Friday, May 17, 2013

In Your Arms Tonight: Koichi Natsukawa (Summary and Walkthrough)



Koichi, husband of MC for 3 months, is a ambitious and proud of himself type of person.  He seems to be a very cool and dishonest person in the prologue, but I am really looking forward to his story with 17 chapters.

I personally hated Koichi. He's very rude and cold-hearted towards you to the point where it borderlines emotional spouse abuse. To top that all off, he's also engaged in a love affair with your boss' wife! He mentions that he was in the affair long before your marriage to him, but he didn't break it off even though he was going to marry you! Yes, he changes a whole 360 degrees when the affair gets exposed and he gets demoted, but in my eyes, I still can't forgive him for doing that. Truth be told, I was cackling at the retribution he got for all the emotional crap your character was put through.

For those who only needs a walkthrough (and doesn't want a spoiler) to get a super happy ending on Koichi's Story, here it is.


Walkthrough:

Chapter 1
Try starting a conversation
Thank you
 
Chapter 2
He's a nice guy
Who were you talking to?
 
Chapter 3

I'd like to spend it with you
You're being selfish

Chapter 4
All right
I want to believe those feelings
 
Chapter 5
That's right
Thank you
 
Chapter 6
The beginning of a second life
Yeah

Chapter 7
It's nothing like that
Romantic fulfillment

Chapter 8
Stay with me
You look so squeamish
 
Chapter 9
That's not very becoming for a workspace
Do you enjoy saying those things?
 
Chapter 10
He's my supervisor
Are you okay with that?
 
Chapter 11
All right
Don't jump to conclusions about me

Chapter 12
Of course I care
It can't be helped
 
Chapter 13
It's not
Define good
 
Chapter 14
You don't have to deny it so strongly
Hmm...

Chapter 15
Jealous?
It must be hard on you

Chapter 16
Of course I'd stick with you
Because I decided to stick with him
Then I'll try my best
 


SPOILER STARTS HERE, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK =))


Summary:

As the prologue was ended with MC witnessing Koichi kissing another woman, his story started with how MC and Koichi met and ended with into marriage.  Arranged marriage by both parents, they ended up into marriage after meeting for 3 times (the first time was when they were two years old).  MC was attracted by his kindness. Though, Koichi’s affair with that woman (Ai) was actually started one year ago before the arranged marriage.  Ai was actually the wife of the general manager in Koichi’s company.  Koichi was not in love with her, it was just that they were compatible with each other.  It turned out that Koichi did not understand love and marriage due to his parents,  as his mother accepted the fact that his father was keeping an affair with another woman as long as he would bring money back home.  

Although Koichi indicated his choice to choose MC to be his wife was due to the benefit as MC’s father is the executive of a bank, he also said that he thought he could be in love with the girl he was unwilling to let go of at the age of two (his father told him about it).  MC asked for a divorce after getting drunk as Ai looked for MC at her workplace and told her how Koichi loved her more than MC in private; though, Koichi did not agree to the divorce as he did not want to do it.  MC had decided to attend one last gathering with Koichi as his wife and then she would file the divorce and leave the house.  However, it turned out Koichi expressed his thought that he knew nothing about love and that he loved neither that Ai nor MC.  Though, he promised to quit seeing Ai if MC insisted.  As Ai also attended the gathering, she overheard everything and made a scene of it.  Their affair got uncovered by the people at Koichi’s company, including the general manager.  

Koichi then got transferred to a subsidiary company from the main company.  He got depressed while MC was busy at her work.  Once, Koichi invited both parents for a dinner gathering announcing their divorce without acknowledging MC ahead.  MC strongly opposed it.  MC indicated that he could get her to agree to the divorce only if he got a hold on himself first so that she would not be worried about him.  

A few months passed, Koichi was getting used to his new position and started having over-time too.  MC also got an award on a project that Koichi had provided idea.  At the celebration party, everyone (including Ebihara, Aiba, and Genji) attended the party to congratulate MC for the award.  Koichi felt jealous with all the men around MC.  Once they got home, Koichi started kissing MC.  

