This is the outside world.
This boy's name is Lute.
He may be a bit reckless, but he has a fervent heart,
and aspires to be the world's greatest Monster Rider.
He is now about to leave Hakum Village, where he was born and raised,
and travel out into the big wide world!
Ratha has to be somewhere out there in this world.
Yeah, along with some tasty donuts we've never seen before!
Let's go find them, no matter what!
The first place we have to go is Gildegaran, where Captain Simone is.
"Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON"
"Episode 16: Avinia's Secret"
Hey, Hyoro, are you all right?
Y-Yeah.
It's easy to get lost around here, so don't get separated from us.
Here in the Sea of Trees, they say that if you get lost,
you'll lose your sense of direction, and you'll never find your way out again.
N-N-No matter what happens, I'm staying with you!
For goodness sake, you're always slowing us down.
Say, we still have to keep walking a long, long way, right?
Of course we do. It's a journey.
Then, that means we have to camp out at night, right?
Of course we do. It's a journey.
Camping means that we sleep outside, right?
Of course we do! Why are you asking this now?
Well... I've never been outside of Hakum Village before,
and there's no telling what might happen.
That's the whole reason Chief Omna gave us these, remember?
S-Sure, but...
Besides, it will be fun camping together, and sleeping under the stars.
Right, Cheval?
Yeah.
He's right. Journeys are something to be enjoyed.
Yeah! The outside world is one of freedom, with no one to tie us down!
Which means we're free to eat as many donuts as we like whenever we want!
Ah, no fair! You're eating again!
Navirou, we have a long way to go. You shouldn't eat them all at once.
The reason Navirou eats donuts... is because the donuts are there!
And that's a Navi-rule.
The truth is, I'm a little hungry, myself.
Thank goodness! As it happens, I've been starving this whole time!
Gee, what am I going to do with you? Okay, I guess it's time for a break--
All right! Let's eat! Let's eat!
Yum!
Well-Done Steak is the best!
Ah! I'm full! I'm full!
This ought to get us through the rest of the day.
Huh? So how much longer do we have to walk today?
Why, until the sun goes down, of course.
Oh, I knew it.
However, the Arctic Ridge is up ahead.
We have to be ready to face it.
I've been saving a drink that I mixed up, just for this.
Here! Some Hot Drink!
Drink this, and it will warm your bodies right up!
You won't even feel the cold. Go on, drink up, drink up!
What do we do?
I don't think I can drink it.
Who's going first?
Should we draw numbers?
I guess it's the only way.
Hmm? What's the matter, guys?
We're about to take our lives in our hands by drawing numbers!
Ready, go!
A-All right, this is how I live my life!
That's bitter!
Okay, now for the rest of you.
Huh? O-Okay...
Bitter!
Navirou will pass.
Huh? I am starting to warm up, though.
Yeah, you're right! Amazing!
That's our Lilia for you!
If only it tasted better, it would be perfect, is all...
Now we'll all be fine, even in the frigid Arctic Ridge, in the middle of a blizzard.
The only matter left now is finding enough food.
But finding that food has me concerned.
One way or another, we're going to have to find food supplies somewhere.
Let's find them here in the forest, before we go up into the Arctic Ridge.
Good idea.
Okay, when the sun is directly overhead, we'll meet back here.
Gather as much as you can.
Also, it's really easy to get lost, so be sure not to go too far.
Got it!
Do you think this will be enough?
Yeah.
Oh, I may be able to use these herbs in my combinations.
Incredible!
Hyoro, these trees are full of fruit, too!
There's no way! I can't carry any more!
Wow! Sure enough, outside of Hakum Village,
they have fruits I've never seen before!
Aww... I wonder if donuts grow on any of these trees.
Yay! A donut tree!
Donuts!
H-Hey!
Lute and Navirou are taking too long.
We just left on our journey. Is he already lost?
For heaven's sake, those two are always like this.
Well then, what if we gave up on going any farther today and rest here?
No, I'm going to go look around a little more.
Oh, me, too.
Then, so will I.
Well then, me, too!
Huh? These aren't donuts. This is just regular fruit.
Where are Navirou's donuts?!
