Cooking, a Pleasant Memory

Cooking, a Pleasant Memory is a World Quest in the series An Unwavering Culinary Dream. It is automatically obtained after completing the previous World Quest, Cooking, the Flavor of Nature.
==Steps==
# Look for Arasaka
# Approach the Aranara by the Zaytun Peaches
#* Interact with the Zaytun Peaches or Arasaka will ignore you.
# Head to Gandharva Ville and look for someone "with a bulge on their back"
# Talk to the person "with a bulge on their back"
# Give the to Arasaka
==Dialogue ==
;(Approach the Aranara)
:Paimon: Look, . That one next to the pot must be the one we're looking for. Ara... Arasa...
:Paimon: It must be the Aranara!
;(Interact with Arasaka - Optional)
:???: You consume the dew and grow up quickly...
:Paimon: Hello! You're Ara... Ara... What was it again?
: Are you Arapacati's elder brother?
::Paimon: That's smart!
: Arasaka.
::Paimon: Arasaka! Are you Arasaka?
:???: Grow, grow, turn into a delicious dish...
:Paimon: He doesn't seem to notice us...
;(Interact with the Zaytun Peaches)
:???: Eek! Nara... So tall, so scary...
:???: Please, I beg you... Don't pluck them...
:Paimon: Okay, we won't do it.
:???: Great. Hehe... I grew these Zaytun Peaches little by little, ever since they were seeds...
:???: Wait, no! Bad Nara! How could you do that to someone else's Zaytun Peaches?
:???: W—Why does Nara have such a terrible habit...?
:Paimon: We didn't do anything and haven't picked them!
:???: It's already scary when you guys didn't do anything. If you had really done something, it would scare me to death!
:Paimon: Hey!
:Arasaka: No, no, Arasaka... Think about it. You've worked so hard on these Zaytun Peaches for your cooking training... You cannot back out here. You are not scared...
:Paimon: So, you're Arasaka.
:Arasaka: Oh! H—How do you know my name... Where you Nara all come from... T—To know my name at first sight...
: You said it yourself...
::Arasaka: Problems are caused by a loose tongue. It's over! My name will be used in terrible curses... Please, please, spare me...
::Arasaka: Other than giving you the Zaytun Peaches, I will do anything...
: We knew a long time ago.
::Arasaka: What!? A long time ago!? So you had your eyes on me long ago... W—What do you want from me...
::Arasaka: Could it be the Zaytun Peaches? No! You can have anything else! But not my peaches!
:Paimon: Easy now. We're actually here because of Arapacati's request.
:Arasaka: Ara—Arapacati? Ah, my dear "younger sister," sunlight in the dense forest...
:You bring Arasaka up to speed on the events so far...
:Arasaka: Ugh... How come Festival Utsava is already approaching... Oh, are you two the Nara who have come to participate in this Festival Utsava?
:Arasaka: Sorry for calling you bad Nara. You must be good Nara because only good Nara can enter Vanarana and participate in Festival Utsava.
:Arasaka: Festival Utsava is coming. If I give up my cooking training and return to Vanarana now... No... But I can't skip Festival Utsava either...
:Paimon: Why are you getting more nervous instead? Don't you still have the Zaytun Peaches you planted?
:Arasaka: Th—That's not enough!
:Arasaka: There has to be the "taste of happiness." Without it, Zaytun Peaches will just be Zaytun Peaches...
:Arasaka: Arachatora, Arapas, and Araphala all don't believe that the "taste of happiness" exists. I will make it and show them. And I want Nara to try it too.
: "Taste of happiness"?
: The "taste of happiness" you're talking about is...
:Arasaka: Hehe, "taste of happiness"... I tried it once.
:Arasaka: "Taste of happiness." It's white, crumbles when you rub it... Turns into white Valuka, but is not hard and painful like Valuka. Stored in a hard bubble.
: White Valuka?
: Hard bubble?
:Paimon: White Valuka refers to white sand, right? Uh, but what's a hard bubble...?
:Paimon: Paimon can't figure it out. Where can we find that "taste of happiness"?
:Arasaka: W—Why are you asking me? Do you want to take the "taste of happiness" before I do? How scary...
: We only want to help you...
: Aah! Paimon, you're so scary!
::Paimon: Hey! Paimon just wants to help Arasaka!
:Arasaka: Help me? With what? I—I can get it myself...
:Arasaka: It's just that there are a lot of Nara walking about, and one that smells like Nara Valuka. Ugh... Too many Nara! I'm scared... If there were fewer Nara, I could do it then...
