Otome Review: Mystic Messengers First Impressions

Game Description:

You were looking for an app, just to kill some time, and stumbled upon an app called "Mystic Messenger". It sounded interesting so you downloaded it. 

Once you opened it, you found yourself chatting with someone nicknamed "Unknown". They persuaded you to go to some studio apartment. 

As soon as you walked into to the apartment, your app is suddenly connected to a mystic group chat with attractive guys!? After a long chat, they ask you to join their secret party planning association called RFA...

 -Story Summary from Cheritz Official MM website

Title: Mystic Messengers
Route:  Casual routes ( Zen, Jaehee and Yoosung)
Developer: Cheritz Co. Ltd
Genre: Romantic Sim, Slice of Life, Mature YA, NA, interactive adventure, Party Games
Platform Played: iPhone/ iOS

Official Website (Click Here)

Avalable for download on : iOS, Android

Disclaimer: CGs/SS/IMAGES belongs to Cheritz Co. Ltd.

Hello people of the interweb! I'm back with a brand spanking new otome review after a LONG time blog! So recently I upgraded from the iphone 5s to the iphone 7 plus and one of the things I was excited about was the fact that this new phone have a heck load of storage space ( its exciting upgrading from a 16GB phone to a 128GB! no more storage shortages and constantly have to transfer my photo album to the computer!!!). So one of the games I first download was Mystic Messenger as its the game that blew up everywhere! Tumblr, twitter, Instagram heck even Kotaku was talking about it so I finally let myself play Mystic Messenger since my new phone can handle the game and the memory space. 

Yes do note that if you are planing to play this game it requires a hella lotta memory on your phone.

Game Plot

The game starts out with the MC ( AKA. you, the player ) downloading a mysterious yet interesting app from the app store of your choice (it can be Apple or Google Play your pick^^).

Upon downloading the app the MC finds a chatroom and is lead by 'Unknown' (yes the person you are communication IS named 'Unknown' till its known) to a apartment owned by Rika (who unfortunately passed away prior to the events of the game) the founder of 'Rika's Fundraising Association' aka R.F.A. which is a charity organization run by her and her 6 friends.

The MC interacts and befriends with the the existing members through the R.F.A. portal and chatroom, text messages and calls and is tasked to invite guests to the party through emails. As the game progresses the MC gets to know her 6 new acquaintances, learning more of the R.F.A. and maybe developing a relationship in the process.

Characters

Like your typical otome game this game has a diverse cast of characters in terms of personality and background though what surprised me was that there was a female option in the game. I like the cast. You can tell they are close and that they care for each other like family and even if they have conflict, they will find a way to resolve it.

Now the characters are split into two types:

1) Casual Route (Zen, Yoosung and Jaehee): Where advice to start here as the characters are introduction characters to the story.

2) Deep Mode (Jumin and 707): where its advice to wait till after you complete the casual route as their stories not only reveal more of the mystery of the game but also it's gonna cost you 80 hour glasses to unlock each route.

And the advice is to unlock/play the character in the order of:

Zen >>> Yoosung >>> Jaehee >>> Jumin >>> 707

As for writing this I'm giving my thoughts and first impressions on the characters based of what I've played so far which are the casual routes (Yoosung, Jaehee and Zen's route). 

Jumin Han

The heir of C&R International, he is the son of a wealthy business man and is usually away on business trips through the routes. He's usually very cool headed and mature however due to his very pampered upbringing, he views the world differently which makes him butt-heads with Zen. I don't really know what to think of this guy as on one hand he is amusing to read about especially when it have to do with 'commoner labeled' things or regarding his cat Elizabeth 3rd (like the dude spams mostly uploads cat pics in the chat) but on the other hand I find him kinda meh and mysterious so I guess I'm gonna have to eventually read his route (and hunt for 80 hourglass) to figure out this guy.

Zen

Up and coming musical actor and an A-class lovable narcissist. HOLY MOLY he is basically the Mystic Messenger's version of Tomaki from Ouran High School Host Club!

