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The Magic That Never Fails (Quest)

Last updated 2026-07-05

The Magic That Never Fails is the third part of the Phantasmal Pals Event.

Steps

  1. Wait until the next day (08:00 – 10:00)
  2. Head to the secret base
  3. Go to Inazuma City
  4. Talk to Homura
  5. Return to the secret base
  6. Check on the little witches and their imaginary friends

Dialogue

UI Quest Quest Description

Thanks to everyone's efforts, you've made progress in the operation to save the imaginary friend...
(Approach the event venue)
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 01.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: Alright, we're all set. The baku have been fasting all night, so we should be able to get rid of this nightmare no problem.
Icon Dialogue Talk White These are the fragments we collected.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 02.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: Mm, the scent matches what we found earlier. Yep, these are the ones. Here goes nothing.
(Shion and the other baku consume the nightmare fragments)
(Popcorn's body takes on a golden glow and becomes transparent)
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Hey, looks like Popcorn is back to normal!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 01.ogg Popcorn: Phew... Finally, I don't feel so dizzy anymore.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 02.ogg Popcorn: I remember now... I remember everything! Thank you for keeping me company these past few days and helping Homura overcome her nightmare!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Hehe, our pleasure! How did you get separated from Homura, anyway? Aren't imaginary friends supposed to live inside kids' heads?
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 03.ogg Popcorn: Well, actually... Homura is all grown up now...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 04.ogg Popcorn: Her work's been so busy and stressful — she can't even sleep most nights. And when she finally found some time to relax out in nature, she had a nightmare the minute she tried to take a nap...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 05.ogg Popcorn: I just wanted to give her a chance to rest, so I tried to get rid of the nightmare by going inside of it and beating up all the things tormenting her.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 06.ogg Popcorn: But then... I got swept up in a massive storm, and when Homura woke up, an ominous-looking shard was left behind, right where she was sleeping!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 prune 01.ogg Prune: The nightmare fragment.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 07.ogg Popcorn: Yeah! So, I tried to smash it to pieces!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Guess Popcorn's temper wasn't just the nightmare talking...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 03.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: No, but it definitely made it more extreme.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 08.ogg Popcorn: But I failed again! Then, I got super dizzy, and well... You know the rest.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 prune 02.ogg Prune: Well, we got rid of all the nightmare fragments, right? So is the problem solved?
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 04.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: Homura is free from the nightmare, but her psychological state is still abnormal... In fact, the problem could be quite serious.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 05.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: While digesting the fragments just now, the baku sensed that there was no attempt from Homura to overcome the emotions contained within them... which is a sign of emotional numbness.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 09.ogg Popcorn: She hasn't given a sincere smile in ages. She doesn't let her imagination run wild like she did as a kid, or think up crazy scenes in her head...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 10.ogg Popcorn: I can't encourage her through her imagination like I used to... All I can do is watch her lose her spark.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 06.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: When someone gives up on seeking and relishing in their own happiness, negative emotions can become all-consuming. And if that happens...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: ...What? If that happens, then what?
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 07.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: We see patients like this a lot at the clinic. On the outside, it might seem like nothing is wrong.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 08.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: But on the inside, a sense of emptiness begins to take over, until the person loses the capacity to recognize beauty in the world.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 09.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: As one of our patients put it: "It's not that I'm gone, it's the knowledge that my inner child is never coming back."
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 11.ogg Popcorn: No, no! I have to help her!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 qiqi 01.ogg Qiqi: Where did she go? Will she be back for dinner?
Media:vo dqeq003 1 yaoyao 01.ogg Yaoyao: No, Qiqi. That was just a metaphor or, um... personification? One of the two.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 klee 01.ogg Klee: Who says she can't come back! Sometimes after I get let out of confinement, I dash off so fast even Master Jean can't catch me!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 klee 02.ogg Klee: But then, Dodoco reminds me that's a sure-fire way to get sent back to confinement, so I turn around and go back.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Well, that's a more... literal take, but Paimon thinks the logic still applies!
Media:vo dqeq003 1 prune 03.ogg Prune: Yeah, I think so too. If anyone has a chance of getting through to her, it'd be Popcorn, right? He is her imaginary friend, after all. She has to listen to him.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 hyakujitsuhakushion 10.ogg Hyakujitsuhaku Shion: True. I'd hate for her to get to the point of needing professional help. If she can work through these problems on her own, even better.
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: But Popcorn said Homura hasn't thought about him in ages... She's not gonna be able to hear him or talk to him...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 prune 04.ogg Prune: Which is why our first priority is to get her to remember him...
Media:vo dqeq003 1 popcorn 12.ogg Popcorn: I have to find Homura! I have to help her!
(Popcorn runs off)
Media:vo dqeq003 1 prune 05.ogg Prune: Wait, don't just run off!
(Prune runs after Popcorn)
Media:vo dqeq003 1 klee 03.ogg Klee: The Little Hexenzirkel wants to help too!
(Klee, Qiqi, Sayu, and Yaoyao run after Popcorn and Prune)

