Approaching Porcelume (III)
Last updated 2025-08-04
Approaching Porcelume (III) is a Hearsay Commission in Failume Heights.
Steps
- Talk to Komano Manato
- Head to the Aerospace Station to uncover the truth
- Talk to the nearby miner
- Journey deeper to uncover the truth
- Eliminate the Ethereals and rescue those who are trapped
- Talk to Komano Manato
Dialogue
Talk to Komano Manato
- Komano Manato: Yeah... you checked it out, right? That designated spot.
Not yet.- Just checked it out.
- Komano Manato: I checked several more times before meeting up with you, but there were no traces... You could say I came up empty-handed.
- Komano Manato: Forget about Boocelume — there's not even a trace of an Ethereal.
- Don't tell me someone already beat us to it?
- Don't tell me it's already been sold?
- Komano Manato: Not likely. The miners in Waifei Peninsula have their own tight-knit circle. Regular folks might be in the dark, but gossip spreads like wildfire among them.
- Komano Manato: Neither my friends nor I have heard any news about anyone finding Boocelume yet.
- Could it be the work of the Hollow Raider?
- I remember seeing other footprints near the rich vein.
- Komano Manato: That's possible. If the Hollow Raider caught Boocelume and smuggled it out of Waifei Peninsula...
- Komano Manato: As long as they cleaned up the traces thoroughly enough, we wouldn't be able to tell anything.
- Komano Manato: But that Hollow Raider was really weird, wearing leather shoes in the Hollow...
- Hold up!
- Wait a minute!
- Komano Manato: Hm? What's up...? That look on your face is saying you've got something wild on your mind.
- Komano Manato: I still remember the pattern of those shoe prints...
- Give me a sec. Let me search...
- Sure, I'll leave it all to you.
- Komano Manato: It feels... I think I get it now... that shoe print, it's from Porcelumex —
- A Porcelumex employee...
- Uniform set...
- Komano Manato: Hmm... I see now. If Porcelumex got their hands on Boocelume, it makes sense. They never miss out on anything profitable. How could I forget about our biggest rival?
- Komano Manato: They have the most manpower in the Lemnian Hollow, plus the ability to cover their tracks, and a well-established internal protocol for secrecy.
- Komano Manato: Looks like it's them.
- So... what do we do next?
- So... mission aborted?
- Komano Manato: We can't declare the mission failed until we see proof. Even if Boocelume has fallen into Porcelumex's hands, we still need to find them.
- Komano Manato: If we don't make this public, those miners will keep working themselves to death. We've got to get them to stop, at least for now.
- Komano Manato: Let's move. Gotta find that suspicious Porcelumex employee. We need to get deeper this time. We may face some resistance, but I've already got the password we need to get through.
- Okay!
- Let's go!
Head to the Aerospace Station to uncover the truth
- Komano Manato: There's a supply issue with the Porcelume mines in the Waifei Peninsula. Bet the Defense Force is gonna have a rough time with that.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The Defense Force? Is it hard for them to get Porcelume?
- Komano Manato: I heard from my classmates that ever since Porcelumex monopolized the Porcelume in Waifei Peninsula, the Defense Force's procurement orders are usually held up for ages.
- Komano Manato: I have no idea why Porcelumex is passing up on easy money...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Maybe the Defense Force took the Boocelume! They need it the most.
Talk to the nearby miner
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Someone's blocking the way ahead. We must be getting close to the checkpoint.
- (Idle)
- No entry... *huff*... allowed here...
- When can I get off work...
- (Talk to Porcelumex Outsourced Staff)
- Porcelumex Outsourced Staff: Stop right there. No unauthorized personnel beyond this point.
- The password should be...
- Komano Manato?
- Komano Manato: "Heaven won't deceive those who are kind, but people will."
- Porcelumex Outsourced Staff: Oh, so the investigator sent you... But sorry folks, you know how things are in the Hollow these days, right? Price went up — that'll be 20,000 Dennies for the toll.
- Komano Manato: I don't have time for your nonsense. You don't look like one of the good guys, so you better be ready for what's coming next.
- Porcelumex Outsourced Staff: Ugh! I won't ask anymore! Who's this tough guy here... Just go. We never saw you!
- (Talk to Stubborn Miner)
- Stubborn Miner: Are you sure it's not here? I swear this is the place!
