. The true Wolf of Commercial Street...

Silver Wolf: Yo! No need for introductions. Your little furbos and I go way back.

Furbulitzer: Wha—it's you!! The crook who stole the last 26.50 from Furbobocom's account...!

Silver Wolf: ...Beats me. Did that happen? Though if 50,000 credits just happened to be lying on the ground, I might remember something?

Paraprince: Don't sweat it, Furbulitzer, consider that 26.50 an advance on the endorsement fee. The Great Raccoon's got deep pockets! Now, Silver Wolf's persona is: a super hacker who crushed Fulwish TV, the king, master, and apex of aether editing!

Bruce Furlee & Tiger Furlee: That was a total beatdown. (So satisfying.)

Furli: Hey hey, this lil' furb's got it figured out! Furbobocom wants to take down Fulwish TV, and Silver Wolf's already taken down Fulwish TV... We're a perfect match — she's the ideal ambassador for us!

Brilliant! I didn't even think of that angle.

You've grasped the leader's profound wisdom perfectly.

Silver Wolf: The emotional validation those management sims are always lacking? You guys just made up for all of it.

Silver Wolf: Sure, we can team up. But first, (Trailblazer), how about I test your skills in the Cosmicon Collective? Gotta see how we're gonna sync up, right?

Bring it on! Let me test yours too.

Silver Wolf: Big talk. Hope you can back it up.

I need a moment to get ready

(Talk to Silver Wolf after exiting)

Silver Wolf: Ready? Let's see what you're made of in the Cosmicon Collective.

(Return to dialogue options above.)

(Interacting with Paraprince after exiting dialogue)

Paraprince: Bibi! You got this, Great Raccoon! Let's plaster our signs all over the place!

(Listen to the Ghost-Hunting Squad, optional)

Guinaifen: Plate spinning, slurping noodles in a handstand... that's old news. What special trick should I pull off this time to live up to the title of "Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors"?

Sushang: Lil Gui, can you do that trick? You know — one person hides in a box with only their head sticking out, the other cuts the box open, and the head's still the same person but the body's different?

Guinaifen: Whoa! Shangshang, you trying to get me killed!?

Bashful Mechatron: *whisper* Actually... I can...

Spectating Lightpaw: I can vouch for that. He really does. Switches bodies every single day.

Huohuo: Ah... Could you show us how it's done? Once we learn it, we can perform it back on the Xianzhou too.

Bashful Mechatron: R—Really...? Do I really have to change bodies in front of all these girls...?

So many people watching...

Their shops are packed...

(Trailblazer): (So many people! It's gonna be tough to squeeze through right now. I'm dying to know what the ghost-hunting squad is doing at Planarcadia... Guess I'll ask when we face off for real.)

(Talk to Nihilux, optional)

Nihilux: It's (Trailblazer)! My adorable, (dashing/gorgeous), golden cash cow has arrived.

Ugh, what a cheesy way to address me...

Nihilux: Cheesy? Not at all! I pour my heart and soul into every character I write, especially you: the protagonist.

You're entering the Commerce Street Showdown too?

Nihilux: Yes.

Nihilux: Surprised that I'm the manager of the Dreamless Coffee branch in Seafeld City?

Nihilux: What we're about to witness is a showdown between the current and former editors-in-chief of Furbobo Weekly! Perfect material for a comic strip on The Fluffy! My brain's already going a mile a minute sketching out the panels.

Nihilux: But Furbobo Weekly's current ranking... Huh? They're not even qualified to challenge me yet.

Nihilux: Good luck out there, (boy/girl). I'll be waiting right here for you!

(Talk to Miss_Saltpeter, optional)

Miss_Saltpeter: Great news! Heart2heart Matchmaking Agency just broke into the top five in approval ratings. Officer Kuchiba, want to sit and rest, or should I grab you a Dreamless Coffee to perk you up?

Kuchiba: Nah, I'm good. Still wide awake.

Wide awake... and you walked into a matchmaking agency?

(Trailblazer): Miss Kuchiba? What are you doing at a matchmaking agency? I'm pretty sure you're not thinking straight right now...

Kuchiba: Stop. You only need to know I'm not here looking for a spouse.

Miss_Saltpeter: Huh? How did I not think of that? Way to think outside the box. Why couldn't it be?

Kuchiba: ...

Miss_Saltpeter: Haha, whoops, awkward! Forget I said anything. As for why Officer Kuchiba is here... that's a Heart2heart Matchmaking Agency trade secret. Can't spill the beans just yet.

Have you guys heard of my shop?

(Trailblazer): Let's scope things out first. Ms. Saltpeter... how much do you know about your opponent: me?

Miss_Saltpeter: Of course I know you! (Trailblazer), Planarcadia's rising star. The Fluffy's Baseball Raccoon protagonist!

Miss_Saltpeter: But you opened a shop on Seafeld City's commercial street too? That's news to me.

Miss_Saltpeter: Oops, my bad! Gotta go greet the newbies on our matchmaking app. Catch ya later!

(Listen to the girls in front of Foxfolio's Secret Shop, optional)

This "Foxfolio's Secret Shop," ranked number one on the street, is shrouded in mystery. The owner has never shown their face.

You spot a notice out front: "Owner temporarily away. Display books available for browsing. Help yourself to free samples. To purchase, place orders online by scanning code. For inquiries, please DM @EvanesciaCantAscendia."

Just then, your keen ears pick up on a hushed conversation between two fans waiting in line outside the shop...

Whispering Fan: Look, look... the Secret Shop's just dropped new fan merch you like! Write a three-hundred word review and snag it at half price!

Extremely Exhilarated Fan: Shh, keep it down! If the other fans catch wind of this, I won't be able to get one for myself.

(Trailblazer): (The shop owner's not around... I'll come back to challenge them later...)

(After the tutorial match is completed)

Silver Wolf: Hmm, not bad. Guess I'll have to step up my game next time if I wanna beat you.

When the going gets tough, we push ahead.

Silver Wolf: Was it really that tough? It was just a compatibility test.

Sorry. I couldn't go all out.

