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The Dead Past is the Living Present

Last updated 2026-01-08

The Dead Past is the Living Present is the fifth and final part of Cyno's Story Quest, Lupus Aureus Chapter: Act II - Oathkeeper.

Steps

  1. Return to the Akademiya
  2. Follow Cyno
  3. Go to the café
  4. Go to the place Cyno mentioned
  5. Go to where Cyrus is
  6. Talk to Cyrus

Gameplay Notes

  • During steps 5–6, the active party will be limited to a trial Cyno.

Trial Character

WL Character
& Weapon
Talents & Artifacts Attributes

8

CynoElectro Lv. 90 C3 Cy­no
  • Normal Attack Lv. 8
  • Elemental Skill Lv. 8
  • Elemental Burst Lv. 11
Icon Attribute Health Max HP: 26,285
Icon Attribute Attack ATK: 1,867
Icon Attribute Defense DEF: 1,014
Icon Attribute Elemental Mastery Elemental Mastery: 105
Icon Attribute Critical Hit Crit Rate: 101.2%
Icon Attribute Critical Hit Crit DMG: 130.3%
Icon Attribute Energy Recharge Energy Recharge: 135.0%

Royal FloraRoyal PlumeRoyal Pocket WatchRoyal Silver UrnRoyal Masque
Artifact Lv. 20
Set Bonus
Noblesse Oblige 4-Piece

9

CynoElectro Lv. 90 C3 Cy­no
  • Normal Attack Lv. 10
  • Elemental Skill Lv. 10
  • Elemental Burst Lv. 13
Icon Attribute Health Max HP: 20,701
Icon Attribute Attack ATK: 1,615
Icon Attribute Defense DEF: 1,183
Icon Attribute Elemental Mastery Elemental Mastery: 350
Icon Attribute Critical Hit Crit Rate: 77.1%
Icon Attribute Critical Hit Crit DMG: 199.5%
Icon Attribute Energy Recharge Energy Recharge: 140.8%

Dreaming SteelbloomFeather of JudgmentThe Sunken YearsHoneyed Final FeastShadow of the Sand King
Artifact Lv. 20
Set Bonus
Gilded Dreams 4-Piece

Trial Characters at Level 75 or above that are equipped with the set Noblesse Oblige may be out of date.

