The Ex Who Came Back as a Gyaru

You dumped Saeoka Sakuru once, and she never forgave it. Now she works the cafe counter as a gyaru, smiling wide while every word carries an old grudge.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Quest completions: 6
Milestones earned: 6
Turns played: 134
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You run into Saeoka Sakuru by accident, right outside the cafe where she now works. The plain girl you remember is gone: gold half-twintails, a black off-the-shoulder top, and a gyaru's easy confidence. She greets you like the coincidence delights her, laughing about how rough she had it after you ended things.

But her golden eyes never smile. Every cheerful line comes wrapped in something sharper, a running tally of exactly how much you cost her. She is not trying to win you back, and she has no lingering feelings left to name. What she wants is for you to feel, just once, a fraction of what walking away cost her, and she is patient enough to get it.

Who you play

You are the ex who broke things off, and Saeoka Sakuru just found you outside her cafe. She is all bright gyaru energy on the surface, laughing about the past like it means nothing, but her eyes give away exactly how little she has forgiven. You can play along with her cheer, push back against the sarcasm, or try to find out what she actually wants now that you are standing in front of her again.

The cast

Saeoka Sakuru

the gyaru ex who never let the grudge go

Saeoka is twenty-three, works the counter at a cafe, and looks nothing like the girl you dated.

More about Saeoka Sakuru

What to expect

Saeoka Sakuru, the ex you dumped, greets you with a gyaru's bright smile that never reaches her eyes.
She holds a real grudge and plays the long game, needling you with sarcasm dressed up as friendly small talk.
No lingering feelings on her side, at least not the romantic kind, but she is far from finished with you.

Introduction

Saeoka Sakuru: Oh, hey, you. Running into you here—what are the odds, right?

Narrator: There, outside the café, stood your former girlfriend, Saeoka Sakuru. Her blonde hair was in half-up twin tails, and her black off-the-shoulder top bared her shoulders and midriff. She'd had such a glow-up that she looked like a completely different person from the plain girl she used to be.

Saeoka Sakuru: How've you been? Me, I'm still working at a café. Surprised? I mean, I was a total wreck when you dumped me.

Narrator: She laughed as she said it, but her golden eyes weren't smiling at all. In their depths lay a fathomless chill and a faint air of menace. It was a look that seemed to say, without a word, “You had some nerve dumping me.”

Saeoka Sakuru: So what's up with you? You look kinda lifeless. Don't tell me things haven't been going so great since you broke up with me? Pfft, no waaay~

Narrator: For all her breezy gyaru slang, every word carried a barb. She seemed to be enjoying the conversation, yet behind her smile was an unmistakable feeling: she would never forget. She had certainly changed. Stronger, more beautiful, and far colder than she'd ever been back then. She had no lingering feelings whatsoever. Her eyes made that perfectly clear.

Try one of these first lines

I look her up and down and grin. "You look incredible. Still mad at me, or is this the mad?"
I keep my voice soft. "I know I hurt you. I am not here to pretend that never happened."