* Synopsis * B Part *
* Utena unpacks her things in her new room. There's a knock on the door and Anthy lets herself in. Utena pulls Anthy down on the bed and asks her about the rose signet, and Anthy does a little more explaining.
* Anthy gets a little too friendly and Utena stands up suddenly, telling Anthy to go back to her room. Anthy smiles and looks around Utena's closet, taking out a yellow dress and saying it's cute. Utena gets annoyed and pushes her away. In the closet is an old picture frame with a photo of Utena and Touga.
* Shiori and Touga talk in a white room with lots of various paintings (the ones in the opening credits) to the music, "Illusion". Shiori says that she once had a prince but he died saving a girl who had fallen out of a boat, and she won't allow this.
* Wakaba, Utena, Anthy, and other students are cleaning a pool. Touga shows up and walks straight to Utena, saying that she is now a duelist too. Utena wants to know if Touga is involved in the duels, if he is interested in winning Anthy.
* Touga calls Anthy over and the two flirt in front of Utena. Utena walks off after a few moments.
* Dios talks to Touga over the phone, relating the story of the Rose Prince and Rose Bride. The Rose Bride locked up the Rose Prince from the people, who were not happy with her actions. He said that the Rose Prince was really the king of flies [Beezelbub] and when the Rose Bride lost her powers, he reverted back to this form. Touga paints Shiori's toenails and asks if Dios is playing this game to regain his sister's powers.
* Kozue is shaving Miki's eyebrows in the bath. Miki says that they cannot return to the past when they were in the garden. Kozue places the razor at Miki's throat and calls him a traitor.
* In the middle of the night, Utena sees Anthy walking off, and wonders just what is the Rose Bride.
* Touga reveals his past - he grew his hair long because his father wanted him to, to please his foster father. Shiori then talks about how she hates Juri - because Juri has a picture of Shiori in her locket. Shiori transforms into a Cabbage White butterfly and becomes a spectator in Touga's past as he reveals he was abused by his foster father. Touga tells her he'll defeat Juri in the next duel but won't hurt her. When Shiori asks why, he says it's because duelists have high ideals.
* Juri and Miki walk down a long pathway in a dark garage. Juri says that it leads to the ends of the world, and Miki replies that he's afraid he'll be swallowed up. A light flashes and they see an image of Dios for a brief moment.
* Juri and Miki talk about their reasons for being duelists. Miki wants power and control, while Juri wants to be able to break everything that ties her down.
* Shiori shows up and walks to Juri, taking her hand and looking at the ring as the music, "Belladonna no Wana" begins to play. She says that Juri must be a duelist and that she knows things. Juri wonders if she knows about the locket, but Shiori goes on to tell Juri and Miki about Utena - how she wants to be a prince and that she used to be Touga's girlfriend. Shiori asks Juri to defeat Utena in the next duel and Juri agrees. Miki wonders if Shiori is something that is tying Juri down.
