Ibara Hime - Playthrough (Part II)Warning: Spoilers. R18 Story.Here’s the next playthrough log of Ib

Ibara Hime - Playthrough (Part II)Warning: Spoilers. R18 Story.Here’s the next playthrough log of Ibara Hime~ I was planning to wrap up the game in this post but turned out that the remaining 4 endings were still pretty long, so I’ve split up the endings again into two separate posts. The playthrough this time will mostly focus on Itoh, Ririko’s boyfriend since there’s an ending dedicated to him (sort of).Ending 2(Note: This ending can be reached by Ririko wanting to meet Itoh after she had gone to school secretly on Saturday. However, due to options catering more to Mizuki, Ririko’s relationship with Itoh isn’t that good enough to reach the “Itoh” ending.)Ririko texted Itoh that she wanted to meet him, and decided to hide in an empty classroom after notifying him where she was. She got a phone call from Mizuki, who told her to come home, and asked her where she was. He also informed her that Minato had come to their house and was staying in Mizuki’s room, telling him that he needed her. (Minato sounded desperate) Ririko sarcastically congratulated Mizuki, asking them to get along well together. Mizuki threatened Ririko by saying that perhaps it’s best to tell Minato that they had sex together, but Ririko wasn’t threatened at all, even rebutted that she shall not return home forever, and would rather sell her body for money and staying at internet cafes. Mizuki told Ririko to knock it off since he doesn’t think of Ririko of someone capable of selling her body anyway and demanded her to come home straight away since there would be a harsh punishment later on if she did not do so.Ririko did not fall for Mizuki’s threat again, rebutting that she doesn’t care anymore since she’s not even a virgin now and that there’s nothing scarier in this world than getting raped by her own brother. (Woah… that was a harsh blow on Mizuki D:) Mizuki urged Ririko to stop harbouring such thoughts as he warned her of maniacs capturing her and keeping her in captive forever using drugs. (How did you even think of such a possibility, Mizuki? Unless you’re planning on using such a plan as well~~ =w=“) Ririko refused to listen to Mizuki and prayed furiously in her heart for Itoh to come and meet her. Finally, Itoh arrived and got a phone call immediately. Seems that it was a 3-way call, but Itoh told Mizuki that Ririko had not contacted him when the latter asked him about Ririko’s whereabouts. When the phone call had ended, Itoh asked Ririko whether she had gotten into a fight with Mizuki, and felt that it’s best that she returned home tonight. Ririko told him that she didn’t want to return home now that her parents were not around, and asked Itoh to accompany her until night time before she went to stay in a business hotel. Since Ririko’s parents would only return on Sunday afternoon, Itoh suggested that they sing karaoke all night to pass through the time. Even though Ririko worried that Itoh won’t get enough rest that way as he and Mizuki had club practices tomorrow morning till afternoon, Itoh assured her that he can sleep in the karaoke room and that he would take a short nap at home tomorrow morning too. Ririko knew that Itoh was suggesting that to accompany her through the night as it might get lonely for her to stay at the hotel at night, and thus suggested Itoh accompany her at the hotel instead so he can rest better. Itoh told her truthfully that he felt that he won’t be able to restrain himself anymore if both of them were alone at the hotel, and asked Ririko if that was alright. (In a way, he’s asking permission for sex already at this point of time ^^;) Itoh suggested Ririko to at least let Mizuki know that she’s staying elsewhere safe and that she can lie that she’s staying at a friend’s home just to make Mizuki feel reassured. (Guess Itoh didn’t want Mizuki to get too worried) Ririko knew that Mizuki would guess that she’s lying if she said she’s staying at a friend’s home since she doesn’t really have any other close friends other than Minato. Itoh asked again what was the reason she didn’t want to go home, but Ririko could only mutter a reply that Mizuki was being weird (maybe weird is just a nicer way of saying it, Mizuki’s love is going towards the crazy end…), and felt that perhaps Mizuki was seeing Ezaki Senpai in her… (Ririko still felt that maybe Mizuki was still in love with the senpai rather than her…? o.O Or maybe she’s just telling that to herself since she doesn’t believe that Mizuki loves her…)Itoh decided to dote on Ririko, telling her that she’s cute and he actually envied Mizuki for staying in the same home as her ever since they’ve started dating. He knew that Mizuki was talented and good-looking with a great personality, and was worried that Ririko might dote on her younger brother and cherished him more than Itoh himself. Ririko didn’t want to hear anything more about Mizuki though and instead asked to be closer to Itoh. They started kissing, and before she knew it, Itoh’s hand was on her thigh and pulling up her skirt. Turned out that Itoh had started to get horny and suggested that perhaps they should head to a hotel now even though it was still noon. The situation then proceeded onto both them wanting to have sex right now. (Guys you two are still at school and in a classroom >/////<) However, when Itoh went under her, he decided to stop, telling her it’s no good. Ririko worried perhaps Itoh didn’t feel sexually simulated enough upon seeing her private area, but Itoh asked her whether she was truly in love with him with a furious expression. Turned out that Itoh had discovered kiss marks all around her inner thighs, and he could see that these were landed recently. He remarked that Ririko’s area around her private parts was “dirty”, and Ririko blamed herself for not discovering those herself and had even wanted to have sex with Itoh normally after being raped by Mizuki. Itoh guessed that Ririko must not be a virgin any more after seeing the kiss marks (since no way a guy would not have sex after leaving kiss marks all over the private area of a girl’s body OAo), to which Ririko worried whether Itoh wanted to dump her after knowing that she’s not a virgin. Itoh assured her that it’s not because of that, but rather he felt that he was the one being toyed by Ririko instead since it seems like he was the only one who loved her while she decided to have sex with someone else behind his back. He told Ririko that the kiss marks were meant as a symbol by some other guy that Ririko belongs to him, and as a display for Itoh to see. (Mizuki you’re really a jerk to NTR your best friend =w=“) Ririko could only shed tears after knowing what Mizuki had done to destroy the relationship between her and Itoh. Itoh gave Ririko a chance to explain herself or to break up now, even though he was seriously really pissed at the moment. He grabbed her hands and started kissing her neck, leaving a kiss mark on it, and then