Brothers Conflict Brilliant Blue: Iori's Route (Warning: HEAVY spoilers ahead)

Guah- Iori's route was tense. haha If I were to rank all conflicts in all routes, Iori's was probably the heaviest among all (and that ranking includes even the Passion Pink guys).

What can I say about Iori's route? If you're worried Iori's one dark character, calm down. He just has dark tendencies after a very heavy blow (I dunno if I should tell you but I think you know) from the past occurred. Ukyou had girlfriend problems in the past which involved a bitter breakup (one-sided bitterness, d'oh). In Iori's case, however, it's about getting over his girlfriend's death. Imagine how Iori was ever since that. His thoughts swing from suicide to yandere-ish tendencies which are luckily way, way far from Yuno's (Mirai Nikki).

Iori. . . has two endings I think. One's a bad one. The other's a good one. :3

A tip on his route: don't raise family love before White Day. I forgot which day/week I started raising family love (TV and family restaurant) but to be safe, make sure you get to see all the events in Iori's route before White Day (15 events with the 15th event being 合格発表 (Announcement of Successful Applicants) then the 16th event would be White Day).

After that, you could raise family love. Raise it as much as possible. The logic could probably be that when Ema begins to value the rest of her brothers, she would make Iori get back to his senses when he attempts to kill Kaname. She would defend Kaname because she values the family. When you don't raise family love, oh boy, Ema's going to tolerate Iori's "I-don't-need-anyone-but-you-and-I-don't-need-friends-and-a-family" thing. Iori's mentality before that turning point/defining moment in the last event of his route (well, besides the extra event, that is) was about concentrating on Ema and his family didn't matter to him anymore. It's just weird how he is portrayed in the CG during Christmas where he mingles with his younger brothers by the cake though.

I had problems initially when his 5th event during October 30 didn't occur. This was because I raised family love (the pink bar with a house icon on the left on top of the screen). Natsume's 1st event occurred at October 29 when I raised family love too high. Basically, you'll be fine until White Day when you only focus on raising Iori's affection. My schedule was almost always like this:

1. Watch Sadako 3D with Iori (I know right... Iori's a HORROR movie lover)
2. Study with Iori (twice a week)
3. Watch Musical/Classical with Iori
4. Date Iori during Sundays/stay over at Iori's room
5. Play video games alone

After White Day, my schedule became like this:
1. Watch TV with family (3x)
2. Eat at a Family Restaurant (2x)
3. Play video games alone
4. Date Iori/ Stay over at Iori's place (until I collect all CG's during the stay = 4 CG's)

MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD:

I love the good ending. haha It's the first instance I saw Iori getting along well with Kaname. I'm glad the game allowed Iori to gain the peace of mind he deserves + the fact that Iori recovered from his dark thinking and negative thinking which led him to move on with a new love. >_<

You should be fine when you get this CG in the ending.

Ukyou Asahina: Brothers Conflict Brilliant Blue Memories Part 2 (SPOILERS YO!)

Memory 4: Home Tutor (家庭教師)
When you constantly raise Ukyou's affection, this occurs. I dunno at what level. I think it wouldn't be hard to trigger this as their affections really shoot up so easily. haha

Kaname finds Ema sighing over something. He thinks Ema's sighing was caused by the paper she was holding: the results of a test.
Kaname: Show it to oniisan~!
Ema: N-no! It's embarrassing!
Kaname: Show your worrying oniisan his cute little sister's test paper~
Q-U-I-C-K
Ema: . . . (thus the paper was shown to Kaname)
Kaname: Comparing it to your first year, your grade did go down.
Ema: Sorry...
Kaname: Don't take it the wrong way. It's not that I want to give you a sermon.
It's just that maybe it was our fault your grades went down.
Ema: Eh? Why?
Kaname: Your study time has decreased due to being involved with us (spending time with us/taking care of us) and it's something we should apologize for.
Ema: (Kaname san's voice is serious... maybe he's worried about me?)
Ah, no, it's not like that! It's true that many things did happen but comparing it to the time I was alone, it is more fun now!
Kaname: Really?
Ema: Really!
Kaname: If that's the case, it's a relief but we have to do something about your performance ok?
Ema: It's fine!
Kaname: Is that so? A, I have a good idea. I know a good home tutor.
Ema: Home tutor? Maybe, you're talking about yourself?
Kaname: Yes. I'll teach you many things.
Ema: I'll pass.
Kaname: I'm kidding. Leave it to me. There is a good tutor.
Thus Ukyou was the tutor being mentioned...

It is revealed that Ema's problem was about Ancient Writing/Japanese Classics/Classical literature (Kobun).
During the tutoring session, a call comes. . . Ukyou has to go away for a while and tells Ema how the call could be long while Ema answers stuff on her own. Ema answers the questions on her own until a difficult one comes up and she either chooses to look it up in one of Ukyou's books or never touch any of the books.

