There are girls who fight, wagering the stories locked within their hearts.
If you were to read these stories,
you would find that they are part of a greater, incomplete tale said to make any dream come true.
When the power of one’s imagination becomes the power to forge one’s dreams into reality,
the fight to complete the unfinished tale begins.
Take me to your story
Colors are slowly and leisurely brushed
shiro ni egaku rinkakusen
onto an outline drawn in plain white.
fuwari fuwari iro wo nosete yuku
A palette filled with all the colors of the world
sekai iro no e no gubako wa
dwells within everyone's heart.
dare mo ga mune no naka ni motteru
Your prayers for hidden desires
himeta negai inoru kotoba
will join together with your overflowing dreams,
afuredasu yume wo
if you've discovered the key that binds them.
tsunagi awasete yuku kagi wo mitsuketa nara
Spread your wings with a dream-filled heart
omou kokoro tsubasa hiroge
and we can go anywhere, no matter how far away it is.
bokura wa doko made mo tooku e yukeru
The two tales we are weaving
tsumugu futari no monogatari ga
will harness the wind and carry us to the distant eternity.
kaze wo atsumete haruka eien ni todoku
Key Princess Story
Eternal Alice Rondo
Key Princess Story
Eternal Alice Rondo
Original Translation: Froth-Bite Edited by: Zalis
Would you like some sugar?
Sugar, which disappears like the melting snow.
Disappears?
You don’t have to hold back on those sweet and happy feelings of yours.
This is the puffy face Kiraha-chan makes when she’s angry and being stubborn.
This is the face she makes when her smile is like a pansy.
When something is bothering her. When she’s sad. When she’s embarrassed.
It smells of lemon mint, just like Kiraha-chan!
Who’s there?!
Go away!
No matter how many times you ask, my answer won’t change!
I don’t remember promising to buy all this stuff for you.
Oh? And just who was it that broke his promise in the first place?
I know, I know...
What’s wrong?
It’s from Arisugawa-san.
But there’s no stamp. Did she deliver this herself?
You’re not going to read it right now?
No...
Well then...
Good afternoon.
Oh? Kiraha-chan...
Kisa-chan.
What’s the matter?
Oh, it’s nothing.
So, what brought you here?
Oh, that’s right. Here are some cookies that I just baked.
I thought we could eat them together.
I wonder what made her leave a letter?
Could it be a love letter?!
Like that would happen.
If Kiraha-chan eats one of those cookies...
I’m being a little bit naughty.
Sorry to keep you waiting!
That’s amazing, Kisa-chan. They all look like me!
They look too pretty to eat!
I’ll just use them as a centerpiece.
But I went through all that work to get a kiss.
That is,
I was trying to say that I went through all the trouble of making them
because I wanted you to eat them.
Really? Okay then.
The lemon mint smells so good!
Since looking at you is like a refreshing breeze, I tried to make them in your image.
Don’t mind if I do!
An Alice-themed tea party?
So it was an invitation to a tea party, huh?
But the invitation is addressed to Arisugawa-san.
You promised me we’d work on this together, right?
I’ll get there before you...
Could sending an invitation to a tea party be how Alice Seekers challenge one another?
There’s not much time left!
Any second now...
An indirect kiss with Kiraha-chan!
How exciting!
It’s delicious!
The pleasure’s all mine.
Onii-chan?
S-Sorry, excuse me for a little bit.
This is my chance!
Are you going to see Arisu?
Someone challenged Arisugawa-san to a fight. I’m worried about her, so I’m going too.
I’ll come along!
An Alice-themed tea party?
Kiraha, wait here!
If I were to endanger you again...
Are you still saying that?!
I promised Arisu-chan I’d help her gather stories!
That’s something you decided on your own!
There’s too much I don’t know.
Like, who led both of you to that world in the first place,
and for how long have you had your powers?
I promised not to tell.
If I did tell you, I’d lose all of my powers.
And I wouldn’t be able to enter Wonderland Space or gather stories anymore.
Kiraha...
But it’s something I decided to do on my own. I have to accept the consequences.
Kiraha!
Arisugawa-san!
Aruto-kun! You came!
Arisugawa-san!
You feel like you need a three-on-one advantage?
And hey, what the hell’s a boy doing here?!
Well, uh, for the same reason you are...
Now it’ll be just you and me!
Don’t do it, Kiraha!
Arisu-chan, let me handle this!
Last time, I got distracted because my brother was helping you.
This time, I’ll show you what I can really do!
All right.
You two are deciding things without me again.
Are you ready?!
