Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen- \ A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk

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A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
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*Summary*
 In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio works to resolve magic-related incidents.

 Michiru is a newly enrolled first-year student at a boarding school with a notably large clock tower, located deep in the mountains. Unfortunately, on his first day of school, he gets caught up in some sudden trouble, and accidentally breaks an expensive-looking statue.

 In order to compensate for the broken statue, the principal orders him and the boy who caused the incident to work for the school’s “Bureau for the Investigation of Special Affairs.”

 When they arrive at the Bureau’s headquarters, a room situated in the school’s enormous underground library, a girl is waiting for them there with an apathetic look on her face.

 The girl informs the confused pair of the situation: Magic exists in this school.

 When the clock tower chimes, the “Realm of Night” appears, and merges with the school building. The Bureau’s job is to take care of the supernatural problems that arise. And so, Michiru struggles to protect the school from troublesome magical items known as “Mists”...

 In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!

*Ending Guideline / Suggested Route Order*
 CW Ley Line follows a route system similar to G-senjou no Maou and Sweet Pool, where the routes don't branch out from the end of a common route, but, during the common route, failing to lock on any route will result on either a Normal or a Bad end, depending on your choices you'll get a rank by the end of it, picking all the right answers will unlock a special CG, picking all the wrong answers will send you to Ushio's lecture room (there is a choice chart\all choices list in the bottom of the guide so you can see which choices are the "right" or "wrong"). The order in which you can lock-on on the routes is:

Spoiler

Neko --> Tsubaki --> Ushio.

 For a better flow and understanding of the plot it is recommended that you follow the above order (though feel free to get the Bad and Normal end any time you want) or at least leave Ushio's path for last, since it is considered the "True" story that the sequel follows. Save before making any choice! Read the notes left inside the spoiler boxes!

*Route Guideline*

 

Furoyamachi Neko

Spoiler

NOTE: The choices bellow were selected with the intention of giving points to all heroines (while also making the "correct" answers for the best rank), facilitating entering in other routes without having to replay former chapters, that does not mean that you have to exactly follow these choices, making other choices may still send you to the same route, but, you'll have to stray away from the selected choice path at your own risk. If you want to see what other choices you can make so you can read all text, read the choice chart\all choices list on the bottom of this guide.
Prologue & Chapter 1
1)Nice to meet you
2)You’re not going to try it on Karasuma?
3)Shizuka-chan?
4)Good luck with your work
5)All right, calm down
6)It’s dangerous!
7)Treat her wound
8)Greet her

Chapter 2
1)Excite Maya
2)That can’t be the case
3)Regarding the Realm of the Night
4)I think it was
5)Maybe it was fine with any key?
6)When did you last see the key?
7)Tsubaki
8)A Night Realm student
9)The pocketwatch is in a locked room
10)The chapel*
11)We should check if breaking it is really okay

NOTE: Save here so you can have a shortcut for the "Normal End".

Chapter 3
1)The fairy was the culprit
2)Ask Ushio what got into her
3)The principal’s key
4)What would have happened if she had used it? 
5)Could we use it to determine where Furoya is?
6)What were those reasons you had?
7)Kick through the wall of strange creatures
8)Are you all right?
9)To the tower
10)Do you have a fever?
11)Could we stay like this…*
12)What is this place…?*

NOTE 1: This choice only appears if you have enough points, you can also use this branch as a shortcut for the next route, so save here.
NOTE 2: Neko's path will branch out from here, so the common route doesn't continue after this choice.
NOTE 3: Unlocks another scene for Neko “Held Captive by a Nurse” (after ending).

