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The Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival is the third part in the Teyvat storyline Archon Quest Chapter III: Act II - The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings.

Steps[]

  1. Talk to Paimon
  2. Go to the appointed place and talk to Dunyarzad
  3. Follow the familiar figure
  4. Talk to the mysterious girl
  5. Ask around for clues about the current situation
  6. Talk to Dehya
  7. Bring Dehya to Nahida

Gameplay Notes[]

  • The time cannot be changed while in Sumeru City during the quest.
  • If the player leaves Sumeru City, the quest progress will be completely reset.
    • However, all interpretation and association progress during Contemplation is saved, so players can immediately resubmit the correct conclusion if desired.
  • Co-Op Mode is disabled during the quest.

Dialogue[]

UI Quest Quest Description

You come to attend today's Sabzeruz Festival, but you are haunted by a lingering sense of déjà vu...
(The Traveler blinks awake, with some blinks revealing a black and white ceiling)
Media:vo xmaq010 1 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: *yawn* Why does Paimon feel so tired after so much sleep?
Media:vo xmaq010 1 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Anyway, we should go meet Dunyarzad right away.
(Paimon leaves while the Traveler stretches)
(Approach Dunyarzad)
Media:vo xmaq010 2 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Good morning, Dunyarzad! Sorry to keep you waiting.
Media:vo xmaq010 2 dunyarzad 01.ogg Dunyarzad: Not at all. I arrived early.
Media:vo xmaq010 2 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Huh? Paimon thinks you sound kinda tired... Did you not get enough sleep?
Media:vo xmaq010 2 dunyarzad 02.ogg Dunyarzad: I'm doing well. There's no need to worry. Shall we go? Let's start with the stalls over there.
Media:vo xmaq010 2 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Great idea! Let's get going. Traveler... Uh, hey, Traveler?
Icon Dialogue Talk White This feels... all too familiar.
Icon Dialogue Talk White What a strong sense of déjà vu...
(A scene transition occurs)
Everything is so familiar that you feel at a loss...
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 01.ogg Vihar: Haha, it's all thanks to Miss Dunyarzad's sponsorship that the children can enjoy the Sabzeruz Festival.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 02.ogg Vihar: Oh, are you interested in Yalda Candies? I have some boxes of candy here. Pick whichever one you want.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Hmm, not much of a choice... All these boxes look the same.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 03.ogg Vihar: Haha, it's not that simple. Each box contains a random flavor — it's up to the luck of the draw. Flavors include Lavender Melon, Harra Fruit, Sunsettia...
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Hm-hmm~ They all sound pretty tasty.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 04.ogg Vihar: ...And there's also Lizard Tail and Onikabuto.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Huh!? What were those last two!?
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 04a.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 04b.ogg Paimon: Hmm... (‍He‍/She‍)'ll help me choose. Paimon wants the Sunsettia flavor!
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 05.ogg Vihar: No problem. These boxes of candy are numbered one to five from left to right. Which one do you want?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number four.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number four.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number four.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number four.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number four.
You point at number four.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 06.ogg Vihar: Oho? I like your confidence — no hesitation at all. Ah, congratulations! Number four is indeed Sunsettia.
(A short flashback occurs)
(The Traveler points at a box)
(The remaining child is shown with their hands over their eyes)
(Multiple boxes are briefly focused on)
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 05a.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 05b.ogg Paimon: Haha, Paimon knew (‍he‍/she‍) always had incredible luck!
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number one is Lizard Tail.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number two is Harra Fruit.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number three is Lavender Melon.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Number five is Onikabuto.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Umm, Paimon's not really interested in the other flavors.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 07.ogg Vihar: Ah... W—Wait, how did you know? Don't tell me that you already knew which flavor was in each box?
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 07a.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 07b.ogg Paimon: What? (‍He‍/She‍) was right about all of them?
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 08.ogg Vihar: That couldn't have been luck. H—How is this possible? I packed all those boxes this morning, and they've been sealed ever since. You couldn't have known beforehand.
Media:vo xmaq010 3 vihar 09.ogg Vihar: ...Mind reading? X-ray vision? Or some kind of magic trick? This is way too freaky...
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Tell us what's going on! Since when did you get superpowers... Traveler?
You seem to see a little girl...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Just now, that was...
Media:vo xmaq010 3 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: Hey! Where are you going?
She feels very familiar to you, so you decide to follow her.
(After the dialogue)
Media:vo xmaq010 4 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: What's going on? Did you see something?
Media:vo xmaq010 4 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Us leaving Dunyarzad without letting her know is kinda rude, you know.
(Talk to Amal, optional)
Media:vo dialog xmaq009 amal 01.ogg Amal: I picked all of these from the forest yesterday, so their freshness is guaranteed!
(Talk to Kimiya, optional)
Media:vo dialog xmaq009 kimiya 01.ogg Kimiya: This is divine wisdom...
(Talk to Vihar again, optional)
Media:vo dialog xmaq009 vihar 01.ogg Vihar: Atten-tion! Any more requests, young soldiers?
(After following the familiar figure to the northern residential area of Sumeru City)
Media:vo xmaq010 5 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: What are you looking for? Why did we come here?
(The Traveler looks around)
A familiar figure... An overwhelming sense of déjà vu...
Media:vo xmaq010 5 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Traveler?
(The screen flashes black and white, briefly showing the mysterious figure on the path behind the Traveler)
(The Traveler immediately turns around and runs off)
Icon Dialogue Talk White Over there.
Media:vo xmaq010 5 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: That's...
(Paimon follows the Traveler)
(Camera pans to show that the bird in a nearby closed birdcage is now missing)
You keep following the girl...

