Alea jacta est! -The Die is Cast-

## Chapter 0

**"Alea jacta est! -The Die is Cast-"** (Alea jacta est! -賽は投げられた- *Alea jacta est! -Sai wa Nagerareta-*) is the very first chapter of the Clock Over ORQUESTA manga.

*Note: This page summary follows the plot from manga, for the voice drama version, can be viewed here.*

## Summary

Reiji was in middle of waiting something but suddenly gets depressed. Tink asks him if he's getting broken and Reiji claims he's normal. Feeling something is coming, Tokihito falls and hit the ground. Confused where he is now and surprised because there's Konoe behind him. Turns out they came here because they wished upon a doll. As they in walk to find a way out, they met Rikka and Iosuke who had a fight. They joined Tokihito and all of sudden Azuma run to them who sacred by darkness, only later being knocked by Rikka. However after that, Reiji appeared in front of him, trying to provoke, but failed and then disappears. Next group, Ichiya just woke up only to get surprised by Yairo. Meanwhile Nanase, Mito, and Kazuto approach them. Until Nanase mentioned about doll, Ichiya quickly ran to him as he was looking for that doll. Mito annoyed by Ichiya's bad attitude and the two are not in good terms. Kazuto calmed the situation and Nanase coming up with the idea that they need to work together. Whatever happens they teamed up. Last but not least, a lonely Nika who found a dropped card in his way. Tokihito's group saw a light, hoping it's an exit, but turns out it's an amusement park. Tink then greets them and turning them into children one-by-one.

## Plot

Reiji in middle of waiting but suddenly gets depressed. Tink asks him if he's start to broken and Reiji claims he's normal. Tink then claims that she will love him even if he's broken. As something is coming, Tokihito falls and hit the ground. Confused where he is now as he cannot see anything, then surprised because Konoe was behind him. Accidentaly Tokihito touch his thigh, Konoe misunderstand it as sexual harassment. Tokihito disagreed as it just accident. After that he asked Konoe if he remembered something before he fell in to this place. Konoe claims he wished upon a doll and turns out Tokihito did the same. As they walk further, they met Rikka and Iosuke who had a fight. After Tokihito stops them Iosuke misunderstand him if he was the kidnapper. Tokihito annoyed also suspecting them if they were on the doll's side, both of them immediately disagrees. They joined Tokihito and he tells them if they found something just quickly tell him. After that, Rikka invites them to play *shiritori*, continued by Azuma who runs to them because he's afraid of darkness, only later being knocked by Rikka. The group leaves him alone, Reiji appeared in front of him, provoking him about dreams and this place, as Azuma disagreed with Reiji, he said that he had something more important to do instead stay in such a place like that. Then Reiji disappears within in darkness leaving Azuma alone.

On the other side, Ichiya just woke up from his sleep, found himself in middle of nowhere only to get surprised by Yairo who suddenly shut his mouth. Struggling, Yairo sense someone is coming. They are Nanase, Mito, and Kazuto. Mito just hears a sound somewhere, Kazuto and innocent Nanase praised him. Though, Mito think it's normal. Soon after that Nanase was talking about doll who brought them here. Ichiya who hear this ran to him abruptly as he was looking for that doll too. Yairo told him that they might be suspicious but Ichiya replies with angry tone. Mito gets annoyed by this and he doesn't let Nanase to tell him as Ichiya's behavior was bad. Ichiya said it just misunderstand but Mito doesn't care so the two are not in good terms. Kazuto calmed the situation and Nanase coming up with the idea that they came here with the same way all they need have to do just to work together. Whatever happens they teamed up.

Last but not least, a lonely Nika who talking all by himself later found a dropped card in his way. Picks up, Nika gets nostalgia over it. Before saying that he will win the game no matter what and then leave as he throws an ace of hearts. Back to Tokihito's group, they saw a light, hoping it's an exit, but it turns out it's an amusement park. Tink then greets them and turning them into their younger form. Then she tells that only one wish can be granted. To achieve it, they must battle. Last page shows a Ferris Wheel on 0 o' clock with Reiji who cannot wait to play with them.

## Trivia

* In voice drama version, Tink and Reiji in the first scene was placed right after Reiji disappears from Azuma instead being on the beginning of the story.