The young boy's name is Lute: a rash but passionate fellow
who aims to be the world's top Monster Rider.
He's currently in the city of Gildegaran,
taking quests at the Hunter's Guild and searching for Kinship Ores--
all to prevent the changes brought on by the Black Blight.
Just leave it to Navirou here!
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 20: The Legend of Pawpad Place"
Good morning, mister!
Ah, morning!
Good morning, ma'am!
Good morning! You're moving fast today.
Lute!
Ratha... Wait up, Ratha...
--Smoochy... Smoochy... Smoochy...
--Lute! You're still sleeping? --Smoochy... Smoochy... Smoochy...
Wake up already!
--Who's there? No reason to wake up early today... --Smoochy... Smoochy...
--Huh? --Smoochy... Smoochy...
Ever since I joined the Scriveners,
I've been checking some ancient books at the library when I have time.
And that's how I came across this likely spot!
For what?
A Kinship Ore!
Where?!
In the woods northwest of Gildegaran!
They say a "Kinship Boulder" is hidden right here.
A Kinship Boulder? That's gotta be a Kinship Ore!
Right?
Great! Hey, wake up, Navirou!
Smoochy, smoochy, smooch...
Huh?
So, Mister Reverto, we're heading out!
Okay... Whatever.
See you later!
Huh?
Ah! Brother Reverto! A thousand apologies!
Eh?
I know you made me your apprentice and all,
but now I wanna be a Rider!
Ah.
So, uh, is Lute around?
Nope.
Ah, I see! Well, then!
Cheval and the others already took a Guild request and left.
Then why don't just the three of us go?
It's nearby and all--why not?
Let's do it!
Yeah!
I've brought Energy Drinks, potions--all kinds of stuff.
This is dangerous!
Should we call it off?
What? Why? C'mon, let's go!
Wow... There are swarms of 'em.
Way more than I expected.
Hey, why didn't you ask Lute to join us?
Why? I mean...
A quest like this is no problem for the three of us.
Lute...
He won't get the better of me.
Yeah!
Ride On!
Rathian!
Ride On!
Bulldrome!
Ride On!
Aptonoth!
Oh! Over there!
That's the forest on the map.
The Kinship Ore ought to be in there!
We're about to set foot in a no-man's-land far outside Gildegaran!
It's not far at all, and it's just a regular forest.
What could be laying in wait for us up ahead?
Kinship Ore, duh!
We'll get where we're going, no matter how hard the struggle!
Onward, Navirou Expedition Team!
Even if Lute and Lilia get got!
Don't count us out like that!
And what's this "Navirou Expedition Team," anyway?
Look at that!
Huh?
What could that be?
A village!
And it's all Felynes... A Felyne village!
Navirou'll get the star treatment here for sure!
What's this?
Mew's that?
And why are they here?
Mew?
"Mew, mew, mew, mew"! What an annoying place!
That's what Felynes are usually like.
Mew think so?
Mew, mew, mew! What's this, now?
We rarely ever see humans visit our village.
And you are?
The leader of Pawpad Place: Cool.
Let's head to my place for now.
What could that be?
Two of 'em are humans...
Purrplexing.
Unsurprisingly, Navirou's the center of attention among all these Felynes!
Don't fall in love, now!
And don't be shy!
Well, then... Please, have a seat.
Have some tea.
Now, about this Kinship Ore...
I haven't seen nor heard anything about it.
It should be within these woods.
That's where the Felyne's sacred object is.
Could you let us see it?
Humans cannot enter.
Why's that?
We Felynes consider it holy land.
Can't you make an exception?
Only Felynes may enter.
Then let Navirou in!
Um... I've been wondering...
What is this?
"This"? You mean Navirou?
A talking stuffed animal? Or some kind of pet, taught to speak?
Navirou is a Felyne!
Come now. That can't be true.
Felynes look like me.
We're the same!
Oh, come, come!
Felynes have sharply set eyes!
Sharp.
Perky whiskers!
Perky.
A willowy figure!
Willow!
Given a side-by-side comparison, you're really not Felyne-y at all!
Why would you shoot him down like that, Lute?
A pawprint pattern on the chest!
Pattern!
That's Felyne-esque, anyway.
"-Esque" nothing! Navirou's a Felyne through and through!
