Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle is an Event Quest during Secret Summer Paradise: Part III - Dreams and First Encounters!.
Steps[]
- Head to the hub of the Mirage
- Use the preprints to fix the Central Hub
- Prepare to get on the Central Hub's wheel
- Get on the Central Hub's wheel
- Ride to the top of the Central Hub
Dialogue[]
Quest DescriptionAfter retrieving all of the components, the Mirage can finally be returned to working order. All that was hidden will be revealed at the hub...
- (Approach Eula and Collei at the hub)
- Paimon: Oh, Eula and Collei! You got back before us!
- Eula: Yes. Idyia had the Water Droplet send us a message just as the show was coming to an end, so we came back here to wait for you.
- Idyia: How is Lessig doing...?
- Collei: He finished all the maintenance work, but it took a lot out of him. He's now fast asleep in his room.
- Idyia: Oh... I feel a little guilty...
- Eula: Consider it his atonement. It's only fair that he had to do something constructive before being able to sleep soundly. Seriously, don't waste your concern on him.
- Idyia: If you say so... Okay. Without further ado, let's go and fix the domain.
- Paimon: Isn't this where we first met Water Droplet?
- Idyia: Correct. The core of the Veluriyam Mirage is the largest Streaming Projector of all. And this domain is one gigantic preprint.
- Collei: So everything we've seen is created by this? That's incredible...
- Paimon: So, to fix it, it's the same process as usual, right? Do we need to use the preprint?
- Idyia: Exactly. Well done, you catch on quick.
- Paimon: It's hard to forget after doing it so many times now.
- Idyia: Let's get going. This is the final step!
- Paimon: Yay! Suddenly, Paimon's really excited!
- (After the cutscene)
- Idyia: The hub consists of these components. All you need to do is place them onto the foundation in the right shape...
- Paimon: The right shape? But we've never seen what it looks like...
- Idyia: Ah, don't worry about it... Close enough will do. As long as it can spin, it'll be fine! Should be fine... I think...
- Paimon: Ugh... Sometimes, you have no standards whatsoever...
- (Talk to Collei, optional)
- Collei: Something that spins... Would a water wheel count?
- (Talk to Eula, optional)
- Eula: Mm... I guess it'll be time for us to leave once this is fixed.
- (Talk to Kaeya, optional)
- Kaeya: What's making that shadow? Is it the rope?
- Kaeya: Hmm... I feel like the rope should go from one part to another to connect them together...
- (Talk to Klee, optional)
- Klee: It's like doing a jigsaw puzzle...
- (Talk to Kokomi, optional)
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Umm... If I remember correctly, I think there's supposed to be a small cog on the right-hand side.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: So maybe that's the candy box?
- (Talk to Idya, optional)
- Idyia: Wait, this is Zosimos's bottle-lamp...
- Idyia: Try sticking it in somewhere where there's a gap. Maybe on the right.
- (Place the components in the core correctly)
- Paimon: We did it!
- Collei: But why isn't it turning...?
- Idyia: The components are back in the core, and the hub is restored to its proper shape again.
- Idyia: Hehe, that's all we needed to do. Like any wound, it just needs time to heal. It'll probably just start turning again one day in the middle of the night, when no one's looking...
- Kaeya: Really? I thought that with your special abilities, you could get it turning again right away.
- Idyia: What...
- Paimon: Huh?
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: All of us are dying to see it. Not just how the domain looks when it's fixed, but also Idyia... in her element.
- Klee: I wanna see Idyia using her magic powers, too! I bet they're super awesome!
- Paimon: Uhh... What are you guys talking about? And how is Klee in on this but Paimon isn't?
Haven't you noticed, Paimon?- Eula: They're referring to... our mascot's true form.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: As I've said all along, there's much more to Idyia than she gives herself credit for. She has a very special power... Though I think some of us have sensed that already.
- Collei: Did you notice right away, General? I only found out when I was chatting with Eula.
- Kaeya: So our General was the first to notice? It seems like she's more perceptive than she lets on...
