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[HAL Route / If you choose “Run Away”]

↓以下に、日本語翻訳版が続きます！！

Dinner time arrived, and I was seated across from Haru at the large dining table. He gazed straight at me with a dreamy expression.

HAL: “……***.”

Every time he called my name, a gentle sense of reassurance spread through my chest. He wasn’t the scary guy I’d met back then.

The leash that had once bound me to him was gone. I’m no longer treated like a pet.

……It means he sees me as his “girlfriend” now.

That’s why—…the HAL I know now would surely forgive me. That’s what I found myself thinking.

You: “HAL, I… I really want to go back to Earth.”

At those words, HAL stopped his hand mid-reach for his wine glass. He furrowed his brow slightly and glanced at me.

HAL: “Go back? …What’s wrong, ***? What are you unhappy about? Tell me. I’ll take care of everything.”

You: “It’s not that I’m unhappy… I just want to go home.”

HAL: “No way.”

He cut me off coldly, and I fell silent.

HAL: “I’ve told you this so many times. You can’t run away; you have no choice but to stay here quietly. We decided this together. So just give up and enjoy the moment.

Come on, let’s drop this. …Let’s get back to dinner. I had them prepare the dish you said you liked today, didn’t I?”

You: “HAL, but…”

HAL: “Shut up!!! Don’t make me angry… I’m begging you!”

BANG—!

He slams his fist on the table and screams, clutching his temples.

HAL: “I love you…! And yet you want to break up with me!? If that’s the case, there’s no way I’m going to let you! Were your words—‘I love you’ and ‘I like you’—just lies!?”

You: “No! They weren’t lies…!”

HAL: “Then why…! Are you testing me…!?”

His face twisted in pain, yet he still looked straight at me—and my heart ached sharply.

—LHA: “HAL’s brain resources are almost entirely consumed by his emotions, making it difficult for him to control himself.”

Suddenly, LHA’s words flashed through my mind.

Right now, he must be desperately holding back his anger. For my sake… and because of me.

Even so… I want to go home. I wonder why. Even though I love him… I felt something like a mission—or a sense of urgency—telling me I had to go back.

…Ever since I met that red-haired young man…

You: “I’m sorry… HAL…”

HAL: “……!!”

I sensed HAL gasp. I must have hurt him. I was too afraid to look at his expression, so I could only keep my head down and apologize.

The next moment—

You: “!!”

Suddenly, HAL leaped onto the table.

He, who had always valued manners so highly and hated getting dirty, was there with his shoes on. Crushing plates and kicking glasses aside, he walked toward me without a care.

And when he reached me, he forcefully pulled me close.

HAL: “…I won’t let you go.”

His eyes, different colors on each side, looked darker and cloudier than usual.

HAL: “I’ve finally got you. Stay by my side. …You’re leaving me? Talking back to me like that… You need a lesson.”

You: “…!”

His hand raised. He’s going to hit me…! Thinking that, I instinctively flinched.

…But the pain never came.

HAL: “…You really are a sly woman.”

A low, hoarse voice.

HAL: “Are you saying that knowing full well I can’t hit you? …Hey, that’s it, isn’t it?”

Slowly, he brought his face closer.

HAL: “…That’s how much you mean to me, how much I love you… Why can’t you understand that?”

He lowers his eyebrows sadly and, with the hand he’d raised, slowly and gently strokes my cheek.

HAL: “I trust you, so I didn’t think I needed a leash. I thought you felt the same way I do. But… I guess I was wrong.”

As his finger slowly slid from my cheek down to the nape of my neck, a sudden, sharp jolt of electricity shot through me. Everything went white before my eyes, and HAL caught me as I fell forward.

HAL: “I was wrong. I’ll keep you even more tightly enclosed so you won’t go anywhere, okay? Until then, just sleep for a little while.”

Feeling those words as if from a distance, I let go of consciousness… ーーー

―――

……When I woke up next, I found myself in a dark, cramped, and cold place.

On a hard floor. Completely naked, with handcuffs and shackles, and heavy chains wrapped around my body, I couldn’t move properly.

You: “Anyone…! Is anyone there!?”

My voice echoed hollowly, but there was no reply.

