Baldr Force: Walkthrough <<Spoiler Warning>> There will be a lot of spoilers in this walkthrough, so read it at your own risk. <<Spoiler Warning>> Version: 0.81 - July 31 2006 - A major correction on Ayane's chapter VENGEANCE was made. Bachelor's starting chapter HACKING is also completed. Version: 0.8 - July 28 2006 - Ayane's branch completed, A Very Simple Combo added for those who wants to use a combo that doesn't require too much timing and finger tackle. Version: 0.7 - July 3 2006 - Ryang's branch completed. Version: 0.61 - June 4 2006 - Edits and corrections by fruitymuffin and Delin have been completed. Version: 0.6 - May 20 2006 - Tukina's branch completed. Version: 0.52 - May 17 2006 - Contents have been revised. Also, a huge mistake regarding the character name Yuuya that was spelled Youya instead is now fixed. Version: 0.51 - May 05 2006 - The word cockpit is now replaced by console, which is the word used in the official Japanese text. Version: 0.50 - May 04 2006 - Minori story walkthough complated. Most of the other sections of the walkthrough is either completed or finished structuring. Contents: A. Game Information B. Menu - New Game - Load Game - Survival Mode - Hell Mode - CG Mode - Scene Mode - Sound Mode - Config - Exit Game C. Game Control D. Story Background - World - Cyber Space - FLAK - V.S.S - I.V.S - Antihips - Fei-Tao - Steppen Wolf - Shmicram - Willis - Neuro-jack - D.O.S - Leviathan E. Character Data a. Toru Souma b. Minori Segawa c. Ayane Shido d. Tsukina Sasagiri e. Ryang f. Bachelor g. Renn Mizusaka h. Yuuya i. Akira j. Yosuke Kashiwagi k. Kaira Kilstin l. Souji Yagisawa m. Genha n. QuWong o. Reika Tajibana P. Genjo Gondo Q. Big Spoilers R. Extra Information Regarding Members of the Project F. Story Summary a. Common Introduction b. Minori's Branch c. Ayane's Branch d. Tukina's Branch e. Ryang's Branch f. Bachelor's Branch g. Renn's Branch h. Bad Endings i. Bosses j. A Very Simple Combo G. Shmicram and Willis Information H. About Baldrhead - Previous Baldr Series a. Baldrhead, The Armed Financial Gaiden b. Baldr Fist c. Baldr Bullet - Other Games by Baldrhead I. Author and Legal stuff <<A. Game Information>> Baldr Force 2 CD Developed by Team Baldrhead, published by Giga Copyright 2002 Expansions: Baldr Force Expansion: Baldr Force EXE (PC), Baldr Force EXE (DC, PS2), Baldr Neko Force (PC, a joint production with NekoNeko Productions) System Requirements (The below are from the official site): OS: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP Japanese Version, or Japanese Codec CPU: Pentium 2 300 MHz minimum requirement. Pentium 3 600 MHz for best performance. Memory: 128 MB, best be 256 MB or above. Screen: 640*480 with DirectX support. Video Ram: 4 MB, 8 MB or above at best. Hard Drive: 8X speed, 16X speed at best. Sound: PCM playable soundcard, seriously, even the integrated stuff work, so this requirement isn't really needed for computers nowadays. Preferable Joypad: Microsoft Sidewinder GamePad, although it is not required to play the game. Character Design: Seiji Kikuchi Scenario: Murasaki Hiei Themesong: Face of Fact (I've Sound, Kotoko, PC), Love.EXE (PS2) Movie: Yashiro Kanzuki Rating: 18+ Genre: Mecha, Digital Novel, Romance Official Website: http://www.web-giga.com/baldrforce/bf_top.htm <<B. Menu>> New Game: Start a new game. Load Game: Load a saved game. Survival Mode: Only unlocks after Renn's storyline is completed. It is basically an unlimitted (maybe to 9999, but no player has officially reached there yet) battle mania where you sole purpose is to fight. You can select weapons and when you start, these weapons will be reduced to 0 exp (just for this mode). Each level, different enemies will be present to fight the player. Just clear those enemies and go to the next level. Weapon will only gain exp up to the amount in the original weapon. Press the ESC key to perform a temporary save and can be continued later. There can only be one of such save on the saved file been used to play this mode. Hell Mode: Only exists in Baldr Force EXE (not in Baldr Force). Unlocked after Renn's path is completed. It's basically 35 missions of what can seem like Hell. You fight battles ranging difficulty from D, the lowest, to S, the highest. Some battles consist of fighting things you would normally only have on your side, like Toru. Others may have multiple Leviathans (dang). Some fights also have SD forms of characters from other games by Giga to battle as though they are shmicrams. Some items are only unlocked here. CG Mode: Player can view previously obtained CGs in the story mode. Scene Mode: Player can replay H-Scenes in this mode. This mode has an error which can be corrected with Patch Ver 1.03. Sound Mode: Player can listen to game music previously heard in the story mode. Config: Opens the configuration of the game. Many things can be set here, including difficulty, voice, text colour, game item, and etc. Also, player can check the very bottom of the config to see how to obtain Force Crash moves that was not obtained when playing story mode. Exit Game: Leave the game to go to Windows. <<C. Game Control>> This is only the default keyboard control for the game. It can be editted in the Config Menu. Mouse: Mouse movement. Mouse Left Click: Selects an option. Mouse Right Click: Opens the menu, cancel, or load the description of a weapon. Number Pad: Controls shmicram movement or control menu selection. shmicram can dash if these keys are double clicked and holded. 5: Short dash in battle, or hold in story mode to skip messages. Z: Executes left column weapons or select an option. X: Executes central column weapons, opens in game menu, or cancel. C: Executes right column weapons or hide the dialog box. F4: Changes between window mode and full screen mode. <<D. Story Background>> World: Baldr Force takes place in the future. We do not know how far, but far enough to develope cyber space technologies. Cyber Space: The net is now a cyber space. People have these chips on the back of their neck which can be used to connect to the cyber space. Similar to Matrix, if you get killed in cyber space, you're dead. Some people, however, can transform into shmicrams and fight each other. If a mech is destroyed, there is a possibility of dying or just get heavily damaged. There is no say which may occur. FLAK: The military department specialized in dealing with cyber crimes. V.S.S: Its full name is the Virtual Sphere Security. It is a security company which designs chips and act as guards for corporations. They have the newest cyber technologies available, including their own A.I. support. They are also known as the net mercenaries. I.V.S: A cyber chip manufacturing company. Antihips: An alliance of terrorists who fight against V.S.S. Fei-Tao: A terrorist group vowed to reveal the true intentions of V.S.S regarding the chip with the coded name: 666. Steppen Wolf: A team of cyber pilots who hack data and sabotage institutes. Shmicram: The name of the humanoid cyber mech units used by people in world of Baldr Force. Willis: Non-humanoid cyber mech units. Some are piloted by people, but most of the ones seen are A.I. controlled. Neuro-jack: The plug used to connect to the brain chips to allow people to connect to the cyber world. D.O.S: Disconnect of Silvercode. It cuts the user's brain wave from cyber space, causing the user to be brain dead. Leviathan: Demon of the cyber space. Can cause attacks similar to D.O.S. <<E. Character Data>> If anyone thinks that some of the personal data is made up, please check the intro movie of Baldr Force and Baldr Force EXE (EXE has better resolution). Other information are found in game. If anyone is wondering about the nickname, those are not official nicknames, just how some people are called by others in the game. I even posted the character name of who said that nickname in brackets right beside each nickname, so if you wonder about them try looking at in game dialogs (of course, assuming there's some knowledge on Chinese or Japanese) [a. Toru Souma] Nickname: Wolf or dog (Genha) Background: Toru was one of the former members of Steppen Wolf, a net thief group. After his friend was mistakened as a terrorist and killed by a soldier, Toru seeks revenge and ends up digging the dark secrets of cyber space. Status: Main character of the game. Birthday: October 7th Blood Type: A [b. Minori Segawa] Age: 21 Height: 166 cm Horoscope: Cancer Background: Minori wanted to be a teacher, but the accident that had happened a few years ago causing the death of several of her students during her co-op put her into agony. She dropped out of univeristy and joined the army, FLAK, as a support. Status: One of the main female characters in the game. Birthday: June 28th Blood Type: A [c. Ayane Shido] Age: 20 Height: 169 cm Horoscope: Scorpio Nickname: Berserker, battle maniac (Toru, Yosuke, Kaira) Background: Formerly working for a company with her brother, Ayane used to have a wonderful life. However, after a terrorist attack that murdered her brother, she seeks revenge and joins FLAK. Because of her rage, she becomes a battle maniac when fighting. Status: One of the main female characters, currently a FLAK soldier. Birthday: November 27th Blood Type: AB [d. Tsukina Sasagiri] Age: 19 Height: 160 cm Horoscope: Virgo Background: Toru's step-sister. She used to be the support of Steppen Wolf, but after the breakdown of the team she joins V.S.S as a pilot. Status: One of the main female characters, Toru's step-sister. Blood Type: B [e. Ryang] Age: 21 Height: 155 cm Horoscope: Sagittarius Nickname: Wild Cat (Toru, Genha) Background: One of the three testing subjects in the early developments of the brain-washing chip. She has superhuman memory, yet she is plagued with memory-loss from time to time. She was raised by the terrorist leader, QuWong. She is quite good with martial arts. Status: One of the main female characters, terrorist from the group Antihips. Blood Type: B [f. Bachelor] Background: Genius hacker who travels through cyber space. Seems to be able to alter some laws of cyber space. Former Steppen Wolf member, yet no one knows what Bachelor looks like nor who Bachelor is. Status: One of the main characters, genius hacker. [g. Renn Mizusaka] Height: 152 cm Horoscope: Pisces Nickname: Wired Ghost (Yuuya, Toru) Background: No one knows where she came from, yet she exists in cyber space. She seems to have some unknown relationship with Toru. Status: One of the main female characters, a digital spirit. Blood Type: O [h. Yuuya] Background: Friend of Toru and member of Steppen Wolf. He was mistaken to be a terrorist on the battle field and was killed. Status: Member of Steppen Wolf, dead. Words before Death: Wait, we are not terrorists! (And then, kaboom.) [i. Akira] Background: Friend of Toru and the member of Steppen Wolf. He was taken into custody and was implanted a brain-wash chip. He was rescued by Antihips and joined the terrorists. Status: Member of Steppen Wolf, currently work with Antihips. [j. Yosuke Kashiwagi] Nickname: Nutscracker's Yosuke (Yosuke, Tukina) Background: Used to be in a group similar to Steppen Wolf, but joined FLAK after being caught. A playboy type of guy. Currently a pilot of platoon 1. Status: Soldier at FLAK. Birthday: May 23rd Blood Type: O [k. Kaira Kilstin] Nickname: Cherry Bomb - In kanji it says Virgin Killer (Tukina) Background: Her background is similar to Yosuke. As for personality, her nickname said it all. Status: Soldier at FLAK. Birthday: December 3rd. Blood Type: B [l. Souji Yagisawa] Background: Captain of the first platoon at FLAK. His past seems to be a mystery. He is, however, a master at martial arts and it reflects on his digital battle style. He seems to have a history with QuWong and Bachelor. Status: Captain at FLAK. Birthday: February 13th Blood Type: A [m. Genha] Background: One of the three testing subjects in the early developments of the brain-washing chip. Unlike Ryang, he does not suffer from memory loss, but he seems to have an evil consciousness inside him telling him to do evil. What he did gain eight years ago is a strengthened right brain, making him far more athletic than others. Status: Best digital fighter in Antihips. [n. QuWong] Background: Not much is known about him except he is the leader of the terrorist group Fei-Tao and leads the people of the underground city Level 7. He is good with martial arts, and may have been the teacher of Ryang. Status: Leader of Fei-Tao. [o. Reika Tajibana] Nickname: Female Fox (Ryang, QuWong, Bachelor) Background: She is the president of V.S.S. [P. Genjo Gondo] Background: The commander of FLAK. He seems to be in some shady deals with . Status: Commander of FLAK. [Q. Big Spoilers] - Ayane was the one who killed Yuuya. - Bachelor is really Hikaru Asakura, who was the third testing subject in the incident eight years ago. She was the successful test subject in the experiment in expanding the left brain, making her smarter than ordinary people in data processing. Her age is a mystery. It should be around 18. - In Ryang and Renn's branch, both Yosuke and Kaida dies. They are killed by Genha. In Renn's, they got swallowed by Leviathan. - In Ryang's branch, Akira committed suicide to escape the control of the brainwash chip. In Renn's branch, he was swallowed by Leviathan. - There were actually five kids used as test subjects for a test on strengthening the brain using digital techniques. This ended up being the research before the brain-washing chip. So, instead of just Ryang, Genha, and Hikaru, Toru and Renn were the remaining two test subjects. - Souma Toru's real name is Xinichi Mizusaka. His special ability gained from the experiment eight years ago is the ability to recover lost memories. This is why after he was brainwashed numerous times he has this "Overturn" sign when he regains his memory. He is immune to complete brainwash. As for his relationship with Renn, Toru is Renn's half brother. Same father, but born of a different mother. - Renn's other self, or rather say, inner self, is actually Leviathan. - The first experiment was about memory increasing and memory erasing. It ended up making the subject suffer from memory loss from time to time. The second experiment was to increase the ability of the brain. The male subject got his right brain enhanced and the female subject got her left brain expanded. The third experiment was on how to extend the amount of time a person can stay in cyber space. It ended up killing the subject's physical body. The last experiment was on memory recovery. [R. Extra Information Regarding Members of the Project] Genjo Gondo: Project director, formerly a staff officer in the central. After the project halted eight years ago, he was demoted. He is now the commander in FLAK's east Asian region. Reika Tajibana: Project planner and main scientist. She once belonged to the army but resigned right after the incident eight years ago. After resigning, Reika created the company V.S.S. She obtained many patents regarding brain chips after V.S.S was established. She was suspected of stealing technologies from the army (decision from headquarters in pending). QuWong: One of the main engineers of the project. Entered the project from an invitation from Reika. Former colleague of Reika in bio related researches in university. Took cared of the experiment subjects aside from his research. After the project halted, he escaped with some of the subjects and now is the commander of Fei-Tao, a group belonging to Antihips. Most likely had a relationship wtih Reika (in ANOTHER SIDE by visiting Reika's office twice a little scoop about his former relationship with Reika can be picked up) before he became a terrorist. Yagisawa: Commander of the squads tracking down the escaped subjects after the project halted. Eight years ago, he was wounded in a fight with one of the subjects and was hospitalized. His squads were annihilated when he was in hospital. Afterwards, he asked for a demotion and was approved. Now Yagisawa is the captain of the first platoon in FLAK's east Asian region. <<F. Story Summary>> For choices, I will often have {Choice 1: Description of choice.} and {Choice 2: Description of choice.} (number depends on number of choice present), then at the end of all choices I will have another {} to indicate how these choices will affect the direction in the game storyline. Another format is just one {} indicating which choice to pick to stay on the story path. To skip chapters, please press Ctrl + F and type in "next chapter" without the "". Click search to skip chapters. [a. Common Introduction] [INTRO. STEPPEN WOLF] Toru and the rest of the Steppen Wolf team invades into this institute. After getting into the data room, they found some independant guards in place and engaged in combat. After beating the guards into scraps and getting what they needed, they started their escape. The team decided to split. Toru headed for the roof and called in Akira to graffiti the commercial boards. Afterwards, Toru found himself surrounded by guards. Suddenly, Yuuya and Bachelor both kicked in and the combat started. After the fight, the team jumped roof and right before they crashed into the ground they ejected from cyber space. Afterwards, they went to a cyber room to celebrate. Yuuya decided that it was time to disband Steppen Wolf. However, they will not go without a big bang. The team decided to invade the net institute of FLAK, the cyber military cooporation. NEXT CHAPTER [1. WIRED GHOST] As Yuuya, Akira, and Toru entered the institute under the help of their support, Tukina, they found out that the terrorist group Antihips had entered right after them, triggering the alarm. Akira, who went in first to scout, was caught. Yuuya and Toru tried their best to run, but then suddenly Toru stepped on Black Ice, a cyber trap used for military purposes. To save Toru, Yuuya charged right into him and pushed Toru out of the trap's effect. Just when they thought they are safe, they saw one of the terrorist in this big red and black shmicram fighting with a FLAK soldier. The FLAK soldier was defeated, but suddenly transformed itself into a shmicram with huge claws. However, even under this form the soldier was finished off by the terrorist with a Force Crash. Yuuya and Toru passed the fallen FLAK soldier and tried to exit north. They, however, saw the infamous digital ghost. Just when they have dosed off, they did not realize the FLAK soldier was getting back up. And just suddenly, the FLAK shmicram charged forward with its big claws. Yuuya yelled out saying they were not terrorists, but the soldier's shmicram did not slow down. In the split second, Yuuya pushed Toru out of the way and took the blow by himself. His cyber body was completely crushed, causing his real brain to cease function, or in otherwords, brain dead. Toru stood up, but was then surrounded by FLAK soldiers and was forced to leave cyber space. After leaving cyber space, Toru found himself surrounded by the police. Taken into custody, he was questioned by an officer. However, a strange man Toru saw the day before came in, telling the officer to release Toru. The man told Toru he is from FLAK and asked him to join the military. He told Toru to think about it and left. [b. Minori's Branch] [1. WIRED GHOST] {Choose 2nd option if choice comes up} As Toru entered the base of Steppen Wolf, he saw something on Yuuya's seat. It was Yuuya's pendant. He grabbed it and vowed to avenge for Yuuya. Tukina came in and Toru told her he is going to Join FLAK to find the killer. NEXT CHAPTER [2. FLAK] The next day, Toru was standing outside the base of FLAK. Suddenly, he bumped into a female officer. She is Minori Segawa. Minori took Toru in to see the Yagisawa, captain of the first platoon, and Gondo, the commander of the base. Minori leads Toru to the cafeteria, where they met the other three members of the first platoon: Yosuke, Kaira, and Ayane Shido. Not long afterwards, Toru recieved his first mission. Some thieves are coming out of a building in cyber space, and their job is to arrest them or do the obvious thing. Toru was paired with Kaira. As they went forward, Minori informed them three shmicrams are coming out from the entrance. A combat was engaged. After the fighting, Yosuke lead a criminal out of the building, and then Toru logged out. After the battle, Toru went outside for a stretch. He recalled what the criminal said before taken away, "You beast, I am going to revenge for my friends... Be aware of that!" As Toru was thinking, Minori came by and congradulated him for his good work. They talked about the criminals today, three brain dead and one ran away leaving a ten year old child behind. Minori tried to cheer TOru up, saying that she and the others are his comrades now. Yosuke and Kaira suddenly appeared and confirmed their partnership as a team together. It made Toru thought about how Yuuya called him 'partner'. Toru made some more thoughts, and eventually went with the others back to their dorms to celebrate. NEXT CHAPTER [3. FEMALE SOLDIER] Several weeks had passed since Toru joined FLAK. As Toru woke up, he felt something sharp stabbing his chest. He looked down and saw a small wound. It was caused by Yuuya's pendant. Toru realized how he is getting farther away from his path for revenge, so he grasped the pendant hard so he would not forget the purpose for joining FLAK in the first place. After waking up, Toru took a walk in the base. He met Minori and she asked Toru what is he going to do in the free day tomorrow. However, because Toru remembered about his vow of revenge, he did not give Minori a pleasant answer. Minori got mad and just ran off. {Choose second choice to go to Minori's room} Toru walked up to Minori's room and knocked. Minori wondered why Toru came over. Toru told Minori he was sorry for his recklace talk just a while before and she forgave him. Toru asked Minori what she is going to do tomorrow and made her blush. She told Toru she doesn't have anything really planned, so Toru asked her out for a meal together. Minori accepted the offer and they agreed to meet at the street square at ten in the morning. What Minori did not know, is that Toru asked her out just to get more information on the person who murdered his friend. The next day, Toru arrived to the meeting place. The time is now 15 minutes passed the scheduled meeting time, and Minori still hadn't arrived yet. Suddenly, Toru heard Minori's voice. He leaned over to look and found her talking to two kids, brother and sister. She seemed to be very comfortable getting into their small circle. Minori saw Toru and appologized for being late. She asked Toru if he liked her personal dress, and Toru said it looked well on her. However, the true purpose of this lunch came into Toru's mind, and he suggested to Minori that they should be heading to the cafe. Minor was quite surprised of the wildness of the cafe, Toru explained how it was a common place for him back in the days of Steppen Wolf. The waitress suddenly came over and acted very close to Toru and asked if they wanted drugs inside their drinks. Toru yelled at the waitress asking for normal meals, because he thinks this is giving Minori a bad impression of himself. Toru tried to explain to Minori, but Minori just said she believed it's safe because it's Toru's old territory. They started eating and opened the conversation between them. Toru first asked some simple questions to lighten things up, then asked a couple of military and terrorist related questions. Eventually, Toru asked about the launch list of the first platoon. The question made Minori uncomfortable. Not much came out of it, but Minori did tell Toru that there may be an insider in FLAK considering the abnormal usage of the database room. She told him that all members have access to Level 1. Toru then asked Minori a couple of sharp questions about the database and made her panick. Even though Toru was happy about the information he gathered, Minori seemed a little upset. Minori's sad face made Toru's chest hurt, so...... {Choice 1: Return to base.} Toru tells Minori that he has something hurry to do in the base. Minori returned to the base with him. Along the way, Toru tried to explain his actions, but Minori just halts him before he could say it out. {Choice 2: Talk a bit more.} Toru tried to explain, but Minori said it was alright. Minori then told Toru that she is going to head back to base saying she has something to do in a hurry. As Minori walked out, Toru felt guilt in his heart. Toru then calmed down and thought over the information in his head. He left the cafe and returned to the base alone. {Either way will not affect the route.} After returning to base (if it's choice 2, then it will say at night), Toru gave the database room a visit. He looked through the Level 1 information and found them to be just some regular personal data. Toru then tried to access Level 2 data, but his access number failed. He then took out his portable wire, Toru's personal favorite hacking tool. As Toru was just about to dive in, he heard this voice in his back. He turned back and saw Ayane standing there. Toru told Ayane that he was just curious of the military's station and tried to cover his actions. Ayane just told him not to forget to log out afterwards another station. With Ayane here, Toru felt it was not good for him to continue his search. He then left the room leaving Ayane behind. NEXT CHAPTER [4. MOP UP] Toru was having a nightmare. In his dream, he recalls the events that had happened when Steppen Wolf fell. He saw this mysterious girl, the girl who leads the people who saw her to the lands of the dead, the wired ghost... Then Toru heard warnings from Tukina and Yuuya yelled out as well. This time, however, instead of Yuuya the white shmicram charged towards Toru. Just when the claws broke through Toru's shmicram's chest, Toru woke up covered in sweat. He realized it was a dream and held up Yuuya's pendent, and vows again to avenge for Yuuya. Toru was walking outside and saw some V.S.S vehicles parked in the base. Yosuke told Toru that in this mission the army is working with V.S.S. It seemed like their enemy this time is the famed terrorist group in the region. Just when they're talking, an announcement was made to order the first platoon to their battle stations. The group leaves and head towards the station. After reaching the battle station, Commander Gondo and a woman were standing in front of the rest of the platoon. Toru poked Yosuke and asked about who the woman was. Yosuke told him she is Tajibana Reika, the president of V.S.S. Yosuke made a joke about Reika, then Commander Gondo started talking about the joint mission. Reika also talked a bit about the terrorists and their recent attacks on military facilities. Commander Gondo then said that they will be assualting one of the terrorists' military stations and assigned the main task to FLAK and the runaways to V.S.S. Reika then said that they will be sending in willis troops first to bombard the place. The shmicram platoons should not have too much hard time with the remaining terrorists. She then assigned the mission start time and ordered the mission to begin. As Toru sat infront of his console, he saw Minori came in with a sulked face. He wondered if what had happened before made a bad impact on her. As Toru tried to talk to her, Minori avoided claiming that they should not be talking about this during a mission. Kaira tried to cheer her up, but Minori avoided again and left to do something else. Yosuke was worried about Minori loosing her cool and not being able to provide the best support. Kaira asked Toru what was happening, and Toru tried to change the direction of the question to something else. Ayane was the last one to came in and was silent even when Kaira talked to her. She just walked to her console and started connecting. Minori came over and asked Toru to hurry, so Toru plugged himself into the console and dived in. When Toru and the others dived in, what they saw were what was left from the bombarding. Captain Yagisawa ordered the attack to start and warned Toru about the dangers. After travelling for some distance, Minori warned the platoon about jamming in some areas and possible enemy hideouts. She told the team to be careful. Suddenly, Ayane spotted an enemy and rushed towards the battlefield on her own. Minori warned her about acting alone, but it seemed like she didn't take a single word in. Kaira told Toru and Yosuke to go where they were heading and she left to chase Ayane. Toru and Yosuke kept on going east and eventually met up with a group of terrorists. After scrapping them into digital bits, Toru asked Minori if there were any enemies left around them. Minori replied negative so Toru started calling the others. Both Kaira and Ayane replied back and seemed to be alright. Captain Yagisawa called in and ordered the platoon to stay put. Captain Yagisawa saw that Yosuke's shmicram was heavily damaged, so he order him to return for repairs. As Yosuke logged off, Toru turned on the personal channels and began talking to other team members. Toru asked Minori about Ayane's weird actions today, and Minori replied saying that she had done that several times in the past already. Minori asked Toru why he cared so much about Ayane, and Toru just said that it's only because she's a co-worker. Suddenly, a personal call was made from outside sources. Toru was shocked since their call number changes every time a mission starts. It would be unlikely for an outside source to call in. With care, Toru accepted the call. After it was connected, Toru heard the mechanical voice of Bachelor. Toru was surprised why his old comrade would be calling him on the battlefield. Bachelor made a joke on Toru about him joining FLAK, and then taunted him for a fight. Bachelor brought out a bet, and waited for Toru to reply. {Choice 1: Fight.} Toru yelled to Bachelor to come out and stop hiding. His rage is at maximum from the taunting. As Bachelor's shmicram came in, the area was completely jammed from outside connections. After a few sentences, they began the fight. {Lose very badly.} Bachelor is disappointed with Toru's skills. Bachelor then says it was worthless coming and disappears. The outside communication is then restored and Minori calls in. She asked if Toru was alright, and Toru replied that he is alright. Minori wondered what happened because his connection was jammed. Toru just said it was some hacker. Captain Yagisawa made a comment then orders Toru to log off. Then logs off from cyber space. {Get Bachelor's HP down to 3 or less bar.} Bachelor will laugh at Toru about the win and tells Toru to practice more often. Bachelor then leaves and Minori calls in. Captain Yagisawa says something about the hacker then calls Toru back. Toru then logs off from cyber space. {Win.} Bachelor will compliment on Toru's skills then leaves. Captain Yagisawa will also compliment Toru when Minori calls in. Toru logs off from cyber space right after. {Outcome of this fight does not affect Minori's story branch.} {Choice 2: Refuse to fight.} Toru said to Bachelor that the taunt was useless and he has no time to play around. Bachelor seemed to be quite angry when Toru used the word 'play' and Toru came up with an image of bachelor in his head. Nevertheless, Toru refused to fight and Bachelor just cuts off the connection. The regular connection was returned and Minori seemed to be quite worried. Toru found out that Minori did not catch anything he said to Bachelor due to his connection being jammed from others, so he said that it was just some hacker. Captain Yagisawa suddenly came in and told Toru to return. TOru then logs off from cyber space. {This choice will not affect Minori's story branch.} After returning, Toru leaves his console. Minori seems to be quite worried about what happened. Toru asked if she was mad at him for what happened at the cafe. Minori was a little surprised that Toru thought she was angry. Minori seemed to be a little nervous and asked Toru something about hackers and made the conversation really stiff. When they couldn't say anything, Ayane leaves her console and comes over, looking tired and sighing. As she walked pass, Toru called out. Ayane stops and looks at Toru. He asked if she was tired and Ayane replied positive. She then started walking again. {Choice 1: Ask about what happened in the database room.} Toru thought a bit and decided to ask why Ayane was in the database room. Just when he asked, Minori halted him. She said it was enough. She then went on about how Toru was making a joke of her and stuff. The conversation became very heated and Toru decides to cool her down. {Choice 2:Do not ask about what happened in the database room.} Toru watch Ayane leave the room. Minori then called out Toru's name. She said that it was enough and he wouldn't like a girl who leaves in the middle of a date (Aside from Toru calling out to Ayane this part is exactly the same as the other choice. As for why some parts are different in the walkthrough, it's more like just whichever part I decide to translate in the dialogs that's all. Main point is still the same). She then says not to joke around and was quite angry. Toru tried to calm her down. {Either choice is fine.} {Choice 1: Ask Minori to eat at a restaurant.} Toru asks Minori to have a date at a restaurant as an apology. Minori was surprised that Toru would ask her out on a date and her face was blushing. Minori accepts the offer even though she still has some doubts. In their spare time, Toru and Minori went to a restaurant near the base. Minori seemed happy with the meals here. Toru felt bad for his actions before, trying to use Minori to achieve his goals. Minori looked concerned about TOru and asked him about what might be going on. Just when Toru was about to tell Minori the truth, she stopped him and said it was alright. She then grabs Toru's hand and held on tightly. She said that she believed that Toru is not a bad person. Toru asked how come and she said that she saw Toru's reaction after his first battle. Minori tells Toru that often people became numb after doing it several times (killing people digitally), but Toru was able to feel bad about it. Just when Toru was thinking about those words, a voice yelled out Toru's name. Toru wondered who it was talking behind him and looked back to see Tukina standing there. Toru was surprised that she is here. Tukina then walked over and hugged Toru. After Tukina moved away, Toru coughed a bit and adjusted his breathing. He looked at Minori and found her puzzled, so he introduced Tukina, his childhood friend, to Minori. Tukina asked Toru to introduce Minori to her, and made fun of Toru asking if she's Toru's girlfriend. Toru found out her trick after telling Tukina Minori was the platoon support. He then redirected the topic to why Tukina was here. Tukina tells Toru to look at her uniform. He looked at it and saw that it was a V.S.S uniform. Toru then asked Tukina if she had bought it in some strange store. Tukina tells Toru he is an idiot to forget that she was hired by a security company. She tells Toru that after testing she was found to have pilot potential. Toru could not believe it, then Tukina got mad and started saying some embarrasing things Toru did in the past. Toru then argued back to Tukina. Minori was left out of the conversation and just said sorry to Toru and excused herself and left. Tukina was saying sorry in a joking way about how she interrupted their date. Suddenly, a cold voice cuts through the heated conversation. It was President Reika calling to Tukina. Tukina said sorry to Reika then told Toru to wait for her in the cyber chat room. She then joins the rest of the V.S.S team and left. {Choice 2: Repeatedly apologize.} Toru kept on apologizing to Minori. He even used the dogeza pose (bowing 90 degrees down from normal standing position). Minori was quite surprised and she forgave him, but only for this time. She then tell Toru that he should give Ayane some privacy. She says that as a support, she will support him when difficulties arise. Just when Toru felt that there were a lot of misunderstandings to clear, a voice cried out calling Toru. Toru looked back and saw Tukina. Tukina then came over and hugged Toru. Toru was a little shy, then introduced Tukina to Minori. Tukina then asked Toru to introduce Minori to her, and asked if she's Toru's girlfriend. Toru introduced Minori as the platoon support, and had a face as red as a monkey's butt when he heard Tukina's second half of her sentence. He then asked about how Tukina's doing. Tukina shows Toru her uniform, it was that of an pilot in V.S.S. Toru asked that if she bought this at some weird store. Tukina calls Toru anidiot reminding him that she was hired by a security company. Toru was surprised that she joined V.S.S as a shmicram pilot. Toru can't believe she passed V.S.S's pilot test and Tukina became very angry. She then pulled out some old story of Toru forgetting to wash his underwear and she being the one doing it in the end. Toru told her that this has nothing to do with what they're talking about. Minori was left out of the conversation and decided to leave. After Minori leaves, Tukina joked around about she interrupting their date. Suddenly, a voice with cold chill sounded. It was President Reika. Tukina said sorry to President Reika, then she tells Toru to meet her in the cyber chat room afterwards. After hearing Toru's confirmation, Tukina left with other V.S.S members. {Must pick choice 1 to continue in Minori's path.} In the chat room, Toru asked Tukina about how she's been doing. She told Toru that there's fancy residences, great pay, delicious food, and etc. She then asked the question back to Toru about how was he doing in the army. Toru replied back saying that the residence was rough, the pay was so so, and the food is just edible. Tukina then asked if Toru wants to get hired by V.S.S, but Toru declined. Her smile faded and asked Toru if he just can't forget the revenge. She then asked Toru if he had found who the culprit was. He replied negative and explained to her the restrictions in his priviledges. Tukina handed Toru an cyber equipment saying that it was the databse key to level 2 information. Toru asked how she got the key, and Tukina replied that it was given to her when they decided for FLAK and V.S.S to have a joint mission, especially when she's in the elite group. She tells Toru to take it and he did. She tells Toru to hurry, so Toru placed the key on his cord and stored its data inside. Afterwards, Toru logged off from the chat room. In the middle of the night, Toru once again stepped into the database room. He began to think of some of the things he should take into mind. First, there was something strange about Captain Yagisawa, and it might be good to check him out. Second, Ayane have been acting weird lately and there are lots of strange points in her behavior. Lastly, it would be good to look at data on Antihips because it was due to their interference that Steppen Wolf got into all this mess. {In the database, pick the second file from the top. That is Ayane's file.} Toru looked at Ayane's level 2 data and found that she used to work for I.V.S. She was trained on the topic of communication between age 15 to 17 and became a low leve technician at I.V.S at the age of 18. However, she resigned at the age of 19 and joined the army. Toru thought that this change in her life may be the key. When Toru was still searching, the door suddenly opened. Toru turned his head to see who it was and found Ayane standing there. Ayane walked to a different machine and logged on. Suddenly, Toru heard a small noise coming out from Ayane's mouth. {Choice 1: Yell out.} Toru called out Ayane's name. He looked at her and saw her crying. Her face suddenly turned back to normal, what was different from her usual self are the tears falling from her face onto the machine below. Ayane then stormed out of the database room. Toru realized that there are no more time for him to search either, so he left as well. {Choice 2: Wait until she leaves.} Toru stayed silent until Ayane left the database room. He realized that he had no more time today and left the room. {Either choice will not affect the path.} NEXT CHAPTER [5. HACKING] {At the beginning of this chapter, if you see two choices pop up then you are on the right path for Minori. As for what these choices are, that's way out of the rating for this walkthrough.} After bribing Kaira to be quite about this morning, Toru met Yosuke in the halls for morning practice. There they met up with Minori. When Minori asked Toru why he wasn't looking well, Kaira suddenly came up and tried to say something to Minori but was intercepted by Toru. Minori then just left and head over to the training room. When Toru tried to explain, Minori had already left. Ayane then walked over and asked Toru to step aside. Toru then followed and entered the training room. Toru and Yosuke were both transfered into the cyber training ground. Yosuke and Toru exchanged a few remarks and started the fight. {The fight will not affect anything in this route, so the various outcomes will not be specified.} After the fight, they both logged out. Ayane and Kaira are still fighting, with Kaira being obviously weaker. Yosuke told Toru that he would not want to fight with Ayane because it would shorten his life. Toru asked if she was really that strong, and Yosuke replied positive, espeically her killing aura. Yosuke told Toru that Ayane is a battle maniac and also the trouble maker in the team. When she gets into battle, blood gets into her head and she just goes wild. After a bit of chatting Kaira was defeated. Ayane's fighting style triggered something in Toru. The image of the changeable shmicram appeared. However, without proof he could not assume the suspect was Ayane. Ayane and Kaira walked over with Kaira complaining to Ayane. Ayane didn't say much, just something about that's the only way she knows how to fight and left. At night, Toru appeared again in the database. Being the third time in there, Toru promised himself to find something useful this time. Tonight Toru brought in some tools he used for hacking. Suddenly, a voice called out his name. It was Minori. Minori said that she was getting some data for the captain and asked Toru what he was doing. Toru responded with something like it's none of your business, and Minori became very emotional. Minori realized her weird behavior and tried to apologize. Just then, they heard the noise of the door opening and closing. Toru grabbed Minori by the hand and hid under the console. Toru looked out and found it was Ayane. While still observing, Toru heard Minori's quite voice. He saw his left hand was groping Minori's ****** (sorry, out of the walkthrough's rating level)! Just when he let go of his hands, he heard the sound of door opening and footsteps heading outside. Toru stood up while Minori also stood up but with both her hands in front protecting. Minori asked Toru what was going on, and Toru told her about how Ayane always comes when he comes to the database room. Toru walked over and went to the machine Ayane was just using. He tried to track down what Ayane was doing with his tools. Minori was curious about what he was doing, and he told her what he was going to do. He found out that Ayane was looking into something about Antihips. It was a highly restricted file and Toru could not open it. Minori looked over the code number and found that it was a level 3 file! Toru asked Minori who would have such access, and Minori said that only Captain or above could access that. She was wondering how Ayane was able to access those files. Toru wondered if she did this by hacking into the system, but Minori replied claiming it would not be possible since the army's database is protected by black ice. Suddenly, Toru tried to plug into the system. Minori asked what he was doing, and he replied trying to hack into the level 3 data Ayane was just looking at. Minori tried to get Toru to leave it alone. Toru didn't listen and just said he's good at it and he will be fine. Minori stepped in and knocked the connection off to stop the data processing. Minori looked into Toru with angry eyes. She told him to leave other people's past alone. Toru told her that Ayane was looking into military secrets. To see what she was doing, this was all he could do. Minori replied that he would be doing the same thing Ayane was doing. She told Toru that it would a great crime to hack into military's secrets and why would he do something that would be risking his life. Minori then went on and tried to convice Toru to stop what he was doing. {Choice 1: Continue hacking.} Toru turned to the machine and started again. Suddnely, Minori slapped Toru in the face and said that he was the lowest. She then walked out without looking at Toru. Toru felt ashamed, but he now got his target locked onto Ayane. He felt that he could do it some other time and left the room. {Choice 2: Stop.