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| 01. Dark Cacao Cookie's Concerns | ||
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| This letter... Pure Vanilla Cookie must have sent it after he left for Beast-Yeast. | ||
| There are countless rumors about that place... I wonder what he has seen there. | ||
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"My dear friend, I hope this frantically written letter reaches you as soon as possible." |
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| "Please forgive me for any incoherence, for there is simply so much I have to tell you about." | ||
 Pure Vanilla Cookie |
"I can't believe I am actually writing this... But I met  White Lily Cookie here!"
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| Luckily, enough of the Light of Freedom remained for White Lily Cookie to return to her true self..." | ||
 Pure Vanilla Cookie |
"I wish this message only had good news, however..." | |
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Pure Vanilla Cookie |
"Dark Cacao Cookie, ancient demons called Beast Cookies roam these lands." | |
| "We were all shocked to learn that these Beast Cookies were the first owners of the Soul Jam!" | ||
| "I know it's hard to believe, but it seems that our Soul Jams are connected to the power of these Beast Cookies." | ||
| "Now that they have awoken, they will attack us to reclaim their lost Soul Jams." | ||
" Dark Enchantress Cookie plans to use this to her advantage to start another war."
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Pure Vanilla Cookie |
"Dark Cacao Cookie.... At this rate, our Soul Jams, our Kingdom..." | |
| "Even our beloved friends will all be in great danger." | ||
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 Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Who dares threaten the great Dark Cacao Kingdom?! | ||
| And worse, who dares lay a hand on my almighty Chocoblade once again?! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Since the Kingdom's foundation, I have defeated countless foes who have come seeking my power from far and wide. | ||
I even crossed blades with  Dark Choco Cookie to protect my sword.
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| My very own son... | ||
 Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
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| Knock knock | ||
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Your Majesty, I have an urgent message to relay. Legions of Cake Monsters have been spotted on the outskirts of the Kingdom. |
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| The unnamed tower built by those monsters is close to reaching the sky. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| This cannot be...! We must prepare for battle at once. Round up the soldiers. | ||
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Second Watcher |
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| Yes, Your Majesty! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| First Beast-Yeast, now a tower built by Cake Monsters...? | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| ... Is that wind chimes that I hear? | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Seems like another cold spell will soon reach the Dark Cacao Kingdom. | ||
| 02. Outbreak of a Pale Ailment | ||
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New patients have arrived! | |
| Their dough is turning white, and there coughing up flour! | ||
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Cough cough...! |
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Where should we put the patients?! |
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There are no more beds available! We're at full capacity! |
Healer Cookie 1 |
| You're still decocting more medicine, right?! | ||
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Pharmacist Cookie |
Yes! We're running low on herbs! | |
| I'm making the medicine as quickly as possible, but I can't keep up with the number of patients coming in! | ||
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Healer Cookie 1 |
Oh, is our Kingdom doomed? How could this have happened?! | |
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| What's the status of the treatments? | ||
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Healer Cookie 2 |
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| Caramel Arrow Cookie! | ||
| We're doing the best we can, but... The Pale Ailment is simply spreading too fast. | ||
| The Cookies are turning more pale and sickly by the minute! | ||
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 Patient Cookie |
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| I see it now, a world of pure white.... Soft and radiant... and breathtakingly beautiful...! | ||
| This is not our time... We must return to flour... | ||
| From which we once came...! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| Is all this nonsense a symptom of The Pale Ailment as well? | ||
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Healer Cookie 1 |
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| Yes, it would seem so. Most of it sounds like gibberish, but it all comes down to the same thing. | ||
| That we must return to flour... | ||
| But please, pay it no mind. Everyone is delirious with fever, they have no idea what they're saying. | ||
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 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| We, warriors of the Dark Cacao Kingdom, who stand at the crossroads between life and death, have always worshiped the all-encompassing darkness of black. | ||
| Seeing these Cookies' dough turn white... and hearing them begging to return to flour is... bizarre, to say the least. | ||
| I must inform His Majesty at once... | ||
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Healer Cookie 1 |
No, Your Majesty, you mustn't...! | |
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It is not safe, Your Majesty! |
Healer Cookie 2 |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
What's all this noise? |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Ah, Your Majesty! How did you...? | |
| Did you just come back from the mysterious tower? Are you unscathed? | ||
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| Yes, I managed to meet a Cookie who calls herself the Lord of the Heavens... If that counts for anything. | ||
| But I see that a plague has taken over the Kingdom while I was away. What is all this? | ||
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Healer Cookie 1 |
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| No, Your Majesty! You mustn't enter! | ||
| What if the patients infect you with their disease, or worse—madness?! | ||
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Healer Cookie 2 |
| We must protect the Royal Dough... for it is our sworn duty...! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| They may be ill, but they are still my subjects. | ||
| Watching over the Cookies of this Kingdom is MY sworn duty. | ||
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Healer Cookie 2 |
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| Even so...! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Did you not care for and treat these patients despite knowing you might become infected in the process? | ||
 Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| What I am doing is no different. | ||
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| (As expected of his Royal Majesty... he cherishes his Kingdom and subjects above all else...!) | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| ... Are you certain that this is due to the Flour Storm that has blown over from Beast-Yeast? | ||
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Healer Cookie 1 |
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| Yes, Your Majesty! A few days ago, a fine white mist enveloped the entirety of the Kingdom... | ||
| Soon after, we started getting patients... The white spreading from the tips of their dough. | ||
