[Aiwethryne]

Are you going for all the Normal Endings first? I'm doing all the Happy Endings, and I am prone to completing Kodonomae's route in a handful of scenes (not sure how much more).

Story stat: Kodonomae 18.6 (HE)

While I liked his route, I still liked Furutsugu's more. Although Kodo accepts Shiki, his man honor and continual 'man must protect woman' lines were a bit annoying and repetitive. And the entire thing felt like DBZ power raising. But I did get maaassive feels for Kuso whenever it would fall under his perspective. I'll love you next route, Kuso!

Kodo's love escalation was strangely unnoticeable to me. They were like bros for a while, and Shiki mulled over how he did not seem to see her as a woman. All of the sudden, he's telling her how he'll kidnap her and make her his wife, and, after a few chapters down the story, he realizes that he never said he loves her. Of course it's mutual, and all those mutual vibes were strong enough for Shiki to comprehend what both of them were feeling, too. It reminds me of what Doman said. One moment, they're fighting. The next moment, they're making out. But I did like that tongue action.

[lyssa]

Story status: Kuso chapter 15-8 (second playthrough)
Current level of suffering: I'm aiming for Kuso's bad end but I'm breaking my own heart.
Hope: no hope at allll. I finally run out of passports. A moment ago they seemed endlessly abundant, so whyyyy

So far Kuso is still my favorite option. I was torn between Kuso and Gentouka at first, but after completing both happy ends, I think Kuso surpasses the Fox in every way.

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Especially with all my comrades surviving in the end.

I would love to make Gentouka my pet though xD His excited reaction in the sequel is priceless.

[lyssa]

Found these on tumblr.

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Though I feel bad for Kuso

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who's always in love with me in every route

I want these new treats asap 

Edited: I've just realized that I double posted (kind of), though the last post was a week ago +_+ Sorry!

[Aiwethryne]

Since it's been a week, what you did is tolerable~ And OMG him/forgothisname.

I really want to read the rest of the Song of Spring sequels, but, in the back of my mind, I keep thinking that a new event might appear. I keep HOPING that a new event will appear. It's the only SWD app that rarely holds events. They'd get more money if they released some campaign at least once every batch of months... I'm not aching for Charm, but I'm sure some newer players are.

I want to read on or spin for more Passports (I have something like five right now but with 50K Zeni), but spinning requires that I have at least one Closet space. I'd have to delete something... so I want an event to give me at least one Closet really fast. Really, why didn't they have events to mark the release of all the sequel stories? Since I am
wholly inattentive, I would not have noted that the wording on that banner changed to say that *all* characters were out until I read SunStarlight mention it.


But about the story, I am still at the common Kuso/Kodo part. Waiting until it finally splits off so I can gush over Kuso more and see the other side to him~~

[lyssa]

Yeah I do think that this game is really underdeveloped compared to its peers. While I can't keep up with all the ongoing events in the other games that I'm still active in, this game rarely has anything new ever since Songs of Spring, not even Valentine's... maybe it's too modern and cheerful for this emo setting? xD

Anyway, it feels like Scarlet Fate is the adoptive child that Solmare doesn't spend much time taking care of. I just hope they keep releasing more spinoff stories :(

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Especially the one with Aterui and that one when Shiki is transformed into a little girl >v<

These side stories are much more light hearted and relaxing than the main story.

[Arisa-chan]

I really love their art but can't stand the very long episode and have to read the same scenario..plus I have to try really hard even to earn 1 passport

[Aiwethryne]

I read 85 scenes so far today. I could barely stop myself after I started Zeni Slot, but... I finally completely ran out of Zeni. At least I was not forced to end my reading until after my hyper giddiness subsided.

Because...

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WHAT DOES THAT MEEEEAAAANNN??!!!

I was ecstatically clawing at that speck of intimacy. Games like this do not get more explicit, but that line alone was packed with evocative connotations in context!

～～(˙//// ‿ ////˙)～～

Even though Kuso had all those pent up feelings inside of him for years, his slip into love mode was remarkable. Eek~ Kuso~ <3 It's official. Kuso's route is my favorite in this game.

I want to say more, but my mind is still in disarray. So I'll end with this.

