"Darling, don't look so glum. I've made you royalty. What more can you ask?" says Ernesto as he places you on a throne.

Your friends lay lifeless on the side as they change into puppets. Wooden bark branches around their eyes as their arms and legs limp without regard. You, on the other hand, haven't had a smidgen of wood marring your skin, yet magic is imbued within you where you can't disobey Ernesto's orders.

Why the Playful Land manager decided to buy you out is a mystery to you. You overhear his tense negotiation with the owner on the phone earlier. Ernesto cut a heavy dent of his profits all for you. Now here you are, a spectacle with your opulent velvet clothes, fur cape, and crown befitting for royalty. Your only audience is Ernesto, his sworn brother Gino, and the nutcracker puppets on guard just for you.

You dread tomorrow's opening where you'll entertain the next guests, like the star you wish to be before you set foot in Playful Land.

"Smile~ Remember, Life is Fun," Ernesto encourages with his magic, allowing you speak and move so as long as you're in his sight.