Silver Wolf: Whoa, cocky much? Don't tell me you're one of those players who jumps straight into hard mode.

Silver Wolf: Everyone knows... well, okay, maybe not everyone. I couldn't care less about your commercial brand. But partnership's all about mutual benefit. I can help you win the Commerce Street Showdown. In return...

Silver Wolf: How about you and me settle this with a rule-breaking Cosmicon Collective duel? A real one. How about it?

I can tell you really love playing cards.

Silver Wolf: Can't hide it. Honestly, Cosmicon Collective's the game I've logged the most hours in the last two weeks.

Not worth the hassle... Can I just surrender?

Paraprince: No, Great Raccoon, please! If it comes to that, let me fight to the very last quint on behalf of Furbobo Weekly!

So what's this "rule-breaking" twist? See who loses first?

Silver Wolf: Stop fishing. The big PvPvE reveal is staying under wraps until it's all over. For now, just stay tuned.

Paraprince: Bibibi, reporting in! While you two were duking it out, yours truly, the Paraprince, did some snooping around the commercial district.

Paraprince: Ploos' centennial dessert shop...

Paraprince: A newly opened matchmaking agency...

Paraprince: Dreamless Coffee's Seafeld City branch...

Paraprince: And the Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors from afar...

Paraprince: And the ultra-mysterious Foxfolio's Secret Archives.

Paraprince: Ah! It all lines up, Great Raccoon! Just check Seafeld City's commercial street popularity rankings...

Paraprince: Those shops we just passed are the current top five. They're called the "Seafeld Five," and they're our biggest rivals!

Silver Wolf: Even the IPC doesn't have a ranking for backwater planets, so... what's the Furbobo Weekly pop-up shop at now?

Paraprince: Oof, that's a sharp question! Right now, Furbobo Weekly's popularity is... stuck at number six. *sniff* And that's with all us furbos grinding away at those Thumbs Ups!

Silver Wolf: Piece of cake. At the end of the day, it's still a card tournament. Popularity doesn't mean squat. Skill's what matters.

Let's do this! Time to sweep the commercial street.

(Trailblazer): Let's go! Time to show 'em who runs this place!

(Enter Cosmicon, Roll On Again! event screen)

The annual Seafeld City "Commerce Street Showdown" kicks off! You'll take on the role of Furbobo Weekly's President and team up with brand Ambassador Silver Wolf to face off against Seafeld City's local brands in epic Cosmicon Collective battles.
The annual Seafeld City "Commerce Street Showdown" kicks off! You'll take on the role of Furbobo Weekly's President and team up with brand Ambassador Silver Wolf to face off against Seafeld City's local brands in epic Cosmicon Collective battles.

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"Cosmicon Collective" is a gameplay mode where you battle using character cards and their corresponding dice shown in the top-right corner of the cards.
"Cosmicon Collective" is a gameplay mode where you battle using character cards and their corresponding dice shown in the top-right corner of the cards.

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Defeat opponents to earn Power Tokens for redeeming cards and Power Dust for gilding cards.
Defeat opponents to earn Power Tokens for redeeming cards and Power Dust for gilding cards.

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In this Seafeld City "Commerce Street Showdown," the "Cosmicon Collective" will fight in a 2v1 format. Work together with Silver Wolf to defeat formidable foes!
In this Seafeld City "Commerce Street Showdown," the "Cosmicon Collective" will fight in a 2v1 format. Work together with Silver Wolf to defeat formidable foes!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Ohohoho, welcome to Yellow Ducky Nibbles, a century-old dessert shop! Kugabagua welcomes you both!

Silver Wolf: We're here to crash the party.

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Please leave. I don't see any desire for fine cuisine in your eyes. You're not welcome here.

Silver Wolf: Goodbye.

Boppo Boppa: Don't you dare walk away! Why are you being so unreasonable, kid? Defying the Mayor? I, Boppo Boppa, won't stand for it!

Poodoo Pootoo: ...If you're leaving, at least drink "Those Scallion Years" right in front of me, Poodoo Pootoo.

Silver Wolf: ...(Trailblazer), I'm getting dizzy just from their names. How about you?

If I can't pronounce their names, I just go "OOXX."

Silver Wolf: Roger that. Mayor OOXX, you'd better keep these two OOXX's of yours in check...

Honestly, I get more woozy from ginger scallion water...

Silver Wolf: I still don't get it... What's the deal with you people and these scallions, anyway?

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Hmph! I know what you out-of-towners are scheming! You're using this showdown to make a name for yourselves in Seafeld City, then push us locals off our own turf!

Boppo Boppa: Hmph! Ignorant little brat, look up and see!

Silver Wolf: See what?

Poodoo Pootoo: You think our century-old reputation is just for show?

If you don't agree, I'll swap it out for a Baseball Raccoon!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: H—How dare you! (Mister/Miss), please... I'm begging you, don't! We still have a business to run here!

I just asked it, and it said it's all good.

Century-Old Shop Sign (Voiced by Kugabagua): *In a pinched voice* I don't agree with it.

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: ...There. Hear that!?

Silver Wolf: I can tell, the mayor's really anxious now.

Boppo Boppa: Insolent! If you won't down "Those Scallion Years," you'll get a taste of what it means to be toast!

Silver Wolf: Yeah, I'll pass. On food safety alone, this "century-old dessert shop" is sketchy no matter how you interpret the name.

Poodoo Pootoo: Hmph! Sure, we're ploos born and raised in aquatic villages, but you're nothing more than some backwater rag. Once you lose this competition, you can just crawl back to whatever hole you came from.

So you're saying whoever loses gets sent packing?

Don't worry, I'll send you packing real soon.

(Trailblazer): Ploos, in the name of Furbobo Weekly, I'll be taking away your ranks. Let's settle this!

(Play a Cosmicon Collective match with Kugabagua)

Talk to Kugabagua

Mission Description

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Speak with Mayor Kugabagua of Seafeld City to begin the Cosmicon Collective showdown.

Seafeld City

(Talk to Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor, if exited early)

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Hehe, Yellow Ducky Nibbles has weathered a century of outsiders trying to muscle in. Today, we'll see if you go or I stay!

