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(LAST UPDATED: 04/20/2008)
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| FAQ INTRO |
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Thanks for reading my FAQ for Time Hollow! This is a guide for the
Japanese version of the game. At the time of this writing the English
version has not yet been released, but for anyone who is reading this
FAQ after the English release and playing that version, I would probab-
ly not recommend this particular FAQ. I will be covering a lot of story
that would otherwise only be a hindrance to finding the help you really
need, not to mention the fact that the names will probably be differ-
ent. To everyone else, I hope this guide is helpful, and happy playing!
(P.S. I'm not a professional Japanese translator or anything even
close to that. If you feel this FAQ does a poor job in that respect...
well... I feel the same way! Haha.)
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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*- 1.0 Characters
*- 2.0 Controls
*- 3.0 The Menu Screen
*- 4.0 Walkthrough
*--- 4.1 Prologue: A New Day
*--- 4.2 Chapter 1: The Day that Vanished
*--- 4.3 Chapter 2: The Day that Changed
*--- 4.4 Chapter 3: The Day of Memories
*--- 4.5 Chapter 4: The Day Far Away
*--- 4.6 Chapter 5: The Day of Resolution
*--- 4.7 Chapter 6: The Final Day
*--- 4.8 Epilogue: A New Day Dawns
*--- 4.9 Second Playthrough
*- 5.0 Locations
*- 6.0 Items
*- 7.0 Flashbacks
*- 8.0 Contact
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| CHARACTERS (1.0) |
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HOROU TOKIO
*-----------*
An average second-year high school student living with his parents. On
the morning of his seventeenth birthday he realized that his world had
been changed into one in which his parents had disappeared twelve years
ago. With help from the Hollow Pen, a device which can change the past,
he sets out to resolve this strange turn of events.
WATARU TOKIO
*------------*
Horou's father. Came to be 'missing twelve years ago' around the time
of Horou's seventeenth birthday. Is there some reason that he appears
to be older than his years...?
AKI TOKIO
*---------*
Horou's mother. She never takes things too seriously, but she is a kind
parent who always puts her family first. She disappeared twelve years
ago together with Wataru.
TAMOTSU TOKIO
*-------------*
Horou's uncle and Wataru's younger brother. A freelance journalist
tracking an old case. He can be blunt, but underneath that lies a kind
heart. It would seem that he had not been on good terms with Wataru,
but when Wataru and Aki turned up missing, he looked after Horou in
their place.
SEISAKU ICHIYANAGI
*------------------*
Owner of Aeon, the antique shop near Horou's school. Normally wearing a
sweet smile, he can turn very serious when it comes to antiques. Did
Waori and Kuri buy Horou's birthday present from his shop?
NAOKO ICHIYANAGI
*----------------*
Ichiyanagi's mother. She died in a bus accident a long time ago.
SAKUTAROU NINOMIYA
*------------------*
Horou's homeroom teacher. His habit of tossing language questions at
loitering students can be a problem even for Horou. It seems that at
one time he was also Tamotsu's homeroom teacher...
MOTOKI MIHARA
*-------------*
Horou's childhood friend. He has a laid back personality and likes to
go at his own pace, but when push comes to shove he can be very relia-
ble. Even though he finds his younger sister Waori to be annoying,
there is another side of him that is protective of her.
WAORI MIHARA
*------------*
Motoki's younger sister. She's the kind of person who immediately turns
her thoughts into actions. She does this despite her brother's worry.
SHUNTA SHIDOU
*-------------*
Horou's childhood friend. He has a positive attitude, but since he
often does things without considering the consequences, there are a lot
of times when he finds himself in less-than-favorable situations. When
he's angry he doesn't let anyone come near him.
NAGI GOSHIMA
*------------*
Horou's childhood friend. Whenever he has free time he can be found
studying. At first glance he seems very calm and grown-up, but is often
verbally abusive.
KOTOKO ROKUJOU
*--------------*
Owner of Chronos, the cafe Horou and his friends like to hang out in.
Even when Horou and his friends are noisy, she continues to treat them
kindly. She usually goes about her work silently, but is it possible
that she really likes to talk?
RYUNOSUKE NANASAWA
*-------------------*
A regular customer at Chronos who likes to watch women working. At
times his tone can be a little rough, but he loves children and ani-
mals. It seems that he's quite friendly with Yagi...
MAYU YAGI
*---------*
A part-time employee at Chronos. Horou's friend Shidou (and maybe even
Motoki) have a crush on her. Seems to be going to a nearby community
college. Creates a light-hearted atmosphere in Chronos with her friend-
ly smile and small talk. This distresses Rokujou a little since she
actually seems to prefer talking to doing her job. She also becomes
entangled in various incidents due to her connection with Horou.
SHOUKO KURI
*-----------*
She is Waori's best friend, but since her personality is so drastically
different her opinions are put on the back burner. She is a little
jealous of Waori's ability to clearly speak her mind.
SONOKA TOKURA
*-------------*
A librarian at the local library. At work she is very tight-lipped and
serious, but maybe she's different in her private life? Since Shidou
has such a weak spot for beautiful women, he sometimes goes to the
library just to check up on her.
ARATA JUICHITANI
*----------------*
An elementary school student who lives in the area. Since he loves to
go on walks with his dog John, he comes across Horou in various places.
Will John and him become embroiled in the coming events as a result of
meeting Horou...?
KANON JUNIBAYASHI
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A strange girl who knows all about what Horou has been doing. She seems
to be harboring a secret of her own...
FOLLOW
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Horou's pet cat. She is very attached to Horou, and can often be found
sleeping on Horou's bed. She moves slowly and has a rather strange
meow: bunya~!
JOHN
*----*
Arata's pet dog. He's very mild-mannered and kind.
SHIRO
*-----*
A dog that Horou and his friends kept at their secret base when they
were kids.
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| CONTROLS (2.0) |
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BASICS
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Touch the part of the screen that you wish to examine. If you touch a
place which cannot be examined then nothing will happen, but if the
spot can be searched an icon will appear. If you touch the icon a
second time, Horou will examine that area. You can also move the camera
along the lower screen. You can do this by either pushing left/right on
the directional pad or by dragging your stylus along screen.
CONVERSATION
*------------*
If you touch the person you wish to speak to with your stylus, a speech
icon will appear. Touch that icon a second time to begin conversation.
MOVEMENT
*--------*
If you touch an area that can be moved into, a walking stick figure
icon will appear. Touch it a second time to change your location. If
you touch the gear icon in the upper-right hand corner of the screen,
Horou will either exit the room he is currently in or return to the map
screen. Pressing the B button performs the same function.
DIGGING (THE HOLLOW PEN)
*------------------------*
Whenever you enter a screen where the Hollow Pen can be used, a conf-
irmation screen will appear. If you are ready to use the Pen, then
select the option on the left. If you would like to wait, select the
option on the right. When you are ready, time will stop and you can
open a portal into the past. To open a time hollow, simply draw a
circle over the part you wish to examine/change. There is a limit to
how big the circle can be drawn, so keep that in mind. The hollow will
open to the same time that is shown in your flashback, which will in
turn be displayed in its entirety on the top screen. Look carefully
before making a portal! Each one you make drains a little bit of your
energy. If you chose the wrong location, touch the circle in the upper-
right hand corner to try again. If the blue gauge on the top of
the screen drops to zero the game will be over and you will have to
start from your last save. There is one thing to note, though. Through-
out the game, if you visit locations that are outside of the main
story, you may run into Follow. She will replenish some of your energy.
Damage from making portals carries over, so be sure to search for the
cat every once in a while!
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| THE MENU SCREEN (3.0) |
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From here you can view various information, check character profiles,
and save/load your game. Be sure to check back often! A good rule of
thumb to follow is that whenever the menu icon is flashing, you should
come in and check all the sub-menus marked as 'NEW.'
FLASHBACKS
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View Horou's flashbacks here. Each time the past has been changed, new
flashbacks will be unlocked. Flashbacks are little bits of memories/
events that have occured in the 'current timeline.' Whenever flashbacks
first appear, the details will be foggy. When you open up the flash-
backs sub-menu, you will see some floating images. These are fhe flash-
backs that are still unclear. As you talk to people and visit locations
in your current timeline, you can examine these flashbacks to fill in
information on them. Once all information has gathered, the flashbacks
will be considered 'clear.' At this point, they will move to a the part
of the menu which contains all of your confirmed flashbacks. To view
confirmed flashbacks, either touch the bottom part of the screen or
push the L button. Normally you will not be able to use the Hollow Pen
until a flashback has become clear. To return to the unclear flash-
backs, press the R button.
ITEMS
*-----*
You can examine items you are carrying here. Sometimes the descriptions
contain clues.
CHARACTERS
*----------*
Read character profiles here. Details about specific characters
change over time, but these will be covered in the walkthrough it-
self. For a general overview of the characters as they appear in the
beginning of the game, see section 1.0.
LOAD
*----*
Load from a previous save here. You will be asked to confirm the load.
Yes is on the left and no is on the right.
SAVE
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Save your game data here. You will be asked if you would like to over-
write your current save file. Yes is on the left and no is on the
right.
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| WALKTHROUGH (4.0) |
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Horou wakes up hurting, only to find scratches on his hand. As it turns
out, he got the scratches from Follow when trying to give her a bath.
Examine all the areas of the bedroom until Horou's mother, Aki, calls
him down for dinner.
PROLOGUE: A NEW DAY (4.1)
*-------------------------*
Horou is immediately disappointed by the lack of flavor in his mother's
cooking, but apparently this is the norm. Talk to Horou's father,
Wataru, and he will ask you to pass the soy sauce. It can be found in
the lower-right hand corner of the screen. After that, speak with Aki
and Horou will ask her to pass the salt. She'll point out the scratches
from Follow, which will prompt a freak-out from Wataru, who thinks that
perhaps Tokio was attacked. Horou sets him straight by telling him
about what happened with Follow. Hmm, that was strange...
Speaking of Follow, Aki mentions that Tamotsu hasn't come by the house
in a while. Tamotsu, who is Horou's uncle, was Follow's original owner.
Wataru states that the only reason Tamotsu comes by anyway is to ask
for money, so it's better that he doesn't. It would seem that Wataru
Tamotsu aren't on the best terms at the moment.
Touch the stairs and Horou will return to his room. Once there, he
finds that his window is open. Touch the window to close it. Follow's
lying on the bed, but is clearly the culprit. Horou will now be called
downstairs for tea, so exit the bedroom.
On the way downstairs, Horou hears yelling. It's Tamotsu begging for
money from Wataru, who refuses to lend even a little bit. After some
harsh words are exchanged, Tamotsu heads home.
After Tamotsu leaves, the family gets around to talking about Horou's
birthday, which is tomorrow. He is turning seventeen. Horou, who loves
watches, tries to tell his parents about a model he would really like
to recieve as a present. However, his parents pretend not to hear him.
They keep mentioning some 'important talk' that Wataru has to have with
Horou. Even over Horou's insistance that they talk about his present,
they continue to ignore him and decide to have whatever talk they want
to have with Horou tomorrow.
Aki tries to make nice with Horou by saying that Wataru is just worr-
ied about a lot of things, but Horou is still angry. He insults his
mother's cooking and goes to bed. (Oh my, not the cooking...!)
Back in the bedroom, click on Follow to get her off the bed. Now click
on the bed to go to sleep. Horou feels bad about what he said to his
mother, and becomes curious about what his father has to say tomorrow.
Cutscene time! A younger version of Horou is seen having a bad dream.
In it, his parents are in a fire. Suddenly, however, a strange portal
opens. Time stops for everyone but Wataru, who demands to know who made
the portal. In the end he decides it was the doing of Horou, so he
takes Aki and walks through. In his dream, young Horou is protesting.
Then we see the more recent Horou wake up, apparently having had the
same dream.
He's covered in sweat, and when he looks at his hand the cuts from
earlier have completely disappeared. Click on various parts of the
room to see how it has changed. The bedcover has changed from check-
ered to polka dots, and the floor is now hardwood. Hmm...
Follow will get up and grab your attention. She's carrying something
on her neck. A pen? Now you can finally examine the portal that's
surely been bothering you this whole time. It's exactly like the one
in Horou's dream. Horou brings the pen up to it, and consequently sees
his very first flashbacks. For details on how to use flashbacks, please
see section 3.0.
Hearing the noise Horou is making, a voice calls up to him from down-
stairs, but it's not his parents. It's Tamotsu, Horou's uncle. When
Horou asks if Tamotsu is here to visit his dad, Tamotsu seems a little
put off. He reminds Horou that... his parents haven't been around for
twelve years? Hearing this, Horou seems to remember little bits and
pieces. He is living with his uncle, who is a freelance journalist...
but that's all. Tamotsu goes back downstairs to eat breakfast.
Horou begins to question his reality and wonders living with his
parents was the real dream. Head downstairs. Despite remembering
that his family usually drank tea, he and his uncle are having
coffee for breakfast, which is also something that Horou remembers to
be true. So which memory is really a dream? Try to leave the house and
Horou will remember that he has school today.
Horou was distracted and unable to concentrate in class today. He
notices two boys talking loudly. It seems that one of them found an
expensive watch in the garbage. Didn't Horou want a watch just yester-
day?
Suddenly two girls come running over: Waori (short brown hair) and Kuri
(green pigtails). They've come to wish Horou a happy birthday and give
him his present, a nice antique clock. Seems like they've been paying
attention, and know how much Horou loves clocks! They run off when
Waori spots her older brother, Motoki.
Mihara is with two other boys, and together they are Horou's best
friends. Motoki has medium-length brown hair, Shidou is the one with
glasses, and finally Goshima is the one with long blue hair. They spend
a minute mocking Horou for the present he recieved (mostly because of
WHO he got it from).
Still a little unclear on what happened to his parents, Horou decides
to ask his friends. He doesn't really get any new information, just the
same repeat on how they disappeared twelve years ago.
You are now on the map screen. If you'd like, you can check the various
locations to view optional events. When you are done head to Horou's
house. Tamotsu is not home yet. Go upstairs to put your new present on
your bookshelf. Horou remembers once more that in his alternate reality
his father had something important to say. Just then, he notices a
piece of paper attached to Follow's collar.
