Ryotaro Atsumi

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**Ryotaro Atsumi** (渥美 亮太郎, *Atsumi Ryōtarō*) is one of the minor characters of *Taisho Otome Fairy Tale* series. He is the younger brother of Ryō Atsumi and older brother of Keita Atsumi and Yamato Atsumi.

## Personality

Ryotaro is a hardworking young boy who will do whatever it takes to help take care of his younger siblings and ease the burden off of his older sister. He loves his siblings very much and this is his motivation to utilize his skills so he can help them. He also enjoys education, particularly reading.

## Background

One night, two years before the start of the story, the Atsumi kids' father brought a stranger home, who showered Ryotaro and the younger children nice gifts. Their father told Ryo specifically to *be nice to the man.* The sixteen-year-old Ryō obliged, and went to a seperate room with him, realizing at the last minute that she was being sold as a prostitute. Hearing his older sister's distress, Ryotaro burst into the room - just as Ryo was about to stop resisting - and fought the man off, costing the family money they needed for food. He then begged Ryo not to resort to selling herself, declaring he would rather starve than profit from her misery.

## Plot

When Ryo returned from robbing Tamahiko's estate, she got into argument with her drunken father, who wanted to use the money for alcohol but Ryo refused to hand the money over. This resulted in Ryotaro and her brothers watching him beat her for her troubles. The next day, Ryotaro is present when Tamahiko came to confront Ryo for the theft, interrupting them to ask for help with his homework. Ryo then *convinces* Tamahiko to help him and his brothers with their homework. improving their grades with his help.

One day, Ryotaro and his brothers hike up to Tamahiko's home, bringing other local children who need help with their studies. Tamahiko eventually begins tutoring them regularly, but one day Ryotaro tells Tamahiko and Yuzuki that he earned a job as an apprentice for a store owner in Tokyo, taking time to thank them for their help. However, he doesn't go home that night, instead hiding in a storehouse. Yuzuki manages to find him, and he breaks down, admitting his fears never seeing his family again. Tamahiko - who felt bad for encouraging him about going to Tokyo earlier - is able to reassure him that he will be able to see his siblings again and tells Ryotaro the positive things about Tokyo. Ryo is relieved to see Ryotaro who decides to go to Tokyo after all. The next morning, Ryotaro boards a train for Tokyo, promising to one day treat Ryo and his brothers to a trip in the city. He also thanks Tamahiko, properly acknowledging him as *Tamahiko-sensei.*

Shortly after, following the Great Kanto Earthquake, Ryo goes to Tokyo to check on him and informs Tamahiko and Yuzuki that he is safe.

Two years later, a much taller Ryotaro travels to Kobe with Ryo (who married his employer and is pregnant) to attend Tamahiko and Yuzuki’s wedding.

## Relationships

### Unnamed Father

Ryotaro has a very negative relationship with his father. Ryotaro has been forced to watch his father waste their money on alcohol while beating Ryo and neglecting the rest of his siblings.

### Ryō Atsumi

Ryotaro deeply loves and looks up to his older sister, who equally loves him, especially after Ryotaro saved her from nearly being raped by an acquaintance of their father's. This incident made him want to work harder at earning money to take care of the family and therefore taking the burden off of Ryo.

### Keita Atsumi

Ryotaro helps take care of his younger brother.

### Yamato Atsumi

Ryotaro helps take care of his youngest brother.

### Tamahiko Shima

Ryotaru admires Tamahiko once he begins tutoring the boy.

## Etymology

* The name **Ryotaro** means "clear" (亮) (**ryo**), "thick, big, great" (太) (**ta**) and "son" (郎) (**ro**).
* Ryotaro's surname **Atsumi** means "kindness, moisten" (渥) (**atsu**) and "beautiful" (美) (**mi**).