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Soldier 1: "Your Highness!" Soldier 1: "It'll be half a day until we reach the location where the monster was sighted." Princess: "Yes, I understand. We've still got some way to go, but remain vigilant—" Soldier 3: "It's here!" Soldier 1: "That can't be! The monster came this way to attack us?! We're not prepared to go into combat!" Princess: "Looks like we're in luck." Soldier 1: "What?!" Princess: "We've been saved a half-day's worth of walking." Soldier 2: "It's no use! This thing's stronger than they said!" Soldier 3: "W-We can't even get close!" Princess: "Ex Seque Duel!" Soldier 3: "A-A single blow!" Soldier 3: "Your Highness!" Soldier 1: "Well done, Your Highness!" Soldier 2: "What fine swordsmanship!" Soldier 3: "Our princess, and Commander of the Third Legion!" Group: "Princess! Princess! Princess!" Soldier 3: "A shout of victory!" Group: "Princess! Princess! Princess!" Ex: "Many moons have passed since the Imperial Army went to war with the Hellhorde." Ex: "I fell into the hands of the Hellhorde, and find myself imprisoned with Her Highness. Her Highness has seen her fair share of war, proving herself on the battlefield time and time again." Ex: "These indignities are hardly enough..." Ex: "to break her will!" Torture: "Princess. Is there no way to get you to reveal the Royal Empire's secrets?" Ex: "Save your breath. Her Highness is not only a princess, but Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. She would not so easily divulge imperial secrets." Torture: "Is that so?" Torture: "In that case, though it pains me greatly..." Ex: "Torture?!" Ex: "Wait! War prisoner conventions prohibit the use of torture!" Torture: "Those are human laws, are they not?" Princess: "Ex." Princess: "Don't worry about me." Ex: "Your Highness!" Princess: "Sear me with flames and burn my body, but I will keep my silence." Ex: "Your Highness." Torture: "In that case..." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "What?" Ex: "What in the world?" Torture: "'Tis toast." Ex: "Toast?!" Ex: "And what exactly do you plan to do with that?! Don't tell me you plan on enticing her with food! She's not a child, you know!" Princess: "Looks yummy..." Ex: "Your Highness?" Princess: "D-Don't get me wrong, Ex! I'm not feeling tempted at all! I simply gave my honest impression of how good it looks! All human beings would feel the same way! So I definitely didn't give in to temptation here..." Princess: "I would never give in to the likes of mere toast!" Princess: "Ah, I can see it..." Princess: "I can just see it!" Princess: "A carpet of gold!" Princess: "The heads of wheat, heavy with grain..." Princess: "just waiting to be harvested!" Princess: "The yeast and unsalted butter performing in perfect harmony!" Princess: "And most of all, that snow-white angel, the flour, with its fragrant aroma!" Ex: "Your Highness?" Princess: "You've got it wrong, Ex! This is, um, you know! Ah yes! That's it! What I mean is not what you're thinking! It's something else entirely! See, don't you get it now?! That's what I'm talking about!" Torture: "Shh." Princess: "I-I can hear it! It sounds... It sounds so tasty!" Princess: "The crunchy, flame-seared surface. A little burnt, which only makes it better!" Princess: "As it's torn open, it refuses to stay silent and emits those dulcet tones!" Princess: "And its chewy, moist interior!" Princess: "Thank you! Thank you, tasty sounds!" Princess: "A hearty meal for the ears!" Ex: "Your Highness?" Ex: "Your Highness!" Princess: "Curses..." Princess: "I am Commander of the Imperial Third Legion." Princess: "I-I will never give in..." Princess: "to your pathetic torture!" Torture: "The torture isn't over yet." Torture: "'Tis a bowl of beef stew that has been eaten." Princess: "You wouldn't dare!" Princess: "You fiend!" Princess: "That has to taste amazing!" Princess: "I'll talk..." Torture: "I see." Torture: "So that's the weak point of the Imperial Army." Ex: "Your Highness..." Torture: "It appears to be reliable information." Princess: "I did it. I spilled the beans." Princess: "So let me have some toast. Just one slice. One slice is all I ask for!" Torture: "One slice?" Torture: "What are you saying? You've already divulged your secrets. In other words, we're done with you." Torture: "You won't get just one slice..." Torture: "We'll throw a toast party!" Princess: "Yay!" Ex: "What..?" Princess: "So yummy! Untz, untz, untz! Untz, untz, untz!" Torture: "What was that?" Torture: "Our army is too feeble to win with a meager secret like that?" Kanadge: "Yes." Torture: "Understood. We will delay the princess's release until I obtain information that our army can use." Torture: "Don't take it personally, Princess." Torture: "I'm doing this all for the sake of His Majesty." Torture: "Starting today, the princess will be tortured on a daily basis." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "Grand Inquisitor Torture Tortura. Her Highness may have been bested yesterday due to her hunger, but thanks to your bread torture from yesterday, she's all bready today!" Princess: "As in, full of bread!" Ex: "Today's the day that Her Highness, Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion, stands up to your torture!" Ex: "Yes, no matter what you may subject her to..." Ex: "Takoyaki?" Ex: "Don't kid me with that takoyaki! Like I said, Her Highness is all bready for you! Besides, Her Highness was raised on the finest meals, so she'd never be done in by such low-brow food! Your Highness?" Princess: "Th-That's right! You can't sway me with something I've never eaten, like takoyaki!" Princess: "I know what it is, at least." Princess: "I'd always gaze out of the palace windows alone at the festivals." Princess: "The citizens bought them from stalls..." Princess: "to eat with family! Lovers! Friends!" Princess: "With smiles on their faces!" Princess: "H-Honestly, I was so jealous of them..." Ex: "She's crying!" Torture: "Princess." Torture: "Would you like to try one?" Ex: "You mustn't, Your Highness!" Ex: "If you stuff your face with freshly-made takoyaki..." Ex: "Your Highness!" Ex: "But she looks happy!" Batter: "Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum!" Princess: "Crispy on the outside!" Batter: "Yum!" Princess: "Gooey on the inside!" Princess: "Plump octopus right in the middle..." Princess: "Mingling!" Princess: "The octopus and batter mingling as they dance in your mouth!" Princess: "The way it asserts itself as it passes down your throat! Its faint warmth even as it reaches your stomach!" Princess: "A carnival of joy in every bodily organ!" Princess: "So this is..." Princess: "T-A-K-O-yaki!" Torture: "I see." Torture: "So that's where the Imperial Army hid its ultimate weapon." Princess: "Take a look, Ex!" Princess: "I grilled this one myself! There's cheese inside!" Princess: "Crispy and gooey! Plump and gooey!" Torture: "Excuse me?" Torture: "His Majesty said what?" Kanadge: "He said, "I'm too scared to use a weapon that powerful."" Torture: "I see." Torture: "I suppose that's that if he's scared. I shall have to come up with a different torture." Torture: "'Tis quite late already. I must retire for the night soon." Torture: "That's it!" Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "Torture this late at night? Does the Hellhorde know no manners?" Torture: "I do apologize. However, I chose this time for a reason." Princess: "I've got it, Ex. She must plan on using sleep deprivation to torture me." Ex: "I see! It's true that sleep deprivation would be excruciating for the average person." Ex: "However, Your Highness is Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. You've faced fierce battlefields with no room to rest, fighting for nights on end without sleep." Princess: "Yeah. I also pulled four all-nighters in a row once playing video games." Ex: "You can leave that part out!" Princess: "Anyway, I'm used to going without sleep! I can handle however many hours you throw at me!" Torture: "Unfortunately, Princess, today's torture does not involve depriving you of sleep." Princess: "What?" Princess: "This smell! This warmth! This devastating power!" Princess: "S-Surely you wouldn't! Not this late at night!" Princess: "Ramen?!" Stomach: "Growl..." Princess: "My stomach was getting ready to go to sleep, but it's bolted awake from the visual stimulation and smell of the ramen! My stomach is like an excited little kid now!" Stomach: "Gimme that ramen!" Ex: "You mustn't, Your Highness! Take a closer look!" Ex: "That's not just any ramen! That rich and creamy ramen broth!" Ex: "Eating that this late at night is bad for you! You'll upset your stomach!" Princess: "Ex, I know all too well..." Princess: "How criminal it is to eat ramen in the middle of the night." Princess: "How stupid it is." Princess: "The inevitable guilt." Princess: "That's what makes it taste so good!" Ex: "Your Highness!" Torture: "'Tis time to eat." Princess: "I want some!" Ex: "Your Highness!" Ex: "Your Highness! Y-Y-Your Highness! Y-Y-Your..." Princess: "Kill me now." Ex: "Seriously?" Ex: "Your Highness, have a little patience. Ramen is a meal enjoyed quickly. Which means the torture shouldn't last long." Princess: "Y-You're right, Ex." Princess: "Besides, I've gotten used to the ramen's impact. I'll tough it out." Princess: "I will never give in!" Princess: "What?!" Princess: "A small bowl of rice?! Y-You fiend! Just what are you planning?! Topping that piping hot rice with chili bean paste and garlic, and wrapping it up in the nori that's soaked up the ramen broth!" Princess: "She ate it!" Ex: "Your Highness?" Ex: "Y-Y-Your Highness?!" Ex: "Your Highness!" Princess: "Firm noodles, extra dashi, spinach topping..." Ex: "She's putting in an order while turning white as ash!" Princess: "Delish!" Torture: "It's almost closing time, so these scrap ends of pork chashu are on the house." Princess: "Awesome! This is the best part of eating at late-night ramen shops right before they close!" Ex: "We're in a prison cell." Torture: "Well?" Torture: "Was His Majesty pleased with the secret I brought him today?" Torture: "What?" Torture: "Ah... Yes, as always." Torture: "Yes. I'll do my best tomorrow." Youki: "Grand Inquisitor." Youki: "Why don't you leave tomorrow's torture session to us?" Torture: "You two!" Princess: "Bread... Takoyaki... Ramen..." Princess: "Flour is so great!" Princess: "The greatest!" Soldier 3: "It's here!" Soldier 1: "That can't be! The monster came this way to attack us?! We're not prepared to go into combat!" Princess: "Looks like we're in luck." Soldier 1: "What?!" Princess: "We've been saved a half-day's worth of walking." Princess: "I can go home early and play video games!" Princess: "After I save that character, should I tackle the Blazing Dungeon?" Princess: "No, there was that subquest that caught my eye. Ex Seque Duel! I might be able to get a rare item out of it! That definitely comes first!" Soldier 3: "Your Highness!" Princess: "All that sudden movement after drinking water gave me a stitch on my side." Princess: "It hurts like hell. So much pain, but everyone's looking at me." Princess: "I can't let them know I have a side stitch. It'd affect the soldiers' morale." Princess: "I know." Princess: "I heard that stretching can help the pain." Soldier 3: "A shout of victory!" Group: "Princess! Princess! Princess!" Princess: "Nope."

: "The war between the Imperial Army and the Hellhorde has raged on for many years... In the midst of battle, the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion falls into the hands of the Hellhorde." : "The Hellhorde, seeking to extract Imperial secrets from the princess..." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." : "...mercilessly subjects her to torture, day after day." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess. I shan't be your torturer for today. Two others shall be taking my place." Ex: "The horrors! What manner of wicked inquisitors await us?!" Torture: "Come in..." Torture: "Lieutorments..." Torture: "Youki and Inki." Youki: "Heya!" Inki: "H-Hello there..." Youki: "Nice to meetcha, Princess!" Youki: "Lieutorment Youki, at your service!" Inki: "A-And I'm Lieutorment Inki." Ex: "Lieutorments?! The princess would never submit to a pair of junior officers!" Torture: "They may be of lower rank, but they work as a team to use tactics unavailable to me." Torture: "All to torment our princess here." Game Narration: "Super Jump+Brawlers!" Youki: "All right! Today's the day I beat you!" Inki: "I'd like to see you try!" Game Narration: "Ready, go!" Youki: "Take this!" Game Narration: "Inki wins!" Youki: "Let me land at least, In-chan!" Youki: "Okay! I'll get you next time!" Inki: "I won't lose to you, You-chan." Game Narration: "Ready, go!" Torture: "'Tis a video game." Ex: "A video game?!" Ex: "A childish diversion!" Ex: "You stand before the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. Her gallant figure leading the charge has won the admiration of all she commands. A mere video game... stands no chance... of acting... as temptation!" Princess: "That looks fun..." Ex: "Your Highness?" Princess: "That's right." Princess: "From a young age... I underwent strict training to grow stronger." Princess: "I devoted everything to improving myself. The only talking I did was with my sword! The truest form of communication!" Princess: "I have no need for friends..." Ex: "Your Highness." Inki: "W-Wanna play together?" Princess: "I... I won't give in!" Princess: "Besides... I don't know what to say to someone I've just met." Torture: "Princess." Torture: "You can play this game with four people." Ex: "What...?" Youki: "Oh, you're doing good!" Princess: "This is fun!" Princess: "Being next to someone feels so warm, even if we don't make contact!" Princess: "When my smile is met by a smile next to me, it's double the happiness!" Princess: "My happiness is multiplied by theirs..." Princess: "Ultra happy!" Youki: "Powerful Miracle..." Youki: "Tornado Spin!" Youki: "I'm not done yet!" Inki: "G-Grumbly Griping... Gloomy Fire!" Inki: "H-How about this?!" Torture: "Cool Beauty Ice Storm!" Princess: "Pretty Princess... Special Strong Shine!" Game Narration: "Princess wins!" Youki: "Nice one, Princess!" Inki: "Th-That was great!" Torture: "Fine work indeed." Youki: "All right, one more round!" Torture: "I see. Security at the eastern gate is light on Wednesdays." Princess: "U-Um... Can we play— No, never mind." Princess: "We're mortal enemies." Youki: "What are you talking about?" Youki: "We're friends, aren't we?" Inki: "W-We'll be back for more torture." Princess: "I-It's not like I gave in to you fiends!" Youki: "Yeah, yeah." Youki: "Let's add each other as friends." Inki: "A-Add me too." Princess: "Um..." Youki: "I'll bring up the QR code, so you scan it, Princess-chan." Princess: "Yeah, okay." Kanadge: "I've received a report." Hell-Lord: "Cram school is on Wednesdays." Torture: "We can't do anything if there's cram school. We'll need a new torture to get the princess to divulge another secret." Torture: "That reminds me. We sent her out on an expedition to the town out west, but she's just about to return after completing her mission." Princess: "They read my message!" Krall: "Princess, time for some torture!" Krall: "Hey there, Princess." Ex: "Beasts, you say?!" Ex: "When Her Highness was faced with a pack of humongous, frenzied beasts..." Ex: "She was completely undaunted and made short work of them!" Ex: "Her Highness will not submit to any ordinary beast!" Krall: "Can you still put on a brave face in front of this fella?" Krall: "Hngy-Baby!" Hngy-Baby: "Hngh?" Princess: "Cute!" Princess: "A polar bear cub? So cute!" Princess: "H-Hngy-Baby? Hngy-Baby!" Princess: "You're so cute! Oh! So cute!" Ex: "Your Highness?" Princess: "I suppose it is adorable, but do you think I would give in at its cuteness and fess up? You sure do think little of me." Ex: "You were real close to giving in." Krall: "Well, then..." Krall: "Can you handle this, then?" Princess: "You heartless demon!" Princess: "Give that ball back right now!" Krall: "It's all in your hands, Princess." Princess: "What?!" Krall: "If you feel sorry, then start talking!" Princess: "Curse you..." Princess: "That's real low, Hellhorde..." Princess: "Wait, does doing this hurt you?" Krall: "H-Hurt me?! And why exactly would I feel hurt?! Are you saying I feel bad about stealing this ball, but I'm just enduring the pain because it's my job?! This bear is my servant! I don't feel a scrap of sympathy—" Krall: "I'm sorry, Hngy-Baby! Sorry for being so mean! I'm so sorry!" Krall: "I love you! I love you! Love you lots!" Krall: "So, so much! Hngy-Baby! I love you!" Ex: "I don't exactly follow, but it looks like we've won today." Princess: "She refused to betray her friend, mission or not." Princess: "Her conviction has touched my heart! I will reveal my secret!" Ex: "Wait, why?" Princess: "So fluffy!" Princess: "Can I give it a hug?" Krall: "You betcha, baby!" Princess: "Yay! Whoa, so soft!" : "The information from today didn't prove to be any use, either, so the torture continues." : "Incidentally..." : "The job Krall just finished was demolition work with beasts." Krall: "Oh, your shift's up already?" Krall: "Okay! Nice job!" Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess. Today's torture will take place in a different location, so we'll have you wear these to maintain our secrecy." Giant: "Hey!" Giant: "You must be the princess!" Giant: "My name is Giant. Nice to meet you!" Princess: "You..." Princess: "You're huge." Giant: "It's not nice to call a lady huge." Ex: "What's going on? What's your reason for bringing us to a hot spring?" Giant: "Huh? Reason?" Giant: "Hot springs feel so nice! The hot springs are way better than torture for a good talk!" Ex: "I see. Your plan is to use kindness to trap Her Highness." Ex: "Too bad, though." Ex: "Her Highness is Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. Since infancy, she was raised in an environment free of indulgence." Ex: "A heart of steel, ready at all times to wield the blade." Ex: "That is the unconditional requirement for a knight. Your plot must be to gently appeal to her emotions, so you can coax the empire's secrets out of her, but it won't work! Her Highness will never succumb to..." Princess: "This rules!" Ex: "Your Highness? Your Highness!" Princess: "Don't worry, Ex." Princess: "My first bath in ages. I must admit that it feels good. It can't be beat." Princess: "But nothing more than that!" Ex: "Your Highness!" Princess: "It's just as Ex says. I grew up in an environment where I was not allowed to act spoiled. I've never let anyone pamper me. Your kindness and sympathy are wasted on me." Princess: "The likes of that won't make me give in!" Giant: "What? You've never been pampered, even once?" Princess: "Huh? Yeah." Giant: "Oh, is that right?" Giant: "In that case..." Giant: "C'mere." Giant: "Mama's here." Giant: "It's fine. You don't have to try so hard." Giant: "It's important to let yourself be spoiled. Don't think of it as running away." Princess: "W-Wait, I never asked to..." Giant: "There!" Princess: "S-So warm... Being gently embraced by someone bigger than you, and having her whisper words of encouragement." Princess: "It feels so nice!" Giant: "Walkie-walkie. Walkie-walkie." Princess: "Mama..." Princess: "The terrifying power of kindheartedness..." Torture: "How do you find this information?" Torture: "I understand." Child Demon: "Mama! I want that!" Mother Demon: "No can do. It's almost time for dinner." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "What the heck is that?" Torture: "'Tis Gorilla's March." Torture: "A very tasty cookie snack filled with chocolate." Ex: "Oh, it's just a snack for commoners!" Ex: "Her Highness has enjoyed only the finest of snacks since infancy. Even when venturing outside for lessons," Ex: "closely monitoring her." Ex: "As a knight out in the field, there were times when she ate rations and instant noodles." Ex: "But I've never laid eyes on that snack!" Princess: "Drool..." Ex: "Your Highness?" Ex: "Has Your Highness ever eaten..." Princess: "Ah! Well..." Princess: "We would stop by the candy store on my way back from lessons..." Jimochi: "Here, Your Highness." Jimochi: "It's our little secret." Princess: "Yay!" Ex: "That damn geezer!" Princess: "Please don't tell Mother! Jimochi was doing it for my sake!" Ex: "You think I'd do that, like a little kid? I'm a sacred sword, darn it!" Princess: "No need to worry, Ex. I'm not particularly attached to that snack. One box costs more than 100 yen, so I basically never had it. I usually bought a bunch that cost 10 to 20 yen, along with one special 30-yen snack. That's the secret to enjoying cheap snacks." Ex: "How plebeian of you, Your Highness." Princess: "Besides... I want more!" Jimochi: "Not happening! It's mine!" Princess: "Jimochi would only ever share a few with me. Please!" Jimochi: "Upsy-daisy!" Ex: "Just give her some, you old crank! Honored Knight, my ass!" Torture: "Now then, let us begin the torture." Princess: "Ex. To be honest, I'm jealous, and I want some. But it's not stirring up any other emotions. This torture session is in the bag!" Princess: "I'll never give in!" Princess: "Hey, Gorilla's March has a cute picture on every piece. You need to appreciate..." Princess: "Wait, you fiend! You're not going to look at the pictures?! Stop it! The gorilla wearing a ribbon, the gorilla sticking its tongue out... Do you know how many variants there are?!" Princess: "That indescribable fuzzy feeling when you get the mommy and baby gorilla! Or the big-browed gorilla that brings good luck to those who find it! There's all sorts of fun gimmicks in there!" Princess: "S-Stop..." Princess: "Everyone!" Princess: "Stop it..." Princess: "You monster!" Princess: "I'm begging you..." Princess: "Stop..." Princess: "Stop it already!" Princess: "I'll talk!" Torture: "I see. The queen's shoe size is 23cm." Torture: "If His Majesty is not pleased with this information, I'll be back tomorrow." Ex: "Yeah, she'll be back." Princess: "The big-browed gorilla! Maybe something good is in store for me!" Princess: "Yummy!" Louch: "So that's Hellholm." Louch: "I'm here to save you..."

