Genshin Impact Wiki
Advertisement
Genshin Impact Wiki

The Truest Thing is the third part of Lyney's Story Quest, Felis Fuscus Chapter: Act I - The Forgotten Thief.

Steps[]

  1. Wait until the next evening (18:00 – 20:00)
  2. Watch the magic show at the opera house
  3. Go somewhere quiet and ask about the truth
  4. Watch the high-altitude escape trick
  5. Meet Lyney at the cemetery

Dialogue[]

UI Quest Quest Description

With the Phantom Weasel arrested, Lyney's show can finally take place. Fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly...
(Upon obtaining quest)
Media:vo lnlq002 30 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Wait... Paimon feels like we're forgetting something...
Media:vo lnlq002 30 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Oh yeah, Cesar's diary! We never found out if the two kids Cesar taught magic to were Lyney and Lynette or not.
Media:vo lnlq002 30 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Lyney changed the topic back in the workshop, so we didn't get a chance to bring it up. Oh well, guess we'll just have to ask Lyney tomorrow evening.
(Talk to Charlotte in the Opera Epiclese, optional)
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 charlotte 01.ogg Charlotte: Here I am, as we agreed!
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 charlotte 02.ogg Charlotte: I wonder what kind of show Lyney has prepared for us this time? Oh, the anticipation, it's killing me!
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 charlotte 03.ogg Charlotte: Oh, and how could I forget — thank you both for capturing Lorenzo. Now that this decade-long case of The Phantom Weasel has finally been put to rest, I'm gonna go through my notes and put it all together into the most spectacular special column piece to ever grace the pages of The Steambird!
(Approach Jemma and Lynette in the Opera Epiclese)
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Hehe, Paimon's excited to see another of Lyney's magic shows. Wait... Lynette, shouldn't you be on stage by now?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 01.ogg Lynette: Not this time. My brother's going solo today.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 02.ogg Lynette: So I'll be watching with you.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 roberthoudin 01.ogg Robert Houdin: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I hope everybody's ready, because the show is about to begin!
Media:vo lnlq003 1 roberthoudin 02.ogg Robert Houdin: The great magician Lyney has prepared a spectacular show for us all tonight, concluding with an all-new grand finale that no audience has ever seen before!
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Wow! A new trick!
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lyney 01.ogg Lyney: Thank you all so much for coming. Now, prepare to join me on a journey through the mystical and miraculous.
Lyney wows the audience with his skill...
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 01.ogg Jemma: ...
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 03.ogg Lynette: Exciting stuff, isn't it?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 02.ogg Jemma: Yes, it's just... It reminds me of him.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: No wonder. Cesar was a famous magician, too.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: So how did you two first meet, Jemma?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 03.ogg Jemma: Hmm? Well, I was out on the street once, and I saw him performing for little children.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 04.ogg Jemma: Children love magic, because they're willing to believe in things that can't be rationally explained. Cesar had this amazing way of bringing them into a dream-like world.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 05.ogg Jemma: And somehow... I felt drawn to him, too. So I went up and asked him to do a trick for me.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Aw, that sounds so romantic... What trick did he do?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 06.ogg Jemma: It was... with a flower. He took it in his hand, snapped his fingers, and it magically appeared on my head.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 07.ogg Jemma: I was so happy that day. No one had ever given me a flower before that.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Aw, that's so cute... Actually, now that you mention it, Lyney's done that one before.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 08.ogg Jemma: Is that right? Then I suppose he's a romantic at heart, just like Cesar. So let's treasure the time we have with him.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 09.ogg Jemma: After all... You never know when the people dearest to you might... be gone.
Icon Dialogue Talk Don't be sad.
Icon Dialogue Talk The killer has been caught.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: That's right. It's all over now.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Um... Paimon doesn't really know how to comfort you, but at the very least, no one's gonna be intimidating you from now on. You can breathe easy at least, right?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 04.ogg Lynette: ...Right.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 05.ogg Lynette: Yes, you can breathe easy now, Phantom Weasel.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: See, even Lynette says— Wait, what!?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: The Phantom Weasel? Lorenzo escape? Where is he?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 10.ogg Jemma: Wh—What do you mean, "Phantom Weasel"?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 06.ogg Lynette: As Lyney once said... A performer's job is to commit fully to their role, and put on a flawless performance for their audience.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 07.ogg Lynette: But once the bag of tricks is empty, and the curtain falls, it's time to end the show. The spotlight is no place for someone with no more cards up their sleeve.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 08.ogg Lynette: It's been ten years, Jemma. Aren't you tired of the grieving widow act? I think it's time to put an end to it.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: What are you talking about? Paimon doesn't like this riddle...
Media:vo lnlq003 1 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: (TravelerTraveler), Paimon doesn't like where this is going... C'mon, say something!
Media:vo lnlq003 1 gemma 11.ogg Jemma: ...
Media:vo lnlq003 1 roberthoudin 03.ogg Robert Houdin: Ladies and Gentlemen! I hope you're all enjoying the performance so far!
Media:vo lnlq003 1 roberthoudin 04.ogg Robert Houdin: There will now be a brief intermission, after which Lyney will perform the most electrifying act of tonight's show — the one we've all been waiting for!
Media:vo lnlq003 1 roberthoudin 05.ogg Robert Houdin: The final performance will take place outside of the opera house, so please make your way outside in a calm and orderly fashion.
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 09.ogg Lynette: The Phantom Weasel never did like public places, did they?
Media:vo lnlq003 1 lynette 10.ogg Lynette: Don't worry, this place will be quiet soon. Let's talk somewhere else for now.

