"Keep it up guys! We'll run another lap before the sunrise." Itsuki said.
"WHAT?!" Tsubomi and Erika cried.
At the crack of dawn, Itsuki drag Tsubomi and Erika for exercise to help them keep in shape. Itsuki grab this chance since it's a perfect place for training. Tsubomi is catching her breath and couldn't take another round. Erika, on the other hand, still has energy to keep going. "Why is Yuri-san not with us?" She complained. Itsuki flinched and didn't respond to Erika. She pretending she didn't heard anything. "Come on! Just one more round and it'll be over." Erika gave Itsuki a stern look, pouted her lips and whining.
In front of them, they spotted Yuuko doing the same. Itsuki catch up and greeted her. Not meters long, there are Miki and Saki who is also having their morning work-out. After another round of jogging, they all return to hotel to relax and have breakfast. Tsubomi passed out and they carried her all the way. She needed a little rest, and soon she's on her feet.
The weather dawned bright and sunny. Everyone felt energized and ready for the action. The Create Your Own Sand Art Contest has begun. In the same time, Tug-of-War is on the heat. The Red Team, consists of Nagisa, Akane, Mana, Love, and Megumi, is on advantage againsts the Blue team's member, Saki, Nao, Mirai, Hibiki, and Eren. "Just one more pull and we got this guys!" Nagisa strongly declared and have high hopes that they can achieve the sweet victory. The Red Team give everything they have, but the Blue Team does not intend to lose the game and forcefully pull the rope against their opponent. Sebastian felt the extremely high intense fighting aura between the teams.
Participants of the Sand Art Contest are given one hour to finish their work. Minami and Karen serves as a spectator in the event. There are ten teams consists of three members each. There will be only one winner in this contest and the best team will receive a prize sponsored by Buta no Shippo. Losing teams will receive a consolation prize.
"Mana-san's father got all fired up due to excitement. Good thing that her grandfather acknowledged the sponsorship." Karen said.
"Yes! It's all thanks to Alice-san. We will give them an award in return as soon as we head home." Minami replied. She is holding a list attached to the clipboard where the name of each team is written on it.
While the contests are being held, Gureru invited Enen to have a little adventure of their own. Everyone is so busy that no one probably will notice that they left the beach for a couple of hours. He wants to go to the forest and look for possible hidden treasures on the island. Enen agrees with him in the condition that they should inform Ayumi about it. "Come on! Don't worry! We'll be back soon. I promise you that. We will show them how great we are." Gureru boast pounding his hand on to his chest.
"Where are you going-kuru" Candy heard them talking. She approach them and are curious about their plan. Enen become frantic and don't know where to start explaining. But before he could speak, Gureru fill in and interrupt Enen.
"Great timing, Candy. Why don't you come with us? The more the merrier." Gureru said.
Candy was willing to go with them. But before that, she needs to inform this to their companions first. Gureru said it is not necessary to do that. Couple of hours isn't long. They will return soon and nobody will notice the time. Enen still insists that they should tell their friends that they will be leaving. Gureru went ahead and left the beach and Candy walk after him. Trembling and afraid of what could happen to them in the woods, Enen find his courage and followed them afterwards. No one noticed that they left because people were too busy with the activities that took place that time.
They went all out for the win, or so they hope too much on winning the game. Tug-of-War ended in a tie. The rope reaches its limit that excessive tension causes it to break in the middle. They all got thrown in the sand due to excessive force of pulling which causes the rope to break. Sebastian wondering why did the rope break. He was ascertain that they followed the standard diameter and length, and made from polyester fiber. . "It must be due to the player's explosive strength and extreme gripping power that the rope seems cannot keep up with them." Sebastian said.
"I'm sure that ONE over there has strength of ten monsters-mepo. Just imagine the weight of the food she comsume everyday-mepo. That ONE should be enough to be everyone's opponent-mepo." Mepple said in teasing comment. Nagisa overheard Mepple and shouted "what did you say?!" Mepple just said that he was fooling Nagisa, in exasperating gloat. He run off and Nagisa, who's got completely annoyed and very angry, chased after him.
