~*~ Shoujo Kakumei Utena ~*~
                      { Originally by Saitou Chiho }

                     ~*~ Volume 2 Manga Translation ~*~
                     { Translation by Stephanie Baum }

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Hi everyone! I'm _finally_ done with the translation, and I think it turned
out ok. If anything sounds awkward, it was probably just hard to translate
and I worked on it as best I could. I have never made a manga translation
before, so I hope that it is easy to follow along with. I just thought that
Utena was such a wonderful manga, and Saitou Chiho deserved some
recognition amongst non-Japanese reading fans. I hope that you all enjoy
the story as much as I do. Any comments or constructive critisism is
welcome. ^.^ Have fun! - Stephanie

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P 4

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

P 5

Utena is on the floor, staring as Saionji says, “You will fall! I will get
Anshii back.” He raises his sword and cries, “Be prepared!! Tenjou Utena…”

P 6

Touga jumps in the way as Saionji brings down the blade. Utena and Touga
stare at each other. “Kiryuu…Touga…?” she says in disbelief.

“I’m glad.” he replies, “I didn’t want to stain my chosen dress…”

P 7

The Student Council stares.

**Unbelievable…the failing of the playboy…** Saionji thinks.

“Student Chairman…?” says the blue-haired boy to his right.

Blood flows from Touga’s arm as he falls forward. Utena catches him,
thinking **How could this kind of thing…**

P 8

Touga clutches his arm in pain as Utena looks at his wound in horror.
“Kiryuu Touga…!! Your…arm?” The guests murmur worriedly as Touga is brought
out on a stretcher.

P 9

Sign: Clinic

The girl with golden ringlets leans back against the wall and says, “The
medical treatment is…taking long.”

The blue-haired boy asks worriedly “…Is he all right? Kiryuu-senpai.”

Anshii stands next to Utena. “…Utena-sama.”

Utena covers her mouth. “…My fault.”

P 10

“No way…” Anshii reassures her.

“I respect him for being my substitute!“ Utena cries. “But, I thought of
him as a playboy…Impossible, he was protecting me…”

Juri looks up and crosses the room, putting her hand on Utena’s shoulder.

Utena turns her head. “Eh?” The girl grabs Utena out of her chair and slaps
her across the face.

Miki turns around. “Juri-san?”

P 11

“What the…” Utena touches her face angrily.

“Don’t worry about him!” says Juri, glaring. “Touga didn’t protect you for
your sake. You were wounded in a duel and your body couldn’t continue.
Don’t mistake this as love for you!” Utena is taken aback.

A doctor peeks around the curtain, saying, “The medical treatment is
finished!”

“Doctor!” Miki cries.

P 12

“Already, there is no need to worry. But for a while he will have to rest
in the clinic.” The doctor tells them.

Utena bursts in, “Can we see him?”

"Please,” Juri puts her hand on Utena’s shoulder, “You can’t go.” Utena
turns. Juri brings her hand across her own chest and says, “I am in high
school, year one, Arisugawa Juri, fencing club captain.” she explains. “You
have clearly made an entrance into the duels.”

Utena stares at Juri’s hand. **The Signet of the Rose** “…Senpai is also a
duelist-----are all the Student Council?” she asks.

Juri turns and waves in parting, saying over her shoulder, “Saionji and I
are different. I’ve prepared for a duel, and I know how to win.”

P 13

Utena leans her head against her hand and sighs. “Why do women duel against
their peers…”

“Tenjou Utena-san.” says Miki. He holds up his ring to her. “The Student
Council and I.”

Utena whirls around, yelling, “You will immediately be in trouble!”

Miki smiles. “It is your expectation that I challenge you to a duel, which
I dislike, because a girl in a duel can fail by making a mistake.”

P 14

Utena stares at him. “I…see. The people of the Student Council have the
same views…” She pulls Miki to her and hugs him. “You are wondrous, aren’t
you? I’m so glad you’ve become my friend.”

Miki pushes her away gently, embarrassed. “Ah…well, excuse me…” He walks
away hurriedly, but then looks back.

P 15

He raises his hand and grins. “I am Kaoru Miki! Same as you, middle school,
first year. Pleased to meet you, Utena-san!”

Utena smiles and waves back. She says to herself, “Eh…ah, this person is
(cute)” **He resembles a child. **

Wakaba runs up behind her, crying, “U-te-na!!”

P 16

Wakaba jumps excitedly onto Utena’s back and grabs her around the neck,
saying happily, “The Student Chairman was injured, and I was worried.” She
stops and sees a smirking Miki. “Huh?” Wakaba covers Utena’s mouth and
looks at him guiltily. “…Utena, that is…You haven’t met Miki of the Student
Council?” Wakaba gets off her back as Utena looks at her suspiciously.

“ “Miki”…”

“You don’t know of--?” Wakaba sweatdrops. “The girl of advanced grade level
is pretty and has amazing popularity! That handsome boy makes it seem easy,
although he is labeled as having the best skills at piano and fencing in
the entire nation! He is in middle school, and receives a college’s
curriculum, a genius!”

Utena goes wide-eyed in surprise. **Eh….**

P 17

Wakaba continues, “They’re on the same student council. The captain of the
fencing club, Arisugawa Juri, is exactly the opposite. She is famous for
her beautiful form! See…Mikki is graceful, but Arisugawa Juri is an
ultra-gifted person. She is called “beautiful creature” to celebrate the
master, but it is almost trivial. She is becoming a scary person, and
therefore…”

P 18

Utena crosses her arms over her chest and recalls her encounter with Juri.
** Becoming, huh? But, besides that…very unusually that hand struck, it
seemed suddenly hateful--- why…**

Anshii enters the room, calling cheerfully, “Utena-sama, you decided to
change your clothes!” She fiddles with Utena’s dress. “Let me give you a
hand.”

Wakaba looks on jealously. “Just a moment…Himemiya Anshii.” Utena covers
her face as Wakaba grabs Anshii and yells at her, “What are you doing to my
Utena?”

Anshii simply answers, “But…I am Utena-sama’s object.”

Wakaba goes hysterical, screaming, “What are you saying?”

Utena hurries away, mumbling, “Good grief.”

P 19

Sign: Clinic

Touga lies in a bed with his eyes closed and his right arm wrapped in a
bandage. “It’s not a very significant wound.”

Juri sits cross-legged on the bed, resting her hand near his head. “No way!
You did it for the sake of that woman, who you’ve known a whole three days.
You’re always seduced by words, and your thoughts stop, Touga.” She smiles
playfully down at him. “Seriously, don’t make it a habit.”

Touga doesn’t look at her, but smiles silently to himself.

Juri opens her eyes wide in realization.

P 20

The Student Council Office is shown. “It’s a sin that Student Chairman
Kiryuu Touga was injured. He’s been ordered to rest for two weeks.” Juri
points out. “Saionji Kyouichi.”

Saionji looks up in annoyance, seated comfortably in a large chair. “I
don’t agree.”

P 21

“Why?” Juri asks.

Saionji rests his head on his hand dismissively. “That is, Touga broke in
during the middle of my duel with Tenjou Utena. Touga disregarded the rules
of the duel. It’s not my fault.”

Miki looks at him angrily. “I think differently, Saionji-san. You only told
us of that duel. But in the Duel Arena, you lost the Bride of the Rose and
the Sword of Dios, right?”

Saionji looks down in anger. “Yes, don’t tell me this! Genius!”

Juri looks down at him loftily. “Still, what words are there?”

P 22

Saionji snaps his head up. “What? Shouldn’t I as the Vice Chairman make
that decision?”

Juri replies, “It is Touga’s right to take care of the decision about
taking away your Vice Chairman job. Touga wouldn’t let you give him that
wound…”

Saionji leaps out of his chair, protesting, “That person in Touga was
defeated to protect Tenjou Utena.”

Juri looks away, dismissing the thought. “The Student Chairman would
neglect her on the spot…”

“You’re wrong!!” Saionji cries. “The man loves Tenjou Utena!”

Juri stares at him.

P 23

Saionji stares back.

Juri turns her back to him. “How absurd…Touga in a woman’s hand, so soon?
That’s not his favorite thing.”

“This time it’s different.” Saionji assures. “He’s run out of people to
substitute on the spot. I think he’s being sincere.” He turns to walk out
the door. “Touga falls in love regularly and is usually very childish, but
my side is with Touga because I thoroughly understand.” He looks at Juri
out of the corner of his eye. “I’m an adult, and older students always come
into my dormitory. At most, Tenjou Utena will follow her spirit.”

The door closes with a click, and Juri stares at where Saionji just stood.

P 24

Juri glares hatefully.

Utena walks down the halls of the clinic nervously, clutching a bouquet of
roses. **I am holding this kind of thing…The Student Chairman might laugh,
but…**

A voice interrupts her thoughts. “What’s that?” Juri looks at the roses in
Utena’s hand. “Ooh—You brought…Flowers?”

