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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_00Musosai is looking for you among the Drowning Wench crowd.
21TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_01In the course of an inadvertent brush with the law, Musosai has learned that a serial killer has been terrorizing Limsa Lominsa. What is more, the murderer's weapon of choice appears to be a katana, meaning you may be dealing with a fellow samurai. At Momozigo's suggestion, you turn your steps towards Hawkers' Alley, there to ask the locals about the criminal.
32TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_02The shopkeepers on Hawkers' Alley inform you that the victims have thus far been a traveler, a regular patron, and a Qiqirn. There appears to be no connection between them, at least on the surface. With your information combined with his, perhaps Musosai will be able to glean a new lead.
43TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_03Musosai deducts that the killer targets defenseless individuals on the pier, in the black of night. He proposes luring the criminal out with a trap, and Momozigo reluctantly accepts his role as the bait. With that settled, your companions set off for Fisherman's Bottom, where they will set the trap.
54TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_04The killer shows as anticipated, but is spooked by Momozigo's ear-piercing shriek and runs off before you are able to act. All is not in vain, however, for Musosai recognizes the blade the criminal brandished. It would seem the suspect is a Lalafellin merchant who harbors a fetish for Far Eastern blades. Momozigo mentions Gegeruju, the master of Costa del Sol, though he is not entirely convinced of his guilt. For want of another lead, however, Musosai decides to confront the man at his resort.
65TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_05Laughing off your accusations, Gegeruju gives you the name of one Gurumi Borlumi, a rival merchant who is obsessed with all things Far Eastern and has a katana collection besides. Based on what you are told, it seems beyond doubt that this is the killer you seek. To help you infiltrate the man's ship, which lies at anchor off the coast, Gegeruju furnishes you with an invitation to a banquet along with a disguise for Momozigo. With this, you should be able to have Gurumi Borlumi's retainer ferry you to his master's ship.
76TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_06The invitation and disguise work like a charm, and you are shown to Gurumi Borlumi's ship, all decked out in a gaudy caricature of the Far East. When Musosai confronts the man about the killings, he readily owns up to them, his eyes glinting with a sick pleasure. He unleashes his cavalcade of guards upon you, from false shinobi to his pet Yanxian beast to finally his chief bodyguard, a samurai pretender named Ostyrgrein. Between you and Musosai, you overcome all of Gurumi Borlumi's men, whereupon he promptly turns tail and abandons ship. Musosai sets off in pursuit, with you not far behind.
87TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_07You catch Gurumi Borlumi as he reaches the pier at Costa del Sol, where he learns to his shock that he had been facing a legendary swordsman all this time. Nonetheless, he is unwilling to admit defeat, and placing undue faith in his katana, turns it upon Musosai. Deeming the man beyond redemption, your master summarily puts an end to him. But no sooner does the old man declare your work done than he falls to his knees for his recent exertions. Regaining his feet, he assures you all is well and bids Momozigo lead the way to the next stage of your quest: the forest nation of Gridania.
98TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SEQ_08You arrive in Gridania and join your companions at the Carline Canopy. While Musosai seems to enjoy being in the forest nation, Momozigo is evidently uncomfortable and excuses himself to go and make inquiries. Until such time as a new evil is identified, you resolve to further hone your skills as a samurai. ※The next samurai quest will be available from Musosai upon reaching level 56.
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2524TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_TODO_00Gather intelligence in Hawkers' Alley.
2625TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_TODO_01Report to Musosai.
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2827TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_TODO_03Speak with Gegeruju in Costa del Sol.
2928TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_TODO_04Hand the invitation to Gurumi Borlumi's retainer.
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4948TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_100_000So, er, the old man bought a fish, carved it up with his katana, then devoured it raw. He offered me some. I declined.
5049TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_000Player, your katana has come to sit well at your hip. 'Tis plain your experience excising evil has matured you as a samurai.
5150TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_001I have had an eventful time in this salt-kissed city. In the course of seeking evil, I came under the suspicion of the local peacekeepers, the Mellow Packets.
5251TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_002A serial killer has been terrorizing these parts, 'twould seem, whose weapon of choice is an uncommonly sharp blade─one not unlike ours. And so I found myself confronted and questioned.