} Toru told Minori that he'll stop. Minori was quite glad to see this. As he was packing up to leave, Toru asked Minori if they should cover this up for Ayane. Minori replied that it was obvious they should cover it up because Ayane is their teammate. She then said that Toru and Ayane are very alike. She said that it would be better to wait for Ayane to tell about herself. They walked out of the room together and continued talking. Minori asked Toru a question about herself (sorry, couldn't understand what she was asking), and Toru may have comforted her in some way. She said thanks and headed over to the residence. {Choice 2 must be selected to stay on Minori's path.} That night, Toru logged into the chat room where Tukina was waiting. Tukina asked how did it go and Toru told her about everything that had happened. Tukina looked a little sad about her level 2 access key not being much of a help. As they lie on the grass, Tukina leaned over Toru and looked straight at him from top. She told Toru it was alright and told him that hacking the military's database would be suicide. Toru said that it had to be done. Tukina suddenly said that Yuuya would probably not want Toru to get revenge for him. Toru said that Yuuya would do the same thing if the situation was reversed. Tukina asked Toru, was his desire to avenge Yuuya that strong? She said that they now all have new partners, would Yuuya be happy if they really revenged for him. Toru thought over the matter and replied a bit harshly. Tukina suddenly looked tired. She told Toru it was just her training lately and he does not need to worry about it. She told Toru that after entering V.S.S she had already killed numerous people in cyber space. Toru agreed that he, too, had killed many people in the military. Tukina asked Toru, do they still have the right to take revenge even when they themselves had killed? Toru replied that he at least need to know who killed Yuuya. At this point, both Toru and Tukina became silent. NEXT CHAPTER [6. ANTIHIPS] Several days passed. Toru hung out on the outskirts of the base thinking about what had happened in the database room. Suddenly, he heard footsteps walking towards him. He was then greeted by Minori. They talked about weather and then a place for them to go together. They then talked about the recent actions by the terrorists, about how they may be planning on a massive revenge after having taken heavy damages from the joint force of V.S.S and the military. Minori also brought up the talk about an insider leaking data to the terrorists. Toru joked around about Ayane being the insider, and Minori got mad at him. Toru calmed her down and told her he's not going to do that. Just when Minori was going to say something else, the alarm came up. It seemed like the terrorists are launching another attack. Hearing the alarm, Toru and Minori rushed back to the battle station. After reaching the battle station, Captain Yagisawa told the team what was going on. The terrorist group Fei-Tao is attacking a military supply base both in the cyber and the real world. Minori then cried out after seeing a scene on her monitor. Many control room pilots are showing signs of brain dead as their cyber body was destroyed. It was a scene of living hell. Toru and Ayane were ordered to dive in first since Yosuke and Kaira haven't returned yet. Toru tried to talk to Ayane, but she just told him to dive in quickly. After finishing the preperations, Toru dove into the cyber world. After diving in, after a few remarks Ayane left immediately after detecting a terrorist. Toru called her a battle maniac and tried to catch up to her but some terrorists appeared and blocked his way. After the fight, Toru asked Minori for Ayane's position. However, she was not able to catch up with Ayane. So, Toru went towards where Ayane had gone to find her. {The following will only occur after beating Tukina's route.} After Toru enetered a room, Minori detected an unknown shmicram. The shmicram came up to Toru and he found that it was Akira! He talked to Toru a bit and they got into an argument because Akira joined with the terrorists. Toru accused the terrorists for killing all those people in the control room, but Akira defended saying that it was a government program that caused those deaths. Toru said that Akira must have been brainwashed by the terrorists. Akira then called Toru a dog of the military. He asked Toru where his hot blooded spirit went. Toru told Akira to stop being on the same side of the terrorists, and Aira fought back yelling at Toru to stop being on the side of FLAK. Just then, Ayane came over and started chasing Akira. Toru tried to step between them and Akira used the time to escape. Ayane tried to chase after him but was stopped by Toru. Ayane told Toru to step aside. Toru told her that Akira was a friend of his, but she just that Akira is now an enemy. Toru kept on trying to stop her, and then Ayane raised her machine gun and told Toru to step aside or else she will shoot. {Choice 1: Stop her with force.} Ayane fights Toru. After taking heavy damage, Ayane transforms into the white shmicram. Toru fought and destroyed it. Toru then was arrested for attacking his own teammates but then was rescued by the terrorists. The rest of this will be in Ryang's path. {Choice 2: Talk her out of it.} Toru told Ayane he really can't kill his old friend. Ayane gave him some cold words and left. Minori called in asking what had happened. She told Toru that the communication was cut half way and she wasn't able to hear anything. Toru told her that he will tell her about it later. He then asked where Ayane went and headed towards there. {Choice 2 must be selected to stay on Minori's path.} After several battles, Minori contacted Toru telling him that Ayane's heartbeat was abnormally fast. It seemed as if she was in a tough battle. When Toru finally caught up with her, Minori reported that Ayane had just been defeated. Her cyber body was forced to eject but was there was interference preventing her from aborting. When Toru was going to charge in, Minori warned him about several shmicrams hiding and told him to becareful. {The remaining scene is out of the rating of this walkthrough, so details will not be mentioned.} Toru found Ayane captured by Genha (and what he's doing to her, I will not say, other than that he broke her arm). Genha ordered his men to attack Toru, but they were defeated. When Genha was going to call in his shmicram, a load of shmicrams just suddenly logged into the room, including a giant orange shmicram. The pilot of the giant shmicram, QuWong, told Genha to retreat. When Toru saw all these enemies, he was prepared to die. However, QuWong said that it would be pointless to kill him and all the terrorists aborted. After they left, Minori called in to Toru to tell him that the interference seemed to have disappeared after the terrorists all left. Captain Yagisawa then called in to order Toru to come back. Toru followed his orders and logged off. Air seemed dense in the battle station. Yosuke said sorry to Toru for not coming earlier. The medics were all over Ayane's console trying to treat her. The same feeling came up in Toru's chest when Yuuya died. Minori went into shock with her face all white over what had happened. Toru asked if she was ok and she calmed down. As the medics took Ayane out to the medical room, Toru saw that her arm that was bent by Genha suffered the same damage in the physical world. He was amazed how the damages in the mind could affect the body. Captain Yagisawa saw Toru's face not being so well, so he ordered him to stay in his room. Toru followed the order and left the battle station. In the dark, Toru could not sleep. When he closed his eyes, he would see Genha's face again and the scene where Ayane was tortured appeared in his mind. Toru was scared that Genha viewed breaking Ayane's body as something fun. A scary chill rose from the bottom of his heart. He then thought about what the mysterious girl said in the conversation of the terrorists and thought about his own actions in FLAK. Toru then reviewed all the things that had happened recently and his chest started to hurt. When he chose to avenge Yuuya, he had chosen the blood stained road. There was no point to his life other than getting revenge. When he was thinking, Toru heard a knock on his door. He asked who it was, then Minori replied. As the door opened, Toru saw Minori's still face. It was already 1 am and the time when most people sleep. Toru asked what she was doing here at this hour, and Minori told Toru about Ayane's injuries. It seemed that she wasn't hurt that badly and would be returning to the team soon. They talked a bit about Ayane, then Toru asked Minori who attacked Ayane. She told Toru he was Fei-Tao's number 2 in charge. She said how cruel it was to capture the injured pilots. Toru then said that it was what the terrorists do. Toru then talked about himself (I think) and Minori couldn't believe some of the things he said. She yelled at Toru, with tears in her eyes. She could not believe Toru would say something so cruel and started crying. Toru felt guilty of torturing himself (the stuff around here is quite theological and I don't have enough understanding to do a good summary). After some conversation, Minori asked Toru if she was a good support. He replied that her support was accurate and helps alot, and she was glad to hear it. Minori's smile finally appeared. She told him that he is not alone in times of trouble. She will be supporting him. After saying that, Minori left the room. Toru thought over everything again and decided hold those thoughts for later. He fell asleep soon afterwards. NEXT CHAPTER [7. MELT DOWN] Yet another few days has passed. The guilt Toru had before was now gone. Toru grabbed Yuuya's pendant and realized that his heart for revenged had became dull. However, when Toru thought about how he might meet the murderer's shmicram in the front lines his heart became excited again. Just then, an alert interrupted Toru's thoughts. He realized that he hasn't eaten any breakfast yet. So, Toru put on his clothes and headed to the battle station. When he arrived he was greeted by Captain Yagisawa. He said to the team that an I.V.S chip factory was attacked by the terrorists this morning. Toru recalled that I.V.S was one of the largest brain chip providers in the region. Right now, the factory was invaded both in the real and cyber world and has already taken over the control room. He pointed at the console screen that was transmitting video, only to see the leader of the terrorists speaking. Captain Yagisawa explained that it was a crime notification from the terrorists. On the screen, Toru saw QuWong saying that he is forced to use extreme measures to expose the crimes of a large government organization to the people. He warned the government to tell the people about the black box area of the brain chip within 12 hours from now. If the government don't follow this then they will destroy the factory. Any casualties resulted from this would be the responsibility of the government. Yosuke was starting to get mad due to QuWong's words, so Toru changed the screen to see the image of the factory. It looked like a large industrial region built with features of a city. Minori told everyone that I.V.S uses a city-like construction to build their factories. Other than the factory itself, a living quarters for a hundred thousand people and various shopping malls and other stores are constructed. This includes an atomic fusion power plant underground. Toru was shocked by how the terrorists capture the contorl room so that they would have a literal atomic bomb to have over a hundred thousand hostages. Toru asked Captain Yagisawa about the government's responce, and was told that there are none. The black box stuff in the brain chip doesn't exist. Kaira asked if the residences had been evacuated yet. Captain Yagisawa said that road blockage was formed and literally all of the residences have become hostages. The army had already stationed soldiers around the target. The maps displayed the position of the FLAK soldiers. A whole army of soldiers were scattered around. Yosuke said that a hundred terrorists against ten thousand soldiers, it looked like they are not going to be needed today. However, Captain Yagisawa said that to avoid casualties in the people, the net platoons are ordered to assualt the terrorists. Kaira said that it seems like they are taking a huge amount of responsibility. Captain Yagisawa told the team that the V.V.S pilots stationed there are currently still defending and told everyone to hurry up and help them. Just when everyone was preparing, a surprising person appeared at the door. It was Ayane! She greated everyone and headed to her console. Captain Yagisawa asked if she was alright, and Ayane replied positive. So, Captain Yagisawa told everyone that the plan has changed. The platoon will split into two teams, Ayane and Toru in the first and Kaira and Yosuke in the second. Before diving in, Toru asked if Ayane was alright. Even though Ayane said she was ok, Toru saw her face twitching when she was plugging in the cable. Seemed like her arm hasn't fully recovered yet. He asked again, and Ayane said it's none of his business. Ayane then said thanks for before but she has her own things she has to do. After Minori told everyone to wait for the timing to dive in, Toru thought about the reason behind Ayane being the battle maniac she is right now. What was the point to her battles? Just when he was thinking, Minori told Toru his heart beat is getting faster and he should calm down. Suddenly, Toru asked Minori what would she do if someone in the military murdered someone close to her. She replied saying that she would expose the muderer with legal means. Toru had a smirk on his face hearing Minori's standard answer from the textbooks. They talked a bit more and Minori said that it would be pointless to throw one's life all into revenge. She then asked Toru what was the point behind all these questions, but Toru said forget about it. She then asked if something bothering him, but was interrupted by Captain Yagisawa. He told the two to stop chatting during missions. Kaira then joked about Toru being the weakness of Minori. Yosuke joked to Toru about getting Minori excited before the battle. Minori got embarrased and asked if everyone was ready. The platoon then dived into cyber space. Soon after entering, Toru and Ayane met their first wave of terrorists. After the fight, Captain Yagisawa ordered Ayane and Toru to head to the reactor. Along the way, they met another wave of terrorists. When the next wave appeared, Ayane left Toru to fight them off and headed to the reactor first herself. After Toru finished them all off, he headed towards the reactor and asked Minori about Ayane's current position. At first Minori said that she lost Ayane's signal, but just then she found out that Ayane was starting to get excited in her brain wave and heartbeating. Just when Toru was making a comment, Minori warned about shmicrams coming up front. A group of terrorist shmicrams came in from the east and headed straight for the reactor. Toru saw that the leading shmicram was the one who fought the white shmicram when Yuuya was killed. Toru chased after them despite Minori's warning. He was intercepted by two terrorist shmicrams but they were defeated quickly. When Toru saw another terrorist, before he was able to respond the white shmicram that killed Yuuya suddenly popped up out of nowhere and smashed the terrorist shmicrams into scrap metal. Toru was shocked to see the murderer on the battle field, but he did not attack immediately. He tried to contact the pilot but his communication was rejected. The white shmicram then went to the south, ignoring Toru. Toru chased after it, but was intercepted again by two terrorists. After the fight, Toru lost sight of the white shmicram. Just then, Minori warned Toru about the terrorists retreating and leaving behind willis in the reactor. Even though he wanted to look for the murderer against the order, Toru was unable to do so due to the responsibility he was placed with. He swore and then headed to the reactor room. After reaching the reactor, Minori contacted Toru and linked him with an I.V.S technician. According to the technician, the willis are taking over the controls of the reactor. He also said that the reactor is unstable and would explode in 2 minutes. He begged Toru to disable these willis as soon as possible. So, Toru charged into the group of willis and started to take them apart. After the willis are all disabled, the technician said that the safety program is reactivated. Toru was already full of sweat when he finished the fight. Captain Yagisawa ordered Toru to return. Toru thought about the unknown shmicram that tear enemies apart without emotion. Cold sweat came down his spine when he thought of it. Minori called in to ask Toru why he hasn't returned yet. When Toru was about to log off, he saw this door with black and yellow seal around it. For the cyber space, this only means one thing: black ice! Toru wondered why such a thing would exist in a commercial company. The only thing this means is that there are some military secrets behind the door. Despite the curiosity, he thought about the other things that had happened today and put it aside. Toru then logged off from cyber space. When he logged off, he saw Minori standing by his side. She congratulated Toru's performance today. Toru asked Minori if any of the team members approached him after Ayane rushed off, but Minori replied negative. Toru then went into deep thought about who the white shmicram could be. While he was thinking, Minori said that Toru seemed to be different today. Toru asked how so, and she said that he seemed to be too quiet. She held his hands and asked if she could know what was bothering him. Even though Toru said nothing was wrong, Minori seemed to see through him and tried to get into his heart. Just then, Minori realized she was getting too close. She covered her mouth with both hands and ran off. Yosuke came up and asked Toru why Minori's face was all red. He asked if Toru was teasing her. Toru said those are stupid words and nothing like that was happening. A smirk came over Yosuke and he said it's alright for Toru to show his real intentions. Kaira also came into the conversation saying that he must've realized that Minori likes him. Toru was confused, and both Yosuke and Kaira sighed. Yosuke said that he's taking his words back and Toru is just too dull. It took quite some time before Toru figured out what they were talking about. When he did Kaira and Yosuke both gave him a smile. They soon left Toru to think about it himself. After a few thoughts he put the thought off and left the battle station. That night, Toru called Tukina and secretly entered the chat room. Tukina asked Toru why he called her out, and he told him about seeing the murderer of Yuuya. After hearing about it, Tukina asked Toru what he was going to do about it. Toru told her that was why he called her out. Tukina then asked Toru if he knew any specific targets, but he said he hasn't, at least according to what Minori said. Tukina asked about Minori, and the words Yosuke said today popped up in TOru's mind. Tukina joked about how Toru went into FLAK for revenge but instead got his hands on some woman. Toru tried to tell her it's not like that, but Tukina told him that when she saw them in the restaurant Minori acted like a woman in love. Toru got angry and told Tukina he has no time to get into some romance. All that he can do now is to get further data on who the murderer was and everything else should go aside. Hearing this, Tukina decided to give Toru a hand. She told Toru that the military had recorded all the shmicrams launched in all the missions. She told Toru to check those when he has time. Toru told her that this data is listed as level 3 military secrets and cannot be accessed. Tukina told Toru that speical grants are given in emergency times to access military secrets. He will be fine if he ask a support to help him access these records. Minori's image came into Toru's mind. He thought about it and the urge for revenge came over him. He then asked Tukina if it was alright to get help from Minori, but Tukina said he shouldn't do that because it would be the lowest use someone's kindness to do something like this. They got into an argument and Toru decided to leave. Tukina called him and ask what is he going to do when he finished the revenge. Toru did not reply and left the room. NEXT CHAPTER [8. SECURITY CORE] A night had passed. Toru had been thinking about whether he should ask Minori to help him find the true identity of the murderer. Just when Toru was still deciding, Minori came up and ask him why he was troubled. Toru recalled that Kaira and Yosuke said that Minori likes him, but would asking help from Minori really just be stepping on her heart? When Minori asked again, Toru replied with some sharp words. He immediately apologized, but Minori said it was alright. Toru told Minori he did not want to drag her into his own business. Minori was glad when she heard this and was happy to hear that he was concerning about her. When she was about to leave, Toru stopped her and decided to get help from her. What will come later will come later. So, Toru asked Minori out to eat at 7pm that night to discuss about his problems. Minori agreed and left. During the meal, Minori asked Toru what was he going to tell her. He told her that he will answer her questions. First, Minori asked why Toru joined the army. Toru answered that he was told by the Captain that he can avoid criminal charges if he joined. Toru then asked about Minori, and she said that she joined by her own will. She joked that she must've had gotten interested in the military during her studies. From her self-teasing voice Toru knew this was not true. Minori told Toru she used to be aiming to be a teacher. Toru asked why did she decided to become a soldier then. Minori said that last year she was still at an educational university. When she finally finished her third year, she was asked to participate in an internship at an elementary school. She then talked about how the kids were and stuff. Suddenly, Minori's face became sad and said that she was not able to protect the kids. She said that during the diving exercise for the upper years, the students dived into the school database using willis and then... Toru began to understand what had happened. They must have been attacked by wild hounds (hackers) of the cyber world. Minori said that after investigation, she was found to be at fault. She couldn't believe how she ended the future of these kids by her own hands. Toru said that was why she joined the army. Minori answered positive and said that she withdrew from university. She joined the army hating the hackers who killed her kids. However, when she thought of it, the face of those hackers became herself. She said that she was glad that she could tell this to someone. She asked Toru his reason for joining. Toru didn't say much, and suddenly Minori said that was it for revenge. Toru was surprised that she would know such a thing, and she said that she figured it out when he was always looking for something. She said that seeing how Toru was suffering by himself made her sad as well. Toru then realized that Minori was truly caring about him. However, he realized that if he really accepted Minori's kindness then he would be drowned in it. What would he do for Yuuya's revenge if that happened? He then recalled what Ayane said about doing two things at once. Trying to judge love and Yuuya's revenge on a scale made his heart ache. In the end, Toru asked Minori for her help to access the database and search for Yuuya's murderer. Minori couldn't believe what he said and kept asking why. Getting a hold of herself, Minori refused Toru and tried to get him out of the path for revenge. In the end Minori stood up and left. Toru looked back and realized that every single time he asked Minori out to eat he hurted her in one way or another. He called himself an idiot and left the restaurant. Several unrelated battles have occurred since then. One day, as Toru was entering the battle station, Toru complained about battle and battles day after day. Many of the seats in the battle station were empty because over half of the soldiers are not on duty right now. Yosuke and Kaira complained about some people getting long vacation times. Minori was in the room as well, but she avoided Toru and he could only see her back. Yosuke and Kaira tried to talk to Toru, but before he could properly respond Captain Yagisawa and Commander Gondo appeared. The commander talked about the recent frequent behavior by the terrorists and talked about how the situations in the net world had become urgent. There have been some abnormal use of the database room lately. Kaira and Yosuke joked a bit about the commander's speech. Then, Commander Gondo said that the person will be trialed on military courts. Captain Yagisawa popped in and told everyone that someone had been leaking information to the terrorists. He then asked Minori did she see anyone suspicious going into the database room. A chill went up Toru's back fearing that he would be sold out by Minori, but she just replied saying that she saw no abnormal use with the database room. Commander Gondo gave a final warning about spies always getting the worst punishment when caught, and left the room. Captain Yagisawa asked everyone to be dismissed, and the stiffened air finally went back to normal. Kaira and Yosuke both made their own remarks about this situation and went back to their own rooms. Only Toru and Minori are left in the battle station. Minori silently walked passed Toru, and he heard her say that she believes what Toru had said about himself. Toru turned around and was facing Minori, then Captain Yagisawa came in and called to them. He ordered them to take something to the analysis depeartment and left after hearing their confirmation. In the analysis department, Toru was doing something on the computer. Minori walked over and they got into a discussion of things. After a bit of chatting, Minori asked asked Toru if she was only someone who was useful for his own purposes? She begged Toru to answer the question. Just when he was about to say something, the alarm sounded. A voice announced that the base is currently under level 1 security alert. The terrorists are trying to take over the security core of the base from the net space. Minori was surprised to see that the someone had invaded so far into the system. Just then a communications line was estabilished. Captain Yagisawa called in and told them Fei-Tao is attacking the base both in the cyber and the real world. Another screen showed how the terrorists are fighting the security troops in the real world. Captain Yagisawa said that they attacked the base when most of the soldiers weren't at their station. He told them that Ayane already dove in from the battle station. The remaining troops will also participate in the battle. Toru asked if they should head to the battle station, but Captain Yagisawa said that the road there had already been sealed and they should stay where they are. The terrorists are after the database room, so they should guard there no matter what. When the captain finished talking, Toru could hear gun shots in the background. Captain Yagisawa told them to guard the database until help arrive. In the worst case, they should guard themselves as first priority. The communications went dead afterwards. Toru calmed down and found that they are barely armed. He thought things over a bit and told Minori that he is going to dive in from here. Minori was surprised. Toru yelled at her saying that Ayane can't do it alone and he will be supporting her as backup. Minori looked at the screen and told Toru that the security core is already swarmed by willis, and it is only a matter of time before they take it over. It hurts Toru's mind to think when all the black ice traps are under enemy control. Toru told Minori to hurry, but she was worried about him. He told her not to worry and ask Minori to take care of everything when he's gone. Minori agreed and Toru dove into cyber space. When Toru opened his eyes again, he saw that he is now in the cyber military base. Minori called in to ask if everything was ok, and Toru replied positive. He then asked how far the security core had been hacked, and Minori said 77%. Toru said there was no more time and asked Minori to guide him to the security core. Minori agreed. After going east for a few steps, Minori warned Toru about enemies coming from behind. A few willis appeared, but Toru made short work of them. When he was done, the hacking was 80% complete and the second hatch was opened. Toru headed east and bumped into more terrorist willis and shmicrams. After they were defeated, Minori called in saying that the hacking is now 83% and the third hatch was opened. He asked if she was alright, and she replied that there are 4 more hatches before the terrorists can reach them, so he should not worry. Along the way, Toru met three terrorist shmicrams. Afterwards, Minori called in saying that the hacking is 88% and number 4 hatch was opened. Toru asked how Ayane was, and Minori said that she is currently disarmed from her shmicram. Toru wondered what was going on. After entering another room, Toru was greeted by three shmicrams then two willis. Of course, we all know what happened to them. Minori called in warning Toru that hacking is 90% complete and hatch number 5 was just opened. Toru told Minori to hurry up, because if the last hatch was opened the terrorists would reach the database room and his physical body would be under no protection. Minori begged Toru to abort, but Toru said it was too late to do that. It shows that the enemy had begun their interruption to prevent pilots from aborting. He told Minori to run away when the 7th hatch was opened. She asked where she could go, and he said either the washroom or the storage is fine. The database room is too dangerous to stay. It was not possible for Toru to escape because if his physical body was moved and the connection was cut he would be brain dead. Minori tried to tell Toru to stop, but Toru did not listen. After another fight, Toru finally made it to the outside of the security core. Suddenly, a few military willis appeared, and Toru realized that the terrorists have gone so far as they had already taken the control of military willis. After taking care of them, Toru entered the security core. Minori called in to tell him to be careful. When Toru stepped inside, Minori suddenly called in and warned him about black ice in front. Toru immediately stopped and 5 black ice was triggered just right in front of him. One more step and Toru would become scrap metal. Taking out his sub-machinegun, Toru fired at the traps and disabled them. Toru thanked Minori for her support. Suddenly, another man's voice appeared. It was Genha! In the middle of the room, Genha was standing there with chains chaining 5 to 6 females. Collars were placed over their neck and Toru could see their helpless faces. Behind him, Toru could see the security core that was being hacked. Minori noticed that Ayane was among one of the captured. Toru asked Genha what he did to Ayane. He told Toru that these collars prevent the captured from logging out. Minori was angry and yelled at Genha for not following the regulations regarding the captured. Genha replied saying that whatever he caught is his to own. Minori couldn't believe what was said. Looking at how Genha was treating Ayane, Toru was starting to get angry. Genha then said to Toru he's bringing these girls to his own cyber torture room. The captured girls started to scream after hearing this. Toru asked Genha if he is even human. Genha just said that it is the law for those who had lost. Ayane told Toru to run away. Genha was too much for him to handle. Genha then asked Toru if he wishes to be disarmed as well, and ordered his men to go after Toru. After Toru took care of most of them, Minori called in saying that the hacking is 95% complete and hatch number 6 had opened. Genha laughed and said that their men will be with Minori shortly. Toru told Minori to hide right now before the last hatch opens. However, Minori could not leave Toru behind. Then, Genha displayed this screen to Toru showing him the progress of the terrorists. The terrorists are almost ready to breakthrough the last hatch. Toru kept on telling Minori to run away, but Minori kept saying she can't leave him behind. Genha laughed at Toru telling him he will see himself being shot. However, Genha suggested Toru a bet. If Toru can prevent Genha's men from breaking through in two minutes, he will order the terrorists to retreat. One of Genha's underling said that QuWOng won't be happy about htis, but Genha yelled at him saying it is his battle and he can do anything he wishes for his pleasure. Toru accepted the offer, and Genha ordered his men to start the attack. After Toru wasted those underlings, he noticed that the willis have stopped hacking. When Genha was saying something, a mysterious girl called in and rebuked Genha. He got mad and yelled back. Genha then pointed his finger and said to Toru he is not going to forget Toru's name. Genha and his men disappeared right after, including Ayane and the other girls. The interruptions have all stopped as well. Minori called in informing Toru that the security system is recovering. Toru said good job to Minori and logged off. After logging off, Toru first felt cold water falling from his face. He also heard Minori calling his name. When he opened his eyes, he saw Minori leaning towards him with tears in her eyes. Minori leaned onto Toru's chest and he could feel her cold tears soaking through his uniform. Toru placed his hands on Minori's head to comfort her. They hugged together and Minori ceased her tears in Toru's chest. The security alert had been removed. Toru and Minori exitted the base together. They looked around the outside of the base and found bullet holes and blood stains here and there, showing signs that a large gun fight occurred here. Toru felt lucky that he was still alive. He took a large breath and found how sweet the air was. Minori told him that the building took the most damage. Luckly only a few personnel had been lost. They talked a bit, and then they heard Yosuke called out to them. They then saw Yosuke and Kaira who walked over wearing casual clothes. Yosuke said that they were captured in their residences. He thought they were going to shoot them. Kaira said that she couldn't believe she survived this. Toru asked if they were released without terms. Yosuke said that they were going to be shot, but a girl wearing a kung fu dress came over and stopped the terrorists. Kaira said that she heard the girl's name was Ryang. Toru recalled the mysterious voice he heard rebuking Genha. He then said to Yosuke and Kaira he was glad that nothing had happened to them. Kaira said that it seemed like everyone was alright. Toru's face went down and told them about Ayane's digital body being caught by the terrorists. Toru thought over about this matter in his head. Ayane's body is now a mere corpse and if her digital body is gone for too long her real body will die or go insane. Just when everyone was silent, Yosuke said that he knows a way to help Ayane. He said that the military had found out where the terrorists are hiding and are prepared for an assualt. Minori asked Yosuke where he heard this, and he said that he heard it from the daughter of the secretary of Commander Gondo. However, he does not know of the details. They talked for a bit, and headed towards the base to help repairs. Just then, Yosuke turned around and told Toru that Toru has some other repair work he should do. Toru wondered about this other repair he should be doing. Kaira popped in and explained it pretty bluntly. Minori was blushing, then Yosuke told Toru he will be waiting at the battle station. He told Toru to remember to come in around 2 to 3 hours. Kaira made a last comment, and they both left leaving Toru and Minori behind blushing. Toru thought it over, and decided to tell Minori about everything. After telling her everything, Toru thanked her and said that he will not bring her into his action for revenge. Just when he was about to leave, Minori asked if she could come with him. Minori started to cry, and said that she wanted to change Toru. By taking him into her, she wishes to heal his heart for revenge. She wiped her tears and smiled. When Toru saw that very smile, his last barrier melted. He then hugged Minori. Minori quitely said to Toru that at first she didn't pay much attention to him. However, when she saw his tired face her heart began to move. Eventually, day and night all she could think about was about Toru. Minori then proclaimed her love to him and Toru replied back the same. They then stood there and kissed. She then said that she will not leave him, and Toru replied back saying he too will not leave her. They talked a bit (I know what's happening here, but it's a little mature rating so I'm avoiding it) and headed towards Toru's room. After entering, Minori looked around as if she saw a new world. Toru asked if she's ready, and Minori said yes. {The following scene is for mature audience only. This walkthrough will not cover these parts.} Afterwards, Minori told Toru what had happened during her internship. In the elementary school, there was a rule about teachers diving in first before the students. She broke this rule and allowed the students to dive in first. When the students dove in, they fainted. Toru hugged Minori strongly. Minori continued. She said that when she realized it, over half of the students were already brain dead. Toru asked Minori that if she dove in first, wouldn't she become the victim instead. Minori replied that it's her responsibility. Minori leaned onto Toru, and Toru brushed her hair with his hand. Then, Minori asked Toru what he will do with his revenge. Toru was silent, and then... {Choice 1: Think about it more.} Toru felt that his heart had been healed, but putting the happiness he had with Minori on a balance with revenge, he could not forget about it. Toru said something to Minori (can't understand), and Minori called Toru's name. {Choice 2: Remove the judgement.} Toru felt that his revengeful heart had been healed. It would be dangerous to seek revenge and Minori is waiting for him. He told Minori what he thought of, and she was glad. {This choice will not affect the ending of Minori's path. Also I'm not sure if this part is correct. Anyone who has a better idea please correct me if I'm wrong.} They hugged each other silently. Then, Minori asked if it was time for Toru to meet Yosuke in the battle station. Toru asked Minori if he could stay for five more minutes, and she agreed. To Toru the five minutes felt like only 30 seconds. NEXT CHAPTER [9. BOOBY TRAP] Toru noticed the old consoles were replaced by V.S.S portable consoles. Toru complained that he has to be using V.S.S property. Yosuke explained that the army does not have enough funding to privide their own, so they had to borrow these instead. Today, the team had gone away from the base and entered the deserted zone of the old city area. Both the army and V.S.S participated in this operation. The target is Fei-Tao's base, which was found to be located in this area. Both physical and cyber troops will be deployed. Both real and net world communications were cut as well. Such operation had never happened before in history. Suddenly, a broadcast was made to inform all net troops to dive into their selected coordinates. As Toru sat on the console, he thought of his childhood friend Tukina. He had not been contacted by her since the last meeting. Toru thought that she must have been busy lately. Minori asked Toru if he was alright. Toru answered back and said that he will return, alive, for sure. While they were talking, Kaira joined in making jokes on them. Captain Yagisawa seemed to think it had gone too far and ordered them to start diving in. Before Toru dove in, Yosuke whispered to him asking him a question. Toru replied and dove in. After entering, the team was greeted by several willis. After eliminating them, the team was ordered to head towards the central control. After heading north for a bit, they were greeted again by terrorist shmicrams and willis. Minori called in after the fight was over to inform Toru that she had detected Ayane's brain wave and it is very unstable. The team was again ordered to continue, and Toru told the rest of the team to go first and he will look for Ayane alone. Toru then asked Minori to support him. After encountering another wave of attack, Minori gave Toru Ayane's location and informed him of sighted enemies along the way. After several fierce battles, Toru finally made it to where Ayane was. Minori told Toru several cyber bodies are inside. Toru then entered the room. Upon entering, Toru was shocked to see several girls chained by collars. Their body show signs of tortue. Among them, Toru saw Ayane. Toru called out to her, but she showed no sign of responce. Suddenly, a voice called out to Toru. It was Genha, and he was carrying a large blade on his right hand. Toru ordered him to release the captives, but Genha refused saying they are his collections. He then walked over beside Ayane and poked the front of his blade into Ayane's thigh. Ayane cried out in pain. Toru couldn't believe Genha would do such a thing. Genha then asked Toru if blood coming out when cyber body is hurt is bad, then why was it included in the cyber rules? Hearing this, Toru charged in and aimed his gun at Genha. Just then, his shmicram halted. Toru felt as if something caught his leg. He looked back and saw this cyber snare trapping his shmicram's left foot. Minori called in and warned Toru about the trap. Genha laughted at Toru saying that Toru just doesn't learn. Why would Genha be standing there without a shmicram if he hadn't laid some traps around? He then asked Minori about it and she replied.. Minori told Toru that it was an ankle snare tied to a logic bomb. Hearing Minori's painful voice, Genha clapped his hand and told Toru she was correct. Any wrong moves and the bomb will make everyone in the room brain dead. Then, Genha poked Ayane's other thigh. Minori screamed when she saw this. Toru asked Genha to have a one on one fight with him, but Genha refused, saying that killing him in shmicram battle is not enough. (I'm not going to explain what Genha's doing in the next line, because it is out of this walkthrough's rating) Genha told Toru Ayane was the best, since normal people would have gone insane by now. Toru asked Minori if backup was arriving. She said that she already asked but they are being blocked by the enemy. Genha laughed at Toru and they talked for a bit. When Toru decided to self destruct, he saw the wired ghost appear in front of him! Toru thought about the time when Tukina told him about souls existing in the cyber world and were seen by hackers. Toru thought that he had seen the grim reaper. Was he going to die here just like how Yuuya died after seeing the wired ghost? Suddenly, Yuuya's voice called out saying that Toru is not going to die like this. He opened his eyes again, and the wired ghost is nowhere to be found. After thinking about all the things that had happened, Toru made up his mind and turned on his analysis device. He then scanned the structure with the tools and analyzed with the fastest speed he had ever used in his life. He then realized that the trap was made of binary numbers. Because he was never properly educated, Toru couldn't know how to solve this. He then recalled that Minori had taken proper education up until she dropped out of university. He then called Minori and asked her to help him. Minori was concerned that she might not get it right, and Toru told her he trusts her. Minori then agreed and started her own analysis. She replied that the number is 0. {Choice 1: Trusts Minori's answer.} Toru trusted Minori's answer, and he used that information to de-activate the trap. He then charged at Genha. Genha ran away and activated his own shmicram, and the duel began. {Genha's HP is reduced to below 25%.} Genha pointed his gun at the captives. He ordered Toru to get out of his shmicram. Just then, Genha's body started to act weird. He then lied on the ground and started twitching. Genha yelled out saying that someone is doing something to his plug. He disappeared right after he made his last remark. {Toru's HP is reduced to below 25%.} Genha laughed at Toru for being weak. When he was about to finish Toru off, he started to swirl around going in circles. His shmicram then lies on the ground and started twitching. After yelling out that someone is doing something to his plug, Genha disappeared. {The outcome of this fight will not affect Minori's ending.