Welcome, to the Bad End Route - V4 Extra

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Spoilers/Character Introductions

 

Author’s Note:

Please note that there may be inconsistencies since I haven't edited it when I created this at the very beginning.

If you don’t know my previous work, you might not understand what some parts mean.

The mystery setting is just set up for fun.

 

 

"―― How was it?"

"..."

"...Still no good, after all?"

"For now, can you show me the character introductions?"

"..."

"See? He was doing all those things in the background."

"No, I don't see it. Even if it's just a setting, it's meaningless if I don't witness it."

"N-no but, it's impossible to develop the story from his point of view..."

"I tried so hard because I heard there was special harem route..."

"Really, you only do harems..."

"Either way, I'm burning this if you don't get this right."

"B-burn..."

"Because of that. If the cuckold theme suddenly appeared, pure players are going to get angry."

"What should I do... I guess I have no choice but to erase the alternate route."

"...Maybe add a heroine's perspective?"

"That's...not very subtle, is it?"

"How about this, have it end here for now then we switch perspective to him and go down the alternate route..."

"And then?"

"How about starting the story from his point of view?"

"I see, let's call it a hidden route release..."

"'So, he was doing something like this~.' If the player knows what's happening, then it should be fine."

"Not a hidden route, but a hidden character."

"If you get to see how it goes, you can process the alternate route you're going to take later."

"I get it...haa, another all-nighter."

"Well, good luck with that ―― Kouta."

"If it sells, please give me a special bonus ―― Kurou."

 

 

――― Character Settings ――

 

Set in the world of a romance game.

The protagonist of the game is Tendou Susumu. There are four heroines: Hare, Azu, Shigu, Yuki.

The main character controlled by the player is Tendou Susumu.

What the reader is looking at is the hidden route after the bad ending (Jimichi's perspective).

 

 

End Routes

 

There are five end routes that Tendou Susumu can reach.

 

True End Route

If you don't give Jimichi Ikuto any contact with the heroines and fulfill the Harem or Happy End Route conditions, this ending is reached.

 

Harem End Route

After satisfying the Happy End conditions for all heroines, after selecting all four on the day of the closing ceremony, this ending is reached.

 

Happy End Route (Individual Ending Route)

After fulfilling the Happy End conditions for one of the heroines and selecting her on the last day of school, this ending is reached.

 

Normal End Route (Friend End Route)

When none of the Happy End conditions are met, this ending is reached.

 

Bad End Route

When a bad option is selected for all choices, this ending is reached. In this event, a notification warning event declaration will happen.

 

True Harem Happy End Route

A hidden route released after the Bad End. The story progresses exactly the same way as the Bad Ending, but in Jimichi's perpective.

 

Although Jimichi Ikuto also appears in routes other than the bad ending, no notifications, warnings, nor announcements will occur if none of the bad choices are selected.

If Jimichi Ikuto is not given a connection to a heroine, Jimichi Ikuto will not appear in the story.

The discomforting, déjà vu, and vague feeling that Jimichi Ikuto experiences is the result of system correction.

He is not supposed to be connected to a heroine until Tendou Susumu's route is determined.

During debugging, it was confirmed that when the Bad End Route is followed, the story stops progressing and freezes in the middle of the story (because Jimichi couldn't be selected).

A patch was applied to counter that freeze, and a work-around was implemented (Jimichi can be selected).

After the Bad End, a True Harem Happy End Route is released with Jimichi Ikuto as the main character.

This time, the player (Kurou) intentionally made all the wrong choices in order the see the True Harem Happy End Route of the story.

 

 

――― Protagonist ―――

 

Jimichi Ikuto

The protagonist of this work.

His father died in an accident when he was a child, and he pursued his dream of creating a panacea in his father's place.

Because he didn't care about his appearance, people thought of him as a gloomy guy with unkempt hair and dorky glasses.

He kept the bare minimum, and although he didn't socialize, he had a few male friends, and no female friends.

He was smart and physically fit, but he had poor body coordination.

He was an unusual high school boy, for better or worse. He mainly didn't think for himself nor paid attention to those around him.

 

His role in the game was to notify the protagonist of the situation. He would appear in the story only if all the wrong choices had been made, and he would give the protagonist a warning declaration.

A hidden route was created as an alternative with him as the main character.

 

Tendou Susumu

The protagonist in this romance game.

Although his appearance was mediocre, he was one of the smartest and athletic.

He was surrounded by beautiful girls from the very beginning: childhood friends, girlfriends, kouhai in club, and the student council president.

He was an ordinary high school boy, for better or worse. He unconsciously focused on himself and tended to ignore others.

 

Basically, the protagonist of a game that isn't too difficult to conquer, where even if you choose random options without thinking, he was still going to be caught up in someone's route.

In the Bad End Route, he pretended not to notice the heroine's detachment and only focused on the idea that Jimichi was evil.

 

 

―― Heroine ――

 

Hareyama Hanae

Main heroine of this work, number 1.

She was Tendou Susumu's childhood friend and a naturally beautiful girl who wasn't so smart, but perfect at housework.

Due to familial circumstances, she came over to the Tendou familiy and took care of Tendou Susumu's personal needs.

Basically, she was a kind girl, but there were many instances where she couldn't express what she wanted, perhaps because she cared too much about the other person.

In terms of romance, she was a girl seeking to be dominated with a great desire for monopoly that stemmed from self-preservation, and also a talent for being a yandere.

 

Azumi Reika

Main heroine of this work, number 2.

