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
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!
How foolish.
What’s the meaning of this?! My powers aren’t effective?!
Why can’t I unlock your memories?!
Why is it...
...that I can’t remember anything?
My... memories...
Arisugawa-san?
Arisugawa-san, what’s the matter?
Huh?
Oh, let me help you!
I’m sorry!
Oh, that’s all right, Arisugawa-san.
Everything’s fine.
Oh, that’s the swing set our father built for us.
You weren’t scared of anything, so you’d always jump off them over and over again.
You’re the one who was too scared to do anything!
This one’s from your birthday.
You ate that entire ice cream cake by yourself!
And then I got a terrible stomachache, so you rubbed my stomach all night.
Oh? Did I really?
Yeah!
Um...
I’m going home now.
Arisugawa-san?
I’m going to walk with her for a while.
Arisugawa-san, wait!
Aruto-kun?
Ah, sorry!
I’m sorry.
I was the one who said I wanted to know about your childhood.
I guess I’m a little jealous of the memories you two have.
Let’s make some of our own.
Let’s make a bunch of memories, together.
Just kidding.
She doesn’t have any memories? That’s absurd!
So that’s it.
I’d better use this to my advantage.
Arisugawa-san!
Sorry I’m late.
That’s okay.
Do you want to watch a movie, or have some tea?
Actually, there’s someplace I’d like to go.
I want to know more about your childhood.
For example, the school you went to as a little girl,
the candy stores that you liked to visit,
and the secret places you used to hide when your parents were angry.
I want to visit places like those with you.
How does that sound?
Well...
You’ll probably just get bored.
There’s no way I could be bored!
Wow, this place has really changed a lot!
This store hasn’t changed a bit!
It sure looks really old.
I used to come here after school to look at the really pretty candies that sparkled like jewels.
They really are beautiful.
But no matter how much I wanted them,
no one would buy me any, unless it was for Christmas or my birthday.
But if people had bought me them more often,
the candies probably wouldn’t have seemed so pretty.
Oh, I know! Wait here a while.
Huh?
Just wait here.
Let’s see... I want some of these, some of these, and a handful of these here.
Since 1867? This store must be really old.
Actually, we just opened up shop here last year,
but we’ve tried to reproduce the look and feel of an old-time store.
Here you go.
This store wasn’t here until a year ago?
Nope, we just opened last year.
They’re delicious!
The taste hasn’t changed a bit from back then!
What’s the matter?
Nothing. I’m just glad you’re happy.
Oh! That alley over there!
That house!
This is one of the houses I used to live in.
That swing’s still there!
Excuse me!
I’m sorry for intruding and causing you trouble so suddenly.
No, no. It’s all right. She sure seems happy.
It seems she used to live here a while ago,
so it’s probably really nostalgic for her.
Oh, well there must be some mistake there.
This is where my parents used to live, so...
Aruto-kun!
Owww...
That swing and that rose garden are exactly how I remember them.
I’m sorry.
Huh?
Oh, nothing!
You’re acting weird, Aruto-kun.
See you tomorrow!
You don’t intend to fight Kiraha?
What do you mean?
To be quite frank, it would make it a lot easier on me if you did fight.
If you two were destroy one another, it would save me a lot of time.
What kind of person are you?!
But that’s not it.
There’s a reason you must defeat Kiraha.
And what is that?
Have you really not noticed it yet?
Quit beating around the bush!
I thought it was strange that my technique didn’t work you you.
But as soon as I read this, I understood everything.
This is the Alice book that Aruto-kun was writing.
Isn’t there only one choice you can make, isn’t that right?
Kiraha, let’s go home.
What’s the matter?
Oh, nothing.
Let’s walk home together.
She wrote that she wanted me to come alone.
What could Arisu-chan have in mind?
Kiraha?
I knew it.
What are you doing here?!
I was worried you might go to Asuka-san’s place again, so I waited for you.
Onii-chan...
I won’t fall for the same trick again.
Onii-chan, I promise I won’t go to Asuka-san’s place,
so let me go alone.
What do you mean?
I don’t really know, myself.
You don’t really know?! I don’t understand that at all!
But don’t worry about me!
Kiraha!
She’s fast!
It seems like I’ve done this before.
That’s right, when I first met Arisugawa-san and followed her...
...and I couldn’t keep up.
Arisu-chan, where are you?
Arisu-chan?!
You came alone, just like I asked.
Arisu-chan, what’s going on?
Kiraha-chan, I’m here to take your story.
W-What are you doing?!
What’s wrong with you, Arisu-chan?!
In the end, there can be only one.
Eventually, one of us has to take the other’s story!
But how can you do this, after we agreed to help each other?!
Now that we’re enemies, I won’t go easy on you!
Where did Kiraha go?
The only place left is there.
Where’s Kiraha-chan?!
She ran off alone. But why are you here, Kisa-chan?
I have a bad feeling.
My Kiraha-chan danger senses are tingling!
I won’t let you do that.
Asuka-san.
I knew Kiraha came to see you!
Kiraha is fighting in Wonderland Space.
Her story has probably already been taken from her.
What did you say?!
I won’t let you interfere until it’s all over!
Owww...
Kirika-senpai!
I may have lost my powers as an Alice Seeker,
but I can still take out annoying people.
That’s so cool!
Thank you, Kirika-senpai!
We’re going in.
Oh! I’ll go with...
That’s so not fair! I want to go too!
