K & C Pharmaceutical Corporation, Japan
Target appears to be heading south.
Her footprints were found 400 meters south of here.
All vehicles are searching the area.
I'll appraise you, as new information is available.
Director...
Our surveillance cameras alone can't cover it any further.
Use government and police cameras, as well.
Damn it!
This is too slow...
Too slow!
Target may have left the research facility's surveillance area.
It may take time for street-surveillance cameras to find her.
If the situation changes, contact me immediately.
Over.
Roger.
Director...
Could the target have possibly jumped even farther?
Why do you think I limit her calorie intake at dinner?
We'll get some good data today.
I want to see how far the Queen can go
on that amount.
Yes! Here we go!
Ugh... Not again.
This is why I requested a bigger budget!
Target located on the national highway,
500 meters southeast.
Since it's a street-surveillance camera, this is the best it can do.
All vehicles, surround the area in which the target is located.
Car #4, proceed directly to the point.
She may have one more jump in her,
but the distance won't be too great.
Yes! Analysis complete!
Sending coordinates!
Car #4 here.
Minnie C is heading toward the target.
Roger.
You can wait where you are.
So cold...
Is this how all of the outside world is?
Where do you think you're going,
Red Queen?
Don't come near me!
Stop being stubborn, and return to where it is nice and warm.
No!
Everyone is waiting for you.
Open!
You see?
You have already exhausted your energy.
Wonderland is the only place you belong.
Who's there?
I see.
#106.
She appears to be resisting.
That's the Red Queen for you.
I'm impressed she had that much power left.
No.
Huh?
This is
someone else?
Jump.
Visualize the largest town you can.
Go there and cause as much commotion as you can.
Who are you?
We'll meet again.
What?
What happened?
I don't know!
Perhaps a lightning strike.
We'll switch to another channel and restart it.
Lightning?
All right! Success!
Restoring monitors.
Where's the target?
I don't see her.
Nothing here, either.
Tachibana here.
Capture of the Red Queen has failed.
Someone interfered.
Who was it?
I don't know.
A female ability-user I have never seen.
She told the Red Queen
to go to a large town and cause a commotion.
To all vehicles.
All cars, except #4, expand search to the metropolitan area.
Roger.
Do whatever you can to pick up her trail.
All vehicles have changed course.
They're heading south, toward the metro area.
Director, further pursuit is impossible.
Why?
The bridge...
The bridge... is gone.
All vehicles, return to the research facility.
Minnie C, as soon as you arrive, report in detail.
Over.
Go to a large town and cause a commotion...
Huh?
Alice,
having drifted in space for a long time,
began to feel a bit dizzy.
When she knew she was capable of walking again,
she felt relieved.
"If I can get to the top of that hill,"
thought Alice,
"I'll have a much better view of the garden."
The Red Queen Escapes
Sorry to wake you so early.
If you're tired, you can sleep now.
Okay.
Target located.
She's in Shinjuku.
Cameras spotted her at 4:57 AM.
Send the footage of the target to me.
Roger.
You Have a New Message
Indeed,
that certainly is a large town...
Here is your order.
Truly, you do fantastic work!
I was right to ask you for this, Kashimura-san.
Is that so?
That's a lot.
It's to thank you.
Consider it a token of my gratitude.
I accepted this job because it was a personal request.
I won't get buddy-buddy with you people.
Hey, old man!
Who do you think you're address—
Shut up!
Sorry about that.
He can be a bit hot-headed.
I'll accept my fee and nothing more.
Kashimura-san...
You really are a strange one, aren't you?
Thank you for coming!
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Welcome.
Oh, Kashimura-san...
Haven't seen you in a while.
Cigarettes. The usual.
You should quit smoking.
It'll kill you, Kashimura-san.
Shut it.
Kashimura-san, Kashimura-san...
I'm worried about that girl.
Would you take her to the police?
She's been there for three hours.
A child shouldn't be in Kabukicho.
Tell the police.
I called, but they wouldn't do anything.
They don't trust foreigners.
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Ask the owner to, then.
I can't!
The owner hates police.
Also, he's been stealing donation money.
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He's a bad man.
Hey, little girl.
You aren't supposed to touch the merchandise.
If you're lost, why don't I take you home?
Have you and I met before?
Kashimura Zoroku.
Born June 19, 1943.
One granddaughter named Sanae.
She's been at training camp for her high school club since yesterday.
But I don't know what "club" and "training camp" mean.
Guess I was wrong.
But you don't seem like a bad person.
Hey, you!
How would you like to make a deal with me?
A deal?
If you agree,
I'll grant any wish you want!
