Notes:
() - Heroine's thoughts, Blue Text - Flashbacks
Cheshire Cat - Prince of Wondermare - Main Story
Chapter 1 - The Entrance to the Kingdom of Wonders
...
The gray sky was tinged with light blue. Underneath the bright clear moon, a shady smile was shining.
Cheshire: You've finally returned... My Alice. It's too bad that you've lost your memories of the fun times, but... Since the rabbit has "that", Alice's memories might return... Just you wait. Right now... I'm coming to get you...
...
As the transparent moonlight was making the dew on the tree leaves shine at night... When I received an invitation from Cheshire Cat-san for waking him up from a slumber, I paid a visit to the Kingdom of Wonders.
MC: I wonder where Cheshire Cat-san is...
(Since the forest is somewhat eerie... It's making things feel discouraging.)
With no one in sight, I passed by a white rabbit as uneasiness took hold of me.
Rabbit: Oh, no! I need to search for it quickly!
The white rabbit said that and ran off soon after... As I was surprised, I watched him from behind.
(What's wrong? He seemed to be in quite a hurry.)
At that moment... Suddenly, a familiar voice called out to me.
Cheshire: Welcome, my Alice.
MC: Eh...?
Cheshire: Alice, over here...
When I looked up towards that voice, a pink and black stripped pattern entered my vision.
(I knew it...!)
Cheshire: Welcome, Alice♪ ...To my Kingdom of Wonders. Also... Welcome back.
Cheshire Cat-san, who was calling me, "Alice", was lying on his side up in a tree while resting his chin in his hand.
("Alice"...? Also, he said, welcome back... Despite that this is my first time coming to this kingdom.)
As I tilted my head to the side, Cheshire Cat-san grinned as he looked at me with his eyes that narrowed like crescent moons...
Chapter 2 - "Alice" and the Kingdom of Wonders
When Cheshire Cat-san called me, "Alice", he stretched out both of his arms up.
Cheshire: Hey, Alice. Do you remember playing in this kingdom!?
MC: Eh...? Play?
As I was confused, his expression suddenly turned gloomy.
Cheshire: Alice... Don't tell me that you forgot!?
MC: Uh...
Cheshire: How strange... I thought that you were the reincarnation of Alice... I know! You might remember if we follow those memories of that time. In that case, let me introduce myself again.
As Cheshire Cat-san continued talking, I couldn't do anything, but blink.
Cheshire: I'm the prince of the Forest of Wonders in the Kingdom of Wonders. I'm also called, "the Kingdom of Wonders' Cheshire Cat".
(By "Alice", does he mean the Alice from the fairytale? Did Cheshire Cat-san mistook me for "Alice"...?)
MC: ...Um, Cheshire Cat-san.
Cheshire: Cheshire Cat-san? Pfft! You've never addressed me so formally like that!
MC: Cheshire Cat-san, I...
Cheshire: ...
Cheshire Cat-san suddenly turned the other way with a pout from my words.
(I wonder if meeting him wasn't such a good idea...)
MC: Then, Cheshire Cat...
Cheshire: Yes?
When he turned towards me cheerfully...
///Choices///
- Am I like "Alice"? (☽)
MC: Am I like "Alice"?
Cheshire: Eh? What are you saying? After all, you are Alice.
- I'm not "Alice" (☼)
MC: I'm not "Alice".
Cheshire: ...Pfft! How strange~ For Alice to joke like that!
///Choices///
As Cheshire Cat made a bit of a sullen expression, he got closer in front of me.
Cheshire: Did you really... forget? About me...
When Cheshire Cat said that with a slightly deeper tone, he looked at me as if he was looking down at me.
MC: ...
Unable to stand that gaze, I looked down and saw something shining brightly around his chest.
(A golden... pocket watch? The clock's hand is moving in the opposite direction.)
Cheshire: Why are you looking away?
Cheshire Cat held my cheeks with both of his hands as he pouted.
MC: ...!
Cheshire: ...If you're going to feign ignorance like that, then I'll make you remember by force.
MC: I'm not feigning ignorance...
Cheshire: Alice, you... didn't wander into the Kingdom of Wonders again?
Even though he was smiling, there was something suspicious about that deep tone of his.
Cheshire: You'll remember soon... Is what I want to say. Well, it can't be helped that you forgot. Let's take it slow... I'll make you remember. Look forward to it.