Do we really have to fight like this?!
If you don’t want to fight, just give your story to me right now!
Kiraha!
Kiraha-chan!
Don’t come any closer!
If you do, I can’t guarantee Kiraha-chan’s safety.
Arisugawa-san, why are you doing this?!
Even if I don’t do it now, we’ll have to take each other’s stories sooner or later.
But we don’t have to fight like this!
I can transcribe the stories to complete it!
You don’t understand anything.
Huh?
What do you mean?
When all the stories are brought together, you can have only one wish granted.
I have a wish that I want granted more than anything!
In that case, I’ll give you my story! Just let Kiraha-chan go!
Of course, I’ll be taking your story too, Kisa-chan!
But before that...
Arisu-chan...
Stop this!
Stop it!
What wish could be worth going so far as hurting Kiraha?!
I’m hurting Kiraha-chan?
I’m not hurting her or you, Aruto-kun.
What do you mean?!
You really don’t know?
Kiraha-chan!
Kiraha-chan, are you okay?
This is the Alice story that I’m writing...
That’s right.
It’s The Eternal Alice that you’ve been writing, and it’s also my story!
What are you saying?
I thought it was strange...
...that I didn’t remember anything about my childhood when I fought Asuka-san.
But when I read your story, I understood everything.
It’s because I only exist within your story!
That’s ridiculous!
That’s why I never had a family to begin with.
You’re saying that Onii-chan made you up?
I just... I just can’t believe that!
You exist right here in this world!
See? Your hands are warm!
You really are here, right?!
Arisu-chan, you’re right here!
Stop it.
Stop it!
The only reason I’m even here right now
is because Aruto wants me to exist.
Isn’t that right, Aruto-kun?
What are you talking about? I don’t understand a bit of this, Arisugawa-san!
If you really read your own story, you’ll understand!
It’s not like I don’t know the story I wrote myself!
There’s not one word in it that’s written about you!
No.
What are you trying to say?
Isn’t Kiraha-chan the one you really love?
Kiraha is my little sister! I don’t love her that way!
Wait just a second.
Even if... even if you did come out of my brother’s book,
why would that mean that he loves me?
Kiraha-chan is his little sister, so loving her is out of the question!
That’s why he created someone like me to replace her.
But I told you that I didn’t write anything about you!
You’re wrong!
You’re wrong.
Onii-chan!
I don’t understand anything you’re saying! But I love Arisugawa-san...
If you were to choose Kiraha, then I’d no longer be able to exist in this world.
That’s why I want to get all of the stories and have my wish granted!
So that I can always be with you.
But I know full well.
Everything that Aruto-kun has done so far has been because he wanted me,
so there’s no need to collect the stories anymore, right?
Can’t I stop being an Alice Seeker now?
Isn’t that right, Aruto-kun? Tell me that’s right.
Stop this!
Promise me that you won’t erase me!
Tell me you’ll continue to love only me!
Arisugawa-san, I don’t know. I don’t know!
Why not?! It should be simple!
You can just say that it’ll always be like this.
Aruto-senpai’s answer is that he can’t answer that!
If he really did love you, then he shouldn’t be confused.
But since he’s like this, you have your answer!
You stay out of this!
I’ll do anything for Kiraha-chan!
I don’t know!
I just don’t know!
Onii-chan...
Why else would Kiraha-chan and Aruto-senpai love each other so much?
There are loves that will never come true, no matter how strong the feelings are.
But Kiraha-chan and Aruto-senpai really, really just have to be happy!
They just have to be happy!
Aruto-kun, you said you loved me, right?
Kiraha-chan is your sister; I am your lover. Isn’t that right?
We’ll always be together now. That’s all right with you, isn’t it?!
All I need is one word. Tell me that you’ll choose me!
I see. So that’s your answer.
I really wanted to be with you forever.
Arisugawa-san.
Farewell, Aruto-kun.
Arisugawa-san!
It’s no use.
It seems I’ve miscalculated the outcome.
Asuka-san!
I had hoped to use that Arisu girl a little longer, but she withdrew on her own.
Where’s Kirika-senpai?
All she could do was buy you some time.
She can’t come in here anymore.
Didn’t you make Arisu-chan fight me, just like you tried to get me to give you my story?
You should be glad that you were able to take your beloved brother back from her.
You’re so twisted!
You think it’s fun to toy with other people’s emotions, don’t you?!
You’re probably right.
I probably like it even more than the process of taking other people’s stories!
I’ll carry out Arisu-chan’s vengeance for her!
O 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!
Asuka-san, now you’ll know how it feels to have your story taken!
What good is it to accuse me? The most sinful one is...
Kiraha-chan...
Even though I did this, it won’t bring Arisu-chan back.
I knew it would come down to this.
The last ones remaining are you.
That voice is the Alice Master!
Now, just like you promised,
give me all the stories you’ve collected for The Eternal Alice.
No. I can’t take this anymore.
Onii-chan?
I don’t want the story anymore.
You don’t care what happens to Arisu?
You’re just going to abandon her?
Arisugawa-san!
Arisu-chan?!
What are you planning to do with her?!
Welcome to the final stage.
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...
Next Time
Take a good look!
You don’t want to save Arisu?!
It’s all your fault that she ended up like this!
Pull yourself together!
You’re pathetic!
You’re not the brother that I love!
Were the times that you spent with Arisu-chan,
and all the memories you both shared just a lie?!
Episode 11