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Patient Cookie |
| Cough... Cough cough! | ||
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Healer Cookie 2 |
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| And as you can see, Your Majesty... They're coughing up flour as well. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | |
| This is indeed... flour. But... how...? | ||
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Patient Cookie |
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| Mumble mumble... mumble... | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Excuse me? | ||
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Healer Cookie 1 |
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| Please, Your Majesty! Don't get too close to the patients! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| It is fine. Worry not. | ||
| I must hear what this fellow is saying. | ||
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Patient Cookie |
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| Your Majesty, Dark Cacao Cookie... | ||
| All this time, we've worn black clothes, eaten black foods, and been surrounded by black walls... | ||
| This Kingdom of ours is so cold, barren, and draining... | ||
| But I have found a way out of this suffering... | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Tell me the way, then. | ||
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Patient Cookie |
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| We must become flour once more, Your Majesty. | ||
| The white radiance is free and light... It will liberate us... | ||
| I shall return to flour. Free me from this painfully stiff dough...! *Cough cough* | ||
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Healer Cookie 2 |
| Please! This patient needs rest! | ||
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| The situation is more dire than I thought. To think they want to return to flour... | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | |
| It is... almost blasphemous. | ||
| To think that the storm from Beast-Yeast has caused such a devastating plague... | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| Beast-Yeast... What in Cacao's name is happening there? | ||
| 03. The March Onwards | ||
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It's been hours since his Majesty excused himself. | |
| I wonder what he's thinking. | ||
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Of course, I will follow his lead no matter what he chooses! | |
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| Warriors, I ask for you to watch over the Kingdom in my absence. | ||
 Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| I am leaving for Beast-Yeast. | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| Huh? But, Your Majesty! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| I sense that a force lurking in Beast-Yeast is targeting me. | ||
| Someone who plans on stealing my sword, to be exact. | ||
| This... unknown entity has infected my subjects with this terrible ailment in pursuit of seizing my sword. Truly, a cruel and malicious deed. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Instead of allowing this malevolent force to wreak havoc upon my Kingdom, I shall journey to Beast-Yeast and eradicate the source of this problem. | ||
| If I leave, this Flour Storm will soon die down as well. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| That is right. As long as I leave... | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| Your Majesty! You mustn't go on your own! | ||
| Please, let me protect you and the Kingdom! | ||
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| I shall join you as well! | ||
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| I'm more than happy to join if I can be of help! | ||
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| Me too, Your Majesty! | ||
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Dark Cacao Warriors |
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| (Loud talking) | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| To think that there are so many of you willing to risk your life for me! As expected of my Dark Cacao Warriors. | ||
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| I request His Majesty's council. We need Cookies to guard the Kingdom while you're away. | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Commander! You stay here. You must protect the Wall. |
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No, I must follow and protect His Majesty! |
Second Watcher |
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
His Majesty is entrusting the safety of the Kingdom to you because of your excellent skills and outstanding spirit. |
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My spirit? Is outstanding? R-Really? |
Second Watcher |
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My King, the only way to Beast-Yeast is by crossing the Licorice Sea. | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Yes, but how? | ||
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Dark Cacao Adviser 2 |
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| Long, long ago, a vessel was built specifically to cross those dark waters—its hull reinforced with hard cacao bean shells. | ||
| For some unknown reason, the Licorice Sea waters have been calmer lately. As such, I recommend using this ship in your crossing. | ||
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Your Majesty, navigation will be of the utmost importance on this journey. | |
| As you follow the coastline, turn starboard at the large boulders. After that, you must ride the wind Southeast. | ||
| Continue sailing onwards until you encounter a large whirlpool. Then turn portside when you see white foam. | ||
| Remember to avoid the areas marked red on the map at all costs. Sail onwards, and you will soon make landfall on the continent of Beast-Yeast. | ||
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Dark Cacao Adviser 1 |
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| And please, take this with you. It's a cacao tablet made by the Healer Cookies. | ||
| Eat it when the fog gets too thick, and you'll come right back to your senses. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| I thank you for your care. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Now then, we must take our leave. | ||
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Wolf Howls |
AWOOOOO! | |
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
What was that noise?! | |
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Sorry I'm late! I had to gather the pack! |
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| Your Majesty, I shall join you! |
 Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
| Just as I have protected the rough and dangerous borders of the Kingdom, I shall stand by your side, Your Majesty! | ||
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Dark Cacao Advisor 1 |
Crunchy Chip Cookie... Shouldn't you be in the mountains...? |
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The Kingdom is in grave danger and you expect me to stand idly by? |
 Crunchy Chip Cookie |
| If there's anyone who dares attack our King in Beast-Yeast, my Cream Wolves will be ready to attack! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Very well! My valiant warriors, infused with the essence of bitter cacao within your doughs! | ||
| Swear, on the very edge of my sword! | ||
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Dark Cacao Warriors |
Yes, Your Majesty!!! | |
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 Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Remember this land where the Black and White Dragons fought! | ||
| Remember the giant wall that protected us from the endless stream of beasts and monsters from the Licorice Sea! | ||
| Now, WE will become the wall that protects this world! | ||
