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

Steps[]

  1. Talk to Nahida
  2. Head to the city gate to find a way out
  3. Organize your thoughts on the familiar bench in the city
  4. Talk to Nahida

Gameplay Notes[]

  • The time cannot be changed while inside Sumeru City during the quest.
  • If the player leaves Sumeru City, the quest progress will be reset.
  • Co-Op Mode is disabled during the quest.

Dialogue[]

Quest Description

In your memory, you never seem to have tried to go outside the city, which is curious.
Today you decide to try...
Media:vo xmaq013 1 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: ...Our memories are back!
Let's go and try to leave the city today.
Media:vo xmaq013 1 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: ...About that... Well, where should Paimon begin...
Huh? Paimon, what do you mean?
Media:vo xmaq013 1 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: Traveler, aside from your memories that were just restored, I have another message for you.
Another message? From who?
Media:vo xmaq013 1 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: Listen to it and you'll understand.
Media:vo xmaq013 1 hero 01.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 1 heroine 01.ogg (TravelerTraveler): "...Can't go back... There are countless spaces here. Our Sabzeruz Festival in Sumeru City is just one of them..."
This is... my own voice!?
Media:vo xmaq013 1 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Traveler, you should be missing two days' worth of memories. Paimon will fill you in...
Two days ago.
Media:vo xmaq013 1 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: ...It's time to carry out our plan from yesterday!
Let's go and try to leave the city today.
Media:vo xmaq013 1 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Okay, let's go!
(Talk to Nahida again)
Media:vo dialog xmaq011 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: We don't have many more festivals to waste. Hurry and find the truth.

