WALKTHROUGH

EXPLORING THE HALLWAY

The keyword here is "Nagero!" 

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1. Go to shutter 4 -> "Shattā yon".​

 

2. Danger! When you get up to the shutter and are ready for a timed event, say "hai" when rio asks if you're ready. Manual open the shutters and WAIT to throw the cocktail! Count how many times the monster crawls on the ceiling. After 4 times it'll come back down to the middle of the floor; say "throw it!" -> "Nagero!" 投げろ. Now you're safe and a totally normal guy named Joe Powers will introduce himself.

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3. Make sure you're in the hallway pictured below, if not travel through "Shattā yon" to get there.

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​EXPLORING THE NEW HALLWAY and TOILETS
There are a lot of baby slugs you don't need to fight here. You're free to open stalls but it's best to stick to the ones listed below.

You're now in a new part of the hallway (see above "Hallway Map 2").

1. Go to the toilets -> "Toire" (Toy-deh if you need assistance) トイレ and just say "ie" (no) next time she asks a question. She'll walk and get scared by a music box.

2. She'll get scared, I told her "daijoubu" (its okay), then "go" -> "iku" (行く) and if she asks if it'll really be okay and you say  "hai" (yes). She's just very scared and you have to reassure her, so any nice affirmatives will work. She's less easy to control in this section because she's scared.

3. "Sēbu pointo" and then Go to women's restroom -> "Josei toire" 女性トイレ . Saying "Josei toire" leads you to the stalls specifically, so if you stop her before doing this you can just say it again to resume travel to the stalls. For a heal capsule at the stalls, say "second from the left" -> "Hidari kara ni-banme" 左から2番目 (or "hidari kara ni-banme josei toire").

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4. Say "Storage" -> "Monooki" 物置. Manual select and enter on the storage room "029". (You can get this code manually, but since you don't have to I'll just say it's behind one of the mirrors in the men's bathroom. I guess that's the entire reason why they let you shoot every mirror, because every mirror is coded the same.)  There is a note and a pendant in the locker.

5. When in the women's washroom say "Women's Room Sink/Washbasin" -> "Josei Toire Senmen-dai"  洗面台. Then "waste basket" -> "Gomibako" ゴミ箱  and then "Gomibako no naka" ゴミ箱の中. This gets you the combat skill "Rensha" (Rapid Fire). If you want to shoot any of the mirrors here, you should be able to use extremely simplified versions of the command, like "ichi-banme kagami, ute" ni-banme, san-banme.

 

6. Say "memo" and then Read the note -> "Memo o yomu" メモを読む. You'll get a shutter key after this. Dansei-gawa 男性側  to explore men's bathroom and "Hidari kara ni-banme no koshitsu" for a chip.

 

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GUEST ROOM 5 **HEALING MINIGAME**
1. Go to shutter five -> "Shattā go". Manual open the shutter and then go to Guest Room 5 -> "Kyakuhitsu Go". Prepare for a battle with one baby slug and one red-eye slug. Remember to use "Nigete" if you're backed into a corner.

2.The first room doesn't have anything useful, so go to the second room -> "Beddo".
The room is on fire, say "Bucket" -> "Baketsu", then "Shoot the bucket" -> "Baketsu ute" バケツを撃て (she may disagree a few times) and then "Shoot the fire extinguisher" -> "shōkaki ute" 消化器を撃て. Afterwards she'll pick up the shutter key automatically.

3. Go to the bed -> "beddo". Look at the bathrobe -> "Basurōbu" バスローブ. Look at the bathrobe pocket -> "Basurōbu no poketto" バスローブのポケット for a chip.

4. HEALING MINIGAME UNLOCK: Go to the bathroom -> "Basurūmu". Tell her to remove the wig -> "Katsura o tore" かつらを取れ. You'll earn "What's that?" -> "Nanda to a Nanda" なんだとはなんだ. We'll practice how to play this in brief right now. Deguchi to leave the bathroom, then Tomore in the bedroom to stay still while we practice.

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Rio will ask you to name something you like. Her category might change (like she'll ask you what you like to do, or what you like to eat). It doesn't matter what it is, but you just have to pick a word. Saying "Rio" is easy, or "neko" (cat), or even "Oppai" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). There's probably an easter egg with some word here, but I'll have to find out later. Once you've said what you like, Rio will say "What's that?" (Nanda?). You'll say in response "What's what's that?" (Nanda to a nanda?) Rio will add one more Nanda (Nanda to a nanda to a nanda?) The goal is to keep it going by adding one more "Nanda?" on top without screwing up.