(Approach the marked location in Inazuma City)
Media:vo dqeq003 1 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Ah, Popcorn's over there! C'mon, let's get closer.
(Approach Popcorn)
(The Traveler, the Little Hexenzirkel, and Prune hide behind a nearby tree to watch the conversation)
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 01.ogg Boss: Homura, the proposal you submitted still has issues. It needs to be more creative, it needs that spark! Back to the drawing board.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 02.ogg Boss: Your ideas were so good when you first started working here. What happened? You know how crucial this pitch is for us. We value your work, but you need to get your head in the game.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 01.ogg Homura: But, this is already the 12th draft... *sigh* Never mind. Understood.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Wait, that's Homura? Isn't that the girl we met outside of Aisa Bathhouse a few days ago?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 sayu 01.ogg Sayu: That person Popcorn keeps ramming into must be her boss. It doesn't seem like either of them can see him...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 qiqi 01.ogg Qiqi: Homura still doesn't remember Popcorn. So she can't see him.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 yaoyao 01.ogg Yaoyao: Guess she doesn't wear her hair in pigtails now that she's all grown up, huh.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 prune 01.ogg Prune: Well, long hair is a lot of work.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 klee 01.ogg Klee: And no more flowery dresses either...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 prune 02.ogg Prune: Well, my mom says pants are easier to work in. But, I suppose it's just a matter of wearing what's comfortable.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 03.ogg Boss: There's an exhibition being held in a few days. You need to find some time and show the client around. Take good care of him, alright? Our orders for the next year depend on it!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 04.ogg Boss: Oh, and draw up a diagram while you're at it. You're always doodling something or other, aren't you? Doesn't need to look that impressive up close. Just enough to impress the client during the presentation.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 05.ogg Boss: Draw up a sketch. The actual content doesn't matter, just make it look good. We'll change it later depending on the client's feedback.
(The boss hands a book to Homura)
Media:vo dqeq003 2 sayu 02.ogg Sayu: Man, that workload is triggering my fight or flight... Or just flight to be honest...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: C'mon, Homura! Stand up for yourself!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 02.ogg Homura: ...Of course.
(Homura takes the book and the boss begins to leave)
Media:vo dqeq003 2 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Ugh, c'mon! Where's that explosive temper you had as a kid... Like in that poem you wrote!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 prune 03.ogg Prune: Wait, that's it! The poem! We can use that to remind her of her childhood, and get her to remember Popcorn!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 together 01.ogg Prune & Klee: Bring on the tear-bugs. Bring on the booger-beasts...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 together 02.ogg Yayao [sic] & Qiqi: Mean, or nasty, or in your face, one punch sends them to outer space!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Give them one great monstrous whack... Wait, what comes next? Sayu?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 sayu 03.ogg Sayu: Um... Shoot. I think I dozed off during that part...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 03.ogg Homura: Give them one great monstrous whack, then... stuff... stuff 'em in a big ol' sack!
(A dreamy filter appears over the screen)
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 04.ogg Homura: Yeah, I've got a sack with your name on it!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 05.ogg Homura: Hey! Wait!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 06.ogg Boss: What is it? Confused about something?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 06.ogg Homura: I think you're the one who's confused. Your feedback changes from one moment to the next. You don't even know what you want, but somehow, you expect me to read your mind? Maybe if you actually thought things through, we wouldn't have to redo them.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 07.ogg Homura: You want me to make the decisions? Fine, then don't micromanage me. You nitpick everything I do, just to complain again when I change it. You talk about a lack of creativity, but I don't see you coughing up ideas.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 08.ogg Homura: You say the company values me? Ha! Really? 'Cause I work myself into the ground every day, and do I even get a free cup of coffee to keep myself awake? No, I buy it myself.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 07.ogg Boss: Of course we plan to reward our hard workers with several level—
