Yurako

## Name

**Yurako** (幽羅子) is a mysterious woman from the Heian era, bearing the same face of Mao’s first love, Sana.

## Biography

### History

Her name was given by Mao’s master, the head of the Kō Clan, and she lived in a cavern filled with wards surrounding her nearby the manor, to serve as a vessel to absorb all the discarded curses into her body. Mao’s master would occasionally visit her to carve marks onto her flesh that would little by little cover all her body over the years. As she knew no other life nor anything about the outside world beyond the cavern she lived in, she did not feel any desire or discomfort. However, one day she woke up to find the gate that kept her captive open for unknown reasons, and all the ayakashis she had absorbed were urging her to go out, leading her to experience the outside world for the first time. She enjoyed seeing the moon and the stars as the ayakashis carried her through the sky, when a tornado of sutras flew out from the manor, wounding the ayakashis and sending her falling to the ground near a river. She crawled to that river and saw her reflection for the first time, revealing half of her face being badly mutilated from the ayakashis she had absorbed, but she didn’t know it was ugly. And right after, she is approached by a young Mao who had been ordered to investigate the ayakashis that were seen flying in the sky and felt moved by him as he asked her if she was alright, but the high priest Sengoku showed up and after ordering Mao to forget what he saw, packed her away in a box and took her back to her cavern where she’d continues her role to absorb curses as the master scolds her for the escaped ayakashis. However, she wanted to see Mao again, as she was unable to forget his kindness, learned to use the curses she absorbed to examine the outside world. She saw Mao enter the Goko Clan’s manor and noticed he had fallen in love with Sana from a distance, much to her grief as she too fell in love with him and could not have him know.

Following the Cat Demon’s rampage and Mao’s disappearance, she joined the new Kō clan led by Shiranui and for 900 years, longed to see Mao again.

### Plot

After 900 years, following the great Kanto Earthquake, she unexpectedly sees Mao again as Shiranui tries to capture him, but she didn’t want to reveal herself to him yet. However, the two eventually cross path again and Mao mistakes her for Sana due to her uncanny resemblance, which was not convenient to her and drove her to tears after vanishing thereafter.

When Mao together with Nanoka, Kamon and Natsuno assaulted, Shiranui’s submerged temple, she tried to get Mao to come to her but Nanoka stopped Mao, and she noticed how he cared for Nanoka drowning in water as Shiranui makes his escape.

She later enlisted Kagari to capture Nanoka to have a private conversation in a house. She asked Nanoka what Mao thought of her, and let her know of her secluded life and that she does not intend to kill Mao despite being with Shiranui, in order to place a wedge in her heart in hope of having her away from Mao, knowing that he would not forgive her if she’d harm or kill her.

## Appearance

Wears a dark, sophisticated kimono with and intricate floral pattern. Has black lace gloves that she early takes off. She also has a matching headdress that she occasional wears to obscure her facial features.

## Relationships

Mao
*Yurako is in love with Mao, for he was the first in her life to show care for her well being. Now, she seeks Mao out, and doesn’t wish to harm him like her allies do.*

Nanoka Kiba
*To be added*

Shiranui
*To be added*

Hakubi
*To be added*

## Media Appearances

### Manga

* Chapter 40
* Chapter 43
* Chapter 44
* Chapter 45
* Chapter 46
* Chapter 47 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 49 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 50
* Chapter 51 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 52 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 55 (appears in a flashback)
* Chapter 62 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 66
* Chapter 67
* Chapter 68
* Chapter 69 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 70 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 71 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 72 (mentioned)
* Chapter 73 (appears in thought)
* Chapter 86
* Chapter 87
* Chapter 88
* Chapter 89
* Chapter 90 (appears in thought)

## References

1. ↑ Chapters 88-89
2. ↑ Chapters 44, 46 and 50
3. ↑ Chapters 66-68
4. ↑ Chapters 86-90