Promise You Won't Waste Your Youth
Last updated 2026-07-19
Promise You Won't Waste Your Youth is the first part of the Event Story Quest Soulblazers' Snowbound Journey: Part II - Now's No Time for Tears.
Steps
- Wait until 08:00 the following day
- Head to the Soulblazers' camp
- Hold the initiation ceremony
- Greet your teammates
- Head to the start of the track
- Train with your teammates
- This step is completed approximately 13 seconds after Varesa begins running.
- If the player is closer to Minnie upon completion of step 6:
- Train with Minnie
- If the player is closer to Varesa upon completion of step 6:
- Catch up to Varesa
- Clear the monsters from the track
- Wave 1:
- Wave 2:
- Talk to Varesa
- Continue onward
- Continue climbing the slope
- If the player chooses to continue:
- Advance toward the Statue of The Seven
- Go back and regroup with Minnie and others
- Return to the camp and meet up with everybody else
Gameplay Notes
- During steps 6-13, the player is in a Special Story Mode. Leaving the Special Story Mode resets the quest to step 5.
- During steps 6-7, the active party is limited to a trial[Is it always a trial one?] Traveler (Pyro).
- During steps 10-13, the party is limited to a trial Traveler (Pyro) and Varesa.
- If the player trains with Varesa, this applies to steps 8-13 instead.
- After completing the quest, the in-game time is set to 11:00.
Trial Character
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Lv. 90 R1 Prototype Rancour |
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Lv. 90 R3 Prototype Rancour |
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Lv. 90 R1 Vivid Notions |
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Lv. 90 R3 Vivid Notions |
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Dialogue
A shared hobby brings you all together...
- (Approach the camp)
- Paimon: Hey Varesa, we finished reading that comic book you gave us. It was pretty cool!
- Varesa: Morning... Wait, you finished it? Wow, that was so quick!
I want to know more.
I want to understand the whole story.- Alrani: Hehe, so you, too, have been won over by Fietena's infectious charisma... It was but a matter of time.
- Paimon: From what we read, it seemed like the Soulblazers were a group of Natlanese heroes who fought against monsters.
- Paimon: Also, Mavuika had a cameo in there. Does that mean The Soulblazer Saga is based on historical events?
- Varesa: That's right. It's an adaptation of Natlan's history. All the characters are based on real people.
- Varesa: But of course, it's mostly for entertainment. You can't treat it as a history textbook.
- Alrani: The Soulblazers were warriors who fought against the monsters of the Abyss. Their mission? To protect their nation.
- Alrani: The finest warrior of all the Soulblazers was Fietena. She is our hero, our role model.
- Varesa: The Pyro Archon has some real cool fight scenes too though! She fights with real passion!
- Varesa: But there's a whole bunch of other comic series that deal with her story specifically. This one is more focused on Fietena's story arc — her motivations, her rise to greatness, and so on.
- Varesa: No matter how desperate things got, she never lost hope.
- Varesa: Thanks to her dogged determination, she went from rookie warrior with no understanding of strategy to a formidable commander... Along the way, she became friends with a group of fellow warriors who stuck with each other through thick and thin...
- Varesa: Ah, Fietena! She's my hero!
- Paimon: This story really means a lot to her...
She seems truly inspired.- Alrani: Oh, every time my thesis gets rejected, I just think about all the challenges that she faced... and suddenly, my own problems don't seem so insurmountable after all.
- Varesa: Don't worry, Alrani, I have faith in you! You'll get your thesis approved one day!
- Alrani: Aw, Varesa...
- Alrani: Hm, you bet I will! Trifling thesis, you are no match for me! When I get back to the Akademiya, prepare to be whipped into shape.
- Varesa: Sooo... Now that you guys are into the series, you wanna join the Legion?
- Paimon: Um... What does it involve? It's a comic book fan club, right?
- Varesa: Don't stress over it. Yes, we were initially brought together by a shared interest in comics.
- Varesa: But ultimately, our main purpose is to share life's joys and get rid of life's woes.
- Varesa: Whatever comes our way, we have each other, and we can face it together.
- Varesa: We discuss comics together, eat together, and chill together.
- Paimon: In that case, Paimon's in!
