In Red Chat Ritual, you need to collect clues through Tsumimi’s streams, fan site posts, and map searches. Your chat choices can also trigger different endings, so think twice before choosing an option and how much money they cost.
This Red Chat Ritual walkthrough covers the available SNS clues, map locations, stream choices from Day 1 to Day 11, and the Chapter 1 solution. Endings 6 and 7 will trigger when you finish the stream and go to sleep, not immediately after selecting the option that leads to them.
How Clues and Chat Choices Work
- Bold text identifies a keyword or topic you can discover in the game.
- Italic text identifies evidence you can collect.
- Some fan site posts and chat options provide evidence, while others do not.
- A chat choice without a listed clue or ending has no effect.
- Some stream choices cost money. Check the amount before selecting an option.
SNS Clues
These are the topics and evidence associated with each chapter.
Chapter 1
| SNS topic | Clue or evidence |
|---|---|
| Mashiro’s disappearance | Mashiro Tsukioka |
| Mysterious triangle mark | Mitsugiri Faith |
| 1 hour by bus | Kanto coast bus line |
| Rebirth Ritual | – |
| Bloodstains in prayer room | – |
| 3 hour trip | Tsumimi doesn’t have a license; 3 hours away (distance) |
| Hexagonal abandoned tunnel | Several similar locations exist in ST Prefecture; Hexagonal tunnel |
| Trash in culprit’s hideout | A trace left by the man; Traces of that man |
| Sai TV | ST Prefecture |
Chapter 2
| SNS topic | Clue or evidence |
|---|---|
| Most popular member of Cotton Candy Chainsaw | – |
| Best dancer of Cotton Candy Chainsaw | – |
| Best singer of Cotton Candy Chainsaw | – |
| Is Mashiro alive? | Answer: No, she’s dead; Mashiro’s survival |
| Creepy Mannequin | A mannequin made to resemble someone; Mannequin’s familiar looks |
| Mannequin’s legs | The legs came from an animal; Mannequin with animal legs |
| Eye graffiti | Eye graffiti on the walls |
| Chainsaw-patterned fingernail | Hinanon is still missing; Hinanon missing |
| Pretty-type | A pretty-looking minor; Pretty-type girl entrusted to police |
| Proof of Joy | Both the religious text and the religion are creepy; Religious text “Proof of Joy” |
| Culprit is a fast runner? | – |
| “Satisfy Mitsugiri” | – |
Map Search Locations
Chapter 1
- Tsumimi’s agency — Evidence: Cotton Candy Chainsaw’s agency
- Where Mashiro was last spotted — Evidence: TK Metropolitan SNJK District NSNJK-X-XX
- Old tunnel — Evidence: Flowering Tunnel
Chapter 2
- Stigmatized Property: Karaoke
- Endangered Species — The endangered species are being released into the wild as part of a Rebirth Project. Evidence: Golden eagle rebirth project
Day-by-Day Walkthrough
Day 1
Fan Site
Open the fan site and check these posts:
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Tsumimi is going independent.
- Evidence: Tsumimi Konse
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
Stream
Chat 1
– “Is that…Mashiro’s room?” — $1,500
Automatic clues
- Tsumimi’s agency
- Where Mashiro was last spotted
The topic Mashiro’s disappearance is available from the start, so you don’t need to unlock it through a chat choice.
Day 2
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
- The Village is run by a cult.
