Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

In a world shrouded in falsehood, Tono Shiki will also rush towards the full moon in the sky, which he is destined to never reach, and then... follow the moon into his own destruction.

The moon in the sky is something that people on earth can never reach.

Even so, I am still willing to watch eternally without complaint or regret.

This is Kurokawa Kazuya's understanding of the entirety of the love story between the protagonist and the moon princess in "Tsukihime".

It was also the first True End he created for "Tsukihime".

When drawing the final ending CG, Kazuya Kurokawa tried his best to create a dreamlike, hazy, and beautiful feeling.

Princesses are a beautiful, illusory dream; reality is a truth full of lies.

Escaping a reality full of lies and rushing towards a beautiful, illusory dream is everyone's instinct.

As Tohno Shiki's pursuit of fantasy gradually crumbles, leaving behind a sense of desolation, he gazes at the full moon that quietly radiates light in the sky—this is the final scene of Tsukihime True End.

Kurokawa Kazuya put a lot of effort into creating this ending.

In Kurokawa Kazuya's understanding of the game, the essence of "Tsukihime" is actually a series of imperfect tragedies.

Although humans yearn for happiness, a uniform kind of happiness cannot showcase the beauty of the individual; the beauty of a character must be revealed in tragedy.

The beauty of Tsukihime, a visual novel, lies in the fact that it offers multiple routes to choose from.

We can witness the tragedy unfold in one storyline, experiencing the girl's authenticity and poignancy that we rarely see in everyday life, while simultaneously choosing to save her in another.

This is itself a driving force that motivates players to play the game.

Of course, in addition to the original endings created by Kinoko Nasu, Kurokawa and Miri will naturally create other good endings, and they don't just want to create one, but the difficulty of triggering them basically requires a second playthrough.

When writing the text for a first-person visual novel, how can one not put oneself in the protagonist's shoes?

Having placed himself in the protagonist's shoes, Kurokawa Kazuya, after escaping a certain emotion, did not intend to give himself only a tragic ending.

He never felt there was anything wrong with pursuing a fantasy dream when reality was destined to be tragic.

Heroes are those who, after recognizing the harsh realities of life, still love it.

But Kurokawa and Mika do not consider themselves heroes.

Therefore, he will give this story all sorts of happy endings.

Don't give him any nonsense like saying that giving him a happy ending would ruin the original mood of the story.

He chose to create "Tsukihime" as his first project after transmigrating because he had regrets about several endings in the original work.

What is fan fiction? Isn't it just that readers change the original work according to their own ideas, thereby making up for their regrets in the original work?

After the general framework of "Tsukihime" was completely determined.

He felt a sense of exhilaration at changing the original ending and making up for the regrets in his heart.

At worst, the author can just write the normal ending version with Nasu Kinoko as the author.

There are so many versions with happy endings; the author can just write them as his own.

At worst, they'll give you a perfect happy ending, a higher difficulty level to trigger the event, more collection options, and so on...

He's determined to change the course of this tragedy!

So, where is the happy ending in this game?

A cool voice came from the side, and Kaguya Houraisan, holding her phone, looked at Kazuya Kurokawa with a scrutinizing gaze.

Kazuya Kurokawa himself may not yet realize it.

However, from Kaguya Houraisan's perspective, when the other person talked about game-related matters, she suddenly became noticeably more active, as if she were radiating light.

The way it shone outwards was somewhat dazzling to Kaguya Houraisan.

The beautiful young girl found herself starting to dislike the guy in front of her.

"I haven't finished the happy ending yet. You want to play around with Kaguya Houraisan first, don't you?"

As Kurokawa Kazumi spoke, he was so focused that he completely failed to notice the change in Houraisan Kaguya's eyes.

At this moment, although it was Houraisan Kaguya who proposed playing games, it was Kurokawa Kazuya who took the initiative and was more serious.

This is, after all, the result of three years of hard work from junior high school until now, and he always wants to show it to others.

Chapter Nine: Princess of the Moon (Seventeen-part division)

The Tsukihime that Kaguya of Houraisan is currently visiting, although its basic framework has been completed, is still an unfinished product.

Not only was Arcueid's route only implemented in the game, but none of the fan-made happy endings planned by Kurokawa Kazuya were ever realized.

Kaguya Houraisan didn't actually have any particular feelings about this.

She asked Kurokawa Kazuya simply to interrupt his enthusiastic state.

This is why Kaguya Houraisan's grand disregard for Kurokawa Kazuya's prior notification that the game's ending wasn't installed yet was completely ignored.

As the game began, melodious music started playing.

Kaguya Houraisan's attention gradually focused as well.

To be honest, as someone who is experiencing modern games for the first time and has never been exposed to various entertainment facilities, Kaguya Houraisan finds even playing a simple visual novel incredibly refreshing.

