Maximum Exposure

To My Dear Cousin Heil,

I know you are well on your way to becoming a harlequin. I've seen you in several shows and have attended your various featured performances here and there with discretion. I'd like to say that you've been doing a great job! I'd like to tell you what happened the other day about my friend Kreme who happens to be a well-trained harlequin.

Apparently he has gone into hiding after the harlequin guild forced him to wear some ridiculous outfit as some sort of test. He said something about harlequins being able to wear ANY kind of garments, even if it is the most embarrassing to be able to entertain people of all sorts. He sent me a letter because he needed help with something. He first sent me his picture wearing the outfit. ...A VERY REVEALING OUTFIT.

An Odd Statue

To My Dearest Ebbie,

With the opening of the Drakos Tower once again, many adventurers have been crowding at Camp Steven to help the Dragon Expedition drive back Elga's minions. As for me, I have personally been assigned with a task group that was been ordered to look for alternate routes into the tower. The main entrance of the tower wouldn't do much so we had to look for alternate routes.

Along with a party of other paladins and mercenaries, we found this cave and ventured deep within. The mages believe it would lead to the tower's basement, and we could begin launching another front from there. The underground tunnel was infested with monsters, and more of Elga's minions. Along the way, I came across this odd statue.

MY EARS!!!

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I was going to write this letter to tell you how cool my new armor is, but something unexpected happened just after two weeks of wearing the darned helmet. Yes, I believe the helmet is cursed or something, even after I souled it at Julie's. You do know us Paladins get the Signus rank when we reach a certain level. I'm pleased to tell you that your brother just gained Signus rank! Yay! But enough about that. I'll show you the picture, yes?

Pretty neat, huh? I must say I've gone quite far from being the clumsy warrior I was years back. I still couldn't find the darned shoulder piece for this set, though. It's very rare to find good craftsmanship these days. (Well 42 could also forge one but... you know.) Now take a look at the helmet. Why do you think those fins at the side are so big?

A Weird Letter

To My Dear Friend Ceaz,

I found this letter in my mail today. Does Mr. 42 really write like this all the time? I hardly understood a thing. It has the most peculiar content I've ever read so far.

That Breezy Feeling

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I just had to write to you this time. So there I was the other day, doing my regular duties along the area between Frigid Canyon and the Sleepy Slums. Every time I jumped or walked, my rear felt weird as I was fighting monsters. I thought I accidentally wore two pairs of underwear again. It felt kinda thick yet it felt cool at the same time. So I had a really happy time training and slaying all sorts of monsters.

After my twelve-hour regular duty (A Tempura Knight is on call 24/7!!! ), I headed to the HQ Men's Locker Room to take a shower. I was literally sweating a waterfall after drinking a lot of those fat-burning HP potions that makes your body all lean and stuff like in the commercials. Mmmm~ grapefruit is tasty. I was really stinky so a nice relaxing shower was in order.

Kidnappings Around Ashmist

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I received your last letter and am very impressed that you've made such good progress within the Drakos Tower lately. Not even a regiment of Paladins could get through some areas. I haven't even made it to the 6th floor yet from last time! If you're having your fights within the tower, there has been trouble brewing around the area between Ashmist and Camp Steven. There has been a torrent of reports that many children have gone missing. This reminds me of the time that Candy Factory opened.

I received a report from HQ while I was sleeping on the table in my house. Yes Ebbie, when your bed becomes too uncomfortable the table becomes the second best bed. The Commander instructed me and several other paladins to look around for clues to investigate this string of incidents. Donning my fancy new armor, that's right Ebbie, I've got fancy new armor and I ain't showing it to you yet! So off I went to Siren Woods.

Information Overload

To My Dearest Ebbie,

You may have been wondering what would be the "information" the sages had bestowed upon me. Now the only things I know is that these items could be made by certain recipes that I haven't even encountered yet. It would most likely be inside the dungeon, but I guess we could call that a theory. I have placed in this letter for you and your guildmates convenience, some interesting info you guys might want to know about.

PARIS EXPOSED!!!

To My Dearest Ebbie,

It was so weird yesterday. That dream was just so weird I had to take my tempura meds before returning to my duties at the Frigid Canyon. Pythanuth has been reported to have been supplying Drakos with minerals, which is why I was assigned there. Anyway, I received a mysterious letter and someone contacted me all of a sudden. I don't know why, but she added me to my buddy list all of a sudden.

