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Hajime Hinata can initiate a Free Time Event with Kazuichi at the following times:
KEY:
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Can talk to
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Cannot talk to
Depressed
Note: Due to plot reasons, you cannot spend the last Free Time Event (6th Hope Fragment) with Kazuichi before Chapter 5. However, you could spend the first to fourth Free Time Event with him (2nd-5th Hope Fragments) in all chapters.
CHAPTER:
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FREE TIME:
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AVAILABLE?
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Locations[]
Kazuichi can be found at the following locations during Free Time:
Chapter 1
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1st Island (Rocketpunch Market)
1st Island (Path)
1st Island (Rocketpunch Market)
Kazuichi's Cottage
Chapter 2
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2nd Island (Diner)
2nd Island (Diner)
Kazuichi's Cottage
1st Island (Rocketpunch Market)
Chapter 3
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3rd Island (Electric Avenue)
3rd Island (Electric Avenue)
3rd Island (Electric Avenue)
Kazuichi's Cottage
Chapter 4
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Strawberry House (Crummy Room)
Grape House (1st Floor)
Grape House (3rd Floor)
Grape House (1st Floor)
Grape House (3rd Floor)
Chapter 5
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2
1st Island (Rocketpunch Market)
3rd Island (Electric Avenue)
Presents[]
Kazuichi prefers the following presents from the MonoMono Machine:
Loves:
047. Radiosonde, 053. Lilienthal’s Wings, 056. Small Degenerated Reactor, 070. Old Timey Radio, 092. Broken Warhead
Likes:
003. Coconut Juice, 033. Hope's Peak Ring, 043. Men's Manma, 044. Kiss Note, 046. 2.5D Headphones, 050. Razor Ramon HG, 054. Kirlian Photography, 058. The Funbox, 059. The Funplane, 064. Nitro Racer, 086. Century Potpourri, 094. Bar, 100. Occult Photo Frame, 102. Rose In Vitro
Present Reactions[]
When you give Kazuichi a present, he will give you a different reaction depending on how much he 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
Huh? You serious!? You're seriously gonna give me that!? Crap...I'm starting to get really excited here!
You went to all that trouble just to bring me something amazing... Hajime, you're seriously a nice guy... I'm a little touched, really. Seriously, thanks!
Likes
Ooooh! Can I seriously have this!? I feel bad, but thanks!
Oh, that's it! That's it! I was just thinking about how I wanted that! Right on, Hajime! You're a man who knows the difference.
OK
If you're giving this to me, I'll take it but... Hmmm, I wonder if I can disassemble this. Well, I guess it's worth a shot!
Huh? For me? You don't have to be so considerate, y'know... But I'll gladly take it.
Oh? you're gonna give me that? It's like whatever but...oh well, at least it's free!
Dislikes
Huh? Are you giving that to me...? No. there's no way I'd want that... It's common sense, really...
Is that for me...? Hmmm... Isn't there someone who'd be happier to receive this than me?
...Do you really think I'd be happy to receive something like that? *Sigh*...I feel a little conflicted.
Hates
No way, no way, no way! That's seriously impossible! What are you giving me something like that for!?
Hey, cut the crap! Don't get that thing near me! If you bring that thing any closer...I'm seriously gonna cry!
Skills Granted[]
Becoming close to Kazuichi will grant Hajime the following skills, which will aid him in Class Trials:
FTE
Name
Description
Cost
#5
Handiwork
Allows you to reload two bullets at once. Effective during the Panic Talk Action.
6 SP
Free Time Event Introductions[]
Depending on which Free Time segment during the main story you choose to initiate a Free Time Event with Kazuichi, you will receive a different piece of introductory dialogue.
This section is not yet complete.
Introduction 1
Nagito is clearly suspicious...
I did the right thing! You should praise me, at least!
What should I do? Can I even hang out with someone like Kazuichi...?
Invite Kazuichi to hang out / See who else is around
Right!? I knew you'd understand!
All right, let's go get some food, bro!
