These youngsters are Riders,
continuing their quest to find blackened Kinship Ores
and stop the Black Blight, spreading across the world.
Manelger's malicious intent caused Hakum Village's Kinship Ore
to be taken over by the Black Blight!
Lute had barely managed to slay a Blighted Tigrex
and keep Hakum safe from the Black Blight
when Cheval appeared.
Cheval!
If there are no Blighted monsters here, our business is done.
Cheval!
Now you wait a minute!
That is, uh...
Oh, right!
Donuts! You want some donuts? They're really good!
So tasty, and so sweet...
Mmm-mmm!
Here, take 'em! It's a special deal!
Navirou's taking a hit on this one!
Let's go, Rathian.
It's been a while, Cheval.
How good of you to hurry to your hometown in its hour of need.
We slay Blighted monsters no matter where they show up.
Oh, that reminds me, Cheval...
Vlau's flowers are in fine bloom again this year.
You've come at the perfect time.
I'm not who I was back then.
But you're still Vlau's son.
Rathian!
Cheval...
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 38: The Little Bouquet"
I see... So Cheval was here.
Yeah.
He could at least have said hello.
He has his own feelings about all this.
Yeah.
Navirou tried to get him to stay with donuts, but it didn't work.
Oh, Navi...
I just don't know.
Cheval and Mille,
and Hyoro, too...
What can we say to get through to them?
Hyoro... My little brother...
It's like he doesn't need to hear anything I could tell him anymore.
No... He was always like that.
I thought he was just the gloomy type.
Genie...
There is only one thing... we can do:
protect our hometown and be ever ready to greet them with a smile.
That's all.
You're right, Chief Omna. This is their hometown!
Right--a place to stay, where they can always come home.
A place to stay...
Our hometown...
I'm sure they'll come back! Right, Navi?
And when they do... Oh, we'll talk and talk for hours!
I want to tell Cheval I'm sorry...
--Right, Navi? --C-Can't breathe...!
Lute?
Eat up. It's tasty!
Okay...
I know: you must be exhausted. Why don't I whip up some Energy Drinks?
What was that?
Just acting out what everyone was thinking.
What do you mean?
Oh, you know: we're too full.
Really?
--What about Lute? He's not eating much.
--Lute! Lute! --What about Lute? He's not eating much.
Lilia, sometimes a man just wants to be left alone.
Oh, okay...
I guess you could make me an Energy Drink.
Whoa there, Lute!
You're not yourself right now!
I understand how you feel, but still!
Calm down, Lute! Just calm down!
--Huh! What's the big idea? --Whatever you do, not that, Lute!
--Don't lose your head! --Whatever you do, not that, Lute!
Think! Just think about what you're doing!
Look!
Yeah!
The soufflés are ready, Cheval. Go call Lute.
Why...?
Cheval!
Hey, Cheval!
We missed you! Welcome home!
Yeah, welcome back!
I'm... I'm not staying.
No! Don't leave! Everyone wants to see you!
Lute, too! He's been lookin' at the flowers all day!
I'm heading out.
No, no, no!
Please don't go!
Take care.
Wait!
Loloa will be right back--wait here!
Here you go!
It's something Mrs. Vlau told Loloa!
Loloa's dolly! Loloa's sad that she can't play with her dolly...
You know what, Loloa?
When you...
...pick a flower like this, you might feel bad for it,
but these flowers give us such a great kindness.
Like what?
They warm our hearts.
Our hearts?
That's right. And this way, the flowers live on--
within the heart they've warmed.
So you see?
Your dolly will live on inside your heart, Loloa.
When you're sad or lonely, or you see someone who is,
give them flowers.
Whether you give or receive them, flowers will warm your heart.
Okay!
You looked real sad, Cheval, so that's why!
Cheval?
How come?
How come you gotta go?
We'll be waiting for you!
We'll be waiting for you, Cheval, as long as it takes!
Loloa will always pick flowers for you!
Loloa... will give you flowers every day...
And then, Cheval just... left.
Loloa told him and told him,
"Don't go!" But...
There's a good boy, Nariki. Thank you for letting me know.
And thanks for bringing Loloa here.
Nariki?
Yeah?
I'm really glad to hear that Cheval came to see the flowers!
Right, Lute?
Nariki...
Yeah?
Thanks a lot!
Uh, whoa! Hey! Lute!
Lute?
Even if you cannot meet right now, your paths will eventually become one.
The roads we Riders tread are all connected.
Lute... The sky's fit to bursting with stars!
Navirou's eyes... won't open...
...but he can see 'em all right...
Will you sleep already?!
Nuh-uh!
Navirou won't sleep!