Count me in too.- Varesa: YES! Welcome, welcome!
- Alrani: Captain, what about the welcome ceremony? Or have you forgotten our traditions?
- Varesa: Haha, of course I haven't forgotten! Find a nice open space and wait for me there — I'll just go grab something from the camp.
- (Approach the marked location)
- Alrani: Here, this is a good spot.
- Paimon: Alrani, do you have any idea what Varesa's fetching from the camp?
- Alrani: Probably the relic we use to swear in new members.
Relic?
- (Varesa rapidly approaches the area in her Sudden Onrush state)
- Varesa: I'm here! Hope I didn't keep you waiting too long? I sprinted the whole way!
- Varesa: Here, take this. It's a Fietena mask, I made it myself.
- Paimon: Thanks! ...Huh? Isn't this the mask you wear in combat?
- Varesa: That's right. Fietena used to wear a mask in combat too, so the one I made for myself is modeled after hers.
- Varesa: Um... Mind if I keep going for a bit?
- Paimon: Not at all! The floor is yours.
- Varesa: ...Phew.
- Varesa: The tale of The Soulblazer Saga is a long one, told over 12 volumes. The characters go through so many changes along the way, growing and developing as the story progresses.
- Varesa: This mask, for instance, is just one of the five different versions Fietena wears during the story. This one is my favorite of them all.
- Varesa: At one point, Fietena goes through a tough phase where she's disillusioned after fighting so many battles. But her friends are always there for her even through her darkest time.
- Varesa: With their encouragement, she was able to rally and get back on her feet... And this is the mask she wore when she made her comeback.
- Varesa: In my view, that makes it the perfect relic to use for inducting new members into the Legion.
- Paimon: Ooh, this ceremony just got super ceremonious!
- Varesa: Hehe! Hold onto it, you're gonna need it during the ceremony!
- Alrani: Oh! Captain, is it time?
- Varesa: Now, (Traveler) and Paimon, join me in reciting the Legion of Soulblazers' creed, which we will cry out at the top of our lungs...
Wait... We have to shout it out?- Varesa: Yeah! Just imagine you're bursting with praise for the chef after a sensational meal.
- Varesa: Or... for me, sometimes, I get so happy hanging out with my friends that I just wanna shout "thank you" as loud as I can.
- Varesa: When you believe in something, you shout it for the whole world to hear!
- Alrani: Exactly. I couldn't have put it better myself. Now, repeat after me!
- Paimon: O—Okay...
- Alrani: Through pain and defeat, we shall never fear!
- (Traveler): Through pain and defeat, we shall never fear!
- Alrani: I will always champion love and imagination!
- Paimon: I will always champion love and imagination!
- Varesa: Great! Soulblazers, as of this moment, you are now members of the Legion.
- Paimon: Nice!
- Varesa: Haha, I can't wait to tell Xilonen the good news!
- Alrani: If I'm not mistaken, she's out training with Minnie and Yigang today.
- Varesa: Got it. Alright, let's go!
- (Approach Xilonen, Minnie, and Tang Yigang)
- Minnie: *panting*...
- Tang Yigang: ...Vice Captain, shall... shall we call it a day?
- Xilonen: That's enough strength training for now, but we still have racetrack familiarization training. We can't afford to skip it.
- Varesa: Attention, Soublazers! *fanfare* It gives me great pleasure to introduce two new additions to the Legion of Soulblazers: (Traveler) and Paimon.
The pleasure is all mine.
I will always champion love and imagination!- Paimon: Alright, induction complete! Now we're officially Soulblazers.
- Xilonen: Ah! Welcome to the club. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be able to hold a welcome party for you today.
- Xilonen: Minnie and Yigang have been training for ages. They're completely exhausted.
- Minnie: Con... Congratulations...
- Tang Yigang: Minnie... You still up for... racetrack familiarization training?
- Minnie: Yeah... Why... Why wouldn't I be?
- Minnie: Since... since it's a... four-person relay, we... we gotta... rehearse every stage...
- Tang Yigang: I'm so jealous of Alrani... logistics is the easiest job... gets to stay at the camp the whole time...
- Paimon: Yeah, they seem totally wiped out... Alright, we can skip the welcome party! We pretty much know everyone anyway.