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 09.ogg Homura: I'm not done. You wanna talk about rewards? 'Cause it seems like you just reward us with more work. Half the work I do is outside my job description.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 10.ogg Homura: I'm not a machine. You can't just wind me up and keep me running forever.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 11.ogg Homura: I'm overworked. I don't get enough sleep, I... I can't keep going on like this.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 12.ogg Homura: You're my boss. If I can't have your mentorship and guidance, the least you could do is create a suitable working environment.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 13.ogg Homura: Oh, and drawing is what I do for fun, not another thing you get to use to order me around. So just... shut up!
(Homura throws the book at her boss, who dodges)
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 08.ogg Boss: Okay... You're upset. I see that, and... You're right! I put too much on your plate. I'm sorry.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 09.ogg Boss: You should take some time to relax and recharge. How about a three-month paid vacation?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 14.ogg Homura: Huh?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 10.ogg Boss: Ah, of course. Put my Mora where my mouth is, right? I'll add on a three months' bonus. How does that sound?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 11.ogg Boss: A three months' bonus... three months' bonus... three months' bonus... three months' bonus...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 15.ogg Homura: Ha... Haha... Hahahahahahaha!
(The dreamy filter dissipates as Homura laughs, and Popcorn appears at Homura's side)
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 12.ogg Boss: Everything... okay?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 16.ogg Homura: Haha... Ha... Hm? Oh, um. Yes.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 13.ogg Boss: You sure?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 17.ogg Homura: ...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 18.ogg Homura: Actually, no. Everything is not okay!
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 19.ogg Homura: I think the proposal I submitted is more than competitive enough. Maybe I could talk you through it, and then you can decide whether changes are really necessary.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 20.ogg Homura: But first... I'd like to take two days off. We can go over it when I get back.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 21.ogg Homura: Is... Is that okay?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 14.ogg Boss: Listen, I get that things come up, but now's not the best time. We're up against some tight deadlines, so just hang in there...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 22.ogg Homura: I'm sorry, but I can't... I have too much work, and it's starting to impact my health. I hope you can understand...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 15.ogg Boss: Huh, you never said anything, and your work is always on time, so I just assumed you could handle it.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 23.ogg Homura: I complete my work on time because I'm a professional. It's those unreasonable, last-minute tasks that force me to work overtime...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 24.ogg Homura: And I've been doing that a lot lately... I was hoping you could... be a little more mindful of the work you assign me in the future.
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 16.ogg Boss: But, the client is going to be here soon. How am I going to find someone on such short notice?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 25.ogg Homura: Entertaining clients was never part of my job description to begin with...
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 26.ogg Homura: *sigh*... Of course, if you really can't approve my time off, I've made peace with having to—
Media:vo dqeq003 2 boss 17.ogg Boss: Now, hold on just one minute! No need to be rash! How about this? Rest up, get yourself back in working order, and your position will be waiting... Just don't make it too long, okay?
Media:vo dqeq003 2 homura 27.ogg Homura: O—Of course... I'll try.
(Approach Homura)
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 01.ogg Homura: Whoa... that was close. I was about to say I'd made peace with having to meet the client...
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 02.ogg Homura: ...
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 03.ogg Homura: Popcorn! It's really you! Oh, and... you're not alone.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 yaoyao 01.ogg Yaoyao: Hello, Miss Homura! We're Popcorn's friends!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 04.ogg Homura: Wait, so... My imaginary friend has real-world friends besides me? This isn't also in my imagination, is it...?
Popcorn explains what happened, with the little witches chiming in with details here and there...
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 05.ogg Homura: I see... Thanks for doing that. I haven't been doing so hot lately, so I've been having nightmares. Sorry you had to go through all that trouble.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 sayu 01.ogg Sayu: Don't worry. The nightmare's been devoured, so you should be able to get a good night's sleep from now on!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 qiqi 01.ogg Qiqi: But the Dough King said you still have mental issues.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 01.ogg Prune: Wait, no. That's not... You can't just say that, Qiqi. Adults can't handle being that direct.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: So, um, anyway... Popcorn said you've been really busy at work?
