Kenjirō Sakuya

**"Insignificant being be gone!"**

**Kenjirō Sakuya** (Japanese: **十六夜 (いざよい)  賢二郎 (けんじろう)** , *Sakuya Kenjirō*), also known as the **Bloodthirsty Butterfly** (Japanese: **血 (に) 飢 (えた)  胡 (こ) 蝶 (ちょう)** , *Chiniueta Kochō*); he is the **War Paladin** (Japanese: **戰 (戦場)  義侠の士 (ぎきょうのし)** , *Sensō Gikyounoshi*) of the **Twelve Paladins**, serving as Sakura Sakuya`s aide-de-campe, as well as the Paladin most often assigned to patrol duties around the Tokyo neighborhood due to his familiarity with the area itself. He is the secret secondary Paladin of the minor deity known as Enyo Hime-sama, who reigns over War Tactics, Bloodlust, Rituals, Archery, Hunting, Poison and Diplomacy. He is related to Kanao Chrysanthemum, the late Flower Paladin, Sai Sakuya, the late Poison Paladin, and Sakura Sakuya, the current Poison Paladin, as well as Giyuu Sakuya, his adoptive older brother. He is the personal bodyguard to Kenji Futakuchi; the younger of the Futakuchi brothers. The Futakuchi siblings are the children of the main Futakuchi household`s head (Régine Futakuchi) and her consort, Mr. Futakuchi. Out of all of the Twelve Paladins; he is reputed as the least lethal Paladin due to his signature magic not being potent at all. Despite that; his sword techniques are stated to be incredibly deadly and even the most experienced of warriors dare not to face him on his own turf.

## Appearance

Like his mother; Kenjirō has a straight fringe and two loose, chin-length strands that curve downwards from above each of his ears. He takes the physical appearance of a incredibly-short young man with large and gentle-looking eyes of a soft pink-lilac color, with his eyes being framed by thick eyebrows. Essentially, he is the male version of his twin sister; Megumi Sakuya. After the death of two of his older adoptive siblings; he began growing his hair, beginning to style it into a ponytail at the back of his head, which is fastened by a pink and green butterfly ornament which is a memento that his deceased adoptive older brother gave to him as a present on his seventh birthday. His hair is often seen being styled into a tight bun at the back of his head; though Kenjirō describes the hair style as "restricting" and "highly uncomfortable"; alluding to the fact that he gets headaches when his hair is tied up too tightly. His typical attire consists of a pale blue dress shirt with a sleeveless, white v-neck cardigan worn over the top, and plain black pants with a black necktie around his neck, as well as a pair of dark brown dress shoes worn on his feet. Fastened around his waist is a white belt from which the saya of his saga is attached to; the sheath of his katana has two metal rings that can be loosened and tightened around two specific areas on the sheath itself. Most notably, he appears to look like a female and has been mistaken for a female, a handful of times.

## Personality

Befitting his former occupation as a child soldier; Kenjirō is very subservient and obedient, regarding his orders and rarely-if-ever falters when carrying out his formal duties as a member of the Twelve Apostles. This also serves as a weakness, as Kenjirō will not engage in battle until given specific instructions on how the mission should be completed. Incredibly responsible, he never shies away from the line of duty and is intensely dedicated to the protection of Kenji Futakuchi, often annoying him with his intensity and energy. Rather quiet and meek in the presence of his superiors; he is noted to be rather skittish and is noted to hate interacting with them.