} Minori reported to Toru that Genha was brain dead. Toru asked what was going on, and Minori said that someone unplugged Genha's neuro-jack. Toru stared at where Genha disappeared and was glad that he was still alive. Suddenly, an alarm sounded, showing that someone else was diving in. QuWong then dove in and told Toru his underling's doing was his responsibility. Because of this, he had already punished Genha for those crimes. Toru pointed his gun at QuWong, but QuWong asked Toru to join him. Toru pointed at Ayane and criticized QuWong for what they have done to her. QuWong explained that it was Genha's own doings and asked Toru if he wants to become a comrade. He explained that they have taken heavy damage in this attack and would need ot hide and regroup for awhile. They would greatly appreciate it if Toru could lend a hand. Toru laughed and called QuWong a crazy believer. QuWong replied saying he is indeed a crazy believer of his own ideas, but isn't Toru loyal to revenge himself. Toru was even able to join the organization that was his enemy in order to proceed his revenge. They would need someone like him with such strong will. He told Toru that he had heard about what happened. He said that they have met the tranformable shmicram several times as well. Instead of a single person, Toru should aim his revenge at the army instead. Minori called in telling Toru that QuWong is just using him. QuWong then continued to lure Toru into the path for revenge. In responce... {Choice 1: Accept QuWong's offer.} Toru accepted QuWong's offer, and went into an argument with Minori. Minori eventually closed their communication. Ryang called in informing Toru they will be retrieving his physical body. QuWong congratuated him for choosing this path, and Ryang asked Toru to abort. Toru aborted, it was his last time as a soldier. ENDING: LAST DANCE. {Choice 2: Refuse QuWong's offer.} Toru said to Minori not to worry. He had no intentions to continue his revenge. Minori was quite happy to see this. QuWong said it's too bad, he will have to eliminate Toru in this case. Toru could feel pressure coming from QuWong. He knew QuWong must be an expert. Toru yelled at QuWong under this pressure, and QuWong said it was too bad he has to kill such a good pilot. QuWong made a martial art stand, and the fight began. After defeat, QuWong made a last remark about his mission and then his shmicram exploded. Minori asked if Toru was alright, and he replied yes. She then informed him that the terrorists have been eliminated and they have won the battle. Even though the battle with Fei-Tao is now over, Toru did not feel triumphant. Toru told Minori he was tired and can now be called back. Toru closed his eyes and logged off. ENDING: MINORI. {Choice 2: Does not trust the answer.} Toru did not trust Minori's answer and decided to use reverse analysis. Toru started to charge, and suddenly he heard a loud bang. Several seconds later, his brain ceased function, forever. BAD END [10. MINORI] Condition: Refuse QuWong's offer to join the terrorists in BOOBY TRAP. It is now a few days after the battle. After the death of the leader of Fei-Tao, most of the terrorists were arrested and only a few had escaped. Later, some confusion occurred within Antihips due to this assualt on Fei-Tao. It had been the first time of peace since Toru's entry into FLAK. As Toru holds his letter of resignation, Minori came up and told him about Yosuke's party. Toru was thinking about his hatred being over now that everything had settled, and he no longer had the reason to battle. Minori cried out that if he is resigning, then she will follow him as well. Toru was moved by her actions. As they both had their own wounds, they helped each other to cease their pain. They hugged as they agreed to protect each other, and left for the party so Yosuke wouldn't be kept waiting. END [10. LAST DANCE] Condition: Accepts QuWong's offer to join the terrorists in BOOBY TRAP. It has been some time since Toru joined the terrorists. He had killed many soldiers and V.S.S members since he joined. During a mission invading into FLAK's base, Toru's team was surrounded. Toru told his comrades to leave first and he shall block the army for them. After they left, Toru recieved a call. It was from Minori. She told Toru her partner is heading towards Toru. She said that this is her last support for him. She said goodbye and cut the communication. Then, the white shmicram who killed Yuuya appeared. Toru could feel the stare of the wired ghost looking at him from the side. With a cry like a beast, Toru charged head on. Wired ghost, seen when his life is burned to the fullest, in the last dance of Toru's life. Minori had prepared the best stage for him, and nothing will be left when it is over. END [c. Ayane's Branch] {Choose choice 2 in WIRED GHOST to not stray to Tukina or Renn's branch.} {Any choice between WIRED GHOST and HACKING is fine if the below condition is met.} {When Toru use the computer the second time select Ayane.} [5. HACKING] {In the last choice in this chapter, if Minori is present then select choice 1 to enter Ayane's path. Please refer to Minori's storyline for more detail.} NEXT CHAPTER [6. BERSERKER] Toru sat outside the base thinking about Ayane. He believe that she was hiding some kind of secret. When he finally finished his thoughts and was about to close his eyes, Minori came over and told Toru that Yosuke and Kaira are off duty while Ayane stayed in the battle station. Toru asked Minori about why would Ayane be in the battle station during a normal day like today, but she replied that she did not know. Toru then stood up and headed to the battle station to see what Ayane was doing. When Toru arrived at the battle station, he found that Ayane was standing in front of her console. She asked Toru's reason for coming. At first Toru couldn't thought of a good reason, but an idea flashed in his mind so he told her that he was just going to tune his console. She said, "Oh," then turned around and continued with what she was doing. Toru asked Ayane why would she be here during a holiday, and she gave Toru the same answer as his. Facing her back, Toru tried to ask Ayane some questions. He asked her about why was she in the database room. Ayane turned around and asked Toru what did he wish to know about. However, when Toru tried to pressure her into telling him more, Ayane got angry and told Toru that he is not related to her so why is he picking into her business. When Toru told her that it was dangerous to look at level 3 information regarding the terrorists, Ayane was surprised. She asked Toru how did he find out about it, then Toru said that snakes got their own ways in finding information (hacking). Ayane calmed down and asked Toru what was he going to do next. Toru wondered what she was talking about, then Ayane asked Toru was he going to tell on her to the superiors or threaten her with this. Toru said that he was not going to do anything, and Ayane said that if so then he should not be saying those things. Once again, Ayane turned her back to Toru. When Toru was mumbling to himself, the alarm sounded and a broadcast was made about an emergency in area 2B. Ayane said that it was an enemy invasion and sat on her console. Toru thought about it and found something fishy going on. He wondered how did Ayane knew that there was going to be an enemy attack. When Toru was going to ask Ayane more questions, he found that Ayane had already dove in. Just then, Captain Yagisawa appeared and said that Toru was fast in getting here. Minori came in right after the captain, and she was surprised to find Toru already in the room. He told them that he was just tuning the console. Minori wondered why would Toru be tuning the console on a holiday, but her doubt was cut short when Captain Yagisawa said that there was an emergency scramble and they can talk about those other things later. Minori asked Captain Yagisawa for the reason of the emergency scramble, and he told her that it was cause by the terrorist group Fei-Tao. He then explained that the terrorists are attacking one of their supply bases in both the real and the cyber world. When Captain Yagisawa was talking, an image appeared showing the dead bodies of the personnels in the supply base. Captain Yagisawa explained that it was the work of willis. Toru asked Minori if she was alright, and even though she look as if she was about to puke Minori said that she was fine. When Toru sat on his console, Captain Yagisawa explained their current mission. Toru looked at Ayane on his screen, but only to have her tell him to dive in quickly. Hearing this and a confirmation from Minori, Toru dove into cyber space. Toru and Ayane dove into the cyber facility. Minori called in and warned them about the jamming, which made it difficult to detect the terrorists. Ayane ignored Minori's warning and dashed out towards the enemy she detected. Toru called her a battle maniac, but when he tried to catch up a few terrorist shmicrams and willis appeared before him. After taking care of them, Toru asked Minori about Ayane's current location. Minori said that she lost Ayane's signal, so Toru went out and searched for her. {The following will only occur after the player unlocks Ryang's story branch.} When Toru searching for Ayane, he met his old friend Akira. Akira was now one of the terrorists and tried to persuade Toru to join them. When they were arguing, Ayane appeared and attacked Akira. Akira ran away and Ayane tried to chase after him. However, Toru stopped her and... {Choice 1: Stop Ayane by force.} (This leads to Ryang's path, so I'm not going to cover this.) {Choice 2: Talk Ayane out of it.} Toru told Ayane that he would not wish to see his friend die. Ayane calmed down and lowered her gun. She then dashed away looking for other terrorists. Minori called in and told Toru that her communication line was blocked for some reason. Before she could ask more, Toru asked Minori about locating Ayane's location. She said that she found where Ayane was heading, so Toru followed her instructions and chased after Ayane. Toru met two terroirst willis and took them out easily. Minori then told him that Ayane was heading south. He then bumped into Ayane and helped her eliminate two enemy shmicrams. When he tried to tell Ayane to not wander by herself, Ayane didn't listen and just headed south. Toru caught up to her and helped her eliminate another group of terrorists. After the fight, Ayane told Toru to not follow her. Of course, Toru did not back down and continued following her. When Toru arrived at the next room, he heard Minori warn Ayane not to go into the room she was heading because there are multiple enemy shmicrams in there. Toru tried to chase after her but was blocked by terrorist shmicrams. After taking care of those, he bumped into yet another wave of terrorists. Just then Minori told Toru that Ayane was having some hard fights since her heart beat was increasing. Toru took out those terrorists as fast as he could, but Minori told him that Ayane's shmicram was destroyed and she could not log out due to interference. When Toru headed towards the gate, Minori told Toru that the enemy had also changed into cyber body mode. Toru didn't pay much attention and charged into the room. As Toru entered the room, he found a tall, skinny guy standing in the middle with Ayane disarmed at his feet. ******************The following part is cut off due to mature content**************************************** When the guy was about to do it (as for what he was doing, I think everyone playing the game can guess it), Toru charged forward with his shmicram but the guy jumped away. He swore at Toru for interrupting him and ordered his men to attack Toru. Of course, Toru took those guys out easily. The guy saw that his men was defeated, so he asked for his shmicram to be shipped immediately. However, a bunch of shmicrams dove in and surrounded Toru. Finally, a huge orange heavyweight shmicram dove in front of Toru. When Toru thought that it was his end, that guy before yelled at the operator for not sending him his shmicram. The operator told him not to fool around, then the leader of Fei-Tao, QuWong, told the guy, whose name was Genha, to retreat. Toru finally knew that the shmicram standing before him was the leader of the terrorists, so he got himself prepared for his last battle. However, QuWong told Toru that they will not do pointless killing and asked Toru to put down his gun. QuWong then apologized for what happened to Ayane, then he and his men all logged out. Minori then called in and asked Toru if he was alright. Toru asked about the current situation, and Minori told him that all of the terrorists seemed to have left the base. She also told him that the interference had been cleared. Captain Yagisawa told Toru that he did well and asked him to return. Toru said that he understood and logged off. After the battle ended, Yosuke apologized to Toru for being late. The medics surrounded Ayane's console, trying to see if she was wounded. However, Ayane told them that she's alright. Seeing this, Toru's chest ached like when Yuuya died. Ayane then tried to get up but the medics told her that she should rest for a few days. She then stood up and walked towards the exit. When she walked past Toru, she told Toru something, but then her knees weakened and was about to collapse. Toru immediately grabbed her by her arms and prevented Ayane from falling. Ayane got away from Toru and tried to walk, but Captain Yagisawa ordered her to go to the medical room. He also told her to go see the commander tomorrow. Ayane said that she understood and collapsed on the medical bed the medics were carrying. Captain Yagisawa then told Toru to go back to his room. Toru said that he understood and left the battle station. The next day, Toru and Ayane went to the commander's office and was scolded by Commander Gondo for trying to be heroes. Commander Gondo then turned to Captain Yagisawa and asked him about proper training for his men. Captain Yagisawa said that he had been trying. Commander Gondo scolded Captain Yagisawa and then said that all were dismissed except for Ayane. After they left the room, Toru and Captain Yagisawa talked for a bit and then Captain Yagisawa walked away. Just then Toru heard something fell on the ground in the commander's office so he decided to take a peek inside from the door. As he looked inside, he saw Commander Gondo molesting Ayane. Seeing this, Toru..... {Choice 1: Help Ayane and break into the room.} Toru opened the door and called out to the commander. {Choice 2: Walk away.} Toru said that it was not of his business and was about to walk away. Suddenly, he heard Ayane cry out. Toru went back and peeked again. Commander Gondo threatened Ayane and forced her to do as he wanted. Toru recalled what Ayane said yesturday and made up his mind. Just when Commander Gondo was about to *********, Toru opened the door and called out to the Commander. {This choice will not affect the ending.} Commander Gondo was surprised and tried to hide what he was doing to Ayane. Toru asked the commander about what he was just doing, but Commander Gondo told him that it was none of his business. Commander Gondo then said that it was something he and Ayane were both willing to do. He even asked Ayane if what he said was true, but Ayane did not reply. Toru looked at Commander Gondo with a strange look that pretty much mean he did not believe what Commander Gondo said. This pissed Commander Gondo off and he yelled at Toru. Ayane then said that it was her own business, but Toru told her that he was trying to help her. Ayane was surprised, but Commander Gondo smirked and said that it seemed that Toru was trying to be a hero again. Suddenly, Ayane confirmed that it was not of her will to do what she and Commander Gondo was doing, and this made Commander Gondo very angry. Just then, Captain Yagisawa apologized for barging in and walked in. Commander Gondo asked Captain Yagisawa for his business here, and Captain Yagisawa told him that he was just wondering about Ayane's punishment and walked over then saw the door opened. Seeing this, Commander Gondo ceased his anger and ordered that both Ayane and Toru will be staying in the cell for the night. He then told them to get out of his sight. Captain Yagisawa then took the two out of the commander's office. After they walked out, Commander Yagisawa told them to not be so haste next time, and said that they should spend the night thinking of improving themselves. They then walked to the cell so Toru and Ayane would be staying there for the night. During the night, Ayane asked Toru about his reason for helping her. Toru told her that there was no reason and asked her if she did not like him helping her. Ayane said that she did not think that way and then apologized to Toru for getting him into trouble. Toru then asked Ayane about why was she a berserker on the battlefield. She told Toru that it was because of something she could not forget, something her hatred would not cease for. Toru tried to ask more details, but Ayane did not reply. Then, Toru asked her if it was for revenge. Ayane looked up and asked Toru how did he know about it. Toru told her that it was because she acts just like him in certain ways. Ayane asked Toru about the person he was trying to get revenge from, but Toru said no. In the end, Ayane still thanked Toru for helping her and told Toru that they should sleep now. As Toru leaned onto the wall, he wondered about the person Ayane was trying to get revenge from. As time passed, Toru closed his eyes and fell asleep. NEXT CHAPTER [7. BATTLE MANIA] Several days had passed. As Toru woke up, he grabbed Yuuya's pendant and reminded himself to get revenge for Yuuya. His thoughts, however, was interrupted by the emergency alarm. Toru immediately put on his uniform and headed to the battle station. As Toru arrived at the battle station, he was greeted by Captain Yagisawa. Captain Yagisawa told him that they recieved a call from I.V.S Industries about an attack from the terrorists. He said that the terrorists are attacking the chip factory from both the real and the cyber world. He then pointed to the screen on the wall and said that it was the broadcast of the terrorists. On the screen, the terrorist leader, QuWong, warned the government to show the people the black box area of the new brain chip or they will blow the factory up instead. Minori told everyone that there is a huge nuclear fusion plant under the factory to supply the factory with power, and if it blew up it would kill the hundred thousand workers and their families living right on the factory. Toru asked Captain Yagisawa about the responce from government officials. Captain Yagisawa said that they obviously refused since there was no black box in the first place. Minori told Captain Yagisawa that the troops had arrived near the target and are currently standing by. Yosuke looked at the screen and said that since there were only a hundred terrorists versus ten thousand soldiers it looked like they don't need FLAK's help this time. However, Captain Yagisawa said that they are called in to help supress the terrorists from the net and also support the remaining V.S.S members who are still fighting the terrorists. Toru said that he understood and walked towards his console. When he arrived, he saw Ayane already there. Ayane greeted Toru and they talked for a bit. As Toru plugged in his neuro-jack, he got a call from Kaira and Yosuke about him being close to Ayane lately. Toru argued that nothing happened, but the two did not believe him. Eventually, even Minori got into the conversation. They were suddenly interrupted by Captain Yagisawa, who told them not to chitchat in battle. Kaira then teased about Minori but was interrupted by Yosuke. Minori then asked everyone if they were ready to dive in. Toru said he understood and then he and the rest of the first platoon dove in. Upon entering, Captain Yagisawa ordered Toru and Ayane to get control of the reactor room. After wiping out several waves of enemies, they finally arrived in front of the reactor room. However, they encountered Genha and his men and had a little not so friendly conversation with Genha. Ryang called in to call Genha to retreat immediately. He did, but he left two of his underlings to fight Toru and Ayane. After defeating those terrorists, Toru and Ayane entered the reactor room to find a bunch of willis trying to overload the reactor. To prevent the reactor from blowing up, Toru and Ayane destroyed all the willis. Afterwards, the I.V.S technicians restored the safety program of the reactor. Captain Yagisawa congraduated Toru and Ayane then told them to return. Before Toru logged off, he looked at the door with the dangerous sign attached. It clearly showed signs of the presence of Black Ice, which was a top military cyber trap Toru and Yuuya encountered in their last dive together. Toru wondered why would such security exist in a commerical company. Toru didn't bother to think deeper into the subject so he and Ayane logged out. After the mission was complete, Toru stood in front of Ayane's console and told her that she acted a lot better than before. Ayane said that it was nothing, and Toru tried to ask more questions regarding Ayane's past. However, Ayane did not say much and left the room. After Ayane left, Minori walked over and told Toru that from what she heard from Captain Yagisawa, there could be a traitor in the military providing the terrorists with information, which explained why the terrorists were able to break into places so easily. Toru asked Minori that because he was asking things about Ayane, did she think he was the betrayer. However, Minori got angry and said that it was not what she meant and that she trusted in her comrades in the platoon. Toru then calmed her down and she became happy again. After Minori left the battle station, Toru left the room as well. On that very night, Toru called Tukina for a talk. When Tukina entered, she asked Toru what did he want to talk about since she was tired from all the missions she had lately. Toru told Tukina that he found the fighter in Fei-Tao who fought the white shmicram when Yuuya was killed. After Toru told Tukina what had happened during these past few days, Tukina showed a troubled look and asked Toru what was he going to do. Toru said that he did not know and was going to see what kind of ideas Tukina could think up. Tukina wasn't happy about how Toru said about something, then asked Toru if he knew who killed Yuuya. Toru said that he had not found the killer yet. Toru and Tukina then talked for a bit, then Tukina suggested Toru to look at the sortie logs on the day that Yuuya was killed to find out who might be the killer. Toru said that these logs are top secrets in the army and Tukina said that she has access keys. Toru said that it was too risky, but Tukina insisted Toru to use it. In the end, Toru still refused Tukina to not get her in trouble. They then lied down and talked for a bit. When they are done, Toru closed his eyes and felt the breeze as he falls asleep. NEXT CHAPTER [8. BETRAYER] It has been some time and Toru had fought some pointless fights with the terrorists. In the battle station, Yosuke, Kaira, and Toru were talking to each other, complaining about not getting a time off due to the terrorists and short of troops. Then, Yosuke and Kaira started joking about Toru's close relationship with Ayane. Kaira said that Toru had glared his eyes at Ayane several times and asked Minori if she thought so as well. Minori said she knew nothing about it. They talked for some more until Captain Yagisawa and Commander Gondo entered the room. Commander Gondo talked about the recent increase of terrorist attacks in the cyber world and some improper activities in the database room. Captain Yagisawa took over and told everyone that some top secret information had been leaked to the terrorists, so they believe there could be a betrayer in FLAK. He then asked Minori had she seen anyone misbehaving in the database room lately. Minori replied that everyone were using the machines properly. Commander Gondo warned everyone about how spies get the worst punishment in military courts and left the room. Captain Yagisawa told them they are dismissed and left the room as well. The members of the platoon started talking again and Kaira told Ayane to thank Minori for covering her up. Ayane thanked Minori and Minori said that it was fine since they are partners. Yosuke then suggested it was time to eat and everyone started heading towards the cafeteria. Toru noticed that Ayane looked nervous so he asked her why wasn't she going to eat. Ayane was about to say something, then her stomach growled. Toru told her to come with him, and she followed. In the cafeteria, Toru brought up the talk about the terrorists. Yosuke and Kaira talked about Genha and how he had a bad reputation among the terrorists. Kaira then talked about Genha having the largest bounty on his head. Yosuke then talked about Genha acted like a demon, a berserker. Toru thought about the time he faced Genha and how he was able to dodge bullets. Kaira then told Toru not to try to go after him for Toru's own safety. Toru then asked about the possibility for a shmicram to transform. Yosuke told him that with the net it could be possible, but the pilot would suffer severe pain during the transformation. Kaira then started joking about some bathroom jokes. Minori halted her and told Kaira that they're eating right now. Ayane then stood up and said that she was done with eating. Minori tried to see if she could stay longer, but Ayane consisted on leaving and headed towards the exit. Before she could leave, however, she was blocked by Captain Yagisawa and Commander Gondo. Several military police stood behind them, ready to take action. Commander Gondo then started asking questions about where Ayane was several days before one of the terrorist attacks. He then said that there were traces of level 3 data being hacked that night. Commander Gondo then pressured Ayane by saying that there were eye witness seeing her going to the database room that night and asked what was she doing inside. Ayane did not answer and looked troubled. Seeing that she could not answer, Commander Gondo told Ayane to come to his office for a talk. Toru knew that Commander Gondo must be trying to get Ayane's body again, so he stood out and called to the commander. Both Commander Gondo and Ayane looked towards Toru. Commander Gondo asked Toru what did was he going to say, and Toru replied saying that Ayane was not the spy since he was with her that night. Commander Gondo then asked Toru what were they doing, and Toru replied that they were ********* inside the database room. Everyone in the cafeteria started laughing, and the commander's face started getting red from anger. Commander Gondo then asked Ayane were they in that kind of relationship. Ayane paused for a sec, then blushed and admitted their relationship. The people started laughing again, but they were silence by Commander Gondo. Commander Gondo then said that Toru and Ayane could be both lying, but Minori stood up saying that she saw Toru and Ayane plugging their neuro-jackes together on that night in the database room. Commander GOndo asked Minori was what she said true, and Minori replied that she was typing up a report for Captain Yagisawa that night in the database room. Captain Yagisawa then confirmed what Minori said about writing the report. Commander Gondo then told Captain Yagisawa that Toru and Ayane are both grounded for a month and left the room. Captain Yagisawa then told Toru and Ayane that they are prohibitted from leaving the base for now and left the room as well. Toru thanked Minori for covering him up, and Minori said that she did it because she trusted Ayane. Toru then walked over to Ayane and started talking. Ayane then asked Toru why did he help cover her up. Toru said that he did not doubt about Ayane, then Ayane asked Toru why did he trust in her without question. After saying that, Ayane left the cafeteria. That very night, Toru lay on his bed and thought about Ayane. He thought about what if Ayane was the betrayer and what would he respond. He then thought about what Ayane said about why did he cover up for her. He believed that he helped Ayane because she was in a similar situation as him, wanting revenge for a friend or family, and also the friendship of a comrade. Toru couldn't sleep, so he decided to take a walk to cool his head. As Toru walked down the hallway, he heard some footsteps. He decided to chase after that person and turned to the corner where the mysterious person came from. He then noticed that it was Ayane's room. The door was open so he decided to take a look inside. Toru found no one inside, so he wondered where could Ayane be at this hour. Toru thought for a bit, then concluded that Ayane could be in the database room and headed towards there. Inside the database room, Toru found Ayane searching for information. Ayane was surprised to see Toru there. Toru came over and found that the data Ayane was looking at belonged to some military maintenance schedule of the black ice defence system. He then looked at the directory and noticed the document belonged in the military secret section. Toru asked Ayane what she was doing, and Ayane just told him that what he saw was the latest report of the military security system. She then confirmed herself as the betrayer. Toru was shocked and... {Choice 1: Yell at Ayane.} Toru yelled and grabbed Ayane. Just when he was about to hit her, he saw Ayane's tears. Toru immediately cooled down and Ayane asked Toru why didn't he hit her. He told Toru that she was the betrayer, so why did Toru stop. As she yelled out, Ayane's tears came rushing down her cheek, and she covered her face with her hands. She then started to cry. {Choice 2: Ask Ayane her reason.} Toru asked Ayane why did she do it, and Ayane asked him why wasn't he angry at all. Tears then started flowing down her cheek. She asked Toru why wasn't he angry even though she was the betrayer. She then covered her face with her hands and started crying. {Choice 1 can lead to REPATRIATE and NEMESIS, while choice 2 leads to all three endings.} Toru then comforted her and asked Ayane her reason. He told her that he knew she was not a terrorist. Ayane then told Toru that she leaked information to the terrorists so she could get her revenge. She told Toru that there was someone in the terrorist she must defeat. Toru then asked Ayane was that person Genha. Ayane confirmed Toru's guess and told Toru that she must defeat Genha to avenge her brother. She told Toru that her brother was the only remaining relative she had. Ayane then told Toru that after entering the army, in order to get more chances she leaked those information to the terrorists so they could attack the base. Ayane then told Toru that she must be evil, since she would go so far for revenge. She said that she was just a cruel woman who would sell her comrades for her own gain. Ayane then turned around to not let Toru see her face, but Toru told her that it was not true. He then tried to comfort Ayane but Ayane told him to stop. Ayane then told Toru that when she first entered the army she had already decided that she would quit the army after she killed Genha. She then asked Toru why would he help her and support her even though it was like this. She told Toru that all she had remaining was revenge and she was already very tired from being a betrayer. Toru then thought about himself about what he would do if he was in Ayane's shoes. After Ayane calmed down, she asked Toru what would he do to her. Ayane then said that she will stop what she was doing. When she was about to leave, Toru asked Ayane if she could answer some of his questions. Toru then asked Ayane was she able to hack level 3 data on her own. She said that she can't alone, but she was helped by someone for half a year already. Toru then showed Ayane his modified neuro-jack to prevent black ice from being activated. He then helped Ayane send the information out to the terrorists. Ayane asked Toru why would he be helping him, but Toru did not answer her question. Instead he helped Ayane erase her tracks so they would not be noticed. After everything was done, they left the database room. As they walked down the hallway, Toru told Ayane to sleep early. Before Toru leave, Ayane called to him and asked Toru why did he help her. Toru told Ayane that he joined the army because he, too, was trying to avenge for someone. Toru told Ayane that he could see himself in her. He helped Ayane so that she would not be alone on this. Toru patted on Ayane's shoulders and said that they should sleep. Ayane blushed and agreed. They then head towards their own rooms. The holidays finally arrived. Minori told Toru that it was too bad they were prohibitted from leaving the base. Toru smiled and said that it was lucky to get this kind of punishment. Minori was surprised and asked Toru why was there a change in his attitude. They then talked for a bit and Minori left the cafeteria to enjoy her holidays. Ayane arrived at the cafeteria and said good morning to Toru. She told Toru to come to the battle station afterwards and left. Yosuke and Kaira then arrived and joked about Toru and Ayane. Yosuke then handed Toru a pill and told him its use (as for what it is for, just imagine it). When Toru heard it, he got mad and yelled at Yosuke. Yosuke and Kaira then left the cafeteria as well. Toru arrived at the battle station and found Ayane inside there by herself. They greeted each other, then Ayane thanked Toru for what he did last night. Toru said it was not needed and asked Ayane would the terrorists really come. Ayane said that it would be most likely because her data was highly trustworthy. They then talked about things regarding how the data was transmitted into the hands of the terrorists, and Ayane told Toru that the terrorists would most likely come because today was a holiday. After Toru said that it was good for their comrades since most of them are off duty right now, Ayane said sorry to Toru. Toru told her it was nothing. Ayane then said that she dragged Toru into this mess so it was her responsibility. She grabbed Toru's hands and told him some of her own feelings. She said that with Toru's help she could finally end all of this. Just then, Ayane's call machine rang, and Ayane explained that the terrorists had broken in. Toru already wanted to dive in, but Ayane stopped him and told him to wait. They then saw that the terrorists headed towards the security control center, so Toru asked Ayane if she knew what they were doing. Ayane replied saying that she doesn't, and then Toru realized that if the terrorists took control of the security then the security in the real world would be controlled by the terrorists as well. Toru then decided to speed things up and forced the terrorists to trigger the alarm. Just then, Toru's call machine sounded and Captain Yagisawa's face appeared on it. Toru told Captain Yagisawa that he and Ayane are in the battle station. Captain Yagisawa was a little troubled by Toru's responce, but he immediately told Toru the current situation and Fei-Tao's invasion from both the real and the cyber world. Ayane opened a window and it showed the location of the intruders in the base. Captain Yagisawa then said that since most people are off duty, only the defence system in the real world is defending against these terrorists. He then ordered Toru and Ayane to destroy the terrorist willis that are trying to take over the security core of the base. He then explained that if the security core was taken over, then the defence in the real world would fail as well. After Captain Yagisawa hanged up, Toru and Ayane both prepared themselves and dove into the cyber world. Upon entering, Toru and Ayane bumped into a terrorist willis and they disarmed it immediately. Afterwards, they talked about how Genha would probably be in the security core so Toru suggested that they head seperate ways to the security core and destroy the terrorists along the way. Ayane agreed and they headed different paths. After eliminating four groups of terrorists, Toru finally arrived in front of the security core. A few seconds later, Ayane arrived as well. There, they disposed the last group of terrorist willis and entered the security core. Just when they entered, Minori called and warned them of the black ice defence system in front of them. They immediately stopped and fired at the traps and disabled them. When Ayane asked Minori how she was able to find them, Minori told her that when she came back to the base the captain told her to go and support Toru and Ayane. Just then, Genha swore because his traps didn't work. He then dispatched his men to get TOru and Ayane but they were quickly defeated. Ryang called in to tell Genha to retreat, but he ignored the call. He told Ayane that he will ********* and do ********** to her. Toru told Ayane that he will help her and defeat Genha. Genha then fought with Toru and Ayane and lost. His shmicram exploded from the damage, erasing his existence from the cyber world. Ayane couldn't believe that she had defeated Genha. Toru confirmed it and told Minori to log them out. After returning to the real world, Toru stood up and head straight to Ayane's console. He then saw Ayane doing the same thing. Ayane started crying and thanked Toru for lending her his strength. As she cried, Ayane leaned herself onto Toru. After the alarm was turned off, Toru and the team headed outside to see the base heavily damaged. Toru and Ayane talked and then Minori walked over and congradulated them as heroes for guarding the security core. Yosuke and Kaira then walked over as well. They too, said that Toru and Ayane did a good job. Toru wasn't showing a very happy face, so Yosuke suggested that after the clean up they should go out and have some drinks. Kaira agreed and said that Ayane took major part in this mission. When Ayane was about to say something, Toru said that Ayane sure did. Ayane blushed and admitted it. However, she walked towards Toru and said asked Toru if it was really alright for them not to know that she was the insider. Toru said that it was alright and took her hand. They then followed Kaira to help clean up. NEXT CHAPTER [9. WANTED] After the attack on the base, both Toru and Ayane were lifted from their punishment and were given some free time for vacation. The two false heroes used this time and went back to Ayane's hometown to visit her brother's grave. In front of the grave, Ayane told Toru that at the age of 12, she and her brother went to the city. She told Toru that they sold their land after their parents died. Ayane held an old neuro-jack in her hand. It belonged to her deceased brother. She then told Toru how she entered I.V.S and how her life was fine back then. Her face suddenly changed mood and told Toru that one day the terrorists attacked and killed everyone except her. Genha killed her brother right in front of her face. Ayane then started crying and Toru hugged her to comfort her. He told her that everything had ended. Afterwards, Ayane thanked Toru after she had calmed down. She then told Toru that he was really similar to her brother. It was because of this she suppressed her feelings when she first met Toru. Toru asked her what does she think of him now, and Ayane blushed as she smiled. She then asked Toru was there something wrong, then Toru told her that he didn't knew her face could be so emotional. She glared at him and told him that she can cry and smile, just like an ordinary person. Seeing Ayane's smile, Toru believed that Ayane was once a very emotional person. However, her cruel experience made her emotions withered away. Now, it has returned like the spring after a long winter. Ayane told Toru she was alright, but then mentioned about Toru's revenge. She then told Toru that she will help him in his revenge. Toru looked troubled, but Ayane told him that no matter what she will be on his side. Toru then told Ayane about what had happened one year ago. Afterwards, Ayane said that it was truly sad. Toru was going to say something to Ayane, but she said that she understood. She told Toru that she will do her best. As Toru held onto Ayane's hands, it was the first time his heart was at ease after Yuuya's incident. In the database room, Ayane helped Toru get access to the level 3 sortie log. After Ayane logged in, she asked Toru what was he going to do after he completed his revenge. Toru told her that he had not thought of it yet. After some searching, they found that the shmicram who was fighting Genha at the time was regarded as unknown. Toru could not believe what he saw. Ayane asked Toru about more information regarding the killer, and Toru told her its description. Ayane searched again, but the result was once again unknown. Toru was about to punch the machine, but he calmed down and told Ayane to log off. She then erased her trace on the machine and they retreated from the database room. As they walked down the halls, Toru was very angry about how useless the army data log was. Ayane said sorry to Toru for not beling able to help. Toru told her that she didn't have to say that since it wasn't her fault. She continued to say sorry and Toru calmed down. Ayane then told Toru that there was another way. Toru asked her what it was and she told him that if they could not get information from the army's database then they could try the terrorists' database. Toru told her that it couldn't be possible, but then Ayane told him that they may have a chance. Toru was wondering why she said that, then she told Toru that the army had found the location of Fei-Tao's hideout and are planning for an attack. TOru asked her about the credibility of the information, and Ayane told him that it should be quite credible since Yosuke heard it from the commander's secretary. Ayane then asked Toru that she was on his side no matter what, and Toru agreed. She then said something about the result after Toru found the truth, and Toru asked her why did he felt that as if Ayane changed for some reason. Ayane then told Toru that she was just a little tired from being nervous. Ayane then left and walked down the hall. The day before the mission, several portable consoles custom made by V.S.S were taken, with the platoons, to the outskirts of the city. Toru complained about why did they have to use the equipment of the archenemy of the army. Yosuke explained that the army doesn't have budget to support their own portable equipment, and Kaira agreed with that statement as well. Toru asked Yosuke why had the army assigned so much men into this area, and Yosuke answered that they wanted to blockade the terrorist base both in the real and the cyber world. To put it simply, all of the lines and wires connected to the area from the outside were cut and there was no way to escape. Toru looked at Ayane and found her to be troubled. She had been like this ever since their search in the database room. Yosuke then told Toru that he should do some things that he did not do while he still can before the mission starts. Toru asked him what kind of things, and Yosuke glared at Toru and said that it was obvious. Kaira then said that it was about Ayane and then they both left, leaving Toru and Ayane alone in the portable battle station. Toru walked over to Ayane and after calling her name, Ayane asked Toru if he was going to ask about the database. Toru and Ayane talked for a while, then Toru told Ayane he loves her. Ayane then started crying and kissed Toru............*Alright, what's happening next is not for kiddies, so turn the monitor off and press 5 on the number pad until the next dive point if you're underage*..... ............................................................. Afterwards, Toru asked Ayane that after he avenged his friend, would she resign with him and be with him. Ayane looked troubled and Toru told her that she doesn't have to answer. Ayane then told Toru that if she was still alive after Toru completed his revenge, she will then be with him. Toru then told her don't say things like that. He then told her that she will not be killed since she will be by his side. Ayane then told Toru that she loves him, then they both fell asleep. The next day, the battle had begun. A mechanical voice announced the countdown before diving in and asked all troops to be in their consoles. Toru tried to make contacts with his old childhood friend Tukina, but it seemed as if she was too busy lately. When Toru was about to plug in his neuro-jack, the door opened and Ayane walked in. Captain Yagisawa told Ayane to hurry up since the ountdown had already started. She answered back and walked to her console. Ayane then whispered to Toru and told him to leave the main troops after diving in and head to the terrorists' database room. When Toru plugged in his neuro-jack, he heard a call from Kaira saying that Ayane finally looked better and that the portable battle station was shaking for two hours last night. Toru blushed, then Minori asked what they were talking about. Kaira laughed and asked Ayane how was her first diving experience. This statement made Ayane blush as well. Toru immediately told Ayane not to answer the question. Just when things were getting out of hand, Captain Yagisawa asked them what were they doing and told them that it was about time to dive in. After cutting off the connection to the captain, Toru prepared himself to dive in and heard Yosuke's whisper. Yosuke asked Toru that would peace really exist after this battle. Toru replied and then dove in. After entering the cyber world, Toru immediately wanted to go find the database room. However, Ayane called him to wait and asked him that after he found the true identity of the killer would he kill the person for revenge. Toru wondered why Ayane asked this, but she insisted Toru to answer. {Choice 1: Of course.