| Even if what awaits us is but an endless abyss, I shall lead the way with my sword in hand! | ||
| Dark Cacao Warriors, HEED MY CALL! | ||
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Dark Cacao Warriors |
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| HYEEEAH!!! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
We've finally made it to Beast-Yeast! | |
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But isn't it strange? |
 Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
| I've never seen the Licorice Sea so calm! I barely felt a whisper of a breeze! | ||
 Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
Right? It almost felt like someone was watching over us! |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie? What are you doing? |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
 Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Eeugh... There were a bunch of licorice monsters lurking in the depths of the water... All curled up and motionless, yet their eyes remained unblinking and alert!!! |
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| And some of them looked right up at me! | ||
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Are you afraid? This is merely the beginning of our journey, you know. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
What?! No! I'm not scared! It was just kind of creepy, that's all! |
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Heh, if you say so. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
YOU LAUGHIN'?!!! |
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No, no. Of course not. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
Hmm... That scent of raw flour in the air... | |
| The flour fog is thick in this area. | ||
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Won't we be infected with the Pale Ailment if we come in contact with the fog...? |
Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
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Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
If we were scared about that, we wouldn't have come here in the first place! |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
| Let's share this cacao tablet. Our heads must remain clear, even in the fog. | ||
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Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
Mm... Nom nom... |
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| EUAAAAGH!!! SO BITTER!!! What on Earthbread is this made of?! Not even the cacao nibs I first ate as a child were this bad! | ||
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I suppose they made it super bitter so that we'd come to our senses... |
Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Eugh... Hic... Gulp. |
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| Mmm, that was good. You're all so- HIC! weak. | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Your Majesty, up ahead! | |
| The white fog is coming right at us like a huge wave! | ||
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We will get swallowed up by the fog at this rate. |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
| Everyone, stay alert and do not lose your way. | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Do not worry, Your Majesty! It's nothing my instincts can't guide me through! |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Just follow me! My senses are as good as the Cream Wolves themselves! | |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
...? Crunchy Chip Cookie? Where are you? |
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| Crunchy Chip Cookie! Answer me! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
... Ack! He was so confident just a moment ago! | |
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Where is everyone? I can't see a thing! |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Your Majesty, over here! |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie! Are you nearby?! |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Caramel Arrow Cookie!!! Dark Cacao Warriors! Answer me! | ||
| It can't be...! I have lost sight of everyone already...! | ||
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| Eugh... This dense fog! Cover my eyes no more! | ||
| I shall blow it all away with a slash of my sword! | ||
| 04. Camaraderie in the Fog | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Is there no one here?! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| If you can hear me, answer! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Is there really no one here...?! | ||
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| Rustle... rustle... | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Aha! Fresh Cookie tracks! | ||
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| Rustle... rustle rustle... | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Who goes there?! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Face my sword! | ||
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| FWOOOOSH! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| HIYAAAAAH!!!!! | ||
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| CLANG!!! | ||
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| They read the movement of my sword? What skill... | ||
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| Your Majesty! It's me, Caramel Arrow Cookie! | ||
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| There he is! Look, we found His Majesty! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| What a relief that we found each other again! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | |
| Eugh... This fog is obscuring my vision. I cannot see a thing! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Caramel Arrow Cookie! | ||
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| Yes, Your Majesty! Forever loyal to the King, it is I, Caramel Arrow Cookie! | ||
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| Crunchy Chip Cookie! | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
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| Yes, Your Majesty! I am Crunchy Chip Cookie, His Majesty's proud warrior! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| And my Dark Cacao Warriors! | ||
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| Yes, Your Majesty! Glory to the Dark Cacao Kingdom! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| And what of the rest? | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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| We have lost track of the other warriors, Your Majesty. We're the only ones left. | ||
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| We've faced a big setback so soon! | ||
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| The thick fog all but swallowed up our Dark Cacao Warriors...! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | |
| They will be close by. So do not worry—we will find them once the fog settles. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| There must be someone who controls this fog. We must find them. | ||
| 05. A Mystical Temple | ||
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We have ventured a considerable distance. | |
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*Sniff sniff* There's something up ahead! |
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| It almost smells like... incense? |
Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
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That pointy roof... |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
It's a massive temple! | |
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A temple in perfect condition amidst the wilderness of Beast-Yeast...? How peculiar... |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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It must be a trap of some sort! |
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A temple of this size must have been built by someone. |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