P 25

Juri doubles over in laughter as Utena looks down at the bouquet. “Umm…one
word,” she says to herself, “Mistake.”

“How commonplace!” howls Juri.

Utena tosses the roses in a trashcan. Juri composes herself and looks away
indifferently. “If the flowers were for Touga, they would rot every day
anyway.”

Utena opens her eyes wide. “Hey, hold on.” Utena looks at her angrily and
thinks, **I guess it’s like this?**

Some girls at school are cheering for Utena as she’s playing baseball.

“Utena-samaaa!”

“Yea!!”

“You can do it!”

Juri raises an eyebrow, standing in her fencing uniform and watching Utena
from behind a glass window.

P 26

The members of the fencing club are practicing. Miki walks behind a silent
Juri at the window and asks, “Juri-san, would you please be my opponent?”
He realizes what she is looking at and says nervously, “Ah, Utena-san.”
Juri’s face is bathed in shadow as he continues. “Isn’t Utena-san amazing?
Truly, she is an all-around sports player, isn’t she? The kendo club
captain, Saionji-san fell easily, therefore, she might be able to try
fencing.”

Juri finally speaks. “No way that she can’t be defeated.”

Miki turns to face her. “Eh?”

P 27

Suddenly Juri lashes out with her epee.

Miki blocks it with his own. “Juri-san? This is earnest!” He cries. “We’re
not wearing masks…we’ll be banned!”

Juri yells back, “You’re always showing favorites!”

P 28

A baseball crashes through one of the glass windows, shattering it.

Juri turns around at lightning speed.

Miki cries out in warning.

“It’s dangerous! Juri-san…”

Utena comes running up to the shattered window. “Sorry!” she explains. “A
fly ball flew away…” She stops in her tracks as she sees the baseball
skewered on the tip of Juri’s epee.

“…Juri…san.” Says Miki in disbelief.

P 29

The members of the fencing team whisper amongst themselves. “No way!”

Another boy points and replies, “She skewered a flying ball!”

Utena pulls the ball off Juri’s epee. The two girls stare at each other.
**Arisugawa Juri…an amazing person.**

P 30

It’s nighttime and Utena and Anshii are in their dorm. “What is this?
Arisugawa-senpai is becoming strangely entangled, huh?” Utena questions.

Anshii is drying dishes and ChuChu is helping. Anshii turns to look at her.
She pauses, then says, “Oh?”

Utena is in her pajamas and is drying her hair. She looks irritated. “Every
day! Everyday—I collapse for lunch in the dining room.”

Anshii is now sewing, with ChuChu on her shoulder. “It’s difficult, is it?”

Utena brushes her teeth vigorously. “In the morning, I will suddenly
appoint only one person by singing a song.”

Anshii plays cards with ChuChu. “Not to mention that you’ll be in trouble,
right?” she says, not paying attention.

(Yes, ChuChu’s turn!)

She smiles as the mouse/monkey grabs at her hand of cards.

“Chu.” It says.

P 31

Utena gets in Anshii’s face. “Anshii, is this clear?”

Anshii looks back at her in wide-eyed innocence. “Of course! You would be
near Arisugawa-senpai, if Utena-sama would apply for the duels.”

Utena stares at her roommate. She covers her face with her hand.

“Again…that “Beautiful creature” is an unacceptable opponent.”

Anshii peers at her curiously. “Who is?”

Utena rests her head on her hand. “…Nevermind. I’m suffering from standing.
Of course…” She turns her attention away from Anshii. **I decided to get
along, so.**

P 32

She changes the subject. “But…what do you want, Anshii, as a woman?”

Anshii replies, “THAT is a different idea.”

The long hallway of the clinic is shown.

Juri peeks between the curtains surrounding Touga’s room. “Touga,” she
calls, “Let’s have a little talk.” She looks at his empty bed with neatly
folded sheets. “Touga…Where are you with that injury?”

P 33

Utena and Anshii are asleep in their beds. ChuChu is pulling on Utena’s ear
and saying. “Chu. Chu.Chu.”

Utena starts to wake up. “Mm…”

ChuChu yells in her ear. “GAO!”

Utena’s eyes snap open and she goes to the window, where ChuChu is clinging
to the curtain. Utena rubs her head. “…what. Stop playing, ChuChu.” ChuChu
shoves her sleepy face to the window. Suddenly her eyes become wide.

P 34

**Kiryuu Touga!!**

Touga is standing on the ground outside of her window, looking up at her.

“What are you doing here, shouldn’t you be in bed? You’re injured…” she
yells.

“I had to see your face.” He replies.

Utena frowns. “Don’t fool around.”

Touga smiles slightly. “The Ends of the World said that it would show me.”

P 35

Touga beckons to her. “Hey, come down! Let’s take a little walk to the Duel
Arena. There’s something I want to show you.”

Utena stares down at him. **Seriously, what is he going to tell me?** she
thinks.

“Well…” he pushes.

They walk in silence to the Arena. **What does he want to show me at the
Duel Arena? What if we’re waiting for the Ends of the World?** Utena stops.
**Aa…**

P 36 & 37

Above the Arena, the upside-down castle sparkles and shines against the
black night sky. **Amazi…ng…!**

P 38

Utena leans back blissfully and spreads her arms. “It’s just like…a
chandelier.” She shields her eyes with her hand. “It’s beautiful.”

Touga is sitting. “…You think so?”

Utena looks back at him and widens her eyes. She says apologetically,
“Because of your wound, it’s impossible to use your body.”

Touga dismisses her concern. “I wanted to show you the Duel Arena at
night.” Utena stares at him.

P 39

Utena looks down. “Because you protected me, you got wounded in the end.
It’s inexcusable.”

“It’s finished. I did it in order to protect a princess. I’m prepared to
start my life as a knight.”

Utena looks up at him in silence. “Not trusting in your skill is wrong,
but…” Utena replies. “Besides, I am more of a prince than a princess. It’s
wrong.”

“Why?”

P 40

Utena looks down. “You’ll laugh. It’s an entirely unsuitable story.”

Touga leans his head on his hand, amused. “What sort of unsuitable story? I
want to hear it, and there’s time to relax at this place.”

She narrows her eyes at him, seeing if he is sincere. “…In short, when I
was six years old, my papa and mama died. I was shocked, and I couldn’t
understand the reason. I was out of town and I fell off a bridge. That
time, a prince helped me.”

P 41

Touga turns to look at her as she continues her story. “He gave me this
ring, saying, ‘That ring will guide you to me, if you keep that…’”

Touga interrupts her. ‘“That…strength, and don’t lose your noble mind…’”

Utena’s eyes widen. **How does he know those words? That prince I met was
the only one who knew those words.**

Touga gets up, reciting, “Don’t lose your strength and be a noble person,
and that castle in midair will be able to be lighted."

P 42

Touga turns his face up to the castle, and his features are illuminated by
its light. “You will have everything in that castle, the mysterious
solution to everything----the power of Dios…”

**This can’t be…This can’t be-----**

Touga continues. “At the time it is put into your hand, you will wish to
become a prince.”

Utena stares at him. **This person can’t be…right?**

P 43

They stare at each other.

**My prince------**

Suddenly they hear a voice. “…Tenjou Utena!!” Juri leans against a wall of
the Arena, panting.

P 44

Juri looks at them. “You…are applying for a duel…!!”

The pair are taken aback.

**In the end, it comes to this----**

P 45

Utena ascends the crumbling staircase to the Duel Arena. **Fencing club
captain Arisugawa Juri-------**

She remembers their previous encounter. “Expect it, Tenjou Utena.”

P 46

She gets to the top of the stairs to find Anshii dressed as the Bride of
the Rose, and Juri waiting. **This person and-----**

Anshii crosses the stems of two roses in front of her. “-----Gentle rose
inside of me.”

P 47

Utena realizes. **A duel.**

Anshii separates and raises the roses above her head. “To you.” She brings
the two roses together in front of Utena, and then pulls them apart.

**What…?**thinks Utena. **My clothes…** Her school uniform is starting to
change.

P 48

Anshii brings the roses to her sides. “From the Ends of the World, rose,
take flight.” She crosses her wrists. “To you…”

Utena’s eyes open wide in amazement. She looks down at herself.
“Anshii…these things…from your hands?”

P 49

Touga arrives, with a reluctant Miki close behind. “A duel is a sacred
ceremony-----the full dress is because of that.”

“Student Chairman…Miki-kun…” says Utena.

P 50

Touga and Utena make eye contact. Utena asks herself, **Are you the prince
I’ve been looking for? I want you to be, but----**

Juri watches jealously. She slashes her sword through the air and puts her
hand on her hip. She looks away in superiority. “Do you know the rules of
the duel?”