5352TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_003Thanks to Momozigo's testimony, however, the pall of suspicion was quickly lifted. Not only that, but we were even permitted to examine the victims' wounds. There can be no doubt: they were inflicted by a katana.
5453TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_004The killer may well be a samurai, yet a true samurai does not take life without just cause. Murder is heinous in its own right; committing it with our noble weapon compounds the crime. Such evil cannot be suffered!
5554TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_005So there you have it, we're going after a serial killer. I must say, I'm morbidly excited. Right, let's begin by talking to people in Hawkers' Alley.
5655TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_008Hmmm, what do the victims have in common?
5756TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_009Can't say I blame the Yellow Jackets for marking us out. I mean, every ilm of Musosai screams “Look at meeeeee!”
5857TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SWOZBLAET_000_010The serial killings? Oh, don't get me started. We all of us here have been on edge. One of the victims was a regular of mine─Navigator rest his soul─and I pray that the culprit is caught soon.
5958TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_BAENSYNG_000_011The recent murders? Gruesome business, that, an' it seems no one's safe neither. Why, even a traveler got 'imself sliced up, the unlucky sod. What sort o' sick bastard'd do a thing like that?
6059TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_KYOKYOROON_000_012Killer makes Qiqirn dead! Makes Kyokyoroon afraid! Afraidfully afraid! Kyokyoroon shake! Shaky wake all night! Brrr!
6160TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_SWOZBLAET_000_015The serial killings have all of us here on edge. One of the victims was a regular of mine─Navigator rest his soul─and I pray that the culprit is caught soon.
6261TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_BAENSYNG_000_016Gruesome business, the murders, an' it seems no one's safe neither. Why, even a traveler got 'imself sliced up, the unlucky sod. What sort o' sick bastard'd do a thing like that?
6362TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_KYOKYOROON_000_017Killer makes Qiqirn dead! Makes Kyokyoroon afraid! Afraidfully afraid! Kyokyoroon shake! Shaky wake all night! Brrr!
6463TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_020A patron, a traveler, and a Quick Earn... The victims do not seem to have anything in common.
6564TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_021However, the circumstances of their deaths are strikingly similar. They all vanished in the vicinity of the docks before later turning up as corpses.
6665TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_022The killer, it seems to me, targets those who happen to pass along the landing.
6766TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_023It's completely random, then? What a frightening thought... But now that we know this, what do we do next?
6867TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_024We set a trap─lure the killer out by walking around the area in question in the black of night. When he emerges from the shadows, we apprehend him.
6968TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_025Ah, a solid plan! So, who's the lucky one who gets to be the bait?
7069TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_026Wait, what!? Wh-Why me!?
7170TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_027Though the victims have naught in common, it must be noted that none of them were armed. In other words, the killer preyed on the defenseless.
7271TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_028With our katana at our hips, Player and I shan't make enticing bait. Conversely, were we to forgo our weapons, we would be ill equipped to subdue the villain. And so it falls to you.
7372TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_029Take heart, my friend. Both of us shall be close on hand, ready to pounce ere you may come to harm. Now then, let us go to the docks.
7473TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_030Twelve above, please keep me safe. Please keep me safe.
7574TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_035It is time. Let us set the trap.
7675TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_036AIEEEEEE! IT'S HIM!
7776TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_037That blade...
7877TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_038By the kami, Momozigo, that scream was loud enough to wake the dead. Small wonder the villain fled with such haste.
7978TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_039It wasn't intentional...
8079TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_040What's done is done. Besides, our mission was not entirely without fruit. The killer's blade─it is known to me. Some while ago, a wealthy merchant of this land came to Kugane, a port of Hingashi. The man had a fetish for blades, and proceeded to buy up the finest he could find.
8180TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_041I chanced to inspect the wares at one of the many swordsmiths this merchant visited, and noted a unique katana marked for delivery to his ship─the selfsame katana the killer wields. Furthermore, according to the shopkeeper, the merchant was a Laugh a Bell.
