Antisthenes

Antisthenes is an NPC on Amphoreus, located in "Radiant Scarwood" Grove of Epiphany.

Profile[]

Antisthenes is a struggling researcher at the Grove of Epiphany desperately trying to recover his thesis.

Location[]

"Radiant Scarwood" Grove of Epiphany Floor 2

Dialogue[]

(First interaction)

Antisthenes: Cerces, bless me with wisdom, and dispel ignorance!

Antisthenes: ...Cerces~ Oh, Cerces! Why won't you answer me!?

I'm sorry... Cerces has fallen.

Antisthenes: I know, Cerces's divine body... has been pierced by heavenly fire... but they will live on in the minds of every scholar!

Cerces says they don't want to respond to you anymore.

Antisthenes: Did Cerces really say that? I don't believe it. Cerces wouldn't just abandon me like that.

Antisthenes: ...wait, did you just casually strike up a conversation with me like that?

Antisthenes: Who are you? Please support Antisthenes!

Support... Antisthenes...?

Antisthenes: Yes, Antisthenes is my name, and I need your support right now.

I'm... (Trailblazer). Do you know me?

Antisthenes: No, I don't know you. But hey! Now that we've met, please support Antisthenes!

Antisthenes: To be honest, I'm a decades-long senior student at the Nodist School who's been putting off graduation. At this point, with the world coming to an end and all, does it even matter if an old student like me graduates or not?

Antisthenes: But that won't do! My dream has been constantly compromised from "becoming one of the Seven Sages of the Grove" to "becoming a professor", then "becoming a teaching assistant", then "becoming a scholar"... and now it's just "graduating successfully."

Antisthenes: I've been chasing this dream for years, and now... you're telling me that Cerces is gone, the scholars have fled, and my dream can't come true?

Antisthenes: No way. Not even the apocalypse can stop me! I must graduate! I need your support...

For a moment, Antisthenes seems to see how your everyday life has been tortured countless times by similar "small requests."

Antisthenes: *sigh* Just chat with me for a bit and comfort me... that's the best way to support Antisthenes!

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(Subsequent interactions)

Antisthenes: May Cerces grant me wisdom and dispel my ignorance! Cerces, please protect my thesis from the deluge of spirit water!

Antisthenes: You're here. Let's chat for a bit...

Of course. Let's chat...

Antisthenes: You're so thoughtful. I'd gladly call you my "Deliverer."

Why did you go back to the Grove of Epiphany?

Antisthenes: Because my thesis is right here.

Antisthenes: To be precise, my thesis is in the waters of the Grove of Epiphany.

Antisthenes: ...It's been soaking in it for quite a while now, and I still haven't found it.

Uhh...

Hmm...

Antisthenes: ...Please don't tell me to "just give up" or "why don't you start over."

Antisthenes: If I'm crazy enough to come back to the Grove of Epiphany despite the risks, my mental state must fall outside what's considered normal!

Antisthenes: Don't try to talk me out of it. I must finish this! No one can stop me now, not even Cerces!

...Good luck.

...With all that work you've put in, you'll definitely graduate.

Antisthenes: Thanks for your blessing. I'm counting on it.

Is an apocalyptic graduation really necessary?

Antisthenes: From a typical working adult's perspective, that's definitely true.

Antisthenes: But you shouldn't judge me by normal standards. After all... I'm not exactly in the best mental state.

Antisthenes: Still, even if the world's gonna end tomorrow, I need to find something to keep myself busy. If I just go home and slump there doing nothing, it's not gonna change doomsday anyway...

Antisthenes: But if I can finish my academic report, I can graduate, and at least that'll make me different.

Antisthenes: Before changing the world, I can change myself.

Antisthenes: For me, that's something with a purpose.

So... you want me to help you look for it?

Antisthenes: No need. I can tell you get all sorts of "little requests" asked of you. And with your kind heart, always ready to help, I'm sure you'd lend me a hand if I just asked...

Antisthenes: But I won't say a word! I can't change the state of the Grove of Epiphany and I can't change Amphoreus... What I can change is only myself, to stop relying on others so easily...

Antisthenes: You're busy saving the world. I shouldn't be asking you to help me find a thesis paper right now.

Antisthenes: I can save my thesis on my own. Don't worry about me. Go forth, and save the world.

That's it for now.

Antisthenes: Well, I should get ready to dive into the spirit water, too. Hope I can find my thesis.

That's it for now.

Antisthenes: Well, I should get ready to dive into the spirit water too. Hope I can find my thesis.

Trivia[]

Etymology[]

Antisthenes was a Greek philosopher and a disciple of Socrates.

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name
English	Antisthenes
Chinese (Simplified)	安提西尼
Chinese (Traditional)	安提西尼
Japanese	アンティステネス
Korean	안티테네스
Spanish	Antístenes
French	Antisthène
Russian	Антисфен
Thai	Antisthenes
Vietnamese	Antisthenes
German	Antisthenes
Indonesian	Antisthenes
Portuguese	Antístenes

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