These youngsters are Riders!
They defeated a Blighted monster
and successfully purified a nearby Kinship Ore.
But though Cheval, Mille, and Hyoro had come all this way,
here they broke off from the rest to follow a different path.
I've gotten word from the Scriveners.
So you've purified the Kinship Ore at Albrachs Village!
Well done. Just what I'd come to expect from Riders.
Yes, indeed.
Everyone worked together to help.
I've called you here with something to tell the Riders...
But where are Cheval and the rest?
Cheval and the others...
They...
They went on ahead instead of returning to Gildegaran.
Hmm. I see.
Cheval!
Cheval, my boy!
Have you given any thought to my offer, hmm?
Joining up with us, he means!
I have no use for you.
Oh, don't be that way, Cheval!
Cheval?
He called out to you twice!
Shut up!
I really do think you'd be better off teaming up with us...
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 26: The Mysterious White Dragon"
You've heard of Redan, yes?
The legendary Rider.
Mmm.
And do you know about his Monstie?
No--but we have heard about his Palico.
According to lore,
"he soars gallantly across the heavens astride a dragon white."
This "dragon white" would have been the Monstie that accompanied him.
A "dragon white"?
Mmm.
And since you, too, have set out to quell the Black Blight,
won't you be needing the same Monstie as Redan had?
What kind of monster would that be?
No idea.
No idea, huh?
I've told you all I know.
I think it's some kind of dragon, white in appearance...
No surprise there.
Hmm... What monster is that, anyway?
And where can I find one?
I'll do some research at the Scriveners'.
Great--thanks!
See you!
Let's see if we can find some clues, too.
Oh? Got any leads?
Not a "lead," really...
...but since we're talking about a monster, I thought we'd ask Hunters.
You know, like Reverto.
Oh!
Lute! Bro!
Tub...
...li!
It's not "Tubli," and hey, long time no see.
Heard you finished a whopper of a quest!
What was it? Didja make bank?
You bet we did!
And it was one awesome quest, too!
Fantastic! Tell me all about it!
Picture it: hundreds of dread monsters on the scene.
--Just then, the valiant Navirou--
--Look, we're busy. --Just then, the valiant Navirou--
On a new quest? I'll tag along!
It's not a quest!
We're asking Hunters about this particular monster.
Izzat so! I could always introduce you to my teacher.
Your teacher?
Of shady sales?
Urk! I'm not shady! C'mon!
And on that note...
Hey, hear me out!
My teacher's a descendant of the legendary hero!
Eh?
The legendary hero?
What's his name?
I forget the hero's name, but my teacher's name is Nedan.
Nedan?
Hey! Teacher, sir!
Eh?
This here is Lute.
Huh?
And this is my teacher, Nedan.
Help this guy out, wouldja, sir?
What would a Rider want with me?
What?! You can tell I'm a Rider?
Ayuh.
Yer eyes told me as much. Like a whisperin' wind, they were!
Wait... What?
That's how you can tell?
And Navirou? What about Navirou's eyes?
Hmm. In those eyes o' yours...
...I see glitterin' stars upon stars!
Heavenly constellations, showin' Riders th' way!
Huh? Whaaa--?!
Ooh! Navirou's navigation really is the best!
Are you descended from Redan, mister?
Redan?
Oh, ayuh--distant ancestor o' mine.
The legendary hero?
Ayuh. Saved th' world, that one!
And he sealed away the Black Blight, right?
That he did, that he did!
So the Kinship Ores--
Ya mean t' tell me ya know about th' Kinship Ores?
Yeah. We're going to purify the Kinship Ores tainted by the Black Blight.
That's right. Them Kinship Ores gotta be clean as a crystal stream.
He coulda never saved th' world without 'em.
That story's been handed down f'r generations.
You really do know a lot, mister!
Okay, what about this "dragon white"?
Hmm? A "dragon white"?
They say Redan stopped the Black Blight with one as his Monstie,
so I'd like one as my Monstie, too--
by finding a white dragon egg.
So that's yer deal...
Sure, "a dragon white" sounds simple enough,
but d'ya know what kinda monster it is?
We don't--which is why we're here, now, with you!
Well, I seen one.
Huh? Really?!
Musta been, oh, back when I was a brand-new Hunter.
The older Hunters, they took me along on this quest, see...
Lilia?
The Guild Master has a request for the Scriveners:
to look into the identity of the monster known as the "dragon white."
I was just researching that!
There's no mention of it in these materials.
