Scenario:Makura - Guardian of the East

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Guardian of the East

(Captain) and the crew visit the Rabbit Temple and meet Makura, the year spirit and leader of the Lepus Troupe, a theater troupe known across the skies. Right as she is about to perform a blessing for the Grandcypher's journey, she is informed that her mother has gone missing and requests to join (Captain)'s crew to search for her.



People have gathered to pray for good health and safety for the year to come.
(Captain) and the others are paying a visit to the Rabbit Temple of the East this year.
Vyrn: Sheesh, what a crazy turnout—I haven't seen a temple this busy in a while!
Lyria: Oh, and look at all the food stands, (Captain)!
Vyrn: Mmm... Heh-heh, it all smells delicious! I think I hear those fried noodles callin' my name right now...
???: All visitors, line up in an orderly fashion on this side, please! 'Kay?
Vyrn: Oh?
Lively Lady: Hey! You, right there—I'd think twice before cutting on holy grounds. You might go home with curses instead of blessings!
Lively Lady: And you, sir. Please do try not to let go of your little one's hand, okay? Searching for a kid in this crowd would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
(Captain) and the crew are impressed with the rabbit-eared girl's quick handling of the visitors.
Lyria: Wow... She managed to get that entire crowd into four single-file lines just like that!
Vyrn: Heh, that bubbly voice definitely got everyone's attention!
???: Look, there's more than one way to catch a rabbit, know what I'm sayin'?
The same voice can be heard again, this time from a completely different direction.
Lyria: That's the same girl we heard just earlier, isn't it?
Vyrn: Yeah! Let's go check it out, (Captain)!
(Captain) and the others arrive to find the voice coming from someone working the food stall.
The rabbit-eared girl from earlier is frying a massive batch of noodles with practiced hands.
Lively Lady: Anything can happen under these blue skies, but you've gotta make it happen yourself in the end, see?
Lively Lady: And when the pretty lady says she wants fried noodles, you'd better get to buyin'... or get to fryin!
Lively Lady: To please a lady like that, I'd say seven or eight hundred is a bargain... But I'll do you one better. How does five hundred rupies sound?
Visitor 1: Bravo, that was amazing! I'll take ten!
Lively Lady: Comin' right up!
Vyrn: What the... Wasn't she just at the entrance earlier?
Lyria: How did she move through the crowd so quickly?
(Captain) wonders how someone could move around with such agility.
Lively Lady: ...!
The young woman's ears perk up again.
Lively Lady: Uh-huh... Got it.
Lively Lady: Don't move—I'll be there on the double!
Rolling up her sleeves, she hops effortlessly over the stalls and trees.
Lyria: W-wow! So that's how she's doing it!
Vyrn: Looks like something's goin' down—let's follow her!
Vyrn: Pant, pant... How'd we lose her already?
Unruly Voice: So you think yer a big shot now, punk?
Rowdy Voice: You wanna try that again?
Vyrn: Sounds like a fight... We'd better go break it up before someone gets hurt!
(Captain) and the crew wade through the crowd in an attempt to resolve the situation, but are beaten to the punch.
Lively Lady: All right, all right... It looks like you two have had a little too much sauce today.
Lively Lady: Rather than screaming, it feels much better to laugh, doesn't it? Wherever there's laughter, fortune's soon to follow. Wouldn't you say so?
Both: Yeah... You're right.
Lyria: Wow... She managed to calm those two down before a fight could break out!
Once again, as if suddenly noticing something, the girl's rabbit ears perk up.
Lively Lady: Got it! Don't move until I get there, okay?
Lyria: This could be serious—we'd better follow her!
(Captain) and the others chase her to the best of their ability.
In just a short matter of time, the young woman is able to help around the temple, returning items to their owners and lost children to their parents.
Richard: Well if it isn't (Captain)! You all look like you've just seen a miracle!
No version of Richard in crew

Richard is a famed gambler that the crew had encountered at the Festival of Falling Flame.
Lyria: Oh, Richard! We didn't know you'd be here.
Richard: Of course! This is the year of the rabbit, after all. For a gambler such as myself, it's a particularly important one.
Vyrn: Huh? Why's that?
Richard: Don't you know? The Rabbit Temple is known to grow fortunes by leaps and bounds!
Richard: What more could a gambler ask for?
Vyrn: Now that you mention it, I did notice there were more shady-lookin' characters than usual this year.
Richard: Hey now! Never judge a book by its cover, right?
Lyria: Richard, there's something I've been wondering about for a while now...
Visitor 4: ...
Richard: A girl with rabbit ears? Ah, I think she's just a fan of the year spirit.