- Varesa: Shame you have to miss out though, I feel kinda bad. Lemme think... Ah! Okay, here's what we'll do!
- Varesa: Why don't you join us for training? We still need to practice on the race course itself, so we could turn it into a team-building event.
- Varesa: In this cold weather, there's no better feeling than running around and getting the blood pumping. We'll all feel toasty and warm by the time we're done!
- Varesa: What do you say, (Traveler)?
...Me? Join you for training?
...Running training?- Varesa: C'mon, it'll be fun! We can chat while we train, it'll take your mind off it.
Paimon, thoughts?
Get those legs moving for once?- Paimon: Uhh... Count Paimon out, she is not cut out for this at all!
- Paimon: Paimon's never run a day in her life, 'cause she can fly! Flying's way faster than running.
- Varesa: Hehe, is it now... Hmm, we should race sometime, put that theory to the test.
- Paimon: Uh... no thanks! Paimon flying is faster than Paimon running, not Varesa running!
- Xilonen: Alright, we'll let Paimon off. It would be pretty absurd having someone who can fly join a running race.
- Xilonen: I'm all rested up, so I can join you instead.
- Xilonen: As for Minnie and Yigang... If you guys wanna keep training, then pace yourselves and stick to slow jogging. But if you're worn out, feel free to stay put and recover.
- Tang Yigang: Thank you, Vice Captain. Yeah, I'm not moving... I'll just rest right here.
- Minnie: I'm down to keep training.
- Xilonen: Okay, that makes four of us for training. Me, Varesa, Minnie, and (Traveler).
- Varesa: Let's split into two groups then. Xilonen and Minnie can do a slow jog, I'll be sprinting full speed on the race course.
- Varesa: (Traveler), you join whichever group you want. We're just happy you can join us.
- (Approach Minnie, Varesa, and Xilonen)
Begin Training
- (The Special Story Mode is entered)
- (After entering the Special Story Mode)
- Xilonen: Okay, keep your head up, shoulders back, and allow your arms to swing however feels natural. You'll save energy that way.
- (After about 13 seconds, proceed to Train with Minnie, or Catch up to Varesa, depending on who the player is closer to)
Train with Minnie
- (While training)
- Xilonen: Minnie, your baseline fitness is still limited. Don't go full throttle right out the gate, okay? Start slow and steadily build up your speed.
- (Approach Varesa)
- Varesa: There were some monsters up ahead, but I chased them off. They won't affect the training.
- Varesa: How's it going? You two holding up okay?
- Xilonen: I'm good. Minnie's form is so much better than last time.
- Minnie: *coughing* ...I still think... I need more practice...
You don't look so good...
Why don't you take a rest, Minnie?- Varesa: The course goes into an uphill climb from here. It's gonna get pretty tough.
- Minnie: It's fine... I'll keep going... I gotta get a good ranking. I don't wanna drag the team down.
- Varesa: Even so, you shouldn't push yourself too hard. Health and safety always come first, results are second.
- Minnie: Thanks, Varesa... I do appreciate it, but the thing is...
- Xilonen: You need this, don't you? For personal reasons.
- Xilonen: You mentioned some kind of deal with your parents? I'm guessing it's something to do with that.
- Xilonen: I noticed you had a certain look on your face when you first brought it up, like you were trying to suppress how you were feeling.
- Xilonen: In my view, when a kid makes a face like that, it's actually a cry for help.
- Xilonen: So what's really going on? You can tell us. If you keep it to yourself, we can't help you fix it.
- Varesa: Um... I remember Minnie saying in one of her letters how she hoped to go to Inazuma one day and work as an assistant comic book artist.
- Varesa: That, or become a prop maker, building true-to-life comic book items for fans.
- Varesa: But her mom and dad aren't very supportive of her goals... Could that have anything to do with the relentless training?
- Minnie: ...O—Okay, I'll explain...
- Minnie: Varesa's right. My mom and dad don't approve of me moving abroad for work.
- Minnie: I'm the baby of the family. There's a huge age gap between me and my older brother, and I was a pretty sickly child, so my parents worried a lot about me growing up.
- Minnie: They don't like the thought of me moving so far away from home. They say they'd always be worrying about my health.
