Kaori Shirasaki

Kaori Nagumo née Shirasaki is one of the main female protagonists from the Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō series.
She is one of the students from Japan involved in the Summoning Incident and ended up in Tortus along with her other classmates. She is the childhood friend of Shizuku Yaegashi, Ryutarou Sakagami & Kouki Amanogawa and was part of Kouki's party during the training in Orcus Labyrinth.
She had a long crush on Hajime Nagumo since she once saw him while she was in Middle School. Since her meeting, she admires Hajime's strong will. Realizing her love for Hajime after he fell into the abyss, she further pushed her to resolve to become stronger in order to prevent it from ever happening again. After reuniting with him, she chose to leave the so-called "heroes" and join Nagumo's party to win his heart and always be on his side only to start out as the weakest in Hajime's party.
She was severely wounded by Daisuke Hiyama in order to make her into his zombie slave only to be foiled this attempt and Hiyama was killed by Hajime. After Eri's betrayal and Hiyama's death, she was later revived by Hajime by transferring her soul into a stronger body. After Ehit's death and returned to Japan, she became one of Hajime's wives and returned to her original body after being modified by Hajime and made her as a hybrid Human and Apostle.
In the After Story after Ehit's death, Kaori eventually married to Hajime.
She is voiced by Saori Ōnishi in the Japanese version, and by Skyler McIntosh in the English dubbed version.
==Appearance==
Kaori is your typical bishōjo (beautiful girl) with long black hair that reaches her waist and brown eyes. After she was nearly killed, she uses the body of Noint, which grants her features of silver hair and blue eyes.
==Personality==
Kaori is your typical caring bishōjo, who cares deeply about her friends but most of all is her lover and later husband, Hajime Nagumo due to her love for him since middle school. She also has a strong will that allows her to overcome all obstacles. She is often told by the other girls in Hajime's party that she is a closet pervert for when she spoon-fed Hajime with her spoon, and then quickly ate all the food with the used spoon. This side of Kaori appeared again when they were in the Haltina's Sea of Trees and she dreamed of being dominated by Hajime. 
Kaori is often told she is very much an air-head and a troublemaker. She tends to say and do embarrassing things without thinking about her surroundings. This has always caused both Shizuku and Hajime a lot of trouble in the past because she failed to realize the attention she was getting. She has always been unaware of the fact that many boys around her have feelings for her and has broken many of their hearts without noticing due to her attentions to Hajime alone.
After witnessing Hajime fall to the abyss, Kaori becomes more focused and brave in her efforts to find him. She does, however, tend to overexert herself and not realize it at times. This did help her become stronger to the point where she was considered one of the strongest members of the hero's party. Kousuke went as far as to say it was mostly thanks to Kaori that they survive they are first encountered with Cattleya.
After joining Hajime's group and witnessing the other girls abilities, Kaori began developing an inferiority complex and being the weakest of her fellow companions. Even though she was one of the strongest members of the hero's party, she could barely keep up with Hajime and the others, getting saved by Hajime multiple times in the process. Understanding this, Hajime offered to bring Kaori back to Shizuku if she couldn't take it anymore. 
However, Kaori decided to stay and refused to return to the Heilligh Kingdom after seeing how angry Hajime was when she was possessed and resolved not to let her weakness bother her anymore, but instead to become strong enough to stay by Hajime's side and will to do everything to ensure she win Hajime's heart no matter what it takes. This is further displayed after she was killed, where Kaori wanted Hajime to put her in a stronger body because she didn't want to stay weak anymore, even though she came to terms with her weakness. Even when she learns Hiyama's treachery, her love for Hajime is so strong that she will always hating Hiyama as well remembering him as a delusional traitor. During the final trail of the Frost Cavern of Schnee, Kaori displayed how much she has grown to accept herself and her negative qualities, allowing her to gain the upper hand against her copy.
Kaori is a terrible liar when she tries to lie to Yue and the others that she is not a pervert when she enjoys flirting with Hajime and eating her food with a used-up spoon (in the anime fork) that she fed Hajime.
Kaori gets easily flustered or embarrassed whenever the topic of a conversation or any situation in general (usually involving Hajime) takes on a perverted or sexual nature.
Her desire to know more about Hajime's interests causes her to become an otaku after listening to his advice on what anime and manga she should check out. Even returning to Japan still has grown her.
