Aika Akumi

*"I saw the shadows in your eyes..."*

**Aika Akumi** is the ex-wife of Gaisuru Sugimoto and the mother of Shinkome Akumi. She works as an event planner at an unnamed community center.

## Appearance

Aika is a woman of moderate height with silver hair that reaches down to her shoulders. Like her son, she has purple eyes although her skin is shown to be normal and of a light complexion. While at home, she is shown wearing regular clothes such as a dark grey cardigan with a blue blouse underneath as well as black leggings and slippers.

When she was younger, her hair was comparatively shorter and she was seen wearing a violet dress with thin straps and white shoes. Her nails were also painted dark blue.

## Personality

Aika is a friendly and kind-hearted woman, being a compassionate wife towards her former husband and a loving mother towards her son. While being aware of Gaisuru's criminal past, she still clearly loves him and was visibly upset when he had to leave to ensure that neither her nor their son would be affected by his past catching up to him. Still, Aika does have a strong moral compass, being disgusted by racism towards heteromorphs, as well as angered and appalled upon learning that her son was receiving the same mistreatment at his middle school.

Despite this, Aika was still devastated upon Shinkome's expulsion from middle school, to the point where she had difficulty talking to her son (and him with her). While initially angry, it is revealed that Aika was plagued by a feeling that she had failed him as a mother, rather than blaming Shinkome for lashing out in violence. However, upon Shinkome being recruited into the Additional Heroics Program and being accepted into U.A. High School thereafter, she has become extremely proud of her son and is overjoyed that Shinkome can now pursue his dream of becoming a Pro Hero.

She is shown to be kind and thoughtful, as she allowed Shinkome to bring Enkei Tamosei to their home on New Year’s Eve and cooked for both her son and his friend. As a mother, Aika is calm, understanding and even-tempered. Unlike Gaisuru, she does not hesitate to scold Shinkome for swearing or for his sarcastic attitude. While not as teasing as her ex-husband, she did show to be ecstatic upon learning that her son had found a boyfriend at U.A. High.

When she was younger, Aika was far more outgoing and lively while at a night club party with her friends. She also had a flirty and lascivious side that she displayed when first meeting Gaisuru; flirting with him aggressively and later coming onto him, which eventually led to their relationship forming. This may have been due to her being drunk at the time, her well-off upbringing, or possibly both. In the present, she is shown to be embarrassed upon recalling how she met her ex-husband, suggesting that she has since grown out of this personality.

## Abilities

**Cooking Skills**: Aika is shown to be proficient in cooking and preparing meals, as she made a very large dinner at New Year's Eve for herself, her ex-husband, as well as Shinkome and Enkei, which they all enjoyed very much.

**Repair Skills**: After finding an old kotatsu, Aika chose to clean it and fix it up so Shinkome could take it with him when moving into the U.A.'s Heights Alliance, indicating that she has some degree of mending skills.

### Quirk

**Transport**: Aika's Quirk allows her to teleport objects within her vicinity. The exact limit of her perimeter is unknown, although she is shown teleporting objects around and into her home.

## Trivia

* According to Aika's official profile.
	+ Her favorite thing are mystery novels.
	+ Her favorite food is any kind of home cooking.
	+ She used to have a complex over her purple eyes.
* The surname "Akumi" comes from Aika's side of the family. In real-life Japan, it is not uncommon for a husband or child to take their wife or mother's surname.