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* EndOfAnAge: In Book 5, the Ronin can note to Toshi(o) that the widespread introduction of firearms and other gunpowder weapons will spell the end of the age of the daimyo and samurai, with generals and regimented armies taking their place.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While Hatch is definitely more moron than badass he does manage to ''[[BarehandedBladeBlock catch an axe blade with his bare hands.]]''
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While Hatch is definitely more moron than badass he does manage to ''[[BarehandedBladeBlock catch an axe blade with his bare hands.]]'']]'' The Ronin is even impressed despite telling him how dumb and inpractical it is to do that.
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** Book Five ends with [[spoiler: the Ronin trapped in Masashi/Mashami's body]].
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In Book 4, [[spoiler:the Ronin is given the option to spare or kill Kin Oyama and his wife, a husband and wife who operate a silk factory ran on child labor. If the player decides to kill them, the Ronin shoves a silk spool down the throat of the wife and beats her to death, and then boils the husband alive in a silk dying pot. The Ronin even goes as far as to mentally make a pun on how Kin Oyama is dying and being dyed simultaneously]].
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In The series has its fair share of these, mostly dished out by the Ronin. The following are in spoiler tags because they often expose major plot points.
** Early in Book4, 1, [[spoiler:shortly after the Ronin gets a new haircut from an old Kondo lady named Ume-Ume and finds out his\her spirit animal, a pair of guards barge into Ume-Ume's house. Ume-Ume hid the party in a secret compartment, and the guards begin beating her up. If the Ronin chooses to help her, the player gets a choice of how to dispatch one of the guards. A finesse Ronin obviously uses some finesse, but a brutal Ronin has their dog day. He/she grabs some hairdressers' shears, jabs it into the guard's eye and then pries it open, causing immense pain and gore. The Ronin may then finish him off by drowning him in a tub of water used mere minutes ago to wash the Ronin's hair.]]
** Late in Book 1, [[spoiler:the Ronin gets 3 options to kill the Yakuza who attempted to assassinate Momoko with a blowdart. The Ronin can either kill him with a single strike, kill him with his own poison darts, or rip him to pieces with the Jigoku Itto-Ryu.]]
** In Book 4, [[spoiler:after regaining the Jigoku and painting the walls red with the remains of a bunch of hired thugs, the Ronin is given the option to spare or kill Kin Oyama and his wife, a husband and wife who operate a silk factory ran on child labor. If the player decides to kill them, the Ronin shoves a silk spool down the throat of the wife and beats her to death, and then boils the husband alive in a silk dying pot. The Ronin even goes as far as to mentally make a pun on how Kin Oyama is dying and being dyed simultaneously]].
** Early in Book
** Late in Book 1, [[spoiler:the Ronin gets 3 options to kill the Yakuza who attempted to assassinate Momoko with a blowdart. The Ronin can either kill him with a single strike, kill him with his own poison darts, or rip him to pieces with the Jigoku Itto-Ryu.]]
** In Book 4, [[spoiler:after regaining the Jigoku and painting the walls red with the remains of a bunch of hired thugs, the Ronin is given the option to spare or kill Kin Oyama and his wife, a husband and wife who operate a silk factory ran on child labor. If the player decides to kill them, the Ronin shoves a silk spool down the throat of the wife and beats her to death, and then boils the husband alive in a silk dying pot. The Ronin even goes as far as to mentally make a pun on how Kin Oyama is dying and being dyed simultaneously]].
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** Early in Book 4, [[spoiler: Jun/Junko forces Kiyoshi to tie the Ronin to him/her with a literal RedStringOfFate. Until it is severed late in the game, the stat bars displaying your Ronin's personality and Attunement are inaccessible.
