Let's Play Little Busters!

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Let's Play Little Busters!

Prologue

Hello fellow readers! I've decided to do a written Let's Play of a game called "Little Busters!". I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I will ;)

But first, what exactly is Little Busters!? It's a Japanese visual novel that was never released outside of Japan. It's made by Key and is often considered their signature work - not necessarily their best, but if you wanted to describe what Key is, you would just point to Little Busters! and there you go. It was released in 2007.

And why do I want to Let's Play it? Simple: It has one of my absolute favorite casts of characters and storyline to date. I just want to share this experience with you. You may or may not have already seen the recent anime adaptation. If so, I would greatly appreciate your attention, as I do consider the original visual novel to be quite a bit superior to the adaptation - you may end up very much enjoying this LP! And if you have never heard of Little Busters! before, but I did catch your interest if just slightly, well then, I strongly urge you to either stick with me, or read it by yourself. It's worth the time investment, most certainly.

Speaking of time investment, this LP will take quite some time. Little Busters! is often approximated at 50+ hours to complete and I will be taking screenshots of maybe the majority of lines in this game. Still, if you could take the time to follow me on this journey, that would be great.

This is a visual novel with choices. When they're only minor, I will mostly pick one and roll with it. For others, I will be asking you, the readers, to choose what path to take. Look forward to it^^

Next time we will be clicking that New Game button and get right into it. Enjoy - Little Busters!

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Direct links to specific parts

Chapter 1

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4
• Part 5
• Part 6
• Part 7
• Part 8
• Part 9
• Part 10
• Part 11
• Part 12
• Part 13
• Part 14
• Part 15
• Part 16
• Part 17
• Part 18

Awesome. :D This should be interesting.

I will do everything in my power to ensure that we choose rin. Rin is love, Rin is life.

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Mio is the true love, and life. Where is that from anyways?

I forgot to post this before: the Main Menu music.


So soothing... feels like a calm before the storm.

Well, without further ado, let's get started!

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As the lights converge, our journey begins.

Chapter 1: General Route

I will be spoilering out all the parts of the LP so as to make navigating this thread a bit easier.

Chapter 1, Part 1
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Sunday, May 13th. This is where we start. We take on the perspective on a boy called Naoe Riki, as a loud voice awakens him from sleep.


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Don't you just hate it when your roommate gets up in the middle of the night and runs off to fight for no apparent reason? Masato runs off and Riki follows him.

Music for this part: Mission Possible (But Difficult Task)

Sure enough, there's a fight in the cafeteria. Masato is fighting Kengo - they're both Riki's childhood friends.


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Masato on the left, Kengo on the right. We have a bit of fighting, which is all the while commentated by a crowd of spectators.

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Seems likely. Whatever his cut may read, it seems to get a bit dangerous, so Riki tries to find a way to stop them. He doesn't just cut in, that would be too easy, instead he goes to find Kyousuke, who as we heard earlier, has just returned.
Kyousuke acts as a big brother of sorts to the three of them and he is supposed to mediate the fight. After a bit of persuasion by Riki, Kyousuke steps in.

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And so he comes up with a most elegant solution!

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I love this guy already.

The onlookers start throwing all sorts of random stuff into the ring. Kengo gets hold of a toy gun, while Masato... uh...

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Well this is gonna be fun. Battle Start!

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...suddenly a loud yell interrupts the fight!

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Rin says to "stop bullying the weakling"! Of course, Masato and Kengo both instantly assume she meant the other, until Rin clarifies her statement.

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Rin demands to know where Masato got it from, and it turns out Kyousuke tossed it into the ring. How nice of him. She takes the cat away. Masato demands a new cat to fight with, but Kengo quickly loses interest.

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Annnnnd...

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Okay now those weapons just aren't fair. Rin has a three-section-staff and Masato is fighting with... a freaking eel pie.

The battle goes about as well for Masato as you'd expect.


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Don't worry, he's not dead. Masato takes more abuse in this game than Homer does in the Simpsons.

Following the battle, Riki gets a bit nostalgic and tells about how he got to know his friends. Masato, Kengo, Kyousuke, Rin and himself, the five of them have been together for a long time.

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(He thought Rin was a boy at the time)
A young Kyousuke took Riki by his hand and dragged him along. When Riki asked who they were, he replied that they called themselves...

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What follows is a short story of how the five of them fought a beehive for no apparent reason whatsoever. On the verge of defeat, Masato covers his own body in honey and charges into the cloud of bees. Kyousuke vows not to forget Masato's sacrifice as he lights him on fire. Masato only barely survived.

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If only...

May 14th

Music for this part: Waking Up In The Morning (wow I actually posted the wrong track)

The next day, all is forgotten and Kengo, Masato, Riki and Kyousuke meet up in the cafeteria.

Rin comes along, with the cat from yesterday sitting on her shoulder.

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Kyousuke frequently picks up stray cats and gives them to Rin as a present. And so this cat, too, ends up in her hands.

Kyousuke asks if she found a name for the cat yet, which Rin denies. So...

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Wonderful name choices, Kyousuke. Just wonderful.

Ah well, Rin likes the name Lennon and so that name sticks. And once more, Riki makes a wish.

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The five of them walk back to school, and on the way they talk about Kyousuke's situation. He is a third-year, one year higher than the other four, and is already looking for a job. They reflect on the time they all spent together.

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Realizing that Kyousuke has the same wish as him, Riki proposes that they "do something together, just like the old days." And so, Kyousuke comes up with an idea.

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And as he picks up something from the ground, he announces...

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Well, obviously, right? What else? Masato and Kengo react appropriately...
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But it's too late. There's no escaping Kyousuke's grand plans (which he came up with on the spot).

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*cue opening movie*:



I must say, I really like the opening of Little Busters! It gives off a nostalgic vibe and it's so upbeat and positive.

I do personally prefer the anime version of the song, however. I posted this in the "songs that always put you in a good mood" thread, too:



So that's it for the introduction. The Little Busters have been formed, we know half the main cast, and we're about 40 minutes into this game. Well we are still a bit too few people for a baseball team, but so far, things are looking pretty good.

Stay tuned for Part 2, where we will delve further into this baseball team idea.



(any feedback on layout and design of the LP is welcome)

Do you actually do anything in those battle sections? Or does it all play out automatically? x}

Chapter 1, Part 1 - Best girl makes an appearance. Masato is resigned to comic relief. Good times.

Are you implying that the best girl is anyone besides Yuiko Kurugaya? :3

The best girl is obviously Saigusa Haruka.

Oh and no, you don't actually do anything during those battle scenes. But I'll get more into that in probably the next part.

Chapter 1, Part 2

After Kyousuke's announcement in the last part, we find ourselves in the classroom. Riki had just been sleeping, apparently.

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Sounds like a pretty serious disorder. Kinda scary. Imagine falling asleep in the middle of crossing a road. Thankfully, Masato offers Riki to talk to him about what's bothering him.

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So nice and considerate of him.

Looks like Rin left the classroom, but she's on class duty and the blackboard hasn't been erased. A fellow classmate asks Riki to look for her, which we do.

Music for this part: Ring Ring Ring! (Rin's Theme)

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First choice in the game!

Might as well take this opportunity to talk about how I will handle choices in this Let's Play. For much of the common path, choices don't affect a lot, and with those that I feel have little bearing on the game as a whole, I will just go ahead and pick one. When we get to the character routes, and on some more meaningful choices in the common path, I will be asking you, the readers, to tell me what choice I should pick. Cool?

For this choice, I picked the top option. We get a tranquil scene of Rin playing with her cats.

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I feel at peace.

After a while, Riki does call out to her (I think picking the bottom option just skips straight to this part) and tells her about her neglected duty. Rin doesn't really care, but Riki takes this opportunity to ask her about her social situation in class.

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Again Rin doesn't really care, but it does leave Riki thinking about it; how she is so overly shy that she hardly socializes at all. He thinks about how to make her open up to other people more, as the Little Busters won't be together forever.

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After classes are over, we head on over to Kyousuke for setting up baseball practice... although Riki and Masato are the only two actually motivated for it. Kengo is nowhere to be seen, but Masato manages to snatch Rin and drag her along, despite her lack of interest.

Music for this part: Boys Don't Cry (Kyousuke's Theme)

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I love this picture of Kyousuke. It really does make him seem... divine.

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So... divine...

...

Ah, he stands up, and comes over.

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.....

Well that was disillusioning. Baseball really was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.

Riki and Masato remind him of his baseball club idea and the band idea is quickly abandoned. We go over to the clubroom. Wait, we have a clubroom?

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That's one way to get a clubroom, just hijack the room of the actual baseball club. We decide the room needs some cleaning and get right down to it.

When we're done, turns out Rin made her escape and left us three to play by ourselves. Just great. But it seems Kyousuke has something in mind...

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Great reaction shot. But we go along with it.

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I think I know where this is going. Wait for it...

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Uh huh, that sounds about right. Riki is loyal though, he doesn't run away like the other two. And so we spend the afternoon playing together...

The five meet up aain at dinnertime, where Kyousuke confronts the others about their lack of motivation.

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I love the interactions between these guys.

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Wait, he actually does have a reason? I didn't expect that.

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Now that is some awesome logic right there. You feel like you're losing your individuality? BASEBALL!

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Masato doesn't quite follow, but that's because there's nothing to follow. And yet, Kyousuke is dead serious.

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How can you not love this guy?

But believe it or not, Kyousuke actually has a reason for choosing baseball specifically. About as amazing of a reason as you expect from him at this point.

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Kengo will have none of that. He gets up and leaves. Maybe he's just fed up with Kyousuke's non-logic.

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I feel for Masato. Being completely pulled into Kyousuke's pace must be tiring. And yet...

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Yeah.

Real talk, being friends with Kyousuke must be so much fun. There would hardly be a boring minute in your life with this guy around. Someone who knows just how to inject fun into any mundane task. I could imagine that kind of high school life being pretty awesome.

Back in the dorms, Riki and Masato reflect on the situation a little. Before long, Kyousuke appears and lets himself in.

Music for this part: My Brave Smile


What follows is a rather amusing scene. Click here to show it.

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After that little scene, Kyousuke brings up the subject of baseball again. And immediatly, he drops a bomb.

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...yeah. Not about a month until the match like in the anime, here it's gonna be in just a week's time. Obviously Masato isn't gonna stand for that.

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I'm sure he meant something by it. Like how important it is to get new members. Kengo in particular seems interested in how Kyousuke will find the remaining members.

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Kengo saying they still need five members implies that he himself is not a part of the team. Someday he'll understand.

But Kyousuke is way ahead of Kengo - he's already devised a plan for Rin to go scout out new members! And he came quite prepared, actually.

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Ah yes, the missions. There's no point to them, no rewards, no punishment for failure. Just a Mission Failed or Mission Complete at the end. It's just for fun, as many things in Little Busters! are.

Music for this part: http://youtu.be/NqwUuQboE88

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She's getting way too into this.

For some reason the guys think it's a great idea if Rin didn't simply greet her potential recruits, but rather used some strange derivative of "Ohayou gozaimasu". You always have the option of letting her go ahead with the suggested greeting, or to stop her and move on to the next one.

Of course, if you let Rin go along with any one of the suggested greetings, it's shot down. You're supposed to keep saying no until Riki finally suggests just saying "Konban wa" (Good evening), but I went ahead and tried out all of them anyways.

So here's the different greetings Rin can use.

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If you refuse to let her use any of them, she goes with Good evening. By the way, if you ever let her use one of these special greetings, she will actively refuse to use it on any subsequent playthroughs or if you just load a save from before. I found that out the hard way as I had to delete my savedata just to get these screenshots.

So Rin greets a random girl NORMALLY, and can actually initiate a conversation.

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She's way too honest, though.

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Can't say I'm surprised. So we try again, but our new recruitee seems a little less... sympathetic.

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Oh god, I know who this is. It's... it's...!

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Sasssassasasasami! And she wants to battle!

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This isn't much of a fight, you're up against the weakest enemies in the game. And no, you still can't affect the outcome of the battle in any way besides reloading until you get what you want.

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I won, but uh...

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...yeah...

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...no way am I gonna beat Sasami now. Didn't even get her down to half HP.

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Don't ask me why the battle with Sasami has anything to do with the mission that was originally recruiting a new team member.

And so the night goes on...

That's it for Part 2. Next time, we will actually start playing baseball!

I am happy Rin stood up for kitty. Kitty is my favorite character so far

Just a quick note, right here you get a choice of whether or not you want the battle sequences to play.

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Since this is the first run, I leave them on. I might turn them off for subsequent runs, at least for some. A nice little feature to help replays go faster.

Also, for those who haven't seen the anime, if you're interested what the characters sound like, here's a clip that has the voices of the five main characters.



It's the anime version of the "aphorisms homework" scene. Note that Riki is not voiced in the visual novel.

Frickin' Sasami. What a bitch. :colbert:

Chapter 1, Part 3

May 15th

Just another day begins.

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Everyone's here eating their breakfast. But before long, a dangerous enemy appears...

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A FLY?! Quick, hide!

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Oh thank god Kengo is here to protect us. Go get him!

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Okay that's actually pretty impressive.

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Uh oh, Masato's "can't lose to Kengo" spirit is building up. This is gonna be bad.

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You don't punch a freaking louse. Because...

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...ah. Too late.

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You don't need me to tell you what happens next, right?

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Obviously. But just then, Kyousuke intervenes.

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As it turns out, we're the last ones in the cafeteria - and classes are due to start right about now. We rush back to the school building.

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I'm sure he's about to come up with some really stupid plan.

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Uh, what is he thinking of...

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Wait, WHAT?

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Yeah, that! What kind of idea is that? Throw them three stories upwards, there's no way...

Music for this part: Mission Possible

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Oh dear god... okay this is just getting funny now.

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I love the "Please" in the instructions. As if the game is asking you to please not let Rin fall.

The two gauges rapidly fill and empty at two different speeds. It's not really difficult to line them up so they're both in the upper halves, but you can easily mess up. Not that it affects anything past the next scene.

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I managed to get a pretty good result... at least it would seem that way.

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I can't stop laughing right now.

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How the smurf did they do that.

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Ah damn. I think she's gonna die. Sorry, Rin.

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Eh, what? Did she land on the roof or what?

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No freaking way. This is the most ridiculous thing I've read in this visual novel so far. And I love it.

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Mission Complete! Because everything went according to plan!

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Masato still gets a throughout beating, of course. But that's only natural.

I remember when I saw this scene in the anime for the first time. I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Sure, let's throw Rin three floors up in the air! Why not?

Either way, classes start and we skip ahead to recess.

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Uh oh, I've got a bad feeling about this.

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It takes a bit of persuasion, but eventually Masato owns up.

http://i.imgur.com/ZzFpjwF.png

...I don't think this idiom dictionary is usable anymore.

http://i.imgur.com/MMlW3CL.png
http://i.imgur.com/mMrbyPy.png

http://i.imgur.com/zRPKGNu.png

Oh hey, a new character! This is a girl called Saigusa-san.

Music for this part: Melancholy of a Noisy Girl (Haruka's Theme)

http://i.imgur.com/s27Id9V.png

Saigusa Haruka - a top contender for my favorite heroine in this game. Mainly because her path is quite easily my favorite of the main character paths.

http://i.imgur.com/2MCQHbY.png http://i.imgur.com/wlOF6YP.png http://i.imgur.com/lFlBwPq.png

Uh, what did I just say? That she is my favorite heroine? Well therefore of course I don't want her to hate me, so I picked "Don't lend it out". It's for her own safety.

http://i.imgur.com/s1NyTO0.png

http://i.imgur.com/WBZycgO.png
http://i.imgur.com/D4n7c3E.png

That's a nice way of putting it.

http://i.imgur.com/I2HgJOM.png http://i.imgur.com/YUvlFmA.png http://i.imgur.com/0XFPzkm.png http://i.imgur.com/LqIoT4Z.png

I like Haruka's smile.

Lunchtime. Our group of five is eating together, and Kyousuke already has plans for us.

http://i.imgur.com/adJH1XT.png http://i.imgur.com/0akwROm.png http://i.imgur.com/1uxA8ez.png http://i.imgur.com/Ugrg3K6.png

This is so stupid.

http://i.imgur.com/fcvT9RP.png http://i.imgur.com/7GbiaMm.png http://i.imgur.com/LDXuWSW.png

Rin has the right idea.

http://i.imgur.com/BHYAKll.png http://i.imgur.com/eELE18Y.png

Oh? Another new character already? After a bit of trouble finding her, Riki decides that she could only be on the rooftop.

Music for this part: Race

http://i.imgur.com/thJ7V53.png

There's an open window and a screwdriver next to it. Kamikita seems a bit audacious.

http://i.imgur.com/rqFa6HG.png http://i.imgur.com/6EXmmjb.png

I wouldn't be surprised to hear a stalker accusation. We did follow her up to a closed-off rooftop for no apparent reason.

http://i.imgur.com/ckYRMIc.png http://i.imgur.com/NRIVcvW.png http://i.imgur.com/eBkzpXn.png

Kamikita Komari. She's a little ditzy. She mistakes Riki for a guidance counselor and tries to talk her way out of being up here. Riki grabs her attention.

http://i.imgur.com/mxXspht.png http://i.imgur.com/2f57n3l.png

Now you're just screwing with me. Is Riki hiding behind a wall or why can't you just look at him?

http://i.imgur.com/6nNXYZz.png http://i.imgur.com/aQYWMjN.png http://i.imgur.com/an476Bq.png

Whatever you want to call it. She doesn't exactly seem like prime baseball team member material.

http://i.imgur.com/RwtsftT.png

Case in point, she manages to get stuck underneath a water tank.

http://i.imgur.com/Zscivaa.png http://i.imgur.com/sWb1jr3.png http://i.imgur.com/p77si70.png http://i.imgur.com/Q6JfW4E.png

Oh Japan...

http://i.imgur.com/zHtDK9u.png

Oh Japan...

http://i.imgur.com/0OvavQr.png

That might just be it! Genius, Riki!

http://i.imgur.com/Z1RlBdu.png http://i.imgur.com/6E9nNZw.png http://i.imgur.com/knvmwCp.png http://i.imgur.com/8RasuW6.png

Of course, you need to imagine all of Kamikita's lines being spoken in sort of a teary tone.

http://i.imgur.com/ZAnCez1.png

http://i.imgur.com/a2chWjK.png

Music for this part: Magic Ensemble (Komari's Theme)

So now, let me formally introduce to you: Kamikita Komari. Not my favorite character, especially not my favorite introduction to a character, but she's alright. She is... a little ditzy sometimes, of course, and this scene does nothing to dispute that.

http://i.imgur.com/BF3RObK.png

...yeah. I don't think I need to elaborate.

http://i.imgur.com/6Al7GJn.png http://i.imgur.com/oolxWXn.png http://i.imgur.com/YhuF2ZI.png http://i.imgur.com/OXARlZ5.png http://i.imgur.com/amLQcDa.png

Everyone needs to have dreams, don't be so harsh, Riki.

http://i.imgur.com/tsorj5Q.png http://i.imgur.com/85Llv8O.png http://i.imgur.com/CXDyTKu.png

Don't shatter her dreams, Riki. Ah well, enough talk about her panties.

http://i.imgur.com/q9qyVBo.png

You better come up with a good excuse.

http://i.imgur.com/vFJ6Pl4.png http://i.imgur.com/xjUFsaF.png

Blame it on Kyousuke. And besides...

http://i.imgur.com/zh4s1yf.png http://i.imgur.com/6vrQ7cC.png

Yeah, sure, whatever.

http://i.imgur.com/UgrFBFM.png

She even goes so far as to say this is the one place where she can feel at ease. I guess that's fine. She even invites Riki to be her "conspirator" (as it is forbidden to be up here)

http://i.imgur.com/se71b5B.png

And she hands over her screwdriver to Riki. That's nice of her. Though knowing her, she probably doesn't even have a spare.

http://i.imgur.com/TLGOPFv.png

Oh that's right, we were supposed to be recruiting members, weren't we?

http://i.imgur.com/6iQ4vtS.png

Everyone onboard, the train will leave in 2 minutes~

http://i.imgur.com/GVufHQe.png

Ah damn. Now we can't deny it. I still blame Kyousuke, though. Thankfully Kamikita's not the type to hold it against you.

http://i.imgur.com/VNaTBLM.png

We have a little snack atop the roof.

After that, Riki heads back down.

http://i.imgur.com/pbaglim.png http://i.imgur.com/bzT6G7q.png

She's still doing this.

http://i.imgur.com/PVptHZK.png http://i.imgur.com/fcAYcmN.png http://i.imgur.com/qXhASer.png http://i.imgur.com/IFg0VzT.png http://i.imgur.com/3lPWuM3.png

If you pick "Let her be" you are locked out of Rin's route. Since I have the feeling a certain reader would have loud objections to that, I went with "Go look for her".

