When the Sacred Ginmill Closes is the fourth part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Cat Among Pigeons. It automatically begins after completing Double Indemnity.
Steps[]
- Inquire at the reception
- (Optional) Talk to Topaz
- Ask the Bloodhounds for clues
- Head to Dream's Edge to find Gallagher
- Find Gallagher at the Dream's Edge
- Use the clockwork on the principled Bloodhound Family member
- Talk to Gallagher
- Speak with Acheron
- Recall the memories on Acheron
Dialogue[]
Inquire at the reception[]
Mission DescriptionYou two make it to hotel in reality to gather more information about the victims of the two homicides. Hopefully, the receptionist won't stick to their professional conduct and will drop all the right clues.
Mission Description
- Alley: Umm, excuse me...
- Alley: I can't seem to find any information on this artist in the Iris Family archives. The photo you provided also doesn't show any matches...
- Himeko: ...Just as I thought. I'd like to ask, what kind of traces do people leave when they enter a dream?
- Alley: Are you referring to the records when you enter the Dreampool? The equipment will monitor physiological indicators such as heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and body temperature in real time. This data will be included in statistics and handed over to The Family for the screening of any data anomalies. Immediate action will be taken once any illegal behavior is detected.
- Is it possible to access these records?
- Feels like our every move is being watched...
- Alley: Please rest assured. Your vitals are monitored in case of emergencies, allowing us to wake you if necessary. This is all for the safety of our guests.
- March 7th: Can I trouble you to access the records?
- Alley: I apologize... The hotel does not have access. This information is managed by the Bloodhound Family. We can only gain access if there's a problem.
- March 7th: Looks like nothing can be found here.
- Himeko: At least we know who to look for next. We can ask the Bloodhound Family for information.
- Himeko: Thank you for your assistance, Miss Alley. By the way... is Miss Robin doing fine? We are looking forward to her performance.
- Alley: "Fine"... What does that mean? Is there something wrong with Miss Robin? The preparations for the Charmony Festival have been proceeding smoothly, so I guess things are pretty good. I believe she will be able to put on a spectacular show for all of you.
- Himeko: Mm, I'm sure.
Is it possible to access these records?- Himeko: Sure enough, no one knows about Miss Robin. I'm not surprised.
- Himeko: But that Miss Firefly is truly mysterious. There's no information on her in the hotel system. Even if she's a stowaway... she should have a disguised identity after entering the planet.
- Himeko: She's also in the running for the Legacy... How is she going to sneak into the Dreamscape unnoticed?
- March 7th: Is there any other way to enter a dream besides the hotel room's Dreampool?
- The Garden of Recollection...
- Stellaron Hunters...
- Himeko: The Memokeepers have abilities that are difficult for normal people to comprehend. In the Memory Zone of Penacony, they thrive effortlessly, a fact proven to us by Black Swan.
- Himeko: The hacker girl from the Stellaron Hunters used extraordinary means to unlock the dreamscape Hotel's seal. According to the scene witnessed by (Trailblazer), it is likely that they are behind Miss Firefly's case.
- March 7th: The Garden of Recollection... and the Stellaron Hunters, both are possible. But what about the IPC? Since they want Penacony all for themselves, they're bound to have a plan.
- Nervous Guest: Wh—Who are you guys?
- ???: The Bravo team has arrived at their designated position. Ready to execute armed evacuation operation — boys, get moving!
- ???: Ar—armed evacuation? Boss, are you drunk?
- ???: What do you know!? It's more efficient this way. Just don't let the director find out! Act first, report later, understood?
- ???: Help... Help me... I spent all my year-end bonus on the snowball... I don't want my name on the department's major disciplinary notice!
- March 7th: Hey, (Trailblazer), check it out! That voice... Could it be the IPC Workers from Belobog?
- Team Leader: To all guests: The IPC will be conducting special operations within the hotel. Please follow the staff in charge of evacuation to the designated safe zones, or compulsory measures will be enforced!
- ???: I'll request a beating for you lot! You've been told not to drink during work hours!
- Topaz: Take him back to the hotel room!
- Topaz: ...I'll organize a meeting later to properly go over how this incident report should be written!
- March 7th: ...Miss Topaz! I never thought I'd run into you on Penacony.