} After hearing Toru's answer, Ayane seemed to be down and said to herself of course that would be the answer. {Choice 2: Depending on the circumstances.} Toru told her his answer, and she said nothing. {Choice 2 is required to obtain the ending AYANE, assuming that in Betrayer the second choice was made.} Toru asked her was there something she was mumbling, but Ayane said it was nothing and left. Before Toru could go after Ayane, Minori called in and asked him what were they talking about in their private channels during the mission. Toru answered back saying it was nothing. Minori then warned Toru of the enemy ahead and he took them out easily. Toru then disobeyed the orders and headed towards another direction. Minori called in asking him where he was going. Toru replied saying that he found a trace of the enemy heading that direction. Minori said to herself saying that she didn't see anything, and Toru used this gap to move out of her sight. After taking out two groups of terrorists, Ayane called and informed Toru that she had found the database room. She told him to follow the beacon. Toru said he understood and moved towards the beacon on his radar. After wiping out two terrorists, Toru arrived at the gate. When he called Ayane to inform her that he had arrived, she told Toru to run away. Toru asked her what was going on, and before Ayane could tell Toru who was inside their communication was cut off. Toru asked Minori if she could hear him, and she complained to Toru about he and Ayane not following the orders. He then told the current situation to Minori and she became quite worried. He then told her that he will save Ayane and headed inside. Upon entering, Toru could see countless data pillars piled up in front of him. In the corner of the room, he could see Ayane fainted on the ground. Toru disarmed from his shmicram and ran towards Ayane. He asked her if she was alright, and she told him that he was an idiot for coming. Suddenly, a voice said something to Toru. Toru looked behind him and found a man standing there. He asked him who he was and Ayane told Toru that the man was QuWong. Toru recalled QuWong as the leader of Fei-Tao. QuWong then told Toru that he has nothing to do with Toru and only wanted Ayane for revenge. Seeing Toru puzzled, QuWong explained that Ayane killed many of his comrades so he has the right to get revenge from her. Toru yelled at QuWong, and QuWong asked Toru why was he covering for Ayane. He then told Toru that Ayane was a traitor who sold the army for her own good. toru then said that he would not let Ayane die in front of him. Hearing this, QuWong laughed. QuWong then told Toru that at one time he asked Toru to think about something. Toru wondered what he was talking about, so QuWong explained that he once asked if Toru wanted to join them. However, he then said that he now know Toru was just a traitor who longs for women. Toru then yelled at QuWong and said that how could QuWong twist what he said. QuWong then said that if Toru wasn't a traitor then he must be a blinded teen and said something about Toru's dear friend. Toru asked QuWong how did he knew about Yuuya, but QuWong did not answer. He just told Toru to prepare himself. After a flash, a giant, orange shmicram appeared. Toru then cut open the collar with Yuuya's pendant to release her. Toru asked Ayane if she could still fight. Ayane replied positive and warned Toru of QuWong being very skilled. After they went into their shmicrams, Minori finally got their connection and asked them what was going on. Toru said that they will explain later since they will be fighting against QuWong. Minori was quite shocked to hear that name. QuWong then told Toru that he still has lots to learn in the life of a man, but then Toru yelled back and started the fight. After a fierce fight, Toru and Ayane finally defeated QuWong. However, QuWong survived and said to Toru that the heaven was not on his side. Toru pointed his gun at QuWong but could not pull the trigger. QuWong said that it was the destiny of the losers to die and wondered why Toru hesitated. Toru then saw a call and opened the communication line. He then saw a teenage girl's face telling Toru not to kill QuWong. QuWong told Ryang to stop and said that it was the right of the winners. Ryang said that QuWong was an idiot and warned Toru that if he shot QuWong she will be haunting him for revenge for the rest of her life. {Choice 1 was chosen at the start of the battle.} Toru pulled the trigger regardless what Ryang said. Ryang screamed as the gunshot was fired, erasing QuWong's existance. Toru remained silent, but Ryang yelled at him and said how could he do such a cruel thing. He then called Toru a demon. Toru could hear Ryang crying through the communication line. Ryang then said that she would surely get revenge from Toru and cut off the communication. Toru then asked Ayane about what he did, and she said that she would probably choose the same option. {Choice 2 was chosen at the start of the battle.} Seeing the girl's face, Toru's heart felt tired and moved his gun away. QuWong asked Toru why did Toru stop, and he said that it was stupid for one to kill another and have another revenge for the deceased. He told QuWong that it would just repeat and be a very stupid thing to do. QuWong then asked Toru what would he do with the revenge of his friend, and Toru did not reply. QuWOng then said that since that was the choice of the winner then he has nothing to say as the loser. QuWOng then logged out of the cyber world. {Branch end.} Minori then called and asked them where they alright. Toru said that they were fine. Minori then told them that the mission had ended and they were victorious. Toru looked down since he did not feel victorious after the war against Fei-Tao ended. Toru then asked Ayane if they should head back to the real world. Ayane then asked Minori to retrieve them. Minori said she understood and logged them off. NEXT CHAPTER [10. VENGEANCE] {QuWong dead.} The case regarding the terrorists ended with the leader of the terrorists, QuWong, dead. Returning to Toru's room, the platoon celebrated Toru for defeating both Genha and QuWong. {QuWong escaped.} The case regarding the terrorists ended with the leader of the terrorists, QuWong, escaping. After returning to the base, the platoon celebrated in Toru's room. Yosuke said that even though QuWong escaped Toru still did a great job. {Branch ended.} However, Toru could not feel the sweet taste of the wine of victory. It tasted quite bitter in his mouth. He recalled what QuWong said about him and couldn't get it out of his mind. Kaira, who was drunk, asked Toru where was his partner. Toru then wondered where Ayane went to. He thought that she was just avoiding him because the search on the killer failed. Just then, the door opened and Ayane came in wearing casual clothing. Yosuke immediately welcomed Ayane and asked her to come and drink. Ayane refused and said that she has something important to say to Toru. She then asked Toru if they could be alone for awhile. The room went silent for a while, then Kaira, who obviously thought of the wrong thing, told Toru to enjoy their time together. Minori at first told Kaira not to say that, but Kaira jumped at her when Toru was leaving the room. In the hallway, Ayane said that everyone looked as if they were having fun. She then apologized Toru for asking him out. Toru said that it was alright and asked Ayane what was the important thing she has to say. Just then, Ayane walked over and hugged Toru. She then kissed him and asked him to come to the battle station........................................................ ............................................................... Well, folks, just skip until the music returns to normal....... ............................................................... ............................................................... Afterwards, Toru asked Ayane if she still recall what she said about after his revenge ended. Toru then said that it looked like his revenge is over since it looked as if destiny did not want him to find the killer. Ayane then pondered on the word 'destiny' and told Toru that she had found the one he wanted in the terrorist database. She told Toru that she saw some very important information. Toru asked her who was the killer. Ayane pondered at first and didn't say anything. She then asked Toru if he oculd dive in with her. Toru wondered why she asked him to do that, but Ayane pleaded him to come. Toru then said that he will since he trusted Ayane. They then grabbed their clothes and started dressing themselves. When they are done, Ayane asked Toru if he could dive in using his shmicram. Toru wondered why at first but ended up agreeing. Ayane thanked Toru and they both dove in. Upon logging in, the entered the practice room in the cyber base. Toru then asked Ayane what was she going to tell him. She then told Toru that the one he was looking for is in this room right now. Toru scanned his radar and did not find anyone else inside the room. He then asked Ayane if she was just fooling him. Ayane asked him did he still not understand and pointed her gun at Toru. Toru asked what was she doing, and Ayane, with a said tone, told Toru that she did not want to say more. Just then, a bad feeling appeared in Toru's mind. They talked for a bit, then Ayane told Toru to look at her. She then transformed into the white shmicram. While she was crying, Ayane admitted that she was the one who killed Toru's dear friend. Toru then yelled at Ayane saying that she must be joking. He told her that he did not believe that she would kill a helpless enemy who was asking for mercy. Ayane then apologized to Toru and Toru kept on asking her why. After some more talking, Ayane made up her mind and started attacking Toru. Toru then asked Ayane what was she doing, and Ayane asked Toru for a deathmatch. {Choice 1: Fight!} Toru asked Ayane if she really want to fight with him. Ayane answered positive and they started fighting each other. {Choice 2: Try to avoid fighting.} Toru asked Ayane if she was really going to fight. She answered positive and started shooting at Toru. Toru avoided it and asked again. Ayane confirmed it a second time and asked Toru to prepare himself. They then started fighting each other. {Choice 2 is needed to obtain the ending AYANE. Both choices could lead to REPATRIATE or NEMESIS.} {If Toru was defeated.} Toru's shmicram exploded and he fell on the ground. He looked up at Ayane and said that it was the end. Just then, Ayane's shmicram self-destructed. After Toru's eyes returned to normal, he rushed to where Ayane's shmicram was and found Ayane's body heavily wounded. Toru asked her why did she do it, and she just said that she was glad and closed her eyes. Toru cried out Ayane's name as her body faded away. Ending: NEMESIS {If Toru won, it would lead to two possibilities.} {Possibility 1.} Toru exitted his shmicram and headed to where Ayane was defeated. He saw Ayane heavily wounded and asked her why did she do it. She just said that she was glad and closed her eyes. Her body disappeared, just the way the rules stated for those who are dead. Ending: NEMESIS {Possibility 2.} Toru exitted his shmicram and searched for Ayane. He found Ayane lightly wounded and asked her why did she do it. She just said that death is what awaits for those who had done wrong. Ayane then said that she had a feeling that she was the one. She then said a bunch of stuff to Toru, then said that when she transformed into the white shmicram she had chose a lonely path. Toru recalled what Yosuke said about the pain one would suffer when transforming a shmicram, so he tried to comfort Ayane. He then said that he did not want to love Ayane and hugged her strongly. Ayane said that how sad it was, then they both heard someone behind them clapping his hand and saying something. Ayane noticed that the voice was Genha. Before they could react, Genha trapped both Toru and Ayane with the collar preventing them from using the shmicram and logging off..................................... ............................................................. Alright, I'm not going to say how Ayane was violated, and the choices beyond this won't affect the endings anymore..... ............................................................. ............................................................. Toru grabbed Yuuya's pendant and attacked Genha. He stabbed Genha once but was knocked down. Genha stabbed back with his own knife and wounded Toru's legs. Just when Genha was about to stab again... Branch 1: Ayane moved in front of Toru and blocked the attack for Toru with her own body. Toru the threw Yuuya's pendant at Genha and it fly between his legs (well, we all can guess where that's gonna hit). With a painful scream, Genha fell on the ground. Toru then walked over, grabbed Yuuya's pendant, and started stabbing Genha. Genha spit out a steam of blood and his body perished. Toru then looked at Ayane and found her severely wounded. Toru told her to hang in there, but she said that she was tired and closed her eyes. Just then, Toru's own sight was fading. Before he fell unconcious, all he could hear was Ayane saying something about destiny (obviously not on the good side). Ending: REPATRIATE Branch 2: Ayane took the blade Genha dropped and chopped Genha's ***** right off. She then jumped Genha and continued to stab him until his carcass disappeared. She then fell in the pool of blood. She told Toru that it was enough and she was too tired. Toru called Ayane and idiot and told her not to say that. As Ayane closed her eyes, Toru started to faint as well. Ending: AYANE {Please look at the conditions below to find which ending this possibility would lead to.} [11. AYANE] Condition: Choose choice 2 in BETRAYER, choose choice 2 again in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base, then choose choice 2 before fighting Ayane in VENGEANCE. As Toru wakes up from his bed in the hospital, his team members were around him giving him greetings. As Toru asked about Ayane they told him Ayane was fine and had left the hospital before he did. However, she is about to leave FLAK. Toru rushed out and found Ayane and asked her to stay. Just as she accepted the offer, the alarm sounded and they went to the battle station, together. END [11. REPATRIATE] Condition: Choose choice 1 in BETRAYER, choose choice 2 in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base, then choose choice 2 before fighting Ayane in VENGEANCE. OR Choose choice 2 in BETRAYER, choose choice 1 in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base, then choose choice 2 before fighting Ayane in VENGEANCE. OR Choose choice 2 in BETRAYER, choose choice 2 in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base, then choose choice 1 before fighting Ayane in VENGEANCE. As Toru wakes up from his bed in the hospital, his team members were around him giving greetings. Toru asked about Ayane, but it was grave news he heard. He realized that she did not make it out of the cyber world alive. Toru resigned his job in FLAK and for a year stayed in Ayane's country home where she was buried. Captain Yagisawa came and asked Toru to rejoin the army. Toru did not want to do so at first, but as he heard Genha was still alive, he changed his mind and decided to put this madman back in his grave. END [11. NEMESIS] Condition: Lose to Ayane in VENGEANCE. OR Choose choice 1 in BETRAYER and choose choice 1 in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base. OR Choose choice 1 in BETRAYER, choose choice 2 in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base, and choose choice 1 before fighting Ayane in VENGEANCE. OR Choose choice 2 in BETRAYER, choose choice 1 in WANTED after diving into the terrorist base, and choose choice 1 before fighting Ayane in VENGEANCE. Toru was sentenced for killing his comrade, Ayane. He now stays in the virtual plain where he and his friends in Steppen Wolf used to be in. Suddenly, a boy came into the room, wielding a gun. After calling out vengeance for his brother, he shoots Toru. The last thing Toru could think of was how ironic it was as he was going through the same roads as Ayane. END [d. Tukina's Branch] Condition: Minori and Ayane's story branch must be completed. [1. WIRED GHOST] {Jump to the choice when Toru returned to the base of Steppen Wolf.} {Choice 1: Enter the chat room.} {Choice 2: Look around.} {Must choose the first choice to stay on Tukina's path.} After entering, Toru saw a girl there. {Choice 1: Call out.} {Choice 2: Just watch her.} {Must choose choice 2 to continue Tukina's path, but this part will not appear unless Renn's path is unlocked.} Toru stayed there and just watched her. However, he thought about what Tukina said before about the wired ghost and made some noise. The girl was surprised and stood up. She then walked out and was gone. Toru was surprised and chased after her, but was blocked by the wall. He wondered if it was just a dream. Just then, he heard someone log in. Toru yelled out, and found that it was Tukina. Tukina wondered why Toru yelled so loudly and asked why he looked so pale. They talked for a bit, then Tukina started crying, apologizing to Toru for Yuuya's death. After logging out, it was already evening. Tukina then noticed something was on Yuuya's console. Toru looked over and saw that it was Yuuya's pendant and held it tightly in his hand. Toru remembered that Yuuya said this pendant was special. It had been made so that it can exist as a cyber item. He then remembered the first time he dove in and the first time he met Yuuya. Toru then thought about how Yuuya was killed, and the fire for revenge started spreading in his heart. He told Tukina he will join the army to find who killed Yuuya. Tukina tried to stop him, saying that he will regret that choice. They started to argue, then Toru told Tukina it was either he join FLAK or he go to jail. After hearing this, Tukina told Toru that she was scouted as well. She then took out an invitation letter from V.S.S. She then showed him that the letter was from V.S.S president, Tajibana Reika. Toru was surprised and wondered if it was a joke. Tukina said that it's true and if Toru joins then his criminal charges will be erased too. Toru still thought it was some kind of scheme, but Tukina said that the letter sure came from V.S.S. They argued for some time, Tukina then said that could this be a chance given to them by God, but Toru said something like that can't happen. Tukina then said that she wants to take this chance and doesn't want to just let it go like that. Toru then thought about himself. When he was adopted by Tukina's father at an age of 12, he had no memory of his past. The first memory he could remember was that he was surrounded by white walls in some kind of teenage help center. Tukina's mother passed away when she was young. Her father went to the other world several years after he was adopted. Up until now, Toru had been using the little money he earned to help Tukina and himself to make a living. Tukina then said that everyone else in Steppen Wolf had some kind of skill they are good at, except for her. Now this is her chance and she can't miss it. She said to Toru that he is the last of the Steppen Wolf. As long as he is alive, Yuuya will not be forgotten. Then, Toru replied... {Choice 1: Follow Tukina and join V.S.S.} Toru agreed to join V.S.S with Tukina. Tukina was so happy she hugged Toru. Toru got embarrassed and told her she was getting too close. Toru could feel that she had touched the deepest part of his heart. Tukina said sorry and told Toru she did that because she was too happy. She then let go of Toru, and he went into deep thought thinking about his relationship wtih Tukina. Tukina thanked Toru for listening to her and told Toru he will not regret his choice. As they finished talking, the golden light of dusk shone in and painted over everything. NEXT CHAPTER {Choice 2: Seek revenge and join the army.} {Choice 1 must be picked to stay on Tukina's path.} [2. V.S.S] Several days later, Tukina and Toru stood in front of the V.S.S main building located downtown. The letter said that today's interview will decide if they get hired or not. Tukina wondered if she will be accepted. Toru made a comment and headed towards the main gate. Tukina followed him and they both entered the building. Several minutes later, they were lead by the receptionist and headed towards the president's office. Toru was walking quite fast and it took Tukina some time to catch up to them. Tukina commented on Toru's dress code and attitude, and they went into a slight argument on things. Finally, they reached the president's office and a voice inside told them to come in. As they entered, Tukina was amazed by what was inside. Marble floors, antique furnitures, flowers as decorations, and a pleasant smell floating in the air. A women in her late twenties stood there and greated them. She asked Tukina and Toru to sit down and introduced herself as the president of V.S.S, Tajibana Reika. Toru looked at Reika and found her to have a cold, commercial smile. He wondered why the president would be interview new employees. Tukina and Toru introduced themselves, but Tukina sounded a little nervous. President Reika told them that they should relax and not get too nervous. What President Reika said next answered what Toru was wondering. She told them that she interviews those potential pilots who may become upper level pilots who are the core of the compnay. Toru asked bluntly if the potential she talked about meant skills. President Reika replied saying that it has nothing to do with skills but rather they are looking for people who are born with a kind of special ability that would make good potential pilots. She then asked them what the first time they used a smicram was and had they taken proper training before. Toru answered saying that he used a shmicram first at the age of 15 and never took any formal training. Hearing this, Reika was surprised. She said that most people would get cyber bone injury at first if they are not careful. She then told Tukina she is execellent as well. Tukina couldn't believe it, but President Reika explained to Tukina her reasoning, and confirmed her potential. Tukina was quite happy to hear it. She then said that those pilots without potential may become several times weaker in the end compared to those who have potential. Toru wondered if he would be accepted, and President Reika told them that those personnel confirmed by mail will be accepted into the company 99% of the time. She told them that the company is investing into their gifts, and they will return the company by following company orders. Even though the job is dangerous, they will be rewarded with the greatest reward, money wise, of course. President Reika turned around after talking and told the two someone will handle rest and they can go. As Toru entered his residence, he found it to be a lot better than the house they have in the slums. He looked around the room and noticed that the walls are made of a special material that would project different scenes depending on the time of the day. He noticed there were two beds in the room. Just then, Toru heard Tukina's voice call out to him to step aside. He then watched Tukina bring her luggage into the room. Toru asked why Tukina was here, and she told him that she is living in the same residence as Toru. She told Toru they are cohabiting together. Toru was surprised by what she said. She laughed at Toru and told him that she didn't expect it either. She told him that she asked for a residence right beside Toru, but there were no residences that fit the condition. So, the president granted them the usage of a married couple's residence. Toru took up the reciever and was about to call the president to change the rooms. Tukina told him not to do it, since Toru is not good with anything related to house work. Toru remembered that he still needs Tukina's help on these things, so he asked Tukina again if she really was ok with cohabiting with him. Tukina then showed him that there's a portable wall that can seperate the beds into seperated rooms. Toru was glad and finally calmed down. He then helped Tukina unpack her things. When they finished, it was already time to sleep. So, they said good night to each other and started sleeping. When the lights went out, Tukina asked if Toru was still awake. He replied back, and she asked if Toru was angry at her for doing things without asking him. He said it doesn't bother him. Tukina thanked him, and said that this reminded of her when Yuuya first moved in. Some flashback flew by in Toru's mind. After he finished his flashback, he found Tukina crying for Yuuya. Toru said to her that they have to wake up early tomorrow and she should sleep. Tukina replied back and they both went to bed. Several days later, it was the day of their first mission. Toru arrived at the battle station. He greeted other team members, but none of them responded back. He thought that they obviously knew he was once a criminal and don't want to get close to him. Then, he heard the door open and Tukina came in. Toru told Tukina she should not be in the battle station, but she gave him a weird face and told him that V.S.S uses AI as pilot support. She told him that she will be piloting a shmicram, and Toru was shocked. He feared that Tukina was going to kill herself, but she told him that she had already done simulations in the past few days. Just then, President Reika's voice appeared behind Toru and said Tukina's scores on the simulations were quite good. Toru turned around and faced both Tukina and President Reika. President Reika then explained that normally pilots would be working individually, but this time they are forming teams called units from the scouted pilots. A mechanical voice then informed everyone to get into position. Everyone went to their consoles and plugged in their neuro-jacks. There was a countdown, and everyone started diving in. Everyone entered the cyber world at the same time. The AI told everyone the mission objective and told each unit to go to their assigned locations. After everyone else had left, Toru asked if Tukina was ready to go. She told Toru that it'ss the same as the simulations, just a bit nervous is all. Toru told her that it is ok. They are only on guarding duties today and battles may not occur. However, Toru knew in his heart this may not be true. Just when they began pondering, the AI informed them, the A8 unit, to head toward their assigned locations. Toru told Tukina to start going since it's an order. Tukina replied back nervously, and they headed towards their assigned post. Along the way, Tukina wondered why Toru don't use the standard shmicram. Toru said that he is used to it. Tukina laughed at him saying he is still using his toy. Toru said that he got the permission from the president, and asked Tukina if she is alright with her "training walking machine." Tukina then called Toru idiot, but the AI informed them that their conversation is going out of mission boundaries. Tukina said sorry, but Toru asked her why is she saying sorry to a rock (refering to the AI). Suddenly, the AI informed them unidentified shmicrams are heading their way and told them to be aware. Tukina and Toru left their position and headed towards the unknown shmicrams. When they met the shmicrams, Toru asked Tukina what she was going to do. Tukina said that according to the manual they should give these guys a warning first. Suddenly, one of them formed a gun on his hand and shot at Tukina. She fell forward to avoid the shot. Toru said to her that he guesses now they don't have to give out warnings anymore. The AI informed them that the intruders have fired weapons and they are granted permission to engage and destroy. Toru ask Tukina if she's ready, and after her reply the battle began. Toru asked if Tukina was alright, and she said that she thinks so. The AI called in telling them that the intruders have escaped from A9 unit and A8 unit are to capture them. Destroy them if they cannot be captured. Before Tukina was able to respond, Toru headed towards them by himself. When he met these intruders, he ordered them to stop and he will fire if they resist. The thieves refused and the AI informed Toru to destroy them. Despite the fact he did not want to kill these people, Toru was forced into another fight. After the battle, Toru asked Tukina if she's alright. She said that one shmicram is here and she is about to destroy it. Her voice sounded scared. The AI informed Toru something weird was happening on Tukina's side, so he started to head back. He found that a shmicram that was about to explode headed towards Tukina and she started stepping back as well. The thief told Tukina to kill him and not to think too much. Tukina kept on asking the thief to disarm, but the thief just told her to kill him. Toru stepped forward and initiated the fight. After they destroyed the thief's shmicram, the AI informed them of their good work and told them to log off. It was time for them to change turn with the reserved troops. The two followed the order and logged off. Toru went to Tukina's console and comforted her because her face looked quite pale. She felt bad for the thief that committed suicide. However Toru told her that he does not want to see her brain dead. If she did not destroy the thief, she would have been destroyed instead. President Reika came over and congratulated them. She said that Tukina is a little weak in spirit and asked her if she needed a counselor. She agreed. President Reika left afterwards and Tukina told Toru she will be alright after getting used to it. Toru said that he will be her partner to help her, and Tukina answered back saying that she had always wanted to dive in beside Toru. Toru asked Tukina for a drink to celebrate, and she agreed. Toru joked about her still being a kid, and Tukina fought back saying that he had gotten drunk a few times too and looked quite bad. Toru asked her if she wants to go now since the tasks are done, but she said that she hasn't changed yet. Toru then recalled that novices often wear special underwear (do NOT ask me what this is) the first time they pilot a shmicram because of *cough* (something to do with urine, and I'm not going to explain it) issues. When they returned to the residence, it was already midnight. Toru said to Tukina that she drank too much, and she was having a headache. Toru carried her inside and placed her onto the bed. Tukina asked Toru for some water, and when he returned he found her sound asleep already. He looked over and found that she was sleep with her ******* exposed. Toru commented to himself that Tukina had really grown up. He tried to stand up and look away, but dizziness came over him from the alcohol and he tripped and fell. When he opened his eyes, he realized that his face was right beside Tukina's. Toru's heart started pounding and he couldn't take his eyes away from Tukina. Toru couldn't stand it and moved his lips over Tukina's. When he was an inch away, Tukina spoke out asking her father not to leave. Toru's lust disappeared and moved his face away from Tukina. Toru went into flashback remembering about Tukina's father and the time when he took her home to meet Tukina. Tukina was 11 at the time and welcomed him cheerfully. Toru was closed to himself at first, but Tukina eventually opened his heart up. Tukina's father forbade Toru from diving into cyber space again the first time he did, and warned him about the dangers inside such as black ice. However, Tukina's father soon died in a physical world car accident soon after. Toru felt guilty for what he tried to do to Tukina. He covered Tukina wtih some blankets and went to sleep on his own bed. NEXT CHAPTER [3. CHILDHOOD FRIEND] Tukina woke Toru up in the morning. Toru looked at her and found that she had quite a hang over. Toru told her to go to the medical room because hang overs are dangerous for shmicram pilots. A special medicine for getting rid of hang overs was developed because of this. Tukina asked if anything happened when he carried her back, and Toru told her she was quite heavy. She gave him a big knock on the head for saying that. He said he was just telling the truth. Then, Tukina gave Toru a weird look. Toru asked what was going on, and she asked if Toru did anything weird to her when she was asleep. Toru said he didn't, and then something else that made Tukina punch him straight in the face. On the way to the battle station, Tukina told Toru about finishing her new training. She said even though she is still far away, she will one day catch up to Toru. Toru thought about last night and felt that the little girl had really grown up. Tukina then asked Toru what was he thinking. Toru paused a bit then said that she would probably end up having to chase after him all her life. Tukina said something, and they both became quiet. Tukina broke the silence and told Toru she will be going. Toru looked at her and felt turned on (ok, I know it's getting a little out of hand, but I'm already lowering down the pervertedness in the script). He then questioned himself why he was feeling this way. Toru cut off those thoughts and headed to headed towards his post. The true nature of V.S.S is security. Most battles were against intruders who hack into the company system V.S.S is guarding. Toru arrived at his console and was ready to dive in. Tukina seemed to have gotten used to diving. Toru asked if she was ready, and they dove in together. The two dove into the grounds of the coorporation "Mercury", the top in brain chip developing and a partner of V.S.S. Toru and Tukina started chatting, and the AI ordered pilot number 1 of the A8 unit to move out to the assigned post. Toru wondered what was going on, and Tukina was also confused why Toru would be ordered to go elsewhere when they were at their routine post. Toru said, "Oh well," since it was an order. Tukina told him to be careful. After heading out for a bit, Toru was stopped by the AI. It then started asking him weird questions about girls and other weird things. Toru thought that the AI had gone mad, but wondered why would a "rock" be saying something not in its program. After the AI told Toru he will be whipped a hundred times, Toru realized that someone was pulling a very bad joke on him. Only one person Toru knew could do this. He then asked Bachelor to come out. Bachelor appeared right after and asked how things are going for Toru. Toru asked why Bachelor was here, and Bachelor replied he (I'll use he for unknown genders) was here just for fun because he had found an inner opening. Inner openings are backdoor entrances that appear due to mistakes. Toru and Bachelor's conversation did not go well, and Bachelor left in the end. Just when Bachelor left, the alarm sounded. The AI informed Toru there are invading shmicrams, but was cut off in the middle of transmission. Tukina came over and told Toru there was a big problem. When Toru asked Tukina what was wrong, a transmission from the CEO came in. President Reika's worried face appeared on the monitor. She told Toru that thieves have invaded into the system and they must be destroyed. Toru wondered why he had to destory them. President Reika explained that they have hacked the database and the company's credit is at risk. Toru was ordered to not let a single thief leave the building. Toru felt bad when he heard that he had to shoot the thieves even after capturing them. President Reika told Toru more troops are being deployed. Toru just needs to hold until reinforcements come. She then closed the connection. Toru asked the AI how many thieves were there. The AI replied that there are two groups. The first were traditional thieves and are 8 in total. They are very professional and favor fighting. The second is a group doing it for fun. Probably teenagers in their tens. They called themselves the "Black Dog." Tukina was surprised that there were two groups. Toru knew that when Bachelor erased his own traces he exposed the other intruders. Toru asked Tukina is she ready for battle, and she replied that she will be guarding his back. As they found their first set of intruders, Toru was a little concerned about Tukina. However, she said that it will be ok and she will show him what she had learned in her training. After the battle, Toru was surprised that Tukina had improved a lot. She told him it was the results of her training. The AI then warned him of intruders nearby, and the two headed towards them. After eliminating another set of intruders, Toru and Tukina finally faced the last 4 professional thieves. They seemed to have been waiting for them by surrounding them in three sides. Tukina warned Toru and the battle began. After finishing them off, Toru and Tukina left to search for the dog. They caught up to the second group and Toru warned them that the thieves have been destroyed. They stopped and a young teenage face appeared on the communication monitor. The teen told Toru they understand and not to shoot. Toru ordered them to disarm from their shmicrams. The teenager suddenly said to wait a second. He said that he had seen that shmicram before and asked Toru if he was from Steppen Wolf. The teen then begged Toru to let them escape since they are all hacker comrades. Toru said that he can't do that. Just then, President Reika appeared in the monitor and asked Toru if he had forgotten the orders. Tukina asked the President why were they to be shot since they have already surrendered. Without replying, President Reika ordered C4 unit and C7 unit to take care of things. As President Reika's orders ended, numerous shmicrams dove in and surrounded the teenagers. The teens once again told these people that they have already surrendered. What responded were the guns. Seconds later, they were destroyed. Both Tukina and Toru were shocked for what happened. Toru tried to explain that these people had surrendered, and the AI informed him of violating their service contract. Toru said something back to the AI, and President Reika ordered to the AI to abort all members of A8 unit. They were forced to abort. After aborting and returning to the real world, President Reika was already waiting for them. Toru asked why the teens were shot even though they surrendered. The other team members stood up and tried to hold Toru to his place. President Reika held her hand up and they stopped their action. Tension was building up in the room. Tukina told Toru to calm down. President Reika sighed and explained to Toru why she ordered that. She told him if that data was leaked to the public it would cause great trouble and would really hurt the company. She told him that in today's society, data is more important than human lives. It was legal for them to take such action. She then said that today she will overlook it. She told Toru to cool his head down when he goes back and left the room. Toru still tried to say something, but the guards blocked his way with cold faces. Tukina kept on telling Toru to let it go, and he finally did and left the battle station. That night, they recieved a notice about being grounded for two days for disobeying orders. Tukina told Toru that they have been so busy lately it would be good to take a break for a bit. Tukina kept on trying to comfort Toru, but he wasn't taking it in. Tukina then suggested it would be good to watch the TV for a bit. As she turned the screen on, a war movie showed up showing how on the battlefield the soldiers who surrendered were still killed just because it was on the battlefield and no one cares. Tukina was shocked and turned it off (on a side note, the soldiers begging in the video sounded like Genha's voice, just something interesting). Toru went into his own deep thought. The words of the teens reminded him of the last words of Yuuya. Toru then felt that he was on the same side with Yuuya's murderer. He stood up suddenly and told Tukina he is quitting. Tukina tried to tell him not to do it and not to be so emotional. Toru said that he isn't and they started arguing. Toru said that he no longer wish to continue with these dirty acts, but Tukina asked what the dirty acts would be compared to the happiness of others. When Toru was going to head out, Tukina stopped him and told him that she will quit too. Toru told her not to since it's enough for only him to fall into hell. Tukina then started crying and asked Toru why was he leaving her again. Toru then said some harsh words to her and left the room. Tukina tried to stop him again, but he did not look back. Toru returned to his old home in the darkness of the night. As he walked down the street, he thought about Tukina. To get his mind cleared up, Toru headed to the shop he used to hang out in. The waitress seemed to know Toru and asked him if he wants a drink with drugs added. He then told her that isn't legal. As she left, Akira, another childhood friend of Toru, came over and greeted Toru. Toru asked Akira how he got out of jail, and Akira just said he got his own means. Akira then asked Toru what he was doing lately. Toru did not tell him because he knew Akira hated V.S.S. Akira then just said they're even since they both got secrets. Toru told Akira that he has something to tell him. Akira said that they'll chat after they both had some drinks. After some drinks, Akira asked Toru what was Toru going to ask him about. Toru told Akira he is looking for a job. Akira looked at Toru and said that he understands. He then said a few places which may have been more of a joke. Akira then asked Toru what about Tukina. Toru told him she has the same job he has currently. Akira gave Toru a smirk, and said to Toru Tukina must have been annoying him so he is changing his job. Toru said that was not it and to not say it too loudly. Akira then asked, �gTukina has no connection to it then, isn�ft that right?�h Toru thought about it and told Akira everything. Akira was amazed that Toru was working for a security company. Toru told him the company is s*** (alright, we all know what this means, and yes, it is in the game script) and he is quitting. Akira said to him that it is ok for him to leave, but Tukina would be stuck in a hell of a s*** (....don't blame me for this, I'm not the script writer). Akira then said he envies Toru for chasing after girls even when he is working, but why isn't he satisfied? Toru asked Akira if he meant Tukina. Toru and Akira continued talking about Tukina. When they were done, Akira turned around and headed out. He told Toru to go home for today. If Toru wants he can come tomorrow night and Akira will show him the some "dirty" (illegal) jobs. Akira then made a last remark and left. {A day may have passed here, but I'm not sure.} When Toru returned to his residence in V.S.S it was already quite late. When he entered, he heard someone crying. He listened and realized that it was Tukina's voice. Toru thought that she must be crying over Yuuya. He recalled the time when Tukina's father died and went into a flashback. At that time, she heard from the police about her father and rushed to the hospital. But by the time she made it he had already taken his last breath. At that time, she was crying the same way as she was now. Tukina noticed Toru had returned, and she rushed over and buried her face in Toru's chest. She cried even harder and told Toru not to scare her like that again. She begged Toru not to leave her alone again. Toru recalled the time when Tukina's father died, Toru said that he will be with Tukina since he has no family left either. Tukina then said that she is sorry for what she had said and Toru told her not to cry. Toru held her head against his chest, and Tukina cried for the whole night. When Dawn arrived, Tukina stood up and said that she was sorry. Toru told Tukina not to cry anymore. Tukina then thanked Toru for coming back. Toru told her he is leaving, and she told him it'ss alright. She was already satisfied for him to return once. She told Toru that she knows she was the obstacle for Toru. When he was about to say something, Tukina said that she knew she said something very cruel last night. She told him that when her father brought Toru back, she was quite happy to have a big brother. However, that big brother seemed to be more like a little brother at the time. As Toru started to show his talent, her feelings became mixed. At that time, she feared that he would go so high he would be far away from her. At the time, she always looked up to him. As Tukina smiled, her eyes started to become moist. Toru asked did she doesn't like him since she is crying. She replied that she is crying from joy. She told him she is satisfied. Just then, Tukina once again buried her face in Toru and exposed her true feelings. Tukina then asked Toru if it was really alright for her to be with him. Toru gave her a positive answer. They then kissed and Tukina said that she loves Toru. They then tripped onto the bed, and... {This part is cut out due to improper scenes.