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** Early in Book 4, [[spoiler: Jun/Junko forces Kiyoshi to tie the Ronin to him/her with a literal RedStringOfFate. Until it is severed late in the game, the stat bars displaying your Ronin's personality and Attunement are inaccessible.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In Book 4, [[spoiler:the Ronin is given the option to spare or kill the Oyamas, a husband and wife who run a silk factory ran on child labor. If the player decides to kill them, the Ronin shoves a silk spool down the throat of the wife and beats her to death, and then boils the husband alive in a silk dying pot]].
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: In Book 4, [[spoiler:the Ronin is given the option to spare or kill the Oyamas, Kin Oyama and his wife, a husband and wife who run operate a silk factory ran on child labor. If the player decides to kill them, the Ronin shoves a silk spool down the throat of the wife and beats her to death, and then boils the husband alive in a silk dying pot]].pot. The Ronin even goes as far as to mentally make a pun on how Kin Oyama is dying and being dyed simultaneously]].
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* KarmaMeter: It is measured as attunement to your spirit. It's a game mechanic which is mostly to show how well you are playing into your character's personality and picking out combat choices. There are also a couple moments where you can succeed or fail certain things depending on your attunement, but these are rare. As an added level of detail, you cannot access your attunement menu while the Ronin is using the Jigoku Itto-Ryu, as one of the main parts of it is that in order to use it, a wielder must "forget oneself".
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** In Book 1, Hatch does this a couple times with common RPG terms. After he is incapacitated after attempting to intimidate [[spoiler:Shiroyama]] by pretending to be a Shugenja, he claims to have been "low on mana". Also, directly before the Ronin's showdown with [[spoiler:Shiroyama]], Hatch says that the "boss battle" is coming up. This may be an example of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, as Devon Connell only rarely breaks immersion in the series.
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* NightmareFuel: Although this trope doesn't come into play often, the books do have their fair share of excessive gore and violence. Book 4 also reveals that [[spoiler:the Ronin ate some of his friends alive when he was a small child.]]
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* NightmareFuel: Although this trope doesn't come into play often, the books do have their fair share of excessive gore and violence. Book 4 also reveals that [[spoiler:the Ronin ate some of his friends alive when he was a small child.]]
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The game is set in the nation of Hyuga, an {{Expy}} of Japan, with the player taking on the role of a {{Ronin}}-turned-bodyguard with a DarkAndTroubledPast. Taking on the job of protecting a young Shungenja, the player quickly finds themselves embroiled in a much larger adventure.
Four books have currently been released. The fourth Book became available for purchase on Aug. 29, 2019.
Four books have currently been released. The fourth Book became available for purchase on Aug. 29, 2019.
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The game is set in the nation of Hyuga, an {{Expy}} of Japan, with the player taking on the role of a {{Ronin}}-turned-bodyguard {{ronin}}-turned-bodyguard with a DarkAndTroubledPast. Taking on the job of protecting a young Shungenja, shungenja, the player quickly finds themselves embroiled in a much larger adventure.
Four books have currently beenreleased. The fourth released:
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga/ Samurai of Hyuga]], released on July 2015.
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga-2/ Samurai of Hyuga Bookbecame available for purchase 2]], released on Aug. September 2016.
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga-3/ Samurai of Hyuga Book 3]], released on November 2017.
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga-4/ Samurai of Hyuga Book 4]], released on August 29, 2019.
Four books have currently been
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga/ Samurai of Hyuga]], released on July 2015.
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga-2/ Samurai of Hyuga Book
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga-3/ Samurai of Hyuga Book 3]], released on November 2017.
*[[https://www.choiceofgames.com/user-contributed/samurai-of-hyuga-4/ Samurai of Hyuga Book 4]], released on August 29, 2019.
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''Samurai of Hyuga'' is a ChooseYourOwnAdventure game written by Devon Connell and hosted by Creator/ChoiceOfGames' user submitted label ''Hosted Games''.
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''Samurai of Hyuga'' is a ChooseYourOwnAdventure StoryBranching game written by Devon Connell and hosted by Creator/ChoiceOfGames' user submitted label ''Hosted Games''.
