Fushigi Kingyo

Sakura(桜) no(の) Hōrō-s(放浪者)ha

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**Fushigi Kumanomi Kingyo** (Japanese: 不思議(ふしぎ) クマノミ(くまのみ)金魚(きんぎょ) Fushigi Kumanomi Kingyo; lit. Mysterious 'Clownfish' Goldfish), also known as the **Outcast of Sacred Sakura**, is a former shrine maiden hailing from the Yamatan Empire.

## **Profile**

The former head priestess of the **Sacred Sakura Shrine**, the modest yet beautiful *Fushigi Kumanomi Kingyo*. She was regarded as the most devoted, preventive, yet also powerful priestess to ever hold such a position to shield the Sacred Sakura from the undesirable hazards inbound from the outside world. Her devotion towards the Sacred Sakura was so prominent that it even outshined the ambitions and ideals presented by the gods of the outside world. Yet when the **First Civil War of the Yamatan Empire** had erupted, the head priestess had attempted to preserve the Sacred Sakura to her utmost capabilities. Yet her preservation of the Sacred Sakura began to crumble to sheer dust after witnessing the sole love her life inhale his final breath in her arms... She saw no more use in protecting the Sacred Sakura for any longer, no factual desire in letting the nation that she once loved exist any longer... Yet as a result from her defection from the shrine, she became an outlander once more...

## **Personality**

### **Pre-Yamatan Civil War**

Kingyo was regarded as extremely shy, yet one of the kindest souls that had walked across the face of the Wrath Ring. She gained a dislike for her own appearance as she matured and grew older, yet many across Yamato remarked that she possessed such a beautiful appearance, regardless of what she had thought of herself. Kingyo was highly self-conscious of her slit mouth, yet as a priestess, many regarded that the slit mouth added to her appearance.

### **Post-Yamatan Civil War｜Pre-Main Story**

As Kingyo continued to grieve over the loss of their husband, Fushigi Kenji, they quickly became melancholic, and began to lack the kindness they had once had prior to his death. Kingyo had begun to predominantly become taciturn as days began to turn into weeks, and even months. Many gained concerns for the wellbeing of Kingyo as the months went by; although Kingyo still kept their position as priestess, they aimed to reduce their public sightings.

### **Main Story**

As months turned into years, Kingyo had exiled himself from the Sacred Sakura Shrine merely a month prior to **Chapter VI: The Yamatan Empire**. His exile was unknown to the public, causing many to become worried and trepid of his disappearance, and feared what would happen to the Sacred Sakura without someone as knowledgeable as Kingyo protecting the Sacred Sakura. He had become a wanderer who had abhorred the very nation he was birthed within. Many travelers who had came across Kingyo remarked that he had become hostile when asked about the shrine, he was still sympathetic and empathetic, he still aided those who were in need, yet expressed malice when the very thought of the Sacred Sakura was brought up. He warned many travelers he had empathized with to flee the nation... He warned those he loved to flee the nation... He wished, and yearned for the Yamatan Empire to collapse...

## **Appearance**

Kingyo's appearance is that of young youthful man with fairly pale skin, along with shoulder-length midnight blue hair with midnight purple ends. He wears a long beautiful white furisode covered in tassels and flowers, with sleeves that slowly form into cosmic space the more they flow down, along with a white uchikatsugi with long flowing wisterias trailing behind which in conjunction with his furisode's sleeves, also form into cosmic space the further they extend; along with four chimes and a veil hanging from the hat itself. His furisode also seems to have a long trail-piece that mimics the look of fish's tail. Kingyo's mōsō is stored on a white bow on the back of his furisode. Kingyo also wears pure white getas with his feet exposed. When it comes to distinctive looks, Kingyo possesses black eyeliner, has sky blue powder applied to his cheeks, gray irises, webbed hands, a slit mouth similarly to Gyorui, and what seems to be scales on his arms, covered by his furisode's sleeves.

## **Trivia**

* Kingyo's middle name, 'Kumanomi' exists solely because his parents were unable to recognize whether or not he was a goldfish demon or a clownfish demon.
* Although Kingyo was female in Tears of Devastation, it is unknown when exact he transitioned into being male., although it is suspected that this occurred around, or in the 1930s, a decade prior to the main story, and after Tears of Devastation.
	+ It is also speculated that Kingyo transitioned as a result of losing his partner, who was also a kannagi, during the Yamatan Civil War.
	+ It is unknown how exactly Kingyo transitioned from female to male as within the case of clownfish, the opposite occurs, with dominant males transitioning their sex to female if an existing female has died. However due to the nation of this, many have concluded that the concept of protandrous hermaphr(male-to-female)oditism does not occur in amphiprioninae demons, and instead, protogynous hermaphr(female-to-male)oditism occurs.

## **Notes**

1. ↑ During this time, the only knowledgeable protector available, Chiba Shinjirō, was dispatched to search for Kingyo, leaving no-one other than shrine maidens who were not knowledgeable about the Sacred Sakura, to attempt their utmost to protect the shrine.
2. ↑ The veil in question seems to bear a design similar to that of the **Sacred Sakura Tree**.