Aroma of the Past

Aroma of the Past is the third act of the Of Ballads and Brews event.
==Quests==
* Aroma of the Past
==Summary==
Two days after the events of Bonds of Melody, the Traveler and Paimon decide to go check the Knights of Favonius regarding the ingredient for Razor's Thousand-Wind Wine that will represent the institution.
As they enter the Knights of Favonius headquarters, they see Noelle chasing after Sucrose, the Traveler and Paimon's appearance stopping her. Noelle and Sucrose then explain the ingredient they're going to present, called Quadruple-Sweetness Sunsettia, a special Sunsettia that has been processed by Sucrose's Bio-Alchemy after Noelle's tenacious research of sweet-flavored ingredients that exist around Mondstadt. Razor comes out from the headquarters' library, and Sucrose promptly disappears, leaving Noelle to present the fruit alone, although the group tells Razor about Sucrose's involvement which he appreciates.
As all the ingredients have been collected, the Traveler, Paimon, and Razor head towards Angel's Share stand in Springvale festival market to procure the barrel given by Diluc.
Arriving there, the group is instead greeted by flustered Klee and furious Diona, who heard Klee's incomplete story and assumed that Razor is interested in becoming a wine drinker, much to everyone's confusion. The traveler and Paimon set the story straight for Diona, making her agree to help mix Razor's wine brew with her mixologist magic. After completing the brew, Diona leaves to keep an eye on her father. The Traveler, Paimon, Razor, and Klee then discuss where they should head next. Based on Venti's song, they deduce that the wine should be placed somewhere exposed to the wind and head towards Windrise.
Under the Symbol of Mondstadt's Hero, the group finds Venti waiting for them. He offers Razor the final ingredient to complete his Thousand-Wind Wine, namely some Dandelion Seeds that should be added to the mix at the last second to capture the wind in order to preserve its memory in the wine. He also explains that Thousand-Wind Wine is the original Dandelion Wine and the reason why it tastes different from brew to brew is because people always have the freedom to add whatever ingredients they want when brewing it.
Hearing Venti's explanation, Razor muses that he still doesn't understand who his parents really were, but he knows his wine contains friendship and is grateful to everyone who has helped him brew his own Thousand-Wind Wine. He is happy and vows to open the wine together with everyone once he grows up. The group then bury the wine barrel under the giant tree together.
The next day during Windcoming Day, everyone gathers in the festival market to attend the toasting ceremony. Bennett and Klee brought some wines loaned by Bennett's dads and Albedo as offering to the Anemo Archon so he may help Razor's cause. Venti soon takes the stage to perform the piece "Thousand-Wind Wine."
After the song is over and everyone opens their wine and toast, Klee is sad that she doesn't feel any wind, thinking that the Anemo Archon is unhappy with their offering and thus chose not to come. Paimon cheers her up, saying that the Anemo Archon can come in different forms. Klee then asks Razor if he feels the Anemo Archon's blessing and he says yes as he feels he has grown from the experience and is no longer afraid.
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The group then explores the festival's venue when the wind starts blowing, much to Klee, Bennett, and Razor's delight. They ran off as the Traveler and Paimon looks at Venti, who winks and shushes them and summons his powers. Multiple Mondstadt characters are shown to share some times with their families or reminisce about familial figures who are important to them.
Razor takes a sniff out of his parents' Thousand-Wind Wine bottle once again and suddenly has vision of his parents, a pair of adventurers sitting together on a cliff, drinking from the same bottle of Thousand-Wind Wine which they deemed incomplete, and decided to save it for their son. His mother proposes the name Razor, which his father likes and approves because it sounds like an adventurer's name. Razor reaches his hands out to them, but Klee's voice draws him out from his vision. He looks at his bottle, smiles, and joins the rest of the group.
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
ja:往昔より漂う酒の香り
pt-br:Aroma do Passado