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!!''Samurai of Hyuga'' contains provides examples of:
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* BarBrawl: At the very beginning of Book 1, the Ronin has an option to choose between fending off some thugs by intimidating or outright beating them down. If the latter option is chosen, the Ronin gets into a CurbStompBattle involving broken shins and sliding tables.
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* BarBrawl: At the very beginning of Book 1, the Ronin has an option to choose between fending off some thugs by intimidating or outright beating them down. If the latter option is chosen, the Ronin gets into wins a CurbStompBattle involving broken shins and sliding tables.
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* BarBrawl: At the very beginning of Book 1, the Ronin has an option to choose between fending off some thugs by intimidating or outright beating them down. If the latter option is chosen, the Ronin gets into a Curb-StompBattle involving broken shins and sliding tables.
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* BarBrawl: At the very beginning of Book 1, the Ronin has an option to choose between fending off some thugs by intimidating or outright beating them down. If the latter option is chosen, the Ronin gets into a Curb-StompBattle CurbStompBattle involving broken shins and sliding tables.
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* BarBrawl: At the very beginning of Book 1, the Ronin has an option to choose between fending off some thugs by intimidating or outright beating them down. If the latter option is chosen, the Ronin gets into a Curb-StompBattle involving broken shins and sliding tables.
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* HeroicSacrifice: If you pursue a romance with [[spoiler: Jun/Junko]] in Book 4, they will sacrifice themselves for you so that you can [[spoiler:escape hell while Ichiro holds them back.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: If you pursue a romance with [[spoiler: Jun/Junko]] in Book 4, they 4 will sacrifice themselves for you so that you can [[spoiler:escape hell while Ichiro holds them back.]]
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* Fan-Art: ''[[https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/samurai-of-hyuga-fanart/12567 Has its own thread]]'' on Choice of Games.
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* BackToBackBadasse: The Ronin and Jun/Junko fight back-to-back during the BossFight in Book 4 [[spoiler:against Ichiro]]. If Jun/Junko is not romanced, then it's a case of EnemyMine.
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* BackToBackBadasse: BackToBackBadasses: The Ronin and Jun/Junko fight back-to-back during the BossFight in Book 4 [[spoiler:against Ichiro]].Ichiro]]. If Jun/Junko is romanced, they're a BattleCouple. If Jun/Junko is not romanced, then it's a case of EnemyMine.
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* EasilyForgiven: The Ronin holds no grudge against the shugenja Kiyoshi in Book 4 for casting a binding spell between them and Jun/ko. Even when Kiyoshi continued to assist Ichiro despite witnessing his enchanted armbands being nefariously used to [[spoiler:sacrifice the Takeda voters]] the Ronin holds no harsh feelings for his complicity. Though in Ki
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* EasilyForgiven: The Ronin holds no grudge against the shugenja Kiyoshi in Book 4 for casting a binding spell between them and Jun/ko. Even when Kiyoshi continued to assist Ichiro despite witnessing his enchanted armbands being nefariously used to [[spoiler:sacrifice the Takeda voters]] the Ronin holds no harsh feelings for his complicity. Though in Ki
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* EasilyForgiven: The Ronin holds no grudge against the shugenja Kiyoshi in Book 4 for casting a binding spell between them and Jun/ko. Even when Kiyoshi continued to assist Ichiro despite witnessing his enchanted armbands being nefariously used to sacrifice the Takeda voters the Ronin holds no harsh feelings for his complicity.
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* EasilyForgiven: The Ronin holds no grudge against the shugenja Kiyoshi in Book 4 for casting a binding spell between them and Jun/ko. Even when Kiyoshi continued to assist Ichiro despite witnessing his enchanted armbands being nefariously used to sacrifice [[spoiler:sacrifice the Takeda voters voters]] the Ronin holds no harsh feelings for his complicity.complicity. Though in Ki
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* EasilyForgiven: The Ronin holds no grudge against the shugenja Kiyoshi in Book 4 for casting a binding spell between them and Jun/ko. Even when Kiyoshi continued to assist Ichiro despite witnessing his enchanted armbands being nefariously used to sacrifice the Takeda voters the Ronin holds no harsh feelings for his complicity.
