Verdigourd: The Mana Sword Song

Chapter 2 | Verdigourd: The Mana Sword Song is a story segment in Echoes of Mana.

Storyline

2-1 Quest | The Lost Lackey

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Achieve Clear Rank: S	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

After harvesting their second fruit, the protagonist and Baashear find themselves into a lush forest, from whence a bellowing ruckus is heard nearby. The main character is then hit by a small sprite who introduces themselves as Popoi. The small creature tells the protagonist they fell down the sky thanks to the Cannon Man messing up the controls on its apparatus. Seems that Popoi is searching for their companions and is frustrated at the fact they can't find them. The little sprite immediately entrusts the protagonist as their new lackey after learning their name, ordering them to follow their track. Baashear, who has been hiding inside the main character's mind, objects to this reckless decision, as they are supposed to be searching for the Mana Sword. The team nonetheless venture deeper into the forest in search of the other two lackeys.

2-2 Quest | Boss Knows Best

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Achieve Clear Rank: S	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

While still trying to find their lackeys, Popoi tries to make the protagonist into a real underling by getting them to show some enthusiast.

2-3 Quest | Looking for Lackeys

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Achieve Clear Rank: S	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

Popoi asks the protagonist while still looking for their underlings if they have friends here or if they are all alone. The little sprite promises to introduce their lackeys to them, still insisting on roping the main character into finding them. Popoi describes ttheir male underling as sporting hair looking like pineapple while their female one dons a full pink attire, which puzzles Baashear greatly.

2-4 Story | Pink and Spotted

Popoi and the crew finally meet with Primm, one of the sprite's lackeys. She seems surprised that Randi is not with them, instead being greeted by strangers. Popoi proudly announces that the main protagonist is lackey number 3, with Primm realizing that the main character has been forced to do their bidding. While the party is still looking for the boy, Primm comments on them being close to Potos Village, the same place Randi was kicked out for pulling out the Mana Sword when he was younger. The protagonist reveals that their are looking for the fabled sword, which the girl reacts enthusiastically since they are going to the same direction. She briefly hesistates to tag along the main character upon thinking that they might be some bad guy plotting to steal the legendary weapon, but declares that they don't look the type.

2-5 Quest | Who's the Guide Here?

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Achieve Clear Rank: S	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

Popoi and Primm start to banter about which one should be the leader of the expedition, all the while starting like they are going to the opposite direction of the aformentioned village.

2-6 Quest | Primm Knows Best

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Achieve Clear Rank: S	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

Primm suggests that the group should take it easy and is glad that the protagonist aknowledges her leadership.

2-7 Quest | Through the Woods

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Achieve Clear Rank: S	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

2-8 Quest | A Pleaseant Place Called Potos

The party finally reaches Potos Village, but Randi is still nowhere to be found. Primm recalls the boy telling them about a waterfall behind the village where he freed the Mana Sword. The sprite gladly espouses the idea and the team moves on to their next destination. They are quickly ambushed by two ill-natured locals named Elliott and Timothy, telling they have no business going to the waterfalls as the access are forbidden by a village decree. Popoi immediately starts getting annoyed by the duo, calling them 'brats'. Primm tries to stop the argument to escalate any further, but the young punks start calling her a brat, immediately sparking the girl's anger. Visibly frightened by her reaction, the duo tries to apologize. The protagonist ultimately decides to spare any further confrontation by pull the group away from the young boys. Primm seems defeated by guessing that there is no other way to reach Potos waterfalls, but Popoi replies that he might not have taken that path. A sudden ghostly apparition cut their conversation short. The group then agrees to follow it.

2-9 Scout Quest | Follow the Phantasm

Note: All stats are under normal difficulty.

Gameplay Stats

Missions	Clear Time
Clear without using revive	S
Clear without a single ally fainting
Clear without more than 1 single ally fainting
Collect
EXP received: 8
Allies: +25 EXP

The group enventually lost the ghost track while trying to follow it, but Primm notices that the party must have been led to an alternate path leading to Poto falls. The team is met moments after by apparitions of the two village brats from earlier, which makes Baashear appears out of thin air guessing that it must be another timeline anomaly caused by the echoes. Popoi notices that the boys are afraid of something, with Timothy claiming that Randi fell down the waterfall. Primm tells the team to hurry to the falls before anything worse happen to Randi.