- Stubborn Miner: The fortune teller said I'd strike it rich if I headed north today... Brother Wang, let's walk a bit further ahead.
- Frustrated Miner: Give it a rest, will ya? Your leg's messed up bad. Keep walking and I bet I'll turn around to find you've gone full Ethereal. Then who's gonna foot your mom's medical bills, huh?
- Stubborn Miner: Hah... Like I can afford those bills now! Some folks hit rock bottom when luck runs dry, but us miners? We've been digging way deeper than the Fault Floor all along...
- Stubborn Miner: So to turn your life around, you gotta hit that once-in-a-lifetime jackpot, am I right?
- Someone's already hurt...
- Definitely not the first one...
- Komano Manato: We need to wrap this up quick.
- Komano Manato: Hey folks... are you looking for Boocelume?
- Stubborn Miner: What's a young one like you doing here? Get outta here, quick! It's dangerous. We used too much explosives. Might stir up some nasty Ethereals.
- Komano Manato: Just one quick question before I go. Have you noticed any Porcelumex employees acting suspicious lately?
- Stubborn Miner: Wow, a Porcelumex employee with actual class and style? That's a first.
- Frustrated Miner: True. When have you ever seen a suit who wasn't lurking around, poking their nose into every pocket they could find? Suits like won't ever let even a speck of ore dust slip by.
- Stubborn Miner: So we got no clues, kid. This is the Hollow. You better head back.
- Komano Manato: No clues, huh...
- Stubborn Miner: Done with the questions? Then we'll get back to our own business.
- Frustrated Miner: Huh? Are you saying you're still gonna keep exploring? Listen, kid, help me talk some sense into my old bro. He ain't exactly a looker to begin with, and turning Ethereal would make him even uglier.
- You all should head back.
- Safety comes first.
- Stubborn Miner: No need to convince me, I get it... But you two young folks should get out of here too, and fast.
- Stubborn Miner: Seeing you guys suddenly pop out of the Hollow, I finally get that look in my mom's eyes when she watches me head into one every day.
- Stubborn Miner: We've got plenty of Porcelume for today anyway; might as well cut that suit-wearing Johnson guy a deal.
- That name...
- Rings a bell!
- Komano Manato: Hold up. Let me double-check something — this Johnson guy, is he a Porcelumex employee?
- Stubborn Miner: Hm? What's up? That's the young guy who always carries a Bangboo around. He buys the Lumite ore we mine.
- Komano Manato: Could it be... Listen to me —
- Voice From Afar: En-nah!
- What was that sound?
- Sounds like a Bangboo got spooked?
- Komano Manato: Let's chase!
- Frustrated Miner: Hold on, young man! It's dangerous over there!
Journey deeper to uncover the truth
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Manato, I've got a bad feeling about this...
- Komano Manato: That's exactly what I was about to say... I have a theory, but I really hope I'm wrong...
- Komano Manato: If that's the case, all the hard work those folks put in...
Eliminate the Ethereals and rescue those who are trapped
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I hear fighting up ahead!
- Komano Manato: Another miner got hurt? Let's hurry!
- (Talk to Johnson after defeating the Ethereals)
- Porcelumex Staff: Phew... Saved. Thank you all.
- Resonaboo: Enn-neh! Ehn-nuh? (Thank you! Huh? These two seem kinda...)
- Komano Manato: You're Johnson?
- Johnson: You know me? Are you a client who left your contact info before?
- Komano Manato: Let's expose the truth.
- Johnson: Huh? Um, sir, I have no idea what you're talking about.
- Everything about Boocelume...
- All rumors are just an illusion.
- Johnson: ...What are you talking about? I can't understand a single word of it.
- Johnson: Boocelume? Oh, you're talking about that miner gossip?
- Johnson: Porcelumex have never acknowledged such baseless rumors...
- Komano Manato: I'm out of patience. Spit it out!
- Johnson: Eek! Don't grab my hand. I'll have to take a long break if it breaks!
- Your voice is trembling.
- We already know everything.
- Komano Manato: If you don't spill it now, I'll drag you in front of those miners who've been searching for Boocelume and endlessly mining Porcelume ore all this time for something that doesn't exist...
- Komano Manato: Then expose you.
- Johnson: P-Please don't do this! I get it...
- Johnson: You're right... All the rumors about Boocelume in the Hollow nowadays? I made them all up.
