This article is about the quest. For the event quest, see Behind the Scenes (Event Quest). For the Behind the Scenes Series about the development of Genshin Impact, see Developer Insight.
Behind the Scenes is the eighth part in the Teyvat storyline Archon Quest Prologue: Act II - For a Tomorrow Without Tears.
Steps[]
Dialogue[]
Quest DescriptionIn your haste fleeing the confusion you found yourself in Diluc's tavern, where — to your surprise — he decided to help hide you. Diluc agrees to meet back at the tavern after nightfall with his "contacts" — who could they be?
- (Enter Angel's Share)
- Venti: You're here.
- Jean: Wait, you're... (TravelerTraveler)?
...Jean?- Why is the Acting Grand Master here?
- Diluc: Well, first of all, I contacted more than one person.
- Diluc: Secondly, she came here as "Jean" herself, not as the Acting Grand Master.
- Diluc: A Jean you would never see, even as an Honorary Knight.
- Jean: What a surprise.
- Jean: I heard about the Holy Lyre, but I never suspected it was you.
- Jean: So, the sound of the Holy Lyre can purify Stormterror and return it to normal... Is that true?
- Venti: That's right! (TravelerTraveler) is putting themselves on the front line to try and resolve this Stormterror issue.
- Venti: Now that's the hotshot of the Knights of Favonius I'm talking about.
- Paimon: Feels like we're breaking the law though...
- Diluc: I understand this kind of absurd explanation is hard to believe.
- Diluc: But, we can ask the bard to play the song again to try and persuade—
- Jean: I believe you.
- Diluc: To persuade our stubborn comman— Wait, what?
- Jean: I can't think of any reason for Dvalin's betrayal, given it was once one of The Four Winds.
- Jean: However, if it was poisoned in the battle over Mondstadt all those years ago...
- Jean: And then corrupted by the Abyss Mage after it woke up — we can't really blame it.
- Jean: But as Acting Grand Master I obviously cannot make such a statement publicly.
- Jean: Diplomatic pressure from the Fatui makes it hard for us to seek a peaceful resolution to the Stormterror issue.
- Jean: People would think I've lost grip on the gravity of the situation. That's why I can only do this in private.
- Diluc: Hmph.
- Diluc: That's one of the reasons I don't like the Knights of Favonius.
- Diluc: What surprises me is that you would believe an outlander so easily...
- Jean: My cautious and meticulous superior, even you trust (himhim/
herher). Don't you, sir? - Diluc: I already told you not to call me sir... Never mind. We don't often get to work together after all.
Sir?- (Pretend to not have heard anything)
- Jean: ...
- Diluc: ...
- Paimon: Wow! Um... This is really awkward...
- Jean: I have a rough idea of where the Holy Lyre der Himmel is.
- Venti: (Nice recovery! She's really talented at changing the subject...)
- Jean: The conflict between Mondstadt and Snezhnaya stems from the conflict between the seven nations and their respective gods.
- Jean: The Cryo God's Fatui seem to be after the Anemo God's power.
- Venti: ...
- So are they going to take over the defense of Mondstadt?
- So they want to kill Dvalin?
- Jean: Right.
- Jean: If the Knights of Favonius publicly prevented an attempt on Dvalin's head, then...
- Jean: The only other way to affect the Anemo God's power is to take the Holy Lyre.
- Diluc: The number of Fatui that have come to Mondstadt is far from limited.
- Diluc: I've already managed to... coerce a few reports out of them.
- Jean: Diluc has determined that the Holy Lyre is not being held in the Goth Grand Hotel.
- Jean: I imagine they don't want to leave something stolen in a place where it could be so easily found.
- Paimon: Paimon gets it. If too much of a scene gets made then it becomes a big diplomatic issue.
- Diluc: Hmph, such is the diplomacy between the seven nations.
- (Cutscene ends)
- Diluc: Outlander, ready to go?
- Let's go!
- (Proceeds to the next quest)
- Wait a second.
- (Dialogue ends, talk to Diluc again and choose "Let's go!" to proceed to the next quest)
Soundtracks[]
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Behind the Scenes | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 幕后谈话 Mùhòu Tánhuà | Backstage Chat |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 幕後談話 Mùhòu Tánhuà | |
| Japanese | 舞台裏の話 Butai-ura no Hanashi | Offstage Talk |
| Korean | 막후 담화 Makhu Damhwa | Backstage Talk |
| Spanish | Detrás de escena | Behind the Scenes |
| French | Les coulisses | The Backstage |
| Russian | За кулисами Za kulisami | Behind the Scenes |
| Thai | บทสนทนาที่อยู่เบื้องหลัง Botsonthana thia-yu bueanglang | Background Conversation |
| Vietnamese | Cuộc Nói Chuyện Sau Hậu Trường | Backstage Chat |
| German | Hinter dem Vorhang | Behind the Curtain |
| Indonesian | Di Belakang Layar | Behind the Scenes |
| Portuguese | Atrás das Cenas | Behind the Scenes |
| Turkish | Gözlerden Uzakta | Out of Sight |
| Italian | Dietro le quinte | Behind the Scenes |
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.0
Version 0.7.1
- The quest's story was changed to accommodate the Fatui now stealing the Holy Lyre at the end of Venti's New Plan:
- Old: Jean tells the Traveler that they have two of the three signatures needed to borrow the Holy Lyre, so she and the Traveler go to meet with Barbara to obtain the third signature.
- New: Jean and Diluc tell the Traveler where the Fatui have likely hidden the Holy Lyre, so Diluc and the Traveler go to retrieve it.
- Behind the Scenes was released.
