Reycho

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**Reycho** (れいちょ, *Reicho*) is a main character of *World's End Club*. Reycho is the leader of the Go-Getters Club.

## Appearance

Reycho has apricot skin, wider than average ears, light brown hair with lime green highlights and golden yellow eyes with light brown shading. He wears a yellow and green cap on his head, a blue and light yellow-striped shirt with sleeves that stop just short of his wrists and have light yellow marks on the ends, dark teal shorts with golden marks on them, two blue and yellow dotted bandages on his left knee that appear to resemble a "X" symbol and blue, yellow and white trainers.

## Personality

Reycho is the unofficial leader of the Go-Getter's Club because he is a problem solver who never gives up and is always positive. He is always the first to step forward in a crisis situation — not because he is courageous, but rather because he never considers the potential risks. He is childish in both good ways and bad, completely devoid of negativity, a pure and innocent child. He is particularly oblivious about girls. Despite these traits, he does not talk during the game, relying on gestures and expressions to express himself.

## History

### Prior to the Game of Fate

Reycho transferred to a Tokyo elementary school class in early 1995, where he became a member of the Go-Getters Club.

### Game of Fate

On July 13th, 1995, Reycho and his class took a field trip to Kamakura, but a nearby meteor impact interrupted the bus ride and caused them to lose consciousness. Reycho and his classmates later awoke in pods in an underwater theme park. As the group exchanged theories on what happened to them, they were greeted by Pielope, who explained that they were to play a Game of Fate. Each of them had a wristband with an objective another player needed to complete to win the game, and the winner's prize was a Magic Key that could open any lock once. Reycho's wristband had Vanilla's Task: [Eat a marshmallow]. Pielope demonstrated what would happen to anyone who failed to complete their Task by putting a doll into the "Sludgebot," a machine that turned its contents to sludge.

With a one hour time limit, the group began to split off. Reycho stayed behind to talk to Aniki, who offered to cooperate if they showed each other their wristbands. However, Aniki's intention was to trick him, so Reycho left him behind. In the hallway, Nyoro suggested everyone cooperate and share information, and asked Tattsun to show his wristband. Tattsun saw his Task on Nyoro's wristband: [Don't show your wristband until 6 minutes before the time limit], and was eliminated from the game, having failed his Task. Aniki entered the hallway and told everyone he knew that Reycho's Task was to touch someone on the back. Kansai, Mowchan, Jennu, and Chuko began to chase after him, hoping to take him out before he could complete his Task.

Reycho eventually got away, and met up with Vanilla and Pochi. Pochi asked Reycho to touch his back, proving that Aniki lied. Pochi also observed that the others were not themselves, possibly as a result of brainwashing. However, the three of them appeared to be thinking clearly, so Pochi suggested they all show their wristbands and cooperate. He revealed Aniki's Task, [eliminate everyone besides yourself], on his own wristband, and Kansai's Task, [don't bleed until 7 minutes before the time limit], on Tattsun's wristband. Reycho and Vanilla both refused to show their wristbands, and Vanilla ran off on her own. Reycho teamed up with Pochi to stop the others from completing their Tasks.

Reycho and Pochi encountered Chuko and Nyoro working together, but the pair ran away. Eventually, they discovered Kansai fighting with Mowchan. Kansai was attempting to stop Mowchan from completing his Task, [ride the Ferris wheel one time in the red gondola]. Reycho and Pochi shut off the Ferris wheel's power, preventing Mowchan from completing his Task and eliminating him. Afterwards, they learned that Chuko and Nyoro had been eliminated as well and a result of their Tasks.

Reycho and Pochi continued on to discover that Pai had teamed up with Aniki. While following them, Reycho and Pochi ran into Jennu, who said that she had been attacked by Pai and Aniki, and Pai was close to completing her Task. She offered to team up with them, and together they chased down Pai in the adventure playground. When they reached the exit, Jennu and Pai revealed it was a trap. Jennu hit Reycho and Pochi with a pipe and revealed Pai's true Task: [don't let Jennu be eliminated until 9 minutes before time runs out]. As Jennu explained that she and Pai were working with Aniki, Kansai entered. Pai told him to run, worried that Jennu would complete her own Task: [take Reycho and Kansai's hats]. Reycho pushed Kansai out of the way before Jennu could strike, but in doing so, Kansai scratched his arm. He was bleeding, so he was eliminated, causing Jennu and Pai to be eliminated as well. To Pochi's surprise, he was eliminated after all three of them, leaving Reycho alone.

