The story of Margery and a Flame Haze, Yuri's, meeting.
Satou and Tanaka reconfirm the distance between the worlds in which Margery and they live...
...by hearing how she did not think twice of sacrificing Yuri as a Flame Haze.
Shana, is something wrong?
Yuji...
The color of your flame...
The color?
Silver...
Don't chase the Silver.
You know the Silver?
It's just pointless going after it.
Chase, yet you never catch up; search, yet you will never find it.
It just appears.
What... you think... you think I can give up with that?!
That's everything to me.
The one Margery-san was after...
And still is.
Silver was the color of his flame?
That's right.
And the reason why Interpreter of Condolence remains a Flame Haze.
But, why me?
There is no Tomogara with a flame of this color.
What does that mean?
Even I don't know.
At this moment, there is no change as to what you are.
We'll maintain things as is and wait for Manipulator of Objects to return.
Yeah.
Yuji.
Until then, don't use your power of existence.
We'll restrict your training to only maneuvers.
You must not let the Interpreter of Condolence know of this.
Okay.
A Torch.
A Mystes.
And now the Silver.
Yu-chan!
You'll be late!
Yeah.
I'm off.
Have a good day.
Be careful on the road.
Sakai-kun!
Good morning.
Sorry, am I late?
No, I came early.
Where's Konoe-san?
Apparently, she's a little sick.
The butler said that she will show up to school, though.
He'll be taking her to and from school in our place until she gets better.
I see.
Therefore, as a result of the discussion on the activity board,
the role our class plays at the Seishuu Festival...
...has been decided to be these two.
Looks like the freshmen have to do some academic related work.
Since it's a simple theme, we should be able to get a good portion done in about a week.
We'll ask the upperclassmen for tips in running the stands.
What we need to decide today is-
Konoe-san.
I'm sorry we're late.
Please take good care of her as always.
Are you all right?
We heard you're not feeling well.
I'm fine. Sorry to make you worry.
Perfect timing.
We were just talking about the Seishuu Festival.
Seishuu Festival?
Right, you wouldn't know, would you?
Explain it to her, Ike-kun.
There's nothing really big to explain, but...
Thank you very much.
What?
Oh, no, um...
The Seishuu Festival is basically a festival held at the school.
It's the same as other schools in how there will be stands and exhibits,
but we're unique in how there's an opening parade the first day.
The representatives of the freshman class will dress up and march from the shopping district to the train station.
And after the parade, a grand prix is chosen.
Note: "Grand prix" is French for "great prize"
It's an amazing honor, too!
After all, they get chosen out of all the freshmen representatives,
so by the next day, they're the hero and the heroine of the school!
I see.
Not your kind of stuff?
Konoe-san. You're one of the class representatives taking part in the parade.
I am?
Yup. Along with these seven here.
I'm sorry. I nominated you.
I thought you'd look good in any costume.
Will you be taking part in it?
Yeah. I got pulled in by majority vote.
Force of numbers.
You should give up already.
If you don't want to, you don't have to force yourself.
No, I will do it.
All right!
Come on, class rep. Let's continue with the lottery.
We need to set the cast.
Yeah.
So, the costumes we'll be in are from The Wizard of Oz and Romeo and Juliet.
The castings for the guys are already set.
Tanaka is the Lion.
Satou is the Tin Woodsman.
I'm the Scarecrow.
And Sakai is the Romeo.
And, I just pulled the dog, Toto, so I'm in the Oz party.
What's left are Dorothy, the Wizard, and Juliet.
Take your pick.
This had to happen...
Picking Juliet, Sakai's partner out of those three...
So we're deciding who Sakai's sweetheart is, eh?
Don't phrase it like that.
If I become the Juliet, I'll be walking with Sakai-kun.
Juliet....
The role that stands next to Yuji.
Go ahead.
Congratulations, Kazumi!
"Congratulations"?
Well, you did get Sakai-kun's sweetheart role.
You won against Shana-chan and Konoe-san.
Everyone knows it.
How you three are fighting over Sakai-kun.
No, really. It's not like that.
You're not happy?
Well, I...
...am happy, but...
I'm sure I would have rejoiced more in the past.
But the reason why that's not true now is because I know this isn't enough.
I'm sure Shana-chan does, too.
Too bad, Shana-chan.
But I'm sure Dorothy will suit you, too.
I'll come up with the design.
Strange. Yoshida Kazumi standing next to Yuji doesn't bother me as it used to.
It must be that the level of this matter isn't that petty anymore.
Something more...
I want Sakai and I to be more...
Let's have fun together, Yoshida-san.
Yes.
I still am happy.
But...
Oh yeah, do you think Konoe-san will be okay?
We've always seen the parade, but making a first-timer dress up might be a little...
I could switch with my Romeo role, but...
Yuji!
What are you saying? It's decided already, so take responsibility!
Shana...
Acting like that isn't kindness at all.
You will do Romeo and Juliet with Yoshida Kazumi.
Do you understand?
O-Okay.
I'm sorry.
Shana-chan.
Yes, yes, coming.
Yes, this is Sakai.
Oh, Yu-chan?
Staying after school for preparations is limited to only six o'clock.
If you have to go past that time, let me know in advance.
But, it looks like they'll let us stay overnight as the date approaches.
Okay.
Really? So we can get your mother to help?
That's a big help!
She said she has most of the fabrics needed.
She said we can come over to pick them up today.
I have other preparations to do, though.
