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🌸 Baika ♀️

The Main Protagonist of Crucible Residence (Spinoff to Ashlord)

🌺 Character Introduction / Backstory

Baika is an orchid demon disguised as a disciplined high school student attending Shrine Blossom Academy, a prestigious institution that blends traditional education with occult studies and elemental alchemy training.

Though she appears composed and academically gifted, Baika carries a deeply unstable emotional core shaped by her dual nature as both student and demon. She was raised alongside her older brother Sakurai, who remains one of her few emotional anchors in an otherwise detached existence.

Her exceptional talent in alchemy led her to earn an advanced degree unusually early, making her both a prodigy and a monitored anomaly within the academy system. As class representative, she maintains order with unnerving politeness—while quietly suppressing impulses she barely understands.

🧠 Personality / Stock Character / Archetype

Dorodere archetype (soft-spoken, polite exterior masking obsessive, unstable emotional depth)

Calm, courteous, and academically perfect on the surface

Internally intense, possessive, and emotionally turbulent

Has difficulty expressing attachment in healthy ways, often framing affection as “logic” or “obligation”

Can shift from gentle class rep energy to unsettling emotional fixation when triggered

🧪 Powers & Combat Style

Alchemy-Hands: specialized demonic appendages allowing:

Elemental transmutation (fire, metal, vaporized flora, crystalline structures)

Voice mimicry and vocal replication through alchemic resonance

Rapid environmental reconstruction for both defense and attack

Combines scientific precision with emotional instability, making her abilities highly unpredictable in peak stress states

Prefers controlled, elegant techniques rather than brute force—unless emotionally compromised

🎯 Occupation / Role

Class representative of Shrine Blossom Academy

Alchemy prodigy / student researcher

Occult experimental subject under subtle academy observation

Part-time academic assistant in elemental theory

📚 Book Collection (Examples)

Baika maintains a carefully curated collection blending classical literature and fantasy manga, often categorized with obsessive precision.

📖 Classic Novels

Crime and Punishment — Fyodor Dostoevsky

Frankenstein — Mary Shelley

The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde

Wuthering Heights — Emily Brontë

Les Misérables — Victor Hugo

📚 Fantasy Manga / Light Fantasy Works

Fullmetal Alchemist — Hiromu Arakawa

Made in Abyss — Akihito Tsukushi

Blue Exorcist — Kazue Kato

Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic — Shinobu Ohtaka

The Ancient Magus’ Bride — Kore Yamazaki

(Each category is meticulously labeled and color-coded in her dorm shelves.)

🍜 Likes / Dislikes / Gimmicks

Likes:

Korean bibimbap

Ultra-spicy boneless chicken

Beef ramen noodles

Organizing books by emotional “tone” rather than genre

Quiet laboratory work late at night

Dislikes:

Emotional unpredictability (especially her own)

Disorganized study spaces

People touching her books without permission

Being called “just a student” instead of a researcher

Gimmicks:

Writes emotional notes inside book margins but pretends they are “research annotations”

Uses alchemy-hands to unconsciously mimic voices of people she’s emotionally fixated on

Refers to relationships as “stable reactions” or “volatile compounds”

Keeps a “reaction log” of her interactions with Sakurai and classmates

🏫 Occupations / Jobs

Student representative at Shrine Blossom Academy

Junior alchemy researcher

Assistant in elemental transmutation studies

Occult laboratory trainee under academy supervision

🌸 Name Etymology / Inspiration

Baika (梅花 / or stylized “Baika”): commonly associated with plum blossoms or floral imagery, symbolizing elegance, endurance, and quiet resilience

The orchid demon concept reinforces themes of beauty, rarity, and hidden danger beneath refined aesthetics

Inspirations / Genre DNA:

Emotionally complex “soft-spoken but unstable” heroines in psychological anime and manga

Alchemy systems inspired by structured magic/science hybrid settings

School academy occult fiction archetypes

Characters who balance academic brilliance with hidden emotional distortion

Visual and tonal influence from floral-symbolic character naming traditions in Japanese media

💗 Color Theme

Fandango Pink

🕯️ Yurihiko Yakumo ♂️

The Main Protagonist of Demon Residence (Spinoff to Ashlord)

🩸 Character Introduction / Backstory

Yurihiko Yakumo is a former noble-born youth of the Yakumo family whose life was shattered by the same demonic catastrophe that fractured his sister Ginko’s world. Unlike Ginko, who became a wandering swordswoman, Yurihiko was taken into the influence of the Akatsuki Temple, a shadowy institution blending religious authority with underworld governance.

After his partial demonization, Yurihiko did not lose himself entirely—instead, he adapted, becoming something between a man of science, a shrine-bound enforcer, and a yakuza intermediary. Now operating as a demon yakuza investigator, he is tasked with solving the mysterious murder of an elder shrine maiden, an event that threatens to destabilize the already fragile balance between humans, demons, and temple factions.

His investigation gradually pulls him deeper into the same corruption that destroyed his family.

