ヒジリ・タテノミヤ

Human Miko. Tomoe's younger sister. Although the gap between them is three years, appearance-wise Hijiri looks much more mature. A black-haired beauty, her elegent character belies a strictness both at herself and at others. Although extremely serious to the point of inflexible stubbornness, she has a weakness for sweets. She adores her older sister Tomoe above all else, so she'll do anything for Tomoe even it kills her. Also, she's merciless to anyone who would intend harm to Tomoe. From a young age, Hijiri has always felt she was inferior to her older sister Tomoe. Tomoe's skill in the literary and martial arts marked her out as a worthy successor to the Tatenomiya family who ruled over Garyou, Hijiri despite her best efforts never felt she was capable of equalling her sister's achievements and chose the path of the Miko both to develop her own path and to quell the intense feelings of jealousy she harboured over Tomoe. When Tomoe was granted demonic possession by Zenohemia, Hijiri was initially happy her seemingly perfect sister had finally been brought to earth. However, Tomoe's character did not change much after possession and Zenohemia was forced to deploy another demon to oversee Tomoe's proxy rule. The younger brother of Tomoe's demon was chosen to possess Hijiri, taking advantage of the darkness in her heart to easily control her thoughts and actions. Because Tomoe did not actively oppress her subjects and was only intent on seeking out and slaying the island's best warriors, Hijiri's demon devised a tournament whereby worthy contestants were lured by the false premise of wealth and glory sponsored by Garyou's corrupt nobles and merchants. What awaited the winner was a duel to the death with the demonically possessed Tomoe, none of whom had ever survived until Gil's party arrived. Hijiri commissioned Gil and his party to kill Tomoe during the annual tournament, although the real intent was to remove the older demon inhabiting Tomoe, allowing Hijiri's demon to rule alone and gain credit for delivering Gil's head to Zenohemia. After exorcism, Hijiri obeys Tomoe's wish to atone for their sins and fight together with Gil and his party. She employs the magic arts of the Miko to harm and destroy demons.