KENZAN! REQUESTS 68–83: THE APPRENTICE, THE REFUGE AND THE RED DIARY

KENZAN! REQUESTS 68–83: THE APPRENTICE, THE REFUGE AND THE RED DIARY Routes below target COMPLETE unless an alternative is explained. TOP/MIDDLE/BOTTOM refer to dialogue positions. Keep separate saves before 74–76 and 83. Request 75 contains a permanent heat-action lockout; 76 has a unique-item tradeoff worth deciding in advance. 68. The Vow 8-1, any time; after 50. Meet two men near Rakugai's southeastern exit and choose TOP. Speak to Yosaburo farther north, beside the smithy, and choose BOTTOM. Return south to Manta and choose BOTTOM. Back at Yosaburo, choose TOP. Return to the first spot and listen to their argument. Enter Gion and speak to the brothel attendant west of the Inari Shrine. Defeat the two men. Rewards: 3 Ryo and 1,500 EXP. 69. The Udon Soul 8-2, any time; after 62. Talk to the owner of Rakugai's northwestern udon restaurant. Order experimental dishes, leaving and re-entering between attempts. Tried dishes are replaced, so keep working through the list. Failures reduce your HP: bring healing. Eventually the Ultimate Udon Meal appears at the bottom. Order it to restore health and finish. Rewards: 1,000 Mon, 3,000 EXP and permanent access to that meal. 70. Sujitaro 3 8-2, day/evening; after 64. Find Sujitaro surrounded by children south of Rakugai's smithy. Choose TOP to intervene, then speak to him again. Go to Forest Road's western clearing, near the Rakugai entrance, and speak to the child trapped beneath a log. Rewards: Talisman and 1,500 EXP. 71. The Troubled Foreigner 8-2, any time; after 55. Find the green-clad foreigner near the middle of Forest Road. Choose TOP, BOTTOM, TOP. Rewards: Foreign Coin and 1,000 EXP. Any other response gives FINISHED with no item or EXP. It does not block later requests. 72. The Master Swordsman 8-2, any time; after 63. Listen to the couple on Rakugai's northern main road, east of its midpoint. See the swordsman near the southern exit, then in the western market lane. Follow him to the house at the northwest end of that lane. Examine it and choose TOP to enter, then BOTTOM to reject his offer. Beat him. Rewards: Shunga and 1,500 EXP. Accepting his offer also leads to combat. The indoor fight permits Certain Death: Tatami Flip. 73. The Master's Apprentice 8-2, day/evening; after 65. Approach Sotaro on northern River Road, south of the cafe. After training, find him arguing with a samurai near Rakugai's southwestern exit. Defeat the swordsman. Reward: 1,500 EXP. 74. Osaki's Situation 8-5, day/evening; after 73. Carry at least 2 Ryo before starting. Listen to the women beside northern River Road's cafe, then approach Osaki farther south near the tree. Choose BOTTOM to help and defeat two men. Choose BOTTOM twice afterward to intervene and pay 2 Ryo. Meet Kisuke on central Kawara Street, just east of the temple lane, after the collectors' scene. Speak to him. After automatically returning to Osaki, meet both at the central Rakugai market shrine. Rewards: Deer Antler Netsuke, Jade Obidome and 1,500 EXP. Refusing either post-fight choice, or lacking the money, gives FINISHED with nothing. 75. The Refuge 9-1, any time; after 72 and learning Shortsword: Twin Bones from its revelation. Talk to the priest outside the temple by Rakugai's southern exit. Choose TOP to help, defeat the first husband, then choose TOP to stay. Defeat the second husband. Rewards: Meditating Monk Picture and 1,500 EXP. Do not leave after the first fight if you want every heat action. BOTTOM ends with FINISHED and 5,000 Mon, but no EXP or picture. Losing that picture permanently blocks the Certain Death: Clear Circle revelation. 76. Kiryu, the Tour Guide 9-1, day/evening; after 57. Talk to the woman on Kawara Street's bridge and choose TOP. At Kiyomizudera, speak to the old man by the southwestern entrance and choose TOP to recommend his view. Rewards: Raden Ore and 1,500 EXP, with COMPLETE. There is a genuine item choice here. Recommend the central courtyard man's view instead for the unique Phantom Thief Netsuke, which lets rear grabs dislodge held enemy items. The northeastern man's view gives Hariti Amulet. Both alternatives yield FINISHED and 1,500 EXP without blocking Amon or future requests. The Netsuke cannot be obtained elsewhere, so COMPLETE is not automatically the best choice for a collector. 77. The Master is also an Apprentice 9-1, day/evening; after 74. Train with Sotaro on northern River Road. Continue south past the tree to find him protecting his brother. Defeat five swordsmen; dual swords help against attacks from several directions. Rewards: Susanoo Orb and 10,000 EXP. 78. Investment Advice Chapter 9, after 77; the story index places it at 9-2. Any time. At northern River Road's cafe, choose TOP to listen, TOP to invest, then BOTTOM for 1 Ryo. Leave River Road and return. Choose TOP to wait after the failed voyage. Leave and return again, then choose BOTTOM to remember him. Rewards: 2 Ryo, Star Steel and 1,000 EXP. Other investments also give COMPLETE: 5,000 Mon, the fourth option, returns 1 Ryo plus Ultimate Tamahagane; 100/1,000 Mon return 200/2,000 Mon without an item. Withdrawing after the failed voyage gives half your investment back and FINISHED, still with 1,000 EXP. 79. The Woman 9-4, night; after 29. When leaving Kiryu's house, choose TOP at the initial rest question to avoid advancing the story. Approach the woman surrounded by ninja at Kawara Street's western end. Defeat five ninja. After the house sequence, speak to the man outside Kamenoya on Gion's northwestern cross-street. Return to Momiji's house on the north side of western Kawara Street. Defeat six ninja, then their fire-breathing leader. Dual swords help against their mobility. Reward: 10,000 EXP. 80. The Old Dog 9-5, any time; after 76. Speak to the man and dog on the south side of central Kawara Street, east of the temple lane. Leave for Rakugai and return. Speak to the boy, choose BOTTOM to follow the dog, then defeat three thieves. Rewards: Tiger Leather Obi and 1,500 EXP. 81. A Gift to God 9-5, starts by day; requires Certain Death: Bull Horns. Find the farmer in the northwest Farms field. Choose TOP, inspect the paper and choose TOP to take it, then speak to him again. Return at night, available during the main story at 10-11, and listen to both farmers. Follow the southern path toward the mountain steps; approach the farmer and cow in the next area. Defeat four men, then return to the original farmer. Reward: 10,000 EXP. 82. The Yujo's Request 1 9-5, any time; no prerequisite. Speak to Suisen on Gion's southwestern lane and choose TOP. In the Farms beyond Yoshioka Dojo, speak to the old woman on the eastern path. Inspect the house immediately north of her from the field's edge. Return to Suisen. TOP conceals what you learned and pays 1 Ryo; BOTTOM tells the truth and pays 5,000 Mon. Both yield COMPLETE and 1,500 EXP. 83. The Red Diary 9-5, any time; after 82. Pick up the diary at Gion's southwest shrine with TOP, then choose TOP to find its owner. Ask the woman behind Yumejiya's lattice, then the woman at Yoshidaya on the northern cross-street. Speak to Omayu outside Waseya at that street's western end. Choose TOP twice to read and help; she gives you 3,000 Mon. At Rakugai's Arigataya, choose the third shop dialogue option and buy the red hairpin. Defeat the man outside and return to Omayu. Rewards: Gold Plate and 1,500 EXP. Refusing the search, reading or errand ends with FINISHED and no rewards.