A Knight's Merit
Last updated 2026-07-21
A Knight's Merit is the first part of Lohen's Story Quest, Lepus Miles Chapter: Act I - A Knight's Legacy.
Steps
- Go to Mondstadt
- Go to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters
- Go to Dornman Port
- Serve as a witness for Lohen's expedition experiences
- All opponents defeated (0/19)
- Prevent enemies from raising the alarm
- Follow Adorno to finish his work
- Head to your destination and patrol
- Go to assist in the experiment
- Challenge re-imagined enemies
- Wave 1:
- Wave 2:
- Wave 3:
- Challenge the Rächer of Solnari
Gameplay Notes
- During steps 4 and 9, the player enters a Special Story Mode.
- During steps 4 and 8-9, the party is limited to Lohen as a Trial Character.
- During the stealth challenge in step 4:
- Lohen's special Elemental Burst has a much shorter range than his Elemental Skill.
- If the player fails to defeat the first 16 enemies, the challenge will reset to the beginning.
- If the player fails to defeat the final 3 enemies, the challenge will reset to the final three.
- During step 8-9, if Lohen receives lethal damage, he will instead remain at 1 HP.
- During step 8, a single healing orb will drop for Waves 2 and 3.
- During step 9, after breaking out of Rerir's stun attack, Lohen will automatically enter Masterstroke mode. Additionally, for the rest of the fight, he will recover a little HP whenever he lands a hit.
Trial Character
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  Lv. 71 C3 Lohen Lv. 71 R1 Disaster and Remorse |
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 Max HP: 20,732 ATK: 1,629 DEF: 727 Elemental Mastery: 42 Crit Rate: 70.0% Crit DMG: 120.7% Energy Recharge: 135.0% |
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9 |
Lv. 90 C3 Lohen Lv. 90 R3 Disaster and Remorse |
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Max HP: 21,145 ATK: 2,290 DEF: 928 Elemental Mastery: 105 Crit Rate: 55.1% Crit DMG: 199.5% Energy Recharge: 140.8% DMG Bonus: 46.6% |
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Dialogue
Quest DescriptionThe Knights are busy preparing for an award ceremony in front of the Favonius Cathedral plaza...
- (Approach Kaeya near the Anemo Archon Statue in Mondstadt)
- Paimon: Huh? It's not a holiday or anything, is it? Why's it so lively in here?
- Kaeya: ...Prepare a few more strings of colored flags. As for the celebratory wine... I'll do the quality check in person.
- Kaeya: This is our first award ceremony since the expeditionary force's triumphant return. We're looking to put on a show, you hear?
- Raymond: Leave it to us, Captain Kaeya!
An award ceremony?- Kaeya: Oh? The Honorary Knight and Paimon? Well, this saves me the trouble of sending someone to invite you.
- Kaeya: I'm sure our colleagues from the expedition will be delighted to see such prestigious guests in attendance.
- Paimon: The Knights are giving out awards?
- Kaeya: Well, I'm sure you know how many Knights bear unique titles, yes?
- Kaeya: Take the Grand Master's "Boreas" or Captain Eula's "Spindrift," for example... Some they inherit. Others have unique origins...
- Kaeya: But in the vast majority of cases, they are titles conferred to honor said knight's conduct and achievements.
- Like how I'm the "Honorary" Knight?
- Kaeya: Hmm... You could say that! Shame we were so busy with the issue of Dvalin's corruption back then, or we'd have held a ceremony for you, too... Let me think. Why don't we make it up to you this time?
- It's fine, it's been so long, anyway.
- Paimon: Besides, isn't this ceremony meant for the knights who're back from the expedition in triumph? We wouldn't want to steal their thunder!
- Paimon: Plus, being honored guests is way more impressive than actually receiving a title! Y'know, makes us sound like big shots!
- You might actually have a point there...
- Kaeya: Is that so? In that case, I'm looking forward to seeing you at the ceremony.
- Paimon: By the way, who's getting titles this time around?
- Kaeya: Mostly those who've made outstanding contributions during the expedition: Winfried, Leifhelm...
- Kaeya: And Lohen, Vice Captain of the 5th Company.
- Paimon: Wait. Him? You mean he doesn't have one yet?
- Kaeya: If it were just a question of personal ability, he'd have received a title before the expedition even started.
- Kaeya: But he hasn't been with us for very long, and... Well, let's just say there are personal reasons for the delay.
- Kaeya: Word is that he'll not only gain a title, but also official command over 5th Company.
- Kaeya: Why, by my count, he's even set to break a certain someone's record.
- Whose record?
- What record?
- Kaeya: "The youngest Captain of the Knights of Favonius," of course... The previous record holder was our former Cavalry Captain, Diluc.
- Kaeya: Hehe. I wonder what face our "former Captain" will make when that happens.
- I'm guessing he won't make any face.
- Kaeya: Ah, ah, I wouldn't be so sure. He smiled oh-so-brilliantly the day he set that record...