: "The war between the Imperial Army and the Hellhorde has raged on for many years... In the midst of battle, the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion falls into the hands of the Hellhorde." : "The Hellhorde, seeking to extract Imperial secrets from the princess..." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." : "...mercilessly subjects her to torture day after day." Louch: "So that's Hellholm." Louch: "I'm here to save you..." Louch: "Your Highness!" Princess: "A theme park?" Youki: "Yeah! We just found out we have tomorrow off." Inki: "S-So we were thinking of going." Inki: "Wanna tag along, P-Princess-chan?" Princess: "There's no way! I'm a prisoner here!" Youki: "You should see if the grand inquisitor will let you go!" Youki: "C'mon!" Princess: "Okay! I'll ask!" Group: "Awesome!" Princess: "I shouldn't just assume she'll say no!" Youki: "That's right!" Inki: "I-I'm sure it'll be real fun with you there." Youki: "You said it!" Ex: "C'mon, it's not happening." Torture: "You cannot go." Ex: "Well, duh." Princess: "You heartless monster! Are you saying that as a prisoner subject to torture, I don't have the freedom to visit a theme park?!" Ex: "I'm shocked that you thought you did." Torture: "That said, how does this sound?" Torture: "I shall consider it in exchange for an imperial secret." Ex: "You dirty scoundrel! So this is your torture for today?!" Ex: "I bet there is no theme park trip. It was all a trick to make Her Highness talk!" Torture: "On the contrary." Torture: "I would not stoop so low." Torture: "I imagine they invited you with naught but pure intentions." Ex: "Don't let her fool you, Your Highness!" Torture: "Right then, onto business..." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Torture: "You've been silent for an hour and counting now." Torture: "Are you sure about this? The park is almost about to open." Torture: "If you confess, I can send you to the park with a teleportation spell." Torture: "Don't you want to enjoy yourself with the others?" Ex: "Your Highness, Youki and Inki were simply acting on her orders. Their invite was nothing but a sham." Princess: "Rest assured, Ex." Princess: "I am Commander of the Imperial Third Legion." Princess: "I've seen my fair share of battles." Princess: "There are times when those I considered comrades..." Princess: "ended up betraying me." Princess: "This is nothing new to me. I won't give in, by any means." Torture: "'Tis time for the park to open." Torture: "I regret to say that you have bested me on this day." Ex: "Y-Your Highness. Please don't let it get to you." Princess: "I'm totally fine! I told you, I'm used to it!" Princess: "That said..." Youki: "We're friends, aren't we?" Inki: "I-I'm sure it'll be real fun with you there." Youki: "You said it!" Princess: "I might have wanted to go on that trip a little bit..." Ex: "Your Highness..." Youki: "We'll be waiting outside until you get here!" Inki: "We'll be waiting!" Princess: "Our friendship is the real deal!" Princess: "I'll tell you!" Torture: "I told you they weren't lying..." Youki: "Did Princess-chan reply yet?" Princess: "I'm here!" Youki: "Oh, there you are!" Inki: "Th-That outfit..." Youki: "You look super cute!" Princess: "Really?" Youki: "All right! Let's have ourselves a blast today!" Group: "Yeah!" Princess: "This is so fun! I'm so happy! What a brand-new experience!" Princess: "It's so nice to have friends! Having fun with others makes it two, three, four, five times as fun!" Princess: "My heart won't stop dancing with joy!" Princess: "Welcome to Tokyo..." Torture: "Yes." Torture: "It took until the very end, but we've finally obtained a useful piece of intelligence." Torture: "Their king... prefers sea over land." Torture: "Will the secret we've coaxed out of her today suffice?" Torture: "What?" Torture: "Oh, yes. The same as always." Torture: "What?!" Torture: "Understood." Torture: "Tomorrow's torture session..." Torture: "will be handled personally by His Majesty's daughter?" Louch: "Earthen cradle under heaven's watchful gaze." Louch: "Hush-a-bye baby. March thee onward, to the city cloaked in night eternal." Princess: "Besties for life!" Princess: "Why are you kneeling?" Princess: "Oh, is it me? Have you realized how great I am?" Ex: "I'm pretty sure it's not that." Torture: "I kneel not in deference to you, Princess. Today's torture will be performed by His Majesty's daughter." Ex: "The daughter of the Hell-Lord?!" Torture: "Indeed." Torture: "The only daughter of His Majesty the Hell-Lord." Torture: "Hyper Cadet Harm-Marshal..." Torture: "Her Highness Princess Maomao-chan." Princess: "So cute! Oh, what a cutie pie! So small! How old are you, Maomao-chan? Go on, go on! Ask me whatever you want!" Princess: "I-It's not what you think, Ex. I was just trying to get some information out of the Hell-Lord's daughter." Ex: "Look me in the eye and say that." Ex: "She's the daughter of none other than the Hell-Lord. Don't let her age catch you off guard!" Maomao-Chan: "Nuh-uh." Maomao-Chan: "I'm no good at all." Maomao-Chan: "Everyone has big hopes for me because of my dad..." Maomao-Chan: "but I've never gotten anything out of anyone with torture." Maomao-Chan: "I... must not be cut out to be a torturer..." Princess: "That's not true! That's not true at all, Maomao-chan! Even if it seems like nothing ever goes your way, I promise your efforts will pay off one day!" Ex: "Your Highness, why are you encouraging the enemy?" Princess: "So be a brave girl now, and torture me!" Maomao-Chan: "Thanks, missy!" Princess: "Oh, you're adorable! I'll talk!" Ex: "Don't jump the gun, Your Highness!" Maomao-Chan: "Okay! Well then..." Maomao-Chan: "It's time for torture, Princess!" Maomao-Chan: "Um, this is bubble wrap. I love popping the bubbles. So popping them in front of you should make you jealous!" Maomao-Chan: "Well? Aren't you so jealous?!" Princess: "God, she's cute. To be honest, I don't feel jealous at all. And yet, I want to tell her a secret so badly!" Ex: "Keep it together, Your Highness!" Torture: "Princess Maomao-chan, you're almost there." Maomao-Chan: "How about this, then?" Maomao-Chan: "My awesome move where you pop a whole bunch at once! This bold move uses up a ton of bubbles in no time," Maomao-Chan: "so I only use it on very special days!" Princess: "This is killing me more than any of the previous tortures!" Ex: "Hang in there, Your Highness! Get a hold of yourself!" Maomao-Chan: "Okay, just a little more! Um, next is..." Maomao-Chan: "I'm all out of bubbles to pop..." Maomao-Chan: "I messed up at torturing again..." Maomao-Chan: "After I tried so hard, too..." Princess: "I'll tell you everything!" Torture: "I see." Torture: "So this is the Imperial Army's secret code." Maomao-Chan: "Am I done with all my work now?" Torture: "Yes, that's right." Torture: "'Twas perfect, Princess Maomao-chan. And now that she's divulged her secret, we're done with the princess." Torture: "Feel free to do as you wish with her." Maomao-Chan: "Um, then..." Maomao-Chan: "Let's play a game of tag!" Princess: "Sure!" Princess: "Maomao-chan! Look, I'm right here!" Maomao-Chan: "Wait for me!" Princess: "C'mon, catch me if you can!" Maomao-Chan: "Okay! I'll get you!" Ex: "Your Highness, did you just undo your chains?" Maomao-Chan: "Tag!" Princess: "Ah, you got me!" Maomao-Chan: "Now you're it!" Hell-Lord: "Well, well." Hell-Lord: "So this is their secret code." Kanadge: "Yes, sir." Kanadge: "Let us make haste and deliver that note to the Chief Officer of Combat." Hell-Lord: "Not a chance!" Hell-Lord: "This is Maomao-chan's first accomplishment at work! I'm going to frame it and hang it in my home." Hell-Lord: "I won't let anyone else see it!" Louch: "March thee onward, to the city cloaked in night eternal." Louch: "Head yonder to dreams impossible." Louch: "Earthen cradle under heaven's watchful gaze." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "What's with the getup?" Torture: "You see, today's torture..." Torture: "is xiaolongbao." Ex: "Wha—?! Chinese food! This is bad. Truth be told, Her Highness loves Chinese cuisine!" Ex: "It might be hard for her to overcome today's torture! Not that she ever overcomes them!" Ex: "Huh?" Ex: "Is something the matter, Your Highness? What happened to your usual dumb face?" Princess: "Looks good... Dumb face?!" Princess: "It's true that I love Chinese food. Jimochi would secretly take me to Baminyan, the Chinese restaurant, after my lessons." Ex: "Not again, you old fart!" Princess: "Mapo, gyoza, fried rice... I can't pick just one!" Jimochi: "Then let's order everything and put it all on one plate!" Princess: "Yeah!" Princess: "But even for a Chinese cuisine die hard like me..." Princess: "Xiaolongbao are another story! After all, xiaolongbao are filled with soup, and always burn the inside of my mouth!" Ex: "What a pathetic reason." Ex: "But if that's the case, we stand a chance of prevailing!" Princess: "Yeah." Torture: "Princess." Torture: "That's because you don't know the proper way to eat xiaolongbao." Princess: "The proper way to eat them?" Torture: "Instead of simply putting one whole into your mouth, you begin by placing it atop your soup spoon," Torture: "and then break open the skin." Ex: "Your Highness!" Ex: "Keep your composure! Your Dumb Face-o-Meter just shot up to 70%!" Princess: "Dumb Face-o-Meter?!" Princess: "Don't you worry, Ex." Princess: "I simply let my guard down for a moment. It won't happen again!" Princess: "It looked tasty for a second there, but that's not the case. I mean, if you break open the skin, all that precious broth is going to come spilling out!" Torture: "Indeed. This overflowing broth is what you drink first." Princess: "Wha—?!" Princess: "That looks amazing!" Ex: "Watch out, Your Highness!" Princess: "H-Hold it. If you drink the broth first, what about the actual bun?! Xiaolongbao without the soup..." Princess: "is just a mangled mess!" Torture: "Why, of course you mustn't drink up all the soup just yet." Torture: "Watch carefully." Princess: "I-Inside the soup spoon, the skin, filling, and soup are mixed together in perfect balance!" Princess: "Wh-Why, that's..." Princess: "guaranteed to taste amazing!" Princess: "You fiend! You're going to devour that incredible-looking morsel in one bite?!" Torture: "I see. The guards change shift every Sunday morning, resulting in lax security..." Princess: "What?!" Princess: "Put on a bit of julienned ginger on at the end?! You're telling me there are greater heights of joy to be had?!" Princess: "I'm so happy!" Hell-Lord: "Flimsy security on Sunday mornings, you say?" Kanadge: "Yes. I believe it'd be the perfect time to strike." Hell-Lord: "No way!" Hell-Lord: "There are so many Sunday morning anime I want to watch. I prefer to watch them while they're airing." Kanadge: "As you wish." Louch: "Earthen cradle under heaven's watchful gaze. Hush-a-bye baby. March thee onward, to the city cloaked in night eternal." Louch: "Head yonder to dreams impossible." Princess: "White rice..." Princess: "...piled sky-high..." Louch: "Your Highness." Princess: "Huh? Huh?!" Louch: "Please keep it down. I've cast a sleeping spell throughout the castle, but we should act with the utmost silence." Louch: "White Knight of the Imperial First Legion, Louch Brittan. I've come here to fetch Your Highness." Louch: "Your Highness?" : "The princess was raised from an early age to grow up strong," girl A: "Oh, my dear knight!" : "and as girls her age dreamed of finding their Prince Charming..." girl B: "Look this way!" girl C: "Marry me!" Princess: "I have no need for that. I shall serve as the sword who protects all!" : "Or so she said." : "But the truth is..." : "she was squeeing at shoujo manga. What's more..." : "she dreamed of being saved by Prince Charming." : "No..." : "She dreamed about it like crazy!" Princess: "Y-You came to save me?" Louch: "That's right." Princess: "What, is this a dream? Am I still dreaming?" Louch: "Come now, let us flee at once." Princess: "Nope, it's reality." Louch: "Huh?" Princess: "No, I apologize. You're not to blame here. In fact, I'd prefer to marry someone with unassuming looks." Louch: "I see..." Princess: "Ex is still asleep." Princess: "So, how will we escape?" Louch: "Yes. Actually, I spent quite some time searching for Your Highness," Louch: "so the sleeping spell is about to run out in a few minutes." Louch: "As such, we'll use a return spell to head straight back to the palace." Princess: "Makes sense." Louch: "Um, well..." Louch: "About that return spell..." Louch: "For the two of us to use it, we'll need to cling tightly to each other..." Princess: "How innocent of you. I don't mind a bit of close contact. Don't hesitate to touch me." Louch: "Thank you very much." Louch: "Okay, Your Highness. Let me take you by the waist." Princess: "Go on." : "Needless to say, while the princess was quick to call him innocent, she was no better." Princess: "So close! His face is so close! His voice is so close! A man, so close to me! I can feel the warmth from his fingertips! This is a brand-new experience! My heart is pounding to the point where he's starting to look handsome! And is it me, or is his voice pretty manly?" Princess: "His dead serious profile as he recites his incantation... So handsome!" Princess: "He's grabbing onto me even tighter!" Princess: "I hear transportation magic requires intense focus. I guess it was true. He's gripping me with a lot of force." Princess: "It hurts a little, but I'm no delicate maiden. I'm the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. This is nothing." Princess: "And well, more importantly... his hand keeps on creeping upward. He's about to reach my boobs—" Princess: "U-Um, excuse me..." Princess: "It's no use! He's concentrating as hard as he can!" Princess: "He's completely unaware of his own hand!" Princess: "Calm down. I threw away my womanhood when I became a knight. Even if his hand does touch my boobs— it's not a big deal!" Princess: "It would take more than that..." Princess: "to make me give in!" Princess: "Nope, ain't happening!" Louch: "Head yonder as thou art guided..." Princess: "I'm sorry, Louch." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "Bear with it. I'm sure help will come some day!" Hell-Lord: "I will say... The grand inquisitor just hasn't brought me any information I can use." Hell-Lord: "I suppose the princess is just too formidable a foe." Hell-Lord: "No, or perhaps..."

: "The war between the Imperial Army and the Hellhorde has raged on for many years... In the midst of battle, the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion falls into the hands of the Hellhorde." : "The Hellhorde, seeking to extract Imperial secrets from the princess..." : "...mercilessly subjects her to torture day after day." Torture: "Torture Tortura, at your service." Hell-Lord: "The location of the empire's ultimate weapon. The days when security is lax. Their secret military code. All utterly worthless." Hell-Lord: "You haven't managed to get any useful information out of the princess." Hell-Lord: "Could it be that you've lost your touch?" Torture: "No, I dare say not." Hell-Lord: "I could strip you of your title of grand inquisitor right here." Hell-Lord: "But I'll offer you a chance." Hell-Lord: "Have a stab at torturing me." Kanadge: "Y-Your Majesty! I can't allow that!" Hell-Lord: "We will begin in one hour. I'll see if you have what it takes. And I think it should be clear what will happen..." Hell-Lord: "if you disappoint me." Torture: "Yes." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Your Majesty." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh." Kanadge: "Torturing His Majesty? How foolhardy!" Kanadge: "His Majesty stands above all of demonkind. His mental resilience is far above average! What exactly does she have planned?" Torture: "I shall be using this for today's torture session." Torture: "'Tis beer." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. You should cater your torture method to your victim." Kanadge: "It's not working on him!" Hell-Lord: "I enjoy a drink every night with the queen in the privacy of my home, and you offer me beer?" Hell-Lord: "Not a bad choice!" Kanadge: "It's not?!" Hell-Lord: "However, you stand before the Hell-Lord." Hell-Lord: "I've sampled the finest alcoholic beverages across the lands. Do you think you can defeat me with that low-brow canned beer?" Kanadge: "It's totally working!" Torture: "'Tis but canned beer. Yet 'tis mighty indeed. Your Majesty, do you know the tastiest way to pour a can of beer?" Torture: "The tastiest way?" Torture: "First, when pouring it into the glass..." Torture: "As you begin, immediately raise the can as high as you can." Hell-Lord: "If you do that, you'll get nothing but foam!" Torture: "That is fine." Torture: "That is what we want." Torture: "Once it reaches the very top, we wait for the head to settle." Torture: "A vigorous pour results in fine bubbles that become compacted even further." Torture: "Once the head is stable, slowly pour in beer from the rim of the glass." Torture: "Finally, once you've poured enough that the foam covers the top of the glass..." Torture: "'Tis complete." Hell-Lord: "Wha—?!" Hell-Lord: "J-Just look at this fluffy foam... No, fluffoam!" Kanadge: "He gave it a name!" Hell-Lord: "A far cry from the flaccid head you get from pouring mindlessly! It stands out like a dollop of whipped cream! Fluffoam! Fluffoam!" Kanadge: "Is he pleased with himself for that?" Kanadge: "Your Majesty!" Hell-Lord: "It can't be! To think that I..." Hell-Lord: "would tremble with temptation!" Kanadge: "Please endure it, Your Majesty! Even when you faced the Hero, strongest soldier in the Imperial Army, in a duel, you shrugged off all of his attacks, held firm," Kanadge: "and came out standing strong! You are the pinnacle of all demonkind! The strongest monster of all!" Kanadge: "The Hell-Lord himself!" Kanadge: "Your Majesty!" Kanadge: "Y-Your Majesty?" Hell-Lord: "Heh." Hell-Lord: "That's right." Hell-Lord: "I am the Hell-Lord." Hell-Lord: "This torture is nothing to me!" Torture: "Incidentally, this beer with the fluffy foam... or rather, this fluffoam beer... The longer you wait, the more foam will dissipate." Torture: "'Tis best to enjoy it immediately after pouring." Hell-Lord: "My weakness is light magic!" Torture: "Enjoy." Hell-Lord: "Yes." Hell-Lord: "It's so light, with a creamy mouthfeel that's downright criminal. And the golden nectar of life blanketed in fluffoam... rushes through my body!" Hell-Lord: "So divine, it's like my throat is in heaven!" Hell-Lord: "Foam fizzing like herald angels singing!" Hell-Lord: "I'm filled with joy!" Hell-Lord: "This is no mere canned beer!" Hell-Lord: "It's light magic!" Kanadge: "His Majesty is being purified!" : "Don't drink until you come of age." Torture: "His Majesty granted me permission to continue the torture." Torture: "But I must admit that as it stands, the intelligence we can gain is limited in scope." Torture: "I suppose I could try something different." Torture: "Fluffoam..." Torture: "Princess." Torture: "'Tis time for torture. We'll be trying something a little different today." Ex: "It doesn't matter what torture you throw at us." Ex: "I'm sure Her Highness will spill the beans." Princess: "What?! Did Ex's faith in me plummet thanks to my constant slip-ups?!" Princess: "Just you wait, Ex! Today's the day I finally resist!" Ex: "Hmph." Princess: "What?!" Torture: "I shan't be torturing you today, Princess." Princess: "What?" Torture: "Please come in." Torture: "Weaponsmith Gilga-chan." Gilga: "Hey there." Ex: "A weaponsmith?" Gilga: "Aw, man. Being stuck here has left you in awful condition." Torture: "Yes. Sacred Blade Ex, today we'll be..." Torture: "torturing you instead." Ex: "Don't underestimate me." Ex: "I am Ex, the sacred blade. In my long service to the royal family, alongside generations of noble knights, I've braved a countless number of battles." Ex: "I would never submit to any means of torture!" Gilga: "Alrighty." Ex: "Hey! Unhand me! I'm a sacred blade, you know!" Princess: "Ex?" Ex: "You've got it wrong, Your Highness! That was a battle cry! I was letting out a manly battle cry! It wasn't because of any pleasure I felt at all! I simply let out a battle cry! All sacred blades would do the same! I'm definitely not the only one who'd cry out..." Gilga: "Next, I'll use this rotary grindstone..." Gilga: "and sharpen you real nice and gentle." Ex: "What a refreshing shave. And the perfect level of sharpening!" Ex: "I can feel it." Ex: "I don't need to test out my blade to tell." Ex: "While retaining the bashing force a sword needs to smash through armor..." Ex: "it boasts the sharp edge of a katana to cut through flesh!" Ex: "I am a sacred blade! The sacred blade Ex!" Princess: "Ex! Ex, snap out of it!" Princess: "Ex!" Ex: "It's okay, Your Highness." Ex: "I admit that felt good. However, I feel no obligation to share my secrets! I will endure this torture!" Princess: "Great! I'm impressed, Ex! I would have spilled the beans three times by now!" Ex: "Your Highness?" Gilga: "Well, that's a shame, but it looks like I'm done here." Ex: "Y-You've still only done a coarse pass over my surface!" Gilga: "I know. I'd love to give you the full treatment as well." Gilga: "But this is supposed to be torture." Gilga: "Well, if you were to reveal a secret..." Gilga: "I wouldn't mind giving you a nice finish." Princess: "Ex..." Ex: "Rest assured, Your Highness." Ex: "I am the sacred blade Ex. Your trusty sword." Ex: "I wouldn't dare act out of my own personal interest." Princess: "Ex!" Ex: "Getting polished up with a nice, sharp edge..." Ex: "That would benefit Your Highness as well!" Princess: "Ex!" Gilga: "Okay, let's finish you up!" Torture: "I see." Torture: "So the Demon Sword Murasa and Fire Sword Amon are lovers." Ex: "Magnificent! I feel superb!" Princess: "Glare..." Ex: "U-Um... Your Highness, well... I'm sorry." Princess: "Sorry for letting you down as well." Ex: "N-No, I never..." Princess: "I'll try harder than ever before to endure the torture!" Ex: "Yes! I'll be rooting for you!" Krall: "Princess, time for some torture!" Princess: "Krall-chan!" Princess: "Where's Hngy-Baby?" Krall: "He's keeping watch back home!" Princess: "Aw, I was hoping to see him again!" Krall: "For real?" Princess: "I mean, Hngy-Baby's adorable!" Krall: "I know, right? Hngy-Baby's totes adorbs! You should come hang out at my place! You can meet all the others, too!" Princess: "What, really? I'm totally down!" Ex: "Your Highness?" Krall: "That's right, Princess. No more goofing around! Unlike last time, today's torture is totally the real deal! Prepare yourself!" Krall: "Come on in!" Ex: "That's..." Krall: "That's a good boy, Mad Wolf." Ex: "A mad wolf!" Ex: "Be careful, Your Highness! Wolves are known as the strongest of all monster families when it comes to pure fighting power!" Princess: "Have you forgotten, Ex? I've defeated wolves in the past." Princess: "It wasn't an easy fight, but they're not unbeatable." Ex: "However, mad wolves are a different beast altogether, even among wolves. They're twice as strong as the gran wolves you struggled to defeat." Princess: "What? That's strong as hell!" Krall: "All right, Princess." Krall: "Let's start the torture!" Ex: "What enormous, thick legs! If that thing lands a hit on you..." Krall: "Mad Wolf's allure lies in his big, cute paw pads for sure!" Krall: "Not to mention..." Krall: "Ah, it smells so nice! The unique scent of their paw pads! You can't beat it, baby!" Princess: "That's so specific that I'm not jealous at all." Krall: "Okay, Princess! If you're dying of envy, then let's hear that secret!" Princess: "No, I'm not jealous." Krall: "What?" Krall: "M-Mad wolf paw pads have a stronger scent than doggies or kitties do..." Princess: "I've never sniffed an animal's paw pads to begin with." Krall: "No way! That's like missing out on half of life itself!" Ex: "Paw pads make up half of our lives now?" Krall: "Here, give it a whiff." Princess: "What?" Princess: "Smells like animal funk." Krall: "It's a nice smell! C'mon, try sniffing it again!" Princess: "Ugh, no thanks." Krall: "Please! I'll let you in on my secret!" Ex: "How the tables have turned." Princess: "What secret?" Krall: "The grand inquisitor has her newborn niece as her phone wallpaper!" Torture: "Hey, Krall! How do you know that?!" Krall: "Look, I shared my secret!" Princess: "What?" Princess: "Fine, I'll give it another whiff." Krall: "W-Well?" Princess: "Ah! Underneath the animal funk, it smells a bit like popcorn..." Krall: "Yeah! Yeah!" Princess: "The pad itself feels so nice and squishy..." Princess: "Huh? Ah, wait..." Princess: "I could get hooked on this!" Krall: "Welcome." Krall: "To the world of paw pads!" Princess: "Thanks, Krall-cchi. For opening my eyes to a brand new world!" Krall: "Nah, I'm just glad you get the paw hype now!" Krall: "Oh, I know! Let's have a paw party back at my place!" Princess: "I'm down! Let's invite everyone else!" Krall: "How about it, Grand Inquisitor?" Torture: "I swear, you two..." Torture: "Will there be bunnies?" Krall: "You betcha, baby!" Torture: "Ah, so cute..." Princess: "Hngy-Baby!" Inki: "So warm and relaxing..." Youki: "How's it going?" Parrot: "How's it going?" Youki: "Whoa, you're a clever one!" Ex: "What about the torture?" Demon Boy: "Hurry up!" Demon Girl: "I can't wait!" Maomao-Chan: "It's time for torture, Princess!" Maomao-Chan: "I really like playing at the park! So seeing me play should make you jealous!" Maomao-Chan: "Just watch me!" Princess: "Yeah, I'm watching." Princess: "Wait up!" Maomao-Chan: "Careful, careful..." Maomao-Chan: "So fast!" Princess: "Ah, so cute." Princess: "Everything's cute about her. She really is so cute." Ex: "She's gonna talk, isn't she? And join in on the fun." Princess: "Don't worry, Ex." Princess: "That won't happen." Princess: "Maomao-chan may be cute, but that doesn't mean I want to join in." Princess: "I've never liked parks very much." Ex: "What do you mean?" Princess: "I was..." Princess: "forbidden from playing in parks when I was younger." Princess: "Parks are not a place for royalty to play. That's the lesson I had deeply ingrained in me." Princess: "Which is why..." Princess: "I don't feel the desire to play here at all!" Ex: "Magnificent, Your Highness!" Ex: "Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion! You've fully taken those childhood royal lessons to heart!" Princess: "Of course. I've had to lead a distinguished life since birth." Princess: "Even as a child... I-I understood this..." Ex: "Your Highness?" Princess: "Truth is, I wanted to play with everyone else..." Ex: "You gave in awfully fast!" Princess: "I wanted to play... And go on the seesaw... And climb up the jungle gym... And make castles in the sandbox..." Ex: "Calm down, Your Highness. Don't let your own memories be your downfall." Maomao-Chan: "Missy!" Princess: "Maomao-chan!" Maomao-Chan: "Let's play together!" Princess: "Sure!" Ex: "Your Highness?!" Maomao-Chan: "C'mon, missy!" Princess: "Not so fast!" Princess: "Man, that was fun!" Maomao-Chan: "Yep!" Krall: "I played my heart out!" Youki: "We should hang out again!" Inki: "Yeah." Princess: "What was the most fun part, Maomao-chan?" Maomao-Chan: "Huh?" Maomao-Chan: "Why do I need to pick?" Princess: "So everything was fun, then?" Maomao-Chan: "Yeah!" Maomao-Chan: "Everything was fun!" Princess: "Same for me!" Kanadge: "Your Majesty." Kanadge: "The Royal Empire's security password we obtained from the princess." Kanadge: "The Chief Officer of Combat was asking for it." Kanadge: "Would you be so kind as to lend me the note with the password on it?" Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. That note, you say? The video filled with scenes of Maomao-chan playing. I was so engrossed in watching that..."

