Kougyoku Ren

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**Kougyoku Ren** (練 紅玉 *Ren Kōgyoku*) is the fifth Emperor of the Kou Empire. She used to be the eighth princess, last in the line of succession. She was a General in the Western Subjucation Army. She had the djinn Vinea, and was one of Judar's King Vessels.

## Personality

Kougyoku is a young woman with an understanding of her position, often trying to act the lofty princess. However, she's much more the warrior type and shows a quick temper when pressed on certain topics. She is also quick to cool off.

## Story

Kougyoku was born as the seventh daughter of Koutoku Ren. Her mother is a lowly courtesan. Because of her parentage, she was lonely and isolated at the Kou court. When she was eight, her father became the emperor, making her a princess. When Kougyoku was nine, Koubun Ka was chosen to be her convoy. Koubun described her then as ghastly and gloomy. Kougyoku had not developed good social skills because she had been forgotten by everyone in the palace. It was Koubun who encouraged her to step up and take advantage of her new status, to become a real princess, although he had his own selfish motives for it.

### Balbadd Arc

Kougyoku appears in Balbadd after Judar was knocked unconscious by Ugo. She and her group save Judar at the last moment, and Kougyoku tells Koubun to heal Judar with his household vessel. When it looks like Ugo is still trying to fight, Kougyoku sets herself as his opponent by performing a djinn weapon equip. She pierces with her weapon through Ugo, who disappears.

As she lands back down, Koubun praises Kougyoku and tells her that Judar needs to be taken to proper facilities to be able to recover. As they are about to leave, Aladdin fires magic at them. Kougyoku says that she saved everyone from the "monster", but Aladdin states that Ugo was protecting them and Judar was the one who attacked. When she realizes that Aladdin is Ugo's master and the people below their allies, Kougyoku sends Engi, Enshin and Entai to attack everyone while she herself will take care of Aladdin.

Kougyoku is halfway to equipping her djinn Vinea when Sinbad grabs her by the arm. With his power, Sinbad is able to make Kougyoku's equip disappear, and he introduces himself to her as Sinbad, the King of Sindria. Kougyoku develops a crush on him immediately, her heart pounding. Sinbad tells her and Aladdin to stop fighting and suggests to Kougyoku that as royalty, they should go discuss the matter in a more appropriate place. After this, Kougyoku tells everyone to stop as they are returning, while reminding Sinbad that she is not returning because of him.

Later, back at her villa at Balbadd's Palace, Kougyoku asks Koubun how Judar's injuries are, Koubun responding that Judar needs more healing. Kougyoku wonders why she was chosen for a political marriage with Balbadd's king instead of Hakuei. Koubun tells her that a conventional princess such as herself is needed to become the Queen of Balbadd in order to help with Kou's conquest of the west. Kougyoku knows this, but says that she had wished to follow the path of a warrior with her metal vessel, as well as truly fall in love with someone, thinking of Sinbad. Koubun reminds that these are the emperor's orders, but Kougyoku says that she is simply a bit confused. She hopes that the King of Balbadd is someone remarkable.

When Kougyoku hears commotion, she arrives in the throne room. She asks to get to see who her fiancé is, and looks a bit surprised when Ahbmad tells that it's him, but quickly goes back to her emotionless demeanour. Markkio steps in and tells her that they don't know who the king is, since Alibaba and Sahbmad had just started a coup d'état. Kougyoku tells that she doesn't really care who the king is, but inside her mind she is telling herself to stay calm though for a moment she had thought that she wouldn't need to marry Ahbmad after all. She thinks that she needs to complete her mission and says that she will marry the King of Balbadd, whoever it is, and she orders the others to pick a new king quickly. Sahbmad and Barkak think Alibaba should be the king, but when Kougyoku asks him if he will be, he declines. Kougyoku asks if the king will be picked before the next day's ceremony, to which Alibaba asks her to destroy the citizen rights pact from the ceremony. She says she can't because it's what the Kou Empire had agreed to, but Alibaba tells her she won't be able to have any ceremony with a king as Alibaba intends to end the monarchy.

Kougyoku is confused as to what she should do with the ceremony then, but at that moment Sinbad steps in, making Kougyoku blush. Sinbad came to recommend Alibaba as the king, but Alibaba thinks Balbadd should be a republic. Hearing this, Kougyoku points out that Balbadd owes to Kou debts in trading, marine, air and every other right, basically making Balbadd Kou's property. Alibaba asks Kougyoku to forget the debts, shocking her. He argues that the country that made those debts doesn't exist anymore, and that the marriage will be cancelled as there will be no king for her to marry. She asks why the emperor wouldn't just brush her aside if she returned, proving to Alibaba that he had correctly guessed that she doesn't have a lot of power to decide about things or necessarily want to be a part of any arranged marriage. Kougyoku points out that Kou will have the land, if not through marriage then with soldiers, but Alibaba asks her to turn a blind eye to that as well. He asks Kou not to wage war now but annex the land later when Balbadd has recovered to make the most profit. However, Kougyoku won't agree to that.

