Werewolves in the Haunted House: Fourth Day

And now it's daytime again. I wonder how Emiya fared after we left.

It's now the fourth day. Would you all gather round, please?

Good morning, everyone! How are we this fine day?

See for yourself. We've lost a lot of good people.

Indeed. It seems that Emiya is gone now, too.

I hope d'Eon's all right, Senpai.

Though I have to wonder where Emiya went...

I actually have something to tell you all in regards to that.

Emiya disappeared last night. He's now in the shortcut space that connects the areas of this game world.

Huh? What are you talking about?

What's this shortcut space? Is that some form of teleportation technology?

I don't even know what's going on anymore...

Maybe he disappeared to the same place as Phantom?

I think you might be right! As a matter of fact, we ran into Phantom last night!

Can you tell us what happened?

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The three of us went to Emiya's room last night to divine his identity.

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Right. He even admitted as much himself. But right now, we need to tell you what happened on our way back...

...and now it looks like Phantom is still wandering around this strange, unknown space.

And now, Emiya's jumped in as well, apparently on the way back from fulfilling his duties as Knight.

Though I can only imagine what his reasons for doing so might have been.

Unbelievable! Just how many wondrous illusions is this mansion hiding, anyway?

Let me ask you again just to make sure, Fujimaru. Did Emiya really say he'd protect me last night?

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And now, here I am, alive and well. I guess this means he made the right call.

But then, why would he up and disappear?

Why? Simple. He knew the werewolf would come for him next, so he ran away.

The Knight might be able to keep others safe, but there's nothing he can do if the werewolf decides to go after him.

And now that we all know who the Knight is, he had no choice but to run and hide. Pretty smart, I have to say!

Lucky for you that the in-game Knight was here to keep you alive, Sir Chevalier d'Eon!

I guess this makes you the game's damsel in distress!

...Are you trying to make me mad?

Wait. You're mad right now? Really? I couldn't tell from your expression at all. I thought you were just ashamed.

How dare you!?

Stop! You can't

This insult will not stand!

Eep! Surely there's no need to get violent, is there? Heeelp! Save meee♪

...Something about the way he's singing his cry for help so...operatically makes me think he's exaggerating.

Still, I guess we can't just leave him to fend for himself, can we, Senpai?

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Khh...!

Good grief. That was too close for comfort.

Thank you oh so much for saving me, Fujimaru♪

We were only following the game's rules. You have no one to blame for that but yourself.

Agreed. Your behavior has been quite abhorrent, Amadeus. Both on a personal level, and on a chivalrous one.

I'll say. If I'd been in d'Eon's shoes, I'd've slugged you one right then and there too.

Oh come on! So nobody's gonna stick up for me? Help me out here, Maria!

Hehe. Sorry, Amadeus, but you can't come running to me every time you get yourself into trouble. Sometimes, you just need to face the music♡

I'll keep an eye on d'Eon. In the meantime, the rest of you may continue to

Don't bother! I can't bear to keep on going after being so humiliated!

Friends, before we go our separate ways, I would ask that you bring today's vote to an end, for that is the least I can do to atone.

I would also ask that you suspend all future votes until Emiya and Phantom have returned.

That is our only choice if we are to hang the werewolf and prevent further casualties.

And that is my final wish as a knight who failed to fulfill my duty!

...The proud knight has fallen on their own sword so as to be freed from the mansion's rules.

D'Eon...!

Is suicide even allowed in this game? Or is this some new kind of exploit?

Then again, fascinating as this has all been, right now, I suppose the best thing we can do is pray for d'Eon to rest in peace.

Chevalier d'Eon was a villager. I'll hold on to their token.

As for the vote

Is this really the time for that? Poor d'Eon just asked us not to go through with it.

Hmm. I suppose we have no choice...

Whoa, whoa, hang on there. I don't mind putting the vote on hold...

But do we really think the werewolf's just gonna sit back and wait in the meantime?

I don't know. I'm not sure about anything in this mansion anymore. And at this point, I don't think making new rules will be of much help, either.

Then we've gotta choose someone to hang right now. There's nothing else we can do.

Fujimaru and his entourage all make up one vote.

And I think it's safe to say now that the three of them are definitely the Seer.

We also know that Edison's a villager, so that just leaves three of us unaccounted for: me

Me, and Maria, hm? So one of us three is the werewolf? Ooh, that really narrows it down, doesn't it!? This is so exciting!

It's okay, I understand. You all think I'm suspicious, right? You think that aaall of this is all my fault!

So okay. I'm not going to run away, and I have nothing to hide.

Go ahead, Fujimaru. Divine my identity tonight.

Don't change the subject! We're not talking about tonight. We're talking about whether to hold a vote right damn now!

Oh my, why the hurry, your Imperial Majesty? Feeling guilty about something, are we?

That does it! I'm shutting you up myself!

Eeep! Heeelp♪

I'm inclined to agree with Napoleon. Enough is enough!

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I know! And we will!

Why're you stopping me!? Don't tell me you're on his side!?

We're not on Amadeus's side. We're just on the, well, rules' side.

At any rate, please try to calm down, Napoleon.

Given everything we've seen so far, it seems pretty clear what Amadeus's role is, so

Oh me, oh my...oh me, oh my♪ Somebody save me from the bad, bad guy♪

Who asked you to compose a new song!?

Come on, Fujimaru, we can't let him get away with this! We need to nail his ass now, before he can kill anyone else!