: "The war between the Imperial Army and the Hellhorde has raged on for many years... In the midst of battle, the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion falls into the hands of the Hellhorde." : "The Hellhorde, seeking to extract Imperial secrets from the princess..." Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." : "...mercilessly subjects her to torture day after day." Mad Kaiser: "At long last..." Mad Kaiser: "Vengeance will be mine." Mad Kaiser: "Princess!" Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Princess: "What did you bring us all the way out here for? I know. I bet we're playing in the river, yeah." Princess: "Let's just get this over with already. Well, I'm the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. It's not like I'd ever give in for splashing around in the river!" Ex: "Your Highness, you're way too excited." Torture: "Today's torture shan't be playing in the river." Princess: "Guh... Ah, I see. I wasn't looking forward to it at all. Do what you want." Torture: "We've come to the river today for today's torture, marshmallows." Princess: "Marshmallows? Sorry to say, but I'm not a huge fan. I don't like how they stick to your teeth." Princess: "There's zero reason why I'd lose to today's torture! It's not too late to do something else!" Princess: "Like playing in the river!" Ex: "Do you want to play in the river that badly?" Torture: "I say marshmallows, but these are no ordinary marshmallows." Torture: "They're roasted marshmallows!" Princess: "Roasted marshmallows?" Torture: "Indeed. We came all the way out here so as to safely start an open fire." Princess: "Hmph! What good will roasting the marshmallows do?" Ex: "Yeah, that's right! You tell her, Your Highness!" Ex: "Ah! Wait, Your Highness! Stop!" Torture: "Princess. Would you care to try one, just this once?" Ex: "You mustn't, Your Highness! Don't fall for it! She's trying to teach you what roasted marshmallows taste like, so that you won't be able to resist their temptation!" Princess: "How devious!" Torture: "Why, I would never. 'Twas simply a gesture of goodwill." Torture: "Not to mention..." Torture: "She's the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. That title is a testament to her strict self-discipline and training." Torture: "Would she really succumb without resistance to the taste of roasted marshmallows?" Ex: "Your Highness won't fall for such an obvious ploy!" Princess: "That's right. Such an obvious ploy... I'd never succumb to some lousy roasted marshmallows!" Princess: "Even if it turns out to be good..." Princess: "I will never give in!" Princess: "The soft texture of the marshmallow... Roasting has browned the surface and turned it crispy!" Princess: "And the heat has made the inside all gooey! The gooeyness is filling my mouth!" Princess: "A delight for the mouth!" Torture: "Well, Princess? If you reveal a secret, I can let you have one more." Ex: "Don't do it, Your Highness! Pull yourself together!" Princess: "It's okay, Ex. I'm as calm as can be." Ex: "Your Highness!" Princess: "Hmph! One more if I tell you a secret?" Ex: "Keep it up, Your Highness! You've triumphed over the marshmallows!" Princess: "In other words..." Princess: "Will I get four marshmallows for four secrets?!" Ex: "She caved immediately!" Torture: "One secret, and you can have as many as you like." Princess: "So big! I didn't know they made marshmallows this big!" Princess: "Delicious! So gooey..." Torture: "Princess, while we're here, shall we play in the river?" Princess: "Wait, can I?!" Torture: "Of course." Torture: "We're all done with you." Princess: "Take that!" Princess: "How's that?!" Torture: "What do you think of today's secret?" Kanadge: "The castle guards are weak against fire attacks..." Kanadge: "But you know, it's normal for humans to be weak to fire." Torture: "I suppose. Most creatures are weak against fire." Torture: "What did you just say?!" Kanadge: "Like I said..." Kanadge: "If you're still by the river, get another secret out of the princess." Kanadge: "His Majesty's orders." Princess: "You've done it now!" Torture: "Two torture sessions on the same day... I can only imagine the toll it will take!" Torture: "The princess's body might even give out." Princess: "What's with the long face?" Ex: "The Hell-Lord was unsatisfied with her work yet again." Princess: "Huh?" Ex: "I kept an ear turned to her conversation on the phone." Princess: "Ear? Where are your ears?" Ex: "It looks like she was ordered to carry out a second torture today." Princess: "Wha—?! I-I can't handle two tortures in one day!" Ex: "Isn't that why she looks so troubled?" Ex: "Don't do it, Your Highness. Don't offer her a secret just because you feel bad." Princess: "Y-You know I wouldn't do that! I'm the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. I've been in countless battles," Princess: "cutting down my foes without any mercy." Princess: "I would never take pity on my enemy!" Princess: "Worrying her pretty little head about me..." Princess: "She sure is a big ol' softie!" Princess: "She really is..." Princess: "as soft as they come." Torture: "I never imagined he'd instruct me to torture her twice in one day. The Hell-Lord truly is evil incarnate." Torture: "No, a professional must perform her duty. His Majesty has the right idea here." Torture: "Maybe... I'm not cut out to be a torturer." Princess: "Nice weather we're having today." Torture: "Y-Yes, we are." Princess: "The laundry dries faster on sunny days, too. Speaking of laundry..." Princess: "The king prefers wearing briefs." Torture: "Princess! Why would you tell me such an important secret?!" Princess: "Huh? Did I let something slip just now?" Torture: "Are you taking pity on me, Princess?!" Princess: "I don't have a clue what you're talking about." Princess: "But I like that look on your face." Princess: "That depressed look really didn't suit you." Torture: "Princess..." Princess: "Let's make the most of this perfect weather!" Princess: "Come play with me!" Ex: "I swear..." Youki: "Hey!" Youki: "Princess-chan!" Princess: "You-chan! In-chan!" Inki: "W-We're here." Youki: "Done with torture for the day?" Princess: "Yep! I resisted for a while, but then I gave in. What are you doing here?" Inki: "W-We got a call from the grand inquisitor." Torture: "Princess!" Ex: "So cold!" Torture: "What do you think?" Torture: "About the second secret for today." Torture: "Huh? No good?" Giant: "Wow, check out that tan! It might sting if you soak in the hot springs, so let's go to the sauna instead today!" Princess: "The sauna?" Giant: "Wait, have you never been?" Princess: "Nope." Giant: "What? You're missing out on something amazing! Okay, off we go!" Princess: "I followed her after she said all that..." Princess: "But it's so hot! My entire body is dripping with sweat! This is supposed to feel good? Really? This is practically torture..." Princess: "So that's her deal! Mama... no, Giant!" Princess: "Her sweet words lured me into this torture!" Princess: "If your average person were faced with this heat... I'm sure they wouldn't be able to bear it, and they'd end up talking. But I'm the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. Be it a scorching desert or a frigid snowy mountain, I've fought while maintaining a clear head! I will never give in to this torture!" Princess: "Come to think of it, I haven't sweated this much in a long time. Lately, I eat three meals a day, get tortured, and spend the rest of my time lazing around and sleeping. Munch, munch, munch... I'd forgotten how this felt." Princess: "It feels good to sweat it out." Princess: "Feels good?!" Princess: "That can't be right! At first, this was nothing more than a blistering hell! Yet now, it feels good?! Being placed in this unusual situation is making my earthly suffering and troubles evaporate away!" Princess: "Ah, I see now, Giant... No, Mama!" Princess: "Saunas feel so nice!" Giant: "Okay, I think it's about time we got out." Princess: "Huh? Not yet..." Giant: "Staying in there too long's not good for you. Especially on your first time." Princess: "Makes sense..." Princess: "The air outside feels so nice and cool!" Giant: "Okay, next up is the cold bath!" Princess: "C-Cold bath?!" Princess: "The water's at 17 degrees?! There's no way I can get in... No, I thought the sauna was hot, too, but it ended up being really nice." Princess: "All right!" Princess: "N-N-N-Nope, still cold!" Princess: "Huh?" Princess: "After getting used to it... the cold water feels nice on my warm body. The heat is slowly melting away from my body. I'm melting away, too!" Princess: "Ah, I'm becoming one with the water." Princess: "It feels so good!" Giant: "After a cold bath, take a nice, long break." Princess: "Ah, my arms and legs are tingling. I can feel the blood flowing through me." Princess: "My body is being set free!" Princess: "Just now, I have become complete." Princess: "Thank you, Mama. I've learned the truth of the universe... no, of the sauna." Giant: "They say lots of things about saunas and their detox effect," Giant: "or how they may or may not help you lose weight." Giant: "But none of that really matters." Giant: "Saunas feel good! End of story!" Princess: "Yes, Mama! No... Master Mama!" Torture: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Ex: "Where are we? And..." Ex: "who are they?" Princess: "Mad Kaiser!" Ex: "What?" Princess: "I've fought him in the past." Ex: "Is that true, Your Highness?" Princess: "He was the boss of the Western Tower. I remember him well." Princess: "This was him!" Ex: "You sliced him clean in half. No way that's him." Princess: "Hey there! Is that you, Mad Kaiser?" Mad Kaiser: "That's right!" Ex: "She was right!" Mad Kaiser: "Princess. The wound you gave me... It throbs with pain to this day." Ex: "That sure healed up nicely." Princess: "I see. So that's what this is." Princess: "Everyone here is someone I've defeated in the past!" Ex: "You can't be serious!" Torture: "That's not true at all." Ex: "It wasn't true at all..." Torture: "Mad Kaiser just happened to be here. It's completely unrelated. Today's torture comes courtesy of Lieutorment Youki:" Torture: "a test of courage!" Youki: "Yay!" Torture: "These demons will act as the ghosts and hide in the school building. Lurking inside this abandoned school building, these scaring experts will provide you with a night of terror!" Torture: "Will you be able to withstand it, Princess?" Ex: "How underhanded..." Mad Kaiser: "This is revenge for my wound! I'll scare you real good!" Ex: "You're scarier without the mask." Mad Kaiser: "All right, everyone! Let's get started!" Group: "Yeah!" Princess: "Hold on." Princess: "Courtesy of You-chan? Where's You-chan, then?" Torture: "Youki can't make it out today." Princess: "What?!" Torture: "After sleeping with her stomach exposed, she's caught a cold." Princess: "Oh, no!" Torture: "Which is why I'm administering this in her stead." Princess: "You-chan's out with a cold?! Please, let me go and pay her a visit!" Torture: "I cannot." Torture: "You're in the middle of being tortured. You shan't have freedom until it's over." Torture: "But to put it in other words... You're free to go once it's over." Ex: "Hmph. Do you think that helps the chances of Her Highness confessing? It's no use!" Ex: "Her Highness is the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. From a young age... That was quick! I didn't even get to the flashback!" Torture: "Very well! You've told us your secret, so we're done with you!" Torture: "Let's go and visit the sick!" Princess: "Seriously..." Princess: "You really made me worry." Youki: "Sorry." Princess: "But it was a pretty good torture idea. I gave in before I knew it." Princess: "Here, drink up." Youki: "Thanks." Princess: "Do you have a fever? Does it hurt anywhere?" Youki: "Nah, I'm fine." Inki: "It looks like her fever's gone down." Princess: "I see, that's a relief." Youki: "That feels so nice!" Torture: "Can you handle eating some congee?" Princess: "Here, You-chan." Youki: "It's good!" Youki: "I might give in before I know it." Princess: "Today's the one day where that's fine! Here, open up!" Torture: "How did you find today's secret?" Torture: "What? Is the hidden passage lit up? His Majesty would be scared in the dark? Yes, I'll ask." Kanadge: "Also, the guys you took with you today. Administration is telling me they haven't clocked out for the day yet." Torture: "What?"

Hell-Lord: "Congratulations on passing the Hellhorde Promotion Exam." Hell-Lord: "You've gone from Hyper Cadet Harm-Marshal to Awesome Great Cadet Inquisitor. That's my daughter for you." Maomao-Chan: "Thank you very much, Papa. I mean, Your Majesty." Hell-Lord: "I will give you a reward. Whatever you want. A magic crystal skeleton? An evil dragon fang? Or perhaps a hydra scale?" Hell-Lord: "State your wish." Maomao-Chan: "In that case..." Maomao-Chan: "I..." Maomao-Chan: "I want a piggyback ride..." Hell-Lord: "What?!" Maomao-Chan: "I know you're the Hell-Lord, and appearances are important, so I held back all this time..." Maomao-Chan: "But deep down, I want piggyback rides and stuff." Maomao-Chan: "Ah! No, I'm sorry! I was asking for too much." Hell-Lord: "Of course!" Maomao-Chan: "Eh?" Hell-Lord: "I had been concerned about appearances, too..." Hell-Lord: "but you know I'd love to give you a piggyback ride!" Maomao-Chan: "Papa!" Hell-Lord: "Okay! You can ride piggyback as much as you want!" Maomao-Chan: "I'm so high up!" Maomao-Chan: "I can almost reach the ceiling!" Maomao-Chan: "You sure are tall, Papa!" Hell-Lord: "But right now, you're even taller, Maomao-chan." Maomao-Chan: "Does that make me the tallest in the world?!" Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. Make sure you hold on tight. Watch out for the pointy bits of my horns." Maomao-Chan: "'Kay!" Maomao-Chan: "Yay!" Maomao-Chan: "Thank you very much, Papa. I had fun." Hell-Lord: "Me too." Hell-Lord: "That was nice. Letting loose instead of holding yourself back, that is. Until now, to keep up appearances, I watched quietly in the back with my arms folded at concerts." Hell-Lord: "Starting next time, I'll go a bit closer to the front! Geh-heh-heh..." Maomao-Chan: "That's for the best, Papa!" Hell-Lord: "By the way, daughter of mine. Earlier, you said, "piggyback rides and stuff." It sounds like there's more that you desire." Maomao-Chan: "Huh? I couldn't..." Hell-Lord: "It's fine by me! Tell me what you want!" Maomao-Chan: "Then..." Maomao-Chan: "Playing house." Hell-Lord: "Mama! Food! I'm hungry, Mama!" Maomao-Chan: "Okay, it'll be ready in no time!" Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh..." Maomao-Chan: "Next up, a horsey ride!" Hell-Lord: "Neigh! Clip-clop, clip-clop... Neigh!" Maomao-Chan: "Welcome to my blue underground lake house!" Maomao-Chan: "Right this way." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. Thank you for inviting me over." Maomao-Chan: "Hellvanian Families!" Maomao-Chan: "Also, also..." Hell-Lord: "There's still more? You truly are the Hell-Lord's daughter. Your desires are endless! Geh-heh-heh!" Maomao-Chan: "Is that bad?" Maomao-Chan: "It's been so long since we played together, Papa..." Hell-Lord: "It's fine by me! I am the Hell-Lord! All desires are mine for the taking! I will devour every last craving you have!" Hell-Lord: "Go on." Hell-Lord: "Whoa there." Kanadge: "Ah! Your Majesty!" Kanadge: "Where have you been? As for the secret that Torture found out today..." Hell-Lord: "Shh." Hell-Lord: "I'm retiring for the night." Kanadge: "As you wish." Maomao-Chan: "I love Papa!" Princess: "Bell Mall." Ex: "Leaf." Princess: "Fukudaya." Ex: "Ashcan. Ah! I ended my word with an N! I'm impressed, Your Highness. You're even strong at shiritori! What a wide vocabulary you have." Princess: "Who do you think you're dealing with here? Thanks to the advanced education I received from the royal family's exclusive tutors, I happen to possess an extensive vocabulary. Winning at shiritori is as easy as pie! No, as easy as torture!" Ex: "Wow, Your Highness!" Ex: "But now that you mention it, it's almost time for your torture. Is it really okay to be relaxing like this?" Princess: "It's fine, it's fine." Princess: "I'm sure the torture won't be anything scary." Ex: "The jig is up if you admit that part." Torture: "Apologies for the wait." Princess: "Wha—?!" Princess: "'Tis time for torture, Princess." Princess: "She's brought out the big guns!" Ex: "A hot iron... Looks like the Hellhorde's not playing around anymore." Ex: "However, you've faced death many times only to come out on top." Ex: "It'll take more than that! Isn't that right, Your Highness?" Princess: "You betcha!" Ex: "You're shaking like a leaf!" Ex: "Are you okay, Your Highness? Could it be that your fortitude has weakened from your prolonged imprisonment?" Princess: "You can't be serious, Ex. I'm the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. Have faith in me!" Ex: "Your words sound promising, but not with that look on your face!" Torture: "Now, Princess. Today's torture will be..." Torture: "Raclette cheese! I'll use this iron to heat up the cheese, so that it can be enjoyed in a melty and delicious state." Princess: "What a relief! I'm so... I'm so relieved..." Princess: "I thought I was going to die..." Ex: "Your Highness, the torture hasn't begun yet." Princess: "After being faced with the terror of that hot iron, I can easily hold out against that cheese." Princess: "It looks so good!" Princess: "Cheese! Cheese!" Princess: "I bet it's amazing!" Princess: "The cheese! The cheese is oozing down!" Princess: "Where are you going, cheese?!" Princess: "Cheesy-cheesy yum-yum!" Princess: "Delish!" Torture: ""Cheese and Kabao share the same voice actor."" Torture: "His Majesty wasn't satisfied with today's secret, either." Torture: "It's true that His Majesty is a big fan of voice actors. I wouldn't be surprised if he knew already." Torture: "Which means for tomorrow... Ah." Torture: "That's right. I can't torture her tomorrow." Princess: "Cheese..." Torture: "'Tis time for your routine physical, Princess." Ex: "Routine physical?" Torture: "Yes. It'll soon be one month since the princess was captured. In order to lead a healthy life in captivity, the Hellhorde conducts monthly health check-ups on all prisoners." Ex: "Now that's an unexpected benefit." Torture: "And so, I shan't be torturing you today. I'll be administering a routine physical instead." Princess: "Routine... physical..." Ex: "Oh, does that go for that big guy as well?" Torture: "Indeed." Torture: "Datarma has his check-up as well, which is why I'm by myself today." Torture: "Now, to begin, I'll be drawing your blood." Princess: "I'll talk." Ex: "What?! Wh-Wh-What's wrong, Your Highness? You're not being tortured today." Ex: "Wait, are you scared of needles?" Princess: "Eep! C'mon! There's no way I'd be scared of needles! I just happened to almost confess out of habit!" Ex: "Confess out of habit?" Ex: "That's right. Your Highness may be royalty, but you were always at the very front on the battlefield, receiving the most wounds in battle." Ex: "You even reached the position of Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. You couldn't possibly be scared of needles!" Princess: "Of course not, Ex!" Torture: "Now then, Princess, let's get started..." Ex: "Your Highness?!" Ex: "You were so calm on the battlefield, receiving wound after wound..." Princess: "I mean, c'mon! C'mon!" Princess: "Whoops... You're fine when you cut your finger on paper by accident..." Imaginary Man: "Cut your finger." Princess: "But it's scary if someone tells you, "Cut your finger with paper right now!"" Princess: "First things first! Do you even know your way around a needle?!" Princess: "How do I know you won't mess up trying to find a vein and make a huge mess?!" Torture: "I'll be fine." Torture: "I used to work as a nurse." Princess: "What?!" Torture: "Incidentally, this uniform is the one I used to wear back then." Torture: "So please, rest assured." Princess: "Oh, I know. What if I defected? And joined the Hellhorde." Ex: "Your Highness?!" Princess: "No! No needles! I'm scared of pain!" Torture: "I'm not here to try and hurt the princess, either." Torture: "I do have this local anesthetic patch." Torture: "I can use this to make the needle painless. But if I go to the trouble of using it, I'd want a secret in exchange..." Princess: "The royal treasures are hidden in a room on the east side of the castle!" Ex: "That was instant!" Princess: "Tell me when you're gonna poke me! Promise! No taking me by surprise! I'll spank you if you do that!" Torture: "You were really brave, so you get a bear sticker." Princess: "It didn't hurt! Hooray for modern medicine!" Hell-Lord: "I see. The royal treasures are in a room on the east side." Kanadge: "What do you think?" Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh." Hell-Lord: "I'd feel bad if we stole their royal treasures." Louch: "Your Highness. I apologize for being unable to save you last time." Louch: "I was so focused on my spell that I didn't notice I had let go of you. This time, with my newly-acquired spell," Louch: "I, Louch Brittan, the White Knight, will be sure to save you!" Louch: "Please wait for me, Your Highness!" Louch: "Your Highness." Louch: "Your Highness." Louch: "Your Highness." Louch: "It's been quite some time. Louch Brittan, White Knight of the Imperial First Legion, has arrived to fetch Your Highness once again." Louch: "I'm sorry for letting my hands slip off you halfway through last time." Princess: "Ah, no, don't worry about it! I should be the one apologizing!" Louch: "This time, I've come with a spell that can teleport Your Highness, no contact needed." Princess: "Oh, a new spell in so little time? You're not in the First Legion for nothing!" Louch: "Oh, please, no. A genius, you say?" Princess: "I didn't go that far." Louch: "Ah, if you'll excuse me for a moment." Louch: "Now then, Your Highness." Louch: "I've cast a sleeping spell throughout the castle tonight as well. That said, let's act as silently as possible." Princess: "How will we make our escape this time?" Louch: "Allow me to explain." Louch: "My new spell, Entity Displacement." Princess: "Entity Displacement?" Louch: "This spell creates an expanding aura of mana, which teleports all matter within its range." Princess: "Huh, that sure is a handy spell." Louch: "However, the drawback is that living things and objects can't travel at the same time, so your clothes and body end up being teleporting separately." Princess: "Eh?" Louch: "Your clothes will be teleported first." Princess: "Huh? Hold it right—" Princess: "He's already in concentration mode!" Princess: "Clothes and body separately, he says..." Princess: "My clothes are starting to be teleported by themselves! If this keeps up... I'll end up buck naked!" Princess: "Heya. Wait, don't panic. Calm down. Let's just calm down!" Princess: "That's right. I'm the Princess and Commander of the Imperial Third Legion." Princess: "I've faced all sorts of hardships in the past. In comparison, exposing my naked body is no big deal!" Princess: "I won't give in to the likes of being stripped naked!" Princess: "Wait, wait, wait, wait! Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope! Stop, stop, stop! Damn it, he's completely ignoring me! Seriously, how can he focus so intently?!" Princess: "He's like a shogi player mid-match!" Princess: "Wait, yeah. If he's concentrating this hard, I don't need to worry about being seen, even if I'm naked." Princess: "I almost panicked there. If that's the case, I just need to sit tight until the teleportation finishes... Wait a second! Where am I being teleported to?!" Princess: "Wherever it is, I'm sure there are people waiting there to act as support!" Royal Physician B: "Your Highness! Welcome back!" Royal Physician A: "She's naked!" Royal Physician B: "She's naked as a jaybird!" Princess: "No way, not happening!" Princess: "I'm left with no choice but to defeat Louch yet again!" Princess: "But if I do that, I'll remain a prisoner here. However..." Princess: "I'm sure Louch will come to save me one more time. Then I defeat him." Princess: "He comes to save me again." Princess: "Defeat him. Again and again." Princess: "The very definition of sennichite!" : "Sennichite. When the same position is repeated four times in a game of shogi. If this happens, the game is deemed a draw." Princess: "No deal!" Princess: "It doesn't count as a draw in real life!" Princess: "I need to do something about this." Louch: "I'll save Her Highness!" Louch: "I swear it." Louch: "I'll be her savior!" Princess: "Stop, stop!" Louch: "I'll be the one to save her!" Princess: "My belly button!" Princess: "I can't bear ending up buck naked..." Princess: "Mordred Sword!" Princess: "I'm sorry, Louch." Torture: "My word. How did you manage to tear up your clothes like this in your sleep?" Princess: "Thanks for getting me new clothes." Ex: "What in the world happened last night?" Princess: "Well, you know, stuff." Kanadge: "His Majesty is... working out..." Hell-Lord: "I need to slowly get my body warmed up again. I wouldn't want to suffer a fall during the parent participation events."

