Chapter 118: Episode 93 Reversi
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It was white.
White all over the place.
Everything in sight was white.
...... Where are we?
As I recall, I intervened between the two of them to stop Black Alice and White from fighting.
'Yes. And I was swallowed up by the force.
Black and white.
All the power came down to me.
...... am I dead?
I remember Rick's soul disappearing into the white world.
Is this a world like the one I saw back then?
'I'm not dead yet, Cana.'
Suddenly, I heard White's voice from behind me and turned around.
Before I knew it, a white table and a white chair facing each other appeared in the stark white world.
In one of those chairs, White was sitting and looking at me.
''This is the world of Hazama,''
The interstice?
'Yes, because Takumi would have disappeared if he hadn't. I was the one who brought her here.
Did you bring her? What about Alice? What happened to the Black Alice?
Instead of answering the question, White pointed to the table.
What hadn't been there before was now placed on the white table.
Black and white.
White and black stones were arranged randomly on a green board with square squares drawn on it.
'What's this?'
It's a game called Othello. Yeah, it's not in this world.
What does that have to do with Alice? Now is not the time to play that game: ......
White picked up two fingers and placed them on the Othello board, spreading the space between them.
At the same time, his white feet turned into a green board with squares.
''Huh! What is this?
It wasn't just a board.
I can see the terrain I've seen before there.
It's a world map.
What is this board?
Yes. This board is the world itself, Takumi.
At my feet, I saw the world I lived in.
Barbarian Zone, Northern North Country.
Shinwa-no-chi, Eastern East Ground.
Magic Kingdom, Western Westland.
Mechanical City, Southern South City.
And the biggest country we live in, the Comprehensive State, Central Center World.
"Let's expand. "Alice is here.
As White released two more fingers, the board beneath my feet expanded and I could see the Mount of Bolts where I lived.
I get closer and closer to it, and I can see the cave that Nuruhachi has refurbished for me.
A short distance away from there, in a grassy field, are Nuruhachi and five others in a ball of light.
And ......
Black Alice and White, and me in between, were there.
'What's going on at ......? Was that me?
I'm not the only one. White's here, too. Then what the hell are we doing here?
It's only a soul. The Demon King said it's astral body. Well, I've been here since the beginning.
Come to think of it, when White spoke of his weaknesses himself, he said
"There are no eyes, nose or ears in my body. Everything in this form is a false (dummy) decoration.
So maybe White can't see anything?
When I ask him that, White holds up his index finger and stretches his arm straight up to the heavens.
''I'm looking at it from far up, Da'yo.
Is this the world that lies far above it?
In the world that stretches beneath my feet, I am caught between the two forces of White and Black Alice.
It didn't move as if time had stopped, but if I looked closely, it was really slight, but slowly, bit by bit, its power was closing in on me.
'Not even 0 tenths of a second has passed since then. But in another 0-tenths of a second, Takumi's body will disappear.''
You can't help it?
'Yeah, I guess so. You didn't see this coming, Noka? Why did you come between us, Noka?
I don't know.
One of the two of them seemed to disappear, and I found myself already in between.
''A mysterious existence, Da. After all, Takumi is neither white nor black. Where on earth did it come from?''
White's index finger and thumb made a circle, and a new white stone appeared there.
He places it on the board where the white and black stones are lined up.
The black stone sandwiched between the original white stone and the new white stone became all white.
This is the conflict, Takumi. I've been playing in this world for a long time.
Did the white stone knock over the black stone and make it white?
Does that mean that these stones on the board are all the people who live in this world?
All alone? Out here?
'There used to be another one, but I think she got bored of it, Da. Now she's in Alice's mind.
You begin to understand the identity of White, which you never imagined.
Finally, it makes sense.
No matter how strong Alice was, there was no way she could win.
White had created everything in this world.
'They always played together. Humans and demons, heroes and demon kings, righteousness and evil, creation and destruction, watashi and I were having fun playing the game.''
