This is definitely my favorite visual novel, hehe.
I love seeing how the mind of each puppet differs and how each one has a unique personality.
The visual novel’s style really captivates me! I love how the creator managed to incorporate every element.
SPOILER!!
I’m not sure how I feel about Jestyn; it was definitely implied that he was neglected and mistreated by the King—to the point where he ended up killing him (at least, that’s how I understood it).
One thing that left me wondering, though, is how the story Jestyn told differs so much from the one the priest told the player—or are they actually the same story, just... told from a different perspective? Before seeing Jestyn’s side of the story, I was thinking to myself:
Was Jestyn the king who was stripped of his position and demoted to the kingdom’s jester, where he was then abused by a puppet king?
But after seeing Jestyn’s perspective, things seemed to shift.
Jestyn was the rabbit who had been abused by the king; eventually, driven by rage and trauma, he ended up killing him.
But then, my theory was challenged once again by that wretched priest.
He claimed that the rabbit actually wanted all the animals to eat humans—a departure from the norm. The lion, on the other hand, argued that this was wrong and against the rules, which led to him being demoted and removed from his post...
Now, tell me: who is actually right or wrong in this visual novel?
It was also implied that Jestyn wasn’t the only one exploited by the king—the knight and the wizard were, too.
It seems the knight arrived in the kingdom without a clear purpose, and King Crowns gave him an important role: to serve as his most loyal knight. Naturally, he placed a great deal of trust in the king—only to be betrayed in the end, or worse—to discover that the whole thing was nothing more than manipulation.
I also noticed that the wizard shares the same sentiment as the others, labeling someone a "traitor." So, who exactly is the "king" in the version of the story told by Jestyn and the priest?
At the end, where everything is revealed to be a loop, we see Jestyn wearing "royal" attire.
In the story, the priest mentions that the rabbit took the king’s place (or perhaps he simply ousted him). Honestly, when Jestyn shared his side, I was left thinking, "Wait—what am I supposed to make of this now??"
It makes me wonder: why would a jester have the outfit of a royal noble? Does this carry some deeper meaning—could he be, or perhaps once have been, a royal himself?
That said, I absolutely love this visual novel.