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When you give Hiyoko a present, she will give you a different reaction depending on how much she likes it. There are multiple possible reactions for each "tier" of present, and which of the reactions you receive is random. Each line is a separate response.
Loves
Um...can I really have this? Yaaay! I've always wanted something like this. You look like a different person. Hehehe, thank you!
Wow! What is this? It's amazing! Yep yep, this truly shows Japan's beauty. I've never received anything that made me this happy. Hehehe...I'll take good care of it, okay!?
Likes
Well, it'd be too pathetic to put such high expectations on you anyway. So I guess I'm satisfied for now. ...Hehe, thanks.
I see...I'm a little surprised to receive something like this from you. This won't inconvenience me, so I'll gladly accept it.
OK
Hmmm...I don't really care if I take that or not... But, since I feel bad for you, I guess I'll take it...
Huh? This present is for me? Oh, I thought it was a piece of trash. Oh well, I guess I'll take it!
Yaaay! Yaaay! This looks boring and shady and doesn't suit me at all, but I guess I'll act happy for now!
Dislikes
Hey...I get that you're a brain-dead moron and a waste of oxygen. But you're still my slave, so you need to bring me gifts that are a little more thoughtful than this.
You thought...I'd be happy to receive something like that...? Ugh... Hic... Stupid Hajime's making fun of me...
Hmm, if I'm being modest...this is lower than a pile of bug corpses. You can toss this into the garbage can on my behalf.
Hates
Wow...I've never seen something so useless in all my life. How should I put this...? It's just as worthless as your existence!
Ugh... Waaaaaaaaaaa! Hajime forced this weird thing onto me! Ugh... So mean...hic...
Skills Granted[]
Becoming close to Hiyoko will grant Hajime the following skills, which will aid him in Class Trials:
FTE
Name
Description
Cost
#5
Pivot Turn
Erases all dummy panels. Effective during Closing Argument.
5 SP
Free Time Event Introductions[]
Depending on which Free Time segment during the main story you choose to initiate a Free Time Event with Hiyoko, you will receive a different piece of introductory dialogue.
This section is not yet complete.
Introduction 1
Hey hey, if Nagito starves to death, who's gonna be the killer?
I bet it'll be Kazuichi and Nekomaru since they're the ones who locked him up! What a couple of idiots!
What should I do? Should I hang out with Hiyoko when she's acting like this?
Invite Hiyoko to hang out / See who else is around
So damn annoying... Don't friggin' hang around me... I hope you get locked up too...
Ah, nothing! I didn't say anything!
Anyway, I'll teach you my special knowledge of where to squish Mr. Bugs to make the best sounds!
I spent time today with Hiyoko learning useless knowledge...
It looks like Hiyoko and I grew a little closer...or did we?
Introduction 2
Huhhhh? That's weird. Did I hear something just now?
That's so weird. Nobody's here at allllll.
What should I do? Should I hang out with Hiyoko when she's acting like this?
Invite Hiyoko to hang out / See who else is around
Wow, I didn't see you there, Hajime! You were soooooo boring I didn't notice you at all!
If you really insist, you can hold my bags while I pick up snacks from the supermarket.
I went with Hiyoko while she shopped, and I was forced to carry a huge load of snacks back to her cottage...
It looks like Hiyoko and I grew a little closer...or did we?
Free Time Event Dialogue & Option Guide[]
Full dialogue from Hiyoko's Free Time Events:
Introduction (Page 1)[]
???
Squish! Squish!
What's this kid doing? She's sitting down and she keeps pressing her finger onto the floor with all of her strength.
Um, are you okay? I haven't introduced myself, right? My name is Hajime Hinata...
Hmmm?
I'm Hiyoko Saionji.
Squish! Squish!
She hasn't stopped pressing her finger onto the floor... Seriously, what's she doing? And...her appearance and voice are so young... I can't believe she is actually a high school student.
Hiyoko's talent has made her known as the Ultimate Traditional Dancer. As a rookie, the Japanese dance industry expects a lot from her. She's already performed overseas many times. It seems her performances are popular among young audiences, which is rare in the Japanese dance industry. Well, then again, her fans are mostly men.
It's probably because she looks so young... Her fans probably all have the same niche or something.
Squish! Squish!
Hey, what exactly are you doing?
Hmm? I'm squishing!
Squishing what?
Mr. Ant, of course. I'm squishing lots of Mr. Ants.
Come again?
Hehe... If you squish their tummies just right, it makes this awesome sound.
