"Thank you for going out of you way, but"

"It must have been a bother."

"If you had told me, I would have"

"And even causing your friend trouble"...

"Thank you."

"I'm happy."

Ok.

Ah, I can't wait until after school.

Alice in Peripheraland Last Part

Welcome!

Did I get here too early?

Are my bangs sticking up?

Ah, maybe he's over by his friend...

He said that he ordered it.

Cashier

Ah

He's here.

Ah

Kagami-san.

His friend...

I just thought

It would be a guy.

She's cute,

Beautiful,

Cute,

Beautiful...

Here's the book.

Here. You talked about it before.

I'm also kind of interested in it, so if it's ok with you, I'd like to borrow it after...

Th-Thank you for going out of you way, but...

Hah

I-It must have been a bother...

No.

If you had told me, I would have gotten it myself...

And

I made you wait...

Ryou-kun, do you want a bag?

Ummm

No.

I didn't mean to say that...

A-And I even caused your friend...

Trouble...

"Ryou-kun"...

Ah...

Sorry, actually... she's not a friend.

Excuse me.

Ah, yes.

Please wait a moment.

Ryou-kun, you're leaving first right?

I put the book in a bag, so give it to your girlfriend.

Nee-chan, I told you, she's not my girlfriend.

...Huh?

Kagami-san?

Welcome home.

Where's the book?

Alice

Did you meet Gotou-kun?

Did you talk?

Tell me Alice.

This delusion

Is very honest, direct and innocent.

I'm terrified of that.

I'm terrified of being honest

And recognizing my weak emotions.

Thank you!! I'm happy!

We left the bookstore and talked a bit...

I really enjoyed it.

It seemed like a waste to come home.

The book... Is in my bag. I'll show it to you later.

Is that so?

Yeah.

I hate lying.

Alice.

I hate it...

-nk you!! -ppy!

If I told you the truth, I thought you'd cry.

And then I would fell really sad too.

You're so honest.

So much more, so much more than me...

I'm your "main character".

You drew me, right?

So me being more honest than you...

Is impossible.

I wonder if I'll get to meet him tomorrow. I want to meet him again.

I wonder if I'll get a text soon.

You told him your name, right.

I wonder if I can get closer to him.

I want to get closer to him.

Do your best.

Do your best!

I am you, Alice.

I... Didn't do my best today.

I had a terrible attitude, and didn't even accept the book. I'm sure he hates me.

And without doing anything else, I came home.

I'm the worst.

I don't get what's the worst about that.

Alice

What are you crying over?

I'm not sad at all.

Why?

Aren't you just jumping to the wrong conclusion?

You haven't finished sorted out your own feelings.

You're talking nonsense.

Calm down, Alice.

Who is it from?

Gotou-kun?

Tell me, Alice.

Yeah.

It's Gotou-kun...

Ummmm

He says that his older sister said some weird things, but please don't pay any attention to them...

Heh.

So Gotou-kun has an older sister.

Yeah. They don't look alike at all.

So, Alice, why were you crying?

I wasn't crying.

That's a lie. You were.

I'm typing a reply, so be quiet.

Hurry up and send "I love you. Please go out with me."

What!?

What are you talking about? I don't love him or anything like that we haven't ever talked about anything important and I'm not planning on going out with him or anything like

That's a lie.

Yeah. It is.

But first... I'll apologize.

This delusion

Do your best, Alice.

Ok.

Might one day disappear.

Maybe she never existed from the very start.

Aren't you going to draw the manga today, Alice?

Every time she calls me Alice,

I feel like I get a little stronger.

Of course, those look like my own words.

The way she always calls me by my name at the end of a sentence makes it look like I'm signing it.

How should I reply...

Be honest with what you think.

Alice.

Ok.

I see.

I want to make up with him.

And then get even closer, Alice.

I was thinking the same thing.

Send

Save

I'm sure she hates me.

Nee-chan said such a weird thing in a loud voice.

Even though we finally agreed to meet.

Ah, but I can't blame someone else.

First, I have to wait for a reply to my text.

Maybe she remembered something she had to do? Maybe she just simply forgot to bring the book home?

You just go on and on and write whatever, so I can't figure out what you want to say.

Anyway, I bet that you said something unnecessary, like always.

At the bookstore

I guess that's true...

Rewrite it.

I don't understand your feelings at all.

It's because of that that the one you love ran away.

I don't love her.

Don't lie. I'm the main character. So I know.

Just what will happen if you lie to yourself.

I sent it.

I wonder when a reply will come, Alice.

I wonder...

It came.

Is Alice mad?

Don't call her Alice.

But that's what you wrote in your short story.

I don't know anything except what you write.

Hey hey!

I wonder if you'll meet again, Alice.

Has a reply text come yet?

I only just sent it.

I'm looking foward to it.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the story, Alice.

How about you?

If that's what you think, then obviously I think so too.

Let's continue to get along, Alice.

Alice in Peripheraland The End

Alice in Peripheraland

(Delusion-chan)

Alice

It's way too late, but thank you for all of your thoughts.

In my works, there are lots of things which show up that are no longer around these days.

Do you know what minidiscs or loose socks, or groovy are? What do today's youth say instead of groovy?

If you feel inclined do so, please tell a middle age man.