Leaf was nothing short of amazed as Fanita led him through winding city streets and run-down buildings. He lost track of where they were 20 minutes ago, yet they were still going— wherever these outlaw missions were had to be somewhere really cool.
After passing through the third seemingly-random building in their path, they came to a stop in front of a gigantic abandoned warehouse. It was painted a solid white all around, but looked faded and chipped away at parts.
Fanita turned back to look at Leaf. "I still don't get why you want to do this, but you should know this now. The Pokémon here are not very nice. Don't talk to anyone aside from me unless I tell you to, got it?"
Leaf nodded enthusiastically.
Fanita was still uncertain about this, but went ahead. "Then welcome to the Tenea Den." She opened the door to the warehouse with Psychic, and floated in.
The first thing that Leaf noticed when they entered was how busy it was. It almost reminded him of an explorer's guild, with the way so many Pokémon were walking around, going about their business.
Lanterns dimly lit up the interior, giving the entire building a flickering orange hue. Rows of shops and booths lined the entrance area, selling all sorts of legal, dubiously-legal, and felony-inducing equipment.
The shops themselves were more like the stalls Leaf saw in the center of Nova Town, though these were much more crudely fashioned— the chief material tended to be unpainted wood, with a few stone walls belonging to rock types who could make a wall out of the ground.
Leaf took in all the sights as they walked down the length of the warehouse. Unfortunately none of the vendors had anything he needed for his experiments... oh well.
All the Pokémon present seemed to lock up when they noticed Fanita float by. This was promptly followed by a look of confusion at the odd Piplup, who was following behind her without pissing off the legendary thief.
Eventually, the rows of stores and booths gave way to a large area of tables and benches, where Pokémon would discuss possible missions they found or negotiate their business ventures. A giant wooden board stood at the center of this area.
"This," Fanita gestured to the board. "Is the holy grail for mid-level thieves. If anyone has a contract for you they put it up here."
"Whoah..."
A Machoke and Hitmonlee were looking at the board, debating what they would be taking on today. Fanita simply floated up to the two of them unnoticed, and whispered in their ears.
"Olá."
The two Pokémon quickly jumped back, as the Machoke started apologizing profusely. "So sorry Misdreavus, we didn't see you coming."
"You flatter me." Fanita flashed them an unsettling grin, before gesturing for Leaf to step up to the board.
As soon as the Piplup passed them, they began mouthing to each other, not daring to say anything out loud.
"Why is Misdreavus taking a contract from the board?"
"I think she has an apprentice."
"Since when does Misdreavus take apprentices?"
"Wish I knew, could've gotten my boy under her..."
Oblivious to the silent conversation going on behind them, Fanita and Leaf looked over the mission postings.
"Beginners normally should only take a one-star contract, but I'm sure no one minds if my apprentice here takes on a four star?"
She said the last part out loud, challenging anyone to say that they couldn't. No one did.
"Wonderful. Then I think this may be fitting for you." One of the contract postings glowed a light blue as Fanita removed it from the board and held it up in front of herself and Leaf.
Larceny Request - Rank 4/10
My Power Band was taken from me by some explorers after they arrested me. I want it back. Leave it with Lurantis in the Tenea Den, and I'll pick it up.
Reward - 9,000 Poké
Target Location - 510 West Sableye St., Tenea City
"What do you think? Up for it?"
"Hmm...Hey wait, what about this?" He zeroed in on another contract posting.
Rescue Request - Rank 2/10
My friend Swinub got lost inside Dryvale Tundra, but it's a husk dungeon so the guild refuses to help out. I need to save him though!
Reward - 1,000 Poké
Target Location - Dryvale Tundra
"Oh, we have to take this one!"
Fanita sighed, looking over the contract. "Do you want to be a thief or an exploration team?"
"Thief! I think..."
"Because this is a rescue mission. This is what guild Pokémon do."
"But we can't just leave Swinub to die..."
"Then they shouldn't have gone into the dungeon in the first place. They knew it was a husk dungeon, but still went anyways."
"Right... We can't go into those either, right?"
Fanita paused, looking Leaf in the eyes. She was debating if she wanted to tell him the full truth.
"...We'll talk about that later." She read over the contract one more time. While this was barely a contract and the pay was utterly pitiful, it wasn't an extremely illegal mission, unlike everything else on the board. Not the type of experience she'd want to train a would-be thief on, but if they did take this, she could see what Leaf was capable of while still giving him an out if he changed his mind.