I don't know who this Yuffiie person was until I was invited into her home. Well, more like summoned actually, I appeared in this fancy room after receiving the letter! A voice then told me to "Wait." and I did just that. After reading a few magazines and books at the nearby bookshelf, two hooded figures appeared. They introduced themselves as sages of Dragonica, those who bestow great power upon adventurers.

I think I just shat bricks.

A Strange Dream.

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I know I've been eating so much tempura lately, but you know me! Once I whiff a scent of that tasty dish nothing could stop me, not even the most evil sorceress like Paris! (...or Lady Ciel.) Speaking of Paris, I had a strange dream the other night that I'd like to share with you. It all started when I had to pick up some weapon powder from some blacksmith named 42. After he told me that "PAREEZ ESS KAMING", I didn't understand what he said until I got home and rested.

The Tower Is Shut...

To My Dearest Ebbie,

Funny thing actually, I wanted to do a bit of exploring into Drakos the other day, but the door finally has some sort of seal on it. There have been reports Paris grew stronger lately, despite the efforts of the Dragon Expedition. Camp Steven is always a cold place to stay for the night, and using those Puff Towers they've installed recently are taking a lot out of my budget.

I should watch my restaurant bill whenever I eat some tempura.


I was thinking of getting Mistress Ciel to get the seal removed, but I don't think she would honor my request. Besides, if I had removed that seal... something terrible would happen. I guess we have to wait for the right time until it becomes unsealed.

This will probably be my shortest letter to you ever. When Drakos Tower reopens, I wonder what would lie inside? Stronger monsters? Now that would be scary now wouldn't it?

Stay safe Ebbie,

From Your Dear Brother,

Prawnt

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I received your present and I must say, this new sword you got for me is the best! Although a bit heavier than an Angelius Sword, it's a really great gift and I'd like to thank you so much! I could finally defeat many monsters with ease using this new sword you gave me! When your birthday comes, I shall give you something definitely worth it! That's a promise from your big brother!

Anyway let me tell you what happened earlier today. The moment I woke up and looked at the calendar, I found out it's my birthday today! I completely forgot all about it after that incident with you-know-who and her harlotry. Feeling upbeat, I did a bit more exercising and training than usual and headed off to take a stroll around town! It was also my day off thank goodness!

I went to my mailbox first to check if I got any letters from you. I didn't find anything but one letter that just read, "Your Room. 3:00PM. Today." It sent a chill down my spine that made me a bit skeptical as well. I just placed the letter in my pocket and then stretched my arms. I then wondered who could it have come from.

Ebbie?

To My Dear Friend Ceaz,

Dude, I'd like to thank you and somehow you have flattered me as well. I know you also haven't seen Ebbie in person, but I appreciate the effort you took to sketch her. I am going to send this sketch to Ebbie, and judging from this sketch of yours, the description I gave matched it perfectly.


Certainly Ceaz, you've got a knack for drawing! If you keep this up, you may end up fighting with a giant pencil instead!!!

From Your Buddy,

Prawnt

Cardboard ;D

To My Dearest Ebbie,

The last time I went around town to look for new furniture, I couldn't believe the price tags on them. It far exceeded my budget, and I didn't know if i really even needed such a thing.

The other day, I made a wonderful discovery. A merchant in Moonlight Shore town unloaded all of his goods from these cardboard boxes. Cardboard is quite sturdy, you could use it to make almost anything out of it. Given you have the right materials of course.

...Fish In The Sea?

To... My Dearest Ebbie,

I tried hard you know. I always try to look cool for the ladies and show off my awesome Tempura skill set for eyecandy. I groom myself all the time and try to develop a strong personality worthy of fangirls going "KYAAAA~" over. However, what had happened the other day was a real blow in the crotch for me. I still couldn't get over it. I didn't know what to do that time I saw THEM.

A Crush!

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I know you always nag me for not getting a girlfriend even at my age. Remember Milie? She's a very beautiful woman. She's witty, cute and she says a lot of stuff that makes me feel warm inside. I like her a lot. I still remember the first time I met her along with Goryu while fighting some pirates. She's a strong Ranger, I've gotta tell you. That Gatling Rush of hers literally clears any enemy that goes near her. I certainly wouldn't go near her if she were my enemy.

