So Far, So Close

What to prepare

Plan for the resources for the Nekineko idol, to craft in [6,3], and 2,000 kamas to take on a Bow Meow's appearance. The rest is obtained during the quest.

• 2,000 kamasthe Bow Meow transformation at the White Bow Meow Spring, in [19,-23]
• 5 × Thicket Substratefor the Nekineko idol
• 1 × Captain Scarlight's Heartfor the Nekineko idol
• 10 × Antrezure Antennafor the Nekineko idol
• 10 × Manderisha Skinfor the Nekineko idol
• 3 × Plain Pikoko Nutfor the Nekineko idol

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• 1 × Kamanekobanentrusted by the Nekineko Adept, then blessed
• 1 × Moon's Rayentrusted by Tsukimao

The 25 quest steps

1. 1Talk to Sobomori

   Dialogue[24,-31] · Sobomori

   The witch is worried about her red female Bow Meow Mona, who is about to turn 13: at that age, a Bow Meow can become a Bakeneko, a Yokai that lives in the spirit world. To make her her pet, she must delay the transformation with a Nekineko lucky charm.

   Dialogue

   1. “Notice that she seems preoccupied and ask if everything is all right”
   2. “Offer to go get the talisman for her”

   

2. 2Ask the Nekineko Adept for a talisman

   Dialogue[20,-30] · Nekineko Practitioner

   Ask him for a talisman against Bakeneko. He entrusts you with a Kamanekoban and asks in exchange that you drive off Oniyami, which bring bad luck, with a Nekineko idol.

   • Kamanekobanreceived

   

3. 3Craft the Nekineko idol

   Crafting[6,3]

   A Huppermage specialized in idols has set up shop at [6,3]. Use the dedicated workshop, Make an Idol, with 5 Thicket Substrate, 1 Captain Scarlight's Heart, 10 Antrezure Antenna, 10 Manderisha Skin and 3 Plain Pikoko Nut. The Nekineko idol is a quest item.

   The idol is used only for this quest and its Oniyami, and only on the fight map. Use it on each fight map: opponents gain 1 MP each time they are hit, and opponents' melee damage increases by 200%.

   • 5 × Thicket Substrateto hand over
   • 1 × Captain Scarlight's Heartto hand over
   • 10 × Antrezure Antennato hand over
   • 10 × Manderisha Skinto hand over
   • 3 × Plain Pikoko Nutto hand over

4. 4Defeat the dojo Oniyami

   Combat[20,-31] · Dojo Oniyami

   Enter the dojo and go down to the basement. Use the Nekineko idol, then talk to the dojo Oniyami to start the fight with the alteration.

   • Dojo Oniyamifight · level 170 · 4,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP

   

5. 5Defeat the Lantern Oniyami

   Combat[17,-32] · Lantern Oniyami

   Use the idol on the map, then talk to the Lantern Oniyami to start the fight with the Nekineko alteration. The game asks you to defeat 3 in a single fight.

   • Lantern Oniyamifight · level 170 · 4,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP

   

6. 6Defeat the Port Oniyami

   Combat[22,-20] · Port Oniyami

   Use the idol on the map, then talk to the Port Oniyami to start the fight with the Nekineko alteration. The game asks you to defeat 2 in a single fight.

   If you lose, there's no need to craft the idol again: you keep it until the end of the quest. Go back to the fight map and use it again.

   • Port Oniyamifight · level 170 · 4,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP

   

7. 7Have the Kamanekoban blessed

   [20,-30] · Nekineko Practitioner

   Go back to see the Nekineko Adept once the three groups of Oniyami are defeated. He thanks you for your devotion and has the Kamanekoban blessed, which is meant to protect the red female Bow Meow.

   • Blessed Kamanekobanreceived

   

8. 8Show the lucky charm to Sobomori

   Items[24,-31] · Sobomori

   It's too late: Mona has disappeared while Sobomori was gathering plants. Only Nixie, the goddess of red Bow Meow, can locate her disciples, but a pact prevents the witch from going to ask her for help herself. She points you to an old temple in the forest where the Pandalousians worshipped Nixie.

