Hajiki Yaki

**Hajiki Yaki** (八 鬼 弾) is a character featured in *Danganronpa Kirigiri*.

Hajiki is a 6th-rank detective specializing in crime in the sex industry and his specialty is gambling, so he has the title DSC 666 in the Detective Library. He was summoned to the Takeda Haunted Mansion alongside several detectives, unaware that there was a Duel Noir taking place. He survives the ordeal and the next day is recruited by Kyoko Kirigiri to help in defeating Gekka Ryuzoji's Twelve Duel Noir Challenge.

### Prior Life

Originally, Hajiki was a punk that soon grew into enjoying Japan's underground gambling scene. However, the thrill of such endeavors faded and became routine to him. Thus, in order to feel some sort of thrill, he became a detective registered in the Detective Library - specializing in taking down these illegal underground casinos and those experienced in them. During these endeavors, he would befriend Ryō Ōba, a gambler that often helped him take down such gambling rings.

### Takeda Haunted Mansion Case

On January 10th, Hajiki was summoned to the Takeda haunted mansion, having been lured out to the mansion under the ruse of it being a place for gambling. He was alongside Salvador Yadorigi Fukurō, Sachi Mizuiyama, Korisu Kakitsubata, and Suntetsu Shirasu, and all five revealed themselves as detectives. When Shirasu went missing into the dojo (having been killed by the culprit) Hajiki tried to open it, but it was unable to be opened until Kyoko and Yui Samidare arrived on the scene, with the former directing him to pull it open with a good tug.

It worked and the detectives were able to discover Shirasu's corpse and call the police. Once the police arrive, Hajiki cooperates in the questioning, revealing to the police he was called out to the mansion from an invitation, but left out the details of it allegedly a gambling hub (as well as shrugging when they point out their host had died ten years ago). It's only when the officers sent there began doing private questioning do the detectives (sans Sachi, who was first to be questioned), reveal their professions to Yui and Kyoko. All four had kept it a secret since detectives and police officers, unless they have some sort of standing like Gekka Ryūzōji, don't always have the best of relationships. Hajiki was reluctant to aid in the investigation since he doesn't specialize in it.

As the discussion continued, Hajiki suggests that the suits of armor that was used to prop Suntetsu up were possessed by a ghost and are the killers, something that gets him scolded by Salvador and dismissed by Yui, internally. Hajiki's alibi was that he was wandering about the mansion, occasionally coming across Korisu (who would yell at him to get lost since she was on the phone). He would be the third of the four detectives to be called in for private questioning. He was also present of the 'framing' of Sachi Mizuiyama (in reality, this was merely a trap to lure out the true culprit) and was escorted by the police back home.

### Twelve Zodiac Duel Noir Challenge

The next day, January 11th, Hajiki was called by Kyoko Kirigiri to meet at Moeri Station, arriving there first. She had called him, Salvador and Sachi under the impression that since they were the unrelated party to the Haunted Mansion Duel Noir they were not connected to the Victims Catharsis Committee. Initially, it was only Hajiki there, but he was confident that they only needed him to aid them. However, Salvador would arrive in his car soon after, and Sachi (who was secretly watching them out of caution) would join them as well. All five got into Salvador's car, where Kyoko and Yui explained the situation concerning the Duel Noir challenge. They ask for assistance, though Hajiki notes how it doesn't quite seem fair since the detectives can bring in anyone, as well as use a lot of resources to do their job in comparison to the Victim. He is later surprised by Salvador revealing he believes both of the girls since he interrogated the arrested Korisu, learning that the Victims in the challenge have their debts paid off by Gekka in case they lose.

Ultimately, Hajiki agrees to give his help since he already said he was going to help the girls regardless. He then moves the topics towards choosing a team leader and team name, with him putting himself as the self-proclaimed leader of their new team. However, Kyoko moves the discussion away from choosing a team name and into choosing a Duel Noir. Hajiki was placed in charge of tackling the Bar GOODBYE, the Scorpio case, though he is initially disgruntled since it's such a cheap price. When Sachi asks if he wants to trade, he refuses. It's Hajiki who notes that instead of all of them calling all at once at noon, they instead call at different intervals, with Hajiki claiming exactly at noon spot. It is also Hajiki who nominates Yui for the Libra Girls Academy Case since it has the second highest value and Yui has the most experience with the Committee. He then asks Kyoko what exactly to look out for, to which Kyoko says its on the line of everything from newspaper clippings to the birthdays of people involved in the case. Ultimately, once their discussion ends, Hajiki would leave the scene with the other adults in Salvador's car, whilst the girls exit to head towards the train station to handle their cases.