After he said that with a smile, he removed his hands from my cheeks.
(It felt like I was being paralyzed...)
Even so, I became charmed by his frequently changing expressions.
At that moment... It suddenly became bright around us and when I looked up at the sky...
(Why? The sun is moving in reverse...?)
From the west to the east, the sun that was moving in the opposite direction stopped in place once the sky became dyed with an evening glow.
(Does time in this kingdom go backwards? This place really is the Kingdom of Wonders...)
Going around the Kingdom of Wonders with Cheshire Cat was making me feel excited...
Chapter 3 - Memories of Dear "Alice"
As I was going around the Kingdom of Wonders to regain "Alice's" memories, Cheshire Cat took me inside the forest. After walking for a while...
Cheshire Meow!
Suddenly, Cheshire Cat's body jumped up.
MC: ...W-What's wrong?
Cheshire Cat sadly held his tail.
Cheshire: M-My tail... It got stung by a bee.
Cheshire Cat licked the spot where he got stung.
Cheshire: Geez~, I want them to leave my tail alone, meow...
MC: Is your tail that important?
Cheshire: Yeah, my tail is useful after all~ Like for catching mice♪ Also, I can do all sorts of pranks...
Cheshire Cat grinned as he wagged his tail.
MC: ...!
When his tail suddenly touched my ear, my shoulders shrugged as my body trembled.
MC: T-That tickles...
Cheshire: Alice's weak spot are her ears~ It makes me happy that you haven't changed~
Cheshire Cat made a mischievous smile.
Cheshire: Also, here too.
MC: ...N-Not there...
Cheshire Cat's tail slithered from my ear to my nape...
(G-Geez...)
///Choices///
- Tell him to stop it with the pranks and get mad (☼)
MC: Geez, cut it out with the pranks! ...Cheshire Cat...
Cheshire: ...Ah, Alice got mad. Sorry, meow~
- Tell him that it tickles and laugh (☽)
MC: ...Cheshire Cat... I told you... That tickles...
Cheshire: ...Eh? What did you say, meow? I couldn't hear you at all, meow~
///Choices///
When Cheshire Cat lowered his tail, he grinned and looked up at the sky as it was turning dark.
Cheshire: I wonder if you still have just a bit.
MC: ...Eh?
Cheshire: No, it's nothing. Just talking to myself... Meow.
......
When we started walking again, we left the Forest of Wonders and a vast meadow appeared before us.
(The wind feels nice...)
Cheshire: This is my favorite spot.
With a broad smile, Cheshire Cat energetically jumped into the meadow.
Cheshire: Hey, come bask in the sun too, Alice~
(He does look really comfortable... It's kind of cute.)
When I giggled and broke into a smile, I quietly sat next to Cheshire Cat and...
MC: !
Cheshire Cat placed his head on top of my lap.
Cheshire: Ah... It's Alice's scent... How soothing.
MC: Cheshire Cat...
(That part makes me like "Alice"...?)
When I petted Cheshire Cat's hair as he was rolling around and purring, he closed his eyes in comfort.
(How cute...)
Is what I thought... Suddenly, when Cheshire Cat got up, he approached me and licked my ear.
MC: !!
WHen I trembled, Cheshire Cat chuckled with a grin.
Cheshire: Hey... What's wrong? Your ears are red...
(...!)
Next, Cheshire Cat's fingers slowly slide from my ear to my nape.
Cheshire: Could it be that your heart is racing?
///Choices///
- It is (☽)
MC: My heart is racing... Because of you doing something like this so suddenly.
Cheshire: Fufu... Alice is so honest. Well, that's fine, since I don't hate that part of you.
- It isn't (☼)
MC: I-It isn't...
Cheshire: I see, then why... is your body all stiff?
MC: That's...
///Choices///
Then, he grinned and pinched both of my cheeks.
Cheshire: Pfft... Ahaha!
MC: ...!
Cheshire: Why are you turning red? Alice, you're so cute~ But, didn't you used to be more bold?
MC: I-I'm not "Alice"...
He placed his finger on my lips.
Cheshire: ...Thanks for waking me up from a dream the other day. This whole time... I thought of... saying thanks to you. But, I believed that you would appear before me again. Thank you... My precious Alice.
Wen he suddenly looked at me with a gentle gaze and said those words...
(Why is my heart...)
My heart became affectionately noisy despite that he still isn't calling me by my name...
