Ryozo Kimura (MLTO)

"No matter how tainted our world gets, the purity shall always be restored in the end!"
- Ryozo Kimura
Ryozo Kimura was a minor, but influential character in "MLIV:TO".
He is a young and promising student of Akihiro who has nearly completed his training. Although he was not recognized as the Chosen One, he is still eager ot prove himself and dreams of making an actual difference in the world by spreading the purity.
== Personality ==
Ryozo is a calm and talkative individual. Unlike most of his fellow peers, he enjoys meeting new people who decide to join their order and communicate with them, although his vow of silence hinders him greatly.
Although friendly and trustworthy, Ryozo doesn't take things very seriously. He often makes mistakes during training, yet is always forgiven by his master. His determination, however, serves as proof to everyone that he is a capable fighter, despite the fact that he is not quite like them.
Ryozo takes instant dislike toward those that show antagonistic (and, possibly, villainous) tendencies, often glaring suspiciously at quiet types like Shura. It is almost as if he suspects them to be demons in disguise. In most occasions, he is just being paranoid. But sometimes, his words are proven true.
== Death ==
=== Killed By ===
* Temple Raid Leader (Caused, Alive)
During the first hours of the raid, Ryozo helps organize the students to protect their home from the invaders. While he successfully manages to keep their morale up, he soon finds himself on the battlefield alongside them.
He soon finds himself face to face with the leader of the raid- a massive giant that is wielding an equally massive battleaxe. While struggling to fight him off, he accidentally stands in the way of his blow, causing the giant to deliver a massive blow in his shoulder area, causing a massive blood loss, as well as a lot of pain for the young monk.
* Shura Kobayashi (Alive)
While trying to get someone to help him out, Ryozo runs into Shura Kobayashi. Believing the mighty monk to still be on their side, he asks him for help, only to be tied up by the monk's dark magic.
He is thrown into one of the dark cubicles that the monks call their home and is interrogated by Shura, who attempts to find out the exact location of the rest of his peers, in the hopes that he will surprise them in the process. Out of fear, Ryozo is forced to give what he knows, although it is not sufficient enough to Shura.
Annoyed by the young monk's pleas to let him go and his claims that he means no harm, Shura decides that he is far too dangerous to be simply left alive. He casts a powerful spell that envelops Ryozo, choking him to death in a matter of seconds.
It takes a few minutes for Ryozo to reanimate and wander off into the hallways of the temple.
* Aurelia Moonglow (Undead)
After taking care of one of Shura Kobayashi's greatest allies, Aurelia approaches the undead Ryozo, whom she pinned to a wall to prevent him from hurting anyone. Talking to him for a while about the way he treated her and Geralt, she regains her purpose and understands what she is fighting for.
Saying a silent thank you to the person who was always so kind to her, Aurelia pulls out the staff holding him in place. While he shambles toward her, she swings the weapon and slices his upper head off, successfully putting him to rest.
== Killed Victims ==
* Shura Kobayashi (Caused, As a Spirit)
== Trivia ==
* Ryozo's name is of Japanese origin. Thanks to its shorter form- Ryo- it means "exceed", "survive", "reality" and "dragon".
* Ryozo's surname (Kimura) is of Japanese origin. Serving as the 17th most common Japanese surname, it means "tree village".
*Not counting the unnamed giant who serves as the leader of the raiders, Ryozo is the first character to die in Chapter III.
* Aside from Geralt and Aurelia, Ryozo is the only named student of Akihiro who is not an Antagonist.