- Paimon: A smiling champion of justice, huh...? Yeah, nah, Paimon can't see it...
- Kaeya: Well, let's not dwell on that. Care to guess what title our dear Vice-Captain Lohen will receive?
- Oh, we're playing name games, are we?
- You're up, Paimon!
- Paimon: Gotcha, easy! So, Lohen... Lohen... "Dagger Knight"? "Smirking Knight"? Uh... Right! "Punching Bag Knight"!
- Your skills are fading, Paimon...
- Paimon: Nuh-uh! This guy's just... hard to sum up! Anyway. What's his title gonna be?
- Kaeya: Hmm, I'd say most signs right now point to...
- Kaeya: —"The Benevolent Knight."
- Paimon: ...Benevolent?
- Paimon: How's that even slightly associated with him!?
- Kaeya: Haha... Long story. Alas, it seems someone has come looking for you.
- Porthos: Honorary Knight! Honorary Knight! Thank goodness, you're actually here.
- Is there something you need from me?
- Porthos: Uhm... The Grand Master would like you to come to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters. He says he has important matters to discuss!
- Paimon: Varka? What important business would he have with us?
- Looking for an excuse to slack off, maybe...
- Maybe he wants to sneak out for a drink...
- Paimon: Paimon can't say she'd be surprised... But it's not like he's never serious, so maybe something really has come up...
- Let's go see him, just in case...
- Talk to you later, Kaeya.
- Kaeya: See you later — remember to attend the ceremony!
- (Talk to Kaeya, optional)
- Kaeya: Yes, yes. Quality control for our drinks... That'll require a personal touch.
- (Enter the Knights of Favonius headquarters)
- Varka: ...Any questions about the award ceremony arrangements? Perhaps... Are you even listening?
- Lohen: Mm-hmm, okay. No objections.
- Varka: ...*cough* Lohen!
- Lohen: Huh... Yeah. Can I go now? Thanks a lot, Grand Master!
- Varka: —Hey! Get back here!
- Varka: *sigh*... What is it with you young people these days? When I first earned my title, I was so excited I couldn't sleep a wink all night...
- Lohen: Huh? Oh? And how many barrels of wine did you guzzle while counting sheep?
- Varka: ...That's not the point!
- Varka: *sigh*... Forget it. I know you're not interested in a knightly title — or the position of Captain.
- Varka: But it's Adorno's final wish to have you inherit the title of Benevolent Knight before he officially retires.
- Lohen: ...
- Varka: You've been back in Mondstadt for a while now, and you're usually stationed at Dornman Port... Have you not thought about going to see him?
- Lohen: ...Hey, there have been too many reports to file since our return from the expedition. I haven't been able to find the time.
- Varka: Oh? Odd that the handwriting on the reports you've submitted looks rather like Gunther's, wouldn't you say?
- Lohen: Ugh... Can't even handle a little "paperwork"... He still needs more training.
- Varka: Anyway — go have a good talk with Adorno. We'd like a smooth transition for both the title and the position of Captain.
- Varka: Consider this a direct order from yours truly, the Grand Master, so don't go using work as an excuse, you hear?
- Lohen: *sigh*
- Varka: Eh, don't look so worried. I've a rough idea of the agreement you two made before the expedition. If you need someone to cover for you...
- Varka: ...I mean, considering Adorno's special circumstances, I can make an exception and go with you.
- Lohen: ...Uh, forget it. You two've worked together for so long, he'd see right through you with a glance.
- Varka: *sigh* True... And besides, I've got other matters to attend to... Is there anyone else you can take?
- Varka: Someone convincing, but not too close to Adorno... Do we have such a knight here in Mondstadt?
- Lohen: Hah, that "knight" you speak of... has just arrived.
- So, is that why you borrowed Varka's name...
- ...to summon us here?
- Lohen: I was troubled, troubled, I tell you, but then I just happened to see you two walking by from the window. This must be the Anemo Archon's guidance, don't you think?
- Paimon: Not at all! Paimon's not sure what's going on yet, but you just want us to help you scam someone, don't you?
- Lohen: Oh no, no, no, no, no, not at all! Honesty is a knight's badge of virtue. I'd just like you to "play the part" of my "friends."
- Lohen: ...And corroborate some of the expedition's events while you're at it. Relax. If I say a single lie... feel free to punch me, alright?
- Paimon: Wait. There's a ton of problems with that! We didn't even meet up with Varka until the very end of the expedition, and we didn't run into you in Nod-Krai, either...
- Lohen: Ah, right. Speaking of "friends," I've heard tell of a certain "friendly custom"...
- Lohen: —The "friendship fee." Here. I insist.
- What kind of custom is that!?
- What kind of friend are you talking about!?
- Paimon: ...Th—That's a lot of friendship!
- Lohen: I receive an allowance for special missions. Guess it all piled up before I knew it. I don't really have any use for so much money, so... why not give it to a friend?
- Paimon: Y'know... We could always do with another friend... don't you think?
- What about those problems you mentioned!?