started doing the same thing on various parts of her body, where they can be easily seen even if she’s dressed. (Wow, I did not expect Itoh to be someone who would do something like this? O////O Jealousy is strong here O////O) Ririko felt pained and pushed him away, to which Itoh glared at her and demanded to know who was the one who had landed the kiss marks on her. Itoh told Ririko that he still loves her and wanted to have sex with her, though he can’t guarantee that he would be gentle with her. Ririko felt the same way towards Itoh too. Even if he might end up being rough on her during sex, she still wanted to have sex with him, if it can erase away the feeling of being raped by her brother. However, after thinking through, Ririko would rather they break up than to tell Itoh that she was being raped by her brother. Itoh showed a sad expression when he realised that she didn’t want to tell him, and guessed that he was indeed being toyed by her. He told her to stop pretending that she’s not good with guys anymore since she’s Mizuki’s sister. (Hello? Mizuki is a womanizer doesn’t mean that Ririko would be ><”) He felt silly for not suspecting her at all and broke up with her. “Bye-bye Ririko. Even though it’s only been a short while, it was happiness for me.” (You hardly get to see a breakup line in an otome game seriously =w=“)Ririko could only break down and cry after Itoh had left. She really likes him and didn’t want to break up with him actually. But as a girl with kiss marks like this, she sees herself of incapable of attaining happiness with him. (Girl really sees herself badly too D:) She knew that she would not be able to attain happiness for the rest of her life since Itoh might be the only person who actually loved her in this world. Since Mizuki had ruined her happiness, Ririko felt that there was no meaning of her escaping from home anymore, and felt she was stupid for rejecting her brother all this while. Thus, she decided to went home. (This just sounds like the fall of Ririko TWT)When Ririko reached home, she noticed a pair of female shoes by the door. She realised that Minato was still here, and wished she would leave soon since Minato’s presence here will destruct her plan, as she took a knife from the kitchen and hid it behind her. (Ririko, you’re not planning to?! OAO) Ririko planned to kill Mizuki, thinking that since it’s her fault for making Mizuki be what he was today, she had to do something to finish all of this.Ririko head up to her room and things turned out to be just like how it was three years ago. She thought she had opened the door to Mizuki’s room, but now that she thought about it, Mizuki’s room was locked and hers wasn’t (since her room didn’t have a lock), and turned out the door she had actually opened was her own bedroom door. Mizuki and Minato were on her bed (Guys?! Please do it on your bed D:), and when Minato spotted her, she hurriedly gets away from Mizuki and tidied her clothes.  Minato noticed that Ririko was wearing her school uniform and asked her if she had gone to school, to which Ririko coolly asked her to leave since they were in her room. Minato smiled as she apologised, saying that Mizuki needed “this type of treatment”, even joking that Mizuki seems to be a “sis-con”. (Minato, this is really not something to joke about now. How can she still laugh at this moment? =w=“) In the end, Mizuki urged her to go home since her role here was done. Minato apologised for “dirtying” Ririko’s bed before leaving. (Her apology doesn’t even sound sorry at all =w=“)Mizuki smiled happily as Ririko returned to him. Ririko remembered why she had avoided Mizuki at that time when she spotted a girl with him in her bedroom. She had found the act of them having sex in her room as bizarre since he could have used his room instead as that room can be locked. She pretended that everything was normal as she approached Mizuki slowly with the knife still hidden behind her. Mizuki was holding his hands out to her, welcoming her back, and Ririko felt that this was the best chance she has to stab seeing that he was unguarded against her. Ririko rushed towards him with the knife, wishing that even if she wasn’t able to stab him in the chest, it would be good if he was stabbed in the stomach (at least that gave her some time to escape?), but in reality, she ended up just stabbing the blanket instead… Mizuki smirked as he told Ririko that her actions were slow to him as if it was playing in slow motion, so he was able to dodge them easily. (Well Mizuki was very athletic afterall D:) He guessed that even if he was indeed stabbed, he might not get too injured since Ririko wasn’t able to use much strength. As Ririko pondered whether she should try stabbing him again, Mizuki taunted her not to give up as it would be too boring, even giving her suggestions that she should have to try kissing him and stab him in the midst of it instead. (Mizuki sure was good at thinking up all these scenarios… =w=“)Just then, Mizuki grabbed onto Ririko’s hands and used them to position the knife to be pointing at her own chest. He smiled as he asked her to kill herself instead since she had failed to kill him, and said if any of them had died, they would still be linked to each other for the rest of their lives. Ririko closed her eyes in fear, thinking that perhaps it would be better to die rather than being controlled by Mizuki for the rest of her life. She wanted to blame her parents for giving birth to them so close in a year since their minimal age gap had caused Mizuki to turn out like this. (Maybe if Ririko was way older than Mizuki, all these might not have happened?… I’m not exactly sure D:) She thought about what would happen if she were to die, perhaps their family would be easier to manage when that happens, and Mizuki would return back to being a normal guy if she had not existed. Suddenly, Mizuki grabbed tightly onto her hands, making her drop the knife in pain. He kicked away the knife swiftly to the other end of the room and pushed her onto the bed. Noticing the kiss marks on her neck, Mizuki guessed that those must have been planted by Itoh and sort of guessed what had happened between them. Ririko cried for Mizuki to forgive her and let her go since she knew that she won’t be happy with him. Mizuki told her that she would attain happiness as long as she falls in love with him, and proceed onto landing kiss marks right above where Itoh had planted his. (Wow, this is just overwriting in a way… OWO”)Ririko told him that there won’t be any happiness if siblings were to fall in love with each other, to which Mizuki asked her why. He’s willing to be with Ririko and just having sex with each other would be enough for him even if they do not marry nor have children with each other. Ririko rebutted that Mizuki’s mind must be damaged to not register what she had been telling him, but Mizuki insisted that since their mother had always said that he was a child being picked up from under the bridge, they’re