| I must meet whoever this is. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
What was that?! | |
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| I am the Meat Dumpling King of the East! I bless good Cookies and punish the bad! | ||
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| I am the Shrimp Dumpling King of the West! My breath becomes the wind and blows away all evil spirits! | ||
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| I am the Spicy Dumpling King of the South! My armor is impenetrable, and I bring all things to life! | ||
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| I am the Chives Dumpling Kind of the North! I became a light for Cookies wandering in the dark! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
Move out of my way. There is someone we must meet inside the temple. |
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Ha ha ha! How dare you attempt to enter the temple, while so tainted with the convictions of the beyond?! |
Meat Dumpling King |
| Far I have seen, but never one with such a heavy heart! |
Shrimp Dumpling King | |
| If you wish to enter, you must first wash yourself clean of all worldly concerns! |
Spicy Dumpling King | |
| Put aside the anguish that troubles your mind! |
Chives Dumpling King | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
I have no time for idle chatter! |
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| If you insist on standing in my way, meet my sword! | ||
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He he he he! Five measly Cookies face the Four Dumpling Kings! Will you succeed in passing the Heavenly Gate, I wonder? |
Shrimp Dumpling King |
| Do your best! |
Meat Dumpling King | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
Well then! I will...! |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
... Hm. | |
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Your Majesty? Why do you hesitate? |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| (My sword... It's shaking. What's happening?) | ||
| (This is a first. My sword has never felt so... foreign...?) | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Is something wrong, Your Majesty?! | |
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No, no. I was simply preparing by getting a better grip on my sword. |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
| Everyone, prepare your weapons. Let us defeat the Four Dumpling Kings!!! |
Dark Cacao Cookie | |
 Dark Cacao Warriors |
Yes, Your Majesty!!! |
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| 06. The Guide, Cloud Haetae Cookie | ||
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Phew... It wasn't easy to get to the entrance of the temple! | |
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It doesn't feel real... to see a temple where we thought nothing would be. |
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It feels like we're in a dream... The air is so humid... |
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Argh! Did we all come here to stand around in wonder?! |
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| Hello?! Anyone here?! | ||
| Cream Wolves! Over there, GO! |
Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
 Cream Wolf |
Grrrr... Grrr... Bark bark! |
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Shh! Crunchy Chip Cookie! Silence your wolves! |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
| There's no need to cause a fuss, is there?! | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Did I not tell you? Our squadron sends out the Wolves first for reconnaissance! |
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No, you didn't tell me. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Well, now you know! |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Cream Wolves! Over there! Dig if you have to! | |
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Cream Wolf |
Bark bark bark!!! | |
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*Sigh*... |
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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He he he... La la la! | |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Shhh! I hear something over there! |
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Let us approach. |
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Back in the day, Cookies would line up for miles just to see my master! | |
| But now, there's not a single Cookie here... Oh well! I'll keep myself entertained! Tee hee! | ||
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You. Who... are you? |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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Ah! What are you doing, pointing your sword at me?! Grrrr... Woof woof! |
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How about an arrow then? |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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EEEK! Is this how you Cookies usually greet others?! |
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| I've done nothing wrong! I am but a little Haetae, who has watched over this place for ages! | ||
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Haetae?! |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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That's right! I'm Cloud Haetae Cookie! Faithfully following the orders of my honorable master! |
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 Cloud Haetae Cookie |
So what do you think? This is the Ivory Pagoda, a temple once revered by many! | |
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You said you had a master. Take us to them at once. |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Excuse me, put your sword away first! |
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Stop beating around the bush and take us to your master! |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Hmph... I'm a Haetae from a fine lineage, I'll have you know... |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
But fine! I'll take you to see my master at the Grand Temple immediately! | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
I'll lead the way, just follow me! | |
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Should we really just go with them? |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Ey, you're too cautious! |
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 Crunchy Chip Cookie |
It's all about trusting your gut with these things! I just follow my instincts, and that's never done me wrong! | |
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Says the one who got lost in the fog first... |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
I promise I am quite useful myself! |
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| When the flour fog is so thick that you can't spot your enemies, I can help you land your attacks! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
And it's quite nice to talk to someone after so long, too! | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Do you all like to chat? | |
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Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
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Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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There is no such Cookie among us. |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
 Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Oh? Very well! |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Then listen to me as we go! | |
| I promise it'll be fun! | ||
| 07. Legend of Mystic Flour Cookie | ||
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Pray tell, what is the name of your master? | |
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Oh? You're one curious Cookie, aren't you? |
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My master... She is the one named  Mystic Flour Cookie.
