Ep. 1: Mint Clark visits Howard Resort and meets dealer Rio Rollins Tachibana who defends her teddy bear Choco.

Mint Clark travels to Howard Resort with her grandfather, who gambles at the casino while Mint explores the grounds. She encounters Rio Rollins Tachibana, the establishment's renowned dealer, and they take a walk together. During their stroll, a man and his associates attempt to steal Mint's teddy bear, Choco, but Rio intervenes and defeats them. After observing Rio's apparent luck with customers, Mint and Rio are confronted again by the man, identified as Orlin Dunhill. He challenges Rio to a closed poker game for Choco, betting on drawing four Queens. However, Rio wins with a pair of twos, aided by her ability to communicate with the cards. Orlin later reveals he collects rare stuffed animals to cope with heartbreak from being left at the altar, only to discover that Mint's bear is not a Belgium original.

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