- Paimon: P—Problems are meant to be solved! F—For the sake of friends...!
- Setting aside whether we're doing this for a friend or a friendship fee...
- I'm starting to wonder who this Adorno is.
- Lohen: ...Adorno the Benevolent Knight. Captain of the 5th Company, and my direct superior.
- Paimon: Benevolent Knight... Wasn't that...
- Lohen: The knightly title I'm about to inherit? It seems that's the rumor. But in truth, he and I made a pact...
- Lohen: In return for recommending me for the expedition, he hoped I, in turn, would reflect on what it truly means to be a virtuous knight while I was away.
- Lohen: Once it was all over, I'd then inherit the title Benevolent Knight from him... as well as the position of Captain.
- Paimon: Uhm, wait, does that mean... You aren't confident you can get his approval, and that's why you want us to go along with your little show?
- Lohen: Don't get me wrong — I have no interest in titles or positions. I'd just... rather not listen to his nagging.
- ...Did he not join the expedition himself?
- Lohen: Oh, he'd have loved to. He's a real veteran of Varka's campaigns. Wouldn't have missed that show for the world...
- Lohen: ...If age and strength were still on his side. But I imagine it is now his final wish to find the "Benevolent" title a home.
- Paimon: Is that so? Then we'll...
- ...Got it. I'll tag along for the ride.
- Lohen: Haha! I knew that would do the trick. Off we go, then — to Dornman Port.
- Paimon: Hey! How much of what you just said was true, huh? You sure you're not out to scam this Adorno guy?
- Varka: "The situation in Sumeru is as described above... It is time to eliminate the remaining poison Dottore has left in Mondstadt."
- Varka: *sigh*... Eroch... Ursa... It's been a while since I last heard those names. I can feel a headache coming on...
- (Obtain Lohen's "Friendship Fee")
- (Obtain
- (Approach Adorno in Dornman Port)
- Lohen: Hey, old man! Still kicking, I see?
- Adorno: Heh. Didn't buy the farm during the expedition? Thought you might've fallen into some pit somewhere, what with how long it's taken you to come see me.
- Lohen: Ah, you worry too much. When it comes to pits, I've been the one doing all the digging and burying.
- ...That's a novel way to say hello...
- Adorno: Who are these two?
- Lohen: My friend — the "Honorary Knight" — and (his/
her) guide, Paimon. - Adorno: "Honorary Knight"... The same one that resolved the Stormterror incident...
- In the flesh, sir.
- That's me!
- Lohen: Oh, (he/
she) didn't just resolve that incident — (he/ she) helped us complete the expedition. The Wild Hunt, The Doctor, Andrius... (He/ She) played a part in dealing with all of them. - Adorno: Oh? I've quizzed the knights at Dornman Port about what happened during the expedition.
- Adorno: Unfortunately, for some reason, none of them were willing to tell me the whole story... It's almost as if someone told them to avoid me.
- (Lohen smiles to himself)
- Paimon: (Lohen... was that your doing?)
- Adorno: Since we've got a moment, let's have a proper chat. How did this magnificent knight here end up making friends with you?
- Lohen: Hmm, I suppose it's because we both possess a "chivalric spirit" that shines as bright as Mora. Isn't that right, Paimon?
- Paimon: Yeah... Just like Mora, haha...
- Lohen: I've been keeping my promise to you, you know. For instance...
- Lohen: I've been organizing group training sessions with my fellow knights every week to build ironclad trust between "friends"...
- Adorno: Oh, right, the team building I told you about! Great way to foster trust and chemistry.
- Lohen: Hmm... As for this week's "training plan"...
- (Drugging the wine one night in advance...)
- Leifhelm: Ugh... My stomach... My stomach!
- (Secretly swapping a teammate's ammo...)
- Winfried: What sorcery is this!? Huh? What do you mean, "there are no bullets in your gun"...
- (Digging traps at the training grounds...)
- Ekbert: Surely the Vice-Captain can't take us all out if we swarm him at once? C'mon, let's get him— Aaah!
- Lohen: *scoff* Real combat's ten times harder than training, and the enemy's a hundred times more cunning than I am.
- Lohen: Remember this well. Once you're on the battlefield, the only one you can truly "trust" is yourself!
- Lohen: And so, to ensure the absolute safety of my "friends," I went out every night, eliminating potential threats around our stronghold...
- Adorno: Hmm... Vigilance and reconnaissance are indeed things a Company Captain needs to pay attention to...
- (After the dialogue)
- Lohen: ...Vigilance? Reconnaissance? It's so much trouble, and for what?
- Lohen: Enemies who disappear quietly won't disturb anyone's sleep.
- (A tutorial appears)
- While infiltrating the enemy camp, Lohen will use special dagger techniques to complete his mission. His Elemental Skill and Burst will also be switched to infiltration-specific abilities.
Additionally, the target that Lohen has locked onto will receive a special mark.When using his Elemental Skill, Lohen will throw a dagger at the targeted foe.