 

There are moments that I'm sure the developers threw in for fan service (not that I don't mind ^^) where he spams the chat with selfies and there was this one moment in Yoosung's route where he reminded us of his raunchy jalapeno stage play! Even so I like his character. I especially like his interaction with Seven, Yoosung and Jaehee (especially in Jaehee's route! its where their friendship shines).

His route to be honest is kinda meh. Its something you should not take too seriously as the choices he favors are all to boost his ego and make me gag as they sound too lovely dovely fangirling. But he does have a decent back story of how and why he becomes an actor as well as we learn about the relationship with his estranged family. One thing to note is that his route is very different from the others as its the only one where he meets and interact with the MC before the Party (as the MC is not allowed to leave the apartment due to multiple issues) but also he has A LOT of visual novels and its the only one so far I've played where you get to make choices while playing the visual novel moments. 

In a way I can see why they recommend to start with his route as it's probably one of the lighter stories with a lot of drama, fan service and excitement.

Jaehee Kang

Personal Assistant to Jumin. She's serious and professional most of the time but the best part of her is when she let her emotions slip and fangirl about Zen. I like her more than I expected especially since its nice to have someone in game to fangirl and die of nosebleed with over Zen sometimes ridiculously sexy fan service pics. Also in Yoosung's route we learn a bit of her past which is covered in detailed in her own route.

Also she's kinda overwork cause of the nature of her job and her super demanding boss so poor Jaehee is stressed out through the routes i've played especially her own. Jaehee has a really sad back story and its lightly touch upon in other routes but of cause goes in deep in her own route where we learned that she lost her parents at a young age and while taken in by some relatives she learned to be strong an independent so that she does not have to rely on them. 

I enjoyed her route more than I expected and though do note its not a yuri route (girlxgirl) but more of a BFF route. Otome is weird I know.  I also like how even though Jaehee is strong and independent she learns as the route progresses that its okay to be vulnerable and relax and to let others help her when needed. 

Yoosung Kim

A college student studying medicine and addicted to playing a game called LOLOL. Shy and sweet he's a happy go lucky guy on the outside but in the inside he is lost with what he wants to do in his life as he is not doing well with his studies and have joined and given up on multiple clubs at his school. Also since the loss of his cousin Rika he has been playing more of LOLOL in order to cope with the pain and grieve of losing someone he love and admire.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE GUY IN THE GAME!! I adore this guy to bits partly because he's the character type i tend to gravitate towards more when playing otome games. Through playing his route he's that junior that you can't help but want to look after and save from his demons! Its hard to talk about his route without spoiling the entire wtf moment of the route so I'll get more into depth on his character if i get around to playing all parts of this routes and reviewing it but do note its very heavy and I'm kinda wondering why didn't they classify his route as the deep route... 

707 aka Seven

Or also could be called Seven is a hacker THE GAMES OFFICIAL POSTER BOY and is the one in charged of the the security and the RFA portal that we are playing this messenger game on.

He's playful and jockster personality makes him instantly likable which explains why he's the poster boy for the Mystic Messengers. Nothing much is known about him apart from the fact he has a very unhealthy lives off Honey Buddha chips (i want to try this!!!) and PH D. Pepper Coke. All i know is that its advice to play his route last as that's where all the mysteries of Mystic Messenger unfolds from.

So far from all the routes I've played I can see why people are tempted to jump straight to his character. He's a cool and easily likable from his sarcastic sense of humor yet he's very caring towards his friends especially Yoosung (though he tends to also mess with him and his innocence lolll A LOT) and Zen (who he tends to tease him through the game).

Game Play

Your aim is to established a relationship with one of the five romancable characters by raising heart levels with interacting of choosing choices in the chatroom and visual novels. 

As the game is formatted like a messenger app  its called mystic messenger duhhhhhh the game play/ character interactions comes in the form of chat rooms, phone calls, emails and text messages along with the typical visual novels and CG cut scenes you would expect in an otome game.