Another one who is gone.
Perhaps that guy was the ......
Yeah. That thing disappeared from here one day, out of nowhere. Linden Lindberg used spatial magic to make a hole in this place. And it found Takumi when she was a little girl.
That's right. A lost memory.
I remember the absolute end, the existence of the black thing.
That thing hadn't come back. It hadn't come back. I found a new toy and I'm interested in it.
Is that what I am?
'Yes. And I'm intervening with Alice.
After all, was it because of that guy that Alice turned black?
What should I do? How can I get Alice back?
I can't do it. "I can't do it," he said. "I can erase Alice, but I can't bring her back.
Stupid, will Alice always be like that?
Wouldn't that mean the end of the world?
"I told you when we first met, Darrow. 'Alice will destroy this world,' he said. I don't think that's going to happen, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka.'
You're right. I still believe in Alice.
There has to be a way to fix it.
I'm not giving up. I'm going to bring her back.
"No, Takumi, you know what to do with your enthusiasm, don't you?
White pointed to the board at my feet.
I was caught between Black Alice and White, the two of them in a torrent of power.
I'm already on the edge of pouring down.
Can't you do something about this? White.
...... If I save Takumi, I won't be able to move for a while. I'm not going to be able to stop him. Is that okay with you?
I nodded widely without hesitation.
'I'll definitely stop Alice.'
At that moment, everything turned white and I couldn't see anything.
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It was white.
White all over the place.
Everything in sight was white.
...... Where are we?
As I recall, I intervened between the two of them to stop Black Alice and White from fighting.
'Yes. And I was swallowed up by the force.
Black and white.
All the power came down to me.
...... am I dead?
I remember Rick's soul disappearing into the white world.
Is this a world like the one I saw back then?
'I'm not dead yet, Cana.'
Suddenly, I heard White's voice from behind me and turned around.
Before I knew it, a white table and a white chair facing each other appeared in the stark white world.
In one of those chairs, White was sitting and looking at me.
''This is the world of Hazama,''
The interstice?
'Yes, because Takumi would have disappeared if he hadn't. I was the one who brought her here.
Did you bring her? What about Alice? What happened to the Black Alice?
Instead of answering the question, White pointed to the table.
What hadn't been there before was now placed on the white table.
Black and white.
White and black stones were arranged randomly on a green board with square squares drawn on it.
'What's this?'
It's a game called Othello. Yeah, it's not in this world.
What does that have to do with Alice? Now is not the time to play that game: ......
White picked up two fingers and placed them on the Othello board, spreading the space between them.
At the same time, his white feet turned into a green board with squares.
''Huh! What is this?
It wasn't just a board.
I can see the terrain I've seen before there.
It's a world map.
What is this board?
Yes. This board is the world itself, Takumi.
At my feet, I saw the world I lived in.
Barbarian Zone, Northern North Country.
Shinwa-no-chi, Eastern East Ground.
Magic Kingdom, Western Westland.
Mechanical City, Southern South City.
And the biggest country we live in, the Comprehensive State, Central Center World.
"Let's expand. "Alice is here.
As White released two more fingers, the board beneath my feet expanded and I could see the Mount of Bolts where I lived.
I get closer and closer to it, and I can see the cave that Nuruhachi has refurbished for me.
A short distance away from there, in a grassy field, are Nuruhachi and five others in a ball of light.
And ......
Black Alice and White, and me in between, were there.
'What's going on at ......? Was that me?
I'm not the only one. White's here, too. Then what the hell are we doing here?
It's only a soul. The Demon King said it's astral body. Well, I've been here since the beginning.
Come to think of it, when White spoke of his weaknesses himself, he said
"There are no eyes, nose or ears in my body. Everything in this form is a false (dummy) decoration.
So maybe White can't see anything?
When I ask him that, White holds up his index finger and stretches his arm straight up to the heavens.
''I'm looking at it from far up, Da'yo.
