[LyricalAura]

Alright, I'm in a bit of a fantasy mood today, and I came up with a motive for Team Beatrice.

The ghost of Beato-2 exists on the island, and can appear to people who have a low anti-magic toxin level (that is, people who believe in her). At the outset of all games, the people who can see or otherwise sense her are Maria, Kanon, Shannon, Genji, and Kumasawa. Shannon and Beato were both originally interested in Battler, but six years ago, Beato observed Battler promising Shannon that he would return to the island, and also witnessed him talking about his ideal woman. After hearing about that, Shannon gave up her interest in Battler and told Beato she could have him.

Using her vast knowledge of mystery novels, Beato hatched a fake murder plan with the servants in order to make Battler believe in her, which would in turn allow him to see her. They planned to use Kinzo's gold to bribe everyone on the island into cooperating. However, Battler didn't come back for six years, and Beato believed that he'd broken his promise. When she learned that he was coming back for the 1986 conference, she decided to put the plan in motion anyway, but now she also wanted to confront him and see if he even remembered the promise he'd made (although he hadn't made it to her).

The plan gets hijacked by a real killer in every episode, but in EP2 and EP4, Battler still ends up completely losing his magic resistance due to the murders. This is why Beato is able to manifest to him at the end of both games. In EP2 she explains everything to him, but in EP4 she doesn't know any real murders have occurred yet, so she goes ahead with confronting him about his sin.

In EP5 and EP6, Battler apologizes to Shannon about breaking his promise early on October 4th, so Beato feels bad about doubting him and abandons the plan to confront him. However, the fake death plot is already in motion at that point, so Battler is brought into the fold and the plot is repurposed.