Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 7 Scene 12: The Second Culrpit

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Bernkastel.
That was faster than I expected. I thought you'd let me play a bit longer.



When did you realize that Lion shared Beatrice's blood?
As soon as I realized that Lion was 19. It was the same number as 'the baby from 19 years ago', that hint which appeared in the 5th game.
Didn't that baby fall off a cliff?
Lion is the baby who was accepted by Natsuhi and didn't fall off the cliff. In other words, if Natsuhi rejects this baby, Lion doesn't exist.
You're saying... I'm not mom's child?! That's insane...
You say that, but you don't look too sure. That's right. Ushiromiya Lion is not Natsuhi's child. This is the grown-up version of the baby Kinzo got from somewhere 19 years ago.
Not 'somewhere'. Lion clearly shares Beatrice's blood. The proof is the silver ring, which is only ever given to Lion across all of the many worlds.
Why does the ring prove that I share Beatrice's blood?



19 years ago? What's supposed to have happened at the time I was born?
You heard it too, didn't you? You even heard it today. And Will was with you, right?
You don't mean... Rosa's story?!
That's right. Rosa's story came out in the 3rd game, and when the age of the baby in the 5th game matched that date, a certain theory became possible. The fact that Kinzo brought a baby from somewhere and tied to add it to his family proves that the baby was somehow important to him.
And I'm... the child... of the Kuwadorian Beatrice...
The Kuwadorian Beatrice was the daughter of the Beatrice who came in the submarine, but Kinzo didn't think of her as a daughter. He believed she was the same person, Beatrice reborn. When that reborn Beatrice reached the same age as the first Beatrice, and truly looked like Beatrice's double... Kinzo made a terrible mistake.
I don't want to hear it!



If we consider Kinzo's heart, this is the inevitable theory we reach for explaining why he treated you so specially. He regretted his mistake so much that he tried to make you his proper grandchild.
In almost all cases, Natsuhi's pride is brutally hurt, and she refuses to raise Lion. Because of that, you almost always fall from the cliff and disappear.
I heard... that I was the child they were finally blessed with after so long... and that Jessica was born the next year...
If you really never suspected that Natsuhi wasn't your mother, then you should thank her in this world. The reason you never realized the truth is because she's shown as much affection for you as she did for Jessica.
There's no need to thank her. It took a dizzying span of time just to find a Fragment with you in it. Mathematically speaking, there's actually a 2,578,916/2,578,917 chance of her refusing to raise you. You should probably be thanking me for creating this miracle, not Natsuhi.
Enough with your stupid probability games.
Oh, I'm sorry.



I realize that. Still, I would like some time to calm down and think things through. That is, if you'll refrain from ignoring my heart.
Sure.



It is pretty interesting. Hard to believe that the Golden Witch Beatrice might've lived such an ordinary life, even at absurdly low probabilities.
Isn't it? I think moments like this are hilarious...



Lion is the dead cat. However, Lion's existence has nothing to do with what you're interested in, the Rokkenjima Serial Murders. In other words, Lion is the cat that disappears when you open the cat box.
Exactly. Lion is just a disappearing cat. But this was pretty fun for a side trip, don't you think?
You're the only one having fun. If I wasn't trapped in here, I wouldn't even worry about reasoning this out.
I think I knew why I was chosen to be your partner in this strange detective game. It seems this Bernkastel witch enjoys toying with people's fates and sneering at them.
Wow, incredible. It's rare for someone to understand me the same day they meet me.
Apparently, I become something that's called a witch in another world. And apparently, I'm the cause of some sort of crime. Is that my sin?
It's no sin of yours. You are you. How things would be if the coin were flipped the other way doesn't matter to you.
Thank you. Even so, I don't think anyone would be pleased to hear that they caused some sort of trouble in the world of a different fate. Please, tell me... what do I do in that other world?



Will opens his hand, revealing a memory of all the past games so far.



