The Root of the Problem/Plot Details

Yoran-Oran: It has been-ethy years since the magic towers in Sarutabaruta have operated. This must-ethy be what is affecting the flow of magic in the canal.

Yoran-Oran: However, if our adventurer has succeeded in cleaning up-ethy some of this stagnation, then things should get-ethy better-batter for the time being.

Chumimi: Yes, Professor! Just knowing what is wrong can get us pointed in the right direction.

Yoran-Oran: However, now we will have-ethy to arrange a regular cleaning of this stagnation to prevent-ethy our problem from getting any worse.

Koru-Moru: My "Sluice Surveyor Mk. I" says she sensed some strangeriffic magic forceeno on beyond the Gate of Earth.

Koru-Moru: That small room in the central tower has gone unused for ages. What couldily-could it meaneroo?

Yoran-Oran: Yes, yes, it could mean-ethy anything... but where is Doctor Shantotto? She didn't go to...

Shantotto: I'm here, I'm here.

Yoran-Oran: Doctor! You didn't travel-ethy to Karaha-Baruha's laboratory, did you?

Shantotto: Quiet, Professor! It was terrible down there. You don't have a clue. Just look at my hat! It's all moldy-woldy and covered in mildew!

Yoran-Oran: ... That is just-ethy terrible...

Shantotto: It's a good hat, but you should probably wash it first. Take good care of it, unless you want to get cursed.

Koru-Moru: I'm still worried aboutaru what's going on beyon-didily-ond the Gate of Earth. Go to Kupipi and receive an earthen charm. Use that to investigateroo what is doodly-down there.

Obtained: Wizard's petasos.

You enter a room and walk over to a magical gizmo. A hole in the ceiling opens, allowing light to shine in and revealing a weak-looking tree sapling. Yoran-Oran, Koru-Moru, and Shantotto enter the room behind you and turn to the sapling.

Yoran-Oran: What might-ethy this be?

Shantotto: Yes. What i~s this?

Koru-Moru: Why, it didily-doodily looks like it's didily-dried up.

Yoran-Oran moves closer to the sapling.
Yoran-Oran: You imbeciles! This is a new bud--a bud of the Great Star Tree.
Yoran-Oran: The Great Star Tree knows-ethy that it is in danger. It buds to save-ethy itself, it does.
Yoran-Oran: But, until now, no light shone-ethy in here. The bud cried for help-ethy. It is good that we got-ethy here in time.
He turns and looks at you.
Yoran-Oran: I thank-ethy you, adventurer. You saved-ethy the Great Star Tree!

Koru-Moru turns and walks out of the room.
Koru-Moru: I followed-a-roo, thinking that my sweetie-pie Mojiji was all trap-dappily trapped up in here. What a waste of timely-time.

Shantotto follows.
Shantotto: Well, I'm just about as disappointed as one could be.
               I thought we would be finding something goody.

Yoran-Oran: Those two... When will they ever change-ethy... (He turns back to the tree and thinks.)
Yoran-Oran: But to be so weak to know-ethy it's in danger... This is definitely-ethy a serious problem.