Begin the Duel.

Just a minute.

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Figured you'd need time to prep. Just don't keep us waiting.

(After Kugabagua is defeated)

(Obtain Power Dust ×100, Collective Experience ×100, Painted Power Tokens ×2)

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: The century-old establishment... Yellow Ducky Nibbles... admits defeat. When it comes to the Cosmicon Collective, you're the real deal.

Boppo Boppa: Grandpa Kugabagua's getting on in years... You're just picking on an old man! I don't stand for this!

Poodoo Pootoo: Don't force it, Boppo Boppa. I know what you're capable of. You're not even half as good as Gramps Kugabagua.

Boppo Boppa: Then... I yield! I'll drink three cups of "Those Scallion Years" to atone for my arrogance.

Silver Wolf: Ugh, zero sense of accomplishment from that win... What'd you think, (Trailblazer)?

Kinda craving that chubby little guy on the sign...

Furbobocom is taking over the dessert shop...

(Trailblazer): Since this is cutthroat business warfare, it's only natural for the winner to make demands of the loser, right?

(Trailblazer): Arcadia's top-selling "Yellow Ducky Nibbles" has been rebranded to: Furbobo Weekly!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Ahhh!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: So today's Cosmicon Collective battle marks the end of "Yellow Ducky Nibbles'" aristocratic fiefdom... *sobbing* I've failed my ploo ancestors' century-old legacy!

Silver Wolf: It's really not that serious! (Trailblazer)...

(Trailblazer): Then swap Yellow Ducky Nibbless storefront sign to Furbobo Weekly, and shout Furbobo Weeklys slogan three times at the top of your lungs!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: Th—This... Ugh, fine! At least the shopfront in Seafeld City stays standing... Let's get this over with...!

Poodoo Pootoo: Then... I'll go first. (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)

Boppo Boppa: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Poodoo Pootoo & Boppo Boppa & Kugabagua: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!!!

Silver Wolf: Sweeeet. Just like the rush you get when a double reward bonus pops on the victory screen.

Poodoo Pootoo: I mocked Furbobocom... I can't go back to Ploo Village with my head held high. I... I've decided to reform as a magical girl!

Boppo Boppa: Ploo Village has a rule: only by becoming a magical girl can you truly apologize! I'm doing it too!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: ...Never heard of it.

(merciless) Transform then!

Boppa Boppo: Arcadia's most apologetic Boppo Boppa is now rebranded to: Boppa Boppo!

Pootoo Poodoo: So now the two of us are gonna be working far from home, slaving away just to pay off the debts of our delusional dreams.

No, no, no, you're adorable just the way you are.

Poodoo Pootoo: Really? I'm so touched.

Silver Wolf: ...Forget Ploo Village's archaic rules. Now? The top players on the street always have someone backing them.

Challenge the authorities now.

(Trailblazer): Who cares if someone's backing them? Cosmicon Collective is about battle power, isn't it? Let's strike while the iron's hot and challenge them right now.

I need a moment to get ready.

(Talk to Kugabagua, optional)

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Kugabagua, Seafeld City Mayor: The century-old "Yellow Ducky Nibbles" is now fully backing Furbobo Weeklys commercial expansion in Seafeld City. I'm confident it's a straight road to the championship.

Miss_Saltpeter: Well, well, well! If it isn't Planarcadia's star, (Trailblazer)! I've had my eye on you for a while now. You're a rare breed of quality, (boy/girl)!

Miss_Saltpeter: Interested in checking out Heart2heart Matchmaking Agency? Grand opening special, buy one, get one free.

Miss_Saltpeter: Imagenae or human, for just 38,888 Wishbae, you get our "Big Data Screening" + "Precision Matching" package. Find that special someone you've been looking for.

Is it finally my turn for some sweet romance?

Miss_Saltpeter: That's not all! If you hit it off, you can even propose on the spot using our venue. Officer Kuchiba can vouch for us, she's Heart2heart's ambassador!

Is your matchmaking agency legit?

Miss_Saltpeter: Don't be scared. We've got Officer Kuchiba from the Security Bureau vouching for us, so what are you worried about?

Miss_Saltpeter: Just the other day, even a softie born in '65 found his happiness at Heart2heart. I'll be danged if you don't find true love.

Silver Wolf: Officer Kuchiba, if you're being held against your will, you can just call the cops and make the report to yourself...

Kuchiba: I'm here voluntarily.

Kuchiba: "Marriage is good. Marriage really is good. I can't think of a single downside to marriage. The young people of Planarcadia need to rediscover the beauty of matrimony, to learn to cherish, honor and treasure it..."

Kuchiba: "We should encourage young people to develop a yearning for marriage and discover its inner beauty..."

Kuchiba: Oh, and Ms. Saltpeter, don't forget to send me the back-end data, including today's new registrations and match success rate. I need to log it for my report to the Security Bureau.

I get it now. Kuchiba's been taken hostage by paperwork.

The Security Bureau's really going all out for those marriage rates.

Kuchiba: (Trailblazer), I'm guessing you're not here to discover the inner beauty of marriage... You're representing Furbobo Weekly...?

Miss_Saltpeter: Wait, wait, wait, Furbobo Weekly? That name already sounds like a fur-gettable marriage. That won't do.

Actually, furbos can also be called raccoon dogs.

Silver Wolf: So now it's rac-ommendable instead of fur-gettable?

Silver Wolf: Please, just start the contest already. End it in one hit and fur-get about all this.

We're part of the same pipeline.

Silver Wolf: Fur-get, marry, fur-get again... a sustainable cycle, huh? Wait, I'm going off track...!

Kuchiba: Y-You... If you keep interfering with official business, I'll be forced to conscript you all to help complete user registrations and boost our matchmaking success rate...

Silver Wolf: She's starting to lose it.

(Trailblazer): Let's go rescue Miss Kuchiba from her nonexistent official duties.

Silver Wolf: *whisper* Inspector Kuchiba, you're just too upright, you take work way too seriously. Think about it: if you lose to us, wouldn't that give you the perfect excuse to blow off your superiors?

