Spring Progression Guide
Village in the Shade Helping Tickets Guide
Complete the fixed chain of 12 one-time Helping Ticket tasks, understand what each NPC asks for, and plan the unlocks that follow.
Tickets
12
Received
Year 1 Spring 16
Japanese
お手伝い券
Last task
Spring 17+
Quick route
Start
Receive tickets from Rin
Access
Clear Kisuke for mountain routes
Core tools
Plow · Bow · Copper Pickaxe
Midnight
Around Spring 20 example
The Spring 20 Midnight timing is a fast-progression example, not a universal date. Story-scripted Midnight scenes and free Midnight exploration are separate.
Canonical task list
All 12 Helping Ticket tasks
Repair the Crossroads Shrine
komako · delivery
Task: Gather the repair materials. Complete the Crossroads Shrine repair sequence.
Required: Wood ×15, Easy-to-Handle Wood ×5, Stone ×10, Rock Salt ×2, Copper Ore ×1
Unlocks: Crossroads Shrine / Shrine Skill Tree
Clean the Village Chief Estate storage area
tobari · cleanup
Task: Remove all trash and debris from the storage area.
Reward: スキ, paddy-field hoe/tool
Unlocks: Rice seedlings and Wasabi seedlings access
Find the purple flower in the mountain area
sumire · exploration
Task: Reach the mountain area near the Mountain fishing area. Find the purple flower and return it.
Reward: Bow
Catch a Yamame at the Mountain fishing spot
yo · fish
Task: Reach the Mountain fishing spot. Catch and deliver one Yamame.
Required: Yamame ×1
Reward: Kashiwa Mochi
Bring Copper Ore
sazanka · delivery
Task: Deliver five Copper Ore.
Required: Copper Ore ×5
Reward: Brewing Barrel
Unlocks: Anvil in the General Store the following day
Bring Bees
yuta · delivery
Task: Deliver five Bees.
Required: Bee ×5
Reward: Beehive recipe
Deliver Rin's lunch / bento
rokkaku · delivery
Task: Prepare the lunch. Deliver it to Rin.
Reward: Hangō, Hangō recipe, Boiled Egg recipe
Craft a Firewood Bundle
konno · craft
Task: Craft a Firewood Bundle. Deliver it to Konno.
Reward: Protective Nandina Seedling
Find Tōki in the mountain area
hasumi · exploration
Task: Search the mountain area for Tōki. Return Tōki to Hasumi.
Reward: Wall Calendar
Clear the fallen rocks blocking the mountain route
kisuke · cleanup
Task: Use the Copper Pickaxe obtained during the task. Break the obstruction and open the route.
Reward: Copper Pickaxe
Unlocks: Mountain route access, Tree Construction access, Remodeling / building progression
Learn trapping and hunting
shiroji · tutorial
Task: Complete the trap tutorial. Follow the multi-day hunting sequence.
Reward: Salt Rice Ball
Unlocks: Hunting licenses become purchasable, Traps become purchasable
Find Chinana's stone on the road toward the Mountain Pass
chinana · multi-step
Task: Locate the stone on the road toward the Mountain Pass. Carry it back to Chinana.
Reward: Cucumber Pickles, Pickling Barrel recipe
English item and reward names follow the current Japanese-release research where official Western localization is not yet verified. The cards reuse canonical request records rather than duplicating tool, building or recipe stats.
Prepare Spring 16
Have basic wood, stone, Copper Ore and access supplies ready. Kisuke's mountain route helps unlock later exploration tasks, while Komako's shrine route opens Magatama and Shrine progression.
Do not overclaim the chain
A reward may be an item, recipe, shop availability, tool or system progression. A Helping Ticket reward is not automatically the same thing as a purchase or a repeatable Request reward.
Finish Chinana on Spring 17+
Find Chinana's stone along the road toward the Mountain Pass and return it. No invented English item name or unverified quantity is added here.
FAQ
Helping Ticket questions
When do I get Helping Tickets?
Rin gives the 12-ticket Helping Ticket sequence on Year 1 Spring 16 in the current canonical route.
How many Helping Ticket tasks are there?
There are exactly 12 fixed, one-time Spring Helping Ticket tasks.
Are Helping Tickets the same as ordinary Requests?
No. Helping Tickets are a fixed progression chain. Ordinary Requests are repeatable Bulletin Board or conversation requests, and Village Chief Delivery is a separate catalog system.
Can I finish all 12 tasks on Spring 16?
No. Chinana's task is unavailable on Spring 16 and becomes available on Spring 17, so all 12 cannot be completed that day.
What do the tickets unlock?
The chain connects to the Crossroads Shrine, Plow and paddy fields, Brewing Barrel and processing progression, construction and remodeling, hunting and traps, Bow progression, and broader Midnight progression.
Who gives the Plow?
Tobari's Helping Ticket task leads to the Plow on the following progression step. The Plow is the tool used to create paddy fields.
What does Komako's task unlock?
Komako's repair sequence restores the Crossroads Shrine, which opens the Shrine-related progression route.
What does Sazanka require?
Sazanka's task requires Copper Ore ×5 and leads to Brewing Barrel progression plus the following-day General Store Anvil availability path.
When can I do Chinana's task?
Chinana is unavailable on Spring 16. On Spring 17, find and return her stone on the road toward the Mountain Pass.
Do Helping Tickets guarantee free Midnight on Spring 20?
No. Fast routes use around Spring 20 as an example for free Midnight exploration, but the date varies with story and task progression.
Does the 100 Requests achievement include Helping Tickets?
Do not assume that it does. The achievement and Helping Ticket chain are kept as separate systems until a source explicitly proves their counting rule.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.