It will defeat a normal enemy on hit, while elite enemies will be Frozen.
This Elemental Skill has 2 usages.In addition, you will be able to use an Elemental Burst after 2 opponents have been hit by Lohen's Elemental Skill.
When using this Elemental Burst, Lohen will launch a surprise attack on a nearby locked-on target and defeat all nearby enemies at once.
- (After defeating the Oprichniki Thunderblitz Gvardiya)
- Lohen: Shhh — Nighty night.
- (Approach the three conversing Fatui Oprichniki)
- Have you heard?
- "Have you heard? There's a strange guy wandering around these parts..."
- I heard!
- "I heard! We've lost lots of comrades at his hands!"
- Where'd he even come from anyway
- "Where'd he even come from anyway... He must have a death wish, messing with the Oprichniki!"
- (After defeating the three Oprichniki)
- Lohen: Oh, there! Much quieter.
- (Approach the Oprichniki Hailstorm Cannoneer and Oprichniki Medic)
- Haven't you smoked that little weasel...
- "Haven't you smoked that little weasel out yet!? Find him! I'm gonna turn him into a popsicle!"
- W—We're working on it...
- "W—We're working on it! We'll find him for sure!"
- (After defeating 16 enemies)
- Lohen: Enough messing about. Time to wrap this up.
- (Approach the last Oprichniki patrol)
- Fireblade Shock Trooper: Those meddling knights... Will they ever stop getting in our way?
- Medic: People who can't stop yapping about "justice" really get my goat...
- Line Trooper: Especially when one of them's launching sneak attacks all day! Why, if he ever falls into my hands, I swear I'll...
- (After defeating the enemies)
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- (Lohen finishes recounting his "patrol methods")
- Lohen: Hah... Just ensuring my "friends" get a good night's rest. All in a day's work, you know?
- Lohen: Of course, in order to gather intel for the expeditionary force, I also needed to maintain my "connections" at all times... and communicate earnestly with my friends...
- Adorno: Haha, I didn't expect you to have matured so much from one trip...
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- (The player sees Lohen leaning over them through someone else's eyes)
- Lohen: Come, let me sprinkle some more salt on the cut...
- (Add one bottle of salt.)
- (Add three bottles of salt.)
- Lohen: Perhaps another dash of pepper...
- (Lohen's captive shakes their head)
- (Add 3 bottles of pepper.)
- (Add 5 bottles of pepper.)
- Lohen: A sprinkling of spices to finish things off...
- (Lohen's captive shakes their head again)
- (Add it all!)
- (Sprinkle it all on!)
- Lohen: Mmhmm, now THIS is how you grill meat!
- (The camera shifts downwards to reveal fresh meat on a grill)
- Lohen: Here. Would you like some? I mean, you've had nothing for nearly three days. Or... would you like to try something else?
- (Salt.)
- (Pepper.)
- (Spices.)
- (With Lohen's knife poised at their throat, the captive shakes their head more emphatically)
- Lohen: ...Oh? May I take this to mean that we have an agreement?
- Lohen: You'll cooperate? Lovely! That makes us "friends" from now on — and you know how it is between friends. No betrayals, you understand...
- (Lohen finishes recounting his "intelligence gathering techniques")
- Lohen: See, you two? I didn't lie, did I?
- You, uh... didn't... somehow...
- Lohen: And that's the story, old man. Now pass on that Benevolent Knight title... thing, and get some well-deserved rest, alright?
- Adorno: Hey now, we aren't finished talking yet, are we? Word is that you faced a truly formidable foe while in Nod-Krai...
- Adorno: Someone called... the Rächer of Solnari, I believe?
- Lohen: ...!
- Paimon: Whoa, really!? Why haven't we heard you and Varka talk about that?
- Lohen: ...Ha, there's nothing to tell...
- Lohen: ...I was with the Grand Master when we ambushed Rerir. But not only was I useless, I even ended up acting as a punching bag.
- Lohen: That left me laid up in camp for several days. By the time I could finally get out of bed, I heard the news... that you had all joined forces to banish him.
- Paimon: Oh, so that's why Paimon didn't see you when we were duking it out with Rerir... It's not like you to miss a fight...
- Paimon...
- Paimon: Oh! Sorry...
- Lohen: No need to apologize. You're right. I wasn't strong enough...
- Lohen: I was slow, weak, powerless... mortal.
- (Lohen hears the word "mortal" in Rerir's voice)
- Varka: Lohen! Lohen... Hey! You! Take him and fall back!
- He was a Sinner who once set his face against the world...
- He wields Abyssal powers far beyond our imagination.
- Paimon: Yeah! In the end, we had to use his power against him just to banish him... So don't worry about it too much!
- Lohen: ...But he was once a mere mortal too, wasn't he?
- ...
- Adorno: Ahem. Well, I haven't seen this Rächer of Solnari with my own eyes, but I believe that strength alone does not a "knight" make.
- Adorno: Anyway, I've got some important work to attend to. You and your friends can come along if you'd like, Lohen.