The letter reads, "The Hollow Pen has been passed down through the
Tokio family for generations. When certain requirements have been met,
the tip of the pen glows. When this happens, a hole can be made in
time. If you want to know more, go to the school's dump. May 7th,
seven hours ago." What could it mean? Go downstairs.
Tamotsu is back. He's a little hard to talk to. Tamotsu leaves to go to
bed, so Horou can exit the house now. Now go the the map screen and
over to Kako High School. Pass through the gates, and there will be a
passage to the right. Go there. Horou recognizes it as one of the loca-
tions in his flashbacks. Go to your flashback menu and clear up the
memory about this location. Upon exiting the menu, your Hollow Pen will
begin to glow. If you haven't already, it might be a good idea to read
about Digging in section 3.0 in this FAQ. I won't be covering the sub-
scenarios, so pay special attention to the part about Follow. ;)
If you look at the top screen of your DS, you will see Horou's flash-
back. On top of the garbage is a red box and an envelope. Draw a circle
on the bottom screen over that area. If you did it right, you will be
able to see the red box through the hole. Click on it to open a menu.
Examine the item. A short cutscene will play.
Horou pulls out the letter. "On the other side of the hole lies a
'certain moment' in the past. You can't simply leave the whole open.
As long as it is open, time will not move. Also, in order to use the
Pen, the user's 'time' is necessary. Once you are able to use the Pen
well, I would like you to help us. P.S.: That box is a present. A
commemoration of your first hollow. -Dad"
Horou is shocked. A letter from his father? And inside the box is the
watch he wanted. This confirms for Horou that what he saw yesterday was
no dream. Now close the portal. You will get some new flashbacks. Horou
goes home. He is now determined to get his parents back, with help from
the Hollow Pen.
CHAPTER 1: THE DAY THAT VANISHED (4.2)
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School has just ended. Horou is approached by Mr. Ninomiya, his home-
room teacher. He asks you to continue a proverb. "Art is long, life is
short."
- Horou Tokio will last a long time too
* Nothing is more precious than time *
- I... I don't know
The second choice is the correct answer, but as far as I know this game
never punishes you for making the 'silly' or 'wrong' choices. Whatever
you choose, Ninomiya will leave. Horou begins to wonder about how the
Hollow Pen works, but his thoughts are interrupted by Waori and Kuri.
They want to know what happened with yesterday's present, and are glad
to hear that Horou's using it! (Kuri in particular, it seems.)
Motoki enters the conversation, and admonishes Waori for spending all
her savings on a present for Horou, especially since she recently lost
her phone and needs to buy a new one. They begin to argue about her
phone decoration (is it a dog or a pig?) when all of a sudden...
Horou gets some new flashbacks, and his friends are nowhere to be seen.
He is approached by a seemingly distressed Shidou. As it turns out,
Waori has gone missing. Horou decides to help in the search for her by
checking around campus. Shidou asks that Horou tell Goshima to join in
the search if he sees him, and then leaves for the train station. It
would seem that history has been changed again.
For now, go inside the school building. Upon seeing the lockers, Horou
will remember his flashback that took place there. Talk to the boy
walking down the hall.
- Do you know Waori Mihara?
He says that he knows her, but that she's been away for the past two
days.
- When was the last time you saw Waori?
He says that would be after school two days ago, at around 4:00, and
that she was looking for something.
- What was Waori looking for?
He doesn't know.
The boy leaves at this point, so proceed down the hall. Mr. Ninomiya is
standing there, so talk to him. Apparently the teachers are holding an
emergency meeting about the whole Waori situation. He's in a hurry to
get there so leaves pretty quickly. You can't do anything about it now,
but you might want to take not of the posting on the wall next to the
classroom door. It says that a student, Junibayashi, found someone's
dropped item. Hmm... For now, enter the classroom.
Goshima is inside (studying as diligently as ever), along with some
other students. If you try to talk to the girl with long purple hair,
she will leave. Talk to Goshima. He informs you that he will be joining
the search in a minute. Horou asks who that girl was, and Goshima tells
him that it's Junibayashi. It seems she's been in the class this whole
time, but Horou doesn't have that memory. Sounds like one of the things
that has recently changed. Goshima now leaves on his search.
Leave the school building. There will be two girls standing there, and
Horou can tell they're first-year students (like Waori) because of
their uniforms. Time to have a little talk!
- Do you know Waori Mihara?
They say that they're in her class, but don't know her very well. They
have, however, heard about her disappearance. It would seem that Kuri
is also searching for Waori.
- Kuri's searching for Waori too?
There's a rumor going around that Kuri was with Waori just before she
disappeared. Maybe Kuri knows something?
- Where was Kuri headed?
They don't know.
Enter Shidou. He's not having any luck either. Time to find Kuri! She's
in front of the train station. Initiate a conversation with her. The
first time Kuri and Horou met was when she and Waori gave Horou his
birthday present, so needless to say Kuri's a little surprised when
Horou addresses her by name (since Horou didn't recieve his present in
this timeline). She eventually reasons that he probably heard about her
from Waori. Kuri then begins to blame Waori's disappearance on herself.
- Did something happen between you and Waori?
Kuri tells Horou about how the two of them were saving money to buy him
a present, but on the day they were going to go buy it, Waori claimed
she didn't have any. Kuri didn't believe her at the time, but now that
Waori's gone, she's sure that Waori just dropped the money somewhere
and lost it. However, because she doubted Waori, when they were fight-
ing she pushed Waori down. It's at this point that Waori got angry and
ran away.
- Where did you guys fight?
They fought in front of Chronos, by the bicycle that's always parked
there.
- When did the fight take place?
Kuri says it took place at 7:00 PM two days ago.
Horou thanks Kuri for her time. He says that if he finds out anything
he'll call Kuri, and so she should wait there. Now it's time to go home
and check on the present. If that particular encounter with Waori and
Kuri is gone, does that mean the present is gone too? Go to Horou's
bedroom to check.
...Yup, it is indeed gone. Touch the bookshelf that the clock 'used' to
be sitting on. Horou wonders, what else has changed besides Waori's
disappearance? Just the presence of Junibayashi, it seems. Can the
Hollow Pen really be used to change the past in a way that Waori can
come back? Remember that posting next to the classroom door left by
Junibayashi? It mentioned a 'dropped item.' The two may be linked, so
let's go check it out. Go to the school.
Upon entering the gates, Horou will be approached by Goshima. He's
having as bad of luck finding Waori as everyone else. Continue inside.
If you look at the white piece of paper outside of the classroom door,
Horou will notice that it has Junibayashi's number written on it. He
decides to give her a call about this memo. She agrees to meet him.
Horou confirms with Junibayashi that the item mentioned in the memo was
dropped two days ago, and that it was even dropped by a first-year
student and contained money. It has to be Waori's! However, understand-
ably, Junibayashi will not give Horou the envelope until he can prove
that he knows Waori. You'll have to find some kind of proof. Go to the
Mihara family household.
Motoki is sitting outside, lamenting over the loss of his sister. If
Horou is going to help him, he'll have to bring Waori back. If you
haven't yet been here today, the game will kick you back onto the map
screen. However, you should go back in and try talking to Motoki again.
This time he'll show you some pictures. One of them shows Motoki, Waori
and Horou together. Surely this could be used as evidence that Horou is
friends with Waori, so Horou asks to borrow it. Let's go back to school
and try speaking with Junibayashi again.
Horou will show Junibayashi the photo. She will recognize Waori as the
girl who dropped the envelope of money, and when she sees that Horou is
in the picture as well, she hands it to him. Junibayashi then mentions
that this whole thing never would've happened if she wasn't a student
at this school (since Waori dropped the money when she ran into
Junibayashi). Just as Horou is about to ask what she meant by that,
she walks away. Try going outside. Along the way, the Hollow Pen will
begin to glow. Time to change the past!
Create a portal around the locker Waori is searching. Open up the menu
and select Item, followed by the envelope. Now that Waori has her
money, you can close the portal. Horou will, of course, get some new
flashbacks. Now he's back in his bedroom as well. Follow will open the
window, after which Horou will notice Motoki standing outside. He looks
well, and oh look, Waori is there to bug him! All is well. :)
Since the envelope of money was found by Waori later than originally
planned, her and Kuri didn't have time to go shopping for the antique
clock. Horou has received some homemade cookies from the pair instead.
Horou thinks about how happy he is that he was able to change the past
in such a positive way, and is sure that he can do the same for his
parents.
CHAPTER 2: THE DAY THAT CHANGED (4.3)
*-------------------------------------*
If Horou is going to help his parents, he'll need to collect enough
information for the Hollow Pen to react. However, his friends have
other plans in mind. They want to go to their favorite cafe, Chronos!
Here you'll meet Yagi, Chronos' resident pretty waitress. Everyone will
order their 'usual.' Pancakes and milk for Shidou, a hot drink for
Motoki and Horou, and plum kombucha for Goshima. The gang likes to come
to this cafe because the drinks are cheap, there's free refills and,
well... Shidou likes the waitress, Yagi.
Talk to/examine everyone in the cafe. The two that are hardest to spot
are Rokujou, Chronos' owner, who is standing behind the counter on the
far left, and some unknown man wearing gloves and reading the newspaper
behind Motoki. Upon doing so, Yagi will walk over with a story to tell.
Apparently, while riding her bike home, a large refrigerator fell off a
truck and directly into the path of her bike. She surmises that if her
brakes hadn't been working, she could've died. After Yagi's story is
finished, the man reading the newspaper will get up and leave.
You will now see a cut scene, only this time, Yagi's brakes AREN'T
working. Horou is outside the cafe this time, and his friends don't
look to happy. Examine the door to the cafe. It's closed. Shidou
explains that Yagi had an accident. He is naturally very upset about
it. Check up on each of the guys. They all seem depressed. Horou would
be sad himself, but he knows he can make things better with the Hollow
Pen. Better get on it. Head to the intersection where the accident
occured, to the left of Chronos.
Horou will think about his flashback and how he has to change something
there to save Yagi. All of a sudden, Junibayashi appears. She mentions
to Horou that you can't save a person who's already dead (as Yagi is
in his flashback). She tells Horou to look for a place further in the
past. Junibayashi leaves, but how did she know about Horou's flashbacks
and his ability to change the past?
If you go to the library, you will find Waori and Kuri. Speak with
them. Horou wants to know when it was that the two of them met in front
of Chronos. He shouldn't even know this, so Waori assumes he was spying
on them and therefor shouldn't have to ask about the time, but Kuri is
nice enough to answer. Around 7:10.
You have to stop Yagi from having her accident, so go back to the area
where her bike is parked in front of Chronos. Make a portal around the
handlebars/seat of Yagi's bike, and examine it. Horou will notice that
the brake lines have been cut. He can't just put them back together, so
there must be another way. He takes the key to the bike lock. (Good
thing Yagi is forgetful. Oh well. Convenient is convenient!)
Horou is back inside Chronos, which means it's open, which means that
Yagi is alive. Job well done! Now Yagi has a new story to tell. As she
was walking home, she saw an accident. It was the same fridge with the
same general circumstances, but this time Yagi was not hit. However, a
dog being walked by a young boy died in her place. The boy was slightly
injured, but otherwise fine. Upon hearing about the dog, Shidou sounds
rather distressed. He brings up a dog called Shiro, a dog who's death
he blames on himself. Horou realizes that the dog that belonged to the
young boy probably died because he did a sloppy job of fixing the past.
He tells everyone he has something that he 'has to do,' and exits
Chronos.
Go back to the intersection. There will be a little boy standing there,
so speak to him. (Although I would also like to point out the flowers.
A dog got flowers but Yagi didn't? Buh? Haha.)
It's the same little boy who's dog died. The boy is reluctant to talk
to Horou because he's a stranger, but he gives in pretty quickly. The
boy's name is Arata, and his dog was named John. Horou asks Arata about
the accident. John was indeed hit with a refrigerator, so the vehicle
that dropped it was probably a truck. All that Arata remembers is that
the truck was headed down the street towards the front. Once Arata
leaves, walk over that way. Horou will recognize it as one of the
places in his flashbacks, but he has to gather more information.
As you try to head back towards the map, you will find Follow. From now
on you can occasionally find her around town. She'll restore your
energy a little, so be on the lookout! The more energy you have, the
more portals you can open.
Anyway, we know that Yagi witnessed the accident, so start the investi-
gation by returning to Chronos. Horou will tell Yagi that he has some-
thing to ask her. She jokes that he must want to know how she feels
about him. Horou gets embarassed and good times are had by all. Yes,
so...
- Do you know about the accident at the intersection?
Yup, the one where the dog died.
- Do you remember the truck on the side street?
It doesn't seem that she does. (That's a lot of question marks!)
- Do you remember who else was on that side street?
She tells him that the woman in the heart sweater was Tokura, the
local librarian.
Well, let's go to the library! You'll run into Waori and Kuri outside.
This is another thing that will be mostly true 'from now on.' Kuri has
developed some psychic abilities, so if you ever quit the game and
forget where you're supposed to go, go see Kuri! She'll almost always
tell you where you need to be next. But for now, let's go inside and
speak with Tokura. She looks much different than she did in the flash-
back, but it's her alright.
- Do you know about the accident at the intersection?
Of course she remembers, she was there.
- Do you remember the truck on the side street?
She remembers. She wishes she could've warned the driver about the boy.
- Do you remember what time it was?
She says that she had run out of soy sauce and gone out to get some
more at around 8:40.
That's all we needed, so return to the intersection. You'll see Goshima
there, and you can talk to him if you'd like. He just wanted to come
and see if he could do anything about the accident, and was just about
to head home. He leaves. Proceed to the small side street. Horou is a
little concerned about the line in the mysterious letter he recieved
that spoke about the user's 'time' being necessary to make dig with the
Hollow Pen. However, seeing as to how John's death was probably his own
fault, Horou decides to ignore it for the time being.