And what's more, he's everyone's idol!
So there are other kinds of Felynes!
I suppose the world is a big place.
If you accept that Navirou's a Felyne, show him this sacred object!
You can't be just any old Felyne.
You need to be a member of this village.
What does Navirou need to do?
Well, let's see...
The villagers here have all undergone the Coming-of-Age Rite
to be recognized as full-fledged members.
If you perform this Rite, you will be one of us.
Huh? What a pain.
Never mind the whole "one of us" thing.
Do it, Navirou!
Yeah! Please, Navi?
Does Navirou have to?
He has to!
People expect great things from Navirou.
And that's... a Navi-rule.
First, you must learn the words of the Rite.
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne, banana-fana fo-Eelyne, fee fi mo-Melyne...
--Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne...
--That's him, all right! --Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne...
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne, banana-fana fo-Eelyne...
It's so long! And such a pain!
Hey! Number Five!
Number Five!
Number Five! You're all right!
"Number Five"? What's that?
Huh?
Who are you?
Whaddya mean? It's Beats!
The glittering flames are proof of my passion!
The Numbers!
Number One!
You do it, too!
What the heck?!
Ya really don't remember me?
Never seen you or eaten you before!
I see. Here I thought this'd be easy...
You and me, we're friends!
If you're trying to trick Navirou, it won't work.
He's not falling for any long-lost-family scam.
This ain't no scam!
Here, this'll jog yer memory!
The seal of the Numbers!
You got it, too!
Navirou has nothing of the sort.
He does! What?!
That's right!
But how? And who are you?!
It's like I told ya: I'm yer friend, Beats!
Number One of the Numbers! And you're Number Five!
This is all news to Navirou! It is!
When I'm done here, I'll bring ya by our other pals' place.
First, though, is this sacred object.
I came lookin' for it myself, but they ain't lettin' me in.
Are you doing the Coming-of-Age Rite, too?
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne?
Nah, I don't go for that tired ol' nonsense.
We're just gonna slide right in!
Eh?
So the village's holy land is beyond this point...
They call the Kinship Ore their sacred object.
Can we just sneak in?
Stay out!
One step in and we'll carve you up!
They're guarding it?
It is their hallowed ground.
Now!
Uh...
Stay out!
We'll carve you up!
Navirou's staying out.
Eh?
Ride On!
Rathian!
We've got odd Felynes cropping up left and right today, don't we?
I'm sure I've told you:
you can't enter our hallowed ground unless you're one of us.
Aw, why not? Just a li'l bit?
I am a Felyne, y'know!
We must decide:
What punishment shall we mete out for sullying our holy land?
Carve him up!
Put him in a snowman!
Blow him up!
Sacrifice him!
We can't do them all... So shall we carve him up and sacrifice him?
Purrfect!
Cut that out! Help me, Number Five!
Eh?
Do something! Anything! Number Five!
Er... Isn't that a little drastic?
He didn't see the sacred object for one,
and he only went a tiny bit onto the hallowed ground.
You're an outsider. You have no say here.
If you want to chime in, become a villager first.
Yeah, Navirou! What happened to the Coming-of-Age Rite?
You can do it, Navi!
Nnnrgh... All right!
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne, banana-fana fo-Eelyne, fee fi mo-Melyne!
Very well. Let's continue with the Rite, then.
Felvine, Felvine, felly-felly-Felvine...
Take some with you on a trip and you'll always feel fine!
He's motivated, for once!
I wonder what his ties are to that strangely colored Felyne.
Hey, once he's a villager, he can go see that sacred object!
Ooh! Got some Felvine!
How many is that?
Fifteen!
Almost to 20! Keep it up!
Memorizing that long prayer, gathering Felvine as an offering...
What will he be doing next?
Well, we had a ceremony to become Riders, too.
Felvine, Felvine, felly-felly-Felvine...
Take some with you on a trip and you'll always feel fine!
Felvine...
What is it?
Monsters!
Those are Aptonoth--and they're docile!
Scaredy-cat.
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne, banana-fana fo-Eelyne, fee fi mo-Melyne!
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne, banana-fana fo-Eelyne...
They call this a Dance of Offerings...
Is that what that is? Dancing?
And-a one, and-a two...
More like "dunce-ing," if you ask me.
I know I'm "dun."