Icon Quest Step Step Description

While you're watching the show, Lynette suddenly reveals that Jemma is the real Phantom Weasel. What's going on?
(Approach Jemma and Lynette)
(After a period of awkward silence between the four, Lyney approaches)
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 01.ogg Lyney: Dear me, this is awkward, isn't it? And unfortunately, I'm all out of gadgets, so I'm afraid I can't do any tricks to liven up the mood.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 02.ogg Lyney: This is a big mistake for a magician to make. But thankfully, I do have a backup plan... Now, who wants to hear a story?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Uh, Lyney, don't we have more important things to address right now?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Lynette accused Jemma of being the real Phantom Weasel a moment ago. What the heck's going on?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 03.ogg Lyney: All in good time. Magicians are good at guessing what people are thinking. I know the questions you want to ask... and as it happens, the story I'm about to tell might answer a few of them.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Really? Well then, let's hear it! Paimon's dying of curiosity here!
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 04.ogg Lyney: Let's go back to the very beginning. A decade ago, when The Phantom Weasel was terrorizing the Court of Fontaine. She never missed a target, never left a trace, and no treasure was safe from her thieving hands.
The Truest Thing Graphic 1
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 05.ogg Lyney: But as her infamy grew, so did the readiness of the police, and her opportunities to act became ever fewer. Every day, she ran the risk of being exposed for who she was.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 06.ogg Lyney: Of course, she could not simply take this lying down, and before long she found her ticket to freedom: She would create a scapegoat, a false Weasel to close the chapter on her behalf.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 07.ogg Lyney: After weighing her options, she set her sights on a renowned magician — Cesar. After all, magic and theft shared enough similarities for people to buy the story when the "truth" came out.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: So... So then what?
The Truest Thing Graphic 2
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 01.ogg Lynette: Being the master deceiver she was, The Weasel easily earned Cesar's trust. Now all that remained was to frame him for her countless crimes.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 02.ogg Lynette: But as she was considering how to make her move, she noticed Cesar's aggrieved pupil, and a new thought entered her mind: "Maybe I don't need to get my hands dirty after all"...
The Truest Thing Graphic 3
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 03.ogg Lynette: At her encouragement, Lorenzo tampered with Cesar's magic box, causing him to fall to his death.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 04.ogg Lynette: Afterwards, Lorenzo seized his master's property, and The Weasel set about tarnishing Cesar's reputation. Two co-conspirators committed the perfect crime.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 01.ogg Jemma: I've gotta hand it to you, you're both exceptional storytellers. It's enough to make even me wonder whether there was really another mastermind behind all this, pulling the strings.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 02.ogg Jemma: But I just have one question. You seem to think that I am the villain in this tale. What's brought this on, Lyney? Is it something that Lorenzo said?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 08.ogg Lyney: Don't worry, Lorenzo said nothing at all.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 09.ogg Lyney: But I never believed that he was The Weasel, and in fact my investigation only made me more certain of that. He was too forthcoming with his confession — as if there was something else he was trying to hide.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 03.ogg Jemma: How disappointing. So you'd sooner trust Lorenzo than me, even without a shred of evidence?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 10.ogg Lyney: A magician is an expert at playing the audience to get the result they want. And I have no doubt that you, Jemma, are equally talented in this regard.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 11.ogg Lyney: With a little help from Lorenzo, you put on a very convincing performance. The lovesick fiancée, whose devotion to her betrothed is unshakable even under threats of violence...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 12.ogg Lyney: Cesar was maligned and hated by all for ten years, but you? Everyone sympathized with your plight.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 13.ogg Lyney: Who would suspect for one second that the lovely young lady always seen weeping in front of Cesar's grave was actually the mastermind behind his demise? No, not that poor lady. Perish the thought!
