Very good.
No hemorrhaging or ischemia found.
No major change in red blood cells, white blood cells,
or hematocrit.
But your pulse is a bit on the rapid side.
Are you under any stress, Minnie C. Tachibana?
Not especially.
Tired of all these physical exams?
No.
My husband enjoyed physical exams, too.
He said it was like being in an amusement park.
Glad to hear it.
Okay, next...
One moment.
Let's finish another time.
Kito-san wants to see you.
All right.
Cards
Is something wrong?
No.
Doesn't Mount Fuji look beautiful today?
Oh... It does.
It's just like the day I first came here.
You know, to tell the truth, I was quite worried.
When I heard a former US Marine Corps second lieutenant was coming,
I expected someone scary...
I'm glad it ended up being someone like you, Tachibana-san.
Please feel free to call me "Minnie C."
That's how my husband introduced me to his friends and family.
I'll do that, then.
You look wonderful in a kimono, Minnie C.
Do you often visit Japan?
No,
I first saw Mount Fuji when I flew over it, on my honeymoon.
My husband was so excited!
Oh?
He loved Japanese culture more than anything,
so when I wear a kimono, I feel as if he's near me.
Do you see it, darling?
Isn't it beautiful?
Here you go.
This is good.
I want more.
I'll go buy some more.
So your name is Sana-chan?
Are you the lady who talked to me at the research facility?
No, but we have met recently.
You don't remember?
Pardon me.
I was asked to handle the pigs.
Right, over here.
What will they do with them?
They'll be cared for at a special facility.
The people will probably do a few tests,
but they won't harm the pigs at all.
Tests?
Yes.
They're very special pigs created by your power, after all.
You know about me?
Yes.
Where did this pig come from?
Huh?
Well, it's alive, right?
What would happen if I used my power to get rid of it?
Do you want to do that?
Huh?
Yeah...
You know those long cylinders we always use, right?
Right, I'd like nine, if possible.
Can we do that?
Great, I'll send someone to get them now.
Thanks.
Cylinders? For the flowers?
The things like vases?
Yeah.
Hey, Chinatsu! Ichiro!
Yes?
I never knew those were provided by the florist.
I'm no expert, but can't you use something else?
Everything's decided through advance discussion.
I can't just change things like that.
What's up?
I need you to go to Sakaki-san's place
in Kokubunji and pick up the stuff listed.
Got it.
Take care of them, okay?
Just leave them to us.
How's it going on your end?
Sorry, I'm still analyzing.
This ability-user has a complex signal.
Sana-chan.
Hmm?
Her name is Sana-chan.
Roger.
I'll keep analyzing Sana-chan's pattern!
When I see them like this, pigs are pretty cute.
Huh?
What's wrong?
Didn't you see one that looked a bit different?
Was there one like that?
Wasn't there?
I believe you have something to say to me.
Well?
Let's apologize together. Okay, Sana-chan?
It wasn't on purpose.
I didn't ask if it was on purpose!
Shouldn't a simple apology come first? Huh?
L-Listen, Grandpa...
Sana-chan really didn't do it deliberately.
I realize that!
But whether she meant any harm,
the fact is that she did this.
I told you not to use weird powers anymore, right?
One wrong move, and "sorry" isn't gonna cut it anymore!
Bu—
Can't you even keep a promise?
Well?
B-B-But...
But it wasn't on purpose!
I wanna go to the research facility for my...
Hey, don't cry!
Now, now, now, old man!
Don't be so touchy all the time.
And toward a little girl, at your age.
Huh?
Little girl, my name's Naito Ryu.
I'm this scary old man's friend.
Know what "Ryu" means? It means "dragon."
Pretty cool, huh?
Hey, I'm not done—
Now, now, now...
You know,
I'm one of the guys who've been chasing the baddies who held you prisoner.
I'm on your side!
So it's also our job to make sure that you're kept safe.
And on that note, I have a favor to ask.
What?
We can't know when those guys will try to take you away again.
To be sure we always know where you are,
I'd like you to wear a homing device.
This thing.
Don't like it?
Then, how about this one?
You don't seem like a bad person, so...
Okay.
I'll put it on for you.
Hear that?
I'm not a bad guy.
She said the same about me.
What, really?
I guess she likes it.
Yeah.
It looks good on you.
Sanae, I'm hungry!
What?
Already?
Shall I send someone to buy something?
Really?
I want that juice from before.
Very well.
Good for you, Sana-chan!
Yeah.
You want some, too?
Can I? Yay!
Just a little bit, though.
Okay!
Oh, you're already there?
Thank you for moving so fast.
I'll transfer to the car for the mission and stand by.
Ready for your order anytime.
Roger.
Wait just a bit longer.
I'll talk to you soon.
Oh? What's this?
Is that lady coming here?
You mean Minnie C?
She'll be nearby, but I don't think she'll join us.
Okay.
I don't like her.
But I think she's very nice.
She's always smiling.
Isn't smiling all the time
the same as never smiling?
You're very perceptive, Kureo.
Ah, in Iraq?
Yes, while defusing a bomb.
And after her husband died,
she suffered from insomnia and was on the verge of being discharged.
But then,
after dreaming that her husband's arms were embracing her,
her condition immediately stabilized.
And that's when she became a Dream of Alice?
Precisely.
In any case, she's an intriguing sample.
