1-3: Rumors

Rumors
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Quest Data
English Name		?
Quest Type		Story
Friends		Bald Eagle Dhole Meerkat Southern Tamandua
Previous The Messenger of Justice Arrives		Next Lucky Beast

Rumors is a quest in Kemono Friends 3.

Summary

Clearing up before, Captain Bald Eagle of the Japari Park Guard discusses rumors circulating in the An’in Region, while Southern Tamandua describes an encounter with a suspicious Friend. Investigating these claims of poachers and “Evil Friends” who can control Celliens, the Japari Park Security and Research Team discovers a campfire.

Transcript

Character	Text
Dhole	By the way, there was something I wanted to ask about earlier...
Dhole	Remember how Southern Tamandua-chan was calling us "poachers" a little while ago?
Meerkat	Right, and she was also spouting off some kind of nonsense about "Evil Friends."
Southern Tamandua	"Poachers" and "Evil Friends" are both rumors that all the Friends are talking about right now!
Dhole	Rumors?
Bald Eagle	Oh, they're fairly well-known stories these days.
Bald Eagle	They say these spooooky poachers have come from outside the Park to take Friends away.
Dhole	What happens after they’re taken away?
Southern Tamandua	I don't really know... but I think you get put in a tiny, tiny cage!
Southern Tamandua	Then they take you out of the Park, and then they never let you eat, and...
Meerkat	That definitely can't be true.
Meerkat	As far as I know, Friends always revert to their animal form whenever they leave Japari Park.
Southern Tamandua	Really?!
Dhole	Are you serious?!
Meerkat	You should try asking Mirai next time. Anyhow, because of that, you have no reason to fear being taken out.
Southern Tamandua	Oh, is that so... thank goodness!
Dhole	But if what you're saying is true, how did these poacher rumors get started...?
Meerkat	There might have been something that sparked them, but... right now, I couldn't tell you anything.
Meerkat	Getting back on topic, what are "Evil Friends?"
Bald Eagle	Some speak of terrible, no-good Friends that work with the poachers. Those are the "Evil Friends."
Bald Eagle	There are stories about them controlling Celliens and instigating fights with Friends too.
Dhole	Controlling Celliens... Is that even possible?
Meerkat	Of course that's not possible. It's simply rumors taking a life of their own.
Southern Tamandua	But, but, but, my friend told me that she saw the "Evil Friends" for real!
Southern Tamandua	They were whispering something under the moonlight, "evil something-or-other!"
Bald Eagle	Evil... that must be it! Those are the "Evil Friends!"
Meerkat	Bald Eagle, don't you think you start jumping to conclusions whenever justice or evil is involved?
Southern Tamandua	Plus, I saw one, too! A suspicious Friend!
Southern Tamandua	Her body was pitch black, her eyes were sharp, she looked tough, and she kept staring at me from the top of a tree!
Southern Tamandua	And she's still following me! This morning, I was eating breakfast with my friend like always, and then...
Southern Tamandua	...Huh? Did I just...?
Meerkat	Hmm... If there are victims and witnesses, then it might not be such an unfounded rumor.
Dhole	Just how do we know what news is true...?
Bald Eagle	Rumors are rumors. Don't let them drag you around. It's a lesson I've only learned recently myself.
Meerkat	...By 'recently,' do you mean just now...?
Bald Eagle	Recently is recently. I’m not wrong, am I?
Bald Eagle	At any rate, quite a few rumors have fallen into my hands lately. Besides the poachers and Evil Friends, there's...
Bald Eagle	The Headless Horse running around, for instance.
Dhole	Eek! What kind of rumor is that!?
Bald Eagle	There's many more where that came from. You also have the horrible "Monster Friend" lurking in these very woods.
Dhole	A m-monster... in the woods...!?
Bald Eagle	They say this monster has "a bear's body, an elephant's trunk, a rhino's eyes, a cow's tail, and a tiger's legs"...
Bald Eagle	It disappears into the darkness and hides in the water, and then it scares other Friends.
Southern Tamandua	Awawa... A f-friend that terrifying, in these woods...!
Bald Eagle	Remember, these are all just rumors. R-u-m-o-r-s. Besides...
Bald Eagle	Even if that Friend is real, it's no match for me. Come at me any time!
Southern Tamandua	I-I guess Bald Eagle would pull through somehow, but still...
