These youngsters are Riders,
continuing their quest to find blackened Kinship Ores
and stop the Black Blight, spreading across the world.
Along the way, Lute found a legendary white dragon's egg,
but Dr. Manelger snatched the egg away!
Now Lute's team is hot on the heels of the mad Manelger.
Meanwhile, Dr. Manelger is attempting to use Cheval
to hatch the dragon's egg, but...
And now, the moment of new life:
Awaken, O dragon white!
Be my Monstie!
I thought as much.
This Kinship Stone lacks sufficient power--
the power necessary to awaken the white dragon.
Don't touch it!
You honestly expect me to believe that story?
And not only has Lilia found evidence of a new Kinship Ore
in Hakum Village,
but she's tracked down Dr. Manelger as well!
We know where Manelger is!
Hakum Village!
And so our heroes are returning to Hakum Village
after a long time away.
We're almost to Hakum Village!
Yeah.
They've been waiting so anxiously for Navirou's return...
Talk about serious Navirou withdrawal!
I wish we could've all come back together.
Mm-hmm.
Welcome back!
Oho! Check out Navirou's welcoming committee!
Hi, everyone!
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 37: Trouble Returns to Hakum"
Hmm... A Kinship Ore? Here?
You bet there is. Call it a researcher's hunch!
I can feel it. I can feel it, I say!
I don't feel anything.
There are some 50,000 researchers in this world.
Only the barest handful can attain glory.
Mm-hmm.
Those few chosen successes require a canny intuition
and the patience to believe in it--and see it through!
Mm-hmm.
In other words... me!
Aha! That's you, all right, sir!
Let's go!
Yessir!
Boop!
Everyone looks great!
--He's all respectable now! --Even his face is different.
Welcome back, Lute!
You've been gone a good while.
Hey, folks, Navirou's back, too! Look over here!
Check it out, Lute.
What do you think of the village rebuilding?
Wow! Lala's house... and the Monstie stables, too!
Your flowerbed might get torn up.
If that happens, I'll sow more seeds.
The flowers will bloom again.
Look at all those flowers.
Yeah.
We grew them together!
And they finally started to bloom!
Oh, really? Together, huh?
I hear you've been hard at work in the Scriveners, Lilia.
Captain Simone has told me all about it.
Yes, sir.
Now, what's this about Dr. Manelger?
We're all right for the moment.
Heck, if he shows up, I'll give him what for!
And about the Kinship Ore you mentioned in your letter...
Ah, about the second Kinship Ore here in the village.
Another one?!
You mean, apart from the Ore Lute and the others purified?
When we analyzed the writings at the Ruins of Redan,
we discovered records of a second Kinship Ore, right here.
Mmm.
Dr. Manelger is trying to hatch the white dragon's egg
so he can control it!
And to get the Kinship Ore he needs for that,
he's gone so far as to use Cheval!
Huh?
What? What did Cheval do?
We don't know. All we do know is that he's had contact with Manelger.
I see. I had my concerns about Cheval...
But would he really team up with that shady dude?
Not Navirou--not for a billion donuts!
We have to keep the Kinship Ore safe from Manelger!
Do you know anything about it, sir?
Chief?
Mmm... I had the feeling this day would come.
Ever since Lute found Ratha's egg in the Forbidden Woods
and hatched it without a Kinship Stone,
I sensed you were destined for something special.
And I cannot stop destiny.
Lute.
If you are indeed one chosen and guided by fate,
I'm sure you'll understand.
What do you mean?
Do you remember the Purification Rite we performed
before you left us?
Your Kinship Stones have been purified and their power increased.
This light will be a guidepost, a beacon illuminating your way.
Right--at the Waterfall of Trials.
We call it the Waterfall of Trials, but there is deeper meaning to it.
Within, pure, sacred water bubbles forth from an unsullied source.
Hence its other name: "Purespring."
From generation to generation, no one has been permitted to draw near.
That place has been sealed away since ancient times.
In there!
Move that rock!
Eh? You mean this one?
I'm not sure we should. There's some kind of symbol on it.
Which means there's definitely something on the other side!
So the Kinship Ore is beyond that spring!
Right!
And if, just if...
Well, there's one thing we know.
I can feel it. I can feel it, I say!
The only feeling I have is a bad one.
In any age,
if someone pure were to touch the Ore in this sacred place,
it would give off an even purer light...
...and if that person were evil,
the Ore would be stained with evil in an instant.
Eh? What's that?!
This... Why, this is...
...the very Kinship Ore I've been searching for!
Oho!
Mine it at once! Hurry!
Y-Yessir!
Here goes...
Oof!
Ah!
Is this...
We have to protect it from Manelger!
I'm on my way!
What's that?!
Whoa! No way!
The Black Blight!
Some fool must have touched the Kinship Ore.
Dr. Manelger!
If the local monsters get caught up in the Blight...
Remember that nightmare?
Dammit!
Hey! Navirou's coming, too!