not really blood-related and thus she can put away her worry and just fall in love with him. (Feels that Mizuki was the one who wanted to believe they’re not blood-related.) Ririko replied that their mother was just joking in the past when she said that, and that they even look like twins when they were young. It’s the truth that they’re indeed siblings. Mizuki told Ririko once again that he doesn’t care what others would view them as long as Ririko loves him, and wished that she would look at him as a man instead of as a brother. Ririko had viewed Mizuki as attractive and didn’t know any girl that was not attracted by him. But no matter what, she and he were siblings, adding on to the fact that Ririko now realised that she loves Itoh. She told Mizuki that Itoh was the one she loves, so even if Mizuki and she aren’t siblings, she would choose to be with Itoh instead. (Guess it’s a scenario of “even if you had my body, you won’t get my heart”.) Mizuki coolly reminded Ririko that Itoh had broken up with her and told her not to say his name anymore, but obviously Ririko doesn’t listen, claiming over and over again that she loves Itoh, and still loves him even if she was being dumped. (Awww~~~ TWT) Just then, Mizuki mummered out a scary thought - he had to make Itoh disappear since he believed that with Itoh gone, Ririko would forget about him over time and might fall in love with him instead… (OAO”) Ririko had thought that he might be joking but Mizuki claimed he wasn’t. He even planned to cut away Ririko’s legs so the latter can’t go and find Itoh if she had wanted to, and then he would stay by her side and take care of her forever and ever… Ririko didn’t fear him though and rebutted that he can try doing that, but he would get caught by the police, and thus, even without her legs, she would be free from Mizuki forever. Mizuki suddenly fell silent, as he got off from the bed and picked up the knife that was lying across the room. Holding up the knife against her leg, he confessed that he loves her legs. Ririko said that she felt that her legs were short and fat and thus wished Mizuki would take it away. (Not sure Ririko was just acting strong or falling in depression when she said this.) Mizuki thanked her, though he felt that just cutting off her legs would just make Ririko feel that her legs were gone (which probably isn’t anything in Mizuki’s eyes OAO”), and decided that maybe he should try destroying her vagina instead. (Scary!!! OAO”) Mizuki knew that he shouldn’t have a child with Ririko, and thus felt that it’s useless for Ririko to have a  vagina since she shouldn’t give birth to their child anyway. He only wanted to see Ririko’s happy expressions, claiming that this was enough and he would continue to love her even if she doesn’t have a vagina.  (Why not you just cut away your penis then Mizuki? I really don’t get this logic =w=“) He pointed the knife blade right at her private parts with the knife between her legs, making Ririko starting to breathe irregularly as she worriedly looked at Mizuki’s action. Mizuki wondered which parts of Ririko he shall take away, and happily decided that maybe he shall take her head instead. Ririko realised that rather than taking away her freedom (legs), or the ability to have sex (vagina), Mizuki seems to have decided to remove her existence (since she would most definitely be dead without her head.) Mizuki bid goodbye to her, telling her to love him the next time they meet, and the last thing Ririko saw before her mind went black, was her brother smiling at her…As she lost consciousness, Ririko was glad that at least she didn’t have to experience the feeling of being killed, and wondered that with her gone, maybe Mizuki would be released of his feelings towards her. Will he feel that he was being saved? Will he feel sad about the loss of her? Will he be able to live on happily? She felt that Mizuki should be able to live on even with what had happened. Even as a murderer, there are still many people who were willing to love him, and overall, she felt that he had more of a right to keep living more than her… (This just sound so depressing coming from Ririko. In the end she still views herself lower than Mizuki TWT)Ririko awoke later on and realised that she was at the hospital, with her mother looking worriedly over her. She checked herself, and it seems like none of her body parts was missing. Ririko asked for Mizuki’s whereabouts and got to know from her mother than Mizuki had died, leaving behind a short letter for their parents.“Dad and Mum, I’m sorry. I’ve been in love with my sister all this while. Thus, in order to save myself, I’ve decided to escape from living this life. I’m sorry for making this decision by myself without telling you guys about it.”(Maybe this is also one of those rare times I get to read a suicide letter in an otome game. TWT)Ririko’s mother cried and claimed that Mizuki was a foolish child. If he had discussed this matter with them, they might be able to save him. (Perhaps this might be a clue to what would happen in another ending…) She blamed herself for discovering Mizuki’s issues earlier. It was also arranged that Ririko would have to undergo counselling later on, as, at the time she was being discovered by their parents, Mizuki’s blood had splatted on her when she was unconscious. Turned out that Mizuki had committed suicide by slashing his own neck and collapsing next to her. Even though she noticed that her mother was crying really badly and suffering from the loss of Mizuki, Ririko realised that she wasn’t even sad at all at the death of her brother. (I don’t blame her though, Mizuki had probably scarred her mind for the rest of her life.) It seems as though she had lost sense of her feelings. She had hoped to run away from Mizuki since the latter had done acts on her like a criminal and thus felt that it was perhaps good that Mizuki had died since she would be free now. But Ririko had also known that Mizuki had died because of her, and wondered that perhaps Mizuki had felt committing suicide was a “beautiful” way of ending this twisted and stalkerish love. She remembered Mizuki’s last words - to love him when they next met and thought to herself that hopefully, he would rest in peace until then… (This ending actually made me a little sad and teary in the end… Mizuki’s last words are too powerful TWT I shall talk more about this ending in the review portion.)Omake - Ending 2This ending is considered yet another bad ending and the author felt that this was perhaps the most “hunter-like / scariest” ending. Mizuki wondered whether he would be saved if their parents had revealed about his birth… But their father… and Ririko…. (This part was said in a way that it’s a very mysterious way. The author might be hinting something here towards a certain ending.) However, Mizuki felt that even if they were not siblings in this ending, there’s a very high possibility that Ririko would still end up with Itoh anyway. (So… *shrug* no way Mizuki can