Mr. Taki is the well-known owner of the Odd Jobs in Umbraton. I heard that he and his Odd Jobs could do anything, and he always has a solution no matter what request is made... Although I think that sounds a little exaggerated, the look of admiration on the face of %s tells me someone is deeply convinced. He has been following Mr. Taki around recently, asking him if he would accept the request to investigate his life... %s is too naive. How could an ordinary Aurorian know about matters concerning the Caelestites? Even the omnipotent Odd Jobs can't possibly have any clues.
Not to mention—is it possible %s doesn't know that the Odd Jobs charges fees to complete requests?!
—Vice

Kid, you seem to have a lot of questions for me. I must first remind you that this is the Odd Jobs. I might not answer your questions about my affairs, and I might consider your questions about anything else as a request... What do you think? Of course there're fees! Do you think I run a charity?!
Anyhow, there's a bar or something on your Colossus, right? I went there, but it didn't have any wine that I particularly liked. How about this? Let's make a trade. You get me the wine I want to drink, and I'll accept your request for free in exchange. What do you think? Too difficult? There are too many people who can't hold their liquor on the Colossus? Geez! How troublesome... Forget it, as long as there's wine to drink.
Is that everything? We'll talk another time if that's it. I want to rest now.

My eyes? No, I'm not injured, it's just that there's something special about the color of my pupils... Each pupil has a different color. You aren't afraid of that? Hah! True, this isn't the Far East. You must know, different colored pupils are a symbol of bad luck in my hometown. I suffered quite a bit because of them when I was a kid, haha... Look at you. Are you worried about me? I didn't expect that, kid. But I'm not to be trifled with. I fought back against everyone who bullied me! Judging from your reaction, you don't believe me? Kid, do you want a taste of my fists... Wait, you find something else unbelievable instead? Ah! You mean you couldn't believe that people really did swear at me because my pupils were of different colors.
Kid, you're too young. There are many things you can't imagine in this world. Humans inherently reject everything different. Fortunately, things are different here and in Umbraton. Although I don't care about how people see me, who doesn't want to live more comfortably? Isn't that right, kid?

You were looking for me? I'm alright, but today is the day I maintain my serrated blade. You can wait a little longer if you don't mind... Speaking of it, this isn't the weapon I first use. Did I ever tell you I used to be skilled at using a katana? Since we are on this subject, I guess it's time to take a walk down memory lane.
At that time, I got in a lot of trouble everywhere to survive, and I was often beaten up by others. I originally wanted to find a master to learn how to fight to protect myself, but my master initially thought I was a rebellious brat who could not be disciplined... Well, I admit that's true, but it had nothing to do with my sincerity for finding a master, right? Anyway, later on... Maybe it was due to my persistence, my master promised me he would teach me how to use a katana if I could challenge and defeat him in three years. I'm sure you know what happened. In the end, he agreed to accept me as a disciple, even though I know he went easy on me on purpose...
I am still a rebellious guy to this day, but I will never forget my master's teachings from back then. I really want to fight him again if he is still around. I wonder if he will be satisfied with the person I am today...

I originally opened the Odd Jobs to investigate the gemstone necklace my parents left me... It's the one around my neck. Kid, you probably don't know, but this necklace is the source of my strength! When I was bullied as a child, I relied on its power to beat my opponents to the ground! I was very different back then. I was thin and short, with scrawny arms and legs. If not for this necklace, I would have been the one beaten on the ground! That was when I started to pay attention to it. I've been wearing it since I could remember. If it wasn't for the events from that time, I would have continued to think it was just a nice-looking, ordinary gem.
I have collected countless gems over the years while running the Odd Jobs. Although they are all special in one way or another, none of them were like the one I carried. I grew increasingly curious about its secrets, as well as why my parents left this item to me. Later, I became an ally of Umbraton, and the condition I made was to get the Shadowlord to investigate the secret of this gem for me. The Shadowlord is mysterious and powerful. I'm sure I'll be one step closer to solving the mystery with his help.
It's not like I have to know its secrets. I'm more curious about my birth and origin than this necklace itself...