Muff

[Muff]

You're carrying way too

much stuff right now.

Come back after you put

your stuff in Kafra Storage.

What th-?! Geez,

you didn't have to

scare me like that!

What is it that you want?

Oh. That's awfully

thoughtful of you.

I was thinking about

asking you for help,

but you don't look like

you could handle it. Sorry.

Well, I'm actually in

pretty big trouble.

I borrowed some money

from this loan shark

named Belder in Alberta.

It was a bad move!

My business hasn't been

good, but I felt like I didn't

have a choice. I made enough

money to repay him now, but

then I lost my bond of debt.

When I asked Belder if

I could pay him back without

that bond, he insisted that

he didn't remember loaning

money to me. I bet he just

wants to keep my collateral!

I knew that guy was shady!

Would you help me find my

lost bond of debt? You see,

the collateral I gave him

is really valuable to me.

If I knew where I lost

it, then it wouldn't be

lost now, would it? Well,

I remember going to a union

meeting, and I had a drink

or two. Okay, I had a lot.

On the way home,

I stumbled in a field

near Comodo... I remember

seeing some water... That

must be where I dropped my

wallet with the bond of debt.

If you can find my

wallet, I'll make sure

to repay you. Please

help me if you can!

H-hey! Where are you

going?! You can't just

leave me here! I need help!

What, are you trying to

make me mad on purpose?

I get it. You're working for

Belder! I'm gonna get

my treasure from that

bastard, no matter what!

You think you can

fool me?! Get lost!

I'm not telling you

anything, you snake!

So you're not spying on

me for Belder? Well, then

why are you pestering me?

Wait a second...

You're not as strong

as you were earlier.

You'd better train first

so you can be better

prepared to help me.

I took this path in the

Papuchicha Forest to head

back home, and I must have

passed out near a river.

After that, my wallet with the

bond of debt was missing.

I don't care about the

other stuff in my wallet,

but I really need my bond

of debt to get my collateral

back from that Belder.

Well, the collateral was

this huge, stunningly

beautiful jewel. It's really

precious to me. But well,

I don't want to tell you

more about it.

I understand if you don't

want to help me after

hearing that, but if you

change your mind, please

come talk to me again.

You didn't leave to

look for my wallet yet?

I think it's somewhere

in the Papuchicha Forest.

Please find the bond of debt

inside as soon as you can.

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Is this wet, tattered

piece of paper the bond

of debt that you need?

Yes, that's it!

Ugh, but look at it...

It's ruined! You can't

even read what's written

on it! I need... I need

to fix this somehow!

Do you have any ideas?

I mean, if we dried the

paper, the letters would

still be faded, right?

I got it! There's this

famous inventor named

Dorian in Izlude. I heard

he just invented something

like a Magic Dryer. Yeah,

that should work perfectly!

I don't know exactly

how it works, but it

should be able to restore

my bond of debt. I mean...

It's magic, right? Will you

ask Dorian to help me out?

Thank you so much!

Please talk to Inventor

Dorian in Izlude, and ask

him to restore my bond of

debt. I'll be waiting for

you right here, okay?

Really? I was hoping

that you'd continue to

help me, but... Alright.

I'm sure you've got other

problems. If you change your

mind, though, just come back.

Oh, I knew you'd come

back and help me restore

my bond of debt! You look

too nice to just leave

me hanging like that.

Would you please visit

Inventor Dorian in Izlude,

and ask him to use his

Magic Dryer to restore

my bond of debt?

You're back! So how

did it go? I was getting

pretty anxious... So did

Dorian's Magic Dryer work?

Oh! It worked much better

than I expected! Belder

can't complain now! Haha!

You've done well, my friend.

Here, please take these as

a meager reward for your help.

Now that I have my bond

of debt, I should get my

jewel back from Belder.

He won't have any excuse

to keep my treasure now!

H-hey! Where's my

bond of debt?! Don't

tell me you lost it!

You'd better go back

to Dorian... Hopefully

you left it with him!

Yes! Finally, I'm

free of debt! I've got

my jewel back, business

is doing well... Life sure

is good right now. Hahaha!

Listen to me: never

take out a loan if you

can help it. And if you do,

borrow from someone

more reputable than...

Well, you know my story.

*Sigh*