Let's Play Little Busters!

[Karifean]

In related news, Planetarian is about to be released on Steam! If this does well enough, there's a chance that more visual novels, Key or not, get an overseas release at last. So if you're a nice person and wish to help this cause and/or you're interested in a Key visual novel that takes between 2-4 hours to read through, you may consider buying this for just ten dollars.

Chapter 1, Part 18

So last time we talked to Kurugaya over a cup of tea and she expressed her confusion at how Masato and Kengo are friends despite them constantly fighting.

For now, I guess Riki is a bit worried about Mio again.



Maybe she doesn't want to be followed?

Music for this part: Approaching Light




Great way to invite yourself, isn't it?



That's kind of you to offer that.



I've never had Onigiri before. Do they taste good?



It really is nice of her to feed Riki like that every day, huh. ^^



Mm, I can almost picture it.




Enviable, I suppose. Yeah I guess you can't really dislike...



Oh. Well.




Somehow Mio manages to make you look at many things in a different light. I like it.



Meaningless resistance... still better than not doing anything... it might be.



Oh no, it's actually quite fascinating. It makes me think about things.




Looking for members again. Well we only need two more, so it shouldn't take that much longer.

Music for this part: Showing Signs of a Mystery



So we fruitlessly look around a bit, until...





Is it another new cat?



Doesn't sound like it's a new cat. Not that it matters much.




But it only stays relaxing for so long, because soon enough, someone appears.



I think I know who it is already.



I like how she's now called Haruka instead of Saigusa in the name box, in accordance to Riki now calling her by her first name.



There's only one thing Haruka flees from like that.



She just cannot stay out of trouble...



Whatever...





A "gray object"?




*sigh* well she got caught.



Bye Haruka... I guess.

In her place, someone else joins us.



I feel like it's been a while since we've seen Kud, hasn't it?

Music for this part: Exotic Toybox




Strelka? Or rather, стрелка?




Ah, that dog. Her "best friend", if I remember correctly.



Hee. Neat to see Rin, the cat girl, get along with a dog.



I... don't know what to make of that either.



Yeah. It was relaxing, until a certain ruckus happened.



I just noticed Rin also calls Haruka by first name. Huh, that's kinda surprising.




They seem to get along quite well.




Eh heh. Sorry, I don't hear it.



A cat and a dog, huh.




Guh.



Sorry Kud, that might be a little too much to ask.



Or not?




She can say Strelka just fine. That might work out actually.




It's cute thinking about it.




Rin still looks a little lost.






Ah well. I guess it's still too tough for her.




To confirm that yes indeed you can call people by their names?



It might not be a bad idea to change the subject for now...





Kud is really cute.



Uh... eh?



Oh okay then.




Hmm. My Russian is not good enough to know a word like that. But well, now I do.




A nickname that became her name? Hmm.





Wow. Kud got Rin to be able to call her by name that quickly. That's a first.




You're on the disciplinary committee too?



Oh good. I don't particularly like the disciplinary committee.



Shii yuu.




At least remember that I'm looking for members, please...



Again?



I guess there was a longer time gap between that scene and now than it seemed.



Hmm, sure?




Let's let her be.




That Engrish. What's that first sentence supposed to mean, anyways? "It it's gratt tomato"?



Riki... maybe you should explain yourself first.




Thankfully, no harm meant, none taken. So now let's start over and actually ask this time, shall we?




That many?




I'll say. I didn't know half of those.




This bodes well.



I don't really follow, but whatever.




Gaah, don't make that face. It scares me.



So...



Great, then. I can imagine Masato's reaction already.





Ah, this group. I just love it ^^




This time the test doesn't seem to be as pointless as the three times before. Let's start with basic knowledge.






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People have different interpretations of "basic knowledge" I guess.




Whoa! Kud has all sorts of scary facial expressions!



Well... we finish up our basic knowledge catchup and now let's have some testing.

Music for this part: Race





You're not the first person to say that.



And, does she do well?






Turns out that Kud is an exceptionally good catcher! That's certainly good.



Heh, strangely right, eh?



I think she'll pass.



Geez, you guys are mean.



"Go fetch"?



Ah man. You guys.



Yay! Celebration! One team member to go!





Haha, Kud in the battle rankings. This is going to be cute.

Alright, I'll call it here. I'm writing this literally 15 minutes before Planetarian releases and I'm going to buy it as soon as it hits the store.

Next time we're gonna start locking ourselves out of routes. It's not necessary - since locking yourself into Rin's route takes priority over all other characters - but if I don't do it now I'll probably never be able to show these scenes later on, and going with the other option serves as a nice buildup towards the character route itself, so I'll be showing those when we get to the character in question. See you then.



Although I'm starting to wonder if anyone is still reading these.