Sideblog for my love for otome games. Main Blog is @djinnylein. Zenpai is love, Zenpai is life. His Name is Sir Alyn Crawford and he's fabulous in this red cloak.
A guide for how to get every single ending in Ray's AE
There are 10 endings in the AE in total: the Good Ending, the Normal Ending and 8 Bad Endings, which include one Bad Relationship Ending, 3 Bad Story Endings and 4 Sad Endings, an entirely new ending type.
I'll go through them one by one but the gist of it all is that you get a Bad Relationship Ending after opening a branch if you didn't get enough hearts, and you get a Bad Story Ending on a branch if you got too many bad hearts. The last two Bad Story Endings in the AE are a little different and don't depend on hearts and rather just on you picking specific answers, but the main thing is that they always happen around branches. Sad Endings happen during normal VNMs based on one or more wrong dialogue options, so they kind of come out of nowhere.
Also, I'll go through these in the order you can come across them. I won't include spoilers for what actually happens in said ending, just how to get it. And I'll first just describe what you should do to get it if you wanna try getting one kind of on your own and without knowing the specific answers, but if you keep reading further I'll also include the specific options if you're unsure.
There's also a handy little graph at the very end of this post that shows the path to each ending in one single picture - you might find saving that image useful.
Disclaimer in case you need to check the actual dialogue options that lead to a Bad Ending: Since Sad Endings in particular and 2 of the Bad Story Endings are triggered by a bad dialogue option (sometimes it's just one but sometimes the game gives you a chance to take back what you said) I'll be marking the answers that actually trigger the endings with *. The answers that don't have * don't actually matter and you can choose the other one and nothing will chance, I just marked them down to make it easier to follow for people who feel unsure. The answers marked with * are crucial and trigger the Bad Endings.
Day 1
Sad Ending 1
This one happens so early that honestly it could almost be called a prologue Bad Ending. It's also very simple.
VNM: after the 0:00 chat
What to do: Don't wake up.
Pick to trigger the Sad Ending:
(Do not move.)*
Sad Ending 2
VNM: after the 19:11 chat
What to do: Tell Saeran that you should just give up and leave everything behind.
Pick to trigger the Sad Ending:
What if your trauma returns? We should come up with a plan.
Now it feels like it's history.
Then let's leave. Let's leave behind everything, instead of saving Saeyoung.*
Yes.*
I'll be fine. I want to be happy with you. That's all I'm asking for.*
Day 2
Sad Ending 3
VNM: after the 8:00 chat
What to do: Let Saeran go to Saeyoung on his own.
Pick to trigger the Sad Ending:
Yeah. Are you?
You can go ahead. I think I'll try contacting the rest if the RFA.*
Okay.*
Sad Ending 4
VNM: after the 11:37 chat
What to do: Don't insist on staying with Saeran - let him go in his own with Vanderwood.
Pick to trigger the Sad Ending:
That's horrible...
So Saeyoung was sent to Rika after our encounter.
Is it to put him to sleep?
Okay.
Vanderwood... I think you ARE a good person.
Let's do as he says.
We have no other choice. We should go with him.
Why don't we just make all of this public it report them to the police?
Okay. That'd be better than getting us both in trouble. I'll see what I can do back at C&R.*
Day 4
Bad Relationship Ending
This is by far the easiest ending to get, there's even a really high chance this is the ending you got on accident on your first playthrough. It's simple: don't get enough hearts to pass the branch. In other words, this ending is easy to get by just missing all the chats. That way you'll get this on the first branch of day 4.
Bad Story Ending 1
ALRIGHT this Bad Ending needs the most dedication, since it's the only ending in the AE that depends entirely on how many BAD hearts you got. Here's a post explaining what bad and good hearts are and what they mean.