Reycho picked up Pai's wristband, with his true Task on it: [hug one of the boys before 10 minutes to the time limit]. On his way to confront Aniki, Pielope appeared to taunt Reycho, and explained that Pochi was eliminated because his Task was to [ride the dolphin bicycle together with Pai]. Reycho met up with Vanilla, and they watched as earthquakes began to crack the glass around the park. When Aniki arrived, Reycho revealed that he had learned his Task. Aniki ran off, hoping to outrun Reycho until 10 minutes remained, but Reycho trapped him by raising the drawbridge and hugged him, eliminating Aniki from the game.

Pielope announced that Reycho had won the game, and gave him the Magic Key as his prize. Before he could escape, Vanilla appeared and pointed out that the Sludgebot's belly had a keyhole, meaning the key would work on it. Vanilla believed their classmates were still alive inside its belly, and implored Reycho to free them. Despite Pielope's insistence, Reycho opened the Sludgebot, revealing that everyone was safe. They all seemed to be back to normal, and Aniki apologized to Reycho. Pielope revealed that brainwashing would wear off under life-threatening conditions, and began to announce a "Round 2" of the game, since Reycho had chosen not to escape.

Pai interrupted Pielope with a kick, and announced that the game was cancelled, according to its mastermind. Before she could reveal the mastermind's identity, however, another earthquake shook the park, causing a large diver's helmet to fall onto her and knock her unconscious. Another earthquake cracked more of the glass walls. As the group panicked, Reycho stepped forward and unleashed his powerful throwing ability, throwing the helmet to knock down a submarine hanging from the ceiling. He guided everyone into the submarine and they successfully escaped the flooding theme park.

### Kagoshima

Reycho and the others made it aboveground, where he saw a number of large X-shaped objects in the sky. The nearby city appeared to be run down and overgrown with plant life, and the Go-Getters Club discovered they were in Kagoshima, 1200 kilometers from their home city, Tokyo. Pochi wondered if the mastermind would know how they got there, but Pai said she had forgotten the mastermind's identity. With no other leads, everyone split into teams to search. Reycho teamed up with Pochi, Vanilla, and Mowchan, and headed north.

As Reycho's team set off, they noticed movement in the grass and decided to chase after it. Reycho's newly awakened throwing power, "Big Leaguer," allowed him to help clear obstacles along the way and fight off monstrous plant-like creatures with rocks. Eventually, their search led them to a mango tree, and Mowchan stopped to pick fruit from it. Reycho and the others began to move on without him, but discovered that they had lost track of Mowchan, and went back to look for him.

As they searched for Mowchan, Reycho encountered creatures resembling Venus flytraps that he was able to subdue by tossing them fruit. After some time, the shape that had been moving in the grass before revealed itself to be a dog-like creature. It began chasing Reycho, Vanilla, and Pochi back the way they came, eventually corning them. Reycho stepped forward to protect them, but before it could attack, Mowchan rushed in to save them, awakening his own ability and turning to iron. The dog, unable to bite through metal, turned tail and ran away.

Reycho, Vanilla, and Pochi thanked Mowchan for saving them, and learned that he had gone in search of peaches. He said that the peach was a symbol of good luck, and it was a sign they would get back to Tokyo. The four of them regrouped with the others, and learned that there were no signs of life anywhere, and the others had encountered monsters as well. They wondered what happened to Tokyo, and Reycho encouraged the group to walk there to find out. They set up camp for the night and planned to set out in the morning.

    At camp that night, Tattsun revealed that he had found radio transceivers for everyone to use on their trip, and gave them to Reycho to distribute. Kansai, angry that Tattsun was treating Reycho as the group's leader, accused Reycho of being the mastermind behind the Game of Fate. The rest of the group discouraged him from distrusting others, though Kansai still insisted he was the leader. Kansai was soon interrupted by a purple glow appeared from above, belonging to the floating "X" in the sky from the previous day. As they talked about it, Reycho, Vanilla, Pochi, and Pai realized none of the others could see it.

The next day, July 14th, everyone argued about where to go next. Some wanted to go to Oita, which was the fastest route to Tokyo, but others argued for Fukuoka, as it was a large city with a greater chance of finding other people. They were unable to decide, so they put it to a vote: Kansai, Chuko, Nyoro, and Tattsun voted for Fukuoka, while Jennu, Pai, Mowchan, and Vanilla voted for Oita. They turned to Reycho, who made his choice.

### Fukuoka (Upper Route)

Reycho chose to go to Fukuoka. After Reycho gave his vote, Aniki voted for Oita, and Nyoro convinced Pochi to vote for Fukuoka as well. Despite the numbers, both groups were still determined to go to their respective destinations. The Fukuoka group took off, despite Vanilla's protests.

