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
W-Why?
Why me?
You ask why? That’s easy.
Because a character who appears on stage without a name is just an eyesore.
Alice!
You are not necessary to the story.
Just what’s going on?!
Takion always used to tell me such wonderful stories.
The two Alices you see here were made by him.
But...
Takion-sama, tell me a story, okay?
Alice, go play over there for a while. I’m busy researching something.
You’re always busy with that book.
You’re like the rabbit who constantly says, “I’m busy, I’m busy!”
I’d rather be that rabbit. Then all I’d have to do is pretend that I’m busy.
After Takion completed the first two Alice novels,
he never told me any more stories, no matter how much I begged him.
I was afraid.
I began to think that Takion was throwing me away, just like he’d done with the other girls.
I thought that he’d soon lose interest in me.
I thought that was why he wouldn’t tell me stories anymore.
I thought for sure that was the reason.
I was different.
I was different from all those miserable, pathetic girls who kept waiting for Takion.
I thought of a little lie that’d make sure I held Takion’s interest.
Takion-sama, do you know of a story called The Eternal Alice?
The Eternal Alice?
It’s a story that can only be completed by gathering
the stories that girls keep hidden within their hearts.
Stories hidden within their hearts?
That’s right.
The girls place their own stories at risk, and try to take each others’ stories.
The last one standing will be able to combine all the fragments into a complete story.
That story is The Eternal Alice.
Alice, tell me more of that story!
But you already know the rest, don’t you?
Am I wrong?
I see... You’re right.
Takion took immediate interest in the story.
...and with that key, they can unlock a place that only Alice Seekers can enter.
The doors to a mysterious world called Wonderland Space will open.
Wonderland Space?
That’s right. It’s where the girls fight and risk their stories.
They wager their forbidden stories, which they don’t want anyone else to see.
That’s great!
When all their stories are brought together, The Eternal Alice will be complete.
And the person who obtains it will have a single wish granted.
Alice, if you manage to collect them all, we can have our wish granted!
Our wish?
Don’t you think it’d be great if the two of us were blessed with eternal life?
Takion entered a trance-like state, in which he was unable to distinguish reality from fantasy.
I felt a great deal of pity for him.
Then, I realized something.
He hadn’t stopped telling me stories because he’d lost interest in me.
It was because he had lost his abilities.
It seemed he didn’t have the creative energy to produce another story
after completing the two Alice novels.
I waited for a person who could replace Takion.
I waited for years.
And years.
And then, I finally found him.
A person with overwhelming talent, who was bursting with creative energy.
That person was you, Kirihara Aruto.
Just like Takion created these two Alices long ago,
you created your own Arisugawa Arisu.
Aruto-kun, you and your beloved creation, Arisugawa Arisu,
can live together with us in this fairytale world.
There’s no way that can happen!
But it can.
If Aruto-kun were to have his character, Arisugawa Arisu, take your story,
you would disappear from this world.
And in doing so, this world would become his reality!
Alice, what’s going to happen to me?!
Even if the author dies, the stories will live on.
Right, stories are eternal.
Stop it!
What a pathetic excuse for a person.
Farewell, Takion-sama.
This is insane...
Liddell, you’re living in fantasy, just like Takion was!
No, I’m different from Takion. I have the power to make this story real!
This is a dimension created by our stories.
But Takion isn’t here anymore.
Now, I can control this place however I want.
Resistance is futile. There’s no way you can win.
So why don’t you just take it and end this already? Why can’t you do that?
At times...
At times, a story can take on a life of its own, beyond the control of the author.
Onii-chan.
But that’s just an excuse.
You want to know why I’m not ending this quickly?
I’ll tell you. It’s because I have really been looking forward to this fight.
I know that in the end, I will take your story, and everything will be as I want.
I won’t let you have your way!
I will save Arisu-chan!
Is it really necessary to save her?
Aruto-kun didn’t choose Arisu.
If he had, wouldn’t that mean that he no longer had feelings for you?
What are you trying to say?
You still love Aruto-kun, not as a brother,
but as a man.
Isn’t that why Arisu is just a thorn in your side?
Stop it!
I won’t let you interfere.
Onii-chan!
Kiraha!
Arisu-chan...
...wasn’t a replacement for me!
Kiraha?
Now, give me all the stories you’ve collected.
Even if she was something you imagined,
Arisu-chan was definitely here!
