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He duels Utena once with Shiori as his Rose Bride but he loses the match. When he returns, he takes Shiori Takatsuki as his girlfriend, though it is clear that he is just manipulating her. In the anime, it is not clear whether or not Ruka was a Duelist before he returns. Ruka explains that he left Juri without saying goodbye to avoid a painful farewell. Touga comments that Juri was in love with Ruka first, but when he left she switched her love to Touga. As he lies on the dueling field, he confesses to Juri that he pushed her because he thought she was the one worthy of Prince Dios power. When she refuses to duel, Ruka himself is forced to duel Utena, and the strain causes a relapse of his illness. He pushes Juri to duel Utena Tenjou once again, but she throws the match after overhearing what she thinks is Ruka discussing with Touga Kiryuu how he's manipulating her. He reappears at the school after a prolonged absence, claiming that he has recovered, though still not well enough to duel. In the manga, Anthy Himemiya served as Ruka's Rose Bride on several occasions before he left the school due to an unknown illness. His cunning, manipulative behavior belies a hidden desperation to live and his influence on Juri Arisugawa becomes one of the major turning points for her character. Ruka Tsuchiya is a student at Ohtori academy who was the former captain of the fencing team and a former member of the Student Council.