Of course. You've probably guessed, but the story here is not a happy one.
Even so... Even if it's another world, it's still about me.
You have both the right to know and the right not to know. If you can convince yourself that the one similar to yet different from you is a separate person, then touch it.
Don't you want to know? You wanna know the fate you might have reached?
...I ask this as your partner. Would you show that to me?
As your partner, I'd say 'look', but as a friend, I'd say 'don't'.
Unfortunately, I'm not your friend.
Then, as a partner, I have one last question.
What?



I could see you as a fairly slender boy. But then again, I could also see you as a no-nonsense sort of girl. Even Bernkastel has been intentionally keeping it a secret. She made Jessica call you 'our Successor' all the time, instead of 'big brother' or 'big sister'.
You are quick.
People often ask me about my gender, so I always give the same irritated response. Which do you think I look like?
In the 5th game, you're treated as a boy. But in countless other games, you're thought of as a girl. In the sixth game, when Ushiromiya Battler was the Master, two demons of different sexes appeared, but we didn't know which was which. In fact, strictly speaking, it started all the way back in the very first game. Your gender is one of the hidden mysteries that exists outside the games themselves.
I'd hate to give you an answer so easily, so I won't. We're partners, right? Does it really matter if I'm not the gender you'd prefer?
...You're right. If we're working together on this, I don't care what your gender is.



I'm all for gender equality. If someone's a waste of space, I'll smack 'em no matter who they are.
And of course, I'll pinch rude people no matter which gender they are.



Lion is overwhelmed with something, and collapses like a puppet with its strings cut, losing consciousness.



I'll continue my reasoning. I've talked about the dead cat.
Next up is the living cat.
The only one who can kill the Beatrice of 1986 is the one who created her.
There are tons of hints. If you think about it, they've been coming since back when Beatrice was running the games.
That's true. In the 4th game between Beatrice and Battler, Beatrice's origin became clear. At that point, I learned who Beatrice was, and about that person's heart.
What do you mean by heart?



Impressive. So, you figured out the whodunnit and the whydunnit by the end of the 4th game. Then what about the howdunnit?
Once you know who the culprit is, theorizing about the howdunnit isn't impossible. Those linked closed rooms in the third game were a pretty nice job. Almost made me feel like applauding.
And the 'who am I' from the end of the 4th game?
The culprit who can kill everyone at 24:00 on October 5th, no matter where they are. It's possible to make a certain hypothesis for that time. You might call that the other treasure of the Golden Land.
Ooh? So, you say you can reach all of the answers by the 4th game? In other words, with just Beatrice's games?
It's possible. After that, Lambdadelta's game and Battler's game were just full of extra hints. As is this game of yours.





So you've come.
Did you call this person here?
Yeah. Whodunnit, howdunnit, and whydunnit. I understand this person's motive.
And are you going to give up just because he's found out your motive? There's no concrete evidence, right? You could make a flashy fight of it, with red and blue.



There is no longer any need for such games.

What this person wanted was to be noticed, and that has happened.



In your four games, I found your message, and in the three games with different Masters, I pictured the strange sort of fate that must have toyed with your life. It left me speechless. In every game, you die, without revealing that truth to anyone.



Peace only comes through understanding.

The time has come for someone to forgive the witch whose life ended before the one man she wanted to understand her could ever do so.



This is Beatrice's funeral. You will confess, the divine Master will hear, and I will forgive you. That's supposed to be Battler's job, but he didn't make it in time. So, you'll have to settle with me.
And Beato gave Battler so many hints, too. Lambda also gave that idiot a ton of hints. In comparison, that Battler's game of repentance after that was just laughable... but I won't make anyone laugh. I'll just indifferently carry out your funeral.
No more talking from you. That's my job.
Hehehe.
If you're ready, let's begin. No one will rush you. Bernkastel has closed off time for eternity until your funeral ends. You have as much time as you need to prepare yourself emotionally.






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