P 51

Anshii puts the dark rose into Juri’s breast pocket as she continues. “If
the rose on your breast is scattered, you lose. Starting at that time, you
and the Bride of the Rose will disappear from Touga’s eyes. Understand?”

Anshii put the white rose into Utena’s breast pocket. She looks up at her.
“Follow your spirit----please, ok?”

Utena looks at her appreciatively. “-----I will.”

Juri brandishes her sword. “----so.”

P 52

Anshii puts her hands together as if in prayer. “O rose of the noble
castle…O power of Dios that slumbers within me.” She puts her hands to her
breast and her body glows slightly “Answer to thy master, and show us now…”

Utena stares at the hilt of a sword that is now coming form Anshii’s chest.

P 53

Utena reaches over and grabs the handle. She begins to pull it out gently.
**It’s dazzling.** she thinks. **I don’t understand, but…** Anshii falls
back as Utena closes one eye against the blinding light. The blade of the
sword is almost fully out. **Anyway-----the secure kind of lines…**

P 54

Utena raises the sword and completes the spell. “The power to revolutionize
the world…”

Juri brings her sword to her face and leans back. “The power in my sword…”

P 55

“Come forth!” She attacks Utena first, who blocks it just in time. Touga
and Miki watch silently.

P 56

**This is absolutely not fondness----** Utena thinks. **They say this is
the understanding of a “beautiful creature.”----**

“What, Tenjou Utena! After all, this is the standard.” Juri pushes down on
Utena’s sword with her own. She gets her backed against a wall of the
Arena.

P 57

“I will defeat you!” Juri cries. “You will disappear from in front of
Touga!”

Utena struggles to push the other duelist’s sword away. “Unngh…”

Touga thinks aloud, “Juri is strong. I hope you won’t be defeated, Tenjou
Utena.”

Miki turns to him in surprise. “Why are you supporting her?”

**I’m still…rolled up with Touga.** Utena thinks. “…I won’t lose.” She
gains determination. A teardrop glistens in the corner of her eye. “I
still…can beat her…” Light starts to shine from Utena’s ring.

P 58

It sends three beams of light to the castle that hangs over the Duel Arena.
Everyone stares upward.

“That is…” Miki begins. “Something is descending from the castle…!!”

A man wearing a white cape floats from the castle.

P 59

A rose petal is reflected in Anshii’s glasses as she whispers, “…Dios.”

A pair of male hands reaches for Utena’s head from above. She closes her
eyes and is engulfed in a swirl of rose petals. **Eh……As the last time, the
scent of roses.**

Juri and Miki look in shock. Anshii covers her mouth, and Touga looks up
calmly.

P 60

Light still pours from Utena’s ring, and Dios is becoming a part of her
body in a whirlwind of rose petals. He caresses her head before fading into
her body. **It’s just like…being inside of a cloud of roses.**

Juri steps back.

P 61

Utena stand in a daze amidst the still floating rose petals.

Juri calls out to her, “Even with such a turn, you can’t cheat.”

Utena’s eyes snap open. She sees Juri bring her sword back and thrust it.
**I’m able to see… Arisugawa-senpai’s movements clearly-----!**

P 62

There is a flash of light, and dark rose petals swirl through the air. Juri
stands, ready to attack, with a shocked expression on her face, while Utena
has already struck and has run past Juri. Dark rose petals flutter from
Juri’s breast pocket. She puts her hand to her chest and looks down in
disbelief. “My…rose.”

Utena looks forward, sweating.

P 63

Juri slams her hands to the ground. “…..Damn!”

Touga walks behind her. “A victory for Tenjou Utena.”

Utena turns her head slightly in surprise. “My victory…?”

**What happened just then…** Miki looks up.

“That was the power of Dios…seeing it for the first time…” Juri speaks to
the ground. “Because of that surprise. Unexpectedly, that person descended,
strengthened her, and then…”

Touga looks down sternly at her. “I can’t show that I like you. You’ve
failed too many times.”

P 64

Juri stand and whirls around. “But…”

Touga cuts her off. “You’re shameful, Juri. You already felt bitter once,
when Tenjou Utena applied for the duel.”

A single tear drips down Juri’s face. Suddenly Juri turns and runs away.

Miki calls after her. “Juri-san?”

Utena watches. **Arisugawa-senpai.**

Miki cries out angrily to Touga, who has his back turned to them. “You must
tell us this much. Juri-san is your…”

Utena grabs Miki’s shoulder and joins in. “I have wanted to understand! I
feel it, but perhaps my----“ She stops and realizes that Touga isn’t paying
attention.

P 65

He is gazing at the castle. Utena watches him. **But, his eyes are looking
upward at the castle---who is he…**

P 66

The gates of Ohtori Academy.

An arrow hits the outside line of a target. Utena stands with her bow,
having just let the arrow fly. Bewildered, she says, “---I missed again…”

The girls all cheer for her.

“Utena-sama!”

“Do you best---!”

Utena puts her hand to her mouth, remembering the events of the past night.
**All the while, Kiryuu Touga’s face looked so concerned at the time…**

P 67

Wakaba breaks through the crowd. “U-TE-NA----! Girlfriend, respond to
Wakaba! Give it to me! Get a hold of yourself---!”

The other spectators stare.

Anshii looks on sadly, and then turns and walk away.

Utena puts down her bow. “Today I don’t have any spirit.”

Wakaba looks at her in concern. “Utena?” She grabs her arm. “Why did you do
that? You’re becoming the same as Himemiya Anshii, strange all the way.
What’s with that, kid?”

Utena flips her hair distractedly. “It’s nothing.”

“But…” Wakaba begins. Utena stops her by putting a hand to her friend’s
forehead.

“Wakaba…” Utena smiles tenderly. “Always, thanks.”

Utena turns and leaves, and hearts appear in Wakaba’s eyes. “Utena.”

P 68

Utena walks through the fencing building, where Miki is lying against a
wall. He stands up. “I’m glad you’re here. It’s a sign, Utena-san.”

P 69

He continues. “Juri-san completely fell for the first time. A strong person
of so much spirit----Being cute is not her way. The Student Council and
fencing, Juri-san takes care of. I am only making an attempt…” Miki talks
earnestly. “On the other hand, Kiryuu-senpai doesn’t pity Juri-san. They
are colleagues, but why--?”

Utena frowns. “I think…”

Miki interrupts her and grabs her shoulder. “Utena-san! Are you looking for
information on Kiryuu-senpai?”

**Huh?**

P 70

Utena and Miki stand in front of a mansion. “Senpai is obviously still at
the clinic. This place is Kiryuu Touga’s dormitory. For one person?” she
asks.

Miki replies, “It’s like the White House. He’s the student chairman of
Ohtori Academy, but equivalent to a nation’s president. He has always been
treated special. Besides, Kiryuu-senpai is plotting…” He sees Utena
breaking in through a window. “----Utena-san?”

P 71

He opens the front door with ease. “Let’s go in through the entranceway.”

Utena falls back in embarrassment.

They walk down a long, beautiful hallway. “Kiryuu-senpai would have
respected us more if we asked for a key.”

Utena looks down. “Damn.”

“Utena-san, are you enjoying yourself?” Miki asks.

“Of course!” she replies. **---But, I’m looking for Kiryuu Touga’s secrets.
If my prince would be so kind as to make them obvious. Please show me, I
cannot help it.**

Miki opens the door to a room. “Utena-san, here----“ The door creaks open.

P 72

The pair walks in curiously. “This seems like senpai’s room.” remarks Miki.

“For sure, what if it is.” Utena replies. She looks around. **What kind of
human being is Kiryuu Touga? I don’t thoroughly understand---**

Miki looks through the desk. “We and everyone, are receiving letters from
the Ends of the World.”

P 73

He continues. “Kiryuu-senpai is not that way, going with a feeling to
contact with the Ends of the World.” Miki looks down. “To the end, that is
my ‘feeling.’ ”

Utena looks back at him. “I don’t know what I said I knew. He’s covering up
his actions for himself…Is that him? My prince…”

“Eh?”

Utena snatches up a notebook and pretends to read. “No. It’s nothing.”
Something catches her eye.

P 74

She sees a framed photograph of Touga and a young blond girl hanging on his
arm. “This is…”

Miki turns. “Aah…Kiryuu-senpai and his younger sister! This average ones of
this academy.”

“What a beautiful child.” Utena smiles. “A brother…I’m an only child, so
that’s what I long for.”

Miki stares, then looks down. “I---have a younger sister.” he admits.
“We’re the same as twins, but…”

“Really? Is she as cute as Miki-kun?”

“Cute…” Miki blushes.

P 75

He turns his head. “…..”

