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October 4th, 1998

A certain person named Eva Ushiromiya is in the hospital bed where she's expected to spend the rest of her days.

Eva is silent for a long moment, before acknowledging her guard with a faint nod. Yes, send Ange in through the security.

The guard informs Chairman Eva that Ange has arrived. She slowly, slowly turns her head to see her guest.

Ange Ushiromiya
Relation to the head: Immediate heir

Eva's become quite paranoid over the years. Angel would be perfectly happy to watch her die.

It all started when the enormous Ushiromiya fortune all came into her possession. These two are the only surviving members of the family, so when Eva dies, the fortune goes to Ange.

If Ange were to die, then the closest remaining relatives would be Kyrie's family.

Eva separated Ange from her peers and send her to a special school just to make her miserable. These two, the last remnants of the Ushiromiya bloodline, despise each other immensely.

Eva built this future for George's sake, but Ange gets to snatch it away now.

She's not afraid to admit that she's considered having Ange killed, or fantasized about ruining her life and having her shipped off to a slave trader.

But no. She's thought of a much, much more cruel fate with which to destroy Ange's life, forever and ever.

She will increase her wealth as much as she can, so that when she dies, every cent of it passes to Ange.

This fortune ruined Eva's life. She hasn't had a single moment of happiness since that day.

She wants Ange to feel that suffering, too. She'll become a symbol of envy all across Japan. Abusing her character will become a national passtime.

The guard rushes in to Eva's aid, massaging her back and pouring her some warm water as she coughs pitifully. This is the final form of Rokkenjima's witch.

That's the only thing Ange wants out of her aunt at this point: The truth. The secrets sealed away on that day, twelve years ago.

Of course, Eva won't tell her.

BGM: Mother

October 5th, 1986. An extremely unfortunate accident wiped out the Ushiromiya family. Only one person escaped alive.

No amount of missing evidence could sway the public's belief that Eva was the one behind it all.

The ghosts of Rokkenjima followed her for the rest of her life.

At the age of 6, Ange lost her entire family aside from her aunt Eva.

Eva surrounded her with guards, took her away from her friends, and put her at an elegant boarding school completely removed from the world. She was denied her years of innocent youth.

That kind of treatment affects a person after a while. Nobody trusted her, so Ange made no effort to trust them. Nobody loved her, so she didn't bother trying to love.

And when Eva started to die, Ange's name was the only one people could whisper.

BGM: Wingless

Ange looks down from the roof of a skyscraper.

Why? Why did she have to be sick on that day 12 years ago? Why is she the only one left behind?

For Eva and Ange both, that day was the day that their lives ended.

In her dreams, she sees Battler, but can't reach him. In the same dreams, a mysterious girl urges her to find the truth of what happened on that day.

Ange hears the voice from her dream one more time.

The girl from Ange's dreams tells her that her family needs her help. They've been imprisoned eternally in the same 2 days. October 4th and October 5th, 1986.

So then, if she saves them, will they come back?

The only one who can oppose the Beatrice of 1986 is the Beatrice of 1998.

Ange Ushiromiya.

ANGE-Beatrice.

Ange's life doesn't need to be this way. She could have a happy future, where her family wasn't destroyed.

To do so, though, she will need to defeat Beatrice's perfect game board of 1986.

Bernkastel is giving Ange a chance for revenge. Even if she wins, her family may never return. At most, she might bring back one person.

In her dreams, Ange sees Battler, but she can't reach him.