Bara no kubiwa tsunagete gin no kusari kuwaete...
...koyoi mo hitori hateru anata ga nikurashii.
Hizamazuite onameyo nigai ai no shizuku o.
Tenshi ni hodokosu aoi doresaaju.
Jibun to iu hitsugi no naka kokoro wa mada ugoiteru.
Chigireta hane wa gekkou ni ikikaeri urumu wa.
Yami yori mo kowai no wa kodoku.
Futari no akashi juujika no moto de musaborimashou.
Bara no tejou hazushite shiroi tekubi kasanete.
Fureau koto no kiseki anata ga itooshii.
Hizamazuite sasageyo itai ai no kotoba wa.
Gaaze ni nijinda akai arabesuku.
Tsumi demo ii suki to itte kindan no kuchibiru o.
So this is the inside of your dream.
My!
Aren't guests even served a cup of tea around here?
Anyone rude enough to enter another's dream...
...without her permission cannot be called a guest.
Not to mention using powers that you have stolen is despicable.
Oh, dear, pardon me!
Perhaps I should have at least knocked.
So? What brings you here?
Shinku, fight with me for our Rosa Mysticas.
One-on-one, naturally.
What are you up to?
That was our original purpose, remember?
In order to end the Alice Game...
...one must collect all the Rosa Mysticas.
Once I have defeated you...
...the rest are defective good-for-nothings.
Similarly for you, I would think that defeating me...
...will make things easier for you in the long run.
Of course, I would not be so boorish...
...as to demand that we do this right now.
Tomorrow at midnight...
...I will be waiting for you in the N Field.
You'll come, won't you?
As self-serving as ever, aren't you?
This is for the sake of meeting Father.
I would do anything.
All right.
Then tomorrow at midnight...
In the N Field.
I will be waiting for you then. Don't be late.
Parting
Yay! Jun climbing!
Get off me! You're so annoying!
No! Hina's gonna play with Jun!
Darn it, when did this turn into a daycare center?
Sheesh!
What?
Just thinking it's unusual.
Normally, you'd be like, "It's too early for this," and get mad.
Well, a lively atmosphere isn't so bad once in a while.
Wow...
Gack, that little...
Just in the nick of time!
Good morning!
I figured you would have time to kill anyway...
...so I came all this way just to visit you.
The least you can do is hurry up and serve some tea!
Could she have done that on purpose?
I wouldn't put it past her...
Are you alone?
Souseiseki is coming too!
Sakurada-san...
Oh, I'm sorry.
Souseiseki, over here!
Okay! Be right there!
Like this and like this...
I'll draw lots of flowers...
...and turn Jun's room into a flower garden!
This is a beautiful tea service.
See here, human! We have run out of sweets!
Hurry up and bring some!
If you want some, go get it yourself.
Hina wants to eat soft rice cakes with strawberries!
A cup of roasted tea.
I'll have Darjeeling.
This is a nightmare.
The doll population is greater than the human one.
Jun-kun, please help me out!
Darn it all! What do you want?
See, I ended up as a volunteer...
...to be in a play at the local kindergarten...
...but I'm not getting anywhere practicing alone.
Not my problem! That's got nothing to do with me!
Don't say that! Please help me!
I only need you to practice with me for a bit!
No way!
Jun.
Jun, you should work a little more for others.
Yes, indeed! Work, you youngster!
Hina will work too!
Do you know what you're saying?
You guys shut up!
Please, you're my only hope.
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, we're inside the forest here.
We sing and dance with Snow White, and every day is fun.
There aren't seven of us, but we're the seven dwarves!
Come on, Souseiseki, smile! Smile!
Like this?
No! More like this!
Snow White No! More like this!
Snow White "And thus surrounded by the bright and cheerful dwarves...
Snow White ...Snow White..."
Hold on!
If it's narration, you can practice that on your own!
But it's impossible to match up the timing and stuff alone.
It's not Hina's turn yet!
Snow White-san, come over here!
This was not what I intended.
You're more of a red-caped phantom than Snow White.
That's what you get for laughing.
Come on now, Snow White-san shouldn't look so prickly.