Wanna do it together!?
H-Hell no!
Aww, okay.
Hmph, you wuss...
Th-This kid... Her attitude doesn't match her appearance at all.
Obtained Hope Fragment.
Free Time Event 1 (Page 2)[]
Invite Hiyoko to hang out
Hey Hajime. I've been thinking this ever since I first met you, but will you get mad if I say it?
I'm not going to get mad every time you say something to me...
I see. Then I'm gonna say it.
Um, um...I've been thinking this ever since I first met you...
You have a shady-looking face, and you look like the kind of person who's too lazy to try hard. And not only that, I think you're so hopeless for coming after me like some pedo pervert!
H-Hold on! If you think I have a shady looking face...well, I guess I can let that slide...
But you better take back that last part! When did I ever come after you!?
Ugh...
...Huh?
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah! You said you wouldn't get mad! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
C-Crap... There's no way I can leave her alone when she's acting like this... S-Sorry... I'm sorry I yelled at you. Please don't cry anymore.
Ugh...hic... Then...if you're really sorry, can you buy me the thing I like?
Huh? What the heck...?
*Sniffle*...
F-Fine! What do I have to buy you!?
Umm...it's shaped like a star, and it's small, and it's cute, and it's sweet...
She's probably talking about...
Crumpets
...I got it. You want me to bring you some crumpets?
Wroooooooooong! You didn't listen to me at all!
You stupidhead!
Just as I thought...that was wrong...
Candy
So you just want candy, right? I wonder if I saw any star-shaped ones...
Bitch, bitch, bitch... Bring me Gundham's earring then.
And you better steal it! I don't want you to borrow it!
You...don't really want it, do you...? You're just trying to make me suffer...
Just let me bring you a different snack. I'll get you something you like.
Aww, but they don't have anything cute there. I gotta have something cute like...flower candies made with refined Japanese sugar.
Y-You spoiled little brat...! There's no way you can get those kinds of traditional candies here...
Ah, but...just as I thought, you really do like traditional Japanese candy, huh?
Well, it's so elaborately made that it's practically art. They're so small and sparkly and cute... I love them so much.
Foreign sweets are made with too much sugar, so they're perfect for uncultured idiots.
I-If she hadn't said that last part, I would've been impressed... Well, this is Hiyoko after all. I guess I just have to accept it...
But I do feel like I understand Hiyoko a little more now...
Hiyoko asked me to do impossible things for her all day. By the time I returned to my cottage, I was wiped out...
Hiyoko's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her.
Free Time Event 2 (Page 3)[]
Invite Hiyoko to hang out
Yay! This island has lots of flowers! I love flowers!
Well, I guess this place looks pretty scenic. But...I'm surprised that someone like you likes flowers and stuff.
Huh!? What does that mean, you stupid, ugly, idiot!? You're so meeeeeeeeean! How can you have perform a traditional Japanese dance if you don't have a heart that cherishes flowers?
You don't understand at all, do you?
Oh right... Despite her looks, I totally forgot that she's the Ultimate Traditional Dancer...
If she didn't have her foul mouth and rotten attitude, she'd look perfect standing next to flowers.
I love flowers 'cause they're soooo pretty! I used to play at flower gardens when I was a kid.
It was lots of fun stomping them and messing them up!
...Huh? Wait, didn't you just say that you love flowers because they're so pretty...?
It's fun to stomp pretty things with my feet and kick them all over the place.
H-How...can you think like that?
Oh yeah, Akane saw me the other day when I was stomping flowers, too. She asked me what I was doing, but it was sooooo annoying to explain it to her. So I told her that stomping and kicking your food before you eat it gives you a lot more protein.
Then she actually started eating the flowers, but she said they didn't taste that good.
I mean, I can imagine Akane doing that, but...it doesn't change the fact that this kid is a rotten jerk...
She'd seriously so stupid. Hmmmm, what should I make her do the next time I see her?
Then again...Akane is gullible, so no matter what I tell her to do, it'll be too boring... It's a lot more fun to mess with Mikan.
...Hey, Hiyoko.
...Hm? What?
You...must not have very many friends...
Well, no duh. What's wrong with that? Friends are what you call a bunch of weaklings who decide to get along and play nice, right?
The world is filled with people who exist to serve perfect humans like me. That's why I don't need friends or any close contacts...
You're just my slave, got it?
S-Slave!?
Hey, that's a big no-no! A slave should never talk back to their master!
I don't really understand, but...Hiyoko is giving me detailed instructions on how slaves should behave...
