Dreams of Sword Art

Dreams of Sword Art is a World Quest in Inazuma.

Start Location

Complete the Archon Quest Ritou Escape Plan in Chapter II: Act I - The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia to access this quest's starting location.

Steps

Talk to Nameless, who is just north of the southern Teleport Waypoint at Tatarasuna.

Search for the nameless samurai
- Speak with Nameless again to begin the duel
Defeat the nameless samurai
- Defeat him in 60 seconds
Talk to the nameless samurai
Search for the blade mentioned by the nameless samurai
- The sword's location is just west of the Kujou Encampment
- Obtain A Discarded Blade
- Family Letter can be found next to the blade
Give the blade to the nameless samurai
Defeat the nameless samurai
- Speak with Nameless again to begin the duel
- Defeat him in 60 seconds
Talk to the nameless samurai
Help the nameless samurai find the wine
- Head to Kujou Encampment
Ask the soldiers about the wine
- Talk to Matsudaira
- Obtain A Jug of Wine
Give the wine to the nameless samurai
Defeat "Masanori"
- Speak with "Masanori" again to begin the duel
- Defeat him in 60 seconds
- "Masanori" will be slightly stronger this time around
Talk to "Masanori"
Search for the blade mentioned by "Masanori"
- The sword can be found at Nazuchi Beach
- Obtain A Masterless Blade
Give the blade to "Masanori"
Defeat the berserk "Masanori"
- Defeat him in 120 seconds
- Masanori will be slightly stronger again and will passively heal 5% of his HP every 4 seconds
- Additionally when he has less than 10% of his HP, he will enter the Final Frenzy state and will heal to full health.
Talk to "Masanori"

Gameplay Notes

Completing the quest grants the Wonders of the World achievement Why We Fight.

Dialogue

Quest Description

A nameless samurai stands atop the windy sea cliffs, seemingly searching for something...

(Talk to Nameless)

Nameless: Why? Why can't I find it?

What are you looking for?

Nameless: I'm looking for... for... I've forgotten. Each time I think I'm about to remember it, it disappears from my mind.

Nameless: Hey, do you know what I'm supposed to be looking for?

How would I know?

Nameless: Ugh, I just can't think...

Have you looked in all your pockets?

Nameless: I already have, it isn't on my person.

Nameless: Even though I don't remember what I was after, I can tell when something's not what I'm looking for. Whatever it is, it's not on me.

Nameless: Come on, what is it, what am I looking for...

Nameless: Curses, curses! Why can't I remember?

It'll pop into your mind eventually.

Nameless: That won't do. I can't wait that long.

Nameless: Whatever it is that I'm looking for, it's definitely of the utmost importance to me. I need it back as soon as possible.

Nameless: I have an inexplicable feeling that the reason I am here in this place is to find that very thing. Failing to find it is not an option.

Nameless: I will strike down anyone that tries to interrupt me or stand in my way...

Nameless: Strike down... Wait, that's right! Brandishing a sword and executing people... it feels familiar, pleasing, hahaha, the surge of blood, like a river of red.

Think back to when you arrived here.

Nameless: When I got here? All I remember doing here is wielding my sword. As for why I was wielding it...

Nameless: Haha, yes, now that I do remember. I was executing someone!

Nameless: If you strike your enemy with your sword, blood surges like a river of red. It gives you a real rush, hahaha.

Nameless: When was my sword last stained red?

Nameless: Hmm, it must have been a few days by now. Well, at least you're here today.

Nameless: For now, let's leave aside the question of what I was looking for. I've tired myself out thinking about it for so long, and now I need to relax.

Nameless: Ah, it's been a while since I brandished my blade. I can hear Takatsuki Dougire complaining.

Nameless: Aw, listen, she's calling out because she wants to cut you into pieces, hahaha. Having a duel with you would make her very happy indeed.

Are you... okay?

Your sword can't speak.

Nameless: You can't hear Takatsuki Dougire's voice? What a pity.

Nameless: Those who live by the sword know to listen to the voice of their blade. ...Hehe, she's nagging me to get on with it again.

Nameless: Come, draw your weapon and try your chances against me.

(Talk to Nameless again)

Nameless: Come, draw your weapon and try your chances against me.