- Lohen: Important work? Aren't you already semi-retired?
- Adorno: Hah, just follow me and you'll see. Consider this required reading for any "Benevolent Knight."
- (Approach the marked location)
- Max: Ah! The Benevolent Knight is here!
- Moricztill: Grandpa Adorno!
- (A group of children gathers around Adorno)
- Northland Cat: Meow~
- Hannelore: Hey now — no rushing, and no snatching! Easy now. Line up properly!
- Adorno: Eh, it's alright, it's alright. They're just kids. A little excitement is a good thing. Here you go. Today's candy.
- Moricztill: Thanks, Grandpa!
- Max: Ooh, this is great!
- Lohen: ...Is this the "important work" you spoke of?
- Adorno: Oh, we're just getting started, "recruit." Try to keep up!
- Lohen: ...Understood, Captain.
- (Lohen's energy steadily drops as he sweeps up, feeds some dogs, retrieves a lost cat, and deals with a throng of children)
- Lohen: Ugh...
- ...Are you alright?
- I've never seen you this exhausted, even after a fight.
- Lohen: I should be the one asking you — how are you so skilled at this?
- You get used to it.
- Such is the life of an adventurer.
- Lohen: I can barely imagine our Honorary Knight doing things like this all day long...
- Paimon: We don't spend every waking hour fighting bad guys who wanna destroy the world, y'know... Also, the world would be a way scarier place if that happened every day!
- You seem a bit disappointed...
- But this is our actual daily routine.
- Lohen: Daily routine, huh... I've been back in Mondstadt for a while now, but adapting... hasn't been easy.
- Lohen: Not long ago, camping in the wild and facing constant danger was our "daily routine."
- Paimon: But you were still on the expedition then, right? Now you can finally relax!
- Lohen: You think so? Personally, I find it hard to feel at ease with any sort of "daily routine."
- Lohen: It was the Anemo Archon who scattered the snowstorms that once swept Mondstadt, the Knights of Favonius who won the peace we now enjoy through conquest. A single unexpected incident could bring it all crashing down.
- Lohen: So... rather than waiting for someone to turn my "daily routine" on its head, I find it more reassuring to follow an "extraordinary routine."
- ...
- Adorno: We Knights are needed precisely because the world is so fragile.
- Paimon: Oh, are you done handing out the candy already?
- Adorno: Indeed. Looks like you're all wrapped up here as well. Thanks for exercising such patience.
- Adorno: This next task should give you a chance to stretch your legs. We're going to patrol the surrounding area for monsters.
- Lohen: Monsters? What, are the Knights shorthanded? You haven't held a sword in years.
- Adorno: Hey now, my retirement isn't official yet! It's just a patrol. I'm still more than capable of handling myself.
- Adorno: Things did get a bit tough a while back... but look at me now, eh? Might as well get going while I've still got pep in my step.
- Lohen: Never one to sit still, were you... Fine. Where are we headed?
- Adorno: We've had strange monsters show up around the outskirts. No one's gotten hurt yet, but you can never be too careful.
- Adorno: Usually, I just patrol the area for any approaching monsters, but this time, I've got you for backup.
- Paimon: Heh! Forget about just patrolling — we can take them all on, no problem! Right?
- Piece of cake.
- Lohen: ...Sure. Let's go.
- Paimon: Huh? That's weird... Paimon thought he'd be more excited...
- Were you expecting a "Let me try my blade with you," or something?
- Or perhaps "Another test subject"?
- Paimon: Well, uh... Why not? *sigh* Paimon doesn't get him at all...
- (Approach the marked location)
- Paimon: Weird, no signs of anything unusual here... Are there really monsters nearby?
- ???: If you're looking for the ones that have been behaving strangely, I fear you're here too late.
- Diluc: It seems someone beat the Knights of Favonius to the punch and took care of them already.
- Adorno: Diluc? What are you doing here?
- Diluc: Long time no see, Mr. Adorno. You too, (Traveler), Paimon... Lohen.
- Paimon: Uhm... Were the monsters here wiped out by a certain Darknight Hero by any chance?
- Diluc: No.
- Are you sure?
- Diluc: ...I'm not personally familiar with this "Darknight Hero" you speak of, but based on the rumors I've heard, the traces left on this battlefield don't match his style.
- Diluc: This looks more like someone... obtained advance intel on the monsters and came to "clean up." Not even a single scrap remains.
- Lohen: Oh? So it would appear you're here to investigate, Master Diluc? That's odd. Why would the boss of the Dawn Winery be interested in monsters?
- Diluc: Dawn Winery's caravans pass through Dornman Port. The rumors left me ill at ease, so I decided to see for myself.
- Diluc: As for the Knights of Favonius... are they still understaffed even with the expedition's return?
- Adorno: Hah, strict as ever, I see. I took this patrol up myself — gotta keep moving while I still can.
- Adorno: I've been living this life for decades. Can't just sit idle, you know?
- Diluc: ...Thank you for your hard work, venerable Benevolent Knight.