What's really unique about Mystic Messenger is that it follows the internal clock of your phone/devices so the characters will come to the chatroom ever couple of hours more or less to interact with you. Also if you miss a chat you can use hourglass to 'buy back time' to interact with the characters in the chatroom since they are programed to not sleep and be up at like 3/4am when a normal human will be sleeping unless you are up at that time then power to you! I like my sleep so i spend a lotta hourglass for that.
 

Each round routes last for 11 days. It starts with a 'Common Route' for 4 days before branching out into the character route that get the most heart affection. So let's say you're aiming for Yoosung's route try and choose choices in the Common route that are more favorable to him over the others.

As for playing the game I've encountered both the good ending and the normal ending but not any of the bad endings (there are at least 8 bad endings in the game). The endings are affected by the amount of heart affection you build through the game when interacting with the characters in the chat rooms.

 

Once you're done with a route there is an 'After ending' where its basically and epilogue of you and the character's life after the good ending of the game. I've only played Yoosung's and Zen's After ending! Need to get the other routes but its gonna cost me another 20 Hourglass which I'm saving for the deep route. 

Also there are a few DLC events in the game to commemorate celebrations like there is one for Christmas, Valentines day (as seen above) and April Fools day. Its not a priority to unlock them unless you have the hourglass but it is advice not to play them till you unlock all the routes so that you won't spoil the story. Similar to why you should not unlock the DEEP ROUTE cause SPOILERS!!

Don't worry if you miss a call or mess up a text as those are just extras thrown into the game to make the interactions more lifelike experience and won't affect the heart affection level or the ending.

A big part why I don't want to miss a chatroom is because of THIS!!! Party guests! One important elements of this game is to invite guest to the party at the end of the route. Its your responsibility to answer emails from the guest to convince them to come to the party as it effects the ending of the game. You'll get the normal ending if you invite less than 10 guests and the good ending when you invite more than 10 guests.

Recommend using the email guide on OtomeObsess and I rely on this heavily when playing the game cause I'm shitty with making decisions and perusing guest to come to the party lolll.

You can play this game without spending a dime and its also easy to earn those in-game currency which are:

Hourglasses: The premium currency and can be purchased with real life $$$ via your device store account or exchanged with the hearts you earn in-game. 100 hearts = 1 hourglass.

Hearts: you earn them from not only participating in chats/text messages/visual novels when you answer a favorable answer towards a character/characters but you can also    as well as looking out for Seven's spaceship and hoping that it gives you some hearts. You get hearts and occasionally hourglass in chat so all you gotta do is just keep earning those hearts to exchange for the hourglass.

Look/Sound

I really like the interface of the game and that it's set up to look like a chat portal. Its easy to play around and get used to the features of the game. The closest IRL counterpart of this app I can think of is LINE. 

The game is partially voiced so you'll hear the character here an there in the chat but you'll also hear them talk on the phone call and sometimes the visual novels. 

The voice acting done in this game is all in Korean but with subtitles and I actually like it. I don't know or understand Korean, not immersed in it in any ways since I don't listen to K-POP or K-Drama but I enjoy the voice acting especially for Yoosung Zen and 707. 

The opening theme song 'Mystic Messengers' is really catchy and sucks you in excited for the game! If you go to the Cheritz youtube channel you can listen to the English version of the of the song as well as some behind the scenes of them recording.

Also the end credits theme is 'Like the Sun in the Sky' is a beautiful but bittersweet ballet that gives me a lotta feels whenever the credits roll. 

Narration/Writing

I like the writing in this game! Its hilarious the interaction among the characters as they banter about or tease Yoosung. Its also very character emotionally driven as we learn more about the characters and their troubles. Its fun uncovering more and more chat rooms, getting to know the characters and the mystery of the story. Also what's great with this game it its very self aware and makes fun of itself and the whole otome/reverse harem genre but also reference a lot of pop culture and in real life companies/people.