Dialogue

UI Quest Quest Description

After the sands have settled, you and the others bid farewell to the ancient grounds and return to the Akademiya...
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 01.ogg Sethos: Grandfather...
You, Sethos, and the other members of the Temple bid farewell to Bamoun.
In the great hall, people gather around the coffin to pay their respects. The atmosphere is solemn.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 02.ogg Sethos: ...
Media:vo cnlq105 1 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Hey, Sethos... You'll get through this.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 03.ogg Sethos: I know, I just... I'll miss him.
Icon Dialogue Talk White I am so sorry for your loss.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: I guess you were prepared for this. It's been a long time coming, huh?
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 04.ogg Sethos: Yeah. He's been on death's door for a very long time now. I think it was only through sheer willpower that he managed to hold on to this point.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 05.ogg Sethos: ...At least he was able to see this chapter come to a close before he passed.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: What's next for you?
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 06.ogg Sethos: Per my grandfather's last wishes, the Temple of Silence should submit to whoever possesses the largest number of Hermanubis fragments. That entitles you to be our new leader, Cyno.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: But that's never going to work, as I'm sure you realize. I'm the General Mahamatra. I am needed back at the Akademiya.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: I did foresee this possibility, and I gave it some thought. The fact is, I know next to nothing about the staff, records, and environment here. As such, I am ill-suited to be your leader.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: Sethos, I believe the honor should go to you.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 04.ogg Cyno: Were it not for this duel, or indeed if you had other intentions... The Ba Fragments would most likely be in your hands by now. I'm sure Bamoun never meant for anyone but you to be his successor.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 07.ogg Sethos: You really think so?
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 05.ogg Cyno: I do.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 tighnari 02.ogg Tighnari: Still, I didn't think Bamoun looked very surprised by the final result. Perhaps he had an inkling that this would be the way things end.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 06.ogg Cyno: Well, in any case, since the Ba Fragments are with me now, I guess I can call the shots.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 07.ogg Cyno: Sethos, I would like you to succeed Bamoun as the new leader of the Temple of Silence. You are more suited to the role than I, and I have complete faith that you will be an excellent leader. Just think of it as doing me a favor.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 08.ogg Sethos: But doesn't that render everything that we've been through up to now meaningless?
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 08.ogg Cyno: No, it doesn't. This experience has allowed us to become friends, which means that the Akademiya and the Temple of Silence will become partners once more.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 09.ogg Cyno: That's a much bigger deal than you might think, Sethos. You said yourself, times have changed. You have to believe that things can change for the better here at the Temple, too.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 09.ogg Sethos: ...I will try. To be honest, I couldn't have asked for a better outcome.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 10.ogg Cyno: Actually, part of me wonders whether Bamoun's intention from the very beginning was just to create enough pressure to force us towards a duel.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 11.ogg Cyno: That way, no matter who won, one of us would have to surrender our Ba Fragment, and the power of Hermanubis would be concentrated in one single person.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 12.ogg Cyno: Had you won, the Temple of Silence would have doubled its strength.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 13.ogg Cyno: And were I to win, he correctly anticipated that I wouldn't suddenly drop everything to become the leader of the Temple, much less integrate the Temple into the Akademiya by force.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 14.ogg Cyno: He knew that the Temple's future would depend not just on the guidance of Hermanubis, but the support of the Akademiya too. So he made it his responsibility to ensure his successor would be free from the burdens of the past.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 15.ogg Cyno: His plan meant that whoever ended up succeeding him, they would have an easier time interacting with the Akademiya. With one single letter, he lured out the Professor... No matter what happened after that, it would result in a net benefit to the Temple.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 10.ogg Sethos: ...And here I thought the General Mahamatra wouldn't care for all these trivial details.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 11.ogg Sethos: You're absolutely right. Grandfather and I considered this from every angle. We had to find a way to mend our relationship with the Akademiya... In that sense, the Rite of Duels was just a means to an end.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 12.ogg Sethos: Thank you for everything, Cyno. As a gesture of our gratitude, to those that you and Lesser Lord Kusanali deem worthy, I will grant the honor of access to the Temple of Silence for their pursuit of knowledge.