- Topaz: Long time no see, Astral Express crew. Aventurine has told me a lot about your happenings... Hmm?
- Topaz: ...It's fine. Do as they ask, and try to avoid any conflicts with The Family... Report to me before taking any action. Mhm. Yes, alright.
- Topaz: ...As you see — the IPC isn't very popular here on Penacony. Cordiality from The Family is a mere facade. The former frontier prison has turned around and cuffed its shackles on the IPC staff now.
- Topaz: Only Aventurine, who carries an invitation is allowed to attend the banquet. An entourage like us... We can only sit around in the reality Hotel, unauthorized to even enter dreams.
- Himeko: No wonder Aventurine's scrambling to partner up with someone — the IPC can't back him up in the Dreamscape.
- Topaz: His situation isn't optimistic, I hear. You're all helping to investigate some... dirt on The Family, are you not? Let me know if you need anything outside the Dreamscape. The IPC always treats its partners well.
- Himeko: Thank you, Miss Topaz. We're on our way to the Hounds to verify some intel. Perhaps you've had dealings with them?
- Topaz: Yep, they're tailing us right now. Why not go and talk to them... it'll take the spotlight off me, being constantly stared at is really uncomfortable.
(Optional) Talk to Topaz[]
- Step DescriptionAlthough the investigation is heading nowhere, you happen to bump into Topaz and the loyal Bloodhound members who follow her everywhere to keep a close eye on the IPC people. You have read enough detective novels to know that police officers usually have no value except supporting the detective and providing key clues. It's time for them to play their part!
- (Talk to Topaz, optional)
- Topaz: How does it feel to be in business with Aventurine? I bet you're not used to it.
- Topaz: That's just his style. "All or nothing" is his mantra. He's always cozying up to his clients while egging them on to undertake some dangerous assignment with him... But everyone has their merits, so I won't comment further.
- Topaz: But Aventurine's luck has always been good. He's always closed all his cases without a hitch, and basically never lost a gamble. Which is why on the issue of retaking Penacony I'm watching with keen interest.
- He's that good huh...
- It works only when all parties' interests are aligned.
- Topaz: Of course. It's business, after all. What's important is where you're seated at the table.
- Topaz: As for the two cases... Apologies, but I don't have much info on them either. All I can do is ask you to keep digging for more details.
- (Talk to Topaz again, optional)
- Topaz: Please continue to investigate the case. All I can do is sit tight in the real world. I look forward to hearing your progress.
Ask the Bloodhounds for clues[]
- (Talk to Careless Bloodhound Family Member)
- Careless Bloodhound Family Member: We're carrying out our Captain's orders! Wh—What do you want!
- Composed Bloodhound Family Member: We made a mistake last time, and we're working hard to rectify it now. We don't have time for anything else! Surveilling the IPC Executive Topaz, ensuring that she stays put at The Reverie hotel during her time on Penacony... We've got the right one this time!
- (Trailblazer): (...So that's it, they were the pair who were after Firefly at the time.)
- Remember me?
- We meet again.
- Composed Bloodhound Family Member: ...
- Careless Bloodhound Family Member: I—It's you again... Back for more trouble? We're not afraid of you this time!
- Composed Bloodhound Family Member: Well? Spit it out! Stop bothering us if you've nothing important!
- March 7th: So you know each other... (Trailblazer), why do you keep running into people you've beaten up before?
- I've got business with your Captain. Where is he?
- March 7th: That's right. We're investigating a murder for The Family. Can we speak to your Captain about the case?
- I need you to pull some records for me. It's for official business.
- March 7th: That's right. We're investigating a murder for The Family. May we access the hotel's Dreampool entry records?
- When's our lunch break? Mmm... Hungwy.
- March 7th: Sheesh, why do you keep asking me that? We're in the middle of investigating a murder case for The Family. May we speak to your Captain about it?
- Careless Bloodhound Family Member: Well...
- Composed Bloodhound Family Member: ...Hey! The Security Officer instructed everyone to shut their traps before he returned from Dream's Edge!
- Composed Bloodhound Family Member: W—What murder? You'd better stop spouting nonsense.
- Careless Bloodhound Family Member: Th—That's right! We have nothing to report. Please leave!
