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Route & Achievement Guide
By Eimi
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Introduction
This guide intends to go through required choices to get every achievement and route ending.

Note that some choices are irrelevant for route/end selection, so feel free to experiment and come back here if you're stuck.

The novel can be divided in three arcs:
  • DREAM, where your choices lead to one of the three heroines' routes (which you could read in any order, but this is the suggested one):
    • Misuzu
    • Kano
    • Minagi
  • SUMMER, unlocked after getting all three heroine endings. No choices in this one.
  • AIR, unlocked after reading SUMMER, will vary depending on your choices during your most recent Misuzu True End route.
Then there is Summer Sky chapter, which is a short story with no choices that happens before the events of the main game, and wasn't included in the original release. This one unlocks when you have finished the AIR route.

This is my first guide, so please let me know if anything isn't right or clear. Thank you!
DREAM
I'll indicate the choices that lead to different routes. Use a different save slot for these so you can continue from that point to another ending.

The start will be the same for all heroines:

July 18th:
  • Look for the doll
  • Start running
  • Try to explain
  • Start running
  • Transfer it onto the girl
  • Try making a call
  • Be mature and wait
  • Try pushing back
  • Tell the truth
  • Drink
  • Yes, please

July 19th:
  • Try again
  • Go back to the road
  • Pester them
  • The cabinets
  • Give a serious answer
  • Help out
  • "He's real cute."
  • Don't show them
  • Ask for the story
  • What do you mean by punishments?

July 20th:
  • Bread
  • Go to the right side of the map
  • Try saying something to it
  • Put it in your debt one way or another
  • Ask about the bandana
  • Yeah, tell me
  • Refuse outright
  • Give it a shot
  • Takeda Mart
  • Do the puppet show
  • I'll probably have to
  • I'll think about it
  • Decline

July 21st:
  • I'll give it to you when I pay for it
  • Say it's no problem at all

The following choice (Let her add details / Decline) determines if you will follow Misuzu's route or not.
DREAM - Misuzu
July 21st:
  • I'll give it to you when I pay for it
  • Say it's no problem at all
  • [Save 1] > Let her add details
  • Trust Misuzu's notes
  • Yeah

July 22nd:
  • Fine, then
  • Push back
  • Finish her with a final blow
  • I'm waiting for Misuzu
  • Go to the school
  • Yeah, I would
  • Go to bed

July 23rd:
  • Borrow the stegosaurus shirt
  • Keep it on
  • I'll treat you
  • "It's solar powered!"
  • The shopping district
  • Go in
  • Be mature and wait
  • Go to Misuzu's room
  • Give it a shot
  • [Save 2] > Go home / Hang out

True Ending
    Daybreak
    Cleared Misuzu's DREAM scenario.


July 23rd:
  • [Save 2] > Hang out

July 26th:
  • [Save 3] > Stay there

July 27th:
  • [Save 4] > Okay


Bad endings
    Failed
    Left the town after breaking up with Misuzu.


July 27th:
  • [Save 4] > I don't know

    Outset
    Left Misuzu and the town behind.


July 26th:
  • [Save 3] > Leave the room

July 27th:
  • Okay

    Re-Departure
    Misuzu saw me off as I left the town.


July 23rd:
  • [Save 2] > Go home

DREAM - Kano
Load your Save file 1 (or load Save File 5 during July 24th if you already read Minagi's route).

July 21st:
  • I'll give it to you when I pay for it
  • Say it's no problem at all
  • [Save 1] > Decline
  • Absolutely not

July 22nd:
  • Hang out with your other friends
  • Push back
  • Finish her with a final blow
  • I don't have anything to do
  • Do the puppet show
  • Go to the Kamio's house
  • They're not bad
  • Go out for a walk
  • Go a bit further
  • Wait to see what happens
  • Try to explain somehow

July 23rd:
  • Borrow the stegosaurus shirt
  • Change into the wet shirt
  • The shopping district
  • Inside the clinic
  • Find something to do
  • Walk toward the train station
  • Pick up the straw and give it back to her
  • Do it

July 24th:
  • Try putting the bone in your mouth
  • [Save 5] > Eat before leaving

July 25th:
  • Leave her to it
  • Stick with her to the end
  • Tease her a little more
  • Don't ask about the bandana

July 26th:
  • Go meet up with Misuzu
  • Search her on your own
  • Practice puppet shows

July 28th:
  • Agree

July 29th:
  • Say you'll help her look

July 30th:
  • Lab coat
  • "The cyborg has escaped!"
  • Try opening it
  • I'm only interested in younger women
  • Eavesdrop a while longer
  • Keep listening

August 2nd:
  • Use Houjutsu to open the lock

August 3rd:
  • [Save 6] Don't get on / Get on

Starting from Save file 6, the following choices determine which one of Kano's endings you will get.

True Ending
    Magic
    Cleared Kano's DREAM scenario.


August 3rd:
  • [Save 6] > Don't get on
  • [Save 7] > I'll stay with Kano from now on
  • The shrine
  • The bus stop


Bad Endings
    Parting
    Decided not to get involved with Kano and left the town.


August 3rd:
  • [Save 6] > Don't get on
  • [Save 7] > I shouldn't be around Kano anymore

    Resolve
    Left the town to look for Kano.


