Drunken Man

Wait a second!

Right now, you're carrying

too many things with you.

Please come back after

using the Kafra Service

to store some of your items.

[Drunken Man]

So... *Urp*

So then I said...

''Hey, buddy! A man

uses his back to talk,

not his fists! You wanna

piece of me? Bring it on!''

Then he got all

scared, and ran away!

Hahahaha! Guess I look

pretty tough, don't I?

[Ladies]

Oh, my God!

You're so cool~!

Well... Anyone would

have done it. I was just

being a gentleman.

Hahahah, that's right!

[

Excuse me, but are

you the executive director

of the Veins Geological Team?

Yeah, sure! Executive

director, deputy director,

director, researcher, CEO,

no... No, wait, that last one

doesn't sound right. Hah!

I'm all of those~

I'm the executive director...

I'm the only one that works

at the institute, really.

Why, what do you want?

Uhh... There are some

official notices for you

at your office. I guess you

need to get some surveys

done? They sound like

they're pretty important.

Maybe...

Maybe even urgent.

Wha--? Hey, what day

is it today? Damn it!

Fine, fine, time to get

to work. Just when I was

really enjoying myself too!

Argh, I never wanna be sober!

But... Working is the

only way for me to afford

all this drinking... Such

is life. Such is life.

Where are you going?

Can't you stay a bit

longer and talk with

us? Pleeeeeease?

Sorry, ladies,

but duty calls.

Hahahahahahha~

Please don't go~

Ahem!

Let's see now.

What'd be best...?

..............................

........................Right!

Hey, you.

Yes?

I hereby promote you as

chief researcher of the

Veins Geological Research

Institute. Congratulations!

Welcome to the team, friend!

Huh...?

I don't understand

what you're talking about!

Heh! You should be grateful

that I'm accepting you as my

student! Everyone'd be proud

to study under me, Gio, the

world's greatest geologist!

(Well, maybe.)

Hey, I never--

[Geologist Gio]

Ah-ah! Now that you're

my student, I expect you

to work hard if you're going

to learn anything. First thing

first--go to my office and

clear up my belated business.

Here, take this reference

guide with you to my office.

When you check my desk, you'll

find a pyrometer and a report

form. You'll need to bring all

that stuff to Thor Volcano.

When you get to Thor Volcano,

use the pryometer to check the

volcano's temperature, and

fill out the report form.

Take the filled report

form to the geology camp

that's deep inside the volcano

so that they can stamp their

confirmation on it. That's

not so hard now, is it?

Ahh, I've also decided

to take these lovely ladies

on as my students as well~

I should stay here and

entreat them to a lecture.

Oh~! You'll really

teach us geology?

Oh, right! When they

ask you about the volcano's

temperature when you submit

the report at the geological

camp, make something up.

Make sure it sounds bad!

Words like ''explosion,''

''disaster,'' and ''collatoral

damage'' would be perfect.

Just do your part, and I'll

take care of the rest. Okay~

Come back soon, my pupil!

Well, this isn't what

you expected, but you get

the feeling that this will

all turn out in your favor.

You know that feeling, right?

Hey, you'd better hurry

it up. I mean, you're the

one that found that notice

in my office, didn't you?

You know how important

this work is to us!

Get the pyrometer,

and go to Thor Volcano

to fill out the report

form and submit it to

the geological camp!

Well, those are

nice legs, but they're

not the best pair I've see--

I'm back.

*Ahem* And that's how

erosion... Works. Tomorrow,

I'll teach you ladies all

about rocks. All of them.

Welcome back! So,

how was the volcanic

temperature report?

Well, I did what you

told me. Hey, are you

sure you wanted me to

exaggerate the temperature?

What about the camp?

Oh, don't worry about

the temperature. It's

supposed to go up.

What are you...?

Actually, I thought that

maybe the pryometer

might be broken.

Heh! You're right~

I broke it on purpose.

What?!

You know, it's hard for

scholars like me to make

a decent living. Hell, I was

lucky enough to get that

temperature measuring job

from the geological camp.

Those guys've been trying

to fire me ever since they

realized the volcano became

dormant. But... They can't

fire me if there's proof that

it might go off anytime!

Then, when they're all

panicked, I calmly and

suavely offer a solution

that looks like it works.

Of course, there's never

a problem to begin with...

So...

You're a con man.

Awww, don't look at

me like that. I'm a real

scientist. Come on...

Oh, come on...

Look, why don't you head

back to my institute and

check out my bookshelf?

I keep a small box there

where I keep all sorts

of nifty little goodies.

You can have the very

first thing that pops out

of that box. I wonder if the

goddess will grace you

with good fortune. You

might get something good~

Consider it your

payment for a job

well done. Good work!

I expected nothing less

from my star pupil!