- "Come get some hot stuff!"
- — Makoto's sales pitch
Makoto Miki (三木 真 Miki Makoto), nicknamed Mick, is a businessman for Gatito. His first appearance in is in Week 1, Day 4. He later becomes the owner of Advant-garde noodles Shadow Ramen. He appears throughout Week 2, and depending on player actions, may run Shadow Ramen during Week 3.
Story[]
Week 1[]
Makoto begins the story as a regular civilian who works in advertising. His boss is Shrimp. He is a friend of Ai and Mina; Ai has a crush on him, but he seems unaware of this.
At work, he becomes a nervous, pessimistic wreck, a simple employee whose jobs include watching and shaping the trends. In accordance with his job, he tries to keep up with popular things such as Tin Pin, but tends to give up easily. Because of this, the duties he is given seem to be impossible -- one of which is to popularize the Red Skull pin, setting off events that dominate the game near the end. However, with the help of Neku and Shiki, Makoto is able to shape the pin's popularity in his favor.
Week 2[]
After his initial success, he completely changes his personality, becoming more dominant and much more ruthless, as seen by his taunting and manipulation of Ken Doi and Eiji Oji. He makes a show of quitting his job, worrying his already-unstable boss, and starts up Shadow Ramen. Makoto becomes a very important pawn of Megumi Kitaniji, and single-handedly gets just under half of Shibuya to wear the pins by Chapter 2, Day 6. However, he too has a crisis of conscience once he is forced to shut down his store and reverts to his original timid personality, and the player is compelled to decide whether he should do things his own way.
Week 3[]
As owner of the re-opened Shadow Ramen
On Chapter 3, Day 3, Makoto's boss sees his current state and tries to come up with advice for Makoto's future with Reaper Creeper. If you choose "I can't decide this for him", Makoto's boss will give a meaningful speech to Makoto and Shadow Ramen will be reopened. However, if you choose to play and choose white, Makoto's boss will say that he needs more white, and Shadow Ramen will stay closed like with the Black Choice. Though however, choosing black is required for the day's secret report.
Store[]
Etymology[]
Makoto is a unisex name, much like Kitaniji's. The kanji for Mi-ki Makoto translate literally to: Three, tree, true.
Quotes[]
A shopkeeper's dialogue depends on two factors: the player's actions and the Friendship Gauge.
Entering the Shop[]
- LOW FSG: "Welcome to the shadows!"
- MID FSG: "Welcome to the shadows. Oh, hello… Thanks for coming back."
- MAX FSG: "H-hello? (He’s back AGAIN!)"
Idling[]
- LOW FSG: "What will you have?"
- MID FSG: "(He sure comes here a lot…)"
- MAX FSG: "(What if he comes by because he’s into me? …Th-this isn’t in the manual!)"
Buying an Item[]
- LOW FSG: "Right away, sir!"
- MID FSG: "Right away, sir. Thank you very much."
- MAX FSG: "Th-thank you? (More!? I’m onto you.)"
Leaving (without buying anything)[]
- LOW FSG: "See you next time."
- MID FSG: "Thank you, come again. (Wait, don’t tell me he comes in because… I’m here?)"
- MAX FSG: "Th-th-thank you! (Aaack! He IS just coming in to see me! Wh-what do I DO?)"
Leaving (after buying something)[]
- LOW FSG: "Thank you, come again."
- MID FSG: "Thank you. (Does he come here just to see me?)"
- MAX FSG: "I always aim to p-p-please, sir. See you…soon, I’m sure."
Unlocking a Thread Item's Ability (Upon Entering Shop)[]
- LOW FSG: "You keep on top of the trends, don’t you, sir?"
- MID FSG: "Well, you’re all dressed up! (Wait, who dresses up just to go out for ramen?)"
- MAX FSG: "Y-you sure look nice today…again. (Is he really dressing up just for me!?)"
Trivia[]
- If Neku makes frequent purchases from Shadow Ramen (or, more accurately, frequent purchases of Shadow Steak Ramen, because it's the only item sold there that isn't a quest item), Makoto begins to nervously suspect that Neku is hitting on him, thus making him the only shopkeeper who seems to act less friendly as his friendship level increases.