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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kuwadorian Beatrice
The , as her name implies, is a woman named Beatrice who lives in the hidden mansion Kuwadorian.
Appearance.
Beatrice appears as a Caucasian woman with ginger-blonde hair and blue eyes. Unfortunately for her, her father couldn't help but notice her striking resemblance to her deceased mother as she grew up. She also wears a bow adorned with a rose in her hair, a choker, and ballgown-like dress. Her dress constantly switches from brown to dark brown across the different adaptations, appearing brown in both the and PS3 game.
Personality.
Beatrice has a childlike mentality as a result of living an isolated life within a hidden mansion. She acts very polite and shows wonder in learning new things.
Background.
The Kuwadorian Beatrice is the daughter and illegitimate child of Kinzo Ushiromiya and Beatrice Castiglioni. Soon after Beatrice was born, her mother died. Kinzo had built a mansion hidden in the forests of Rokkenjima called Kuwadorian, where Beatrice would be raised in secret. Chiyo Kumasawa helped to raise her. To prevent others from discovering Kuwadorian, rumors were spread about a witch living in the nearby forest, though many suspected that Kinzo's mistress was hidden there due to the supplies sent there.
Because of the circumstances of her birth, Kinzo, consumed with grief, believed his daughter was a reincarnation of his lover and named her after her mother. She became subject to his sexual advances and a child was conceived, who would be recognized either as Yasu or Lion Ushiromiya.
Beatrice remained in Kuwadorian until Rosa found the mansion and decided to show her the outside world. While exploring the island, Beatrice fell from a rocky cliff and died. The news of her death was covered up by Genji and other trusted servants.
In her honor, Kinzo ordered a painting of her to be placed in the main Rokkenjima mansion. She eventually became the basis of the legend of the Golden Witch, whom Yasu uses as the basis for creating their Beatrice persona.
Relationships.
Ushiromiya Family
Other
Role in the Story.
"Banquet of the Golden Witch".
Rosa explains that she met and killed Beatrice after discovering the hidden mansion as a young girl. In the meta-world, the Golden Witch Beatrice embellishes Rosa's story with magic, claiming that she was captured by Kinzo, lost her memories and became trapped inside a human body. After Beatrice II's death, the Golden Witch's spirit was set free and regained her true self.
"Requiem of the Golden Witch".
Rosa tells the same story again during the funeral for Beatrice. After being questioned by Willard H. Wright for more information, she reveals that she called Genji that night, who told her to not tell anyone about this incident and promised to take care of it.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyoko Namekawa
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyou
is the fifth ranked of the school youkai. Known as , he oversees a magic mirror that can travel to other worlds.
Appearance.
Kyou has olive green hair, dark eyes and brown cat ears. He has a furry tail and wears a kimono printed with the kanji for .
Personality.
Kyou is said to be vicious towards humans, but he is very calm and reserved otherwise; he is not cruel like other youkai. Kyou has a habit of saying random words in English.
Background.
Kyou managed to become a school youkai long ago when the other ranked members did all the work. Kyou oversees the mirrors at school, which at times can become portals to alternate worlds. Kyou polishes them every day.
Role in the Story.
The Lunar Festival.
Kyou is introduced attending the moon viewing festival with the other school youkai.
Welcome to the Mirror World.
Kyou gets Marie's help in cleaning the mirrors at school, both the ones in this world and the ones in another world. He brings Marie to a mirror world where everyone's personality is flipped and tells Marie that the Kyou of this world stopped cleaning the mirrors on his side, so every other mirror got dirty.
It's revealed that the Kyou of the other world was captured by the mirror Marie, Geragera Marie, so that she could lure the prime Kyou and take over his world. The two Kyous meet and banish Geragera Marie back to her world using portable magic mirrors.
Before the Spider Lilies Bloomed.
Kyou and other school youkai reminisce on the past.
After School.
Kyou shows the reader a comedic dream world where the characters mingle and have fun.
Other Appearances.
The Inhuman Teacher.
When Emi Himuro is hit by a truck and sent to the hospital in critical condition, the despairing Kanamori comes across a mirror in school while begging for youkai to help. Kyou appears before him and offers to save Emi in exchange for half of Kanamori’s soul. Kanamori accepts and loses the good half of his soul, and continues taking advantage of Emi as she recovers.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyou Fujibayashi
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event Sunrise Over Hikarizaka.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyousuke Irie
is a doctor who works in Hinamizawa at the Irie Clinic and also manages the Hinamizawa Fighters baseball team. He first appears in "Tatarigoroshi""."
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Appearance.
Irie has short hair and wears glasses with black rims. He frequently wears a lab coat over a black shirt and yellow tie, and his casual wear consists of a yellow shirt.
Personality.
Irie is generally very aloof and has an obsession with maids. When it comes to helping others, he acts very serious and firm.
Background.
Irie runs the Irie Clinic in Hinamizawa. He also manages the Hinamizawa Fighters baseball team, recruiting Satoshi Houjou in 1982 in an attempt to alleviate the stress from his home situation. As the only doctor in the village, Irie is often called for checkups in house calls and at the school.
"Matsuribayashi" reveals that
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs.
Tatarigoroshi.
Irie is first introduced. As the coach of Hinamizawa's baseball team and the director of the Irie Clinic, he is shown to be very close to Keiichi's friends and all the other residents of Hinamizawa. He is also shown to be especially fond of Satoko. He later meets Keiichi at Satoko's house. After holding back his anger from seeing Teppei Houjou, he drives Keiichi back home, explaining the Houjou family's history, and how it affected Satoko and her brother.
After Watanagashi, Keiichi comes to the clinic, and in his state of confusion, confesses to Irie about murdering Teppei. At first Irie thinks he's delusional, but after listening to Keiichi's account of what happened, Irie believes Keiichi and thanks him for saving Satoko while crying. Keiichi then reveals to Irie that some people, including Satoko, witnessed Teppei alive after the incident, and starts telling Irie a contradictory version of the events. Irie, now convinced that Keiichi's gone crazy, leaves the room and asks his staff to prepare black tea with sedatives in order to get Keiichi's mental state examined. He is interrupted by another staff member, who tells him that Takano was found dead in the mountains. Irie, shocked by the recent deaths of "Risa" and Takano, swears that he won't let this become part of the curse. He is again interrupted, this time by a phone call from Ooishi. Keiichi, who was eavesdropping on the whole conversation, takes this opportunity to escape from the clinic, and curses Irie while crying. A few days later, Irie is found dead by police, having committed suicide from overdosing on sleeping pills.
Himatsubushi.
During Toshiki Inugai's kidnapping case in 1978, Irie is contacted by the kidnappers, as he was the closest doctor. Irie examines Toshiki and finds that he has scars from old surgeries. Toshiki, having faked pain in order to get outside help, tries to get Irie to contact the authorities.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.
Meakashi.
In 1982, Shion meets with Irie under the guise of Mion and becomes the ghost manager of the Hinamizawa Fighters. Shion learns from Irie about Satoshi's home situation and he wants to leave the team to take better care of Satoko.
The night of the festival that year, Irie is called in by Ooishi to examine the fourth year curse's victim, whose face was smashed beyond recognition. Irie recognizes the victim as Satoshi's aunt but lies, claiming he doesn't know who it is and leaves. A few days later, Shion reveals to Irie that she's Mion's twin, and Irie is shocked. Ooishi suddenly appears and interrupts their conversation, and Irie helps Shion get away from him by telling the detective they're getting team supplies.
Tsumihoroboshi.
Irie heads to Angel Mort to join the club's dessert eating competition.
On the night of Watanagashi, Irie is summoned by the police to inspect Tomitake's corpse. Irie looks at the scene and mutters that it was impossible, and then asks Ooishi where Takano is. Ooishi wonders if Takano could have caused Tomitake's death since she's a nurse and has access to all sorts of drugs, and Irie insists that it's not the case.
Minagoroshi.
Irie finishes a checkup with Satoko after giving her a shot and tells Rika in private that she may never regress below the L3 stage. Irie swears to cure Satoko someday. Satoko finishes her test with Takano, and Irie tells the girl she can go back to two shots a day.
Rika decides to get Tomitake and Takano as allies to prevent her eventual death and asks Irie where she could find them, and he directs her to the Furude Shrine. Later, Irie does a presentation for Tomitake and other board members regarding the clinic's research. After the meeting, Irie talks to Takano and Tomitake about the L5 stage, which patients like Satoko have reached before. Tomitake and Takano then tell him that Rika was afraid of someone killing her. Irie schedules her for an emergency checkup the next day.
Rika tells Irie that Teppei's returned, and he and Takano wonder what to do to help Satoko. Irie decides he doesn't want to stand by and watch Satoko suffer anymore and asks Takano for her input. Takano leaves the room to consider her options. Rika asks Irie if Satoko will be fine at Teppei's house because of her condition, and Irie says she should be good for a week since he gave her a set of new needles. Takano returns and says they can't use the Mountain Dogs to take action since the police suspect Teppei of murder and are watching him.
Keiichi and the club decide to protest the child consultation center, and Irie helps them. When Satoko comes back to school and suffers a breakdown, Irie helps calm her down by giving her an injection since she hasn't been taking her medicine properly. Irie continues to support the protests, which are ultimately successful.
On the night of Watanagashi, Takano instigates her plan where she kills Tomitake by injecting him with H173 and then fakes her own death with a burnt corpse. Irie is summoned by the police to look at Tomitake's corpse. Irie knows that Tomitake was killed with H173 but can't believe it since every sample of it was supposed to be destroyed. Irie then worries that something bad may have happened to Takano since she's also part of Tokyo and then asks Ooishi where she is. Irie lies that he doesn't know how Tomitake died while internally struggling with what to do since he can't contact Tokyo.
Rika asks Irie about the deaths of the two, and the doctor assures her that Tokyo is looking into it. Later, Okonogi lies to Rika that Irie is the mastermind, claiming that he did it as revenge for the clinic's budget being reduced. Rika however doesn't buy it.
Rika explains the truth of everything to her friends, including Irie's background and his research into parasitic diseases like Hinamizawa Syndrome. Takano and the Mountain Dogs carry out the Great Hinamizawa Disaster however, and Irie commits suicide through sleeping pills.
Matsuribayashi.
The Connecting Fragments section shows Irie's past in becoming a doctor and his research in finding a cure for Hinamizawa Syndrome. His joining of Tokyo and involvement in Satoshi's disappearance in 1982 is also shown.
At school, Rika asks Irie if there is any gain to be had from killing the queen carrier, and he can't think of anyone who would want to do so. If Rika died then they would have to kill all 2000 villagers in Hinamizawa. Rika considers that Takano and the Mountain Dogs might want to kill her since they have a three-year deadline to eradicate Hinamizawa Syndrome, the reason being so that Takano can shake things up. Irie refuses to believe that Takano could pull off such a thing and gives Rika an emergency test to ensure she's not suffering from symptoms. The results come negative, and so Irie begins to believe in Rika's words.
Rika speaks to Tomitake and Irie regarding her suspicions about Takano and convinces them to be on their guard. Ooishi and Akasaka overhear them and join in on the secret. Irie promises to tell Ooishi everything about the series of mysterious deaths and assures him that the Sonozakis aren't behind them.
At the clinic, Irie and Takano discuss their personal lives and reasons for pursuing research. Irie learns of Takano's relationship with her grandfather and realizes how sad she really is. Later, Irie speaks with Akasaka at Rika's shack and relays everything he learned, including that Takano may want to enact the emergency manual in memory of her grandfather. He also explains the Bloodhounds. Akasaka arranges with Irie a method for sending secret phone messages should the worst happen. Irie has another meeting with Akasaka a few days later and tells him about Rika's plan, where they'll fake Rika's death and claim she was dead for more than 48 hours. The Mountain Dogs have also increased their activity in anticipation of something happening the night of the festival.
Takano hears that Rika's been found dead by the police, which she can't believe since Irie claimed she was alright after visiting her. Takano confirms this with Irie later. Takano however becomes suspicious of him and has some Dogs observe him. Later, Irie sees the Mountain Dogs dragging a captured Tomitake into the clinic, and he fears that his own position has been compromised. Irie sends the phone message to Rika's shack, warning Akasaka that it's an emergency, and then runs outside and tries to escape the clinic in his car. Some Mountain Dogs give chase and run Irie off the road, sending him rolling down a cliff.
Irie survives the crash, but some Dogs chase after him. He gets rescued by Shion and Kasai, and Irie asks them to take him to the Sonozaki estate to join the club. The Mountain Dogs follow them using a tracker shot onto Irie's coat beforehand. Irie explains the situation to everyone, including that they need to rescue Tomitake, and secretly tells Shion that Satoshi is being kept in the clinic's basement. The group escapes the estate using the Sonozaki secret passage, and Shion removes the tracker on Irie's coat, which the club intends to use to create a diversion.
Irie, Akasaka, Kasai, and Shion go to the clinic to rescue Tomitake. They sneak inside and Irie pulls out a floor plan, saying they need to take care of the Dogs inside the security room. They do so, but another Dog appears and takes Shion hostage. Irie pulls a pen out of his pocket and pretends to inject the Dog with something, distracting him with a rant about how he's been infected with an advanced strain of Hinamizawa Syndrome and must act like a maid to get the antidote; the Dog is knocked out thanks to Akasaka and Kasai's intervention.
Shion sees the state of Satoshi in the basement, and Irie assures her that he's doing everything he can to cure him. He promises that Shion will be allowed to visit Satoshi in the clinic. The Bloodhounds are soon called to secure the clinic.
In the epilogue, the Irie Clinic is allowed to stay open after much pleading from the villagers, as they now consider Irie one of them. Irie publishes a report about the influence of the brain on human behavior and credits both Takano and her late grandfather in it.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyousuke Irie/Other Appearances
This page details Kyousuke Irie's other appearances and involvement in "Higurashi"-related media outside the original story.
Outbreak.
In the , Irie commits suicide with a gun after the village is placed on lockdown. In the visual novel version, he goes missing instead.
Console-Exclusive Arcs.
Tokihogushi.
When Tomoe is found unconscious in a phone booth by Ooishi, she is brought to the clinic where Irie greets her and says he gave her a small injection.
Higurashi Rei (manga).
Hoshiwatashi.
In 2019, an elderly Irie is still running the Irie Clinic. Irie attends a meeting between the Three Families and Polaris's representative Canopus.
On the night of the Watanagashi Festival, Kisaku goes missing and Rika is murdered in her hospital room, leading many Hinamizawans to accuse Polaris of masterminding it. An angry mob begins marching towards the Polaris settlement to make them pay when Irie arrives and asks them to stop. He's shocked to see Sakiko among the crowd, and is even more shocked when she tells him about Kisaku and Rika. Irie tries to talk the mob down by asking if they actually have proof Polaris was responsible when someone points out that Irie treats Polaris members at the clinic and questions his allegiance.
Despite being threatened, Irie reminds the villagers that attacking Polaris will jeopardize Hinamizawa's chance at becoming a World Heritage site, and asks Sakiko if her mother knows what she's doing. Sakiko professes that she can't face her mother when she's grieving and needs to protect Hinamizawa, angrily scratching her head as she says this. Irie notes that all of the villagers are acting weird and scratching their heads, and that his "prediction" may be correct. Irie thinks there's nothing more he can do to stop them, and lets the mob continue to the Polaris settlement.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyrie
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyrie Ushiromiya
is Rudolf Ushiromiya's second wife and Battler Ushiromiya's stepmother.
Appearance.
Kyrie is a tall and well-endowed woman with short white hair that has bangs swept to the right and onyx eyes. She wears a long black coat, a purple long sleeved purple shirt with a diamond-shaped mesh motif open on the right side underneath. She wears a black tie with a cross on it, a black buckled belt, black pants, and dark brown shoes.
Personality.
Kyrie is a cool, calm and collected individual who is also quick-thinking, logical and very analytical. She is almost always analyzing people and situations using chessboard thinking, always considering the reasons why people might perform certain actions, down to the smallest things. Kyrie rarely loses her composure.
Kyrie has an extreme devotion and attraction towards Rudolf, bordering on obsession. Before they were married, she was sly and tried to get rid of girls who went after him, and went as far as having a child with Rudolf to have him for herself. Kyrie also tried to set herself apart from other women by displaying knowledge about financial affairs and providing Rudolf with advice. When she and Asumu were both pregnant with Rudolf's children (the latter of which was married to him), she did not give up and wanted her child to be more superior than Asumu's, to the point that she wanted her and the child to be acknowledged by Rudolf.
Kyrie has a tendency to hold grudges, in particular with Asumu, who she believes stole Rudolf away from her. She wrote down many curses towards Asumu in a diary and reached a point where she plotted to kill her, but was saved the trouble when Asumu just died one day. Even after Asumu's death, she hated her and to a certain extent, hated Battler; she was envious that Asumu could give birth and she couldn't. Kyrie even got rid of every picture of Asumu in Rudolf's house after marrying him and sent them to Battler. She eventually developed a brother-sister like relationship with Battler, though she only acted like this because it was the mature way to act towards him. She even claimed to not care if Battler died as he is not her son, but would let him live as she knew Ange would be sad. As shown in "Twilight of the Golden Witch",Kyrie breaks down upon learning Battler, who she has been resenting all those years, was her biological son all along.
In "Requiem of the Golden Witch",when the gold was found and the murders between the siblings took place, she and Rudolf were the only ones who thought that the gold cannot be taken outside the island at that point and that the one billion cash card was the only thing she and Rudolf can use to gain a entire fortune. Because of that, Kyrie shows pragmatic behavior and sociopathic tendencies in not finding anything wrong with killing and enjoying it if she gains something and resolves her problems.
Abilities.
Kyrie displays some proficiency in wielding Winchester Rifles.
During magic battles, Kyrie displays an incredibly high envy level because of the years of jealousy she felt towards Asumu for giving birth to Battler, thus any opponent who faces her will slow down to a crawl.
Background.
Kyrie is a member of the Sumadera family, which was a sort of rival to the Ushiromiya family. Kyrie got a job working under Rudolf at his company and started dating him, even when he was already married to Asumu. Kyrie eventually got pregnant and was prepared to give birth on the same day Asumu was to give birth to her own child, however Kyrie suffered a miscarriage. Kyrie then developed extreme jealousy towards Asumu for being able to give birth to Battler, and this envy would last even after Asumu's death. "Twilight of the Golden Witch" reveals that Kyrie is actually Battler's biological mother while Asumu had a miscarriage. Rudolf bribed a doctor to switch the results, not wanting it known that he had an illegitimate child.
After Asumu died, Kyrie immediately married Rudolf and abandoned the Sumadera family, leaving her younger sister Kasumi to become the head. Kyrie gave birth to Ange a few years later.
The "Twilight" manga suggests that Kyrie and Rudolf were the true culprits behind the Rokkenjima Mass Murders, with Rudolf and Kyrie being killed by Eva after the event. After the events of 1986, Ange is adopted by Eva.
Relationships.
Overview.
Relatives
Other
Rudolf Ushiromiya.
Rudolf is Kyrie's husband. At family conferences, Kyrie sometimes speaks with other people, which Rudolf dislikes. Kyrie also does her best not to make Rudolf feel inferior in this way. In times where Kyrie is able to get involved, she can corner people in negotiation, something Rudolf appreciates.
Battler Ushiromiya.
Kyrie is Battler's stepmother, but their relationship is more like a sibling one, as remarked by Battler himself. Kyrie doesn't consider Battler to be her son and sometimes treated him coldly just because he's Asumu's son.
In "Twilight of the Golden Witch", Kyrie breaks down upon learning Battler, who she has been resenting all those years, was her biological son all along.
Ange Ushiromiya.
Kyrie is Ange's mother, seemingly caring for Ange deeply, as she would let Battler live as she knew it would make Ange sad. However, in "Requiem of the Golden Witch",it is revealed that Kyrie saw Ange as nothing more than a chain to hold Rudolf, never truly loving Ange as her daughter.
Role in the Story.
Legend of the Golden Witch.
Kyrie is first introduced with her family meeting the other members at Nijima Airport. She offhandedly mentions that Ange wasn't able to come to the family conference because she was sick.
Kyrie sits in on the siblings' finance meeting and learns that Rudolf's gotten into some trouble at work without her knowledge. She tries to keep Rudolf calm as he gets angry over Krauss's demands.
At dinner, Maria claims to have received an umbrella and letter from Beatrice and reads it aloud. Kyrie and the others discuss the possible meaning behind this prank. Later, Kyrie discusses with Battler the possibilities of there being a 19th person and teaches him chessboard thinking. Rudolf interrupts their meeting and says he wants to have a family talk later, ominously mentioning that he'll be killed. Rudolf and Kyrie go off to continue the sibling discussion throughout the night.
The next morning, Kyrie and Rudolf are found dead as victims of the first twilight.
Turn of the Golden Witch.
Kyrie speaks with Rosa about how much Maria's grown. Rosa feels guilty since she considers herself a bad mother, and Kyrie tries to make her feel better.
Kyrie takes a break after the sibling conference and speaks with Beatrice a bit after seeing her arrive as a guest on Rokkenjima. Kyrie relays this information to the siblings and ponders with them about what Beatrice might be after if she's here on the island. Kyrie later shows confusion at dinner when Beatrice doesn't join them in eating. In the meta-world, Battler wonders if Beatrice really does exist as a 19th peson on the island.
That night, Kyrie and the other adults meet Beatrice in the chapel and acknowledge her existence as a witch. The next morning, Kyrie is discovered as a victim of the first twilight.
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Maria claims to have received a letter from Beatrice and reads it out at dinner. Kyrie and the siblings discuss the possibility of a 19th person living in a secret mansion on the island as Kinzo's mistress. Rosa confesses that long ago, she did find a mansion hidden in the forest and met Beatrice, but caused her death.
The next morning, the siblings discover the victims of the first twilight (the servants and Kinzo), each locked in different rooms in the mansion. They obtain Winchester rifles from Kinzo's study and retreat with the cousins into the guesthouse. Later, Kyrie and the adults try to solve the epitaph. Kyrie theorizes that there's wordplay involved in the solution.
Rosa and Maria are discovered as the victims of the second twilight. Kyrie confirms her alibi with Natsuhi, Krauss, and Rudolf.
Kyrie goes to the mansion with Rudolf and Hideyoshi to retrieve food, with Kyrie and Rudolf guarding Hideyoshi with Winchesters as he manages the food cart. EVA-Beatrice locks them inside the mansion and then summons Leviathan and Belphegor to kill them. The trio splits up.
Kyrie battles Leviathan and laments that she was envious of Asumu for being able to give birth. Kyrie establishes that she's had envy for 18 years in comparison to Leviathan's own and shoots down the demon stake with no effort.
Kyrie and Rudolf regroup to challenge EVA and try to shoot her, but she blocks it and summons Chiester 45 and Chiester 410. Kyrie and Rudolf try to run, but they are killed by the Chiesters' golden bow. EVA has some fun reviving and killing Rudolf and Kyrie again, then kills Hideyoshi and leaves. Their corpses are discovered by the survivors later.
While debating with Battler, EVA claims that she used mind-control to send Kyrie to the mansion. Beato reconstructs the scene of Kyrie's death and discovers one of Hideyoshi's cigarette butts in her pocket. Battler uses this as evidence: it implies Kyrie was suspicious of Hideyoshi and Eva, and therefore went to the mansion for some other reason.
After Nanjo's murder, EVA unleashes a web of red and confirms Kyrie's death.
Kyrie reappears in the Golden Land after Beato denies witches.
Alliance of the Golden Witch.
The siblings keep pestering Krauss for a chance to meet Kinzo in person, and Kyrie wants him to agree to several terms: they'll stop asking to see Kinzo until the day he dies, but they want to do an autopsy and confirm he died of natural causes; anything else will be Krauss's responsibility as Kinzo's caretaker. Krauss takes this to mean they all suspect Kinzo has been dead for a while and Krauss is hiding it. Kyrie asks for money paid to all of the siblings to seal the deal.
Kinzo appears before all of the adults at dinner and summons many witches and demons, resulting in six people killed for the first twilight. Kyrie and other survivors are captured by Gaap and teleported to the underground prison in Kuwadorian. Kyrie and the group ponder just how they could've traveled from the mansion to Kuwadorian, refusing to believe in magic.
They find a phone and call Battler and the cousins in the guesthouse, informing them of what has transpired. Kinzo arrives and announces his plan to test the cousins and use the prisoners as sacrifices. Kyrie is forced to call the guesthouse again and tell the cousins about their tests.
The prisoners watch George and Jessica take their tests on a magic mirror when the goats summoned to guard them disappear. Using Shannon and Kanon's abilities, the group escapes and narrowly avoids Virgilia and more goats. They end up aboveground but start getting killed one-by-one by the Chiester Sisters, joined by Chiester 00.
Kyrie escapes into a guestroom and calls Battler in the guesthouse. As she narrowly avoids getting shot by Chiesters, Kyrie tells Battler to believe in magic and witches while also apologizing to him for being so envious of him for all these years. Kyrie is soon killed as Battler asks for clarification.
In the Tea Party, Battler investigates the island and inspects Kyrie's corpse. He finds several bullet holes around her and a stake inside of her forehead.
End of the Golden Witch.
Rudolf and Kyrie discuss how to get money out of Krauss to pay off their own debts, and Kyrie recommends Rudolf to some friends that could find some dirt on Krauss. They later arrange a meeting with Eva and Rosa.
The guest Erika and Battler solve the epitaph, and Kyrie and the rest of the family are present to see the gold. Despite Battler having full rights to the gold, the adults still argue over how it should be split, with Kyrie suggesting they talk to Kinzo and get his input; Krauss and Natsuhi reject it.
Battler, Kyrie, and the other adults have a discussion in the mansion's dining room when they discover a letter from Beatrice, which names Battler as the successor and Head of the Ushiromiya Family, and contains Kinzo's Head Ring.
The next morning, six people are found dead as victims of the first twilight, with some of them inside of Battler's room. Kyrie helps cover the corpses with blankets, and Erika soon arrives to inspect the scene.
Kyrie and the group go to Kinzo's study to talk to him but get no response from calling or knocking, and after entering they find he's nowhere to be seen. Kyrie gets Natsuhi to admit she was the last person to see Kinzo last night and accuses her and Krauss of keeping his death secret. Battler however manages to prove that Kinzo could've left the room.
Hideyoshi is found dead inside of a closed room, and Kyrie and the group wonder who could've killed him.
Kyrie attends the Great Court of Illusions as a witness and is present for Erika accusing Natsuhi of committing the murders.
As of the game's suspension, Kyrie is still alive.
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
During the love trial, Jessica chooses Kyrie as a target. She runs into her in a hallway and asks for advice, saying she likes someone and needs to complete a trial. Ange and Featherine watch, with Ange revealing that she found Kyrie's diary long ago filled with curses towards Asumu.
Kyrie tells Jessica about her rivalry with Asumu, and her regret that she couldn't fulfill Rudolf's needs for a mental partner and causing him to get with Asumu. Kyrie reveals she even prepared to kill Asumu herself, having been reduced to a mistress after her stillbirth, but a miracle caused Asumu to simply die instead. Kyrie tells Jessica to fight for her love, especially if she has a rival, and she needs to be prepared to kill.
Jessica gets the resolve to complete the trial and attempts to attack her, however Kyrie dodges and reveals she knew what Jessica was planning all along. Jessica then starts upgrading herself with magic, much to Kyrie's confusion, and keeps attacking her.
Leviathan arrives to assist Kyrie and helps her get into Krauss's study nearby. Kyrie locks herself in and presses her finger to the door, preventing Jessica from punching it down due to Kyrie's envy slowing her down. Kyrie prepares to grab a phone and call someone, but Jessica uses a fire upgrade to burn her to death from outside the room. Ronove cleans up the room and restores Kyrie's corpse.
The rest of the survivors find Kyrie's corpse locked inside of the study. Erika tries to examine it, but is unable to get enough information since she lost her Detective's Authority.
The anti-fantasy plot is later revealed: Kyrie joined Battler in playing a prank and faked her death. However, Erika killed her for real by decapitating her.
In the Golden Land, Kyrie attends the love trial results with the rest of the family.
Requiem of the Golden Witch.
The family attends a funeral for Beatrice on Rokkenjima, inside a miracle Fragment. Will goes to interview Rosa about her meeting with Beatrice long ago, where Kyrie and others discuss Kinzo possibly having a mistress.
During Yasuda's story, a flashback occurs where Kyrie brings letters from Battler to the other family members during a conference.
In the Tea Party, Bernkastel presents the supposed truth of the Rokkenjima Mass Murders to Ange and Lion. The adults solve the epitaph on the first day and make it to the gold room, where Beatrice reveals her plans, explains the bomb, and leaves out a cash card and some Winchesters. The adults squabble over the gold, which results in Natsuhi getting shot and killed by Eva, and Krauss killed after fighting with Hideyoshi.
The group then argues over what to tell the police and how to deal with Krauss and Natsuhi's deaths, and settle on using the bomb to hide the evidence. Suddenly, Kyrie swiftly shoots and kills Rosa. Eva and Hideyoshi realize that Kyrie intends to kill them too, and before they can grab the fallen guns, Kyrie kills Hideyoshi, then seemingly shoots Eva and Beatrice. Kyrie directs Rudolf to activate the bomb, and then they set out to kill everyone else on the island so they can keep the cash to themselves and Battler.