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Wait, so you mean... The whole intimidation thing was just a hoax? Jemma and Lorenzo were both in on it?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: But why would Lorenzo agree to that? And why didn't he sell her out, even at the end? Instead of admitting to being The Weasel himself...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 14.ogg Lyney: Yes, why indeed? Maybe Jemma herself could enlighten us on that question.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 04.ogg Jemma: Well, Lyney, if you're so confident in your version of events, then I think the answer should be obvious.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 05.ogg Jemma: Having killed Cesar with his own hands, Lorenzo was plagued by overwhelming guilt.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 06.ogg Jemma: Revealing The Phantom Weasel's true identity would serve no purpose. But if the Weasel remained free, then she could take care of Lorenzo's loved ones.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 15.ogg Lyney: An excellent answer... Though sadly, a little dull.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 07.ogg Jemma: Is that right? Well don't let me bore you. If you'd care to change the topic to something more interesting, I'd be much obliged.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 16.ogg Lyney: As a matter of fact, there's one thing I'd really like to understand.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 17.ogg Lyney: Why would the real Weasel have targeted things that only have value to other people? Could you shed any light on that?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 08.ogg Jemma: Of course. After all, we're just telling stories here, aren't we?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 09.ogg Jemma: If I had to guess, I would say that the real Weasel must have had a terrible childhood.
The Truest Thing Graphic 4
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 10.ogg Jemma: Left to fend for herself after her parents died young. Betrayed. Scorned. Beaten...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 11.ogg Jemma: She'd scrounge waste paper from garbage bins to draw on, using twigs and dirt for lack of ink and pen. She'd sew ugly ragdolls from whatever scrap material she could get her hands on.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 12.ogg Jemma: This was her only source of happiness in life. But it was all she needed, and she was content... until the world decided that even this was too good for her.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 13.ogg Jemma: Once again, she was betrayed, and this time everything was taken from her. She felt like life was a miry pit that dragged her further down the more she struggled to escape. At that tender age, she should have been happy... Instead, she stood in the shadows and watched with envy as all good things in the world passed her by.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 14.ogg Jemma: This was a fate too cruel for anyone to bear. Her pain became a breeding ground for dark thoughts, thoughts which festered and grew into a twisted solution to her troubles:
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 15.ogg Jemma: "I detest the happiness of others in all its forms alike."
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 16.ogg Jemma: "I will rob them of everything they hold to be good and true, and it will fill the void in my soul."
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: That's some pretty heavy stuff...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 05.ogg Lynette: ...Now it all makes sense.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 17.ogg Jemma: Does this story satisfy you, Lyney?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 18.ogg Lyney: Yes, it is quite to my tastes. Thank you for helping to clear up my confusion.
Icon Dialogue Talk So what was with the warning letter?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Huh, that's right. What drove you to write that letter, Jemma? What were you trying to achieve there?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: Cause without that, none of this ever would have come to light...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 19.ogg Lyney: She didn't write the letter.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 18.ogg Jemma: After ten long years, I'd hoped that The Phantom Weasel would be consigned to the history books by now. But it seems like someone still wasn't ready to let her finally be at peace.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 19.ogg Jemma: Lyney... Or should I call you The Phantom Copycat now? You were the one who posted that letter outside the opera house. But why?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 20.ogg Lyney: Very sharp, Phantom Weasel. Still as shrewd as ever.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 21.ogg Lyney: Well, no need for me to be coy about it. Our goal was to clear Cesar's name.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 22.ogg Lyney: The most straightforward way to change the public's impression of Cesar was to force The Weasel to show themselves.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 20.ogg Jemma: That's it? You had no other agenda?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 23.ogg Lyney: Of course we did. We made it quite clear in the letter, I believe? "I shall take from you that which you hold most dear, just as you did to me ten years ago."