Music for this part: Ring Ring Ring!

http://i.imgur.com/wVeTM2I.png http://i.imgur.com/Z9yo4Qq.png

Ah, this again. And once again we'll be watching for a while. Gives us another tranquil image of Rin playing with her cats.

http://i.imgur.com/QnoA7H0.png

It sure is relaxing to look at. This time, however, there's something that grabs Riki's attention.

http://i.imgur.com/XiyKuFb.png http://i.imgur.com/t1N4Jgq.png http://i.imgur.com/gWezYfC.png

Lol, whatever.

http://i.imgur.com/7oEG78K.png http://i.imgur.com/e6rr9hx.png

Well then, let's take a look.

http://i.imgur.com/eo7HDYH.png

Not a love letter, but mystifying nonetheless. Rin also has a second letter that apparently explains things a bit.

http://i.imgur.com/pOHTUgY.png http://i.imgur.com/kXw5qa6.png

I'm surprised the first task wasn't "Transfer 10000 Yen into this bank account". Maybe they're actually serious. Where did they come from anyways?

http://i.imgur.com/M7iB0i4.png

Aha, so Lennon is the culprit! ...maybe not.

http://i.imgur.com/YyTTMf6.png http://i.imgur.com/Lw1EoJv.png

Riki? Two minutes ago we were running around the school building talking like train conductors for no reason at all. Your point doesn't hold up well.

http://i.imgur.com/deAIoB5.png http://i.imgur.com/DYeRFkd.png http://i.imgur.com/N1sjezx.png

Now Riki feels a bit control-freaky...

http://i.imgur.com/z7eUH33.png

S-sure, that's all...

http://i.imgur.com/Co6FgMj.png

And she's okay with that? Whatever works for her, I guess...

So we head back to the clubroom and Kyousuke tells us his plans for the team.

http://i.imgur.com/WHOiwLF.png http://i.imgur.com/VDZhuqq.png http://i.imgur.com/B3ws7eE.png http://i.imgur.com/BLM0H3g.png http://i.imgur.com/jF0XuIk.png

This guy has been reading entirely too many mangas.

http://i.imgur.com/4z7bIxw.png http://i.imgur.com/iWzrPL1.png

Music for this part: Day Game

http://i.imgur.com/EfD25Lh.png

Oh yes, the baseball practice. A very relaxing minigame. All you need to do is move in four directions and swing the bat to try and hit Rin's pitches.

http://i.imgur.com/5H8z7GA.png http://i.imgur.com/fdMcEKf.png http://i.imgur.com/tMp4KHb.png http://i.imgur.com/IAbmjz6.png

...unfortunately Rin is a horrible pitcher.

http://i.imgur.com/smKtJ2r.png
http://i.imgur.com/QirbSEL.png

Well, let's see if it was just a once-in-a-lifetime misthrow.

http://i.imgur.com/OB0HjWh.png http://i.imgur.com/WtrKamE.png http://i.imgur.com/mNAcSSE.png

No there's no way to dodge or hit that ball. It will always hit you.

Well that was better, but still not quite good. Especially since she hit Riki.

http://i.imgur.com/lHwpvfC.png http://i.imgur.com/kt9m2F3.png

Kyousuke's had enough of this.

http://i.imgur.com/5Zr4IzG.png http://i.imgur.com/S1y1dKc.png http://i.imgur.com/WQjmBD6.png

Why, aren't you a nice brother ^^

http://i.imgur.com/W2UWl1H.png http://i.imgur.com/YCcqpo3.png http://i.imgur.com/1U4SdEY.png http://i.imgur.com/D0NBAQx.png http://i.imgur.com/FOitknB.png

He really does come up with the best ideas, doesn't he?

http://i.imgur.com/RxvslfI.png

Ah, looks like Rin finally has the motivation she needed!

http://i.imgur.com/z6zWFr5.png

Nah, I don't think that'll be necessary. Because look, Rin's gonna pitch right towards me...

http://i.imgur.com/IKAhLg6.png http://i.imgur.com/aEud9uY.png http://i.imgur.com/FTcntZ3.png http://i.imgur.com/QHVt6Y8.png

I don't know whether to be more shocked at the fact that she managed to accidently throw the ball over to Masato AGAIN, or that Masato actually hit it.

http://i.imgur.com/q6mDQca.png http://i.imgur.com/RLaBQn7.png http://i.imgur.com/tdWT4zP.png http://i.imgur.com/1kyk2nt.png

You totally brought this on yourself, Rin.

http://i.imgur.com/rEPxkcU.png

Still probably hurts to have that title.

http://i.imgur.com/MpEMcFg.png

So now, Batting Practice can finally begin.

http://i.imgur.com/oYmVei3.png http://i.imgur.com/7i7JBvU.png

If you don't feel like doing baseball practice during replays, you can conveniently turn them off. For Chapter 1 I'll leave it on, and I might turn it off after that. Even if I do turn it on, I won't be taking screenshots of it.

http://i.imgur.com/6rLPIrk.png

So let me give you a quick rundown of how it works. On the top right you have a radar showing yourself, Rin and Masato as yellow dots, Kyousuke as red dot, and all the cats as blue dots. Rin will pitch towards you (hopefully) and you just try to hit it. You can control where the ball will go to a degree, though it takes some practice before you can have it go where you want it to.

Generally, you want to hit the ball towards your teammates, particularly Kyousuke. If you do that, they will throw the ball right back to you and you can hit the incoming ball directly, building up a chain. Rin will deliberately dodge your balls, by the way, and Masato just bats it right back to you. Kyousuke will make an effort to get your balls and he's pretty good at it, so try to bat towards him as much as possible.

It's pretty difficult for me to play this and take screenshots at the same time, so unless you explicitly ask for it, I won't be taking many.

Here is an example of a combo:

http://i.imgur.com/87eNfWK.png

But do you know what happens most of all.

You will hit those goddamn cats ALL THE DAMN TIME!

http://i.imgur.com/DwBo5qP.png

I swear you will hit them every few balls, it's inadvertible. I honestly am not trying to hit them, but they deliberately jump straight into your shots and get themselves knocked out.

http://i.imgur.com/Xt9I7Ko.png

It happens all the time. And Rin will always get mad at you for it. Nothing you can do about it but willingly get 20 strikes until practice ends. You can also end it manually if you want. I mostly just hope for the best that they don't get themselves hit.

http://i.imgur.com/TcWxZEK.png

As you can see, doing baseball practice increases your team members' stats. The more you hit the ball towards someone, the higher they power up. You still get stat ups even if you manually end the session just after it started, but not as much.

By the way, in case you noticed, Riki has a chibi model and a portrait in the baseball segments. Yes, he is also voiced there. One of the few times that is the case.

So did Rin's skills impress everyone?

http://i.imgur.com/mE5wXEK.png

I guess not.

Seems like Masato is a little dissatisfied with baseball.

http://i.imgur.com/a0Dggnj.png http://i.imgur.com/N4vFIz0.png http://i.imgur.com/AgMrJrw.png

Oh, this is gonna be amazing.

http://i.imgur.com/CoBdD3q.png http://i.imgur.com/8DAHyRO.png http://i.imgur.com/i613uVY.png http://i.imgur.com/NSuMQWJ.png http://i.imgur.com/36vtvKB.png http://i.imgur.com/eycGLFH.png http://i.imgur.com/1QktAzz.png

How does he come up with awesome ideas like that on the spot!?

http://i.imgur.com/QqXJO0c.png http://i.imgur.com/firU6YY.png http://i.imgur.com/IEEu511.png

http://i.imgur.com/72h7UmF.png

Seriously. I want to buy this guy's brain.

Alright, the Battle Rankings. One of the greatest "pointless fun" parts of Little Busters. Sadly, the anime could only bring it in the one OVA episode, so much of this may be new to those who have only seen that.

http://i.imgur.com/ujWhvUY.png http://i.imgur.com/sNCCqHx.png http://i.imgur.com/xHXKulZ.png

http://i.imgur.com/W5HG6bV.png http://i.imgur.com/Pn0cewC.png

Alright fair enough, so did Masato get a weapon that's any good?

http://i.imgur.com/kBKYx7j.png

But of course not.

http://i.imgur.com/wqJjf9K.png

Now that we've come to this point, I can finally post this:

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

Awesome battle theme!

http://i.imgur.com/r9QvvZU.png

Rin uses 12 cats so she gets 12 hits per turn. This battle is scripted though, of course.

http://i.imgur.com/Lop0dEc.png

Smooth move Masato. If only this was a battle you could win.

http://i.imgur.com/Jr7QTpV.png http://i.imgur.com/Zx9iJ1C.png http://i.imgur.com/4yAaIcy.png

Well that was a quick match. Masato will have his revenge someday. Maybe.

http://i.imgur.com/LTM1lVV.png

http://i.imgur.com/fXOZvNs.png

Oh that is cold. She might still be mad about her own title.

http://i.imgur.com/amAsMM3.png

Poor Masato. Gotta become the provisional ruler of the battle rankings!

http://i.imgur.com/ds6AJDJ.png

I'll gladly keep these turned on, thank you very much.

So that's it for now. Next time we'll recruit a new member and get right into those Battle Rankings! Why else would we power up our team during baseball practice?


So now that we're getting further into the common path, I doubt more parts are going to be this long. I might have to abruptly end a part now and then if a critical choice comes up that I want the readers to vote on. Can't go by memory on that.

Kitties getting hit with baseballs :G


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If you pick "Let her be" you are locked out of runs route. Since I have the feeling a certain reader would have loud objections to that, iI went with "Go look for her"

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So you're saying there is a chance?

http://www.entravity.com/wp-content/...in-smiling.jpg

Psh! Haruka is by far the best girl! :colbert:

Though I do like Rin as well. "Cats are marching, nyan, nyan!" <3 And she has the best big brother ever. :greenie:

Chapter 1, Part 4

Music for this part: My Brave Smile

So last time Masato was awarded the wonderful title of "Waste". His friends don't leave out a single opportunity to make fun of it.

http://i.imgur.com/zUS6yE7.png

http://i.imgur.com/tqyNqlf.png

He puts up with it... for now.

http://i.imgur.com/qzz7sz6.png http://i.imgur.com/d3uJxHl.png

http://i.imgur.com/WZeMlSF.png http://i.imgur.com/0OBKLcH.png

...he didn't hold out long. Can't blame him, it must've been quite demeaning.

http://i.imgur.com/gm67lBJ.png

http://i.imgur.com/8zXvS9Y.png http://i.imgur.com/Muyacqw.png

Can't say I didn't expect this somewhat. But that's bad news for Masato, of course.

http://i.imgur.com/ZsIK31j.png http://i.imgur.com/a6wJ1vi.png
http://i.imgur.com/YExW7WK.png http://i.imgur.com/88EMqqy.png

Riki, challenge Kengo? Yeah I doubt that's gonna happen.

http://i.imgur.com/54r7NPb.png http://i.imgur.com/YHSXWcP.png

Everything all normal.

So after dinner, Riki and Masato go back to their room.

http://i.imgur.com/htTxtj9.png

Look, there's no way I can beat Kengo.

http://i.imgur.com/zXdmrUp.png

I said no.

http://i.imgur.com/hvoisEW.png

...

http://i.imgur.com/EhVat0p.png

So we are given the choice to "Wander" (= challenge Kengo) or "Rest" (= don't). I picked "Wander".

http://i.imgur.com/AwzbyXb.png http://i.imgur.com/mvjhn4d.png http://i.imgur.com/38TE3BN.png

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/sEi3Yj8.png

I'm gonna get slaughtered, aren't I?

http://i.imgur.com/AVwURSE.png

http://i.imgur.com/OKKBlyO.png

So how much control do you have over the battles? The weapons are decided randomly, but you can manually stop the 'reels' from spinning. They'll still spin on for a while after you click though so you'll never be able to pinpoint what weapon you'll get.

The battles then play out automatically, and so you have no further control. Outside of loading or rewinding until you get the result you want, of course. And you can manage your accessories and stats to a degree.

So this battle against Kengo? It doesn't look good:

http://i.imgur.com/L8UaWHW.png

We got the same freaking weapon. I didn't even know that was possible. But since we got the same, it comes down to stats and luck, and Kengo is far better on that end.

http://i.imgur.com/3AmMbK7.png http://i.imgur.com/C5MuIEU.png

It's a fierce battle and it wasn't even that much of a stomp, but Kengo beat me in the end.

http://i.imgur.com/gyQ20Pk.png

http://i.imgur.com/yeODco3.png

http://i.imgur.com/XJx4ED8.png

Fun fact: first time I played this game I beat Kengo right here. I must've been quite lucky.

So with that little fight settled we return to our room where we continue Rin's mission from yesterday.

http://i.imgur.com/Z82zDnZ.png

Because infiltrating is just what you do when you walk into your own dorm.

Music for this part: Mission Possible

http://i.imgur.com/xEV9IO5.png

Kengo probably has more of an interest in this than he'd like to admit.

http://i.imgur.com/My9CM5a.png

http://i.imgur.com/pXqawAO.png

Well I know someone...

http://i.imgur.com/Aq5hD5D.png http://i.imgur.com/7BWHgRn.png http://i.imgur.com/OaVLvPm.png http://i.imgur.com/eraMmth.png

He doesn't mind it in the slightest. Masato, take notes.

http://i.imgur.com/m1GM0TA.png

http://i.imgur.com/BKEUpZT.png

Utmost respect for this guy's ability to keep a straight face while saying that.

http://i.imgur.com/4piJeGI.png

Anyways, long story short, Rin and Masato get into an argument and she calls him an idiot. Just then...

http://i.imgur.com/qYjjWjn.png

Oh geez, her again?

http://i.imgur.com/T1bXSDc.png http://i.imgur.com/6ZfK9cc.png http://i.imgur.com/tG2a3zm.png http://i.imgur.com/MgMA5EZ.png http://i.imgur.com/HFTjaZi.png

Damn it Sasami. Stop being so annoying. I shouldn't have to tell you what happens next...

http://i.imgur.com/8ciyHtC.png

http://i.imgur.com/FeocTt9.png

http://i.imgur.com/2b89P5S.png

http://i.imgur.com/5Tr8PJ6.png

The Club Trio is still just as little of a fight as before and Sasami is still just as unbeatable. Quite frustrating, innit?

May 16th

http://i.imgur.com/9SegNpV.png

Just another day. What's this, the fourth day already? Only five more until the match? This is gonna be wonderful.

But, there's something more important right now.

http://i.imgur.com/R7clbhT.png http://i.imgur.com/3zfakuP.png

Really, Rin? Why do you have to be this secretive?

http://i.imgur.com/FviSmZM.png http://i.imgur.com/Y7fUPGz.png

Just what I was wondering. Maybe it's embarassing to her.

So we head back to class, and not soon after...

http://i.imgur.com/p8fZNbb.png http://i.imgur.com/pM04Yv7.png

Haruka comes in again. Straight over to Riki's desk.

Music for this part: Melancholy of a Noisy Girl

http://i.imgur.com/XjnqgJY.png

http://i.imgur.com/WdqSXID.png

Why are you even in school yet? Or...

http://i.imgur.com/x51v7Ty.png http://i.imgur.com/x2w1a8A.png http://i.imgur.com/Icw6t6J.png http://i.imgur.com/MWYd99h.png

Should've known. She seems quite carefree after all.

But anyways, that doesn't explain why she's here.

http://i.imgur.com/EKAQIeA.png

http://i.imgur.com/19abnAU.png

http://i.imgur.com/cePz7Ns.png http://i.imgur.com/gmc0Iga.png

I like where this is going.

http://i.imgur.com/x9Gc4oV.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZcBss2H.png

Yeah... sure.

http://i.imgur.com/sVFzBvS.png http://i.imgur.com/rSdajFK.png

Then who...?

http://i.imgur.com/QsEQq0U.png

Whoa, what up with the outfit? ...actually I can guess.

http://i.imgur.com/M9Dvscq.png

http://i.imgur.com/juLI4Ja.png

http://i.imgur.com/0Aw4iiz.png http://i.imgur.com/ZrAfFAs.png

I was just about to say, isn't this just the regular school uniform? Count yourself lucky you're not forced to wear it.

http://i.imgur.com/4v8XLbX.png http://i.imgur.com/ZqXTCl7.png http://i.imgur.com/s7FtGgV.png http://i.imgur.com/Qh296jq.png

Lovely. Just lovely.

http://i.imgur.com/o190RYD.png

Well that's Saigusa Haruka for you.

http://i.imgur.com/1EWS9f1.png

http://i.imgur.com/ymlpUR5.png

Masato's such a swell friend, ain't he? Always looking out for Kengo.

http://i.imgur.com/lLR8quP.png

Meanwhile Haruka is occupied with something else entirely, and not even paying attention anymore.

Before long, more guests appear in the classroom.

http://i.imgur.com/CxoPbjV.png

http://i.imgur.com/bmeSR4f.png http://i.imgur.com/1KCeyTY.png

They so will not find her.

http://i.imgur.com/SBwVbI8.png http://i.imgur.com/LKRD4dC.png

http://i.imgur.com/DuTn0Wa.png

Heh. She might fit into the Little Busters just fine.

So first period goes by, and then we get to break.

http://i.imgur.com/yLGmdgf.png

And we get a short message from her!

http://i.imgur.com/Ue2KEAM.png

Hmm, I wonder what this could mean... mysterious...

So Riki runs out to the school gate and finds Rin there.

Music for this part: Ring Ring Ring!

http://i.imgur.com/OI0fdOx.png

Did she find out what the caterpillar problem was all about?

http://i.imgur.com/VCRHfeg.png

Sure seems that way.

http://i.imgur.com/LB2RcI9.png http://i.imgur.com/97ag1Yl.png http://i.imgur.com/Ue2iPWN.png

http://i.imgur.com/jd1KEiW.png http://i.imgur.com/UYYhYkp.png http://i.imgur.com/mVnrnRD.png http://i.imgur.com/GsieRVb.png http://i.imgur.com/dYTjSuv.png

Rin is so kind-hearted.

http://i.imgur.com/zMQ5Vb9.png http://i.imgur.com/PBiOPDI.png

http://i.imgur.com/qmz1jLk.png http://i.imgur.com/6oJwepL.png http://i.imgur.com/8s3IwpQ.png

http://i.imgur.com/iw1CpH0.png

So kind-hearted.

Fortunately, a certain idiot comes by just then.

http://i.imgur.com/io3W2nL.png

With this guy's help, this should be no problem at all!

http://i.imgur.com/3YyLFDo.png http://i.imgur.com/aOWcU6S.png http://i.imgur.com/9PW3v4r.png

Nice, Masato!

http://i.imgur.com/FmvwIyX.png

...almost.

We collect caterpillars until we got just about all of them.

http://i.imgur.com/TH9azQd.png

http://i.imgur.com/5MS3kGY.png http://i.imgur.com/SjfhQeq.png

Just reading this makes me smile, it's so like her.

http://i.imgur.com/qaMweK2.png

http://i.imgur.com/wx6m6ln.png

Oh, it's her. Just great.

http://i.imgur.com/W8GeYY6.png

Always assuming the worst...

http://i.imgur.com/2no9aDF.png

Wait what?

http://i.imgur.com/ZC4teYH.png

Oh. I was wondering.

http://i.imgur.com/1kWezO5.png

http://i.imgur.com/sIX7fEl.png

She really is, isn't she?

http://i.imgur.com/Sg7W5Pu.png http://i.imgur.com/2KxbfNf.png

Minions sounds about accurate.

http://i.imgur.com/bVD1ST0.png http://i.imgur.com/iX7sNJC.png

Heh. That might be true.

So then, back in the classroom, after the next period...

http://i.imgur.com/ioM2I4O.png

http://i.imgur.com/ycZiQY5.png

If you don't pick "Follow after Rin" you are locked out of Rin's route. Would be a shame to let that happen now, wouldn't it? So I followed her.

http://i.imgur.com/KRtqBDf.png

This choice seems familiar by now. This time I picked "Call out to her".

http://i.imgur.com/ZZMjUZ2.png

I feel almost a bit guilty about disturbing Rin's cat sanctuary. But there's a new letter.

http://i.imgur.com/08LBXQZ.png

Why would the sender send this to Rin, a girl? Fortunately, Riki volunteers.

http://i.imgur.com/Qi3zC2Z.png

Sounds fine. But Rin has an objection.

http://i.imgur.com/JQfQO1S.png http://i.imgur.com/okf3OAN.png http://i.imgur.com/129Tj52.png

And so this suddenly became a lot more work.

We still have some time, so...

http://i.imgur.com/SJCjyHb.png

http://i.imgur.com/NFRkdmH.png

Let's end this part with some wandering!

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/sPPdcEO.png

So at this point, let me quickly explain how wandering works. It's not complicated.

Upon wandering, you run into a random other member of the Little Busters. If they're one rank below you, they challenge you to a fight. If they're one rank above you, you can challenge them. If they're anyone else, you can trade accessories with them.

http://i.imgur.com/fA125oF.png

So I ran into Kyousuke. We can't battle so we trade. But I don't have any accessories yet, so he just donates me an item.

http://i.imgur.com/LveTsJI.png

I accept, of course.

http://i.imgur.com/dLX1TqJ.png

I didn't catch a screenshot of me getting the item, but it's called the "Masterpiece Theater" Series DVD-BOX, no idea what it does.

http://i.imgur.com/IooQElx.png http://i.imgur.com/Hea6JmX.png

After your own wandering is done, you can watch another pair duke it out. Any character only appears once during a wandering session, so Kyousuke definitely couldn't have been a part of this matchup.

