Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 5 Scene 27: The Court of Illusions - Checkmate

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BGM: Discolor



Eva's wrath descends on Natsuhi like an avalanche.



Everyone silently accepts Erika's truth.



When Eva stops for a moment, Erika comes forward.



Two mysteries have been solved: The who, and the how. What remains is the why.

All that remains now is for Natsuhi to explain why she did it.



Nobody acknowledges Natsuhi's desperate cries. After all, the Game Master has accepted her as the culprit.



Beatrice's voice reaches nobody. Her verdict has been decided.

Beatrice doesn't exist.

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I... am a witch... Even if Lady Lambdadelta doesn't acknowledge it... I'm a witch...



BGM: Kuina

Beato has already shown that clearly in a previous ame. You get made into a mound of living flesh before being tossed into the goats' dinner party and getting chewed to bits. Now there's a fitting end for you, Beatrice. And I did come all the way here just to hear the death cries of one as haughty as you!



...Heh... hahahhahahahahahaha! That's right, the contract has been like this since the beginning!
Yep. Our contract said that whenever you stopped entertaining me, you would relieve me of my boredom with your life! Come, strip the title of witch from this woman and throw her into the pot of goats!
Let me here some nice screams. It's the wine you've been fermenting all this time.
...Then perhaps refusing your request will be my final strike back at you...
Yeah! I made her say it! Uhihihahaaaah! The best screams always come from a girl who's just said some tired line like that. Fall! Beatriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!











The sea of goats is parted.



What's this supposed to be? Dlanor, Inquisitor of Heresy.
My apologies, but I have something to SAY. There is someone who has an objection to this RULING. His name... is Ushiromiya Battler.



BGM: Resurrected Replayer



Battler understands how to fight now. He can't just deny Erika's truth.

If he wants to fight, he has to provide a countering truth.

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The board is already wrapping up. There is little to no time to expose the truth.

It is now midnight on the second night. The police won't come. The truth will never be found.

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Why the uncertain FACE? How PATHETIC.
D... Damn it...



...That's okay... In this world... there is no truth. The truth is made later on and overwrites what comes before it. Real truth... doesn't exist anywhere...



As you WISH. Glory be to the great Lady Bernkastel! I am the Head Inquisitor of Heresy, Dlanor A. Knox! Step forward, Ushiromiya Battler!
D-Dammit, I've got nothing more to lose... If you wanna see me struggle, here you gooooo!



BGM: Final Answer

Begin, Battler! Ready to let those goats turn you into a pile of meat along with your beloved Beatrice?!
Oh, and I'll mix the leftovers from your precious sister into that pile. Wouldn't that make for a wonderful stack of meat? Then we can wrap it up in a dumpling, steam it and maybe add some soy sauce!
No, the best way would be to fry them in a pan with some eggs and ketchup!
Ahyahhahahahahahhyahyahyahyahyahayahaaaaaaaaaah!
Damn iiiiiiiiiit! Can't we doubt the reliability of these seals of Erika's?! Something like wedging some paper in a door can't create a perfect alibi! It might be that someone noticed by chance and happened to put it back in the same place!



I was wondering what you'd throw out there, but this is ridiculous...
Allow me to explain. This is what I sealed the doors with. Did you think this was paper, Battler? This is duct tape. Its adhesive power is extremely strong. I used scissors to make it easier to tear. Furthermore, I wrote my signature, which cannot be reproduced, across the entire tape, as well as the door and the frame on either side. Therefore, it's impossible to tear it off without leaving a mark, and it's impossible to reattach, too!
Permission to unsheathe the Red Key.
Granted.



I'll acknowledge Erika's seals! However, Eva's seal on Genji's room should be different!
Eva's seal was of the same type as Miss Erika's. That is because the method of sealing was one that Miss Erika and Eva conceived of together after DINNER.
Erika said something about a scientific investigation and fished through the chemicals in grandfather's room, right?! There might have been some kind of solvent in there! If you used that, you might be able to tear off the duct tape without leaving fingernail marks!



Therefore, it's been proven that nothing was done to any of the seals. Repeat it!
Yes, gladly. All of Erika and Eva's seals were not tampered with in any way that hindered their ability to act as seals, such as being scraped off.
Damn iiiit... damn you, leaving duct tape that leaves marks all over the place!



BGM: Patchwork Chimera



Were the seals all that you had to DISCUSS? You promised to give it everything you've GOT.
...Gah...



...Do you have any chance of winning...?
...I left it at home. Mind if I go back and get it?
I have already lost. I am prepared for my fate.
I promised that I'd kill you. I won't let anyone else do it. I'll definitely keep that promise!
Liar. I'll never trust your promises again.
Huh? When did I ever make a promise to you and lie about it?





Is it OVER? PITIFUL. I truly am DISAPPOINTED, Ushiromiya Battler!
Hahahahahahahahahahhahaahahahahahahahahh! Kill me, Dlanor! Slice me in half with that red longsword of yours! Hyahahahahahahahahhahaaaaaahh!
Nngaaaaaaaaaghhh!



Knox's 3rd. It is forbidden for hidden passages to EXIST! As the detective, Miss Erika sealed all ENTRANCES. Passages that the detective cannot find are hidden PASSAGES. Therefore, there are no entrances that Miss Erika cannot find!
I present the possibility that Erika's lookout in the lounge wasn't perfect! During the two hours Erika spent there, she really observed everything without looking away for a second?! It might be possible for someone to have passed through the lounge during a small gap without at least Erika seeing them!