} When Toru was about to **************************, a beep sounded. Tukina realized that she was late for work. Just then, President Reika's face appeared on the wall and greeted the two. As Toru rushed for blankets to cover himself, a smirk appeared on President Reika's face. She told the two to come to her office at 10 Am and closed the communication. Tukina said that she will take a shower, They bugged each other and kissed, Tukina said that they would be fine since they are together, and Toru agreed. NEXT CHAPTER [4. a-UNIT] Toru and Tukina entered the president's office right on time. As they entered, President Reika handed Toru his discharge papers, or so he thought. Toru took it and President Reika told him to read it first before he thought otherwise. Toru was surprised that this "discharge paper" was actually a transfer paper to the alpha unit. Tukina was surprised by the phrase alpha unit as well. President Reika explained that alpha unit is a shmicram unit under direct order from her, the president. She told Toru to not be so shocked and wondered if he had thought about something else (ie. quitting). President Reika then told Toru that the company still has room for improvement, and it's those who are in charge who have the responsibility of using the right person in the right positions. It would be a disgrace for the pilot she scouted herself to be discharged so quickly, so she is giving Toru another chance. Tukina congradulated Toru with a sad face, since she would no longer be Toru's partner if Toru moves to the alpha unit. President Reika then ask Toru to leave the room. She had something to say to Tukina privately. As Toru waited outside, he wondered why would President Reika take him into the alpha unit. If it was just for her face it would not really make sense. He shrugged and took it off his mind. Just when he was thinking why was Tukina taking so long and tried to get close to the door to hear what was going on inside, the door opened and Toru was bumped by Tukina and fell on the ground. Tukina asked him what was he doing. He said it was nothing and asked Tukina what were they talking about. Tukina was excited and told him that she was also accepted into the alpha unit and is still Toru's partner. Toru ask if it really was true, and it was confirmed by President Reika saying it was Tukina's wish. She then said that Tukina's current strength is not enough to be in the alpha unit, so it would rely solely on their teamwork. Tukina thanked President Reika and promised to do her best. President Reika then asked Tukina if she understands she has to do some special training from now on to catch up. Tukina's face went pale a bit, but she agreed. She then turned to Toru, with her smile, and told him that they will be fighting alongside each other again. Their first battle as a member in alpha unit didn't come until several weeks later. It was a joint mission with FLAK, the one that murdered Yuuya. V.S.S came to the base with their own portable consoles and set them up outside. As Toru was configuring, he looked at the soldiers with amusement, and noticed that they were looking at him in the same way. Toru talked to himself saying that the one who killed Yuuya is among these soldiers. Tukina didn't seem to like that thought, and Toru told her he is alright. However, he wondered if that he saw the shmicram who had killed Yuuya if he would be able to stay calm as he is now. President Reika came over and told the two to head to the battle station of the army for a briefing. Toru replied and headed towards FLAK's battle station. The soldiers gathered beside members of the alpha unit in the battle station. In front, President Reika was standing there along with two army commanders. They talked about the current mission to assualt a terrorist base. The army will charge in while V.S.S members will hide outside and eliminate them once they try to escape. The soldiers seemed to not look very happy about the order because they get to do all the hard jobs. President Reika then explained that they will bombard the location with willis first, so they only need to take care of the remaining terrorists who live through the bombarding. The soldiers seemed to have calmed down after hearing this. After telling the operation time the captain of each team would tell them about the details, President Reika dismissed the briefing. On the way back, President Reika talked to Toru about the army. She pointed out the army's problem is with its commanders, especially Gondo, since he is so obsessed with power. None of the other alpha unit members had any responce to what President Reika said. They just kept on walking in their stilled face. Just then, Toru bumped into someone. Toru asked the girl he bumped into if she was alright, and she said yes and said sorry. Toru helped her get up, and Tukina apologized for Toru. She then told Toru not to dose off when he is walking. The girl said that she was in a hurry and left after saying sorry a second time. Toru finally made it back to the portable consoles. These consoles allow V.S.S members to dive into the cyber space at any location, as long as the console can be transported there. It was a product of mass unification. As Toru was preparing to dive in, he wondered who the girl was. Tukina said to Toru that she looked quite pretty while sounding a little jealous. He said that it was nothing, and Tukina asked, �gOh really?�h It seemed to Toru women have this sixth sense about things that he really can't understand. They talked for a bit, then Toru asked Tukina if she would go on a date with him after the operation ended. Tukina called Toru an idiot (with a blush) and asked how he could be thinking of something like that under this situation. Toru went back to his console after the conversation ended and dove in. Toru and Tukina dived in and landed in front of the gate of the base. The AI informed them of ongoing combat inside. President Reika ordered the two to destroy any enemy when they try to escape. She then told Tukina her shmicram is a new model and would like her to do some test data collecting. Tukina accepted the order, and just then the AI informed the two enemy units are closing in. The battle then began. After clearing the first wave, Toru and Tukina listened to the army's communication line while waiting for the next wave of enemies. They heard that some of the soldiers are getting surrounded. Then, the army support asked Toru and Tukina for support, but the AI rejected it. Toru then asked the army support where are they located. She told him and he found it to be relatively close to where they are right now. President Reika called in and told Toru she will allow Toru to support the soldiers. The two then started going towards where the soldiers were located. While heading there, Toru and Tukina bumped into a few terrorists shmicrams, and Tukina told Toru to go first and she can take care of these herself. Toru asked her if she will be ok, and she said yes. Toru then went first while Tukina took cared of the terrorists. The army support informed the two soldiers they have 7000 cyber meters to go before they can reach a zone without interference. The male soldier complained about it being too far, while the female soldier asked where had Ayane went. Just then, Toru arrived and told the two soldiers to leave first and he would take care of the rest. The soldiers thanked Toru and left. Toru then engaged the terrorists. After he cleared those terrorists out, more terrorists appeared. Just then, Tukina appeared and they took cared of these terrorists together. After two waves of enemies are cleared, Toru commented on Tukina's improvement. Tukina was quite happy hearing this. President Reika called in to tell them to head back to their original posts. After heading back, they chatted a bit and Tukina was warned by the AI about some of her comments. No more battles occurred on that day and they eventually logged off. After logging off, Toru went outside for some fresh air. Toru complemented Tukina about her skills using a shmicram, and she said it was all due to her special training. Toru thought about what kind of training Tukina would have to do in order to gain so much skill in such a short amount of time. He then wondered, �gCould this be the so called special talent President Reika said?�h They continued talking and was going to kiss. However, they were interrupted by some soldiers. Toru asked who they were, and the male soldier said to Toru that he saved their lives today and thanked Toru. One of the female soldiers told Toru and Tukina her name was Minori Segawa, and she is the support of their team. She then asked for Toru and Tukina's name. Toru and Tukina told the soldiers their names, and the male soldier asked Toru if he was originally from Steppen Wolf. Toru said yes, and then the soldier said that he is Nutscracker's Yosuke and said that Toru must have heard his name before. Toru told him he had never heard that name. Yosuke was a little disappointed, and told Toru his full name and formerly a hacker. However, Tukina was surprised to hear Yosuke's name. It seemed that she knew something about Yosuke's past works as a hacker. Toru asked Tukina if she knows about Yosuke and she said yes, with a blush on her face. After some chatting, Yosuke shook Tukina's hand. She was really surprised that the hand was fake. The other female soldier then said that it was just some trick pulled by Yosuke. She told Toru her name is Kaira and shook Toru's hand. Tukina came over and said that she had heard of that name before, and usually referred to as "Cherry Bomb." Kaira then said those are already history. Toru felt that some of his disgust towards soldiers had disappeared after talking to these soldiers. Then, he asked Tukina how did she knows all about these people. She told him he doesn't know because he doesn't care about these things. Yosuke then said that it was surprising to see Toru being one of the V.S.S pilots. The air became a little still, and then Kaira broked the silence by saying that people have their own things to do. She told Toru and Tukina that they are going to give them some gratitude. Toru asked what it was, and Minori answered that they are inviting the two for a drink. Toru said that he cannot do that because he is on duty, but President Reika's voice appeared behind and told the two they can go. They have her word and can go have some fun, for now. After telling them this, President Reika turned around and left. Kaira broke the silence again, but she sounded as if she was glad that President Reika left. Toru asked Tukina if she was coming, but she refused by saying she has something to do. Kaira said to Yosuke he must have scared her when he pulled that joke. Tukina explained it was not about that. She just had some training to do and that is all. Tukina left the group in the direction of President Reika. The group chatted for a bit and left for the pub. It was very late when TOru returned to the residence. He was quite drunk when he returned. He and the soldiers chatted for so long they stayed until the pub closed. When he entered the room, the first thing he did was jump on Tukina's bed (I think everyone know what he is thinking), but found out that he landed on a pile of blankets. Tukina was nowhere to be found. Toru wondered if her training would go this late. He then recalled that Tukina always had a tired face when she returned from her training. He then noticed a letter addressed to Tukina. It said that the room for special training is located at medical facility underground 8th floor at room A-98. Toru wondered, �gWhy would the training room be located at the medical facility?�h He grabbed the paper and headed out to find Tukina. Toru arrived at the underground 8th floor. While he was walking past different rooms, he heard a girl's moan. He noticed that it sounded like Tukina's, so he walked silently towards where the sound came from. When Toru arrived, he checked with the paper and found that it was the same room that Tukina went to for special training. He looked at the sign and noticed that it was the special experiment room and unauthorized personnels are banned from entering. Toru could also hear this weird vibration noise coming from some kind of machine. Just then, more moaning noise appeared and Toru was sure it was Tukina's voice. He tried to listen to what was going on inside (the stuff is x-rated, so I'm not going to explaing what was said inside). Toru was just going to go in and interrupt, but was held back by a woman's hand. President Reika told Toru that the security system is currently on and very dangerous. Toru then argued with President Reika about Tukina, and she told him that she will not harm Tukina. Tukina was crying only because the training was hard. She told him that he can ask Tukina tomorrow what she wishes. She then explained that most V.S.S pilots have to go through this stage to increase their ability. Of course, there are always exceptions (like Toru) who already have excellent skills. She ordered Toru to stay in the residence for now and Toru went back to his room. At 3 am, Tukina finally returned. She look tired with her hair all messed up. Her face showed signs of dried tears. Toru was going to say something, but Tukina said that she was tired. She fell on her bed and went to sleep. The next day, Toru was woken up by Tukina. She shooked him around and woke Toru up. She told Toru not to sleep that much. Toru tried to ask her about what happened last night, but before he could say it she said she knew, she knew that Toru had low blood pressure, that was why he sleeps so much. Toru thought about it and noticed that many things have changed about Tukina. She had gotten real good at piloting a shmicram, and because of his love for her the things that happened yesturday really disturbed him. He shrugged and took it off his mind, thinking it may not be what he thought it was. He then told Tukina he'll ask her out since it's a day off. Tukina was really happy when she heard it. In the restaurant, Toru asked Tukina about her training. She said that she always became a bit unconscious during the training. Toru blurted out what he saw last night, and Tukina's eyes opened wide and started mumbling to herself. She continued talking about what happened, and before she could reach the details she seemed to have a headache and held her head down in pain. Toru asked if she was feeling ok, and she said she really is. Toru helped Tukina and left the restaurant. On the street, Toru asked Tukina if what she was doing really training. She replied that it may just be some side effects, since almost every V.S.S member had to go through the same thing. Tukina told Toru not to worry about her. She was just a little flipped out due to all the training. Tukina said that she is having a good life since she can now battle alongside Toru. She then told Toru not to quit since the cooporation accepted Toru's talent. Toru said that they should go home and rest. Tukina sounded a little disappointed, but they still agreed to it and they headed back towards their residence. When they returned, Tukina apologized to Toru for ruining the day. However, Toru told her it was actually quite fun. Toru then tried to resume what he did not do several weeks ago (I think everyone know what I'm talking about), but as he tried to touch Tukina's chest (or more bluntly, b*****) she screamed and dodged away. Both were surprised by Tukina's reaction, and Tukina wondered why would she refuse. Toru said that she must have been too tired lately. Tukina then apologized to Toru, and he hugged her as she cried. In the end, nothing happened that night. NEXT CHAPTER [5. FALL DOWN] Several days have passed. Today, an emergency alarm sounded and Toru headed immediately to his console. However, he was not able to find Tukina there. Toru waited until Tukina arrived before diving in. She looked quite tired, and Toru asked her if it was from the training she had. She admitted it, and Toru told her he thinks this training is wrong. Tukina said it is ok and headed towards her own console. Just then, President Reika arrived informing everyone this was an emergency call from the army. The terrorist group Fei-Tao have assualted a supply base of the army both in the physical and the cyber world. President Reika then showed everyone an image from the control room. It showed that all of the personnel have been made brain dead. She then told them the terrorists have used willis to attack these personnel, resulting in what they see now. Toru looked around and noticed that everyone else in the alpha unit looked as if they had no emotion when they saw this scene, including Tukina. President Reika made a last remark, everyone dove into cyber space. After diving in, Toru asked Tukina if she would be alright, and she said yes, she will be ok. The AI informed them of incoming enemies, so they ended their chatting and engaged the enemy. After taking out three terrorists, the AI ordered them to seperate and engage enemies on different routes. Tukina told Toru she would be alright and left. While Toru was wondering if she really will be, the AI told him to hurry up. Toru cursed the AI (called it rock again) and headed another way. Toru met a group of willis and two groups of terrorist shmicrams, but he made short work of them. The AI then informed Toru to stay where he is and reunite with his partner. Toru waited for a short period of time and Tukina arrived. He asked if she was ok, and she said the battle went well. She then said that she took care of 6 units (this unit means either 1 shmicram or 1 willis). When Toru heard that, he told her that was amazing. Just then, the AI warned them about a combat occuring around here. Tukina asked what was going on, and Toru said that they are ordered to support. They then headed towards the site of battle. When Toru and Tukina arrived in the battlefield, they were shocked by the two shmicrams standing there. Toru's heartbeat increased as he saw the white shmicram with the giant claw that had killed Yuuya. Rage overcame Toru and he charged towards the white shmicram with his gun pointing straight at it. Suddenly, Toru's shmicram stopped moving and the AI informed him it was a friendly unit. The freeze only stayed for a few seconds, but when Toru recovered from it the two shmicrams facing off had both ran away. Toru tried to chase after the white shmicram, but he was immediately stopped by the AI again, this time warning him that this is a huge violation of their company code and if he continues he will be fired. Toru said he did not care and continued. President Reika then ordered Tukina to stop Toru, and Tukina followed the order. She went in front Toru and blocked his way. Toru yelled at Tukina telling her that was Yuuya's murderer, and she responded weakly. President Reika couldn't stand it anymore and said it is enough. She then aborted Toru from the cyber space. Toru's nerves felt that a second ago it was commanding the body to move forward, then was cut off. Toru fainted. {Toru described how it felt when being aborted from the net, but it is out of the walkthrough's limit so I'm not specifying the details.} When Toru woke up the first thing he heard was teasing words from President Reika. She called Toru an idiot for attacking an army shmicram and asked him why he did that. Toru did not respond, and found himself lying on the floor of president's office. She then told him that talk is useless now. The punishment for violating the contract is getting fired from the job. Just when Toru thought his new life is now over, President Reika said, "Or so it was." She asked Toru was if his action was to avenge a friend. Just when Toru was confused, President Reika turned on the screen and showed Toru a recorded video footage 30 seconds before Yuuya's death. Toru asked her how she obtained that video, and she told him she has snakes (I'm guessing some kind of information spy or an information seller inside the army) who can bring her mountain loads of information about the army. She told Toru she researched all of those assigned into her control, including how many times they **********. She then tried to lure Toru, even telling him she knew who his parents were. Toru yelled at her to tell her to shut up. When Toru was just recovering, President Reika asked him if he wanted to get revenge for his friend. This shocked Toru and he just stared at her. President Reika then lifted Toru's head up with her fingers under his chin and told him that if he becomes her loyal pet she will help him get his revenge. This hurt Toru's pride and he yelled at her to tell her he is just her employee and has no right to do such an awful thing. She told him it is no need to lose his pride to be her pet. He can be her fierce hound, a fierce doberman. Toru told her he is not dog, and she replied that he is indeed a first class doberman. She will make him know his place. President Reika took off her outer clothes, and inside is an S&M suit. She told her that for the success of a company such as V.S.S, sometimes she will use her body as a tool for advancement. She then told Toru that members of the Alpha Unit are basically her cute puppies. She then tried to lure Toru with her body. When she was about to succeed, Toru thought about Tukina. He then suddenly got up and asked her what she had done to Tukina. President Reika told him it was just love between women (I'm trying not to use out of rating words). Toru finally realized why Tukina was moaning and asking for help. President Reika continued to lure him and a balance is weighing the decision in Toru's heart. {Choice 1: Accepts Reika's offer.} {A bunch of stuff here that is out of rating, so I'm just going to cut them out.} After logging out, Toru asked President Reika if she will really help him in his revenge. She said of course she will. He will get the help of his loved one. Toru turned around and found Tukina standing there. Tukina now looked just like any other Alpha Unit pilot. Her face had no emotion and her eyes were dull. President Reika asked Tukina if she will help Toru, and she replied, in a voice without emotion, that she will help Toru get his revenge. NEXT CHAPTER {Choice 2: Refuse Reika's offer.} Toru told President Reika that he will get revenge for Yuuya and bring a happy life to Tukina all by himself. He told her it 's none of her business. She called him a stupid child and said that he will fall into the depths of misery if he goes on by himself. Toru was silent at first, but then said to President Reika she has to admit she failed to control him. President Reika laughed and said that Toru is an interesting kid. She told him he is like a bird in a cage. No matter what he does, he will not escape. She then sighed and told him she will help him get his revenge. Toru was surprised, then President Reika said she will create a chance for Toru to meet the soldier piloting the white shmicram. Toru was silent, and President Reika told him her pet would be glad to help as well. She then called out Tukina's name. Toru turned around and saw Tukina standing behind him. Tukina looked just as emotionless as the other Alpha Unit members. President Reika asked Tukina if she is wililng to help Toru get his revenge. She agreed with a voice without emotion. NEXT CHAPTER {Choice 2 is required to obtain the ending TUKINA.} [6. BRAINWASHING] It has been several days since Toru last saw Tukina. She had been away from his sight for some mission. Toru thought about what President Reika told him. She told him that the day for his revenge is near, so she told Toru to be prepared. As Toru thought about Tukina and how they now have a different life than he had planned, he started swearing. As Toru stepped into the battle station due to an emergency alarm, President Reika told everyone that an I.V.S chip factory is being taken over by the terrorists. She showed them a video declaration from the terrorists to the army, with the terrorist leader giving demands and warnings. President Reika said to herself that QuWong is still as hot headed as before. Toru was surprised that President Reika seemed to know who the terrorist leader was. Then, President Reika turned to Toru and told him I.V.S is an important partner with V.S.S and this mission is very important. She asked if Toru understood this. They talked for a bit, then President Reika told Toru there is a special mission for him. Just when he was wondering what it was, Toru saw Tukina standing behind his console. Tukina called out Toru's name, and her still face now looked sad, a rarity after Tukina became like the other Alpha Unit members. Toru held his hand with her's and it felt a little cold. President Reika then said that Toru will have his revenge today. Tukina then said that it will be alright. With her help they will surely have their revenge. Looking at Tukina made Toru's chest sore. However, before he was able to make a comment the AI informed everyone to dive in. As Tukina was leaving, she told Toru that she will do anything for Toru's sake. Before Toru could respond, the AI automatically dove him in. As Toru dove in, he noticed that Tukina was not beside him. Then, he heard from President Reika Tukina will be meeting him later on. She told Toru do his best to survive the terrorists. Toru then said he will surely survive. As he left his dive point, he was informed by the AI he may have encountered the main terrorist shmicram units and gave him a warning. Toru realized that they have placed him into a very dangerous situation. The urge to survive made Toru's chest burn with fire as he charged towards the terrorists. After several battles, the AI informed Toru of incoming friendly units and asked for a communication line to be established. Toru then saw Tukina coming over in her shmicram. He asked if she was ok, but Tukina said to ask later. What they should do right now is to go to the special place. Toru asked what it was, and Tukina replied that the place is where the revenge for Yuuya will be fulfilled. As they have arrived, Toru heard the AI telling them that according to a special order from the president, they will now set up an interference to stop communications and avoid detections. As Toru tried to talk to her, Tukina said to him that it's not the right time to be talking to each other. They wiped out another wave of terrorists and arrived in front of a room. Tukina told Toru his revenge target is inside. As they were about to enter, Tukina said that no matter what she will be on Toru's side. After she said it, they entered the room. As Toru and Tukina entered the room, the first thing they saw was the black shmicram that fought with the white shmicram when Yuuya died. Toru pointed his gun at him, but Tukina stopped him, telling him he is not the one for Toru to get revenge from. They chatted for a bit and the pilot of the black shmicram said to Toru it was a shame to leave such a delicious prey to escape from his hand, but at least he will get a second in line prey for that. Tukina then told the pilot that President Reika will keep her promise and told him not to worry. Just as the pilot replied, a terrorist appeared and was trying to tell the pilot of the black shmicram something. However, the white shmicram appeared and destoryed the terrorist shmicram. Toru was surprised that the white shmicram really came, and Tukina woke him up and told him it is the murderer of Yuuya. As the battle was about to begin, the pilot of the black shmicram, Genha, escaped and said he will see them later. The battle began immediately afterwards. After defeating the white shmicram, it exploded and exposed the pilot inside. Tukina informed Toru of the pilot's presence, and he was shocked to see that the pilot was the girl he bumped into in the army base. She looked at Toru with angry eyes and asked Toru and Tukina why they attacked her. Tukina told her it was for revenge, it was for Yuuya whom she killed. The girl was confused when hearing about Yuuya, and Tukina continued to yell at her. Toru told Tukina to stop it and she started crying. The girl said to them she only killed terrorists, and Tukina told her Yuuya isn't a terrorist. She said she did not know, then yelled at Tukina telling her she is only trying to avenge her brother and how would she know who she killed on the battlefield. Tukina still tried to get revenge, but Toru stopped her. He realized that they are at fault. He should not have allowed Yuuya to go to such a dangerous place in the first place. He told Tukina the girl's words are right. Then, he remembered the words those kids said before they were shot. He told Tukina it was their own fault to go to the battlefield. Toru then talked with the girl a bit and said she can leave and get out of the interference. She thanked Toru and started heading out. However, President Reika called in and told Toru to not let her leave. Toru told her it is violating the rules to attack a friendly unit. President Reika got very angry, but she calmed down immediately. {Accepted Reika's offer in FALL DOWN.} She then spoke softly and ordered Toru to point his gun at the girl and aim. Somehow, Toru's body moved by itself and aimed the gun at the girl and his mind went numb. However, when she ordered Toru to pull the trigger, he did not respond and just pointed the gun at the girl. She asked him why he isn�ft following her orders, and after a few commands Toru's mind starts to clear up. Eventually, Toru broke away from President Reika's control. Now, President Reika was really surprised to see her mind control being broken. As Toru heard those words, the phrase brainwashing popped into his head. Then, President Reika said to Toru his mind seemed to be hard as stone. Toru then asked when she brainwash him, and she replied that he accepted the brainwash himself. The image of President Reika luring him the other day made sense to Toru. Before Toru could react, President Reika ordered Tukina to make Toru shoot the girl by force. Tukina was surprised, but as President Reika told Tukina to point her gun at Toru her eyes became dull and followed the command. Toru couldn't believe what he saw. President Reika then gave him two choices, shoot the girl over there or fight with Tukina. Then, Tukina told Toru she did not want things this way, but her body reacted as President Reika said out her command. Tukina's shmicram started to shake as if she was trying to get out of this control. President Reika then said that Tukina liked Toru and asked him if is he going to test Tukina's will. Toru thought about all those weird things that had happened ever since they joined V.S.S, and told President Reika he now knows she had been brainwashing Tukina all this time. As Tukina's finger slowly pulls the trigger, she yelled to Toru to hurry. {Refused Reika's offer in FALL DOWN.} President Reika suddenly asked Toru if he wants to fight with Tukina. Toru was confused of what she said, but it was all clear when she ordered Tukina to point her gun at Toru. Tukina's eyes went dull and did as President Reika said. She told Toru it was all due to the commands said by President Reika. Toru realized now that Tukina had been brainwashed as he recalled those weird events that happened after joining V.S.S. As Tukina was about to shoot Toru, she was in tears and asked Toru to make the decision. {Both will lead to these two choices.} {Choice 1: Shoot the girl.} Toru pointed his gun at the girl walking away. She was shocked to see this and asked Toru why. Before Toru could say anything, he pulled the trigger and the girl was eliminated. Tukina said she was sorry to Toru. After seeing this, President Reika said that now their revenge is over, it's time to think about themselves. They argued for a bit, and President Reika said to Toru he is still her cute puppy. Toru was then aborted from cyber space. In her office, President Reika thanked Toru for his work. Toru was angy at Reika for aborting him. President Reika then explained how she mind controlled Tukina and used their revenge to achieve her goals. Toru realized that he had destroyed two girls from his choices and asked President Reika how she could do something so cruel. President Reika told Toru she will explain everything. {This choice will lead to VALHALLA.} {Choice 2: Trust in Tukina and not shoot the girl.} Toru said to Tukina that she will not shoot him, and as Tukina cried out loudly, the gun fired and the bullet just flew by Toru's head. Tukina panted, and Toru told her he trusted her. Tukina's shmicram stopped and fell down afterwards. President Reika could not believe what they had done, and before she could react Toru informed all units of the injured pilot. Minori, the army support Toru met before, thanked Toru and said Kaira and Yosuke are on their way. He told her to hurry up, and she said she will and hang up. President Reika looked at Toru with sharp eyes and said she had underestimated him. Toru asked her what she would do to him, and after President Reika replied Toru was aborted from cyberspace. In her office, President Reika told Toru it was his second time getting an abort. He replied to her that those are nothing compared to getting brainwashed. She then said that it was a pity that Tukina was not completely brainwashed at the time of the revenge. Toru asked her what was she was trying to achieve from this, and President Reika told him she will explain to him about everything. {This choice will lead to either TUKINA or RESURRECTION if Reika's offer in FALL DOWN is refused. Otherwise, it will only lead to RESURRECTION.} She then gave him a brain chip and told him it was the brain chip developed by I.V.S that will be on the market in the upcoming Spring. She asked if Toru knew what it was, and Toru recalled that it was something installed in most citizens so they can use the neuro-jack to connect to the cyber space. President Reika then said the terrorists are doing all they can to extend the production time of these chips. She said that QuWong, who the world thought to be crazy, is actually a pretty sharp guy. Toru asked what the relationship is between all those things. He then recalled what QuWong said to the army about delcaring to the people the black box area of the brain chip. President Reika then explained that this black box really exists in the new chips. To put it simply, they are brainwashing circuits. Toru said that it's impossible for that to happen since there are multiple organizations supervising over the production. However, President Reika said to Toru that it is possible to do so. Toru touched the part where they inserted his chip, and President Reika told him not to worry since his chip is an older version. They could, however, still brainwash him with special means. Toru asked President Reika why she is doing this, and she explained that it's always the dream of those in power to be in total control over the people. She told him that in today's world, resources are diminishing, the environment is polluted, and many politicains are corrupt. The chip will create order and unity over everyone. President Reika then said that those in power are similar to the regular people. The system will create great destruction, but V.S.S will survive that and be in control over all people. This company was the start of her dream. She then told Toru V.S.S is just a test playground for her before she controls the world. Toru was shocked, but he finally understood why most of the members of V.S.S are brainwashed. It's basically a mini-society of a future controlled by V.S.S. She said, "As everyone is a sage, it brings all of the members in V.S.S together." Toru yelled at her that the company full of sages is just a group indulged in lust. However, President Reika told him that V.S.S is a step in man's evolution and started laughing. Toru said that she is crazy and argued with President Reika. Suddenly, President Reika brought up something about Tukina, and she walked out of the office. Toru followed her and was lead to the room where Tukina performed her special training. {The following part is way past the walkthrough's rating, so I'll just give a very short summary.} Toru saw what President Reika did to Tukina, and he himself eventually fell into the trap and got brainwashed in the end. NEXT CHAPTER [7. COME DOWN] When Toru woke up, he looked at the time and found it to be the usual time he wakes up at. When he tried to think about what he dreamed last night, his head started to ache. Putting that idea aside, Toru stood up and got changed into his uniform. Just the regular days everyday with everything all so plain. Even though everything was so pleasant Toru felt he had forgotten something very important. Then Tukina came up to him and said that it's time to launch. Toru said he understood. To Toru, there is nothing he could do that could fulfill him. He is a member of the Alpha Unit, a corner of V.S.S's combat cell. This title is only one he could boast for. In the hallways, President Reika told everyone they are moving to the battlefield to dive in. She told them that the army had completely blockaded Fei-Tao's base both in the physical and cyber world. After some talk, President Reika turned to Toru and asked how was he feeling. Toru replied saying all is well. When President Reika said those words, Toru felt a little excited. President Reika then talked to herself about Toru and Tukina's special treatment and how at least it's not affecting the combat abilities. Shen then told Toru he will be partaking a special mission today. She told him to retrieve the insider of the terrorists. To keep it a secret, some of the AI's commands can be ignored. She told him to respond as needed, and follow Tukina's instructions. She left right after and Toru turned to Tukina. Tukina, the other member in A7. She is the few people who were not fit to be in the Alpha Unit. Toru said to her he will rely on her, and she said she understood. Somehow, Tukina made a sad face. This change in emotion was not suppose to happen. When Toru's mind is unstable, Tukina's emotion is unstable as well. Toru thought that to be in the same unit and live together, President Reika must have her reasons. Toru told Tukina they should be going, and they headed towards their consoles. As they lay on their consoles, they were shipped to the site of battle. The AI's voice informing them of their arrival woke Toru. Before diving in, Tukina asked Toru if he could listen to her for just a second. He told her he will, and she thanked Toru. Tukina said something that confused Toru. When Toru was wondering what it was, Tukina asked him if he remembered what had happened before they joined V.S.S. When Toru thought about his past, his emotions became unstable and he stopped thinking about it. Toru told her he can't remember the past because it makes him unstable. Tukina asked Toru if he can just listen to a few words she had to say. Toru did not respond and Tukina continued talking. She told Toru V.S.S had lured both Toru and her. It had destroyed both of their hearts. Toru still did not respond, so Tukina just apologized. Toru told Tukina she should thank V.S.S for luring her, and his mind has no problems. He told Tukina she is the one that is unstable. Tukina told Toru he is right, and they continue chatting for a short while before they were informed by the AI to dive in. Tukina then thanked Toru and told him she has no more thinks to remind him about. In silence, Toru's mind became unstable again. He told the AI to inject a mind stablizer. The AI followed the order and Toru closed his eyes to dive in. The AI informed Toru and Tukina their unit A7 will follow the orders of President Reika issued before the battle. They are now not controlled by the support. Tukina said she understood and Toru asked Tukina for instructions. Tukina told Toru they will find the insider and lead him out while repelling any enemy units. Toru said he understood and they started moving. They were intercepted just a few steps later and engaged in battle. After the fight, Tukina seemed to be trying to tell Toru something, but in the end she said it was nothing. Toru told her not to say anything unnecessary during the operation. Tukina said she understood and they headed south. After engaging in another battle, Toru told Tukina he will trust her to lead him. She said she understood (again) and lead him east. They bumped into a third wave of terrorists but took them out easily. Tukina again lead Toru further eastward. Along the way, they bumped into Kaira who was fighting terrorists. After clearing the zone, Kaira asked Toru if was he doing great. Toru looked confused and Kaira asked Toru if he took some medicine that changed him or something along those lines. Tukina told Toru it's time to move, and Toru said he understood. Kaira told Toru to hold on for a second, but he and Tukina just kept heading south. After clearing the enemies, Toru and Tukina finally arrived outside the room where the insider was located. Before entering, Toru asked what they were suppose to do. Tukina told him that President Reika will talk to the insider for a bit, then they will capture the insider's cyber body and escort it outside army's interference. Toru said he understood and they entered the room. Inside, a weird guy waved at Toru when they met. The guy was Genha. He welcomed Toru but Toru and Tukina did not respond. He then told them he had been waiting for quite some time and asks for his reward (original text is x-rated, so I'm just changing it into acceptable language). Tukina told him that she will get him connected with President Reika. After President Reika appeared on the screen, she congradulated Genha for his hard work. Genha asked her if they can get him out of the zone of interference right now, but President Reika said that he must wait there for one hour to avoid army's detection. After that, they will perform their contract and escort him out. Genha seemed to be worried about QuWong interferring, but President Reika said she will take care of that. Genha then turned his face to Tukina's shmicram and said it was time to talk about his reward. President Reika's face changed and asked Genha, "Didn't they already go through what he wanted: setting up a new organization, supply weapons and fundings, and get him a new identity?" Genha told her those are what he wants. He only wanted a little prize for his lust. President Reika wondered what this prize was, and Genha told her he would just like to borrow that girl from Alpha Unit. As he said this, Genha stuck out his snake-like tongue and stared at Tukina's face in the communication window. President Reika said she's wondering what is inside of Genha's brain. Genha seemed to be at the end of his patience and said it would only be for an hour. Hearing this, President Reika looked at Toru and asked what he thinks. Toru said he will follow her decision. President Reika told Genha he can do whatever he wants, just don't kill Tukina. Genha smirked and said that he won't, but he has many ways to make her half dead. Tukina called out to President Reika and seemed to be worried. However, President Reika just said sorry to Tukina and that was it. Tukina said she understood, then Genha told her to disarm her shmicram (disarm here refers to shutting down the shmicram and appear in cyber body). She followed the order, and ............................. {Whatever dialog is in here just hear it from the game since it is quite obviously x-rated.