   Dialogue

   1. “Say that you've completed your mission and show the blessed lucky charm”

   

9. 9Take on a Bow Meow's appearance

   [19,-23]

   Before going to the sanctuary, click the White Bow Meow Spring sign: for 2,000 kamas, you are turned into a Bow Meow.

   • 2,000 kamasto pay

   

10. 10Enter the red Bow Meow sanctuary

    Movement[25,-34]

    In [25,-34], go right then take the Shoji. In the room dedicated to Bow Meow, click the herbs in the center of the map to prompt the sanctuary's residents to show themselves.

    You need the Bow Meow appearance obtained in the previous step.

    

11. 11Defeat Charedivari

    Combat[25,-34] · Charedivari

    Charedivari appears and doesn't appreciate your presence. Talk to it: the fight is solo.

    Dialogue

    1. “Don't let yourself be intimidated”

    • Charedivarifight · level 170 · 5,500 HP · 12 AP · 6 MP

12. 12Talk to Nixie

    Dialogue[25,-34] · Nixie

    Nixie wants to help Sobomori, but fears drawing the attention of the sinister Beelzemeow: he wants Mona to become a Bakeneko to tighten his hold over Sobomori and her twin sister, the witch Hakamori. She turns your Kamanekoban into a pet collar and tells you where to find Mona: if the red female Bow Meow agrees to wear it, she will become Sobomori's pet. She advises you to first learn more about the two sisters.

13. 13Access the library archives

    [21,-27] · Dick Kerboo Brandtawa

    In the Pandala library, ask Dick Kerboo Brandtawa to consult the archives: he agrees, but advises a good sweep with the broom. In the same room, talk to Hahakigami so it follows you, then go up to the first floor and the second, where the archives are.

    

14. 14Defeat Hokorinosu

    Combat[21,-27] · Hokorinosu

    In the archives, talk to Hokorinosu, who is nothing but dust. The fight is solo, with the Hahakigami's help.

    • Hokorinosufight · level 170 · 4,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP

15. 15Read the story of the two witches

    [21,-27]

    After the fight, click the scrolls to read the book Two Forsaken Witches. Sobomori and Hakamori are twins. The Bow Meow of their childhood became a Bakeneko at 13 years old and set the house on fire; to save her sister, the younger one accepted Beelzemeow's pact: never to see each other again, on pain of both dying. Disfigured, she went to Nolifis with their Bakeneko, Sekitan; the elder settled in Plantala.

16. 16Meet Hakamori on Nolifis

    Dialogue[37,-42] · Hakamori

    Nolifis is reached by boat from [27,-27]. Tell Hakamori that you met her sister. Her Bakeneko went off to the spirit world with a red female Bow Meow, probably Mona; to join them, you need the help of another Bakeneko, like the one that helped the wandering guide rescue Koumiho. Come closer: she whispers a few words to repeat to her pet Sekitan.

    Dialogue

    1. “Say that you met a witch in the Plantala forest”
    2. “Step forward with a certain apprehension”

    

17. 17Find Koumiho's Bakeneko

    Movement

    Find the Bakeneko that made Koumiho's liberation possible. It is still on the island and seeks revenge on the Shogun Tofugawa: Koumiho entrusts you to one of her kitsous to guide you to it.

    • [39,-44] ask Jibakurei to let you through
    • [39,-44] talk to Koumiho about the Bakeneko that saved her
    • [39,-44] leave the dungeon and talk to the Lunar Kitsou

    Dialogue

    1. “Greet him and ask to see Koumiho”
    2. “Talk about the Bakeneko that freed her long ago”

18. 18Talk to Tsukimao

    Dialogue[37,-45] · Tsukimao

    Click the rock to make the Bakeneko appear. Tsukimao hates the Shogun Tofugawa; since you strengthened his power by reviving Koumiho's Hoshinotama, he agrees to guide you to where Bakeneko are born. You need to reach the Astral Plane by breathing the spores of a mushroom circle, then use the Moon's Ray he entrusts to you.

