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Murder Investigation

Main storyClient: Ship Hold Spell Shop: Rickert

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I'd like you to deal with the incident in the lounge. The head cook will have more information about the incident. Good luck.

Where it comes from

Accept at: taken at Lower Deck 1 -Ship's Hold- (step 18), once: Agreed to go to the arena ship

Where it goes

Trade Waterway：Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-, Lower Deck 1 -Ship's Hold-

Reward

Inciting incident「Dealing with Infinite Magic Beasts」：Strategized (given in the story)
✨ Bondmates: Songstress Marin (given in the story)
💰 1,500 G
Reputation +2

depends on your choices / result

💰 +0 G – 1,000 G
GemsGem of Org×50

Steps

- 📈 Murder case progress → Talked to the Head Cook
- 📈 People questioned → 1
- 📌 unlocks 「Monster Bird Soup」「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
- 📈 Times asked where Marin is → 1
after step 1
- 🎁 Holly ×1
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- 🎁 Holly ×1
- 📈 Second Holly → Obtained the second Holly
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- 🎁 Holly ×1
- 📈 Third Holly → Obtained
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
conversation only
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if you have Holly ≥ 1
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    [A]
    → step 15
    「Ask about the previous night」
    [B]
    ❓
    if Questioned the Waitress: Not yet asked
    📈 Questioned the Waitress → Done
    📈 People questioned +1
    ❓ where it leads depends on
    People questioned ≥ 7 → step 14
    otherwise → nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「Where is Marin?」
    [C]
    📈 Times asked where Marin is +1
    otherwise
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    → continues as [A]
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
    「Where is Marin?」
    → continues as [C]
    otherwise
    「Ask about the previous night」 — either — same result
    → continues as [B]
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if you have Holly ≥ 1
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    [A]
    📈 Woke the Weary-Faced Woman → Hit with holly（if Woke the Weary-Faced Woman: Not yet）
    → step 15
    「Ask about the previous night」
    [B]
    ❓
    if Asked the Weary-Faced Woman: Not asked yet
    📈 Asked the Weary-Faced Woman → Asked
    📈 People questioned +1
    ❓ where it leads depends on
    People questioned ≥ 7 → step 14
    otherwise → nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「Where is Marin?」
    [C]
    📈 Times asked where Marin is +1
    otherwise
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    → continues as [A]
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
    「Where is Marin?」
    → continues as [C]
    otherwise
    「Ask about the previous night」 — either — same result
    → continues as [B]
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 2 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if you have Holly ≥ 1
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    [A]
    📈 Hit the Courtesan with Holly → Done（if Hit the Courtesan with Holly: Not yet）
    → step 15
    「Ask about the previous night」
    [B]
    ❓
    if Questioned the Desperate Courtesan: Not yet
    📈 Questioned the Desperate Courtesan → Questioned
    📈 People questioned +1
    ❓ where it leads depends on
    People questioned ≥ 7 → step 14
    otherwise → nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「Where is Marin?」
    [C]
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: Behind the junior cook
    [D]
    📈 Times asked where Marin is +1
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: The murder scene
    [E]
    ❓
    if you have gold ≥ 500
    [F]
    💸 Pay
    → continues as [D]
    otherwise
    ❓
    if you have gold > 0
    → continues as [F]
    otherwise
    → continues as [D]
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: In view of the dining hall
    → continues as [E]
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: In the water by the deck
    → continues as [D]
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: In the cabins
    → continues as [E]
    otherwise
    → continues as [D]
    otherwise
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    → continues as [A]
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
    「Where is Marin?」
    → continues as [C]
    otherwise
    「Ask about the previous night」 — either — same result
    → continues as [B]
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if you have Holly ≥ 1
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    [A]
    ⚔ Battle: Novice Fighter Lv26
    「Ask about the previous night」
    [B]
    ❓
    if Asked the Adventurer-Looking Man: Not asked yet
    📈 Asked the Adventurer-Looking Man → Asked
    📈 People questioned +1
    ❓ where it leads depends on
    People questioned ≥ 7 → step 14
    otherwise → nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「Where is Marin?」
    [C]
    📈 Times asked where Marin is +1
