In the Age of Budding, follow the red-flag objectives out of Hitoyori and head to Lyudmila’s cabin whenever the markers stop, collecting the 3-Star Sword (Water Ruins), 3-Star Boomerang (Dragonpillar), 3-Star Scythe Chain (Fire Ruins boss), and the Lustrous Bell along the way.
The Age of Budding is the fourth time period you play through in The Adventures of Elliot, and it runs as a fairly linear story stretch that loops you between the town of Hitoyori and the surrounding ruins. This guide walks the verified main route and the rewards we can actually confirm — three 3-Star weapons, the Lustrous Bell, and the tawny sage — rather than pretending to be an exhaustive every-pickup checklist the period can’t yet back up.
What the Age of Budding route actually covers
Start in Hitoyori during the Age of Budding and just chase the red map flags through the main quest — the game points you forward for most of the period. The catch is that the marker occasionally goes quiet, and when it does the questline expects you to make your own way to Lyudmila’s cabin to pick it back up. Treat the cabin as your default fallback any time you’re unsure where to go next.
Push on until Lyudmila asks to speak with you in private; do that conversation before you go chasing sages, because it leads into the Lustrous Bell, which gates the sage search itself. After you have the bell, you talk with the Ailurophilic Traveler across the Age of Budding, the Age of Magic, and the Age of Reconstruction to open up the hunt for the three Myū sages, then visit Grandtree to find Wynat. A later fire sequence in the period sends you into a burning hall to save someone — that’s where the standout missable lives, covered below.
To be straight about scope: this is the confirmed route and the rewards tied to it. The full item-by-item collectibles list for the period isn’t fully verified yet, so anything beyond the five rewards here should be treated as not-yet-pinned-down rather than missing.
Verified weapons, the Lustrous Bell, and Wynat the sage
| Collectible / Reward | Where | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Star Sword | Water Ruins (Age of Budding) | Clear the Water Ruins. |
| 3-Star Boomerang | Dragonpillar – Sublevel One | Solve the Copy spell puzzle to reach it. |
| 3-Star Scythe Chain | Fire Ruins (Age of Budding) | Defeat the Fire Ruins boss. |
| Lustrous Bell | Lyudmila’s cabin questline | Given by Lyudmila; needed before the sage hunt. |
| Wynat, the tawny sage | Grandtree | Find during the sage search after the bell. |
When the objective marker vanishes mid-quest, go straight to Lyudmila’s cabin — that’s where the Age of Budding questline picks back up.
Missables and mistakes that cost you progress
For collectibles, the 3-Star Boomerang is the one that slips by. It’s tucked into Dragonpillar – Sublevel One behind a Copy spell puzzle, and without the Copy spell ready you can’t claim it — players who breeze through the sublevel without solving that puzzle leave the weapon behind.
The standout missable, though, is the burning-hall fire rescue later in the period. When you’re trying to reach the trapped character through the flames, you have to push the vase to clear a path — skip that and the rescue fails. It’s a small, easy-to-overlook action with a hard fail attached, so make the vase push your first move once the hall lights up.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I do when the objective marker disappears in the Age of Budding?
Head to Lyudmila’s cabin. The questline frequently stops marking your next step on purpose, and the cabin is where it resumes — make it your default destination whenever the red flags go quiet.
How do I get the Lustrous Bell, and why does it matter before the sage hunt?
You receive the Lustrous Bell from Lyudmila during the Age of Budding questline, after progressing until she asks to speak with you in private. It matters because the three Myū sage search won’t open up until you have it, so grab the bell before you go looking for any sage.
Where is Wynat, the tawny sage?
Wynat is found at Grandtree in the Age of Budding. You’ll only be able to start that search after earning the Lustrous Bell and speaking with the Ailurophilic Traveler across the Age of Budding, Age of Magic, and Age of Reconstruction.
How do I survive the burning-hall fire rescue?
Push the vase to get through the flames. During the later Age of Budding fire sequence, saving the character from the burning hall depends on shifting that vase to open a path — without it, the rescue fails.
Where do I get the 3-Star Boomerang?
It’s in Dragonpillar – Sublevel One in the Age of Budding, but it’s locked behind a Copy spell puzzle. You need the Copy spell to solve the puzzle and reach the boomerang, so don’t leave the sublevel without it.
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