Start the digging process and create a portal where the rope tied to
the back of the truck. Examine that spot. Just as Horou is about to do
something about the fridge he notices someone else moving, which is
strange since time should be stopped. It's Junibayashi again. She asks
if Horou can change the past from here too, with his Pen. She saw this
same scene. So Junibayashi both knows about the Pen and gets flashbacks
as well... However, she does not possess a pen of her own. In fact, she
can't even see Horou's Pen. Horou wonders if maybe someone else has a
Pen, but Junibayashi says he should focus on changing this part of the
past for now and leaves. Speaking of which... Horou tightens the rope.
Now the fridge should stay secure. Close the portal.
Horou is back in the cafe. Everyone seems happy, except for Shidou.
You'll see a strange man with blonde hair address Yagi as he leaves.
As it turns out, his name is Nanasawa and he is Yagi's boyfriend. So
that's why Shidou seems so down... Even though Shidou's lost his crush,
this present is preferable to the earlier deaths. Horou resolves that
this is good enough, and he won't go out of his way to fix this one.
Back in his room, Horou laments over how he hasn't had time to look
into his parents' disappearance yet, and wonder if there might be
someone else who holds a Hollow Pen. After all, Waori's disappearance
and Yagi's a result of his own actions. Could the same person who made
him lose his parents be doing these horrible things? And why can
Junibayashi see flashbacks and move around when a portal is open, even
though she has no Pen of her own? He resolves to ask her everything
the next time he sees her at school.
As Horou is sleeping, an unknown voice speaks about how 'he' (Horou)
is surely the one who inherited the Pen. The voice says that they'll
wait and see about him. If Horou becomes too much of a problem, the
speaker will make Horou 'disappear.'
CHAPTER 3: THE DAY OF MEMORIES (4.4)
*------------------------------------*
There is no school today, so Horou will have to hold off on question-
ing Junibayashi for now. Horou is in the library with Goshima. Goshima
will sense that Horou is thinking about something important. Horou
tries to hide it at first, but in the end decides to confide in
Goshima. So, he gives Goshima a basic rundown of the events. Goshima
suggests that Horou might be talking about 'parallel worlds.' There was
once a book called 'The Mystery of Parallel Worlds' left at the boys'
childhood secret hiding spot, and Goshima had read about them in there.
None-the-less, Goshima doesn't believe Horou, and feels like his time
was wasted. At this point he'll go outside to take a phone call. Sounds
like his parents are riding him about his grades. Goshima will return,
and this time Horou recieves a phone call. It's from Motoki. He says
that Shidou has killed someone, and that Horou should come to Chronos
immediately. Horou and Goshima leave together, so head to Chronos.
If you look to the left, you can see blood on the ground. Examine it,
and Goshima will point out the blood on Shidou's hands. Now talk to
Shidou and Motoki. Shidou will scream that the other guy started it.
Finally, examine Arata to the right. He seems sad, so maybe he's
involved in this somehow? Now Motoki will finally be able to convince
Shidou to calm down. Try talking to him.
- What happened here?
Shidou will say that he didn't do anything wrong, he just wanted to go
to Chronos.
Now talk to Goshima.
- Shidou killed someone?
He can't make that judgement yet because no weapon has been found.
Talk to him again.
- Any weapons?
He think that it must've been something sharp, like a knife, because
of the blood.
This time, try speaking with Motoki.
- Did you witness it?
Motoki did not see the moment of the crime. When he came, the other
man, Nanasawa, was already down. Motoki thought he was dead at first,
but he was actually still breathing.
Talk to him one more time.
- Did you say Nanasawa?
Yes, Nanasawa was the man dating Yagi.
Now talk to Arata. Since the time when Horou once spoke to Arata no
longer happened, Horou will have to introduce himself again. Everyone
else will follow suit. Talk to Arata again to begin a conversation.
- Why are you here?
He was walking his dog, John.
Speak with Arata again.
- Who attacked first?
Arata will say he was just walking his dog, when all of a sudden the
guy wearing glasses, Shidou, got angry at John. Shidou will defend him-
self by saying that John was going to attack him.
Talk to Arata again.
- Where is John now?
John ran away because he was yelled at by Shidou.
Now that Horou has some information on the situation, talk to Shidou.
- Why did you attack Nanasawa?
Arata will answer for him. Shidou had hit John and was about to hit
Arata when Nanasawa came out. Arata then says that Nanasawa saved him,
and the two men started fighting. Shidou yells that Arata is spouting
nonsense.
Talk to Shidou again.
- Were you carrying anything sharp?
He has no idea. He just complains about everyone ganging up on him.
Talk to Mihara.
- What do you think?
He believes what Arata said, since the facts seem to match up. He knows
that Shidou didn't like Nanasawa for taking Yagi. However, Shidou says
that that has nothing to do with the current situation.
Finally (thank goodness...) talk to Goshima.
- What should we do now?
Goshima suggests that they leave Shidou in Motoki's care and go look
for John. Nanasawa has already been taken by an ambulance, so there's
not much they can do to help by simply hanging around.
Horou and Goshima will leave together. Goshima thinks that Shidou will
probably be arrested. He suggests they go to the train station and ask
about John around there. Once there, Horou spots Junibayashi. Now isn't
the time to ask her about all the things that have been bugging Horou,
so for the time being they just ask about John. She hasn't seen him, so
we'll have to look elsewhere.
The next place they stop it is a location we haven't seen before. It's
the local antique shop, Aeon. Goshima will mention that this place was
the source of Shidou's change. Before the shop was built, this area was
the boy's 'secret base.' At one point, Shidou brought a dog they named
Shiro to keep there. Everyone loved Shiro and they took turns taking
care of him, but Shidou seemed to like him most of all. It would seem
that on one of the days Shidou was supposed to take care of Shiro, a
typhoon came through town. Shiro, having been tied to the playhouse,
was unable to run away and was struck by lightning, killing him. Shidou
took the blame for forgetting that it was his turn to take care of
Shiro, and it is said that he was never the same again.
However, John is not by Aeon, so you will be brought back to the map
screen and can now search freely. Apparently the location of John
changes with each playthrough. The two places I've seen come up are
in the park behind the right-hand bush, and on the far right edge
of Mihara's house. If John is not in either of these places, all I can
suggest is to keep looking. He's usually not that well hidden, luckily!
Once you find John, he will whine. He looks quite scared, not exactly
the type of dog to attack a person. Now return to Chronos. It would
seem that Motoki has some bad news. Nanasawa died on the way to the
hospital. Shidou is nowhere to be found, and Motoki informs Horou that
he went to turn himself in. Goshima can't believe that he'd actually do
that, and runs off to track him down. Motoki leaves to do the same soon
after. Horou still has to return John to Arata, but when he tries to
get John to sit down, John starts barking. This will lead to Horou
finding the murder weapon, a clipper. It's the kind that's strong
enough to cut wire, so it must be the tool that was used in cutting
Yagi's brakes...
Having heard John bark, Arata will now come out of Chronos. Horou will
try to hide the bloody weapon from Arata, but is too slow. Arata
confirms that those clippers were left on the ground, and Shidou picked
it up and used it to attack Nanasawa. Arata leaves to go home with
John.
I usually don't bother mentioning this, but since you don't actually
have to go anywhere else first, go to the menu screen and update
Horou's flashbacks. When you exit, the Hollow Pen will begin to glow.
Start digging.
You won't be able to see anything of interest on the flashback screen,
so I'm afraid it can't be relied on this time. What you want to do is
make a portal near the base of the foreground bushes, where the bricks
meet the ground. Next, move the camera around with the directional pad
until you can see... the clippers. Ah-ha! Examine them and close the
portal. If there is no weapon, Shidou can't hurt Nanasawa.
Horou will still be at Chronos, but no one else is around. He gets a
phone call. It would seem that Shidou is in bad shape. Everyone is
about to meet at the station so they can take a bus to the hospital.
Since Shidou was unable to defend himself this time, he got beaten
pretty severely. He was hit in the head and is currently still un-
conscious. Horou asks Goshima to explain the basic situation for him
(even though he should already know). Goshima obliges, and as it turns
out, the basics remain the same. Shidou was scared of John and got
angry, but Nanasawa ran out Chronos to stop him, and the two began
fighting.
Go to the station. Junibayashi is there. She thought she would be able
to meet Horou because she figured he'd go to the hospital. She knows
just as well as he does that his 'correction' didn't go as plan. This
sets Goshima off, as he wants to know what the two of them are talking
about. Goshima gets angry because Junibayashi tells him that what
they're talking about has nothing to do with him, and tries to leave.
Before he can pull Horou away though, Junibayashi tells Horou not to
give up. Shidou is his friend and he can't leave him like he is now.
However, she will also warn Horou that she's not sure if there's
enough 'time,' since if what the letter Horou recieved is true, the
user's time is necessary to change the past. Junibayashi leaves.
Goshima asks again what Junibayashi meant by 'making a correction to
help Shidou.' Horou has told his story to Goshima before, and since he
didn't believe him the first time, he's reluctant to confide in Goshima
again. Still, he asks...
- Do you believe in paranormal phenomena?
For example, Horou asks, the existence of a world where nothing bad
happened to Shidou and a device that could make that world a reality.
Goshima doesn't outright deny it, but he says they can't think about
that now and have to focus on the present.
- What if I could change the present?
Goshima asks if that's even possible.
- Can you keep a secret?
Goshima says that will be know problem if it's what Horou wants. So
Horou tells Goshima about the Hollow Pen. Goshima seems intrigued this
time, like he might actually believe. Horou tries to show Goshima the
Pen, but he can't see it. All Goshima see's is Horou's hand. Instead of
trying to explain the invisible Pen, Horou just makes his explanation
by saying he sees the flashbacks and can change the past in those
situations when his 'finger' glows.
Goshima decides to believe in Horou. Together they try to think of a
way to make it so that Shidou and Nanasawa never fought. If Horou goes
back to the point where Waori and Kuri met in the parking lot, there
will still be a fight because nothing can be changed there to stop
Nanasawa from leaving Chronos and spotting Shidou. So what should they
do?
- Make it so Nanasawa stays in Chronos.
There's no flashback around the time of the incident, so a distraction
won't work.
- Change Arata's route so that John doesn't come near Chronos.
There IS a flashback of Arata walking John, so Horou thinks that maybe
they can pass a note telling Arata to walk elsewhere. However Goshima
shoots this down knowing that Arata probably wouldn't follow instruc-
tions in a note from someone he doesn't know.
Try bringing up the two methods again, and Goshima will confirm that
they just won't work. There has to be another way. They decide to think
about it from the point of view of Horou's flashbacks. If they visit
the locations, maybe they can think of something viable.
You'll need to go two places before stumbling upon the correct answer.
Visit both the back street of the intersection and the garbage dump of
the high school. Horou and Goshima will discuss the scenarios, and find
that they can't do anything from these spots. After you have visited
both locations, they will automatically go to Aeon. This is the place
where Shiro was tied to the boys' secret base and died. Perhaps if
Shiro didn't die, Shidou wouldn't react the way he does to dogs.
They go inside to see if the pen will react. Goshima thinks the base
itself would be in the area behind the counter. However, Horou needs to
gather more information first, or else going back there won't do any
good. Horou decides to ask Goshima what he remembers.
- Where exactly was Shiro?
The base was up a tree, and Shiro was tied to the bottom of it. The
tree was standing in the area behind where the counter is now.
- What day was the typhoon?
Goshima knows it the typhoon happened in August eight years ago, but
doesn't remember the exact date.
They decide to go to the library. If they look up back issues of news-
papers, they just might be able to find the date of the typhoon. Go to
the library. You can ignore Waori and Kuri or talk to them, the choice
is yours. Either way, you'll eventually want to make your way inside
and address Tokura. You'll have to ask her to look up the...
- Date
* Incident *
A typhoon that occured ten years ago in August. After searching for a
minute, Tokura will print out a related copy. So now Horou knows the
exact date and even the time when the lightning bolt struck: August
12th at 5:40 PM. Exit the library and return to Aeon.
The shop owner welcomes Horou and Goshima back, and Horou asks his
favor. He wants to go in back. The shop owner will inform him that the
items in back are not for sale. He will ask if Horou is a student of
Kako High, and looks pretty pleased when Horou says yes since he him-
self is an alumni of that school. He even had the same homeroom
teacher, Ninomiya! Feeling a little more connected with the boys, the
shop owner agrees to let them check out the back. Just as Horou is
about to begin, the shop owner comes in and mentions two girls who came
in and bought a clock as a present just a few days ago. I guess high
school students don't come into his shop too often.
Now the Pen will glow but once again Horou is interrupted, this time by
Goshima. He wants something of Horou. If Horou can fix the situation
with Shidou, Goshima wants Horou to help him. He says that he got a
poor grade on his last test, and because of that his chances of getting
into the college is on the ropes. Goshima takes his studies very
seriously, so he is not joking around. But now is not the time to worry
about that. Shidou comes first.
Start digging. You'll want to make a portal where the rope is. Any spot
on the rope is fine, so long as you can see it. Go to the items menu
and use the clippers. If there's no rope, Shiro can run away, which
will greatly increase his chances of survival. Close the portal.
Horou is still behind the counter of Aeon, but Goshima is nowhere to
be seen. The shop owner will come in back and ask if Horou is done
looking. In this timeline Horou used the furniture in back as an
excuse to look around, so the shop owner thinks he's interested. Horou
says he doesn't need anything right now, but the shop owner hands over
his business card anyway in case he changes his mind. Written on the
card is the shopkeeper's name, Ichiyanagi. Ichiyanagi says he'll be
getting in some new items from the same people that made the furniture
in back soon, so he requests Horou's number so he can call when it
comes in. Since Ichiyanagi was nice enough to let him behind the
counter in the first place, Horou plays along.
Return to the map screen and head to Chronos. Go inside. Everyone seems
happy, but Goshima's not around. By this time, Shidou has now taken
Shiro in as his own dog. Even though Horou just got there, they all go
outside. There, Goshima can be seen wearing some new threads and walk-
ing Shiro around. It would seem that the one who really changed as a
result of Shiro's past death was Goshima. In this timeline he has quit
high school to walk people's pets. He has no memory of his earlier
request to Horou. Now Goshima is working this part-time job so that
he can pay for the expenses of going to a pet care school.
Everyone else has gone home, but before Horou can do the same he is
approached by Junibayashi. She asks how his correction went this time.
