How To: SecondSecret (Sekakure) - app game!

//NOTE 2022 : Sadly this game is no longer in operation.

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■This is the Option menu section (Gear icon)

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User Information : your user-ID will be listed here. you can also change your MC's name here, or Delete the downloaded data //I'm not sure why there's a delete option like that XD;//
Help : Informative topics about the game are listed there.
Terms of Service : is terms of service XDD
Inquiry : You can send questions or complaints there.
Credit : Staff listing
Return to title : just like what it says XDD

■■This is the STORY section. Targets' route Chapter maps, episodes, & mini-episodes can be viewed/played here.

Chapter screen - target routes are listed here (left), Chapter Map screen - listed by episodes/mini-episodes (right)

Cleared rate : it shows the percentage of cleared Episodes + Mini-episodes per Chapter route of a target.
Love Degree : it is the relationship level of the target to the MC. it goes up depending on appropriate answers on episode scenarios, or when viewing episodes & mini-episodes of a target.
Back icon : goes back to previous screen
Home icon : goes back to Home screen

All 3 target have 8 chapters + 1 special chapter each, and per chapter there are a lot of episodes together with mini-episodes.

Episodes and mini-episodes are locked from the start, they have to be unlocked first to be viewed.

Locked episodes & locked mini-episodes can be unlocked using items rewarded from the puzzle mini-game.

♦♦Unlocking locked episodes
On the Chapter Map screen, when you tap on the glowing yellow-colored locked episode (the one with square icon or smartphone icon) it will inform you about a certain number of item(s) needed to unlock it. Also it will ask you if you want to use items or use diamonds instead. //I suggest you use the items since they can always be acquired by playing the puzzle mini-game, while diamonds are acquired either using cash or as a daily login gift only on certain days. Also the number of items needed to unlock each episodes differ from each other.

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♦Start viewing the unlocked episodes
The unlocked episodes will be blue-colored square icons. And to view them you have to use 1 ticket.
NOTE: Unlocked episodes will be unlocked permanently, but you have to use 1 ticket every time you want to view them.

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♦♦Unlocking locked mini-episodes and start viewing them
The locked mini-episodes are the ones branching out from the straight episodes path of Chapter Map. They have glowing yellow-colored locked cup icons. To unlock them certain number of item(s) are also needed. (Similar to how you unlock the locked episodes, but there is no option to use diamond.)

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After unlocking the locked mini-episodes their icon will change into a blue-colored cup and they can be viewed immediately without using anything. You can view them indefinitely, and will be listed on the EXTRA » Mini Episodes section.

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♦♦OTHER FEATURES

Target Change : when you go to Chapter screen > Chapter Map screen then decided to view an episode (by tapping on it) or wanted to play a different Target (not your current Target), a message will appear asking if you would like to make him your current target. You definitely can without worrying about anything (CGs, unlocked episodes & mini-episodes, accumulated love degree, work lv, reward items, and support items) you've gained from your previous target - they are all saved up; also you can definitely go back to your previous targets anytime you like.

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Interrupted Data confirmation : this happens when you accidentally or suddenly close the game in the middle of viewing/playing an episode, this will show up at the HOME screen. this is like an episode continuation backup so you wont have to spend another ticket just to view the rest of the episode you were viewing.

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LIKE button : this appears after viewing/playing an episode or mini-episode. tap the button to give a rating to the episode story.

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■■■This is the WORK section. The puzzle mini-game can be played here.

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*1 stamina is used per 1 puzzle play. It will be consumed once you tap the START button.

Work Lv. : is the basis for acquiring better reward items & support items, high Work Lv = better rewards. This goes up by gaining exp when completing the puzzle game and getting a score 120,000 (RANK D) and up. //NOTE: You wont get any exp if your score is below that. 

• Each Targets (the 3 ikemens!) have different Work Lvs & reward items (the keys). //Read Target Change section above for more info.

Support Item : all 6 can be used per puzzle play.
Number of EXP gained : is based on the Rank you get.
Items acquired : are reward items, it will depend on the number of item-blocks you destroy. Getting better reward items (like silver & gold keys, & frequent support items) relies on Work Lv.

• Similar to Work Lv, every Target has different reward items (the keys) to use for unlocking their own episodes.

♦♦SUPPORT ITEMS

1. Item probability up : Appearance rate of item-blocks goes up to 15%.
2. Item rarity up : Rare item-blocks may appear easily.
3. Item fixed : 2 rare item-blocks appear from the starting time.
4: Time plus : Play time is extended for 15 seconds.
5. Four color : Number of appearing blocks will be reduced to 4 colors instead of 5.
6. Puzzle assist : Your target ikemen will play the puzzle game for you (auto-mode).

NOTE: Support Items #1-2 can be acquired using diamonds; while #3-6 can be acquired as daily login gifts or random rewards from the item-blocks destroyed in the puzzle game.

♦♦WORK (Puzzle) BOARD

1. TIME : 1 puzzle game play has a time limit of 59 seconds.

Like common puzzle games, 3 identical colored blocks must be horizontally or vertically aligned for them to get destroyed. Aligning more than 3 identical colored blocks will have a different effect, they will be combined into a Bomb Block.

There are 2 types of Bomb Block :
2a. 1st type - By combining 4 identical colored blocks. Aligning it on normal identical colored blocks will immediately destroy 8 adjacent blocks around it.
2b. 2nd type - By combining 5 identical colored blocks. Aligning it on normal identical colored blocks will immediately destroy a whole horizontal & vertical row with it in the middle.

When destroying blocks quickly the Energy Drink (3a) gauge will be filled up, once it becomes full the Energy Drink buff will appear and will transform 1 random block into a spiky rainbow bomb (3b) block. When you tap on it, it will randomly erase 1 color block and all its identical colored blocks on the on the entire board.

Fever Time : When you destroy blocks continuously causing a combo, a blinking rainbow border will appear around the edges of the board temporarily for a few seconds. Destroying blocks while this is active will cause the surrounding blocks around it to get destroyed as well.

4. Target block (M block) : Making it drop down the base of the board will automatically trigger special effects. //I still don't know what causes this to appear XDD

5. Item-block : Blocks with reward item attached on them. These blocks must be destroyed to get the item.

6. Pause button : When you tap on it, a message will ask you if you want to continue or retire from work (puzzle game).

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TIME UP (Work Extension) : When the time goes 00:00 but there are still item-block(s) on the board. A message will inform you if you want to continue the game in exchange for 3 Diamond (15 seconds continuation of current puzzle game).

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NO STAMINA : When you try to start the puzzle game and you have no stamina left. A message will inform you if you want to fully recover your stamina instantly in exchange for 5 Diamond.

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■■■This is the EXTRA section. Album, Profiles, Mini Episodes can be seen here

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ALBUM : Contains CGs you have seen from playing the main story & event.
PROFILE : Contains information about MC, Targets, & other characters. Their voice samples can also be heard here. As well as information about Targets' "Love Degree" (relationship level), "Story release rate" (percentage of unlocked main story episodes), & "Mini-Episode release rate" (percentage of unlocked mini-episodes).
MINI-EPISODES : Mini-episodes are listed here. Unlocked ones can be viewed here indefinitely.

//NOTE: when there are events, you must do WORK as much as you can and try to collect as much GOLD keys as you can because all ♥ (heart) episodes need more than 10 GOLD keys each and their acquisition rate is uber low eventhough your Score-Rank gets to 4million-SS!!!