"...Fine, I think we can give it a try."
Leaf jumped up, pumping his flipper into the air. "Alright, let's go save Swinub!"
"...We're really doing a glorified rescue mission." Fanita sighed to herself once again. How far she's fallen.
The two Pokémon made the journey north to Dryvale Tundra. Fanita sent Leaf ahead while she went back to her base to get any supplies she might need.
She'd been to mystery dungeons before, but now she had to watch out for a Pokémon with questionable survival instincts and rescue another Pokémon who was probably unconscious.
As she put a few Reviver Seeds and improvised high explosives into her bag, her eyes settled on the Blizz's guild badge. She knows they can be used to warp Pokémon out of mystery dungeons. It could save them a lot of time...
She floated the badge into her bag, making sure to keep it on the inside. The famous thief Misdreavus getting caught carrying a guild badge would be catastrophic, so it was going where no one else would be able to see it.
Once all her stuff was in order, she caught back up to Leaf, who was making surprisingly quick progress. It took her around 30 minutes to catch up, which was about half the distance to the dungeon right there.
"Did you get everything?" Leaf's eyes were filled with excitement at the prospect of finishing the contract. Was he like this the entire time he was walking on his own?
Fanita nodded. "We have all the equipment a normal exploration team would, plus some extra toys of mine."
"OH! Do you have the Fire Stone bombs? I've really been wanting to look at them."
Fanita weighed her options, before relenting. She fished into her bag, and tossed one of her Blast Seed grenades at Leaf. "Go nuts."
"So it was a Blast Seed, I knew it..." While walking, he carefully took it apart, dismantling the fuse cap and examining the powder within the shell. "Hmm... You might get more traction out of it if you incorporated some catalyst in the center of the fuel as well, that way the expulsion effect will be stronger."
"Hmm... Perhaps I'll try that next time." She didn't want to admit it, but that actually did seem like a really smart idea. She felt a little silly that she couldn't think of it first.
Perhaps Leaf was worth the effort.
"Oh, I wanted to ask though, why can we go into a husk dungeon? I thought those would make every Pokémon that enter become a husk…"
"Two things. First, it's not completely gone yet. It hasn't hit the point where explorers can become husks. And second, we're not exactly Pokémon, are we?"
"What do you- Ohhh, it's because we're human?"
"That's my best guess."
"That's awesome!"
The walk continued on, Leaf loudly theorizing what the other humans were like while Fanita gave the bare minimum possible responses.
Snow piling on the ground signaled to them that they were almost there. Leaf stopped and pressed the upper left point of his glasses. The glasses produced a holographic display just like the guild badge, visible to both Leaf and Fanita. Right now, the display was showing a map of the area.
"So we're in the right area for Dryvale Tundra, we just need to find the dungeon entrance..."
Fanita figured a compliment could be awarded where it's due every once in a while. "Those glasses are impressive."
In response, Leaf proudly stood up with his flippers on his sides. "I've been working on them ever since I woke up here. Can't imagine living a life without them."
"I'm guessing there's something like them from when you were a human?"
He nodded. "Yea! You're from the 1990's, right?"
"I suppose, hard to say for certain."
"Well the human version of these were invented in 2055. I actually think part of the reason behind my name is because my glasses were green back when I was a human too..."
"How interesting."
"So-"
Before Leaf could continue the conversation, Fanita cut him off. "We still need to find the dungeon entrance, remember? Or should we not be rushing to save Swinub?"
"Oh right! Let's go get started!" He began running around, looking for an opening in the snow that would denote the entrance to the mystery dungeon.
Fanita had already found it before the conversation even started, but she figured it'd be better to let Leaf have his fun and get his energy out.
When she decided that Leaf used up a sufficient amount of energy, she called him over, and the two entered the mystery dungeon.
It was Leaf's first real mystery dungeon experience, but that wouldn't be obvious just by looking at him. This was mostly because the dungeon was extremely easy— for the majority of explorers, the biggest challenge was navigating the heavy snow, but Piplups happen to thrive in the climate.
The ferals weren't particularly difficult either. Just about every opponent went down with a single Bubble Beam from Leaf; Fanita didn't even have to step in.