Utena puts he hand to her head. “Ah, bad! I hope I didn’t violate the
topic? (Sorry, I’m insensitive.)”

Miki closes his eyes. “No, Utena-san.” He looks at her. “I would tell
Utena-san anything. I…”

Utena is confused. “Eh?” She looks at him. **No way, such beautiful eyes.
Honestly, I could just gaze at them…**

P 76

They hear the sound of footsteps coming down the hall. They panic.

“It can’t be…has he come back? That’s inadvisable…!!” Miki cries.

Utena looks around frantically. “We have to find a place to hide. Ah…” She
points a finger. “The cupboard!” Utena opens the doors, and they fall in.

“What…” cries Miki.

P 77

They fall forward into the darkness, and their legs get tangled together.

“…Nn.” Miki holds his head and grits his teeth. “This doesn’t seem like an
ordinary cupboard, does it. Are you okay?”

Utena grimaces. “Yeah…and you?”

Miki has his arm draped over Utena. They look at each other, their faces
almost touching. They sweatdrop. They both turn their heads away quickly,
noticing what is in front of them.

“…Utena-san.”

“What? This place…”

P 78

They have fallen down a flight of stairs into a secret office. The floor is
decorated with a design of the astrological signs.

“We’re inside of…a room.” Miki remarks. The two stand up and look at the
chart on the wall. It shows the Signet of the Rose, surrounded by arrows,
dates, and positions of constellations. Utena reaches out and touches it.
“A large mural painting…A chart of the twelve constellations of the Signet
of the Rose…?

P 79

Miki points to some small writing on the chart. “It’s a calendar, right?
Look, it’s a symbol of something. A memo to replace-----“ Miki’s eyes
widen. “----the schedule of the duels…?”

Utena turns. “------What?”

Miki sweats. “…Our duels are being exchanged.”

The reality hits Utena. “Where?”

Miki reads from the chart. “Utena-san and Saionji-san’s duel of last
month------Juri-san’s duel of the other day…”

Utena cuts in. “They’re not starting to record them, are they?”

P 80

Miki reads the schedule, his face in shadow. “Next month------I and
Utena-san’s duel…”

Utena stares in shock. **You and----?** She forces a weak smile to her
face. “Why are we dueling…that’s a lie!”

Miki whirls to face her. “It’s only natural.” He says sternly. “I haven’t
had a duel, particularly with only Utena-san.”

Touga stands behind Miki, his arm in a sling, and wearing a ‘The Wonderful
Wizard of Oz’ T-shirt. (^.^). “But, do it in order to become…”

Miki freezes. Touga grabs him by the shoulder and shoves him into the wall.

P 81

Touga leans in close to Miki. “You are worried about it. FOR CERTAIN.” He
turns to look at Utena, while she and Miki just stare at him in surprise.

**How, no way…Kiryuu Touga…?!**

P 82

The three stare at each other, Utena imagines herself dueling against Miki.
**Kaoru Miki----you are, for certain, worried about dueling.**

P 83

Touga leans back towards Miki. “For certain-----“

Miki looks down. “…Kiryuu-senpai. What about how Utena-san feels? If you
love her even a little bit, doesn’t it seem that you wouldn’t let her
threaten her life in a duel? At least----that is what I hear!” Touga looks
down at him in self-contained anger. Miki continues. “I’m not able to duel!
I’ll protect my favorite person!” Utena’s eyes widen.

P 84

“I am already…capable of patience!” He cries. “These kind of inhuman rules
bind the Student Council. Please don’t dismiss my request!!”

“Miki-kun…” whispers Utena.

Touga looks at him coldly. Suddenly, he grips his by the arm and shakes
him.

“Aa…”

“Tenjou Utena is a woman who simply doesn’t need protection. Do you not
understand that?”

P 85

Touga releases Miki and reaches up to untie his sling. “Is it simply
protecting love? Still, still, it’s sweet. M-i-k-k-i.” Miki eyes widen in
fear. Touga roughly pushes Miki outside the cupboard doors.

“Aa…Kiryuu-senpai?” The doors shut with a bang. Miki lays outside, looking
at the closed door. “What are your intentions for Utena-san?” He calls.
“Senpai.” The closed doors drown out his voice.

P 86

Touga’s face is hidden by his hair. “…So. What now?”

Utena stares at him dumbfoundedly. **Eh…**

Touga turns and they lock eyes. Utena remembers back to the time he kissed
her on the lips. She thinks, **That time he seemed to do it by force?**

P 87

Miki pounds furiously on the cupboard doors. “UTENA-SAN?”

He hears a girl’s voice. “Who is Utena?”

He turns around slowly. Miki recognizes the girl. “-----Kozue.”

P 88

Touga walks toward Utena. She looks up at him, blushing. He reaches out and
strokes her chin. “…Student Chairman.” She looks down, annoyed. “Have you
decided about the schedule list of the duels? Are you entering the schedule
of our duel?” She looks him hard in the eyes. “Mine and yours----“ He leans
down and brings her face close to his, looking deep into her eyes.

P 89

Touga continues to look in her eyes, silently holding her face. Utena’s
eyes widen. “You are---waiting until you become strong.” He brings her to
the cupboard doors. She steps out, and he almost disappears in the
blackness of the “closet.”

Touga smiles jokingly. “At the time of the next illegal invasion, the door
won’t be finished, so be prepared.” He shuts the cupboard doors.

Utena turns and clutches her hands to her chest, her heart beating fast.
**What is this now…**

P 90

Miki is standing with the girl he spoke to earlier, holding her at arms
length. The two turn their almost identical heads. Miki looks at Utena.
“Utena-san…”

Utena’s mouth falls opens wide and she points at the pair.

Miki cries out before Utena can say a word. “Utena-san, are you okay?
Nothing happened to you?”

She just stares back. “Miki-kun---the two of you…”

P 91

Miki introduces the girl. “The younger sister out of twins, Kozue.”

Utena’s eyes widen even farther. **Eh!?**

Utena reaches out as if to hug Kozue. “ You and Miki-kun? Really, you’re
identical. Wow…Pleased to meet you! I’m Tenjou Utena.”

Kozue swats Utena’s hands away… She raises her left wrist, on which shines
a bracelet. “Miki, I don’t want her to harm my bracelet.” She says rudely.

P 92

Kozue continues to frown. “The Student Chairman told me ‘A woman will try
to seduce your precious older brother. As his younger sister, you should
help him.’”

**The Student Chairman…?**

Kozue hugs Miki possessively. “Ever since the time Miki and I were born,
I’ve always devoted myself to him, therefore, we understand anything. Even
if we separate, we sense each other.” She looks at Utena angrily. “I have
been in love with Miki since I was only a child. You haven’t fallen in
love. Absolutely---“

“Kozue…..!” cries Miki.

Utena stares. **They’re twins,** she thinks. Kozue has wrapped her legs
around Miki’s waist as he looks at her angrily. **But she seems
difficult.**

P 93

“So! Miki’s younger sister has arrived, and she’s ‘super’ and famous…”
Wakaba sighs.

Miki is shown in his basketball uniform and twirling a basketball, as two
girls wave at him. “Mikki---Do your best!”

Utena and Wakaba stand at a window, Wakaba leaning against the sill, her
head resting on her hands. “But, Miki is so much cuter. His younger sister
is a disturbed and devious girl. That’s the rumor, right?”

Utena looks out the window. “Unfortunate.” She remarks. On the ground
below, Kozue is busy shooing the two girls away from her brother as he
stares at her. “Kozue…” Utena rests her chin on her hand and smiles
slightly, looking out the window. **But, after all, she’s a little
envious.**

“I have an understanding.” A voice says.

P 84

Anshii looks down. “My older brother is like that.”

Utena and Wakaba turn away from the window with puzzled looks on their
faces. Wakaba thinks, **It’s rare that she’s talking.**

Utena looks at her. “Anshii…you have an older brother?”

Anshii stares back at her for a moment. Then she smiles. “----Yes. But it’s
not easy to meet him…”

**Anshii has such happiness on her face for the first time.** notices
Utena.

P 95

Utena sits in class. She pictures Anshii on a bed of flowers with ChuChu
perched on her shoulder eating a cookie. **Even if we live together, I
don’t know anything about Anshii.**

The teacher leans forward on his desk. “I am giving back the mathematics
examination from the other day. Anyone with a score below 40 will be
expelled the day after tomorrow!!”

The students throw up their test papers and either dance happily or cry.

Utena looks at her test. It has a huge underlined 38 across the top. She
grips the paper with both hands. **Expelled…**

P 96

Utena walks with Anshii after school with her book bag in typical Utena
fashion. She looks down. “Ah, I’ll be expelled from mathematics for the
first time---damn it…”

“Is that right?” Anshii replies calmly.