==Relationships==
===Hajime Nagumo===
Hajime is Kaori's childhood love interest since they've first met in middle school. Before their summon and Hajime's mutations, Kaori first visited Hajime's house and admire of wanted to become an otaku too by playing video games, reading manga and watch animes. When Hajime fell into the abyss, Kaori always focuses on Hajime and believe he is still alive but nonetheless ignored other boys from her classmates which she broke their hearts. As her thought has come true, Kaori is overjoyed and relief when Hajime is alive but sadly become a monstrous and sadistic murderer. She started to cry and hug Hajime as she apologizes that she failed to protect him before as he told her that he was never dead. When Hajime is going on a journey, Kaori joined him and told him that she loves him even though he is already in a relationship with Yue. When in a journey with Hajime, Kaori barely keep up with him and his companions. When Hajime offered Kaori to return to the Heiligh Kingdom since she couldn't take it anymore, Kaori refused this offer and always staying on Hajime's side no matter how Hajime is ruthless or how harsh the journey becomes. Hajime secretly does love Kaori as he saves her from the influence of an evil spirit. Due to her absolute love for Hajime, Kaori believes everything he told her even when learned Ehit was an evil "god" who used them as playthings leaving Kaori staying on Hajime's side and will never leave no matter who tries such as Kouki even if it means to be a so-called "heretic" by the Holy Church or Garland. However, when Kaori was severely wounded by Hiyama, her injury caused Hajime to become outrageous and unstable as he destroyed Eri's undead slaves and killed Hiyama himself. After killing Hiyama, Hajime decided to revive Kaori but he made a promise for her to put her into a stronger body so that she will not be bothered by her weaknesses. After returning to Japan, Kaori married Hajime and being the only wife has the same interest in Hajime's hobbies.
===Shizuku Yaegashi===
Shizuku is Kaori's best friend since elementary school. When Hajime falls, Shizuku holds the same beliefs as Kaori of Hajime is alive which ended up being true. Shizuku has no rejections of stopping Kaori of travelling with Hajime. When Kaori died by Hiyama's hands, Shizuku will never forgive those who hurt her best friend even though the deaths by Hajime's hands when he killed Hiyama. When Kaori is revived, Shizuku is overjoyed for Kaori as she gives her eternal debts for Hajime. When Shizuku revealed that she is also in love for Hajime, Kaori doesn't condemn her. After returning to Japan, Kaori and Shizuku became Hajime's wives as they live together in Hajime's house.
===Yue===
Yue is one of Kaori's love rivals and fellow wives. A major reason Kaori started out disliking Yue is that she pretty much usurped her position as his main love interest and took Hajime's virginity. After traveling with Hajime, Yue called Kaori as "closet pervert" which enable to fed Hajime and eating while she used a spoon that Hajime used. Yue obliged Hajime to revive Kaori within 5 days. Despite of her revival, their rivalry still ongoing. While dining after the demon invasion was foiled, Yue called Kaori a pervert when she eats her food while a used-up fork that she fed Hajime. Kaori tries to lie that she is not a pervert. 
When Yue was captured, Kaori joins Hajime to rescue her. After returning to Japan, Kaori and Yue became wives of Hajime's.
===Shea Haulia===
Shea gets jealous when Kaori hugs Hajime of her forgiveness of unable to protect him before. They have a friendly rivalry when riding in Hajime's truck of which of they gets the front seat next time. Shea felt sympathize for Kaori's death but willing to help of reviving her. After returning to Japan, Kaori and Shea become Hajime's wives.
===Tio Klarus===
Kaori has friendly terms with Tio despite being love rivals. Like Hajime, Kaori remarked of Tio being a pervert despite Kaori has her qualities of perversion. After Kaori's death, Tio help to revive her within 5 days. After learning of her parents and people deaths by Ehit's manipulations, Kaori shown sympathize of her tragedy as she is going to help her to avenge her tribe when Hajime decided to kill Ehit. After Ehit's death and returning to Japan, Kaori and Tio become Hajime's wives.
===Myu===
Like her fellow wives, Kaori is protective to Hajime's adoptive daughter, Myu. As one of her foster mothers, Kaori has a motherly bond with Myu. In the OVA 1, Kaori advised Myu to take off her clothes when they going for bathes.
===Remia===
As Myu's mother, Kaori has good terms with her but no hostility despite of their love rivalry for Hajime's affections. After returning to Japan, Kaori and Remia became wives of Hajime.
===Aiko Hatayama===
Aiko is Kaori's social studies teacher. They have a good relationship between teacher and student. Aiko felt sympathy when Kaori was killed by Aiko's ungraceful student and traitor, Daisuke Hiyama. But felt relief for her revival. After returning to Japan, Aiko and Kaori became Hajime's wives.
===Liliana S. B. Heiligh===
Liliana considered Kaori to be one of her best friends after she summoned. Liliana felt sympathy for Kaori's death by the traitor, Hiyama. Liliana is a relief for Kaori being revived. Kaori felt sympathy for Liliana's mistreatment from her ex-fiance, Prince Baius. After the story, Kaori and Liliana live together after became Hajime's wives.