Lyria: A fan?
Richard: The rabbit year spirit is quite popular among people, actually.
Visitor 2: ...
Richard: Well, it's also possible that she's not a fan per se...
Vyrn: But why would someone wear rabbit ears if they weren't a fan?
Richard: Okay! Good question.
Richard: Rabbit ears are traditionally considered to be good luck among gamblers.
Richard: Long ago, it is said that the first Divine Rabbit was a great gambler.
Richard: The Divine Rabbit's game of choice was Choboichi, a simple game where one predicts the outcome of a dice roll.
Richard: At first it was only played by those close to the year spirit, but the game would soon attract the attention of neighborhood gamblers.
First Divine Rabbit: It's gettin' kinda cramped in here, huh?
Richard: And so they built a gambling den next to the Rabbit Temple.
Vyrn: Next to a temple? Is that... allowed?
Richard: It sounds inconceivable, I know, but the people's desire to gamble was victorious.
Lyria: Haha... So that's how it came to be.
Richard: Indeed! At least, from a gambler's perspective.
Richard: Its halls were filled with gamblers from across the skies.
Richard: But none were a match for the Divine Rabbit, whose luck was simply unmatched.
First Divine Rabbit: Is there no gambler in the sky daring enough to defeat me?
Richard: Bitter with defeat, the other gamblers looked at the Divine Rabbit's ears before making a realization... or a rationalization.
Gambler: Those rabbit ears... they can hear the clicking of the dice!
Richard: After the gamblers learned of this, they decided to craft their own rabbit ears...
Richard: ...and sold them as trinkets.
Vyrn: Rabbit ears, huh... not exactly how I picture gamblers in my head.
Richard: The story doesn't end there, either.
Richard: The largest casino at the time would find its halls filled with rabbit-eared patrons.
Richard: Unsure what to make of it, the owner banned them from the establishment.
Lyria: But they were just wearing them for good luck, right? Why wouldn't they be allowed?
Richard: An excellent point. The gamblers protested, and so the owner finally came up with a solution.
Richard: The casino employees would wear these ears as a part of their uniforms, spreading good fortune equally among both patrons and employees.
Vyrn: That's a pretty good idea, if you ask me!
Richard: Quite a solution, no? And you can still see remnants of it to this day on the Jewel Resort Casino's bunny outfits.
Richard: Anyway, the story may or may not be completely true, but many swear by the rabbit ears' luck!
Vyrn: It sounds totally unbelievable, and yet... not.
Richard: And with that, it looks like my turn to pay my respects. A good day to you all!
After parting with Richard, the crew roams the holy grounds for some time.
As the crowds start to thin, (Captain) and the others eventually make their way toward the Rabbit Temple to receive its blessing.
Vyrn: Was that cheering just now? I wonder if something's goin' on in that building...
Vyrn: Wait, is that the gambling hall Richard was talkin' about? It's huge!
Lyria: Let's check it out, (Captain)!
(Captain) and the others apprehensively enter the building located next to the Rabbit Temple.
The inside of the building is bustling with activity as crowds form before a stage.
Vyrn: I'd say this looks more like a theater than a gambling hall!
Lyria: Oh, look at all the people wearing rabbit ears!
Visitor 1: Lepus Troupe, represent!
Visitor 4: Lady Makuraaa!
Lyria: Lady Makura?
Visitor 4: Huh? You don't know who Lady Makura is?
Lyria: Oh, no... Sorry...
Visitor 4: Hey now! No need to apologize! In fact, you're in for a real treat!
Visitor 4: If only I could experience her glory for the first time again! There's nothing like it!
A loud clap suddenly echoes throughout the hall.
The noisy crowd suddenly goes silent.
Lively Lady: ...
Vyrn: Hey, that's the rabbit girl!
Visitor 4: Shush!
Vyrn: Oops, my bad...
Visitor 4: That's Lady Makura, the year spirit of the Rabbit Temple.
Visitor 1: Not only that, she's the leader of the Lepus Troupe, a theater troupe famed across the skies!
Vyrn: Oh, huh...
The audience is captivated by Makura's movements as she performs a sword dance.
(Captain) and the others find themselves watching with bated breath.
Makura: In the green, green land under the full moon on this night... The love and friendship I fostered you with were for naught, it seems...
Harriet & Harley: Ngh... Oh, ma'am...
Harrington: Lepus Troupe, represent!
Makura: Perhaps our stars may cross once again someday...
Makura: Someday... Under the light of the full moon.
Harry: Hyah! There!
Makura: And we'll share that promised drink... together!
Makura ends her performance in dramatic fashion amidst a flurry of petals, to thunderous applause from the audience.
