Gen and Amame Route

**Gen and Amame Route**, indicated by **M2**, is a route featured in *AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative*. Due to being on **Side Mizuki**, it is marked as a blue route on the flowchart.

The Gen and Amame Route is a branch of the story focused on the various secrets that characters have been keeping in relation to the Half Body Serial Killings. In particular, the secret that Gen Ishiyagane and Amame Doi have been hiding for six entire years.

**Gen and Amame END** is the fourth Normal Ending of the game, based on the order of achievements.

## Story Overview

***WARNING!!***
***This article contains spoilers for*AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative *from this point on.Proceed with caution!***

### Re-opening the HB Case

The appearance of half a corpse at Tokyo National Stadium re-opened the Half Body Serial Killings case that had gone cold for six years. Mizuki Date was placed in charge of the case and Psynced with the previous investigator, Kuruto Ryuki, to see what she could learn from him. She didn't learn anything besides the supposed real name of the culprit, **Dahlia Boat**, and so took to the Stadium instead to investigate the crime scene. There she learned that Shoma Enda's one-wheeled robot had been used to move the body, which gave her a starting point for the investigation. Mizuki began to search around the city for Shoma.

At Yoyagi Park she found Kizuna Chieda and Lien Twining, who were suffering through some relationship issues. Kizuna thought Lien only stayed with her out of guilt, while Lien wasn't able to convince her that he loved her even now that she was disabled. Aiba advised Mizuki not to intrude on their problems, and the two continued on. At Brahman they found Amame, who seemed unwell. She claimed that it was because of rumours around the Nirvana Initiative, and said that she'd come to Brahman to calm down. Mizuki said that she and Gen were like a father and daughter, which Amame reacted strangely to. She explained that her actual father had divorced her mother, and that she missed him. Mizuki moved on to Gen, asking him why he'd left Ryuki at the restaurant alone last night. Gen said that he'd popped out to buy some miso at the store, but then also talked about chasing down a dine-and-dashing customer, and seemed confused about which had happened first.

Mizuki also stopped at Central Hospital to learn more about the first victim of the case, Jin Furue. According to the nurse, Jin had a visceral disease, which put him in the hospital a lot, but was cured by the time he was killed. He was also very shy when he was a child, and seemed like a completely different person when she read about him in the present. Afterwards, while driving, Mizuki received a call from Gen telling her that Shoma had been seen around Horadori Institute. Mizuki broke in, took out the researchers, and ended up running into the Masked Woman and Kizuna. The three retreated to Yoyagi Park, where the Masked Woman told Mizuki that she'd been investigating the institute. She revealed that the director, Chikara Horadori, had had an affair with the president of Naixatloz, Tokiko Shigure, and gotten her pregnant. She kept the child against his wishes, so Chikara convinced her to give the child to one of his friends in exchange for a prestigious position at Naix. When Mizuki asked whether the child could be the culprit of the case, Tearer, the Masked Woman said that the child had already passed.

Mizuki Psynced into Kizuna to learn why she had been at Horadori Institute. Kizuna's Psync, and the diary she handed to Mizuki after, revealed that Mizuki had been one of Chikara's genetic experiments, and had been adopted by her supposed birth parents when she was three years old.

### Continuing the Investigation

Spurred by the new knowledge of her birth, Mizuki got Lien to help her break in to Horadori Insitute to learn more. Instead she found the secret underground room that contained the slicer used to chop the victims of the case in half. Investigating the room revealed a previous altercation where one figure, "X", knocked a second figure, "T", to the ground with enough force to knock out their tooth. She continued deeper and found the Underground Cell that was revealed to be both Tearer's room and his prison. By reading his diary, she learned that Tearer had learned about Naix's teachings from his "mother", and that chopping the bodies in half was in service of the Nirvana Initiative; that "T" was Tearer's first victim, making him Jin Furue; and that a "thief" had taken half of Jin's corpse on the 11th, leading to Tearer killing the thief on the 13th.

While going over her new info back at Boss's Office, Mizuki was told by Boss that the slicer contained the DNA of a mysterious fifth victim alongside the four that were known. Mizuki went to Aioen Orphanage to check in with Lien, to see if he'd noticed anything she hadn't. While there, she helped Kizuna and Lien overcome their issues, and the two agreed to get married. However, Lien said something strange, so Mizuki Wink Psynced into him to see what he knew. Lien had opened a lock for someone and discovered something that was disturbing for the both of them. Mizuki kept this in mind as she continued the investigation. She stopped by Brahman and found that Gen and Amame were both in a bad mood. Neither of them would say why, so Mizuki Wink Psynced into both to find out more. She learned that Amame's father had passed away six years ago, that she had told Gen a secret, and that Gen had made an oath to protect Amame, no matter what. Both of them then left, and Mizuki also took her leave to recharge Aiba.

