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No, towards the end of the most recent version, she confirms herself that it is true. She explains the circumstances that got her into such a situation, and the player character offers to help her get a normal job and says he'd rather not see her working like this.

He even helps her confront her dad, and I have a feeling your assistance will bare fruits(meaning she'll get a normal job) in the next update. If not, idrc as I personally am not looking at her as a potential love interest.

I'm assuming in later updates, if you help her, she does eventually stop being a prostitute, but given that's her main issue at this point, I'm not sure how KS will make her story still matter after that.(I mean the message will still matter, but what will her story and conflicts be after she stops?)

TheGeeb815 days ago

Before her H-scene she herself confirms the rumors, that is correct, then an extra layer of proof is added when you see her exit a hotel with a client a little while later. But the conversation that Kaizen was talking about was a conversation between MC, Ayase, Yuka, and Chika in a restaurant, NOT the one between Chika and the MC in the MC's apartment.

This is where the "Not sure if I'm misremembering or not" part of my comment comes in as I haven't replayed that specific conversation (the restaurant one), but I believe that in the restaurant conversation she simply mentions that there are rumors going around school about her. Kaizen, was acting as if at that point in time, those rumors were 100% proven true simply because Chika mentioned them. She basically said something like "people are saying I have sex for money" and Kaizen took that as her pretty much saying "I DO have sex for money. It's 100% confirmed true." Kaizen was then using that as evidence that Chika's "prostitution" was already mentioned when at that specific point it was nothing more than a rumor.

My comment was pointing out how those "rumors" don't exist BEFORE that conversation in the restaurant, when Chika brings them to your attention. NOBODY mentions them UNTIL THAT POINT. Which is one of the reasons why the players are upset as it feels like it comes out of literally nowhere with absolutely zero buildup. When they get to the restaurant and Chika mentions the rumors, the average player (me included) is most likely thinking something along the lines of "Oh, they're just rumors, surely the story will involve us proving that they're false." Only to be severely disappointed when the story then proceeds to double down on the rumors by instantly confirming them to be true a short while later.

Also it's important to note that KS says the quotes around "prostitute" matter, so I don't know what the hell that means.

Stupid Shadow Gaming4 days ago (2 edits)

Yes, Kaizen was talking about that scene in the restaurant. Then you went on to explain what a rumor is and said "It's not a fact" so I sought to correct that.

Y'know, because it is a fact.

But yeah, at that point in time it was unknown. However, it was still mentioned. Also I'm guessing Yuka recounted the flashback word for word so technically both of you know she said "Dangerous people pay to sleep with me" when she saved your sister.

It was actually MC and Yuka who had the doubts and assumed she was simply saying that to scare off the other girls. Chika herself however was honest the entire way through. When she confirmed it later on, it's because she knew you had doubts about what she herself said being true.

Also, that's not exactly something that needs buildup. She said it in a natural situation. Y'know, girls being toxic to other girls about who the latter slept with.

That gets it out of the way, and gives a little insight about why she feels the need to stay away from other people.

And then clearing up lingering confusion and misunderstanding.

Players are actually upset about the fact she's a "main girl" that you can "pursue" and a prostitute.

And some even claim that they didn't know until after the h scene. Which you know isn't even correct.

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