As both of them agreed to go on, Koichi’s phone rang and it was the news about  his father going into a hospital due to a heart attack.  It was because of this incident that MC got to know about the affair of Koichi’s father with another woman.  As Koichi’s father went into the hospital due to a heart attack, Koichi’s mother tried to convince Koichi and MC to quit their jobs so that Koichi could take over his father’s company as the CEO and MC would be assisting him.  Koichi refused it and also asked if MC would stay with him if he got disown by his parents.  Koichi’s father actually did not mind Koichi to choose his own way, and so MC wanted to convince his mother to accept his choice.  Although she got refused by his mother, MC got to know his mother was a good school teacher before marrying to his father (in other words, his mother gave up her dream job just for her marriage).  In private, Koichi’s father suggested the best way to make his mother to accept it is by having grandchild sooner.  

On the way to home from hospital, Koichi expressed his wish to be with MC for the night.  The other night after having over-time at work, MC shared a taxi with Aiba as he was living nearby. They met Koichi who was also off work from his over-time. Koichi show his jealousy and started his forcefully kiss in elevator. The next day Koichi took MC to one of his father’s property that was far from the city.  Koichi wanted to share the starry night scene with MC as he had forgotten about it before meeting MC.  MC was then the first one he shared this starry night with. Back to the logging, Koichi proposed to MC again, they made the vows for the second time, exchanged rings, and had their “first night” as a newlywed there.

 

 



MC and Koichi were both having a lot of overtime and they seldom have dinner together. Though, Koichi invited MC to go to Korea with him as a private trip with the couples they has known when he was at his previous position. MC was very happy to go to a trip with him.  The trip went happily until they met Ai’s husband (Koichi’s previous boss). Koichi decided to leave Korea earlier than as planned as Ai’s husband asked him to leave and Ai’s husband would take care of that couples. 

However, MC asked him to visit Korea on their own as they don’t really have time alone together. They have a wonderful time visiting around.  MC also once again expresses that she would not leave Koichi no matter what.



The photo of Koichi naked was so completely unnecessary to this story. When your hubby has visibly and admittedly cheated on you before there is no need to give some kind of proof especially if the proof of fabricated. It turns out at the end of the story to have a regular shoujo excuse. The girl claiming to have an affair with him only needed some obscure detail about him to make the MC rightfully insecure and the picture just made Koichi seem lacking to have fallen into a dumb trap the way he did.

Chapter 1
(A) We have irregular hours
(A) Are you jealous?

Chapter 2
(A) Why?
(B) I would never do that

Chapter 3
(A) Are you going out with her?
(B) We got in a fight

Chapter 4
(A) He wants to focus on work
(A) I didn't want to worry you

Chapter 5
(B) That's got no bearing on work
(A) It wasn't boring, was it?

Chapter 6
(B) My schedule cleared up
(A) I'm no one's mistress

Chapter 7
(A) I'll ask him about it
(B) He's not like that at all

Chapter 8
(A) Sorry to worry you

Chapter 9
(C)  I just do...
(B) I'm just glad we came





A lot of Koichi's personality from his main route is the same. He's still cold and calculating, and he readily admits to the MC that he thinks of marriage in terms of what he can get out of it. The difference is she finds this out before they get engaged. He's also seeing someone in this route too, and he tells the MC that he would continue seeing her if they were to get married.

Chapter 1
(A) It's the atmosphere
(A) What do you do on days off?

Chapter 2
(A) My shoe strap broke
(C) Thanks again

Chapter 3
(A) I'm studying up
(A) Dinner with my family

Chapter 4
(A) I'd keep my job
(B) Does she agree with that?

Chapter 5
(A) It came out of nowhere
(A) I'm sorry I hit you

Chapter 6
(B) They must love their work
(A) You have a childish tastes

Chapter 7
(B) Are you sure about this?
(C) Sorry

Chapter 8
(C) That doesn't matter
(C) What do you think?

Chapter 9
(B) A few lunches
(B) Are you asking me out?

Chapter 10
(A) It's not your fault
(A) I'll ask my supervisor

Chapter 11
(A) It's a special occasion
(C) I'm not angry

Chapter 12
(C) How's he doing?
(C) I'm not angry





A Day with Koichi
My avaracious husband

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