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Oh? How can you be so sure?

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He didn't? But, Jeanne said

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Left the confines of the game's rules...?

Now I see! I get what you mean, Senpai.

Emiya became a Knight of Freedom and Justice so that he could protect everyone without the rules holding him back!

A Knight of Freedom and Justice? I like the sound of that.

That's ridiculous! Where's your proof? Besides, you can't just go around changing the rules like

Why not? Didn't we all agree to incorporate a new house rule right at the beginning of this game?

One that YOU suggested, no less!?

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I, for one, have no issue adding a Knight of Freedom and Justice to the rules whatsoever!

And if the werewolf tries to attack anyone tonight, you can bet he's going to have something to say about it!

This is bullshit! How's the werewolf supposed to be able to win like that!? You're turning this game into a lynch mob!

It'll just be until Emiya and Phantom come back, then we can hold a proper vote again.

I don't know about you, but that sounds like a fair way to play to me.

I-I guess...

Unless you want to give yourself up now and save us the trouble, of course?

...Ha! You wish! I'm not one to just give up. I'm going to hold out for as long as I can!

You hear that, Fujimaru!? You and I are gonna settle this tonight!

Come divine my identity, if you dare!

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Now that we've come this far, we're not going to back down without accepting your final challenge, Amadeus!

And with that, the fourth day has come to an end.

All players, go back to your rooms and wait there until morning.

This is it, Senpai. Tonight's the night we uncover Amadeus's identity.

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Right!

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She certainly is taking her time today, isn't she?

...Maybe something happened to her.

Like what?

I don't know, but I'm sure it's not good.

I hope you're wrong...

...Look out!

Huh!?

Jeanne? Is that you...?

Raaaaaaaaah!

Phantom!?

Watch out!

Jeanne! What in the world's going on?

It's a revolt! They're breaking the rules to

Grrrrrrrrr!

An enemy!?

No! It's the werewolf!

Christine...! Take me with you, Christine!

Please! You need to end this game...in my place!

It got Phantom...and now it's even got Jeanne!

You're next!

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Bad wolf. Aren't you only supposed to attack one person per night?

Emiya! I mean, Knight of Freedom and Justice!

...What kind of silly ass title is that?

It was the most fitting name I could come up with for someone protecting us from the shadows, like you are.

...Hmph. If you say so. I already forgot why I'm doing this.

But, hunting beasts... That, I remember just fine.

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Graaahhh...!

The werewolf just changed back into a human!

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Heh... Hahahahaah! That's right! I was indeed the bad guy all along!

And thanks to you going along with my challenges, Fujimaru...

I had the time of my life!

Gurk!

That's enough out of you, wolf. Go on, get out of here.

Maria! Ahh, Maria! I couldn't ask for a better curtain call! And now, my deceptive performance is complete!

Marie! Edison! Napoleon! What are you all doing here?

We came to see this through to the end. So he WAS the werewolf after all!

Hang on. What about the last role? The Fanatic?

Wasn't there someone else who went missing? It was probably them.

If you mean Phantom... I'm afraid the werewolf got him, too.

Hmm. Then I suppose his secrets are gone with him.

Now that the Ruler is gone, I guess we're the only ones who can say if the game has ended.

What do you all think? Would you say this qualifies?

Fine by me.

No objections here!

Thank goodness. Now we can finally go look for Erice.

Say, Fujimaru? Would you mind if I came along, too?

You want to go with us, Marie?

I still want to play more, and I have a feeling I'll find some much more exciting games if I'm with you three.

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Oh? Is something wrong, my dear little traveler?

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What's going on with Voyager, Senpai?

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Oh, he'll get used to me soon enough. I just love children. They're so pure and innocent and beautiful.

So what do you say, Fujimaru? Is it okay if I come along?

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Hehe. Why thank you♪ Vive le Monde du Jeu!

Before we go, we still need to figure out what to do with these tokens.

You guys are gonna keep on traveling, right? Then you ought to take them with you.

Hmm. We may not know much about these mysterious things right now, but we may well find an unexpected use for them in the future.

Look, Senpai. All the tokens Jeanne was keeping have made their way to your inventory.

Although, Nursery Rhyme is still

That game...she said it made her tired. She wants to rest.

Then I'll hold on to her for now. I figure I can at least be her opponent when she feels like playing again.

Look. We can keep moving again.

That track leads to the next game.

There you guys are! I was getting kind of worried, since I couldn't get ahold of you. What were you all doing?

There you guys are! I was getting kind of worried, since I couldn't get ahold of you. What were you all doing?

We were playing a game. A long, long game that like a protracted nightmare.

I hope we've woken up...

Dream, reality, it doesn't matter. Not as long as we've got the willpower, or at least the tenacity, to see things through to the end.

Indeed! But regardless, this tram will continue to transport us towards our next board of battle.

I can't wait to see Erice again. That's all I want.

I'd love to get to know her, too. I'm sure she's just lovely.

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Say, where'd Nursery Rhyme get off to?

She's, um...a token now.

Huh? What are you talking about?

I do feel bad about what happened to her, but at least I'm here to make up for her absence.

Sounds like a lot went down. Mind filling me in?

Say, where'd Nursery Rhyme get off to?

She's, um...a token now.

Huh? What are you talking about?

I do feel bad about what happened to her, but at least I'm here to make up for her absence.

Sounds like a lot went down. Mind filling me in?

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