Tales of Vesperia Part #23

Part 23: Rhybgaro

Rhybgaro is slightly out of the way after leaving town. We have to go about halfway back to Ehmead Hill, take a right up the ledge, then back into the direction of Capua Nor.

We get a cutscene on the way.

But it's still so gloomy...

Yeah... I can't see the sun at all.

Whether it's raining or sunny doesn't much affect our adventure, anyway.

That's not true! Different monsters come out in different weather. There are monsters who can't stand water, and others that love it. Monsters have a large effect on what we do, don't you think?

Karol, it's so nice to have a member of the Hunting Blades with us who knows about these things!

Well, regardless, we're going to have to walk in the rain.

Not necessarily. The weather might be different in the morning.

Yeah, maybe so. The best cure for a gloomy day like this is sleeping it away, nice and cozy.

...But tomorrow could be just as cloudy and dismal as today.

Way to rain on my parade...

But rainy days aren't always so bad! They say all sorts of special things happen on rainy days that don't happen when it's sunny.

Is that something else that you read in your books? Is that true...?

...That's what they say.

Well, for now we'll just have to get some sleep and wait for the sky to clear up.

Tomorrow might be just as rainy as today!

Rita... You're pretty mean, you know that?

Skit: Search and Seizure Rights

Hey Rita, what did Flynn mean about search and seizure rights to blastia laboratories?

Oh, that.

Basically, if you're on an official imperial blastia investigation, you can go anywhere you want.

Are you serious?!

Why bust our butts when the Knights can do that?

I don't think they can. There are plenty of "exceptions" that can block their authority.

That sounds like what I've come to expect from the empire.

Watch the battle and (unvoiced) cutscene!

This battle is a joke, I wouldn't even call it a mini-boss. Just wail on him for a bit and he dies easily. The only interesting thing here is Repede learning Falling Leaf, which is pretty much Regal's Mirage from Tales of Symphonia: Phase through the enemy to get behind him.

It's covered in scars and bruises... I feel kind of sorry for it.

I reckon it's been attacked by desperate townspeople quite a few times.

It's not the people in town's fault!

No, I understand.

Yuri...?

Wow, it's not like you to show pity to a monster.

While you guys are busy talking, the monster's getting up!

Wh-what? Why did it run away?

It understood what we were thinking!

The monster did? Seriously?

Hey, we got the horn. Who cares either way?

With the horn in hand, let's head back to town. Upon entering we see the couple we met before again.

That's no business of yours. I can't have you sticking your nose into my affairs just because you're curious!

Yuri throws the Rhybgaro horn onto the ground in front of Teagle.

Th-this is...?!

Sorry for stealing your thunder back at the inn. Maybe this'll make it up to you.

It's a small price to pay if it saves their child's life.

You were planning on doing this from the beginning, weren't you?

Nope, it just came to me.

You do realize that you just gave away our gift for the magistrate, right? Now what'll we do?

No worries, we'll just find some other way to get into the magistrate's place.

Shall we see how Flynn's doing, then?

Yes, maybe he's even gotten into Ragou's palace already and set things straight!!

Yeah, that sure would be nice...

Let's go pay a visit to the inn.

Skit: Yuri's Worry

I guess the Empire likes to throw its weight around no matter where you go.

Before I left the capital, I didn't know--or care--about anything besides the lower quarter...

*...Whine*

It's not everywhere, but I feel like the Empire's influence is especially strong on Ilyccia.

They can do whatever they want since there aren't any major guilds on Illycia.

We can't just let it stay this way...

*Woof*

Flynn's still in a pretty bad mood, which suggests things didn't got as planned.

I've got a lot on my mind, Yuri. Not that you'd know what that's like.

Hmph...

I thought you went to the magistrate's place.

I went. Along with a search warrant from the blastia research lab.

Ah, so you were able to go inside and look around.

Nope... The magistrate refused us entry.

Why?!

He even tried to provoke us. "If you really think I have blastia, try to bust your way in," he said.

He knows we don't have the jurisdiction to do that--he's just making a mockery of us!

Well, isn't he right?

Yuri, whose side are you on?

It's not a matter of whose side I'm on. If you think you're right, you should force your way inside.

No, it's a trap. Ragou wants the Imperial Guard to make a mistake so he can use it as an excuse to increase the authority of the Council. If we go in now, he'll hide the evidence and feign innocence.

Is Magistrate Ragou on the Council as well?

Yes. The Imperial Knights and the Council are both essential organizations that support the empire. But Ragou seems to have forgotten this fact.

So in short, we're not dealing with your everyday magistrate here. Well, have you got a plan for what you're doing next?

...

What, you're out of ideas?

...If there were some sort of disturbance inside the palace, the Imperial Knights would be able to move in under the pretense of emergency prerogative.

Ah yes... "The Imperial Knights may employ emergency prerogative to intervene in emergency situations, regardless of jurisdiction."

Yuri, I know you want to help, but...

...But I shouldn't do anything reckless, right?

I'm going to go patrol the town. I've just received a tip that a fugitive with a warrant out for his arrest is trying to get into the magistrate's palace.

Guess what we're gonna do next!

Watch the cutscene!