She wasn’t just in your heart; she was in mine, too!
Sure, we fought over you, and I got jealous of her too.
But I fully understand all of Arisu’s feelings.
When you told me you loved Arisu-chan, I decided to give up.
It was the first time that I was strong enough to make that decision.
That was all thanks to Arisu-chan.
Nothing is more boring than a story consisting of nothing but pretty things.
You just don’t understand...
...because you only love those who will fulfill your desires.
Because you’ve never really had someone you loved.
Is that all you have to say?
Onii-chan,
even if I disappear,
you have to complete Arisu-chan’s story.
It’s okay. You can continue to write it.
You’re the only one who can do it.
Don’t do it for Liddell; do it for Arisu-chan!
Kiraha...
It’s okay. You can keep writing it.
You’re the only one who can do it.
Don’t do it for Liddell; do it for Arisu-chan!
O hidden door within the heart, guardian of untold secrets,
That’s right. The only thing I can do now is write her story.
Kiraha said that Arisugawa-san lived within her.
That’s true for me too!
I’m certain that Arisugawa-san lived inside of me.
with this key in they lock, I bid thee open,
She wasn’t a replacement for Kiraha.
A girl named Arisugawa Arisu really did exist!
He’s completely engrossed in his story.
So, who are you writing that story for?
It’s not for anyone. I’m just writing the Alice story I’ve always wanted!
and reveal the story held within.
These are all the stories she’s collected up till now.
No, stop it!
“Alice, come back to me!” I wished it so with all my heart.
At that moment, Alice’s fingers moved slightly,
and life came back to her eyes.
And then...
That’s as far as you go!
Arisugawa Arisu!
Arisu-chan!
I won’t let you take Kiraha-chan’s precious story away!
Now you can fight again, right?
I see.
It seems things have gotten much more interesting now.
Let’s go, Kiraha-chan!
Huh? Ah, right!
Arisu-chan, I thought you might never wake up again.
Really?
But you said quite clearly that you were going to save me.
You heard that?
I couldn’t move my body, but I heard both you and Aruto clearly.
To be honest, I wasn’t really worried,
but I had no idea how to go about rescuing you.
By the way, how were you able to wake up?
Because Aruto-kun...
Because Aruto-kun began writing my story again.
Onii-chan...
Onii-chan, just what are you writing?!
S-Sorry!
I just thought it’d be boring if you defeated your opponent too easily.
That, and the characters sometimes move on their own!
That’s right.
The powerful characters can even change the story
against the will of the author himself,
just like how I made Takion disappear from this world.
Kiraha-chan, let’s give it everything we’ve got!
Yeah!
Fighting alongside Arisu-chan like this makes me kind of happy.
At some point, I came to really enjoy fighting with everyone.
To protect and be protected,
and to worry about how the others were doing...
Until now, I’d never really felt that way about it.
I thought I was fighting because I wanted to help Aruto piece together The Eternal Alice.
But it’s different now.
Because I want to fight with everyone...
I-I’m here because I wish to be here!
Kiraha-chan!
Now, Liddell, show me your story!
Aruto... please... help me...
Now I’ll get rid of you once and for all!
Wait, Kiraha-chan.
Onii-chan, stop dragging this out!
I’m not–
He’s not, Kiraha-chan.
I’m doing this of my own will.
But if we leave Liddell alone like this, she might plot something horrible later on!
If we take her powers away and this world disappears, everyone can be safe, right?
I’ll be here, so everything will be okay.
What? What do you mean by that?
I will remain in this world with them.
Arisu-chan...
Tell us the ending to the story!
Make it a happy ending!
I think this is the best for everyone, since it’s what Aruto-kun decided.
We decided this together.
I couldn’t create this story on my own.
I only wrote it that way because it was what you wanted to do.
You’re right.
Don’t say goodbye, okay?
I won’t.
Thank you.
I’ll be right here.
So whenever you want to see me, you can.
Yeah. Thank you, Arisugawa-san.
Well, let’s go home, Kiraha.
Okay.
We won’t be going back to that world again, will we?
And Arisugawa-san won’t be appearing in the real world.
But just by opening this book and using the powers of my imagination,
I can meet Arisugawa-san whenever I want.
That’s right.
The most beautiful things are always those nearest to you.
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
I really hate my brother!
I hate him, hate him, hate him!
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really hate him!
Episode 13