Of course I want to watch this battle. An actual NOT rigged battle between Masato and Rin? I doubt Rin stands a chance.

http://i.imgur.com/ikQmNDR.png

http://i.imgur.com/ScGgSbi.png

Fun weapons aren't they? Well actually the balloons are one of the most powerful weapons in this game. They work pretty much the same regardless of your stats and deal a lot of damage. The way they work is that on every one of your turns you blow up 1 balloon (later 1-2, or 1-3 per turn) and randomly on your enemy's turn they step on one, causing all of the balloons you've made so far to blow up and deal damage.

How powerful is this? Well it can cause quite sick combos...

http://i.imgur.com/pXfmcBk.png

http://i.imgur.com/7o7i4AX.png

She took way more damage than she'd have actually needed to.

http://i.imgur.com/qyJqmqt.png

Oh come on, you used to be the Legendary no-con, remember? What are you complaining about?

http://i.imgur.com/kAClLqj.png

Current battle rankings. I won't be worrying about it too much in Chapter 1, but I will make sure to get to the top in subsequent chapters.

So that's it for now. Next time we will REALLY recruit a new member and get to know all but one heroine in this game! It might turn out to be a quite long part, seeing as how the intro conversation for one of the new heroines is more than 100 screenshots long by itself and I feel like I would be leaving out too much characterization if I cropped it.

They fight a lot

Chapter 1, Part 5

So after that little task with the caterpillars we're back in class and baseball is the main subject once more.

http://i.imgur.com/qxhCOyK.png

Masato makes a feeble attempt at recruiting Kengo. Since they're fierce rivals, he might be wanting to face him on the baseball field.

Unfortunately, Kengo's attachment to kendo makes it an impossibility.

http://i.imgur.com/VxdJ8Fu.png

WE'VE FOUND THE SOLUTION! Maybe not.

http://i.imgur.com/en39bHI.png

Shion, you were right. Three...

http://i.imgur.com/T4tw6xb.png http://i.imgur.com/plw4qd7.png

Two...

http://i.imgur.com/zbLKNU4.png

http://i.imgur.com/YvcMr70.png

One...

http://i.imgur.com/0MPshmX.png

http://i.imgur.com/THQ1L42.png

They sure do like fighting each other. But since they're both idiots it's fine, right?

Riki's attempt at stopping the fight is about as successful as Masato's attempt at recruiting Kengo. Desperately, he decides to quickly find Kyousuke so he can mediate. Riki sure is dependent on him, isn't he?

Unfortunately, Kyousuke is not easy to find.

http://i.imgur.com/QoRkEKf.png http://i.imgur.com/ZywPmP6.png http://i.imgur.com/sUQiOnS.png

http://i.imgur.com/WTylq8P.png

This is pretty pointless but you don't lose anything if you just go ahead and read the QR code. So I did.

http://i.imgur.com/kg7NhPh.png

http://i.imgur.com/rdFsj2K.png

Alright, they're both idiots but you still don't want them to get in a really competitive battle. Wouldn't want Masato to break Kengo's arm, now would we?

http://i.imgur.com/lzCOplr.png http://i.imgur.com/wC0bsDe.png

Hmm, now this is a voice we have not yet heard before.

http://i.imgur.com/mIIdPhi.png http://i.imgur.com/OccSUx7.png http://i.imgur.com/X8Tdiw1.png http://i.imgur.com/rs34YnL.png

Is a ghost speaking to us?

http://i.imgur.com/H1vnn5O.png http://i.imgur.com/FjaFX4b.png

http://i.imgur.com/CUQaISa.png

Music for this part: Heart-Colored Capriccio (Kurugaya's Theme)

Ah, Kurugaya Yuiko. Just another great member of this game's amazing cast of characters.

http://i.imgur.com/leGymT5.png

http://i.imgur.com/tmjD1Dm.png http://i.imgur.com/gCyiH5K.png

http://i.imgur.com/RQoQDN3.png

http://i.imgur.com/qqDt8KV.png

She can teleport, by the way.

http://i.imgur.com/vHP9IJj.png http://i.imgur.com/dPMSiyi.png http://i.imgur.com/ROZSL29.png

She must be bored a lot.

http://i.imgur.com/KUW5UkE.png

Kurugaya has some pretty good sprites.

http://i.imgur.com/J2sMxeH.png http://i.imgur.com/v7PSWi1.png

Sounds like everything turned out fine after all. Riki was just worrying over nothing.

http://i.imgur.com/ZlLUrNq.png http://i.imgur.com/aaH3Sa9.png

http://i.imgur.com/PEOhd4O.png http://i.imgur.com/hvEuI5r.png

I feel like this situation is turning bad.

http://i.imgur.com/3xBAkqo.png http://i.imgur.com/GnRFoaD.png

Rule of thumb: girls that address you with "shounen" are dangerous.

http://i.imgur.com/zxh6XQP.png

http://i.imgur.com/91I1fku.png

http://i.imgur.com/RlkMxex.png

And what exactly is that supposed to mean? ...this won't end well.

http://i.imgur.com/xL4M3vq.png http://i.imgur.com/YrBqLo9.png

http://i.imgur.com/Hip7bmy.png

That actually sounds kinda nice.

http://i.imgur.com/PcMHVpY.png http://i.imgur.com/Qdo9TfM.png

http://i.imgur.com/cKUxAYY.png http://i.imgur.com/T1LyS4V.png

Ah, don't be so negative Riki. I mean, look at this:

http://i.imgur.com/dBiyNQR.png

That's quite a beautiful angle.

http://i.imgur.com/NocMMPj.png http://i.imgur.com/Oeqz6ln.png

http://i.imgur.com/rv9gGPJ.png http://i.imgur.com/16pNTGM.png

...really?

http://i.imgur.com/53ExATj.png http://i.imgur.com/Yt0T035.png http://i.imgur.com/NuDuywr.png

Hey Riki, I thought we just went over this. You'll be DEAD if you do that.

http://i.imgur.com/KTnDSUW.png http://i.imgur.com/ypGpccr.png

Riki, sit your ass down and dring your goddamn TEA! Is that so hard?

Kurugaya certainly seems to be a bit ... above all that.

http://i.imgur.com/4MIxJvG.png

http://i.imgur.com/x3sWQN6.png http://i.imgur.com/B6VMf99.png

Come on now. This is just getting silly.

http://i.imgur.com/wNJp4sw.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/h9OuvQ5.png http://i.imgur.com/jIcy0zk.png

But Kurugaya knows how to make Riki surrender.

http://i.imgur.com/mahNGos.png http://i.imgur.com/dp67s3N.png http://i.imgur.com/gjsbjto.png http://i.imgur.com/sjsivcc.png

You're not getting away, Riki.

http://i.imgur.com/8ToCoPW.png http://i.imgur.com/zD72zon.png http://i.imgur.com/f7vDQaS.png http://i.imgur.com/Agt83BA.png

Kurugaya 1 - Riki 0

http://i.imgur.com/COcpUdt.png http://i.imgur.com/kfnRBnP.png
http://i.imgur.com/g39f9jz.png http://i.imgur.com/tTv3ESv.png http://i.imgur.com/CwZ97bn.png
http://i.imgur.com/7Bep65x.png

Kurugaya 2 - Riki 0

http://i.imgur.com/dTtDK0P.png

She really did, didn't she? A+ for effort.

http://i.imgur.com/VxTG81h.png

http://i.imgur.com/i15diik.png http://i.imgur.com/1r2nzeO.png

http://i.imgur.com/wAqMQqP.png
http://i.imgur.com/RdurQvX.png
http://i.imgur.com/9UhRje3.png

Did I already say that Kurugaya has great sprites?

http://i.imgur.com/RejdlZj.png
http://i.imgur.com/rU38WG9.png http://i.imgur.com/gKwhrHW.png
http://i.imgur.com/8Rr1z6Q.png

Her reasoning is about as sound as Kyousuke's.

http://i.imgur.com/jHvLBr2.png
http://i.imgur.com/LSsHaHT.png
http://i.imgur.com/inXQBgK.png
http://i.imgur.com/37K18xn.png

Is that a compliment?

http://i.imgur.com/3Z38zQD.png
http://i.imgur.com/pUQy59y.png
http://i.imgur.com/0nS8oP5.png http://i.imgur.com/TtRPoKB.png

Heh. I guess it was supposed to be one.

http://i.imgur.com/Dii5FRM.png
http://i.imgur.com/flmPjQC.png http://i.imgur.com/C2wbaPU.png http://i.imgur.com/lzsxUH1.png

Kurugaya sounds like someone you could have interesting conversations with over teatime. And she is.

http://i.imgur.com/YNRryEU.png http://i.imgur.com/VCFqvQD.png http://i.imgur.com/yvfT5e4.png http://i.imgur.com/q0UKx9O.png http://i.imgur.com/1F8qVLo.png http://i.imgur.com/i2ZD1Mv.png http://i.imgur.com/sMur1uB.png http://i.imgur.com/LQ9tcmF.png http://i.imgur.com/d7n0Rvw.png

"Chime will ring" is said in English here.

http://i.imgur.com/HlbVWSk.png http://i.imgur.com/z3TnAGM.png

http://i.imgur.com/BIR1ihy.png

That's certainly true. This was 100 screenshots just now. I guess I could've left some parts out, but it didn't feel right, I wanted to preserve Kurugaya's characterization here.

http://i.imgur.com/jhmfc6w.png

They don't tell us who won but I doubt it was Masato. The guy just never wins scripted battles.

So Riki returns to the club room, only to find that everyone's already left.

http://i.imgur.com/UUsOnR7.png http://i.imgur.com/Hr5YyLp.png

He then goes to look for a place to eat. I'd have suggested the cafeteria but first he goes back to his classroom, notices his seat is taken, and then goes on to look around some more.

http://i.imgur.com/X0lzT0z.png

Yeah why didn't you?

Oh well, it's not important as he soon has another idea.

http://i.imgur.com/HOyXOu7.png http://i.imgur.com/UFPqSOd.png

And before we even get there, Kamikita catches up to us from behind.

http://i.imgur.com/WlmzjA6.png

Music for this part: Magic Ensemble

I guess we can have lunch with her.

http://i.imgur.com/9yVWMYJ.png http://i.imgur.com/blu90EC.png

http://i.imgur.com/shtJ9gO.png

I can see that. A place like that must be nice to eat at.

http://i.imgur.com/kreE8P5.png

http://i.imgur.com/aGin5P2.png

Fortunately, Kamikita likes to share. In fact, she likes it a lot. Why does she? Well, because of her weltanschauung.

http://i.imgur.com/0UQiz89.png http://i.imgur.com/60s0lfb.png
http://i.imgur.com/679rCs8.png http://i.imgur.com/8tbpesW.png
http://i.imgur.com/G3KBU8M.png

Such positivity.

http://i.imgur.com/BLjSmAN.png http://i.imgur.com/Hal1bTx.png

My impression is about the same as Riki's.

But then, disaster strikes.

http://i.imgur.com/46EY1gN.png

Oh no, whatever will we do?

http://i.imgur.com/PtGiJgC.png http://i.imgur.com/d1YfuR2.png

That... is creepy.

http://i.imgur.com/wOq9Ae8.png

Let's consider it a weird coincidence, shall we?

http://i.imgur.com/MnhHPyv.png

http://i.imgur.com/YmIDIlM.png

That must be one of the brightest smiles I've ever seen.

http://i.imgur.com/Togehea.png

I second that.

http://i.imgur.com/U17dDIj.png
http://i.imgur.com/s7rQFnz.png

It's strange seeing an actual serious expression on her face for once.

http://i.imgur.com/Vaq0lMD.png

Hmm, that would be convenient. Besides the fact that all plantlife would die.

http://i.imgur.com/IYDoFjN.png

We're still together a lot, aren't we? I guess she's talking about when we're looking for members.

http://i.imgur.com/bk6Tibg.png
http://i.imgur.com/blIc6Wv.png

Maybe she doesn't even know what baseball is. Whatever, it's not like she's gonna join our team or anything.

http://i.imgur.com/PegUAcX.png
http://i.imgur.com/qMJeCat.png http://i.imgur.com/PPRvc7U.png http://i.imgur.com/sbDuglV.png

Didn't I just say that?

http://i.imgur.com/RRKBaZi.png

...What?

http://i.imgur.com/X4qoc6C.png

http://i.imgur.com/eboLEQZ.png

...this can't be good.

http://i.imgur.com/Z3xMAQK.png
http://i.imgur.com/XLRd35P.png

And she's never played it before either.

http://i.imgur.com/VWfqtSN.png

*sigh* I don't even care anymore.

So lunch is over but we still have a bit of time. What do we do?

http://i.imgur.com/3JeAimY.png
http://i.imgur.com/SKYR2yD.png

Let's end this part with a bit of wandering.

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/6NzxEpw.png

http://i.imgur.com/DtowD4H.png

...not this guy again. I'm doomed.

http://i.imgur.com/NukdFWB.png

Alright, to be honest I really wanted to beat him and so I tried four times. I lost every time though, and then I decided to stop.

These were my weapons:

http://i.imgur.com/0l3bkP7.png http://i.imgur.com/pTtjlx2.png
http://i.imgur.com/upeVIXX.png http://i.imgur.com/NCVyUYr.png

At some point it gets frustrating. Fighting a guy who does 100 damage with freaking CHOPSTICKS while you don't even deal 50 damage with three Ping Pong balls... let's say I felt outclassed.

http://i.imgur.com/kCteUfH.png

http://i.imgur.com/Mz5zlhU.png
http://i.imgur.com/pOOBQn3.png

Now that's a good title ^^

http://i.imgur.com/N08Bxqv.png

A battle of the siblings! Let's watch it.

http://i.imgur.com/0gry2pf.png

http://i.imgur.com/leZv787.png

Ah, the weapons. That never gets old.

http://i.imgur.com/w12hdmn.png

Is it just me or does Kyousuke look kinda like Yagami Light in that picture?

http://i.imgur.com/9K0kyrV.png

Kyousuke wins, of course.

http://i.imgur.com/BRRaElO.png

So here are the current standings:

http://i.imgur.com/M5RNTnO.png

And that's it for now. Next time we'll see if Kamikita can join our team, and maybe we'll also get to know another potential recruit. See you then!



I will try not to lock myself out of any routes for now, and once we know all the main girls, I'll put it to a vote whose route we'll go through first. Don't worry, we'll go through all of them eventually.

~best girl~

She is amazing. :heart:

Yuiko is pretty great. It was kinda unfortunate that in the anime, they took her arc completely out of context and it was really damn confusing. Some plotlines just don't work well without the romantic aspect.

http://i.imgur.com/QsEQq0U.png

Did he break his shoulder or something?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

http://i.imgur.com/QsEQq0U.png

Did he break his shoulder or something?

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No? He just feels humiliated. Or did you mean something else?

The character models are just a bit awkward, anatomy-wise. His shoulder is just a bit... weird. xD I expect this from VNs for some reason. *thinks of Higurashi...*

I see. Higurashi does have really weird anatomy. Those hands.

Next part will be up in about 24 hours which is also when I'm finally freed from one very nasty deadline that has been plaguing me for a while, so I'll be able to update more frequently. Daily would be nice.

Edit: Eh, looks like I've been spamming Imgur a bit too much, it timed me out. I guess it'll have to be delayed a bit.

Chapter 1, Part 6

After that last wandering, we find ourselves back in the classroom. Looks like school is over.

http://i.imgur.com/433NW5G.png

http://i.imgur.com/XdrTCYW.png

http://i.imgur.com/pJRrxxh.png

As far as I know if you refuse, you simply skip the next scene. So I "Take it".

On the way to the dorm head, we hear a bit of an uproar. Looks like the prefects are looking for someone.

http://i.imgur.com/9G6a9Av.png http://i.imgur.com/dke8MbL.png http://i.imgur.com/g1BJyPL.png

I wonder who they could be looking for...

http://i.imgur.com/vebdoKM.png

Just like with the previous choice, opting to "Run away" skips this next scene. I'm unsure if there are any minor ripple effects, like changed lines later on, but certainly nothing major. But since I'm not playing this game to skip scenes, I went with "Get involved".

http://i.imgur.com/7o3YNfj.png

Who could it possibly be?

http://i.imgur.com/KafDRL6.png http://i.imgur.com/NgYchcg.png http://i.imgur.com/Kdy97oY.png http://i.imgur.com/lCziOK0.png

A bit slow, are we, Riki-kun?

Music for this part: Melancholy of a Noisy Girl

http://i.imgur.com/n8HU8DR.png

Obviously it would be Haruka. So what's going on?

http://i.imgur.com/mUArrBu.png http://i.imgur.com/57bohKl.png http://i.imgur.com/MeJafE8.png

Zero remorse is right.

http://i.imgur.com/Ag2wWOq.png

http://i.imgur.com/CYNdU7L.png http://i.imgur.com/bZ0GoDj.png

Oh well. Looks like Haruka's gonna have to turn herself in.

http://i.imgur.com/As10rL4.png http://i.imgur.com/osP73aQ.png

http://i.imgur.com/y0Hg2je.png

...that's another way.

http://i.imgur.com/AYzgjSL.png http://i.imgur.com/s1edrXA.png http://i.imgur.com/qJIkbSo.png http://i.imgur.com/tmWqIWT.png http://i.imgur.com/YSqsewG.png

Sure, drag me into your troubles.

http://i.imgur.com/rWGLjBC.png http://i.imgur.com/keq3mXg.png

Uh oh, I have a bad feeling about this.

http://i.imgur.com/SpS7QGn.png

Annnd she spreads the marbles all over the floor. That's quite dangerous you know.

http://i.imgur.com/MtOHxkt.png http://i.imgur.com/63IHktw.png http://i.imgur.com/9SWFiUi.png

http://i.imgur.com/Ecdwf4g.png

We find ourselves in the yard, somewhere.

http://i.imgur.com/AVAulZO.png

http://i.imgur.com/ptT4KE5.png http://i.imgur.com/pjhnXM9.png http://i.imgur.com/fYftyj7.png

This is Haruka you're talking about. What do you think she's planning to do?

http://i.imgur.com/bfkgeCU.png

http://i.imgur.com/xaExsBq.png

Must be fun, getting on everyone's nerves all the time.

http://i.imgur.com/omYYNOu.png http://i.imgur.com/zpXovA4.png

Hm, I don't remember if this marble ever comes up again. Intruiging..

http://i.imgur.com/sYNwxCg.png

Oh, she's gonna collect them after all?

http://i.imgur.com/nUm7Jv9.png

http://i.imgur.com/tTMygds.png

...for her own reasons I see.

http://i.imgur.com/UEuPxhJ.png http://i.imgur.com/2pRFJPd.png

Well that was a pointless little encounter. Either way, it's after school so it's time for club activities! This time, we have a guest.

Music for this part: Tick Tock Routine
(this may be the one track on the OST I actually dislike, because it's played so damn much and gets repetitive and annoying really quickly)

http://i.imgur.com/A2nS0Ia.png

http://i.imgur.com/rPGZEJD.png http://i.imgur.com/fz2M3OV.png

I'm sure they're super-psyched.

http://i.imgur.com/HqjgtvB.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZpbFpGm.png

http://i.imgur.com/FgSC4r8.png

Masato is already skeptical. Can't blame him.

http://i.imgur.com/JLaeAQ0.png http://i.imgur.com/S3IjXDZ.png http://i.imgur.com/wnwOWJy.png http://i.imgur.com/vY5ir0F.png

Ah, Masato just being Masato ^^

http://i.imgur.com/CHAnS1j.png

http://i.imgur.com/UgHzzOQ.png

http://i.imgur.com/6bWdVH4.png

I like the way Kyousuke's mind works.

http://i.imgur.com/6ZwrbiQ.png

http://i.imgur.com/qdPrROz.png http://i.imgur.com/eBQzk6s.png http://i.imgur.com/KJ5dasE.png http://i.imgur.com/zWIOhnA.png

Rin being helpful as always.

Thankfully, Kyousuke comes to the rescue.

http://i.imgur.com/K0IuqZa.png

http://i.imgur.com/v7PCMXH.png http://i.imgur.com/eZc392V.png

That's not as pointless as I'd expected. Productive, even. This can't be right.

http://i.imgur.com/UyqXQt4.png

http://i.imgur.com/jhI7LcV.png
http://i.imgur.com/5oMYK6F.png
http://i.imgur.com/xtN43RB.png
http://i.imgur.com/iFS5HRo.png
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http://i.imgur.com/L16fgT4.png
http://i.imgur.com/3kPzo4X.png

Ah well, so much for that. Bye Kamikita.

http://i.imgur.com/xJtIWdc.png http://i.imgur.com/EFGbswu.png

Yeah, it was typical Kyousuke after all.

http://i.imgur.com/dNFXpCC.png http://i.imgur.com/4mFQm3V.png

http://i.imgur.com/89Ci50h.png

What a nice sense of humor.

http://i.imgur.com/LJCkaIc.png
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http://i.imgur.com/NpRaVVJ.png
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This guy never changes. I love it.

http://i.imgur.com/mdRQzUt.png

Well that also takes care of that. I don't think there's any taking this one back as a joke, though.

http://i.imgur.com/4SpQ5I7.png

Oh this is rich. How much do you bet Masato will lose to her?

