Let's Play Umineko Chiru, Episode 8 Scene 27: The Stalling Tactics

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All we can do is argue fiercely, squabble amongst ourselves, and make it look like things will turn for the worse if negotiations break down.
Indeed. This is yet another fight to support Battler's group. Get yourselves ready, everyone. Let us argue and insult with all we have. Got it?!







...2 seconds, nyeh. Won't even be a sound.
It's just about to leave Erika's sphere of awareness. Estimated 10 seconds before it reaches the goat boatman's sphere, so assassination can be carried out successfully.
Lady Beatrice, permission to assassinate. We can do it. Erika will sense nothing.



00, understood.



All they can do is keep trying to trick Erika for as long as possible. As Bernkastel's greatest underling, opposing her is probably suicide.



The final battle for the Golden Land has already begun.





I've heard that each one of these books has a tale like ours inside it.
After all, this is a world of gods.
You can tell at a glance that it's no place for scum like you to be in, right? Don't get the wrong idea. You two came here to fight Bern, but that doesn't mean walking up to her and attacking her directly, okay?
We know.
In the first place, you were only able to fight the Great Beatrice on an even footing because the game board protected you with rules that made it that way. If you leave the game board, you're more like something that'll leave a small stain on her palm when she swats you. Don't forget that, got it?
Makes sense. This isn't the game board we're familiar with.
We didn't come here to fight. We came here to take something back with us.
Exactly. You're here to prevent the Book of the Single Truth from being exposed to the public. That is your only goal, your only fight. You'd better not be confused about that.



Which means the key must be stored in a different place.
But there's no guarantee that it'll be undefended.
After that, it's all up to your luck. I hope it's good, for your sakes...! Hide!



Those are Bern's cat familiars. She's got them patrolling all over the place.
Did she guess that we would come?
No. Don't forget how huge this place is. Those are staff cats, out looking for idiot guests who've gotten lost so they can be taken to the lost children area.
And that's not where we want to go at the moment.
If it looks like one's about to find us, should we take them out?
I'd advise against it. maybe if this were some other territory or game board, but this is Bern's home base. That single cat should make you as scared as being surrounded by a crowd of vicious beasts. Plus, they're cats. They've got good senses, and they'll call for their friends. If they spot you, you'd better be prepared for what happens next. I'm not going to save you, just taking you here has been troublesome enough.
If I surrender, I might get off the hook with being stripped naked and thrown into the worst sort of crappy Fragment for just a century. How wonderful, I think I can sympathize with Bern's feelings a bit now.







You'd better show me, for certain!
Yeah. We'll show you a happy ending!
We'll certainly take this cat box back!
Let's go. This way, and swim quietly.



If the cats find Battler's group, they'll destroy it without fail. There would be no chance to fight back.



BGM: Revelations



Erika continues to sip tea patiently in the garden.



Indeed, it is impressive that our short-tempered mistress has managed to become such an adult. Pukukuku.
What's so funny?
Oh, pardon me. Are you ready for another cup? Please feel free to enjoy our collection of great teas from across the globe at your leisure.



Even Lambda isn't that stupid. She should know what it means to have Auau as her enemy...



...She might do it. She really is a moron sometimes! Get me a phone, quickly!





Inside the immense chamber, several magic circles surround a single key.

Surounding the circles are countless cats, none of them taking their eyes off of it.



Lady Bernkastel has ordered me to guard that key. So, why don't you leave this to me and get lost?



By the way, cats have pretty soft bodies, don't they? Much easier to chew that way.



The cat swarm moves to devour EVA as one organism, but they are crushed within her web.





With the truth about to be revealed, this is their last chance to air their theories.



The goats aren't interested in what harm that box might bring to one girl.



...No, that is fine. Everything is going according to my plan. I only hope it doesn't reach the ears of my miko.







Do you think 'K' means key?
Those marks only appeared when we got close. This is a message aimed at us.
Is there anyone here besides us who'd be willing to help?
Can there really be someone here who's on our side?



There is someone on our side. Someone... who's always been on my side.
How can you be so sure?
...Yeah, I get it too. Lambda, we can trust the person who wrote this. She'll probably be able to guide us to the key safely.
Are you sure? Then let's go! We don't have time to be standing around!





Nobody knows how long they'll have to keep this farce up. As soon as they slow down, Erika will demand a verdict.



Everyone is fighting in their own way to buy time for Battler, Ange and Lambda.



I am still... fine... I can do this... just one more push. Let's go...! So, who's up next? Who wants to be beaten down first?!





...I am the detective. My memory of what I hear is as good as a recording.
We are aware of that, of course... You are quite an excellent detective, after all...
I'm not interested in you. Gohda, I have one question for you.
Y... Yes ma'am! Have I done something to cause offense...?
'Hold on. Don't forget that some of us are opposed to fightning. I think we should surrender.' Those were the first words I heard from you when I arrived here. However, you just said this: 'We must fight. It would be outrageous to accept defeat without fighting. As I've said from the beginning, fighting with all we have is the only option.' That's what you said.
W-Well, uh... did I say that...?
It is hardly strange for an opinion to change in the course of a discussion.
I-Indeed! All of us have been feeling doubts about our position lately, so an occasional change of opinion wouldn't be...
No. From beginning to end, no one has changed their opinion in this argument. Just now, Gohda alone flipped his position 180 degrees. Furthermore, I can't imagine that any of the statements made by the rest of you were sufficient to make Gohda switch his position.



This can lead us to two conclusions. First, it may be that Godha has no opinion, and is just a loser who will say anything that goes with the flow. Second... it may be that none of you has an opinion, and that this entire argument exists only for its own sake.
Aren't you over-thinking this a bit? Here we are, in a desperate debate that will decide our fate. I hardly think it strange that some people would act abnormally under such pressure...
If you have some reason for prolonging a meaningless argument, that can only be to buy time. Do you have anything to gain by buying time? Is it because Lady Lambdadelta's reinforcements will come? That can't be true either. After all, for some time now, I have heard all of you speak to Lady Lambdadelta and Battler occasionally, but not once have I heard them reply. Taking all of this into account, we are left with only one conclusion.







Nobody moves for a long moment.



Afterimage!
She's fast! Kill her!



That was one hell of a farce. But the tea was good. Thanks for the meal... Well, now, it seems that you've all been in agreement from the start. Allow me to ask for your answer once again.
Very well, allow me to answer! This Golden Land belongs to me, to all of us! If you wish to enter with your shoes on, then let us give you a proper welcome! In other words, to put it elegantly...
All cannons, prepare to fire.






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