Znko

Znko is a parody game created by Yokamushi that was released on MD's Twitter on March 14, 2019. Like Zyoku Madou Monogatari, it is made by WOLF RPG Editor and requires a runtime installation to play.
== Background ==
The URL was posted on the Zyokumado wiki bulletin board, and Mr. Fcclo featured it on his blog, which caused it to become a hot topic. MD introduced it as a game created by his older brother (under the name Hokutoshadow), but in the ending of the work, the author's name is changed to ''Yokamushi''.
== Overview ==
As the included instruction manual states, This is not a game, there is not much gameplay. There are a few elements such as route selection and character operation, but for the most part, the system works by viewing images like a slide show.
The contents are very abstract and eerie, and it seems difficult to derive any concrete meaning from them. MD also described the work as being in "bad taste". In addition, Mr. Fcclo pointed out on his blog that there are still some strange Japanese words in the instructions, such as "You can proceed."
== Structure ==
The story seems to be divided into a green route and a yellow route, and this seems to progress depending on your actions. The goal of each route seems to be the appearance of a "Black Staff Roll," but even though it's called a staff roll, only one Hokutoshadow's name is listed there. If this staff roll appears in both routes, you will be able to proceed to the new "Black Route".
== Hidden Event ==
Furthermore, it seems that the battle event that has the most clear content in this game is the only one that exists in the database. It is unknown whether this can be seen during the work, but it is reported that it can be seen by referring to the database in Editor.
The content of the event is that a mysterious person talks about his own circumstances, and his circumstances are: ''Although he was a NEET, he borrowed money from various places to build a three-story house, and was killed by being put in a drum on a cliff.'' "It's about to happen," which is too unrealistic. Also, in the story of that person, there is a line in the past where he says, ''I flipped up my skirt, made a game I don't want to remember, nothing good happened'', but this ''Game I don't want to remember'' is a demon Is it about Guide Zyoku Madou Monogatari? Also, she says he was flipping up the inside of the skirt, not the skirt, but was he flipping up the woman's underwear?
== Episode ==
The username of the shared Twitter account between the author Yokamushi and his twin brother MD was changed to "Znko Raji" between 13:10 and 14:00 on April 1, 2019, and the icon was changed to "Znko Raji". It was discovered that the user's profile background had also been changed and he continued to post sentences with unclear meanings and deep content.
The person calling himself Znko Saji clearly states that this post was made by hacking his account, and continues to complain about the work environment, but the content also includes scenes where he calls people by numbers, and The store manager disposes of employees who have stopped working. Texts that stand out from reality include, "The sex life in the octopus room is a mess." After that, there are a lot of whining sentences, such as, I was sold by my mother when I was a NEET at the age of 25, so I stayed in the octopus room for about 5 years, and now I'm 30 years old. The people around me speak Japanese. I ran away to the village and borrowed a PC from the only old man with a PC and hacked into it, were some of the most notable.
As expected, the content lacks reality in terms of purpose and motivation (VIP was depopulated because reproduction was prohibited, and Open2ch was unreliable, so I hacked the Twitter account), and the atmosphere is similar to the hidden event mentioned above. Judging from the coincidence of the name "Znko", it may have some connection with the setting of this work.
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