She was a friend of Tendou Susumu, and their relationship began in spring of their first year in high school.

Basically, she was a hardworking girl who cared about fashion and spared no effort in trying to make herself look pretty.

In her first year of high school, she was seated next to Tendou Susumu and became friends with him, but in fact, she had a purpose for doing so.

In terms of romance, she had a side that made her depended on her partner and a puppy-like personality that could go beyond to deredere from a being a tsundere.

 

Shigure Airi

Sub-heroine of this work, number 1.

As soon as she entered school, she decided to become the soccer club manager because she was interested in a certain senpai.

Basically, she had a strong sense of responsibility, and was therefore, a serious girl who often had a lot on her mind.

She was short and had a modest breast, but she wasn't particularly concerned about this, and she was in fact aware of it and used it as a weapon.

In terms of romance, she was the wild and aggressive type. Unlike a typical person in love, she didn't care about her surroundings, and she was the cunning type who would do everything to get into the heart of the other party.

 

Yukinaga Mutsuki

Sub-heroine of this work, number 2.

She had served as the student council president since the second semester of her second year in high school, where she then met Tendou and had him involved with the student council.

Basically, she was a cool, calm, and perfect kind of girl who could handle anything without difficulty, but she was weak against technology and had an eye for cute things.

She looked composed, but was temperamental, and often fantasized about various maiden-like things behind the facade of thinking calmly.

In terms of romance, she liked smart people, but she was a dreamy girl who subconsciously longed for a prince on a white horse to come and get her.

 

 

――― Friends/School ―――

 

Nakajima Riku

Belonged to the basketball club, looked so-so (Jimichi's opinion).

Him and Jimichi Ikuto had been friends since middle school, and they considered each other to be close friends.

 

Togawa Umi

A member, and ace, of the soccer club, he was the classmate and best friend of Tendou Susumu, as well as handsome, and popular with girls.

He wasn't interested in women, and in fact, he wasn't even interested in soccer.

 

Higashimori/Nishibayashi

I didn't know how to name them. Higashimori Minami, and Nishibayashi Hokua, the soccer club manager duo.

Friends of Shigure Airi, they planned on getting a boyfriend from the soccer club, where there should be many good-looking guys, and applied as managers.

 

Tateyama-senpai

He was the student council vice president and a handsome guy who looked good in glasses. He was always seen as calm and flawless, but in fact, he hated losing.

He held a grudge against Yukinaga Mutsuki for losing to her in the election, and he planned on becoming the next president.

 

Yokotani-sensei

A physical education teacher who was easily scared. He wasn't afraid of ghosts or anything like that, but he didn't like being startled.

 

 

――― Earth Road Pharmaceuticals ―――

 

Koudzuki Akane

The hidden heroine of this work?

She was a beautiful career woman working as the secretary to the president of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals, and was like an older sister to Jimichi Ikuto.

She often took care of Jimichi Ikuto in place of his parent, who was busy with work.

She was the one who created the perfect Jimichi Ikuto. He became the ideal man for her, and she couldn't even look at other men.

In terms of romance, she was a late-bloomer. She had an aspect that made her vulnerable to being pressured, but only limited to Jimichi Ikuto, so she fought back against other people.

 

Aohi Souji

A researcher of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals, and was like an older brother to Jimichi Ikuto.

He gave off a kind atmosphere, and despite many women approaching him, he wasn't married nor had a girlfriend.

He had a past of being a delinquent, and because of that history, he and Koudzuki Akane had become bitter enemies.

 

Yamabuki Ouga

A muscular, elderly man of the previous generation who was a researcher and the director of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals.

He was like a second father to Jimichi Ikuto, although the person himself didn't think so.

 

Jimichi Senri

She was the mother of Jimichi Ikuto and the president of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals. She was a powerful woman and an embodiment of innocence.

She lost her husband at a young age, and although she was depressed for a time, she quickly recovered as a strong-willed woman for the sake of her son.

She worried about his son's lack of charm and mentioned all sorts of things to him, but it didn't resonate, and he was left scratching his head.

 

Jimichi Gouto

Grandfather of Jimichi Ikuto. He was the chairman of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals and an energetic old man who served as a karate dojo instructor.

He loved his grandson so much that he kept in touch with him every day ever since he got a phone.

 

Jimichi Momoe

Grandmother of Jimichi Ikuto. She was the behind-the-scenes ruler of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals, to which none of them could lift their head to her.

She doted on his grandson dearly, but in fact, she actually wanted a daughter and was infatuated with a recently-born granddaughter.

 

Jimichi Naoto

He was the father of Jimichi Ikuto, former president of Earth Road Pharmaceuticals, and a brilliant researcher.

He was focused on treating incurable diseases, and his dream was to create a panacea.

 

 

――― Others ―――

 

Hareyama Harou/Eri

Parents of Hareyama Hanae.

They ran a company, but their marital relationship deteriorated due to financial difficulties.

Afterwards, their situation had soon improved and their relationship got better.

 

Azumi Rei/Kaori

Parents of Reika Azumi.

Her father, Azumi Rei, was struck by an illness a few years ago and had to spend time in the hospital.

Since then, a cure had been developed, and he was recovering well.

 

Wakitani Kurou

I hope you read my previous work!

Established a company with his high school friends. Their earning potential included streaming videos of Shikihime.

 

Sakagami Kouta

He was a big fan of romance games due to Kuro's influence. He had even gone so far as to create his own.

He belonged to the deficit department in their company, which is the gaming department.

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