August 3rd:
  • [Save 6] > Get on
  • [Save 7] > I'll stay with Kano from now on
  • The bus stop
  • The shrine
DREAM - Minagi
Load your Save file 1 (or load Save File 5 during July 24th if you already read Kano's route).

July 21st:
  • I'll give it to you when I pay for it
  • Say it's no problem at all
  • [Save 1] > Decline
  • Absolutely not

July 22nd:
  • Hang out with your other friends
  • Push back
  • Finish her with a final blow
  • I don't have anything to do
  • Do the puppet show
  • Go to the Kamio's house
  • They're not bad
  • Go out for a walk
  • Go a bit further
  • Wait to see what happens
  • Try to explain somehow

July 23rd:
  • Borrow the stegosaurus shirt
  • Change into the wet shirt
  • The shopping district
  • Inside the clinic
  • Find something to do
  • Walk toward the train station
  • Pick up the straw and give it back to her
  • Do it

July 24th:
  • Try putting the bone in your mouth
  • [Save 5] > Better not

July 25th:
  • Offer help
  • Hand over the doll
  • It's too hot. Plead for a break
  • Call her to come on up
  • Don't ask about the bandana

July 26th:
  • Go to meet up with Misuzu

July 27th:
  • Accept it obligingly

July 29th:
  • Start with the "S" words
  • It's a dictionary, though
  • I'm jealous

August 7th:
  • [Save 8] > Give me a good morning kiss / Better luck tomorrow

The previous choice will determine which ending you will get.

True Ending
    A Promise
    Cleared Minagi's DREAM scenario.


August 7th:
  • [Save 8] > Better luck tomorrow


Bad Ending
    Dreams and Reality
    Left the town with Minagi.


August 7th:
  • [Save 8] > Give me a good morning kiss
SUMMER
After getting the true ending for all three previous heroines, you will be able to start the SUMMER story.

This arc has no choices. You'll get the following achievement when you finish the story.

    Dream of the Sky
    Cleared the SUMMER arc.
AIR
Upon finishing the SUMMER arc, you'll be given the option to Start "AIR"

July 16th:
  • Follow the girl

July 17th:
  • Fight

July 19th:
  • Go with Misuzu
  • Try going in
  • Go outside
  • Defend

July 20th:
  • Go out for a walk
  • Try going down the narrow road
  • Fight
  • Circle around
  • Go and find out

July 21st:
  • Wait here
  • Seize the paper

July 22nd:
  • Think about long-ago days some more

July 23rd:
  • Stay with her
  • Go straight ahead

    Departure
    Cleared the AIR arc.
First Sky Chapter
After finishing AIR, you will unlock the First Sky Chapter. There are no choices here, either. Completing it will reward you with an achievement.

    First Sky Chapter
    Finished reading the First Sky Chapter.
MUSIC
If you followed the guide, you should have unlocked all soundtracks. From the main menu, visit MUSIC (scroll to the right) to earn the achievement.

    MUSIC
    Complete the soundtrack.
GALLERY
Visit the gallery (scroll to the right from the main menu) to unlock the achievement, given you managed to unlock all of the CGs (which should be the case if you followed the guide).

    GALLERY
    Complete the Gallery.



Missing CG?

If you are missing the fourth CG from the second row in Misuzu's gallery, which is somewhat tricky to get, you need to go through the DREAM scenario again with some specific choices, reach the true end for Misuzu, and then start AIR, since the choices from the former will affect the outcomes for the latter. Breakdown below:

DREAM, July 19th:
  • Try again
  • Go back to the road
  • Pester them
  • The cabinets
  • Give a serious answer
  • Help out
  • "He's real cute."
  • Don't show them
  • Ask for the story
Then meet the requirements to get Misuzu's True End, which you can find in previous sections of this guide. Make sure you reach the end and get the black screen saying "Clear data (system data) was saved."

AIR, July 20th:
  • Go out for a walk
  • Try going down the narrow road
  • Fight
  • Circle around
Completion
If you got all previous achievements, you should unlock this one automatically, too. Congratulations!

    Completion
    Acquired all achievements.
9 Comments
guthrum06 18 May @ 8:54am 
Oh, that makes sense! Thanks for the quick response.
Eimi  [author] 18 May @ 8:33am 
@guthrum06 you can use that save point to go into either Kano's or Minagi's route, but I understand I didn't make it clear in the guide; I'll change the wording later, thanks for letting me know!
guthrum06 17 May @ 1:19pm 
What is save 5 for? You have to save there twice, but no portion starts with loading save 5.
medialovia 26 Apr @ 12:06pm 
Glad I could help :kotomiclannad:
Eimi  [author] 26 Apr @ 11:59am 
@medialovia ah, missed that one; thanks for telling!
medialovia 23 Apr @ 12:27pm 
Hi, in the guide, the achievement for Minagi's true route is called "Magic", although in steam it is called "A Promise" :GDNormal:
IBJamon 1 Apr @ 4:16pm 
Looks like you updated it. I'm really glad to have helped! This guide is no longer WIP methinks :D
Eimi  [author] 1 Apr @ 10:11am 
@IBJamon thank you for telling! Will check and update the guide as soon as possible
IBJamon 31 Mar @ 6:12am 
If you change your answers in the July 19th section of DREAM (common), it should lead to a complete gallery when you get to AIR. I made a post about it in the discussion.

Thank you for making this guide!