Not when his top pupil is suffering!
Navirou's here to prop him up!
Ratha,
thanks for flying so darn fast.
Almost felt like we could catch up to him.
I was so sure he was still nearby... I could just feel it.
Cheval came to see your flowers...
Mrs. Vlau...
I'm sorry.
If only I'd've been stronger... I could have protected you.
I mean, I'm plenty capable now...
Dammit... Dammit!
Don't flatter yourself!
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Don't flatter yourself...
Even if you'd had the strength you have today,
I doubt you would have kept Mom safe.
And that's because your way doesn't work.
Not when you believe in this "power of Kinship" stuff!
Why don't you get it?
How can you say that, that you'd've protected her?
Intuition? Is it your intuition, telling you that?
Just like you always were.
Doing whatever you wanted, leaving it up to your intuition...
I... I always envied you for being able...
...to do as you please... and I always...
...hated you for it, too.
Then it dawned on me.
Think back to that day,
the day you found Ratha's egg.
You went strolling into the Forbidden Land, free as you please,
and what's worse, you put Lilia in real danger.
You were ignorant of the whole Kinship Rite process--
but you pushed on regardless, pressing Lilia into service.
Just remembering it makes the anger well up inside me...
...anger at myself, too, for letting you get away with it all.
But you kept careening along, never knowing how I felt.
The same goes for that day... when the Nargacuga attacked the village.
The grown-ups told us apprentice Riders not to be reckless.
That's right: if you hadn't rushed in to stop that Nargacuga...
You'd still be all full of yourself,
saying you could've kept the village safe!
Am I wrong?
It's true... I...
...went after the Nargacuga...
...because I thought I could save the village... and your mom.
I knew it. You haven't changed a bit, not since we were kids.
Always thinking...
...you could save everyone...
...if only you were stronger...
And what's more...
I won't let you keep insisting that you've cured your Blighted Ratha!
What if he runs amok again? What then?
But Ratha--
Once the blackness has tainted them, there's no going back.
It's better to believe that much.
Far better than being betrayed by someone you trusted...
Cheval...
Listen, Lute...
Today I prove that you can't get the job done!
Bring it!
Lute!
Cheval... I...
I don't want to fight you. I can't fight you.
Then let me tell you what I think.
To be perfectly frank:
Your selfishness,
your conceitedness...
...that's what killed my mother.
Ride On, Lute.
I'll show you that you can't always get your way.
I can't...
Ride On, I said!
I can't!
Well? How about now?
Stand up! Stand up and fight me!
No. I don't want to make Ratha and Rathi fight.
Not this again!
I... I believe in my Kinship with you, and with Ratha...
Shut up!
Everything you said... it hit me hard. I was wrong...
So please...!
Hit me!
That's what Lute's saying! Navirou's intuition told him!
I already told you: I won't let you do whatever you want!
Ride On!
Rathian!
Ride On, Lute!
Ratha...
Ratha... You...
Ride On!
Rathalos!
Now, Rathian!
Ratha...
One more time, Rathian! Show him that Kinship holds no power at all!
Go!
What's wrong, Rathian?
What are you doing? Finish him!
Finish him, Rathian! Do it!
Cheval...
Lute! Cheval!
Rathian! I'm telling you to finish him!
Cheval!
I thought I understood how you felt, Cheval... but I didn't.
The same goes for Lute--I just know it!
But... your Kinship...
Forget it!
I'm sick of this! And Rathian...
I'm sick of you, too!
Cheval!
I don't believe in any Kinship!
Rathian, I'm done with you!
Ah, but Cheval...
Her life is one that Vlau kept safe.
I'm breaking it off. All of it.
Don't come after me!
What... What should I have done?
Cheval's found his own path.
But...
Chief Omna, didn't you say...
...that Riders' paths will eventually become one?
Mmm.
Lute, as a Rider, in what do you believe the most?
The power... of Kinship...
And what kind of power is it?
There is more you must learn.
Go now: to the sacred place--
the Tower of Illusion.
"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 Great Jaggi!
"Great Jaggi"
"Type: Speed"
The alpha leader of a Jaggi herd,
"Species: Flying Wyvern"
"Overall Length: 317.8 cm"
they can be a real doozy when paired up with their underlings.
"Overall Height: 135.8 cm"
"Leg Size: 37.7 cm"
Their specialty is to expertly use combo attacks
with the right power, speed, and technique for the job.
What Monstie will hatch for us next time?
"Next Episode Preview"
We head to a certain someplace to learn more about the power of Kinship.
What is this? Time has been turned back?
"Tested at the Tower of Illusion"
Next time: "Tested at the Tower of Illusion"!
Ride On!