:Arasaka: ...Okay, true, I can't get it. I... don't dare to enter Gandharva Ville. There are too many Nara there, and all the dead trees. I'm scared.
:Arasaka: I have a Nara friend living inside. But a long, long time has passed. He's changed now and can't hear my voice.
:Paimon: So the "taste of happiness" you're talking about can actually be found in Gandharva Ville.
:Arasaka: The "taste of happiness" is not grown from the ground but made by Nara.
:Arasaka: I really want to taste it again. I still remember the first time I tasted it and how happy I was. It was an amazing, amazing taste.
:Arasaka: We were in the forest together with the Nara friend, counting the number of patches of sunlight that fell between the leaves.
:Arasaka: We sang together and tried the "taste of happiness" together. Every time I see the sunlight on branches, I will think of him. Every time I think of him, I remember the "taste of happiness."
:Arasaka: So, I want to let Arapacati taste it. And when Festival Utsava starts, I want Nara to taste it too.
:Paimon: Paimon sees. Then leave it to and Paimon! Right, ?
: I want to have happiness too.
: Since I've promised Arapacati...
:Arasaka: Really? You are not lying to me?
:Paimon: Nope!
:Paimon: But there are so many people in Gandharva Ville! Who should we ask for clues?
:Arasaka: I know. Not long ago, I saw a Nara passing by here, . And he had it with him.
:Arasaka: He had a bulging thing on his back. It's what Nara use to carry things.
:Paimon: A bulge on the back... Hm. .
:Paimon: Got it! We'll help you find the "taste of happiness" now!
;(Interact with the Zaytun Peaches again)
:Arasaka: No, bad Nara! You're... You're not allowed to pick my peaches!
;(Interact with the Zaytun Peaches again)
:Arasaka: I said don't pick them! They're for the "taste of happiness"!
;(Talk to Arasaka again)
:Arasaka: H—How was it? Did you find the "taste of happiness"? It's in Gandharva Ville...
:Arasaka: There's a Nara with a bulging thing on his back. The "taste of happiness" must be inside...
;(Approach the man with a backpack)
:Paimon: , that person over there, could he be the one Arasaka mentioned?
:Paimon: Let's go over and ask!
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Iaanesh, optional)
:Iaanesh: (Fingers crossed that I can get as much sold as possible today...)
;(Talk to Iaanesh)
:Paimon: Hello!
:Iaanesh: Oh, hello... How can I help you?
:Paimon: Right, we actually want a certain thing...
:Iaanesh: Heh. Of course, everyone comes here to get "a certain thing." But just saying "a certain thing" doesn't mean I know what this "certain thing" is.
:Paimon: Oh... Paimon gets it. Let Paimon put it this way: We want...
: Something white and cubic...
:Iaanesh: White and cubic?
:Paimon: Right, and it crumbles like sand when crushed, and it has to be packed in a hard bubble!
:Iaanesh: What a peculiar description...
:Iaanesh: It's not clear what it is from what you said, but what does this white and cubic thing you've described do?
:Iaanesh: The use of the thing. You know what it's used for, right?
: It's edible...
::Iaanesh: An edible, white, and cubic thing...?
: It's for cooking...
::Iaanesh: Cooking, white, cubic... Is it a seasoning?
:Iaanesh: Oh! I know! I know what you want... Hahaha...
:Paimon: What's so funny!?
:Iaanesh: Aha, hahaha! White, cubic, crumbles when crushed, becomes sand... and can be eaten...
:Iaanesh: Isn't it just "sugar"!?
:Iaanesh: The hard bubble... Are you talking about the glass bottle that sugar is stored in? My goodness! Hard bubble! Hahahahaha...
:Paimon: What? So it's sugar...
: I'm a little embarrassed...
: This is awkward...
:Iaanesh: Ooh, I laughed so much I cried. I've focused on my business the past few years, and I don't even remember when was the last time I laughed like this...
:Iaanesh: Speaking of which, it's really nostalgic. I remember a long time ago, when I was still a child, I once had a friend who ate sugar for the first time, and the friend said similar things.
:Iaanesh: "This white cubic thing is delicious! So awesome! The taste of happiness!" He was really amazed then.
:Iaanesh: Haha... It was so long ago, and now that I think about it, I don't even remember what he looked like.
:Iaanesh: Oh! I'll give you this bottle of sugar as a gift in return for the laughter.
: Thanks.
:Iaanesh: Hold it carefully. The hard bubble might be hard, but it can still break if dropped. "Hard bubble"! Hahahahaha!