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 13.ogg Sethos: The Temple of Silence has a wealth of information on King Deshret's civilization, more than any other organization in existence today. In times when you need information that only we can provide, we will be here to support you.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 14.ogg Sethos: But you must be exceedingly careful with your selection of candidates, lest you lead humanity to repeat the same mistakes.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 15.ogg Sethos: By the way, Tighnari, my grandfather was so happy to see you. You are a descendant of the Valuka Shuna, and we are the heirs to the will of Hermanubis.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 16.ogg Sethos: The story goes that King Deshret chose the sage Hermanubis from among the Tighnarians, and appointed him as his familiar.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 17.ogg Sethos: He went on to fight many valiant battles with his Tighnarian companions. They always stood by each other, from the founding of the Temple of Silence to the fall of Tulaytullah.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 18.ogg Sethos: The Tighnarians who left Tulaytullah joined their human counterparts in the rainforest. A few centuries later, when some of the group returned to the desert, many of the Tighnarians chose to stay, and put down roots in the rainforest.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 19.ogg Sethos: In all likelihood, those were your ancestors.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 tighnari 03.ogg Tighnari: How fascinating... My father once mentioned that I was named after the Tighnarians, but I never knew that my forbearers had such a history with the Temple of Silence.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 16.ogg Cyno: I like this story.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: By the way, has anyone seen Cyrus?
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 20.ogg Sethos: Ah yes, Cyrus... You'll probably find him in my grandfather's room. He wouldn't show it in front of me, but I think he still has many fond memories of my grandfather.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 tighnari 04.ogg Tighnari: If it's true that you and your grandfather really planned for everything to turn out this way, then I guess he didn't really resent Cyrus as much as he appeared to.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 21.ogg Sethos: Heh, who knows? Perhaps all of us — you, me, and Cyrus — were all just pawns in my grandfather's plan to set things straight. He was awful like that.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 17.ogg Cyno: Someone's got to make the decisions when history is at a crossroads.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 18.ogg Cyno: I will make a detailed report on all of this to Lesser Lord Kusanali, and arrange for an official delegation from the Akademiya to come and meet you in the desert.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 19.ogg Cyno: I'm sure you'll have lots to attend to in the days ahead. But once things return to normal, please come and visit the rainforest again. You should stay for a few days this time, and start to build some relationships.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 cyno 20.ogg Cyno: If we're going to work together, both sides have to get to know one another better.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 22.ogg Sethos: I will.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 sethos 23.ogg Sethos: Alright, well... Bye for now, everyone. I'll be seeing you.
Media:vo cnlq105 1 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: See you soon! Come hang out with us anytime!
Icon Dialogue Talk White Best of luck to you, Sethos.
(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Sethos, optional)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 sethos 01.ogg Sethos: (Did you see, Grandfather? Cyno chose me to succeed you as leader of the Temple of Silence. I will now serve in his stead.)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 sethos 02.ogg Sethos: (It's still early days, and I can't say that I know him that well yet. But after that battle, I now understand why he came here with a whole group of friends.)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 sethos 03.ogg Sethos: (Companionship means to trust and be trusted. Just like Cyno and his friends, we too will fight side by side and support each other in times of trouble.)
(Talk to Sethos, optional)
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 sethos 01.ogg Sethos: ...Grandfather, we did it. We achieved what we set out to do.
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 sethos 02.ogg Sethos: From this day on, the Temple of Silence has the chance to work with the Akademiya once more. Real change, real opportunities... They are now within our grasp.
(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Cyrus, optional)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 01.ogg Cyrus: (All these years, I've felt like I'm still young, I still have lots to look forward to in life.)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 02.ogg Cyrus: (But now... I suddenly feel...)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 03.ogg Cyrus: (I too have grown old, Bamoun, just like you.)
(Talk to Cyrus, optional)
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 01.ogg Cyrus: ...*sigh*
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 02.ogg Cyrus: The people of the desert are stubborn folk, fiercely loyal to their heritage, even if it means suffering years of hardship and pain. You said this yourself.
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 03.ogg Cyrus: But why did you feel the need to go this far? You never were the fearsome leader you made yourself out to be, Bamoun.
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 04.ogg Cyrus: ...
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 05.ogg Cyrus: Being stubborn and unyielding is bound to send you to an early grave. Haha...