(Approach the mysterious figure near the Bimarstan's Proverb Column)
???: ...
Icon Dialogue Talk White ...
(The screen flashes black and white)
(Dunyarzad appears on a nearby bed)
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Look! That's... Isn't that Dunyarzad!?
Icon Dialogue Talk White What!?
Icon Dialogue Talk White She was still with us just a moment ago...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: What's happening here? Why are there two Dunyarzads?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 01.ogg ???: You already know that this isn't your first Sabzeruz Festival, don't you?
Icon Dialogue Talk White ???
Icon Dialogue Talk White (Alert)
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 02.ogg ???: I'm sure you already know how to use this.
(Nahida holds out a yellow Knowledge Capsule)
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: A Knowledge Capsule? Where did you get it...? What's inside?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 03.ogg ???: You should use it too, Paimon.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Ah... Y—You know Paimon?
Icon Dialogue Talk White ...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Let's use it together, Paimon.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: ...Well, this seems kinda sketchy, but... Paimon feels like this is what we should do.
After touching the Knowledge Capsule, countless memories resurface in your mind.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: W—What the!?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Memories!
Icon Dialogue Talk White So many days' worth of memories...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: This is our twentieth time at the Sabzeruz Festival? Hmm, no... The thirtieth? Fortieth? Just how many times have we been to the Sabzeruz Festival?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Have we been trapped in a single day? If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have even realized...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: What the heck was inside that Knowledge Capsule?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 04.ogg ???: Your memories are still scrambled? Try your best to remember. This isn't the first time we've met, and I answered that question a long time ago.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: Uhh... Let Paimon think... Ohh, it's coming back... Meeting you was the real catalyst for restoring our memories, and... the Knowledge Capsule was just your means of showing our minds the way...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: What about everyone else? Why are you only helping the two of us?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 05.ogg ???: Your sense of déjà vu is stronger than everyone else's, yes? As for an explanation... You two received the blessing of Dendro, and you also have special, sensitive constitutions.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 06.ogg ???: It was as if a single sheet of paper was separating those memories from your consciousness.
Icon Dialogue Talk White What's wrong with the Dunyarzad over there...?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 07.ogg ???: A familiar question. I think this is the seventh time you asked that.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 08.ogg ???: As you can see, she isn't doing well. You probably sensed it, too — the Dunyarzad you were just with is different from the first Dunyarzad you met.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 09.ogg ???: That "first" Dunyarzad is in front of you right now, and... she doesn't have a lot of time left.
Icon Dialogue Talk White What I need to do right now is...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Break out of this cycle...?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 10.ogg ???: Hehe, looks like you're almost done sorting out your brain.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 11.ogg Nahida: Oh yeah, I'm Nahida.
Icon Dialogue Talk White I know; you introduced yourself before.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 12.ogg Nahida: Good, you passed the test.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: What's happening...? You can awaken our memories, and you seem like you know what's going on... Wait, please don't tell Paimon even you don't know!
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 13.ogg Nahida: Everything in this world runs in a loop... This cycle is called a "samsara." You, me, and everyone else are all stuck inside a one-day samsara...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 14.ogg Nahida: As for the truth... That's on you to find out. If you were told the truth instead of discovering it yourselves... It would literally blow your minds. I don't know how you'd be after that.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 15.ogg Nahida: I can only give you surface-level help, like bits of information and subtle hints. For the rest of the time, I'll be doing all I can to slow down Dunyarzad's illness.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: She looks like she isn't doing well at all... Her illness gets worse after each Sabzeruz Festival...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 16.ogg Nahida: If we can break out of this samsara, I might be able to save her.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 17.ogg Nahida: ...But as things are right now, she's just a small bird in the sky that's about to lose its last feathers. All I can do is raise a gale to delay her fall.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 14.ogg Paimon: You sure love to use weird analogies.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 18.ogg Nahida: Analogies are wonderful tools. They let you use existing knowledge to understand unfamiliar things.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 19.ogg Nahida: Okay, so... With what you know so far, what do you think the truth is?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Hmm... Let me collect my thoughts...