 

Mibu Tsubaki

Spoiler

NOTE 1: The choices bellow were selected with the intention of giving points to all heroines (while also making the "correct" answers for the best rank), facilitating entering in other routes without having to replay former chapters, that does not mean that you have to exactly follow these choices, making other choices may still send you to the same route, but, you'll have to stray away from the selected choice path at your own risk. If you want to see what other choices you can make so you can read all text, read the choice chart\all choices list on the bottom of this guide.
NOTE 2: If you are following the recommend route order, load a save file (Choice 11 on Chapter 3).
Prologue & Chapter 1
1)Nice to meet you
2)You’re not going to try it on Karasuma?
3)Shizuka-chan?
4)Good luck with your work
5)All right, calm down
6)It’s dangerous!
7)Treat her wound
8)Greet her

Chapter 2
1)Excite Maya
2)That can’t be the case
3)Regarding the Realm of the Night
4)I think it was
5)Maybe it was fine with any key?
6)When did you last see the key?
7)Tsubaki
8)A Night Realm student
9)The pocketwatch is in a locked room
10)The chapel*
11)We should check if breaking it is really okay

NOTE: Save here so you can have a shortcut for the "Normal End".

Chapter 3
1)The fairy was the culprit
2)Ask Ushio what got into her
3)The principal’s key
4)What would have happened if she had used it? 
5)Could we use it to determine where Furoya is?
6)What were those reasons you had?
7)Kick through the wall of strange creatures
8)Are you all right?
9)To the tower
10)Do you have a fever?
11)I’m fine now*
12)Who are you?

NOTE: This choice only appears if you have enough points, you can also use this branch to reach Neko's route.

Chapter 4
1)Are you not feeling well?
2)Examine her room
3)Could we enter from the balcony?
4)Not at all
5)Let’s ambush it once it brings the friends
6)I’ll do it
7)You can call me whatever you want
8)Should I call her Tsubaki-chan then?
9)Marry me
10)That sounds reassuring*

NOTE 1: If you have enough Tsubaki points, her route will branch out from this choice, the common route will stop from here, so remember to save here if you want a shortcut for other routes.
NOTE 2: Unlocks another scene for Tsubaki “Wedding Night” (after ending).

 

Shishigatani Ushio

Spoiler

NOTE 1: The choices bellow were selected with the intention of giving points to all heroines (while also making the "correct" answers for the best rank), facilitating entering in other routes without having to replay former chapters, that does not mean that you have to exactly follow these choices, making other choices may still send you to the same route, but, you'll have to stray away from the selected choice path at your own risk. If you want to see what other choices you can make so you can read all text, read the choice chart\all choices list on the bottom of this guide.
NOTE 2: If you are following the recommend route order, load a save file (Choice 10 on Chapter 4).
Prologue & Chapter 1
1)Nice to meet you
2)You’re not going to try it on Karasuma?
3)Shizuka-chan?
4)Good luck with your work
5)All right, calm down
6)It’s dangerous!
7)Treat her wound
8)Greet her

Chapter 2
1)Excite Maya
2)That can’t be the case
3)Regarding the Realm of the Night
4)I think it was
5)Maybe it was fine with any key?
6)When did you last see the key?
7)Tsubaki
8)A Night Realm student
9)The pocketwatch is in a locked room
10)The chapel*
11)We should check if breaking it is really okay

NOTE: Save here so you can have a shortcut for the "Normal End".

Chapter 3
1)The fairy was the culprit
2)Ask Ushio what got into her
3)The principal’s key
4)What would have happened if she had used it? 
5)Could we use it to determine where Furoya is?
6)What were those reasons you had?
7)Kick through the wall of strange creatures
8)Are you all right?
9)To the tower
10)Do you have a fever?
11)I’m fine now*
12)Who are you?

NOTE: This choice only appears if you have enough points, you can also use this branch to reach Neko's route.

Chapter 4
1)Are you not feeling well?
2)Examine her room
3)Could we enter from the balcony?
4)Not at all
5)Let’s ambush it once it brings the friends
6)I’ll do it
7)You can call me whatever you want
8)Should I call her Tsubaki-chan then?
9)Marry me
10)There’s no need for that*
11)It didn’t know where my room is
12)I just have to be a decoy
13)Uu, my foot fell asleep!
14)You already have friends, don’t you!?
15)Sumi-chan was completely unrelated to the Mist
16)Like how she slept during the night

NOTE: Tsubaki's route branches out from opposite choice.