Chapter 4 - Reversing Time
When the sun that was up high in the sky suddenly moved, the entire area turned into evening and... It became bright daytime.
(The sun really is moving in reverse... Come to think of it, Cheshire Cat's clock is moving strangely too.)
When I thought of that, I spoke to Cheshire Cat.
MC: Hey... Does time in thiskingdom go backwards unlike other kingdoms?
Cheshire: ...What's this so suddenly?
Cheshire Cat suddenly made a surprised look.
MC: Because the sun is moving backwards... And your clock is going around backwards too.
Cheshire: Clock... What are you talking about?
When Cheshire Cat said that on purpose, he averted his gaze...
///Choices///
- Don't try asking (☽)
(It'd probably be best if I don't ask.)
MC: Sorry, I must've been mistaken.
Cheshire: Get a grip, Alice~!
- Ask (☼)
MC: That clock that's around your chest...
Cheshire: Alice, you were looking at my chest~? How embarrassing, meow~!
MC: T-That's not what I meant...!
///Choices///
MC: But, the sun is actually moving in reverse, right?
Cheshire Cat responded as if it was bothersome after listening to me.
Cheshire: Time has been going like this in this kingdom since a lo~ng time ago... So, don't worry about it, meow.
MC: I... see.
......
After we've been walking for a while since then...
MC: Huh?
Cheshire Cat, who was behind me, wasn't there...
(Where did he go?)
When I looked around, Cheshire Cat was nowhere in sight. The forest treees were wavering in suspense.
(What do I do, I feel so helpless...)
Over there was...
(Huh, it's that white rabbit.)
The white rabbit that I saw in the forest from the start appeared.
Rabbit: Where is he... That prince!
(Prince...?)
Rabbit: I need to hurry and find him, otherwise something bad will happen!! Also... He made Chrono-sama upset again!
MC: Ah, Mr. Rabbit, wait!
When I called out to stop him, the rabbit ran off in a rush.
(By prince... Could he mean Cheshire Cat? Also, by "Chrono-sama"...?)
Then, I heard a chuckle from above.
Cheshire: A~lice, over here♪
MC: Cheshire Cat! Why did you suddenly disappear?
Cheshire: Just doing a little scouting from afar♪
After hiding himself nimbly, Cheshire Cat jumped down from the top of the tree.
Cheshire: Hey, did you get lonely when I suddenly disappeared just now?
///Choices///
- Just a little... (☼)
MC: Yeah, just a little...
Cheshire: I see, you're awfully honest, Alice♪
MC: But, being alone so suddenly in an unknown place... It was discouraging.
- Not really (☽)
MC: N-Not really.
Cheshire Cat sighed dully from my response.
Cheshire: You're so dishonest, meow♪
///Choices///
Cheshire: Hey, hey! Let's go over there next~
After saying that, Cheshire Cat went towards the opposite direction of where the white rabbit ran off to.
MC: Ah, hey, Cheshire Cat, the white rabbit from earlier...
Cheshire: Hurry! Let's hurry and go, meow!!
When Cheshire Cat pulled my arm, he dragged me along while walking.
(Geez...)
Then... I got dragged into Cheshire Cat's pace again...
Chapter 5 - A Small Door and a Sweet Scent
As I was being dragged by Cheshire Cat, we left the forest...
At a vast lot, there was an old mansion standing still quietly.
(This place is so quiet, it feels as if time has stopped...)
When we approached it, there was only a small door on the mansion.
(We won't be able to go through such a tiny door.)
Just as I thought of that, Cheshire Cat suddenly hugged me from behind.
Cheshire: What's wrong, Alice?
With his eyes filled with expectations, he looked at me with a satisfied smile.
Cheshire: Aren't you going to enter by turning small like before?
(Like before...?)
Cheshire: You really don't remember?? ...Guess it can't be helped.
Cheshire Cat took out a small bottle from his pocket tand presented it to me.
Cheshire: If you take a drop of this, you'll become small.
When he removed the cork from the small bottle, there was a slightly fragrant and soft musky scent.
(...It smells nice.)
The musky scent made me a little lightheaded.
Cheshire: What's wrong? What are you hesitating for? If you're not going to drink this yourself, should I feed it to you?
Cheshire Cat brought the top of the small bottle to my mouth, but...
Cheshire: Or... Shall we do it mouth to mouth?
Thinking that it was a good idea, he whispered that in my ear amusingly.
