When Stardew Valley Connects to Kukuroo Mountain

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Takii Akiko got into Stardew Valley after a friend enthusiastically recommended it, and before she knew it, she’d become a 627 farmer.

One day, after grinding away for over a hundred hours, she finally achieved perfection. While watching the ending animation on the summit, she unexpectedly unlocked a rare crossover Easter egg.

Mr. Qi stood on the summit, pointing toward a distant volcano, and said to the player, “Hop on the train and go explore the Easter egg~”

After boarding the train, which players normally couldn’t ride, the screen went black. The player arrived at the Hunter x Hunter crossover Easter egg map: Kukuroo Mountain.

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Akiko runs into a problem: she’s stuck outside the Zoldyck family’s main gate.

The player can’t push open the Testing Gate. Clearly, the author expects players to find their own way inside.

Akiko thinks it over. If she goes through the side gate, she knows from reading the original that it’s a special entrance for feeding Mike... After trying all sorts of forceful methods, from blowing up the gate to slashing it with the Galaxy Sword, and getting nowhere, she has no choice but to take the side entrance.

[Ending animation: Mike’s bottomless maw]

[You died.] *n

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The player uses nearly every item she has, but still can’t get into the Zoldyck family home.

Then she has a sudden brainwave and places a Mine Shaft Staircase in front of the Testing Gate.

☆[New area unlocked: Zoldyck Basement]

The player meets Alluka, who’s locked in the basement... and Nanika.

Nanika: [What is your wish?]

Akiko knows about Nanika’s powers, so she types her reply carefully:

[I want to build a farm on Kukuroo Mountain!]

Reader’s guide:

1. The first four chapters are from the player’s perspective. Starting in chapter five, the protagonist transmigrates into the game world along with the game System.

2. The original plot will change. It’s a ship-picking story, and the pairing is undecided.

3. A monster-fighting, level-up story, not a pure power fantasy.

4. More details will be added if I think of any.

Theme: Gaming in moderation is good for the mind; getting addicted to games is bad for your health.