Sinbad says that Balbadd belongs in the Seven Seas Alliance and that they will step in if Kou sends troops to Balbadd, making Kougyoku decide that the matter should be left for the emperor. She has one condition thought, and it is that Sinbad himself has to personally come meet the emperor to prove that Balbadd is a Seven Seas Alliance member. Kougyoku walks a way from from the situation relieved, thinking that she would rather die than marry the "pig" Ahbmad.

Kougyoku leaves Judar to Markkio and leaves from Balbadd on a flying carpet, already excited about Sinbad's upcoming visit. People on the carpet notice a group gathering down in Balbadd, heading towards the palace.

### Sindria Arc

Later, Sinbad went to Kou for the diplomatic mission, accompanied by Spartos and Sharrkan. In Kou, Sharrkan tried to play with Kougyoku for an evening, thinking that the women in Kou were beautiful. Kougyoku herself only observed him from afar, disappointed that Sinbad didn't come and greet her, Sinbad not having even noticed her crush on him. One night, when Kougyoku was about to return to her room, she was knocked unconscious in the hallway. When she woke up, she found herself in bed with a sleeping, completely naked Sinbad. Thinking that he had violated her, she later arrives in Sindria to accuse Sinbad of his foul deeds, vowing to kill him. She greets him nicely, expecting him to apologize, but when he doesn't do so and is, in fact, completely oblivious to the events of that night, Kougyoku challenges him to a death battle and starts crying. Koubun explains the situation to everyone present, and Kougyoku vows she will kill herself if Sinbad doesn't agree to a battle.

Sinbad defends himself by saying that he went to sleep alone and has no memory of Kougyoku in his room, while Koubun accuses Sinbad for having knocked Kougyoku out in order to have his way with her. He says that Sinbad needs to marry Kougyoku in order to prevent her honour from being further tarnished. Sinbad, not wanting to end up in a political marriage with a Kou princess when he was certain he had done nothing wrong, tells Yamraiha to use her magic to prove his innocence, to which Kougyoku agrees.

## Extras

Trivia

Birthplace
Kou Empire

Speciality
Swordsmanship

Hobby
Beauty, fashion

Favourite food
All fruits

Least favourite food
Vegetables

Favourite type
Men like brother Kouen

Least favourite type
Oppressive women

Way to spend days off
Sword training, bathing

Worries
That she doesn't have a lot of friends

Weakness
Making friends

### Volume extras

#### Volume 23

Child Kougyoku is stuck on the ceiling when she discovers Kouen and Koumei's private talk where Kouen is scolding Koumei for sleeping too much. She is confused to see the frightening Kouen having such a casual moment. This is when Koubun tells her that this is her chance to introduce herself to the princes with no interruption. However, although Kougyoku tries her best, she passes out in the middle of her stuttering introduction.

## Appearance

Kougyoku is a thin woman with long claret hair that has been tied into loops above her head. She has a beautiful hairpin which is also her Metal Vessel. She wears many layers of ornament robes of pink and green colours. Kougyoku wears a lot of makeup.

Vinea Djinn Equip
## Character appearances

### *Magi*

* Night 49
* Night 50
* Night 54 (silhouette)
* Night 57
* Night 61
* Night 62
* Night 63
* Night 64
* Night 77 (pictured)
* Night 82
* Night 83
* Night 84

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Magi: Alf Layla wa Layla.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Magi Illustrated Character Encyclopedia.
3. ↑ Volume 16 extra comic.
4. ↑ Night 49, Pages 9–11.
5. ↑ Night 49, Pages 13–18.
6. ↑ Night 50, Pages 1–5.
7. ↑ Night 50, Pages 11–17.
8. ↑ Night 57, Pages 5–7.
9. ↑ Night 61, Page 18.
10. ↑ Night 62, Pages 4–7.
11. ↑ Night 62, Pages 9–13.
12. ↑ Night 62, Page 18.
13. ↑ Night 63, Pages 7–14.
14. ↑ Night 63, Pages 15–17.
15. ↑ Night 64, Pages 1–2.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Night 82, Page 15.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Night 84, Pages 7–8.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Night 83, Pages 16–17.
19. ↑ Night 82, Page 18.
20. ↑ Night 83, Pages 14–16.
21. ↑ Night 84, Page 2.
22. ↑ Night 84, Page 12.
23. ↑ Night 84, Page 11.
24. ↑ Night 84, Page 14.
25. ↑ Night 84, Pages 16–18.