 

It's actually a fairly easy minigame, and much simpler than the English version. The camera does a comical zoom in every time a Nanda is added. I like how playful and immature it makes Rio seem; it reflects how she's still quite young despite all the stuff she has to go through. I'd recommend using this to heal a lot, unless you're doing a speedrun.

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Once you've finished practicing the minigame, leave the room (deguchi).

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​EXPLORING HALLWAY 2
1. (Optional for extra healing if you're comfortable with the fights) Go to Shutter 8 -> "Shattā Hachi" to start a battle with two hand tongues. This can be hard, but if you defeat both of them without using a heal capsule, head to shutter 8 again and pick one up. Then use the "Nanda to a nanda?" game to regain any lost health. It can help to stockpile heal capsules for later, when you won't have time to minigame heal. 
 

2. Go to shutter 6 -> "Shattā roku" and battle one red-eye slug. Remember to check the Quick commands page! Go to shutter 6 again once the fight is over and manual open the shutter. Rio will immediately enter the next room.

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MOON SUITE
1. Rio enters the Moon Suite -> "Tsuki no ma" 月の間 with her gun raised. To not get attacked, say "Migi" (Right) when you see the man around the corner.

 

2. Say "shoot" -> "ute" when she asks what to do. To her next question, just answer "hai", "wakatta", etc. You won't be exploring the moon suite as it is immediately shut off afterwards.


EXPLORING HALLWAY 2 and ELEVATOR HALL 3
1. (Optional, healing) Go to shutter 12 -> "Shattā juu-ni" and get ready for a battle with one red-eye slug. Resume travel to shutter 12 to grab a heal capsule.

2. Go to the elevator hall -> "Erebētahōru" エレベータホール and prepare for a fight with a baby slug and hand-tongue. Use the healing minigame "nanda to a nanda?" if needed. Resume travel after to the same location.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. When in the elevator hall, go to the elevator -> "erebētā" and fight one hand-tongue and red-eye slug. Resume travel to the elevator for a heal capsule.

4. Go to the loading dock -> "Han'nyū kone" - kone being short for konekushon - or "Han'nyūguchi" 搬入口 After the short cutscene you'll see two panels that you're asked to activate. Say "power panel" -> "Denryoku paneru" and then manually turn both on, then turn the middle panel on. 

5. After Rio is done changing she asks for your cooperation again. Say "Hai" or "Mochiron" ("of course") もちろん

 

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HALLWAY A/B and MANAGER STAFF ROOMS
 

1. We're entering a new hallway after changing clothes, "hallway A/B". Go to the Manager Staff Room -> "Kanri Staffu no Heya" 管理スタッッフの部屋 and manual open the door. You're safe for a while to save and roam if you're curious.

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2. Go to the Galley -> "Gyarē" ギャレー. Say "shokki" 食器 for the plasticware with a heal capsule. Say "kitchinpēpā" キッチンペーパー to look at the kitchen paper which has another combat keyword "midare uchi" (random shot) 乱れ撃ち. This combat keyword cycles through the enemies' targets and should only be used if you're desperate or for a specific boss later.
 

3. Go to the stockroom -> "sutokkurūmu" ストックルーム and prepare for a battle. This battle is simple, the hardest aspect is the table in the middle. Remember "hidari" (left), "migi" (right), and "nigete" (flee). Return travel to the stockroom to fight the second wave of enemies. 

 

4. Go to the lockers -> "rokkā" and open Jonathan's locker -> "rokkā hidari" (anything that highlights the lockers works). Manually enter code "1515155" to get a heal capsule. Open Gustav's locker with code "7994265" for a chip.

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5. Go to the shower room -> "Shawārūmu" シャワールーム and say "Shampoo" for a heal capsule. After, go to the second floor -> "ni-kai" and then the balcony -> "barukonī". Check under the bench -> "benchi no shita".

6. Go to Jonathan's Room -> "jonasan no heya" and when prompted for a vocal password, say "ichigo no kyandi" イチゴのキャンディー. In the room, identify the computer -> "Pasokon" and then manually operate the PC. This grants you access to night vision camera needed for later sections.