The choices were well done especially when given a choice to be sassy/snarky. My only complain is for Zen's route where I really was not a fan of being all lovely dovely heart eyes at Zen during the choices. I felt really stupid making some of the ego boosting decisions in his route made me CRINGED! *sigh the things I do just to raise heart levels and not end up with the bad ending But his swoon worthiness during the talky bits made up for it. No correction actually the dude who made me swoon more during the talky bits is Yoosung's! Seriously the guy is so sweet especially with the way he ask the MC out its just heartwarming!!!!! Also I will have post Screenshots of how he ask the MC out but I don't want to spoil you guys or get in trouble with copyrighted

Of the routes I've played, Yoosung's the best written but also the most emotional while Jaehee is the most exciting and unexpected route that I grew to love. 

Overall

Its a good game... but I don't recommend this to everyone. *I'm gonna hide* 

While this is a a great refresher from the traditional Japanese and Voltage Otome I've been play non stop for the last couple of years since discovering the genre I was not a fan of how I have to babysit my phone just so I don't miss a chat or phone call (and if any of you guys don't already know from the style of me playing games, I'm kinda a perfectionist and MUST achieve 100% everyday for the chats) every couple of hours for 11 days straight. 

This is not a game I'll recommend especially if you are new to otome (maybe play this game after playing a voltage style romantic novel otome games), a student who is not allowed to bring their phones to school (this still exist in my home country so its why I'm mentioning this) or someone with a demanding job that you can't use your phone through the day since you'll miss out a good chunk of the chat rooms as the game is just as tedious and demanding as those 90's tamagochi. 

I'll recommend if you love otome games to give this a go if you have like a long vacation or if your life is flexible trough the as its a unique take to the otome genre, have a likable cast of characters with really good voice acting and CGs. Also if you like K-Drama/entertainment and want to hear a beloved Oppa whispering sweet nothings into your ears during the phone calls this is the game for you.

Rating:

Let me know your thoughts on the app I mentioned. Also follow me on tumblr (rotantrm) and the hashtag  #row plays otome for more of my otome rambling/ game play commentary.

Also Check out the Otome Games section of this site for more otome games recommendations and just to see how trash I am for the genre. 

Now if you'll excuse me...I need to earn more hourglasses for the deep route and romance with 707 and his Honey Buddha Chips xD

Till Next Time

 

Otome Review: Our Two Bedroom Story - Tsumugu Kido Main Story and Epilogue

Game Description:

You work for a publishing house and decide to start living on your own.

But a coworker's in your new home?!

"This is my house... but you could live with me."

Your new roommate hands you the key, and your secret life together begins...

—Story summary, Voltage Official Website

Disclamers: All images and CGs belongs to Voltage Inc. Game purchased with my own money.


Title: Our Two Bedroom Story
Character: Tsumugu Kido
Route: Season 1 Main Story and Main Story Epilogue
Character Trope: Tsundere, tragic past, elite gentlemen, slacker
Developer: Voltage Inc
Genre: Romantic Sim, Slice of Life, Mature YA, NA, interactive adventure
Platform Played: iPad (ios)

I'll make a prologue review of the game when I've played more around with more of the other routes but till then you guys can check out my first impression on Otome games (Click Here) where i speak briefly about my first impression of the games, in depth on the 'game play' and some other stuff you need to know about otome games if you're a new bee like me or carry on reading my ramble about my first ever otome boyfriend/hubby Tsumugu Kido!

Game's plot

The game follows the MC who is a journalist as she gets transferred to her dream department at her Shiki Publishing at the same time her mum remarries. Not wanting to 'intrude' the her mum's love life the MC moves out and her stepfathers offers her his house but forgets to mention his son is also living there. Soon the MC find out that one of the colleague is also her new step brother/cousin and house mate!

Season 1 Main Story

The MC finds herself living with her rude, cold and money obsess step cousin Kido. Meanwhile at work she's being transferred to a new department and is teamed up with another new transfer Tsumugu Kido. The MC soon finds herself hating the Kido at home but admiring the Kido at the office only to find out that they are the same person! As the MC gets to know more about him, he slowly opens up more about his past and how it affected him to have a double life.