- Paimon: ...Wait, what? Not even Varka gets that much respect from Diluc!
- Lohen: Heh. I'd say that's Varka's problem.
- Adorno: *sigh* Eroch only got away with causing that uproar by taking advantage of the Grand Master's absence.
- Adorno: If he and the Alder Knight had been here, they never would have allowed Crepus's heroism in driving off the dragon to go unrecognized.
- Adorno: ...And we old codgers back in Mondstadt wouldn't have been the only ones left to stand up for your father.
- Diluc: ...But they weren't there, were they?
- Diluc: Let's cut the small talk. Since there are no clues here, I have no reason to stay. Goodbye, (Traveler), Paimon.
- Diluc: And... take care, "Benevolent Knight."
- Adorno: *sigh* Ursa... Eroch... Even when gone, some foes leave wounds that won't easily heal.
- Ursa?
- Eroch?
- Adorno: ...
- Lohen: Hmm? Need me to explain? Sure. Ursa was a wicked dragon who could really take a beating, and Eroch was an Inspector who could've really used one...
- Adorno: *cough* ...Allow me instead. Ursa the Drake was a dragon who first appeared in Mondstadt a thousand years ago, bringing calamity with its immense might.
- Adorno: After the Knights of Favonius were founded, our first Grand Master, Vennessa, sealed it away with the Anemo Archon's help. After that, the dragon sank into slumber...
- Adorno: However, just a decade ago, it appeared in Mondstadt once again!
- Adorno: With the Grand Master away, its timing could not have been worse. Not only that, it would lie low when the Knights of Favonius mobilized to attack, only to suddenly reemerge when they were resting...
- Paimon: Such perfect timing!?
- Lohen: In the end, it was also "perfect timing" that the Fatui Harbinger who exterminated it just so happened to be "passing through."
- A Fatui... Harbinger?
- You don't mean...
- Lohen: That's right, your old friend — The Doctor. Or would it be more accurate to say one of his Segments?
- Paimon: So, Ursa the Drake waking up... it was all part of some plot by that Segment?
- Adorno: Not entirely. Even a Fatui Harbinger would've struggled to stir up such a storm in Mondstadt all by themselves.
- So, there was someone else pulling the strings?
- Adorno: Indeed. There was one other person who, seduced by transcendent power, secretly colluded with The Doctor...
- Adorno: He was the then-Inspector of the Knights of Favonius, and the greatest traitor to the Knights in a hundred years — Eroch.
- The former Inspector of the Knights...
- So what's his relationship with Diluc?
- Adorno: ...When Diluc had just come of age, Ursa attacked a trade caravan from the Dawn Winery.
- Adorno: It should've been nothing more than a common raid, a tactic they commonly used to incite fear.
- Adorno: But the swaggering dragon was driven back by a mere merchant — Diluc's father, Crepus... who paid the ultimate price.
- Adorno: News of this defeat did not favor Eroch's plan to seize power through terror, so he suppressed the truth, claiming he was doing so to "maintain the honor of the Knights."
- Adorno: If only I had discovered a moment sooner that he and The Doctor were working hand in glove... perhaps I could have stopped everything that followed.
- Lohen: That's not your burden to shoulder alone. Eroch hid his true colors well — up until the incident with Ursa.
- Lohen: ...Even his victims had no idea who was responsible for their suffering.
- Adorno: *sigh*
- They may have got away with it for a time...
- But they've all paid the price for their sins now.
- Lohen: ...We needn't continue to live in the shadows of scum like that, old man.
- Adorno: ...Hmm, you've got a point. We've got long lives ahead of us, after all.
- Adorno: Let's get on with our next task, eh? This should lift your spirits a bit, I'm sure — we'll be assisting the 10th Company with their research.
- (Approach Sucrose)
- Sucrose: Hmm... It's as we thought — the magic Miss Alice left behind isn't so easily understood.
- Paimon: Hey! Sucrose... Huh? Is this...
- The bubble we used to welcome the expeditionary force?
- Looks like something the Hexenzirkel cooked up...
- Sucrose: Ah, (Traveler)! Are you here to assist with the development tests for the Simulation Training Bubble: Type 02?
- Lohen: Is that... the magic bubble that can recreate memories?
- You've used it too?
- Lohen: I was told not long after my return that I could use this to catch up with the various events, large and small, that transpired during our absence.
- Lohen: ...But using this level of magic for... well, storytelling seems like a huge waste of resources.
- Adorno: You're not alone in thinking that. Our Investigation Team quickly recognized its broader potential for training simulations.
- Sucrose: If we could recreate formidable enemies from senior knights' memories and incorporate them into realistic, safe training simulations, that could help raise the whole organization's combat prowess.
- Sucrose: However, we've been debugging the bubble for a while now, and we still haven't fully grasped its underlying principles... We're also struggling to balance realism with safety...
- Paimon: "Safety"... doesn't sound like something Alice would give much thought to.
- Lohen: That so? Sounds interesting. Let me give it a shot.
