An Unsettling Task

Things were already bad enough with these Pumpkin Ghosts, then some other monsters started showing up recently. They are small and nonthreatening, but made me nervous, so I invited an alchemist to determine the cause of this strange phenomenon. He just talked about how the darkness is related, which really didn't surprise me. But I've done good deeds all my life, why is this happening to me? It feels as if the world itself is against me... Ah, do you know the alchemist? His name is Alustin. He's from Velia.

Why... what have I ever done... to deserve this... Life is already hard enough... I just don't understand...

We meet again, [Character name]. I'm glad you're here. I managed to capture one of the minions of darkness. Actually, this is not the first time they appeared. What I've noticed is that bad things always happen whenever they show up.