Horuda Puresu

Horuda Puresu, (real name: Horuda Umetsu), is one of the female students who currently attends Akademi.

Appearance[]

Horuda wears the default uniform unless customized by the player.

She has long, straight, black hair with a parted fringe that covers her left eye. She has gray eyes. She has a bust size of 1 and wears short black socks as well as black panties.

As of the February 6th, 2018 Build, she wore a long skirt. However, it was later removed in the February 20th, 2018 Build due to it causing several bugs, one of the bugs was making the skirt go through the entire map.

Personality[]

“	A shy and timid girl. Seems to be incapable of standing up for herself. For some reason, she gives me the impression that she could snap and become violent if pushed too far.	”
	— Description from Info-chan.

Among the personas that are currently implemented in the game, Horuda is Fragile. If she sees a corpse, she will run away from the school and call the police. If she witnesses a murder, she will start begging Ayano to spare her life in exchange for her silence. She is unable to engage in physical combat with murderers. If Ayano has her phone aimed at her face, she will hide it.

If her reputation is lowered to the point that she is being bullied, Ayano can deceive her into thinking that a student of her choice has been spreading rumors about her, which will convince her to commit a murder-suicide with the person she is convinced has ruined her reputation.

Routine[]

At 7:00 AM, Horuda enters the school grounds, walks to her locker, and changes from her outdoor shoes to her indoor shoes. Then, she walks to the rooftop and reads a book on the left side of the rooftop. At 8:00 AM, she walks into Classroom 1-2, sits at her desk, and plays around on her phone before her classes start. She starts her morning classes at 8:30 AM.

She then leaves to go to the right side of the rooftop to eat her lunch at 1:00 PM. She walks back to class again at 1:22 PM, sits at her desk, and plays around on her phone again until her next classes start. Her next classes start at 1:30 PM.

At 3:30 PM, she lastly participates in cleaning time, which ends at 4:00 PM. During cleaning time, she can be seen cleaning the chalkboards located in Classroom 2-2. She will then remove any chalk from her cleaning supplies by slapping them together on the rooftop.

Afterward, she heads to her locker, changes from her indoor shoes to her outdoor shoes, and walks home after that.

Relationships[]

Musume Ronshaku[]

Musume has a task that involves taking a photo of Horuda's hiding spot on the rooftop. Musume considers her to be even creepier than the members of the Occult Club, and she suspects that Horuda has a dirty secret, even though she just likes to read and be alone. Even after Ayano takes a picture, Musume believes she still has a secret.

Kokoro Momoiro[]

Despite her true unwillingness to make other people suffer, Horuda could never forgive Kokoro for becoming a bully, even if it was to avoid being bullied herself.^[3] Hence, Horuda won't smile if Kokoro is still left alive, while the other bullies are dead.

Kuu Dere[]

Horuda attempts to be friends with Kuu, but Kuu is very apathetic and doesn't care very much.^[3]

Family[]

Her parents are nice to her, but she worries that they're disappointed in her. She also has an extremely successful older sister.^[3]

Topics[]

The topics towards Horuda are (Negative/Positive/Neutral) as follows:

Positive	Negative

Video Games Justice Violence Reading Solitude	Memes Gossip Socializing School Money

Trivia[]

She was implemented on the February 3rd, 2018 Build.
- She was originally implemented because of Musume Ronshaku's ID changing, which caused some bugs.
- She was originally a placeholder character. However, she is no longer a placeholder character and will be in the final game.
- YandereDev considered adding her in 1980s Mode^[4] before deciding that she wouldn't be a placeholder anymore.
- The reason she was kept in the final game was because she grew on the players, and that she is heavily involved in Musume's story and character.
Her real name is Horuda Umetsu as of the July 1st, 2020 build.
Her full name is Horuda Puresu which means "placeholder" (プレースホルダー)
- Her surname, Umetsu, is a real Japanese surname that means "plum" (ume, 梅) and "harbor" (tsu, 津).
YandereDev thought that it was a “cute” idea for her to be the Occult Club president in 1980s Mode.^[5]
Before the May 2nd Bug-Fixing Build, Ayano could wear her original hairstyle by pressing the H key.
- Her original hairstyle was the hair used in the easter egg Hateful Mode.
Pressing the H key in the debug menu will cause the day to reset. Then, she will become a mind slave, kill Shin Higaku, and then herself. If Shin Higaku is dead or not present at school, she will just end her own life.
The book she reads during lunchtime is copied and pasted from the Wikipedia article.
She shares the same walking animation as Oka Ruto.
- If all of the bullies are dead or go missing, she will now smile and walk with a straight posture.
  - Despite Kokoro doesn't enjoy bullying, Horuda will still be in a shy persona if only Kokoro is left alive. This is because she refuses to forgive her for the stuff she did.^[6]
She is currently the only student with the Fragile persona.
Horror movies are too scary for her to watch.^[7]
Her favorite food is probably simple to make and can be eaten quickly. An example is "Melonpan".^[3]
Her favorite clothes are sweaters and sweatpants. She looks like a "fujoshi" at home.^[3]
She reads "Isekai" stories.^[3]
Horuda has been bullied at every school she's ever attended, from Kindergarten to high school. The reason is always the same: "She's just creepy."^[8]
Horuda is constantly daydreaming and fantasizing about taking the lives of various people who bullied her in the past.

Quotes[]

“	...I...found your note...wh-what do you wanna say? ...s-so...everything that's happened to me...is because of this person...?...thank you for telling me...I...need some time to...think about this...g-goodbye...	”
	— Horuda's conversation with Ayano if Ayano offers her help.