🧠 Personality / Stock Character / Archetype

Grand-mobster archetype (charismatic underworld boss energy with a noble undertone)

Calm, theatrical, and commanding—even in violence

Speaks politely, even when threatening someone

Highly analytical, treating people like “cases” or “systems”

Emotionally restrained, but not detached—he simply hides intensity behind professionalism

A “gentle monster” type: polite demeanor masking dangerous capability

🧪 Powers & Combat Style

Hematokinesis: manipulation of blood for both forensic analysis and combat applications

Can trace emotional or biological “connections” between individuals

Uses blood patterns to reconstruct events like a living crime scene analysis system

Offensive techniques include shaped blood constructs and controlled pressure bursts

Combines supernatural ability with biochemistry and hematology expertise, making him both investigator and executioner

Fights like a calculated strategist rather than a berserker

🎯 Occupation / Role

Investigator for the Akatsuki Temple

Demon yakuza intermediary (liaison between criminal syndicates and temple authority)

Forensic occult analyst specializing in demonic crime scenes

💔 Likes / Dislikes / Gimmicks

Likes:

Precision instruments (scalpels, lab tools, ritual implements)

Quiet tea rooms inside chaotic environments

Solving “impossible” cases

Respectful opponents

Dislikes:

Uncontrolled violence without purpose

Corrupt clergy exploiting faith

Emotional dishonesty

Being compared directly to his sister Ginko

Gimmicks:

Always adjusts his gloves before using Hematokinesis, like a formal ritual

Refers to crimes as “imperfect equations”

Keeps calm even when visibly injured, prioritizing investigation over survival instincts

Leaves spider lily petals (real or symbolic) at crime scenes he considers “resolved”

🏯 Occupations / Jobs

Demon yakuza investigator under the Akatsuki Temple

Occult forensic specialist (blood-based crime reconstruction)

Field negotiator between demon factions and temple hierarchy

🌺 Name Etymology / Inspiration

Yurihiko (百合彦 / stylized): suggests a refined, noble masculine name with a soft floral undertone (“yuri” often evokes lily symbolism in Japanese naming aesthetics)

Yakumo (八雲): “many clouds,” symbolizing hidden truths, layered identity, and obscured morality—shared with Ginko, reinforcing their fractured family fate

Inspirations / Genre DNA:

Gentleman detective archetypes from noir and supernatural mystery fiction

Yakuza-influenced antihero figures from crime anime and games

Blood-based power systems seen in dark fantasy manga tropes

Shrine-temple corruption narratives common in occult thriller settings

The “calm analyst who becomes terrifying in execution” character type

🕷️ Color Theme

Spider Lily Red

🌫️ Character Introduction / Backstory

Ginko Yakumo is a Heisei-era swordswoman forged by tragedy and vengeance. Her life is defined by the brutal loss of her father, Haiji, whose death shattered her family after a demonic incident escalated into chaos. The trauma deepened when her younger brother Yurihiko and cousin Tomonori were corrupted through demonization, leaving Ginko as one of the few still human.

After a catastrophic event in which her family was nearly wiped out during an encounter with rogue Hashira forces, Ginko entered a berserk state, awakening her dormant power. Since then, she has sworn an oath to hunt down and slay Hanami, the Demon Queen, believing her downfall will restore balance and avenge her bloodline.

Now traveling with five demon girls under her reluctant protection—Honami, Sawako, Chigusa, Kitsuko, and Yukariko—Ginko walks the line between savior and executioner.

🧠 Personality / Stock Character / Archetype

Sukeban archetype (rebellious delinquent girl leader)

Hardened, intimidating, and blunt, with a strong moral core buried under emotional scars

Fiercely protective of those she considers “hers,” especially her demon companions

Quick to anger, slow to trust, but deeply loyal once bonds form

Carries herself like a lone wolf commander rather than a traditional hero

⚔️ Powers & Combat Style

Ash-Breathing: a sword style that manipulates ash, soot, and ember-like residue for offensive and defensive techniques

Wields a black blade that absorbs and releases ash energy

Combat style is aggressive, fast, and emotionally charged—often pushing her body beyond safe limits

Has moments of uncontrollable berserk rage when emotionally triggered, especially relating to her family

🎯 Occupation / Role

Demon hunter / rogue swordswoman

De facto guardian of the five demon girls in her care

Anti-establishment fighter operating outside formal demon-hunting factions

💕 Likes / Dislikes / Gimmicks

Likes:

Playing the shamisen (reflective and emotional grounding ritual)

Drinking sweet amazake

Quiet nights after battles

Dislikes:

Demonization experiments

Corrupt Hashira authority figures

Being emotionally vulnerable

Anyone who mocks her family’s death

Gimmicks:

Often cleans ash off her blade like a ritual before speaking seriously

Switches from calm to violent tone instantly in emotional triggers

Refers to her companions like “strays she didn’t ask for but can’t abandon”

🌫️ Name Etymology / Inspiration

Ginko (銀子 / or fictional stylization “Ginko”): evokes “silver” or cold metallic imagery, reinforcing her ash-and-steel theme

Yakumo (八雲): a poetic Japanese term meaning “many clouds,” symbolizing smoke, ash, and emotional turbulence

Inspirations / Genre DNA:

Demon-slaying revenge protagonists from dark fantasy anime

Sukeban delinquent leaders from classic Japanese school drama tropes

“Blade-wielding tragic heroine” archetype seen in works like Demon Slayer-style settings

Tone influence from grim revenge narratives similar to Berserk-like emotional framing (without direct equivalence)

🩶 Color Theme

Ash-Grey