What the heck is this?
Something from a manga?
Sorry, but I don't know much about that stuff.
Huh?
I... I get it.
You're making fun of me, right?
I'm not making fun of you.
I just have no clue what you're saying.
Forget it!
What was that?
She disappeared, Kashimura-san!
Kashimura-san, what's going on?
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No idea.
This is bad.
My power's weakening.
I'll have to go with the guy from before...
Thank you for your patronage.
Hey, you...
You really won't make a deal with me?
How did you get in this car?
Don't worry about that.
What's your name, little girl?
Where is your home?
I have no home.
C-Come on!
Make a deal with me.
If you do, I'll grant any wish you want.
Is this the attitude you take when you ask someone for something?
If you have something to say, have the right attitude—
Hesitate, and you'll die.
What?
Look ahead.
What was that about?
Just get out of here!
It'll come back!
Tch!
I missed...
Onee-sama, don't you think this is going a bit far—
Shoot, Yonaga!
But...
Don't argue!
Right now!
O-Okay...
No need for mercy.
I-I'll have to try my best to miss.
Just shoot right into it!
What is that?
The sisters who followed me.
The younger can call a bow, while the older can call anything with a chain.
Like the wrecking ball before, and that bike, too.
There's no chain on a bike.
Yes, there is.
The bike chain!
Don't slow now.
They'll be on us again soon!
Ow...
Hey, why did you stop?
Get out.
You know those two girls, right?
Don't drag a stranger into your problems.
I don't need that.
I think I like you.
Darn it!
We're too conspicuous...
I missed again!
Yonaga, hurry up and shoot again!
O-Open.
T-Try to miss.
Try to miss...
Wh-What the hell are you doing?
I'll drive!
Hey! Stop!
P-Please stop, Sa-chan!
You did it, Yonaga!
Sa-chan...
What was that?
Should we call the police?
No, I'd say an ambulance.
What the hell is going on?
Foreigners?
Are they filming a movie?
Was that CG?
You can't get away now, Red Queen!
They ordered you to follow me here,
you useless sisters?
U-Useless?!
Onee-sama, calm down.
Sa-chan, let's return to the research facility.
I... I know they conduct some unpleasant tests.
B-But we cannot live in the outside world!
That's a lie!
I won't be fooled anymore, and I'm done being a lab rat.
I'll crush that place with my own hands.
S-Sa-chan...
You don't know anything about the outside world!
Yonaga, shoot her!
Huh?
I won't go back.
Sa-chan...
I'm sorry!
Ow! Ow! Ow!
You think that
pointing that dangerous thing at people is all right?
Wh-What are you doing—
That's what I'd like to know.
Ow, ow...
What are you doing, in the middle of the city?
Do you know how many people could have been hurt
by one wrong move in your nonsensical game of tag?
Take a good look at what you've done!
Think you're playing a video game?!
Huh?
And as for you two!
Y-Yes?
Do you two have a beef with me or something?
N-No...
N-Not at all...
Listen to me.
This world has boundaries you must respect.
I don't know what you three have been through,
but old folks and children walk around these parts.
Your actions could have killed someone.
Listen up.
The police will be here soon.
You're gonna have to step up and atone for what you've done.
What do you say?
Y-Yes, sir!
Yotsuya Police Station
Okay, why don't you two give me your names?
Now, will you tell me your name?
I don't mind telling you, but...
Are you hungry?
You expect me to believe that nonsense?!
Plenty of witnesses were at the scene.
Aren't they telling you the same "nonsense" I am?
All right, why don't you explain these?
These show you leaving Sawaki's office.
That incident is somehow connected, isn't it?
You think yakuza can produce
wrecking balls from thin air?
I'm asking the questions here!
I was only there to deliver an order.
And that exchange caused all this, didn't it?!
Sergeant...
May I have a moment?
What is it?
What?
Was that cream puff good?
Uh-huh.
Then, will you tell me now?
The older twin's name is Asahi, and the younger is Yonaga.
And what's your name?
The older twin's name is Asahi, and the younger is Yonaga.
And what's your name?
The older twin's name is Asahi, and the younger is Yonaga.
And what's your name?
Can you slow it when she disappears?
Yes, sir.
That's impossible!
It's true.
She disappeared right before my eyes.
The footage hasn't been altered in any way.
What about the twins?
There was a man calling himself their sponsor, so...
You sent them with him?
Well...
They may be children, but you know how much trouble they caused!
I was following orders from above.
What?
I was told not to pursue this case further.
You can go.
You're being released due to lack of evidence.
Your car's in the lot out back.
You want me to drive a wrecked car?