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Cloud Haetae Cookie | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
And when was your master baked? |
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| I mean... how long has she existed on this land? | ||
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No one knows, My Lord. That's how long it's been. |
Cloud Haetae Cookie |
| Back when the land was completely barren, she welcomed any Cookie with the will to go on living. | ||
| She fought to provide a better life for those Cookies! |
Cloud Haetae Cookie | |
| It's said that the Cookies that were blessed by Mystic Flour Cookie's grace slowly became able to channel her power themselves! | ||
| That is why the line of Cookies that worshiped Mystic Flour Cookie used to reach way beyond the Heavenly Gate! |
Cloud Haetae Cookie | |
| They were lining up for Mystic Flour Cookie to acknowledge and grant their wishes, you see. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| (Could Mystic Flour Cookie be one of the Beast Cookies...?) | ||
| (She seems much too kind for that...) | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
But all of a sudden, even more Cookies started showing up! | |
| "Please grant my wish! Please save me!" They'd say. | ||
 Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Eventually, it all became too much for her. | |
| She became the Leavened One, wrapping herself in a cocoon and focusing on her powers so that she may benefit all Cookies and grant their every wish. | ||
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What?! She wrapped herself in a cocoon? |
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| That sounds kinda creepy! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
And what happened to this... cocoon? |
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Follow me and you shall learn the truth, My Lord. |
Cloud Haetae Cookie |
| Now then, let's keep going! |
Cloud Haetae Cookie | |
| 08. Break Bun | ||
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Phew... We're so high up... | |
| Where is this supposed Grand Temple?! | ||
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And why is this temple so big if no one's visiting it?! |
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That's purely proof of how influential Mystic Flour Cookie used to be!
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Eugh, phew... |
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Out of breath, Caramel Arrow Cookie? |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
I'm not, I'll tell you that. Climbing a mountain is a piece of cake for a Cookie like me! | |
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... Quiet. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Everyone must be hungry! I have something warm and delicious we can share! |
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What's that white thing? |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
| I asked what Cloud Haetae Cookie is holding. | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
You just told me to be quiet! |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
These are freshly steamed white buns! | |
| Its flavor is mild yet tasty, I'm sure you'll all love it! | ||
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Your Majesty! Let me take the first bite! |
Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
| We do not know if that Haetae creature has poisoned the food! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Hey! Why would you doubt me like that?! |
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Nom nom... |
Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
| Oh, it's good! | ||
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Swift Dark Cacao Cookie |
Don't eat the whole thing! You just said you'd take the first bite cause you were hungry, huh?! |
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| Give it to me! I want some too! | ||
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Oh my... to think that honorable knights of the Dark Cacao Kingdom are tempted so easily! |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
 Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
Crunchy Chip Cookie, you should try some too! I've never had something so warm and fluffy! |
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Hmm, I'm a Cookie who's tried the gourmet food of the Créme Republic, you know... |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
| Ah, I mean! Y-Your Majesty! I can't be tempted with delicious food! I'll starve if I must! |
 Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
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Do not worry. Feel free to eat. |
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Your Majesty, you should try some too. We have no idea what awaits us in this giant temple, after all. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
No, I shall pass. |
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How can we eat when His Majesty refuses to... |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
I just have some thinking to do, that is all. Do not let it bother you. |
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Since I'm full now, let me show you one of my tricks! |
Cloud Haetae Cookie |
| Look! I can transform! |
Cloud Haetae Cookie | |
 Cloud Haetae |
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| TA-DAH! What do you think?! | ||
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Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
Wow, that's amazing! | |
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Cloud Haetae |
Weee! Watch me somersault! | |
| Look! Irresistible puppy eyes! | ||
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Cream Wolf |
...! | |
| Woof woof! Bark! | ||
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Cream Wolves, what's the matter? Are you doing tricks too, now? |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
 Cloud Haetae |
Ooh? It's on! This one's a showstopper! Standing on my hind legs! |
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| *whine* Give me a treat, please! | ||
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Aww! How adorable! |
Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
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Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
I'd give you a treat right away but I don't have any! What about these dried cacao nibs...? |
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No one wants those besides us... |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Ha ha ha... |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
(Seems like everyone has calmed down for now. Although, I am not sure if that is a good thing...) |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| (But as for my sword... My Soul Jam is definitely behaving differently than usual.) | ||
 Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| (My sword is trembling as if it is anxious somehow.) | ||
| (I wonder if it is a trick played by the Beast that lurks here?) | ||
| (Or have I grown weaker ever since we arrived in Beast-Yeast?) | ||
| (But why? My will to protect my sword is as strong as ever.) | ||
 Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| (Eugh... My eyecing stings... Maybe it is the white fog that is clouding my mind and sight.) | ||
| 09. Another Tale of Mystic Flour Cookie | ||
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Now that we've refueled... Let's keep going! | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Do you see that large stone statue? | |
| Mystic Flour Cookie's followers erected this statue for the day she would emerge from her cocoon!