You have to laugh and sing with us!
Sometimes she's a little scary...
...but she's actually a kind princess!
The cute Snow White wearing all red!
Isn't that Shinku you're talking about?
It doesn't matter. Right, Shinku?
This was not what I intended, but I see no helping it.
Snow White This was not what I intended, but I see no helping it.
Snow White Thus, Snow White led a happy life with the dwarves.
However, an evil, old witch...
...who was jealous of Snow White's beauty, appeared!
I don't understand!
Why is Suiseiseki cast as the mean, old woman?
You ask why, but...
It's perfect!
It would be unthinkable to cast anyone else.
Yeah, I think it fits you.
My! Souseiseki, not you too!
All right then.
If you insist that much, I will play her brilliantly!
If I just make Snow White eat this apple, it'll be the end of her!
She's scary...
What a convincing performance.
No, I don't think it's a performance...
You there, lovely young lady...
...how would you like a sweet and strangely delicious apple?
This was not what I intended, but I will take it.
Oh, look what's happened to Snow White-san!
Princess!
Serves her right!
Now the most beautiful woman in the world...
...is me, Suiseiseki!
Hang on! Open your eyes!
It's no use.
With the witch's poison, Snow White has...
Is Shinku dead?
Shinku!
Um, so, it's not Shinku.
Right then, a prince on a white horse came along.
Only the prince's kiss can erase the witch's poison.
Huh? Huh? Huh?
What? I have to kiss her?
That's right! You're the prince, Jun!
Now, kiss Snow White.
Don't be ridiculous! Like hell I can do that!
She's a doll!
Kissing her is... Kissing her is like...
What was that for?
If the story ends here, I will have had far too few scenes!
There should definitely be a big battle...
...between the prince and the witch in the second half!
Why you! Do you even know the story of Snow White?
All you ever do is say whatever you feel like, you demonic doll!
What did you call me?
I won't take that from a puny, four-eyed geek!
Whoa, stop it!
Yay! Hina's gonna jump in too!
Oh, the practice is a mess.
Why are you joining in?
Oh, the practice is a mess. Quit it!
Oh, the practice is a mess.
Jun, you missed your chance.
What are you talking about?
I would've gotten nothing out of kissing a doll!
You! You! Take this, you! I would've gotten nothing out of kissing a doll!
You! You! Take this, you! Really. That's too bad.
Huh?
Hey, you can't let your guard down!
That's it!
Get down on your knees and bow down in submission!
You foolish, chibi human!
I've had it.
Shinku.
All of you, get out! Shinku.
All of you, get out!
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
Quit it!
Why you! Cut it out already!
You'll pay for this!
Sheesh!
At this rate, I feel like they'll take over the whole house.
Oh, what's the matter?
Why are they dressed like that?
I thought after all the running, we should do some laundry.
Do that kind of thing behind a locked door, all right?
I'm a guy, you know!
Jun was all red, right up to his ears.
What was he so embarrassed about?
Well, it just means he's a kid when all's said and done.
Huh.
Shinku, I'll wash yours later to avoid staining the others.
Round and round and round and round. It's spinning!
Look, bubble-bubbles!
Now you've done it!
Bubbles everywhere!
Hey, stop that!
What are they doing?
Once Hina and the others' laundry is done...
...I'll wash yours right away too.
What about Jun's?
Oh, he said he'd have it in his room...
...so I just took it to him earlier.
Tell me, Nori.
Is it all right for matters to remain as they are?
Well, it would be bad if things stayed the same, right?
How would you like another cup of tea?
I'm sure he needs some kind of small trigger.
I understand that, but I don't know what I should do.
I'm so stupid I hate it.
You're exactly right.
After all, you still cannot make a proper cup of tea.
And it's lukewarm.
Oh, I knew it, but it makes me sad to be told that upfront anyway.
Listen to me, Nori.
Tea leaves are a very delicate thing.
Each kind has an appropriate method of preparation.
An erroneous method can draw out the wrong answer.
The wrong answer?
Yes.
Earlier, you poured hot water in a cup before putting it in the pot.
