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H aving lost his mother at an early
a ge, Ryo has devoted his entire
young life to ri g o rous martial art s
t raining under the guidance of a
st rict but loving fa th e r.
D e s p i te a tendency to be re ck l e s s
and a bit too qu i ck to fight, Ryo has
a tremendous amount of pote n t i a l
and an iron st rong volition.
D ete rmined to uncover the my ste ry
of his fa th e r’s murd e r, he begins a
j o u rney that will eve n t u a l ly ta ke
him we st to a land he has neve r
seen… China.
What fa te lies in sto re for Ryo ?
As a close friend and classmate ,
Nozomi is we l l - a qu a i n ted with Ryo.
A libera ted and fl exible th i n ke r, she
has a tendency to speak her mind
c l e a rly and an ability to get qu i ck ly to
the core of any matte r, exc e pt when
that matter invo lves feelings of th e
h e a rt. When she cares for someone,
she finds it difficult to ex p re s s
h e rself, instead simp ly gazing at th e m
w i th affection in her eye s .
Will she ever be able to clearly
ex p ress her feelings to Ryo ?
Ryo Hazuki
Nozomi Harasaki
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