bokura wa mirai wo kaeru chikara wo We dreamed of the power
yumeni miteta To change the future.
noizu no naka kikoetekita kimi no nakigoe I heard your cries through the static,
waratteita boku no yowasa wo abaita Exposing the weakness in my laughter.
kimi no yuku michi wa kiminishika wakaranai Only you know of the path you will take,
chigau sora oikakete All in search of a different sky.
bokura wa mirai e mukau yuuki wo We stray in the past while desiring
hoshigatte kako ni mayou The courage to face the future.
kimi ga warau hontou no Until we reach that place,
ima e kaeritsuku made You can truly smile.
Your mom is a really beautiful person.
Yeah!
She's already dead, but she was really kind and warm!
Do you feel lonely because she's gone?
Nope!
Because I have my dad!
Our family couldn't live in the mansion anymore because we ran out of money.
The house is a lot smaller and we lost all our servants...
But Dad spends a lot more time with me now!
That's good.
Why, you!
Say, what about you?!
What kind of people are your mom and dad?
My mother passed away, just like yours...
As for my father...
Well...
I don't even remember his face anymore.
Anyway, this is my dad!
Oh, let me see.
So this is what your dad looks like.
When... When is Father coming back?
He is a very busy man.
But if you be a good boy, Master Oz...
...he will surely return to praise you.
Okay!
I'll be sure to try hard until Father comes back!
Thanks, Gil.
Not at all.
Master Oz...
It's good you are diligent with your studies, but please don't forget to rest.
What is it, Gil? You want some attention?
Don't worry. I'll give you a nice bullying later!
Please don't!
This is good.
I hope this will be the year you can see your father.
Yeah!
That's why I should get more studying done while I can.
I think you've tried hard enough, Master Oz.
It's not nearly enough.
If I can say to myself, "I'm working hard..."
...that's proof I'm being too easy on myself.
It just means I can do much more.
He may look and act childish most of the time...
...but Oz was always very harsh on himself.
I was always proud of and amazed by him...
But he always seemed dangerously close to the tipping point.
I always worried about what would happen to Oz...
...when all that tension finally causes him to snap.
That fear of mine became a reality.
Hey, Gil...
Why do you think Father hates me now?
That's not true...
If that's what you really think, how about asking him...
No!
I can't do that.
Because... Because I!
I'm afraid of finding out...
Very well.
In that case, I will ask the Master myself.
I'll disprove those rumors the other servants are gossiping about!
Gil!
If only I minded my own business that day...
Oz wouldn't have found out...
Please!
Would you please see Master Oz before you go?!
Master Oz would feel relieved to...
Enough!
Why?!
Isn't Master Oz your precious son?!
Precious?
That child should never have been born.
What are you saying?
What do you mean by that, Sir?!
Master Oz has always!
Who do you think you are?
A servant telling his master what to do?
You are not my master.
Master Oz is!
Enough. Take him away.
Yes, Sir.
Please wait!
Please don't fire Gil!
Master Oz!
Please! Fath...
Don't touch me!
Filthy little thing.
Master Oz...
Master Oz!
I was locked in the mansion's dungeon for the next three days.
After being rescued by Lord Oscar, I quickly went to Oz and saw...
Hi, Gilbert.
Sorry you had to go through this.
Are you okay?
Master Oz...
It's because I...
It's... It's all my fault!
If only I kept my mouth shut!
You didn't do anything wrong.
Hey, Gil. I thought it over.
I thought it through and through for the past three days you were gone.
It's all right.
That's how it's always been.
I just have to accept everything for what it is.
That's all there is to it.
Let's go.
We need to get back to Oz...
What?
It smells.
It stinks of bugs.
I know this smell from Abyss!
What?!
It's close!
It's a dimwitted Contractor leaking his Chain's vile odor!
You must be Phillipe West.
Wait...
Hey, you're that!
I didn't think I'd see you here!
Could this be destiny?!
Who are you?
I serve the family of the Nightray Dukedom.
Nightray...
By command of my master Vincent, I have come for that child.
Now hand over the child.
Or else I will consider it obstruction of justice...
...and dispose of you here.
I have returned, Miss Sharon.
Oh, my.
Welcome back.
Why hello, Reim.
You never change, Xerxes Break.
Why can't you just use the door?
Good to know you're as prissy as usual.
So? Seeing how you came here...
Did something happen at Pandora?
It's about the Illegal Contractor we arrested the other day.
Oh, you mean Grim?
The main person of interest in that "Beheading" incident?
What of it?
He got away.
I said he got away!
He murdered two guards and fled at two in the afternoon today!
Reim, you are so...
Useless!
What did you say?!
I thought he was heavily injured.
Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
I guess I have to admit that...
...we were caught off guard.
- You really are stupid! ...we were caught off guard.
Reim, I suggest you pretend he isn't here. Think of him as air.
Puff! Puff! I'm air!
What about me?! I'm air, too?!
Now then, would you please resume?
Excuse me.
Pandora is conducting a search as we speak...
...but Grim has yet to be found.
That is why we came to seek your help, Miss Sharon...
Maybe he's already back in the city of Reveille.
Those three are at Reveille right now.
Miss Sharon.
Yes?
I have a feeling things are about to get more interesting.
Now come with me, Phillipe West.
Phillipe!