Not to say they couldn't have some fun though. While the Exploration Federation had pretty strict rules about not intentionally destroying the dungeon when you're going through it, the two of them had both no obligation to follow this rule, and several high-explosives at their disposal.
On more than one floor they decided to blow up a straight line to the next staircase. Leaf justified it by saying that he wanted to gather data to make better modifications to Fanita's grenades, but both of them knew it was just an excuse to get to use them.
Not that either minded.
Occasionally, Fanita would sneak a glance at Blizz's rescue badge. Somehow it managed to pick up on their contract, and was listing it as an active mission. Alongside that, it was still generating a map of the dungeon as they traveled through, which meant Fanita didn't have to keep track of where they went.
Despite not having a badge, Leaf seemed to have no issues with navigation as he led the way through the dungeon's twists and turns. Fanita chalked it up to some feature of his glasses, because so far it seemed like those things did everything.
The exploration went off without a hitch. As the two of them descended the next staircase, Fanita felt the explorer badge buzz in her bag.
"I'm guessing the Swinub is on this floor."
"Why do you say that?"
"Oh, just a hunch."
"Alright then! Let's sweep the floor."
Leaf marched on dutifully. Fanita decided to take down a few ferals herself to expedite the process of finishing the dungeon.
"SOMEONE HELP ME!"
Hearing the shout, Leaf immediately took off running, which ended up being really aggressive waddling because Piplups are not built to sprint.
He jumped into the next room, where a Beedrill had the Swinub pinned under his stinger.
"I keep fucking telling you, no one's coming to rescue you, so you better- Oh…huh." He looked on at the Piplup that was standing across from him. "What's an explorer like you doing here? Don't you know this dungeon's off-limits?"
"Let Swinub go! We're here to rescue him."
"Hmph, as if you could...beat…me…" Beedrill's words trailed off as he noticed the Misdreavus looking at him with an amused grin. "Are... are you..."
"Oh no, I'm just a common explorer, see?" She held out Blizz's guild badge. "Now, our mission was to rescue Swinub, but I'm sure there's an extra reward for arresting an outlaw."
"Wh... why are you with a guild now?" Beedrill seemed terrified.
"I don't know what you're talking about?" Fanita floated upside-down, keeping her grin centered on Beedrill. "We're an exploration team."
Beedrill shook his head, raising his stingers. "Even if... you are Misdreavus, I can't let you... I can't let him get out now…"
"Oh? And why is that?"
"Tha-That's from my contract. Can't let any non-ferals past..."
"Hm, what a shame. You know, I've heard that you outlaws have a three strike system, I'm sure no one will hold it against you if you get a strike."
"B-B-But I'm already on strike two..."
"Oh my, what a predicament. Oh well... Perhaps turning you into the law may be better after all. Leaf, feel free to go ahead."
"Right! We'll save you, Swinub!" He fired a Bubble Beam in Beedrill's direction, catching the bug type off guard.
Fanita just decided to sit back and see how this went down. If Leaf really needed the help she could step in, but this was a good chance for him to be in an actual fight against a non-feral Pokémon. And she couldn't have a partner who can't even fight normal Pokémon, now could she?
It turned out he was doing really well. He wasn't particularly fast, but it looked like he was predicting Beedrill's every movement. He deftly wove through a barrage of Pin Missiles, fired off a perfectly-aimed Water Gun, and retreated back to a safe distance.
Leaf was just fine on his own, though Fanita's presence wasn't hurting. All she did was stand in the entrance of the room, but Beedrill's sheer terror at the the fellow outlaw meant he spent just as much time preparing for an imaginary attack from her as he did actually fighting Leaf.
"I... I can't let this go! I need the Poké!"
"It's not worth another Pokémon's life!" Leaf fired one last Bubble Beam, which managed to take the Beedrill down.
Seeing the battle was over, Fanita approached Leaf. "Wonderful battling. I'm guessing your glasses had something to do with it?"
"Yea! I integrated a move type energy readout, along with data about travel speeds and projectile arcs of various ranged moves so I can get a-"
"That sounds impressive." She floated past Leaf, shifting her focus to Swinub. "And are you alright?"
"Y-Yea, I think so. Thank you so much for coming! I thought I was a goner..."
"Well, that's just what it means to be an explorer." Leaning into the whole explorer act was a lot more fun than Fanita wanted to admit.