Getting into specific details on how to get this ending would take this entire post since it involves making certain choices during the whole AE, but luckily I made a guide for it when I got it. That guide post also has some tips for it if you don't feel like following a step by step guide. Some quick tips for this ending include:
Be discouraging and pessimistic
Don't trust Vanderwood
Don’t say that you love Saeran
The most important thing: agree with Rika's plans, say things that suggest that the twins should be kept with Rika and V
But yeah, the main thing is: pick all the bad answers (while also avoiding the Sad Endings) during days 1-3 and you'll get this ending on the first branch of day 4.
Bad Story Ending 2
[Hey, a trigger warning for this one. I would've honestly needed one, so I'm giving you one here. Please make sure you're in the right mindset and feeling well enough to go through this ending before you do it. Getting into specifics would unfortunately spoil the ending, but in general, keep this warning in mind.]
This happens on the second branch of day 2, after you've passed the first branch. During days 1-3 you need to make the same choices you would for a Good Ending. This means that the choices that lead you to this ending happen in the VNM that opens when you pass the first branch, so it's the Jumin VNM that happens after the 2:16 chat.
In order to get this ending, you need to, to put it very bluntly, leave Saeran.
Yeah. The one thing he didn't want.
Don't insist on going back to save him. Act like you'll never see him again, like all hope is lost. Don't insist on going back to get him, just leave him there.
The choices you pick in the chat at 5:55 don't affect anything, they're kind of just nice extra content. You can even skip the chat if you want by first entering and then leaving it. So I'll only include which choices you need to pick in the VNM between the 2:16 and 5:55 chats.
TLDR:
When to make the specific choices: In the VNM after the 2:16 chat (note: the actual ending happens after the 5:55 chat but the choices you make in the VNM before it are the ones that trigger it)
What to do: Don't go back to save Saeran.
The specific choices in the VNM that lead to this ending are:
Looks like there's nothing we can do...*
I think I'll stay here...*
Bad Story Ending 3
This happens after the second branch of day 4. It's like BE2, the answers you pick in a VNM trigger this ending. Before this you'll need to pick just the same answers you would if you were going for a Good Ending. After passing the first branch of day 4, avoid BE2 by insisting that you'll go and save Saeran.
The VNM in question that triggers the Bad Ending is the one that happens after the 8:24 chat.
In that VNM, simply don't follow V.
Again, the choices you make in that chatroom don't seem to matter. If you feel like you want to make sure, try to pick the pessimistic answers if there's any. Or you can just skip the whole chat by entering it and then leaving if you feel like it.
TLDR:
When to make the specific choices: In the VNM after the 8:24 chat
What to do: Don't follow V.
The specific choices that would lead to this ending in the VNM are:
The security's changed. There are fewer people, and they're distracted.
Wait...
(Do not follow V.)*
Okay.*
Normal Ending - "Another Ending"
First, do everything like you would for a Good Ending. Pick the good answers during days 1-3, after the first branch of day 4 insist on going back to Saeran and after the second branch follow V.
But the difference between the Normal Ending and Good Ending comes during that last VNM - the one after 10:00 that has Saeran on the thumbnail. The answers you pick in that chatroom before it don't affect anything here either.
During that last VNM, simply don't save Saeran. Whether you hug Rika or not doesn't affect anything, the only difference between hugging her and not doing it is that you'll get a CG if you do hug her.
After that VNM is done, you'll see the ending pop up.
TLDR:
When to make the specific choices: In the VNM after the 10:00 chat
What to do: Don't go save Saeran.
If you're feeling unsure, answers that lead to that ending are:
What's going on?
(Embrace Rika.)
But now you will change, won't you?
(Don't go save Saeran.)*
Good Ending - "The Last"
AND FINALLY, now do literally everything opposite to what I just said AHAHAH no I wish it was that easy.
But it might be, because luckily I've made two guides for it:
The first guide includes you having to participate in all chats and get 100% each day, and this post also includes some tips for getting it if you'd rather not use a guide.
The second guide is a sleep schedule friendly one that lets you get the Good Ending while simultaneously letting you sleep enough to function - yeah, you don't need to wake up at 3 am just for chats in order to get a Good Ending, it's simply a myth. This version of the guide lets you miss all the chats that happen between roughly 11 pm and 11 am, so there's plenty of time for you to take it easy and sleep while still saving Saeran 🤩 The guide also lets you miss a few other chats that just wouldn't give you any needed hearts.