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 21.ogg Jemma: Ten years ago...? You mean Cesar's death? You... met him?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 22.ogg Jemma: Wait... Oh, I get it! You were those two obnoxious kids! It's been so long, and you're all grown up now... I didn't recognize you.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 23.ogg Jemma: He taught you magic back then, didn't he? For what, ten days or something? ...And you went to all this trouble... why, because you feel like you still owe him something?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 24.ogg Lyney: We remember all our debts, however great or small.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 25.ogg Lyney: Ten years ago, Cesar's reputation was torn to shreds and his legacy was thrown out. Ten years on, and no one cares what the truth is anymore.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 26.ogg Lyney: But we did not forget, and so we came to find you.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 24.ogg Jemma: And? What exactly did you take from me? I'm still standing, as you can see. Lorenzo has admitted to everything — I'm free.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 27.ogg Lyney: "Free"? ...Do you really think so?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 28.ogg Lyney: Cesar once told me that even though the world is filled with lies and falsehoods, we must find our own truth.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 29.ogg Lyney: I think that applies to you, too. Truth can take many forms — prized possessions with nostalgic value, fervent hopes and dreams... and irreplaceable people.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 30.ogg Lyney: Life took many things from you, and those wounds never healed. When they ached unbearably in the dead of night, stealing became your way of numbing the pain.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 25.ogg Jemma: What are you trying to say?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 31.ogg Lyney: I'm saying that for the last ten years, you've been living a rather uneventful life. Perhaps that's because you've found something other than a life of crime to fill the hole?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 32.ogg Lyney: Back to Lorenzo for a second: He murdered his own master, played along with your act, and took pains to make sure any suspicion would be directed towards him. But what did he have to gain from all that?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 33.ogg Lyney: He knew who you were and the things you'd done, and despite that, he was willing to give everything up for your sake. He's the reason that you haven't felt the compulsion to steal in all these years.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 34.ogg Lyney: You're more than just accomplices in murder — you're the only real friends each other has. So I think you know, deep down, that he is the only "truth" you have in your life.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 35.ogg Lyney: But that truth is gone now. And I guarantee you, you'll never see it again.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 26.ogg Jemma: ...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 06.ogg Lynette: Congratulations on your freedom, Jemma.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 36.ogg Lyney: Your freedom will cost you dearly. From now on, you'll be all alone in a world full of lies and falsehoods. I do hope you'll be able to bear it — you've still got a long life ahead of you, after all.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 roberthoudin 01.ogg Robert Houdin: Gather 'round, one and all, the time has now come for the amazing Lyney to perform his final act in tonight's show!
Media:vo lnlq003 2 roberthoudin 02.ogg Robert Houdin: I'm sure you're all wondering what he has planned for the grand finale? Well, wonder no more, for the answer is... A death-defying high-altitude escape!
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: A high-altitude escape!?
Icon Dialogue Talk Ten years ago...
Icon Dialogue Talk The trick that Cesar died attempting...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 roberthoudin 03.ogg Robert Houdin: I'm sure you all remember the magician Cesar. This was the very trick that led to his fatal fall, after which he was dubbed The Phantom Weasel.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 roberthoudin 04.ogg Robert Houdin: But we have now learned that Cesar was wrongly accused, and that the real Weasel has now confessed to their crimes...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 37.ogg Lyney: Guess that's my cue to leave. Whew... I've been practicing this one for ages now, but I'm still a little nervous.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 38.ogg Lyney: (TravelerTraveler), Paimon, I hope you enjoy the rest of the show. There may be a lot of people watching tonight, but you alone are my true witnesses.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 27.ogg Jemma: Lyney, wait.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 28.ogg Jemma: You two hid a lot from Cesar — he went to his grave without ever knowing your secrets. So what about now? Are you an open book — or are you still the same as ever?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 29.ogg Jemma: You don't have to tell lies to end up isolated and alone. One day, you'll end up exactly where I am today — maybe then you'll finally understand.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lyney 39.ogg Lyney: You're wrong. I'm nothing like you.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 gemma 30.ogg Jemma: ...