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - The Sabzeruz Festival Samasara)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 06.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 06.ogg (‍Traveler‍): We've already experienced the Sabzeruz Festival many times. And... the day of the festival seems to be in a perpetual samsara.
(Select - The Grand Sage's Speech)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 03.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 03.ogg (‍Traveler‍): The Grand Sage said, "Go celebrate the birth of that god to your heart's content." Did he mean something more?
(Select - Alchemical Divination Results)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 01.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 01.ogg (‍Traveler‍): The Moon, illusions, and lies... What do they all mean?
(Select - Deja Vu)
Media:vo xmaq010 10 hero 02.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 10 heroine 02.ogg (‍Traveler‍): What's happening right now seems to have happened before. This feeling has been getting stronger and stronger...
(Select - Abnormal Mental Fatigue)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 05.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 05.ogg (‍Traveler‍): My mind feels exhausted, even though I haven't done too much thinking. What is going on?
(Submitting the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (‍Traveler‍): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submitting the wrong association)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 24.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 24.ogg (‍Traveler‍): Hmm... I can't seem to cohesively piece everything together.
(Submit the correct association - Sabzeruz Festival Samasara to Deja Vu)
(Select - Time Loop)
Media:vo xmaq010 10 hero 17.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 10 heroine 17.ogg (‍Traveler‍): That should be it... The flow of time is endlessly cycling within one single day.

After going over what happened in detail, you believe the only plausible explanation is "Time Loop."
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 20.ogg Nahida: A time loop... *sigh* You've given similarly wrong answers in the past. A pity.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 15.ogg Paimon: Still the wrong answer... Paimon thought that made a lot of sense! It feels like time's just repeating itself.
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 21.ogg Nahida: A simple time loop can't explain some of the phenomena. You two are still missing a lot of information. Unfortunately, I can't give you any more hints...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 dunyarzad 01.ogg Dunyarzad: *cough* *cough*
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 16.ogg Paimon: Dunyarzad...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 nahida 22.ogg Nahida: The Sabzeruz Festival is happening every day, but that doesn't mean we can waste an infinite amount of them. Hurry and find the truth before today's festival ends.
(The Traveler and Paimon move to a different location)
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 17.ogg Paimon: Let's think about our current situation... To save Dunyarzad, we have to escape the samsara of the Sabzeruz Festival...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 18.ogg Paimon: And to do that, we need to figure out what's happening — the "truth"...
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 19.ogg Paimon: Nahida rejected the idea of a time loop, so we must have missed something, right?
Media:vo xmaq010 6 paimon 20.ogg Paimon: Paimon's memories say that we've already done this many times, but... let's go talk to people again. It's more productive than sitting here and scratching our heads... Why don't we start with... those stall owners?
(Talk to Nahida again)
Media:vo dialog xmaq010 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: We don't have many more festivals to waste. Hurry and find the truth.

