A Message From the Junior
Last updated 2026-07-19
A Message From the Junior is an event quest during the Soulblazers' Snowbound Journey event.
Steps
- Talk to Mika
Gameplay Notes
- After completing this quest, Mika remains at the quest location as an open-world NPC. Additionally, a copy of the "Saury-Saury Scout" doll appears at the Natlanese camp.
Dialogue
Quest DescriptionMika seems to be looking for you...
- (Talk to Mika)
- Mika: Honorary Knight! We're so lucky to have you come and test out the entertainment stalls. It really puts my mind at ease!
- Mika: This is actually my first time taking part in a development project, so I'm a little nervous. It's kinda frying my brain...
- Mika: All I had to do was put a casing on an existing device. But there were so many design considerations, so many parameters to adjust...
- Mika: I don't envy Captain Albedo, having to create purpose-built devices from scratch... It must be such a difficult task.
I think it's functioning really well.- Don't be hard on yourself. You can only get better.
- Mika: Wow, uh... Th—Thank you! Thanks, Honorary Knight, that means a lot coming from you!
- Mika: I'll... I'll keep doing my best. Hopefully, I'll get to the point where I can build some useful stuff for the Reconnaissance Company...
- Mika: Oh, I won a few toys in one of the games. I'd like you to have this one...
- Mika: I have another one the same. Now, whenever I look at it, I'll think of all the encouragement you gave me!
Post-Quest Dialogue
- (Talk to Mika)
- Mika: (Sir/
Ma'am), once you've finished testing the "Saury-Saury Scout," if you have any feedback, please don't hesitate to let me know... even if you think it's terrible! 
Isn't it a little strange to address me as such?
- Mika: Strange? What do you mean?
- When it comes to being a knight, you have more experience than me.
- Who cares about experience — we're friends, aren't we?
- Mika: Ah... You're right, I've never called you that before. It might have made you uncomfortable. I won't do it again!
- Mika: It's just... during the International Cross Country Challenge, I met several friends from Natlan and heard of your legendary deeds from a completely new perspective.
- Mika: You triumphed in the face of catastrophe and emerged as a great hero of Natlan. You worked side by side with people whose prowess is on a level I never thought possible...
- Mika: Both your adventures and the way you treat people are so impressive. I admire everything you've accomplished. Your achievements shine as bright as the stars!
- Mika: Compared to that, I feel like I haven't made much progress at all lately...
- Mika: It feels like before, I was striving just to catch up with you, but now your progress is so fast you're almost out of sight...
- Mika: So, it just felt natural to start calling you (sir/
ma'am)... - Don't be so hard on yourself! You'll get stronger too!
- We should train together sometime!
- Mika: Oh... Thanks! I'll definitely keep honing my skills. Gotta keep pushing myself!
- Mika: But just burying my head in training and relying solely on diligence... doesn't seem like the right approach either. I need to change my mindset.
- Mika: I'm gonna try to find more opportunities to experience new things, to break away from fixed ways of thinking...
- Mika: And this collaborative effort to improve the "Saury-Saury Scout" is a great place to start!
- Won't these survey devices put you out of a job?
- Mika: The battle between mechanisms and people... I've actually pondered this issue before.
- Mika: When I was in Nod-Krai, I read three books written by engineers from Fontaine and Liyue — they gave me quite a few insights.
- Mika: Mechanisms with unlimited energy that can be controlled from a distance could indeed replace surveyors like me — and maybe even other knights with different roles.
- Mika: One of our fellow knights, after studying Fontaine's Gardemeks, once told me, "There will come a day when wars are fought by unmanned mechanisms, without the need for knights or soldiers."
- Mika: But that would require perfect operating conditions. Even if you only consider power supply and operational strategies, there are clear issues that mechanisms alone are unable to solve.
- Mika: Most mechanisms can't simply deploy from a base, reach a target location, and then begin their mission. If they did, who knows how much of their stored energy would be depleted before the mission even began?
- That's a good point... There are too many uncertainties along the way.
