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's been a while since I came to an opera house.
This is hard to move in. Why do I have to dress in this?
It's formal dress. Suck it up, damn rabbit.
What?
You look great in that, Alice!
Oh, really.
We were waiting for you, Sir Oz Vessalius.
Reim!
I will now take you to my lord, Rufus Barma.
I'm surprised Lord Barma agreed to this meeting.
Yeah, I'm just as surprised as you.
I heard he's a real oddball so I thought he'd turn us away.
Who is he supposed to be, Oz?
Lord Barma is one of the Four Great Dukes.
He has lived the longest of all the Four Great Dukes.
So what?
He may know the truth not written in history books.
What do you want to know?
About the Tragedy of Sablier from a century ago.
I tried calling out to Jack after that happened, but he still hasn't answered me.
I want to know the truth.
About Baskerville, who started the Tragedy of Sablier...
And Jack Vessalius, who prevented the tragedy from spreading.
I want to know about the people who were there and the ones who were killed.
They were all involved with the Tragedy of Sablier.
Right now, Baskerville are after the four gates held by the Four Great Dukes...
...and are seeking Glen Baskerville to start another Tragedy of Sablier.
Pandora, run by the Four Great Dukedoms, are after the last gate of Baskerville...
...to stop their ambitions.
Both sides are seeking...
The Will of Abyss?
What are you doing?
It's fine to have something to be fixated on, but don't forget about Alice.
Are you sure you don't want to tell her about the memory you saw at Cheshire Cat's place?
Yeah, I don't think I will.
After coming back from Cheshire Cat's world, Alice stopped telling me to look for her memories.
Does she still want to regain her memories?
Excuse us, Lord Rufus.
I have brought Oz Vessalius and his...
There's no one here.
O-Oz...
Wh-What is this thing?!
Excuse me, are you Lord Barma?
Indeed I am!
Pleased to meet your...
This is no fun! No fun at all, boy!
Most people would panic in an unsightly fashion upon seeing me...
Yet your reaction is no fun at all!
Excuse me. I am...
I know. I know you very well.
You have the special skill of accepting things as they are.
I'm surprised you know.
I know everything.
You tried to quit smoking eight times in the past and failed miserably each time!
How did you know?!
There is nothing I don't know!
Knowledge is power!
There is no greater bliss than knowing!
Oz, is he some kind of idiot?
No. He's, uh...
This is nothing but a farce.
I refuse!
My knowledge is not so cheap it can be given away for free.
If you want information, you must pay a price!
A price?
Correct. You must provide information I do not know yet.
But I don't...
What is your reason for seeking the truth in the first place?
I know. I know it well.
You want to know what the Baskerville say is your sin.
Why do you want to know?
Until recently, I sought the truth fearing my lack of knowledge would hurt those near me.
But now...
I want to turn my eyes inward and reflect on myself.
I want to find what I can do for the people close to me.
Oz...
No. That's not right...
According to my information, you are supposed to smile ambiguously and say, "I don't know!"
The information has been updated without my knowledge!
My knowledge is not up to date!
- No! No! No! No! No! No!
- What did I say? - No! No! No! No! No! No!
I don't want to admit it!
Oh, no! Lord Barma!
No! No! No! No!
- No! No!
- What's with those people? - No! No!
Oz!
Ignorance breeds fear...
But the converse may be true, too.
To know can also breed fear from within.
I know. I know it well.
You have no memory, correct?
But are you sure? Are you really sure?
Is it something that should be remembered?
Why did you forget in the first place?
Perhaps you forgot because you wanted to!
A more painful hell may be waiting if you remember...
You may even want to die afterwards!
Afraid of moving forward. Yet also afraid of standing still.
How pitiful. How utterly pitiful...
Don't you ever shut up?
I already figured that out in Cheshire Cat's world.
But I will continue to seek the reason why I was born.
So I can continue to be who I am!
If fear comes with that search, then so be it!
You nasty little meatball, inscribe this into that "knowledge" of yours!
If I want something, I'll take it! If anyone interferes, I take them down!
That's who I am! Alice the B-Rabbit!
That was great.
You never cease to amaze me.
What?
Aren't you the same? You don't want to stand still so you're moving forward!
Yeah.
You and I are like comrades. Because we're both trying to find out who we are.
Comrades?
That means we're buddies.
Not bad. It doesn't sound bad at all.
Are you scared?
That Oz continues to change. Or how you're being left behind.
Yet another unexpected outcome!
- I don't want to admit it! I don't want to admit it!
