Karasuma Ranmaru

**Karasuma Ranmaru** (烏丸 蘭丸) is the captain of the group, Karasu-Tengu Troupe. He is formerly one of the Four Gods that was summoned by Abe no Seimei to protect Kyōto as 'Suzaku of the South' during the Heian Era. Due to his sin of killing a human, he was turned into a Tengu yōkai.

## Appearance

Ranmaru has short messy dark violet hair, with longer strands of hair in front. He typically wears a black masquerade mask with red designs that resembles a crow. He wears a white and red yukata with a long decorative blue sash, carried with four yellow tufts of fur.

When he's in casual clothes, he wears a plain black track suit with his face revealed.

As Suzaku, he has long messy hair tied in a neat ponytail with an ornament as an accessory, signature strands of hair stay in front. He wears a traditional white *shōzoku.*

## Personality

Ranmaru is a cheeky and sly man, in contrast of his role as the captain of the Karasu-Tengu Troupe. During the Animal Youkai Abduction Arc, he had stated he came up with the name without three days of sleep. He appears to be carefree and laidback during important jobs. Despite that, in protest from Hatanaka, Tamao, and Mamekichi, he had also stated they were villains.

Ranmaru is also an extremely devious man, in which his goal is to earn money ( that he loses at local Pachinko Slot Machines ). He would do anything to gain money, which being stealing, abduction, etc. He also has an interest in women. As a god, he would still act similar to his present self, being carefree and devious. He would be reprimanded by either his fellow acquaintances or Abe no Seimei due to his improper attitude.

Being carefree comes with his teasing and overexcited personality, acting foolish most of the time with others, especially the principal, which he had known the longest.

Ranmaru has a passion for stealing ( especially money ), being someone who is in deep poverty, he would even rob a grave for money. After his banishment from being a god, Abe Haruaki could only summon him using a costly way.

Despite his carefree attitude, he has a rather dark side to him. He holds complicated feelings towards Abe no Seimei, Douman, and the remaining Four Gods.

## Abilities

Ranmaru has the ability to summon a large pair of crow wings and fly off, evading those who wish to capture him. On certain occasions, he is able to transform into a large crow.

If you wish to summon him so he can help you, you need to offer up a 1000 yen bill.

## Relationships

### Haruaki Abe

He and Haruaki had a scuffle beforehand, with Haruaki wanting to find the perpetrator for kidnapping the animal youkai. That was when Karasuma first recognized him as Abe no Seimei. He then saw him later, both in the bar that Douman took them to and when Douman brought him to Haruaki's class's project for the culture festival. During the Kyoto School Trip Arc, Haruaki enlisted the help of Karasuma to take down the gods and learned about the Principal and his pasts as well. Haruaki learned how to summon him during this arc as well.

### The Principal

Ranmaru and The Principal have a frenemies like relationship. They both insult each other and call each other out, though they can get along and have similar interests, such as gambling on their days off. He and The Principal had met each other, trying to peak into the girls washroom in Kyoto, and both promised to take the way that they met to their graves. He and The Principal banter with each other often, both agree to hang out during the culture festival. Along with this, Ranmaru admitted that he believes that The Principal is a hunk under the mask.

### Abe no Seimei

When Karasuma was a god, Abe no Seimei was rather close with him. He respected Abe no Seimei as a onmyouji.

However, he didn't seem to like Abe no Seimei very much. When he was dwelling back on him, he seemed to harbor a disdain for him.

### Akira Takahashi

When Akira attended Hyakki Academy, Ranmaru was his teacher. As Takahashi has noted, Ranmaru memorized the names and addresses of the rich students, which is why he recalls Takahashi so vividly. Takahashi remembers Ranmaru due to him taking his animal patients and shaving him. After The Principal informs Takahashi that Ranmaru is a god, Takahashi, wanting revenge and to inspect a god, decides to chase Ranmaru around the school (and partially gets back at him for kidnapping his patients).

### Izuna Hatanaka

Despite seemingly having never met Hatanaka before Hatanaka started working at the school, Karasuma recognized him when Hatanaka walked over to him and The Principal. However, Hatanaka didn't recognize him and chided Mame and Tama when they asked if Hatanaka was friends with him

## Trivia

* Ranmaru is unable to swim due to his past affiliations with fire. (Suzaku is a god that administers fire and summer.)
	+ He still wears track clothes during the summer
* He spends all of the money for the Karasu-Tengu Troupe at Pachinko Parlors.
* He used to be a teacher at Hyakki Academy.
* He ranks number 1 in terms of intelligence