Horou thinks it went well, but some of the changes are bothering him.
Junibayashi reassures Horou that no one has memories of their 'other'
pasts. It's at this point that Junibayashi will ask Horou to start
calling her Kanon, so I'm going to do the same. Hope that's not too
confusing... but... they're friends now, right?
Kanon (Junibayashi) reminds Horou that even though she does not hold a
pen herself, she does know others. For example, Horou's father. Horou
demands to know if he's alive, but all Kanon can say is that it's been
a long time since she's seen him. She has no idea where he is now, same
as Horou. Kanon wants to know where Horou got his pen. All Horou knows
is that the letter in the dumpster was from his father, and that the
letter said the Pen has been passed down through his family for genera-
tions. This gives Horou the idea of asking his uncle about the Pen.
He's part of the family, so maybe he knows something. He returns to his
room and resolves to ask about it tomorrow. Unfortunately, getting
Tamotsu involved will trigger some all new events...
CHAPTER FOUR: THE DAY FAR AWAY (4.5)
*------------------------------------*
As usual, Tamotsu and Horou share some coffee in the morning. Unlike
the other days though, Horou has some questions about the Hollow Pen to
ask. You'll have to ask each question twice, so let's start with the
first.
- Do you know of an some item passed down through the Tokio family?
The first time Tamotsu just chides Horou on letting his coffee get
cold. Asking the second time doesn't yield much better results. He's
never heard of such a thing.
- Have you heard of the Hollow Pen?
Horou tries to show Tamotsu the Hollow Pen, but he can's see it. Once
again, asking a second time will produce nothing. Tamotsu has never
heard of the Hollow Pen, and that's all he has to say on the subject.
Even in this timeline, Tamotsu doesn't think highly of Wataru, Horou's
father. When Horou tries to explain that the reason he was asking these
weird questions is because he thought that maybe his father's dis-
appearance had something to do with a family legacy, Tamotsu just says
it's not related. He thinks that Wataru was way too nosy and that's why
he got in trouble.
But in a surprising show of helpfulness, Tamotsu has something to add.
Around the time Horou was born, his parents began researching info on a
traffic accident that occured around the time of Horou was born. The
mother of one of Tamotsu's classmates, Ichiyanagi, died in this
accident. The thing is, Horou's parents disappeared just as they had
solved the mystery surrounding the traffic incident. Tamotsu thinks
this has more to do with Wataru and Aki's disappearance than Horou's
'family legacy' idea.
Suddenly, Horou remembers something important. The boy who's mother
died in the accident Tamotsu is describing is the same guy who now owns
the antique shop. What's more, he said something strange earlier. For
some reason, Ichiyanagi mentioned two girls stopping by his shop to buy
a clock for a schoolmate, most likely Horou. However, this past has
been erased. Ichiyanagi shouldn't have had memories of that incident!
Something strange is definately going on here.
Just to be sure, go upstairs to make sure Horou isn't in possession
of the clock. Examine the cookies. If those are the present, that means
the clock was indeed never purchased. Go back downstairs. Tamotsu isn't
happy with Horou running around trying to solve his problems alone, so
Horou shows Ichiyanagi's business card from earlier to Tamotsu. Seeing
this, Tamotsu immediately decides to head out. He wants to talk to
Ichiyanagi, but says that Horou can't tag along. He has something
important to ask. Wonder what it could be? Before he leaves, Tamotsu
rushes into his office.
Try to either go upstairs or leave the house and Horou will notice that
Tamotsu's office door is open. He left in such a hurry that he finally
forgot to lock it. There might be some information on Horou's parents
in there, so go inside.
Looking at things from right to left, first examine the bookcase with a
series of large blue and white albums. Horou will pull out a scrapbook
that once belonged to his father. It doesn't look very used, but there
is a date written where an article was once printed. May 23rd, 35 years
ago. This article may relate to the accident that Horou's parents were
looking into. There may be someplace you can research that article, so
keep it in mind.
Now examine the bottom drawers of that same bookcase. There's a memo.
"When the successor turns seventeen, the Pen's ownership shall change.
The reason for this is may be because the Pen needs the owner's time to
function. The same person cannot use the Pen forever." The memo is
written in Wataru's handwriting. Horou begins to think that when his
father says the pen utilized the holder's time, he must be referring to
their life. After all, both his father and even Ichiyanagi look older
than they really should.
Next, take a quick peek at Tamotsu's desk. There's a key in the middle,
so go ahead and pick that up. With that key you can open the gray
cabinet in the middle of the room. Inside is an old yearbook from
Tamotsu's high school. Tamotsu said that he and Ichiyanagi were class-
mates, so it's no surprise to find the two of them in there. However,
there's a third face that might come as a shock: Kanon Junibayashi. At
first Horou thinks it may be her mother, but changes his mind when he
sees the name and takes a closer look at her face. She's exactly the
same as the current Kanon in every way. Just another thing that'll have
to be looked into... Suddenly something falls out of the yearbook. It's
a small hourglass, which Horou thinks looks rather familiar.
There are just two more things to look at. Examine the pink item on the
desk. It's a cell phone. You can't take it now, but it might come up
again later. Finally, examine the bookcase on the far left. It used to
belong to Horou's father. That's all there is to see here, so return to
the dining room.
Horou will receive some new flashbacks. They don't see to be about any-
thing relevant to Horou right now, but it's hard to tell with so little
information. For starters, let's look into the date that was written on
the scrapbook. Go to the library. The usual librarian, Tokura, isn't
there yet though. Talk to him. He's new to the job and not very help-
ful. He says Tokura will be around soon though.
In the meantime, go to the intersection. Goshima is hawking his pet
walking services to Tokura. Afterwards, they both head their seperate
ways. Tokura was probably on her way to work, so we can go back to the
library now. She is indeed there, so go ahead and ask her about the
article. You'll want to make a search by:
* Date *
- Incident
She'll hand you a printout. The missing article was about a bus
accident that occured at around 10:25 on August 23rd. According to the
article, the bus hit a guard rail on a steep hill and caught on fire.
The driver and Ichiyanagi's mother, Naoko, died. Ichiyanagi was also in
the bus but escaped with light injuries. The flashback of the bus must
be an image of this very accident, but what does it mean? Why see it
now? And why was Wataru researching it? It brings up a lot of quest-
ions. Horou now gets some more flashbacks, but they're the same as
before. Is someone attempting to change the past?
Return to the map screen. There is a new location just to the north-
west of Horou's high school. This is the area where the bus accident
occured, Tokiwa Hill. Go there. Right away, Horou's Pen will glow.
Something must be changed here, so enter into digging.
At the time of the flashback Naoko, Ichiyanagi's mother, may still be
alive. Make a portal around the smashed windows at the front of the
bus. Click on any of them and use the talk option to make Horou call
out to Naoko. She's fine. Time has not stopped for her, so she must
hold a Pen herself. Horou tells her to get out of the bus so she won't
die. She does as she's told and runs away, so go ahead and close the
portal.
The new flashbacks are the same, and now Ichiyanagi has taken notice.
Ichiyanagi and Tokio are talking about how they just got back from
Tokiwa Hill, so Ichiyanagi must've done tried to do something in the
past, which is why Horou got flashbacks of the bus in the first place.
Anyway, Tamotsu wants to know if Ichiyanagi knows his brother, Wataru.
He claims that he doesn't. Next Tamotsu asks if he knows Kanon. Once
again Ichiyanagi will claim innocence, but not before making a face
that tells he's lying. Tamotsu chooses not to pursue it though, and
leaves.
On his way out, he sees Kanon. She seems just as shocked to see
Tamotsu as he is to see her, and they definately know eachother. Before
Tamotsu can really say anything though, Ichiyanagi angrily pulls Kanon
inside his shop. Before he closes the door, he cryptically says that it
doesn't matter whether Tamotsu's seen Kanon or not, because he'll
forget it ever happened soon enough.
Back at Tokiwa Hill, Horou is wondering why nothing changed in his
flashbacks. Just to make sure, he wants to go back to the library and
check the news article again. Horou will automatically ask Tokura about
the incident. Once again she hands him a printout. Of course, it is
exactly the same as the last one. Naoko still dies, and Horou wants to
find out why. Go back to Tokiwa Hill.
Do the same as last time by creating a hollow around the crushed
windows at the front of the bus and selecting the speak option. Horou
will call out to Naoko once again. Not much changes about their conver-
sation in that Horou still tells her to run away from the bus. Close
the portal. Even after escaping from the bus a second time, the flash-
backs remain the same and Naoko still dies in the crash.
Cut to Aeon. Ichiyanagi and Kanon are seeing the same flashbacks over
and over again, same as Horou. They know he's up to something. We also
find out that Ichiyanagi is making Kanon spy on Horou, and that she is
not to meet up with Tamotsu. Hmm, wonder why that is?
Horou needs to go home to think about his predicament, so go back to
his house. Once inside, Horou will ask Tamotsu how his meeting with
Ichiyanagi went. Tamotsu says he didn't have any luck, even when he
asked about Horou's parents. Looking tired and a little angry, Tamotsu
goes to bed. Horou decides that he's tired too, but knowing that his
uncle is sleeping makes him think he can go to Aeon now. All that
you'll find out by going over there is that the door is closed and you
can't get in, but do it anyway.
Head back home. Ninomiya is standing outside, so speak to him. He'll
ask how Tamotsu's doing, since he was his homeroom teacher as well.
Then he makes a joke that Horou doesn't especially appreciate about how
Tamotsu's grades were good... "unlike yours." Aaaw. He'll say that they
used to exchange letters on occassion after Tamotsu graduated, too.
He's about to hit Horou with another language problem, but decides it's
late so let's it go. Now you can go inside and up to Horou's room.
After considering Naoko for a moment, he goes to sleep.
Horou wakes up the next morning almost as tired as he went to bed last
night. He thinks that perhaps he's been using the Pen too much, and
it's taking its toll on him. At any rate, today is a school day, so go
to the high school. Once on campus, Horou will run into Kanon. He'll
start to ask her about yesterday, and the possibility of an unchangable
past, but Kanon beats him to it. She wants to know if Horou is the one
who is killing Naoko. Horou tries to explain that he was trying to help
her, but Kanon thinks he's lying since she saw the same flashback over
and over. She eventually starts to see things his way, but before Horou
can completely erase her doubts, Waori and Kuri come over. They decide
to continue their conversation after school. Kuri's crying, but that
will have to be saved for later too, since class is about to start.
Outside the classroom after school, Kanon and Horou continue their
talk. Kanon suggests that if what Horou is saying is true, he might
want to try the same method that was used to save her own life. When
she was in trouble, she was pulled from the past into the present
through the portal. However, she goes on to explain that doing so
causes problems. For example, ever since being pulled through the
portal, Kanon has been seperated from the flow of time. The meaning of
that statement remains unclear for the time being. Next Horou asks if
the one who pulled Kanon through the portal was Ichiyanagi, but it
wasn't. Just as she's about to tell him who really pulled her through,
some new flashbacks occur.
Horou is back in his bedroom, which looks a little different. Examine
the new flashbacks and then head downstairs. Of course, Tamotsu is no-
where to be found. Is this the work of Ichiyanagi? But why? Go to
Chronos to meet up with Kanon. A close-up of Chronos' sign board will
be displayed. Look familiar?
Kanon will beg you to help Tamotsu. She seems to be very invested in
this. Horou will ask if she wants to go inside, and she accepts. Once
inside examine all the people, the table, the counter, etc. Rokujou
will eventually notice that you're looking antsy, and Horou will think
about how no one is around. It would seem that in this timeline,
Chronos isn't a usual meeting spot for Horou and his friends. Horou
finally gets to the point, and asks if Rokujou knows Tamotsu. Once she
learns that Tamotsu is Horou's uncle, she feels that Horou has a right
to know everything that she does.
- Do you know anything about my uncle?
Rokujou says that Tamotsu was the one who built this cafe. It origin-
ally opened fourteen years ago on May 1st. However, the cafe did poor-
ly. It was even said that someone had tried to bar the place from open-
ing. The first day, not even one customer came. To open his shop he
took out a loan with some bad people, but was somehow able to pay them
off by selling his shop. After that, he came into his freelance
investigation work.
- About Tamotsu's death.
He was killed two years after selling the cafe. Rokujou's heard that
his death had nothing to do with the shop, but she doesn't know who
actually killed him either. He had, however, gone into debt again.
Ask both questions a second time. No new information will come up.
Horou thanks Rokujou for her time, but before she can leave Kanon has
a question of her own. She wants to know why the shop is called
'Chronos.' Chronos is the God of Time. Rokujou liked the name that
Tamotsu originally gave the shop, so she just kept it that way. That
was all Kanon wanted to know. Horou and Kanon exit the cafe together.
Kanon asks Horou to save Tamotsu one last time, and then leaves.
Now Horou needs to gather more information if he wants to save his
uncle. Since some of the details of the murder have been cleared up
by Rokujou, we can now go to the library and research an article.
Talk to Tokura and search for an article by:
- Date
* Incident *
Horou's new printout says that the body was discovered at 10:35 on
December 5th, twelve years ago. They were unable to arrest any suspects.
The article goes on to say that Tamotsu was busy investigating the bus
accident where Naoko died. So now we know what he was looking into...
and there's nothing written about his debts, which means they probably
weren't relevant to his murder. Lastly, the article notes that Tamotsu
was holding a memo in his hand.
Horou wants to know what was written on that memo, but to do so he'll
have to visit the town where the murder took place. It's nearby, so
head to the train station. Shidou is there. If you talk to him, he'll
spout on about a pretty girl he saw recently. That's all. He leaves.
Examine the ticket gates. Some options will come up. Select the top one
to leave for Tamotsu's murder scene.
Once there, the Pen will glow. If you look at the body, you'll see a
small outshoot on the top right. That's where Tamotsu's arm is, which
means you can reach the memo he was holding from there. Draw a portal
in that area and examine the aforementioned bump on the tarp. Doing so
will allow Horou to reach through the portal and... grab the memo...
