Let's Play Prince Panic

This was a free doujin game made by LENA. Unfortunately they closed the site earlier this year and the downloads have all since expired. 

Story
The kingdom of Alstromeria is tiny and peaceful. Our heroine is about to under go a maid examination. She'll live and work in the castle for one week. At the end of that week will be the big exam. Lucky her friend Ayame who is also taking the maid exam is there to encourage her. Can she get along with the three princes and staff who live there? And hopefully get lovey-dovey with a special some person~

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heroine	friend	1st prince	2nd prince	3rd prince	butler	gardener	cook

Our story begins here

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Lily thinks to herself:
(It's become quite dark.)
(Tomorrow is the start of the examination, at last...)

And with that it's time for our first choice. Already? That's just how this game rolls.

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So, what should we do guys?

I say return to the inn. Wouldn't want Lily to fail her exams!

OOH this looks good~~

I vote A) though :3 stay out longer.

meluroo wrote:A > Let's hangout a little longer.

I'm curious what will happen if we stay out a little longer.

So it seems we decided that Lily is the kind of girl to hang around seemingly empty streets at night. After selecting option A she thinks;

(I'll stay out a little longer since it was so much trouble getting here.)

Then she starts to take in her surroundings:
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( hm? What's that shop, it's amazingly busy.)
( Amazake Bar... It's so fashionably modern. Like something seen in a magazine.)
( A sweet sake bar? ... This city has everything... amazing...)

Her admiring of the local business is cut short, however, when something else catches her eye...




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(A pair... I can't even tell their genders, they're covered completely in hooded cloaks ... but... )
(Their sneaking around seems terribly~ suspi...... !!)
(...... cious... Ah! I've been spotted!!)

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(What?... What you lookin' at, me?)

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Uh-oh! What are we going to do now?

A > Suspicious! Run away!
B > Simply been seen...


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An update with a little more substance this time. I hope it's enjoyable!
And let me know if there's something you want me to do differently.

OH JEEZ This game doesn't play around with choices....

Uhhhhh..............Its late at night and hooded cloak things are staring at me....run or stand and stare?

B)  Stand there

meluroo wrote:A > Suspicious! Run away!

I'd run like there's no tomorrow .

I pick to let her get seen. I mean, if she's out and about on the streets the night before her exam, there's no possible way something bad could happen, right?

We have learned nothing about engaging with Hooded Figures. So instead of running away we choose to believe that this is a safe place and we are in no danger from the hooded figures.

So Lily continues to hang around the street.

(Looks like the crowd has dispersed...)

The suspicious pair are staring at her.

(Wow, they're really looking at, what?)

The suspicious pair appear to be ill at ease.

(Should I have run away after all? I wonder if this was a good idea.)

The suspicious pair move closer.

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(Ah! They spoke!!)
Lily:"Wha-what is it?"

Suspicious Pair: "Umm... we are never suspicious things..."

Lily: "Y-yes..."
(Whoa~ a remark that was supremely filled with suspicion...)

Suspicious Pair: "Can't you buy sweet sake with this?"

Lily: "Huh?"

Suspicious Pair: "Uhm...  Will you come to buy two glasses of sweet sake takeout at the sweet sake bar there with this money?"

Lily: "This store......?"

Suspicious Pair: "Yes"

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A > It's right there, please buy them on your own.
B > Two cups of sweet sake, right?

So what do you think, guys? Do we help the hooded figures out?

meluroo wrote:B > Two cups of sweet sake, right?

So what do you think, guys? Do we help the hooded figures out?

Sure, why not.

See, they were nice~ Ain't nothing weird about people in hoodies stalking around at night wanting ot buy sweet sake 

-SHOT- Go with B) buy em sum sweet juice

Joining the fun~

Let's go with B) drink sake, what's the worst that could happen?

Alright, we're going to help them out! Here goes option B!


Lily: Two sweet sake, right?

Suspicious Pair: ...Yes!!

Lily: Um... do you want it hot?

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"Uh... um.... this... money please grip."

Lily: ... Here... I don't need so much for two cups!!

The suspicious pairs eyes stop glowing.

Suspicious Pair: Eh...? Is that so...?
                        Sorry... without knowing the price of sweet sake...

Lily: Uh, I think this much is all right.
       Well then, I'll go buy them.

Suspicious Pair: Thank you very much!! [their eyes glow again]
                        Ah, we will be around the corner in the shadows...

Lily: OK...

The suspicious pair sneak away


(strange people... why ask me to go to a shop that's right here?)
(I wonder if it's hard for them to go into a stylish bar while looking so shabby?)
(Then again they had all that money... hmmmn)
(Suspicious! Let me buy sweet sake quickly!)

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Back outside

Lily: Here... 2 sweet sakes.

Suspicious Pair: Thank you very much!!!  We won't forget this debt all our life!!!