I spent time with Kazuichi today eating burgers at the diner.
Looks like Kazuichi and I grew closer today.
Introduction 2
What kind of guys do you think Miss Sonia likes...? Do you think she's into princes?
No, she needs to feel the love of a commoner!
What should I do? Can I even hang out with someone like Kazuichi...?
Invite Kazuichi to hang out / See who else is around
What, you're rooting for Miss Sonia and me? Hajimeeeee! I didn't know you were such an awesome dude!
I spent time today listening to Kazuichi fantasize about Sonia...
Looks like Kazuichi and I grew closer today.
Free Time Event Dialogue & Option Guide[]
Full dialogue from Kazuichi's Free Time Events:
Introduction (Page 1)[]
???
This is an airport, right? So...those things over there must be... ...Airplanes? Couldn't we use those planes to escape this island?
Nah, that's impossible. If they were damaged, I could fix 'em, but it looks like these planes are just for show...
Just for show...?
The engines have been completely removed. Nothing I can do about that.
...Completely removed? Whoever brought us to this island must have also done that...right? The same person who's controlling that stuffed animal, Usami.
But...who is doing this? And why did they bring us to this island in the first place? And...how did they do it? The more I think about it... The less sense it makes.
Oh yeah, that reminds me... You and me haven't been introduced yet, right?
Name's Kazuichi Soda. I'm the Ultimate Mechanic. Nice to meet ya.
As expected from someone called the Ultimate Mechanic, Kazuichi is a savant when it comes to fixing machines. If he says it's impossible to fix this plane, it's truly beyond repair.
Even so...to actually remove the engine, whoever's keeping us here must've planned this to a T.
You think so too, huh... Doesn't that seem pretty strange to you?
Yeah, it's pretty strange, but I think it's an acceptable level of strange, y'know?
...Huh?
Well, think about it... It's no like we're being forced to do something dangerous or anything...
That was mentioned in the safety precautions for this school trip. Remember? The school trip guidelines written in the e-Handbook? It looks like we're being kept safe, so why wouldn't this be like any other school trip?
There's nothing dangerous on this island... Spend these peaceful and relaxing days nourishing hope... Just as Usami said earlier. It seems these rules are in place to help us do that...
Are you saying you believe what that thing told us? She forced us to come here, you know!?
Don't be such a pessimist... You should look at this situation with a bit more hope, you know? Optimism is essential for people to live satisfied lives.
Well, I guess it's okay if we just enjoy our vacation and see how the whole thing plays out, right?
Heh-heh! If you stare closely at that strange-lookin' bunny girl, she might start lookin' pretty cute!
I'm actually jealous of how carefree he's being right now.
Obtained Hope Fragment.
Free Time Event 1 (Page 2)[]
Invite Kazuichi to hang out
Man, why did this happen...? We're on a tropical island, y'know? Surrounded by a blue sea, y'know? And there's plenty of ladies here, too. So why do we have to be involved in all this killing nonsense?
Although Kazuichi's intentions are probably not pure, I agree with what he is saying. If this was a normal school trip, it would've been really fun...
Man, and here I thought I was finally going to go on a school trip for the very first time.
First time...? Didn't you go on one during middle school?
I was supposed to...but I ditched it. I, um, faked being sick and stayed home.
Uh, well, I had a lot of reasons, but...my family is really poor. My classmates were pretty much a bunch of boring turds so I was like, "Who cares if I don't go to school?"
But my old man found out later and beat the crap outta me.
Well, obviously a parent would be mad about that. But...I sometimes got yelled at for ditching school events during elementary and middle school, too...
My damn old man... He knew better than anyone that we didn't have any money...
Ah, we run a bike shop at my place but it's seriously hard to sell bicycles these days. The only customers we get now just need a flat tire fixed or air pumped.
But yeah, despite that, I'm the genius mechanic of my family! I can take a look if a bike or car needs fixing, and I can fix anything from kids toys to household appliances!
Wow...that's pretty amazing.
