Fabulous Fungus Frenzy/Story

Fabulous Fungus Frenzy is an Event Chapter.

Requirements: Reach Adventure Rank 30 and complete Archon Quest Chapter I: Act III - A New Star Approaches

Recommended Quests: Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V - Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises and Yae Miko's Story Quest, Divina Vulpes Chapter: Act I - The Great Narukami Offering

List of Acts

• Act I - The Most Fantastic Tournament You've Never Heard Of?
• Act II - Nilotpala Cup: Debut Match
• Act III - Dual Missions: Progress and Probe!
• Act IV - Unfathomable Defenses
• Act V - The Strongest Opponent! The Biggest Crisis!
• Act VI - Farewell, My Shroom Buddies

Summary

Act I - The Most Fantastic Tournament You've Never Heard Of?

Main article: The Most Fantastic Tournament You've Never Heard Of?

Wandering around the outskirts of Sumeru City, the Traveler and Paimon find a bulletin board advertising the Nilotpala Cup Beast Tamers Tournament which involves using Fungi to fight. Having fought many fungi in their travels, Paimon worries that the event would be dangerous and suggests to check on it, which the Traveler agrees to. They head to Port Ormos and discover that whoever wins the Ultimate Trial will inherit Elchingen's wealth and become the host for future tournaments.

The two decide to sign up and run into a woman named Haniyyah, who decides to help them get the basics of fungi fighting down in part to help in her own goals too with her main partner Pyro-1. They head around Sumeru and catch two fungi, during which they acquire a Floating Hydro Fungus which Paimon calls Bongo-Head. As the participants need four fungi to fight, they find another two before finding a sleepy woman with a Floating Anemo Fungus near her. Believing the fungus to be dangerous, they move to kill it, but the woman tells them not to and tells them that it's her partner. She introduces herself as Layla and her fungi as Twirly-Whirly; she is also participating but is struggling to find three other fungi friends, so Haniyyah helps her out.

Returning to Port Ormos, they soon run into Yae Miko, who likewise is participating in the event for "inspiration." Miko has already acquired her own fungi, a Whirling Electro Fungus called Blitzara. One of her accompanying editors, Souka, is also participating in the tournament. As the Traveler and Paimon wonder why Miko had come to Sumeru, Elchingen and Kautilya greet her before leaving. Miko warns the two that there are "potential liabilities" in the tournament, which the Traveler connects to as the fungi.

They then head to Balfour to enhance their fungi before the tournament goes underway.

Act II - Nilotpala Cup: Debut Match

Main article: Nilotpala Cup: Debut Match

After enhancing their fungi, the Traveler faces Ajilenakh Dash and defeats her team with ease. They catch up with Layla and Miko, who likewise breezed through their opposition. Miko suggests some "training" to help keep the momentum from their wins and they arrive at the location, where she reveals that they're going to simply bond with the fungi. Layla theorizes that the fungi can be tamed and wonders what would happen if the Wisdom Orb was shut off. Deciding to do so with assurances from Miko and the Traveler, Twirly-Whirly begins to go about on its own business without attacking anyone. The Traveler does the same for Bongo-Head before hearing cries of help in the distance.

Investigating the source, they discover two children being threatened by wild fungi, but Haniyyah appears and drives them off. Haniyyah then reveals to the Traveler that she intends to win the tournament to eliminate all the fungi, including her own partner. Miko and Layla come in and the former dismisses them. Returning to the port, Layla decides to write a letter to the Amurta school to find out what the fungi like to eat before the Traveler notices a Corps of Thirty member, believing that Cyno has tabs on the event. They also discover their next opponent is Souka, although Miko tells them not to worry about defeating her.

Act III - Dual Missions: Progress and Probe!

Main article: Dual Missions: Progress and Probe!

The Traveler easily defeats Souka before meeting up with Miko and Layla, who likewise defeated their opponents. Layla worries about the opponents' strength and decides to continue training with Twirly-Whirly, although she also reveals that she has a meeting with the Almighty Merchant. Miko gives the task to the Traveler instead to alleviate her worries before telling them to investigate the Floral Jelly formula at sunrise.

When sunrise hits, the Traveler and Paimon find the formula for the jelly lying in the stall and use their Kamera to take a photo of it. They then make their way to the outskirts of Sumeru City to meet up with the Almighty Merchant, who's actually Dori. She gives them some discarded scraps of them for free, having been given it by someone who saw a chance with it. She then looks at the order and agrees to send the shipment to Layla before making her leave.

Returning to the tournament, the Traveler faces Baron Bigfoot and easily defeats his team. Layla likewise also defeated her opponent, although she notes that they're becoming much stronger. She also reveals that she saw Miko and Souka with a Corps of Thirty member but chose not to follow them. Paimon then tells the Traveler to compile their evidence to give to Miko.

