Hello!
This is Team Snake Eagle.
Here in Korea, where I live, it has already become a lush, vibrant spring.
It feels like the perfect time to take a walk, enjoy the sunshine, and admire the blooming flowers.
Wherever you are, we hope you’re enjoying the season :)
*This dev log covers Stage 3, which is currently in development.
Details may change, and while we’ve minimized spoilers,
please read at your own discretion if you prefer a fresh experience.
Feel free to leave any questions anytime.
You may have already seen her in the thumbnail,
but we’d like to formally introduce her.
This is “Bartleby,” the witch of Stage 3.
[ Bartleby, Mistress of the Rift ]
After the events of Stage 2,
the place where Yonah awakens is a world within a rift—neither alive nor dead.
And within it stands a blue-hued castle, bathed in moonlight.
Confronted by Bartleby, the Mistress of the Rift, and her doll-like maids,
Yonah still chooses to press forward.
Having already made a promise to someone to stop anyone attempting to enter the city, Bartleby says she cannot break that promise—and offers Yonah a proposal.
If Yonah can overcome the “trials” she sets within the castle,
Bartleby will gladly open the way forward.
[ Developer’s Comment ]
Some of you may have already noticed,
but we’ve been “stealing” the characters’ names from classic literature.
Yozoh from Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human,
Nana from Émile Zola’s Nana,
and this time, Bartleby from Herman Melville’s Bartleby, the Scrivener.
In Bartleby, the Scrivener, Bartleby is a character who prefers not to.
I decided to take the name of one of the strangest individuals I’ve ever encountered in literature.
Additionally, the theme of Stage 3 is a “castle.”
From the Scarlet Devil Mansion in Touhou Project
to the Dracula's Castle of the Castlevania series, it’s a theme I’ve always wanted to explore, filled with personal nostalgia.
Of course, I plan to twist it with plenty of my own taste.
After all, that’s what makes it KILL THE WITCH.
Please look forward to Stage 3, set in the “Moonlit Castle,”
as well as the stories of Bartleby and Yonah to come !!
In May, we will be participating in PlayX4, held in Korea (May 21–24, 2026).
We’ll share photos from the event later via Discord.