- Himeko: Looks like they're not going to cooperate. But, they did at least tell us that the Captain is at Dream's Edge...
- March 7th: Why don't we just look for the Security Officer then... It's probably Gallagher, the one (Trailblazer) mentioned, right?
Head to Dream's Edge to find Gallagher[]
- Step DescriptionYou learn that Gallagher is currently at the Dream's Edge from some blabbing Bloodhound members. Coincidentally, you had an encounter with Gallagher before. You might be able to access the investigation scene set up by the Bloodhounds by showing your face to Gallagher and glean more information about the cases from him.
- (Talk to Careless Bloodhound Family Member, optional)
- Composed Bloodhound Family Member: W—We have nothing to report. Please leave.
Find Gallagher at the Dream's Edge[]
- (Upon teleporting to Dream's Edge)
- March 7th: Such tight security... I bet they're stumped by the case as well.
- March 7th: Gallagher... Gallagher... Where could he be?
- (Approach Principled Bloodhound Family Member)
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Apologies. The Bloodhound Family is running an investigation up ahead. No unauthorized personnel allowed.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: ...Hold on a minute. I think I've seen you before, the gray-haired one.
- March 7th: ...How much trouble have you stirred up exactly on Penacony?
- This ain't it, chief. You've got the wrong (guy/
gal). - That's right! It's-a-me, Clockie!
- March 7th: ...You think you look alike?
- How about a clockwork trick?
- March 7th: ...Wait, are you for real?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Not possible! It was you the last time, yelling about some clockwork friendship while beating me up with that silver-haired girl!
- March 7th: ...
- Himeko: ...
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: I'm not letting you get by this time... Please leave, or I'll have to get on my knees and beg you!
- March 7th: (Trailblazer), what kind of heinous crime have you committed now...
- Himeko: Hold on, Sir... We have documents authorized by The Family that would aid your investigation. If it wouldn't trouble you, could we see this Mr. Gallagher?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Who exactly is this Gallagher you keep talking about? There have been a few people mentioning this name, even the one with the gray hair.
- March 7th: Uh? He didn't send you all here?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: It was the Security Officer who dispatched us. That's all I can divulge.
- March 7th: He'll do! He's the one we've been looking for!
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Sorry, no can do. The boss said that since it's a matter of The Family's reputation, no one's allowed through.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Everyone, please leave. There's really no need for us to make things difficult for each other, right?
- Himeko: We're really sorry for troubling you. (Trailblazer), March, let's think of another way.
- March 7th: Another way... That's it! Didn't (Trailblazer) say something about that... What was it... clockwork? That got this guy to change his mind.
- March 7th: Can you perform it again, (Trailblazer)? That... Clockie magic!
- Just what I've been waiting for!
- But I can't abuse it for evildoings.
- March 7th: It's not bad if we're resolving a misunderstanding!
- March 7th: Please, (Trailblazer)!
Use the clockwork on the principled Bloodhound Family member[]
- Step DescriptionYou cross paths with the principled Bloodhound Family member once more. As he seems to remain a man of principles, you might need to resort to your old tricks to make him cooperate.
- (Talk to Principled Bloodhound Family Member)
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Sorry, no can do. The boss said that since it's a matter of The Family's reputation, no one's allowed through.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Everyone, please leave. There's really no need for us to make things difficult for each other, right?
- You and this Bloodhound Family member have met before, and you know he's very upright. But you're also aware that principles sometimes don't matter when a person is in a good mood.
- Activate Clockwork
- I'll leave you to it...
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Thank you for cooperating with The Family's efforts... and also thank you for not making me actually get down on my knees and grovel.
Activate Clockwork
I'll leave you to it...
- (Tune Principled Bloodhound Family Member's emotion to Angry, optional)
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: You punk... Why can't you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth!?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: The Security Officer's word is absolute law. I've told you: That place up ahead is off-limits, to wind, to rain. Even if the Dreammaster was here, they aren't getting in!
- It doesn't rain in the Golden Hour.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: That's just a metaphor. A metaphor! Don't you get it!?
- Even the Dreammaster isn't getting in?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Did you not hear me? Even if the Dreammaster was here...