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: So, uh... What are we, uh... doing now?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 07.ogg Lynette: Like Lyney said — when you're ready, let's head outside and watch the show.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: But what about Jemma...?
Media:vo lnlq003 2 lynette 08.ogg Lynette: She'll figure out what's best for her soon enough. Oh — and if you'd like to see Lyney after the show... You know where he'll be. The usual haunt.
Media:vo lnlq003 2 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: Alright, well let's go and watch Lyney's finale then! This trick's a pretty dangerous one... but he should be able to pull it off, right?
(Talk to Jemma, optional)
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 gemma 01.ogg Jemma: What is my truth...?
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 gemma 02.ogg Jemma: Sometimes, I think I'm like a gambling addict... All I care about is winning, and it doesn't matter what's at stake.
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 gemma 03.ogg Jemma: By the time I come to my senses, I'm left with nothing. Oh, if I had my time again...
(Talk to Lynette, optional)
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 lynette 01.ogg Lynette: Magicians are not like thieves.
Media:vo dialog lnlq003 lynette 02.ogg Lynette: Thieves only tear things apart. But good-hearted magicians... They put things back together.
(Exit the Opera Epiclese)
(Lyney waves from the roof of the Opera Epiclese with Lynette and the high-altitude escape box behind him)
(A cinematic plays)
Cesar: Magic should be mysterious, surprising...
Cesar: And defy logic
(A young Lyney practices card tricks and drops a few cards)
Cesar: Magic is hard work
Cesar: Every single movement has to be practiced thousands of times
(A young Lynette practices pulling a pigeon out of a hat but it flies out)
Lynette: It's alright. We're used to that
Lyney: We're sorry. You've taught us so much
Lyney: But we can't tell you the whole truth
Cesar: It's okay. Do you still remember what I told you?
Cesar: This world is full of lies and falsehoods
Cesar: I only hope that one day, you can find your own truth...
Lyney: What about you?
Lyney: Have you found your truth?
Cesar: Magic is my truth
Cesar: I want to perform a magic trick so great
Cesar: That people will always think of me
Cesar: When they talk about it
Cesar: For a magician
Cesar: What greater honor could there be?
(Cesar walking into the high-altitude escape box transitions into Lyney performing the same trick)
Intrigued Audience Member: Look!
Robert Houdin: Behold! Lyney is sealed inside the box
Robert Houdin: Will he manage to escape?
Robert Houdin: Ten years ago, Cesar attempted this very trick, and it was at this precise moment that...
(One of the cables holding up the box suddenly snaps)
Paimon: Lyney!
Concerned Audience Member: Watch out!
(Lyney begins to fall from the box with a smile on his face)
(As he falls, he flies by various memories of Cesar)
Lyney: Mysterious
Lyney: Surprising
Lyney: And logic-defying...
Lyney: Isn't that right?
Lyney: This honor belongs to you
Lyney: Cesar
(As he falls, he disintegrates into a flurry of flower petals)
Lyney: I'm just sorry it's a little late
(Cinematic ends)
Media:vo lnlq003 3 janet 01.ogg Janet: Did you see that? One minute he was falling... And the next, he turned into flowers!
Media:vo lnlq003 3 randolf 01.ogg Randolf: How could he possibly have done that?
Media:vo lnlq003 3 olivia 01.ogg Olivia: How mysterious! I didn't blink once, he just... vanished, right in front of my eyes!
Media:vo lnlq003 3 charlotte 01.ogg Charlotte: What a heart-stopping magic show! This was really worth the trip.
Media:vo lnlq003 3 charlotte 02.ogg Charlotte: Cesar's name has finally been cleared, and Fontaine's new star magician, Lyney, has fulfilled a wish on his behalf... Ah, I couldn't ask for a better grand finale. It will make a great headline for The Steambird tomorrow, even if I do say so myself!
Media:vo lnlq003 3 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Whew... Looks like everyone really loved Lyney's grand finale!
Icon Dialogue Talk Even though they don't know the full story...
Media:vo lnlq003 3 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Paimon doesn't see Lyney anywhere. Where'd he go?
Media:vo lnlq003 3 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Oh, Lynette said he'd be waiting for us at the "usual haunt"... But, um... Where is that?
Icon Dialogue Talk The cemetery...?
Media:vo lnlq003 3 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Oh, you mean the one where Cesar's buried?
Media:vo lnlq003 3 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Yeah, that's probably it. This whole magic show kinda seemed like Lyney's way of saying goodbye to Cesar. So it makes sense that that's where he'd be afterward.
Media:vo lnlq003 3 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Alright, let's go look for him there!

