Umineko Episode 2, Pt. IV
The kids are in the guesthouse with Nanjo, eating their cake. Apparently it sucks because Gohda isn’t there to boast about it.
The kids harass Nanjo about Kinzo having a “secret lover” in the past name Beatrice, and Nanjo confirms it, but denies the secret child theory. The kids then bug Maria about Beatrice, and Battler laughs because he still denies the existance of witches. Maria gets annoying, kihihihihi’s a lot, and refutes Battler’s chessboard thinking, saying “you cannot win a chess game against a witch”.
Shannon and George are off hiding somewhere, and Shannon asks what exactly it means to be engaged. George gets flustered and Shannon chuckles at him, while George talks about their future. George proclaims that he wants to take Shannon and keep her for himself, and Shannon asks to see it [their future]. George mistakes it for her wanting to see the ring, and fumbles the box out. He asks Shannon to put the ring on whatever finger she wants as her answer, and she immediately puts it on her left hands ring finger.
Kanon is wicked pissed that Shannon accepted the thing, even though she is ‘furniture’. Shannon laughs at Kanon, saying he is the one with regrets, not her. Kanon bawls because he finally admits his love for Jessica, and how badly he wanted to be with her. Shannon assures him that, although he is less than human, he is allowed to love.
Beatrice is pleased, as all the conditions for beginning her ‘game’ have been met. She explains that she can be ‘defeated’, as a game without the ability to lose is no fun at all. She explains she can be ‘defeated’ if someone can solve the riddle of the epitaph under her portrait, and laughs at Battler.
The parents are all together with Beatrice, and, one by one, each accept Beatrice’s existance. Let the games begin?
Kinzo awakens, happy to find his blood is still running through his veins. He is pleased that he was not one of the first 6 sacrifices, and boasts that his defenses are perfect. He will not lose.
Shannon knocks on the door of the dining hall, assuming the family conference is still going on. As she enters, she finds no one is there, and their tea set has been neatly stacked together. Out of the corner of her eye, Shannon notices a note under the set, with only one word: “chapel”.
Rosa is awakened by Genji knocking on her door. When Rosa answers, Genji tells her something strange has happened at the chapel.. by the time the two of them get there, all the morning servants are already present. They find a large magical circle drawn on the door in gross “red paint” (lol sure sure). They notice a single line in English, under the circle:
Happy HALLOWEEN for MARIA.
Rosa freaks out, asking if they had checked on the cousins. They apologize and say no, they also just notices that line. Rosa is kind of confused as to why she was called out instead of the other siblings, as her rank is lowest amongst the Ushiromiya’s. Rosa asks if they checked inside the chapel, and the servants tell Rosa they can’t open the door, as the only key to the chapel has gone missing. Rosa remembers the envelope Beatrice gave Maria, and dashes off to the guesthouse to find it. Once there, she is relieved to find all 4 cousins sound asleep and safe. Rosa grabs the envelope from Maria bag, feeling a large object inside, which is no doubt a key. She rips open the envelope, grabs the key, and runs back to the chapel. Genji is kind of “wtf” at her having found the key, but no matter, it’s time to open this bitch up.
Once inside, they notice a table on the altar that shouldn’t be there. As they slowly approach, they realize it’s set up with a metric fuckton of Halloween style candies, drinks, and pumpkins. On each side, there are 3 people: Krauss, Natsuhi, Eva, Hideyoshi, Rudolf, and Kyrie. Despite calling out to them, Rosa and the servants are ignored. As Rosa gets closer and closer, she notices candy all over the floor, along with.. cranberry and blackberry jam? OSHI–THAT’S NO JAM! Rosa screams as she realizes this is.. a banquet for those not of this world. OSHIIII ps, this music is epic. Absolutely epic. And how can we tell they are dead and not just “sleeping”? Well, they had been vertically cut open, from their chests to their stomachs! And that “jam” looking stuff on the floor? Oh, just their stomach contents, no biggie. Oh, and their insides were stuffed with candy, like a pinata. Man, that Beatrice, always trying to please. Oh, quick note, their stomachs were stuffed BEFORE they were cut open. Just fyi.
Rosa remembers a birthday she had where a turkey was stuffed with some.. gross stuff, and when it was cut it splooshed and dripped out just like this. She proceeds to vomit everywhere at the thought. Godha mentions the police, and Rosa freaks out, saying yes, we need to call them, because it’s something “real” to distract her from the gross scene in front of her. She feels like her own stomach is being filled with candy, so she vomits again and.. searches for candy inside it. Rosa gives instructions on what to do from here, and the servants scatter. Rosa is disgusted with herself, because she feels, while this is tragic.. it’s also beautiful, in a way.
The cousins are all wandering through the mansion, wondering what’s going on. No one can seem to find any of their parents, or the servants, anywhere. Maria is pitching a fit because Rosa took her letter, and no one can console her. They meet up with Nanjo, who is also confused, and walk around until they see Gohda and Kanon running in. Kanon grabs Nanjo and runs to the chapel, while Gohda tries to call the police. The cousins follow Kanon and Nanjo, and see their parents dead and mutilated. More “oh shit”.
Battler freaks out from their above ‘chess game’, and Beatrice laughs. Beatrice was expecting thanks, not grief. Battler wants to cut Beatrice’s ears off so she can hear his thanks better (how cliche). Beatrice says she expected thanks because, in the last murder, their faces were all unidentifiable, and Battler used that as a theory to doubt the witches existance (saying fake corpses could of been placed there as the corpses identities couldnt be proven). Battler tells Beatrice to fuck right off.