7. Pick up the ID card -> "Shain-shō" 社員証 and leave.

8. (Optional) Go to Gustav's Room -> "Gusutafu no heya". The vocal password is Dichloromethane methylpentane "Nikurorosanmechirupentan" (go slow and break it down, nikurorosan - mechiru - pentan) ニクロロサンメチルペンタン

Heal if you're half health or less, save, and leave the room.
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HALLWAY A/B 2 and WAIT STAFF LOUNGE 

1. Go to any point at the end of the hallway to start a cutscene (e.g "Bee Chiten"). Then go to "Ay Chiten" (Point A) after the cutscene for a heal capsule. Go to the Waitstaff Lounge -> "Sekkyaku sutaffu no heya" 接客スタッフの部屋 and battle one red-eye slug outside. Proceed inside the lounge after the battle.

 

2. There is a major boss/new enemy type inside. This boss requires that you combine commands to fight it efficiently. Try "nekko, migime" (roots, right eye) to make the creature lift its leaf out of its eye and then quickly shoot it. You can basically take down the boss with 3 or 4 of these.

 

"Roots" -> "nekko" 根っこ

"Stalk" -> "kuki" くき

"Body" -> "dōtai" 胴体

"Leaves" -> "happa" 葉っぱ

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"Right eye" -> "migime" 右目

"Middle eye" -> "chūō no me" 中央の目

"Left eye" -> "hidarime" 左目

"Ivy" -> "tsuta" つた

3. Rio will book it to her room and get depressed about all her stuff being destroyed. I said "Don't give up!" to her -> "Akiramenaide!" 諦めないで though anything similar may work.

 

4. She'll then forget what we were doing here. Say "Warehouse Card Key" -> "sōko no kādokī" 倉庫のカードキー . She'll get back on the lit after, and there's nothing else for us upstairs so just ride to the first floor and stop by the Galley -> "Gyarē" ギャレー for a heal capsule. At this point, if you've picked up most of the heal capsules, you should have between 6-9, depending on how much you're healing, how combat is going, and how often you do the "nanda?" minigame.

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There are a lot of battles up ahead and we'll probably use quite a few heal capsules. Deguchi to the hallway after all preparations are complete (saving, minigame healing)

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WAREHOUSE
1. Go to the warehouse in Point B -> "Sōko" 倉庫.

 

2. Rio will ask if you can see her (because you need the night vision you picked up in Jonathan's PC for this part). Say "Hai". She'll then test if you can see her by raising her hands. Say "migi" for her right hand, "hidari" for her left hand, and "Both hands are down" -> "Ryōte ga sagatte iru"* 両手が下がっている if she hasn't raised any (and "Ryōte o agete iru" if both are raised) Once you get it right she'll say "lets go" and immediately walk into a battle.

*This started giving me trouble second time around and it was super frustrating.

Fight the 3 hand-tongues that appeared. See the Quick Commands page under Hand-Tongues. Remember you can hold the Circle button and let go when you want the command to go off; so choosing inner mouth, then saying shoot and letting go right before they whip their tongue at you works great.

The areas in here are labeled [Letter]-[Number] Place, for example "A-Ichi Chiten", but you can skip saying "place" for every location.

 

3. Slowly make your way over to B2 -> "Bee Ni" (hehe beanie). You'll get into a fight with some baby slugs first! Senaka, Kuchi, Hara! "Bee Ni" again to fight another wave of hand tongues and baby slugs. "Bee Ni" AGAIN for another small wave of baby slugs. It's okay to use heal capsules here but try to limit it to 2-3 max. The worst part about the fights is spacing. Keep saying "Bee Ni" until you get there, there's - yes - another fight.

4. This time, when you say "Bee Ni" you'll actually get there! Here's your chip. Right after she picks it up, go to C1 -> "Cee Ichi". When she gets back on the floor you'll have another fight (I'm sorry). Keep going to "Cee Ichi" (if it gets mixed up with B, say "shee ichi"). After she sees the writing on the floor, say Tomare to stop moving.

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You've picked up the command "Kyūkei taimu" 休憩タイム or "Break time"! This is a good command for people doing slow playthroughs or streaming it on multiple days. When you tell Rio to take a break with this command, she'll go to sleep and start passively healing. This is a really slow way of healing and isn't recommended to rely on, as you can heal as much as "Break time" does in 30 minutes with approximately three wins of the "Nanda" game. Nevertheless it's really handy if you're just casually playing or have downtime. She won't heal by sitting down without the command, so remember to say it if you step away for any period of time.