(Yech.) Anyway, remember when Horou decided to play nice and give his
contact information to the 'kindly' antique shop owner? Well, that's
come back to haunt Horou, as the memo in Tamotsu's hands was that very
note. Close the portal.
Of course taking the memo won't do much to change the present, but
Horou is placed back in front of the station. Go back to Horou's
lonely little house. Horou will have a thought. Perhaps, if Tamotsu
never became a freelance journalist, he wouldn't have started investi-
gating the bus accident, and as a result wouldn't have been killed. He
resolves to think further on this tomorrow.
The next day, after class, Horou talks to Motoki and Shidou. Horou
wants to know what it takes to make a cafe a success. Talk to Mihara
and he will suggest free refills. When you talk to Shidou, he of course
answers that there has to be pretty girls working there. Just as a
note, the more you talk to Shidou right now, the more fanservice-y Yagi
will dress later. Haha. Anyway, at this point Horou's thought is that
he can give this note to Tamotsu in the flashback where he's sitting
alone in Chronos. But in order for this to go well, we'll need to
gather some more suggestions first.
Talk to Ninomiya on your way out of the school, but he doesn't have any
ideas to add to the memo. Go to Chronos, but do NOT start digging, even
though the pen already lights up here. Instead, cancel that action and
speak with Nanasawa. He'll say that he comes to this cafe because of
the current owner, Rokujou. He likes to see working women and simply
can't relax in a store run solely by men. Horou will add this to his
note. You don't need to talk to Rokujou, so go ahead and leave the
shop.
Go to the inner section of the park, where you'll find Goshima standing
around. Ask him about the cafe, and he'll say he needs a good, quiet
atmosphere where he can study. Horou adds this to the note. Now go to
the library. Shidou is standing around inside, so talk to him. The only
reason he's in the library is to drool over Tokura. This will cause
Horou to emphasize the 'pretty girls' portion of his memo.
The memo's ready to go now! Return to Chronos, and this time go ahead
and enter into the digging process. Make a portal at the counter where
Tamotsu is sitting, and examine the surface just to the left of his
arm. Select 'item' in the menu and then the memo to leave it on the
counter where Tamotsu will see it. Close the portal. Taking a quick
look at the flashbacks, it looks like Tamotsu's back and the shop is
flourishing. Job well done! Tamotsu seems a lot happier than before,
too. We also get to discover the root of Tamotsu's old hatred for
Wataru. While Wataru was still alive, he told Tamotsu that his cafe
would never work out, and it killed Tamotsu inside when he turned out
to be right. However, in this timeline, that's not the case at all.
Tamotsu even believes the memo from Horou was actually from Wataru,
leading him to believe that his big brother really wanted him to
succeed all along. Aaaw!
Horou will head home on his own. There's something new on his bed, so
go ahead and examine it. It looks similar to Follow, only bigger.
There's a note attached: "Horou, sorry I'm late! Happy birthday!! I
forgot about your birthday until I heard about it from the Miharas.
Sorry I couldn't get you something better, but happy 17th! -Tamotsu"
See? Despite all his rough talk, Tamotsu's really a good person after
all.
Horou recieves a phone call. It's from Ichiyanagi. He ignores Horou's
demands to know why he killed Tamotsu in the 'past,' and merely states
that he'll be at Tokiwa Hill tomorrow morning at 6:00. He then warns
Horou that if he doesn't meet him there, something else bad will happen
to one of Horou's loved ones and hangs up. Better make sure to be
there tomorrow.
CHAPTER FIVE: THE DAY OF RESOLUTION (4.6)
*-----------------------------------------*
First thing in the morning, Horou goes to Tokiwa Hill as he was told.
Ichiyanagi gets right to the point. He wants to know why Horou kills
his mother over and over again. Horou of course know better, and tries
to say it's not him. But Ichiyanagi's tried to save his mother by mak-
ing her get off the bus too, to no avail. So he's come to the conclu-
sion that someone must be killing her, and that someone must be the
only other person with a Hollow Pen, Horou, and before him, Wataru. He
thinks that the two sent letters to his mother, telling her to ride
that bus. He even had evidence, up until yesterday. When Tamotsu was
still working as a freelance writer (and not a cafe owner as he is
now), he discovered such a letter. But since Tamotsu isn't a writer
anymore, he never researched the bus accident, and that evidence is now
gone. Perhaps Naoko really was called out to that bus, but if it wasn't
Ichiyanagi or Horou, then who?
Not wanting to be hurt by the repeated death of his mother anymore,
Ichiyanagi sets out to get rid of what he thinks to be the source. He
takes out a dagger and runs at Horou. Then, just in the nick of time,
Tamotsu arrives. When he saw Horou leaving the house so early with a
strange expression on his face, he got worried and followed him here.
Looks like he was right to do so. Behind Ichiyanagi is a cliff, so he
really has nowhere to run. Tamotsu calls the police, and Ichiyanagi
laments at how killing Tamotsu just wasn't enough. So he finally admits
clearly that he's the one who's been causing all of Horou's tragedies.
He considered it a fair return for the death of his mother.
Now, Ichiyanagi's had enough. He takes out his Pen and says this is the
only way left to him to save his mother. Just as Ichiyanagi's about to
go through with whatever his plan is, Kanon arrives. She knows what
he's thinking. Ichiyanagi wants to go to the other side of the portal
himself, and she tries to convince him that it's a bad idea. It's too
late though. His mind is set, and he walks through to the other side.
Horou's back in his bedroom. He gets a phone call from Kanon. She wants
Horou to meet her 'where Aeon was.' Go downstairs. Tamotsu is fine, but
when Horou asks if it's OK for him to get some coffee later, Tamotsu
gets angry. In this timeline Tamotsu is a journalist again. Oh well. Go
to the map screen and head to the place where Aeon was, which is now
just a vacant lot, essentially unchanged from when Horou and his
friends built the secret base as kids. Talk to Kanon.
She feels like she needs to apologize about Ichiyanagi. When she was
sixteen, Kanon was pulled through a portal by Horou's father, Wataru.
She was about to fall from the school's roof to her death, and Wataru
could think of no other way to save her. He told Kanon that if they
could find a way to save her she would return to normal, but he was
never able to do so. He disappeared before he was able to keep his
promise to Kanon, so she simply had to wait for the Pen to change
hands. The entire time, she never visually aged past sixteen years old.
Eventually though, Ichiyanagi took notice of Kanon. He promised that he
could help her, since the Tokio family couldn't. Wanting her real life
back, Kanon agreed to do whatever Ichiyanagi wanted. But by now she's
realized that he was just using her to spy on Horou, and that he never
really intended to help. Horou feels bad for her, having been in this
predicament the whole twelve years since she was 'saved.' He wants to
help her, but this time for real.
First things first though. Ichiyanagi walked through a portal to a
place 35 years in the past, so he's had a lot of time to change things.
Some things are immediately recognizable as having stayed the same:
Horou's parents are gone, Kanon's still around, and Tamotsu is a free-
lance journalist. But as they are discussing this, Kanon notices a burn
mark on Horou's hand. Horou will 'remember' that this happened when as
he tried to run from the fire that burned down the boys' secret base.
However, he doesn't remember whether everyone else escaped or not.
Horou suggests that he and Kanon go to school, since if they hurry they
can still make it on time. Kanon can't go, though. The one who enrolled
her in Kako High School (around Horou's time) was Ichiyanagi, but since
he hasn't been around to build Aeon, that 'present' is gone. Kanon
decides to investigate around town to check for changes while Horou
goes to class.
In class Horou sees neither Motoki, Shidou, nor Goshima. Instead... in
walks Ichiyanagi. In this timeline, Ichiyanagi's name is Ninomiya, and
he's Horou's homeroom teacher. What happened to the real Ninomiya? Just
a little distressed by all this, Horou runs outside.
Go to the hallways. There, Horou will look at the lockers. None of
their names are there, just proving that whatever happened to them,
they certainly don't go to this school. Go outside and Horou will see
Waori and Kuri. Try talking to them. Horou will ask where Motoki is,
even though the answer is probably pretty obvious by now. Waori natura-
lly gets quite angry at him for asking where her long-dead brother is.
Try talking to Kuri and she to will walk away without a word.
You'll be brought out to the map screen. Horou wants to investigate
this fire to find out what really went on, so as is always the case in
these kinds of situations, go to the library. Talk to Tokura and
request to make a back number newspaper search by...
- Date
* Incident *
As always, Tokura hands Horou a printout. This fire was no accident; it
was arson. I think you know who's to blame here. Now that Horou has the
date and some more info thanks to the article, go to the vacant lot
where Aeon used to be. Once there, click on the area around the tree to
move one screen further in. The Pen will light up. Believe it or not
there's actually nothing else to collect first, so go ahead and enter
into digging. Make a portal around the base of the wooden ladder, and
touch the area where the fire is. From the menu, choose examine. Horou
will extinguish the flame, so you can close the portal.
All right! Looking at the flashbacks, it would seem that everyone's
back! Anyway, now Horou's back at school. Before he even has time to
think about what's changed, he's approached by 'Ninomiya.' Ninomiya
congratulates Horou on bringing back his friends. Horou answers back
wondering why Ninomiya would thank him when he's the one who killed
them in the first place. Ninomiya replies that it wasn't him at all,
it was Ichiyanagi. Kanon arrives. They explain that Ichiyanagi no
longer exists, just this version of Ninomiya. To explain how this could
be, Ninomiya presents an example. If you had $1,000,000 and you opened
a time portal to put that money five seconds in the past, what would
happen?
- $2,000,000 would appear before you
* You would still have $1,000,000 *
- I don't know
The answer is the second choice, you would still have $1,000,000. This
is because the $1,000,000 that you sent into the past would disappear
once the present came. You would only have $2,000,000 for the five
seconds up until the present. After that, the $1,000,000 you sent into
the past ceases to exist, because it's in the past. Kind of a difficult
concept, but yes, that's what happened with Ichiyanagi and Ninomiya.
Ichiyanagi and Ninomiya existed at the same time for these past 35
years, but when it came to be the time that Ichiyanagi originally
stepped into the portal he ceased to exist, leaving only Ninomiya.
He then goes on to explain how he came to be Ninomiya, and all he can
say is that he didn't want to become Ichiyanagi so he did something bad
to the original Ninomiya. A little vague, and how this happened smooth-
ly I haven't the slightest clue, but there you have it. Ninomiya didn't
want to become Ichiyanagi because he thinks that two of someone is one
too many. Besides, he thinks he's better than Ichiyanagi. He plans to
succeed where Ichiyanagi failed. Ichiyanagi wasn't even able to save
his mother, despite having gone to the very time of the accident. And
Ninomiya still thinks Horou is the cause. So really, not much has
changed at all, just that this version is a little more prepared and a
little more evil. He walks away.
In the meantime, while things are still calm, Horou wants to check up
on his friends to make sure they're really OK. Kanon goes off to conti-
nue searching for changes in this timeline. Go to Chronos. Talk to both
Motoki and Goshima. They seem to be talking a bit strangely about Shi-
dou. Oh yeah... all Horou did was stop the fire at the secret base, but
that fire occured seven months before the typhoon. As it stands, Shiro
was never released from the base and died, so Shidou still got in a
fight with Nanasawa, which in turn means he must be in the hospital.
But before you can even think about re-clearing that incident, Ninomiya
has some new tricks up his sleeve.
Horou sees some flashbacks and finds himself at the train station with
Shidou and Motoki. Shidou seems fine, but something else is clearly
going on. Goshima's dead. He was found murdered in the classroom with
his neck snapped. Talk either Motoki or Shidou.
- Who did this?
No one knows.
- When was he killed?
Over ten days ago. Perhaps Ninomiya used that old flashback of Goshima
sitting alone in the classroom?
- Where was he killed?
Just to be sure, Horou wants to know if Goshima was sitting at his
desk. It's hard to them say though, because he was found on the floor.
Now ask all the questions one more time. Nothing new comes from the
first, but on the second Motoki will give Horou the date Goshima's body
was found: the morning of May 2nd. Now re-ask the third question. Again
no new information. Now the boys will talk about how they haven't been
to Chronos for a while because they just haven't been in the mood,
which would explain why Shidou is unharmed (since the fight he got into
happened outside the cafe). Not that that matters too much, because
Ninomiya's not done yet.
Horou finds himself in his bedroom. He gets a phone call from Shidou,
which means he's fine, but what happened then? Shidou wants to go to
Motoki's house. Waori and Kuri were both found beaten to death a while
ago, and Shidou wants to make sure Motoki's doing OK. Ninomiya must
have used the flashback of the two girls meeting outside Chronos this
time.
Go to the Mihara househould. Talk to both Motoki and Shidou. As
expected, Motoki's pretty down. There's nothing you can do to help him
by simply hanging around here, so head to the vacant lot. There'll be
a detective standing in between two police officers. Talk to him. He's
reluctant to tell Horou what he's doing there, but lets it slip that
he's found some evidence relating to the recent murders. He won't say
any more than that, so go to school and proceed to the lockers area.
Talk to the boy going down the hall there.
- Do you know Waori Mihara?
They were in the same class together. He's heard about her murder.
- When was the last time you saw Waori?
He says the last time he saw her was after school on the day she was
killed, at around 4:30. She was looking at something.
- What was Waori looking at?
An envelope.
That's all this boy knows, so he leaves. Now that you've got the info
you need on the flashback of Waori at the lockers, confirm it to get
the Pen to light up. Make a portal around Waori's locker and select it.
Choose examine from the menu. Since that's the envelope containing
Horou's birthday present money, he decides to write on it, "Don't go to
Chronos. There's been a suspicious person hanging around there so it's
dangerous right now. Tell Kuri, too." Close the portal.
Horou is in his bedroom. Just looking at the flashbacks it would seem
that Waori and Kuri were fine, but Ninomiya has other plans. So what
did he do this time? First go to Motoki's house to check on Waori. He
still looks depressed. Talk to him. Motoki doesn't want to believe it,
but there's now evidence pointing to Horou as being the one who killed
Goshima and Waori. In Waori's case the evidence says he called her out
to Chronos and killed her there. Motoki informs Horou that if he shows
up at his house one more time, he'll call the police.