Chapter 5
1)Chase the ghost
2)Someone in a white cloak was standing beside you… 
3)How much of your memories are missing? Ask about the figure in white
4)His goal was to steal their memories
5)That’s not necessarily the case
6)There is something that consumes lots of mana
7)Key (Key of Janus)
8)Is he already unconscious because of the compensation?
9)Run up to her immediately (Chosing "Wait and see how things go" = BAD END)
10)Was it an accident?
11)Are you proposing to me?
12)We couldn’t leave you by yourself
13)I want to kiss you, Ushio-chan*

NOTE 1: Only appears if you have enough Ushio points, if you want to see the scene from the opposite choice, save here.
NOTE 2: If you got every answer correct = Super secret CG unlocked, If you got every answer wrong = You get sent to Ushio's lecture corner.
NOTE 3: Unlocks another scene for Ushio “Shishigatami Ushio’s Wonderful Counterattack” (after ending).

 

Normal End\Common End

Spoiler

NOTE 1: The choices bellow were selected with the intention of giving points to all heroines (while also making the "correct" answers for the best rank), facilitating entering in other routes without having to replay former chapters, that does not mean that you have to exactly follow these choices, making other choices may still send you to the same route, but, you'll have to stray away from the selected choice path at your own risk. If you want to see what other choices you can make so you can read all text, read the choice chart\all choices list on the bottom of this guide.
NOTE 2: If you are following the recommend route order, load a save file (Choice 10 on Chapter 2). This end happens if you don't lock on any route by the end of the common path.
Prologue & Chapter 1
1)Nice to meet you
2)You’re not going to try it on Karasuma?
3)Shizuka-chan?
4)Good luck with your work
5)All right, calm down
6)It’s dangerous!
7)Treat her wound
8)Greet her

Chapter 2
1)Excite Maya
2)That can’t be the case
3)Regarding the Realm of the Night
4)I think it was
5)Maybe it was fine with any key?
6)When did you last see the key?
7)Tsubaki
8)A Night Realm student
9)The pocketwatch is in a locked room
10)The girl’s washroom
11)I can break it down myself

Chapter 3
1)The fairy was not the culprit
2)Ask Ushio what got into her
3)The principal’s key
4)What would have happened if she had used it without knowing what it was? Could she have used it unintentionally?
5)Could we figure out where the key last connected to?
6)What were those reasons you had?
7)Kick through the wall of strange creatures
8)Are you all right?
9)To the dark and dim place 
10)Do you have a fever?
11)I’m fine now
12)A-A ghost...?

Chapter 4
1)Are you not feeling well?
2)Examine her room
3)Could we enter from the balcony?
4)Not at all
5)Could we borrow the principal’s key?
6)I’ll do it
7)You can call me whatever you want
8)Should I call her Tsubaki-chan then?
9)Marry me
10)There’s no need for that
11)It didn’t know where my room is
12)I just have to be a decoy
13)Uu, my foot fell asleep!
14)You already have friends, don’t you!?
15)Sumi-chan was the real Mist
16)Like how she pointed out people’s faults

Chapter 5
1)Rush over to Shizuka
2)Did you pick up anything resembling a Mist? 
3)Do you remember anything about yesterday? 
4)His goal was to steal their memories
5)Maybe the guy in white?
6)Maybe it’s being stored somewhere
7)Doll (Henri Chevrot)
8)Did he let it go out of control on purpose?
9)Run up to her immediately* (Chosing "Wait and see how things go" = BAD END)
10)Was it meant to throw us off?
11)Who am I, an adopted son?

NOTE: Save here so you can have a shortcut for the "Bad End".

