Banquet of the Golden Witch

Banquet of the Golden Witch
Developer	07th Expansion
Publisher	07th Expansion
Arc Type	Question
Released	August 16, 2008 (C74)
Word Count	151,131 (~504 pages)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chronology
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Banquet of the Golden Witch is the third arc in Umineko no Naku Koro ni. 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

Chapter Name	Date	Time
Days as a Girl	Sat, Oct 4 1986
My Preparations are Complete	Sat, Oct 4 1986	2:00PM
The Witch's Written Challenge	Sat, Oct 4 1986	8:00PM
Possibility of a 19th Person	Sat, Oct 4 1986	9:00PM
Rosa and the Witch of the Forest
The Beginning of the Ceremony	Sun, Oct 5 1986	12:00AM
Madam Beatrice	Sun, Oct 5 1986	12:21AM
Virgilia	Sun, Oct 5 1986	6:00AM
Skirmish	Sun, Oct 5 1986	7:00AM
The Key to the Golden Land	Sun, Oct 5 1986	9:00AM
Coronation	Sun, Oct 5 1986	10:00AM
The New Witch	Sun, Oct 5 1986	10:30AM
Warning of Sacrifices	Sun, Oct 5 1986	11:00AM
Battle to the Death in the Hall	Sun, Oct 5 1986	1:00PM
The Definition of a Witch	Sun, Oct 5 1986	1:30PM
Real Magic	Sun, Oct 5 1986	5:44PM
The Witch's Courtroom	Sun, Oct 5 1986	6:03PM
The Witch's Illusion	Sun, Oct 5 1986

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.

Characters

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

Deaths and Disappearances

All deaths and disappearances are listed only as they are told in Banquet of the Golden Witch and apply only for the individual arc, not the overall series.

Media

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