At some point, Kyrie kills Gohda. She and Rudolf call the cousins in the guesthouse and convince them to come outside under guise of a test by Kinzo. Kyrie meets Jessica in the dining hall and beats her to death with her gun. She then calls Battler and tells him to come to the chapel and for Maria to wait in the guesthouse. Rudolf kills George meanwhile and meets up with Kyrie. Kyrie says they should convince Battler to go with them, but otherwise she'll kill him herself if she has to.
Eva manages to survive the slaughter and kills Rudolf before encountering Kyrie in the rose garden. Kyrie reveals she killed Maria and the other people in the guesthouse. Eva calls her a monster, but Kyrie asserts Eva would've done the same if circumstances were different. Kyrie says that she's no longer an Ushiromiya anymore since Rudolf is dead, and that Ange means nothing to her anymore. Eva is disgusted by Kyrie's cruelty and shoots her to death.
Ange is unwilling to accept this as the truth and transforms into a pile of guts. Bern then shows Lion a scene in the parlor, revealing that even in Lion's ideal world, they are shot to death by Kyrie. Before the scene of Kyrie killing Lion can play out however, Will arrives to save them and insists there are no clues in any game pointing towards Kyrie and Rudolf as the culprits.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
A six-year-old Ange joins the family conference in 1986. At the Halloween party, Eva cries over the belief she's a failure of an adoptive mother to Ange, and Kyrie and Rudolf console her. Kyrie knows how much Eva tried to keep the truth from Ange and tried to give her the same love she gave George.
Kyrie and Rudolf later give Ange a riddle. Afterwards, they tell her that she'll face many problems in life, and she needs to remember the advice she's obtained from those who helped in the past. Later, Rudolf pulls Kyrie in private and confesses the truth: Kyrie is Battler's birth mother, but Rudolf had the results switched so he wouldn't have to manage two households. Kyrie is heartbroken at this revelation.
In the manga, Kyrie and the family instead take part in a hide and seek game. Ange overhears Rudolf and Kyrie's conversation and hugs her mother, not wanting her to feel sad when this is supposed to be their true family.
Beatrice welcomes the illusions to the party, where Kyrie has a nice chat with Leviathan and others.
Bernkastel creates a game for Battler and Beatrice to play, where Kyrie, Rudolf, and Battler are revealed as the culprits; Kyrie faked her death in the first twilight and escaped the dining hall later. Ange falls into the game, where she sees Kyrie and Rudolf kill George and Maria with guns. Swarms of goats soon appear, spouting "Rudolf family culprit theories" that insinuate Kyrie, Rudolf, and Battler killed everyone on Rokkenjima. More goats begin devouring Rokkenjima, and the Humans and illusions begin escaping to the Golden Land while fighting them off.
An adult Ange reads the Book of the One Truth and kills herself, then ends back up in the Golden Land where Kyrie and rest of the family welcomes her and console her.
In the manga, the Book of the One Truth suggests Kyrie and Rudolf really were the culprits behind the Rokkenjima Mass Murders. When Ange returns to the Golden Land, she despairs and wonders just what she's supposed to feel. Beatrice, the servants, and the Ushiromiya family all admit their part in enabling the Mass Murders to happen in the first place, with Kyrie and Rudolf apologizing for not being good parents. Ange is given the strength to make her future better.
Erika begins assaulting the Golden Land with a horde of goats, and Kyrie and the rest of the party fight them back. Everyone is then killed when the Golden Land crumbles, but are later revived with Ange's powers as the Witch of Resurrection. Ange then sets off into the future, leaving her family behind in the Golden Land.
In the ???, Tohya is able to let go of his memories as Battler and returns to the Golden Land, welcomed by his family.
Other Appearances.
Last note of the Golden Witch.
Piece arrives and plays a game with Battler, Beatrice, and Ange in a game board similar to "Twilight". Piece herself arrives on the island and meets Rudolf and Kyrie when they go outside together, where Piece kills Kyrie and erases her from Rudolf's memories. Piece then takes her place as Rudolf's wife and "Piece Ushiromiya".
It is revealed that Piece is actually a fantasy version of Asumu, coming from a world where Asumu lived and helped Battler and Shannon solve the epitaph. In this world, since Asumu was still alive, Kyrie never married into the Ushiromiyas yet remained as Rudolf's mistress, and so she gives birth to Ange Sumadera.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Kyuuta Sakai
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fandom.07th-expansion | # L5
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fandom.07th-expansion | # LATO
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fandom.07th-expansion | # LINE
LINE is a Japanese messaging app. It allows users to send stickers and includes other services such as web novels and manga.
Web Novels.
Bakemonotachi ga Usobuku Koro ni was a web novel written by Ryukishi07 that was originally released on LINE Novel on December 16, 2019.
Stickers.
Several LINE sticker packs have been released over the years.
Higurashi.
This pack was released on June 10, 2015.
Umineko Volume 1.
This pack was released on June 10, 2015. It rereleased on February 25, 2021.
Sorayume.
These stickers were produced by Sorayume, the same publisher behind Higurashi Umineko Card Battle Team and released on December 8, 2015.
Higurashi Gou.
This pack released on February 25, 2021 to commemorate .
Umineko Volume 2.
This pack released on April 12, 2021. It features new stickers with characters from Last note of the Golden Witch.
07th Assortment.
This pack released on April 12, 2021. It features characters from Higurashi, Umineko, , , , and .
Higurashi Sotsu.
This pack of animated stickers was released on February 28, 2022 to commemorate the end of "".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # LOGiN
was a Japanese gaming magazine published by Enterbrain.
LOGiN June 2005.
The June 2005 issue of LOGiN featured a comic titled , illustrated by Naoko Kanazawa, aka piyopoo. In the comic, Kanazawa talks about a collaboration between and Cure Maid Cafe, where she gives a brief explanation of what "Higurashi" was and how she became obsessed with it. Kanazawa gained the chance to talk with Ryukishi07 and asked him about Shion Sonozaki's "motorcycle displacement", which he didn't have an answer for. When asked about his writing process, Ryukishi says he makes checkpoints and then connects them while looking at reader theories and responses. He likes to fill in the gaps with fun things such as making Satoko Houjou appear more often since she's popular. Kanazawa then asks Ryukishi what he has planned for the then-upcoming Tsumihoroboshi, and he replies that he wants to feature interactions between Rena Ryuugu and Satoshi Houjou. Kanazawa tells all the readers of LOGiN to read "Higurashi" and to send her any theories.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # LOOPERS
LOOPERS is a visual novel written by Ryukishi07 in collaboration with the visual novel studio Key.
The art for the visual novel was done by Kei Mochizuki. The visual novel is kinetic, meaning it contains no choices. It was originally slated for release on March 26, 2021, but was delayed to May 28, 2021.
An official English translation will be produced by Visual Arts. A port with an English language option will be released on June 2, 2022 on Nintendo Switch and February 16, 2023 on PS4.
Official Introduction.
Let's set out to find a real treasure
"Tyler is a high school student who is obsessed with geocatching, a GPS-based treasure hunting game.One day during summer vacation, Tyler and his friends get drawn into a mysterious incident while out treasure-hunting.The real and imagined become interconnected. Thoughts are thrown into chaos. Tomorrow becomes today."
"Swallowed up by a time vortex, they are trapped in a never-ending time loop, repeating "today" again and again."
"Then they meet other "loopers."Simon, the leader, and the mysterious girl Mia.If they join forces, will they be able to break out from this eternal prison...?"
Promotion and Release.
The visual novel was announced on October 26, 2020 at the Key Channel 5th New Project Unlocking Live Broadcast. It was given the working title Project:LOOPER alongside Project:LUNAR and Project:PORTER, two other visual novels by Takeshi Matsuyama and Romeo Tanaka respectively. While they have similar titles, it has not been revealed if they are actually connected. The official website was launched on December 11, 2020 along with the visual novel's official name: LOOPERS. An interview with Ryukishi07 was posted to Visual Arts' online magazine Visualstyles in December 2020.
A demo of the game was released on April 26, 2021. The full game released in Japanese on May 28, 2021. A mobile version released on July 21, 2021.
Trailers.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # LOOPERS/Plot Summary
This page includes a summary of the content in the Loopers demo released on April 26th, 2021.
Loopers Story.
A mother in a hospital is telling her son a story from a children's book about how giving someone your treasure can grant you a wish. The boy argues against giving away your treasure. Mom leaves for a medical exam. A girl in the adjacent hospital bed overheard their whole conversation. The boy decides to play a game with her. He pulls out a dinosaur eraser he calls his treasure and hides it somewhere in the next bed over, then tells her she has 15 seconds to find it. She doesn't find it in time. The boy's dad shows up and he's about to leave, but he decides to give the girl the dinosaur. Remembering the earlier conversation, she asks what he wishes for. He says a treasure map. She asks why not just wish for the treasure directly. He says he'd rather find it himself.
Tyler is out searching for treasure in the middle of the night, but he got lost and has been wandering around for a while. Hilda and Leona see him and think he looks suspicious. Leona tells Hilda he's a vampire and he needs to be stopped, so Hilda confronts him. They eventually realize they went to elementary school together. Tyler explains he was out geohunting and got lost, so the girls decide to help him search. On the way they talk about an urban legend, about the "Searching Woman" who wanders the night looking for her lost heart. If you see her you have to tell her you'll help her, and you have to find it, or else bad things will happen. Hilda is terrified and trying hard not to show it.
They arrive at the park where the treasure is hidden. Tyler and Leona are searching the sandbox, while Hilda is fretting about the Searching Woman. She's checking the bushes when she senses someone from a different direction than Tyler and Leona. It looks like a woman. The woman then turns to Hilda and says she's looking for something, then vanishes. She freaks out and the others come check on her, but they assume she was just mistaken. Leona shows them she found the treasure box. They open it, and inside is a logbook and a heart shaped brooch. It says you can take the treasure if you put something of your own back in. Leona jokes that they need to tell the Searching Woman they found her heart.
By this point the sun is coming up. Tyler goes off to find another treasure, and the girls head back to the convenience store. Leona is still teasing Hilda for being scared and for finding the treasure first, so Hilda headbutts her. But Leona wildly shouts and collapses to the ground. Hilda thinks she's just faking it, because she's done that before and she didn't hit her that hard. So she gets upset and leaves. Elsewhere, Hilda is wondering if she actually hurt Leona or not. She keeps checking her phone but Leona hasn't messaged her and she doesn't answer when Hilda calls her. Then she hears an ambulance heading toward the convenience store, so she follows it.
Paramedics are in front of the convenience store carrying Leona into the ambulance on a stretcher. Hilda is still in disbelief she caused this. Then Hilda sees a figure standing in front of the store that looks like Leona, shouting that she let her die over and over again. Then she vanishes. Hilda still can't believe she did this, so she thinks it must be the Searching Woman's curse.
Meanwhile, Tyler is out treasure hunting after parting with the girls. He's at a telephone pole where he thinks the treasure is. He finds it attached to the back of the electrical box with a magnet. Inside, he finds a dog keychain. He swaps it with a treasure of his own, then logs his name. As he's getting ready to leave, he sees a guy in glasses walking by with a serious look on his face. Then he hears a commotion and goes to check it out. A police car and an ambulance are parked in front of a house. Someone broke into the house through a window and attacked the residents in their sleep, and the culprit is still on the run. Tyler heads back to the house glasses guy came from and there's an ambulance there too. He thinks he let the culprit walk right by him, so he heads in the direction glasses guy went.
Tyler finds glasses guy at the park, eating a sandwich. He goes to talk to him. Glasses guy doesn't even try to deny being the culprit, but says it's not worth explaining it. He hopes this is the last time he has to do this sort of thing, and he's done it so many times he lost count. Tyler demands he turn himself in. Glasses guy says he has something he needs to do today. He offers to give Tyler his ID card, promises not to hurt anyone, and says he'll turn himself in tomorrow. Tyler refuses, saying the ID could be fake. Glasses guy is confused because that deal apparently worked before. Tyler tries calling the police, but glasses guy knocks the phone out of his hand and then runs.
Tyler chases after him. Even after parkour-ing through an alley and over fences, Tyler is still right behind him. He finally stops and turns to Tyler, saying he's not paying attention. Then a girl in a hood jumps out and dropkicks Tyler.
By the time Tyler gets up glasses guy is gone, but the girl is still there. He asks if she's an ally of his, but she says humans outside the vortex shouldn't be acting this erratically. She says he may have been swallowed by the vortex. She also already knows Tyler's name. And she says Hilda has been acting weird too lately. She calls herself Mia. Tyler suddenly senses someone behind him that felt like the Searching Woman, but when he turns there's nobody there. And by the time he turns back Mia is gone.
Back with Hilda, she's still worried about Leona and blaming herself. She doesn't know which hospital Leona was taken to, or what to do. Suddenly she hears the Searching Woman's voice, but thinks it's just in her head. Then she heard Leona's voice and actually sees her there, so she goes to check. Leona screams and rampages like she's possessed, then disappears. Hilda can still hear the Searching Woman's voice, so she thinks she's cursed, or that this is all a bad dream. She decides to go home and get some rest. At home, Hilda wants to sleep but she can't. She hears Leona shouting from outside and goes to look, but she's sure it's another hallucination. She ignores it and passes out in the bed, still hearing the voice of the Searching Woman.
Tyler wakes up at home around noon, thinking he heard someone calling out to him. He sees a girl outside his window, looking up at him. She says "you were right, I have to apologize, I need to search." He thinks it's the Searching Woman, but she quickly disappears. He wants to help her somehow.
Hilda wakes up at home. It's midnight, so she's already late for work. She's still hearing the voices in her head. She shouts at it to stop, and then her dad comes in telling her to be quiet. She yells at him to get out, then shoves him hard enough he falls all the way down the stairs. He's not moving or responding. She freaks out about killing another person. So Hilda decides this must be a dream and goes back to sleep, thinking over the events from last night.
Around 5 am, Hilda is wandering around outside, blaming herself for killing Leona and her dad. She's thinking about turning herself in to the police. She opens the front door to her house and sees her dad standing there, asking what she's doing at this hour. She screams.
Tyler is walking around outside, but he forgot where he is and what he's doing. He remembers treasure hunting with Hilda and Leona, and saying he'd go do one more treasure hunt. He feels a sense of deja vu when he arrives at the telephone pole. He finds the treasure box attached to the electrical box with a magnet, and feels very confused by how familiar this feels. When he finds the same dog keychain inside he's convinced this isn't just a coincidence or deja vu. He checks the logbook, but his name isn't written in there. Then he checks his phone and it's August 1st, which should be yesterday's date. He remembers what Mia told him, and thinks Hilda might be caught up in this, so he takes off running.
Tyler finds Hilda on the street, wailing. She sobs into Tyler's chest while shouting she killed her dad, but he's alive again. Tyler bops her and tells her to calm down, then tells her to check the date on her phone. It's August 1st. They both remember treasure hunting together on the night of the 1st. Hilda explains everything that happened after she parted with Tyler. Tyler thinks the two of them timeslipped back a day. This is right around the time Leona got hurt, so they rush to the convenience store to check on her. At the convenience store, paramedics are loading Leona onto the ambulance. The paramedics say she still has a pulse, but can't say more without a proper exam. They both board the ambulance with her.
At the hospital, the doctor says Leona is in a coma but otherwise nothing is wrong with her. Two other patients are in the same state. A nurse calls one of the visitors Kuranuma, and Tyler remembers that name was written on the house glasses guy came out of. He wonders if these are the victims from yesterday, but they don't have bandages on their heads so the events are different. Tyler tells Hilda she's not responsible for what happened to Leona, unless she headbutted these other 2 patients too.
Hilda goes to call Leona's parents while Tyler heads to the nurse's station. He overhears that a patient went missing. He also spots glasses guy checking in on the other 2 patients. He might be responsible for Leona's situation or at least know something, so they decide to follow him.
Tyler and Hilda are arguing about if they're following too close. Mia suddenly interrupts them saying they should be quieter when tailing someone. She looks sad when Tyler calls her by her name, and she says they've been swallowed by the vortex. She says she'll bring them to Simon, the glasses guy.
They take a taxi to a large apartment building. Mia gives the driver a huge tip, and says money is infinite. Mia says she's been friends with Leona for 5 years, but Hilda says she's never mentioned Mia once. Mia lists a bunch of facts about Leona to prove it. They ask why Leona is in a coma and Mia says it was Hilda's headbutt, then says just kidding. She says Simon can explain more, so they take the elevator up.
They arrive at a massive, expensive looking room. Simon welcomes them and apologizes about yesterday. He says there's nothing they can do for Leona at the moment, but she will wake up eventually. Simon explains the time vortex, that they're constantly repeating August 1st. Tyler asks for proof, and Simon says come back in a few days. That's all the proof you need. Then Tyler and Hilda leave. At home, Tyler is thinking things over. He decides to get some sleep instead of going treasure hunting like usual.
Tyler suddenly finds himself outside, near where he found the dog keychain. His phone says it's August 1st, 5:01 am. Hilda should be at the convenience store, so he heads there. Hilda is crying over Leona, already in a coma. She apparently timeslipped right back here. They call an ambulance and go to the hospital, but the doctor says the same thing as last time. They decide to go talk to Simon.
As soon as they enter Simon's room, a huge crowd is waiting to welcome them. Mia calls them their 9th and 10th companions. Ritapon, Holly, and Joe are there and greet them too. Hilda is confused and just wants to know how to help Leona. Simon goes into an explanation about the time vortex. He says this sort of thing has happened many times in the past, all over the world. The last one happened in 1994, in Maryland, America. It happened to a bunch of students camping in a forest. They managed to escape and wrote about their experience, but nobody believed them. Simon found their writings and contacted them, which is how they learned as much as they have. The survivors continued researching after escaping. The vortex is a natural phenomenon, like a typhoon or an earthquake, and they don't know the cause. The only way out is to wait, which took them 20-30 years last time. Or maybe more, they don't remember.
Simon has been looping 15 years. Looping takes more and more of a mental toll over time, so the only way loopers can die is mentally. Which seems to be what happened to Leona. But she should still awaken if they escape the vortex. Hilda asks why only Leona got sick. She's been looping for 5 years, and what broke her was being unable to talk to her best friend about it. Leona had really strict parents but did poorly in school, so she once attempted suicide. And since then she always stuck close to Hilda. Tyler says even from his short time with Leona he could tell how much she trusted Hilda, and Leona would probably be more worried about how this is hurting Hilda. Tyler asks what happened to the other 2 people in comas. Mia says they were loopers too. In addition to going into a coma like Leona, they can go mad and start committing horrible arcs, thinking everything will just reset the next day anyway. You can force that person to sleep by killing them over and over. Simon is always awake at the 5 am reset point, so he can do it before they wake up.
They finally do introductions. Simon is the oldest and the leader. Holly is famous for starring in the Holy Knight channel online. Hilda has heard of her, she has over a million subscribers. Ritapon is a writer that goes by the pen name "Miracle Energy ☆ Ritapon D". Joe is an athletic guy. Mia just says to call her Mia.
Tyler asks what now. Simon says all they can do is wait for the vortex to stop. Mia says even if you die you'll come back the next day. Holly says you can spend all your money and it'll reset the next day. Hilda and Tyler excitedly high five. Tyler wants to go get super fancy food. Joe, Holly, and Ritapon decide not to come with, but Simon and Mia decide to come along. Simon goes to get changed, so they chat with Mia. She's in middle school. All the loopers wear a badge with the letter L written on it.
At a fancy restaurant, Tyler and Hilda are ordering tons of food. Simon has never seen anyone this excited on their first day as a looper. They tell them to slow down, but Tyler and Hilda won't stop. They even try to make Mia eat more. When they're finally done, they look at the bill and panic when they see it's 300,000 yen. Their cash resets each day, but that doesn't mean they have more money than what's in their wallets. Simon says their options in this situation are to dine and dash and accept being caught by the police, or to ask him for help in advance. But he reminds them they'll have to go back to normal life one day.
On to more serious topics, Simon wonders if the people swallowed by the vortex are random or not. So far it's only happened to kids. Tyler jokes it's the Searching Woman's curse. Hilda says visions of the Searching Woman and Leona did harass her around the time she was swallowed by the vortex. Simon calls those illusions of time. Other loopers experienced something similar. Since the past and future are mixing together, people can see things from both. Hilda worries the Searching Woman might actually appear in the future. Simon says this sort of phenomenon may happen again when the vortex stops. If they see more illusions, it could be a sign of the vortex stopping. According to the survivors, when it does stop a gate will appear at the center. They also say it's good that Tyler and Hilda joined them, because Joe, Holly, and Ritapon may be near the breaking point and end up like Leona. The gate is only open for a short time, so they'll have to carry the comatose people through it. Hilda asks what happens if they don't go through the gate. Simon says there was an incident in Russia in 1959 where a group of people went comatose, probably because they failed to escape. Simon says he really wants everyone to escape. Tyler says leave it to him, even if he's the only one left he'll carry everyone through the gate. Simon and Mia both think Tyler is an idiot, but his enthusiasm will be invaluable in preventing the others from losing heart.
Outside the restaurant, Hilda is planning to go home and rest. Simon gives Tyler a fancy looking credit card with a balance of 20 million yen, and he says he'll put it in his mailbox every morning so Tyler can use it anytime. Simon asks them to regularly send him time and location data from their phones, because the vortex can periodically fluctuate. The loop today started at 5:01 and 23 seconds, but yesterday it was one second later. He needs data to analyze this. Tyler and Hilda both agree to help and give him their phone numbers. Then Simon and Hilda head home.
Tyler asks what Mia plans to do. She says Simon asked her to stay with Tyler until he get the hang of things here. They go shopping and Tyler is buying stuff he doesn't want, saying it's an act of rebellion against consumerism. Shopkeepers are begging for his business. He's buying all kinds of stuff, and then asks to buy an outfit for Mia. She's wearing a fancy Victorian dress, complaining she's not a dress-up doll. After shopping, Tyler pulls out his phone and sends the data Simon requested. He finally goes home to rest after a long exciting day.
The next day, Tyler and Mia are hanging out together again. Tyler decides to use his new immortality to climb a high-rise building. Mia gripes that Joe did something similar. Then he climbs a radio tower, then a crane, then a billboard. Tyler falls. :(
A day later, Tyler decides to stop climbing for a while. They take a plane to an island, flying first class. Tyler asks where Mia resets to each day. She says her bed. And she says Leona's reset point was right when Hilda headbutts her.
They're at the beach. Mia says they could've just gone to the beach nearby, but Tyler insists it's different here. He got juice for both of them. He asks if there's anything Mia wants to do, since they're always doing what he wants to do. She used to collect lip balm, but looping makes that impossible now. Tyler is always energetic about doing fun things because he knows he won't have time for it once he becomes an adult. He wants to go paragliding or scuba diving with Mia, but she says she's done all that and would rather just watch.
Days later, Tyler thanks Mia for always hanging out with him. She says she doesn't dislike it. Even though life has gotten boring for her, watching him is amusing. He suggests doing something she's never done before: treasure hunting.
They take a taxi to a park. Tyler set up this treasure hunt himself. It has a time limit to finish by 8:30 pm, and it's currently 7:30. Mia is searching all over the park, following the map. She thinks it's buried under a park bench and complains she has no tools, but Tyler insists it's not buried and tells her to look again. She finds it stuck to the bottom of the table. Mia is bouncing around, ecstatic she did it, but she finds a letter inside, labeled 1/5, telling her another location in the park to search. Mia swears she'll find them all. Tyler offers to give her hints a couple times, but she always refuses. The second is in the playground, the third is near the tennis court, and the fourth is by the springy animals. The fifth isn't in the park at all, so Mia is worried she'll have to learn a whole new place.
They leave the park and go to the top of a hill overlooking the river, with a view breathtaking enough Mia is at a loss for words. She asks if this view is the treasure, but Tyler says it's still ahead. The map says it's another half a kilometer south, so Mia takes off running to make it in the time limit. Mia can't remember the last time she ran this hard.
Out of breath, Mia finally stops. She notices this spot has a clear view of the vividly illuminated Ferris wheel. Tyler says the joy of finding something is something money can't buy. Mia is embarrassed because even though she thought she'd done everything, she'd never experienced this beautiful scenery. She finds a box on the location indicated by the map, and inside is a note: "Congratulations. Look at the Ferris wheel at 8:30. That's your reward."
At 8:30 on the dot, fireworks begin filling the sky all around the Ferris wheel. They do this every day and Tyler thought it was a shame more people couldn't see this, so he set up this treasure hunt to let others learn about it. He asks if she had fun, and she says it was great. They both cheer. All the stagnation in Mia's heart released, and for a moment she was full of emotion. After so long in the loop, she had forgotten she could have this much fun. She says she loves treasure hunting, and wants to do it again. He shows her the map on his geohunting app and zooms out, showing it's full of treasures everywhere. Mia wants to do them all together. She leans her head against Tyler's chest, but quickly moves away. She asks why Tyler enjoys treasure hunting, and he says it's about trust. Because he can believe the treasure is there to be found. They keep gazing at the Ferris wheel together long after the fireworks stop.
The Loopers opening plays here, and the player is given a screen telling them where they can purchase the game.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # LOOPERS Interview
This is a translation of an interview with Ryukishi07 that was posted to Visual Arts' online magazine Visualstyles in December 2020. Ryukishi talks about his past experiences working with Key and his upcoming visual novel LOOPERS.
The original interview can be found here. English translation is by Aozora Lookout.
Transcript.
"Key Kinetic Novel Project Loopers Special Interview with Ryukishi07"
"The Kinetic Novel brand which birthed" planetarian -Chiisana Hoshi no Yume- "and" Harmonia", is cooking up something new!"
"First up is" Loopers "planned to release in the spring of 2021. We’ve invited scenario writer Ryukishi07 to find out all about it."
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Before we get to your new work, "Loopers", I’d love to hear how you became involved with Key. Can you describe that sequence of events?
Ryukishi07: It started 20 years ago, as I was just playing their games like anyone else. I first found "Air" then went back for "Kanon", and that’s how I became immersed in ‘nakige’ (crying games). I was impressed, especially by the heroines in "Kanon" that would still be really colorful characters if released today, and I thought “It’s okay to go that far in making your character traits!” I loved Key so deeply that those ideas would inspire me later in writing the characters for .
And then you would later team up with Key to make "Rewrite". Did you get designated by anyone in particular?
Ryukishi07: I’m not sure about that, but I can say that there was a "Little Busters!" art exhibit in Akiba (May 2007), and I was invited to come take a look which was the first time they contacted me. With it being an invitation from Key, I excitedly said yes immediately, but I did wonder why they would invite me. Thinking back that meeting was possibly an interview in disguise, haha.
Ahaha, interview in disguise, you say?
R07: Well at the time, I had practically no connections with President Baba or other Key staff. So from their side, they may have wanted to know more about me before talking about work. That theory may not be far off, as the offer to work on rewrite came not too long after.
And after this masked interview and the job offer, you were in charge of Konohana Lucia in "Rewrite".
At that time I was releasing a piece twice a year... I believe the offer came as I was in the middle of writing , so I would not be able to write very much for other projects. But there’s an 8 month gap between winter and summer Comiket. I said I could join for the first half of that, so January through April.
Do you have any special memories or stories from the production period?
R07: I thought I would start by reading the manuscript for one of Tanaka Romeo’s heroines. But by the time I needed to get to work, those hadn’t been finished. In the end, I sat down with the setting reference material and had no choice but to start writing.
Ehh! You were the first to start writing on "Rewrite"?
Yes, but I had accepted the task, so I had to finish it. Being "Rewrite", I was told that material could be rewritten if something came up, so I just started to write. When I finished the manuscript, I thought “I finished a job for a company I adore. I have no regrets in this life!” So after passing through the pearly gates, I’m back and get to write a new kinetic novel, so I’m doubly happy.
I’d like to hear just a bit more about "Rewrite". So the heroine routes were in progress, but surely there was a true route, right?
R07: That was also partway done. I should maybe not say this, so cut it if you have to. The details around Akane were quite loose...and the details on Gaia and Guardian as organizations were also fuzzy. So I made up several things with the mindset that it could be changed if something went wrong. Though in the end, it was included pretty much as it was, haha. Part of the craziness of youth. It takes me back... It was fun.
So Gaia and Guardian were only loosely defined. I hear that there wasn’t much on Lucia either.
R07: That’s right. In the beginning there wasn’t going to be a Lucia. It was just Kotori, Akane, Chihaya, and Shizuru, but then Gaia would have two while Guardian only had one. I suggested adding one more, so that’s why I got to write Lucia and why I had a lot of freedom with her.
Since you started out as a fan of Key, did your impression change in any way after working with them?
R07: In short, it really didn’t change. When I first visited the main company in Osaka, I understood that it’s thanks to all the talented people that they make so many wonderful products. Of course I also saw some curious things such as a soundproof workroom like a karaoke box(for music composition etc). It had my imagination going, but it also felt like an atmosphere to help motivate people which impressed me. It’s natural a company that makes such great products has excellent people with Mr. Maeda being the prime example. And that’s also to the credit of President Baba.
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Now then, I’d love to hear about your new project, "Loopers". Can you first tell me about how the project came to be?
R07: It’s better to let the director Takada (Full name: Takada Kazuma) explain that.
Takada: Understood. I’m Takada of the Visual Arts project assistance department (企画進行室) and the director of "Loopers". "Loopers" started as a story about treasure hunting, specifically it started out with the motif of geocaching which is a real-world form of treasure hunting game. From there we would have meetings discussing various details, and one time while discussing what could be in the treasure box, producer Okano Touya said “wouldn’t it be cool if there was a human finger in the box?”. That statement made a big impact, and that’s when the project really got off the ground. Of course, the core of Key is “crying”, so the concept for the project became [Treasure Hunt+Horror+Crying]. With a concept like that we knew we had to get in touch with Mr. Ryukishi07.
