Part 44: Yeager and his ridiculous accent

Last time, we had some fun with costumes and learned about some kind of shady things at the bottom of Heliord.



So let's go and check-- uh oh.

Watch the cutscene!





Ah, milord. Are you sure you shouldn't be going to the Sands of Kogorh, now, Sir?

Note that this guy has a ridiculous German-ish accent.

Humph. I don't have to pay attention to Alexei's orders. Using the money and weapons I have, everything will soon be within my reach.



Yes, you will be taken care of, Yeager.
You'll take those weapons I sold you, and attack the Union--BOOM!



Ignoring the Don is a big no-no. He is a wonderful guy, ja? Don't go forgetting that.
My my. It almost sounds as if you respect the man.
Respect him I do, but Leviathan's Claw always gets the job done.
Oh ho ho... Such dedication. That's just what I like about you. Don't worry though. You are looking at the future Commandant of the Imperial Knights. That fool Alexei, telling me to watch the Union while he signs friendship treaties with them.





The Union can't possibly hope to stop me.
Heh heh heh. Ja, ja...



He definitely spotted us all right.
So he thinks we're funny, does he...?
Man, it's always the same thing with these idiots.
So now we know there's a bunch of people being kept down there.
Yeah.




Skit: Rita Appears
Heh heh heh.
What's with you? First you're panicked, now you're laughing.
You're pretty moody yourself, Rita.
You're not really one to talk, Karol.
Just shut up!
Heh heh. I'm so glad we found you here.
I mean, I gave up going back to the capital, so even if you had visited me, I wouldn't have been there!
Oh, how sweet, Rita. You were gonna go visit Estelle.
I...I wouldn't go to the capital just to visit someone.
I mean, I have to report my findings on the aer krene.
I just thought I'd say hi or something...
I don't know. That sounds like an excuse for a visit with Estelle to me.
Y-you stay out of this!
Aw come on. We're all together again. Let's just be happy about that.


Thankfully, no one noticed the guard was missing, so we can just take the lift down as well.




The situation down here is pretty grim.



Small Girl: A lot of people died from working way too hard. I don't want to grow up to be expendable!


A few NPCs are standing around and complaining about the conditions. Walking around a bit, we eventually find Yeager and Cumore.


Watch the cutscene!





Hmm? Look who's here.
And a group of those red eyes...!
Looks like Cumore's become their new client.



Hey, do you think that guy who talks all funny could be the red eyes' boss?
It sure looks that way from here.



The man in the back collapses.



Teagle: Urgh, ugh...
Look, that's... It's Teagle.
If it's money you want, you'll have more than you can use. Now work! Work!



Yuri decides to use his patented stone-throwing technique to get Cumore's attention.





Wh-who?!



Yuri Lowell! What are you doing here?!



P-Princess...?!
You have no right to call yourself a knight! Brute force is not the way to honor the prestige of the empire. Put down your weapons now. You will also release the people you have tricked into coming down here!



All of your utopian ramblings make me sick!
That's not the kind of thing someone with delusions of becoming Commandant of the Knights would say.



You'll be all right now.
Yeager! Get rid of them!










I wouldn't even call this battle a proper boss battle, it's easy and Yeager has barely any HP. The lackeys can be a bit annoying but even they don't really pose a threat.



Yeager's got a couple attacks with his scythe and gun, but thanks to his low HP you won't see a lot of them. Don't worry, we'll see him again later.







There isn't even a Secret Mission so not even the game considers this a real boss battle.




How could the empire cover for such evil?
We can't just let it go.
You should dry off first. (or something like that, she's kinda hard to understand here)






Flynn...?!
Well, send him away!
Knight: We tried, but he insists on coming down to perform an inspection.
That lower quarter lout. He simply has no tact!
Gauche, Droite.




Yes, Yeager.



I think we better be making with the escape, ja?

Droite throws a smoke bomb.



Aah...what is this?!
Please step this way.



We'll get you next time!
What an original line.

The smoke dissipates.

If we don't follow them they'll...!



But...
I don't know who's job is what, but are we following them or not?





Everyone freeze! That's enough!
Hey, just in time.
Yuri...?!
(to Teagle) Can you get up?
Teagle: Y-yes...
Sorry, but it looks like something's come up. You'll have to head back by yourself.



Teagle: I will. And thank you.
So we are going after them.
Yeah. I'm sure Flynn has things under control here. Sound good, Karol?
Yeah. Plus, I think Estelle's going to take off after them any minute.
Sorry.
Jeez! We're going after them, right? So let's get going!
All right.
Yuri, wait!
Gotta run, Flynn!

Yuri and his party runs off.



...





Following that scene, we get thrown onto the world map, with no choice but to walk along the only possible path (since we can't go back into Heliord).


Skit: Yeager's Speech
That man called Yeager certainly had a unique way of talking.
Unique isn't the word I'd use.
I had a hard time understanding some of the stuff he said.
An ancient way of speaking, lost in this day and age...
What? Are you serious?!
...It would at least make a good story if that were true.
*Sigh*





Skit: What Flynn Thinks
Flynn was asking for Estelle to come back with him, right?
The Knights can't help thinking that the best place for a princess is a castle. He's just worried that he won't be able to keep track of her.
But Estelle decided to set out on this journey on her own, and you want to respect that.
I haven't really thought about it all that much.
The Knights are bound to keep following you though, as long as Estelle's with you.
And what kind of a guild would we be if we didn't get into trouble with the Knights?
I don't think fighting with the Knights is actually a guild requirement...








Watch the cutscene!



Looks like they ended up getting away.
Where are we, anyway?
...A forest in central Tolbyccia. If I'm right, Torim Harbor is east of here.
We should probably just get to the harbor rather than going back to Heliord.
What? But what about Cumore?! Do we just let him go?
I thought the purpose of your journey was to find Phaeroh.
Well I...



...I-I'm sorry. That was never my intention...
Aww, she's just telling you to relax. Besides, Flynn's on the scene, right? You can be sure he'll take care of things.



Just about ta ask the same questions myself.



What's wrong, miss genius mage? Forget me already? It's me, Raven the Great.
Who the hell do you...
I told ya, Raven the Great... ...Man. Yer a scary little kid, ya know that?
So? What are you up to?
With all the stuff you've been doin', poor Raven got sent all the way out here to keep an eye on ya.
Why would they do that?



Raven's pretty hungry, ya see...
I suppose there's no point in hanging around here. Torim Harbor's a good first step.
Torim Harbor, then. Would that be all right?
Yes, of course. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be selfish.
Okay, let's go.




Torim is a just very short walk away.

Skit: The Scheming Partners
Oh, those two scheming together.
What, you mean Cumore and Yeager?
Yes. Maybe they saw that they had a lot in common with each other.
A lot in common?
Like being raving lunatics. Whatever the case, they made one hell of a combo.
Looking at those two made me feel totally normal.
Get a couple of nasty people together, and they'll put together some nasty plans.
We were right to let Flynn deal with it before things got really out of hand.


Skit: The Guild's Founding Members
That settles it. Our guild is off and running!
What settles what?
Our guild's gonna be called Brave Vesperia! Estelle came up with it for us!
Hmm. Brave Vesperia, huh?
Don't tell me you actually got Estelle to become a member.
No, no... It's just the three of us for now.
I'm the Boss, and then there's Yuri and Judith, too! What do you think? Pretty awesome, huh?!
...Yeah, it's amazing.
They actually let you be the Boss.




Next time, we'll hear Raven out at Torim.