Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 5 Scene 26: The Court of Illusions - Verdict

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BGM: Smile-less Soiree

And furthermore, while he was in the second floor corridor at midnight, he then returned to the servant room to transfer the phone call for Natsuhi and was completely isolated.



Which means that it was possible for Genji to commit the crime--
I'll say it in red. When Genji finished transferring the call, he immediately returned to the waiting room. That's just a cold, hard truth, without any evidence, proof, seals or alibis, got it?
Then, at 1:00 AM, there was another break in the family conference, and Rosa returned to the guest house. At that time... I'm truly thankful for your cooperation, Ushiromiya Eva. Please rise!



She's the person who taught me how to make those seals. And she helped me to check the alibis of those people under suspicion!
During the break at 1:00 AM, I went to Genji's waiting room and used the same seal as Erika! In other words, if this wasn't broken, it would mean that no one entered or left that room between 1:00 AM and the next morning!



Now, Kanon and Kumasawa. Please rise. In the morning, you two went to wake Genji because he had slept in, right? And at that time, you noticed that the door was sealed, broke the seal, and opened the door, correct?



I'm not asking for your opinions. Just give us the facts. Did you break the seal and enter the room?
Y-Yes...
With the red truth, I'll guarantee that Eva, Kanon and Kumasawa's statements just now are the truth. At 1:00 AM, Eva sealed Genji's waiting room, and that seal was broken by Kanon and Kumasawa in the morning when the crime was discovered. This'll be a pain, so I'll add on some more. During the short break at 1:00 AM, the first two to leave the dining hall were Rosa and Eva. Until Eva returned, everyone in the dining hall remained there. After seeing Rosa off, Eva went to the waiting room and sealed it. Of course, she did not enter the room at all at this time.
This is all information gathered from the people involved. It isn't a red truth without a basis. It's a truth due to proper reasoning constructed from testimony. Not only testimony, but the limits of scientific investigations such as collecting fingerprints were used here. After all, Kinzo's study is a treasure vault with all kinds of chemicals! I obtained all sorts of results to create an ultimate truth, infinitely close to a red truth. This isn't a science mystery, so I'll spare you the details.





You act like you own the place... From now on, I'll tell everyone I meet. If someone claims to be a detective, never welcome them into your house as a guest.
That's probably a good idea. Giving shelter to a detective is just about the worst omen of misfortune out there.
Because of this, it has been proven that it was only possible to reach Genji's waiting room and commit the crime between midnight and 1:00 AM. And furthermore, by Erika's investigation, it has been proven that it was impossible for Genji to reach the cousins' room.







Now... only Krauss and Natsuhi remain! All other people have had their alibis proven!



Ushiromiya Natsuhi. I'll give you one last chance. Confess that all of the crimes were the work of your husband.
F-Fool! Do I look like the kind of woman who would falsely accuse her husband?!
Beato. Natsuhi's denied it. I'll give you the same chance. You understand, right? Or wait, don't tell me... You aren't going to take advantage of the fact that Krauss is missing to try and pull a Devil's Proof on me, are you?





It's like... those witches are distorting things so that they match with an outline Erika's drawn up...
That's right. If the Game Master, Lady Lambdadelta, accepts a truth, its authenticity will not be questioned. The world that comes after will be formed based on the final remaining truth. This happens no matter how far this final truth is from the real truth.
There's no way Krauss is the culprit, he's being held prisoner somewhere. W-Wait, we can't deny the possibility that Natsuhi was skilfully tricked into believing that during the phone call...
Do you suspect Natsuhi and Krauss, Battler?
Well...
Erika's truth has been constructed in a cowardly fashion, but it is a proper truth. Though the witches did conspire with her, it has still been acknowledged as a red truth. In other words, it cannot be a fake truth built only on lies. This means that even Erika's truth makes sense. The truth about Natsuhi and Krauss being the culprits is also very possible. Though it is a mixture of truth and lies, it 'makes sense'. It's a mixture of truth and lies that is worth the same as truth. Which of those two truths will you believe? That is up to you to decide.
...No. I'll... trust Natsuhi... and Krauss. I realize that they're in some money trouble, but even so... I don't want to believe that they're the culprits. No, I can't believe it!
On this game board, where the red is steadily cornering Natsuhi, how do you intend to let her escape?
I... I don't know... However, I seriously don't want to give up! Natsuhi was just caught in a cowardly trap. Erika's reasoning has fallen for that trap completely! So whether it's intentional or she's being manipulated, Erika is aiding the true culprit. Erika has accused Natsuhi of being the culprit... but even if everyone here believes that, in fact, for that very reason, I want to be the one person who trusts Natsuhi!