(Talk to Nameless after defeating him): Nameless: I am defeated.; Nameless: I have cut countless people down, and have never once lost. Now that I have tasted defeat at your hands... I have bet and lost. I shall have no regrets even if it has cost me my life.; I don't do that kind of thing.; You should really just stop.; Nameless: Haha! I draw my sword to kill. You do not?; Nameless: You fight strangely, and your bearing is far from normal. Not at all like those who I cut down.; Nameless: Which school do you belong to?; ...; I'm just a traveler.; Nameless: Heh, unwilling to say, are you? It matters little. I remember nothing at all, so even had you mentioned your school of swordsmanship, I would not recognize it.; Nameless: Who was I? What did I do before drifting here? I... no longer remember any of these things.; Nameless: I only feel familiarity and peace with my sword in hand. Someone as lost as I must be doomed to wander this wasteland.; I can try to help you.; Nameless: But not knowing even my own name, I cannot do anything but wander the world like a ghost. How can you help me?; Nameless: I do not know if I have family, or where my hometown is. There is nowhere for me to go but here.; Nameless: The only connection I have to that past is my swordsmanship.; And where did you learn yours?; Who did you learn the sword from?; Nameless: My lineage... I no longer recall it, but it could not have come from nowhere.; Nameless: On this path, there is little hope for those who have no background at all.; Nameless: Even if one begins training hard from an early age, they cannot receive accurate instruction if they cannot pay a master to tutor them. They will have to go through many more twists and turns than the average person.; Nameless: Without a good sword, they can only go to the smelting plant to look for a discarded, inferior blade.; Nameless: Though it be inferior, they would cherish it, and even give the blade a name.; Nameless: They would train with every ounce of sweat in their body, and after many wounds and much persistence, they would gain a foundation... and yet they would still be mocked.; Nameless: Without a friend by their side, they would not be able to go on...; Nameless: Wait... Why... Why does this all feel so familiar?; Nameless: I think... I think I remember something. Two children wielding swords and sparring, next to their family homes... a hut...; Nameless: Yes... they lived in a hut in the fishing village to the north... the hut was under a cliff, and surrounded by sea on all sides.; Nameless: They would take the steps behind the house to the slope to spar... Their blades might still be there.; Nameless: But who were "they"? Ugh, my head hurts. I can't... remember...; Nameless: ...; Nameless: Didn't you say that you would help me? Then please, help me find those two sword-wielding children, and bring me their swords. I... I think their swords may be related to me somehow.; I understand.; Nameless: A samurai's word is his bond. I will wait here for you until you have brought me those swords.

(Talk to Nameless again): Nameless: Who were those two children? Ugh, my head hurts. I can't... remember...; Where did they live again?; Nameless: Yes... they lived in a hut in the fishing village to the north... the hut was under a cliff, and surrounded by sea on all sides.; Nameless: They would take the steps behind the house to the slope to spar... Their blades might still be there.; Nameless: A samurai's word is his bond. I will wait here for you until you have brought me those swords.

(Reach the designated area): Paimon: This place sure looks abandoned...; Paimon: Do you really think the kids that the weird samurai mentioned live here?

(Draw the blade from the rock): Paimon: We haven't seen any sword-wielding kids at all. All we've got is this sword stuck in the ground, all by itself.; Paimon: That samurai said that there'd be two kids here, so there should be two swords. But we've only found one... was the other one taken away?; Paimon: Hmm... Paimon's got no idea what happened here. Let's just take this sword back to him, shall we?

Step Description

The nameless samurai has asked you to help him find the blade that appears in his memories, but he could only remember a vague location. He tells you of a hut beneath the cliffs on an island in the north, and behind the hut, he says, is a hill...

(Talk to Nameless)

Nameless: Have you found the swords?

(Submit A Discarded Blade)

Nameless: ...

Nameless: I remember. This... one of the two children used this sword.

Nameless: That child, he and his friend sneaked off to the smelting plant to obtain two identical swords that the smiths had discarded.

Nameless: The finest of blades were made there, but these two were of an inferior make, so those two children...

Nameless: I remember now, they would be mocked by others for not being able to afford swords made by famous smiths, and for using junk.

Nameless: Hah. I say, as long as it can slay foes in battle, it is a good blade.

Nameless: Who in this world is born bearing gold and jade? Nor does the battlefield distinguish between the noble and the lowly.

Nameless: Samurai, have you ever been on the battlefield?

I am no samurai.

