Shoichi Routes

'''[Major spoilers warning. Read at your own peril.]'''

As of v0.49, there are three routes when dating Shoichi Urata. These differ starting on Day 26:


 * Route A: Yuuichi convinces Shoichi to see his mom and gets asked to accompany for morale support (Unlocks CG on Day 27)
 * Route B: Yuuichi doesn't push the line
 * Route C: Yuuichi pushes the matter of seeing Shoichi's mom and the two have a massive argument

Routes A & B merge pretty quickly soon after, whereas route C supposedly merges in the upcoming v0.50 update.

Acquiring Each Route
Route A is the most precise route, requiring many selections from Day 21 to Day 26. The others are determined by the important decision on Day 26.

Route A

 *  Day 21: Tell the truth / Deny it 
 * Day 22: “What I said?” / “I still mean it.”
 * Day 22: “Ignore your father!” / “Agree with him for now.”
 * Day 24: Maybe a little / Not at all
 *  Day 24: I can’t bring myself to stay silent / I need to be quiet 
 * Day 26: Be firm / Be apologetic
 * Day 26: Keep pushing / Let it go

You can miss at most one of these options except for underlined choices on Day 21, 22 and 24. The gist of this route is that Yuuichi speaks out his mind (for the most part) and Shoichi takes it to heart.

Route B

 * Day 26: Keep pushing / Let it go

Regardless of how well your choices are prior, Shoichi gains affection but he does not visit his mom. At the end of Day 26, he promises you he’ll be normal later and the route skips the weekend right to Monday, June 19.

Route C

 * Day 21-26: Mess up Route A
 * Day 26: Keep pushing / Let it go

This route is very obvious as indicated by no end of yelling in sight.

Differences between Routes
Route A & B merge up when Shoichi invites you on a date. Yuuichi is overwhelmed with both his uneasiness to the relationship as well as the sudden college offer he gets from the principal. On Day 30 of these routes, he calls over Saya and asks for advice.

Route C in contrast differs in all sorts of ways:


 * This route is the fastest way to get Yuuichi to recognize his love to Shoichi. When heartbroken during silent treatment from Shoichi (who is avoiding Yuuichi out of extreme guilt over what he said in the last argument), Yuuichi realizes that he doesn’t want their relationship to end like this. He notes ironically that only now he can confirm his love when he doesn’t know if their relationship is even still alive. A love flag is raised here, but it is not used as of v0.49.
 * On Day 29, when the two finally patch up, Yuuichi is forced to come clean about his own problems with the relationship, including how sexually forward Shoichi is. This handles the relationship problem that Route A & B makes you address.
 * Haruki's presence and character fleshes out way more.
 * Since Saya is focusing her consoling with Shuuichi, Yuuichi has the "honor" of venting his feelings to Haruki. This gets mixed results but ultimately the correct advice to patch things up between Yuuichi and Shoichi.
 * Kiga thanks Yuuichi about his influence/help on Haruki and hints at Haruki’s admiration for Shoichi. Kiga also confirms that Haruki's interactions was his own way of attempting to help out Yuuichi via admitting to Kiga that he wasn't sure what to do with all of the emotional offloading.
 * Haruki - having zero faith in Yuuichi’s ability to patch things up with Shoichi - intervenes on his own to try to cheer Shoichi up, further solidifying this tsundere's care for his senior. This gets played for laughs when Yuuichi flusters Haruki by telling him to just be honest and admit he wants to keep playing volleyball with Shoichi.