A Tigrex attacked Hakum Village in the middle of the Kinship Rite
that forms Kinship between Riders and their monsters.
Thanks to the efforts of Lute and Laeus, the monster was captured.
Lute and his friends left the village for the first time
to return the Tigrex to the snowy mountains.
Left with their own thoughts after seeing a Hunter at work,
the group returned to the village.
What could possibly happen next?!
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 4: The Kinship Rite"
We will now resume the suspended Kinship Rite.
Yes, sir!
You shall swear an oath at the Waterfall of Trials,
located in a cave outside of our village.
Doing so will impress upon your hearts
exactly what kind of Rider you aspire to be.
As its name implies,
you cannot reach the Waterfall without overcoming many a trial.
Therefore, your bonds with your friends will be crucial:
you must help one another.
Yes, sir!
All right, everyone, you're in top form!
I'll take you to the cave.
This will take courage, wisdom, and cooperation.
Now go get 'em!
What's up, Cheval?
I was just thinking how Lilia's not here.
Hey, yeah--I haven't seen her all day.
She's always wanted to see the Kinship Rite, too.
Think she changed her mind?
This is as far as I'll take you.
From here on out, it's all you.
W-We have to do this alone?
Yep. There's no point if you don't get through it on your own.
This trial tests your bonds with one another.
If you can't form Kinship with your friends, you won't have it with a Monstie.
I don't know about this... We don't even have a map!
--What if we get lost? --Why are you being such a chicken?
But...
Don't worry. We'll be fine!
Navirou's directions'll be a huge help!
Have your directions ever been right?
Not once, as far as I can remember.
See?
Ugh! How humiliating!
Maybe Navirou'll get to the falls first, then,
and prove that Navirou's guidance is spot-on!
The nerve...
All right, we should get going, too.
Yeah.
I'll wait out here. If anything happens, I'll run right in.
Joining together and deepening Kinship isn't just for Monsties.
Your bonds with your friends are important, too!
Hey...
If you're so worried, you should go with 'em!
But I'm not a Rider.
I can't meddle in their sacred Rite.
Loloa was sure you were gonna be a Rider...
Now's my chance!
You can't! It's too dangerous!
It's okay: I have a cave map!
You go on home, Loloa.
But... Sis!
Geez! Why do you have to make so much noise?
Sorry...
Honestly. Just how chicken are you?
This cave'll be full of nocturnal monsters.
Drag your feet enough, and night will fall before you know it,
and the nocturnal monsters will begin to stir!
Let's hurry!
Very well.
Nice job, Mille.
As expected!
Not bad.
What are you doing here? You went ahead of us!
You were all "Navirou's gonna get to the falls first!"
Navirou came to find you because Navirou thought you were lonely!
You ought to be thanking Navirou!
So you were lonely, all by yourself.
Hardly. Navirou's perfectly fine with being alone!
'Kay, then.
Wait! Don't leave Navirou behind!
Which way?
Navirou smells victory down this path!
C'mon, everyone--follow Navirou!
What's victory smell like, anyway?
If Navirou says this way, we go that way.
Can you really decide that easily?
If we're wrong, we just come back.
We waste more time fretting about it. Let's go.
I'm done. I'm going home.
I was never gonna make it as a Rider, anyway.
That's not true.
You've got what it takes to be a Rider!
After all, you hatched that Dos Fango egg.
Hmph. If you want to go home, go.
We can't have you becoming a Rider all half-hearted, anyway.
Besides, you're only doing all this because Genie's making you.
Oh, yeah? What about you?
You're just doing this out of your rivalry with Lilia.
When Lilia decided not to be a Rider, you were all depressed!
Mille...
How dare you! What do you know, anyway?!
Hey, Mille!
C'mon, Hyoro. You'll lose your chance to apologize.
It's got to be rough on you, too.
Why would he say such a thing?
Please! Like I care if Lilia becomes a Rider!
A Bnahabra!
Mille! Get rid of that torch!
Bnahabra are attracted to light!
Hyoro!
C'mon, c'mon!
--Yesss! This way! --Lute!