You have to choose to look it up in the books, of course. >_<
Among the pages of the book Ema was reading, a picture comes up. 0_____0 Uwah! It's a woman's picture. (Amamiya Reiko's picture of course. HAHAHA bad memories yet Ukyou kept one or forgot to throw such picture?!)

And that's when Ukyou gets angry... and coldy tells Ema "What about your studying? Did you find anything in the book? I don't remember teaching you to touch anything from anyone's room". He then tells her to get out of his room. (Geh! Coooold~ 0____0 ) If it wasn't the book where Amamiya's picture was, it would have been different I suppose. -____-

Ema tells herself how she can't really face Ukyou at this rate. . . and she wonders how she could. The next morning, Ukyou acts as if nothing has happened. Weird. . . -_- I dunno if he's just acting professionally or what. 0_0

Memory 5: Cultural Festival Day (文化祭当日)
Of course, you have to tell Mahoko days before (during that event where Mahoko and Sasakura talk about the cultural festival with you) when she asks you if there's someone you like. . . that there is someone you like. ("気になっている人ならいる" or something like that instead of the other option "いない")

You also have to constantly raise Ukyou's affections in particular so no other Brilliant Blue guy would appear in the festival.

A mail from Kaname comes...
Kaname will come to school for the cultural festival then suddenly pops in front of Ema.
Ema was doing a bunny cosplay... and Kaname remarks she's cute. >_<
Ema says it's for their class's cafe. Kaname then says how she may have been the one who suits the costume the best. Subaru was with Kaname as well. hahaha Aaaand Ukyou.
Ukyou: Otsukaresama desu! (Cheers for good work.) Your class's cafe is quite lively eh?
Kaname: You should wear that until you go home and you should come to my room. I will transform into a wolf.
Ukyou then hits Kaname (HAHAHAHA!!!)

Mahoko comes and asks who those IKEMEN guys are. . . Ema then introduces them starting from Ukyou.
Kaname gets surprised about Mahochan calling Ema "Hina". Mahoko explains that it's a shortcut for Hinata and coincidentally Asahina since Ema moved to Sunrise Residence. hahaha

Mahoko asks Ema who she wants to be with in the festival. Ema says it's Ukyou. >_______< Mahoko helps Ema get to spend the day with Ukyou by diverting Subaru and Kaname to Yusuke's business as a waiter. Ukyou stays and says though he wants to take a hold of Kaname (and make sure Kaname doesn't bother Yusuke), he wants to see the rest of the cultural festival activities.

Ukyou minds the food provided in the cultural festival... (sasuga! the Asahina household cook Ukyou sama! HAHA) The crepe, soup, takoyaki. . . all the food seem to be Ukyou's concern. Ema giggles and remarks how Ukyou is the same way he is at home. . . Ukyou gets embarrassed (blushes... damn, he's adorable).
Ukyou remarks about Ema's dessert-making a while ago during her shift in the class's cafe and says how it needs improvement. Ema then asks Ukyou to teach her some time. haha Ukyou says that besides this talk, maybe they should go around more. Thus the day went on and Ema and Ukyou were together in spending their day in school. haha

Memory 6: The Truth (真実)
This naturally occurs when Ukyou's affections are the highest. >_<

Ukyou finds Ema in the playground/park. He asks her to go home but she doesn't want to. Ukyou says he heard the situation from Rintarou. He tells Ema not to trouble anyone. Masaomi and the rest of the younger brothers are going insane looking for her. Ukyou wonders what's wrong with Ema. Ema initially didn't want to tell Ukyou. Ukyou then tells her that until she explains her reason in not wanting to go home, he'll stay there. (music fades in: I can waaaiiit forevveeerrrrr... if you'll sayyyy you''llll be theeerrreee toooo~ I can waiiiit foreverrr if you willll... OK, I'M KIDDING).
Ema: There's no way you could understand my feelings! I... I. . . (I am scared.)
Ukyou: It is true that I won't understand. I won't be able to imagine it. . . but you are scared to convey it in words aren't you? (Okkaaay, this part, I didn't catch so well but Ukyou's telling Ema something about revealing the truth and probably pain and fear). Like I said earlier, I know the feeling of not being able to convey something into words because of fear. People's worries have weights. (Ukyou has experience with people telling him worries... he's a lawyer after all. haha) Wouldn't it be nice if that weight would be revealed to someone (letting the thing off)? Ukyou offers himself to lessen the burden. . . gaaahhh, Ukyouuu...

Ema finally tells Ukyou. . . how she feels alone and always have felt alone. She tells him how there's no meaning in her staying with them as a family because it's not her place.