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This Mystic Flour Cookie must have done a lot of good in her previous life. |
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| A statue this big must have required the strength of many Cookies to make. | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Oh, wouldn't the world be happier with only Cookies that are nice? |
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| But as you know, My Lord, the world isn't always that happy and peaceful. | ||
| All Cookies have their own burdens and problems, and sometimes that results in selfishness, envy, and even obsession! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Many Cookies came to have their wishes heard even after Mystic Flour Cookie started pursuing enlightenment inside her cocoon. | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
When their wishes weren't immediately granted, some angry Cookies tried to invade and take over the temple! |
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| Every time, I curled up and watched them from underneath the stairs... | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Their eyes were glowing... ablaze with hatred! | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
So I ask, My Lord, do you have a wish of your own? | |
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A wish... I do. A rather simple one. |
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| My only wish is to continue protecting the Dark Cacao Kingdom. | ||
| I have cut down countless foes and crises with my trusted sword... All to protect the Dark Cacao Kingdom and my loyal subjects. | ||
| I cannot imagine a future for the Dark Cacao Kingdom without my sword. |
Dark Cacao Cookie | |
| All I wish is that I may spend my time defending my Kingdom, protecting it, no matter the disasters we face. | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
My Lord... I must say, you strike me as a Cookie of... |
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| Resolution, should I say? | ||
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How... How would you know that...? |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Hey, even a freshly baked Haetae can pick up on that after a few years here at the temple, and I've been here for ages! |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
But I have to admit, I'm curious about the ending to your story. | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Who knows, though. Perhaps your greatest strength will become your weakness... | |
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What? |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Nothing, My Lord! |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
We're almost at the Grand Temple! Let's hurry! | |
| 10. To the Grand Temple | ||
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Eugh... my vision is turning blurry again...! | |
| The fog is getting thicker! | ||
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Hmpf, I can't get used to this smell of flour! |
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*Cough cough!* *Cough cough!* |
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Why are you coughing? Surely it isn't... the Pale Ailment...? |
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Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
What? No! The fine flour particles just went up my nose, that's all! |
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Have we had noses this whole time? |
Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Is it fine to go on? Cloud Haetae Cookie! |
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| Is this really the right way to the Grand Temple?! | ||
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| Of course, of course! The temple is my home! I could find my way blindfolded! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Please follow me, quickly! | |
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Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
Eugh... I can't see! Slow down! | |
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Over here! This way now! | |
| Oh, c'mon, you slowpokes! Hurry up! | ||
| I even gave you food to eat earlier... | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
This Haetae... They're getting awfully comfortable with us. | |
| Come to think of it, what was the creature doing before we met? | ||
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They said they were just playing around all alone at the temple. |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Beast-Yeast is full of danger, but they were just playing around? |
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| Is that even possible?! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Come on now! Mind the stairs! | |
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Your Majesty... | |
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Everyone, ready your weapons. We are not far from our destination. |
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| Once we arrive, all secrets will be revealed. | ||
| So focus and climb those stairs! |
Dark Cacao Cookie | |
 Dark Cacao Warriors |
Yes, Your Majesty! | |
| 11. The Cocoon | ||
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Yay, we've finally arrived! | |
| My Lord! Open your eyes and look around you! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
This is none other than the Grand Temple, the biggest and most magnificent temple on Earthbread! | |
| Its proper name is the Temple of Hollow Tears, but we just call it the Grand Temple! | ||
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"Hollow Tears"...? What a peculiar name for a temple. |
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The fog is still too thick for me to see it properly, but... | |
| There's something... white hanging in the air... | ||
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Something white...? |
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| Wait, isn't that... the cocoon?! |
Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
Does this mean the cocoon has remained unharmed this whole time? With Mystic Flour Cookie still inside...