Gohda arrives at the chapel, and Rosa asks what happened with the popo. Gohda tells her the lines have all been cut, and they have no contact with the outside world. Jessica freaks, cursing Beatrice, and runs off to find her. Kanon and Gohda chase after her. Battler says he understands how she feels, but he cant suspect Beatrice, because he doesnt know who it could be. George finds an unopened envelope on the table amidst the candy, addressed ‘to those who remain’. The letter states that Beatrice is here to collect the gold she gave Kinzo, ‘with interest’ The ‘interest’ being all the Ushiromiya family members. There is a catch, though; if someone can solve the riddle and find the gold, she will give up forever. Battler is pissed, and convinced he’ll find the gold. Maria laughs, and asks Beatrice to hurry up and open the door to the Golden Land so they can be together.
Gohda and Kanon catch up to Jessica, who is about to burst into Beatrice’s room. She demands the master key, and, while Gohda resists, Kanon gives it up. Jessica bursts in, screaming for the witch, only to find the room empty. Kanon finds a note on the table and tells Jessica about it, who reads it. The note tells her that she [Beatrice] is not an idiot; she wouldnt wait around for them to come kill her. She asks how they feel, having their parents, who raised them to be stupid, be murdered. And how stupid their faces looked while it happened. Jessica freaks out, breaking stuff left and right, until Gohda restrains her and she falls to the ground sobbing (this is probably the only time Gohda has actually been cool, and not a jackass). Jessica starts having a wicked asthma attack. Kanon asks Gohda to leave Jessica to him, and Gohda agrees/leaves. Jessica and Kanon leave for her room, where she takes her inhaler and tries to calm down. Kanon asks if she’s alright (like an idiot), and Jessica replies that she will be. Kanon says he’ll be in the corridor if she needs him.
Outside, Kanon is upset that he can’t comfort Jessica, because he’s furniture. Beatrice shows up and laughs at him, saying since him and Jessica are so close, that they should be sacrifices for the second twilight. Kanon disagrees, saying he has no feelings for Jessica, and Beatrice laughs some more. She tells Kanon she doesn’t care; she’s going to kill Jessica anyways. She promptly disappears and Jessica starts screaming for help.
Inside Jessica’s room are 59834860346034034 golden butterflies, surrounding and choking Jessica. Kanon bursts in, telling Jessica as long as he has his life, he will protect her. Beatrice laughs and asks Kanon to show her what Kinzo’s furniture can do. She summons a Goat-Buttler; a familiar servant who exists only to serve Beatrice. She asks Kanon to show her again, and reminds him not to mess up, because if he acts human now, Jessica will also lose her life. CUE ABSOLUTELY EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN GOAT-BUTLER AND KANON. Kanon is injured as they battle, and Jessica cheers him on. Kanon eventually tricks the Goat-Butler and appears behind him, slicing him into 7 pieces. The Goat-Butler turns into butterflies and flutters off. (it is really hard to describe this epic battle, but let me assure you, it was AWESOME)
Kanon tells Beatrice she’s next, and swipes at her. She disappears into thousands of butterflies, and reappears behind Kanon. She laughs and says she was going to let this one slide, but Kanon’s rudeness has changed her mind. She tells him to know his place, because he is furniture. Jessica yells at Beatrice that he isnt furniture, he is just Kanon. Jessica tells Beatrice to stfu, seriously, cause he isnt furniture. Beatrice is tired of them, and summons Asmodeus, one of the Seven Stakes of Purgatory, to finish them off. Asmodeus laughs and offers to pierce Kanon wherever he wants, but he ignores her. She goes to pierce him in the back, but Jessica jumps behind him and saves him. Beatrice laughs, as Jessica has been killed first; Kanon’s worst nightmare. Beatrice calls another stake, Satan, up to kill Kanon. Beatrice laughs, saying since he isn’t human, it’s more like taking props off a stage then a human stepping down. Kanon tells Beatrice he is no longer furniture. Satan strikes Kanon in the chest, and he falls beside Jessica. Jessica tells Kanon he looked cool fighting for her, and asks his real name. Kanon dies before he can tell her. Beatrice laughs and blows smoke at Kanon, causing his body to disappear, as she won’t let his and Jessica’s corpses be discovered together.
Oh man now shits getting REALLY epic. The murders this time around were much more gruesome then the first episode’s, and more awesome. I actually just noticed, too, that if you go to the character menu in System, their bodies are covered in blood and have creepy/disjointed phrases underneath their death times. So, so badass. Kanon and Goat-Butler’s battle was EPIC, and so is the arrival of the Stakes (FINALLY JESUS). It’s too bad we don’t get to find out his real name yet.
Goddamn this is way too epic.
This is why we “suffer” through tons of expositions to get to the rewarding stuff.
Too bad there battle was more animated (but it was still awesome),.
Ep 3 is even more epic with an even bigger battle between witches which I’m dying to see animated (and how it made Battler go bananas), and even more characters are introduced (like the Siesta Corps, Ronove and the former Beatrice)
Currently I’m on Ep 4 and boy the exposition is so long I’m playing it at small paces at the time.
yeah, I’ve justed started on EP3 (I am so behind lol) and it’s pretty epic so far with Eva. Honestly, this is making me like her a bit more (although I know the outcome)
The prospect of an even MORE epic battle is awesome, plus seeing the Siesta’s finally. :D