- Minnie: Also, they'd rather I pick something more stable. The idea of trying to make a career in the comic book industry is crazy to them. They think I need to be more realistic, get a "real job."
- Minnie: But what employable skills do I even have? I can do art, and I can build stuff, but I'm no good at anything else.
Don't be so hard on yourself.- Minnie: It's like, no matter how many times we have the conversation, I can never get through to them. They treat me like I'm just a little kid, living in a fairytale world.
- Minnie: But this time, the situation is different. Suddenly, my friends came all the way to Mondstadt to see me, because of our shared interest in comics.
- Minnie: And then we signed up for a cross country contest. That really surprised them... I'm sure they don't believe I can do it.
- Minnie: So I made a deal with my parents: If I pull this off and my team gets ranked, they have to start taking me seriously about what I want in life.
- Varesa: Don't worry, Minnie, you're in good hands! Even Coach Iansan has praised me for how fast I can run, and she has high standards!
- Varesa: And you've seen Xilonen when she gets going, right? She's as tough as they come, a real hero. She fought wars for her tribe!
- Varesa: As long as we do well enough to get ranked, your parents will come around, right? I'm confident we can do that! We're all behind you on this.
- Minnie: Varesa...
- Xilonen: Minnie, I still remember that time you sent Nepecha some of your work. Artwork of Fietena, and a mask you built yourself.
- Xilonen: She showed them off to all the other kids in the tribe, and they loved them so much, they offered Mora to buy them off her. But Nepecha wasn't about to let go of them.
- Minnie: Huh? R—Really? I had no idea anyone would wanna pay for my artwork...
- Xilonen: Why wouldn't they? Your creations have real value. And while that's subjective in emotional terms... Heh, the offer of Mora's a pretty objective measure.
- Xilonen: To me, that fact alone says that you already have a "real job."
- Varesa: Your mask and artwork are already famous in the Collective of Plenty! People are constantly asking, "Who painted this? It's incredible work!"
- Varesa: If you ever visit our tribe, you can bet there'd be crowds of people swarming you and begging for your autograph!
- Minnie: I'll definitely visit one day! I... I had no idea I had fans already...
- Xilonen: All in good time. We can talk more about that later — for now... I think you need to stay here and get some rest.
- Minnie: Thanks, both of you. I'll make sure to rest properly.
- Xilonen: Good. I'll stay here and keep you company for a while.
- Varesa: (Traveler) and I will keep training then. Might as well finish out the track.
- (Proceed to Finishing the Track)
Catch up to Varesa
- (Talk to Minnie and Xilonen after they stop, optional)
- Minnie: Phew... I... I need a moment...
- Xilonen: It's okay, I got her. You keep training.
- (Approach Varesa)
- Varesa: This track forms part of the official race course. It's one of the flatter sections.
- Varesa: Monsters, huh... I guess that makes sense. Mountains have plenty of places for wildlife and wild monsters to hide.
- Varesa: I'll politely ask them to leave us alone...
- (After defeating the enemies)
- Varesa: Phew, glad that's taken care of. One less thing for Minnie and Xilonen to deal with.
- Varesa: They're jogging the same course as us right? They should be here any minute.
- Varesa: Let's wait for them.
- (Minnie and Xilonen arrive after some time)
- Varesa: How's it going? You two holding up okay?
- Xilonen: I'm good. Minnie's form is so much better than last time.
- Minnie: *coughing* ...I still think... I need more practice...
You don't look so good...
Why don't you take a rest, Minnie?- Varesa: The course goes into an uphill climb from here. It's gonna get pretty tough.
- Minnie: It's fine... I'll keep going... I gotta get a good ranking. I don't wanna drag the team down.
- Varesa: Even so, you shouldn't push yourself too hard. Health and safety always come first, results are second.
- Minnie: Thanks, Varesa... I do appreciate it, but the thing is...
- Xilonen: You need this, don't you? For personal reasons.
- Xilonen: You mentioned some kind of deal with your parents? I'm guessing it's something to do with that.
- Xilonen: I noticed you had a certain look on your face when you first brought it up, like you were trying to suppress how you were feeling.
- Xilonen: In my view, when a kid makes a face like that, it's actually a cry for help.