R07: Yes, the first I heard about it was [Treasure Hunt+Horror+Crying]. Crying is standard, and Treasure Hunting is a topic you won’t see often in novels today, and finally Horror. I assumed the reason they contacted me was for the Horror, but there was also the Treasure Hunt part. It sounded fun, so I gladly agreed to the offer.
So what were your plans for the story of "Loopers"?
R07: I’m known as a horror author but also a time loop author, so at the plot planning stage I had the idea of the same day looping over and over. Thankfully, I had been given plenty of time to knead the story, so throughout the plot stage we carefully talked things over as I was writing. If "Rewrite" was written with the energy of youth, "Loopers" is made with the seasoned knowledge of veterans. It might be the most carefully written piece of my life.
So a moment ago, we heard the unusual term geocaching. Were you familiar with what that is?
R07: I had never heard of it. When I first heard about treasure hunting, what came to mind was the buried gold of Tokugawa, haha. After that I learned what geocaching is. I installed an app and tried it, but I unfortunately couldn’t find any treasure. It could be that too much time had passed since it was hidden and someone had already found it. With something hidden in a city, someone could’ve simply thought it was garbage and taken care of it, but I got the feeling that not knowing whether there actually is a treasure or not is also a part of the pleasure of treasure hunting. By the way, in the story the game is called geohunting instead of geocaching.
And "Loopers" is being released in the form of a Kinetic Novel. What are your thoughts on Kinetic Novels?
R07: They have a length appropriate for finishing in one sitting similar to a movie, and in that time, you have a clear ‘kishōtenketsu’. I’m a fan of the neat sense of size they have.
Unlike normal ‘bishoujo’ games, it’s a feature of Kinetic Novels that they don’t contain choices that branch the story. How do you feel about that?
R07: I rarely make stories with choices. I think choices are to be used in places you want the audience to stop and struggle with the options. However, with "Loopers" I aimed for something you can read through like a movie, so I didn’t mind not having choices.
So to get to something that may be on a lot of fans’ minds. With it being a Ryukishi07 story, I think a lot of fans expect big horror elements. We did also hear stories about fingers in boxes, so what can we expect?
R07: To start, the finger in a box was an idea brought up that led to the concept of the game, so don’t take that the wrong way, haha. You’ll have to wait and see if there are actually fingers or other things in treasure boxes. For me, there’s also Key’s brand image to take into consideration, so I imagined about 70% crying and 30% horror feel. It would be inaccurate to go around calling it horror, so I prefer saying it’s mysterious, and the mysterious part has a lot of clues. Around the time you’ll think “Oh this is what’s going on,” there’s a true opening after which the story will focus on the crying part. I intended to have the horror feel quite downplayed. If I keep talking, I’m going to spill all the secrets, but I promise it’s not the type of story where you’ll be tensed up from beginning to end. It’s all right for kids to watch!
Just hearing that is a relieving.
R07: Of course I say that, but I was also fascinated by the finger in a box. There were times I got riled up and suggested some event but was told that was a bit much for Key’s style, haha. And even more, I did participate in real geocaching and would hate to misuse it like that. It would be a lot of problem if some person actually put a finger in a box, so I wouldn’t want to ruin the fun treasure hunt with grotesque details. Thanks to taking that direction, I think the story could be wrapped up beautifully.
Beautifully, okay? What do you mean by that?
R07: You can say stories have a balance between the orthodox and unorthodox. The orthodox has clear ‘kishōtenketsu’ and a good satisfaction after finishing. There are people who hate the orthodox for being stereotypical, but in actuality everyone likes the orthodox. If that wasn’t true, it wouldn’t be orthodox in the first place. Now the unorthodox, I believe it is when you put just a few cracks and bumps in the orthodox golden path. You wouldn’t have the unorthodox without the orthodox, and that’s why I said stories have a balance between the orthodox and unorthodox. Experienced Key fans may ignore an orthodox story for being too ordinary. That’s where I can bring the Ryukishi07 special spice--aka the unorthodox. I think therein lies the reason I was offered this project.
And because you handled that balance well is why you said the story was beautiful?
Yes, along with the refined techniques expected by Key fans and the promise of the orthodox, knowing how much spice to add was essential. They wouldn’t need me just to make a good story, yet they asked for me. Then I should look for the Ryukishi07 way to satisfy Key fans, right? Furthermore, this is following "planetarian" and "Harmonia" as a part of the Kinetic Novel series, so I must make people feel glad they read it as a Kinetic Novel. With that and the "Loopers" worldview in mind, I spent a long time adjusting the balance of orthodox and unorthodox, and it wrapped up beautifully. That is what I meant.
Takada: The plot that Mr. Ryukishi07 submitted beautifully fulfilled its identity as a Kinetic Novel and stayed true to the Key feeling. The balance made me appreciate his skill.
--So that is what you paid attention to as you were “kneading the story.”
R07: That’s right. To just make a macabre story or a shocking story is easy, but I was called in to be a writer for the Kinetic Novel brand which already has its own history. A grotesque story wasn’t the way to go. It needed to be a story that lifted up the comfort in [Treasure Hunt+Horror+Crying], and I wanted to answer to those expectations.
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Next I’d like to hear about the world of "Loopers". Starting with the protagonist Tyler, what type of guy is he?
R07: From looking at illustrator Mochizuki Kei’s art, people may think he is a cool-guy type of character, but in the story he's a straightforward, foolish, and cheerful boy who wears his heart on his sleeve. To summarize him, “When he’s quiet, he’s a stud but it’s ruined when he opens his mouth,” I guess. Even so, he’s incredibly positive and a passionate treasure hunter. He has a burning wish to find all treasure, not just in Japan, but the whole world. For this summer break, he’s running around practically every day with his smartphone in his hand.
And at the start of the story, Tyler meets the mysterious girl Mia, yes?
R07: Mia is like Tyler’s opposite in that she’s exactly what she looks like: a girl similar to a stray cat. But also like a cat, once she opens up to someone, she’s attached to them forever. She always goes to the extremes in terms of distances in her relationships, I suppose. For certain reasons, she doesn’t have much experience with other people, so it’s like she either sees you as family or a complete stranger. She’s a heroine that’s very important to the story, and for the mysterious beginning part of the story, Tyler really wants to know what she seems to know.
But Mia is also a part of the Loopers, right?
R07: Yes, in this world there are people who repeat Today over and over again. They are the group called the Loopers, and Mia is a part of that group. The group’s wish is to break out of the ever repeating Today and pass over to Tomorrow. The protagonist Tyler one day finds himself having become a looper but there are members who have been repeating the same day for over 10 years.
Repeating the same day for 10 years sounds like it would drain all your motivation.
R07: It would probably be fun for a time. However, the Loopers is not just a group for people in the same situation to lick each others’ wounds. They also train to be able to live a proper life when they break out of the loop. Worst case scenario, you commit a crime in the loop and it would never have happened the next day. But if it becomes Tomorrow without looping, that’d be a tragedy. The Loopers is also about letting people who have encroached on the territory of God to stay sane and someday return to being human.
Do they keep their memory between loops?
R07: Their memory is the only thing they keep in that world. For example, the contents of your wallet would come back, but any money you earned will disappear. But keeping your memory is also a problem. When you’re living the same day endlessly, everything will feel monotonous eventually. Also because everything goes back to zero, you can’t produce anything. If you write a novel, the pages will go back to being blank. It’s a very rough world for creators, haha.
What would you do if you were stuck repeating the same day over and over?
R07: I’m just an old man now, so I think I’d do fine in a monotonous world, haha. If you have the Internet, you got infinite entertainment, and you would have all the games made up till now. And with age, you can play the same game for longer, so you could just play forever. Role playing games would have the save deleted every day, so those might not work, but you can play action games forever. And for smartphone games, you would be able to get your free registration gacha pull every day… Wait, then any SSRs would be gone the next day, so that doesn’t work, haha. But as I wrote, I imagined what a hell it would be for younger people. Nothing changes, and you can’t make anything new. Wouldn’t that be unthinkably painful for kids? You wouldn’t even require food, so you might end up not eating for a long time. Imagining a world where you lose the joy of eating...that’s terrifying.
Bringing it back to Tyler and Mia, does Tyler bring any hope for bettering the situation?
R07: Yes, and this also relates to the treasure hunt that we’ve been talking about. When it comes to treasures, most people will think about what’s inside, but Tyler is a guy who finds meaning in the search itself. He also believes that “it’s only a genuine treasure hunt if you have faith in the person who hid the treasure,” but you can only prove that relationship of trust exists once you find the treasure. This is one of the great joys of treasure hunting and also a theme in the story, so look forward to seeing how these hunts affect the story.
If we switch directions with our questions. What relationships does Tyler have with the other Loopers?
R07: Key’s works often have close groups of friends, right? That’s at the heart of Mr. Maeda’s "Little Busters!". They’re a little odd, but you become close, and then you have lots of friends. I thought it was important to include that aspect of becoming intimate with a group for "Loopers". Tyler doesn’t just become trapped in the loop and meet mysterious people, no, he’s being welcomed into a group.
Takada: It’s essential that the title is in plural. Tyler’s comrades are very important.
To have an appealing group central to the story, it’s important to make the individuals appealing first. Was it a lot of work to bring it together?
R07: I suppose that’s true, but I was having fun from the point of deciding the cast’s personalities. While writing, I was thinking it’d be great if they all have their own quirks and get their time in the spotlight. It’s a lot of work, but for me it was more just fun to write.
Takada: Thanks to you, I feel this is the birth of characters that haven’t been in any previous Key works. Personally, I’m a fan of Leona.
R07: I think Joe leaves a big impression. I thought--if it was a Maeda work--there would be a muscle character like him, so I took the liberty of making one.
Since the names Leona and Joe came up, can you introduce the major members of the Loopers?
R07: First there’s the leader Simon who’s a university student. He’s a strange deviant. Not in any sexual way, but he deviates from other people in terms of being obscenely rich and having an instant photographic memory and such... If you wanted to describe him nicely, you could also call him a prodigy, haha.
What about Hilda with her eye-catching twintails?
R07: She's the type to frequently butt heads with others. As you might think from hearing that, she’s a frank girl. On the other hand, she’s easily spooked. The one to usually clash with her is the unfortunate Leona.
She looks like she’d be a delinquent.
R07: You would think so, but Leona is similar to a neet pretending to be a delinquent. From my side, writing someone who’s not actually bad act like a troublemaker was very endearing. Leona and Hilda have a fantastic relationship that was fun to write. At times I’d think “Get a room, you two!”.
So what about your favourite, Joe.
R07: As I already said, he’s a muscle character. His first thought when he got caught in the loop was that he would be able to train infinitely, but you can’t build muscle in the loop no matter how much you train, so he currently has lost all meaning in life.
Hahaha, that’s great! It’s like you know his personality just from hearing about the setting!
R07: Holly is a popular video creator. However, it doesn’t matter what kind of great videos she makes or how many likes she gets because it all goes back to zero. Of course that kills your urge to create, so she’s in a similar state to Joe.
Finally is the heterochromatic Ritapon.
R07: At first she was drawn to have glasses, but that clashed with Simon, so we removed them. She works as a manga author. No matter how much she draws, the pages are all blank the next day, so she’s steadily losing motivation. In that sense, she’s the same as Holly and Joe. For these three in particular, this loop world might as well be Hell.
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And all these characters have stylish illustrations by Mochizuki Kei. Why did you pick her in particular?
Takada: The Kinetic Novel brand is also a place where we can experiment. It came up in discussions that it might not be the best to use Key’s traditional art style for a Ryukishi07 story, so we contacted Ms. Mochizuki Kei who has been garnering attention from young audiences recently. Ms. Mochizuki’s art has a strong style that can immediately be recognized as hers. Mr. Ryukishi07 is also a writer with a strong style. We expected a big chemical reaction from two such creators coming together.
R07: Ms. Mochizuki’s art really is stylish, isn’t it?
Takada: Not just stylish but she also weaves in ‘moe’ elements too which is impressive.
R07: Weaving together the feelings of cool and cute...that’s truly cutting edge. Some fans may associate the character art with super powered battles in a ruined Tokyo. I’m sorry to say, no one in "Loopers" has such abilities, haha.
What were your thoughts when you saw the first illustrations for the project?
R07: I simply thought “That looks so cool!”. Normally visual novels will have more cute art, but this solid art style fits perfectly for a group of youths hiding secrets.
--I hear you’ve put strength into the music for this title. Can you tell us more about that?
Takada: We have plans for 3 songs all performed by the same artist. I can’t say who it is yet, but it’s a vocalist from a unit which has been doing ending songs for anime lately.
R07: And I got to make requests for what kind of feel the music should have. For example, I asked for the opening to have a similar taste to the anime opening for "Little Busters!"
Takada: I felt the same. I believe it’s a perfect song for "Loopers".
R07: I thought of "Little Busters!" a lot when writing the camaraderie of the Loopers, so I wanted to pay respect to that in the song. But even though I made a brazen request like that, I haven’t heard the song yet, so I’m looking forward to it being completed.
I want to ask about the core of the story. Can the Loopers escape the looping world, and are there other worlds? What happens in the second half of the story?
R07: To give one specific answer, it’s not about if they “can” escape but rather if they “will” escape.
And that means?
R07: I’ve explained how the looping world can get dull and monotonous. But on the other hand--if they escape--they lose their immortality and unlimited funds. For people who know everything that will happen around them, the unknowable Tomorrow is also frightening.
As you say, giving up a world where you can’t age or die would take some consideration.
R07: I believe there will be a trial version at some point, and I look forward to see how much of the "Loopers" world I can show off there. I’ve added just a drop of Ryukishi07 poison in there in the form of satire--not in the sense that the story is horror or suspense--so I hope everyone will enjoy it until the end.
Do you have a final message to the readers?
R07: As a Kinetic Novel, this piece is of a comfortable size and can be enjoyed in similar fashion to a movie. Also I was very careful with this: "Loopers" doesn’t have any character fans will find unpleasant. Basically, all the members are great people who should lighten up your day. And one final time for emphasis, "Loopers" is mysterious but not in any way a scary story! Please be confident and jump into the world of "Loopers"
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fandom.07th-expansion | # La divina tragedia~Makyoku~
is the ending theme song of the anime series "". It was composed, written and performed by JIMANG. A titular single featuring the full version was released on September 16, 2009. The B-side is a track named Soseiden.
Video Releases.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Labor Thanksgiving Day Gifts
is an extra arc from . It was first released on November 22, 2009.
English translation is by crystalweaver on livejournal.
Plot Summary.
The cousins all pick out gifts to give to their parents for Labor Thanksgiving Day, but Beatrice uses her powers to sow chaos.
Release History.
Original Release.
"Labor Thanksgiving Day Gifts" was originally a text story released as a booklet at the "GATE:stalemate" event on November 22, 2009.
Tsubasa.
"Labor Thanksgiving Day Gifts" was adapted into visual novel format with "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa", released physically at Comiket 79 on December 31, 2010.
The First and the Last Gift.
This arc was rereleased in "" on December 16, 2015.
Saku.
"Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" is a rerelease containing all previously-released "Umineko" content, which includes "Tsubasa" and thus this arc. "Saku" released on October 4, 2019.
Transcript.
Today, November 23rd, is Labor Thanksgiving Day.
In Japan, it is a holiday for commemorating labor, but to children, it specifically feels like a day to thank their parents for working hard for their families.
In kindergarten and elementary school, in order to show thanks to their parents, many students make gifts during arts and crafts time...
"Uu! Maria made a Thanksgiving Day present at school! Look, it's this, uu!"
"Ooh, that's a nice envelope! 'Thanksgiving Day Present,' huh. I like how straightforward it is!"
"You decorated it very nicely. Did you make these with origami? The flowers you pasted on are very well made."
"It really conveys your sincerity. So, what's inside of it?"
"Uu! Look, see. It's a coupon for shoulder massages~! It lasts for a month. Whenever Mama wants, Maria will tap her shoulders!"
The expiration date was in a month. It could be used once a day, for thirty minutes.
However, it could only be used before 9:00 at night. So in a way, it also contained a message from Maria, asking her mother to come home early.
The envelope and the coupon, which were decorated in a surprisingly diligent and fun-looking manner, were something of a masterpiece.
Battler, George, and Jessica were all deeply moved by that sincerity...
They were in a coffee shop in a metropolitan area.
George had proposed that it would be nice to have fellow cousins together for tea once in awhile, so they had all gathered there.
Rosa had also been with them for awhile, but she had an arrangement to go greet someone from work or something, and she had entrusted Maria to them and left.
Then, secretly. Maria had showed everyone her plans to give Rosa a present that day.
"Today, I'll give her the present when we're eating dinner. Uu!"
"I'm sure she'll be delighted... I forgot about those kinds of feelings a long time ago."
Jessica embarrassedly scratched her head, averting her eyes. ...Maria's earnestness was a bit dazzling.
The same went for Battler. He could only laugh awkwardly at Maria's pure smile.
...Nearly everyone is grateful to their parents. However, during their rebellious period, those feelings become distorted. ...Afterwards, having those kinds of feelings seems almost embarrassing, so nothing changes.
"...Maybe...I should go buy some kind of present, too..."
"George-aniki, you brought some luggage with you. Could that be presents for your parents...?"
"Yeah. I got Father a new wallet. ...I'm not sure if it's because of some kind of superstition, but he's been using a really old one for awhile. Recently, his change purse has gotten really worn-out, and it seems like coins often fall out of it. I thought it was about time he owned a new one. ...I'm also giving my mother a gift for Thanksgiving Day. This, which I picked up on the way here today, is my present to Mother."
"Hmm. What is it?"
"A kitchen knife. Mother is obsessed with kitchen knives. With brand name ones, that is. I'm sure she'll like it."
When seated at the family conference, Eva appeared very shrewd and faultfinding.
But at home, she was a good mother who excelled at cooking and gardening.
She especially loved creative cooking, and would often invite the women of the neighborhood over for house parties, in which she would proudly announce her newest works and receive praise.
It was certainly a fitting gift for that "witch of the kitchen."
"A kitchen knife, huh. It seems pretty high class for a present. How much did it cost?"
"P-Presents aren't about the cost. ...I guess this was about 200,000 yen."
"T-Two hundred thousaaand?!"
"Uu, is that a lot?"
George, as part of his studies of social affairs, worked as an apprentice at Hideyoshi's company. Because he was also learning about how to handle money, he received an amount of money that could pass for a salary.
Of course, he properly kept that money in savings, and was taught to be frugal whenever he did have to use it. This was surely the results of what he learned from his parents.
"W-What I don't want you two to misunderstand is that the price isn't what matters. Between my present and Maria-chan's present, I don't believe one is inferior to the other. What's important is our feelings."
"Uu! Feelings are important!"
"How many chances do you get to show gratitude to your father? Not as many as you'd expect. I think Labor Thanksgiving Day is a wonderful event."
Battler and Jessica exchanged glances.
Battler had been through a lot with Rudolf, and even now their relationship was still strained...but even then, he still felt a sense of respect for his parent. But he hadn't thought it was something worth conveying enough to say out loud.
It was the same with Jessica. Even though she definitely felt gratitude towards her parents, she hadn't thought it was something significant enough to say out loud.
To those two, George's words stung a bit...
"Presents are very simple magic anyone can use."
"Magic?"
"Yeah. It's sad that feelings of thanks can clearly be seen by the person who has them, but the other person can't see them at all. So, you know? If you give them a form that can be seen, you can express them. It's really simple and wonderful magic."
"That's true. The cost of the gift doesn't matter. It's about thinking of what would make that person happy, going to find it yourself, wrapping it up, and giving it to them with words of thanks. That whole process takes the form of a present, so it can be handed to another person. ...I think it makes sense to call that magic."
"It really is magic...! You know, when I use this magic? Mama will definitely be happy and smile! And she'll finish her work early, come home every day, and we'll eat dinner together! It's true! It'll really work! Uu!"
"That's for sure. If she gets this massage coupon filled with such sincerity...I'm sure she'll come home in a flash."
"...Okay. I'll get something for Dad, too! And if it works to break tensions between us...ehehe, maybe I'll be able to ask if I can buy a guitar."
"You've got some ulterior motive there. Well, that's still way better than not giving him anything at all."
"That's right. Rather than justly do nothing at all, I think it's better to hypocritically do something. It's fine even if you think of it as earning favors. Well, even if that's your intention, why don't you try returning favors every once in awhile? ...I think that could develop into something wonderful."
"Magic to make your family happy. Uu!"
"Should we stop by the department store after this?"
George laid out the suggestion, and Jessica and Battler exchanged glances.
...Yeah. Something like that might be good once in awhile. The two smiled and nodded firmly.
There were various stores in the station building.
As long as their wallets were up for it, it seemed like they could buy anything they wanted to.
"Battler, what are you gonna buy for Uncle Rudolf?"
"...For the old man, huh. ...I'll buy him a necktie to stay on the safe side...is what I'd like to say, but... He's really picky about his necktie preferences. He complains a lot about the neckties he gets, saying the pattern is bad or they're unsophisticated or whatever."
"People do have different tastes in neckties, after all. Still, if it's a present, I'm sure he'd be happy with anything."
"Rather than something related to fashion, maybe I should just get some kind of daily necessity. At least that way it'd be useful, and he won't be able to complain."
"Ah, yeah, I can understand that. I don't really get Dad's taste in clothes at all, so I want to look for something practical."
"Uu! What's important is feelings. Taste doesn't matter."
No, it was exactly as Maria said.
Battler and Jessica, while scratching their heads, looked around the various stores on each floor.
"...I'm thinking something like this might be good."
"Ooh, a padded kimono. Not bad. But I wonder if that'd suit Uncle Krauss?" (TN: The actual term used is "dotera"; it's a thickly padded over-kimono worn in winter for lounging. You know that thing Konata from Lucky Star wears when she's at home? It's that.)
"My mom's really strict. Outside of our own rooms, she demands we all present ourselves inside the mansion as if we were in public. ...But 'cause of that, our shoulders get really stiff. Sometimes Dad secretly complains about it. Though whenever Mom comes by, he instantly shuts up."
"Hahahahaha, Uncle Krauss is pretty cute."
"Uu! Padded kimonos are great! During the winter, Mama wears a padded kimono and jersey, and relaxes while eating mandarin oranges. Uu!"
"T-That stylish Aunt Rosa does...? T-That'd be a pretty shocking sight..."
"I think padded kimonos are wonderful. Because that desire to lazily relax at home is something that can only be shown to your family."
"That's for sure. This kind of thing is something you should receive from a relative."
"Which one would look best on Uncle Krauss? Uu uu! Maria likes this pink one!"
"I-I don't think Dad would wear that... ...Maybe there's a more dignified one that Dad wouldn't be ashamed to wear."
"I dunno, I think a nightgown might be more suitable for Uncle Krauss than a padded kimono."
"No. I think he would be happy to receive something a little more modest and family-oriented. Besides, there's a special meaning to it because Jessica-chan decided on it herself. I think it's an excellent choice."
"Well, I guess that's true. ...With Jessica, you'd imagine her going for a padded kimono over a nightgown."
"W-What?! What's that supposed to mean, jerk?! More importantly, what are you gonna do, Battler...?!"
"I've already decided. Well, tentatively."
Battler had already decided what to look for.
After buying Jessica's padded kimono, they headed to the place where it would be sold.
"Uwaah. I don't know anything about this type of stuff..."
"Battler, what are you buying? Electric shaver?"
"Even if he doesn't look like it, the old man's got really thick facial hair. He's always complaining about how if he gets lazy, his sideburns will end up growing into a beard like Grandfather's."
"Ahahaha. I see. If you give him this, he won't have to worry."
"But when it comes to consumer electronics, there's a ton of variety, right...? A girl like me has got no idea which ones are the most efficient."
"Well, I believe efficiency is usually proportional to the cost. It's the same for a woman's cosmetics, right?"
"Not at all, seriously. It's not just about cost, you have to pay attention to the maker and compatibility, too. ...Cheap stuff might not be good for your skin, so it's really tough for both your skin and your wallet."
"This is usually where I'd say that a lawnmower would be more than enough to take care of the old bastard's beard, but, well, today is special. Once in awhile I can show some gratitude for his work and buy something serious."
As a result of worrying about various things, Battler found a slightly outdated model on display and succeeded in a relatively cheap purchase.
With that, Jessica and Battler had been able to obtain gifts of everyday gratitude for their fathers without incident.
The two felt a bit shy, and smiled, thinking that it might be alright to go shopping like this once in awhile...
"Teacheeer. Don't tell me that this story's just gonna have everyone handing their presents over to their parents in a smiling happy ending?"
"Y-Yes, that is the case. Are you dissatisfied with something...? Don't you think it's a wonderful story about the children thanking their fathers for their everyday work...?"
"Uu. Beato, Maria thinks it's interesting."
"No way, no way! I'm telling you, that's too boring. Right, Ronove, shouldn't there be some kind of twist?"
"Pukuku...! Well, that may be enough for MARIA-sama, but contrary Milady desires a contrary ending."
"H-Hey...! I'm just seriously trying to make the story interesting for Lady MARIA's sake."
Virgilia was supposed to be telling a good story.
However, Beato, who realized there were no surprises to come in the tale, grew bored and grumbled.
Ronove seemed as though he had foreseen that reaction, and chuckled while confirming something with his pocket watch.
...Incidentally, Beato had grown bored about one minute sooner than the time Ronove had wagered upon in his mind.
"An ending like that, where everyone just smiles and lives happily ever after, doesn't have any punch to it. It's not interesting! All of the theater-going witches who have been watching my game are probably waiting for me to appear and stir things up! Right, MARIA? Right, Ronove?"
"Well, I wonder. Milady doing as she wishes will probably yield the best results."
"Uu! Maria wants to hear Beato's story! Let me hear, let me hear!"
"*cackle*cackle*cackle* That's how it is, Teacher! I shall fiddle with this story a bit."
"Y-You mustn't...! This is a beautiful story depicting the children's feelings of gratitude towards their parents on Thanksgiving Day...! You mustn't defile it in a strange way...!"
"C'mon, don't be so uptight. I'm just gonna give it a bit of a twist."
"H...Honestly, I suppose there's no helping it. ...Only a bit. But it must still have a happy ending, alright? If it does not end with everyone safely handing over their presents and becoming happy, I will be angry, understood?!"
"Fufufufufu! I have obtained Teacher's permission! Then I shall tamper with it, this story, this game board! Don't worry, I won't disturb it too much. I will just make a pleasant little alteration."
"A pleasant alteration...? What is it? A-Are you planning to switch the presents with some odd, grotesque object, o-or something that will teach bad things to children?"
"Uu? What's going to teach bad things?"
"I wonder what~ Teacheeeeer??"
"U-Um... N-Nighttime tools that would inappropriate for children...! This booklet is for all ages! I have already seen through what you're planning!"
"Kuhihihiii~ I wonder what you mean by nighttime tools~? Non non, relax, Teacher. Even if you wouldn't think it, I have graduated from such vulgarity. I will not do something so boorish...!"
"T-Then, what trick are you planning to pull?"
"A worthless prank. In a fickle accident, the presents the four have prepared will be switched up. There is no problem with that, is there?"
"C...Certainly, it could still end in a pleasant manner that way..."
"Uu. Will the story be interesting?"
"Of course it will. I shall tell the continuation. Listen closely, MARIA!"
There was nothing suspicious about the four cousins' presents.
When they reached the wrong people, there would be a bit of confusion, but it wouldn't be anything more than a charming little happening on a holiday...
Virgilia checked to confirm that she was not planning to do anything more than that, and when Beato nodded in return, the game board was turned over to her...
Maria eagerly badgered her for a continuation.
"Well then, here is the Thanksgiving Day story according to the Golden Witch Beatrice. Let the second half begin!"
"This is for you, Mother. Thanks for everything you do for our family."
"Thank you. I wonder what it is this year? What did you get, dear?"
"I got a wallet! A big one!"
"My, how stylish. What a wonderful wallet. Did you pick it out yourself, George?"
"Yeah. Father is pretty youthful, so I thought one made for the younger crowd might be good. It's the Velcro type that's in style right now."
"Wahaha! Well, I won't lose ta my wallet! What did ya get, Eva?"
"I'm going to open it now. I'm looking forward to seeing what it is."
"Try opening it in the kitchen. I'm sure it'll be useful for your cooking."
"Hmm? *giggle*giggle*, I wonder what it is. I wonder if the hodgepodge is cooked yet. Well then, I'll go stealthily open it in the kitchen."
At Eva's house that day, the family was having a friendly feast together. And after eating all the delicious food, there was a hodgepodge prepared for them.
Eva took her present and went to the kitchen.
And while chuckling to herself, she carefully removed the wrapping paper...
At that moment, the meta space background overlapped the scene, and Beato appeared.
"My apologies, Eva~! This is where you are actually supposed to get a high class kitchen knife. But with that setup, it would end with nothing more than an 'Ah~ Thank you~ I'll use this knife to work hard on my cooking from now on~ ☆' You shall receive Jessica's present!"
Snap! Meta space end.
"Ah... Hmm... Isn't that nice."
What she found inside...was the padded kimono Jessica had chosen for Krauss.
It was of a cool color and it looked a bit cheap, but it was perfectly sensible as something to wear at home.
...How had something so bulky had come from such a small gift box? ...Well, that issue was made vague with mysterious magic.
