Episode 1

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**The Domain of Children** (子供の領分, *Kodomo no Ryōbun*?) is the first episode of the Wonder Egg Priority anime series.

## Synopsis

Ai Ohto, a 14-year-old girl, is led by a mysterious voice on a late-night walk and obtains a mysterious “egg.”

The next day, she opens the front door to go back to the place where she was last night, but somehow she finds herself in a school building.

Confused by the eerie atmosphere of the school, Ai runs to the bathroom, where a mysterious voice prompts her to finally break the egg…

## Plot

Ai is walking down the street at night, when she sees a dead firefly in the middle of the road. She scoops it up, then takes it to a garden bed. baries it. She buries it in the dirt, before clasping her hands together in prayer. It comes alive, hovering in front of her face as a voice speaks to her.

“Ai Ohto”

She doesn’t seem too shocked, simply staring at the bug. It asks her, “What are you doing in a place like this?” She answers the question, stating that she’s walking, but it questions her motives. “This late at night?” Realisation hits her, and she mutters that it’s a dream. “You don't like dreams? Perhaps you prefer reality.”

The firefly leads her through a large dirt field, saying “First time’s free, after that, bring your wallet” She asks how much, but it ignores her question. “Don't worry, I know you'll like it. It's a very special capsule machine.”

Intrigued by what it means by special, she questions the firefly. It clarifies by saying it has the thing she desires most in it. She replies by saying there isn’t anything that she really wants, as the firefly leads her down an escalator. Two voices laugh at her, as the lights in the tunnel shut off one by one. “Don’t lie, of course there is!” She falls into darkness, and the voice whispers, “Like a friend.”

Ai wakes up the next morning with an egg in her bed, showing her that it wasn’t a dream, and she thinks about what she should do with it. She tries to bite it, but it doesn’t crack. She runs a bath to keep it warm, but worries that she might end up boiling it.

Later in the day, Ai’s teacher, Shuichiro Sawaki comes over to give her schoolwork, which makes her lock herself up in her room. He talks to her mother, showing that they’re on somewhat familiar terms. That night, Ai lays in bed, staring at the egg. She says to herself that tomorrow, she’ll return to where the firefly took her.

Ai ends up not waiting, instead sneaking out of her house in the middle of the night. She opens the front door, which takes her to her school. In the hallway, two girls write “Die” on someone’s locker. A woman’s voice speaks over the P.A. system, reminding students that if they see someone being bullied, they should do nothing and just watch. Overwhelmed and creeped out, Ai runs into the washroom. The toilet paper shapes itself into s mouth yells at her to break the egg, and she throws it to the ground in frustration. The egg grows and a girl named Kurumi Saijo hatches out of it. After the girl regains consciousness, she complains about the location Ai hatched her in, and tells Ai to get out of the bathroom if she is finished. Ai obeys without asking, though noting to herself that the girl was being rude.

    After a few minutes, the school bell rings and Kurumi runs out of the bathroom. A girl with axes and little creatures with knives known as Seeno Evils appear and start to attack the pair. Kurumi's right arm is injured when an axe is thrown at her and the two flee, Ai is also injured in the chase. They find a way through a closet linked to another room and rest. Ai doesn't want the whole thing to be true and denies it as a nightmare. But Kurumi says that it can be a dream for Ai, but it is a reality for her, demonstrating that her own wounds do not heal while Ai's do. Kurumi explains that the Seeno Evils and schoolgirl only chase her and ignore Ai. They chat and learn a little about each other. The Seeno Evils manage to find them again. Based on the explanation, Ai decides not to run with Kurumi, so she escapes on her own.

Ai then goes to the roof where she sees a statue of her deceased best friend, Koito Nagase. She remembers when they first became friends and weeps under the statue. She then sees Kurumi being chased by Seeno Evils and the student, and decides to run after to help. After encouraging herself and leaping off the roof with a head start, Ai's pen transforms into a mace, and she uses to smash the student. Upon defeating the student, Kurumi disappears, and Ai comes to the conclusion that she is a step closer to bringing Koito back to life.

In the morning Ai goes to eat breakfast, where her nose begins to bleed. She realizes she has the wound she received in the chase, and collapses to the floor. After being hospitalized, Ai goes back to where she got the egg with the insect, and meets Acca. She also spots Neiru Aonuma, noting her looks.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Ai Ohto
* Shuichiro Sawaki
* Tae Ohto
* Kurumi Saijo
* Koito Nagase
* Acca
* Ura-Acca
* Neiru Aonuma

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