I'll go, then.
Can you carry them all by yourself?
Then, I'll go with Shana-chan.
Okay.
I think...
I'm feeling the same way as you.
So you wanted to make up for getting yelled at by Shana-chan?
No, I just remembered how Mom used to sew.
What?
Oh, nothing, nothing.
I see. So Yu-chan's Romeo?
I don't think he'll look too good in the role.
I don't thi-
-nk that's true.
Really? But Romeo is a passionate man who chases after his sweetheart thinking she died, right?
I don't see Yu-chan fitting that description.
To think she is dead when she actually isn't is just as foolish as Yuji.
So he'll fit it well.
That's mean.
After Romeo dies, Juliet suicides, too.
They're both very pure.
They just wanted to be next to each other.
She's right.
Loving someone is simply wanting to get closer to that person.
You feel you want to be physically attached, don't you?
I was never able to put it into words before,
but I think it's something like that.
I don't really get it,
but I understand the part about wanting to be close.
But in reality, it's like you see it there, but can't reach it.
How do I say...
It's like there's an invisible wall.
A strange wall that might collapse yet won't.
Yes, I understand exactly what you mean.
I think it's important for you to think a lot like that.
It's fine to get fed up and give up if it happens.
After all, that shows how serious you were.
But if that's not the case... If you truly feel that you want to be close to him,
then your heart will tell you what you should do.
You should stay for dinner.
It's all right. Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Your heart will tell you what you should do, huh?
Kazumi. Listen to me, but don't look back.
We're being followed.
It's not a Tomogara.
But we've been followed from the moment we left Yuji's house.
I'll see who it is, so move as I tell you.
Okay.
He's skilled at tailing others; he's not an average person.
Who do you think he is?
We'll find out.
It's now our turn to tail him.
He's heading back towards Yuji's house.
He might be up to doing something to Chigusa.
We'll take a shortcut.
It ended earlier than I'd expected.
He dodged?
Who are you?
Dang, you got me.
Wow, you're strong, little lady.
You-
Dad? What are you doing?
Eh?
Dad?
Nice to meet you.
I'm Sakai Kantarou.
Honestly, it's one of your bad habits, you know, Kantarou-san?
Your jokes always go wrong.
Seriously.
If you came home, you should've come straight in.
And instead, you sneak around and follow these two.
Well, that's because, since I'm usually away, I wanted to see what it's like around here when I'm not around.
But more than half of the motive is...
...it's just a hobby of mine.
Honestly...
Please don't do it too much.
You shouldn't be stalking and scaring girls.
I'm sorry.
It's already getting dark, right?
So I thought I would escort the girls who take care of my boy to their homes.
But, looks like they didn't need that.
Kantarou-san!
As an apology, please join us for dinner.
Yes.
Itadakimasu.
It's our house rule to pick out your portions.
It's Kantarou-san's influence.
It's more exciting to share the food while we all enjoy it together, right?
Both of you, you should hurry, or else the food will disappear.
C'mon, eat up.
Yeah, it's good.
These indeed are Chigusa-san's dishes.
They're only a combination of leftovers.
If it tastes good, it tastes good.
Um, I just noticed how both of you are very young.
You think?
Oh my.
They got married as students.
Eh?
Married as students?
Yeah. Basically they got married when they were really young.
I see.
Married as students.
Those were days swamped with hardship due to immaturity.
It was really rough.
Oh, but don't ask about our ages.
Because Chigusa-san will yell at me.
Really, Kantarou-san.
Yu-chan, go ahead and clean the table up.
I'll make some coffee later.
Yeah.
I wonder what Shana and Yoshida-san are talking about with Dad.
Are you interested?
Not exactly.
I see.
"If you truly feel that you want to be close to him, then your heart will tell you what you should do", eh?
That's Chigusa-san for you.
I'm sorry for asking this,
but you two looked very well matched,
and I thought that was because you both knew what to do.
I never thought we'd be called well matched at this age.
I'm happy even if you meant it as flattery.
It's not flattery.
What Yoshida Kazumi said wasn't flattery.
Yeah?
Thank you, then.
Back then, Chigusa-san and I were both young.
We lost our way many times, coming back to the starting line after getting lost.
But, I think our hearts did tell us how we should move.
Are you interested to hear how Chigusa-san answered me?
Chigusa-san...
...did this to me!
The men of the Sakai family tend not to be anchored to the ground, like a balloon.
Chigusa-san held on to the rope tight.
Thanks to that, I won't get lost no matter where I go.
Kantarou-san. You aren't telling those two some strange story, are you?
Not strange at all. It's an important story.
I hope so.
Coffee's ready.
Shall we, ladies?
If you're lost, then extend your hand out.
If you do that, you can reach out for something.
All right, coffee time.
Coffee Chigusa-san prepares is good.
If you want to be close...
Reach out for it...
So Pheles is alive ~de arimasuka?
Ah, yes, she is alive.
And she's searching for something.
Could that be...
Reiji Maigo.
Ah, but it's only natural.
To her, it's a memento of her past lover.
It's only a matter of time until she finds that Mystes.
Then...
Then Pheles will eventually...
The Seishuu Festival closes in.
Even the preparation process becomes an event for the students.
Shana immerses herself as part of them.
However, Wilhelmina returns.
She tells the tale of the previous owner of the Reiji Maigo.
Pheles and Johan.
Something is about to begin.
Next time on Shakugan no Shana Second.
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