What can I say? You've already eaten them. Come on, let's go back.
Huh? Which way did we come from?
Now more than ever, you need Navirou's navigation.
This way!
Which means this way, I guess.
Hey! Lute, why are you going that way?!
Because your navigation is always wrong.
It's probably more right to go the other way.
What?!
You don't trust Navirou's navigation?!
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
What are you doing, Navirou?!
Ouch! What is a rock doing in a place like this?!
It's started rolling!
"Konchu, Armored insect"
Whoa, it's a Konchu!
Run!
What is a Konchu doing in a place like this?!
That was entirely your fault, Navirou.
It was not! It's because there was a Konchu there! Now it's cold!
Huh? Where are we?
Don't tell me we came all the way into the Arctic Ridge.
What was that?
It must be thunder or something, right?
Whatever, let's just head back to where Cheval and the others are.
Not another Konchu!
It's turning into a snowball!
And it's heading this way!
Time to run away again!
How can we not find them after all that looking?
The weather is taking a turn for the worse, too. This is bad.
Cheval, what do we do? It's getting pretty late in the day.
Let's wait here until the others come back. We'll camp here for today.
Oh, no! The snowball is getting bigger and bigger!
Navirou, into that cave!
Whew, that was close.
I'm so cold!
Huh? Navirou, didn't you have your Hot Drink?
I-I'll just drink it now...
It's coming from deeper inside.
Hey, Lute, you'd better not.
I'm getting a bad feeling about this.
Don't stop short like that! Navirou can't stop on a dime!
It's a girl!
What's the matter with her?
Lute, that pendant!
It's Kinship Ore! That girl is a Rider!
That girl's injury is his doing! Lute, it's too dangerous!
Let's get out of here!
No, I have to help her!
It's okay, Frostfang...
Oh? He calmed down.
Huh?
Oh, he's backing off.
Hey, are you all right?
It looks like she's hurt pretty bad. Her body is awfully cold, too.
We need to patch her up.
That takes care of the first aid for her injury.
We've got some Hot Drink, too.
I kept from drinking it for a moment just like this. Pretty great, huh?
Leave it to you, Navirou.
Drink some of this, even if only a little bit.
She's waking up!
Ride On!
Rathian!
Hey!
Who are you?
Hey, don't strain yourself.
It's not like we're going to bite you.
Uh-huh.
You're a Rider, too, aren't you?
I never thought I would run into a Rider outside the village.
Yeah. You're the first one I've met, as well.
That's why Frostfang relaxed his guard for you.
Frostfang? You mean, that guy?
Yes. This is Frostfang, my Barioth Monstie.
Barioth?
Oh, yeah? That's a Barioth, is it? I've never seen one before.
Then again, what is a Rider doing all alone here in the Arctic Ridge?
Who knows what would have happened if we hadn't passed by?
It's not as though I asked anyone to save me.
I have Frostfang here, so we would have worked something out.
Hey, really, don't overdo it. Your injury still hasn't healed.
I'm in a hurry. There's someone I'm looking for.
Someone?
I have no reason to tell you who.
Frostfang, I'll be right back.
I'm telling you, you shouldn't.
H-Hey!
Wait up, Lute! Now I'm cold!
I'll drink the rest of this.
That's bitter!
Huh? Navirou is going, too! Navirou is going, too!
So don't go eating Navirou! Got that?!
W-Wait for me!
Listen, I'm telling you, you can't do this on that leg.
If you have to hurry on ahead, wait until after your injury is healed.
See here! Don't overdo it; you should rest, shouldn't you?
Stubborn, aren't you?
I'm telling you, this is none of your business. Please don't follow me.
Unfortunately for you, we were heading this way, too.
We're not following you, you see.
Right, right. It's just a coincidence.
I see. Then, suit yourselves.
Yeah. We'll suit ourselves, whether you ask us to or not. Right?
Uh-huh.
Aww, when you push yourself too hard when you're hurt,
it just makes your injury worse, you know?
It's getting awfully late. That Hot Drink is gonna wear off soon.
Oh, yeah. Once the sun goes down, the temperature will drop,
and we're gonna get hungry.
Do you think she can hear us?
Look...
