Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown. You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream in search of the key.
As you travel down it, you will see a village. In that village, look for the shore the two will tell you of. There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.
The one who obtains the key must then travel to the Golden Land in accordance with these rules.
On the first twilight, offer the six chosen by the key as sacrifices. On the second twilight, those who remain shall tear apart the two who are close. On the third twilight, those who remain shall praise my noble name. On the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill. On the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill. On the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill. On the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill. On the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill. On the ninth twilight, the witch shall revive, and none shall be left alive. On the tenth twilight, at journey's end, you shall attain to the power of the Golden Land's treasures, once and for the last time.
The witch shall praise the wise and bestow four treasures. One shall be all the gold from the Golden Land. One shall be the resurrection of all the dead souls. One shall be the resurrection of the love that was lost. One shall be to put the witch to sleep for all time.
Solve this riddle and you'll be given candy too.
Hey, what...? No candy unless we solve this weird riddle? Well, I guess I wouldn't expect anything different from that old geezer.
Okay, everyone! Let's make sure to work really hard so we can all get candy!
Uu--!! Beato and I are friends, so I'm sure she'll take pity on me and give me candy. Even if I can't solve it. Because I believe.
Huhhh? Hey, can I meet the witch too? I don't want to solve this hard riddle just to get some candy. Meeting a witch sounds much more fun than staying up scratching my head all night. Especially if she's cute, ihihi!
Witches are fickle. So I don't know if she will take pity on you. But maybe...
Maria gasped and suddenly overturned her bag on the floor, digging through its contents. Then she proudly held up a single item... a marshmallow jack-o-lantern lollipop... and gave it to Battler.
I'm a witch, too!! So don't worry, Battler! Even if Beato doesn't like you, I'll give you a piece of candy! <Happy Halloween!!!>
Thanks, Maria!! Here, why don't I split it between us cousins?
Battler undid the plastic wrap on the lollipop and carefully split it into four quarters, giving one to Maria, one to Jessica, and one to George.
Thanks for taking pity on a guy like me, Maria. I didn't want to give myself a headache, ihihi.
And so the Halloween evening passed peacefully.