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 06.ogg Homura: Yeah... This is my first job. I was so excited at the start, thinking this was my chance to make a name for myself. But, reality turned out to be pretty harsh...
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 07.ogg Homura: Endless work, difficult relationships, and plans that fall through... I couldn't even solve one problem before even bigger ones would pop up.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 08.ogg Homura: It was suffocating. Even after getting off work, I was too tired to do the things I used to enjoy. All I wanted to do was lie down.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 02.ogg Prune: I know exactly what you mean. The adult world is a cold and cruel place.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: How in the— You're not even an adult!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 klee 01.ogg Klee: Huh, I don't get it at all. We all live in the same world, right? Mom said grown-ups are just big kids in grown-up clothes!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 09.ogg Homura: Huh?
Media:vo dqeq003 3 sayu 02.ogg Sayu: Yeah, I've gathered a lot of intel about this. Turns out, when no one's looking, some grown-ups play their own games too, or put on little puppet shows, or even pretend to cook stuff!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 sayu 03.ogg Sayu: I won't say who, though...
Media:vo dqeq003 3 popcorn 01.ogg Popcorn: Nothing has to change! We can still fight monsters, or pretend the floor is lava. You just have to picture it, and we can do it!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 10.ogg Homura: Kinda like how I imagined going on that rant just now...? Even though it wasn't real, just picturing it felt pretty cathartic.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 03.ogg Prune: That's not enough, though. Children are innocent. Their fantasies become real to them, so make-believe gives them genuine happiness.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 04.ogg Prune: But adults know it isn't real, so imagination becomes a form of self-deception. It's called a mental escapade.
Icon Dialogue Talk White You mean...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Mental escapism?
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 05.ogg Prune: Oh, right! Yes, that. Shoot... I memorized it wrong.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 06.ogg Prune: The point is, you can't just fantasize about the things that make you happy. You have to take action!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 07.ogg Prune: That goes for work and regular life. Whether it's "something" or "someone" that's getting you down, you never have to accept the status quo. Just like earlier, saying "no" is the first step.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 08.ogg Prune: And if it continues to stand in your way, just give it the old tear-bug and booger-beast treatment!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Yeah! That's the spirit!
Media:vo dqeq003 3 prune 09.ogg Prune: And if all else goes wrong, I guess the worst-case scenario is... you just find a new job.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Yeah, that's— Uhh, actually, not sure if that'd be something to celebrate...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 homura 01.ogg Homura: Are you... disappointed in me, Popcorn? All those dreams I had as a kid, and I haven't achieved a single one. I grew up to be a pathetic adult, huh...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 popcorn 01.ogg Popcorn: Can you eat as much tempura as you want, day in and day out?
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 homura 02.ogg Homura: Well, I guess...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 popcorn 02.ogg Popcorn: Can you buy your favorite light novels and manga without having to ask an adult?
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 homura 03.ogg Homura: Yeah, I make my own Mora, so I can buy whatever I want.
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 popcorn 03.ogg Popcorn: Then you're an amazing little adult in my book!
(Homura's eyes quiver with emotion)
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 11.ogg Homura: Huh... I never thought kids would be the ones to give me a much-needed pep talk, but you make some great points. I'll try to take a different approach. Oh, and thanks for everything.
Media:vo dqeq003 3 homura 12.ogg Homura: You too, Popcorn.
(Talk to Homura or Popcorn, optional)
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 homura 01.ogg Homura: Are you... disappointed in me, Popcorn? All those dreams I had as a kid, and I haven't achieved a single one. I grew up to be a pathetic adult, huh...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 popcorn 01.ogg Popcorn: Can you eat as much tempura as you want, day in and day out?
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 homura 02.ogg Homura: Well, I guess...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 popcorn 02.ogg Popcorn: Can you buy your favorite light novels and manga without having to ask an adult?
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 homura 03.ogg Homura: Yeah, I make my own Mora, so I can buy whatever I want.
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 popcorn 03.ogg Popcorn: Then you're an amazing little adult in my book!