(Approach the marked area)
Media:vo xmaq013 2 merchant 01.ogg Merchant: ...Why can't we leave the city? What is the Akademiya up to now?
Media:vo xmaq013 2 guard 01.ogg Guard: Don't ask me. It's not like I can tell you anything. This is a direct order from the Grand Sage. Just wait until tomorrow.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 merchant 02.ogg Merchant: I have a real emergency. My goods have already arrived at Port Ormos. If I don't hurry, they'll be stolen...
Media:vo xmaq013 2 guard 02.ogg Guard: That's your problem. Make sure you make a request in advance next time.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 merchant 03.ogg Merchant: B—But it's not like you can just predict business matters in advance... *sigh*
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: It looks like the Akademiya already announced a lockdown for Sumeru City today. How completely unsurprising...
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Let's go and question them.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Hello sir, why can't we leave the city today?
Media:vo xmaq013 2 guard 03.ogg Guard: Here we go again... Don't ask me, I don't know either.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 guard 04.ogg Guard: We just received an order that no one is allowed to enter or exit Sumeru today. They didn't tell us anything else.
Of course the Akademiya wouldn't share their plans with a pawn.
So the Akademiya doesn't trust you at all.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 guard 05.ogg Guard: Hmph, angering me won't get you anywhere. If I had that kind of insider info, I would have left this stupid post a long time ago.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: It looks like he really doesn't know.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: If we can't get anything out of him, let's take matters into our own hands. Why don't we climb over the walls? Those guards can't be everywhere at once.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: This is a good spot, and the guard hasn't noticed us at all. Let's hurry...
Paimon, stay here.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Huh!? Why? Are you going to leave Paimon behind?
Leaving the city might trigger disruptions to our memories...
We need someone to stay and witness events from this side.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: B—But what if things get really weird out there and you get into some trouble? T—Then Paimon won't be able to help you!
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: Ugh... Paimon knows that Paimon can't do much, but we've always been together, haven't we?
Don't worry, Paimon.
If we leave together, it'll just be the same as before.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: ...
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: ...Okay, Paimon will wait for you.
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: Promise Paimon that you'll come back as soon as possible. Just a quick look!
Okay, okay...
Media:vo xmaq013 2 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: And please be careful!
(A scene transition occurs)
(If the Traveler disconnects)
(Talk to the Merchant again, optional)
Media:vo dialog xmaq013 merchant 01.ogg Merchant: *sigh* Can you understand the feeling of having Mora slip right through your fingers? How can these people be so unreasonable...
(Approach Nahida)
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Ah... Memories...!
Let's go and try to leave the city today.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Traveler! W—W—Waaaaaah!!!
(Paimon rushes to the Traveler and cries on their chest, startling the Traveler)
W—What's wrong, Paimon!?
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Paimon thought Paimon would never see you again! Y—You just disappeared!
(A flashback is briefly shown of Paimon waiting at the wall with an unhappy expression)
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Paimon waited for you for hours and hours at the city wall, and you never came back! You promised Paimon that you were only taking a quick look! *sniff*
W—What did I promise?
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 01a.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 01b.ogg Nahida: Paimon, calm down. (‍HeHe/SheShe‍)'s here now. I don't think (‍hehe/sheshe‍) understood what you were saying.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: *sniff*... Paimon doesn't care. Paimon wanted to go look for you, but you also said that Paimon should stay... Paimon was so worried and so scared the entire day...
(A flashback is briefly shown of Paimon unhappily getting antsy at the wall)
Although I don't remember doing any of this...
I won't leave you behind.
Still... Sorry, Paimon.
I won't leave you behind.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: *sniff* ...Okay, Paimon will forgive you. The most important thing is that you didn't actually disappear... Paimon was so scared that you had gone into another world!
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: Okay, Paimon, can you tell us your perspective of what really happened yesterday...
Paimon describes your plan from yesterday...
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 03.ogg Nahida: I see. Using two people's different perspectives...
(A flashback begins, showing the Traveler rapidly fading as they walked away from the city)
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 07a.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 07b.ogg Paimon: After that, you left the city. Paimon kept her eyes on you the whole time, but then you disappeared in an instant...
You sure that's what you saw? You weren't zoning out or anything?
(The flashback ends)
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: No way! Paimon was watching you with the fullest attention.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 04.ogg Nahida: What's your perspective, Traveler? You sure you don't have any memory of this?
Yes, I don't even know that "yesterday" existed.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 05.ogg Nahida: I guess that explains everything. You also lost your memories the last two times you tried to leave the city. Those days' memories can't be awoken.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: So if we leave the city, our memories will be completely erased?
So they didn't just restrict access to Sumeru City...
They're also erasing the memories of those who leave...
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: It really sounds like something big outside of the city is being hidden on purpose!
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: But this way, we'll also never discover what's outside...
If our memories will be erased...
Can we leave behind something other than memories?
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: Something like a message? But how can we send it back?
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 06.ogg Nahida: ...Don't look at me like that. I... I'm not used to being stared at.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 07.ogg Nahida: Well... Okay, okay. You want something that can pass on messages, right? Give me some time, and take care of Dunyarzad for me.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: Yep! Now we're talking!
After a long wait.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 08.ogg Nahida: ...I'm done. Here you go.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 14.ogg Paimon: What? Isn't this just an Akasha Terminal?
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 09.ogg Nahida: I made some little changes. Akasha Terminals are already capable of sending messages. I just tweaked it so that it can connect to any node.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 15.ogg Paimon: To make something like this... Nahida, you really know the Akasha like the back of your hand! Anyway, we can use this now to record a message, right?
Media:vo xmaq013 3 nahida 10.ogg Nahida: Yep. I will help you save the messages. It should be pretty easy to use. I just can't guarantee the user's status and signal coverage when they're outside the city...
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 16.ogg Paimon: We'll never know until we try! At least we're taking the initiative now!
It's worth a try.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 17.ogg Paimon: Let's go then. Let's expose those sages!
I still think you should stay.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 18.ogg Paimon: Ahh... Alright. Paimon isn't as worried about being separated since it happened once yesterday, but... Paimon still isn't happy about it...
See you tomorrow, Paimon.
Media:vo xmaq013 3 paimon 19.ogg Paimon: Okay! See you tomorrow, Traveler!
(A scene transition occurs)
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: ...That covers everything that's happened so far.
So that message...
Was what I left for myself when I left the city?
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: Yes. Although the signal was choppy and had some interference, we still managed to receive two messages from you when you were outside.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Okay, now that you understand what's going on, let's hear the messages together!
Media:vo xmaq013 4 hero 01.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 4 heroine 01.ogg (TravelerTraveler): "...Can't go back... There are countless spaces here. Our Sabzeruz Festival in Sumeru City is just one of them..."
Media:vo xmaq013 4 hero 02.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 4 heroine 02.ogg (TravelerTraveler): "...I've entered another space... Before me are flowing sandstone and howling fish... Impossible and surreal sights..."
Media:vo xmaq013 4 hero 03.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 4 heroine 03.ogg (TravelerTraveler): "...All these spaces are empty except for the occasional ones that contain mute puppets rather than people... I can't sense any human presence..."
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: ...That's one heck of an info dump! It sounds like you left the Sumeru City space when you set foot outside of the walls.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: ...But everything looked completely normal when Paimon was looking out from the inside! That's unbelievable. And if we take your word for it, the other spaces all had very weird contents...
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: There's one final part here... I only received it late last night.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 hero 04.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 4 heroine 04.ogg (TravelerTraveler): ...These spaces have been disappearing one after the other... Absorbed by something like a sun in the sky...
Media:vo xmaq013 4 hero 05.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 4 heroine 05.ogg (TravelerTraveler): *beep* ...And now, even the final space has also disappeared...
Media:vo xmaq013 4 hero 06.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 4 heroine 06.ogg (TravelerTraveler): ...Behind me, a lot of spaces just appeared again from thin air... I get it now! Those spaces are actually—
(TravelerTraveler): *buzz*
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Ah... Ugh, why did the message end right there? What did the Traveler want to say? What are those spaces?
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 03.ogg Nahida: Probably because "yesterday" just happened to end at that moment.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Oh, right, Paimon did hear a beep from the Akasha. Did it come from here or from the message?
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 04.ogg Nahida: The message. It should've come from the Traveler's Akasha Terminal.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: After the beep, Traveler said, "Even the final space has also disappeared..."
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 05.ogg Nahida: Traveler, what do you think that "final space" could have been?

