There once was a powerless prince who saved a kingdom with his tiny courage.
The courage to face challenges...
The courage to never give up...
The courage to trust others...
A treasure chest of untold courage is now about to be opened.
Ranking of Kings
— The Treasure Chest of Courage —
Bojji, who lost his throne to his brother, Daida, had gone on a journey.
In order to become a mighty man,
he became the apprentice of Despa of the Underworld.
With Kage's support, his training was making good progress.
Or at least it should have been...
Kage's Errand
I think we're ready to go and get Despa.
Whoa! What's all that?
Bojji, Despa is yelling about something. Let's go.
What's the matter, Despa?
Just look at this. Right here.
Right here!
Is there something stuck on there?
It's an age spot! An age spot! And on my handsome face! An age spot!
Everybody gets those, right?
Others may get them, but I do not!
I cannot be getting one!
I can no longer provide training to Bojji.
Huh?! Why not?!
You said you were gonna make Bojji stronger, remember?!
Perhaps I haven't been getting enough sleep.
I'm going back to bed.
Huh?! What about training?!
I told you, now isn't the time for that.
Ah, I've had it. I can't take a single step out of the room looking like this.
Don't talk like that! Isn't there some kind of medicine that fixes age spots?
I'll go buy it for you.
Look, I've heard that meat and veggies and... you know,
fruits are good for your looks!
You're right! That's it!
That's it! There's always the shuddercap!
The shuddercap?
It's a mushroom that's very effective for preserving beauty.
If I ate one of those...
my skin's beauty would be revived.
In theory!
Kage, take this and go buy me a shuddercap, if you would.
You bet!
Then you have to train Bojji!
Huh?
Hmm, I suppose I do.
Well, shall we get to it?
A shuddercap... A shuddercap...
Where exactly are they?
Mister! Got a shuddercap?
I don't have a mushroom that rare.
You, either?
Ah, man! How come I can't find one anywhere?!
Give it up.
It's not every day you see one of those in a store.
It's not all that easy to pick a shuddercap.
If you head one hill over that way to the Okkana Forest,
you can find some shuddercaps.
But there's a creature in that forest that's downright terrifying.
If you get caught, you're done for. It's not very easy to get away.
This is for Bojji. There's no choice but to go.
Please, pay me no mind. Sunlight is one of the causes of age spots.
Even down here in the underworld, where you can't see the sun,
you can't be too careful!
If he catches me, I'm done for? Who is this guy?
Eep!
Wah! Don't scare me like that!
What's that?
What is it?
What is it?!
It's here!
Oh, no! What do I do?!
Was that the downright terrifying guy?
He's right. If I got caught, I'd definitely get eaten.
Old lady, are you okay?
Yeah, thank you. I'm still alive, thanks to you.
It's all good.
Say, would you know where mushrooms called shuddercaps grow?
Well, you're sure making a tall order.
I'm sorry, but I couldn't say.
No, huh?
Oh, dear.
Oh, you must have broken it earlier.
Sorry, but I need to get moving.
Yow-ow-ow-ow... I think I must have sprained my ankle. Yowch...
We can't have that, can we?
Well, I'll be going now.
Oh, what am I going to do? I can't clean with my ankle like this.
And my throat is sore, too.
I'm liable to get buried under all this dust and die here.
Okay, fine! I'll clean up for you!
Oh, you will? How helpful of you.
You're so good at this.
The room is sparkling.
I-It's no big deal.
If you're this good at cleaning,
I'm sure you must be a whiz at laundry, too.
You could say that. It's a cinch for me.
Whoo! I got those nice and clean, if I do say so myself.
Huh? What am I doing all this for, anyway?
Old lady, the laundry is done! I need to get going to find those mushrooms.
You do? Then I'll see you out.
Whoa! Are you all right?
Poor pitiful me. I can't plant the seedlings I bought in this condition.
Huh?
Oh, it's so chilly today.
That's the last log of firewood, too.
Once that's burned up,
I'll probably just freeze to death.
Aw, man! I'll take care of all of it for you!
I figured that as long as I was at it,
covering myself up entirely would be more effective.
I stacked plenty of firewood for you.
And I folded your laundry.
That should do it, right?
I suppose so. One last thing...
Would you mind doing something about this?
Hmm, that's something I can't help you with. Sorry.
I see.
Okay, I have to get going. I have to hurry and find a shuddercap.
Right this minute? That's out of the question.
It's too dark out.
Oh, no.
It's too bad it didn't pan out for you.
What didn't pan out?
You're trying to pick shuddercaps to sell for a good price in town, right?
That's not what I'm doing! I...
wanted to bring one home with me for a friend.
Is that so? You really are a pushover, huh?
See you. Be sure to take it easy, now.
Just a moment!
I baked too much pie.
Here, take this home with you.
Th-Thanks.
Later.
Huh? I thought the old lady hurt her ankle.
Oh well.
I'm back.
Well, you sure took your time.
So, did you get a shuddercap?
Well, the thing is, I looked all over town, but nobody was selling them.
I see.
I even went to Okkana Forest to pick one.
Huh? Not that forest!
Anyhow, I ran into an old lady being attacked by a wild animal there.
I was helping her around her house, and now it's so late. Sorry.
Here's the money you gave me. You can have it back.
I smell something good.
