Shizuku Yaegashi

Shizuku Nagumo, née Yaegashi is the one of the main heroines of Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest. She is the best friend of Kaori Shirasaki. She is a former member of the so called "Hero Party" until she realized she is only an imposter when Aiko-sensei and Princess Liliana revealed Ehit's true nature due to Hajime Nagumo.
Following the demon invasion after both Eri's betrayal and Hiyama's death, She along with Kouki Amanogawa, Ryutarou Sakagami and Suzu Taniguchi travels with Hajime and his party to clear the remaining labyrinths and kill Ehit for selfishly summoning them as pawns.
After Story, she married to Hajime Nagumo.
She is voiced by Yumiri Hanamori in the Japanese version, and by Kate Bristol in the English dubbed.
== Overview ==
Shizuku is one of the two class idols (along with her best friend Kaori Shirasaki). She is hailed from a family dojo. She was blessed with speed base magic as one of Ehit's so-called chosen heroes. 
After separated from Hajime Nagumo (due to Hiyama's secretly betrayal), she trained to return the Orcus Labyrinth until they were ambushed by Cattleya (a demon from Garland). However, Shizuku and the others were saved by the monstrous Hajime (who became a sadistic destroyer). Since her sword was broken, Hajime given Shizuku a katana to replace her broken sword before leaving with Kaori.
Shizuku and the others (except for Kaori who left with Hajime due to her love for him) returned to train how to kill their enemies (due to Hajime's word and advise to never show any mercy for enemies). However, Shizuku and the others were betrayed and ambushed by their classmates, Daisuke Hiyama (again) and Eri Nakamura. Fortunately for Shizuku and the others, Hajime shows up and became murderously furious due to Hiyama stabbed Kaori and Eri was attempting to turn Shirasaki into Hiyama's sex slave where Hajime shown his rampage by saving Kaori, destroying all of Eri's soldiers, killed Hiyama brutally and lastly vaporizing Freid Bagwa's army.
Shizuku owe Hajime her debt for not only saving her again, but also Kaori's life. She and the other classmates were convinced by Nagumo about Ehit's true filthy nature where they never chosen heroes to begin with. Shizuku decided to travel Hajime to repay her debt for him to swore revenge on Ehit for his selfishly summoning them as pawns to his games.
==Personality==
Shizuku is calm and collective, which is being kind and hardwork. She cares for her friends. But she loves the people the most are her lover/husband Hajime and her best friend, Kaori. However, she tried to lie that she doesn't have a crush for Hajime believe this will be a betrayal for her best friend, Kaori. Even though she reveal the truth, she was relieved that Kaori didn't condemn her because they're best friends. Though she considered Kouki as a family, she is not interest to be in romance with him or marrying him as she wanted to be in romance and married to Hajime instead.
She doesn't condemn Hajime even a little due to her love for him when she chose to never forgive Daisuke Hiyama for his traitorous lust on Kaori. After Kaori was revived, she owes Hajime an eternal debt and love him even she kissed him after he carried her while she was exhausted. Like most of her classmates, Shizuku takes Hajime's warning seriously. After Hajime tells Tortus is a world of kill or be killed, Shizuku followed his words to not hesitate her enemies and closed her heart to not allowed her emotions to spare her enemies due to them not having feelings for her or anyone else. After she got married with Hajime, she is the shyest of all of Hajime's wives. 
Although practicing her swordsmanship, she is fond for girly things. She loves cats and fond with rabbits even to Shea Haulia. Shizuku is terrified of insects such as cockroaches when she jump on top of Hajime allowing her breasts to press toward Hajime which misunderstood of the jealousy Yue and the others calling Shizuku a pervert. She despised anyone who are scaring her best friend and picked on her lover/future husband (which is the past) such as the treachery idiot, Hiyama. 
After Hiyama killed Kaori, she will never forgive him even though Hajime killed Hiyama as she will never forgive anyone who hurts her best friend. She gotten annoyed by others such as the students from her family's dojo and her so-called fan club of the "Soul Sisters" when they were trying to break her up with Hajime only for both the students got defeated easily by Hajime and the "Soul Sisters" got completely humiliated by Hajime in public. Shizuku has no problem being dragged by Kaori to Hajime's house to learn Hajime's hobbies. 
==Relationship==
===Hajime Nagumo===
Shizuku is one of Hajime's few friends and later lover. She known Hajime since middle school. After his fall, Shizuku decided to follow Kaori's believe of Hajime is alive.
