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Chapter 43 [Awakening]
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Zoda and Luna Ryder are rivals as the successor to Black Shadow: the leader of Dark Million. In order to get Luna Ryder out of the way, Zoda begins telling his underlings that she is in fact Rick's beloved Haruka. So, Luna Ryder vows to dispel that rumor by disposing of Rick herself.

Rick is still unsure if Luna Ryder truly is Haruka. In the next race, the two of them are in a dead heat. Luna Ryder suddenly swerves off the course, and Rick, following her, is caught and taken to Dark Million's hideout.

To prove that she isn't Haruka, Luna Ryder tortures Rick intensely directly in front of the other Dark Million members. But as she does, her memories all return to her. Afterward, realizing that she is indeed Haruka, she secretly helps an unknowing Rick escape. However, this experience proves to Rick that she couldn't ever be Haruka.

Zoda blames Luna Ryder for Rick's escape and assumes the Dark Million throne for himself. But as he does, Black Shadow returns! It turns out, he hadn't died after all.

Several days later, Rick decides to go to his and Haruka's favorite spot. There, he bumps into Luna Ryder. Knowing her only as an enemy, though, he passes her by without a word.