Zeikun

## Introduction

The heroine meets him for the first time in the forest during a school trip. At first he appears rude, telling the heroine to leave and pushes her out. He tries to keep her away from apparent danger. After investigating a little, the heroine discovers people are not allowed in the forest, except for tourists with guides. Besides, there are many reports of missing people in the forest and Zeikun might know more about it.

## Personality

Blunt and straightforward. He prefers to be alone and often asks or chases others away. Even though he has a cool character, he cannot resist getting angry at persistent people. Despite his bad attitude, he secretly cares a lot for the ones he likes. Since he avoids questions, the heroine thinks he is hiding something.

## Appearance

Zeikun is a tall man with long crimson red hair in a braid that reaches his knees. He has a collar with broken chains around his neck. There are various scars over his body, most notably the three marks on his shoulder. He wears an orangish-brown haori over a black tank top and loose white pants with black wrappings around his legs.

## Story

### Day 3

Heroine meets Zeikun after entering a cave on the class trip. He helps her up, but annoyed with her showing up in the first place, Zeikun throws her out of the cave.

### Day 7

Heroine goes to find Zeikun. When she finally finds the cave, however, she ends up drowning in the current until Zeikun saves her. He gives her his haori. Afterwards, they end up arguing over the forest demon.

### Day 8

Heroine talks to Ikuya and Lioji about the missing tourists. After school, Heroine hurries home because it starts to rain. A masked man is watching from a distance. Zeikun comes by to pick up his haori, though he doesn't seem to want to talk to Heroine. They argue over the forest demon again. Shortly after, Zeikun leaves.

### Day 9

Heroine can choose to spend the day at home, at the mall, or at the library.

### Day 10

Chain follows Heroine after school. Apparently, he will be serving as her guard since so many people are going missing.

### Day 11

Ikuya is suspicious of Chain, but Heroine assures her he is a good guy. The teacher warns the class about a serial killer. As Heroine goes to fetch her forgotten homework before meeting with Chain, she spots a strange animal. At night, Kaichi kidnaps her and flies through the sky while holding on to her. Zeikun rescues her and she stays with him in the cave.

### Day 12

Heroine finds herself back in her room. Ikuya and Lioji express concern for her safety. After school, she walks home alone since Chain is nowhere. At night, she lies in wait for Kaichi, who comes a few hours later. Chain attacks Kaichi, causing the latter to flee. Heroine is glad Chain saved her but is expresses her disdain about shooting Kaichi when she was next to him.

### Day 19

Chain stops guarding Heroine, and a new unknown investigator takes over. She bumps into day Kaichi at school. After school, Chain confirms there is a demon in the forest. Heroine goes to find Zeikun and discovers that he buried a corpse. Later that night, she tries to call the police but they are unavailable.

### Day 20

During her call to Lioji (regardless of whether she reports or stays quiet), they talk about the corpse in the forest. Heroine and her friends discuss about demons and rituals at the library. On the way back home, she finds out that Chain lives down the street. Whether she chooses to study or not, Heroine ends up falling asleep without getting anything done. She has a nightmare about Zeikun burying her alive. Kaichi appears again, and Heroine runs to Chain's house. He grudgingly lets her stay.

### Day 21

Heroine finds Chain's work documents about the missing villagers, Shinigami K, and Demon X. She bumps into day Kaichi at the library. Upon learning he is the same person as night Kaichi, Heroine is pleased to find out even she can best him in his smaller form. At night, Heroine finds zombies attacking her house. She escapes with an umbrella. [If she takes the wrong directions, Heroine meets Death Ending 3 where she fights the zombies until her death.] Else, Heroine finds herself at a temple. She fights off a few zombies before Zeikun saves her. He heals her. Heroine confronts Zeikun about him burying bodies, but adds on that she wants to believe he is a good person. They argue until they sleep.

### Day 22

Upon waking, Heroine realizes she had grabbed Zeikun's braid. They bury bodies until late evening. Zeikun says he couldn't saved them from dying. Heroine goes home, but a call from Lioji reveals that Ikuya has gone missing. They meet at the library, to no avail.

### Day 24

Ikuya is still missing. That night, Heroine goes to find Zeikun, only to find Chain setting Ikuya down against a tree. Chain fights Zeikun.

[Hold Chain back] Heroine holds Chain back, and Zeikun escapes. He is deeply injured but wants to return Ikuya. They bump into an unknown man who appears to be a colleague. Heroine walks Chain to the hospital.

[Hold Zeikun back] Heroine holds Zeikun back, resulting in Chain injuring Zeikun. Two horns appear on Zeikun's head, revealing he is the forest demon. Zeikun flees. Chain dies from his injuries. Heroine discovers a note in his clothes that direct the finder of his body to burn or bury him, so she buries him in hopes he can rest in peace. Then Heroine takes Ikuya back.

