The young boy's name is Lute: a rash but passionate fellow
who aims to be the world's top Monster Rider.
He runs into one surprise after another
as he strives to become the best Rider around.
Go get 'em, Lute!
What? 500 zenny?!
Exactly right!
The thing that sells for the highest price at our shop
goes for 500 zenny!
Ooh! If Loloa had 500 zenny, Loloa would definitely buy clothes!
And Navirou would buy donuts, of course!
Navirou wants to eat way too many of 'em--
till Navirou's whole body is donuts!
--I'd probably buy a book! --Oof!
A book?
--Yes: the Book of Combos! --Oof!
--It's sooo expensive and sooo hard to get! --Oof! Oof!
--What about you, Cheval? --Oof!
I'd buy...
...a pot.
A pot?
My mom's is falling apart;
I'd like to buy her a new one.
Oof!
Mmm!
--Good idea. A pot just for making donuts! --Oof! Oof!
Oof!
How long you gonna keep that up?
Oof!
Man, I'm so hungry!
If you had 500 zenny, Lute, what would you buy?
Let's see... I wanna eat a soufflé.
No-- Maybe a Well-Done Steak?
Or maybe a soufflé after all? Nrgh, I can't decide!
--So... you'd buy food. --Wait, no--make that a...
So, Lilia, what is this 500-zenny product, anyway?
Well, it's... a golden egg!
Or, for short--
It's short enough as it is!
Or, for short: a glegg!
Didn't I say it was short enough?
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 6:" "Quest for the Golden Egg"
Hey, Mom, have you heard of a golden egg?
Yes: the gold-colored Gargwa egg that they almost never lay, right?
It's the highest-grade egg around for eating.
It's very nutritious, and I hear the flavor's spectacular.
Do you think I could find one?
I wonder. They're just so precious.
Oh, okay...
Hmm?
What about them?
Nothing.
Cheval, this here is Lute. Play nice, all right?
Yep! Nice to meet you, Lute!
Same here, Cheval!
Okay, I'm heading out!
I'm not having any luck...
Cheval!
Oh, Lute!
Did you drop a donut or something?!
Er, no, it's not that...
Oh, I know!
Then you must be looking for Hercudrome larvae!
Not that, either.
Then what?
Well, uh...
Actually, it's, er... a golden egg.
A golden egg?
Oh, that!
That's why you sneaked off alone, all secretive!
Huh? Well... I guess.
Then I'll look, too! Let's see who finds one first!
Okay, all ready!
Gar-gwa!
--What are you doing? --Gar-gwa!
Attracting Gargwa!
If we can't find a golden egg, we need a Gargwa to lay one for us!
Gar-gwa! Gar-gwa!
--Lute! You actually thought this through! --Gar-gwa! Gar-gwa!
C'mon, Cheval, you do it, too!
Sure!
Gar-gwa! Gar-gwa!
--What are they doing? --Gar-gwa! Gar-gwa!
Did they give up on being Riders and decide to be birds instead?
Gar-gwa! Gar-gwa!
Oop! Dibs on that donut!
Geez, Navirou! You're so stingy!
Navirou is not stingy!
This donut wants to be eaten by Navirou, that's all!
Navirou's just letting it follow its instinct!
Well, my instinct is to go after donuts.
Yep, eating a donut will improve my Gargwa call!
Then we can get our hands on a golden egg!
A golden egg? Ah, Navirou gets it.
So you're looking for a glegg, huh?
Yep! That's why we're trying to attract Gargwa!
Keep saying "gar-gwa" and one's bound to show up!
See? A Gargwa!
Gar--
Shh!
What gives, all of a sudden?
Our Gargwa calls must have lured it in.
Hey, Cheval, what's the deal?
What the heck was that? You'll spook it!
Huh? Didn't you know?
Gargwa lay eggs when they're startled.
Eh? They do?
Unfortunately, it wasn't a golden egg.
Maybe my startling tactics still need some work.
No, Navirou was way over-startled!
Look what happened to Navirou's hidden stash!
The three-second rule says they're fine.
I'd eat 'em even with a three-hundred-second rule!
Yoink!
Give those back!
Not happening!
Give 'em back!
Where were you hiding these, anyway?
Not telling!
Look, just let me have 'em!
Absolutely not!
You are so stingy!
Donuts!
Waaait!