"Oh! What's your guys' team name? I need to tell everyone else who saved me!"
Leaf looked at Fanita, curious. "Wait, do we have a-"
Fanita cut Leaf off yet again. "Vindicate. Team Vindicate."
"Thank you so much Team Vindicate!"
"Before we take you out though, would you mind if I asked about why you were down here? Or Beedrill, for that matter."
Swinub looked very nervous. "Well I… uhh…"
Fanita's grin widened. "So you were looking into something you weren't supposed to?"
Leaf looked on in shock as their rescue target squirmed. Did they just save one outlaw from another?
"Well...Maybe there was something..."
"Ah, well I wouldn't want you to worry about it. How about we warp you out of this little dungeon, and the two of us go on to see if it's anything dangerous?"
Swinub wanted to say something, but he was still injured, and Misdreavus' wicked grin gave him the impression he wasn't going to be given a choice. So he swallowed his pride and nodded— It was a miracle that anyone came to rescue him, he guessed it was only fair to tell them what he came in for.
"Alright, fine... All I know was that there are rumors someone came through this dungeon carrying a huge bag, and left without it. Everyone thinks it's a bandit stashing their loot, or some other really cool treasure. But I didn't expect the Beedrill to be guarding it." He looked back to the unconscious bug type next to him.
"How fascinating. Well Leaf, would you like to see what makes this dungeon so worthwhile?"
He nodded, following enough of the conversation to understand that there would probably be something cool at the end, but not enough to realize that Fanita was basically threatening Swinub to get out of their way.
"Wonderful." She held up Blizz's badge to Swinub, encasing him in a pillar of light and kicking him out of the dungeon.
"Let's go see the bottom!" Leaf marched on enthusiastically, Fanita trailing behind.
It was only three more floors before they reached the final room. The rectangular layout and warp tile at the far end meant it couldn't be anything else.
However, unlike a normal final room, this one happened to have what looked like a miniaturized radio tower planted in the middle of the room. It was about six feet tall, planted into the ground by a pole that seemed to be dug in.
"Oh wow! I didn't know they had any conventional transmitters here!" Before Fanita could stop him, Leaf ran up to the device, studying its makeup and the parts in it. "It really looks like one of those retro radio antennas..."
"You know what it is?" Despite Leaf's enthusiasm, Fanita felt a sense of unease just from standing in the same room as it.
"Well, no, but if I could bring it to a lab or somewhere else with my tools I could probably figure it out! Can we take it back with us?" Leaf turned back to Fanita with pleading eyes, like a child begging their parents to let them keep a random frog they found by the river.
"...Take it apart first." This most likely was the "treasure" Swinub was talking about, but it gave Fanita a really bad feeling. And the one thing she trusts above all else is her gut instinct.
Plus, whatever this was, the various flashing lights across it denoted that it was on, and she really didn't feel comfortable bringing it out of the dungeon while it was like this.
"Okay!" Leaf got to work, knocking it down and breaking it into smaller components. Despite having never seen one before, he made quick progress, figuring out the location of various screws and fasteners such that the disassembly didn't damage the device at all.
As he wrapped up, he left behind the base it was planted in.
Fanita looked over the final piece in curiosity. "You don't need that?"
"Oh, that's just a stand, it's pretty much dead weight. I can build one on my own if I really need to."
"...If you say so."
Because taking the antenna out of the dungeon was Leaf's idea, he was given the task of carrying it as they walked back to Fanita's hideout. He didn't mind at all, more focused on the promise Fanita just made.
"So I really get to see your hideout?" Leaf's eyes were sparkling at the prospect. "Does that mean I passed your exam?"
"I think you've proven yourself. Plus, you'll need somewhere to leave that thing."
While she did come to trust the Piplup somewhat, bringing him back to her hideout had a secondary effect. If he set up shop there, he would have more to lose if he decided to abandon Fanita for whatever reason. That way she could make sure Leaf stays on her side, and with all the talent he has, Fanita definitely wanted to keep him as an ally.
That also brought her back to the antennae. She had a vague hunch on what it does, but wanted to wait for Leaf to look at it first before she brought the idea up.
"I got to rescue a Pokémon, passed my entrance exam, and got a real working radio tower! This has been the best day of my life since I became a Pokémon!" Leaf was speaking to himself, but did it so loud that it was impossible for Fanita not to hear.
