All of the four described previously had won. A short assembly was held, where Akio Ohtori gave a proud speech on things like honor and nobility. All of this flew over their heads. Touga, Saionji, Juri, and Miki later that day had gotten letters sent to their dorms, each with a rose seal on it. Inside contained a ring with a crest similar to the seal on their letters. Each said something different to them. The letters hurt all but one, which was Touga. He felt inspired by his.

 To Miki his letter said:

 "In a sunlit garden is not a place to find your 'Shining Thing.' A flashing sword is the thing that shines for you. Only in victory from a duel will you win the prize that you've wanted.

 "As part of the Student Council you are allowed to go into the duelist arena. Your ring is the key."

 He looked at it and felt a bit teary eyed. He wanted to hug his sister and beg her to promise him that she will shine for him. What he wanted wouldn't happen because she was filthy. There was no shine in her. She tried her hardest not to.

 To Juri it said:

 "Miracles do not come to those who refuse to believe in them. Fight for miracles. Only in victory from a duel will you win the prize that you've wanted.

  "As part of the Student Council you are allowed to go into the duelist arena. Your ring is the key."

 Juri grew angry with this letter. How dare they tell her that there are miracles?! She crumbled the letter, but kept the ring. She wore it. Like Miki she would go to duel, but only to prove everyone wrong about everything. She was right, and no letter would tell her otherwise.

 To Saionji it said:

 "Nowhere on this Earth will you find eternity. But, the Castle where eternity lies is not for one without nobility. Only in victory from a duel will you win the prize that you've wanted.

 "As part of the Student Council you are allowed to go into the duelist arena. Your ring is the key."

 Saionji's letter disturbed him a bit. Only Touga knew of his desire for eternity, but he knew this was not Touga. Touga was never this weird. Could it be from the girl in the coffin? He knew nothing except to find who was barging into his heart.

To Touga, it said something that was meant to break him. He wanted to break out of something else, for his letter said:

 "If it cannot break out of its shell, a chick will die without being born. You are the chick; the world is your egg. If you do not break out of its shell, you will die without truly being born. Smash the world's shell, for the revolution of the world. Only in victory from a duel will you win the prize that you've wanted.

 "As part of the Student Council you are allowed to go into the duelist arena. Your ring is the key."

 Touga liked his a lot. He felt as though without these words he would die without fulfilling his potential. He was going to say this as much as he could. Nobody should die trapped in this world.