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.
Has the contract been fulfilled?
Has the past been changed?
Over here! Hurry!
Someone is unconscious and covered in blood!
It's dangerous! Please wait, Miss Sharon!
A child?
"Melody of Reminiscence"
What?! Sharon was kidnapped?!
Yes.
So what happened to her?!
Not to worry. She's safe.
The culprit and I agreed to certain terms.
Terms? What terms?
Who's the culprit?
It's a secret.
You don't need to know.
But these things happen all the time.
Miss Sharon, are you awake now?
Break...
You fool!
What do you mean "it's all right?!"
There's nothing "all right" about it!
Miss Sharon better be safe, Vincent Nightray.
Don't worry.
I told you I didn't kill her, didn't I?
Miss Sharon!
I set a time limit so we can hastily come to an agreement.
I have a friend who collects poison.
He gave me a batch of a very rare kind, so I tried it on them both.
Why would you poison Echo, too?
You won't be convinced unless I prove the antidote actually works.
Mr. Hatter, I know I told you I wanted that bell.
But I don't need it in my possession.
I want you to erase it...
No one needs to know what happened 100 years ago.
No one should be allowed to know.
That bell is Alice's memories.
It maintains its shape through the powers of Abyss.
In other words, ordinary attempts to break it will prove futile.
Erase it for me.
Your Mad Hatter has the power to deny the existence of anything from Abyss.
Erase the bell. Now!
I need a reason to continue with my life.
That's why I must find out the century old truth.
May I have your permission, Madam Shelly?
Don't do anything stupid!
Break, I'm...
Miss Sharon.
Don't let him tell you what to do!
That is the century old truth you've sought all this time.
The reason you need to live on.
It's all right.
N-No!
Are you satisfied, Vincent Nightray?
Yup!
Thanks, Mr. Hatter!
Now hand over the antidote!
You're such a nice person, Mr. Hatter.
That's why I like you so much.
You bastard!
My my, Sir Vincent.
When you glare like that, you look identical to your brother.
I caused this due to my inability to defend myself.
So what happened?
And yet, you...
You did that for my sake...
Do you think it made you more of a man?!
Aren't you getting a bit full of yourself, Miss Sharon?
You think I did it for you? Of course not.
I can never do anything for the sake of anyone but myself.
I saved your life only because I feared for my own.
If anything happened to you, Madam Shelly would kill me.
That's not fair...
I'm only here because I wanted to help you, Brother Xerx.
Brother Xerx?
But...
What's the matter, Sir Oz?
Sharon called Break "Brother Xerx."
That's how she used to address him.
Granted, he's not her real brother, but she loves him like one.
Wait, how do you know about their past?
I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Reim Lunettes.
I've visited the Rainsworth family for as long as I can remember...
...and I've known Xerxes more than ten of those years.
Wow, Break had a friend?
Friend? Friend... I suppose we are.
You know how weird Break is. Has he always been like that?
Of course not.
He was much less friendly in the beginning. He never so much as smiled.
Did you see him?
You mean the dying man Miss Sharon discovered?
He gives me the spooks. And now they want to welcome him as a guest?
Hey, stop that! Keep it up and you'll...
Shut up!
Don't mind me. Don't come near me.
Don't...
Don't look at me!
He seemed like an injured beast, almost literally.
The one who changed him was Madam Shelly.
That would be Miss Sharon's mother.
Madam Shelly's compassionate heart changed him.
Xerxes opened up little by little...
He eventually came to smile as he does now.
Sharon...
Did you see Cheshire Cat's face?
He had my eye.
He had my left eye, taken from me by the Will of Abyss.
I was able to remember many things thanks to that.
Break is looking for the truth from a century ago.
And Alice is looking for her memories.
Then what about me?
Oh, no!
What's wrong, Uncle Oscar?
I need your help!
What's this? A school uniform?
You both look great in them.
What's the meaning of this, Lord Oscar?!
Where are you trying to take us?!
This is a mission. A secret mission only we can undertake!
This letter was delivered from Lutwidge Academy!
Lutwidge Academy?
A boarding school ranked as one of the top three in the nation.
Yes, and right now...
Our beloved Ada attends it!
Ada? What's that? A type of food?
She's my little sister.
Little sister? You have a little sister?
Yeah.
The problem lies with the contents of the letter.
Dear Uncle...
The weather is very nice today.
Today? Which day?
She needs to write the date at the very least.
The kidney pie I had at school was very good.
Oh, that? I loved that, too.
I made some boys cry without even knowing.
She can be so careless sometimes!
P.S. I've fallen in love with someone.
Oh, she's fallen in...
Uncle Oscar will never let that happen!
Don't you see it's an emergency?!
So you're telling me...
The reason you dressed us up like this...
That's right.