Nameless: You have not sought out a master despite your abilities? Folly.

No, I have not.

Nameless: You should. One strike, and one strike only, is all it takes for someone to fall, whether they be a mighty general or a lowly ashigaru! Hahaha.

Nameless: But... I cannot die. No matter how many swordsmen or ronin came to challenge me, I was never defeated.

Nameless: Those who are only swordsmen in name... They fled, or they were all cut down. Hahah!

Nameless: You are the only one who has managed to defeat me... Curses. Curses! How did I lose?

Nameless: Curses! Curses! CURSES!

Nameless: Again! We will go again! I will not lose this time!

(Talk to Nameless)

Nameless: Let us duel once more, you and I.

Give me a second.

Nameless: I will let you prepare. Takatsuki Dougire and I will be here, no matter how long we must wait.; Nameless: Use your full strength against me once you are ready.
(Ends dialogue, does not advance)

Well, if you're ready to lose...

Nameless: Many have said this before Takatsuki Dougire cut them down. How many blows will you withstand?
(Proceeds to battle)

(Talk to Nameless after defeating him)

Nameless: You have defeated me... again.

Nameless: Will you not tell me where you learned your swordsmanship from?

...

I've told you, I'm a traveler.

Nameless: Do all true masters hide their true selves like this? Never mind. I shall not pry.

Nameless: It has been so long since I felt this fulfilled. Discarding all pointless thought and giving myself over to the blade.

Nameless: How strange... My body remembers this refreshing feeling as well.

Nameless: It's almost like... I could gain acceptance, own everything in this world... when I was wielding my sword, when my all was focused on winning victory.

Nameless: Yes, that's right. I once wielded this sword to sunder many armored bodies.

Nameless: I remember how I felt then. Mora and honor could all be gained by the sword. As long as I had the last laugh at the end of the raging battle, what did anything else matter? To the victor go the spoils!

Nameless: The spoils, the glory... So, I had such moments of satisfaction in my time, did I? When I was crowned with honor, acknowledged by my superiors, when the wine flowed freely...

Nameless: Wine... wine... How could I forget the wine I drank under the moonlight with my companions? I miss that taste.

You've remembered!

Nameless: I remember now! I remember drinking wine together with people... it was a long time ago.

Where did you drink?

Nameless: I remember that we were inside a great encampment. Men armed and dressed in armor were all around us.

Nameless: We said something then... No, I can't remember it.

Perhaps you'll remember if you drank the same wine from back then.

Nameless: You'll... you'll help me find that wine?

I can.

Nameless: I... I am in your debt. Perhaps I shall indeed remember my past if I drank the same wine that I did back then.

Paimon: Armored and armed men... does he mean soldiers from an army camp?

Paimon: If we head east from here, we'll reach some land that's mostly flat. Maybe that's where the camp is.

(Talk to Nameless again): Nameless: Who did I drink with... what did we say...

(Talk to Kujou Masahito)

Kujou Masahito: Hmm? Why is a civilian like you wandering around in the military camp?

Do you know of a nameless samurai?

Kujou Masahito: Serving no master, and slaying no foe on the battlefield. The person you speak of must be a ronin.

Kujou Masahito: There is no place in my army for such a person.

Kujou Masahito: Besides, order is valued above all here in a military encampment. This is no place for civilians to walk in and out of as they please. Please leave quickly.

(After completing Amidst Stormy Judgment, while Traveler has an arrest warrant): Kujou Masahito: Are you just here to look for someone? If you are, please leave as soon as possible.; Kujou Masahito: I've received word that some scoundrel infiltrated the city and attempted to ambush our Almighty Shogun. My forces have also received an arrest warrant for this criminal.; Kujou Masahito: Well, you've also got blond hair. Best you leave, or you might be mistaken for that wanted fugitive.; Kujou Masahito: Looking at your thin build, forget surviving a battle with the Shogun — I personally doubt you'd be able to parry my spear even once. I have no wish to involve commoners in these struggles unnecessarily.; Kujou Masahito: Still, you do look quite familiar.; Huh? I—I'm sure we've never met, good sir!; I'll head home immediately.; Kujou Masahito: ...Mm, fair enough.

Step Description

The nameless samurai has asked you to help him find the wine that features in his memories, but he could only remember drinking it with someone else in a military camp. According to the observations you've made along the way, the camp could be located in the east...