(Approach Amal)
Media:vo xmaq010 7 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Hey there!
Media:vo xmaq010 7 amal 01.ogg Amal: Hey, it's you guys again. Where's your cultured friend?
Media:vo xmaq010 7 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: She... She's feeling a little unwell.
Media:vo xmaq010 7 amal 02.ogg Amal: I see. Did you come back to buy something? I guarantee the freshness of my products. I harvested them from the forest just yesterday.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Have you felt anything strange lately?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Do you ever feel like you're reliving the same day?
Media:vo xmaq010 7 amal 03.ogg Amal: Huh? What brought this about? I hurried back from the forest yesterday, and I'm selling produce here today. I haven't felt anything strange.
Media:vo xmaq010 7 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Hmm... To put it another way, if you really, really think about it, was "yesterday" truly "yesterday"? Did you actually come back from the forest yesterday?
Media:vo xmaq010 7 amal 04.ogg Amal: What kind of philosophical nonsense is this? Are you two daydreaming?
Media:vo xmaq010 7 amal 05.ogg Amal: Didn't you know that no one dreams in Sumeru? Go somewhere else if you want to find someone to daydream with, hahaha...
(The Traveler and Paimon leave)
Media:vo xmaq010 7 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Ugh... He actually has a point. Is this a dream? Is everyone dreaming?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Remember what he said just now...
Icon Dialogue Talk White No one dreams in Sumeru.
Media:vo xmaq010 7 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Hm, true. It's so weird that people here don't dream! Why is that?
Media:vo xmaq010 7 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Anyway, if this all really were just a dream, we would've woken up a long time ago. Let's keep asking around.
(Approach Kimiya)
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 01.ogg Kimiya: Oh, it's you two! Was my divination so accurate that you felt compelled to compliment me in person?
Icon Dialogue Talk White We actually did run into a situation.
Icon Dialogue Talk White But I'm not sure if it's related to your divination.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 02.ogg Kimiya: Oooh, I knew it! I told you, the gods' divination is highly accurate. You just hadn't fully understood its significance yet. Hahaha...
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: You're really excited about this, huh... That's exactly why we came back. Help us better understand it!
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 03.ogg Kimiya: Er... Help you better understand it...? W—Well, that isn't exactly what I excel at...
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: So you're admitting that you don't have a clue?
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 04.ogg Kimiya: Anyway, what kind of situation did you get into?
Icon Dialogue Talk White We're all trapped in the day of the Sabzeruz Festival.
Icon Dialogue Talk White You've actually divined our fortune many, many times.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 05.ogg Kimiya: Huh? Hold on a second... I thought you guys just lost your wallet or fell for a scam...
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 06.ogg Kimiya: What you just said... Are you serious? Does that kind of thing actually happen in real life?
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Paimon knew you weren't going to believe it!
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 07.ogg Kimiya: Marvelous, truly marvelous... I believe you. Recall the interpretation of your divination... The Moon, illusions, and lies... It really felt like an omen.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: When you say it like that, the divination does sound like it's related to what's going on. Can you read any more into it?
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 08.ogg Kimiya: I believe that the Archon's revelations are never more than vague hints. Anything more specific is beyond the reach of mere mortals.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 kimiya 09.ogg Kimiya: The book only says, "If you trust your instincts and overcome your fears, the sun will surely rise."
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: So that's how it is... Looks like fortune-telling is just fortune-telling — it's no good for practical problems.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: We haven't made any progress. Who else can we talk to?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Let's try talking to Dehya again.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Hm, Paimon remembers that we've tried talking to her a couple of times, but she always thinks that we're playing pranks on her. You think she'll brush us off again?
Icon Dialogue Talk White She cares a lot about Dunyarzad...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Let's try taking her to see the real Dunyarzad.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Yeah... If we tap into Dehya's strong sense of responsibility as a mercenary, then she'll definitely take us seriously.
Media:vo xmaq010 8 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: At this time of day, Dehya's probably just finished beating up those kidnappers. Let's go find her!
(Approach Dehya and Dunyarzad)
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 01.ogg Dehya: ...I'm fine, my lady. It's just a scratch.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Perfect timing! Both of you are here.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 02.ogg Dehya: Paimon, Traveler, you came at just the right time! Listen, there was a dangerous—
Icon Dialogue Talk White A gang of kidnappers had just ambushed you.
Icon Dialogue Talk White You just defeated a gang of kidnappers.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 03.ogg Dehya: Huh, you saw? Then why didn't you jump in earlier? If someone was protecting Miss Dunyarzad, I could've went all-out. Anyway, can you do something for me?
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: You want the Traveler to take Dunyarzad somewhere to rest up while you check to see if there are still any kidnappers around. Did Paimon get that right?
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 04.ogg Dehya: ...How did you know what I was going to say?
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: We need to say something convincing...