You've done well to come this far.
Yes, ma'am!
Navirou... I hereby bestow upon you this Felyne Bone Wedge.
Does this mean Navirou's part of the village now?
Now comes the final Rite.
Genprey.
Genprey?
You are to bring back a Genprey Fang.
You're asking for the impossible!
You know, I never have seen you fight.
Navirou's good at giving orders from behind!
That's why he can't fight out in front!
In that case...
...you'll never be a villager.
Help me!
Number Five!
You've come so far. Don't give up!
"Genprey"
All right, Navirou:
show us your courage as a proud Felyne!
Snap out of it!
Lute... Navirou's done for... Ack...
So you give up on becoming one of us?
Hey, get back out there!
Drink this and buck up!
Wait up!
What'd you give him?
Demondrug.
Is that what Demondrug does?
Hey, hey, hey! Wait for Navirou!
See? He's much stronger now.
Are you sure?
Hey, hey! Bring it on!
--Eek! Here it comes! Get away! --Huh?
"Gendrome"
A Gendrome?!
This is terrible!
We've got to save him!
What do we do?
Am I allowed to help?
I think I'm gonna have to!
Ride On!
Basarios!
Oh, there you are!
Let's do this, Basarios!
Laser Ambush!
Yesss! We did it!
He's riding it!
He's riding that monster!
Well done, Basarios! Good thing I made you my Monstie!
Excuse me, but are you a Rider?!
Huh? Yeah, I'm a Rider.
Whoa!
Do you have to be that amazed?
And are you a Rider's Felyne Monstie?!
Nope, not a Monstie.
Navirou's in charge of navigation!
Whoa!
Be even more amazed!
Whoa!
Navi, you're eating this up.
Let me take you to the Felynes' hallowed ground!
Huh? You mean we can see your sacred object?
Yes! Please--give it your blessing!
Hooray!
Is this... a monument to Redan?
I see you know it well.
Redan was a legendary Rider,
but this honors the Felyne who served him as his Monstie.
So Redan had a Felyne with him, too!
It's definitely no Kinship Ore, huh?
The brave Felyne who supported Redan on his adventures
had formed Kinship with humans.
And so this sacred object represents the Kinship between us.
Ah! So that's why it's the Kinship Boulder!
Well, at least we got to see something cool, right?
Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?!
Out of respect for the Felyne Monstie Navirou,
we hereby set you free!
Wait, wait, wait!
Oof!
And don't come back to Pawpad Place!
Number Five! Come with me! Number Five!
Remember, already! We're friends!
--Take care! --Number Five! Number Five!
I even found a Genprey egg. Not bad, right?
Not bad at all!
Our trip wasn't wasted.
It was worth the visit!
Huh? Eh?
Talk about a good haul! Bones, berries, stones...
Hey, it's Debli! How'd that happen?
I totally thought you were Navi!
I'm not Navirou! I'm nothing like him!
Then... What happened to Navirou?
This is Navirou--and he's one of us now!
Welcome! Mew, mew, mew!
Yes, but Navirou--
Now, now, now!
Navirou is a Rider's Felyne Monstie!
Amazing! Mew, mew, mew!
Yeah, but Navirou--
Now, now, now!
We've prepared a house for Navirou!
All ready! Mew, mew, mew!
Sure, but Navirou--
Now, now, now!
First we must have our welcome banquet!
Party! Mew, mew, mew!
Felyne, Felyne, bo-Belyne, banana-fana fo-Eelyne, fee fi mo-Melyne!
Navirou's stuck here.
"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!
"Monstie:"
Our Monstie this time is Gendrome!
"Gendrome"
"Type: Speed"
Gendrome's the leader of the Genprey pack.
"Species: Bird Wyvern"
It paralyzes its prey with its sharp claws and fangs.
"Overall Length: 319.9 cm"
"Overall Height: 157.8 cm"
"Leg Size: 39.2 cm"
Now that Navirou made it through the Rite and all,
he can handle these just fine!
What Monstie will hatch for us next week?
"Next Episode Preview"
Lute here!
We're off to the desert in search of another Kinship Ore.
Hey, Cheval, what's up? Something bothering you?
What's that?!
"Barroth, Landslide Wyvern"
Next time: "Barroth, Landslide Wyvern"!
Ride On!