prof | Let's Play Umineko, Episode 4 Scene 24: The Impostor

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Kinzo is drunk. His study is filled with revelry and chaos.

Ronove and Virgilia noticed it first. Kinzo noticed it last.

The Golden Witch has changed.

Kinzo burns to death, not understanding the change in Beatrice's mood.

The game is over.

Gaap nervously cleans up the mess. She can feel the oppressive power of Beatrice's indifference.

Gaap's sentence is interrupted as she turns into a glass sculpture. Beatrice quietly asks all of the others to disappear.

Then, Beatrice is left alone.

Purgatorio

Even though you were drinking so happily with that damn geezer, you suddenly burned him up, and your demon friend is a glass sculpture. How fickle and selfish are you?

Battler. It's already over.

What is?

I've had enough.

Wha? That's, well, you were the one who started this game. Heh, if you've had enough, that's great for me. So basically, you're giving up?

BGM: Mother

Doesn't that mean you're giving up? Nah, the words 'got tired of it and threw it away' fit you perfectly.

That is correct. I am tired of it, and am throwing it away. I don't care about the rest. It can remained abandoned and gather dust.

...What's going on with you? You've been kinda hard to deal with since a short while ago. Is this still the effect of that incomprehensible test from earlier? If you've got a grudge, all you have to do is say so clearly. You said in red that it was nothing to do with you, but that's got to be a play on words, right? It's written all over your face. You have a grudge against me.

How many times will I have to say I have no grudge against you befeore you'll understand? At the time you left your sin behind, I did not exist.

...Well, you were the one to provoke the game. I'm a bit let down that it wasn't resolved, but feel free to invite me again if you feel like it. But when that happens, allow me to politely refuse, all right? Heheheh.

That's right, then the seagulls will return to the harbor. I'll finally be able to hear Rokkenjima's signature cries. After all, they weren't there at all when I came to the island. When the seagulls cry, everything will end. Done, done, the end, the end. So refreshing.

Exactly what is it that you're misunderstanding?

What did you say?

I said that nothing would end. With this, everything will be abandoned. The game will be forgotten, and the pieces on the board will be abandoned as they lay. There will be no advancing or returning, no taking and being taken. No victory, no defeat, not even a draw. Just abandoned.

Doesn't that mean it's over?

Wrong. On my turn, the game will stop for all eternity. Your turn will not come. In the past, I could not have you do that, because you had the goal of victory. However, that has lost its appeal, so there is no longer any point in advancing moves further.

What do you mean by... my turn not coming?

That's right. A match won't be resolved unless enemies and allies gather. It would mean that you would never be able to win and escape this world for all eternity.

What it comes down to, I guess, is something like taking the key to the cage that you're locked in, fastening it to the collar of a pigeon, and letting it fly. This isn't funny, Beato. We didn't come this far to watch such a boring game. Calling it a day like this just isn't funny!

...I'm the same as Lambda. I came here to make Battler win and make you writhe in defeat. I still haven't achieved my goal. I won't stand for you abandoning the game at a time like this and running away.

I acknowledge that it would mean the curtain call for a game that disappoints you Ladies. However, I, the host of this tea party, am after all fickle. Once it's lost its fun, I know no way of entertaining. I believe that was my witch-like way of doing things in the first place. There are no problems, yes?

...Certainly. I won't go against your creed.

I won't accept it... Quit fooling around, how much do you think I've supported you... You think I'd be okay with that after all this preparation? Don't mess with me!

I am saying that I have tired of it. Nothing more, nothing less.

That's not going to work! We'll have you continue this game. You want to win against Battler, right? You want to win and make him surrender, right?! It's almost over, isn't it? Riiiight?!

Don't nod at me when you say that! But I have an opinion, too. Listen to it.

What?

Since I am here, showing the will to fight, you're not running away, Beatrice.

Hoh. It seems the greatest reason I am being called irresponsible is that Battler will, as an opponent, be stuck. In that case, Battler, will you, as I shall, step down from being an opponent? That way, there will be nothing to criticize me for.

If I step down, will I be able to leave Rokkenjima?

there is no chance that you will be able to leave. Just be covered in dust and let it pile up on your shoulders.

Quit fooling around. What an irresponsible person. You've killed such a large number of people. On top of that, using a witch's power, you've done it over and over, killing in gruesome ways! I definitely won't permit you to escape without taking responsibility!

Responsibility! What is it I should do to take this so-called responsibility?

Fight until a resolution is reached. Battler will sit in the chair across from you, never giving up and fighting until he beats you. So you too, fight until you are defeated. If you don't like that, try and defeat Battler! I won't forgive you... if you leave everything unresolved and abandon Battler in this chair... locking him up and never letting him return... I won't forgive you!

Gretel...

Isn't this a fight that you began? You did all that crap over and over, making a complete mess of things! How could I let you end it because you're tired, after all this time?! I am your opponent! As long as I am here, I won't let you escape!

Are you listening, you irresponsible witch?! Try saying somethiiiiiiing!

Qualified?

Probably has something to do with that test or whatever just now.

What are you planning to do?

Y... You couldn't be...

I will now question whether you are qualified to be my opponent. All right, Battler? If those qualifications are acknowledged, I will stay in my seat and continue the game. And I shall promise to fight for all eternity until the outcome is decided.