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - People in Sumeru Do Not Dream)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 07.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 07.ogg (‍Traveler‍): People in Sumeru don't dream. What a strange phenomenon.
(Select - Alchemical Divination Results)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 01.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 01.ogg (‍Traveler‍): The Moon, illusions, and lies... What do they all mean?
(Select - Dehya's Claymore)
Media:vo xmaq010 10 hero 04.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 10 heroine 04.ogg (‍Traveler‍): Dehya sold her greatsword to raise additional funds, and then she was injured because she wasn't used to her new weapon.
(Select - Abnormal Mental Fatigue)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 05.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 05.ogg (‍Traveler‍): My mind feels exhausted, even though I haven't done too much thinking. What is going on?
(Submitting the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (‍Traveler‍): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submitting the correct conclusion - Dehya's Claymore)
(Continue to next section)

After going over what happened in detail, you believe that Dehya's Claymore is the compelling evidence.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Tell her, Traveler!
Icon Dialogue Talk White You got injured because you aren't used to your current greatsword.
Icon Dialogue Talk White You sold your greatsword to support the festival.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 05.ogg Dehya: ...
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 06.ogg Dehya: I didn't tell anyone about that, including Miss Dunyarzad. You couldn't have known... And just now, you literally took the words right out of my mouth. What's going on?
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Alright, so this is the situation...
You explain everything to Dehya...
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 07.ogg Dehya: It's kinda hard to believe what you just told me... First, let me make something clear: Most of us desert-dwellers might not be the scholarly type, but we do have basic common sense...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Haven't you noticed something off about Dunyarzad?
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: She's quieter than usual, uninterested in anything, and really gloomy...
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 08.ogg Dehya: Yeah, she isn't the same as before, but...
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 09.ogg Dehya: ...Her parents said that this is how she was like at first.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Eh? At first?
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dunyarzad 01.ogg Dunyarzad: I don't quite understand what you are all talking about. I'll go rest on the bench over there.
(Dunyarzad leaves)
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 10.ogg Dehya: My lady... Are you angry...?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Come with me. I'll show you some evidence.
Media:vo xmaq010 9 dehya 11.ogg Dehya: ...Alright. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since you knew about my greatsword. Let's make this a quick trip — Miss Dunyarzad isn't completely safe here.
(Talk to Dunyarzad on the bench)
Media:vo dialog xmaq010 dunyarzad 01.ogg Dunyarzad: You all seem to have a matter to attend to. Don't worry about me. I'll be sitting here.
(Talk to Nahida)
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Nahida, we brought a friend. Are you busy?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: ...I thought I told you that it won't help to bring anyone here.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: We just wanted her to see the real Dunyarzad's condition...
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 01.ogg Dehya: The real Dunyarzad? ...Where? And who are you talking to?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Huh?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: *sigh* I told you that you two are special. Other people can't see me or Miss Dunyarzad here.
(Dehya focuses, then pays close attention to the nearby bed)