So what's Kyousuke's excuse?

http://i.imgur.com/txUKPH3.png http://i.imgur.com/hY8L3sm.png

Obviously that's not Kyousuke's understanding of what a test should entail. Duh. Who needs physical prowess in a baseball team?

http://i.imgur.com/hJMLKAm.png http://i.imgur.com/JC0tcZf.png

Kamikita seems down for it, though. Let's hope this won't be TOO bad.

http://i.imgur.com/o9Aknd7.png

http://i.imgur.com/nLieuKW.png

...it turns out she can't even swing a proper bat. It's too heavy for her.

http://i.imgur.com/GjkfpWK.png

http://i.imgur.com/2ZfXCRN.png

What's wrong Rin. Wanna say something?

http://i.imgur.com/nkB8wR0.png

http://i.imgur.com/230mFV8.png http://i.imgur.com/uhRAlY9.png

Well, well, Rin is REALLY shy apparently.

http://i.imgur.com/hO8n5T5.png

http://i.imgur.com/k2MD9fO.png
http://i.imgur.com/bl0Vfhx.png http://i.imgur.com/u5SRdp5.png

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http://i.imgur.com/V1CmhHv.png http://i.imgur.com/SkT3vJw.png

Wow. That's quite bad.

http://i.imgur.com/PBapTMU.png http://i.imgur.com/4tshfOx.png

http://i.imgur.com/X0j5zJT.png http://i.imgur.com/oj0I1TP.png

http://i.imgur.com/XZFbeDb.png

Kamikita's endless optimism is unbroken.

http://i.imgur.com/SnNUoFh.png
http://i.imgur.com/jiogS9T.png
http://i.imgur.com/5SnNrdf.png http://i.imgur.com/JgILZF9.png

...what exactly was the purpose of recruiting members again?

http://i.imgur.com/gMLJNuL.png http://i.imgur.com/Bundw7q.png

http://i.imgur.com/cwLjf5r.png http://i.imgur.com/CvgLDum.png http://i.imgur.com/wnfGbyK.png http://i.imgur.com/Jz475dG.png

So let's hope she'll at least do well...

http://i.imgur.com/9v17Cu0.png http://i.imgur.com/usMVwMJ.png http://i.imgur.com/gdJejMd.png

How cute.

http://i.imgur.com/ldSnDZm.png http://i.imgur.com/LeaL3t8.png

That's a good way of putting it ^^

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http://i.imgur.com/b6czwa7.png http://i.imgur.com/riYc524.png


Can't say I'm surprised. At least they didn't kick her out of the team.

So let's start practicing!

http://i.imgur.com/WAba4Id.png http://i.imgur.com/EDBncKq.png

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Sad how surprising it is.

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Getting tired of being called no-con, are we?

http://i.imgur.com/JBncsRH.png http://i.imgur.com/eEhsKRt.png

http://i.imgur.com/a5oljUS.png http://i.imgur.com/2P4DSxU.png http://i.imgur.com/X4wMoV6.png
http://i.imgur.com/dRXJpTp.png

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Oh Rin-chan. You'll be the "precision pitching machine" someday.

http://i.imgur.com/NXEaLyO.png
http://i.imgur.com/RPgSvIt.png
http://i.imgur.com/0QoJYyT.png

What a wonderful title.

http://i.imgur.com/11hvOjm.png

Oookay, so the minigame begins anew.

Music for this part: Day Game

Komari is on the field this time. She walks laps. You can try hitting her but it's difficult. You don't really have that kind of control over the ball.

http://i.imgur.com/r30IFGR.png

shion, I'm so sorry.

http://i.imgur.com/HMwKgRZ.png http://i.imgur.com/YntB4gZ.png
http://i.imgur.com/LhFL3k5.png

After 20 balls you're given the option to either continue for another 20 balls, or call it a day.

http://i.imgur.com/GzfO3zx.png

Of course I continued, because apparently I hadn't hit enough kitties yet...

http://i.imgur.com/ETbvC7I.png http://i.imgur.com/Rjib5X0.png
http://i.imgur.com/nQAhuso.png http://i.imgur.com/NQ4uGS0.png
http://i.imgur.com/nBO4TJ4.png http://i.imgur.com/hFQOxQV.png

I'm so sorry. I swear I'm not trying to hit them.

Rin actually got really mad at me. Every now and then she tried hitting me with the ball directly. You can dodge them quite nicely, though.

http://i.imgur.com/jezHB3B.png

She still hates me though, probably.

Practice ends, and we got some stat ups!

http://i.imgur.com/b925Z1Q.png

Getting stronger and stronger, aren't we? Since Kengo isn't training with us, we might be able to take him on and claim the #1 spot.

http://i.imgur.com/XicjER5.png

You joined the team, at least.

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http://i.imgur.com/lMRRBWt.png http://i.imgur.com/FqotJFO.png http://i.imgur.com/xagJYbO.png

The kind of person whose kindness you're either really thankful for or whose kindness you can never escape from.

http://i.imgur.com/cgCw4Po.png

Even if she were a complete liability it would still be hard to turn her down, wouldn't it?

http://i.imgur.com/92rvFow.png

Bye Kamikita.

http://i.imgur.com/f7ZEuPC.png

Oh, that's right. Should've called her Komari.

http://i.imgur.com/UQ6gM6a.png http://i.imgur.com/98E9cZv.png http://i.imgur.com/QG9vhGY.png http://i.imgur.com/KbrlIp9.png http://i.imgur.com/60DhLOs.png

So is it a human or what?

http://i.imgur.com/DXOYUPI.png http://i.imgur.com/cHWpK4e.png http://i.imgur.com/vD3IgIM.png

Does it now.

http://i.imgur.com/4GMVM16.png http://i.imgur.com/BnfXcHr.png http://i.imgur.com/IN65XeV.png

Inevitably, we have a little accident. Who is the person we're talking about, anyways?

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http://i.imgur.com/eixx15i.png

Aww, how adorable.

Music for this part: Exotic Toybox

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...oh god. The Engrish. It hurts.

http://i.imgur.com/nTNk9qp.png http://i.imgur.com/6gsnleE.png

http://i.imgur.com/1Uu5lVp.png

How else should I react to that kind of broken English?

http://i.imgur.com/RvgpdxU.png http://i.imgur.com/bzLUMsc.png http://i.imgur.com/TxfcyEg.png

http://i.imgur.com/wNSb8CP.png http://i.imgur.com/u9iMRIp.png http://i.imgur.com/dNEltQ3.png http://i.imgur.com/2FcwzYm.png

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Talk about mood swings.

http://i.imgur.com/UNndcQg.png http://i.imgur.com/Bcw3guz.png

http://i.imgur.com/9ZyqNAS.png http://i.imgur.com/7NHQifg.png

http://i.imgur.com/opWBPBT.png http://i.imgur.com/ImWq5Hq.png

Yeah, that seems apparent. And she seems a bit insecure about her language skills.

http://i.imgur.com/pTUIzzF.png

Ah finally her name comes up. I was worried she'd be known as ??? forever.

http://i.imgur.com/KFI7oMM.png http://i.imgur.com/SKzUkYj.png http://i.imgur.com/GfhMffG.png http://i.imgur.com/Tbl9C3B.png http://i.imgur.com/dtvv4Zp.png

Noumi Kudryavka. An interesting character, I'd say. Her character route is probably very far away from what you'd expect from a first impression, but I like it a lot.

http://i.imgur.com/ltjmNXh.png
http://i.imgur.com/LZqQBEm.png
http://i.imgur.com/ot5FHSe.png http://i.imgur.com/ISDhMFK.png

Ouch.

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I'll say. I personally have NEVER heard a Japanese person or character speak semi-fluent English. It does have a pretty different tone and enunciation though, so it might be rather tough to learn for Japanese people in general.

http://i.imgur.com/ErWAWim.png http://i.imgur.com/kPLBZUM.png http://i.imgur.com/5LvFkmq.png

An elementary course of conversational English? Hm.

http://i.imgur.com/p86G8k2.png http://i.imgur.com/e3YWtHJ.png http://i.imgur.com/KgQW1vO.png http://i.imgur.com/i7umCHh.png

Speaking of appearances, she's in the same year as Riki, Masato, Kengo, Komari, Haruka and Kurugaya. Now that I wouldn't have guessed.

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http://i.imgur.com/LMOZKfq.png http://i.imgur.com/oXiw7Ip.png
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Just in case you're a bit confused, Kud is (or rather, was) Rin's roommate. But that was only a temporary solution because Kud's single room was rendered unusable after a storm. But now...

http://i.imgur.com/CvYJ5zW.png http://i.imgur.com/tfD4b5x.png http://i.imgur.com/ox7Bn90.png http://i.imgur.com/kYCxs7r.png http://i.imgur.com/FwkN9ph.png

Is it that difficult to find a roommate?

http://i.imgur.com/ixJ7VXw.png http://i.imgur.com/1d7ylQ5.png
http://i.imgur.com/QImIM88.png http://i.imgur.com/aMydzEt.png
http://i.imgur.com/HkTqUMq.png http://i.imgur.com/trapD7Z.png

I doubt it too. Kud doesn't seem like an unpleasant roommate.

http://i.imgur.com/Efmp59u.png http://i.imgur.com/1XQMDkt.png http://i.imgur.com/lkTmyFx.png

Hmm, I wonder. For now, let's help Kud with her boxes.

http://i.imgur.com/t3pxvCW.png http://i.imgur.com/1vncnn2.png http://i.imgur.com/GL7IM8A.png http://i.imgur.com/7v6Txts.png

http://i.imgur.com/tQfDqxm.png

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

http://i.imgur.com/s3p1N8Y.png http://i.imgur.com/9y1zKKW.png
http://i.imgur.com/HXGInQD.png

Aw, I liked the hat.

http://i.imgur.com/GZZDwfG.png http://i.imgur.com/TKdBlyR.png http://i.imgur.com/p3zKMRo.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZXDHgCR.png

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If you pick "Don't get involved too much" you are locked out of Kud's route. So... lettsu lukkingu fou ruumumeito!

http://i.imgur.com/s7xD5A3.png http://i.imgur.com/6TnOC2X.png http://i.imgur.com/RXzFYTv.png http://i.imgur.com/IYTxuEr.png

That might be a... good idea.

http://i.imgur.com/yWQtfeZ.png

http://i.imgur.com/G18v9wv.png

So adorable~!

http://i.imgur.com/IwhkOZW.png http://i.imgur.com/ZdWRF8Z.png

Wait... didn't we just transport the boxes to not-Rin's room? Oh well.

http://i.imgur.com/KYH3gnn.png

Bye bye, Kud.

http://i.imgur.com/FTOULst.png

You know where this is going.

http://i.imgur.com/MtzVGKp.png

Let's end the part with some more wandering.

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

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http://i.imgur.com/NW993Od.png
http://i.imgur.com/ggeK3SA.png

Ugh. This time there's no plot armor. Masato is actually a quite tough opponent.

http://i.imgur.com/hMDCi5W.png

Pretty even weapons, too... and Masato has one where his strength comes in handy.

http://i.imgur.com/C3eiGlq.png

I still won. By a hair, too. One more turn and time would've been up, making it a draw.

http://i.imgur.com/YYV11KA.png

Better than "Waste", though, isn't it?

Before you ask, no, you cannot choose titles yourself. Riki just kinda gives totally random ones.

http://i.imgur.com/Bfhx4wY.png

The siblings battle again. Too bad, that means Komari won't make her debut yet.

http://i.imgur.com/BvqSFVs.png

Kyousuke gets the same weapon Masato just had...

http://i.imgur.com/mECAGEj.png

...and wins with a very large margin. Cats might not be the best weapon.

http://i.imgur.com/gtVEHFU.png

Current standings

http://i.imgur.com/f0BQCzL.png

That's it for now. Next time we'll restart Rin's daily member recruitment mission and then move on to May 17th. I think we'll be at least impersonally introduced to the tenth and final main character, but I don't remember much about what comes next. See ya then!

Today, arguably one of the most ridiculous scenes in this whole visual novel. And that's saying a lot.

Chapter 1, Part 7

After that little chat with Kud, we find ourselves back in our room.

http://i.imgur.com/52sXTrE.png http://i.imgur.com/spZ5xyw.png

http://i.imgur.com/T2YUvwf.png http://i.imgur.com/6dtL5nJ.png

Oh right, there was that. The task that said to "solve the bathroom's hygiene problem in the boys' dorm". Let's see what she made.

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http://i.imgur.com/umeHeoV.png

Yeah I thought the same thing. "Next: Him" indicates a bit of a loss of interest.

http://i.imgur.com/luFNcq4.png

http://i.imgur.com/7pxctFo.png
http://i.imgur.com/9MonkMn.png
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That's a great reason.

http://i.imgur.com/68jf1Qy.png http://i.imgur.com/8McTfNg.png http://i.imgur.com/BdyYFEU.png http://i.imgur.com/iMdWIrb.png http://i.imgur.com/ggIpDoc.png

...subtle, Rin. Well, Riki answes.

http://i.imgur.com/LGOC4zH.png http://i.imgur.com/vZzACOa.png

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Eh. Rin has her quirks.

http://i.imgur.com/ezXyggb.png

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http://i.imgur.com/phsEP0Y.png http://i.imgur.com/YpiFVBy.png

You will not escape Rin's fangs.

And so, the membership hunt begins once more.

http://i.imgur.com/hH7azcu.png

Music for this part: Mission Possible

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http://i.imgur.com/jEGM9OR.png http://i.imgur.com/YBr1fO2.png http://i.imgur.com/4DAlxxI.png http://i.imgur.com/SFR6EPp.png

Hm, a total stranger. Doesn't sound like she'll actually be recruited.

http://i.imgur.com/A3NUFVP.png http://i.imgur.com/Zp7ankW.png http://i.imgur.com/MaokqUc.png http://i.imgur.com/LNWsVVD.png

It's a rather faint and calm female voice. Certainly not one we've heard before.

http://i.imgur.com/DCMhqJz.png
http://i.imgur.com/Aadvorg.png http://i.imgur.com/j6qz0rz.png

Oh Rin, you know better than to listen to your brother.

http://i.imgur.com/eggi9nS.png

Well it seems to have worked.

http://i.imgur.com/gXVzxeF.png

Ah well, she'll know better than...

http://i.imgur.com/vlxbUfD.png

...splendid.

http://i.imgur.com/w8UxfcV.png http://i.imgur.com/BcFGlPQ.png

http://i.imgur.com/70lAWOa.png

No words.

http://i.imgur.com/a4teNDm.png http://i.imgur.com/e37kZ9j.png

Acting skills: impeccable.

http://i.imgur.com/yrvgajx.png

Wrong Key visual novel, sorry.

...wait, she just called her Natsume-san. Is she really a total stranger?

http://i.imgur.com/UqlCcZs.png http://i.imgur.com/LrtBvXV.png

...really?

http://i.imgur.com/4dFQa2n.png http://i.imgur.com/SIQC0rh.png

"Total stranger". I get it if you're shy and you don't know everyone in your class but saying she's a total stranger goes a bit far. How could there be someone in your class you never ever take any notice of?

Anyways, while looking for more potential recruits, take one guess whom we run into again.

http://i.imgur.com/Cjl3x4t.png http://i.imgur.com/Sfka8sR.png

That's totally the correct way to pronounce her name.

http://i.imgur.com/6pQGCuR.png

And it doesn't take long until...

http://i.imgur.com/l7oSgjA.png
http://i.imgur.com/2jo36rw.png

...damn those girls have gotten stronger.

http://i.imgur.com/tnK3SQQ.png

I'll get my revenge later.

May 17th

Music for this part: Waking Up in the Morning

Another morning just like any other. However, the air is a bit tense...

http://i.imgur.com/kFV70kH.png

http://i.imgur.com/JN13Opw.png http://i.imgur.com/RLtJZz0.png

http://i.imgur.com/q7q1me1.png

...oh. Yeah, that.

http://i.imgur.com/lQOvdJt.png http://i.imgur.com/7jRRpYq.png http://i.imgur.com/6bY5Om0.png

Scaary. No eye contact, no eye contact, no eye contact...

http://i.imgur.com/ZH0G8pd.png
http://i.imgur.com/NPwugNB.png
http://i.imgur.com/ih4aJVi.png

That leaves...

http://i.imgur.com/PpT7YHv.png
http://i.imgur.com/8akIIK0.png http://i.imgur.com/aQ45tUO.png

Do you think you can escape Rin's ruthlessness?

http://i.imgur.com/quclu8q.png

Ohoh, evil.

http://i.imgur.com/vuSLIDu.png

http://i.imgur.com/CfNcfic.png
http://i.imgur.com/nStSobA.png

Visualize it. You know you want to.

http://i.imgur.com/8akIIK0.png
http://i.imgur.com/7ZSrwwV.png

Well I'm surprised at how long he persevered.

http://i.imgur.com/I37xiCh.png
http://i.imgur.com/5zVBIkH.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZJ45Woq.png

Ah Rin, don't ever change.

http://i.imgur.com/eXYuu1M.png
http://i.imgur.com/bbN9SFE.png

She told on me!!

http://i.imgur.com/MMzSoyo.png

...let's forget about that, please?

http://i.imgur.com/rHwJ8rP.png http://i.imgur.com/7LrqaoD.png

N-nothing. Definitely not fulfilling tasks written by some stranger so we can find out the "secret of this world". How stupid do you think we are?

http://i.imgur.com/a1vZcfU.png

That's right, she wants to keep it secret for some reason. The only one who knows is Riki...

http://i.imgur.com/kBSz0dn.png http://i.imgur.com/AwZ9Edw.png http://i.imgur.com/vWaHARh.png http://i.imgur.com/tGrdg42.png http://i.imgur.com/0lCKIiV.png http://i.imgur.com/ucDyv8s.png

I doubt she'd have asked someone else for help.

So, as we walk back to school, Riki pulls Kyousuke aside.

http://i.imgur.com/ozJP6lb.png http://i.imgur.com/JuBDkfK.png http://i.imgur.com/3vXvBS2.png http://i.imgur.com/lTE0LgF.png http://i.imgur.com/UVcpubD.png http://i.imgur.com/rFNb4vH.png http://i.imgur.com/gT0vdUM.png http://i.imgur.com/MR5phP6.png

Well said, big brother. Though this does bring up a tough question: who's been sending these tasks to Rin?

So classes start and first period ends. Take a guess who shows up!

http://i.imgur.com/hw4Ymqm.png http://i.imgur.com/vw6GTkk.png

What's up?

http://i.imgur.com/u4CWeeq.png

http://i.imgur.com/5k5D8U4.png

First instance where wandering can actually interfere with the story. Because I like Haruka, I picked "Look for it". I don't think it makes much of a difference.

http://i.imgur.com/ToXRDRL.png http://i.imgur.com/gvbzunj.png

So one lesson later, we try asking Kurugaya about Kud's room problem.

http://i.imgur.com/IBB4otJ.png

http://i.imgur.com/NZddRPK.png
http://i.imgur.com/ksnAgAe.png
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I did skip a bunch of dialogue there, but it was mostly technical stuff about how room sharing works.

http://i.imgur.com/qqfiAbM.png
http://i.imgur.com/7Ir8X0p.png

Masato and Kengo are fighting for no good reason once again.

Basically the story is that Masato asked Kengo about how to read a Kanji character and Kengo told him the completely wrong pronunciation, so now Masato is mad at him.

http://i.imgur.com/SAA0Mdx.png
http://i.imgur.com/dlG6ik1.png

I can imagine that would stick in Masato's mind.

http://i.imgur.com/OhqfDcC.png

...*snap*

That...can't be good.

http://i.imgur.com/u5e3QF2.png http://i.imgur.com/veEMCph.png

You'd think this was routine by now.

http://i.imgur.com/Mk8VJFZ.png http://i.imgur.com/AlMLmBY.png

Kyousuke being forced into the mediator role some more. Though I don't think he minds it in the slightest.

http://i.imgur.com/8bPcJaW.png http://i.imgur.com/8UUjVkB.png
http://i.imgur.com/cvUx7a0.png http://i.imgur.com/NJ361ue.png

Hmm? That wasn't Kengo. Then who...?

http://i.imgur.com/3XdyoSr.png http://i.imgur.com/tI4Kjls.png

Oh... huh. I guess Kurugaya is a badass after all.

http://i.imgur.com/dKt5Kpg.png

http://i.imgur.com/gzIgOO7.png http://i.imgur.com/8sO5UqC.png http://i.imgur.com/F3iMAxW.png

http://i.imgur.com/xJMiEa0.png
http://i.imgur.com/4nSkIwf.png
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Looks like she was able to prevent the fight. That's nice. It might have been at the cost of another fight, though.

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This could be bloody...

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Maybe we should intervene before it is too late.

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As if I would pick the lower option! A matchup between Masato and Kurugaya? Hell yes! So I went with "Watch the battle".

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What unfolds is possibly the most ridiculous scene in the entire General Path.

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Oh look who's here.

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Does he know her?

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I believe it. A college prep school where one group of friends just goes around having fun all the time? Sounds like it might enjoy notoriety.

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Music for this part: Heroic Battle

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The onlookers start throwing weapons into the ring. Wait... Masato... scripted battle... oh smurf.

