You politely accept the offer by saying “Hai”, which is one of the few Japanese words you actually know. You’re at sea for four months and Ryouga says, “Almost there.” Eventually, you land and go to the nearest building. It’s a monastery filled with Capuchin monks, and you realize that you’re in the wrong place. You are in Italy.

You go up to the monks and ask for directions. “The Capuchin monks are always ready to help lost travelers,” they reply.

“I thought capuchins were those monkeys that organ grinders used,” Noel says.

“Well, yes. They are, but we’re Capuchins too,” one of the monks explains. “The Capuchins are a branch of the Roman Catholic order of Franciscans, so designated from the cappuccio (“cowl”) worn by them as their headdress. The Italian monk Matteo da Bascio founded the branch in 1528 at Montefalco in Umbria to restore the literal observance of the Rule of St. Francis.

“However, the capuchin monkey includes any of four species of monkey familiar as the “organ-grinder” monkey. Capuchins are found in the tropical forests of Central and South America. The name is derived from the cap of dark hair on the monkey’s crown, which resembles the cowl worn by a Capuchin monk.”

“That was very…educational,” you reply. “Anyway, like we said, we’re looking for China.”

So, the monks board the pirate ship and gladly guide you to China. You eventually land near Jusenkyou deep in the mountains of China. On your way to Peking, you pass the Cursed Springs, and Ross says, “Look! We’re in Jusenkyou. Quick, Brad, jump into one of the pools! We have to take the joke.”

To jump in a spring, click here.

To refuse to jump in a spring, click here.