Akira Harukami/Relationships

## Family

### **Ayaka Harukami**

Ever since **Akira** was young, he never had anyone he could look up to due to not having parental figures, the only person he could look up to and have as a role model was Ayaka. Whilst growing up, Akira disliked his sister. He thought she was 'too flamboyant and optimistic' Akira didn't like her optimism as she would be rambling all day about her dream to change the way of the **Velboes** and he thought it was unrealistic, what could people without strength do? He thought it was stupid and that she was deluded for thinking that she could change **The Nomads leaders**. Despite not liking her personality, he couldn't help but grow accustomed to it after the years of hearing it and observing her efforts to create change. In fact, he actually started to acknowledge this dream of hers ever so slightly.

After observing his sister and her friends closely standing before the Nomad Leaders, it changed the way he saw her and made him formulate many questions about her. He couldn't help but admire his sister's resilience and her kind heart. She wasn't only trying to help her ignorant little brother, she was trying to change The Velboe Nomads as a whole for the better. He couldn't come to a conclusion as to what to do. Why was she going as far as this to achieve her goal? Why wouldn't she give in? Akira questioned it, but he let his ignorance control his thoughts in a similar fashion to how the Nomad leaders were dealing with Ayaka and her friends. Despite the difficult refusal of accepting what she was advocating, Akira couldn't help himself to start respecting her and treating her like an older sister after seeing the love that she has for him and how much she wanted to help everyone. So Akira started to accept her kindness, at times Ayaka would take advantage of her little brother's newfound love and soon enough they both became inseparable and became each other's other halves.

But everything changed after a Lich raid. Akira and Ayaka were separated in the anarchy that engulfed the nomads. He spent hours searching and eventually found all of them. Ayaka and her friends. Her friends were dead and she was barely hanging on to life, Ayaka seemed to have entered a coma. Despite the dislike the Nomad Leaders most likely had towards his sister, he had to try and persuade them to stop travelling for a while. He wouldn't be able to keep her in constant care due to their lifestyle. Akira hated himself, why didn't he help her persuade the leaders to change. Akira was regretful and selfishly was angry with her, he was angry with his sister 'why would she leave me behind. All by myself, alone in this cruel world', He knew he didn't have the right to be angry but he couldn't help it. When asking the leaders to stop, they'd harshly turn him down and taunt him. Akira at 15 was all by himself with a personal expectation to keep up with the tribe in order to not face death. After a few months of struggling, he realised that he needed to get strong to help his sister and him but how he questioned himself. How could he get strong? As he was thinking a memory suddenly rang through his head of Ayaka, "Well Akira I can't get physically strong right now because I still need to be with you until you have grown up, but If I do ever get the chance I want to join The Lich Slayer Corps. Maybe there is an escape, maybe I can make change" Akira realised what he needed to do and thanked his sister and promised himself that he will try his best to get strong and join the Lich slayers. So for the next two years, Akira trained (with a wakizashi that Ayaka had before he was born) and decided that; her will, her dream and her spirit will live within him until their dream is complete. From then Akira finally understood more about what his sister wanted.

## Party

### **Brognaelfirenkir Thirkandaerd IV**

Initially, **Akira** was intimidated by **Brognaelfirenkir** as he was one of the tallest people he had ever seen. Akira decided to stay away from him from that point as best as he could, but coincidentally they were put in a party when being tested to become **Lich Slayers**. When in battle it was said by 'The Kid', "If there is a chance to either kill a Lich or save your comrade, you kill the Lich." Despite this advice, Brognaelfirenkir refused the words of the kid and saved Akira. This made Akira, admire Brognaelfirenkir and start to respect him. By the time of their evaluation, they surprisedly passed and became Lich Slayers.

From that point on, Akira started to be comfortable around Brognaelfirenkir and favour him over his other party members. After the evaluation, Akira vowed that he would do what he could to protect Brognaelfirenkir and show the strength that he displayed; within the fight against Kid towards their future enemies. With that promise, Akira did. He displayed his strength to a point where Brognaelfirenkir could respect him for it. From then, Akira didn't feel indebted to him and finally saw him as a person he could act normally around due to proving himself.

Since then, We now see Brognaelfirenkir and Akira act pretty comfortable around each other and both have fun when off missions. We can see throughout the story when off missions, they are pretty comfortable with each other and unprofessional. When in **Pakram Theocracy**, we saw them dump a trash can all over **Heinberg** when sleeping, we also saw them push Heinberg into the water when he was rambling on. Another example to show the extent of how comfortable he feels with Brognaelfirenkir, is when he allowed him to ride a top of her once.

When on missions, we see Brognaelfirenkir and Akira having each other's back and doing what they can to succeed in battle whilst still protecting the party and each other. Both of them always know when to act serious and when not to. They both share the dedication to win and not fail in battle which, sets them closer with each other as they can both understand one another, what they fight for and how far they will both go.

### **Larkes Heinberg**

Akira and Larkes, have a very conflict heavy relationship, as they didn't start on the best of terms due to Larkes pulling violets tail. Akira gave him a chance to 'redeem' himself within their battle against the kid: in which you would become a Lich Slayer. The group Akira was placed in, did end up passing their exam. Unfortunately, Larkes did not prove himself in battle. As a result, Akira did not focus on building up a bond with Larkes; he would only build it to a point where they could have chemistry within their battles.

Despite this, Larkes would always fall short in battles, which wouldn't give Akira enough time to fight alongside him. This made it hard for Akira to build a bond with him because if he couldn't prove himself in battle, how was he meant to recognise him. Larkes simply had no strength. After their battles, Akira would ensure a heavy/harsh lecturing that Larkes "needed to receive". Akira thought this was the only way for him to acknowledge it and make a change.

After lecture and lecture, Akira finally started to see a bit of change with Larkes. Something that oddly represented him of his sister, which was resilience. Akira couldn't help but to reminisce on the same 'resilience' and dedication Ayaka had towards her goals and everyday life. Due to the nostalgia, Akira decided to be a slight bit more lenient towards Larkes. To Akira's surprise, this seemed to be more effective than the brute lectures he would often give. After that, Akira could finally see change with Larkes, which he commends, but he is far from Akira's full trust and acceptance.

## Lovers

### Eetan

Akira loves Itaan dearly in a gay manner.