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Just when everyone'd rebuilt the village!
We won't let the Black Blight take over Hakum Village ever again!
The Riders must keep any Blighted monsters
from approaching the village.
Yes, sir!
Lilia, get everyone to a safe place.
Yes, sir!
The Black Blight is spreading too quickly.
Such power... Could it be?
A Purified Ore?
A Purified Ore?!
Look how far it's come already!
We're gonna stop it, Ratha!
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Go in as far as you can!
Hurry to the shrine!
The Black Blight is gaining on us!
That's Manelger's!
Yeah!
The very moment when the Black Blight comes forth
from what was once a glowing Kinship Ore
has been burned into my memory!
But now we have to get out--and fast!
We're taking this with us!
Wha-a-at?! That's crazy!
The chief said it was in here!
The Seal of Redan?!
Rats! Curse them!
Oh boy, oh boy!
Hmm?
Sir... It's no use!
Come now, don't keep me waiting!
Ah... Could it be...?
Yes: the remote's not working.
Huh?
Saved by divine providence!
It's not funny!
Oh, it's you!
Oho! If it isn't Cheval's friend Lute!
What have you done?
I sent a goon and everything!
But since you're not giving up that Kinship Stone,
I've come to take a different one.
I asked Cheval to give me his, but no dice.
Say! Care to join forces with us now?
Who'd want to be on your side?
Oh?
Ah, my little failure.
Say what?!
If you and Lute just say the word,
I'd gladly beef up your modifications.
No way!
No one's allowed to touch this stone!
It'd been quietly keeping the forest and village safe all this time,
here in this cave!
And now you and your selfish research...!
Ooh, scary! No need to get quite that angry!
It's just through these woods!
They're Blighted!
Damn...
We can't let them get near the village.
All right: we slay them!
The legend of Redan, who controlled the white dragon...
In the near future, I, too, will have a white dragon at my command!
Monsters aren't meant to be controlled!
They're for forming Kinship!
Sir!
All right, Lute: form Kinship with this one.
Come on, Itsy-Bits!
Yessir!
Wait! Manelger!
Eeeyikes!
That's not what you really look like...
What are you doing, Lute?! That's too dangerous!
What you really are is a strong, proud Tigrex!
Lute!
I don't want to have to defeat you!
Don't scare Navirou like that! Go get 'em, Lute!
Get us out of here!
Yessir...
Manelger!
Dan!
I will stop the Blight!
That can never happen again...
I won't let it!
Here comes its Stampede!
Ready, Ratha?
Wait for it...
Lute!
Fly!
Yesss! You figured it out, Lute!
Here we go:
Sky-High Dive!
That did it!
Lute must have purified it.
Thanks for helping me out back then, Genie.
That was Lute, not me.
And besides...
Yeah. It's not that these monsters are evil.
We didn't want to take them down.
He purified it!
He's protected it from the greed-tainted hearts of evildoers...
...the Purified Ore, that is.
Huh?
For all this time, that beautiful crystal sparkle
has been safeguarded by the blessings of nature, in her abundance.
But in truth, it is we who have been safeguarded.
That pure shine may have been reminding us always of beginnings.
Like the morning sun, telling us that no matter what happens,
tomorrow will bring a new beginning.
And that's why the Purification Rite's held there.
I get it...
Cheval...
Lute saved us this time around.
Sir! What happened to the Black Blight?
Lute will have purified the Ore.
That Kinship Ore is powerful, all right!
I may not have gotten it for myself,
but I've gained so much in the process!
Um, sir? As it happens...
We do have this.
B-But that's--
A shard from that Kinship Ore.
Slap!
Ow!
Wh-What's the big idea?!
Well done!
The last time we were here, it was with Cheval...
Yeah...
We underwent the Purification Rite together,
left the village together...
Cheval.
Ever since you were little, you were a kind child
with a heart that could draw near to another's pain.
That kindness is your strength.
You must keep it in your heart for always.
Yes, sir!
Heavy, aren't they?
Those swords are to be drawn only to protect yourself, a friend,
or your Kinship.
Their weight is the weight of the Kinship that binds you.
We left Hakum Village feeling the same way...
But now we're walking separate paths.
Will it ever be the way it was?
Hmph.
I came when I heard there were Blighted monsters,
but I guess that's all over.
Cheval...
"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 Monoblos!
"Monoblos"
"Type: Power"
Genie rides this Flying Wyvern!
"Species: Flying Wyvern"
The single horn on its forehead shows how mighty it is!
"Overall Length: 346.8 cm"
"Overall Height: 172.8 cm"
It's great at fighting head-on.
"Leg Size: 60.9 cm"
Yep, this Monstie loves a solid one-on-one battle!
It's a real manly kind of Monstie for sure.
What Monstie will hatch for us next time?
"Next Episode Preview"
Now Cheval's in Hakum Village, too?!
Wait! There's so much I need to tell him!
Next time: "The Little Bouquet"!
"The Little Bouquet"
Ride On!