Heh! I was ready for that from the beginning.

However, if you are not qualified, you will disappear. If the opponent disappears, there is no game. I can leave this place openly. Are the Ladies satisfied? Interruptions are unnecessary.

...Do as you like.

Battler... You... make sure you answer well...

The very reason I'm here is because I'm qualified, right? Heh, there's nothing to be scared of!

You... couldn't be...

You're telling me to repeat something? Damn you, stealing my signature move... But can I do the red truth, too? How?

BGM: Mirage Coordinator

Stop it! I know what you're after! Stop! He...!

Shut up. Leave your seat for a while. You too, Ladies. If you interfere, I will not hold back.

Go ahead, we won't get in the way.

Bern, this is bad! She's trying to erase Battler!

What's that? What's she planning?

Well then, I shall question your qualifications. Interesting. Attack and defense are reversed from a normal game. This is a very precious experience, coming at the very, very end.

Ready? First, listen carefully. I will speak with the red first.

I know that. So what?

Repeat it. 'Ushiromiya Battler's mother is Ushiromiya Asumu'.

What?! Why's mom's name popping up all of a sudden?

I do not require chatter. Just repeat it in red.

Sure, I'll repeat it. Ushiromiya Battler's mother is Ushiromiya Asumu. ...The red sure is convenient. No need to bother myself with bringing a copy of the family register.

I do not require chatter. Let's continue. 'Your name is Ushiromiya Battler'.

Sure. My name is Ushiromiya Battler.

'It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that Ushiromiya Battler was born.'

It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that Ushiromiya Battler was born.

It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that I was born... Damn, It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that I was born... Wh-What the hell? Even though I was doing it so easily a second ago, I suddenly can't get the red to work?!

Do you refuse to repeat it?

I'm not refusing anything! It's not working for some reason! It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that I was born! Why?! Damn it, why can't I use the red?! What the hell?!

If you try to forcefully speak red that cannot be spoken, you choke. There is no need to strain yourself. Allow me to use the aforementioned fact to press you in blue.

D... Deny something about that in red... Quickly!

S-Sure... I, I am Ushiromiya Battler...! Because I can say that in red, I should be your opponent!

It may be a fact that you have the name Ushiromiya Battler. However, people's names are not exclusive. There is a possibility that multiple humans have the name Ushiromiya Battler. In short, this is what it means: You are a different person with the same first name and last name as Ushiromiya Asumu's son Ushiromiya Battler.

Wh... What'd you say?! Don't talk so stupiiiid! I'm mom's child! Ushiromiya Asumu's child!

It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that, ah, ngagh, nnnggghh!!

No need to suffer. I will not play. This is checkmate. You are not Ushiromiya Asumu's son.

You're... kidding... me....

Who are you? Why are you calling yourself Ushiromiya Battler?

W-Wait a second... I am... Ushiromiya Battler... It was from Ushiromiya Asumu that I was born, and I'm dad and mom's son...!

No. There is no way that you are my opponent Ushiromiya Battler. With this as proof.

Proof, you say?!

No, the true Ushiromiya Battler did not commit a sin. But as a result, a sin occurred, the span of six years became a blank space, and a man who knew nothing of that time took the name Ushiromiya Battler and appeared on Rokkenjima. That truth... goes like this.

How could something that stupid be true...? That's so... ridiculous...

B-Battler! Get a hold of yourself!

Well. If he can't counter, then there's nothing more to do. Battler does not possess that qualification. That's how it is.

Are you okay with that, Bern?! If you accept that, you'll lose too, right?!

Won't you win? Why are you taking Battler's side?

There is no victory or defeat. The opponent will simply disappear. Perhaps I should say that he wasn't there in the first place.

But then... who... am I...? Am I... not mom and dad's child...?! Who am I... what am I...? If I'm not mom's child, then what, are you saying I'm a kid that they picked up somewhere, like a stray cat?!

If that is the case, it would mean that you do not share Kinzo's blood. Either way, you are not qualified to compete in this game.

You're kidding... you're kidding...

That is enough. I was aware from the beginning that you might not be Ushiromiya Battler. So, I had to question you. I had to ask about something the real Battler would have known.

Now the opponent has disappeared. Well, then, if you would excuse me. Ladies, you should prepare for your journey. No more festivities are prepared for in my territory. It was good seeing you. Goodbye.

Are... Are you okay with this?! Battler... disappeared, right?! Someone who hates losing as much as you do is okay with this?!

Weren't you betting on my defeat? Then this must be wonderful. Congratulations, Lambda. Let's meet again in some other world, okay? Well, this is a world of endless Fragments, though. The chances of us having some connection again somewhere are probably less than one in one quadrillion. Bye-bye.

Ah, wait up! Bern!

Nobody had been here since the beginning. All that is in the study is silence and darkness.

As I thought... from the very beginning, magic should only have been used within Mariage Sorciere.

The witches' alliance is you and I. It started with those two. Mixing in other people was the first mistake.

It's just so fun. We wanted to add someone close to us into that circle. We wished that the witches' alliance would grow very large, that everyone would be able to use fun magic together, and that we'd all be happy.

However... only you and I were able to understand magic after all.

We are the only witches who met with a miracle in this world. By now, as long as Maria has Beato, no one else is needed.