- Xilonen: So what's really going on? You can tell us. If you keep it to yourself, we can't help you fix it.
- Varesa: Um... I remember Minnie saying in one of her letters how she hoped to go to Inazuma one day and work as an assistant comic book artist.
- Varesa: That, or become a prop maker, building true-to-life comic book items for fans.
- Varesa: But her mom and dad aren't very supportive of her goals... Could that have anything to do with the relentless training?
- Minnie: ...O—Okay, I'll explain...
- Minnie: Varesa's right. My mom and dad don't approve of me moving abroad for work.
- Minnie: I'm the baby of the family. There's a huge age gap between me and my older brother, and I was a pretty sickly child, so my parents worried a lot about me growing up.
- Minnie: They don't like the thought of me moving so far away from home. They say they'd always be worrying about my health.
- Minnie: Also, they'd rather I pick something more stable. The idea of trying to make a career in the comic book industry is crazy to them. They think I need to be more realistic, get a "real job."
- Minnie: But what employable skills do I even have? I can do art, and I can build stuff, but I'm no good at anything else.
Don't be so hard on yourself.- Minnie: It's like, no matter how many times we have the conversation, I can never get through to them. They treat me like I'm just a little kid, living in a fairytale world.
- Minnie: But this time, the situation is different. Suddenly, my friends came all the way to Mondstadt to see me, because of our shared interest in comics.
- Minnie: And then we signed up for a cross country contest. That really surprised them... I'm sure they don't believe I can do it.
- Minnie: So I made a deal with my parents: If I pull this off and my team gets ranked, they have to start taking me seriously about what I want in life.
- Varesa: Don't worry, Minnie, you're in good hands! Even Coach Iansan has praised me for how fast I can run, and she has high standards!
- Varesa: And you've seen Xilonen when she gets going, right? She's as tough as they come, a real hero. She fought wars for her tribe!
- Varesa: As long as we do well enough to get ranked, your parents will come around, right? I'm confident we can do that! We're all behind you on this.
- Minnie: Varesa...
- Xilonen: Minnie, I still remember that time you sent Nepecha some of your work. Artwork of Fietena, and a mask you built yourself.
- Xilonen: She showed them off to all the other kids in the tribe, and they loved them so much, they offered Mora to buy them off her. But Nepecha wasn't about to let go of them.
- Minnie: Huh? R—Really? I had no idea anyone would wanna pay for my artwork...
- Xilonen: Why wouldn't they? Your creations have real value. And while that's subjective in emotional terms... Heh, the offer of Mora's a pretty objective measure.
- Xilonen: To me, that fact alone says that you already have a "real job."
- Varesa: Your mask and artwork are already famous in the Collective of Plenty! People are constantly asking, "Who painted this? It's incredible work!"
- Varesa: If you ever visit our tribe, you can bet there'd be crowds of people swarming you and begging for your autograph!
- Minnie: I'll definitely visit one day! I... I had no idea I had fans already...
- Xilonen: All in good time. We can talk more about that later — for now... I think you need to stay here and get some rest.
- Minnie: Thanks, both of you. I'll make sure to rest properly.
- Xilonen: Good. I'll stay here and keep you company for a while.
- Varesa: (Traveler) and I will keep training then. Might as well finish out the track.
- (Proceed to Finishing the Track)
Finishing the Track
- (Approach the marked location)
- Varesa: You definitely don't wanna stray off course on a mountain like this. It could get dangerous.
- Varesa: If you find yourself getting cold, there are some torches off to the side in this section. Just set one alight and warm yourself up.
- (Approach the next marked location)
- Varesa: We made it to the relay point. Good job!
- Varesa: I gotta say, this terrain is seriously challenging. If people don't familiarize themselves with the course in advance, they could easily get lost on race day...
- Varesa: But at least the organizing committee has taken the time to clearly mark out the course. And thankfully, there aren't many wild animals or monsters out here. People should be able to practice without incident.
- Varesa: How are you feeling? Still got the energy to keep training?
I've still got some gas in the tank.
- Varesa: Awesome! Then let's get back to it. Whew, the next section looks even harder...
- Varesa: Let's make sure to stay alert so we don't leave the course, and pace ourselves to protect our joints... That's what Coach Iansan would say. Her advice is always spot on!
