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Poto Poto Turned You Into A Cactus

Last updated 2025-04-01

Poto Poto Turned You Into A Cactus! is an Event Commission and part of Overlord's Feast.

Steps

  1. Listen to Leif's troubles...
  2. Ask Old Demir about Poto Poto
  3. Ask about the whereabouts of the snacks...
  4. Confront him about why he lied to the children

Dialogue

Listen to Leif's troubles...

Icon Commission Commission Description

Leif, who is usually very naughty, has been listless these days. Go and ask him what has happened...
(Idle)
Leif: O mighty Poto Poto, please help me...
(Talk to Leif)
Leif: O mighty Poto Poto, please help me...
Icon Dialogue Talk Who is Poto Poto?
Icon Dialogue Talk (This feels like a children's game, so I'm going to ignore him)
Leif: It's... um, what did Old Demir say...? Um... it's the god of all prickly cacti!
Leif: Also... it's a really powerful god! If you get on its bad side and fail to earn its forgiveness, you'll turn into a prickly cactus — the kind that no one likes — when you grow up!
Icon Dialogue Talk So how did you get on its bad side?
Leif: I... I wanted to play on the swing... but Shawn wouldn't get off it, so I pushed him off the swing...
Leif: Soon after I started playing on the swing, I lost my grip for some reason and flew off it! I almost got hit by a car!
Leif: Old Demir was right there and said it happened because I angered Poto Poto, the ancient god of prickly cacti.
Leif: I did what Old Demir told me to do because I don't want to become a cactus — I put all my snacks in front of the cactus for three consecutive days.
Leif: Poto Poto ate all the snacks I put here on the first two days! If it eats today's snacks, then I'll be forgiven!
Icon Dialogue Talk So it's a god who likes to eat snacks...
Icon Dialogue Talk O amazing Poto Poto!
Leif: Oh yeah! I'm going to Old Demir later. Do you want to come with me? You can ask him all about Poto Poto yourself!
(Idle)
Leif: O Poto Poto, there's one more thing...
(Talk to Leif again, optional)
Leif: I'll be right there! You go first... I'll go after I make one more wish!
Leif: O mighty Poto Poto, can you make me taller? I want to be taller than a big cactus! I can give you my snacks for three more days!

Ask Old Demir about Poto Poto

Icon Commission Step Description

The punishment of Poto Poto has given Leif a great fright. I'd better ask Old Demir what's going on...
(Idle)
Old Demir: Where did I put that book...?
(Talk to Old Demir)
You arrive at where Old Demir is almost at the same time as Leif...
Old Demir: Back so soon, Leif? Did you ask the great Poto for forgiveness? If you're not sincere enough, you'll become a prickly cactus and no one will like you!
Leif: I—I'm sincere! I've already handed out all my snacks!
Icon Dialogue Talk You're so good at making up stories to scare children...
Old Demir: I don't have the time to make up stories to scare children. Poto Poto has always existed in the Outer Ring.
Icon Dialogue Talk Is Poto Poto real?
Old Demir: Of course! Poto Poto has always existed in the Outer Ring.
Old Demir: This happened when I was still young. There was this time when I took on a challenge to cross the wilderness with just one bottle of water, but I was unfortunate enough to encounter a tornado...
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (This story seems like it will go on forever... Let's sneak away while Old Demir is lost in his storytelling!)
(ProtagonistProtagonist): (I should head back to the cactus and see if the snack has been eaten by the "god"? Seriously, is there really a god who loves super-sticky popping candy?)
(Idle)
Old Demir: Oh yes! After that, one year, I decided to climb a cliff...
Leif: I want to grow taller, not turn into a cactus...

Ask about the whereabouts of the snacks...

Icon Commission Step Description

The snacks near the cactus swing have disappeared. Shawn is right next to it. Ask him where the snacks have gone!
(Idle)
Shawn: *burp* I think I ate too much...
(Talk to Shawn)
The snacks at the cactus swing really have disappeared!
Meanwhile, a child with snack crumbs all over his mouth is swinging back and forth with a satisfied look on his face...
Shawn: Hi! Are you looking over here because you want to play on the swing? You can have your turn first! I live nearby, so I can play whenever I want!
Icon Dialogue Talk It's alright. You can play on it.
Icon Dialogue Talk What a polite child...
Shawn: It's a pity that I just finished eating the snacks Poto Poto gave me, or else I would share some with you.
Icon Dialogue Talk Poto Poto?
Icon Dialogue Talk Snacks?
Shawn: Yeah! A few days ago, Old Demir told me that Poto Poto loves me and wants to give me snacks to eat for three days.
Shawn: He said that if I came to the cactus swing every day, I would find snacks waiting for me. I didn't really believe him, but I really did find snacks here these three days!
Shawn: Poto Poto is such a good god! I love it!
(Idle)
Shawn: Poto Poto... next time, I'd like a whole roast lamb...
Shawn: A roasted goat counts as a snack... perhaps?

Confront him about why he lied to the children

Icon Commission Step Description

It turns out that this was a story Old Demir told to trick the children. He has good intentions, but I should still go back and ask him what's going on...
(Idle)
Old Demir: Hey, where did you go?!
(Talk to Old Demir)
Old Demir: I was just getting to the exciting part. Where did you go!
Icon Dialogue Talk I ran into Shawn...
Icon Dialogue Talk I went to see who ate the snacks...
Old Demir: *ahem* I just told them the nursery rhyme about Poto Poto that's told in the Outer Ring. I didn't make anything up!
Old Demir: "Little cactus, reach for the sky. Poto Poto is watching, it's always nearby. Thorns for the naughty, rewards for the kind, Poto Poto's secret, for all to find."... See? That's how it goes!
Old Demir pulls out a small notebook with a nursery rhyme about how Poto Poto punishes naughty children and rewards good ones. However, the writing looks freshly scribbled.
Old Demir: See? A mysterious old man gave this to me many years ago.
Old Demir: The old man said that Poto Poto watches over everything in the Outer Ring and protects those who deserve it.
Old Demir: Even if you don't believe me, you must not doubt the existence of Poto Poto... This is very important in the Outer Ring...
(Idle)
Old Demir: Leif will learn his lesson after this incident, so Poto Poto will continue to watch over him.

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishPoto Poto Turned You Into A Cactus!
Chinese
(Simplified)
扑托把你变成仙人掌!
Chinese
(Traditional)
撲託把你變成仙人掌!
Japaneseプトの恐怖!サボテンの呪い
Korean푸덕신이 선인장으로 만들 거야!
Pudeoksini Neol Seoninjang'euro Mandeul Geoya!
Spanish¡Bubu te convertirá en un cactus!
FrenchTransformé(‍ee‍) en cactus par Poto Poto !
RussianБубука превратит тебя в кактус!
Bubuka prevratit tebya v kaktus!
Thaiบองบองจะสาปให้แกเป็นกระบองเพชร!
VietnamesePoto Poto Biến Ngươi Thành Cây Xương Rồng!
GermanPoto verwandelt dich in einen Kaktus!
IndonesianKamu Diubah Jadi Kaktus!
PortugueseVou Te Transformar Num Cacto!

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