    otherwise
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    → continues as [A]
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
    「Where is Marin?」
    → continues as [C]
    otherwise
    「Ask about the previous night」 — either — same result
    → continues as [B]
after winning the fight in step 9
- 📈 Hit the Adventurer with Holly → Done（if Hit the Adventurer with Holly: Not yet）
- → step 15
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if you have Holly ≥ 1
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    [A]
    📈 Hit the Under Cook with holly → Hit with holly（if Hit the Under Cook with holly: Not yet）
    → step 15
    「Ask about the previous night」
    [B]
    ❓
    the first time here
    📈 People questioned +1
    ❓ where it leads depends on
    People questioned ≥ 7 → step 14
    otherwise → nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「Where is Marin?」
    [C]
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: Behind the junior cook
    [D]
    📈 Times asked where Marin is +1
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: The murder scene
    [E]
    → continues as [D]
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: In view of the dining hall
    → continues as [E]
    otherwise
    → continues as [D]
    otherwise
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    → continues as [A]
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if done in an earlier loop
    💬
    「Ask about the previous night」
    → continues as [B]
    「Where is Marin?」
    → continues as [C]
    otherwise
    「Ask about the previous night」 — either — same result
    → continues as [B]
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 6 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if Marin's whereabouts: The murder scene
    ⚔ Battle: Songstress Marin Lv26
    ❓
    if you have Holly ≥ 1
    [A]
    💬
    「Hit with holly」
    📤 hand over Holly
    ⚔ Battle: Songstress Marin Lv26
    「Ask about the previous night」
    [B]
    ❓
    if Questioned Marin: Not yet asked
    📈 Questioned Marin → Done
    📈 People questioned +1
    ❓ where it leads depends on
    People questioned ≥ 7 → step 14
    otherwise → nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    [C]
    「Ask about the previous night」 — either — same result
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if you have Holly ≥ 1
    → continues as [A]
    otherwise
    → continues as [C]
after winning the fight in step 12
- 📌 unlocks 「Monster Bird Soup」「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
- ❓
  - if done in an earlier loop
    ❓
    if Marin's whereabouts: In the water by the deck
    ❓ what you get depends on
    Marin's Hairpin ≤ 0 → 🎁 Marin's Hairpin ×1 📈 Murder case progress → Defeated Songstress Marin 📈 Songstress Marin dead → Defeated Songstress Marin
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
    Marin's Hairpin ≥ 1 → 📈 Murder case progress → Defeated Songstress Marin 📈 Songstress Marin dead → Defeated Songstress Marin
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
    otherwise
    [A]
    📈 Murder case progress → Defeated Songstress Marin
    📈 Songstress Marin dead → Defeated Songstress Marin
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
  - otherwise
    → continues as [A]
continues from step 11 or 12
conversation only
continues from step 10 or 11
- ❓
  - if Second Holly: Obtained the second Holly
    ❓
    if Third Holly: Obtained
    📤 hand over Holly
    ❓
    if you have Holly < 2
    the story ends here
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    [A]
    📤 hand over Holly
  - otherwise
    → continues as [A]
after step 1
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 2 spot(s) Show on map
conversation only
📍 Lower Deck 1 -Ship's Hold-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- ❓
  - if not yet: Defeated Reprobus (arena round 1)
    ❓
    if Songstress Marin dead: Defeated Songstress Marin
    ❓
    if Geuzen's beasts handled: Not handled yet
    [A]
    📈 Murder case progress → Defeated Songstress Marin
    → step 18
    otherwise
    [B]
    ❓
    if not: Consulted Rickert about Butch
    💬
    「I want to know more about Reprobus.」
    [C]
    💬
    「Money. (10,000 gold)」
    [D]
    💬
    「Pay up」
    [E]
    ❓
    if you have gold ≥ 10000
    💸 Pay
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「Reconsider」
    💬
    「Money. (10,000 gold)」
    ↺ back to [D]
    「Labor.」
    [F]
    💬
    「Accept」
    nothing happens
    「Reconsider」
    [G]
    💬
    「Money. (10,000 gold)」
    [H]
    💬
    「Pay up」
    → continues as [E]
    「Reconsider」
    ↺ back to [G]
    「Labor.」
    ↺ back to [F]
    「Neither.」
    nothing happens
    「Neither.」
    nothing happens
    「Labor.」
    [I]
    💬
    「Accept」
    nothing happens
    「Reconsider」
    💬
    「Money. (10,000 gold)」
    → continues as [H]
    「Labor.」
    ↺ back to [I]
    「Neither.」
    nothing happens
    「Neither.」
    nothing happens
    「Do you sell KnightQuil?」
    📈 KnightQuil progress → Consulted Rickert
    📌 unlocks 「Obtaining KnightQuil」
