Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 7 Scene 8: The Witch Expert

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Why so shocked? It should've leapt to the mind ever since the words 'Niijima doctor' showed up.
All of a sudden, a soldier of the navy appeared along with a foreign woman. Of course, I was astounded. And then, he actually told me to treat their wounds confidentially, since their presence was a military secret.
Was that the first time you met grandfather?
...Yes. That was when we first met.
So you're the greedy doctor who followed orders for the sake of the gold?
That's a bit harsh... He suddenly brought in a foreign woman patient, told me it was a military secret, promised that he'd pay the medical fees later, and handled me a gold ingot as collateral. I didn't want to get involved with any funny business. I was reluctant to say the least.
I see your point. But in the end, you did conceal Beatrice, didn't you?
I may not be as skilled as Kinzo, but I do have some familiarity with English. I managed to overhear part of their conversation, and that was enough to convince me that they were not troublesome people... Of course, if I were to say that the ingot didn't tempt me, that would be a lie. I was much younger then, you see.
What happened to her next?
I treated her for some time before a messenger from the Ushiromiya family came and said that she would be moved to Odawara. They took her away.
So grandfather didn't come to get her himself?
Regardless of how Kinzo explained away the incident of Rokkenjima, he probably wouldn't be able to move about freely for some time afterwards.
Precisely. Kinzo has said that deceiving the military was the greatest challenge of his life.
So, Beatrice went to Odawara, and then what...?
I have heard that she hid in one of their unused villas. After all, Kinzo already had a family at that time. It must have been tricky to manage.
So, leading a double life was nothing new for Kinzo, even before Kuwadorian-- whoosh.
What are you doing? Is your butt itching?
Tch.
And later on? Beatrice and grandfather continued their happy relationship in the villa from then on?
I have heard that it was a modest, peaceful life. Several years later, they had a child.
And so Kuwadorian's Beatrice was born.



Don't be surprised. Kinzo believed his daughter was Beatrice reborn. You can't ignore the heart. It's possible to reason it out.
Y... You're right.
I don't know how many years Kinzo spent with her in Odawara. However, judging by Kinzo as we know him afterwards... Even if it was only a few years, one can tell how deeply he loved her.
I see.
So then, he made Kuwadorian for his daughter?



Yes. He used that vast wealth, bought Rokkenjima, and built the mansion. The remaining relatives in Odawara scoffed at grandfather, thinking he was crazy to buy an entire deserted island.



What about the mark of the One-Winged Eagle that was supposedly pressed into the ingots?
The One-Winged Eagle... or more precisely, an eagle of which only one wing is visible.
What do you mean?



Correct. They used a rough wartime press. It was probably supposed to look like the crest of an eagle spreading its wings. It was pressed in at a slight slant, so half of it was too light to see.
So half of the eagle spreading its wings disappeared... making it look like a one-winged eagle?
Kinzo thought the seal on the gold of Beatrice, the woman who had changed his fate, looked like a One-Winged Eagle. That must be why he decided to make that his own crest.
However, Kinzo didn't want people using that seal to figure out where the gold had come from. The gold he took outside was all re-pressed with the one-winged eagle design he had created.
And all he did was show you the gold? What a cheapskate.
Of course, after he became immensely rich, Kinzo came to me once more, saying that he'd pay me in full for the overdue medical expenses. The amount he came with was a bit much for medical fees, though I did make sure to give him his change.
And you've been friends ever since?
Yes. Kinzo was extremely grateful to me for keeping his secret and concealing Beatrice.
Grandfather always says that the old relatives in Odawara were a bunch of greedy liars. I'm sure he appreciated your strong sense of duty, Doctor Nanjo. I think I can understand why a person like grandfather came to trust you.
I also had some interest in foreign countries, as well as a hobby of playing chess. Kinzo and I have gotten along well ever since. It was a friendship that built up gradually, but grew strong before we knew it. Yes, we have been friends a very long time...
People who deal with large amounts of money are quite mindful of small amounts as well. When you refused to accept anything more than the medical fees, that must have earned you his admiration.





Now that's something that'd take guts. That sense of duty must be part of your personality.
Hahahah. Perhaps that is my only redeeming quality...
I think grandfather was blessed with a good friend.





We haven't learned anything. 'Who killed Beatrice?' Unless we figure that out, we'll never be able to get out of here.
You're right. We need to finish this quickly. The funeral is already over, after all.
You've got it all wrong... this is the funeral.
You mean, what she's making us do?
All of the Beatrices we've heard about so far weren't killed at all. We're trying to understand where the 'killed' factors in. That's the real funeral, as far as Bernkastel's concerned.
No one knows about the 'killed' factor. That's the truth we're trying to expose?



Don't call your partner a piece. So, what's next, Williard Holmes?
Questioning witnesses forms the basis of an investigation. There's still a Beatrice we need to ask about.