Act IV - Unfathomable Defenses

Main article: Unfathomable Defenses

The Traveler goes up against Hardy Two-Blades and defeats him, although his cruelty on the fungi disappoints Paimon. Layla also defeated her opponent and takes note of Paimon's sadness. Miko then arrives, having defeated her opponent and is now going against Haniyyah in the semi-finals, while the Traveler would be facing Layla.

Layla, having no qualms about winning or losing, asks her team to play fairly. The Traveler defeats her team before leaving, where they learn that Haniyyah had defeated Miko, thus making the Traveler have to face her in the finals. Miko advises Haniyyah to change her mind before it would go bad for her, but she refuses and leaves. The Traveler proceeds to give Miko the evidence they accumulated, who in turn blesses them with her gohei. She also suggests they speak with her where they met Layla.

Arriving at the place they met Layla, the Traveler tracks Haniyyah down using their Elemental Sight to track Pyro-1. Haniyyah reveals why she despises fungi, giving them her notebook before leaving. Investigating further, they soon discover that Kautilya is a scam and that Bongo-Head is traveling with them of its own volition, as the Traveler turned their orb off. Unsure of what to do, they decide to finish the finals and inform Elchingen of Kautilya's deception.

Act V - The Strongest Opponent! The Biggest Crisis!

Main article: The Strongest Opponent! The Biggest Crisis!

Returning to the arena once more, the Traveler faces Haniyyah's team with Bongo-Head, Twirly-Whirly, Blitzara and a fungi of their choice. They defeat her team, making them eligible for the "Ultimate Trial." Before leaving, they ask her if they could take Pyro-1, which she agrees to. Elchingen appears and brings them to another area of the domain, where they find Fatui Skirmishers waiting for them. Elchingen reveals himself to be a Fatuus working for Il Dottore and that he intends to grow a fungi army to create havoc in Sumeru, even throwing Kautilya under the bus to accomplish his goal. He then uses the Wisdom Orb to control Twirly-Whirly, Blitzara and Pyro-1.

Bongo-Head repels the brainwashed fungi, leaving Elchingen confused as to why the backdoor command wouldn't work on it. Miko, Layla and Haniyyah then arrive, the former having broken straight into the domain. They break the control on the fungi, but Elchingen believes that he still has the advantage and orders the skirmishers to attack. However, they fungi defeat them and he flees the domain. Chasing him, they find Sido and the Corps of Thirty having apprehended Elchingen and Kautilya and drag them away to face judgement.

Haniyyah apologizes to the Traveler for her misguided view, who forgives her. As they had technically won the Ultimate Trial, the Traveler and Paimon decide to take position of hosts for the event and reveal the conspiracy behind the tournament. However, as they had fun, she also tells them that the tournament would continue, although put on hold until they could find a way for everyone to safely participate in the event. Haniyyah would also be responsible for taking care of the fungi, which she takes up.

Act VI - Farewell, My Shroom Buddies

Main article: Farewell, My Shroom Buddies

After spending some final quality time with their fungi, the Traveler and Layla see Miko off, who leaves Blitzara in their care. They then catch up to Haniyyah at the outskirts of Port Ormos, who reveals that she had taken the remaining orbs and fungi. She had also renamed her fungi Kindlejoy, admitting she felt joy when she tamed the fungi. She also reveals to have found an ideal spot to take care of the fungi and promises her utmost to care for them and takes the remaining fungi before leaving.

Post-Story

Defeating Yurochka awards the Special Wisdom Orb and Mysterious Fatui Letter, while the Wisdom Orb at the tree disappears.

Open-World Interactables

Bulletin Board, Beginning

Bulletin Board, After Round 1

Bulletin Board, After Round 2

Bulletin Board, After Round 3

Bulletin Board, After Round 4

Bulletin Board, After Round 5

Bulletin Board, Ending

Story Characters

The following Playable Characters appear in event Story Quests.

Character	Act I	Act II	Act III	Act IV	Act V	Act VI
Cyno	✘	✱	✘	✘	✘	✘
Dori	✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘
Layla	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Yae Miko	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

✱ — Appears without dialogue

Event NPCs

The following is a list of event-exclusive NPCs who appear during this event either as regular NPCs in the open world or as quest-only NPCs. The vast majority of them have dialogue and locations that change as the event story is completed. For the purposes of the table below, NPCs are not considered "Open World" if their open world dialogue is considered quest-exclusive dialogue and is therefore located on a quest page instead of the NPC's page.