(Talk to Ishikawa)

Ishikawa: I hope this fragile peace will hold out a little longer...

Do you know of a nameless samurai?

(While Traveler has no arrest warrant)

Ishikawa: I've never heard of some strange guy like that. You're barking up the wrong tree here.

(After completing Amidst Stormy Judgment, while Traveler has an arrest warrant)

Ishikawa: Huh, this person you speak of seems rather strange. I've never encountered such a person.

Ishikawa: That said, there's been an arrest warrant out for some reckless fool who actually dared to take the Shogun on. That certainly sounds a little like the person you're talking about.

Ishikawa: What does the wanted fugitive look like, you ask? Uh... How did I forget that? Really, now...

Ishikawa: But I'd stay away from that guy if I were you. What if they're the wanted fugitive? I'd focus on keeping my head on my shoulders if I were you.

(Talk to Matsudaira)

Matsudaira: The Sangonomiya rebels are just riff-raff.

Do you know of a nameless samurai?

Matsudaira: Hmm. Born into a fishing village, joined the army, and that manner of speech... I think I know who you're talking about.

Matsudaira: After that last battle ended, a lot of folks went missing in action, that guy included.

Matsudaira: Usually, people who end up unaccounted for have either deserted or... you know, bought the farm.

Matsudaira: But that guy? With his skills, I don't think any of those riff-raff from Sangonomiya could have beaten him. I thought he'd fled.

Matsudaira: I never would've imagined that he'd lost his memories and become a madman who only knows how to wield a sword.

Matsudaira: Well then, were you here to ask about him, or did you want to do something else?

Please help him regain his memory.

Matsudaira: Eh? You know, I wouldn't necessarily call losing your memories of the battlefield a bad thing, exactly.

I'd like to know about his past.

Matsudaira: His past? As far as I'm aware, it's nothing particular happy...

Matsudaira: But you look like a good person. I mean, you came all this way just to help him out.

Matsudaira: As an old friend of his, I would like to help, but...

Matsudaira: As you can see, I have my duties here, and I cannot leave.

I just need the wine that he drank in the past.

Matsudaira: Wine... That's all you need, then?

Matsudaira: I've got it. I'll give you my personal bottle of it, in fact.

Matsudaira: Back when he was still in the army, he, a friend from his hometown, and I would drink together.

Matsudaira: They were both of lowly birth, and would often be ostracized by those fools from richer families.

Matsudaira: He was a rough man who didn't care a whit about being excluded. He just threw himself into battle all the same...

Matsudaira: The General at the time quite liked him, and raised both him and his hometown friend to the rank of Hatamoto.

Matsudaira: But during that battle...

Matsudaira: *sigh* I always come to back to something awful whenever I think about the past. There's no point in nattering on, so I shan't.

Matsudaira: Well, you have the wine. If there's nothing else, best you take your leave.

(While Traveler has no arrest warrant)

Matsudaira: This is a military encampment, after all. If you tarry here too long, people might get the wrong idea.

(After completing Amidst Stormy Judgment, while Traveler has an arrest warrant)

Matsudaira: This is a military camp, after all, and there's been an arrest warrant out and about lately. Things are really tight right now.

Matsudaira: Strangers like yourself would be wise not to stay here long, or some people might get the wrong idea.

(Obtain A Jug of Wine)

(Talk to Nameless)

Nameless: Did you find the wine?

(Submit A Jug of Wine)

Nameless: This wine... it's bitter. That's not right.

Nameless: I remember that the wine we drank before wasn't like this. It only had the taste of excitement and joy.

Nameless: We took names and won glory... Should we not have been pleased with ourselves? And yet, why does this wine go down my throat so bitterly?

Nameless: And this bottle, I remember it. It has to be...

Nameless: He would take this bottle, and he would say: "Come on, Masanori, have another!"

Nameless: "Masanori"... "Masanori"... is that my name?

So that's your name. Masanori.

It's a fine name.

"Masanori": Yes, yes, I remember! I would often drink with the same person. He and I were like brothers, and we would talk often.

"Masanori": But there was just this once, when he said something that... led to an argument, and so he left.

"Masanori": He was my brother-in-arms, through thick and thin. Why would he just leave like that... Why?

"Masanori": What did I do wrong? Do you know, samurai?

You probably need to ask yourself that question.

Maybe it's for the best that you don't know.