: "Many moons have passed since the Imperial Army went to war with the Hellhorde. The royal princess, Commander of the Imperial Third Legion, ends up being taken prisoner in the midst of fierce battle. Subjected to all manners of torture day in and day out, she endures these indignities without so much as a peep. She reveals not the secrets of the Royal Empire." : "Yes, by no means will she speak." : "The princess does not give in. No, she will never give in!" : "And so, the torture continues today, yet again..." Princess: "So cute!" Princess: "They're healing my soul!" Princess: "Purr-haps you wanna hear a secret? Actually, the king..." Ex: "Why are you offering secrets?!" Princess: "That was close! They're just too darn cute!" Krall: "Isn't it a bit late to be taking that attitude?" Krall: "Princess, it's time for some torture!" Krall: "Princess, it's time for some torture! How about it, Princess? For today's torture, Callie loves to snuggle up," Krall: "and Snowball loves sleeping in people's laps!" Krall: "It's totally impossible to hold out against such cuteness!" Princess: "Curses!" Ex: "I bet Her Highness is going to spill the beans again..." Princess: "Hey!" Princess: "It's true that in the past, I almost gave in to Maomao-chan and Hngy-Baby's cuteness..." Princess: "But I've never once confessed because they were cute!" Ex: "Now that you mention it!" Ex: "Wait, you were about to talk just now..." Princess: "A testament to my willpower!" Ex: "Oh..." Princess: "Anyway, Krall-chan!" Princess: "Cuteness alone..." Princess: "won't be enough to make me fold!" Krall: "I see. But you haven't seen the worst part of this torture yet!" Princess: "Bluffing, I see. Kitties are at their max cuteness from the very beginning." Princess: "It can't go any higher!" Krall: "I knew that all along, baby!" Ex: "What's the matter, Your Highness?" Princess: "Well..." Krall: "Looks like it's started." Krall: "Your legs have gone numb!" Princess: "You fiend! Could it be that from the moment you placed Snowball in my lap..." Krall: "Yep! This was my goal all along!" Ex: "If your legs are numb, can't you just move the white cat off you?" Princess: "Ex." Princess: "I can't do that." Ex: "What?" Princess: "If I did that..." Princess: "I would wake Snowball up!" Krall: "What are you gonna do, Princess? I can gently take Snowball into my arms without waking her up, if you want." Princess: "Don't underestimate me. I am Commander of the Imperial Third Legion. I've fought my way to victory while enduring serious wounds." Princess: "Compared to that, these numb legs are no big deal!" Princess: "I'll withstand the pain until Snowball wakes up!" Krall: "Really? Don't forget, Snowball's not the only kitty here." Princess: "Callie!" Krall: "Callie loves to snuggle up..." Princess: "Don't do it, Callie!" Princess: "I know you want to, but please... I'm begging you, Callie! Spare me! Please, spare me!" Ex: "Are you okay, Your Highness?!" Princess: "Darn you, Callie! You may look cute, but that's downright mean!" Princess: "Unforgivable!" Princess: "I'll never forgive you!" Princess: "All forgiven!" Ex: "Your Highness?!" Princess: "Krall-chan, can I play with Callie?" Krall: "You betcha, baby!" Princess: "Here, this is payback! Nuzzle, nuzzle!" Krall: "Princess, wanna give her a snack?" Princess: "Yeah, totally!" Princess: "You're so adorable!" Krall: "Did you get sick of being held, Snowball?" Ex: "Ah! A little higher!" Torture: "They truly are elite members of the therapeutic unit." Torture: "What did he think of today's secret?" Kanadge: "His Majesty actually left early today to prepare for important business tomorrow." Torture: "What?" Kanadge: "Tomorrow is Princess Maomao-chan's field day." Kanadge: "His Majesty's waking up early to line up and secure a spot for his family." Torture: "I see. That is of the utmost importance." Torture: "Field day..." Torture: "I'll need to go to cheer her on!" Torture: "I must make a packed lunch and invite the princess!" Song Recording: "Pom-pom, Hellholm, pom pom-pom Pom-pom, Hellholm, pom pom-pom Pre Pre-School Pre Pre-School" Emcee: "That was the second-year class with the Hellholm Pre-School March!" Princess: "Ah, so adorable! I don't know them, but they're cute. I'll talk." Ex: "Your Highness?" Princess: "When's Maomao-chan's event?" Torture: "Let's see... It's coming up next, actually." Torture: "See, she's waiting at the entrance gate." Princess: "You're right! Hey! Maomao-chan!" Emcee: "The next event will be the third-year class race!" Hell-Lord: "Blast it! How maddening!" Hell-Lord: "Maomao-chan's big moment is here, yet this camera is broken!" Hell-Lord: "Curse you, humans!" Kanadge: "Your Majesty, the humans are not to blame here. You forgot to take the lens cap off." Emcee: "Okay, everyone who's up next, please wait at the starting line!" Makki: "I won't lose!" Youki: "Oh! Insuke's next to Princess Maomao-chan!" Princess: "Insuke?" Inki: "M-My little brother." Inki: "Look, over there." Princess: "I see him! He looks like you!" Torture: "They're about to begin." Teacher: "On your marks!" Teacher: "Get set!" Emcee: "They're off to a good start!" Hell-Lord: "You can do it!" Emcee: "Okay, everyone! Best of luck!" Torture: "Princess Maomao-chan..." Group: "Insuke! Go get 'em!" Princess: "Go Maomao-chan!" Emcee: "Goal!" Youki: "Awesome!" Inki: "Insuke's the winner!" Ex: "Huh? Is that okay? Winning against the Hell-Lord's daughter." Youki: "She may be His Majesty's kid, but this is a fair race!" Youki: "Insuke! You did great!" Princess: "Maomao-chan! You tried your best!" Hell-Lord: "That's my daughter for you. Excellent running." : "The field day continues!" Princess: "So cute, so cute!" Torture: "It's great seeing these young kids try their best. Princess. We're going to go help move some equipment for the afternoon events." Youki: "We'll be back soon." Princess: "Sure, see you later!" Emcee: "Next up, the third-year class parent participation event," Emcee: "Tag Team Kangaroo!" Princess: "Ah! There's Maomao-chan!" Ex: "Parent event? So that must mean..." Princess: "That's..." Princess: "the Hell-Lord!" Princess: "The Hell-Lord." Emcee: "Guardians, please line up at the starting position!" Princess: "It's my first time seeing him." Emcee: "Get set!" Princess: "So that's the empire's..." Princess: "No, humanity's enemy!" Princess: "The embodiment of evil!" Princess: "Ruler of all monsters!" Princess: "Their fearsome leader! A symbol of absolute power!" Princess: "Nah, that can't be him. There's no way that's the Hell-Lord." Ex: "Yes, I'm sure he's just a body double. The Hell-Lord would never come to a school field day." Kanadge: "Excellent work out there, Your Majesty." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh." Hell-Lord: "I see the princess has come to watch." Kanadge: "Yes. It seems she's enjoying the proceedings." Hell-Lord: "Not a care in the world, I see." Hell-Lord: "Unaware of the hellish fate that awaits her in the afternoon." Kanadge: "Hellish fate?" Hell-Lord: "After hearing that the princess was here, I made some preparations." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. For a face-to-face battle between the two of us!" Emcee: "We will now be taking a break for lunch." Princess: "Wow, lunchboxes!" Insuke: "Whoa, that looks great!" Youki: "What a feast!" Princess: "Did you make this yourself, Torture?" Torture: "I hope you find it agreeable." Inki: "Y-You're awesome, Grand Inquisitor!" Youki: "Yeah, yeah!" Princess: "Torture!" Princess: "Thanks!" Insuke: "Yay! Let's dig in already!" Princess: "Is this another torture method?!" Torture: "Today is Saturday. We've never tortured you on weekends, have we?" Ex: "No toxic overwork in the Hellhorde, huh?" Princess: "I guess that's true!" Princess: "Time to eat!" Group: "Let's eat!" Princess: "First, some fried chicken!" Princess: "Mm, so good!" Torture: "I'm afraid the fried chicken is frozen rather than homemade." Princess: "Frozen fried chicken usually isn't crispy or tender, but it's still good somehow!" Youki: "What do you like best, Insuke?" Insuke: "The salmon rice ball for me!" Inki: "I think I like the sausages the best. They're twice as delicious when they're shaped like octopuses!" Youki: "You're right! Octopus sausages rule!" Princess: "It's nice eating lunch outside like this." Princess: "Oh!" Princess: "Maomao-chan's eating lunch with her surrogate guardian, too!" Ex: "That's quite the prime location. Do you think they used the Hell-Lord's authority?" Youki: "Last one's all mine!" Inki: "Ah, there's no more fried chicken!" Princess: "You don't hold back, You-chan!" Youki: "Yummy!" Insuke: "The shrimp patty's mine!" Princess: "Meat, meat!" Youki: "Fried shrimp for me!" Insuke: "Me too!" Torture: "Hey!" Torture: "Make sure you all eat your veggies as well!" Group: "Yes!" Emcee: "We will now begin the field day afternoon program." Krall: "Hngy-Baby, they're having their field day!" Emcee: "Our next event is the third-year class borrowing race!" Insuke: "All right, time for our final battle!" Maomao-Chan: "Insuke-kun, I won't lose this time!" Princess: "Maomao-chan, you got this!" Group: "Go Insuke!" Kanadge: "Please let me handle the camera." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh." Hell-Lord: "It seems you've managed to work it out." Hell-Lord: "This borrowing race is where the princess and I will have our face-to-face battle!" Kanadge: "I had no idea!" : "What is a "borrowing race"? You run until you reach the piece of paper placed on the track, borrow the item written on the piece of paper from the audience, and run with it to the finish line! In other words, a scavenger hunt!" Hell-Lord: "I arranged beforehand the prompt that Maomao-chan will get." Kanadge: "What?!" Hell-Lord: "Her prompt is "someone you like."" Hell-Lord: "I'm certain that Maomao-chan will choose me!" Hell-Lord: "I hear the princess gets along with Maomao-chan, but friendship only goes so far." Hell-Lord: "I'll show her our unbreakable bond and put her in her place!" Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh-heh." Emcee: "Okay, they're all off to a good start!" Emcee: "They're starting to pick up the papers with their prompts. What will they find written on there?" Maomao-Chan: "Someone you like?" Insuke: "Minivan?" Emcee: "Oh! It looks like Princess Maomao-chan's prompt is "someone you like!"" Princess: "Huh? What if she ends up picking me? If the enemy empire's princess showed up at the Hellhorde's field day, you think that'd cause problems?" Ex: "What? Isn't it a bit late for that?" Makki: "Hey! Does anyone here have a sacred blade?" Ex: "You rang?" Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. Guess I should get going." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh." Maomao-Chan: "Come with me!" Emcee: "Now then, who has Princess Maomao-chan picked?" Emcee: "It's Her Majesty! No one can challenge a mother's throne!" Maomao-Chan: "Mama, hurry up!" Lulune: "I won't lose!" Hell-Lord: "I really am quite busy, with my address at the closing ceremony and all, so I would have been at a loss if she asked me in the first place. Maomao-chan was just being thoughtful, so it's not that she prefers Lulune over me. Any Hell-Lord would feel the same way..." Princess: "Maomao-chan's mom is so pretty!" Inki: "You can do it, Insuke!" Princess: "Maomao-chan, don't give up!" Preschooler A: "Hey missy, can I borrow that bear?" Krall: "You betcha, baby!" Maomao-Chan: "We're gonna get first place together, Mama!" Ex: "What kind of punishment is this?!" Insuke: "Hey! Why can't this thing go any faster?" Emcee: "Everyone's running toward the finish line! Who will take first?" Emcee: "It's Princess Maomao-chan!" Princess: "You did it, Maomao-chan!" Torture: "What a close race!" Maomao-Chan: "Mama!" Lulune: "You did great." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh-heh..." Emcee: "To wrap things up, let's all dance to the Hellholm Pre-School March!" Emcee: "Everyone in the audience, please feel free to join in!" Princess: "Huh? Can I dance as well?" Youki: "Yeah, go for it!" Inki: "We do it every year!" Torture: "We're all ready to go, too!" Group: "Pom-pom, Hellholm, pom pom-pom! Pom-pom, Hellholm, pom pom-pom! Pom-pom, Hellholm, pom pom-pom!" Group: "Pre Pre-School! Pre Pre-School!" Emcee: "And now for the closing ceremony address from His Majesty." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. I've witnessed all of your growth here today. Today's field day was a success thanks to the hard work each and every one of you put in." Hell-Lord: "I hope you all take pride in that fact." Princess: "The Hell-Lord's body double gives a good speech." Ex: "Absolutely." Hell-Lord: "All of you here..." Hell-Lord: "get these bear medals as a reward!" Maomao-Chan: "Missy!" Princess: "Maomao-chan!" Maomao-Chan: "Yay!" Princess: "I saw how great you did out there!" Maomao-Chan: "Yeah! I got to be number one!" Princess: "Mm-hmm!" Lulune: "Hello there." Lulune: "Thank you for always looking after my daughter." Princess: "Not at all! It's always a pleasure to be tortured by her." Princess: "Maomao-chan's mother..." Princess: "She seems so nice." Maomao-Chan: "Bye-bye, missy! See you later!" Princess: "Bye-bye!" Torture: "'Tis time for us to make our return, Princess." Inki: "Princess-chan, if you don't hurry up..." Youki: "We'll leave you behind!" Princess: "Sorry! I'll be right there!" Princess: "That was so much fun!" Ex: "Why?" Hell-Lord: "Maomao-chan!" Hell-Lord: "Which picture book should I..." Lulune: "Shh!" Lulune: "She's already fast asleep." Hell-Lord: "Geh-heh-heh. Looks like I don't get to read her a picture book tonight." Lulune: "Good night."