"You know that outlaws usually don't rescue Pokémon, right?"
"Well… Yea, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it. Didn't you feel anything when you rescued Swinub?"
"I wouldn't know what you're talking about." AlthoughSwinub was pretty obviously not a stand-up Pokémon, there was a part of her that felt pretty good doing the rescue. It wasn't the same buzz of excitement that she got from her heists, instead it was a lot more… gentle. Not quite as fun, but it didn't leave her wanting more the same way a big heist did.
She looked back to the bronze guild badge resting in her bag, and took it out on a whim. She opened the main display, and was a bit off-put by the main page.
Misdreavus (?) - Team Apex
Silver Rank - Lucario's Guild
Health - 100%
Level - 39
"…Interesting…" At some point during the dungeon, it decided that she was a member of Team Apex, and started tracking her stats instead of Blizz's. It made sense, Blizz hasn't been anywhere near the badge in ages, but seeing her name on there… It felt really weird.
The rest of the walk to the hideout was uneventful. Leaf loudly discussed what he could do with his new toy while Fanita kept watch, making sure no one was trailing them. Not that anyone without a death wish would follow them into the dungeon, but it would make things more convenient if no one knew where she was based.
Said base was a mystery dungeon formed out of an abandoned mining community, Silverbrink Ruins. She simply phased through the entrance, while Leaf had to squeeze himself through two pillars to get inside.
They did have to pass through one floor before they actually reached Fanita's room, but given that all the ferals were husks it wasn't particularly difficult.
Leaf briefly paused to stare at a few of the husks, never having seen one in person before. When he noticed that Fanita did not pause, he rushed forwards, trying to catch up.
They made it to the final staircase, leading the way into Fanita's new hideout. It was a lot like her old one, with a few spots for her to sleep or work at. Various stolen goods covered the rest of the room. "Make yourself at home, but don't touch any of my things."
Leaf immediately took off, exploring all the different piles of loot and other supplies Fanita amassed during her exploits. "You really weren't lying, you have it all here..."
"Naturally. Let me know if there is anything you want to use in your... work, and I'll see if I can let you use it."
Leaf nodded enthusiastically, working his way over to the only desk and chair that wasn't covered in papers or supplies. "Can I set up my workbench here?"
"Go right ahead."
Fanita laid down on her bed, watching Leaf out of the corner of her eye. She was legitimately curious what he would do; he didn't seem to have any materials on hand.
He set his glasses down on the far edge of his newly designated workbench, and pressed the two tips at the same time. In response, they began projecting a holographic display, covered in words Fanita couldn't read from this far away.
Leaf set to work at the display, clearing off the various boxes of text and leaving behind a desktop screen. He then hefted the top piece of the antennae to the desk, and typed something in.
An image began to appear on the display, a one to one scan of the antennae component. With the digital version now transcribed, he placed the physical antennae component back on the ground, and began interacting with the display more.
As Fanita shifted her head, she realized it wasn't just an image, it was a full 3D model. Leaf began to tear into it, expanding and contracting individual regions to study the internal components of the device without even having to break into the physical object.
Fanita decided that continuing to keep track of it would only give her a headache. She was a thief, not a prodigy twelve year-old engineer from 80 years in the future.
Fanita had almost fallen asleep when Leaf jumped out of his seat. "I found something!"
Curious as to what could get that reaction out of her apprentice, Fanita floated over, observing the holographic display on Leaf's desk. At some point he added five more desktops alongside the holographic model. "And what is it?"
"So the transmitter on this isn't conventional, which was a little disappointing because I really wanted one and they can be kinda difficult to build, but I analyzed it and it turns out the tip is made out of psychic gems! The same material they build TM's out of!"
"And why would this be significant?"
"Because it means this is meant to broadcast something directly to your head! Gosh, I can't wait to get started with this, there's so many possibilities-"
"Do you know what it was broadcasting?" she asked, eyes narrowing. This could prove her hunch right.
"...I'm not really sure. The source is coming from the second part, which I haven't looked into yet..."
"Figure out what it does before you use it for anything." Fanita's tone was resolute.
"...How come?" Leaf looked a little disappointed he wouldn't get to play with it right away.
"It broadcasts something directly into your head, and we found it in a dungeon that was in the process of being overrun by husks."
