Kayama

Kayama (加山) is a minor character in the Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai light novel series. She is a freelance journalist who interviewed Zen Kirishima for a women's magazine. Her specialized area lies in articles involving cosmetics and fashion.
==Appearance==
Kayama has waist-length light-colored hair, and she is often described as beautiful. Takafumi Yokozawa even notes that she was "quite the looker" and she is unlikely to be used to rejection. 
==Personality==
Initially, Kayama seemed to be predominantly friendly, if a little rude, describing herself as an "airhead". Takafumi Yokozawa gets the impression she is not one to easily take hints, and is quite blunt with her intentions towards Zen Kirishima.
However, when she gets rejected, she becomes extremely hostile - and it is also revealed that she had been obsessively stalking Kirishima for weeks after their interview, claiming she had "felt her destiny". Kirishima describes her as a "psycho". After speaking with the police, it is revealed that she has issues separating fantasy from reality when it comes to romance. She has a history of stalking her exes and hurting their girlfriends. 
==History==
 Kayama is seen walking home with Zen Kirishima after their interview, causing Kou Yukina to assume that they were dating.
She first appears in person during Kirishima's date with Takafumi Yokozawa at a bar (the same bar that Yokozawa went to after he was rejected by Masamune Takano) where she interrupts their conversation in order to get Kirishima's attention. Claiming to be waiting for a friend, she attempts to sit with the pair, but she is rejected while Yokozawa notes that her clothes and perfume seem too flashy considering she is "visiting with a friend for the explicit purpose of eating". 
Yokozawa meets her again when his taxi driver points out a fight at the subway entrance. Recognizing Kirishima, he gets out in an attempt to intervene, just in time to see Kayama push him down the stairs. She runs away whilst Yokozawa makes sure Kirishima is alright. After being assured that Kirishima only sprained his ankle, Yokozawa chases after her, where she is stopped by a group of witnesses until the police arrive.
It is later revealed that Kayama had been stalking Kirishima, calling/texting him non-stop and sending threatening letters to his house (addressed to his deceased wife). Kirishima hands the evidence over to the police and it is revealed she is likely to be committed, due to a history of stalking and assault as her parents apologize on her behalf. 
==Relationships==
===Zen Kirishima===
Takafumi Yokozawa notes that Kirishima reacts coldly towards Kayama - when she interrupts their date, he rejects her somewhat sharply. He also states that it is the first time he has ever seen Kirishima be so rude towards a woman. Kirishima had been suspicious of Kayama ever since she refused to let him leave without either going out for drinks with her, or giving her his number, thus explaining his attitude. 
She pushes him down the stairs when rejected, causing him to grow anxious about Hiyori Kirishima's safety and he begins considering getting her lessons in self-defense (partly due to the incident).
===Takafumi Yokozawa===
Kayama barely notices Yokozawa during her courtship of Zen Kirishima, evidently not viewing him as a rival. Kirishima took to carrying Kayama's letters around with him in order to prevent Yokozawa or Hiyori Kirishima from seeing them.
==Etymology==
* The surname Kayama means "add, increase" (加) (ka) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama). 
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