Yakuto

### Also Known As

Examinee No. 726 (受 (じゅ) 験 (けん) 番 (ばん) 号 (ごう) 726番 (ばん) , *Juken Bangō 726-ban*)

### Relatives

Yazuma (father, deceased)
Rizuya (mother, deceased)

## Biographical Information

### Roots

**Black Dragon** (黒 (こく) 竜 (りゅう) , *Kokuryū*)

## Debut

### Manga

Chapter 1

**Yakuto** (ヤクト) is a student of Dead Rock, being one of the seven who passed the institution's Special Entrance Examination.

## Appearance

Yakuto, a young man of average height, possesses a slim yet slightly muscular physique, with his brown complexion complemented by ash-blond hair. Such hair is short and spiky, with three distinctly long bangs that gracefully drape over his eyes. His sharp eyes exhibit a striking orange-brown hue.

As for his fashion sense, Yakuto opts for a full-body suit that features a stylish standing collar. The suit itself is dyed in a darker shade of blue, exuding a sense of sophistication. To complete his ensemble, he dons gloves reminiscent of those worn by racers, adding a touch of flair to his overall appearance.

## Plot

### Background

Ten years ago, Yakuto grew up with his mother and father in Wicked Horizen a Black Dragon village on the 644th layer of the Demon World. God showed up and destroyed the village leaving Yakuto as the only survivor.

**Story**

Yakuto explains that killing god is why he came to this school. He answers Reisen that he is planning to kill all the teachers as well and this was to show how serious he is to all of them. He then answers Hien, who is holding his sword at him, that he believes that God is an imposter. Yakuto explains his belief on how strange the ruler of the Demon Realm is called "God", rather than "Demon King" like a normal sovereign would. He continues that in any case, there must have been a ruler before God. He wishes to return the Demon Realm back to its true state.

When Reisen tells him off and leaves, not wanting to be a part of this, Yakuto asks if he is going to snitch on them. Reisen tells him that he will not, but before God even gets a chance to kill Yakuto, he will cut him to pieces. Hien tells him that he does not want to join, but will not get in his way before he leaves as well. The others ask Yakuto on what to do with Maxwell's corpse, which he asks Mikoto to control it. He then puts Chako in the neck stump, hoping it would cover his tracks. After discovering that their professor is hollow, he surmises that he had Golem Roots and thinks he has a spare head in his room. He jovially goes off to fetch it, with Freyr following him.

Later in the cafeteria, Hell's Kitchen, Yakuto approaches the Head Chef Ogre after he kills Reisen and learns that Article 3 of Dead Rock's school rules applies to teachers as well. He states that he does not like Ogre for cutting up his classmate, supposing it as a valid thing to say. He then transform his arm and punches a hole through Ogre's stomach. Though he wonders if he counts as a teacher, since he was the head chef. Afterward he collects all of Reisen pieces, where Mikoto resurrects him as a zombie.

At their dorm Bone Rampage, Yakuto greets Reisen, glad that he is awake. He tells Reisen what a relief it is, much to latter's shock of being a zombie. Freyr recounts what happened, which Yakuto comments that it was pretty gruesome. Just as Reisen is about to say his thanks, Yakuto declares that he is getting them all involved and will not let anyone escape until he kills God, ruining the atmosphere. Yakuto banters with them for a bit, when Freyr asks about why they needed to make the Maxwell puppet if killing teachers is not a crime. He answers that there is, since now they have an obedient teacher, making it convenient for them. He the. Orders it to work hard until they kill God.

## Abilities

### Physical Prowess

**Immense Strength**: Yakuto boasts notably high strength despite his unassuming, humanlike appearance. He was able to push up a giant Hanni's leg (which on its own was already bigger than Yakuto himself) after having been stepped on by the demon, subsequently toppling Hanni over with both his hands. Yakuto's strength shines most when he activates his **Dragon Frame Formation**, allowing him to adopt the physical traits (and thus power) of a fearsome Black Dragon. Indeed, Yakuto has displayed tremendous feats of strength upon transforming his right arm, namely: defeating Gyugo, a demon much larger than himself, with a single punch and sending him flying; instantly delivering a fatal blow to Maxwell, a Dead Rock professor, by crushing his head with a lunging thrust; striking down the Hell's Kitchen manager, Ogre, with yet again a single superfast punch, sending the massive orc-like being flying while blowing a hole through his torso.

**Enhanced Speed**: Yakuto has proven himself quite swift, lunging at Professor Maxwell at such speed, after having transformed his arm to push the latter's head into the wall behind him, that Maxwell had no chance to react (though admittedly, Yakuto had already stood face-to-face with his teacher).

**Enhanced Durability**: Yakuto is rather hardy and resilient. He withstood being stepped on and seemingly crushed underfoot by Hanni in his super-large form, only to rise up shortly after with only some bleeding visible on his face that, moments later, had already disappeared.

### Roots

**Dragon Roots** (竜祖 (ドラゴンルーツ) , *Doragon Rūtsu*): Yakuto is a surviving bearer of the thought-to-be-extinct Dragon Roots, specifically those of a "**Black Dragon**" (黒 (こく) 竜 (りゅう) , *Kokuryū*).

* **Dragon Frame Formation** (竜 (りゅう) 骨 (こっ) 骼 (かく) 形 (けい) 成 (せい) , *Ryū Kokkaku Keisei*): Yakuto partially transforms his body into a Black Dragon's in order to dramatically increase his physical abilities.

* **Black Dragon's Fist of Obliteration** (黒 (コク) 竜 (リュウ) ノ破 (ハ) 拳 (ケン) , *Kokuryū no Haken*): Yakuto activates his **Dragon Frame** with his right arm to transform it into a Black Dragon's. This drastically boosts his arm strength and allows him to throw an extremely powerful, lethal punch.

## Trivia

* Yakuto's Black Dragon powers reference, in both name and appearance, the Black Dragon Acnologia from Hiro Mashima's previous manga, *Fairy Tail*.

## References

*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Pages 2-8).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Pages 9-11).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Pages 29-33).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Pages 36-37).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Pages 36-42).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 1 (Pages 7-10).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 1 (Pages 51-55).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 1 (Page 75-78).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Pages 31-34).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 1 (Pages 7-14).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 1 (Page 52).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 1 (Pages 67, 69).
*Dead Rock* Manga: Chapter 2 (Page 30).