The white darkness started shining intensely
Become the wings that cut through the white darkness
Illuminated by the cold sun
I was given a tamed freedom
In the miraculous night reflected in the mirror
My soul began to remove its mask
Break through the darkness that is painted white
Keep engraving a new era
As the heart you released desires
Fly in the white night that continues endlessly
Was it a dream?
Riku!
Risa...
My ribbon is gone.
What does this mean? Why?
I too was with you and Mr. Dark in my dream...
In the world of Niwa's painting?
There, Mr. Dark got injured and I tied my ribbon on his arm.
Then weird soldiers came?
Yeah, and we got locked up in a jail, but...
Niwa came to save us.
And Niwa drew your room.
Yeah!
I knew it wasn't a dream. It wasn't a dream!
But why was Niwa there?
I don't know.
I don't know why it was, but...
Niwa stayed in that world, didn't he?
Niwa told me to wait for him, because he'd definitely return.
So I'll believe in him!
Second Hand of Time
Dark, what in the world does that mean?
I can't contact Daisuke at all anymore.
What?
Even when I call him, he doesn't respond, and I can't go in anymore.
There is a dim response in the painting.
Don't touch it!
My arm became like this just from bringing it here.
When I returned, it was already like this.
Once I touched it, it got to my arm too.
Is your arm all right?
Yeah, it'll recover in a while.
What is this color...
It's pitch black...
Daisuke is in this...
So that's it! That's what happened!
I don't feel any magic power from this artwork any longer.
I wonder if the Second Hand of Time possessed Niwa's painting after all.
The ability of the Hikari family was, after all, a cursed one.
The Hikaris created many artworks that had magical power.
Because their magic was so strong that it could steal people's minds away and destroy them,
the Hikaris, themselves, feared them and had no choice but to seal them,
just like that one.
The Second Hand of Time was also supposed to have been destroyed.
However, when they faced it, your ancestors could not bear to do it.
That is the karma of the Hikari Family.
Is he saying that I have to carry the Hikaris' curse alone?
You can't do it, Niwa.
You can't save the Second Hand of Time.
I am glad that you stayed.
I had faith in you.
Welcome to my true world.
You are?
I'm Freedert.
Miss Freedert?
I met Miss Freedert someplace where it was snowing a lot,
but it was a different person.
She is the Second Hand of Time itself.
The Second Hand of Time?
But I'm sure she said she was Freedert.
Yes, she is me, but not me.
Where is this place?
It's a village that I used to live in. A village that is in my memory.
But it will soon disappear... This world and I will too.
The life of the Second Hand of Time won't last much longer.
I wonder why she called me to this world?
Because we needed you.
Miss Second Hand of Time told me that there was something only I could do.
But what is it?
It's drawing.
In the pictures you draw, there is life.
Life?
Yes, you are giving power to this world.
That is why we can exist here like this.
I see.
I know about this world very well.
There is a story about you.
A story called "Ice and Snow"...
"Ice and Snow"...
The real title is "Ice and Dark".
It's a sadder and crueler story.
They were all burned, weren't they?
There are also descriptions of artworks with magic power.
Artworks with magic power.
The Second Hand of Time, huh?
Yeah, that's why it became a target of the Cultural Reform,
and was converted to a different and harmless story.
It's different? Then what really happened?
I had two boy childhood friends.
Elliott and Kyle.
Kyle?
The three of us were always together anywhere we went.
But before we knew it, Elliott and I grew attracted to each other.
We'll be together forever.
Yes, I promise.
The war started.
Freedert gave a sword to Elliott as a good luck charm.
The morning that he was to leave for the battlefield,
Elliott asked Kyle, whom he always trusted as a close friend,
to take care of Freedert.
I'll come back as soon as possible.
While I'm gone, please take care of Freedert.
Yeah, leave her to me.
I'll protect her no matter what happens.
However, Kyle was madly in love with Freedert,
madly enough that he hated his close friend.
Kyle made an evil wish to the Second Hand of Time,
a work of art, also known as the Guardian of Time,
which was passed down in the village.
Please! Stop Elliott's time.
I know I'm wrong,
but I don't want him to take Freedert from me.
If he dies in the war, she will certainly...
Elliott received an arrow in his back on the battlefield and fell.
The arrow looked as if it was shaped like the huge second hand of a clock.
When Freedert heard this news, she said to the Second Hand of Time,
"Please give all of my time to him."
Freedert!
Kyle never thought that his wish would take his beloved Freedert's life away.
Elliott came back after escaping death due to her wish.
What he saw then was a cold tombstone that had Freedert's name carved on it.
If I'm alive because of her light,
I'll return it to her.
Elliott thrust into himself the sword that Freedert, wishing for his safety, had given him.
In the hand of Elliott who fell in front of the Second Hand of Time,
the sword Freedert gave him was shining with a bizarre light.
What a surrealistic story of love and hate this is,
talking about giving lives and taking them away.
That gets on my nerves!
This is what it says at the beginning:
"This book is entirely a true story. Kyle Endoyle."
Kyle? Is he that man?
Right. He is the author of "Ice and Dark".
What happened to Kyle after that?
Since he made an evil wish,
his time might have been controlled by the Second Hand of Time.
He kept suffering from his regret and despair.
He was allowed to die once he repented
by writing this story in order to tell it to future generations.
It's said that the sword that Elliott had was called the Wedge of Time.
Could it happen to be...
It's an artwork by Hikari.
Yeah. I take it the key to getting Daisuke back is in that sword.
Then, where is this Wedge of Time?
It has been missing ever since he died.