(Approach the event venue)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Aww. It's so nice seeing Popcorn and Homura together again...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 01.ogg Prune: Yeah...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 02.ogg Prune: Makes me think about Descartes... Wait a second, what am I even doing!? I've barely made any progress!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 01.ogg Klee: Prune? What's wrong?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 03.ogg Prune: I... um... well...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 hero 01.ogg Media:vo dqeq003 5 heroine 01.ogg (‍Traveler‍): It's okay. If you don't want to talk about it, we can pretend we didn't hear anything.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 hero 02.ogg Media:vo dqeq003 5 heroine 02.ogg (‍Traveler‍): But if you do choose to trust us with it, I'm sure we'd all be more than willing to help out. Right, little witches?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 02.ogg Klee: Yeah! In my heart, Prune is already one of us! We all like you a lot!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 yaoyao 01.ogg Yaoyao: Definitely! We worked super well tracking down those fragments. It's like we were made for each other!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 sayu 01.ogg Sayu: Plus, our heights all match too! You even taught me how to use a hammer like a pair of stilts, so I could feel what it'd be like to be taller.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 qiqi 01.ogg Qiqi: Prune knows a lot and likes sharing. She gave me a book on finches.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Paimon seconds all that! Besides, she's so used to you being a part of the Little Hexenzirkel now, she can barely imagine divvying up snacks without counting your share!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 04.ogg Prune: You guys... *sob*... I'm not... I'm not that great...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 05.ogg Prune: I've been lying from the start. I'm not Alice's friend!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 06.ogg Prune: I'm a Witch Hunter. Witches are my enemies! I'd never be friends with someone like her!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 07.ogg Prune: She challenged me to a debate, and when she lost, she took my imaginary friend away... Like it was nothing! *sobbing*... Descartes is my best friend...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 08.ogg Prune: She said the only way to save him was to defeat all the witches...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 09.ogg Prune: I went to Mondstadt to find them, only for the trail to lead me to Inazuma. So I took a boat overnight to get here... and then...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 10.ogg Prune: I met you guys instead... It wasn't supposed to be like this!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 11.ogg Prune: You're not evil witches at all, just a group of innocent kids... And... And you've been so nice to me. I can't treat you like my enemies, I just... I can't... *sobbing*
Media:vo dqeq003 5 yaoyao 02.ogg Yaoyao: It's okay, it's okay. Just let it out.
The little witches stay by Prune's side, holding her hand and patting her on the back, until eventually, she calms down...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 12.ogg Prune: I, um... feel a lot better now. Thanks.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 13.ogg Prune: But, uh.... crying like that in front of everyone was super embarrassing. Maybe it could be our little secret?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 03.ogg Klee: You got it!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Prune, could Paimon ask... Did you actually see Alice take Descartes away?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 14.ogg Prune: Well, no. I didn't see how she did it.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: Then... did she say how you're supposed to defeat the other witches?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 15.ogg Prune: There were no specifics... But, I'm sure she expects me to fight them or something. That's what a villain would do, right?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Well, in our experience, Alice's trials are usually a bit more... unconventional. Besides... she wouldn't be that mean.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 16.ogg Prune: I don't care what kind of trick she has in store. I'm a Witch Hunter, and that won't change. So, I don't think me and the other little witches can be—
Icon Dialogue Talk White You might be at odds with the big witches.
Icon Dialogue Talk White But that has nothing to do with the Little Hexenzirkel.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 17.ogg Prune: What?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: Yeah! The Little Hexenzirkel didn't exist when Alice issued that challenge. You can join, for sure!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: The Little Hexenzirkel can band together to defeat the big witches and save your imaginary friend!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 18.ogg Prune: But... Klee is Alice's daughter...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 04.ogg Klee: Um, I'm kinda confused about the details, but I bet it's supposed to be a big, fun game!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 05.ogg Klee: Cause Mom always says I'm gonna beat her one day and become the bestest witch in the whole wide world!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 06.ogg Klee: Catching the big witches sounds like a fun game to me! I wanna play for sure!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 sayu 02.ogg Sayu: Sounds like a chance to get in some good training. Count me in.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 sayu 03.ogg Sayu: I'm trying to become an even stronger ninja than my sensei too. That way, I can sleep as much as I want and nobody can say a thing.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 yaoyao 03.ogg Yaoyao: Master said that's called when "the branch grows higher than the tree." We all want that, right, Qiqi?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 qiqi 02.ogg Qiqi: Mm, Qiqi likes trees.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Plus, Paimon and (‍Traveler‍) have been around the block with all this witch stuff. With us around, we can defeat whatever great, big, powerful, impressive mages we want!
Icon Dialogue Talk White Guess I've been voluntold...
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 19.ogg Prune: You guys... are a really awesome group of kids, you know that?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 07.ogg Klee: Hehe, just give me your hand, and you'll be an official member of the Little Hexenzirkel!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 20.ogg Prune: I guess I can do kid things with all of you... Ahem, to go along with the group, I mean. Alright, I'll join.
(Prune takes Klee's hand)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: C'mon, do the thing!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 21.ogg Prune: No, I'm not that much of a kid.
(Prune resists for a few moments more, but quickly folds under the other kids' expectant gazes)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 22.ogg Prune: Fine, fine. You don't have to give me that look... I'll say it.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 23.ogg Prune: Little witch Prune reporting for duty...
Prune
"Witch Hunter," "The Only Sane One in a Cruel World (Self-Proclaimed),"
"Avid Audience of All Authored Apprehensions (Including Kids' Picture Books)," etc.
And Yet...
"A Kid Nonetheless"
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 24.ogg Prune: Ugh, so embarrassing...