Key that unbinds my heart...
It doesn’t matter who I defeat first.
Either way, you’re going to give me two stories instead of one. How convenient!
Kiraha!
Let her handle this!
She’s strong!
Where on Earth could this girl have gotten this much power...
Onii-chan, look how strong I am!
See how powerful I am when I’m thinking of you.
I don’t want to fall behind Arisu-chan!
Don’t go! If you interfere, you’ll just put her in danger.
But...
Stop it...
Oh hidden door within the heart,
Guardian of untold secrets,
with this key in thy lock, I bid thee open,
and reveal the story held within!
It happened again! Just like last time.
Is this that girl’s story?
Stop it...
Don’t look!
Kiraha-chan, don’t listen to her!
If you give her an opening, she’ll launch a counterattack!
I’ve been in a lot of battles just like this, so I know!
Arisugawa-san!
Hurry up and take the pages of her story!
Arisu-chan.
Okay!
Stop it, Kiraha!
Onii-chan?!
Aruto-kun!
I need a pen and some paper.
What are you going to do?
I really loved Takion’s Alice novels.
I read and copied them over and over again!
So if I copy her story like I did back then...
It’s no use. There’s no way you can copy all of it.
Do you really think you can duplicate stories based in the heart with a pen and paper?
It’s precisely because they can’t be duplicated that I can’t sit back and watch
these precious stories being torn away from the hearts of their owners
and vanishing from their memories as if they never existed!
No matter how many things you agree to when you come into this world,
I just can’t allow it!
Wait a little more. I’m almost done.
Aruto-kun...
Are you sure?
This story is something that belongs to you.
Thank you.
Onii-chan.
I’m sorry I did that without asking.
That was...
...incredible.
That was incredible, Aruto-kun!
This means we can succeed without merely fighting and taking by force!
I think I understand why you were guided into this world!
Well, I’ve copied them so much... So if there’s a way we can complete The Eternal Alice
without anyone having to lose their precious stories, let’s give it a shot!
Yeah!
I wonder if Onii-chan will pass by if I wait here.
Oh! Onii–
Arisu-chan?
Arisugawa-san, how did you become an Alice Seeker?
I mean, it’s not like you were born one, and you suddenly realized it one day, right?
I can’t tell you.
Because if you do, your powers will go away?
Kiraha-chan told you the same thing, didn’t she?
Yeah, she did.
Are you worried about Kiraha-chan?
Well, yeah.
But the important thing to remember is that as we painstakingly collect each story,
we’re slowly but surely completing The Eternal Alice.
That’s a big lunch box!
Kisa-chan!
Are you all right?
You haven’t been looking very happy recently.
You think so?
But it’s kind of strange that whenever I’m feeling down, you seem to show up.
That’s because I’m always watching you.
And whenever you don’t look happy, I want to be with you.
Would you like to have lunch together? I made too much.
Really?! You’ll let me have some of the lunch you made?
This is to apologize for yesterday.
After you went through all the trouble to come over,
I left you by yourself, and you even had to look after the house.
Oh, that’s okay. I had fun looking after the house.
This is the bed Kiraha-chan sleeps in!
Kiraha-chan’s clothes!
Kiraha-chan’s...
How cute!
Go ahead, take one.
Okay. Thank you!
It’s delicious! You’ll really make a great wife someday!
A wife, huh?
I thought it might be kind of nice to just stay single.
That girl...
She’s been with Aruto-senpai a lot lately, hasn’t she?
Yeah, Arisu-chan...
I hate anyone who hurts Kiraha-chan.
Where are you?
You finally came.
Can you really give me power?
Of course! I promised, didn’t I?
You are one of the chosen. But you mustn’t tell anyone about this.
You’ll keep it a secret, right?
I will.
This will be the source of your power.
Kiraha-chan and the other Alice Seekers use one of these to fight, right?
That’s right!
From now on, you’re an Alice Seeker too.
Key of Water,
Key that unbinds my heart,
permit me to partake in the search for the stories,
and unleash the power within!
So you’re the one who called me here.
Arisugawa Arisu...
Could it be that this is your first fight?
Even if you try to deny it, I can tell you’re lying.
But don’t be scared. I don’t intend to steal your story from you.
I’m only going to borrow it. That way, Aruto-kun can...
I mean, my friend, Aruto-kun, can copy your story.
That’s why...
I don’t want to hear it!
What are you doing?!
I don’t care about the stories!
Then why did you become an Alice Seeker?!
You even risked your own story to become one!
I don’t want to tell you!
It doesn’t seem like you have a lot of power.