have a happy ending in this ending no matter what.)Ending 4 (Itoh’s Ending) (Note: This ending is reached by choosing all the options that favoured towards Itoh more than Mizuki - in other words choosing to be mean / not nice towards Mizuki if possible, and then choosing to meet Itoh and telling the truth to him in the latter part of the story.) Major story branches from the moment Ririko had fallen from the stairs.When Ririko fell from the stairs, she felt that the one who had caught her was Itoh. Since she felt that the scent and warmth of the person who had caught her were very familiar to her, the scent and warmth of a person she gets to know recently… (Hinting to Itoh) She was glad that Itoh had helped her and was by her side, and knew that regardless of what happens from now on, Itoh would come to her aid. (Ririko began to rely on Itoh) She realised that she really likes Itoh, and wanted to be by his side forever.When she awoke, she realised that Minato was by her side, looking at her sleeping all this while. (Minato is still a good friend even though she… can be inappropriate at times ^^;) She informed Ririko that it was already after school when she had awoken. She offered to pick up Ririko’s bag and was excited to stay over at Ririko’s and Mizuki’s home at night, claiming that she didn’t help much earlier on and now wanted to do what she can to take care of Ririko. It was revealed that Mizuki was the one who had caught Ririko, to which Ririko actually felt abit relieved since she didn’t want Itoh to get hurt while carrying her, and getting a shock when he realised how heavy she was. (So it’s okay for Mizuki to get hurt? XD) Minato was a great girl in Ririko’s eyes and she felt that the best future for Mizuki was perhaps being a couple with Minato. However, Ririko’s hope for such a future was smashed when she, later on, heard a confrontation between Minato and Mizuki at home, where Mizuki admitted that he likes Ririko romantically, and thus didn’t want to get a girlfriend anymore. Minato told Mizuki that his overprotectiveness of Ririko was disturbing and disgusting, seeing that she had an older brother and would not forgive her brother for harbouring such a feeling for her if that were to happen. She also expressed that she’s disappointed that Mizuki was actually such a person.Ririko had tried to act as though she had not heard the confrontation (I think they’re quarrelling either in her bedroom or right outside her room), but Mizuki realised she’s awake when he came to check on her after Minato had left. Ririko continued to act that she was still asleep, and realised that Mizuki had sneaked his finger into her mouth and started toying around with her tongue. Ririko didn’t know why Mizuki was doing this and tried hard to continue to pretend to be asleep. Just then, she felt Mizuki’s weight on the bed as he climbed on top of her, and opened her eyes in a hurry.Mizuki knew that she had overheard his conversation with Minato earlier on, and said that he had been told that his feelings for Ririko were disgusting. He started fondling the lower part of her body, to which Ririko started to regret that she was just wearing a shirt and her undies now since Mizuki began to unbutton all her buttons and remove her underwear easily. Ririko had wondered that perhaps Mizuki had decided to say that he’s in love with her as an excuse to get away from Minato, asking him whether he had done that as a revenge to her. But Mizuki simply smiled and said that he was just confessing his true feelings.As Mizuki started fingering with her, Ririko started to feel good, though she still questioned herself on the reason why Mizuki was doing all these to her. One possibility she thought of was Mizuki didn’t have any girls he likes and thus played his hands on her just to make through this moment when he’s feeling lonely and unloved. Mizuki continued onto licking her private area, making Rirko felt guilty that she’s actually enjoying it as much as she didn’t want her body to feel that way. She tried to lecture Mizuki for laying his hands on a patient (since she was still sick), but he simply smiled and said that’s her punishment for trying to act asleep. He confessed to Ririko again and told her that the person she likes wasn’t Itoh at all, and the reason why she did not fall in love in her life at all was all because she was bothered by Mizuki’s presence. (Feels like a round of brainwashing Ririko that she actually likes him all these years….) With that, Mizuki forcefully kissed Ririko, even french kissing with her until she ran out of breath. (And Mizuki wasn’t even panting at all, why is he so good?!)Mizuki then took off his clothes and got on top of Ririko, and as he prepared to have sex with her, he asked her whether she has a condom since he doesn’t have one on him. (…. seriously why are you asking her?…. =w=“) Ririko pleaded him not to touch her and that he can do whatever he likes with Minato the next day anyway since they’re going for a pool date, but Mizuki affirmed that Minato and he aren’t dating and that he found her annoying. Since Minato had found Mizuki disgusting for liking Ririko anyway, she won’t be coming near him again, which actually works for Mizuki instead. Ririko cried as she begged Mizuki not to come into her, but Mizuki only smiled gently at her, telling her that she will get used to it over time. (The devil in an angel’s appearance! ><”) Ririko thought to herself that she did not like Mizuki at all, feeling pained, scared and disliked this whole situation, even though her body was saying the otherwise. She wondered why Mizuki had become such a guy since he used to a bright and cheerful boy who would always protect her, so… why on earth is he doing such hurtful things to her now? She wished this situation would end quickly, as she can’t wait for Mizuki to leave her body, as she harboured thoughts of hating him. Mizuki, however, kept confessing to her that he loved her and can’t leave her side. (What a contrast…) Mizuki ultimately cummed in Ririko.When the sex is over, Ririko tried to leave the room, but Mizuki stopped her, asking her to stay by his side and that he was still not yet satisfied. (??? Who cares about you being satisfied or not? =w=“) Ririko ignored Mizuki though and walked out of the room. She felt disgusted and wanted to vomit, and thought that whoever that was in her room just now wasn’t her brother, but instead another human, or say monster who wanted to have sex with her even though they carried the same blood. (The Ririko in this route was just soooo fed up and disgusted with Mizuki, no way she will ever like him D:) She didn’t want to stay at this home anymore now that she knew how much Mizuki kept wanting to have sex with her and thought that she should stay at a friend’s house until the day their parents get back. (Next up was the whole situation of Ririko going to school, meeting Ezaki Senpai, then getting a text from Itoh. It’s going to be the same scenario where she tells Itoh