Aka Manto | 赤マント: Easiest Way to Kill Aka Manto (27 Easy Steps)

No one cares for an intro so I’ll just get right to the guide. This guide is best done if you know the map already!
***IMPORTANT***
=Some useful tips if you don’t already know them!=
-Aka Manto WILL REMAIN SLOW if you are NOT seen by him, OR the Mask. (Being seen by him when grabbing the cables doesn’t count, as it is inevitable.)
-Aka Manto CANNOT go through a door if there is no portal in the room (excludes while in a chase, or the door is left open).
-When he is close, go to the edge of a corner. He will walk right past you if he is coming towards you.
This also works when the Mask detects your location. (If going for the Escape Artist Achievement, I don’t recommend doing this unless you’re experienced with this glitch).

*I paused my game to prepare myself for each step.*

Step 1
– Grab Red Paper; grab Old Key; unlock door; drop Old Key; grab Lighter from drawer in Lighter Room.
*Inventory: Lighter, Red Paper*

Step 2
– Drop the Red Paper by the Shrine Door, then grab Crowbar.
*Inventory: Lighter, Crowbar* *1 of 7 Papers collected*

Step 3
– Go to the bathroom where the Red Paper was, open vent.
*Inventory: Lighter, Crowbar*

Step 4
– Grab Indigo Paper; go through vent to bathroom; drop Crowbar; grab Orange Paper; drop Indigo Paper and Orange Paper by Shrine Door; retrieve Lighter.
*Inventory: Lighter, Crowbar* *3 of 7 Papers collected*

Step 5
– Open vent to Floor 2, drop Crowbar.
*Inventory: Lighter*

Step 6
– Grab Cables (Aka Manto should walk by the door. Game on.)
*Inventory: Lighter, Cables*

Step 7
– Go to Lever Room; install Cables; flip Lever 2; go through Fan to Anatomy Area; grab Seeds; unlock door to hallway with Lever Room; flip Lever 3; go to Floor 3 through vents.
*Inventory: Lighter, Seeds*

Step 8
– Go to the Kitchen, grab the Fishing Rod; go to Library; plant Seeds.
*Inventory: Lighter, Fishing Rod*

Step 9
– Go down to the Pool Area, grab Kerosene Pump.

Step 10
– Go to the bathroom with the Bucket; swap Fishing Rod for Bucket; open Stall Door and use Kerosene Pump on the Toilet; drop Kerosene Pump; pick up Fishing Rod.
*Inventory: Lighter, Fishing Rod, Acid Filled Bucket*

Step 11
– Go to the Pool Area; melt the Lock with the Acid Filled Bucket; drop Bucket.
*Inventory: Lighter, Fishing Rod*

Step 12
– Use the Fishing Rod on the pool, grab the Yellow Paper; drop Fishing Rod
*Inventory Lighter, Yellow Paper*

Step 13
– Go to the side of the pool with the staircase; go up and into the room.
*Inventory: Lighter, Yellow Paper*

Step 14
– Grab Purple Paper.
*Inventory: Lighter, Purple Paper, Yellow Paper*

***Aka Manto will enter, or be close to entering Phase 2 if not already.***

THIS IS WHERE IT WILL GET DIFFICULT

Step 15 (WARNING! This is where you will be dropping the Lighter!)
– Go to the bench with the Watering Can; Drop Lighter for Watering Can; fill Watering Can at Pool.
*Inventory: Full Watering Can, Purple Paper, Yellow Paper*

Step 16
– Go up the stairs to 3rd floor; go to Library; use Watering Can on Seeds; Drop Watering Can, grab Coin.
*Inventory: Coin, Purple Paper, Yellow Paper*

Step 17
– Go through vents to Lighter room; drop Purple Paper and Yellow Paper by Shrine Door.
*Inventory: Coin* *5 of 7 Papers collected*

Step 18
– Go to Switch Room, flip Lever 1.

Step 19
– Go back to Lighter Room vent; go straight through Fan; drop Coin in Well; grab Blue Paper from Well.
*Inventory: Blue Paper*

Step 20
– Go drop the Paper by Shrine Door; go flip Lever 3 again.
*Inventory: Nothing!* *6 of 7 Papers collected*

Step 21
– Go to 3rd floor through vents; go to Library; grab Talisman from the drawer.
*Inventory: Talisman*

Step 22
– Go around to the stairs to Floor 2; Retrieve Lighter from Pool Area; grab Coin from bench at back of Pool Area.
*Inventory: Lighter, Talisman, Coin*

Step 23
– Go to Floor 1; open Shrine Door with Talisman; grab Coin from drawer.
*Inventory: Lighter, Coin, Coin*

Step 24
– Go to Floor 2 bathroom with Acid Toilet. Drop Lighter; grab Coin.
*Inventory: Coin, Coin, Coin*

Step 25
– Go to Floor 3; go to Kitchen; use Coins on Vending Machine; grab Koppe and Pan.
*Inventory: Koppe, Pan*

Step 26
– Go around to staircase by Library; go up and around to the Girl at entrance to Roof Area; give Koppe; give Pan; open entrance to Roof Area; grab Green Paper.
*Inventory: Green Paper* *7 of 7 Papers collected*

Step 27
– Go through Anatomy Area to Shrine Room; place all Papers in Shrine; grab Katana; Kill Aka Manto.