By July 24th, the group reached Fukuoka. However, they were unable to find anyone, so they continued east, and Kansai led them through the mountains. On July 31st, in the Yamaguchi area, the group was surprised by snow in the middle of summer. As they watched the sky, a girl began floating down to Earth with the snow. Kansai caught her, after she woke up, everyone introduced themselves to her. The girl realized she could not remember anything, including her name or where she came from. Since she had nowhere to go, the group offered to take her along with them, despite Chuko's protests that she was suspicious.

Everyone continued along to avoid the snow, but Chuko and Kansai began bickering. The girl tried to calm them both down, but Chuko told her to stay out of it, since she did not see her as part of the group. Kansai suggested calling the girl "Yuki," since she fell from the sky like snow. The group continued to move on, but Pochi and Chuko stayed behind. Chuko ran to catch up after some time, but as soon as she did, she noticed a large icicle about to fall onto them. Chuko realized there was no time and suddenly awakened her ability to breathe fire, melting the icicle before it could hurt Reycho or the others. The others were shocked, and compared Chuko's awakening to Reycho and Mowchan's. After thanking her for saving them, they realized Pochi had gone missing. When Nyoro's attempt to contact Pochi via walkie-talkie was met with silence, everyone split up to look for him.

Yuki followed Reycho and Chuko, who searched the icy mountaintop for Pochi, chasing the sound of his voice. Eventually, they were met by a large mass of snow blocking their path. Pochi's voice came from beyond it, so Yuki suggested Chuko melt it with her new power. When Chuko failed, Yuki suggested she needed something to "start the fire." Chuko realized the Karamucho chips were her "fuel," and used them to clear a path. They continued on, and Chuko and Reycho used their abilities in tandem to deal with snowmen and obstacles blocking their path. They caught up with Pochi and found that he had been captured by a Yeti. Yuki tried to reason with the Yeti, to no avail. She realized there was nothing she could do, and asked Reycho and Chuko to do their best to save Pochi. Reycho defeated the Yeti by throwing ice to knock it unconscious.

As Reycho and Chuko reunited with Pochi, they watched an ever bigger Yeti carry off Yuki. Determined to save her, they ran ahead, defeating more snowmen and bird-like monsters along their path. When they caught up with Yuki, she begged them to run and save themselves, as she was never part of the group. Chuko insisted on saving her, and Reycho used his throwing ability to defeat the Yeti. Yuki thanked them for saving her, and they made their way back to Kansai, Tattsun, and Nyoro. When Yuki got back to the others, she realized she had remembered something. Before she fell from the sky, she had wanted friends, so she asked Chuko if she would be her friend. Chuko responded with a thumbs-up, unanimously making Yuki a member of the Go-Getters Club.

At nightfall, Reycho and the others heard Aniki's voice from the transceiver. Aniki let them know that they were crossing over to Shikoku and arriving in Ehime soon. Despite Kansai's frustration that the others had split from them, everyone agreed to head for Ehime and meet up with everyone.

On August 7th, the group arrived in Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture. Since it was getting late, they agreed to set up camp for the night and cross over to Shikoku in the morning. Before nightfall, everyone gathered to talk to Reycho.

An earthquake happened just as Tattsun and Reycho began their conversation. Tattsun began to speculate about an "earthquake swarm" that had started five years prior. According to one theory, the earthquakes were caused by a country developing an "earthquake weapon." The earthquakes had caused widespread damage throughout the country, including the death of Jennu's older sister. Tattsun wondered if the earthquakes were connected to the disappearance of everyone else.

Chuko expressed her frustration at Kansai inviting Yuki to go look for oysters on the beach, instead of inviting everyone. She said that while Kansai claimed to be the leader of the Go-Getters Club, he was nothing like Niyan, the mentor he looked up to. Chuko explained that Niyan was the coach of Kansai's baseball team, and she had gone to see them play sometimes.

Kansai was frustrated about having to chase after Aniki and the others. Since Reycho was a transfer student, Kansai explained that Aniki used to be nice and act like a big brother to everyone, but he changed after something bad happened one year ago. Kansai decided not to elaborate, as thinking about it was too painful.

Nyoro commented on the beautiful view, and wished she could share it with her father, who loved to travel. She had fond memories of going places with him, but one day, he had stopped setting foot outside his office. Nyoro explained that her father was a scientist, and she was unsure if he was still alive.

Eventually, everyone agreed to set up camp. Before they left, Pochi asked the others if they could see the "X" shape in the sky, but they were confused. Since Yuki was unable to see it, Pochi thought it must not have anything to do with where she came from. After Kansai, Chuko, and Nyoro left, Yuki realized that the "X" had reminded her of something. She showed Reycho, Pochi, and Tattsun a note with "X = 12" written on it, but none of them could make sense of it.

