She then feeds you apple pie, and sends you into the farm to meet another of the castle's butlers, Vishnal. The next morning, one of the castle's butlers, Clorica wakes up the protagonist and tells them that even though they are (supposedly) of royalty, those who do not do work do not eat. After the Native Dragon, Ventuswill, and her loyal butler Volkanon confirm that they have amnesia, the protagonist is mistaken for a member of the royal family that is being sent to rule Selphia, and is given a room in the castle to sleep in. The protagonist falls a great distance, onto a large dragon's head.
Thinking that the protagonist was only pretending, the arrogant soldier threaten to toss them off the airship, and the oblivious, dumb soldier accidentally knocks them off for real. A battle begins, and after the protagonist thinks they have won, one of the soldiers surprises the protagonist from behind and ends up hitting them on the back of the head, causing amnesia. Soon afterwards, however, two men dressed as soldiers emerge from barrels from on board the airship aiming to steal what the protagonist is keeping safe for delivery. The game begins with the protagonist riding a flying ship heading to Selphia to deliver a blue orb to the Native Dragon, Ventuswill. Marvelous AQL had previously announced that Rune Factory 4 would not be released in Europe in the foreseeable future, stating that, "While MarvelousAQL has made every effort to secure the title's release for this territory, it is, unfortunately, not possible to do so at this time." XSeed has released an eShop only version in PAL regions and as of December 11th, 2014, the game has been officially released in Europe. The plot has also been divided into three arcs with the first and second arcs being the main plot, and the third arc adding a bonus plot and an additional dungeon. There have been many improvements to the game system such as the addition of pajamas for bachelors and bachelorettes, slumber parties, a new request system, and much more. As with Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny and Rune Factory 2, Rune Factory 4 has two protagonists: a male and a female. In Rune Factory 4, however, the protagonist's gender is chosen at the beginning of the game, and the same character is used for the entire storyline. By default, the male protagonist's name is Lest, and the female protagonist's name is Frey.