I'll mention the general idea for getting the Good Ending here too though, so some quick tips for it are:
Try to save Saeyoung
Be positive
Trust Vanderwood
Never leave Saeran
Don't agree with Rika's plans
And on day 4, insist in going back to save Saeran, follow V, then go to save Saeran, and that's all.
One last thing:
Here's a conclusion of what choices lead to which ending, thought it includes spoilers for the thumbnails of each ending (aka the VNM that shows up when you get the ending), so proceed with caution. The thicker lines lead to the Good Ending.
There we go, that wraps up all the 10 endings the AE has to offer - have fun collecting them, if you can. Seriously, keep the trigger warning in mind for Bad Story Ending 2, and the other BAD Endings logically aren't that pleasant either. But hey, anything to satisfy the completionist syndrome am I right?
Especially for @uhohhelia whom for I’m the secret valentine through @mysmesecretvalentines!
Under the cut is my gift for you, dear!
It turned out longer than thought, so take your time reading it!
I hope you like it!
And I hope you have a great day! Happy Valentine’s Day! 💝
A black car drove over the suburban streets. It transported two very well-known and also popular men. One of them, a famous photographer, public known as V. Just some of his friends knew his real name, Kim Jihyun.
One of those friends, who was the closest to him, sat right next to him in the car, talking on the phone, even though V asked him to let it be. But as the director of a big company, Han Jumin it wasn't easy to ignore his job. At least he promised, to "make it short". Unfortunately, this short time was already half an hour long. But Jihyun was patient. Jumin wasn't someone who wouldn't lie to him about that.
If he was honest, he didn't really listen to the phone conversation and thus didn't know if it was really important. So he was the one, who just let it be. He was happy enough, that Jumin did go with him and that exceptionally without his suit.
However, when Jihyun was waiting in front of his friends door, while he packed the last things he needed together (and said goodbye to Elizabeth the 3rd kind of lavishly) and Jumin finally did come out of his room, he was trying to go out with his suit. Immediately V was pleading at his friend, to wear something more casual, because a suit really wasn't suitable for the place they wanted to go. It took some of V's persuasiveness, but finally the black-haired went inside his room again and came out again some minutes later - this time with a light blue shirt over a white t-shirt and black pants. If he wasn't wrong, the color of the shirt was almost the same color of his own hair. Was that intentional or just an accident? He didn't know. But he also felt weird asking Jumin about it, that's why he didn't say anything about it.
But also he didn't really get the chance to ask, because his friend urged him to go, so they went out of the building and get in the car, where a driver would get them to their destination.
Jihyun came back to his senses, when he heard Jumin finally saying goodbye to his partner on the phone, before turning it off and putting it away - everything accompanied by a small sigh escaping Jumin's lips.
"Did something happen?", the blue-haired asked his friends after a moment.
"No, not really. Everything is fine, as it seems. Jaehee just wanted to make sure that everything was going as planned. No casualties."
"Oh, that's good to hear", he answered with a smile. "But you should let go now of your phone. Today is no room for work."
"That's easy for you to say. As photographer, you can allow yourself sometime off. But I-"
Before Jumin could say anything more, Jihyun intervened: "You can, too. You just don't want to. You have great workers, so just let them handle everything. If something big happens, they still can contact you. Just don't think about work the entire time, alright?"
The black-haired just couldn't say no to the tone and the eyes of his friend, which now looked exactly like Elizabeth the 3rd's, when she wants to have something. So he sighed heavily, before nodding. "Alright."
Just some time later, finally drove onto the parking lot of their destination, only to halt not far away from the entrance. Both of the men, and the driver too, who today would function as a bodyguard for them, got out and walked over. Now they stood right before the colorful entrance of a newly opened amusement park.
