Courage: Alice 19th - Volume 3 Chapter 16

Volume 3 Chapter 16

Legend:
thoughts (thinking)
[actions, descriptions]
{Lotis meaning}

Dad: Tadai...
Dad: MA--!!
Mayura: Ah...

Mayura: Dad, okairinasai!
Dad: Yes, I... I'm home! Ma... Mayura!
Dad: When did you came home?
Dad: Alice, Alice!
Nyozeka: What's happening downstairs!
Alice: Eh?
Alice: Ah!
Dad: Where exactly were...
Dad: No... No matter what happened, it's good you're home safe and sound!

Dad: Right! I must let your mother know you're back home.
Alice: Sis, when did you wake up?
Dad: Mm, yes, that's right.
Mayura: Ah, Alice, I was sleeping so soundly just now.
Alice: (Huh?)
Alice: (Sis felt so different from when she went missing, don't tell me...)
Alice: Sis...
Alice: In the world of the "Inner Heart", whatever I've told you...
Mayura: "Inner Heart"?

Mayura: Sorry, I can't remember anything. What is it exactly?
Alice: !!
Dad: Okay! Get ready, we're going to the hospital to visit your Mum!
Mayura: Eh? What happened to Mum?
Alice: .....
Dad: Alice, don't stand there, get ready! Don't go to school today!
Alice: (It seems that... she can't remember anything...)

Dad: This is great!
Alice: Dad.
Dad: This is all Alice's effort and hard work.
Dad: Because Sis wasn't around, and Alice was trying so hard...
Dad: You did what I had to do.
Dad: Thank you so much.
Mum: That's right. Alice. Thank you.
Alice: Mum...

Dad: We didn't know when we started pushing the blame, trying to run away from all the problems.
Mum: Seeing that both of you have grown up, yet unable to talk to you. We as the parents didn't know what to do.
Dad: This time it was Alice who we were more confident of other than your sister, it's amazing!
Alice: Don't say that!
Alice (This is great...)
Nyozeka: "In this case everything is solved."
Nyozeka: You are not trying to forget about everything you have heard yesterday.
Alice: Urgh...

[Last night after bringing Mayura home safely]
Frei: I have something important to annouce to you all.
Frei: All I'm trying to say is...
Frei: About the marriage between me and Alice.
Nyozeka: BAKA! (throwing arrows through Frei's head)
Frei: I was only trying to create jokes, to lighten up the atmosphere!
Alice: Was it what Frei has mentioned earlier on? Some "Lotsan Choirhood" things!
Frei: It's "The Lotsan Priesthood"! We even sing!
Frei: It all happened a few thousand years ago...

In a country to the East, there lived a young man who was called Lotsan.
It is told that his appearance was characteristics to his entire race. One
day he felt the whole power of life in this world. And then, he expressed
the sacred and great power in words. NA.SADARU.LOTIS.RAN. He divided those
words into 24 characters for deeper and easier understanding to spread among
the people. These words were called "Lotis", originally they should open the
eyes of the people so they could reach the power inside. And so he continued on
his journey, they began to call him "Our Master" to show their respect.

And so Lotsan gave his 10 pupils the mission to spread the Lotis in the world.
These 10 people were Masters and it can be deduced
that one of them came to my country in Northern
Europe. However, where there is light, shadows are
born and hostility arose. One of the Masters did
a deed of betrayal and brought the Maram into
life. These words draw from the negative powers
that humans have. These evil words began to
expand in the world.

Frei: The Maram will slowly devour the human soul, if we don't stop it, this power will eventually destroy the world.
Frei: But in the priesthood, nobody can prevent the Maram from spreading.
Frei: Even the priests lifes are being corrupted, and the people who can used the Lotis words are declining.
Frei: And so I being one who can use the Lotis words was chosen as the representative.
Frei: If the prediction is accurate, the new priest will be born...
Alice: Prediction?
Frei: This is how the prediction goes...

In the distant future, Mara will become powerful and it will soil the life of the
humans. At a time when my words will not reach their destination, the time will
come when the true power of the Lotis awakens. Masters will appear who will
gain the lost words.

Kyou: Oh, I sure hope they appear soon!
Alice: But it's going to be a problem if we were to search for them!
Nyozeka: [close up view of Nyozeka's bunny face] THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, YOU BOTH ARE THE PEOPLE WE WERE SEARCHING FOR!
Kyou & Alice: EH?
Nyozeka: Although you both are not Lotis Priests, but you can use the Lotis words. This alone proves your strength!
Nyozeka: On the other hand, the "fiend" who is the strongest of the Maram has appeared.
Nyozeka: But only you both have the power to defeat him!
Nyozeka: The fate of the world rests on your hands. Are you willing to inherit "Our Master's" consciousness, and promise to fight with us?