Utena looks at her in annoyance. “You are strange! As expected, your score
was high enough…”

Anshii holds up her exam. “No way, look!” She holds the paper out to Utena.
It has a huge 0 on the top.

Utena sweatdrops. “Zero…” Anshii brushes it aside. “I’m always expelled.”
She does her patented “Anshii smile.” (^.^) “Don’t worry about it.”

Anshii walks ahead as Utena stands stock still, dropping her test.
**Anshii…you are a trophy…**

P 97

Kozue picks up the dropped paper and reads the top. “A score of 38…”

Utena turns around. “AAA!”

Kozue announces gleefully, “Tenjou Utena got a score of 38…”

Utena cuts in. “Just a minute…”

Someone grabs the paper out of Kozue’s hands. Miki stands angrily before
them, holding the paper. Utena freezes from behind Kozue’s neck, which she
was about to grab.

Kozue panics. “Miki!?”

P 98

She brings her hands to her chin and attempts innocence, quickly making an
excuse. “I…what a coincidence, I just picked it up!”

Utena tries to cover for her. “That is, she was returning it. The day after
tomorrow, I’ll be expelled.”

Miki concentrates on examining the paper. He whips out a pen and clicks it
on. “Wait just a moment.” He quickly writes something on her paper and
hands it back to her. “This is the correct answer to number one.”

Utena stares at it in amazement. **Ama…zing.** “After all, you are a
genius, right? On the other hand, this is a second grade problem. What a
hardship-----“

Miki smiles. “Is that showing the crisis of expulsion? On which side did it
come out? It’s mostly speculation.”

P 99

Utena holds her books. “Really?”

Miki smiles. “Yeah.”

Utena turns around and smiles. “Aren’t you glad, Anshii? Well, we should
get to our room…” She realizes that her roommate is gone. “Anshii?”

Kozue shouts happily as Utena and Miki sweatdrop. “If you’re going to
study, why don’t you come to our room? I’ll be there. Right? Miki.”

He turns and tries to smile. “…Yeah.”

P 100

The three sit around a table in Miki and Kozue’s dorm. Miki and Utena
study, while Kozue watches them. Miki is explaining something to Utena. “In
short, this goes here. Y is over there, and then you multiply…” Kozue looks
at them worriedly.

Utena stands up and shakes her fists in the air angrily. “AAH! We’ve
continued for two hours! I need to rest for just a moment!” She falls
facedown onto the couch.

“Kozue, can you please make some tea?” he asks.

“Sure.”

Utena waves a hand from behind the back of the couch. “Miki-kun, you’re so
good at teaching. You’ve already gotten scores of 100 many times. I have a
feeling you don’t make mistakes---“

“Yeah right…” he replies, embarrassed.

P 101

“Rea..lly----“ Utena drags off.

Miki peeks over the back of the couch to find her asleep. He is startled to
see how beautiful he finds her. Miki leans down towards Utena. Kozue walks
back into the room carrying a platter with three teacups. Her eyes widen as
she realizes what is going on.

P 102

Miki is kissing Utena’s lips as she sleeps. She begins to stir, and he
pulls away quickly. “…mmm…huh. What? Miki-kun.” He doesn’t know what to
say.

P 103

The teacups crash to the carpet, spilling tea everywhere. Miki and Utena
are startled. Utena bends over to help pick up the cups. “Are you all
right? Oh, and you took great pains to make it.”

Miki huddles by the couch, thinking worriedly, **She saw…**

Kozue’s hair is standing straight up. She speaks slowly and controlled.
“What…were you doing now…with my older brother…”

Utena is confused. “What are you saying…I was only sleeping----”

Kozue looks at her with contempt.

P 104

Then she lets a bewildered Utena have it. “Don’t pretend it isn’t your
habit to go after attractive men!”

Utena stares at her. **What is going on?**

Miki breaks in. “Kozue…” He slaps his twin across the cheek. Kozue touches
her cheek and stares at him in shock. “Don’t you think your attack on
Utena-san may be a mistake?” he says. “Only a short time ago…”

P 105

He explains. “It’s my doing. When Utena-san was sleeping, I----kissed her.”

Utena’s mouth drops. “What?”

He turns. “ You may dislike Utena-san, but I love her. We aren’t first in
agreement, but I don’t love the wrong person. We are different human lives
in history. That is for your happiness.”

Kozue’s eyes well up with tears. “Miki…you betrayed me!!”

P 106

She runs out and slams the door behind her.

Miki crouches and holds his head, letting out a breath. “Let’s continue
studying.”

Utena covers her mouth in thought. **Miki-kun and me…?** She speaks aloud.
“I don’t think so! Your younger sister is crying…”

Miki rests his forehead on his fingers. “…I’m sorry!” He looks down. “The
next time we get a kissing opportunity, I’ll ask Utena-san’s permission.”

Utena bristles. “So—this shouldn’t be a problem---“

P 107

Kozue cries under some trees outside of Ohtori Academy. “I’ve crashed…” she
sniffles. “Miki is mine.” She sobs into her knees, “I as his younger sister
or Utena---who is more important---Besides, a younger sister is more
important than a lover.” A girl wearing the same shoes as Kozue stands in
front of her. Kozue looks up and continues to her, “We’re twins, but…it’s
cruel…”

P 108

The girl reaches out her dark-skinned hand to caress Kozue’s cheek. “Poor
Kozue…” Rose petals float through the air outside of their dorm.

Miki knocks on his sister’s bedroom door. “Kozue…are you sleeping?
Utena-san said she’ll come back soon. I’m sorry about a little while ago…”
He opens the door to discover no sign of his twin. “Kozue?”

P 109

He looks at the clock. The time is 12:50. “----She hasn’t come back yet at
this hour…” He turns and sees an envelope bearing a rose seal. “The Signet
of the Rose…” Miki picks up the envelope and opens it.

A leaf and a bracelet fall out along with the letter. The bracelet says
“Kozue.” Miki’s eyes widen. “Kozue’s bracelet…”

He reads the letter. It says: “Young Kozue was blown in by a storm. Now the
leaves are scattered.” Miki is puzzled.

P 110

The letter continues, as Miki imagines Kozue and the dark silhouette of a
man. “The young beautiful branches are scattered----- Tonight-----The day
of fire. At 0’o clock a.m., the time of the chiming of the bells. At the
base of the upside-down castle, you will battle this person. These swords
will harmonize. A victory at his place.”

**At this---victory---** Miki brings his hand to his chin. “Kozue…”

He goes and tells Utena about it. “What? Kozue-chan is…”

P 111

The two race up the staircase leading to the Duel Arena.

Utena calls out to Miki. “Again? What the…? For whose sake…”

Miki continues to run. “Please understand! In any case, let’s go. I must
go!” he states determinedly. “I can’t see me dueling with Utena-san, but I
am disobeying my condition.”

“No way. The you of this moment is great!”

P 112

**Only one person’s younger sister eliminates protecting your condition.
Cool…!!** They are almost at the top. At the top they see a dark figure in
the mist.

“Someone…is there!” cries Miki.

P 113

Anshii is standing at the top of the staircase, dressed as the Bride of the
Rose. The two are surprised to see her.

“Anshii? Why are you here…” cries Utena.

Miki is confused. “It can’t be…you and my younger sister?”

Anshii holds out an envelope sealed with the Signet of the Rose. “I
expected Utena-sama to be at our dormitory. You have received a letter of
the Signet of the Rose.”

P 114

**A letter of the Signet of the Rose----?**

Utena reads the letter aloud. “…Tonight, a person will appear at the
upside-down castle. These swords will harmonize on the day of fire. At 0
o’clock a.m., the bells together…” She stares in shock at Miki.
**Miki-kun…?**

He looks back at her. **Utena-san and…**

P 115

Anshii holds a rose in each hand. She holds them out to her sides and
closes her eyes. “On the day of fire, at 0 o’clock a.m., the bells will
sound together. The law of the Signet of the Rose is that a duel will
begin.”

Miki and Utena stare at each other. They remember Touga’s words: “Kaoru
Miki---You are, for certain, worried about dueling.”

P 117

**Miki-kun and I…dueling----** thinks Utena. Anshii crosses the roses over
her chest in prayer.

P 118

She begins the spell. Anshii brings the roses over Utena’s body. “Gentle
rose inside of me…On you…”

Utena’s uniform starts to change. “Anshii…this is…in order to let us duel.”

Miki loosens his collar. “This is someone’s planned trap.”

Utena stares down. **Someone? Kiryuu Touga?**

Anshii continues. “From the Ends of the World, rose, take flight. To you…”

Miki interrupts. “If I don’t win, my younger sister Kozue won’t be
returned…this is…unacceptable!!”

P 119

Utena looks down. “Definitely…if this isn’t a trap, therefore-----“

Miki stares at Utena. “…Utena-san?” She flips her hair over her shoulder,
the spell complete. The white rose is already in her breast pocket.