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: ...Uhh, we'll talk about this if the Dreammaster is ever here! And, it's just a metaphor. A metaphor! Don't you get it!?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: I'm warning you, if you keep insisting, I'm gonna have to show you my true power!
- March 7th: Uhm, (Trailblazer), he looks kinda angry now. Should we...
- Come at me, bro!
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Humans never learn...
- You dare defy me and my baseball bat?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Humans will never understand one another...
- March 7th: ...Great, even if Qlipoth were here, THEY wouldn't be able to protect him.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: There is no meaning to death in defiance, why do you not understand... Sweet Dreams Troupe, charge! Teach them a lesson they won't forget!
- (Begin battle against Dreamjolt Troupe's Spring Loader ×1, Dreamjolt Troupe's Bubble Hound ×2, Dreamjolt Troupe's Birdskull ×1)
- (After the battle)
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Am I destined to relive this outcome...? Looks like you and I have been plunged into a cycle of despair.
- March 7th: ...What's he talking about?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: However, this time, I will sever the chains of tragedy — the only way any of you will pass, is over my dead body!
- March 7th: He doesn't have to be so melodramatic, does he?
- (Trailblazer): (Looks like he still doesn't want to budge an inch...)
- The principled Bloodhound Family member has become unusually gloomy... You have to think of a way to get him to lighten up.
- Try reading his inner thoughts again.
- (Tune Principled Bloodhound Family Member's emotion to Sad, optional)
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Y—You lot... insist on doing this?
- Himeko: Sorry, but human lives and The Family's reputation are at stake. It is imperative we know everything about the case.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: No, I meant to say —
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: — Do I really have to get down on my knees and grovel?
- If you don't mind...
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: I didn't think you were the type who would kick someone when they were down.
- I'll have to decline...
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: I... know you don't really mean that.
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: If that's the case... I'll just have to acquiesce to everyone's wishes, lower my esteemed head and plead with everyone...
- March 7th: No no no! No need! Standing is just fine. You don't need to do that...
- (Trailblazer): (Looks like he still doesn't want to budge an inch...)
- The principled Bloodhound Family member is mired in endless sorrow. As compensation, you have to think of a way to comfort him.
- Try reading his inner thoughts again.
- (Tune Principled Bloodhound Family Member's emotion to Happy)
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Let me see what time it is now...
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: ...Woah, it's this time already?
- Principled Bloodhound Family Member: Time to clock out! And no one's gonna stop meeee!
- The highly principled member of the Bloodhound Family laughed heartily and left the scene.
- March 7th: ...
- Himeko: ...
- March 7th: (Trailblazer), this clockwork trick of yours... It's kinda dangerous.
- Himeko: ...At least he won't be getting in our way again. Let's go find that Gallagher and ask him the intricacies of the case.
Talk to Gallagher[]
- Step DescriptionSeems like there are no more Bloodhounds obstructing your way, or they are simply too focused on the investigation to notice you two.
Anyway, make use of this opportunity to talk to the Security Officer.
- Gallagher: I was wondering what all the commotion was... Oh, it's you guys. Welcome. Since you made it here, what can I do for you?
- Himeko: Hello, Mr. Gallagher, sir. Judging from your tone, it sounds like you were expecting us.
- Gallagher: Hahaha... Miss Himeko, you're too polite. There's no need to call me "Sir."
- Himeko: ...Mr. Gallagher, you even know my name?
- Gallagher: Of course I do! You folks are from the legendary Astral Express, and honorable guests of the Watchmaker.
- Gallagher: I had an encounter with this (gentleman/
lady) in the Golden Hour. I remember that little silver-haired girl was there too... - Gallagher: ...I'm sorry for what happened to that kid.
- That's exactly what The Family has ordered us to investigate.
- We are sorry too...
- Himeko: This is also the reason why we've come to visit you, Mr. Gallagher. The Express can't just overlook the death of that child, so we've decided to help The Family get to the bottom of it, in the hopes of getting justice for her.
- Gallagher: The Nameless involved with The Family... What an unpredictable twist of fate.
- March 7th: Why...? What's wrong with The Family?
- Gallagher: It's nothing. On Penacony, everyone loves The Family.
- Gallagher: No matter how much one resists the "beautiful dream," when the time comes, they too will find it hard to let go... Who wants to leave a warm nest? Just idiots, little kids... and inebriated fools.