- Eula: I'd say the same about you, Kaeya.
- Idyia: What the... All of you know? ...I mean, I wasn't trying to hide anything from you, I promise!
- Idyia: It's just... For people who stumble upon this place by accident, I think my current form is more approachable than my true one... I—I don't want people to get scared when they see me...
- Ah, I wondered!
Aha, I figured...- Paimon: What? What is it? And whatever it is, how the heck does everyone know about it?
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Um... Well for one thing, I sensed elemental energy in the residents here, but none of them have Visions.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Then my mind started to wander as I was reading a story book, and suddenly I had a thought. Since Hydro Eidolons can change into any form... why not human form?
- Idyia: You hit the nail on the head...
- Idyia: Alright. In that case, please allow me to introduce myself once more:
- Idyia: I am an Oceanid who was exiled here when the former Hydro Archon passed away. My name is Idyia.
- (Idyia transforms into an Oceanid)
- An Oceanid...
- Klee: Wow, Idyia, you're so pretty!
- Idyia: Heh... Now that I'm in my true form, I suddenly feel a little embarrassed talking to you all...
- Eula: You look stunning. You should be flaunting this look at every opportunity.
- Idyia: Come on, I'm too shy!
- Paimon: Wait... So does this mean that all the people we met in here are actually...
- Kaeya: I'm guessing that the human counterparts to these Hydro alter egos are long gone.
- Idyia: That's right. When they wanted to leave, I took them to the edge of the desert...
- Idyia: The "components" are, in fact, gifts that they gave to me before they left.
- Idyia: But I'm always curious about what brings people here... So I used the Streaming Projector to bring their wishes to life.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: The power to grant wishes... but only within the confines of the bottle.
- Idyia: Exactly.
- Kaeya: It's a truly extraordinary light.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: I've just realized something... When the components fell from the core, it appeared as if they had returned to their respective owners. But actually...
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: It was after the components landed where they did that their owners and the things associated with them arose around them to form the different zones.
- Collei: So now that the components have been retrieved, does that mean that all those things are gone...?
- Idyia: Don't worry, they'll be quite safe. As long as I remember them... they'll never disappear.
- Idyia: However much we might criticize each other, or get into scuffles... In this mirage, they will always be my friends.
- Klee: I had so much fun in the Choo-Choo Cart and hanging out with Mr. Director! I'll never forget them either!
- Collei: Me neither. I'll always remember my adventures in this fantasy land.
- Idyia: Haha, very good. But it's probably time I set this wheel in motion.
- Collei: This one's all yours, Idyia! Our magical mascot.
- Paimon: Aaah... please work...
- Idyia: ...
- Idyia: ...
- ...
- Idyia: Huh? That's strange, nothing happened... Has it lost some power because of the incident?
- Idyia: Oh, crumbs... Not now, not right off the back of everyone putting me on a pedestal... And me acting like this was going to be my big moment...
- Idyia: *sob* Someone get me a bottle, I'm hiding myself away! See you in a hundred years!
- Paimon: Uhh... You're already in a bottle...
- Idyia: What now? This was the only way... Now I'll never be able to show you how the Veluriyam Mirage is supposed to look...
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Hold on... I have an idea.
- Idyia: Yes, General Sangonomiya? I'm all ears!
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: If it's okay with you, would you let me borrow the Shinrou Casket from the domain's core?
- Idyia: Ah, the Shinrou Casket... That sounds familiar. One second...
- Idyia: Here, is this it?
- Klee: Wow! A huge shell!
- Paimon: It's the relic that Kokomi mentioned earlier! So this is where it's been hiding!
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: It was once a ritual vessel used for making offerings in the Mouun Shrine. It's made from the remains of a youkai called the shinkirou, and it can listen to the wishes of those who come to pray to build up "shinki," which gives it its power.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Several centuries ago, the relic was lost when the last Prefect of Yashiori died in battle. Its final resting place was unknown...