Well, I've been surrounded by junk and tools ever since I was born. So I just have a habit of taking things apart and putting them back together!
I see...so that's the environment the Ultimate Mechanic was raised in.
My old man is just hopeless though, so I'm always the one who's helping out at the shop... In fact...to tell you the truth, I was really excited when we first arrived at this island. Everyone here has pretty colorful personalities, but they all seem like interesting people...
I was really looking forward to enjoying my youthful days here... ...Until all this crap happened.
Dammit...it's my dream, y'know? I've always wanted to go on a trip with my friends and stuff.
Oh wait, we're not close enough yet to call each other friends, huh?
Hmm, I don't know when people suddenly decide they're friends or not... But since we seem to have the same goal, maybe we can at least call each other comrades?
Comrades, huh...?
Hehe...that sounds pretty awesome. I'm looking forward to working with ya, comrade!
Kazuichi extended his hand and I gripped it
I tried to let go...but for some reason, Kazuichi was glaring at me and...
...So Hajime, who are you aiming for?
Wh-What are you talking about?
Isn't it obvious? I'm talking about the ladies! Depending on your answer...the alarm clock in your room may be modified into a time bomb.
If you have time to make something like that...you should spend it actually being productive. ...It's pretty amazing that he's able to think about that kind of stuff at a time like this.
But...despite his looks, Kazuichi seems like a pretty normal guy... I learned a little bit about Kazuichi today.
After Kazuichi was finished hammering me with questions, I was finally released.
Kazuichi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 2 (Page 3)[]
Invite Kazuichi to hang out
Agh, jeez... Why aren't there any vehicles with engines on this damn island!? At this rate, I'll take anything! A go-cart, RC toys, a baby carriage! Just let me tinker with something!
Baby carriages, don't have engines...
There's nothing I can't disassemble, so I took apart the alarm clock inside my room. And when I did that...I couldn't put it back together.
Oh...so there are times when even the Ultimate Mechanic can't even fix something.
Of course, that sort of thing happens to me all the time. One time I was tinkering around without thinking and before I realized it, I made some kind of car thing.
For some reason...the things I fix always end up being some kind of vehicle.
I don't understand that at all...
Ah, I don't mind messing around with the frame or connecting the electrical equipment...
But guys definitely need something with a rumble and some bam bam bam! Hey Hajime, you know what I'm talking about, right? You know what I really want right now!
Umm... Kazuichi is probably talking about a...
Hair dryer
Are you talking about a hair dryer?
That's right, that thing gets warm and goes roaaaaaar...
You should've realized that before you said anything...
Refrigerator
You're talking about a refrigerator, right?
That's right, that rumbling in your stomach! Rumble rumble rumble...
...Wait, no, that totally doesn't have any bam bam bams!
...Well, obviously.
Engine
You're talking about an engine, right? That's what you want to mess around with...?
That's right! That's exactly it! Disassemble, reassemble, see how it goes... Disassemble, reassemble, see how it goes... Doing that over and over gets my brain moving!
*Sigh...* I really miss the smell of oil...
You're right, I haven't really smelled anything like that since we came to this island. But even if there was a car here, you couldn't drive it since you don't have a driver's license, right?
There's no way I'd do something annoying like that. I'd just get motion sickness anyway.
I just...really like the feeling of an engine running. I like all kinds of machines, but vehicles are definitely the best of the best. After all, they look so awesome!
Man, I really want to go home soon and start working on my bike again!
Oh...you're even making a bike, huh...
My dream machine is seriously awesome, y'know? According to my calculations, it has a top speed of 585mph.
Man, I really miss tinkering with that thing...
Oh, but it obviously wouldn't be street legal. And since I get motion sickness, I can't ride it anyway.
What's the use of making a ride that you can't even use? I don't understand that at all.
After talking with Kazuichi some more, I went back to my room.
Kazuichi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 3 (Page 4)[]
Invite Kazuichi to hang out
Hey Hajime, do you have a dream for the future or something?
