Prologue: Reincarnation

Introduction Cutscene

>Cutscene showing a teenage girl in an opera house watching a show starring a male and female actor, as well as a small string orchestra. Purple fog mysterious appears and the actress suddenly disappears, leaving the crowd muttering questions to themselves. Soon, everyone in the audience starts to disappear, leaving only the teenage girl. As the fog approaches her, she begins crying, and a bright bubble suddenly appears around her, dispelling the fog. She looks around, confused.

Newspaper: Mass disappearance at opera house. Audience of a thousand missing; still unaccounted for. Whereabouts still unknown for veteran actor Chikaomi Tsurugi and idol ingenue Ayaha Oribe. Local 13-year-old girl, only survivor.

And so… five years later...

>Game intro plays, features Reincarnation by Kiria Kurono.

Prologue: Reincarnation

>Camera pans into the TV station seen in the game’s intro, an older teenager who resembles the 13-year-old girl in the first cutscene is shown in the station. Camera shifts to the blue-haired teenage boy seen in the game’s intro, who is also in the station.

Itsuki: Some kind of event, huh…? Wonder what’s taking Touma so long.

>Wii U GamePad shakes, shows a text conversation between Itsuki and a red-haired teenage boy called Touma.

Itsuki: Aren’t you two overreacting a little? Touma: hey, we’re all friends here. what’s wrong with wanting to all hang out Touma: welp, guess that means tomorrow’s gonna be us guys out on the town!

>An urgent message appears on Topic.

Touma: blargh sorry! running late! I seriously just got off the stage Touma: sorry, man. gah, and i was the one who set this whole thing up, too

The player is given two options on how to reply:

1. Don't worry about it.
2. Welp. I'm going home.

If the player chooses option 1:

Touma: thanks man. sorry again! Touma: oh btw, i saw someone who looked a lot like tsubasa in odaiba today. did she tell you anything about her plans? Itsuki: Nope… Touma: eh, it was probably someone else then. Anyhow, i’ll be there as soon as i can, so just hang on a little more Touma: sends a picture of a masked man with the words, “here I go!” written on it.

If the player chooses option 2:

???

Itsuki: (Guess I'll just wander about, then...)

>Camera shifts towards the back of the female girl.

Itsuki: Tsubasa?

>Game transitions to gameplay. The option to scroll up on the currently-selected Topic conversation is given, revealing the beginning of the conversation.

Touma: hey itsuki! you down to hang out in odaiba tomorrow? have a little end-of-exams party? Itsuki: responds with an “ok” picture Touma: awesome. i’m working as an extra until like 1, so let’s meet up around then Touma: you want in on this tsubasa Tsubasa: sends a picture depicting a crying person Tsubasa: wish I could, but I’m busy tomorrow… ;_; Itsuki: Ah, well. It happens. Tsubasa: invite me next time you guys go hang out, okay? I’ll definitely go then! Touma: no worries, tsubasa. as soon as itsuki has some free time, i’ll let you know Tsubasa: sends a picture of a smiling person with sparkles all over them Itsuki: Aren’t you two overreacting a little? Touma: hey, we’re all friends here. what’s wrong with wanting to all hang out Touma: welp, guess that means tomorrow’s gonna be us guys out on the town!

>Clicking ‘CONTACTS’ allows the player the reveal two additional conversations on Topic: one with Tsubasa, and another for Touma

>Player clicks Tsubasa’s profile.

Tsubasa: Itsuki! how’s studying going? you ready for the next test? Itsuki: Eh, it’s going okay… How about you, Tsubasa? Tsubasa: we only have tests in two subjects tomorrow, so I just finished reviewing. now I’m going to sleep early ^_^ Itsuki: There’s three subjects tomorrow. English, Literature, and Math. Tsubasa: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Tsubasa: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Itsuki: Tsubasa? Tsubasa: I FORGOT MATH!!!!! D8 Tsubasa: actually, I probably blocked it out of my mind because I didn’t want to think about it… Tsubasa: sends a picture of a blushing dog looking shocked Itsuki: Good luck.

>Player clicks Touma’s profile.

Touma: AAAAAARRRGGGH! Itsuki: What’s up? Touma: what are you acting all calm for!? you know we have a test tomorrow! holy crap i am not sleeping tonight Itsuki: Why don’t you study then? Touma: what, you feel like you’re ready for it? Itsuki: Eh. So-so, I’d say. Touma: woooow, this crap again? yeah, i can tell you’ve been studying your ass off! Itsuki: No, seriously. I haven’t really had a lot of a time for that. Touma: there’s no time to waste! gotta use these final moments to cram as much as i can! Touma: HRRAAAAAAHHHHH! Touma: sends a picture of a masked him with the words, “Here I go” written on it Itsuki: Best of luck to you.