:;(Obtain )
;(After talking to Iaanesh)
:Paimon: So the "taste of happiness" is the sweetness of sugar...
:Paimon: It was a little embarrassing, but at least we got it in the end. Let's bring this bottle of sugar to Arasaka now!
;(Talk to Iaanesh again)
:Iaanesh: My family has always been a merchant group on the move, from The Chasm to Sumeru. We import rare gemstones from Liyue, then send spices over.
:Iaanesh: Once, because something came up... I can't remember. Anyway, my father left me in Gandharva Ville for a very long time.
:Iaanesh: I remember I was in the forest, and I made a friend. We ran around together, then...
:Iaanesh: I don't remember what happened later. I can't remember his name, or what he looked like...
:Iaanesh: I only remember it being a really happy time. Then my father finally came back, and picked me up. I'd also thought to go back and look for him but I never had the opportunity, and I eventually forgot about this experience.
:Iaanesh: If it wasn't for you asking me for sugar, I would have forgotten about all these things. Why would it be like this...
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;(Talk to Arasaka)
:Paimon: Arasaka, this is the "taste of happiness" you wanted, right?
:Paimon: We brought it back from Gandharva Ville.
:;(Open item menu)
:Arasaka: That's the one! I didn't think you would get it so quickly... Is it real?
:Arasaka: You didn't just make something up to trick me, right?
:Paimon: It would be a miracle if we were able to make anything that made sense up from your description!
:Paimon: If you're worried, just try it yourself.
:Arasaka: ...You didn't put anything strange in it, did you?
:Paimon: Of course not! Hmph! If you're not trying it, we're gonna take it away.
:Arasaka: N—No, wait! Don't take it away. Let me... Let me try...
:Arasaka: Don't take it away, alright? I'll try it now, right now... Hmm...
:Arasaka: Ah, it's real... This is the "taste of happiness"! Hehe... This isn't the first time I tasted it, and yet I still feel happy.
:Arasaka: I didn't expect to ever taste this again... Ah, but...
: What's wrong?
: Is there something wrong?
:Arasaka: Well... How should I put this? The "taste of happiness" is the same as before. But for some reason, I don't feel as happy as the first time I tasted it...
:Paimon: Could it be that the sugar he gave us was not sweet enough?
:Arasaka: No, it's not a difference in the taste. But when I ate it with my friend in the past... That was the first time I tasted the "taste of happiness"...
:Arasaka: Somehow I feel that I was much happier back then. Why is that?
:Paimon: That's normal. Even if it's the same dish, the taste is different every time makes it...
:Paimon: Paimon's mood is different every time Paimon eats it too.
: Indeed.
: Really?
:Arasaka: No, it can't be... There must be a way for me to be as happy as then...
:Arasaka: I know! I had it with my friend at the time. So the "taste of happiness" has to be shared with friends for it to be delicious, right?
:Arasaka: That must be it. You are good Nara, and you found the "taste of happiness." You, are my friends. I'm going to make it for you.
:Paimon: Yeah, we're friends!
:Arasaka starts cooking right away and adds peaches and sugar into the pot...
:Arasaka then hands the finished product to you and Paimon.As expected, it doesn't have much flavor other than the overwhelming "sweetness."Maybe this is just the "taste of happiness"...
:Arasaka: Ah, what a happy flavor. It's exquisite.
:Paimon: Yes, this dish is quite...
:Paimon: Quite "happy."
: Too sweet...
: I need water.
:Paimon: Paimon thinks it's much too sweet too...
:Arasaka: R—Really? Oh, I guess I must've put too much in one go, then.
:Arasaka: But... Hehe. It's true that the "taste of happiness" is happier when shared with friends.
:Arasaka: It is different from the happiness I felt the first time I had it, but eating it with you guys... I feel a different kind of happiness.
: Well, as long as you're happy.
: I need water...
:Arasaka: I had doubts about you guys in the beginning, but you didn't hold any grudge... and you helped me find the "taste of happiness"...
:Arasaka: I was able to complete my Supreme Delicacy with your help and complete my cooking training...
:Paimon: It's nothing really...
:Arasaka: No, how is it nothing? You've helped me so much...
:Arasaka: That's right, I know! I'll teach you how to make this dish so you can share the "taste of happiness" with your friends.
:Paimon: (Hmm... If we modify the formula and add a little something extra, it should make a good snack...)
:;(Obtain Recipe: Selva Salad)
;(Talk to Arasaka again)
:Arasaka: I—I now just have to let them taste this Supreme Delicacy and they will understand what the "taste of happiness" is.
:Arasaka: Arapacati will surely like it...
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