- Himeko: Mr. Gallagher seems to be getting at something.
- Gallagher: You got it wrong, I'm not.
- Gallagher: You want to discuss the case? Sure, come with me. This is not a good place to talk. Let's go elsewhere.
Speak with Acheron[]
- Step DescriptionOnce again, the focus shifts. Sometimes, you feel as though you're living in a movie — nothing else can explain the constant switch of the point-of-view.
- At this moment, on the other side...
- Welt: Even after that chilling tragedy, this dream is still running effortlessly.
- Welt: Other than The Family of the Harmony, it's hard to imagine any other power in the universe that could sustain a building of such magnitude.
- Acheron: The Family itself is a huge, perfect building. Like... A living idol.
- Acheron: Each member of The Family sees themselves as a piece of the divine puzzle, revolving around a singular core and a shared ideal. Under THEIR command, they loyally fulfill their roles, offering themselves while also receiving sustenance in return.
- Welt: Interesting analogy. Perhaps that's why Penacony's "beautiful dream" has persisted for so long.
- Acheron: But the human body has its limits, and so does the divine's.
- Welt: That doesn't sound like the kind of comment a Galaxy Ranger would make.
- Acheron: Just pointing out the facts. Mr. Yang will definitely have a better sense of what's going on than I do.
- Welt: Why do you say that, Miss Acheron?
- Acheron: The beautiful dream is crumbling, but not because of a particular Aeon, a particular faction, or a particular visitor. Its collapse stems from a certain inevitability of human nature. The Family refuses to acknowledge this, and it has ultimately backfired and become a catalyst...
- Acheron: As people immerse their souls in the Dreamscape, where consequences and pain cease to exist, and only ease and pleasure prevail, they draw closer and closer to necrosis. Regardless of the perceived bliss, death looms as the inevitable conclusion.
- Acheron: Also, this necrosis will diffuse and spread. One piece of the puzzle's mutation will eventually cause the entire building to shake, break... and crumble.
- Welt: ...In the end, the dreams that people built in the name of freedom became the cage that imprisoned them.
- Welt: I'm sure you've gained a lot from this trip, Miss Acheron. Are you willing to share your findings with me?
- Acheron: Of course... That's if I remember.
- She says this as her hand gently rests on the hilt of the sword.
- — And then quickly lets go, in the blink of an eye.
- Welt: ...?
- Acheron: Don't mind me. It's just a habit. Owing to events in the past, I've become easily... forgetful. It's only when this sword is unsheathed that those hazy memories start to become clearer.
- Welt: Take your time.
- Acheron: That should do it. I vividly remember everything that occurred on Penacony. Ask away.
- Regarding the Moment of Daybreak...
- Welt: The Moment of Daybreak — I've heard that's where the "Dawn Factory," which processes the foundation of the Dreamscape, is located.
- Acheron: Behind the Dreamscape's song and dance, stand many "imagination" factories. Workers create all kinds of whimsical works day in and day out in their dreams, then they return to reality and sleep on a narrow bed in a room — a far cry from luxury.
- Acheron: They say it will suffice. Experiencing the bizarre and motley Dreamscape is the best reward.
- Acheron: There, I encountered a young woman who had just come of age, the perfect time to indulge in beautiful dreams. Her greatest wish was to one day move to the Golden Hour and see the magnificent garments that she had woven with her own hands.
- Acheron: For certain reasons, her wish was difficult to fulfill. But I managed to bring her a garment.
- Regarding the Gilded Hour...
- Welt: Gilded Hour... It's said to be Penacony's Currency Center.
- Acheron: Yes... It is a fortress-like financial city, the economic heart of the Dreamscape. The Pepeshi people of the Alfalfa Family are there to keep it running, sending blood that is made from money everywhere on Penacony.
- Acheron: Everyone there is exquisitely dressed and always in a hurry. The greatest wish of the local Pepeshi people is for their future generations to work in the Gilded Hour.
- Acheron: I've never met anyone who was willing to talk. I could only stand at the crossroads, watching crowds of people hurrying like the wind through the jungle of steel, only to deposit the Alfalfa credits that they'd earned into the bank's vault.
