Laval. Our heroes have arrived safely there with the Olympic Flame, ready to explore the region. Potential villains are on the prowl, with their eyes set on the Olympic Flame. Firstly, they visited the Laval Cathedral, also known as the Trinity Cathedral. They first met the locals there and met several monks and bishops who wished them the best of luck on their journey.
The Living Museum of the Public School had the crew experiencing what was it like learning at school during the good old days. During the visit, the crew had several insights on how the eras differ in terms of learning, and how subjects were being taught to students of yesteryear. Just then, the crew ran into a gang of Japanese tourists which were from the anime Bocchi the Rock. The crew gave a few French lessons for them before leaving, with Etno being the tour guide for the museum. Unbeknownst to them, the jackal-eared villain was spying their every single move, preparing for the perfect moment to strike.
Later on, the crew visited the Lactopole Andre Besnier. The process of manufacturing milk and the finest cheese in the Pays de la Loire region was evident here, with the dairy production of yesteryear being presented with retrospective eyes. Milk production and transportation in the past was way more different in the past our crew had learnt about, with varying methods of milk delivery and dairy farming that were kept alive today. In the tasting area of the museum, the crew along with the Phryges tried several tastes of cheese made from that factory, with refreshing feelings that brightened them up.
"Oooh, never knew that cheese could be this delicious!" Etno complimented.
"Milkmen are the pastime jobs that I would like to try up!" "Too bad it has already gone in the past…."
"You said it right, some things are better left in the past because they cannot be justified these days." Etno replied. "Now let's get going, to another art museum I recommend!"
After the crew left, the managers thought it would be another great day until they noticed something. A jackal-eared villain in fancy clothing has ate several cheese in that tasting area and stole some of the cheese, and he launched a powerful attack at the police and visitors. The jackal-eared villain went int the direction our heroes are headed next, ready to destroy them as his main task.
In the Museum of Naïve Art of Laval, the heroes were awestruck by the sheer amount of detail put into those paintings of the past. The paintings were created during the 19th century in an articulate manner, without any prejudices or restrictions that limit them even further. Getafix told Asterix, Madeline, Gaulois and the Phryges that anyone can be an artist, it all depends on commitment and how would you be able to adapt or keep trying without being restricted by boundaries set by anyone.
When they were exiting the museum, they thought none of the villains would show up to destroy them and it would be another villain-free day like their rest days. But they were wrong. A jackal-eared villain stood before them, with his fancy clothing giving him an extra menacing look.
"Tighnari here at your service, preparing for extermination. Better stay out of my way or be obliterated."
"And what's that with the milk and cheese hoarding operation you have committed? You are stealing something for you evil schemes, perhaps?"
"The milk and cheese I looted? Oh, they were meant for powering several villains and their inventories; along with my comrades to be satisfied by the right amount they would need. You fools are going to Paris, I presume?" Tighnari stood before them sternly, ready to fight them. "Just give me the Olympic Flame and you will spared to watch it go down extinguishing by us! Or refuse and suffer my wrath!"
"Like if we would ever do that!" Pepito snapped back. "You should never learn to steal for real!"
"Well then, don't feel sorry for yourselves if you lose to me! You puny commoners will be crying over spilled milk for daring to challenge me!" Tighnari added. A boss battle then ensues.
Boss – Tighnari
Tighnari was too powerful, and he was like a huge wall for the heroes to climb. Several heroes were exhausted in the process, with some hanging on and keeping up the good fight against him.
Madeline found several mice from the dumps, and she had an idea. Pepito had prepared some cheese for his morsels just in case he needs them, so he followed Madeline's plan. Tighnari's pants were stuffed with cheese thanks to the Marsupilami placing the cheese inside his pants, which grabbed the attention of the mice. The mice then crawled into Tighnari's pants and bit him while retrieving the cheese, making Tighnari squirm in pain.
Inspector Gadget then signaled, "He's all yours now, wide open!"
The heroes then gave Tighnari a beatdown, pummeling him and tying him up. Glares were then surrounded around Tighnari, signaling that his plans had been thwarted. Tighnari was then stuffed inside a crate by Obelix and Inspector Gadget, with the truck carrying milk transporting it to the middle of nowhere in France.
"You commoners will regret defeating me! The real show hasn't started yet and we are just in the midst of starting it soon!" Tighnari yelled. He had suffered the same fate as his evil comrades Eula and others.
Caen now awaits as their next destination, with the heroes having settled that matter by having the milk and cheese retrieved from the villain Tighnari. The Olympic Flame was carried by Inspector Gadget, with the heroes ready to pay their respects for D-Day and peacekeepers in Caen.
Meanwhile at the lair in Paris…
"Setbacks keep happening as always. Those incompetent fools showed nothing but their weaknesses!" fumed Lila Rossi. "Can't they just get things right to stop those heroes and that filthy featherbrain from reaching Paris?!"
Belle Bottom thought for a second and looked at Lila Rossi raging about the latest failure and whispered to herself, "Peacekeeping, huh…. You heroes are the so-called peace lovers, and we are deploying the next batch of villains to destroy you, with military might that will decimate you to shreds!"