I... don't like it. If no one will believe Natsuhi, then I will...! The real truth isn't something that's determined when everyone accepts it! It's something you find after thoroughly investigating both possibilities! So this trial is a downright lie! This trial exists for no reason other than to set Natsuhi up as the culprit!
Beato is doing all she can to plead Natsuhi's case, right?
Wrong. Beato is trying to refute Erika's argument. She's just defending! You can't fight in this trial by simply resisting all of your opponent's claims. This is why Beato always cornered me in the past! She isn't going to beat Erika by finding flaws in her reasoning! She has to find a different truth and show Lambdadelta, the commander of this game... that her truth is more correct than Erika's!
Can anyone create a truth where Natsuhi isn't the culprit without violating the red truth that Lady Bernkastel has shown?
I... I don't know.. but as long as I don't believe that Natsuhi is the culprit, there's got to be a different truth! It's even all right if the culprit for the crime was a witch. That's better than having Natsuhi be framed by an incorrect truth!
...So, no matter how much red truth you are shown, you won't believe that Natsuhi is the culprit, correct?
...Yeah! For everything, there should always be some people who believe and some who don't! No matter how much evidence is stacked up against her, someone has to believe that she's innocent! There must be several truths in the world that cannot be proven with evidence. I don't ever want to accept that something's true just because everyone says it is!





If no one will believe... then I will! I believe that the real truth only appears if you look with both eyes, one denying and one affirming! No matter how much she tries to make us believe that Natsuhi is the culprit, I believe that she isn't! I won't abandon that belief!
Understood. Then I will give you just a single red truth. This is the single bit of power I will give you, now that you hold the will to fight in the truest sense.
Power...?



BGM: Patchwork Chimera



What'll you do, Beato? At this rate, Natsuhi's in serious trouble, right? Will you accept the plea bargain? If you're willing to abandon this Ushiromiya family honor thing, Bern'll be kind enough to let you get off with a draw, okay?





I won't allow you to treat my husband like the culprit! My husband is the next head of the Ushiromiya family! I will never let you treat him like a criminal!
Are you sure, Natsuhi...? If you refuse to suspect Krauss, then... you'll be the only one left. Alibis have been proven for everyone else... in other words, Hempel's Raven...! Even without any evidence, it will be determined that you are the culprit!
And so what if I'm the only one left?! I am Ushiromiya Natsuhi! I will not run or hide! I am innocent! And I am the representative of the noble head, with the One-Winged Eagle engraved into my heart! If you wish to insult me, go ahead! If you wish to ridicule me, do as you please! No one can damage my honor with a mixture of truth and lies!



...Riiche. You fought well. This is our chance. Convince Natsuhi and try to work out a compromise!
Both Lady Lambdadelta and Lady Bernkastel have boredom, not you, as their true enemy. They probably want to have this game repeat and play some more. If they see that you're willing to make a concession, they will most likely accept it gladly and move on to the next game.
If we move on to the next game, then what will happen to the Natsuhi of this game... the Natsuhi of this Fragment?
Now isn't the time to be worrying about that, right?! Natsuhi is just a piece! Even if she gets removed from this game, she'll show up again in the next one!
But you will not let that happen, Milady... I believe you know what Lady Bernkastel plans for this game. It's a more realistic goal to make use of that and aim for victory in the next game instead. Accepting Lady Bernkastel's deal might be our one and only good option right now!
Throw away that useless pride of yours! Neither Kasparov nor Deep Blue won every game! The person that wins more games wins in the end, right?! If a witch gets too attached to a single match, a single life, a single piece, that witch dies!