- Johnson: Due to the recent incident in the Lemnian Hollow that has caused widespread mining shutdowns, my quarterly performance is hanging by a thread. I had to rack my brains and resort to this desperate measure... just to convince the miners to return to work in the Hollow...
- Resonaboo: Enn-neh! Enn-ne! (If Johnson doesn't hit his targets, he's gonna be in deep trouble!)
- This Resonaboo...
- Is it covering for that employee?
- Komano Manato: But do you know why the miners won't take the risk? Do you know how many more miners this rumor will put in even greater danger?
- Johnson: Of course I know... but I have no choice. I need Porcelumex, I need to make something of myself, and I have to find a way to make this quarter's performance look less terrible... Otherwise, all my previous hard work might just go up in smoke because of this stupid incident...
- Komano Manato: You're only looking out for yourself, sacrificing so many lives in the process.
- Resonaboo: Ehn-nuh! (W-Wait a second!)
- Resonaboo: En-nhe! Enn-ne-ehn? (Hey, if we force Johnson to go public with everything, won't that put the miners in a tough spot too? Should we really make them go head-to-head with Porcelumex, who has a monopoly on Porcelume production?)
- Komano Manato: Well...
- Resonaboo: Ehn-ne! En-nhe-en-ne, enn-en-nhe. (If we raise the average acquisition price and handle this in a gentler way, maybe we can minimize some losses... Please, both of you, take a moment to reconsider this. Thanks.)
- Komano Manato: ...
- Komano Manato: This employee Johnson, is he a companion you really value?
- Resonaboo: Enn-nhe... (Sorry... but I'll stand by Johnson no matter what. He's my buddy.)
- Komano Manato: Buddy... you're doing this for your buddy's sake, huh?
- Komano Manato: If he's your buddy, you should've stopped him earlier instead of letting him go down this path of no return!
- After he finishes speaking, Komano Manato turns away angrily, fists clenched. But you can tell that it isn't just rage, but his own inner struggle.
- Resonaboo: Ehn-neh... Enn-nuh... (I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! It's my fault. I couldn't stop him... and he ended up causing big trouble... He can't lose his job at Porcelumex. I really want to help him because he's so good to me...)
- Johnson: Stop it!
- Resonaboo: Enn-nuh! Enn-ne! (I wanna speak! Don't try to stop me!)
- Let your buddy finish.
- Maybe we'll consider it after hearing you out.
- Resonaboo: Enn-nhe, enn-ne-ehn-nhe. (Thank you, kind soul. Johnson and I have been buddies since we were kids. One time when we were playing hide and seek, I accidentally fell into the Hollow.)
- Resonaboo: Enn-ne-uhn-noh. (When I was lost in the Hollow waiting for my battery to die, Johnson risked his own life to find me. He was in such a hurry that he hadn't even had a chance to get the pathway data when entering the Hollow.)
- He wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed as a kid.
- You could tell he was really worried about you.
- Resonaboo: Enn-en-neh. (I'll admit he was cuter when he was little...)
- Johnson: ...
- Resonaboo: Ehn-neh-en-neh, enn-nuh... (Later, he could only drag me along with my power nearly depleted, desperately searching through the Hollow, hoping for a miracle...)
- Johnson: My body was in agony. That was my closest brush with death.
- Johnson: But just as I was about to completely lose control of my body... when everything had gone pitch black before my eyes, suddenly my body felt lighter, and there was a brilliant light shining ahead...
- Johnson: It was as pure, pristine, and wonderful as the glow of Porcelume... This light guided us, and after walking for who knows how long, we finally reached the HIA investigators' temporary camp. We were saved.
- This light moved...
- A glow like Porcelume...
- Johnson: ...This is the blueprint of the Boocelume story, and even though it's a lie, I really wish something like this existed...
- I seriously doubt that.
- Chubby rolling light.
- Johnson: Yeah... but everyone wants to dream a little, right? The miners have their dreams, and I've got mine too.
- Johnson shook his head and walked away with a wry smile.
Talk to Komano Manato
- (Talk to Komano Manato)
- Komano Manato: ...
- Komano Manato?
- Are you okay?
- Komano Manato: ...From the very beginning, his goal was to spread this rumor, making miners work harder to find Boocelume...
- Komano Manato: He kept denying rumors to make them more believable... And our investigation ended up helping spread those rumors instead.
