Koichiro Ikuse

**Koichiro Ikuse** (1925-1997) was the husband of Ageha Ikuse, the father of Risei Ikuse and the paternal grandfather of Tobio Ikuse. He was a successful attorney and the founder of Black Hound Agency, a highest-ranked law office in Japan.

## History

Koichiro Ikuse was born in Late February, 1925. Despite his family being mundanes, due to his auspicious birth, he was able to partially awaken some of his maternal ancestry's witch blood and became a Clear Sighted - A human born with the power to see through the Mist.

As he grew older, his Clear Sight also became more powerful to the point when not even high-ranked Illusion Magic could stop his sight anymore. At first, he would try anything to show the supernatural side of the world to everyone else, but ultimately failed as not everyone possessed Clear Sight like him. By the time he was 26 and graduating from law school, he had already stopped trying and believed himself to have some kind of mental disorder, one that caused him to hallucinate supernatural beings.

However, in 1955, after marrying Ageha Himejima, Koichiro finally discovered the truth about the supernatural world through his witch wife. While it did launch him into a shock and caused a fight between the couple, he made peace with it, feeling satisfied to know that his visions were true and he didn't have any mental disorder.

In 1958, the Black Hound Agency was opened by Koichiro and quickly became one of Japan's highest-profiled law offices. This was partly due to Koichiro's charisma and his vast knowledge of not only Japanese but also foreign laws, allowing him to deal with many international cases. Thanks to these international cases, his reputation got spreaded to many foreign countries, such as China, England, and the United States.

In 1962, Koichiro and Ageha had their first and only son, Risei. Although Koichiro was disappointed to know that, due to Risei's potent magical powers, he remained the only mundane in the family, he was still supportive of his son's arcane education, courtesy of his mother. He became prouder when Risei said he wanted to practice the laws like Koichiro and even shed a tear when he knew about his son's intention to open a supernatural branch of their agency.

Koichiro retired in the late 1980s, wanting to spend his elderly years with his family and pursuing his hobby of gardening and raising koi fishes in the backyard. In 1992, he caught dementia and his health got worse and worse through the years, until he finally lost his vision in 1995.

In 1997, Koichiro Ikuse died during his sleep in his own house and his funeral was attended by friends, family, and the people who he had saved through his career as an attorney. Due to his amount of good deeds, at least in comparison to other lawyers, his shade was sent to Mount Purgatory to be cleansed so he could enter the False Paradise.

## Appearance

When he was younger, Koichiro was a rather handsome man, with short hair slicked back and stern dark-gray eyes. He had a well-kept beard that was once short but had gone past his chest when he was an old man. His son Risei and his grandson Tobio are noted to greatly resemble Koichiro when he was young.

## Trivia

* Due to the Grigori's connections, Koichiro and Ageha are able to talk regularly despite being in different afterlives.