P 120

Utena touches Anshii’s arm as the dark girl stares at her in disbelief.
“I’ll lose, Miki-kun.”

Miki stares at her. “What…?”

She smiles. “If I don’t lose, Kozue-chan may not be returned.”

Anshii looks at her with a worried expression. “…Utena-sama.”

P 121

Utena puts her hand on Anshii’s shoulder reassuringly. “…Anshii.” She
smiles sweetly. “It’s all right. Miki-kun is a kind boy and therefore, you
and ChuChu can surely do this important favor.” Anshii is silent. Utena
turns to Miki without waiting for an answer. “Well then! Man, let’s duel.”

Miki doesn’t know what to say. “Utena-san…” He smiles. “Utena-san, you are
truly kind.”

P 122

Touga cuts in. “Miki!!” he shouts. He holds Miki’s sword in his hands.

Miki sweatdrops. “”…Kiryuu-senpai.”

Touga tosses the sword roughly to him. “You forgot this thing.” Miki
grimaces as he catches the sailing weapon.

Utena frowns. “----Kiryuu Touga.”

P 123

“You should give us advance notice. But-----“

Touga ignores her. “You are the power of Dios. The power to revolutionize
the world. Until the end, I want to see you without thinking about it.”

Utena tries to understand. “----I am….”

He continues. “The game is off. You can’t become a prince. You see your
prince, but I can’t.”

Utena’s eyes widen. **----My prince…** She is silent.

Touga goes on. “Besides, you have to sincerely fight, or Kozue-kun can’t be
returned, right?”

Miki is angered. “Why, you, no way…After all, this is Kiryuu-senpai’s
plan…” He hears something and stops.

P 124

The four look around as they hear a rumbling noise and the Arena shakes.

“What the?” asks Utena. “An…earthquake?”

Touga looks toward the castle.

“It is the power of Dios.” States Anshii.

P 125

A path of light shines form the castle, and the stones from the walls of
the Arena come apart and float towards the light. “It appears…wha-what
the?” cries Utena.

Miki looks up in amazement. “The stones are…floating?”

P 126

“They’re heading for the castle in midair…” A glass coffin floats among the
stone blocks.

Kozue comes into view, trapped behind the glass. She sees Miki. “Miki…!!
Help me!”

P 127

Miki sees her. “Kozue…”

Touga breaks in. “Tenjou Utena!! I cannot make you use the power of Dios,
but Kozue-kun won’t come down from that spot.”

P 128

Touga faces her. “But---It is your intention to purposely lose?”

Utena tries to explain. “I…”

Miki faces away from them. He speaks over his shoulder. ‘Utena-san. Let’s
fight hand-to-hand against each other.”

She is stunned. “Miki-kun.”

He positions his sword in front of himself. “It’s all right, Utena-san. I
won’t lose to you. I’m strong.” He looks back at her. She is silent.

P 129

Utena smiles grimly. “….I understand.” The two clash. (Utena gets her sword
from somewhere.)

P 130

The stones and the coffin still float as the two duel.

“Haa…Yaa…” they cry.

Kozue worries. “Miki…”

Touga turns to Anshii, who is standing silently. “You are…who do you want
to win, Anshii?”

She stares back at him. “I….” Anshii looks down, surprised that someone
asked her this question. “I am---the Bride of the Rose.” She says simply.

P 131

Her face shows little emotion. “The law of the Signet of the Rose is that I
only obey the winner.”

The two duelists stop and catch their breath. “As expected, you are strong,
Miki-kun.” Pants Utena.

Miki smiles with determination. “The life of my younger sister depends on
it. Therefore, you, my opponent, will lose.”

P 132

“You seriously were only letting me, but my strength is now being brought
out!” He lunges at Utena, and slices her hand, drawing blood.

“Ow…” The two stare at each other in shock.

P 133

They cross swords, Miki struggling to push her to the ground. “Unh…”

Utena puts her foot in between them, onto Miki’s chest. “I won’t…lose.” She
says. She gathers her strength and pushes him off of her. “I won’t…” She
holds her sword up, and it shines.

P 134

Miki shields his eyes from the blinding light. “What the…? This light is…”
Once again, the man from the castle becomes one with Utena. Miki stares in
fear. The man’s cape flows around Utena, and he stands behind her, guiding
the sword. Miki’s mouth opens.

P 135

Touga and Anshii stare.

Kozue is frantic from inside of the glass coffin. “Mikk------…”

Utena lifts the sword above her head.

P 136

Miki looks down to find that the petals of his rose are scattered.

Utena is shocked again at her ability.

“Tenjou Utena’s victory.” States Touga.

P 137

Miki and Utena look at each other, breathing heavily. “My…victory?” She
raises her sword high. The stones start to fall back into place.

P 138

Kozue screams as the coffin falls. Suddenly the coffin disappears, and she
lands hard in Miki’s arms, screaming, “Kyaa!” The twins look into each
others eyes. She clings to her brother and cries. “Miki…I’m sorry! They
made me do this…Before long, they wouldn’t let me, absolutely!!”

Miki is stunned. “Kozue..”

P 139

Utena listens as Miki holds Kozue close. “Himemiya Anshii said she wanted
to confirm my love for my older brother. In spite of myself, I…such a
thing---“

Utena is shocked. **Anshii and Kozue-chan?**

“Miki, your injuries are my fault. From above, I was so worried…I’m sorry.
I’m so sorry, Miki.”

Miki smiles. And hugs her. “Enough. Kozue, you’ve simply come back safely.”

She hugs him back. “Miki!”

Touga leans in next to Anshii, whispering something to her.

P 140

Utena watches them. Touga turns and catches her. Anshii changes the
subject. “Utena-sama.” She holds Utena’s injured hand and looks at it. “How
is the condition of your injury? Let’s get some medical treatment
immediately.”

“Ye…s.” Utena replies. **Anshii…why do you do this kind of thing?**

Touga turns and walks away. “I saw your prince.” He looks back. “You were
quite intimate, right?”

P 141

“What about next time, will we meet? Kiryuu Touga!” Utena cries angrily.
“Tell me clearly…”

At Utena and Anshii’s dorm that night. The two sit in their pajamas on
Anshii’s bed, Anshii bandaging Utena’s wounded hand. “I’m glad. It’s not a
very significant wound.”

Utena is still shaken from that night’s experience. “Ye..s. Thank you.”

The other girl continues. “It’s on your right hand, so for a few days life
will be a little bit inconvenient, ok?”

P 142

Anshii turns to watch ChuChu trying to squeeze toothpaste out of the tube.
She adds distractedly, “But, I’ll help you. You have a friend.”

Utena watches, annoyed. “Ye..s. By the way, Anshii…Hey, can you hear me?”
ChuChu squeezes the tube hard. “ChuChu can do it?”

ChuChu gets the paste onto the brush and offers it to Utena. “Chu.” Utena
sweatdrops.

Anshii claps her hands together in delight. “Don’t you think it’s becoming?
It’s always naked, but it’s cute that way, so I made a necktie and gave it
to it.”

ChuChu flaps its arms up and down happily when Utena accepts the
toothbrush. “Yes.” She says sarcastically.

“It was my intention to change its nakedness, but…” Anshii watches ChuChu.
“-----Is that right?”

Utena bows her head and sweatdrops. “…Anshii…”

P 143

Utena frowns. “Kozue-chan was…abducted. Tell me if it was a fake. Was it
you?” Anshii looks at her, speechless. Utena turns to her. “Say, Anshii,
don’t get upset! So, will you tell me honestly?”

Anshii looks down obediently. “I am the Bride of the Rose.” She looks up at
Utena. “I will do anything Utena-sama says.”

Utena grabs her shoulder. “That is, to be friends, I want a clear answer.”

Anshii’s eyes widen. “…Fri…ends?”

P 144

She stares at her. “Utena-sama and I are…?” They look into each others
eyes. They sit on the bed.

Utena turns abruptly. “Enough already. Will you simply answer?”

Anshii’s face is expressionless. “Yes.”

“It can’t be that you are planning the duels, can it?”

Anshii hesitates“…Yes.”

“Is someone ordering you to? Kozue-chan said you had a companion.”

“Yes.”

P 145

Utena asks anxiously. “Is it…Kiryuu Touga…?” Not hearing a response, she
turns and looks Anshii directly in the face.

Anshii looks down. “I obey letters of the Signet of the Rose. I can’t
oppose the will of the Ends of the World.”

Utena stares blindly. **The Ends of the World is a person who will give
orders until…**

P 146

The next morning. Utena lies in bed, thinking. **Until last year, I didn’t
receive letters of the Signet of the Rose. The scent of roses, surrounding
my prince…** The sun shines.

