Soon after Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu return to Tokyo, the three of them meet at Tokyo Tower to talk. Hikaru expresses her wish to return to Cephiro and help the land that Princess Emeraude protected so dearly, and Umi and Fuu agree. Suddenly a light appears in the sky, and the girls are transported to Cephiro. Clef explains that without a Pillar to maintain peace, Cephiro has fallen into chaos: monsters multiply and the land grows desolate. All remaining inhabitants of Cephiro have taken refuge in a magical castle. Clef also warns the girls of alarming news; three other countries, Chizeta, Fahren, and Autozam, are attempting to invade Cephiro and seize the Pillar system for their own purposes.