Part 36: 4/10 Could Be Dryer

Update 30: 4/10 Could Be Dryer

Surprise! Another update ahead of schedule!

30 updates in, only like 8 more to go.

Today, we're tackling Nahum's story. He's from the Kingdom of Dryer, which is basically Not-Australia as far as I understand.

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...Oh, right, the update. I was, uh, hoping you'd forget and I could quietly move on. Guess not.



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~ Classroom - Nahum's First Event ~

Music: Everyday Life of the Class





: Bwaugh?! Hrngh, cough! Wh-what are you doing, man?!
: What manner of manservant ignores his master's call? You're a terrible page.
: So you threw a chalkboard eraser at my face?!
: And wait, when exactly did I become your page?



: Haw?
: Well, no matter. I'll let it slide this once. You may thank me at any time.
: Henceforth, however, you will respond within one second of my call. Clear?

*He walks off*



: Hey, Lotte. What do you mean, royal tool?
: That dude just now. The new kid, Nahum Dryer.
: He's a prince from the Kingdom of Dryer. They're and allied state.
: Wait, he's an actual prince?! What's a guy like that doing here?
: Word is, the king had him thrown in here by force.
: The king, meaning his dad?



: But word is, our prince here is just about of age and still a total tool.
: The king got desperate and sent him here to grow up a little. So I hear, anyway.
: That's crazy! We've got a future king in our class!



: What's wrong, Anisette?
: What's wrong? What's wrong?! Nahum Dryer! That's what's wrong!
: We're changing classrooms, and he demands I carry his bag and fetch him a drink!
: Eeeeagh! Just remembering it now has my blood boiling. darlings!
: He takes the spoiled brat thing to an epic level, doesn't he?






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...Miraculously, I had a bit of fun with that one. Writing the summary, I mean.

But yeah, spoiled brat royalty and sent to a military school to shape up. I'm pretty sure this has been done before.

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~ Training Grounds - Nahum's Second Event ~





: Looks like I didn't miss much... Is there a reason it's taking so long?



: Don't be foolish. Grounds maintenance is no job for a king.
: Now you listen to me-!
: All right, well, I'm here now, so let's get it done! Pass me a shovel, Noel?





: Hmph. I'll make an exception this once.





: The soldiering life's full of dirty work, man. Ha ha, eat dirt!








: Oh, Naaahuuuum!



: See? If you're the first to pick up a shovel, the others are happy to help.
: And when you do it as a group, grounds maintenance is pretty fun. C'mon!
: S-Stop that! Unhand me! You'll sully my clothes!
: Who cares? That just means you wash 'em later!
: Hey, Avan! Get back here, man! We're never gonna finish at this rate!
: Ha ha! I'm coming!





: Thanks, you guys! I'll see you in class!



: We've been over this page thing... And see? Working as a group has its perks.
: I remember seeing Father among the help one night, preparing for a fete...
: He did seem in higher spirits then than when attending to politics.
: Very well, let us return. You have my laundry left to attend to, page.






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Hey, look, we're already done and it only took two events. We got the CG and everything, he learned a valuable, life-changing lesson: what else do you need?

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No, we're not done yet. Please, you think this game would let someone have a life-changing experience without a mission involving the same boring strategies as always?

What game do you think I'm playing?

(This one's really not the worst we've seen. Just, really wordy and my summaries are starting to be same. Hell, Avan showed some situational awareness for once.)

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~ Classroom/Arlem Village - Nahum's Third Event ~




: Right, and it's being held by a rebel squad with some high-level officers.
: They're menacing the folks there into enlisting with a set of of "speeches."




: My mind is set, page. I'll be sortieing in tomorrow's battle.
: Ad with that decided, I have preparations to attend to. Farewell!

*He leaves*

: Uh, what? Ah-- Hey! Wait, Nahum! ...And he's gone.
: Well, I guess he's coming along tomorrow.





You should rejoice that your backwater town can serve that lofty goal!

Offscreen Voice: Don't make me laugh, you degenerate traitor!

Wha--? Who said that?!



: I've listened to all I can stomach. What manner of man are you anyway?
: To think a man who would lead a people would burn their fields... Absurd!
: These abuses upon your countrymen serve only to drive them away, fool!

You presumptuous brat-- what do you know?!

: Are you really deaf to the indignant protests of the people you've wronged?





You ungrateful peasants!

: Now do you understand? You sorely lack the capacity to lead!
: Your malfeasance demands proper judgment by the proper authorities!

Sh-shut your mouth!

We'll see how cocky you are after this tank has flattened the entire town!





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There you go, from irresponsible to slamming down hard debate in a mere few days. It's been months and Avan can't manage that. Eh, I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, though. Still got a mission to do.

It's a defeat the boss map in Arlem. This means it's not entirely annoying, but given the boss is a tank, it'll go down to Lavinia pretty easy. Nothing else worth noting, really.

That's about all that's worth noting, let's move on.

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~ Classroom/Grounds - Nahum's Final Event ~

|Listen to the voice acting here|





: I've recieved word that Nahum Dryer is to return to his homeland.
: What, he's leaving?!



: I am to serve as his aide as training for my succession.
: But right now? That's so sudden.
: Though my time here wa short, fellows, I am glad to have come here.
: I have learned much that cannot be discovered from within a castle's walls.
: Be it group study, or military exercises, or just playing in the mud.





: Go make your country proud, Nahum! We'll see you when you're king!

Well, that was fast. Nice to see this has a happy ending-





-great, can't leave well enough alone, can you? Damn game.



I won't be able to say the same for you, buddy.



: Oh, whoops! I nearly forgot again.

*Noel comes running up*



: What is it, Noel? You're as pale as a sheet.
: Come see for yourself-- just hurry!





: Nahum?!
: But you-- Didn't you go back to Dryer?!
: Oh, that. Yes, well...
: I did return, and was charged with overseeing the national ore trade.



Yep, had to ruin it, didn't you game? No leader is allowed to be better than Avan, is that right?

: Needless to say, Father had me pack my bags the very same day.
: Halved the-- You almost bankrupted a country?!
: Mere details, my dear page!
: What matters is that now you have another chance to make majordomo!




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So, what I'm seeing here, is that if you're bankrupt, Lanseal and VC2 will haunt you forever.

Damn, I need to make some money, fast.

Oh, right, the update. Nahum's story moves very quickly at first, and seemingly has an entire turn-around in one day. The game's not willing to keep it that way though, especially if it upstages Avan as a leader, so it just reverts it to him only having learned to play in the dirt.

I mean, maybe it's all the exposure to Avan talking, but I would've rather had this with little pay out and Nahum coming out looking good rather than incompetent and wildly irresponsible. I've already got Avan for that. That being said, I'm really expecting too much out of this game if I'm expecting them to do anything but play generic tropes.

Anyways, that ends the history lesson on the Kingdom of Lower Humidity Than Most, Formerly Known As Not-Australia. Er, see you next time when I have summaries that are actually summaries: we'll be doing story stuff next.

As for voting, I'm personally about 3-4 updates away from having all of them done, and I'd really like to be done with this game. That being said, I'm probably not actively going to be covering character stories anymore. If you've got a character you'd really like to know about, just say so and I'll give you a brief summary of them. It should be obvious to tell that they're all really just walking tropes with variable quality.

We'll still have one more vote, but I'm waiting to hold that one until near the end.