Noyamano, Ringo

野山野林檎

Team: Sleeping Forest
Status: Thorn Queen
Road: Sonia Road
Ringo appears to be an ordinary junior high school girl. In reality, she is the successor to the legendary Storm Riders team, Sleeping Forest. She also holds the title of the current Thorn King (Queen) among the eight 'Kings' in the AT world. Ringo is in love with Ikki but lacks the courage to confess. She assists Kogarasumaru during crises while disguised as Croissant Mask (Croissiant Kamen). As a King Class AT user, Ringo is determined to demonstrate the "fear" of aerial flight to Ikki, aiming to prevent him from suffering the same fate as the previous 'Wind King'. To achieve this, she is even willing to attack him brutally with her 'Thorn Regalia'. During the battle, she seems to maintain total control, as Ikki is completely outclassed. However, Kururu Sumeragi rescues Ikki by installing Bagram prototype cores mid-air. Ikki then becomes more than a match for Ringo. The fight appears to end in a draw, with Ikki carrying Ringo back home. Following this battle, Ikki departs from the Noyamano residence, but not before Ringo finally reveals her feelings for him and kisses him goodbye. Later, in the Tower of Tropheum, Killik reveals Ringo's true purpose as the leader of Sleeping Forest. Because the final battle for the Sky King takes place in an environment where the air is incredibly dense and the atmosphere feels crushing, Ringo is completely immune to these conditions. This makes her the perfect warrior to protect the Sky Regalia.
Ringo is often depicted as a warrior in armor, wielding a shield and blade, with a pair of wings made of blades. At the point of her introduction, she is usually shown in the middle of a forest with dead bodies scattered around her. Her introduction remains consistent throughout the manga: "The Fruit of the Forbidden Forest Which Lures One into a Deep Slumber... Crazy Apple." (This is a play on her name, as "Ringo" means Apple in Japanese.)
Ringo (along with Mikan and Ume) are not biological sisters of Rika. This was revealed by Kilik in Chapter 154. About a year after the creation of the original Sleeping Forest, Kilik revealed that three unknown "gravity children" were staying with Rika, implying that research for Air Treck was still ongoing elsewhere. In Chapter 174, Ringo is seen watching Kogarasumaru train for their B-Class match against the White Wolf clan. She then sees Hako talking to a mysterious girl who had appeared with the Sora brothers in Chapter 163.