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* BackToBackBadasses[=/=]BattleCouple: The Ronin and Jun/Junko can become this during the BossFight in Book 4 [[spoiler:against Ichiro]]. If Jun/Junko is not romanced, then it's a case of EnemyMine.
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* BackToBackBadasses[=/=]BattleCouple: BackToBackBadasse: The Ronin and Jun/Junko can become this fight back-to-back during the BossFight in Book 4 [[spoiler:against Ichiro]]. If Jun/Junko is not romanced, then it's a case of EnemyMine.
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* AltarDiplomacy: This is Jun/Junko's interpretation of Sensei's request in his letter. [[spoiler:Jun/Junko defects and sides with Ichiro during the battle against the cult because they think Sensei wanted them to marry Ichiro]] in order to unite the Takeda and Uesugi clans to achieve peace in northern Hyuga.
* AwkwardKiss: Jun/Junko and the MC's FirstKiss happens when the MC calls Jun/Junko beautiful, and Jun/Junko kisses them. Since they're kids, the MC doesn't see it as affectionate, and thinks Jun/Junko is trying to eat them.
* TheBabyTrap: A possible plot point if a heterosexual PC romances Jun/Junko. During the festival, if Jun/Junko chooses a Shinto charm for you, they select a very phallic one that stands for fertility. When they book the "honeymoon suite" at the hot springs later [[spoiler:and the PC rejects their request to have children, Jun/Junko will still try to force them to be impregnated/impregnate her when they sleep together. In Jun/Junko's twisted mind, the Ronin [[{{Yandere}} can't leave them]] or [[AttemptedSuicide attempt suicide again]] if they have a baby on the way]].
* BackToBackBadasses[=/=]BattleCouple: The Ronin and Jun/Junko can become this during the BossFight in Book 4 [[spoiler:against Ichiro]]. If Jun/Junko is not romanced, then it's a case of EnemyMine.
* TheBabyTrap: A possible plot point if a heterosexual PC romances Jun/Junko. During the festival, if Jun/Junko chooses a Shinto charm for you, they select a very phallic one that stands for fertility. When they book the "honeymoon suite" at the hot springs later [[spoiler:and the PC rejects their request to have children, Jun/Junko will still try to force them to be impregnated/impregnate her when they sleep together. In Jun/Junko's twisted mind, the Ronin [[{{Yandere}} can't leave them]] or [[AttemptedSuicide attempt suicide again]] if they have a baby on the way]].
* BackToBackBadasses[=/=]BattleCouple: The Ronin and Jun/Junko can become this during the BossFight in Book 4 [[spoiler:against Ichiro]]. If Jun/Junko is not romanced, then it's a case of EnemyMine.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Masashi/Masami is the the brains to the protagonist's brawn. Also applies to Ichiro and Kiyoshi since they are a samurai/shugenja pair in battle.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Masashi/Masami is the the brains to the protagonist's brawn. Also applies to Ichiro and Kiyoshi since they are a samurai/shugenja pair in battle.battle.
* ChainsOfLove: Jun/Junko repurposes a chain collar intended to be used to capture them in order to restrain the Ronin. They later ask Kiyoshi to cast a spell that turns the chain into a literal RedStringOfFate that connects them to the Ronin.
* ChainsOfLove: Jun/Junko repurposes a chain collar intended to be used to capture them in order to restrain the Ronin. They later ask Kiyoshi to cast a spell that turns the chain into a literal RedStringOfFate that connects them to the Ronin.
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** Book One ends with [[spoiler:Jun/Junko slicing open Masashi/Masami's throat while the PC can only watch. Book 2 reveals s/he survives.]]
