prof | Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 5 Scene 15: The Assault on the Study

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30 seconds have passed since Rudolf reached the window. Kinzo isn't responding. Looks like there's nothing to do but break it open.

Rudolf wrestles his way off the ladder and into the study. The enemy's keep has been breached at last.

BGM: Witch of the Painting

Nobody on the bed, no body heat. The room is cold.

It feels like a room that's been empty for a long time.

It's not totally devoid of hints of life, either. Rudolf's best guess is that Kinzo's been gone for several hours.

Natsuhi and the others immediately pour in through the now-open door.

It seems like Kinzo must have wandered off some time between 11 PM last night and just now. That's something he might do, isn't it?

Natsuhi objects to the ransacking of Kinzo's precious study. Erika is the one to reply to that objection.

...So it seems, but Erika was speaking to the room at large. She just happened to be standing in front of Natsuhi when she said it.

Right?

BGM: Smile-less Soiree

Kyrie and the others return from the courtyard. Everyone is in the study now.

No sign of Kinzo. Was he caught up in the mass murders?

If anyone would go on a stroll in the middle of the murder-filled night, it would be Kinzo.

Stay calm. Kinzo's existence is a Devil's Proof at the moment.

In the physical world, Erika claps her hands to get everyone's attention.

That's a bit presumptuous for a guest, but the authority of the detective allows her to lead the conversation.

They didn't find any evidence of Kinzo's existence in this room.

Natsuhi visiting Kinzo is unconfirmed. There was no witness other than Kinzo himself, who is missing.

Erika's actually hoping Natsuhi isn't the culprit. She's so obvious that it would be a big letdown.

Think back to this morning, after the murders occurred. Everyone went to call Kinzo, but he wouldn't answer the phone.

Erika postulates that that question was Kyrie's deliberate trap. Well done, Kyrie.

How did Natsuhi know that nobody met Kinzo after she did?

But she does have a reason! She saw Kinzo off to bed, so it stands to reason that he wouldn't have met anyone overnight.

Natsuhi herself described Kinzo as a fickle person who might leave the room at any moment. So, that argument doesn't hold, either.

Erika's chief goal here is to establish Natsuhi's innocence, to make sure that this mystery will be worthwhile.

Natushi strikes back! She wasn't alone - Eva was there when she left the room, so there WAS a witness!

Eva's not done, though. She's ready to use her trump card. The thing that everyone's been suspecting since before day one...

BGM: Deep Blue Jeer

Everyone else comes forward with their suspicions. Kinzo is already dead. Natsuhi's been embezzling funds. It all fits together!

Gohda lets slip as an addendum that he hasn't seen Kinzo once since he was hired, though. Whoops.

You don't exist, do you? You're a ghost whose death was concealed by those humans who didn't want it known because of the inheritance problem.

Hmph... heheheheheheheh.

Ghosts are supposed to quickly pass on to the next world. Even though this is the first time we've met, I've yet to give you a proper greeting. My apologies. Good day, pleased to meet you... and goodbye!

BGM: Death (From Stupefaction)

And a good day to you, too. I'm the Ushiromiya family alchemist, Beatrice the Golden. I'll be your opponent in this fight from here on out.

I'm the detective of this game, Furudo Erika. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance. And now, goodbye.

So, you're Lady Bernkastel's next piece after Ange. I'm afraid I didn't get to fight with her to my satisfaction in the end. I'm glad I'll be able to lock horns with you this time, Lady Bernkastel's piece...!

My master is almighty and all-powerful. A fool like you couldn't even begin to compare with her. I accept your challenge.

Hahahahahahahaha, you really are calm! Even though a witch has appeared before you and is about to fight with magic and fantasy. If you were Battler, you'd be lying on the ground, screaming that this can't be a mystery any more.

Yeah, even in the mystery genre, parallel universes like this have gotten popular lately. You know about Pure Reasoning Space and all that?

Ayatsuji Yukito doesn't make his debut until next year.

You sure are picky for a witch.

Hahaha! You think you're on the same level as a witch? Don't be so full of yourself, you mere human!

...So, this is that so-called blue truth. Well then, let me hear your opinion.

You can't deny the possibility that Natsuhi met with Kinzo at 23:00. During the following six hours or more before you pushed your way into this study, Kinzo had many chances to escape! Because of this, you can't state decisively that Kinzo doesn't exist.

...Good. Let's start with the classic moves. By the way, this thing really is stuck good. I can't take it out.

You can't take it out! The blue truth can only be defeated by the red truth. For one such as yourself, a guest who came to this island at most a day ago, there is no truth that you could possibly know! That means there exists no red that you can use! In other words, this is checkmate!

D... Dlanor...!

Ahahahahahaha! I thought so, I was certain you'd bring that piece in sooner or later! The ten wedges with which to hunt witches, the archbishop of witch hunting, Dlanor!

There's no more fitting piece in a battle against demons. I have my double, Erika, and the greatest natural enemy of witches, Dlanor. I've now taken control of the seventh rank with my two rooks. Let me show you, Lambdadelta. And you too, Beatrice. Now you'll see how useless your struggling is. Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Dlanor A. Knox
Eiserne Jungfrau Head Inquisitor of Heresy
Archbishop of Witch Hunting

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