Mizuki went to Ikume Shrine to collect her information and found a sinister group of Naix members there. She got into a fight with them and was assisted with the sudden appearance of the Masked Woman. After the battle, the Masked Woman collapsed, and Mizuki took her to Aioen to recover. The Masked Woman talked a little about Horadori's genetic experiments, but ended up collapsing again due to her weak heart. This time, however, Mizuki and Aiba took advantage of the situation and brought the Woman to ABIS to Psync with her. Inside her Psync they saw first-hand how despicable Chikara's experiments had been. In order to stop his experiments and track down their victims, Mizuki entered "**Almighty**" into Chikara's computer, the word he'd used to describe his son when they were first born. From this they were able to discover that Shoma had also been experimented on by Chikara, and that his aging had been significantly slowed down as a result.

### M2: Lien's Struggle

After the Psync, Masked Woman confirmed that Chikara had been experimenting on children in order to achieve immortality, and had basically succeeded when he'd managed to slow down Shoma's aging. Mizuki went to the Enda Residence to talk to Shoma about what she'd learned. Shoma revealed to her that his sister was Amame, and also that he had information related to Naix: back when he'd been a member, he saw Tokiko reading something in the Naix Cathedral, something important enough that Tokiko threatened him to keep him quiet. Mizuki tried to enter the Cathedral but found that the only entrance was locked, so instead she went to Yoyagi Park to find Lien and get his help. However, at the park, Kizuna suddenly dumped Lien without explanation, with her father giving him breakup money as recompense.

Mizuki tried to ask for his help anyway but Lien refused, saying he didn't want to commit any more crimes. Mizuki Wink Psynced into him and saw a continuation of his Wink Psync from the previous day, this time with the revelation that the disturbing thing that Lien had found was related to the HB case somehow. Mizuki changed her priorities and took Lien to ABIS to Psync with him. In Lien's Psync it was revealed that he had been developing a strong friendship with Gen. Mizuki cracked open the **Metal Safe** to learn more, and discovered something shocking: Lien had cracked open the freezer at Brahman at Gen's request and found half a corpse that didn't belong to anyone that Mizuki recognised.

### M2: Finding the Body

Mizuki and Lien made their way to Brahman, where Lien opened the freezer and once again revealed the unfamiliar body. All that Mizuki could glean was that the body had a strange, percent-shaped birthmark on his cheek, and that he'd been frozen for at least several years. Gen and Amame returned from their shopping, both reacting with shock at the body. Mizuki tried to grill Gen about what the body was doing in the freezer, but he claimed that he had no idea who it was or how it had gotten in there. The most he would say is that the body had to have been in there for about six years, because that's around the time he lost the key to the freezer.

Aiba then revealed that the SAT were on their way to the restaurant, which Gen somehow managed to overhear. Lien tried to leave but was detained by the officers outside. Gen and Mizuki exited the building and were told by the squad that Boss had ordered them to take in the two "monsters" at Brahman. Mizuki and Gen fought back, though Gen was quickly, and surprisingly, overwhelmed. Just as Mizuki was struggling herself, a second Gen appeared and saved her from the group of officers. Mizuki and Gen worked together to get a porno mag over to the incapacitated Gen, who powered up and easily got rid of the rest of the officers. He then took off his head, revealing that he was actually Kaname Date.

Date, Mizuki, Gen, and Amame all retreated to the machine shed at Yoyagi Park. Date explained that, when he'd supposedly died in the explosion six years ago, he'd actually been imprisoned by Tearer. However, his porno mag power allowed him to escape, and he wandered the earth for the next six years, his memory gone as a result of the explosion. He recovered his memory upon seeing the news of the corpse at the stadium, and hurried to Brahman to get Gen's help. He suspected ABIS of working with Tearer, so he wanted to conduct his own investigation. To that end, he disguised himself as Gen and took his place for the week (with the exception of the 13th, when Mizuki had met the actual Gen). It had been Date who had gotten Lien to open the freezer, and Gen on the 13th who was upset at the body being discovered.

Amame then explained that she was the reason that Gen had hidden a body in the freezer. Six years ago her father, Andes Komeji, had gotten drunk and stolen the corpse in an attempt to to blackmail Tearer for money. He realised his mistake when he sobered up and called Amame to his home where he'd hidden the corpse. Amame yelled at him for his stupid decision, but took the corpse anyway and said she'd deal with it. She then took it to Brahman, where Gen agreed to hide it in the freezer and throw away the key.