Nyozeka: Frei, say something! WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING?
Alice: (Looks like he's very exhausted!)
Alice: (But... I alone... can it be possible?)
Mayura: Alice, what's wrong with you?
Mayura: Tired? We're almost home!
Alice: Mm!
Alice: (Besides the Maram fiend has already returned Sis back...)
Alice: (Everything's going back to normal! Now's the time to apologise to Sis!)
Alice: (Just confessing my feelings to Senpai is already difficult enough...)
Dad: Eh? Who's that standing in front of our house?

Alice: (Kyou Senpai.)
Alice: Senpai, did you came to look for us?
Kyou: Seno.
Mayura: KYOU!

[Mayura pushes Alice away and ran towards Kyou.]

Mayura: Kyou, did you came to look for me?
Kyou: Mayura...
Mayura: Tadaima desu-ka!
Mayura: Sorry, you must be worried! You don't have to worry, I won't go missing again.
Dad: Mayura! This is...[a little unsure of what's happening.]
Kyou: Um, I'm...
Mayura: Ah, Dad, I actually forgot to introduce to you.

Mayura: He's Wakamiya Kyou! We are going into a relationship now!
Kyou: ...!
Dad: Is... Is it, pleased to meet you, for the first time.
Mayura: He's worried about me, that's why he came to look for me! Dad, can he come inside for a while?
Dad: Ah... yes! Would you like to come in for a drink? [A very anxious Dad]
Kyou: It's okay, I just came to see if Mayura's safe and sound!
Mayura: It's alright, come in since you're already here! Won't you agree, Alice?

Alice: Mm...
Alice: Senpai, welcome!
Kyou: That means you don't remember anything at all?
Mayura: I can't recall anything. But it seems I was in a very dark place...
Dad: When you went missing, you didn't ran away from home? Or were you abducted...
Mayura: No way! Dad, I already said it isn't so!
Kyou: ...
Mayura: But, if somebody is really plotting against me,

Mayura: It could be somebody's jealous of both of us!
Dad: What?
Mayura: But, Dad you needn't worry.
Mayura: That's because Kyou won't do anything to upset me!
Alice: [dropped something when Mayura said all those words] AAHHH...

Alice: Ah... Sorry!
Alice: Ah ha ha... This is embarrassing, I dropped the saucers.
Alice: I'll change another saucer.
Mayura: Alice, you're really careless! Let me...
Kyou: Why don't I help her instead, Mayura and Uncle should take rest for a while!
Dad: (Although he's dedicated, and looks depenedent, but Mayura's still a student, I can't hand over my daughter to him now.) [Dad is thinking too much.]
Nyozeka: I can understand what you're thinking. (Nyozeka mumbling to herself)

Kyou: Let me help you.
Alice: Ah, but...
Kyou: You'll get hurt easily, let me do it!
Kyou: I've already said, look! [Kyou cut himself]
Nyozeka: What are you showing off for!
Alice: That... that day after I left, was everything okay?
Kyou: Mm, Frei was still sleeping!
Kyou: But I couldn't sleep after listening to what he had said...
Alice: I'm really fine!
Alice: Sis had returned back to her usual self!
Kyou: Is it, seems like everything has returned to normal. She don't remember anything, it would be better this way.
Kyou: (It can't be.)

Kyou: (This isn't what I wanted to tell her.)
Alice: Mm.. Right, the cups...
Nyozeka: Alice! Be careful...
Alice: Ah!
Alice: [slipped while reaching for the cups] YIIAHH!

Kyou: [reached out to catch hold of Alice]
Alice: (...Huh...)

Alice: Ah...
Alice: Th... Thanks...
Kyou: .....
Alice: ...You... Senpai...
Kyou: I...
Kyou: I will break up with Mayura.

Alice: And then...
Kyou: .....
Alice: (Senpai...?)
Alice: ...No...

Mayura: Sorrr, Kyou. I think Dad is really tired, he fell asleep on the couch.
Kyou: Ah...mm, is it!
Mayura: I'm a little tired too, I feel like resting early?
Kyou: I understand.
Kyou: Then we... can talk next time.
Mayura: I'm going to school tomorrow. Thanks for coming to see me.
Kyou: I'm going.

Alice: (Just now... what did he mean when he said all those!?)
Alice: (But... if Senpai made up his mind, I should...)
Alice: (I must say it...)
Alice: Sis!
Alice: Actually I always wanted to tell Sis!
Mayura: Liar.
Mayura: You said, as long as you can see him, you'll be satisfied.
Alice: (Huh?)
Mayura: If that's the case, I planned not to pursue this matter.

Mayura: I planned to forget everything that happened. But you forced me into this.
Alice: (SIS...!!)
Mayura: What are you trying to do?
Mayura: You're only capable of admiring him, never telling him your feelings.
Mayura: Whereas I've worked hard for a whole year!
Mayura: Finding ways to talk to him, until he smiled at me!
Mayura: And I went to his class, trying to make him like me!
Mayura: But you've never told me anything, and you've never worked hard at all.

Mayura: I won't give up Kyou to you.
Mayura: Never.
Mayura: ..."Darkness"...
Mayura: Will definitely exterminate the new Priests.