Kichizo Murata

**Kichizo Murata** was the minister of the Asahara in the *Wonderland* series. He hails from Okinawa with his flock. His goal is to spread the Asahara all over Japan.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Kichizo takes really good care of himself. He has his black hair always slicked back with gel. He looks tanned in this skin. The minister is always wearing fancy suits. Jewelry and shades always complete his look. Miya Chang compares his look to Elvis Presley.

### Personality

Murata may look caring and kind on the surface, but it's all an act. He's really charming and knows how to get his way. It's how he was able to have his cult and so many wives at once. In reality, Murata has a darker side to him. It is revealed that he was possessed by a godlike being that gave him his powers. He also has the power to hypnotize people into doing what he wants. However, that all starts to crumble when Kita Morikawa's tablet is leaked to the public. Murata becomes paranoid and starts drinking heavily. This all leads to his downfall.

## Back Story

Murata came from a simple background. Even back then, he was so charming. It all started when he was six years old. He managed to get by in school. His parents pulled him out of his old school and moved him to Osaka due to a scandal involving a teacher. The details vary depend on who you ask. Murata claims the teacher tried to molest him and he attacked his hand with a ball point pen out of self-defense. The teacher claims he was attacked after facing discipline for throwing rocks at students.

While in Osaka, Murata became more charming. On the surface, he was the ideal student. Polite, perfect grades, really popular students, and he had many girls falling for him. However, Murata had a dark side and knew how to use it well. When he was fifteen, things took a strange turn. There was a girl named Kokuro Konishi had a crush on him. He did notice her from time to time. They didn't interact until the high school class trip to Hokkaido. There, Murata and Kokuro went up to a shrine to make their wishes. He ended up getting possessed by a entity who wanted to be worshipped like a god. From there, doors opened and Murata used his charms to build the Church of Light in Okinawa during his adult years.

## Storyline History

### Black Swan Wonderland

Murata sits in his dressing room about ready to do another sermon to his flock.

### Edge of Wonderland

Murata is working to spread the Asahara throughout Japan. So far, there isn't much luck. Things get interesting when he learns about what Erina Kate did to Aoko Jimbo in the strip club, Alice's. He goes with Miya to meet the tadpole. He is amazed that his body guard could sense her. The minister talks to Erina and introduces himself. He attempts to get her to join his flock. The waitress turns him down, but he won't give up.

Sometime later, Murata goes out to dinner with his bodyguards, two of his wives, and Hina in a fancy dinner. He's really drunk and starts ranting loudly. It gets worse as the night goes on. The food gets here and stops one of his wives from getting more food. Murata gets angrier as the time goes on. Finally, he takes his rage out on Hina when she nervously laughs at his behavior. He makes her get up on the table and dance before ripping her dress. This behavior prompts Miya to leave the Asahara for good. Murata tries to stop her but she shoves him off.

He meets his end when the Dante Killer corners him in the underground sancutary and kills him. Before that, the police were going to arrest him.