Summary
: Let’s pick the other choice.
: Oh no! Our fake romance has become a real one, just like every time any writer ever has used this as a plot device!
: “I-I mean, um… seriously?”
: “Urgh, y-you shouldn’t be so straightforward…! B-But, I.. um.. I… what I’m trying to say is.. I think the feelings are.. mutual.”
: A lot of these romance routes feel like the writers didn’t intend for there to be one, and then Hashino (or some other exec) shows up and goes “No, we need romance routes for EVERY FEMALE CHARACTER.”
: “Hold on - you seemed to drop that line pretty easily, didn’t you? If you’re this smooth now, who knows how big of a player you’re gonna be when you get a little older! You’re gonna dump me, huh!?”
: “…Just kidding. I’d understand if you decided to dump me someday though. I mean, you have a bright future ahead of you… so I’d probably just be holding you back.”
: “But I guess I can stick around until then… I-I can’t wait to see where our relationship goes, Akira.”
: “Let’s keep this a secret from Lala-chan… God, I can already hear her teasing me about it! …And stop looking at me like that! I’m so embarrassed!”
: “Um… sorry. Never had a high-schooler boyfriend before. Not sure how I’m supposed to act now. Look, the point is I, uh… crap, I forget. Yeesh, am I that old now!?”
: “Actually, do YOU have anything you wanna say to me instead? Cause now’s the time.”
: “W-What the… you are WAY too smooth for a high schooler! Where’s this coming from!? That’s the type of line that seals the deal at nightclubs. God, you are gonna be an absolute menace in a few years…”
: “B-But.. there are worse things than looking after a guy like that. Kind of a thrill, actually. …I’m feeling sooo weird today, haha. Sorry, let me get myself together.”
: Now let’s do her Rank 10 romance scene. Fun fact, the first time I saw this I thought I had hit a non-rankup event because it uses the same music as a lot of the non-rankup events and I wound up reloading the game, only to realize that no, that was the Rank 10 event all along.
: “…It reminds me of the time I came here with Kayo. This is a special place for me. It’s where I convinced Kayo to become my partner. Since I’ve been re-examining my career as a journalist recently… I wanted to come back here.”
: “And… I wanted to talk to you about…”
: At this point, she gets the phone call that she gets at the start of the other Rank 10 event. The dialog is identical until after the rank-up screen hits.
: “Let’s go someplace I can have fun with a minor.. like, maybe an amusement park? Or..”
: “Really? You’re not just being lazy, are you? Then.. you wanna come over to my place? I’m not a very good cook, but I’ll make you something..”
: Is that something going to be canned crabmeat?
: “Wh-What’s with the shocked look!? Even a journalist cooks at home from time to time! I just want to.. relax with you. Eat some delicious food, have some dessert, lie around…?”
: And then they fuck. I’ll be doing Tae’s romance scenes next.. once I finish recording them. This whole three-day waiting period is shit.