I was surprised to find a letter from town hall in the mail today. They congratulated me for saving a million bells! Even though I have saved up a million bells before, I never left it in my account overnight. Previously, I immediately donated the million bells to Boondox.
A box of tissues was enclosed, and I placed it on my mush table near my bug trophy and compass.
The Bug-Off was underway, but I had some business with Tortimer to attend to first. The mayor was surprisingly happy to see me!
But fortunately, he wasn’t talking directly to me. He was talking to my massage chair.
He not-so-subtly hinted that he wanted it, and of course I handed it over. In return, he gave me a scallop that he found.
And that’s what I’ve been waiting for! Now there’s just one more step to getting the golden axe: Giving the scallop to Pascal!
With that taken care of, I got my net out and started hunting bugs for the Bug-Off. Tortimer said that Goldie was currently in the lead with a 68-mm robust cicada. I caught a jewel beetle, and gave it to Tortimer. But it was only 37 mm. Rarity doesn’t matter in Wild World Bug-Offs, it’s all about size. And I just wasted a 2,400-bell bug.
A few minutes later, I caught a robust cicada that was 70 mm big. I took over the top spot, and Tortimer rewarded me with a modern sofa. But my lead was narrow, and there were still hours to go, so I tried to improve my score.
As I was hunting, Bunnie pinged me. She wanted me to buy something, and I declined. So of course, she called me a meanie and said I hate the earth. 🙄
Eventually, I caught an emperor butterfly. It measured 106 mm, and Tortimer gave me a cabin wardrobe. With that score, I felt much better about my chances, and I turned the game off for a while.
Shortly before 6:00, I started up the game again. Tortimer said my score remained unchallenged. As the 6:00 hourly tune chimed, Tortimer told me the Bug-Off was over. He said the results would be posted to the bulletin board…although it may be hard for me to see through my tears (implying I lost?).
After that, a screen popped up informing me that the Bug-Off was over, and then Tortimer was gone. So that little bit of dialogue must be relatively rare, since you can only see it for about 10 seconds or so until the hourly chimes are done ringing.
Anyway, the bulletin board was not updated yet. So I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow for official confirmation, but there’s no way anyone could have beaten me.
Two other quick notes about today: I shot down another balloon present, and I found a Mr. Flamingo inside. I also bought some more medicine for Rolf.
See you all next time!