Banquet of the Golden Witch

Banquet of the Golden Witch is the third arc in. The story focuses largely on Eva Ushiromiya and her relationship with both herself and her family.

Introduction
Good morning. This is a surprise, that even now you do not surrender. The Golden Witch has exceedingly high expectations of you.

Have you perhaps also come to realize the structure of this world? There can be no victory without knowing the rules. Please enjoy a hearty game with the Witch.

The difficulty level is fair. Fair for you, and fair for the Witch.

Plot
An unnamed female narrator accidentally breaks a vase in the Ushiromiya household. While lamenting their accident, a mysterious witch appears before them. The witch claims she can make the vase "remember its previous form" and demonstrates this with a show of magic. The vase repairs itself and the girl rejoices. However, shortly afterwards, the vase breaks again while a servant cleans nearby. The witch explains that, by having the vase "remember its previous form", she is not repairing it permanently as the vase's transition to a broken form is already determined. Thus, the best the witch can do is delay the time at which it breaks. The girl, enthralled by the show of magic, asks to become the witch's apprentice. The witch agrees to the request.

Beatrice wakes from a dream as the Seven Stakes of Purgatory come to her to complain that their "toy" is broken. They present Beatrice with an unrecognizable pile of gore and viscera. Beatrice uses her magic to have the pile "remember its previous form". Slowly, the pile reforms itself as Battler Ushiromiya. The stakes rejoice as they continue their play by repeatedly impaling Battler's body.

Eva Ushiromiya wakes from a dream wherein she was arguing with a younger version of herself who claimed to be a witch. Shortly afterward, Eva and the rest of the Ushiromiya family arrive on Rokkenjima for the annual conference. While the family is catching up, Beatrice decides to begin her next game with Battler. Beatrice confronts Maria Ushiromiya in the rose garden and, after helping her find a certain rose, provides Maria with a letter to deliver to the family.

After reading Beatrice's letter at dinner, the adults attempt to contact Kinzo to verify the authenticity of the letter. Receiving no response, Eva and Rudolf take this to mean that Kinzo's implicitly condones the content of the letter. However, the family remains suspicious regarding the true identity of the person who handed Maria the letter in the first place. Recognizing that each of the siblings had alibis, several come to the conclusion that a 19th person, a mistress Kinzo had kept, was responsible for the letter. Furthermore, the siblings reach the conclusion that, if Kinzo's mistress really was responsible, then she was already in possession of the gold and planned on exchanging it for headship of the Ushiromiya family.

That night, Beatrice appears before Kinzo and reveals that he was selected as the first sacrifice of the witch's ritual. Genji, Kanon, and Shannon enter Kinzo's chamber and witness Beatrice incinerating Kinzo. Beatrice tells the servants that they too have been selected as part of the first twilight. Kanon resists this fate and Beatrice offers to spare him and his loved ones if he can defeat the Seven Stakes of Purgatory. While he manages to defeat Lucifer in single combat, he is unable to defeat the rest of the sisters. Genji quietly kills both Kanon and Shannon in order to spare them from a painful death at Beatrice's hands. Beatrice's servant Ronove then kills Genji in the same manner.

Annoyed that Genji killed their prey, the Seven Stakes of Purgatory seek out and kill Gohda. They then attempt to kill Kumasawa but learn of Kumasawa's true form: that of Virgilia, the original Beatrice. Virgilia confronts Beatrice in the rose garden and the two fight each other using fantastical weapons. Beatrice easily overcomes Virgilia and kills her, killing Kumasawa in the process. Beatrice then asks Ronove to hide the bodies in preparation for the first twilight.

Soon after, the six bodies are discovered. In order to defend themselves, the adults arm themselves with Kinzo's winchester rifles and group in the guest house. In the Meta-World, Virgilia and Battler discuss how Beatrice intentionally had the most suspicious people die in the first twilight.

The Ushiromiya Family

 * Kinzo Ushiromiya
 * Krauss Ushiromiya
 * Natsuhi Ushiromiya
 * Eva Ushiromiya
 * Hideyoshi Ushiromiya
 * Rudolf Ushiromiya
 * Kyrie Ushiromiya
 * Rosa Ushiromiya
 * Jessica Ushiromiya
 * George Ushiromiya
 * Battler Ushiromiya
 * Maria Ushiromiya

Servants

 * Genji Ronoue
 * Toshiro Gohda
 * Chiyo Kumasawa
 * Shannon
 * Kanon

Witches and Demons

 * Virgilia
 * Beatrice
 * Lucifer
 * Leviathan
 * Satan
 * Belphegor
 * Mammon
 * Beelzebub
 * Asmodeus
 * Eva-Beatrice
 * Ronove

Other

 * Terumasa Nanjo

Deaths and Disappearances
All deaths and disappearances are listed only as they are told in  and apply only for the individual arc, not the overall series.

Deaths

 * Kinzo Ushiromiya, incinerated on October 5, 1986 as part of the first twilight.
 * Shannon, pierced by a stake on October 5, 1986 as part of the first twilight.
 * Kanon, pierced by a stake on October 5, 1986 as part of the first twilight.
 * Genji Ronue, pierced by a stake on October 5, 1986 as part of the first twilight.
 * Toshiro Gohda, pierced by a stake on October 5, 1986 as part of the first twilight.
 * Chiyo Kumasawa, pierced by a stake on October 5, 1986 as part of the first twilight.

Chapters

 * 01 (52). The Endless Witch
 * 02 (53). Welcome Home
 * 03 (54). Devil's Proof
 * 04 (55). Tenacity
 * 05 (56). Confession
 * 06 (57). Kuwadorian
 * 07 (58). Furniture VS Seven Stakes
 * 08 (59). Magic Wars
 * 09 (60). Victory Condition
 * 10 (61). Desire Realization
 * 11 (62). Inheritance Ritual
 * 12 (63). Farewell
 * 13 (64). A Woman's Jealousy
 * 14 (65). New Furniture
 * 15 (66). Revival Magic
 * 16 (67). Internal Deterioration
 * 17 (68). Become a Real Endless Witch
 * 18 (69). Battler VS Eva
 * 19 (70). Red Truth
 * 20 (71). Uninvited Guest
 * 21 (72). Tea Party
 * 22 (73). Hidden Tea Party

Volumes

 * 01 (10). Banquet of the Golden Witch: Volume 1
 * 02 (11). Banquet of the Golden Witch: Volume 2
 * 03 (12). Banquet of the Golden Witch: Volume 3
 * 04 (13). Banquet of the Golden Witch: Volume 4
 * 05 (14). Banquet of the Golden Witch: Volume 5

Episodes

 * III-I Castling
 * III-II Gambit
 * III-III Positional Play
 * III-IV Isolated Pawn
 * III-V Queening Square
 * III-VI Promotion
 * III-VII Swindles