Script
- 1569
- Port Official
Player, Alvero.
Good work.
His majesty awaits your report.
Please go directly to the palace.
- 1570
- Alvero
...Of course.
We have to make our report on the investigation of the Indies.
- 1571
- Guard
Player and Alvero.
His majesty awaits you inside.
Please, proceed.
- 1572
- Alvero
......
- 1573
- Duke Braganza
His majesty awaits your report.
Please, proceed.
- 1574
- The King of Portugal
Alvero, Player.
Good work investigating the Indies.
Alvero, I will hear your report immediately.
- 1575
- Alvero
......
- 1576
- What do you want to do?
- 1578
- Don't report anything.
- 1579
- The King of Portugal
Whatever is the matter? Please, report.
- 1580
- The King of Portugal
Why do you remain quiet?
- 1581
- The King of Portugal
I see.
As we suspected, there was no pepper on the islands discovered by Spain.
That means the rights to the Indian spice market are indeed ours, and ours alone! Player, Alvero--Well done.
Here is your reward.
- 1582
- Alvero
......
- 1583
- The King of Portugal
...Whatever is the matter, Alvero? You look most pale.
- 1584
- Alvero
I...
I am fine, your majesty.
Thank you for your kindness.
- 1585
- Alvero
Sorry about that.
I'm all caught up in this thing with my father...
I'll see you, anyway...
- 1586
- Seafarer
That kid you were talking to in front of the Harbour...
a new crew member?
- 1587
- Seafarer
No, nothing of the sort.
Just some kid.
He suddenly came up and asked if he could sail with me...
then started crying when I turned him down! Made me look like the bad guy, honestly.
- 1588
- Juan
Ah! Player! Uwaaah! Please! Let me on your ship! Help me find Alvero!
- 1589
- How will you respond?
- 1590
- Calm down and explain!
- 1593
- Juan
Uwah...
sob...
sob...
- 1594
- Juan
...Uwah...
Alvero was acting really strangely this morning.
He wouldn't listen to anything I had to say, just walked around in circles muttering to himself.
Things about not believing rumours and that the pepper belongs to the king...
Then I took my eyes off him for a moment and he and his ship were both gone! He's been so gloomy recently, I'm really worried...
Will you help me find him?
- 1595
- How will you respond?
- 1596
- Let's go and search together, then.
- 1597
- I can't go searching now.
- 1598
- Juan
Uwah...
really...?
- 1599
- Juan
Sob...
thank you, Player.
- 22135
- Having returned home, Player and Alvero were summoned to give their report to the Royal Palace.
However, Alvero appeared to pay no heed to the order.
- 22136
- Even when standing before the King and reporting that there was no pepper in the Indies, his demeanour did not change.
- 22137
- Alvero apologised for his absent-mindedness, stating that his head was preoccupied with thoughts of his father, Diego.
Then, he walked off slowly, disappearing somewhere.
- 22138
- A few days later, Player met Juan down near the Lisbon Harbour, who begged to be allowed on the ship.
Upon asking the reason why, he replied that Alvero had disappeared.
Since the morning, Alvero had been acting strangely and kept muttering to himself over and over again that "I cannot believe such a rumour," and "but it's the King's pepper." With Alvero's words as their only clue, Player and Juan set out in order to find him.
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