===Yuka Sonobe===
Yuka is Kaori's close friend after Hajime saved her life. They have no hostility for each other. After returning to Japan, Kaori became Hajime's wife while Yuka is a mistress.
===Kouki Amanogawa===
Kouki is Kaori's childhood friend since elementary school. Kouki is an idiot even Kaori goes annoyed by his idealism and prides but she still considered him as a friend. However, Kaori is not interested to be in a romance with Kouki as she is in love with Hajime since middle school even Kouki didn't know. After Kaori joined Hajime, Kouki became dense of tried to "convince" Kaori to leave Hajime because being his childhood friend. But for Kaori however, refused to leave Hajime due to her love for him since her childhood life in middle school. When Kaori was killed by Hiyama, Kouki holds hostility at Hiyama for killing his childhood friend. Kouki showed no gratitude for Hajime even though he revived Kaori. As Kouki bragged if he would've to fall instead of Hajime, Kaori slapped him in the face and yelled at him to stop doing such hurtful things which sadden and silent Kouki after his yet another easily defeat by Hajime.
===Ryutarou Sakagami===
Ryutarou is Kaori's childhood friend. She despised his recklessness. Unlike Kouki, Ryutarou has no love feelings for Kaori due to his relationship with Suzu. After Hajime's survival, Ryutarou has no objects for Kaori travels as he allowed her to be with Hajime as he doesn't want to be involved on Hajime's bad side. After Kaori's death by Hiyama, Ryutarou holds hostility toward Hiyama as he will never forgive the traitor since at school from his bitter memories even though Hajime killed him instead of condemning Hajime for killing Hiyama. When Hajime revived Kaori, Ryutarou owes Hajime for reviving her and still allowing Kaori to be with Hajime.
===Suzu Taniguchi===
Suzu is Kaori's close friend. Kaori got annoyed by Suzu's perversions. When leaving to be with Hajime, Suzu has no objects and allowed her to go but told they will meet sometimes. Kaori would do anything for Suzu to give resolves for Eri.
===Enemies===
===Daisuke Hiyama===
Daisuke has affections for Kaori but she ignored his attentions due to her love for Hajime alone. Kaori is horrified of Hiyama bullying Hajime while at school and asked her to become his girlfriend which Kaori angrily pushed him away from her and worrying for Hajime. Hiyama lost Kaori in the process when Hajime survived and became a monster even trying to join Hajime (so that he could get closer to Kaori). Kaori wasn't aware of his betrayal until Hiyama severely wounded her and attempted to make her as his undead sex slave which foiled after Hajime's arrival. Her severe injury has caused Hajime to take his rage out when he brutalize Hiyama by breaking his bones and damaging his inner organisms. Hajime revealed to Hiyama the reason Kaori will never become his girlfriend due to his lacks of responsibilities when Nagumo eventually called Hiyama as a weak, selfish bully (a complete loser in the anime) as Hajime fed Hiyama to the monsters. When Hajime revived Kaori, Nagumo revealed to her about Hiyama's betrayal as well that he had him killed. It doesn't bothered her when Kaori immediately lost all her sympathies for Hiyama and replaced it with a complete hatred towards the now-deceased Hiyama as well as she like everyone else, will always remembers Daisuke Hiyama as a selfish deluded traitor. In the After Story, Kaori's marriage to Hajime has became an (indirectly) insult to Hiyama's memories.
===Eri Nakamura===
Eri was Kaori's close friends. But in truth, Eri manipulated her as they are not in fact friends, to begin with, but she rather considered Kaori to be one of her two mortal enemies (another being is Shizuku). After Kaori's severely wounded by Daisuke, Eri attempted to make her as Hiyama's slave until ruined by Hajime's arrival. When the rageful Hajime marched toward Eri, Eri cowardly beg Hajime to spare so she would make Kaori as his slave only to incurred the latter's wrath when her offering was nothing but a dirty bargain. After Hiyama's death and Kaori's revival, Eri's hatred toward Kaori has grown even worse. While Kaori has no hostility toward Eri even through her betrayal as she wants her to find resolves for her and Suzu's sake only for Eri to commit suicide by exploding herself but failed to kill Kaori and Suzu.
===Ehit===
Kaori once-respected Ehit while under the so-called "Hero Party". However, when learned from Hajime, Kaori abandoned her respect for the fake god and became enemies even if means to become a so-called "heretic" along with Hajime. Her dislikes for the fake god has increased, when he manipulates the Holy Church's pope and his bishops as well manipulate and killed the king from Eri and Hiyama's betrayals.
