(Opening Theme: The Promised Neverland Opening-Touch Off Performed By UVERWorld)
-Eleven Years Ago; I-Island-
Night fell upon the island once more, though one certain little girl couldn't get to sleep as she tossed and turned on the bed. The who seemed to have no name, the girl who seemed to have forgotten everything tried to shut her eyes… But she couldn't.
There had been a faint ringing sound in her head even there was silence.
Everytime the ring came there was always a pain in her head, almost as if someone had been hammering a nail into her brain.
Maybe… There was a reason for this sort of thing.
The little one sat up on the bed as she looked to her hands.
"... Alice…" She started to say, "... I don't mind them calling me that… But… It just doesn't sound right to me…"
She let out a small groan when she felt the pain again, "... I don't understand… Why doesn't it feel right…?"
She looked to her side as she saw a familiar blonde girl at her side. She was used to seeing her around; she was friendly to her and it made it seem like the adults weren't as scary as before, even the man who was all muscle as she thought herself. She even made the nights less scary.
She went to wake her up but stopped herself from doing so as she retracted her hand.
"I shouldn't…" She said to herself, "... She's tired after today."
She removed herself from the bed as she made her way out of the room, finding that the door had been unlocked.
She stepped into the office provided as she started to look around.
"Maybe that funny samurai and his friend can tell me something…"
She saw that there had been another room connected to the office; when she opened she saw the room had been filled with a couple of couches and a TV that looked to be left on. She saw on the screen their looked to be the news, and the sound hadn't been on.
She didn't know what it was exactly, though she saw there was man talking about whatever was on the smaller screen.
"Bell…" She started to read, having difficulty doing so, "... Boule-Bouleva-rd…?"
She soon heard a couple of voices coming from what she assumed to be the kitchen. She recognized the voices to be the woman and the two men she had met before.
"Was it really that bad in America?" Shimizu asked as the girl approached.
Oda had replied, "Yeah from what my son told me..Penelope was gonna contront Harumi face on after numerous reports on her stalking him and Josephine as well as taking our kids home without their consent!"
"Harumi?" The girl repeated softly as she stood behind the doorway.
"My God, I didn't realize it had gotten to that point." Shimizu said.
Malcolm had soon added, "It got worse...after her attempts to try to get Floyd and Sachihiro on a school trip, that's when Penelope snapped and decided to fight her in Bayside..Out of all places.. "
"... Then, what happened on Bell Boulevard-" Shimizu started to say, "You don't think it was-?"
The little one saw Oda nod his head, "Yeah...The battle took the turn for the worse… She started hurting innocent civilians on the way… She even went as far as injuring one little girl.."
"Even a child?" Shimizu said surprised.
"Yeah what happened afterwards was Penelope became so furious… That she activated one of the most forbidden moves passed on my family bloodline.." Malcolm told her. "She went so berserk that she was attacking blindly like a rabid animal."
The little one tilted her head at this before she had a thought, "I probably shouldn't be listening to this… I might get in trouble if they find me here…"
"And that's not even the bad news...Penny's rage...led to a massacre of an entire family.." Oda said as he choked up the words.
Shimizu stayed silent at this, as she took it all in. "Penny-chan…" Shimizu started to say, "... Did… She make it at least…?"
Both of the men stood silence after hearing that question. At this Shimizu seemed to know the answer, "Oh Malcolm-kun…" Shimizu said to the man, "... I'm so sorry…"
The little one saw the man start to shed tears as he said, "The ink… It spreaded all over all the way to her heart… She couldn't control the power… It should have been me on that battlefield not her..If only..."
Shimizu only shook her head, "Me and Al-chan were good friends with Penny-chan when we studied in America with Toshi-chan and David-kun… I know for a fact she wouldn't want to hear her father say such a thing."
"Al-chan?" The little one repeated softly again.
Oda gave a comforting pat on Malcolm's shoulder as he said, "Rest assured.. She won't be harming anyone anymore..Your daughter messed her up so bad..she paralyzed her for life...
Malcolm wiped his tears as he said, "Yeah you're right about that.."