### Day 25 [Hold Zeikun back]

Heroine report's Ikuya's status to the police but lies about finding her on the street. Ikuya is questioned by the students about her kidnapping. Heroine learns that Zeikun had saved her from her kidnapper.

### Day 25 [Hold Chain back]

Heroine visits Chain in the hospital, but the nurses tell her she can't. Ikuya is questioned by the students about her kidnapping. Heroine learns that Zeikun had saved her from her kidnapper. Heroine, Ikuya, and Lioji plan a sleepover.

### Day 26

Ikuya pesters Heroine about her romantic life (she admits being interested in a certain reserved someone), even bringing Lioji into the conversation. After dinner, Heroine goes to the convenience store to buy dessert, she notices the strange animal (a spirit) again, but this time, it is larger. While sleeping, Kaichi approaches them, saying he is here for both Heroine and Ikuya. Heroine throws Kaichi out her window, warns Lioji, and runs outside. The strange animal comes to her aid, and it is two versus one against Kaichi. Kaichi leaves, and Heroine returns to her house to check on her friends.

### Day 27

Heroine goes to the temple to find Zeikun with his horns, who is still injured. Zeikun attacks her to confirm his theory that Heroine has a blessed/cursed soul. While talking to Zeikun, she becomes able to see the mashmallow spirits, one boy and one girl. Heroine follows Zeikun to a hot spring, where she becomes embarrassed as he undresses to bathe himself. Heroine washes his hair for him. After Zeikun walks Heroine home, he thanks her for the first time. He sends the mashmallow spirits to watch over Heroine.

### Day 31

Heroine bumps into a cute girl and apologizes. She finds Kaichi and drags him out into the hallway. To pacify her, Kaichi reveals that someone has been taking souls, leaving the bodies to turn into zombies. In her own classroom, she compares exam scores with Lioji.

### Day 33

Heroine and her friends discuss the murders at the library, and Heroine convinces them the demon is being blamed for things he did not do. She stays longer after her friends leave. Zeikun appears suddenly and offers to tell her about demons. His father was summoned in a ritual and killed by the humans. His mother couldn't help his father and was killed by his grandmother. His grandmother was sealed and died. Zeikun walks Heroine home after.

### Day 35

Heroine returns home after more research at the library to find Zeikun on the roof. Zeikun tells her he has given up on restoring his name. Later, he insists she go to bed.

### Day 42

As the murders continue, Heroine visits Zeikun again. When going back, she saves the cute girl, Rasumi, from a zombie.

### Day 43

Rasumi meets Ikuya, and she seems to know Kaichi. After school, an elite class teacher asks Heroine to deliver papers to Kaichi since he was out today. They talk about spirits. When night falls, Kaichi transforms into his night form. Heroine forms an alliance with him. Walking home, Heroine discovers the strange animal spirit being abused by humans. It dies, and Heroine feels a certain sadness. Zeikun is running from zombies, so Heroine goes with him. Zeikun stays the night at Heroine's house, and Heroine finds it funny and cute that he doesn't know how to use a tap.

### Day 50

On the last day before vacation, Rasumi gives Heroine the ultimate question: If she had powers to save the village but had to sacrifice herself, would she do it?

*These choices will determine your ending (choice 1, 2, & 3):*

**1.** ["Yes, if many lives are saved."] Later that night, Heroine finds Kaichi hunting zombies and joins him.

### Day 51

Heroine is attacked by zombies. She runs to Zeikun, and they go back to her house.

### Day 52

Heroine goes to the library, where Rasumi finds her and drags her to the mall. They bump into Kaichi at the park and are attacked by zombies. Rasumi heals Heroine's wounds before Heroine passes out. Kaichi suspects Rasumi of being a witch or a demon once Heroine wakes up. He walks her back home. As she sleeps, Heroine has a nightmare.

### Day 53 to End

When she goes to the forest, the mashmallow spirits tell her Zeikun ordered them to send her back. She convinces them to let her in. Zeikun struggles to hold his original form as a result of dark spirits trying to take over him. Heroine takes him to the temple. Zeikun collapses, and Heroine finds herself in his memories. Dark spirits had committed evil against humans, and the village began to blame it on Zeikun. He was unable to save the humans, and priests hired to purify the forest drove away innocent spirits instead. When a little boy with a blessed soul entered the forest, Zeikun let him be, and the boy was devoured by a dark spirit. This led up to his battles with Kaichi. In the present day, Zeikun encounters Kaichi again. The two battle, but Heroine jumps in. Her blessed soul helps her deflect the attacks, though she passes out. When she awakes, Rasumi appears and tells her about the potion she gave Heroine that protects her from poison and attacks. Rasumi leaves as Heroine goes to find Zeikun, who is at the library, escaping from humans. Heroine kisses Zeikun before he flees, and fails to convince the villagers he is harmless. Heroine finds Zeikun at the temple, and he asks her to help him. Later, the marshmallow spirits inform her she has purified the dark spirits inside Zeikun and the forest. A rumor about how the demon drew away the dark spirits started to spread, and many people believe the demon is dead. [leads to romantic ending; see Endings] ⋄

### Day 50

**2.** ["No, I wouldn't do that."] As Heroine and Rasumi walk, they are chased by zombies. Heroine gets injured, but Rasumi runs off to get help. Zeikun saves Heroine, and she stays at the temple. Kaichi appears, looking for a zombie. They encounter Rasumi at the school, and Kaichi dies protecting Heroine.

