# Ija's Journal

**Quest No Raw**: 532900
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 8612
**Entry (questId)**: 8

## Giver Label

_Maehwa Tree_

## Objective

Ask the headmaster about Ija's journal.

_Talk to the headmaster;Read Ija's Journal (Vol. 1);Read Ija's Journal (Vol. 2);Read Ija's Journal (Vol. 3);_

## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Sangpyeong Coin](/item/66771.md) ×15


### Other Rewards


- **Quest Reward** — [When Maehwa Flowers Blossom](/knowledge/12745.md) — Knowledge


## Summary

After leaving behind a poetic piece, 
he rose with a heavy heart, knowing
that he had to carry on the meaning
even without her by his side.
Whenever he felt his motives falter,
he would stroke the blossoms of the maehwa tree, unchanging in scent and radiance.
And eventually, he built the fertile land of learning where future scholars would gather.
The people of the Land of the Morning Light honored him and gave him credit for it.
However, he himself turned all the credit to the maehwa tree. 

"Even with the most profound intentions,
I cannot surpass the fidelity and spirit of this tree."
The fragrance of maehwa, sweet with bittersweet love,
permeates the institute.

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Villager](/npc/59955.md)
- **Turn-in** — [Villager](/npc/59955.md)

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Ardent Love](/quest/467364.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [Trouble without Reason](/quest/74148.md) — An argumentative scholar at the Cheongsan Institute is troubling another scholar. Help the scholar in distress...
- Entry #2 — [Foreboding Rumor](/quest/139684.md) — The headmaster of Cheongsan Institute thinks that the institute has recently been lacking discipline because o...
- Entry #3 — [Asking for Help](/quest/205220.md) — The headmaster of Cheongsan Institute asks you to visit the mudang of Bari Forest to ask you to deal with the ...
- Entry #4 — [The Truth Behind the Rumor](/quest/270756.md) — Old Lady Birigongdeok seems to be aware of what's happening at Cheongsan Institute. Talk about the ghost at Ch...
- Entry #5 — [Object from the Maehwa Tree](/quest/336292.md) — The Black Spirit says you should take the nacre chest to Old Lady Birigongdeok.
- Entry #6 — [The Rite](/quest/401828.md) — Old Lady Birigongdeok says there are a few steps to prepare for the rite. Listen to Old Lady Birigongdeok and ...
- Entry #7 — [Ardent Love](/quest/467364.md) — Approach the wavering light at the maehwa tree that the Black Spirit mentioned.
- **Current:** Entry #8 — [Ija's Journal](/quest/532900.md) — Ask the headmaster about Ija's journal.