Overwhelmed by the sudden loneliness and sense of confinement, I instinctively curled up on the spot. The only thing that came to mind was his face…

――HAL, where are you…?!

HAL: “…Did you wake up?”

You: “…!”

Hearing that gentle voice, I instinctively tried to run toward him. But a solid barrier blocked my path.

By the light of the lantern he held, I finally understood. ――I was locked inside a cell surrounded by iron bars.

You: “Let me out of here…!”

HAL: “I’d like to let you out, too. …But this is a punishment. As long as you keep saying ‘I want to go home,’ I have no intention of letting you out.”

With a faint smile, HAL reached his hand through the bars and gently stroked my head.

HAL: “It’s okay. Don’t be afraid. I’ll come visit you like this every now and then. Meals, bathroom breaks… I’ll take care of everything for you, okay? You’re my cute little pet cat, after all. It’s only natural, isn’t it?”

You: “…”

…I can’t find the words.

Am I really going to have to… keep living like this… in this place without light…?

HAL: “Are you scared? Seeing that frightened look on your face makes me want to protect you even more. …Hey, what do you think you should do?”

What should I do…?

You: “…Do you want me to say I won’t go back to Earth, that I’ll stay by your side, HAL…?”

HAL: “Haha… That’s right. You’re such a good girl. Don’t try to go back to Earth. Stay by my side. If you can just keep those two things in mind… I’ll give you anything.”

Slowly, he whispers sweetly.

HAL: “If you’ll say that, I’ll do anything for you. I’ll get you out of this place right away, wash your body with a warm shower… you’ll sleep with me at night, and I’ll wake you up in the morning. And I’ll comb your hair for you. I’ll get you as many dresses as you want, ones that suit you.

More than ever before… I’ll pamper you sweetly and lavishly.”

Saying that with a smile, HAL lifts my chin. And, through the iron bars, he kissed me.

HAL: “…Now, choose. I’ll respect your decision. Though I suppose there’s really only one answer you’ll give.

Besides… you can’t escape me. Not on your own… absolutely not.”

ここから、日本語版とちょっとした制作話が続きます！↓

From here, the Japanese version and a bit of behind-the-scenes development talk will follow!

Firstly, wow the amount of messages in my notification really shocked me when I logged in! Thank you for everyone who sent me such lovely and encouraging messages. I’m really amazed how lovely the responses I’ve been getting for such a short demo was.

Anyway, I logged in today to let you guys know that... Well, unfortunately, I have lost interest in My Hero Academia series as of now, and won’t be picking up the development for the full game.

I think everyone already got the hint given how long I’ve been MIA, but I thought I’d close the loop by confirming the question that’s been hanging in the air. I’m sorry for disappointing people who have been looking forward to the full game, but I hope you understand.

I’ve learned my lesson to start small and simple for my next projects. And I do have some plans for it, though it’s still very rough and vague. It won’t be related to My Hero Academia series though.

If you want to get more updates or generally be notified if I post another project, you can always check my Twitter or Itch.io! If you’re a writer / coder / artist / creator who wants to see if we can collab or work on a project together, do send me a message over there, too! Even if you’re just a normal person who wants someone to talk to, you’re also welcome to DM me! :)

* any choices not listed below means it doesn't matter

Midoriya Izuku

It's not weird at all!

I'd love to!

Hey, no worries! Did something happen?

Did you catch them?

It depends, I guess?

Hmmm, what to do...

I'm in! This sounds like an interesting match!

Bakugou Katsuki

HEY WAIT HOW'D YOU KNOW I SLEPT LATE OMG STALKER ALERT / ....

30 minutes-ish, why?

Sure, Mama's Boy.

What, my heart?

Thanks for not holding back.

Yo, explosion death murder bastard.

I know we're on the same team, but man, Bakugou-kun, you sure can... "break" a leg.

Todoroki Shouto

Don’t apologize! I’d love to!

You wanna meet at the station instead?

Wow, bedhead.

Yeah, I managed to make you panic a little, didn't I?

If today's first period is a team battle, partner up with me?

The offer has no expiry date and can be extended indefinitely, pardner.

