
All the members of the seitokai are shocked to see that Ruka is one of them, indicating that he was not a duelist before his return. Ruka then appears in the doorway with a rose signet on his finger, claiming that he is recovering from his sickness and therefore has returned. With an expression half stunned, half angry, Juri says, "so it is you, Captain." Ruka then removes his fencing mask, smiling at her and replying, "You're the captain now, Arisugawa Juri."Īt the Student Council meeting, Juri tells Nanami and Miki about Ruka and his illness and his subsequent leave from school. Warily, Juri accepts, and the onlooking spectators are shocked when they realize that the stranger has beaten Juri. And then.there's you."Īt the beginning of episode 28, Juri is teaching her normal fencing lesson when a mysterious stranger appears, asking to have the next duel. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUMMARIES OF EPISODES 28 AND 29 AND CONTAIN SPOILERS. In his absence, Juri was made interim fencing captain, and, as often happens with students who leave Ohtori, no one remembered that Ruka had ever been there. The anime never goes in depth as to what the illness is, but it is clear that Ruka was hospitalized before he appears back at Ohtori in episode 28. Ruka was forced to leave Ohtori after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. He readily acknowledged that her talent with the sword far surpassed his, and hoped one day to bring out that potential to its fullest.
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It was he who taught her how to fence, and she was his star pupil. Ruka was a former student at Ohtori who was the captain of the fencing club and good friends with Juri. The majority of the two Ruka episodes are told from Arisugawa Juri's point of view. POSITION: Ohtori fencing captain, duelist
