Beatrice's letter

Beatrice's letter is a recurring object in the universe. The delivery of the letter signals the beginning of the race to solve the witch's epitaph. Maria receiving the letter from an unknown individual claiming to be Beatrice is the one fixed point in almost any given fragment, analogous to the Watanagashi Festival of. The letter is made of the official Ushiromiya stock and is sealed with the Head's ring, a symbol of its authenticity.

End of the Golden Witch
In the fifth arc of, , Beatrice's letter is delivered to all of the adults in the parlor on October 4th just before midnight. The contents are different, instead referencing the recent event of Battler Ushiromiya solving the witch's epitaph.

Dawn of the Golden Witch
In, the letter becomes an integral part of Erika Furudo's plan to trap BATTLER in a Logic Error. The letter appears outside of the Ushiromiya Main Building on October 5, 1986 and is found by Erika after the first twilight. It addresses Erika by name and announces that Battler Ushiromiya's corpse has vanished. After Erika tricks BATTLER into giving her three rooms worth of tape seals, BATTLER is left with no possible piece who could have delivered the letter, resulting in a Logic Error.