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
Kiraha-chan really loves Aruto-senpai!
She may be his little sister,
but everyone feels sad when the person they love gets taken away!
Onii-chan...
You’re so cute, Kiraha.
You’re not scared, are you?
Huh?
Well...
I’ve always wanted us to be like this.
So have I, Onii-chan.
A dream?
What a dirty little dream.
I never thought that I would give up, but...
there’s really nothing I can do.
Kiraha-chan!
Good morning!
Kisa-chan.
What’s the matter?
Nothing.
Oh, that’s right! Can I stay over at your house tonight?
Sure, I’d be thrilled to have you,
but are you sure?
To be honest, I think my brother’s been a little narrow-minded lately,
and that he might get over it if he didn’t see me for a while.
Kiraha-chan.
Do you want to have a taste, Kisa-chan?
Can I?!
The part where Kiraha-chan took a bite really looks good!
It’s an indirect kiss!
Let me have a taste, too.
Mm, it’s good.
W-What do you think you’re doing?!
I can’t take a bite from that spot now!
Kisa-chan?
Kiraha.
Thank you, Aruto-kun.
You’re welcome.
Well, well... A group of Alice Seekers.
H-How do you know?
That would mean that you’re one too, right?
You’re...
...the young man who can transcribe stories, aren’t you?
Don’t be so nervous.
I heard about you from the Alice Seekers whose stories you’ve transcribed.
You’ve met them?!
Yes. They were all very grateful.
They were?! I’m glad they’re all happy.
And while we’re on the subject,
would you be willing to let me join you?
I think it’s a good idea.
I agree; the more, the merrier!
I second that idea.
I’m against it.
Why, Kirika-senpai?!
The problem is, it’s not logical. In other words, I just don’t like her.
Kirika-senpai!
I’m sorry!
She’s really smart, but also kind of eccentric.
You think I’m rude?
Oh, Kirika-senpai, just be quiet!
Kisa-chan, see you later!
Right!
To show my appreciation, I’ll make something special for dinner!
Kiraha-san.
Asuka-san?
My house is this way too. Why don’t we walk together for a while?
You love your brother, don’t you?
I don’t mean it that way; you just have a “brother complex.”
You put it rather bluntly.
I didn’t mean to offend you.
But if the stories everyone is creating are to be as beautiful as they can be,
you can’t have the resentment pent-up inside of you turn into something ugly.
“If I didn’t have this story inside of me, I’d feel much better.”
Don’t you ever feel that way?
What are you trying to say?
Remember, sometimes you can save someone by taking their story.
Well, I’m going this way.
Ta-dah!
Wow, it’s great!
Oh my! You’re so naughty, Kiraha-chan!
Hugging you warms me up, Kisa-chan!
What am I going to do? My heart is beating out of control!
But, but... Oh, I don’t care what happens!
I’ll hug you too, Kiraha-chan!
What’s that?
It’s an invitation to an Alice tea party!
We all got invitations?
Who is the one that called me here?
You’re not the one who sent us the invitations?
I was called here.
In other words, someone wanted to gather us here.
Well, that’s all right.
Since you’re all here, I can take all of your stories.
A boy?
You bastard! What are you doing here?!
Onii-chan!
Arisugawa-san!
Are you all right, Aruto-kun?
Out of the way!
I’ll protect my–
You dirty bastard!
Onii-chan!
What are you doing?!
Out of my way!
Kiraha-chan!
I can’t forgive this boy for defiling this sanctum in our hearts...
Prepare yourself, you filthy worm!
Aruto-kun!
Asuka-san!
O feathers of purest white, from the wings of my heart,
may the shadows of this girl’s memories be brought to light,
by the power of these pure and radiant feathers!
Leviran’s Folly!
You’re so cute, Mika-chan.
Is it fun?
Yeah, really fun!
Really? In that case, why don’t we try something even more fun?
Something more fun?
I really hate...
...all boys!