At camp that night, Pochi and Reycho discussed what Yuki's note might mean. Pochi thought that the X might be referencing the "X" in the sky, and 12 could mean the Go-Getters Club, since they now had 12 members. Another earthquake struck, and Chuko wondered if a huge earthquake happened while they had been asleep in the amusement park, causing everyone to evacuate to another country. However, since the town was not destroyed, she decided that explanation would not make much sense. Tattsun then gathered everyone to share something he discovered. When he tried using the transceiver to communicate with the group in Oita, he picked up a few adult voices talking about food, meaning there were still people out there.

On August 14th, Reycho and the others arrived at Shikoku, where they started searching for the source of the radio signal in Ehime. While walking through a forest, they were interrupted by an adult wearing a mask. The group was excited to see another human, and the man seemed relieved that there had been other survivors, and asked them to come along to meet his Master.

While following the man, they ran into the remaining members of the Go-Getters Club: Aniki, Jennu, Mowchan, Vanilla, and Pai. Everyone was relieved to see each other safe, and recounted some of their experiences. They also introduced Yuki to the others who had not met her yet.

### Oita (Lower Route)

Reycho chose to go to Oita. After Reycho gave his vote, Aniki voted for Oita, and Nyoro convinced Pochi to vote for Fukuoka. Despite the numbers, both groups were still determined to go to their respective destinations. The Fukuoka group took off, despite Vanilla's protests.

The group arrived in Oita on July 31st. Aniki complained about Mowchan slowing them down, who apologized and explained that he was carrying a lot of food. The others reassured Mowchan, and they headed into the city. The streets were desolate and overgrown, and Aniki suggested darkly that everyone in Oita may have been eaten up by the same huge plants they saw in Kagoshima. Jennu scolded him for being insensitive, as Oita was Pai's hometown. Aniki quickly apologized but Pai shrugged it off, since her family had moved to Tokyo.

The group decided to split into teams to make exploration easier; Mowchan with Reycho, Jennu with Pai, and Aniki with Vanilla. Shortly after the teams set off, Mowchan and Reycho heard Pai scream in the distance. They rushed off to find out what happened and met back up with Jennu, who explained that Pai had been captured by a giant roly-poly. Mowchan used his ability to turn into iron to stop the roly-poly, but the impact sent Pai flying off far away. The three set off to track down Pai, and thanks to Mowchan's ability, they were able to clear the road of any other roly-polys. Eventually, they found Pai in the mountains. She thanked them all for rescuing her, and showed them a cell phone she picked up along the way. Another roly-poly interrupted the reunion, chasing them into a nearby cave. Mowchan guided everyone through the geysers and lava inside the cave, and they made it out safely on the other side.

By the time Reycho and the others regrouped with Aniki and Vanilla it was already evening, and Aniki said that while they could not find any people, they did find a secret hot spring. Everyone spent the rest of the day relaxing in the hot spring.

Later, the group set up camp for the night. At camp, everyone reminisced about the Fukuoka group, and admitted that the Go-Getters Club felt incomplete without them. Aniki tried to contact them through a transceiver, and explained that they were going to head to Ehime next. Since the transceivers operated on a shortwave band, there was a chance that the others could hear Aniki's message. Jennu also showed the others the cell phone Pai found. Aniki looked at the phone and realized that the year displayed on the phone was different: the bus crash was in 1995, but the phone screen read "1996."

The following morning, Reycho and the others set off for Ehime. While walking through Shikoku, they wondered about the date on the phone screen. Jennu suggested that they might have been asleep in the pods for a long time. Pai wondered if it was cold sleep, and thought Reycho and Mowchan's seemingly inhuman powers meant they were turned into cyborgs. They also discussed the possibility of others having similar powers.

As they continued walking, they ran into an adult wearing a mask. The group were initially shocked at the sight of him, but quickly rejoiced and cheered at seeing another human. The man seemed relieved that there had been other survivors, and asked them to come along to meet his Master.

While following the man, they ran into the remaining members of the Go-Getters Club: Kansai, Tattsun, Nyoro, Pochi, and Chuko, as well as a girl they had never met before. Everyone was relieved to see each other safe, and recounted some of their experiences. The Fukuoka group introduced the girl, named Yuki, to the others. Once they were done talking, the man took everyone to see Master.

