Ryoko Kakyoin

"What happened to you? Why did you disappear from our lives? Why…? You were my cousin… so why won't you tell me, Noriaki…?"

- Ryoko Kakyoin

Ryoko Kakyoin (花京院 涼子) is a character featured in the spin-off Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak. She is Noriaki Kakyoin's cousin.

She spends a few days in Morioh after visiting Kakyoin's grave and suddenly stumbles upon a strange book.

Appearance
Ryoko is a young Japanese girl who is just entering university and thus is a teenager. She has a svelte body and of small stature, being more than a head shorter than Hol Horse. She has long hair pulled back into a short ponytail and a braid running along the side of her head. She has a notable twisting bang on the right side of her face. Like Kakyoin before her, she wears a single cherry earring.

Ryoko wears a light shirt with short sleeves, a dark necktie, a long dark skirt with a large dark belt that covers her whole abdomen, and loafers with spotted socks.

Personality
Not much is known about Ryoko, as she only appears briefly in the story so far. She is shown to be attached to her cousin Noriaki Kakyoin and to his memory. Even ten years after his death, she takes the time to visit and mourn over Kakyoin's grave just before the academic year begins.

Background
Ryoko is Noriaki Kakyoin's cousin. At some point in her childhood, she met DIO in Cairo. DIO apparently tried to seduce her to his side, but she escaped somehow.

Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak
In March 1999, Ryoko has just been admitted to a university. Before the academic year begins, she goes to Morioh to pay her respects to Kakyoin's grave. A bird suddenly flies above her and she has a vision of DIO apparently trying to seduce her to his side. When she returns to her senses, she tearfully asks why Kakyoin "disappeared" from his family's lives.

Going back to town, Ryoko calls someone to inform them of her whereabouts and says that she plans on staying in Morioh for several days. While walking, she spots a strange comic book on the ground and picks it up. Skimming the pages, she sees a line predicting that Hol Horse will see DIO. The sight of DIO's name makes her recall a scene of Kakyoin obeying DIO's orders. Someone approaches and Ryoko takes the book with her, hiding it in her bag. She then passes by Hol Horse himself.