Note - As is becoming typical of these art posts, there are SPOILERS ahead. This one concerns the main ending for Hiroko's route, on her original story path, so you may want to skip this post if you haven't read it yet. Click the links in the article below if you want to see the full image previews of the upcoming CG.
Okay cakes, I got another art preview for you all~
Like I was saying, I wanted something lighter and softer to follow the robot stuff, so this time I went for the main ending of Hiroko's original storyline. The pair of them form an unlikely bond as Kyou's insistence on using his penlight on somebody... anybody... leads him to making the desperation move of approaching his rage-filled tormentor. But with a fair bit of guile (okay bribery), he succeeds in pulling her into a pile of penlight-related shenanigans...
By the time they're done, Hiroko's come out the other end feeling a lot better about the weird, vaguely creepy nerd boy from her class. Like, dude had a ton of real power over her, she realizes, and he passed on the opportunity to abuse it at every turn? Kinda says something about his character that she wasn't expecting... and nothing to do with the fact that none of those mean options are written in the game yet.
So, their adventures have brought them close. How close? Hiroko doesn't know for sure. But as the annual school culture festival draws to a close, Hiroko's keen to finish the night with Kyou, as she grabs his hand and drags him back towards the school following a little heart to heart. She may not know how they're going to end up, but she's going to have fun finding out~
Hiroko's pics are coming out looking bloody adorable, as usual. I'm gonna love seeing the finished version and slapping it into the game in time for this weekend's early access update ^.^