The Witch Trial Begins with the OO Buckethead Zombie

"To hell with witches and demon men alike!"

"I can't stand this awful place for even a second longer!"

Her volatile emotions and angry shouts echoed in the room, and combined with Arisa's outfit, she really did have the air of a delinquent girl.

"...Although I don't know why Miss Arisa would have such a misunderstanding." Hearing her words, the owl flapped its wings helplessly: "But as I just said, please feel free to imagine whatever you want."

"In short, I'm going to explain the rules now, so please behave yourself."

"If you're not behaving yourself, she'll take care of making you behave."

As the owl finished speaking, the guard beside the owl slightly tightened his grip on the huge scythe in his hand and straightened it.

Only when they looked at these inhuman guards could the girls more clearly and distinctly realize that everything they were experiencing was unreal.

The very existence of such a monster is the best evidence for the owl's words.

"Gulp..." Looking at the large scythe guarding her, Arisa couldn't help but swallow, gritted her teeth, and snorted coldly before falling silent.

After scanning the room, the owl cleared its throat and spoke again, seeing that no one else had any further objections.

"Even among witches who are the embodiment of evil, the 'Great Witch' is the most evil—cough, cough, the most benevolent." The owl's words unconsciously shifted, but it continued nonchalantly, following the change in tone: "The benevolent Great Witch, the pure Great Witch, the good child Great Witch..."

"The compassionate Great Witch does not want to see everyone just because she was found to have witch genes and has the potential to become a witch, and is forced to spend the rest of her life in this prison."

"So she specially sent down the gospel."

The owl paused for a moment, seemingly considering its words, before saying:

"The Great Witch has temporarily borrowed the identity of a prospective witch to live with everyone in this prison. The Great Witch will find the evil witch who is about to become an evil witch and kill her in advance."

"Those who are about to transform into witches will develop an uncontrollable murderous intent or delusions."

"Therefore, this is a kind of protection unique to the Great Witch's benevolence."

"After all, nobody wants to live with a potential murderer, right?"

Like spreading its hands, the owl slightly spread its wings.

"One day a murder will occur among the prisoners. In fact, this will happen every time before the arrival of the Great Witch."

"Normally, when a normal murder occurs, we would hold a 'witch trial' to execute the criminals who have become 'witches' in order to protect everyone's safety."

"However, now that the Great Witch is helping us, I think you don't need to worry about the people around you turning into witches and losing control of their murderous impulses to attack you."

Instead of clapping, the owl flapped its wings and said in a very monotonous tone:

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

Although he said it was almost time to leave work and that he would give a brief explanation, the owl actually rambled on quite a bit.

Even after glancing around at the five people again, instead of flapping his wings and running away on the spot, he continued to speak:

"In short, that's roughly the situation. If you have any questions, feel free to ask now, and the lovely owl will work overtime to explain it to you properly."

Hearing this, Emma Sakura, who had been very obedient and listened attentively, raised her hand.

"In other words, besides Hoshino, among the four of us, one is the Great Witch in disguise, while the other three have the potential to become witches. The Great Witch will kill the one who is about to become a witch before the other three become witches and attack the others... I think this understanding is correct, right?"

Emma briefly summarized the warden's words.

“Hmm…” The owl scratched its head: “It should be… well, there’s a slight deviation.”

It seemed quite conflicted, looking at everyone from left to right, observing the changes in each person's expression, and then sighed as if it had finally made up its mind.

"As the lovable and correct owl warden, I should objectively and accurately convey the clear rules to everyone, without any personal bias, and simply state the rules."

With flapping wings, the owl took flight and landed back on Utsunomiya Hoshino's head, drawing everyone's attention to him before speaking:

"From today onwards, everyone will live in this prison. There is no way to escape, and there is no possibility of escape. No one will be saved until the Great Witch is satisfied."

“Every night, or maybe not at night, the Great Witch will randomly kill someone. It could be a witch in her witch form, a human who isn’t a witch, or even… a man.”

Why don't you just say that everyone will be killed?

"...Does that mean we're just supposed to wait to die randomly every day?" Arisa Fujito frowned. "That's utterly absurd."

“No, that’s not it.” The owl flapped its wings. “You can still pretend to play the game of finding the Great Witch.”

...You really dare to say things like "pretending to be something you're not."

"Ah, no." Seemingly realizing that what she had blurted out was a bit inappropriate, the owl quickly corrected herself, saying, "I don't know if any of you have ever played a game like Werewolf. If I say Werewolf, everyone should be able to understand it better, right?"

"You can find out the great witch lurking among the people by voting."