You've got it. Now what? Can you take it down?
Nope!
Say what?!
Lute!
A Poison Smoke Bomb?
Lute, get down!
Honestly...
Sorry I said those awful things.
I'm sorry, too, for throwing my torch at you.
Here: your Kinship Stone.
I appreciate it.
Thank you!
You can be pretty headstrong, but turns out you're nice, too.
Sh-Shut up! You just had to have the last word!
Huh? But...
A dead end.
Rats...
There's a clue right in front of you! Don't hang your heads!
C'mon, lift those faces up!
I couldn't help but rescue them last time,
but this is a trial all Riders must undergo.
I can only watch them silently!
Maybe we should've gone right at that fork earlier.
Now hold on--are you saying I made the wrong choice?
No, I'm not saying that!
This is no time to be arguing with each other.
Flashbugs?
The path continues up there!
Way to go, Cheval!
Amazing!
Yesss!
All right, let's get to that waterfall!
You bet!
C'mon, everyone--follow Navirou!
Navirou's fine.
I'll climb.
Huh?
I'm good at rock-climbing.
Wow, Cheval...
Look at him go!
Ready?
This'll get us there!
I hate this!
Just take it slow, folks!
That's right!
No fussing or fretting-- take it slow and up you go!
Listen, you...
Is this the Waterfall of Trials?
This is the Sacred Spring, all right.
I want to be a Rider who can help her friends in trouble.
May I be a brave Rider who won't run away--no matter what.
May I form a deep Kinship with my Monstie.
I want to be the world's best Rider--
No, I will be!
So pretty...
Good for you. Congrats!
Knock...
...knock.
Fear not. We're not suspicious persons.
The Scriveners? But what are the Scriveners doing here?
Eeek!
That voice... It can't be!
Loloa!
Sis!
Loloa! Close your eyes!
Lilia!
Dan!
Now's your chance--run!
Yes, sir!
This way!
Loloa!
Lilia...!
An Iodrome!
Loloa!
Sis...
Run!
Captain! I'll take it from here!
Okay, I lied! I lied!
Don't worry. It'll be over soon.
Beautiful...
Like some grand red bird...
Mistress Red Swan...
Are you all right?
No injuries?
Thank you!
No need to thank me. Here, drink this Antidote.
Ride On!
Liolaeus!
Where am I...?
She's awake!
You're in the chief's house.
You collapsed in the cave and were brought here.
Are you okay? Does anything hurt?
Nuh-uh.
Thank goodness.
It was touch and go for a while there.
Your prompt treatment worked, I see.
In the worst-case scenario, an Iodrome's poison can be fatal.
Loloa's so sorry!
It's all 'cause Loloa followed you in that you...
Thank you!
If you hadn't come in after me, Loloa,
I would never have met Mistress Red Swan!
Are we sure she's okay?
Iodrome poison can do some nasty stuff, all right.
Heaven forbid.
Never mind that-- Where's Mistress Red Swan?
Huh? Red Swan?
If you mean the person who rescued you...
I've never met anyone who's exchanged Kinship with a monster!
May I sketch you?
Y-Yes! I'm in top form!
Lilia, weren't you going to thank her?
Yeah, but...
You were so pumped before. What happened?
When it comes down to it, I'm all nervous...
You can't grab onto love by just waiting around.
Take what you want with your own two paws:
Thaaat's Navirou!
What's with that cape?
It looks hopelessly awful on him.
Miss... if you fall for Navirou, you'll get burned.
I've never seen such an Airou-- not even in the literature!
An odd face, an odd tail, odd ears...
You're nothing but odd!
A truly astounding oddness!
How marvelous...
Ah, so Navirou here has indeed stolen your heart away.
That's understandable.
You may pet Navirou all you like.
What a sinful man Navirou is, if Navirou does say so himself...
What's he even doing?
Right?
Liolaeus, King of the Skies! I've never seen one this close up!
It's so beautiful!
Watch out! Laeus bites people he doesn't know well!
I'll be fine.
Huh?
My name is Simone.
I'm captain of the Royal Scriveners.
It's an honor to meet you.
