But?
"So amazing, is this a riddle?!"
Ishiku Be scribbled frantically:
"With such advanced intelligence, NPC models, and even a riddle mode when problems arise, it's no less impressive than the quests in Greed Island.
"And this riddle seems rather philosophical and thought-provoking too!!"
Well, for someone from the eighties, this stale old joke was incredibly novel.
And with Ishiku Be's intelligence, this riddle was obviously no challenge for him.
Very quickly, he guessed that the answer was humanity.
The reasoning was that morning, noon, and night represented the stages of a person's life: babies crawled on all fours, adults walked on two legs, and the elderly hobbled with canes on three.
After answering correctly, he received a set of defensive armor as a reward.
Next came climbing a rocky mountain. When he passed through a vine-covered forest, he helped a tribe of goblin dwarves out of trouble.
After completing the quest, he received the excellent weapons they had forged: the Dragon-Slaying Sword and a shield.
Then, after successfully crossing the desert plains, he obtained Wings of Flight.
After that, he arrived at the Fountain of the Goddess and completed the goddess's troublesome quest. He could then soak in the divine spring water and no longer fear the Fire Dragon's flames.
Finally, carrying a full set of equipment and stacked buffs, he arrived at the gloomy castle guarded by the Fire Dragon.
He fought the Fire Dragon with all his strength and ultimately slew it with a single thrust to the throat.
With that, he cleared the entire game.
On the final page, he reclaimed the thing he treasured most.
"That was awesome, absolutely awesome!!"
Having emerged from the final page, Ishiku Be danced about excitedly.
Though he could not clap and cheer, the string of nearly illegible words appearing