ChuChu runs in, carrying a letter bearing the seal of the Signet of the
Rose. “Chuuuuu!”

Anshii reads who it is addressed to. “Utena-sama. Again, the Signet of the
Rose.”

Utena turns away from the window. “Eh…” She holds the envelope. It is
addressed to “Tenjou Utena-sama.”

P 147

As she open the envelope, rose petals float out. **The scent of the
prince’s roses…**

The letter reads: “The time has finally ripened for you to see.” She turns
the note over. On the back is a greenhouse-like structure framed by roses.
**The Student Council Elite’s rose garden----**

P 148

**Wait for me. My prince, at last…** She runs out the door.

Anshii calls after her. “Utena-sama?”

Utena and Touga are at the arena. “Don’t lost that strength and nobility…”
he quotes. Touga protects Utena from Saionji’s sword. “You will see your
prince.” He says as he falls. At Utena’s duel with Miki, Touga turns to
her. “You were quite intimate, right?”

P 149

Utena runs to the garden as she remembers their kiss. **It can’t be. It
can’t be----** She reaches the greenhouse and stops to catch her breath.

P 150

A man stand in shadow, his back to her. “…I’ve been expecting you, Tenjou
Utena.” Her eyes widen. “Your prince is I.” The man turns and reveals
himself to her.

“Kiryuu…Touga!”

Shoujo Kakumei Utena 2 ending

P 153

“The Curry Transformation.”

P 154

ChuChu is dressed in a caped outfit. **I’m ChuChu. A knight to protect
princess Himemiya Anshii.**

A shoe steps on ChuChu’s head. “Monkey!” Saionji holds Anshii possessively.
“Anshii is my bride. See you!”

ChuChu falls. **I hate Saionji.** Utena and Saionji duel. **But, a strong
prince defeated Saionji.** ChuChu, Utena and Anshii pose happily. **Now the
prince, Tenjou Utena, and my mistress, the three of us.**

P 155

ChuChu lays in the middle of a platter, happily stuffed and sleeping.

Utena looks at it angrily. “Anshii, ChuChu has overeaten again---I’m sorry,
for its sake.” She threatens.

Anshii reprimands the creature. “Oh, ChuChu.”

ChuChu lays there blissfully. **Hap-pi-ne-ss cchu.**

Anshii turns to Utena, who is staring out the window. “Excuse me,
Utena-sama. I could make something as a substitute.”

“Eh? You’re able to cook, Anshii?”

Anshii smiles. “Yes.” ChuChu peeks out of one eye suspiciously. “Utena-sama
loves curry.”

“Yes, but---what about that thing?” She asks to Anshii’s retreating back.

Anshii ignore her. “Please wait a moment.”

ChuChu runs frantically to the kitchen. **Mistress cooking? Difficult
cchu.**

P 156

ChuChu peeks around the doorframe. It sees Anshii standing at the counter,
peeling some vegetables. She’s singing a little song. “Curry, curry.
Anything mixed is curry.” She throws fruits such as watermelon, strawberry,
and pineapple into the pot, along with pickles and other vegetables. “O
vegetables, O vegetables.” She adds a bunch of spices to the concoction.
“Flavoring, flavoring.” ChuChu covers its mouth, fighting nausea.

P 157

Anshii has a taste of the mixture. For a moment she silently decides.
ChuChu holds its breath in anticipation. A small, pleased smile forms on
Anshii’s lips. “Yes.” She says. She walks out of the kitchen. “Good.”
ChuChu looks up at the pot. It reaches a paw into the bowl she left and
licks it.

P 158

ChuChu frowns. Its eyes start to water. ChuChu sticks its tongue out, and
then it falls over in disgust. **Yuck. Bad tasting cchu.**

P 159

ChuChu rushes among the spices, searching for something to make it taste
better. “Where is it cchu…Utena-sama can’t eat this kind of thing cchu**

ChuChu hears Anshii calling Utena. “Utena-sama, it’s ready…”

ChuChu panics. “CHU!” Its eyes light up when it finds what it is looking
for. The label reads: “100-strength Curry.”

P 160

ChuChu shakes the container over the pot. **Spices to camouflage cchu.**
ChuChu shakes it a little harder. **Come on chu…** The sprinkler lid gets
pushed off by the weight of the powder, and all the curry falls into the
pot. ChuChu stands still in shock. **…Crap….Chu….**

P 161

ChuChu puts its paws to its face. **What the cchu.**

Anshii peeks into the kitchen. “Oh, hey!”

ChuChu tears out with a screeching “CHU!”

“ChuChu?”

Utena holds up her spoon. “Hurry, I want to eat! My stomach is growling!”

Anshii walks out carrying a plate of rice with curry poured on top. “Here,
it’s ready.”

Utena puts her hands to her face in delight. “Wow! Freshly made.
Delicious!”

P 162

The two sit across from each other, ready to plunge their spoons into their
plates. They smile eagerly. “Well, let us partake!” ChuChu watches them
through a window, covering its mouth in fear. The dorm is shown from the
outside, calm. A huge explosion bursts through the roof.

P 163

Students come running, talking excitedly.

“What the, what the!?”

“An explosion from the east?”

“A dormitory. Tenjou Utena and Himemiya Anshii’s?”

Touga and Juri watch from the window of the Student Council’s Office. Touga
turns. “The Bride of the Rose is an engaged person even though there was a
bombing?” He clenches his shaking fist. “Damn…This is the biggest crisis
for the Signet of the Rose. What was the cause…Who is this owed to---“

Juri is puzzled. “Touga…”

Miki frowns. “Umm, Student Chairman.”

P 164

“Both of them are in good condition. They’ve been discharged from the
hospital.” Miki states. The two stare.

Touga lets out a breath. “I…see. I’m glad.”

Juri smirks. “Yeah.”

Miki looks down. “But…both of them seem strange…”

Touga turns to him. “Strange?”

Miki puts his hand to his mouth in thought. “No…my feeling’s fault.
Surely…-----probably….”

Anshii and Utena are walking to school. Wakaba runs up to them excitedly.
“U-te-na! You’re fine already?” She jumps onto Utena’s back. “I’m glad. My
Utena is in good condition…”

P 165

Utena is lying facedown on the ground, not used to Wakaba’s weight. Wakaba
looks at her worriedly. “U…Utena?” **Usually it’s different.** she thinks.

Saionji walks up. “Anshii.” He hugs her tightly. “I’m glad. I was so
worried!”

ChuChu jumps up angrily. Anshii frowns and pulls away. “What are you
doing!” She slaps his face.

P 166

A group of girls cover their mouths in horror. “Anshii, our Saionji-sama…”

Wakaba stares in shock as Anshii lifts Utena onto her back. “Well, we’ll
have to go back.” She states.

Utena clings to her. “Thank you.”

ChuChu jumps around. **…This is strange cchu…**

P 167

Back at school. Anshii is slapped across the face. ChuChu is alarmed. A
girl with curly hair gloats at Anshii, who is on the ground, surprised. A
group of four girls stand laughing behind the leader, who mocks, “You
slapped Saionji-sama very well, Himemiya Anshii!!” she puts her hands on
her hips. “You are usually just like Tenjou Utena’s goldfish!” Anshii
stares, wide-eyed.

ChuChu marches away, thinking **This is difficult for mistress cchu!!**

P 168

ChuChu goes back to their dorm, where Utena is cleaning the windows. She is
wearing a scarf tied around her head and a frilly apron. “ChuChu, what
happened?”

ChuChu frantically “Chu’s” at her, and with each Chu tries to tell her
something. “Chu!” **Help.** “Chu.” **Help.** “Chu.” **Help cchu!!
Utena-sama.**

“It’s ok, ChuChu.” Utena says. ChuChu tears in frustration. Utena picks
ChuChu up. “I am Anshii and somehow Anshii is Utena-sama.”

P 169

ChuChu’s eyes widen. **What sort of thing cchu?**

Anshii swings the curly-haired girl around angrily.

The girl is startled. “Wha…What?”

One of her followers shouts out, “What is this defiance, how conceited!
Peculiar behavior for Himemiya Anshii…”

“Indeed-----Anshii is always such as that. The reason for this kind of
discernment…pitiful…” Anshii says to herself.

P 170

She looks up suddenly, still holding onto the girl’s arm. “I’m sorry. You
are always confronting and bullying Anshii and Utena, the two of us-----So
I’m returning it.” She slaps the girl hard across the face, to the girl’s
shock.

P 171

The girls in the crowd cringe and gasp. Utena clasps her hands together and
her eyes water in admiration. “Anshii. Cool!” The girls turn and stare at
her.

“Eh…” says the curly-haired one.

Utena is embarrassed. “Ah…”

One of the girls is shocked at seeing Utena act this way. “U…Utena!!” The
girls run away in fear. “That’s even more scary.” They cry. “Run away!”