Is this the world that lies far above it?
In the world that stretches beneath my feet, I am caught between the two forces of White and Black Alice.
It didn't move as if time had stopped, but if I looked closely, it was really slight, but slowly, bit by bit, its power was closing in on me.
'Not even 0 tenths of a second has passed since then. But in another 0-tenths of a second, Takumi's body will disappear.''
You can't help it?
'Yeah, I guess so. You didn't see this coming, Noka? Why did you come between us, Noka?
I don't know.
One of the two of them seemed to disappear, and I found myself already in between.
''A mysterious existence, Da. After all, Takumi is neither white nor black. Where on earth did it come from?''
White's index finger and thumb made a circle, and a new white stone appeared there.
He places it on the board where the white and black stones are lined up.
The black stone sandwiched between the original white stone and the new white stone became all white.
This is the conflict, Takumi. I've been playing in this world for a long time.
Did the white stone knock over the black stone and make it white?
Does that mean that these stones on the board are all the people who live in this world?
All alone? Out here?
'There used to be another one, but I think she got bored of it, Da. Now she's in Alice's mind.
You begin to understand the identity of White, which you never imagined.
Finally, it makes sense.
No matter how strong Alice was, there was no way she could win.
White had created everything in this world.
'They always played together. Humans and demons, heroes and demon kings, righteousness and evil, creation and destruction, watashi and I were having fun playing the game.''
Another one who is gone.
Perhaps that guy was the ......
Yeah. That thing disappeared from here one day, out of nowhere. Linden Lindberg used spatial magic to make a hole in this place. And it found Takumi when she was a little girl.
That's right. A lost memory.
I remember the absolute end, the existence of the black thing.
That thing hadn't come back. It hadn't come back. I found a new toy and I'm interested in it.
Is that what I am?
'Yes. And I'm intervening with Alice.
After all, was it because of that guy that Alice turned black?
What should I do? How can I get Alice back?
I can't do it. "I can't do it," he said. "I can erase Alice, but I can't bring her back.
Stupid, will Alice always be like that?
Wouldn't that mean the end of the world?
"I told you when we first met, Darrow. 'Alice will destroy this world,' he said. I don't think that's going to happen, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka.'
You're right. I still believe in Alice.
There has to be a way to fix it.
I'm not giving up. I'm going to bring her back.
"No, Takumi, you know what to do with your enthusiasm, don't you?
White pointed to the board at my feet.
I was caught between Black Alice and White, the two of them in a torrent of power.
I'm already on the edge of pouring down.
Can't you do something about this? White.
...... If I save Takumi, I won't be able to move for a while. I'm not going to be able to stop him. Is that okay with you?
I nodded widely without hesitation.
'I'll definitely stop Alice.'
At that moment, everything turned white and I couldn't see anything.