(A purple puppy appears in front of Prune)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 25.ogg Prune: W—Wait... Is this for real?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 26.ogg Prune: But, I haven't defeated the witches... Did you escape on your own? Are you hurt? Here, let me see.
(To the others, it appears as if Prune is talking to empty air)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: Wait, what's going on? Is it Descartes?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 27.ogg Prune: Yeah, he's back! He's really back!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 yaoyao 04.ogg Yaoyao: What did he say?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 28.ogg Prune: He said... it's a long story, and he'll explain later.
(Descartes fades into view before everyone's eyes)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 08.ogg Klee: Whoa! A weird-looking dog!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 29.ogg Prune: What do you mean "weird"? He's adorable! Hold on... You can see him?
(A Dodoco, a finch, a huge mujina, and Yuegui appear around them)
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 30.ogg Prune: Wait, are these... your imaginary friends? How come I can see them?
Media:vo dqeq003 5 sayu 04.ogg Sayu: Wow... look at all of them!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 qiqi 03.ogg Qiqi: Tuantuan flew away... She wants to go play over there.
Media:vo dqeq003 5 klee 09.ogg Klee: C'mon, c'mon! Let's go! All the imaginary friends can play together!
Media:vo dqeq003 5 prune 31.ogg Prune: Wait, what? Wait for me!
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 01.ogg Paimon: Did you see that? Everyone's imaginary friends are here... in the real world!
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 02.ogg Paimon: Let's catch up and see what's happening!
(Approach the rock arch)
(A voice speaks from within Prune's floating bell under the arch, away from the rest of the group)
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 01.ogg ???: Real or imaginary... seeing all these friends together like this is a wonderful sight.
Icon Dialogue Talk White Alice?
Icon Dialogue Talk White Your magic did this, didn't it?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 02.ogg Alice: Hehe... Astute as ever, (‍Traveler‍). Consider it a well-earned gift for the Little Hexenzirkel for completing their grand quest!
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 03.ogg Alice: I just thought I'd give all our lovely imaginary friends a chance to come out and say hello. What a lively gathering this turned out to be!
Icon Dialogue Talk White That's not the only gift, though, is it...
Icon Dialogue Talk White Popcorn's back to normal, but we can still see him...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 03.ogg Paimon: Oh, right! After fixing the whole nightmare situation, Popcorn should've gone back to being a normal imaginary friend. We shouldn't be able to see him, unless...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 04.ogg Alice: You think I would deny my little witches the chance to witness their touching reunion?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 05.ogg Alice: Klee would've been devastated if she'd missed it, and I certainly can't have that.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 04.ogg Paimon: So, uh... You didn't take Prune's imaginary friend, did you? You don't go around... bullying little kids?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 06.ogg Alice: No, I did not take her imaginary friend.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 05.ogg Paimon: Paimon knew she was right to defend you earlier.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 07.ogg Alice: In fact, when I met little Prune, her imaginary friend was on the verge of disappearing.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 06.ogg Paimon: What?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 08.ogg Alice: You've spent quite a bit of time with her now. What's your impression?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 07.ogg Paimon: Well, even though she looks like a small, cute kid, she seems more like a grown-up. She's smart, mature, and super reliable!
Icon Dialogue Talk White Still, it seems like she bottles a lot of things up.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 09.ogg Alice: Precisely. Prune has always been a precocious child, ever so curious about the world. She studied things beyond her years and began to grow up rather quickly. I'm sure that all sounds well and good...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 10.ogg Alice: But it's unfair to expect a child to step into the adult world so soon. With all that weight placed on such small shoulders, something is bound to break.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 11.ogg Alice: In this case, her childlike innocence. You've witnessed how devastating the effects of that can be for yourselves, not too long ago.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 08.ogg Paimon: Right, like what happened to Homura... She'll stop dreaming, and eventually, she won't even be able to remember her imaginary friend...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 12.ogg Alice: Hah! That's why I made up the whole thing about capturing Descartes and sent her to Mondstadt to "defeat all the witches."
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 09.ogg Paimon: You tricked her! The mages don't even live in Mondstadt! Ugh, that's a mean thing to do to a kid, Alice! Paimon shouldn't have spoken up for you earlier...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 13.ogg Alice: Why, thank you for the compliment, dear Paimon. I am the great, big, mean Dodo-King, after all.
Icon Dialogue Talk White That means you chose Mondstadt for a different reason...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 14.ogg Alice: Ah, well, the seeds of spirit and imagination are best nurtured by the soil of freedom, of course.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 10.ogg Paimon: It was to give Klee someone else to play with, wasn't it...
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 15.ogg Alice: Hehe, sharp as a tack, Paimon. The witches of the Little Hexenzirkel do not disappoint.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 16.ogg Alice: In any case, all's well that ends well, right?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 17.ogg Alice: After spending time with the little witches, she regained her childlike innocence and was able to reunite with her imaginary friend.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 18.ogg Alice: Ah... Quite the amazing feat the little witches pulled off, huh! The most amazing one of all is my cute little Klee, of course.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 19.ogg Alice: Founding the Little Hexenzirkel at such a young age, making her own decisions, accomplishing things all by herself... Don't be shy on the compliments now, okay?
Media:vo dqeq003 6 klee 01a.ogg Klee: Honorary Knight! Paimon! Come here, quick!
Media:vo dqeq003 6 klee 02.ogg Klee: Yuegui's teaching Descartes how to do somersaults!
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 20.ogg Alice: No matter how precious the moment, it can never last forever. You should head over before the materialization spell wears off, or you might miss the chance to meet everyone's imaginary friends.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 paimon 11.ogg Paimon: Huh? Why didn't you say so sooner? Come on, let's go play!
(The Traveler and Paimon leave the bell)
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 21.ogg Alice: It's through embracing our inner child that all of us can wield the magic known as happiness.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 22.ogg Alice: And find our childlike spark and wonder once more.
Media:vo dqeq003 6 alice 23.ogg Alice: So, whether you're a little kid or a kid at heart, set your worries aside for a moment, forget about what's coming next, and allow yourself to have fun — if only just for the here and now.

