Akino/Lore

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## History

### In Re:Dive

#### Arc 1

Akino finds herself lost on a mountain while trying to get to her father's study room. While trying to look for a way back, she finds Yuuki nearby, who was collecting materials for one of his part-time jobs. She then asks him if he is willing to escort her back to Wisteria Manor, but Yuuki has no idea where that is. Bewildered, Akino introduces herself to him, but Yuuki still has no idea who she is. Despite this, Yuuki still offers to lead her back, elating Akino. After being safely escorted back, Akino tries to repay Yuuki with a ridiculous amount of money, but he doesn't accept, which impresses her. Learning his name, Akino asks him if he wants to be hired as her knight, stating that she will pay him however amount he asks of her, but Yuuki turns her down, saying that it isn't about the money as to why he helped her. Hearing this, Akino says she's becoming more interested about him and will do whatever it takes to make him her knight, her demand causing Yuuki to run away.

## Relationships

### Yuuki

A boy Akino met when she got lost. Akino had somehow gotten lost on a mountain while trying to go to her father's study room when she saw Yuuki and learned he was out gathering material on that very location. Initially shocked when Yuuki doesn't know her nor her family's name, Akino is relieved when Yuuki helps lead her back to Landosol and also learns that he has amnesia.

She feels indebted to Yuuki after not just helping her back to town, but also correcting her when her poor sense of direction arises and personally escorting her back to her family mansion. When Yuuki refuses to accept a reward from her, a large sum of money, she becomes keenly interested in him and tries to hire him as her personal knight every chance she gets, but Yuuki refuses every time. Despite these, Akino is able to get along with Yuuki whenever they would meet, with him helping her learn how commoners live and what they do on a day-to-day basis such as shopping for necessities and that they don't spend money as wildly as the wealthy does. When she asks Yuuki to help her fix her awful sense of direction, she starts to wonder why he is so kind when he refuses to leave her behind when they get lost in the woods as everyone except her guildmates have only been kind to her due to her massive wealth. After safely making it out, Akino's desire to have Yuuki be her knight grows after this. Akino had gotten closer to Yuuki that when they were both kidnapped for ransom by some thugs, she quickly asked that he be untied as well when she decided to pay them the random money herself instead. When Yuuki had gotten hurt trying to protect her, she was furious and immediately took down the group herself for "harming her knight".

During a stage play Akino herself had set up, when she and Yuuki took the place of two actors that had gotten sick, after realizing that they were meant to portray a loving married couple, she was embarrassed over the idea of kissing him, but later on said to herself that she enjoyed their "marriage" on-stage. When she decides to sponsor a local monster hunting group and volunteering to help them, Akino would realize what it really means to be an entrepreneur thanks to Yuuki, as well as realizing that she's developed feelings for him, but chooses to keep it a secret from him.

## Quotes

* When a merchant has come of age, so has a warrior come of age!" This is one of the teachings of Wisteria, which I abide by even to this day!
* You over there, how much will it cost for you to become my knight?
* These kinds of enemies cannot stand up to me. Let us clean up quickly, and move onto the celebratory feast!
* As for thugs who would disrupt my business, no matter whom they are, I will not let them go! I will punish them!
* Your presence, by my side... I wonder if you've realized how much stronger it makes me?
* When I'm together with you, wherever I go, I feel as though I can go there straight ahead, without ever losing my way!

## Etymology

* The name **Akino** means "autumn" (秋) (**aki**) and "from" (乃) (**no**).
* Akino's surname **Toudou** means "wisteria" (藤) (**tou**) and "hall" (堂) (**dou**).