Icon Quest Step Step Description

At the place where Cesar fell to his death, Lyney performed the same trick that the deceased magician failed to complete ten years ago. You wonder what's on Lyney mind right now...
(Approach Lyney at Cesar's grave)
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Lyney, there you are!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Are you alright? Paimon was scared to death when the chain broke... Paimon was sure something had gone horribly wrong.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 01.ogg Lyney: Magic is a performance art. A magician has to get creative to keep the audience on tenterhooks — that's our job. So I tweaked Cesar's original setup a little to keep it fresh.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 02.ogg Lyney: I was honestly a little nervous during the live performance. The thought of falling, suddenly feeling weightless, seeing the sky and the ground spinning and spinning...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 03.ogg Lyney: Sometimes, I can't help but wonder what Cesar thought in those final moments.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 04.ogg Lyney: Did he regret taking Jemma and Lorenzo on? Or... Did he believe that it was his own slip-up right until the end?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Y'know... Paimon's been wanting to ask you about something ever since we were in Cesar's workshop. You learned magic from Cesar once, didn't you? When was that?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 05.ogg Lyney: After I joined the House of the Hearth. To be honest, Lynette and I had an agenda when we approached him.
Icon Dialogue Talk An agenda?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 06.ogg Lyney: I told you about my past before, remember? As a young boy, I survived by secretly learning magic from street performers. I'd watch their tricks and try to figure out how they were done.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 07.ogg Lyney: But I quickly realized that observation alone could only get me so far. What I saw was the polished final performance, but the rigorous training they put in behind the scenes remained invisible to me.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 08.ogg Lyney: I needed to learn how to improve my sleight of hand, hone my misdirection skills, and make niftier props...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 09.ogg Lyney: We were gifted enough that we'd made some progress by ourselves. But without proper guidance from a professional magician, we quickly plateaued.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: So that's why you sought Cesar out?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 10.ogg Lyney: Yes. We figured there was no harm in asking — but it took us by surprise that he was so willing to teach us.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 11.ogg Lyney: In all, we only spent ten short days together, but he was very good to us. By contrast, we hid so many things from him...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 12.ogg Lyney: For instance, when he asked why I wanted to learn magic... I answered "It's my passion."
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 13.ogg Lyney: But in truth, there was already a lot more to the story by then. After being taken in by an aristocrat for our magic talent, then betrayed soon after... This was no longer about me doing what I loved.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 14.ogg Lyney: What amazed me was how the lie escaped my lips even as I was hesitating over whether to tell him the truth.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 15.ogg Lyney: Trust is a beautiful thing. Sadly, I'd forgotten how to trust by then.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Lyney...
Icon Dialogue Talk I don't blame you.
Icon Dialogue Talk That wasn't your fault.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 16.ogg Lyney: Still worried about the way I feel? You really are a gentle soul, aren't you?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 17.ogg Lyney: But don't worry, I'm used to it now. From the mansions of the elite to the House of the Hearth, lies and selfishness have followed me and Lynette everywhere we go.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 18.ogg Lyney: After Cesar went on tour, we became busy with our missions. The next we heard of him was that he'd fallen to his death and was now declared to be The Phantom Weasel...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 19.ogg Lyney: That night, I remembered his smile... But as I lay there, I didn't know what to say to him.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 20.ogg Lyney: To keep secrets is to put up walls. The longer you keep them up, the less you let people in. Then one day, you look around and realize your life is like an empty auditorium after a show — full of seats once occupied by all the people who left... But I guess that's the price we have to pay.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 21.ogg Lyney: You only realize how much someone really meant to you when you lose them completely. That's why I was so confident this would hurt Jemma... because I've felt it for myself.
Icon Dialogue Talk Don't be sad.
Icon Dialogue Talk We're in your "auditorium," and we're not going anywhere.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Yeah. Cheer up, Lyney.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: We've had to say our fair share of goodbyes during our journey, too... But whatever happens, Paimon always believes in what tomorrow brings.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Delicious food, fun toys, and (TravelerTraveler) by my side... Paimon just needs to focus on things like this, and all the unhappy stuff goes right out the window.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: Y'know, (TravelerTraveler)... Doesn't that kinda make you Paimon's "truth"?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 22.ogg Lyney: Exactly. It's the same for me and Lynette — we are the truest thing each other has in the world, and nothing can replace that.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 23.ogg Lyney: Life has taken plenty from us, like it did from Jemma. But at least it left us with each other. That's what gave us the strength to get through the darkest days.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 24.ogg Lyney: That's why the darkness never consumed me, and why it never will. Maybe we live in the shadows too, but we remember every precious ray of light that shines through.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 25.ogg Lyney: Alright, time to lighten this conversation up a little! What did you think of the show tonight? Were you happy with it?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: It was amazing! Paimon just wishes we hadn't been so distracted with the Jemma situation... We spent most of our time in the opera house just talking, and pretty much missed the entire first half of the show.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: Um, Lyney... Could you do just one more trick for us?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 26.ogg Lyney: Whoa, that's a bit of a tall order I'm afraid. The show's just finished, so my sleeves are decidedly card-free right now...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 12.ogg Paimon: Aw, c'mon... Surely you can think of something! The Lyney Paimon knows can do anything if he puts his mind to it!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 27.ogg Lyney: Oh, alright then. I'll give it a go — but only because it's you.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 28.ogg Lyney: Watch closely. I have a flower in my hand...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 13.ogg Paimon: You liar! There's nothing in your hand! We ain't going along with this!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 29.ogg Lyney: Huh? My goodness, you're right! But I could've sworn I brought one here with me... Okay, try this. Count down with me: Three, two, one...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 14.ogg Paimon: Three, two, one!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 30.ogg Lyney: Now have another look around — maybe the flower's appeared somewhere else.
(A Rainbow Rose has appeared on the Traveler's chest)
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 15.ogg Paimon: Really? Let's see...
Icon Dialogue Talk ...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 16.ogg Paimon: Wow, there it is! This is a different flower from the one last time, right? This one's called... oh yeah, a Rainbow Rose!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 17.ogg Paimon: But more importantly — Paimon has to know how the trick is done! Please, Lyney, pretty please?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 31.ogg Lyney: Well, if you want to learn magic, you'll have to start by addressing me as "Teacher"...
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 18.ogg Paimon: Uhh... Fine, pleeease, Teacher, please!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 32.ogg Lyney: *sigh* Since you asked so nicely... I'll share one little tip with you. Namely, the student of magic cannot solely rely on others being prepared to reveal their secrets. You have to observe, think, and find the answers for yourself.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 19.ogg Paimon: ...Is that it!?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 33.ogg Lyney: Ah, look at the time — we shouldn't linger here too long. Thanks again for coming to see my show. I bid you both good night!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 lyney 34.ogg Lyney: ...I look forward to seeing you again.
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 20.ogg Paimon: Alright, fine... See ya!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 21.ogg Paimon: Shall we head back now too?
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 22.ogg Paimon: Hehe, Paimon can't wait to read The Steambird tomorrow. Paimon bets Lyney and Cesar will be plastered all over it!
Media:vo lnlq003 4 paimon 23.ogg Paimon: Let's head to The Steambird's offices tomorrow morning and see what we can find out!
(Obtain "Delightful Encounter" "Delightful Encounter")