Without wasting much time, Jumin went straight to the counter right next to an inconspicuous small gate, while the other counters had barriers next to them, where the visitors of the park had to reveal their tickets. But when Jumin showed the young woman at the counter his ID, she let him, Jihyun and the bodyguard through the gate with a kind greeting instead of some unnecessary questions. All that because Jumin was nowadays the owner of this amusement park.
He bought it already some time ago through the company of his company, thinking it might be profitable. But before they could open the park, they had to renovate some parts of it, so Jumin invested some money onto it. It seemed to have been worth it, because on the opening night, there had been many visitors and the park might be open for a long while.
When V heard of Jumin's newest investment, he remembered, how much fun he had at the two or three occasions, where he went to an amusement park and rode some roller coasters. But he also remembered, that Jumin never visited an amusement park. Mostly because he didn't want to, as serious as the director was. But again, V had used his persuasiveness on the other man again - who was kind of grumpy after that, because V just had an easy way to talk him into things - and they both looked for a day, on which they could visit the park.
This day was today and after the over an hour long drive, they finally were inside the park, which was now completely open to them.
As organized as Jumin was, he turned to Jihyun and made a suggestion, thanks to the map the woman at the counter gave him, how they would go through the park most efficiently. Even though the blue-haired thought about the plan of his friend, he soon had to intervene:
"Jumin, I don't think there is a most efficient way to go around the park. Depending on the daytime, you need to wait in a line before you can go on the ride, because of many other visitors, who want to ride it. And don't think about using your owner privilege."
At this news - and because of the warning of his friend -, Jumin had to sigh heavily. "Why not? I'm here to see what is so funny about amusement parks, that so many people visit these every day. It can't be to wait in lines, does it?"
"Of course, this isn't the reason. Naturally, they visit because of the rides. But it would be unfair to them to just walk past the line and get onto the ride, just because you're the owner."
"But at the entrance, you didn't have a problem with that", the black-haired countered, on which V hesitated.
"That is something else. If you had bought a ticket, the money would just go back to your company. So it didn't matter if you had bought one or just revealed who you are. Also, the staff should know that you are here", he justified himself. But they did stray away from the subject, so V went back to it. "Look, just let us decide on which ride we might want to go first. On the way there, we can look around and decide which ride to take next. What do you think?"
Again, Jumin sighed to had, but this time at least not so heavily as before. "Sure. Let's do that."With this, they looked down on the map again and discussed which ride they wanted to go to. Jihyun was of the opinion to start easy, because some roller coasters could be a bit hard for a beginner. Of course, he never visited the amusement park specifically, but he researched a bit the day before, so he would know, which rides, might be even to hard for his friend.
Finally, they decided to start with the tea cup ride, where vehicles are shaped like tea cups and were spinning around. At first, Jumin's eyes sparkled for a moment, when he saw the ride, but when they went on it and it started to spin slowly, he didn't look that happy anymore. Soon, he revealed that he hoped that some tea would be served, because of the tea cups. To that, Jihyun had to chuckle - it was just typical for the other man, assuming this kind of thing, but also cute.
The next ride they went onto, was a swing ride. The seats suspended from the top, which was rotating, letting the seats swing to the side. Jumin looked at first kind of skeptically, unsure of what to think about it. Even though, the ride was definitively faster than the tea cups, it just looked faster from the outside, than it really was, V assured for Jumin.
"That isn't the problem", he answered. "But are you sure it is safe with just the little seat holding us. These look like, they're for children."
"Well, the seats need to be light, so they can sway to the side. And I don't think that many accidents happen with this kind of ride. So, don't worry, ok? You sure see that it's not really high."
With Jumin's quiet answer "You might be right." this discussion ended. Luckily, just a moment after, the running ride ended, too, so the new passengers could get in the seats hanging on chains. After all passengers went in, the ride started and even though Jumin hold onto the chains really tight at first, he soon seemed to enjoy the ride. Jihyun could even see a smile on the others face, which made him really happy. Unfortunately, the ride didn't take long, so he wanted to get out of the seat, but when he saw that Jumin remained seated, he sat down again, too, and they both went for another round.