8281TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_042A wealthy Lalafellin merchant, you say? Well, in this area there's Gegeruju, whom I once entertained with a dance troupe. But for all his vices, he didn't strike me as a serial killing sort.
8382TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_043Be that as it may, this is our sole lead for now. Where do we find this man?
8483TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_044At his resort in Costa del Sol, most like. But I'm doubtful he's the one we're after.
8584TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_045No need to mince words. Let us pierce right to the heart of the matter.
8685TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_046Gegeruju's hardly a paragon of righteousness, but if he's guilty of anything, it's of being a lecher, not a murderer.
8786TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_100_050<slurp> Who dares disturb my slumber? ...Well, what a peculiar party you are, you with your Far Eastern companion. What is it you wish of me?
8887TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_050<slurp> Who dares disturb my slumber? ...Oho! If it isn't the resourceful and...*supremely forgiving* adventurer!
8988TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_051I see you've brought company today, and of the Far Eastern persuasion besides. How very exotic. But come, what is it you wish of me?
9089TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_052...Truly now! Yours truly, a suspect in the serial killings! But of course it is a mistake, and no mistake about it. However, I do have an inkling as to who the culprit might be.
9190TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_053Gurumi Borlumi─he is your man. He made his fortune in trade, and indulges in extreme excesses─which, coming from me, is saying something. But most relevant to your investigation is the fact that he is obsessed with all things Far Eastern and owns an extensive collection of katana.
9291TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_054Why, just the other day at a social gathering, he was bragging on about one such weapon as though it was his firstborn. When he said that he wanted to feel what it's like to cut a man down, we all had a good chuckle, assuming he was speaking in jest. The man did always strike me as touched, but to think that he would actually go and do the deed...
9392TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_055To kill simply to satisfy his own twisted urges... This is no man, but a fiend in a man's skin.
9493TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_056Master Gegeruju, we were wrong to suspect you, and humbly beg your forgiveness. Will you tell us where to find this depraved creature?
9594TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_057On his ship, where he lives. It's at anchor nearby for now, but I should warn you that he recently mentioned wanting a change of scenery.
9695TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_058Ack, a ship? It's going to be tough to sneak aboard, but if we miss this chance, who knows when there'll be another?
9796TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_059Hohoho! Thank your lucky stars, for it just so happens I've received an invitation from Gurumi Borlumi to attend a banquet aboard his─and I quote─“vessel of myriad pleasures.”
9897TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_100_060You may have it─I had no intention of attending, at any rate. Show it to the man's retainer at the pier, and you will be shown to his ship.
9998TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_060You may have it─a small token of my remorse to you, my dear adventurer. Show it to the man's retainer at the pier, and you will be shown to his ship.
10099TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_061And you, showmaster─I will lend you my garb. Disguised as yours truly, none shall raise an eyebrow were you to have “bodyguards” in your company. And with that, I bid you success. Gurumi Borlumi is a troublesome business rival, and I shan't shed a tear at his demise.
101100TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_062We are grateful. Without further ado, then, let us assume our roles and head to the pier.
102101TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_063Why do I have a terrible feeling about this?
103102TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_064A breathtaking view. It reminds me of the Ruby Sea. Of home.
104103TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_065Hohoho! 'Tis a fine day for a banquet aboard a ship! A fine day indeed! (...Well? Was that convincing?)
105104TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_066Present the invitation to Gurumi Borlumi's retainer at the pier, and you will be shown to the ship. I shall be praying for your success and my rival's demise.
106105TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_ATTENDANT02562_000_067Master Gegeruju and company, you do us great honor. The invitation, if I may?
107106TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_ATTENDANT02562_000_068All appears in order. Thank you kindly. If you would care to step aboard, we shall cast off presently.
108107TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_INVITEE02562_000_070Your dedication to your passion is beyond impressive, my lord! Would that we all had your fine taste!
109108TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_071Come now, we've scarcely scratched the surface. Save some wonderment for my prized katana.
110109TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_072Ah, Master Gegeruju, always a pleasure. I say, are those samurai I see beside you?
111110TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_073A commendable first effort, my lord. But they pale in comparison to my katana collection.
