Daizuke wiped the grease clean off his hands using an old rag. His clothed were filthy as he had been working on an engine. He worked part time as a mechanic and considered himself a damn good one despite his young age.
"I wonder what the others are up to?" Daizuke asked himself. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his Torque Deck. He remembered Sauron approaching him and giving him the deck. After finding out what she had planned he decided to just do what he wanted and it didn't involve her. It was strange that she didn't come after her. It was like she was letting him go on purpose. "Well, no reason to think about that bitch anymore. She's dead."
He got himself cleaned up and changed since his shift was over and decided to head to the Radish. It was his favourite place since cute girls were waitresses. They had gone back to the original skimpy two-piece uniform but still wore those cute little cat ears for the Moe-Factor. It really did attract the customers more than the snacks.
He entered and scanned the place. He gave an appreciative whistle before going over to sit at an empty table. He glanced around and then saw Yuuki with Roka. He got to know the kid pretty well since they met. Like him he got his powers out of luck. They got along pretty well. It was just that Daizuke couldn't get along well with Ryuji. That guy could hold a grudge but then again getting blown up wasn't something anyone was willing to forgive so readily.
Daizuke rose up from his seat and greeted them. "Hey, Yuuki."
"Daizuke-san," said Yuuki, surprised to see the Knight. "What brings you here?"
"Just enjoying the view," grinned Daizuke. "So, is this your girl?"
"Hai, this is my girlfriend Roka-san," said Yuuki.
"Nice to meet you, Roka," said Daizuke.
Roka wondered if this guy was a Rider since he seemed so familiar to Yuuki. But it didn't really matter. Yuuki had told her about the final battle and she doubted the Riders would still be needed after that. Yuuki still kept the Vortex Gear. Since his strange experience he made sure to keep it on him at all times. His pictures had gone back to normal and didn't look freaky anymore, fortunately. He didn't want to be kicked out of the Newspaper Club for having a broken camera.
"Say, you a Rider?" Roka asked bluntly.
"Roka-san!" gasped Yuuki.
"A Zodiac Knight, actually," Daizuke corrected, "But I'm with the Riders." He finished, "Well, I'm gonna go back to my table and wait for a cute waitress to take my order. See ya!"
Yuuki aimed his camera at Daizuke as he sat down and took a quick snapshot without him noticing. The camera Roka had given him didn't give out a bright flash.
Yuuki didn't tell Daizuke yet about what Warren had told him. Sauron was just a warm-up? What did that mean? Did that mean that stronger enemies would come? If that was the case then Yuuki had to be ready.
Ryuga's return had surprised him as well and while he was glad that he wasn't their enemy anymore, it was hard to trust a guy who tried to kill you and had done so much evil. Yuuki still wanted them to work together, though. Ryuga didn't seem so bad anymore. Unfortunately, Ryuji just couldn't bring himself to trust the former Orphenoch King.