Next, both of the young men paid a visit to a pirate ship, that swung like a swing, just in a much bigger scale. Jumin's reaction even seemed a bit bored looking at the back and forth movement of the ship, while he and Jihyun were waiting in line.
"Are you sure you want to ride that? Isn't that too easy going?", he then asked.
"Yes, I'm sure. But easy going doesn't mean it's boring. The tea cups were slow, too and you had no problem with that. Don't worry. I think, you'll like that", Jihyun assured him lastly.
Just a moment later, the ship went slower and slower, until it finally stopped and the passengers made room for new ones. V led his friends to the outer seats of the ship, and they both sat down there and waited for the start. Just shortly after the ship started to move, the black-haired understood, why Jihyun said, he might like it. After their side of the ship reached it's peak and swung down again, he felt a strange tingling in his stomach. It wasn't a bad kind of tingling, it just felt funny. So funny, he automatically had to grin. And it didn't take long for V to realize that, which made him smile the entire ride.
After they visited some other rides, which weren't that loaded with action, but still funny enough, so that Jumin looked like he had fun, their stomachs made themselves noticeable. So, they decided to make a break at one of the little restaurants on the ground of the park. After they ordered their food, they sat down at one of the free tables.
They both took some bites of their dishes, before V suggested to look at the map and decide on which ride they would want to go on next.
"We shouldn't go on one of the roller coasters. We wouldn't want that someone gets nauseous", Jihyun remarked, to which Jumin thought about it before nodding.
"What about this?", he asked, too, pointing at one spot of the map. "The one at the river."
"This looks like a river rafting. I saw this at my last visit, too, but never went on it. But it looked like real fun and it should be calm enough. You're on a boat and it follows the river, going up and down.
"Sounds interesting", was Jumin's answer to that, before he went back to his food.
Unfortunately, V lured him into a trap, not telling him, how much water went into the boat - and onto its passengers - while going down the river. Or maybe the blue-haired didn't know it either, but he accepted the result much better than Jumin, who sighed much to often now. It even looked like he pouted a bit.
To make him happy again, V agreed to let him decide again, which ride they would go next to. And Jumin already had an idea.
Before long they both stood right before the entrance of a roller coaster, they passed already some times today, now watching how the car raced on the railroad through loopings and spirals. It looked like Jumin selected the toughest roller coaster on the entire park. But in Jumin's eyes it wasn't really something special.
He already drove with the fastest cars and jets and was in a helicopter flying precarious tours, so he didn't really think much of it. But when he looked over at Jihyun, he could see some fear in his eyes.
"Are you scared?", the black-haired asked, trying to tease him a bit. Unfortunately, V didn't let himself be teased that easily and just shook his head.
"No… Not really. I just didn't ride many roller coasters before. It should be safe, if so many want to ride with it", he answered, letting his gaze drop to the entrance, where was quite a queue of people.
"It should be. Otherwise, it weren't open for rides."
With that, Jumin turned around and approached the entrance and the queue, to stand behind the last person. Jihyun followed right behind him, so they both could wait until it was their turn.
Some minutes later, they finally were the first in line and the car stopped in front of them, to let its passengers out, which had their hair pointing in every direction. The ride seemed to be a nightmare for styled hair.
Still, Jumin and Jihyun went to the car, when they got the permission, but the dark-haired decided for them both, that they had to sit in the car in the front. V didn't have time to protest against it, even though he had an uneasy feeling. So, they got buckled up, so that nothing might happen on the ride.
When every other passenger was buckled up, too, the staff of the roller coaster moved aside and wished them all a happy ride. Then, the car started to move and slowly got up the hill in front of them. For Jihyun it felt much longer, than it actually lasted, but the slow movement made him kind of nervous. But it was too late for him, to get out. Now, he had to face the ride.