### Goodbye BAR Case

With Bar GOODBYE being situated on the rough part of town known for gambling and prostitution rings, he brings Ryō (who had retired from gambling due to becoming a father and a crushing defeat at the hands of Celestia Ludenberg) and Gunzō Arai, whose real estate company owns the bar. During this car ride, Hajiki and Ryō got into a conversation over the validity of him getting defeated by Celeste. Ryō asks who is their target, but is surprised to hear, and uncertain, when Hajiki admits they're tackling a homicide case (something that even made Hajiki admit that he was rather out of his league for). During the ride, Hajiki asks both for their birthdays. Ryo reveals his is September 29th, whilst Gunzo is November 1st, meaning both are a Libra and Scorpio respectively. This also means that the latter is the culprit of the Scorpio case, however, Hajiki failed to pick up on that aspect.

Before they enter, Gunzō gets a phone call and has to take it. On the other end was Katsumi Kodama who was asking for help via phone, since he was tied up, but alive (which makes Hajiki happy since the Target was still alive, meaning he could possibly be the MVP of their team by saving them). Hajiki enters the GOODBYE Bar using the key that Gunzō gave them and all three enter the bar, but inside is pitch black. Hajiki asks for the lights to be turned on, but Gunzō informs them that the building hasn't had power in years. When Hajiki uses a a lamp for light to investigate, Ryō begins to panic and starts going on that he can't get arrested since he has a kid, which causes Hajiki to tell him to go back out front and guard the door with Gunzō. Hajiki finds Katsumi stabbed with a knife, unconscious but alive. Hajiki searches the scene, while also getting the others to start calling for the authorities. As Hajiki investigates, Ryō reminds him that there was a backdoor leading to the alleyway, but Hajiki finds that its locked. When Hajiki opens the door anyway to rush into the alleyway, Ryō asks whats he's doing. What he got in response was Hajiki uttering that he's going to 'take back his losses', what a gambler should never say, before he leapt into the alleyway. Filled with excitement that he had been craving for, Hajiki barrels continues down it. He had suspected he was being led on, but his pride was wounded form Kyoko's warning, so he pushed past it. However, he would stop when faced with Licorne who tells him that the culprit did not proceed down the alleyway. In addition, if Hajiki pursued down this path further, he would perish.

### Hajiki's Fate

Lico takes off, but Hajiki doesn't heed the warning and follows. Hajiki doesn't find Lico, but instead meets Sachi, who came by to check in on the case, and shares info on what he knows with her. She then explains that he had completely missed the culprit. It was as follows: What was going to kill Katsumi was the poison coated on the knife that lodged in his back, since he needed him to die at a set time. The knife was hovered over the victim using rope one wouldn't see due to the darkness of the bar, and the fact that most wouldn't normally look up. The knife would fall when the end of the rope tied to the door would be opened, which disheartens Hajiki since it was his breaking into the door that resulted in what happened to Katsumi. In addition, the culprit would be Gunzō who would probably be cleaning up the crime scene at the moment. When Hajiki realizes this, he thanks Sachi and invites her to come stop them. She agrees, but as soon as his back is turned, she bludgeons him in the head with a pipe. He survives the initial blow, but she kills him with another blow to the head. The news reports his death later on, whilst the Yui learns of his fate by Sachi during the Libra Girls Academy Duel Noir.

## Name

His full name, "Hajiki Yaki", translates to 'eight demons' which reflects both his personality and his Detective Library number, “666”, which is normally known as the "number of the beast".

## Appearance

Hajiki is a muscular man that dresses to what Yui thinks is a 'wannabe gangster'. He has a navy-blue pompadour and green eyes, and wears a white t-shirt under a black jacket with gold highlights.

## Personality

Hajiki comes across as very hot-blooded and stubborn, being quick to rush into things compared to his allies such as Salvador and Sachi, and such impulsivity would get him into trouble, such as missing the culprit to the bar case. Hajiki also has a rather large degree of confidence in himself, believing that even with the absence of Salvador and Sachi, he was more than enough to handle the upcoming challenges. He can also be rather slow on the uptake, like when he failed to connect the reasoning as to why the birthday of those involved in the Duel Noir was important, and often comes across as less competent than the others. He also is somewhat superstitious, such as believing it was the supernatural controlling the knight statues that killed Suntetsu instead of a person.