112111TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_074You would flaunt the blades you used to cut down innocents? Twisted fiend, your reign of terror ends here.
113112TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_075You are not Gegeruju, are you? And yet I would swear we've met.
114113TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_076Damn right we've met! I'm the would-be prey who screamed his lungs out!
115114TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_077Ah, yes, from the other night. Heh heh heh... You see, 'tis well and good to admire a blade upon a stand, but its true place is in one's hand. This I discovered to my sheerest ecstasy.
116115TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_078The law is too good for the likes of you. You shall face the selfsame end you visited upon innocents.
117116TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_079Not only do you sneak uninvited into a private gathering; you make violent threats against an upstanding citizen? It seems I have no choice but to summon the guards. Now, let us step above, and pray put on a good show─I have a reputation as a host to uphold.
118117TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_080Ostyrgrein, *koi*! Time to work for your keep!
119118TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_081That is no way to hold a katana. You are no true samurai.
120119TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_OSTYRGREIN_000_082Bah, like there's a difference. A samurai's jus' a swordsman what fights with a katana, an' this champion gladiator's gonna show you how it's done.
121120TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_083You heard that, Player? The difference is lost on this man. We must free him from his ignorance.
122121TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_100_083Hold it. I've a mind to savor this. We shall save you for last. Let us warm the deck with an opening act.
123122TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_100_084For now, we enjoy the spectacle.
124123TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_100_085I, too, shall observe. You alone are more than enough for these false shinobi.
125124TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_084Have at her! *Kirisuteeei*!
126125TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_100_084That is as far as you go.
127126TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_085Wh-Who are you?
128127TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_086I am Musosai, and beside me is my pupil, Player. We seek out the wicked and exact justice upon them.
129128TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_087M-Musosai!? The legendary swordsman whose tales I heard in Kugane!? Small wonder my guards didn't stand a chance!
130129TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_000_088B-But even legends bleed, and with my transcendent katana, I am more than a match for you!
131130TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GURUMIBORLUMI_100_088Come! This blade shall drink deep of your lifeblood!
132131TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_089Unrepentant fiend. You belong not in gaol, but in hell. Say your prayers to whatever kami you keep.
133132TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_090You needn't befoul your blade with scum such as this.
134133TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_091We have accomplished our goal of excising evil, and for that I am glad. But this outing leaves much to be desired for your training.
135134TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_092For you see, a samurai learns best when he faces a fellow samurai of equal skill. Alas, they are hard to come by in this land, and a pretender such as that whom you faced is no substitute.
136135TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_093Whew, we did it! Pats on the back for everyone, especially me! Now, what's this about you being a legend back at home?
137136TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_094'Tis ancient history. Whatever I may have been in the past, now I am but as you see me: an old man long past his prime.
138137TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_100_094Well done, my friends! You have rid us of a depraved monster. His was a brutal end, but it was no more than he deserved. Justice well served indeed!
139138TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_100_095Rest assured this mess will be cleaned up. As they say, what happens in del Sol stays in del Sol.
140139TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_100_095We are in your debt, my lord.
141140TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_100_096Our work here is done; one fewer evil afflicts...afflicts...
142141TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_095Musosai! Are you alright!?
143142TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_096Worry not, I shall be fine... My endurance is not as it once was, is all.
144143TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_100Come, my friends. Let us move on, to wherever the wind should blow.
145144TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_101And the wind blows, 'twould seem, to the forest. Momozigo, pray lead on.
146145TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_102The forest? Y-You mean...Gridania? Oh, dear... Er, I mean, of course! Right this way!
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148147TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_105Ahhh, Gridania! Always lovely to be here! Ahahaha...ha.
149148TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_GEGERUJU_000_099Gurumi Borlumi was a monster, and he received no more a punishment than he deserved. Justice well served indeed!
150149TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MUSOSAI_000_110A nation at one with the forest... Simply being here is salve for the soul. Yet even amidst such seeming serenity, untold wickedness may lurk. Until such time as we find it, pray continue applying yourself to our art.
151150TEXT_JOBSAM540_02562_MOMOZIGO_000_111R-Right, then! I-I'll go about making inquiries at once!