Reunions

To My Dearest Ebbie,

As soon as I recovered, I immediately set out to see what has happened so far in our world. Libra has changed as well as that new town called Moonlight Shore, although folks keep telling me Moonlight Shore was Libra which means--- never mind, I might complicate things. It's just there. Anyway, I heard from Ceaz and FlareCiel and they told me to meet them at Ocher Forest to help out clearing the monsters there. Elga's influence has greatly manifested in the area, causing Ocher Forest to become darker with its overgrowths.

Coma

To My Dearest Ebbie,

You may have become worried why I haven't been writing letters to you for the past few months. I know you might want to hit me or something but let me tell you what had happened. I fell into a coma right after the Candy Factory Incident and was out for several months. As I woke up, several things had changed. I've heard Paris and her minions have set out for revenge on something and many changes have been made to the towns. I've even heard a new rank for all job classes was authorized to combat the new threat.

I am to report for Paladin duty again soon, but I need to recover and remember how I used to fight. I couldn't remember much from what had happened on why I fell into a coma but I just did. Could this be part of Paris' evil?

My guildmates have disappeared, and I am alone once again. Thankfully I was able to gain touch with Ceaz and Lady FlareCiel in Libra. With them, we are going to form a new guild with a name still pending. My head is still spinning as I write this letter in bed.

If you excuse me, I have some shrimp tempura to catch up on.

From your Dear Brother,

Prawnt

Revenge of the Sweets Part II

To My Dearest Ebbie,

After getting the kid back to his mother and reinforcing my "little friend" with a special kind of underwear, I gathered a few guildies namely Negumi, Genexxx and lovemac who were interested in exploring the Cookie Factory and to rescue the remaining children as well. I had my own motives too. TO TAKE BACK WHAT THE DARNED FACTORY STOLE FROM ME AND YOU KNOW DAMN WELL WHAT IT WAS!

Revenge of the Sweets Part I

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I know you love eating sweets. Remember when we were kids you always stole from my cookie jar and I'd get angry and stuff? That same cookie factory that produced the cookies we ate while we were kids is still around even to this day. I've heard it has been around for more than sixty years, according to the locals, but its owner has never been seen. Ever. Creepy huh? I was curious until I found this weird guy in the middle of town offering a tour of the Cookie Factory.

Yeah, he's pretty much like Gatto only he's a representative of the Cookie Factory. I told him I wanted to enter but I needed to have a ticket which could be found from the chocolate they sell. So I went around shops looking for that chocolate. After an hour of looking around, I still couldn't find the darned chocolate. That was until I found this woman asking for help from some people about her missing child. Being the chivalrous knight that I am, I offered to help her out immediately.

I asked her son's description. She said he was round, had blonde hair, and was FAT. Now it made me wonder how such a round, conspicuous child would go missing? The last place he had been to was the so-called Cookie Factory where they produce my favorite pastry, only next to Tempura in Ice Cream. CHOCOLATE CRULLERS.

That's right, their chocolate crullers are just so darn awesome I want more. Covered in that sugar glaze, my mouth is watering as I write this letter. Yum! Anyway, I did something rather un-knightly and I snuck into the factory to investigate. I was starting to get the impression that this had something to do with all the missing children around the area of the Port of Winds. It would make a great report to the Commander, I thought.

I entered the factory and my eyes sparkled as I saw all sorts of candy and chocolate being made... until I saw living candy moving around. Then I thought, "living candy"? No wonder the factory never hires any human workers. This must be the work of some evil force, like Paris' witchcraft or Elga's influence! Then I made a knightly vow. To rescue the children and put a stop to this factory of EVIL!!! ...except those Chocolate Crullers. Mmm~

There were tons of monsters in the area as I slowly hacked my way through tons of candy monsters. I wanted to eat them, but who knows where they have been? Each step was making me hungry. I knew I needed to find at least one safe chocolate cruller before I finish the mission. Eventually, I made my way into a room with this large candy monster in it:

I was like "WTF?" a Mallow Woodie? It didn't hesitate any further as it attacked me with its large pastry guns. It was a bit tough trying to beat it because of its soft sticky body, but eventually it gave in and started to melt. And then as if by magic, in a puff of gray, the puddle turned into the fat kid I've been looking for all along. So this factory had been turning kids into monsters? Creepy. As I was about to pick up the boy to bring him to a safe place, I heard a voice over the speakers.