Konoha: "E-Excuse me! What year is it right now?" Uni Student B: "Um, it's the year 1992..." Konoha: "1992?" Konoha: "What?!" Konoha: "This is the worst of the worst!" Konoha: "Deep breaths! Deep breaths!" Konoha: "U-Um... My name is Konoha Akisato! I-I-I'm from the year 2023, and I ended up in Akiba in 1992! Something's weird here! You've got the wrong person! I'm just a poor, lowly illustrator! I can't handle this at all!" Konoha: "It's freezing! L-Listen! You, watching this video right now! If I end up dying here, take the PC in my apartment, and completely demolish it, without looking at the contents of the hard drive! Please, do it for me! My home address is Tokyo-to, Musashino-shi—" Konoha: "I'm out of battery..." Konoha: "This is the worst of the worst!" Konoha: "I'm Konoha Akisato! I work as an illustrator at Blue Bell, a bishojo game company! In the near future, I plan on becoming a super-popular artist, who brings cute, cheerful heroines to life, one after another! But the truth is..." President: "Listen up, everyone! This is going to be our next work! The title is, that's right, Welcome! MILF Hypnosis Salon!" President: "Oh, just look at the time. We'll go through the rest tomorrow, so read over the proposal." Konoha: "The bishojo game industry these days is doing really badly, with light novels, gacha games, and VTubers clobbering it left and right, and my company, Blue Bell, is the worst of the worst! Our prez has given up on selling full-priced games, and he's going all in on the bargain market! And in this two-bit bishojo game company..." Konoha: "I'm nothing more than a sub-illustrator!" Konoha: "As for the company's main artist... He's completely shattered after getting dragged on social media, and lost all his will to draw..." Konoha: "I joined this company because I love cute girls and bishojo games..." Konoha: "I'm gonna be a star illustrator! That's what I said back then..." Konoha: "So why am I stuck coloring in back views of men?!" Konoha: "Reality is just a crappy game!" Employee A: "Done for the day!" Employee B: "Let's get out of here." Employee C: "Yep, time to leave." Konoha: "Good work today! I'll be heading out!" Main Artist: "Good work..." Cashier: "Can you please confirm that this is the item you pre-ordered?" Konoha: "Ah, yes, th-that's the one. Yep, th-thanks, um, a lot..." Cashier: "Thank you very much!" Konoha: "The latest Purple game! I can't wait to play it!" Konoha: "Oh, that's cute! Have a like!" Konoha: "Whoa, this one's sick, too!" Konoha: "This one's also good!" Announcement: "The next station is Nishi-Ogikubo. Nishi-Ogikubo. The doors on the right side will open." Announcement: "The next station is Nishi-Ogikubo." Announcement: "The doors on the right side will open." Konoha: "Grr..." Announcement: "Mitaka. Mitaka." Konoha: "Just you wait, world! One day, I'll have a game with my art on this shelf! But before that..." Konoha: "I've gone down in the rankings!" Konoha: "It came out really good this time, too... What am I missing?" Konoha: "Dang it! Next time for sure!" Konoha: "Now, then..." President: "Okay, continuing where we left off yesterday, have you all taken a look at the proposal?" Konoha: "I have a suggestion!" President: "Oh, it's just you. A suggestion, you say? An idea for our new game?" Konoha: "Yes! It's a way better idea than what you have now!" President: "So what's it about?" Konoha: "It begins, well, in the midst of battle!" Konoha: "On a far-off planet, there's a war underway! I think every story needs to start in a super-distant location! Is this Earth in the future? Or are we in a different dimension altogether?! My, oh my!" Konoha: "Meanwhile, you have a girl who attends school in the Japanese countryside!" Konoha: "But then, half of her body melts away to nothing!" President: "Hey, now!" President: "How long is this story?!" Konoha: "Um, this is still the opening, so the heroine hasn't shown up yet. So far, I've talked about the heroine's friend—" President: "That's enough of that! How many minutes are you going to waste on explaining the opening?! What kind of game are you trying to make here?! Do you know how much it'd cost to make a game like that?! Are you trying to bankrupt us with your dream game?!" President: "The days when people would buy monumental games are long gone!" President: "This 4,500 yen MILF hypnosis game is all we can manage now!" Konoha: "It's still cold. Is the microwave busted?" Konoha: "I'm gonna go buy some lunch!" Konoha: "Making a MILF hypnosis game because you have no funds... You're gonna have plenty of rivals, and there's no way you can compete with the ones that specialize in hypnosis plots..." President: "The days when people would buy monumental games are long gone!" Konoha: "I know. In times like these..." Konoha: "When you're in trouble, turn to the gods!" Announcement: "I wish for a full-priced game, with me as main artist!" Konoha: "If you can grant that wish, I'll do whatever..." Konoha: "Well, maybe not. But I'll do almost whatever you ask! So please consider it!" Konoha: "Game Shop BiBi?" Konoha: "A used video game store? Here?!" Konoha: "I had no clue. I can't believe I hadn't noticed!" Konoha: "Not a very exciting selection." Konoha: "They sell bishojo games here! What do we have here?" Konoha: "A hundred yen for Kanon?!" Konoha: "A hundred yen for ComiPa, too?! A hundred yen for Rance?! What?!" Konoha: "It's not an empty box. It comes with everything inside..." Konoha: "U-Um, excuse me!" Granny: "Oh, welcome." Konoha: "You see, I'm not trying to buy this. Um, why is this game so cheap?" Granny: "Oh, I thought the box looked a little grimy." Konoha: "This much is nothing! This is a first press edition of Kanon! If you sell this for 100 yen, resellers are going to snatch it up!" Granny: "Resellers?" Granny: "I don't know much about all that business..." Konoha: "Granny, this here is a masterpiece! It's very valuable! Even if you didn't dump it in the bargain bin, plenty of people would..." Granny: "What kind of game is it?" Konoha: "Huh? What kind of game?" Konoha: "You want me to talk about it? Me?" Granny: "Yes." Konoha: "Really?!" Granny: "Of course. Tell me all about it." Konoha: "Ahem! Well, you see, Kanon was released in 1999, and it's a really entertaining game! This girl's name is Ayu, and she goes "uguu"! "Uguu"!" Granny: ""Uguu"?" Konoha: "This bin is filled with all of these incredible games! So please give them some higher prices..." Granny: "You sure do love video games, don't you, young lady?" Konoha: "O-Oh, well... A-All of this is common knowledge for bishojo game otaku!" Konoha: "I-I'm so sorry! I went off and blabbed on all by myself for so long... I need to get back to the office." Granny: "Konoha-chan, do you like games with girls in them?" Konoha: "Huh? I-Is that weird?" Granny: "No, not at all." Konoha: "Seeing cute girls really cheers me up." Konoha: "But the girls in these games are more than just cute. They cry, laugh, face lots of worries," Konoha: "but despite that, they stay strong and try their best..." Konoha: "These girls shine brightest within a game!" Konoha: "There's a girl who I want to star in her own game." Konoha: "I want her to go on a grand adventure!" Konoha: "Which is why I want it to be a game, and not just illustrations. Bishojo games are where cute girls can truly come alive!" Granny: "I don't know much about video games, but I'm sure that any game you make would be very fun to play." Konoha: "Granny!" Granny: "Goodness, what's wrong?" Konoha: "No one at work will listen to what I have to say. I'm just as aware as everyone else! Our company could never make a full-priced game!" Konoha: "Even so, I just want someone to hear me out a little, just a little!" Konoha: "Games are supposed to be fun and fill you with excitement..." Konoha: "But no one at our company dares to dream!" Konoha: "A game that doesn't dare to dream isn't a game at all! I don't care if it's a game about hypnosis! I want to make a game that dares to dream!" Granny: "And you can't stop working at that company?" Konoha: "Well, um... I don't have it in me to be so assertive... Quitting would be too scary, so that's gonna be a no sirree from me..." Granny: "Dearie me..." Konoha: "But thanks to you, it feels like I managed to shake off some of my gloom! Um, may I come back here?" Granny: "Yes, of course. Feel free to visit whenever we're open." Konoha: "Thanks, granny!" Konoha: "Maybe I'll stop by that BiBi game store I found during lunch." Taiyaki Man: "Thank you very much!" Konoha: "Taiyaki..." Konoha: "Maybe I should bring something to thank her for listening to me earlier." Konoha: "Excuse me!" Konoha: "Eh? Huh?" Konoha: "Wasn't this the place?" Konoha: "It's unlocked..." Konoha: "A paper bag?" Granny: "For Konoha-chan. Thank you for the fun chat." Konoha: "Granny... Everything looked normal during lunchtime. Did she fly the coop in the afternoon? No, that's impossible! No way she cleared this place out so quickly!" Konoha: "Don't tell me that this is a parting gift from her..." Konoha: "Wait! These are the games I talked about back then!" Konoha: "All masterpieces! It must have been so thrilling back then. The golden age of bishojo games!" Konoha: "Look at all of these cute girls out in the world..." Konoha: "Am I going to spend my entire life without accomplishing anything?" Konoha: "Doukyuusei..." Konoha: "The DOS version..." Konoha: "Huh? Wh-What?!" Konoha: "Huh?!" Radio Host: "We're almost at the end of 1992. How did the year turn out for everyone? As for me, this was finally the year..." Radio Host: "that I still didn't get a boyfriend!" Manager: "Kaori, turn that radio off. It's bumming me out! Here we are on Christmas, busy with working instead of out on a date!" Kaori: "If that's how you feel, get to debugging, Manager!" Meiko: "Kyonshi-san, are you done with the text for Scene 33?" Kyonshi: "I'm on it right now!" Meiko: "Um, Mamoru-kun. I'm getting an error. Do you know why?" Mamoru: "Hey!" Mamoru: "Can't you read this?" Meiko: "Um... PBA?" Kaori: "What's that mean?" Mamoru: "Programming skills, bozos! Acquire them!" Mamoru: "My program is flawless. You're the ones meddling with it without thinking, forcing it to error out, and then I have to clean up after you!" Meiko: "W-Well..." Mamoru: "Think about how this 98 must feel! The 9801 is working as hard as it can! Don't make wonky files and make it spit out errors!" Mamoru: "Things used to be better... Back when everyone was a programmer..." Kaori: "There goes Mamocchi's 98-itis acting up again. Only 15 and already missing the good old days." Meiko: "U-Um... We're all counting on you, Mamoru-kun." Meiko: "I'm learning how to program, too." Meiko: "So help me debug it! Pretty please!" Mamoru: "The file size on save is probably what's causing the error." Mamoru: "I'll fix it later." Kaori: "Where are you going, Mamocchi?" Mamoru: "I'm going outside for some coffee." Kaori: "You know 100 yen isn't enough anymore! Not with the consumption tax now!" Mamoru: "I know that!" Mamoru: "What's so great about bishojo games?" Manager: "Why are we still debugging?" Manager: "We should have finished a long time ago!" Kaori: "That's how game programming works!" Mamoru: "Grown-ups should really know better! If I didn't have to help out Dad with his company, there's no way I'd bother with this!" Mamoru: "I'm calling it quits. Once this game is finished, I'll call it quits with these no-good bishojo games!" Mamoru: "What was that?" Mamoru: "Ouch!" Mamoru: "Ow, ow, ow..." Mamoru: "Wh-Who are you?!" Konoha: "Ah! Sorry! Sorry! I-I was just in a bit of a panic..." Konoha: "I-It's gone! My workplace!" Uni Student B: "Um, it's the year 1992... The year 1992..." Konoha: "Seriously? For real?" Konoha: "I traveled back in time?!"

Mamoru: "Are you awake?" Konoha: "Who's there? Is that Mamoru-kun's voice?" Mamoru: "Sounds like you're fine. Guess we won't need a doctor." Konoha: "I had the weirdest dream." Konoha: "I came back to the year 2023, and then a wrecking ball smashed into Radio Kaikan... After that, I ran into Mamoru-kun as an old man." Konoha: "And in a slightly different way from the manager..." Mamoru: "Hey! What are you mumbling about?" Mamoru: "If you're fine, then get up." Konoha: "Y-You're still old!" Mamoru: "Quit your screaming." Konoha: "O-Old... Old man..." Mamoru: "Be quiet for a minute." Mamoru: "Computer, call Matsubara-san." Computer: "Right away." Matsubara: "Yes, Matsubara speaking." Mamoru: "Rokuta here." Matsubara: "Good evening, President." Mamoru: "I'm sorry, but please move the rest of my appointments and meetings to tomorrow at the earliest. Some urgent business came up." Matsubara: "Understood. I'll be sending over your revised schedule shortly." Mamoru: "Thank you very much." Matsubara: "Take care now." Mamoru: "It's been twenty years. No, longer? You haven't shown your face for a while now. Why did you travel back in time again?" Konoha: "I-I didn't! I didn't travel back in time! This is the era I came from! 2023 is the year I was in originally! But after making my way back from 1999, the Akiba I know is nowhere to be found! No concept cafés or people handing out flyers, and not an otaku in sight! There's nothing that I recognize!" Mamoru: "I'm not sure I understand, but otaku-related stuff disappeared from this town ages ago." Konoha: "What?" Mamoru: "Akiba's been a high-end residential area for the past several years. Redevelopment plans have led to high-rise apartments and office buildings being built left and right." Konoha: "S-So you're telling me all of it is gone? Akiba doesn't have any otaku, games, or bishojo left?!" Mamoru: "Bishojo are still here, aren't they?" Konoha: "Huh?" Mamoru: "Look, the building over there." Konoha: "What?!" : "A tale of heroes that you create." : "All Heroic Spirits assemble!" : "America's number one hit game is finally being released in Japan!" : "Fate Gears of Order." Saber: "Let us join forces in battle, Master!" Konoha: "F-F-F-F-Fate?! You're telling me that's Fate?! Th-That can't be right!" Konoha: "Ph-Phew... This one's the real deal..." Saber: "Master!" Saber: "Welcome back!" Konoha: "Wait, no!" Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "Well, it's been ten years. The electric town disappeared, and the radio tower took its place. Right now, they're in the middle of building a stadium here." Konoha: "What about shops aimed at otaku? Where do you buy games and doujinshi?" Mamoru: "All the shops that sell those are in Ikebukuro now. If you want to find otaku, you'll need to go to Ikebukuro or Shibuya." Konoha: "What about arcades?" Mamoru: "Nope." Konoha: "Maid cafés?" Mamoru: "Nope." Konoha: "Jangara?!" Mamoru: "Inside the train station." Konoha: "Kebabs!" Mamoru: "Go to Ueno instead." Konoha: "C-Canned oden?! Gachapon machines?!" Mamoru: "We're almost there." Konoha: "M-Mamoru-kun. What about Alcohol Soft? What happened to Alcohol Soft?!" Mamoru: "Alcohol Soft is in the US now." Konoha: "What?! Wh-Why the US?" Mamoru: "The game that we created, The Last Waltz, became a hit as I expected. No, it was more than I imagined. It got ported to consoles, and adapted into a TV anime and drama." Mamoru: "But that's not all. American corporations happened to take notice, and the game's development got moved there. W-Wow! Everyone except for me is in the US now making games." Mamoru: "And I don't mean just Alcohol Soft. There's also Elf, Aquaplus, Type-Moon, Nitroplus... The Chiyoda Ward Alliance, or Chiyoren, is now the LAA." Konoha: "LAA?" Mamoru: "The Los Angeles Alliance. The big names are all in America now." Mamoru: "It's easier to raise big capital over there." Mamoru: "Nowadays, the bishojo of the world come from the US west coast." Mamoru: "Alicesoft is just about the only big player still left in Japan." Konoha: "S-So are you saying this is what bishojo look like now?!" Mamoru: "That's right." Konoha: "Wh-Why did this happen?! Wh-What happened to Japanese bishojo games, then?" Mamoru: "Japanese bishojo... I guess you'd say they're on the brink of extinction." Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "They can't compete with the overwhelming amount of bishojo from overseas." Konoha: "Y-You can't call this bishojo!" Mamoru: "People argued about the same thing about 15 years ago. But that debate has been settled." Mamoru: "Times have changed." Konoha: "These changes are news to me! This must be a different world line!" Mamoru: "What the hell is a world line?" Konoha: "A world line is, well, you know! Like in Steins;Gate or YU-NO— Wait... do those games not exist in this world?" Konoha: "I-I'm going back! To the world I came from!" Mamoru: "What do you mean by that?!" Mamoru: "Hey!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, what do you do now?" Mamoru: "You're as restless as ever, I see. My job here is to supervise American bishojo content." Konoha: "Even though you're not in the US?" Mamoru: "I have a number of things left to do here." Konoha: "Does that mean you don't make games anymore?" Mamoru: "No, I don't." Konoha: "I see..." Konoha: "Hey, Mamoru-kun. The food from back then..." Konoha: "No, never mind. See you around, old man Mamoru-kun! Thanks a lot for your help!" Konoha: "A taxi, huh?" Taxi: "Thank you for riding with us." Taxi: "This is a self-driving taxi. Please state your desired destination." Konoha: "U-Um, can I use mobile payment for this?" Taxi: "We accept all forms of mobile payment." Konoha: "U-Um... Is there any place left of the old Akihabara?" Taxi: "I'm sorry. Please repeat your destination." Konoha: "Well... Um, please drive around Akihabara in a circle!" Taxi: "Understood." Konoha: "Th-This can't be real. There's no way this could be happening. I mean, all I did was make a single game. How could that lead to all of this?!" Konoha: "Um, taxi! Is there anywhere around here that sells games?" Taxi: "Understood." Mamoru: "The world Konoha came from?" Mamoru: "Where exactly did she come from?" Mamoru: "Konoha's trip through time..." Mamoru: "My trip through time..." Mamoru: "That's right. After I went back in time, I returned to the place where I was at that moment," Mamoru: "as though a part was being drawn to its original location." Mamoru: "It should be the same system for Konoha." Mamoru: "Which means... Konoha should have been dragged back to the original location where she began her time travel. But if it worked like it does in the movies, and we're talking parallel worlds or diverging timelines," Mamoru: "Konoha should have returned to the 2023 where history didn't change. Since that's her original location." Mamoru: "But that's not what happened." Mamoru: "Konoha ended up here, in this world that's foreign to her." Mamoru: "That doesn't make sense if these are parallel worlds." Mamoru: "In other words, what Konoha thinks of as her original location... no longer exists." Mamoru: "Konoha has..." Mamoru: "nowhere to go back to." Afro Owner: "Well? Isn't it amazing?" Konoha: "What?!" Afro Owner: "Huh? Is something wrong? More importantly, what do you think? A first edition of The Last Waltz! And a sealed copy at that! Ever laid your eyes on that before? It's this shop's precious big treasure!" Konoha: "Is this game really that amazing?" Afro Owner: "Huh? Y-You don't know? Why, it was really something else!" Afro Owner: "It sold like hotcakes, not only in Japan but in America as well! This game founded a culture over there! Man, I can't imagine what the world would be like without this game! Over in the US, they call this game the "OC"! "Original Cuu", that is! Cuu! Oh, "cuu," you see, stands for "cute"! It's a little hard to explain. The word "cute" in America got shortened into "cuu," they say." Afro Owner: "Nowadays, everyone uses it like any other word!" Konoha: "Is it something like "moe"?" Konoha: "This is a timeline of games from this world!" Konoha: "I've never heard of these..." Konoha: "There's not a single title here I recognize!" Customer A: "Huh! So this is The Last Waltz!" Customer B: "So cute!" Customer C: "The old art style's good in its own way!" Customer D: "You can really tell this is where it all started!" Afro Owner: "Ahem. Well? Do you understand now, just how amazing this game really is? The video game that united the world! Don't you think it's wonderful? Today, Alcohol Soft is a global corporation! No one would believe that they got their start right here in Akihabara!" Afro Owner: "Honestly, Alcohol Soft is the pride of Japan! Its pride and joy!" Afro Owner: "As you can see, cuu has become a downright phenomenon! Cuu!" Group: "Cuu!" Afro Owner: "Cuu!" Group: "Cuu!" Konoha: "It really is this game's fault..." Afro Owner: "Excuse me, miss?" Afro Owner: "U-Um, hello?" ewscaster: "Breaking news. Game development company Shooting Stars has announced a merger agreement." Toya: "We at Shooting Stars have decided to enter a merger with Planet Games, the world-renowned game company. With this deal, we hope to create even more captivating games that a greater number of players can enjoy." ewscaster: "This merger will result in a domestic company that ranks as one of the world's biggest in terms of market capitalization." Konoha: "Toya-chan?" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun said that everyone from Alcohol Soft is in the US now." Konoha: "What about the Alcohol Soft building, then?" Konoha: "Oh no..." Mamoru: "How long are you going to keep crying?" Konoha: "I mean... I mean..." Konoha: "This is all my fault, isn't it?" Konoha: "None of the games I know ended up coming out!" Konoha: "History changed because we put out that game! Akihabara and bishojo are both gone now!" Mamoru: "Hey, are you really still saying that?" Mamoru: "Thanks to your game, Alcohol Soft didn't go under. In fact, it's wildly successful." Mamoru: "Akihabara is developing greatly as well. Isn't that a good thing?" Mamoru: "Aren't you the one who told me back then? That it's okay to change history?" Konoha: "I did! But I didn't know it'd turn out this way! I was so stupid!" Mamoru: "It just means the game we made was that good." Konoha: "That's not it! I mean, the only reason I was able to make that game was because of the amazing games that existed! All I did was use those games as an example!" Konoha: "But thanks to me, all of those amazing games stopped existing!" Mamoru: "There's something I want to show you." Mamoru: "This way." Konoha: "Huh? Wh-What is this place?!" Konoha: "Hey, M-Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "You said earlier that it's your fault that history changed." Mamoru: "So how are you going to take responsibility for this?" Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "Do you know why I stayed behind here in Akiba?" Mamoru: "It's all for the PC-98. I can't leave the PC-98 behind and go to America." Mamoru: "And yet! No matter what I do, the PC-98 remains obsolete! Campaigning on social media! Creating doujinshi! I've tried everything, but the PC-98 won't make a comeback! And all of it is your fault!" Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "Because you created this world, the PC-98 has completely died out!" Konoha: "Huh? Wait, no!" Mamoru: "You murdered the PC-98! I'm holding you responsible for it!" Konoha: "What?! Th-That's totally unfair!" Mamoru: "You don't know what to say to that, right?" Konoha: "Huh?" Mamoru: "What I just said requires some preposterous logic." Mamoru: "But how do you know it wasn't your fault that the PC-98 went obsolete?" Mamoru: "It could have been caused by your game, couldn't it?" Mamoru: "Likewise, no one can say whether you caused Akihabara and bishojo to decline." Mamoru: "Listen up. You're just conveniently picking out facts to feel guilty about." Konoha: "That's not true!" Mamoru: "I'm saying that you don't have to feel guilt over it. Everyone in this era took part in deciding on this outcome. What you're doing now is being just plain arrogant!" Mamoru: "Look." Konoha: "Meiko-san." Mamoru: "Meiko is now considered a living legend." Mamoru: "And it began with that game of yours. Are you saying that was a mistake?" Mamoru: "Were the efforts of everyone at Alcohol Soft a mistake?" Mamoru: "Or are you saying that you still prefer your original world? Is the world you came from better than this?" Konoha: "It's not good at all. Akiba is obscene, noisy, and a crowded mess. In the summer, it's packed with sweaty people. It's totally chaotic, and not a great place at all." Konoha: "But that's what I liked about it! It was a place for people like me to have fun! This squeaky clean Akiba isn't the Akiba I know!" Konoha: "But in my short time here, after wandering around Akiba, I can tell. There are lots of people who enjoy Akiba as it is now." Konoha: "And..." Konoha: "I don't want to erase all of the work that everyone at Alcohol Soft put in." Konoha: "I want to go back to my world, but I can't get rid of this one, either." Konoha: "What should I do?" Mamoru: "I wasn't done talking." Mamoru: "We're about to get down to business. Pay attention." Mamoru: "I can't guarantee that what I'm about to suggest will work out. But if it does, you might be able to go back to your world." Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "You used to carry those games around with you, right?" Mamoru: "The ones from that used video game store." Mamoru: "Do you still have them?" Konoha: "Huh? Y-Yeah." Konoha: "This is the only one that's left." Mamoru: "Comic Party. A game from 1999." Mamoru: "Okay!" Mamoru: "You're going to make another game." Konoha: "Excuse me?" Mamoru: "And not just any ordinary game. A game that's fun enough to stand against The Last Waltz, which we made back in '99. You'll take that game and go back to 1999 one more time. And immediately after The Last Waltz is released, you'll release this game from a company other than Alcohol Soft, so it can compete as a rival game. By doing that, Alcohol Soft's success will still exist, while preserving the course of video games in Akiba. In other words, we'll create the course of events that leads to the 2023 you know, here in this 2023." Mamoru: "We'll bring both histories into existence simultaneously!" Konoha: "What?! I-Is that even possible?" Mamoru: "I don't know. Either way, it's impossible to perfectly bring about the same future, even with this." Mamoru: "However, we should be able to preserve bishojo culture in Akiba." Mamoru: "Now all that's needed is passion. As long as the passion is there, bishojo games can continue to exist in Akiba. You're the one who needs to create that passion." Mamoru: "Make a game that's capable of that much, one more time." Konoha: "O-One more time..." Konoha: "There's only one of me! You want to me to make a game all by myself this time?" Mamoru: "I never said you had to do it alone. I'll be there to help you out." Mamoru: "And that's not all." Mamoru: "You have these to help you, too!" Konoha: "Huh? Ah..." Mamoru: "They can do anything that you ask of them! These PC-98s, that is!" Mamoru: "Well? They're the most reliable partners you could ask for!" Konoha: "You're amazing, Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "Huh?" Konoha: "You haven't changed a bit!" Konoha: "You may be an old man, but you haven't changed, even a little!" Mamoru: "Of course not. Listen. The world hasn't changed as much as you think. It just looks a little different on the surface." Mamoru: "And your job is to change it just a little again." Mamoru: "You can pull off that much, can't you?" Konoha: "Yeah." Mamoru: "Now it's a matter of motivation." Mamoru: "Do you still have some motivation left in you?" Konoha: "Yeah!" Mamoru: "You're facing off against your past self." Mamoru: "Can you beat her?" Konoha: "Okay, Mamoru-kun."

