Let's recap a little bit on the flow of the story when you'll start The Second Semester and then I'll add some context to important NPC involvement. The ones mentioned specifically will be important characters to the main story itself and, before anyone asks, will all have their own erotic encounters with Serena.
1: The game opens with Serena strutting her stuff in the new school classroom (a sexy opening sequence, like a credit open on a movie.) After the title shows on screen you'll be taken back to where she exits the portal from the other world. She's battered, dirty, and naked from whatever terrible experience she'd just finished with. The area is a farm outside of the main world town the game will take place in. Serena will look around and exclaim "that bitch!" Suddenly the farmhouse lights will come on and your goal will be to find your way to get cleaned up, get clothes, and find your way to town.
-There will be a few encounters you can do around the farm and you will be able to revisit the farm again later.
2: This is the short hair portion of the game, which is basically just settling into the new town. You'll meet the neighbors, get your teacher job, and all that "not very exciting" stuff. You'll be able to start Serena's reputation in a few of the town's featured locations, the dance club as an example.
-You'll end the short hair part of the game once you enter the other world portal in Serena's apartment.
3: The first visit to other world. When you first enter the other world you'll notice you've come out in a small abandoned hunting lodge. The lodge is located halfway between the ground floor of the area and the treetop villages, the entire place is jungle themed. There are 3 treetop villages, connected by bridges and each has a way to the ground. The ground is a lawless battle zone, where most of your fights will take place outside of a specified dungeon.
-During this first foray into the other world you can grind the usual RPG way, but Serena's lodge will not be connected to the villages via teleportation until you do your first quest for each of the 3 village chiefs (it's the standard "bring me this item" or "defeat this enemy" kinda thing.)
4: This is where the game really picks up, all the standard stuff you all signed up for.
The following characters are the most important ones for the story.
1: The village chiefs.
Most of your adventures in the other world will involve interacting with and doing requests for the villages. You'll report completions to the village chief. Each village has a different fantasy theme. One is like your classic elves, another is like dwarves, and the last one are your barbarian humans. There's a village on the surface, but it is the village of goblins. Goblins are one of the main enemies and only one of them can be reasoned with, sort of. He's part of the Eve story in the game. That will come later on.
2: The principal and school staff. This time around Serena will have to contend with the school faculty, which will become more and more sexually charged as they spend time around Serena.
3: The mysterious hermit. Serena will encounter a hermit in her adventures in the other world. He lives in caves beneath the surface and for some reason the goblins fear him. He has lots of information about Serena's powers and somehow knows a ton more information about everything that's happening in both worlds. You'll be able to train your magical abilities via him.
And here's a recap on Serena's training methods, in case I haven't elaborated on them enough.
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Serena starts with her standard martial arts, as she did in the original game. You can learn new physical combat techniques from the three training halls in the other world villages, each has its own specialty. You can strengthen your attack strength by training with the karate club in the main world.
After you meet the hermit you can learn erotic techniques as you learn the limits of your powers. You can strengthen the effect of those techniques by gaining fans in various erotic scenarios in the main world.
Every club in the main world will have an option unlocked to affect different stats.
There will be other characters along the way, but these are the primary ones connected to a bulk of the story.
I'll give you a rundown on the actual bad guys next week.
I guess I'll also clarify the "guest" and/or "cameo" thing next week too.