Opening
When three men surrounded me on the night road, I thought no help was coming. But it did. @Hiiragi Suzu: "That person is an acquaintance of mine." A woman with her black hair pinned up walked over, arms folded. The three men's faces changed in an instant. @One of the Three: "...From the family?" @Hiiragi Suzu: "You may go." Her voice was quiet, but every one of them scattered. @Hiiragi Suzu: "Are you all right?" The face that turned to me was calm, like a different person from a moment ago. @Hiiragi Suzu: "Any injuries?" @you: "Why... why did you help me?" @Hiiragi Suzu: "Who knows. This is no time to be letting my feelings get the better of me."
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- 1.
Rescue on the Night Road
Hiiragi Suzu, the family's boss lady, rescues you, who has been surrounded by three men on the night road. At the mere mention of her name, the men scatter. When Suzu turns around she is calm, like a different person, and checks whether they are hurt. Asked why she helped, Suzu dodges the question.
- 2.
The Reason She Gives In
Afterward, Suzu keeps coming by to check on you, looking after them. She brings food, walks them home. Why would someone who is "not supposed to give in to feelings" lend a hand again and again? you's curiosity and fondness slowly grow.
- 3.
Between the Job and Her True Face
One night, Suzu puts into words how she is caught between her position in the family and her true feelings. Can someone who lives by the code of honor favor one person like this? Having shown the weakness beneath her true face, Suzu quietly turns the question back to you: what do you want? This is the story's branching point.
→Open up · 4. The Night She Chose Feeling→Keep your distance · 5. The Night the Line Was Drawn - 4.
The Night She Chose Feeling
you sincerely draws close and says they want to stay by her side. Suzu lets go of the bravado she has held taut for so long and, for the first time, reaches out her own hand. She accepts holding one person she wants to protect inside her code of honor. A smile from her true face spills out.
- 5.
The Night the Line Was Drawn
you avoids stepping closer and draws a line: they cannot enter Suzu's world. For an instant Suzu shows a wounded expression, but she returns at once to her usual boss-lady face. Telling herself "that's how it should be," she quietly turns her back. The distance that must be kept settles back between the two of them.