Mamoru: "We'll create the course of events that leads to the 2023 you know, here in this 2023. We'll bring both histories into existence simultaneously!" Mamoru: "You're facing off against your past self." Mamoru: "Can you beat her?" Konoha: "Okay, Mamoru-kun." Konoha: "I'll give it all I've got!" Konoha: "Hey, Mamoru-kun. I know you said it'll just be the two of us making this game, but we need writing and music to make a game, not to mention the hundreds of illustrations we'll need! Trying to do all that with just two people..." Mamoru: "Other than system-related support, I can't help you with any of that, either. I'm just a programmer." Mamoru: "You need to do it all by yourself." Konoha: "That's asking for way too much!" Mamoru: "Game development has evolved. Now, if you really want to, you can make a game all by yourself, with the help of AI." Konoha: "AI?!" Mamoru: "AI is responsible for creating the bulk of illustrations in video games today." Konoha: "Wait, these are..." Mamoru: "That's right. These are your drawings from the past. As a test, I'm going to train the AI on this data." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "Don't worry. This is a private AI that I created. It hasn't been released to the public." Mamoru: "If we load in these images..." Mamoru: "The AI will analyze them and create similar-looking pictures." Konoha: "Whoa, that's amazing!" Mamoru: "You can easily change the coloring style as well. From standard illustration coloring, to anime-style coloring..." Mamoru: "You can even make it look like watercolor art." Mamoru: "It can automatically correct issues with proportions as well." Konoha: "What?! That's super handy!" Mamoru: "And it's not just art. AI can assist you with the story and music, both indispensable for a game." Mamoru: "This method of utilizing AI is now mainstream for game development." Mamoru: "With this, you can make a game by yourself, right?" Konoha: "If AI is so advanced, can't it just make games without humans doing anything?" Mamoru: "It's true that, as a whole, that's where game development is headed right now." Mamoru: "But even as AI evolves, there's one thing that it can't create." Mamoru: "Do you know what that is?" Konoha: "Huh? What could it be?" Mamoru: "Passion." Mamoru: "AI can create games quickly, cheaply, and at a high level of quality." Mamoru: "But there's no passion in them. An AI doesn't have a reason to create games, and it can't feel conflicted or afraid about what it's made. It simply carries out the instructions that it's been given." Mamoru: "As a result, the games it spits out end up lacking the passion of a creator." Mamoru: "That said... Games without passion sell just fine. Since they still appear to be well-made. That's why we're flooded with games made by AI." Mamoru: "Well, Meiko and the others still do the majority of their work manually." Mamoru: "But what we need now is no ordinary game." Mamoru: "It's a game that can change history. You can't make a game like that with just AI. You need human hands for that." Mamoru: "Which means it's up to you to create it." Konoha: "So much pressure..." Mamoru: "No need to look so grim." Mamoru: "We also have plenty of items to combat fatigue now. For example..." Mamoru: "Office chairs with massaging built in!" Konoha: "Is it supposed to be that intense?!" Mamoru: "Mammoth Energy, to jolt you fully awake!" Konoha: "Look at those messed-up colors!" Mamoru: "Happy Supplements, to magically reduce your stress to zero! Now available in packs with a needle-free injector as an add-on!" Konoha: "This seems fishy in so many ways! S-So many items that all scream "crunch time"..." Mamoru: "It's this late already?" Mamoru: "This lock will open with fingerprint authentication. You can go out any time you'd like, but make sure you don't let anyone else in here. Also, don't go near the shelves of PC-98s. The PC-98s are very delicate!" Konoha: "I'm not gonna touch them!" Mamoru: "Well then, I'm leaving." Konoha: "Huh? You're leaving? Where to?!" Mamoru: "Work, where else? Didn't I tell you that my job is content supervision? I'm the one who manages everything. I don't intend on racking up debt like Dad." Konoha: "You've grown up into a fine adult!" Mamoru: "Don't you talk down to me." Konoha: "Why not?!" Konoha: "Why, I remember when you used to be this small! You used to be such an obnoxious child!" Mamoru: "I wasn't that small! I was fifteen when we first met!" Konoha: "Oh yeah, Mamoru-kun. Do you live here all by yourself?" Mamoru: "Yeah. There's nothing interesting back at my apartment," Mamoru: "so I spend most of my time here." Konoha: "All alone, huh?" Mamoru: "Is that weird?" Konoha: "Ah, no! It's not weird at all! You're exactly as I expected!" Mamoru: "Okay, I'm going now." Konoha: "Ah, sure!" Konoha: "Have fun at work!" Mamoru: "Y-Yeah." Dj: "How are you all doing? Oh yes, my daughter's about to take her university entrance exams! Time sure does fly!" Konoha: "This really is impossible!" Mamoru: "It's only been a few days." Konoha: "Well, c'mon! I've never made a game to change history before!" Konoha: "This is way harder than creating a game to earn one billion yen! At first, I thought I could do it, but even after thinking real hard, I've got nothing! I used up all my talent on the last game! I'm a one-hit wonder!" Mamoru: "You traveled all the way across time just to make video games, right?" Mamoru: "Are you saying you're done after one measly game? I was sure that you'd be dying to make more." Konoha: "Yeah, yeah! You're just a consumer who's never made anything, and does nothing but criticize! Just keep your mouth shut!" Mamoru: "Who are you calling a consumer?! I did all the programming, didn't I?!" Konoha: "Don't give me that! Reading with the radio on, and listening to music on top of that! Must be nice!" Mamoru: "Ah!" Konoha: "Wh-What the heck?!" Mamoru: "Give it back! It's the sound of a PC-98 running. Listening to it helps me relax." Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "Let's get this straight. I never told you to make a game that will sell well, and I didn't say you had to make an interesting game. What is it that you want to make most in a video game right now?" Mamoru: "That's all you need to think about." Konoha: "I'm going out for a change of pace!" Mamoru: "That reminds me..." Mamoru: "Is it me or do you sound more grown-up lately?" Konoha: "What?" Mamoru: "Before, you used to talk a lot more like a child." Konoha: "Huh?" Konoha: "Haven't I always been like this?" Mamoru: "You..." Mamoru: "should hurry up and make that game." Mamoru: "You're changing as well. You're being influenced by this world. If this keeps up, you might end up losing your memories of your original world." Konoha: "No, I still remember it! It may look completely different now, but I still remember! Like the first time I came to Akiba!" Konoha: "I'd never seen such a weird place in my life." Konoha: "With mountains of games and anime, and tons of cute girls! It was a place that felt like a year-round festival!" Konoha: "So this is Akihabara!" Konoha: "That's right. I should get back soon and work on that game!" Konoha: "Toya-chan?!" Konoha: "Toya-chan..." Konoha: "Hello? Toya-chan?" Toya'S Voice: "Onee-sama?" Toya'S Voice: "Onee-sama!" Konoha: "Toya-chan!" Konoha: "Toya-chan!" Toya'S Voice: "I-It's been so long!" Konoha: "Huh? How do you know my phone number?" Toya'S Voice: "We exchanged numbers back in the day at Comiket." Konoha: "Ah, is that so?" Toya'S Voice: "But no matter how many times I called, it wouldn't go through..." Toya'S Voice: "I thought I'd never get to talk to you again." Konoha: "S-Sorry about that, Toya-chan. O-Oh yeah, I saw the news! That's amazing! Looks like things are going well with your company!" Toya'S Voice: "Thank you very much. Um... Onee-sama, where are you right now? Would you like to meet up and chat for old times' sake?" Konoha: "What? Ah, um... Well, I don't mind meeting up at all, but you might be a little surprised." Toya'S Voice: "That's fine by me! Onee-sama, where are you right now? Just name the place, and I'll go and find you!" Konoha: "Huh? Right now?!" Toya'S Voice: "Is that a no?" Konoha: "That's not it at all! I'd love to see you, Toya-chan!" Construction Worker: "That should just about do it, Rokuta-san." Mamoru: "Good work." Construction Worker: "Gosh, I can't believe Radio Kaikan is gone. I used to come here all the time." Construction Worker: "Back in the day, I used to really be into places like this." Construction Worker: "I'm a little sad to see it go." Construction Worker: "Anyway..." Construction Worker: "I wonder when they're going to finish building that stadium. I hear that the company funding it got absorbed, and the parent company is now different or whatnot. Wonder if they ran into some sort of trouble." Mamoru: "Well, at the breakneck speed that this redevelopment is going at, nothing would surprise me at this point." Construction Worker: "I suppose you're right..." Construction Worker: "Well then, Rokuta-san. I'll be leaving now." Mamoru: "Thanks for your hard work." Mamoru: "That goes for you, too." Mamoru: "Even if Konoha manages to finish her game, what should we do after that?" Mamoru: "Just taking the game and going back to 1999 doesn't mean she can get it released. She needs to get copies made in the past, so that the data can become a part of history." Mamoru: "So who can she entrust with that task? Someone who will believe Konoha's bizarre tale, and turn her game into a success..." Barista: "Thank you for waiting!" Mamoru: "Another coffee, please." Barista: "Right away!" Konoha: "When's Toya-chan gonna get here?" Glenn: "What do you think of your new office? We think it's perfect for someone as beautiful and talented as you," Glenn: "Ms. Toya." Toya: "Yes. It's quite a splendid office. There's one thing, though." Toya: "Why won't you let me meet your founder, Mr. Glenn?" Glenn: "My deepest apologies. Our founder is currently dealing with a very important matter. I have word that you'll be the first priority as soon as it's settled, Ms. Toya." Toya: "Is there something that takes priority over our meeting?" Toya: "I thought we were supposed to be equal business partners." Glenn: "Why, of course it's an equal partnership. That's exactly the reason you're sitting at that desk, Ms. Toya. You saw our cuu game development know-how, struck a deal, and agreed to the terms." Toya: "I was..." Glenn: "Ah, yes, I know. I understand how you must feel. That said, you're speaking with the CEO of Planet Games Japan. My authority is nothing to make light of... Oh?" Glenn: "My word. Yes, excellent! Rejoice, Ms. Toya! Konoha Akisato-sama is headed your way." Toya: "Onee-sama?!" Glenn: "You've been dying to meet her, haven't you?" Toya: "Headed my way? Mr. Glenn! Why is Onee— Konoha Akisato-san coming here?!" Glenn: "Why, it's simple. All I did was call her up. A single phone call. Ring, ring! Ah, and I just happened to enlist your help in the matter." Toya: "What?" Toya'S Voice: "Onee-sama, where are you right now?" Toya: "You used my voice..." Toya'S Voice: "In order to get Onee-sama's phone number, I hacked into your cell phone! I'd do anything to meet Onee-sama again." Toya: "But I couldn't reach her, no matter how many times I tried... So how?" Glenn: "Now we've achieved what we set out to do with this merger." Glenn: "It was truly a long process getting here. But now it's finally in our hands: Original Cuu." Glenn: "The genius creator behind The Last Waltz. The mysterious figure sought out by all, so that they might learn the source of her ideas. Konoha Akisato." Glenn: "Even as her name became known around the world, no one knew of her whereabouts. There was nobody who had met her, or spoken with her. With a limited number of exceptions, that is." Glenn: "And you were one of those lucky few, Ms. Toya." Toya: "What are you planning on doing with Onee-sama?!" Toya: "Don't tell me..." Toya: "You're going to subject her to that?! Is that... Is that why you acquired my company?!" Glenn: "Ms. Toya, have you heard the saying, "A flower cannot bloom without secrecy"? Now, we can become the masters of global entertainment. The fame, fortune, and admiration you so desired is practically guaranteed." Toya: "Why are you telling me all of this?" Toya: "If I report this to the police..." Glenn: "You'll do no such thing." Glenn: "We did our research on you going into this merger, Ms. Toya. You're cut from the same cloth as us." Glenn: "Therefore, you won't go to the police. Or rather, you can't! Am I wrong, Ms. Toya?" Glenn: "Let's settle this peacefully, Ms. Toya. I promise we'll make it worth it for you. So long." Toya: "Wait!" Toya: "Onee-sama..." Konoha: "The hospital?" Konoha: "Why am I..." Konoha: "That's right. I was waiting to meet up with Toya-chan, when I was dragged into that van... After that..." Konoha: "What is this?! They put me into a plugsuit-looking thing!" Konoha: "My clothes? They're gone! My phone? Gone! My backpack? Gone! But seriously, what is this place?" Konoha: "Am I going to be sold off to some super rich guy? Like in one of those games... Huh? The door's not locked! In situations like these, when the door is unlocked, in most games, that means there's something waiting outside." Konoha: "E-Excuse me..." Konoha: "Anyway, let's look for a way out." Konoha: "Wait." Konoha: "Is this a life-size figure?" Konoha: "Is that the exit?" Konoha: "What?!" Konoha: "Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh... What is this place?!" Konoha: "Wait, more figures? It's really creeping me out..." Konoha: "N-No... This isn't a figure!" Konoha: "These are people... There are humans trapped inside!" Konoha: "In all of these tanks?!" Mamoru: "When I saw her..." Mamoru: "It looked like she was waiting for someone." Mamoru: "But in the brief moment that I took my eyes off her, she vanished into thin air. Her words immediately before she disappeared, as well as the vehicle that I saw drive off..." Matsubara: "Yes, Matsubara speaking." Mamoru: "This is Rokuta." Matsubara: "Hello there, President. Is something the matter?" Mamoru: "I need a car. Send over the fastest one we have to the warehouse." Matsubara: "Understood." Mamoru: "Thank you. Good-bye." Mamoru: "Sorry for waking all of you up so suddenly." Mamoru: "But right now, I need your help." Mamoru: "Find out where Konoha went."

Mamoru: "Sorry for waking all of you up so suddenly. But right now, I need your help." Mamoru: "Find out where Konoha went." Mamoru: "I'm counting on all of you." Mamoru: "You found her? Where is she?" Mamoru: "Akihabara Stadium!" Mamoru: "Akihabara Stadium... The car that abducted Konoha was seen coming here." Mamoru: "That van..." Mamoru: "Who are those people?" Mamoru: "Going by their outfits and gear, they don't look like regular security. What are these guys doing at a construction site?" Mamoru: "What's going on here?" Mamoru: "What's Konoha gotten herself into?" Mamoru: "I don't know why they kidnapped her, or where she is now. I can't just waltz in through the front door." Mamoru: "Now what, then?" Mamoru: "That's right. On top of constructing the stadium, there was one other project that got put on hold." Mamoru: "If that's still around, that can get me part of the way there." Konoha: "Th-There are... There are people trapped inside! What is this place?!" Konoha: "None of this makes any sense!" Konoha: "A robot?" Konoha: "Th-That scared me..." Konoha: "For crying out loud!" Mamoru: "The way forward is..." Mamoru: "That door, huh?" Mamoru: "The security at the Akihabara underground market is as lax as ever." Mamoru: "I can make do with this." Mamoru: "Thanks for your hard work!" Mamoru: "As a kid, I cracked copy protection schemes on games all the time." Mamoru: "Burn hole protection, long track protection, and CRC protection. You could even say that part was more fun than the actual games." Mamoru: "And now that I'm older, this time, I'm hacking my way into Akiba." Mamoru: "I swear. I haven't changed, even as an adult." Mamoru: "No, perhaps I was never an adult to begin with." Mamoru: "This town is like a giant playground for me." Mamoru: "Even after all these decades." Mamoru: "Now then, for this type of card key reader..." Mamoru: "Looks like it's time to use this." Mamoru: "All right!" Mamoru: "No one's gotten in my way so far..." Mamoru: "But that's about to change here." Mamoru: "The abandoned site of the Joban New Line project." Mamoru: "It was supposed to be a railway line to connect to Tokyo, from Tsukuba to Akihabara." Mamoru: "But they made a last-minute decision not to run the line through Akihabara. Construction of the train station was halted, and in its place, they built the radio tower that is Akihabara Sky Tower." Mamoru: "Could there have been a timeline where this line ended up opening?" Mamoru: "If I climb up here..." Mamoru: "What now?" Mamoru: "A rat?" Worker: "What? Is someone there?" Worker: "Wh-What's that music?!" Worker: "Over there!" Lyrics: "Another busy day running around in circles~ I don't mind, I'm used to it by now~" Toya: "Halt!" Konoha: "Th-They stopped." Toya: "O-Onee-sama?" Toya: "Is that really you, Onee-sama? You look exactly the same as back then." Toya: "But how?" Konoha: "Toya-chan!" Toya: "Don't come any closer!" Toya: "I-I'm sorry." Konoha: "I-It's fine. Anyway, Toya-chan, what is this place? There's a ton of people trapped here!" Konoha: "Toya-chan?" Glenn: "Welcome to Planet Games." Glenn: "Konoha Akisato-sama. Oh, what a surprise. Just how old are you, Original Cuu? The genius creator behind The Last Waltz!" Glenn: "You should be close to 50 years old, but you look like a young girl! I see, I see..." Glenn: "You truly are an extraordinary being! The perfect fit for this place!" Konoha: "Wh-Who in the world are you?! Take me back to Akiba! And what's the deal with this place?!" Glenn: "Oh, I do apologize, Ms. Konoha. My name is Glenn Faulkner. I'm the CEO of Planet Games Japan. And Ms. Konoha, you happen to find yourself in our development room." Konoha: "D-Development room? You mean for developing video games?" Konoha: "B-But..." Konoha: "I don't see any desks, or even a computer!" Konoha: "S-So what are these people doing, then?! They're trapped in these weird tanks!" Glenn: "Why, they're working for us, of course." Glenn: "You could say that they're something like sustenance for our CI." Konoha: "C-CI? Sustenance?!" Glenn: "Cybernetic intelligence. Our company's glorious integrated entertainment development system." Glenn: "Ms. Konoha. I'll be open with you and tell you everything. As you know, AI has surpassed humanity in the past few years, and all creative matters have been left to AI." Glenn: "At first, there were no problems with that. A game that would take humans several years could be finished by AI in a single day! A bright new future was upon us!" Glenn: "Boo!" Glenn: "However, it wasn't long before we reached a limit. The things AI create end up pretty much all being the same. AI are completely lacking in anything like imagination or spontaneity. And so, the quality of a game ends up depending yet again on time and money spent. Game development goes right back to becoming a numbers game. But then we came up with an idea. It was time once again for humans to be put to work. This CI is hooked up to 200 people. All of them were originally creative professionals." Konoha: "What?!" Glenn: "By connecting their brains and neural networks to computers, the CI becomes able to consult human sensibilities, to create completely original games, the likes of which no one has seen before." Glenn: "24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These people do a great deal of work for the CI. With compensation, of course." Glenn: "AI used to assist human beings. Now it's the other way around. That's all there is to it. It's not a bad deal for these folks, either. The CI get to make use of their talent, without any of it going to waste." Konoha: "S-Still! Say what you will, but this is way too cruel!" Glenn: "Ms. Konoha. That talent of yours... We're the ones who can utilize it 100%." Glenn: "I promise we won't put those phenomenal gifts of yours to waste." Glenn: "Okay, let us proceed, Ms. Toya!" Toya: "Onee-sama. Please enter this CI." Toya: "Starting today, you'll be..." Toya: "hooked up to this system!" Mamoru: "It feels different here than it did earlier. Where could Konoha be?" Zombie Debugger A: "Cuu... Cuu..." Mamoru: "What's the deal with him? Doesn't look like he's dead." Zombie Debugger A: "Cuu... Cuu..." Group: "Cuu... Cuu..." Group: "Cuu... Cuu..." Mamoru: "Wait, is this a debug room? But look at them..." Mamoru: "They're practically zombies! Based on the personnel upstairs and down here, we're not dealing with anyone ordinary here." Mamoru: "Konoha... Is she all right?" Konoha: "I don't wanna!" Toya: "Onee-sama. You won't be in any pain when you enter the CI. You'll just be spending time in a tank for a while. That's all." Konoha: "N-No! No, I don't wanna! Toya-chan, you've completely changed! What's gotten into you?!" Toya: "It's been over twenty years since then." Toya: "To save my company, to survive... I needed to accept this merger. If I didn't, my company would have gone under! But as a result, I ended up getting you involved." Konoha: "Toya-chan..." Toya: "You've... You've always been my idol." Toya: "I still look up to you to this day! Creating such an incredible game and changing the world! I wanted to be just like you!" Toya: "But I couldn't do it." Konoha: "Th-That's not true! Toya-chan, you're amazing! You started your own company! Y-You're way, way more incredible than I ever was! Really... Really!" Toya: "I'm not..." Toya: "I'm not a genius like you are. But I have my employees, and fans with expectations, so I need to keep on creating games!" Toya: "So... Onee-sama..." Toya: "I'm sorry." Toya: "I'm sorry..." Konoha: "Toya-chan..." Konoha: "P-Please don't cry. I'm... I'm not..." Toya: "Onee-sama?" Konoha: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! The truth is that I'm no genius! I'm nothing but ordinary! And yet... And yet..." Konoha: "It's my fault that the Akiba I love is gone! That the games I love are gone! Even the bishojo I love are gone! And worst of all, I was causing you so much pain..." Konoha: "I hate this world, and this way of making games!" Toya: "Onee-sama..." Konoha: "I have a lot to thank computers for! I mean, it's thanks to my computer that I became a good artist! It may not be that impressive to anyone else, but I learned to make art that I thought was amazing because of computers and the programs on there!" Konoha: "But if this is where that leads us, then to Hell with computers! There's no joy to be had making games in a world like this!" Konoha: "I'll make sure I rewrite it! I'll make sure I completely overwrite such a world! I'll... I'll..." Konoha: "create a game to make everyone happy!" Toya: "O-Onee-sama..." Glenn: "Goodness gracious. I have places to be, you know. I think that's enough catching up. Please make up your mind, Ms. Toya." Glenn: "If you refuse, then I'll take matters into my own hands. I'll give you three seconds." Glenn: "Three." Glenn: "Two." Glenn: "One." Mamoru: "Konoha!" Konoha: "That voice... Mamoru-kun!" Konoha: "M-Mamoru-kun? What are you doing here?!" Mamoru: "I'll explain later! Right now, just run!" Konoha: "O-Okay!" Glenn: "Damn it! What happened?!" Glenn: "Ah! They're getting away! What are you doing?! After them!" Toya: "Please let them go! Keep your hands off them!" Glenn: "Don't be ridiculous!" Glenn: "So be it. I'll just assume command directly." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, you came to rescue me?" Mamoru: "I-I'm not very athletic! Besides, do you know how old I am?! I said I would help you, but I never agreed to all this!" Mamoru: "I swear!" Konoha: "Sorry!" Konoha: "The robots from before!" Mamoru: "Don't worry about them." Konoha: "What?" Konoha: "Huh?" Mamoru: "They're on our side now." Konoha: "Our side?" Mamoru: "Yeah." Konoha: "I've hacked them to link them up to the PC-98s in the warehouse. What?!" Mamoru: "I've said it countless times:" Mamoru: "nothing can beat the PC-98!" Guard A: "I see them! There!" Guard A: "Geez, wasting our time like that..." Guard A: "Return to the lab!" Konoha: "Wh-Wh-Wh-What now, Mamoru-kun?!" Konoha: "What?" Konoha: "What?!" Guard C: "H-Hey, look!" Guard D: "Return fire!" Konoha: "D-Don't shoot! I'm just an illustrator!" Mamoru: "This way!" Konoha: "O-Okay!" Mamoru: "Open!" Konoha: "Sesame!" Guard E: "Wait up!" Guard E: "Wh-What?!" Robot: "The doors are closing." Guard E: "Cut the crap! Open up!" Robot: "I can't do that." Guard E: "Why not?!" Mamoru: "Is your next game an action game or something?" Konoha: "I don't wanna make a game full of dead ends like this!" Guard F: "Found them!" Guard F: "A flare?" Guard F: "The hell is this? Trying to create a smokescreen? That's cute." Alert: "Extinguishing fire." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, what was that back there?" Mamoru: "I used a flare to set off the fire extinguisher system. It should buy us some time." Glenn: "What are all of you idiots doing?! How much time are you going to waste capturing two people?! Damn it!" Guard H: "Mr. Glenn!" Glenn: "What now?!" Guard H: "Targets have been spotted!" Guard H: "They're heading to the surface on the cargo lift!" Glenn: "Cut the power to the lift! Shut down all systems other than the CI and this room!" Toya: "Stop it already!" Glenn: "Oh, it's just you." Toya: "Hook me up to the CI! I'll take Onee-sama's place!" Glenn: "And here I was wondering what you'd say. You, take her place?" Glenn: "You'll never be fit to take her place." Glenn: "Beat it." Glenn: "Go and get out of my sight." Konoha: "Yes! We're almost there!" Mamoru: "Yeah, we are." Guard C: "It stopped..." Konoha: "M-Mamoru-kun! The lift stopped moving!" Glenn: "You sure have given us a hard time, Original Cuu." Glenn: "But our game of cat and mouse ends here." Glenn: "You have nowhere to run. This is checkmate." Glenn: "I don't see the need to be civil anymore. You're getting in that CI, Konoha Akisato!" Mamoru: "Damn it! After we made it so far!" Konoha: "Stop this already!" Glenn: "Guards, bring both of them along." Group: "Yes, sir!" Glenn: "Wh-What is that?" Mamoru: "H-Hey, look!" Konoha: "What?!"