that she wanted to meet him like what was written in Ending 2. So I’m just going to skip straight away to the part where Itoh gave her choice to tell him the truth or break up with him.)Ririko realised that she really loves Itoh and didn’t want to break up with him. She pleaded for Itoh to save her and that she’s scared to be going through this nightmare. She admitted that the kiss marks on her thighs were planted by Mizuki, and this was why she didn’t want to go home. She trembled as she had no idea what to do next. She had planned to hide the truth from Itoh initially, but knowing that she would have to break up with him if she did not tell him about the truth, she would rather tell him the truth even if they ended up breaking up anyway. However, unlike what she had feared, Itoh hugged her. Even though she could not see Itoh’s expression, she felt warmth, as he told her that he would believe her words. Itoh confirmed Ririko’s feelings again and she told him that the only person she ever loves was him. He comforted her not to worry and that they would think of a solution together. Ririko felt that Itoh was indeed a good person who stayed by her even knowing that she was now “dirtied”. As they parted from their hug, Itoh suggested talking it out with Mizuki, since the matter won’t get solved if they kept running away from him. But Ririko worried that things might not get resolved even if the three of them had a talk together, and wanted to hide somewhere safe until their parents had returned, even thinking of the future where she will move elsewhere after letting their parents know about the matter. Itoh asked Ririko if this was the ending she had wanted, to keep avoiding and escaping from Mizuki, to the point they can’t even continue to be siblings. Even though Ririko replied that she doesn’t mind since it’s not like they’re behaving like siblings now anyway and that Mizuki just seems like someone who stayed in the same house as her since a few years ago, she too regretted that she had not been a good elder sister to Mizuki since three years ago. She wondered whether her actions of avoiding him was what had caused Mizuki’s emotions to go out of control… but then again, after what Mizuki had done to her, Ririko felt that it was hard for her to forgive him. Itoh showed a sad expression after knowing that not only Mizuki had planted the kiss marks on her, he had even raped her. Ririko wondered why does he show such a pitiful face rather than getting angry for her seeing that his girlfriend suffered a sexual assault from others. Ririko started to get pissed off wondering whether Itoh had prioritised his friend more than his girlfriend (seeing that Itoh seems more focused on feeling disappointment in Mizuki rather than angry for her), to which he apologised for showing his emotions, revealing that he really likes Mizuki ever since they were in junior high, and had trusted him more than anybody. Ririko felt despair, since she had finally decided to reveal the truth to Itoh, but turned out that Itoh valued Mizuki alot too, so it seems like nobody was actually siding with her at all… (Feels bad for Ririko D: But Itoh might be in a bad position too if he had to choose between his girlfriend and his best friend.)(Turned out that Itoh really admired Mizuki alot, praising that he’s talented in playing soccer, has good looks to be scouted by entertainment companies, yet was humble didn’t brag about him. Even Ririko had to diss that Mizuki was born in a normal family just like her and Itoh, so there’s nothing much for Mizuki to brag since it’s not like he’s a prince just because he’s good-looking… I feel that Mizuki can still be quite a bragger at various times though =w=“)Ririko started to get worried and asked Itoh if he’s siding with her, but Itoh only replied that Ririko was indeed someone special to Mizuki, making her felt weird that everyone seems to be obsessed with Mizuki and siding with him instead. It worried her that perhaps her parents would side with Mizuki too seeing that he was the talented one between the siblings, and felt that there’s really no one in this world she could rely on at all. (Itoh, how can you make Ririko feel so helpless? You’re not comforting at all. If Minato was still willing to meet up with Ririko, maybe she can ask her for help instead…)Itoh smiled as he assured her that he would protect her since he loves her and valued her as much as Mizuki does for her. Ririko still refused to meet up with Mizuki, claiming that he’s weird now and that there’s no telling what he’s going to do. Itoh assured her that he would stop him, and would accept whatever that had happened between her and Mizuki since as her boyfriend, he didn’t want to escape from such a situation. With that, Itoh accompanied Ririko back home.Obviously, Mizuki wasn’t pleased when they reached home, asking Itoh why the latter did not contact him when he had found Ririko. (Mizuki’s over-protectiveness, or say… obsession was alarming here D:) Itoh told Mizuki that they had something to discuss with him, and made his way up to Ririko’s bedroom first. After Itoh had gone up, Mizuki asked Ririko whether she had already told Itoh what had happened, even taunting her that he might hurt Itoh if she still planned to have sex with Itoh in the future. Ririko could only think of Mizuki as a devil as she followed behind up into her room, where Itoh was already waiting for her. Itoh told Ririko that he shall be the one leading the discussion later on and that she could just listen and add on anything that she wants to say. Mizuki claimed that it’s Itoh fault since if he had not touched Ririko, Mizuki himself would not have started laying his hands on Ririko. Itoh asked Mizuki why had he not continue on hiding his feelings since he initially had planned to do so, but Mizuki revealed that he could not bear hiding his feelings anymore, and he wanted to do what his body had desired for. Itoh told Mizuki that he understood his feelings but at this rate, Mizuki is just going to get rejected by Ririko. Getting heartbroken and then forcefully raping Ririko since he could not control his emotions is just going to make Mizuki end up being a criminal. (What Mizuki is doing is already a criminal act… D:)Mizuki remarked that Itoh was indeed a great guy and that he really likes him since he had thought that Itoh would break up their friendship over this. Itoh replied that he would accept everything, including Ririko and would be by their side, and thus wished that Mizuki would let himself go from the suffering. He revealed that there’s a letter in the second bento he had gotten from their mother and that he had hurriedly read it this morning since he had forgotten to read it yesterday. Mizuki didn’t want to hear about the letter and refused to give Ririko up, even if Itoh had pledged that he would make Ririko happy. As much as Itoh kept trying to suggest Mizuki give up since both Ririko and Mizuki would be bound together forever as siblings, Mizuki refused