He's terrible. Why would he run away?
Anyone would run if you waved that thing in their face!
He leaves me no choice but to pursue him.
H-Hey, wait!
What is it? Please don't interfere.
I can't let you go after him.
But you should. You're annoying, you know that?
I said wait!
What did he do to you...
As I said, you will be disposed of if you interfere.
This hat...
Oh, that belongs to Gil...
Are you a friend of Master Gilbert's?
I-I'm much more than that!
You know who I am?
Uh... Uh... Uh...
I'm Gilbert Nightray's owner!
Owner? I've never heard of that before...
Yeah! I saved his life and taught him everything he knows!
You could even say he can't live without me!
I-Is that so? That's a surprise.
You'll have to excuse my earlier conduct. I didn't know.
Not a problem.
I will be punished by Master Vincent if I hurt Master Gilbert's owner.
Vincent? You mentioned that name earlier, too.
Master Gilbert's owner. I am currently pursuing an escaped Illegal Contractor.
If you insist on getting yourself involved, then feel free to follow.
But if you die as a result, the responsibility falls on you.
Illegal Contractor...
Phillipe is?!
No...
Hey, wait!
Damn rabbit!
Stop calling me "damn rabbit," kelp head.
Don't go so far ahead.
We need to get back to Oz first.
No. It might get away in the meantime.
Are you really sure there's a Chain nearby?
There's no mistake.
I didn't even bother with it back in Abyss.
But I can't let it get away if there's a chance it has one of my memories.
He said he was on a mission at Reveille in the letter.
Was this what he was talking about?
No, we can't.
I can't leave Oz by himself any longer.
Unfortunately for you, kelp head...
It's too late for that!
Phillipe... Phillipe is an Illegal Contractor?!
Wait! Wait for me, A-ko!
It's "Echo."
About what you said earlier!
What do you do to the Illegal Contractors after you catch them?!
You wouldn't kill a small child like him, would you?!
Target captured.
Master Gilbert's owner, you misunderstand.
This child isn't a Contractor.
Wh-What was that?
How unfortunate.
I finally captured the hostage, but now it may go to waste.
Hostage?
Meaning, Grim's Contractor isn't this child...
But his father instead.
Are you from Pandora?! Here to come after me?!
You look as disgusting as ever, Grim.
B-Rabbit!
It's B-Rabbit!
I'll eat her! I'll eat her whole!
The Will of Abyss will be overjoyed!
The Will of Abyss, you say?
Shut up, you piece of trash!
I'd rather dance naked in front of that clown...
...than give her any kind of joy!
Hey! Kelp head!
Release my powers!
I'll teach these buffoons to remember their place!
I don't have a choice.
Try to plan ahead when you fight, all right?!
I-I forgot that if Oz isn't here...
...you can't release my powers.
You useless kelp head!
You're the one to talk, damn rabbit!
Echo?!
Master Gilbert?!
Stop it! You can't fight it on your own!
Echo!
Gil! Alice!
Oz!
What are you doing here?!
What about you two?!
Anyway, this is my dad!
Really?
Oz!
You're the only one left, B-Rabbit!
Where did Grim go?
Leave them be, Echo.
Let's just...
...watch them a little while longer.
How do you want to kill her, Grim?
Shall we eat her after we've crushed and beaten her beyond recognition?
I prefer tearing things apart limb by limb.
What?
Don't worry.
I'll make that ugly mug of yours...
...more palatable by slicing you to pieces!
You maggot!
Get out of my sight!
The damage on a Chain affects the Contractor, too?
Then if you kill the Chain...
Alice, no!
Stop attacking it!
What?
He's... He's Phillipe's...
What nonsense are you spouting now?!
Oz!
You will pay with your life for turning on me!
Alice!
Don't I have any way to stop Alice?
Don't I?!
Yes, you do.
Try to remember...
You should be able to take the reins. You hold that right.
You have the right!
Stop, Alice!
eien fuhen no ai nante shinjirareru no kashira Can you believe in an eternal, unchanging love?
amai koucha ni tokasu tameiki moyou Hear the sighs that dissolve in the sweet tea.
mou machikutabiretanoyo I'm tired of waiting,
anatawo oikakete ochiru Wonderland So I descended and followed you to Wonderland.
dokomade ikeba iino (hitori matteru) How far do I have to run, (I've been waiting all alone)
irotoridorino yamiwonuke (hitori matteru) Through the ever changing darkness? (I've been waiting all alone)
michishirube no senritsu kokoro ga sawagidasu The melody of the landmarks brings thrills to my heart.
tokeijikake no sadame naraba kowashiteshimae (hontou no watashi wa jiyuu) Let the gears of fate be destroyed. (The true me is free)
watashi wa jiyuu anata ga shinjitsu (hontou no watashi wa jiyuu) I am free. You are the truth. (The true me is free)
watashi wa jiyuu anata ga shinjitsu I am free. You are the truth.
watashi wa jiyuu anata ga shinjitsu (anata shinjitsu) I am free. You are the truth. (Your... truth... )
Catcher in a Maze ikiru akashi The Catcher in a Maze. This is my living proof.
There's no need to redo the past!
My powers are being suppressed?!
If you don't need me...
Why am I here?
We have a bond of blood, you know?
Even I know that being alone...
...feels "cold."
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