[The flute is a flute, but the note manages to hold his attention for more than a few passing seconds. And then... He gets to "take self out of the equation," and makes a face.

He's so tired of everyone's self-sacrificial shit, like a hypocrite.]

... It sounds similar to something Akira and I have done in our world.

[Steal the mansion's heart...? It sounded ridiculous when all of this started, but now... Hm.]

Would the flute only work on the one who plays it, or would it offer the same effect to anyone who hears it?

[Because, uh. Phoenix isn't exactly a monster slayer.]