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5. Go to area C2 -> "Cee Ni" and then manually turn the control panel ON. A cutscene will play. When asked by Rio what to do, say "Run!" -> "Nigero!" にげろ

 

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HALLWAY B/C
1. Say Tomare to stop near the save point. Turn around and Go to Point A -> "Ay Chiten" for a heal capsule. You'll be fighting a new monster, so save if needed.

2. Go to Point C -> "Cee Chiten" (Shee Chiten) to encounter the Frogger. The enemy works similar to the "red eye slug". Attack the front legs to slow it down, then aim for sides, and when you need to target the stomach, you have to flip it over by attacking its mouth.

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"Front legs" -> "Ma-yashi" 前足
"Left Side" -> "hidari wakibara" 左わき腹
"Right Side" -> "migi wakibara" 右わき腹
"Mouth -> "Kuchi"  口
"Red Stomach" -> "Akai Hara" 赤い腹

3. After Rio has picked up the launcher shell, go to Point B -> "Bee Chiten". She'll make a path by using the "Launcher" ( "Rancha" ランチャ).

 

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DUCT
This is often considered one of the most frustrating parts. But let's try to take it nice and slow. You'll be faced with 3 paths - one blue, one red, one green - and need to jump between them. There are wobbly platforms (you'll fall) and platforms with steam (you'll only fall if the steam hits you). If you fall, remember to pick up the heal capsules in each section! "A Chiten", B Chiten" etc. It's actually beneficial for you to fall if you're comfortable healing with the "Nanda" game, but Rio will also be really impressed if you do it first try.

 

1. Rio will ask you to confirm ("hai" or "wakatta") after going over the colors, which are as follows:

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Blue -> Burū ブルー
Red -> Reddo レッド
Green -> Gurīn グリーン

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Stop -> Tomare 止まれ 
Walk -> Aruke 歩け

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2. After passing from A to B (the first walkway), the additional challenge of steam will be added. Make sure to use "stop" when needed. You'll also want to say "Isoide!" ("Hurry!") 急いで to get past steam on the green beam at the end.

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WAITING ROOM
1. After entering the new corridor, go to the Waiting Room -> "Hikaehitsu" 控え室. You'll encounter the reporter here and have to select the right disk that Rio is looking for by color and shapes. The correct answer is "the red and blue star pattern" -> "Aka to ao no hoshi moyō" 赤と青の星模様

2. After viewing the disk, Rio will ask who you could show this to for help, answer "Mutō" (the guard known as Gino in EN). Her next question is if you'd like to know more about the stone; say "iya" if you're in a hurry and "hai" twice if you'd like her to say "actually you don't wanna know".
 

3. Go to the OA Booth -> "OA Būsu" and identify the Copier "Kopī-ki" コピー機. Then say "make a copy from the copier in front" -> "temae no kopī-ki no kopī o tore" 手前のコピー機のコピーをとれ. This will give you the combat command "janpu" (jump) which is useful in the future.
 
4. While still at the OA booth, look at the "Key Box" -> "Kībokkussu" キーボックッス then manually turn it on. Say the manager's name Jonathan Turner "Jonasan Tānā". This grants you the elevator key to the observation restaurant.

5. (Optional) Go to the vending machines -> "jidō hanbaiki". Say "benchi no shita" to look under the bench for the heal capsule. Say "bideokamera" to look under the video camera for a chip.

Leave the room and save if needed (deguchi, sebu pointo). If you haven't saved yet, in game or otherwise, now is a good time since a frustrating enemy is ahead.

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ELEVATOR HALL 1
1. Walk to the elevator hall "Erebētāhōru" to begin combat with a new enemy (this enemy can be fought now or later, but since you just saved and likely still have a good amount of heal capsules, now seems like a great time). I'm just going to call him "Spike".

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"Head" -> "Atama" 頭
"Left hand" -> "Hidarite" 左手
"Right hand" -> "Migite" 右手
"Mouth -> "Kuchi"  口

"Fin" -> "Tosaka" とさか

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(actually means more like "cockscomb" the floppy lil

red part on a rooster, but the EN game calls it a "fin"

and I figured, y'know, that works.)

"Eye" -> "Medama" 目玉
"Horn" -> "Tsuno" つの

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"JUMP" -> "janpu" ジャンプ important to load up/release to successfully jump waves.

