Kiku

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**Kiku** (キク, *Kiku*) is a police officer at the Metropolitan Police Department, and an old acquaintance of Ron Kamonohashi.

## Physical description

Kiku is a middle-aged man with gray hair.

## Biography

### History

Kiku used to attend BLUE. Because the academy had few Japanese students at that time, Kiku had difficulties adjusting to the lifestyle there. He eventually befriended Aimee Emmerich and Romi Holmes who helped him out.
Kiku got to know Ron Kamonohashi because he attended the same school as his son.

Because Ron isolated himself in his apartment after the Bloody Field Trip Case, Kiku decided to look after him. Over the years, he sent many young officers, who hoped to become Ron's partner, to him, but Ron rejected them all. Kiku also gifted Ron a cat to keep him company.

### Metropolitan Serial Drownings Case

When Totomaru Isshiki is told to go home while the rest of the Metropolitan Police's investigative team keeps working on the Metropolitan Serial Drownings Case, he goes to talk to Kiku instead. Kiku tells Totomaru that he needs to get results if he wants to stay in the investigative team. He reminds him of his past mishaps and adds that he is not suited for detective work.

Toto says that cannot stand not doing anything while there is a serial killer terrorizing the city. Kiku then refers him to a certain private detective who may be able to solve the case. However, Kiku emphasizes that this detective is not a "normal" detective and has a "crazy" personality before he gives Totomaru a photograph and sends him to the Maison du Kamonohashi.

Later, Kiku sees Toto and Ron catching the serial killer and smiles.

### Maison du Kamonohashi Case

After Toto returns from England, he visits Kiku in his office at the Metropolitan Police Department to give him the souvenir he bought for him: a package of Darjeeling. Kiku gratefully accepts it, and when he is about to put it in his drawer, Toto notices that Kiku already owns the exact same tea. Upon Toto's inquiry, Kiku explains that his son gifted it to him when he came back from England.

Toto then notices a photograph on Kiku's desk that shows him and Aimee when they were young. Kiku entrusts him that they used to be classmates and that he was friends with her and Ron's mother Romi. Hearing that, Totomaru apologizes for having been unable to prevent Aimee's death but Kiku does not blame him for what happened. Afterward, Kiku asks whether Ron's cat is still alive, and Toto informs him about a recent event involving the cat.

Further, Totomaru tells Kiku that he will be going to Kamakura for sightseeing because Omito Kawasemi came from Nagoya. He promises to pray for Kiku's health and safety if they go to a shrine, and Kiku wishes them a good time.

## Relationships

### Ron Kamonohashi

Kiku cares a lot for Ron, partially because he is about the same age as his son. During Ron's years in isolation, Kiku would send young detectives to Ron in the hope that he would take one as his partner and return to investigate cases. He also gifted him a cat so that he would not be lonely. Ron's mother Romi often tells Kiku not to bother with Ron; still, Kiku cannot help but look out for him.

### His son

Kiku's son resides in England, but sometimes travels to Japan to visit his father and bring him souvenirs. Kiku describes him as "a bratty kid who loves to talk back."

### Aimee Emmerich and Romi Holmes

Kiku, Aimee, and Romi are school friends, having attended BLUE at the same time. Kiku holds Romi and Aimee in high regards, i.a., because they treated him so kindly when he felt out of place in England. Aimee's death greatly saddened him.

## Etymology

* The name "Kiku" is written in katakana (キク), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (菊), it could possibly mean "chrysanthemum."

## Trivia

* Kiku is most likely based on Stamford from *A Study in Scarlet* as Kiku introduces Totomaru to Ron, and Stamford introduces John Watson to Sherlock Holmes.
* He sometimes helps Ron search for his cat.

## References

1. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 1, page 5, and Episode 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 120, pages 4-5
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 1, page 14, and Episode 1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 1, page 19, and Episode 1
5. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 1, pages 6-8, and Episode 1
6. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga and anime; Chapter 1, page 65, and Episode 1
7. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 120, pages 2-8
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 120, page 6
9. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 120, page 3
10. ↑ Wikipedia:A Study in Scarlet
11. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 119, page 19