"What about your grandson?" Shimizu soon asked, "Jo-chan told me he was with Penny-chan when it happened. Is he alright?"
"He's fine...Thankfully..With the help of Excelsior and a few Pro-Heroes...we reunited Floyd with Joji and Josephine."
Shimizu's ears slouched over a little, "... Well at least you have good news…"
"Hey Shimizu… I'm sure they'll find them soon." Malcolm said to the woman.
Oda soon added with a smile, "Yeah! There's no need to be sad."
The little one decided it was her cue to take her leave as she started to back up. Though she jumped when she felt her back hit something.
CLANG!
The little one jumped at the sound as she turned around, though her eyes had soon been hypnotized by what it was she knocked over. She saw it had been a sword with it's sheath faintly stained with the color of red. She saw that their had been Chinese characters written on the dirty blade. Beside it looked to be a red hat that looked to be a little burned. She picked up the red hat examining closely before she looked to the sword.
"I've… I've seen these before…"
She put the red hat down on the table as she stood up on her tippy toes, before she went to pick up the sword; though she went to pick it up by it's sheath causing it to slip out.
She put the sheath against the table, before she went to pick up the sword. She had been a bit hesitant in doing so as she looked at the blade. She took the sword by the blade though it slipped out of her hands as she stood.
"Ouch!"
The sword fell with a clang again as she saw a fresh stain of red on it. She looked to the palm of her hand as she saw she had made a fresh cut. Surprisingly enough she didn't find herself screaming as her hand shook a little.
She jumped at the sight of new hands gently taking her own. The little one looked up and saw a woman covered in shadow had stood before her; though she didn't look scary at all like the other adults… In fact, she felt safe despite her being a stranger to her.
She gave a sigh as she examined the cut, "Ah… Now look what you did. I told you before not pick it up by it's blade didn't I…? I know you want to use it, but you'll have to wait when your older so I can show you properly."
The little one tried to say something, but the woman gave the child a hug as if she had been comforting her, "... Promise me you don't that again… Reina?"
"Huh?"
"Little Alice!" Shimizu exclaimed.
The little one jumped at the sound of Shimizu's voice; when she blinked she saw the woman had been gone as well as her warmth.
"When did you get out of your room?" Shimizu asked.
The little one turned to them with eyes wide, and that's when Shimizu, Oda, and Malcolm noticed that her hand had been bleeding and the sword had been on the floor.
Oda had exclaimed, as he saw the fresh trail of blood on the fallen unsheathed sword, "Is that...Alice! Did you touch this sword?!"
She didn't say anything as she looked to the sword. Malcolm soon approached her, as he couldn't help but gently scold her, "That Sword is not a toy! God Forbid, you could have poked your eye out!"
"... Reina…" She suddenly said softly.
Shimizu's eyes widened and Oda and Malcolm's jaws dropped. "Wha…" Shimizu said, "... What did you say…?"
The child looked up to them as they noticed the look in her eyes changed a little. "My name…" The child said groaning a little as she heard the faint ring again, "... My name… Is Reina… Right?"
Shimizu gasped as her eyes started to water. Oda smiled happily as he couldn't help but pick the girl up off of the ground as she didn't appear to be phased this time around; as he did this he said happily as he threw her up into the air catching her, "YES! YES! YEEES! THAT'S RIGHT! THAT'S YOUR NAME!"
Malcolm took the girl from Oda as he gave her a hug while he said, "YOU'RE REINA!"
The girl… Reina was just motionless as the Malcolm held onto her.
"That's strange…" She thought, "... Why do they sound so happy? All I said was my name…"
"Reina-chan…" Shimizu soon choked before taking her into her arms giving her a hug of her own, "... Thank goodness… I'm so glad…"
Oda soon said as he wiped away a tear he had shed, "Yeah! She's getting there!"
Malcolm added with a smile, "She finally remembers her name!"
Reina's eyes softened and the way they looked and sounded as she leaned onto Shimizu's shoulder giving her pats with her small hand, "I guess it doesn't matter… As long as they're smiling…"
(Ending Theme: A Centaur's Life Ending-Edelweiss English Version Performed By Asaka)