Let's play cards. That's the rule of this street.

Don't worry. We don't know our own strength.

Kuchiba: I get it, but when it comes to winning and losing, I've got my pride too. Either way, let's have ourselves a good, clean fight first.

(Play a Cosmicon Collective match with Kuchiba)

Talk to Saltpeter

Mission Description

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Speak with Matchmaker Saltpeter of the Heart2heart Matchmaking Agency to begin a showdown with the agency's Cosmicon Collective.

Seafeld City

(Talk to Miss_Saltpeter, if exited early)

Miss_Saltpeter: Ms. Saltpeter, Heart2heart Matchmaking Agency's Matchmaker of the Year, alongside Officer Kuchiba, the Security Bureau's Public Official of the Year, await you!

Begin the duel.

Just a minute.

Miss_Saltpeter: Alright. Anytime, any mood, Heart2heart is by your side.

Kuchiba: And hey, after those intense Cosmicon Collective sessions, don't forget to kick back with some casual online speed dating!

(After Kuchiba is defeated)

(Obtain Power Dust ×200, Collective Experience ×100, Painted Power Tokens ×2)

Kuchiba: Never thought I'd fail on two fronts... As a min-maxer and as a matchmaker.

Don't mix personal affairs with business.

Silver Wolf: Let's be real here. The matchmaking success rate of this agency and your card game skills? If I'm being generous, they have zero correlation. If I'm being honest? They're about as related as a fish and a bicycle.

You must be under way too much stress from work.

Silver Wolf: Miss Kuchiba, as a pro player, I can confidently say that your... side hustle is what's holding back your competitive skills.

Silver Wolf: Rather than boosting marriage rates by one decimal point, I'd say single-handedly elevating the entire Planarcadia Cosmicon Collective to a whole new level is way more your speed.

Kuchiba: ...Alright, you've convinced me.

Kuchiba: I'm stepping down as Heart2heart's ambassador and joining the more prestigious brand: Furbobo Weekly.

Kuchiba: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Miss_Saltpeter: Inspector Kuchiba! Don't go! We still haven't sorted out the life-long affairs of Mr. Nice Guys born in '64 and '66, and I already took the 58,888 Wishbae...

Kuchiba: Then I suggest you get (Trailblazer) as your ambassador, because "The Astral Express is a train, keeping love on track."

Miss_Saltpeter: Fair enough.

Kuchiba: Next up, I'll be submitting a three-day leave request to my superiors to compensate for the mental anguish I've suffered from this assignment.

Silver Wolf: Three days might not be enough. Looking forward to facing off against you again.

(Trailblazer): Ms. Saltpeter, Furbobo Weekly would be happy to take that ad space at your matchmaking agency.

Silver Wolf: (Trailblazer), ready to hit the next place?

Dreamless Coffee: Manager Shop, here I come!

I need a moment to get ready.

(Talk to Miss_Saltpeter, optional)

Miss_Saltpeter: "The Astral Express is a train, keeping love on track." Genius, absolutely genius!

Miss_Saltpeter: (Trailblazer), please carry the hopes of the Heart2heart Matchmaking Agency into battle. Bring us more quality customers!

Nihilux: Welcome to Dreamless Coffee: Manager Shop. We only serve friends, not customers. Oh... you really are a friend?

Hello, Miss Colt.

Hello, Miss Nihilux.

Nihilux: Hmm? Calling me "miss" right off the bat? That doesn't seem right. Right now, please call me the Dreamless Coffee Manager.

Silver Wolf: Kafka told me a manager's whole thing is being a proprietor who prioritizes not prioritizing others. Neither of us made a reservation, so no coffee today, just cards.

Nihilux: Tch, just two kids...

Nihilux: My biggest investment recently? I bought out the Seafeld City branch of Dreamless Coffee and transformed it into my very own signature store. What I'm really after is using those sky-high returns to wipe away my past humiliation once and for all!

Nihilux: If you guys don't order coffee or buy anything, how am I supposed to make money? Come on, order something. Don't make me beg here.

"Dirrrrty Adolescent Thoughts"?

Nihilux: Take a sip of "Dirrrrty Adolescent Thoughts," and the aftertaste brings back memories of your tender student days at Graphia Academy... But now, all you can do is stand by the rushing banks of Dovebrook, watching the golden moonlight melt into the dark river...

"Some Unknown Comic Artist's Missed Deadline"?

Nihilux: This cup of "Missed Deadline" sprinkles sweet-and-sour sugar shards atop the milk foam, like shimmering glossy tint on a lady's lips. But where does it land? Ah... maybe on an unsent paper envelope, fading into memories as light as delicate snow...

Got any ploo desserts?

Nihilux: Get out!

Us country folk don't understand fancy talk.

Nihilux: Customers these days have pretty discerning tastes. If you're gonna sell coffee, you can't just sell coffee. You're selling emotional value and atmosphere.

Silver Wolf: You've been hyping this place forever and nobody's buying coffee... Where's your traffic coming from? How are you even making money? Kinda sus.

Nihilux: Hey, hey, hey! What do you mean? Every cup comes with a personal autograph from Blurry_QR_Colt on the bottom. Order ten or more and you can pick your own Fluffy Across the Blue character card...

Nihilux: If you help boost the popularity of Dreamless Coffee: Manager Shop into the Seafeld Five, visitors can also get a photo with the Baseball Raccoon! C'mon, look here! *wink*

Thrilled "Fluffy" Fan: It's Baseball Raccoon... it's really Baseball Raccoon...!

Enthusiastic "Fluffy" Fan: I didn't get to snap a pic with (him/her) at the last Star Rail FEST... This time, I'm totally getting that photo op!

So you're still making money off my merch...

Pay me for my image rights!

Nihilux: Dear guest, there's no image rights fee. It's already been locked up in Learned Coins from the last period.

Then hand over your spot on the leaderboard.

You're basically bulletproof... Let's just play cards instead!

Silver Wolf: Enough talk then. Business is war, let's put your investment instincts to the test in this Cosmicon Collective showdown!