Name	Open World	Quests	Notes
Ajilenakh Dash	✔	✔	Quest NPC without dialogue in Act I Quest NPC with dialogue in Acts II, V
Aratani	✔	✱	Quest NPC in Acts I, V
Balfour	✔	✔	Quest NPC in Acts I, V NPC for Coruscating Potential
Baron Bigfoot	✔	✔	Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts I, II, V Quest NPC with dialogue in Act III
Blitzara	✘	✱	Quest NPC in Acts I–VI
Bongo-Head	✘	✱	Quest NPC in Acts I–VI
Elchingen	✘	✔	Quest NPC with dialogue in Acts I, II, V Quest NPC without dialogue in Act III Quest NPC with optional dialogue in part of Act IV
Haniyyah	✔	✘	Quest NPC in Acts Acts I–VI
Hardy Two-Blades	✔	✔	Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts I, II, V Quest NPC with dialogue in Act IV
Jutta	✔	✱	Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts I, V
Kautilya	✘	✔	Quest NPC with dialogue in Acts I, II Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts III, V Quest NPC with optional dialogue in part of Act III
Kindlejoy	✘	✱	Initially named Pyro-1 Quest NPC in Acts I–VI
Najah	✔	✱	Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts I, II, V
Sido	✘	✔	Quest NPC without dialogue in Act II Quest NPC with optional dialogue in part of Act IV Quest NPC with dialogue in Act V
Souka	✘	✔	Quest NPC with dialogue in Acts I, III, V Quest NPC without dialogue in Act II
Thabit	✔	✱	Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts I, II
Twirly-Whirly	✘	✱	Quest NPC in Acts I–VI
Wafiq	✔	✱	Quest NPC without dialogue in Acts I, II
Yanbei	✔	✘	Open world only
Yurochka	✔	✘	Open world only Only available after Act V

✱ — Appears without dialogue

Characters

26 Characters appear in this Chapter:

• Ajilenakh Dash
• Aratani
• Balfour
• Baron Bigfoot
• Blitzara
• Bongo-Head
• Cyno
• Dori
• Elchingen
• Haniyyah
• Hardy Two-Blades
• Jutta
• Kautilya
• Kindlejoy
• Layla
• Najah
• Paimon
• Sido
• Souka
• Stormstress
• Thabit
• Traveler
• Twirly-Whirly
• Wafiq
• Yae Miko
• Yanbei

Total Rewards

150 Primogem

120,000 Mora

12 Hero's Wit

24 Mystic Enhance­ment Ore

Soundtracks

No.	Soundtrack Name	Album	Played In
23	Slight Distress	City of Winds and Idylls	Knights of Favonius (Quest) (cutscene and dialogue), Wild Escape, Behind the Scenes, Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land (Quest), The Fond Farewell, Defender of Childhood Dreams, Dishonorable Trial, A Flower Blooms in a Prison, Victory Banquet, The Oni's Pride, Jnagarbha Day, Dream of Falling, Unfathomable Defenses, The Night-Bird Falls at the Curtain's Call, A Thorough Investigation, The Lone Isle Glimpsed Through Fog (Quest), Stained Spots, Birds in a Cage, Vanquishing Phantoms, Switcheroo, Until the End of the World, Top Note: Floral Debt, The Funeral Parlor Has No Master, Yujing Terrace Calls the Troops, Special Training (Story Quest), In the Shadows of Night, Fate's Accursed Wiles, The Solution of Fate, Now's No Time for Tears (Quest), The First Sliver of Moonlight, Triumphant Warrior, Fated Warrior, Toys for the Children (Quest), A Knight's Merit, A Knight's Resolve Domains
24	Tender Strength	City of Winds and Idylls	Cooking Showdown, Wangshu, Justice Is Its Own Reward, Fate's Chosen Lupical, Master's Day Off (Quest), Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land (Quest), The Fond Farewell, Dream of Wind and Flowers, Lasting Promise, With You, A Secret Born From Ashes, Dream of Farewell, Farewell, My Shroom Buddies, The Currents of Life, Sincerity's Facade, Culminate! Chatter of Joyous Dreams, The Truest Thing, Receiver of Friends From Afar: Part IV, Now's No Time for Tears (Quest), Go, Fietena, Go! (Quest), The Realm of People, Return Home, Children of the Desert Event Gameplay, Serenitea Pot
15	End of the Feast	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	The Strongest Opponent! The Biggest Crisis! Locations
17	Sleepless Night	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	The Strongest Opponent! The Biggest Crisis! Locations
28	A Wicked Plot	The Shimmering Voyage	Involuntary Sacrifice, A Herald Without Adherents, Dishonorable Trial, A Flower Blooms in a Prison, Jade Chamber Rising, The Stars Inscribe the Year's Wishes, Foregone Conclusion, As by a God's Side, Jnagarbha Day, The Strongest Opponent! The Biggest Crisis!, Pride and Prejudice, Shade Upon Red Silk, It's What He Deserves, The Woven and the Cut, Underground Crime, Give Her Sweetness, A Knight's Pursuit