Kuso-no-mikoto~
Story Status: Chapter 15, part 13~
Hope: 230 minutes...

[Lilwyn]

omg i felt the same way! i read that part 2 days ago and was so confused! sjghlsdfhd

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did they do the do? DID THEY!? I need some answers!

I got bored of Gentoka's route half way thru and switched to Kuso. No regrets. Kuso's route has been way more interesting, at least to me it has.

I really want an event or something b/c i have so many items just built up and i wanna use em. grr.

[Aiwethryne]

Open-ended lines like that certainly are excruciating when you want to know. Since I could not get clear answers from the game, I made my own answers as to what they did behind the scenes. XD Result? My own smutty fan fiction.

I began Kuso's Happy Ending earlier today. Again, I knew that a happy end would have to result in something like this.

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I was actually hoping that Shiki would remain disfigured as sacrifice for their happiness, but knowing that their Song of Spring shows her with flawless skin showed the slim chances of that. Even in their marriage CG, Shiki looked perfect. Maybe she stays burned-looking in Normal, but I find it more special that Kuso still loves her in spite of her flesh falling off. It's like the whole effect of stupid miracles that she goes all pretty, again, but I suppose that Happy means that it would not do if she returns home with half of her face melted off, as she would be paranoid of how people other than Kuso would view her.

And Kuso's facial expression in his CG showing his ultimate form looks stupid. Fantasy is so... fantasy. On a technical level, I do not understand how rescinding his blood for his final spell would not kill him.

But there are only a handful of scenes left in this chapter! I am actually greeting for once so that I can read on faster. I'll flip my arms if an event pops up, however. How cruel would that be, after this dry period and after I used up every single worthwhile item I have in this game?

Kuso~
17.7 (Happy Ending)
Hope: 158 minutes! *sobs sobs sobs*


I am glad I played Gentoka's entire route first. It was too emo. Way. Too. Emo.

[SunStarlight]

Yeah, Solmare doesn't pay much attention to SF+. I'm hoping for an event to mark the 1st anniversary, but maybe my expectations are too high.

I can't help thinking they aren't doing an event, because they're working on releasing the summer chapter, which is rather long in comparison to the spring chapter.

I have to pile up zeni, because I don't have passport and the checkpoints in the second half of Aki's route are killing me @_@

I have piled up a whole lot of items, but I'm not going to use any of them unless I really need to... As of now 190k zeni, 160+ rations, 80+ dango -v- Zeni count tends to decrease by 8k when I need passports, haha...
Greeting people daily is tiring, but really rewarding too!

Story status: Aki 12.04
Suffering level: *suffers infinitely*
Hope: In 112 minutes!

[Aiwethryne]

*squeaks!* I completed Kuso's Happy Ending~ It confirmed my suspicions on what went on in Chapter 15, too. Really, pouncing on her while in the middle of the road, as uncrossed as it would be. I am tempted even more to play the remaining Song of Spring HEs to see how affectionate they are then.

But for the sake of my mere five Passports, I should probably continue with Akifusa's route. Which is why I am glad I played the common parts of each route already. Won't have to die waiting. Though now it's a different waiting. It is time to start stocking up on items, again.

Ah, Akifusa...

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I can imagine his reaction to the news of Kuso and Shiki's marriage as "P-Princess! Are you sure that bastard didn't trick you into marrying him?!" Not really looking forward to Akifusa's ultimate form's hair.

[lyssa]

I've finally entered Kuso's sad end. As I just wanted to get there as soon as possible, I kept pressing the fast forward button. And noooo the sad end began at a totally unfamiliar scene, which might be because I have missed out on something before. Now what, should I use a story save ticket to reread the chapter I so desperately wished to get out of Dxxx

As for the remaining characters, it's too bad I don't feel any attachment whatsoever to any of them. So I don't plan to move on with Akifusa, Furutsugu or Kodonomae (not that I can anyway LOL I'm broke). I'll just stay here holding my husband's dead body *sobs* (not canon but I'm having this bad feeling)

Status: digging my own grave next to Kuso
Suffering level: infinite Dx what to do what to do Dxx
Hope: I have too many story save tickets... But's that not the point =__=

[Aiwethryne]

Your avataaaaar. I'd like to play the Bad Ends some time, but I'd rather finish all Happy Endings first~~

I caved and began and finished Kuso's Song of Spring. It was very conclusive. I like that about true sequel stories, and it is refreshing because mobile otoge tend to be all kinds of vague on how the couple ends up in the more distant future.

