"Serenity leads to…"

Serene. Tranquility engulfed Maki's mind when she finally got out from her car after her long drive from Tokyo. She arrived at the unknown land. Her eyes quickly locked themselves at the sight of the beautiful sea she never saw in Tokyo. The breezy wind accompanied by its healing force made Maki cleared her mind faster than she thought it would. On the front of a certain inn, she stood there with her scarlet hair glowed brightly.

Before she finished her final exam today, she was already planning a vacation only for herself a week before. It was inevitable for her since all of her assignments were almost driving her crazy, and without anyone who would comfort her, she chose to go to a place once recommended by one of her peers. Uchiura, an unknown place that was said to have beautiful seas and lots of beautiful scenery that would surely relieved herself out of stress. Hearing such thing, she arranged her schedule and finally she was able to go to Uchiura.

"Wow, so beautiful…" mumbled Maki as she enjoyed the scenery in front of her "If only I was able to ask Umi to come with me… haha" and for a moment there, her face turned sour by the remembrance of a certain event that took place a month ago. If only she didn't got too worked up that day, she might be still as close as the two girls who ran on the sea in front of her right now. Well, Maki herself knew that most of the time her personality really did a number of blunder she herself hated but couldn't avoid in doing so.

The red-haired girl walked to the water and sat there, took out her cell and she sighed once again. "A fool got her lesson, right?" blamed Maki again before she shoved her cell back and decided to forget about the series of her lack of considerations and now focused in enjoying herself. She played with the water there and slowly, her face looked a little brighter. While she joyfully played there, she didn't notice that the two girls who were running earlier now are having their eyes on the lonely girl.

"Hey, Chika-chan…, don't you think we know that person? I think I know her too well but I can't seem to remember from where…" confused You-chan

"Hmmmmmm… maybe you're right? But who… Her face looks so familiar… especially that scarlet hair and those purple eyes. Argggghhhh… I can't remember, You-chan." Chika in the same state as You-chan

"Well, it's no use thinking about it! Let's ask the person herself!" said You-chan as she took Chika's hand and headed toward the mysterious girl

"You're right!" Chika accepted

"Ummmm, excuse me, miss…" said You-chan to the older girl that was a little bit surprised by the sudden appearances of her and Chika

"Aa, yes. What is it?" Maki's expression looked calm

"May I ask what your name is?" Chika asked

"Oh, me? I'm Nishikino Maki. By the way, are you two from around here? If so, can you please tell me a good place to spend the night around here?" answered Maki while the younger girls were staggered and their eyes couldn't believe that the person in front of them was indeed someone too familiar to them. A member of the legendary group, µ's. And it was their composer, Nishikino Maki. Just how could they forgot about it?

"Y-Y-Ye….Yes…, we're from here. I-If y-you a-a-are looking for a p-place to s-stay, t-then I recommend t-th–" Chika's words were too absurd that You-chan cut her off and decided to speak for her

"Ah, I'm sorry about my friend. So, If you are looking for a place to stay, I think the inn over there is good for you. It's close to the beach and their services are great. And by the way, this girl is the daughter of that inn." explained You-chan

"Is that so? Well, I think I will take you on that offer, then." Maki was still in doubt but since the girls didn't looked like slanderers, she took the offer alright

"Thank you. Then, let us accompany you there." said You-chan as the three of them headed to Chika's inn

On the way, Maki asked about the area and its specialties while You-chan happily answered the question. Chika, on the other hand, was too busy to avoid herself from fainted right on the way. Well, she managed to do so and the first thing that came to mind after that was texting. "Nishikino Maki! A member of µ's is right here in my inn, guys!" typed Chika on the LINE group, and not long after she send it, Dia answered that she would head there with Ruby as fast as she could.

Meanwhile, In Mari's place, Riko looked busy as if she was searching for someone. She ran around the hotel, up and down she went before she asked the receptionist again about a certain girl. A task given to her by Yoshiko's cousin, Sonoda Umi. Another member of µ's who was in a bind looking for Maki, Riko's teacher back in Tokyo. When Umi called her the night before, Riko was surprised to hear that her teacher was heading to Uchiura on a vacation (Umi heard about it from a friend of her in Maki's university). Umi said to her to find the red-haired girl and if she did, call her as fast as she could so she would head there, too. Well, Riko agreed and here she was looking for her teacher.

Giving up on Mari's hotel, she went back to her place to pick up the phone she left earlier on her bed because she didn't want Yoshiko to find out about her looking for Maki and to avoid the younger girl screaming out of joy because there's a chance that her cousin might be coming to Uchiura (they installed a paired-special-gps-application that will tell them about each other's location all the time). On the way, she saw the Kurosawa sisters hastily running on their ways to Chika's place. Confused, she decided to follow them instead of going back to her house.

Right in front of Chika's inn Riko stood there while she observed about the sudden uproar she heard from the inside. "Uwaaaaaaaa! Dia-chan, Ruby-chan, get ahold of yourself! What's wrong with them, You-chan!?" "How could I know, Chika-chan!? They just fainted out all of a sudden when they saw Nishikino-san!" "Mito-nee, help us! Ruby-chan and Dia-san fainted here!"

Too loud and too absurd. Since it might make the guest felt uncomfortable, You-chan decided to take the red-haired guest outside so Chika could tend to their falling friends. Maki accepted the offer since she was too surprised back inside. When You-chan was about to step herself out of the inn's front door, she bumped herself onto someone. It was Riko.

"Ah, I'm sorry. Are you okay?" said You-chan as she tried to stand again while Maki lend her a hand

"Yes, huh? You-chan? What are you doing here, You-chan? And who's the one bes–" Riko's words were stopped at the sight of the person right beside her friend. The scarlet-haired girl who was considered to be a genius by her students back in Riko's younger days. The one Umi tasked her to find. That person was right there, helping her friend to stand up.

And so, not without a moment's hesitation, Riko quickly ran back to her house, leaving You-chan and Maki in the rushed herself to her room and took her cell, dialing Umi's number while she tried to catch her breath. Not long afterwards, Umi picked up the call.

"Umi-san, She's here! Maki-sensei is here! Come here at once!" shouted Riko

"A-Are you sure she's there, Riko-chan?" doubted the miracle-like coincidence

"Yes, it's her. There's no way I could've mistake her for someone else, Umi-san!" she ensured the worried blue-haired girl

"O-Okay, then! I will head to your place now. Wait for me there and don't let Yoshiko-chan knows about it!"firmly by Umi

"Roger!" answered Riko