Mizuka Irei

Mizuka Irei (伊禮 瑞榎, Irei Mizuka) is an employee of her family's business, the Irei General Store, and is a childhood friend of Misaki Senomiya. She is very knowledgable about Tanegashima, its residents, and rumors. At the store, Mizuka sells a special, passion fruit bun which is considered to be extremely repulsive, and anyone who wishes to receive Mizuka's advice or dip into her vast knowledge must first purchase and eat one. This ritual is known as the "Lake Treaty." Mizuka is also paraplegic and wears a Power Suit leg supporter to help her walk.
==Character Overview ==
===Personality===
Mizuka is shown to be a calm, aloof woman. However, behind her blunt demeanor, Mizuka is shown to care for her friends and diligently looks after Akiho and Kaito as if they were her own sib+lings.
=== Appearance===
Mizuka is rather tall, a bit taller than Kaito, and has blue eyes. Her long green hair is tied back in a ponytail and her bangs are separated by a hair clip. She is well-endowed and typically dresses in a simple tank top and jeans. Mizuka also fashions a Power Suit device on her legs, which enable her to walk.
==Background ==
Mizuka was a classmate of Misaki's and the two were close friends. She was the only person to learn of Misaki's murder of Kou Kimijima and hid the secret from Akiho and Kaito. After graduating, Mizuka took it upon herself to watch over Kaito and Akiho.
On September 2015, Mizuka was involved in a motorcycle accident which left her disabled from the waist down. She struggled to deal with her disability but years later, she would receive a present from her old friend, Misaki. The present was a Power Suit gear for her legs, which would give Mizuka the ability to walk once again.
==Plot==
===June 6, 2019 ===
Kaito visits Mizuka's family's store to pick up his usual two bottles of Fruit Sour Melon. While there, Mizuka asks him to contact Mitchie since he forgot to order his protein. She cannot contact him herself since she does not own a PokeCom, and as she has "too much work" at the moment she does not have time for the landline phone.
=== June 17, 2019===
When Kaito returns to the store, Mizuka immediately senses that he came to obtain information from her, so as always she forces him to eat a passion fruit bun, a spicy bun heavily disliked by him, as compensation. After having slightly recovered from the bun, he explains that he intends to find someone that will make Tetsuharu Fujita more likely to give them a discount on hobby robot parts. Mizuka promises to call him as soon as possible.
===June 18, 2019===
Mizuka calls Kaito, saying that Tetsuhara Fujita's granddaugher, Daitoku Junna, might be able to convince Tetsuhara into giving the Robotics Research Club discounted prices.
===June 27, 2019===
During the evening, Mizuka talk on the phone with Misaki, updates her on the fact that Kaito is helping out the robotics club even if she can't explain the reason for his change, then asks Misaki if she has intentions of meeting Kaito and his little sister, Akiho Senomiya, in Tokyo where the Robo-One will be held, Misaki coldly only states that she is busy. After the call Mizuka huffs a little at Misaki arrogant behavior, thinking that she probably feels alone too.
===July 4, 2019===
While mizuka is doing HUG maintenance, Kaito stops by the shop, he wonders why a famous company like the ExCo can't handle for her, Mizuka said that in theory the HUG Engineers exist, but on Tanegashima seems there isnt an official dealership.
===July 10, 2019===
Kaito shows up again at the store, after a brief friendly chat, Kaito asks if she knows a certain Kimijima Kou, Mizuka doesn't answer and looks at Kaito angrily, asking where he heard of him, Kaito begins to explain that strange "Report" obtained but he is stopped by Mizuka who immediately asks if he also met Airi. Mizuka reveals that 10 years ago, when she was still in high school she met Airi, asserting that she was Misaki's friend, along with Kimijima Kou.
===July 11, 2019 ===
While Kaito is outside near the store with Junna and Akiho, Mizuka comes out and calls him to come in, Kaito is worried since there are some rumors that talk about HUG's "rampage incidents", Mizuka however reassures him since some folks of ExCo. have said that she's fine. 
After yesterday's conversation, Mizuka went to Uchugaoka Park to find Airi with a PokeCom borrowed from Mitchie, but she didn't succeed to find her. While Kaito opens IRUO to explain how to find her, he notices Airi who quickly runs away and disappears from the frame, despite he turning around airi seems disappeared.
