Sick Old Man

[Sick Old Man]

...!

Awwwk~

It's killing me!

Arrrgh! Awwwrgh!

W-when will my son

come back from

the factory...?!

You feel really awkward

just staring at this old

man violently rolling

around in his bed.

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Shi...

Shinokas?

Huh...?

Noooo! M-my name is

Shinotarous. Y-you've

got the wrong person!

This has to be the

Shinokas that Hikeman

was talking about in Einbech.

Hmmm, but how can I get

him to admit it?

*Ahem!*

Excuse me...

Einbech...?

No! I've never

lived there before!

It doesn't seem

like this old man

is telling the truth...

Noooo!

I don't know

what the hell

you're talking

about!

Nooo...!

W-why would you

even ask me that

kind of question?!

Y-yes!

Born and raised

raised here in

Einbe--Einbroch!

Are you sure

that you don't

know anything

about Hikeman?

[Shinokas]

No...!

I've never met

Buender Hikeman

in my entire li--

...

.......

I was right.

You're Shinokas!

Curses!

I've blown

my cover!

W-wait! How much

do you know?!

Did they send you?

*Sigh* I think that this

is it. I'll never be

able to solve the

secret before I die.

Okay.

Get on with it.

I'm ready now...

Tell me everything

you know related to

that incident where

the mine tunnel

collapsed around

you and Hikeman.

...?

Errr....

You're not

here to kill me?

I'm here to find

out the truth!

That means...

I still have some time.

This must be destiny!

Alright, I'll tell you what

happened. But it's a

long story...

How much do you know

about the accident? No,

wait. Don't answer that.

I don't want to hear it.

I admit it. Yes.

I stabbed my friends

in the back. It was an

unforgivable sin that will

haunt me until the day I die.

I sold out my friends for

money. I destroyed that

tunnel and killed them. But

I suppose I was tricked as well. They never intended to keep their end of our agreement.

After I destroyed the tunnel,

they targeted me and I ended

spending the rest of my life being pursued and running from place to place. What the hell was that ore and why was it so important?

I need to know more about

that ore if it's worth killing for. That's why I've risked sneaking into Einbroch. Supposedly, an ore similar to the one we found has

been transported here recently.

No, not yet.

I've been searching

for that ore every night.

During the day, this kind

blacksmith has managed

to hide me from those men.

But I won't be safe

for very long. Look, I'm

no saint, but before I die,

I wanna do this one last

thing and see what's so

great about this ore...

Who's trying to kill me?

The people who hired me and

my friends to dig up that ore in the first place. We thought they were ordinary businessmen,

but... They're dangerous.

So I told you everything

and now you know that my

days might be numbered.

Please do an old man a favor

and search Einbroch for that

strange, mysterious ore.

Now, the first thing I learned

in this town is that the richest family is the Kapellthaines. Only the rich and powerful can possibly be involved in something so big.

Would you search

Kappellthaine Manor

for that ore? It's on the way

to the Airport and it shouldn't be hard to miss. They're the richest people in Einbroch, after all.

I'm too old and weak to leave

this house, and there's the chance that those men will find me. If you can sympathize with my situation, please find out if the Kapellthaine family has any unique ores...

Please...

Find out if the Kapellthaines

are keeping some kind of unique

ore. Their manor is on the road

that leads to the Airport.

So, did you find

anything from the

Kapellthaines?

Well, Mr. Kapellthaine

is kind of violent, but

I didn't find anything

really suspicious.

Huh...

I must have

been wrong, then...

Where else could it be?

Oh, right! The huge

factory in Einbroch!

What could be more

suspicious? There's a ton

of workers, but no one really

knows what they do there...

If they're so secretive,

it's possible that they're

keeping the ore over there.

Please go and search the

Factory for that ore as

soon as you can.

So...?

Did you learn

anything new

in the Factory?

Well...

There's a lot of

suspicious business

in the factory, but I don't

think any of it is related

to that ore you mentioned.

Damn it...

Then where did

they hide it? Where

do you think that

ore might be?

No...

The Airport is always

crowded with people.

It'd be a bad idea to hide

something so important

in that kind of place.

Didn't you just

check the factory?

You couldn't find

any clues to the

ore over there...

Hmm...

People are always going

in and out of the Train Station. It's not the best place to hide something as important as the ore.

The Airship? Hm, it does

fly through some mysterious

power... But I already checked

the Airship Repairshop myself.

I haven't found any trace of

the ore over there.

Yes. Yes...!

That could be it!

Why didn't I think

about the Laboratory?

It makes so much sense!

I have a good feeling

about this. Please sneak

into that Laboratory and

see if you can find the ore!

Remember...

Not just anybody

can enter that kind

of place. But I'm sure

you'll figure something out.

I'm really in no position

to ask and I'm not trying

to give you a hard time on

purpose, but would you please

check for any traces of the ore

in the Factory once again?

Shinokas,

I found something!

You...

Came... back...

Even... if... it's

already... Too late.

*Cough Cough*

You help Shinokas

sit up, but find that

your hands have been

stained with his blood.

Blood...?!

Shinokas!

Who did this to you?

W-we need to call for help!

It's already

too late for me.

I should have died

a long time ago...

*Cough*

I only regret that

I've never been able

to apologize to my

friends... *Cough!*

But did you

find out? D-did

you find out what's

so special about

that ore? W-what

is it... Really?

It was...

It was

Y-Ymir...?

The h-heart of Ymir?

The power to control

the world... We really

did find something

great, didn't we?

I remember...

The first time

we saw it. We...

We were so excited.

So amazed and proud...

But digging up...

Something so great...

Was only possible

with-- *Cough* --

M-my buddies...

It's getting...

Darker... I...

Don't have to

run anymore.

W-wait...!

What did...

I can't underst--

*Cough cough!*

Tell me who

did this to you!

Where are they?

Speak to me, please!

W-wha...?

I told you.

Th-they we--

......

No!

Why, God?

Why...

Shinokas's

body has grown

cold to the touch.