Cheshire - Witch's Lab

[Cheshire]
A Cheshire cat who is often hired by the witches as a lab assistant, due to his mysterious ability to cross time and space. His trademark smile has been markedly absent of late. He claims that it's because he's exhausted from helping Rose with her experiments, but there seems to be some other, hidden reason.
Witch's Lab Quest
Location: Magic Library of Night Shadow east of Berne

Meow, meow.
Ahh, what?
What business have you with this tired cat?
Oh, what is it?
[Rose]'s temporary assistant?
Meow!
So you share my pain!
I'm the only proper assistant she has left, since she keeps failing all her experiments.
You might know exhaustion like mine, if you work for her long enough.
Hehe.
Do you know what my trademark is?
It is my... killer smile.
But I can't even keep my trademark, I'm so tired.
Tst. Well, I should do what the boss says.
Hm, so she needs another Crystal Ball?
Fine, fine. I'll make one.
However, since I'm so tired, I want you to gather some materials for me. Meow.
~
It shouldn't be hard for someone like you.
The magicians here keep [Rams] and [Black Rams].
Please bring me some of their [Magical Horns].

That was fast.
Thanks a lot. Meow.
When it comes to dimensional magic, I'm the expert. This is a piece of cake.
Meow.

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Good, good. It's going very well.
I just need one more thing.
Please bring me one last material.
~
It's not a big deal.
I just need some more [Platinum Ingots].

Oh, you sure are fast.
Hm. I can't wait to see how long your composure and confidence last. Meow.
Why?
Who can keep feling good
when, no matter what tools I make or documents I provide or support I give about magic and time and space, no matter what, her experiments keep blowing up in her face?
I can't go on like this any more.

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

The way this keeps up, even I begin to doubt my abilities.
Meow. Of course, [Rose] should be more upset than anyone else.
But it's amazing how well she can pretend to be okay in the meantime.
Don't you agree?
Behind that meticulous, strong exterior, there lies a very sweet personality.
But sometimes she makes me feel like I'm the one making mistakes.
~
Here, I finished the [Dimensional Clairvoyant Crystal Ball].
I made it just like always, and it looks alright to me.
However, I'm a little worried since I can't even trust myself...
Oh well, what can go wrong? Meow.

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Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Meow, you again?
Ah, you don't have to say anything.
Does [Rose] want me to make something useful for time-space exploration?
Okay, what is it this time?
Huh? A magical being that can cross time and space, huh? One that can stabilize time-space, too...
Is there anything else you want me to do while I'm at it? Perhaps I could put the moon in a bottle for you to keep as a pet? Or turn my hat into a swimming pool?
Honestly, who does that woman think I am?
I'm not saying I can't make it.
But if it has to endure one of [Rose]'s experiments, I feel I should prepare something extraordinarily resilient.
Of course, something like that could only be made by the one-of-a-kind Sir Cheshire.
Meow. This endless popularity, it is my curse.
~
At any rate, I've never done anything like this before.
I'd better do my research.
[Messe] owes me a favor.
Please deliver this [Letter] to that owl and tell him to get me [Lab Animal Recipe No. 922].

That owl sure is reliable!
It must have been hard to get that book.
Why?
It was a limited edition!
Meow!

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

This book's a limited edition for a reason.
Everyone wants one of these because it has instructions on how to easily make a particularly unique, strong magical servant.
By printing it as a limited edition, how much do you think the publisher was able to sell each copy for?
Haha, but between my influence and that owl's connections, getting my paws on something like this is easy. Meow.
However, this process is very dangerous.
I should probably be careful.
Hmm, the necessary reagents are a mixture of rare and common materials.
Fortunately, I have most of them, but I'm still missing some.
~
Luckily for me, I have an assistant friend standing right here.
I'm sure you can get them very fast.
Can you get me some [Vampire Bat's Teeth] from the [Red Striped Bats]and [Black Striped Bats] in [Bran Castle: 1F]?

Oh, great. Meow.
It was easy for you, wasn't it?

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Hmm.
Well, I'm perplexed. I seem to be missing some materials I thought I had.
They're not hard to get, but I should spend this time to prepare.
~
Since we're in a bit of a hurry, would you mind fetching it for me?
Please bring me one [Energy of Hail].

Meow, great!
Hm. The fact that these materials are needed probably means that the process of creating this creature interrupts the flow of time and space.
I don't know if I can keep going.
I can't promise any results, either.