That causes the water to cool, and the tea will not be flavorful.
I see.
So the same method as green tea won't work.
I didn't know that.
It's a small difference.
Warming the cup is an act of consideration.
But there are times when that is and is not correct.
When you come to understand it, I'm sure you'll find it's a small thing.
The laundry should be done now.
Okay, let's hang them out to dry and get Shinku's clothes...
What is this?
Bubble-bubbles!
We're all covered in bubbles!
And whose fault is that?
What am I getting worked up about?
They're dolls!
Incredibly difficult dolls at that!
What are you talking about?
What? You want something?
The cuffs here are about to come off.
Sew it back on for me.
Huh?
Nori told me that it would fall off if it was laundered as is.
That's not it.
You could just ask her to do something like that.
What an annoying servant, always complaining.
If you wish, I will seal your mouth with a curse.
Oh, all right. I just have to do it, right?
Exactly.
Then please do it.
What?
Nothing really...
Come on, hurry up and hand it over.
Please hand it to me, right?
What about something else to wear?
Should I be in my underwear till the laundry is done?
All right.
Hold on a second.
Wow, what fine weather!
It's nice and warm.
Hurry up and kneel down!
What kind of dream is she having?
What is it?
This isn't interesting to watch.
Yes, it is.
No, it's not.
Yes, it is.
Very.
Those fingers must be magical fingers.
Soon, you'll even be able to sew a robe fit for a princess.
You sure blow things out of proportion.
What have you been looking at all this time?
Are my ball joints so novel?
Not really.
It's just that I forgot for a bit...
...that you guys were black magic dolls.
When I wind down...
...this is what becomes stiff first.
And then I grow very sleepy.
It is a very deep sleep.
Does that mean you die?
No.
We merely sleep for a bit while we are wound down.
But if no one winds us up...
...we may continue to slumber and never awaken.
That's the kind of sleep it is.
That sounds sort of nice.
Why?
There'd be no one who knew me by the time I woke up.
I bet that would be refreshing.
I almost wouldn't mind never waking up.
Do you think so?
I think it's better to wake up.
For Rozen Maidens, awakening also signals the start of battle...
...but you see a lot more and hear more awake than asleep.
And someday, you'll also get to meet Father.
When that happens, the Alice Game will end.
You fight in order to end the Alice Game?
Alice is a girl who only exists within Father's mind.
A dream girl.
Nobler than any flower, purer than any jewel...
Absolutely unspoiled.
A girl so sublimely beautiful...
...that no girl in the world could hold a candle to her.
His quest to give shape to that Alice resulted in us...
...the Rozen Maiden dolls.
But as he made one doll, then two...
No matter how many he made, it was no use.
None of us measured up to Alice.
But if we win the Alice Game and collect all the Rosa Mysticas...
...we will be able to become Alice.
That's a sad story.
Is it?
Sure it is.
You were created and made to fight for a reason like that...
What does he think you guys are?
It's too sad.
I do not think so.
Because...
To live is to fight, isn't it?
We can't, Jun-kun, you're my brother...
We ran about so much today I'm really sleepy now.
What is the matter?
Shinku was acting somewhat weird today.
That one is always weird.
Even among us sisters, she is especially weird.
Not like that. It was like she was hiding something.
I just got this feeling...
What?
Farewell, Jun.
Tomatte yuku kokoro ga...
...natsukashii omoide o ubatte.
Furueru yubisaki kara...
...tsutawaru sora ni iro wa nai kedo.
Touku de kikoeru yawarakai koe ga...
...tozashita hitomi no oku e todoku you ni negau yo.
Mai-agaru gin-iro no hane kimi no karada ni furisosogu.
Haruka mugen no tsuki e eien ni hibiku senritsu.
It's the middle of the night. Why isn't Shinku here?
Shall I tell you why?
You!
Hey, what did you do to Shinku?
You will know soon enough.
Now, let us go together.
To that doll you love so much.
What...
Shinku... Shinku!
Next time on Rozen Maiden...
Shinku, just you wait.
Chapter 11 Destiny Shinku, just you wait.
Chapter 11 Destiny