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To avoid creating a new thread, I have a couple of questions\observations from Jessica's trial.

First. Battler is afraid of vehicles, like Asumu was. But Kyrie thinks Asumu was just pretending, not to mention Battler is not Asumu's son. Yet I can't believe Ryukishi mentioned this trait of Asumu for no reason.
Second. Kyrie says her hell was going on for 18 years. It is implied her hell had started with Battler's birth and the other child's death (when she supposedly lost all her chances to win), and it is logical to conclude that it had ended with Asumu's death. But 18 years since Battler's birth is obviously the year Umineko takes place and Asumu died 6 years ago. Wat. It is possible the "hell" began earlier, but I didn't get such an impression from her monologue.