"This is just perfect for the coming season. ...Oh my, the color even matches with my mittens. *giggle* That George, he's got such good taste. ♪"
With that said.
Eva put on her mittens – which, by coincidence, happened to be of the same color – and the padded kimono, and returned with the pot the hodgepodge had been cooked in.
"Ooh! That looks great on ya. Just perfect fer the comin' season!"
"Thank you, George. I'll treasure this as I wear it. It can get chilly in the kitchen, so I'm truly happy you gave it to me."
Eva smiled sweetly in response to the wonderful present.
Hideyoshi also praised it, saying it looked great on her.
However, while George smiled politely, he felt an uncertain sense of guilt.
H...Huh...?
That's definitely the padded kimono Jessica-chan bought...
H-How did this happen...?
While smiling bitterly, George questioned the heavens...
As a result.
Naturally, the present Jessica had given to Krauss had become something different.
But whose present had been given to Krauss...?
Because she had been too shy to hand it over to him directly, Jessica had stealthily left the present outside of Krauss' study.
In the first place, there had never been a tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving Day in Jessica's home.
So to both Jessica and Krauss, it was a very sudden present.
Part of her had thought he would be surprised, but when she thought about why she had only gotten him a present this year, the goal of coaxing a guitar out of him had seemed so transparent that she had felt embarrassed.
Therefore, she thought it would be just fine to leave it outside of his study.
"...Dad went up to his study awhile ago... I wonder if he noticed the present..."
Jessica was sitting in the parlor watching television, but she wasn't paying much attention to it.
She was nervously wondering if he would dashingly come down wearing what she had given him.
Ah...he might use the inner phone line to call me in my room and thank me over the phone...
I wouldn't want that. Ah, but, in that case, maybe I should return to my room and wait for a phone call...
"What is the matter, Jessica? You are fidgeting about in such an agitated manner."
"A-Ahahaha...! I-It's nothing. H-Has Dad already gone up to his study?!"
"He went up some time ago, so I believe he will come down soon. ...Let us enjoy the black tea you bought, Jessica."
Natsuhi entered the parlor, pushing the cart with the tea set placed upon it herself.
Compared to the servants who she strictly guided on how to serve tea, Natsuhi's tea was a little bit strong. ...The tea leaves made it a bit bitter.
But even so, Jessica didn't dislike the tea her mother brewed herself.
It was a time for the family to enjoy tea together without any outsiders. She certainly didn't mind the servants, but being alone with her family was a bit relaxing...
That's when Krauss would come down wearing the padded kimono she had given him as a present...
Krauss would awkwardly say, "Jessica, thank you. It's unusual for you to give me a present..."
Then Jessica would say, "N-No, it's no big deal... S-Sometimes on, um, Thanksgiving Day...I t-thought it might be nice to show you my gratitude, Dad."
Then Natsuhi would say, "Regardless of whether or not it is something appropriate for the next head of the Ushiromiya family...when we're alone as a family, a thing like this can be pleasant."
And with that kind of atmosphere, it would become a faintly warm teatime.
And then, when the mood was good, it would end with: "Actually... I kind of want to play an instrument..." Jessica got ahead of herself and daydreamed about how things might play out.
Then, the sound of Krauss' approaching footsteps could be heard.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
"Dear. Here is the tea Jessica bought. Let us enjoy it."
"...Uh. ...Dad. ...Um, d-did you like the present...?"
"Yes, thank you. It was wonderful."
"...Ah. ...Is that so..."
"My, did something happen?"
"Yes, I received a Thanksgiving Day present from Jessica. ...It was quite a heartfelt gift."
Krauss wasn't wearing the padded kimono.
Whaaat, isn't it obvious that this is where he should read the atmosphere and come in wearing it...! Hmph, hmph, hmph! I used up my scarce spending money to buy it, and had a brilliant plan to get a guitar out of that padded kimono, geez! Hmph, hmph, hmph! Jessica grumbled inside her mind.
"Ah~ My shoulders are stiff."
"...So what. It's because you don't exercise enough, isn't it?"
"H-Hmmm~ I'd be pleased if you would massage my shoulders..."
"Your shoulders are stiff 'cause they're too cold. W-Wear thicker clothes. Like a, uh, p-padded kimono."
"A padded kimono is merely a coat for commoners. Rather than that, isn't there something more suitable for my shoulders?"
"Hu...Huh?! What the hell do you mean by 'suitable'? Shut up!"
Jessica furiously stormed out of the room.
Krauss watched with a vague sense of guilt, wondering where he had erred in this failure to communicate with his daughter.
"H-Hmmm... O-Oh, I see! It was written that it must be before 9 PM. That was careless of me... Tomorrow, I will try again..."
"What are you talking about? Is it about the Thanksgiving Day present?"
"Y-Yes. ...Actually, I received this from Jessica..."
"Oh my."
What Krauss showed to her while dejectedly dropping his shoulders...was the massage coupon Maria had intended to give to Rosa.
Jessica's present had come to George's place.
Maria's present had come to Jessica's place.
...All of the presents were being shifted around.
George and Jessica were puzzled at how they could've mistaken the presents with their completely different sizes and packaging, but it was magic, so there was nothing that could be done about it.
At any rate, they could do nothing but hope that they presents they had given would be received positively...
The electric shaver Battler had bought was certainly a bit cheap, but it was a fairly big purchase for Battler, considering his spending money.
Sly Battler was upfront about that with Kyrie, and had proposed that they make it a joint gift. He succeeded in getting her to shoulder half of the cost.
But unfortunately, Rudolf had an important meeting scheduled with a foreign guest for the next few days, and was staying overnight at his company.
The timing of a present is important.
Therefore, Kyrie had asked one of the company's secretaries to pass the gift along to Rudolf.
Thanks to that, the next night, a present box with a message card from Kyrie and Battler was placed on Rudolf's president seat.
"Oh, this must be what Kyrie told me about over the phone."
After returning to the company president's room late at night, Rudolf found the present box that had been placed on his desk.
When he opened the card, he found a short message written in Kyrie's methodical handwriting.
[To Rudolf-san, with our everyday feelings. Kyrie & Battler]
"Whew. That sure hits home. ...I wonder what it is. I'll value it."
When he lifted up the box, he noticed it felt fairly heavy. In the world of men, there's an impression that size = quality.
Rudolf was slightly shocked that he had probably been given an expensive gift.
Rather than feeling happy, he imagined they would expect a return gift of the same quality from him. Not to mention he'd need a gift for two people. He shrugged his shoulders and let out a sigh.
As he unfastened the ribbon on the gift, the phone on his desk rang.
"Hello, it's me. ...Hm? Got it, transfer the call. This is a matter of absolute secrecy. Don't pass on any calls or messages for awhile. ...Hello. ...Yo, honey. I said I'd see you tomorrow, didn't I? I told you not to call me here too much. ...Hahaha, you idiot, I'm telling you to sleep well tonight. You won't be sleeping much tomorrow night, okay?"
Rudolf was wearing a lewd grin, or maybe he was just smiling lively at the other person over the phone.
...This damn man, he's caught himself another woman AGAIN.
You could call it his life's work at this point. He couldn't exist without seeking out beautiful ladies during his business and seducing them.
Even while cheating, he didn't forget his responsibility to his family.
He wondered if being able to balance those two things was the true way of cheating.
And, while talking over the phone, he unwrapped the packaging and took out the fairly heavy small wooden box that was inside.
Hey, hey, what the hell is this.
"Hehehe. If you get serious, you lose. It's a relationship we both accept, right? That's right, I like that indifference... ...I'll come wearing the present you gave me a couple days ago. I'm looking forward to it."
"Ufu~ Of course~ Tomorrow, for one evening, I'll make you forget all about your wife~ ☆"
"You're saying some pretty cute things~ ...whoa."
"W-What's wrong~?"
He opened the small wooden box.
There, he found a sharp, pointed...object that shined a dull silver.
It was so sharp...that it seemed that just pressing it lightly against his fingertip would cause beads of blood to surface.
Eh... Ah... A ki...kitchen knife...?
...Why...would they give this to me...?
As Rudolf broke into a cold sweat, he reread the message on the card.
[To Rudolf-san, with our everyday feelings.]
With our everyday feelings.
Withwithwith.
"Darling~ What's wrong, you got all quiet."
"A...Ahahahahahaha! U-Uh, sorry?! Um, well, you see, actually, some urgent business came up for tomorrow?! I-I'll get in touch with you later, so, uh, d-don't contact me for awhile...! You see, uh... I'm gonna get kiiiiiiilled!"
...It seemed the present George had bought had found its way to Rudolf.
No matter what kind of present he received, because his daily conduct had been bad, he probably would have misinterpreted the message.
Well then. In this case, we'll be ending with Maria.
What present did Maria hand over to Rosa?
"President~ You've got a call from your daughter. Should I hand it over?"
"Please do. That Maria, I wonder what she wants. I told her not to call me when I'm at work. ...Hello, Maria? What's wrong?"
"Uu! Mama! Sorry for calling during work, sorry for calling during work...!"
What on earth did she want? Maria sounded like she had a festive reason for calling during work, and didn't seem like she was in an emergency. Rosa raised her eyebrows a bit.
"...Maria. Mama is really busy preparing for a presentation right now. I already told you, didn't I? I'm so busy right now that I probably won't be coming home for awhile...!"
While watching Rosa's side of the conversation, the designer employees started whispering among themselves.
"Is the President saying she still won't go home~?"
"She's not even busy at all. Once in awhile she should be faithful to her daughter and go home."
"She's got another new boyfriend, right~? You know, the chief producer of that design office, Akihito-san. ♪"
"Aah, that kind of wimpy guy?"
"But you know, that guy's got a pretty thick beard, doesn't he? I mean, it's always totally grown out by evening~"
"It's probably all prickly when she tries to go for a kiss, gross~! Kyakkya!"
"Be quiet! If you have time to gossip, show me the rough design of that front slit white dress! And don't forget about the purple ribbon on the chest!"
Covering the receiver with her hand, Rosa yelled with a blood vessel popping up.
"Ah, I'm sorry about that. ...Mama's just so busy with work. What do you need? Make it quick, okay?"
"Uu! It's for Mama who's always working so hard and comes home late. Today, when you came home for lunch, I put a present in your bag."
"Huh? In my bag?"
Rosa happened to be near home that day, and had decided to be together with Maria at least for lunch.
Maria had wanted to give the present to her then, but Rosa was in a bad mood and kept insisting she had to leave, so she had secretly slipped it into her mother's bag.
...In truth, Rosa had returned home as a sort of atonement. She was going to be with her new lover for the next few days, so he had intended to return home to fill in that gap of time. ...And she had impressed upon her daughter that she wouldn't be returning for a few days because she was busy.
...Haah. I'll acknowledge that I'm a terrible mother a hundred times over.
Slighting my daughter, and keeping secret relationships like this...!
But you know, Maria. I may be a mother, but I want to be a woman, too!
I still want to experience passionate love, alright?! Aah, I'm not telling you to understand that.
When I'm with Akihito-san, I forget all my hardships and remember all the happier times!
It may be true that he has a thick beard. It's so thick I'd like him to shave it three times a day. Ah, but they also say that guys with thick beards can be the strongest men~
"...Maria. ...What is this...?"
"It's your present from Maria. ...Kihihihihi."
That thing was...no matter how you looked at it. An electric shaver for men.
"What...is this supposed to mean...? Are you giving this to me...?"
"I thought it might be the perfect present for Mama right now. Right? You're happy, aren't you? Use it. Use it, okay? Making Mama happy is Maria's greatest pleasure. So make sure you use it, alright? Use it, okay? Use it, okay? Kihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihi!"
That present certainly was mysterious.
Even though Rosa had insisted she was so busy, she started coming home right on time after that day, and ate dinner with Maria every night.
The end.
"Uu! Beato's story is amazing! Maria became happy. Mama came home! Uu uu uu!"
"See? Wasn't it? I mixed things up, but it all ended happily, right?!"
"It is effective. Although twists were added, the story was concluded properly."
"...A-Ahem. I-In other words. 'Because they picked out their gifts with sincerity, it didn't matter if different things reached the recipients'...is the moral of the story. ...So the important thing is heart..."
The way Virgilia evaluated the story as though it made sense, without worrying about how messed up it had become, was a bit uninteresting.
She acted satisfied that although the story had been a bit unbearable, at least it had ended nicely.
Right then, Beato suddenly sat upright, and conjured a present box out of thin air.
"Tada! ♪ Alright, here is my present to you, Teacher. I thought that on Thanksgiving Day, perhaps I should give gifts to Ronove and Teacher for always looking after me!"
"...W...Well... I certainly never expected you to give out presents... ...I-I am both happy and bewildered."
"I also received one from Milady earlier. Although I still have not opened it."
"Yes. I have already given Ronove his. Open it without worries, Teacher! Come on, come on, come on."
"...I see. Beato, I already know how this is going to end."
"Hm~? What are you talking about?"
"The presents given to me and Ronove must have been switched. You expect me to be shocked when I receive a gift meant for men. Ending things with a bang...is what you're aiming for, is it not? The things you think of are so simple that I can always see right through them. ...Well, still."
Even with such a modest prank prepared.
Beato's feelings put into the present were the important thing.
There was no kind of gift that could be more precious than the feelings of thanks themselves. She had even just said that herself.
"...Well, I know what is going to happen. I'm sure I will find a red loincloth meant for Ronove or some such. ...What is this? A book?"
Because there was a book cover on it, she couldn't see what the title was.
However, when she opened it, she saw various monochrome illustrations that looked like stained glass art inside. ...This is...
"...A coloring book, is it."
"Yeah, that's right. It's not one for kids, alright? It is a coloring book for adults, featuring masterpieces from all the ages. There are watercolor pencils I purchased attached...!"
"Oh my, I'm jealous. I have wanted that for a long while."
Ronove smiled.
She suddenly felt guilty for suspecting Beato must have had something up her sleeve and keeping up her guard...
Virgilia could do nothing but lower her head in a way that denoted both gratitude and apology.
"T-Thank you... Yes, this seems like something you would do... You made me think that the present must be some odd object, then gave me this wonderful gift instead. ...I was completely fooled by your scenario..."
"Uhihi. You give me too much credit, Teacher. I merely gave you Ronove's present by mistake."
"Thank you, Beato. ...I will enjoy working in this coloring book. ...Hm?"
When she closed the book, the book cover slipped off.
There, the book's title was written like this:
[Fun Brain Activities! A Coloring Book for the Middle-Aged. A Way to Always Stay Young!]
In a rare occurrence, both of Virgilia's eyes...opened.
A strong, lukewarm breeze blew through, and thunderclouds rolled into the sky of the Golden Land...
"Teacher, don't get me wrong, okay? That was what I intended to give to Ronove. It's not like I really gave it to yooooooooou. Teacher, didn't you say it yourself? Even if the presents are switched, as long as the gifts were picked out with sincerity, the feelings will still be passed on~ ☆"
"...By the way, Ronove. What did you receive?"
"Well, I wonder. ...Oh my. If isn't the hyaluronan drink that is so popular right now. Kukukuku, I am most grateful. Lately, my knees have been aching when I go up and down the stairs, pukuku!"
"...Beatrice."
"What is it, Teacher?"
"Come, try to remember."
"My respect for the elderly?"
"In what way were you killed?! Come forth, Giant Soldier Battle Line. Line up, Bits of Steel. Bury her into the ground, Divine Spear! Drill her into nothing, tear her apart and reduce her to ashes! Come forth, Chiester Sisters Imperial Guard Corps, sew this rude disciple to nothing with your 100 golden arrows! Mugiiiiiiii!"
"Bring it on, I'll just kill you fiiiiirst! Oryaaaaaaah!"
And things ended with a bang.
| Labor Thanksgiving Day Gifts |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Labor Thanksgiving Day Gifts/Summary
November 23rd is Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. It’s a day for commemorating labor, and children are encouraged to get gifts for their parents to thank them for their hard work. Battler, Jessica, George, and Maria are gathered in a coffee shop. Maria proudly presents something she made in school: an envelope with a coupon for shoulder massages. It lasts for a month and can only be used for 30 minutes before 9:00 PM; it was a way for Maria to tell Rosa to come home from work quickly. Battler sees George is carrying luggage and figures that it’s a gift for his parents; George says his dad needed a new wallet and picked up an expensive kitchen knife for his mom. Eva seemed very shrewd and intimidating at the family conferences, but at home she greatly enjoyed cooking, often inviting the women of the neighborhood over for house parties. The cousins ask how much the knife was, only be floored when they hear it cost 200,000 yen. George was working an apprenticeship under Hideyoshi at his company learning to handle money, and he was receiving a modest salary and saving it appropriately. George says the price or the quality of the gift isn’t what matters, but the feelings they put into them. Battler and Jessica start thinking; Battler hasn’t had the best relationship with Rudolf, but he still had some respect for him. Jessica felt gratitude towards her parents, but she would never say it aloud. Maria calls it magic, giving a present and expressing all of their feelings in physical form. Jessica then decides to get a present for Krauss, hoping it’ll break tensions between them and get her a guitar.
George offers going as a group to the department store, and the cousins wholeheartedly agree. Battler thinks about what to get for Rudolf while Jessica settles on a padded kimono. Natsuhi demands that her family present themselves inside the mansion as if they were in public, and so Krauss’ shoulders get really stiff and he secretly complains about it. Battler finally decides on an electric shaver, saying Rudolf actually has thick facial hair and complains about looking like Kinzo if he doesn’t shave.
Meanwhile, Beatrice is annoyed at Virgilia’s story about the cousins, thinking it’s going to end happily. MARIA likes the story but Beato wants it to have a twist, asking Ronove for validation.
Beato asks her teacher to let her mess with the story but Virgilia is unwilling to let her change it, relenting after making her promise that the story will still have a happy ending. Virgilia hopes she doesn’t replace the cousins’ gifts with anything inappropriate, and Beato assures her that she’s just going to switch their presents around. There would be confusion when the parents got the wrong presents, but Virgilia made absolutely sure that Beato wasn’t doing anything inappropriate. Beato casts her magic on the gameboard, forming her own version of the Labor Day Thanksgiving story.
George gives his gifts to his parents. Hideyoshi loves his new wallet, and George tells Eva to open hers in the kitchen, saying it’ll be useful. Eva begins unwrapping her present, and Beato suddenly chimes in to say that she’ll be getting Jessica’s present instead. Eva pulls out a padded kimono, finding it cheap looking but also sensible housewear; how it fit in such a small box is unknown. Eva puts on the kimono and her similarly-colored oven mitts and presents her new gift to the family while holding a hotpot. She wholeheartedly thanks her son for the gift as George wonders how his present could’ve possibly been switched.
Naturally, Jessica’s gift to Krauss was something different as well. Being too shy to give it directly, Jessica left it outside of Krauss’ study for him to find. Their family never had a tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving Day, so the idea of giving presents was sudden. Jessica sits in the parlor, nervously waiting for Krauss to find his gift. Natsuhi appears and comments on how fidgety Jessica is being, telling her that Krauss should be coming out of his study soon. They drink some tea, and Jessica fantasizes about this heartwarming family moment, thinking about Krauss coming down wearing the kimono and thanking her, and Jessica hinting at wanting a guitar. Jessica ends her fantasy and Krauss then appears, not wearing the kimono. He thanks Jessica for the gift and she wonders what’s going on, as Krauss should’ve read the atmosphere and wore the kimono down. Krauss motions that his shoulders are stiff and asks Jessica to massage them, but she blows him off and storms out of the parlor. Krauss looks concerned before realizing that it’s after 9:00 PM, hoping to try again tomorrow. Natsuhi asks what he means, and she’s shown the coupon for massages that Maria was supposed to give.
Battler had actually talked with Kyrie beforehand about the gift for Rudolf, and they decided to chip in together for it. However, Rudolf had a meeting scheduled for the next few days and was staying overnight at his company, so Kyrie passed the gift over to one of his secretaries to give to him later. The next day, Rudolf enters his office to see the gift at his desk. A note is included, saying “To Rudolf-san, with our everyday feelings. Kyrie & Battler.” Rudolf begins unwrapping his present when the phone suddenly rings. He picks up and talks to the operator on the other end, asking to transfer the call while enforcing complete secrecy. After getting transferred, Rudolf starts talking very casually; he’s cheating once again and talking to another beautiful lady. While they chat, Rudolf opens up his present and finds a sharp knife waiting for him. Rudolf wonders why Battler and Kyrie would send him such a thing and reads their note again, seeing that it was sent “with our everyday feelings”. Rudolf’s girlfriend hears he’s gone quiet and asks what’s wrong, and he suddenly tells her that some urgent business has come up and to not contact him for a few days, yelling that he’s going to be killed.
Meanwhile, Rosa is at her company and takes a call from Maria despite telling her not to call while she’s at work. She tells Maria that she’s busy with a presentation and can’t go home for a few days as her subordinates start gossiping, saying Rosa’s not even busy and had found a new boyfriend Akihito. They mention that Akihito has a thick beard and laugh about it, and Rosa yells at them to get back to work. Rosa goes back to her call and asks Maria what’s up; Maria put a gift in Rosa’s lunch bag since she works very hard and comes home so late. Rosa then remembers going home for a bit and Maria tried giving her the gift then; she must’ve secretly put it in her lunch bag. Rosa had gone home as atonement since she was going to be spending the next few days with her new boyfriend and convinced Maria it was for work. She regrets being a terrible mother and keeping secret relationships like this, but she still wants to be a woman and experience love. She thinks about Akihito and his beard and how he needs to shave it, opening her present to find the electric razor. She asks Maria what this present is, and Maria tells her that it’s a gift, laughing evilly. Maria says it’s the perfect gift Rosa needs right now, and that making Mama happy is her greatest pleasure. With such a mysterious present, Rosa started coming home right on time every day and eating dinner with Maria, living happily ever after.
MARIA loves the story and how happy Maria became, and Virgilia is relieved that the story ended well, citing the moral to be the importance of heart. Beato then conjures a present out of thin air, presenting it to Virgilia so they could celebrate Thanksgiving Day too. Ronove already received his gift, and Beato excitedly tells Virgilia to open hers. However, Virgilia knows that Beato already swapped the gifts and wanted to end things with a bang. She opens hers and expects to find a red loincloth only to find a coloring book instead. It’s a coloring book for adults, containing masterpieces from around the world and a set of colored pencils; Ronove is jealous, having wanted that for a long time. Virgilia thanks Beato, saying she was fooled into thinking Beato really did give her some odd object. Beato laughs, saying she did give her Ronove’s present by mistake, and then the coloring book’s cover slides off to reveal the real title: “Fun Brain Activities! A Coloring Book for the Middle-Aged. A Way to Always Stay Young!” In a rare occurrence, both of Virgilia’s eyes open, and thunder starts raging in the Golden Land. Beatrice mocks her, saying she meant to give it to Ronove but gave it to Virgilia instead, and that the heart of the gift is what matters according to her. Virgilia asks the demon butler what he got, who replies that he received hyaluronic acid drinks, perfect for his aching knees. Virgilia then calls forth a magical army, forcing Beato to do the same. The witches quarrel, and the story truly ends with a bang.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lady Lambdadelta's Memoirs
| Lady Lambdadelta's Memoirs |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Lambda
| Lambda |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Lambda's Diary
| Lambda's Diary |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Lambdadelta
is the Witch of Certainty and Beatrice's sponsor who has come to observe her game. She first appears in "Turn of the Golden Witch".
Appearance.
Lambdadelta appears as a girl in her teens with short, blond hair. Her eyes are amber in the original visual novel and "Pachi-Slot "and red in the anime and console adaptations.
She wears a pink hat and dress and white-and-pink-striped stockings and shoes. Her dress is adorned with pumpkins and pinkish-red bows, some of which are candy-shaped. She also wears black long gloves.
Personality.
Lambda's defining trait is how emotive she is. She always wants to have fun, even if the means to that end seem contradictory to her role. Lambda is playfully cruel and doesn't care what kind of suffering others go through so long as it entertains her, though she occasionally shows compassion. This is exemplified in "Alliance of the Golden Witch" where she takes Beatrice's side but tries to make Battler stand up and fight when he loses faith in himself. Lambda is arrogant, having declared herself the strongest witch in the universe at one point and claiming that she's had historical buildings erected in her honor after granting people's wishes.
On the other hand, Lambda isn't very diligent. In "End of the Golden Witch", her records for the Court of Illusions, which she oversaw, are just several lines long as opposed to Bernkastel's thousands of pages. Lambda also has shades of idiocy, where she refers to herself as "super paper", a seeming acknowledgement of her thick-headedness, in reference to the rock-paper-scissors rivalry she has with Bern and Beatrice. Lambda's stupidity may just be an act however, as she will rarely take on a serious tone of voice. At other times, she remembers her Logic Error and breaks down.
Abilities.
As the Witch of Certainty, Lambda can grant wishes and make them succeed as a certain fate, however she typically grants this boon to people that already have the determination needed to make their wishes come true.
For direct combat purposes, Lambda can create black holes and candy bombs. She can turn objects and other people, including herself, into konpeitou candies. Lambda can also use Red Truth.
Background.
Long ago, Lambda was a Human. She was trapped inside of a logic error, being one of the few witches alongside Bern to succeed in solving one. It's implied she was responsible for Bern's creation when she trapped her in one of her own games. Bern later defeated Lambda, alluding to this game being created from a "firm fate".
At some point, Lambda met the human form of Beatrice and took great interest in her game board built around Rokkenjima, granting her witch powers in exchange for borrowing it to trap Bern. The extra arc "Memoirs of the ΛΔ" expounds upon this in that she granted a girl's wish for certain determination to become a god at some point in the past. The result of this wish is supposed to have created a new witch for Lambda to play with.
Relationships.
Bernkastel.
Lambda loves Bern and has a great interest in her. She wants to have a mutual understanding with her since they've both suffered through logic errors in the past. According to Whose Tea Party?, Bern used to be much different and started opening up when Lambda started playing with her.
The two witches often banter with each other through cruel yet lewd remarks. Bern sometimes loses control of her emotions, and so Lambda has to keep her calm.
Beatrice.
Lambdadelta is Beatrice's Witch Guardian and Beatrice is the Miko of Lambdadelta. During the conversation about witch powers in the ??? of "Legend of the Golden Witch", Bernkastel says Lambdadelta might have a good compatibility against Beatrice since she would be able to kill Beatrice's "endless" nature. It is later revealed that Lambda bestowed Beatrice with witch powers when the latter was a lowly human and now acts as her witch guardian. Lambda doesn't really see Beato as a friend however, and won't hesitate to get rid of her if she disappoints. This is exemplified in "End of the Golden Witch" where, after Beato surrenders and falls comatose, Lambda continuously mocks her by asking her to speak if she has any problems and acting ecstatic when she doesn't.
Battler Ushiromiya.
Lambda is an opponent to Battler by proxy of siding with Beatrice. Lambda prioritizes having fun and, despite her antagonizing Battler a lot, she will give him rousing speeches when he loses faith in himself and keep Beato's game going, as seen in "Banquet of the Golden Witch" and "Alliance".
In "End", Lambda becomes Battler's witch guardian when he uncovers the truth of Beato's game and names him the new Golden Witch. From this point forward, Lambda does a lot more to help Battler prove he truly understands Beatrice and mediates some of his games. She still takes a passive stance during Battler's other conflicts in later arcs, but she comes around and gives assistance after seeing his determination.
Ange Ushiromiya.
Lambda is also an opponent to Ange, similar to Battler. However, Lambda sees value in Ange as a tool to help her stay with Bern forever. She tries convincing Ange to become her piece instead of Bern's and stall the game for as long as possible, but it fails. Lambda considers Ange a failure after this and is not very interested in her development in later arcs, as seen in "Requiem of the Golden Witch" when she tells a distressed Ange to pipe down as the true events of the Rokkenjima Mass Murders are playing out. However, in "Twilight of the Golden Witch", Lambda comes to sympathize with Ange and names her and the rest of the Golden Land residents as her mikos, fighting on their behalf.
Role in the Story.
Legend of the Golden Witch.
Lambdadelta's name is first mentioned in the ???. She is said to have been dethroned by Bernkastel alone in the past and "terrifying because of her cruelty".
Turn of the Golden Witch.
Lambda first appears in the ??? when Beatrice invites her to bet against Bern for her victory. She offers to help Beatrice while planning to take revenge on Bern for defeating her. After everyone else leaves, Lambda gives Battler a rousing speech and encourages him to save Rosa from Beatrice's torture and get back in the game.
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Lambda gives EVA-Beatrice the recommendation needed for her to become the new Golden Witch and becomes her guardian. She attends the coronation ceremony.
In the Tea Party, Lambda shows annoyance that Bern's new piece Ange suddenly barged into the game board without warning. She later has a private talk with Beatrice and shows disdain that she isn't trying to win. Lambda reminds Beatrice that she became a witch in exchange for Lambda being allowed to use her perfect game board. If Beatrice falls short of victory then Lambda won't hesitate to take away her powers and throw her into the worst Fragment.
Alliance of the Golden Witch.
Lambda tells Ange in private that Bern has tricked her. Even if Ange were to stop Beato's game and set her family free, they won't return to her own future; they will return to a six-year-old Ange of a different Fragment, while this 18-year-old Ange is just a piece and will disappear when Beato's game ends. She also mentions Bern's promise of finding a Fragment where Ange was living happily with her family but couldn't find it, and claims that such a thing doesn't really exist. Lambda gives Ange the offer of becoming her piece instead, with the goal of keeping Beato's game running for as long as possible; if Ange accepts, she can stay with her brother forever and will be allowed to reveal her identity while Lambda traps Bern.