Pedestrian A: "Hey, look!" Pedestrian B: "Whoa..." Pedestrian C: "What the hell is that?!" Konoha: "A UFO?" Glenn: "Oh my..." Konoha: "M-Mamoru-kun! Someone's coming out!" Mamoru: "Is that..." Mamoru: "E-Echo?" Mamoru: "You're... Echo!" Glenn: "What are you standing around for?! Hurry up and capture Konoha Akisato!" Guard: "R-Right away!" Echo Two: "Bang!" Mamoru: "Echo, you saved us?" Konoha: "M-Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "It's okay. She's not our enemy." Mamoru: "Are you awake?" Konoha: "Y-Yeah. M-More importantly, Mamoru-kun... Where are we?" Mamoru: "Dunno. Don't ask me." Mamoru: "At the very least, it's not where we were a moment ago." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, you're pretty calm about all this." Mamoru: "It beats being chased around by those weird thugs." Echo One: "Have you come to?" Mamoru: "You're..." Echo One: "Oh, if it isn't Mamoru-san." Echo One: "Did you try out the game that we made?" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, do you know him?" Mamoru: "It's a long story." Echo One: "I'm glad we made it in time. If something had happened to you here, we would have had to make another long trip." Echo One: "But now we finally get to meet." Konoha: "U-Um... Who exactly might you be?" Echo One: "You could call us many things." Echo One: "I'm afraid I don't have a concise answer." Mamoru: "You..." Echo One: "I have embarked on a long journey to come face to face with you. And to tell you these words." Echo One: "May I have your autograph?" Konoha: "Huh?" Echo One: "I'm a fan of yours." Konoha: "Fan?" Echo One: "Yes, a big one!" Konoha: "U-Um, well, what do you want me to autograph?" Echo One: "Right here." Konoha: "Autograph this? This box?" Echo One: "Yes, please!" Konoha: "H-Here you go." Echo One: "Thank you so much." Konoha: "N-No, it's my pleasure." Echo One: "This is a video game." Echo One: "The game that you'll complete in the future." Konoha: "What?" Echo One: "I believe you should be in the middle of development now. This game is a masterpiece." Konoha: "Thanks for the kind words, but we're in the middle of making it..." Echo One: "That's true. Let me think..." Echo One: "Would you like to see what kind of game it is?" Konoha: "What?" Echo One: "This is what the game you're about to create is like." Echo One: "This is how your game appears to us." Echo One: "Konoha-san, do you know what this light is?" Konoha: "Not really... But there's something mysterious about it..." Echo One: "This is human imagination." Konoha: "Imagination?" Echo One: "Isn't it fascinating? Even as it takes on new form with the passage of time, it continues to live on, as you can see." Echo One: "And it's not just you." Echo One: "Every human being possesses the same faculty." Echo One: "Why, take a look." Echo One: "For humans, it's not any sort of special power." Toya: "Wh-What's this light?!" Echo One: "Children, adults, and the elderly alike. No matter where they may live, it's an ability that they all possess. And depending on how it's used, it can produce enormous power, and make anything possible. Yes, like this game." Echo One: "When I first came across this game, I couldn't understand this sensation. In search of the truth behind this sensation, I've gone on a long, long journey, and finally arrived here. It ended up taking far longer than I had originally planned, but even so..." Echo One: "I'm glad I was able to meet you." Echo One: "Right then." Echo One: "I eagerly await the completion of your game." Echo Two: "Mamoru-kun!" Echo Two: "Bye-bye!" Konoha: "U-Um... Who in the world are you?! Have I met you somewhere before?" Mamoru: "So I passed out?" Konoha: "Huh? Where's the UFO?" Toya: "It disappeared?" Pedestrian A: "That wasn't a dream... was it?" Pedestrian B: "It wasn't." Pedestrian D: "No way! I didn't get any of it!" Mamoru: "Hold on tight." Konoha: "Thanks, Mamoru-kun." Toya: "Onee-sama!" Konoha: "Toya-chan!" Konoha: "Toya-chan?" Toya: "Here, Onee-sama." Konoha: "Those are mine... Toya-chan, did you find them for me?" Mamoru: "They're finally here." Meiko: "Kono-chan!" Meiko: "Kono-chan!" Kaori: "Mamocchi!" Konoha: "Meiko-san! Kaori-san!" Meiko: "Kono-chan! Sheesh, you had me worried sick!" Kaori: "Seriously! And you, Mamocchi. It's been a while since we've met in person." Mamoru: "You sure came late." Manager: "We're not late!" Manager: "We chartered a scramjet plane to cross the Pacific! Do you know how much it cost me?!" Kyonshi: "Ah, my back's killing me!" Konoha: "Everyone!" Konoha: "But why are you here?" Meiko: "Huh? He didn't tell you, Kono-chan?" Meiko: "Mamoru-kun reached out to all of us. He told us you were in trouble, and asked us to help you make your game." Kaori: "Hey, Mamocchi, what's the big idea?" Manager: "Mamoru! That side of you still hasn't changed, huh?" Kyonshi: "Ah, my back's killing me..." Kyonshi: "Aw man." Kaori: "Mamocchi!" Manager: "Mamoru!" Meiko: "You haven't changed at all." Meiko: "Thank goodness." Kaori: "Kono-chan sure is full of mysteries. How is she the same?" Meiko: "Why, isn't it obvious?" Meiko: "It's because Kono-chan is an angel!" Meiko: "Kono-chan. Can we help out with the game you're making?" Meiko: "We want to make a game with you!" Konoha: "Yes!" Manager: "All right! Now that that's settled, everyone in the chopper!" Manager: "The 90s Alcohol Soft crew is back in action!" Konoha: "Toya-chan!" Konoha: "Do you want to come with us?" Toya: "I'm sorry, Onee-sama. There are still things I need to take care of here. I'll be staying behind. Besides, after getting you involved in all of this, I have no right to make a game with you..." Konoha: "Sure you do!" Konoha: "Didn't we promise each other? We said we'd make a game together!" Toya: "You remembered our promise?" Konoha: "Of course! I'd never forget my promise to you! So come with us!" Toya: "I'm sorry, Onee-sama. I can't go with you right now." Toya: "That said..." Toya: "I'll call you once everything's settled down." Toya: "I still want to make a game together with you!" Konoha: "Yeah! Sure thing! I'll be waiting for you, Toya-chan!" Dispatcher: "110, emergency services speaking. Are you calling about a crime? An accident?" Toya: "My name is Toya Yamada." Toya: "Can you make your way immediately to Akihabara Stadium?" Dispatcher: "T-Toya Yamada?!" Meiko: "Say, Kono-chan. That was Toya Yamada-san just now, wasn't it? From Shooting Stars." Meiko: "You're friends with that celebrity?" Konoha: "Toya-chan is my dear friend!" Kyonshi: "That's the last one!" Kyonshi: "Ah, my back's killing me..." Kaori: "Good work, Kyonshi." Manager: "That makes all of the desks and PCs I asked for." Mamoru: "Thanks, Dad." Konoha: "Huh? Don't we have a few extra desks here?" Kikiko: "Sorry!" Lalako: "We're late!" Konoha: "What?" Kikiko: "Wow! It's really Kono-chan-san!" Lalako: "You're right!" Hashimoto: "Long time no see, Konoha-san." Kikiko: "It's the manager's fault for getting a helicopter with the wrong number of seats!" Konoha: "Kikilala-san! Hashimoto-san!" Lalako: "It was a real pain in the tush!" Manager: "Didn't I apologize already?" Kaori: "Let's leave the chitchat for later. Everyone, now it's our turn to help out Kono-chan. Let's get Kono-chan's game finished!" Konoha: "We finished it!" Mamoru: "Yeah." Mamoru: "Dad and the others left in a flash, as soon as the game was wrapped up." Konoha: "Still, I had fun making a game with everyone again!" Mamoru: "We spilled the beans in the end. About the time travel stuff." Konoha: "Yeah. There wasn't a way to hide it any longer. I mean, my appearance has stayed exactly the same. But in the end, everyone wished me good luck!" Mamoru: "Yeah." Mamoru: "It's almost time." Mamoru: "You don't have any unfinished business, right?" Konoha: "Nothing. I crammed in everything I wanted to get done! Oh, one last thing!" Mamoru: "You want to walk around Akiba one last time? I can't believe that's the one thing you wanted to do." Konoha: "I-Is that weird?" Mamoru: "No, it's just like you." Mamoru: "More importantly, you made sure to bring the game with you, right?" Konoha: "Sheesh! Don't treat me like a little kid! I have it right here! See?" Mamoru: "The Things I Hold Dear, huh?" Konoha: "I-Is that no good?" Mamoru: "No, I think it's fine." Mamoru: "Besides, I know that the game inside is fun." Konoha: "Yeah!" Mamoru: "Right, I should give this to you while I can." Mamoru: "I wrote down everything you need to do in here." Mamoru: "Give that to me in 1999." Mamoru: "Then pray that 1999 me will figure out the rest." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun." Konoha: "It won't be easy. You're going to spend over twenty years keeping watch over history, all by yourself?" Mamoru: "Yeah." Mamoru: "I guess that's how it's going to be." Mamoru: "Don't feel sorry for me." Konoha: "But..." Mamoru: "I love Akiba as well, you know." Mamoru: "As much as you do." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun..." Mamoru: "That's why this is a two-person plan between you and me." Mamoru: "You've already done everything you can. Just leave the rest to me." Mamoru: "Have faith in the game that you've made." Konoha: "Yeah!" Konoha: "You know, Akiba's so clean now, and the corner stores are gone." Mamoru: "Whenever we pulled all-nighters, you always fell asleep right away." Konoha: "Th-That's not true!" Mamoru: "You didn't mess with the PC-98s, did you?" Konoha: "I didn't touch them!" Mamoru: "You haven't grown up at all." Konoha: "What was that?!" Mamoru: "Here we are." Mamoru: "Well, good luck." Konoha: "Okay." Konoha: "Hey, Mamoru-kun." Mamoru: "What?" Konoha: "I'm about to go to 1999, change history, and then come back to 2023, right? I-In that case, when I come back to 2023 and meet you again..." Konoha: "Will that Mamoru-kun be the same as the one standing here right now?" Mamoru: "Strictly speaking, we'll be two different people." Konoha: "S-So all the things that happened up until now, including this conversation... you're going to forget all of it? Am I going to forget about the Mamoru-kun I'm talking to right now?" Mamoru: "Yeah, that might be the case." Konoha: "Oh no..." Konoha: "I don't want that... I don't wanna forget!" Mamoru: "You won't forget." Konoha: "Huh?" Mamoru: "Back when I met Echo, we had a conversation." Mamoru: "He told me humans are bursting with energy." Konoha: "Energy?" Mamoru: "Yeah." Mamoru: "That energy is what makes everything possible." Mamoru: "So you won't forget." Mamoru: "As long as that energy burns inside us, we'll never forget." Mamoru: "Why don't we test it out?" Mamoru: "Let's see if we still remember each other." Konoha: "Sure! Fine by me! I'll never forget what happened today! No, not just today! All the things we did together!" Mamoru: "Yeah." Konoha: "Okay, Mamoru-kun." Konoha: "See you later!" Mamoru: "See you later, Konoha." Konoha: "This is really the last one." Konoha: "Comic Party." Konoha: "It's fine. I need to have faith in everyone who helped me! In Mamoru-kun. In myself!" ko: ""Hello there, everyone." "Thank you for buying this game." "This game isn't a sweeping epic saga, and it's not full of surprising twists and turns." "But I really wanted to tell all of you my story, so I turned it into a game." "There's so much I want to tell you." "There are fun parts, scary parts, parts to make you laugh," "as well as the story of some very wonderful girls." "It's all jam-packed in here." "I hope you enjoy it!" "Okay, let's get started!"" Konoha: "I-I'm back?" Konoha: "This is... This is the Akiba I remember!" Konoha: "It's back!" Dejiko: "Nyo!" Konoha: "What? What?! This place looks crazier than I remember!" Dejiko: "Welcome to Akihabara, nyo!" Konoha: "That's right, Alcohol Soft. What about Alcohol Soft?!" Konoha: "All the lights are off..." Konoha: "Everyone..." President: "What are you doing?" Konoha: "Ah! Prez!" Konoha: "Oh, that's right! It completely slipped my mind, but it was Blue Bell that was here in the original 2023!" Konoha: "Prez! You wouldn't believe what I've been through! Video games have the power to do great things! No matter the game, I've decided I'll work on them as hard as I can! Just leave it to me, Prez!" President: "Huh? What are you talking about?" Konoha: "What am I talking about?! You know, Blue Bell's latest game!" President: "Blue Bell? My company? We don't make video games." Konoha: "What?" President: "Take a look." Konoha: "M-MILF Café Blue Bell?!" President: "Wait, a game studio? Are you talking about Alcohol Soft?" Konoha: "Alcohol Soft?! Can I find them here?!" President: "That's in the past. After their game became a hit, they all moved over to the US. After Alcohol Soft moved out, a different game studio bought out the entire building." President: "They must have a lot of money to throw around. I should have gone into making games. Damn shame..." Konoha: "I see. Everyone's in the US." Konoha: "Yeah, of course they are." Konoha: "That's good. It's all for the best." Konoha: "This is what I wanted." Konoha: "Thanks, Mamoru-kun!" Konoha: "I remember..." Konoha: "I still remember! Mamoru-kun, and everything else!" Konoha: "Thanks, Mamoru-kun!" Konoha: "I'll stay here, in Akiba, and make video games!" Konoha: "Forever and ever!" Konoha: "I say that, but what do I do now? Blue Bell turned into a MILF café and all..." Mamoru: "Twenty years without anyone to actually make the games. Small as it may be, it was a real pain to keep this company going." Mamoru: "You sure did take your sweet time..." Mamoru: "Okay, let's make some games." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun..." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "Konoha." Mamoru: "Why don't we make a game together?"