It was white.White all over the place.Everything in sight was white....... Where are we?As I recall, I intervened between the two of them to stop Black Alice and White from fighting.'Yes. And I was swallowed up by the force.Black and white.All the power came down to me....... am I dead?I remember Rick's soul disappearing into the white world.Is this a world like the one I saw back then?'I'm not dead yet, Cana.'Suddenly, I heard White's voice from behind me and turned around.Before I knew it, a white table and a white chair facing each other appeared in the stark white world.In one of those chairs, White was sitting and looking at me.''This is the world of Hazama,''The interstice?'Yes, because Takumi would have disappeared if he hadn't. I was the one who brought her here.Did you bring her?What about Alice?What happened to the Black Alice?Instead of answering the question, White pointed to the table.What hadn't been there before was now placed on the white table.Black and white.White and black stones were arranged randomly on a green board with square squares drawn on it.'What's this?'It's a game called Othello. Yeah, it's not in this world.What does that have to do with Alice?Now is not the time to play that game: ......White picked up two fingers and placed them on the Othello board, spreading the space between them.At the same time, his white feet turned into a green board with squares.''Huh!What is this?It wasn't just a board.I can see the terrain I've seen before there.It's a world map.What is this board?Yes. This board is the world itself, Takumi.At my feet, I saw the world I lived in.Barbarian Zone, Northern North Country.Shinwa-no-chi, Eastern East Ground.Magic Kingdom, Western Westland.Mechanical City, Southern South City.And the biggest country we live in, the Comprehensive State, Central Center World."Let's expand. "Alice is here.As White released two more fingers, the board beneath my feet expanded and I could see the Mount of Bolts where I lived.I get closer and closer to it, and I can see the cave that Nuruhachi has refurbished for me.A short distance away from there, in a grassy field, are Nuruhachi and five others in a ball of light.And ......Black Alice and White, and me in between, were there.'What's going on at ......?Was that me?I'm not the only one. White's here, too. Then what the hell are we doing here?It's only a soul. The Demon King said it's astral body. Well, I've been here since the beginning.Come to think of it, when White spoke of his weaknesses himself, he said"There are no eyes, nose or ears in my body. Everything in this form is a false dummy decoration.So maybe White can't see anything?When I ask him that, White holds up his index finger and stretches his arm straight up to the heavens.''I'm looking at it from far up, Da'yo.Is this the world that lies far above it?In the world that stretches beneath my feet, I am caught between the two forces of White and Black Alice.It didn't move as if time had stopped, but if I looked closely, it was really slight, but slowly, bit by bit, its power was closing in on me.'Not even 0 tenths of a second has passed since then. But in another 0-tenths of a second, Takumi's body will disappear.''You can't help it?'Yeah, I guess so. You didn't see this coming, Noka?Why did you come between us, Noka?I don't know.One of the two of them seemed to disappear, and I found myself already in between.''A mysterious existence, Da. After all, Takumi is neither white nor black. Where on earth did it come from?''White's index finger and thumb made a circle, and a new white stone appeared there.He places it on the board where the white and black stones are lined up.The black stone sandwiched between the original white stone and the new white stone became all white.This is the conflict, Takumi. I've been playing in this world for a long time.Did the white stone knock over the black stone and make it white?Does that mean that these stones on the board are all the people who live in this world?All alone?Out here?'There used to be another one, but I think she got bored of it, Da. Now she's in Alice's mind.You begin to understand the identity of White, which you never imagined.Finally, it makes sense.No matter how strong Alice was, there was no way she could win.White had created everything in this world.'They always played together. Humans and demons, heroes and demon kings, righteousness and evil, creation and destruction, watashi and I were having fun playing the game.''Another one who is gone.Perhaps that guy was the ......Yeah. That thing disappeared from here one day, out of nowhere. Linden Lindberg used spatial magic to make a hole in this place. And it found Takumi when she was a little girl.That's right. A lost memory.I remember the absolute end, the existence of the black thing.That thing hadn't come back. It hadn't come back. I found a new toy and I'm interested in it.Is that what I am?'Yes. And I'm intervening with Alice.After all, was it because of that guy that Alice turned black?What should I do?How can I get Alice back?I can't do it. "I can't do it," he said. "I can erase Alice, but I can't bring her back.Stupid, will Alice always be like that?Wouldn't that mean the end of the world?"I told you when we first met, Darrow. 'Alice will destroy this world,' he said. I don't think that's going to happen, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka, noka.'You're right. I still believe in Alice.There has to be a way to fix it.I'm not giving up. I'm going to bring her back."No, Takumi, you know what to do with your enthusiasm, don't you?White pointed to the board at my feet.I was caught between Black Alice and White, the two of them in a torrent of power.I'm already on the edge of pouring down.Can't you do something about this?White....... If I save Takumi, I won't be able to move for a while. I'm not going to be able to stop him. Is that okay with you?I nodded widely without hesitation.'I'll definitely stop Alice.'At that moment, everything turned white and I couldn't see anything.