I felt physically and mentally exhausted, so I went back to my cottage...
Hiyoko's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her.
Free Time Event 3 (Page 4)[]
Invite Hiyoko to hang out
By the way, about your last name, Saionji...
Grrrrr! Wh-What the hell was that look for...? I feel like someone punched me in the stomach...
I had a reaaaaal bad dream today. The next time you casually say my last name, I'll kill you.
Y-You should warn me about that ahead of time...!
B-But...what's wrong with your last name anyway? Is it really that big of a deal...?
I hate my last name! Everyone who shares my last name...eventually dies a crazy death!
Does that...include you, too?
...Oh well.
Huh...?
It can't be helped 'cause chosen bloodlines are always targeted by conspiracies and assassinations and stuff...
When I'm the head of my family, I'll probably do similar stuff, too. Well, since my dad only married into the family, I guess I can let him off easy.
C-Conspiracies...? Assassinations...?
Those people are just the worst! They'll put pins in kids' shoes, or scatter dead mice all over your bed... They're the type of people who'd drop stage lights on you on purpose, or poison your food...
So they totally deserve to die, right!? There's nothing lamer than being envied by people who have no talent at all!
Did...all those things...actually happen to Hiyoko? I heard the Saionji family was famous for its traditional Japanese dancing...
Do you know about a performance called, "The Madness of Nakazu"?[1] It's a dance about a dad who goes crazy. But to tell you the truth, the dad's craziness is a total lie. Now why would he do something like that..? Do you know whyyyyyy?
There's no way I'd know anything about that...but if I compare that character to Hiyoko's father...
To use his daughter
Was he...trying to use his daughter?
If he was that clever...she probably wouldn't have suffered so much...
Crap... Looks like I messed up...
To kill his daughter
He was faking it so he could kill his own daughter...right?
Gyahaha! What the heck!? That's a new interpretation! It's like you seriously don't want to live anymore!
Crap... Looks like I messed up...
To protect his daughter
Was he...trying to protect his daughter?
That's right... The story's about a father who pretends he's crazy so he can protect his daughter from perverts. During the performance, the bad guys are punished and there's a happily-ever-after ending, but...
Life isn't that easy. My hag grandma thinks the family name is so important that she took me away from my parents...
But then again, she did take good care of me. After all, I'm the next head of the family.
You...you don't feel lonely?
... That's why...it really makes me happy when you talk to me.
I-I didn't know that...
...Heh, as long as I say that, everyone gladly agrees to become my slave.
Wha-!? H-Hold on a sec... What you said just now...how much of it was a lie...?
You're sooooo stupid! It'd be boring if I told you.
Wh-What the heck!? I was actually worried about you for a moment!
Ugh...
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Don't yell at me! It's not my fault! Why are you still yelling at me!?
W-Well...um...you know...how should I put this...? ...I-I'm sorry.
Once again, I feel like I understand Hiyoko a little better now... ...But the more I get to know her, the more fearful I become.
I felt really tired after I got Hiyoko to stop crying, so I went back to my room...
Hiyoko's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her.
Free Time Event 4 (Page 5)[]
Invite Hiyoko to hang out
Man, this place has awful food. I wanna eat proper Japanese food.
You like Japanese food?
Of course. Rice, fish, vegetables, miso, soy sauce... I could totally live off that stuff alone.
I seriously can't stand smelly, oily people who eat tons of meat! They think and act like stupid animals.
As usual...your attitude is terrible...
Besides, Japan has lots of delicate, refined, high quality things. Why do they gotta suck up to worthless countries who can only brag about how big they are?
They don't need to import anything from those stupid places.
Y-You should stop...
Awww, how boring.
Jeez...that's why opportunists are such useless cowards.
You're not scared of anything, huh...? Well, that's one good thing about Hiyoko...I guess?
I'm just saying we should take good care of the things that are close to us. I know I have an old-fashioned way of thinking because I'm involved in a hobby with over 400 years of history.
But what's wrong with old-fashioned things? Of course...I don't intend to disagree with the new direction Kabuki Theater is taking these days... But I think it's a good thing to protect things that need to be protected.
Th-That's unexpected... I guess even you say decent things sometimes.
Whaaaaat? How mean! I'm always serious!
I seriously love traditional dancing, Japanese candy, and Japanese food. And as much as I love these...
I seriously love stomping on disgusting things!
Is that something you really needed to mention?