Makura: As always, thank you all for your support of the Lepus Troupe! It means the world to me!
Visitor 1: Miss Makuraaaa! You were performing as the year spirit this time, remember?
Makura: Oh, oops! You're totally right!
Visitor 1: Ahahaha!
Lyria: What was everyone throwing earlier?
Visitor 4: Oh, these? I suppose you could think of them as offerings. They're rupies wrapped in paper to show our appreciation.
Lyria: I see! That's new.
Vyrn: Now that we've seen it for ourselves, let's present some offerings too!
After receiving some rupies from (Captain), Vyrn begins tossing them onto the stage.
Vyrn: There!
Makura: Oho! Thank you so much—
Makura: Eep!
Vyrn: Huh?
Makura: Oh, my... Aren't you just the cutest little lizard?
Vyrn: What? Hey, I ain't no lizard!
Visitor 4: Oh, one more thing... Lady Makura loves cute little critters.
Makura: Can I give you scritches?
Vyrn: No way!
Makura: Aww, no dice, huh?
The audience laughs at the exchange between the two.
Not long after, Makura appears before (Captain).
Makura: Ah, so you're the crew that requested me to bless your journey?
Lyria: That's us!
Makura looks at (Captain) and smiles.
Makura: Yup... That's a real adventurer's face all right. I'd love to have someone like you in our troupe.
Lyria: Oh, um, Makura! Your show was... It was breathtaking!
Makura: Ahaha! Well, it was an honor to perform for you.
Vyrn: So... is the Lepus Troupe just you and a bunch of li'l rabbits?
Makura: Not exactly. We travel and perform under the assistant director, who's my brother, actually.
Harrington: "Li'l rabbits" is a bit rude, wouldn't you say?
Harry: Yeah, you're not that much bigger than us, ya know?
Harriet: H-hey, don't fight...
Harley: Guys, I'm hungry...
Vyrn: What the—where did you guys come from?
Makura: Oops, sorry! These cuties are my shikigami partners!
Makura: They've left the troupe to join me here at the Rabbit Temple since it's my turn to be the year spirit.
Lyria: I'd love to see a performance from your troupe in full some day!
Makura: Hehe, you know just what to say, don't you?
Harrington: We of the Lepus Troupe take great pride in the artistic nature of our performances.
Harrington: And to that end, we will strive to deliver the best in entertainment so our guests leave satisfied every time.
Vyrn: You're more serious about this than you look, huh?
Harrington: Silence!
Makura: D'aww, look at them playing with each other!
Vyrn: What part of this looks like playing!
Makura: Now then! You were looking for safe blessings on your journey, right?
Makura: Can you show me to your airship?
Lyria: Of course!
Makura's rabbit ears perk up once again.
Makura: Sorry... Could you hold on for half a shake?
Vyrn: Uh-oh. Something happen?
Makura: Not exactly...
Shrine Maiden: Lady Makura! I've received an urgent message from the assistant director!
Makura reads the message silently to herself.
Makura: Welp... That's... not good.
Harrington: Indeed. It seems that your mother still hasn't...
Makura: Yeah, she was supposed to come back after three days.
Makura: And now Dad's so worried he can barely function.
Harrington: ...
Makura: We're dealing with a crisis here! The rest of my family's still on tour. Which means...
Harrington: Lepus Troupe, represent!
Makura: Looks like I'm the only one, huh?
Harry: Yo! There! Hyah!
Makura: I'll get it done!
The crew is enraptured by Makura's display of passion.
Lyria: Wow...
Makura: Say, (Captain). Think you could do me a huge favor?
The captain already has a hand extended, ready to welcome the year spirit to the crew.
Makura: Haha! You're quick on the uptake, huh?
Makura takes (Captain)'s hand and gives it a firm shake, bowing her head in thanks.
Makura: I am but a humble actress, born and raised within a traveling theater troupe.
Makura: Although my duties as the year spirit of the Rabbit Temple weigh on me greatly, I know the place I shine greatest is on the stage.
Makura: Whether I'm eastbound or westbound, the cheers and support of my fans are what keep me afloat.
Makura: And so I humbly ask of you, everyone, to provide me with aid as I embark on this quest to bring back Mother...
Vyrn: You got it! We'll do whatever we can to help!
Makura: Aww, I knew I could count on you, li'l lizard!
Vyrn: I already told you I'm not a lizard!
Harrington: We look forward to working with you, lizard.
Vyrn: Aw, come on!
As fate would have it, Makura, the year spirit of the Rabbit Temple and her four rabbit shikigami join (Captain) on the Grandcypher as crew members.
The journey to find her mother has only just begun...