Soundtracks[]

No.Soundtrack NameAlbumPlayed In
24Tender StrengthCity of Winds and IdyllsCooking Showdown, Wangshu, Justice Is Its Own Reward, Fate's Chosen Lupical, Master's Day Off (Quest), Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land (Quest), The Fond Farewell, Dream of Wind and Flowers, Lasting Promise, With You, A Secret Born From Ashes, Dream of Farewell, Farewell, My Shroom Buddies, The Currents of Life, Sincerity's Facade, Culminate! Chatter of Joyous Dreams, The Truest Thing, Receiver of Friends From Afar: Part IV
Event Gameplay, Serenitea Pot
48Shrouded HonorThe Shimmering Voyage Vol. 4The Truest Thing (cutscene)

Gallery[]

Other Languages[]

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishThe Truest Thing
Chinese
(Simplified)
真实之物
Chinese
(Traditional)
真實之物
Japanese真実たる物
Shinjitsu Taru Mono
Korean진실
Jinsil
SpanishLa auténtica verdadThe Authentic Truth
FrenchLa chose la plus véritableThe Truest Thing
RussianСвидетельства истины
Svidetel'stva istiny
Witnesses of the Truth
Thaiสิ่งที่เป็นความจริง
The Thing that is True
VietnameseVật Của Sự Thật
GermanDie wahre WahrheitThe Real Truth
IndonesianYang Paling BenarThe Truest Thing
PortugueseA Autêntica Verdade
TurkishEn Doğru Şey
ItalianNiente di più vero

Change History[]

Advertisement