(Approach the marked location in the Akademiya)
Media:vo cnlq105 2 nafis 01.ogg Naphis: What were you thinking, gallivanting off into the desert alone, at your age!? What if you'd kicked the bucket, hmm? You told not a soul what you were up to, designated nobody to handle your affairs, and left everyone scrambling frantically to try and figure out how on earth to clean up the colossal mess you'd made!
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 04.ogg Cyrus: Oh please, will you stop your yelling! What other choice did I have?
Media:vo cnlq105 2 nafis 02.ogg Naphis: What do you mean, what other choice!? Do you mean to tell me that after all your years of learning — and sagehood, no less — the only idea you could conjure up in that white-haired walnut of yours was to shoot off into the unknown like some hot-headed 20-year-old adventurer?
Media:vo cnlq105 2 nafis 03.ogg Naphis: A one-man suicide mission, hmm? That's the best idea that one of the finest minds of a generation could come up with, is it? ...It astounds me that you survived the journey, and you're lucky that Bamoun didn't finish you off when you arrived!
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 05.ogg Cyrus: Alright, alright! Honestly, the way you're going off on me, it's like you wished you'd been there to lend him a hand... Does it mean nothing to you that I am your colleague and former classmate?
Media:vo cnlq105 2 nafis 04.ogg Naphis: Phew... *sigh* I've got nothing more to say. What's the point of berating an old bag of bones...
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 06.ogg Cyrus: What do you mean, bag of bones? I'm a flesh-and-blood hero who, despite his old age, saved our General Mahamatra from being stripped of his powers!
Media:vo cnlq105 2 spantamadcyrus 07.ogg Cyrus: ...Okay look... *sigh* Fine, I admit, I was in the wrong... How can I make it up to you? What about... a month's work at the Akademiya?
Media:vo cnlq105 2 nafis 05.ogg Naphis: Hmph, one month? Try three!
Media:vo cnlq105 2 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Tighnari's master is really laying into Cyrus... Uh, let's give them a wide berth...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Yeah, we're too young to get involved...
Media:vo cnlq105 2 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Professor brought this on himself. Don't pay any attention to him.
Media:vo cnlq105 2 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: Wow, I haven't seen Master get this riled up in a long time.
Media:vo cnlq105 2 tighnari 02.ogg Tighnari: The last time he chewed someone out like this must have been back when I was still a student...
Media:vo cnlq105 2 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: I think I'll go around and update everyone, tell them the situation's resolved. Want to come with me?
Media:vo cnlq105 2 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: We can go for dinner afterwards, my treat. You in?
Media:vo cnlq105 2 tighnari 03.ogg Tighnari: Makes sense. I'm in.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Free food is free food...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Always happy to help.
Media:vo cnlq105 2 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Paimon's coming too! Let's go!
(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Cyrus, optional)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 spantamadcyrus 01.ogg Cyrus: (If Naphis thinks he's getting a single day of free labor from me, he's got another thing coming!)
(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Naphis, optional)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 nafis 01.ogg Naphis: (I should have asked him to come help out at work much earlier. That would have kept him out of trouble, and avoided this whole debacle...)
(Talk to Cyrus or Naphis, optional)
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 nafis 01.ogg Naphis: You'd better start packing your things. Report for work first thing tomorrow morning — I'll be waiting for you.
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 06.ogg Cyrus: What about my allowance? Oh, and is lunch covered? How about dinner?
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 nafis 02.ogg Naphis: Don't push your luck... Let's not forget who is compensating whom here.
Media:vo dialog cnlq105 spantamadcyrus 07.ogg Cyrus: Hey, a man's got to eat! Help me figure out something for lunch at least? I'm counting on you.
(Approach Collei and Faruzan)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Hey, Collei!
Media:vo cnlq105 3 collei 01.ogg Collei: Ah, you're back!
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 01.ogg Faruzan: Huh? Well, look who we have here... Would you mind explaining to me what has been going on these past few days? I heard you all ran off into the desert and got embroiled in a major catastrophe?
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: All taken care of.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 02.ogg Faruzan: That does NOT answer my question! How could you be so careless? That goes for you as well! Yes, and you two!
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 03.ogg Faruzan: When you run into problems, you really ought to ask for help, you know. I've been around the block, don't you think it would have made sense to involve me? And let's not forget, I know the desert like the back of my hand...
(Tighnari speaks quietly from behind his hand to the others)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: Now would not be a good time to attempt to argue with Faruzan.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: You're right.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Mhm!
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 04.ogg Faruzan: It's not the first time that I've had to talk to you about this sort of thing, either. You need to learn that there are times when the right thing to do is get a more experienced member of staff involved. Do I make myself clear? Because if you don't, I...
(While Faruzan's back is turned as she scolds them, Tighnari and Cyno look at Collei, who returns it questioningly)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 04.ogg Cyno: (Collei, please do something!)
(Cyno nods in Faruzan's direction.)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 collei 02.ogg Collei: (...! He's giving me the signal! Alright, guess it's time to play my ace-in-the-hole...)
Media:vo cnlq105 3 collei 03.ogg Collei: Um, say, Madame Faruzan, I can see you're pretty upset, but, uh, I was just wondering... Remember that time you offered to give me a tour of the Akademiya? Does that offer still stand?
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 05.ogg Faruzan: Huh?
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 06.ogg Faruzan: Ah... Wait, did I hear that right? Collei, you remember? Wonderful! Well, of course the offer still stands! Come on, Madame Faruzan will show you around the old classrooms...
Media:vo cnlq105 3 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Poor Collei, getting dragged off like that... Also, check out Faruzan acting like some sort of official Akademiya tour guide...
Media:vo cnlq105 3 tighnari 02.ogg Tighnari: Ahem, Collei! Cup!
Media:vo cnlq105 3 collei 04.ogg Collei: Huh? What? ...O—Oh, right!
Media:vo cnlq105 3 faruzan 07.ogg Faruzan: Hmm? What do you mean, "cup"? You need a cup? I can get you a cup.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 collei 05.ogg Collei: Oh, it's nothing, just Master's way of reminding me to stay hydrated while I'm out and about, hehe, heh...
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 05.ogg Cyno: It's code for "let's reconvene at the cafe." Tighnari and I used it while we were in school, and it's become something of a family tradition now.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Oh, that's kinda fun.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 06.ogg Cyno: Mm-hmm.
Media:vo cnlq105 3 cyno 07.ogg Cyno: Two people left. Let's bring them along too.
(Approach Alhaitham and Kaveh in the House of Daena)
Media:vo cnlq105 4 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Am I hallucinating? Or do I see Kaveh and Alhaitham engaged in diligent studying?
Media:vo cnlq105 4 kaveh 01.ogg Kaveh: We're just re-organizing all the books we used. Look, there's a whole mountain of them!
Media:vo cnlq105 4 alhaitham 01.ogg Alhaitham: There's no rush. Nobody reads these books anyway.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: My sincere thanks to you both.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: Yes, with your help, we resolved the issue rather swiftly and painlessly. And the outcome was better than we could have hoped for.
Cyno informs Alhaitham and Kaveh of everything that happened in the desert.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 alhaitham 02.ogg Alhaitham: I see. The Temple of Silence resorted to rather unique means of self-preservation. It explains how they managed to remain hidden for so many years.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 kaveh 02.ogg Kaveh: And it sounds like they managed to preserve a whole load of ancient documents as well... I'd love to go check those out if I ever had the chance.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: That day will come. The Temple of Silence is a hugely important organization, and we'll be sure to maintain good relations with them in the future.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 cyno 04.ogg Cyno: Now, as a token of my appreciation, I'd like to treat everyone to coffee.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 alhaitham 03.ogg Alhaitham: Sounds good.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 kaveh 03.ogg Kaveh: Yeah, sounds great, um... Although, after the last few days, I don't know if I can handle another coffee. But I can just order something else.
Media:vo cnlq105 4 cyno 05.ogg Cyno: Sure, let's go.