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - Spaces Without Human Presence)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 11.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 11.ogg (TravelerTraveler): All the bizarre spaces I saw outside the city had one thing in common: a lack of human presence.
(Select - The Real World)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 15.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 15.ogg (TravelerTraveler): ..Was that space actually the real world? But wouldn't a real space just randomly disappearing like that be catastrophic?
(Select - The Space Where We Were Yesterday)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 16.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 16.ogg (TravelerTraveler): My impression is that each day in this samsara only ends at the sound of that beep from the Akasha.
(Submit the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (TravelerTraveler): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submit the correct association - The Space Where We Were Yesterday)
(Continue to next section)

After going over what happened in detail, you believe the only plausible explanation is "The Space Where We Were Yesterday."
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Ohh, so that's what it is! After the sound of the beep, the final space — the Sabzeruz Festival — also disappears, and we're taken to the next day.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: Later on, Traveler also mentioned a bunch of new spaces materializing behind them... Do lots of new spaces appear every day?
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: Paimon's head is spinning... Just what are these "spaces," anyhow?
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 06.ogg Nahida: Well, consider this, for all the horrors of the Archon War, at its heart, it was just a game where a bunch of gods fought over seven seats.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 nahida 07.ogg Nahida: So no matter how strange or spooky things might look on the surface, maybe all they point to in the end is a small and simple secret.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: Wow, the Archon War, huh? That's an analogy and a half.
A "secret," huh...
Give me some time. I need to organize my thoughts.
Media:vo xmaq013 4 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: Hey, where are you going?
(Talk to Nahida again)
Media:vo dialog xmaq013 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: Well, consider this, for all the horrors of the Archon War, at its heart, it was just a game where a bunch of gods fought over seven seats.
Media:vo dialog xmaq013 nahida 03.ogg Nahida: So no matter how strange or spooky things might look on the surface, maybe all they point to in the end is a small and simple secret.
(Approach the marked area)
Media:vo xmaq013 5 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Do you want some alone time to think? Alright then, Paimon won't disturb you.
(The time fast forwards)
Media:vo xmaq013 5 dunyarzad 01.ogg Dunyarzad: ...The Dance of Sabzeruz is about to begin. I'm going to go watch it.
The Dance of Sabzeruz... It's that time already...
Media:vo xmaq013 5 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Okay, um... Why don't you go ahead, Dunyarzad? We still have some other stuff to do first.
Media:vo xmaq013 5 dunyarzad 02.ogg Dunyarzad: Okay then. See you later.
Media:vo xmaq013 5 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Have you figured it out yet, Traveler? Time is ticking away.
I think I know the answer now.
Media:vo xmaq013 5 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Awesome! What is it? Paimon wants to know! ...Wait, no, let's meet up with Nahida first. You can tell us both together. This time, we're gonna get to the truth!