### M2: Ending

The SAT officers arrived and surrounded the building, forcing the group to exit. They told the group that they were now armed with live rounds, which discouraged Date and Mizuki from resisting. However, they held their conversation over Aiba's comms, leaving Amame in the dark about their decision to surrender. She grabbed Mizuki's Evolver, aimed it at the SAT, and yelled at Gen to escape. Gen, however, flipped the tables, saying that *he* would create an opening for Amame to get through. He charged the SAT and began a fruitless battle, holding them off even as they beat and tased him. Amame, in her despair and panic, pulled the trigger on the Evolver, setting off a stun grenade. The park filled with blinding light as the SAT officers opened fire.

When the light settled, it was revealed that the SAT had fired on Amame... but Gen had leapt forward and took the bullets for her. His body riddled with bullets and blood, he collapsed to the ground. With his dying breath, he asked Amame to sing the song that he had written for her after her father's death. Amame complied, barely managing to sing it through her tears. Gen told Amame that meeting her had made him truly happy, perhaps for the first time in his life, and then he passed away, leaving a heartbroken Amame to scream his name to the heavens.

*"Rejoice, you're not alone, you are renewed... Everyone is here with you..."*
## Chapters in this Route

* 2/10 Converge Chapter 0 - A Strange Tale
* New Investigation (Branch B) 🔒
* 2/10 Mizuki Chapter 0 - Alone
* 2/11 Mizuki Chapter 1 - Pass Mildly Away
* Nostalgic Idol
* 2/11 Mizuki Chapter 1 - End Where I Begun
* 2/12 Mizuki Chapter 2 - Traveler
* Necessary Intervention
* 2/12 Mizuki Chapter 2 - Left Behind
* 2/13 Mizuki Chapter 3 - The Expense of Spirit
* Neurotic Inception (Branch B) 🔒
* 2/13 Mizuki Chapter 3 M2 - All Living Things
* 2/14 Mizuki Chapter 4 M2 - Of Arms and Of Man
* Novel Ingress (Branch A)
* 2/14 Mizuki Chapter 4 M2 - Who's There
* 2/15 Mizuki Chapter 5 M2 - All That We Are

## Trivia

* While Gen and Amame Route has two locks, it is possible to sequence break them if the player knows beforehand which passwords to input.
* Gen and Amame Route is the only branch where a character is killed who otherwise survives in Resolution Route. Due to this, and the depressing tone of the ending, it can be considered a "Bad" End.
* When asked on Twitter about Boss's decision to call the SAT Squad on Gen, Uchikoshi said the mystery would be resolved if there was an opportunity to receive a "third eye".

## Navigation

 Locations | **Tokyo**
*Chiyoda District*: Police Headquarters (Boss's Office, Psync Room, Interrogation Room) • Sunfish Pocket • Sekiba High
*Chuo District*: Horadori Institute of Genetics (Underground, Hostage Room) • Naixatloz Japan Branch (President's Office, Cathedral)
*Koto District*: Harbor Warehouse District • Date Residence
*Minato District*: Studio Dvaita • Aioen Orphanage • Ikume Shrine • Kumakura Office • Sejima Residence • Central Hospital
*Shibuya District*: Lemniscate Entertainment Offices • Yoyagi Park
*Shinagawa/Kabasaki District*: Matsushita Diner • Sagan Residence • Enda Residence • Kabasaki Chemical Plant
*Shinjuku District*: Golden Yokocho (Marble, Brahman World Cuisine) • Misetan Department Store • Tokyo National Stadium
**Side Ryuki:**
Dispossessed • Anyone Imagines • Ought to Know • Nothing to Be Done • Go • Farewell
**Komeji and Shoma Route:** Joy for Anguish • I Found Me • Past Its Ken
**Explosion Route:** Smiles for Tears • Well-Known • The Mind of God • Not All A Dream • She Was the Universe
**閭｡陜ｶ荵句､｢邱ｨ Route:** 遐ｴ邯ｻ逋ｾ蜃ｺ • All This Happened, More or Less
**Side Mizuki:**
Alone • Pass Mildly Away • End Where I Begun • Traveler • Left Behind • The Expense of Spirit
****Gen and Amame Route**:** All Living Things • Of Arms and Of Man • Who's There • All That We Are
**Kizuna and Lien Route:** Bid the Soldiers Shoot • Sweet Silent Thought
**Resolution Route:** Hell • Visions • In Truth • Births • The End of Craving • Braver Than All Flowers

## References

1. ↑ "If someday we are given the opportunity to have a "third eye", then the mystery will be resolved at the time. We would appreciate your continued support. Thank you!"