- Acheron: I don't know if they would open the vault door, but before I left, I witnessed a well-dressed Pepeshi person plummet from the sky while those around him continued on their way, unfazed.
- About the Blue Hour...
- Welt: I hear the Blue Hour is very romantic. Do you have any tales to share?
- Acheron: Perhaps Mr. Yang has heard — there is a large boat called the "Eventide" anchored along the Sea of Dreams, where soft music and dancing persist endlessly every night.
- Acheron: I ran into a wizened lady there. She was at the dock waiting for her long-departed lover to return, waiting for countless hours within time that stood still.
- Acheron: In the humid sea breeze, she spoke of her own youth — like many who desired wealth and love, they came to Penacony to pursue their dreams. Alas, her lover's consciousness was lost in the dark depths of the Sea of Dreams.
- Acheron: Finally, she suggested we continue our conversation on a boat in the shallows. I agreed, and boarded the boat with her, but she never said anything, her eyes absent-mindedly gazing at the horizon for what seemed like forever.
- Acheron: Finally, we retreated to the beach.
- About the Moment of Dusk...
- Welt: The Dreamscape of chic, luxury and consumerism — the Moment of Dusk — my companions have been there too.
- Acheron: Then you all must have seen those who are attempting to realize their dreams, or have realized them, scattering money as if it were dust, and betting it on all or nothing. Everything has a price, and everything can be bought or sold — even dreams themselves.
- Acheron: I saw an Intellitron there who was preparing to auction himself. When someone wins a bid, under stipulated periods and rules, he would do the buyer's every bidding, becoming that person's very possession.
- Acheron: That Intellitron had been auctioned off a dozen times, and I participated in his thirteenth. That was the grandest banquet I had ever attended, but never again did anyone cast another glance at him.
- Acheron: This time around, there were no successful bids for him.
- That's everything.
- Acheron: This is what I've seen and heard along the way...
Regarding the Moment of Daybreak...
- Acheron: Someone once said to me: Penacony wasn't like this a long time ago, nor should it be.
- Acheron: I've traveled through the reality and Dreamscape of the Planet of Festivities, watched the tides of night rise and fall, when time stopped for people. Where the spirits of the rich and impoverished... remain forever fixed on their own scales.
- Acheron: This is why I think the collapse of the beautiful dream is inevitable.
- Welt: There might be a way to change everything.
- Acheron: Perhaps. But if this is indeed the world that people desire — if this is precisely why life chooses to slumber — should we still seek to change it?
- Welt: ...
- Welt: ...Miss Acheron, now it's my turn to share a story with you.
- Welt: There was a man from my homeland who, at a time when the world was grappling with deep, unhealable pain, made a choice.
- Welt: He wove together the dreams of everyone in the world, linking people's dreamscapes, and shouldered this burden himself. From this, he created a giant, a "Spiritual Adam."
- Welt: Since that moment, the giant stood between heaven and earth, becoming the pillar of the world's existence. As a price, those who found it hard to move forward, who could not advance... forever lost their "future."
- Welt: They slumbered in a dream devoid of disaster and pain, living out their days peacefully in the man's created utopia. And it is because of the wishes of those people, who wished not to awaken, that this Spiritual Adam became unbreakable.
- Acheron: And yet, you stand here right now, which also means... that man failed.
- Welt: Because people must always move towards the future. Even if human weaknesses make them pause, when they truly cannot move forward... humanity will eventually seek a way to save itself.
- Welt: And that man... He was NEVER a failure. Like everyone in that world, he etched the possibilities of human nature into his heart.
- Welt: He was the sunchaser of legend, soaring towards the sky, and embracing his final victory with his fall.
- Welt: He ascended to heights uncharted, only to come face to face with the sun — a place not visited by anyone before. His wings would melt because of it, only for him to fall into the sea, and after that...
- Welt: ...countless others would surpass him, soaring to even greater heights.
- Acheron: ...A fitting metaphor for the Nameless' Trailblazing spirit.
- Acheron: Thank you, Mr. Yang. I know what you wish to confirm. The universe has innumerable similar, yet different worlds. In these worlds, there are innumerable people who look alike, yet don't.
- Acheron: I, too have embarked on journeys, encountering "old friends" with familiar faces on different worlds, witnessing their destinies follow paths similar to mine. So, I will tell you...