Beatrice decides to abandon the game, believing that Battler is unfit to fight her; neither side will be able to make a move, and so there is no winner or loser. Lambda tries to convince Battler to prove his qualifications, but he is unable to and soon disappears. Beato abandons the game board, and Bern leaves with Lambda chasing after her. Beato s later forced to return to the game board after intervention from Ange. Lambda shackles her to a chair, intent on keeping her there and watching over her for eternity until she wins the game. Battler also comes back thanks to Bern and manages to regain his spirit and qualifications, but Ange sacrifices herself for it and is torn apart. Lambda comments on the sad scene as it plays out.
In the ???, after Battler and Beato's big debate, Lambda and Bern lie in a bed and talk about the game. Lambda reveals she set the rule about Ange not giving her name, feeling that she and Battler would demolish Beato otherwise. They also mock Battler's theories, with Lambda correcting some of them in red truth. Bern and Lambda talk about how much they see Beato as their plaything and declare on their titles that Beato will lose for all eternity, and a miracle will certainly not occur.
End of the Golden Witch.
Beato falls comatose, having given up on the game still, and Lambdadelta wants to take over as Game Master for her. Battler won't allow it since this game is supposed to be between him and Beato. Lambda promises that she'll arrange the game the same way Beatrice would, insisting that it will help him understand her better. Bern threatens Battler with making the Fragment of Ange being sad in the future a reality, and Battler reluctantly acknowledges the game but says Bern can substitute for him if Lambda's going to replace Beato. Lambda accepts this arrangement and begins the game with Bern.
When Battler rejoins the game, Lambda replays everything from the start to show him what's happened. She presses Battler for his theories regarding certain scenes such as Kinzo's appearance and discussion with others despite his death. As the game continues, Lambda gives red truths in response in Bern's blue. (See End of the Golden Witch/Colored Text for a comprehensive list.)
When Bern explains how she solved the epitaph, Lambda transports her and Battler to the Sea of Fragments and gives him some training on how not to lose himself in it. When Bern's Battler substitute (Bern-Battler) solves the epitaph on the game board and finds the gold room, Lambda confirms in red that it's real. During the game, Lambda also acts as The Man From 19 Years Ago when calling Natsuhi on the phone.
Lambda arbitrates a 24:00 court session in the Court of Illusions to determine if Natsuhi is the culprit, with Erika and Bern acting as prosecutors and Battler as defense. A new rule is implemented where Humans who speak in red must have appropriate proof. The trial goes on and Natsuhi is eventually presumed guilty. Lambda awards victory to Bern and Erika when Piece-Beatrice demands to be convicted in place of Natsuhi. Lambda decides to punish her by having her meet the same fate of the other losers in Beatrice's past games and summons a horde of goats to tear her apart, remembering that their contract called for Beato to pay with her life if she failed to entertain her.
Before the goats can kill Piece-Beatrice, Dlanor stops them and announces that Battler still wants to debate. Battler gives a red truth saying Natsuhi is not the culprit, but Lambda invokes the previous rule and asks for proof. Battler is shut down, and Lambda plays along with Erika and Bern's theory that Natsuhi had an affair with Kinzo.
In the ???, Battler revives. Lambda resicnds the previous judgement and acknowledges Battler as the new Golden Witch and Endless Sorceror, reopening court so he can present his new evidence. Battler and Erika exchange blows, and when Battler successfully uses Gold Truth, Lambda understands that eh has truly understood Beato's game. Lambda declares the game to be even and passes her role of Game Master to Battler.
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
Lambda watches over Battler and Erika's game to ensure it runs smoothly. She shows a lot of awe and concern when both sides pull off some daring moves, especially with Erika not wanting to declare Detective's Authority at the start. Lambda, Bern, and Erika talk about the closed rooms in the first twilight. Lambda refuses to give red since she knows how the rooms are constructed and tells Bern to just trust her non-red observations. Later, Bern gets angry when Battler threatens to kick her out when he notices her trying to interfere with the game, and Lambda has to mediate between them.
Battler and Erika debate over Battler's corpse disappearing from his closed room. Lambda takes a look at what both sides have planned and comments that Battler's move looks horrible. She warns him not to cause a Logic Error, or else the game board will be blown away. Battler claims that he escaped the room despite the chain being set and sealed with tape, and Lambda concludes it's a valid move. The trick involves Battler switching places with Kyrie, who was also a first twilight "victim", however Dlanor announces that Kyrie cannot save Battler in red. Lambda is shocked that Dlanor can repeat this in red despite Battler not confirming it himself and says that Natsuhi could do it instead. She's denied in rd as well, and Lambda desperately says that the other first twilight victims could switch places with Battler, but Erika soon reveals they're all dead because she killed and decapitated them.
With the threat of a logic error looming, Lambda suggests to Battler that he either admit he messed up or reconstruct the closed room trick with new logic. Battler insists he can still solve the logic error and is sent to a guest room similar to the one his corpse was in. Until Battler can solve it, his mind will be trapped there forever. Lambda gives Battler some advice as a "survivor of hell" and says he should be able to keep going so long as he hates Erika and Bern. Battler is shocked at her demeanor, and Lambda starts to go crazy from remembering the logic error she herself went through a long time ago. She wishes the Game Master luck and leaves.
Chick Beato is still determined to save Battler from his logic error, and Lambda decides to give her advice as well. She tells her that the old Beatrice loved detective novels and closed room tricks, and formed her magic compendium out of those. Lambda assures Beatrice that the old her could solve this trick and disappears, expecting to meet her again soon.
Erika asks Lambda her about her logic error. She says that Bern went through an even worse one when she was still a piece. She references the Infinite Monkey Theorem to put into perspective just how long Bern struggled to escape her logic error, explaining why she's the way she is now. Erika responds with an observation that her own hell had to do with her ability to understand the truth, and that Lambda and Bern couldn't become Witches of Truth because they didn't have that. Lambda feels insulted but lets it slide as a reward for Erika's victory.
Erika plans to wed the comatose Battler and holds a wedding ceremony at the Cathedral. Bern and Lambda watch from a balcony and talk about Battler's closed room, with Lambda betting that Beato will revive and save Battler. Chiester 00 arrives later and secretly informs Lambda that Beatrice plans to storm the wedding. She tells the security detail to prepare for battle, wanting to liven things up.
Sure enough, Beatrice has revived and invades Battler and Erika's wedding, challenging the Witch of Truth to a duel. Erika accepts, and Lambda once again judges the game to ensure Beatrice and Erika's theories are legitimate.
Requiem of the Golden Witch.
Lambda briefly appears in the Tea Party, where Ange and Lion are disturbed from being forced to watch the apparent true events of The Rokkenjima Mass Murders, and tells them to just watch.
In the ???, Bern is made the Game Master of Beatrice's final game. Lambda witnesses her red declaration that she will not give this game a happy ending.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
Lambda attends Battler's party and brings several gifts. She also brings Will and Lion with her, having saved them from death and made them her pieces. She enjoys the festivities when Bern arrives and reveals she's also the Game Master and has taken Ange away. Lambda agrees to act as an observer for Bernkastel's game between her, Battler and Beatrice in exchange for Ange's release at the end.
After Ange's release, she and EVA-Beatrice soon attack Rokkenjima and summon goats to devour the island. Lambda has no intention of helping and just sits around watching the chaos. Lion talks with Lambda about how Bern's convinced Ange to seek out the truth of Rokkenjima even if it means giving up her life, but Lambda still has no interest in helping. She thinks the ending for Ange's game is obvious, but Lion tells her to keep watching since they know it won't end as predicted. Seeing Lion's certain faith in Ange despite Lambda herself making a certain declaration to the contrary, she decides to stick around longer.
Battler's party retreats to the Golden Land, where Erika issues an ultimatum and tells them to surrender. As the group pretends to argue amongst themselves, Lambda disguises as a konpeitou and secretly speaks to Battler and Beato, telling them that Bern's group is in the City of Books. Featherine is holding an unveiling of Eva's diary there, but it's protected by a magical barrier that only those with invitations or witches of the Senate can pass through. The invitations are not the way to go however since they deactivated the second the party started.
The group asks Lambda to help since she's a witch of the Senate and has gotten inside, but she's unwilling to since crashing Featherine's party means getting the entire witch world as her enemy. Everyone convinces Lambda that it'll be thrilling, and she'll be able to stave off boredom for a while. Lambda gets angry since the only reason she's still here is to watch an interesting show, not to die horribly with everyone else. Lambda rants about how lame she is and how she lives in a completely different world than the others, plopping down in a chair and getting depressed. Battler apologizes and wants to prove his determination to save Ange.
Ange reunites with the group and wants to go back into the City of Books to retrieve the diary, realizing she still has her invitation. Ange asks Lambda to take her there since she can traverse the Sea of Fragments, and Battler asks to go instead since he exists outside the cat box while Ange needs to live into the future. The siblings argue and Lambda discovers that Ange actually had two invitations, meaning the both of them can go. Lambda agrees to take them to the City of Books, but after that she's going back to the sidelines.
Once they reach the City of Books, Lambda reminds Battler and Ange that they were protected by the rules of the game board earlier, but now that they've left they could be destroyed easily by Bern. Lambda decides she's still going to help because she wants Battler and Ange to show her a perfect happy ending. They sneak past guard cats and find out where the key to the diary is being held. Seeing that more cats are guarding the key and that it'll take time to unseal, Lambda proposes they send someone out as a sacrifice to distract Bern and everyone else. They play rock-paper-scissors to decide who will be that sacrifice, and Lambda purposefully loses. Battler and Ange are concerned that they can't return to the Golden Land if Lambda dies, and she hands them a Fragment that will send them back. Lambda doesn't mind fighting Bern anyway, as she has a score to settle. She turns the siblings into konpeitou, flicks them towards the key, and goes to find Bern.
Bern and Lambda banter and fight. Battler watches them and is unable to comprehend what is going on, describing them as creating and destroying universes. Featherine soon arrives and asks Bern how the ceremony preparations are going. Bern mocks Lambda, saying that any attack she does to her will require Featherine to respond in kind as per their contract. The Witch of Miracles asks where Battler is, but the Witch of Certainty ignores her and makes a small attack towards Bern. Featherine is confused and apologizes on behalf of Bern for anything they might have done to Lambda, giving her a warning not to interfere anymore. Lambda declares that everyone in the Golden Land is her miko and jokes around while focusing on Featherine's memory device, wanting to attack it and make her bug out.
Lambda attacks Featherine, but she stops the story. She's too drunk to write a proper fight scene, so she skips to the end and has Lambda slammed into a bookcase, falling to pieces. The story resumes. As Lambda wonders aloud what killed her, she gives Featherine a parting insult before falling into the City of Books' void. During Bern and Battler's battle later, Bern asks for help but Featherine says she's busy writing Lambda's final moments.
At the end, Featherine reveals that Lambda is still alive and has been moved to audience seating. In the Tea Party, Bern stitches Lambda back together amidst her complaints. Erika plays around with Lambda's limbs and then gives a status report about Dlanor and various other characters.
Lambda is restored and parts ways with Bern. They resolve to meet each other again when something else cries.
Twilight of the Golden Witch (manga).
"Confession of the Golden Witch" has Lambda appearing to Yasuda and granting her wish of becoming a witch.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lambdadelta/Gallery
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lambdadelta/Other Appearances
This page details Lambdadelta's other appearances and involvement in "Umineko"-related media outside the original story.
Lambdadelta is a playable character in "Golden Fantasia".
Lambdadelta appears as a unit, .
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lambdadelta/Sprites
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Land of the Golden Witch
Land of the Golden Witch was originally going to be the third episode of . In an interview, Ryukishi07 said that many readers complained that "Turn of the Golden Witch" was too hard, so "Land" was scrapped.
Development History.
There was originally going to be a character named Virgilius, who was supposed to be a guide for the reader and was aggressive. Virgilius's role was instead given to Virgilia, and his personality formed the basis for Erika Furudo. Many of the murder tricks created for "Land "would later be used in "Alliance", "End", and "Dawn". Ryukishi considered releasing "Land" as a bonus episode after the completion of "Umineko", but this never happened.
Virgilius was later introduced as a character in "Last note of the Golden Witch".
Story.
"Twilight of the Golden Witch".
"Land "is referenced in-universe when Beatrice calls it her masterpiece, one of the many stories she wrote and sealed in a bottle in the style of Agatha Christie. Beatrice couldn't wait until Battler came back to Rokkenjima to make him read her manuscripts, so she thought to write down as many stories she could think of and sent them in the sea hoping that they somehow could reach him.
"Last note of the Golden Witch".
"Land" is discussed in the after-credits scene", "where Virgilius is summoned by Piece to talk about the concepts planned for it.
| Land of the Golden Witch |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Last Period
is a Japanese mobile game developed by Happy Elements that began service in May 2016. An anime adaptation aired from April 12, 2018 to June 28, 2018.
Collaborations with Higurashi.
Game.
The game announced a collaboration with the "Higurashi" 2006 and 2007 anime series on May 29, 2017. The collab featured an original story titled . Playable characters added to the game were Rena Ryuugu, Rika Furude, Hanyuu, Keiichi Maebara, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, and Shion Sonozaki. An additional unit featuring Rena in a maid outfit was also available to players.
The collab featured a series of event quests titled where the player battles deranged versions of Rena, Rika, Keiichi, Satoko, Mion, and Shion.
Anime.
The third episode homaged "Higurashi". Titled , the episode centered on the main cast investigating a haunted mansion only to discover that the mayor of a nearby village plans to tear down the mansion and build a "Higurashi" theme park.
Yukari Tamura, who voices the character Choco in the anime, reprised her role as Rika. The episode additionally features Keiichi, Satoko, Mion, Shion, and Rena in nonspeaking roles, and features a nonspeaking character resembling series creator Ryukishi07.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Last Season
| Last Season |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Last Season Manga Volume 1
Last Season Volume 1 is the first volume in the manga adaptation of the 1950 arc, featured in "" It is the eleventh volume of the manga overall.
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"1944年、列島全土を襲った未曾有の大災害により、第二次世界大戦は唐突に終わりを告げる。日本には米中連合軍が進駐し、戦後復興という名の下に両国による分割統治が始まった…。そんな中、東京23番市をさまよっていたレオ・獅子神は、プリマヴェーラに追われていたジャンヌと偶然出会い、行動を共にすることになる。日本人の自立を目指すはずの組織であるプリマヴェーラがなぜ圧政を始めたのか!? 組織を率いるマダム・ローズに一体何が!? 架空の日本を舞台に、激動の時代を生きる者達の姿を描くハードボイルド･アクション!!!"
| Last Season Manga Volume 1 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Last Season Manga Volume 2
Last Season Volume 2 is the second and final volume in the manga adaptation of the 1950 arc, featured in ". "It is the twelfth and final volume of the manga overall.
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"軟禁されているローズを救うべく、静岡へとやってきたレオ達は、その警護にあたっているウェインとの接触を図る。脱出目前となったその時、一同の前にプリマヴェーラからの刺客、スナイパーのキースが立ちはだかる!! 苦戦しながらもキースを撃破した一行は、ローズと共に東京23番市へと戻りプリマヴェーラを取り戻すため、リチャードとの直接対決へと踏み切る…！ 中国系マフィア・金龍会（ゴールデンドラゴン）、在日米軍のガブリエル少佐らを巻き込み、最後の戦争の幕が開ける――！"
| Last Season Manga Volume 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Last World
| Last World |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Last note of the Golden Witch
Last note of the Golden Witch is an extra arc of set after "Twilight of the Golden Witch". It was first released with on October 4, 2019.
Introduction.
"I apologize for the wait.It's been so long now, hasn't it?"
"Today, we have a souvenir from the depths of oblivion.Do you remember this scent?"
"The difficulty level is high, in honor of you.Who am I?"
Plot Summary.
Battler, Ange, and Beatrice are summoned to challenge a new opponent, Piece, who assembles a new game board and asks them to figure out her identity.
Release History.
Original Release.
"Last note" was first released with "Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" on October 4, 2019.
Ports.
Symphony of Catbox and Dreams ported this arc to PS4 and Switch for the first time.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Latin American Treaty Organization
The (LATO) is a faction consisting primarily of South American countries.
Profile.
"In the early part of the A3W era, they were blessed with rich spirit fields of Rare Spiritium and rapidly became the most prosperous countries in the world. LATO controls the main source of the world's Spiritium, so none of the other factions can say "no" to them."
"They currently function as the central axis of the world and are filled with the headquarters of various international organizations."
"That massive financial power is the backdrop for a strong military, and they refer to themselves as "The World Police", as America once did in the B3W era."
"Their people are incredibly well off, and it's the number one most chosen region for "places I want to be reborn in"."
"LATO's citizens are wealthy and have no worries. The other factions watching them seem to be extremely jealous."
Geography.
LATO countries consist of predominantly Central and South American countries. Azerbaijan is the only exception following the formation of the Abrahamic Brother Nations and pressure from other factions, forcing them to join LATO.
Politics.
LATO aims to maintain a healthy military balance worldwide through the International Peace Mediation Association and Healthy Military Balance Oversight Committee. Through these organizations they also monitor 8MS development.
"Though they acknowledge the existence of regional disputes, they set upper limits on the amount of arms that can be used and watch the situation closely. This policy is based on the idea that feuds resulting from a healthy military balance can calm the emotions of governments and people on both sides, resulting in a cooling-off period sufficiently long to allow them to talk it over rationally. "
Society.
LATO citizens live in wealth and luxury. The goodwill of the LATO people is such that they don't even steal when the opportunity presents itself.
Military.
Gauntlet Knights.
They are not participants in the latest International Battle Standard Festival, but are facilitating it via the Healthy Military Balance Oversight Committee. Unlike other factions, LATO's Gauntlet Knights form 2-member rottes. LATO's high military funding and status as World Police also means their Gauntlets have much higher specs compared to other models.
Known Units
Other Military Units.
Air defense is left in the hands of drones.
Foreign Relations.
Seshat invades a meeting with a high-ranking LATO executive and erases the memories of everyone present. The executive finds something wrong with his inability to remember and asks LATO to investigate, however he is told to ignore it.
LATO recruits several politicians from other factions and appoints them as provisional directors for the signing of a global peace treaty. However, most of them are killed during an explosion incident at the IPMA HQ. LATO is suspected of masterminding it, though it is determined to be an accident and swiftly brushed off.
LATO later arranges a second simultaneous global truce and pulls it off with no problems.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Leah
is from ABN Israel and the leader of the Gauntlet Knight squad Yeladot Shavit that first appears in .
Profile.
"From ABN Israel"
"A member of the ABN Peace Department's 012th Holy Agent Corps "Yeladot Shavit""
"Her ability to sing and dance for public relations purposes is prized even more highly than her Aerial Augmented Infantry aptitude."
"Her P3 levels are not public knowledge, but she is included on lists of ABN Gauntlet Knight aces, leaving no doubts that she possesses considerable talent."
"Before she joined the ABN Peace Department, she was attached to the ABN Guidance Department. Her history before that is classified due to "undisclosed activities involving good deeds"."
Appearance.
Leah has short brown hair and wears a nun outfit with black boots. Her Gauntlet has a shoulder guard resembling a pope mitre.
Personality.
Leah and her allies love to espouse love and peace, though Leah often gives harsh orders and messages as part of her job.
Special Abilities.
Trinity Comet Deathblow (SS)
"It's said that they've mastered specialized tactics that will allow the three of them together to instantly kill a single enemy Aerial Augmented Infantry ace. This sounds like an ace-killing finishing move, but it's rumored that this three-person attack would take out its users as well, so its true value is veiled in secrecy." ""
Friendly Observation (S)
"She's capable of closely observing the status of friendly Aerial Augmented Infantry units at all times. She can <br>instantly make high-level battlefield judgements and assessments of each of her allies' performance. This ability is on the same level as Miyao's ability of the same name. However, in her case, all observations are <br>passed on to her superiors."
"Substitute Weapon Fighting Techniques (A) "
"Even when not equipped with a Gauntlet, she's well-versed in hidden weapon techniques making use of everyday objects, and her combat ability is quite high. To her, anything can become a weapon, even pre-chewed gum or water bottle lids. In particular, her killing techniques with a pair of glasses are worth seeing."
Story.
Leah is first introduced in Chapter 2 with her squad at the International Battle Standard Festival.
In Chapter 23, after the drone revolt Leah shows concern over the fact that religious police vehicles are given more priority than emergency vehicles.
In Chapter 25, Leah and her squad are invited to Miyao's Christmas party, and she gets a bit emotional since Yeladot Shavit is supposed to be hated by others. During the final battle before the second global truce, Leah reluctantly tells her ally Gauntlet Knights that he and her squad have authorization to strike them down if they don't fight.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lee Meijiu
is a high-ranked member of the Golden Dragon Society, a Chinese mafia organization. He is in charge of the Chinatown in City 23 and frequently makes deals with Primavera. He first appears in "Season 1".
Appearance.
Meijiu has long black hair and glasses. He wears a purple coat with a red dragon on the lapel. His pet iguana Huahua is always seen on his shoulder.
Role in the Story.
"Season 1".
Meijiu is first introduced when Stella goes to gain his help in searching for a missing American soldier. He later provides Primavera with information regarding Alfred's attempt to destroy the club.
When Caleb takes over City 23, he threatens Meijiu with retaliation if he assists Primavera again.
"Season 2".
When Primavera starts gearing up to stop Caleb, Meijiu provides them with guns and a shooting range.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lee Meixue
is Lee Meijiu's sister and Alan's love interest. Able to speak Chinese, Japanese and English, she uses the fake name to hide her nationality and her involvement with the Golden Dragon Society. She first appears in .
Appearance.
Yuki has a purple eyes and long brown hair with butterfly pin. She wears a short striped sheath dress with black and white shades and blue bow.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 1
is the first chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
The elderly head of the Ushiromiya family, Kinzo asks the attending physician Terumasa Nanjo how long he still has left before he dies. Nanjo does not give an answer and Kinzo shouts that he should not die yet until he sees Beatrice's smile once more.
On October 4, 1986 at 10:00 AM the families of Eva Ushiromiya, Rudolf Ushiromiya and Rosa Ushiromiya are headed to Rokkenjima by boat; the island is owned by the wealthy Ushiromiyas, who have an annual family gathering. The story is told in Battler Ushiromiya's point of view, who had been estranged from the family for personal reasons, and throughout the chapter introduces his cousins. As soon as the passengers arrive at Rokkenjima, Battler's cousin Jessica Ushiromiya makes fun of him for being unable to handle shaky transportation. Battler tries to grab her breasts and gets punched in retaliation. His nine-year-old cousin Maria Ushiromiya consoles him and Battler tells her that when she grows up he should feel her breasts. Again, Jessica punches Battler for his perverted behavior. Jessica and their cousin George Ushiromiya tell Maria she should not keep such promises. Battler narrates that in his interactions with his cousins, it feels like he really hasn't been away for six years.
Later on, Maria notices the shrine on the cliff has gone missing. George says he saw the torii gate on the shrine last year, and Battler and Jessica suggest that the shrine either weathered down or was knocked down by a wave. However, the servant Chiyo Kumasawa suggests that a giant lightning bolt destroyed the shrine, the event considered to be bad luck by the local fishermen. Maria starts to act strange, saying that bad luck is coming. Battler thinks that she was probably talking about the upcoming typhoon announced by the news. Kumasawa then says that unlike the rest of the group, Maria is able to sense the supernatural and begins to talk about the witch of Rokkenjima, only to be told by Jessica to stop. Battler becomes uneasy about the topic alongside Jessica and George, but Maria seemed to be excited.
Battler narrates that a countdown to a neverending nightmare has begun as the Ushiromiya siblings are shown having a meeting.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters Prologue and Arrival at Nijiima Airport.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 10
is the tenth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Battler struggles to grasp with his current situation, wondering if the killer is really a witch and what he's supposed to believe in. Battler then remembers a talk he had with Rudolf as a child where Rudolf explained that demons and magic are just illusions made up by people who want to become scared by imaginary things. He also recalls his prior conversation with Kyrie about chessboard thinking, and after some theorizing concludes that the culprit is trying to instill fear, and the magic circle's authenticity meant that it was a message to someone who understood, such as Kinzo.
Natsuhi returns with a Winchester rifle, taken from Kinzo's collection as protection for the family against the culprit. She assumes responsibility for the family and proposes that they stick together. Battler realizes that Natsuhi thinks the culprit is an external person, while Eva thinks it is someone from the household.
At 13:00, Battler gets tired of staying in the parlor and leaves to go wash his hands. He heads to the kitchen and overhears the servants talking about Shannon. Kanon expresses his grief at her death while Genji tells him that the deaths are the whims of fate, and that Shannon merely had bad luck. Kanon realizes that the markings on Natsuhi's doorknob meant that Beatrice had probably tried to visit her. He wishes that Natsuhi had been chosen as a sacrifice instead of Shannon.
Battler steps in and grabs Kanon's collar and confronts him about it. Kanon says Beatrice is a witch who lives in the forests of Rokkenjima, and when Battler scoffs at the notion, Genji tells him that Beatrice is a real person who worked for Kinzo before the island was constructed. Kanon says that he believes Beatrice is here, though he has not seen her face, and Kumasawa follows up by telling Battler that Beatrice has no physical form. Battler gets creeped out as the servants warn that Beatrice hates people who doubt her existence. They insist that Beatrice really is here on the island, and Battler hears a creepy laugh behind him and turns around to find Maria.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters "Curtain-rise on Tragedy" and "Occult".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 11
is the eleventh chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Genji, Kumasawa, and Kanon insist to Battler that Beatrice is real, and that she's already here on Rokkenjima. Battler turns to see Maria, who laughs creepily and claims that he cannot see Beatrice because he was born with a mismatched wavelength. She explains that Beatrice has lived for a thousand years and has power over demons and alchemy. Kinzo made a contract with Beatrice long ago in exchange for wealth, and the letter Maria got from her last night was indeed real. All of the servants claim that Beatrice exists, and appear to be looking together at a spot behind Battler. Maria tells Battler that if not for her scorpion charm, he would have been lying in the storehouse with his face crushed. Battler however laughs and tells her that he had actually lost it. He proclaims his refusal to believe in anything supernatural unless Beatrice were to step in front of him. Maria says that Beatrice will soon revive.
Battler returns to the parlor and notes that more people have snuck out after lunch like he did, with Natsuhi loosening her warning by telling everyone not to go alone and not to wander off. Battler also wonders about Maria's personality changes and brings it up with Jessica and George. They explain it as a means of identity formation for a child growing up, with Maria developing her knowledge of the occult to distinguish herself from her peers. Kids' desire to transcend their childhood results in them forming a separate personality that represents their ideal self. Jessica tells Battler that Rosa had found it creepy and hated that it made Maria isolated from her peers, and thus would slap her anytime she talked about the occult. In short, Maria has another facet of her personality inside her based on her idealistic belief of Beatrice.
Battler wants to accept that explanation, but is bothered by the fact that even the servants support the existence of Beatrice. Jessica thinks that the people in the mansion pretend to accept Beatrice so as not to get into a conflict with Kinzo. Battler compares Beatrice to other local myths and urban legends, and suggests that she is simply a means of explaining away anything that seemed inexplicable.
Battler concludes that one of the eighteen must definitely be committing the crimes while making it look like a witch did it, and comes to the chilling realization that the "collection of interest" in the witch's letter refers to the deaths of everyone on the island.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "Occult".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 12
is the twelfth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Battler thinks the "collection of interest" in the witch's letter refers to the deaths of everyone on the island, and announces that the culprit didn't just kill everyone in their sleep because they may be trying to make the family solve the epitaph for them. Natsuhi continues to deny the existence of the gold and wonders why the culprit would kill so many highly ranked family members first if that were the case. They consider the possibility that the culprit is threatening Kinzo, with Battler positing that Kinzo is being held hostage somewhere on the island.
At approximately 13:10, Eva wonders when Kinzo disappeared in the first place. She has the servants confirm that there are no hidden doors within Kinzo's study, and checks that Natsuhi had met Kinzo some time before 9:00. Eva reveals that after meeting her on the way out, she had wedged a folded receipt into the door crack of the study. She found it in the same position upon returning to the study later, proving that nobody had gone through the door during that time. Natsuhi accuses Eva of pulling the prank on her doorknob, but Eva denies any knowledge of that. Nanjo verifies that he last saw Kinzo while playing chess last night before dinner, and Genji verifies that he, Kanon, and Shannon had been with him to serve dinner.
Eva accuses Natsuhi of lying about meeting Kinzo to fake an alibi regarding his time of death, which would be possible due to the imprecision of autopsies. She also suggests that Kinzo's body may not show up at all, as people could be officially declared dead after having been missing for seven years. Natsuhi is furious at the accusations and raises her gun at Eva, but Eva remains unfazed. She theorizes that Natsuhi did indeed meet Kinzo, but had then proceeded to throw him out of the third-story window. The others ask Natsuhi to prove her innocence, but she becomes even angrier at feeling humiliated and continue to point her gun.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "Occult".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 13
is the thirteenth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Natsuhi angrily raises her gun at Eva when Battler laughs and pulls it down. He decides that Eva's accusation regarding Kinzo's disappearance is too hasty, as there was still a possibility that Natsuhi was innocent. He confirms that the study door would be unusable when sealed by the receipt, and that escape via the windows was not possible as they were locked from the inside. His theory is that Kinzo had hidden in the room while Eva and Natsuhi checked it together, and escaped afterwards. Eva exclaims that this is absurd, but Battler counters that it is unfair for her to pressure Natsuhi like this when her own innocence for the storehouse murders was unclear.