We are going to sneak into the school to find out if what Ada said is true!
We're going to sneak in?!
Why can't we just do the formalities for an official visit?
There's no time for that!
Rather, where's the fun in that?!
Now let us go! Through the secret passageway the Vessalius family made!
What is this?
It's okay. The coast is clear.
So this is Lutwidge Academy.
Why are we doing this?
I don't know what's going on, but snap out of it, kelp head!
Shut up, damn rabbit.
Lord Oscar, some students are approaching.
Stay calm, Gilbert. Our disguises are perfect.
I-I guess...
We're students and Lord Oscar is a teach...
Good day to you! Isn't the weather nice today?
Who's this old guy?
I-It's a pervert!
Your disguise is way too much of a stretch!
What's with all the noise?
Looks like some trespassers snuck into the academy, Elliot.
Oz and Alice got separated from us.
You don't need to worry about them.
Oz knows how to enjoy situations like this.
You may be right, but...
I hope he can at least have some fun with this...
Is that why you brought him here?
There she is.
Cat!
No smoking on school grounds!
You can try to hide all you want, but Snowdrop can pick up your scent!
Hi, hall monitor.
Uncle?
Geez, where did Uncle Oscar and Gil go?
Oh, well! This is fun so we might as well enjoy it while we can!
You don't look like you're having fun.
Why are you so reluctant to see your sister?
Alice, you can be really sharp sometimes.
What did you say? Are you making fun of me?!
It was a compliment.
It's not that I don't want to. I'm happy I'll get to see her.
It's just that I'm a bit afraid.
Oz is here?!
But I'm not ready yet!
What are you saying? I told you about Oz in the last letter, didn't I?
I know, but...
But I'm so much bigger now...
I haven't changed at all.
Ada was still small the last time I saw her.
She might have even forgotten all about me.
It's been ten years since that day!
I don't look anything like I used to.
If... If he says that I can't be Ada!
I know for certain Oz will never say that.
Can you focus only on your desire to see him?
It's a cat.
You're a fool, Oz.
Weren't you the one who told me I can just be myself?
Was that a lie?
No...
I, well...
I felt kinda happy when you said that to me!
Why can't you say it to yourself?
B-Because...
Don't talk back to me, you worthless trash!
You are my Contractor! Be proud of that fact!
Be proud of who you are!
Where are you going, Snow?!
Scream at the top of your lungs that you're my slave!
Come on! Cry for me, Oz!
- Say you're my slave!
- Oz! - Say you're my slave!
Oz?
Ada?
It's been a while, huh?
I don't believe it.
You really haven't changed at all...
Go! Do it! You really haven't changed at all...
Yeah.
Actually, are you sure you remember me?
Of course I do!
You were really big...
And kind...
In my eyes, no one looked better than you!
I think everyone tends to glamorize the past.
But I prefer you the way you are now.
You may be smaller than I remembered you.
But I can touch you and talk to you!
And I can be with...
Ada...
I missed you...
I missed you, Oz!
Oz... Oz...
You haven't changed.
Well, you did change, but you haven't changed.
Oz!
Thank you, Ada...
Get off him!
Alice...
Stop it right there, wench!
He belongs to me!
He's my slave! So don't go touching him like he's yours!
What are you talking about, you damn rabbit?!
Oz is my master! He's not yours!
What did you say, kelp head?!
I guess they wouldn't have quarrels unless they liked each other in the first place.
But!
You better not have forgotten why we're here!
You were the trespassers everyone was talking about?!
I really felt like seeing you all of a sudden.
Oh, Uncle.
And Gil. It's been a while since we talked face to face.
Yes, I suppose so.
Do you still wear the hat I sent you?
Of course!
The hat?!
That can only refer to...
That one!
It was a gift from Ada!
Uncle! Does that mean?
Stay calm! I know what you want to say, but don't jump to conclusions!
If it's really true...
Ada!
We actually want to ask you about this person you wrote in the "P.S." part.
The "P.S." part?!
But that's...
You better be ready to die!
Don't think I'll let you die a painless death, Gil!
Wait, no! I didn't mean to...
Listen to me!
Hey, Oz! Don't leave me behind!
Oz!
We got separated from Uncle and Gil...
This is fun! It's like the old days!
Right, Ada?
Yeah!
Oz?!
Who is it?! Who's playing the piece?!
There's no mistake.
It's been arranged a lot...
But this melody...
It's the same as the watch's!
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."
Because your "sin" is just too big...
I just didn't want to drag others down with me!
It's also the attendant's job to correct his master's wrongdoings.
Your self-sacrifice is nothing but self-gratification!
I'll die. If there's no other way, I won't hesitate.
You're not the victim, little boy. Quite the opposite.
You don't understand the pain of those who are left behind!
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