Find the Legendary Witch's Heart!

## Day 2

Ashe introduces himself as a researcher of witches, seemingly to the audience, and voices his curiosity over the circumstances of him being trapped in the mansion.  He then goes to make breakfast, calling everyone except Noel who is sleeping until evening, to breakfast. At breakfast, the group discusses the abnormalities within the mansion, such as the strange spaces and monsters. Zizel informs Claire that the strange spaces are due to the abundance of magic within the mansion, and that the monsters are demons who are weak to the sun. Sirius tells the group he is going to create a schedule for baths, and everyone parts ways.

After taking a bath and completing demon requests, Claire talks to Ashe. During their conversation, Ashe tells Claire about the rumors of the wish-granting Witch’s Heart, rumored to be in the mansion, and his pursuits to find it. He then asks Claire about her wish, which she replies to by talking about her ideal life of living in a sweets paradise and being worshipped as a goddess of beauty.

Now in Ashe’s perspective, he talks to Wilardo about the Witch’s Heart, revealing that Wilardo is also searching for the treasure. He also enters Sirius’s room, requesting to read the books in the back room, but is denied. After this, Ashe meets Claire in her room, in order to investigate the room that he suspects was once Dorothy’s. While investigating, Ashe drops a photo of his family, leading the two to talk about Claire’s lack of a family and Ashe’s desire to see his family after they escape. He leaves the room only to find a large blue monster outside of the room, and then the two team up to defeat it.

Claire asks Zizel about the mysteries of the mansion, and Zizel tells Claire that while she knows everything, she will not tell Claire about any of them, requesting for her to find the contract again. She then goes to dinner, where Noel has finally appeared.

Depending on whether this scenario is played first or second, a different scene will play out.

If this scenario is played as the first one, Claire returns to her room after demon requests and sees Charlotte there. Charlotte introduces herself as a junior demon, and offers to help Claire find the contract. Afterwards, Claire goes to sleep. That night, Claire dreams of her fantasy world, filled with sweets, though she wakes up before eating any of it.

If this scenario is played as the second, Claire meets Lime in a room in the Neon Space. Lime talks about creating this room to bring vibrance to the mansion, and also slits her own neck as some sort of performance that only a demon could do.

## Day 3

Ashe tries to cook breakfast, only to be stopped by Claire who insists on cooking it. He returns to the guest room hallway, to find Wilardo standing by Noel’s door for seemingly no reason. After breakfast, Ashe reads an article, having some sort of revelation about the town mayor Nicholas. Claire then enters the room, and he tells her about the horrific incident caused by the witch Dorothy 12 years ago, which occurred in the same mansion that they are staying in. He also voices his suspicion about Sirius being the owner of the mansion, as according to rumors, Dorothy should be the owner of the mansion. After Claire leaves, Ashe holds up red ribbons and a sheet of paper, talking about a “wonderful party”.

Wilardo is in his room, wondering about how it felt as if nobody was in Noel’s room. He then finds Noel’s room to be unlocked, with nobody inside. Nobody else in the mansion has seen Noel, and Ashe also appears to be missing, although he was just in the purple room for an undisclosed reason.

At lunch, Ashe invites everyone to a gathering to tell ghost stories, due to the full moon taking place that night. Everyone agrees to go, though Sirius is quite uneager about it.

Thanks to her dream, Claire decides to search for the Witch’s Heart, and immediately goes to Ashe and tells him about her new resolve. Ashe vows to help her search for the Witch’s Heart, and then the two of them form the Shortcake Project, dedicated to making Claire’s wish of a utopia come true. After forming the project, they go around and tell Wilardo and Sirius about it, however neither of them take it seriously. Sirius is even more confused, as he is completely unaware of the rumor about the Witch’s Heart being real. Back in Ashe’s room, he reveals his wish of becoming a billionaire, as well as saying that he would be fine with letting Claire have the heart, as he was more interested in finding it than using it. Ashe then runs off to tell Noel about the gathering later that night.

Finally, everyone in the mansion gathers to tell ghost stories in the dining room. Ashe details the procedure for this meeting; wrap a red ribbon around your left wrist, put a doll under your seat, and knock twice before and after your turn. He also says that everyone must not untie the ribbon, or leave their seat without leaving a substitute.

Noel goes first, telling the story behind the “Hangman’s Tree.” The Hangman’s Tree draws in those who wants to die, with victims hanging themselves from a noose. This tree could be anywhere, and could be created at any time, under a seemingly random condition; the only commonality between these trees is that these trees are created when someone is near them with the wish to die, no matter how strong. However, within dreams, Hangman’s Trees can appear without this desire. Most of these Hangman’s Trees within dreams are fake and will not harm you, however some will end up sending the victim straight to hell if they do not wake up quickly enough.

Wilardo tells an urban legend, and Claire tells a story she heard from a friend. Sirius breaks up the pattern of scary stories by telling the story of Cinderella, even though Ashe objects, saying that it’s not a scary story and everyone already knows it. Ashe then goes next, opting to tell a true story that happened in this very mansion; the witch Dorothy’s massacre from 12 years ago. He describes her as an inhumane murderer, eventually bringing up his theory that the large red monster is in fact Dorothy herself. This angers Sirius greatly, who then gets up from his seat and turns violent towards Ashe. Everyone else seemingly sides with Ashe, telling Sirius to stop threatening him. Sirius then storms off to his room angrily, stopping the gathering.

If this scenario is played first, Claire meets Charlotte in her Neon Space. Charlotte laments how it has been three days and nobody has died, while Claire objects to this, hoping that it stays this way.