### Ehime

The Go-Getters Club meets Master, and he is willing to answer their questions. When asking what happened to humanity, Master makes sure they are ready to know the truth before saying, Master says everyone has been wiped out—more accurately, everyone is dead. He explains that while they were unconscious, a war occurred. Weapons never before seen were used, and the strange plants and animals they had seen on their way to Ehime were causes of said weapons. The Go-Getters Club had just met the last surviving group.

Aniki asks about the meteor they had seen on the bus. Master claims there was no meteor as the world was destroyed by weapons. Nyoro is suspicious and asks how there are still survivors. Master claims it is because of MAIK, a god he and the other survivors believe in.

Master claims all of their surprise and suspicion is normal, but everything he had just said was the truth. He claims the other followers will tell them the same if they ask. He takes them to a room prepared for them to sleep in. However, the group is not yet ready to go sleep. Pochi suggests to talk to other followers, which they agree to do. They split up and find a follower to talk to.

Nyoro and Reycho find several followers to speak to. The first says the war started by the great earthquakes that started in around 1990, which were developed by a weapon started by another country. When testing the weapon in the Pacific Ocean, earthquakes started around the globe. Other countries were upset and developed weapons to counter the earthquake weapon. With more weapons being made, the world was destroyed. The second says they shouldn't go back to Tokyo seeing all humanity was destroyed in the war. She says there are no survivors and monsters surround the roads, making a trip to Tokyo a suicide mission. The third says they grow their food from a field behind the facility. Despite meals being meager, they are happy they have something to eat and are grateful to MAIK. When Nyoro asks what she's holding, she talks about a drink called "Lifeguard" which is meant to be an energy drink that refreshes mind and body. After having Nyoro take a sip, she gives her several bottles for her and her friends. The fourth says the facility is the original area the followers of MAIK gathered. Before the war, many people mocked the group, though in the end, the group was the last paradise on Earth. The fifth claims MAIK is everything anyone could need. She continues praising MAIK, though because of the fact she speaks like a toddler, Nyoro and Reycho had a difficult time understanding her.

When regrouping with the rest of the Go-Getters Club, everyone confirms they were all told the same thing: Mankind was destroyed in war, and they were only alive due to MAIK. Some come to the conclusion Master told them the truth while others don't believe him nor the followers. The group gets into another argument, this one of being whether they should stay with the followers and Master or leave to Tokyo. Reycho and Vanilla are the only two who are not in the group fight, Vanilla claiming both choices were fine as long as they stayed together. She goes ignored.

When the fight is done, the "Go Back" group contains Nyoro, Aniki, Yuki, Jennu, and Pochi, their reasoning being "they can't trust the people here." Meanwhile, the "Let's Stay" group contains Chuko, Mowchan, Kansai, Tattsun, and Pai, their reasoning being it was best to "stay to plan things out." Reycho is asked for what he thought they should do.

### Go ("Go Back" Group)

Reycho chooses to head to Tokyo. Master comes in then and tells them he knows they're arguing about whether to stay or leave. He asks them to listen to a story about the teachings of MAIK, but the "Go Back" Group—Nyoro, Aniki, Yuki, Jennu, Pochi, and Reycho—leave before the story starts. Vanilla, heartbroken the Go-Getters Club was being separated, tries to stop them but to no avail.

The "Go Back" group wonders what they should do. Nyoro says to gather evidence to prove the followers and Master weren't trustworthy, but Aniki says they should start their trip back to Tokyo as there was nothing they could do, so they should simply give up. Nyoro is furious at him for saying they should give up before recomposing herself and saying they, including Aniki, should start with what they could do. They decide the teams doing Rock or Paper, Team Rock being Yuki, Jennu, and Nyoro while Team Paper is Reycho, Aniki, and Pochi.

Team Paper travels through the facility while avoiding followers on lookout. They eventually find a poster warning them not to eat a poisonous mushroom called Amygdaclear, though they brush it off as it has nothing to do with what they were looking for. They scare off some followers using a rat, and they find a guillotine. When two followers come, they hide and overhear them saying they would bring the kids over for their sacrifice ritual for MAIK. Team Rock reveals they too have overheard the conversation, and they all rush over to their friends to help them before the sacrifice.

However, everyone except Vanilla—Chuko, Mowchan, Kansai, Tattsun, and Pai—act just as the followers do. Vanilla exclaims everyone in her group except her has been brainwashed by Master, and they prove they are by willingly following some followers when told Master was calling them. Vanilla rushes after them in an attempt to stop them, leaving the rest of them alone. Yuki suggests cooking Amygdaclear and feeding it to everyone, and Nyoro adds it would get rid of the brainwashing. Aniki says the poster they saw earlier claims Amygdaclear are poisonous, but Nyoro says they shouldn't be. Yuki theorizes it could be because the followers are brainwashed, but they have to start their search for Amygdaclear before any further discussion.