Jumin, on the other hand, looked more relaxed than any other of the passenger, but inside him, even he became a bit tense. Then, they reached the peak of the hill, which showed them finally how far down the car will go next and facing this height, they both swallowed hard. They heard a click and in the next moment, the car was moving again after a short stop, going straight down the hill.
For a moment they felt, like they were falling free and this tingling sensation in the stomach from the ship came back again, disappeared, when they got up the looping, only to come back, when they went down. It stayed most of the time of the ride, while racing through other loopings, spirals and steeps slopes. While the ride lasted, Jumin wasn't so sure anymore, if this roller coaster was really comparable to helicopters or fast cars. He even had to scream automatically a few times, but mostly of fun than of fear.
Just a few minutes later, the car got back to its start position, where it stopped and both Jumin and Jihyun could take a deep breath. Then Jihyun suddenly started to laugh in amusement and Jumin looked at him perplexed. What was now wrong with him? But then, he felt how his laughter infected him and Jumin also had to laugh. They didn't really know why, but it didn't feel awkward.
Unfortunately they were interrupted by the staff, who asked kindly to get out of the car. With a little excuse, they nodded, loosened their seat belt and got off the car. While they exited the roller coaster, they still had to laugh, before they calmed down after a while, without explaining to another, why they laughed. They just felt it.
After the roller coaster they visited some other amusement rides and also some stands, where they could win things through hitting balloons or shooting small targets. They even went for another round of the roller coaster. But at last, the time got late and it was time for them to leave the amusement park. So they left it through the same way, where they entered, now both with a plushie, which they got at the stands for one another - Jihyun had thrown a white stuffed cat for Jumin and Jumin had shot a white owl for Jihyun. They both carried these with proud to the black car, that will bring them home.
On the way to Jumin's home they talked and laughed about everything they experienced in the amusement park.
At last the car stopped in front of the building, where Jumin had his apartment and both of the men got out of the car, so they could face one another.
"Thank you for this suggestion. I hadn't this much fun in a long time", Jumin thanked the blue-haired with a smile. "Also thanks for this", he pointed at the cat, "Elizabeth the 3rd will appreciate it."
"You were the one, who had the idea to invest in the amusement park. Now you can say, it was a good decision, wasn't it?"
"Of course. I only make good decisions", the black-haired declared and looked back at the building again.
"I need to go inside. Elizabeth the 3rd needs her meal. Let's do something like this again, but next time with less action."
"I would love that", Jihyun answered and after a short hesitation, he hugged the other men, who pat his shoulder before going to his apartment. Jihyun looked after him, before he also turned around and went back inside the car, only to instruct the driver to drive him home. On the way he looked down on the owl again, before smiling. He really had missed those carefree days.
This is my @mysmesecretvalentines . Thanks for up keeping this event.
The person selected for me is @mysticminterella
These are two of my favorite characters as well and a fun draw. Happy Valentines, Sweets. I hope you like it.
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Jaehee gathered a report on some of MC’s favorite characters for the Winter RFA costume party. So Jumin dressed as Sir Alyn Crawford expecting Zen to come as that characters twin… to surprise MC.
However, Zen had his own surprise in mind.
Thank you so much, this makes me sooooo happy right now. What an awesome idea, I love that. I did not expect that. This looks like it was so much work. I'm really blown away right now...
Again, thank you so much! 💕 I wish you to a Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you have a wonderful day! 💝
I wonder if people would be interested in this. It's a small online event (no physical gifts) to make and exchange valentines gifts and potencially make friends.
This blog has held this event years before. Due to tumblr's terms and conditions, rules will be modified (this time, no nsfw gifts) but the main aspects remain the same.
After over a year of collecting 10 gacha tokens and making a 10 card pull, I have four 5 stars cards, but none of them Fenrir. I wanted to have the anniversary card T_T
Just found this blog and it further convinced me that everyone in the black army (excluding Sirius but including mc) is just a group of dumbasses stacked on top of each other trying to be perceived as not being dumbasses
Ohhh don’t be fooled Sirius is a dumbass too maybe not as much as the others but he is
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