It may be hard to find it now.
We don't have time to sit around and talk like this.
Hey, Towa!
Yes! My condition isn't good lately, but I'll try my best.
Dad, this is a chance to show our ability as a Phantom Thief family.
Let's find that sword!
Right.
That's not the same at all.
That's not the same as the "Ice and Snow" I know at all.
But this is the true story.
I can't believe such a sad story really happened.
Nobody realizes...
that people's feelings, such as love and hate, have magic power...
Granting Freedert's wish was a mistake.
What?
You are...
Miss Second Hand of Time...
I cannot restart time once it is stopped.
All I could do was to freeze her time.
From that moment, she and I became one.
Became one?
It sounds like Dark and me.
I save her from the darkness of death and she saved me from the hands of the Hikaris.
The Hikaris?
Right.
The Hikari Family is said to create works of art that have magical powers.
I was created by them and I was about to be buried by them.
Freedert's strong feelings moved the Hikaris' hearts,
and I was able to escape destruction.
I've been waiting for Elliott at this place all this time.
If I wait for him in this village, he'll certainly come back.
I'll surely see him... So she said, and I believe her.
But even if you keep waiting, Mr. Elliott won't be...
His soul is alive.
Even if he lives in a different place, he should be looking for me.
I wish I could do something...
But, to be honest, even if you ask me to stay here forever, I can't do it.
I also promised Miss Riku that I'd return for sure and...
I don't intend to ask such a thing of you.
Is Miss Riku someone you care about?
What? Um...
You are cute.
You are a good person. I like you a lot.
Would you help me, just a little bit?
I would like you to extend the life of this world with your power.
What? My power?
Right. I would like you to draw a picture.
Is that all right?
Yeah... If I can be of help...
Hey, let's ask Mr. Dark. He'll certainly help us.
But...
You realize it too, don't you, Riku?
Mr. Dark would like to save Niwa.
He'll definitely do something about it.
Risa...
I still can't...
...believe him, you want to say?
It is true that Mr. Dark is a Phantom Thief,
but he's not just some bad thief.
But...
Don't you feel it?
Don't you feel that Niwa and Mr. Dark have the same brilliance in their eyes?
In any case, I'm going to school.
I'll wait for Niwa.
Are you going to lure Dark out with this, Master Satoshi?
That feeling is comical and foolish.
It's not beautiful.
I cannot think you would have done something like this before.
You had nothing to do with anything,
there was nothing you were attached to, you didn't own anything,
and you didn't get concerned about others.
Shut up!
I see. If my talking about your feelings bothers you,
I shall not talk about it for now.
Just for now...
I think of you this much, but you always look away.
You don't think anything of me.
You just need me as a vessel.
Disappear! I'm not you!
My ancestors just wanted to create excellent and beautiful things.
But that beauty and excellence drew in people's feelings
and before people noticed, they gave birth to magic power.
It may be that I want to confirm...
that not all the artworks created by the Hikaris are filled with ill intentions.
Isn't the Second Hand of Time that extended its life in Niwa's painting evidence of that?
When watching Niwa, that thought comes to my mind.
Why don't you take a little break?
Yeah, but I'll do a little more first.
It's not good to strain yourself too much.
Don't push too hard.
I'm all right.
His face is pale...
Huh? Something similar to this happened somewhere.
That's right.
The day I drew a picture with Miss Riku...
Miss Riku was also looking at my picture that way, wasn't she?
Oh, I want to see her so much. Miss Riku...
As I thought,
it's impossible to keep a human in this world for a long time.
If he stays here like this...
If he stays here like this, his life will also...
The flowers...
Miss Freedert...
What happened to Daisuke and Hiwatari?!
What are they thinking?
How can we practice without the two main characters?!
Geez, I can't believe them!
All right, then!
If they don't want to do it,
Nishimura, you do Elliott!
What?
And I will be...
Freedert!
What are you saying?
That's a totally different image.
This isn't a comedy!
Shut up! Complain to Daisuke and Hiwatari!
But you'll spoil the play!
Let's go!
Okay!
Shut up!
Can't you follow the director's orders?!
In any case, I'll try going to Niwa's house.
Okay.
I figured out where the sword is.
What?! Where is it, Towa?!
It's strange.
There was no indication at all up until earlier,
but suddenly it shows up very clearly, almost making me want to doubt it.
That's strange.
This must be a trap.
But it's the only clue.
Interesting.
I'll try being tricked into that trap.
Hurry up, Dark. Don't forget the painting.
Wait, Riku!
You're slow, Risa!
But...
What's the matter?
Mr. Dark!
Let's follow him, Riku!
But...
Mr. Dark must know where Niwa is.
I'll go ahead!
Wait!
Well...
They're calling each other.
He had the painting.
Yeah.
What shall we do?
Of course we'll go.
How?
Look, there are stairs over there.
If we go up those stairs,
we should be able to see inside through the tower window.
Right. Let's go.
What a careful seal...
The Wedge of Time...
Second Hand of Time, here is what you were looking for.
A flashy setup, as usual.
Hiwatari!
Hiwatari...
Why?
Listen, Dark.
We don't have much time. What we have to do first is...
Here he comes...
Were you also feeling loneliness then?
Thinking how insignificant I am to you, I can't sleep again tonight
If I could at least see you in my dreams
But no one grants a wish like that
Without even knowing the way to tell you
It's another day that I'm no closer to you
Next Stage
The stream of time exists eternally.
People's feelings also exist eternally...
But...
"Snow Falls in the Heart"
Snow Falls in the Heart "Snow Falls in the Heart"