diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/StoryService.cs b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/StoryService.cs
index 4a0c16c..65e4ae6 100644
--- a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/StoryService.cs
+++ b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/StoryService.cs
@@ -177,21 +177,47 @@ public class StoryService : IStoryService
             bool worldComplete = sectionsInWorld.Count > 0;
             foreach (var s in sectionsInWorld)
             {
-                var charas = s.IsLeaderSelect ? charaIds : new[] { 0 };
-                int released = 0, finished = 0, charasWithChapters = 0;
-                foreach (var c in charas)
+                int released = 0, finished = 0;
+                bool sectionFinished;
+
+                if (s.IsLeaderSelect)
                 {
-                    if (!chaptersBySectionChara.TryGetValue((s.Id, c), out var chapters) || chapters.Count == 0)
-                        continue;
-                    charasWithChapters++;
-                    int doneCount = chapters.Count(x =>
-                        allProgress.TryGetValue(x.StoryId, out var p) && (p.IsFinish || p.IsSkipped));
-                    if (doneCount > 0) released++;
-                    if (doneCount == chapters.Count) finished++;
+                    // released_chara_count = charas with playable chapters in the catalog
+                    // (chapter 1 is always unlocked, so a chara is "released" the moment it has
+                    // any chapter row). Drives the "X/Y complete" label, which the client only
+                    // renders when released > 0. Counter is per-catalog, NOT per-viewer-progress.
+                    // finished_chara_count = charas where the viewer has cleared every chapter.
+                    int charasWithChapters = 0;
+                    foreach (var c in charaIds)
+                    {
+                        if (!chaptersBySectionChara.TryGetValue((s.Id, c), out var chapters) || chapters.Count == 0)
+                            continue;
+                        charasWithChapters++;
+                        int doneCount = chapters.Count(x =>
+                            allProgress.TryGetValue(x.StoryId, out var p) && (p.IsFinish || p.IsSkipped));
+                        if (doneCount == chapters.Count) finished++;
+                    }
+                    released = charasWithChapters;
+                    sectionFinished = released > 0 && finished == released;
                 }
-                // Compare against charas that actually have chapters, not the canonical 1-8 list —
-                // otherwise a section missing a class would never be `IsFinished`.
-                bool sectionFinished = charasWithChapters > 0 && finished == charasWithChapters;
+                else
+                {
+                    // Non-leader-select sections (Limited / Event story) use chara_id=0 and don't
+                    // expose chara counters — prod emits released=finished=0 regardless of progress.
+                    // is_finished is derived from completion of the single chara=0 chapter set.
+                    chaptersBySectionChara.TryGetValue((s.Id, 0), out var chapters);
+                    if (chapters is { Count: > 0 })
+                    {
+                        int doneCount = chapters.Count(x =>
+                            allProgress.TryGetValue(x.StoryId, out var p) && (p.IsFinish || p.IsSkipped));
+                        sectionFinished = doneCount == chapters.Count;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        sectionFinished = false;
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (!sectionFinished) worldComplete = false;
                 worldDto.SectionList.Add(new SectionEntry
                 {