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: The pearl that goes with it should be able to sense the casket's location. But when, unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the casket disappeared inside the core of the Veluriyam Mirage, the pearl's light died out.
- Klee: Huh? How come?
- Kaeya: Well, imagine it was a sound instead of light. If the room is too big, you can't hear anything from outside the door, can you?
- Klee: Ohhh! I get it now. The shell must've been having too much fun one day, and got locked in the solitary confinement room.
- Idyia: I understand now, too! The core has been wearing out recently... That's why you were able to follow the pearl all the way here.
- (TravelerTraveler): (Sounds just like my Treasure Compasses...)
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: ...To get back to the story, without the offerings at the shrine, this vessel quickly loses its power...
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Yet countless people who have visited this domain brought their wishes with them, and left a small piece of themselves behind along with their gifts. These have the same effect as the offerings at the shrine.
- Idyia: Wow... I never knew this thing was so powerful...
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: It is. Powerful enough to help you repair the Veluriyam Mirage, with any luck.
- Idyia: But... what do I do with it...?
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: It's simple. We just need to awaken it by telling it what we wish for.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: For example... My name is Sangonomiya Kokomi, the Divine Priestess of Watatsumi Island...
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: And my wish is to use my critical thinking and strategic planning skills to bring a little more joy into the lives of my fellow Watatsumi Islanders, as well as the lives of everyone I cherish.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Idyia, what do you wish for?
- Idyia: Me? I...
- Idyia: My wish is that all those who have sojourned to the Veluriyam Mirage in the past will achieve what they truly wish for. Not just in this domain, but out there, too.
- Idyia: Even though I know full well that trying to build a railway in the outside world is just a pipe dream... and that Maymunah will probably just go back to being a scholar...
- Idyia: And I know that Zosimos has a lot of improving to do as a playwright... it's going to be tough for him back in Fontaine. Chasing your dreams is hard work!
- Idyia: Despite all of that, I still hope...
- Idyia: That somehow, someday, they will achieve their dreams.
- (A cinematic begins)
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- (The Shinrou Casket begins to glow and everyone looks on as she brings it to Idyia)
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Okay, the combined power of our hopes and dreams is at your disposal
- (Idyia relives her memories of the human counterparts of the three brothers, Maymunah, and Zosimos leaving the Veluriyam Mirage)
- (Streams of blue energy flow into the Central Hub and it begins to glow)
- (The Hydro alter ego of Ferdinand notices while inspecting Choo-Choo Cart tracks and goes to tell his brothers)
- Ferdinand: Look, the wheel's been fixed!
- (The Hydro alter egos of Zosimos and Maymunah also notice and stop to watch as the Central Hub begins to turn)
- (Idyia leads the Traveler and others back to the Silver Bottle Courtyard)
- Klee: C'mon, hurry!
- (Cinematic ends)
- Klee: Yay, Idyia, you're back to normal!
- Idyia: ...
- Are you alright?
- Idyia: Everyone's praise and curious questions went to my head... I said so many things I'm so ashamed of, and I... I lost the courage to live on.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Please don't say that. Yours was a noble wish.
- Collei: Yeah. And you weren't granting wishes for yourself. You did it for other people.
- Collei: I have friends like that, too! Other people's hopes and dreams are what motivate them. They'll work tirelessly just to see them smile.
- Collei: If you ask me... That's one of the most noble things a person can aspire to.
- Idyia: Please, no more praise... I—I'm really not comfortable with it... It makes me feel so ashamed...
- Idyia: Someone like me doesn't deserve so many people's praise... It's like I'm dreaming.
- Eula: Well, at least the domain is fixed now. And all the components are back in place.
- Klee: Mmm...
- Kaeya: What's the matter, Klee?
- Klee: I suddenly have loads and loads of more wishes! I wanna ride the Choo-Choo Cart again, and look down from up on top of the big wheel!
- Klee: Is there a way to get up on top of the wheel, Idyia?
- Idyia: There is a way, but there's only space for a very few people...
