Chicory Monki

Chicory Monki:File:Chapter 58.png (門季チコリ, Monki Chikori) is a crime reporter at Lime Weekly.
==Physical description==
Chicory is a young woman of a fair complexion with light brown eyes, light brown hair reaching down to her chin, and bangs. She usually keeps her hair in a ponytail, and wears round glasses.
Her clothes consist of white shirt, a light brown jacket, dark blue jeans and white shoes. 
==Personality==
When first meeting Totomaru Isshiki, Chicory appears like an enthusiastic and outgoing character who holds a deep admiration for detectives and their line of work.
==Biography==
===History===
Chicory was kidnapped as a child, and a police detective solved the case and rescued her. Because of that incident, Chicory thinks of detectives as her heroes, and pursued a career as a reporter.
After becoming a journalist, Chicory notably reported on the "Kushiro Giant Snowman Murders" and the "Izumo Eight-Headed Serpent Assassination," notorious cases from around the country.
She was hired by Lime Weekly not long before meeting Totomaru Isshiki whose cases she has been following and researching. Sometime later, Chicory wrote an article on one of Hummingbird's kidnappings. While doing her research, she even learned that he sends greeting cards first, a detail the police did not make public.
==Quotes==
* (To Totomaru Isshiki) "I've been researching unsolved cases and impossible crimes. And you, the one who's been solving those cases one after another with your magnificent deductions... are a hero among heroes!"
* (To Totomaru Isshiki) "You're not amazing because you're able to solve cases like magic... but because you earnestly devote yourself to everything you do... I have even more respect for you than I did previously."
==Relationships==
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Totomaru Isshiki=
Chicory idolizes Totomaru because she is impressed that he was able to solve various unsolved and impossible cases; to her, he is her hero and god. She is thrilled when she is finally able to meet him. In turn, Toto initially thinks that she is weird and does not know how he should respond to her enthusiasm and adoration as he is, after all, not the one who is actually solving the cases.
Furthermore, Chicory imagined Toto as a level-headed detective who calmly and quickly solves cases. During the Poisoned Latté Case, she learns that he is not like that, but after seeing him in action, she realizes that he is not amazing because he can swiftly solve cases: He is amazing because he earnestly devotes himself to everything he does. For this reason, Chicory respects him even more than before.
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Ron Kamonohashi=
Chicory is irritated by Ron as she believes that he is only hindering and intimidating Totomaru. She also dislikes it that he always acts "high and mighty" although he is not a detective. However, when Ron later states that he wants to become a police detective like Toto, Chicory gives him her full support. She becomes friendlier to him afterward, though she does not tolerate Ron calling Toto an "idiot."
Ron, on the other hand, is very interested in cultivating a good relationship between her and Toto as he hopes that Chicory, a crime reporter, could be a valuable source for information on cases. He encourages her to consult Toto about all difficult cases she finds and wants to use her connections to find and solve cases all over Japan.
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Kanae Himeno=
Chicory immediately bonds with Kanae Himeno over their deep admiration for certain people: Himeno admires Takanori Aoe, and Chicory admires Totomaru. Toto even calls them "kindred spirits," like sisters, and Himeno "Chicory's double" because they are so similar and understand each other so well.
Himeno's death greatly saddens and upsets Chicory.
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==Etymology==
* Her name "Chicory" (チコリ) is almost the Japanese name for the common chicory (チコリー).
** Her name was originally spelled as "Chikori.":File:Ch14 Chikori's name reference.png The MangaPlus translation still uses that now-obsolete spelling.
** Root chicory is used as a coffee substitute or additive in Europe.Wikipedia:Chicory Chicory was introduced in the Poisoned Latté Case.
==Trivia==
* Chicory loves detectives and police officers; she considers them her heroes.
* Her favorite detective TV drama is Seibu Keisatsu (西部警察, "Western Police").Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective manga; Volume 7, Bonus: Everyone's Birthday Gifts
** Within the Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective series, the show is called Seibu Keiji (西部刑事, "Western Detective"). Chicory owns a shirt of that show:File:Chapter 35.png and later gifts one to Toto for his birthday so that they can match.
** MangaPlus mistakenly translated the show as "Detective Nishibu" in Chapter 120.
* She also likes scoops, and dislikes crime, criminals, and red cabbage.
* Chicory's good luck charm is her misanga bracelet which she wore when she won a speech contest.
* Chicory is sometimes depicted with pink instead of brown hair.:File:Chapter 14.png:File:AETC Official visual.png
==Translation variants==
* Chicory Monki — Akira Amano's current spellingRon Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective manga; Unlockable bonus sketch
* Chikori Monki — MangaPlus; original spelling; anime bookletsRelease of Season 1's 3rd DVD/Blu-Ray — Official Ron Kamonohashi TV on twitter
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Female characters
Category:Poisoned Latté Case characters
Category:Shibuya Revelation Serial Murders Case characters
Category:Psychological Research Lab Murder Case characters
Category:Missing Cabbage Case characters
Category:Obon Dance Murder Case characters
Category:Maison du Kamonohashi Case characters
Category:Kamakura Teahouse Murder Case characters
Category:Civilians
Category:Tokyo residents