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http://i.imgur.com/yayKzxH.png http://i.imgur.com/Jp4cEtp.png http://i.imgur.com/jVsSKoZ.png http://i.imgur.com/OU1hqOd.png http://i.imgur.com/aaYkEoc.png

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xD this is the most ridiculous weapon yet.

So let's see what Kurugaya gets.

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Wow. The ridiculousness level. It's bursting.

http://i.imgur.com/NyZXJgM.png http://i.imgur.com/anVzPY1.png http://i.imgur.com/9aYcBZ2.png http://i.imgur.com/9u4Lstd.png http://i.imgur.com/kWzHVZ1.png http://i.imgur.com/p7Uwi9j.png http://i.imgur.com/fkpmFHv.png http://i.imgur.com/Hzb9GvO.png http://i.imgur.com/YRaDdmU.png http://i.imgur.com/ukGsBBs.png

...don't even go there.

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Now it officially begins.

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I feel sorry for Masato. He's about to be severely beaten up by Kurugaya... right?

http://i.imgur.com/vH5Q5CW.png

http://i.imgur.com/8ViYOqY.png

I already find it hilarious just thinking about how ridiculous this must look.

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That would require us to not watch this matchup. Sorry, but this I gotta see.

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I said she can teleport. Although I guess it's just insanely quick footwork.

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Perhaps, Kyousuke, perhaps.

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http://i.imgur.com/Z4ZUxRD.png
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She actually got hit once.

http://i.imgur.com/6lURPPQ.png

Wait, huh?

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http://i.imgur.com/F2J1fo8.png http://i.imgur.com/PXxtz2H.png http://i.imgur.com/aRHjVMx.png http://i.imgur.com/MmymxKK.png

He'd be a lot more intimidating if he wasn't wielding a pirate figurine in a barrel.

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Pride is a tough barrier to overcome.

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...oh dear god.

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http://i.imgur.com/PEN9HfH.png http://i.imgur.com/6cklwG7.png

...forever, then.

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http://i.imgur.com/A6JhA1k.png http://i.imgur.com/DlFA8zh.png

He sure is dedicated to his wins.

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This has become even more pathetic and ridiculous.

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This is so sad.

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Hey, whoa!

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This is so wonderful.

Music for this part: Showing Signs of a Mystery

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What, you think you're Sabin or something?

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Not in scripted battles, that's for sure. Maybe during wandering sessions.

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http://i.imgur.com/g7NJpMm.png
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At least they acknowledge Masato's strength.

http://i.imgur.com/FVcv6pY.png
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http://i.imgur.com/x1zTuKz.png http://i.imgur.com/vNEMLKZ.png http://i.imgur.com/Koxz08x.png http://i.imgur.com/mFLGkLB.png http://i.imgur.com/G1xGRvg.png
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That must be quite fun, suddenly realizing one of your classmates is a total badass.

http://i.imgur.com/hrE5GJE.png

Heh heh.

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Oh. That was a quick bit of training in the mountains. (His stats aren't even any higher)

So that was the battle Masato vs Kurugaya. Quite definitely one of the game's most ridiculous scenes.

Let's end the episode with some Kyousuke.

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http://i.imgur.com/aCIi9kF.png

Might as well pick "Access the site". Can't hurt.

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http://i.imgur.com/I0Dzsn9.png

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Pointless as always.

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I got a save file right here. If you want to read some more of these things (there may be a few hundred in total) tell me and I'll post some more.

That would be it for now. Next time is most likely when we'll finally get to meet the 10th main character. Look forward to it!

Haha, I remember that scene in the anime. Kurugaya is badass.

It's nice to see Kud show up!

Man, I enjoyed all the characters in this anime, which is nigh on unheard of. xD

I did too. Little Busters just has such a loveable cast of characters.

Chapter 1, Part 8

So after that little battle, we're back in the classroom.

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This may seem familiar enough by now. Of course I follow her. Not picking "Run after Rin" locks you out of Rin's route. As always.

Music for this part: Ring Ring Ring!

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I watched for a while. Apparently she has a cat named "Dorj" which is rather heavy. You'll see more of that later this part.

But let's get on with the tasks, shall we?

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Huh? What exactly is that supposed to mean?

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Riki and Rin don't seem to have any idea either. Rin starts speculating.

http://i.imgur.com/13dgM29.png http://i.imgur.com/JueT4D2.png

Yeah I don't think that's the problem.

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"Ordinary people". Sure.

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http://i.imgur.com/TbO3upi.png http://i.imgur.com/3pL09Go.png

...yeah, that sounds weird out of context. So Riki clarifies.

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The staff lady clarifies that she doesn't actually mind the fighting, it's just what came to mind immediatly. Oh well, I think Masato can handle a little beating.

http://i.imgur.com/py6s2aP.png http://i.imgur.com/WnDh8Ly.png http://i.imgur.com/Pu5FdCD.png

Poor Masato. Always the first to go down.

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http://i.imgur.com/N6FHroX.png http://i.imgur.com/SZXvAXb.png
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Dude, did he just swing in through the window? And I thought he only made other people do crazy things.

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If Rin and Kengo are just one rank apart during this scene, there will be an instant ranking battle between them.

http://i.imgur.com/IduPBVK.png http://i.imgur.com/bem5r74.png

Lying face-down against a wall is not what I would call "napping".

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Ah crap. Right here, Masato will challenge whoever is one rank higher than him, unless it's Komari (yeah right) or he's already at the top of the scoreboard. I'm not sure what happens then, but presumably the battle is just skipped.

Just my luck that I had to be that unfortunate person. Oh well, I might be as lucky as last time.

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

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He has a rugby ball... well smurf. That compliments his his strength nicely.

http://i.imgur.com/AvRp3fk.png

Not a chance.

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Masato picks pretty weird names for Riki...

So the battle is over and classes resume.

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We sure haven't but that might be because we have no clue what the problem IS.

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Okay so you attacked Masato AND Kengo on a false premise, and then didn't even bother to tell them why? Sure, that's some great problem-solving skills, Rin.

http://i.imgur.com/TBA69fL.png http://i.imgur.com/2dKB75e.png

I don't know, and I doubt we'll be finding out all that soon. Best to just leave it for now.

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(Totally Masato's voice, by the way)

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Sure, why not.

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I don't know if it's even possible to run into Masato here. There's a rule that prohibits the same pair from fighting twice in a row, but I don't know if that rule is actually being enforced at all.

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http://i.imgur.com/VC3AJjy.png

Oh well, no battle but hey, I got a free item. That thing increases Body Strength by 50 if I'm not mistaken.

http://i.imgur.com/xWd3deZ.png

Oh-hoh, Komari's first battle! Let's see how she does.

http://i.imgur.com/B7Ouajp.png
http://i.imgur.com/6CTDHBE.png
http://i.imgur.com/RbzizdD.png

Ah ha ha ha. Yeah, remember how I brought up Dorj before? That cat is Rin's secret and best weapon. She doesn't get it often, but it's the most ridiculously powerful weapon in the game.

How powerful is it? Well, I'll show you.

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Yeah. Short of the instant kill that comes with some special weapons, this is the most powerful attack in the game. I didn't capture it but the screen shakes heavily and the music cuts out shortly during that earthquake attack.

I've seen Dorj end battles in one attack. That cat is just too damn strong. I feel sorry for Komari, getting so utterly destroyed in her first battle.

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Current standings:

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So that's it for this Wandering. It's lunchtime!

http://i.imgur.com/x9MLHzO.png http://i.imgur.com/wIwNYyQ.png
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If you pick "Don't go to the rooftop" here you are locked out of Komari's route. So let's go there.

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Music for this part: Magic Ensemble

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Oh wow. How lucky that we happened to decide to go to the rooftop else she couldn't have gone up.

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It's wrong a lot, isn't it?

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This feels so foreign to me. Like this is the most obvious thing in the world, but these characters are talking about it like it's special. I guess it must be nice, being able to appreciate even the very little things like what name you're being called by.

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Not to mention it seems to carry quite huge significance in Japan.

http://i.imgur.com/JMIZyF8.png http://i.imgur.com/LG9jATY.png

...that was the wrong time to say that.

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We end up talking a bit about the weather forecast and Riki mentions how nice it must be to see the future.

http://i.imgur.com/ncGsSCK.png http://i.imgur.com/fJR8iIK.png

Hmm, interesting. I would probably prefer to see the future, but that is one other way to look at it.

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I also would not have expected to see this kind of facial expression on an always-happy optimist like her.

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http://i.imgur.com/CIE2Hye.png http://i.imgur.com/NwOq5Ds.png

Yeah that sounds like a strangely sad picture book.

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Riki also seems to think so.

http://i.imgur.com/a9g7pPM.png http://i.imgur.com/gdVEpHg.png

After that our lunch with Komari ends and next thing we know, practice has begun.

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Pretty sure it's not that simple...

http://i.imgur.com/Etwc45a.png

Oh right. Kyousuke.

http://i.imgur.com/eg31Sbl.png http://i.imgur.com/nxT7pGA.png

...what? I don't get anything anymore.

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Rin's title just keeps on improving. She'll love this.

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http://i.imgur.com/Uv5Q4AQ.png

Alright, I feel like hitting some balls.

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...that's not what I meant.

After 10 balls have been thrown, a scene automatically plays out.

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Whoa, that's quite impressive actually.

http://i.imgur.com/eFqnCtY.png http://i.imgur.com/xvAsj68.png

http://i.imgur.com/RyapQK9.png http://i.imgur.com/8EE7ity.png http://i.imgur.com/4JU0cVq.png http://i.imgur.com/FXW8UJZ.png http://i.imgur.com/2qi8HlM.png http://i.imgur.com/K01Dw1d.png http://i.imgur.com/ZIoveIz.png http://i.imgur.com/d4UACEm.png

Looks like Riki accidently kicked that person. Who is it?

Music for this part: Approaching Light (Mio's Theme)

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Is she a vampire or what? By the way, her voice matches the person Rin ran into in her last member hunt mission.

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Nishizono Mio. The last of the 10 main characters of this game, and with that we now know all the characters that appear on the picture in the OP of this topic. She certainly seems like the most fragile and unathletic of them all, but she's wonderfully poetic. I like her. Her character arc is among the most interesting.

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Figures.

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That's a nice way of describing it.

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Is it just me who feels like she sees right through the screen at me? Hey, I may hit a lot of cats on accident, but I certainly didn't hit you!

http://i.imgur.com/i1da88t.png

Meanwhile Riki getting himself into an inevitable predicament.

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Yeah I would be lying if I said this was in any way not obvious to happen.

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Oh right. She's "never seen her before". But damn is that some extreme shyness.

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Of course he did. It's Masato after all.

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That is one scary-as-hell glare.

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http://i.imgur.com/E3wwt8d.png http://i.imgur.com/Vuppjtr.png

http://i.imgur.com/1sic7kr.png http://i.imgur.com/vMzKYwP.png

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I feel like Masato is mocking me.

http://i.imgur.com/ePUh4T2.png http://i.imgur.com/1YO8jP6.png http://i.imgur.com/hJZge9N.png

So we say goodbye.

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Hmmm. That sounds so peaceful and solitary.

http://i.imgur.com/WxpWHAg.png

Hey, guess what? I actually did not hit any cats for those last 10 balls! I even managed to hit a ball over to Komari, but instead of gracefully catching the ball...

http://i.imgur.com/5Ke3OiA.png

...she just stumbled. Ah well.

http://i.imgur.com/e9BL3sD.png

I wonder if Komari's boost in Agility comes from her AMAZING reaction to having a ball hit to her.

http://i.imgur.com/J67Y9J4.png http://i.imgur.com/CCC1Qb1.png

God yes and how they are. Get them off the field, please. For their own safety?

http://i.imgur.com/KwjHnWC.png

http://i.imgur.com/F9XBKuw.png

Oh damn, her again. This time the boys are there as well, though, so I doubt it'll end in a battle.

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That sounds so... pointless.

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U-

Uh oh.

What... have you done?

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http://i.imgur.com/fTEBD75.png

Even Sasami doesn't seem approving.

http://i.imgur.com/UGGeJD6.png http://i.imgur.com/vcERqpw.png http://i.imgur.com/CXg9PqT.png

http://i.imgur.com/O6CSBsN.png

I don't know which is more scary, Mio's or Rin's glare.

http://i.imgur.com/D9BzQjI.png

The situation is escalating...

http://i.imgur.com/cm2ft1a.png

Mediator Kyousuke to the rescue!

http://i.imgur.com/L1ZtpYr.png http://i.imgur.com/Re4mczH.png http://i.imgur.com/SEYjwiU.png

Sounds okay. Except that Rin has no hope of winning.

http://i.imgur.com/GE1bxY5.png
http://i.imgur.com/5KF8QPE.png

http://i.imgur.com/odzeFAm.png
http://i.imgur.com/DDoTXej.png
http://i.imgur.com/2KyUgNN.png

...something ridiculous is about to happen, isn't it?

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/aKdV6cA.png http://i.imgur.com/Eooh4M6.png http://i.imgur.com/yKelgzd.png

This segment is uncontrolled, but the game switches to baseball style.

http://i.imgur.com/BfnEXYn.png
http://i.imgur.com/0KiF166.png
http://i.imgur.com/nCDaSAh.png
http://i.imgur.com/uEKt7Ab.png
http://i.imgur.com/R92AeXa.png

...I seriously did not even catch the ball flying on screenshot. It was too fast.

http://i.imgur.com/xl94BtF.png http://i.imgur.com/neNqejk.png

http://i.imgur.com/i9L2XPf.png
http://i.imgur.com/2GUvJkg.png
http://i.imgur.com/8r4MfAz.png

Oh Masato, it's far better than that.

http://i.imgur.com/3pFm7DI.png
http://i.imgur.com/DYDZd3h.png

This time Sasami actually swung at it, but the ball was still too fast.

http://i.imgur.com/ldPf0Xz.png http://i.imgur.com/hAn9tsK.png

Is it normal to have a radar gun with you when you're casually playing baseball with friends? Then again, this is Kyousuke we're talking about, so never mind.

http://i.imgur.com/4pvcP4w.png http://i.imgur.com/QrNbYCN.png

http://i.imgur.com/6HH9xXO.png
http://i.imgur.com/f5CVI0t.png

Haha, owned. Rin's third pitch goes in a very wide arc, very slowly, and doesn't even come close to the strike zone. And yet Sasami swung at it, so she's out.

http://i.imgur.com/7DPnXF2.png

http://i.imgur.com/lPKHxFG.png
http://i.imgur.com/iaICpTA.png
http://i.imgur.com/UkxdlyD.png

I stand corrected. Rin's awesome.

http://i.imgur.com/VyhZU5B.png http://i.imgur.com/HEzue4I.png

http://i.imgur.com/nOTdDcv.png http://i.imgur.com/igOOqrc.png

You were just asking to get kicked, Masato.

http://i.imgur.com/ss50sxS.png http://i.imgur.com/3sIcaNw.png http://i.imgur.com/elkrt74.png http://i.imgur.com/ERx2P6M.png

That's kinda beautiful.

http://i.imgur.com/Shh7Dzu.png

Oh of course. Point of order #1.

http://i.imgur.com/5BVviV2.png http://i.imgur.com/xuPsPSI.png http://i.imgur.com/yRXeHEB.png

http://i.imgur.com/bwiQAaN.png
http://i.imgur.com/piMhuUl.png

Gotta love Kyousuke. He's just golden.

http://i.imgur.com/XZQ4kL2.png

Anyways, so Rin has learned her first two special pitches. At this point the baseball practice both gets quite a bit more interesting as it gets difficult. Raging Meow Balls are not easy to hit until you're used to it, and the more special pitches she learns the harder it will be to predict what she'll do.

Next time we'll see if we can get something done for little Kud's room search, and then presumably continue Rin's member hunt mission. Might go a bit further than that, depends on how long it gets.





Time To Choose
Now that we know all ten main characters, it's time to start the vote: whose character route shall we go through first? We will go through all of them eventually, but for now, time to decide on the first.

It will still take six more game-time-days until a definitive choice has to be made, so there's no rush, but I'll open the vote now.

So... choose

• Natsume Rin (棗鈴) [Ring Ring Ring!]
  http://i.imgur.com/6cNKkBC.png
• Kamikita Komari (神北小毬) [Magic Ensemble]
  http://i.imgur.com/hucB6lg.png
• Saigusa Haruka (三枝葉留佳) [Melancholy of a Noisy Girl]
  http://i.imgur.com/6sUPuvD.png
• Noumi Kudryavka (能美クドリャフカ) [Exotic Toybox]
  http://i.imgur.com/3BBKJiB.png
• Kurugaya Yuiko (来ヶ谷唯湖) [Heart-Colored Capriccio]
  http://i.imgur.com/jU0YCfm.png
• Nishizono Mio (西園美魚) [Approaching Light]
  http://i.imgur.com/1iVm0VT.png

Personally, I'd go for Rin's route first. Mostly for organizational reasons and because it showcases... an important part of the structure of the Little Busters visual novel, I would say. But it's up to you. Pretty much every path is quite different in the visual novel when compared to their anime adaptations.

Rin!!

Haruka!


...but okay, Rin is fine too. :greenie:

My internet won't load the most recent update. ;_;

But regardless, my vote would be with you-know-who, but Rin is probably going to win out, so might as well go with the winners.

Try quoting the post, then previewing it.

With one clear vote, one implicit vote, and one "okay", it seems like Rin is going to win. Good.

Either way, we still have a lot of the General Path to go through before it branches off. So let's continue!

Chapter 1, Part 9
So Rin learned two new pitches, and now baseball practice is over. Riki and Kud take this opportunity to talk to Rin about the room sharing thing.

Music for this part: Exotic Toybox

http://i.imgur.com/lD3dKbv.png

http://i.imgur.com/cxpArht.png http://i.imgur.com/rvX9R5R.png http://i.imgur.com/imo07kB.png http://i.imgur.com/vPEM01G.png

They ask her a bit about how things work, but it turns out that asking the most unsociable girl in the school about it isn't the best idea.

http://i.imgur.com/zMQQdMz.png http://i.imgur.com/nb35304.png

Thanks for the tip, Rin. Wouldn't have ever thought to do that.

http://i.imgur.com/83DZDMa.png
http://i.imgur.com/89iVrZx.png

Just cats. That's it.

Let's go meet with the dorm head, shall we?

http://i.imgur.com/HUuKF6y.png
http://i.imgur.com/OsVp3Kg.png

Oh. Well now I just feel silly, going to all this trouble.

A little anecdote, the dorm head is a wonderful character in the anime. Why? Because she has more screentime during the show's opening than during the actual show. And she smiles and waves at the screen during the opening, like she's an actually important character.

The name she's known under in other parts of Little Busters is "A-chan", but I've just gotten used to calling her "Filler", myself.

http://i.imgur.com/VzI44OL.png http://i.imgur.com/35cQXJL.png http://i.imgur.com/LzAx1af.png

Whoa! A character with a portrait! She's only on-screen for less than a second, but that's enough to take note of her scary eyes.

http://i.imgur.com/9MfPhPr.png http://i.imgur.com/s1Z0eFL.png

So all we need to do is find someone who's willing to share a room? That should be simple enough.

http://i.imgur.com/f99tD6M.png

Looks like Kud got some more packages and is once again struggling to get them inside her room.

http://i.imgur.com/qVERZq6.png
http://i.imgur.com/qrsp7n8.png http://i.imgur.com/UYwJUIx.png

Kud's prowess in English is truly unique.

http://i.imgur.com/R3dSzd2.png
http://i.imgur.com/jCUT82T.png http://i.imgur.com/6d296x1.png

http://i.imgur.com/EzCvRAA.png
http://i.imgur.com/4VK7OQ0.png http://i.imgur.com/MPft1mc.png
http://i.imgur.com/Hi0886A.png

Unique. That's all I can say.

http://i.imgur.com/zbwQPLk.png
http://i.imgur.com/Sq9OtG5.png

Even with all-English text and lack of voices you can still notice when she stops trying to speak English and talks in Japanese again, don't you?

http://i.imgur.com/SYXdS88.png http://i.imgur.com/p3JdFHu.png http://i.imgur.com/sFWzbCh.png

She seems to be capable of transporting the goods herself, and with her being her she declines Riki's help. Oh well.

http://i.imgur.com/ZiBlK9F.png http://i.imgur.com/ULoW1a5.png

http://i.imgur.com/t2EHVUY.png

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

Let's see, can Komari get her revenge?

http://i.imgur.com/kDwqy1O.png
http://i.imgur.com/6kjj0CW.png
http://i.imgur.com/ulG0FRO.png
http://i.imgur.com/t7X2cuk.png

smurf I'm screwed.

http://i.imgur.com/sDx7VJh.png
http://i.imgur.com/HVb8qob.png

I'm not exactly climbing the ranks, am I. Oh well, I will be the ruler someday.

http://i.imgur.com/6b1cu3J.png

Yes, that's what I was waiting for!

http://i.imgur.com/E0LVaSZ.png
http://i.imgur.com/RLN1DTh.png
http://i.imgur.com/yILKwdu.png

Turns out laundry pegs make for quite good weapons. I'll keep that in mind.

http://i.imgur.com/29rlMXi.png
http://i.imgur.com/dVRhoep.png

Battle of the titans, eh?

http://i.imgur.com/8IrZVLp.png
http://i.imgur.com/1uwYv7l.png

Pretty fair weapons, although since Kengo already had the sticky tape once, he has a bit of an advantage since he knows how to use it already.

http://i.imgur.com/2SgnJOm.png

Kengo won quite handily. The tape paralyzed Masato quite a few times, unlucky guy.

http://i.imgur.com/SZ0DwPy.png

Oh that's cold.

