HT Masuoka

HT Masuoka
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Affiliations	Realground

HT Masuoka (増岡 ヒサタカ, Masuoka Hisataka) is the owner of le Grande at Cadoi City.

Biography

The World Ends with You

HT Masuoka is present at le Grande whenever it is accessible during the game.

Quotes

A shopkeeper's dialogue depends on two factors: the player's actions and the Friendship Gauge.

Entering the Shop

• LOW FSG: "Hey there!"
• MID FSG: "Hey, so good to see you! I was hoping you’d show up."
• MAX FSG: "Hey, hon, there you are! How have you been? Working up a good sweat out there?"

Idling

• LOW FSG: "Looking for something?"
• MID FSG: "What’ll it be today?"
• MAX FSG: "Feel free to try on anything you like! Heck, I’d be happy to help you slip into it."

Buying an Item

• LOW FSG: "Thanks! Anything else for you?"
• MID FSG: "Thanks! Anything else grab you?"
• MAX FSG: "Whoa, thanks, hon! H-hey, how about we… Try this on next?"

Leaving (without buying anything)

• LOW FSG: "See you again soon!"
• MID FSG: "Come on back and say hi anytime!"
• MAX FSG: "Thanks for coming by! Drop in again soon, hon. I’m serious!"

Leaving (after buying something)

• LOW FSG: "Come on back and say hi anytime!"
• MID FSG: "Come on back anytime! I’ll be waiting!"
• MAX FSG: "I had so much fun today! You’ll come see me again soon…won’t you?"

Unlocking a Thread Item's Ability (Browsing In-Store)

• LOW FSG: "That one? It’s pretty versatile."
• MID FSG: "Isn’t it luscious? You just put it on like…that, and…Ooh, yeah, you look great in that."
• MAX FSG: "Is that what you swing toward? You know, back when I was a kid…"

Unlocking a Thread Item's Ability (Upon Entering Shop)

• LOW FSG: "You’re pretty sporty there, guy. Nice, firm body."
• MID FSG: "Do you run track or something? For a slender guy, you’ve got some great muscles…"
• MAX FSG: "I do soccer with a local team. For fun, you know? Think you’d ever want to play with me?"

Etymology

• HT's surname Masuoka means "increase, add, augment, gain, promote" (増) (masu) and "ridge, hill" (岡) (oka).

Trivia

• He appears to be homosexual and has an attraction to his male customers, specifically Neku Sakuraba, as when the friendship gauge is full he keeps flirting with him, overly enthusiastically wants to help him change clothes and even starts to refer to him as "hon."