Shishio

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## Shishio

### Name in Korean

시시오

* Post-regression
* Pre-regression

## Professional information

### Occupations

* Amaterasu Guild Leader
* Hunter (combat)

## Professional information

### Occupations

* Amaterasu Guild Leader
* Hunter (combat)

## Novel appearances

### First appearance

Chapter 214

**Shishio** (Korean: 시시오, RR: *Shishio*; likely Japanese: 獅 (し)子 (し)王 (おう), *Shishiō*?; lit. "lion king") is a Japanese S-rank Hunter and the leader of Amaterasu Guild. An eccentric, arrogant man obsessed with lions, he's highly popular in Japan due to his guild having almost single-handedly rescued the country from the fallout of poor government administration during the initial dungeon shocks.

## Appearance

Shishio is a large, bulky man with a distinctly angular face and hair that's dyed a shade of blond and styled into a wild, lion-like mane. His appearance has a Western feel. He sometimes wears a fake beard, bushy and in a similar shade as his hair, that gives him the appearance of having a full mane.

His guild uniform is designed similarly to the white-and-red standard uniform, bearing a lion crest on the left side of the chest, but is overall more colorful. Other outfits he's worn include an emperor-like ensemble with no cloak.

## Personality

Shishio is a proud man with a highly arrogant air about him. While he remains mostly courteous when speaking to others, he is quick to brag about himself and his abilities. He's a talented speaker and often disguises personal requests as somehow benefiting onlookers, especially the people of Japan. Due to his prestigious position within Japan, he is able to live life as he pleases and seems generally happy.

Shishio has a fixation on lions, going so far as to style his public persona and guild crest after them. This fixation can lead him to make choices that appear odd and eccentric to outsiders, such as setting a seat for Peace at the table during meals.

## History

When dungeons first appeared throughout the world, the Japanese government's poor management led to countless casualties, especially among their Unawakened population. At this point, Shishio appeared and established Amaterasu Guild, resolving dungeon breaks and bringing relative stability to the country. These actions led him and the guild to rapidly gain a massive following, with many seeing him as a messiah. He eventually rose to such power that he became the de facto leader of Japan, though it was publicly claimed that he and the guild were merely the protectors of the Japanese royal family.

## Synopsis

At some point, presumably after Han Yoojin's debut as a magic beast rearer, Shishio learns that Horned Flame Lions have appeared as boss monsters in a dungeon under Haeyeon Guild's management, and reaches out to them to request a trade for a Horned Flame Lion cub. His requests go unanswered, much to his discontent.

Through Sung Hyunjae and Seseong Guild, Han Yoojin negotiates a trade with Amaterasu Guild for the Black Bull Forest dungeon. Shishio asks for Haeyeon's A-rank slime dungeon in exchange, and additionally offers up the SS-rank Azure Thunderbird's Yejang as a bonus. The negotiations eventually settle on having two S-rank Hunters, Bak Yerim from Haeyeon and Iwahata Gakuto from Amaterasu, duel in order to decide who can claim the other's dungeon.

Shishio agrees to the terms negotiated by Han Yoojin and Seseong Guild. Presumably hoping to ask Yoohyun about the Horned Flame Lion, Shishio specifically asks for him to come along with the Korean representatives. He's present when the Korean party's flight lands in Japan, having prepared an extravagant reception. He personally greets all the party members, particularly favoring Peace and the freelancers Noah Luire and Yoo Myeongwoo, but being cold to Yoohyun and oddly curt towards Sung Hyunjae. Shishio then escorts the party to their initial accommodations. Just before entering the hotel, he asks Yoojin to show Peace's adult transformation to "the people of Japan", and is highly delighted to see the adult Lion, visibly being overcome by greed. He offers to trade for Peace instead of the Black Bull Forest dungeon, but is shut down by Yoohyun, who leaves with his brother and kiseungsu.

Shishio reappears later that day at the press conference for the two S-rank duel participants, presumably having been talking to Sung Hyunjae, who he's accompanied by. He also attends the dinner party afterwards, dressed as an emperor, and constantly watches Peace, emphasizing Haeyeon's multiple other kiseungsu in conversation.

He's absent throughout the second day of the Korean party's stay in Japan, save for a visit to Yoojin, asking for him to lend him Peace just for a day. Yoojin presumably turns him down.

On the day of the duel, Shishio appears during the prelude to the match alongside a variety of performing Hunters. Dressed in traditional wear and a fake beard, he strikes a gong and announces the start of the match, then draws back to the stands, allowing Gakuto and Yerim to fight. When Yerim rapidly escalates the battle and destroys the stadium, increasing the bounds of the arena, Shishio orders an evacuation order to allow her room to continue and offers to compensate the people if any damages are incurred during the battle. He watches the rest of the match; when Gakuto loses and dramatically apologizes to him for his failure, Shishio orders him to keep working hard in an equally dramatic manner.

After everyone returns to the accommodations, Shishio and his advisor Sato Kiyoshi speak to Yoojin and Yoohyun about the trade. Admitting that they didn't expect to lose the match, the Amaterasu duo explain that the gifting of the Yejang will result in an outwardly lopsided deal. Yoojin suggests that Shishio present it as a commemorative gift to show off his generosity and wealth. Shishio is easily swayed by the appeals to his ego, but his advisor cuts in, securing prioritization of Amaterasu in Horned Flame Lion cub auctions and at the kiseungsu rearing facility. Pleased, Shishio agrees to their suggestions, and happily arranges for Yoojin and his party to enter the Black Bull Forest dungeon the following day.

## Abilities

Shishio presumably has S-rank stats and skills.

## Belongings

* Azure Thunderbird's Yejang (former)
* Unspecified SS-rank overcoat

## Trivia

* The name "Shishio" is an alias, almost certainly adopted due to his love for lions. Shishio presumably debuted as a Hunter under this pseudonym; his real name is unknown.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 214
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 215
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 218
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 196
5. ↑ *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 217
6. ↑ *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 213
7. ↑ *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 219
8. ↑ *The S-Ranks That I Raised* Novel: Chapter 220