Hikaru Koike

Hikaru Koike
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Affiliations	Realground

Hikaru Koike (小池 ヒカル, Koike Hikaru) is the owner of Natural Puppy at Cadoi City.

Biography

The World Ends with You

Hikaru is present at Natural Puppy whenever it is accessible during the game.

Etymology

• The name Hikaru is written in katakana (ヒカル), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (光 or 輝), it could possibly mean:
  • 光 - "light".
  • 輝 - "brightness, radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle".
• Hikaru's surname Koike means "small" (小) (ko) and "pool, pond" (池) (ike).

Quotes

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

Entering the Shop

• LOW FSG: "Hello."
• MID FSG: "Hello. Thanks for coming by again."
• MAX FSG: "Hello. Oh, hi there! I’ve been waiting for you."

Idling

• LOW FSG: "…… (Just browsing?)"
• MID FSG: "What have you got in mind today?"
• MAX FSG: "You’re put together handsomely as always. That outfit suits you."

Buying an Item

• LOW FSG: "Sure, I can take that for you."
• MID FSG: "Sure, thank you. Did you see anything else you liked?"
• MAX FSG: "Sure thing. I’d also recommend this to you. It just came in."

Leaving (without buying anything)

• LOW FSG: "…… (Thought so…)"
• MID FSG: "Thank you. Please come again."
• MAX FSG: "Thank you. Next time let’s trade mail addresses!"

Leaving (after buying something)

• LOW FSG: "Thank you."
• MID FSG: "Thank you. Come back soon!"
• MAX FSG: "Thank you! I’ll mail you later on, I promise!"

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

• LOW FSG: "You can try that on, if you’d like."
• MID FSG: "That’s cute, isn’t it? Would you like to try it on, sir?"
• MAX FSG: "That would look great on you. Why not try it on?"

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

• LOW FSG: "That looks nice on you, sir."
• MID FSG: "You’re quite fit, sir. I can see you being a natural at sports."
• MAX FSG: "You look amazing. Just my type, as it turns out."