Thank you all for the encouragements and messages :)

For those asking for part two, or continuation, or the full game: sorry but no.

Content creation of any kind takes time and if I’m spending my free time on it I want to choose to create things I feel passionate and happy about at the moment, you know? Please respect my decision and thanks in advance for the understanding!

[Portuguese (Machine Translation)]

Obrigado a todos pelos incentivos e mensagens :)

Para quem pede a segunda parte, ou a continuação, ou o jogo completo: desculpe, mas não.

A criação de conteúdo de qualquer tipo leva tempo e, se estou gastando meu tempo livre nisso, quero escolher criar coisas pelas quais me sinto apaixonado e feliz no momento, sabe? Respeite minha decisão e agradeço antecipadamente pela compreensão!

Estou usando o Google Translate para escrever isso porque não conheço o idioma. Desculpe.

[Spanish (Machine Translation)]

Gracias a todos por los ánimos y mensajes :)

Para aquellos que piden la segunda parte, la continuación o el juego completo: lo siento, pero no.

La creación de contenido de cualquier tipo lleva tiempo y, si dedico mi tiempo libre a ello, quiero elegir crear cosas que me apasionen y me hagan feliz en este momento, ¿sabes? Por favor respete mi decisión y gracias de antemano por la comprensión.

♡  Special Thanks  ♡

A big thank you for the person who had kindly bought me my very first and second cups of coffee! ☕️

I'm really humbled to receive such generosity! It isn't much, but I'll be sure to put your name under Special Thanks in the game :))

And of course, I also want to thank all of the people who had been so kindly encouraging and expressing their interest in the game! I'm so glad to know actual people have enjoyed the demo. Your support is a big reason why this project is still alive, after all ♡

Okay, so, if you clicked on this post, you're probably curious about the game's development progress. Lucky for you, boy do I have things to show you! Please keep in mind however, that there are still a whole lot of things that I need to work on before I could come up with any sort of playable update of the game itself, but I think the progress for this month has been good, especially on the coding side. And that's why I want to share with everyone what has been going on behind the scene!

Hey guys. This is probably going to disappoint a lot of people, especially since occasions like Christmas and New Year is coming, but here goes:

I am putting the development of the full game on hold as of today.

I might or might not come back to it; it'll depend on whether my motivation comes back for this project. I think many writers / developers / creators can relate when I say that if you have no love for your creation, most of the time it just turn out... bad. As of now, what keeps happening is that I would write the scripts, re-read them, and in the end scrap them because I'm unsatisfied with its quality. So I'm going to step away and re-evaluate if this project is worth putting my effort on, or whether I want to do something else with my time. At the point of writing this, I'm leaning heavily towards the latter.

It's been a fun journey so far, and I'm proud of what I accomplished with the demo, as short as it was. Your ten-fifteen minutes of playing the demo equated to nearly one and a half months of my free time, and while there were some typos here and there that missed my eyes, I think I'm satisfied with how it turned out and I certainly didn't regret putting my love into it.

That's all I wanted to say, really. I hope you have a good holiday and it's a little early, but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope 2021 will be a better year than 2020. Thank you very much for all the love and support you've given this little project.

With love,

Thank you! Yeah, I think if I do get back into the project, I would probably want to have other writers to help out with the game. I didn’t think anyone would be interested, but it seems like there are some that does, so that’s good to know. I’ll let you guys know.

Apologies for the super late reply - some things happened and I haven’t been checking all my social media.

Thank you all for the encouragements and messages :)

For those asking for part two, or continuation, or the full game: sorry but no. Please respect my decision and thanks in advance for the understanding!

[Portuguese (Machine Translation)]

Obrigado a todos pelos incentivos e mensagens :)

Para quem pede a segunda parte, ou a continuação, ou o jogo completo: desculpe, mas não. Respeite minha decisão e agradeço antecipadamente pela compreensão!

Estou usando o Google Translate para escrever isso porque não conheço o idioma. Desculpe.

[Spanish (Machine Translation)]

Gracias a todos por los ánimos y mensajes :)

Para aquellos que piden la segunda parte, la continuación o el juego completo: lo siento pero no. Por favor respete mi decisión y gracias de antemano por la comprensión!