Post-Quest Dialogue

Klee, Qiqi, Sayu, Yaoyao

(Talk to Klee, Qiqi, Sayu, or Yaoyao)
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 yaoyao 01.ogg Yaoyao: Whoa, I never thought Gena would be so big!
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 sayu 01.ogg Sayu: Her belly is super soft too. It's a great spot for a nap.
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 qiqi 01.ogg Qiqi: Hm, very tall. Taller than Sayu.
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 sayu 02.ogg Sayu: Wow, Qiqi... That was cold...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 klee 01.ogg Klee: Oooh, I can warm us all up! Sparks 'n' Splash!

Prune & Descartes

(Talk to Prune or Descartes)
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 prune 01.ogg Prune: So... it was all a misunderstanding?
Descartes: ...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 prune 02.ogg Prune: Hmph! That makes it even worse! She tricked me!
Descartes: ...
Media:vo dialog dqeq003 prune 03.ogg Prune: Hold on, I never said I regretted coming here. And no, I don't regret joining the Little Hexenzirkel either.

Soundtracks

No.Soundtrack NameAlbumPlayed In
25Moonlight, Wistfully ShedWhere Roads Are Pledged to CrossEchoes of Fate, In the Shifting Light of the Moon, Ripples That Will Never Reach, The First Sliver of Moonlight, The Magic That Never Fails (Quest)

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishThe Magic That Never Fails
Chinese
(Simplified)
永不失效的魔法
Chinese
(Traditional)
永不失效的魔法
Japanese永遠に消えない魔法
Eien ni Kienai Mahou
The Magic That Will Never Disappear
Korean영원한 마법
Yeong'wonhan Mabeop
SpanishUn hechizo que nunca se desvanece
FrenchLa magie qui ne faillit jamaisThe Magic That Never Fails
RussianНеугасающая магия
Neugasayushchaya magiya
Thaiเวทมนตร์ที่ไม่มีวันไร้ผล
VietnamesePhép Thuật Bất Tận
GermanUnvergängliche Magie
IndonesianSihir yang Tak Pernah Pudar
PortugueseMagia que Nunca se Extingue
TurkishAsla Başarısız Olmayan Büyü
ItalianLa magia infallibile

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