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This can be rough but is very cheeseable. When Spike warps, he'll come back and set off a wave that you'll need to successfully jump, so say "janpu, medama" while he's gone and then let go of circle when he's about to land to shoot his eye. Repeat this pretty much until he's dead. "Ushiro" will help you turn around to lock on to him. Admittedly, I don't have any strategy for when it switches to his mouth side ("kuchi"), because shooting the mouth doesn't do much, and trying to attack other parts makes the fight a lot longer. If you're far away enough when he does this, he will lunge and fall for a second which makes him vulnerable, but it's pretty hard to predict, and "nigete" (flee) can make you run basically anywhere.

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2. Since you can't actually use the elevator at this point, go to the observatory restaurant -> "Tenbō resutoran".

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RESTAURANT
1. Rio asks if you remember this place, say "Hai". It's the location from the beginning cutscene of the game. "Tomare" to stop her from walking about randomly after.

2. Go to Floor one -> "Furoa ichi" for a heal capsule.

3. For now, go to Floor two -> "furoa ni" to start a mini cutscene where Rio notices the other entrance is blocked off, then hears a noise from the chandelier. Use a launcher -> "rauncha" on the blockade. You'll need two more launcher shells to get through here. Floor two, three, and four have encounters with a chance to drop launcher shells and heal capsules. Each encounter will be 1 x "frogger" and 1 x slug, so remember front legs, left side, right side, mouth, red stomach.

4. Once you've fought every encounter in floors two, three, and four, you can save to reload each areas encounter. Feel free to do another lap to farm launcher shells (very useful for later boss) or heals. Occasionally the baby slug will be swapped out for a red eye slug, and the launcher will be swapped out for a heal capsule. I think you may eventually hit a launcher limit and only farm heals but not sure the limits on this. Use your launcher shells to clear the rest of the chandelier area and get the elevator key.

5. (Optional) The VIP seats have a chip, a heal capsule, and a combat command called "Ato wa yoroshiku" (leave it to me) 後はよろしく that will have Rio act autonomously in battle (I'm sure there's use for it, but I've never personally used it much). So if you don't need those, you can move to the elevator. If you are getting them, go to "veepo Shīto ni" and clear the way with a launcher shell. Resume travel after clearing the rubble for a chip at seat 2. Go to seat 3 "veepo shīto san" and identify the floor light -> "furoa raito" and tell rio to knock it over -> "furoa raito taosu". This grants the  "Ato wa yoroshiku" (leave it to me) combat command. You can clear the way to VIP seat 4 "veepo shīto yon" for another heal capsule.

"Deguchi ichi" when you're done here, we now have the elevator key for the elevator we cleared out earlier.

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ELEVATOR RIDE
Go to the "Erebētāhōru". Manually enter the code "0423" for the elevator (the code is found on the elevator passkey in ITEM A if curious). A cutscene of the elevator ride will play. Rio ruminates about the nature of space travel and humanity.

First question: "Are you really alive?" 
("Hai" Yes, "Iya" No, or "Wakaranai" I don't know)

Second question: "What was the first word you were taught as a child?" 
(This is super open ended, you can really say anything. If you want a word to say, try "Ai/Aisuru" love, "Watashitachi" we/us, or "Yūjō" friendship, or maybe even "kanojo" girl) Rio will tell you her first word after.

Third question: "what's your favourite word/phrase?"
(Once again open ended. You can use one of the words from above or try any other word you know. Let me know if you try something that gets a funny response! You can just say "Rio" if you want)

Fourth question: "Do you want to know more about me?"
("Hai" or "Iyada".)​
 

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ELEVATOR HALL 2
1. (Optional) If you have 4 or fewer heal capsules: Go to exit 2 -> "deguchi ni" to fight a red-eye slug and his 3 little sluglets. You can try out "Ato wa yoroshiku" after killing the red eye slug to mixed results if you wanna see how it operates. Heal yourself with the "Nanda" game to conserve heals. Continue to exit 2 after fighting to pick up a heal capsule.

2. Go to exit 1 -> "deguchi ichi" to enter the next corridor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MANAGER'S AREA and REST ROOM
1. Go to the rest room -> "Resutorūmu" レストルーム (not like a bathroom, more like a casual room... of rest). You'll fight a red-eye slug on the way. He's a little stronger than the usual ones, so once you've shot your regular targets you'll mostly shoot his tail. Resume travel after.