- Lohen: You're not here to take part, are you, pops?
- Adorno: Oh, not to worry. I know exactly how much strength these old bones have left in them. I'm just here to provide the "memories" inside my head.
- Lohen: Oh? Then who was the tester in your original plan?
- Theodore: Miss Sucrose, the test arrangements are... Ah... Lohen?
- Lohen: ...Theodore?
- Theodore: Why are you...
- (Lohen pauses for a moment, then regains his composure)
- Lohen: I just happened to come along with Adorno to test this Simulation Training Bubble. I take it you're the scheduled tester?
- Theodore: Ah... Yes, that's right. And these are...
- Adorno: *cough* Let me introduce you. These two are the Honorary Knight and (his/
her) guide, Paimon. - Theodore: The Honorary Knight? I didn't expect someone so distinguished...
- Adorno: And this is Theodore, a trainee medic with the 8th Company. Like you, he's one of Lohen's friends.
- Paimon: Lohen? ...Friends?
- Lohen: No need to sound so surprised. I have plenty of "friends," don't I, Paimon?
- Paimon: Y—Yeah...
- Paimon: (Paimon wonders how much this guy's "friendship fee" was...)
- Theodore: Hmm...?
- Lohen: Theodore, isn't rescue and medical care more your thing? How did you end up getting roped into testing?
- Theodore: Uhm, I actually helped to construct this simulation, so I understand a few of its basic principles.
- Theodore: Besides, I trained to become a knight, too. And even if something happens, I should be able to patch myself up...
- Sucrose: But you needn't force yourself to do this if Vice-Captain Lohen's willing to take over. We might get more practical test data from frontline knights too, so...
- Theodore: Y—Yeah, I suppose Lohen's the better pick...
- Adorno: Chin up, Theodore. If anything happens to Lohen, we'll be counting on you to treat him.
- Theodore: ...Alright.
- Lohen: I doubt there's a memory out there that can hurt me... but let's get started, old man.
- (After the dialogue)
- Sucrose: All clear... Test commencing!
- Lohen: Come on! Show me what passes for an elite foe in your mind!
- Adorno: Don't get cocky, kid. You're not the only one who's been out on expedition with the Grand Master.
- (If Lohen is hit by a lethal attack)
- Some kind of power is supporting Lohen...
- (Lohen remains at 1 HP)
- (After defeating the first wave)
- Lohen: Poke them, and they fall apart...
- (After defeating one enemy in the second wave)
- Lohen: I've met rabbits more fearsome. This lot's putting me to sleep...
- (After defeating the second wave)
- Lohen: They call this a Secret Source Automaton? Fancy name for a jumped-up toy!
- Adorno: *sigh* Looks like my memories can't give you much trouble.
- (After defeating the Secret Source Automaton)
- Sucrose: No fluctuation in pain parameters... Hmm. Should we switch to a more... normal test subject?
- Lohen: No need. Let's continue the test.
- Adorno: Are you sure? I don't think my memories will yield anything worth fighting against at this point...
- Lohen: Uh, don't we have a knight right here who's faced more terrifying foes?
- Lohen: Come on... Show me the Rächer of Solnari — as you remember him.
- ...Are you sure?
- Lohen: I'm not so disheartened that I'd fear his memory. I just wanna see...
- Lohen: If I'm still as... powerless as he claimed.
- (After the dialogue)
- Paimon: Be careful!
- Sucrose: Test... commence!
- (After Rerir knocks back the player twice)
- Lohen: Did... Did he really get that much stronger?
- (When the player's corruption meter fills completely)
-
- (Rerir begins charging his stun attack)
- "Rächer of Solnari": Well...
- "Rächer of Solnari": Now it's your turn to feel afraid.
- (After breaking out of the stun effect)
-
- (The edges of the screen begin to blur with color)
- Lohen: These are just... memories!
- (If the player breaks Rerir's shield and stuns him for a second time)
- Lohen: Hehehe... Again... Come at me again!
- (When Rerir begins his Energy Eruption combo)
-
- (The edges of the screen close in further)
- "Rächer of Solnari": Mere... mortal!
- Lohen: Save those words... for yourself!
- (After ~20 more seconds)
-
- (The edges of the screen close in even further)
- Paimon: Lohen... Hey! Lohen!
- Sucrose: This memory... Are we losing control? (Traveler)! Help me stabilize it!
- (After ~10 more seconds)
- Lohen: ...Urgh!
- Adorno: ...Wake up! Lohen!
- Lohen: ...!
- Adorno: ...*panting*...
- Sucrose: Ah, Mr. Adorno! Are you...
- Adorno: I'm fine... Just threw my back out... Gotta take a break, that's all... But Lohen...
- Lohen: *cough* Ungh...
- Adorno: Wound up hurting yourself from trying to hold back that final blow, didn't you...
- Adorno: Theodore, go get him checked over. Last thing we want is to miss a serious injury.
- Theodore: Alright... Lohen, come with me.
- Lohen: ...