It's definitely my car, but the repairs were done fast.
Is this a free service?
We just came out and found it this way.
You found it this way?
That's right...
The car and crash scene have been completely restored!
I'm the one who wants to ask what the hell happened, and how.
Wrong way on a one-way street, ignoring a red light,
speeding, property damage...
Normally, we'd hold you overnight to get the story out of you.
But there's no evidence at all.
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Huh?
That's weird...
We checked all the security cameras in that area, too.
But nothing was on them.
Why are the pictures gone?
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Isn't this crazy? Huge accident
Several reports were filed.
Isn't this crazy? Huge accident There's no picture
Huh? It was there a second ago
There's no picture Huh? It was there a second ago I'm serious
I saw it, too Seems fake
Huh? What the...
And many witnesses were on the scene.
Sure you uploaded it?
I did!
Shinjuku wrecking ball girl accident
But we didn't even find skid marks.
Huh? Why isn't anything coming up?
Nothing at the parking lot you said was destroyed,
and no giant hole in the road.
Impossible.
It means you've been exonerated.
Also...
Forget what happened today.
Got that?
Your fine's been dropped.
Just go home.
The man who was with the Red Queen?
Yes.
Kashimura Zoroku
What should we do?
Keep the old man, Kashimura, under surveillance, too?
No.
If you look at the circumstances,
he just seems to be caught up in it.
For the time being, let's prioritize the Red Queen's capture.
Feel free to eat all you like.
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Huh? Are you serious?
Yeah.
All right, let me take a look...
But, Kashimura-san, you really want to get rid of this car?
Yeah.
But you took such good care of it.
I see no reason to scrap it.
Some weird stuff happened.
Be careful with it.
Right...
Hey, it's me.
Sorry. I ran into a little trouble.
Sorry, but you two need to take care of things today.
Give me a call if something comes up.
Kabukicho Ichibangai
After I grab some food in Shinjuku, I'll head home.
Welcome!
Beer, mutton stir-fry, and fried bread.
Coming up.
And I'll be using the ashtray.
Help yourself.
Your beer.
Thanks.
Don't they have cream puffs?
You pop up when and where you like, huh?
Where'd you come from this time?
Can I drink some of this?
This isn't for kids to drink.
Hey, bring me some orange juice.
Okay, got it!
Well?
What do you want?
This is no place for a kid to hang around.
I don't want any more trouble.
Dreams of Alice.
Something from a manga again?
That's what we're called.
You can think of us as people with supernatural abilities.
I don't know how such a thing comes to be, exactly.
But by using these visions called "Mirror Gates" as intermediaries,
we have the ability to materialize any one thing we imagine.
Chains or a bow and arrows...
Some people can fix things, too.
And that's the power you used to drive my car.
That's right!
It was my first time driving, but I learned how by looking—
Here's your orange juice.
And mutton stir-fry, with Chinese onions, and fried bread.
Are you done talking?
If you are, then please go home.
My food will get cold.
I-I'm not done...
I've decided that I like you!
I'm going to make you my servant, Kashimura Zoroku!
You'd better be happy!
Don't stand on the chair.
And keep your voice down in the restaurant!
Yes, sir.
Want some food?
Huh?
In the convenience store, you were looking at dinners.
When did you last eat?
A-About three days ago...
I'm fine.
This long is nothing.
Hey!
I need to place another order.
Sure!
C-Can I really eat this?
I don't have any money.
Well, I do.
Wow, check that out!
Is she training for an eating contest or something?
So good! So good!
I didn't know food was this good in the outside world!
How many servings are you gonna eat?
I can't help it!
Activating the Mirror Gate takes a tremendous amount of energy.
It makes me hungry.
Come to think of it, those twins were eating, too.
Hold your chopsticks right!
Chopsticks?
You mean these things?
You don't know how to use them?
Lay off.
It's my first time outside the research facility.
Earlier, you said something about making a deal.
What do you want me to do?
Thank you very much!
I want
to crush the research facility.
Research facility?
There are many other Dreams of Alice, just like me.
They're locked up there, and awful things are done to them.
But even though I escaped, I couldn't do anything alone.
I want your help.
When I looked inside your head, I saw that you're a good person.
I want to help my friends!
Please!
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Thank you very much!
Come with me.
We're going somewhere else.
It's too bright...
Don't just stand there. We'll get separated.
Remember what I told you?
This is no place for a kid to hang around.
R-Right!
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Hi, Bro! How about a cabaret club?
Hey, what kind of shop is that?
When he said, "Bro," did he mean you?
Just shut up and walk.
Hey, wouldn't it be easier in your car?
