Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 7 Scene 2: The Funeral

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Willard H. Wright

A member of the SSVD, the 8th District Repentance Enforcement Agency of the Great Court of Heaven. An Inquisitor of Heresy and a first-class archbishop. He is commonly known as "Wright of the Twenty Wedges" or "Wizard-Hunting Wright".

He was an ace Inquisitor of Heresy in his youth, and was feared for being both ruthless and merciless in his work.

However, at some point, there was a change in his work attitude, and his previously flashy escapades became a thing of the past. His current style is often fickle, alternating between laziness and obsessive bursts of energy regarding mere trifles. By now, everyone has given up trying to understand him.

He has already filed his resignation and had it accepted. Only a few days remain before he'll lose the name of Wright.

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Will approaches the chapel, a shadow under an umbrella.



This is the reception desk. We are collecting the names of all mourners. If you would sign in here...
Sorry, but I'm not a mourner. I'm here to meet with someone.



...My apologies. Please, enter.
Thanks. Could I at least have one of those?
...Thank you very much. I am sure she will be pleased.





Father, please take care... Why don't you rest in the waiting room for a bit...
...
I killed her... I did it...
Absurd! How could that be, Rosa...?
Father was really bawling.
Yeah. 'Beatriiiiiice'...
I'm sure he didn't cry this much when mother passed away.
Hey. Now's not the time to say things like that.



Will approaches the altar, a stranger to the proceedings.

Inside the casket lies no corpse.



BGM: Le 4 Octobre

...Miss Beatrice. If it was Mrs., then forgive me... I've never met you. However, allow me to express my condolences.




Ushiromiya Lion
???



...Krauss, Madam says that it is about time...
Ah, I see... Ladies and gentlemen. If we're too noisy here, it may disturb the dead. I've been told that the waiting room has been readied. Shall we move over there?



Father and child, is it?
Yes, but why do you ask...
Ushiromiya Krauss's child is supposed to be Jessica.
Jessica's my little sister. Do you need me to call for her?
...No, that won't be necessary.



Pardon me, but what sort of relation did you have with the deceased?
None at all. It's a real pain.
...Then why did you come to this funeral?
I'm here. Isn't it about time you showed your face?





BGM: L&D Circulation



I'm already retired. If you have a job you need doing, go ask the new Wright.
No. You're the one I want to ask. I'm giving this case to you. Did you read the 'tale' I sent you?
...Skimmed it.
...I don't know who you are, but please get down from there. That's a sacred altar.



Is this your piece?
No. It's a true and proper piece of this game board. One of the appearing characters.
You're the Game Master. That means it's your piece.
I've just moved from Beato's cat box into a larger cat box. Lion is one of the pieces who has a possibility of appearing inside it.
Ah, I see. In other words, it's your piece.
It's a piece I've placed... would be the correct way to say it.



...Erika...?
Don't try to understand. You'll just get a headache.
I don't know what you two are talking about... anyway, you, girl. Please, get down off the altar. I ask this as the successor to the Ushiromiya family headship.
...The successor to the headship is supposed to be Krauss.
My father, Krauss, will be the acting head until I become 20. When I turn 20, I am to succeed the headship.
First I've heard of this. Can you prove it?
...This is the successor's silver ring of the One-Winged Eagle. Is that proof enough for you?
A silver ring? The gold ring of the head has appeared several times, but I've never heard anything about a silver ring for the successor. I don't remember Krauss or Jessica ever wearing one of those.
It seems you've read it pretty well for skimming.
When a witch hands you a story, you never know when something absurd will pop up. Especially when it's a great witch from the Senate.



I didn't come here because I wanted to.
We're wasting time, so let's move onwards. Wright. Try and beat this game. As the Game Master, Bernkastel, I invite you to join this game.
I refuse.
Why?
I'm retired now. Reasoning and mysteries aren't my business any more.
How do you intend to spend the rest of your life? Is Wizard-Hunting Wright going to give up the hunt?
Oh, there's fox hunting and clam hunting. I didn't come here to discuss the rest of my life with you.
So, you came here to refuse?
Know that your powers of deduction are truly a sight to behold.



'Who killed Beatrice?' That's my game. In payment, I'll forgive you for your insolence and let you leave this chapel.
I've heard that witches who hate boredom love to hear rude words.
That's only hags who've tired of life after a thousand years. I'm still plenty young, so I love thinking up horrible fates in which to trap rude men like yourself...
Sheesh. So? Who's the enemy?
There is none. There's no one to stand in your way. I just want to sit back and watch you make your beautiful checkmate in this game... I've even found you an ally. That's what this Lion is for.



Lion is a member of the Ushiromiya family. Since no one in that family knows you, Lion should prove to be a useful ally.
...I don't understand what you're talking about, but I can't help you with anything unless I know the details.
There, see? With help like this, it'll be a piece of cake.
Entertain me and my master. Auau may be a polite theatergoer, but I might throw popcorn at you if I get bored, okay?



You ask me to solve the case of Beatrice's murder, but... Van Dine's Twenty Rules, Rule #7. It is forbidden to have a crime without a corpse.
That's a Devil's Proof. Maybe it just isn't inside the casket? Unless you can prove that no corpse exists, this is mystery.
Rule #1. It is forbidden to have a crime without all clues presented.
Don't worry. Everything is gathered here.
...So, who killed the owner of this empty coffin... I'll find them. However, you'll let me do things my way.
As you like.



Over here. It'll be faster to see it for yourself.
Wonderful. Please, lead the way.










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