Thank you for playing. You might’ve missed the Cherry Blossoms ending, I think!
I really recommend playing the DLC as the protagonist is Amy, Mafuyu’s friend, so you get to see her perspective of the events and what Mafuyu is like away from Ash, as well what Ash wasn’t privy to during the base game. There’s an ‘episode Mafuyu’ too which is unlocked after finishing Amy’s episode.
I’ll tell you that Mafuyu is meant to be a divisive, mysterious character and there’s no right or wrong way to interpret her. In fact, in the DLC’s CGs, every time she shows up she appears in slightly different artstyles to symbolize this.
As for the art, I appreciate the kind words. I’ve been unable to draw properly and I’m considering stopping releasing games with my art on them, it’s become something painful for me rather than fun like it used to be when I released this game. So it really means a lot to hear that you enjoyed it.