Kozue sits in the elevator.

Kozue: I'm Kaoru Kozue, seventh grade, class B.
Mikage: (over intercom) Please begin.

The elevator shakes slightly and starts to move down. Kozue clasps a pile of sheet music to her chest as she speaks.

Kozue: Miki is my twin brother. Since we were very little, he's treated me very fondly. Lately, even though he pretends there's nothing wrong, if something happens to sully me, he acts outwardly as if everything's okay. But in his heart, he's hurt, and he obsesses over me. That's why I purposely go out with people I know Miki will hate. But...
Mikage: (over intercom) Deeper. Go deeper.
Kozue: But Miki's attention is gradually going toward another woman. It's going away from me!

The elevator stops. Mikage stands behind her.

Mikage: I understand. I guess you have no choice but to revolutionize the world. The way before you has been prepared.

Mikage stands next to a coffin drawer on the wall. Kozue's sheet music is in a pile on the floor of the elevator.


Kaoru Kozue - The Black Rose Saga