Laeus is behaving?
You're amazing!
I'm not doing anything.
I've merely expressed my own feelings.
Your own feelings?
The joy, surprise, and thrill of meeting it here.
I gazed at it with all these emotions in my heart.
Surely they got through.
Humans and monsters are both living things.
The key is to express one's honest feelings.
It's been 30 years since the last Chief Scrivener visited our village.
Now that takes me back!
This time, I'm here investigating environmental changes.
Grasses turning black, monsters running amok...
Does any of this ring a bell?
If the Scriveners are on the move,
they must be evil changes indeed.
If we do nothing, the ecosystem will be thrown off balance,
and some monsters may even face extinction.
What are they talking about?
Looks awfully serious.
Hey, Lilia!
Lilia, you okay?
Uh-huh! I'm fine!
Sorry! I'm fine--really, I am!
Now what are you doing there?
Are you feeling all right, Lilia?
Yes! And, uh...
Lilia wants to thank you, Simone.
This is for you--
just an Energy Drink I put together.
Oh?
An Energy Drink?!
Look out!
Navirou will protect you, Simone!
Not your usual Energy Drink, I see.
It gives you a lot of energy.
A pity I couldn't try it.
Oh, Lilia: will you be our guide as we investigate the woods tomorrow?
Yes, if you'll have me!
This area here is Mosswine country,
so you'll find lots of Blue Mushrooms for the picking.
You must really study this stuff.
I like reading up on monster ecology.
Liking something is the strongest driving force there is.
I understand most folks born into this village become Riders.
Why haven't you? Do you have another dream?
Oh. Um, well... The thing is...
It's okay. Just be yourself, Lilia--that's all it takes.
Yes, ma'am!
Oh! Captain!
Just as Reverto reported.
Simone, is this--
Stop!
Lilia, step back.
Lute, Cheval--you, too.
Okay.
Come on, Lilia.
Uh-huh...
Aren't they cool?
Yeah!
They sure are.
The outside world is full of all kinds of cool people we don't know!
Thanks for today.
Our investigation made good progress, thanks to you.
Um... May I ask you a question?
Of course!
Why did you join the Scriveners?
I'd like to know that, too.
Why indeed... I may travel the world searching for an answer.
And to keep the fountain of knowledge from ever running dry,
my travels, too, will go on forever.
Our paths are opened when we least expect it.
We can only keep our minds open and wait for that moment.
Um... I...
Captain!
We're prepared for departure!
I'll be right there, Lieutenant Pappan!
Thanks for everything, Lilia. We'll meet again.
Yes, ma'am!
Farewell!
I... I...
What is it, Lilia?
What now? I couldn't tell her that one important thing!
Don't cry, Lilia!
This is no time for tears! If you want to tell her, tell her!
But she's already so far off...
Leave it to me, Lilia.
Simone!
I've finally found my very own dream!
I want to be like you, Simone!
I'm going to study tons, see lots of the outside world--
and keep the fountain of knowledge filled to the brim!
Great! I can't wait, Lilia!
Good for you, Lilia.
Yeah! Thanks, Lute--and Laeus!
"Monstie Manual"
The Monstie Manual!
"Monstie Manual"
Navirou here will fill you in on some Monsties!
Get your Media Trigger smartphone app ready!
And you've got your egg with you, right?
Okay, time to form Kinship with your Monstie Egg!
And now, the moment of new life: awaken!
Our Monstie this time is Iodrome!
"Monstie:"
"Iodrome"
"Type: Speed"
The alpha leader of a poison-spitting Ioprey pack.
"Species: Bird Wyvern"
"Overall Length: 315.5 cm"
That huge crest is proof that it's a big shot!
"Overall Height: 144.8 cm"
"Leg Size: 37.5 cm"
Lilia was in real trouble when she got hit with its poison saliva!
What Monstie will hatch for us next week?
"Next Episode Preview"
Lute here!
Hakum Village holds this huge event for brand-new Riders.
It's like some amazing festival-- and boy, do we have fun!
Next time: "Off to the Monstie Races"!
"Off to the Monstie Races"
Ride On!