"Masanori": But I want to know. I must know. Please, I want to know... I want to...

(Talk to "Masanori")

"Masanori": My head... It hurts... Please, I beg of you, fight me once more. Use your blade to help me remember. Help me remember everything!

Let me think about it.

"Masanori": What? What are you waiting for?
(Ends dialogue, does not advance)

Well then, have at it.

"Masanori": Let us cross swords.
(Proceeds to battle)

Step Description

The samurai seems to be named "Masanori". [sic] He vaguely remembers seeing a blade on a Tidal Flat in the southwest. That could perhaps be the most critical part of his memory...

(Talk to "Masanori" after defeating him): "Masanori": Defeated by the same person thrice. How am I this weak? I have honed my martial arts ability from childhood to today... How am I so useless?; "Masanori": Useless... useless... I'm a useless samurai... Wait, I remember now.; "Masanori": I saw a sword fall from someone's hands, and it wasn't Takatsuki Dougire. The sight of that sword sent me trembling all over, and my courage failed me...; "Masanori": I feared that fallen sword, and I fled from there, and ended up here.; And where's that place?; "Masanori": I... I fled here from the tidal flats in the northwest. That was where the battle took place.; "Masanori": Why was I so afraid of that sword? What happened there?; I'll help you remember.; I'll help you find that sword.; "Masanori": Remember, I have to remember, that sword... that sword...

(Talk to "Masanori" again): "Masanori": Remember, I have to remember, that sword... that sword...

(Talk to "Masanori")

"Masanori": Remember, I have to remember, that sword... that sword...

(Submit A Masterless Blade)

(Continue from above or talk to "Masanori" if challenge failed): "Masanori": This is that sword. Yes, that was his sword.; "Masanori": But where is he? Where did he go? We agreed to go home together!; What's come over you?; "Masanori": Why wasn't he there!? Argh... How can this be!!!

(Talk to "Masanori" after defeating him): "Masanori": I... I have truly been defeated.; "Masanori": I put everything on the line to wield my sword, but the martial arts that I so worshiped... they have been truly and pathetically beaten.; Have you awakened?; So we're not going to spar again?; "Masanori": You need not worry. I lost control earlier... Never again will I raise my hand against you of my own will.; "Masanori": I fought you to my heart's content four times, and discovered some shattered memories, obtained two swords, and a bottle of wine. I am satisfied.; "Masanori": Moreover, the more I remember, the more I feel anger and a deep pain rise up from within me. Perhaps my past is indeed far from a beautiful story.; "Masanori": I doubt I will gain much from becoming obsessed with it, so it is best that I put it down.; "Masanori": Nonetheless, I believe it to be greatly fortuitous that we met. I do not regret it.; The feeling is mutual.; Hahah, I'm still a little afraid of you.; "Masanori": Hah, you are indeed straightforward.; "Masanori": I shall also be frank. I may be to you as a defeated foe, but if you are willing, I still wish to exchange pointers with you.; "Masanori": Warriors make friends best when their swords clash, rather than when they talk around a table.; "Masanori": I and Takatsuki Dougire will remain here, watching the sea and listening to the wind. We will be here any time to speak to you, should you wish it.

Gallery

Video Guides

Sword at Kujou Encampment

Sword at Nazuchi Beach

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Dreams of Sword Art	—
Chinese (Simplified)	刀剑成梦 Dāojiàn Chéng Mèng	Blades of Swords Become a Dream
Chinese (Traditional)	刀劍成夢 Dāojiàn Chéng Mèng	Blades of Swords Become a Dream
Japanese	刀の夢 Katana no Yume	Dream of Swords
Korean	검사의 꿈 Geomsa-ui Kkum	Dreams of a Swordsman
Spanish	Sueños de un espadachín	Dreams of a Swordsman
French	Rêves d'un épéiste	Dreams of a Swordsman
Russian	Мечты о фехтовании Mechty o fekhtovanii	Dreams of Sword-Wielding
Thai	ความฝันแห่งคมดาบ
Vietnamese	Giấc Mơ Đao Kiếm
German	Träume der Schwertkunst	Dreams of Sword Art
Indonesian	Impian Ilmu Pedang	Dreams of Sword Art
Portuguese	Espada Transformadora de Sonhos
Turkish	Kılıç Sanatı Rüyası
Italian	Sognando l'arte della spada

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