What the Blue Flowers Left Behind

What the Blue Flowers Left Behind is the second act of True Tales of the Violet Garden during the Hues of the Violet Garden event.
==Quests==
* What the Blue Flowers Left Behind
==Summary==
The Traveler and Paimon wait at Ritou's docks to greet the second group of guests arriving in Inazuma, from Liyue. As the passengers depart, Paimon notices Xu of the Feiyun Commerce Guild. He explains to them that the people on the ship are calligraphers, painters, and Theater Mechanicus players. Paimon, remembering that Xu serves Xingqiu, asks where he is, who points to him a short distance away napping when he comes to. Xingqiu is surprised to see the two in Inazuma and learns that they'll be his guide for the festival. He also finds a paper underneath his bag and shows it to them, which Paimon realizes is one of the Five Kaisen excerpts, much to his confusion. Paimon bluffs they're part of a "Poem Hunt" competition and that the winner has a chance to be a model for the artist, which Xingqiu immediately deduces that Albedo must be the one painting and is excited to meet him in person after collaborating with him on his novels for so long. He then realizes he would be busy with the portraits but the Traveler and Paimon assure him that he'll have the time.
In Ritou's plaza, Xingqiu and Albedo are pleased to meet each other in person and offer their real names. After Xingqiu suggests going to Shimura's, Albedo suggests Uyuu Restaurant instead which he accepts. As Xingqiu leaves to get settled in, Albedo notes something off with him. He reminds Paimon about the second excerpt, which Paimon believes is that Xingqiu had stolen his own books, although she finds it hard to believe he would do so. Albedo also suspects that Xingqiu may have arrived at Inazuma earlier as he did not object to Uyuu, meaning that he knew Shimura's was open-air. He asks them to meet him there.
At the restaurant, Albedo confirms no one is eavesdropping on them and asks the Traveler to talk with the patrons inside to get some intelligence before Xingqiu arrived. The Traveler learns of Xingqiu's "neat" handwriting and the weather was rough the past few days. When Xingqiu finally arrives, he talks about the weather and books; having acquired enough information, the Traveler and Albedo confront him over it. Xingqiu admits that he was lying and tries to explain why he came to Inazuma earlier, only for Venti to arrive. Venti tells the group that Kujou Sara apprehended the criminal who stole the books, which causes Xingqiu to realize that the person they apprehended was Onodera.
The group arrives to find Sara and the others, where Xingqiu tries to explain Onodera's innocence but everyone was already aware. The Traveler immediately suspects the incident must be related to Xingqiu's signature and Onodera explains that for the festival, he came up with the idea of having copies of the newly released novels signed by the authors. However, he did not notify the authors in advance, and Xingqiu, being poorly versed in calligraphy, did not have enough time to improve his. As a result, he came to Inazuma earlier to practice, but even then, the two realized they still did not have enough time before the festival.
With the situation cleared, the group returns to Ritou where Onodera explains the situation to the editors, who immediately begin to make arrangements for Xingqiu. Xingqiu asks Albedo to use him as a model for the next portrait so he could remind himself of the lesson he learned for the future. As the picture is made and everyone goes off, Paimon remarks about their mysterious benefactor and asks them to help Xingqiu when they hear sounds. The Traveler and Paimon only find a cat, but unbeknownst to either of them, someone was listening in.
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
ja:青花の裏に残されし詞藻
pt-br:O que As Flores Azuis Deixam para Trás