The Serpent and Drakes of Tokoyokoku is a Quest Item that can be purchased from Kuroda for 
Mora ×1,500.
Text[]
Mysteries creation conceals, the sun and moon omens reveal.
Three corners in darkness shrouded, the void by five saints clouded.
"The universe has no beginning and no end, and so it was with the land that once was. But this matters not to us, for the land that bears us no longer has anything to do with that eternity without start or ceasing."
—So said the lone sage, Aberaku, to the first Sunchild. The Sunchild had long intended to punish Aberaku. Summoning the sage before the throne in this manner was but an additional way of making things difficult for him before detaining him.
Legend has it that Aberaku was opened up to wisdom by the Tokoyo Ookami, and was thus able to bring light to Enkanomiya, which had till then never seen the sun. But the Sunchild grew jealous of his talents, thus imprisoning him for life. Yet these children of the sun never considered that had Aberaku not created that underground star, they never would have existed in the first place.
"The origin of heaven and earth is like the chicken and egg, and are not dragons and snakes kin?" No sooner had the sage Aberaku uttered these words than he was overthrown by troops lying in ambush.
At that time, Enkanomiya had only just been brought some room to breathe by the appearance of the sun. The Dragonheirs loved the dark and shunned the light, and thus could no longer act with impunity. The days when the Dragonheirs would rampage and graze on humanity like so much grass had, at last, come to an end, for the people of Enkanomiya finally had the means to resist. Yet it came to pass that the flaws in human nature would rear their ugly heads even before such outside threats could be quelled. The people chose a Sunchild, crowned him king, and worshiped him, and yet he ruled with a brutal hand, framing the righteous.
Unnumbered years would pass before a young child of Enkanomiya would make a wager with his peers. Alone, he would dive beyond the three corners, evading the trail of the Dragonheir, in search of a Dragonbone Flower. But what he found instead within a great cavern was a mighty serpent, one he had never seen before.
Somehow, as he gazed upon the serpent's titanic form, the child felt no fear, but instead a kind of kinship.
"I am the Profane Serpent. Though my servants are numberless, not one mortal now dwells in my shadow. That I have fallen into this realm, and that we would meet... Perhaps this is fate. You are not one of my people, but you are human nonetheless. Speak your desire, and I shall hear it."
"Could you then, perchance, become our god?"
Thus did they, human and serpent, go forth to face the royal authority of the Sunchild and the incursions of the Dragonheirs beyond — thus was the curtain raised on the turning of the tide.
Trivia[]
- The cover features Orobashi and a dragon-like creature.
- This book's description and text are replicated in Vol. 1 of The Byakuyakoku Collection. Part of the Collection of Dragons and Snakes quest involves retrieving this book for a librarian shade in Enkanomiya.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Serpent and Drakes of Tokoyokoku | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 常世国龙蛇传 Chángshì-guó Lóng Shé Chuán | Tokoyokoku Dragon and Serpent Legends |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 常世國龍蛇傳 Chángshì-guó Lóng Shé Chuán | |
| Japanese | 常世国龍蛇伝 Tokoyo-koku Ryuujaden[!][!] | Tokoyokoku Dragon and Serpent Legends |
| Korean | 영원한 나라의 용과 뱀의 전설 Yeongwonhan Nara-ui Yonggwa Baem-ui Jeonseol | The Legend of Dragon and Snake in Eternal Country |
| Spanish | La serpiente y el dragón del reino de Tokoyo | The Serpent and the Dragon of the Kingdom of Tokoyo |
| French | Le serpent et les dragons de Tokoyokoku | The Serpent and the Dragons of Tokoyokoku |
| Russian | Змей и драконы из Токоёкоку Zmey i drakony iz Tokoyokoku | The Serpent and Drakes from Tokoyokoku |
| Thai | The Serpent-Drake of Tokoyokoku | — |
| Vietnamese | Truyền Thuyết Long Xà Của Vương Quốc Tokoyo | |
| German | Die Drachen und die Schlange von Tokoyokoku | The Drakes and the Serpent of Tokoyokoku |
| Indonesian | Kisah Ular Naga dari Tokoyokoku | The Story Of The Dragon Snake from Tokoyokoku |
| Portuguese | O Dragão Serpente de Tokoyo no Kuni | |
| Turkish | Tokoyokoku'nun Yılanı ve Ejderleri | Tokoyokoku's Serpent and Drakes |
| Italian | Il serpente e i draghi di Tokoyokoku |
Change History[]
- Renamed to The Serpent and Drakes of Tokoyokoku.
- Changed instances of "Abe Yoshihisa" and "Yoshihisa" to "Aberaku."
- Changed instances of "Tokoyo no Kuni" to "Tokoyokoku."
- Changed instances of "Dragonheir" to "Dragonheirs."
- The Serpent-Drake of Tokoyo no Kuni was released.