### Day 53

Heroine sleeps at the temple again, telling Zeikun about Rasumi and Kaichi's death.

### Day 54

Zeikun stays with Heroine at her house. Rasumi stops by and gives her cookies. A mandrake in the bag starts to scream.

### Day 55

Heroine tries to enjoy the day with Zeikun. When she is coming back from buying dinner ingredients, Rasumi tells Heroine that Ikuya and Lioji might be in danger. Heroine finds Ikuya at the library and brings her home. Rasumi attacks Ikuya and Zeikun downstairs while Heroine is asleep. Rasumi ends up killing Ikuya. Heroine wakes up after a nightmare and goes downstairs to hear her friend's last words.

### Day 62

Walking with Lioji in the park quickly turns into another nightmare when zombies and Rasumi chase them. Lioji remains the good friend he is until Rasumi ends his life. Heroine runs home and cries in Zeikun's arms.

### Day 63 to End

At first, nothing strange happens, but the marshmallow spirits tell Heroine Zeikun needs her help. When she arrives, he has killed Rasumi for her sake. He is being hunted by humans. Zeikun's collar breaks, implying that he is no longer linked to the forest's spirits. Zeikun tells Heroine she is too important to him to continue risking her life, so he opens a portal and escapes from the human world. Months later, the priests have purified everything. The incident is remembered by villagers as the "Dark Legends," and Zeikun's reputation was never restored. [leads to normal ending; see endings] ⋄

### Day 50

**3.** ["Haha, that's a silly question."] After school, Heroine and Rasumi are attacked by zombies. Heroine gets injured, but Rasumi leaves her behind, telling her she'd be a burden. [leads to death ending 4; see endings] ⋄

## Endings

* Normal Ending
* Romantic Ending
* Death Ending
* Death Ending
 Normal ending 2.

Ikuya, Lioji, and Chain all die prior to this ending. Zeikun kills Rasumi but he does not end up with Heroine. At the end, you visit Ikuya and Lioji's graves.

You achieve this ending by telling Rasumi you would not sacrifice yourself. Romantic ending 2.

Two years later, you are in a relationship with Zeikun. You two watch the night sky.

You achieve this ending by telling Rasumi you would sacrifice yourself. Death ending 3.

When the zombies attack your house, you escape outside. Making wrong turns leads you to put up a fight with your umbrella until you die.

You achieve this ending by making unlucky timed choices when running away from the zombies. Death ending 4.

While escaping from the zombies outside, Rasumi sacrifices you to them as she runs away.

You achieve this ending by answering Rasumi's earlier question regarding self-sacrifice with "Haha, that'll never happen."
## Relationships

Heroine: Zeikun is initially cold to the Heroine and wishes for her to stay out of the forest. Despite his rude attitude, he does save her twice over the course of the story, first from drowning and later from shinigami Kaichi. He eventually grows fonder of her after their various meetings, especially when Heroine tells him she cares about him.

Sachiro, Junoru, Kurato: Zeikun does not encounter any of them in his route.

Kaichi: The shinigami who is Zeikun's long time enemy. Kaichi's target of collecting cursed souls interferes with Zeikun's duties, especially since the forest is Zeikun's territory.

Ikuya: Zeikun saves Ikuya from her kidnapper in the forest. Ikuya has stated that the "crimson-haired man" who saved her is very nice, even offering her food after her rescue.

## Gallery

Zeikun sitting under a tree (eyes open)Zeikun sitting under a tree (eyes closed)Zeikun wringing water from his hair (eyes closed)Zeikun wringing water from his hair (eyes open)Zeikun fighting in his demon formZeikun bathingZeikun bathing (slight head tilt)Zeikun appearing in front of Heroine in the libraryZeikun and Heroine on her roof (1)Zeikun and Heroine on her roof (2)Zeikun and Heroine on her roof (3)Zeikun and Heroine on her roof (4)Zeikun holding Heroine against the wallHeroine assures ZeikunHeroine assures Zeikun (Zeikun's eyes closed)Zeikun kisses Heroine's forehead in her roomHeroine blushes after Zeikun kisses her foreheadZeikun comes up to Heroine at the templeHeroine kisses Zeikun (top half)Heroine kisses Zeikun (bottom half)Zeikun in his demon formtwo years later, Zeikun and Heroine enjoy the hot spring (1)two years later, Zeikun and Heroine enjoy the hot spring (2)