 

Bad End

Spoiler

NOTE 1: The choices bellow were selected with the intention of giving points to all heroines (while also making the "correct" answers for the best rank), facilitating entering in other routes without having to replay former chapters, that does not mean that you have to exactly follow these choices, making other choices may still send you to the same route, but, you'll have to stray away from the selected choice path at your own risk. If you want to see what other choices you can make so you can read all text, read the choice chart\all choices list on the bottom of this guide.
NOTE 2: If you are following the recommend route order, load a save file (Choice 9 on Chapter 5). Literally just one choice matters for this end.
Prologue & Chapter 1
1)Nice to meet you
2)You’re not going to try it on Karasuma?
3)Shizuka-chan?
4)Good luck with your work
5)All right, calm down
6)It’s dangerous!
7)Treat her wound
8)Greet her

Chapter 2
1)Excite Maya
2)That can’t be the case
3)Regarding the Realm of the Night
4)I think it was
5)Maybe it was fine with any key?
6)When did you last see the key?
7)Tsubaki
8)A Night Realm student
9)The pocketwatch is in a locked room
10)The girl’s washroom
11)I can break it down myself

Chapter 3
1)The fairy was not the culprit
2)Ask Ushio what got into her
3)The principal’s key
4)What would have happened if she had used it without knowing what it was? Could she have used it unintentionally?
5)Could we figure out where the key last connected to?
6)What were those reasons you had?
7)Kick through the wall of strange creatures
8)Are you all right?
9)To the dark and dim place 
10)Do you have a fever?
11)I’m fine now
12)A-A ghost...?

Chapter 4
1)Are you not feeling well?
2)Examine her room
3)Could we enter from the balcony?
4)Not at all
5)Could we borrow the principal’s key?
6)I’ll do it
7)You can call me whatever you want
8)Should I call her Tsubaki-chan then?
9)Marry me
10)There’s no need for that
11)It didn’t know where my room is
12)I just have to be a decoy
13)Uu, my foot fell asleep!
14)You already have friends, don’t you!?
15)Sumi-chan was the real Mist
16)Like how she pointed out people’s faults

Chapter 5
1)Rush over to Shizuka
2)Did you pick up anything resembling a Mist? 
3)Do you remember anything about yesterday? 
4)His goal was to steal their memories
5)Maybe the guy in white?
6)Maybe it’s being stored somewhere
7)Doll (Henri Chevrot)
8)Did he let it go out of control on purpose?
9)Wait and see how things go

 

*Choice Chart*
 Here is a list of all choices that are available (that aren't related to how much heroine points you have):
 NOTE: Pick all right choices to get SSS rank and unlock a super secret CG. Pick all the wrong answers and get E rank to get sent to Ushio's lecture room.

Spoiler

Prologue & Chapter 1
Choice:
What is this a statue of?
Who are you?
Nice to meet you (+Ushio)

Choice: 
You're not going to try it on Karasuma?
What were you testing?

Choice:
Shizuka-chan?
Disciplinary Commitee?

Choice:
What was "Don't tell me" referring to?
Good luck with your work (+Tsubaki)

Choice: 
You sure are scared of the supernatural 
All right, calm down

Choice: 
It's dangerous! (+Ushio)
Got it

Choice:
Sorry...
Treat her wound (+Ushio)

Choice:
Greet her (+Neko)
......

Chapter 2
Choice:
Excite Maya
Cheer up Soara
Scare Kotaro

Choice:
That's possible
That can't be the case (+Tsubaki)

Choice:
Regarding mana
Regarding Mists
Regarding the Realm of Night

Choice:
I think it was (+Correct answer)
Maybe it wanted to restrain us?

Choice:
Maybe it wasn't the key to the handcuffs?
Maybe it was fine with any key? (+Correct answer)

Choice:
When did you last see the key?
When did you realize you lost the key?
Did you come across a fairy?

Choice:
Shizuka
Tsubaki
Rito

Choice:
A day student
A Night Realm student (+Correct answer)

Choice:
She forgot the pocketwatch in her own room
The pocketwatch is in a locked room (+Correct answer)
She lost the pocketwatch as well

Choice:
The girls' washroom (-Ushio)
The Disciplinary Committee room
The chapel (+Correct answer)

Choice: 
I can break it down myself
We should check if breaking it is really okay (+Neko)

Chapter 3
Choice:
The fairy was not the culprit
The fairy was the culprit (+Ushio&Correct answer)

Choice:
Who's the first-year student? (+Neko)
Ask Ushio what got into her (+Ushio)

Choice:
The principal's key
The key the fairy was carrying

Choice:
What would happen if she had used it?
What would have happened if she had used it without knowing what it was?
Could she have used it unintentionally?