- This is quite satisfying. - I don't want to admit it! I don't want to admit it!
Lord Barma, you had refused my visitation all this time...
Yet you invited me to come along now.
Your main business is with me and not Oz.
You said so yourself. You want something in exchange for your information.
There is only one item of information I know which will interest you.
You looked into my past, Lord Barma.
I finally caught up to you, Red-Eyed Phantom.
Kevin Legnard!
Break!
Stop your games and show yourself, Rufus Barma!
This is...
You ruined the illusion I spent so much time to make.
Truly an obnoxious power you hold, Hatter.
Father, Mother, and everyone else is dead...
Kevin, don't go.
Don't leave me...
Break!
How pitiful.
That is what happens when you use your powers without thinking.
I don't want to hear that from someone who plays with illusions, Lord Barma.
He's the real Duke Barma?
You are correct about my desire for information you possess.
First, let us take a look...
At the "proof" you are Kevin Legnard!
Please stop!
Lord Rufus, he isn't well...
Because of the contract's effects?
Do you really believe that?
But that is not why.
In your case, it is because it's your second!
The incuse of an Illegal Contractor!
So that's what it looks like when it makes a full turn.
An unsightly and distorted brand, fitting for a criminal like yourself.
I don't...
...need you to...
Kevin Legnard.
50 years ago...
An Illegal Contractor wandered about at night, feeding people to his Chain.
The red eyes peering through the darkness struck fear in all who saw him.
They all called him the Red-Eyed Phantom.
The Red-Eyed...
116 sacrifices...
Despite killing that many people, he still fell into Abyss.
Into Abyss?!
What are you talking about?
Are you talking about the clown?
So?
Is your only purpose to capture Break as a criminal, Lord Barma?
That would be interesting on its own.
But the only thing I desire is information.
I want to know what occurred after he was sent to Abyss and before he returned.
I believe he went to the deepest depths of Abyss and met it...
The Will of Abyss.
Where am I?
The incuse made a full revolution, and I was dragged down by some chains...
A human?
A human!
He's jealous! He's jealous!
Cheshire is jealous of the human!
Please be quiet.
You're scaring him.
What's your name?
My name is Alice.
Alice?
Albus!
I wanted to meet you, Will of Abyss!
The Will of Abyss?!
This little girl?!
Hello, Albus. So you were the one who brought him here.
Thank you.
Oh, his name is Kevin.
A very loyal knight who served a large family...
But they're all dead.
They were murdered while you were gone.
You couldn't protect them.
They were everything to you and you still couldn't save them!
Shut up!
Alice!
Isn't that why you're here?
So you can save them.
It's the same for everyone who comes to Abyss.
They're all desperately trying to regain what they lost.
But they're all driven mad somewhere along the way.
I guess that happens when you stay with Chains for too long.
But you were different.
You were yourself until the very end.
Even after killing so many people...
It made you look ridiculous.
None shall be allowed to bring harm to the Will of Abyss...
Why?
I was in the middle of a conversation...
Why did you interfere?
Alice is mad! Alice is mad!
Dolls that misbehave will be torn up by Alice!
It's beautiful...
It's so beautiful.
Now let's dance, Cheshire.
What nightmare is this?
I've come to Abyss to revive my master by turning back time...
Does it hurt?
This is the depths of Abyss.
The powers are strongest here, so you'll soak up lots of it!
And you'll become Chains like us in no time!
Impossible! Humans turn into Chains?!
You didn't know?
The power of Abyss turns people into Chains.
It gives a will to those without life.
And it holds complete mastery over the flow of time.
That's what Glen said.
Glen?
I hate Glen.
He tried to take him away from me.
Gilbert and Vincent, too. I hate anyone who goes near him.
Oh, yes.
I almost forgot.
Before you turn into my doll...
It's beautiful.
What are you going to do with that red eye?
I'm giving it to Cheshire.
That's why I called him here.
I just know Cheshire would look great with red eyes.
Am I going to die here?
Without being able to save anyone...
Kevin...
Don't leave me...
No! Not yet!
Alice!
What is this?
Something large is getting thrown into Abyss!
It's Sablier.
I did as I was told.
I opened the gates of Abyss all by myself.
But everyone fell into Abyss after that...
Hi, Alice.
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."
My heart yearned for something that can never be satisfied...
You killed Jack!
You're not the Alice I know.
I did "change" the past.
I should have left well enough alone...
The weight of your sins sank you into the depths of the Abyss...
What did you see there?
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