There's nothing I can do about us going in the same direction.
But could you please keep it down, at least?
Oh, so you did hear us.
Then, are you hungry, too?
You see? I told you so, didn't I? You shouldn't be up on that leg.
I-It's him again--the Khezu.
A Khezu?
It was the Khezu that hurt me. You two should run away!
How can we run away and leave you here?
Come on.
Piggyback. Haven't you heard of it?
Piggyback?
"Khezu"
Come on, hurry! We're getting out of here!
He's getting closer and closer! Lute, go even faster!
It's gotten pretty dark already.
Yeah.
Do you think Lute and Navi are all right?
I hope Navirou has remembered to eat.
That's one thing I don't think we need to worry about.
Y-Yeah, you're right.
It's okay. This is Lute we're talking about. I'm sure that before long,
he'll be along asking, "Where's my food?" like nothing happened.
You're probably right.
The last thing I want is to become dinner for a Khezu!
Ack! It's the bottom of the valley!
All right, he's not chasing us anymore!
Hey, are you okay?
This is bad! We have to let her get some rest, quick!
Lute! There's light coming from over there!
Let's go check it out!
Excuse me!
Pardon the intrusion.
It doesn't look like anyone's home.
Ah, that's warm... Hooray, now we can get some rest.
I'm so hungry...
That was quite a rough time we had, wasn't it?
Thinking about Cheval and the others?
I was just thinking that right now, they must be worried about us.
Here we went through the Purification Rite, and all set out together, but now...
Are you okay?
Where are we?!
You just won't learn, will you?
If you suddenly sit up with an injury like that, it's gonna hurt.
I know.
What is this place?
A hot springs inn.
You mean, you carried me here?
Yeah! You can thank Navirou's navigation for that.
We came this far running away from that Khezu.
Piggyback, all the way.
I'm grateful you did that.
Thank goodness!
I was afraid you were gonna say "I didn't ask anyone to save me" again.
Oh, I'm Lute. This is...
Navirou!
Lute and Navirou...
I'm Avinia.
Avinia, huh?
I hope Lute and Navirou are okay.
All right... The Well-Done Steak is cooked!
You did a really good job of it!
Avinia, you said that the Khezu did that to your leg earlier?
Yeah. I came to the Arctic Ridge with Frostfang to look for someone.
But then, along the way, we were attacked by that Khezu.
Frostfang protected me.
Frostfang is that Barioth from before, right?
Yes. Frostfang is the only family I have.
Family...
Frostfang and I understand each other better than anyone else,
and we respect each other more than anyone else.
If you really understand each other,
then you're able to know when "Oh, Frosty sure must be hungry..."
and stuff like that?
"Frosty"?
Yeah, Frosty.
Well, yeah.
That's nice. Frosty sure is one lucky guy.
Navirou wishes that he had someone with Kinship that strong,
who would feed him donuts whenever he got hungry.
Right, Lute?
Hey, Lute, are you listening to me?
Huh? Y-Yeah.
If you're a Rider, then you must have a Monstie, too, right?
Yeah. Right now, mine's a Velocidrome.
Right now?
Never mind me, Avinia. I don't care if you did have Frostfang.
Why did you leave the village by yourself?
Uh-huh. Indeed. It's too dangerous to go alone.
Well, I... didn't have a choice.
I mean, I don't...
...have a village anymore.
Huh? You don't have a village?
Someone is coming.
"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 Lagombi!
"Lagombi"
"Type: Speed"
Look at those cute ears!
"Species: Fanged Beast"
Thanks to its thick hide and fur,
"Overall Length: 298.2 cm"
it's at home in cold places like the Arctic Ridge,
"Overall Height: 183.2 cm (including ears)"
"Leg Size: 43.4 cm (hind legs)"
without even having to swallow any of Lilia's Hot Drinks! I'm so jealous!
What Monstie will hatch for us next week?
"Next Episode Preview"
Lute here!
I thought we could finally catch a breather at the hot springs inn,
but then someone suspicious shows up with a suspicious request.
Suspicious? This is way past suspicious!
"Meet the Riddlemaster"
Next time: "Meet the Riddlemaster"!
Ride On!