Episode 9A Release!

Hey guys! As promised, instead of uploading beta versions as usual, I'll be releasing half of episode 9.

This time, We'll follow our main character as he tries to navigate his new life and figure out how this new dynamic will affect both of them and maybe even people around them. A lot of insecurities, confusion, and dramas.

Now, because it's only half an episode, expect it to be quite short. There's also a problem that I stumbled upon about the translations, making me unable to update the translations yet (More on that below), but I'm already off my deadline, so I'll fix it before full release in the future.

This episode's route is unique. I add it as the good ending of every route in the game, which is why it won't have its entrance options like regular routes. Instead, you have to enter a different route first, then find a way to get her out of that route.

Here's how you do it in each of the current routes (Have to be in (H) Sub-route):

-Ron: > Accept her anger

> Tell her how you feel

(It was quite complicated because it was made during the time I made this as a secret route.)

-Willy: Tell her to quit (This is the route I'll be using as entrance for this episode.)

-Cooper: Send him to the hospital.

-Gerrard: Blame it on Gerrard (Early in the route)

-Luca: After the first ending, there's a new option to stay. Choose it.

-Professor: Tell her to cancel it after she gets the job.

Now, there will be differences in the story depending on which route you came from. But for this episode, I recommend you to start from Willy's route as some of them might still not make sense, but I'll try to fix them later on. So far, I think the professor route is the one that needs to be fixed. Maybe by placing the option in a different part of the story.

I have also drawn some of the things that I had no time to draw in the past, and just added a black screen as a placeholder for them. There are 2 images so far. You can find it on Willy's route and Luca's route. (Let me know if there are more black screens you want me to draw!)

Now for the bad news.

Unfortunately, I'll have to postpone this route for now. Episode 9B will be a different route.

I don't like making a wholesome or romantic story. I prefer to write something tragic, and I think most of you are here for it. So I might just continue Willy's route, Ron's route, or make a new branch of existing routes.

It's been a long time since I wrote about something that happened without James' knowledge. So I'm thinking of adding a new branch on Willy's route since he's the only one without that kind of premise yet.

The second bad news is about "Incomplete Update".

Even half, I want this version to be released perfectly, just like full versions, but just smaller.

Unfortunately, I can't code the expressions in time. I also can't update the translations yet. The problem was that the translation software was suddenly acting weirdly and just giving me a lot of blank translations. I'll try to ask the developer about it, and hopefully, I can get it fixed before the full release. So unfortunately, after episode 8+, there will be no translation yet (It won't take an hour to finish all of the translations if the software works like usual.)

And that's about it!

The reason I'm releasing half-episodes like this is to tackle the problem of slow release that has been haunting me since episode 1. Hopefully, it'll make things a little better for you guys. And for tiers 1 & 2, this episode will include the contents of episode 8+!

Thanks for supporting and see you next week! (Send me bug reports if you find any, thanks!)

The download link is on the Discord reward channel! (This version won't be released publicly, but will be released when the full episode 9 is released.)

*Every character depicted in this picture has consented to be drawn this way.