Wow, Beatrice sounds pretty incredible.
Yeah! And then, inside the upside-down cup, she made tons of candies appear out of nowhere!
Inside the overturned cup? Incredible. Sounds like magic to me.
...Maria really does love witches and magic.
Can't avoid asking the authority on witches, can we?



...I don't see Battler anywhere.



Battler did not attend this funeral. It's a shame, seeing as he's the cousin closest in age to me.
Are you two on good terms?
Yes, of course.
And you pinch his butt every time he says ssomething perverted.
Oh, how did you know? Did your detective instincts tell you that?
Poor guy.



Since he isn't here, that probably means there's no need to hear his story for the time being. Let's talk to Maria and the others. I won't say anything perverted, so keep your hands off my ass.
Then why not try choosing your words a bit more carefully?



...I see. Since the successor is Krauss's child... then Jessica is your little sister.
Jessica. Can't you talk a bit more like a littlte sister's supposed to? And while we're at it, why not try talking more like a girl your age. How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me Successor?



Jessica! Why are you talking like that in front of a guest? Do you want mother to scold you again?!
...Looks like those two are close, in their own special way.
Well, Lion has pretty much everything needed to be the next head, and hardly any faults. I guess I understand how Jessica feels. Lion might be a bit too perfect sometimes.



Don't worry. That wouldn't be enough to change her personality.
George... who is this person?
This is the first time I've met you, correct? But it sounds as though you know a lot about our family. I'm George, and this here is Maria. Pleased to meet you.



Hey, Maria. You've got to greet our guest properly.
Hello! My name is Ushiromiya Maria, uu! I'm glad to meet someone who knows Beatrice. Handshake, uu!



Light shines from between their hands, as the Theatergoing Authority takes hold again.



This time, Will is drawn into Maria's world.

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Maria later asked to see that picture again, but mama said it didn't exist.

Papa doesn't exist.



'Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel'. If I was a boy, that might have been my name.
Book of Matthew, chapter 1, verse 20.
No, verse 23. Verse 20 is 'But while he thought on these things, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto the Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost'.
So you think your father is the Holy Ghost.
Everyone said it was strange to not have a papa, that I was a weird, pitiful child. But when I asked mama, she said I didn't have a papa, that he didn't exist. She got mad and hit me even though all I did was ask. So... I didn't really understand who gave birth to me. I was... not right as a human, an immature and irregular creature. I realized I was a strange, pitiful girl, different from everyone else.
It doesn't matter who your parents are or what other people say. You are who you are.
It must have been hard to teach that to a young, immature girl. My kindergarten teacher might have said that to me when I cried after being bullied. But even those words of encouragement couldn't fill the blank space... no, the questions. Those words couldn't answer the questions in my mind.
And the Book is what gave you the answers?
A priest came to see me.



It sounded a lot like other fairy tales, but at the end of it, the priest said something critical.



The priest said that such a thing wasn't strange at all. Not only was Jesus Christ born the same way, but the one who gave birth to him had the same name as Maria.



He said the Virgin Maria was with child because of the Holy Ghost. The second part of the Book of Matthew, chapter 1, verse 20. 'For that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost'. That surprised me again! What do you think that means?!
You interpreted this to mean that Ushiromiya Maria has no human father. That your real father was the Holy Ghost.



Once I realized that, I knew why I was different from all the other kids! The ones who made fun of me were all children of Joseph. But I alone was different! I wasn't worse than everyone else! I was a child of God, a child of the Holy Ghost! When I got back, I told mama. I had no papa. Mama gave birth to me thanks to the power of God.



Beato said that the minimum number of people needed to create a world was two. I thought she meant that you need two parents to create a child. That's when I thought of it. Beato may be a witch, but she's a witch born of a human. Beato isn't a child of the Holy Ghost.



Beato called me the Witch of Origins. And she also said that eventually, I might become a Creator, who could create anything alone. All by myself, I can create something out of nothing! Beato can take that and make it expand infinitely! Ange was the witches' apostle, who would spread the word far and wide!
And that was the Mariage Sorciere.
There's a huge difference between one and infinity. That's why Beato is so great. However, compared to the difference between existence and non-existence, one and infinity are nearly the same thing. I am the child destined to become the best witch... no... the greatest Creator in the world!



Maria spent years tormented over her lack of a father, but one random line from the Bible allowed her to find a new interpretation for her existence.



That moment was the Big Bang that created Maria's universe.



After you decided that you were the child of the Holy Ghost, it's easy to imagine that you gradually became more and more interested in the occult. And then what? Once you reached that state, where did you meet Beatrice, and how did the two of you interact?
It really did happen all of a sudden one day. I had wanted to meet the witch called Beatrice, who lived on Rokkenjima. I wanted to meer her as a fellow witch.
At that time, you already thought that you were a witch?
I did. I already knew more about the Bible and the occult than most adults. So, even though I couldn't use magic, I believed that I was a witch. That's why I was only a witch apprentice.
When did you meet Beatrice?
I don't really remember when. But I do remember what it was like. It was really, really sudden...


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