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Turn of the Golden Witch

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Turn of the Golden Witch is the second arc in the Umineko no Naku Koro ni series. The arc follows Battler Ushiromiya and Beatrice as they battle over the existence of magic. This is the first arc wherein the "alternate existence" versions of characters from Rokkenjima make an appearance. The story focuses heavily on Shannon's past.

Turn of the Golden Witch
Developer07th Expansion
Publisher07th Expansion
Arc TypeQuestion
ReleasedDecember 31, 2007 (C73)
Word Count131,488 (~438 pages)
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chronology
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Introduction

Plot

George Ushiromiya and Shannon spend the day together at the aquarium, followed by dinner and a walk on the beach. During their time together, Shannon tells George that their love is the result of magic.

Suddenly Shannon wakes up on the beach of Rokkenjima. She makes her way to the shrine on Rokkenjima and finds a mirror inside. After some internal debate, Shannon smashes the mirror and screams to the sky that she has fulfilled her promise and calls upon Beatrice to fulfill her own.

Back on the Rokkenjima mainland, George, Eva, and Hideyoshi Ushiromiya arrive on the island to apply for a business loan from the family head, Kinzo Ushiromiya. During their stay, Shannon begins to see George in a romantic light. Her feelings are further grown by the prodding of Jessica Ushiromiya, who is excited to see a relationship between the two. However, Eva reveals that she has arranged a marriage meeting so that George may find a suitable wife. While George is against the prospect of an arranged marriage, he acquiesces to his mother's guidance. Upset by this turn of events, Shannon reveals the pains her love to the portrait of Beatrice while cleaning the reception hall. Immediately afterwards, Beatrice appears before Shannon and offers to unite her with George if, in exchange, Shannon ventures to the Rokkenjima shrine and smashes a mirror inside of it. Shannon is hesitant to accept the witch's deal and Kanon arrives shortly afterwards to advocate against helping the witch. Beatrice says she will allow Shannon however long it takes to smash the mirror and will hold up her end of the deal regardless; however she warns Shannon that she cannot break apart two who love each other and implies that, should George fall in love with someone else before Shannon smashes the mirror, Beatrice will be unable to grant Shannon's witch. As proof of their meeting, Beatrice leaves a small butterfly-shaped bruise on the palms of Shannon and Kanon.

After Shannon destroys the mirror, Beatrice pays her a visit and they have tea together. During their time together, Shannon attempts to return to Beatrice a golden butterfly brooch, which had been given to Shannon to fuel her relationship with George and it was due to its power that they went to the aquarium in the first place. However Beatrice says Shannon should hold onto it or give it to another. Shortly after, Shannon gives the brooch to Kanon.

Meanwhile, Jessica is been scrambling to find a date for the upcoming culture festival at her school. She eventually accepts Shannon's offer to have Kanon accompany her as her pretend-boyfriend. While at the festival, Kanon learns of Jessica's more wild personality as well as her proclivities towards rock music. However, Kanon later confronts Jessica and tells her that he cannot return her feelings towards him as he is furniture and she is not. Jessica runs away in tears and Beatrice appears before Kanon. She confirms Kanon's belief that she only used her magic to bring George and Shannon together because she knew their relationship is destined to fail and she desired to see that outcome. Kanon smashes the golden brooch Shannon gave him.

On October 4, 1986, the Ushiromiya family convenes on Rokkenjima for the annual family conference. Genji Ronoue repeatedly mentions the imminent arrival of a "long-awaited guest" for the conference though he doesn't explain who he is referring to. Once the family is together on the island, it is revealed that the story thus far is taking place on a "Game Board" in Purgatorio as part of a game being played by Beatrice and and the Battler Ushiromiya from Legend of the Golden Witch.

On Rokkenjima, everything proceeds similarly to Legend of the Golden Witch up until Maria receives a letter from Beatrice. Rosa Ushiromiya receives a similar letter and she and Maria are both instructed to read said letters once the family is gathered at dinner.

Characters

The Ushiromiya Family

Servants

Witches and Demons

Other

Deaths and Disappearances

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

Deaths

Disappearances

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Trivia

  • In the opening scene, George states that he and Shannon were at the "largest aquarium in the world" and later, at dinner, states that they are currently in Okinawa. This lines up with the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, which was the largest aquarium in the world until 2005. However, the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium wasn't open until 2002, well after when the events of Umineko no Naku Koro ni typically take place, in 1986. Given that this scene is later explicitly addressed during a conversation between Shannon and Jessica Ushiromiya, this is likely a simple anachronism.

See also

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