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 02.ogg Dehya: Hold on... Over there, is that...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Y—You can see her?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 nahida 03.ogg Nahida: Wow, how perceptive... Does she have invisible antennae?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 03.ogg Dehya: Miss Dunyarzad... she's lying down here, isn't she? How's she doing?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Her condition's really bad, and she's basically in a coma. How did you know she was here?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 04.ogg Dehya: I can sense her aura... There are also lingering feelings of something like regret or disappointment. What happened...?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Do you believe us now? The Sabzeruz Festival has been repeating itself...
You begin discussing the issue with Dehya, who finally understands the situation...
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: ...So you think the sages are behind this?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 05.ogg Dehya: Yeah. They've always been against us. It wouldn't surprise me if they're using the Akasha to intentionally repeat the Sabzeruz Festival as a sick joke.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Hmm, you have a point... Aside from the Dendro Archon, the Akademiya's sages are the only ones in Sumeru who could pull off something like this.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Maybe there's more to the Akasha than we know?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Nahida, can you tell us anything about the Akasha?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: Right! Didn't you awaken our memories using something that looked like a Knowledge Capsule? That means you must know something about the Akasha!
Media:vo xmaq010 10 nahida 04.ogg Nahida: The Akasha relies on the power of a Gnosis to operate, as it is the manifestation of the God of Wisdom's power. It compiles the wisdom of the entire populace, and it grants knowledge to the people.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: A Gnosis can do that!? No wonder the Akasha is so magical — it's being powered by the Gnosis of Sumeru's Archon.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 06.ogg Dehya: So, this Nahida you mentioned... What did she say?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: She said, and Paimon quotes: "The Akasha relies on the power of a Gnosis to operate, as it is the manifestation of the God of Wisdom's power. It compiles the wisdom of the entire populace, and it grants knowledge to the people."
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 07.ogg Dehya: Compiles the wisdom of the entire populace, and grants knowledge to the people... Wait...
Icon Dialogue Talk White What's up?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 08.ogg Dehya: I get the "grants knowledge" part — that's what people have always used the Akasha for. But compiling the entire populace's wisdom? How does that work?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: Did she mean that the sages enter new knowledge into the Akasha?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Doubt it...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Most information in the Akasha comes from Irminsul.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: Oh yeah, that sounds about right. What do you think?

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - People in Sumeru Do Not Dream)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 07.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 07.ogg (‍Traveler‍): People in Sumeru don't dream. What a strange phenomenon.
(Select - Information on the Akasha)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 08.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 08.ogg (‍Traveler‍): Okay, Nahida said, "The Akasha relies on the power of a Gnosis to operate, as it is the manifestation of the God of Wisdom's power. It compiles the wisdom of the entire populace, and it grants knowledge to the people."
(Select - Abnormal Mental Fatigue)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 05.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 05.ogg (‍Traveler‍): My mind feels exhausted, even though I haven't done too much thinking. What is going on?
(Select - Deja Vu)
Media:vo xmaq010 10 hero 02.ogg Media:vo xmaq010 10 heroine 02.ogg (‍Traveler‍): What's happening right now seems to have happened before. This feeling has been getting stronger and stronger...
(Submitting the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (‍Traveler‍): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submitting the correct conclusion - Abnormal Mental Fatigue)
(Continue to next section)

