What are you saying?
I'm not human, you know.
I'll cause a lot of trouble for you.
For Sanae, too.
So what?
No matter what you are,
in tough times, you should be with others.
You left because you wanted to see what was outside, right?
Then do that.
Don't go back on your word.
I hate crooked stuff, you know.
Y-You must be an idiot!
I see.
Sorry I'm late.
I'm here to save you.
I'm Cabinet Information Research Office Secret Service agent Ichijo Shizuku.
We'll be taking you two with us!
A Home to Return to
Um, I will now read back your order.
Three stewed Hamburg steak B meals,
four mozzarella pizzas, two mushroom risottos,
three herb and chicken salads, and three orders of focaccia.
Is that correct?
Yes, and the drink bar for four, please.
Drink bar for four.
Thank you very much.
Yes?
What?
Yes, the container holding the Red Queen has been stolen.
I believe the thief possessed a Dream of Alice.
Surely not from before.
I strongly suggest that you retreat,
former Second Lieutenant Minnie C. Tachibana.
I won't let you have her.
The Red Queen is my last...
Operation 3-1.
#590, operation 1-8.
Different types of cards?!
#51!
#15!
For now, that should stop them.
Is either one of you hurt?
You are just the best, Ichijo-senpai!
God, you're so awesome...
I wish I could've seen you kicking ass from down below!
Voice
Quiet, Yamada.
What's happening around us?
Oh, right.
No sign of the enemy within one kilometer of the target ship.
The Mirror Gate is still responding. Please be careful.
Just count on Yamada Noriko's special
Voice
new and improved, pan-global, Ichijo-detection system!
Not necessary.
The annoying girl is Yamada,
the team director of technology.
I don't understand it all, but...
She takes base station data from geostationary satellites
and cell phones to form a system that locates Dreams of Alice,
or more specifically, Ichijo-kun...
Really, she's just my stalker.
Sta...
She always shows up at my destinations before I do.
At first, I wondered whose agent she was.
How rude!
Call me your unwelcome little sister.
Or at least your fan!
She's the best hacker around,
but she's also like this.
It did take a while to enable it to detect anyone other than senpai,
so locating the escort was delayed.
Sana-chan, I'm sorry you went through something so scary.
Now, let's go home.
Senpai! Incoming!
#12!
Operation 3-6.
#21.
They can turn invisible, just as our intel said.
Both of you, stay behind me.
#576 through #580.
Operation 2-4. Add paralysis attribute.
I remember now.
The day of the typhoon, you were the one who got in my way.
Just what are you?
How are you able to use so many types of cards?
Everyone should be restricted to one.
Perhaps it's just talent?
But... But this is all I have!
#12!
Darling,
please lend me just a bit more strength.
Yamada!
Y-Yes, Senpai!
Don't bring the helicopter any closer.
Stand by overhead!
Get too close, and you'll be knocked down.
Voice
Sana-chan...
Can you hear me? This is Ichijo.
Oh...
Take this. #66.
Use that to replenish your energy.
Voice
What is this?
It's candy.
It's very sweet, so eat it slowly.
There's water, too.
I'm going to find a way to stop that woman.
When you get your powers back,
take Kashimura-san and escape.
Do you remember the helicopter that was above?
Voice
If you can reach it, the scary people won't follow anymore.
You'll win, Sana-chan!
Okay, got it.
Hey...
It'll be okay.
You said it'll be okay, so it'll be okay.
I see.
Someday, I'll be the one to save you!
H-Hey, I can't open this.
You open it.
At eight o'clock!
No... ten o'clock...
The second row of containers!
No, wait...
Um, um...
Voice
Calm down, Yamada.
I'm sorry, but there's still a large margin of error.
I know!
If I tell myself you're the target,
my motivation and accuracy will exponentially increase!
That's enough of that!
#381!
She stays hidden, while the invisible arms strike with precision.
Where is she?
Senpai!
Yamada... Where is she?
Oh, right!
Stay calm...
I found her!
At three o'clock, the seventh row of containers!
I'm such a genius!
This is the end.
I really don't like it
when I have to get serious.
#1!
There it is!
#1!
#2.
#3.
I hate using the single digits.
