Beat Around the Bushin

Start NPC	Vola - Lower Jeuno (J-8)
Requirements	Tenshodo Reputation 6 Monk Level 71
Items Needed	Wyrm Beard Adamantoise Egg Behemoth Tongue Brown Belt
Title Granted	Black Belt
Repeatable	No
Reward	Black Belt

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Walkthrough

Set your main job to Monk and talk to Vola at the Tenshodo HQ beneath Neptune's Spire in Lower Jeuno
Go through the Door: "Neptune's Spire" (J-7) to get a cut-scene with Atori-Tutori who will request a Wyrm Beard.
Defeat the HNM Nidhogg in Dragon's Aery until a Wyrm Beard is obtained.

This item is Rare/Ex. It is not a 100% drop from Nidhogg so be prepared to kill him more then once.
Alternatively this uncommon drop can be obtained from the KS99 BCNM Early Bird Catches the Wyrm.

Trade the Wyrm Beard to the Door: "Neptune's Spire".
Atori-Tutori will request a second item, but will not mention its name. He asks you to discover what it is.
Go to Bastok Markets and speak with Degenhard at (I-10). He will tell you that the item is a Behemoth Tongue.

This item is also Rare/Ex. It is also not a 100% drop from King Behemoth in Behemoth's Dominion.
Alternatively this uncommon drop can be obtained from the KS99 BCNM Horns of War.

Trade the Behemoth Tongue to the Door: "Neptune's Spire".
Atori-Tutori will request a third item. Again, he won't mention its name, and will ask you to find out.
Go to Ru'Lude Gardens and speak with Maat at (H-5). He will tell you that the item is an Adamantoise Egg.

This item is likewise Rare/Ex. It this also is not a 100% drop from Aspidochelone in the Valley of Sorrows.
Alternatively this uncommon drop can be obtained from the KS99 BCNM The Hills Are Alive.

Trade the Adamantoise Egg to the Door: "Neptune's Spire".
Finally, trade a Brown Belt to the door to complete the quest and receive your reward. (You do not get the Brown Belt back). If you've augmented your Brown Belt it will still be accepted for this quest.

Client: Atori-Tutori (Tenshodo, Lower Jeuno)
Summary: If you want information on the black belt, you need to first bring back what Atori-Tutori wants.

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