(Enter Puspa Café)
Media:vo cnlq105 5 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: ...And then, (‍Traveler‍) just pounced on their opponent, and knocked 'em right out cold!
Media:vo cnlq105 5 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Then there was Tighnari — he put up an amazing fight, too! We ended up winning all three bouts!
Media:vo cnlq105 5 collei 01.ogg Collei: Whoa... Part of me wishes I'd been there to see it, but... I'd have been biting my nails off worrying about you guys...
Media:vo cnlq105 5 alhaitham 01.ogg Alhaitham: A truly edifying account of the events. Bereft of detail, but it has livened up the room all the same.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Hey, Paimon included all the juicy details! (‍Traveler‍) just pounced, and then waved their sword like this! Then spun around! And blocked!
Media:vo cnlq105 5 kaveh 01.ogg Kaveh: Despite winning three bouts in a row, you still ceded the position of leader to him. That's very dignified of you, Cyno.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Of course. Being dignified comes with being a true champion.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: I got to be a champion too, for once. I've not sparred much with desert folk before. It was a pretty unique experience.
Icon Dialogue Talk White The venue was pretty impressive too. A very ceremonial affair.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Yeah, huge place, it felt like something right out of an epic poem! Imagine this, it was like there was...
Media:vo cnlq105 5 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: Maybe save that one for later, Paimon. Dessert's here.
Everyone enjoys each other's company and the General Mahamatra's generosity. The shockwaves left by the Temple of Silence gradually fade away.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 alhaitham 02.ogg Alhaitham: I think that'll do me for today.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 kaveh 02.ogg Kaveh: Shall we stop off at the House of Daena again before heading home? We should probably finish putting all those books back.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 alhaitham 03.ogg Alhaitham: My thoughts exactly. See you around.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 kaveh 03.ogg Kaveh: I should get going as well. See you all later! Make sure you get some good rest tonight.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 collei 02.ogg Collei: I need to go say thanks to the Corps of Thirty for their help. Also, Sir Naphis said he wanted to introduce me to some of the Akademiya's work processes... So I gotta dash too.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: Collei's come a long way. She's much more confident at dealing with other people these days.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Everyone's a work in progress. You never stop learning.
Media:vo cnlq105 5 cyno 04.ogg Cyno: Yeah, true.
(The Traveler, Paimon, Cyno, and Tighnari exit the cafe)
Media:vo cnlq105 6 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Ahhh~! That was good. Feels like everything's finally wrapped up now.
Media:vo cnlq105 6 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Life is all about these moments when you can finally relax and hang out with good friends after a job well done... And also those desserts Cyno got — they were really good! Paimon definitely needs more of those in the future.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Then let's come back again sometime.
Media:vo cnlq105 6 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Do you three have anything planned for the rest of the day?
Media:vo cnlq105 6 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: If not... Would you come somewhere with me?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Sure, where are we going?
Media:vo cnlq105 6 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: That's a secret for now. Wouldn't want to spoil the surprise.
Media:vo cnlq105 6 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: Okay, I think I can guess where you're talking about... It'll definitely be a nice surprise.
Media:vo cnlq105 6 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Well, now Paimon's curious! Come on, let's go!