Horou's really in trouble this time. There's police waiting to arrest
him at almost every location. You don't have to worry about it actually
happening because Horou will always run away fast enough, but it's
still a hindrance to doing anything about the past. Go to the library,
the one place that's safe for now. Kuri is standing there alone, so
speak with her. She, too, believes that Horou killed Waori. She yells
for help and begs Horou not to kill her, but calms down enough to
answer a question when Horou promises not to come any closer. He wants
to know if Waori had her cell phone that day. Of course Waori had
dropped it earlier, so she still didn't have it. Kuri runs away.
Go to the vacant lot and speak with the detective. He'll confirm that
the evidence they're using againt Horou is the note he wrote on Waori's
envelope. The detective will recognize Horou and try to arrest him, so
Horou runs away. Now go to the school. If you've done everything else
the police should be gone, leaving only Kanon. Horou's losing hope that
he'll be able to do anything this time, but Kanon hardens his resolve
by saying he can't just leave Goshima, Waori, and the original Ninomiya
as they are. They set off together to think their plan of action. At
the lockers, they discuss the envelope and Horou's note. They have to
think of a way to make sure the girls really don't go to Chronos. How-
ever, Waori dropped her phone, so they couldn't have called her. Horou
suddenly remembers something. Didn't Tamotsu have a rather pink cell
phone in his office? It couldn't be his...
Kanon agrees to go to Horou's house and distract the police while Horou
sneaks inside. There, Tamotsu is waiting. He was called by the police
and told the situation as they see it. Luckily Tamotsu decides to
believe in Horou on his word alone, even with no explanation! See,
Tamotsu really is a nice guy. Horou goes on to ask if Tamotsu has seen
a pink cell phone around. Tamotsu says that he has, but grows suspicous
that Horou would suspect he would be able to help find that cell phone.
Horou decides to tell the truth in return for his uncle's kindness, and
admits that he snuck into Tamotsu's office. Again showing how kind he
can be, Tamotsu decides to deal with Horou's intrusion later and for
now simply gets him the cell phone.
Horou meets up with Kanon outside. Return to the school. Enter digging
and create a portal around Waori's open locker. Click on it and use the
cell phone from the item menu. Horou modifies what he wrote on the
envelope a little. Instead of just saying to avoid Chronos, he also
notes that Waori should call Kuri and the two of them should meet at
one of their houses. Close the portal. Looks good!
Horou is at the station and immediately recieves a call from Kanon. It
looks like the girls are okay, but Horou will have to check to be sure.
And besides, Goshima still needs to be saved. Let's focus on him. Re-
member how when Shiro was saved from the typhoon, Goshima dropped out
of school? If we could make that happen again then he wouldn't be in
class, which would in turn mean that Ninomiya couldn't kill him. Go to
the vacant lot. Of course the pen will light up, so start digging. Same
as last time, select the rope that ties Shiro to the ladder. From the
menu select item, and then the clippers. Close the portal. Better for
Goshima to be a high school drop-out than dead.
Afterwards Horou finds himself in Chronos with Shidou and Motoki, where
he receives a call from Kanon. Goshima is probably fine, but that
doesn't mean their problems are over. Ninomiya is still running around
with his own pen, probably plotting his next move already. After gett-
ing some prodding from Shidou and Motoki for talking with a girl, Horou
takes his leave to search for Goshima. Lucky for him, he's right out-
side. They have a nice chat and Goshima leaves to continue walking
Shiro. Next Ninomiya makes his appearance, for a decidedly less friend-
ly chat. Ninomiya announces that he's changing his game plan. Horou
begs him to stop but to no avail. Ninomiya has no qualms about hurting
others to get his revenge. Laughing all the while, Ninomiya leaves.
Once you go to the map screen Horou will mention that he's tired, so go
to his house. Tamotsu is home early. Horou decides that this is as good
a time as any to ask him some questions. You'll have to ask each ques-
tion twice.
- Do you know Ichiyanagi?
Tamotsu does indeed, and demands to know where Ichiyanagi is living.
However, Aeon is gone, so Horou takes back his words and pretends he
doesn't really know Ichiyanagi. Asking a second time will prompt
Tamotsu to mention that Ichiyanagi was his classmate.
- Do you know Ninomiya?
All Tamotsu knows is that Ninomiya is Horou's homeroom teacher. He
doesn't mention Ninomiya being his own. When you ask a second time
Tamotsu mentions that his homeroom teacher's name was also Ninomiya.
They're different people now though.
- Do you know (Kanon) Junibayashi?
Tamotsu is shocked by this. He wants to know how Horou heard about
Kanon. Horou half-lies and said he saw her in Tamotsu's high school
yearbook. Tamotsu's a little mad that Horou went into his office (in
this timeline he didn't know that already), but is kind of proud that
his nephew took notice of that particular girl. Still, whatever
happened, it was a long time ago and he doesn't want to talk about it.
Once you've asked each question twice, Ninomiya will appear on the
screen in front of the train station, holding a letter. It's an
invitation of some type, but for what and to whom remains unclear.
Back in the Tokio household, Horou has a favor to ask of Tamotsu. He
knows that Tamotsu has been investigating the bus accident from 35
years ago, and wants to see the letter that the victim, Naoko, was
holding. Again Tamotsu is a little shocked that Horou knows all this,
but goes to get the letter anyway. The letter is addressed to Naoko
herself, and says to ride a certain bus at a certain time to meet with
Wataru. Who sent this letter, and why does it mention Wataru?
Here we see Ninomiya again. He has opened up a portal to send his
invitation, which must mean he's sending it to someone in the past. We
find what happened soon enough, as in the new flashbacks Tamotsu can be
seen trapped in a burning building. Looks like this calls for another
trip to the library. Kanon is already inside waiting. She too seems to
have a deep investment in the fate of Tamotsu, so she's already
researched the article. In this case, Tamotsu died on April 5th twelve
years ago in a restaurant gas explosion. He was the only casualty. This
happened at a restaurant called Eterna. Kanon remembers the original
explosion, but in her timeline there were no deaths. The letter that
Ninomiya sent must've been addressed to Tamotsu, telling him to go
there.
Eterna will appear as a new location on your map, right above the train
station. Go there. Horou can't help his uncle from anywhere but here.
Compared to Ninomiya, he has far less flashbacks since he's only had
the pen for such a short time. The conversation will end, but talk to
Kanon again because she has an idea. Kanon says that she'll go to the
other side of the portal, just like Ichiyanagi did. On the other side,
she'll push the frozen Tamotsu far away from the explosion. Kanon is
already seperated from time, so the risk is much less for her. Horou's
still a little skeptical, but when he sees Kanon's desperation he
finally agrees to let her do it.
The pen will now glow. Open a portal around Tamotsu, and select him.
From there choose to 'look' at him. Kanon will now head over to the
other side. Even though he surely must be heavy, Kanon pushes Tamotsu
all the way to the side street behind the main intersection. We then
see her slip a note into Tamotsu's pocket. Even though he can't hear
her, she promises him that they'll meet again. She now heads back to
the portal to return to the present. Close the portal.
In the new flashbacks Tamotsu is back in his old spot at the dining
room table. This time though, Wataru and Aki can be seen in one of the
flashbacks, and the place looks an awful lot like Eterna. It must be
the same explosion too, only they are inside the store instead of out-
side. This is good because now Horou can help them right away! Confirm
the new flashbacks from the menu screen. Once that is done, the Hollow
Pen will activate.
Try to use it though, and Ninomiya will appear from behind with a
knife. He quickly stabs Horou in the leg. As Kanon tries to protect
Horou, Ninomiya laughs at her and kicks her a few times. He seems to
dislike her for some personal reason, as he mentions something about
her ignoring him despite 'knowing how he feels.' Hmm. Anyway, just as
Ninomiya is about to stomp her again, Tamotsu shows up to help. Tamotsu
read Kanon's letter. It said to meet her in this spot. He kept that
letter for twelve years and actually followed it. He's a little
surprised to see that Kanon hasn't aged, but knows that explanation
will have to wait.
Horou calls Kanon over to him. He's weak and needs her help to use the
Pen. Tamotsu will hold off Ninomiya, so agree to enter into digging to
begin. Make a portal around the door of Eterna. From the menu, choose
speak. As Eterna explodes, time stops. Horou calls out to his father,
who can still move since he also posseses the Pen. Wataru decides to
take Aki and walk through the portal Horou created. On the other side
there's some quick catch-up done on who's who and 'when' they are at.
Close the portal.
Now that Aki can move again, some quick explanations have to be given
to her too. It's here that Horou notices that his pen is gone. It's okay
though, because Wataru has it. With him in the future, he hasn't yet
passed his Pen on to Horou. Or so he thinks. When Wataru checks his
jacket pocket, the pen isn't there either. Ninomiya explains that one
who has seperated themselves from time no longer has the requirements
necessary to hold a Pen. Apparently the same thing happened to Ichiya-
nagi. Now that Wataru is no longer a threat, Ninomiya feels that all he
has to do is eliminate Horou to save his mother.
Ninomiya escapes from Tamotsu's grip and runs at Horou with the intent
to kill. However, Kanon shields him and she is hit instead. Before she
disappears, she promises Tamotsu that everything will be okay, that
Horou will help her. When she's gone, all that's left behind is the
hourglass pendant she received from Tamotsu.
Tamotsu is heartbroken, and Ninomiya is no better. He's horrified that
Kanon sacrificed herself for Horou, and runs off. Tamotsu chases after
him. In the meantime, Horou has a little talk with his parents. Horou
reveals that he can still see the pen in his father's pocket, so at
least that's okay. After calling an ambulance, the three of them go
after Ninomiya and Tamotsu.
Ninomiya is trying to run in the same way Ichiyanagi did, by passing
through a portal. He's not worried about this, knowing that even if he
disappears the next 'Ichiyanagi' will come and take up where he left
off. However, Horou won't let this happen. He slams into Ninomiya,
forcing him to drop his Pen as he falls over the side of the cliff.
Horou grabs Ninomiya's hand as he begs for help, but before he can be
lifted up, his glove slips and he falls to the ocean.
CHAPTER SIX: THE FINAL DAY (4.7)
*--------------------------------*
Horou wakes up in a hospital, presumably having been brought there by
the ambulance his mother called earlier. He asks his mom about Ninomi-
ya. Apparantly they haven't found him yet, but from that height he
probably died. Wataru's not around because he's busy explaining every-
thing (himself and Aki, Kanon, etc.) to Tamotsu.
Aki says the doctor has told her to make sure Horou relaxes for a
while, and commented that he looks older than his age... (Whoops! Too
much Hollow Pen.) Being the mother that she is, Aki brought Horou some
miso soup she made at home. It's still a little strange for her to be
in the future, but she's dealing with it. When Horou tries the soup,
he's quite surprised because it's actually flavorful. Remember in the
very beginning when Horou accused his mother of making bland food? It
turns out that Wataru likes heavy flavors, but Aki decided to tone it
down for his health (too salty, I would assume). After consulting with
Horou, she decides that from now on she'll try to balance flavor and
health instead of going too far in either direction.
After a few days have passed, Horou and his family return home. Every-
one is around the table discussing the Pen. Horou is the only one who
can use it now that Wataru is seperated from time and Ninomiya is pre-
sumably dead. Tamotsu still can't see it of course, but seeing a past
version of his brother appear before his eyes, he knows it must be
real. There are still things to be done, though. Horou has to return
his parents to the past, and help Kanon too.
Go into your menu and look at the flashback of Kanon falling from the
roof. This will cause Horou to recall that his father was the one who
pulled Kanon through the time portal. Talk to Wataru about this.
- When was Kanon's accident?
Wataru has this down to a T. Kanon fell from the roof at 5:50 PM on
October 20th, nineteen years ago. Wataru didn't pull her through the
portal until three days later.
- Where did you pull Kanon through the portal from?
He pulled her in from classroom 3-B on the third floor of the high
school.
- Why did you pull Kanon through the portal?
Wataru did it for Tamotsu's sake. Three days after Kanon fell from the
roof, Tamotsu hung himself outside the school lockers. In order to stop
his brother from committing suicide, Wataru had to save Kanon.
So the truth comes out. Not only did Tamotsu love Kanon, but he actual-
ly cared for her enough to follow her into death when she died. He may
not be pulling such drastic measures these days, but Horou still has to
help Kanon. Go to the school. Motoki is standing outside, and is glad
to see that Horou is out of the hospital. Proceed inside. There you
will be given the option to go to room 3-B, so choose the top option to
select 'yes.'
Once in the classroom, enter into digging. Make a portal towards the
top of the window and select Kanon. From the menu choose to look at
her. Horou hasn't thought of a better plan as of yet, so he simply
pulls Kanon through the portal again. He figures he can save her from
time seperation later. When Kanon wakes up, she is very confused. This
Kanon is fresh from the past, and has not had the experiences of the
previous version of Kanon. She's still very confused as to why she
isn't dead, and is a little untrusting of Horou. However, once Horou
explains that he's a relative of Tamotsu (who she of course trusts),
she agrees to go to his house for an explanation of what's going on.
After bringing the new Kanon up to date, Wataru begins asking some
questions of her. He wants to know who pushed her off the roof. It was
very sudden, so she doesn't really remember. All she knows is that he
was bleeding from the hands, because she managed to scratch him when he
tried to grab her at first. Horou immediately thinks of 'Ichiyanagi,'
and the scars he had hidden under his gloves.
Horou mentions it, and Kanon agrees that it might've been him who
pushed her. They had cleaning duty together at school one time. That
was it, but from that time on, Ichiyanagi was obsessed. He called Kanon
everyday and even sent her flowers. Kanon tried to explain to him that
she liked someone else, but Ichiyanagi wouldn't give up. Tamotsu then
asks why Kanon didn't tell him this was happening, and she explains how
she felt like if Ichiyanagi found out, he would start targeting Tamotsu
as well. Apparently Ichiyanagi constantly told Kanon how much she look-
ed like his mother, and how for that reason he felt she was important.
Tamotsu finds this last statement to be a little strange. Ichiyanagi
shouldn't have known what his mother looked like, since she died when
he was just a baby. Kanon disagrees. In her timeline, Ichiyanagi's
mother was still alive. She even saw Naoko herself once. At this point,
Horou has to stop and think for a minute. A selection pops up which
asks, "When did Naoko Ichiyanagi die?"