"Those identified as the Great Witch will be personally escorted into the interrogation room by the guards. If everyone successfully identifies the hidden Great Witch... then congratulations, you have won, and you can continue your infighting drama in this prison in peace."

"If anyone points out any errors..."

“Well, originally, according to custom, we were supposed to execute the accused witch.” The owl showed a troubled expression on its bird-like face: “It would be more in line with the way a witch dies, and more appropriate for judging the execution of a witch.”

"We have a complete set of execution tools here, like the stake and the Iron Maiden."

"However, those things were too bloody and violent, and were rejected outright by the Great Witch. It's a great pity, but we had no choice but to cancel them."

"...But I will try my best to submit an application to the higher authorities, and I will make sure that these execution tools can see the light of day again!"

The warden spoke in a strong and resonant voice.

"For information about voting and anything else you might need, please refer to the 'Witch Compendium,' which is located on your mobile phone. Just open it."

"Excuse me, I must go now."

The owl seemed to think it had said enough and was about to flap its wings and fly away.

"Don't go." But just before it could flap its wings, two large hands reached out from the landing point beneath it and grabbed it: "I still have questions."

"Eh..." Feeling the overwhelming force within him that was difficult to break free from, the owl sighed again.

"What's the problem?"

"The conditions for becoming a witch."

Utsunomiya Hoshino only cares about this one person.

Everything else was irrelevant; he only wanted to know this.

"It's in the 'Witch's Compendium,' so let me go and go see it myself."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Hoshino Utsunomiya released her grip.

So the owl flapped its wings and flew away through the vent it had come from.

......

This concludes the owl's 'detailed explanation'. Although there are still many confusing points, the overall explanation should be clear.

This place originally seemed to be a prison for witches, under the jurisdiction of the state. Normally, they should have lived here until anyone, due to being transformed into a witch, couldn't resist the urge to kill and committed a crime, and then the person would be executed, until the last person also turned into a witch.

Essentially a breeding ground for venomous insects.

However, due to the intervention of a being known as the Great Witch, the situation suddenly began to shift towards a werewolf-like scenario.

The Great Witch kills randomly, and they need to vote to catch her.

Even if they find the Great Witch, it doesn't mean they can be freed. It just means they can return to their original path and continue to wait for the people around them to become witches one after another.

If any normal person were arrested and brought here, they would probably be filled with despair.

The surrounding area is filled with either powerful witches who openly intend to kill, or witches who are likely to transform into witches and start killing.

Every day, I live in constant fear that someone might kill me. I can't trust anyone around me, and the pressure keeps building up amidst suspicion and doubt.

But that's a normal person.

Although it might sound a bit self-deprecating, Hoshino Utsunomiya still wants to say something.

'Wow, they're all witches! This is so awesome!'

If there is only one goal, it may seem that you only need to focus on reducing one person's favorability, but considering the case of Tsukishiro Yuki, some very puzzling situations may inevitably arise.

But if everyone is a witch, then wouldn't everyone be able to die easily?!

Putting everything else aside, Nikaido Shiro had clearly shown him murderous intent before. At the time, he wished Shiro was a witch, and now his wish had come true.

Even if Hiro doesn't seem to be in a good state right now, he might not be able to kill himself.

Isn't there Arisa right next to her?

From the moment we met, she displayed a very strong aversion to me, and her aggression was obvious, clearly indicating that my liking for her was extremely low.

If I provoke her even slightly, I reckon she'll turn on me.

Even if neither of those work, he still has Emma, ​​right?!

He would kneel and cling to Emma's leg, begging her to kill him after she transforms into a witch...

I should, maybe, probably, we'll win?

As for the 'Great Witch' whom the owl emphasized from the beginning, and who should rightfully be the most important, who was mixed in with them...

I don't know them, I don't care, I don't concern myself with them.

The Great Witch? What roadside?

Whether or not it's a werewolf game has nothing to do with me. Since she's the Great Witch, she must be a witch.

Random killings are less satisfying than being targeted by someone else.

Hoshino Utsunomiya didn't even need to find out who it was; she could just wait for her to randomly select someone to kill each day.

He can win without lifting a finger.

so......

He glanced around and observed the reactions of the others after the warden left.

Nikaido Hiro seemed lost in thought, her brows furrowed as she bit her lower lip, muttering unintelligible words to herself.

Arisa clenched her fists, seemingly determined to stick to her idea that she had no intention of getting along with anyone.

On the ice, Meruru seemed to unconsciously move a little closer to him. Although he tried to keep his distance, she got close to him again without him noticing.

As for Emma Sakura...

Unbeknownst to her, she seemed to have bypassed Meruru and approached from the other side.