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The appearance of Gretel has strengthened Battler's resolve to face off against Beatrice once again. Both players have become more skillful tacticians over the course of time, and Battler's new "blue truth" ability, along with Gretel's support, will be a boon to his strategy. As the curtain...

Beatrice is dead, her soul shattered by Battler at her own request. Though her body sits across the chessboard, she is no more than a husk of the laughing, impulsive witch she once was. Lambdadelta is more than happy to preside over the fifth game, and Bernkastel willingly steps in for Battler as...

As the storm outside darkens, the truth of Natsuhi's past comes to light--the barrenness that prevented her from producing an heir and thus earning the respect of her father-in-law and recognition as an Ushiromiya. But the infant heir who was thought to have died eighteen years ago has apparently...

With the six sacrifices of the first night claimed, Beatrice, the Golden Witch, turns her attention to selecting the sacrifices for the second night: the "Two Who Are Close." As the corpses begin to pile up, Battler struggles to disprove that the deaths can only be explained by the existence...

One by one, the attendants of the Ushiromiya family gathering are killed under what can only be described as supernatural circumstances. Even Kyrie, the strongest proponent of logic and reason, is convinced by the vicious parade of witches and demons she has witnessed. Battler and Maria have yet to...

With help from the witch Beatrice, Shannon has enjoyed a budding romance with George Ushiromiya, her master's eldest grandson. As a servant of the Ushiromiya estate, Shannon is little more than furniture, but since her bargain with Beatrice, Shannon has never felt happier...or more human. Her brother...

True salvation...there is no answer to that. With Alfred out of the picture, a new force emerges into the power vacuum--and Leo's new "friend," ex-serviceman Caleb, is at the center. Though the Caleb family's motives seem well-intentioned--providing welfare for repatriated Japanese...

Thank you, really... ...And I'm sorry. The battle between Club Primavera and the Caleb family--with the pride of the Japanese people at stake--finally barrels toward a conclusion. Which group will win the right to rule during the coming era...?!

Battler assumes control of the sixth game, wielding his new golden truth as he parries the logical blows of the detective-and-witch, Erika Furudo. For Battler, what began as a contest over the existence of magic has become a fight to revive the fiery, vibrant Beatrice of his early clashes on the game...

George and Shannon, Jessica and Kanon: Only one couple will be permitted to fully realize their love. To prove the strength of their feelings, each person must sacrifice the life of someone on the island. George uses the opportunity to confront his mother, who for too long has confused acts of love...

Everyone is searching for a reason. 1949, Post-war Tokyo-As the Japanese become more of a minority in their own homeland, they continue to place their hope for the future in Primavera's hands. Alan and Keith have returned from war to find Tokyo very different from the one of their memories....

After thwarting the underhanded mafia boss Alfred in his attempts to overtake Club Primavera, Rose seeks the protection of Captain Philip Butler of the American Garrison, who benevolently agrees...for a price. But this newfound security is jeopardized when Alfred recovers, and his explosive tactics threaten to turn Primavera--and all of District 23--into a battlefield!

It's been almost a year since Natsumi and her family moved from the town of Onigafuchi. Her grandmother, a native of Hinamizawa village, fears that they will be cursed for abandoning the mountains, but Natsumi has never been happier, making new friends and enjoying school life. When a terrible gas...

When they lose their reason to fight, what is left? Relations between Primavera and the Chinese are quickly crumbling as Richard struggles with grief and guilt over the loss of precious Primavera members. Emotions run hot, especially with the US garrison major Gabriel stoking the fire....