    「I think I'm good.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    💬
    「I want to know more about Reprobus.」
    → continues as [C]
    「I think I'm good.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    → continues as [B]
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if not yet: Left the Trade Waterway for the capital
    ❓
    if Songstress Marin dead: Defeated Songstress Marin
    ❓
    if Geuzen's beasts handled: Not handled yet
    → continues as [A]
    otherwise
    💬
    「Tell me about Geuzen.」
    💬
    「I need your help.」
    Quest accepted
    ❓
    if you have Marin's Hairpin ≥ 1
    💬
    「Show her the Marin's Hairpin.」
    [J]
    📤 hand over Marin's Hairpin
    📌 unlocks 「Eradicate Warped Ones Belowdecks」「Obtaining KnightQuil」「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
    📈 Geuzen's beasts handled → Countermeasure against the beast done
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（13） · Trade Waterway Upper Deck -Arena-」
    🔀 Inciting incident 「Dealing with Infinite Magic Beasts」: Strategized
    「Accept」
    [K]
    Quest accepted
    「I'm not doing that.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    💬
    「Accept」
    → continues as [K]
    「I'm not doing that.」
    nothing happens
    「I don't need your help.」
    nothing happens
    「I think I'm good.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    💬
    「Tell me about Geuzen.」
    💬
    「I need your help.」
    Quest accepted
    ❓
    if you have Marin's Hairpin ≥ 1
    💬
    「Show her the Marin's Hairpin.」
    → continues as [J]
    「Accept」
    Quest accepted
    ❓
    if Geuzen's beasts handled: Not handled yet
    [L]
    💬
    「Tell me about Geuzen's magic beasts.」
    💬
    「I need your help.」
    [M]
    Quest accepted
    💬
    「Show her the Marin's Hairpin.」
    → continues as [J]
    「Accept」
    Quest accepted
    ↺ back to [L]
    「I'm not doing that.」
    nothing happens
    「I don't need your help.」
    nothing happens
    「Tell me about Geuzen's song.」
    [N]
    ↩ back to the menu
    「I need your help.」
    → continues as [M]
    「I think I'm good.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「I'm not doing that.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    💬
    「Accept」
    Quest accepted
    ❓
    if Geuzen's beasts handled: Not handled yet
    [O]
    💬
    「Tell me about Geuzen's magic beasts.」
    💬
    「I need your help.」
    [P]
    Quest accepted
    💬
    「Accept」
    Quest accepted
    ↺ back to [O]
    「I'm not doing that.」
    nothing happens
    「I don't need your help.」
    nothing happens
    「Tell me about Geuzen's song.」
    → continues as [N]
    「I need your help.」
    → continues as [P]
    「I think I'm good.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    「I'm not doing that.」
    nothing happens
    「I don't need your help.」
    nothing happens
    「I think I'm good.」
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Songstress Marin dead: Defeated Songstress Marin
    ❓
    if Geuzen's beasts handled: Not handled yet
    → continues as [A]
    otherwise
    nothing happens
    otherwise
    nothing happens
continues from step 17
- ❓ where it leads depends on
  - Defeated Songstress Marin → step 20
  - otherwise → nothing happens
after step 17
📍 Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-: 1 spot(s) Show on map
- ✨ Bondmates：Songstress Marin
- 📌 unlocks 「Eradicate Warped Ones Belowdecks」「Obtaining KnightQuil」「Main Story Chapter 2（12） · Trade Waterway Lower Deck 2 -Lounge-」
continues from step 18
- Quest complete
- ❓
  - if Solved the murder before: Never solved
    📈 Murder case progress → Reported to Rickert
    📈 Geuzen's beasts handled → Countermeasure against the beast done
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（13） · Trade Waterway Upper Deck -Arena-」
    📈 Solved the murder before → Solved in a past run (Marin did it)
    🔀 Inciting incident 「Dealing with Infinite Magic Beasts」: Strategized
  - otherwise
    ❓
    if Times asked where Marin is = 1
    💰 1000 G
    📈 Murder case progress → Reported to Rickert
    📈 Geuzen's beasts handled → Countermeasure against the beast done
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（13） · Trade Waterway Upper Deck -Arena-」
    🔀 Inciting incident 「Dealing with Infinite Magic Beasts」: Strategized
    otherwise
    ❓
    if Times asked where Marin is > 1
    ❓
    if Times asked where Marin is ≤ 3
    💰 500 G
    📈 Murder case progress → Reported to Rickert
    📈 Geuzen's beasts handled → Countermeasure against the beast done
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（13） · Trade Waterway Upper Deck -Arena-」
    🔀 Inciting incident 「Dealing with Infinite Magic Beasts」: Strategized
    otherwise
    [A]
    📈 Murder case progress → Reported to Rickert
    📈 Geuzen's beasts handled → Countermeasure against the beast done
    📌 unlocks 「Main Story Chapter 2（13） · Trade Waterway Upper Deck -Arena-」
    🔀 Inciting incident 「Dealing with Infinite Magic Beasts」: Strategized
    otherwise
    → continues as [A]

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