Welcome to Part 10 of our 100% Walkthrough of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake. With all three Spiritual Stones in your pocket, the story moves on as soon as you get back to Hyrule Castle Town, where you pick up the Ocarina of Time and learn the Song of Time. The Temple of Time can wait a little longer though, since the rest of this part is all about the Happy Mask Shop.
The idea is simple: you borrow a mask, sell it to the one person in Hyrule who wants it, pay the shop its share and borrow the next one. Four sales later, the shopkeeper hands you the Mask of Truth. We left it until now because the last buyer, the Running Man, only shows up once you have all three stones.
Along the way, you collect the Giant's Wallet for your Gold Skulltula tokens, and two visits to the Forest Stage in the Lost Woods get you the last Deku Stick and Deku Nut upgrades.
The Ocarina of Time
From Zora Fountain, make your way back to Hyrule Castle Town. As you approach the town, you will notice that the drawbridge is up, and a cutscene will play in which Zelda and Impa escape from the castle on horseback with Ganondorf chasing them. As she rides past, Zelda throws the Ocarina of Time into the moat.
After the cutscene, dive into the moat next to the drawbridge to pick up the Ocarina of Time. As soon as you have it, Zelda will appear in a vision and teach you the Song of Time (Song 5/13).
This is the song that opens the Door of Time inside the Temple of Time, which is where the main story wants you to go next. We are not going there yet though. There are still the masks and a bit of cleanup to do as a child, so the Temple of Time will be the last stop of the next part.
Keaton Mask
Now head into Hyrule Castle Town and enter the Happy Mask Shop, the building to the northeast of the fountain. Talk to the shopkeeper and borrow the Keaton Mask, which has a going rate of 10 rupees.
Next, head to Kakariko Village and go to the guard at the northern gate that leads to Death Mountain Trail (the same guard you showed Zelda's Letter to). Put the mask on and talk to him, and he will buy it for 15 rupees, leaving you with a profit of 5 after paying the shop.
While you are in Kakariko, head into the house of the Cursed Family, since you now have more than 30 Gold Skulltula tokens. Talk to the family member who has been freed to get the Giant's Wallet (Rupee Wallet Upgrade 2/2), which allows you to carry up to 1,000 rupees. This comes at a good time, since one of the next masks sells for 200.
Skull Mask
You will now have to head back to the Happy Mask Shop to pick up the next mask. Every time you leave Kakariko for Hyrule Castle Town, it's always a good idea to fill up any empty bottles with bugs from the plants just outside Kakariko and then sell them to the NPC in Hyrule Castle Town. Things start to get expensive later on, and this will cut down on farming. Plus, with your new wallet you can now hold up to 1,000 rupees.
Anyway, return to the Happy Mask Shop, pay the 10 rupees for the Keaton Mask and borrow the Skull Mask, which has a going rate of 20 rupees.
Before selling this one, you are going to use it to get an upgrade. Head to the Lost Woods and, from the entrance, go right, up, right, up and left to reach a meadow with scrubs. At the back of it, drop down the hole in the ground surrounded by bushes to reach the Forest Stage.
Put on the Skull Mask and stand on the round wooden stage until the small scrubs notice you. Then move closer to the large scrub and wait until he notices you too. He will reward you with the second and last Deku Stick Upgrade (2/2), allowing you to carry 30 sticks. Don't worry if you sell the mask before doing this. You can borrow it from the shop again whenever you like once you finish the quest.
Now leave the Forest Stage and return to the start of the Lost Woods. Take the first left to find the Skull Kid on the tree trunk, the same one you played Saria's Song to in Part 4. Talk to him while wearing the Skull Mask and he will buy it for 10 rupees. That's 10 less than the going rate, so you will have to cover the difference yourself.
Spooky Mask
Back at the Happy Mask Shop, pay the 20 rupees for the Skull Mask and borrow the Spooky Mask, which has a going rate of 30 rupees.
Next, head to the graveyard in Kakariko Village and make sure it's daytime (play the Sun's Song if it isn't). You will find a boy wandering around between the graves. Talk to him while wearing the Spooky Mask and he will buy it for 50 rupees.
Bunny Hood
Return to the Happy Mask Shop, pay the 30 rupees for the Spooky Mask and borrow the Bunny Hood, which has a going rate of 50 rupees.
This one goes to the Running Man, who only appears once you have all three Spiritual Stones. You can find him in Hyrule Field, running laps around the outside of Lon Lon Ranch. Wait for him at the drawbridge and you will eventually see him come around. Then talk to him while wearing the Bunny Hood and he will buy it for a gold rupee, worth 200.
Mask of Truth
Return to the Happy Mask Shop one last time and pay the 50 rupees for the Bunny Hood. The shopkeeper will tell you that your work is done and let you have the Mask of Truth. From now on you can also borrow any of the masks for free, including three new ones: the Zora Mask, the Goron Mask and the Gerudo Mask. These only get you different reactions from NPCs.
Next, head back to the Forest Stage in the Lost Woods (right, up, right, up and left from the entrance, then down the hole). This time, stand on the stage wearing the Mask of Truth and the scrubs will give you the second and last Deku Nut Bag Upgrade (2/2), allowing you to carry 40 nuts.
Gossip Stones
Now that you have the Mask of Truth, it's worth mentioning what it's actually for. All around Hyrule you will find Gossip Stones, the small stones with an eye on them. If you talk to one while wearing the Mask of Truth, it will tell you a secret or a hint about the game. You can also hit one with your sword to find out the time, and playing a song like Zelda's Lullaby next to one will make a fairy come out.
With that, the Happy Mask Shop is done. In the next part, you will be using the Boomerang to clean up everything that is left for now before pulling the Master Sword.