- Klee: That's okay, I can go up by myself! ...Um, but it'd be more fun with (Mr.Mr./
MissMiss) Honorary Knight... - I shall not leave your side, my lady.
- Paimon: Are we sure about this? It's so high...
- Paimon: What happens if we fall off?
- ...I thought you could fly?
- Paimon: Well yeah, but... Paimon's just worried for you!
- Idyia: Don't worry, I'll be there to make sure no one falls off. I haven't been up there in a long time myself.
- (While riding to the top of the hub)
- Klee: Woooow, so high! I can see everything!
- Klee: Idyia, next time you need to bring Kaeya and the others up here!
- Idyia: Haha, sure thing.
- (Reach the top of the hub)
- Idyia: Whenever people have to leave this domain, I like to come up here and spend some time alone after I've seen them out.
- Idyia: They're always overjoyed when they first arrive and start bringing their imaginations to life...
- Idyia: But once they realize that they can't take anything home with them, they get upset. Some of them can't bear to leave, others regret ever setting foot in this place.
- Klee: Do you ever get sad, Idyia?
- Idyia: ...I feel lonely, at times. But not sad.
- Idyia: A lot of people destroy everything they created before leaving. But some don't, like the residents you met.
- Idyia: Before they left, they asked me to make replicas of themselves using Hydro Eidolons. Then they tasked these replicas with maintaining everything they built here... as if this was their way of keeping their dreams alive.
- Paimon: That's beautiful.
- Idyia: Yeah. I don't know how they're faring in the outside world, but... just the thought that one day, they might achieve their dreams, and live on the outside just as their counterparts do in here... That's enough to make me happy.
- Idyia: It feels like... I'm here waiting for them in the future, where they've achieved everything they wanted.
- You're so nice, Idyia.
- Idyia: Uhh... really?
- Idyia: ...I just think that every dream, every wish, is like a flame in a bottle.
- Idyia: Whether someone is still working towards their dream, or living it already...
- Idyia: As long as whenever they think back to that spark of light within them, it still makes them smile fondly... That's all it takes.
- Klee: Well, I feel super happy right now!
- Idyia: Haha, then I guess I've finally paid Alice back after all these years. Funny to think I've been in the middle of a desert this whole time... it's just a giant muddy swamp to me...
- Paimon: Time for Paimon to give you a nickname! Mud Fairy! Watch out for Idyia the Mud Fairy.
- Idyia: How dare you mock me! Roar, I'll gobble you up in one mouthful!
- Idyia: ...I'm still embarrassed to have shown you my uglier side, but I'm glad the Veluriyam Mirage is up and running again. This place is going to be bustling with activity again soon enough. I hope you'll take some time to enjoy yourselves.
- Well, we still have some dreams to attend to...
- Klee: Yep, I wanna get everyone together...
- Klee: For one last ride on the Choo-Choo Cart!
Post-Quest Dialogue[]
After completing this quest, Idyia, Kaeya, Sangonomiya Kokomi, Collei, Eula, Klee and Lessig can be found in the open world.
Idyia[]
- (Talk to Idyia below the Central Hub's wheel)
- Idyia: "Welcome to the Veluriyam Mirage. I hope you can relax and enjoy some respite from your tiring journey."
- Idyia: That's how I would have greeted you if things had been different... *sigh* It's hard to believe how much has happened.
- Idyia: Since everything's fixed now, I thought... Better late than never. What do you think? Pretty professional, huh?
Idyia's location
Additional context
Kaeya and Sangonomiya Kokomi[]
- (Talk to Kaeya and Sangonomiya Kokomi near the northwestern building at Silver Bottle Courtyard)
- Kaeya: You don't plan on taking the shell back with you, Miss Sangonomiya?
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: No, I think it's better if it stays here with Idyia.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: Watatsumi Island has something new to treasure now, and slowly but surely, people are seeing progress in pursuing their aspirations.
- Sangonomiya Kokomi: It'll be of more use here, where it can protect this bottle domain, and the dreams of all who journey through here.