(Talk to Nahida)
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: You're back. I've been waiting forever for you two. Judging by the looks on your faces...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: Are you ready to take your Sabzeruz Exam and graduate from the festival?
Ask away, Miss Nahida.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 03.ogg Nahida: Hehe, okay, first off... Have you discovered the hidden truth?

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - Information on the Akasha)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 08.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 08.ogg (TravelerTraveler): 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 - The Sabzeruz Festival Samsara)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 06.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 06.ogg (TravelerTraveler): We've already experienced the Sabzeruz Festival many times. And... the day of the festival seems to be in a perpetual samsara.
(Select - Spaces Without Human Presence)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 11.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 11.ogg (TravelerTraveler): All the bizarre spaces I saw outside the city had one thing in common: a lack of human presence.
(Unlocks Dreams With No Human Presence)
(Select - Dreams With No Human Presence)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 12.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 12.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Those spaces remind me of... dreams. Like the one I had in the Avidya Forest, except these have no sign of human presence.
(Select - Alchemical Divination Results)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 01.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 01.ogg (TravelerTraveler): The Moon, illusions, and lies... What do they all mean?
(Select - People from Sumeru Do Not Dream)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 07.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 07.ogg (TravelerTraveler): People in Sumeru don't dream. What a strange phenomenon.
(Submit the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (TravelerTraveler): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submit the wrong association)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 24.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 24.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Hmm... I can't seem to cohesively piece everything together.
(Submit the correct association - People from Sumeru Do Not Dream and Dreams With No Human Presence)
(Select - The Truth Behind Dreams)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 19.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 19.ogg (TravelerTraveler): We are all in a dream. It isn't that the people of Sumeru don't dream. Rather, the Akasha is taking their dreams from them.
(Submitting the correct conclusion - The Truth Behind Dreams)
(Continue to next section)

After going over what happened in detail, you finally understand what "The Truth Behind Dreams" means.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: People in Sumeru think they don't dream, but the truth is, the Akasha steals their dreams without them knowing it.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 02a.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 02b.ogg Paimon: And those spaces with no human presence are stolen dreams without their host? That would explain why they sounded so weird when (‍hehe/sheshe‍) was trying to describe them...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Huh, so people in Sumeru do dream after all. In fact, we're all in one big dream together right now!
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 04.ogg Nahida: Correct answer. Now, how did you conclude that the Akasha is capable of this?

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - The Akasha's Operation Requires a Gnosis)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 nahida 01.ogg Nahida: The Akasha relies on the power of a Gnosis to operate.
(Select - The Akasha Is a Manifestation of the God of Wisdom's Power)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 nahida 02.ogg Nahida: It is a manifestation of the God of Wisdom's power.
(Select - It Compiles the Wisdom of the Entire Populace)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 nahida 03.ogg Nahida: It compiles the wisdom of the entire populace.
(Select - And It Grants Knowledge to the People)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 nahida 04.ogg Nahida: And it grants knowledge to the people.
(Submit the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (TravelerTraveler): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submit the correct conclusion - The Akasha Is a Manifestation of the God of Wisdom's Power)
(Continue to next section)

