>>5790757>>5790769>>5790988 (Might be cool, sure)>>5791351>>5791680You straighten up. The rest of the world seems silent as you stare at the burning old town.
You take a deep breath, and talk: "...Sorry. There is a lot going on here. Can you tell me what's up with... All this?"
Now that you've managed to calm down somewhat, you get an actually useful reply.
<span class="mu-i">"Ah... Yes, I heard some... Noises out there. Are you alright?"</span>
"...Yes. There just seemed to be military guys, and missiles and shit. I feel like there's something I wasn't told going on here."
There is a brief pause.
<span class="mu-i">"...There was some sort of drug or weapons deal planned for today at this location. The next assassin you are meant to fight said he would stop it."
"This was his home, where he was born, raised, trained... The town was abandoned after the foundation of Santa Destroy."
"He only agreed to a fight if it was here."</span>
Well, that explains some things... Not everything, but it gives you some context on the situation.
"Okay. What about the Sand Eaters?" You look around a bit in case they followed... Thankfully they don't seem to have. <span class="mu-i">"...I wish I knew. But hey, there's always weirdos on the desert, huh? They're just... There. No idea what they want."</span> So he has no idea. Okay.
<span class="mu-i">"Anyway, as I was saying... The next assassin is 36 Chambers. Deadliest hands in the west. He excels at both close and long range battles so you will have to be mindful of his position at all times, he is a ruthless killer and will not hesitate to aim for your vitals as often as possible... Overall, I'd say you have about a 20% chance to survive the next encounter... But I believe in you... Defeat him, and you will take the 8th place in the rankings."</span>
<span class="mu-i">"And you must believe in your inner strength! Believe in your heart!"</span>
<span class="mu-i"><span class="mu-r">"Step into the Garden of Madness!"</span></span>
"...B-By the way what's your nam-" He hung up.
Well... This is it...
You step into a small wooden outhouse to "save" before you start looking for the man of the hour... But where could you find him?
>The burning church?>In front of the old town hall?>His childhood home? 