Ah, on my way back, the old lady let me have this pie.
What a delicate fragrance gently wafting into my nose!
There's no question, this is...
a shuddercap pie, isn't it?!
Huh?!
Imagine, that old woman giving someone shuddercaps.
Harvesting shuddercaps is dangerous, so only a few people can do it.
Dangerous how?
Shuddercaps only grow on the backs of wild animals, you see.
Huh?!
And that old woman is famous for taking people who are after shuddercaps
and then bossing them around.
If you get caught, you're done for. It's not very easy to get away.
So that's what he meant.
All right, allow me to purchase these shuddercaps from you now.
Huh? Huh? You mean it?
Well, you did bring them back with you, after all.
Wow!
You wonder if there's something I want?
Maybe.
Well, then...
Let's eat!
Ranking of Kings
The Prince and Money
Now that the training had resumed,
Bojji and Kage could breathe a little easier.
However, all the same,
Despa was still a money-grubbing man.
I'm short.
This is...
not nearly enough!
Today,
I'll need the two of you to earn some money.
Wha—?!
Where did this come from?! We're here for training—
Bojji is royalty, and ignorant of the ways of the world.
He needs to learn about society.
Especially if he wants to become a fine king!
I get it.
Besides,
the amount of money you brought me is not going to cut it.
Not even close!
It's not worth my while!
It turns out that Despa really is all about the money, huh, Bojji?
Hm? You're looking forward to working?
Bojji, what kind of work do you wanna do?
You wanna try all kinds?
Hmm... the thing is...
"Help wanted." A flower shop, eh?
Bojji, you like flowers, so this looks okay, doesn't it?
Okay, would you carry these flowers into the shop for me?
All of them?!
That's right, if you would.
All right, let's go ahead and finish this up quick.
Bojji, are you okay?
Hey there, can't you lift even that?
Everything's fine! I'll work double to make up for him!
They're going to wither if you take that much time.
Why don't you go find some other work?
There are tons of other jobs out there. We'll find one soon.
A restaurant, huh? How about this place?
Hey! Hey!
I'm ready to order! Hey! Hey!
Hey, there's a customer calling you! Hurry on over there!
Didn't you hear me?! Hey!
Whoa, just a minute! I'm on my way!
I'm talking to you!
Wah! Hold up! Hold up!
Bojji can't hear anything.
He what?
But he's able to read lips, so he can take orders—
He can't work like that!
Don't worry about it. We're not gonna let this get us down, right?
Hey, cheer up.
Hmm, what kind of job should we try next? There must be...
Damn it! I'll hit it next time, though!
I know! This is it!
Hey, you there! Mister! Ma'am!
If you can hit this guy with a beanbag, you get 100 gold coins!
You can't win if you don't try! First come, first served!
You're not pulling our legs, right?
We really just have to hit that guy?
It's true. If you can hit him with a beanbag from this distance,
you get 100 gold coins!
It only costs ten copper coins per throw. What do you say?
Oh yeah! I'm in!
Whoo!
Okay, don't step over those stones, now.
Heh-heh, I'm gonna clock him.
One more throw!
You got it.
It's no use.
We couldn't hit him for anything.
Bojji, look at this! This should make Despa happy, right?
Hmm? What is it?
This is all the money I have. I want to try.
Don't do it. Don't do it!
This is just for fun. Don't take it seriously.
Young lady, don't do it.
You can't hit him.
Never mind! I want to try, so I will!
Bojji, come here a second.
You can't let her hit you on purpose!
This is what being ignorant of the world means.
Look here! Don't let yourself be fooled!
Is she really going through with it?
Okay, here's three throws.
Thank you!
First throw!
Good luck!
Let him have it!
A-At least get it to him. Second throw!
That one was a wild pitch!
Whatever happens, this is the last throw, understand?
Oh, she's got him!
Oh, she made it!
Let's see!
Bojji!
Aw...
Too bad.
What? You're done.
That poor girl...
That dumb girl. Poor people shouldn't gamble.
H-Hey, Bojji!
I'm sorry, Mom. I wanted to buy medicine for you.
You're a silly little girl, you know that?
Hmph, I figured it was something like this.
At the end of the day, you're on your own to survive.
You've gotta make your own way.
What are you looking at me like that for?
Do you have something you wanna say?
You think you should have let her hit you after all?
Bojji, are you really sure about that?
If she learns that it's easy to make money,
she's the one who's going to suffer down the road.
Ah, I see you're back.
How did it go? Did you earn any money?
Th-This is amazing! You made this much?!
Despa, there's a girl we wanna help with this money.
What are you talking about?
There's this girl that has a sick mother.
If we give her that money, she may still pull through.
But if we do that, it won't really solve anything.
Despa, we need your help.
Just as I was hoping. It looks like you really did learn your social lesson.
Hm? Hmm?
Don't tell me you thought I only wanted the money.
What do you take me for? You let me handle things from here.
Do you mean it?!
Hmm? There's something funny here.
There's no way Despa would do anything that didn't get him any money so easily.
Of course not!
So how about we do this?
This is an investment in the future. I will teach her some lessons,
and lend them the money they need, a little at a time.
She'll attend to her studies, and by broadening her horizons,
she will gain the knowledge it takes to make money. Then,
once she's able to earn some money,
I'll have her pay all of my money back.