People will go to extreme lengths to find a cure for their romantic woes, and unfortunately self-improvement is rarely their first priority. A “love potion” is a common magic bullet the lovestruck seek to improve their odds, but to keep a woman safe from her own desperate search for such a concoction, Ryoma will make a perilous journey to Mukurogai. This page will provide a walkthrough for Substory 46 - Scented Water in Like a Dragon: Ishin!.
(1 of 2) Flee from the “Suspicious Merchant” after he accidentally exposes himself to the perfume he was giving you. If you get caught you’ll have to button mash to escape.
Flee from the “Suspicious Merchant” after he accidentally exposes himself to the perfume he was giving you. If you get caught you’ll have to button mash to escape. (left), When you’re near Teradaya, be sure to hide to lose your pursuer. (right)
How to Start the Substory Scented Water in Like A Dragon: Ishin!¶
Starting in Chapter 3 you can find a “Lovestruck Woman” standing by the dock east of Teradaya, in Fushimi. Talk to her and you’ll find out that she’s contemplating making the dangerous journey to Mukurogai in order to buy some “scented water”, a wondrous concoction from overseas that she believes will aid her search for a man. Ryoma, fearing for the woman’s safety, offers to purchase this perfume on her behalf. She’ll hand you 2 ryo to facilitate the purchase and Substory 46 - Scented Water will begin.
How to Find the Black Market Merchant in Mukurogai¶
Pay the Boatman to ferry you over to Mukurogai, then make your way upstairs to the second floor of these slums. You’ll find a “Suspicious Merchant” along the eastern end of these elevated slums - when you get close you’ll see a scene to make it very clear who you’re looking for. If you go up the easternmost set of stairs (south of the izakaya Paradise) you should be able to find this merchant just to the south.
Talk to him and he’ll mistake Ryoma for an authority figure, and incriminate himself by attacking. Fortunately this merchant is just a bog standard swordsman, the likes of which you clear by the dozen while wandering the streets of Kyo. Thrash him and he’ll listen to reason, opting to hand over the perfume free of charge to make it up to Ryoma. He’ll even let Ryoma sample the fragrance before handing it over, but this proves to have unintended consequences, as the perfume really is more of a love potion than mere scented water…
(1 of 2) Flee from the “Suspicious Merchant” after he accidentally exposes himself to the perfume he was giving you. If you get caught you’ll have to button mash to escape.
Flee from the “Suspicious Merchant” after he accidentally exposes himself to the perfume he was giving you. If you get caught you’ll have to button mash to escape. (left), When you’re near Teradaya, be sure to hide to lose your pursuer. (right)
The merchant is too excited to be reasoned with, and this is a swordfight Ryoma wants no part of. A chase ensues, and you’ll have to escape from the Suspicious Merchant while also attempting to make your way back to the Lovestruck Woman in Fushimi. This is quite a long trek, and the Suspicious Merchants will appear several times along the route to ambush you - if he catches you, you’ll need to button mash (the button prompt varies) until you escape. Make your way north across a bridge to escape Mukurogai (the gate is open for this quest) and escape through Rakugai. The Suspicious Merchant has a particularly nasty ambush spot as you pass through the gate that connects Rakugai and Fushimi, but you don’t really need to hide until after this point, as you need to be undetected when you rendezvous with the Lovestruck Woman.
Ditch the sexpest and return safe and (relatively) unmolested to the Lovestruck Woman and make your delivery. Ryojma, thoroughly scarred by the incident, will warn the Lovestruck Woman not to use the potent perfume carelessly. You’ll get to keep the 2 ryo you were given, and you’ll earn 450 Virtue.
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