After going over what happened in detail, you believe it has something to do with "Abnormal Mental Fatigue"
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 09.ogg Dehya: You mean... The Akasha is causing our mental fatigue? Now that I think about it, my head's been feeling unusually heavy.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 10.ogg Dehya: When the desert-dwellers set off on their quest for knowledge, a sage once said, "Knowledge always comes at a price."
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 11.ogg Dehya: Compiling the entire country's knowledge...You think the Akasha pulled a 180 and is extracting information from us?
Icon Dialogue Talk White But how would it do that...?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 12.ogg Dehya: Who knows? The Akasha can put knowledge into our heads, so who's to say that it can't also poke around in there? We don't know any specifics.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 14.ogg Paimon: What's the point of doing something like that?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 13.ogg Dehya: Just think about it... If you could combine the knowledge of every single person in Sumeru, then you can basically turn Sumeru City into a single, massive brain...
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 14.ogg Dehya: ...This hivemind could make breakthroughs in problems that even the smartest geniuses can't crack.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 nahida 05.ogg Nahida: An excellent deduction. And the analogy comparing Sumeru City to a massive brain? Ahh, I love it.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 15.ogg Paimon: In that case, we should take off our Akasha Terminals right away! Maybe that'll solve this problem?
Icon Dialogue Talk White It's worth a shot.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Somehow, I don't think it'll be that simple.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 15.ogg Dehya: Yeah. I was only wearing this for show in the first place. Didn't expect the Sages to cook up such a conspiracy... Mark my words, when this is over, I'm getting evidence and exposing this whole thing to the public!
Everyone removes their Akasha Terminals...
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 16.ogg Paimon: How does everyone feel?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Actually, I also noticed something else.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 17.ogg Paimon: Huh? What is it?
Icon Dialogue Talk White I feel like at the end of every day...
Icon Dialogue Talk White There is always the sound of a beep.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 18.ogg Paimon: Oh, that! Paimon knows what you're talking about! It's a single, soft beep that sounds like it's coming from the Akasha Terminal.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 16.ogg Dehya: The sound of a beep... Could it be a prompt tone for when the Akasha is operating?
Icon Dialogue Talk White I heard the same sound in Port Ormos.
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 19.ogg Paimon: That's probably an important clue. We weren't using our terminals, but we heard a beep anyway...
Media:Akasha Terminal Beep.ogg ???: *beep*
(The screen now starts to become darker with every line of dialogue)
Icon Dialogue Talk White !!!
Media:vo xmaq010 10 paimon 20.ogg Paimon: Traveler, did you hear that!?
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 17.ogg Dehya: I heard it, too! Our ears aren't messing with us. There was definitely a beep, but it sounded like it was coming from inside my head!
Media:vo xmaq010 10 dehya 18.ogg Dehya: We took off our Akasha Terminals... How...?
(The screen flickers to grayscale and then becomes completely black)
A plan has been set in motion somewhere unknown to you...
Media:vo xmaq010 10 khajeh 01.ogg ???: Phase runtime has exceeded its expected length. At this rate, there may be casualties...
Media:vo xmaq010 10 azar 01.ogg ???: But... we cannot lose all of our progress.

Attempting to leave Sumeru City[]

During this act, the player is not blocked from leaving the city, but various mechanics strongly discourage them from doing so, and quest progress may reset depending on which quest step the player was at when leaving the city.

The following dialogue applies to all quests within this act after the Traveler and Paimon wake up on the day of the Sabzeruz Festival during The Coming of the Sabzeruz Festival, except for Dawn:

(Talk to or approach guards blocking city exits)
Media:vo dialog xmaq008 guard 01.ogg Media:vo dialog xmaq008 guard 02.ogg Guard: Hey! Stop right there! No one is allowed to enter or leave Sumeru City right now. Go away!
Media:vo dialog xmaq008 paimon 01.ogg Media:vo dialog xmaq008 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Whoa... Ugh, okay.
(The player is teleported a few steps back into the city)
(Talk to the merchant near the guard at the northwest city exit)
Media:vo dialog xmaq008 merchant 01.ogg Merchant: *sigh* How am I supposed to conduct business when I'm not allowed to leave the city?

The following messages appear in all quests in this act except for The Coming of the Sabzeruz Festival and Dawn:

The border

The border

(Approach the city border away from any guards)
(Overlay message) Note that leaving this area will interrupt your story experience. This may affect your current quest progress.
(Attempt to teleport to a Waypoint outside of Sumeru City)
(Message box) Note that leaving this area will interrupt your story experience. This may affect your current quest progress.
Confirm Cancel

Tutorial[]

The Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
Tutorial The Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival 1
When you enter a state of Contemplation, you can choose any text entry to interpret it.
This interpretation process involves analysis of the text entry and may yield new entries. Once interpreted, you may submit that text as a conclusion.