Current standings:

http://i.imgur.com/lDHRiqc.png

http://i.imgur.com/m2jhLF5.png

We're back in the dorms and it's time for Rin to start her member recruitment mission for the night.

Music for this part: Mission Possible

http://i.imgur.com/HFYLvS1.png

Soon enough, a little problem arises.

http://i.imgur.com/8DIfUbo.png
http://i.imgur.com/tO0TCak.png http://i.imgur.com/KEt68Iy.png http://i.imgur.com/W1Ve6pw.png

Hmm, how could this have happened?

http://i.imgur.com/7r8oWWs.png http://i.imgur.com/6Tb01sr.png http://i.imgur.com/kWebDVi.png http://i.imgur.com/3QiWKcd.png

Do you think she'll cooperate as it is?

http://i.imgur.com/p0h0iI4.png http://i.imgur.com/jytZYFQ.png

Of course not.

http://i.imgur.com/2yjc9os.png http://i.imgur.com/GQftXY5.png
http://i.imgur.com/oQYXWsV.png
http://i.imgur.com/nwVJhCX.png
http://i.imgur.com/sLaRkPP.png

Evil, Kengo. Evil.

http://i.imgur.com/KYr2Ii5.png

Yeah, I did too.

http://i.imgur.com/auaAC6B.png
http://i.imgur.com/xAkKPg0.png
http://i.imgur.com/Zp40gd7.png http://i.imgur.com/AK2I8J0.png

...sure. That sounds so plausible.

http://i.imgur.com/nYBnJ88.png http://i.imgur.com/cI8dR6o.png

Whatever...

http://i.imgur.com/pKAwraH.png

http://i.imgur.com/IvXL1hZ.png
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http://i.imgur.com/SlACowt.png http://i.imgur.com/zRYvjUI.png

Really, how can you not love these two siblings?

http://i.imgur.com/51xioa9.png http://i.imgur.com/biJVMRV.png

That's normal.

http://i.imgur.com/f47dCG0.png
http://i.imgur.com/wEZawDU.png

Maybe she's up for the task after all.

http://i.imgur.com/PKcfkYv.png http://i.imgur.com/PkPAF1E.png http://i.imgur.com/6qwm0vt.png http://i.imgur.com/qH7qBCm.png

Yup, that's a voice we know very well. It happens to be Haruka's.

http://i.imgur.com/mpXS636.png http://i.imgur.com/Fq2ppCe.png http://i.imgur.com/dx7zWPo.png http://i.imgur.com/DYPAncV.png

I'm guessing she almost said "spy activities" or something like that.

http://i.imgur.com/oJDNg02.png
http://i.imgur.com/v23X5wu.png http://i.imgur.com/tDQ2nlu.png http://i.imgur.com/DY5KFsD.png http://i.imgur.com/iv5JE10.png

http://i.imgur.com/KZAgVDB.png

Yay! :D

http://i.imgur.com/UGno0s4.png http://i.imgur.com/GvAs7BN.png

The (SHAKA SHAKA) in the text is just visual representation of the sound of shaking a tambourine, by the way.

http://i.imgur.com/0Wg7WLt.png

Now that's another voice we know ALL TOO WELL.

http://i.imgur.com/hgylR1l.png http://i.imgur.com/wagnWA6.png http://i.imgur.com/YNL4sMU.png http://i.imgur.com/gd7nymF.png

:lol: she failed to pronounce her own name.

http://i.imgur.com/pPlEQGH.png http://i.imgur.com/mVfJ0kH.png

http://i.imgur.com/aRnZGnw.png http://i.imgur.com/E3tu1TA.png http://i.imgur.com/5Mqjh2U.png http://i.imgur.com/uX2yFZt.png http://i.imgur.com/C0mQY4h.png http://i.imgur.com/5sWGvmR.png http://i.imgur.com/L1YRJ3w.png http://i.imgur.com/BrYg4WB.png

Aw, poor Sasami.

http://i.imgur.com/PyxBrj4.png http://i.imgur.com/Z3kfGJc.png http://i.imgur.com/go3f5KY.png http://i.imgur.com/uyC7Ill.png

http://i.imgur.com/ooXbzoT.png

Naturally, it cannot end without a battle.

http://i.imgur.com/Cl9ft0J.png

The tambourine gives +30 to Agility. Not particularly useful, but you get it here every time you play this game, so it can be used for trading her something good, if you want to make Rin a stronger fighter.

http://i.imgur.com/aR90YbF.png
http://i.imgur.com/UtT8mbY.png

Yeah, can't beat them anymore. RPG rules state that fighting the same enemy in a later part of them plot has them be inexplicably stronger, so nothing we can do about that.

May 18th

Might as well go a bit further. Because things are about to get a little creepy.

All is quiet...

http://i.imgur.com/JieQztN.png http://i.imgur.com/4Bxmj2S.png http://i.imgur.com/Dg3pyIz.png http://i.imgur.com/I1s3oGZ.png http://i.imgur.com/p9s1qXl.png http://i.imgur.com/iyLCTzF.png http://i.imgur.com/iRPpanb.png

Only one person would say that...

http://i.imgur.com/J53NKCO.png http://i.imgur.com/rcsu1GM.png http://i.imgur.com/3d7IKim.png http://i.imgur.com/WUEqwkM.png http://i.imgur.com/ek8zx6v.png http://i.imgur.com/XLvQw4E.png http://i.imgur.com/uio1RKk.png http://i.imgur.com/3SUgpCl.png

Don't keep us in suspense. Out with it.

Music for this part: Parhelion

http://i.imgur.com/pxqIEfS.png http://i.imgur.com/TsdA98e.png

...oh. Oh. That... is not good. In multiple ways.

http://i.imgur.com/q2n2O6f.png http://i.imgur.com/FVicjHP.png http://i.imgur.com/I9O31Zr.png

Priorities I see. That's pretty nice of you.

http://i.imgur.com/wgFHQaE.png

http://i.imgur.com/7tDpUG6.png http://i.imgur.com/7wdJcto.png
http://i.imgur.com/wCkrmqN.png http://i.imgur.com/egE9n5R.png

So they really are going to be making all the food. Rin is growing more and more sympathetic.

http://i.imgur.com/VsVckP7.png http://i.imgur.com/09MFJQ2.png
http://i.imgur.com/lNMko9D.png http://i.imgur.com/764Ui6t.png http://i.imgur.com/T97UljE.png
http://i.imgur.com/1O9t4zF.png

Roger, Rin-sama.

Music for this part: Mission Possible

http://i.imgur.com/GaWwJnP.png http://i.imgur.com/6i2mPj6.png http://i.imgur.com/OsHh35t.png http://i.imgur.com/BCZfaeh.png http://i.imgur.com/r6xSTEA.png http://i.imgur.com/NApZc4W.png http://i.imgur.com/Z6Iimzy.png

http://i.imgur.com/w5TnrL2.png

Wonderful timing.

http://i.imgur.com/GwNX1BZ.png http://i.imgur.com/jG0vnm5.png http://i.imgur.com/RMBqaP6.png

http://i.imgur.com/toi9rjT.png http://i.imgur.com/nY0TwnA.png
http://i.imgur.com/bXfBnIB.png http://i.imgur.com/PnRXxTz.png

No hesitation in their helpfulness. Enviable.

http://i.imgur.com/EIDC3oP.png

What are you talking about? Look at the screen, there are MORE people here than before.

http://i.imgur.com/zFyT9Ho.png

Mission Complete! ...or something like that.

http://i.imgur.com/yHfqw4i.png http://i.imgur.com/jrK9RqE.png http://i.imgur.com/RaQUwgv.png
http://i.imgur.com/qxwnFow.png http://i.imgur.com/C6v6DGs.png http://i.imgur.com/dQXICdk.png

Happy times. :)

http://i.imgur.com/wBFLUO7.png

Deal with it.

http://i.imgur.com/0oNAv8L.png
http://i.imgur.com/TZTiIeA.png

Enough to buy a little bit of breakfast, isn't it? Be happy, you did something good.

http://i.imgur.com/h4uCWJT.png
http://i.imgur.com/C2acqum.png

Yeah... this could be bad.

http://i.imgur.com/0cnr8x1.png http://i.imgur.com/gXs49kY.png http://i.imgur.com/91deCzX.png http://i.imgur.com/aFhbb9M.png http://i.imgur.com/xu45MBV.png

Music for this part: Ring Ring Ring!

http://i.imgur.com/VvwbGWW.png

I do too. I'm afraid we can't be so trusting towards our mysterious task giver anymore.

http://i.imgur.com/KBOB7PQ.png http://i.imgur.com/ScC5Mjp.png http://i.imgur.com/RTOgNFC.png
http://i.imgur.com/D0xCdn0.png http://i.imgur.com/lRtA9sd.png http://i.imgur.com/c5Izl5K.png http://i.imgur.com/UzrKP7d.png http://i.imgur.com/OJaQ6eS.png http://i.imgur.com/MvgddvQ.png http://i.imgur.com/Byv4Gyp.png

Yeah, Riki said exactly what I thought. Let's hope for the best...

http://i.imgur.com/8ap0WsG.png http://i.imgur.com/tp8dZRI.png http://i.imgur.com/8dd6UMd.png http://i.imgur.com/s5YAMh5.png

I don't know whether to be relieved or more scared.

http://i.imgur.com/uUoiwcQ.png http://i.imgur.com/HXJloqq.png

I guess we'll be making lunch and dinner as well.

http://i.imgur.com/FyA1ZUg.png http://i.imgur.com/hBuLkRM.png http://i.imgur.com/zOZjC1M.png

I can't put my finger on it, but it feels weird. How did this happen? Assuming the letter really predicted this scenario, how did they know? Or did the letter refer to something else entirely?

http://i.imgur.com/8N7kRcc.png

Alright.

Turns out break is already pretty much over so Kud's request had to wait until next break.

Music for this part: Girls at 4 P.M.

http://i.imgur.com/SJMxFO2.png
http://i.imgur.com/lWpdrCU.png http://i.imgur.com/tWeV9ti.png http://i.imgur.com/4cxhENL.png
http://i.imgur.com/6hB1vbA.png

Wait, who said that?

http://i.imgur.com/8NMPbNV.png

What the smurf? How did you get here? Through the window?

http://i.imgur.com/AwYoRCw.png

Riki is not even surprised. I guess this sort of thing is daily routine with Kyousuke.

http://i.imgur.com/bXZNc49.png

http://i.imgur.com/UDxYAXQ.png
http://i.imgur.com/Co3oGos.png
http://i.imgur.com/vBLqxec.png
http://i.imgur.com/6ymPYYg.png

Alright, so unless there's a particular demand for a certain person, I think I'll pick whosever route I'm currently doing. Is that fine?



So that's it for today. Next time we'll be serving lunch and hopefully dinner too, I guess. I'll try to move this Let's Play along more quickly for now, as I will most likely be forced to put it on hiatus for a while on July 17th. I'll be gone for a week, back for two days, then gone for another two weeks. I'm not sure if I will have any opportunity to continue the LP while I'm gone.

Chapter 1, Part 10

Last time we stopped right as Kud asked us who should be her roommate. Since it's most likely going to be Rin whose path we go through first, I picked her.

Music for this part: Girls at 4 P.M.

http://i.imgur.com/NsnumV4.png http://i.imgur.com/uPPKsmB.png

I have my doubt too... but we'll see if it works out.

http://i.imgur.com/zICUMyv.png

http://i.imgur.com/t4aGqjv.png http://i.imgur.com/zlR29W4.png

I can so see that. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

http://i.imgur.com/aP1IPTV.png http://i.imgur.com/9vZySe3.png

http://i.imgur.com/NZgykql.png
http://i.imgur.com/v0FcOcP.png

How many times have we had this choice by now? I watched for a while.

Rin looks so happy playing with her cats.

http://i.imgur.com/8Ya2jqm.png http://i.imgur.com/kL8CFtU.png

Yeah, it might be nice to just let her be...

http://i.imgur.com/KEuzI5P.png
http://i.imgur.com/keQinCr.png

Yep, that's EXACTLY what I meant.

http://i.imgur.com/lL1Gq0O.png

http://i.imgur.com/I1AmAHJ.png

Honestly, having someone scream "WAFU!" directly behind you when you think you're alone would be pretty damn scary.

So Riki has to help the two communicate...

http://i.imgur.com/7VvoM9s.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZxEDA7E.png
http://i.imgur.com/yzgNrlC.png
http://i.imgur.com/qDVnYa9.png
http://i.imgur.com/6ZqXxIk.png

YAY! Achievement! They'll have a great time living together, now won't they?

http://i.imgur.com/vBiaZAX.png
http://i.imgur.com/hpy0Hzr.png http://i.imgur.com/1RNtINa.png

Yeah can't say I'm optimistic about this. Let's just give up.

http://i.imgur.com/Rhn9ICB.png

That is a wonderful idea, Rin. I wonder why I didn't think of that... oh wait...

http://i.imgur.com/LsD6OhE.png http://i.imgur.com/udFobaa.png

Well...

http://i.imgur.com/I0GhU3J.png http://i.imgur.com/ix6z4Gs.png http://i.imgur.com/M1UShlp.png

Kud looks so down. But it really can't be helped, can it.

http://i.imgur.com/sTgCy62.png http://i.imgur.com/c05rlVH.png

http://i.imgur.com/Sni8jJ1.png

Well I'd know one way to have them get to know each other better. Soon enough, soon enough...

http://i.imgur.com/oG166cc.png http://i.imgur.com/RBXfNGm.png http://i.imgur.com/lR7tPRR.png

Yeah, no kidding. Those eyes.

http://i.imgur.com/F9tTW1f.png
http://i.imgur.com/x26vMHC.png

Well nice to see she still has her optimism intact. I guess we'll continue looking later.

http://i.imgur.com/BboLU5V.png

Time to make lunch, is it?

Music for this part: Ring Ring Ring!

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http://i.imgur.com/GX7Ev9t.png
http://i.imgur.com/bqpTtF5.png
http://i.imgur.com/Z8BwfWd.png
http://i.imgur.com/jys718k.png
http://i.imgur.com/UToOs0C.png

Rin, you better come up with a good idea.

http://i.imgur.com/lpa4NWF.png

I see Rin hasn't quite improved her managing skills.

http://i.imgur.com/eFAJ7xT.png http://i.imgur.com/J6ls87q.png

Sounds like a feasible solution.

http://i.imgur.com/5et8oNL.png http://i.imgur.com/iMsCWDt.png
http://i.imgur.com/nvEVkKu.png

Now now Masato. It's Rin. Be more surprised.

http://i.imgur.com/Lpl3qsJ.png

Kyousuke-sama agrees so there're no ifs or buts about it.

http://i.imgur.com/5l1z7Un.png http://i.imgur.com/t1WSVtA.png
http://i.imgur.com/pSbuMLy.png http://i.imgur.com/PNrkX23.png

So we decide on a Stir Fry, an Onigiri Dish and a Curry Dish. Seems simple enough.

http://i.imgur.com/dvaJ6Fh.png

Preparing food, preparing food...

http://i.imgur.com/1m1zG5n.png

Alright then.

http://i.imgur.com/pXGD0UO.png
http://i.imgur.com/f9p86vz.png
http://i.imgur.com/OwPj9kS.png

Ah smurf. I don't like this minigame. Mostly because when I first played it, it was over before I even scored a single point. If you spend too long doing nothing, the game just ends, and since I had no idea what I was doing, it ended just about instantly.

I couldn't really spare the time to take screenshots during the minigame because time is short. Let me try to describe it: you have four trays at a time and they constantly have ingredients put on them (about three per second). You have to wait until a dish is identical to one of the three meals you're preparing, then click on it.

The catch is that Masato, Kengo, Rin and Kyousuke apparently have no idea when to stop because if you don't click on a ready meal IMMEDIATLY they screw it up. So in the end I basically just go round clicking all the trays in some kind of rhythm and mostly hope for the best. With a bit of practice you can even do well.

I got 31 points which isn't that bad.

http://i.imgur.com/kvFrZv6.png

http://i.imgur.com/dy5fQyu.png

I got a Mission Clear! so it can't have been too bad.

http://i.imgur.com/7inIjB3.png
http://i.imgur.com/3Mj8FMk.png

Really? You're tired so you're gonna wander around getting into random fights? I *guess* it helps against fatigue.

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/bjUQogn.png
http://i.imgur.com/qwIBLfK.png

Don't fight IN the cafeteria, you idiots! People are eating here - and food YOU made no less!

http://i.imgur.com/IEj6OFa.png
http://i.imgur.com/d5YJ0j1.png

Oh hey, I beat Kyousuke. Now let's hope none of the students here slip on the puddles of soap I made...

http://i.imgur.com/sqeT8LH.png

So since I fought Kyousuke it's most likely, or rather guaranteed that everyone else fights as well.

http://i.imgur.com/O6Eckr2.png
http://i.imgur.com/xy5PWNV.png

Dat battle cry.

http://i.imgur.com/jgsV6D4.png
http://i.imgur.com/tcG4XqU.png
http://i.imgur.com/tH0Lsvl.png

Rin brushed Komari's teeth SO HARD she lost consciousness.

http://i.imgur.com/uIfA5Hz.png
http://i.imgur.com/O33UzNq.png

Of course the baka futari must fight as well.

http://i.imgur.com/Q9YjH5q.png
http://i.imgur.com/ALCmAlS.png
http://i.imgur.com/FqTWYtr.png

Our first match ends by timeout. Since Masato's only means of attack was to entangle Kengo in the net and watch him fall down... it took a while. Too long, it turns out.

http://i.imgur.com/6VPYmU0.png

Enough wandering. Riki, don't you want to eat something?

http://i.imgur.com/1OsOVUo.png http://i.imgur.com/uZawnAE.png

Mio takes priority, naturally.

Music for this part: Approaching Light

http://i.imgur.com/DsR6WJz.png

Pretty sure she wasn't carrying a lunchbox last time.

http://i.imgur.com/OsSLVGS.png

...you lost me.

http://i.imgur.com/DLReczd.png

Yeah I was wondering about that. Does it still need a compress now?

http://i.imgur.com/d20N02f.png http://i.imgur.com/ri9XrZN.png

Eh, what?

http://i.imgur.com/80QtHFL.png http://i.imgur.com/wJYntXc.png

Gah, stop it Mio.

http://i.imgur.com/QaxNNxZ.png

You have a tough sense of humor...

http://i.imgur.com/bT3TR9N.png

Note to self: do not get caught in Mio's pace. She can be difficult.

http://i.imgur.com/Ct6fCIx.png

Oh. Well. Under different circumstances I'd compliment your aiming skills.

http://i.imgur.com/tVCYpYa.png

Mio has such a nice vocabulary.

http://i.imgur.com/hqAFJDN.png
http://i.imgur.com/K59n8a9.png
http://i.imgur.com/jKIVSAO.png

She sure seems like someone who really appreciates that.

http://i.imgur.com/MaP0mlb.png
http://i.imgur.com/Br7FrLI.png http://i.imgur.com/u1jbD71.png
http://i.imgur.com/5R5xOeY.png

If you pick "Back to the cafeteria" here you are locked out of Mio's route. It also locks away a couple of interesting Mio scenes in the next few days, so I'll pick "Keep staying here".

http://i.imgur.com/bXbZFJ3.png

http://i.imgur.com/Qk4l1Jp.png

She looks so sad. Maybe she realized the reason Riki hasn't had any lunch yet was because he was bringing her a compress.

http://i.imgur.com/QwBCwek.png

Ah, well that's nice of you.

http://i.imgur.com/nXkMDo5.png http://i.imgur.com/CZeapeG.png http://i.imgur.com/vWhtobs.png

...

http://i.imgur.com/vM67gTh.png

...that's not exactly what I had in mind. Hmmm...

http://i.imgur.com/dm5NQjT.png

Nice one, Riki.

http://i.imgur.com/fJPeyWF.png http://i.imgur.com/3TOWzR2.png
http://i.imgur.com/Jk6M99D.png
http://i.imgur.com/WfhX62B.png http://i.imgur.com/kEZsIvY.png http://i.imgur.com/FhMsYnc.png

http://i.imgur.com/UMS3LX3.png http://i.imgur.com/Jzljq3P.png

Oh, so she was feeding birds. That's why she said 'I'm alone now because you've come here'.

http://i.imgur.com/DSPyMyl.png http://i.imgur.com/RtOvFwu.png http://i.imgur.com/V9OgTxH.png

Mmmm... bread crusts...

http://i.imgur.com/6gNj3xC.png
http://i.imgur.com/R7ejuiS.png
http://i.imgur.com/yEayENj.png http://i.imgur.com/ghdBiMv.png

I'm definitely not denying it.

http://i.imgur.com/ybHXyQY.png http://i.imgur.com/S8IEagn.png

http://i.imgur.com/r1kJF38.png http://i.imgur.com/X5z16Ur.png

She sure likes her parasol. It kinda fits her.