The Story

Each story in this game focuses on the MC and her new housemate trying to hide the fact that they live with each other form the rest of the team while working on an assignment relating to the main story. Obviously with Tsumugu being a Tsundere expect a lot of hot/cold hostile moments between the two of them. One of the side story is when the Seasonelle team takes a company trip to Kyoto and the MC and Tsumugu takes a detour from the group and with the MC being the only girl in the department, Tsumugu crashes her place to avoid the other guys. There you'll learn that Tsumugu went to a really good university in Kyoto and is introduce to his school mate who reveals about Tsumugu's past.

The Guy

Okay so Tsumugu is one of those characters that took a while to warm up to and at times have me questioning my choice of having him as my first otome BF. His first impression made me want to cry of frustration of how rude he was to the MC. Heck he infuriated me (and the MC which by the way she's like my soul sister in this game as we had a lot of the same reaction) with so many rude and at times sexist remarks that i had a temptation of wanting to punch the ipad (but i resisted as its not worth the $$$ to fix a shattered iPad over a $4.99 guy). After a while as the two of them get used to each other I got use to their love hate relationship along with lots of silly and immature banters that made me laughing at all the stupid little things they argue about. 

At work he's sophisticated and efficient but prefers to do the work himself instead of sharing the job with his colleagues, an elite gentlemen with his tailored suit and slick hair, a hard worker that the MC looks up, confident but not cocky, talks in standard Japanese, is very polite and mysterious while masking his emotions with a smile. 

At home he's lazy, rude and foul mouth as he slip into his Kansai dialect. He is mean to the MC to the point he charges her rent and threaten to kick her out if she were to let his true self slip. His appearance is also drastically different as he dresses down in worn jumpers, glasses and messy hair. One thing that does not change is his obsession for strawberries and that he makes some of the most terrible yet hilarious puns! 

Anyways his split personalities is do different that I don't blame the MC for not putting it together that they are the same person till a bit into the game. As we further into the story we learn the reason why Tsumugu mask himself with a split personality as we learn more about his tragic backstory on why he is so frugal with his money and his reason for hating the MC (and woman in general). 

Tsumugu was such a confusing and unpredictable character that at times I was scared for the MC life on what's he's capable of doing to her. Still once we get to know him we learn he's nothing but an awkward and hilarious dork! He's just as sassy and snarky as the MC and some of the stupid banters that they have are hilariously cute and entertaining.

Also once you get to know his back story you'll feel really bad for all the stuff he has to put up with in order to get to where he is now. Tsumugu had a hard life growing up and I'm not gonna spoil too much but we do see a more caring side of Tsumugu and how he smartly handles a situation in the main story by relating it to his past.  

The MC

The MC in a gif guys

Gosh I love the MC from the moment I started the game! Heck I want to give her a hug for being able to stand Tsumugu for that long. While the MC is not as experience in her job as her new colleagues, she's a hard worker and willing to learn to improve herself. At times some of the things she say comes out as naive or makes me crings but overall I love how she has sass and can stick up for herself not only at home with the rude Tsumugu but also at work since she's the only female working in a male dominated department. 

I also like how she tries to understand and cares for Tsumugu even though he's a huge jerk to her. Also once she understand his past she becomes nicer to him in order to get along with him even though he pushes her away every step closer she takes. Now from the sounds of this the MC actually sounds like a real busybody butting into Tsumugu's life but it actually depending on your choices on how you want to 'shape the MC'. Either way she'll get the information about him one way or the other.

Mostly what I love about this MC is that she's genuinely loyal and kind and even though she hates the way Tsumugu treats her she still kills him with genuine kindness. 

The Relationship

One of the best choice I've ever made!! seeing the MC and Tsumugu snark war!!

I am a sucker for games that has a great relationship development which was one of  main reason why I tried out otome games (a part from a hella lotta good looking eye candy). The MC and Tsumugu's relationship started out rocky both at work and at home as Tsumugu and his woman hating views tries to make the MC's life a living hell to the point she decides to move out of the house while at work Tsumugu tries to monopolies their work, not giving the MC a chance to progress in her work.