Hmmm...I've never really thought about it. Maybe I've forgotten what it was...
How about you? Do you have one?
Well, you know...sort of. Since I'm a mechanic... There's not much a guy like me can do besides tinker with machines. So if I'm gonna reach for the stars, then "that's" the only one for me...
...Oh, never mind. Don't even think about it. You'll just laugh. You'll definitely laugh at me.
See, I told you! Your face is totally giving it away!
I-I'm making a face...?
Aaargh! Don't you get it?
I mean...if I'm talking about the best machine, then I'm obviously talking about "that!" ...Just don't even think about it! Forget about it already!
Does he want me to guess or not...?
Um...the thing Kazuichi probably wants to talk about is...
A jet plane
I got it! You're talking about a jet plane!
Jet planes are so sweet... Fighter jets are totally fascinating, too!
But there's something much bigger and faster than that, right!?
Then...
A train
Is it a train?
A train, huh... You can definitely stuff one of those with dreams...
But there's something much bigger and faster than that, right!?
Then...
A rocket ship
Could it be...a rocket ship?
L-Laugh all you want! I don't care!
Why would I laugh...? That sounds amazing.
S-Seriously...?
I-I see... Haha...I see, I see...
...Don't you think rockets are amazing!? They're the biggest and the fastest! They're at the very top of the vehicle food chain!
But still...there's just one thing I'm worried about. No matter how hard I work to make such an awesome machine... There's no way I can give a girl a ride in one...
Yeah...if you get motion sickness in a car, you'd have a really bad time inside a rocket.
But a fantasy like that is very you, I guess. If you ever overcome your motion sickness, I can totally imagine you riding a motorcycle with a girl... You'd probably hang out with a bunch of delinquents and get into all kinds of trouble, too.
... So you think so too... I mean, it's normal...to think like that...
Kazuichi...? Did something happen all of a sudden?
...It's nothing. I just remembered something I need to do, so...later.
For some reason, Kazuichi abruptly walked away... I don't really know...why his attitude changed.
While still holding on to some hazy thoughts, I decided to go back...
Kazuichi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 4 (Page 5)[]
Invite Kazuichi to hang out
*Sigh...* Somehow I'm already losing confidence in myself... ...Well, it's not like I had any confidence to begin with. Dammit, why did this have to happen...? I wanna go home already...
Kazuichi seems pretty depressed, both physically and mentally...
Get ahold of yourself. I'm sure there must be some way. C'mon, you know what they: "Where there's a will, there's a way," right...?
H-Hajime...
Isn't that...kind of lame?
I-It's your fault for complaining!
Well, that's true. Sorry.
...All right, let's get pumped up and look for a way to escape!
He sure recovers quickly...
But still, all the machines here that have engines like airplanes and ships...they're no good. We might as well put pedals on the ship and pedal boat off this island. We could even make it swan-shaped, too.
What do you mean "might as well"...?
Ah, that reminds me... I would get yelled at a lot for modifying various things at school or at home. My greatest invention was attaching an engine to the machine that draws chalk lines on the soccer field!
But...it escaped through the school entrance at full speed, without curving or stopping.
Obviously you'd be yelled at for that...
... Hey Hajime, if...if by chance...
What if...it's impossible? That Monokuma bastard's rule is that only one person is able to escape...
Th-That rule doesn't matter! We...will never kill someone... It's that simple, right?
That's true, but... Can you really believe that nobody here will ever betray us...?
If you start doubting now, you'll never stop... They want you to feel like this.
W-Well, obviously but...
Humans are creatures that betray each other, y'know... I-If they aren't, then...
K-Kazuichi...? What does that mean...?
... S-Sorry... Let me...think about it alone...
After saying that...Kazuichi briskly walked away... I feel like he's worried about something else. But...I guess for now I should just wait until Kazuichi feels comfortable talking to me about it...
After watching Kazuichi leave, I left the area.
Kazuichi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him.
Free Time Event 5 (Page 6)[]
Invite Kazuichi to hang out
Ah, um, Hajime... About that thing from before... ... Hey, let's go somewhere else.