I won't abandon her! Even if everyone believes that Natsuhi is the culprit, I will still claim that I, the witch, am the culprit! If I can't even make that claim, my existence isn't worth anything! I can't lose. The truth isn't something anyone gets to deny. When you doubt and abandon it yourself, it disappeeeeears!
Is that your answer, Beato?
Yeah, of course I refuse! Ushiromiya Krauss is not the culprit!





Fool. I won't let you take that back, okay...? Here's what you get for being a quick-tempered moron. By the name of Bernkastel, Witch of Miracles, I speak with the red truth. Ushiromiya Krauss is not the culprit. He was killed long ago, shortly after you heard his voice over the phone, get it?



It's all over! It's been determined with the red truth that none of the remaining people in the dining hall left that room until 1:00. In other words, alibis have already been proven for everyone except Natsuhi!







At midnight on October 4th, 1986, the defendant, Ushiromiya Natsuhi, left before the others while pretending to return to her room to sleep, and murdered George, Jessica, Maria, Rosa and Genji one after another during the one hour period before 1:00 AM!
Let me add something on. Due to circumstantial evidence, include the murder of Krauss.
Yeah, that's right. In this situation, it's unthinkable that anyone except Natsuhi could kill Krauss! A revision to the verdict! During the hour before 1:00 AM, Krauss, George, Jessica, Maria, Rosa, and Genji were killed one after another! It's only possible for any of these murders to have taken place between midnight and 1:00! The only person without an alibi during this time was Ushiromiya Natsuhi! From this point forward, the defendant will be treated as the true culprit.



You'll be given a chance to plead your case, but can you prove an alibi for Natsuhi? Or can you prove that it was possible for someone other than Natsuhi? If you can do that, Natsuhi will stop at being one shade short of absolutely guilty, and the denial of your existence will be put on hold for this game!



Even if her alibi is not prove... I will believe in Natsuhi's innocence! No matter how much you try to pin your fake truth on her! I am the true culprit! Natsuhi is innocent! Even without any proof!



Why, you ask? It is because father gave me permission to engrave the family crest of the One-Winged Eagle into my heart! How do you intend to disprove the existence of this honor with your evidence and your alibis? You cannot! The Ushiromiya family crest engraved into my heart is immortal!





Sheesh, stop howling already. I like it best when witches sob and beg for their lives when they're about to be burned at the stake. When they try and bluff like you do, it's such a killjoy. In that case, I guess I'll send you one final gift. A red truth to smash that bluff wide open.
Wh... What do you mean...?
S... Stop it... Lady Bernkastel... Hasn't it already been overwritten with the truth you wished for? That truth and Natsuhi's should be able to coexist. Please don't defile it... please...





BGM: Spiral



Just shut up and disappear, you miserable delusion of Natsuhi's.













Pitiful woman. You will now face the truth that you never gained Ushiromiya Kinzo's trust as long as he lived.
Wah... waaah...
Natsuhi... don't cry. Kinzo... entrusted the Ushiromiya family... to you, right...?





Natsuhi no longer has anything left.

All the memories and feelings from her life until now are torn apart by Bernkastel's red truth.



Lambdadelta and Bernkastel applaud politely. The audience of pieces applaud with them.

The verdict is decided.

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It's totally conclusive. Everything has been eliminated, aside from two possibilities.

One is that the culprit is a witch.



She tries to deny it, but it's no use.

The detective brushes back her hair, points at Ushiromiya Natsuhi, and says it one more time.




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