to listen, even claiming that he loves Ririko more than anybody does for her. (It’s turning into a scenario where both guys are fighting over Ririko?!) Ririko started to feel that this conversation was going nowhere since Mizuki’s stance did not change at all. Noticing that Mizuki’s reluctance to talk about the letter, Ririko wondered perhaps the content of the letter was something they did not want her to know about. Ririko asked about the letter, but the two guys ignored her, with Mizuki demanding Itoh to leave and the latter wanting to stay and help Ririko. Mizuki taunted Itoh how he was going to protect Ririko since Mizuki was confident that he would win if the two ended up fighting, to which Ririko had to shout loudly demanding to know about their mother’s letter to get their attention. Itoh replied that he should not be the person who should talk about this matter since this was what their family had decided to hide from her, but seeing that this matter was what that had troubled Mizuki, he decided that it’s best to let Ririko know about it. Mizuki was pissed but decided to leave the room to let the two have some privacy. Other than the letter, Itoh had discovered something from the internet and thus decided to tell what he had known to Ririko. Itoh had known that Ririko and Mizuki did not communicate much even when they lived together and that Ririko seems to have built a wall of defence in her heart against Mizuki even though he did not know the reason why. Anyway, the letter stated that Ririko’s body had stopped growing and developing for 3 years in the past, and their mother, being worried, had brought her to the Gynecology for a checkup. Even though Ririko’s reproductive organs were normal, it was stated that it was unknown on whether she was able to get pregnant. Ririko remembered that she had started her first period later than others, in which her mother had accompanied her for the checkup. She had thought that everything was normal since her period came normally after that… but turned out that there’s an incident that happened in her childhood which affected her body…In the past, Ririko was abducted by a woman for half a day when she was in elementary year one and had lost her memory on what had happened on that day. Her body had stopped growing from the time to she was abducted till three years later. After Ririko was abducted for 14 hours, she was found naked at a nearby park. The culprit was a woman who had lost her young son a year ago and had initially planned to abduct Mizuki instead. On the day when Ririko was found, the woman was later captured by the police. This incident sounds like a piece of sad news that Ririko was reading in a third-person point of view, and that she found it hard that she was the one who had went through this incident. After that incident, the siblings who used to look alike to each other started looking different. Mizuki started growing tall rapidly, while Ririko’s height and weight remained unchanged for the next three years. Even though Ririko did not have any memory of what had happened on that fateful day, it seems like Mizuki had blamed himself and was hurt badly in his heart. Ririko was shocked that she did not know why she had stopped growing in that period, and what Mizuki was feeling troubled about, since the memories she had was them being siblings always having fun together in their elementary days. She had not suspected that her body growth was halted since even though she was short, it’s not like she’s a dwarf and there are even girls that are shorter than her. Even though it might be painful for Ririko to try remembering about this past, Itoh felt that perhaps the past would help to save Mizuki now…Ririko closed her eyes as she tried to remember a woman in the part when she was in elementary year one. She realised that there was a dream she had recently that seems familiar to this… and opening her eyes, Itoh continued on that the incident he had talked about was what he had found on the internet. As it was a very old piece of news, there are not many articles can be found regarding it nowadays, and thus he shall reveal more about this incident from what that was written on the letter. The news he had found talked about the culprit being a 35-year-old woman, whose 6-year-old son had died last year. She had divorced her husband after that and lived in a 4LDK house with her dog at the time of the incident. This information sparked Ririko’s memory as she remembered what had happened at that time…The woman had invited Ririko to her house on that fateful day and even told her that her mother and she knew each other since they usually chat when they met each other at the supermarket. She showed Ririko the photo of her son, saying that he’s older than her by a year and that unfortunately, he had passed away last year in a car accident. Ririko started to realise that something was amiss when the dog started barking, and the woman, who had felt annoyed by the dog, picked it up and threw it against the wall. The dog fell as it crashed against the wall, and did not move ever since. The woman turned to Ririko, smiling gently, and demanded Ririko to go into the bathroom, even though she had wanted to go home for dinner since it was already 8pm.The woman stripped Ririko later on when she came into the bathroom and was surprised to know that she wasn’t a boy when she saw her underwear. It was then Ririko realised that the woman did not know who she was, since the woman did not call her by her name at all, and realised that the person that the woman had wanted to invite was her brother, Mizuki. The woman had mistaken her for Mizuki and had been treating her like him all along. Facing towards the scary woman, Ririko told her not to get close to Mizuki. She remembered she had talked to this woman before, and she was the one who had revealed Mizuki’s name at that time. (Probably some of the readers might have realised by now, the conversation at the start of this entire game was the forewarning of this segment OWO”) The woman snotted as she told Ririko that there’s no need for a family to have two children of the same age, so giving her one child will be fair enough (what is this logic? O.o) Ririko hated herself for giving out Mizuki’s name, and also for not noticing that the woman was tailing them. She started to get angry and told off the woman that her only brother was Mizuki and that he’s part of her family, not an unwanted child at all. (Ririko is such a strong child to stand against an adult like this OAO - impressed)Ririko could see from the woman’s eyes that she was crazy, and felt that it won’t be good if the woman could continue to live on this street (since there’s no knowing when she would abduct another child again, or even laying her hands on Mizuki this time). She knew that even if she had called the police at this moment, the woman won’t get captured for long since she had not done any criminal acts at this time. Ririko decided to confront the woman, even