Tutorial The Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival 2
Some text entries can be associated with one another once intepreted.
Select Associate to choose the other text entry, then select Trigger Association.
You can gain new text entries by performing accurate associations.

Tutorial The Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival 3
If one of the text entries on the current page can be used as a conclusion, then select that entry before choosing Submit Conclusion.

Soundtracks[]

No.Soundtrack NameAlbumPlayed In
62A Luminous PathForest of Jnana and VidyaThe Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
Locations, Domains
63Dance With FirefliesForest of Jnana and VidyaThe Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival, The Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival, The End of the Sabzeruz Festival
Locations, Domains
77Whispers of ImmensityForest of Jnana and VidyaThe Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
Locations, Domains

Trivia[]

  • During Where the Boat of Consciousness Lies, Nahida mentions that the total amount of Sabzeruz Samsara cycles ended with the 168th, meaning that during this quest the Traveler and Paimon experienced the 163rd loop, far higher than Paimon's final guess of "fortieth."
  • The Chinese names of all quests (except the dénouement) in this act are likely references to the chapter names of the Japanese visual novel Steins;Gate:
Quest Name Steins;Gate Chapter Name
English Name Chinese Name
The Coming of the Sabzeruz Festival 终将到来的花神诞祭
The Eventual Coming of the Sabzeruz Festival
始まりと終わりのプロローグ
The Beginning and Ending of Prologue
The Arrival of the Sabzeruz Festival 已然来临的花神诞祭
The Already Arrival of the Sabzeruz Festival
存在証明のパンドラ
The Being Confirmation of Pandora
The Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival 流转存续的花神诞祭
The Circulating Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
亡失流転のソリチュード
The Circulating Lost of Solitude
The Samsara of the Sabzeruz Festival 轮回意志的花神诞祭
The Reincarnated Will of the Sabzeruz Festival
循環座標のアルタイル
The Reincarnated Coordinates of Altair
The Causality of the Sabzeruz Festival 因果命运的花神诞祭
The Destined Causality of the Sabzeruz Festival
因果律のメルト
The Causality Law of Meltdown
The Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival 空幻回响的花神诞祭
The Void Echoes of the Sabzeruz Festival
空理彷徨のランデヴー
The Void Hesitation of Rendezvous
The End of the Sabzeruz Festival 终将结束的花神诞祭
The Eventual Ending of the Sabzeruz Festival
終わりと始まりのプロローグ
The Ending and Beginning of Prologue

Other Languages[]

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishThe Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
Chinese
(Simplified)
流转存续的花神诞祭
Liúzhuàn Cúnxù de Huāshéndànjì
The Circulating Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
Chinese
(Traditional)
流轉存續的花神誕祭
Liúzhuàn Cúnxù de Huāshéndànjì
Japanese流れ延びゆく花神誕祭
Nagarenobi-yuku Kashin Tansai
Flower God's Birthday Festival that Keeps Continuing
Korean돌고 도는 화신 탄신 축제
Dolgo Doneun Hwasin Tansin Chukje
Flower God's Birthday Festival that Goes Round and Round
SpanishUna edición más del Festival SabzeruzOne More Edition of the Sabzeruz Festival
FrenchLa continuation du Festival SabzeruzThe Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival
RussianНескончаемый круг Сабзеруза
Neskonchayemyy krug Sabzeruza
Endless Cycle of Sabzeruz
Thaiเทศกาล Sabzeruz ที่ยังคงวนเวียน
VietnameseLễ Hội Sabzeruz Vẫn Còn
GermanDas fortgeführte Sabzeruz-FestThe Continued Sabzeruz Festival
IndonesianKeberlanjutan Festival SabzeruzContinuation of Sabzeruz Festival
PortugueseA Continuação do Festival Sabzeruz
TurkishSabzeruz Festivalinin DevamıSabzeruz Festival's Continuation
ItalianLa continuazione del Festival del SabzeruzThe Continuation of the Sabzeruz Festival

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