It's about time for the Sand Art Contest to end the game. The participants just finished with their final touch. Minami ordered them to stand beside their creations. "Since there are no outsiders who can criticize everyone's work, I ask Yuri-san to be the judge." Minami announce. Everyone applaud. Yuri carefully examined all sand art, making a very serious look. After that, she approached Minami and whisphered her opinion. "Eh!" Minami's modest response to Yuri's decision.
"What's the matter?" Erika asked.
Minami went to the front to announce the winners at the contest, although not sure how they'll react to the statement. "Ah...uhmm...well...about the contest...we...we have a-a winner-s..." Minami stammered. "You say what?" Erika exclaimed. Minami felt a surge of anxiety.
"Uh...the...the winner-s ah...is...its...all of you...guys." Minami announced, with a shaky tone from her throat. Yuri remained silent by that moment. They were astonished by her announcement. "That's what has been decided." Minami added.
"Hey! What is the meaning of this? We want an explanation! " Erika demanded. They are waiting for her reply and to know what really happened. Yuri tapped her hand to Minami's shoulder and stood in front of them to explain. She gave them a serious look.
"Every one of you has shown a sense of elegance and artistic talent. The decorations that you used were truly environmentally friendly. Your works are beautiful and have an original design. It is very sad to see if the work is just to be ignored and not to be taken into account. So, everyone wins this tournament. That's the final decision." Yuri addressed.
Everyone is temporarily silent and tries to understand Yuri's discourse. They all give it a thought and agree with Yuri. "Yuri-san is awfully kind, isn't it?" Honoka said. Erika with a sour look her face muttering behind her. "She just afraid of the complaints she'll be hearing if she pointed the sole winner." Erika grumbled. And since no one complained about the decision, all contest participants took the prizes. After receiving their reward, Minami announce the next contest. It's the most awaited event, the Beach Volleyball Contest. She called all the players who will participate and told them to take a short break. The game will start shortly.
Gureru, Enen and Candy are now somewhere in the forest. Gureru courageously led his companions and was determined to find any possible treasure hidden there. "This is great, right? We got these entire forests of our very own." Gureru said. Enen was worried about what might happen to them as they walked deep in the forest. Candy seems not worry rather she's quite excited and ready to go anywhere. While walking, Enen saw a mound at their left side covered with grasses between the two trees. Gureru noticed Enen seemed out of focus. He tapped Enen's shoulder and quivers from the flicked of Gureru's hand. "What the matter? Hey! You okay?" Gureru asked. Enen calmed down and pointed his hand towards the thick grass that covers the mound.
Candy approached them and looked in the direction where Enen pointed his hand. "What's over there in that part-kuru? What do you think-kuru?" Candy said. Gureru grins and happily said with his hand, fist on chest, "Why won't we go over and check it out." They approached the mound to see it up close. There is nothing strange in the heap of the ground so they walk around to see the other side. There is an opening on the other side of the mound. It's just a small one but the size of the tunnel is just right for them so they can get there if they want to. "Let's go inside!" Gureru said. He went inside the cave, followed by Candy. "I-I think we really should tell this to Ayumi." Enen said worryingly.
"Gureru! Enen!" Ayumi's worried call. Miyuki heard Ayumi's voice. She approached her and asked why Ayumi seemed troubled and uncomfortable. "I haven't seen them an hour ago." Ayumi's concerned. Her anxiety response made Miyuki to take action. "Let's ask the others if they saw them." She told Ayumi. While Miyuki is having a conversation with Ayumi, she got interrupted when someone calls her name. "Miyuki! I can't find Candy. Do you know where she is?" Yayoi cried as she run towards them. Miyuki and Ayumi looked eye to eye and wondered about Yayoi's utterance. An idea hit their thoughts that Gureru, Enen and Candy would propably be together during these times. They set aside their doubts and started searching for their fairy friends.
The mound that the fairies saw outside happens to be a cave. It's quite spacious and filled with minerals. "Amazing! Who would think that there's a huge cave in here." Gureru sounded so fascinated by the cave's gallery. Candy got her eyes wide open to all the crystal like gems embedded to the walls of the cave. Enen still in anxious. "Can we go out now?" Enen requested. Gureru gave a puzzled look at Enen. "You worry too much Enen. We'll be fine, I promise you. Now, Let's go!" Gureru said.
And so, the three fairies went further inside the cave not knowing the predicament they might face up ahead.