Alice to Zouroku

Alice is no ordinary child. Possessing a unique ability known as the "Looking Glass," she can bring anything she envisions into stark reality—a gift that has made her both extraordinary and a prisoner. For years, she has been confined within the sterile walls of a secret research laboratory, treated as little more than a living instrument for those seeking to harness her power. But when she finally seizes a chance to break free, her desperate flight carries her far from the cold facility and into the bustling, unfamiliar rhythms of the outside world. Hotly pursued by the shadows of her former captors, Alice stumbles through the ordinary streets of a city that does not understand her, a fugitive in a world that cannot know what she truly is. Exhausted and alone, her path collides with that of a stubborn, weathered elderly man going about his daily routine. Unimpressed by her frantic pleas and strange abilities, he initially seems an unlikely ally. Yet fate has thrust this fragile girl into his care, forcing upon him a choice that will irrevocably alter both their lives. As the relentless hunt closes in, the question lingers: will this cantankerous old man extend his hand to protect a girl whose power defies all reason, or will he turn his back and let the world reclaim its most dangerous secret?