"So you really thought you could solve this case huh? I'll show you, you cocky knight." the voice over the speakers taunted.

I then retorted, "Cocky huh? Well when I get to the bottom of this, I'll show you whoever-you-may-be! AND WHERE'S MY FREE CHOCOLATE CRULLER?"

"A free chocolate cruller, huh? Very well. I shall grant your request."

After the voice chuckled, this large pastry gun appeared right in front of me and aimed straight at my groin. It shot a bright stream of chocolate... IN THAT AREA! YES EBBIE, HE SHOT MY NETHER REGIONS! It didn't feel painful or anything and I found out nothing had happened to me.

"Is that all you could do? What the heck did that do to me anyway?" I shouted at the voice.

"Look in your pants and I have granted your request." the voice had disappeared right after the static over the speakers.

When I took a peek into my groin area... all I found was a chocolate cruller.

DON'T YOU DARE LAUGH EBBIE! THIS... THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! YOU COULD TAKE A MAN'S PRIDE AND DIGNITY BUT YOU COULD NEVER TAKE HIS "LITTLE BEST FRIEND"!!! IT... IS A PROOF...

OF MANHOOOOOD!!!

I SWEAR WHEN I FIND THE GUY WHO DID THIS, I WILL BEAT THE LIVING LIGHTS OUT OF HIM!

But I have to get this kid out of here first. I'll then pursue the real culprit and save the rest of the children... AND RESTORE MY MANHOOD BACK TO NORMAL!!!

Now stay safe Ebbie, DO NOT GO NEAR THAT FACTORY. Who knows what would happen to your womanhood if you went near???

From Your Dear Brother,

Prawnt

Don't Drink The Water

To My Dearest Ebbie,

I've heard you've been doing well so far. The mercenary life has been good for you, huh? Though mom and dad aren't really supportive of it, just do what you do best and I'm sure you'll be able to reach your goals, whatever it may be. I'd also like to thank you for sending me that bandage the other day. Supplies have been scarce lately. Have you explored the Water Temple lately? It's great for newbie adventurers but it's cakewalk for experienced warriors like us.

I found something on the bulletin posted by our sovereign Steven Jr.'s butler, Vincent that says there has been something wrong with the water lately. Drinking water has started to smell weird and taste weird lately, and plumbers have ruled that the problem isn't in the plumbing. It was something in the water, and Vincent said that the Water Artifact in town hasn't been glowing as strong as it usually had been lately.

I decided to investigate the Water Artifact and found out it could communicate with me telepathically. It told me that the Water Temple, a place where he is strongly connected to has suddenly become overrun with impurity, most likely the doing of Elga's minions. His connection to the guardian of the Water Temple, Endairon has become severed because even Endairon has become corrupted as well by the impurity. The Water Artifact then gave me instructions how to purify the temple.

When I entered the Water Temple, I already found out Elga's minions have overrun the area, and there was an aura of darkness that emanated from the place itself. After doing all sorts of errands for the Water Artifact such as gathering beakers and wiping its sides, it gave me a small bottle of purifying liquid so I would be able to purify areas in the Water Temple.

As I fought enemies in the Water Temple, a thought occurred to me. What is up with dungeons and golems? Kundara had 'em, Drakos had 'em, and even this place is crawling with these so-called Quartz Golems. I understand most of these golems served as dungeon guardians till they were manipulated by Elga's forces as well. Oh right, golems are mindless things you could mess around with!

After purifiying several areas, I finally made it to Endairon's room. Although he looked powerful, he was still no match for me. If you look closely, Endairon mimics Night Lord's fighting style. Perhaps the ancients based Night Lord's design off Endairon?

Remembering what the Water Artifact had told me, "Water had to be purified by destroying it in order to give it rebirth" or something like that. When I defeated Endairon, the heavy feeling from my chest was lifted away and I was instantly teleported out of the temple.

To be honest Ebbie, the Water Temple was boring more or less. Like I said, it's great for newbie adventurers looking for their first real dungeon. It was all cakewalk in the end. I was only manipulated by the Water Artifact to clean his home in the end!

Stay safe!

From Your Dear Brother,

Prawnt

P.S. I've heard a new Cookie Factory has popped out recently. Wanna go for a visit? Although I've heard of kids disappearing from the area, it'd be worth a try, right?

P.S.S. The plumbers LIED. I drank the water and it's still the same! The plumbing system was faulty all along!