After going over what happened in detail, you believe the only plausible explanation is "The Akasha Is a Manifestation of the God of Wisdom's Power."
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Ooh, okay. Those dream-controlling creatures in the forest also get their power from the Dendro Archon, right? That would explain why the Akasha has the ability to control people's dreams, too.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: But... is stealing everyone's dreams really how the Akasha compiles their wisdom? Isn't there anything more to it than that?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 05.ogg Nahida: Dreams are fantastical, complex, and full of imagination. People's brains are the most active when they're dreaming.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 06.ogg Nahida: In other words, dreams are rich bundles of human wisdom.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: So in other words, the complete opposite of how Haypasia understood it...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Paimon remembers her saying that the sages think dreams are "foolish delusions," and the fact that no one dreams is a blessing from Greater Lord Rukkhadevata... Hmph, so it was all a dirty trick!?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: The real story is that the sages from the Akademiya are using the Akasha to steal people's dreams for their own use, huh?
Yes, and they don't intend to stop there.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 07.ogg Nahida: Oh? By the sounds of it, you understand the current situation pretty well. So then, what about this samsara?

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - The Akasha's Sound)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 10.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 10.ogg (TravelerTraveler): The beep is a prompt tone for Akasha operations. We still hear it every night, even though we removed our Akasha Terminals.
(Select - The Appearance and Disappearance of Spaces)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 13.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 13.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Those spaces kept disappearing before my eyes, but as soon as that beep sounded, many more spaces materialized.
(Unlocks The Appearance and Disappearance of Dreams)
(Select - The Appearance and Disappearance of Dreams)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 14.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 14.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Those dreamscapes kept vanishing, but as soon as that beep sounded, more new spaces appeared.
(Select - The Grand Sage's Speech)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 03.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 03.ogg (TravelerTraveler): The Grand Sage said, "Go celebrate the birth of that god to your heart's content." Did he mean something more?
(Select - Abnormal Mental Fatigue)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 05.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 05.ogg (TravelerTraveler): My mind feels exhausted, even though I haven't done too much thinking. What is going on?
(Select - The Sabzeruz Samsara)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 06.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 06.ogg (TravelerTraveler): We've already experienced the Sabzeruz Festival many times. And... the day of the festival seems to be in a perpetual samsara.
(Submit the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (TravelerTraveler): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submit the wrong association)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 24.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 24.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Hmm... I can't seem to cohesively piece everything together.
(Submit the correct association - The Appearance and Disappearance of Dreams and The Sabzeruz Samsara)
(Submit the correct conclusion - Mass Production of Dreams)
(Continue to next section)

After going over what happened in detail, you believe the only plausible explanation is "Mass Production of Dreams."
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 08.ogg Nahida: Correct. The Akasha is keeping each person's brain in a constant dream state, but also separating their consciousness from their own dream.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 09.ogg Nahida: Their disembodied consciousness is placed inside the collective dream of the Sabzeruz Festival along with everyone else's, while their now-vacant dreams are harvested by the Akasha.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 10.ogg Nahida: No one is any the wiser as another day passes in the dream, and so begins another samsara cycle...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 11.ogg Nahida: People "wake up" to yet another dream about the Sabzeruz Festival, the dreams that belong to them are once again harvested by the Akasha... and so it continues.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: So... this is like a dream factory, and the Akasha is... a dream-harvesting machine. Did Paimon get that analogy right?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 12.ogg Nahida: Very good, Paimon. Using analogies well is an excellent habit to get into.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: Okay, so that beep we keep hearing is actually from our real-life Akasha Terminals... Taking off our terminals in this dream doesn't do anything...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 13.ogg Nahida: Alright, last question... Who am I?

