GUIDE: SPOILERS AHEAD

The endings

• A boy's romance ending
  • Make him your closest by graduation, and actually commit. A bit of scattered kindness isn't enough.
• The true ending
  • Keep everyone at a distance. Never let any one boy pull ahead.
• Jason's dark ending
  • Fall for another boy while turning down all of Jason's invitations.
  • Accept even one invitation to avoid it.

If two boys are tied at the very end, the game picks one for you. Make your favourite a clear step ahead.

How a boy reaches his maximum (23 points)

Every boy can build up to 23 points of closeness with you.

For the one you're chasing:

• Accept his Chapter 1 date: +3
• Give the kind reply on that date: +2
• Cheer for him at the beach volleyball match (Ch 2): +4
• The summer-camp storeroom moment, if he's among your top three closest (Ch 2): +2
  • A random one of your three closest is paired with you and gets it, so this is reachable but not certain in a given run.
• Help at his booth during the festival (Ch 3): +2
• Run with him from the police (Ch 3): +3
• The aquarium date (Ch 3): +2
• Name his gift your favourite at Christmas (Ch 4): +5

Total: 23 points.

At Christmas, you rank your top three gifts:

• Favourite: +5
• Second favourite: +4
• Third favourite: +3

However, only your favourite can go to the boy you're maxing. The +4 and +3 land on two other boys.

That ranking is usually what decides who finishes ahead, so spend your favourite on the boy you want.

Jason

Jason works differently:

• Once each chapter (Ch 1-4), he quietly asks you for a small moment together.
• Saying yes gives no points. It's pure kindness, but it's what keeps his story from souring.
• To romance him, earn closeness the same way as anyone else above. If he ends up your closest, you get his gentle ending.
• Brush him off every time and then graduate with another boy, and you get his dark ending instead.
• Accepting even one invitation anywhere in the year prevents the dark ending.