ok, fair enough. i just didnt understand, it seemed really arbitrary to lock 2 of 6 routes rather then locking 5 and having 1 "starting" route. all my game says about it is "*1 open after clearing the route." which isnt a lot to go off of. i was assuming you start playing the bottom right "past" route, and unlock each route that way, but it was throwing me off that 4 routes where already unlocked.
edit: oh ya, and which one is the "first one" daisuke, nobou, yasui, or the vegrant who doesnt have a name in my "translation"?