| The Price of Betrayal | |
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 Makoto hugs Sekai without a thought | |
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Episode |
5 |
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Original Name |
裏切りの報酬 |
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Translation |
The Price of Betrayal |
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Preceded By |
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Followed by |
To My Child (Top Episode Only) |
The Price of Betrayal is the name of two different fifth episodes of the visual novel. It happens when Makoto successfully has sex with Kotonoha during the school festival and Taisuke invites Sekai to the bonfire. Both episodes play almost identically, ending even with the same name, but a choice made very early in the episode determines which episode the player goes through. Both episodes have an entirely different exit point and by extension, a different set of endings.
Plot[]
The episode starts with Sekai and Taisuke in bed, having just had sex. Sekai maintains an unenthusiastic attitude to which Taisuke is oblivious. Taisuke then asks her what she wants for Christmas, to which she answers "nothing in particular", prompting him to ask for Makoto's help later.
The next day, Makoto and Kotonoha are having lunch and Makoto is completely tuned out. Kotonoha deduces it's about Sekai and how depressed she's been lately now that Setsuna's transferred away. Makoto can either have sex with Kotonoha or not, and the choice has dire ramifications.
- Kotonoha gives Makoto a blowjob. On their way back to class, they see a ravished Sekai run out of a room, crying. Makoto asks Taisuke what happened and Taisuke replies it felt too good to pull out and is completely oblivious to what could happen.
- Makoto declines to have sex with Kotonoha and then runs into Sekai and Taisuke before they can have sex and then gets a blowjob from Sekai. Lunch ends before Taisuke can penetrate Sekai.
That evening, Makoto masturbates to the memory of what happened. He then receives a call from Taisuke, asking for advice on Christmas presents. Taisuke eventually begs Makoto to come with him, Sekai, and Kotonoha to help him figure out what Sekai wants for Christmas.
They then meet up at the Sakakino-cho station. Taisuke comes late and as punishment, lunch is on him. Taisuke goes off with Kotonoha to give Makoto a chance to figure out what Sekai wants. Sekai buys a photo-stand because Makoto liked it before he can stop her. Later, Makoto tries to find out what she wants, but she doesn't want anything from the store. Meanwhile, Kotonoha goes shopping while using Taisuke as a mule to carry her luggage. They later decide to call it a day and go home when Makoto subtly asks Kotonoha to go on her own so he can find out what Sekai wants. Sekai and Makoto take the train and Makoto asks her if there's anything she wants. Sekai answers she can't have what she wants. After some prying, Sekai reveals that she wants Makoto. Makoto immediately hugs Sekai and asks her to take him.
Route Effects[]
The next episode deals with Makoto trying to break up with Kotonoha to be with Sekai. Depending on the aforementioned choice, Sekai will either be pregnant or not. This basically destroys any chance of the baby being Makoto's.
- If the player goes through the top episode Sekai will be pregnant, and no matter the player's choices Makoto will not be able to deal with it and abandon Sekai, leading to either To My Child or Pushed Too Far, both bad endings.
- If the player goes through the bottom episode, Sekai will not be pregnant and the endings Christmas Eve, With Honesty, and Bloody End will be available.
If you've went through the top episode and don't want a bad ending, simply timing out when the option to hug Sekai will make Sekai not pregnant, and lead you to a different route towards Christmas Eve and With Honesty.
This episode is susceptible to a bug on Conflicting Desires.