Ukyou tells her how they're a family and how Rintarou is her family. Masaomi and the rest were looking for her and doesn't this mean they're family? (Ukyou said so) Ukyou tells her he's there for her, always there for her even at this time of pain. "You are not alone" HAHAHA This heavy scene... ohhh, my heart.

"Let's go home. Let's confirm how you're not alone" - Ukyou

Gahhh... I still have 12 memories (summaries) to go. hahaha I just love Ukyou X Ema route. >_< I don't want him for myself. I want him for Ema. HAHA Ukyou's your smart, good-looking, formally speaking, polite, professional, dignified, calm and composed, playful butler-like bishounen. . .

He's unbelievably tall. 0_0 hahaha Okaaay, many more interesting memories soon. >:) The last three memories are pretty cute. gehe I'll work on the next three probably tomorrow. >_<

Brothers Conflict: Brilliant Blue Ukyou Route

Gaaaah... I've finished Ukyou's route. >_< All CG's + all events/memory + bonus event/memory are completed. I dunno. I think I'm just lucky. haha

SPOILERS:
Basically, some events may be triggered by constantly helping Ukyou with chores or so I think.
My schedule usually tends to please Ukyou more than the family. I've made the entire family watch Musical and Classic (Ukyou's favorites), I play games twice a week to reduce stress (oh my. when I forgot to reduce stress, it did go high but luckily I noticed before it became full haha) , I waited until Ukyou has 1 heart to date him then dated him every week after that, I do chores with Ukyou, and spent time in his room to get about 5 CG's (1 event with 2 CG's and they typical sleep CG with all datable characters with 3 CG's).

NOTE: In Ukyou's route, at the Christmas party, play a game with the brothers and do not reveal that you were adopted. (Choose the first option: Play game with bros haha)

Ukyou... it's the "mature sort of guy" route. haha Basically, you have to help him get over his past girl (Amamiya Reiko) and insist that though you look similar to Reiko, you are a different person. Amamiya Reiko's a very irritating character. Sigh... a lawyer, bad-mouthing, morale-destroying, status-chasing, opportunist sort of woman who cares more about status, age gap, career success, and belittling others/trampling others. . . She has caused so much damage to the naive Ukyou back when they were university students when one day she just confirmed the rumors about her dating a guy other than Ukyou then revealing how she's only interested in the fact that Ukyou is one of the sons of Asahina Miwa (status all the way! riches all the way! rank all the way! haha). She was so blunt and evil-ish during the flashback where Ukyou was being dumped. She has also caused morale degradation of Ema. haha Whatta woman. During one of the later events (3rd to the ED I think), while waiting for Ukyou (date~ hahaha), Reiko pops out and says that Ema's way too young, inexperienced, achieved nothing yet, blah blah. . . thus Ema's morale was down.

Ukyou then confronts Ema when she was avoiding Ukyou after that encounter with Reiko telling her he's gonna kiss her if she doesn't reveal the truth about her avoiding him. (gyaaaa) Ema tells Ukyou about meeting Reiko. Ukyou then tells Ema that she's the one he loves not minding all the degrading things Reiko said (status, age gap and all). In the end, he still kissed her though. HAHAHA Before this, Ukyou gets mad when Ema touches his books where Ema sees Reiko's picture. (It was actually really funny when Ema remarks," I knew I saw this girl/this girl was so familiar! She looks like me!" and Ema only says that after sooooo many days.)

Ukyou gets his redemption/revenge against Reiko after that. hahaha HAHA, the look on Reiko's face... was PRICELESS. She's been had after a conversation with Ukyou. She was surprised by the strong morale Ukyou has gotten. She was first offering herself again and badmouthing Ema about status and all and that she's incomparable to Ema but then Ukyou refused. HAHA (take that woman!) Ooooh the scene with Ema after that was too adorable.

Ukyou enters the kitchen to hear Ema say the brothers enjoyed her cooking. Ukyou gets jealous and tells her to cook only for him. Ema doesn't get it and says she will make a special menu for Ukyou. Ukyou says, she still doesn't understand the meaning of his words but someday she will. hahahaha (結婚だよ！結婚の話って言ってるんだよ)

Bonus scene... :3 Uhhh... it was a proposal scene after the graduation of Ema. >_< (too bad we don't see a wedding scene like Masaomi's in Passion Pink)

ALL CG's

THE LAST FEW MEMORIES on the List (gaaah, saying last memories with Ukyou kind of sounds sad haha)

I'll post the other things later. :3 I have to go somewhere and deal with reality. HAHAHAHA (dayum, I got depressed when I said that. haha HAHHAAH, resurrected suddenly)

I'll post the details about the CG's and the memories. Walkthrough probably? >_< I'll try Azusa's or Rui's route next. Wataru probably would be the last route I'd try. >_<