Kaeya and Sangonomiya Kokomi's location
Additional context
Collei, Eula, Klee and Lessig[]
- (Talk to Collei, Eula, Klee and Lessig near the northwestern building at Silver Bottle Courtyard)
- Collei: ...If we start at Aaru Village and take a slight detour, we'll be able to see Caravan Ribat and Pardis Dhyai on the way to Sumeru City...
- Eula: Ah, very good...
- Lessig: Planning to do any souvenir shopping along the way? You can just focus on buying the gifts, I'll carry the bags!
- Lessig: Don't worry about the weight, I can handle it! As long as it's nothing too gigantic, I'll fit it in the bag!
- Eula: Calm down, how many people do you think we'll be buying for...?
- Klee: Mom, Albedo, Master Jean, Razor... Ooh, and Diona, and Mona, and Fischl...
- Eula: Hmph, what's that look for?
- Collei: Nothing, nothing...
- Collei: So, Klee, what are you planning to buy for everyone?
- Klee: Ummm... Sunsettia-flavor candies! And big Fungi caps! And, and...
- Klee: ...And loads and loads of storybooks for everyone!
- Klee: But I haven't decided what to get for Mom yet...
- Eula: There's no rush. Let's see what they've got, and if you're still unsure, we can help you decide.
- Klee: Yay! Thanks, you two!
Collei, Eula, Klee and Lessig's location
Additional context
Soundtracks[]
| No. | Soundtrack Name | Album | Played In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Soothing Nightfall | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 3 | Glaze Domain, Multum in Parvo, Zip Along (According to Safe Cart Operating Procedures), Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle Locations |
| 16 | Astral Chime | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 3 | Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle Locations, Event Gameplay |
| 17 | Dreamlike Reflection | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 3 | Glaze Domain, Multum in Parvo, Fairground Gathering, Summer Lights Illuminated, Treehouse Theater: Candlelit Shadows Dancing (zosimos' show), Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle Locations, Event Gameplay |
| 62 | Crystalline Reverie | The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 3 | Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle (cutscene) |
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Back to Normal: The Story Hidden in the Bottle | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 恢复如初，银瓶裹藏的故事 Huīfù Rúchū, Yínpíng Guǒcáng de Gùshì | Restored As Before, The Story Hidden Within the Silver Bottle |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 恢復如初，銀瓶裡藏的故事 Huīfù Rúchū, Yínpíng Lǐ Cáng de Gùshì | |
| Japanese | 修復も完成、銀瓶に詰められた物語 Shuufuku mo Kansei, Ginpei ni Tsumerareta Monogatari | |
| Korean | 다시 도는 휠과 병에 담긴 이야기 Dasi Doneun Hwilgwa Byeong'e Damgin Iyagi | The Wheel That Rotates Again and the Story in the Bottle |
| Spanish | Vuelta a la normalidad: El secreto de la botella | Return to Normality: The Secret of the Bottle |
| French | Retour à la normale, dévoilant enfin le secret | Back to Normal, Finally Uncovering the Secret |
| Russian | Воцарение порядка: История, спрятанная в бутылке Votsareniye poryadka: Istoriya, spryatannaya v butylke | Accession of Order: The Story Hidden in the Bottle |
| Thai | กลับมาเหมือนปกติ เรื่องราวที่เก็บงำไว้ในขวด | |
| Vietnamese | Trở Lại Bình Thường, Chuyện Trong Chiếc Bình Bạc | |
| German | Zurück zur Normalität: Die in der Flasche verborgene Geschichte | Back to Normality: The Story Hidden in the Bottle |
| Indonesian | Kembali ke Normal: Kisah di Dalam Botol | Back to Normal: Story Inside the Bottle |
| Portuguese | De Volta ao Normal: A História Escondida na Garrafa | |
| Turkish | Normale Dönüş: Şişenin İçinde Saklı Hikaye | |
| Italian | Ritorno alla normalità: la storia nella bottiglia |
Change History[]
Released in Version 3.8