(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - The Moon)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 20.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 20.ogg (TravelerTraveler): They say that alchemical divination is the Dendro Archon's divine revelation. So then, if Nahida has referred to herself as the Moon...
(Select - Illusions)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 21.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 21.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Now that I think about it, wasn't "illusions" a hint that we're all dreaming?
(Select - Lies)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 22.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 22.ogg (TravelerTraveler): Now that I think about it, wasn't "illusions" hinting at the Sages' deception of Sumeru's people?
(Submit the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (TravelerTraveler): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submit the correct conclusion - The Moon)
(Continue to next section)

Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 14.ogg Nahida: Hehe. So you noticed.
You are Lesser Lord Kusanali.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 15.ogg Nahida: Aww, I thought that one would be the hardest question. That's why I put it last.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: Pff, that wasn't hard at all. Even Paimon guessed that! Everything about you is different. We just didn't wanna expose you is all.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: Now that you mention it... Nahida, you've been hinting to us since the very beginning...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: It's funny thinking back to when we were asking all over the place for info about Lesser Lord Kusanali. Paimon didn't expect to meet you like this!
I have a lot of questions for you.
But this doesn't seem like a good time.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 16.ogg Nahida: Yes, those can wait until we're back in real life.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 17.ogg Nahida: On the other hand, I'd be happy to answer any more questions you have about here and now.
Why couldn't you simply tell us the truth?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 18.ogg Nahida: You asked me this question before. My answer was: "It would literally blow your minds."
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 19.ogg Nahida: Now that you know this is all a dream, this answer should hopefully make more sense...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 20.ogg Nahida: Have you heard the saying "Don't wake a sleepwalker"? Likewise, if someone suddenly had told you all of this instead of you learning it on your own...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 21.ogg Nahida: Your notion of reality and dream would be thrown into irreversible confusion. I couldn't expose you to that kind of risk.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 22.ogg Nahida: That's why I could only give you very subtle hints and some suggestions. Long story short, I'm really sorry I had to keep you guessing.
(Dialogue returns to option selection)
How do the sages manage to keep people from noticing this?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 23.ogg Nahida: Firstly, this dream we're in is completely based on reality. People have already experienced this Sabzeruz Festival, so it would be very difficult for them to find anything that strikes them as surreal.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 24.ogg Nahida: Secondly, you're probably wondering why people don't have any memories from earlier samsara, right?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 25.ogg Nahida: That's because people don't remember their dreams most of the time anyway. And in any case, their actual dreams are being taken away from them by the Akasha...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 26.ogg Nahida: So whenever they "wake up" in this dream of the Sabzeruz Festival, they don't remember anything from their previous, identical dream.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 14.ogg Paimon: That reminds Paimon. Traveler had a dream when we were in the Avidya Forest, but couldn't say what it was about after waking up. Is that an example of what you mean?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 27.ogg Nahida: Yes. Only after receiving the blessing of Dendro can a person gain the Dendro element's dream-enhancing power. That explains the feelings of déjà vu.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 28.ogg Nahida: Meanwhile, everyone else has no idea that they are in a Sabzeruz Festival samsara while their dreams are stolen from them over and over again.
(Dialogue returns to option selection)
About the side effects of a "mass-produced dream"...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 15.ogg Paimon: Can humans really keep dreaming forever like this? Will it ever end? And if so, when?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 29.ogg Nahida: You might say your mental fatigue has already answered this question. Eventually, there is only so much that people can tolerate.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 30.ogg Nahida: Especially those whose health is compromised to begin with... like Dunyarzad. This relentless exploitation takes an even harder toll on them.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 16.ogg Paimon: People's lives are at stake here, and nobody knows a thing... We've gotta put a stop to this!
(Dialogue returns to option selection)
Why is the dream about the Sabzeruz Festival?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 31.ogg Nahida: I know, right? Why did they have to base this dream on my birthday? Could it really just be a coincidence?
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 17.ogg Paimon: Even you don't know the reason? Wow, now that's strange.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 32.ogg Nahida: The Akademiya's sages are determined to harvest lots of dreams in a short time, no matter the cost. They have to be up to no good. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about it.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 33.ogg Nahida: Traveler, do you have any information?
(The Traveler enters Contemplation)
(Select - Dreams Without Human Presence)
(TravelerTraveler): Those spaces remind me of... dreams. Like the one I had in the Avidya Forest, except these have no sign of human presence.
(Select - Information on the Akasha)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 08.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 08.ogg (TravelerTraveler): 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 - The Grand Sage's Speech)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 03.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 03.ogg (TravelerTraveler): The Grand Sage said, "Go celebrate the birth of that god to your heart's content." Did he mean something more?
(Submit the wrong conclusion)
Media:vo xmaq013 10 hero 23.ogg Media:vo xmaq013 10 heroine 23.ogg (TravelerTraveler): That doesn't sound right... I need to carefully think things through...
(Submit the correct conclusion - The Grand Sage's Speech)
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 34.ogg Nahida: "Celebrate the birth of that god"...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 35.ogg Nahida: Could it mean...
(Dialogue returns to option selection)
I don't have any more questions.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 36.ogg Nahida: Deceiving the people of Sumeru with no regard for their safety... No matter what they're trying to do, this is unforgivable.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 37.ogg Nahida: After we end the Sabzeruz Festival samsara, we have to look into them...
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 18.ogg Paimon: How can the sages of the Akademiya do this behind their Archon's back? This is ridiculous!
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 38.ogg Nahida: In the end, I'm just the Moon. The real Sun is long gone.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 19.ogg Paimon: A Sun and a Moon... Nahida's talking in riddles again...
Media:Akasha Terminal Beep.ogg ???: *beep*
Media:vo xmaq013 6 paimon 20.ogg Paimon: Oh, we're out of time today.
Media:vo xmaq013 6 nahida 39.ogg Nahida: I'll tell you how to break free of the samsara tomorrow. See you then...