Once the both of them warms up to each other they start corporate with each other at work and at home and even finding some common grounds like the both of them have the same favorite comedy shows. Their relationship was well paced out where the MC looked at their relationship as a friendship between housemates and colleague and didn't realise she has feelings for Tsumugu till near the end of the game. I like how their relationship is not romance centered but more to break the wall Tsumugu uses to protect himself and gaining the trust of the MC. Still it was frustrating seeing how I view Tsumugu actions as taking advantage of the MC for her money and at times manipulating her both at home and at work but all this issues are eventually answered at the end of the MS route or in the epilogue.

That aside them getting together and realizing their feelings was awkward but sweet. In fact I was not even sure if they will even be a couple in the MS but at last they did and I was squealing with happiness when they finally admired their feelings. Also Kido asking the MC out is adorable and I'm glad they didn't go all mushy I love you as it will not make sense with the pacing of the MS.

Still I am a sucker for their love hate relationship as if you guys know from my book reviews its my favorite type of romance. 

The Side Characters

wise words from 'big brother' Minato...

I love love love the cast of characters in this game and it kinda gives me a 'sample' of how the other guys's personalities in the other routes are gonna be like. I mostly like Minato and Shusei as they are both quirky and hilarious goofballs who both acts like protective older brothers to the MC and actually the next guy's route I got in this game is Minato's. 

Anyways I love watching the guys gossip like a bunch of teenage girls but also how they are serious and professional with their work under the watchful eyes of 'The Growler' as look out for each other and at some point of the plot were concern for both Tsumugu and the MC when things start to get rocky.

Also Tsumugu's school mate from Kyoto, Usui , though we never see the guy image was a really important character to help the MC understand Tsumugu's past and his behaviors.

Favorite side character: 



Obviously big brother Minato as he's a great Mentor to the MC who constantly tease her yet looks out for the for her while helping her on the job. Also he has some of the best and snarkiest dialog a part from Tsumugu through the game. As for the runner up it will have to be Shusei as he's so sweet and friendly.

Overall and Thouthts

Oh man was this a rollercoaster of angst and frustration along with lots of laughing but its all worth it when Tsumugu realise his mistakes and can finally trust and open up to the MC and for once ACTUALLY BE NICE to her as well as moving on from the pain of the past. We also find out he's real sweetheart to the MC and in his awkward own way and actually cares for her.

While it started out frustrating, I was still hooked as I wanted to know the mystery behind Tsumugu and see how his character and relationship with the MC developed. While the climax was intense, the ending while sweet and awkward felt very rush. But hey that's what the epilogues are for right? Also my favorite substory was the Kyoto trip (*sigh* one day I hope to go there) and when we see a different side of Tsumugu when he and the MC goes for an interview and he related to the son of the person they interviewed (I hope that's how you say that...).

I got the happy ending (along with a sweet CG of the two of them  K-I-S-S-I-N-G). Have not play the good ending so can't say if there are any difference but I assume we don't get the CG.

Speaking of CS, MY Favorite CG (Character Graphics):

I meant come one!! a sleeping Tsum Tsum in his natural habitat (boy that sounds bad)!! gah this one is cuteness!!

Get his route if :
- you have patience for really stubborn Tsunderes
- you like silly puns
- you like watching a bunch of grown men gossiping like teenage girls
- snarky and sassy dialogs
- great but complex character and relationship development
- not so heavy on the romance
- sucker for love hate relationship *like me!!!* 
- you love strawberries (cause there is a hella lotta them here)

Other than that I highly recommend getting his route and a must read if you like the concept of Our Two Bedroom Story. Yes the hype surrounding all those hot/cold angst was worth it when we finally get to see him being a sweet strawberry.

Ratings:

RECOMMENCED!!! with lots of sweet strawberries wrapped in a little bow on the side / WAIT FOR SALE??? / DON'T BOTHER 

Story

The Guy

The MC

 

Main Story Epilogue

Warning: Spoilers for the Main Story

So this is the what happens after 'happily ever after' epilogues.

I'll admit I actually like the epilogue more than the Main Story cause we gotten past frustrating Tsumugu and now we have sweet but freaking awkward Tsumugu.

