Part 48: New Parm NPC Chatter 12

Welcome back!



: I threw everything I had at that one to make it dazzle, and it was certainly the best one yet.

: Man, what a town! In New Parm even funerals get turned into big celebrations!

: Hmm... what kind of funeral? And how about you? Wanna have yours? I'll set you up one of the best.

: Huh? Me? Oh, no, I'll pass for now.



: Where to this time? Come on, where are you heading? OK, OK. Don't tell me now. When you come back to town, maybe you'll tell me all about it.

: Uh, yeah, just you wait! I'll have some great adventure stories to tell you!

: I'm looking forward to hearing your adventure stories when you return.



: Oh, no! So much for learning a lesson! Still, I don't understand why she's marrying Pakon.

: The way I heard it, it was the girl who proposed marriage to him. Today's women sure are bold!

: So, what's wrong with a girl doing the proposing? I think it's perfectly normal.

: But that receptionist is a level-headed girl, so I think it can only improve the Adventurers Society.

: I never thought Pakon'd get married. I always thought all this talk about him marrying Feena sounded fishy. But now it seems he really did it. The rest of us guys should find our brides soon.



: No point in hanging around in a theater like this! First, I'll get my gear ready, then....

: Miss Milk's drama troupe does a performance of "Pakon's Wedding"! Oh, it's just sooo beautiful. And because they're performing we get twice as many customers! And we have Pakon to thank for it! ♥

: Pakon? I guess he does help sometimes.

: Thanks to Miss Milk's performance of "Pakon's Wedding', our business is booming! But I wish it weren't so busy, so I could take a break.







I wonder who localized this game?

: Justin, you'd better be careful or Feena'll wrap you around her little finger, too!

: Now that Miss Milk and the others performed at Pakon's wedding, there are so many more customers. She won't be my own little Miss Milk any more. Oh, I have such mixed feelings about this. I'm happy that someone I like is getting popular, but it makes me sort of sad, too.

: As long as you don't start telling everyone that she was better while she was still underground...



Nnnnnope, still not tired of it.

: But if he fools around, he'll be punished!

Hmm... I don-



Dammit, Sue.

: I'm SOO sorry! Stop torturing me! Yup yup! Uh, yup yup! I'll give you a bag, a necklace... anything... please stop!

I, uh... I didn't realize this was that sort of performance. Let's just... let's just sneak out and never speak of this again.



: Didn't Pakon learn his lesson? He's still going to get married? Anyway, no point in making a fuss. ♪



: I guess it's impossible, really.

Hmm, that's not like-

: I mean, how could the world have an end like that?!

: Ha ha ha. Don't be silly! So what do you think it is? What's a high wall that goes forever? A wall so high it pierces the clouds. A wall that can repel anything. Wouldn't that be the End of the World?

You know what I call it?

A jarring segue to get to the port.



: I don't have much leftovers. At least not much more than I can eat up myself.

: He doesn't seem very eager to sell me any dried fish. I don't get it.

: I mean, if it doesn't sell, I should just eat it myself. Isn't that OK? Nothing wrong with that, right?

: Heh, heh. In New Parm, all of the shops are like this.

: Not very enterprising, is it? If this were Parm, the shops'd be out of business in three days.



: Thanks to the wedding, I've been able to sell some fish. That's been very helpful to me. Pakon would be good for that.



: Yeah, they sure look good. But how do they relate to the Sure Success Law?

: Don't you see? When I'm the customer, the fish I buy stay here. And in time they go from fresh fish to dried fish.

I, uh... I'm not very knowledgeable about such things, but I think making dried meat involves, like... salt and such. Not just hot weather by the ocean. Right?

: Ha! My Sure Success Law is perfect! If there are no customers, I'm it. And the fish I buy become dried fish. The whole system works like a charm. The only mystery is why I can't seem to pile up any money.



: It's a good time to quit. Who needs safe adventures?

: I know! Today I'm making a fresh start, on a big, life-threatening adventure! Yeah, but I'm such a klutz that if I risk my life, I'm sure to lose it. I think I'd better take it easy.

: Ha ha ha! Well, start within your limits, then. You'll need a warm-up, after all.



: You shouldn't have such a bad attitude about working. Look, Puffy agrees with me.

: Puff! Puff!

: Yeah, you told me that before. But why should I skip napping during such peaceful early afternoons?

And with that, we're finally done with New Parm. Tune in next time for the Garlyle Base!

^{_{Shit, forgot to talk to absolutely everyone after the Herb Mountains.}}