"Ooohhhh, that makes sense…"
"I think some of my friends would be very interested in this information, which is why I want you to look into it and figure out what you can." She didn't feel like telling him that the word "friend" was applied very loosely here, or that these supposed friends are other former humans.
"...Alright I can do that... But when are we taking our next mission though?"
"I think tomorrow is fine. I'll look for one myself, let me know tomorrow morning if you need any supplies from town."
"Got it!"
Fanita was somewhat relieved to see that Leaf actually did fall asleep— a part of her was worried he'd be working all night. She floated over, seeing that the Piplup left a note on his desk, mostly asking for various types of metals and a few Blast Seeds.
She had no idea what he would want to do with a Blast Seed here, but knew better than to ask. She placed the list in her bag, and set off back to Tenea City.
It was nice and early in the morning when she got to Tenea Den, her favorite time to be there. If she waited too long, she'd end up running into the not-as-professional outlaws, and those guys really like to cause issues. Nothing she can't manage, but still things she'd rather avoid.
She was hoping to be out within half an hour. She stopped by Persian's booth to collect her payment from yesterday's mission.
"Never thought I'd see the day the great Misdreavus took on a rescue mission," he laughed, placing the bundle of coins in front of her.
"Apprentices can make you do... interesting things." She lifted the payment into her bag with Psychic.
"Hah! That Piplup with the funny glasses, right? Don't know what you see in him, but I'm guessing there's something if you decided to train him."
"Indeed there is." The wicked glint in her eye denoted to Persian very clearly that she would not appreciate further questioning.
"Ah, I get it. Oh, before you leave, your last client left another contract behind for you, says a friend of his is in a similar circumstance. Looks to be more bullshit the guild should be dealing with, but I promised I'd pass it on." He laid out another contract on the counter, looking very similar to the last one Fanita took.
Outlaw Request - Rank 2/10
A Marowak gypped me, and I'm pissed, but the coward ran off into a husk dungeon so the guild can't help me out. He's wanted, just gotta drop him off at the police station once you're done.
Reward: 1500 Poké, plus whatever bounty is on the asshole's head right now
Target Location: Rosegrain Delta
"Apparently your last client spread the word about a 'Team Vindicate' who would go into husk dungeons," Persian explained. "Guessing that's a front you made up?"
"Hmm... Perhaps this may be interesting..." She ignored Persian's last comment, placing the contract in her bag.
"Wait... you actually are taking it?"
"Let's say I have a personal interest in husk dungeons." The same glint as before returned to her eyes, and Persian knew better than to piss Fanita off.
"Alright, won't ask about it then. But if I get any more missions for 'Team Vindicate', you want me to send them your way?"
"That would be preferred."
"You got it."
"I really don't think running off is going to help you anymore." Fanita laughed to herself as she and Leaf pinned Marowak to the wall.
Despite having taken two missions that should've gone to explorers now, Fanita was still a thief, and she really couldn't pass up the opportunity to get in a few snarky comments.
Marowak, meanwhile, was not having it. "I WON'T LET YOU TAKE ME DOWN!" The dungeon's husk effect was slowly kicking in for the ground type, who was in the process of losing his mind.
Annoyingly for Fanita and Leaf, they managed to run into him while he was in the "super aggressive and emotional" part of the husk cycle. Still, this didn't look like it would be a particularly difficult fight.
"We'll bring you to face the law!" Leaf began the battle with a Bubble Beam.
Marowak tried to push forward and hit Leaf with his bone, but Fanita's Psychic kept him pinned against the wall.
The fight did not take particularly long— it only took a few seconds of this onslaught to knock Marowak out.
"Another win for Team Vindicate!" Leaf proudly struck a pose in front of the unconscious ground type.
"We're not an exploration team," Fanita reminded. "We'll start taking on real contracts soon enough."
Though she said that, she wasn't particularly confident they actually would. Word of Team Vindicate was spreading, and Leaf was insistent that they take missions to rescue Pokémon or go after outlaws that the actual exploration teams couldn't.
Fanita couldn't help but laugh at Leaf's naivety, though she was the one who ultimately caved. Normal contracts could wait for a while, she might as well see where Team Vindicate takes her.
A/N: Fanita Arc continues. The outlaw missions rankings were supposed to have a cool star system instead of just "2/10", but FFN doesn't like that apparently, so you get the boring ranking instead.
Ch 22: Haven't Had Enough - 6/4/22