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Indeed, My Lord. |
Cloud Haetae Cookie |
| Eons have passed since Mystic Flour Cookie entered the cocoon. | ||
| Even as she confined herself to this shell, all she wished was for everyone to live happily and free from pain... | ||
| How does it feel, My Lord? To witness her most desperate wish. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
Eugh... the fog is thickening again. | |
 Cloud Haetae Cookie |
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| The sublime will to keep herself enclosed in this cocoon to save Cookies from their suffering... | ||
| How does your resolution compare to hers, My Lord? | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Wait... the fog...! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
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| The legends say that Mystic Flour Cookie's precious resolution has been split in two... | ||
| Do you not believe that it is right for the stronger of the two halves to take ownership of it? | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
The distant voice...! The vertigo! The thickening fog...! |
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| Who's responsible for these tricks?! Cloud Haetae Cookie! Is it you?! Or the work of a Beast?! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
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| La la la! Answer my question first, My Lord! | ||
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Cough cough! COUGH!!! | |
| *Spit*... Huh? It's flour... | ||
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You coughed up flour! |
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| It's the Pale Ailment!!! | ||
 Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
What? Me? |
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| No... No! It can't be! I don't want to be sick! Please, help me! YOUR MAJESTY!!! | ||
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(We've traveled together this whole time...) |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
(Will we be safe from the sickness...?) |
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Eugh... |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
| I refuse to take part in your foolish games any longer! |
Dark Cacao Cookie | |
| Even if this cocoon was made to save all the Cookies in the world, I no longer care! | ||
| It has become clear that it was Mystic Flour Cookie who struck my Kingdom with the Pale Ailment! | ||
| I will cut down any danger to my Kingdom with no hesitation! | ||
| I will not waste my opportunity to eliminate this threat that lies in front of me! | ||
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| SHAAAAAA!!! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
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| You're no different than the others... | ||
| The ones who wanted to hurt the cocoon to satisfy their own selfish greed. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| What did you just say?! | ||
| 12. Voice of Mystic Flour Cookie | ||
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I, the master of the Ivory Pagoda, speak to you. | |
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Wha... What?! | |
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Where's that voice coming from? |
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| There's nothing inside the cocoon! |
Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
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Born in the first land, I was baked with the power of ancient magic. | |
| It is my purpose to protect Cookies with my unwavering willpower and lead them to Paradise. | ||
| I enclosed myself in a cocoon for the sake of my followers, | ||
| And yet the world seen from inside the cocoon was far from pure... | ||
| Cookies putting their own greed first, pushing and shoving to have their own wish fulfilled before anyone else... | ||
| Witnessing this, my heart grew forlorn and empty. | ||
| At first, I believed this emptiness would crumble my dough, but my cocoon remained strong and intact throughout the ages. | ||
| Time comes and goes as Cookies are baked and crumble once again... But I learned how to overcome time itself simply by being me. | ||
| Just as I was one step away from becoming the Leavened One... | ||
| Someone spread a false rumor that my cocoon was full of treasures. | ||
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| The cocoon was cut open with one slash of a sword. "Fake immortal," they said, just like you. | ||
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| Mystic Flour Cookie! | ||
| You... You Beast...!!! | ||
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Mystic Flour Cookie |
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| What do you think of my story? Does it not make you feel... like everything is futile? | ||
| No matter how strong your resolve is, no matter how hard you try, this world will never change. | ||
| Everything will be in vain and turn to hollow tears. | ||
 Mystic Flour Cookie | ||
| I, Mystic Flour Cookie, shall tell you the truth. A world in which individual desires exist will never be an ideal world. | ||
| The one who covets the grass will soon wish for a whole forest. | ||
| The one who seeks out a cave to escape the rain will soon wish for a big house with a roof. | ||
| There is no guarantee that even your most basic wishes will ever be granted. | ||
| The wish to protect your Kingdom... your subjects... Both are ultimately useless causes that will do no more than inflict endless pain. | ||
| You must free yourself from worldly affairs and anguish. Throw away all that you know to achieve true enlightenment. | ||
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Oh no... Look! Your dough... It's turning white! |
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| EEEEEEK! SAVE ME! I didn't think I would actually be infected...! |
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| I don't want to crumble here! Not here! Not like this! | ||
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Mystic Flour Cookie |
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| You, who arduously carried the burden of your King. Do not forget the reason you were born. | ||
| Return to flour. | ||
| Set yourself free from the fear and pain of the perpetual cycle of being baked and crumbled. | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| You dare use your sly tricks on my subject?! | ||
| Do not think for a second that we will fall for your floury tricks, for they are nothing but white dust standing against our firm determination! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| May my razor-sharp and unwavering resolution punish you! | ||
