GPT-3 VN #2: Ghost Knight Engine

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Visual Novel / Ghost Knight Engine

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Ghost Knight Engine is a slice-of-life romance visual novel developed and published by Solpress, with sprites and artwork by Iruka Project. It was released for Windows, Mac, and Linux on June 13, 2018.

Plot Summary: Akira and her family have spent all their lives traveling around, and she hasn't gotten the chance to experience a normal high school life. She meets Konoha during one of her family's stay-overs, and he seems to be the only one who can stop her from overthinking and worrying about the future. They quickly forge a close friendship, and Akira decides that Konoha might be the best thing that has ever happened to her.

Tropes from the Visual Novel:

Ghost Knight Engine provides examples of the following tropes:

Apathetic Citizens: Too bad that Akira accidentally sets off a security alert near the end of Chapter 3 and almost triggers a city-wide evacuation.

Arc Words: "I will defend you."

Book Ends: While she doesn't recognize Konoha in the beginning of the game, the end has Akira recognize him after he defends her family in the same manner in which she doesn't recognize him earlier in the game.

Christmas Cake: Konoha's "little sister" Tsukiyo makes a passing comment about this when she and Taiga come to visit.

Cool Sword: Konoha wields a jian in Chapter 3 when he shows off his moves.

Defied Trope: After Akira's father leaves because he knew that Konoha was interested in her, he tells Akira he'd be disappointed in her if she was his only reason for living in Japan, and because she loves him, she leaves him to go

Easily Forgiven: Akira is always kind to Konoha when he apologizes, even when he hurts her.

Feminine Women Can Cook: Taiga takes on that role when she shows up to visit Akira with Tsukiyo.

From Bad to Worse: Akira's mom gets caught in the middle of a conflict between local police and the Matsudaira corporation.

Friendly Sniper: Tsukiyo is clearly fond of Konoha, and she even teases him with her rifle when he tries to bring Akira back to their family's residence.

Gang Bangers: The Matsudaira corporation's security guard who is working undercover in Ryuu high school is warned that he can't go up against Konoha. He does anyway.

Gender Reveal: Taiga is actually Akira's brother, although they live in the same household, they are both in high school, and they don't want

Happily Married: Akira's parents are an example of this.

I Did What I Had to Do: Konoha justifies threatening Akira's parents with his sword because he thought they were in danger.

I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Konoha claims this is why he won't say he loves Akira for the first half of the game. He doesn't want her to just stick around for him, even though he really cares about her.

Legitimately Bought Game: Konoha's creator argues that the player's interaction is just as legitimate as his own, and that both are attempting to have a relationship with the heroine.

Nice Hat: The characters wear hats with their school uniforms. The art style is taken from South Park.

Not So Different: Konoha's creator has tendencies to take his work too far, just like Konoha.

Not So Different: Konoha's creator has tendencies to