(Approach the terrace in front of the Sanctuary of Surasthana)
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 01.ogg Tighnari: Been a while since I last made my way up here.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Whoa, look at this place... We're so high up!
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 02.ogg Tighnari: Need any help?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Don't underestimate me!
Icon Dialogue Talk White I am actually a tree-climbing champion!
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 03.ogg Tighnari: Hahaha... As you wish.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: It's a nice spot, isn't it.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: What a great view! We're so high up, we can see for miles.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: (‍Traveler‍).
Icon Dialogue Talk White Yeah?
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: Turn around.
Icon Dialogue Talk White ...It's beautiful.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 04.ogg Cyno: This is my secret base. Somewhere I only bring my best friends.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 05.ogg Cyno: When I was a student, I used to slip away and climb up here all the time, just to clear my head. I was quite young then, and hadn't made too many friends yet.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 06.ogg Cyno: Back then, I had a lot of the same questions that Sethos was asking: Who am I? Why do I have this power? And what should I be fighting for?
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 07.ogg Cyno: Our gifts help us to find our rightful place in the world. That was my experience, and I'm sure Sethos will figure things out in his own time, too.
Icon Dialogue Talk White As long as Hermanubis's power endures...
Icon Dialogue Talk White You will remain inextricably linked to the Temple of Silence.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 04.ogg Tighnari: You two really are like brothers.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 08.ogg Cyno: I feel the same way.
Icon Dialogue Talk White You're one tough cookie, Cyno.
Icon Dialogue Talk White You're a true champion now.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 09.ogg Cyno: Of course. I see no need to be humble when it comes to the facts.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 05.ogg Tighnari: I still remember one time when we came up here to chat and do our homework. Cyno accidentally dropped a fruit... Luckily, he has fast reflexes, so he caught it just in time.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 10.ogg Cyno: That was the one and only time. Nothing will ever slip through my fingers again.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 06.ogg Tighnari: Ah, those were good times. I kinda miss the student life.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: You know, Paimon really shouldn't be able to imagine Cyno doing something like that. But for some strange reason, the mental image is coming through clear as day...
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 11.ogg Cyno: Then make it stop.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 12.ogg Cyno: Hm? There's somebody there...
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 13.ogg Cyno: ...It's Professor Cyrus.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 cyno 14.ogg Cyno: You guys carry on without me. I'll be right back.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 tighnari 07.ogg Tighnari: Okay.
Media:vo cnlq105 7 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Huh? Hey! You're not supposed to jump down! Be careful!
(Approach Cyrus)
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 01.ogg Cyrus: Oh my days, I can't believe how stupid I look in this one...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Professor. What are you muttering to yourself about?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 02.ogg Cyrus: Cyno! Just the man I'm looking for! Guess what I found in some old notebooks?
Cyrus takes out a few old yellowed photos that record pieces of his and Cyno's earlier life at the Akademiya...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: Some old photos?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 03.ogg Cyrus: Can you believe it? This notebook was just sitting in a pile of odds and ends in the sages' office. I must have forgotten to take it with me, and no one's touched it since. It was still right there.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 04.ogg Cyrus: I was at the Akademiya earlier to discuss my workload with Naphis. I swung by the old office to have a look around, and just happened across it.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 05.ogg Cyrus: How time flies. Look how tiny you are in this picture! Still a kid...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 03.ogg Cyno: You look quite young yourself in that one.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 04.ogg Cyno: Ah, it's this one! I remember that, Lisa took it, didn't she?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 06.ogg Cyrus: Yep, looks like her work alright. Who else could've found just the right angle to make me look so unbelievably hideous...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 05.ogg Cyno: And this one. Looks like we're both dozing off.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 07.ogg Cyrus: Hah, cheeky girl... Taking secret photos of us without our knowledge...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 06.ogg Cyno: Is there something you'd like to say to me, Professor?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 08.ogg Cyrus: Like what? Like... "These are good photos, aren't they"...?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 09.ogg Cyrus: ...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 10.ogg Cyrus: ...Hey. At moments like this, I... I hardly know where to begin.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 11.ogg Cyrus: ...I can't pretend I'm a good person. Bamoun had every reason to despise me, and... Well, so do you, if you feel the same way.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 07.ogg Cyno: Don't be ridiculous, you old codger.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 12.ogg Cyrus: Ugh. Is that not what you wanted me to say!?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 13.ogg Cyrus: ...I dreamt of that place many times after leaving the desert. Sometimes, I'd dream that I was doing research with them again, and other times, I'd dream of the day they saved my life.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 14.ogg Cyrus: It was... one of the happiest times of my life. We all learned so much from one another.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 15.ogg Cyrus: You've matured so much over the years, Cyno.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 08.ogg Cyno: Since you're my professor, I should save you some face by not calling you out on all the non-answers you just gave... So, I will do the right thing and keep my mouth shut.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 16.ogg Cyrus: Hmph, good thinking! Take your own advice next time!
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 17.ogg Cyrus: Seriously, why bully an old man like me? I thought heroes were supposed to be gracious...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 18.ogg Cyrus: Hey, wait... Huh, how did I not notice this one earlier...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 09.ogg Cyno: Lisa strikes again. Just how many did she take?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 19.ogg Cyrus: Look how cute you were when you were little. I remember how well-mannered you were back then, too...
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 10.ogg Cyno: Yeah, and look how serious and professional you used to be.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 20.ogg Cyrus: Oh, I can't compete with you anymore... First you get better than me at the deadpan jokes, and now, you're besting me at those little quips, too.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 11.ogg Cyno: Don't say that. I still have a lot of respect for you.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 21.ogg Cyrus: Hmph. That's more like it.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 22.ogg Cyrus: ...Hey, what would you say to meeting up with Lisa again sometime?
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 12.ogg Cyno: I'd like that. Let's find a time and pay her a visit in Mondstadt.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 23.ogg Cyrus: Alright, I'll add it to my schedule. Let's go next week.
Media:vo cnlq105 8 spantamadcyrus 24.ogg Cyrus: Wait no! Next week is the tomato-growing competition. I have got to beat Zaha Hadi!
Media:vo cnlq105 8 cyno 13.ogg Cyno: Or you could find a real hobby, Professor.
(Quest completes)

