The town is acting awfully strange. Half of the people are telling me to grab Nanami and run and the other half are calling me a traitor and a spy. Even worse, they are calling Rowd a courageous hero. Now that's just messed up.
He really is quite cute. This is our first recruit and our first star of destiny. For those new to the game, Stars of Destiny are very important and we need to try and recruit 108 of them. We now have 2, including our hero, Riou.
Mukumuku is Star #82 on the Tablet of Stars. He is the Devil Star and star #82's description is: Sung Wan: The Guardian God in the Clouds. Typically in most games this star is a leader of an animal troupe.
Now it is finally time to go meet with Nanami. She is hanging out behind the Dojo. She spots Riou and does a double take before falling over.
In case you are a bit lost, here is a bullet point to help you:
*Riou and Jowy are from Highland
*They were in the Youth Brigade of Highland
*There was a peace treaty between Highland and the City-State Jowston
*Prince Luca of Highland ordered for the Youth Brigade to be murdered
*They (Highland) then pinned the blame on the City-State, saying that the City-State used the peace treaty as a cover for an ambush
*Jowy and Riou got away, so they said that they were both spies for the City-State
We are marched down the streets in shame. A woman in a carriage, identified as Princess Jillia, watches this all happen. She asks what's going on and is told that Riou and Jowy are about to be executed as spies. She expresses disbelief, saying we are just kids, we can't be spies.
He says I have resigned myself to my death and tells us to look at the sunset. He says it is the last we will ever see and talk at length about how super his future is going to be now that he has murdered a bunch of teenager. When he looks back from the sunset though, something is different.
The guards run away, because this girl is clearly insane, and she can be seen chasing them across the pathways. When she passes by us, she returns and asks what we're doing here when we were supposed to be being executed.
Yeah, Viktor. Why you be so crazy? The guard decides to let Viktor's recklessness slide and Flik decides to school him on letting us through in the first place. Eventually, everything is dropped and we proceed back to the mercenary fortress.
Viktor comments that it feels good to be home and Flik calls the place a piece of crap (paraphrasing).
All he gets is a sweatdrop and a confused Nanami. Viktor then tells us that kids don't appreciate things like the old geezer of *checks Viktor's age* 31 does. He tells us to get some rest and Jowy asks if we're back to being prisoners.
Your little band is growing rapidly! All these characters are great <3 Millie and Bonaparte <3 Kinnison and Shiro. Well, Zamza's a jerk, but if you equip him right for battles he's pretty much the strongest party member for some time.
If I might offer a recommendation, a lot of the music in this game is truly amazing. Maybe you should give some YouTube links to relevant pieces as we go along?
Her parents are like the nicest friggin people I don't even. They're all just like "We just did what anyone would have done by pulling you out of the river and giving you a place to live and food." I wish that was true. I wish everyone was like that.
She saw a wooden amulet with stars and fish on it and saved up her allowance of, well let's just say it isn't very much, so she could buy him a present. This is the sweetest thing I don't even.... maybe it's the mom in me but this just warms my heart ;___;
And its off to Muse! It isn't very far. Just West.
I speak to some townsfolks who are all just so overjoyed about the peace treaty. They also go on at length about their mayor, Annabelle, and are overall just joyful people.
We head to the biggest item store in Muse and find the Amulet.
He decides that he will sell it to me... for 500 Potch. You didn't even want it, mister! What is your problem? Well, Pilika's allowance wasn't enough. Now what?
Viktor asks how Mathiu is doing and Apple informs him that he died of war wounds after the last war (Suikoden I). She also says she is visiting the area to do research.
Flik says that people won't fall for it, but Viktor takes it more seriously. He tells Jowy and Riou to go get some rest as the others come up with a strategy.