Finally, everyone was in the mansion and guest house.
"Why don't we go down to the beach?" suggested George.
"Uu~! Maria loves the beach!"
"Lets go!"
"Hey, are you guys coming?" said Battler, turning to Shannon and Kanon.
"W-well, we need to unpack your cases-" began Shannon.
"Don't worry, nee-san. I'll take care of the rest." said Kanon.
"Ok, lets go!" yelled Battler.
After packing a picnic, the group set off to the beach.
"Uu~! There's people down there already!" said Maria.
It was true. Two people were standing on a rock, facing the sea.
"Ah, thats two of the seven guests staying with us." answered Jessica.
After walking down the cliff, Maria ran over to them. The girls were both around 10 years old. One had long purple hair, wearing a green dress, the other had lilac hair, with black horns sticking downwards. She wore a pink dress.
"Uu~! My name's Maria!"
The girls looked at her, then at eachother. Then the one in the green dress spoke.
"Mii~, my name's Rika. Nipah~! she said smiling.
"A-and I'm Hanyuu!" said the other girl, who seemed incredibly shy.
"Maria! Don't run off like that!" yelled Jessica, running over.
"Sorry. But Maria wants to make friends with these girls! Uu~!"
The screen shatters, and we come to a round room with Battler, Beato, Bern and Lamda are sat down in chairs, whilst Ronove pours tea into some cups.
"So, what have we here?" says Beatrice.
"These are two of the seven pieces I have placed on the chessboard," responds Bern.
"That girl-what was here name- Rika, looks a lot like you," mentions Battler.
Bern doesn't say anything, but looks downwards so that her hair hides her eyes.
"Berrrrn~, what's got you all annoyed? Have you realised you won't win?" says Lamda, slightly curious about her strange behaviour.
A moment passes in silence. Then Bern looks up.
"It's just a coincidence. And we can win. The possibility is not zero." says Bern, back to her normal self.
"Lets continue then," says Beato, and the game resumes.