I can't pull punches with them.
Just what are you?!
All right!
Let's do it!
#12.
Operation 1-8.
Stay out of
our way!
Didn't I tell you...
I can't pull punches.
Former Second Lieutenant Minnie C. Tachibana,
you are under immediate arrest
for abduction of a minor, assault, and bodily harm.
This is a magic storeroom that some maid in an anime used.
It showed up one night, after I'd fallen asleep with the TV on.
666 weapons and 13 grimoires are stored inside.
I'm basically a human weapon.
Ridiculous, isn't it?
I don't believe
these are things that appear for the purpose of granting our wishes.
Out of energy...
How long have I been alone?
Long ago, I realized that the gears had slipped off-track.
But still, I am unable to stop.
What am I to do?
To think that I must... go on living.
Tomorrow, the next day, and beyond.
I am sorry, darling...
I'm sorry that I am still alive.
I'm sorry!
Hey, Zoroku.
What?
I think I'm going to cause more trouble for people,
just by existing in the outside world.
Even if I don't, I'll probably still make lots of mistakes.
I don't know why I was made this way,
in this form,
but someone made me.
Within this world,
someone wanted me to do something in human form.
You know, Zoroku...
I want to be human!
Or if not human, I want to be something more real.
I don't know how to say it, but...
I want to know lots more!
About humans, about you and Sanae,
and about how much there is to this world.
I want to eat lots of delicious things!
By doing that, I want to become something more real.
And one day, I want to find out why I was made,
and why I'm not human—
I'm hungry.
Someday, you'll understand it all.
Yeah.
And my hair...
I can do it myself, but I want Sanae to do it for me.
Ask her when we get back.
Yeah!
That's a nice view...
Pretty amazing.
Isn't it?
I can do anything!
Thank you very much.
Yes, that's right.
The situation's changed.
Dispose of all the Dreams of Alice data.
And until you hear from me again...
Kito Koichi-san, correct?
That's right.
Oh, pardon me...
I'm with the Yotsuya police.
I'm really sorry about this, old man.
Given the commotion this ended up involving,
life will probably be noisy for a while.
You might as well give up.
Hmph!
Well, on that note.
Where are you now?
I don't know.
I'm in the sky.
Voice
Well, that's fine.
Just try not to let people see you or take pictures.
It'd make my life hell.
Hear that, Sana?
B-But it wasn't me...
This wasn't on purpose!
Every now and then, I guess it's fine.
Not every day you get to fly around in the sky.
What the hell?
It grosses me out when you're in a good mood.
Does it?
Well, it happens sometimes.
Voice
After all, I got another granddaughter today.
Sanae will be happy, too.
You idiot!
H-Hey, Zoroku.
Um...
I'm sorry I knocked over those vases today.
You should say those things sooner.
Okay.
Let's go home.
Yeah.
And that was how our family gained a new member today.
Authorized Personnel Only Past This Point
Ichijo-san and the others said
the scary organization that had held Sana-chan prisoner
was dismantled shortly after that.
And after the incident,
the people opposing Naito-san and his team quieted down.
Grandpa complained
that the way Naito-san had used him disgusted him.
The military lady who took Sana-chan
returned to her own country due to a...
protection agreement or something?
Oh, welcome back, Sanae.
Thanks, Sana-chan.
Going to water the flowers?
Yep, that's my job.
When the soil's dry, give them water.
Looks like you don't need water too badly today.
That's because it rained a little bit yesterday.
I see!
She's so cute!
Prune the wilted blossoms...
There.
This looks great!
Okay, let's eat.
Yeah.
By the way... Lately, you seem to have more stamina, huh?
Let's all go somewhere to play soon.
Okay!
What's "play"?
Where are we going?
Maybe a theme park or a zoo!
I bet you've never been to a zoo, right?
Or an aquarium...
Aqua... What is that?
Or a hot spring.
Hot spring?
What's a hot spring?
Oh, hot springs are great.
They're paradise!
Paradise?
Is that amazing?
For now, let's just eat.
Time to eat.
Time to eat!
Sounds like they're having a great time.
It sure does.
So peaceful.
Little to do...
I wish we'd have another incident.
That's so rash.