more, stating that Satoshi (the woman’s child) was already dead and that her brother,  Mizuki, was way cuter and good-looking than him. The woman screamed at her to leave since she didn’t want a girl as a daughter. She only wanted a son, a boy who was in elementary year one. She grabbed Ririko by the neck and dumped her outside the house, as Ririko felt that her conscious started to blur. It was already dark outside, but Ririko knew that if she was found at this time of the day (it was still around 8pm, so not too late to be worrying about?), this incident would be wrapped easily, and Mizuki might be in danger the next day onwards. The culprit of the incident did not do anything bad to her since she only just dumped Ririko outside her house when she realised she isn’t Mizuki, and thus Ririko felt that Mizuki shouldn’t blame himself so much. However, Ririko also knew that her words were like lies now, since Ririko realised there’s still some missing parts of her memory which indicated she was still hiding something.In the end, Itoh encouraged Ririko to talk this matter over with Mizuki and that he’s returning home for the day. Ririko was still worried that Mizuki might rape her again when Itoh is gone, but the latter asked her to believe in Mizuki, which made her felt weird why Itoh was so forgiving and why did he like Mizuki so much to the point that he was willing to forgive him. Itoh replied that he did not forgive Mizuki, but he likes Mizuki and since he was Ririko’s family member, after all, there was no way Itoh could cut ties with Mizuki as long as he still loves Ririko. He knew that the situation between them won’t get resolved easily, but he put the hope that if Mizuki and Ririko put down their guard on each other and talk it out, their relationship might improve for the better. Itoh also worried that Mizuki might commit suicide, asking Ririko whether this was what she had wanted to see, to abandon the very person she had tried so hard to protect when she was young. He promised Ririko that he will protect Ririko no matter what, even if she forgives Mizuki, or ended up abandoning him, vowing to accept her everything. (Ugh… Can’t help but feel guilty when Itoh said everything out like this TWT) When Itoh had left, Ririko called Mizuki, as the latter had gone out after their last confrontation. Mizuki told her that he’s not returning and that she should not bother where he was, even suggesting that perhaps he should find a random woman and let her take care of him for a while. Mizuki sounded depressed, stating he doesn’t need anything now that Ririko does not belong to him anymore… Ririko started to get pissed off since if Mizuki doesn’t come home, everything was going to end up being her fault again, and she doesn’t like the fact that Mizuki was like the victim in this situation. She wondered what was Mizuki troubling about at that time, but since she was the one who was abducted, she guessed that he might be blaming himself for what had happened to her later on. (Her slow growth sput, her lack of memories etc.) In a spurt of anger, Ririko yelled to the phone that if Mizuki indeed did not want to return home anymore, he should hang up the phone on her and not pick up any phone calls from their family anymore. (It doesn’t help that she even overheard a woman talking to Mizuki, guess Mizuki wasn’t lying that he staying with a woman now… =w=“) She continued on that if Mizuki wanted to cut ties with her, he should throw away this phone, throw away his past and ask that new woman he had now to buy a new phone for him to start his new life instead. She told Mizuki that she would not abandon him, but now it’s up to him to make a decision whether he wanted to abandon his family, his current life. If he still wants his family and life back, she demanded him to return home right away. (Suddenly Ririko had the vibe of elder sister!!! OWO)After the phone call, Ririko realised that the feelings that she had for her brother since young, how she likes to care over him, had never really gone away, and felt sad why their relationship had fallen apart all these years. She guessed that Mizuki must have blamed himself for causing Ririko’s slow growth spurt, seeing that her first period started late and she ended up being short with a height of 150cm and that their mother worried whether Ririko would be able to get pregnant. Feeling pissed off that the entire family had hidden their worries about her from her, Ririko angrily punched her pillow, realising that she really likes and values her younger brother so much that she did not want to land him in danger at that time. Thanks to her remembering her past, she suddenly realised the importance of Mizuki in her life. (Should we thank Itoh for this? ^^;)Ririko ended up falling asleep, and when she awoke, she saw Mizuki staying by her bedside. She wondered they can return to being close siblings like how it was in the past, as Mizuki asked her if she had felt scared remembering the past, seeing that she was pulled, trapped in, tortured, and then abandoned at that time. (It doesn’t sound that scary in Ririko’s memory though, not that I’m downplaying it) He remarked that Ririko was such a young child at that time, barely even 1m tall, and she was facing off against an adult. He had guessed that the incident had caused a trauma for Ririko that affected her physically and mentally, though he and their parents were actually relieved that she did not remember anything on that fateful day. (I bet they were scared that she might harbour really bad memories and suffer a break down from that.) Ririko told Mizuki that she was not harmed at all on that day, but Mizuki shook his head painfully, telling her that this had nothing to do whether she was hurt or not. He told her that he had felt as if half of his body was gone the night she had gone missing and that the rest of the family was worried sick for her. That night, Mizuki was forced to sleep alone by himself when they used to sleep together every night. Their father had gone out to search for her, while their mother had stayed in the living room all night waiting for news. All Mizuki could do was to stop himself from trembling and crying silently in bed. (Awww~~~ TWT) Finally, the news arrived the next morning that Ririko was found. The family had gone to the hospital and was surprised to learn that she was naked when she was found. Ririko went through multiple check-ups and counselling. where they found out that she only had some slight injuries on her body, and that she had forgotten what had happened on that day. Initially, the family was told that it’s best that Ririko had forgotten about what had happened, but they started to get worried when she wasn’t growing. Even though the woman was finally caught in the end, Mizuki still blamed himself, since Ririko was forced to stay petite because of that while Mizuki grew taller and taller. As Mizuki worried about Ririko all these years during their elementary school days, he realised