Jessica agrees with Battler and demands Eva prove her innocence when she breaks out into coughing. Nanjo brings her her inhaler. Battler declares that he does not want to doubt one of the 18 he knows, and that it is pointless to add more tensions to their group. Eva decides to go rest with Hideyoshi in a guest room. Natsuhi asks Genji and Kanon to escort Eva to her room when Eva suddenly lashes out with a kick, stopping short of hitting Natsuhi's face. Eva says the servants' protection is unnecessary and that she can protect herself. Battler thinks Eva still believes the killer to be someone in the room. Eva invites George to come along but he refuses, as it would mean distrusting his family. Eva tells everyone too carefully consider the meaning of the receipt seal, and finally leaves.
Maria tells Battler that locks are useless against Beatrice, who can summon the demon Gaap to take a person to any location. He confides to her that he wants to believe in a 19th person so as not to suspect those he knows, and asks her to tell Beatrice to commit the next crime in a way that was absolutely impossible for a human.
Battler thinks more about the situation and considers that the culprit is someone inbetween the 19th and 18th person. Battler then stops, hoping that the police will be able to resolve everything tomorrow morning. Eva and Hideyoshi go to a guest room and set the chain lock.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "Occult".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 14
is the fourteenth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Eva and Hideyoshi rest in their guest room and watch TV. Eva complains about Natsuhi throwing her weight around after Krauss' death. Hideyoshi says Natsuhi had it rough and that Eva went too far with the topic of the receipt. Eva says there was no other place she could've mentioned it. Hideyoshi ruminates on how it's been so long since he and Eva were together alone and have been getting old, and may have been too early in having George. Eva asks if Hideyoshi regrets marrying her and talks about how she hated Krauss, and wished to pay him back for acting high and mighty about becoming future head of the family. Eva had taken advantage of Natsuhi's childlessness and manipulated Kinzo into allowing her to remain in the family register. She had raised George strictly to groom him as a successor to the Ushiromiya family, and thus could not approve of his relationship with a servant, and was even feeling secretly happy about Shannon's death. Eva wonders if she had pushed her desire to get back at Krauss on her family. Hideyoshi tells Eva not to blame herself, and says that he never once regretted their marriage. Hideyoshi says he wants to have a second honeymoon, and Eva says they can do it right now, kissing and embracing him.
In the kitchen, Kumasawa and Kanon prepare dinner. Genji goes to ask Natsuhi about bringing dinner to Eva and Hideyoshi; Nanjo tells him to be careful, feeling that more ill events are to come. In the parlor, Natsuhi tells Genji to invite Eva and Hideyoshi to join them for dinner, and wants Kanon to accompany him. The two servants knock on the guest room door to no reply. Kanon notices another of Kinzo's envelopes inserted under the door. They call again, but Kanon can sense no human presence in the room. Genji unlocks the door with a key but is stopped by the chain lock. He instructs Kanon to cut the chain while he informs Natsuhi.
They stop by the kitchen, and Kumasawa follows Kanon while Nanjo follows Genji. Kanon obtains a bolt cutter and rushes back to the guest room, but finds that an occult symbol had been painted over the door during the short time he had been away. He cuts the chain, puts a handkerchief over the doorknob, and enters the room. They find Eva sprawled on the bed with an icepick-like object stabbed into her forehead. Hideyoshi is found in the still-running shower with the same injury.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "The Two Who Are Close".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 15
is the fifteenth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Kumasawa and Kanon are horrified to find Eva and Hideyoshi's corpses with objects lodged in their foreheads. Natsuhi, Nanjo, and Genji arrive to the scene. They're surprised to find another piece of graffiti and another letter, which Natsuhi picks up since the killer wouldn't have left any fingerprints. Nanjo determines Hideyoshi must have died an hour ago, but can't believe the killer could pierce his skull with an ice-pick looking weapon.
Natsuhi tries to get the servants to lock up the room, but the cousins burst in before they can do so. Upon seeing the scene, George cries out in grief and exclaims that he will kill the culprit. Maria silently stares at the graffiti on the door. Battler cries at the side, expressing his fury at the culprit for such cruelty. He vows to grab them by the collar before the night is over.
Natsuhi takes the envelope and locks up the room. Maria notices a stench in the air, which Kanon and Kumasawa proceed to investigate. Later, the cousins discuss the guest room murder. Battler notes that the chain had been set, and that it did not seem like it could be unlatched from the outside, making it a perfect closed room. The window had also been locked from the inside. Battler also notes that the positions of the bodies made it impossible for them to have been killed from the outside. Unlike the cases of the storehouse and Kinzo's study, there was nobody that could be suspected of this crime.
Maria tells Battler that the witch had granted his wish for an impossible murder and cackles, but he is not amused. He hits Maria and questions her about the occult symbol on the door, and she explains that is is the first magic circle of the moon, which holds the power to open any door regardless of how it was locked. Battler reiterates his refusal to believe in magic.
Kanon and Kumasawa head to the boiler room upon realizing that it was the origin of the stench. Kanon hears a slam from the door at the other end of it and rushes in, but Kumasawa remains paralyzed to the spot. Kanon thinks that everyone had been accounted for, and so no one could have made the sound. Kanon grabs a hatchet and proceeds inward. Golden butterflies begin to surround him. Kanon declares he won't be fooled by Beatrice's words anymore as the butterflies coalesce into a human form.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters "The Two Who Are Close" and "Boiler Room".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 16
is the sixteenth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Maria tells Battler that the witch had granted his wish for an impossible murder, but he hits her and reiterates his disbelief in magic and witches, and that everything that's happened so far can be explained with humans. Battler struggles with the fact he doesn't want to suspect any of his family members of being a killer when Natsuhi interrupts him to talk about the smell coming from the boiler room.
Meanwhile in the boiler room, Kanon faces off against the mass of golden butterflies that is Beatrice and exclaims that he vowed that if the Master's roulette were to cause Shannon to die, he would act as the "zero" on the roulette and bring it to an end himself, even at the cost of his own life. Kanon declares that he is no longer furniture and lifts his hatchet, but is struck in the chest by the same icepick-like weapon. With his last burst of energy, Kanon pulls the weapon out of his chest just as Kumasawa arrives to witness it. She quickly calls the others for help.
As the group checks the boiler room and call for Nanjo, Battler notices an open door in the back and runs through it, expecting to catch the culprit. He ends up in the mansion courtyard, but due to the lack of locks on both the courtyard entrances to the mansion, he cannot tell which door the culprit had escaped through. He screams out into the courtyard, and Natsuhi, who had followed him, tries to comfort him.
Battler and Natsuhi return to the boiler room. Genji explains that Nanjou is tending to Kanon in the servant room, accompanied by George, Kumasawa, and Jessica. Battler observes that the weapon that pierced Kanon looks similar to the stakes found in Eva and Hideyoshi's corpses. The others observe a burnt corpse that had been pulled out of the incinerator, the cause of the boiler room smell and its forehead impaled by a stake. Genji says that the body is likely Kinzo's, as the man had polydactyly, a rare condition that had given him six toes on each foot. The condition was prevalent in the Ushiromiya family, and Kinzo had been selected as the head partly as a result of its auspiciousness. Genji also observes that the head's ring is no longer on Kinzo's finger.
According to Genji, the boiler room was usually locked. Battler wonders if his chessboard thinking can still deny a 19th person given the circumstances of the past few deaths. He considers the possibility of one of the storehouse corpses being a substitute prepared beforehand to fake the culprit's death. As Maria observes the stake in Kinzo's forehead, Battler asks her what Beatrice really wants. Maria replies that Beatrice will revive soon and take her to the Golden Land, a place where everyone is nice and there are no obligations. Battler considers that Maria cannot be a culprit since she's been with the others the whole time and has alibis, but is unable to grasp that the innocent Maria and the creepy Maria are the same, and wonders who this witch Maria really is.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "Boiler Room".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 17
is the seventeenth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
The group goes to the servant room and find Jessica crying in the corridor. Battler says he couldn't find the killer and asks how Kanon's doing, but Jessica cries even more. Nanjo explains to Natsuhi that Kanon has died, and that he didn't have the necessary things to deal with his injury. Kumasawa laments that she let Kanon run off by himself as Genji consoles her, but Jessica blames Kumasawa for not backing Kanon up. Battler tries to console Jessica but George tells him to let her be. Maria tells Jessica that she will be able to meet Kanon again after Beatrice resurrects the dead, which makes her even angrier. She attacks Maria and demands information about the culprit from her, but Natsuhi slaps Jessica and stops her. George tries asking Maria the same thing in a softer tone, but Maria insists that Beatrice gave her the letter. She tells them that they refuse to believe in Beatrice because she is someone they cannot physically attack. Beatrice had told her that by the time the typhoon had passed, she would have ended everything. Jessica accuses Maria of being the culprit's accomplice. Natsuhi scolds Maria in a firm but calm tone, which seems to be effective.
The group plans to retreat to a safe place. Battler suggests that the culprit may have stolen a master key from one of the servant's corpses. Genji tells them that there is one place that the master keys cannot unlock: Kinzo's study. Only two keys can unlock this room, one normally held by Genji and the other retrieved from Kinzo's corpse. Battler figures that the culprit would have to show them whatever trick they used to lure Kinzo out in order to attempt an attack on them, proving that they are not a witch. Genji tells them that Kinzo's study has sufficient space and amenities to comfortably fit eight people, and they decide to hide themselves in there. Battler ponders about Kinzo's study. The killer managed to get Kinzo out of the study, and so Battler thinks they'll be able to see the trick with their own eyes if the killer wants to attack them. If the killer really were a witch, then they could just use magic.
Fearing poisoning, the survivors gather canned food and bring it to Kinzo's study. Battler recalls a conversation with Kyrie, who had explained that chessboard thinking is weak against noise, such as mistakes, fickleness, or imperfect knowledge. If one failed to understand their opponent, predictions using chessboard thinking would likewise fail. Battler realizes he might just be running through an endless labyrinth since he knows nothing about the killer.
The survivors reach Kinzo's study and comment on the awful smell. Maria notices that the doorknob is engraved with the fifth magic circle of Mars, a design identical to the one on her scorpion charms. Natsuhi mentions putting it on her doorknob, and Maria tells her that it protected her from Beatrice. Natsuhi realizes that while the markings had been all over the outside of her door, her charm had been hanging from the inner side. Natsuhi becomes horrified as she wonders how someone could have known the charm was hung there. Battler similarly worries at the thought the charm actually worked against inhuman beings, and wonders if there's actually a point to shutting themselves inside the study.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "Besieged".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 2
is the second chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
At 10:30 AM, Battler notices that the seagulls aren't crying as the newly arrived guests approach the stairs. Maria starts acting normal again and asks Jessica where the seagulls could have gone, to which she answers that the seagulls might have met somewhere else. Battler jokes that maybe she roasted and ate them all. George corrects them and says that they must have sensed bad weather and returned back to their nests. George then asks Jessica about their grandfather's condition, to which she replies that he is doing fine and is lively as ever. George then says that maybe someone should take care of him, to which Jessica complains about their grandfather's anti-social behavior and his hobby. As they reach the top of the stairs, everyone compliments on how beautiful the rose garden is. Maria then notices a withering rose which George marks by wrapping a candy wrapper around it. Jessica then calls out to the servant Kanon, who was carrying sacks of fertilizer in a wheelbarrow.
Distracted by Jessica's call, Kanon drops the wheelbarrow. Battler helps him out and is introduced to the servant by Jessica. Battler tells Kanon that he shouldn't be too polite since they are close in age, to which Kanon replies that he is only furniture. Kanon continues his errands while Jessica tells Battler that he was just a bit shy. As the adults go to the mansion, the cousins go to the guesthouse where Battler is made to carry their baggage, assisted by George. As the cousins leave, Kanon looks at Battler from afar with a melancholic look on his face, muttering "I wish I could...".
Battler is amazed that a structure such as the guest house was built during the period he had no contact with the Ushiromiya family. He points out how much Jessica, Maria and George had grown and then asks George about marriage, which flusters him. As Battler continues to ask George about his fiancee, the servant Shannon arrives, informing the cousins that lunch had been prepared. Battler is then told that Kanon was Shannon's younger brother. Battler is surprised at how mature Shannon had become and attempts to grope her breasts, earning a punch from Jessica. Shannon is told by the cousins that if Battler were to touch her breasts again, she should slap him. She refuses at first, saying that she has no right because she is furniture, and George tells her it is an order, to which Shannon complies. Meanwhile, Maria is watching TV, where a news broadcast informs them that a typhoon will arrive in the Kanto region and will last from evening to night.
The cousins follow Shannon to the Ushiromiya Mansion. Battler is excited since he was told by Jessica that the one making the meals once worked at a hotel. As they walk through the corridor of the mansion, Battler notices a giant portrait of a woman in a dress. He asks who this woman is since it was the first time he'd seen it, and is told by Maria that it was Beatrice. It was painted a year ago and was commissioned by Kinzo. Battler is told that Beatrice is the witch of Rokkenjima, which makes him feel uneasy.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters Arrival at Rokkenjima and Guesthouse.
| Legend Manga Chapter 2 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 3
is the third chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
During lunch Battler wonders what Kinzo is doing, since he has not shown up yet. Meanwhile, Krauss Ushiromiya knocks on Kinzo's study door calling out to him that today is the day of the family conference, but the infuriated Kinzo refuses to leave and calls for Genji Ronoue to prepare him a drink. Krauss returns to lunch and announces that Kinzo won't be joining them. Jessica remarks on how Kinzo is more devoted to the witch than his family. As she says this, Battler remembers how his father Rudolf would scare him with stories about the legendary witch when he was still a child. He then tells himself that there is no way that witches exist. Hearing his remark, Maria begins throwing a tantrum, insisting that Beatrice exists. George calms her down.
Krauss opens lunch by welcoming Battler as a guest of honor, having returned to Rokkenjima after six years. Everyone in the family remarks on how much Battler has grown. Natsuhi Ushiromiya adds that Battler has inherited Kinzo's physique. In the midst of the conversation, Kyrie Ushiromiya brings up Battler's upcoming exams and asks how he is doing in his studies. Krauss also brings up the fact that Jessica also has upcoming exams and asks the same of her. Jessica tells her father to shut up and Natsuhi chides her and says to correct her language. Jessica complains that exam stories are boring.
Battler then asks who is the man sitting in the designated seat of Maria's father. Jessica tells him that he is Doctor Nanjo, Kinzo's attending physician. Battler shares food with Maria and comments on how good it is. Battler is then introduced to Toshiro Gohda the chef. Dessert is brought to the family by Shannon. Battler and Rudolf begin to sweet-talk her, with Jessica teasing Battler about how similar he is to his father, much to his dismay. Battler asks Shannon what is being served as Eva asks what the brand of the black tea is. Unable to answer their questions, Eva begins humiliating her, to which Natsuhi gives Shannon the cue to leave. Kumasawa then surprises Battler by answering his question.
When Shannon leaves the dining hall, Kanon tells her not to be depressed; the ones to blame were Natsuhi and Eva for treating her like an enemy, and Gohda for cooking the meals being served, thereby being responsible for indirectly humiliating her. Shannon thanks Kanon and Kumasawa for helping her out, but Kumasawa says Gohda's just jealous of the younger servants for being able to wear the One-Winged Eagle. Genji shows up and orders Shannon and Kumasawa to return to the kitchen. He asks Kanon what's wrong and he begins to explain, but Shannon says it's alright and goes back to work.
With the cousins elsewhere, the adults gather in the parlor to begin talking about Kinzo's inheritance. Nanjo states that Kinzo could have a fit at any time and stubbornly won't enter the hospital, but Krauss says the others are getting impatient about splitting the inheritance. Eva suggests that Krauss is trying to avoid talking about the inheritance since he's embezzling it, and Natsuhi takes offense. She demands that Eva leave, but Eva insults Natsuhi by calling her an outsider who can't even wear the One-Winged Eagle. Krauss tells Natsuhi to step out to calm down, and Natsuhi runs off to cry in her room. She laments that her husband isn't arguing back against these insults to the family despite everything she's done for them. Kumasawa watches from behind a corner and sympathizes with her pain; perhaps Natsuhi wouldn't have to torture herself about being infertile if she had given birth to Jessica before Eva gave birth to George.
Back at the conference, the siblings want Krauss to split the inheritance into deposits in exchange for overlooking his embezzlement accusations. Eva gets cocky and says 750 million shouldn't be difficult for him, but Krauss reveals that he already knows all of their financial problems: some nasty people are buying all of Hideyoshi's company's stock, Rudolf needs settlement money for a trial in America, and Rosa has trouble with co-endorsers; in short, they all need a large amount of money, and fast. Krauss declares he won't pay his siblings nor does he have anything to do with embezzlement. Eva then accuses Krauss of having found Kinzo's hidden gold and keeping it for himself. Krauss scoffs at the idea they actually believe it exists, but Rudolf and Hideyoshi believe that it really exists and that Krauss took some for himself. Krauss says he would gladly share the gold if he really had it.
Kanon reports the conversation to Kinzo. Kinzo believes his children won't be able to solve the epitaph and find the gold, and is excited that Battler has returned after six years. He wonders if a miracle will really come to pass or if the "fools" will discover the gold first, and begins reciting the epitaph. As the cousins prepare to go to a picnic, Battler reads the epitaph under the portrait of Beatrice and wonders about it's purpose, becoming concerned upon seeing mentions of gouging and killing. The crazed Kinzo announces that he'll sacrifice everyone to bring Beatrice back to life, and dares someone to solve the epitaph. He'll give the gold and inheritance to whoever solves it, and that the greed of those seeking the gold will become the miracle acting upon his dark magic; Kinzo announces that the game has begun.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters Guesthouse, Dining Room, and Epitaph on the Portrait.
| Legend Manga Chapter 3 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 4
is the fourth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Battler, George, Jessica, Maria, and Shannon enjoy a picnic on the beach. Maria, infatuated with the mystery and the possibility of a witch on the island, recites The Witch's Epitaph from her notebook. Maria excitedly exclaims that the epitaph is the hiding place for the gold. The five analyze the epitaph in an attempt to figure out where the treasure is hidden. They consider the treasure could be hidden in Odawara if one follows the river called Hayakawa, as that is where Kinzo was originally from. After coming to the more disturbing part of the epitaph, they are confused at why and how death and resurrection would be available for such a ritual. Battler explains his suspicion in how the gold was even obtained in the first place, as Kinzo says that he is a sorcerer and has traded his soul for it via the Golden Witch Beatrice. Maria, believing in magic, yells in defense of witches and Beatrice. Realizing that he had upset Maria, Battler apologizes. Shannon shares some ghost stories of Beatrice spread by the servants: she comes out of the portrait and glittering butterflies are found in the hallways. Maria takes this as more evidence that witches exist. Playing into her interests, George asks Maria if she can protect Battler and Jessica from the witch. Maria complies and gives each of them a scorpion charm, as they can block evil. She explains that putting them on a person's wrist will calm them and putting them on a doorknob will stop evil spirits from entering.
The wind picks up as the cousins run back to the Guesthouse. Shannon breaks off to go back to work. Maria is afraid that her rose will be blown away by the typhoon, but when she points to where it is, the rose is no longer there. Maria insists that it is still there and demands that everyone search for it. When she realizes it is gone she freaks out. Rosa approaches them agrees to help search after seeing Maria upset, but asks Maria to stop saying "uu-uu." After searching, Rosa suggests that someone must have picked the rose. Maria, more upset, continues to cry out "uu-uu," prompting Rosa to slap her in response. Maria falls to the ground crying, still making the same sounds. Rosa goes to slap her once again but is stopped by Battler. In an attempt to justify herself she snaps that Maria is made fun of and doesn't have friends because she makes that sound constantly. Battler is shocked at what he is seeing and George pulls him away, saying the issue is between Rosa and Maria. Rosa returns to the mansion as Maria remains crying.
The typhoon's rain starts to fall. Seeing this, Kinzo throws his proof of headship, his ring, into the dark as the start of the ritual. He cries as he wishes to see Beatrice's smile once more, and will risk everything to revive her. The saddened Maria continues searching for her rose while it rains. Beatrice herself seems to appear next to Maria with an umbrella.
Meanwhile, the cousins now realize Maria is not inside. Kanon arrives to inform them about dinner and asks if Maria is with them. The cousins deny it since they thought she had gone with Rosa to the mansion. They go outside to search for her and run into Rosa, who's also searching and assumed Maria was with Battler. All of them, scared for Maria, run back into the rose garden to find her. They eventually find her on the ground with an umbrella, ruminating over how she still couldn't find her rose. Rosa hugs Maria and apologizes for being a bad mother.
The family gathers for dinner. Nanjo says Kinzo still doesn't want to come out of his study. The group asks Maria how she got the umbrella she was found with, and she insists she borrowed it from Beatrice. Rosa doesn't believe it and asks who really gave her the umbrella, but everyone denies that they gave her one: Rudolf, Hideyoshi, Kyrie, Eva, and Krauss were having their discussion together until Krauss and Genji left to call Kinzo, Natsuhi was resting in her room, Kumasawa and Shannon were preparing rooms, Gohda was making dinner, Nanjo was playing chess with Kinzo, and George and the cousins were watching TV in the guesthouse.
Rosa still wants someone to come forward and say they gave Maria the umbrella so she can thank them, but Maria once again verifies that it was Beatrice that did it. Battler remembers the ghost stories of how Beatrice slips out of the portrait and wanders around, and expresses disbelief that Beatrice really did appear.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters Sandy Beach, and Letter and Umbrella.
| Legend Manga Chapter 4 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 5
is the fifth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Maria is acting very honest and serious, so there shouldn't be any reason for Battler to doubt what she's saying. Even so, he can't believe that Beatrice really appeared and gave Maria an umbrella. The servants gather, where they all deny that they gave Maria the umbrella, and they don't think Kinzo did it, as he's not very fond of Maria. Kumasawa jokes that maybe Beatrice really did give the umbrella, and Gohda calls for everyone to get back to work. Kanon asks Genji if Madam Beatrice has really returned and that the master's ritual has already begun, to which Genji replies that Beatrice will show herself in front of Kinzo if that really were the case; they are furniture, so that does not concern them.
Dinnertime ends, and Maria pulls out a letter. The adults all stare at the seal on the letter, with Nanjo exclaiming that the seal is Kinzo's, engraved with his ring. They all believe the seal to be real, and Battler notices the fear in the adults' eyes, as they believe it contains bad news about the inheritance. Rosa asks Maria where she got the letter from, and she happily replies that Beatrice gave it to her along with the umbrella. She was told to read it out after dinner as the "messenger." Natsuhi opposes the reading of the letter, but the other adults are interested in what it says.
Maria begins reading the letter, where Beatrice welcomes the family to Rokkenjima and introduces themselves as the Ushiromiya family alchemist. Beatrice worked as an alchemist under contract with Kinzo and has terminated the contract. Beatrice lent Kinzo a mountain of gold with a requirement that the gold be returned at the end of the contract, along with everything the Ushiromiya family has as interest. The adults become horrified, and Maria continues reading that there is a special clause. If someone solves the epitaph and discovers the hidden gold, then Beatrice will abandon their right to collect the gold and interest. Beatrice will also return everything that has been collected. Beatrice also writes that they've taken Kinzo's Head's Ring, which is indicated by the seal on the letter. Krauss slams the table, exclaiming that it's impossible for Kinzo to have given up his ring and that the gold does not exist. The other siblings realize that this big fortune Krauss knows nothing about must really be the hidden gold. Maria finishes reading the letter, capped off by Beatrice hoping that the night turns out to be intellectual and elegant.
Krauss and the siblings run up to the study and bang on the door, demanding Kinzo to explain if everything written in the letter is true. Kinzo tells Genji to ignore them, as he'll only leave the study when Beatrice revives or he becomes a sacrifice. Kinzo hopes to reunite with Genji in the Golden Land and raises his chalice, wishing to show Beatrice the power of miracles.
Battler walks towards the dining room and stops upon hearing the adults arguing over what to do with the hidden gold. He leaves and returns to the guesthouse, where Jessica is disappointed in her parents for acting so greedy, and storms off to be alone for a while. George asks Battler where Maria went, and he replies that she's been crying in front of Beatrice's portrait ever since the adults refused to believe her story. Battler holds the letter in his hands, wondering just who or what this Golden Beatrice is.
Natsuhi yells at Krauss as they walk through a corridor, demanding to know he's so concerned about the letter. Krauss has always said that the gold legend is fake, and shows Natsuhi into a room that was locked with a padlock, revealing a single gold bar engraved with the One-Winged Eagle resting on a table. Krauss obtained this bar of gold from one of Kinzo's investors, who was entrusted with it; Beatrice's gold is indeed real. Taken aback, Natsuhi falls down and asks Krauss why he never revealed this to her, thinking he lacks trust in her. Krauss didn't want to get Natsuhi involved and tells her to rest, but Natsuhi yells out, feeling inadequate for not being able to help him.
Natsuhi leaves the gold room and leans against the corridor wall, suffering from a headache and feeling like her ability to be a mother and wife has been denied. Jessica runs into her and offers to fetch her some medicine. Natsuhi rejects her offer and thanks her for the concern, and Jessica pulls out the scorpion charm that Maria gave her earlier. Jessica gives the charm to Natsuhi, telling her to hang it on her doorknob, and Natsuhi wholeheartedly takes it, wanting to give Jessica one of her own charms later.
Battler gazes out at the rain and ponders more about Beatrice, thinking she may be an agent sent by Kinzo to attack his greedy sons. Kyrie appears, taking a break from the conference and joining Battler in his theorizing. There are 18 people currently on Rokkenjima, and Kyrie brings up the possibility that there may be a 19th person. None of the 18 admitted to giving Maria the umbrella, so it makes sense to think a 19th person did it, but they're nowhere to be seen. Because of the typhoon, boats can't go to the island, and they certainly can't leave; this 19th person must still be on the island. Battler says they could hide anywhere, and Kyrie says that if they really are the greatest guest of honor then Kinzo would welcome them.
Battler thinks Kyrie is suggesting that one of the 18 is pretending to be Beatrice. Kyrie affirms it as such, having deduced it with chessboard thinking. If a 19th person really did exist, they were able to secretly go to the island and hide, revealing themselves when giving Maria the letter; the letter could've been mailed instead, but this 19th person took the time to hand it over in person. What's more, this person is still hiding, even after vaguely proving their innocence. Flipping the chessboard around, if Beatrice was one of the 18, then they wanted to create the illusion of a 19th person, reinforced by how they refused to show themselves after handing the letter over. Kyrie suggests that Maria may be conspiring with Beatrice, as she would've been overjoyed to meet a witch in person. Battler ponders this theory and is interrupted by Rudolf's appearance. He tells Battler and Kyrie that after the meeting is over, he wants to talk as a family. Battler is confused at what he means, and Rudolf states that he will probably be killed tonight. Battler stares dumbfounded, narrating that Rudolf's ominous words, Beatrice's presence, and Maria's letter invited tragedy.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters Letter and Umbrella, and Legend of the Gold.
| Legend Manga Chapter 5 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 6
is the sixth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Battler is in disbelief over Rudolf saying he's going to be killed tonight and demands to know what he's talking about. This frightened Rudolf was nothing like the arrogant and self-confidence dad he knew him as. Battler had left the Ushiromiya family six years ago because of how Rudolf betrayed his late mother, and only went back to the family once his grandparents on his mother's side died; Battler hasn't forgiven Rudolf at all and doesn't understand what he intends to tell him and Kyrie. Rudolf excuses himself to wash his face and Battler questions if his fright really has to do with Beatrice's letter. Kyrie uses chessboard thinking to suggest that Rudolf has something he wants to say but not the courage to say it, and wants them to follow and force the answer out of him. Kyrie thinks Rudolf was just beaten down by fatigue from the night's events and will go check on him, hoping he'll open up to her. Battler thanks her for their talk earlier. As Kyrie leaves, George, Jessica, and Rosa arrive with a sleeping Maria and say they're going back to the guesthouse. Rosa stays behind to talk with the adults some more.
The cousins walk back to the guesthouse, with Shannon escorting George. Battler audibly wishes he could be the one being escorted by Shannon and feel her breasts on his arm, much to George and Shannon's embarrassment. Shannon says she's jealous about Battler and Jessica being able to act like siblings. Battler asks about Kanon, and Shannon says that though she sees him like a brother, they were still raised in an orphanage together, so he's not literally a brother. Battler ponders about that, and Shannon explains that Kinzo is honorary director of the Gospel Home orphanage; orphans who work for the Ushiromiyas are given a new name with the Chinese character for sound, "non" in them. Other servants like Renon and Manon aren't available to work today. Battler assumes Shannon has a real name then and asks what it is, but Shannon blushes and says she can't tell him, and that furniture don't need birth names anyway. When the group makes it to the guesthouse, George asks Shannon to play cards with them and wants to invite Kanon as well. The excited Shannon goes off to ask him.
Shannon goes to the servant's room to meet Kanon and Genji, who inform her that Krauss changed the servant shifts: Kanon and Shannon need to work the guesthouse late at night, Kumasawa and Genji will spend the night in the servant's room, and Gohda is working the mansion. When asked about the changes, Kanon suspects it was because of Beatrice's letter having the Head's Seal on it, and so Krauss wants to distance Shannon, Kanon, and Genji from the family gathering because they personally serve Kinzo and wear the One-Winged Eagle crest. Genji prepares for bed and stresses to the young servants that they have a "very special" guest tonight.
