Miwako: "(Giggle) Can't you tell?"
Shinichi: "Aren't you pretending that you are happy and in fact you are
not?"
Miwako: "Give me a break, will you Shinichi?"
Miwako laughs and darts away. It seems such a long time ago that she
experienced what happened in the Mansion.
Miwako: "Shinichi, I am very happy. But I believe we can be even happier
from now on.
Shinichi: "Yeah.. we will."
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Misao's Ending
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A year later...
Misao: "It's hot, isn’t it? It would feel much better climbing a tree
and taking a nap instead of studying. Don't you think so?"
Shinichi: "No, no. I took time from my busy schedule to come here to help
you study. It's not fair to take time out now."
Misao: "Shucks! You're no fun!"
Shinichi: "Don't complain. You decided to do this."
Misao: "Yeah, but..."
Escaping from the Mansion, Misao is now staying with her parents. The
joy of her parents finding their long-lost daughter was indescribable.
Misao is now working hard to pass her university exam. Although her
academic knowledge was that of an 8 year old when I first met her, she
has improved dramatically since coming back home. She must have been
born clever. Now she is as good as any student that has just finished
high school. Her mental age is still very low, though...
Misao: "Hey Shinichi!"
Shinichi: "Yeah?"
Misao: "Time flies! I can't believe it's been a year already!"
Shinichi: "Yeah."
I know time has stopped forever in that Mansion...
Misao: "Although I'm very happy to see Mom and Dad. They are very kind
and everything, but I can't stand their continual worrying."
Shinichi: "They can't help it. They've just found their long-lost
daughter... they were worried to death about you."
Misao: "Yeah I guess... But I just want them to stop yelling and
screaming whenever I feel like climbing a tree."
Shinichi: "Hahaha! Okay, shall we go onto the next question?"
Misao: "Ok... Hey Shinichi?"
Shinichi: "Yeah?"
Misao gives me a mischievous smile and whispers.
Misao: "When I pass the exam, can we continue the class in the
bathroom?"
Shinichi: "Hahaha!"
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Yura's Ending
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When I opened the door to the storehouse, shafts of moonlight
illuminate the inside. Yura narrows her eyes.
Yura: "What's up, brother Shinichi?"
Shinichi: "Yura... I've come to take you away from here."
Yura: "..."
Shinichi: "I will protect you, Yura. So don't be afraid. Come out."
Yura: "Are you... going to be my real brother?"
Shinichi: "I'd rather be your lover."
Yura: "...My ...Lover?"
Yura inclines her head shyly as she speaks.
A year later...
A city railway station. This is a famous meeting spot and there are
lots of people here today. I have been waiting for her. She's late, its
already ten minutes past the hour.
Shinichi: (She's late... I hope nothing bad happened.)
Then...
Yura: "Brother Shinichi!!"
She yells out loudly and jumps into my arms. Her voice is so loud that
people look at us with surprise.
Shinichi: "Yura! You promised calling me by my name! Call me Shinichi."
Yura: "Oh! Sorry!"
I reply with a sense of humor.
Shinichi: "Don't you ever do that again, okay?"
Yura: "All right, I am sorry I am late. It took me a while to get
permission to go out. I am still not used to the procedures and
stuff..."
Shinichi: "I understand... Are you getting used to the college?"
Yura: "Yeah, everybody is kind... it's fun."
Yura smiles. Yura is now registered as my relative on paper. My uncle
has agreed to adopt her. Yura lives in a dormitory at an exclusive
girl's college. I thought it would be better to give her a chance to
get used to the outside world gradually instead of suddenly throwing
her into the fray. I guess my Judgement was right. I'm relieved.
Shinichi: "Now, where shall we go today?"
Yura: "(Giggle, giggle) Anywhere will be fine as long as it's with you.
I am just so happy to be with you."
Shinichi: "Okay then, let's go to the movies! I know a good one on now."
Yura: "Yipppeeee!"
We disappear into the crowd of the city.
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Yukina's Ending
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Two years later...
The bell rings to celebrate the two people just married at the church.
We received good news when we escaped from the Mansion. Yukina's father,
whom she thought she killed was actually alive, he was injured and he
lost consciousness but he didn’t die. In the hospital Room, her father
cries for joy on being reunited with his lost daughter.
Later, Yukina reports happily that her father regretted and was ashamed
of what he had done before the incident, and has decided to give his life
another try. In fact, her father hasn’t drunk a drop since then. I somehow
graduated from the university without a problem, and started working at
a company. 6 months later, once I had made sure that everything is all
right and that we can manage, I proposed to Yukina.
Honestly speaking, I'd rather wait a little longer until I can be more
confident. I know how hard it is to be a married man and support a family.
But I don't want Yukina to wait any longer after having waited so patiently
and supporting me while I finished school. And, today, we had a small but
happy wedding ceremony at a church. Her father is not among the guests.
In spite of our strong request that he come, he could not accept our
invitation from fear of destroying the happy occasion by making the
other attendee's feel bad. That must be the only regret for Yukina,
who is standing next to me with tear's of joy in her eye's. But I know
her father is somewhere outside the church, wishing his daughter good
luck for the future. I will take her outside and tell her where he is.
No one would mind her father's attendance then.
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The rest of the girls are different from the others in the fact that
have a choice between 2 endings. One is a 'good' ending, the other is
a 'sad' ending.
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Sari's Ending
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The Mistress presents you with two
possible ways to spend the rest of
your life with Sari:
As a Man
or
As a devil
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As a Man
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Mistress: "Mr. Shinichi, Sari has become an evil spirit... and an evil
spirit cannot live in the sunlight."
Shinichi: "... Can't I do something about it?"
Mistress: "It isn’t easy bringing a spirit back to the human form again.
Besides, you might lose your life in the process. Do you still want to
do it?"
Shinichi: "I don't mind."
Mistress: "..."
Sari: "Shinichi, what's the matter with you? You look serious."
Shinichi: "Sari... I.. I want to live with you."
Sari: "No... that's impossible! I have turned into an evil spirit."
Shinichi: "Nothing is impossible. I know how to do it."
Sari: "No!! It's too dangerous!"
But Sari also knows the way for her to return to human form. If I gave
her my body and blood, I can get rid of the evil spirit from her
tainted body.
Mistress: "You know how risky it is... not only giving her blood, but
to give her your life..."
The Mistress's words return to my mind.
Sari: "I... I don’t want to lose somebody I love anymore!"
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