As Kaori's beliefs had came true, Shizuku is shocked and overjoy when seeing Hajime is alive but sadly became a murderous and sadistic monster. When Shizuku was willing to give back his created sword, Hajime told her to keep it as he revealed it was a gift for her which she appreciated and amazed of not only for his "Synergist" skills but has became more powerful to fight. Like many of her classmates, Shizuku takes Hajime's warning seriously. When Kaori was temporarily killed by Hiyama, Shizuku witnessed Hajime's wrath and unleashed his true power which Shizuku called it beautiful. She watched pitiless when Hajime easily pummeled and later feeds Hiyama to the monsters. After Hajime killed Hiyama, Shizuku doesn't condemn him as she chose to never forgive anyone who hurts Kaori unlike Kouki. When Hajime revived Kaori, she owed him an eternal debt. After defeat her doppelganger, Shizuku admitted her love for Hajime. 
While finding Kaori and the others, Hajime carried Shizuku while she is asleep. Until Kouki was corrupted by his trial in attempted to kill Hajime and take his lovers thinking he would "save the world" on behalf of Ehit only to be easily defeated by Hajime yet again. After Kouki's defeat, Shizuku kissed Hajime and wanted to do anything to make him as her lover.
After returning to Japan, Shizuku was eager to marry Hajime until her so-called "fan club" calling themselves the "Soul Sisters" were trying to break her up with Hajime which greatly annoyed her. When Hajime bullies the "Soul Sisters", Shizuku has no desires to help them after Hajime bullied them and humiliated them in public due to her love for Hajime. After her marriage, Shizuku and Hajime became incredibly annoyed by the students of Shizuku's family Dojo when they attacked Hajime only for them to be easily defeated without efforts over and over again.
===Kaori Shirasaki===
Shizuku has been best friends with Kaori since in elementary school. After Hajime fall, Shizuku decided to follow Kaori's beliefs of Hajime is alive which ended up to be true. When Kaori is going on a trip with Hajime, Shizuku has no objects as she allowed her to go. When Kaori was murdered by Hiyama, Shizuku will never forgive the traitor or anyone else who hurts Kaori even through their deaths after Hiyama was killed by Hajime. When Hajime revived Kaori, Shizuku felt relieved for her revival even learned of Hajime the reason she is in Noint's body as she wants to become stronger. When Shizuku revealed her love for Hajime, Kaori isn't bothered and felt happy to admit that she love Hajime. After returning to Japan, Shizuku and Kaori became Hajime's wives as they live together.
===Yue===
Yue viewed Shizuku as a love rival as she called her the "Last Boss". She got jealous when the night with Hajime but only thanking him. When admit her love for Hajime, Yue doesn't get bothered as she is Hajime's first lover. After return to Japan, Yue and Shizuku live together as Hajime's wives.
===Shea Haulia===
Shizuku and Shea has a friendly rivalry for Hajime's affections. When seeing her, Shizuku adores Shea and her rabbit ears due to her fondness for cute animals cause Shea and Hajime to be speechless. When Hajime declared Shea as his second lover, Shizuku get jealous and will do the same to get Hajime's affection. After returned to Japan, Shizuku and Shea live together as Hajime's wives.
===Tio Klarus===
Shizuku has good terms with Tio. Tio's perversion reminded Shizuku of Suzu. Shizuku is deeply sympathy when heard Tio's parents and people died from the manipulation of Ehit, she would repay her debt to destroy the false god. After returning to Japan, they live together as Hajime's wives.
===Myu===
Like her fellow wives, Shizuku is protective Myu. As one of her foster mothers, Shizuku has motherly bond with Myu.
===Remia===
As Myu's mother, Shizuku has good terms with her but no hostility toward her when she is in love with Hajime too as she called him Darling. She begrudge toward Freid when holding Remia and Myu hostages. After returning to Japan, they live together as Hajime's wives.
===Aiko Hatayama===
Aiko is Shizuku's teacher. They has good relationship between teacher and student. After returning to Japan, they live together as Hajime's wives.
===Suzu Taniguchi===
Suzu is one of Shizuku's close friends. Shizuku is usually annoyed by Suzu's perversion even comparing to Tio's perversion. She and Suzu along with Ryutarou, were able to convince Hajime to give chances for them.
===Kouki Amanogawa===
Kouki is Shizuku's childhood friend since elementary school. Shizuku is usually annoyed by Kouki's delusional pride and empty idealism even they were once student in her family's Dojo but still considered him a friend. However, Shizuku is not interest to be in romance with Kouki due to her feelings for Hajime. When Kouki believes of his foolishness about Hajime, Shizuku countered it that Kouki doesn't know a single thing about Hajime of who he is or was and his companions are always happy for everything he did for them and told him that he is the only one ignore reality and convinced himself of believing Hajime is a demon who doesn't deserve Kaori. After his yet again ease defeat by Hajime, Shizuku angrily told Kouki that she is in love with Hajime and wanted to be together with him which sadden and silent Kouki.