They decide teams by doing Rock and Paper, Team Rock being Pochi, Jennu, and Aniki while Team Paper is Nyoro, Reycho, and Yuki. The teams split up, but a follower sees Team Paper, starting a chase. They soon get cornered by two followers, more coming in. Yuki, distraught at being more food for the guillotine, says the only thing they can do is give up. Nyoro grows angry with Yuki for saying the one phrase she hates, and she gets her Buddy Skill, Inventor. Team Paper leave the followers with a time bomb as they escape.

Once in safety, Yuki inquires Nyoro about the time bomb. At first, Nyoro brushes it off as something that wasn't a big deal, but she soon wonders if she, too, as a special ability like Reycho, Mowchan, and Chuko. Yuki is amazed and, when finding out Nyoro doesn't have a name for the time bomb, suggests to call it the "F-Bomb", short for Foot-Powered Bomb, though both Reycho and Nyoro are hesitant to call the time bomb an F-Bomb. To change the subject, they decide to keep going.

However, a large blue monster appears. In a panic, they run away, using F-Bombs to slow it down. They assume they are safe when they get behind a wall the creature can't reach, but it soon starts poking holes through the walls to reach them. Nyoro uses F-Bombs to make it go, and the group finds themselves in a patch of Amygdaclear.

After collecting some, both Team Paper and Team Rock meet with Vanilla, Kansai, Chuko, Tattsun, Mowchan, and Pai before they get executed. Yuki feeds everyone in the "Let's Stay" group except Vanilla Amygdaclear minestrone she cooked herself, and though it successfully removes the brainwashing, everyone who ate it all agree the cooking was bad. However, their reactions make everyone except Yuki who hadn't ate it think something went wrong. Nyoro recovers everyone by giving them the Lifeguard she got from one of the followers earlier.

Once everyone is fully recovered, Nyoro tells them she has an idea and leads them outside to a bike. The Go-Getters Club rides a bike with 12 seats, enough for everyone, and pedal away while ignoring Master telling them to stop, singing the Go-Getters Club Anthem.

### Kobe

On August 15, the Go-Getters Club makes it to Kobe, though the happiest of the group are Kansai and Jennu. Kansai is excited for the Hanshin Tigerz while Jennu is excited for the Hosekizuka Theater Company. They both grow angry when Aniki corrects Kansai on the Hanshin Tigerz' home city being Nishinomiya, and Pochi corrects Jennu on the Hosekizuka Theater Company being in Hosekizuka City. The two claim they should keep going, but the rest of the group convinces them to take a break after walking and biking for so long, not to mention the bike got a flat tire. They decide to go to a supermarket to restore on canned goods.

However, Nyoro, Pochi, and Reycho stay. Nyoro shows them a scrap piece of paper she has been holding onto with *XXY* written on it. She reveals to them her father went missing when she was eight but gave her the scrap paper to open God's door, which is what Kobe means in Chinese characters. She has no idea what the paper means.

At the camp, Reycho talks to everyone. Aniki talks about singing the Go-Getters Club Anthem on the bike ride, saying they used to sing it a lot back then when a girl was still with them. He becomes quiet after. Pai talks about her grandfather who was part of a shrine, but since he didn't inherit the shrine, he moved to Tokyo. She says she has a "sixth sense" due to her blood, and is happy when Reycho believes her, though she wonders if humanity is safe since she didn't see any ghosts. Kansai talks about his love for the Hanshin Tigerz, though gets irritated when Reycho doesn't want to go to their home field. He reluctantly agrees with Reycho saying it would be best to not go, saying no one wants to see an abandoned shrine. Yuki is happy people liked her cooking. She explains Amygdaclear does not only help the brain recover lost function but is also known for being delicious, causing them to be so over-picked there are hardly any left. Mowchan is disgusted by Yuki's cooking. He rates her food as world's grossest food. Tattsun remembers the followers talking while he was brainwashed that the sacrifice would happen on Shodo Island in the Seto Inland Sea. He is disappointed he couldn't make a pilgrimage there as the area is used a lot in movies and was even used as a filming area in *The Electro Rangers*. A small earthquake occurs while speaking to Jennu, making her feel sad. She reveals her sister died in an earthquake in Kyoto and reveals her guilt from her sister's death. Pochi thinks about the slip of paper Nyoro showed them. He thinks *X* could stand for 10 like in Roman numerals, but he doesn't know what *Y* could mean. Chuko grumbles about the followers they just escaped from. She doesn't want to believe mankind is extinct but admits it would explain a lot. Vanilla reminds Reycho of her desire to go to Osaka. However, she won't tell Reycho as it is a girl's secret. Nyoro praises her father for teaching her to never give up. She wants to grow up and be a researcher just like her father.