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** Book One ends with [[spoiler:Jun/Junko slicing open Masashi/Masami's throat while the PC can only watch. Book 2 reveals s/he survives.]]survives]].
** Book Four ends with [[spoiler: Masashi/Mashami injured from their efforts in holding open the portal, and Momoko/Sakiko's goons finding the Ronin]].
* CollapsingLair: Shiroyama's lair burns down after their BossFight with the Ronin.
* ContinuityNod: When you are hiding out in a Shinto temple in Book 4, the Ronin recalls verbatim Masashi/Masami's explanation of the temple's defenses from Book 1.
* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: The protagonist gives Hatch CPR after he washes up on the Baron's island. None of the bad side effects are shown and you can even choose to give Hatch a KissOfLife.
* CollapsingLair: Shiroyama's lair burns down after their BossFight with the Ronin.
* ContinuityNod: When you are hiding out in a Shinto temple in Book 4, the Ronin recalls verbatim Masashi/Masami's explanation of the temple's defenses from Book 1.
* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: The protagonist gives Hatch CPR after he washes up on the Baron's island. None of the bad side effects are shown and you can even choose to give Hatch a KissOfLife.
* DirtyMindReading: When Saburo uses his rings to try and read the Ronin's mind during the shogi tournament, a perverted Ronin will be thinking about a BDSM fantasy involving Saburo and the rope harness he descended in on. Saburo is shocked and lampshades how dirty the Ronin's thoughts are.
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Jun/Junko]] is somber and at peace when they tell the Ronin "I love you" for the first time - just before their HeroicSacrifice.
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** In the second book's demo, [[spoiler:Jun/ko will demand the PC hand over their [[AncestralWeapon beloved sword, passed down from their Sensei,]] in exchange for Masashi/mi's life. If they don't, Jun/ko kills them. If they do, Jun/ko is enraged the PC would trade away the sword for a "worthless kid" and [[KickTheDog kills them anyway]].]] Fortunately, [[spoiler:Masashi/mi It was reviewed in Book 3 that the necklace that the emperor gave to them saved them by taking most of the cut.]]
** In the third book, [[spoiler:Ido will die no matter how well the Ronin trains their apprentices and directs them during the tournament, causing the Ronin to lash out at their companions and depart to hunt down Jun/ko by themself]].
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** In the second book's demo, [[spoiler:Jun/ko will demand the PC hand over their [[AncestralWeapon beloved sword, passed down from their Sensei,]] in exchange for Masashi/mi's life. If they don't, Jun/ko kills them. If they do, Jun/ko is enraged the PC would trade away the sword for a "worthless kid" and [[KickTheDog kills them anyway]].]] Fortunately, [[spoiler:Masashi/mi It it was reviewed in Book 3 revealed that the [[spoiler:the necklace that the emperor gave to them Masashi/mi saved them by taking most of the cut.]]
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** In the third book,[[spoiler:Ido [[spoiler:Ige will die no matter how well the Ronin trains their apprentices and directs them during the tournament, causing the Ronin to lash out at their companions and depart to hunt down Jun/ko by themself]].
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* FestivalEpisode: Part of Book 4 features the New Year's festival, in which the Ronin participates in a DrinkingContest and they peruse vendor stalls with Jun/Junko.
* FeudingFamilies: Takeda vs. Uesugi is a long-running one in Hokusei. There were clan wars between the two families in the region until the election was instituted to select a ruler.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: You and Jun/Junko come across a wooden wolf statue while hiding in a temple. The wolf is missing one of its front legs. At the end of Book 4, [[spoiler: Jun/Junko, whose spirit is the wolf, either has their right arm cut off by you or cuts it off themselves as part of a HeroicSacrifice]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: You and Jun/Junko come across a wooden wolf statue while hiding in a temple. The wolf is missing one of its front legs. At the end of Book 4, [[spoiler: Jun/Junko, whose spirit is the wolf, either has their [[AnArmAndALeg right arm cut off by you or cuts it off themselves themselves]] as part of a HeroicSacrifice]].HeroicSacrifice]].