Shannon tells Kanon that the cousins invited her to play and asks him to join, but Kanon refuses since they're furniture, so games are no use to them. Genji asks if he really doesn't want to play, and Kanon reiterates that because they're furniture, pretending to be human may hurt them later on, so it's better that they stay away from humans.
Shannon returns to the cousins and tells them about Kanon's refusal. George asks Shannon to escort him back to the kitchen because he forgot something, and Battler gets excited at the thought of them going off together. Jessica restrains him and tells George and Shannon to go. After they leave, Jessica surprises Battler by reminding him of George and Shannon's relationship.
George and Shannon rest in the rose garden arbor and talk. Shannon expresses how happy she is to hear about his stories and refers to him as "George-sama", and he reminds her about their rule that she call him "George-san" in secret. George refers to her in turn as "Sayo-chan" and asks why she isn't living her own life now that she's been working for 10 years. Shannon says she doesn't have anywhere else to go and enjoys working for the family, but George says it's not her life. George wants Shannon to break out of her shell as "Shannon the servant" and promises to be there when she does, producing an engagement ring. George orders her to take the ring and asks that she place it on her finger if she really will accept it. Shannon takes the ring box and says she needs to go back to the mansion for something. George and Shannon part ways, and look forward to seeing each other tomorrow.
Inside the mansion, Shannon thinks about George's proposal when Gohda appears and asks why she isn't working the guesthouse. Shannon says Genji ordered her to help him in the mansion, and Gohda says he believes the guests will call for tea while he's making the rounds, and tells Shannon to work the mansion while he waits in the servant's room.
Shannon goes around locking the windows in the mansion, lamenting that Gohda forced his job onto her, but she'll get scolded by Natsuhi again if she doesn't do it. A golden butterfly then floats behind Shannon. She catches a glimpse of it and wonders if it was just an illusion. More golden butterflies suddenly appear, frightening Shannon.
Meanwhile, the cousins play cards in the guesthouse. Battler feels like he, Jessica and George have talked a lot about the last 6 years even though it's just the first night, and then remembers the first line of the epitaph and Rudolf's ominous warning. Battler brushes those thoughts aside and continues playing.
Before 24:00, an overview of every person's location is shown: Battler, George, Jessica, and Maria are in the guesthouse; Genji and Kanon are in the servant's room; Kumasawa is making beds; Gohda is doing crosswords by himself; Natsuhi is sleeping in her room; Krauss, Eva, Rudolf, Kyrie, Hideyoshi, and Rosa are still talking; Kinzo is staring at the rain in his study; and Nanjo is sleeping in his room.
In the mansion hallway, Shannon has seemingly disappeared, leaving behind her key ring. The portrait of Beatrice looms ominously.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters "Legend of the Gold" and "Night of the Storm".
| Legend Manga Chapter 6 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 7
is the seventh chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
6:00 AM, October 5th. Natsuhi wakes up and gets dressed, wondering if today will feature more bickering with her family. She sees the scorpion charm on her doorknob and remembers Jessica talking about it, and figures she got a good night's sleep because of it. Natsuhi pulls out a spirit mirror from her dresser, a memento of her father, and decides to give it to Jessica in return. Genji arrives and informs her that the lightning from the storm has damaged the internal phone lines, and he will call for repairs once the storm subsides. He also says he hasn't seen Gohda anywhere, and breakfast hasn't been made yet. Natsuhi thinks Gohda is sleeping in and asks Genji to get someone else to make breakfast when she notices several bloody handprints all over her door. Genji calmly says he just noticed it when he visited her, and the horrified Natsuhi calms down after assuming it was a prank by Eva.
Natsuhi meets Eva and Hideyoshi in the parlor. Kanon rushes in and asks if they've seen Gohda anywhere. He says that Krauss, Rudolf, Kyrie, and Rosa have also gone missing, and there's no sign of them in the mansion. Natsuhi can't believe so many people are unaccounted for and assumes they went outside for a break. Eva and Hideyoshi are surprised to hear they're still having a discussion, as Eva and Hideyoshi went to bed after midnight. Eva wonders if the missing people could actually be in Kinzo's study and goes up to check on them. Natsuhi doesn't think so, but if anybody is going to check on Kinzo, then it muse be Natsuhi herself. Eva snidely asks if she can convince Kinzo to come out and have breakfast with them. Genji gives Natsuhi his personal key to the study.
Natsuhi knocks on the door to Kinzo's study, but when she gets no response, she opens it up with the key and enters to find only Kinzo in there. Natsuhi explains that Genji gave her his key, and pleads him to come out and join the rest of the family for breakfast. Kinzo angrily refuses, calling them vultures, and Natsuhi prepares to leave. However, Kinzo stops her and asks if she misses her old home now that she's been married into the Ushiromiya family for years. Natsuhi thinks about how she only married to escape her fate and has faced ridicule from the other family members despite everything she's done, but she declares that she discarded her birth family when she married. Kinzo praises her and says the Ushiromiya family has produced many incompetents, and wishes that Krauss was a woman and Natsuhi was the husband instead. Natsuhi realizes Kinzo values her more than Krauss and promises that she'll protect the pride of the Ushiromiya family. Kinzo adds that even though she doesn't wear the One-Winged Eagle crest on her clothes, she wears it in her heart, and so she's worthy of inheriting the Ushiromiya glory. Natsuhi sheds tears from Kinzo's praise.
Natsuhi leaves the study and runs into Eva again, and relays Kinzo's refusal. Eva remarks that Kinzo must not want to speak to anybody who doesn't wear the crest, but Natsuhi confidently rebuffs her; she says Kinzo has no interest in the family conference, and so he doesn't know where Krauss and the others are.
In the guesthouse, Battler and George are woken up by Maria's shouting. Maria says Rosa's gone, and the cousins wonder if she's in the mansion. Jessica wakes up soon after. The cousins go to the mansion and hear from the rest of the family about the missing people, with Eva saying that Shannon also hasn't been found. As they pass the time watching TV, Battler wonders where the missing people could've gone in the middle of a typhoon. Rudolf's eerie warning comes back to mind.
Kanon and Genji report to Natsuhi. Kanon has more to say but Natsuhi leaves to go make more tea. Eva and Hideyoshi ask what it is, and Kanon says there's a problem with the rose garden shed. Battler shows interest but Maria grabs him and tells him to keep watching TV.
Kanon guides Genji, Eva, and Hideyoshi to the rose garden storehouse, where a magic circle has been painted on the door. Eva and Hideyoshi comment on how it looks like blood, and Kanon says the storehouse didn't look like that yesterday; Genji notes the similar strange markings he saw on Natsuhi's door. Kanon says he'll paint over it and opens the storehouse to get some paint, only for the group to become horrified at something inside.
Genji rushes back to the mansion and informs Nanjo of something, who becomes shocked. Genji does the same to Natsuhi, and Battler wonders what's going on. George and Jessica also want to know, but Maria wants to keep watching TV. As the cousins rush to the storehouse, Battler worries about how freaked out everyone looked. As they near the storehouse they smell something strong, and Natsuhi yells at them to stay away and return to the mansion. Battler tries to get past Natsuhi and see what's in the storehouse, only to see Rudolf and Kyrie's corpses are inside, their faces completely destroyed. As Battler stares in disbelief, Jessica and George also look into the storehouse to find that Krauss, Rosa, and Gohda are also dead, their faces similarly destroyed.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "The Six Chosen by the Key".
| Legend Manga Chapter 7 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 8
is the eighth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
Natsuhi yells at Jessica to stay back and for George to take everyone back to the mansion as Battler stares in disbelief at the corpses in the rose garden storehouse. He starts crying in rage at how people should have peaceful faces when they die, yet the victims have missing faces like it's makeup. Nanjo diagnoses that the victims have been dead for six hours, and that their faces were destroyed after their deaths. Battler laments that, even though Rudolf was horrible, he didn't deserve to die like this; Kyrie, Krauss, Gohda, and Rosa didn't deserve to die either. Nanjo, Genji, Hideyoshi, and Kanon continue checking the storehouse as George comforts Battler, and realizes that there' only five bodies visible. He asks Hideyoshi about it, and his father confirms that there's a sixth body, which he and Kanon are looking at. George assumes the sixth victim is Shannon then, and Hideyoshi affirms it, her body in a similar state as the others. George asks to see her, but Hideyoshi refuses and asks him to remember what Shannon looked like when she was alive. George breaks down crying, remembering how happy she looked when she accepted his engagement ring. Hideyoshi also starts crying, thinking that if George saw Shannon's face here, he'd be heartbroken for life.
George asks if Shannon has a ring on her finger, and Hideyoshi affirms it after Kanon points it out to him. Eva realizes George proposed and begins to object, but Hideyoshi tells her to stop and says that whoever gave Shannon the ring must have been a happy man. George finishes crying and tells Battler and Jessica to return to the mansion so they don't get in the adults' way. Battler also calms down. Natsuhi tells Kanon to escort the cousins to the mansion, and he steals one last glance at Shannon's body before leaving.
Natsuhi tells Genji to call the police at once and wants to cover the victims' faces with something, but Eva says it's a crime scene and they need to let the police do their job. Natsuhi is skeptical, but Nanjo agrees with Eva that this was murder, and so they should leave it as is. Natsuhi decides to close the shutter but use a different lock: when they first inspected the storehouse, it was already closed and locked, meaning the killer locked it. Genji confirms there is only one key to the storehouse, which hangs in the servants' room; the killer must have taken the key and put it back later. Eva questions why the shutter has a magic circle painted on it, like the killer wanted to draw attention to it. Once the shutter is locked again, Natsuhi takes the key to the new padlock so that she can hand it over to police later.
When the cousins return to the mansion, they find Maria still watching TV and cackling. Battler dreads telling her that her mother's dead. At 8:45, Eva declares that with Krauss's death, she is now Kinzo's counselor according to the line of succession, and goes with Natsuhi to speak to him. After they leave, Kumasawa suddenly rushes in to tell everyone that there's blood in the dining hall. When they inspect the scene, Nanjo determines that the blood dried some time ago, so the victims must have been killed here last night. Hideyoshi says it must've happened after midnight, after he and Eva went to sleep.
The cousins return to the parlor. George confesses that he proposed to Shannon, and Jessica recalls how a few years ago, Shannon asked her for advice about George. Shannon was worried about her social status and what kind of clothes she should wear, and must have been really happy when George proposed to her. George blames himself for causing Shannon's death by proposing to her then, and Battler tells him it's not his fault. Maria asks Jessica who died, and Jessica informs her in exasperated anger. She shows little reaction to her mother's death. Upon finding out there were six deaths, she responds that the culprit is not human, but rather it is is just "the *** chosen by the ***".
Battler asks what she means but is interrupted by Natsuhi returning and complaining about the wireless phone not working. Genji apologizes and says he doesn't know why the wireless isn't working, but they should be able to use the ship's radio tomorrow morning. The group realizes that until then, they're stuck on the island with whoever killed the six people.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapters "The Six Chosen by the Key" and "Curtain-rise on Tragedy".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend Manga Chapter 9
is the ninth chapter of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation.
Summary.
The survivors are shocked at the realization that they're trapped on Rokkenjima with the killer. Hideyoshi says they should ask Kinzo what to do since Natsuhi and Eva just got back from meeting him, but Eva says he wasn't in the study at all, and it was completely empty. Genji says the study is outfitted with a bedroom and regular amenities so there is no reason for Kinzo to leave, therefore something must have happened to him.
The survivors eat breakfast in the parlor as Battler goes over the situation in his head: six people are dead, they can't contact the outside world, and Kinzo's missing. Natsuhi and Eva searched the entire mansion for him but to no avail. Battler concludes Kinzo has already been murdered and they just haven't found him yet. Natsuhi, Kumasawa, and Kanon leave to search for Kinzo again and lock all the doors and windows, and tells everyone else to remain in the parlor. Hideyoshi entertains Maria by watching TV with her, with Battler noting Maria acting the same as always despite being told Rosa was dead.
Eva interrupts Battler's brooding to talk about his family, lamenting that Ange will be devastated once she learns about Rudolf and Kyrie's deaths. Eva mentions that Ange was sick this year and was recuperating with Kyrie's family, and Battler affirms it. Battler expresses his determination to find the killer and make them pay. Battler and Eva then theorize about the murders; Eva says she and the siblings believed Beatrice's letter was just a way for Kinzo to insert himself into the inheritance discussion, and that when Maria met Beatrice, she was probably just Shannon wearing a dress and tricking her. Battler references Kyrie's reasoning from last night and says that either one of the 18 is definitely Beatrice, or there is a 19th person. Eva suspects a collaborative servant effort behind the storehouse murders, citing the difficulty of carrying out six murders and transporting the bodies, as well as the shed key. She also suspects a mastermind controlling the servants.
Battler thinks her conclusion is too simple and applies Kyrie's chessboard thinking technique. He thinks the servants can't possibly be the culprits since the murders were set up in a way to implicate them, especially since Shannon and Gohda were victims, and thinks Eva has the most to gain from the crime. Eva tells Battler that she and Hideyoshi had met Genji at the guesthouse a little after midnight, though she acknowledges that it is a weak alibi if Genji is working with them. She however says that if her goal was to obtain the inheritance through murder, she would instead try to make the deaths look like an accident rather than make herself the target of police investigation by performing this bizarre murder. Battler ponders the merits of chessboard thinking, and realizes that it sheds little light on the all important aspect of the motive.
Hideyoshi asks Maria about the symbol on the storehouse. Upon seeing his sketch, Maria starts laughing creepily and perfectly reproduces its design from memory. She explains that it is the seventh magic circle of the sun, and that the deaths had been offered as sacrifices to gain its power. Battler begins to go crazy thinking that everyone was killed because of magic nonsense, feeling that Rokkenjima had been sucked into another dimension ever since Maria read Beatrice's letter. Maria's laughter fills Battler's mind as he wonders what he's supposed to think.
Comparisons to Source Material.
This chapter adapts the visual novel chapter "Curtain-rise on Tragedy".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch
Legend of the Golden Witch is the first episode of the series, and was first released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007. It is the first of four Question Arcs, and is followed by "Turn of the Golden Witch".
Introduction.
"Welcome to Rokkenjima. The Golden Witch extends her heartfelt greetings. Please, take it easy and relax for the time being."
"There's no need to think overly hard about any of this.""Quietly accept all that is about to happen.""That is all that is being asked of you."
"The difficulty level is standard.""We might as well at least start by taking the easy road."
Plot Summary.
October 4 and 5, 1986. The Ushiromiya family has gathered on the private island of Rokkenjima for their annual family conference. Chief on the agenda concerns the struggle for the inheritance assets of the ailing family head, Kinzo. But as the family is trapped on the island by a typhoon, they receive a letter claiming to be from the rumored witch of the island, Beatrice, and mysterious events begin to occur.
Characters.
Main Characters.
Ushiromiya Family
Supporting Characters.
Ushiromiya Family
Attending physician
Servants
Witches (Spoilers for the tea parties)
Release History.
Original Release (Comiket 72).
"Legend of the Golden Witch" first released on PC at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007.
Comiket 73.
This arc was rereleased with "Turn of the Golden Witch" at C73 on December 31, 2007. The ???/Hidden Tea Party, which originally had to be unlocked via a special method, was changed to where it unlocks after completing the regular Tea Party. The original intent was for users to discover the Hidden Tea Party on their own, but since not many people actually found it, it was changed to where it automatically unlocks after completing the Tea Party.
Comiket 74.
This arc was rereleased with "Banquet of the Golden Witch" at C74 on August 16, 2008.
Comiket 75.
This arc was rereleased with "Alliance of the Golden Witch" at C75 on December 29, 2008.
English Release.
The Question Arcs were officially translated to English and released by MangaGamer on July 8, 2016. It featured new character artwork by Natsumi Kei based on the pachinko game. There are also a number of new CGs, however these are not enabled by default as they were added before release and could not be tested or approved.
Saku.
"Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku" released as a compilation of every arc on PC on October 4, 2019.
Ports.
This arc has been featured in the following console ports:
Adaptations.
Manga.
The manga adaptation of "Legend of the Golden Witch" was illustrated by Kei Natsumi and serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Powered magazine from January 22, 2008 to February 22, 2009, and then in Gangan Joker magazine from April 22, 2009 to August 22, 2009 with 23 total chapters. It was later collected into four volumes. Yen Press published them in English in two omnibus volumes.
Novels.
Kodansha released two volumes adapting "Legend of the Golden Witch":
The 2009 Umineko: When They Cry anime by Studio DEEN adapted "Legend of the Golden Witch" in Episodes 1 to 5. All episodes in the anime open with a variation of the opening titles with the song "Katayoku no Tori" by Akiko Shikata, featuring a portrait of Beatrice; the episodes of "Legend" feature the original portrait of Beatrice that can be seen in the Main Hall of the Rokkenjima Mansion.
Stage Play.
The stage play adaptation of "Legend of the Golden Witch" was produced by Shingidan and released in theaters on March 31, 2022-April 3, 2022.
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Human Side.
Kinzo Ushiromiya.
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Krauss Ushiromiya.
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Natsuhi Ushiromiya.
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Jessica Ushiromiya.
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Eva Ushiromiya.
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Hideyoshi Ushiromiya.
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George Ushiromiya.
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Rudolf Ushiromiya.
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Kyrie Ushiromiya.
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Battler Ushiromiya.
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Rosa Ushiromiya.
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Maria Ushiromiya.
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Attending Physician Nanjo.
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Servant Genji.
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Servant Shannon.
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Servant Kanon.
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Toshiro Gohda.
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Fantasy Side.
Beatrice.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch/Solution
This article attempts to describe solutions to the gameboard's mysteries in "Legend of the Golden Witch""." It is primarily based on content from the manga versions of the final two arcs, which Ryukishi07 has stated to be an official answer from him.
Willard's solutions and the elaborations in the "Requiem of the Golden Witch" manga are the most direct solutions and are taken verbatim from the story. In addition, the page will contain additional information as well as solutions to other mysteries based interviews, side materials, and story content from analogous scenes in the "Twilight of the Golden Witch" manga. Clair's descriptions of the mysteries are also listed whenever they exist.
This page only aims to describe the whodunnit and howdunnit of the mysteries. There is a wealth of additional emotional subtext behind many of these scenes that will not be described here due to its greater reliance on reader interpretation of the scenes themselves. We strongly encourage rereading the story in order to discover this for yourself.
Before the Murders.
Sayo enlists the help of Kumasawa and Nanjo in setting up a fake murder mystery for Battler. Genji is told the true nature of Sayo's murder-suicide plan, but still pledges his cooperation due to his loyalty and a sense of guilt for having contributed to Sayo's suffering.
The removal of Maria's rose is implied to have been the result of Gohda, who is shown cutting the stem of a rose in the "Twilight of the Golden Witch" manga as it is damaged. In "Legend of the Golden Witch", he states that his lunch dessert contains rose petals taken from the rose garden.
Once Maria is alone in the rose garden, Sayo plays the part of Beatrice and gives her the letter. No disguise is necessary as Maria recognizes people by their appearance, and believes Beatrice to be possessing Sayo.
At some point before the first twilight, Sayo bribes Eva and Hideyoshi to act as accomplices for the murder mystery. It is extremely likely that both of them believe the murders to be staged, as this is the standard protocol for the adults and Eva refers to the blood of the first twilight victims as "makeup". Sayo also reveals Natsuhi's cover-up of Kinzo's death to Eva and Hideyoshi.
On the first night, Rudolf mentions to Kyrie and Battler that he wishes to have a talk as a family, and that he will probably be killed. This is likely to refer to the truth that Battler was not borne by Asumu but by Kyrie, with Rudolf believing that Kyrie might respond poorly to this. He frames his confession of this fact to Kyrie in the same way in "Twilight of the Golden Witch".
Sayo also removes the switchboard at some point before the first twilight, disabling the phones. It is unknown if this disabled only the external lines or if she re-enabled them before making the call to Kinzo's study to lure the survivors out.
First Twilight.
"First game, first twilight, six corpses in the garden shed."
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Second Twilight.
"First game, second twilight. Two corpses are close in a closed room protected by a chain."
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Fourth Twilight.
"First game, fourth twilight. The old Head from the closed room study, confined in a scorching furnace."
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Fifth Twilight.
"First game, fifth twilight. The last moments of the sacrificed boy with a stake in his chest."
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Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Twilights.
"First game, sixth, seventh, and eighth twilights. Three corpses lying in the closed room of the singing girl."
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Ninth Twilight.
The light novel adds additional sections for the duel between Clair and Willard in "Requiem" regarding Natsuhi's death. (Translated by Pteryon)
"First game, ninth twilight. Death of the noble woman who faced a duel with a gun in hand."
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Tenth Twilight.
The bomb was activated sometime on the second day. Once the clock struck 24:00, it triggered the activation of 900 tons of explosives, killing the remaining survivors and "bringing them to the Golden Land".
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch/Summary
October 4th and 5th, 1986. The Ushiromiya family has gathered on the private island of Rokkenjima for their annual family conference. Chief on the agenda concerns the struggle for the inheritance assets of the ailing family head, Kinzo. But as the family is trapped on the island by a typhoon, they receive a letter claiming to be from the rumored witch of the island, Beatrice, and mysterious events begin to occur.
Character pages are linked as the characters first appear in the story, not when they are mentioned by others prior. Song titles are in bold only when they are played for the first time.
Prologue.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Arrival at Niijima Airport.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Arrival at Rokkenjima.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Guesthouse.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Dining Room.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Epitaph on the Portrait.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Sandy Beach.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Letter and Umbrella.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Legend of the Gold.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Night of the Storm.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
The Six Chosen by the Key.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Curtain-rise on Tragedy.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Occult.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
The Two Who Are Close.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Boiler Room.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Beseiged.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
The Golden Witch.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Notebook Fragment in a Wine Bottle.
Background Music
Tea Party.
Background Music
Characters Appearing
Background Music
Characters Appearing
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The Portrait Epitaph.
Behold the sweetfish river running through my beloved hometown.You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream in search of the key.
As you travel down it, you will see a village.In that village, look for the shore the two will tell you of.There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.
The one who obtains the key must then travel to the Golden Land in accordance with these rules.
On the first twilight, offer the six chosen by the key as sacrifices.On the second twilight, those who remain shall tear apart the two who are close.On the third twilight, those who remain shall praise my noble name.On the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill.On the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill.On the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill.On the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill.On the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill.On the ninth twilight, the witch shall revive, and none shall be left alive.On the tenth twilight, at journey's end, you shall attain to the power of the Golden Land's treasures, once and for the last time.
The witch shall praise the wise and bestow four treasures.One shall be all the gold from the Golden Land.One shall be the resurrection of all the dead souls.One shall be the resurrection of the love that was lost.One shall be to put the witch to sleep for all time.
Sleep peacefully, my beloved witch, Beatrice.
The Witch's Letter.
Welcome to Rokkenjima, members of the Ushiromiya family.I am Beatrice, the alchemist for this family employed by Kinzo-sama himself.I have served him for many years in accordance with our contract, but on this say, Kinzo-sama has announced the suspension of that contract. Therefore, I ask that you acknowledge my resignation from he position of family alchemist from this day forth.
And now, there is one part of the contract that must be explained to all present.I, Beatrice, lent Kinzo-sama a vast quantity of gold under certain terms. One of these terms specifies that all the gold is to be returned to me upon the termination of the contract. Furthermore, I am to receive everything of the Ushiromiya family as interest.
After hearing this, you may feel as though Kinzo-sama has been savagely ruthless.However, Kinzo-sama did append a special clause to the contract so that you would have a chance to preserve your wealth and honor. If and only if that special clause is fulfilled, I will lose my rights to the gold and the interest for all eternity.
Special clause:Beatrice retains the right to collect the gold and accumulated interest upon the termination of the contract.However, if someone is able to discover the hidden gold of this contract, Beatrice must abandon these rights for all time.
The collection of the interest will proceed shortly, but if any one of you fulfills the terms of this special clause, I shall return everything, including the portion that has already been collected.Furthermore, as the first step in this collection of Kinzo-sama's debt, I have taken possession of the Ushiromiya family 'Head's Ring', which signifies the passage of the Ushiromiya family headship from one individual to another. I ask that you confirm this for yourselves by examining the imprint on the wax seal.
Kinzo-sama has already publicly displayed the location of the hidden gold within the epitaph under my portrait.The rules apply equally to all who can read the epitaph.If you discover the gold, I shall return everything to you.Tonight, I ask that you enjoy your battle of wits with Kinzo-sama to the fullest. I sincerely pray that this night will be both intellectual and elegant.
――Beatrice the Golden
The Witch's Letter II.
Praise my name.
The Witch's Letter III.
Are you enjoying the riddle of Kinzo-sama's epitaph?As you are all probably aware, you have very little time remaining.Please abandon any naive hopes of escaping after the storm passes.This game can only end up with victory or yours. When time runs out, I will win by default. There will be no ties.Make sure that you do not misunderstand you current situation.
The Witch's Game Record.
Ushiromiya Krauss
Died on the first twilight.
Chosen by the key of the Golden Land and offered up as a sacrifice.
Ushiromiya Rudolf
Died on the first twilight.
Chosen by the key of the Golden Land and offered up as a sacrifice.
Ushiromiya Kyrie
Died on the first twilight.
Chosen by the key of the Golden Land and offered up as a sacrifice.
Ushiromiya Rosa
Died on the first twilight.
Chosen by the key of the Golden Land and offered up as a sacrifice.
Servant Shannon
Died on the first twilight.
Chosen by the key of the Golden Land and offered up as a sacrifice.
Servant Gohda
Died on the first twilight.
Chosen by the key of the Golden Land and offered up as a sacrifice.
Ushiromiya Eva
Died on the second twilight.
Pierced through the forehead by the "Stake of Asmodeus".
Ushiromiya Hideyoshi
Died on the second twilight.
Pierced through the forehead by the "Stake of Beelzebub".
Ushiromiya Kinzo
Died on the fourth twilight.
Forehead gouged by the "Stake of Mammon".
Servant Kanon
Died on the fifth twilight.
Chest gouged by the "Stake of Satan".
Servant Genji
Died on the sixth twilight.
Stomach gouged by the "Stake of Lucifer".
Attending Physician Nanjo
Died on the seventh twilight.
Knee gouged by the "Stake of Belphegor".
Servant Kumasawa
Died on the eighth twilight.
Leg gouged by the "Stake of Leviathan".
The Witch Beatrice
Revived on the ninth twilight.
Finally opens the door to the Golden Land.
Ushiromiya Natsuhi
Died on the ninth twilight.
The Witch praised her nobility and granted her the honor of a duel.
Ushiromiya George
Missing on the tenth twilight.
After he acknowledged the existence of the witch and prostrated himself, the witch invited him to the Golden Land.
Ushiromiya Jessica
Missing on the tenth twilight.
After she acknowledged the existence of the witch and prostrated herself, the witch invited her to the Golden Land.
Ushiromiya Maria
Missing on the tenth twilight.
After she acknowledged the existence of the witch and prostrated herself, the witch invited her to the Golden Land.
Ushiromiya Battler
Missing on the tenth twilight.
Will the witch invite this man, who denied her existence, to the Golden Land?
Winchester M1894 Sawed off.
A sawed-off custom version of a rifle manufactured during the golden age of Winchesters.This special model more than makes up for its shorter lethal range by its portability and old-time cool factor. It can even be fired as quickly as a pistol if one works the lever action skillfully enough. Furthermore, any true lover of old western dramas can't help but be attracted to the one-handed reload made possible by its characteristic level handle.
To match with Kinzo's personal preferences, it was made to handle .45 Long Colt bullets.It holds 4+1 rounds.
The Seven Stakes of Purgatory.
Stakes containing the seven magics that represent the seven deadly sins.In accordance with their user's orders, they bury themselves into the desired location of the desired target with perfect accuracy. Because they flit about at ultra-high speeds and change their trajectories at will by bouncing off walls and the like, they have no blinds spots, and will hit their targets without fail no matter what form of cover they might be hiding before. Furthermore, it is possible to change the force they hit with depending on the part of the body at which they strike.
They are extremely powerful weapons, but they cannot target pure people who have not committed one of the seven deadly sins or people who have a strong resistance to magical power.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 01
| Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 01 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 02
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 03
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 04
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 1
Legend of the Golden Witch Vol. 1 is the first volume of the "Legend of the Golden Witch" manga adaptation and the first overall volume of the manga adaptation of . The volume was released in English by Yen Press in an omnibus format with Volume 2.
Publisher's Summary.
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"Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather and an eerie premonition from his youngest cousin—not to mention their parents’ feud over the inheritance. Battler doesn’t hold much stock in dark omens, nor does he believe the tales of the witch rumored to have given his grandfather a fortune in gold…and who walks the halls of the mansion to this day… But when the eighteen family members and servants are trapped on the island by the raging typhoon, the grisly events that follow leave Battler shaken to his core. Is one of his relatives desperate enough to kill for the family fortune? Or is this the work of the Golden Witch?"
"この島にいるのは18人？ 年に一度の親族会議のため、六軒島を訪れた右代宮一族。台風により閉ざされたこの島で、次々に起こる不可解な事件。浮かび上がる19人目の存在、魔女ベアトリーチェ。連続殺人幻想「うみねこのなく頃に」、ここに開幕――…。"
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Afterword.