2. There's a Spike waiting for you inside! Good luck! "Janpu", "Medama", etc.

3. (Optional but has heal capsule and combat word) Go to the galley -> "gyarē". There's 3 red-eye slugs to fight before you continue, but they're spaced out individually so it's easy to fight. Right eye, left eye, middle eye, red eye, tail, mouth. Continue travel to the galley and say "Kōhī" to look at the Kōhībaggu (coffee bags) for a heal capsule. Say "Kōcha" to look at the tea packets and get the combat command "Back Step" -> "Bakku suteppu" バックステップ

4. Go to the vending machines -> "Jidō hanbaiki". "Above the vending machine on the left" -> "Hidari no jihanki no ue" is a heal capsule. "Gomibako no naka" or "Gomibako, Akero" to open the trash bin for launcher shells.

5. Go to the table -> "Tēburu". Look at the "mug cup" -> "magukappu" マグカップ for a chip. After noticing the spilled coffee -> "Kōhī no kona", say "Kōhī no fuke" to reveal a manager room key.

6. (Optional) go to the TV -> "terebi" to fight 3 baby slugs and 1 red eye slug for a launcher shell. I don't know if this one is realistically worth it even though its a technically easy fight.

7. "Deguchi" to begin the next cutscene. You'll come face to face with Mutō who won't trust you. You need to say "ready/aim your gun" -> "jū o kamaero" or "shoot Mutō " -> "Mutō o utsu". She'll aim her gun, he'll accuse her of being a thief, etc. She'll exit to the corridor after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fun fact: there's a magazine on the rack beside the TV with Britney Spears on the cover. It's a real edition of Teen People magazine from February 2000. The cover below it is from the January 2000 cover of Elle (despite it being spelled EE LL here) featuring french-british singer/model/actress Lou Doillon. These were all replaced with fake story-relevant pamphlets in the English version. I didn't find the specific Linux World mag, but this DID teach me how they ALL had cute dogs/kittens on them.

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MANAGER'S OFFICE
1. Go to the manager's office -> "Shihainin-hitsu" and fight 2 hand tongues and a slug. It's easy to get tongued to death here so if you're using "alternative saves" do so now. I would advise you against saying "dotai" for the hand tongues at this point because it gets mixed up with launcher for some reason. Resume travel to the manager's office.

 

2. You'll have to deal with 2 froggers and a MEGA FROGGER (they jump on the ceiling), Fight the froggers normally, but make sure the mega frogger has his hind legs taken out too. You can attack him as normal when he's on the ground. Mega Frogger gives a launcher shell. HEAL TO FULL. Either do the nanda game or use a heal capsule if you have a lot of them. This boss is rough.

3. The boss will grab you. Say "ute!" repeatedly until she shoots it; do this fast or you will lose health. Now it's time to fight the manager, Karen! Key to winning: "rauncha", "yo kero, midare uchi".

"Head" -> "Atama" 頭
"Left arm" -> "Hidariude" 左腕
"Right arm" -> "Migiude" 右腕
"Right foot" -> "Migiashi" 右足

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"Left foot" -> "Hidariashi" 左足
"Tail" -> "Shippo" 尻尾
"Body" -> "dōtai" 胴体

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"DODGE" -> "Yo kero" 避けろ important to use for his projectiles.
"Random shots" -> "midare uchi" 乱れ撃ち
"Launcher" -> "Rauncha"

 

The objective of this boss is to shoot every red target. All targets will be glowing at the start of the battle. To get his tail "shippo" wait until he's close, say "nigete" to run, and then "shippo" immediately once you've got a good line of sight on his behind.

 

Once you've hit all red targets, use a launcher "rauncha" to make them all red again and immediately say  "midare uchi" (random shot) . The "second phase" is where he throws glowing projectiles at you. "Yo kero" will dodge you out of the way easily once you get the timing down. Immediately after he throws projectiles, a body part will light up red.

 

If you're worried you won't pick the right target in time, you can say "yo kero, midare uchi" altogether, then release when you need to dodge. Using your launcher more than once will make the fight relatively easy if you don't want to worry about the fight mechanics/are in a hurry.

4.(Optional) go to the desk -> "desuku". Say "read the document on the desk" -> "Tsukue no ue no shorui o yomu" to look down at the safe code. You can do the safe without seeing the code though.

