The final of the three short alternative route added by the 18+ DLC patch is the route of Melody. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about this route but in retrospect I actually think I kind of wondered why she wasn't given a main route. So when I saw they added her route even though it was short, I can say I was pretty glad they did.
Melody is the twin sister to Takaya's 'rival' Adam. While Adam is actually more of a friend to Takaya than they both admit at times he tends to always try to get Takaya riled up and tries to make contests for them to compete in. Melody in her own right based on the limited information given is actually not very smart but is about average when it comes to grades and athletics. Melody also has a little bit of a brother complex and is usually always with her brother and tries to help him no matter what.
This however changes suddenly right after the Culture Festival Event. If you choose not to really dance with anyone but instead to just sit idly by and you have met the precursors to that even itself, you will activate the Melody extra route. After the event Takaya heads back to school the next day only to be confronted by Adam again...which happens often.
However, this time Melody seems nervous and slightly reserved which is odd for her especially when she's with Adam. Adam approaches Takaya and says he heard a rumor that Takaya had his eye on Melody during the festival and that Takaya had wanted to get into a relationship with her. Though this information was of course false and Takaya attempted to deny it Adam didn't pay him much attention.
Adam proposed they settle the matter the old fashion way and they were to go outside and fight for his sister's honor. If Takaya won, Adam would let him date Melody. If Adam won he would not be able to date her at all, which Takaya wasn't exactly setting his sights on her in the first place, but he knew he wasn't going to get out of it.
So the two went outside and even though Takaya didn't really lay a hand on Adam, he ended up KO'ing himself and admitted defeat. So in a sense it was a 'shotgun' relationship. That said, Takaya wasn't upset about it, Melody was cute, dedicated, and strong willed, which made up for her lack of smarts or athletic abilities. To keep they story short they push the story as though they end up dating for several months before they have their first sexual experience with one another.
After that firs time though, they become more intimate with one another and their relationship continues to grow and even though at first they were both hesitant bout the relationship they end up falling in love with one another. The story ends with them admitting that they love one another and they want to spend the rest of their lives with one another.
Melody's character isn't given much in the way of time or presence in the main story so to see this side route was actually really nice. Melody was in my mind kind of the 'hidden gem' so to speak and to see what a relationship Takaya and her could have with one another was refreshing. I find that in most stories even though we know who the main contenders are and what routes are going to be taken, we all still find that one character that we think, "what if they were part of the main route?" of "why can't they get together?".
I find that Visual Novels that either add content via DLC such as the side stories, or after stories, are actually quite better than ones that just leave it done. I also think that finding a character outside the normal circle of characters is refreshing, it always seems like you have the same arch's played out so to add something new and different can be quiet refreshing.
The H-scenes for Melody are also quiet well done and the story overall despite being short is well written and well versed. I actually kind of wanted to see maybe an after story of these or see more added to them, though I know that won't happen it is nice to dream.
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