===Ryutarou Sakagami===
Ryutarou is Shizuku's childhood friend since elementary school. Unlike Kouki, Ryutarou has no romance feelings for her as he is in already relationship with Suzu. He allowed Shizuku to be in love with Hajime as he doesn't want to be involve into Hajime's bad side after he murdered Hiyama.
===Enemies===
===Daisuke Hiyama===
Like most of her classmates, Shizuku hold hatred toward Hiyama for being a jerk in school due to bullying Hajime and scaring Kaori. When Hiyama killed Kaori, her hatred toward the traitor has increased as she will never forgive him or anyone who harms Kaori even through their deaths after Hajime killed Hiyama. Instead of condemning Hajime like Kouki did, Shizuku rather chose to never forgive the traitor, Hiyama for his betrayal. She holds no sympathy for the traitor for his betrayal as she holds very bad memories for her hatred toward Hiyama for being a creep in school and a selfish traitor in Tortus even when Hajime enlightened the entire classmates of Hiyama's failed assassination attempt where there was never an accident.
===Freid Bagwa===
Shizuku hold a grudge on the demon general who is responsible to send Cattleya. When holding the other classmates and civilians as hostages to force Hajime to surrender, Shizuku shown furious before Hajime used his satellite to destroy 100,000 of Freid's troops for his ignorance.
===Eri Nakamura===
Eri was Shizuku's close friend. But in truth, Eri is not in fact friends with Shizuku to begin with but instead she considered Shizuku along with Kaori as her mortal enemies. Eri holds an absolute hatred toward Shizuku of being Kouki's childhood friend. She mocked Shizuku when using her maid, Nia to attack her. Eri told her after make Kaori as an undead slave, it would be Shizuku's turn until both attempted to turn Kaori as an undead slave and killing Shizuku failed due to Hajime's arrival.
===Ehit===
Shizuku once respected Ehit. However, learned from Aiko and Liliana, Shizuku discarded her respects for the fake god and sided with Hajime. Like Hajime, she believe the god is no threat to him due to their cowardice as he is weak at first, but learned of Tio's tribe massacre, she swore to kill the gods.
==== Alva ====
The false god of demons, Alva is Shizuku's enemy. She shown her complete hatred towards the so-called "god of demons" for using her classmates, Princess Liliana, Aiko-Sensei as well both Remia and Myu as hostages. Luckily for Shizuku, Hajime freed the hostages where Shizuku watched silently in a coldblooded stare when Hajime tortures and killed Alva for his failed yet weakly attempt to use Remia and Myu as hostages.
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==Abilities and Powers==
*Intelligence: Like her lover and future husband, Hajime, Shizuku is emotionally intelligent. She known of people's secret past such as how Kaori always loves for Hajime since middle school in spite of being Kouki's childhood friend. After Hajime murdered Hiyama, Shizuku is aware of what will happen if they still cross him as she taken Hajime's absolute warning previously very seriously. Although she is intelligent emotionally, she was wrong of she fell in love for Hajime would be a betrayal to Kaori. She is even more intelligent when she completely resisted from the temptation of her doppelganger as she accepted her negative qualities when Hajime told her.
*Immense Speed: Due to her high stats, Shizuku possessed superhuman speed which surpass of Kouki. In spite of her highest speed stat, her speed is at least 12 times inferior to Hajime.
*Swordsmanship: As a swordsmaster, Shizuku has high talents for swordsmanship even when she was trained in her family's dojo. Her original knight sword was broken during the war against Cattleya and her monster army. She was given a black blade by Hajime a near indestructible sword that is a light sword that cut through almost everything which is one of his greatest masterpiece as he told her there is no need for her to find a more durable sword. Her Black Blade is an alive sword only she can control it.
*Marksmanship: Like her lover/future husband, Shizuku possessed marksmanship when her black blade can fire needles with tremendous force from its mouth to hit her enemies.
*Durability: Shizuku possessed durability when she took injuries even severe. She took injury during the war against Cattleya. She nearly died when she was about to be killed by the undead Nia following both Eri and Hiyama's betrayal only to be saved by Hajime. She took injury when fighting her doppelganger.
*"Age of God" Magic: While completely her trial by defeating her doppelganger, Shizuku possessed "Age of Gods" Magic.
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