The Story

The MC and Tsumugu have settle down and officially started dating. They're trying to juggle their work life while hiding their relationship and home life form the guys at Seasonelle. Meanwhile the MC score tickets to their favorite comedy show and they go on their first date where the MC realizes that Tsumugu is not a lovey-dovey sort of guy.

The Guy

AWWWWW TSUM TSUM IS NOTHING BUT A BIG SWEET STRAWBERRY!!!

well technically you came in a bundle for $10.99 so yah not too bad... ^^

Remember how I said its all worth the hot/cold angst??? this epilogue proves it!!! If the MS was figuring out who Tsumugu is, the epiloge is exploring Tsumugu as a likeable character.  

We finally get to see a more layback version of Tsumugu as he warms up to the MC both at home and at work. He's not one for PDA and is awkward when it comes to being honest on showing his true feelings to the MC. This is partly from the fact they spend literally the whole of the main story fighting like an old married couple that he does not know how to act around her. The only thing that does not change is his double image and that he is still more reserve at work. Still I adore him as it turns out he's quiet a joker and constant tease and joke around with the MC. I can get used to liking this guy :P

While he has a hard time with PDA, one thing that gets Tsumugu on the good boyfriend book is how he notices little things about the MC like she likes to eat ice cream after a bath or pays attention to romance dramas the MC loves to whoo her. Its heartwarming seeing this side of Tsumugu.

The MC

Oh girl I feel for you! The MC is still recovering from the ordeal in the MS and is getting used to this 'nicer' side of Tsumugu while trying not to let it slip about their relationship at work as let's face it... she's an open book and is terrible at hiding her emotions.

(Tsumugu hurry up and give her poker face lessons) while at the same time is thrilled with this secret office romance.

I like her reactions and expectations towards this new found romance as its actually realistic wondering when he's gonna make all this first moves and such yet feeling in cloud nine when he makes all this little gestures just for her. 

Their Relationship

I was smiling and squealing like an idiot and laughing out loud at their relationship! Its great seeing how their relationship is slowly building. Its similar to the MS where they still have childish bickers but its now on a friendlier tone. Also Tsumugu is such a tease!! Ahhh him teasing the MC was so cute and makes up for all the rage I had with him (along with the attempt with punching the ipad I've turned to hugging the ipad)

Also they address one of the biggest issue from the MS which is Tsumugu sucking the MC money on rent, food and etc. Tsumugu feels guilty and regrets for his actions towards the MC in the main story especially since he made her pay for rent as a way to drive the MC out of the house only to of cause fall for her. Though he tries to return the EVERY CENT to her the MC suggest they keep  the in a shared account for their shared expenses since they are housemates and a couple now. Okay part this I have to highlight and solute voltage for adding it. In case any of you guys don't know I'm actually very calculative and thrifty (not go mention majoring in finance at Uni) with my $$$ like Tsumugu and the way they handle the money situation is the smartest financial act a couple can make! Anyone who read this part of the game I hope you'll apply it to you and your life partner (if you have a partner). 

Also when you learn the main reason why Tsumugu hold back and taking FOREVER (not really more like the whole of the 3 chapters in the Epilogue) to get past the kissing stage it's all over a little misunderstanding it's hilarious!!! Seriously MC??? You think of your stomach during a romantic drama??

The Side Characters

The guys at Seasonelle plays a minor role in this route which makes sense since this route focuses more on the development of MC and Tsumugu's relationship. Still since the guys are not aware of their relationship they tend to 'butt in' during some of their couple times like going out for lunch breaks and stiff.

Overall and Thoughts

The epilogue was short but sweet and basically ties up most of the issue that the MS didn't answer. Its a must read to get a proper closure to the Main story and if you want to finally see a nicer and romantic side of Tsumugu.

Also if you were wondering I was not overreacting about wanting to punch the Kido into the ipad... ^^ ipad is safe and so is Tsumugu and his strawberries .

Ratings:

RECOMMENCED!!! MUST READ IF YOU LIKE THE MS WITH A PORK BUN (or whatever munchies you fancy) on the side / WAIT FOR SALE??? / DON'T BOTHER 

Story

The Guy

The MC

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