Eh, the 25th ep is just an 'extra' anyway, it feels like. It's fun watching, if only for seeing Kasuka in full-on acting action, but it doesn't have very much in the way of story progression. It also has almost no Masaomi. :p
I'm taking him from the novels, but since he's barely in those (I swear, poor kiddo - for being so awesome, he sure gets ignored lots), there's probably not much you've missed if you don't know the novels at all. I think he's at about... five/six weeks after the anime ended, maybe? So yeah, he left with Saki and is being all lovey-dovey with her.
Oh, and he's working for Izaya. :| I don't know if there's any motivation for that given at the end of the third novel (unfortunately my Japanese sucks squid balls)... All they mention later is that, while Masaomi knows that Izaya is the one who helped him to his doom, Masaomi himself is still the one who made his own decisions. So, in absence of better motivation from canon... I'm going to say the decision to work for Izaya was part trying to prove to himself that he can work for Izaya and not mess up - and part using Izaya to stay in touch with his friends through the chatroom.
Money may have also played a part, since it can't be easy for a sixteen year old to provide for himself and his girlfriend... and I can see Izaya being just sneaky enough to play on that at just the right time. Like... calling Masaomi and saying he still owes him for telling him about Mikado, but since Masaomi is in [that one place] where Izaya needs something, if he'll just do that job for him, they'll be even... and Masaomi does, and Izaya pays him anyway, and handsomely - and then suggests inviting Masaomi to the chatroom if he keeps working for him. Something like that.
This is all just my theory, though. I haven't discussed this with 'our' Izaya or anything! Anyway, it's more background than relevant for current events.
... and again with the tl;dr. I'm not obsessed. Nope.
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It also has almost no Masaomi. :p
I'm taking him from the novels, but since he's barely in those (I swear, poor kiddo - for being so awesome, he sure gets ignored lots), there's probably not much you've missed if you don't know the novels at all. I think he's at about... five/six weeks after the anime ended, maybe? So yeah, he left with Saki and is being all lovey-dovey with her.
Oh, and he's working for Izaya. :| I don't know if there's any motivation for that given at the end of the third novel (unfortunately my Japanese sucks squid balls)... All they mention later is that, while Masaomi knows that Izaya is the one who helped him to his doom, Masaomi himself is still the one who made his own decisions. So, in absence of better motivation from canon... I'm going to say the decision to work for Izaya was part trying to prove to himself that he can work for Izaya and not mess up - and part using Izaya to stay in touch with his friends through the chatroom.
Money may have also played a part, since it can't be easy for a sixteen year old to provide for himself and his girlfriend... and I can see Izaya being just sneaky enough to play on that at just the right time. Like... calling Masaomi and saying he still owes him for telling him about Mikado, but since Masaomi is in [that one place] where Izaya needs something, if he'll just do that job for him, they'll be even... and Masaomi does, and Izaya pays him anyway, and handsomely - and then suggests inviting Masaomi to the chatroom if he keeps working for him. Something like that.
This is all just my theory, though. I haven't discussed this with 'our' Izaya or anything! Anyway, it's more background than relevant for current events.
... and again with the tl;dr. I'm not obsessed. Nope.