Asami Akatsuki/Relationships

## **Family**

### **Masamune Akatsuki**

When speaking to Yazetsu, Asami revealed that her father was incredibly strict and wanted to raise a powerful mage. Due to this, Asami worked hard even while she was sick; however, due to her low potential she was on bad terms with her father who saw her as a disappointment. After meeting Galvamesh, Asami learned Devil-Slaying Magic and used her Weapon Summon to kill her father, stating that she would find her real family.

### **Dawn Euphoria**

Due to never being in her life, Asami resented Dawn for not once meeting her. Part of her motivation for getting stronger under her dad and then under Galvamesh was to slay Dawn; however, after she learned that she had died and her DNA is what had been used to create her, she begun to see visions of her in her sleep. Dawn reveals that she had a son, and that he was Asami's real family, causing her obsession with finding Zane.

### **Zane Euphoria**

Following Galvamesh's discovery on her past, Asami decided she would desperately start searching for her brother at all costs; however, due to him not having awakening his abilities as the First Axis host, he was untraceable and was presumed to be dead. Nevertheless, Asami continued to search until Black Crown started to gain popularity across the Underworld for their continuous role in defeating major threats. Having been told by Galvamesh that he spotted Zane alive after killing his comrade, Asami went on to witness the battle between Black Crown and Dragon Claw. Spotting her brother, Asami became obsessed with finding the right opportunity to introduce herself, though she quickly realized she had no idea where he lived and lost track of him again. In Book 5, she finally ran into him again after he hunted down the Shinriyoku for their role in capturing Hailey. Revealing her identity to him, she became enraged and hurt when he brushed her off, stating that even if she wasn't lying that he didn't care. Due to this, she became more aggressive with Hailey and vowed that she would kill anyone close to her brother. Towards the end of the book, when Yazetsu and her face off against Zane and Ren Asura, the two have a conversation mid-battle about their pasts, causing Asami to realize that she didn't care about Zane as a person but just about what he meant. Not having any more purpose, she decides to finish herself off.

## **Shinriyoku**

### **Yazetsu Espada**

After joining the Shinriyoku, Yazetsu became close with Akatsuki due to their shared trouble of family issues. Interested by Yazetsu's status as a demigod, Asami wanted to be good friends with her and learn more about her. As a result, the two were always assigned missions together due to their high compatibility and often trained together to improve their Devil-Slaying Magic. Seeing Asami's obsession with finding her brother, however, Yazetsu became jealous and warned her that maybe it wasn't worth it to go looking for Zane, causing the two to get into an argument. The two made up shortly after, but the topic always caused the two to argue with each other, which was inevitable due to Asami's obsession. Wanting to help Asami badly, Yazetsu did her best to support her, eventually realizing that she was in love with her, something that Asami didn't realize. In Book 5, Yazetsu helps Asami track down Zane to the best of her abilities, but only admits her feelings to her in the final battle after Asami stabs herself through the chest. Remembering what Zane told her, Asami says that she wishes she could return to her feelings, but that her heart was too damaged to keep on living.

### **Galvamesh Ira**

Angered by her father's harsh nature, and after meeting Galvamesh, Asami quickly began to change and started to become more malicious. Killing her father and joining the Shinriyoku, she looked up to Galvamesh as a powerful mage that she wanted to be like, viewing him as a hero of justice. In return, Galvamesh took care of her and taught her how to use Devil-Slaying Magic. In Book 5, Galvamesh is wary of Asami's motivation to find Zane, doing his best from the shadows to get the two together. It is shown that Asami likely views Galvamesh as a father figure.

### **Itsuki Echo**

While not having the closest relationship before, during Book 5, the two teamed up to take care of Hailey and start investigating Ren Asura's past. Due to this, their ideologies began to clash over the treatment of the archangel and their methods of retrieving information. This inevitably led to Itsuki betraying the Shinriyoku, as it was Asami's cruelty that made him realize they were in the wrong.