Choice:
Could we use it to determine where Furoya is? (+Correct answer)
Could we figure out where the key last connected to?

Choice:
Got it
What were those reasons you had? (-Ushio)

Choice:
Kick through the wall of strange creatures (+Neko)
Call out to Furoya

Choice:
Are you all right?
Are you hurt?

Choice:
To the dark and dim place
To the tower
To the place that is shining

Choice:
Do you have a fever? (+Neko)
What are you doing...?

Choice:
What is this place...?
Who are you?
A-A ghost...?

Chapter 4
Choice:
You're hiding something, aren't you?
Are you not feeling well?

Choice:
Examine her room
Try asking Murakomo

Choice:
Go crossdress, Omaru
Maybe there's a spare key?
Could we enter from the balcony?

Choice: 
It certainly is unexpected (-Tsubaki)
Not at all (+Tsubaki)

Choice:
Could we borrow the principal's key?
Can't we just cure Mibu-san's loneliness?
Let's ambush it once it brings the friends (+Correct answer)

Choice:
Can't we just be regular friends?
I'll do it (+Tsubaki)
Let's draw lots (-Tsubaki)

Choice:
Feel free to drop the "-kun"
You can call me whatever you want

Choice:
Should I call her Tsubaki-chan then? (+Tsubaki)
Anything other than that... is embarrassing (-Tsubaki)

Choice:
Marry me (+Tsubaki)
Take my place in the Bureau

Choice:
That sounds reassuring (+Tsubaki)
There's no need for that (-Tsubaki)

Choice:
It knew that we were going to ambush it
It didn't know where my room is

Choice:
It would be better to search for it than wait for it
I just have to be a decoy (+Tsubaki)

Choice: 
Uu, my foot fell asleep!
It's one of my fetishes! Leave me alone!

Choice
They're artificial! They're not real friends!
You already have friends, don't you!?

Choice:
Sumi-chan was the real Mist
Sumi-chan was completely unrelated to the Mist (+Correct answer)

Choice:
Like how she slept during the night (+Correct answer)
Like how she called you Hime-chan (+Correct answer)
Like how she pointed out people's faults (+Correct answer)

Chapter 5
Choice:
Chase the ghost
Rush over to Shizuka

Choice:
Did you pick up anything resembling a Mist?
Someone in a white cloak was standing beside you...
Did you pick up something weird and eat it?

Choice:
Do you remember anything about yesterday?
How much of your memories are missing?
Ask about the figure in white

Choice:
His goal was to steal their memories (Pick to get choice below)
His goal wasn't achieved (Pick to get choice below)
They could've been accidents

Choice:
That's not necessarily the case (+Correct answer)
Maybe the guy in white?

Choice:
Maybe it's being stored somewhere
There is something that consumes lots of mana (+Correct answer)

Choice:
Pocketwatch (Hyter Sprite)
Key (Key of Janus) (+Correct answer)
Doll (Henri Chevrot)

Choice:
Did he let it go out of control on purpose?
Is he already unconscious because of the compensation? (+Correct answer)

Choice:
Wait and see how things go (BAD END)
Run up to her immediately (+Correct answer)

Choice:
Was it meant to throw us off?
Was it an accident? (+Correct answer)

Choice:
Who am I, an adopted son?
Are you proposing to me? (+Ushio)
I don't want a stepmother like you...

Choice:
We couldn't leave you by yourself (+Ushio)
You just happened to be there while we were looking for the culprit

*Attribution*
 This walkthrough is based on info attained on this Steam Guide by haerts@japan, Otaku Lair and other internet research with some adjustments made by me.

Edited January 2, 2018 by Guest