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Oh dear, if it weren't for you...
Cat ears!
Hiss...
Hahahahaha—
Cat tail!
I'm not a cat!
Forget the cat thing. Thank you so much...
Captain!
Noctis and No. 21 approach Vera with the townsfolks from the direction they departed earlier.
Alright.
Ha! We've made it here first!
I've been waiting for you forever.
Ha... We don't have any weapons to fight the Corrupted here. We're so glad you're here.
Thank you... so much. Everyone in town is still alive!
What a handsome fella! Look at those muscles and that robotic arm!
Just a squeeze and splash! The head of the Corrupted was crushed!
That's no big deal. I'm still itching for a real fight!
Cat ears!
Ugh!
By the way... you're Noctis, right, Sir?
I would've been dead if it weren't for you!
Oh? Really? I don't remember.
You might not remember, but I sure do! Look at my hair! You managed to save so much of my hair!
The tavern owner points at the scorched hair above his head before handing Noctis the whisky he could not hide in time.
I don't have much to give, so here you go!
Hey, isn't that my bottle?
Yours? No! It's Noctis' now!
Damn right! It's mine!
And Vera, we'll answer whatever you want to know!
Tch... What was I going to ask again?
Right. Have Corrupted come here in the past?
I don't think so? The last time we saw the Corrupted here was like six or seven years ago, from what I can recall.
Yeah, yeah. They arrived during the harvest in the fall.
That was when my grandson...
I think some idiot brought back mechanoids that were infected with the Punishing Virus, which drew a bunch of Corrupted to us.
Mechanoids infected with the Punishing Virus...
Vera suddenly thinks of something, as much as she hates to admit it.
She glances at the boastful Noctis amidst the people's praises and No. 21 "playing" with the other children before peeking at the trunk of their car.
If some Corrupted can be drawn by the Punishing Virus...
Can I bring some souvenirs back, Captain?
Hm? Sure. No one else is here.
(So... those "souvenirs" in our trunk...)
(They led the Corrupted here.)
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Vera sighs and continues.
Are there any special settlements northwest of Route 77? Anything weird in that direction in general?
Any place special and weird... I don't know for sure.
All I know is that there are more no man's lands the further northwest you go.
It was pointless to ask, then.
No. 21! Noctis! Stop fooling around!
Hey, did you hear? They were complimenting how powerful I am!
Your only power is to blow everything up.
We're taking care of the remaining Corrupted. There are some left outside the town.
Why? Are you really changing our name to Cerberus... Volunteers?
I'll allow you to resign and build your volunteer team yourself.
Never mind.
No. 21... bring the things in the trunk with us.
My souvenirs? Okay.
Souvenirs?
Souvenirs. What I took from my prey—
That's enough. Do what you're told.
They're even taking care of the remaining Corrupted in the outskirts. How...
How can we ever repay you?
Supplies! Alcohol, fuel, food—ah, you guys don't eat. What about... batteries, parts... We'll give you everything.
...There's nothing to thank us for.
Let's go, No. 21, Noctis.