that he had fallen in love with her romantically, not as a sister anymore. Ririko tried to assure Mizuki again that she wasn’t harmed at all by the woman, since the woman only dragged her outside of her house and abandoned her there, stating that now that she had remembered the past, it wasn’t an incident that’s of much of a big deal. However, Mizuki told her that the night that she went missing was a night that he will never forget since he feared that she might not return. He now feared too, that she would be snatched away by Itoh.Ririko wondered how she could comfort Mizuki. She had wanted to protect Mizuki at that time and thus decided to hide rather than returning home herself until the next morning when she was found. (I guess little Ririko wanted to make this incident a more serious incident so that the woman would be captured and thus Mizuki would remain safe.) She did not know that her actions had ended up hurting Mizuki, the very person she had wanted to protect. Ririko had learned from Itoh earlier on that the news stated that the woman had committed suicide later on after she had captured, which made her wonder whether her actions had instead caused unhappiness and worry for Mizuki, her parents, and even the woman as well. However, regardless of what had happened, Ririko did not regret what she had done. The woman had told her that she wanted her to be exchanged for Mizuki, and thus Mizuki would definitely be targeted the next day. Ririko admitted what she had done when she was young, she wanted to increase the seriousness of the woman’s crimes (Ririko can be quite a scary kid), telling Mizuki that she might be in the wrong for doing that and whether that was considered a crime too. Mizuki assured her that what she did wasn’t a crime, but he wished that she had not done that. He was worried sick when he heard that she was naked for hours outdoors, as she might be attacked by yet another weird adult, stray dogs, or ended up getting a very bad cold, so she was landing herself in more danger by doing that. The family would have cried very badly if they had known what she had done at that time, and thought that Ririko was too silly to go ahead and do that. Hearing what Ririko had done in the past, Mizuki can’t help but feel that Ririko was strong to fight back even when she was being abducted, unlike him, who could only remain to be her younger brother. Ririko smiled as she told Mizuki that perhaps it was fate that he was meant to be a spoiled child since Ririko was too used to take over the elder role of the sibling anyway. Mizuki confessed again that he really likes Ririko, and this feeling of his probably had nothing to do with the incident. Even if Ririko hates him, he still wants to be bound to her no matter what. As Mizuki started to cry, Ririko realised this may be the first time in years that she had seen the crying face of her younger brother. Even though Mizuki had acted to cool and solemn most of the time, he was still the spoiled younger brother before her in the end. Mizuki continued on that he would wish to return back to their relationship in the past, where they were close siblings who could laugh and talk together, though he wondered that was still possible seeing what terrible things he had done to her. Ririko decided that she can only choose to forgive Mizuki for what he had done since she too had longed for that relationship she had with Mizuki in the past. As Mizuki continued to cry, Ririko petted him on the head, thinking that he’s just like a big dog. After so much had happened, they finally realised their feelings and managed to return to their relationship of being siblings. It seems like all those hatred and fear had dissolved away, and now she could love her younger brother with all her might again…(So in a way, it’s a happy ending where Ririko and Mizuki were close siblings again, and Itoh and her were still dating? But… let’s read on…)Years passed, Mizuki, Ririko and Itoh were now adults and were drinking openly in their living room. It was Mizuki’s birthday, and though Ririko would soon be growing a year older than Mizuki after a few weeks, this was a short time where the two would be at the same age. The trio had gone to study in universities in Tokyo after they had graduated from high school, and while Itoh and Ririko had chosen to stay together in an apartment, Mizuki had chosen to stay in the school dormitories, busy juggling his life with schoolwork and club activities. (Turned out that Itoh’s family was quite rich in a sense they’ve helped to pay half of the apartment, though the two still needs to work part-time jobs to pay off their daily expenses. Ririko worked in a convenient store till last year, until she switched to working in a cafe recommended by Itoh. Even though Mizuki was mostly busy, he managed to land himself a few chances to be a model for magazines and earn some extra money. Must be good to be a good-looking person to earn money that easily ^^; Oh yeah, Itoh doesn’t have to work and could concentrate on his studies since his family is rich *shrug*)The trio was soon drunk in their apartment, and Ririko felt someone getting near and then kissing her. It was her boyfriend, Itoh, and as she felt Itoh’s tongue in her, she could sense his alcoholic breath and realised that he must be really drunk. Ririko knew that she was also dead drunk since she could hardly lift up her arm. Soon, Itoh put his hand into her clothes and started fondling with her breasts. Ririko tried to resist since she knew that Mizuki was here too, but Itoh told her that it’s okay, spreading out her legs and started fingering her. Ririko tried to stop herself from letting out an erotic sound, and looked for Mizuki, worrying that he might find out what they were doing. Seems like Mizuki was drunk too, even though he was drinking at half the pace of Itoh, but Ririko can’t control herself and let out moaning when Itoh’s finger went into her. Mizuki heard Ririko’s moans and awoke groggily, while Itoh grabbed Ririko from behind, and opened up her legs wide before Mizuki. Even though Mizuki tried to resist, Itoh encouraged him to have sex together (what are you talking about Itoh?!), making Ririko felt that her body was in danger as she wondered how drunk Itoh was. Mizuki kneeled before Ririko and asked her whether it was alright for him to have sex with her, and though she tried to resist, Itoh told her that he wanted to see Ririko having sex with others. As much as he might not forgive if she had sex with other guys, he’s alright when it comes to Mizuki. (Did Itoh has an NTR fetish or what…? OAO”)  Mizuki readily agreed to Itoh’s wishes, while Ririko asked the two guys to knock it out. Even though Ririko tried to resist, her hands were locked by Itoh, as Mizuki began fondling with her breasts and even sucking it. He confessed that he loves Ririko and thus he wanted to have sex with her. (Guess Mizuki still hasn’t chan -- source link

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