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:

Sabzeruz Festival 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
(Talk to the merchant after the flashback)
Media:vo dialog xmaq013 merchant 01.ogg Merchant: *sigh* Can you understand the feeling of having Mora slips [sic] right though your fingers? How can these people be so unreasonable.

Soundtracks[]

No.Soundtrack NameAlbumPlayed In
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
64Silky CrooningForest of Jnana and VidyaThe Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival, The End of the Sabzeruz Festival, To Claim the Crown (cutscene)
Locations, Domains
65Beyond KleshaForest of Jnana and VidyaThe Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival
Locations, Domains, Serenitea Pot

Trivia[]

  • While performing the actions from the previous two days, the screen has a grainy sepia effect, and the corners of the screen are dark.
  • 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 Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival
Chinese
(Simplified)
空幻回响的花神诞祭
Kōnghuàn Huíxiǎng de Huāshéndànjì
The Void Echoes of the Sabzeruz Festival
Chinese
(Traditional)
空幻迴響的花神誕祭
Kōnghuàn Huíxiǎng de Huāshéndànjì
Japanese空幻に響く花神誕祭
Kuugen ni Hibiku Kashin Tansai
Flower God's Birthday Festival Echoing in the Empty Illusion
Korean환상이 메아리치는 화신 탄신 축제
Hwansang-i Mearichineun Hwasin Tansin Chukje
Illusion Echoing Flower God's Birthday Festival
SpanishLas ilusiones vacías del Festival SabzeruzThe Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival
FrenchL'écho du Festival SabzeruzThe Echo of the Sabzeruz Festival
RussianЭхо иллюзий Сабзеруза
Ekho illyuziy Sabzeruza
The Echo of Sabzeruz Illusions
Thaiห้วงลวงสะท้อนเทศกาล Sabzeruz
VietnameseLễ Hội Sabzeruz Trống Rỗng
GermanDas widerhallende Sabzeruz-FestThe Resounding Sabzeruz Festival
IndonesianIlusi Hampa Festival SabzeruzEmpty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival
PortugueseIlusões Ecoantes do Festival SabzeruzEchoing Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival
TurkishSabzeruz Festivalinin Boş YanılsamalarıSabzeruz Festival's Empty Illusions
ItalianLe vacue illusioni del Festival del SabzeruzThe Empty Illusions of the Sabzeruz Festival

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