Afterwards, Kansai grumbles about choosing to stay, subtracting his points on the leader score. Others are confused, and Nyoro tells him to admit he doesn't have what it takes to be a leader. Kansai grows angry and shows off his leader badge as proof he is capable of being a leader. Pai asks why he wants to be a leader so badly, and Chuko answers it is because of his admiration for Niyan, his baseball coach. Vanilla teases her about having a crush on Kansai, though the attention went back on Kansai when he started praising Niyan for his excellent leadership. However, Niyan had to move to Kyoto, but he had given Kansai the same leader badge he wears now, telling him to visit him in Kyoto when he becomes a man worthy of the leader badge. The story makes Jennu feel sad, though she denies it.

Vanilla tries to talk to others, but they seem to be ignoring her. Eventually, her happy personality is shattered. She starts talking about being happy just being with everyone, but she can't do it anymore when no one except Pochi, Pai, and Reycho can speak to her. It starts making the three feel emotional, but when Pochi says her name, everyone else looks at them in confusion. Vanilla thanks the three who can see and talk to her for and apologizes again for not being able to take it anymore. She gives them one last goodbye before disappearing. It is then revealed Vanilla died last year.

The next day, the group has a talk about what happened last night. Reycho, Pochi, and Pai confirm they saw Vanilla and answer their questions. Reycho has been able to see her since he transferred to their school, and Pochi and Pai have seen her about a month after she died. They reveal they never told them about seeing Vanilla's ghost since they knew they wouldn't believe them, which is true for the most part. Pai says she most likely saw Vanilla thanks to her sixth sense, and Pochi guesses he and Reycho can see Vanilla because of the X-shaped thing in the sky, though the same three and Vanilla were the only ones who could see it.

Aniki is fed up with them and tells them ghosts aren't real. He runs off with the rest of them chasing after him, running into an abandoned city. Chuko's finger gets bitten by a rat, which results in Kansai and Chuko getting into a fight after he teases her about it. When asked why she stuck her hand in the gutter, Aniki shows up with the flyer she was trying to reach. It says to come to Kyoto, though the reason why is burned off.

The Go-Getters Club is ecstatic to find out mankind didn't go extinct and there are other survivors besides the cult in Ehime, though their mood is ruined when they realize they don't know when the flyer was made. The group debates if they should head to Kyoto as the flyer says to have a chance of meeting other people, but Kansai points out their next destination is planned to be Osaka, though it was only decided by him. They throw points such as Kansai saying the surviving humans in Kyoto could be as crazy as the survivors in Ehime, and Pai saying Vanilla was always talking about going to Osaka. A third argument breaks out.

At the end, the Osaka group is Kansai, Mowchan, Pai, and Jennu, their reasoning being finding Vanilla, while the Kyoto group is Chuko, Nyoro, Tattsun, and Aniki, their reasoning being to see if they flyer could lead them to the humanity. Yuki, Pochi, and Reycho haven't voted, and Yuki decides to go with whatever Reycho chooses. Since Reycho will evidently decide where to go with two votes, the attention turns to him, to his distaste.

### Osaka (Lower Route)

Reycho chooses to go to Osaka. Just as it seemed like the two groups would go their separate ways once again, Pochi sings the Go-Getters Club Anthem of always staying together. He says Vanilla always wanted them to stay together, and despite mixed thoughts of whether they believe in ghosts, they all agree Vanilla would want them to go together. They all go to Osaka.

On August 18, they reach Osaka. However, they don't find Vanilla or anyone who could help them. Kansai shrugs their searching off, but Chuko gets mad. Those who were in the Kyoto group point out the benefits they would have had if they went to Kyoto, blaming Kansai for letting the chance go. Kansai tries to defend himself, but Chuko stops him as he mentions the rest of the Osaka group. Chuko and Kansai get into another fight, this one having her insult his leadership abilities. As a result, Kansai kicks her out of the Go-Getters Club. The rest of the Go-Getters Club tries to get him to change his mind, but he refuses to budge.

Chuko says she's fine with it, but she soon gets red in the face and passes out. Jennu says she might have an infection from the rat biting her back in Kobe. She needs antibiotics or else she could die, and Kansai rushes off at the news. Nyoro and Reycho rush after him.