** Much of the {{Flashback}} to the MC's and Jun/Junko's childhood at the beginning of Book 4 provides foreshadowing to events later in the book.
*** The MC comments that Jun/Junko never loses at wrestling because they practiced a lot with their father. We learn later that [[spoiler:Jun/Junko was [[RapeAsBackstory raped by their father]] as a child.]]
*** Jun/Junko tears their arm while grabbing the MC's hand, saving them from falling from the apple tree. This scene becomes an IronicEcho [[spoiler:when the roles are reversed and the Ronin holds onto Jun/Junko's hand to pull them away from Ichiro and out of the portal to escape hell. Jun/Junko then cuts off their own arm to save the Ronin]].
*** “Don't eat me Juu-kun/-chan” becomes a MeaningfulEcho when it's revealed [[spoiler:the Jigoku's power comes from eating people]].
*** “Don't let go of my hand Juu-kun/-chan” is repeated once again during the climax [[spoiler:when the MC is holding onto Jun/Junko's hand to stop Ichiro from pulling them back and trapping them in hell]].
** Much of the {{Flashback}} to the MC's and Jun/Junko's childhood at the beginning of Book 4 provides foreshadowing to events later in the book.
*** The MC comments that Jun/Junko never loses at wrestling because they practiced a lot with their father. We learn later that [[spoiler:Jun/Junko was [[RapeAsBackstory raped by their father]] as a child.]]
*** Jun/Junko tears their arm while grabbing the MC's hand, saving them from falling from the apple tree. This scene becomes an IronicEcho [[spoiler:when the roles are reversed and the Ronin holds onto Jun/Junko's hand to pull them away from Ichiro and out of the portal to escape hell. Jun/Junko then cuts off their own arm to save the Ronin]].
*** “Don't eat me Juu-kun/-chan” becomes a MeaningfulEcho when it's revealed [[spoiler:the Jigoku's power comes from eating people]].
*** “Don't let go of my hand Juu-kun/-chan” is repeated once again during the climax [[spoiler:when the MC is holding onto Jun/Junko's hand to stop Ichiro from pulling them back and trapping them in hell]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: In Book 4, [[spoiler:Jun/Junko [[spoiler:Jun/Junko]] becomes the protagonist's ally, and they [[spoiler:they can rekindle their old relationship and work towards making it less toxic]].toxic]].
* HeroicBSOD: The protagonist enters a ThousandYardStare, [[spoiler: attacks Hatch, and abandons their companions after [[MyGreatestFailure witnessing Ige die]] at the hands of Shatao's soliders]].
* HeroicBSOD: The protagonist enters a ThousandYardStare, [[spoiler: attacks Hatch, and abandons their companions after [[MyGreatestFailure witnessing Ige die]] at the hands of Shatao's soliders]].
* HesBack: The PC snaps, [[spoiler:regains the Jigoku]] and kicks some ass when they learn the Oyamas are [[spoiler:kidnapping, [[WouldHurtAChild abusing]], and [[IndenturedServitude forcing children to produce cheap silk armbands]] for the election]].
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* HypnoticGaze: [[spoiler:Shiroyama]], the first spirit of greed, has one; fitting, considering [[spoiler:her]] true form is that of a snake's.
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* HypnoticGaze: [[spoiler:Shiroyama]], InUniverseCatharsis: The Ronin [[BrokenTears breaks down in tears]] in Jun/Junko's arms after realizing they've bottled up the first spirit of greed, has one; fitting, considering [[spoiler:her]] true form is that of a snake's.burden they feel from being responsible for their friends and saving Hyuga.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Your companions ask you for theories about what's happening on the Baron's island. If you choose to say that you are in a never-ending dream of yours, your companions rebuke you for being so self-centered.
