Azami

**Azami** (アザミ, *Azami*?) is an underling of Kiku Hoshimi who spent the next thirty-five years resolving any issues in human society caused by Hoshimi's other underlings. In an attempt to abduct Anko Uguisu, he was beaten by Kou Yamori and Nazuna Nanakusa, eventually choosing to become their ally. Partnered with Susuki, Azami aided Anko in chasing Kiku for the deaths of her parents and Kou in search for Mahiru Seki to reconcile.

## Appearance

Azami is a tall man with dark blue hair that is short and kept in a bob style. He has teal-colored eyes, which are covered by tiny shades. His left ear features a dangling earring, which is actually a modified container used to carry blood. The lower portion of his face is sometimes covered by a mask, and he usually has a tired expression on his face. His outfit consists of a classic two-piece suit. Each of his fingernails is dyed black.

## Personality

At his introduction, Azami was secretive, only spoke sparsely, and didn't hesitate to use brute force against those who opposed him.

However, despite his first impression, he has a very strong moral compass, valuing human life and having made a vow never to kill humans when he became a vampire. While kidnapping Anko and Akira, he tells them not to struggle for their own good as they might get hurt. When he accidentally drops them after getting attacked, he feels terrible at the thought that two humans are dead because of him, although he shifts the blame on Kou for the incident happening in the first place. When he drops Kou from a building and realizes that Kou wouldn't come back, he frantically comes after him to save him. He also says that he hates how Anko disregards her own life. Azami doesn't drink blood directly from humans since there are already many vampires and adding to that number would cause more problems.

As a yakuza, Azami has no qualms about extorting people. If they don't have the required money, he forcefully takes blood from them, which he sells to vampires who, similar to him, don't want to consume blood from the source. Despite this, Azami tries to make sure that the humans he gets the blood from don't get hurt.

His demeanor is usually very calm, and he isn't particularly fazed by what is happening around him, although there are several exceptions. Azami tends to be level-headed and analytical.

In the past, Azami used to be a socially awkward individual who let others walk over him and kept his thoughts and interests to himself, causing Kiku Hoshimi to think he had no interest in girls at first.

Despite his meek demeanor, Azami had courage in dire situations and gave his life in an attempt to protect Kiku from the incoming bullets of a machine gun. Azami's protective instincts are one of his most defining traits, as he goes out of his way to shield any human from serious harm, be it in his role as the cleaner who makes sure Kiku's typically unhinged underlings don't cause too much damage or as Kou Yamori's ally who ensures the protection of not only Kou but also his friends.

## Relationships

* Kou Yamori - Temporary Enemy and Friend
* Nazuna Nanakusa - Temporary Enemy
* Kyouko Mejiro - Former Captive
* Akira Asai - Former Captive
* Susuki - Temporary Enemy
* Haruka Nanakusa

## Notable Relationships

### Kiku Hoshimi:

Azami and Kiku have known each other since Kiku was in a relationship with Azami's boss 35 years ago. He fell in love with Kiku, was willing to sacrifice his life for her, and became her servant as a result. In the following years, he frequently cleaned up after the messes she caused. He is very loyal to her, feeling a sense of gratitude towards her for saving his life and a need to protect her, though he is still critical of her lifestyle, which bears the risk of revealing the existence of vampires to humanity. While his priority is to keep her safe, he is willing to kill her if words can't persuade her to keep a low profile, saying that a mother should only be killed by her own child.

Despite turning against her and gravely injuring Kiku with a motorcycle, he gave her blood so she could heal her injury, explaining that he felt bad about disfiguring her face right before she met the boy she loved. He always felt like he was on the receiving end and couldn't give anything in return, asking Kiku to let him act cool just once. While walking away, Azami wished he could have had sex with her.

### Susuki:

Azami's and Susuki's relationship started as an antagonistic one. While Azami thought they shared similar goals, Susuki wanted to kill Kiku, as well as Anko, Nazuna, Kou, and Akira, which he couldn't allow. After the two managed to cast aside their differences later, Azami wanted to join Susuki's training. He admitted that he was very impressed by her strength and that there was a lot he could learn from her.

## Abilities

* **Vampiric abilities:** Azami has superhuman strength and speed, can levitate, and phase through solid objects. While his reflexes are good and he was able to beat Nazuna Nanakusa in a fight, he was unable to keep up with the far more experienced Susuki.

## Trivia

* Azami is from the prefecture Kagoshima.
* Azami has no tattoo on his back.
* He doesn't think that a school uniform suits Kou.
* Azami doesn't smoke, though he does vape.
* He is very good at driving a motorcycle.
* He cracked his fingers in the same way as Ken Kaneki from *Tokyo Ghoul*. In chapter 153, the pose he struck with his motorcycle was a homage to the iconic pose in *Akira* (1988).

## Quotes

* (To Kou) "Are you gonna turn me into a murderer?!"
* (To Susuki) "Can you drop that pissy attitude?"
* (To Anko) "You're fucking hard to protect."
* (To himself) "I wish I could've banged her once or twice..."

## References

1. ↑ *CALL OF THE NIGHT* *Yofukashi no Uta* Official Fan Book (Japan Version)
2. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 145
3. ↑ *Call of the Night* manga: Chapter 137
4. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 113
5. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 113
6. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 115
7. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 115