In Honkai: Star Rail (ХСР) “Love During the Black Current” is a hidden world quest from the “Amphoreus Chronicles” series of quests, telling the story of the love of Elius and Nymph, who are being separated by relatives who oppose the union. Intervene in the difficult situation of the lovers, help the young man return his missing betrothed and facilitate their escape from Ochema.
In this walkthrough, we will analyze in detail how to start the quest “Love During the Black Current” in XSR, read the memories of Nymph's abduction and unlock the secret achievement of the same name.
Walkthrough of the quest “Love During the Black Current” in XSR
You can become a participant in the love drama between a citizen of the holy city and a refugee from Kremnos after fulfilling the following requirements:
- Get to Ochema by unlocking access to the map;
- Complete the adventure “O guest from afar, hear the prayers of this world” from the main storyline to freely run around the districts of Ochema.
Then you will rise to 2nd tier of the market square, to the edge of the roof northeast of the Marble Fair: before going down to the balcony, you will see Nymph and Elius hugging – the mission will begin after you overhear their conversation, which turns into disagreements.
Listen to Elius
The girl will leave, accusing Elius of indecisiveness, and we will have to talk to him in person. The young man will tell the story of the brutal confrontation between the two families, and a little later the owner of the sewing shop will come running to report the kidnapping of Nymph.
Ask eyewitnesses about the missing Nymph
Next, we will visit the owners of three market establishments in turn: a forge, a restaurant, and an antique shop. One of them may know where Elius's beloved went.
Ask Hartonus
The first will be Hartonus— a master weaponsmith whose forge is located in a spacious alcove of the building to the east of the spatial anchor in the market. He will tell you that a servant of the influential Nymph family recently ordered some chains from him.
Ask Kyros
The second is the restaurateur Kiros, who saw Nymph accompanied by a group of guards and recently accepted an order from a wealthy family for a large quantity of treats capable of feeding guests at a wedding celebration.
Ask Theodoros
And the last one is the antiquarian Theodoros, who recently bought a rare pendant from a suspicious stranger. Elius recognizes it as his mother's pendant, which was later given to his missing lover. The shopkeeper will also give a tip that the strange visitor often made mistakes near the Marble Palace.
Find out the location of the Nymph using the memory crystal in the Marble Palace
To get to the bottom of the truth, move to the Bowl of Plentybehind the reception desk in the center of the Marble Palace and run along the cross beacons to the service room in the south – here you will find a memory crystal, the recordings from which will indicate the location of the Nymph.
Elius's beloved was taken by surprise by her own mother, accompanied by a guard, and after a series of lectures from the elderly aristocrat, she was locked up in a building in the west of the market – that's where we can find the Nymph.
Find the Nymph at the fair
Come back to Marble Fairand run west to the alley where the Holy Flame stands. Just behind the arch you will see a guard in a toga guarding the passage to a rich building. Elius will deal with the henchman on his own and finally reunite with his beloved. After a series of events, he will finally decide to run away with Nymph away from her influential relatives.
Say goodbye to the lovers in the Geozaur workshop
Nymph will ask our GG for a final meeting at the exit of the Geozaur nursery, located north of Kefala Square: the fugitives have prepared personal letters, vividly describing their feelings, and ask the Pioneer to tell all of Oheme about the love that aristocrats like Nymph's family so oppose. Having promised to meet again, the couple leaves, and we complete the quest.
By helping Elius get Nymph back and pushing the star-crossed lovers to escape, you will receive: 10 jades, two resources for upgrading cones, five thousand in-game currency, two Memory Shards, and a document with the fugitives' correspondence (can be read in the “Books” section).
Love during the Black Current in HSR achievement
The secret achievement “Love during the Black Current” is unlocked immediately after completing the quest of the same name, for it you can get 5 jades from the collection “Our Memories”.