>Player navigates through the area in order to meet with Tsubasa. Tsubasa turns around and notices Itsuki.

Tsubasa: H-Huh!? I-Itsuki!?

Itsuki: I thought that was you, Tsubasa.

Tsubasa: I-I-I thought you were hanging out with Touma today!

Itsuki: He hasn’t shown up yet, so I figured I’d hang out for a while.

Tsubasa: Urgh… Thanks, Touma…

Itsuki: Tsubasa?

Tsubasa: I, uh, well… O-Oh, did you hear!? Kiria’s doing a live concert in the middle of Shibuya soon. Isn’t that awesome!?

The player is given two options on how to reply:

1. Yeah, pretty awesome.
2. “Kiria”...?

If the player chooses option 1:

Itsuki: Yeah, pretty awesome.

Tsubasa: I know, right?! I mean, Kiria’s one of the best female artists in Japan right now. She’s totally my hero…

Itsuki: Sounds like you’re really into this Kiria stuff.

Tsubasa: I’m her biggest fan! You should really listen to her sometime, Itsuki!

Itsuki: I’ll… get around to it.

Tsubasa: You promise?

Itsuki: Yeah, yeah.

Tsubasa: Don’t “yeah, yeah” me… You’re just saying that to get me off your case. *Sigh* Come on, Itsuki, we’ve been friends since we were kids. Can’t you take me seriously for once? Okay, got it. If you don’t listen to Kiria... We’re getting parfait, your treat! Make sure it’s extra large!

Itsuki: I mean, I’ll get you parfait if you want… I just don’t see why you’re trying to get ME excited about her.

Tsubasa: It makes perfect sense! I just want to be able to talk about Kiria stuff with you.

Itsuki: I think that’s probably enough about her… So what exactly are you doing here in Daitama, again?

Tsubasa: Gah, I thought I threw him off the trail…! Uh, well, you know, just… things…

If the player chooses option 2:

???

>An announcement over the speaker suddenly interrupts the conversation.

Announcer: All applicants for the One of Millennium idol audition, please gather in the reception area.

Tsubasa: Gaah! I-I, uh, just remembered there was something I had to do! So, uh… Gotta go! I’ll see you later!

Itsuki: Tsubasa?

>Transitions to gameplay.

Itsuki: (Sounds like something’s going on in the back… If Touma’s going to be a while, I might as well check it out.)

>Player moves to the queue where people are waiting to enter the back room. Itsuki walks past a large mirror, and a shadowy, red-cloaked figure suddenly emerges from behind him, before disappearing as quickly as it came. A small glow also appears on Itsuki’s person. He doesn’t notice the two abnormalities. As Itsuki enters the back room, he ends up in a crowd of people cheering at a bunch of girls on a stage, with one of the girls being Tsubasa. In front of the girls on stage is a man dressed in an orangey-yellow suit. The suited gentleman begins to speak.

MC: Ladies and gentlemen, your finalists for the One of Millennium Idol Discovery Audition! And I’m your host, Teru Gojuin. Which talented contestant will get the glory of victory and a shot at stardom!? Are… you… READY?

The crowd cheers “Yeeeeaaah!”

Gojuin: And so am I!

>Itsuki makes a comment regarding that the “idol audition hosted by Gojuin has begun”. One by one, the girls on the stage step up and start being interviewed by Gojuin. Itsuki is on his phone, uninterested at what’s going on.

Gojuin: Next up, number four--Tsubasa Oribe.

>Tsubasa walks up next to Gojuin. The crowd cheers a “Whoa…!” Itsuki notices Tsubasa, appears surprised.

Itsuki: Huh? Tsubasa?

Tsubasa: My name is… Tsubasa Oribe! I-I’m meased to pleat you!

The crowd laughs at her speech mistake. Tsubasa blushes.

Tsubasa: Aw, geez… I totally messed that up.

Itsuki: What’s Tsubasa doing onstage…?

>A tense pulsation is felt by Itsuki. The shadowy, red-cloaked figure is seen looming behind Tsubasa. Like Itsuki before, Tsubasa has a small, faint glow appear on her. Itsuki notices the two this time.

Itsuki: Huh...?

>The cloaked figure and the glow on Tsubasa both disappear.

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