Part 21: Showdown on Mushroom Mountain

Chapter 20: Showdown on Mushroom Mountain

Welcome back, children. I see you two have returned from your little trip to find someone to get rid of Lujei.
Yes, but we found only failure! Nobody had any idea how to be rid of such a powerful ghost!
I'm pretty sick of being laughed at by shamans. So what'd we miss?
Well, there was a flying ship with a bunch of kitty pirates, dragonshrooms, and it turned out the monster was really a small child.
Wow, hearing it all like that really puts into perspective how ridiculous this has been.
You forgot the mountain shaped like...
IT'S SHAPED LIKE A MUSHROOM. NOTHING ELSE.
I'm sorry, it just sort of looks like...
NO IT DOESN'T. Let's change the subject, shall we? Back to the story.

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In the next area there were even more dragonshrooms and rogue mushroom people. If we'd been weaker we'd have been forced to run through, but dragonshrooms were no match for me.
You know, it really makes you wonder what kind of messed up world it is when dragonshrooms fit into the natural order of things. I mean, we've got dragons, but we're a Netherworld. Demons live here. Dragons aren't really out of place. But even here I'd look twice to make sure if I saw a mushroom dragon.
Look, it's a mountain where everything's a mushroom. If I hadn't been to the stupid place I'd agree with you that there's no chance it's real. But I have, so shut up.

Anyway, we continued on to find the source of the dragonshroom menace.

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So you're the one who unleashed the dragonshrooms on us!
You certainly came a long way to do it.
Yeah, are you crazy? Why would you want to do something like that?!
Silence! We won't allow you to interfere with our master plan!
Even as we speak, the dark energies are growing in Paprica.
Soon we will build a Dark Utopia in the Divine Mother's name!



Another one of those? These guys are as stubborn as Mid-Boss!
I have no idea who you're talking about, but we did run into a lot of these dips who turned into gargoyles.



After defeating the Monster this guy was pretty pathetic. Not even as powerful as the dragonshrooms he was rousing to aggression. We pounded him and his minions' faces in.



Utopia...
I shudder to think what kind of place they would call Utopia...
I figure we wouldn't want to build a summer home there.



This is a small token of our gratitude. Please take it.
You got the Kinoko Jiru!
Great! This should do the trick!
Let's get back to the church!
Wait just a moment. Here is something else for you.
You got the Mushroom Ring!
And this is...?
The Mushroom Ring allows you to return to Mt. Champignon at any time.
Well, that certainly is... convenient.
Thanks. We'll take it.

With the medicine in hand, we hurried back to Pot au Feu City.

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Rocini: But... It smells horrible...
You're worried about the smell?! Don't you want to get better?
Rocini: Drinking a little juice isn't going to help...
You want to be strong, right?!
Pluck up your courage and drink it! Be a man!
OK?
Good boy!
See, you're not weak. You drank it.
You don't have to dream about becoming a monster any more!
Rocini: How did you know that I wanted to be a monster?
What? I... er... The thing about that is...
Don't worry about that!



But spare me your tears... Smile as you say goodbye...
I bid you all adieu. Perhaps we shall meet again.
Come on men!!
Oh, I almost forgot. Prier was your name, right?
You've got quite an uppercut.
Would you consider joining my crew?
You'd like the life of an air pirate!
The freedom, the excitement, the treasure!! And don't forget... the romance!
It's any man's dream!

Aaaaahahahahaha!
Mhhmhmhmhahahahahaha!
Oh!
Oh my...
Ahahaha! It's funny because he forgot you were a--- urk!



Farewell!
What a bunch of weirdos...
But we couldn't have done it without them.
I guess we won't be seeing that creature anymore.
I hope not.
Yaaaawn! Boy this case really took a lot out of me!
Traveling all over the place... Battling giant monsters...
Here, have a tasty beverage!
Thanks! That's really thoughtful of you!
...Hm? This tastes a little strage... What is this?





And so another case was solved thanks to my efforts.
Well, at least you do seem more like the main character now.
Yeah.
Anyway, that's enough for today. Next time I'll continue with our next mission.
Hey, tinman, predict what it'll be on, I want to see how good you are.
CALCULATING... CALCULATING...
CALCULATION COMPLETE:
THE HORRORS OF BALDNESS.
Man I've got to borrow you next time I'm gambling.