===July 17, 2019 ===
Mizuka exchange informations with Kaito about Subaru's father, his name is Hiromu Hidaka, a fisherman, and he hates hobby robots cause he want his son to inherit the family business. After Kaito gets various informations, Mizuka goes to Uchugoaka Park with Mitchie for the purpose to find Airi, after a bit of research with the PokeCom Mizuka finally can see her after 9 years, wondering if she actually got stuck on IRUO or something similar.
=== August 2, 2019 ===
Kaito remains thinking in front of the drink corner for several minutes, Mizuka sighing many times while reading newspaper and she points out that he is very suspicious and must not try to steal something. 
Kaito recovers from his thoughts and takes a drink, but Kaito remains suspect for Mizuka, jokingly asks him why he doesn't want any informations and if he is hiding something, however while the two continue to discuss, Tennouji Nae suddenly enters in the store, Mizuka sees Nae and Kaito move a little further forward near Nae's bike, Mizuka leaves the shop only to tell kaito to stop blushing and she returns immediately inside the store closing the sliding door.
=== August 24, 2019 ===
Mizuka complains a bit because Kaito hasn't eaten a passion fruit in a long time, sos he hasn't even sold one, since Kaito wants to ask for something, he puts it in the register.
Kaito asks her if she's talked to Misaki recently, but she says they talk once in a while, and when she does ring her up, Mizuka end up doing most of the talking while Misaki listens. Mizuka assert that Misaki was never one for phone calls.
=== September 19, 2019 ===
Junna and Kaito enter the store, Junna can only do a shy bow remaining embarrassed, they want to know more information from Mizuka about the Forbidden Storage Space at the Robot Clinic. Mizuka tells that when the Robot Clinic was First opened in 2001, the store mostly dealt in robot toys, RC vehicles, and whatnot, there were a lot of adults who came in regularly, but Doc originally build the Place for children. So Soon children from all over the island would visit the store on the weekends. 
The robots were builded with the help of Dr. Aizawa Jiro, called also "Robot Doctor", and when the Robot Clinic first opened, the robots that greeted the kids out front were modeled after Aizawa's.
Junna shyly asks why Doc stopped running the store for kids, however, Mizuka states that she knows the truth herself. Kaito asks if it's about when Junna wandered into the Forbidden Storage Space and broke one of the robots, Junna immediately bows and leaves the store. 
Mizuka confirms what kaito said, Junna went into the storage room, broke a robot, and Doc got mad at her, word of the accident got around, the number of kids visiting the store plummeted and Doc stopped business with kids after that.
Kaito gives thanks to Mizuka and left the store.
=== December 12, 2019 ===
Kaito has suddenly decided to learn the Surfing, despite Mizuka's numerous advice and 3 days of training, Kaito continue to fails and slip from the board, Mizuka is a little angry, believing that if he continues like this he will never be able to see a single progress.
To relax a bit, Kaito talks with Airi on IRUO, few minutes later Mizuka returns taking some Surfer Lingo bottle, then pouring it on Kaito's head. 
=== December 14, 2019 ===
==Relationships==
===Friends ===
* Misaki Senomiya: A close friend and former classmate in high school. Mizuka was the only person to learn of Misaki's murder of Ko Kimijima and hid the secret from Akiho and Kaito. Mizuka originally recieved her Power Suit from Misaki and is very grateful to her old friend. Over the course of the series, Mizuka keeps in contact with Misaki, encouraging her to regain contact with her younger sister.
* Kaito Yashio: After Misaki graduated and left Tanegashima, Mizuka become a sort of sisterly figure to Kaito, diligently watching over him and Akiho. Kaito frequently comes to Mizuka for assistance and advice, but always at the cost of eating one of her nikuman. It seems Mizuka's aloof disposition rubbed off on Kaito somewhat.
* Mitsuhiko Nagafukada: Mitsuhiko was a former classmate of Mizuka's and the two are shown to retain a close friendship, though Mizuka considers him tiring to deal with.
==Trivia == 
*According to Mitsuhiko, Mizuka is fond of beer.
*Her given name, Mizuka, contains "Mizu", which can mean "Water." Her family name, Irei, can mean "Memorial."
==Gallery==
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Birthday 2023-03-04 Irei Mizuka.jpg|Graphic from Mizuka's official birthday post in 2023.@kagakuadv: Mizuka's birthday's tweet on Twitter (2023)
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