Banquet of the Golden Witch
| Banquet of the Golden Witch | |||
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| 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
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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. |
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Plot
| Chapter Name | Date | Time |
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| 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
Witches and Demons
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.