(Play a Cosmicon Collective match with Nihilux)

(Talk to Nihilux, if exited early)

Nihilux: Ready for round two? Dreamless Coffee: Manager Shop doesn't lose. And if we do? It just means the masses' taste can't keep up with my street beverage aessthetics.

Begin the duel.

Just a minute.

Nihilux: I get it, playing cards is like savoring coffee. You gotta be fully immersed to really enjoy it. Come find me whenever you're in the zone!

(After Nihilux is defeated)

(Obtain Power Dust ×300, Collective Experience ×100, Painted Power Tokens ×2)

Nihilux: Hah... I underestimated you. You really are Cosmicon Collective pros.

Silver Wolf: An easy takedown against widdle Nihilux.

Nihilux: Heh, don't tell me I made a bad investment? No way, absolutely not! I can't take a hit like that.

Nihilux: But! I also invested in the Commerce Street Showdown itself. Didn't see that coming, did you?

(Trailblazer): What?

Nihilux: Hehe, doesn't matter who wins. As long as we drum up hype for the match, it's all upside for me.

Silver Wolf: ...! As expected, a comic artist who isn't business savvy can't be a good boss. Looks like we underestimated you.

Nihilux: I'll take that as a compliment! Anyway, we're business partners now, so I'm putting all my Wishbae on Furbobo Weekly from here on out. Let's do this! You got this! Mwah!

By universal convention, it's time to change the sign.

Nihilux: Change it! It should've been changed ages ago. You two should be out there promoting our Furbobo Weekly!

Nihilux: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Nihilux: Also, Dreamless Coffee: Manager Shop is launching a new creative fusion drink: "Fur-vet Coffee"! Follow and favorite us!

(Trailblazer) & Silver Wolf: Gee...

Nihilux: Why are you looking at me like that? Is it so hard to believe I genuinely fell in love with making coffee...?

Silver Wolf: And with that, Furbobo Weekly cracks the top three. Next stop is... the Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors street livestream?

Sounds like someone we know? Let me go check it out.

(Trailblazer): A street livestream from the Xianzhou? I know who that is. Come on, let's go meet them.

I need a moment to get ready.

(Talk to Nihilux, optional)

Nihilux: Now that the former president and current president are fighting side by side, Furbobo Weekly is totally unstoppable, alright?

Nihilux: Oh, and by the way, Paraprince commissioned me to draw some merch art as a championship celebration commemorative for Furbobo Weekly. Don't let me down, okay?

Guinaifen: Friends and fam of Planarcadia, come one, come all! You won't regret it, trust me, you won't!

Guinaifen: And now for my special: Diting Devours the Phantasmoon! Let's beat the drums, bang the gongs, and light the firecrackers!

Silver Wolf: I think I've seen them online... aren't they Xianzhou influencers?

Guys, what are you all doing here!?

What influencers? These are all my besties!

Sushang: (Trailblazer), it really is you!

Sushang: Little Gui said she connected with you a while back, and you told her Planarcadia's packed with both mortals and supernaturals, perfect for streaming. Our ghost-hunting squad applied for a booth too, so we can stream and hawk our merch while we sightsee.

Silver Wolf: Tons of people, tons of ghosts... and plenty of who-knows-what in between.

Huohuo: That lady at the matchmaking agency was so concerned, she even tried to set Mr. Tail up with a local heliobus... Too bad Mr. Tail had already passed out from anger.

Reckless Ghost: Miss! I've been following your streams forever! I really love you guys. Miss, are you Jingliu from the High-Cloud Quintet? C—C—Can I get your autograph!?

Sushang: Ah... um... ahhh! Sure, sure! Just gimme a sec to put on my blindfold.

Sushang: Shoot! Left my blindfold at home!

At least... you're both Cloud Knights...

At least... you both use swords...

Hello... Miss Jingliu...

Guinaifen: Hahaha, it's totally fine! Dearie, let's snap a pic with "Miss Jingliu" here first, then we'll talk...

Reckless Ghost: Ahhh! Wait, wait... Miss Tingyun, you're Miss Tingyun from the Xianzhou's Sky-Faring Commission, right? Can I get a photo with you too?

Did they really watch your stream?

Guinaifen: Ehehe... Of course, I mean the outfit's the right color and all. Just gimme a sec to put on some foxian ears.

Guinaifen: Come on, dearie!

Sushang & Huohuo & Silver Wolf: Pfft, Little Gui's really going all out.

What the... are those fox ears made locally?

One more foxian ear... one more Evanescia...

Hello... Miss Tingyun...

Reckless Ghost: What bliss! Meeting so many kind-hearted ladies in a single day... Being a ghost in this life is way better than being human ever was.

Reckless Ghost: Ahhh, and you too, miss!!

Huohuo: Wh—Whoa!?

Reckless Ghost: I know you, miss! You're Huohuo from the Ten-Lords Commission!

Sushang & Guinaifen: What!? They actually... got it right!

Reckless Ghost: I'm totally into... Mr. Tail. He's dashingly handsome with that cool, aloof vibe... basically every ghost's dream guy! Could I maybe get a photo with him?

Miss Saltpeter... was this all your doing...?

This time... it really can be...

Hello... Mr. Tail...

Tail: Brat! If you dare push me out... Hey! Are you even listening to me!?

Guinaifen: Huohuo's already passed out from socializing with strangers... Just go with it, old-timer.

In the end, Tail made a considerable sacrifice in exchange for a surge in viewership for the Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors street livestream...

Guinaifen: Hey-ya! We got so much good stuff, but now the bar's been raised for Furbobo Weekly again, hasn't it?

We'll see who's gonna be struggling here!

Furbobo Weekly will show no mercy.

Sushang: Win or lose, our bond with (Trailblazer) is rock solid! Cosmicon Collective, let's duel, head-on!

(Play a Cosmicon Collective match with Guinaifen)

(Talk to Guinaifen, if exited early)

Guinaifen: Heh-heh, even if we're besties, our ghost-hunting squad won't go easy on you. (Trailblazer), bring it on!

Begin the duel.

Just a minute.