==Gallery==
 
==Abilities and Powers==
===Pre-Revival===
Kaori's abilities while as a human before her revival when she was severely wounded by Daisuke Hiyama (before he was killed by Hajime).
* Healing Abilities: As a priestess, Kaori has the ability to heal wounds and exceed people swiftly.
* Immense Mana: Kaori has an enhance mana even greater than Kouki. While in Hajime's party, she starts out as the weakest of her fellow companions.
* Spirit: Even when she was stabbed at the heart by Daisuke Hiyama (who was eventually killed by Hajime), Kaori possessed a powerful spirit to enable her and her original body to survive.
===Post-Revival===
Kaori Abilities After temporarily murdered by Daisuke Hiyama and revived by Hajime into Noint's body.
* Immense Strength: After being revived into Noint's body by Hajime, Kaori has the immense physical strength of the Apostle. Her strength is more powerful than normal mana blessed humans even more powerful than Kouki himself. During training, Kaori easily overpowered Yue as well send Hajime flying but only gives him a minor injury which only nicked him a little. Due to her "Priestess" abilities, Kaori's strength has surpassed Noint.
* Immense Speed: Kaori possessed immense speed to surpass of her best friend and fellow wife, Shizuku Yaegashi. She can catch up to Hajime's demonic speed. She can move her great blades swiftly despite their sizes.
* Immense Durability: While in Noint's body, Kaori has immense durability as she withstands attacks. While resided in Noint's tough and thick body, the only way to kill her is to the head or crystal-like heart. But due to her priest abilities, her durability has surpassed that of Noint making her impossible to die.
==Trivia==
* Kaori was formerly the second who died which is the only temporary but the only classmate who is revived.
* Kaori is one of the three classmates who are no longer humans beside Hajime Nagumo and Eri Nakamura.
* Kaori has similarities of Asia Argento of High School DxD:
** They are in love with the main protagonists but ignored other men attractions.
** They are perverted priestesses who once worship gods before turning against them (Asia is the Panties Sister and Kaori is the Closet Pervert).
** They've betrayed their worshiping for their "gods" due to their actions (Asia mistakenly betrayed her church due to her healed Diodora Astaroth (which is all of his plans), while Kaori intentionally betrayed Ehit for using her a pawn after Hajime told her).
** They are very powerful healers.
** They were harassed sexually by villains who were weak and selfish perverts that are obsessed of them (Diodora Astaroth is obsessed and harassed Asia and Daisuke Hiyama is obsessed and harassed Kaori).
** They were temporarily killed by those who are obsessive for them before they were revived (Asia was killed by Raynare and Kaori was killed by Daisuke Hiyama).
** They were almost turned into servants by the weak and selfish villains only to meet their ends (Diodora rapes Asia into his attempted to make her his servant in his peerage only for him to be defeated easily by Issei and killed by Shalba, while Hiyama attempted to make Kaori as a zombe sex slave only for him to meet his death shortly at the hands of the enraged Hajime when the latter thrashing Hiyama and feed him to the monsters).
** After their obsessive enemies' deaths, they were revived but no longer as humans anymore at the cost for their resurrections. (Asia was revived by Rias to become a devil while Kaori was revived by Hajime (alongside Yue and Tio) into Noint's body.)
*Kaori is a complete opposite of Eri Nakamura
**Kaori is a selfless, honorable and kindhearted individual, while Eri is a selfish, treacherous and manipulative psychopath.
**Though they've known Kouki Amanogawa in childhood, Kaori only sees Kouki as a friend, not a lover (due to her already love for Hajime), while Eri deluded viewed Kouki as a "lover of hers".
**Kaori loves Hajime for everything that he did for her, while Eri hates Hajime for foiling her plans.
**Kaori is willing to protect her classmates, while Eri sworn she will kill every last of her classmates.
**Though have a commonly dislike of Daisuke Hiyama, Kaori hates Hiyama for what he did to her, Hajime and every innocence, even when she abandoned all sympathy for Hiyama when Hajime revealed Hiyama was indeed liar when Hajime's fall wasn't an accident, while Eri viewed Hiyama as a pawn when she blackmailed him into doing her dirty works until she betrayed Hiyama and disposed of him without a second thought due to Hiyama being too weak against Hajime even as Ehit's servant, Eri still has no concerns about the now-deceased Hiyama when she viewed him to be worthless for being too weak and useless.
**Kaori is philanthropist when she is going to protect humanity, while Eri is misanthropic when she attempted to wipe out humanity despite she was once human.
**They became Apostle hybrids because they were weak humans though Kaori is much stronger than Eri.
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