- Komano Manato: In other words, I'm also responsible for this.
- But you meant good.
- Let's think about our next move.
- Komano Manato: Tell everyone the truth. The commotion we just caused was big. Miners are bound to show up. Let's see if everyone accepts Resonaboo's proposal.
- Yeah.
- I'm with you.
- Shortly after, a group of miners eagerly rushed up. They seemed to be quite familiar with Komano Manato who walked over to meet them and began negotiations.
- Miner Uncle: ...Hmm, so that's what happened.
- Miner Uncle: Hahahaha! Been a miner half my life, and here I am getting played by some office boy!
- Miner Uncle: Manato, you look troubled. You're worried we'll go head-to-head with the company and end up getting our heads bashed in, right?
- Miner Uncle: But how is any of this your fault? Those suit-wearing folks are the ones playing mind games. You've always been there for us. How could we ever blame you?
- Miner Uncle: It's just getting your hopes up and being let down. When you get to our age, you'll understand it's just one of those things that happens all the time.
- Komano Manato: So, uncles, aunties, you...
- Komano Manato: What are you gonna do?
- Miner Uncle: Well... for now at least, we're all still working for Porcelumex...
- Miner Uncle: However, we don't have to sell that extra batch of Lumite ore to them. Isn't Suibian Temple being renovated right now? Let's just commission the Porcelume boutique to sell this batch of Lumite ore.
- Miner Uncle: So yeah, after that, we're gonna have some serious fun.
- Komano Manato: Huh? But what about everyone's bills...
- Miner Uncle: Manato, I get it. We work hard for a better life, and yeah, work's tough... but I don't want to become someone who's lost their ability to have some fun.
- Miner Uncle: As for the quarterly output, let that punk explain it to his boss!
- Miner Uncle: Let the older folks talk to the other workers. Whatever they choose, they're adults who can make their own decisions.
- Miner Uncle: You've already done more than enough for us. Let us handle all the running around and hard work from here.
- Miner Uncle: Here's a little something from us. You seem to have a lot on your mind lately. Now go take a breather and unwind.
- The miners don't give Komano Manato a chance to refuse, chattering away and pushing a bunch of odds and ends into your hands before leaving with a laugh.
- Komano Manato: Everyone...
- They really are great people...
- How are you feeling right now?
- Komano Manato: ...Right now? I just feel...
- Komano Manato: Tired. Man, I'm beat after all that.
- Finally, someone's tired.
- I'm beat too. Let's take a break!
- Komano Manato: Haha... yeah... let's take... a little break... together...
- Komano Manato slumps down against the wall as he speaks, and soon his breathing becomes steady and even. Wait a sec... If he falls asleep like this, do you have to carry him back?
- "Ehn-noh? (Why don't you take a break too?)"
- Right, I should take a break too.
- Hang on, who's that? That voice... is from the other side of the wall? Could it be —
- "Enn-nhe. (Yep, exactly what you were just thinking.)"
- So that means... you're actually real?
- "En-ne, ehn-nuh? Uhn-noh~ (You mean that being who can guide miners away from fruitless digging and protect those who traverse the Hollow? Yes, I exist~)"
- But it's not yet time... is it?
- "Ehn-nuh. (Correct, it is not yet time.)"
- Then why are you talking to me?
- "Uhn-noh? Ehn-ne. (Why indeed? Perhaps because even knowing of my existence, you won't pursue me.)"
- I see.
- "Ehn-ne!"
- That's true... everything depends on people putting in the work themselves.
- "Ehn-ne."
- Right... Goodbye.
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Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Approaching Porcelume (III) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 走近辉瓷・其三 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 走近輝瓷・其三 |
| Japanese | フォーカスオン輝磁・其の三 |
| Korean | 포르셀룸을 향해・세 번째 Poreusellumeul Hyanghae - Se Beonjjae |
| Spanish | Acercamiento al porcelumen (III) |
| French | Approche de Porcelume (III) |
| Russian | Знакомство с люмикерамитом (III) Znakomstvo s lyumikeramitom (III) |
| Thai | เข้าใกล้ Porcelume (III) |
| Vietnamese | Tiếp Cận Gốm Sáng III |
| German | Zum Porcelume (III) |
| Indonesian | Mendekati Porcelume (III) |
| Portuguese | Aproximando-se do Porcelume · Parte III |