} In the middle of *COUGH*, Toru felt a strange emotion in his head. He shook it out and thought it was nothing. When Genha was just about to ********* it with Tukina, she cried out and asked for Toru's help. After hearing this cry, Toru's body suddenly bent down as if he was vomitting. Toru cried out Tukina's name, then he aimed his gun at Genha and pulled the trigger. Genha dodged and asked Toru if he was an idiot and trying to kill him. He turned himself into the black shmicram and said Toru would pay for offending him. Before Toru could understand what he just did, Genha charged at him and the battle begun. After Genha was defeated, he begged Toru to stop. Before Toru could reply, Genha's shmicram exploded and nothing was left. Toru then heard Tukina calling his name. He looked at her and past memories started to pop up in his mind and it was driving him crazy. He sked himself why this was happening, then he heard a man's voice explaining what was happening to him (and if anyone want to know what QuWong said, try a Japanese dictionary or a friend who knows Japanese). The mysterious man started walking towards Toru, and Toru wondered who he was. Tukina was surprised and called out the man's name, QuWong. This name triggered Toru's memory. It was the name of the leader of Fei-Tao. QuWong walked over to Tukina and chopped her on the neck to make her faint. Toru asked QuWong what he had done with Tukina, then QuWong replied that he just made her sleep and wishes to talk to him privately. QuWong looked at Tukina, then asked, "How dare that female fox play around with people's souls?" Toru targetted his gun at QuWong, fearing he would use Tukina as a hostage. Just then, QuWong said that he had wanted to meet with Toru earlier. Toru asked QuWong why would he (QuWong) wanted to meet with him (Toru). QuWong told Toru he is here to save Toru, or rather, to help Toru save himself. After saything this, QuWong started to walk towards Toru. Toru could feel pressure as if he was facing a heavyweight shmicram. He told QuWong to stop or else he would shoot. QuWong seemed to be calm and said to Toru he will not do that since there is no reason to do so. QuWong then said that he will tell Toru about everything and they have no reason to fight each other. Toru then thought about what President Reika said about the chip and said QuWong must be after the chip in his head. QuWong then yelled at Toru saying that it is not possible to brainwash Toru completely. QuWong then said something that triggered Toru's memory. It seemed that he had met another man when he was still young that had said the very same words. He then thought about everything he had gone through with Tukina. As those memories flew by in his mind, Toru cried out Tukina's name and he heard a sound in his mind. It was saying "overturned" and Toru's fogged up parts of his mind was immediately cleared up. The next moment, Toru became the former Souma Toru before he was brainwashed. It was as if he just woke up from a dream. He then called out Tukina's name and rushed to where she lay. Toru embraced her and asked if she was ok. Tukina opened her eyes and it seemed to have returned to normal. She told Toru she was glad that he was returned to who he was before. Tukina continued talking about how stupid she was in the past, and fainted. Toru asked why this would be happening to them. He said that he only wanted to have a normal life with Tukina. QuWong said it was because he was a Steppen Wolf. It was his destiny during a time of chaos. QuWong explained that Tukina's father knew about this, so he forbade Toru from diving into the net. Toru asked QuWong who he was and how he would know Toru's past. QuWong said Toru knows, he's just a maniac. That's all. He then told Toru that Toru had won against the truth of the brainwashing chip. QuWong believes that Toru will be able to win against the whole truth. Just then, a message was called in to tell QuWong to log out in 30 seconds or else he may be in trouble. QuWong said he will, and when Toru tried to hear more things from him he had already dived out. Just when Toru thought it was finished, a call from the outside was made. President Reika appeared on the screen and said that the terrorists had been suppressed, QuWong had escaped, and asked Toru, "Where the heck is Genha?" Toru told her Genha seemed to have been found out and was executed. As Toru was saying this he tried to fake his behavior when he was brainwashed. President Reika didn't seem to care too much and ordered the two to return. When the call ended, Toru walked over and carried Tukina in his chest and stood up. He swore to himself that he will return and get revenge for Tukina. Toru's heart is now filled by a new revenge. A revenge for Tukina. He then logged off from cyber space. NEXT CHAPTER [8. COLLAPSE] Toru had secretly left his residence in V.S.S. They will soon find out he had recovered from the brainwashing, so he had to act fast to rescue Tukina. He did not escape with Tukina because if he did that she would have no way of recovering. Since Fei-Tao is now historied, Toru returned to his old hideout. When he entered, he could still see Yuuya's old console with Tukina's picture taped onto it. He was greeted by Akira, who recently had become unemployed as well. However, he is now the only one Toru could rely on to help him infiltrate V.S.S. They both reviewed the message QuWong sent to them about the brainwashing. It seemed that it was controlled by a special AI, which is located in the deepest part of the facility. If they destroyed the AI, then the current brainwashing system will be completely destroyed. However, QuWong warned them about a big problem. When the AI is destroyed, the people under brainwashing will suffer brain damage. In the worst case, it could result in brain death. But, if they stay brainwashed, their spirit will be destroyed instead. QuWong told Toru to trust in Tukina since even under heavy brainwashing her emotions still existed. He also told them that Reika, that woman who needs divine punishment, attached her brain with the brainwashing AI. When the AI is destroyed, she will be destroyed as well. QuWong had the smile of death when he said this, and the message ended. Akira was very excited by this and was eager to help out. Toru had the same technical excitement and plugged his neuro-jack into the console. After laying down, he dove into cyber space. Instead of going against a whole platoon of 300 people, Toru used his current identity as a V.S.S member and sneaked in. After travelling for some distance, Toru was told by the AI to stop. He wondered what was going on and the Ai started saying ******* stuff. Immediately, Toru knew it was Bachelor behind this joke. He told Bachelor to come out. Bachelor did, along with a load of willis. After some general chatting, Bachelor said he (note, he here refers to both genders, since in this route we don't know Bachelor's true identity) will help TOru by interfering with the AI and harassing it with his willis. Immediately after, the AI started saying crazy stuff to every pilot. Bachelor told him to go ahead, and after Toru thanked Bachelor, he left the area. Toru was blocked by several V.S.S members, but he turned them into junk metal in no time. Along the way, Bachelor made a few jokes on Toru with the AI, and Toru got quite angry about it. Finally, Toru reached the gate leading to the central area of V.S.S. Akira told him to be careful. Toru said he will and entered the area. Immediately, he was intercepted by Alpha Unit members and got into numerous fights. After spending some time taking those guys out, Toru finally reached the front of the last gate. He asked Akira if this was the place, and Akira said yes. He told Toru that there didn't seem to be shmicrams inside, so he can now start getting rid of the AI. Akira warned Toru about possible corruption, and Toru said he understood. After going inside, Toru found himself to be in President Reika's office. He noticed that he was disarmed from his shmicram. President Reika walked over and told him this room is a cyber version of her office in the real world. When Toru was about to attack her, President Reika disappeared. Toru realized that in the cyber world things such as teleportion can become reality. When President Reika reappeared, she called Toru an idiot and told him there are other ways to solve things. They then talked about things like thw AIs and net logics. President Reika basically told Toru that a high level AI can even twist the net logic in favor of the user. The room changed, and what Toru saw was Tukina's special training room and he heard Tukina asking for his help. Toru asked President Reika if this was just an illusion, but President Reika said that everything in the cyber world is an illusion, but what people felt is beyond illusions. President Reika then lured Toru to "help" Tukina (I think we all know what this means). {Branch 1: Refused Reika's offer in FALL DOWN.} {Branch 1: Refuse to shoot the white shmicram pilot in BRAINWASHING.} {Choice 1: Make love with Tukina.} Toru and Tukina had ****************, ***********, and ************. However, when Toru was about to do more, a sound of gun fire woke him up from this nightmare. He checked his armor and found that there's not much damage. He yelled out asking who was shooting him in the back, and Akira called in telling Toru what was he doing before. Just then, the white shmicram appeared and told Toru that he might have gotten into big trouble if he hadn't snapped out of it. Toru wiped his eyes and looked around. The wallpaper now shows the background of a temple for the AIs. Akira told Toru that the army had come and when his pilot knew about Toru's condition she pulled the trigger. Toru and the girl talked for a bit, then the girl warned him about the enemy behind Toru. As Toru turned around he was attacked by laser beams falling from the sky. A giant shmicram loaded with laser weapons now stood before Toru. Toru checked its identity and found that it was Tukina piloting it! He tried to talk to Tukina, but President Reika called in to tell him it's useless. She told him after continual brainwashing, Tukina now shuts herself inside and no longer has her own thoughts. Akira told Toru to defeat Tukina or else when the secuirty system would go back up they will be trapped. President Reika laughed and asked Toru was he really going to fight Tukina. Toru made up his mind and said he will do all he can to save Tukina. Then, President Reika ordered Tukina to destroy Toru, and the battle began. When Toru found Tukina's cyber body fainted at the spot where her shmicram was destroyed, he felt relieved. Akira told Toru to get Tukina out of there as fast as possible. When he was leaving, President Reika laughed, with blood coming out of her mouth. Toru recalled what QuWong said, and Toru said to President Reika her plan is a complete failure. However, President Reika said her plans are a complete success. Toru wondered what she was talking about, then she said that Toru was her proudest work in her whole life. He asked what she meant, but she said he'll understand at the day of judgement. After she said those words, her body shattered into bright shards and became nothing. Akira then called to Toru again to tell him to get out of there. As Toru heads towards the exit, he sees all of the V.S.S shmicrams lying on the ground twitching. As he was near the exit, an earthquake occurred and Akira told Toru the space is collapsing. Toru heard a warning from the AI about the space being deleted. Akira told Toru to hurry up and get out of there. However, as Toru arrived at the exit, he found that it had already been blocked by interferrence. He asked Akira what could he do, but Akira said that it would require a whole platoon of shmicrams firing at it for six to seven hours to break through. Akira said that Toru needed a vaccine to get past the interference. Toru asked Akira if he could send an abort signal for Tukina. He said yes, but it would require her to be outside of the interference. He then asked Toru what he was trying to do. Toru told Akira that he will charge at the interference and Akira will get Tukina aborted once she is outside. He will cover Tukina with his own body to protect her. As he finished all the preperations, Toru stepped straight into the interference. Akira called Toru an idiot and said it was too early. Just when Toru stepped into the interference, he felt as if countless bacteria were eating away his skin. All he could see was a white flash in his eyes as his body was split apart. However, he felt that Tukina had disappeared from his grasp. It was the sign of aborting from the cyber world. After Toru said his last words, all of his strength is depleted and his shmicram shattered into pieces as it fell on the ground. Then, there was darkness. ENDING: RESURRECTION {Choice 2: Do not make love with Tukina.} Toru hugged Tukina strongly and said some comforting words. Tukina's body then disappeared and everything went white. Just then, Akira called in and told Toru to wake up. As Toru returned to reality (still in cyber world, it just means the real cyber world), he saw a giant shmicram loaded with laser weapons. Toru checked the shmicram and found it to be Tukina's. However, instead of a warm welcome a shower of laser fell from the sky and attacked Toru. Toru tried to tell Tukina to snap out of it, but President Reika told him Tukina is now in darkness from the brainwashing and he will not be able to reach her. After some more chatting, President Reika ordered Tukina to eliminate Toru. The two shmicrams clashed and started fighting each other. The fight ended with Tukina's defeat. When Toru found Tukina's cyber body fainted at the spot where her shmicram was destroyed, he felt relieved. Akira told Toru to get Tukina out of there as fast as possible. When he was leaving, President Reika laughed, with blood coming out of her mouth. Toru recalled what QuWong said, and Toru said to President Reika her plan is a complete failure. However, President Reika said her plans are a complete success. Toru wondered what she was talking about, then she said that Toru was her proudest work in her whole life. He asked what she meant, but she said he'll understand at the day of judgement. After she said those words, her body shattered into bright shards and became nothing. Akira then called to Toru again to tell him to get out of there. As Toru headed to the exit, he saw numerous V.S.S shmicrams, all fainted. It was due to the deletion of the brainwashing AI. As he gotten near the exit, he noticed that the whole area was starting to crumble. He immediately headed towards the exit, but found himself trapped by the strongest military interference barrier. Toru asked Akira if there's there any way to get out. Akira replied that it was either blow a way out or wait and die. However, it would take a whole platoon of heavily armed soldiers to fire at it for 6 to 7 hours to make a way through. Akira said he really wished he had the vaccine for the barrier right now (the barrier acts like a bacteria that would eat away any cyber beings, which was why the word vaccine is used here). When Toru was about to act as a shield for Tukina so she can be aborted and started walking into the barrier, a call came in and told Toru to wait for a minute. He noticed that it was the support girl from the army. He looked over and found a whole platoon of soldiers outside. Toru heard another call telling him that there were illegal military activities, which was why the army was sent over. Toru looked at the screen and found it to be the girl who killed Yuuya. Kaira told Toru they will get him the vaccine in no time while Yosuke looked over and said what a s***** hell's inside (refers to V.S.S). Toru told him it was the worst. After he said those words, the vaccine was activated and Toru was sent out of the cyber world in his dreams. When he woke up, Toru headed over to the V.S.S building. As Toru walked through the hallway, he could hear crazy laughs coming out from some of them (V.S.S members going crazy after the AI was destroyed). As Toru entered the room that held Tukina, he saw Tukina sleeping peacefully. Slowly, Tukina woke up and found Toru beside her. She said good morning to TOru (sweat drop....) and said it was a good sleep (even bigger sweat drop....). She told Toru at first she had a nightmare, but in the end it all went well. As Tukina said that her body feels sore due to staying still, Toru went up to her and hugged her. Tukina was surprised and asked Toru what was going on and why was he crying. She then realized and asked, "It wasn't a dream, was it?" They both hugged each other strongly. As time passed, Tukina thanked Toru and said she was alright. As she stood up, Toru told her there are army medical teams outside and asked if she needed a check up. Tukina said she was alright, and noticed that she was naked. She quickly covered herself with her hands. Toru joked about it, but it made Tukina remember some of the bad things that had happened to her. Toru realized this and quickly became quiet. He looked over and found President Reika's dead body. Her smile was frozen on the face of her dead body. When Toru and Tukina went outside the building, they were greated by Toru's friends in the army. Toru was glad that Tukina did not suffer from any side effects like the other V.S.S members. He thought that maybe it was because Tukina fainted when the AI was destroyed. Toru thanked his friends, but Minori said that he should thank Ayane. The girl who killed Youya walked over and Minori said Ayane found something was wrong with V.S.S on her routined patrol. Toru and Ayane both stepped aside and talked in private. Ayane told Toru that she had been watching his actions ever since he defeated her brother's murderer, Genha. In the end, Ayane left, leaving Toru and Tukina behind. Toru and Tukina talked and Toru cheered Tukina up. And then, Tukina tried to tell Toru something, but she was too shy to say it. Toru kept on asking what she was trying to say, and she called Toru an idiot. She then said the words very quitely (as for what she said, don't ask me), then Toru took her up in his arms and carried her to their residence. {18+ material, so it's not included in his walkthrough.} Later in the night, Toru and Tukina talked about what they would do in the future. After talking for some time, Toru said it would be good to contact Akira. Tukina plugged in her neuro-jack and tried to access the net. Toru thought a bit more about the future, but when he looked at Tukina he found her sweating in pain. Toru grabbed Tukina, but she started twitching. He quickly pressed the abort button and Tukina's twitching stopped. Toru asked Tukina if she was alright. She replied in tears telling Toru she's broken. After she said those words, Tukina slowly closed her eyes. ENDING: TUKINA {Branch 2: Shoot the white shmicram pilot in BRAINWASHING.} {Choice 1: Make love with Tukina.} Toru and Tukina both fell into the sea of lust. As Toru ******************************************************** ******************************************************** (ok, we get the point), he collapsed and fainted. ENDING: VALHALLA {The choices below that leads to the ending RESURRECTION is just a copy and paste of the one above because it 's just too long to type out a unique translation for each.} {Choice 2: Do not make love with Tukina.} Toru and Tukina had ****************, ***********, and ************. However, when Toru was about to do more, a sound of gun fire woke him up from this nightmare. He checked his armor and found that there's not much damage. He yelled out asking who was shooting him in the back, and Akira called in telling Toru what was he doing before. Just then, the white shmicram appeared and told Toru that he might have gotten into big trouble if he hadn't snapped out of it. Toru wiped his eyes and looked around. The wallpaper now shows the background of a temple for the AIs. Akira told Toru that the army had come and when his pilot knew about Toru's condition she pulled the trigger. Toru and the girl talked for a bit, then the girl warned him about the enemy behind Toru. As Toru turned around he was attacked by laser beams falling from the sky. A giant shmicram loaded with laser weapons now stood before Toru. Toru checked its identity and found that it was Tukina piloting it! He tried to talk to Tukina, but President Reika called in to tell him it's useless. She told him after continual brainwashing, Tukina now shuts herself inside and no longer has her own thoughts. Akira told Toru to defeat Tukina or else when the secuirty system would go back up they will be trapped. President Reika laughed and asked Toru was he really going to fight Tukina. Toru made up his mind and said he will do all he can to save Tukina. Then, President Reika ordered Tukina to destroy Toru, and the battle began. When Toru found Tukina's cyber body fainted at the spot where her shmicram was destroyed, he felt relieved. Akira told Toru to get Tukina out of there as fast as possible. When he was leaving, President Reika laughed, with blood coming out of her mouth. Toru recalled what QuWong said, and Toru said to President Reika her plan is a complete failure. However, President Reika said her plans are a complete success. Toru wondered what she was talking about, then she said that Toru was her proudest work in her whole life. He asked what she meant, but she said he'll understand at the day of judgement. After she said those words, her body shattered into bright shards and became nothing. Akira then called to Toru again to tell him to get out of there. As Toru heads towards the exit, he sees all of the V.S.S shmicrams lying on the ground twitching. As he was near the exit, an earthquake occurred and Akira told Toru the space is collapsing. Toru heard a warning from the AI about the space being deleted. Akira told Toru to hurry up and get out of there. However, as Toru arrived at the exit, he found that it had already been blocked by interferrence. He asked Akira what could he do, but Akira said that it would require a whole platoon of shmicrams firing at it for six to seven hours to break through. Akira said that Toru needed a vaccine to get past the interference. Toru asked Akira if he could send an abort signal for Tukina. He said yes, but it would require her to be outside of the interference. He then asked Toru what he was trying to do. Toru told Akira that he will charge at the interference and Akira will get Tukina aborted once she is outside. He will cover Tukina with his own body to protect her. As he finished all the preperations, Toru stepped straight into the interference. Akira called Toru an idiot and said it was too early. Just when Toru stepped into the interference, he felt as if countless bacteria were eating away his skin. All he could see was a white flash in his eyes as his body was split apart. However, he felt that Tukina had disappeared from his grasp. It was the sign of aborting from the cyber world. After Toru said his last words, all of his strength is depleted and his shmicram shattered into pieces as it fell on the ground. Then, there was darkness. ENDING: RESURRECTION {Branch 2: Accepted Reika's offer in FALL DOWN.} {Branch 1: Refuse to shoot the white shmicram pilot in BRAINWASHING.} Toru and Tukina had ****************, ***********, and ************. However, when Toru was about to do more, a sound of gun fire woke him up from this nightmare. He checked his armor and found that there's not much damage. He yelled out asking who was shooting him in the back, and Akira called in telling Toru what was he doing before. Just then, the white shmicram appeared and told Toru that he might have gotten into big trouble if he hadn't snapped out of it. Toru wiped his eyes and looked around. The wallpaper now shows the background of a temple for the AIs. Akira told Toru that the army had come and when his pilot knew about Toru's condition she pulled the trigger. Toru and the girl talked for a bit, then the girl warned him about the enemy behind Toru. As Toru turned around he was attacked by laser beams falling from the sky. A giant shmicram loaded with laser weapons now stood before Toru. Toru checked its identity and found that it was Tukina piloting it! He tried to talk to Tukina, but President Reika called in to tell him it's useless. She told him after continual brainwashing, Tukina now shuts herself inside and no longer has her own thoughts. Akira told Toru to defeat Tukina or else when the secuirty system would go back up they will be trapped. President Reika laughed and asked Toru was he really going to fight Tukina. Toru made up his mind and said he will do all he can to save Tukina. Then, President Reika ordered Tukina to destroy Toru, and the battle began. When Toru found Tukina's cyber body fainted at the spot where her shmicram was destroyed, he felt relieved. Akira told Toru to get Tukina out of there as fast as possible. When he was leaving, President Reika laughed, with blood coming out of her mouth. Toru recalled what QuWong said, and Toru said to President Reika her plan is a complete failure. However, President Reika said her plans are a complete success. Toru wondered what she was talking about, then she said that Toru was her proudest work in her whole life. He asked what she meant, but she said he'll understand at the day of judgement. After she said those words, her body shattered into bright shards and became nothing. Akira then called to Toru again to tell him to get out of there. As Toru heads towards the exit, he sees all of the V.S.S shmicrams lying on the ground twitching. As he was near the exit, an earthquake occurred and Akira told Toru the space is collapsing. Toru heard a warning from the AI about the space being deleted. Akira told Toru to hurry up and get out of there. However, as Toru arrived at the exit, he found that it had already been blocked by interferrence. He asked Akira what could he do, but Akira said that it would require a whole platoon of shmicrams firing at it for six to seven hours to break through. Akira said that Toru needed a vaccine to get past the interference. Toru asked Akira if he could send an abort signal for Tukina. He said yes, but it would require her to be outside of the interference. He then asked Toru what he was trying to do. Toru told Akira that he will charge at the interference and Akira will get Tukina aborted once she is outside. He will cover Tukina with his own body to protect her. As he finished all the preperations, Toru stepped straight into the interference. Akira called Toru an idiot and said it was too early. Just when Toru stepped into the interference, he felt as if countless bacteria were eating away his skin. All he could see was a white flash in his eyes as his body was split apart. However, he felt that Tukina had disappeared from his grasp. It was the sign of aborting from the cyber world. After Toru said his last words, all of his strength is depleted and his shmicram shattered into pieces as it fell on the ground. Then, there was darkness. ENDING: RESURRECTION {Branch 2: Shoot the white shmicram pilot in BRAINWASHING.} Toru accepted wihtout hesitation. He and Tukina had ************ and as Toru *************** and ******************** and *******, he fell down and fainted. ENDING: VALHALLA [9. TUKINA] Condition: Do not accept Reika's offer in FALL Down. Don't shoot Ayane in BRAINWASHING. Refuse Reika's offer in COLLAPSE. It has been some time already since Tukina's return. V.S.S and I.V.S fell apart after Reika's death. Reika's crimes even made it to the historical textbooks. Tukina lost the ability to go to the cyber world after the brainwashing incident. Her brain chip fatally damaged and merged with her brain. Even though she could no longer enter the cyber world, she still has Toru in the real world and is hoping to recover once medical advancements are made. Just recently, Toru submitted his marriage agreement with Tukina. He has now stopped using shmicrams and started the life of a technician. Everything is now just past, everything, even the worst things in memory. Toru is just going to have a plain life and be at the side of Tukina. Even when life is boring and plain it's still as precious as treasure when you are with the ones you love (err, I kinda made up the last half of that last statement to kinda justify the first half XD. Argh, don't kick me!). END [9. RESURRECTION] Condition: Do not accept Reika's offer in FALL DOWN. Don't shoot Ayane in BRAINWASHING. Accept Reika's offer in COLLAPSE. OR Do not accept Reika's offer in FALL DOWN. Shoot Ayane in BRAINWASHING. Refuse Reika's offer in COLLAPSE. OR Accept Reika's offer in FALL DOWN. Don't shoot Ayane in BRAINWASHING. Toru has been in this dark place for a long time, and even he doesn't know how long it has been. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found that he still has his cyber body and Tukina was staring right at him. She told him that his real body had been unconcious for all that time and even now had no chance of waking up. Toru just realized that he became the first official wired ghost in the cyber world, but even then he was still happy that Tunkina is now with him. END [9. VALHALLA] Condition: Do not accept Reika's offer in FALL DOWN. Shoot Ayane in BRAINWASHING. Accept Reika's offer in COLLAPSE. OR Accept Reika's offer in FALL DOWN. Shoot Ayane in BRAINWASHING. Toru has completely fallen to Reika's brainwashing. Living the life of battle on the surface and *cough* in the mean time, he and Tukina had both fallen into the hell of physical enjoyment, the living valhalla. Toru's last line? "...Heh...heheheh...hahahaha hahaha...AhhahaHAHAHAHahaha...haha...hahhh..." END [e. Ryang's Branch] Condition: Minori and Ayane's story branch must be completed. [6. ANTIHIPS OR BERSERKER] Toru met Akira during his mission and Akira persuaded Toru to join the terrorists. Ayane charged in and Akira escaped. When Ayane tried to go after him, Toru decided to... {Choice 1: Stop Ayane by force.} {Must choose this choice to enter Ryang's path.} Toru took out his gun and told Ayane he could not watch her kill his friend. Hearing this, Ayane taunted Toru and attacked him. Toru was quite surprised that she would attack him just like that. Ayane told Toru why would he be surprised when he already pointed his weapon at her. Ending with those words, the two started fighting each other. In the middle of the fight, Toru tried to stop Ayane after he got the upper hand. However, Ayane did not take his advice and continued fighting. After taking serious damage, Ayane told Toru she cannot lose here and this is not the place for her to die. She then said something that confused Toru and leaped into the air. After a white flash, Toru heard Ayane moan and the figure of the white shmicram who had killed Youya appeared in front of him. Toru said it can't be and he yelled at Ayane. He remembered what he saw that night in the database room while anger and a feeling of being deceived ran a cold chill down his heart. He felt how stupid he was. Ayane said to Toru that she was about to start her attack. Toru got his focus back at the battlefield and they started fighting once again. {There may have been a mistake regarding Ayane's responce.} Ayane's shmicram fell to the ground as Toru made his last blow. After exceeding the damage the shmicram could take, it exploded. However, Ayane survived and Toru aimed his gun once again at her. He said to Ayane it was for Youya's revenge and tried to pull the trigger. However, just when he was about to fire he felt that something was touching his shmicram's feet. Toru looked down and saw this girl dressed in white. Toru said the term "wire ghost" after seeing the girl's cyber mass was zero. She looked at Toru with very sad eyes. When Toru thought about why she looked that way, the wired ghost disappeared. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but after shaking his head he turned his focus back to Ayane. Ayane had already closed his eyes and asked Toru why did he not fire at her. Opening her eyes, Ayane said to Toru if he is going to kill her then do it quickly. Toru asked why would she wish to die, and Ayane's feelings erupted. Toru's anger left him after he saw Ayane's tears. Ayane then told Toru she can't die yet, not before she can avenge her brother. Toru's heart was forzen by the surprise responce from Ayane. Toru realized that this would explain Ayane's weird actions. He then wondered if he still has the stand to take revenge. Just then, Minori called in and asked Toru what was he doing. She asked him why did he fight with Ayane. Toru did not reply, so Captain Yagisawa ordered both of them to return immediately. Toru said that he understood and logged out of cyber space. NEXT CHAPTER [7. DESERTER] Toru was jailed after he returned for fighting with a comrade. Captain Yagisawa entered his cell and asked him what was his reason for fighting Ayane. Toru asked why didn't he ask Ayane instead, and Captain Yagisawa told Toru that Ayane fainted and had been sent to the hospital. He said at least Ayane will eventually recover with no serious issues. A deep voice echoed in the cell and Toru saw Commander Gondo entering his cell. He told Toru Ayane had regained conciousness. He asked Toru did he fought Ayane to help a terrrorist escape. Toru replied that it was his old friend, someone he viewed as family. Commander Gondo told Toru what he said fitted with the evidence they had found. He told Toru his friend, Akira, escaped from a police station when it was attacked by Fei-Tao and now a member of the terrorists. Commander Gondo then asked wasn't that guy Toru's friend from Steppen Wolf. He then said would it not be too much of a coincidence for old friends to meet on the battlefield? Hearing this, Toru understood what the commander was thinking. He realized that Commander Gondo must have thought he was an insider. Commander Gondo then said something about the benefactors from this situation. Toru tried to explain, but he stopped because he knew there were too much evidence against him. Commander Gondo said some final words and left the cell. Captain Yagisawa did not say another word and started leaving. Toru called out and tried to tell Captain Yagisawa he really is not the insider. Captain Yagisawa replied saying that was what he thought as well but Toru's current situation looks bad. He told Toru it will have to wait until the investigation of the insider is complete. He left the cell after telling Toru not to make any trouble while he is in here. In the middle of the night, Toru thought about Ayane. He recalled what Ayane said about revenging her brother. When he closed his eyes and tried to sleep, he heard a voice calling out to him. He opened his eyes and there was Minori. She told Toru she got a special permission to visit him and showed him the microphone on her clothes. Toru asked why was she here, and Minori told him she came here to ask why did he do such a thing. She told him she believed that he was not the insider. Toru asked what did the others think. Minori told him both Kaira and Yosuke did not believe that either. However, it seemed that the other teams gave in to that idea. Minori asked again why had he fought Ayane, and Toru explained that Ayane was full of the killing aura and he had no choice. He then asked Minori what she would have done and she told Toru she would ask his friend to surrender. Toru said that would never work, and Minori said she doesn't know of any other way. After a bit of silence, Minori notified Toru to come closer so they would not hear what they are talking about. She asked Toru if it was just to cover up his friend, why did he almost kill Ayane. Toru notified Minori to put her ear near the bars and told her everything. Minori said that she believed Toru's reason, but Toru had no confidence if others will believe it. When Minori was going to say more things to Toru, a dull alarm sounded. They were quite surprised and Minori told Toru this was the alarm for bio-hazards. A broadcast was made to inform people of a bio-hazard attack and told everyone to follow the orders of medics. Just then, two medics entered the cell and ordered evacuation. Minori asked what was going on and one of the medics told her that a special bio mutated bug weapon was leaked in with the food supply. He then opened the door and started evacuating Toru. Minori tried to help, but was stopped by the medic saying that she will get infected as well if she touched Toru. He said some scary things of what would happen to her and Minori was frightened. The medic then asked Minori did she exchange body fluid with Toru. Minori said no and acted very shy. The medic then told Minori to wash her hands and go to the medical room. Minori said she will and went out. The medics then escorted Toru out of his cell. In the hallway, the male medic kept on yelling that they are coming through with a patient infected by the bio-weapon and told everyone to stay away. Toru asked the medic if he was really infected, and he told Toru bugs will come flying out of him if things don't get controlled. He said that for a male those bugs will come out of the man's **** (ok, there's like only one part of the male human body that would be censored, so take your guess) and that really shocked Toru. He immediately asked the medic if there was some special medicine that would cure him of this bio-weapon. The medic said no and it would be too late for him at this rate. The two medics did not take Toru to the medical room. Instead, they headed outside. After they left the base, Toru asked where are they taking him. The male medic then said that there are no special medicine that would cure stupidity and took off his mask. Toru realized that the medic was really Akira! The other medic gave Akira a chop in the head. Akira called the other medic Ryang and asked why did she do that. She told him it was because of those bugs he made up made it really hard for her to not laugh. The girl took off her mask and the face of a traditional Chinese beauty appeared in front of Toru. They chatted for a bit and the bio-hazzard alarm stopped and changed into the general alarm. A broadcast was made to inform that a soldier named Souma Toru had escaped from his cell. Toru was shocked and Ryang started explaining their escape route. Gunshots were heard and Ryang told Toru to hurry up. Toru heard Minori calling to him but Ryang pulled him by his right ear while Akira pulled him by his left ear and dragged him out. Even though Minori tried harder, her voice faded with the gunfire as they escaped in the car. They deserted the car after reaching the city streets. Akira and Ryang changed into their normal clothes. Toru asked why did they do that, and Akira said he came to help because Toru was in danger. Toru said that was not what he wanted and now he must have been branded as the insider. Ryang's face twitched and asked Toru if he really wasn't the anonymous person providing them with information. Akira told Toru there were always data about the army given to them by someone and Ryang said they thought the person was Toru. Toru explained to them that he has no interest in Antihips. They talked for a bit and Akira asked Toru if he wants to join the terrorists now that Toru has nowhere to go. He told Toru since he was the one that made this loophole then he will provide Toru a place to hide. Ryang asked Akira what would he do if Toru went and tell the army about their hideout. Akira assured her if that happened he would be skinned and get shot. Ryang said she understood and went over to make a call to QuWong. Akira then asked Toru to come and meet with QuWong. Ryang walked over and said it has been approved. They then took Toru to the base of the terrorists. A few hours later, they arrived at the worst place in the city. Akira told Toru these buildings made up the city a hundred years ago. They entered from an abandoned underground metro station. Along the way, Toru saw numerous armed guards and Akira said they will be arriving at the great underground tomb. Toru asked Akira was the base of Fei-Tao located in the abandoned metro lines under the slums, but Akira said those are only the passages. The base itself is something else. After walking for some distance, they arrived at a giant steel gate. After inputting the passwords, the steel gates opened. After they all had opened, Akira invited Toru and they entered this underworld paradise. What came into Toru's eyes was a circular dome with artificial lighting. There seemed to be quite a number of people living in here, including children. Toru looked around and found a name carved on the wall: "Atomic Protection Shelter - Level 7." When Toru was amazed by the sight, a voice behind him told Toru about the history of the shelter. It was a tall asian man with long hair wearing glasses. His height and looks created some kind of pressure around him. He addressed himself as the current leader of this underworld, QuWong. They shook hands and Akira introduced Toru to QuWong. QuWong welcomed Toru as a new comrade, but Toru didn't want to join the terrorists. QuWong then said that destiny had guided Toru here and continued to persuade Toru in joining them. Toru yelled at QuWong saying he can bypass destiny and called him a wild believer. Everyone around him became silent and looked at Toru with eyes of anger. Ryang said to Toru that how could he say such a thing to QuWong. Toru said that Antihips disagreed with the distribution of brain chips, but that would be crazy because many of the technology and services rely on the brain chip. QuWong said Toru misunderstood him. The reason they refuse these new chips is because they are going to be used to control the people. Toru laughed at QuWong and said he watched too many movies. QuWong told Toru that sadly, this is really happening. Toru argued back saying that the brain chips have all been approved by neutral facilities. Ryang can't take it anymore and tackled Toru. QuWong ordered Ryang to stop, then she let go of Toru. Ryang then threatened Toru and stood aside. QuWong apologized said he's used to being called crazy believer. However, he said no matter if Toru believes or not, what he said is the truth. After some chatting, QuWong showed Toru around. He asked Toru what does he think about what he saw, then explained that Level 7 is actually a paradise for those who were persecuted. He then told Toru he is free to go, but he can also join them for now and judge the truth himself. Toru said he will take the second option and they welcomed him once more. Only Ryang did not think it was much of a big deal. The next day, Toru woke up and looked out from his room. He saw the people crowding around a large pot getting their first meal of the day. The scene is just like a bandit village he saw in a film, except this village is now deep underground instead of being in the mountains. Toru thought about his friends in the military, but hunger distracted his thoughts. When he was doubting if he should go down to get food, Ryang gave him a bowl of soup. Toru ate and thanked Ryang. Ryang said that she doesn't know what QuWong was thinking and walked out of the room. Toru told Akira that Ryang doesn't seem to like him very much, and Akira explained that Ryang views QuWong like a brother and may even have a crush. Akira then told Toru about what had happened to him at the police station and showed him what they did to his chip. He told Toru these chips are being installed to criminals as an experiment. Toru asked him are these new facilities going to be very rough, but Akira said that it's the opposite. Toru was confused and sked Akira why was it so bad. Akira explained that the new facilities are intended to be factories of making good mannered people. He told Toru that if you think about something illegal you would be lightly shocked and gets strong when you attempt to do something illegal. They chatted for quite a bit, until they heard Ryang telling someone to let go of her. They went outside to take a look and saw a guy with afro molesting Ryang. Akira told Toru the guy is Genha and those goons around are Genha's men. Suddenly, in a flash Ryang kicked Genha in the crouch. Genha yelled at Ryang and called her a wild cat. He then saw Toru and asked Ryang who was the new guy. Ryang told him the person is QuWong's guest, but when she tried to say Toru's name she seemed to have some difficulty. Before she could say it, Toru told Genha his name. Genha despised Toru and said some awful things despite Ryang's warnings. He then took out a knife and asked Toru if Toru has guts to dance with him. Toru told Genha it would be pointless to duel it out in the real world. However, he will fulfill Genha's desire to battle in the cyber world with his shmicram. Ryang tried to stop Toru and explained that Genha is one of the best shmicram pilots in Fei-Tao. Akira told Ryang it was ok because Toru's skills is best of the best and had made his name in Steppen Wolf. Genha then called Toru a wolf and asked him if he is satisfied. Toru told him it is a one on one duel and ends when one of them can no longer fight in a training battle. Genha laughed at Toru and asked if he was scared to be brain dead. Toru smirked and replied that he asked for the training battle so Genha won't be brain dead after this. Genha was fired up and called his men to prepare the equipment. Genha's men then set up a projector showing the cyber arena. Akira told Toru to tune his shmicram and gave him an old neuro-jack. Ryang told Toru to be responsible for what he said. Genha yelled to Toru asking if he was ready. Akira asked Toru to show them the true skill of the Steppen Wolf and told him many people are watching. Toru then dove into cyber space. After entering the arena, Genha asked Toru (calling him Mr. Wolf, again) if he was ready to dance. Toru replied to Genha that they shall dance together. Genha seemd to be pleased and asked for a hardcore music. The music then changed to a fighting tune and the two started fighting each other. {Win.