The Hour of Shimmering Moonlight Masterlist
The Hour of Shimmering Moonlight
This is a translation/localization for the Steam game, 月华辉映之刻. PLEASE support the developers by buying the game and playing yourself while reading my translations to follow along the story!
This translation is a transformative work of localization focused on narrative fluidity and character integrity. My goal is to accurately preserve the original cultural/language intent and emotional nuances while providing a natural English reading experience. This project serves as a professional archive to supplement, not replace, the official game experience; all rights belong to the original developers.
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Common Route
Prologue: The Silkworm’s Toil | Part 1 | Part 2
Chapter 1: Point of No Return
Chapter 2: The Maelstrom | Part 1 | Part 2
Chapter 3: At the Crossroads | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Shen Siduo Route (1st Playthrough)
Chapter 3: At the Crossroads
Chapter 4: Into the Maelstrom | Part 1 | Part 2
Chapter 5: Through the Looking Glass | Part 1 | Part 2
Chapter 6 (1st PT): Votive Plaques | Part 1 | Part 2
Chapter 7 (1st PT): Caught in the Web (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Within the Cocoon
Chapter 7 (1st PT): Caught in the Web (Part 2)
Chapter 8 (1st PT): Hazy Moonlight
Chapter 9 (1st PT): Beneath the Wisteria (Part 1)
Bad Ending: The Dream That Never Ends
Chapter 9 (1st PT): Beneath the Wisteria (Part 2)
Bad Ending: Outside the Cage
Chapter 9 (1st PT): Beneath the Wisteria (Part 3)
Chapter 10: Final Chord / Normal Ending: Irony
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Chapter 9 [+Zhu Jin]: Lunar Eclipse (Part 1)Bad Ending: Let it Wither
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Shen Siduo Route (2nd Playthrough)
Chapter 6 (2nd PT): Votive Plaques
Chapter 7 (2nd PT): Spider in the Web
Chapter 8 (2nd PT): Palace of Eternal Night)
Chapter 9 (2nd PT): Lip Reading
Chapter 10 (2nd PT): To Know My Heart (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Spring Mud
Chapter 10 (2nd PT): To Know My Heart (Part 2)
Chapter 10 (2nd PT): To Know My Heart (Part 3)
Chapter 11: Phosphor (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Torch
Bad Ending: Moonlight
Chapter 11: Phosphor (Part 2)
Chapter 12: The Reborn Spider (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Fallen
Bad Ending: The Liar
Chapter 12: The Reborn Spider (Part 2)
Happy Ending: King of the Rascals
Happy Ending: Great Man of Letters
Zhu Jin Branch (Continuation from branch in Shen Siduo’s Route)
Chapter 9: Lunar Eclipse (Part 2)
Bad Ending: Void
Bad Ending: My Own Path
Helian Zhong Route (1st Playthrough)
Chapter 3: At the Crossroads
Chapter 4: Red-Feathered Owl
Chapter 5: Sailing through the Mist (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Fallen
Chapter 5: Sailing through the Mist (Part 2)
Chapter 6 (1st PT): Undercurrents Meet
Chapter 7 (1st PT): Harbinger of Death (Part 1)
Chapter 7 (1st PT): Harbinger of Death (Part 2)
Chapter 8 (1st PT): Back to Back
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Chapter 9 [+Helian Qing]: Mirages & Moonbeams (Part 1)Chapter 9 [+Helian Qing]: Mirages & Moonbeams (Part 2)
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Open Ending: Finding You at the Turn of the Path
Normal Ending: An Empty Dream
Bad Ending: Business as Usual
Bad Ending: No End in Sight
Chapter 9 (1st PT): Light Through the Clouds
Chapter 10 (1st PT): Call it Vermilion
Bad Ending: The Bargain
Normal Ending: The Manor’s Timid Benefactor
Helian Zhong Route (2nd Playthrough)
Chapter 6 (2nd PT): Undercurrents Meet
Chapter 7 (2nd PT): Blade Tempered in Fire (Part 1)
Chapter 7 (2nd PT): Blade Tempered in Fire (Part 2)
Chapter 7 (2nd PT): Blade Tempered in Fire (Part 3)
Chapter 8 (2nd PT): Homeward Bound Bird
Chapter 9 (2nd PT): Soul Bound
Chapter 10 (2nd PT): The Grey Zone (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Ascension
Chapter 10 (2nd PT): The Grey Zone (Part 2)
Chapter 11: Ouroboros (Part 1)
Chapter 12: The Thorn Bird (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Dance Under the Moon
Chapter 12: The Thorn Bird (Part 2)
Bad Ending: Endless Waiting
Bad Ending: Eternal Parting
Chapter 11: Ouroboros (Part 2)
Chapter 12: Epiphyllum (Part 1)
Bad Ending: Solar Eclipse
Chapter 12: Epiphyllum (Part 2)
Happy Ending: Mystery of the Red-Feathered Owl
Happy Ending: Song of the Water’s Edge
Helian Qing Branch (Continuation from branch in Helian Zhong’s Route)
Chapter 8: Homeward Bound Bird
Chapter 9: Soul Bound
Chapter 10: The Grey Zone
Chapter 11: Ouroboros
Chapter 12: Epiphyllum
Normal Ending: The Substitute
Secret Route
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?? [+ Helian Qing] Chapter 3: At the Crossroads———————
?? Chapter 3: At the Crossroads
?? Chapter 4: Red-Feathered Owl
?? Chapter 4: The Spider
?? Chapter 4: (Untitled)
?? Chapter 5: The Deep Abyss
?? Chapter 6: The Cocoon
?? Chapter 7: Pulsing Life
?? Chapter 8: Breaking the Cocoon (Part 1)
?? Bad Ending: The Last Song
?? Chapter 8: Breaking the Cocoon (Part 2)
?? Chapter 9: Ascension
?? Happy Ending: Eternal Bliss
Bonus Collections and Side Stories
Dream Sequence Collection
Undergarment Gallery Collection
Chachishu Side Story Collection
Bookseller Side Story Collection
Helian Shuo Side Story Collection: The Fifth Young Master’s Agent
Mini Shen Siduo Side Story Collection
Gongsun Yingying Side Story Collection: Life Guide for the Little Priest
Helian Jue Side Story Collection: The First Lady’s Shopping Partner
Chachishu Side Story Collection: A Hero’s Name Rings Out!
Dog Walking Side Story Collection
Mini Helian Zhong Side Story Collection
Solo Food Tasting: All Delicacies Collection
Food Tasting with Shen Siduo: All Delicacies Collection
Watching Zaju with Shen Siduo: All Plays Collection
Conversations with Shen Siduo: All Topics Collection (The “Duo-logy” Expert)
Food Tasting with Helian Zhong: All Delicacies Collection
Watching Zaju with Helian Zhong: All Plays Collection
Conversations with Helian Zhong: All Topics Collection (The “Zhong-logy” Expert)