They’re all filthy, brutish, barbaric...
Even inside the hearts of Alice Seekers who have stories,
there are unsightly, gruesome things written.
I stop my opponents by forcing them to remember.
I told you,
these wonderful stories don’t need harsh pasts and ugliness.
They’re nothing more than an escape.
You’re lying!
The precious stories that we have within us are not just an escape!
No matter which belief is true, you do need her story, right?
Besides, you should probably be grateful
that your precious Aruto-kun managed to survive another attack without being hurt.
I promise to return your story to you.
So please, let us see it, just for a little bit.
O hidden door within the heart, guardian of untold secrets,
with this key in they lock, I bid thee open, and reveal the story hidden within!
What is this feeling?
It feels like my heart is empty.
Wait!
I’m transcribing your story right now!
Afterwards, you can have your story back!
I don’t want it.
But--!
Right when she lost her story,
she was able to forget all of the unsightly things that have plagued her until now.
I really hate doing things this way.
You should get some rest when you get home.
Yeah.
Sorry for putting you in danger.
It’s not your fault.
Arisugawa-san?
I... I don’t think I can work with Kiraha-chan anymore.
Arisugawa-san!
But you were only one false move away from being seriously hurt!
But...
Kiraha-chan!
Kiraha!
I hate them!
Seeing Onii-chan talking with Arisu-chan,
and seeing them exchange smiles with each other...
I hate them all!
I can’t... take it.
“If I didn’t have this story inside of me, I’d feel much better.”
Don’t you ever feel that way?
So, you came.
Yes, but not to fight.
I want... I want you to...
...take my story.
Really? I figured you’d understand, since you’re a sensible girl.
If I lose my story, then the unsightly things inside of me will be gone.
Isn’t that right?
That’s right.
In that case,
go ahead.
I’ll ease your pain in a moment.
Onii-chan...
What?!
Are you all right, Kiraha?!
Thank goodness we made it!
I don’t want you to save me! Don’t get involved with this!
Are you still saying that?!
I don’t want my story anymore!
That’s why I asked Asuka-san to take it from me!
Kiraha!
Kiraha-chan?!
Given the situation, there’s no use interfering.
I won’t let you do it!
Why are you doing this?!
I told you to stop!
You know what losing your story means, right?
You won’t be an Alice Seeker anymore!
I know that!
Didn’t we promise to collect the stories to complete The Eternal Alice?
It would be best...
...if I didn’t help you with that anymore.
What are you talking about?! You’re acting really strange, Kiraha!
You don’t even know how I feel!
I’ll show you the real Kiraha-chan!
Leviran’s Folly!
Where am I?
Where did everybody go?!
Onii-chan! Onii-chan!!
Who are you?
Your brother doesn’t want anything to do with you.
Because he’s obsessed with Alice!
No! Give me back my brother!
I’ll be Aruto’s Alice!
If I can be Alice, then I can be his wife!
I always, always believed that.
And then you had to cut in! I wish you would just drop dead!
No!
No...
How unsightly.
Kiraha-chan... really loves Aruto-kun.
That’s right.
My heart has become so ugly and hateful.
But I’ve always, always loved my brother!
I don’t want anyone else to have him!
Aruto-kun, Kiraha-chan wanted to give me her story
so she could be rid of the feelings she has for you.
If the rest of you understood how Kiraha-chan feels,
you wouldn’t be able to interfere with this.
This will be over in a moment.
Stop it!
Onii-chan!
Aruto-kun!
What a fool!
I don’t want to see this thing in you anymore!
Onii-chan!
I will always protect you.
Onii-chan!
Kiraha.
You should stay still.
It’s no big deal. Don’t worry about it.
I’m sorry.
I’m just not able to return your feelings.
Onii-chan.
But you are more precious to me than anyone else.
I know.
I know that!
kioku baraen kaori no mae de chiku chiku to
Before I smell the scent of my rose-scented memories, I feel the prickling of their thorns.
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...
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