- Acheron: Even if not completely similar, this story you just told... It overlaps with my past. And within that abyssal dream...
- Acheron: ...I ended that man's life, alone.
- Welt: ...
- Acheron: I am not who you think I am, nor will my home be as fortunate as your world.
- Welt: ...I am sorry.
- Acheron: It's fine. I don't mind, so long as I can alleviate your suspicions.
- Welt: ...There's something I still wish to know, Miss Acheron. Under that representation of The Hunt, exactly what sort of power is it that has motivated your solitary journey thus far?
- Acheron: ...Mr. Yang, before answering that question, I wish to continue the previous topic.
- Acheron: I like your analogy very much. Indeed, birds are born to fly, but in a distant past, their ancestors could only gaze at the sky in envy.
- Acheron: They saw that faraway ray of light from above the heavens, piercing through the clouds and blanketing the earth. And so, time and time again, generation after generation, the birds spread their wings and took to the sky, attempting to touch its ceiling — all because the sun was there.
- Acheron: Then, what if the last bird finally soars into the sky, only to realize that the end of the light is not the sun, but darkness...
- Acheron: Then why exactly... do we even walk towards the light?
Recall the memories on Acheron[]
- Step DescriptionOnce again, the focus shifts. Sometimes, you feel as though you're living in a movie — nothing else can explain the constant switch of the point-of-view.
- Black Swan: ...
- ???: Long time no see! Having fun on Penacony, Acheron?
- Black Swan: (This voice... It's not Constance. Could it be her companion?)
- ???: Though I don't know exactly what you are or what you're up to...
- ???: My bullets will find you — until then, you best find a casket store on Penacony, and ask the owner to reserve a good quality casket for you, imposter!
- Black Swan: (Imposter? I see. She gave my whereabouts to someone who is tracking Acheron too.)
- Black Swan: Who are you?
- ???: Huh? Did I make a mistake? Who the fudge are you?
- Black Swan: I'm the Garden of Recollection's Memokeeper.
- ???: Heh! Not bad. This is the kind of tough challenge I like. Are you that imposter's bodyguard? Never mind. It's fine. I'll leave a round for you, so get that forehead clean and wait for me!
- Black Swan: I don't know what you're talking about — but you know Acheron, the Galaxy Ranger, yes? I have something to ask you.
- ???: Haha, are you asking me to write your will? Sure, go ahead.
- Black Swan: Not quite. I only want to ask, how exactly did she become a Galaxy Ranger?
- ???: ...
- Black Swan: She's clearly not a Pathstrider of The Hunt. But you are, aren't you? Tell me, what's Acheron's deal?
- ???: Hahahaha, sure! Never thought I'd come across an ally. Fudge, what a stroke of luck!
- ???: I'll be on Penacony soon. Memokeeper, go buy a bottle of Asdana's White Oak and warm it up, and I'll raise a glass to you.
- ???: That lady's past? Nobody knows. But if all you want is a simple answer, sure, you best get a chair and take a seat. That woman named Acheron...
- ???: —is an Emanator who should not exist.
- Switching to Aventurine's POV...
- Aventurine seems to have lost everything, but he still decides to hand out jewels and money on the street to make the most of what he has left. What is he trying to achieve...?
Trivia[]
- The name of this mission is a reference to Lawrence Block's When the Sacred Ginmill Closes.
- The soundtrack that plays when Welt shares a story with Acheron is For Kevin from Honkai Impact 3rd.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | When the Sacred Ginmill Closes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 酒店关门之后 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 飯店關門之後 |
| Japanese | 聖なる酒場の哀歌 |
| Korean | 성스러운 바가 문을 닫을 때 |
| Spanish | Cuando el hotel cierra sus puertas |
| French | Après la fermeture des portes de l'hôtel |
| Russian | Когда закрывается отель |
| Thai | ยามเมื่อโรงแรมปิด |
| Vietnamese | Sau Khi Khách Sạn Đóng Cửa |
| German | Wenn das Hotel schließt |
| Indonesian | Setelah Hotel Tutup |
| Portuguese | Quando o Hotel Fecha as Portas |
Change History[]
Released in Version 2.1