Navirou's donuts... Look what's become of them!
Poor things...
This is all your fault!
And there's one missing! Go find it!
Didn't it just fly behind that rock?
Behind that rock?!
There it is!
I'm so glad we found it!
Yep! Our glegg quest was a huge success!
Listen up, you two:
You only found it...
...thanks to Navirou's...
...always-helpful...
...donut GPS!
Sure, sure.
Huh?
That poor old woman...
I've got to help her!
All right--I'll take care of the egg, then.
Okay. Thanks, Lute.
Just don't drop it, okay?
I've got this!
Is it too heavy?
It's the strangest thing--it feels so light!
Oh, good!
This'll work for the time being.
You've been a big help. Thank you for your kindness.
You're welcome!
Be careful, now, ma'am.
See you!
My, what a sweet boy!
Lute! Sorry to keep you!
Cheval!
Ta-da!
A pot?
Those golden eggs really are worth 500 zenny!
I still have tons left over after buying this pot!
See?
You mean... Lute, did you...
Did you sell the golden egg?!
Yep!
But why?
Well, you said it yourself!
My mom's is falling apart;
I'd like to buy her a new one.
So I sold the egg and bought one for you!
Lute... you actually remembered something I said!
Yeah, I guess!
I see... Thanks.
No need to thank me!
Er... huh?
What's wrong, Cheval? Was there something else you wanted?
No, it's not that...
Huh... Well, don't be shy!
You've got allll this change left over, after all!
You can still buy what you want!
What's it gonna be, huh? Huh?
Er... huh?
I...
I really just wanted the egg itself.
What? Really?
I had no idea--I'm sorry!
No... It's okay.
It's not okay! Why didn't you tell me sooner?
How'm I gonna know if you don't say anything, Cheval.
Do I have to tell you everything?
I have my own thoughts about stuff.
Do I have to share all of them with you?
Huh? What's going on, Cheval?
Mmm... Sorry. It's fine.
But it's not fine!
There might still be time-- I'm gonna get that egg back!
Lute!
Ma'am! About that egg!
Ah, yes! Thanks for the precious merchandise!
It sold right away!
Whaaat? It's been sold?!
Who'd you sell it to?
Mr. Kometa.
He was just leaving the village, and--
Cheval!
Ride On!
Liolaeus!
Mr. Kometa! Wait up!
Hmm?
Oh, Cheval!
Mr. Kometa, please!
Can you give back that golden egg you just bought?
Please... Please, I'm begging you!
Huh? Oh... I'd sure like to help you out...
But I just ran into the chief, and...
Chief Omna!
Hmm?
There it is! We're safe!
We're out.
Huh?
Oh!
Now doesn't that look scrumptious!
Golden eggs are highly nutritious. They'll turn back the clock, all right!
Make your skin nice and firm!
Well? You two want a bite before you leave?
Huh? Where'd they go?
Man, if we'd only been a little faster...
Hey, what's the deal with Chief Omna and that "firm skin" stuff?
Why try to look younger this late in the game?
Huh?
Hey, Cheval?
C'mon, wait up!
Wow, I guess you really wanted to eat that egg, huh?
Then why don't we have Chief Omna give us a taste?
That egg is plenty big, after all.
Right?
C'mon, Cheval--I don't know what you're thinking when you're quiet.
Look, it's fine.
But didn't you want to eat it?
Not really.
What do you mean, "not really"?
Just tell me or I'll never get it!
It's nothing!
You're always like that-- always so tightlipped!
If you've got something to say, say it!
Cheval!
Oh, Lilia.
Something bothering you?
It's fine.
Cheval, wait!
C'mon, Laeus--
Let me ride on your back!
Come on, Laeus!
First Cheval, now Laeus...
I guess I screwed up, huh?
But...
I did it for Cheval...
There you are.
Eh?
Cheval was doing it for me?
Uh-huh.
He really wanted to make you a delicious golden egg soufflé
for you to fill your tummy with.
I had no idea!
And you swapped that hard-won golden egg for cold hard cash.
What a creep!
What did you want me to do? I didn't know!
At least try to read the room!
We weren't in a room!
Besides, there's no writing to read!
That's not what that means.
Besides, Cheval should've just told me as much.
It's Cheval. I bet he wanted to keep it a secret and surprise you.
Huh?
Cheval must have been excited to see you all happy.