So the Scriveners will form a platoon
and leave on a white-dragon research expedition.
I'll be the captain, with Pappan my lieutenant.
And you've been selected to join us.
Huh? Me, working with you, Captain?
We set out tomorrow. Make your preparations.
Yes, ma'am!
An' then, th' white dragon flew right off!
Higher an' higher, an' higher still!
We had plenty o' trials an' tribulations on our way back t' Gildegaran,
but that's another story f'r another time.
--That was awesome! --Totally awesome!
So where can I get a white dragon egg?
A white dragon egg, eh?
Wonder if there's a likely spot nearby...
An egg hunt, lessee...
Ya got yer research fees, all kinds o' overhead... Hmm...
It'll cost ya 10,000 zenny!
Whaddya say?
Ten thousand?! You know how many donuts that'd buy?
Yes, please!
You'll pay that?!
In advance, if ya please!
Wait a second, Lute!
In cases like this, it's customary to pay a retainer up front
and the rest as a reward for success!
Don't you get your quest rewards after they're done?
Huh? But...
You're absolutely right.
That's a real Rider's Palico f'r ya!
Eh? Oh, Navirou wouldn't go that far...
I'll take five thousand up front. Okay by you?
Yep! That's perfectly reasonable!
Here you go.
An' I'll meetcha back here tomorrow mornin'.
Got it!
Till tomorrow!
"The Blighted Tigrex"
Scorching Slice!
A Tigrex sure gets wild when it's Blighted.
Yeah. It was so violent that whole time.
All we can do with Blighted monsters is defeat them.
There are more out there. Let's find the next one.
Let's take a break, Cheval.
Aren't you hungry?
There's still time before dark.
Let's go.
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Teacher, sir! We're here!
Wake up!
Mr. Nedan, did you find out where that egg is?
Ayuh, sure did.
Really?!
I know where it is--th' hard part is gonna be gettin' there.
Oh, I'm ready for that!
Then let's get goin'.
What's that you've got there?
Never seen a Huntin' Horn before?
Who'da thought I'd be pickin' up the ol' Phenomenal Phlute again...
Sir, you're amazing!
Eh? Is he? Really?
'Course I am!
"Zamtrios"
All them Zamtrios I battled t' get my hands on this baby...
To this day, I can't forget their freezin' attacks
an' their swole-up bodies!
Brrr! Terrifyin'!
--You really are amazing! --Really? Wow! --Totally awesome!
Eh?
What is it, mister?
A monster?
Say, couldja poke around in that grass over yonder?
Huh?
Whoa! Herbs!
Antidote Herbs!
Felvyne! Wowee!
There'll be lots o' items waitin' f'r us up ahead.
Make sure ya gather 'em all!
Ooh! Here's some more!
Oh, Nulberries!
Hey, what about that thicket there?
But, sir, we can't carry any more!
This here is th' white dragon's den.
Reckon there'll be a nest inside with a white egg in it.
In there, huh?
Waaait!
What is it?
It's great that there's an egg in there and all,
but what if that white dragon's in there, too?!
What if we get gobbled up?
Sheesh, you're such a scaredy-cat!
Nope--that's a Rider's Palico f'r ya.
Navirou, was it?
Huh?
When it comes t' takin' on tough monsters, ya can't be too careful.
You're guidin' yer Rider right, reinin' in his excitement.
Ooh!
Navirou wouldn't go that far...
Here: just a tiny little present from Navirou.
At this hour, th' white dragon'll be out grabbin' grub.
An' with th' wind blowin' like it is, it won't be back f'r a while.
In we go.
You're fantastic, sir!
Hmm?
Hey, wouldja check behind that rock there?
Sir, we can't possibly hold any more items!
Let's just keep moving!
That ain't it...
A Nerscylla, eh?
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Huh?
There's a lot of distance between him and this cave!
Sir!
Hang tight! Hi-yah!
Hurry it up!
Easy f'r you t' say!
A Huntin' Horn takes some warmin' up!
Ratha's here!
Are you done? Are you done?!
Hang on--almost there!
Make it snappy!
Now, Ratha!
There!
Oh, it's all over?
An' I was just about t' make my move.
Have mercy on us, sir!
We ran enough for a lifetime!
But ain't you a powerful one!
Quick as lightnin', ya were!
Eh?
Well, I guess!
You'll be fine on yer own from here on out.
I'll head back an' stand guard at th' cave mouth.
Gotta be ready f'r another Nerscylla-- or if th' white dragon comes back.