- A bus accident 35 years ago
* After Kanon saw her *
- She's still alive
This is still strange though, because Naoko died pretty soon after
Ichiyanagi was born. So the next question is, "Why did Kanon see
Naoko?"
* Naoko was still alive *
- She saw a ghost
- She mistook Naoko for someone else
Naoko must've been alive when Kanon saw her. Which means that for
Naoko to have died in the past, someone must've interfered with the
time stream. She was called to that bus accident, in the same way that
Wataru, Aki, and Tamotsu were called to Eterna. So the final question
is, "What part of the past should be fixed?"
- The bus accident 35 years ago
- The fire at the secret base
* The time when Naoko was called out to the bus accident *
The only answer that makes sense is the third. But who told her to ride
that bus? The letter Naoko was holding at the time of her death told
her to ride the bus to meet with Wataru. Tamotsu still has that letter
in his possession, so goes to grab it from his office. Meanwhile,
Wataru apologizes to Aki for the confusing nature of their conversa-
tion. She doesn't mind though. She says it reminder her of a book they
bought for Horou about parallel worlds. It was called 'The Mystery of
Parellel Worlds.' In other words, 'the book Goshima read at the secret
base.' Looks like Horou should've read it himself instead of carelessly
leaving it lying around!
Tamotsu comes back with the letter. Horou will need to figure out when
and from who this letter was sent if he wants to save Naoko. After all,
if he saves Naoko then Ichiyanagi will have no reason to seek vengeance
on the Tokio family, and if he's not seeking revenge he won't try to
kill Wataru and Aki either. Tamotsu and Kanon will go into the office
to chat, and now you're free to leave the house. The only thing you
have to go off right now is the flashback of the school lockers, so go
there.
Once there, Horou will recall that Tamotsu went to this school too. He
then thinks that if he can contact Tamotsu in the past, that version of
Tamotsu may be able to get in contact with Naoko. The flashback shows
the version of the past where Kanon was saved, which is why it depicts
an empty hallway since Tamotsu's suicide was 'corrected' here. If Horou
can figure out when this took place and what Tamotsu's locker number
was, he can get in touch with the Tamotsu of the past. Return home to
investigate.
Horou will automatically start talking to his father, Wataru. He will
ask when it was that Tamotsu committed suicide. Wataru will answer that
it was around 5:00 PM on October 23rd, nineteen years ago. There's one
answer. Now go into Tamotsu's office and speak with Tamotsu. Horou will
ask Tamotsu what his student number was when he was in high school. It
was a long time ago though, so Tamotsu doesn't remember. Luckily, Kanon
was very close with Tamotsu and that time is still fresh for her. Tamo-
tsu's was seat number 15 in class 1-A.
Return to the school. Now that Horou has all the info he needs, he can
write a memo to past Tamotsu. It reads, "Please pass this memo on to
Ichiyanagi's mother. It has something to do with Junibayashi and is
very important." There's nothing else to the memo because there doesn't
need to be. Horou just wants to change the past in a way that he can
see Naoko alive, and getting a memo passed to her accomplishes that.
Now's it's time to get this memo to Tamotsu. The Pen will light up, so
begin digging. Make a portal towards the upper left-hand lockers and
click on a locker around that area. From the menu choose items and then
the memo to Ichiyanagi's mother. Hopefully Tamotsu will give it to her.
All that can be seen in the new flashback is past Tamotsu reading the
letter, but that's it. He doesn't pass it along. Go back to the Tokio
house to ask him what happened. Tamotsu vaguely remembers the memo
because Wataru just asked him about it (every time Horou changes the
past Wataru will have to re-do his explanation of the Hollow Pen and
Kanon to Tamotsu). However, Tamotsu doesn't remember why he didn't pass
the note along. He figures he was still to busy thinking about what
happened to Kanon to listen to some random letter (since even though
she wasn't dead, she did disappear from school quite suddenly).
Horou's going to need some ideas to get himself in the mind of a high
school age Tamotsu. Maybe his friends can think of something, so go
to Chronos. Motoki and Shidou are going at it about some love letter
that Motoki received. Motoki didn't know who the letter was from, so
he threw it away. Shidou thinks he was in the wrong though, stating
that if it were him, he'd keep a love letter from anyone. Motoki's
actions do indeed give Horou an idea. Horou asks what Motoki would've
done if the letter had been from someone he liked. Motoki replies that
he would read it and reply immediately! Can't ignore a chance like
that! Haha. So, anyway, Horou now has an idea of what he needs to do.
There's only one person that Tamotsu likes in that way, and that's
Kanon. Go back to the Tamotsu's office and speak with her. This time
Horou asks Kanon to write the letter herself, and sign her name at the
bottom. The information is the same, but since Kanon wrote it Tamotsu
might just listen this time.
Go to the school one more time and repeat your previous actions of
choosing a locker in the upper left-hand corner and selecting the memo
from the items menu. Alright! This time Horou will not only see Tamotsu
reading the memo, but Naoko as well. Now he just has to find out when
and where she's reading it from. The only person who'll have any idea
is Tamotsu himself, since he's the one who handed Naoko the memo. Go
home and talk to him. Again, Wataru has already prodded him on this a
little for Horou, so Tamotsu recalls the memo pretty quickly. Tamotsu
remembers asking Ichiyanagi where his mother was and giving the memo to
her the next day, which would mean he gave it to her on October 24th.
Knowing the time now means that there is enough information to get the
Pen working at the train station. Go there and begin the digging pro-
cess. Create a portal around Naoko and select her. Then from the menu,
choose speak. So it's definitely true. There was once a timeline where
Naoko didn't die when Ichiyanagi was a baby. For whatever reason, Naoko
remembers meeting Horou on the bus.
Horou and Naoko discuss Ichiyanagi, and how he pushed Kanon from the
roof. Naoko knows this already, and in fact has more to add. In a time-
line that took place before pushing Kanon off the roof, Ichiyanagi
stabbed her with a kitchen knife. Naoko tried hiding the knife from
him, but he just hit Kanon with a rock instead. No matter how many
times Naoko tried to stop Ichiyanagi from killing Kanon, the result was
always the same. He always found a way.
Naoko has noticed that Kanon is no longer around, and figures out for
herself that she must be with Horou in the future. However, she doesn't
feel that this is enough. Kanon can't want to stay in the future, but
to be saved in the past would probably mean she'd be killed by Ichiya-
nagi again as well. She feels like she has to take responsibility for
her son. That is why she is sending a note to herself in the past,
pretending that it's from Wataru, the other Pen holder, so her past
self will feel it might be important and actually follow the instruc-
tions. Horou will try to convince Naoko not to do this, but she's made
up her mind. She will tell her past self to ride that bus along with
young Ichiyanagi, and that's final. She closes the portal from her
side, and once again Kanon's fall and the bus accident play themselves
out.
Essentially what keeps happening is that future Naoko commits suicide
with her past self. She intended to kill Ichiyanagi at the same time to
stop him from doing those horrible things to Kanon, but he winds up
unharmed. Horou will have to tell everyone at home about this, so
head over there. Talk to Wataru and Aki, and then try entering
Tamotsu's office twice. This will trigger a conversation with all
three. Now that past events have played themselves out again, Kanon is
no longer in the present in any form. However, the situation has again
been explained to Tamotsu, and he understands that she's not gone for-
ever.
(Note: Don't ask me how it is that she didn't disappear everytime she
fell from the window previously. There's a lot of things I find wrong
with this last part of the game. Particularly in reference to this and
to Naoko's repeated suicide. Shhhh. Let's not question.)
At any rate, there must be some way to really save Kanon, other than
simply pulling her into the present yet again. The first question is,
"Why did Naoko Ichiyanagi commit suicide?"
- Increasingly large debts
* Because Ichiyanagi targeted Kanon *
- A problem with the Tokio family
Ichiyanagi was pretty determined to kill Kanon in any way he could, so
even if Horou can stop Kanon's fall without bringing her into the pre-
sent, she still might be in trouble. So the next question becomes, "How
can I stop Naoko Ichiyanagi from committing suicide?"
* Make it so Ichiyanagi doesn't target Kanon *
- Pull Ichiyanagi into the present
- Pull Naoko into the present
If there was a way to stop Ichiyanagi from killing Kanon, Naoko would
no longer feel the need to take such responsibility for her son's
actions. Now there's just one last thing to think about. "What would
happen if Naoko Ichiyanagi never committed suicide?"
- Ichiyanagi and Kanon would become friends
* Ichiyanagi wouldn't target the Tokio family *
- Ichiyanagi would be raised as a spoiled child
Ichiyanagi believed that the Tokio family were repeatedly killing his
mother on that bus. If his mother were still alive he would have no
reason to think that, and therefore no reason to target the Tokio fami-
ly. And so, "If Ichiyanagi didn't target the Tokio family..."
* My parents wouldn't be involved in the gas explosion *
So basically, if the past version of Ichiyanagi can be convinced to
give up on his aims to kill Kanon, everyone can be saved all at once.
All Horou has to do is help Kanon in a way so that she won't be killed
again. To this end, Tamotsu volunteers his services. He suggests that
if he's sent to the past, he can protect Kanon from Ichiyanagi. He
cares deeply about Kanon, and seems to understand the consequences.
The decision is made. Go to the school and proceed to room 3-B.
The family decides that they'll do this by tossing Tamotsu out the
window right below Kanon. He'll fall from a lower height so he may not
die himself, and will also be able to save Kanon by softening her blow
when she hits the ground. Tamotsu's prepared to do this, so begin
digging. Create a portal around Kanon and select her. From the menu
choose items, and then Tamotsu. Horou and Wataru will move the frozen
Tamotsu to a position just outside the window, holding Kanon.
This is Aki's first time seeing time stand still, and she's a little in
awe. It's just about time to close the portal and change everything
when... oh boy... here comes a battered and bruised Ninomiya, knife in
hand. He doesn't want the past to be changed in any way that's benefi-
cial to the Tokio family, so he's going to try to put a stop to this.
Like last time, he makes Horou priority one, knowing that he's the only
one capable of using the pen. However, Wataru blocks his way. He's
stabbed by Ninomiya's knife and hurt pretty badly, but begs Horou to
close the portal anyway. After all, if the portal is closed and the
past changes, none of this will have happened.
Knowing that Horou is about to close the portal in accordance with his
father's wishes, Ninomiya makes another run at him. Wataru and Aki are
able to hold him back, though. Close the portal. Time to see how the
past is changed. After that's over, Horou will see a bunch of new
flashbacks and then be at the dining table with his parents. And not
the young version of his parents, but his parents as they should be.
To Aki, it feels like nothing ever happened, but Horou and Wataru have
their little secret. After all that hard work Horou's life, and all
the lives around him, are back to the way they should be.
EPILOGUE: A NEW DAY DAWNS (4.8)
*-------------------------------*
Two days later, Horou recieves a letter. "To Horou- This is the first
and last letter I'll ever write to you. If what you said is true,
around the time I send this letter I will cease to exist. I've kept
watch over Kanon for a long time, but she should be OK without me now.
Ichiyanagi left this town with his mother and never returned. The other
me is now happily living together with Kanon and three daughters. Ho-
rou, allow me to thank you again. For sending me to the past. For giv-
ing Kanon her future back. It's all thanks to you. Thank you... Horou.
No one may know of all the work you went through, but I've always re-
membered. I also know that you loved her. ...Well, this is it. Say
hello to your parents for me. Be well. -Tamotsu Tokio."
Right now your only job is to enjoy the peace and quiet by talking to
everyone you've encountered through the game. I'll be arbitrarily doing
this from the left side of the map screen moving towards the right, but
really you can talk to everyone in any order you wish.
At the park, Arata is walking his dog John. Horou introduces himself to
Arata, and they make plans to walk John and Shiro together sometime.
Outside of Chronos you'll find Nanasawa standing around. He's wondering
whether or not Yagi's bike will look new if he just paints it, since he
doesn't have the cash to buy her a new one. Yagi must want a new bike!
Inside Chronos, Horou's friends are hanging out as always. Look at the
three guys. Shidou is still ogling Yagi, Motoki is drinking lots of
coffee, and Goshima is studying. Once you examine all three, Tamotsu
will come over and set down a cup of coffee for Horou. This is, of
course, the "new" Tamotsu. The original is gone by now. The new Tamotsu
is married and happily running Chronos, just how things should've been.
Also, Shidou has the hots for Kanon. Haha.
Go to the inner hallway of the school to find the original Ninomiya,
alive and well. As always, Ninomiya has some language topic to discuss.
This time he tells Horou of the wisdom behind the phrase, "Time waits
for no one." He tells Horou to treat every second with care.
At the library, Horou apologizes to Tokura for bothering her so many
times with work. She has no idea what he's talking about.
Outside the vacant lot, Rokujou is taking a walk. In this timeline she
doesn't run Chronos, and therefore doesn't know Horou. Instead she
tells Horou that she's planning on opening a lunch shop near the school
and asks Horou to bring his friends and shop there. It's nice to hear
that she has something to do even if she doesn't own Chronos.
Go to the Mihara household to speak with Waori and Kuri. They seem
happy as ever. They make plans to do something together over summer
vacation.
Now that you've spoken to everyone, return to the school. More specif-
ically, to the dumpster area. Horou needs to put the watch and letter
from his father here. Enter digging. Make a portal in the exact place
you picked up these items at the beginning of the game, on top of the
garbage bags towards the middle. From the menu select the watch and
letter from the items section. From there, Horou automatically returns
home.
Once there, Horou ties yet another letter to Follow. It's the same one
he recieved at the beginning of the game. This'll be the last time you
use the Pen, since Horou will be sending it to himself in the past now.
Make a portal towards the head of the bed. From there, select an area
around Horou's head/the pillow. Now go to the items menu and choose the
Hollow Pen. Close the portal and Horou will put Follow and the pen on
the other side, so the events of the game can play themselves out
again. Horou wishes his past self luck, and that's it. Enjoy the ending
sequence! Ooooh. Mysterious.