I must say, Mio's Theme is one of my favorite character themes in this game. It's quite beautiful.

http://i.imgur.com/syLE0OW.png http://i.imgur.com/TZDkH5s.png

Ah right, there was that. Let's continue, then.

http://i.imgur.com/lUwiX5H.png
http://i.imgur.com/uyYJDkq.png http://i.imgur.com/Ukg4R4a.png

They get tired pretty damn quickly apparently. It was lunch break just now.

Music for this part: Tick Tock Routine

http://i.imgur.com/yGZyer5.png
http://i.imgur.com/t32k0KM.png
http://i.imgur.com/9USmXet.png http://i.imgur.com/47qxC95.png http://i.imgur.com/mHIOgn0.png

Oh wow. So much money. For reference's sake, the exchange rate between Yen and Dollar is about 100 Yen to 1 Dollar. So this is about $5.

http://i.imgur.com/lAIRAEQ.png

Kud... yuu nido too raan Engurishu.

But thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/qJE32tZ.png

Cafe olé? Is that Spanish?

http://i.imgur.com/nLgu7Fi.png

It took me quite long to understand what that's supposed to mean.

http://i.imgur.com/1vxwCD4.png
http://i.imgur.com/XrAN7Um.png

Maybe he's realizing that he's surrounded by girls with extremishly colored hair.

http://i.imgur.com/wyqWrgh.png
http://i.imgur.com/KE4m49G.png http://i.imgur.com/6itvKPe.png
http://i.imgur.com/NwqHJyX.png http://i.imgur.com/VIXXTb2.png

I guess it might be.

http://i.imgur.com/k8BFHc5.png

http://i.imgur.com/quXJEIw.png

Whatever there was to understand.

http://i.imgur.com/WKl1Rgy.png http://i.imgur.com/ff1MnwJ.png

A potential roommate? Someone we know? Or just some random girl?

http://i.imgur.com/nzcZLP6.png http://i.imgur.com/zw502VK.png

Doesn't seem to be anyone we know.

http://i.imgur.com/4i49KHM.png http://i.imgur.com/EASJK4T.png
http://i.imgur.com/SCRPMDq.png
http://i.imgur.com/cERqf7D.png

Well don't keep me in suspense, I want to know what's going on!

(This is a totally inconsequential choice as far as I know)

http://i.imgur.com/sDBzDM2.png http://i.imgur.com/kqBJbgV.png

Heh, I see.

http://i.imgur.com/VcQkEJj.png
http://i.imgur.com/S0Pw4L3.png http://i.imgur.com/vjoitnB.png
http://i.imgur.com/HjGeSOa.png

She doesn't seem to share your opinion...

Let's look around some more.

http://i.imgur.com/SaBkCgH.png

http://i.imgur.com/upIQOQu.png
http://i.imgur.com/5LLjq0V.png http://i.imgur.com/g5FMI21.png

I doubt they would, honestly.

http://i.imgur.com/N375hm4.png

http://i.imgur.com/VsxtNQZ.png

Do I get to choose again?

http://i.imgur.com/cARru83.png

You only asked one person.

http://i.imgur.com/x0ZuQQE.png

Hmm. I guess I don't get to choose again. Pity...

http://i.imgur.com/GfGGu6d.png http://i.imgur.com/NXpUkRY.png
http://i.imgur.com/LB68BxD.png http://i.imgur.com/20XZ3G9.png
http://i.imgur.com/y8w89YW.png

Thanks but no thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/SG3MJEk.png

http://i.imgur.com/FXyLylX.png
http://i.imgur.com/1ewe8bA.png
http://i.imgur.com/d3wXWVk.png

Whoa, Kud needs to stop surprising people like that.

http://i.imgur.com/iPX7E1r.png http://i.imgur.com/iLVb6ID.png

There is quite a bit of Masato x Kud fandom. As for me... no thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/nPI0aJ4.png

Hmm, I don't like wandering if it skips scenes, and I'm not too fond of the idea of trying Masato's homemade drink, so... "Go buy juice" it is!

http://i.imgur.com/Mgt3ovQ.png http://i.imgur.com/gJa5HJV.png

http://i.imgur.com/PPoRH8p.png

Oh, it's Komari.

Music for this part: Magic Ensemble

http://i.imgur.com/4LuLZBn.png
http://i.imgur.com/1GVMOw6.png

Nothing out of the ordinary. Her optimism remains unbroken.

http://i.imgur.com/MItKcPc.png
http://i.imgur.com/FttRSHa.png http://i.imgur.com/1TL0U5L.png
http://i.imgur.com/e2yLmuP.png
http://i.imgur.com/1rVlJtJ.png

It's like her mood directly corrolates to the weather.

http://i.imgur.com/eucVwEK.png

Is this a running theme? Characters not wanting time to pass?

http://i.imgur.com/04qCrmO.png
http://i.imgur.com/sK0Vp7D.png

Yeah, that's what I thought as well. And that smile. It's so bright.

http://i.imgur.com/VjlP7mM.png

Yeah that one.

http://i.imgur.com/KI6CK1T.png http://i.imgur.com/ChVbO0q.png

"Spiral of Happiness", eh?

http://i.imgur.com/hYii6G8.png

Wait, "Teacher"?

There are teachers in this game?

http://i.imgur.com/50QMp1y.png http://i.imgur.com/E55BhU2.png

http://i.imgur.com/PLxdgyV.png

"Wander". Sure. 'Sorry sensei, but I feel like going around campus fighting my friends right now.'

There's no real reason to refuse, so I just picked "Take on the task".

http://i.imgur.com/XsUIM6j.png

http://i.imgur.com/3ObKqsr.png

How is having two people going to make this any quicker?

Whatever...

http://i.imgur.com/pVHLER5.png

Wait, Haruka said that?

Music for this part: Melancholy of a Noisy Girl

http://i.imgur.com/1oyov6O.png

Oh geez, what's she up to this time?

Music for this part:

http://i.imgur.com/9Ox9dy2.png
http://i.imgur.com/DicCenC.png http://i.imgur.com/X7nESyV.png

I can see these two being friends. Though why does she always come over to our class, anyways?

http://i.imgur.com/h1h9Du6.png http://i.imgur.com/1492Bp1.png

Haru-chan is a nice nickname, isn't it?

http://i.imgur.com/To5HuaJ.png
http://i.imgur.com/kjE1xso.png

Filler seems to be a more strict person that first glance shows. Though then again I can see Haruka making trouble for anyone.

http://i.imgur.com/ptHRfDf.png
http://i.imgur.com/m9iQ6Mg.png

Sure you did.

http://i.imgur.com/DMDVNh9.png

You want to use the copy machine?

http://i.imgur.com/iZcXjxT.png
http://i.imgur.com/dOre5Jv.png

Pretty sure Haruka doesn't care one bit about that. But there's something else that seems to bother her.

http://i.imgur.com/pOcANub.png
http://i.imgur.com/2GoPHQD.png

Oh.

http://i.imgur.com/6qsNZyN.png http://i.imgur.com/6FtQVvR.png

Don't give her the teacher's card. Just don't.

http://i.imgur.com/PxkZuKN.png
http://i.imgur.com/MRoHlJ5.png
http://i.imgur.com/ybVDCJF.png
http://i.imgur.com/7IwSFRm.png

Hell no.

http://i.imgur.com/T7ClGlw.png

Oh. Well I guess I can lend that.

http://i.imgur.com/e3wb1Nr.png http://i.imgur.com/hDvrKdW.png

http://i.imgur.com/59WdcXv.png

Again, how does having two people make this any faster?

http://i.imgur.com/Oam3UBj.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZnjN2am.png http://i.imgur.com/Fk7FN34.png

That's... quite an amount to be sure.

http://i.imgur.com/G88bLob.png http://i.imgur.com/CBB3Wzl.png http://i.imgur.com/pn2knGH.png http://i.imgur.com/S3MybME.png

Really now? How unexpected!

http://i.imgur.com/3QiiGqE.png

Flawless reaction.

http://i.imgur.com/YihFSpV.png
http://i.imgur.com/2n9hwWh.png
http://i.imgur.com/Nyn7spj.png
http://i.imgur.com/L6T0Jzt.png

Yeah no, I doubt this notification will have even the slightest effect.

http://i.imgur.com/yykM3X3.png

Kay, see ya. Stay out of trouble. (Who am I kidding?)

http://i.imgur.com/IdTR111.png
http://i.imgur.com/H8cH6yv.png

Going back it is.

http://i.imgur.com/h5FRR3y.png http://i.imgur.com/FZNOq81.png http://i.imgur.com/c6NtQCU.png http://i.imgur.com/7TFbOsY.png

Such good friends. Cleaning up instruments in the science classroom sounds like a hassle.

http://i.imgur.com/yvDYaFX.png
http://i.imgur.com/ZHepyPQ.png

My god. It really is impossible for her to stay out of trouble.

http://i.imgur.com/bqt4eew.png
http://i.imgur.com/qmq1HkW.png

What, she played a prank on Masato again?

http://i.imgur.com/edXnNJk.png

More like, what DID happen?

http://i.imgur.com/WptTw9q.png
http://i.imgur.com/FsBVOOU.png
http://i.imgur.com/XeFJ2Zc.png

That "TM" is surely meant to be a star symbol. Even so, that hardly seems that bad.

http://i.imgur.com/KWEao2h.png

She also sure smiles brightly. But it's different from Komari's smile... kinda.

http://i.imgur.com/UbyuNBL.png http://i.imgur.com/Q1IDzPB.png

Huh.

http://i.imgur.com/rAjpesP.png

Words to live by. You spoil, you get capital punishment.

http://i.imgur.com/eX8UZna.png http://i.imgur.com/42c9F0a.png
http://i.imgur.com/35Gq0mU.png

See what I mean about her smile? But wait. How would she know who the perpetrator is?

http://i.imgur.com/lAOcfDu.png
http://i.imgur.com/UMdo3NH.png

So much for spoilers.

http://i.imgur.com/vQIqwp4.png
http://i.imgur.com/sTdfKsj.png

She sure enjoys the spotlight.

http://i.imgur.com/jyJYkSB.png
http://i.imgur.com/1U7UUoX.png http://i.imgur.com/Hq7rFum.png

*sigh* this might take a while.

http://i.imgur.com/iq1ykec.png

Hmm? What's going on?

Music for this part: Parhelion

http://i.imgur.com/PWyy2Ah.png

"School Disciplinary Committee"? And it's run by students? Are you out of your mind?

http://i.imgur.com/UDAlqQP.png http://i.imgur.com/G6tr5an.png

http://i.imgur.com/X9mHg2v.png http://i.imgur.com/WmfoIj5.png

http://i.imgur.com/O9Cf73K.png http://i.imgur.com/t6bfthw.png

.....

http://i.imgur.com/bhXdERf.png http://i.imgur.com/4HjzT59.png

*exhales*

Wow. Scary. So the girl we saw before was the, uh, head of the disciplinary committee? That could spell trouble.

http://i.imgur.com/HaN4yzy.png http://i.imgur.com/58opnXh.png

Hmm? I guess Haruka has a lot of trouble with these people. Still, that's quite an unusual expression.

http://i.imgur.com/xlUmtho.png
http://i.imgur.com/DDlKTKm.png http://i.imgur.com/h0Ny2VJ.png

Hmm... I wonder.

So that's it for now. Next time we'll probably get to the end of May 18th, unless there's some huge event I forgot about. Let's see if we get a new team member, or if we can find out what's with this disciplinary committee girl.



*phew* longest part so far. I didn't even know there was a 310 image limit on posts.

310? I'm limited at 25!

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310? I'm limited at 25!

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Chapter 1, Part 11

Alright, so last time we saw the head of the disciplinary committee, a girl with really scary eyes. Now let's continue, and maybe finish up, searching for a roommate for Kud.

Music for this part: Showing Signs of a Mystery

http://i.imgur.com/fl5KUK5.png http://i.imgur.com/Bt635kB.png

Hmm, is there nothing more we could do?

http://i.imgur.com/B166V5u.png http://i.imgur.com/NjGZVbS.png

Oh well, I guess not for now.

http://i.imgur.com/NsYJlhj.png http://i.imgur.com/DjEe44V.png

http://i.imgur.com/PdvOrX8.png

Whoa! It's her! What's she doing here?

http://i.imgur.com/N82w8a6.png http://i.imgur.com/Neptzcs.png

...really Riki? Don't remember that encounter two minutes ago?

Anyways, did she come here for Kud or what?

http://i.imgur.com/4UmBLPN.png http://i.imgur.com/TDXH7M5.png http://i.imgur.com/d4JKlF2.png

She just never changes her expression. It's a little creepy.

http://i.imgur.com/UtHsvw8.png

Yeah why are you here?

http://i.imgur.com/QI8ezaN.png http://i.imgur.com/NsDaAuv.png http://i.imgur.com/x5mF4pY.png

Oh wait. I have my doubts about where this is going...

http://i.imgur.com/XvyzQKp.png http://i.imgur.com/mgUJnQw.png

I find it hard to read her expression. It feels condescending.

http://i.imgur.com/ZD919jr.png http://i.imgur.com/273OCFq.png http://i.imgur.com/UzpPeT8.png http://i.imgur.com/CGYswQ2.png

Well you don't waste any time, do you?

http://i.imgur.com/VTUXfLr.png http://i.imgur.com/XGl14bE.png

Plus, didn't you kind of one-sidedly decide this?

http://i.imgur.com/nop4mOu.png http://i.imgur.com/pgstXRm.png

What is with this girl?

http://i.imgur.com/432vop4.png http://i.imgur.com/cbYpg2L.png http://i.imgur.com/Y1g41lk.png

Is that her sense of humor? I somehow feel like it's really not... although she's probably not being serious anyways.

http://i.imgur.com/4TqTF1R.png http://i.imgur.com/8AgjtIH.png

http://i.imgur.com/fvSMdQG.png http://i.imgur.com/HJ1USX8.png

Okay I'm getting annoyed.

http://i.imgur.com/jNqLClP.png http://i.imgur.com/O5O1tD3.png

Seriously. What the hell.

http://i.imgur.com/VAtN2ld.png http://i.imgur.com/aobrQvi.png

http://i.imgur.com/CdtqSAY.png

Are you famous or something?

http://i.imgur.com/txBHBsM.png http://i.imgur.com/HYvm6yj.png http://i.imgur.com/iVQMesC.png

Kanata, huh. Japan really is the king of puns. I'd talk a little about her character but I think I'll let the LP speak for itself.

http://i.imgur.com/lvt9bEt.png

That's right, what does Kud think about all this?

http://i.imgur.com/XV4INXS.png http://i.imgur.com/sFwgij2.png http://i.imgur.com/hZVW1G6.png
http://i.imgur.com/79LQIHy.png http://i.imgur.com/L8d7Y6L.png
http://i.imgur.com/xDeQmi0.png http://i.imgur.com/67Wcuea.png http://i.imgur.com/EA7Oabm.png

Glad to be of one mind here Riki. If that's what they decided, that's okay. There's no real reason to assume this wouldn't work out, anyways.

So let's get over to baseball practice... but on the way there, Riki stops in the courtyard.

http://i.imgur.com/wOD00Z5.png http://i.imgur.com/bjwnbXM.png

She's pretty much always here, isn't she?

Music for this part: Approaching Light

http://i.imgur.com/x7TEWEg.png http://i.imgur.com/HL8SeHY.png http://i.imgur.com/1lDZMS3.png

She may always be here, but she's always in her own little world.

http://i.imgur.com/Ni0TBUe.png http://i.imgur.com/BC5Rys0.png http://i.imgur.com/ThUWp4m.png http://i.imgur.com/3LbBzjD.png http://i.imgur.com/KfQtIj7.png

Hmm?

http://i.imgur.com/SPsuUqj.png http://i.imgur.com/3GN9Bwr.png http://i.imgur.com/PocUAcz.png http://i.imgur.com/E1T8ohl.png http://i.imgur.com/q7l7eit.png

That's nice of you.

http://i.imgur.com/xq3OGjA.png http://i.imgur.com/d3QwOMI.png http://i.imgur.com/WgdixHM.png http://i.imgur.com/JBzfjDC.png

I can empathize with that. I have some certain storylines that I also care about very, very much... although they don't come in book form.

http://i.imgur.com/pTX5Zw5.png http://i.imgur.com/XhGAdyd.png
http://i.imgur.com/ujj3Ckf.png http://i.imgur.com/2fp9vz8.png
http://i.imgur.com/aZoRgmm.png http://i.imgur.com/CXSv151.png http://i.imgur.com/dJiBO6R.png

Hmm, I see. Sounds quite beautiful.

http://i.imgur.com/imRmDnf.png http://i.imgur.com/jhe9fpx.png

This suddenly got quite personal.

http://i.imgur.com/lrBRtTn.png http://i.imgur.com/C4ZDrHg.png http://i.imgur.com/Y28V0ic.png http://i.imgur.com/WU0EVP0.png

Yeah...

http://i.imgur.com/UWONWid.png http://i.imgur.com/CNkMsLX.png http://i.imgur.com/1CPIpv6.png http://i.imgur.com/zRQTT2l.png http://i.imgur.com/1KByy5x.png http://i.imgur.com/4tWYhes.png

...

http://i.imgur.com/gPw5EhT.png http://i.imgur.com/Ce8LzB3.png
http://i.imgur.com/oWn9mKT.png http://i.imgur.com/u1WDN6c.png

"How troublesome", eh?

http://i.imgur.com/zm5vVFx.png http://i.imgur.com/vYw1hjH.png http://i.imgur.com/rO2lh1u.png

http://i.imgur.com/R6sqT2k.png

See ya.

Alright, that was a nice encounter. Let's head off to practice for real this time.

Music for this part: Day Game

http://i.imgur.com/2jZWL8U.png

And so it begins again...

http://i.imgur.com/ncUCObn.png http://i.imgur.com/vjC7uOF.png

Huh? I hit a cat (completely by accident of course) and Rin threw a really weird ball at me.

http://i.imgur.com/raN4U0j.png

Yeah, it curved.

http://i.imgur.com/S9cvw3w.png http://i.imgur.com/afXOT5Z.png

Of course it is, Kyousuke. Of course it is.

http://i.imgur.com/C6ohBaS.png

So basically Rin can, from now on, learn new pitches if she gets mad. I think one per practice session is the maximum.

Or to put it in a less friendly way, the game just gave you a reason to hit cats during baseball practice. Don't worry, you can try not hitting them all you want. You will hit them, inadvertedly.

Case in point...

http://i.imgur.com/JW6bSYK.png http://i.imgur.com/NT8Ew1T.png
http://i.imgur.com/pFTXdNM.png http://i.imgur.com/flyRrmM.png
http://i.imgur.com/eA9QlZN.png http://i.imgur.com/oJU3ccr.png

Sorry, Rin. I swear I'm not trying to hit them.

So let's take a break.

http://i.imgur.com/5DugGO0.png http://i.imgur.com/35ZDDGF.png http://i.imgur.com/6N7AUav.png
http://i.imgur.com/Gdt0rYQ.png http://i.imgur.com/aULsOXz.png http://i.imgur.com/Lx9AaLW.png

Whose voice could that be...?

http://i.imgur.com/ZEP8y7k.png http://i.imgur.com/TDSpxmc.png http://i.imgur.com/NRMVVnu.png

Oh.