There have been very few cases of a living being turning into a card.
Even if it's only one part of that being.
Listen, Minnie C.
Yes?
Don't laugh, okay?
I wouldn't do that.
I think I'm happier now than I've ever been in my life.
Yes, I am, too.
No.
This will sound silly.
But I never feared death until I met you,
Minnie C.
Darling...
Yum!
You have some on you.
Watching you is making me hungry, Sana-chan!
Thank you! These are for me?
Yeah.
You want any?
I'm fine, thank you.
Sana-chan?
Are you interested in becoming a member of Zoroku-san's family?
Huh?
What the hell are you saying?!
Now, now, now...
I get it. You'd have to make arrangements!
Like tableware and futons—
That's not what I'm talking about!
The agreement was to take her to a safe place, where she'd be cared for!
Yeah, but just think about it...
This is a kid who gets into car races with supernatural powers in town.
Who else is gonna take her in?
Just what do you think I am?!
Briefly,
I want her to have a good, responsible guardian.
I'll personally arrange bodyguards and everything, of course.
You'd damn well better!
What I'm saying is—
Besides, old man,
what this girl needs is a family.
A warm home, where she can eat good food and sleep safely.
She's never known that kind of ordinary happiness.
Ordinary happiness?
That doesn't sound like you.
When you talk about stuff like that,
there's always an ulterior motive!
I've gotta hand it to you.
You know me well.
Still, just do this for me...
They want her to experience a normal lifestyle as soon as possible.
Who does?
Weren't you sort of considering this, anyway?
That's how you are. I know you.
Sana-chan...
If you ended up living with us, what would you do?
I don't know.
What about you?
Let's see...
I think I'd be kind of happy!
And you, Zoroku?
Do you not want me in your house?
Look, before we get to that,
you still haven't said something important to me.
I know there's something you want to say first.
B-Bathroom!
Huh?
I-It's true.
I gotta pee!
You did drink a lot of juice.
It's this way.
Oh, wait, Sana-chan...
Your hair will get in the way like that.
Can you use the bathroom by yourself?
Don't mock me!
I can do anything.
Okay, you're all set.
If you would, Minnie C.
Right.
A member of Zoroku's family, huh?
I'd live in that house, huh?
What should I do?
Oh, yeah.
I'll apologize to Zoroku after this.
Guess I have no choice!
I guess I have no choice!
Sana-chan, are you okay?
Sana-chan?
Sana-chan!
Senpai!
The transmitter's moving!
Yamada, where is she?
Go 300 meters, turn right, and go another 500 meters!
What is this?
Naito-san!
Did you find her?
They got us!
They rewrote the toilet's location!
When she's like this, she looks like an ordinary child.
Well done, darling.
Thanks for always being there.
Ichijo-senpai, I have Sana-chan's signal!
You're sure?
Yes.
It's really weak,
but the pattern is a match.
Where?
I'm sorry.
The system is still unstable,
so I can't pinpoint it.
The GPS was for this, but now...
Senpai! Her signal's gone!
Contact Naito-san.
Check all area surveillance cameras at once!
Roger!
What is this?
What's going on?
Oh? You've already perked up,
Red Queen?
I'm shocked.
We gave you enough to knock out an adult for half a day.
Just what kind of monster are you?
Do you know who I am?
I am Minnie C. Tachibana.
I've come from the research facility to collect you.
What is this?
What's happening?
I can't move!
Being restrained by so much strength that you cannot move at all
is a bit exciting, isn't it?
In the military, I had that experience.
That won't work.
Don't worry.
If you just stay quiet,
we will arrive soon.
Let's go home together.
Wonderland?
Yes.
I want to show it to you.
Just what are the Dreams of Alice?
Perhaps, rather than a gift from the heavens,
they're actually an illness or a bug in the workings of this world.
That's what some people say.
What do you think?
Who knows?
To be honest, I don't think it matters.
Even if they're demons,
if they can be used for a purpose, it's human nature to do so.
That is why I've come here.
That's great...
I feel the same.
What I'm about to show you is a clue to those demons.
Ten years ago,
part of the facility underground was rewritten into a mess,
and an impossibly huge space appeared.
Is that a relay antenna?
We tried releasing drones to observe the space inside.
But it didn't work.
Anything in here that she dislikes is destroyed.
"She"?
It seems that she won't harm humans, but...
Hey!
Where are you?
I've brought a visitor.
Turn on the light.
I need your data in order
to learn what she really is, Minnie C.
We call her
the Red Queen.
This ridiculous spectacle
is an inexhaustible collection of cards she's created from her Mirror Gate.
But for Dreams of Alice, cards are...
Yes, each only has one.
And getting the power they want isn't guaranteed.
But she is extraordinary.
In this Wonderland, everything she wishes for becomes reality.
Anything she can imagine
can come true.
If you could obtain this power for yourself,
what would you wish for?
I...
I shall explain what's happening now.
Currently,
you're in a vehicle moving at 100 kph, on a road you don't know.
If you were thrown outside right now,
you would either crash into the ground or another vehicle, and you'd die.
And if I apply just a bit more strength,
your neck will break, and you'll die.
Do you understand?
Did you just imagine it now?
If you struggle or disobey me,
you will die.
Understand?
Until I met you, I'd never feared death,
Minnie C.
I would do absolutely anything
to see him again,
Red Queen.
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