Will you be okay alone?
Aw, I'll make it work. Just leave it t' me!
You're so cool, sir!
Yeah, he really is so cool!
Th' white dragon egg is white as snow on a moonlit night.
It's gotta be up ahead!
See ya!
Catch ya later!
Huh?
Is that it?
A white egg!
We found it!
So this is the egg of the dragon white!
Let's get this bad boy hatched!
Here goes!
O holy Kinship Stone,
bind thou me together with this slumbering soul!
Awaken!
Eh?
A Khezu?
Did we get the wrong egg?
We sure did! We got took!
Oh, sir... What have you done?
It was poppycock--all of it!
Navirou should've never given him that donut!
Give that donut back!
Wait up!
What's the meaning of this?
Eh? Ya already hatched it?
That was fast...
Don't underestimate Riders!
This is a Khezu egg!
There just ain't any white dragons 'round these parts!
Ya won't find one on a li'l day trip, that's f'r sure.
Eh?
So you just used a Khezu egg instead?
Well, I did go out an' get it...
And went to all the trouble of painting it white?
Had t' be white as snow, didn't it?
And you went and hid it inside a cave made for Nerscylla!
It had t' look like a likely place f'r a white dragon t' live.
And you hid all those items along the way to make us use them!
I didn't go that far.
Just made a note of where they were on my way home.
Well, now you've confessed everything!
Master detective Navirou won't be fooled again!
You're the bad guy here!
Give our money back!
Your money?
Gone.
What?!
How?!
It all went into expenses!
So Khezu eggs are going for 5,000 zenny?
Guy I owed money to had taken this baby from me.
Cost me 5,000 t' get it back!
But I can do some real, serious work with this,
so I'll be payin' ya back. You'll see!
Like we believe that!
Oh, Navirou was such a dummy for trusting this guy!
Hey, mister...
What made you think there weren't any white dragons around?
"He soars gallantly across the heavens astride a dragon white."
Eh?
The Guild Master said the same thing.
That phrase's been handed down f'r generations.
But if we don't know what this "dragon white" really is,
I'd guess folks rarely get t' see it.
Which means this "dragon white," whatever it is,
prolly lives way, way far out from where us people live.
Are you really descended from Redan, mister?
I wouldn't know all this stuff if I wasn't!
What's Redan's descendant doing running a junk shop?
Now listen...
Just bein' a descendant of Redan
don't mean ya get any inheritance-- if ya ain't a Rider.
Whaddya expect me t' do about it, huh?
Well, when you put it like that...
Anyway, I ain't got the money now,
but I'll pay ya back someday.
What do we do?
What should we do?
Set forth upon your journey, young ones!
Straight onward, into far-off lands in search of the dragon white!
Another of those handed-down phrases?
Just some advice from yours truly.
Who asked you, anyway?!
Let's forget about this white dragon thing for now
and head to the Dovan Volcano.
The Dovan Volcano?
Don't tell me you forgot!
We heard there was a Kinship Ore there, remember?
Oh, right! Navirou did forget.
Never can remember that name...
We've got all our Herbs and stuff ready to go...
We can head right out.
We don't even have to wait for Lilia or her drinks!
See ya, mister!
He'll be keeping the Khezu as a Monstie.
We'll let you off with that for today.
Much obliged!
Ratha...
See ya later!
Well, he's not Debli's teacher for nothing.
You know, that old guy...
He went out to find that Khezu egg,
put it in a cave that a Nerscylla called home,
and came back unharmed--all by himself.
What? So he's actually pretty tough after all?
Ah, whatever!
Let's get to the Dovan Volcano!
Yahoo!
Ah! Bro!
Wait for meeee!
Hey! You leave those items here!
Aw...
Oh, well.
Time t' buckle down an' get to work...
"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 Zamtrios!
"Zamtrios"
"Type: Technical"
Even as a Monstie, this amphibian can handle both land and water!
"Species: Amphibian"
"Overall Length: 274.7 cm"
It covers its body with icy armor
"Overall Height: 169.4 cm"
and can puff itself up like a giant balloon!
"Leg Size: 80.5 cm"
No wonder they call it the Monster Shark!
What Monstie will hatch for us next time?
"Next Episode Preview"
Lute here!
Navirou and I made it to the volcano!
Navirou, what gives? This is so weird!
You're all electrified!
Next time: "Dovan Volcano Memories"!
"Dovan Volcano Memories"
Ride On!