SECOND PLAYTHROUGH (4.9)
*------------------------*
From the second playthrough on, it is possible to end the game quickly.
The ending animation is slightly different and it doesn't take much
effort to complete, so I recommend trying it at least once! To achieve
the short ending, simply play through the first chapter as normal up
until Aki calls Horou down to dinner. From here I will show the correct
options to be able to end the game quickly. Answering in any other way
will result in a normal playthrough. Let's begin!
As I mentioned in the above paragraph, play normally until Horou is
called downstairs for dinner. Attempt to leave the room and Follow will
run outside. Horou begins to wonder where Follow always runs off to, so
he thinks to himself:
- Forget about it, it's dinner time
* This is bothering me, I should follow her *
The normal opening animation plays, but when it's over Horou is outside
with Follow. Then up comes Ichiyanagi, out on a walk. Does Horou know
this man?
- No
* Yes *
Horou is able to recall Ninomiya's name, but quickly corrects himself,
knowing that this man is actually still called Ichiyanagi at this
point. Ichiyanagi calmly asks why Horou knows his name. Horou replies
that he has 'memories' and that he knows what Ichiyanagi is planning.
Starting tonight Ichiyanagi will:
* Eliminate my parents *
- Go out for dinner
- Play with Follow
By now Ichiyangi realizes that this boy is the son of Wataru, and
therefore the successor of the Hollow Pen. Despite his initial shock
that Horou knows his plans already, Ichiyanagi is otherwise unphased.
Horou doesn't hold the pen yet, so there's nothing he can do. That may
not be entirely true, though. What can Horou do?
* Persuade Ichiyanagi *
- Go back inside with Follow
Horou begs Ichiyanagi to wait just one more day. He tells Ichiyanagi
that if he holds off on his plans for one more day, he can help his
mother. Naturally Ichiyanagi doesn't want to believe Horou, who he
thinks is party to his mother's death in the first place. However,
after what looks like some mental arguing, he decides to let Horou
have his day. He doesn't like the idea much, but he knows that if
Horou can't save his mother tonight he can always kill Wataru and Aki
the next day. Ichiyanagi leaves.
Horou will now go inside, where Tamotsu is already demanding money from
Wataru. Everyone's present, so Horou explains everything. Tamotsu is
the last one to believe the story, but when Horou mentions Kanon's
hourglass pendant, Tamotsu tearfully turns around and listens.
The next morning, everyone gathers in room 3-B. Do as before. Open a
portal around Kanon, select her, and use Tamotsu as an item. There will
be no attack this time around, because Ninomiya doesn't exist. Every-
thing goes smoothly and Horou can easily close the portal. Short and
sweet. That's all there is to it!
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| LOCATIONS (5.0) |
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AEON
*----*
There is an antique shop called Aeon.
CHRONOS
*-------*
Me and my friends come to this cafe often.
ETERNA
*------*
A restaurant called Eterna... this is where the gas explosion happened.
INTERSECTION
*------------*
A lot of cars come through here.
KAKO HIGH SCHOOL
*----------------*
The school I go to.
LIBRARY
*-------*
People often use it as a meeting place.
MIHARA FAMILY HOME
*------------------*
It's quite close to my house.
MUNICIPAL PARK
*--------------*
You can see the ocean in the distance.
TOKIO FAMILY HOME
*-----------------*
This is my house.
TOKIWA HILL
*-----------*
A bus accident occured here a long time ago.
TRAIN STATION
*-------------*
From here you can take a train to leave town.
VACANT LOT
*----------*
What happened to Aeon...?
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| ITEMS (6.0) |
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ARTICLE ON TAMOTSU TOKIO'S MURDER
*---------------------------------*
The article says that Tamotsu's body was found in a neighboring city at
10:35 on December 5th, 1996.
BIG ALARM CLOCK
*---------------*
A present from Waori and Kuri. Looks pretty loud...
BIKE KEY
*--------*
Yagi's bicycle key. Since I took it, Yagi can't ride her bike anymore.
BUS ACCIDENT ARTICLE
*--------------------*
An article about a bus accident that occured on Tokiwa Hill at 10:25 AM
on May 23rd, 1973.
CLIPPERS
*--------*
The clippers Shidou used as a weapon. Were the bike wires cut with
this...?
COOKIES
*-------*
A present from Waori and Kuri. They look homemade.
ENVELOPE
*--------*
It would seem that Waori dropped this. There is money inside.
GAS EXPLOSION ARTICLE
*---------------------*
An article about an incident that happened at the Western-style restau-
rant Eterna at 8:50 PM on April 5th, 1996.
HOLLOW PEN
*----------*
A mysterious pen.
IDEA MEMO
*---------*
A memo noting everyone's ideas to make Chronos popular. This should
work!
LIGHTNING ARTICLE
*-----------------*
An article relating to the thunderbolt that struck our secret base at
5:40 PM on August 12th, 1998.
MEMO TO ICHIYANAGI'S MOTHER
*---------------------------*
A memo a plan on giving to my uncle when he was in high school. Kanon
wrote it. This way he won't throw it away for sure.
MYSTERIOUS LETTER
*-----------------*
Attached to Follow's collar. The sender is unknown. Says to go to the
school's garbage dump 'seven hours ago.'
NAOKO'S LETTER
*--------------*
A letter from 35 years ago that says to ride a bus that will crash.
SMALL KEY
*---------*
Left on the desk in Tamotsu's office. Maybe I can use it somewhere.
STUFFED ANIMAL OF FOLLOW
*------------------------*
A giant stuffed animal that looks a lot like Follow. No way... did
Tamotsu make this by hand...?!
TABLE CLOCK
*-----------*
A present from Waori and Kuri. It's an antique and looks expensive.
VACANT LOT ARSONRY ARTICLE
*--------------------------*
An article about the fire that occured at the secret base at 3:30 PM on
January 20th, 1998.
WAORI'S CELL PHONE
*------------------*
A light pink cell phone. There's a stuffed pig or dog or something
hanging off it.
WAORI'S PICTURE
*---------------*
A picture of Waori I borrowed from Motoki. I'm in there too.
WATCH AND LETTER
*----------------*
Left on the other side of the 'hole.' It's the exact same watch that I
wanted for my birthday.
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| FLASHBACKS (7.O) |
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BUS ACCIDENT 35 YEARS AGO
*-------------------------*
Time: 10:25 AM on May 23rd, 1973
Place: Tokiwa Hill
Info: A bus accident from 35 years ago. Ichiyanagi's mother died. Ichi-
yanagi himself was slightly wounded.
THE PLACE WHERE I CAN SAVE KANON
*--------------------------------*
Time: 5:50 PM on October 20th, 1989
Place: Room 3-B
Info: Kanon was pushed off the roof, but I can save her from here.
TAMOTSU'S SUICIDE DIDN'T HAPPEN
*-------------------------------*
Time: 5:00 PM on October 23rd, 1989
Place: School, entrance
Info: After Kanon fell from the roof, my uncle once hung himself here.
TAMOTSU FINDS THE MEMO
*----------------------*
Time: 5:00 PM on October 23rd, 1989
Place: School, entrance
Info: My uncle read the memo in his high school years.
NAOKO READING THE MEMO
*----------------------*
Time: 2:30 PM on October 24th, 1989
Place: Train station
Info: My uncle passed the memo I sent to him on to Ichiyanagi's mother.
ICHIYANAGI AND NAOKO LEAVING SCHOOL
*-----------------------------------*
Time: 1989, details unknown
Place: School
Info: With the injuries he recieved when he pushed Kanon from the roof,
Ichiyanagi was made to leave school.
IF CHRONOS FLOURISHED...
*------------------------*
Time: 8:30 PM on May 1st, 1994
Place: Chronos, inside
Info: Uncle Tamotsu was the one who originally opened Chronos, but it
didn't go well.
A BUSTLING CHRONOS
*------------------*
Time: Sometime after May 2nd, 1994
Place: Chronos, inside
Info: Chronos is always full of customers.
GAS EXPLOSION INCIDENT
*----------------------*
Time: 8:50 PM on April 5th, 1996
Place: Eterna
Info (1): A gas explosion incident that originally had no casualties.
My uncle was summoned here.
Info (2): A gas explosion incident that originally had no casualties.
My uncle is nowhere to be seen.
Info (3): A gas explosion incident that originally had no casualties.
My mother and father are there.
Info (4): A gas explosion incident that originally had no casualties.
My parents were able to escape so now there is no one there.
EXPLOSION IN THE DISTANCE
*-------------------------*
Time: After 8:50 PM on April 5th, 1996
Place: Away from the explosion
Info: My uncle can see the explosion, but he is not in it himself.
Kanon probably pushed him all the way out here.
UNCLE TAMOTSU'S MURDER SCENE
*----------------------------*
Time: 10:35 AM on December 5th, 1996
Place: Near the bus stop in a neighboring city
Info: My uncle was murdered... It would seem that he was gathering
information on the bus accident.
ARSONRY OF THE SECRET BASE
*--------------------------*
Time: 3:30 PM on January 20th, 1998
Place: Secret base
Info: Was the secret base's fire...?
SECRET BASE
*-----------*
Time: 5:40 PM on August 12th, 1998
Place: Secret base
Info (1): Shiro couldn't run from the lightning because he was tied to
that tree.
Info (2): Since the rope was cut, Shiro was able to escape the
lightning.
TAMOTSU AT THE DINING TABLE
*---------------------------*
Time: Unknown
Place: Tokio family home, dining room
Info: I'm living with my uncle...
MY HOUSE
*--------*
Time: Unknown
Place: Tokio family home, dining room
Info: Mom, Dad, and even my uncle... no one is around. It's just my
house.
THE SIGHTS AT CHRONOS
*---------------------*
Time: Unknown
Place: Chronos, inside
Info: My uncle is running Chronos with his wife.
MY CLASS
*--------*
Time: Recent, details unknown
Place: School, classroom
Info (1): Seems like this scene takes place after school. It should be
something I'm used to seeing... I can see Junibayashi here.
Info (2): My classroom after school. Kanon is not in my class.
Info (3): My classroom after school. No one's here...
WALKING SHIRO
*-------------*
Time: Recent, details unknown
Place: The park
Info: It would seem that Shidou took Shiro in. Everyone's happily
playing with Shiro.
SCHOOL SCENE
*------------*
Time: Recent, details unknown
Place: School, hallway
Info: My friends are nowhere to be seen.
ASKING FOR A WATCH
*------------------*
Time: Recent, details unknown
Place: Tokio family home, dining room
Info: I'm showing my parents a new watch I want for my birthday.
AT CHRONOS
*----------*
Time: Recent, details unknown
Place: Chronos, inside
Info: My friends and I are hanging out. Our regular routine.
WAORI'S LOST SOMETHING
*----------------------*
Time: 4:30 PM on May 6th, 2008
Place: School, entrance
Info: The thing that Waori lost was this envelope full of money. It
seems that she was going to use it to buy my present.
WAORI LOOKING AT SOMETHING
*--------------------------*
Time: 4:30 PM on May 6th, 2008
Place: School, entrance
Info: It would appear that Waori's looking at something.
WAORI AND KURI ARGUING
*----------------------*
Time: 7:00 PM on May 6th, 2008
Place: Chronos, bicycle parking area
Info: Kuri scolded Waori pretty harshly for losing the money...
WAORI AND KURI'S MEETING
*------------------------*
Time: 7:10 PM on May 6th, 2008
Place: Chronos, bicycle parking area
Info: The bike behind the girls belongs to Yagi. It would seem that
Yagi always parks her bike there.
DROPPED CLIPPERS
*----------------*
Time: 7:10 PM on May 6th, 2008
Place: Chronos, bicycle parking area
Info: A pair of clippers was left here. Was it used to cut something?
THE GIRLS BAKING COOKIES
*------------------------*
Time: Unknown time on the evening of May 6th, 2008
Place: The kitchen of someone's house
Info: Waori and Kuri are baking cookies late at night. They will
probably be used as my birthday present.
MYSELF ASLEEP
*-------------*
Time: 5:59 AM on May 7th, 2008
Place: Tokio family home, my bedroom
Info: Is this the time when I saw the dream of my parents in an acci-
dent?
GARBAGE DUMP
*------------*
Time: 3:00 PM on May 7th, 2008
Place: School, garbage dump
Info (1): The strange letter indicated that I should come here.
Info (2): The strange letter indicated that I should come here. I
picked up the watch that was left there.
ON THE WAY HOME
*---------------*
Time: Unknown time after school on May 7th, 2008
Place: School grounds
Info: The two guys behind me once picked up a watch from the garbage
dump. The same watch I have now...?
GIFT OF COOKIES
*---------------*
Time: Unknown time after school on May 7th, 2008
Place: School grounds
Info: Waori and Kuri gave me a present of homemade cookies.
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GIFT
*---------------------------*
Time: Unknown time after school on May 7th, 2008
Place: School grounds
Info: Waori and Kuri gave me an alarm clock with a 'unique' design as a
present.
POORLY SECURED FRIDGE
*---------------------*
Time: 8:40 PM on May 8th, 2008
Place: Side street near the intersection
Info: Before the refrigerator fell off the truck bed.
SECURE FRIDGE
*-------------*
Time: 8:40 PM on May 8th, 2008
Place: Side street near the intersection
Info: The refrigerator is tied tightly to the truck.
YAGI AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT
*-------------------------*
8:40 PM on May 8th, 2008
Place: Side street near the intersection
Info: A fridge fell in front of Yagi, but there were no injuries.
Probably the same as the story I heard from Yagi earlier.
THE INTERSECTION
*----------------*
Time: 8:40 PM on May 8th, 2008
Place: Intersection
Info: The intersection, where no one was in an accident.
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
*----------------*
Time: Unknown time on the evening of May 8th, 2008
Place: Intersection
Info (1): Yagi has been caught up in an accident. Why did this
happen...
Info (2): It would seem that Arata and John have been caught up in the
accident.
SHIDOU GETTING HIT
*------------------*
Time: Unknown time on May 10th, 2008
Place: Chronos, bicycle parking area
Info: Shidou got into a fight with Nanasawa. It would seem that he hit
his head when he was pushed down.
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| CONTACT (8.0) |
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