When they catch up, he says he's looking for antibiotics. Nyoro is smug at that, claiming it was the most Kansai-thing he could do, which Reycho agrees to. As they are about to go look for antibiotics, Pielope returns. She claims she's here for revenge after Pai had kicked her back in the theme park. The three don't feel intimidated by her threats until she turns into a giant crab monster. Reycho tries to attack first with a giant takoyaki, but he and Nyoro are soon held hostage. Pielope orders Kansai to bring the rest of the Go-Getters Club to her, saying she let him go as she knows she can count on him to do as she says since he is the "biggest wuss" out of all of them. She continues to toy with him about it until she repeats to make him get the other members to let himself live.

After getting his feelings toyed with, Kansai is about to go get them when he remembers what Niyan told him about being a leader. His confidence comes back and gets his Buddy Skill, **Grand Slammer**. Reycho throws the takoyaki at him, and he hits it with his baseball bat. It hits Pielope, and it sends her flying away with Nyoro and Reycho safe. Just as they were talking about his new powers, Tattsun contacts them on the walkie-talkie. Tattsun says after they ran off, Jennu started taking care of Chuko while the others searched for antibiotics. After Kansai says they're going to the pharmacy to look for antibiotics, Tattsun says they're going to head to the hospital.

As they walk, Kansai asks Nyoro about the ability she got while in Ehime. She reveals she can't make any more F-bombs because Pielope stole her tools while she was held hostage. They find a wall in front of them, but thanks to Kansai's new abilities, he hits a wrecking ball to smash through it. They continue heading towards the pharmacy and destroying walls in the process. They also question about Pielope such as if she was being controlled by the mastermind of the Game of Fate.

After Kansai gets rid of the crabs blocking them, they reach the pharmacy. However, Pielope comes back and wants revenge. She sends a fireball towards them, but Kansai manages to hit it back towards her with his baseball bat. Reycho and Nyoro go hide in a safe place, and Kansai defeats Pielope, making her disappear.

The three return to Chuko with the antibiotics. She recovers and apologizes to Kansai for their earlier argument. Kansai says he's the one who should be sorry, and Chuko is allowed back in the Go-Getters Club. He then apologizes to everyone about being selfish and gives the role of the leader of the Go-Getters Club to Reycho who accepts until Kansai is ready to have it back.

At camp, Yuki questions about where Kansai keeps his baseball bat, which Chuko misinterperets at first. Kansai won't say, but Chuko is annoyed it's because "a magician never reveals his secrets". Pochi wonders where Vanilla went. He then realizes he only spoke to her about casual things. Nyoro wants to know what Pielope wants from them. She's sure it has something to do with the lack of other humans. Tattsun asks Reycho about seeing Vanilla's ghost. Nyoro and Chuko don't believe they do, but Tattsun is on the fence. Aniki grumbles about not going to Kyoto. He feels like a fool for hoping Vanilla would be in Osaka. Pai giggles as she watches Chuko and Kansai fight. She was worried their friendship would be ruined because of their fight, but they seem as close as ever. Jennu feels like going to Osaka might not have been the right choice, but is grateful they didn't go to Kyoto. This is because her sister died in an earthquake in Kyoto. Mowchan is upset he can't eat any of the food. He decides to come back to Osaka after going to Tokyo and eat until he passes out. Chuko is happy she's all better. She then advertises the drink Lifeguard. Kansai tells Reycho the leader badge is what Niyan said only a true leader can wear. He was hoping Niyan would be praising his leadership skills and gets a little jealous.

Pai soon apologizes for making everyone think about coming to Osaka because of Vanilla. Everyone forgives her except Aniki. He accuses them of lying, causing Pai to be upset. It's revealed Vanilla died by getting hit by a truck. Aniki feels guilty, but the others tell him otherwise. They talk about Vanilla, and Pai realizes she knows who the mastermind is: Vanilla.

## Powers and Abilities

### Buddy Skill

Reycho's Buddy Skill, **Big League Pitcher** (ダイリーグボール, *Dai rīgu bōru*, lit. "Major League Ball") allows him to pick up and throw any item to great heights or distances. He is capable of lifting extremely heavy items with little difficulty, such as a large diver's helmet or Mowchan in his iron form. Reycho's throwing ability allows him to combat larger enemies or knock down items hanging high above.

## Trivia

* Reycho (れいちょ) is likely taken from *reichourui* (霊長類), the Japanese word for primates, as Reycho represents the monkey in the Chinese zodiac.

## References

1. ↑ **@d\_m\_club:** The voice actress for the character Reycho is Reina Ueda. (August 26th, 2019)
2. ↑  **World's End Club Official Site:** Reycho (March 8th, 2021)
3. ↑ **Death March Club Homepage:** Official Character Summary (October 3rd, 2018)