- (Continue to Continue Training)
Let's go back and meet up with Minnie.
- Varesa: Okay! Then let's call it a day.
- Varesa: Once we've rested up... How about we go take a walk through the the city this afternoon?
- (Continue to Return to Minnie)
Continue Training
- (After the dialogue)
- Varesa: This is the second section of the official race course. Watch out for signs so you stay on track.
- (Approach the pit)
- Varesa: Watch out for that pit. Don't fall in.
- (Approach the second level of tower ruins)
- Varesa: There's a gap here. If we jump down, it should shave a lot off our race time.
- Varesa: But it's a little risky. Gotta be careful not to sprain an ankle, or it's game over...
- (Approach the Statue of the Seven)
- Varesa: Whew! We made it to the relay point of section two. That's today's training target officially smashed.
- Varesa: We just need to check out sections three and four of the course, but we can do that tomorrow.
- Varesa: Huh, now that we've stopped, it suddenly occurred to me... After a whole morning of running, we're still only halfway up the mountain.
The day is young.
You wanna climb to the summit?- Varesa: Kinda...? But then again, I'm already freezing, and it must be even colder up at the top... Hmm...
- Varesa: ...Yeah, forget it, let's head back. I'll catch a cold if I'm out here much longer.
- Varesa: Why don't we regroup with Xilonen and Minnie, then head back together?
- (Continue to Return to Minnie)
Return to Minnie
- (After the dialogue at the Statue of the Seven, or if the player chose to return early)
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- (The player is teleported back to the base of the mountain)
- Varesa: Hey, you two, we're back.
- Xilonen: Three, actually — Yigang came to join me and Minnie while you were out training.
- Tang Yigang: Yeah, I felt bad slacking off while everyone else was going the extra mile... Achoo.
- Minnie: Sounds like the cold's getting to you.
- Xilonen: Alright, let's head back to camp so people can get some extra layers on.
- Xilonen: Wow, the time's really flown by... At this rate, I don't know if I'll have time for my nap before we hit the city for the afternoon.
- (Approach the camp)
- Varesa: Well done on your training, everyone. Now, we have some free time before this afternoon's activity.
- Varesa: As planned, we'll meet by the Knights of Favonius headquarters at 2:00 PM.
- Alrani: Will we get to go to the library? Will we, will we?
- Varesa: That's right! Excited?
- Alrani: Yes!
- Tang Yigang: Me too. After days up here in the mountains, I'm looking forward to finally checking out the city.
- Varesa: Great! In that case, see you all at 2:00 PM sharp for some well-earned fun!
- Both: Yeah!
- Paimon: That perked them up! Now that fun's on the agenda, they don't seem so tired anymore...
- Xilonen: Well, of course. It's important to relax and de-stress after training hard.
- Varesa: Hehe, and to eat! I am suuuper hungry right now... Okay, everyone, dismissed!
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Promise You Won't Waste Your Youth | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 宣誓你不会浪费青春 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 宣誓(你/ | |
| Japanese | 青春を浪費しないと誓って Seishun wo Rouhi Shinai to Chikatte | Swear You Won't Waste Your Youth |
| Korean | 청춘의 신조 Cheongchunui Sinjo | |
| Spanish | Prométeme que no desperdiciarás tu juventud | |
| French | Promettre de ne pas gâcher sa jeunesse | Promise Not to Waste One's Youth |
| Russian | Обещайте, что не потратите молодость впустую Obeshchayte, chto ne potratite molodost' vpustuyu | |
| Thai | สาบานว่าคุณจะไม่ปล่อยให้ช่วงวัยรุ่นต้องสูญเปล่า | |
| Vietnamese | Hứa Không Lãng Phí Tuổi Xuân | |
| German | Versprich, dass du deine Jugend nicht verschwendest | |
| Indonesian | Bersumpah Kamu Tak Akan Menyia-Nyiakan Masa Mudamu | |
| Portuguese | Prometa Que Não Vai Desperdiçar Sua Juventude | |
| Turkish | Gençliğini Boşa Harcamayacağına Söz Ver | |
| Italian | Prometti di non sprecare la tua giovinezza |
Change History
Released in Version "Luna III"