Konoha: "Seriously? For real? I traveled back in time?! Wait! Hold that thought! Let's think about this! Maybe I just made a mistake!" Konoha: "That's right! Let's calm down before I make a fool of myself! There's no way an SSR event like time travel would happen to me!" Konoha: "I must have taken a wrong turn! That's why it's a different building! Tee-hee!" Mamoru: "Hey!" Mamoru: "What's the big deal, running into me like that?! Get off me already!" Konoha: "S-S-S-Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!" Mamoru: "Seriously, what's wrong with you?" Konoha: "U-Um... Wasn't there a game company here before?" Mamoru: "Game company?" Mamoru: "Yeah, this is the place." Konoha: "Huh?" Mamoru: "Do you see that sign there?" Mamoru: "This is the rock bottom of the game industry, Alcohol Soft. Alcohol Soft?" Mamoru: "What do you want? Are you a customer?" Konoha: "S-S-S... So sorry! So sorry! So sorry! So sorry! So sorry!" Mamoru: "What was that all about?" Meiko: "Bad news, Mamoru-kun!" Meiko: "Kao-san wants you to take a look at a new error we're getting!" Mamoru: "You're not going to find any bugs. My program is perfect." Meiko: "Oh yeah, were you talking with someone outside?" Mamoru: "I bumped into a weirdo." Meiko: "Huh?" Mamoru: "So sad to see, at the end of the year at that." Konoha: "Wh-Wh-Wh-What do I do?! I really, really traveled back in time! My workplace is a different company now, and everyone in Akiba's low key dressed for a funeral! Why did this happen to me?! I'm not cut out for an ordeal like this!" Konoha: "This is the worst of the worst!" Konoha: "What do I do now?" Konoha: "I don't know who I can turn to..." Mamoru: "So damn noisy!" Mamoru: "Oh, it's the girl from earlier." Konoha: "U-Um... I know this is a lot to ask of you, but can you please help me?!" Mamoru: "Huh?" Konoha: "Until recently, I was in the year 2023! For whatever reason, I traveled back in time to 1992, and now I'm in big trouble! I don't have anyone else to ask for help!" Mamoru: "What the hell is she saying?" Kaori: "Friend of yours?" Mamoru: "Not a chance!" Meiko: "She looks so cold. Why don't you let her in?" Mamoru: "Huh? Why, exactly?!" Kaori: "I agree." Mamoru: "Huh?! Hey, stop!" Kaori: "You must be freezing." Kaori: "Come inside." Konoha: "Th-Thank you very much! You're angels! Total angels!" Group: "Traveled back in time?" Konoha: "I don't understand it, either!" Manager: "Traveling back in time, you mean like a time warp?" Kaori: "That takes me back! Reminds me of that old movie!" Meiko: "So you mean this girl came here from the future?" Konoha: "Th-That's right! I was in a shop eating donuts, when Akiba suddenly changed! I can't even use my mobile wallet to get home, or look up a map online, or check my socials! I'm in a real life-or-death situation here!" Kyonshi: "Hey, Mamoru. Did you understand a single word of that? I don't have a clue what she just said." Mamoru: "Nope." Mamoru: "Okay. Let's call the police." Mamoru: "She's just an otaku with anime on the brain. It's obvious looking at her." Konoha: "No! Not the police! Not the polic— Please don't! Don't kick me out of Akiba, pwetty pwease!" Mamoru: "Stop talking like that!" Konoha: "Wh-What do I do? What do I do?! If he calls the cops on me, I know it won't end well! They won't believe me if I say, "I traveled back in time from the future"!" Konoha: "Oh yeah, didn't he say this was a game company?" Konoha: "By games, does he mean bishojo games?! If it is, if it is..." Konoha: "U-Um... D-Do you make bishojo games here?" Mamoru: "Huh?" Meiko: "Y-Yes, we do. We run a computer shop, and also develop games on the side." Konoha: "U-Um... Can you please let me work here?!" Meiko: "What?" Konoha: "I work at a bishojo game studio as an illustrator!" Kaori: "An illustrator?!" Manager: "We're not hiring at the moment..." Konoha: "Um, please take a look at my art! I'm pretty confident in my drawings of cute girls! I may not look it, but I've made my way on the daily rankings countless times! Around 1,000th place!" Konoha: "I-It won't turn on! This stupid tablet!" Kyonshi: "What's that? A PDA?" Mamoru: "They don't make ones that big." Meiko: "What should we do, Kao-san? I'm starting to feel a little sorry for her." Kaori: "Hey, Manager. She seems funn— to be in trouble, so why don't we have her help with painting? We just happen to be short-handed right now." Manager: "Well, I guess we'd take anyone who can paint at this point." Manager: "Is she really going to be useful?" Kaori: "You can paint CGs, right?" Konoha: "Y-Yes! Why, I've painted hundreds in my time!" Kaori: "Okay." Kaori: "Please help us, then." Kaori: "For now, you'll be working unpaid, if that's okay." Konoha: "Yes! I'd be happy to!" Kaori: "Okay, Mamocchi." Kaori: "Please teach her how to use all the tools." Mamoru: "Huh? Why me?!" Kaori: "The two of us still have CGs to work on. Besides, the programmer's got nothing to do without any bugs, right?" Meiko: "Ask if there's anything you need help with." Mamoru: "I know how to use the tools, but I can't teach her anything about painting!" Konoha: "Yes!" Kaori: "She's in your hands." Konoha: "Now I'm stuck with this scary kid! P-Please go easy on me..." Mamoru: "Fine. Let's go upstairs." Konoha: "Wait, upstairs?" Mamoru: "The development room." Konoha: "The development room!" Mamoru: "This is where we make games." Konoha: "That old computer still works! Pog!" Mamoru: "That's a DA. It's not that old." Mamoru: "You'll be sitting over there. Go take a seat." Konoha: "Y-Yes!" Konoha: "Check out these clicking noises! Is that the disk drive?" Mamoru: "What else would it be? You don't own a computer?" Konoha: "I-I sure do! But my computer doesn't have a floppy drive!" Mamoru: "What, are you still using tape drives?" Konoha: "I have an SSD!" Mamoru: "The hell is that?" Konoha: "Anyway, I'll be fine! I've been drawing on my computer since middle school!" Konoha: "Hold it! Everyone in this era is drawing on these ancient machines!" Konoha: "Which means... as an artist from the 21st century with my cutting-edge bishojo art techniques, if I make art in this era..." Konoha: "I could be invincible!" Mamoru: "Have you used a painting program before?" Konoha: "Yeah, more or less." Konoha: "Um, that's a mouse you're using." Mamoru: "Yeah, it's a mouse." Konoha: "Where's the pen display?" Mamoru: "Huh?" Konoha: "Wait, you want me to paint with a mouse?" Mamoru: "Of course. What else are you going to use? Were you expecting a paintbrush?" Konoha: "U-Um, um... I've only ever used Photoshop and a tablet to paint!" Mamoru: "What are those?" Meiko: "We use MaruPaint and a mouse here." Konoha: "This isn't good! I've never done it that way before!" Mamoru: "First, you scan the line art and load it onto the computer." Konoha: "Y-Yes!" Meiko: "Okay, here you go, Kono-chan." Konoha: "Yes!" Konoha: "What a cute drawing!" Konoha: "Um, who drew this?" Meiko: "Well, me..." Meiko: "Please stop staring at it. It's a little embarrassing." Mamoru: "Hey, hurry up and get it on the computer." Mamoru: "Wait, wait! You can't just scan the pencil lines!" Konoha: "What?" Mamoru: "That should do it." Mamoru: "Make a copy of the line art so that you get lines with the right thickness. Then take the copy you made," Mamoru: "scan it in grayscale..." Mamoru: "Look, there you go." Mamoru: "The data's on here." Mamoru: "Meiko's lending it to you, so use that for now." Konoha: "Transferring data with a floppy... Th-That's so 90s!" Mamoru: "Next, convert the grayscale line art into black and white, and redraw all the jagged lines while cleaning everything up." Konoha: "Redrawing all these lines with just a mouse! Wh-What a pain..." Kaori: "Mei-chan, how much longer for that one?" Meiko: "Sorry, I'll be done in a moment." Konoha: "They're both working so fast!" Konoha: "There goes my confidence as a time traveler..." Konoha: "Is this really only 16 colors?" Meiko: "Yeah. The system takes up one color, so actually it's 15." Konoha: "15 colors?! It really looks like it uses a lot more colors..." Konoha: "This spot right here is painted a little differently!" Meiko: "That's called "dithering". You place two colors in a checkerboard pattern, to create the illusion of a color in-between." Konoha: "T-Technology of the ancients!" Kaori: "Mei-chan had the same reaction that you did." Meiko: "Anyone would be surprised." Konoha: "I thought pixel art was only for chibi stuff! They're drawing huge bishojo game graphics with it, representing shades of colors with just pixels! Absolute peak!" Mamoru: "Okay, try using what you just saw to paint this." Konoha: "Yes." Konoha: "Um... this color goes here... And this one... huh? How do I undo? Huh?" Meiko: "How's it going, Kono-chan? Think you can handle it?" Konoha: "Meiko-san!" Meiko: "Wh-What's wrong?!" Konoha: "Look at this! All of my knowledge is completely useless here!" Konoha: "It's just so frustrating! I'm mad salty!" Meiko: "Don't cry, Kono-chan!" Kaori: "You can do it!" Konoha: "Wh-Wh-Wha?! They're so touchy-feely! Is this what it was like at old game studios?!" Konoha: "I-I did it!" Konoha: "I finally finished this CG!" Konoha: "I made it with just 16 colors!" Group: "Congratulations!" Kyonshi: "Huh, you really pulled it off." Konoha: "Thank you very much!" Mamoru: "Does she really have prior experience?" Konoha: "The hot water is melting all my fatigue away!" Meiko: "Kono-chan, do you dye your hair?" Konoha: "Yes, that's right." Kaori: "How unique." Konoha: "When will I be able to go back?" Konoha: "And how did this happen to begin with? If I don't find a way to go back, I wouldn't mind just staying here!" Mamoru: "Did you finally snap?" Mamoru: "You started laughing to yourself at nothing just now." Konoha: "Ah, no..." Mamoru: "You've been here working for days on end. Aren't you getting sick of it?" Konoha: "Well, I don't have anywhere else to go." Konoha: "Not to mention..." Konoha: "Making games is fun!" Mamoru: "You're so weird." Konoha: "Oh, that's right!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, do you want some fruity milk?" Mamoru: ""Mamoru-kun"? Why is it "Mamoru-kun" now?! You called me "Mamoru-san" before!" Konoha: "Hey, I'm 19 years old! You're younger, aren't you?" Mamoru: "And what if I am?!" Kaori: "It looks like those two are getting along." Konoha: "That's why you're Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "I still have seniority here!" Meiko: "Thank goodness." Mamoru: "You're just a temp worker!" Kaori: "The end is finally in sight! I can sleep tonight!" Kyonshi: "I'm stepping out to go buy some cigs." Meiko: "Kono-chan, if you're cold, we have some extra bedding!" Konoha: "I'm fine! Now then, good night!" Mamoru: "Hey, why are you sleeping here?! Go sleep by your own desk!" Konoha: "But it's cold over there! And it's so messy with all the stuff lying around!" Mamoru: "You always sound so timid, but you're incredibly demanding, you know." Kaori: "I'm turning off the lights!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, you're not going home tonight?" Mamoru: "I can do whatever I want." Konoha: "Are you looking at a bug?" Mamoru: "My program has no bugs. This is something I'm working on for fun." Konoha: "Fun?" Konoha: "F-Fun..." Konoha: "Oh yeah, why do you work here, Mamoru-kun? Because you like bishojo games?" Mamoru: "I'm not doing this because I want to." Mamoru: "I just help out because my dad asked me. Well, I've always liked fiddling with computers." Mamoru: "But I'm calling it quits." Konoha: "What?! You're quitting?! What a shame! I think you could become an amazing game programmer!" Mamoru: "I'd rather join a normal game company, then. Bishojo games are made by people who can't make regular games." Mamoru: "These aren't real video games." Konoha: "That's not true! Bishojo games are so much fun!" Mamoru: "They may be selling now, while they're not very common, but people will stop buying them in no time." Konoha: "No, they won't!" Konoha: "Y-You're wrong, Mamoru-kun! Eventually, Akiba is going to be filled with cute 2D girls! No, not just Akiba! Games, anime, and manga, too! Trains, buses, and even bags of rice and bottles of sake! They're all going to be plastered with bishojo characters!" Mamoru: "Like that'll ever happen." Konoha: "It really will happen! I'm telling the real, honest truth here! Mamoru-kun! The future is filled with cute 2D girls because of bishojo games! Even a cringe otaku like me, thanks to bishojo games, can play it off as, "that's just my character trope, tee-hee", and keep on going! Maybe you're right that this company can't make normal video games." Konoha: "But you know, everyone here is making the bishojo games of their dreams! What could be better?! I love this company, and everyone who's a part of it!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, let's make bishojo games together!" Mamoru: "You really do have a screw loose. Go see a doctor." Konoha: "After I tried so hard to talk with him! I thought everyone would be nicer here!" Mamoru: "There, done." Manager: "That's a wrap! Good work!" Kakori: "We did it..." Meiko: "It's over." Konoha: "We're finished?" Kyonshi: "Wait, in that route—" Manager: "Okay, you there! Hands off the keyboard!" Kaori: "Everyone! It's complete! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!" Group: "Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!" Manager: "Well, Mamoru?" Manager: "Think we can use that self-proclaimed time traveler?" Mamoru: "No, she's a total beginner. She definitely lied about having worked at a game company." Manager: "Well, what can you expect from someone who says she's from the future? Boy, oh boy..." Mamoru: "But it might not be a bad idea to hire her." Manager: "Why's that?" Konoha: ""Making games is fun!" "Mamoru-kun, let's make bishojo games together!"" Mamoru: "Not a lot of people would get so passionate about mere bishojo games." Mamoru: "She's an odd one." Kaori: "Does everyone have their drinks? Okay, let's formally celebrate the completion of Sunny with a Chance of Vacation! Cheers!" Group: "Cheers!" Manager: "Good job!" Kyonshi: "Hey!" Meiko: "Good work, Kono-chan! You gave it your all to the very end!" Kaori: "That's right! We wouldn't have been able to make it without you! Our savior!" Konoha: "I did draw with a mouse back in the oekaki board days! No wonder it came so easily to me!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, you worked hard, too!" Mamoru: "S-Stop it! Get off of me!" Konoha: "What? Let's share in this happy moment together!" Konoha: "This is the satisfaction that I needed in my life!" Konoha: "Seriously! I love making games!" Mamoru: "I said, get off me!" Donut Shop Employee: "Miss!" Donut Shop Employee: "Miss!" Donut Shop Employee: "Are you all right, miss?!"

President: "We've got a hit on our hands for sure! It's real filthy, dirty smut!" President: "Yes, of course! We should definitely go drinking again!" Konoha: "Why this?! I traveled back in time, so why?" Konoha: "Why am I back to doing lowly illustrator work?! I was instantly transported into the world of 1992 Akiba, made a game, and then I came back just as instantly... After that," Konoha: "I sprinted as fast as I could to where Alcohol Soft was..." Konoha: "But all I found was my own workplace!" Konoha: "I'm sick of painting back views of faceless characters!" Konoha: "Good job today. I'll be taking my leave now. Ever since then, to be ready in case I travel back in time again, I packed my bag with some money, a change of clothes, and snacks, but nothing's happened!" Konoha: "This is the worst of the worst..." Konoha: "It wasn't a dream. I really did work on this game! I tried calling Alcohol Soft, but the number didn't work." Konoha: "I finally finished this CG! I made it with just 16 colors!" Group: "Congratulations!" Kaori: "Everyone! It's complete! Hooray!" Group: "Hooray! Hooray!" Konoha: "Maybe it really was all a dream..." Konoha: "I finally had my chance, and all I did was paint some CGs and leave! I'm so stupid! If it was just a dream, I should have drawn some line art!" Konoha: "Huh? What happened to the games I had here?" Afro Owner: "Alcohol Soft? Ah, I seem to remember an old brand with that name. I can't imagine they still exist. There aren't many game companies from the DOS era still around." Afro Owner: "Are you looking for that? We stopped carrying DOS titles a while back. Except for the extremely popular ones..." Employee A: "Alcohol Soft? Never heard of them." Employee B: "I'm not familiar with them." Konoha: "I've checked a bunch of stores, but zero leads. Maybe it was all in my head, because I wanted to make a game so badly. No, no, no, no!" Konoha: "That was real! Totally real! Okay!" Konoha: "I need to remember what I did that day! If I follow the same steps, I might be able to go back in time again! It's just a hunch, though!" President: "I swear..." Konoha: "That day, the prez rejected my idea for a game..." Konoha: "The microwave was broken, so I went out for lunch..." Konoha: "Visited a shrine..." Konoha: "Then..." Konoha: "That's right!" Konoha: "I received those games from that granny here!" Konoha: "But that shop isn't here anymore..." Konoha: "I forgot I had the games she gave me in here." Konoha: "Kizuato..." Konoha: "Hey! Stop!" Konoha: "Stop! That's my copy of Kizuato!" Konoha: "Why, you!" Konoha: "Frigging dog! Making me run all over for you!" Konoha: "E-Excuse me, what year is it?" Swim Team Member A: "What?" Swim Team Member B: "I-It's 1996." Konoha: "1996?!" Konoha: "Could it be?! It very well could be!" Konoha: "Alcohol Soft!" Konoha: "I did it! I traveled back in time again!" Mamoru: "No way in hell!" Konoha: "Magazines?" Mamoru: "I'm done with this place!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun?" Konoha: "You're Mamoru-kun, right?! It's me, Konoha!" Konoha: "Hey! Mamoru-kun!" Meiko: "Mamoru-kun!" Kaori: "Mamocchi!" Konoha: "Meiko-san! Kaori-san!" Kaori: "What?" Meiko: "Kono-chan?!" Konoha: "I've missed you so much!" Meiko: "Kono-chan!" Kaori: "Why are you soaking wet?" Manager: "Who was she, again?" Meiko: "It's Kono-chan! The part-timer from a long time ago!" Kyonshi: "Oh, I remember now. The girl who called herself a time traveler." Manager: "She was still alive?" Meiko: "Why did you suddenly disappear?" Kaori: "That's right. We didn't even get a chance to pay you." Meiko: "We were worried sick about you!" Konoha: "I didn't know how to get here, but I finally made it back!" Meiko: "What?" Kaori: "Are you saying you lost directions to this place for four years? You've gotta be kidding!" Meiko: "We would have come and found you if you'd called us." Konoha: "Four years later..." Konoha: "Um! I know this is sudden, but please let me work here again!" Meiko: "What?!" Konoha: "I want to make games at this company!" Kaori: "That really did come out of nowhere. You went missing for four years, and now you want to work with us again?" Konoha: "But, but... I wanted to work here again! I've been trying all this time to come back here!" Kaori: "All this time, for four years?" Konoha: "Well, you say four years, but it was really more like a week or so... Um..." Manager: "Don't do it. We should kick her to the curb, pronto." Kyonshi: "Yeah, she's only become more of a menace." Meiko: "Listen to me, Kono-chan." Meiko: "The environment we're working in has changed a lot since you were here." Konoha: "Environment?" Meiko: "Yeah. The next Alcohol Soft game is going to be made for Windows." Konoha: "What? Windows?!" Meiko: "You've heard of it, haven't you? It's selling like hotcakes now, so we're thinking of making our next game on Windows instead of just for the PC-98. The way we paint CGs and all has changed, too." Konoha: "I-I know all about Windows! I use Win10 everyday!" Meiko: "Win10?" Konoha: "Looks like the times have finally caught up with me!" Konoha: "Behold! My drawings that I made in Photoshop!" Konoha: "I-It won't turn on! Because I fell into the pool?! No way!" Manager: "Kick her out! Kick her out!" Kaori: "Okay, Kono-chan." Kaori: "Can I ask you to act as detective for Mamocchi?" Konoha: "Detective?" Manager: "Hey! You're hiring her?!" Kaori: "By "detective," I mean someone to bring troublesome employees back to the office. Please find Mamocchi and bring him back here!" Konoha: "What?!" Meiko: "You see, the development of our game is currently on hold. Mamoru-kun says he doesn't want to make games on Windows." Kaori: "He said he'll quit unless it's a PC-98 exclusive." Kaori: "Mamocchi's the only programmer we have. Without him, we can't make any games." Konoha: "Grr... They're sticking me with the chores again! Why am I stuck in this loop of part-time work?! But without Mamoru-kun here, there won't be any game dev to speak of!" Konoha: "I'll take up the mantle of detective for Mamoru-kun! Super cop Konoha is on the case!" Manager: "She really is a menace..." Konoha: "I'll have him back here in a sec!" Meiko: "Kao-san, you're bringing her on?" Kaori: "Just like last time, I can't say no to that energy of hers. She hasn't changed a bit." Meiko: "I wonder what she was up to these past four years..." Dj: "That was PUFFY's hit single, "True Asia." They say, "Wear your finest sandals in search of an older wife." I'm still looking for a marriage partner in sandals!" Konoha: "So hot..." Afro Owner: "Alcohol Soft? Ah, I seem to remember an old brand with that name. I can't imagine they still exist." Konoha: "Is the reason because Mamoru-kun ended up quitting?" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun! Where are you?!" Sanoh Employee: "Both of these titles go on sale today!" Konoha: "That's right. Kizuato and Pia Carrot both released on the same day." Konoha: "I've been reading up on old bishojo games on Wiki this past week. I'm practically an authority on eroge by now! The internet sure is handy!" Toya: "U-Um, can I ask you a weird question?" Konoha: "Y-Yes!" Toya: "Um... so..." Toya: "Well... could it be..." Toya: "that you've bought a bishojo game before?!" Konoha: "U-Um... Yeah, lots of them. Pretty much every week." Toya: "I knew it! U-Um, would you come with me to buy some games over there?" Konoha: "G-Go with you? Wh-Why?!" Toya: "H-How do I put it... You seem like you're used to buying those kinds of games." Konoha: "Do I really look like I buy eroge all the time?" Toya: "E-Ero... Th-Th-Th-That's not what I meant! You just looked so confident, even in a place like this." Konoha: "A place like this? You mean a video game store?" Konoha: "C'mon, it's not any kind of seedy shop or anything... Wait, are you under the age of 18?" Toya: "Oh, no, I'm 19! There's no issue with my age! I just can't work up the courage to enter the store..." Konoha: "Then you should just go on Amazon or Getchu... Wait, those don't exist yet!" Konoha: "Wh-What do I do? I should be looking for Mamoru-kun..." Konoha: "Still..." Konoha: "Sure thing!" Konoha: "Let's go in together!" Toya: "Y-Yes!" Konoha: "Okay, off we go." Toya: "U-Um..." Toya: "My name is Toya Yamada. N-Nice to meet you!" Konoha: "Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself! I'm Konoha Akisato! You'll be fine! There's nothing scary about eroge!" Konoha: "I've actually never been inside Messe Sanoh, either! My first time at Sanoh!" Konoha: "She's shaking in fear! That's adorable! A reward event this juicy is rare even for eroge! Look, they've got lots of games for sale!" Konoha: "Oh, they have them! Pia Carrot and Kizuato!" Konoha: "You got them!" Toya: "Yes!" Toya: "I'm so glad. I read about these two games on the NIFTY forums, and I really wanted to play them!" Konoha: "Good for you!" Toya: "Th-Thank you very much!" Konoha: "It's fine, it's fine! Don't worry about it!" Toya: "Do you come to Akihabara often?" Konoha: "Ah, yeah. I'm always here, I guess?" Konoha: "Oh, yeah! I should really get going! Well, enjoy your games! Bye-bye!" Konoha: "Man, she sure was a cutie. I guess in this era, you didn't find a lot of girls in those kinds of stores." Konoha: "Ah! Mamoru-kun!" Konoha: "Stare." Konoha: "Suspect in sight." Konoha: "Mamoru sure has grown up." Konoha: "Last time I met him, he was 15." Konoha: "So now he's... 19?!" Konoha: "We're the same age now!" Mamoru: "Look at you all, real fine and handsome... Oh! What a find! A 98 VM! You must have worked real hard..." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun's talking to the used PCs with such kindness in his eyes... What a creepy kid." Konoha: "I hate to interrupt him in the middle of this... Mamoru-kun, you're under arrest! J-Just kidding..." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun, it's been a while! You still remember me, don't you?" Mamoru: "I've never seen you in my life." Konoha: "What?! Didn't we make a game together?! I've never had so much fun making a game before!" Mamoru: "I don't want to remember any of the games we made in the past." Konoha: "Uguu... I-I guess you don't remember it as fondly..." Mamoru: "So much for that enthusiasm of yours... Disappearing on us like that..." Konoha: "Eh?" Kaori: "Do you think she'll bring him back?" Meiko: "Huh? Oh, you mean Kono-chan and Mamoru-kun?" Kaori: "That's right." Meiko: "Mamoru-kun's passion for the PC-98 is the real deal. But if she doesn't bring him back, we can't transition over to Windows." Kyonshi: "We can just hire someone else. Just because he's the manager's son, we're the ones who have been relying on him all this time." Meiko: "That may be true..." Meiko: "but I know that Kono-chan will bring him back!" Konoha: "M-Mamoru-kun! Mamoru-kun, let's go back!" Konoha: "I don't know how long I can stay here. So I wanna go back soon and make some games!" Mamoru: "Just how demanding can you be?! Why do I have to make games for your sake?!" Mamoru: "I won't develop any games for Windows." Mamoru: "I only make games for the PC-98. Go find someone else." Konoha: "Does it really matter that much whether it's PC-98 or Windows?!" Mamoru: "Come over here for a minute!" Mamoru: "Pop quiz." Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "Explain what all of these rear ports are, one by one." Konoha: "What?!" Mamoru: "If you get everything right, I'll go back." Konoha: "Um... Th-That one's a power plug!" Mamoru: "Anyone could figure that one out." Konoha: "Th-Then there's... Um, um..." Konoha: "Wh-Who cares if I don't know what they are?! I can draw pictures just fine either way!" Mamoru: "That's what they all say. We live in a time where the people buying computers don't know anything about them. And what's more, it's people like them who are making games! It's so messed up! Listen up. Programming is about tinkering with machines! It's a conversation with the machine! Hey there, 98 VM-kun! Can you run this program for me? Your 256KB of memory ought to be enough, right? There, you managed it! You did a great job!" Konoha: "I-I can't stop shivering, Mamoru-kun." Mamoru: "This is what programming is." Mamoru: "But now there's this thing called Windows trying to butt in." Mamoru: "That means you can't talk directly to the PC-98 anymore!" Konoha: "B-But Windows is so convenient! I don't know how to use anything other than Windows!" Mamoru: "That's why you don't understand how computers work! Kaori and Meiko are going to follow suit, right? Help yourselves! I've had enough!" Mamoru: "It's PC-98 or nothing for me!" Konoha: "Mamoru-kun..." Mamoru: "What now?" Konoha: "That..." Mamoru: "What?!" Konoha: "That's great!" Mamoru: "Huh?" Konoha: "I think that's really great, Mamoru-kun! You're the best! You love the PC-98 so much! I've never met anyone who was so passionate about making games! No, everyone else at Alcohol Soft is the same! No one at my company ever says anything... None of them would ever argue like this. That's why I wanted to come back here! I wanted to see all of you again!" Mamoru: "What are you saying?" Konoha: "I was assigned as a detective for you! I promised them I'd bring you back!" Mamoru: "I'll do it if they make it a PC-98 exclusive. Other than that, not a chance. That's all there is to it." Konoha: "Mamoru-kun!" Mamoru: "Are you really a time traveler?" Konoha: "What?" Mamoru: "Of course I don't actually believe you are one." Mamoru: "But if it's true..." Mamoru: "Don't you dare do anything." Mamoru: "Time travelers aren't supposed to change history, right?" Mamoru: "In that case, don't interfere with what I do, either."