- (Lohen and Theodore walk away)
- Adorno: *cough*
- Sucrose: Mr. Adorno! Are you alright?!
- Adorno: It's no big deal... Just got old. Things stick with you once you're over the hill, waiting to be set off by the slightest exertion... *sigh* Guess I'll have to ask Theodore for another prescription.
- Paimon: Is there... something up with Lohen?
- Sucrose: Could there be a problem with the magic? But if there were issues with the reproduced memories, the Honorary Knight should have noticed...
- I tried to control the projection, too...
- I don't think the magic is the problem.
- Adorno: Are you saying the problem... lies with Lohen himself?
- Adorno: ...Did the battle with the Rächer of Solnari set him off again...
- ..."Again"?
- ..."Set him off"?
- Adorno: ...Lohen's pursuit of power began long ago.
- Adorno: The traitor, Eroch, collaborated with The Doctor on forbidden experiments in his quest for greater power...
- Adorno: Lohen nearly became one of their test subjects.
- Paimon: Experiments by The Doctor!?
- (Traveler): (Could he be just like Collei...)
- Adorno: Fortunately, the Knights tracked Eroch's cronies down, uncovering their plots before they could act.
- Adorno: They cut their experiments short and tried to transport their victims away... But we intercepted them in transit and rescued everyone.
- Adorno: ...It's alright. It's over now.
- Crying Child: *sob*... *sob*...
- Lohen: ...
- Sucrose: I heard about that. That was the incident that saw you gain the title of "Benevolent Knight," right?
- Sucrose: I'd never have guessed that Vice Captain Lohen was involved...
- Adorno: *sigh* I never deserved that title. We saved the kidnapped children, yes, but I failed to root Eroch out.
- Adorno: I couldn't find their experiment site. Nor could I help Lohen fully shake off the trauma of that incident.
- Adorno: He's always believed he needs power to stay free from others' control. I'd hoped the expedition might change his perspective, but...
- The battle against Rerir...
- ...May have deepened his obsession instead?
- Paimon: So that's what happened...
- Adorno: ...It's tough having to act the part of a "friend" with someone like him, huh?
- Paimon: Yeah... Wait!
- You saw right through us, didn't you?
- Nothing gets past you.
- Adorno: Haha, I may be getting old, but my eyes haven't failed me yet.
- Adorno: Ignoring his methods, the fact that he's found companions willing to play along with his little charade shows he's made at least some progress.
- Adorno: Even if you're just acting, maybe learning from you will finally help him figure it out.
- Sucrose: Hmm...
- Sucrose? What's wrong?
- Sucrose: There's something I'm concerned about... Honorary Knight, would you mind taking a look at this?
- (Sucrose leads the Traveler back to the magic bubble)
- Sucrose: ...Strange. Mr. Adorno said that Lohen's obsession may have caused the projection to spiral out of control.
- Sucrose: However, the Simulation Training Bubble: Type 02's parameters were all normal... If anything, it was the power Vice Captain Lohen released at that moment that appeared unusual.
- Paimon: So you haven't seen anything like this before?
- Sucrose: No... It's not the elemental energy we usually encounter, and it isn't the "Void Realm energy" that Mr. Albedo talks about either... Do you have any ideas what it might be, Honorary Knight?
- (Traveler): (I thought I sensed... some familiar power back there... but I can't be certain.)
- Paimon: So you think there's something up with Lohen? He's not... messing about with something dangerous, is he?
- Sucrose: That's not what I meant. I'm just reporting my findings. We shouldn't accuse our companions of anything untoward — not without evidence.
- Paimon: You have a point! We've just run into this sorta thing way too many times... Can't be too careful...
- Theodore: Why did you come here today? We clearly agreed—
- Lohen: Varka's orders. Not my decision.
- Theodore: Even so, that was way too careless of you. Using so much power... *sigh*
- Theodore: ...What if we're exposed?
- Lohen: Hehe, then... We'll just have to accelerate our experiments before that happens.
- (Daytime turns to night)
- (Quest completes)
Soundtracks
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | A Knight's Merit | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 骑士之勋绩 Qíshì zhī Xūnjì | A Knight's Merit |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 騎士之勳績 Qíshì zhī Xūnjī | |
| Japanese | 騎士の功績 Kishi no Kouseki | |
| Korean | 기사의 훈장 Gisa-ui Hunjang | A Knight's Medal |
| Spanish | Los logros de un caballero | |
| French | Le mérite d'un chevalier | A Knight's Merit |
| Russian | Рыцарские заслуги Rytsarskiye zaslugi | |
| Thai | วีรกรรมของอัศวิน | |
| Vietnamese | Vinh Dự Của Kỵ Sĩ | |
| German | Verdienste eines Ritters | |
| Indonesian | Jasa Seorang Knight | |
| Portuguese | Méritos de Cavaleiro | |
| Turkish | Bir Şövalyenin Liyakati | |
| Italian | Il merito di un Cavaliere |
Change History
Released in Version "Luna VII"