Unfortunately for Ritsuka, crystals do not have a smell, so her sense of smell is not helpful at all for her here. When she tries to use it, she ends up on a wild goose chase which, quite literally at one point, ends with the geese chasing her. Might want to stay away from that lake, Ritsuka! Her stubbornness does help her find one of the poor victims of the crystal- but as they were turned into a mouse, it's pretty hard to convince them to give up the crystal in question- largely because it's bigger than they are and they put it in their underground nest. If she's stubborn enough, she can dig the thing out but as soon as she touches it...well, she can enjoy being a mouse herself. Either as a mouse or a person, she can return to the Kitsune to try and Make Them Stop.
Animal love does not influence anything with human-level sentience, so it would have no effect on the Kitsune, and they would be rather insulted if she tried! They do make note of the fact she's cursed- but they know that it's different to themselves. It won't stop them from trying to make her think that she's special, though- calling her "sister" and the like. They're just trying to butter her up to make her an easier possible mark in the future. If she was cursed as a mouse, they will change her back, but tell her she OWES them one at a later date. They are, unfortunately not convinced to change their minds on pawning off the crystals.
For your tragic failure, you hear foxish laughter as misfortune falls upon you for the next 24 hours, in your case, you can only tell the truth.
You can determine exactly how this quest went down, and thread (or handwave it) as you please! If you decide to turn in this quest for gacha points, please reply to this comment with your thread once you have commented at least three times.
MISSION: FAILURE
Animal love does not influence anything with human-level sentience, so it would have no effect on the Kitsune, and they would be rather insulted if she tried! They do make note of the fact she's cursed- but they know that it's different to themselves. It won't stop them from trying to make her think that she's special, though- calling her "sister" and the like. They're just trying to butter her up to make her an easier possible mark in the future. If she was cursed as a mouse, they will change her back, but tell her she OWES them one at a later date. They are, unfortunately not convinced to change their minds on pawning off the crystals.
For your tragic failure, you hear foxish laughter as misfortune falls upon you for the next 24 hours, in your case, you can only tell the truth.
You can determine exactly how this quest went down, and thread (or handwave it) as you please! If you decide to turn in this quest for gacha points, please reply to this comment with your thread once you have commented at least three times.