After demon requests, Claire finds Noel standing outside of Sirius’s room. The two of them decide to talk to Sirius together, as they are worried about him. Sirius lets them into his room, revealing that the red monster Ashe theorized to be Dorothy actually ate her, so there is no way that it could be Dorothy. He also talks about how Ashe went too far, and how he knows nothing about Dorothy and should not have said anything. Noel and Claire then leave his room, with Claire surprised that they managed to get through to Sirius, even just a small amount. She also guesses that Noel and Sirius knew each other before everyone got trapped in the mansion, however the exact details of this are not revealed.

Once Claire falls asleep, Charlotte seemingly talks to the audience, asking: “Do you have… a wish you’d be willing to kill for…?”, and celebrating the start of something.

## Day 4

Claire is woken up by Ashe about an hour earlier than usual, and finds it strange, but doesn’t question it. In the dining hall, Ashe and Wilardo have already gathered, though Sirius is missing. Claire then leaves to go get him from his room. Upon receiving no response and smelling blood from the doorway, Claire kicks down his door, and finds Sirius dead in the back room.

Hearing the noise, Ashe and Wilardo run from the dining hall, and are shocked at Sirius’s death. Everyone’s first thought is that one of the demons killed him, though it seems unlikely as his room had a magic ward on it, preventing any low-level demons from entering. Wilardo also comments that it is likely a human killed Sirius; the marks on his body imply that he was killed using a sharp weapon that no demon could use. Their next move is to tell Noel; Ashe volunteers to go, but Wilardo insists on going himself.

Claire is in disbelief, not wanting to believe any of her companions could kill, instead turning her mind to Charlotte and her sharp scissors. She also takes the opportunity to read some of the books in the back room, learning that similar to a pearl, a red jewel will form somewhere in the body of a human in a demonic pact, and that the demon in this pact will accept the jewel in exchange for use of their power.

After a bit of wandering around the mansion, Claire finds Charlotte, asking her about the murder that has occurred. Charlotte is no help, instead asking Claire if she would really be okay with believing Charlotte is the suspect rather than one of the others, implicating all of them. According to Zizel, all of this conversation was a joke, however.

Upon entering Noel’s room through breaking the lock, Wilardo finds that he is nowhere to be found once again. He begins to search for Noel, and during his search finds a diary written by a young girl who knew a young Sirius and lost her mother. She knew another girl named Patricia, who disappeared after a few months of friendship. A photo in the back of the diary reveals the diary owner’s appearance, who looks strikingly similar to Claire. Wilardo brings this diary to Claire.

In the kitchen, Ashe feels unwell, coughing something into the kitchen sink. Claire finds him, offering him comfort from the stress and homesickness he is feeling. They also discuss the diary Claire was brought, who does not remember writing it, though does recognize that it is her diary.

Later on, Ashe finds Noel in the guest room hallway. Wilardo joins them, asking Noel where he was, as well as telling him that Sirius has died. Noel denies any claims that he killed Sirius, though he cannot provide any explanation for his disappearance. To avoid danger, Noel locks himself in his room, and Wilardo vows to keep an eye on his room to ensure everyone’s safety.

Ashe returns to his room, reviewing the same newspaper article as he was in previous days. Claire then enters his room, as she does not want to be alone while a killer could be on the loose. The newspaper article provides a potential motive for the killer; one of the victims of Dorothy’s massacre was named Nicholas Levine, who Ashe theorizes is Noel’s father. If Noel’s father was killed by Sirius’ beloved Lady Dorothy, then he would have a potential motive for the murder.

Zizel and Charlotte confront Claire, asking her who she trusts and distrusts; her answer does not affect the story. However, they do tell her that due to Sirius’ death, the mysteries of the mansion will remain unsolved, and she has already lost. This turns out to be purely a nightmare, and after waking up, Claire goes to cook dinner.

Claire brings dinner to the rest of the mansion’s visitors. Wilardo accepts the food, leaving his post at Noel’s door briefly, while Noel denies it. Noel also says to Claire that soon, he will be killed, and Claire will be next, as well as warning Claire that Wilardo is seeking the Witch’s Heart that Claire possesses and should not be trusted. Shortly after this conversation, Wilardo returns to his post, and tells Claire that he belives that Ashe is hiding something, and should not be trusted. With no real clue as to who to trust, the day ends.

## Day 5

Now that everyone else in the mansion seems to be suspicious of each other, Claire returns to her own room. Ashe visits her, asking if she is suspicious of him; Claire responds by asking if he is hiding something. He assures Claire that he is innocent, and leaves the room in disbelief that Claire would think such a thing of him.

Ashe then visits Wilardo in front of Noel’s room, offering to take his place. Wilardo declines the offer, and assures Ashe that he can stay awake. Just as Ashe remembers the questions he has for Noel, the door is broken down by a giant red monster, with barely any remains of Noel inside his room.

In Claire’s room, she is trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle that she currently knows, including her diary, as well as the mystery behind the Witch’s Heart. Eventually, Claire figures out that the Witch’s Heart is the demonic pact she had with Zizel. Knowing that she has the right to a wish, Claire attempts to bring Sirius back to life with it. Zizel simply laughs, as a demon cannot grant a positive wish such as hers. She also lets Claire know that the body part assigned to the pact has been decided from the start; in order to make a wish, Claire would need to give up her heart.

Their conversation is interrupted by Ashe frantically knocking and yelling at Claire’s door. Upon opening the door, Claire is shot through the chest by Ashe. He then takes the Witch’s Heart out of her chest, proclaiming to himself how easy it was to deceive Claire.

## Conclusion

Covered in blood, Wilardo wakes up in the purple room, cursing Ashe. He also notices that Noel’s corpse has vanished from the room. Wilardo leaves the purple room, and finds Ashe mumbling something next to Claire’s corpse in her room. Ashe’s wish could seemingly not be granted by the Witch’s Heart. With the front door now open, only Wilardo and Ashe are able to escape the mansion.