5. There are some easy pickups in this area. Go to the management systems -> "Kanri shisutemu" to pick up launcher ammo. Go to the shower booth -> "shawābūsu" to pick up another. Go to the bed -> "beddo" and look at the pillow -> "makura" 枕 for a chip. You can look at the bookshelf -> "Hondana" 本棚 and check the photo -> "shashin" 写真 to get some keywords that you've missed if you've skipped them. (You will only get "camera check" if you've been following this guide fully).

6. Look at the safe while at the bed -> "Kinko". Then tell Rio to open the safe -> "Kinko o akero" as you cannot manually access it. The code is 4 left, 6 left, and 2 right, so we're going to say "Hidari ni yon" then "hidari ni roku" then "migi ni ni". She might ask again about "how many to the right?" at the end because that's 2 "ni" in a row and it's hard to catch.

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Enjoy silly cutscene with English Station System Lady.

(save if you want before leaving the room)

 

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EXHIBITION ROOM
1. Go to the exhibition room -> "tenji-hitsu" 展示室 . You'll have to time using the door cards with Rio. Say "Ready, go!" -> "Se ̄ no!" せーの when you want her to go. If you're struggling with timing, press "ON" at a slight delay behind when you think Rio will press it.

2. We're going to case 3 -> "keisu san" you'll fight a spike and a red-eye slug along the way. There aren't any items in the other cases, but there are enemies in between the other cases so don't bother with them. Once you get to case 3 Rio will notice the stone is missing.

4. You need to enter a passcode to defuse the system above Rio's head (press square on it to read TIME FUZE) but first you have to READ HER the instructions written on the time fuze popup. This is the first time you'll be forced to read full sentences, so good luck!

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First instruction: "Honjitsu no nengappi no shimo ichi-keta o tashita sūji o nyūryoku suru". 本日の年月日の下一ケタを足した数字を入力する This is "add the last digits of today's date", so manually enter "15" when prompted.

Second instruction: "Sutēshon ni chekkuin shita gesuto no ninzū o nyūryoku suru" ステーションにチェックインした ゲストの人数を入力す. This is "enter the number of guests checked in at the station", so manually enter "50" when prompted. Rio will panic because she gives you the wrong info, but just enter 50 after that.

Third instruction: "Yōzan sōri no seinengappi no shimo ichi-keta o tashita sūji o nyūryoku suru" 鷹山総理の生年月日の下一ケタを足した数字を入力する. This is "enter the number obtained by adding the last digits of the Prime Minister's date of birth". Rio panics because of how crazy this one is. I said "Daijoubu desu ka?" (are you okay) to snap her out of it, you can probably also say "Ochitsuke" (calm down) and then after she's done pacing around like she has to poop, enter "15".

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The next question Rio asks is "can we meet up if we get out of this?" so "Mochiron" もちろん or "Iyada" いやだ work, but any affirmative or negative or even "Wakaranai" (idk) basically works, and she doesn't really get mad if you say no because, well, you have a girlfriend. Speaking of your girlfriend... 

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OPERATOR, THE SHUTTER!
1. Attempt to manually close the shutter.

2. Repeatedly shoot the color of the lever that's on top,  Yellow Lever -> "Kiiro Rebā" 黄色レバー or Red Lever -> "Aka Rebā" 赤レバー (its funny that red lever yellow lever is hard in english but they ultimately decided not to do the english colour words). "Hidari" will make Rio hide to the left. You can also "Ute" to shoot the guards. The guards will also shoot your lever to slow your progress.

3. Mutō will stop you and try to shoot the familiarly sexy alien. Say "run away" -> "nigero" にげろ to not die.

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Murder, Paracelsus, Philosopher's Stone, the year being like 2029 but still using physical disks, etc. If you're not familiar with the story: she explains her dad and Joseph Kraft studied the philosopher's stone together and then Kraft shoots her dad and Rio, but Rio was saved and goes to Japan to escape him. This whole story's ethos is actually based on a debunked study about shouting mean things or being nice to a jar of rice.

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4. When voice prompted you need to get Rio back up. "Don't cry" -> "Nakanaide" 泣かないで works. You can say "wakatta" (I understand) or even "aishiteru wa" (I love you). I'm sure you can say plenty of mean things but I'm a simp. Rio still wants to believe your girlfriend is alive and well, so she runs off to find her.

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