Guinaifen: No problem! We'll be right here, waiting for you to challenge us.

(After Guinaifen is defeated)

(Obtain Power Dust ×400, Collective Experience ×100, Painted Power Tokens ×2)

Huohuo: Even after trying our hardest, we still couldn't beat Furbobo Weekly. As expected of (Trailblazer), you're amazing!

Tail: Nice work! So does that mean we can scurry on outta this ghost-forsaken place now?

Guinaifen: No, we're staying. After all, business battles have their own rules. We admit defeat...

So please, change your sign too!

Guinaifen: Hey, you could at least pretend to be polite! When it comes to real business rivalry, being (bros/besties) is just talk?

It's my bestie's shop, so it's fine not to change anything.

Guinaifen: Hehehe, we were this close to going from (bros/besties) to (rivals/frenemies)! I knew you'd have my back.

Sushang: Well, since we're already here, we've gotta support our (bro/bestie)'s business. The ghost-hunting squad can't be missing anyone~

Huohuo: M—Miss Silver Wolf, could you livestream for us? We can all cheer together to support Furbobo Weekly!

Silver Wolf: Piece of cake.

Ghost-Hunting Squad: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Silver Wolf: That went way smoother than expected. We even siphoned off half the viewers from that Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors stream to support us...

Ah, this is what "family" is worth...

Silver Wolf: The Stellaron Hunters are family too. So why does my family just let me run wild?

First, I'd like to thank Little Gui, Huohuo, Sushang...

Silver Wolf: Whoa, whoa. An acceptance speech already?

Silver Wolf: Let's go. Furbobo Weekly has already climbed to second place on the leaderboard. Time to make our push for number one!

Let's go! It's time to claim top spot on Seafeld City's commercial street!

(Trailblazer): I'm ready. Let's challenge the top of the leaderboard.

I need a moment to get ready.

(Talk to Guinaifen, optional)

Guinaifen & Sushang & Huohuo: Go, (Trailblazer)! We're counting on you to do what the Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors could not doBecome No. 1 in the Seafeld City Commercial Street!

Evanescia: Long time no see, little raccoon. Actually... not that long, haha!

Evanescia: And this cute little miss with you... she's Silver Wolf, right?

Silver Wolf: That's right.

Evanescia: Actually, I've been your fan all along. From the very first page of Volume 1, Chapter 1 of The Fluffy, even before the little raccoon woke up, I was already hooked by your mind-blowing aether editing skills.

Silver Wolf: I... I can't keep up with this. That's not how she's supposed to act, right?

Evanescia: Act? I'm not acting. I've liked you for a while now.

Silver Wolf: Shouldn't we accept each other's friend request first? Play some co-op games together, gradually build up our synergy, you'd send me gifts every now and then, and THEN you'd unlock your special CG scene for me...

Miss Silver Wolf, don't let her fool you.

(Trailblazer): She's said that line to at least three different people by now. Looks like she's just trying to get us to back off from winning first place in the Commerce Street Showdown.

Miss Evanescia, I'm winning today no matter what!

(Trailblazer): I see right through you! You're trying to make us quit the race for first place, aren't you? Well, too bad — we've come this far, and now there's only one thing on my mind: winning.

Silver Wolf: Stop trying to charm us.

Evanescia: Ah... I was hoping to team up with little Miss Silver Wolf for a cosmic combo attack called "Legend of the Galactic Heroes."

Evanescia: Alright, no more pretending, cards on the table. Today, I'm the mysterious shopkeeper holding down the fort at Foxfolio's Secret Shop, the reigning champion of foot traffic on Seafeld City's commercial street.

Silver Wolf: People in Seafeld City are really into reading, huh?

Evanescia: Shh, we're the kind of shop that sells fan-made comics you can only get if you can meet my eyes.

(Trailblazer): Is it the secret about ☆(>○<)Roommate not home X﹏X playing Cosmicon Collective alone tonight?

Evanescia: That depends on the kind of eye contact we make. I'll use my psychic senses to pull out the right secret for you!

Try to avert your gaze...

Evanescia: Gotcha, I've picked up on it. My guess for your ship preference: Little Raccoon x Skott. Rating: Unmentionable. Keywords: Fluffy, Enemies to Lovers, Master-Pet Dynamic.

Evanescia: My Daily Life Being Spoiled Like a Pet by a P45 Executive! This should be right up your alley!

A hopeful, eager gaze...

Evanescia: Mhm, mhm, I can sense it. My guess for your ship preference: Owlbert x mechatron. Rating: All ages. Keywords: Mechaphilia, Owlphilia, online romance turned IRL meetup.

Evanescia: You should love this one! Astropolis Streamers's Top Cross-dressing Donator!

An indescribable gaze...

Evanescia: Ohh, since you can't bring yourself to say it, I'll say it for you. My guess for your ship preference is: Welt x Ryusuke. Rating: All ages. Keywords: Parental love, devilish glasses, old flames rekindled.

Evanescia: Then I Ran Into My Coworker's Father After My Divorce should be your thing!

Shut your eyes. Firmly.

A corner of a wicked world briefly cracks open for you. Then, under your unbreakable resistance, it closes, heavy and slow.

Evanescia: Miss Silver Wolf, you're interested too, aren't you? Repost the #ISupportFoxfolioSecretShop tag to ten group chats, and I'll send you the Stellaron Hunters exclusive archive...

Silver Wolf: No, thanks. That's way too much for a kid who just wants to zone out and game in peace.

Take it down. All of it. Now.

(Trailblazer): Your shop must be exorcised at all cost.

Love it. Give me more!

Silver Wolf: I command you to resist this evil temptation...

Silver Wolf: Miss Evanescia, begin the final showdown against Furbobo Weekly!

(Trailblazer): We're taking Foxfolio's Secret Shop's top sales spot.

(Play a Cosmicon Collective match with Evanescia)

(Talk to Evanescia, if exited early)

Evanescia: The last decisive battle of the day? Adorable little raccoon, ready to continue your mystical magic duel with Foxfolio's Secret Shop?

Begin the duel.

Just a minute.