Still, he possesses a strong sense of justice and determination to apprehend wrongdoers, to the point where he became a detective with enough prowess to reach sixth rank within his field. His actions during the bar Duel Noir were also driven by the need to prove himself towards the group, as well as trying to experience the rush that he used to get when he was a gambler. Towards Ryo he even admits he's somewhat out of his league taking on a homicide case, but is still willing to try. He's somewhat sensitive of his age and image, as well as people criticizing his fashion choices.

### Ryō Ōba

A friend of Hajiki's that assists him in taking down illegal casinos. Both are fairly close with each other, often referring to the other one as 'bro' both sharing the same interest gambling. While Ryo becomes nervous given that he's now handling a potential homicide case, (and freaks out once Katsumi is found injured), he is supportive of Hajiki to remain with him and still do his best to help guide him if needed.

**Detective Library**

### Yui Samidare & Kyoko Kirigiri

Hajiki was suspicious of both girls when they arrived at the Takeda Mansion, considering both were the last two detectives to show up for it and called both both 'grunts' when they were thought to be subordinates of Gekka. Still, Hajiki did agree to go along with their solutions and investigations, showcasing some trust in their deductions. When both asked for his help the following day in order to take down the challenge, Hajiki showed up first and was confident he could assist (even if he thought it was just by himself and without knowledge of the Victims Catharsis Committee involvement). Once he had a firm grasp of what was going on, Hajiki continued in his decision to assist the girls, showing a readiness to help, even if his thoughts varied between self-promoting to complaining about the price of his case.

Overall, while aggressive, prideful, and snarky towards the two even after he joined (to the point he even nicknames Kyoko 'little brat'), he did legitimately want to do his best to aid them. In turn, Yui appreciated the extra assistance, whilst Kyoko (who did hold some trust to them given their status of being just a third party to the Duel Noir) saw fit to warn all three of their new companions of the dangers of the Duel Noir and did her best to direct them to go about their investigations by the safest of means.  When Yui learned of her friend's demise in the Libra Girls Academy Case, she was saddened and blamed herself for getting him killed.

### Salvador Yadorigi Fukurō

Salvador and Hajiki met when both were just the unrelated parties to the Takeda Mansion. Both seem to have a fairly neutral relationship with each other, though Salvador wasn't afraid to go against Hajiki's claims if they were incredulous or if someone else did hold a legitimate point. When both joined Kyoko and Yui's team, both enjoyed a discussion concerning their group's name, though Hajiki rejected Salvador's request of naming them Team Phoenix.

### Sachi Mizuiyama

Initially, both were just unrelated parties called to the Takeda Mansion. Upon witnessing Sachi being the 'culprit' Hajiki looked flustered and commented that women could be scary. However, he would learn the truth later on. Once both joined Yui's team, their relationship seemed a lot more friendly, with both getting into discussion about the name of their new team, with Sachi requesting Hajiki choose something Japanese.  However, Hajiki was unaware of her true devotion to Gekka, and thus had his guard down when he met up with her whilst on the trail for the culprit of his Duel Noir. While Sachi was willing to explain how the case worked, she was utterly determined to ruin the challenge and willingly killed Hajiki the moment his back was turned to her.

### Licorne

Hajiki mistook him for being the killer when he ran into Lico in that alleyway, being suspicious of his presence. Lico had come down the alleyway to warn him to not go any further since it could mean Hajiki's death, and knowing the other didn't want there to be any casualties. However, Licorne refused to notify Hajiki of who his identity was and his relation to their team, thus causing Hajiki to refuse to heed any of his warnings.

### Korisu Kakitsubata

Neither seem to really like each other much, with Korisu calling Hajiki a 'gangster wannabe' and Hajiki referring to her as a 'loose woman'. Korisu even told him to get lost when she was on the phone with her friend while they waited for their host.

## Trivia

* Hajiki is the only detective shown in the *Kirigiri* series that's classified under category six.
* His DSC number, 666, is a reference to Abrahamic religion, as it is thought to be the 'number of the beast'.