A guide showing you how to start and complete “Will Research For Money” Side Story in Octopath Traveler 2, including the reward you gain for finishing it.
How to Start “Will Research for Money” Side Story quest
This story can be started by any character in the town of Montwise. Montwise can be found on the Easterns continent of Solistia, in the mountains of the Eastern Crestlands.
We can access this location by heading directly east from Flamechurch, or south from Cape Cold then east.
We can find the Octopus Researcher who starts this side story just outside of the inn in Montwise.
The Octopush Researcher is having a hard time finding funding to continue his research into Octopuffs, so we need to help him find an investor.,
Story Hints
If you prefer to skip the hints and directly jump into the walkthrough and recommended actions for this side story, go to the next segment of this guide.
Many of Octopath Traveler 2’s side stories have hints that can be accessed by various means. this can be talking to other NPCs, or using an information-gathering Path Action. Below are all the hint’s you’ll be able to get during the side story to help complete it.
The First hint you get comes after bringing the Wealthy Investor just outside of the Montwise Library to the Octopus Researcher.
Upon bringing the Wealthy Investor to the Octopus Researcher, they’ll discuss shortly before the Wealthy Investor decides to not invest in the research, as it’s not profitable.
The Octopus Researcher will then give you two hints in a follow-up dialogue, stating only a true octopus enthusiast would have interest and that there may be one in a costal town.
The other way you could be hinted at the solution is to speak to the Octopus Enthusiast in the Conning Creek Tavern.
When speaking to him, he wishes for a way to show people the good side of octopi. This is exactly what the Octopus Researcher is looking to do.
How to complete the Side Story
To complete this side story, we’ll first need to head to Conning Creek. Conning Creek resides on Solstia’s Western Continent, in the Southern Harborlands.
We can reach Conning Creek by heading West and then South from Canalbrine, or South the East from Sai.
At Conning Creek, we’ll need to head to the Tavern to find the Octopus Enthusiast there. We’ll need to bring him back to the Octopus Researcher.
The Octopus Enthusiast is available both day and night, so you can use any of the Path Actions that have NPCs following you.
Of these options, Allure and Guide are recommended as the side story doesn’t award any money. The Octopus Enthusiast only requires low-tier Jerky, so Befriend can be a reasonable substitute if Temenos and Agnea are too low of a level. Again, the quest doesn’t award any currency, so Hire is best used as a last resort.
Once you bring the Octopus Enthusiast to the Octopus Researcher, they’ll discuss a bit before deciding to move forward. The Octopus Researcher will thank you for finding a benefactor for his research and hand you your reward.
Your reward for completing this side story is a single Octopuff Pot.
Octopuff Pots are useful equipment that when equipped, increases the chances of encountering Octopuffs, very rare creatures that are great for farming Leaves, EXP, and JP off of.
Now you know everything you need to start and complete the “Will Research for Money” side story in Octopath Traveler 2. For additional details regarding this farming strategy, check out our Best EXP and JP Grind Methods. This is a guide that dives into this strategy and others to help you quickly gain EXP and JP.
