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Rika Noyamano is the eldest of the Noyamano sisters, was given responsibility of taking care of Ikki when she was only
eight. She acts like the typical older sister and takes care of the family. To support the family, she works as Destler Bartlett,
a female pro-wrestler and for most of the early part of the story, during the time when Ikki discovers AT, she's out on a
national tour with her wrestling promotion. Later on it is revealed that she used to be Sleeping Forest's Thorn Queen and
follower of the Thorn Road (also called the "Sonia Road"). This road utilizes her hip joints as the base of her
moves (which are composed of a wide array of kicks that mimic the motions of a thorn whip), however the disadvantage of this
road is that this takes quite a toll on her body making her tire easily. Some time ago, she decided to quit AT for good due
to the accident that left her boyfriend Sora (then leader of Sleeping Forest) unable to use his legs. She's very much aware
of Ikki's talent and fears that Ikki may suffer the same fate as Sora so she tries her best to make him quit AT to the point
of challenging him to B class battle (though she wasn't on ATs). Ikki manages to win the challenge and she decides instead
to help with his training. She doesn't know Sora's true intentions for obtaining the Sky Regalia.
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