Elin:Journal of Lutz

Diaries in the form of letters from Lutz, delivered to the player's home.

Read them and you may learn some useful wisdom for your adventure.

Volume 1

Maybe that title of "former hero" was just a joke all along. Everything I believed in was built on a lie. When I heard the sound of it all collapsing, I thought about leaving this world behind.

But then, for some reason, I was struck by the round, innocent eyes of Mii-Chan, the gluttonous seal. In them, I saw a small glimpse of hope for a paradise. And so, I decided to aim for the promised land, just the two of us.

Now, I live off the land in a remote forest, preparing for the journey ahead.

Who this letter, written in a sleepless night, will reach―I'm looking forward to finding out.- Lutz, the Former Hero in the Remote Forest

Volume 2

Life in the forest isn't bad. The nuts from the Api shrubs last a long time, and there are plenty of mushrooms and bamboo shoots to fill Mii-Chan's belly.

What fascinates me most are animal nests. From time to time, I find fertile eggs there, prized by traveling merchants. One morning an egg I had left on my straw bed hatched into a baby giant squirrel. I'm a little worried about how the jealous Mii-Chan will react, but I'm sure it'll grow to be a reliable companion.

Surrounded by Ris-Chan and Mii-Chan, I've found a small sense of peace.

Until the next letter.

- Lutz, the Former Hero in the Remote Forest

Volume 3

The summer sun bakes the sandy beach, and Mii-chan and the Ris-Chan are napping quietly beside me. I'm swaying in a hammock, a glass of Palulu juice in hand.

It's perfect. I think coming here was the right choice. Finding this place after leaving the forest and venturing a little farther―it must have been a twist of fate.

Next time, I'll tell you more about this beach.

- Lutz, the Former Hero in the Remote Forest

Volume 4

Life by the beach has its own charm. If you plate some cactus flesh and seaweed, it almost feels like a resort. With the leaves of Palulu trees, I can make simple dishes.

There's rock salt too, but digging it out isn't easy. My old pickaxe can't even make a dent. But I don't plan on using impossibility as an excuse. I'll figure something out.

Until the next letter.

- Lutz, the Former Hero in the Remote Forest

Volume 5

Sometimes, I wonder if these letters will ever reach someone's hands, or if they'll just be left wither away, unknown and forgotten.

Either way, it's fine. It doesn't really matter what I leave behind in this world, or who might find it, or what they might think.

- Lutz, the Former Hero in the Remote Forest

Volume 6

Tools like pickaxes have something called hardness. A pickaxe made from a tough material can crush even iron ore, but with a wooden pickaxe, unless you're incredibly skilled at mining, you won't even scratch the surface of ordinary stones.

It's time to return to my forest base. If I use that basalt stone I've been saving for moments like this, I should be able to make a pickaxe that can dig through that rock salt.

- Lutz, the Former Hero in the Remote Forest