Lily: No... I just bought sake...

Suspicious Pair: Nno!  You made a deep impression!
                        We who request but who everyone harasses...

(...That's suspicious...)

Then the suspicious pair begin talking to each other.

One: How delicious sweet sake is! Right, dear?
Two: That's right, that's right. The taste is bliss.

(A married couple...??)
Lily: Oh, it seems to be the opening campain...

The glow inside their hoods goes out once again.

Suspicious Pair: !!!!

Lily: ??

Suspicious Pair: Well then, truly thank you very much!

And with that they slip away into the night.

Lily: Ah...
 (They're already gone.... Why?)


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Sorry for the cliffhanger but it's a long ways to the next choice and I've exhausted my mental complicity to translate. So it was either a half update now or wait another couple days. 

Until another day.

^yay~ I feel like we've made friends :3 I like this game~~

Thanks for translating~~ 

Aww they left.... I hope we bump into them again real soon

I'm glad you liked the hooded figures. I like them too. Although Lily doesn't seem to think too highly of them... 

We'll have to look for them lurking in the shadows later.

Some notes: 
- If at anytime we had gone with the other option all that would happen is Lily thinks, I should get out of here! and we skip to chapter one. Unless we refused their request to buy sake then they say "Ah-!?" before Lily runs away thinking she shouldn't get involved with them.

- the prologue is winding down now. There is one more option (technically two but it's a click to continue)

-  I'll try to plow us through the last block so we can get to castle by this weekend. :O

The hooded figures aren't as bad as I thought :3 Except with their glowing eyes...

Castle chasing D: I'm so excited ^^ I can't wait~~

Castle! ^_^ 

meluroo wrote:- If at anytime we had gone with the other option all that would happen is Lily thinks, I should get out of here! and we skip to chapter one. Unless we refused their request to buy sake then they say "Ah-!?" before Lily runs away thinking she shouldn't get involved with them.

Does our choice to have sake with them affect the story later on?

TsundereHime wrote:Does our choice to have sake with them affect the story later on?

The answer is it can. We've opened the option to get their "ending" It's not really a full ending but it's a thing that could happen. It also puts us on someone's route early. But it's easy to get off it if we don't like him. 

Some stats: 
There are 28 endings. Which includes various bad ends, regular ends, and best ends.
There are also happy ends which might not include Lily getting with any of the main love interests. 
And there are 76 CGs to unlock.

See what I mean when I said this game is tricky? A lot of the options are pretty vague in if they'll score you points too. (I did find a walkthrough earlier this week but where's the fun in that?  )

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Sorry for abandoning this thread for so long. I jinxed myself in trying to set a deadline. There were some tricky translations and I got distracted by the beauty and majesty of sharks. I miss Shark Week already.  

Anyway. I'm preparing update 4.5. Just need to edit the images.

Last time our hooded friends abruptly took off.
Next this happens:
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Lily: ??
      (This person came by chance? Hey, come to think of it...)
      Um...

???: !????............ What?

Lily: Perhaps you're antiquated with the people from before?

???: Are you talking about the duo hidden in the black hoods?

Lily: That's right! Those people!!

???: Ah... Well, something like that.

Lily: If you are... please hand this to the people... from a while ago.

???: ?? What's this?

Lily: It's [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]n.
       Just now when I went to the opening service it seems one comes with them.

???: ...... Amaemon......

Lily: Ah... There was extra when I bought the sake... so I bought anpan with the remaining...

???: ...... Anpan

Lily: (That's... I feel like I've seen this person somewhere... )

???: Fine. I'll hand it to them.

Lily: (But where...?)

???: Well then, I'm sorry to meet like this.

Lily: ......... No
(Ah, he's leaving...)

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> tell him to stop

Lily: Um! Haven't I met you somewhere before?

???: ... N- no... I don't think so but...

Lily: No! There it is! I recognized that!
       ... Though I can't remember who...

???: I think you're mistaken... so...

Lily: Ah...!!

???: !!??

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A > You sat next to me, Ma-kun!
B > You're the neighborhood bully, Rocky!
C > You're Walter-senpai from the biology department!

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Caution: This option actually does matter. It might not seem like it but it does.
So, who is he, guys???

meluroo wrote:C > You're Walter-senpai from the biology department!

Why do I have the feeling that no matter what we choose he'll say "Nope,that's not me". Still,I think that if he was the neighborhood bully or her classmate she would remember him well. Therefore, I presume he is Walter-senpai.

Let's go with C because wwwwwwwww SENPAI.

haha So far it's sounding like we want senpai to notice us.

The_Cat_Lady wrote:Why do I have the feeling that no matter what we choose he'll say "Nope,that's not me". 

 
Because it's true. There is no correct answer here. But I'll post what happens with the other two as well since I have them already translated and they're all fairly amusing. Plus they're really short.