Love Unrequited

"No matter how many times I tell him to get lost, the lovesick fool just won't leave me alone." —Mathilda

Love Unrequited is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to Mathilda directly south of the provisioner in Rippletide.

Mathilda Rippletide Location — Mathilda, Rippletide

Resolution[]

The side story may be resolved using one of two methods:

Challenge / Provoke[]

Use the Challenge or Provoke path action to duel Tony (

Min Lvl: 10 /

[Strength:5, HP:7,823, Weak:

] ), located on the main road between the tavern and armorer.

The tale ends once the traveler either loses or flees the duel with Tony (Defeating Tony does not resolve the story).

"Having witnessed firsthand Tony's courage and honor, Mathilda joyously agreed to grant him her hand in marriage."

Guide / Allure[]

Successfully use the Guide or Allure path action on Tony's Mother (

Min Lvl: 15 /

Base: 35% ), located next to the inn.

The tale ends once Tony's Mother is led to Tony.

"No longer pestered by Tony's persistent confessions, Mathilda was able to return to living a peaceful life."

Epilogue[]

Upon completion of the side story, the following occur:

If the Challenge/Provoke path is chosen, Mathilda relocates next to Tony.
Tony and Mathilda, Rippletide
If the Guide/Allure path is chosen, Tony relocates next to Tony's Mother.
Tony and Tony's Mother, Rippletide

Trivia[]

Tony and Tony's Mother appear only after Tressa's Chapter 1 story has been completed.
Love Unrequited is the only side story where the traveler must lose a duel against a Townsperson to end the tale.

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Frostlands:	Sir Miles, Servant of the Flame (I/II/III) • The Innocent Inmate • The Slumbering Giant • Lianna and Eliza* • Let There Be Warmth • Setting Out • Arianna Again (I/II)* • Here Be Dragons • Heirloom of a High House • Ogen's Epilogue*
Flatlands:	Theracio's Tutelage (I/II/III) • The Prodigious Painting • Fit for a King • City of Gold • Zeph and Mercedes (II)* • In Search of Father (I)† • The Gravekeeper's Grief • The Price of Vengeance • Mikk and Makk Make Good* • Scaredy Sheep • Tilting at Windmills
Coastlands:	Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (I/II/III) • Love Unrequited • Princess Mary, Redux* • In Search of Father (II)† • Left Behind • The Merchant's Path • Scourge of the Seas • An Exotic Aroma • The Diarist's Desire* • Keeping Up with the Wyndhams*
Highlands:	Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (I/II/III) • Never Forget • Fertile Fields • Lost in Translation • A Royal Secret • Up to No Good • Russell's Repentance* • Star of the Stage • Performance Art • At Journey's End†
Sunlands:	Ria, Born to Roam (I/II/III) • Her Time to Shine • The Bouncer • The Adventures of Ali* • In Search of Sweets • Shadow over the Sands • Back with Bale* • The Prisoner's Plea • In Search of the Unknown • King Khalim's Conundrum*
Riverlands:	Meryl, Lost then Found (I/II/III) • For Want of Fish • A Sweet Reunion • Zeph and Mercedes (I)* • Daughter of the Dark God (II)† • The Worrywart • The Pilgrims' Plight • A Corpse with No Name • The Hidden Hoard • The Adventuring Life • Friends Again* • Hello Again, Harald*
Cliftlands:	Daughter of the Dark God (I)† • Kaia, Mother of Dragons (I/II/III) • The Bandits' Code • Sparks of Revolution • Heathcote's High Jinks* • A Miner Dilemma • The Weaver's Predicament • Revello and Odette* • On the Precipice • The Wayward Son
Woodlands:	Ashlan the Beastmaster (I/II/III) • Rite of Passage • Way Through the Woods • Alphas and the Impresario† • Arena Aspirations • A Promising Venture • Into Thin Air • Again with Alaic* • A Cub with No Name • Looting Grave Robber
Special:	Kit, the Traveler