Since it’s the first time I’ve met an Alice Seeker who can manipulate water,
I thought I’d be a little cautious.
But it doesn’t look like you can control your power very well at all.
You’re just randomly flinging it around!
It’s all your fault!
Kiraha-chan’s become engulfed in sadness because you waked into her life!
What’s with this girl?
Even though she doesn’t seem to have mastered her abilities yet,
her power is really giving me problems!
You’re the one who took Kiraha-chan’s cute and carefree smile away.
You stole it from me!
I feel as if she is very vengeful.
If only... If only you hadn’t come between them, things would have been fine!
Could this girl have a grudge against me?!
At this rate, if I don’t get serious, I’m not going to win!
No matter why you decided to come here,
there’s no turning back now.
No. T-This...
Arisugawa-san!
Kisa-chan!
Kiraha-chan.
Aruto-kun!
Thank goodness you’re here!
What are you doing to Kisa-chan?
I’m sorry, I...
Don’t talk!
Arisu-chan, hurry up and take the key out!
I didn’t know she was your friend.
Kisa-chan!
Is she really all right?
I’ll never get used to seeing that.
Kisa-chan, your fingers are bleeding!
Kiraha-chan...
Why did you do something so dangerous?!
But...
I thought I could protect you.
You risked your story for my sake?
But it was no use. All I did was cause you problems.
I’m sorry, Kisa-chan!
Kiraha-chan?
You’re always worrying about me, aren’t you?!
That’s not really true...
Kiraha-chan’s lemon mint scent!
Just smelling it makes me feel weak.
Being with you like this makes me feel like I’m in heaven!
Could it be love?
Oh, it’s nothing!
Oh, that’s right, Kisa-chan! Let me introduce you to her.
This is Arisugawa Arisu-chan.
That’s Arisu in hiragana, not katakana.
The three of us have promised to work together to complete The Eternal Alice.
You’re working together as a three-person team?
Then you’re friends with her?
What a strange relationship.
She’s hard to catch off-guard.
Kiraha-chan, please let me help you gather the stories.
Really?
Well, I imagine I’d feel better if you were with me.
Otherwise, I’d be worried about you.
How delightful! Now I can spend even more time with Kiraha-chan!
Nice to meet you, Kisa-chan.
Oh, Kisa-chan doesn’t talk to anyone but me.
Huh? But when we were fighting earlier...
Yeah, but...
Even though I’ve known her for a long time, Kisa-chan hasn’t spoken to me much, either.
Is that so?
Tell us a story!
An especially good story!
It’s bad manners to beg.
Your third cup of tea has gotten cold!
He always lets his third cup just sit there.
Takion-sama is tired.
Let them be, Liddell.
But...
I’m in a very good mood.
Someone with the power to transcribe the stories exists.
Soon, I shall be able to get my hands on The Eternal Alice.
I’ve got another treasure to add to my collection now!
This is the pillow Kiraha-chan used when she stayed over.
These are the slippers Kiraha-chan wore when she visited me.
I wasn’t very useful to Kiraha-chan,
but I’m so happy she said she’d protect me!
Before I smell the scent of my rose-scented memories, I feel the prickling of their thorns.
kioku baraen kaori no mae de chiku chiku to
I stab myself, and see the mysteries of the past in the many falling drops.
watashi wo sashite suuteki ochita kako no nazo wo mite
Love me until I fade and wither away to nothing.
iro aseru made, kuchihateru made koi ni shite
It would be cruel if my petals fell, but cruelty is not all bad.
chiru nara zankoku, zankoku ga ii no
Let's have some fun unraveling my unchanging heart.
kawaranai kokoro toite asobimashou
Is the temptation of betrayal is a poison, or a pleasure?
uragiri no yuuwaku wa doku kairaku
I am not lost, oh wait I am, but love me anyway!
mayowanai mayou mayoinagara mo aishite
You cannot get away from me.
anata wa nigedasu koto nado dekinai
Stop it, stop it, stop it!
yamete, yamete, yamete
Even though I enjoyed its beauty in the moment it vanished,
kirei da wa, kieteku shunkan ga suki demo
the fate of this dream is still undecided...
kimetenai no kono yume no unmei wa...
Next Time
Congratulations.
I’ve chosen you to assist me with my research.
You don’t seem very excited. What are you worried about?
I’ll be the youngest Nobel Prize winner in history.
My name will be written in history books everywhere (or that’s the plan)!
You are able to help me with my research, aren’t you?
If you were my partner, you’d have my deepest gratitude.
Episode 3