-->'''Ronin''': "Guess I was just used to being the protagonist."
-->'''Ronin''': "Guess I was just used to being the protagonist."
* MasqueradeBall: The Ronin and Jun/Junko wear masks with their spirit animals to the New Year's Eve ball where they are tasked with finding the third student. The ball ends up being a cross between a DenOfIniquity and AFeteWorseThanDeath where the attendees smoke opium, engage in BDSM fetishes, bet on GladiatorGames, and [[spoiler:children are sacrificed by Ichiro in the name of the Jigoku]].
* MementoMacGuffin: The Takeda and Uesugi family crest necklaces play a large part in the plot of Book 4. Jun/Junko finding their Uesugi necklace spurs them to [[spoiler:(briefly) rejoin their family]]. The Takeda family crest necklace is significant to Kiyoshi and Ichiro, [[spoiler:the latter of which is newly inspired to win the election and attain the Jigoku after receiving Gensai's/his father's necklace]].
* PhallicWeapon: A perverted Ronin occasionally uses their sword as a phallic metaphor. In Book 2, the Ronin can stroke Jun/Junko's sword in a way to tease Toshio/Toshie that makes them blush.
** PlayedForLaughs in Book 4 when the Ronin and Ichiro compare swords. The Ronin comments on their lengths and describes plunging their sword into Shatao.
** PlayedForLaughs in Book 4 when the Ronin and Ichiro compare swords. The Ronin comments on their lengths and describes plunging their sword into Shatao.
* SafeWord: As kids, the MC and Jun/Junko have a safe word (you can choose whether it's daikon, shiitake, or wasabi) for whenever their roughhousing gets too rough. As adults, the MC uses this same word to rebuff [[LustObject Jun/Junko's sexual advances]].
* AScarToRemember: After getting the upper hand on the Ronin during their fight in Raijingu dojo, Jun/Junko carves their name into the Ronin's stomach to signify that the Ronin belongs to them.
* SexWithTheEx: This is an option in Book 4 if the Ronin rekindles their relationship with Jun/Junko.
* SexyCatPerson: A few scantily clad cat women are at the MasqueradeBall the MC and Jun/Junko attend.
* SexWithTheEx: This is an option in Book 4 if the Ronin rekindles their relationship with Jun/Junko.
* SexyCatPerson: A few scantily clad cat women are at the MasqueradeBall the MC and Jun/Junko attend.
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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Jun/Junko has yellow irises due to having succumbed to the Jigoku Itto Ryu. [[spoiler:The protagonist gets them too if they succumb as well.]]
* UseYourHead: Hatch, and quite effectively at that.
* UseYourHead: Hatch, and quite effectively at that.
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* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Jun/Junko has yellow irises due to having succumbed to the Jigoku Itto Ryu. [[spoiler:The The protagonist gets them too if they succumb as well.]]
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* TakeMyHand: The Ronin grabs [[spoiler:Jun/Junko's]] hand to pull them away from [[spoiler:Ichiro and through the portal out of hell]]. Even though they lose their grip, [[spoiler:the RedStringOfFate still holds the Ronin and Jun/Junko together]]. It eventually leads to CutTheSafetyRope when [[spoiler:Jun/Junko [[AnArmAndALeg cuts off their own arm]] so that you can save yourself]].
* UseYourHead: Hatch, and quite effectively at that. The Ronin is fond of headbutts as well.
* TakeMyHand: The Ronin grabs [[spoiler:Jun/Junko's]] hand to pull them away from [[spoiler:Ichiro and through the portal out of hell]]. Even though they lose their grip, [[spoiler:the RedStringOfFate still holds the Ronin and Jun/Junko together]]. It eventually leads to CutTheSafetyRope when [[spoiler:Jun/Junko [[AnArmAndALeg cuts off their own arm]] so that you can save yourself]].
* UseYourHead: Hatch, and quite effectively at that. The Ronin is fond of headbutts as well.