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Hm, it's completed for now.
But I can't stop worrying for some reason. Meow.
I cross time and space quite often, so believe me when I tell you this.
It's fine to simply look through the veil of time.
But I've never seen anyone succeed in changing the past or future in a way that breaks the rules of causality.
If [Rose] tries such a dangerous thing for such a stupid reason, then I don't know what will happen.
She claims she only wants to investigate her sister's pain.
But her persistence worries me.
Don't take this as a threat, though.
~
Here, take this [Gremlin's Egg Pouch] with you.
The magical being's offspring are contained within.

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Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

I knew you'd be back. Meow.
[Rose] finally tried to touch the past, eh? I could feel the aftershocks from here.
She's made herself quite the mess.
I warned her. You saw me warn her about messing with causality! And, just like always, she tossed my warnings aside.
How many times did I tell her she couldn't do more than look at the past?
I guess that it's been taken care of for now, but who knows what will happen if she keeps this up.
What exactly was she trying to do? Meow?
Huh, she shouldn't have had so much trouble before she cast the spell.
Hm. It's true she tried to go against causality, but the aftershocks were way too big.
I wonder if we've really seen the end of this.
Anyway, like [Rose] said, our first order of business is to take care of the baby gremlins.
We'll need some special bait to lure them out. Something they'll think is real tasty.
Since they exist outside of time-space as we know it, it's hard to find anything they'd want.
~
Do you happen to know about the [Devil's Forest]?
The [Protectors of Evil] and [Rulers of Evil] probably have [Pieces of Space] that can penetrate time and space, and power nightmares themselves.
Bet the baby gremlins would love to chow on some of that.

Meow, welcome back.
Great, this should be just fine.
Oh god, now I have to clean up after the experiment, too?
Meow.

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Wha-what is this?
I'd never dreamed it would be this bad!
I only gave [Rose] about 5 or 6 gremlins. When did they get the chance to multiple this much?
Was this caused by the reverse in space-time we just experienced?
Meow. I can't lure out this many.
I hate to waste perfectly good gremlins, but we've got no choice but to just get rid of them.
Help me out here.
Listen.
I'll give you some [Baby Gremlin Food].
If you use these on the Round Platform down there, the [Baby Gremlins] will come out.
I can't guess at how many there are.
First, lure out as many as you can with the five servings of food I gave you.
They should die pretty easily, but don't waste your time.
Okay?
~
Are you ready?
Here's the [Baby Gremlin Food].
Go to the Round Platform, lure them out with it, and kill them!

(Caution: You must return after defeating all the gremlins within the time limit. If you don't return in time, you will have to restart the quest.)

Thanks!
That looked like hard work. Meow.
Well.
We didn't kill all the baby gremlins.
It seems that a few of them got away to a distant edge of time-space.
And they seem to have grown up.
They're probably staying somewhere in the Magic Library of Night Shadow in another time and space.

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Ah, I won't send you after them.
Because of the distortion, time's passed more quickly for them. They're too strong for us to fight by now.
Hm, maybe I should just call them Gremlins, since they're not babies any more.
In fact, if they did enter another realm of time-space, we don't have to worry about them.
As long as they don't come across to our world, they won't do us any harm.
Unless someone asks you to hunt them for their eyes (which I hear are useful for seeing through the dimensions), we're better off just leaving them alone.
Why don't we mend the damage the baby gremlins made in time and space? Meow.
~
Hm, I interrupted the flow of time more than I needed to.
If I can penetrate the veil, I should be able to find and take care of any damage we did.
The [Watcher's Lenses] that [Servants], [Stewards], and [Lord Stewards] at [Bran Castle: 2F] carry should be good enough.

Hm, great. These are some quality lenses.
Meow, let me take a closer look...
Oh, wait. This...
I must have made a mistake.
Ah, I'm not saying I'm totally responsible for the failures in [Rose]'s experiment.
But it does look like there may have been some teensy-weensy defects in the materials and items that I made for her.
I just noticed them thanks to these lenses.
I should have picked up on them sooner.
Meow. Meow.

Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.

Now that I think about it, it took me a long time to help with the experiment because there's been something interfering with my own abilities, too.
Have you heard about this?
Lately, there's been this strange energy spreading out into specific areas in the world.
It must have something to do with that.
I kind of felt it, but I guess I overworked myself too much.
Oh well. There won't be any new experiments for a while, and I already cleaned up our mess, so I don't see any problems here.
I do feel a little sorry that I may have affected [Rose] in some way.
~
Are you going back to [Rose] now?
Just in case.
Tell her that, if she hasn't found the cause of the distortion in time-space, there might be some defect on my part.
Darn it! I'm getting mad. Meow.

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Anyway, I'm a Cheshire cat.
My talent is to cross over time and space.