- It's not safe to let mechanisms act independently.
- Mika: That's true. Generally, the operator needs to transport the mechanism to a suitable location before putting it to work. The whole mission is then kept under human supervision in case unexpected circumstances arise.
- Mika: In order to produce a mechanism that can work without supervision, a lot more research and development is required.
- Mika: So I'm inclined to think that... when it comes to military and adventure applications, mechanisms remain a tool for multiplying human capabilities, rather than a replacement.
- Mika: I'd also like to train myself to operate multiple mechanisms by myself to synchronize the survey of larger areas.
- We can talk about that later. Have you been busy lately?
- Mika: Ah... Thank you for your concern! As you can see, I'm not too busy right now.
- Mika: After helping Vice Captain Lohen's old company adjust to their new duties, I came to help with the cross-country challenge. As for the make-up of the next expedition team, personnel assignment should be scheduled for two weeks' time.
- ...Lohen?
- ...Vice Captain?
- Mika: Right. Lohen is the vice captain of the Fifth Company. He was a long-time member of the expedition team, playing a vital role in the mobile contingent.
- Mika: Recently, the team's mission has changed, and some members of the company are preparing to return to Mondstadt...
- Mika: The Fifth Company is a rather special unit. When first formed, they primarily used bows, but as technology has advanced, they've begun equipping themselves with other forms of ranged weaponry...
- Mika: Normally, they train together as a single unit, but when deployed on missions, they're regularly split into smaller squads and attached to other companies to bolster their firepower.
- They're split up for combat?
- Why not concentrate their firepower?
- Mika: The Grand Master said this would make our firepower more flexible. By splitting them up, it ensures no single company finds itself outmatched by long-range opponents.
- Mika: As a result, the members of the Fifth Company are "always on standby, ready to deploy to the thick of the action." It means their missions are usually quite challenging.
- Mika: And even within Fifth Company, Vice Captain Lohen really stands out. He loves going wherever the fighting is thickest and often complains that there aren't enough monsters. I really admire his fighting spirit!
- He sounds like quite a character... How does he treat you?
- By which I mean... how do you two get along?
- Mika: He treats me very well! Every time I finish a survey, he insists on verifying the results with me and organizing the intelligence right away...
- Mika: If there are any gaps in the survey data, the Vice Captain takes it upon himself to perform "armed recon" to get me the most precise information possible.
- Mika: As for his practical jokes... once you get used to them, they're not so bad.
- Mika: He has a knack for influencing his closest companions — they all tend to favor his preferred tactic of overwhelming assaults, sometimes even neglecting their own safety...
- Mika: So, when it comes to personnel management, beyond just finding the right role that allows them to flourish, they also need to be paired with teammates who can temper their more reckless nature...
- Mika: This way, they won't get carried away and use overwhelming force on run-of-the-mill, routine missions.
- Mika: Once you meet Vice Captain Lohen, you'll understand him a lot better...
- Mika: For some reason, I feel like the two of you are going to hit it off and end up becoming a perfect match!
- I need to give it some thought.
- Mika: I—I'll look forward to it!
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | A Message From the Junior | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 来自后辈的分享 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 來自後輩的分享 | |
| Japanese | 後輩からのメッセージ Kouhai kara no Messeeji | A Message From the Junior |
| Korean | 후배의 선물 Hubae-ui Seonmul | A Gift From the Junior |
| Spanish | El mensaje de un aprendiz | The Message from an Apprentice |
| French | Un message d'un cadet | A Message From a Junior |
| Russian | Сообщение от младшего Soobshcheniye ot mladshego | |
| Thai | การแบ่งปันจากรุ่นน้อง | |
| Vietnamese | Chia Sẻ Từ Hậu Bối | |
| German | Eine Nachricht vom Grünschnabel | |
| Indonesian | Pesan dari Junior | |
| Portuguese | Uma Mensagem de um Principiante | |
| Turkish | Acemiden Bir Mesaj | |
| Italian | Un messaggio dall'apprendista |
Change History
Released in Version "Luna III"