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And Shiki is PREGNANT. AAAHHHH~~~ As it is winter, again, if this is not a time skip of a few years, that means that they have been actively sleeping together for a year and it took a while for them to conceive, or they were just too busy until around that point and only innocently sleeping. I did not expect this game to chronicle this event, which all the more emphasizes that Kuso's route is very consummative behind the scenes.

Gentoka, Furutsugu, and Kodonomae were all about kissing but never got this far. Even after their marriage, Gentoka seems too naive in human interactions to really engage. Shiki totally expects Kuso to want it whenever because he's aggressive that way, but she's still a bundle of embarrassment being affectionate with Gentoka in public. Furutsugu does not even touch Shiki until what may have been alluded to after he proposes marriage to her. Kodonomae just whisks her away to marry her... and I have no idea what else since I have only played Gentoka's and Kuso's Song of Spring.

Naturally, each character intends to have at least one child with her, but I was always perplexed by how they were always sure that a daughter would be born. Everyone was already calling the future child with female pronouns. There had to have been multiple children in at least some generations, as Shiki says that there are some branches in the family line of direct Tamayoribime descendants with somewhat more diluted god blood. How about male children? But Shiki says that the ritual had always passed from mother to daughter, so they had luck.

Then I reread Gentoka's Song of Spring and, oh gosh, he's so dense in a both endearing and facepalming way. I want to draw Kuso blowing everyone out of the window. ;w;

While Gentoka's route would typically be considered the titular route, Kuso's felt more fulfilling in terms of relationship status. Kuso's route just excluded the other characters for the few chapters near the end, while each were more actively still seen with every other character's route.

[lyssa]

I've read from somewhere that in the HnK series, it is mentioned that the Heian Princess Tamayori's companions fought the Demon but only Yatagaratsu survived. So I think Gentoka can be considered her canon tragic fated love, while Kuso is her destined husband...

I finished Kuso's sad end a few days ago. It was very short, and brought me feelings I couldn't put into words. It filled me with a strange sadness that was oddly content, and that feeling of melancholy contentment was, well, empty. It wasn't anything like I had imagined. There was no crying or grieving, no shouting or struggling, just the empty sensation that left my mind incomplete, that made me feel like there was something missing - something I secretly yearned for but couldn't even identify.

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While Kuso was fighting a hard battle against Kazanami, Shiki attempted to save Kuso by running away with the Sword to capture Kazanami's attention, as she was his true target. She whispered apologies to Kuso and took off, all the while wondering if she was just truly afraid to die. But a few steps later a shock hit her back, then she collapsed into what seemed like a pool of blood. Her vision turned dark and she sensed the demon with which she should've had successfully become one, trying to take over her soul.

She woke up to find herself in her room back in Kifu. Her mother asked what troubled her to make her cry, and the 7-year-old Shiki told her mother about that very sad and painful dream she just had. Her mother assured her that it was just a frightening dream. But Shiki added that she also felt a longing hurt somewhere in her chest. Her mother smiled, saying it was good that it wasn't just a frightening dream after all.

Shiki was told that Akifusa was waiting for her to come and play, and as she joyfully took her mother's hand to go see her friend in the "golden glow" outside, she felt really happy. But then, she looked back, and wondered why she felt a stab of pain in her heart.

I'm determined to get Kuso's normal end now TvT But first my soul needs healing from Kuso's Song of Spring~ TvT

[SunStarlight]

Story status: Genchan 4-9
Current level of suffering: The energy renewal hours don't bother me now, but greeting 150+ people daily? Oh boy... :(
Hope: 3 hours...

Finished Akichan's HE a few days ago. His route was monstrous episode-wise! 430+ episodes... Longest route I've played so far.
Also, I actually wanted the normal end, but I miscalculated! D: *sob* His HE wasn't that sweet too... I'm hoping Genchan's route is less sad.