Sephiria Elru appears in three community-reported Hide-and-Seek locations, in this order: southwest of the carrot farm inside a narrow tree lane, above the clothing shop near the upper-right pond, and inside the Ark puzzle room behind the first column from the lower-right. The “Ask around” bars do not need to fill because finding Elru advances the objective; NPC conversations only provide direction hints. Start this route only when the current objective asks you to find Elru.
01 Confirm the Elru objective is active
Check Destiny Inscription and the current quest text before searching Bunnyville. The collected community wiki connects Hide-and-Seek with an Ingenuity-related event, and the location reports apply when the objective says “Ask around to find Elru” or otherwise tells the player to find her. Searching the three spots before that event is active may produce nothing.
The available sources do not establish an official prerequisite sequence, story gate, or fixed Sapphire cost for the event. Follow the connected path and objective shown by the current game rather than forcing a historical route. Those missing prerequisite details are Pending confirmation.
Elru is a story and quest character, not a playable Costume. The supplied screenshots and press material provide Bunnyville context but do not prove a hiding position by themselves. The three places below come from agreeing Steam player reports and community walkthrough material, not an official TEAM HORAY quest guide.
02 First location: southwest of the carrot farm
Go to the carrot farm, then move southwest toward the trees. Enter the narrow lane between them instead of sweeping the entire southern edge of the map. Elru is reported inside that tree corridor.
Use finding Elru as the progress check. Do not wait for the “Ask around” bars to change after speaking with nearby residents, because the community thread says those conversations provide hints without filling the bars. Once the encounter advances, continue to the second place.
If Elru is not in the lane, re-read the active objective before expanding the search. Confirm that the search event has started and that the position is southwest of the farm, not simply anywhere below it. A changed final-release trigger or location would be Pending confirmation if the current client contradicts the recorded route.
03 Second location: above the clothing shop
After completing the carrot-farm step, go to the clothing shop and look near the upper-right pond. Search between the trees immediately above the shop. The clue is local to that tree line, so there is no need to search every path surrounding the pond.
Sequence is the first troubleshooting check at this spot. If Elru does not appear, return to the narrow lane southwest of the carrot farm and confirm that the earlier encounter advanced the objective. The supplied route consistently presents the clothing-shop position as the second hiding place.
Again, NPC dialogue is directional rather than the completion condition reported by players. Let the current objective confirm that the second encounter registered before going to the Ark building. Exact dialogue lines and any alternate hint sequence are Pending confirmation.
04 Third location: inside the Ark puzzle room
The final reported location is indoors, inside the Ark puzzle building. Enter the room and count columns from the lower-right; Elru is described as hiding behind the first column from that corner. Searching outdoor walls around the building will not reach this position.
A short community video in the supplied material shows the Ark puzzle room layout and its lower-right columns, but it does not show Elru during an active quest. Use it only to understand the room geometry. The actual Hide-and-Seek position is supported by the player route reports.
If Elru is missing, confirm both previous locations and check that the objective still asks for the search. Start counting from the lower-right of the interior room, not from the building entrance or the upper side. Any alternate final position after a patch is Pending confirmation.
05 The complete route in one table
| Step | Map area | Precise community clue | Progress check | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Carrot farm / southwest | Inside the narrow tree lane | Find Elru directly | | 2 | Clothing shop / upper-right pond | Between trees immediately above the shop | Confirm step 1 first | | 3 | Ark puzzle room | Behind the first column from the lower-right | Enter the building |
Follow these steps in order rather than visiting all three locations randomly. The route is short when each landmark is used precisely, but it becomes confusing if “southwest,” “above,” or “inside” is widened into an entire district. Keep the current quest text visible as the authoritative progress indicator.
06 What “Ask around” actually means
The Steam discussion summarized in the source says the task’s bars do not fill through NPC conversations. Nearby characters can point the player toward a direction, but the objective advances by locating Elru. This explains why a player can speak with many residents and still see apparently unchanged bars.
Do not interpret the static bars as proof that the quest is broken. Move to the active hiding place, check the exact landmark, and look for Elru herself. If the objective changes after the encounter, proceed to the next step even if an earlier conversation bar did not visibly complete.
The supplied evidence does not document every NPC who can give a hint or every possible line. It also does not show an official explanation of the bar behavior. Those details remain Pending confirmation, while the repeated community route supports using Elru as the progress check.
07 Elru and the Ingenuity Talent
A Japanese community Destiny Inscription reference lists Hide-and-Seek as the event that unlocks Ingenuity. Complete Elru’s event according to the objective, follow any closing dialogue the current game presents, and then inspect the Talent screen. The event-to-Talent link is community documented rather than confirmed by an official walkthrough.
The supplied Korean community database gives a version 1.0.23 snapshot for Ingenuity. It reports Max HP +1 and Evasion +0.5 per point, two inventory slots at 5, one additional weapon, item, and Miracle option at 10, and 7% all-damage amplification per active Combo type at 20. These are historical, version-tagged community values, not a current official balance table.
Compare every number with the live Talent tooltip after finishing the quest. If the tooltip differs, use the current value and record the client version. Current Ingenuity values, maximum allocation, and balance changes are Pending confirmation beyond the 1.0.23 community snapshot.
08 Troubleshoot Elru not appearing
First confirm that Hide-and-Seek is active and that the objective specifically mentions Elru. Repeat the carrot-farm lane, the trees above the clothing shop, and the indoor Ark column in order. At the third step, make sure you have entered the puzzle room rather than searching around its exterior.
Do not wait for NPC bars to fill, and do not treat additional conversations as a substitute for finding Elru. After the final encounter, follow any closing objective and check the Talent screen for Ingenuity. If the current objective points somewhere else, follow it instead of the community route.
Leaving and re-entering an area or restarting the game can be tried as general stale-state troubleshooting, but the supplied sources do not prove either action is an Elru-specific fix. A repeatable missing trigger after those checks is Pending confirmation and should be recorded with the game version and objective text. For the broader permanent system, continue to the Destiny Inscription guide.