    • Moon's Rayreceived

    

19. 19Fall asleep in the mushroom circle

    [38,-42]

    Eliminate the group of monsters on the map, then click the big mushroom in the center of the circle. You don't need to fight yourself: it's enough for the map to be empty, or for someone to be in a fight against the group.

    

20. 20Defeat the Bushitake

    Combat[38,-42] · Bushitake

    You are teleported to the astral clearing, where Bushitake block your way. The fight can be done in a group.

    Dialogue

    1. “Decide to fight to keep your head on your shoulders”

    • Bushitakefight · level 170 · 4,600 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP

21. 21Follow the moon's ray

    Movement

    After the fight, use the Moon's Ray from your quest inventory: you are teleported to the Bakeneko moon area.

22. 22Talk to Sekitan

    Dialogue[36,-47] · Sekitan

    Repeat his mistress's words to Sekitan so he doesn't attack you. The witch's magic protects you from him, but not from the anger of the dead, he warns.

    

23. 23Defeat Werekashmeows and the Chaferokuro

    Combat[36,-47] · Chaferokuro

    Talk to the Chaferokuro that has just appeared. The fight can be done in a group: stay at range from the monsters.

    Dialogue

    1. “Brandish the moon's ray, then fight the Werekashmeows and the Chaferokuro”

    • Werekashmeowfight · level 170 · 4,600 HP · 10 AP · 6 MP

24. 24Put the collar around Mona's neck

    [36,-47] · Mona

    Talk to Mona to show her the pet collar and suggest she join Sobomori. The red female Bow Meow accepts to wear the collar and become the witch's pet.

25. 25Attend the two sister's reunion

    [36,-47]

    You are teleported to Mount Tombs. Listen to Mona, then Sekitan, then Mona: the two witches have taken possession of their Bow Meow to talk to each other again. Hakamori thanks her sister for saving her, and Sobomori concludes that, although apart, they will always be bound. The quest ends.

The fights

The rewards

• XP4,711,728 experience points
• 64,560 kamas
• 5 × Madura Eye
• 5 × Kapokaza

Related quests

The quest doesn't unlock any other quest. It is part of the achievement Open Tombs, which groups five quests: Where's My Samurai?, Dark Mystery, Road Safety and Goblifis Gobduracy.

Achievements · Pandala Island

Open Tombs

Quest 1 of 5 · 10 achievement points

Complete the following quests:

1. So Far, So CloseLvl. 170
2. Where's My Samurai?Lvl. 160
3. Dark MysteryLvl. 170
4. Road SafetyLvl. 170
5. Goblifis GobduracyLvl. 170

Next quest: Where's My Samurai? →

Where does the So Far, So Close quest start?

With Sobomori, in Plantala on Pandala Island, in [24,-31]. You must be at least level 150 and have completed Pandala Awakens; the recommended level is 170.

How do you get the Nekineko idol?

By crafting it at the Make an Idol workshop, in [6,3]. Recipe: 5 Thicket Substrate, 1 Captain Scarlight's Heart, 10 Antrezure Antenna, 10 Manderisha Skin and 3 Plain Pikoko Nut.

Where are the Oniyami?

In the dojo basement in [20,-31], at [17,-32] and at [22,-20]. Use the Nekineko idol on each map before starting the fight.

How do you enter the red Bow Meow sanctuary?

With the Bow Meow appearance, bought for 2,000 kamas at the White Bow Meow Spring in [19,-23]. At [25,-34], go right, go through the Shoji and click the herbs in the center of the room.

How do you reach Hakamori on Nolifis?

By boat from [27,-27]. Hakamori is then in [37,-42].

Which fights can be done in a group?

The Bushitake and the fight against the Werekashmeows and the Chaferokuro. Charedivari and Hokorinosu are fought solo, and the three Oniyami fights are done with the Nekineko alteration.

What does So Far, So Close give?

4,711,728 XP, 64,560 kamas, 5 Madura Eye and 5 Kapokaza.