} Genha could not believe that he had lost. However, he said he was happy to have the chance of dancing with Toru. They then logged out. Toru was welcomed by Akira and many others. They then welcomed Toru to a celebration for welcoming him into the group. Toru drank the beer and his mind faded into darkness. NEXT CHAPTER {Lose, but bring Genha's health down to less than 250.} Genha told Toru that Toru did a good job in lowering his armor. He approved Toru's skills. They then logged out. Even though Toru lost, the people still gave him a pat on the back for doing so well against Genha. They brought beer and gave Toru a warm welcoming party. Toru drank the alcohol and fell asleep after getting drunk. NEXT CHAPTER {Lose and Genha's health is still above 250.} Genha was disappointed and ordered his men to pull out Toru's neuro-jack. Toru told them to wait, but his five senses were split apart when the neuro-jack was pulled. After a huge shock, Toru's mind entered eternal darkness. BAD END [8. LEVEL 7] Toru had a huge hang over and was pulled out of his bed by Ryang. After Toru washed his face, Ryang asked him about his name. Toru said he told her that yesturday already. Ryang told Toru that she may have forgotten it and said she thinks it started with the letter t (in the Japanese it started with a character with the sound t). Ryang then started guessing Toru's name but kept on getting it wrong. Toru then corrected her and told her his name again. They then talked about yesturday's battle. Suddenly, a teenager came up and asked Toru if he was Toru. Toru looked and saw a young girl stood behind the teenager. The teenager said Toru was amazing in yesturday's battle. Toru could see the teen's eyes shine. He then told Toru Akira told him Toru used to be a member of Steppen Wolf and told Toru he's a fan of the group. The girl then said it is an honour to fight beside members of Steppen Wolf. Toru was wondering what that meant and the teenager explained that he's becoming one of Fei-Tao's fighters. Toru was surprised and thought about all those terrorists he killed before. The thought about one of them being like the kid he sees in front of him made him sick. The teenager then asked Toru if he was feeling alright. Toru said he was fine and took a deep breath. Just then, QuWong came over and asked the two kids if they could leave while he talk to Toru in private. After the two kids left, QuWong asked Ryang if she can go take care of things at the command room. After Ryang left, QuWong asked Toru if that kid had troubled him. Toru asked QuWong if he can prevent the kid from fighting, but QuWong said he can't do that. QuWong explained that the teenager volunteered to become a fighter because his brother was once a fighter but died in shmicram battle. QuWong asked Toru how he feels being a terrorist. Toru told QuWong that he still does not believe in what QuWong said, but he looks forward to find out. QuWong told Toru that when Toru finds out about the truth Toru will surely become one of his comrades. QuWong told Toru the truth is a hard thing to bear once it is known. Just when Toru was pondering about QuWong's words, Ryang came yelling to QuWong about something going wrong. Just then the alarm sounded. QuWong asked Ryang what was wrong and Ryang told him to come quickly to the command room. QuWong said he understood and asked Toru to come with them. Toru then followed QuWong and Ryang's footsteps to the command room. Toru entered the command room and saw that the interface was from the early 21th century. Toru looked at QuWong and found him to be troubled. He then asked QuWong if there was an attack. QuWong told Toru that one of their checkpoints was found and assaulted by V.S.S. He then said that if the access was captured V.S.S would be able to find where Level 7 is. Toru asked QuWong what he was planning to do. QuWong told Toru that they are going to delete all the data in that checkpoint but will require some time to perform. Ryang told QuWong the shmicram party is ready and is diving in. Toru looked at the pilots and found that they dove in without sitting on a console. Instead, these terrorists are just lying on the ground. QuWong explained that consoles are too expensive to have. After some talking, Akira appeared on the screen and told QuWong there are some problems. He told QuWong that he still needs ten minutes to delete all the data but they can't hold for that long. He said that most of the back-up pilots are too young. Toru looked out and saw some of those younger pilots showing signs of brain death. Ryang then said that Genha was too far to be reached. QuWong saw that they are not going to make it, so he told Ryang to prepare a neuro- jack for him to dive in. Ryang said that it is not wise to do that and Akira supported that idea. When all seemed to be hopeless, Ryang asked Toru to look at what was happening. Ryang kept on trying to get Toru to help but Toru didn't seem to respond. Just then, Toru walked out and asked Ryang if there was any spare neuro-jack. Ryang immediately gave him one and Toru lied down to prepare to dive in. Ryang said to Toru that everything relies on him now. Toru plugged the neuro-jack in and dove into cyber space. When Toru entered cyber space, he met Akira and asked him about the current situation. Akira told Toru that he will be done if Toru could hold for three more minutes. Toru immediately went south towards the gate. When he exited the gate, he told the other terrorist pilots to withdraw and he would take care of everything. The other terrorists thanked Toru and left. Toru then engaged the V.S.S troops on his own and held the ground for three minutes. When the time was up, Akira called to Toru to tell him that the deleting is complete and Toru can retreat. Toru said he understood and logged off. The next day, Level 7 was surrounded with the air of depression. QuWong made a speech about those who died in yesterday's battle. Toru stood aside and thought about how many more lives would have been saved if he had dove in earlier. When he looked up, the ceremony had ended and everyone went about their normal lives with a sad face. Genha came up to Toru and called him a hero. Genha then started complaining about Ryang. He walked away after he finished his complaint. Ryang looked sad and depressed instead of being a wild cat like before. She thanked Toru for what he did, but Toru said that she doesn't have to do that. He told Ryang that if he had dove in earlier then many people would not have died. Ryang said it was alright. She then asked if Toru had heard QuWong's speech. Toru said that he heard a bit of it, but he missed the last part. Ryang told him that they are going to get some revenge for these fallen comrades. QuWong then walked over and told Toru that they will be commencing with an operation to attack I.V.S from both the physical and cyber world. He said to Toru that they will try to stop the production of the new brain chips and show the people the truth at the same time with this operation. He then said to Toru that they will need his help. Toru asked if they wanted him to take part in the shmicram assualt troops and QuWong confirmed his guess. QuWong then asked Toru if he will accept the offer. Toru refused because he knows he will be facing his old comrades from the army. QuWong urged him to join and told Toru that he will see the truth if he participates in the operation. After some arguments, QuWong told Toru that it is his choice to join or not. After he said that, he left with Ryang. At night, Ryang came and asked if Toru was troubled. She brought him some soup for dinner. When Ryang tried to call Toru, she forgot his name again. Toru was surprised that she had already forgotten his name. She made a few guesses but they were all wrong. Toru couldn't take it anymore and just told her his name. They talked and Ryang kept on trying to persuade Toru into joining the attack force. She then explained that if he could stop the production of the brainwashing chip then he would be saving the lives of his friends. They kept on arguing, until Toru called Ryang a wild cat girl. She got extremely mad and was about to smash Toru in the head. Toru closed his eyes and waited, but there was no responce. He opened his eyes and saw Ryang's face went pale and her eyes lost their focus. She then acted weird as if she had forgotten what she was doing. When Toru asked her what they were just talking about, Ryang held her head with both hands and cried out, saying that she can't remember. Toru wondered what had happened, only to hear Ryang calling for help. When she was about to fall down, Toru caught her and held her. He thought about what happened and thought it could had been a mental illness. Toru asked Ryang what was she so afraid of, and she told him that she had forgotten her memory about everything that had happened today. Toru then tried to guide her back to normal, and it seemed like it worked. Ryang then thanked Toru and said she's fine. Ryang told Toru she has this illness that makes her lose her memory. She then lost her strength and fell into Toru's arms. Toru told Ryang that she should rest. In Toru's arms, Ryang told Toru many things and asked Toru if he could believe in QuWong. Toru then told Ryang that she is cute. Ryang said that was the first time someone said that to her. Just when they hugged each other deeply, a voice sounded in their back. It was QuWong. Ryang immediatetly moved away and explained to QuWong it was only because of her illness. Toru's face flushed but still explained. QuWong then thanked Toru for suppressing the illness for Ryang. QuWong then told Ryang to drink her medicine before she sleeps. Before they left, Toru asked QuWong what the cause of Ryang's illness was. QuWong told Toru that it was still not the time for him to know and they left. NEXT CHAPTER [9. INTRIGUE] A few days later, the terrorist party was assembled. Toru wondered where QuWong gathered all these troops. QuWong explained that many of them are comrades from other areas that came to lend them a hand. QuWong then thanked Toru for deciding to participate in the mission. Toru told QuWong he does not need to thank him because all Toru wanted was to see the truth. Toru then told QuWong that he will not participate in fights with the army. QuWong said that he will remember it and told Toru their plan is to capture the security core and disable the security system. He said that the troops in the real world will take control of the controll room and halt the production of the brainwhasing chip. Toru and QuWong then talked for a bit. Then Toru asked QuWong where Ryang would be going. QuWong said that Ryang will follow the real world troops. Toru was uneased and asked, "Would a girl really need to go to the front lines?" QuWong said that it can't be helped because Ryang requested it herself. QuWong asked Toru if he was worried and told him not to be because Ryang is a trained warrior. He also said that Ryang is needed to make contracts between the real and cyber world. QuWong then urged Toru to go meet with Ryang before she leaves and Toru walked out of the control room searching for Ryang. When Toru was walking, Ryang called Toru to come over. Toru walked over and said that Ryang remembered his name this time. Ryang called Toru an idiot for saying that. She then thanked Toru for helping them, but Toru said it was just that he thought it would be worthwhile. Toru then told Ryang he heard that she's going to the front lines. Ryang laughed and asked Toru if he was worrying about her. She then told Toru most men can't beat her and did a kung fu pose. However, she still thanked Toru for keeping her on his mind. They talked for a bit but were interrupted by Genha. He walked over and made a few taunts. Genha finally made Ryang mad and she kicked at him. The kick was grabbed and Ryang was surprised. Genha then made some more comments but one of the terrorists came over and tried to settle things. Genha eventually let go of Ryang's leg and called Toru a dog. He then said things to threaten Toru but QuWong came over and stopped him. Genha said that it was nothing and was just doing some communication before battle. He then turned to Toru and made some warnings and left. Toru then turned to Ryang and asked if she was alright. QuWong asked Toru if he was alright and Toru said he was fine. The terrorist from before asked QuWong why such trash exists in the group, then Ryang said that he should not say things like that and Genha has his skills to back him up. Ryang then told everyone that it was time for the operation. Everyone then left to deal with their preperations. A few hours have passed since the real world troops had left. The shmicram party is now ready to dive in. Toru was surprised that QuWong would dive in himself. QuWong said that this is a battle of power and it was wrong for him to stay in the back to support the troops. As QuWong and Toru took their neuro-jacks, Akira told them that he's linking to I.V.S's network and he will be their support for the day. QuWong asked Ryang how the real world troops were. She said that they are all ready. QuWong then ordered the command for everyone to dive in. Toru plugged in his neuro-jack and dove in. When Toru and QuWong dove in, the other terrorists were already waiting for them. QuWong ordered everyone to rush in and all of the other terrorists entered the I.V.S system. QuWong told Toru that he will show Toru the truth. They then both entered the institute. After wiping out three waves of willis guards, Ryang contacted QuWong and told him that they have captured the control room and shut down the security core. She then said that the security core inside the cyber world was captured by Genha and they are penetrating it with willis. QuWong asked Ryang about the production plant of the brain chips, and Ryang told him that there will be fireworks coming from there soon. QuWong was very pleased and told Ryang they will broadcast a speech to the public after the plants are destroyed. After some time had passed, Ryang called again and told QuWong it was time for the speech. During the broadcast, QuWong said that if the government won't show the people the black box area in the brain chip, they will destroy the factory completely. After the broadcast ended, QuWong asked Akira about the distribution. Akira said that it was a failure. Most of the broadcast was blocked by the system. Toru asked QuWong about how they were going to destroy the factory. QuWong told him that they will hack into the reactor using willis to make it self-destruct. Toru told QuWong he really didn't like that idea. QuWong answered that he did not like it either, but the government chose that option instead of releasing the truth. Toru said that the act is inhuman. QuWong looked at Toru and said it was time for him to know the truth. He opened the chat box and asked one of the captured researcher if he was responsible for the production of the new chip. The guy looked at the picture of his newly wedded wife with a sad face. QuWong told him that they will not kill him since they don't want to disrupt his life with his new wife. The guy then nodded, and QuWong asked him about the newly made brain chip model 666. When the man was about to speak, his eye suddenly rolled upward and his tongue stucked out. QuWong immediately ordered Ryang to stop him, but the guy already started chewing his tongue. When Ryang was trying to get the guy to calm down, Akira called in and told them the army had blocked all outside transmissions. After Akira closed the communication, Ryang told QuWong that all of the researchers were dead. QuWong then turned to Toru that this was the truth. Toru was completely shocked. QuWong continued telling him that the AI controls the thoughts of these people and if something goes wrong they will use the brain chip to make these people commit suicide. Toru then remembered what Akira said about the new institution for criminals. Toru even tried to touch the back of his head, even though he's using a shmicram body. QuWong told Toru that his chip is safe, not unless they changed it. QuWong then told Toru that he will lead Toru to the truth he promised. He then ordered Ryang to remove all of the black ice traps guarding the database. After some more chatting Toru followed QuWong to the database room. When they reached in front of the database room, QuWong asked Toru a final time about his decision to see the truth. Toru said he has decided and he will see it even if it was like hell. QuWong called Toru a comrade and said he understood. He then lead Toru into the database room. In that room, Toru knew about the truth behind the new brain chips and how it could be used to brainwash people. It said that their recent experiment was successful and the chip will be first distributed among the soldiers and the police before reaching the public. It also said that because it was hard to force a large population to modify their chip, I.V.S produced this new chip model 666 and would be triggered using a special signal. It then said that the test on the new chip was made 2 years ago on a group of children. It also told Toru that the test was a success and the possibility of killing people remotely using the chip was proven to be possible. The database provided Toru with a video of the test, and the crying face of Minori and a group of dead children appeared in front of Toru's eyes. Toru finally understood Minori's past and why she said that she had a sad experience when he saw those children in the town square. QuWong told Toru that Toru was now QuWong's comrade and there was still hope. Ryang suddenly called and told QuWong something was wrong. QuWong asked Ryang what was wrong, and she told him that the government had ignored QuWong's warnings and had surrounded the whole factory with an army. Akira then said that both V.S.S and the army had launched their shmicram troops into action. QuWong thought about it and told Toru that the mission was a failure. Now it was pointless to ignite the reactor since the people did not hear their message. Ryang said that she understoods and ordered everyone else to retreat. She then ordered Genha to stop the willis that was making the reactor self-destruct. Genha answered that everything was too late to be stopped. Ryang asked Genha what he did and Genha said that V.S.S killed some of his cute men (yes, he called his men cute) so he's taking revenge. Genha then said that he had already started the willis and they couldn't be stopped. QuWong yelled at Genha and was very mad, but Genha argued back. He said a few more remarks and cut off the connection. QuWong immediately ordered everyone to retreat. Toru asked if they had warned the army. Ryang told Toru that they did but the army had no responce. Akira told QuWOng there were only 15 minutes before the reactor would explode. Toru asked if there was any way to shut the willis down remotely, but Akira told him that there is no way to stop those willis unless they are physically (in this case physically in the cyber world) destroyed. QuWong ordered Toru, Akira, and Ryang to retreat and he will reap what he sowed. Ryang asked QuWong what was he going to do, and QuWong answered back saying that he would go and destroy those willis. Akira tried to stop him, but QuWong said that he was willing to give up his life. Toru thought about it and said that QuWong had no responsibility in this. He then told QuWong that Fei-Tao still need QuWong's leadership and he will deal with this himself. Ryang also said that QuWong was not responsible and he should let Toru take a try. QuWong then told Toru that he understood and he now placed all his hopes on Toru. Ryang said to Toru, "Don't die," and Toru dashed out in his shmicram towards the reactor. When Toru was heading to the reactor, he met with Genha's group and started arguing. Ryang called in and told Toru to not waste time on pointless things. After hearing this message, Genha said farewell and was about to leave. However, Akira called and said that the army was coming. Just then, Ayane's white shmicram came and started attacking Genha. While they fought each other, Toru continued heading towards the reactor room. After clearing two waves of V.S.S shmicrams, Toru noticed that there were only ten seconds left on the clock. Just when Toru closed his eyes to prepare for his death, nothing happened. He was surprised, and Ryang called in telling Toru that their men had delayed the reactor from self-destruct. Toru asked Ryang about everyone, and Ryang replied saying that most people had retreated except for the ones left in the control room. Genha called in yelling at Ryang to tell her to escape, but it seemed as if Ryang had made up her mind about staying. After chatting for a bit, Toru continued heading towards the reactor room to disable the reactor. When Toru arrived outside the reactor room, he heard a message from Minori. Toru was quite surprised, but before he could react Kaira and Yosuke both arrived on their shmicram. Yosuke asked Toru to disarm or else he would shoot. Toru asked Yosuke to move aside because he was trying to save the people. He told them that he was trying to stop the reactor from blowing up. Kaira yelled at Toru asking how they could believe him after he betrayed them. Toru said that he didn't betray them. Why else would he be here? Toru said that they can shoot him if they want but he has to hurry. Yosuke tried to say something, but Toru already headed towards the gate. Before Toru enter the room, Minori asked him what he meant by "he's not the traitor." Toru then said that he understood the sadness in Minori and knows how sad she felt about those kids who died. Minori asked Toru how did he knew. Toru said something then Minori said she believed in him. The connection was then cut off and Toru charged into the reactor room. When he entered, Ryang called and told Toru that he only has two minutes to disarm all of the willis. Toru said that he understood and charged at the willis. After the willis were all disarmed, Ryang called in saying that Toru succeeded. Kaira and Yosuke then entered the room asking if the overloading had stopped. Toru replied positive, then Yosuke said that Toru could go. When Toru was heading out of the facility, Ryang called and said that she overheard their discussion and it must be hard on him. Toru said that it was their own choice, then Ryang thanked Toru for stopping the reactor. Toru told Ryang to retreat immediately, but Ryang said it was too late. She said that the soldiers had surrounded them and she decided to surrender. Toru was shocked, but Ryang just said that he only had seconds to leave the restricted area and he should do his best from now on. Toru called Ryang's name, but the connection was cut off. When Toru finally left the facility, he met up with Genha. They were both mad at each other and accused each other for getting Ryang into this situation. When Toru looked at Genha, he noticed that Genha was carrying someone with a collar on her neck. He looked closer and saw that it was Ayane. Genha then said that she is his toy and just logged off. QuWong called in when Toru was still angry at Genha. He thanked Toru and was glad that he was able to escape. He then told Toru to log off immediately since there are enemies chasing after him. Toru calmed down and logged out of cyber space. NEXT CHAPTER [10. FORFEIT] Several days had passed since Ryang was captured. QuWong said that it was all his fault. Genha, however, stared at Toru with eyes of a predator. For his plan, Toru logged into a cyber chatroom and changed it to the grassy field background he used back in the days of Steppen Wolf. Someone logged into the room, and it was Minori. Since the last operation, Toru secretly hacked into the army and gave Minori all the data on the truth. Minori asked Toru if the data he sent her is true or not. Toru said that he believes it after seeing what happened at I.V.S. Toru then recalled what QuWong said about how the truth could be something hard to bear. Minori then asked Toru why had he called her here. Toru told her that he would need her help to rescue Ryang. Minori was surprised and said that she knew nothing about the captives. She then asked Toru about his reason for betraying the army. They talked for a bit then Minori told Toru that a female captive was sent to the army base after the operation. She said that there had been some weird moaning sounds appearing now and then. Toru said that this was the information he needed. Minori asked Toru if this was for a revolution, but Toru said that it was because that girl was his benefactor. Minori said that Toru sure hasn't changed. She said goodbye and logged off. When Toru logged off, Akira stood in front of him and said that it was dangerous for him to log on right now with Genha roaming around looking for the chance to pull Toru's plug. Toru said that he met someone on the net and got some information regarding Ryang. They went to the control room and Toru told them everything he heard from Minori. Genha immediately suggested an all out attack on the army base. QuWong refused the suggestion due to the severe loss they suffered in the last operation. They started arguing with each other, until Toru suggested that if they give him ten trained fighters he can sneak into the base and rescue Ryang. Akira immediately volunteered, but Genha still had some doubts. Toru said that he wouldn't suggest something that he had no confidence in and that he was once a member of FLAK. After some thoughts, QuWong approved Toru's plan. Genha said some harsh words and left the room. QuWong asked Toru if it was really ok, and Toru replied that it would be fine. After the meeting finished, Toru started preparing for the rescue. The next day, Toru arrived at the army base. Akira called asking if it was really ok, and Toru said that he has confidence in himself. Toru pretend to be captured while the other terrorists posed as military police. After reaching the base, Akira hacked into the database and deleted the entry records. Toru then talked with Akira about Ryang. Akira told Toru how Ryang could memorize so many things. Toru was surprised that she could do all that but forget his name. Akira said that she forgot about what she memorized as well after a month or so due to her illness. While Toru was still thinking, one of the terrorists informed Toru of their entry into the base. A few minutes later, Toru and the other terrorists were already inside the base with the lead of Akira from the net. Akira directed the rescue team to sneak around in the blind spots of the security camera. When they finally reached the room holding Ryang, Toru and the terrorists took cared of the two guards stationed outside. He then entered his neuro-jack into the lock. 15 seconds later the door was unlocked. When he opened the door, he heard a weird moaning voice. *****************************Blah Blah Blah, there's a choice in here but it does not affect the ending****** ****************************************************** After Toru removed Ryang from the ***BEEP***, he asked Ryang if she could walk. She said she could, but when she tried to she had no strength left in her. Seeing this, Toru took Ryang in his arms and carried her. While they talk quietly to each other, Akira called and said that it was time to retreat. Following Akira's directions, Toru and the rest of the team carried Ryang and successfully escaped from the army base. When they reached the city, Ryang was happy for everyone who had come to save her. One of the terrorists told her that it was all Toru's idea. Toru blushed and said that it was to repay her for helping him at I.V.S. Ryang then thanked Toru for rescuing her. When they were all happy, Toru heard a call from Akira asking if they had retreated without loss. When Toru told Akira about their success, Akira said that it was the good thing among all the bad things. Hearing this, Toru asked Akira what had happened. Akira said that he had failed to retreat, then Toru immediately took out his device and found that the shield on Akira's shmicram was about to run out. Akira told Toru to leave him there, but Toru asked him where he was. Akira said that it was useless now since by the time Toru gets back to the base to log in he would already be dead. Toru searched around and found a plug to jack in. He asked one of the terrorists about the plug and the terrorist said that it should be fine but it may need some alteration. He then ordered the terrorists to get everything connected. When they are done, Toru asked the others to guard him while he dives in. One of the terrorists told Toru to be quick before the police are informed. Ryang told Toru to becareful. Toru plugged in his neuro-jack into this public plug and dove in. Toru appeared in front of the cyber army base. When he reached where Akira was, Toru found out that Akira was stuck in a trap that was draining his armor. Toru took out his gun and tore the trap apart. Akira thanked Toru, then asked why Toru didn't retreat like he was suppose to. Toru said that he would not leave Akira behind, but Akira argued that it would be a fair trade if Ryang was rescued. While Toru and Akira were talking, they were discovered by army personnel and the alarm sounded. A moment later, army soldiers and willis arrived and told the two to disarm. Akira asked Toru what they should do, and Toru said that they should just run. However, they reached a dead end and was forced to fight with the soldiers. After scrapping those shmicrams and willis, Toru and Akira tried to escape from the base. After some fights, Toru and Akira bumped into a custom made V.S.S shmicram. A mysterious woman called in and asked Toru and Akira a question. Toru immediately recognized that she was Reika Tajibana, and she did not deny it. Reika then asked Toru if he was the one that had rescued her important captive. She then said something about experiment specimens and if the other three are all with the terrorists. Toru was confused by the question so Reika didn't say much more. She ordered the V.S.S pilot to attack and the pilot fought with Toru. When the V.S.S shmicram was low on armor, Reika ordered the pilot to retreat. She then tried to invite Toru into V.S.S. Toru was pissed and so was Akira, who called her a female fox and asked if the pilot was one of the victims from her brainwashing. Just when Reika was saying something, the AI informed about some kind of device being located and the control being overtaken. Reika realized that Akira had criminal records. Akira yelled back, but Reika said a special key sentence. Akira's eyes went dull and pointed his gun at Toru. Toru remembered that Akira said that he had a chip reimplant from the police and understood that Akira was also one of the victims of Reika's brainwashing experiment. Akira was somehow able to point his gun at his own head to try to get out of the control of Reika and pulled the trigger. Reika was pissed and cut off the connection. Akira was disarmed from his shmicram but the wound stayed. Toru tried to get him out of the base so he could log out but did not make it. Akira asked Toru to take care of Ryang and his body disappeared. Toru was sad but he knew his current situation. When he was about to leave the base, Captain Yagisawa called and asked Toru to disarm. Toru looked up and saw that the exit was blocked by the soldiers. Minori and Kaira tried to get Toru to disarm peacefully, but Commander Gondo ordered them to shoot Toru on the spot. Just when Toru closed his eyes and wait for his death, Genha and his men suddenly arrived and fought with the soldiers. Toru used this opportunity and escaped. When Toru left the army base, he heard a call from Minori. Toru asked how Kaira and Yosuke are, and she told him that they are both dead. That was the last thing Toru heard from Minori before he logged off. He knew that this could be the last time he will ever have contact with Minori. Toru was welcomed like a hero when he returned, but he was not happy about the death of his old partners. Toru was in the cyber world and thinking about his own things. Genha came over and had a little talk with Toru. They talked about stuff and Toru was a little angry about a few things. In the end Toru asked how Ayane was doing and Genha gave him a really sick reply. Toru then logged out when Genha said that he was going to pay a little visit to Ayane. When Toru arrived back in the real world, he saw Ryang standing beside him. Ryang asked Toru why was he troubled. They talked for a bit and it seemed that Ryang had once again forgot Toru's name. She then made a few guesses but they were wrong. She even guessed toilet....(cough) Toru made a little joke about it and got a big smack in the head. Toru eventually made a big enough joke which made Ryang kick him straight in the face, sending him falling with his nose bleeding. After some more chatting, Ryang eventually thanked Toru for what he did. She said that she was so scared when she was held captive. She then said that the moment she saw Toru coming to save her, she cried with joy. She said more things, but Toru just held her with his arms to show her his own feelings. Ryang blushed and they eventually kissed each other. When Toru brougth Ryang to his bed and placed her down, something unexpected happened. It seemed that Ryang had not recovered from the whip wounds. She was in pain when Toru placed her on the bed because it applied pressure directly on those wounds. Ryang cursed Reika and called her a female fox for inflicting these wounds on her. Toru started laughing and Ryang told him not to laugh. Ryang could only lie sideways on the bed and said that if she caught Reika she will do the same thing she did back to her. Toru said that they only had one hour to rest, then both Toru and Ryang fell asleep. In his dream, Toru saw himself chatting with a girl who seemed to be his sister. When he woke up, he found Ryang crying. It seemed that Ryang had a bad dream and thought that she had forgotten everything. Toru talked to her to try to calm her down. He then said that since she looked tired she should rest. Ryang then asked Toru to never leave her and fell back to sleep. Toru recalled what Reika said about the experiment, and thought that it could have relations to Ryang's illness. Removing those thoughts from his mind, Toru went back to sleep. NEXT CHAPTER [11. TRANQUILIZER] The next day, Toru was awakened by the alarm. QuWong came into Toru's room and said that one of their bases was attacked and required Toru's help again to stall the enemies while they delete the data inside the base. Toru said that he understood and dove in. After Toru dove in, QuWong told him that they only need him to stall the army for three minutes. When the three minutes were up, QuWong told Toru that he did well and asked him to log out. Toru said he understood and logged out. In the command room, Toru and QuWong discussed the current situation. After the talk finished, Toru left the room. As he was walking, Toru thought about what had happened to Akira. Just when he was thinking about what Reika and Gondo were doing, Toru found that Ryang was harassed by Genha. Ryang kicked Genha but it was no use. She had not yet recovered from the events during her stay in the army base. Toru immediately searched for weapons nearby to help Ryang. He saw a iron bar nearby and took it in his hand (it has something to do with high voltage though). During this time, Genha tried and did some bad things to Ryang, and Ryang asked him why was he doing all this. Genha said that a demon resides in his brain and kept on telling him to do all of these things. Just when Genha was about to cross the line, Toru stuffed the iron bar right into Genha's be-hind and shocked him with electricity. Genha's eyes rolled up and fainted. Toru asked Ryang if she was alright, and then he took her out for a walk. When they arrived above ground, Ryang thanked Toru for saving her. They talked about Genha and his relationship with Ryang as a childhood friend. She then told Toru that she did not know who her parents were, and Toru said that he was the same. They both could not remember their childhood. Ryang said that all she could remember was being in a hospital with Genha. A vision appeared in Toru's head and it showed some scientists bullying a boy. Another man tried to stop them but these guys still treated them poorly. Toru then heard a soft voice calling Toru big brother and saying that it was scary. Toru said to the young girl that he will protect her, then his vision ended. Ryang woked him up from his vision and asked Toru why he was crying. She said that it was strange for Toru to cry after hearing about Ryang's past. Ryang said that she was scared, then Toru held her in his arms and said that he would protect her. When Toru returned to Level 7, he looked around and found that the population was only 1/3 of the time when he first arrived. QuWong said that due to food shortage they had moved those who could not fight to safer areas. They talked for a bit and Toru confirmed his stay in Level 7. QuWong then asked him to help them on some equiment maintenance, and Toru agreed. When Toru finished his tasks, he dove in and was greeted by Genha. Genha then wanted to show Toru his collection of girls captured from the army and V.S.S. Toru was disguested. Genha then talked about how strong Ayane's spirit was and how most people would have gone crazy by now. They then entered a room that looked like one of those middle ages torture halls. *******************Ok, this part was cut out of the walkthrough because I don't like it and I know most people don't either. Whatever happened here I think we can all guess, so ******************************* Toru eventually had enough and logged off. Ryang stood beside him when he regained conciousness in the real world. She asked him why he looked so pale, but Toru just said that it was nothing. Ryang then asked him if he finished all his works for the day, and Toru joked about her wanting to sleep beside him since she brought her blanket. She blushed and Toru said that she's welcomed anytime. He then teased Ryang a bit more and made her mad. Ryang then gave Toru a chop behind his neck to punish him. Eventually, when the lights in Level 7 dimmed, Ryang took her blanket and slept beside Toru. Toru asked Ryang if was she going to leave Level 7. Ryang replied that she's a fighter and would definitely stay. However, according to Ryang, QuWong had predicted the end of Level 7. They then talked for some time and Toru said that he would think a way to help Ryang escape. Ryang called Toru and idiot then explained that Level 7 was like a second home to her and she would not run away during its end. Toru asked Ryang where she was before then, and Ryang said that she escaped to Level 7 at the age of 10. She said that QuWong had brought Genha and her and escaped into this underground city. She then said that before she came here she used to live in a cabin in the mountains with a gorgeous stream flowing beside it. Suddenly, a vision of the cabin and Ryang's past flashed through Toru's head as Ryang talked about her life in the cabin. Toru wondered how these visions got into his mind. Then, when Ryang was talking about QuWong, her illness suddenly relapsed. To calm her down, Toru kissed Ryang. Ryang then asked Toru to not leave her alone, and he agreed. Ryang then said that she don't want to forget about Toru and hugged him as she cried. After Ryang had calmed down, Toru said that he would go get her medicine. Ryang then asked him to stay with her for thirty minutes. Ryang then said that there's no remedy for her illness and the medicine was only a tranquilizer. She then explained that she would lose a part of her memory when her illness relapsed. Ryang cried and told Toru that he is the best tranquilizer there is and she would never forget about him. They then hugged each other for the whole night. NEXT CHAPTER [12. RUN AWAY TRIP] The next day, Toru woke up and headed outside for some fresh air. He met Genha who was ready to go on a real world mission. After Genha and his men left, Toru walked over and talked to QuWong. QuWong thanked Toru for helping Ryang. He then said that Ryang is like a sister to him. After some chatting, QuWong walked away and Toru went back to his room. Suddenly, the alarm sounded and woke Ryang. Toru immediately took a neuro-jack and dove in. After diving in, Toru asked QuWong what was wrong. QuWong told him that probes have entered the area and they must be destroyed before they escape. After wiping out all the willis probes, QuWong told Toru that he can log out. Toru said that he still has something to do and QuWong allowed him to stay in the cyber world. Toru headed towards the room where Ayane and the rest of the captives were kept. When he arrived, he saw that Ayane had suffered severe beatings and ********. Toru thought that this was just too cruel, but he remembered that he joined the army to avenge for his friend, Yuuya. Ayane then asked Toru, with her faint voice, to kill her. Toru was angry at Genha for doing this and was about to destroy the collar. However, he remembered that if Ayane escaped then she would inform the army of the location of the terrorist base. When he was doubting about what he should do, Ayane told Toru that Genha had been leaking out security information. Toru was surprised and asked Ayane about what it could be about. Ayane said that she didn't know and said that Genha is bringing his own destruction. Now that she can forsee the destruction of the terrorists, she said that she was tired of living and wish a quick death. {Choice 1: Do not release Ayane.} Toru turned his back to Ayane, then he heard QuWong's voice. QuWong formed his blade and said that he will deal with what Toru could not do. He then told Toru to come to the command room afterwards. Hearing this, Toru left the room and logged off. {Choice 2: Release Ayane.} Toru destroyed the collar and carried her so she could escape. Just then, Toru heard QuWong's voice. QuWong summoned his blade and started destroying the collars. Toru was puzzled, then QuWong told him that true warriors will decide on their own responsibility. He then told Toru that his decision was to release these mistreated captives and asked Toru to take Ayane out of the zone of interference. QuWong then told Toru to come to the command room after he finished his task to discuss something important. {This choice will not affect the ending.} That very night, Toru arrived at the command room and saw QuWong practicing kungfu. They then talked about some topics regarding martial arts, and QuWong told him about someone who once defeated him in person. After the casual talk, QuWong asked Toru to take Ryang and flee. He said that they can flee using the continental railway and meet up with his comrades from afar. After some talking, Toru finally accepted the mission. However, he asked about Ryang's illness before he left. QuWong told Toru that before the brainwashing chip was developed, the army made extensive research on topics regarding the brain. He then said that Ryang and Genha were test subjects who suffered from the experiments. He said that Ryang suffers from memory loss while Genha suffers from abnormal behavior. Toru asked if they were implanted with the brainwashing chip. QuWong said that they weren't but they were implanted with special chips. They then talked about other things including a special heir to QuWong's ideologies. Afterwards, QuWong saw that the time was late and told Toru it was time to leave. Toru left the command room and went back to prepare for the mission. The next day, Toru and Ryang boarded the train and sat in the third class cabins. Toru then told Ryang that they will be going to the first class cabins after they transfered trains, which was a surprise to Ryang. He explained that they are imposed as a newly wed couple so they got the special offer. Even though she blushed, Ryang was still glad that she came out on a vacation with Toru. Ryang was complaining that they won't be going to the beach, but Toru took out his neuro-jack and told Ryang that he had already arranged a cyber beach program for two people. Ryang eventually accepted the offer and they both dove in. {Choice 1: Visit the normal beach program.} When they arrived, they were already wearing swin suits. Toru told Ryang that she's cute wearing those. After some talking, Toru helped Ryang put some sunscreens on her (as for the details, CENSORED!!!!!) while they talk about cyber physics. {Choice 2: Use the cyber item, rope.} Well, all I can say is, CENSORED!!!!!!!!!!!!! {This choice will not affect the ending.