Evanescia: Yep, yep! If you wanna check out more fan-made comics, I can recommend more through psychic inspiration, too!

(After Evanescia is defeated)

(Unlock Achievement Furbobo Weekly Dash)

(Obtain Power Dust ×500, Collective Experience ×100, Painted Power Tokens ×2)

Evanescia: Foxfolio's Secret Shop... still lost to Furbobo Weekly... So traditional literature... still can't beat mass media?

Silver Wolf: This isn't exactly traditional literature. Besides, didn't we win fair and square with cards?

Evanescia: Help me up... I can still draw... As long as I cook up enough updates, there's no reader I can't win over...

(Trailblazer): You're no match for the million readers on the Furbobocom (Furbobo GossipFurbobo GossipMoon Chat/Death Notes/Gossip Grove/Custom Name 3) forum

Evanescia: So just drawing nonstop isn't enough... Do I need to build my own fanfic site called BO3Hututu to beat (Furbobo GossipFurbobo GossipMoon Chat/Death Notes/Gossip Grove/Custom Name 3)?^{[Note 1]}

Evanescia: I've got it, I have one last thing to say...

Evanescia: (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Evanescia: ...Foxfolio's prime ad spot is all yours!

Furbulitzer: Awesome! The Great Raccoon won! Number one on Seafeld City's commercial street! Well-deserved!

Paraprince: The press release announcing Furbobo Weekly's crushing victory over Foxfolio's Secret Shop has been ready for ages. We're just waiting for the Great Raccoon to give the word, and we'll publish it.

Woah, hold on! What if I'd lost?

Don't tell me... you wrote two versions?

Furbulitzer: Paraprince says no matter whether the Great Raccoon wins or not, the headline "A crushing defeat between Furbobo Weekly Foxfolio's Secret Shop" still works!

Language class is still haunting me...

Journalism really is deep stuff.

Silver Wolf: Hold on.

Silver Wolf: Remember what I said before the showdown started?

Paraprince: Bibibi! Alert's going off the charts! This power level is insane!! It's...

Silver Wolf: Silver Wolf LV.999. Now, I invite (Trailblazer) to return to where (his/her) conquest of Seafeld's business world began...

You're swallowed by the light of the strong... and when you come to, you're back in front of the Furbobo Weekly pop-up shop...

Silver Wolf: "Next time we meet, we'll be enemies."

Silver Wolf: Come on, (Trailblazer). Let's have a real Cosmicon Collective showdown, in the most rule-breaking way possible.

Seeing as you don't have a shop, you're disqualified...

Silver Wolf: Actually, I run an online shop for secondhand games.

(Trailblazer): This is exasperating.

What's the most rule-breaking way to do it?

Silver Wolf: Easy. I'm gonna flip the whole "winner takes all" rule on its head.

Silver Wolf: I'm putting Furbobo Weekly's winning streak from the competition on the line... If you lose, it all goes down the drain.

Furbulitzer: We're toast! Silver Wolf at full power! Is Furbobo Weekly gonna get pummeled just like Fulwish TV!?

Paraprince: Don't be such a downer, Furbulitzer. When Furbobocom stands united, we're unstoppable, right? Great Raccoon!

If I lose, this magazine agency...

(Trailblazer): I'll leave it to you, Paraprince.

Paraprince: Beep boop! Th—Th—Then... the Great Raccoon has no choice but to go all in!

Spare me the pep talk. We're just a small-time outlet...

Paraprince: Don't give up, Great Raccoon! What matters is confidence. We're Planarcadia media's rising stars! The future's blaring bright!

(Trailblazer): Then I... then I'll just have to tough it out...

Blade: In that case, let me shoulder the burden with you. How does that sound?

Blade: As the ambassador of the Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company, I enter this duel with (Trailblazer) to challenge you, Silver Wolf, LV.999.

Silver Wolf & Furbulitzer & Paraprince: ...

Blade: Ask your questions.

What's that on your head...?

Blade: I passed by the shop of the Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors. Those girls there gave it to me, insisting I wear it before playing cards.

Why'd they make you wear it?

And you just accepted it?

Blade: They said my gaze was too fierce, and that this would help soften it. I said I didn't mind.

Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company?

Blade: They're expanding their interstellar ride-hailing business, and needed "Xianzhou's Number One Assassin" to cut into a new market. I agreed.

Madam Yao, you're here too?

Yao Guang: Care to guess who owns this Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company?

I'm done with my questions. Can I laugh now...?

Silver Wolf: Pfft, I've been holding that in forever...

Silver Wolf: Blade... what do you gain from trying to kill me with laughter? So you can inherit my Cosmicon Collective cards?

Blade: Laugh now while you still can.

Paraprince: I get it now, Silver Wolf's family is here, but... but they're here to beat the stuffing out of Silver Wolf!

Silver Wolf: Haha, why don't you both come at me? That'll make it a fair fight.

Silver Wolf: As for this Madam Yao from the Xianzhou...

Yao Guang: No need to look at me. The Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company trusts our ambassador's taste and skill. He'll handle this round.

Help me, Lord Blade.

Hmph, how meddlesome.

Blade: Silver Wolf is formidable at games, (Trailblazer). Focus if you wish to win.

Silver Wolf: Then step right up. The heavyweight finals of the "Commerce Street Showdown" are about to begin!

(Play a Cosmicon Collective match with Silver Wolf LV.999)

(Talk to Silver Wolf, if exited early)

Silver Wolf: Then step right up. The heavyweight finals of the "Commerce Street Showdown" are about to begin!

(After Silver Wolf LV.999 is defeated)

(Unlock Achievement Cosmic Top Die)

(Obtain Power Dust ×500, Collective Experience ×100, Painted Power Tokens ×5)

Silver Wolf: GG. You win.

Fellow Furbos: \The president won!/ \The president won!/

Paraprince: Thank the stars, The Laughter has blessed us. We won't need Furbobocom to recruit another president!

Furbulitzer: B—But, the Great Raccoon and Mr. Blade won this match together. So... does that mean we're sharing the "Commerce Street Showdown" title with the Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company?

