The day opens on a normal yet upbeat note. Ryuken is off to work at the hospital yet again. Since the end of the recent Quincy war, he feels lighter and more satisfied. He no longer regrets his Quincy heritage and he feels at peace with Katagiri's death.

On this particular day, due to the good weather, he decided to forgo his luxury sports car for a thirty minute walk to work. As he walks along, admiring the blooming flowers and renewed trees, he sees a new trendy cafe has opened just a couple of blocks from his workplace. He looks down and checks his watch...

"Hm. My first surgery doesn't start until 1430. I have time. Ah to hell with it...."

He walked into the cafe, admiring the brand new decor and chairs. There were a myriad of coffee's on display, a giant digital menu, and a huge case of delicate french pastries, all arranged neatly in a rainbow of colors.

He stood in line, looking up at the menu, trying to figure out if he should also get a pastry or a sandwich of some sort... It would make a nice early lunch, he thought, and might be more delicious than simply settling for the hospital cuisine as he normally did...

Just then the line moved forward and a woman began speaking in front of him. Tall. Obviously foreign though he couldn't see her face. Speaking English...

"Ah, yes, I'll have a... um, a mortadella sandwich with pesto and a latte with a slice of lemon pie, on the side..."

The hostess tells her the total. The woman reaches into her bag to retrieve her wallet, but when she does a keychain of sorts falls out and onto the floor, right in front of Ryuken.

He leans down to pick it up but what he sees there shocks him beyond belief... a silver Quincy Zeichen laid there on the floor attached to a necklace chain...