▁but ▁they ▁failed ▁in ▁their ▁task , ▁mostly ▁due ▁to ▁Bel ld andy ' s ▁friend lin ess ▁towards ▁them . ▁Event ually , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁quit ▁their ▁service ▁with ▁Mar ll er ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁temple ▁proper . ▁They ▁rarely ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁main stream ▁series ▁from ▁that ▁point ▁on , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁have ▁several ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁M ini - G od dess ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁and ▁an ime ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁T ami ya ▁and ▁Ot aki ▁▁ ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁the ▁ex - direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁N ek omi ▁Motor ▁Club . ▁T ora ▁( a ▁dark - sk inned , ▁h ul king ▁man ) ▁and ▁H iko ▁( who ▁dress es ▁in ▁punk - style ) ▁are ▁rather ▁cru de ▁and ▁br ash ▁sen iors ▁of ▁Ke i ichi ▁who ▁make ▁life ▁very ▁hard ▁for ▁him ▁by ▁passing ▁on ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁work ▁to ▁him . ▁However , ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁Ke i ichi ' s ▁ab ilities ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁mechan ic ▁and ▁a ▁driver . ▁In ▁the ▁m anga , ▁they ▁pass ▁the ▁director ship ▁of ▁the ▁Motor ▁Club ▁to ▁Ke i ichi ▁as ▁they ▁gradu ate . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁both ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁motor ▁club , ▁Chi hi ro ▁F uj imi ; ▁however , ▁she ▁rejected ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁On ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁love , ▁H iko ▁later ▁falls