prof | Jul. 6th, 1986

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BGM: Wingless

The Ushiromiya eagle never turns back. So, I won't turn around, but I'll say this! Thank you, everyone. But this isn't goodbye! I'll always be with you all!

Yeah. You won't turn back. But we'll always be standing behind you.

Ange...

That is good. I look forward to the day when we all meet again, Ange.

Ange, my adorable granddaughter. We may be away for some time. Here, don't forget this. It's your prize from that quiz party.

This was lying next to me when I woke up on the sofa, wasn't it? This was... my prize.

Take it back to the future with you, and treasure it.

Ange is on a boat, holding something in her hand.

BGM: The End of the World

It's been a long detour, but she's come back to this moment.

Ange lets her regrets disappear into the sea.

She's had enough of being human.

It's time to step out into a new life.

She can't just get rid of all the money, though. Some of it still isn't hers to distribute, like the Ushiromiya group stock.

As Amakusa is quick to remind her.

What would be the easiest way for the Sumaderas and President Okonogi to stop Ange from doing as she pleases?

Amakusa tries to assure Ange that she's over-thinking all this.

Ange will run into the Sumadera family on Rokkenjima, and never be seen again. Then, Amakusa will eliminate the Sumadera assassins, and Okonogi will have leverage against Sumadera in the ongoing negotiations.

Everyone wins.

Why would a bodyguard leave his mark's side for a whole day to get such an impractical gun, right before leaving for Rokkenjima?

Amakusa brought a lot of guns with him. A sniper rifle, a submachine gun...

Why is this gun in particular so old?

Maybe it's the same kind of gun that Sumadera's group uses.

Is Amakusa stunned by Ange's determination, or speechless because every word she said was true?

There is the sound of thunder.

She fires again, this time hitting him in the forehead.

Before they left, the captain delayed their departure because something was wrong with the boat.

Or maybe he was buying time so that Sumadera Kasumi could beat Ange to the island.

Ange erases the cat box, then performs a perfect examination of a corpse.

Oh, you're here, Erika.

Any time there's someone who wants to expose the truth, I am there.

Hey, Erika.

What?

I'll carve out my future in my own way.

Sounds splendid.

In the end, will there be a truth for me to find?

After all this, just what sort of truth are you looking for?

...Hmph. You're right. I know that the truth isn't worth anything. And there's just one more thing I've figured out.

What's that?

BGM: Umineko no Naku Koro ni

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BGM: Wingless

The Ushiromiya eagle never turns back. So, I won't turn around, but I'll say this! Thank you, everyone. But this isn't goodbye! I'll always be with you all!

Yeah. You won't turn back. But we'll always be standing behind you.

Ange...

That is good. I look forward to the day when we all meet again, Ange.

Ange, my adorable granddaughter. We may be away for some time. Here, don't forget this. It's your prize from that quiz party.

This was lying next to me when I woke up on the sofa, wasn't it? This was... my prize.

Take it back to the future with you, and treasure it.

How long has she been standing, one foot hovering over the sea of light below?

For what seems like an eternity, Ange has balanced here, so far from both the sky and the ground.

Behind her, President Okonogi's guards try nervously to talk her down.

Ange asks one of them for a cell phone. She wants to talk to Okonogi.

Ange tells Okonogi how she's going to live from now on.

The residents of the Golden Land fade from sight as Ange enters the door.

Only Battler remains.

Battler and Eva flank the open door.

The door closes, and then fades away.

You have worked hard, both of you. And with this, we shall clean up your game board.

BGM: The End of the World

This is goodbye, Battler.

Yeah. See you later. And, some day, I'll leave Ange in your hands.

At least at the end, try calling me EVA, okay?

Both Ange and I were Witches of Truth. So... just what was the difference between us?

Yes, what could it be?

I was... a witch who suffered through the truth. However, I turned my back from that truth. She, on the other hand, was a witch who continued to believe in her truth, even after learning the truth. If she was the real Witch of Truth, then what kind of witch was I?

...Good. I'd forgotten.

We'll meet again, some day. Wherever there's a crime, the detective's sure to be there, right?

Yes. When another crime occurs in the Ushiromiya family, I promise to appear.

It's all over.

Yes, Great Lady Aurora.

You will take care of my pet cat. Now, I shall go, too. There are some things that must be cleaned up in this world as well.

The Witch Hunters explode with outrage.

Was there ever a diary in the first place? Is she a fraud? Does she really think she can get away with this?

A cat jumps onto Hachijo's shoulder, and she exits stage left, Book of the Single Truth in hand.

The public interest in the Rokkenjima mystery began to fade.

BGM: Loreley

The place where we first met, two generations ago.

Sounds pretty romantic if you put it that way.

Pile this up on the boat. It's heavy.

Whoa. This is a gold ingot. I thought they all got buried.

I thought something like this might happen, so I snuck this one out beforehand.

Have you ever driven a motorboat before?

You're joking, right?

It's easy. I'll teach you.

If you go out that way and hop from island to island, you'll see Niijima before too long. Then, you can just land on a sandy beach.

Aren't you coming?

I cannot. I am the master of the Golden Land. I cannot leave this place.

What's to be gained from staying?

What's to be gained from going?

Let's live.

I cannot. I have already committed countless sins in countless worlds. THenumber of lives I have taken, sins I have committed... is too great.

But you haven't committed any sins in our world.

No... that is not true.

Then I'll take you back as a souvenir of the Golden Land.

L-Let go! This isn't safe!

Enough screaming. Listen carefully, Beatrice.

Wh-What?

If you have sinned, then it's my sin as well for making you do it. So, let's carry your cross together.

Battler...

As long as you live... I'll carry your cross. Let's leave the Golden Land. You and me, together.

Battler sets Beatrice down on the boat.

Battler and Beatrice watch Rokkenjima fade into the distance.

You will. You won't have a magical butler, but there's lots of conveniences out there in the world. There are all kinds of things you can't find on Rokkenjima. I'll show you this world of ours.

I am the sinful witch, who toyed with hundreds of deaths on that island. Your world... is too brilliant for me.

No, you have to live. If you think you need to atone for hundreds of sins, then keep on living and living. Live as hard as you can... with everything you've got. That's the only way you can atone.

Is that... truly the only way to atone for my sins?

That's right. And you'll definitely be able to do it some day. Trust me.

...Battler...

Come on, don't look at me with teary eyes, it's embarrassing...