But was that really Rosa herself?! There's a possibility that someone disguised themselves as Rosa! Or maybe she was actually holding a large suitcase with someone hiding inside it!
Knox's 10th. It is forbidden for a character to disguise themselves as another character without any CLUES! There have been no hints suggesting that someone had disguised themselves as Rosa! Furthermore, Erika has confirmed that she wasn't carrying any luggage large enough for a human to hide IN!
Natsuhi was being threatened by someone! The uninvited, unknown guest X is the true culprit! How can you be sure that we are the only ones on this island! The true culprit is someone else!
Knox's 1st. It is forbidden for the culrpit to be anyone not mentioned in the early part of the STORY!
Maybe they were killed with poison in a remote murder! Um... with a strange drug that can make a cut appear in someone's neck when they die! That type of murder has a delayed effect, so even with an alibi--
Knox's 4th. It is forbidden for unknown drugs or hard-to-understand scientific devices to be USED!
There's a chance that there existed a murder device X in the cousins' room and Genji's waiting room that made a remote murder possible! It had some secret mechanism that still hasn't been discovered, and--
Knox's 8th. It is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not PRESENTED!
Anyway, there exists a culprit other than Natsuhi! If you want to deny that, try and repeat in red that 'none of the characters shown were the culprit'!
Knox's 6th. It is forbidden for accident or intuition to be employed s a detective TECHNIQUE!
You say that everyone except Natsuhi has an alibi?! You're forgetting one person! Who's gonna prove that Erika herself has an alibi?!
Knox's 7th. It is forbidden for the detective to be the CULPRIT!
Unless she's caught red-handed, you should never be able to deny the possibility that Natsuhi is innocent! Can you even deny future possibilities, like if a piece of evidence X that Erika hasn't discovered proves Natsuhi's innocence?!
Knox's 8th. It is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not PRESENTED!
Th-This tale is filled with malicious lies! The tale itself has become a trap to capture Natsuhi! The tale should be constructed only from impartial truths!
Knox's 9th. It is permitted for observers to let their own conclusions and interpretations be heard!
I was the culprit, so maybe I gave George and the others a slow-acting poison to make them die after midnight, then silently slit their throats when I returned at 3:00 AM! I could have done it so quietly that Erika wouldn't hear!
Knox's 8th. It is forbidden for the case to be resolved with clues that are not PRESENTED!
Everyone committed suicide! So there is no culprit!
Please, allow me to speak. All deaths were homicides.
Erika didn't personally examine the corpses, right?! It should be possible for people who aren't the detective to make a mistake when examining the corpses!
Please, allow me to speak. Know that no examination of the corpses could have been mistaken!
Then maybe there were body double corpses! They prepared corpses beforehand that closely resembled the victims!
Know that no corpses exist except those of characters who have appeared in the story.
Th-Then why can you claim that Krauss is dead without his corpse?! Doesn't that violate Knox's somethingth or whatever?!
Know that the red truth is simply truth, and there is no need to provide evidence or proof!



BGM: Hikari



That's enough, Battler... Now, the endless torture that torments me... no, us... will finally end. Let us fall together into the depths...
Gah...



Does your truth no longer EXIST?



And is that a different truth, where Natsuhi isn't the CULPRIT?



...But even so... maybe at least you'll be saved that way.
Why?
I can show without a doubt that Natsuhi isn't the culprit. However, I can't show a different truth. If Erika's truth is dispersed, the crime will return to darkness, and there might still be room for you to exist.
Yeah, if you can do it. But if you can't show a new truth, tht means you're incompetent and useless as a player. I'll have you vanish from this game board for all eternity.





Well... it looks like I'll have to break my promise to kill you after all.
Don't. Don't leave me as the only one alive. I'll disappear with you. Let that be your final tribute to me. I beg you, if you just do this one thing, I don't need anything else...
Have you used up everything you HAVE? I really am disappointed in you, Ushiromiya Battler.
Quickly, perform his requiem. That way, I'll have an open field in which to expose Natsuhi's sin.
These guys are really interesting. Beatrice. Ushiromiya Battler.
But I've gotten tired of this. You aren't needed in our game. Hahahahahahahahahahaha! Do it, Dlanor!
This is the END. If you still have one last bit of power, let me see you muster it now, in your last MOMENTS!
Nnnnggaaaaaaaaaaagghhhh!



If you can, why not go ahead?





In this court, if anyone other than witches is going to speak the red truth, they'll have to construct an appropriate proof for it. Erika has been following this procedure, right?
Your red truth isn't something you obtained for yourself. It's a supernatural truth given by a paranormal being. In other words, it isn't reasoning. It's no better than a random thought.



If you are to present that red truth, you must construct an appropriate ARGUMENT. Can you do THAT?
See...? Real truth... is a very fragile thing... Does real truth exist...? And is it necessary...? Even without it... the tale will continue on... Battleeeer...
Come on, Battler. Prove the red you have SHOWN. If you cannot, this is GOODBYE.







There are three riddles the detective must solve.

Whodunnit: Ushiromiya Natsuhi.

Howdunnit: Natsuhi went to the cousins' room between midnight and 1:00 AM and carried out the murders. It was only possible for the crime to have taken place during that hour, and everyone else's alibis were proven.












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