} When they were about to kiss each other, a voice interrupted them. Toru was shocked to hear a third person's voice in a room that was set for only two people. The voice apologized and said that it was an urgent message. Toru thought a bit and concluded that the person was Bachelor! Bachelor admitted his identity and showed Toru and Ryang a video of Genha and Reika secretly meeting each other. In the video, Genha sold information to Reika while she provided him with money and a new identity to form his own group. Ryang was mad after seeing the video and Toru suggested that they should inform QuWong immediately. However, Bachelor said that they had already blocked the communication to that whole area. Toru tried to call QuWong but it failed to connect. Bachelor suggested that they head back after reaching the end of the current train. After some talking, Bachelor said that they should log off since the train was about to reach the station. Hearing this, Toru and Ryang logged off from the cyber world and returned to the real world. Toru looked at his watch and saw that there were only fifteen minutes before they'd reach the station. Toru told Ryang to go on alone and he will go back by himself. Ryang then said that she'd go back as well. They argued for a bit and Toru was finally persuaded. He told Ryang that she can go back with him. They then left the seat and found the captain of the train. With some means, they made the train return to where they came from. They also were able to acquire a private first class room while the train would take two hours to return. Ryang was surprised about the first class private cabin. Toru said that it was for newly weds, and Ryang asked Toru about their marriage in the future. ********Blah blah blah blah blah, CENSORED!!!!!**** ************************************************** *********** NEXT CHAPTER [13. ESCAPE] When Toru and Ryang arrived back at the city, they sneaked past the soldiers through the park and arrived at a public plug near the trees. Toru told Ryang that he will surely return and logged in. After Toru arrived at the cyber base of Fei-Tao, he immediately called QuWong and asked him how the current situation was. QuWong told Toru that his men are fighting Genha's troops in front of the security core. They are also fighting with Genha's men in the real world. He then asked Toru to support the cyber troops. Toru said that he understood and started heading west until he met up with some of Genha's men. Toru took them out without much effort. After taking out two groups more of Genha's men, Ryang called in and told Toru that all of the gates were unlocked and the army and V.S.S are rushing in. QuWong told Toru that his men had reached the security core while in real world they were trying to capture the command room. Just then, Ryang warned Toru about incoming army shmicrams amd willis. Toru fought against them and easily turned them into scrap metal. When Toru finally met some terrorist shmicrams, Ryang told him that these are their friends. The terrorists told them that Genha had captured the security core, and Toru told them to leave quickly. After they left, Ryang told Toru that V.S.S shmicrams are coming. After taking care of a wave of V.S.S shmicrams, that unknown pilot from V.S.S appeared. After a fierce fight, Toru finally destroyed that shmicram. Toru finally entered the security core. He saw Genha inside and called him a traitor. They got into a real tough battle, and Toru finally defeated Genha. Afterwards, QuWong told they have taken control in the command room, while Ryang begged QuWong to log off immediately. However, QuWong said that it was too late and he has some company. After hearing the sound of a gunshot, QuWong's image disappeared. In the command room, soldiers lined up with their guns facing QuWong. Commander Gondo appeared behind them and asked QuWong where he took the experiment subject. QuWong was silent, so Gondo threatened him. QuWong then started laughing, and Gondo said that QuWong is crazy. A flash appeared before their eyes and all of the soldiers in front of Gondo fell to the ground, dead cold. Gondo was frightened and QuWong explained that it is the laser automatic defence system. Even though injured, QuWong was still able to knock down Gondo's gun and grabbed Gondo's neck with his hand. Gondo tried to get QuWong to let him go, but with a snap QuWong crushed his neck and threw him to the ground. QuWong then walked to the control panel and told Toru that the base will self destruct in three minutes and asked him to get everyone out. When Ryang heard this, she told QuWong to leave immediately. QuWong didn't say much to her, but he told Toru that Toru had won the battle for the truth about the brainwashing chip and asked him to take care of Ryang. The connection was then cut and Toru logged off. What awaited them was a huge explosion from the underground base. It made the night look as if it was day. All Toru could do is to hold Ryang while she moans for the loss of QuWong. Suddenly, Toru heard a click behind his back and someone telling him not to move. He then felt a gun pointed right behind the back of his head. The voice then told him to hold up his hand and then Toru's body was thoroughly checked to ensure that he had no weapons. Afterwards, Toru turned around and found that it was Captain Yagisawa. They talked for a bit, then Captain Yagisawa said that Sasagiri would be sad in his grave. Toru then asked Captain Yagisawa about how did he knew about Toru's adopted father. Toru tried to find Captain Yagisawa's connection with his adopted father, and only found that he had been watching over them since Toru was adopted. Captain Yagisawa then asked Toru to surrender. Minori appeared and also tried to convince Toru to surrender. Ryang yelled and said that they would never surrender. Captain Yagisawa sighed and put away his gun. He then asked Toru to have a shmicram match with him. If Toru could win, then he would let both Toru and Ryang go and would not pursue them. If Toru lost, then they would have to surrender. Even though both Minori and Ryang did not like the idea due to their own reasons, Toru still accepted the offer and he and Captain Yagisawa both dove in. After diving in, Yagisawa said that it had been a long time since he could be in a shmicram fight. Ryang then warned Toru about Captain Yagisawa, saying that he had mastered the true art of the martial arts. QuWong's words to Toru appeared and Toru knew who he was talking about. Before the fight, Toru asked Captain Yagisawa about him and QuWong. Captain Yagisawa avoided the question and started the fight. {Win.} Ryang was very happy that Toru had won. When he logged off, Ryang immediately jumped and hugged him. Captain Yagisawa then told him about his agreement with QuWong and Toru's adopted father. He said that they all knew the truth, but chose to walk different paths. He then told Toru to head north and go past the lake since there are no guards stationed there. As Toru and Ryang left the park, all they could hear was Minori questioning about what Toru would do in the future. ENDING: Ryang {Lose.} Toru's shmicram exploded and his mind faded into darkness as he logged off. Toru then heard Ryang crying and calling his name. He then told Ryang that he's alive. Captain Yagisawa took out his gun again and said that it was time for them to surrender. Ryang then told Toru to run away, but before they could move Captain Yagisawa fired his gun. Ryang fell to the ground, and Toru got very angry. He then dragged himself and tried to attack Captain Yagisawa. He was then shot in the stomach and fell to the ground, unconcious. Toru thought that it was time for him to join Yuuya and Akira, then closed his eyes. ENDING: LOST MEMORY [14. RYANG] Condition: Defeat Yagisawa in ESCAPE. After Toru and Ryang both escaped to the former headquarters of Steppen Wolf, Ryang's memory loss suddenly came over her. In order to help her, Toru and Ryang had *cough* to counter the memory loss. The next day, as Toru woke up, there was no one beside him. Just as he was thinking that, he saw Ryang. Toru was overjoyed. They then both stepped out to meet their new life. END [14. LOST MEMORY] Condition: Loses to Yagisawa in ESCAPE. Toru served several years of sentence and had returned to the city where everything began. What was awaiting him was the reconstruction of buildings over his old home. V.S.S changed everything. It was there he met Ryang, who had forgotten everything. Toru tried to call her out loud, but the newly implanted chip of recorrection gave him an electric shock for doing so. Toru continued trying, but what he could see before he faints (or dies) from the shock was Ryang leaving with President Reika. END [f. Bachelor's Branch] Condition: Tukina and Ryang's story branch must be completed. [5. HACKING] Condition: In WIRED GHOST, after returning to base pick choice 1 to dive, if you see Renn then pick choice 2 to avoid her. After logging off pick choice 2 to enter the military. In FEMALE SOLDIER, when four choices comes up, pick the second one to go out with Minori. Pick choice 2 to not return to the base immediately. In MOP UP, pick choice 1 to fight Bachelor. Beat Bachelor up. After returning from cyber space, for the next two choices pick choice 2. On the computer, pick the second choice from the bottom. That's Yagisawa's file. Then, pick the second choice to avoid confronting Ayane. In HACKING, beat up both Yosuke and Yagisawa to lure Bachelor out. Beat Bachelor, and you will be right on the route. After returning from the cyber training room, Captain Yagisawa said that it was the second time and left. Yosuke and Kaira then walked over and tried to guess who the hacker was. They eventually left as well. Minori walked over and asked Toru why did he challenge Captain Yagisawa. He told her that he was just curious. When she was about to ask more questions, Toru said that he was tired and left the room. That very night, Toru returned a third time to the database room. He logged in with the ID card Tukina gave him, then he found that all of the data are now changed to the word 'Backelor.' When he selected one, Toru heard Bacelor's voice. He then asked Bachelor what was Bachelor doing. Bachelor then tried to convince Toru not to try to hack into the army database. Bachelor even mentioned about him getting the access card from Tukina. Toru asked Bachelor how did he knew about that, then Bachelor replied that he has been checking him up lately. Toru got mad and yelled at Bachelor for spying on him. Bachelor gave him a heart and told Toru not to say it like that. They then talked about the practice battles, and Toru mentioned about having a real fight with Bachelor. Bachelor immediately denied the idea. They talked for a bit, then somehow mentioned about something that had happened eight years ago. Soon, the conversation was over and Bachelor disconnected. Toru erased his traces and then headed back to his room. Toru logged onto the chatroom after he returned to his room. Tukina appeared and asked him how was his findings. Toru mentioned to her about Bachelor and she was surprised. She then said a few things about Bachelor and it seemed as if she did not like him. Toru asked her why she was acting this way, and Tukina seemed to have thougth that Bachelor was gay and wanted to get into relationship with Toru (whcih is the reason why she did not like Bachelor). A picture of Bachelor then popped up in Toru's mind - a thirty year old gay person sitting in front of the computer. After some chatting, they lied down on the grass and talked about the revenge. It seemed that Tukina did not like the idea about Toru sacrificing his own life for Yuuya's revenge. They got into a little argument, then Tukina said that it must have been because of her training that made her thought up some weird ideas. She said that she had killed many people after joining V.S.S. Toru agreed that the same happened to him as well. After another short conversation, Toru's call machine rang. He picked it up and found that it was Minori notifying him that there was someone hacking Mercury Technologies. It seemed that Tukina got the same call as well. They then both logged off from the chatroom. Toru arrived at the battle station and found someone on the screen behind Captain Yagisawa. He noticed that it was the cyber security chief officer of Mercury Technologies. He then looked at the screen and was shocked to see Bachelor's name right on the wall of the cyber institute. Captain Yagisawa asked the officer about the current situation. The officier replied that no one was injured and the hacker was drivern away by V.S.S. After some chatting about the damages, the officer hung up. Captain Yagisawa then dismissed everyone. Minori, Yosuke, and Kaira all went back to sleep. Captain Yagisawa then told Toru that Bachelor sure made a big commercial for leaving that on the wall of the frontier of technologies. Toru then asked Captain Yagisawa if he knew about Bachelor. Captain Yagisawa did not want to tell Toru at first, but he eventually told Toru what he knew. He told TOru that eight years ago while he was still a shmicram pilot, several database were severely assualted. Toru asked him if it was done by Bachelor, but Captain Yagisawa said that there was no proof. However, he did mention that Bachelor was the one with the highest possibility. In the end, Captain Yagisawa said that the only thing they could do now is to wait for Bachelor to appear. He then told Toru that Toru should go sleep. Toru said he understood and left the battle station. NEXT CHAPTER [6. INTERRUPT] [7. RAID] [8. LITTLE GENIUS] [9. HELP] [10. PARTNER] [11. MISTRIAL] [12. STAMPEDE] [13. HIKARU] Condition: In STAMPEDE, either at V.S.S or at FLAK, just defeat Bachelor to reach this ending. After leaving the cyber world, Toru went to QuWong's country cabin and found Hikaru inside. They, well, I think it is better if the player keep this scene for themselves. Anyways, afterwards, Hikaru leaves. Days later, Captain Yagisawa suddenly came in to the cafeteria and told his team there is a new member. Toru went to look, and to his surprise the new member was Hikaru! END [13. Bachelor] Condition: In STAMPEDE, stay in V.S.S and lose to Bachelor. Years had passed by. V.S.S, I.V.S both collapsed after the incident. The evil deeds of Reika was recorded on historical textbooks for her crimes. Now Fei-Tao is hidden and peace returned. After the incident, Toru did not see Bachelor again. His logic tells him that Bachelor was dead for sure under those circumstances. However, he could not believe it without seeing Bachelor's dead body. As Toru was patrolling with Yosuke, Yosuke talked about Toru's own W&D Inc. The company holds the sign of Steppen Wolf and became more of a memorial. As they talked, Toru branched off to visit W&D Inc. As he stands in front of the big commercial staring the Steppen Wolf sign, Toru closed his eyes and thought about his former comrades. Yuuya is deceased, Akira's whereabouts are unknown after he escaped jail, and Tukina suffers from brain damage and left the cyber world for a more peaceful life in the real world. The Steppen Wolf is now gone from the wild. Toru then thought about Hikaru and some of her various conversations with him. As he ended his thoughts and opened his eyes, Toru saw something different. The Steppen Wolf sign is now changed to Bachelor's own logo! As he was just wondering, Yosuke came up and interrupted Toru's thoughts. Toru looked back again and the sign is now back to normal. Toru was sure that what he saw was not just his imagination. He believed that Bachelor is alive and was just hiding somewhere. Toru believed that there was no need to tell Yosuke about it. He tricked Yosuke into leaving. What Toru only hoped was to meet Bachelor again in his life. END [13. HATEFUL] Condition: In STAMPEDE, go back to FLAK to dive in and lose to Bachelor. Several years had passed. V.S.S and I.V.S have disbanded after Reika's death. Reika's sins have been recorded in historical textbooks. But no matter what happens, the world continues to go on. The world did not change. What changed was the lives of individuals. Commander Gondo's resignition, and a new commander who is older and kind took the job. One day, alarms sounded in FLAK. When Toru came over, Minori told him that the central had notified them of a terrorist attack. After QuWong's death, the terrorists are now under a darker incluence. Fei-Tao of the past seemed like a gentleman compared to this new group. After Toru dives in, the terrorist approached him was Genha! Toru charged straight at him. In the incident years ago, Bachelor's body was found in the cabin in the woods. When Toru saw Bachelor's body, the horrific image burned into Toru's mind. Except for the instants in battle, those images torture Toru day and night. As Toru yelled at Genha, Genha told him his own purpose of life. As Toru points his gun at Genha, he asked himself, what is going to be of him when he killed Genha? Who is there to hate so he can have the urge to stay alive? END Condition: In STAMPEDE, go to FLAK and lose to Bachelor. [g. Renn's Branch] Condition: Everyone's story branch must be completed. [1. WIRED GHOST] [2. FLAK] [3. MEET AGAIN] Condition: When Toru returns from the police station in WIRED GHOST, choose choice 1 to enter cyber world. Choose choice 1 again to meet Renn. At the end of FLAK, instead of going with Minori, choose the second choice to go see Renn. [4. VIRTUAL SISTER] [5. DESCEND] [6. D.O.S] [7. LEVIATHAN] [8. ILLEGAL CHIP] [9. TRUTH] [10. ARMAGEDON] [11. ANOTHER SIDE] [12. LOSE] Condition: In ANOTHER SIDE, meet Yuuya when going to the Steppen Wolf base the second time. Must decline Reika's offer and visit the cabin before you go meet Renn and fight Genha. When you meet with Renn choose to stab oneself. Possible method 2 is the same as above but do not return to the cabin to fight Genha. [13. RENN] Condition: Use the conditions in LOSE method 1 to get into LOSE. It has been some time since Toru defeated Renn. All of his comrades have returned from brain dead and his childhood friend, Tukina, joined FLAK as a cafeteria worker. Ryang and Hikaru are now going around as the infamous pair, one with super memory and the other inhuman brain processing ability. They celebrate Kaira's promotion to captain since Yagisawa is now the commander. However, Toru's mind seemed to be elsewhere, and he left early. As Toru returned to his room, he decided to go to the cyber plain. After entering, he found that the flower ring Renn made was still present! According to cyber world rules, objects made or generated by a person will disappear after the person dies. If the flower ring still exists, then that means.... As Toru rushes over, he finally saw what he wanted to see - Renn. Renn's just sleeping on the plain, and Toru was finally united with his sister. The story that began on a cyber plain ends on that very cyber plain. END [13. HARMONY] Condition: Accepts Reika's offer and chooses to stab Renn in ANOTHER SIDE. Do not visit the cabin the second time to fight Genha. The other way is to use the conditions in LOSE method 2 to get into LOSE. It has been some time since Renn's incident. Toru now lives in the house in the woods which QuWong used to own. All of his comrades have returned from brain dead and his childhood friend, Tukina, joined FLAK as a cafeteria worker. Ryang and Hikaru are now going around as the infamous pair, one with super memory and the other inhuman brain processing ability. As they came to visit Toru, a voice called out in his brain, it was Renn. After the incident, Renn seemed to have merged in harmony with Toru, and she is sinking deeper and deeper into Toru as days go by. In the end, as Renn is now in complete harmony with Toru, she sinks completely into Toru's mind and disappears. As her last smile fades, Toru returns to his life in the real world. END [13. ETERNITY] Condition: In ANOTHER SIDE accept Reika's offer and visit the Steppen Wolf base two times to meet with Yuuya. Go to the cabin a second time to fight Genha. When you go to Renn, choose to say goodbye instead of stab Renn. After the incident ended, Toru met with QuWong and Yagisawa in the cabin to hear the truth behind. QuWong told him that Reika had brainwashed all of her colleagues in the project but because of her imperfection he was able to regain his senses after meeting the dead Renn in cyber space. QuWong destroyed the database and escaped with the test subjects. Captain Yagisawa was the one chasing them down, but he heard the truth from QuWong about Reika's true intentions. He contacted one of his best friends and colleague, Sasagiri, and told him everything. Sasagiri quit the army because of this. Then, during the chase to capture Renn, Leviathan was awakened and caused the great DOS disaster. It is the end of the book Toru wrote for his past memories. After many years of battle, Toru is now old and lives off of the army's retirement funds. He married one of his former friends of the past who fought along his side (ie. one of the girls in Baldr Force except Renn). Now with his wife and all of his former friends passed on to the next world, Toru is waiting for his death. But before that, he decided to log on to cyber space. If he was to die, he decided to die in there instead. After entering the plain which was still exactly the even after all these years, Toru began to walk at his max speed. Warnings popped up alerting about his physical health, but Toru did not care. Suddenly, all the warning stopped. Toru realized that his heart in real life had stopped beating. In his last moment, Toru lies on the grass of the imaginary world and as he opened his eyes, he felt the rushing wind, the broad plains, and the blue skies. It was a wonderful feeling to him. Suddenly, he heard this voice calling out for him. He thought it was his mind playing tricks, but as Toru looked back he saw both Renn and Leviathan! Toru was worried about him being and old aged man, but Renn kissed him and Toru felt this great live energy flowing through him. Renn told Toru that wired ghosts can take form on any age they like. After she said that, Renn started to cry. Toru embraces her and their body glitters into the endless world of cyber space. Steppen Wolf, wired ghost, it's all but just a beginning to an eternal journey. END [h. Bad Endings] Bad endings are endings that have no ending sequence. Basically, it will just return to the title screen without any credits, and it will not count as a completion (the game counts how many times you have completed the game). - In Minori's path, if Toru chooses to not trust Minori's answer, the bomb will explode when Toru charges and Toru's brain will cease function. - In Ryang's branch, if you did not damage Genha enough when fighting him in Level 7, he will just pull your plug and you will be brain dead. - In various stages, if the nulcear plant timer runs out, the plant explodes killing everyone. - In Bachelor's branch, in STAMPEDE if the time runs out, Bachelor will unlock the final lock and Toru is disconnected from his physical body from the roar of the monster and became brain dead. - In Renn's branch, if you choose the first option in the first choice in ANOTHER SIDE, you will just fall into Renn's imaginary world completely and of course, become brain dead in real life. [i. Bosses] - QuWong - Boss in Minori's branch. He wields his guandao in short combat and uses flame thrower and flare missiles for long range assualt. Try to keep some range from him while avoiding his missles since they are slow. He also has this chi bomb attack that only moves forward and explodes. Those are easy to dodge by just moving out of its way. His flames won't hurt too much if it was a slight touch, but getting trapped inside not only hinders the player's movement, but it will drain the player's hp quite fast as well. His two Force Crashes are short range combos with his guandao and the other is wild flame thrower dance. - Ayane - Boss in Ayane's branch. She is quite strong in close range. Just by looking at her huge claws should be enough to see that one. Her long range weapon is guided missles, which can get annoying at times. She also has this trap mine which drags her target in if they are near. Those, however, can be taken out with bullets or explosions. She has two Force Crashes, one which she charges forward and the other where she releases a lot of trap mines. - Tukina - Funny to see another character as the boss in their own story branch. Tukina will appear in a large shmicram, loaded with laser and long range assualt weapons. You can try to play guerilla war with her, but a second option would be to fight her face on with short range combos. A hint is to not to stand in one spot, or else lasers and energy balls will just rain down like madness. One of her Force Crash is by releasing these small energy balls which gets larger if they are hit or if they join together. It hurts a lot so try to dodge it by moving around. - Yagisawa - He's the boss in Ryang's route. Do not underestimate his close range combo abilities. He has probably the deadliest short range combat ability second only to Leviathan's one hit kill Force Crash. Keep far from him, but do not equip any slow weapons on dash slots. His chi blade can cut through defensive weapons without being hindered, at least not in the times when I tried. Also, the blade's speed is quite fast, which means weapons slow to execute means weak dodging ability. Also, don't think it is safe to keep a distance and stand. His chi blade actually hits quite far. Basically, hinder his movement or something, and pump him full of lead when you can. Another tactic, however, is to annoy him with long range weapons and when he is still recovering rush in and perform close range combos. His long range Force Crash may have an auto targetting ability, so keep on moving if he executes it. Yagisawa is known as the oni (demon in Japanese) of hand to hand combat, which is a perfect name for his fighting style. - Bachelor - You will fight her in Bachelor's branch. She has the ring which can make herself float, render most long range weapons useless since she rarely comes to the ground, unless you shoot her down of course. The tactic is to use an anti-air weapon or move to get her onto the ground and then you can use moves that can hit enemies lying on the ground to combo her. Force Crash moves that can hit the floor will work wonders too to finish off the combo. Her Force Crash is releasing a lot of bits surrounding her target and generating huge explosions inside the ring of fire. - Leviathan (Renn) - Final boss in Renn's branch. Do not even get near her. She has this Force Crash which will draw in the player and just kill in one hit. Always stay some distance away from her and drill her with missiles or other weapons that can target enemies by itself. Try to keep the weapon's heat low and fast in execution, because you would not want to get caught by Leviathan. She can teleport around and squash the player like a bug. Her other Force Crash, the multi energy shell attack, is relatively weaker but is still damaging if the player is hit multiple times. She will spray these energy balls around her randomly, which can be dodged or nullified with defensive weapons. Her last Force Crash which projects a huge wave laser beam. Only a few selections of combo experts has the change to beat her in close combat on hard, so don't try to get close to her if you don't think you got the skills. - Leviathan (Reika) - Final boss in one of Renn's story branch. Leviathan is controlled by Reika now instead of Renn, so some of her attacks are slightly different. She has all of Renn's Force Crash except for the one hit kill black hole. Missiles alone should be enough to take her out (in Normal difficulty). Compared to Renn, Reika is relatively weaker. Like Renn, however, she can teleport around so never stay in one place for too long. Most of her normal attack is same as Renn's. High exploding uto targetting weapons will work wonders. [j. A Very Simple Combo] Below is a very user friendly combo for everyone. The weapon names are translated by my sister from the original Katakana names. The weapon location on the weapon selection menu is also stated (horizontal, veritcal). Place the following attacks on the same key: - Mine Super (mainsuiipa) (3, 10) for Normal Dash - Boost Up Punch (1, 2) for Short Dash - Air Tackle (3, 4) for Long Range - Galatic Strike (2, 5) for Short Range For Small Enemies: - Use the Boost Up Punch + Galatic Strike combo by pressing the button two times and it should deal some good damage (like over 100). The second press should be pressed only when the Boost Up Punch completely finishes or else Galatic Strike would completely miss. Use the Air Tackle by pressing the button again to get away from the enemy. For Huge Enemies (Leviathan for example): - Use the Boost Up Punch + Galatic Strike combo just like the small enemies except remember to press the button a second time immediately after the first press. Use the Air Tackle either to get away or sometimes can perform extra damage. The Mine Super can either add damage (press again) or to get away from the enemy. Also, against Leviathan (well, technically it's the only large enemy really existing), its deadly black hole force crash can be completely nullified if Mine Super was used well. I have used this combo to defeat Leviathan on hard mode before, so it works. <<G. Shmicram and Willis Information>> Below is a list of all of the shmicram and enemies. Type: Either shmicram or willis. Style: Battle style. All means strong in both long and short range attacks. Long means strong in long range weapons and short means strong in short range attacks. HP: How much health the character has. Level means the level of the shmicram. Higher level means it may have higher hp than lower level. 100 HP equals one health bar. Armor: The higher the armor, the harder it is to be knocked down. It may raise when the level goes up. Defence: How much defence determines how much damage can be reduced when an attack is hit. Higher level means it may have an increase in how much damage it can reduce. 1. Toru Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 300 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 2. Akira Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 3. Yuuya Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 4. Bachelor Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 400, Lv.2 500, Lv.3 600, Lv.4 700, Lv.5 800 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 5. Yakumo Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 6. Sinrai Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 7. Yosuke Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 8. Kaira Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 9. Ayane Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 700, Lv.5 900 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 10. Yagisawa Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -5%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -15%, Lv.4 -20%, Lv.5 -25% 11. Cappuccino Type: Willis Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 12. Ray Pahntome Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 13. Jackal Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 14. Hell Koala Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 15. Romheise Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 16. Master Saver Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 30, Lv.3 60, Lv.4 90, Lv.5 120 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 17. Windowham Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 18. Couga Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 19. Cobra Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 100, Lv.5 100 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 20. Blue Labor Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 21. Bloody Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 200 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 100, Lv.5 100 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 22. Goliath Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 23. Defender Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 24. Tiger Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 500, Lv.3 700, Lv.4 900, Lv.5 1100 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 25. Gong Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 26. Sasuke Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 27. Rising Sun Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 28. Grandir Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 29. Death Phalanx Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 30. Kaiser Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 350, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 450, Lv.5 500 31. Walker Career (Walker Carrier) Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -10%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -10%, Lv.4 -10%, Lv.5 -10% 32. Bilstein Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 33. Marcedes Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 34. Foun Dation (Foundation) Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 700, Lv.5 900 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 35. Killing Field Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 36. Grand Cannon Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 400, Lv.2 600, Lv.3 800, Lv.4 1000, Lv.5 1200 Defence: Lv.1 -10%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -10%, Lv.4 -10%, Lv.5 -10% 37. Asura Type: Shmicram Style: Short 38. Genha Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 400, Lv.2 500, Lv.3 600, Lv.4 700, Lv.5 800 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 350, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 450, Lv.5 500 Defence: Lv.1 -2%, Lv.2 -5%, Lv.3 -8%, Lv.4 -11%, Lv.5 -14% 39. Type-02H Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 40. Type-03R Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Defence: Lv.1 -5%, Lv.2 -6%, Lv.3 -7%, Lv.4 -8%, Lv.5 -9% 41. Type-07FL Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 250, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 42. Type-09A Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 43. a-Spartoi Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 44. a-Hekatoncheir Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Defence: Lv.1 -5%, Lv.2 -5%, Lv.3 -5%, Lv.4 -5%, Lv.5 -5% 45. a-Aracmne Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 46. a-Harpyiai Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 47. Tukina Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -2%, Lv.3 -4%, Lv.4 -6%, Lv.5 -7% 48. Tukina(a1) Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 200, Lv.3 300, Lv.4 400, Lv.5 500 Defence: Lv.1 -5%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -15%, Lv.4 -20%, Lv.5 -25% 49. Tukina(a2) Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 400, Lv.3 500, Lv.4 600, Lv.5 700 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -10%, Lv.2 -15%, Lv.3 -20%, Lv.4 -25%, Lv.5 -30% 50. Arena Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 51. Silky Dry Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 52. Legioss Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 53. Marine Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -3%, Lv.3 -6%, Lv.4 -9%, Lv.5 -12% 54. Genesis Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -20%, Lv.4 -30%, Lv.5 -40% 55. Marine Crab Type: Willis Style: All HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 0, Lv.3 0, Lv.4 0, Lv.5 0 56. Hunter Dog Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -5%, Lv.3 -10%, Lv.4 -15%, Lv.5 -20% 57. Garland-03 Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -5%, Lv.3 -10%, Lv.4 -15%, Lv.5 -20% 58. MM-01 Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 250 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 250, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 450 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -20%, Lv.4 -30%, Lv.5 -40% 59. Zero Labor Type: Willis Style: Short HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 350 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 60. Crescent Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -5%, Lv.3 -10%, Lv.4 -15%, Lv.5 -20% 61. Death Valley Type: Willis Style: Short HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 250, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 450 Armor: Lv.1 100, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 300 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 62. V Cannon Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 50, Lv.4 50, Lv.5 50 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -10%, Lv.3 -20%, Lv.4 -30%, Lv.5 -40% 63. Crusader Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 250, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 450 Armor: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 200, Lv.5 250 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 64. Santo Cielo Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 350 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 100, Lv.4 150, Lv.5 200 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 65. Portafortune Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 350 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 100, Lv.3 200, Lv.4 300, Lv.5 400 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 66. Forbice Type: Willis Style: Short HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 50, Lv.3 150, Lv.4 250, Lv.5 350 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 0, Lv.3 0, Lv.4 0, Lv.5 0 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 67. Decarabia Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 250, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 450 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 0, Lv.3 0, Lv.4 0, Lv.5 0 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 68. Forneus Type: Willis Style: Long HP: Lv.1 50, Lv.2 150, Lv.3 250, Lv.4 350, Lv.5 450 Armor: Lv.1 0, Lv.2 0, Lv.3 0, Lv.4 0, Lv.5 0 Defence: Lv.1 -0%, Lv.2 -0%, Lv.3 -0%, Lv.4 -0%, Lv.5 -0% 69. QuWong Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 400, Lv.2 500, Lv.3 600, Lv.4 700, Lv.5 800 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -5%, Lv.2 -8%, Lv.3 -11%, Lv.4 -14%, Lv.5 -17% 70. Ayane Type: Shmicram Style: All HP: Lv.1 400, Lv.2 500, Lv.3 600, Lv.4 700, Lv.5 800 Armor: Lv.1 300, Lv.2 600, Lv.3 900, Lv.4 1200, Lv.5 1500 Defence: Lv.1 -4%, Lv.2 -9%, Lv.3 -14%, Lv.4 -19%, Lv.5 -24% 71. Tukina Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 500, Lv.2 600, Lv.3 700, Lv.4 800, Lv.5 800 Armor: Lv.1 800, Lv.2 900, Lv.3 1000, Lv.4 1100, Lv.5 1200 Defence: Lv.1 -15%, Lv.2 -20%, Lv.3 -25%, Lv.4 -30%, Lv.5 -35% 72. Yagisawa Type: Shmicram Style: Short HP: Lv.1 500, Lv.2 600, Lv.3 700, Lv.4 800, Lv.5 800 73. Bachelor Type: Shmicram Style: Long HP: Lv.1 500, Lv.2 600, Lv.3 700, Lv.4 800, Lv.5 800 Armor: Lv.1 200, Lv.2 300, Lv.3 400, Lv.4 500, Lv.5 600 Defence: Lv.1 -10%, Lv.2 -15%, Lv.3 -20%, Lv.4 -25%, Lv.5 -30% 74: Leviathan (Reika) Type: ? Style: All HP: Lv.1 600, Lv.2 700, Lv.3 800, Lv.4 800, Lv.5 800 75: Leviathan (Renn) Type: ? Style: All HP: Lv.1 600, Lv.2 700, Lv.3 800, Lv.4 800, Lv.5 800 <<H. About Baldrhead>> [Previous Baldr Series:] Game: Baldrhead, Baldr Fist, Baldr Bullet. Expansion: Baldr Bareneko (Baldr Bullet). Story Timeline: Baldr Bullet, Baldrhead, Baldr Fist. The following is a brief description of the previous Baldr series. [a. Baldrhead, The Armed Financial Gaiden] Genre: Mecha, Action Adventure Main Character: Baldy (I'm seriously not joking here) Story: I seiorusly couldn't tell what the heck is going on. Battle System: Very similar to Baldr Bullet and Baldr Force, minus the weapons for short dash. 9 weapons can be equipped. No specials exist. Battle triggered when walking into enemy zone. Weapon Upgrade: Everything can only be upgraded with money. Obtain Weapon: Weapons can only be bought with money, except for the starting equipment. Mecha Upgrade: No. Mecha Type: GIGAS. Ups: Adventure sytle gameplay. Money based weapon system. Some dialogs support female character voice. Message skip feature installed. Chibi characters and CGs at times. Special GIGAS unloading sequence. Downs: Black text does not work well with dark backgrounds, some of the gameplay feels a bit rigid, some weapons are limitted to be short range or long range only. Lack of level of difficulty, but doesn't make too much of a big deal. Lack of weapon execution delay. Video not working properly with newer versions of Windows. Require Japanese version of Windows or set the language to Japanese to install. [b. Baldr Fist] Genre: Mecha, Tournament Story: Different people in the society are facing different financial problems. They hire GIGAS pilots (apparently all female) to enter this tournament to win the big prize money. However, the pilots who lost their main fights will be punished... Battle System: Similar to Baldr Force system, but not as good. There is no short dash weapon, and normal dash shares the same weapon as long range. The weapons equipped as combos. Unlike Baldr Bullet and Baldr Force, the player don't equip individual weapons but equip weapon combos designed by the player. This is the only Baldr game where the player can actually block with a command. Only 4 combos can be equiped at the same time. Special weapons are featured in the game. A total of 4 can be equiped at one time. Unlike Baldr Force where the player must charge up the force bar before a force crash can be used, the player has this special icon listed beside their health and one is used when a special is performed. At every round, one special will be given to the winner and two will be given to the loser. The number of specials executable at the start of the fight can be increased from upgrading. The better combo the player pulls off, the more extra bonus money will be granted. Repair is automatic at the end of each fight, and their costs are subtracted from the money gained in battle. Sometimes actions are sold as well. Actions can't attack but they can be used to help chain combos. Weapon Upgrade: Heat usage can be reduced from using them in battle. Weapon power and effectiveness can only be upgraded with money. Obtain Weapon: Weapons can only be bought or obtained at the start of the game. New weapons appear when enemies use them. Mecha Upgrade: Yes. Mecha Type: GIGAS. Ups: Specials, customizable weapon combo system that is very easy to chain combos, upgradable mecha and blocking system. All of the main characters have voice support. Chibi characters and CGs at times. Downs: Weapons are often not executable during short dash. Lack of level of difficulty (those do poor in battle will not do so great in game). Will not install unless it is a Japanese version of Windows or the language is set to Japanese. [c. Baldr Bullet] Genre: Mecha, Digital Novel Main Character: Selgey Story: The Baldr System, a man-made computer proclaimed itself as god. Many people supported it, but others rebelled against it. In the middle of South America, a company of peace maker soldiers are doing their best to cease flames before they spread. Battle System: Almost the same as Baldr Force, but there are no special weapons. Weapon Upgrades: By using the weapons in battle can reduce heat required and gain weapon exp. Obtain Weapon: Can either be developed or gained through storyline. Basic weapons are obtained at the start of the game. New weapons appears as weapon level goes up. Mecha Upgrade: No. Mecha Type: HAWS, GIGAS appears as an enemy. Ups: Survival mode first appeared, the fact that all endings can be accessed at any playthrough. Quite adaptable to newer and non-Japanese versions of Windows. Downs: Weapon execution delay are all too short to make a good difference between weapons. It made the game easier. Also, Baldr Bullet lack voice and message skip. [Other Games by Baldrhead:] Game: Duel Savior, Duel Savior. Expansion: Duel Savior Justice. <<I. Author and Legal stuff>> Do not redistribute this walkthrough over the net or in any way for money making without permission from me. All distribution must have my name remaining on the guide. Hosted Sites (Will be updated, so if you see this walkthrough and it is not at the sites below, please contact me): - GameFAQs - Neoseeker Contributors (Those who have contributed in giving me ideas or contacted me regarding sites stealing my walkthrough): - VC viper - proving that Leviathan-Renn can be beaten in close range combat. - fruitymuffin (Lysander) - correcting my spelling and grammar mistakes in Minori's branch. - Delin - correcting the "cooporation" mistake and suggesting new locations for the menu and controls. - Quill In The Shadows - correcting the word "savatage" to "sabotage". Author: I'm known as TechMaster, Techie, or Wanderer (<-Alicuu BBS only). My email address is: [email protected] Editor: fruitymuffin (Lysander) <- Your own space to write anything that does not bypass the adult rating. =Legal Claims= All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. Copyright 2006 Yu-Chen Shih