L15. The Long and Winding Road (REP)

Gazing at the sun, Mewley says, "There are surprises to be found everywhere while you search the world for delicacies. You make some new friends and make some new enemies."

"The time for goodbyes is upon us, though I hate bidding farewell. Would it be possible to take leave without saying goodbye?"

You wonder if he truly means it.

"I've met an old man in Ilya who wore a great, big coat. He had a very long beard as well."

"We started talking and I gave him some carrots that I had found on Prism Island Prairie. As thanks, he taught me some magic with which I can turn candy into jump candy. But it's really no ordinary candy. It's jump candy that can send messages. When you eat it, the candy will start to jump and the jump rhythm sends the message. Super neat, right?"

"I remember that there was some Cooling Candy within the bunch of ingredients that Pepin stole. You can use it to make jump candy. The Ingredient Hunters must be keeping it in the Cuisine Exploration Backpack. If you retrieve 1 Cooling Candy, I will enchant it into jump candy that can send messages. Then, please bring it to Pepin (277, 263) on Sprite Island!"

"This candy is popping so violently. It's like waves crashing in my mouth! Wow... the way it pops is almost rhythmic!"

"Let's see... Scorpion... Crab... Scorpion..."

Is it Scorpion, or Crab?

"Wait, I know. It's saying 'thank you'!"

You explain to Pepin that Mewley isn't very good at farewells.

"Ah, I see. So that's why he left Sprite Island without saying goodbye. I thought he left because he didn't think of me as a friend. But he's just a shy guy!"

Npc : Pepin
🗺️ : Sprite Island (x:277 y:263)

"Thank you for your efforts, Sprite Messengers!"

"Mewley reminds me of my traveling days with a backpack and a wok. Such priceless memories! I remember once going into a forest to pick berries. A huge bear came after me, and I screamed and ran until my face was covered in tears! Looking back, it was pretty hilarious. And then there was that other time..."

Pepin seems lost in wistful memories. Traveling doesn't sound bad at all right about now...