Utena and Anshii look at each other.

P 173

Utena looks up meekly. “I’m sorry, Utena-sama. You seemed to be taking
revenge for yourself, and I scattered them…”

ChuChu watches intently. **Let me see, let me see.**

Anshii explains. “I am in your body, with your winning ways. I’m sorry,
Anshii. From this time on, we should follow our spirits.”

ChuChu understands. **Mistress is-----**

Utena and Anshii point to each other deliriously. “ChuChu, our
personalities seem to be changed from the shock of the explosion.”

ChuChu is shocked, and the background behind him says “BLACK.”

P 173

ChuChu lies down and holds his head, trying to sort things out. **Anshii is
Utena and Utena is Anshii?**

Back at the dorm, the two try to think what caused the explosion. “How
could such a thing happen…” ponders Anshii.

Utena looks at her blankly. “I am different as it is, but…It seemed that a
short time ago Anshii tried to be cool.”

“I was in trouble.” Says Anshii. She begins to figure it out. “The cause
was, after all…”

The two wildly throw ingredients into a pot. “C-U-RR-Y!!”

“Anshii, we have to make it taste the same as that time.” Says Anshii.

“Yes.” Utena replies.

ChuChu waits in anticipation. It remembers the previous explosion.
**Because of the explosion.** ChuChu remembers Utena about to eat the
curry. **Because of that curry…** ChuChu sees the bottle of curry powder.
**ChuChu put it in, because of that…**

P 174

**I’ve decided cchu. The 100-strength curry caused the explosion once.
ChuChu is going to return those two people to their original bodies cchu.**
ChuChu marches determinedly to a grocery store, a coin purse slung over its
shoulder. ChuChu walks in, frowning.

The shopkeeper calls out to it. “Welcome.” ChuChu searches the aisles,
ignoring his teasing. “Such an eminent person always does their errands
here, huh. What will it be today?” ChuChu jumps, trying to reach the shelf
where the curry powder should be. Its place on the shelf is empty. “Eh?
Ahh, you want the 100-strength curry there? We’re sold out at the moment.”
ChuChu crumbles.

P 175

“Sorry,” he continues, “What a rare coincidence. We’ll get it in the first
half of the year.”

ChuChu gets all squiggly. **A half year…..**

“Only a short time ago, I sold the last one…Monkey-chan?”

Suddenly ChuChu sees a can of the curry powder in front of its face. ChuChu
jumps up to it happily. “Chu!”

A white boot crushes ChuChu, “Monkey!” Saionji stands above it, holding a
canister of the 100-strength curry powder. “Do you want my curry powder?”

ChuChu looks up resentfully. **Saionji.**

P 176

ChuChu lays on its stomach angrily. **Kuchoo**

Saionji waves the can in front of ChuChu. “Lo-ok. Look, look?” ChuChu takes
the bait and jumps, just as the can is pulled out of reach and the boot
comes down again on ChuChu’s head. The man looks down on him
condescendingly. “If you hear me when I speak, you won’t try to take this,
right?” ChuChu cries silently.

At the school greenhouse. “Well, you’ll do me a favor, right? Anshii.”

P 177

Saionji puts his hands on Anshii’s shoulders. “Because of Tenjou Utena, we
were separated. Today is our day to confirm the love we had at one time.”

She fiddles with her fingers, flustered. “Eh? Ah, love…?”

ChuChu watches from behind a rose bush. **Endure cchu, Utena-sama.**

Anshii whispers to ChuChu angrily. “You can’t hear this kind of thing,
ChuChu!”

ChuChu bows its head obediently. Anshii pretends to not understand.

“What, do you think?” Saionji rips open his uniform shirt. “I’ll show you
my love. So, Anshii.” He stares into her eyes. “Show me your love.”

P 178

He falls towards her. “Anshii.”

She holds out her hands. “Waaa! Again…” She reaches out a hand to slap him.
She ends up hitting ChuChu, who falls to the floor dazedly. She reaches
down and picks it up. “ChuChu, I’m sorry! You collided with…”

**Oww…Chu. I won, but I’m only a substitute cchu…**

Saionji puts his hand on his head. “…Recently, you have such strong spirit.
Wonderful.”

P 179

Saionji tosses a book at her feet. “Usually---from me with love.” He
smiles. “For your love, I will wait.” He turns and waves. “I will wait for
that time and your promise.” He says goodbye to ChuChu. “Monkey!” ChuChu
peeks out from behind the notebook.

Utena and Anshii get ready for bed. Anshii flips through the pages of the
notebook. The cover reads: Saionji Kyouichi. Love forever. Himemiya Anshii.
“An exchange diary…of love?”

P 180

Anshii reads some of the entries. “You’re continuing…this kind of stuff?
Anshii.” She throws it at the other girl.

Utena throws it back. “Yes. I owe it to Saionji-senpai to speak with him.”

“Well, you should write a reply!” shouts Anshii.

Utena replies, “Now, Utena-sama is Anshii.”

Anshii is angered. “What, I’m not such a pervert to write in that diary!”

ChuChu grabs the book as it sails over its head. “Chu.”

The two look at him. “You are…going to write, ChuChu?”

P 181

The girls put their hands to their faces apologetically.

“I’m glad.” Anshii explains. “We’re eating too much curry every day, and it
makes us tired. Really. (Sorry)”

ChuChu tears up. **Inexcusable cchu, even though these two people---**
ChuChu suddenly looks like Anshii, with dark hair and a school uniform, a
crayon in hand. **ChuChu will, without fail, bring the two of them to their
original bodies…**

The next day, at the greenhouse. ChuChu stands silently as Saionji leafs
through the book. “Hmm…Somehow, I received the reply clearly.” He tosses
the can of curry powder to ChuChu. “Look! This is your reward.”

P 182

ChuChu hugs the can in rapture. **100-strength curry…** ChuChu runs away
quickly. **I did it cchu.**

Saionji looks down in bewilderment. “Monkey…come on, don’t do that. What
was that happiness…” He straightens up and buries his head into the
notebook. He sweatdrops. “….What is this…?”

P 183

The page is full of scribbles and crossed out hiragana and katakana, with a
little caricature of ChuChu disguised as Anshii, saying “Chu. Chu.”

“Um, Monkey…Did you write this---!?”

At Utena and Anshii’s dorm, the two prepare to eat. The background reads:
Today, more curry…

Anshii holds up her bowl reluctantly. “----I will partake.”

Utena echoes her. “…partake.”

ChuChu marches in, holding the container of curry powder.

Anshii turns. “ChuChu.”

Utena stares. “How…”

P 184

ChuChu sprinkles the powder at them wildly.

Utena covers her head. “What are you doing, ChuChu?”

Anshii covers her mouth. “Stop! What are you trying to do!?”

Saionji bursts in, holding his katana. “----Monkey!! Stop!” ChuChu freezes.
He wields his weapon angrily. “I said I would hand over the 100-strength
curry…I’ll send you to heaven…” Saionji leaps towards them, his katana
raised.

Utena stares. “Saionji-senpai…”

Anshii coughs. “This…100-strength curry powder? ChuChu, how…”

P 185

Saionji slashes at ChuChu, causing it to jump back and pour the entire
contents of the container all over the four. There is a huge explosion.

P 186

The four lay unconscious on the floor.

A crowd gathers. One boy shouts, “Oh my god…”

Another remarks, “Again, an explosion from the east…”

ChuChu slowly regains consciousness. “Chu?”

Anshii has lost her glasses. “Aa….”

Utena holds her head. “Un…”

Saionji stands.

P 187

Still holding her head, Utena groans. “Damn it…That hurt..”

Anshii puts her glasses back on. “Utena…sama?” She hugs Utena fiercely,
sobbing. “You’ve returned, Utena-sama. Because of this time’s explosion.”

Utena is taken aback. “Aa..” She hugs Anshii back, and they jump up.
“Waaaa, this thing is…” The two point accusingly at ChuChu. “ChuChu.” Utena
yells angrily. “You caused the other day’s explosion!! That curry powder
probably caused it.”

Anshii says worriedly in the background, “ChuChu, what a bad baby.”

Saionji looks back.

P 188

ChuChu waves “no” wildly. It appears in Saionji’s uniform and points to
itself. ChuChu appears in Saionji’s kendo uniform and swings with a tiny
katana.

The girls shout at ChuChu angrily. “ChuChu!! It’s wrong to tell a lie!”

Saionji looks back, then stops at the door with a horrified look on his
face.

P 189

At school, Touga speaks to Saionji. “Saionji! Are the two of them in good
condition?”

Saionji nods his head. **Yes, yes, yes…Again, this time’s explosion changed
their personalities. I hate the large size of Saionji’s body, but,
m…mistress will be angered.** Saionji skips away freely. **Run away cchu.**

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