Dhole	It doesn't make things any less scary...
Meerkat	――Oh, come on, you two are such cowards.
Meerkat	We're the Expedition Party, remember? We can't let ourselves be scared by mere rumors...
???	...*rustle rustle*...
Meerkat	Gyahh! is it here?!
Cellien	…………
Meerkat	…………
Bald Eagle, Dhole, & Southern Tamandua	…………
File:CaptainKF3Portrait.png Captain	Yep... looks like the Celliens are here.
	…………
Meerkat	...Captain, your concern is wasted here.
Dhole	Ahahaha... I knew you were scared too, Sensei.
Meerkat	Would you please zip it, Dhole!? Right now, we've got to focus on giving those misleading Celliens a proper beating!
Bald Eagle	There’s quite a lot of them… Everyone! Let’s fight hard!
	(Cellien battle)
Meerkat	pant... pant... Serves you Celliens right!!
Bald Eagle	Wow! What vigor, Meerkat. Keep it up!
Bald Eagle	And you, Dhole. That was a very cool and clever fighting style!
Dhole	Thank you so much.
Dhole	...Err, by the way, Bald Eagle...
Dhole	The place that "stood out" to you is somewhere up ahead, right?
Bald Eagle	That’s right.
Bald Eagle	To be clear, it was very unusual. To the point where it was impossible to tell just what had happened there.
Bald Eagle	I'm not sure if it has anything to do with that Cellien that attacked Serval, however.
Dhole	…Oh, really?
Bald Eagle	Is something wrong?
Dhole	The Celliens from earlier didn't attack us from the direction we're headed, did they?
Bald Eagle	When you put it that way, you're right... I wonder why?
Meerkat	Well, now that you mention it, we've been attacked by a lot of Celliens even before we met Bald Eagle...
Meerkat	And all of them approached us from the same direction, too.
Bald Eagle	I see. I doubt it's a coincidence at this point.
Bald Eagle	With that evidence…
Cellien	――――！！
Dhole	There they are again! From the same direction!
Bald Eagle	Let's settle this! We've got to figure out the truth once and for all!
	(Cellien battle)
Dhole	That's the last of them...right?
Meerkat	Good grief, how many of these things have to pop out at us before they're satisfied!?
Southern Tamandua	That was so cool! All of you are awesome! Respect Pose!!
Dhole	Eheheh... You don't have to go that far.
Meerkat	Dhole, don't get relaxed just yet.
Dhole	"The times you let your guard down are the most dangerous," right, Sensei?
Meerkat	Exactly. You remembered well.
Dhole	Eheheh! Just leave it to m... oop.
Dhole	Huah!?
Southern Tamandua	Ahh, Dhole, are you okay? You just totally fell over?
Dhole	I, I'm fine, I'm fine! These stones just jumped out at me...
Cellien	――――！！
Southern Tamandua	Wahhh, there it is again!!
Dhole	Geez! Please stop showing up out of nowhere! Take this!!
	(The Cellien was defeated)
Meerkat	...You get double the amount of homework today.
Dhole	Huuh!? But why!?
Bald Eagle	Either way, at this point, that must have been the last Cellien.
Bald Eagle	Now, we've gotten rid of all of our obstacles! Move forward, everyone! Go, go, go!
	(Transition)
Dhole	We've walked for a pretty long time already.
Bald Eagle	It shouldn't be that far now! Don't give up! Fight!
Dhole	Yeah! Fight!
Bald Eagle	...Hm? What could that be?
Meerkat	Did you just see something?
Bald Eagle	Yes, under that tree, it looks like there's a black stain on the ground...
Bald Eagle	...!? This is the site of a campfire!
Meerkat	A campfire!? But this area is supposed to be off-limits!?
Dhole	Why would that be here...?
Bald Eagle	Someone must have been camping in this spot. There are traces of a tent, too.
Meerkat	So something started a fire and slept in a tent... Well, it certainly wasn't a Cellien.
Bald Eagle	Right. It's also unlikely to be a Friend... Which means...
Dhole	― A person?
Dhole	Captain... didn't do this. They've been with us this whole time.
Bald Eagle	Yet Mirai is supposed to be the only other Park Guide working in this area...
Bald Eagle	Someone else is here... Not [Player], not the Park Guide Mirai, another human...
Dhole	What if that has to do with the massive outbreak of Celliens?
Meerkat	Or perhaps the giant Cellien that attacked Serval...
Southern Tamandua	Wahh, e-everyone, watch out!!
Cellien	――――！！
Meerkat	Screeee!! We have no time to deal with all of you!!
Bald Eagle	You won't get anywhere by complaining at a Cellien.
Dhole	Right, there's only one thing we have to do.
Dhole	Kick them out, go forward, and find out the truth! Everyone, let's go!
	(Cellien battle)