Yao Guang: No need. Xianzhou Starskiff arrived too late and missed the vendor-stall audit deadline.

Paraprince: An online-hailing company running late? Th—This is prime material for the "Elation's Joke of the Year" award!

Silver Wolf: But you still went into battle as an ambassador anyway? Pretty dedicated of you.

Blade: Indeed. Such is the professional integrity of "Xianzhou's Number One Assassin." Once a contract is accepted, it must be carried out.

Put the fox ears back on, will you? You're freaking me out...

The online-hailing company really hit the jackpot with this one...

Blade: Since I'm already here, a round of Cosmicon Collective would make the trip worthwhile.

Silver Wolf: Oh, real nice. Is this payback for me using your name to take jobs as "Xianzhou's Number One Assassin"?

Blade: Do I strike you as someone so petty?

Blade: Before we came to Planarcadia, Kafka reminded me to keep an eye on you and intervene when necessary. A form of manual addiction prevention, if you will.

I get it now. This is the Stellaron Hunter-style parenting.

Excuses. You just like Cosmicon Collective.

Yao Guang: Haha, speaking of which, I did divine a change before the match.

Yao Guang: Weal and woe are boundless and ever-changing. Sure, being late isn't great, but making it just in time for the finals? I'd call that a weal.

Paraprince: That's right, that's right! C'mon everyone, no more dwelling on it! Time to celebrate our victory!

Paraprince: Check out the new merch from our merch department: Furbobo Weekly IP pins!

Paraprince: Share the wealth! Catch!

Paraprince: I hereby declare: Both Stellaron Hunters are officially Furbobo Weekly ambassadors! They share the championship title for Seafeld City's "Commerce Street Showdown."

Furbulitzer: You bet! Just look at all these billboards on this street! We built this empire together from the ground up!

Paraprince: Remember our slogan, yeah? (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)!

Blade: ...Hmm?

Silver Wolf: In case you showed up late and missed it, after every win, the ambassador and furbos have to strike their flashiest poses and shout it out at max volume.

Blade: ...Furbobo Weekly doesn't know who I am... That's a good thing for you.

(Trailblazer): Too late for that! You already took our badge. You think you can just bail after accepting the job?

Silver Wolf & Paraprince & Furbulitzer & (Trailblazer): (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)

Blade & Silver Wolf & Paraprince & Furbulitzer & (Trailblazer): (Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?Who are you? Gotten your copy of Furbobo Weekly yet?You don't read Furbobo Weekly? Fur-posterous!/Gotta be bold to go fur gold! Wishing you a fur-tunate win!/Furbobo Weekly: 0 sugar! 0 fat! 0 calories!)

Everyone: Yeeahhh!!

(Obtain Furbobo Weekly Badge ×1

(Mission complete)

(Post mission dialogue)

Silver Wolf: Game's over. Can I ask some questions now?

Silver Wolf: So Bladie, you're really entering this Seafeld City commercial street showdown just to finish some overdue match for the Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company?

Blade: Tch. Why the interrogation...?

(Trailblazer) & Silver Wolf: ..."Meddlesome?"

Silver Wolf: Yeah, right. Don't try to brush me off with that.

Yao Guang: Easy there, young lady. Mind if I field this one?

Yao Guang: This time round, I spotted some familiar names on the merchant list and got a flyer from the Xianzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors, so I joined on a whim.

Yao Guang: The battle to banish Shuhu was perilous. I know you're worried about his condition.

Yao Guang: But for now, let's set aside our statuses as "criminal" and "warden." Just think of us as two ordinary people here to experience the bustle of the world.

Yao Guang: Since you left the Xianzhou, much has changed. Old friends have scattered, and you might not recognize these youngsters anymore.

Yao Guang: But if you've got the time, why not drop by the merchant shops as a regular person and have a nice chat with them?

Blade: ...No.

Blade: What the eyes behold is enough to stir the mind.

Blade: Diting, the heliobi, the foxians... Their appearance in Seafeld City feels too perfectly timed to be a coincidence.

Blade: It reminds me... when I lived under the name "Yingxing," I too enjoyed strolling through Aurum Alley.

Blade: Listen to the storyteller, watch the peddler hawk his wares, then pick up some steamed puffergoat milk and songlotus cake... to bring back to the "old friend" you mentioned.

Blade: And this starskiff.

Blade: I recall that when the Xianzhou people hold a soul-soothing ceremony, they place the deceased's belongings upon a starskiff... to bid them farewell.

It reminds me of Tingyun's funeral.

*sob* I'm getting all sentimental now.

Hey, don't say that...

Yao Guang: Well... it was just a coincidence. I didn't have the assets on hand to register as a merchant, so I figured I'd borrow it real quick.

(Trailblazer): ...Got dramatic a little too early?

Blade: Enough. There's no need to let the mood turn grim.

Silver Wolf: Can I ask another question that's not so heavy?

Blade: ?

Silver Wolf: I just wanted to ask... do you even have a license for the starskiff...? Or any vehicle for that matter? How come I've never seen you pull one out?

Blade: ...

Silver Wolf: I swear, this question's actually important! You know how it is, it's not just me. Firefly and Kafka are curious too.

Maybe it's a license to fire up.

(Trailblazer): Don't let his cool exterior fool you. He can get pretty fired up sometimes.

Maybe the name on it still states "Yingxing."

(Trailblazer): As "Yingxing," maybe he took the license test a long, long time ago. But if it hasn't been revoked by now, the Xianzhou's admin efficiency is... highly questionable.

What if the person in the photo isn't "Blade"...

(Trailblazer): I'd suggest taking a closer look. What if it's actually a driver's license belonging to someone named "Balde" "Blad" or "Baled"?

Yao Guang: Haha, the Xianzhou Starskiff Taxi Company actually didn't check at all. Otherwise, I'd suggest they just advertise it as self-driving tech!

Blade: ...This is getting ridiculous.

Blade: I'll say it again. I really do have one.

Blade: Though I know not how perilous this "place of burial" within the painting truly is... should the opportunity arise to return...

Silver Wolf: Duly noted! If you ever get back, you have to show us, okay?