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.
It might also tell you about that man you saw.
Hi, Gilbert.
Gold hair and emerald eyes...
Oz?
Nope.
My name is...
Jack.
Jack Vessalius.
"Red-Eyed Phantom"
She was always alone.
She had her dolls. She had me.
But she always looked so sad.
That hurt...
Until they arrived one day...
You really do act like a cat.
I am a cat. I always have been.
Oh, really?
Then I better go complain to your owner...
...about how you scratched up the face of a future duke.
You'll need to be disciplined.
Don't you know you can't sharpen your claws just anywhere?
You're a weird human.
You're hurt this much, yet you still smile.
All this is happening to you, but you don't think it matters.
You're here...
...but you're nowhere.
That's how you seem.
Tell me, Oz.
Where are you?
So just like Break, that's how I seem in your eyes.
The same eyes...
You're!
No, Cheshire. You must not kill this boy.
Think carefully about who will be hurt the most if he were to die.
Wait!
Look. Your other guest is calling you, Cheshire.
Oz!
Gil!
I'm glad you're okay...
How's your wound?! Are you still alive, Gil?!
S-Stop pulling!
I'm fine.
The cut wasn't too severe.
I suppose this is the first time we've formally met.
Oz.
You're the...
You're the one from Alice's memories!
Who are you?!
I'm sure there are many things you want to know.
But...
We don't have time right now.
Will you help me?
I want to help Alice.
We must hurry.
Otherwise this dimension will swallow her and she will vanish into oblivion.
What can I do?!
Oz...
Thank you, Oz.
We need to find where she is first.
Think about Alice in your heart and call her name.
It's all right. You can do it.
Only you can find her.
All right. I'll try.
Alice... Alice...
Alice...
This is the world made from that man's memories...
Mother!
Brother Xerx!
Isn't this place still Cheshire Cat's territory?
Won't he come after us again?
Don't worry.
Cheshire is preoccupied with another guest of his.
You mean Break? Why is he?
Cheshire is afraid of his power.
To Cheshire and to the Will of Abyss...
...his powers are a powerful poison.
Why does Cheshire Cat try so hard to protect the Will of Abyss?
I think he wanted to become the sole knight meant to protect her.
It's the same as you and Alice.
Me?
I'm not like that.
Then why do you want to save Alice?
What is Alice to you?
To me?
I think it's because Alice is like the sun to me.
She cries when she wants. She gets mad when she wants.
She's always so honest with herself.
She looks so bright in my eyes.
Oz!
I can't do anything on my own.
That's why I can never become Alice's knight.
But I also want to see where her "light" shines in the end.
By her side, of course!
Oz...
That's why I have to get Alice.
I found Alice.
Oz, I leave Alice in your hands.
She hates being alone.
I know.
They say rabbits can die of loneliness!
Oz!
What did you do?!
Where did you send Oz?!
To Alice.
Why did you let him go alone?!
I'm not omnipotent in this dimension.
The powers at my disposal are quite limited.
What?!
Especially since I'm not a part of Alice's memories.
Then what are you?!
I am nothing but a fragment.
A piece of Jack Vessalius remaining in Alice.
A fragment of his soul.
There you are, cat.
Y-You!
See? If I didn't let myself get captured, the fraidy cat wouldn't show up.
How would you like me to carve some discipline into your body?
No need to worry.
This is my gift to you for showing me such a disgusting dream about this eye.
Mad Hatter!
It's time for your punishment.
Where are you, Alice?
Alice!
Alice, where are you?!
Alice!
Where are you, Alice?!
Wh-What is this?!
You're in Sablier.
Sablier?!
Yes. It is your old capital as well as...
...the city dropped into Abyss by the hands of Baskerville.
Then you mean?
This is the Tragedy of Sablier from a century ago?!
I was taught that an earthquake caused it.
Oh, is that the official explanation?
But why am I in Sablier, of all places?!
This space is created by Alice's memories.
That means...
Yes...
She was there.
She was at the center of the tragedy 100 years ago.
All you will find here is the memory Alice most wanted to erase.
This is that memory?!
This is what Alice saw?!
I have to go find her!
Alice!
Now it's my turn.
Take me to Oz!
Now!
I never thought the day would come where you'd point a gun at me.
Tell me, Gilbert.
Did you really forget?
About me... About that day... About everything...
It reeks of blood...
There are nothing but corpses everywhere I turn!
A kid?
Is he alive?
It's not my fault.
This isn't my fault.
A kid with gold and burgundy eyes!
Could he be?!
That's impossible!
This memory is from a century ago...
It's not my fault...
I only... I only did it for Gil...
Did he say Gil?!
Then he must be Vincent!
The sky! The people! And me! All red!
That's right! It's not my fault!
It's her! It's all her fault!
It's all because of her!
Vincent!
Wait!
It can't be. But if he's really Vincent...
He and Gil are both from a century ago!
Hey!
Gil is from a century ago?! What am I thinking?!
That can't be true!
I'm the same!
I came from 10 years ago!
Time is distorted in Abyss!
Even if you manage to escape...
...there's no guarantee you can return to the time you left!
The Tragedy of Sablier...
They say the capital of Sablier was dropped into Abyss a century ago.
And 15 years ago, Gil was found wounded in one of the Vessalius family gardens.
Vincent was also found wounded when the Nightray family took him in.
If they were both here...
They must have both fallen into Abyss, but discovered a way out.
That's entirely possible!
I don't remember anything...
I don't want to remember anything!
You're right...
I guess you don't want to remember.
I'm sorry, Gil.
You don't need to.
That day left you and Alice scarred forever.
He's all over the place!
What am I doing?
I should be looking for Alice!
I'm not supposed to worry about Gil or Vincent right now!
But I get the feeling I have to go after him!
Oz is about to reach Alice.
It's fate. Or should I call it an inevitability?
Inevitability?
He is Oz. Alice is B-Rabbit.
Nothing can sever the chain connecting the two.
I can't shake off this bad feeling.
I know this place...
Oz...
It's Alice!
Is she up there?!
Oz...
Alice!
Oz...
If you want to continue to be by Alice's side, you have to know.
Until that moment, she was human.
Until the moment she was murdered here a century ago...
kiniro no gogo wa mamareidotii to bisuketto In the golden afternoon, we always have marmalade tea and biscuits,
chirakatta toranpu de saa yume no tsuzuki wo uranaimasho Let's tell the fortune of your dreams with the scattered playing cards.
ikutsu no doa hirakunodesho How many doors will open?
sagashimono doko ni aru I'm still looking for what I lost.
kimi dake wo miteta You were the only one in my eyes,
kimi dake oikakete You were the only one I followed,
kizukeba watashi wa maigo de When I realized it, I was lost again.
himitsu no angou kimi dake ni okutteru You were the only one I gave the secret password to.
hayaku mitsukete yo So come find me.
watashi wa kokodayo "I'm right here."
You'll always hold a special place in my heart...
Are you saying Oz did this?
Anything that makes you sad. Anything that hurts you.
I'm going to destroy every single thing...
I'm glad you're so easy to manipulate, Mr. Hatter.
I've always...
I've always feared my own existence more than anyone.
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