Honestly. What a creep!
Seriously, dude, you have no delicacy,
no privacy, no emergency, no mercy, vacancy, currency,
decency, fluency, intimacy, or candidacy!
No candy, ya see?!
Hey, wait, Lute! Where are you going?
I'm home.
Oh, welcome home, Cheval.
Did you find one?
Huh? Oh, nuh-uh.
Ah. That's too bad.
You wanted Lute to eat that golden egg, didn't you?
Huh? You knew?
Sure. It is that day, after all.
Here, Mom, I'll help.
Thanks.
Say, where's Lute?
Oh, he was just with me, but...
He's late.
He always comes back right about now, telling me how hungry he is.
Yeah, I don't know.
Lilia, Navirou! What is it?
Bad news--it's Lute!
Lute? What happened?
He went to the woods and hasn't come back!
The woods?
I'm sorry... I told Lute what you'd told me.
Huh?!
I bet he went off in search of a golden egg!
Cheval, wait!
If you're going, let Navirou be your guide!
He's gone...
Black grass--here, too?
Have I come too far in?
No! No way!
I'm not going back until I find one!
Could that be...
Whoa! Jackpot!
Rats! Melynx!
Hey, wait up!
I spotted it first!
You felonious felines! Give that back!
Ow, ow, ow...
Stupid Melynx!
Give me back that golden egg!
Lute!
Lute... You were only doing it for me.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Lute...
Lute! Where are you?
Come on, hand it over!
Ack! The egg!
Safe!
Okay, here goes!
Juuust a little further...
Guess not.
If I can scootch up the tiniest bit...
That'll do it!
Here goes...
Yesss! I got it!
All right!
Lute!
Cheval?
You're so heavy... Oh, right!
Lute, drop the golden egg!
No way! You drop me!
Uh, th-that won't work-- the egg'll drop with me!
Lute, quit moving around!
--No, but, like, now what?! --Lute!
Huh?
We've been... rescued?
Yeah--it sure looks that way!
And the golden egg's in one piece, too!
Lute!
Cheval!
Thanks, Laeus!
They're so late...
I'm going to go look for them, Mrs. Vlau!
It's all right, Lilia.
But...
They'll come back.
What's that?
Whoa! It's Laeus!
And Lute and Cheval, too!
Uh-huh!
Ow, ow, ow, ow...
Hey, Laeus! If you're gonna let us get on, let us stay on!
Honestly, that Laeus!
Oh! A golden egg!
You found one!
Thank goodness you made it in time, eh, Cheval?
Yeah!
In time for what?
Congratulations, Lute.
Seven candles? Ah, so you're seven years old, Lute!
As if! I'm 12!
So why seven?
Um... Yeah, why?
It marks the day Lute came to my house.
You don't know your actual birthday,
so your birthday is the day you came here.
Ah, yes! So that was seven years ago today.
Yes--and this is a special birthday, too:
your first as a Rider.
That's why, this year,
you insisted on letting Lute eat his fill of this soufflé.
Yeah, I guess so.
Ah...
Cheval!
N-Never mind that, Lute--
Try blowing out all these candles at once!
Yeah! You bet!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks!
Now eat up while it's still hot!
Here goes...
Time to dig in!
Mmm!
It's so good! I've never had a soufflé like it!
That's a glegg soufflé for you!
You really don't have to shorten it!
It's been a long time since Lute spent the night.
Uh-huh!
You get to sleep, too, Cheval.
Good night.
Good night, Mom.
Gimme more t' eat!
Lute even eats in his dreams!
Tasty... So tasty, that glegg soufflé...
I'm positive you don't have to call it that in your dreams.
Glegg...
"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 Popo!
"Monstie:"
"Popo"
With that thick coat, the cold doesn't bother it one bit.
"Type: Power"
"Species: Herbivore"
These monsters are normally calm and gentle,
"Overall Length: 336.2 cm"
"Overall Height: 177.1 cm"
but when push comes to shove... look out!
"Leg Size: 29.2 cm (Rear)"
It's the perfect Monstie for Stone!
What Monstie will hatch for us next week?
"Next Episode Preview"
Lute here!
The mischievous twins Denden and Linlin are making life really difficult!
Whoa! Not that way! There's a Gereios over there!
Next time: "Like Mom Used to Make"! Ride On!
"Like Mom Used to Make"