The story begins on a night with a full moon hanging high in the sky.

A boy named Tono Shiki, who was abandoned and raised by the branch family, is summoned back by the main family and returns to the family he remembers from his childhood.

For a typical player, the main focus during this process is to learn about the protagonist's life and abilities.

For example, the protagonist Tono Shiki's ability, "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," will be introduced during this process.

However, Kaguya Houraisan, being a non-modern person, found the various modern facilities mentioned in the game and the environment of modern life that was vaguely revealed within the game to be novel.

Of course, what she found interesting in the game wasn't just the game content, but also Kurokawa Kazuya's repeated mentions of his longing for the moon, and...

The description of his encounter with Arcueid, the princess of the True Ancestor, whom Kaguya Houraisan already knew.

Ding Ding Ding ~

The game's background music is the soft sound of wind blowing through bells.

It's as if time has stopped.

In that instant, everything about me seemed to be drawn to him.

[—Plop]

Blonde hair, red eyes

Pure white clothes, a pristine white figure.

Like a hidden peak, untouched by the world, a figure pristine and unblemished.

A pulsating pulse, a beating heart.

The nerves seemed to be scattered and broken, and the brain seemed to have stopped functioning.

[—Plop]

If this is love at first sight, then I am undoubtedly deeply in love.

Listen to this description, and see the emotions conveyed in the painting.

Even though Kurokawa Kazuya repeatedly emphasized that he had completed most of the content of his game before he traveled to this world, Houraisan Kaguya still felt as if she was being confessed to.

"I'm sorry, Kurokawa, although you are quite interesting, you are still far from meeting my requirements."

Looking up at Kurokawa Kazuya beside her, Houraisan Kaguya, with an elegant smile reminiscent of a Yamato Nadeshiko, immediately gave him a "friend card".

"Besides, I don't really feel anything for the male protagonist you described, who's like a well-behaved child."

From the game to reality, Kaguya Houraisan denied everything.

In the story, Tohno Shiki clearly possesses the power of the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," yet he is constantly bound and manipulated by the rules of society, which Kaguya Houraisan finds quite interesting.

But the willful and unrestrained princess had absolutely no interest in such an obedient child who followed the rules.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I already said this was prepared a long time ago. Besides, if we're talking about well-behaved kids, this male lead is really not one."

Kurokawa Kazuya responded in a sarcastic tone.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Oh~ then I'll be watching with anticipation."

The sound of a heartbeat kept playing from the phone screen.

Kaguya Houraisan refocused her attention on the screen.

She had to admit that she was drawn to the game's setting—a completely unknown world, a completely unknown unfolding.

Even the simple paintings on display have a novel and unfamiliar style of figure painting.

Amidst the constant beating of the protagonist's heart.

Kaguya Houraisan taps the screen to continue the game.

The footsteps of movement ceased.

Not wanting to lose sight of the other person, I looked back, only to realize I'd forgotten to breathe when I noticed.

Feeling nauseous, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and unable to recall proper breathing techniques.

My throat feels like it's burning, and my eyeballs feel like they're about to shatter.

[Lack of blood flow caused numb, icy fingertips, and profuse sweating.]

The fact that I am an animal came to mind.

Breathing returned to a regular pattern, but reason...

It's not about choosing anything, it's just that I'm doing this now—

It's simply a return to nature.

[I vaguely sensed that the tightrope I had been walking, deceiving myself until now, had finally snapped.]

The sound of a heartbeat kept coming from the other side, and the real screen turned pure white, representing the protagonist's blurred consciousness.

The female figure in the picture then appears in an increasingly larger form.

When Kaguya Houraisan read this, her expression gradually became strange.

It was obvious that she had realized something was wrong; this was not the usual stalking of a secret admirer.

【Haa—Haa—Haa—】

The sound of a man's heavy breathing could be heard from the screen.

I must catch up with her, I absolutely have to catch that woman.

I want to chase after her, catch up with her, and talk to her.

[Move those cold feet.]

[Let your breath become as hot as ●●, searching for the silhouette of that white prey.]

【Haa—Haa—Haa—】

The woman walked slowly, completely ignoring my presence.

No reaction? I don't believe it. She just hasn't realized I'm there yet. She's too tired, too exhausted after what she did. That's why I have the opportunity to hunt her down.

[I wanted to sneer and lick her entire body.]

At what age was the last time you satisfied your desires?

[I want to tear her to pieces while pursuing her.]

[It's not about self-gratification or sexual intercourse, but something purer and more primal...]

[I want to separate her!]

The text on the screen began to change.

A rapid variation unfolds alongside the leaping words, as Kaguya Houraisan taps the screen, and the image dances once more.

It symbolizes the protagonist breaking free from his thoughts.

The image of a pure white woman in the distance begins to become blurred and distant.

He was about to take action, Kaguya Houraisan thought to herself.