The car creeped me out, so I got rid of it.
Creeped you out? Why?
Would you just stop talking?
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What's your name?
Did you not hear me?
You told me to stop talking.
Well, now you can.
What's your name?
Sana.
And your last name?
I don't know.
I don't remember anything before the research facility.
I don't even know where I came from.
And "Sana" is
just the name that Asahi and Yonaga gave me.
Asahi and Yonaga?
The twins who chased us.
They were the only ones who called me by name.
Yay! I got "very good luck"!
Ugh, I got "very bad luck."
Wow, I've never seen that before!
Easy for you to say.
It'll be fine.
I got "very good luck," so we can share half of each!
Only for a little while.
For a little while, I'll give you food and a place to stay.
But during that time,
you'll help me with my work.
One who does not work does not eat.
Okay,
that's fine!
I knew you were a good—
Show some respect for your elders!
Ow, ow, ow!
Don't get the wrong idea.
I won't baby you!
And one other thing.
Don't use that weird power again.
Why not?
With that, I can do anything.
You don't want me to grant your wish?
Earlier, you said you looked inside my head, right?
Y-Yeah...
So what?
And you knew that I have a granddaughter, too.
See? Amazing, right?
And you really don't understand what that means?
You said you can do anything you can imagine, right?
Y-Yeah.
Then try using that power right here.
Here?
You can, right?
Create chains or a wrecking ball or whatever.
You'd cover this whole place in blood.
You get it?
Someone with a power like that
mentioned a family member I hadn't even spoken of,
and demanded that I make a deal.
You blackmailed me.
I... I didn't mean to...
Even if you didn't,
you can't know the intention of one who accepts.
I have no interest in any deals or wishes.
The only people anyone needs to think about
are those within reach.
Listen up!
I hate crooked stuff!
Listen.
That research facility and its experiments are problems for grown-ups to solve.
First, you need to fix that twisted temperament of yours.
If you value your friends,
they're all you need to think about.
What?
Nothing.
You really don't know how to talk to people at all...
Yes, it's me.
Understood...
I'll head that way with the data now.
Yes, see you soon.
I'm sleepy...
Not much longer. Hang in there.
'Kay...
This Wonderland created by the Red Queen is
underneath the research facility.
It's these children's playground, brought to life
by randomly rewriting this space.
She made this?
I can't believe it...
Next, please look at this.
What are those things?
Are they alive?
Of course they are.
She and the others made them from their favorite picture books.
The principle is unclear.
The space inside is intricately warped
to be many thousands of times the size it originally was.
And it's still growing.
Is there anything here you understand?
I can only say we're studying it now.
Then, what will you do?
There are two problems.
The first is
that the one possessing this immense power is a child.
So if she remains in the outside world in a psychologically unstable state,
the existence of the research facility could become publicly known.
And the other is
that the loss of the Red Queen, a valuable sample of this ability,
is a massive detriment for us... no, for the country itself.
And what do you intend to do?
Her capture will be conducted in secrecy.
But if an accident should bring this incident into public awareness...
Coercion?
I would like you
to recognize it as a state of emergency as soon as possible,
and capture the Red Queen.
Hey.
Hey, wake up.
Are we there?
Not yet.
Follow me.
Here we are.
This is your house?
Where I work.
Thanks to you, I didn't get any work done today.
So I had to let the young folks handle it.
But I've gotta check how the prep is going, at least.
Come in and wait a bit.
Hey, is this...
For Friday's event
For bouquet
Wow...
Well, I'm a florist.
A florist.
I specialize in arrangements for events and gifts, though.
Events?
Gifts?
Th-This flower is...
Um...
You know...
What is it?
Uh...
It's called... block?
No, that's wrong. What was it?
Th-This flower is called ph-phlox.
In the language of flowers...
Uh...
Take care, sir!
Y-Yeah.
Why is Sawaki-san all dressed up today?
For this... This.
Huh?
He's gonna cut off a finger?
Idiot, it's for his girlfriend.
His once-in-a-lifetime proposal.
And he's bringing her a flower arrangement by Kashimura-san.
Huh?
So, that old guy this afternoon
really was a florist?
Kashimura Floral
Sorry it's so late.
Where are we going?
Home.
We have to walk more?
You aren't even walking.
Kashimura Zoroku Sanae
Don't space out there.
Upstairs.
Take off your shoes.
No one's using this room right now.
It's a little dusty, but you'll have to make do.
Go to sleep for the night.
I'll get you some fresh clothes.
Clothes?
They're my granddaughter's, so they'll be big on you,
but you can—
Zoroku...
Cream puff...
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