(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Cyno, optional)
Media:vo cnlq106 1 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: (Hmm... joke... how do I make this a joke...)
(Talk to Cyno, optional)
Media:vo dialog cnlq106 cyno 01.ogg Cyno: Great view today.
Media:vo dialog cnlq106 cyno 02.ogg Cyno: This atmosphere calls for a joke out of left field, to catch the listener unawares.
(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Cyrus, optional)
Media:vo cnlq106 1 spantamadcyrus 01.ogg Cyrus: (...I can't treat my students like kids anymore. I have to admit, Cyno has matured far beyond my expectations.)
Media:vo cnlq106 1 spantamadcyrus 02.ogg Cyrus: (From now on, I'll just enjoy life as a retired sage. The future is safe in the hands of the younger generation.)
(Talk to Cyrus, optional)
Media:vo dialog cnlq106 spantamadcyrus 01.ogg Cyrus: *sigh* Time has passed too quickly. The children have all grown up.
Media:vo dialog cnlq106 spantamadcyrus 02.ogg Cyrus: ...But it turns out grown-up kids are no use! When Naphis comes after me, Cyno still can't do anything to protect me!
Media:vo dialog cnlq106 spantamadcyrus 03.ogg Cyrus: Hmph, that boy...
(Interact with the tomato garden outside Cyrus's house, optional)
Icon Dialogue Talk White (Pluck one and have a look)
Cyrus: Who is it!? Who dares touch my tomatoes? Get your mug over here so I can club it, you rapscallion!