After he said that, Kazuichi walked away by himself...
I ran after Kazuichi until I arrived at the beach.
... Fwooooo... Haaaaaah...
...What are you doing?
Can't you see!? I'm breathing deeply!
I-I gotta prepare myself for l-lots of reasons, y'know! ...
...All right, I'm ready. Come at me, bro.
No, hold on... I don't really understand what's going on at all.
Dumbass! Isn't it obvious!? There's only one thing for two men to do when they come to the beach!
Wh-What...?
Hmm, what can two men do at the beach...?
Date
I see...this is a date, huh.
That's right. Two people having fun at the beach will eventually get close to each other, and then...
...Wait, you and me!? What'll happen if I dream about that tonight!?
I just wanted to lighten the mood a little...
Hit on girls
I know. Hit on girls, right?
That's right. At such an open tropical beach you can run full steam ahead toward all the older ladies...
...Wait, what the hell!? There are no older ladies here in the first place!
You're so funny...
Fist fight
Are you...talking about a fist fight?
...Not exactly. You're going to punch yourself.
Huh?
If you don't, my mind won't be settled! It's like I feel lost or something... You believe in me, but I can't believe in you at all... It's like...I betrayed you or something.
Kazuichi...
Hey...to be honest, I'm wearing contacts.
What is this now...?
It's not like my hair is this color because I wanted to look like this... I wasn't really sure what I wanted so I just tried a few things and it ended up like this.
I was always...a weak, cowardly kid. All I ever did was study and tinker with machines. So...I always believed that everyone who talked to me was a nice person. So even if I was betrayed or lied to, I always believed they had a good reason for it. That's what I always believed...all because I was too scared to admit it.
The Kazuichi I know is a confident, happy-go-lucky guy who gets a little carried away sometimes... But maybe he's just been pretending to be like that.
When I was in middle school, there was this guy I thought was my best friend. We always did everything together, and I could talk to him about anything. But one time...I let him cheat off my test because he begged me for help. But we got caught...
Till the very end, he insisted that I was the one who willingly gave him the answers. But as long as he didn't get punished...I really didn't mind sharing my answers with him at all.
But ever since that happened...he kept avoiding me. I wonder why...? It's not like I really cared...
Maybe...he felt guilty. He probably couldn't stand it.
Yeah...now that I'm older, I feel like I understand him a little. But at the time, I was fed up with everything. So I decided to get rid of all of it, including my looks. And when that happened...everyone who used to hang around me started keeping their distance... And punkasses started getting closer to me instead. Since then...I haven't needed to believe in anyone, and I haven't been betrayed.
It was really easy. You'd be surprised how much changes when you change your appearance. Hot girls kept coming on to me, too... But to tell you the truth...that scared me a little.
... Kazuichi...I never felt betrayed by you. I mean...you always believed in me, didn't you?
W-Well...
But after hearing your reasons, I think it's fine. So how about this? If you ever betray us and make us sad...
I'll punch you as hard as I can, got it!?
...
B-Bring it on. I'll make you...eat those words.
...Thanks. Because of you, I understand now. What I really hated all along wasn't being betrayed. I hated myself for being too weak to believe in others.
Whatever happens, I'll believe in you. That...is what being friends is all about. Let's definitely get out of here. All of us.
Yeah...definitely. Kazuichi offered his hand, and I gripped it firmly. This time, I felt a strong, definite bond forming between Kazuichi and me, and I...
But...it'll be different if you act suspicious. Even if you're my friend, I'll doubt you if you're suspicious.
...
After staring at the sea with Kazuichi and talking about different things, I parted ways with him... ...and returned to my cottage...
Kazuichi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. You just unlocked the skill Craftwork! You have obtained a present: Kazuichi's Undergarments.
Individual report card trophies were removed in this re-release.
Mr. Congeniality
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Filled in every page of every character's Report Card
Trivia[]
↑ 1.01.1The 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.