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So, I was reading tokio-fujita’s translation of Hakuouki Reimeiroku, and the story of Kiyohime was brought up in one of the routes. I didn’t know a thing about it; so, I did a quick Google search and read the Wikipedia article on it. 

As I looked at it, I couldn’t help but see the story of Kiyohime vaguely referenced in Ryunosuke and Kosuzu’s names: Kiyohime became a dragon (or a serpent), and Anchin was burned alive beneath a bell. 

Now, ofc Kosuzu is nothing like Anchin, nor is Ryunosuke like Kiyohime, but hear me out:

What if Kosuzu and Ryu were the reincarnations of Anchin and Kiyohime, and in this life, the cyclic game of cat and mouse comes to an end. Ryunosuke decides to not see Kosuzu anymore (as per Harada’s route) and, as Kiyohime, lets go of someone he cannot have rather than dwelling on the hurt and letting it consume him. On Kosuzu’s side, she as Anchin is hit with the realization of how much she wants Ryunosuke when he walks away from her, never to be in her life again, and confesses her real feelings. These changes of heart allow them to live this life as lovers and happily ever after.