Ryukishi07.
Does the Witch Exist or Not?
"Hello, I am Ryukishi07."
"It brings me great joy to present to you another story, going from the world of Higurashi When They Cry to this new world of Umineko When They Cry. I truly hope you will enjoy this one just as much as the previous."
"In Umineko, events will unfold similarly to those of a mystery novel, but the issue in question is not quite the same as the traditional "Find the culprit" narrative. In this case, the question is, "Does the witch exist or not?""
"When it comes to mystery-suspense stories, the distinction between an occult tale and a mystery tale is a major one. However, because the answers to virtually all stories in this realm follow boilerplate mystery tropes, readers are able to pigeonhole what is presented ("It's just another one of those mysteries, after all"), which has caused much of the genre's original appeal to be lost."
"Looking back, the blurring of the line separating occult and logical mystery, which was a much greater part of mystery-suspense novels in the early twentieth century and before, created a much more exciting and vervous atmosphere for the reader. I wrote Umineko When They Cry with the hope of providing readers with that same tension and excitement."
"Enjoy the rich and vivid witchly atmosphere at much as you can."
"It's obviously just another mystery story, you say to yourself. Try to follow along and pick apart the mystery, and we'll see how far you get. The witch's torture has already begun."
Kei Natsumi.
"Nice to meet all of you. I am Kei Natsumi, artist for Episode 1 of Umineko. Thank you, everyone, for reading. As a huge Higurashi fan, I've been on cloud nine ever since my editor told me I'd have the chance to draw this series. Thank you, Ryukishi07-sama and BT-sama, for checking my drafts every time despite how busy you both must be. Thanks go to my editors Nozaki-sama and Koizumi-sama. Let our collaboration be long and fruitful."
"So, we have our stage set with eighteen people trapped in a mansion on a tiny island as a typhoon rages outside. From this point, the story takes some hard and fast turns toward tragedy. I will draw this comic adaptation of the story to the very utmost of my ability! I hope you choose to share your time with me."
"Special Thanks""Hinata, Rodriguez Nagai, Suzuka Asamine, Waon Peko, Asaka Horiuchi, Aya "Tomisho" Hosoyama, Sayuri "Akkiri" Akiyama, Hako Itagaki, Kai Yuna, Hiroko Watanabe, Midori Imai, ""& You."
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 2
Legend of the Golden Witch Vol. 2 is the second volume of Kei Natsumi's manga adaptation of "Legend of the Golden Witch" and the second overall volume of the manga adaptation of . The volume was released in English by Yen Press as an omnibus with Volume 1.
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"六軒島、第一の晩が明ける。台風により閉ざされた島で、一晩を明かした右代宮一族。不気味なほど静まりかえった島で、一族を待ち受けていたものは、魔女の不気味な痕跡だった。固く閉ざされたシャッターの向こうに、一体何が――…。"
English.
"Each year, the Ushiromiya family gathers at the secluded mansion of its patriarch, the elderly Kinzo. It has been six years since Battler joined his cousins at the annual event, but their happy reunion is overshadowed by worsening weather and an eerie premonition from his youngest cousin-not to mention their parents' feud over the inheritance. Battler doesn't hold much stock in dark omens, nor does he believe the tales of the witch rumored to have given his grandfather a fortune in gold...and who walks the halls of the mansion to this day... But when the eighteen family members and servants are trapped on the island by the raging typhoon, the grisly events that follow leave Battler shaken to his core. Is one of his relatives desperate enough to kill for the family fortune? Or is this the work of the Golden Witch?"
Afterword.
Kei Natsumi.
"Hello again. I'm Kei Natsumi."
"How are you liking Episode 1 of Umineko When They Cry? The slaughter of the first night has finally happened. I'm really sad that there are already six characters I'll never get to draw again. How many are going to die in the next volume? I hope I see you again in the next volume."
"Special Thanks""Hinata, Rodriguez Nagai, Suzuka Asamine, Waon Peko, Mai Horiuchi, Rin "Tomisho" Kuroki, Sayuri "Akkiri" Akiyama, Hako Itagaki, Hiroko Watanabe, Midori Imai,""& You."
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 3
Legend of the Golden Witch Vol. 3 is the third volume of Kei Natsumi's manga adaptation of "Legend of the Golden Witch" and the third overall volume of the manga adaptation of . The volume was released in English by Yen Press as an omnibus with Volume 4.
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"犯人は人間？ それとも魔女？ 一人、また一人と狂気の犠牲となる、右代宮家の人間達。人間には不可能と思われる犯行の数々、そして島中を包み込んでいく魔女の気配…。再び、うみねこがなく頃に生き残っているのは――…。"
English.
"Six people are dead, and Battler and his remaining relatives slowly come around to addressing the terrifying reality of their situation: Either one of their number is a murderer, or there is a nineteenth person on the island who wants the Ushiromiya family dead. Regardless, the killer seems to be following the inscription beneath the portrait of Beatrice, the instructions for finding the elder Ushiromiya's vast treasure of gold. But each line of the inscription calls for more death, more blood...and the revival of the witch Beatrice herself... Will any remain alive to see the end of this mystery?"
Afterword.
Kei Natsumi.
"Hello again. I'm Kei Natsumi."
"Thank you for reading this volume of Episode 1 of Umineko When They Cry. They're dying left and right, aren't they? It's time for the final spurt! I really wish that I could hear the theories of those readers experiencing Umineko for the first time through the manga version. Well, I hope we meet next time. See you again, have a nice day!"
"Special Thanks""Hinata, Rodriguez Nagai, Suzuka Asamine, Rin "Tomisho" Kuroki, Waon Peko, Mai Horiuchi, Riuna Mizuzaki, Hako Itagaki, Chiyo Watanabe, Midori Imai, Sasara Kazesaki, Chikako Nozoki, Eriko Fujimoto, Maki Onozuka, Ayumi Sugai,""& You."
| Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 3 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 4
Legend of the Golden Witch Vol. 4 is the fourth volume of Kei Natsumi's manga adaptation of "Legend of the Golden Witch" and the fourth overall volume of the manga adaptation of . The volume was released in English by Yen Press as an omnibus with Volume 3.
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
時間切れとなりました…。疑心によりバラバラとなった右代宮一族に、24時を告げる鐘の音が、無情に鳴り響く…。エピソード１、衝撃の最終巻。これを読んだあなた。どうか真相を暴いてください。
English.
"Six people are dead, and Battler and his remaining relatives slowly come around to addressing the terrifying reality of their situation: Either one of their number is a murderer, or there is a nineteenth person on the island who wants the Ushiromiya family dead. Regardless, the killer seems to be following the inscription beneath the portrait of Beatrice, the instructions for finding the elder Ushiromiya's vast treasure of gold. But each line of the inscription calls for more death, more blood...and the revival of the witch Beatrice herself... Will any remain alive to see the end of this mystery?"
Afterword.
Ryukishi07.
Looking Forward to the Reunion
"Hello, I am Ryukishi07."
"Welcome to the world of Umineko When They Cry...This is a classic "closed circle" mystery, combining a string of murders at a mansion of an isolated island with an eerie legend of a witch that surrounds the incident. After hearing that description, most people will say to themselves, "Oh, I can tell without reading it that there will be witchy, spooky things going on that turn out to be a series of tricks perpetrated by a regular old human." And who can blame them? Everything that's been put out with a similar description is just like that, so it's no surprise that anyone would assume those were just the rules for this kind of thing."
"Was it the work of a witch or of a human? Of course, these outcomes are not compatible. If it's the work of humans, the story is a mystery, and if it's the work of witches, it can't be a mystery. In other words, at the point you define the story as a mystery, it's possible for the reader to say, "There's is no such thing as a witch.This is all the work of a human." That would mean that I've already lost the reader's participation in the line of thinking I most wanted to evoke: that of the balancing act between occult fantasy and logical mystery. In other words, I began writing Umineko When They Cry so that the reader would be lost no tin the identity, the trick, or the alibi of the killer, but in the step that comes before; whether or not the crime was even possible for a human to accomplish."
"Nearly all readers having just finished Episode 1 should feel certain that these murders were acts of man dressed up to look like the work of a witch. True, there are plenty of spots that are hard to explain, but you should be able to convince yourself that there's some fancy trick behind them. And I want to shake that certainty to its core in Episode 2..."
"When we meet again in the afterword of Episode 2, I will be very interested to see how many of you still insist that this could be the work of human beings...After all, don't you find it very...arrogant to assume that all things that happen in the world can be explained by humans? Heh-heh-heh. Are you starting to lose that confidence already?"
"Since you're all so certain that "the killer must be a human," why not uphold that logic as far as you can take it? The golden witch will take many wicked steps to break you down. Will you still be detectives when we reunite? Or will you have sunk to being the witch's furniture? Until we meet again..."
Kei Natsumi.
"Hello again. I'm Kei Natsumi."
"We've finally finished the manga version of Episode 1 of Umineko When They Cry. Thank you for following along until the end! Only the deepest thanks to Ryukishi07-sama, BT-sama, Yatazakura-sama, my editors Nozaki-sama and Koizumi-sama for their help and patience."
"Episode 1 is now over, but I'm delighted to say I've been allowed to draw Episode 3 as well. Jiro Suzuki's Episode 2 and Souichirou's Episode 4 are already beign serialized. The world of Umineko continues to expand! I implore you to keep following along. The fight against the witch has only just begin!!"
"Special Thanks""Hinata, Rodriguez Nagai, Rin "Tomisho" Kuroki, Mai Horiuchi, Midori Imai, Riuna Mizuzaki, Mikuko Satou, Chiyo Watanbe, Suzuka Asamine, Natsuru, Hako Itagaki, Chikako Nozoki, Sasara Kazesaki, ""& You."
| Legend of the Golden Witch Manga Volume 4 |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Leion
is a former servant of the Ushiromiya family. She only appears in "Requiem of the Golden Witch""."
Appearance.
She has long dark hair in a ponytail, fair skin and large gray eyes. Her clothes are the same as the other female Ushiromiya servants.
Personality.
She is shown to be harsh, often picking on Yasu for being clumsy, forgetful and younger than her. She, along with most of the other servants, are jealous of Yasu's special treatment.
Background.
Leion was an orphan who lived in the Fukuin House and later worked in the Ushiromiya household. She was one of Yasu's first coworkers along with Lunon, Lenon and Sanon.
Role in the Story.
"Requiem of the Golden Witch".
Leion and various other characters are questioned by Zepar and Furfur as witnesses to describe what Yasu was like before becoming a witch. Though Shannon is said to be working alongside them and is also a witness, the servants (except Yasu, Kumasawa and Genji) don't seem to notice her at all.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lenon
is a former servant of the Ushiromiya family. She only appears in "Requiem of the Golden Witch""."
Appearance.
She has wavy mid-length green hair, fair skin and big gray eyes. Her clothes are the same as the other female Ushiromiya servants.
Personality.
She is shown to be harsh, often picking on Yasu for being clumsy, forgetful and younger than her. She, along with the other servants (excluding Manon), are jealous of Yasu's special treatment.
Background.
Lenon was an orphan who lived in the Fukuin House and later worked in the Ushiromiya household. She was one of Yasu's first coworkers alongside Lunon, Sanon, and Leion.
Role in the Story.
"Requiem of the Golden Witch".
She, along with various characters, were questioned by Zepar and Furfur as witnesses to describe what Yasu was like before becoming a witch. Though Shannon is said to be working alongside them and is also a witness, the servants (except Yasu, Kumasawa and Genji) don't seem to notice her at all.
Yasuda would later use Lenon as the basis for Leviathan.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Leo
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Leo Shishigami
is a war veteran and drifter who finds work at Club Primavera as a bodyguard.
Profile.
"He is the man of legend, Leo Shishigami.<br>There was no one to beat him: not in a fistfight, not in a shootout, and not in snide remarks.<br>And he was also known for his philandering. He'd try to seduce any woman he set eyes on.<br>I remember he hit on me too. ...*giggle*. He reeked of danger, the charmer. The war ended in '44. His salvage ship had been sunk by a mine, and he was mistakenly arrested ashore and thrown into an internment camp.<br>He returned to Japan in '47, three years later. He must have been bewildered at the sight of his homeland, which had been transformed into a completely different country. There was no place for him to go after he got out of the repatriation office.<br>And then he met Rose. That's where it all started."
Appearance.
Leo has blue eyes with orange spiky hair. He wears a red shirt with black tie, a green jacket wrapped around it, and similar green trousers.
Personality.
Leo is very smooth and womanizing, often lending his assistance to any pretty lady. Despite his cool exterior, he harbors some regret for not settling things with his past comrades.
Background.
Leo worked as a combat instructor during the war and fought in a country to the south that was trying to gain independence. Leo then left the country when the Japanese army was recalled, ending up falsely accused and in prison for a few years before getting released.
After being released in 1947, Leo sought to find work and wound up working for Rose Haibara after a chance encounter.
Relationships.
Rose Haibara.
As Rose's bodyguard, Leo does his best to protect her and help with any problems around the club. Leo and Rose regularly have discussions over the latter's goals and morals, and Leo always reassures her that her reasons are just so long as she truly believes in them.
Caleb Keireiji.
Leo and Caleb start out as war buddies, both sharing their grief in how much Japan has changed since the war. While Leo and Caleb are each unaware of the other's true selves at first, after learning the truth they still maintain a professional relationship. Leo still has enough respect for Caleb to listen to his requests, even if he winds up rejecting them later.
Story.
"Season 1".
Leo is first introduced in 1947 trying to find a place to eat and saves Rose from a group of thugs. He's later hired by her to become a bodyguard for Club Primavera, assisting them in defending from Alfred's attacks and other odd jobs. Leo also forms a friendship with Caleb after introducing himself as Shishigami and gets his help in searching for a missing American soldier. After Alfred hatches a plot to bomb Primavera, Leo gets more help from Caleb in finding his hideouts and soon fights Alfred one-on-one, defeating him.
Caleb then forms his own mafia group and starts taking over City 23. He asks Leo to join him, still believing he is Shishigami and unaware of his involvement with Primavera, but he refuses. Caleb then discovers Leo and Shishigami are the same and captures Rose, offering to set her and Primavera free if Leo to joins him again. Leo refuses once more and takes Rose back to her apartment.
Leo starts looking after Rose and helping her get better when they are attacked by Caleb's men. Leo fends them off after helping Rose get to Claudia's restaurant, and he soon starts hiding out there as well while going undercover throughout the city. He reunites with Wayne after the latter had abandoned Primavera for failing to protect Rose earlier, and Leo gives him some lessons in martial arts and shooting.
Miguel's men soon attack Claudia's restaurant, and Leo and Wayne help Rose escape again while engaging in a shootout with them.
"Season 2".
After fending off Miguel's group, Leo reunites with Rose and the rest of Primavera in Chinatown. He gives Rose some lessons in firing guns and spars with Meijiu. Leo reassures Rose that the members of Primavera are willing to fight for her and makes her promise that if she were to fight by herself, then she must spend the night with him.
Rose later becomes convinced to kill Caleb by strapping a dynamite vest to herself, and Leo talks her out of it. Leo then makes good on his promise.
Primavera begins making preparations to take on the Caleb Family, and Leo convinces James Tomitake to join their side. They successfully isolate Caleb at one of his hideouts, a hotel, with Leo, Wayne and Rose going to challenge him. After the initial firefight, Wayne and Rose go upstairs to chase Caleb while Leo stays behind in the lobby. A combat team led by Maurice Monobe arrives to help Caleb, and Leo singlehandedly defeats them all.
After Caleb is defeated, Leo is seen off by Rose and leaves Japan so he can end his war.
"Season 3".
Leo does not appear, however other characters make reference to the fighting down in the south and comment that it seems to be going well.
"Last Season".
Leo ends his war and returns to Japan in 1950. He meets Jeanne and learns of how much Primavera and City 23 had changed since he left. Leo also reunites with Cyrus and Richard and hears about how the GDS supposedly killed Stella and Yuuji.
Leo keeps asking to meet Rose, but Richard keeps rejecting him; Leo is also bribed however he rejects those. Leo then learns that Rose was wounded and is recovering in secret, and Richard is purposely keeping her isolated. Leo teams up with Jeanne and the Wandering Dogs to rescue Rose, and they get stopped by Keith, who's taken up a sniping position. Leo manages to destroy Keith's sniper scope and escapes with everyone.
Leo and the rest begin gearing up to take on Primavera, attacking Richard's group at a graveyard. Leo duels Cyrus and comes out on top, and he listens to Cyrus' last wish to let Richard escape.
After everything's said and done, Leo goes to live the rest of his life happily with Rose; Julie turns out to be their granddaughter.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lesser Characters in Umineko no Naku Koro ni
| Lesser Characters in Umineko no Naku Koro ni |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Letter from a Summoner
is an extra arc from . It was first released as part of Shinsou Kaimei Dokuhon Episode 3 on November 25, 2008.
Release History.
Original Booklet.
This arc was first released as part of Shinsou Kaimei Dokuhon Episode 3 on November 25, 2008.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni: The First and the Last Gift.
This arc was rereleased in "" on December 16, 2015.
Ports.
"Symphony of Catbox and Dreams" adapted "Letter from a Summoner" into visual novel format for the first time, featuring voice acting.
English Transcript.
This page features English translation partially made by lparchive and completed by .
The various miracles brought about by magic are literally "miracles" in the human world. Moreover, miracles in the human world could perhaps be compared to needle ice on a midsummer day.
Needle ice in the summer is already a miracle by itself. As such, it would be possible to create needle ice under the scorching summer sun by means of a magical miracle. But of course the ice would instantly melt due to the midsummer sun, and both its shape and the miracle would be lost.
As that would be regrettable, we need to search for magic to create even larger needle ice and to make it last even longer under the sun. Making the needle ice larger requires vast amounts of magical power. Keeping the needle ice frozen for longer requires vast amounts of magical power.
In other words, when it comes to magic that causes a great miracle in just an instant, versus magic that persists forever with just a tiny miracle, it would seem at first glance that the former kind is much flashier and superior. However, the amount of magical power required is exactly the same.
In that sense, it has to be said that the latter, more subdued kind of magic called 'summoning' by great magic practitioners, has not been very popular in the history of magicians.
If you’ve seen the great piercing magic of a meteor falling upon Earth, then you may also want to see the great summoning technique that calls about a massive dragon.
However, between just a single moment of great magic, versus the miracle of calling about this massive dragon, and then using summoning to “allow it to continue to exist” on top of that, the difficulty and burden are completely different.
From this conclusion, we can say that the magical power of dropping a meteor to the place where its summoning was performed would be equal to calling up a palm-sized lizard at best. It would also be very weak, and at most, you would probably invoke a fragile existence that would turn to ash upon contact with open air or sunlight.
Certainly, this is why young people, who love flashiness, can so easily command flashy magic to their liking, while having no interest in burdening themselves with the modesty of summoning.
Therefore, due to the low popularity of summoning, there are very few magicians in the human world who have become skilled enough to be called "summoners".
A fleeting miracle that disappears in a blink of an eye will leave an impact for eternity.
This is the true value of summoning.
Now…
Returning to the original conversation, we now may understand that the magical power required for a miracle to manifest can be represented by (“scale” x “duration of existence”).
Since we are going through the trouble of inviting guests from another world through summoning, the product should be nothing but beneficial and excellent. At that point, the “scale” figure cannot be underestimated.
There is no need in choosing to summon something insignificant.
And moreover, if you do summon a beneficial existence, you would likely want to keep it to use for as long as possible. Basically, it’s best to have the longest “duration of existence” as possible.
Understandably, it is quite difficult to balance out both "scale" and "duration of existence".
At this point, it may be easy to imagine the amount of extraordinary power a magician must have to deserve to be called a summoner.
Unfortunately, such immense magical power cannot be attained even within an entire Human’s lifetime worth of training.
Thus, what is most important is the concept of preparation.
The main fuel of magical miracles can be supplemented with a fuel of madness called magical power.
If that is difficult to understand, it's usually simple enough to think of it like physical strength.
Imagine that in front of you there is a heavy baggage that you're supposed to move somewhere else.
If you simply lift the burden up and carry it as it is, that would certainly require considerable strength and endurance.
However, if you used something like a cart or a lever or attached
something to it to get a better grip, you could lighten your load quite a bit.
The same applies to magic.
This is why things like magic circles and catalysts are prepared.
Many of these preparations take a huge amount of work.
That should be no surprise. After all, the preparations are meant for supplementing the missing parts of one's magical power with labor.
Those who aspire to be magicians should not forget this.
Magical power is not only what one was born with. A fanatical tenacity of purpose is also "work" that leads to magical powers.
As an aside, I had no magical talent when I was born.
Nevertheless, I was able to gather enough magical power to call myself a magician.
It could be said that magical power is not necessarily a matter of talent, but rather a matter of how much madness "one can maintain for a long time" as well.
Particularly those who desire the magical art of summoning which "allows miracles to forever persist upon the earth" should not forget this.
Prepared with enough time and effort, such magical circles and catalysts are capable of inviting the summoner’s magical power to much higher levels than ever before.
Again, this is my own experience.
While summoning, to greatly increase the success rate of the summon, it is crucial to prepare a certain object.
Objects like these are called hosts.
The word “host” is originally a term from Far Eastern magic. However, Japanese magicians like myself use terms like this to accelerate our own understanding of the topic. Even if it’s not accurate to call it this, we purposefully use this wording anyway.
Hosts, simply put, allow guests from another world to “temporarily lodge” in ours.
If you excel in Western magic, it is imaginable that you may be able to blow life into a clay doll in order to summon a Golem of sorts in a ritual.
The clay doll in this ritual is essentially a host.
Let’s return to the beginning of our conversation regarding ice forming midsummer.
Under the blazing midsummer sun, any ice that would be summoned would of course melt away within a blink of an eye.
However, if this ice were to be summoned within a prepared cooler box that could block out the heat and rays of the sun, and if it were compared with the time that these preparations weren’t made, it would take much longer for it to melt. Ice should now be able to continue to exist midsummer.
To visitors from another world, the human world is essentially another world. To manifest from their world, they would need a maintaining “vessel”.
Needless to say, if you’re trying to summon a visitor from another world without being competent enough in summoning, they will not be able reach the domain of Humans, but instead, the void.
So long as a Human is aware that they were born in the human world, it would be wise for them to give up the far-off dream of even calling something to the void without preparing a host.
Hosts should also be suitable for calling up this visitor.
The more suitable the host is, the more powerful the manifestation will be.
If you were to summon a great being while using an unbecoming host, one that prevents their greatness from manifesting, it would be absolutely blasphemous.
The stronger the being is, the stronger the host should be.
The wiser the being is, the wiser the host should be.
An excellent host is comfortable with denizens of another world.
Even if just anything gets summoned, and this resident from another world, along with the miracle they bring, continues to exist, the chance this existence could become what should be acknowledged as a so-called “magic item” is not small at all.
Spending half a lifetime seeking a fitting host for the sake of a great summon is the life of a summoner.
The persistent madness from spending your life seeking this will always lead into more magical power. Decide your fate and do not waste your time.
Aspiring summoners don’t just need practice; they must want to have interest in their hosts too.
Feeling like you can achieve anything with your own magical power is a fallacy only those with youthful ignorance can believe.
These are a few words from a senior summoner. One instant of passion won’t do it. While being prudent in making preparations through persistent ambition on par with a true summoner, I want you to perform a wonderful summon.
I have no doubt that meeting with yet unknown visitors from other worlds will be a most valuable experience in your life.
Japanese Transcript.
魔法が起こす数々の奇跡は、人間界において文字通り"奇跡"で ある。
そして人間界における奇跡とは、真夏の日の霜柱のようなものと例えられるかも知れない。
真夏に霜柱があること自体が奇跡。
だから魔法の奇跡にて、真夏の炎天下に霜柱を生み出すことも 可能だろう。
しかし当然ながら、真夏の太陽の前に瞬時に溶けて、その姿と奇 跡を失ってしまう。
それでは悲しいから、より大きな霜柱を、より長い時間太陽の下に 留めようとするのが魔法の求道というものだ。
霜柱を、より大きく生み出そうとすれば、それには大きな魔力を 必要とする。
霜柱を、より長く留まらせようとすれば、それには大きな魔力を 必要とする。
つまり、一瞬だけの絶大なる奇跡を起こす魔法と、ちっぽけな奇跡 であっても永遠に残り続ける魔法は、一見すると前者の方が派手で 優れているように見えるが、魔法としての何度や必要とする魔力にお いては全く同じなのである。
その意味で、後者の地味なる大魔法の最右翼である「召喚術」は、 魔術師たちの歴史において、非常に人気がないと言わざるを得ない
（・・・・中略・・・・）
魔法の奇跡の主たる燃料は、魔力という名の狂気的燃料で補わ れる、 理解に難しければ、普通に腕力を想像してくれても良いだろう。
目の前に重い荷物があり、それが決められた場所まで運ばねばならないとする。
それを愚直に担ぎ上げて運んだなら、それにはかなりの腕力と体力 を必要とするだろう。
しかし、例えば荷車とか、てこの原理とか、持ちやすく取っ手を付 けるとか。いくつかの準備と要領で、その負担はかなり軽減できる。
魔法においても同じものがある。
それが魔法陣や触媒などの準備である。
これらの準備は非常に手間をかけるものが多い。
無理もないだろう。
自分の魔力で足りない分を手間で補おうとするのだから。
魔術師を志す者はこれを忘れてはならない。
魔力とは生まれ持った素質だけではない。
狂信的な執着心による"手間"もまた、魔力に通じるものである。
余談だが、私には生まれついての魔法の才能はない。
しかし、私は魔術師と自称できるだけの魔力を、こうてんてきに養った。
魔力は才能では断じてない、むしろ、どれさけの狂気を"長い時間維持できたか"によって宿ると言い切ってもいいだろう。
特に、召喚術という"奇跡を永遠に地上に留めよう"とする魔法を志す者は、このことを忘れないでほしいものだ。
（・・・・中略・・・・）
また、私の経験によるならば、 召喚術を行う上でその成功率を上げるために欠かせない準備 がある。
それが、依り代というものである。
（・・・・中略・・・・）
依り代は、簡単にいえば異世界からの客人を"宿らせるモノ"である。
（・・・・中略・・・・）
冒頭の霜柱の話に戻ろう。
真夏の炎天下に、そのまま霜柱を放置すれば瞬く間に溶け去って しまうのは当たり前だ。
しかし、日光と灼熱を遮るクーラーボックスのようなものを準備し、 その中に霜柱を紹介したならば、その準備がない時に比べ、はるかに 長い時間、霜柱を真夏に存続させることが出来るはずだ。
（・・・・中略・・・・）
依り代は呼び出す客人に相応しいものであるべきだろう。
より相応しいものであればあるほど、顕現したときの力は増す。
（・・・・中略・・・・）
召喚術を志す者は、修練だけでなく、依り代にも感心を持っ てもらいたい。
自分の魔力だけで何でも成し遂げようというのは、若者的な短絡 だ。
ここは老境の先輩召喚師の小言に耳を貸し、一種の情熱でなく、 召喚師らしい永続的な情熱で入念な準備を行い、素晴らしい召喚を 行って欲しい。
異世界からの未知なる客人が、君の人生に生涯貴重な経験を 与えてくれることを、私は信じて疑わない。
| Letter from a Summoner |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Letters From A Girl
is a extra arc that was released in Onisarashi Premier Book. Set some time after the events of "Onisarashi", it features a series of letters sent from an unnamed girl to Akira Toudou, where she shares her fears that her class will figure out she's from Hinamizawa and starts to grow increasingly reliant on her correspondences with Akira.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Leviathan
is the second eldest of the Seven Sisters of Purgatory, representing the demon and the corresponding sin of . She first appears in "Banquet of the Golden Witch".
Appearance.
Leviathan has wavy, middle-length green hair, fair skin, and big red eyes. Her clothes are the same as those of the other Stakes. She wears the One-Winged Eagle on her "skirt".
Personality.
Leviathan tends to whine when she feels like she's getting left out.
Skills and Abilities.
Like the other Stakes of Purgatory, Leviathan has the ability to transform into a stake and fly at incredibly high speeds to gouge anybody. She can also manifest a purple sword.
Additionally, Leviathan's envy she felt towards her sisters for 7 days and nights grants her a power boost.
Background.
Leviathan was summoned by Beatrice long ago to act as her furniture. Her vessel is that of an occult stake set that Kinzo once bought.
From an anti-fantasy perspective, Leviathan was created as an imaginary friend by Yasuda and was based off of the servant Lenon.
Role in the Story.
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Leviathan is first summoned by EVA-Beatrice, who tasks her with killing Kyrie. The two have a fight and are evenly matched until Leviathan mentions how her envy of her sisters for 7 days and 7 nights has given her power. Kyrie laughs her off after mentioning her own envy of 18 years towards Asumu, and the demon is rendered unable to move and is swiftly finished off.
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
When Kyrie gets attacked by Jessica during the love trial, Leviathan arrives to help her former opponent. She lodgers herself into Jessica's head, but she gets pulled out and tossed aside. In the end, Leviathan is forced to watch Kyrie get burned to death inside a guestroom.
Other Appearances.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa.
In The Seven Sisters' Valentine, Leviathan gives Valentine's chocolate to Kyrie. She also informs her of the fact that Rudolf seems to be cheating on her with Belphegor.
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Leviathan/Gallery
| Leviathan/Gallery |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Leviathan/Sprites
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fandom.07th-expansion | # Lia
| Lia |
fandom.07th-expansion | # Lies
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