Soundtracks

No.Soundtrack NameAlbumPlayed In
03Flickering Shadows of TreesForest of Jnana and VidyaThe Reason We Are Gathered Here, Annals of the Scarlet Sands, Where Lies the Path Home, The Dead Past is the Living Present, Give Her Memories, Where Flowers Awaken
Locations, Event Gameplay
04For Riddles, for WondersForest of Jnana and VidyaWhere the Boat of Consciousness Lies (cutscene), Annals of the Scarlet Sands, Soloist's Prologue, The Dead Past is the Living Present
Locations

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishThe Dead Past is the Living Present
Chinese
(Simplified)
往事亦新事
Chinese
(Traditional)
往事亦新事
Japanese往事もまた新しきこと
Ouji mo Mata Atarashiki Koto
Korean과거와 현재 그리고 미래
Gwageowa Hyeonjae Geurigo Mirae
SpanishUn nuevo pasadoA New Past
FrenchLe passé mort est le présent vivantThe Dead Past is the Living Present
RussianНовое - хорошо забытое старое
Novoye - khorosho zabytoye staroye
The New is the Well Forgotten Past
Thaiอดีตที่พ้นผ่านคือปัจจุบันที่คงอยู่
VietnameseChuyện Cũ Cũng Là Chuyện Mới
GermanDie tote Vergangenheit ist lebende GegenwartThe Dead Past is the Living Present
IndonesianMasa Berlalu Menghampiri Masa KiniThe Past Approaches the Present
PortugueseO Passado Morto é o Presente Vivo
TurkishDün Dündür, Bugün Bugündür
ItalianIl passato defunto è il presente vivente

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