The narrator tells us that he had a bad dream. He describes it as a journey through the mirror, filled with the power of the mirror to duplicate other magical things. He also says that he's always thought of the alice as looking a lot like him, but this time, he doesn't know what the opposite would be. He says that the dream was scary, but that it wasn't like he couldn't tell the teacher he didn't wish to go to school because he had the dream. Plus, he says, it was fun because he was exploring the world with the new cards. The narrator says that they still need to keep the new card making secret from sakura, since the magician hasn't harmed her directly yet. The cheer squad is also practicing hard, so they're practicing hard too, too. He gives her a bear to wear in his dreams, and he says he'll protect her.