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Hornet the Vanguard is an adventure game in which you investigate cases through exploration, puzzle solving and deduction. In Dainichikoukoku, a country much like Japan in the early 1900s, the army has established Theatres, a secret intelligence department, to gather spies. The protagonist, Hachiya, serves among them and fights for a single wish, weaving lies as they encounter people who may become friends. The game includes chapters 0 through 2; later chapters are set to be released sequentially.

Story

Each case is handled in its own chapter, and each chapter has two endings. In Chapter 1, Hachiya infiltrates Koutoza, Japan’s best theater, on a mission. When an actress is murdered, the detective Yuzaki suspects Hachiya and brings them onto the investigation as his subordinate.

In Chapter 2, residents of a poor neighborhood are attacked and mysteriously killed by a yokai. Hachiya investigates, takes in the dying Kugami and goes undercover at a mysterious temple, where they seek to learn whether the cause is a curse or faith.

Investigate and deduce

You investigate crime scenes to collect evidence and information, sometimes using items to open locks or solve puzzles. In the deduction sections, you confront key witnesses with the evidence that fits and draw out their responses.

The characters

• Hisaaki Hachiya: Quick-witted and reckless, Hachiya lost their right arm in an incident and wears a nonworking prosthetic. Their name and career are fictitious, and only a few people know their true identity. Hachiya believes they can only rely on themself and will risk injury in their actions.
• Eiichiro Yuzaki: A man who calls himself a detective. He presents himself as a polite young man with a gentle voice, but is ambitious, sharp-tongued and sarcastic. He likes Hachiya, who resembles him, while also using them for his own purposes.
• Ilya Kugami: A key witness in the Inugami case, Kugami is a wounded, hungry man who trusts no one and is quick to settle disputes with violence. After Hachiya offers him a night's lodging and a meal, he reveals that he has a secret he cannot tell anyone.
• Sougo Utagawa: Theatres' chief strategist, known for planning ahead despite being underestimated for his smirk and teasing manner. He found the protagonist and raised them as Hachiya, but appears as a corpse at the beginning of the story.