Well, I'm sure a boring commoner like you won't understand. Well, whatever. I always make it a habit to relax the tips of my fingers.
This is the source of the Japanese traditional dance.
Traditional dancing, huh... Now that you mention it, I've never actually seen a performance.
Even if you do go see one, you're definitely just gonna fall asleep in the middle of it.
Haha...maybe.
But...if you're the one doing the dancing, I'll make sure to stay awake.
... Daddy...said the same thing, too.
...Huh?
Then...I'll make sure to specifically invite you the next time I perform.
But in exchange, if you fall asleep, I'll publicly humiliate you. I'll record you when you're at your ugliest and upload it on the internet.
G-Got it... I'll pay attention... I feel like I made a promise on the fly that I really shouldn't have, but...
Hiyoko looks unexpectedly happy, so I guess it's fine.
After talking to Hiyoko about random things for a while, I returned to my cottage.
Hiyoko's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her.
Free Time Event 5 (Page 6)[]
Invite Hiyoko to hang out
...
Sh-She...looks like she's in a bad mood for some reason.
... I've been stewing over it for a while, but they seriously piss me off. ...Right?
Wh-Who are you talking about?
Who cares!? You gotta agree with me first! Aren't you on my side!?
So mean... You're totally gawking at that bitch while I'm this pissed off...
Ugh... Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Hold on a second! Calm down! I don't know who you're talking about!
You...*Hic!*...should think about it...on your own...*Hic!*
I have no idea what's going on anymore... But I can't just stay silent about this...
Um... Hiyoko is probably talking about...
Akane
Are you mad at Akane?
Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Are you stupid or something!? She's nothing but a sturdy toy, y'know!
That's right... That bitch is getting totally carried away, right!?
Really...? I think she's been like that all along...
I don't care if she's a princess or a foreigner. She gets away with it 'cause you all pamper her like crazy! Especially that idiot, Kazuichi! He's obviously an annoying, pathetic virgin!
Ah! Maybe I should punish him first as a lesson to the rest of you.
She just casually made a dangerous threat...
C'mon Hajime, let's go beat him up right now!
Wh-Why!?
Awwww, then how about we gang up on Sonia?
No.
Whaaaaaat? How boring! ...Fine, I guess you like that stupid pig more than me.
Ugh...that's why you're so cold toward me... *Sniffle*
Oh come on, don't cry! I'm not trying to side with anyone...
Huh? You're not on my side...?
Gh...gh...
Seriously, hold on! ...Why do you even hate Sonia? Are you sure you're not just jealous of her?
Wh-Whaaaat!? Of course not!
Then...just leave her alone.
No, no, no! She seriously pisses me off!
If you're not on my side, then I definitely don't wanna leave her alone!
Wh-What's with her whining...? Is she really in high school? F-Fine...I guess I'm on your side. Seriously though...just forget about Sonia.
But that doesn't mean I'm taking her side, all right!? I'm definitely siding with you! ...Happy now?
...Really?
Yeah...
Hehe... You're...so easy. I can't believe my fake crying tricked you again...
She really shouldn't say that with tears in her eyes...
... You're really kind-hearted. Well...in your case, I guess that's a good thing.
I don't even care anymore.
If that's the case, let's throw stones at someone!
Hell no!
Jeez... When she's not being an unbearable brat, she can be pretty adorable... But I guess that strength has been supporting Hiyoko this whole time.
Since I understand that now...maybe that means a bond has formed between Hiyoko and myself. So I'll protect her...but if I say that to her, she'll definitely treat me like a slave.
After engaging in a pointless argument for a bit, I returned to my cottage...
Hiyoko's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her. You just unlocked the skill Pivot Turn! You have obtained a present: Hiyoko's Undergarments.
Filled in every page of every character's Report Card
Trivia[]
↑The Madness of Nakazu is a novel written by Matsui Yoshiko in 1998. It tells about an orphan who was adopted by a kabuki acting family to become an actor, very similar to Hiyoko who was separated from her dad by her grandmother so she can be taught as a professional traditional dancer.
↑Hiyoko's report card trophy, "It's Lolita Complicated", references the term Lolita, which refers to young girls who draw sexual interest from adult males, and in particular to characters like Hiyoko who - though often ostensibly adolescents or adults - are designed to appeal to adults who are attracted to pre-adolescent girls.
↑ 3.03.1The trophy for completing all report cards, "Mr. Congeniality", refers to the "Miss Congenitality" reward given at Miss Universe beauty pageants, and the 2000 Sandra Bullock movie of the same name.