- Evidence: Religious village in mountains of Kanto
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| I’m so glad she’s alive | $5,000 | – |
| My love must’ve reached her | $2,000 | Ending 6 |
| Skip | — | – |
Chat 2
- “Are you eating a balanced diet?” — $2,000
- “How will you receive the stuff on your wishlist?” — $1,000
- Skip
Automatic clue: Mysterious triangle mark
Day 3
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Evidence: Losers
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Let’s follow the footprints | $5,000 | – |
| Let’s stop following the footprints | $3,000 | 1 hour by bus |
| Let me smell your feet | $1,000 | – |
| Skip | — | – |
Chat 2
- “Think happy thoughts” — $3,000
- “Try counting primes” — $2,000
- “Eat some sweets” — $1,000
- Skip
Automatic clue: Rebirth Ritual
Day 4
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
- Evidence: Shikabu Line
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Be careful! Is there anything you can use as a weapon? | $3,000 | Bloodstains in prayer room |
| Let me help! Where exactly are you? | $2,000 | 3 hour trip |
| That dead animal. You really touched it. What happened to being an idol? | $2,000 | Ending 6 |
| Skip | — | – |
Chat 2
- “Can you hide under a chair?” — $2,000
- “Steel yourself and get the drop on him!” — $5,000
- Skip
Day 5
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
- Evidence: A Grotesque Deviant
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| They make tunnels shaped like that? | $1,000 | Hexagonal abandoned tunnel |
| Wouldn’t the building have burned down too? | $3,000 | Old tunnel |
| It’s too dangerous to keep going. Call the police. | $5,000 | Ending 6 |
| Skip | — | – |
Day 6
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
- Evidence: Uniquely Shaped Tunnels
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| That newspaper, when’s it from? | $5,000 | – |
| Show us the newspaper | $3,000 | Sai TV |
| Aren’t those your favorite snacks? | $1,000 | – |
| Skip | — | Trash in culprit’s hideout |
Chat 2
- “Go for the altar.” — $5,000
- “Go for the confessional.” — $3,000
- “Go for the storeroom.” — $1,000
- Skip
Chapter 1 Solution
The Chapter 1 investigation asks you to identify the ghost town where Tsumimi Konse is located and determine how to reach it.
Use these clues to complete the solution:
- Location: Tsumimi Konse is located in a ghost town.
- Route: The town is reachable through the Shikabu Line.
- Travel time: The journey takes an estimated 3 hours (distance).
- Landmark: You must pass through either the Hexagonal tunnel or the Flowering tunnel.
- Prefecture: The newspaper found in the chapel points to ST Prefecture.
These details form the solution to the investigation. If you fail to solve Chapter 1, it will trigger Ending 8.
Day 7
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- The former staff member was fired.
- Evidence: Former staff for Cotton Candy Chainsaw
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Which of you is more popular? | $2,000 | Most popular member of Cotton Candy Chainsaw |
| Which of you is better at dancing? | $2,000 | Best dancer of Cotton Candy Chainsaw |
| Which of you is better at singing? | $2,000 | Best singer of Cotton Candy Chainsaw |
| Skip | — | – |
Chat 2
- “She’s alive.” — $2,000
- “She’s dead.” — $2,000
- Skip
Automatic clues
- Stigmatized Property: Karaoke
- Is Mashiro alive?
Day 8
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Evidence: Cotton Candy Chainsaw’s 1st Anniversary Concert
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Look closer at the mannequin | $5,000 | Mannequin’s legs |
| Look at the wall graffiti | $1,000 | Eye graffiti |
| Check the floor | $3,000 | – |
| Skip | — | – |
Automatic clue: Creepy Mannequin
Day 9
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Evidence: Mashiro changing
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Show us just her hand | $1,000 | Chainsaw-patterned fingernail |
| Show us just her face | $3,000 | Pretty-type |
| Show us her body | $5,000 | Ending 6 |
| Skip | — | – |
Day 10
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
- A girl was abducted and taken to the abandoned village.
- Evidence: Abducted to abandoned village
Stream
Chat 1
- “You can do it!” — $3,000
- “Just hide!” — $1,000
- “I’m calling the cops.” — $5,000 — Ending 7
- Skip
Chat 2
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Investigate it | $3,000 | Proof of Joy |
| Look for his footprints | $5,000 | Culprit is a fast runner? |
| Get back to the chapel | $1,000 | Endangered species |
| Skip | — | – |
Automatic clue: “Satisfy Mitsugiri”
Day 11
Fan Site
- Cotton Candy Chainsaw Hiatus Announcement
- Regarding Tsumimi’s Future Activities
- The man wants to create his ideal form.
- Evidence: Believers who obtained ideal form
Stream
Chat 1
| Choice | Cost | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Play it again | $5,000 | Keiko |
| Search the studio | $3,000 | – |
| Any fingerprints on the tape? | $1,000 | – |
| Skip | — | – |
Chat 2
- “It’s sleeping right next to me.” — $1,000
- “Under the desk.” — $2,000
- “Under the shelf” — $5,000
- Skip
