Substory 30: Close Encounters Of The Bird Kind? – Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Guide – IGN

You’ve just dealt with a massive Roomba, so you might think the Substories for Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth can’t get any weirder. Except, here’s our guide for Substory 30: Close Encounters Of The Bird Kind?

This Substory introduces us to Karen, a woman telling anyone that will listen that a UFO abducted her chicken. Good thing Ichiban is a good listener.

Once you deal with this extraterrestrial event, check out our guide on something a bit more grounded in reality: Arcade games!

Substory 30: Close Encounters Of The Bird Kind?

The Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Close Encounters of the Bird Kind? Substory can be found on the corner of Waikiki Street and Kaku Avenue, after Substory 29: Litterbugged has been completed. Ichiban will see a woman speaking to a police officer about seeing a «UFO».

The woman mentions seeing cattle mutilation from this «UFO,» while the cop asks if it was actually a drone or a seagull. Two men join the conversation, asking the woman – whose name we learn is Karen – if she’s in trouble with the law.

Karen says the UFO beamed up her chicken, at which point the cop says she’ll have to make a statement at the police station. She leaves in frustration, and Ichiban stands in total confusion.

Aliens!

You’ll find Karen next at the Worldwide Shopping area, sitting on a bench. Approach her and select «Get involved» to speak with her about what she saw. Karen sticks to her story: A giant UFO appeared and took her pet chicken Becky.

She says there aren’t any witnesses, as her house is pretty remote. She also says she heard frightened clucking coming from her yard, followed by a bright light. When she looked up, she saw the flying saucer spinning in the air.

Karen then says she has a picture of the UFO saved on her phone, and Ichiban asks why she didn’t show it to the police. When she reveals the picture, his question is answered: Karen is taking a selfie with the saucer, and in doing so blocks half of it from the camera.

Karen mentions that she’s going to stake out and look for the UFO later, and Ichiban offers to help. The two say goodbye to one another and go their separate ways for now.,

UFO hunt

The next part of the Substory must happen at night, so play through the main story until you hit a nighttime section of the game – Chapter 9 is a good example.

Once the sun goes down, head back to the Worldwide Shopping area to find Karen waiting for you. Karen thanks Ichiban for coming, and then asks if he’s ready to go to the clearing. Select «Let’s go.» to head over there.

At the clearing, Karen shows Ichiban a strange circular shape in the grass, with a smaller circle inside. Karen runs to one side of the clearing to hide, and tells Ichiban to follow suit. The two then lay in wait for the UFO to appear.

The two wait for a very, very long time before falling asleep in the grass. They’re startled awake by a loud «moo» from a nearby cow, as well as a mysterious glowing light.

Save the cow!

Suddenly, Ichiban sees the cow being pulled into the sky by the light. He immediately wakes Karen, who slowly realizes her UFO has arrived. Karen is worried the cow is going to be mutilated, and chases after the UFO with Ichiban in tow.

Ichiban asks if Karen brought the weapons she mentioned, and Karen gives him three options:

• Rocks
• Baseball bat and ball
• Rocket launcher

As if it weren’t obvious, choose the rocket launcher, and Ichiban will aim at the UFO. Raise the meter with the left stick so that it says «Right there!,» and Ichiban’s rocket will hit the target. Karen will congratulate him on his nice shot, and the UFO will slowly descend to the ground.

Familiar face

Suddenly, Ichiban realizes that he’s seen this «UFO» somewhere before. The flying saucer then lands, a hatch opens, and a shadowy figure slowly approaches them. It’s Okita, and the UFO is Sojimaru…or a new version, Sojimaru Flying Beta Max.

Okita calls this the device’s «final version,» one where it can fly around as it gathers trash. Ichiban wonders if making Sojimaru fly was a big deal, but Okita insists that now it can cross the sea and pick up trash all over the world.

Karen then interrupts, and tells Okita that Sojimaru sucked up her chicken. Okita says there was a chicken in there with him, but Sojimaru’s programming should avoid living creatures. Clearly, based on the cow, this is not the case.

When Ichiban questions him, Okita says he’ll start a demonstration and presses a button on Sojimaru. The robot springs to life and takes off again, this time detecting Okita as the «trash.» Time for Ichiban to save Okita again!

Close encounter

Sojimaru Flying Beta Max is level 29, so depending on when you fight it, this could be a very challenging fight. Be sure to focus attacks on its charger, and once that’s destroyed, you won’t have to worry about Sojimaru healing itself, and the battle can be finished quickly.

After defeating Sojimaru (again), the robot falls to the ground with a crash. Okita emerges and thanks Ichiban for a job well done, and Karen is reunited with her pet chicken Becky. Suddenly, four other men crawl out of the device, leaving Okita stunned.

Ichiban compares Sojimaru to a «hyped-up video game» that comes out and disappoints, and Okita seems to take the advice to heart. He gives Ichiban an Antique Coin accessory for the Desperado class as a thank you for saving him again. Karen also thanks Ichiban with a gift; the Hibiscus Hair Band accessory for Geodancers.

The three walk away from the disabled Sojimaru, ignoring the mysterious light that’s taking the cow up into the sky, as the Substory ends. You’ll also receive Sojimaru Flying Beta Max as an option for Poundmates.

The next Substory on the list is Substory 31: Let’s Get Alo-Happy!