///Choices///
- Become speechless (☽)
MC: Wha...
Cheshire: Ahaha! That reaction is so unbearable! ...How cute.
- You shouldn't (☼)
MC: Y-You shouldn't do that.
Cheshire: Really? But, I can't bring myself to persuade you if you say that with your face all red. Fufu...
///Choices///
Cheshire: Then, I'll feed it to you... Hold still.
Cheshire Cat dipped his pinkie finger into the small bottle and thoroughly traced my bottom lip with it.
(That tickles...!)
When I slightly opened my mouth... His pinkie penetrated the inside of my mouth.
MC: ...Mm.
(I ended up licking Cheshire Cat's finger...!)
Cheshire: How was it? Did it taste familiar?
(It tasted sweet...)
The sweet musky scent ran through the inside of my body.
Cheshire: What? Your ears are turning red again... Fufu. Doing something like that... is what makes you really cute.
MC: Cheshire Cat... What are you saying...
Just as he said something to me, my body started to change.
(What...!? My vision is becoming faint...)
As I was losing consciousness, Cheshire Cat's voice echoed in my head.
Cheshire: You go on ahead, cause pretty soon... I'm going to be chased.
Right before I lost consciousness, Cheshire Cat's gentle voice was echoing within my head...
Chapter 6 - The White Rabbit and the Golden Clock
-Flashback-
Cheshire: You go on ahead, cause pretty soon... I'm going to be chased.
-Flashback-
MC: Mm...
When I opened my eyes, I was suddenly down in a room somewhere.
(It looks like nothing happened to my body.)
When I got up and looked around, I saw a small door behind me.
(That's the door from earlier? How did I get through it...)
Cheshire: Alice... Are you okay?
Just as I turned around, Cheshire Cat was looking at me worriedly.
Cheshire: Sorry for surprising you, Alice. But, did your memories return from this? Or they didn't? You did this sort of thing before...
MC: Memories... Before...?
When I shook my head, Cheshire Cat's ears went down in disappointment.
Cheshire: How strange... I thought by doing the same things from before would bring back Alice's memories...
Looking at Cheshire Cat's sad expression was making my heart ache.
Cheshire: Hmm, guess it can't be helped. Looks like I have to reverse time again...
(Ah, that pocket watch...! He really does have it.)
In the golden pocket watch that Cheshire Cat took out from near his chest, it seemed like the hand was moving. At that moment...
Rabbit: Ah! I found you! Prince Cheshire Cat!
(Huh, that rabbit, where did he...)
-Flashback-
Rabbit: Oh, no! I need to search for it quickly!
---
Rabbit: Where is he... That prince!
-Flashback-
(It's the rabbit from that time.)
Rabbit: Give me back my clock!!!
(...Clock?)
Cheshire: Uh, oh... He found me, meow.
When Cheshire Cat was found with the pocket watch by the rabbit, he stuck his tongue out and grinned.
Cheshire: Alice, we're going to hurry for a bit, so hang on tight to me.
Cheshire Cat grabbed my wrist and boldly picked me up. The lightly sweet and musky scent made my heart skip a beat.
MC: Cheshire Cat...
Cheshire: What's wrong? Alice...
As Cheshire Cat seemed worried, he didn't look at me. When I thought of that, my heart lightly throbbed...
///Choices///
- Why would Alice do something like this? (☼)
MC: Why would Alice do something like this?
Cheshire: ? That's something that only Alice would know. We would play a lot and do all sorts of things! It was a lot of fun, meow~♪
Cheshire Cat narrowed his eyes very happily.
- It'd be nice to meet Alice (☽)
MC: It'd be nice... if I could meet Alice someday.
Cheshire: ??
Cheshire Cat suddenly gave me an odd look.
///Choices///
Cheshire: Alice, seriously, what's wrong with you? Somehow, you're acting stranger than before, meow.
A sharp pain ran through my heart when he called me, Alice.
MC: I...
Before I could speak, the rabbit ran after us at an amazing speed from behind.
Rabbit: Wait, wait~!
Cheshire: Geez, so annoying.
When Cheshire Cat drew a big circle on the wall in front of him, a mysterious hole appeared out of nowhere.
Cheshire: Bye-bye, Bunny-kun. Just let me.. borrow this for a little while longer♪
With a mischievous smile, Cheshire Cat taunted the rabbit. While holding me, he jumped into the big hole...
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