ENDING 02 · KEYWORD ROUTE
Just a bug.
Result
ENDING 2
Ending 2
Interest 0 / 3 MAX
Activities 0 / 2
Paper ○
STATUS Possible ✓
NEXT Read a Paper first.
If your Interest is 4 or higher, the exact same Keyword route gives Ending 3 instead.
Interest cap
≤ 3
↑ Do not cross
Ending 2 · 0–3
Ending 3 · 4–8
0 / 8
Keep Interest at 3 or lower.
Step 1
Required for Ending 2.
Reading a Paper blocks Ending 7, but it is required for this Keyword route. Paper Guide →
Step 2
0 / 3 MAX
Safe low-Interest options
Recommended low-score route. Not the only route.
Current Interest
TOTAL 1 / 3
Still safe for Ending 2.
Step 3
0 / 2
Step 4
Locked. Complete exactly 2 activities first, and read a Paper.
Step 5
Locked. Talk to Mrs at the two-activity checkpoint first.
What was your Interest when you used the Keyword?
YES ✓
Ending 2 is still possible from here.
Ending 2
Just a bug.
Same route
Interest ≤ 3
Ending 3
See you later.
Same route
Interest ≥ 4
Everything else the same.
Want Ending 3 instead? →Save before: your second activity
You can still adjust the second activity’s score and decide whether to stay at 3 or lower.
Keep two versions
C-LOW · 0–3 → Ending 2
C-HIGH · 4+ → Ending 3
All-Endings Save Plan →Story spoiler hidden.
This guide does not describe the ending scene. The official title is “Just a bug.”. Play the Keyword result in-game after you choose Yes.
Read at least one Paper, complete exactly two activities, talk to Mrs at that checkpoint, use the Keyword, and keep Interest at 3 or lower.
Keep Interest at 3 or lower when you use the Keyword.
Yes. Ending 2 includes Interest 3. The split is 3 or lower versus 4+.
Both use the same keyword branch. Interest 0–3 gives Ending 2; Interest 4+ gives Ending 3.
It only appears when you talk to Mrs after exactly two completed activities, and only if you already read a Paper. A third activity can skip that window.
Yes. Any containment Paper works, as long as you read one before the two-activity checkpoint.
No. The Keyword is checked only at exactly 2 completed activities. A third activity can skip that window.
No. Any two activities can open the checkpoint. The Interest those choices give is what decides Ending 2 versus Ending 3.
No. Most points cannot be undone later. Reload an earlier save and replace +1 choices with the matching 0-point alternatives.
Save before your second activity. Keep C-LOW at Interest 0–3 for Ending 2, and a separate C-HIGH save if you also want Ending 3.