449 Days Earlier.
"A special NPC?" Maylock repeated.
"Khi khi khi, yes... the boy was sought out by a Special NPC who waited for him all morning near the central plaza—a stunning woman so beautiful that every man passing by couldn't help but gawk, their mouths hanging open," Goldrich chuckled.
Maylock, seated in the room alongside Goldrich and Elincia, rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Broken certainly has a knack for attracting the attention of Special NPCs, doesn't he?" Elincia said with a soft laugh. "First Princess Alora, and now this new woman."
"And who exactly is this woman? Someone important?"
"I'm not entirely sure," Goldrich admitted, still smiling. "Why don't we ask Broken directly?"
394 Days Earlier.
"That's certainly an extraordinary taunt skill," Maylock said as he watched a video clip circulating online.