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Mystic Flour Cookie |
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| Resolution...! Fraying, worthless conviction... is that the resolution you speak of? | ||
| My once strong conviction... was split into apathy and resolution. | ||
 Mystic Flour Cookie | ||
| The true owner of your resolution... is none other than ME! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Eeugh...! | ||
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Mystic Flour Cookie |
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| May the curse of the Ivory Pagoda befall all who fail to recognize this truth! | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Y-Your Majesty! The thing that was inside the cocoon... | |
| ... was a huge spider! | ||
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Oh, crumbs! It was a trick after all! Look out! That thing is coming right at us! |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
| I shall fight by your side, Your Majesty! I will do all to make sure this battle won't be in vain! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
Very well. SOLDIERS, ATTACK! |
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| AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!! | ||
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 Mystic Flour Cookie |
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| Those who have yet to experience true futility... | ||
| Soon it shall permeate your heart, seeping in like mist... | ||
| And then... your resolution, too, shall fade to white. | ||
| Tremble tremble... | ||
 Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| My sword... The shaking has gotten worse. | ||
| Is it the sword that is shaking? Or is it... me?! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| What is the meaning of this?! This place... Everything is turning into flour! | ||
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Y-Your Majesty... This place isn't the only thing that's disintegrating... |
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| Look at us... | ||
| (Dark Cacao Kingdom Cookies in the Void) | ||
 Crunchy Chip Cookie |
Have we finally caught the Pale Ailment...? | |
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No... |
Caramel Arrow Cookie |
| The world of fantasy Mystic Flour Cookie has created... It's... disintegrating... and us along with it... | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Mystic Flour Cookie! I command you to turn my subjects back to normal at once! | ||
| I could have come alone, but these Cookies followed to protect me! Is it not my sword you seek? Then fight me, now! | ||
 Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior |
Your Majesty... It's alright... I feel peace at last... |
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| I can barely even remember risking my life to protect the Wall... | ||
| (Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior disintegrates) | ||
 Swift Dark Cacao Warrior |
The Wall... that's right... I spent all my life protecting the Wall... |
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| Did I even have... any wishes... of my own...? | ||
| No, I've lived my whole life without a single wish... | ||
| I think I understand... what true futility is. | ||
| (Swift Dark Cacao Warrior disintegrates) | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Crunchy Chip Cookie! Take my hand! | |
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Eugh! Got it! I've got your hand! |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
| Huh...? No! My hand, it's turned to flour already...! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Crunchy Chip Cookie!!! |
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Am I... disappearing? Just like that? Leaving the mountains unprotected? |
Crunchy Chip Cookie |
| If so, does that mean... |
 Crunchy Chip Cookie | |
| That I'll no longer have to watch my Cream Wolves fall...? | ||
| (Crunchy Chip Cookie disintegrates) | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
Your... Your Majesty. I don't think I can hold on any longer... I am sorry that I have failed to remain by your side until the end... |
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| Please forgive me for leaving before fulfilling my duties, Your Majesty...! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie! No!!! |
 Dark Cacao Cookie |
 Caramel Arrow Cookie |
But how come... I suddenly feel at peace knowing I no longer have anything to protect... |
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| Your Majesty... I wish you could see this endless world of white as well... | ||
| (Caramel Arrow Cookie disintegrates, leaving Dark Cacao Cookie alone in the Void.) | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| No!!! Caramel Arrow Cookie, don't go!!! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| This is all a lie! You are all falling victim to Mystic Flour Cookie's foul tricks! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Come back!!! Immediately!!! | ||
| ... Please...! | ||
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He he he! And so, one Cookie remains! A Cookie who still believes in ideals of a bygone era! So full of... resolution! |
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You...! Cloud Haetae Cookie! Was this your plan from the beginning?! |
Dark Cacao Cookie |
| I will not let you get away with this! Just wait till I get my own two hands on you!!! | ||
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Cloud Haetae Cookie |
Oooh, scary! Alas! Looks like that won't be possible, My Lord! After all, I'm returning to flour as we speak! |
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| Let me give you one piece of advice. | ||
| I hope that you'll be liberated from that heavy burden you carry on your shoulders! | ||
| May you, too, finally come to recognize the sweet taste of oblivion! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Ah... NOOO! | ||
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Dark Cacao Cookie | ||
| Caramel Arrow Cookie! | ||
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Caramel Arrow Cookie |
... | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| Crunchy Chip Cookie! | ||
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Crunchy Chip Cookie |
... | |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| My warriors! | ||
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Warriors |
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Dark Cacao Cookie |
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| EUAAAAAGH!!! NOOOOO!!!!!!!!! | ||