Music for this part: Heart-Colored Capriccio

http://i.imgur.com/pDvdvwx.png

How nice of you to come visit us.

http://i.imgur.com/CK8IRWw.png http://i.imgur.com/vyvquxS.png
http://i.imgur.com/jylFPch.png http://i.imgur.com/ZafJC8u.png http://i.imgur.com/fup0k0X.png http://i.imgur.com/MmnxaxH.png

Heh, you want in?

http://i.imgur.com/yUb2bie.png

Gladly.

http://i.imgur.com/oY5t1ZZ.png
http://i.imgur.com/D2QSSpW.png http://i.imgur.com/tQZdmjW.png

You're just so killable.

http://i.imgur.com/bYMC2GL.png
http://i.imgur.com/aPTyl1w.png http://i.imgur.com/q35zbFs.png

Kurugaya is so quotable.

http://i.imgur.com/fduNWY9.png
http://i.imgur.com/UdLASq0.png http://i.imgur.com/no5IJzM.png

Really now, Riki, what's the problem?

http://i.imgur.com/rxzZqX7.png http://i.imgur.com/OS95GUZ.png

Well this is a Key visual novel, and we started out with 4 guys - 1 girl. Gotta get that ratio fixed somehow. Clannad had a 2 guys - 8 girls ratio.

http://i.imgur.com/vkbBs8P.png http://i.imgur.com/VHvHs3C.png

Seaweed? Gee thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/8IyILEv.png

Whatever...

http://i.imgur.com/QNno98u.png

Oh this'll be great.

http://i.imgur.com/izg5sxl.png http://i.imgur.com/02OaCeQ.png

Hmm, now I wonder who people gather around. Thinking about it, it's like the guys gather round Kyousuke while the girls gather round Riki.

http://i.imgur.com/cSIgOJD.png

Oh well, it hardly matters.

http://i.imgur.com/JiY1G53.png

Why am I not surprised?

http://i.imgur.com/Csa5i4E.png
http://i.imgur.com/UIXRMDY.png
http://i.imgur.com/uuvoLo0.png
http://i.imgur.com/IxoyJ9I.png
http://i.imgur.com/C7ldndf.png http://i.imgur.com/o3FqWa9.png

A typical Kyousuke tryout I see. Well that's fine with me. Kurugaya is a great addition to our team.

http://i.imgur.com/eZARxEm.png
http://i.imgur.com/Vhkn8gP.png

Oho, this might actually be interesting. Kurugaya is strong.

http://i.imgur.com/m8bMtRD.png http://i.imgur.com/Es7DvdM.png http://i.imgur.com/A9ZgZ4f.png

What the hell!?

http://i.imgur.com/YUxsjEJ.png
http://i.imgur.com/DKfRNZk.png

Oh well smurf you. That means Kurugaya is my next opponent. Meh.

http://i.imgur.com/j1Cl1TS.png http://i.imgur.com/bIifSBm.png http://i.imgur.com/7uEYiME.png

http://i.imgur.com/mrbFNsL.png

"Yui-chan"? Oh I see.

http://i.imgur.com/lJS5Xwg.png

http://i.imgur.com/5Rca3tF.png http://i.imgur.com/oxvV6Tj.png http://i.imgur.com/4JPk2zT.png

Never been called that way, have you, Kurugaya?

http://i.imgur.com/eh7FXaS.png http://i.imgur.com/6HPusuL.png

She doesn't even begin to imagine that she could be the one referred to.

http://i.imgur.com/Zqs72Ay.png
http://i.imgur.com/U5SVluz.png
http://i.imgur.com/BE79hvF.png

Oh don't look so shocked.

http://i.imgur.com/m1Ft4ZS.png
http://i.imgur.com/0dextHE.png

Kurugaya-chan sounds even stranger.

http://i.imgur.com/8iDcWDp.png
http://i.imgur.com/a2ht0ij.png

Wait, what?

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/Gf71bdv.png

Well this is certainly going to be a unique battle.

http://i.imgur.com/y1TbtVd.png
http://i.imgur.com/wQQWrFm.png http://i.imgur.com/M0A4tY7.png
http://i.imgur.com/Ty7Vmi7.png http://i.imgur.com/e1f0RuQ.png http://i.imgur.com/W5KVATq.png
http://i.imgur.com/44b8I2d.png
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This is a wonderful battle, isn't it?

http://i.imgur.com/qjvIvNa.png
http://i.imgur.com/oUqhoWn.png
http://i.imgur.com/NahqkFh.png
http://i.imgur.com/5zTei9j.png http://i.imgur.com/KmmU0bA.png
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A battle of wits. Or whatever this was.

Music for this part: Tick Tock Routine

http://i.imgur.com/sObILcL.png

Rin's turn for what? First-name-calling?

http://i.imgur.com/09dXZLn.png http://i.imgur.com/lO1gma0.png

http://i.imgur.com/twm4cHI.png

Oh yes. She sure is. This is going to be troublesome.

http://i.imgur.com/SzPT8o7.png
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http://i.imgur.com/2epQnIx.png http://i.imgur.com/ZKH1exI.png

...

http://i.imgur.com/BgT8xGt.png

Oh. Way to go, Kurugaya!

http://i.imgur.com/LHFbtAc.png
http://i.imgur.com/6333uof.png
http://i.imgur.com/zv4He1n.png

What are you talking about, Riki? This was obvious to happen.

http://i.imgur.com/izJeIxq.png http://i.imgur.com/tRY0J03.png
http://i.imgur.com/P65nrxz.png

Okay, there is no way Rin can mess this one up.

http://i.imgur.com/6lRwlDd.png http://i.imgur.com/jfdjMlc.png
http://i.imgur.com/IFusi5p.png

I stand corrected. Who is Komada, anyways?

http://i.imgur.com/xxkYfYZ.png
http://i.imgur.com/1CWAD2Z.png

*sigh* this is going to be complicated. Fortunately, Kurugaya thought of something.

http://i.imgur.com/JqONfHo.png
http://i.imgur.com/vW8bPoD.png http://i.imgur.com/wAETVi5.png

Please, Rin.

http://i.imgur.com/PVzy5Q7.png http://i.imgur.com/N2pSEgC.png http://i.imgur.com/dpRkclh.png http://i.imgur.com/SMreBIx.png

Annnnd...

http://i.imgur.com/96MILG2.png

...puh.

http://i.imgur.com/w2xEY0F.png http://i.imgur.com/hG2s7zO.png
http://i.imgur.com/3HrFdmU.png

I guess it just can't be helped, can it? But she can't stay this way either. Gotta be some way to ease her into this...

http://i.imgur.com/mNGdKHd.png
http://i.imgur.com/Wj1Xc11.png
http://i.imgur.com/1XatpFU.png http://i.imgur.com/sIoLMqr.png
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Hmm, good thinking.

http://i.imgur.com/0exj6jk.png http://i.imgur.com/80X9NnO.png
http://i.imgur.com/iUCavsQ.png

That worked better than I'd expected. (Though what the hell, "Kurukuruje-"?)

http://i.imgur.com/3NY9MgR.png http://i.imgur.com/oJWUYxp.png

A "splendid slide, head first"? Well isn't that just a beautiful way of putting it.

http://i.imgur.com/pW8nn1d.png
http://i.imgur.com/0pHb2A2.png
http://i.imgur.com/JtG7a2T.png
http://i.imgur.com/VpdcD2s.png

Huh. Nice thinking there, Kurugaya.

http://i.imgur.com/dIhBnY2.png http://i.imgur.com/dRaXJid.png

We're not quite a team yet, but I'm sure we'll be good.

http://i.imgur.com/LQwy2Cd.png

As you can see, Kurugaya joins us on the fields. If you hit the ball close enough to her, she literally teleports right over to it, catches it, and throws it back. She's mostly immobile and just stands around, though, so this isn't quite that simple.

Anyways... take a guess what happened a bunch of times.

http://i.imgur.com/LN3VyOX.png http://i.imgur.com/w3V5U6p.png
http://i.imgur.com/3zrcNat.png http://i.imgur.com/22jACop.png

So~orry Rin-chan. She's still quite no-con so her balls come flying towards me every now and then, but they can be dodged. She still hit me once. Her Raging Meow Balls and Purrves aren't that easy to hit, but with a bit of practice it's quite manageable.

http://i.imgur.com/7iJlELB.png

Good sweat.

http://i.imgur.com/glsnL8G.png

Oh, Kengo? What's up?

Music for this part: Race

http://i.imgur.com/bKIwsk4.png
http://i.imgur.com/yykCJ1a.png http://i.imgur.com/JUEZbx7.png

http://i.imgur.com/rXPYIhH.png

Ah, right.

http://i.imgur.com/Sy1kC7x.png
http://i.imgur.com/YUaa9ky.png

I'm sure they're willing to help.

http://i.imgur.com/pTd4RHl.png http://i.imgur.com/CCmGlZl.png

Yeah, Rin is quite driven in these situations, isn't she?

http://i.imgur.com/fgPR89o.png

Don't worry about it.

http://i.imgur.com/DACu3vX.png http://i.imgur.com/PTVnJV4.png

That's not much time, is it...

http://i.imgur.com/uqJhHo5.png
http://i.imgur.com/Wf4A8MW.png http://i.imgur.com/TUITTu1.png

Komari being left behind a bit. But she's glad to help, of course. As always.

http://i.imgur.com/rW2k4Z7.png http://i.imgur.com/FF1CrhP.png http://i.imgur.com/kBtHnqU.png

Curry, huh.

http://i.imgur.com/jr0DJjt.png
http://i.imgur.com/X2HWfEw.png http://i.imgur.com/ZCXpTuv.png

Oh right. That must've been what it was for. Well damn.

http://i.imgur.com/gRpbw69.png

It does seem like a dire situation.

http://i.imgur.com/7cpQWBI.png http://i.imgur.com/BkgOsed.png

!!

http://i.imgur.com/ABEKFzO.png

This should take care of some problems at least.

http://i.imgur.com/4qptlBt.png http://i.imgur.com/ZuPBj6k.png
http://i.imgur.com/eimPjao.png

Riki comments that she still looks a bit ill, so she will just help with organizational issues. That's fine, we have enough people to take care of the practical part ourselves.

http://i.imgur.com/RK1CVZh.png http://i.imgur.com/YQyhHhS.png http://i.imgur.com/XoF5skj.png http://i.imgur.com/yhSMPEa.png

Sounds good.

http://i.imgur.com/pkGD9gk.png http://i.imgur.com/RuaUz2y.png http://i.imgur.com/6zdoj27.png http://i.imgur.com/wOooJU3.png

http://i.imgur.com/qWWFOhK.png http://i.imgur.com/Nqk7Yhp.png

Ah. Everything goes quiet.

http://i.imgur.com/sxx1N8b.png http://i.imgur.com/we99aia.png http://i.imgur.com/Z31uZbp.png http://i.imgur.com/MxVDO4C.png http://i.imgur.com/DoNATe3.png

...

That's it for now. I'll be leaving first thing in the morning on the 17th, and I doubt I will have much opportunity to work on the Let's Play for the week I'm gone, so don't expect any updates, sorry. I might be able to get one part done, but only if my vacation ends up being boring, so that would not be a good sign ^^

Man I fell behind on this. I'll catch up today and then judge everything you have done thus far in my absence.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

Man I fell behind on this. I'll catch up today and then judge everything you have done thus far in my absence.

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I assume it will be quite to your liking. After all, with your assumed implicit vote for Rin, she won the vote for first path to go through.

I think I will be able to get Part 12 out before the 26th. After that until the 9th of August, I really have no idea if I could get anything done.

It seems like there is a lot of effort that goes into these. I'm liking Kud in the visual novel so far (at chapter 9) and Mio/Komari still aren't working for me here. I'm enjoying how closely the anime is following so far.

This is still my favourite scene though, despite the Komari hate.




Edit - Spent like 2 hours catching up from Chapter 6-10. That'll teach me to fall behind.

Why thank you, Mr. Shauna. Komari is my least favorite heroine, but I still like her. IMO her character route was way too early in the anime, before you could even get to know her. We'll get there eventually. That's also where I can get more into why I really prefer the visual novel over the anime.

I do like Mio though. She has that incredibly calming aura. Plus, her character themes is one of my favorites.

Chapter 1, Part 12

So what exactly did we end on last time? A black screen. Or shall we say, a narcolespy attack.

Music for this part: Two Sugars

http://i.imgur.com/94IX5vF.png

Narcolepsy is a scary illness for sure. Lucky for Riki he's got people he can rely on.

http://i.imgur.com/d0LfQp7.png http://i.imgur.com/Y2YfGS8.png

http://i.imgur.com/NrU5ioH.png http://i.imgur.com/RMLtjJT.png

That's good to hear.

http://i.imgur.com/cNlHPrP.png http://i.imgur.com/YtGsePq.png http://i.imgur.com/uJ5vVpy.png

Honestly, it must be pretty nice to not feel the need to apologize for it. A mutual understanding of need and responsibility that is wordlessly accepted.

http://i.imgur.com/OSZoBRz.png http://i.imgur.com/hzRCnSs.png

I could see him being one to just wait patiently.

http://i.imgur.com/5ToAxvA.png

Thanks, Masato.

http://i.imgur.com/EgI0aKe.png

This view makes me wonder... how long was Riki asleep?

http://i.imgur.com/QHAvP9Z.png http://i.imgur.com/3Xz1kwr.png http://i.imgur.com/16lRf3W.png

Music for this part: Exotic Toybox

http://i.imgur.com/QfSilhC.png http://i.imgur.com/ymyZ4BB.png

http://i.imgur.com/STSxDBG.png http://i.imgur.com/sJFjkAn.png http://i.imgur.com/R02bUCX.png

Not such a rare sight, is it?

http://i.imgur.com/9kQ4b4V.png
http://i.imgur.com/RblIACo.png http://i.imgur.com/b3cjce4.png

Hmm, hmm. I wonder.

http://i.imgur.com/A06RtuE.png http://i.imgur.com/CMdWFvn.png
http://i.imgur.com/Nhqt6S7.png

Now why was it this obvious?

http://i.imgur.com/fyl0pXY.png

...ooookay. Whatever you say.

http://i.imgur.com/koNm7c9.png
http://i.imgur.com/14iME5e.png http://i.imgur.com/8BbIHnj.png

"Best friends"?

http://i.imgur.com/d7rhhWu.png http://i.imgur.com/bH09DZT.png http://i.imgur.com/w8qhNn3.png

Sadly, my Russian is no longer good enough for me to be able to translate белка or стрелка anymore.

http://i.imgur.com/WGzsZoJ.png

The disciplinary committee, huh? I guess that means they're close to Kanata as well. I guess having her as Kud's roommate wasn't a bad idea after all.

http://i.imgur.com/kggYHuS.png
http://i.imgur.com/aWZ12xl.png

They seem so friendly together. Had Rin gotten over her shyness I'm sure they'd have been fine roommates.

Either way, why were they out here together in the first place?

http://i.imgur.com/MIiJPRK.png http://i.imgur.com/2acNStf.png http://i.imgur.com/fyieEA7.png

Duty-bound Rin can get over her shyness quite quickly, can't she?

http://i.imgur.com/gzmGE2u.png http://i.imgur.com/j4Kca9O.png http://i.imgur.com/HRbhP8M.png

Do tell.

http://i.imgur.com/nPgnp7f.png http://i.imgur.com/vDEG0KR.png http://i.imgur.com/Qz8xSDa.png
http://i.imgur.com/LYTtRz5.png

That seems simple.

http://i.imgur.com/Wl7rM7D.png http://i.imgur.com/vR62A0A.png http://i.imgur.com/JalG6Zo.png

http://i.imgur.com/IUer07p.png http://i.imgur.com/V9q4IzQ.png http://i.imgur.com/phygIcK.png

Heh. Neat little trick. Surprised Rin didn't know about it.

http://i.imgur.com/lLI8pK2.png

Let me guess. "Shii yuu reita"?

http://i.imgur.com/JX24fw2.png

Called it.

http://i.imgur.com/66EUuTL.png http://i.imgur.com/LyItRq3.png

Kinda reminds me of Spice and Wolf. Regardless, the two of them seem like they could be really good friends.

Riki goes to get some food and we skip ahead to nightfall. Take a guess what's up.

http://i.imgur.com/g5qoUYl.png
http://i.imgur.com/GyXL0by.png

Music for this part: My Brave Smile

http://i.imgur.com/cKfkMo8.png

That sounds like Kyousuke alright.

http://i.imgur.com/qFtZHys.png
http://i.imgur.com/MP5Qv2o.png

Any surprises here?

http://i.imgur.com/j1abwld.png

"Plenty of girls on the team"? Oh you don't even know.

http://i.imgur.com/xt8WyyU.png http://i.imgur.com/N9xSoys.png http://i.imgur.com/9EUGfFA.png http://i.imgur.com/qCY6715.png

http://i.imgur.com/BlyHuYA.png

Oho? I wonder what he's up to now.

http://i.imgur.com/0OhiSVk.png http://i.imgur.com/Z0DJBa8.png http://i.imgur.com/0Y6zsQJ.png

So, what's up?

http://i.imgur.com/aQiqiDw.png http://i.imgur.com/pVXvlu6.png http://i.imgur.com/L3MrWX3.png

What the smurf? That's a rather drastic change in objective.

http://i.imgur.com/N3BRMWp.png http://i.imgur.com/5g4n5rS.png

That was shot down quickly.

http://i.imgur.com/PABIj6p.png http://i.imgur.com/NhuzcVg.png

Time for some Kyousukesque manipulation.

http://i.imgur.com/2j3lAa6.png http://i.imgur.com/IawNL1v.png http://i.imgur.com/5TgXrNv.png

http://i.imgur.com/wHcOWhu.png

Devious, Kyousuke.

http://i.imgur.com/OOSe4Hh.png

Rin is so easy to ma-

http://i.imgur.com/iZNiMEU.png

Guess it won't be that easy after all.

http://i.imgur.com/EZMUzkX.png
http://i.imgur.com/5pg0JCA.png

*sigh*

http://i.imgur.com/QGPdnQ4.png http://i.imgur.com/nu5rxhx.png http://i.imgur.com/cauk22V.png

Gosh. Rin really is so easy to manipulate. Then again, I guess it just means she'll do anything for her cats' sake.

http://i.imgur.com/mUFMUc3.png

I picked "Watch calmly". This is Kyousuke we're talking about.

Music for this part: Mission Possible

http://i.imgur.com/MzKzeOb.png http://i.imgur.com/DNEPrmD.png http://i.imgur.com/7gdBPQD.png

I swear if Rin takes Dorj with her and it just flattens that monster that would be the greatest thing ever.

http://i.imgur.com/4a86ryj.png http://i.imgur.com/e5ceAHi.png http://i.imgur.com/BCI5XD5.png http://i.imgur.com/Ne94XWI.png http://i.imgur.com/jVKvD3k.png http://i.imgur.com/5QbDRcQ.png

I think she's forgotten we're here.

http://i.imgur.com/J2OSeJg.png http://i.imgur.com/jCYbuyS.png

Really. It's almost as if he had planned this from the start.

http://i.imgur.com/5Dwp98H.png
http://i.imgur.com/bDsJdcq.png

Wait, really!?

http://i.imgur.com/ecOvs0P.png
http://i.imgur.com/Ds7HM1U.png
http://i.imgur.com/QyubSQP.png

So there just casually happens to be a strange mysterious creature roaming around the school for no real reason, and nobody knows or cares about it. It's just there because why not.

I love this visual novel so much.

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http://i.imgur.com/wH7WNe3.png http://i.imgur.com/4rgx0bH.png

They're just kinda rolling with it, eh?

http://i.imgur.com/1AFZVeH.png http://i.imgur.com/ORwO1lG.png http://i.imgur.com/aRsfeoL.png

That's a good point. Kyousuke does have more planning and reasoning behind his plans than it seems at first.

http://i.imgur.com/xJVcxwR.png
http://i.imgur.com/Zn377se.png http://i.imgur.com/Md6cIsu.png

So much for help from the cats.

http://i.imgur.com/3yEoB8q.png http://i.imgur.com/L6iad4s.png http://i.imgur.com/dnRP3DG.png http://i.imgur.com/X8If333.png

http://i.imgur.com/NhDnRf7.png http://i.imgur.com/W772rrn.png http://i.imgur.com/dGCqgkv.png http://i.imgur.com/eApBq2U.png

It's flying? Huh. This is getting stranger and stranger.

http://i.imgur.com/pqtBvU3.png http://i.imgur.com/rwFfzx1.png http://i.imgur.com/93Odgti.png http://i.imgur.com/qm4dlYR.png http://i.imgur.com/kxCfgNy.png http://i.imgur.com/Bi9hZqS.png http://i.imgur.com/UDkjsiy.png

And with that, it doesn't take too long until...

Music for this part: Heroic Battle

http://i.imgur.com/kXxDUzs.png
http://i.imgur.com/4PyjX3n.png

http://i.imgur.com/1pigjPP.png

What is that thing?

http://i.imgur.com/V0MJdZp.png http://i.imgur.com/5BmfrFB.png

As you can see, Rin as she is now doesn't really have much of a chance against this thing. It wasn't even close in the slightest.

http://i.imgur.com/gpK4hfL.png

http://i.imgur.com/dt7hzno.png
http://i.imgur.com/5j1y6bp.png

Meh. Too bad. It'll probably be too hard until Chapter 3 or 4.

http://i.imgur.com/cGqQiby.png http://i.imgur.com/BTJNd7L.png
http://i.imgur.com/KalTSfw.png
http://i.imgur.com/ecQj9ML.png http://i.imgur.com/ENE3UEJ.png

Damn man. Kengo is serious.

http://i.imgur.com/m7XZG0L.png
http://i.imgur.com/E4HoVzP.png

She seems fine. Somehow she didn't come to harm at all, apparently.

http://i.imgur.com/weLN8Mc.png

Okay, wait. How are we supposed to hear or see Kengo's battle, much less know it even happens? The mic was attached to Rin, was it not?

http://i.imgur.com/anLiS8i.png

...I give up. Either Kyousuke had literally been planning to fight the lifeform, have Rin lose and then know that Kengo would fight it in her place...

Or he's just the kind of guy who likes installing mics on his friends for the lulz.

It's probably the latter.

http://i.imgur.com/zLpadLx.png

http://i.imgur.com/SPccssW.png http://i.imgur.com/Ku8FNOE.png

Similarly to how Rin got destroyed in her battle, Kengo just utterly destroys the lifeform.

http://i.imgur.com/dhr9Rlc.png

http://i.imgur.com/OzCNNha.png
http://i.imgur.com/30xP61M.png

Shoulda volunteered to fight it yourself, Masato.

http://i.imgur.com/Ps0ARUu.png

And that's it for the night. And for today as well, I'll be leaving for England tomorrow noon, meaning I won't be able to continue this Let's Play for a while. After that, however, I will have lots of free time so I'll try my best to update frequently. Next time will be May 19th with more member hunting. See you then.